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VOL. XVII. No. 295
FIRST EDITION
KINSTON, N. C, MONDAY, MAY 8, 191G
PRICE TWO CENTS
FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS
FORT TAKES PLACE
OF ROUSE AS WNR
W. & L. DEPARTM'NT
TEXAS FIGHTING MAD OVER MURDEROUS GERM'N NEWSPA'RS
RAID BY VILLISTAS UPON THE BIG BEND REFER TO PRESIDENT
SECTION; TROOPS IN PUDSUIT OF PARTY AS PEACE MEDIATOR
GERMANS CO'MENCE
ONLY CITY IN THE
WORLD TO HAVE TWO
CHIEFS OF POLICE
AGED WOH'N BURN'D
TO DEATH IN BLAZE
THAT RAZED HOUSE
FOURTH OFFENSIVE
Seventy-five Men Said, to Have Been In Daredevil Inva- May Prove Acceptable At
sioaof American Soil Eight TrooDers On Patrol Cave Conclusion of War In
Battle to Mexicans ; Three of Number Slain 10-Year- Europe, Say
Old Boy a Victim Two Civilians Taken Prisoners-
Conference Between Obregon and Scott Was Halted SATISFACTION IN BERLIN
By Incident Lansing Makes Representations to De
Facto Government Dedistribution of the Carranza 0ver Probability That the
Fighting of Utmost Viol
ence Sunday Trying to
Surround Hill 301 Lost
Heavily In Frontal At
tacks French Positions
Troops Suggested by State Department
Submarine Reply Will Be
Accepted Direct Worti
From Washington Had
In German Capital
(By the United Press)
Berlin, May 8. Direct word from
Washington that President Wilson
will accept Germany's submarine con
Washington, May 8. The raid against the Big Bend
uiUvwuowjvi auvA me lumuieu vuiisia acuviues naiteu
yesterday's Scott-Obreeron general conferenre. fipnPMl
Scott today reported to the War Department. Secretary
ccmer received ana approved (ieneral runston's report
vu pmixa xur rounding up tne tfig jbend raiders.
Representations to Carranza.
rfMUIlglOIl, IViay S. lne btate Department today cessions caused the greatest satisfac
made representations to Carranza. regarding" the Bie- tion her. and discussion by newspa
Bend raid. Secretary Lansing suggested that Carranza pera of the p088''' that Wilson
redistribute his troops to prevent recurrence. may prove accePtable as vece moai-
StorV of Invasion and Slano-htor t when the time comes to end the
Alnino Tovqo Aifoir Q rv 1 l a ,. I world war followed.
- v-uo, Af-ioj j. i uui ;aaiiy iiuujjp are oeing
rusneu mrougn aesoiate stretches of the Big Bend coun
try in pursuit ot 75 Villa bandits who raided Glenn
Springs, Texas, killing three American soldiers and a then.
irno v V-tt n 4- nU.' . i-1 A i i . I
j,vcvx-viv. anU vtvMtuijiig uuee American CRIZenS alter late today in a formal note, which
a nve-nours' battle Saturday. The Big Bend country is probably is no wen route to Berlin
111 a Willie neat 01 rage. Secretary Lansing and Mr. Wilson
the Mexicans attacked a patrol of eight soldiers, who wrote il yesterday.
retreated after losing three men. The invaders npno. Ifc may 06 stated on highest author
trated American territory for a distance of 15 miles.
By R. J. BENDER,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, May 8. President
Wilson will accept Germany's reply
REPUBLICANS HAVE
HUGHESjBO0M"ji AS-A
BUGABOO, IT IS SAID
Having Started It, TheySd
Be Rid of It Trying to
Thwart Roosevelt Root
Real Favorite, of Justices
Alleged Backers
Washington, May 8. Indications
are piling up that certain old guard
Republicans have a full-pledged
Hughes boom that they would like to
be rid of. ' -
Practically all have ceased the
friendly emphasis they recently were
placing on Hughes' candidacy, and
now are talking confidently of Root.
Most politicians admit a Hughes
boom has been started, to offset the
Fosevelt talk, and this being ac
complished, they now want to turn
to Root.
Great Britain will be dealt with,
when necessary, without any refer
ence whatever to any negotiations
wi'h Germany. The note, it is said,
will eliminate the possibility of a
break with Germany for any past act.
Future relations, however, it will be
plainly pointed but, will depend whol
ly and solely on Germany's adher
ence to her last pledges.
ACTION ON BRAND'IS
POSTPONED IN SPITE
OF WILSON LETTER
lty that Wilson accepts (hat part
of the German reply covering new or
ders to submarine commanders and
rejecting everything else. He will in
dicate plainly that this government
considers itself in absolutely no way
boundby any conditions that Ger
many made in her reply.
The President is known to take the
position that the United States is
dealing with Germany alone, apart.
from any negotiations with Great
Britain, and that ?
President Declared to Culb
erson That Selfish Inter- COMPLETE PLANS FOR
ests Which Had Been
Thwarted by the Boston-
ian Opposed His Appoint
ment
STATE ROADS MEETING
Five Thousand Persons Expected to
Attend Big Convention at Wrights-
ville Beach on June 21, 22 and 23.
Governor to Make Address Other
States to Send Men to Observe
(By the United Press)
Washington, JVlcy 8. Action was
today again indefinitely postponed
Micro i incr tha TranAnie onnnintmpr
DAUGHTRIDGE HAS A
CHAMPION IN CHINA
Rocky Mount, May 7 A wish of
success for him in his campaign for
the nomination for Governor has just
been received from Tsingtau, China,
hy Lieutenant Governor E. L. Daugh
bidg. The letter is from C. G.
Smith, formerly jof iGoldsboro.
ARMY LIEUTENANTS .
KILLED IN ACCIDENTS
Lawton, Okla., May 7,-UeutMl.
S. Naylor and Lieut. Edwin'E. Prit
ebett, of the Fifth Field Artillery,
ere killed, anil J. E. McMahon, Jr,
the Second Field Artillery,-""and
Lieutenant Richard S. Seott of the
ourth Field Artillery, were serious
ly injured in an automobile accident
t Port SHI today.
Wilmington, N. C, May 8. Plans
were practically completed today for
entertaining of the 5,000 delegates
following receipt of a letter from the and visitors expected to attend the
President to Senator Culberson, of annual meeting of the North Car:-
the Judiciary Committee, urging im- Una Good Roads Association which is
mediate action, and sounding the to be held at Wrightsville LJeaeh, N.
highest praise of Brandeis, the man, C, June 21,. 22 and 23. II. B. B.-anch,
lawyer, economist- and public wel- vvno is neading tne work: o: arrang-
fare worker. .ing a program, announced today he
The President declared the many expects representatives of many
charges against Brandeis were made Southern States interested in good
"for the most part by those who hat- roads movements in their respect ivp
ed Brandeis because he refused to be communities will he present t0 get
serviceable t0 them in the promotion what tips they can from the North
of their own selfish interests." Carolina Association's work.
Work is nearing completion today
on the large auditorium being con
structed at Wrightsville Beach for
the convention meetings. The con
tractors said today they will have the
great structure ready for the meet
ings,
Delegates are expected to center
(Special to The Free Press) attention on three proposed roaaway
Greenville, May 8. The proposed projects the Wilmington-tnariotte
East Carolina baseball league had its Asheville Highway, the Wilmington-
annual funeral here. Only two fans Fayetteville Highway, and the Wil
attended a meeting to organize the mingon-Goldsboro Highway.
local club. Avden is another town to An important feature of the con
trive tin the idea. vention win be practical oemonsira-
wMnn anH Anmra fans, es- tiona in road building and mainte
Deciallv the latter, declare they will nance. Uov. Locke Craig has prom
ret together four towna for the Dro- ised to address the meeting,
EAST CAROLINA SEMI
PROF. LEAGUE DIES A
SAD SORT OF A DEATH
Paris, May 8. French I roups
have recaptured a large pari of
the ground lost on both banks of
the Mcuse. Successful counter
attacks today drove the (Germans
from Hill 304 trenches. Many
prisoners wore taken. Two tier
man aeroplanes were sliot down.
By HENRY WOOD.
Paris, May 8 French military cri
tics today declared furnious German
attacks on yesterday to bo a prelude
to a fourth great Gorman offensive
against Verdun. Tho fighting on
the west Mouse bank, northwest of
Verdun attained the utmost violence-.
The German apparently arc threat
ening to surround hill .'101. Tho Gor
man losses were appalliivr in the
frontal attacks.
Aldermen From the Third
Ward Swap Jobs When
Appointments Made
HEATH AND SKINNER MEN
Dr. F. S. Whitaker Suc
ceeds Dr. Geo. Kornegay
as City Physician Coun
cil Passes On Seven More
Mocks Paving
Mrs. Jesse fireen Victim of
Awful Accident at Grif-
ton Explosion of Gaso
line Stove Neighbors
Witnessed the Cremation
Do you know that while you are
idle some other contestant will get
that subscription which was partly
promised to you.
S04d ONLY CI AY IN THE
Kinston is the only town in the
world with two police chiefs. They
are J. Felix Skinner and J. Carson
Heath, of equal rank, authority and
salary. Tho only difference is that
Skinner will be in complete charge
from 7 a. m. to 7 p. mfl, and llentb
from 7. p. m. to 7 a. m. In tho night
watch Skinner will be no more than
an arresting officer; in the daytime
tho reverso will be the case. "A
chief of police asleep is a dead man
Why should not Kinston have two
of 'em?" That was tho idoa that
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CLINGMAN W. MITCHELL, OPPONENT OF REP. CLAUDE
KITCHIN FOR NOMINATION FOR CONGRESS, TO MAKE
ADDRESS IN THE COURTHOUSE HERE THIS EVENING
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pay the others' expenses.
18 SOCIETY AND GOLD
Washington, May 6. Pretty debu
tantes, sub-debs (and some who are
pretty only in society magazines) to
gether with, much army and r.avy
gold braid, were, on display Satur
day when the annual National Capi
tal Horse Show opened with more
than 1,000 entries.": The show con
tinues today, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday.
FAMOUS RIGGS BANK i
ASKE COMES UP TODAY
Washington, May 8. With the
leading legal lights of New York and
Washington as advocates and bank
ers throughout the country as audi
ence, the famous Riggs bank case
came to triaKiere today.
The three men are charged with
teotifying falsely that the Riggs
Bank did not engage in stock trans
lion. Clintrman W. MiLchcll, who is
contestine the Dcmocraiic nomina
tion for Conpfress from .he Second
District with Hon. Claude Ki'chin,
will speak at the courthouse in this
city tonight at 8 o'clock. His picture
appears above.
Mr. Mitchell wa3 born in Bertie
County August 6, 1860; was educat
ed at Wake Forest College, and has
devoted his life to agricultural and
industrial pursuits. He is not with
out legislative experience, having
served as State legislator, member of
both House and Senate for five terms.
For many years he was Moderator of
the West Chowan Baptist Associa
tion and is a member of the State
Board of Agriculture, the Board of
Trustees of Wake Forest College and
of the Thomasville Baptist Orpha
nage. ,
He has always been an active' sup
porter of , all educational and moral
movements having as their purpose
the making of a better citizenship.
He has extensive farming interests:
is president of the Bertie Cotton Oil
ut Fertilizer Co., president of the
Bank of Aulander and president of
the Aulander Live Stock & Supply
Co. It will l)0A seen that his busi
ness Activities place him in close
touch with many of the important
material interests and resources of
the State.
He believes in the potential pos
sibilities of the South and stands for
legislation, both State and National,
along such lines as tend to aid and
foster her great agricultural and
manufacturing resources. He is not
at office-seeker and is not a politici
an. At the urgent- request of many
Democrats of the District he is now
a candidate for the nomination for
Congress. He be! ieves that the coun
try needs not so much fluent speak
ers as men who will think for and
labor . for a constructive legislative
program conducive to the industrial
progress of the South and Nation.
Mr. Mitchell is a strong speaker
and will interest those who hear him
tonight.
Mrs. Jesse Green, about 75 years
of age, was burned fatally when a
gasoline stove , exploded in her home
at Grifton late Saturday. Just how
the explosion occurred has not been
told and may never be known. A
leaking tank or broken tap may have
been responsible. The fiery liquid
spread over the floor and tho kitchen
immediately became a roaring fur
nace of flame. The aged woman was
incinerated.
Mrs. Green was well known. She
was the mother of J. E. Green of
Winterville, Mrs. John Rhodes of
New Bern and Mrs. Gertrude Bland
of Ayden.
The residence, valued at between
11,500 and $2,000, was entirely con
sumed, together with the furnishings.
Neighbors, it is said, witnessed the
cremation of Mrs. Green, but were
unable to do anything to aid her, so
fierce was the fire which enveloped
her and rapidly spread through ithe
house.
The remains were taken to Mar
tin county for the funeral and interment.
Kinston Has That Distinc
tion Today; Council Ap
pears to be Original
MOST OFFICIALS RENAMED ,
Assistant Chief Moved Up
to Rank With Chief.
Same Salary, Authority
and Uniforms . Office
Desk Sergt. Created
ONLY SIX MORE DAYS
LEFT TO WIN A CAR
Perseverance and Personality Will
Determine the Winners If You
Are Idle a Minute This Week You
Are Lost
i The beginning of the end is at
hand. This is the last week of the
Daily Free Press' great contset. This
is the last week when the winners
will have to be made, and every effort
known to the contestants in the art
of vote getting will be employed.
The honors and the rewards arc
awaiting the winners for their efforts
of the last six weeks. The first' six
weeks have failed to produce a win
ner or any loader who has been able
to hold his own for any length of
time. The last week must decide
Time For Heal Work.
There are many who can win one
of the prizes if they will do their
duty this final week. In fact every
one will have to protect her position
or go down in defeat for tho lack of
sufficient energy lo slick in the race
during the final excitement. There
are a few at the top of the list who
may bo content to rest upon the laur
els of their past efforts, confident in
their own minds that they have
enough votes in reserve to make them
winners. But the day of reckoning
is fast approaching and that day is
the last day of this week, the 13th
of May. Those same candidates will
be coming in a week from today to
get their commissions checked.
From all appearances this is go
ing to he an ideal week for the fin
ish. Even if the weather happens
to be a little disagreeable' it is to
every contestants advantage to do
her best. You just have to get the
subscriptions this week. There is no
more delaying about it. You must
get them to win. Many of the candi
dates have people in their minds
upon whom they have never called.
It is this week or never. If you don't
get them this week their subscrip
tions will do you about as much good
as the last straw did the camel.
Rules and Judges.
The contest will close as has al
ready been announced and explained.
There will be no more extra vote of
fers other than the printed schedule
in the paper, and the 100,000 extra
votes on each $10 worth of HEW bus
iness. ' r J '
The rulesl governing the close will
be published in the next issue of the
paper. The judges will be announced
on Thursday, No more reserve con-
v (Continued oa Pago Four)
Mayor Su' ton Saturday night
mado public the following appoint-,
ments of commissioners for the com- '
ing fiscal year: '
Mayor Pro Tern, and Finance Com- ;
missioner, Alderman W. B. Douglas,
incumbent.
Street Commissioner, Alderman E.
V. Webb.
Water and Light Commissioner,
Alderman II. P. Fort
Sanitary Commissioner, R. R.
Rouse. '
Police a"nd Fire Commissioner, Al
derman M. M. Happer.
Cemetery Commissioner, Alder
man L, P. Tapp.
All were reappointed except Fort
and Rouse. These two swapped
places. The place of Water and
Light Commissioner which goes to
Alderman Fort is one of the biggest
jobs so far as hard work and techni
cal knowledge required are concerned ,
in the whole list. Both are from the
same ward, the Third. The reason
for the cxchangejji 1 1 mrtoth9-
Public" . MVjf .-
Other officers 'chosen ' by Council,
were Treasurer, Alderman M. ' M.
Happer.
Superintendent Water and Light
department, John E. Weyher.
City Clerk, W. B. Coleman.
Assistant to the City Clerk, Snow
Nunn.
City Attorney, John G. Dawson
City Physician. Dr F. S. Whita
ker. Fire Chief, T. V. Moaeley.
Sanitary Inspector, T. A. Conway.
All were reelected except Dr. Whit
aker, who succeeded Dr. Geo. Kor
negay, resigned.
Cquncil Saturday night passed pe
titions asking for the following ad
ditional asphalt paving: Capitola,
avenue, one block West from Queen;
Grainger avenue, one block West
from Queen; Vernon avenue, one
block East from Queen; Heritage
street and Washington . avenue to
Rhodes avenue, seven blocks in all. A
proposition from the Norfolk South
ern Railroad that the city pave with
brick around its property between
McLewean and the Blout street cross
ing and submit the bill to the railroad
was accepted.
T. P. A. CONVENTION
CHARLOTTE NEXT YEAR
David L. Dixon of Kinston Delegate
From State to National Convention
Good Roads a Topic at Meeting
Held - Last Week in Henderson
Highways a Hobby of the Growing
Body
Mr. David L. Dixon has returned
from Henderson, where he attended.
as a delegate fronjJosTee State
convention of the Travelers' Protect
ive Association. Mr. Dixon states
that the meeting was largely attend
ed, several hundred travelers nd
other members of the organization
being present at gome of the sessions.
Good roads was one of the main top-,
tea at the convention.' Dr. J. Hyde
Pratt, State geologist, was a speaker
an the subject. Highways is one of
the hobbies of tho organization, r-
pidly becoming one of the most in
fluential bodies in the State in
uumber of ' ways. Mr.' Dixon was
named a delegate to the National con
vention. Charlotte was selected for
the 1917 meeting place of the S'ate
T. P. A.