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DAILY THE HiE PAPEB VOL XVII No. 230 SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. C, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1916 FOUR PAGES FBIOB TWO CENTS FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS FREE PO) ft- I thbWtbei . k J' I !tJ TURKISH FORCES IN ARMENIA BREAK UP BEFORE THE ENEMY Three Army Corps Separ ated by Advance of the Victorious Slavs ONE MAY BE CAPTURED Another in Bad Straits In Snows Left .Wing Fall ing Back on Trebizortd Objective of Grand Duke Nicholas' Army; Said (By the United Press) TVtromad. Feb. 21. With the Turkish front broken in two places the three Ottoman army corps Asia Minor have been separated by the rapid westward drive of the Rus sians, say dispatches. The Turks' left wing is falling back rapidly to ward Trebizond. The eleventh corps is foundering in the snows west of Erzenim, trying to reach Erzinghan Hie third corps, the right wing, is isolated and may be cut off and cap tured. The Armenian town of Pas ur Akichesin, southwest of Mush, has been captured, say the dispatches. Bitlis Falls to Russians. Rome. Feb. 21. The Turks are evacuating the Armenian city of Bit lis, with a population of thirty thou sand and capital of an Armenian village, southwest of lake Van, say Petrograd advices. The Russians are following up the conquest of Mush and Achlat by occupying all the Lake Van Tegion, it is stated. . Germans Attack In Africa. London, Feb. 21. German troops have attacked unsuccessfully the Bri tish position at Kachumbe, Uganda, say dispatches from General Smuts, commanding the British. German Air Raid Sunday. iBerlinl Feb. 21. Two British ves sels were bombarded by German aer oplanes Sunday, it is said officially. The railway station and docks at Lowestoft were hit by bombs. Three .person were killed, say English re ports of Sunday's air raid. Sunday Raid Fatal to Three. London, Feb. 20. Four German aeroplanes today made a raid over the east and southeast coasts of Eng land, according to official announce ment made this evening. The total casualties are given as two men and one boy killed and one marine in jured. Considcrabje material dam age was done. OPERATORS AND MINERS IN CONFERENCE TODAY (By the United Press) New York, Feb. 21. The most im portant conference of coal operators and miners, since Roosevelt's award began today, concerning demands for higher wages and an eight-hour day. Miners Want 20 Per Cent More. New York, Feb. 21 To see wheth er they can agree on wages and on working conditions to replace those expiring April 1, representatives of hard coal mine owners and hard coal miners met here today. The miners want 20 per cent more wages, the mine run system and better work ing conditions. The mine owners say their profits are not enough to war rant granting the (miners' demands; and thai if the demands are granted the price of coal, will go up 60 cents a ton to the consumer, ; which will r awnrt ?Z3,uuu,uuo a year more . tf the consumer's pocket. i- . .. . .. miners a-epiy taat the war nas so much business tor the coal men that they are making more mon ey than, they ever did before. ' Bepresentatives of the Allies and of manufacturers in America ' are watching the situation closely and will do everything in their power to prevent' a big coal strike iand the pa ralysing of business thereby. ' - . in miners include : r in their de mands ,an -hour. day with, time and ' a half for overtime and double time mala Pn Sundays and holidays. CORONER'S INQUEST INTO LAMBERT CASE State Expected to Withhold Most Im portant Evidence If Possible The Prosecutor Plans to Convince Jury That Girl Came to Her Death Through Poisoning Friends to Testify (By the United Press) Lake Forest, 111., Feb. 21. States Attorney Dady today planned for the government of the coroner's jury most of the evidence against William Orpet, charged with the murder of Marian Lambert. Friends and school mates of the girl planned to testify. It is believed Dady won't reveal the impontant links of the evidence un less he deems at necessary. M'NEJLL WOULD BE THE FAYETTEVILLE MAYOR Fayetteville, Feb. 20 Capt. Jamos IJ. McNeill has formally announce! his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for mayor of Fayetteville. MANY PEOPLE MADE ILL AT PITTSBURGH IS Arsenic Employed, As In Chicago Banquet Soup, for Which Crones Is Still Being Sought Guard ing N. Y. Churches (By the United Press) Pittsburgh, Feb. 21. Thirty-five persons were taken ill at a Carnegie Methodist church dinner Thursday, it is learned. This was the second epi demic of mysterious sickness at church dinners recently. One woman is declared to be ill from ar senic poisoning. The police are in vestigating. Many Crones Clews Ballle Police. New York, Feb. 21. A maze of conflicting clews today baffled the po- ice searching for Jean Cronos, the soup plotter. Uwo Jettcrs, one ot them from Washington, were recoiv- ed by Mr. Tunney of the Bomb squad. Precautions were continued to guard churches against bombs. SUGGESTS A PROGRAM BABY WEEK IN STATE North Carolina Board of Health's Outline "What the Community Owes the Baby." Diseases of In fants, How to Rathe, Clothe and Feed Newcomers, Etc., Lecture Subjects (Special to The Free Press) Raleigh, Feb. 21. The following program has been suggested by the State Board of Health as suitable and practicable for the observance of Ba by Week, beginning in North Caro lina March 4th: Saturday: "What the Community Owes the Baby 'Clean Milk, Pure Water, Fresh Air and Screened Homes," by the Mayor, or another citizen of the town. Sunday: "The Church's Responsi bility to Citizens of Tomorrow." Pas tor or Superintendent of Sunday School. .Monday: "Baby Diseases 'Causes and Prevention." Local Physician. Tuesday: "to Bathe, Clothe and Feed the Ba'By," Nurse or Baby Specialist We iay: "Artificial Foods and theSottle-Fed Baby," Local Physi cian. ' Thursday: "Care of Baby Before Birth," Physician or Nurse. Friday: "Food for the Growing Child," Physician or Baby Specialist. INVESTIGATE TAKING OF ALLEGED GERMANS FROM AMERICAN SHIP (By the United Press) Washington, Feb. 21. The State Department today cabled the consuls at Pekin and Shanghai to investigate the stopping of the American steam er China by British men-of-war and ihe taking off of thirty-eight alleged Germans. '' , . - EUROPE SO FAR HAS SPENT ABOUT FORTY BILLIONS FOR WAR Asquith Asks British Com mons for New Credit of More Than $2,000,000,-000-Group 1 Derby Re cruits Called Out (By the United Press) London, Feb. 21. Premier Asquith this afternoon asked the Commons for n war credit of 420.000,000 Eng lish pounds, making a total of expen ditures of $8,40,000,000. It is unof ficially estimated that all the bellig erents have spent forty billion dol lars. Derby Men Called. London, Feb. 21. The cabinet will ask the House of Commons this af ternoon to vote a new war credit of 420,000,000 pounds, or over two bil lion dollars, it is said officially. The proclamation calling for group one under the Derby scheme for ser vice before April has been posted. MARRIED MAN ELOPES WITH SCHOOL GIRL Abbeville, Feb. 20 Berry Hensley, married, under suspended sentence for alleged implication in blind tiger operations here, eloped today, it is said, with Pauline Flynn, seventeen, pretty, a student in Pease school, and daughter of well-to-do parents of the Bat Cave section. FERERAL CONTROL FOR TUBERCULOSIS (By the United Press) New York, Fdb. 21. Participation of the Federal Government through the United States Public Health Ser vice in the study and control of tu berculosis is urged by a resolution adopted by The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tu berculosis made public today. The National Association proposes that 'by act of Congress a special di vision of tuberculosis bo established in the United States Public Health Service with an adequate appropria tion. This division should be manned by experts and should study the tu berculosis problem from every point of view and should, so far as possible, set up standards for the treatment and prevention of the disease throughout the country. One of the problems which it is proposed to stu dy first would be that of the, indigent migratory consumptive, particularly in the health resorts of various parts of the United States, such as Califor nia, New Mexico, Colorado and Tex as. Another problem which it is pro posed should be studied is that relat ing to the causes of tuberculosis. A bill introduced by Congressman Kent j or 'California in the House; ami ly Senator Norris r Nebraska in the Senate provides for some of the things which the National Association asks for, and also for a Federal sub sidy to hospitals caring for non-resident consumptives. Commenting on the resolution, Dr. Charles J. Hatfield, Executive Secre tary of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tubercu losis, says:-"In spite of the fact that tuberculosis is costing the United States from $500,000,000 to $1,000, 000,000 every year in lives lost, the amount of money being spent annu ally by all private and public agen cies is not much more than $20,000, 000; and while a nation-wide crusade to stamp out tuberculosis has been organized, we are still ignorant of many of .the factors that produce it. A few thousand dollars wisely spent in scientific "research under Federal supervision will secure results of in calculable benefit to this country." GOLDSBORO'S POPULATION IS 10,719, NOW ALLEGED Goldsboro. Feb. 20. An expert has just completed a private census j of Goldsboro and has given out the following report: Whites, adults, 3, 524; children,' 215. Colored, adults, 2,907; children, 1,973. Total popula tion 10,719. The government census in 191,0 gave Goldsboro a population of only 6,107. ' ! FEBRUARY TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT IS CONVENED BY BOND Edenton Judge's Appear ance Here Surprise Civ il Causes Only to be Tried Not Great Many Cases Are Docketed Superior Court for a two-weeks civil term w;:s convened this morning at 10 o'clock by Judge W. M. Bond of Edenton. There were 183 cases, including nine on the summons dock et, for trial. Judge Bond's, appearance was something of a surprise to some of the Court officers. It was generally understood that the Edenton jurist has exchanged with Judge O. H. Allen of this city for the entire Spring term, or six months, (but if such was the case they had exchanged back. The term in the Edenton district is Judge Allen's. The docket is considered not a heavy one, and many causes should be cleared off in the fortnight of the term. Judge Bond, on an address at the opening of court made the interest ing remark that he had never yet ieen compelled to call unon the sher iff in a courtroom t secure order. In his conducts g of courts, he said, he had made it a point to treat with res pect the people who have business in the court-room, as many have, and they had invariably reciprocated". By the court applying the golden rule to the public, the courtesy is generally returned, he declared. His Honor's speech was a little out of the ordin ary, and his expression of his idea of dealing with the public caused no little favorable comment. (By the United Press) BRITISH FEAR GERMAN "FRKiHTFULNESS." London, Feb. 21. The newspa pers today called upon the gov ernment to forearm against the Gorman armed merchantmen campaign. The press does not believe Germany plans any delay al and asks for means to com bat German "f rightfulness." DOUBLE ELECTROCUTION IN PENNSYLVANIA. State College, Pa., Feb 31. George Marsh and Roland Pen nington were today electrocuted for the murder of S. Lewis Pink erfon two and a half years ago. COMMUNICATION TO LONDON. Washington, I'Vb. 21. Secre tary Lansing has sent, a second communication to England ask ing for repliest the nofes of protest of mail seizures and in quiry into the application of the trading-with-the-enemy act to American firms. KEATING SAYS MILL MEN PLOT TO KILL CHILD LABOR BILL (By the United Press) Washington, Feb. 21. Charging that Southern cotton mill interests are conspiring to kill the child labor bill, Representative Keating of Colo rado; its author, today issued a warn ing to the public and an appeal to "write your congressman." "The plan of the .selfish interests is to stave off action on the bill in the Senate until it will be sidetrack ed by the preparedness program and put over at least until next term." said Keating. "The cotton mill in terests hope to delay any action by the Senate Interstate .. Commerce committee, which is friendly to the legislation ; and reported it last ses sion. They propose to this end that the legislative committee visit the mill districts. " . Subscribe in The Free Press, THIS RFfildN mill n BUM Hid mill I COUNTRY, DECLARES Farm Demonstrator Thinks That Planters Should Use More Care In Orchards- Pecans Coming Into Own Pink Hill Ideal, Says Farm Demonstrator O. F. McCrary is satisfied that there isn't any bet ter fruit section in the country, so far as possibilities are concerned, than Eastern North Carolina. The trou ble that the section is not producing more fruit is that the planters are not really trying to develop their ad vantages in that line, says McCrary. The soil generally is fine for peach es and apples, he says. More pecans arc being grown, and he thinks that the section is in the coming years to be one of the leading producers of thiit nut. The Eastern Carolina pe can, with a little trouble in growing it, is the finest in the world. MdOrary does not harshly criti cize the planters. It is thoir business to grow what they please, and of course there are enough things to keep them occupied, but they cannot set out inferior plants and expect hem to bear luxuriantly of their own will, he says. The fruit settings should be of the very best, and the farmer should know enough about what he is buying to insure success in his orchard. If he does not al ready know there are plenty of agen cies through which he can learn, an this day of agricultural advancement "Some planters put out their or chards and then pay no attention to them," uay3 the Demonstrator. In a few years along comes a nursery salesman and declares that those trees need no spraying. Probably they do not the chunces are they are beyond redemption. Thon, short ly afterwards there is disillusion ment. That orchard is done for, and new trees have to be purchased. The fruit, grower has to pay attention to his trees. The diseases have got to be kept from them, just as the Texas tick has to be kept olf the cat tle in the timber sections. And spray ing is a great help." McCrary says there are not half a dozen modern sprayers lin Lenoir county, one of the moat progressive farming countries in the Rust. He has induced two or three planters to purchase them. The Demonstrator pays a compli ment to the Pink Hill section. "It is the best fruit country around here, if the people knew it," he says. "But they sire doing nothing with it in that line absolutely nothing." Pink Hill is in the higest locality between Kinston nd Wilmington In fact, it is on much higher ground than either this city or the Cape Fear city and the fruit trees: there arc retarded in the Spring by the elevation, which makes them so much less liable to be hindered by laic frosts. HILDEHRAMl SELLS THE ASH EVILLE G AETTE-N EWS Asheville, Feb. 20. The Asheville Gazette-News, the evening paper, was sold yesterday to Chas. A. Webb, Democratic marshal for this district, Postmaster Owen Gudgcr and others. W. A. Hildebrand, former owner of the evening paper, will devote his attention to the Greensboro News. N. Y. C. DIRECTORS TO APPEAR IN OHIO RAILROAD INQUIRY Columbus, O., Feb. 21. Ohio State Utilities Commissioners today consid ered the application of the New York Central Railroad for permission to buy more than $12,000,000 worth of equipment for use in Ohio. At the request of Clarence Venner and Jas. Pollitz, New York capitalists oppos ing the application, and who fought the New York Central-Lake Shore Railroad merger, are to be witnesses, Among those who are to be asked to come to Columbus, it is said, are A. H. Smkh, president of the New York Central;; William Rockefeller, Chatm- eey Depew and the Vanderbilts, who are directors in the New York Cen tral. - , S C DISPENSARY LAW is constitutional Supreme Court Decided Against the Glass Company Appealing From Conviction for Conspiracy Fur nished Hoard With Dottles and Attacked Law When Accused of Overcharging (By the United Press) Washington, Feb. 21. A decision of the Supreme Court today in effect declared the South Carolina dispen sary liquor law constitutional. The decision was in deckling an appeal by the Carolina Glass Co., charged with conspiracy. Answering the allegation that it bad conspired with members of the State dispensary board to overcharge the board for bottles, the company attacked the constitutionality of the law under vvhivh the State took the money owed the company by county dispensaries. HONOR PUPILS CITY BY GRADE TEACHERS Merit Pupils for the Last Month Children Who Were Nearest Perfect In Their Deportment and Efficiency in Studies Following Is the honor toII by e-rados of the City Schools for the la,st month of the scholastic yoar, mado public by Superintendent Caldwell today: Grade' 1A Miss Belle Walters, teacher, S. Campen, Jn Rhodes, C, Ti-ippe, I'haron Heath. Grade IB Miss Kathleen Wooten, teacher Claude Ballard, Sam Dunn, Loyd Tripp, Lucile Kilpatrick, Mary Bello Lee, Lenore Rouse. Grade 10 Miss Roberta Coble, teacher Thomas Brown, Trumbo Harper, James Hayes, Dwight Mc- Daniels, William Rayner, Isaac Stroud, Isabel Dunn, Esther Mitchell, (Continued on Page Three) TROUBLE ON A N.-S. PASSENGER TRAIN Conductor Struck By Man He Had Ordered to Stop Smoking Broth ers Assaulted Trainman and Pas sengers Took His Part Revolver Exhibited by U. S. Officer on Train Wh.tn Conductor Will Hinnant, in charge of a Norfolk Southern train, late Saturday commanded Barney Garris and Tube Garris to stop aomk Ing in a compartment in which were women passengers, the former, a one irmed iman, struck Hinnant a severe blow on the nide of his head. TobV Jarris joined in the affray. Passen gers went to Hiimant's assistance, and Isaac M. Tull, United Stales de puty collector of this city, drew his revolver and threatened to use it in Hinnant's behalf. It is said the Gar rises held an old grudge against the Conductor. Hinnant had spoken to them twice on the trip about smoking in the women's compartment, it is stated. The two men were handed over to the police at LaGrange. It is report ed that Barney Garris drew back hi3 fist to threaten an officer, and that the two passed on through the town to their farm home unmolested. They are expected to be tried in Goldsboro on Wednesday, the offense having oc curred in Wayne county. Hinnant is one of the best-known then on the Beaufort division of the Norfolk Southern, and is a popular conductor, his good nature having made him many friends. The Gar rises are said to have been drinking before the affray. NEGROES ACCUSED OF SERIES OF ROBBERIES. iFayetjteville, Feb. 20. Dan ; Jones and Bob Monroe, negroes, were ar rested in the coal chute district of this city yesterday on a charge of robbing the Atlantic Coast Line f"" tion end a drug store at Lur Bridge, and the Virginia, CaroK: Southern depot, and a' general at FosVn Y'c ' T- IS APT TO COME IN 0." S.-BERLIN RELAT'NS This Government May Take German Ambassador to Task 'ANNOYING PROPAGANDA' London Believes Wilson Has Directed Secretary of State to Jack Up Von Bernstorff German Ca pital Surprised i By the United Press.) Washington, Feb. 21. The situa tion of the Lusitania controversy was made as grave as it was before the recent German concessions, as one result of Germany's issuance of the armed merchantmen decree. This was today affirmed at the State De partment. Another crisis may ar rive, it was admitted, if Americans - .i . . . are mneu in tne submarining oi merchantmen. Any plana to call Vcn Bernstorff to account for dis seminating annoying propaganda would not be given the press in ad vanco if contemplated, Secretary Lanaing said. Berlin Indignant. Berlin, Feb. 21. Reports that Am- inc? is opposing the armed merch antmen decree caused surprise here, as well as ndignation. Berliners thought Lansing had approved the policy. London Thinks Wilson Angry at Von Bernstorff. Londoji jTah,.2J,.:-ovvsparraarewi agreed that President Wilson is res ponsible for the reported estrange ment of Secretary Lansing and Am bassador Von Bernstorff. The pa pers indicate that Lansing's attitude was dictated by Wilson because he feels embarrassed at stories eman ating from the German embassy. The popers exprees regret over the .pre mature criticism of the President's view on the aimed merchantmen de cree. GOING ON IN OTHER TOWNS AND COUNTIES OF EAST'N CAROLINA Judge H. W. Whedbee, who con lucted Superior Court in New Bern the past two weeks, returned to his home in Greenville without inform- ng New Bern newspaper men, who interrogated him frequently, if he would make the run against Repre sentative John Small for Congress. The Craven county executive com mittee of the Republican will this week choose delegates to the State and other conventions. Fire in New Bern Saturday des troyed four dwelling houses- and two churches in Jarvis street. Sperling Thomas, the youth arrest- ed at New Bern after he had said that he would go to Europe to con sult with the Kaiser about peace in Europe, has been released. Thomas was found to have been under the in fluence of a Jamaica ginger, jag. Farmville eold 7,202,410 pounds of tobacco during the 1915-16 season.' NOTHING MORE HEARD OF SLAYER OF PITT ROADS SUPERINTENDS (Special to The Free Press) ! Greenville, Feb. 21. Nothing more has been heard here of David Evans, -the negro who killed Superintendent McLawhorn of the Pitt county roads force and escaped last week. ' Evans was . on Saturday reported to have been seen rear Winterville and in Kinston, but the local authorities are skeptical, aJthough admitting that the negro may hare gone' towards Kinston. v-"--'' ':' T, -. """"TcLawhorn was employed at vict guard in Lenoir4 county in J or 1914. Evans s'so has r- -t 'if-' i'i : ' II.- I.''''! rb IK--; 'I h m V. i II V.M (i ' v I 3 1