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TOE WEATHER Fair and warmer No. 286 SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1916 FOUR PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS GERMANY WILL MEET AIRIC'N DEMANDS DEMOCRATIC STATE AUSTRIANS PUT TO DEATHDAUGHTER OF A CENTRAL SOURCE ANOTHER BATTLE ; BETWEEN VILLISTAS FOR TIIOUSANBS- OF AND AEIERICANS MAY 0 CCUR AT ANY HOUR; 'PEACE TELEGRAMS' FOUR MEXICANS KILLED' ifcFLEEING S OFFI CIENTL Y TO AVOID MEAltrltAISER CONVENTION "BEING GETS VIEWS ADVISORS CONFERENCE NOW HELD RAL'GII TODAY MAZYRAK, BOHEMIAN the in f.?eb ; Q Momentous Gathering of Grand Army Headquarters Concessions Will Not Be "as Full as President DesiredChancellor and Army and Navy Chiefs With "bptimistic-Warning to sels Which Do Not Adhere to United States' . Terms Will Head Off Possibility lutions Being Introduced, (By Carl W. Berlin. Apr. 27. The crisis in the German-J American situation has , virtually passed. There wijl be no rupture, it is predicted on developments to date. The United Press is able to make" this statement on most excellent authority. Berlin, Apr. 27. A momentous conference with the onntirmancft nf fripnrtlv rplntinncj with AWnVa in fhP , , . . . v . balance, is in progress at cers, wnere.ine raiser toaay ceiior Jt5etnamrJtioiweig, uenerai stait Jhiet raikan- hayn and Chief of the Admiralty Staff Holtzendorff. It is generally, unuersioaa uiai President 5, WllSOn S demands sufficient to prevent a break. -.iii' ' Congress Hopeful Since Issuing of Memorandum. .Washington Apr. - 27. Hope f or a peaceful settle ment of the German submarine situation increased in ; Congress today following nning, the proper activities of armed merchantmen and submarines, and warning Americans.to keepfofB those which do not adhere to the terms named.: It was also be lieved the memorandum would head off any future warn- mg resolutions in Congress. KILLS BROTHER OF filRLHE:WANTEO TO Leonard Edwards, Promi nent Goldsboro Man, Slam by Hyman Epstein, Well known Youth---Sister pf Edwards Caused Trouble (Special to The Free Press) Goldsboro, Apr. 27. Leonard Ed wards, about 30, was shot and instant ly killed by-Hyman Epstein, 21 or ?2, in front of Edwards' home here last night about 8 o'clock. Epstein, . who gave himself up to the police, de clared Edwards was choking him and that he fired in , self-defense. He is said to have fired several shots from small calibre automatic pistol. One bullet entered the victim's heart ; Epstein is said to have been denied flie Edwards home, because of his alleged jnfatuation for a sister of the dead toan. The men are believed have bad words during the day. : The father and mother of Edwards and .the girl, who were in . Philadel phia,: had left word that she was not o g out- with ' Epstein. The youth had an .engagement with her; they were o go to dance, and Epstein is alleged to have appeared in front of the Edwards home to call her thai they might make :their get-away from the residence clandestinely. ' Leonard Edwards went' out at Epstein's call, and a quarrel and the shooting' ensued.- - Two women passing saw the trage dy. , A neighbor ran out upon hear shots, and was jriven the nis- P9'e'n wno continued on his jm. police station. , He was hcid p without bail pending the hntestigation by Coroner Carl Sten leySeday. , , . ; - Edwards was prominent. He was well-known yong businessman. He is said to have been engaged to young woman who formerly resided n Kinston. Epstein also is mem f of a prominent family. He is the n of M. N. Epstein, who was in Salisbury ,t the time of the shoot , ang. ME Heads of .German Nation at the EmperorCongress More Americans to' Keen 'Off Ves - of Further Warning Reso- It's Thought Ackerman) , .. , . the Grand Army Headquart- receivea tne views oi ijnan - uermany win not; luiiy meet but Will make Concessions Lansing's . memorandum de IRISH PEOPLE ARE LOYAL TO GOV'NT AND REVOLT FAILS Insurrection Not Altogeth- Cr LrUSned, JiUt LieaderS ArP riisi-niirno-Ml lv Pri. . sence of i Soldiers The .1 Masses Faithful LONDON, APR. 27. ALL IRE LAND HAS BEEN PLACED UN DER MARTIAL LAW, PREMIER ASQUITH ANNOUNCED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS THIS AFTERNOON, : ' (By the United Press) , y , London, Apr. 27.- Loyalty of the Irish nationalists end masses has caused the collapse of the Dublin re volt. ' ; : Official dispatches today reported the situation comparatively quiet More fighting was possible, but arriv al of ' troops from England appar ently disheartened the rebels. Scores of Irish leaders have formally assur ed .their loyalty offered help and de plored the outbreak. BRITISH SUBMARINE m is SUNK BY GERMANS (By the' United Press) N London, Apr. 27 British subma rine E-22 has been sunk in the North Sea, the Admiralty today announced. Two of the crew were saved. Sunk Tuesday. . : Berlin, Apr. 27. German naval forces sunk the E-22 Tuesday, the Ad miralty ' today announced. . ELKUS SUCCESSOR 1 1 ; HENRY HIORGANTHAU (By the United Press). Washington, Apr. 27. President Wilson today decided to nominate Abram I, Elkus to succeed Henry Morganthau as Ambassador to Tur key.- Nearly a Thousand Dele gates ; the East Well Represented 1 BIG FOUR IS REAL BIG Simmons' 0veman' Carr and Craig District Dele gates Met This Morning Simmons Sounds Warn ing to Democracy (By W. J. Martin) Raleigh, Aipr. . 27.- Mor -than a thousand delegate! were present at the State Democratic Convention this afternoon Senator Simmons was made temporary and permanent chair- man. Senator Simmons called Judge U D. Murphy to ihe chair t0 relieve jhim. Simmons in keynote speech that Masted two hours warned that Butler ana mis irauauient oonos wim me threatened overthrow of the Grand- father Clause were the great dangers confronting the State in the midst of the prosperity of Democratic rule; He summarized : State . and National conditions with tributes to President Wilson and his fv'jtn pol'cy. Ha was accorded an ovation As delegates at-large to the Si. Louis Convention the Convention el-f ected Senators L Simmons, Senator Overman, Governor Craig and Gen eral J. S. Carr, and as alternates Wade Harris, J. S. Biggs, J. D. Mur phy and Thos. D. Warren. As elect ors Cameron Morrison and J. 0. Carr were chosen The Convention then took a recess to 4 o clock. Raleigh, Apr. 27. The Democrat lc State convention j being neiu here this afternoon. Indications are that it will be a short session. State Chairman T. D. Warren called the meetin t0 otdr .Bbout 12 'clock 14 delegates are here 11 generally accepted as a fact (today that Senators :. Simmons and Overman, Governor Craig and Gen- Jule Carr would be chosen for the Big Four ' at the National conven tion. ' Early in the day A. W. Mfr Lean of Fayetteville, the only man who had been mentioned then, seemed to be the general choice for National committeman. Cameron Morrison and J. O. Carr, of Charlotte and Wilming ton respectively, promised to be se lected for electors -at-large. The district delegates met In ten different places (this : morning land selected eldegates to .the National convention and alternates, members of the - State Executive Committee, district executive commitees, presi dential electors, etc. - 1 The. Eastern counties are all well represented, especially iCraven, Chair man Warren's county, and New Han over. , , FURNISH BANKS WITH EXAMINERS' REPORTS (By the , United Press) Washington, Apr. 27. Comptroller of the Currency Williams (today an nounced that he will furnish banks, beginning June 1, with examiners reports of their conditions. v T. P. A. WILL MEET IN HENDERSON NEXT WEEK (Special to The Free Press) Henderson, N. C, Apr. 27 The annual convention of the North Carolina Travellers' Protective Asso ciation will 'be held here on May 6 and B. Post ! will be the host. Henry Kennedy, a 6-year-old col ored boy of New Bern, died there as the result of a peanut lodging in his lung after slipping ' down his wind Father Had Persisted in Ef forts for Kingdom In-. dependent Vienna WAS FRIEND JANE ADD AMS Alice Mazyrak's Mother an AmericanCharged With Treason Military Exe cution State ' Depart ment Can Do Nothing iNew York,' Apr. 27. Miss Alice. Mazyrak, friend of Jane Addams, the prominent New York and Chicago settlement worker, daughter of a fa mous Bohemian patriot exiled in Fiance,, is reported to have been shot in a Vienna military prison. U. iS. Can l)o Nothing. Washington. Apr. 27, The State Department is without official infor mation of the Alice Mazyrak killing. The Department has investigated, but found it could do nothing different from what was done in the Cavell case, in which. America as England's representative protested against the Cavell execution Miss " Mazyrak's mother was an American. A treason charge was placed against her when her father, after being exiled, con tinued his propdganda for a separate Bohemian principality v in ' Paris. ; THIS LIST GIVES THE TOTAL VOTES AS TURNED IN UP DISTRICT No. 1. After the Capital prizes, two Max well Touring Cars have been award ed, this district will receive one dia mond ring, one gold watch and one bank account of $25. All others in this district who remain in the con test until the close, who do not win one of the above prizes, and who com ply with the rules, will be paid a commission of 10 per cent. DISTRICT No. 1. Mrs. Su3an Dunn, Kinston . . 33,100 Miss Barabara Emery, Kinston 31,400 Miss Mary Farmer, Kinston. 53,700 Miss Bessie Faulkner, Kinston 6,500 Miss Sarah Faulkner, Kinston 55,ft00 Mrs. Mamie Fitzgerald, Kins. (17,800 Miss Addie Ford, . Kinston,. . 5,400 Mrs. Coy Stroud, Kinston 61,700 Miss Barb. Andrews, Kins.. 4'1,800 Miss Bettie Barficld, Kins... 20,100 Mrs. Clara Iiecton, . Kinston 09,100 Mrs. Katie Bell, Kinston . , 5,400 Miss Maggie Bissett, Kins.. 33,200 Miss Nannie Blackwell, Kins. 38,700 Miss Ada Bostic. Kinston. . 27,000 Mrs. Henry Bradshaw, Kins. 20,200 Mrs. M. Li. Braswell, Kins. . M.iuu Miss Alma Broadhurst, Kins. 4!'. 050 Miss A. L. Broadway, Kinston; 5,400 Miss J. V. Broadway Kins.. 17,100 Mrs. Laura Cummings, Kins. 47,800 Marianna LaKoque, Kinston 0,000 Miss Carrie iB. Cox, Kinston. 55,100 Mrs. F. L. Hooker, Kins.... 05.250 J. Colby Abbott, - Kinston 50f100 Mrs.. W. G. Morris.; Kinston 78,400 Miss Katie Brown .. .38,800 Miss Susie Canady, Kinston 49,100 Miss Lillie B. Cox,. ......... 24,100 Miss Stella Buck, . Kinston . .29,700 Elizabeth Copeland. Kinaton; 65,700 Miss Dora Diamond, Kinston 69,760 Miss Katie Oaylor. Kinston.. 8,200 Marguerite Goodson, Kinston 19,800 Miss Aena irady, Kinston. . oiiuo Miss Lois Grubbs, Kinston 68,400 Miss Alice Hart. Kinston. .. 28,200 Mary Hartsfield, Kinaton .. . 38,100 Miss iToosie Heath, Kinston &z,4uu Miss Scotia Hobgood, Kins.. 17,100 Miss Delia Hyatt. Kinston 80.850 Miss Lula Isler, Kinston 28,100 Miss Mana Patrick. Kmston. il.z'.W Miss Terry Mitchell, Kinston 24,900 Miss Florence Moore, Kinston 48,700 Miss Annie Nobles, ,, Kinston . 48,800 Miss llaisy Outlaw, Kinston 20.700 Miss Eoune Padnck, Kington 80,liMi Miss Fannie Pollock. Kmston o.ooo Miss Roberta Pridgen, Kinston 28,800 Miss Mary Pridgen, Kinston 24,600 Miss Nannie Randolph, Kins. 29,300 Miss Amanda Rhodes, Kins.. . 22,000 Miss Lillian Rowe, .Kinston 15,500 Miss Lida Lee Khodes, Kins. 4,iuu Miss Annie L. Scott. Kinston. 19,100 Miss Ruth Simmons, Kinston 21,000 Miss Rosa Simpson, Kinston 19,100 Miss Nannie Stanley, Kinston 72,400 Miss Annie Stephenson, Kinston 6,000 Miss Maria Sutton, Kmston 67,100 Miss Vana Sutton, Kinston, 6,000 Mrs. .Nora Taylor, Kinston : 34.200 Bessie V. Thornton, Kinston. 41.300 Miss Jane Tilphman,. Kinston 82,100 Miss Myrtle Tucker,-Kins.. 21,100 Miss Julia Tvndall. Kinston 61.000 Miss Bettie Underbill, Kinston 29,700 Miss Lona V. Weeks. Kinston 58.200 Miss Katie Whitehnrst, Kins. 70,100 Miss Camille Aldridge, Kins. 27,100 Miss Evelyn Waters, Kinston" 78,400 Miss Ella Haskett, Kinston.. 3:5,000 Horman Lawson, Kinston 2.100 Mrs. Eva Cummings, Kins... 47.700 Miss Kyle Hargett, Kinston., 8.600 Mrs. J. B. Leonard. Kins... 39.700 Miss Velma HUi, Kinston 4'J,200 Senator Hustings Reveals Scheme of Propagandist to Avert Break . PLOTTERS DUPE PEOPLE Flood of Messages Begging 'Congress to Prevent : Trouble With Germany ' Emanated From Secre- tary'Arms Embargo Con ference, . , : i (By the United .Press) r Washington, Apr. 27.--JProof that pie recent flood of telegrams eman ated from a central source was sub mitted today by Senator Hustings of Wisconsin, who road a letter sent him iby mistake urging voters to write personal . letters and , enclosing telegraph forms, aigned Will R. MacDonald, Secretary American arms Embargo Conference. . . - Many ftleftsagea Identical. Chicago, Apr. 27.5hown various forms of telegrams sent out, , all snoHring same misuiKes in woru ing, Senator ., Husking today, declared that it is high time the people know they are being' duped by plotters in their midst. TO LAST NIGHT Mr. -Gordon Boney, Kinston 73,400 Mrs. M. L. McCullcn. Kins. 39,100 Miss Victoria Bursell, Kins. 76,850 Miss Isabel Baily, . Kinston. ; . 28,200 Mrs. CJaUde ' Smith . . 74,300 Miss Janie Hardy 7IU00 Miss Ruth Dail ........... , 27,450 Mr. Phillips Brook3 . . . . . . i3,200 Miss Lucy Freeman 68,200 Miss Allie Delle Gaynor .... 80.600 Mrs. E. A. Best ............ 81,4fi0 Miss May Oettinger ' 28,100 Miss Susan Phillips ........ 20,100 Miss Susan. A.- Martin . . . , . . S8.200 . v . , DISTRICT No. 2. ... This district includes all territory outside of .the City of Kinston. After the capital prizes, two Max well Touring Cars have been award ed.' this 'district will receive one dia mond ringr one . gold watch, and one Bank account of Xzu. All others in this district, who remain in t he con test until the close, who do not win one oi Tne auove prizes ana wno com ply with tne rules, will he paid a commission of 10 per cent. Mrs. Mabel Barwick, Seven Springs 7L200 Mrs. .Emma Barwick. Seven Springs 43,700 Miss Lula ' Outlaw, - Seven Springs 61,700 Miss ' Mabel Grady, ' Seven Springs , , i ........ . ... . 63.100 Miss Eflle Stroud, Seven ' Springs , . .10,900 Miss Lola Rouse, Sev. Spgs.. . 88,200 Miss Gertrude Grady, Seven ; Springs,! R. (P. O. No. 1 i . . . 67,700 Mrs.. J, J.i Harper,. Deep Run 49,100 Mrs. Lula Blizzard, Deep Run 45,800 Mrs. Annie Stroud, Deep Run, - R. F. D. No. 2 49,100 Mrs. Addie Boyett. Peep Run, R. F. D. No. 2 26,000 Miss Sue Davis, Iep Run,' S R. F. D. No. 2 19,100 Miss Tiffany Hill, Deep Run, - R. F. D. 2 74,350 Mrs. Mildred Outlaw, Kenans- ville .. .....i.. ....... . 28,600 Miaa Jimmie . KoTnegay, Ken- . i ansville . , 49,900 Mrs. Nancy Smith, Kenans - ville 28,300 Mrs. Mary P. Russell, Fort Barnwell 73,250 Mrs. R, W. Lamb, Fort '! Barnwell . . 54,700 Miss Sallie French, Fort ; Barnwell . . ' ...... ....... 28,100 Miss Amy Ruth Joyner, Fort Barnwell . . 24.600 Miss Sudie Cox, Richlands. . . . 21,300 Miss ttona K. JJaaden, Jiich- lands ..... . . ........ ... . 28,600 Mrs; Jno. R. Shaw, Richlands 71,450 Mrs. S. Ijeeadler, Richlands 78,400 Mrs. D. E. Pickford,. Richlands, R, F. I). No. 2 ........... 28,100 Miss Josephine Whaley, Rich lands, R. F. D. No. 2...... 49,900 Miss Katie Sanderson, "Rich-, ; lands, R. F. 1). No. 2 ..... 23,200 Mrs. . R. W. Hill, Comfort, K. F. IX No. 1 ; 25,300 Mrs. Tonrmie Koonce, Comfort, R. F. D. No. 1 ........... 2100 Miss cuia Juoanks, Comfort, - ' R. F.-D. No. 1' 44,300 Mrs. L. Pridgen, Snow Hill, R. F.D ,28,100 Miss Dorothy Bass, Kinston, : R. J. 2 ......... ..... 71,100 Mrs. J. F. Jones. R. F. D, No. 3, now Hill - .. 5.600 Mrs. W. II. Hill, R. F. D., No. 3, wSnow I1U1 .. 41,700 (Continued on Page Three) Captured Bandits Give Valuable Information to Pcrsh- ing's Men Number Soldiers Injured, Being Brought to American Side for Treatment Snipers Busy Fresh Mounts for Cavalry, They Resume Chase of Villa Outlaws Believed to Be Hemmed in by Three Columns of Horsemen Attack on Supply Train,' Two Wounded Mexicans Taken Clash With Party Defeat cd by Dodd Saturday Must Come Soon ' ' (By the United Press) ; Columbus, Apr. 27. Four Mexican prisoners are re ported to' have been killed from the Americans at Casa tas captured along the communication line have furnish ed much valuable information. Two Mexicans wounded . in an attack upon a supply train near Satevo have been . captured. A number of American soldiers wounded by snipers passed here today en Battle With Villistas Before (By E. T. Conkle) El Paso. Apr. 27. Another battle with the Villistas defeated by Colonel Dodd Saturday is expected hourly. After securing fresh 'mounts in Minoa the 'Aniericahs have resumed the chase. The bandits are believed to be hemmed in by three American columns. , s ; ' OLINE PADRICK ATTAINS LEADERSHIP Mrs. Claude Smith Forgea into Se cond Place for Special Prises Miss" . Delia Hyatt a Close ThirdCon- l . a ... .it . . ... i .. 1 ... rn . lesuinia I'ignung riercciy lor .to morrows Horora ' The race for the "special prizes in the Great Golden Festival and Vot ing Contest of The Free Press was fierce and furious yesterday. The leaders of the day before put in their very best effort and in con&oqueiice the first positions wore all altered to day. -While no one lost their place entirely on the Bulls-eye, it will be noticed that several retreated fur ther from the mark and the more am bitious ones attained leadership. - Miss Padrick Leads. i'Miss Eoline Padrick, who ranked second on the target in yesterday af ternoon's edition is today in the lead and the effort made jby Miss Fadrick to attain this leadership was highly creditable. Miss Padrick is practical ly a new contestant, as she just ac tually boguu work this week, but the race she is now making is making the older contestants fight 1 hard to retain ' their position. Her friends are determined to see her a winner and they are leaving no stone unturn ed in their efforts for her. Miss Pa drick, hereself, is doing , splendid work and with her many friends ehe bids fair to make the rave very ex citing for the other contestants. Mrs. Claude Smith also came to the front yesterday by moving up in to seeon'd place; and Miss Delia Hy att crowded the leaders of the day previous, further from the goal iby conquering third position. The other target holders while working hard failed to change their positions to a better one, but ty their efforts , succeeded in holding their present one. This was doing ex'used- ingly well considereing the . great amount of effort expended by those not upon the 'target to secure ft place today. Every One Equal. , In 'this race for the special prizes every contestant has an equal chance as your previous work does not have any bearing on these prizes. It is no matter if you have not secured a single subscription before you start on an equal basis with every other contestant for the cash prizes offered now. And you must bear in mind that while you are winning one of these special prizes you are also piling up a big reserve vote coward 'in. ,r,g one of those Grand Pru.'s on May thirteenth. . Work and Win. With May the thirteenth ever draw ing nearer every .hour counts and counts big in this contest. - It is nn (Continued on Page Four) while attempting to 'escape Grandes. Scores of.VUUs- route to Fort Blis3 hospital. Long. - EDMUNDSON CASE IN r .HANDS OF JURY; THE VERDICT SOON MAYBE (Special to The Free Press) , ' New Bern, ' Apr. 27. Ed- I ; ; mundson, charged with white slavery, " was; found' not guilty ..by the jury thia afternoon."' New Bern,-Apr. 27 A verdict in tha Edmundfion , white slave case la expected during ' the afternoon. Ar gument was begun Wednesday after noon and concluded this , morning. Judge Connor charged tho . jury a short time before noon. - The case is th most interesting of the kind tried in an. East Carolina court in years. Miss Eulalia "Dudley, a, New Bern girl,' claims that F. A. , Edmundson, a Greenville banker, took her to Nor folk' for an immoral purpose and proved his intent en route. VON IGEL'S LAWYER CALLS ON COUNSIOR (By United Press) Washington, Apr. 27. John ' B. f?hanchfleld, Wolf Von Igel'a attor ney, conferred informally with Coun- . ello Polk at the State Department today ' regarding the German' im munity, - He did not mention : Von Igel's papers. This must be done, if at all, by the-German .Ambassador, to whom the Department is willing to give any papers he says are pfllcial. BULLETINS (By the United Press) REASON FOR HOLLAND'S . PREPARATIONS. Berlin, Apr. 27 Recent war like activities of Holland were due to the sinking of a Dutch warship by the British, reports today said. The incident ' was closed when' England apologized : and offered ' suitable reparation. NOT GUILTY AIDING THE OUTLAW EVANS (Special to Tha Free Press) Greenville, Apr. 27. Will Record,1 colored, was found not guilty of aid ing in the murder of Convict Guard McLawhorn, by a jury in Superior Court here. Record was alleged to have conspired with David Evans, who led a mutiny of convicts which result ed in the death of two white men. and finally of Evans. Subscribe to .The Free rr .
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