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KINSTON, N. O, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1916
FOUR PAGES TODAY
PRICE TWO CENTS
FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS
SECRECY IN MATTER
PEACE NEGOTIATE
POPE & PRESIDENT
Wilson Did Not Even Con
suit Cabinet In Reply
to Benedict
DELEGATE HAS ANSWER
Mgr- Bonzano Got It Mon
day Night Hope Expres
sed That America Can Be
of Service at End of the
Struggle in Europe
(By the United Press.)
Washington, May 17. The Presi
dent has seot his reply to Pope Ben
edict's communication on the subject
of peace. The reply was given Mgr.
Bonzano. the papal delegate, Mon
day night. It replied to the Pope's
suggestion in an expression of earn
est hope and desire that the United
States should not be plunged into the
great war, but should maintain neu
trality in order to be oJ. service at
the war's end.
The greatest secrecy was thrown
about the exchange of communications.
Cabinet Not In On Secret.
So confidential did the President
consider it, that he did not discuss
the matter with the cabinet, but had
Secretary Lansing aid in preparing
his answer.
MAPS CASEMENT HAD
PROVE REBELLION A
PRODUCT OF BERLIN
By WILBUR S. FORREST,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
London, May 17. Maps found in
the possession of Sir Roger Case
ment support the contention that the
Irish rebellion was planned in the
Berlin war office, Lieut.-Col. Gordon
today testified.
At the conclusion of the prelimin
ary hearing this afternoon Casement
and his confederate were remanded
for trial on the treason charge.
MANUFACTURERS OF
COUNTRY SHOULD BE
THE MOST THOROUGH
To Hold the United States
Place In World's Mar-
ets, President Tells Head
of the Federal Trade
Commission In Letter
TROOPS RESCUE TWO
MEN FROM MEXICANS
IN TOWN OVER LINE
(By the United Press)
Marathon, Texas, May 17. Jesse
Deemer, a rancher, and Monroe
Payne, a negro, captured by the Glenn
Springs raiders, have been rescued
by American itroops at an unnamed
Mexican town, it is said. The reports
are not confirmed.
NEW YORK ALLEGED
MURDERER GIVES UP
(By the United Press)
Washington, May 17. In a letter
to Edward N. Surley, chairman of
the Federal Trade Commission, the
President today puts his 0. K. on the
Commission's encouragement of trade
formanufacturers' and other similar
associations. lie appeals for the
Commission's closer co-operation
with the businessmen "to keep down
the mortality rate among American
industries."
He says that if the United States
is to be an "important factor in the
world's markets we must be more
efficient and thorough in production."
ROCKEFELLER EXPECTED
TO ADDRESS BAPTISTS
(By the United Press)
Minneapolis, Minn., May 17. John
D. Rockefeller was expected to be
among the 3.000 delegates for the
International Baptist convention,
which opened an eight-day session
here. He is to make an address.
DAUGHTER OF RICHARD
GILDER WEDS FRIDAY
New York, May 19. The marriage
of Miss Dorothea de Kay Gilder, the
daughter of the late Richard Wat
son Gilder, poet and editor, to Dal
las D. L. McGrew, son of Rev. and
Mrs. George H. McGrew of Silver
Spring and Baltimore, Md., will take
place tomorrow at the home of the
'bride's mother, Mrs. Richard Wat
son Gilder, of No. 24 Gramercy Park.
TO STAGE 'JULIUS
CAESAR' IN HLLS
OF GOLDEN STATE
Los Angeles, Cal., May 19. A
huge throng of Southern Califoirni
ans" will assemble tomorrow to pay
tribute to the memory of William
Shakespeare by observing the terccn
tury of ithe bard's birthday with an
open air production after dark in the
hills back of Hollywood, of the tra
gedy of "Julius Caesar."
CARRANZA EXPECTED
TO DENY AGREEMENT
El Paso, May 16. 'First Chief Car
ranza, according to advices reaching
Juaret, is expected to deny flatly the
existence of an oral agreement be
tween General Scott and War Minis
ter Obregon, permitting American
soldiers to stay on Mexican soiL
HEAVY MOMENT OF
MEXICAN TROOPS ON
New York, May 1C Michael A.
Rofrano, former deputy street clean-
ng commissioner of New York, sur
rendered voluntarily today to an
swer to an indictment in connection
with the murder of Michael Gaimari,
in March, 1915, which was the out
growth of a political feud here.
RAILWAY EMPLOYES IN
MEXICO GO ON STRIKE
Eagle Pass, Texas, May 1G. Four
hundred employes of the Mexican In
ternational Railway at Pietras No
gales struck today because they were
paid partially in the new government
script.
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS
FORCED TO SUSPEND
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS
NAMING DELEGATION
GERMANS FAIL GAIA
IN ATTACKS AR00N0
VERDUN, SAY FR'NCH
Two Assaults Repulsed
Gunners Busy Last Night
Offensive On Western
Front Has Cost Kaiser
300,000 Men, Stated
(By the United Press)
Pans, May 1 (--German attempt
to drive their line forward northwest
of Verdun, near Dead Man's Hill, by
grenade assault, failed completely
the war office today reiwrted. A sim
ilar attempt was defeated on th
east bank of the Mouse northwest o
Thiaumont. Artillery of both side
was active on the right bank of th
Meuse last night.
Verdun Offensive Cosily.
London, May 17. Three hundre
thousand Germans have been killed
or put out of action at Verdun so far,
according to dispatches from th
front. Thn losses have been so so
vere as to preclude any real offensiv
at Riga.
(By United Press)
Lansing, Mich., May 17 The Dem
ocratic State Convention assembled
here this afternoon. Election of
delegates-at-large to the Si:. Louis
convention was the only important
business on schedule. They are ex
peeted to be all for Wilson.
NEWS OF NEIGHBORING
CITIES AND COUNTIES
IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS
HUNGARIANS DON'T
APPROVE GERMANS'
ZEPPELIN WARFARE
(By the United Press)
Berlin, May 1G. The Imperial
postoffice department reports that
since the beginning of the war 3,000
German daily and weekly papers and
monthly magazines have ceased pub
lication on account of decrease of
circulation, lack of advertisements
and the steady rise in the price of
white paper.
SUGGESTION FOR A
MEMORIAL SUNDAY
(By the United. Press)
New York, May 16. An appeal to
make May 28 a memorial Sunday,
when funds would be rained for war
sufferers through collections taken
in the churches throughout the coun
try, was mailed to 100,000 American
ministers tonight 'by the Federal
Council of the Churches of Christ in
America.
HOUSE BEGINS DEBATE
ON NEW SHIPPING BILL
1 Paso. May 18 All along the
tOrder today the news flashed of an
tanprecedented hejrVy Mexican troop
movement north. These reports plac
ed the total in five figures. The bor
der thrilled again with a foreboding
"pf big events. . '
(By the United Press)
Washington, May 16. The admin
istration shipping bill was taken up
ia the House today under a special
rule which fixes 4 o'clock next Fri
day afternoon for the vote on the
measure and any amendments.
I
ATTACK ON QUEEN
OF ITALY FAILED
Rome, May 16 It is reported that
Austrian air raiders on Monday at
tempted to attack a train on which
were. Queen Helena and the captain
of the royal household. The attack
failed and the air raiders were put
to flight by Italian airships.
(By the United Press)
Zurich, Switzerland, May 17 Hun
garians disapprove of Germany's
Zeppelin campaign. They object to
it both on grounds of humanity and
for what they consider its useless
ness.
Newspapers received here from the
most important cities in Hungary
are almost unanimous in deprecating
such methods.
"By striking terror into the peo
ple of England," says the Hirlap,
commenting on Zeppelin activities,
"it is thought that the government
will suffer. As we can now see clear
ly, the raids do not serve the pur
pose they were intended for, and on
ly result in the annihilation of civilians."
BRUTE CHARGED WITH
ASSAULTING 4 SMALL
WHITE GIRLS IN VJL
Wise, Va., May 16 'Milton Mallo
ry, a negro, 2-1 years old. is on trial
at a special term of the Wise coun
ty Court here, charged with having
on May 13, assaulted four girls, rang
ing in age from 8 to 11 years old.
Mal'lory. who has been employed as
a pcr'er at an Appalachia (Va.) ho
tel, is alleged to have given the chil
dren candy which had been drugged
The four children are daughters of
prominent Wise county families. The
crimes have created high feeling in
this section.
An etiort is being made in cour
at New Bern to break the will of the
late Henry J. Staub. Relatives claim
he was not of sound mind when hf
made the wi!f, leaving jlpropenty
woi'.h $15,000 or $20,000 to the New
Bern Christian Science church.
Will Crawford, colored, shot by
another negro, Henry Jones, a
James City Sunday night, is dead.
Bruce. Pitt county, Tuesday had the
heaviest rainfall in six or seven
years 3.17 inches.
LUNSFORD' KILLED WIFE
AND COMMITTED SUICIDE
Warsaw, May 10 James Lunsford
of Kcnansville, a young man of
vears. shot and killed his wife as she
sat reading a newspaper in ncr room
nnd 'turning his weapon, an automat
ic shotgun, on himself pulled the
trigger with his toes, inflicting
wound in his abdomen from which he
died instantly. Family trouble is
said to have been the cause.
BOTH PENNSYLVANIA
LEADERS CHALLENGED
Harris-burg, Pa., May 16 Controll
ing organisations of berth the lead
ing political parlies in rennsyivania
go to :he primary polls today to de
fend their titles.
The movement to wrest the Ue-
publican leadership from Boise Pen
rose, senior United States Senator,
is neaued ny uoverno-r marun u.
Brumbaugh. He is backed by the
Philadelphia faction.
On the Democratic side the leader
ship of National Commi'tecman A.
Mitchell Palmer, former congress
man, is challenged by Congressman
Michael Liebel, of Erie.
Subscribe in The Free Press.
ELKS STORM WASHINGTON
FOR ANNUAL CONVENFN
(Special to The Free Press)
Washington, N. C, May 17. Sev
eral hundred Elks arrived here this
morning and early in the afternoon
to attend the annual S'.ate conven
tion. A spectacular parade will be
held late this afternoon. Two hun
dred girls will ride in autos in one
section. Joe Tayloe of this city and
Washington, D. C, will preside over
the convention. Beit ween 800 and 1.
000 delegates are expected.
New Bern expects 300 v visitors
when the Ep worth Leagues of the
State hold the' annual conference
there . next mnfth." ,
ADMISSION TO THIS
THEATER A HUNDRED
SLAUGHTERED FLIES
Bentonville, Ark., May 19. The
hoys of Bentonville "don't need no
money" to see the movies here on
Friday nights. The admission is 100
dead flies, or ten cents in cash.
A local movie magnate has posted
a sign reading "Admission, 100 Dead
Flies" and it is making a hit. Every
Friday night one hundred of the
swatted corpses admit you to his
theater. And then you can win five
extra tickets for bringing in ithe larg
est number.
Bentonville .citizens have taken to
the novelty and indications are that
flies will soon be an unknown quan
tity, here.' - -
MRS. WILSON GOING
TO CHARLOTTE WITI
PRESIDENT FRIDAY
Will Spend Saturday In
North Carolina City
Governors Three States
to Be There Chief Exc
cutive to Make Speech
(By the United Press)
Washington, May 17. The Pres
dent leaves Washington Friday night
for Charlotte, N. C, to address
gathering in commemoration of th
signing of the Declaration of Meek
lenburg. He arrives at Charlotte on
Saturday morning, and will review
an industrial parade, attend a recep
tion marked by the attendance of the
Governors of both the Carolinas am:
Virginia, deliver an address at 12::0
and attend a luncheon in his honor
He leaves Charlotte Saturday eve
ning to return to Washington. H
will be accompanied by Mrs. Wilson
and Dr. Cary T. Grayson.
REUNIONS AS LONG AS
THERE ARE ANY VETS,
Birmingham. Ala., May 10. Thcr
will be a re-union of the old Con
federate soldiers as long as there is
a handful to reunite, according to
'he sentiment expressed at the open
ing session of the annual reunion of
the United Confederate Veterans here
today.
ALABAMA SOLDIERS
ENFORCING STATE
PROHIBITION LAW
(By the United Press)
Mobile, Ala., May 17. Two
companies of State infantry are
at Girard enforcing prohibition,
the county officials being help
less. The troops have orders to
close every blind tiger.
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
VOTE ON BRA.NDK1S
WEDNESDAY.
Washington, May 17. Agree
ment to vote on the nomination
of Itrandcix as a member of the
Supreme Court next Wednesday,
was reached today by the Senate
Judiciary Commit tee.
NAVAL BATTLE
OFF BELGIUM.
London, May 17 British des
troyers and monitors engaged
several German destroyers
in a short fight ofT Belgium yes
terday, the Admiralty announced.
The Germans withdrew. The
British suffered no losses.
NOTHING DOING ON
COTTON EXCHANGE
No cotton was sol I on the local ex-
hange today.
iNew York futures quotations were:
Open Close
May
July 12.!i0
October 11.0:!
December i:!.2l
January 1.'!.27
12.94
13.08
13.10
13.30
13.31
ULSTERMEN WOULDNT
LISTEN TO ASQUITH
Belfast, May 16. Stubborn disin
clination to accept anything in the
way of a government which might
imply the future subjection of Ulster
to home rule was evident today on
the occasion of Premier Asquith's
visit to Belfast, which lasted only a
few hours. - ' ; .
THREE AMERICANS
ON CANADIAN SHIP
SUNK ON TUESDAY
(By the United Press)
Washington, May 17. Three Am
ericans were aboard the sunken Ca
nadian steamer Eritrea, the United
States consul at LaBochelle, France,
cablet! the State Department. While
Lloyds' yesterday reported that the
Eritrea was torpedoed, the consul
said she was sunk "presumably by a
mine."
FORMER AMBASSADOR
OUTLINES PLAN FOR
INTERNATIONAL COURT
(By the United Press)
Mohonk Lake, N. Y., May 17 For
mer American Ambassador to Ger
many Andrew D. White will outline
the possibilities of establishing an
international judicial court to settle
disputes between countries and pre
vent future wars, sit the conference
on International Arbitration which
began here today.
HEALTH INSURANCE
GETTING A LOT OF
ATTENTION NORTH
(Special to The Free Press)
Raleigh. N. C, May 17 Health in
surance, according to me Mate
Board of Health, is u matter that
is claiming no little attention in many
Northern States from both a public
health point of view and as con
cerns labor and industrial conditions.
Massachusetts, New York and New
Jersey have before their legislatures
bills which provide for the legisla
tion necessary to meet the needs of
this subject.
The scheme or health insurance
that uhese three states are seriously
considering have the following out
standing features: That for all wage
earners receiving less than
health insurance shall be compulsory,
that others who so desire may -parti
cipate in the plan, and that the fol-
iwing shall be the benefit to be de
rived: Medical and nursing niieim-
ancc not to exceed six months in the
year and surgical supplies not i x-y
ceed $50; a cash benefit during sick
ness or incapacity not for more than
i.x months in the year; a maternity
benefit for working mothers, and a
funeral benefit of not more than $50.
The fund for this system of insur
ance is to be made up of contribu
tions from workers, .10 per cent, from
employers, 40 per rent., and from the
State, 10 per cent.
Health insurance is already woik
ng successfully in a number of
ountries, and it is believed that it
s only a matter of time when all
irogressive States of the Union will
ie seriously considering it.
ON NANTUCKET
IN TERRIFIC
REEF
Uneasiness Caused When It
Was Reported Members
of Crew Were Lost The
San Francisco Floated Off
Without Aid
(By the United Press)
Boston, May 17. Driven by a ter
rific gale which swept the New Eng
land coast, the United States cruiser
San Francisco, Capt. Belknap com
manding, grounded on middle Nan
tucket shoals early this morning, ra
dio reports to the Charlestown Navy
Yrard said.
Despite high seas, no damage was
done to the cruiser and she was
floated off without assistance a few
hours later.
An early wireless message saying
eight men had lost their lives after
ward proved unfounded. The vessel
is now resting at anchor a short dis
tance from the shoals. When a
wireless from the San Francisco was
first received the battleship New
Hampshire and cutters Acushnet and
fjresham rushed to her aid.
DR. CY. THOMPSON A
VISITOR IN THE CITY
BAPTISTS PLAN HELP
FOR NEEDY CHURCHES
Asheville, May 10. Plans for con
cntrnting efforts en completion of
the $1,000,000 fund to aid the 4,IM)0
homeless Baptist churches in the
South, will be one of the subjects to
e brought to hte front at 01st an
nual meeting of the Southern Bap-
ist convention.
JURY IN CAPLAN CASE
COULDNT GET TOGETHER
Dr. Cyrus Thompson of Jackson
ville, N. C, one of the best-known
men of this part of the State, was
here this morning. Dr. Thompson
was en route home from Greenville.
lie was looking well. He was tak
ing not the slightest interest in poli
tics, he said.
In an address to the students at E.
C. T. T. school, Greenville. Monday
night, the famous Onslow county
physician declared that "the world
rests in the hands of tUaehera." He
did not like to see persons make the
teaching profession a stepping-stone
to law or business.
CADMAN TO BE ON THE ,
CHAUTAUQUA PROGR AM
To be heard here on the program
of the Chautauqua, during the week
of June 14-20 will be Dr. S. Parkes
Cadman, pastor of he great Central
Congregational church in Brooklyn,
who was a feature of last year's fes
tival. Dr. Cadman is oife of the greatest
irresistible forces on the platform
a torrent of thought, words and en
thusiasm. "Makers of A-merica" is
his subject this year.
GR AND LODGE OF. ODD
FELLOWS MEETS WILSON
Wilson, May Hi The Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows of North Carolina as
sembled here today for a two-day's
pessoin. I no opening exercises wura
held 'this evening at 8 o'cloik.
TWO SENTENCED TO DIE
IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
Los Angeles, May 10. The trial
of David Caplan on a charge of mur
der in connection with the destruc
tion of the Los Angeles Times build-
ng ended today when the jury re
ported hopeless disagreement and
was discharged. The jury had been
out seventy-two hours.
GREENSBORO COLLEGE I
COMMENCEMENT OYER
Greensboro, May 16 With the an
nual .concert in the -college auditori
um this evening the commencement
"Mr. W. W. Ortnond . from Greene I exercises of Greensboro College for
county was in the city today.' I Women came to a close ,, ; ' ..
Wilmington, May 16. Tom Mer
rick, colored, convicted of - the mur-
der of young Leon Hudson, a white
man, some months ago, was yester
day sentenced to be electrocuted on
July 14. This was his second convic
tion and sentence.
Lawrence Swinson, colored, , con
victed of burglary in the first degree,
was sentenced to be electrocuted on
July 7. - - ; .
HEAVY DAMAGE FRO'I
VIRGINIA CLOUDBURST
Danville, Va., May 16. News wa
received here this morning of a dis
astrous cloudburst ; in Franklin and
Pittsylvania counties which has don
damage estimated at thousands . of
dollars, i -. . : - -.