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KINSTON, N. C, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1916
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Wilson and Lansing Confer De Facto Government De
mands Right to. Send Force Over American Soil If the
United States Troops Invade Mexico Expedition Held
Up to Await the Outcome
Likely to Get Chance They Haye Clamored For Ban
dit Chief Villa's Army Said to Be Breaking Up to Wage
Guerilla Warfare Against Force Funston Is Preparing
to Send Across the Line
By ROBERT J. BENDER, United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, March 13. State troops and Spanish
War veterans who have volunteered their services for
fighting in Mexico, may have their wishes gratified. The
scarcity of regulars may cause the issuing of a call for
volunteers, says a high authority at the War Department.
Conference Between Wilson and Lansing.
Washington, March 13. President Wilson will be
able the Administration believes, to carry out the expe
dition against Villa without difficulty with Carranza.
Lacking word from the President, officials are this after
noon convinced that Carranza's "reciprocity" proposal
will be conceded. No news has been had that Funston has
started the troops across the border. The President con
ferred with Secretary Lansing at 2 o'clock to frame a
reply to Carranza's note relative to troops entering Mex
ico. , v:
Armored Cruiser Gets Sealed Orders.
, Mobile,' Ala., March 13. The cruiser North Carolina,,
stationed at" Pensacola, has received sealed orders, pre
sumably for Mexican service, it is reported. The ship
was originally ordered to Guantanamo.
Bdtder Alarmed and Mad ;
Carranza May Fight U. S.
By H. D. JACOBS, United Press Staff Correspondent)
El Paso, March 13. Threatened with resistance by an
aroused Mexico, the expedition , to capture Villa and
avenge Columbus is still leashed on the border. Regi-
men'ts of infantry, artillery, cavalry, engineers ana
forces of all branches of the army are coming on special
trains to take active part, or replace the border troops.
The hour to proceed is expected to be stated Tuesday.
Fimstons nolicv is "nrenardness." Diplomatic negotia
tions Vith a defiant Carranza government may delay the
movement. The border is torn with anger and fear over
the news of Carranza's threatened,, armed opposition to
the entry of the Americans.
, .The. army heads are considering the possibility of
having to seize the railroads in Northern Mexico, and
haying: to fight both the Villistas arid Carranzistas. Fear
is felt for the safety of the hundred Mormons near San
Buena Ventures, Villus objective point- Either he is go
ing to carry out his threat to' murder all or he is fleeing
to the mountainous district to hide from our pursuit.
Mexican Cabinet Meets; Talks War? 1
' Mexico City, March 13. Carranza today summoned a
cabinet session at Queretaro, a hundred miles northwest
of the capital to consider the international situation. The
government is waiting for Lansing's reply to the note
asking that the Mexicans be granted permission to cross
American soil before acting. It is believed a crisis at
hand.
.Villas army is said by some reports to be disintegrat
tog for guerilla warfare. ,v
North Carolina to Guantanamo.
Washington,"' March 13. The cruiser North Carolina,
aviation ship, has been ordered to proceed to Guantanamo
ivith a full force of aviators. The machines are not going
to Mexico, the department announced.
WILL BE
CANDIDATE FOR THE
, .PRESIDENCY, SAYS
(By the United Press)
Washington, March 13 Gover
nor Brumbaugh's announcement ;
that he would enter : the presi
dential race at the Pennsylvania
Republican primaries, today in-
ngurated the fight for the over
throw of Penrose.' V
NEGRO GETS TWENTY
YEARS FOR MURDER
Tarboro. March 10 In the Su
perior Curt this morning D. Bridg-
BRKIRAOGH
THREATENS
IN SESSION; BORDER
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ACTION WITH ARMS
of Situation Volunteers
WILSON ASKS THAT .
HOUSICEHOVE ,
ON WITH LEQSLATION
(By the United Press)
Washington, March 13. The
President today asked Speaker
Clark and House Leader Kitchia
to speed np the House program.
Mr.s Clark said he believed it im-'
possible to' adjourn before September.-
"- .
ers & negro, was found guilty and
sentenced ! to the State prison for
twenty, years ' for the murder of a
negro woman discovered dead in the
woods a few. weeks ago. y
MAKE WAR
JOHN BULL SAYS THE
INDIANS ARE LOYAL
By WILBUR 8. FORREST,
(United Press SUIT Correspondent)
London, March 1 (By Mail)
"What is the real truth about India?"
This question was asked by the
United Press today in a quarter of
offlaial London in such close touch
with India; day by day, that the an
swer cannot be regarded as other
than official. The answer was:
"India is as firm as the rock of
Gibraltar.
"If India's 330,000,000 people wore
inclined to revolt, the time for re vol u
tion would be during the greatest
war. Every Indian knows this and
still there has been no effort to break
away from British rule.
"Indian man power and money will
continue to aid Great Britain through
out the war and in future wars if ne
cessary. There is nothing to worry
about in India."
SWEDES PLAN TO MAKE
SEA-GOING TRAIN SURE
(By the United Press)
Stockholm, March 13. Having
practically completed plans for a rail
road car ferry service between Goth
enburg, Sweden and an English North
Sea port, presumably Immingham,
the Swedish board of trade is consid
ering establishing a similar line from
Stockholm and Abo, Finland.
With the system in running order,
a car, or even a (train, might make
the run from Vladivostok to Abo,
cross by boat from Abo to Stockholm,
go by rail from Stockholm to Gothen
burg, travel again by ferry from
Gothenburg to England and unload
in the latter country for the first
time. The proposition is to run 10,
500 ton boats on the AngloSwedish
line daily in each direction.
BRITISH OFFICER AND
DEAD SOLDIER'S BABY
(By the United Press) ,
London, March 13. The following
sidelight on war was seen on a Lon
don street today. A British officer,
carrying his arm in a sling, was pre
paring to step off a street car when
a young woman, dressed ' in deep
mourning, a baby in her arms, step
ped on the platform. The child cried
"Daddy," with embarrassing enthusi
asm on seeing the officer. The pas
sengers giggled, the officer blushed,
but tears" rushed into the eyes of the
young widow. In an instant the tra
gedy of war was revealed to every
body. The wounded officer drew him
self up stiffly and saluted the baby.
This tribute to the dead father froze
any further merriment and the inci
dent was closed.
BRAZIL HAS A LOT OF
GUNS EUROPEANS WANT
(By the United Press)
Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 21 (By Mail)
Four hundred thousand rifles pur
chased during President Hermes Fon
seca's administration,, the anxiety of
centain warring European powers to
get these rifles and President Wen
eeslau Braz' strict ideas of neutrality
have made Brazil unpopular.
. When Brazil bought the rifles a
few years ago Europe laughed. It
asked what Brazil's army of ten thou
sand men would do with 400,000 ri
fles, . But when the war broke out,
England and Russia especially, (re
membered and immediately approach
ed certain members of the official cir
cle of Brazil, and, it is said, were as
sured that they had reason to hope
the rifles would be on the firing line
pronto" if not sooner.
. The assurers failed to consider one
man. President Braz takes his du
ties seriously and President Braz put
his foot down on these hopes.
."Nothing doing," said he, "contra
ry to the laws of neutrality." To
make his refusal emphatic he dis
charged his secretary, Sr. Lafayette
de Carvalho, Recused of being head
of the clique that promised to gel the
rifles. . "' .
SUGGESTION
OF PEACE TERMS IS
LIKED BY
Proposes Return of Siezed
J" i
Lands and No Indemni
ties, Reported
ABSORB TINY NATIONS
Would Have Three Small
Balkan Powers Distribut
ed Between Bulgaria and
.Greece and Austria, Po-
land to Independence
(By the United Press)
Washington, March 13. The Pres
ident has suggested peace terms fa
vored in Berlin, it is said.
They would provide for the return
of German colonies, no indemnities,
the division of Montenegro, Serbia
and Albania among Austria, Bulgar
ia and Greece, and autonomous gov
ernment for Poland under British in
fluence. Germany would return Bel
gium and the portions of France now
held and Russia would take Persia.
ROYINCE OF MANITOBA
VOTES ON PROHIBITION
Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 13.-
Distribution of liquor by govern
ment liquor stores through most of
Western Canada within five months,
will follow if the McDonald prohibi
tion act, upon which ithe people of
Manitoba are voting today, passes.
Under the provisions of the act, li
quor could not be legally sold in bars,
clubs or wholesale houses within the
province of Manitoba. Men with fa
milies would be allowed- to import the
boose into the province for home con
sumption. This clause of the act led
the presumption that if the act
passes, Cupid s business may be very
much boosted so the bachelor may
have his nip. Breweries .can manu
facture liquor inside the province for
sale outside the province only, ithe
law stipulates.
DR. SPILMAN, TOBACCO.
TAG, COLLEGIANS MAKE
NEW GOOD STORY ON DR.
Dr. B. W. Spilman, one of Kin
ston's distinguished citizens, accord
ing to the latest story that is being
told about him, caused a 'big laugh
in a Kentucky college recently. The
Doctor is, as all Kinstonians know,
and he admits, just a big stout, or as
the men's clothing stylo (books say,
"portly."
The Doctor lectured so many times
and became so tired that it became
imperative that he sleep. He ar
ranged his schedule so as to get in
a two-hours' nap. To advise the col
legians of that fact he scribbled on
a piece of paper, "Asleep, from 5 to
7," or something of the sort. The
Doctor had just crawled into bed
when he heard sounds of mirth before
his door. The laughter increased
shortly, and almost a dozen giggling,
guffawing students gathered in front
of his room in the dormitory. , A fa
culty member came, and added his
racket to the others'. The good Doc
tor went out to see what the cause
of so much fuss was.
When Dr. Spilman posted his no
tice lie was not able to secure a tack
or a pin, but finding a tobacco tag
on the floor, used it to nail the paper
on the door. With the tag heading
the inscription, Dij Spilman'a notice
read:
"'Big Chunk." Asleep from 5 to
7.' ..
(m FOR STATBIENTS ?
FROM NATIONAL BANKS
(By the United Press)
Washington, March 13 The Comp
troller of the Currency today issued
a call for national banks to give
statements of condition at the close
of business on March. 7..
GERMANY
SINKING. OF SIL1US
MAY CAUSE GERMANY
MORE TROUBLE, SAID
On the Face, Act of German
Submarine Most "Fla
grant" of Kind Yet Mr
Lansing Coming to North
Carolina
(By the United Press)
Paris, March 13. Dispatches
from Havre cast doubt about the
Silius being torpedoed.
Washington, March 13. Grave
consideration fa being given the un
warned torpedoing of the Norwegian
bark Silius, with Americans aboard.
It is regarded at the State Depart
ment that the incident is fraught with
possible consequences as serious as
lbe Mexican, trouble. There being no
new facts, on the face the slinking is
regarded as the most flagrant viola
tion of international law yet.
Lansing is leaving tonight to apend
week ad Pinehurst. In his absence
the President and Counsellor Polk
will watch developments.
AND NO JITNEY BUS
RUNS FROM KINSTON
TO WEST AND NORTH
The "sorest" lot or persons in
Kinston Saturday evening were a do
zen or more traveler who missed a
Norfolk Southern -train. According
to one of them an eastbound "passen
gcrs due here at 8:14 was (marked up
for about a half -hour later. The one,
he declared, applied at the ticket of-
rive any sooner, and so went for a
fice for confirmation of the marking,
He was assured that it would hot ar
rive any sooner, and so went Tor a
stroll. He returned to the station a
quarter of an hour before the post
poned leaving (time and found that
instead of being a half-hour late the
train was only about 15 minutes late,
and had pulled out before he return
ed. At least a dozen others, he said,
were inconvenienced with him. "Dev
ilishly annoying," he declaredi noting
tha.t tho next train out was early on
Sunday morning.
A warm letter to headquarters was
contemplated.
SHAKESPEARE WOULD GO
TO BED WITH CHICKENS
NOW IF HE WERE ALIVE
Stratford-on-Avon, March 1. (By
rMail) If William Shakespeare lived
today he would not spend long night
hours penning literature for future
generations in his homo on Strat
ford's main thoroughfare.
Lights are prohibited in Stratford.
The mayor's council has decided that
until the war is over Stratf orders
shall go to bed with the chickens or
spend their evenings In darkness.
The recent zcppelin raid on the Mid
lands is responsible for the order.
In peace time tourists from all
parts of the world came here to see
where and how Shakespeare lived.
The town council is simply taking
precautions in .order that there will
be something left for touiists to see
after the war.
SOME EUROPEAN FOOD
PRICES ARE SKY HIGH
(By the United Press)
London, March 13. European food
prices are higher tnan Dei ore tne
war, according to ithe English Board
of Trade Labor Gazette, fcy the fol
lowing percentages: England, 47;
Berlin, 83.4; Vienna, 112.9; Italy, 31.
The Gazette based its estimate on
food staples in the various countries.
It dates the, increase from July, 1914.
The percentages of increase are car
ried up to Feb. 1," 1916, in England's
case, and to January 1, 1916, in the
cases of Berlin, Vienna and Italy.
Attention is called to the fact that
in Berlin and Vienna many prices are
artificially kept from going still high
er by government, ordoft
. 'V: W ;
COUNCIL'S TIME AT
EXTRA
DEVOTED TO STRE'TS
Three Blocks More to Be
Paved Atlantic Avenue
Abolished Loan Ratifi
ed Get Down Behind R.
R. Co. Slow to Act
City Council, at a special meeting
Saturday night, granted the requests
of petitioners for three blocks more
cf asphalt paving.
City (Council at a special meeting
Saturday night granted the requests
of petitioners for three blocks more
of asphalt paving. Tho blocks to be
paved are: One on Grainger avenue
between Queen and McLewean street;
e on East between Caswell and
Gordon, and one on Washington be
tween Queen and McLewean. Man
ning street property owners asked
Council ito straighten that street so
that paving could be proceeded with,
and Street Commissioner Webb was
given power to act. Atlantic avenue
residents asked that the name of that
avenue be changed to Peyton avenue.
Atlantic avenue, they explained, was
really an extension of Peyton. The
request was granted. A resolution
was passed ratifying the borrowing
of $100,000 from the First National
Bank of Durham, which loan was ex
plained in The Free Press some days
ago. ' ... , .
Council again gave consideration
to the failure of the Atlanitdc Coast
Line Railroad to comply with re
quests made of it in connection with
paving on streets over which its
tracks run. Members displayed some
little heat. The company had been
unreasonably slow", in meeting the
municipality's requests, they Intim
ated. A resolution was passed amend'
ing the original formal request to
state that vitrified brick if used by
the railroad in paving between and
alongside its tracks should be laid on
"concrete base." The City Attorney
was instructed to notify the A. C. L
that it should remove its track from
So side of Bright .street to the cen
ter, to permit of paving, as soon as
possible. i
THE 'BABIES' OF THE
BRITISH FLEET ARE
AWFULLY UGLY, RUMORD
Aboard H. M. S. Torpedo Boat No
00, somewhere dn the North Sea, Mar.
13. Visible proof that British ship
yards have not been idle since this
war began was seen from the deck
of this little craft today.
Steaming slowly past a long dou
ble row of warships, observers aboard
were able to look upon a new type of
sea fighters, many types in fact, built
for war and not for looks. These
ugly colored craft with mottled sides
and daubed plates were tho "babies"
of the fleet, "infants," who have now
plunged their noses into the sea with
out ceremony or publicity. '
The ship yarda from whence they
came are turning out sister ships as
fast as men can put metal together.
No time is being wasted veneering
the officers' cabins in mahogany or
putting the painter s touch on the
hull and superstructure. These new
est craft are just plain ugly, but they
embody all the latest kinds of effi
ciency for which naval constructors
have the experience of the war to
thank. . :j.
The make-up of these fleet 'babies'
must remain a mystery until after
the war. In the meantime they are
the secret pride of the British navy.
THE DAY ON LOCAL :
. COTTON EXCHANGE
About 69 bales of couon, rnost of it
deliveries of previous orders, had
been received here today by 3 o'clock.
Eleven cents was the high price.
Today's futures quotations were:
' . t Open : 2:40
May .. ... ...........11.79 11.93
July-;.. .11.97 ; 12.13
October
....V.12
1237
12.40
12.47
... ......
December
12.31
.v..... .12.37
uly." ,
DATTLE. OF VERDUN
STARTED ON FOURTI
WEEK THIS lIORNir
The Teutons Spent Sunday
Raining Shells Upon the
French Positions
NEW ATTACKS EXPECTED
German Losses During 21
Days at Fifth of Million
Men British Reported
By Turks to' Have Lost
Fight In Arabia "
By CHAS. P. STEWART,
(United Press Staff Correspondent) -London,
March 13. The battle of
Verdun today entered upon its fourth
week, reports indicate intense artil
lery (fighting about the forts at TJou-
aumont and Vaux, also Bethincourt,
evidently in preparation for heavy in-
fantry attacks. The Germans spent
Sunday terrifically assailing French .
position with projectiles.
The French accepted this to bp the
sign of new attacks, and prepared to
meet the assaults.;
Turkish Report British Reverses.
Berlin, March 13. The British lost
6,000 men in an unsuccessful at
tempt .to relieve the garrison at ICut-el-Amarar
cays a Turkish official re
port. The battle occurred at Fela
hie, southeast of Kut-el-Amara.
Germans Haye Lost Heavily In West.
Paris. March 13. The German
losses during the itihree' weeks' fight
ing at Verdun are estimated at 200,
000 officially.
HOPEWELL WILL GO ON
TRIAL DESPITE LACK
OF POISON tVIDECE
No trace of poison was found in the
viscera of Mrs. Rachel Hopewell, al
leged to have been murdered by her
husband, W. R. Hopewell, according
to a State chemist at Raleigh, who
was engaged in the examination for
for several weeks and made his re
port to Solicitor C. L. Abernothy at
New Bern Saturday. Mrs. Hopowell:
was buried some miles from here in
the summer of 1915. The body was
dug up some time ago and the viace
ra removed and sent to Raleigh for
the investigation. X
The report has not secured the re
lease of Hopewell from the New Bern
jail, nor is it apt to, from the way
Solicitor Abernethy talks. Water in
the grave preserved the body, but
could have wiped out all evidences of
the poison, Mr. Abernethy says. It
is generally believed that the prose
cution will proceed. "Then, wa have
other evidence. Solicitor Abernethy
told Tho Free Press.
ABSENCE OF AMERICAN
TOURISTS CLOSES SOTIE
SHOPS IN "EOND STREET
London, March 13. iBond street,
London's aristocratic show shop thor
oughfare, is suffering heavily on ac- -count
of ithe war, it was learned for '
the first time today. Some ' Bond
street shop . owners already have ap
peared in court requesting reduc
tion of their valuation and have sum
moned witnesses to prove their cases.
evidence elicits that there now are
thirty-three vacant shops "n New
Bond street and ten in Old Bond
street, whereas there was not a sin
gle vacancy at the beginning of th
war. Many shopkeepers have moved
their stocks to less expensive neigh
borhoods. .. ,
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There is practically no sale tat
luxurious laces, expensive jewelry,
Chinest porcelains, Italian embroid
eries, paintings by old masters and
hundreds of other articles - osually
bought by the rich.
The situation,, according to . tha
Bond .street salesmen, is chiefly duo
to the absence of American and Con
tinental buyers.' The Briti .:i tnu'a i$
practically .nil.
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