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VOL. XVILNo. 262
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1916
FOUR PAGES
PRICK TWO CENTS "
ir IVE CENTS ON TRAIN!
VILLI DREW FUNDS
FROM AMERICA AND
ELSEWHERE, STATED
MALANCOURT APT TO
IS
LITTLE DOUBT LEFT NOW THAT AMERICA
WILL SEVER RELATIONS WITH KAISER IF
PROVEDTHATSUSTX WAS VICTIM U-BOAT
FALL INTO GERMAN
TO MAKE A BID FOR
E. CAROLINA R'ROAD
HANDS SOON, BELIEF
FREE
PRESS
Golden Festiial In Kinston and Vicinity for Coming Weeks
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Bcsnd ta Interest All .Who
-two Big 1916 Model Touring Cars-Six Otter Val
Bible Prizes to Be Awarded Faithful Contestants
As predicted by the Contest Man
ager yesterday. ' the announcement
that The Free Press would five away
two touring oars and many other
prizes absolutely without cost dur
ing the next few weeks, caused much
comment, and no little excitement in
the City of Kinston as well es the
outlying territory covered by the
Daily and the Semi-Weekly Free
Press.
Many people were quick to see
what this campaign could be made to
mean to them, and haatoned to enter
the -contest. A large number of
nominations have already been re
ceived. They have come from near
ly every locality where Tho Free
Press- circulates. They represent
some of the most prominent and best
known people in the country.
The full details of this wonderful
contest, all about the prizes, how
they are to be awarded how to enter,
how to vote, etc., appear in today's
issue of The Free Press. Study over
the details of this campaign, then
enter your name or tho name of a
friend at once.
The Prizes.
The prizes in this great enterprise
ar many end Mst v)"6- There
are first of all, two of the very lat
est modeJ fully equipped Touring
Cars ""These, two cars will be award
IffiGETT SAVES THE
OF NAVY
ill
Would Not Let Him Be In
terrupted During Very
lengthy Statement
BEVY OF-BIG NAVY MEN
'V , .
Were Ready to Go After
Daniels'. Scalp Explains
How It Will Be Necessary
to Enlist 23,000 Men to
Secure Stated Increase
t (By the United Press)
- ;Washihgton,"March 30. The long
Anticipated heckling' of Daniels by
big navy men was staved off today by
Chairman Padgett of the House na
val committee, when the v secretary
appeared before the committee.. Pad
get insisted that Daniels foe permit
ted to complete a 'long statement be
P' kein questioned. Daniels ex
plained, his plan to increase the navy
personnel 5 by fifteen thousand men,
and warned the committee- against
paying too much heed to recommen
dations of individual officers who do
not agree with the general board.
4Mr-, Daniels explained that to in
crease.the membership by 15,000 men
H would be necessary to examine
140,000 applicants and enlist twenty,
three thousand, owing to a number
of enlistments expiring.
Daniels Outlines Plan.
;To increase the officers of the navy
Mr. Daniels recommended ! the ap
pointment of 30 civilian engineers
each year for ten yearsand appoint
ent of 23 civilian Aviators each
year for five years.'a well as con
tinuing assigning of naval officers
to the aviation corps, and the ap
pointment of civilian educators at
Annapolis so that a majority of the
90 officers there could be available for
.active service. He urged the appro
priation ot $150,000 for civilian edu
cators at Annapolis.
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ire Ambitious and Energetic
ed to the two people in the contest
who secure the two highest vote to
tals, regardless of distract limita
tions. For convenience, there are two
districts. The City of Kineton is dis
trict one, and all" territory outside of
the city is district two. Each of
these two districts will receive three
prizes as follows: The First Prize in
District One is a Genuine Diamond
Ring, perfect cut white stone, Value,
?75, purchased from the Mewborn
Jewelry Company of Kinston; the
Second Prize is a 14-K Gold Watch,
Elgin movements, purchased from
the Mewborn Jewelry Company; the
Third Prize is a Bank Account of
$25 at the First National Bank of
Kinston. The First Prize in District
Two is a Genuine Diamond Ring sim
ilar tothe one offered in District One,
value, $76, purchased from the Lynch
Jewelry Company; the Second Prize
is a 14-K Gold Watch, similar to
the watch in District One, purchased
from Mewborn Jewelry Company;
the Third Prize is a Bank Account of
?25 in .the Farmers and Merchants
Bank of Kinston. There wilK be
awarded .after the two touring
cars in order of the standing in each
district. All others who take part
in the contest and do not win one of
these prizes will be paid a commis
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RAILROAD EMPLOYES
SEND IJLTIMATUM TO
HEADS OF C'lPANIES
Demands for 8-Hour, Day
and Time-and-Half for
Overtime Submitted By
Leaders of 36,000 Men
Threatening to Strike
(By the United Press)
Cleveland, March 3p. Three hun
dred and sixty thousand employes to
day submitted demands to 458 Am
erican railroads for an 8-hour day
and time and a half pay for overtime.
The roads are notified that a writ
ten answer is expected y April 29.
SAY LENOIR'S LINK
HIGHWAY BAD SHAPE
Craven Autolsts Criticize Road's Con
ditionSome Overhauling Will
Have to Be Done to Prevent Bad
Report by Inspectors Next Month.
"A New Bern autoist who yester
day, made the trip from New Bern
to Kinston declares that the Central
Highway. in, Craven county, the road
leading to Kinstoh is in fine shape,
and that he covered 30 miles of this
in one hour, but when he struck the
Lenoir county section of the highway
he encountered a ibad road and only
covered ten miles in an hour," said
the New Bern SunJournal Wednes
day evening. A number of similar
reports had been had, the newspaper
stated, "and unless Lenoir fixes up
her section the inspectors next month
will doubtless criticize them for their
negligence." V
Although autoists from New Bern
criticize the, Lenoir road, they "give
high praise to Kinston's well-paved
Streets and declare that the town is
now one pf the best-paved In the
State." Kinston has spent "several
thousand" dollars in improving her
streets. ."': i-v '.
Six Craven county
now seeking divorces.
persons . are
Justice Department Has a
Mass of Evidence, Admit
ted Today
WILL BE MANY ARRESTS
Agents In Position to Make
Some Now, But Do Not
Want to Frighten Off
Men Higher Up In Plot
Conspirator Knows Lot ,
(By the United Press)
Washington, March 30. The Jus
tice Department expects early devel
opments in the investigation into the
mysterious source of Villa's funds. It
was iearnea today mat tne depart
ment has a mass of evidence tending
to show 'that there has been Ameri
can and foreign support for the ban
dit , v
, Ilorst Von Der Goltz, brought from
England to testify in bomb plot cases,
was formerly with Villa in Mexico,
and has been questioned along this
fine. He is believed to-have valua
ble information regarding large
funds given Villa. The department
already has evidence justifying the
arrest of several persons, but wants
to wait to prevent "higher ups" elud
ing the net.
MANY- pEMS ARE HURT
IN SMASHUP ELECTRICS
Collision Near Chicago In Fog To
"" day Twenty to 30 Injured, Report
edBoth Trains Telescoped None
.Killed Suburbans Came Together
. On Argo-Cicero Line in the Dense
' Weather
Chicago, ,, March 30. Twenty to
thirty persons we're injured, some se
riously, when two suburban electric
trains crashed head on on the Argo
Cicero line in a fog today. Both
were, "telescoped. None wa3 killed t
VILLA IN MOUNTAINS
TO AMERICANS LEFT
PERMISSION TO USE
Carrahza Immediately Complies With Second Formal Re
quest From Washington Government and Officials Are
Relieved Chase for Outlaw, Known to Be In High
Country, Resolves Itself Into a Man-Hunt Dodd and
Cavalry Column at Turning of Road Into Mountains
Raising Big Reward for Bandit at Monterey Officer
Dies From Pneumonia Contracted Below the Border
(By the United Press)
Washington, March 30. The Villa expedition contin
ues merely a man hunt. The last fear of complications is
believed to have been removed by Carranza's agreement
to let the Americans use Mexican railways for supplies,
officials today believed. .
San Antonio; March 30. Unofficial reports to army
headquarters declare Villa is in the Guerrero mountains,
and Dodd's cavalry has reached the railroad that swings
southwest from Chihuahua City.
Officer Dead of Pneumonia.
El Paso, Texas, March 29. J o
seph V- Allison, second lieutenant of
the Thirteenth Cavalry, who was
brought back to the base hospital at
Fort Bliss Tfrom General Pershing's
army in Mexico Buffering from a cold
that developed into pneumonia, died
today. ' V
Carranza Gives Permission for
Use of Railroads.
Washington, March 29. One of
the anny's most serious problem in
hunting Villa was solved today when
General Carranza promptly granted
the renewed request of the State De
partment for permission to use the
Mexican Northwestern Railroad in
Teutons Making Furious
Assaults; Seek Town and
Roadheads
TERRIFIC BIG GUN FIRE
French Gunners On Dead
Man Hill and In Other
Positions Striving Hero
ically to Prevent Capture
of Important Position
(By the United Press)
Paris, Mar. 30. The repulse of
German attempts to recover the
French positions in Avoncourt; is
reported at the war office. The
Germans have been completely
checked at Malancourt.
London, March 30. Having gain
ed a foothold, at Malancourt, the Ger
mans are driving forward furiously
to capture the whole village and two
important highways intersecting the
town. The French position s ex
tremely perilous.
German artillery is pouring a ter
rific fire into the French works. .
The French are replying from Dead
Man Hill and other points which com
mand the Malancourt highways.
HARTNESS HERE, GOT
LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
J. A. Hartness, candidate for Secre
tary of State from Statesville, called
upon the Jocal Democratic leaders
Wednesday afternoon. He said he
was gratified over his reception here,
but it is known that Mr. Hatrness got
no especial encouragement from the
Lenoir county bosses. Grimes, say
those , who claim to know, is looking
up far and away the biggest of tho
candidates in this section. "He has
improved considerably during his ten
ure, and he will be sent back beyond
a doubt," according to one man sup-
porting the Pitt county man
BUT NO HINDRANCE
WITH SRANfft OF
MEXICAN RAILROADS
carrying out the pursuit
General Carranza received the new
request this morning; his answer was
in Washington before dark. It was
contained in a brief message from
John L. Rodgers, special agent of the
United States at Queretaro, saying
the head of the de facto government
agreed to the commercial use of the
line. i ' - '
Big Reward for Villa.
Brownsville-, Tex Mar. 28. Ameri
incan and Mexican business men at
Monterey ere endeavoring to raise
$50,000 in gold as a reward for Vil
la, dead or alive, it was reported
here today. It is planned to have
the reward go either to the captors
or to a .charitable institution! .
Chamber of Commerce to
Urge Bridgers Extend
to This City
CONNECTS AT GRAINGER
Only 7 Miles of Track
Would Have to Be Laid
Could Build On to Pol
locksville for a Junction
With New Bern, Etc
Snow Hill, it became known today,
is to have a rival bidder for tho East
Carolina Railroad, reported as certain
to be extended from Hookerton to
some other point within the next two
or three months. The Kinston Cham
ber of Commerce is going after the
road, and going after it "good end
strong,' 'too. But seven miles of
track will have to be laid to connect
tho road with this city.
The Chamber will propose to Pres
ident Bridgers of the East Carolina
lhat the road be extended to Grain
ger, aoout nve mnes irom nere, ana
use the Atlantic Coast Line's track
into Kinston. That would give the
East (Carolina a continuous route
from its Northern terminus at Tar
boro, to the terminus of the Kinston
Woldon branch of tho A. C. L. here.
"Big business" will be offered to Mr
Rridgers and his associates as an in
ducement. The connection, the Kin
ston Chamber estimates, would be a
tremendous thing for Kinston and
the road as well. . .
Mr. Bridgors will be reminded that
the Chamber understands that the
Atlantic Coast Line has a right-of-
way f rom this city to Pollocksville,
on the New Bern-Wilmington branch
The extension to Kinston would af
ford numerous shortcuts. The dis
tance to the North from this city,
New Bern and Wilmington, by the
connection at Pollocksvil , would bo
considerably (shortened. The Nor
folk Southern Railroad, of course,
would probably find the new line a
lively competitor.-
The East Carolina has contemplat
ed extending to Snow Hill, and from
there either to Fremont or Seven
Springs. If the owners will not build
direct to Kinston from Hookerton,
the present southern terminus, they
will be asked to direct the route to
Grainger from Snow Hill instead of
taking it southwest or west. Cham
ber of Commerce officials believe they
will find it easy to convince the East
Carolina owners that the connection
with Kinston is the best thing pos-ai-
for the road.
'EGGS' BV THE MILLIONS;
A PROFITABLE INDUSTRY
Wilmington, March 29. Wilming
ton fishermen are being offered $20
a million for shad eggs. While this
would not figure out a dozen basis
with hen eggs, tho fishermen are
finding the industry more profitable.
The master of the government fish
hatchery, Fish Hawk, takes this
means to replenish the supply of
shad in the Cape Fear. The fisher
men do not even give the "lady
shad" time to cackle, remove the roe
and sell the fish, - making consider
ably more than $1.50 from each roe
shad.
PORTRAITS TWO NOTED
TARHEEL
Richmond, March 29. Two par
traits of distinguished sons of North
Carolina were presented with impres
sive ceremonies today to the North
Carolina room in the Confederate
Museum. One of the portraits was
that of Major Orren Randolph Smith,
designer of the Confederate flag, and
the other was that of Col. Risden Ty
ler Bennett of the Fourteenth North
Carolina Regiment, C S. An and af
ter the war a member of the Nation
al House of Representative?
Another Campaign of Terror Seems to Have Beeni Com
menccd by Teuton Submersibles Under Direction Von
Tirpitz's Successor Affidavits of Americans On Board
Vessels Recently Torpedoed Now On Way to Wash
ingtonOnly Complete Settlement of Entire Contro
versy Will Satisfy Administration Germans Say Sus
sex Was Not Sunk by Teuton Undersea Boat and That
Englishman Case Was Justified
(By United Press)
Washington, March 30. Any expectation that Ameri
ca will recede from its determination to sever relations ,
with Germany if it is irrefutably proved that a German
submarine sunk the Sussex has been removed. It was in
timated today following news of the latest torpedoing,
thaf rf ihn Wcurla Pri"f vm'fh Amorinona ahnarrl that. Wllv
prompt and complete settlement of the whole submarine
issue can prevent the threatened rupture. Some officials
believe a settlement would be more likely after severance ;
of relations than before.
New Campaign Submarine Terrorism. t
London, March 30. The view is taken that German
submarines have entered upon a new campaign of terror
ism despite contrary Berlin reports, following sworn
statements concerning reported attacks upon four ves
sels with Americans aboard, now en route to Washington.
Von Bernstorff Sees Polk. ,
Washington, March 30. German Ambassador Von
Bernstorff today at noon spent a few minutes with Coun
sellor Polk of the State Department. They, merely dis
cussed commercial questions, it was said. The latest sub
marine activities were not discussed.
No German U-Boat In Sussex Case, Declared.
1 German circles here express the belief that no Teuton
submarine was concerned in the Sussex case. As for the
Englishman sinking, the Germans insist she was legiti
mate prey, since she. attempted1 to escape. . - ,
MORE THAN TW'NTY
THREE HUNDRED IN
CITY SCHOOLS NOV
Increase of More Than 400
Over Year 1915 Maximum
Enrollm'nt Spare Room
In Buildings Being Used.
200 More Negro Children
Two thousand, thres hundred and
tent
That is the present enrollment of
the. Kinston City Schools. The fig
ures are calculated to cause surprise
to most persona in the city.
The increase is more than 400 over
last year's maximum. The largest
enrollment during the 1914-'15 scho
lastic year was 1,851,
Children are -overflowing from the
two buildings for whites and the ne
gro school on Tower Hill road as
well. The new High School, occupied
during the present school year was
designed to take care of the city's
school needs for the next five years;
that is. together with the Peyton
avenue building, and the colored
school on Tower Hill oad. Office
rooms and basement space in the
white buildings are being used now.
A new structure will have to be had
immediately, it seems. Another in
crease of 459 in one year's time
would send the authorities hustling
around to lease vacant dwellings, or
storerooms, etc., probably.
It is due the colored people to state
that they came in for more than their
proportion of the increase. They
sent about 200 more of their young
sters, to school this year. Strenuous
attempts to enforce the compulsory
education law had a desired effect on
many colored parents.
New York, March 28. The Aero
Club of America announced today
that because, of the law which pre
vents the- United States government
from, accepting gifts, it had offered
to sell to the government for 1 dollar
each the two high-powered aero
planes it recently proffered for use
in Mexico. - y -. -
CHAUTAUQUA TO BE
BIGGER Sit THIS
SUISMERJAN LAST
Expected to Be Held In
June Swarthmore Peo
pie to Have Charge of At
tractions Again To Take
In Larger Territory
Kinston is expected to have its an- '
nual chautauqua in June this year.
it was stated at the Chamber of Com
merce office today. The dates have
not been announced. The attractions
will again be furnished by the Chau
tauqua Association of Swarthmore,
Pa., which company has put on ex- -cellent
programs here in the past two
yeais. A meeting of all the guaran
tors has been called for Tuesday
night at 7:30 o'clock,' in ,the Cham
ber's rooms. Directors of the Cham
ber will meet with them.
The chautauqua this wear will he
advertised to the limit. A larger tar- ,
ritory will be billed than last year.
This city in 1914 and 15 was one of
tho best places on the circuit, the'
chautauqua managers stated, and it
is intended for it Jto make a record
for the State this summer, regardless
of the populations of larger towns on
the circuit.
Following are the guarantors: Wm.
Hayes, N. B. Evans, C. W. Harts
field, D. E. Wood, T. V. Moscley,
Htjames M. Parrott, D. F. Woot
en, E. W. Bizzell, T. W, Mewborn,
Dr. R'. A. Whitaker. L. T. Whit
field, W. E. Parrott, J.: W. Braxton,
G. T. Fleming, "W. C Fields, J. F.
Harvey, Geo. B. Green, Chester A.
Walsh, W. C. Knox, W. J. Mathes,
R. R. Rouse, Bernard P. Smith, Y.
T. Ormond, H. E. Shaw, W. E.
Mewborn, W. H.- O'Berry, O. M.
Ratledge, R. L. Patrick, W. B. -Douglass,
L. C. Parrott, F. Fitts,
G. G. Moore, H. A. Humble, II. F.
taws, Sol. Oeftinger, K. E. Blaml,
W. B. Coleman, L. A. Claytor, I -.
Ira. M. Hardy, T. II. Eritt, Dr.
Z. V. Moseley, John G. Co:, J. A.
(Continued on Tyje I )