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Oil THf HBUE P,PEB THB; WBATH5' ...... . t , .... fail To"'fh and Totsommr VOL. XVIL No. 27a SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. O, THURSDAY, APRIL 13; 1916 ' FOUR PAGES i MUCK TWO CENTS VIVE CENTS ON TRAIKI MCMTRJfll KEEP CONFIDENCE OF JOIS MEN PROTEST GERMANS AT'ACHING 'THIS WILL 4CT IN TROUBLE p. IIRP ilfTE I HffllMY I til ft fcf & mi. , ; j '.....,,".., i . i . I ' V POSITION WITH IN MANNER SATISFACT'R Y SAY IN THE DEPOT iMitriBf.'rwwi NEAR VERDUN TODAY TO PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY NOW,' SAID jiitiuLllK Ill in I i i m MEXICAN PEOPLE B GERMANY rfhVc . -s. . ., - l' uuu -2 MATItK aTATEO Request for Negotiations J my touched In Mud Spanish Phraseology and Intended to Impress Own People ueved Parleying Would Might: Be Caught Before Line and Bad Attitude Toward iL S; Soldiers Persh ing's Men Undergoing Modern Campaigning . (By the United Tress) - Washington, April 13. an 'ultimatum'.' or "demand", that American troops be , witimirt WM, -iw. yyoa ouueu at uie mexican HimDassy ioaay , after, the official translation had been made. It was char- acterizeA rather as a "request" for negotiations looking ' to Carrinza troops taking oyer the Villa hunt: The note was not expected to be delivered to Secretary Lansing Until late thlS afternoon. - .Mexican officials indicated today that unofficial trans- , , '" ti m i ! i , . . , lations, might easily make it sound, more emphatic than intended. ; Officials here are. optimistic, since negotioa- tions would take several weeks. In the mean time, ttiev many nere ueueveu uie noce consumption" than, anything else. , y No Steps to Humor Carranza. Washington. April 13. The, Mexican protocol situa tion, State Department officials today said, stands the same as it has been, the War Department taking no steps toward concurring with Carranza's demand for with- AvamaYnf tri5 o-rnorlif inn Tha linnf o oa V.o.P . as iar as army men Know.i xoaay upon receiving tne oin cial text of Carranza's note, asking the army to be called , back, th 3tat Department said, it, had no announcement to make yet; Rihston Speaks "In No Uncertain Terms. .Sari Antonio, April 13. Funston, will never consider -the punitive expedition a success. uritil Villa is killed or captured,.he made it plain today when told of. Carranza's '..4-1. A' ,:uj,.,ni Army's, Task a Great One., El Paso, "April 13. Army Villa punitive expedition is - approaching the en ticai stage. The danger lies on the communication line, over 400 miles long, with inadequate transport service. The troops are known to have gone hungry for days and suf-. fered for lack of clothiner in high altitudesi with the rainy season due in about a montjl, passable, army omcers. toaay statea.. V The expedition must have free use of the railways or . withdraw, ' The only alternative, they said, is to continue wovisibniher in the present haphazard, "costly. manner. Repent commercial use of afforded inconsequential reliei. It is learned here that Dodd's men and animals lived a week without salt. When a new supply arrived the men ate it' like ehildrere do can dy. Another detachment was without coffee or sugar' for ten davs. ' v ' . r v Arrivals from the front acting well; but the lower classes, are ugly toward the Am..;o 0.'r.,' Voa r,non.rosnmor1 alnnfr trto rnri- munication lines. . Troons Fired TTDon. . - San Antonio; April 13,-iMexicans. at Parral have fired I snots at American troopers, according to omciai auices. Carranza troops followed suit. There were no casual COfTRY IN BETTER : FINAIICiAl CONDITION , TiyjijEVER BEFCiE Washington, April 12: Financial prosperity and strength is greater in the United States today than ever be fore, and is rising rapidly to new lev els, according j to tho interpretation placed by Comptroller of the Curren ey Williams, on figures made public today showing' conditions March 7 in - the country's national banks. The : returns show:" r" 'ff. .-' ..! Total resources of national banks, J13f ,000,000, an increase of $2,- iuo,doo. .- n:-";.' Total deposits, 10,700,0000,000, fm increase of ?2.198,0OO,OOO; an increase f 1411,000)00 since December 31 iast. , V An increase of $990,000,000 in loans and discounts within a year. ... N Surplus and undivided profits .of ?1.P31.278,000. an increase of $13,- o.ooo. ' - .. Looking to Withdrawal of Ar- More Than Anl thinff Else, Be- Kequire Weeks and Villa CulminationSniping Over Remarkable Hardships foj! . -i n.; ; ? - Carranza's note is in no sens . 'vVad Consructio 'Supervisor Win was meant more ior nome officials in Texas believe the when the trails will" be im- railroads, they declared, has av the Carran?.a soldiery is ' , REPORT OF THE rr,R- COHON MARKET Thirteen, bales of 'cotton were soW here today by 2 o'clock, the best price being 11.30. New York futures quotations' weVe: ' Open Close May ' . . . . .11.82 11.79 July .. V...;,;........It96 1190 'October .. I... .......12.12 12.07 December . , ......... 12.26 12.25 January .. ........... 121 12J1 STRAWBERRIES TO BE r:o7ii;G; within week t Wilmingbon, April 12- Shipments j of strawberries are expected to begin from this aection. Thursday of next week. .' Present indications are that between 900 and 1.000 cars will be shipped under refrigeration. . The Chadbourn district, it is believed, will produce two-thirds of this amount. But Get No Satisfaction: Jlad Neglected to Build . ; Good Link EXPERT INSPECTORS HERE Federal and State Men Are Touring Great State Road Distance From New Bern to Kinston Officially 4L1 Miles, Found Today Inspecting the Central highway as it now exist for the state Highway 'Commission,-;- the following party ZSLttl f Maintenance Expert James; u. s, v "d state Highway Enginr Fallis. They left Morehead City Wednesday ming for a tour of in- spection of the great road for its en- "re distance of 485 miles. They spent the scheduled itime, 9:30. The road is being scientifically logged now for the ftrartime. The distance from New Bern , to Kinston was found to be 41.1 miles. i The road from Kinston to New Bern. WftS ound t0 be in "fair" shaPe aWdi" 10 Mr. winsiow. lie re- ferred to three and a fraction miles unimproved as yet, bu Was acquaint ed with the commissioners' intention to improve the stretch. A. meeting was held, in the grand jury room at the Courthouse at which Chairman Churchill of the County Commissiojiers, three commissioners, a delegation of Jones county men and a, num'ber of local citizens were pres ent. The Jones men claimed that ithe highway had originally been routed by way ofTrenton instead of by Ft. Barnwell from New Bern to Kinston. They were given no satisfaction, al though it da understood that the pres ent rout is but a tentative one, and lhat there ia a possibility of eltera- uons before the highway is turned over. Jones county formally had neg for th heeted to improve its road for the propose4 route, through a misunder standing, persons from that county who addressed the meeting said. A .proposal was made the commis sioners to participate in a plan for Federal supervision and maintenance of the highway for a year. Chair man Churchill promised to consider it at a full meeting of his iboard, at an early date.' The government pro poses to keep 'the road up far twelve months'at actual expense, the coun ties through which it passes sharing the cost The Federal road. ofTue'R force is limited, it seems, and the necessary-experts could not be spared for a longer time. The inspectors left this afternoon for Gold8uoro. Their work will not be concluded until week after next. ,. BRIEFS ffl THE NEWS : OF NEIGHBORING TOWNS Louis Henry, colored, at New Bern; bathed his feet in. gasoline as a cure for rheumatism. Henry's feet caught fire. He forgot his rheumatism! He is in a hospital. ' The Craven county .) school com mencement will be held in New Bern tomorrow.- ; s V '. 1 The funeral of George A. Gilkins, 83, was held at Morphead City today. WONT WITHDRAW THE NOMINATION BRANDEIS Washington,. April 12-Prcsident Wilson, it was learned today, is de- termined to stand behind the nomin- ation of Louis D. Brandeis s asso ciate justiee, of the Supreme Court in spite of reports of determined oppo sition among members of the Senate. Officials said today the" President would not consider withdrawing the nomination. . ' . (By W.J. MARTIN) ..Raleigh, April 14. The Cor. poralion Commission i today writing the Chamber of Com merce of Kinston to know if the Chamber has further chan ges for union station plans be fore submitting preliminary pinna, drawn" by the rajlroads . to the Kinston authorities. It is presumed that this -U simply, a precautionary - meas ure.; to ascertain if .there has been' any, change of sentiment; on the' part of the people of Kinston.,',...' ' , . HONOR PUPILS CITY H 3 1 ST Those Who Made Perfect Attendance Records Dur 1 ing Seventh Month of the j Term- vas They Are Grad : ed, and Teachers, Etc. , I,..-- . . Supt. Barron Caldwell of the City Schools today made publicybhe hon or roll 'toy grades for the month end ing March 31, the seventh month of the scholastic year. The list fol lows: ' " . . Grade I-A Miss Belle Walters, teacher Sidney Campen, Char lie Conway, Reginald Conway, Allen Curtis, Oscar Ellis, Frank Heath, Lin wood ill ill, Jasper Horton, Cecil Porter, Jake Rhodes, Clay tun Smith, Clifton Smith, Clif ton Trippe, Thelma McDuffio, Essie Waller. Ty - Grade lB MLss , " Roberta Cuble, teacher. Claude Ballard, Sam Dunn, Raymond Gardner Wilbur' Ilemby, Ulys Oliver," John' Larmour Parrott, William ' Pearce," Ceoige Slaughter, Haywood Weeks, Ellis Vetherington, Krby Miller.' Mary Bell Bee ton. Ca tharine Cook, Minnie Dunn, Virginia Hill, Lucile Kilpatrick, May Bell Lee, Vida Lee; Lola Boll Smith,, Doria Tull Grade L-C Miss Coble, teacher. ' iLula' Long Mewborn, Isabel Strick- I'm, Tosca Smith, Gladys Stroud, Lu cile. Stroud, Isabella Dunn, JBliabcth Jones, Lucile Belle, Ola May Davler, Esther May Tilghrnan, Marion Cow per, Thomas lirown, wunam Kayner, Reggie Fort, Keith Dixon, Trumlbo Harper, James Hayes, Isaac Stroud, Dwight McDaniels, Gordon Harrison. (Continued on Page Three) (By the United Press) PRESIDENT STAYS : IN WASHINGTON. Washington, 'April 13. In the ' light of the critical Mexican and German-American situations, the President will probably cancel his trip to speak ' before the ' . Young Men's Democratic Club in iNew York Saturday. DUTCH INVESTIGATION. , Amsterdam, April 13. Dutch naval officers today assert with .--positUencss that AJte Tubantia ' and : Palembong, Dutch shipi, were torpedoed. The official iit- ; vestigation is stated to have dis- : ckised as-much.' TROSPECf DIES AS HE ARRIVED ON SCENE r.' ' v J; - .''., i . . ., , i Harry Hurray of this city Wednes day drove up to the home of an eld erly : man .named Hodges, said to have been an octogenarian, at War saw, N.C intending to try to sell Hodges an automobile. The old man was sitting in a rocker on the front! porch. :' ? ; Mr.'Murray, as l.e approarhtnl, saw SCHOOLS FOR MONTH ENDING F4ARC BULLETINS First Assault Directed at Hill Northwest of the Stronghold. .r TEUTONS REINFORCING ' ' ' Sending More Men for Of- lensive m west .wo jJe- cisive ifattie Keported From the Near Eastern Theater; Heavy Combat. (By the United Press) Paris, Apr. 13. The Germans launched 'the first direct attack upon hill 304. one of the keymlone defenses northwest of Verdun, late- yesterday. The War Office announced that they were-checked with a curtain of firo. German Reinforcements. Pans, April 13. The Germans are reported to be reinforcing in the Verdun sector. - Fighting In Near East , ' : Athensi April 13. Allied and Ger man troops, are engaged in quite heavy fighting on the Greek frontier today, reports from the North say. Nothing in the way of a decisive ac tion has been started, it is thought. KANSAS BORROWS GOOD IDEA FROMTHIS STATE Adopts Community Service- Week Idea Fidelity of Tentative Pro. gram of Western State, to That Carried Out In 'North Carolina Winter Before Last Is Gratifying - , (By W. T. Boat) . Raleigh, April 13.--North Caro- ma's "'Community Service weeK" idea has 'keen appropriated by the State of Kansas to be celebrated in April or May of next year. This compliment to North Carolina is conveyed in letters to Prof, W. C Crosby, one of the "ibig four" in work ing - out, .the program which North Carolina ao splendidly executed in December of 1914.- William H. Kerr, librarian chairman of the Commit tee on Progress Week, writes from Emporia, Kansas, the home of the Kansas State Normal School, for all the data, with which Kansas hopes to impress ithe people of that State us lastingly as North Carolina was ben efited by the three days of December, 1914. " . .For that week Governor Craig is sued a proclamation calling upon the Farmers' Union, the . chambers of commerce, the women's clubs, the teachers and the ministers, tthe news papers, lawyers, -physicians, farmers, business men, industrial forces and all others to co-operate in working out the plans for euch community ser vice. Every community put aside its private concerns, made social and eco nomic surveys, informed itself of im mediate needs and went singing to its work. Kansas sends a" tentative program to lie worked out .Its fidelity to. the North Carolina idea is very delight ful' to those who' took the lead hero, GROUP COMMENCEMENT MOSS HILL ON FRIDAY, The last of the 'groap'comtnience menU in the county will be. held at Moss Hill Friday. Mr. E. C. Brooks, 1 professor of education at Trinity i College, Durham, will be the speaker. I He will be introduced by Mr. It. C Braxton. The following schools will participate: . Sandy Bottom, Piney Grove, Bland. Smith's, Moss Hill and Oaky Bottom. - The exercises will be gin at 10 o'clock. The public is in vited, '..-.v.. - that the man was 'gasping. "Some- thing's wrong with him, he said, to companion in the, car. They called people living in the house. Hodges died almost as soon as they reached him. Heart failure was: the cause of death, I'hysicians saiJ. Imperial Government Disclaims Probability of Respon- sibilitv for SllSSPY Difinsfnr Ttiif. ' Ai1mita AffnVlre TTnnn N Fur nfhrr Vpp1 anrl Washinffton Awaitinir rive Anv Hour. Ttefnrp Aciintr Tssiir in a 1Tp.hI Nnw I ' . American Official!) Cannot fiition antJ Rroak Mjlv shortly (By the United Press) Washington, April 13. The tables are how cleared for a showdown between Germany and the United States., ; Disclaiming probability sex disaster, Germany admits submarine attacks on four other ships which carried Americans. In each case she says those attacks were legal, conforming to mternation- - al law and with assurances American officials, however, take the opposite view point. It is believed the issue? will soon clear out. In the words of one close to the people of this country." First," of course, will be the awaiting! of the arrival, of the official text of the Ger- man note, expected tomorrow at the latest. Franco Claims to Have Conclusive; Evidence. . Paris, April I3.r-Ther French government today offi cially announced, that, it; not only has thirteen fragments of the torpedo which struck tne Sussex, but also : the names of the captain and crew of the attacking subma- -rine. The information was obtained from, the crew of a submarine captured, on April 5. ; .... , BIG EXTRA VOTES BACKED BY THE-HONOR ROLL Enthuse Auto Contestants 40,000 Extra Votes On Each Set nONOB ROU Highest Daily Cash Report on Subscriptions Two-Pound Box of Lowney'a Chocolates, fresh from Skin-' ner's, at 127 N. Queen Street, wilt be given to each Honor. Roll candidate. r - Mr. II. L, Pate, La Grange. R. 3, Monday. . '." ..." ; Miss Lucille Brown, Ayden. M'ihh Dora Diamond, Kinston The city of Kinston came into her own ye&terday and "produced an Hon or Roll candidate. Miss Dora Dia mond turned in the largest cash re port for Friday and placed her name on the roll of distinction. .Miss Dia mond is meeting with wonderful suc cess during her spare time. With the help of her friends she is making very substantial gains as the days , go by. There are only three more days of the Honor Roll, it will not bo extend ed next week, and they, promise to be hard fought. Their importance is 'beyond question and every can didate is trying her best to place ther name first. Holding Back Subscriptions. " - Subscriptions must not be . held back . longur than forty-eight hours after securing them,. :Thore is a pen alty of one thousand votes for each twelve hours over this limit. , This must he enforced in order to have the names of the new subscribers on the list.' Up to date no one has been penalized for breaking this rule, but there may be several who will he thus penalized if they insist upon break ing this rule. . .. , . , , , 1 Extra Votes. All of the candidates in tho contest are appreciating the extra vote offer which-was announced a few days ago to be in force this week, and next.' By the rule of this mammoth vote of fer, 40,000 extra votes re to be giv en for each set or NEW nvo six- months subscriptions to the Dairy Free Press and. for each set of five NEW yearly subscriptions to the Serai-Weekly Free Press. For each set of similar old sets an extra vote '(Continued from tage Twc 1 Win roe ThAv War InciiRoA Offiri.il Toxt. Whirh Alnv Ar. O - . w Sec Justirc In German Vtu i)oe:loA Vnnn tv VmMnt of responsibility for the Sus heretofore given. - to the President this gov- MAY NOT TRY WILL BUtk AT SPECIAL TERM COURT, THO'T Greene County - People iee . No Need for It, and May - Request Governor to Re- v call Order -No Spirit for Lynching There Now- It is believed in Snow Hill, accord ing to J. A. Albritton of that town, ;v that the trial of Will 'Black, alleged assailant' of six-year-old Mattie Ty son, Avill not lie held on May 15. Gov ernor Craig last week ordered a spe cial term to be convened on that date. , tMr. Albritton intimates that the Governor will ibe asked to call off tho i term. The case would then come up -in June. ; . 1 . . , "Our people realize that the great est punishment is bound to be meted out to the man," 'Mr. Albritton says; ' and he says they think there is no necessity for hastening the ; fatal judgment. It would cost; the county of Greene not less than $300 to hold the term; no good would be done tho county hy the impression gotten by outsiders that the people could not wait for justice in its regular tarn; and. Will Black will be as safe in Snow Hill in June, or would be now for that mattery as in the State pri- ' son .where he Ife The people are not in the least ,to . take summary yen--.. geance upon him, realizing that there . is, hardly a chance in the world: for : hjm to draw anything-but, a death sentence. t . "w ' 1 " DOINGS OF THE DAY . IN SUPERIOR COURT The casd of .Hunter, vs. West was non-suited ' in Supecior. Court this a-f ternoon. The. plaintiff was suing for the opening .of an. alleyway. ..; Juuga Bond decided, that. too. long a time had expired, without, a Tequest for the. alley to be opened. . . "Court took up the case of Par rott vs. Benson.. .Both parties in this cause1 claim land involved. ; ,The case of Petteway vs. Grainger was settled today by, consent judg ment," for 'the defemlant. The prko of land was the cause of the litiga tion. ' ...