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SECOND EDITION
, KINSTON, N. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1916
6 PAGES TODAY
iTIVS CENTS ON TRAIN
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MAY HAVE
FACING ..TWO YEARS
UNION DEPOT; WILL
LEAVE DOOR OPEN FOR GERMANY TO FIND
EXPLAIN INVERLY'N
0N,R0ADS;S!
GO AT, INDEPENDENT
w. out, pop mm
VITIiDRAVAL OF TROOPS, IT IS BELIEVED
CASE TO THE U. S.
& GORDON STREETS
BUT SATISFACTION MUST BE GIVEN NOW
GERMANY
MEXICAN AMBAS'ADORJN PROPOSAL FOR
fANNER
HONORABLE
COMMITTED
SUICIDE
Dctailed Jnstwtions On Administration's Attitudp . For
warded to Consul In; Mexico City-Secoiid Fight at
Parral a. Certainty, But o Details Have Been Uad
Much Property; Destroyed In Rioting, Says Message to
American Promoter Obregon. Had Nothing, tp Say of
. Damage to Private Interests', Affairs In Official State
mentResolution to Prevent Exportation of Arms and
Munitions -
Americans On Board Ves
sel Sunk by Gunfire On
April Eleventh
" (By the United Press)
.a Washington, April 15. Detailed instructions on the
pfficiarattitude regarding Carrana's withdrawal sugges
tions were today dispatched to Consul Rogers at Mexico
Wiy ujr . occ ctrtrjf uaiismg. xne uispaicn lspeuevea 10
contain information that Lansing is willing to formally
discuss the.matter with Arredondo.
Verification Second Parral Fight.
t Washington, April 15. State Department consular
dispatches today-confirmed reports of a second fight at
Parral. There were no details.
Rioting at Parral? ,
El Paso, April lHlotinff in! Which" much property
was destroyed ionow.ea. tne rarrai ciasn, according to
advices to A J. McQuatters of Bostonpresident of the
. Alvaredo Mining & Milling Co. ofParral Carranza Con
sul Garcia, quoting a telegram from War Minister Obre
gon, denied, the story,;, si: ,.. . ,
WoYjld Stop Expbrtation Arms. " ' - y
Washington April' 15. Representative Redenburg of
Illinois today introduced a resolution prohibiting the ex
portation of rams and! ammunition into Mexico.
Great Activity" Along tmes. -- 1 ? v-
Columbus; N. ' M:, 1 April ISThd greatest ' activity
since the troops crossed the border 'was "shown through
out last night, and today,, while entrenchments 5and rifle
pits wer being constructed along4the communication lines
in Mexico, Fifty-four new motor tructs are in operation.
The engineer corps is building defensive worKs at" Boca
Grande, Ascension, Aspia and Dublan to resist possible
attacksand machine guns and light artillery and barbed
wire entanglements are uemg jubuuicu
fell MEASURE SAFETY?
One Boat Sunk U, S, Citi
zens In Copenhagen Hos
pitalWas In Lifeboat
Exposed to Danger for
36 Hours,' Reported ,
CAMtoNOTA
WISE OLD GUY; NAW
tats and Lots tf Persona in the U.
S. A. Keady to Try for His Scalp-
local Stories of the Awful War on
the Other Side of the Bio Grande.
Army From Comedian's View
' point
The Mexican situation is responsi
ble for a wave of patriotism through
out 'the country.' There are militia
officer in' this "part of the State who
believe the National Guard will be
called out' within a fotrnaght "The
trouble South of the border would
not be the only thing to prompt mob
fliation, however,", according to the
epinion of rie officer well up; ''there's
8 bigger problem ahead; why should
t the War Department take the, pre
caution to get at least a couple of
full , divisions assembled for team
work and hardening up?"
A local man brought from Wash
ington a story of a negro trooper
who dared to cross the border to fight
Mexican, declared, that! "You can
talk all you want to now. mister, but
first thing you-all'know they" I ain't
j goin' ter be' no line here. ItH be
V picked up and, put : away 'down on
t'other side the' Panama canal."
The lynching here last week
Prompted a newspaperman, - to ask
Mayor Sanger of New Bern what he
would do 'should there be an attempt
' to pull oft such stunt there. He'd
pull off his coat and fight until the
las!' f- Wvfw had
H" ash-
, ' doing
ui'New Bern?" bcua tum-ww-ico."
A Kinstonian a few night ago wit
- nssed the Hippodrome performance
a New York. A comedian, he said.
a fictitious telegram from the
President to Funston, directing ' him
to ose the entire United States ar
ny in Mexico if necessary. . Funston
in turn, was (represented to have di
rected an order to Pershing: "Take
"art the- arwy and leave the other
en men on the line."
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS
BESTOW JEWELS AND
INSTALL OFFICERS
sDeputy Grand Eminent Command
er Joseph Ehem of New Bern install
ed new officers of, St. Paul's Comjnan
dery No. 18, Knights Templar, here
Friday night. The ceremony was
witnessed by a number of invited
guests, including wives of the Knights
Templars.
A banquet was tendered the vis
ors, ,
Past eminent commanders' jewels
were presented to C. F., Harvey, S.
R. Dunn, C. h. Pndgen, A, L. C.
Hill, R. L. Jobson and E. B. Lewis.
ADDRESS TO PREMEN
ON FIRST AID WORK
' Dr. W. T. Parrott, surgeon for the
fire department, will address mem
bers and their families on first aid at
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the
city hall.
The foremen request every member
to bo present
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SUPERIOR COURT TQ
END TERM TONIGHT
The present term 'of Civil Superior
Court will be ad journedj sine die to
night, Clerk Heath'said today.
The Jury i in Parrott v. Benton,
started Thursday, liad not Tendered a
verdict at noon today.
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
FRENCH HOLD OWN.
Berlin, April 15. French,
grenade attacks southwest of Ft.
Douaumont last night proved in
effective, the war office announc
ed today. ;
(By United Press)
' Washington, April 15. The Aber
deen 'bark Inyerlyon, from Portland,
Ore.,ito Limerick, Ireland, was sunk
by gunfire on "April 11, it is said at
the State Department, following re
ceipt of a message which reads:
"Inverlyon sunk a hundred miles
west of Valencia; unarmed; no at
tempt to escape. ' Only fifteen
minutes were allowed the crew in
which t0 escape. One boat with 12
persons, including two Americans,
landed; other boat lost"
Officials admitted a serious ques
tion involving American rights in 4he
Inverlyon case. This government has
always demanded that a "full meas
ure of safety" be accorded. Such a
measure of safety" does not mean
merely putting everyone in small
boats, but considers the distance from
shore and condition of :the water, the
United States holds: It must be con
sidered as a fact that one boatload
of the men lost their lives and that
those of the men in the other boat,
reached shore, were jeopardized.
Virginian a Survivor.
- Copenhagen, April .15. -William
Rose of Lake City, Va., an American
member of the torpedoed steamer In
verlyons's crew is in the hospital
here suffering from exposure. He
spent thirty-six hours in a lifeboat
without food.'
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TEUTONS STATED W
HAVE GAINED SOME
ALONG TWO FRONTS
Austrians Claim to Have
Occupied Russian Posi
tion and Italian Mountain
Post No , Developments
On Western Front
(Bj the United Press.)
Vienna, April 15. The Austrians,
by surprise attack; today, 'have oc
cupied a Russian advanced position
on the Bucsacz-jOzorthow road, the
war office today reported.
Austrian Gain In Southwest
Vienna, April 15. The Austrians
captured an Italian position on an
important height, the enemy is suf
fering heavily, the war office today
announced. '
French Statement of Situation. .
Paris, April 15, Heavy artillery
action occurred today on tne west
bank of the Meuse, but there was a
lull in the infantry fighting before
Verdun, a$ for several days, the war
office reported. The German bom
bardment is directed against the
French works between Malancourt
and Hill 304.
SALVATION ARMY TO
HAVE QUARTERS IN
. SOUTHERN PART CITY
The Salvation Army, will probably
establish barracks in South Kinston,
it was stated today. Announcement
was made several days ago that the
army would locate a post here, Capt
Vendeville, " who will be in charge,
says the post probably will have
headquarters on or near South Cieen
street ' - - ' '
Took-Alternative and Left
State Hard Luck Re
turned Home and Was
Himted-Tragic Affair at
Grimesland This Morning
s ;.;
l (By the Eastern Press)
Washington, N. C, Apr. 15. Wil
liamn S wanner, about 95 years of age
shot himself through the heart at the
home of X.' L. Edwards in Grimesland
this morning about the breakfast
hour.
S wanner was eeveral months ago
sentenced to two years on the roads
here after conviction on whisky charg
es, but given the alternative of leav
ing the State, He went to Norfolk
Last week be returned here.' The po
lice, started a search for him. Swan
ner escaped.
Edwards said Swanner went to his
place a day or two ago, in want and
despondent He told of a long period
of hardships and mental suffering. He
was the adopted son of a Beaufort
county planter.
Swanner Had Money.
Greenville, April 15. One hundred
and sixty dollars was taken from the
pockete of Will Swanner of Washing.
ton, who eomnvitted euicide at Grimes
land .todajy
MRS. JAY SMITH, LEON,
HIGHEST HONOR FRIDAY
All Contestants Are Fighting Hard
fori the. Final Honor Roll Position-
Forty Thoasand Extra Votes of
- il, :
Great, Importance ,
HONOR ROLL
Two-Pound Box of Lowney'a
Chocolates, fresh from Skin
ner's, at 127 N. Queen Street,
will be given to each Honor
Roll candidate. ,
Mr. H. L. Pate, La Grange,
R. 3, Monday.
Miss Lucille Brown, Ayden,
Tuesday. '
Miss Dora Diamond, Kinston,
Wednesday.
Miss' Glenn Suggs, Snow
Hill, Thursday.
Mrs. Jay Smith, Leon, Fri.
day,
Final Order to Railroads
From the Corporation
Commission .
DID ENTER A PROTEST
Norfolk Southern and A. C.
U Objected . to Location
But Were Overruled, Said
On Good Authority-
Delay Unlikely
The Corporation Commission, ac
cording to information received from
an unquestioned source by a member
of the Chamber of Commerce, fcaB fin
ally ordered the Norfolk V Southern
and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroads
to build the Kinston Union passenger
station on the "Presbyterian church
property," at Independent and Gor
don streets.
It is known that the railroads last
week submitted plans which made
out a strong case against the site to
the commission, but their objections
were overruled.
It is presumed that the last order
commanding the station to be built
at the site favored, by the Chamber
of Commerce is final, and that nego
tiations with owners of the property
will toe commenced right "away.
REPORT OF THE -
COTTON MARKET
About four bales of cotton had
been 'sold hers today by 3 o'clock,
prices ranging from 10.90 to 11.12c.
New York futures quotations, were:
May .. ,
July .. .
October ,
December
January .
...11.84
...11.99
...12.16
...12.32
...12.86
11.86
12.00
12.16
12.3S
1240
PRECINCT MEETINGS
111 HELD if AIL
LENOIR DISTRICTS
Lansing Expected to Complete Message This Afternoon.
To Confer With President and Foreign, Relations Com
mittees of Senate and House-r-Communicatipn., Decis
iveCalls for Immediate Showdown Additional In
formation to Be Incorporated, ; Proving to Imperial
Government That America Knows Uie Truth and Will
Stand for No Further Attempt Back Out of Responsi
bility for Submarine Disasters
(By the United Press)
Washington, April 15, -The final touches, are being
put on this government's submarine communication .to..
Germany. Affidavits from American officials abroad are
here.' Some will be used as exhibits.- Additional informa
tion will be embodied in the communication. If Secretary
Lansing completes the work today he will "confer "with
the President before night, and later will confer with the
foreign relations committees of the Senate and House, ,
probably tonight. The communication is known to be in
tended to be decisive, permitting of no delay and insist
ing on satisfaction. ' However, the door will be left open
for Germany to find an honorable way out.
Congress Stands By President. -
."Washington, April 15. -Administration leaders and
opponents alike in Congress are prepared to leave the
German situation up to the President. Friendly leaders
are unanimously behind any program, however drastic,
for the submarine controversy, but some are openly op
posed to any step toward the withdrawal of troops from
Mexico. .
GRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL
HOLDS CHAMPIONSHIP
Affirmative From Upstate School
Wins In Debating Final at Chapel
Hill Over Wilson Negative of Kin-
ston-Greenville-Wilson Triangle
North Carolina Patriotic, Sure
Raleigh April 15. North Carolina
apparently wants a bigger navy. The
statewide debate on the subject, with
325 schools and 1,300 pupils entered,
with a hundred thousand persons in
the audiences, was won by the affirm
ative, The final debate was held at
the University of North Carolina last
night, with the Graham high school
winner. The Wilson High negative
team was the loser.
District No, 5 seems to have- the
best, of the Hpnor Roll. Once again
tlie outside district wrested the Hon
or? away from the city of Kin Hon.
Rlrs. Jay Smith of Leon succeeded in
placing her name on the rostrum of
honor. Close behind Mrs. Smith was
Miss Fleta Marshbum of Dover.
Both-of tJiese candidates are new en
tries and have come to the front with
rush. Among the best reports of
the day was the report of Mr. H. L.
Pate of LaGrange, who won the Hon
or Roll for the first day. Others who
had good reports are Mr. Coy Stroud
of Kinston, Miss Delia Hyatt, Miss
ana Tilghman, Miss Theresa Kil-
patrick, Miss Lottie Whitfield, , Miss
Gertrude Howard. Miss Allie DP Gay-
nor, Miss Sadie waller, ana miss ba-
rah Faulkner. There is only one
more place on the Hono Roll.
There is no doubj that his place is
to be hard fought' for. Those who
have failed to make it thus far will
endeavor to win on their last chance.
And moreover, all are anxious to re
ceive the large box of Lowney's cho
colates which go to the winner.
These chocolates are furnished by
Sjdnner '& Son, at 127 North Queen
street ' . , , . ,
40.00J) Extra Votea. '
The .extra vote offer for the 40,000
coupon on the eets of five NEW six
months' subscriptions ; to the Daily
and five NEW yearly subscriptions to
the Semi-Weekly, has doubled the in
terest this week. r The importance ;Of
this vote offer cannot be over empha
sized.; It is by far the most critical
period of the whole contest People
are watching; the list to aee -who de
(Continued on . Page - Sit)
Choosing Delegates to Con
vention and Executive
Committeemen Local
Meetings at Noon; Most
Rural Primaries Later
Democratic precinct primaries are
being held in all the 13 precincts of
Lenoir county today, for th,e purpose
of selecting delegates to the coming
county convention, choosing precinct
executive committeemen, etc.
The jrieetinss in the two Kinston
precincts were held at noon.
In the First precinct meeting J, A.
McDaniei presided as chairman. C.
W. Forlaw was secretary."; The orga
nization 'was made permanent . The
following delegates were selected: J,
A. McDaniei, W. D. Pollock. N. J.
Rouse, E. B. Lewis, H7 P. Fort, J.
B. Dawson, J. C, Kennedy, W.
Pridgen, C M. Allen, and W. D. La
Roque. The following were, named
on the precinct committee: ', ' W.
Forlaw, chairman; D. Oettinger, V.
E: Weyher, H. P. Fort and R. H,
Lewis, Jr. The meeting was in the
Courthouse.
. The Second ' precinct primary was
held in the Eagle warehouse. North
Kinston. D. F. Wooten presided
and John Hall Manning was secreta
ry. The temporary organization was
made permanent The following
were named delegates: L. P, , Tapp,
W, If. Sutton, Y. T. Ormond, J.
M. Parrott, R. T. Haskins, N. B.
Moore. John G. Dawson, F. A.
Whitaker, Walter . Thomas, .Thui'.ma
Wade, W. T. Worthington, . P. A.
Hooker,' D. iF. Wooten, George L.
Suggs, L. T. "Farmer, E. V. .Webb,
. ' (Continued on-Page Six)r-
OHIO'S BEST FARMER
BOYS GO TO COLLEGE
' Columbus. 0., Apr. 14. Free, 4
year college courses in Ohio U's Agri
cultural school will be awarded to the
twenty best farmer 4oysin Ohio here
today. ;.; 1
For months hundreds of young fel
lows on Ohio farms have been doing
their best to prove to the State School
Superintendent that they can raise
better crops, run farms more effi
ciently than others and have the mak
ings of agricultural experts in them.
CLEANER AND BRIGHTER,,
KINSTON BEFORE LONG
s ' . :( , 1 "' , .
Clean-Up Fortnight Begins Monday.
Wards' to Be Overhauled Separate "
lr Street Cleaners Have Busy'
Two 'Weeks' Ahead of The as Sua-
pension of Ordinance Against Lit t
tertng Streets - t
Sanitary Inspector Conway s majc
Ing preparations for. Clean-up Fort !
night in the city, beginning Monday.
Mr. Conway will devote his time dur
ing the first half of next week to su
pervision of the cleaning-up in the
First Ward. ' On Thursday bright
find early, the street cleaning force
will be mobilized to attack the garb
age piles there, and will spend the
three days ending Saturday evening
in the ward. ' ' , .
While the street cleaners are busy
in the First, the residents of the Sec- ;
ond Ward will be occupied with clean- ;
ing up their premises, and on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday of , the ,
second week the accumulations will
he cleared away. During the; first s
half of the second week the Third "
Ward residents will clean up, and in
the .last half of that week the street
cleaners will be engaged in finishing , .
up the work in the city. ' r
y Only on the days stipulated will the
citizen be allowed to place trash on
the streets. The law against this
will be suspended for three days only ,
FOREST FIRES SWEEPING TWO COUNTIES
IN EASTERN CAROLINA; PROPERTY LOSSIS
CONSIDERABLE; ATOM IS THREATENED
(By the Eastern Press)
Belhaven, N. C.Apr. 15. The home
of Ralph Howell at Teria Oea, near
here, is in ashes, together with a num
ber of barns and outhouses on How
ell's farm, and a forest fire i which
consumed the buildings is raging unchecked.
St. James' church, near Pantego,
has been destroyed.
Howell's place is an the midst of
a colony started by well-to-do North
era planters a few years ago. One
or tw0 houses in the locality are val
ued at as much as $40,000. It is not
known if any others have been burn
ed or if there has been loss of life.
The damage on Howell's farm has not
been learned. :
Bayboro Threatened. ,
Washington, N. C.r April 15. The
town of Bayboro, county-seat of Pam
lico county, was saved from almost
certain destruction by a shift of wind,
said report this morning. .Woods
all around are in flames. Firemen in
neighboring towns were asked to b
in readiness to aid the inhabitants, ;
The change of wind, however, reliev
ed the anxiety and it is thought tho
place is safe. -
Fire at Roper.
Washington, N. C, April 15. Re
ports reaching hero this afternoon
say a mill of the John L. Roper Co.
lumber plant at Roper, was destroyed
or partially wrecked fcy fire , today.
The. blaze is believed to have been
caused by a forest fire. The entire
Roper plant one of the largest in the
section, was in danger when the last
report camo.