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iOL. XVII. No. 250
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. C WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1916
FOUR PAGES
PRICE TWO CKNT8
FIVE CENT? ON TRAINS
iitluEASE REGULAR. AliMf Ty I
SAY ALLIES TRIED
TO SUBMARINE TWO
AIRMEN OF ALLIES
THE EAST CAROLINA
BASEBALL ASSOC
WAS FORMED TODAY
TiiCUSAND HEN; VILLISTAS AT'ACK TDIVN
TUATION
ATTACK ESSEN AND
INOT MEXICO; TROOPS SAID OE M
UNWARNED VESSELS
OTHER TOWNS, SAID
DEPOT IN A MQNTU
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DA
LY
5RESS
RAILROADS ORDERED
PRWW.fOR
Houses In Outskirts of tlachita, on American Side of the
Border, Looted Tuesday
ry Base in Mexico Selected Secretary of War Wants
Million or '4 wo tor J&xpensjes of Expedition Army En
largement Resolution of Hay and Chamberlain Unani
mously Passed In Senate
Troops; Brought Back From Philippines for Service In
Campaign South of Rio
f (By the United Press)
El Paso, March 15. A Villista band looted homes in
the outskirts of Hachita, New Mexico, last night, say re
ports to El Paso and the Southwestern Railroad offices.
All is quiet today. There is still no news of troop move
ments, nor the hour for crossing the border.
Increase Army to 100,000 Immediately
Washington, March 15. The Senate unanimously
adopted the Hay-Chamberlain resolution for immediate
increase of the army to one hundred thousand. The
adoption followed a short debate . Hoke Smith advocated
a two-year enlistment instead of four. Newlands wanted
. to unify the whole preparedness program. Sherman of
Illinois introduced a resolution to bring twelve thousand
troops now in the Philippines to serve on the'border. He
said they would be ideal forces for work in Mexico.
Baker to Ask for Emergency Appropriation.
Secretary Baker today practically decided to ask
Congress for an emergency
million dollars to cover the
pedition. ; .
Relieved Expedition Has Started.
El Paso, March 15. A rigid censorship established to
day led to the belief tha the expedition for Mexico is
starting. It is believed the advance guard of three thous
and cavalry will start for Guzman, Mexic, and make its
base there. "
TELLS OF A BIG FEE
PAID LOUIS BRANDEIS
Got, Nearly Quarter Million Dollars
for Services When Merger of Cop
per Selling and, United, Globe Com
panies Wag Proposed, Chas. Smith.
President of Former, Testifies
(By the United Press)
: Washington, March 15. .Louis
Brandeis had $225,000 as his fee
from the Old dominion Copper Sell
ing Company when a merger was
proposed with the United Globe Co.,
Charles S. Smith, the, president of the
farmer company, testified today be
fore the Senate committee.
GLEANED FROM NEWS
OF OTHER CQUNTIES
AND TOWNS NEARBX
Jeff Leughinghouse, alleged whis
ky trafficer, who escaped from . the
Craven county jail at New Bern sev
ral nights ago by means of a hole
in Vat roof and a rope of bedding, is
5W1 t arge. . .
J P. Wrenn found in excavating
for road improvements on a Craven
Carteret highway a large cannon ball
of the period x the War Between
the States. , The missile was buried
under several feet of earth.
John H. Small, congressman from
tbe First district, will speak in
Greenville next Tuesday afternoon on
on the national prohibition amend
ment. He has invited for a joint dis-
E- Omwiddie, legis-
lative spent rt d Vr-v: , ..
o iiAuronai Anti-sa-
Joon League, with headquarters in
sjajau says. . xhe
First ! district representative has
clasheed with Dr. Dihwiddie on a pre
' v, occasion over the proposed
amendment. ; - .
Jacques Busbee, the noted artist of
Raleigh, is at- the East Carolina
Teachers' Training School, Raleigh,
- to direct the campus gardening.
More brick buildings W to be
wected at Greenville's Five Points.
,"PUjr becoming the center Vof the
Night Quet Today Caval
Sherman Would Have the
Grande
appropriation of one or two
expenses of the Mexican ex
STRIKERS HOLD UP A
TRAIN; INJUNCTION
Serious Trouble Reported on G. & S.
I. R. It., Between Cities of Hat
tiesburg and Jackson, Miss. Or
der Forbids Trainmen on Strike
From Interfering With Operations
(By the United Press)
iHattiesburg, Miss., March 15.
The strike situation is serious on the
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad. Dis
turbances are frequent between here
and Jackson. A mail train has been
held up at one point. A court today
issued an injunction restraining the
striking trainmen trvm interfering
with trains.
DEFENDANTS DESIRE
CHANGE JURISDICTION
IN THE LAND MATTER
The motion for an ; injunction
against continued retention by indi
viduals of property here claimed by
the Norfolk Southern Railroad intro
duced by counsel for the company
was to come up before Judge Connor,
of . the (Eastern district, in United
States Court at New Bern at noon
today. -
Lawyers for the defendants before
leaving for New Bern said they would
ask for a change of jurisdiction to
a State court ' They could not pre
dict how long it would take to hear
the motion and the opposition state
ments. Voluminous documentary ev
idence has been had by the railroad's
attorneys from here."
The Norfolk Southern's action is
against at least several of a number
of persons who are alleged to be un
rightfully holding property, especial
ly in. the Southeastern part. of! the
city, claimed by -the company .to have
been deeded to the old A. & N. C,
now leased by the N. S., generations
ago. :'-?;i-f7.v ; .y 'vTr;
town's business district. : By condem
nation proceedings ."Buzzards' Roost"
and other frame structures, some of
notorious reputation probably, , are
being torn down. , ;
Germans Say Pressure, At
Any Time Would Force
Evacuation Positions
MOVEMENTS BACK LINES
Reinforcements for Teutons
Evidently Are Coming
Up French Counter At
tacks Reported to Have
Resulted in Gains
By CHAS. P. STEWART,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
London, March 16. The Germans
have driven a wedge into the French
front, between Bethincourt and Dead
Man's Hill, say Berlin dispatches ar
riving via Amsterdam. Bethincourt
is claimed to be two-thirds surround
ed. A slight advance will force its
evacuation, it is said. Paris reports
are contradictory.
Fresh German Troops for Verdun.
Amsterdam, March 15, Many de
pleted German regiments are arriv
ing in Flanders from Verdun, and
fresh troops are going from the
Flanders front to Verdun.
French Deny German Gains.
Paris, March 15. The French, by
an effective counter attack, 'nave cap
tured several trenches at Hill '265,
nontheast of Verdun, it is said offi
cially. There were no German in
fantry attacks during the night on
the west bank of Meuse around Be
thincourt. -The French still hold Be.
thincourt, Dead 'Man's Hill and the
Cumieres Wood.
Troops Leaving Near East.
Athens March 15. Large German
detachments are moving from Mace
donia and Serbia to the western bat
tle front, say reports.
German Gains Officially Stated.
Berlin, March 15. Silesian regi
ments have advanced further to (the
southeast of Bethincourt, capturing a
thousand French prisoners, it is offi
cially said. Four counter attacks on
the west bank of the Meuse have
been repulsed.
AUSJRJA BREAKS OFF
RELATIONS WITH THE
LISBON GOVERNMENT
By the United Press)
. Amsterdam, March 15 Aus
Iri has severed diplomatic rela
tions - with Portugal, a Vienna,
dispatch today announced. Early '
dispatches said Vienna had re
called the Austrian minister and
handed the Portuguese . minister
his passports. Whether there
will be a declaration of war is
unknown.
ROME, March 15. Austria
has declared war on Portugal,
say dispatches.
GYPSY BAND MAY HAVE
JIMMIEGLASS,10VIE
BOY, IN THIS SECTION
"That ithe little flaxen-haired boy
traveling with a band of gypsies who
recently visited New Bern may be
Jimmie Glass, the 'Charlie Ross' of
the moving picturesand for whom a
search is being made all over the
country, is the belief of the local po
lice," said the New Bern Sun-Journal
Tuesday evening.
The boy was noticed at New Bern,
but possibly the authorities had not
then become acquainted with the fact
of the Glass boy's disappearance. Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Glass of Jersey City
were visiting in Greeley, Pa., when
the small eon of the family disap
peared. There ta a $500 reward for
his return. The police throughout
the Carol inas, believing the boy is
somewhere in these States in charge
of roving Bohemians osr. Lithuanians,
are on the alert po locate him. .
Austrian Embassy Gives
State Department Report
and Berlin States Name
of Craft Ships, Owned
In Hungary, Got Away
(By United Press)
Berlin, March 15. The Hungarian
steamers Daniel Erno and Aab
have been .attacked unwarned by Al
lied submarines off Dalmatia, say Vi
enna dispatches. They escaped by
outmaneuvering 'the enemy craft
Austrian Embassy Gets News.
Washington, March 15. The Aus
trian embassy today notified the
State Department of alleged at
tempts by Allied , submersibles to
submarine itwo vessels without warn'
ing.
INDICTMENT AGAINST
OSBORNE DISMISSED
WITHOUT TESTIMONY
(By the United Press)
White Plains, N. ,Y., March 15.
The indictment charging Warden
Thomas Mott Osborne of Sing Sing
with perjury, was dismissed by Jus
tice Tompkins today Before the de
fense started presenting its case.
COTTON STATISTICS
FOR MONTH FEBRUARY
(By the United Press)
Washington? . March 15. Cotton
consumed; in February, exclusive of
linters was 40,711 bales, by census
reports.
REAFFIRMS DEATH OF
TURK WAR MINISTER
Newspapermen at Athens Says Suc
cessor to Enver Pasha Has Been
Appointed Tufeflseiff, Bulgarian
Irregular Leader, Assassinated,
Reported from the Greek Capital
Today
(By the United Press)
London, March 15 Reaffirming the
story that Enver Pasha, Turkish war
minister, had been assassinated, 'the
Exchange Telegraph's Athens corres
pondent today said Ishmail Haiki,
president of the Commercial Admin
istration, had been named Enver's
successor.
Athens dispatches, said the noted
Bulgarian comitadji leader Tuefkseief
had been assassinated.
SENATOR SHIYEIV
OF INDIANA DIES
IN WASHINGTON
Washington, March 14. Benjamin
F. ShiveJy, senior senator from Indi
ana and for years a prominent figure
in Congress, died late today at a hos
pital here. He had been ill many
months from a complication of dis
eases and for more than a year has
been unable to perform actively his
official duties. He was 58 years old.
Washington, March 14. Immedi
ate construction of eight or nine bat
tle cruisers to provide an element of
strength now eadly lacking in the
American fleet-was urged Wore the
house naval committee today by Cap
tain Sims, commanding the battleship
Nevada. '
bull
(By the United Press)
REBELS ACTIVE IN CHINA.
Washington, March 15 Seri
ous revolutionary fighting is in ,
progress in Yunnan province,, in
China. The trouble is being made .
by Chi Chiang. The rebel plans
to attack Luchow, it is reported
in a navy department -message.
Munich and Gladbach Raid
ed Alone With Seat of the
Krupp Works, Reported.
London Is Enthusiastic
Over the Feat
(By the United Press.)
. London, March 15. The Al
lies destroyed six sheds at Es
sen, the Amsterdam Telegraara
today reported.
London, March 15 Allied aviators
have raided Essen, the home of the
Krupp gun works, according to Am
sterdam dispatches.
Other air squadrons attacked Mu
nich, the capital of Bavaria, and the
city of Gladbach, it is said. The
news, though unconfirmed by the war
office, aroused much enthusiasm here
today.
GERMANY DENIES SHE .
WILL STOP SUBMARINE
WAR AGAINST TRADERS
(By the United Press)
Amsterdam, March 15. An of
ficial Berlin statement telegraph
ed to this city today denies ru
mors that Germany plana to
abandon the submarine war on
armed, merchantmen
FOUR ILUCIT STILLS ; .
RAIDED IN VIRGINIA
New York, March 14. In a raid
conducted toy revenue officers in Hen
ry, Patrick and Franklin counties, in
Virginia, last week, four alleged
moonshiners were arrested, four il
licit, distilleries of 200 gallons capa
city seized, and 63 gallons of corn li
quor confiscated.
PUGS PREPARING FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
New York, March 14. Jess Wil-
lard now weighs 250 pounds stripped,
it was said at his itraining quarters
here today, and he expects to take off
at least eight pounds more in (the
next ten days.
Moran took it easy today after his
1 early road run and light exercise. He
said he never felt better in his life.
NO COTTON ON THIS
EXCHANGE TOWY
There were no receipts on the. lo
cal cotton market today, according to
buyers. New York futures quota
tions were: Open 2:20
Muy .12.06 11.96
July : ...12.21 12.15
October .. 12.30 12.26"
December 12.47 12.43
January ....12.53 12.50
ELIZA FOOLED HIS
MISTRESS AND GOT
LONG TRAIN RIDE
(By the Eastern Press)
Washington, N. C, March 14. The
pet rooster of Mrs. C. S. Whichard
of Vandemere is ' a "bird." Mrs.
Whichard '' is the wife of a W. &
V. engineer. The chicken ds a great
favorite wjfch her end follows her
all around. Mra." Whichard boarded
a train for this city, 40-odd miles
from her home. The rooster had fol
lowed her ; to the station unseen by
Mrs. Whdhard. He saw her get on
a car. The-faffd aprrfttfd-friu'self an
the baggage car. At Cash Corner,
"Eliza," which is -the rooster's un
natural name, given- faun before his
sex was ascertained, ' left the bag
gage car, ran down the side of the
train to where Mrs. Whichard was
sitting and flew cp to her window.
Eliza rode" the rest of the way to
Washington alongside his mistress.
Eliza went back to Vandemere in
a box, crowing his protests. - -.
Regret Over Failure of
Kinston to Join Aurora,
Williamston, Washing
ton and Greenville Orga
nizers Semi-Pro Basis
(By the Eastern Press)
Washington, N. C, March 15
The East Carolina Baseball
League was organised here today
with four clubs from Washing
ton, Aurora, Williamston and
Greenville.
J. Burt James of Greenville was
elected president of the league, and
Carl Goerch of Washington, secreta
ry and treasurer. A schedule of 40
games is to be arranged. The sea
son will etart June 1.
The league will be on a semi-pro
fessional basis. No club will be al
lowed more than three paid men.
Regret was expressed over the ab
sence of representatives from Kin
ston, which city had been expected to
send a delegation to the meeng.
Kinston and Belhaven were eliminat
ed as possibilities by the organizers,
and the association will proceed with
the four clubs.
KINSTON REAL ESTATE
HUMPING; VALUES RUH
UP LIKE BEANSTALKS
Kinston has made more city-like
strides during the past twelve months
than ever before in Its hiafory, Bay
travelling men. Within ftw years,
they predict, the place will be a
"real" city. Evidence is to be had on
every street in the town, nearly, and
the progress has not been limited to
paving and other municipal improve
ments. The value of local real estate, in
the opinion of Register of Deeds Carl
PHdgen, who is in' the best position
to know, has increased on an average
of 20 per cent, or more since March
of 1915. "And In spots it has jump
ed even more. It is safe to say that
some property on Rhodes' hill end in
some other sections has increased
more than 50 per cent, in value."
ONLY THREE OF VICE
DISTRICT CASES OUT
OF WAY END OF DAY
Of the dozen South Kinston whita
women charged with living in houses
maintained for immoral purposes ar-
raigne.i in Municipal Court recently,
!tv:; were acquitted by jurie3 Tues
day. The cases, eight of them for
judgment by juries, were started
Tuesday morning and bil fau to oc
cupy the working time of Recorder
Wooten's Court for several days
yet. .
Lillian Ethridge 'fid Louisa Walker
Were the defendants acquitted.
Trials and judgments for the other
10 remained before the Court when
the evening recess was called, but one
of these, Margaret Portello, had been
tried by the Recorder without jury,
judgment being withheld. The remain
ing cases were continued until Thurs
day morning. It will require at least
two days to finish them, and maybe
three.
SUGGESTS TENNESSEEAN
FOR BAKER'S ASSISTANT
(By the United Press) !
Washington, March 15 Represen
tative Hull today urged (the President
to appoint Col., L. D. Tyson of Ten
TieSseefs3iaUnt secretary of war.
BILL POSTERS' ASS'N .
DECLARED UNLAWFUL
Chicago, March 14. The Associat
ed Bill Posters of the United States
and Canada was held to be a combi
nation in restrain of trade by Fed
eral. Judge Landis today." ' -
Must Submit Drafts to Cor-.
. poration. Commission By
13th of April P
MUST ACT HMEDIATEY
Companies Now Have ,No
Alternative But to Com
ply or Appeal for a New
Site "People Will Not
Stand for Anpther"
"Raleigh, March 13, 1918. Citizens
of Kinston vs. Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company and ; Norfolk
Southern Railroad Company; Order
to submit plans for union passenger
station.
"Referring to former order . in
above entitled proceeding, dated
April 14, 1915, 4t is '
"Ordered thai the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company and Norfolk
Southern Railroad Company submit
plans to the Corporation Commis
sion for a union .passenger station at
Kinston, in compliance with the form
er order of the Commission, within
thirty days from Ithis date, c
"By order of the commission,
"A. J. MAXWELL, Clerk,
A copy of the order above has been
received by Secretary P. I. Sutton
of the Chamber of Commerce, logetfc.
r with a brief explanatory letter.
The order was dated about 24 hours :
before receipt of the letter and, copy
,- Th Commission long atace deter
mined upon the southeast corner of
Gordon and McLewean streets as
the sRe for the station, and ordered
its construction, but did. not; specify
(the time in Which the work should be
tjrted4;;ta;'affsr order .hows that
the Commission, following a recent
earnest appeal from the Chamber of
Commerce, evidently intends- to force
the railroads into, action, ,
Whether the companies wUJ protest
the site is still a njatter of conjecture,
but their acceptance of it without
protest would be a surprise ito num
erous persons in the city after hints)
that have been heard rumored to
have emanated from the high-up
sources. Lack of room and the dan
ger of accidents at the Gordon atreeft
crossing are among the things the
railroads are said to base their pros
pective objection upon. ' A any rate,
the recent order wift cause them Ito
take action one way or another, ana"
in a hurry.
"The people of Kinston certainly
are not going to stand for the sta
tion being erected any farther oujt
than the selected site," , Secretary ,
utton said today, ' He believes that
any move on the part of "the rail
roads ito choose another y location will
be vigorously resisted, ? "
WHEDBEE GRANTS BAIL
A report from New Bern today said
W. Ri Hopewell, held for the mur
der of his wife, Mrs. Rachel Hope
well, by poisoning, would probably be
released fori ; bail week, to be
tried in April. . A plea for a habeas)
corpus writ hearing had been granted
by Judge H. W. Whedbee in Superior
Court at Beaufort, it was stated, and
counsel for Hopewell will go to Beau
fort Thursday for the hearing, con
fident of securing the writ. :
PUGH ATTEMPTS 11AKE
ESCAPE; SAWED BARS
Vernon W. Pugh, alleged embezzler
of 100 or more from the DuPonts
at Hopewell, Vs., who was captured
at Croatan, east of here; and is now
under Ave years' sentence in the Vir
ginia penitentiary, has been removed
from ithe Petersburg, Va, jail, to the
Henrico county prison, in Richmond,
for safekeeping. Pugh had twice
sawed bars in his cell in two, and it
was feared the ehrewd fellow -would
escape.,
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