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VOL. XVIL-rNo. 258
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1916
FOUR PAGES
rBlCS TWO CENTO
FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS
FIUUT BETWEEN VILt ISTAS AND ARMIES
OF CAiANZA AND PER1I jS'lNG
HARD FIGHTING ON
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SENATE LIKELY TO
RAISE ARMY TO AN
EVEN LARGER FORCE
A. C. L. WILL REMOVE EAST CAROLINA R. R.
BOTH RUSSIAN AND
TRACK FROM STREET
RATHER THAN PAVE
WILL EXTEND LINE
BEYOND SNOW HILL
HT SOMEWHERE SOUTH OF THE LINE
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N. CAROLINA COAST
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CRUISER
San Antonio Awaiting Details Dougias, Ariz., Alarmed
Over Encampment of Big Force Carranzistas Within
Mile of City Ashurst Gets Alarming TelegramFun
ston Calls for More A viaiors More Troops Going to
Border Charged In Senate That "Sinister Forces''
Trying to Stir Up War Between America and Mexico-
National Guard Will Not
Desertion Disproved
(By, the United Press)
Washington, March 24. A Mexican army of three
thousand men, with 40 pieces of artillery, is camped with
in ten blocks of the center of Douglas, Arizona. Ameri
cans have been ordered not to prepare for defense in
the fear of offending the Mexicans. The city is in grave
danger of attack, a telegram received by Senator Ash
urst from D. A. Richards, an attorney, says. Senator
Ashurst was asked to do all he can. Messages received
at th$ State Department say there has been no massing
of Carranzistas along the border, v
Ashurst has appealed to the War Department. His
telegram was forwarded to Funston. The army is not
worried over the Douglas situation.
The, Durango consul today reported Americans to be
leaving that city, with no disorder. The Department says
ammunition shipments will be watched to see that none
reach the enemy forces. The War Department is inclined
to brieve reports of Herrera's loyalty. It is admitted that
they gave relief. , - -
Fort Houston Eager for News of Battle. ; -;
1 'San Antonio, March 24. Officers at Fort Sam Hous
ton aiie standing Close by the telegraph offiqe, awaiting
word of a rumored battle between Villistas and the com
bined forces of Americans and Carranzistas at (El Oso,
as yet unconfirmed.
tlimor of Herrera's Disloyalty Disproved.
shtagtom. March 24, Gen. Luis Herrera, reported
as disloyal to Carranza' and having joined Villsi; is really
loyal to Carranza, and is still commanding the Chihuahua
City garrison. He is not heading a new revolt, as rum
ored. Consul Letcher at Chihuahua, today telegraphed
the State Department.
Villa Surrounded; Impossible" for Hint to, Get Away. ,
(BjF & T. Conklei United Press Staff Representative)
El Paso, March 24. Villa is surrounded and may be
engaged by American troops any hour, say reports. Mex
ican Colonel Bertani today telegraphed thatjthe Villistas
arfe surrounded by Carranzistas and Americans at Santa
Clara Canyon east of Namiquipa. Carranza1 Consul Gar
cia in publishing the telegram, said it was impossible for
Villa to escape. : . ;
El Constitution, a .Mexican newspaper, has been sup
pressed for, publishing a story urging Mexicans to join
Villa. Nine employes of the paper were arrested.
Stone Says There'sxPlot to'Start War ' -'
Washington, March 24. A resolution calling it trea
sonable to furnish supplies to or, otherwise aid Villa, was
introduced' today by Senator Lewis. Sinister forces are
seeking to cause a war with Mexico, Senator Stone charg
ed,' in the course o his remarks.
' More Troops to South. .
j Washington; March 24 A battalion of the Twenty
first Infantry, located at Vancouver, barracks,- Washing
t6n, has been ordered to proceed to El Centro, Califor
nia; complying, with: the. request of General Bell; , Funs
ton's call for. more aeroplanes and aviators will be an
swered. Sentiment iii -Congress fiaVofs giving Funston
as many as Keheeda; The" militia Wilt hot go" to" the bor
der present. 'kj .! ' ' '. 4
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UP TRAIN KULES FROM
PEMTBotfGHt T(j BE
El Paso, Tex.; Mar. 23. Garcia
Flores.'a Spanish merchant of the
City pi Chihuahua, who arrived here
tonighV said that Villa had held up
a train on which he was travelling, at
Moctexumar-eightyHfive. miles north
east of Namiquipa. ,' . v' t v:
"We were travelling north of Chi
huahua Oity, he. said, "and were near
Moctewna Wednesday when we en
countered ; large force of men,
mounted, and on foot v ' J"
-"Wh 'reached the station we
were wamazed to see Pancho ViHa
himself enter the train. He walked
through every arriage declaring he
was searching for Americans and that
would kill any he found. I am not
fighting Mexicans; he announced, 'ex
cept the first chief of those traitors
with him who have turned Mexico'ov-
ifsmusTASmfi
Be Called for Yet Herrera's
THE ODDESISTOitlfi .
THE NEWS OF THE DAY
' Boston, -March 24.-i-Dr. Samuel A.
Eliot, member of the United States
Board of Indian Commissioners, de
clared today that ' Minnehaha has
turned milliner and that .the Indian
women, and girls of the southwestern
reservations are rapidly acquiring
the art of hatmaking. Also - they
have turned from the gaudy hues
that delighted the heart of the old
warrior and now prefer modest shad
ings. Dr. Eliot is just home from' a
trip through the west. ' 3 -
er to the Americans. s
" "Villa stopped to chat, with some
friends of his who were on the train.
He told them that General Herrera
had joined him three days since iwH3i
2,000 men. He finally left the train
without molesting any one but he
took some supplies which he said he
needed badly." ,
Slavs Hurling All Strength
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ACTIVITY ABOUT VERDUN
Decisive Battle There May
Have Been Commenced
By Germans Loop in the
French Front But Defen-
. ders Holding Own. Well
(By the United Press)
Petrograd, Mar. 24. Savage fight
ings is in .progress at Jacobsfadt,
Southeast of Riga. The Russians are
battering the German positions with
artillery and using liquid and gas
rrmbs. Simvltaneously thoy are at-
aek!ng .Friedrichstadt an.1 Illuxt,
aiming to force retirement cf the
Germans on 'he Riga-Dvini't front
tir a distance of J40 miles.
Terrific Fighting in West.
.London, Mar. 24. The Germans
have resumed their attacks North
west of Verdun, say Paris dispatches.
They are terrifically assaulting the
French positions South of Malincourt
and on Dead Man hill. Paris believes
a decisive battle in that sector has be
gun. The Frendh front has been
bent into a dangerous loop. The
French heavily bombarded the Ger
mans South of Malincourt last night,
after which the Germans failed to re
new their infantry attacks. A Paris
official bulletin says along the rest
of the front all is calm.
Action on Belgian Coast.
"Amsterdam, Mar. "24. The Flush
ing correspondents of Amsterdam
newspapers- reported sounds of heavy
firing from the channel in the direct
ion of Ostend and Weatende today.
SAfSlTlflLIAN
SECRETARY SHOULD
BE SHORN OF POWER
Admiral Fiske Tells Con
gressional Committee Na
val Head of Strategy
Should Be Officer Hard
to Overrule
(By the United Press)
Washington, March 24 Elimina
tion of the Secretary of the Navy
for' all . practical purposes was sug
gested by Admiral Fiske today to the
House Naval Committee, t;
,,.He proposed that Congress should
make an officer head of, the strategy
section, and that the secretary should
be without authority ito werrule him
except by consent of Congress.
AUCUSTA, NASHVILLE
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- .Augusta,- G&., Ma;rch;?3. With, six
business-.blocks leveled,- by. fir land
more than 00 houses destroyed, Au
gusta tonight 'was feeding and hous
ing its three thousand homeless With
out aid from the outside world. '
Mayor J.l B... Li ttJeton 'declared a
moratorium today to aid fire suffer
ers, and it may extend through sev
eral days. . " . : -,
Nashville Take Care of Own
Homeless. ' j
Nashville, Tenn, March 23. Na
tional guardsmen were on watch to
day and tonight in East Nashville,
parts of which were devastated yes
terday by fire. "V - '.
' All the homeless were cared for to
night and it was stated that it would
not be necessary to accept aid from
other sources. . .
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Logbook ot II. U. S. Cum
berland Picked Up lis
Coast Guard,' flalteras
LINER WAS IN DISTRESS
Mallory Ship Alamo Beinj?
Towed Into Hampton
Roads War Vessel's Log
Book Floating Up On
Shore Starts Inquiry
(By the United Press)
Norfolk, March 24. The coast
guard cutter Onondaga has found
the Mallory liner Alamo in distress,
130 miles off Hatteras. The ship is
carrying .passengers and freight. She
broke her rudder four days ago, and
developed engine trouble. The On
ondago is towing .ithe Alamo to
Hampton Roads.
Logbook of British Man-of-War
Washed Up.
Coast guards are. drying the log
book of the British cruiser Cumber
land, washed ashore at iChicomicomi-
co (,N. C.) station, and are hoping to
find whether or not the cruiser met
with disaster.
AVIATOR GORRELL IS
LOCATED; OUT OF GAS
Columbus, N. M., March 23 Lieut.
Edgar S. Gorrell of the United States
Aero Corps, missing since last Sun
day, was found today three miles
south of Ascension by a 20th infantry
motor, truck train, according to re
ports tonight to military headquar
ters. Gorrell was uninjured, but was
out of gasoline and lost his way.
ALLIES REFUSE TO
CONSENT TO. DISARM
IlEiHANT VESSELS
Conditions Will Not War
rant It, Believed to Have
Stated In Joint Reply Re
ceived by State Depart
ment from Overseas
(By the United Press)
Washington, March "24. A joint
reply from the Allies to the' State
Department's proposal to - disarm
merchantmen has been received.
It is understood on the highest au
thority that the Allies refused, say
ing conditions will not warrant it.
L p. DEFEATS W. YA.
WESilBNFOUlPfP
West Raleigh. Mar. ' 23. Panning
1 6. men and., allowing . four ..scattered
hits "Bill" Evans won his game for
A. & M. from West Virginia Weste
yan this afternoon 4 to 2. BJvans.wa3
master of the game at all times, and
should not have been scored on, but
errors by his teanfma'tes wore respon
sible for the' two tallies which -were
registered by? the visitors. Both
teams were wild,,but the Tech's con
nected with Thutman's offerings more
frequently , than could the visitors
with Evans. -. ' ' '
IK Di ON LOCAL , .
tbttON EXCHANGE
Sales of cotton here oday totalled
35 bales iy 3 o'clock, prices ranging
from 10 1-8 to 11 3-4c. '
New York futures quotations were:
May .. 11.90 . 11.88
Jul .. ..v..:.-,... i'..'.12.q3 12.02
October .. 12.16 12.12
December .. ......... 12 12.83
January .....12.35 12.34
Compromise With House
for 160,000 Instead of
140,000 Proposed
COMMITTEE CONSIDERS
Question of Preparedness
Looms Up Largest In Up
per Chamber Today, Fol
lowing Passage Hay Bill
By House On Thursday
(By the United Press)
Washington, March 24. The pre
iparedness question .today swung to
the Senate. Thu military committee
is said to he considering the Hay bill,
passed by the House yusterday, and
paving the way for an increase of
the army to .100,000 instead of 140,
000 men.
WHAT THEY WANT IN
THE WAY OF HUSBANDS
Minneapolis, Minn., March 24.
Physicians who . don't wear those
nasty little mustaches, who do not
drink and who got $1,042 a year, are
most eligible for husbands for Min
nesota University co-eds. This is the
result deducted from 210 answers to
a "first aid to Cgpid'V questional
conducted by the University daily. ,
(By the United Press)
T. II. DUE AT NEW YORK TODAY
New York,' March 24 Colonel
Roosevelt i due to return from
his. West Indian trip this after
noon. EVIDENCE AGAiT
WAITE IS IN HANDS
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OF THE PROSECUT'N
Reported From Grand Ra
pidsMan Arrested In
New York Charged With
Poisoning Wealthy Fath-er-In-Law
Jailed
(By the United Press)
iNew York, March 24.-Arthur W.
Waite, suspected of poisoning his
millionaire falher-in-law, John E.
Peek, at Grand Rapids, Mich., wi'l
bs taken from his palatial apartment
this afternoon and lodged in a cell.
Waite is recovering from the effects
of drugs. - ,
Grand Rapids dispatches today said
positive evidence connecting Waite
with the crime was in the hands of
Francis Manusco, working at the
Grand Rapids end on the murder
case.
NEW INVESTIGATIONS
Washington, - March'' 24.--South
American' markets for, textiles wear
ing apparel, and -electrical goods of
all. kinds are to be investigated by
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, Department of Commerce
The .Bureau has appointed Philip S,
Smith, of New. York, to take up the
work on electrical-appliance markets,
and he will sail about the middle of
April, v W." A. "Tucker of , Massachu
setts, will leave about the same time
for South America, to study the mar
kets for textiles and wearing appar-
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One of the principal imports into
South America, is textiles, particular
ly cotton goods,- and the United
States has heretofore supplied a much
smaller part of this commodity than
many European competitors, ' '
Expense of Complying With
City's Demand In the
Bright Street Spur Mat
ter Would Be Too Great,
Says Railroad
It was announced by counsel here
today that tho Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company had decided to re
move its track, a spur, from Bright
street west of Independent. This
move follows a demand by the city
authorities that tho company pave
between the rails and for a short dis
tance on either side of tho track, af
ter removing it from one side to the
center of the street, with vitrified
brick on concrete base. Several
communications had been addressed
to the railroad or its agents in the
matter. Tho A. C L. had offered a
compromise, stating that if agreea
ble to Council, it would use what was
regarded as a presentable and dura
ble material for paving between the
rails, and plank on either side, call
ing attention to the fact that the lat
ter was used with satisfaction in a
number of places, Kansas City among
thorn. It would have to remove the
track to the center of the street for
its entire distance now, and since
paving for tho entire distance'of the
spur would be made necessary soon
er or later, would find it expedient
to pave tlhe whole distance mow and
have it done with, the A. C. L. said
Council declined the proposition. The
city called upon the company to pave
the portions of the track abutting
upon paved streets.
Council first passed a measure re
quiring brick to be used for the pav
ing, but later supplemented that' by
specifying that tho brick Should be
laid upon concrete base, it is said.
The paving would cost the Atlan
tic Coast Line many thousand dol
lars, the railroad contends. The spur
track which is io be taken up- has
been of benefit principally to busi
ness men,' it is said. Residents along
at least a portion of Bright street de
clare satisfaction over the decision
to remove it. Maintenance of the
track has been at more or less ex
pense to the company, it is claimed.
The correspondence from the rail-
road officials, who have made known
their intention to the city authorities,
indicates that the decision is final.
No further suggestion for a modifica
tion of the municipality's demands is
made.
OLD MAN AND; CRIPPLED
GIRL BEATEN AND LEFT
FOR DEAD; BLACKS HELD
(By the Eastern Press)
Washington, N. ., March Hi.
Three negroes suspected of assault
ing George Bowen, an elderly white
man living near Plymouth, and Bow-
en's crippled, daughter, are being held
in the Washington county jail.' Rob
bery was the motive of the attackers..
Bowen and the gii'l woro Jeft for dead
presumably, after haying ' been Se
verely beaten. Bloodhounds trailed
the three blacks held.. There is no
talk of summary vengeance. "
BROKEN BELT KILLED ,
FIREMAN 'AT SAWMILL
SHer City, March 23.-At. C, B.
Thomas' sawmill about one mile north
of Siler City, Joha Fox of , Stanly;
was instantly killed when a heavy
belt broke and the loosened " end
struck him- fairly, in the face .and
breast. He was fireman at the mill
and had been there only a few weeks.
GOING ON IN OTHER
L CAROLINA TOWNS
The lively town of Bridgeton in
Craven county may have a bank
soon, it is reported.
The "Masked Marvel" and Max
Smith wrestled to a draw in a match
at New Bern.
To Build From Hookerton
to Seven Springs or Fre
mont, It's Stated
CONSTRUCTION RIGHT OFF
Road Will Enter Greene Co.
Seat and Proceed From
There to One of Two Hus
tling Communities Com
pete With K.-C. R. R.
Officials of the East Carolina
Railroad have given assurances'
to Greene county citizens that
the road will be extended front '
lloakerton to Snow Hill. At
a conference held in TarborO the
railroad men stated that con
' struction would be commenced in '
a short time, it was said today. v
From Snow Hill the road will
be continued either to Seven
Springs, via La Grange, or Fre
mont, via Faro and Eureka.
Snow Hill hears that it may get
another raSlrond. '.There is a (persist
ent rumor that the East Carolina
Railroad is to be extended to some '
point South at an early date," says
the Standard Laconic of that town.
The rumor is not -confirmed by rail
road men,5 "who are keeping mum in
the matter." It is believed by some,
says the Standard Laconic, "that it is ,
headed towards LaGrange and thence
via Seven Springs . for Duplin coun
y." The paper has been informed . y.
that "the road is collecting large f
quantities of cross ties at Hookerton,
which would indicate that some move
of importance is on foot. "
The rumor that the East Carolina,
from Tarboro to Hookerton, will ex- '
tend, is almost simultaneous with the
well-founded report that the Kin-ston-Carolina
is preparing to con-
fcinue , its; line from Snow Hill to ;
Stantonsburg, on the Ealeigh divis
ion of the Norfolk Southern.
The East Carolina by extending to
Snow ilill would be expected to' give
that town a much, better freight ser
vice from Norfolk' and Richmond,
Then, it is said that "within sixty ,
days the East Carolina will put on
two motor cars which will furnish a
double service from each end of the
road daily. This will enable one to
go to Raleigh or Norfolk, and many
other points and return the same -day."
The Kinston-Carolina exten
sion would afford identical facilities, , ,
but in any event, the Standard-Laconic
seemingly thinks, the competi
tion caused, by the entrance of ' the
East Carolina there- would benefit
the town considerably. - .
SMALLER LOSS FROM
FOREST FIRES, SAlti
Less Than 300,000 Acres Burned In
191573 Per Cent, of Damage In
Oregon Below . , the Average . for
Five ' Years Timber, Destroyed
Valued at ' $190,000,000, Report
Says .-,..,r' 1 '
(Special to The Free Press)
- Washington, i March1 24. forest
fires burned over. 'not "'quite 300,000
acres of national forest land in 1915,
according to official reporlU ( just
compiled, or less than two acres per
thousand,' Out of. a- total of 6,324 ,
fires) 345, or 5 j-2 per cent, did dam
age to the amount of $100 or more.
The timber' .loss ; was 156,000,000
board feet,. valued - at' ?190,000.i Al
though the- season wast regarded as
one of unusual exposure," owing to
delayed fall rains, the loss was mate
rially below the. average of tie last
five years. Over 87 per cent, of this
loss occurred in the States of Oregon,
Washington, and Idaho while more
than 72 per cent, was in Oregon
alone, o- v - v , '""':' i
Lightning figured as -the chief
cause of forest fires in 1915, as it
does in the average yean
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