THE ICE P.PEB TUB WEATHKR yOU XVII. No. 260, SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. C, TUESDAY, faARCH 28, 1916 FOUR PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS IIIIIIIP MARCH EL OSO, ASSAULT PRESID'NT GRIEVED CABINET DISCUSSES GERMAN - AMERICAN RELATIONS; U. S. HAY BREAK WITH THE KAISER WHEN SUSSEX EVIDENCE ARRIVES Tflh,! D THE IN WAITING; ir POSITIONS OVER DEATH OFTOJ ffflEjT VIGOR INT IS FRIENDLY TO U.S: r i print- . iv 11 v h ? sm ur jd ufe MS REPORTED P. EACE IS EEfli WHERE VILLUS SAI if S 1 '.."'. Urgent Deficiency Bill for Party Lines Forgotten in South of Border Eight able Reassuring Reports Say Citizens of Southern Republic Understand Nature of Expedition and Look With Favor Upon Troops Employed by War Department for Scouting Another Border Raid Reported This Afternoon (By the United Press) El Paso, March 28. General Pershing's men are ad vancing rapidly, and are only a day's march from where Villa is supposed to be located, at El Oso. Reports of an other, attempted border raid were received today from Faben's rancji, where a hundred shots were fired. Deficiency Bill Passes. Washington, March 28. Eight high-powered aero planesarjd 24, if necessary, were provided by the urgent deficiency bijl appropriating eight million dollars, passed tQday by the House. Party lines were forgotten in the passage. Mexican Sentiment Friendly. j Washington, March 28. A most pleasing development in the Mexican situation was contained in news from the front today that instead of expected hatred the Ameri can, troops are finding that the Mexicans, despite inflam matory stories from Villistas and interventionists', are understanding the expedition and heartily approve it. Indians for Scouts. Washington, March 28. eral Funston,' General Scott, ized the employment of Arizona Indians as scouts in the Villa front. ' ' Mi More flying Machines for Border. f Washington, March 28. Congressmen today assured Secretary of War Baker that the half million dollars he desires available for aviation work from the 1917 appro priation will be granted. Plans will be made immediate ly to buy eight machines and three auto trucks for each. The new machines, costing $8,000 to $12,000 each, will be sent immediately to the border. LOW SLENDER ARE, TflEpfZEPS. GERMANY IS PUTTING oilT, SAD (By the United Press) Amsterdam";; March 28. The Zep pelin has heen vastly improved late ly. There is no doubt that the Ger mans take it very seriously as a fighting machine. Still greater aer ial activity on their part may ibe ex pected aoon. The prediction is that of a neutral, recently, arrived ..from t Germany, where he had an opportunity to see and hear much concerning ithe Rais er's plana for adr raiding, but whose name, for obvioussreasons, cannot be published. J" ., According to his account, the new est zeppelins is much longer and narrower-than its predecessors, the , lat est form having proved, more readily minageaiil; in heavy weather. ' The OfondoUks hang much deeper than foW morl nd a bridge connects them . oty gondolas and the bridge are maljplated, in. the' hope that they may prove buHet-proof. " Each new seppelb carries' - about ten machine guns and two or three mall cannon. , r TfftVn cure niu irr .y tui ltiflll I1L HIED. TO WATCH WIFE Minneapolis, Minn. .: March 27 Arthur( Lilligren,' who claims ho lost perfectly good wife because he fair d a detective to shadow her, on the detective's alleged statement that she needed, shadowing, was in court to "y. fe alleges the sleuth gave him false information aboirt his spouse, and that when he accused the wife of the' things the sleuth told hhn bout,, she Jeft him. Arthur'e auit for 25,000 damages against the de tective agency is set for trial today. $800,000 Passed by House- Appropriating for Campaign to 24 Airships Made Avail- American Indians to Be On the suggestion of Gen chief of staff, today author SUGGS TO GO TO THE RICHMOND IOTERNTL TEAMi SAYS A REPORT A Rocky Mount report to State pa pers today said:, 'George Suggs, the idol of fandom in Eastern Carolina, and the ball pitcher who has done more than one man's share in -writing North Caro lina's name in the hall of fame in ma jor league baseball, will this season play with Richmond in the Interna tional League. "Suggs sprang into, fame as a player with Oak Ridge. Later, his career with Memphis, in the Southern League, caused attention from the majors, and he, was taken up by one of the big clubs. After several years with the ' American "and. National League's, Suggs was one of those who found it to his advantage to re ceive some of the funds of the Fed eralsi and for two seasons he was a premier pitcher -ofthe Baltimore club." THE POLITICAL 'COCK -ROBITr TO DIE AGAIN Washington, March 27. Suffrage leaders conceded tonight that their effort to bring the Susan B. Antho ny amendment before the House, pro bably will be defeated again when the Judiciary committee votes to morrow on the proposal. Of 21 com mitteemen they were assured of the support of only nine. ,' PECULIAR FACTS ABOUT I WELL-KNOWN rEOPLE Winnipeg, Man., Mar. 28. Manito ba has a fighting justice. Chief Jus tice Mathers of the Manitoba Kings Bench court is today taking instruc list. ' ' .r: 7 :'. 7" Berlin Believes Offensive 100 Mile Front Must r'- Fail PLENTY OF AMMUNITION Slavs Seem to Be Well Sup plied and Are Not Spar ing Shells If Attacks Fail They Must Retire From Counter Offensive Iiy CARL W. ACKERMAN, (United Press SUIT Correspondent) Berlin, March 28. Fighting around Steliowzre, where the British have launched a heavy at tack, is developing into what may prove a strong enemy of fensive, the war office today re ported. Berlin, March 28. Bent on saving themselves from a forced retreat on a hundred-mile front, the Russians are renewing their attacks against Von Jlindenburg with great fury. De spite violent attacks and the great expenditure of ammunition, Berlin believes the Russians must fail. French official Report. Paris, March 28. French troops have captured enemy works in the Parroy Woods, 15 miles east of Nan cy, killing or capturing all the Ger man occupants, the war office today announced. THE ODDEST STORY IN THE NEWS OF THE DAY Tiffin, O., March 28. -Here's the queerest entry an the early-fishing story contest. Eugene Schultz, 12, while skating on Rock Creeksbroke through the ice. He sank to the1 bot tom and in his terror clutched out wildly. His hand grasped a 21-inch black bass. He was etill tightly hold ing to it when the other boys rescued him. i STRANGE BUOYS OFF SHORES THIS STATE AND VIRGINIA, SAID Many Seen BY Crews of Vessels Coast Guard Guard Cutter Picks. Up Couple Shipping Men ; Uneasy Investigation (By the United Press) Norfolk. March 28. Considerable mystery is attached to the finding of strange buoys strung along tne North (Carolina and Virginia coasts. Two have hem picked-up by the. govern ment cutter Onondaga. Many others have been seen five miles off shore. Uneasiness' among shipping men may result in a federal investigation. The theory is that they were laid by British warships to mark a base for submarine operations. ' ' TWO PERSONS DEAD AND MANY INJURED IN FIRE Burglars Believed to Have Started Blaze In Cleveland Apartments Man and Woman Killed, Two Fa tally Hurt, and Many Others Less Seriously Injured Damage $30,000 (By the United Press) Cleveland, March 28. One man and one woman; unidentified, were killed, and two persons fatally injur ed 4md 18 others hurt, in a fire be lieved to have been sot by robbers in the Foston -Apartments, which burned today with $30,000 damage. Tentative Terms Being Dis cussed at Paris, Swiss ;.. Reports Say GERMANY NOT EXPECTANT Berlin Government Believes Enemies Will Make An other Grand Attempt to Break Through Teuton Lines France Angry (By the United Press.) Berlin, March 28. Tentative peace terms are being discussed for the first time by the Allies at the big Paris war cahferenre, Swiss inform- ation today said. Berlin, however, expects no allied peace hints ointil an expected great attempt comes ' to break the German lines, late in April. Discord is again reported between France and England, due to the fail- I ure of tho latter to send promised contingents to Europe for 1h spring offensive. CARR TO REPRESENT DURHAM DISTRICT IN ST. LOUIS CONVENTION (By the United Press) 'Durham, March 28.--Julian Carr, millionaire and philanthropist, who has been a member of every North Carolina Democratic delegation since the first Cleveland nomination, will go to St. Louis pledged for Wilson FAIR WILL BE HELO OCTOBER THIS YEAR Four Days Beginning 24th, Decided Upon Monday Night To Erect New Buildings to Take Care of Larger Patronage The local fair will be held about two weeks sooner this year rthan last, it was decided Monday night at a meeting of the directors of the Kin ston Fair Association. The dates determined upon are Oc tober 24, 25, 26 and 27. Several new fairs are being organ ized or contemplated in this part of the country. Rocky Mount, Goldsbo- ro and possibly other towns will hold fairs next fall for the first time. The Kinston Fair this year will be, so far as exhibits are concerned, one one of the biggest in the State. It is possible that it will be excelled on ly by the State Fair at Raleigh. At least ten counties will contribute to the exhibits, ijt is thought Advertise ment of the big event will be Com menced considerably earlier than last year. ' . The directors at Monday night's meeting decided to have new build ings erected to house the expected in creased exhibits. The one general ex hibit building la'st year was crowded. The fair officials thought they5 had provided sufficient epace for years to come, but the result disproved that; in fact, the whole enterprise proved to be a bigger thing than had been ( planned for. The profit made was not the least agreeable surprise. In creased space for all kinds of exhib its, including livestock, will be had next fall. '' The showing of animals is expected to be considerably bigger than in 1915.' Plans for the new buildings or annexes will be drawn up shortly! More stock, authorized some months ago, will be sold to de fray the expenses of the building. 1 1 to M! :S - ft ft PENCE, HE DECLARE! ' ' - . . . Wilson Issues Statement "Irreparable Loss" to Demo. Committee FUNERAL RALEIGH TODAY Large Party Including Dan iels and Congressmen Ac company Remains to N. C "Every Man Lost Partner" in Carolinian a Washington, March 28. President Wilson yesterday issued ihe follow ing statement: "The death of Tom Pence ha3 brought to all who knew him and to all whom he so loyally and earnestly served, not only the deepest grief but a sense of irreparable loss. Few fin er spirits have ever connected them selves with public service. He had very great ability and he devoted uhat ability to the promotion of the things he thought were right with a singular devotion and self-for- gatfulnesa, 1 feel that every man who desired the public good has lost a partner, and that the Democratic party in losing him as secretary of its national committee has suffered a loss which it may not be possible to repair at all."" ' : '' Many senators and congressmen today expressed their regret over the death of the bright North Carolina newspaperman. Pence Was regarded as one of the best of the Washington correspondents when he was doing newspaper work,.. before his appoint ment to the secretaryship of the Na tional Democratic committee. He knew imore celebrities than any wan in the .United Stales. He was a graduate of Wake Forest College. "Ho was one of the most capable men in the country," one Congressman said this morning. The President ex hibited signs of grief over the body in Pence's quarters. He sent one of (Continued on Page Four) NOTABLES TO MAKE SPEECHES AT GROUP SCHOOL EXERCISES Joyncr, Brown, Walker, Brinson, Poe, Giles and Brooks to Address Lenoir County Audiences at the Commencements Soon A number of leading educators of the fctate will make addresses at the various group school commencements to be held in Lenoir county in tho next fortnight, beginning April 4. Tho weeks will be busy ones in the rural schools. Exercises will bo held in about all of the group centers. The following list of speakers was an nounced Monday evening: State Superintendent of Public In struction J. Y. Joyner, at Pink Hill on Tuesday. .. T. E. Brown of Raleigh, Pig Club Director, at Woodington on Wednes day.. - ' : Supt. S. M. Brinson of New Bern, at Coahoma on Thursday. . Prof. N. W. Walker of Chapel Hill, Director of the University Summer School and State Inspector of High Schools, Farm Valley, Friday. ir. Clarence Poe, President of the State Literary Society and Editor of tho Progressive Farmer, Grainger, April 11. D. F. Giles, Superintendent of Wake county, Airy Grove, April 12. Dr. E. C Brooks, of the chair of education of Trinity College, Ihir. ham, .author of a number of text books and other works and a native of Lenoir county, well-known here, Moss HilL April 14. ' ' (By ROBERT J. BENDER, United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, March 28. Whether the United States, on proof that the Sussex and Englishman were victims of German torpedoes, shall allow diplomacy to take its deliberate course, or whether relations shall immediately be severed, was discussed at today's cabinet meeting. The State Department is gathering every bit of possible evi dence. Evidence Sussex Was Torpedoed. London, March 28. Fragments of metal discovered by British naval officers aboard the Sussex immediately after the explosion unquestionably are parts of a torpedo, ihe United Press was reliably informed today. WASHINGTON COUNTY OUTRAGE DESCRIBED Old George ftowen and Daughter Were Alinowt lieaten to Heath liy Robbers Suspected Negroes Spir ited Out of County to Prevent Lynching Uowen Uegged for Life. Two May Die ' (Hy the Eastern Press) Washington, March 28. A man named Williams today gave a gra phic account of a 'recent outrage in Washington county, far which sever al negroes are held, in tho Greenville jail, according to report. The ne groes were removed from Plymouth o prevent lynching. George Bowen, ah elderly country man, and his afflicted daughter hud as neighbors, on Bwcn's farm, John Savage, -his son. and his daughter-in-law, said Williams. The trio went to the Bowen homo on a stormy night. Old Bowen was awakened when they entered. Suspecting their purpose, he said, "John, you can have my imoney, but for God's sake, don't kill me." Miss Boufn was asleep in another room. Savage's son went into the room and seized the girl. She screamed. The blai'k flayed her with a pair of fire tongs. She fell back in a dead faint. Mean time John Savage was cudgelling the old man. Bowen's son, living 200 yards .distant, heard the cries ot the victims and ran to the scene, but the culprits had gone before he arrived. Bowen was robbed of $35. The ne groes evidently iivtended to kill the ouple. Bowen's nlmostlifeless body was found in a closet. There is yet some doubt about the recovery of the couple. ENGLAND PLANS TO BAR GERMAN RHODES ST'D'TS London, March 28 A bill has-been introduced in Parliament to change the conditions of tho Rhodes. Schol arship Trust, so as to eliminate en dowments for German students at Oxford. There were , 15 of these scholar ships provided by the late Cecil Rhodes, of 250 pounds (about $1,250) each, nominations to be made by the Kaiser. The endowments, like those to American students, were made in the belief thait "a good understand ing between England, the United States of America' and Germany would secure the peace of the world, and that educational relations form the stiHjngest tie." INDICTMENT AGAINST JUDGE GARY QUASHED All Charging Five Steel Companies With Conspiracy to Keep Prices of Products Up and Wages . Down Thrown Out at Youngstown Today v On Grounds They Were Vague, - Uncertain . - (By the United Press) Youngstown, O.,' March 28. Judge Anderson today sustained motion to quash indictments ; charging con spiracy to maintain prices and keep down wages against five eteet com panies, on the ground that the indict ments were vague, indefinite and un certain. This quashes the indict ment against Judge Gary, ' . WANTS TR ANSPORTATION LEGISLATION HASTENED President Writes Kitchin Urging Early Recognition Matters of Ship ping Bill and Investigation of Rail ways and Others Suggested by the Administration, In Lower Hoi'fe (By the Ur.lted Press) Washington, March 28. The Pres ident has sent a letter to House Lead er Kitchin urging that the problems , of transportation suggested by the Administration, including the ship ping bill and investigation of rail ways, be pressed for early recogni tion. WAITE SECURED GERM ' CULTURES, REPORTED New York, March 27. Virulent disease germs were, purchased ; by Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, tinder ar rest here on the charge of poisoning his father-in-law, John E, Pock, of Grand Rapids, Mich., according to evidence District Attorney Edward Swan said he obtained today. . s, William Welter of the Cornell Med-' ical School laboratory, Mr. Swann asserted, told him that between De cember 18 and March 8 Waite obtain ed live cultures of typhoid, diphther ia and other diseases, the young den tist declaring he was a physician and was experimenting on cats. 1 FISKE SAYS NAVY IS WAY BEHIND GERMANY'S Washington, March 27. With the explanation that he "hated to say it," Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, for mer aide far operations, told, , the House Naval Committee today that in fighting strength the American navy was only about half as strong as Germany's. Reluctantly, in res ponse to questions, he expressed the opinion that all things considered 2 to 1, "would not be very far away,", in an estimate 'of the comparative strength of the German and .Ameri can fleets, although the German fleet did not cost any more. ' TACGART TAKES OATH AS SUCCESSOR TO SHIVELY. Washington, March 27. Thomas Taggart, Democratic national; com mitteeman from Indiana, appointed to fill the vacancy caused by ; the death of Senator Shively, today took the oath of office. .. SINCLAIR ANNOUNCES. FOR ' THE ATTORNEY-GENERALSHIP - Fayetteville, March , 27. Hon. N. A. Sinclair, announced tonight, that he will be a candidate for the Demo cratic nomination for attorney gen eral. ; DYES FROM GERMANY TO CHARLOTTE VIA CHINA Charlotte, March 27. A shipment of cotton mill dyes representing $20. 000, was received by a local concern here today, having come by way : ot Shanghai, China, from Germany. The supply house hero announced it had come in possession of a source whereby" It would be able to meet the demands of Southern mill men.