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XVII.-No.261 SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N.C WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1916 - .;. . .. .... . 6 PAGES TODAY PKICE TWO CXNTS VIVK CENTS ON TRAINS FREE PRESS TO GIVE VALUABLE PEIZES IN Two Tearing Cars, Diamond .Rings, Watches and Bank Acccits WiD Be Awarded ,at the .Close cf.Smn Weeks'- Unprecedented JfypH n for.Nw Subscriptions In Kinston Trade Temtor Full Particulars Giyen ((onaSon? ppjep f-r Commissions Paid to Those Who Fail to Secure pnzesHugdreds of Young Men and, Wo men to Work for Splendid Rewards Contest Office In Whiifc Block On another page of this issue of The Free Press there U an announce ment which is bound to meet - with the approval of every man, woman and child, not only in the City of Kin gton, but every viHage and every ru ral route served by, the Daily Free Press and Semi-Weekly Free Press. -This announcement gives the details of a Great Golden Festival and Vot ing Contest, in which the Daily Free Press and Semi-Weekly Free Press will give away a fortune in prizes, absolutely free, during the next few' week There has. never been any thing in this vicinity that could com pare wkk this Great Golden Festival, which the ; Kinston Free Press an nounces tp; the- public today. - Thia Golden Festival is at once dignified and productive of great financial re turns to all who take part in it. Every person who 'takes an active part in this Great Golden Festival will win something. There will be a prize awaitwrg you on May 18th, 1916, "no matter .whom you may be. There will be' eight prizes . of established value, the largest of which are two latest model Touring Cars. The va- Tiotnsprh!erreilTsted below. All others will win golden prizes in vak ue, according to each individual ef- MU ' i. if.. ObjectCirculation. The object of this Great Golden Festival is more circulation for The Daily Free Press and Semi-Weekly Free Pfcewj But instead of hiring a crew of solicitors "to secure these sub scriptions.;; the Kinston Free Press Company prefers to give the ': value ajl to the. public direct ' Hence the Golden Festival. - This Great Golden Festival is open to every one everywhere. No mat ter "What you want money for, no matter what 'your ambition in life roay'jbe, here is your opportunity to get the start No, matter who you are, or where you live, this Golden Revival holds forth an individual promise to you, you who are reading -.this. If you want an automobile, here Js your chance; your opportuni tyan individual promise to you, The Prizes. - The prizes in this great enterprise are m,any and of great value. There are first of all, two of the-very lafc. est mode J, fitfly. equipped, Touring Cars. . These two earn will J o4rfl) . cd to the, two. people in the contest who secure the two highest vote to tals, regardless, . of district limita tions . . , w convenience, there are two districts.; The City of Kinston is dis trict one, and all territory outside of the city . is district two. Each . of these two districts will receive three p' as loiiwr. The Fim District One is Genuins Diamond .1? Inn nAAH4 i Vk, 'purchased from the Mewborn -eweiry ixxmpany of Kton; the Second. Prize is a 14,K cum . Elgm movements, purchased from TTi JT- Vmlty P; the 1!,?? Bank Acunt of 135 ,t the First National Bank 'of ' ?!,St0m " Prize in Di8trict rwo is a Genuine Diamond Ring ain. uar tohe one offered in DishnVf rv value, 75, purchased from the Ljmchl -v-nry company; the Second Prize s 14-K Gojd Watch, similar to the watch in District One, purchased front Newborn Jewelry .Company. Third Prize U. Bank Account of 5-5 in the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Kinston. There will b awarded, after the two touring ca,rs in order of the, standing in each Strict. All others who tak. part w the contest and do not win one of . these prizes will be paid a commis sion, of ten per cent, as is explained fn detail below. Everyone Wins. In' addition to this fortune, every one else who takes an active part in this Golden Festival and remains un til the final day," May 13th, will re ceive' a commission of ten per cent, providing they do not win one of the above awards. So you see that everyone wins something. There is no DOSsiWe chance for anyone to lose. Many married people will en ter in order to secure a little extra income during theirspare hours, as surfd. that their ambition. will be de finitely rewarded.- Many young men will enter and make an effort to win one of the Golden awards to take a college course, some to start a busi ness of their own, and others for special training. There will be those who have thoughts of wedding bells. The prizes will feather their nest. To have a definite desire in life, is to en ter this- Great Golden Festival of the Daily Free Press and Semi-Weekly Free Press, How to. Enter. There Is nothing hard to understand about entering, or, iu fact, winning. There is a nomination blank on the other page, which counts five thous and votes, when properly filled out and sent or brought to the Contest Manager of the Daily Free Press and Semi-Weekly Free Press office, in Whitaker block. Fill this blank out and send it in, and the Contest Man ager will be glad to explain all the tittle details of this golden gift of fortune. - As soon as you have nom inated yourself, or been nominated by a friend, you will need to start saving 'the vote coupons which will appear , in, th,e Daily Free;, Press and Semi-Weekly Free Bress in a day or two. You should, also ask H ybnr friends and acquaintances to save ithese coupons for you. In addition to these coupons, all paid subscrip tions to the Daily Free. Press and Semi-Weekly Free Press will count for .votes, for you, according to the schedule printed below. Ask all the people you know to subscribe for either the Daily Free Press or the Semi-Weekly Free Press with you, then collect their money right on the spot, ' and bring it to the Contest Manager, and he will give you votes fof it, which will be good any time during the contest - The Contest Manager also 9ias at his office some special' receipt books And vote blanks for your convenience. These are all free. Call or. write, and he will see that you are supplied with all that you can use to advantage. In fact, there is not a single cent of expense to you connected with i this Golden Festival.,; You can enter and win one of the Tourine Cars or any other prize on the list without the outlay of a single penny if you so will it The rules of the Golden Festival follow. These rules will be strictly enforced: - Subscriptions may be secured any where.' All arrears eubscriptions must be PAJD up in order to vote. Every candidate in. the, contest has an. equal chance of winning one of the Touring Cars or any other prize on the list Candidates compete only against candidates in their own dis trict, for the district, prizes. In the event of a .tie, prizes of equal value, will; be given. The Contest Manager .reserves tne right to make any ruling which may be, in his opinion, necessary, without giving "any reason for doing eo. a The Contest Manager reserves the right to debar any candidate from ' (Continued on Pago Three) , ALLIES PROPOSE TO KAISER BEFORE CHRISTMAS Combined Offensive On All Fronts Will Be Started Before July WAR COUNCIL CONFIDENT Military Leaders Confer ring at Paris Think Sim ultaneous Blows On All Fronts Will Drive the Germans to Ask for Peace (By the United Press) London, March 29. Before the end of June the allied armies will strike simultaneous blows on all the fronts to bring the Kaiser to his knees and end the war before Christmas. The combined offensive is believed to be certain to result in that by the Paris war council. French Gains. Paris. March 29. Three hundred yards of German trenches in the Av oncourt wood were captured in a viol ent early morning attack. The Ger mans lost heavily in a counter attack northwest of Verdun. Germany Claim Material Gain. Berlin, March. 29. German troops have broken the French front for over J2.000 yards, capturing several lines of trenches, in fighting ten miles northwest of Verdun, the war office today announced. The Germans captured many prisoners and five guns. HIGH GRADE STEERS GET FORTY DOLLARS MORE A HEAD, SAID (Special to The Free Press) Washington, Mar. 28. That it pays to raise good stock is illustrated- by the experience of two Utah ranch men who sent their steers to the same market on the same day. Both ran their stock" on National Forest range under grazing permits, both used the same amount of range per head, and both paid the same grazing fee. One gave close attention to the selection of his breeding cows and used only high-grade bulls. The other made no effort to improve his herd. The own er of the high-grade stock received $40 per head more for his steers than the owner of the common stock. On some of the National Forest ranges the stockmen club together, it is reported, and buy high-grade bulls which are owned as community pro perty. Since the administration of the 'Forests is in the hands of the De partment of Agriculture, naturally there is a desire to encotirage the use of good breeding stock and to eliminate the scrubs. y Lieut H. N. Butler hak been trans ferred from the Coast Guard cutter Pamlico at New Bern to the cutter Guthrie at Philadelphia. HEX ICANS: UNDERSTAND PURPOSE OETHE TROOPSBAM, ACCOR WARS t RECEPTIONS E (By the United Prt) , ELPaso, March 29,r-Continued peaceful relations be tween the United States and Mexico seemed more, certain today than at any time since the Viilistas made the Col umbus raid. : Failure of organized attempts on. both sides of the. border to transform the punitive expedition into intervention pleased Carranza and American officials here. Army officers emphasized the friendly reception the American soldiers are getting everywhere. SEEMS CERTAIN THE ARMY HAS ASSUMED Baker Exhibits Telegram About Accident; Will Say Nothing Further NEGRO TROOPER KILLED Saddler of Tenth Cavalry Was Injured Fatally In Wreck South of Line and Died Last Friday, War Department Announces (By the United Press) Washington, March 29. Saddler George A. Hudnelt of Troop B, 10th Cavalry, died Friday from injuries sustained in a railroad wreck below the border, the War Department to day announced. Asked if this meant that the troops had taken over the Mexican railways, Secretary Baker Said, "Save that you have been given the entire telegram, I have no fur ther comment to make." Pershing Already Using Mexican Railroads, Said. San Antonio, Texas, March 28.-r Confirmation that General Pershing already has been using a portion of the Northwestern Railroad, for the transportation of troops was' secured by General Funston today from what was said to be an unofficial source. This information included a report cn the overturning of two cars and the injuripg of ten troopers of the tenth cavalry and several horses. The accident occurred while the cars were being itaken over a tem porary track built around Cumbre Tunnel, south of Casas Grandes. One of the rails gave way and the cars rolled down an embankment. It was not believed here that Gen eral Pershing's use of the railroad prior to receipt of permission from the Carranza government would en danger negotiations being conducted by the State Department, because it was assumed he had gained permis sion of those in charge of operations of it-hat section of the line. (By the United Press) VENICE BOMBED AGAIN. Vienna, March 29. Austrian -aviators have bombarded Venice for the Seventh time since the beginning of the, war, it is offi cially announced. ENGLISH DOCK HANDS STRIKE. London, March 29 Ten thous and Mersey dock hands struck today, following an overtime dis pute. The strike threatens to interfere seriously with transat lantic shipping. BRIEFS IN THE NEWS OF NEIGHBORING TOWNS Only six couples have been mar ried in Craven county so far in this month. Stock is being subscribed for grow ing Bridgeton-s first bank. 0 PUNITiVt COLM'NS VERYWIIERE, STAT'D CHARGE WILSON. THUS. OF CLEARINGUP WHOLE SWRINE fEST'N Administration Is Making Flans to Put End to the Controversy Now METHOD NOT DISCLOSED Has Severance of Relations ' In Mind?--If U-Boats Were Innocent In Sussex and Englishman Cases Is sue Would Remain Open By ROBERT J. BELDER, (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, March 29. More than the settlement of the Englishman and Sussex cases is the object of the present administration steps regard ing submarine attacks. Complete settlement of the whole submarine issue, including disposal of the Lue rtania case, is in the President's mind. All officials believe that disposal of the present situation means disposal of the whole submarine question. Failure in one phase means complete failure in all, this, of course, on the assumption that German submarines attacked both ships. If conclusively proved that they did not, the general submarine issue would remain to be settled, ? '..; Englishman Tried to Escape; Torpedoed After Stopped Washington, March 29. The Ward liner En f ashman, sunk a few days ajjo, was shelled and torpedoed after attempting to escape, accord ing to affidavits of American 'survi vors, cabled to -the State Department from Liverpool. The captain said the tried to escape, but was shelled, hove to and was then torpedoed. GRIFFON MAN PMD TO SEE BIG MOTION PICTURE, BUT DIDNT A Grifton irn took his family to New Bern in an automobile to see "The 'Birth of a Naition," and pur chased nine dollars' worth of tick ets, "he had an idea he was in for an evening of real enjoyment," says the Sun-Journal , of New Bern. The idea proved, erroneous. Hardly had" the movie machine commenced its singing monotone before urchins, ob serving Patrick'e car unattended in front of the theater, decided to take a ride. A friend noticed that Patrick's au tomobile was gone. He informed the owner. "Mr. ratncK at once iosx an interest in the picture. An hour or two later the police cornered up the car. All the occupants but one leap ed out and ran. The lonely one was arrested. Patrick said he was "hot in the collar," and intended to press the charge against the youngster and his accomplices if they were appre hended. REPORT OF KINST0r( . COTTON MARKET Inclemency of the weather retarded sales on the local cotton exchange to day. The prices were about as good as the average for the past few days; New York futures quotations were: Open 2:40 May'.. .11.96 12.00 July .. ........ 12.07 12.10 October .12.15 12.20 December 12.20 12.36 January . . .12.33 12.42 CAROLINA HAS GOOD BALL ; TEAM, COACH DOAK SAYS Chapel Ml.- March 28 "A little tightening up in. one or two places, and Carolina will put out just as good a baseball etam this spring as N ehe had last season," predicted Coach Poak -this morning. TERRIBLE TRIPLE WRECK N. Y. CENTRAL TRAINS NEAR AMHERST; 0 EARLY TODAY; MORE THAN SCORE DEAD; MANY INJURED Three Trains Piled Up In Indescribable Confusion In the FogTwenty-three Least Estimate of the Dead Scenes of Horror Bodies and Limbs Scattered Along Track Steel Coaches Prevented Greater Catastrophe. Famous Twentieth Century Limited Ran Into Wreck of Two Sections at Speed of 60 Miles "Could Not Have Been More Hideous," Says Survivor Woman Who Escaped Unharmed From Wreck Became Mother Shortly After (By the United Press) Cleveland, 0., March 29. At least 27 persons were killed and 43 injured, some fatally, when three crack New York Central trains, one the Twentieth Century Limited, crashed in a fog near Amherst early today. All the dead; and injured were passengers on an east bound train. Steel coaches saved an appalling loss of life. Passengers said the first eastbound section had slowed ' up when the second section crashed clear through the . buffet and day coaches. A minute, later the Twentieth, -Century struck the wreckage at a rate of 60 miles an ' hour, being derailed. Sounds of the cries of the dying and injured were heard a mile away, " , Baby Born In Midst of Frightfulness. Mrs. Mary Maiston of Indianapolis, who escaped un harmed, gave birth to a. child in a day coach later. There were gruesome sights along the tracks. Some' ' of the dead were so mutilated that they will never.be rec- 4 ognized. Many bodies had to be gathered up' in sheets. Many bodies, and separate hands, legs and feet - were strewn in. the debris. - Hideous Scenes. W. B. Bradley of Pittsburg said . a "more hideous wreck could not be imagined. Up above ...the , engine olthe second division, mixed with wreckage, were lying bodies of dead and injured, mostly unclothed."- ; . ,. G. W. Kershaw of &mmerville, N. J., was, in the sec ond coach from the one most badly smashed. He said it was the "most; ghastly sight he ever saw."-. As he was, leaving his car Kershaw saw, a man pick ; up . a leg. ;. Anv other approached with a bundle in a sheet. It contained arms and legs. - . . , SOIL SURVEY SHEET Map By Geological Survey Is On Great Scale-rEv-ery Millrace and Bypath Shown Will. Be Page In Atlas of United States Copies of the new soil survey map of the'Kinston quadrangle," a ter ritory comprising portions of Greene and Lenoir county running not quite fourteen miles north and south, and a slightly less distance east and west, were received at the Chamber of Com merce office here today. , The copies, to be distributed by the Chamber, were the gift of Congressman Claud Kitchin. .. : ; - The map is a handsome piece of work. The scale is a little more than five inches to four miles. It bear the names of Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. iLane, Director Geo. Otis Smith of the U. S. Geological purvey and R. B. Marshall, Chief Geogra pher. In making It he map Frank Sut ton was the geoographer in charge; R.. A. Kiger, J. B. Metcalfe, Jr., and Roscoe Reeves were in charge of topography, and Sledge Tatum. Geo. T. Hawkins, Oscar Jones and C. W. Arnold of control. r ; Every watercourse, rural school, cross-roads hamlet, etc., in the quad rangle is put down. .' The Geological Survey is making a topographic map T of the United States. - ThU work has been in pro gress since 1882, and more Khan. 33 per cent, of the area of the country, including outlying possessions, 'has now been mapped. . The areas map ped are widely distributed, each State being Tepresen ted. " The conven tional signs illustrate "the maps niee- Continual on Tage Ste IliFilil CAVALRY RE-MOUNTS ARE BADLY lEill if Foreign. Governments Have) Combed the Country for, Horses and U. S War De partment Has. , Difficulty In Securing Them Now (By the. United Press) . San Antonio, March, 29. The Eu ropean war has so stripped the Unit ed States of good horses that today United States army officers admit ted a serious shortago of cavalry remounts. Ceneral Funston has combed Tex-" as without result for available ani-' mats capable of standing up under hard campaigning. The buyers of France, Italy and Great .. Britain, have swept Texas bare of cavalry ani mals. . SL Louis, Kansas City, Atlanta, Chicago and smaller horse markets now are being investigated by - army officers in the hope of obtaining a sufficient supply in a hurry. Here also, however, the army men found that the buyer for tho warring na tions of Europe had preceded them. American cavalry . regiments : are reported to be short now ' of re mounts needed in red campaign work and should many be, lost in fighting ' the problem would become grave. State cavalry regiments," too. are re ported as generally deficient in cav alry animals. ' -i COAST GUARD. AERIAL CORPS. .Washington, March 28. A coast guard aerial corps, to be operated as an arm of the coast guard service ia peace and with the army or navy ia war, is proposed in a bill introduced today by Representative Montague cf Virginia. . ONTHEBORD u mm hi ft 11