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VOL. XVII.-No, 304 . ,4 , i t
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KINSTON, N. O, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1916
FOUR PAGES TODAY
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PRICE TWO CENTS
FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS
ITALIANS ? FALLING CARELESSNESS THE
CASEMENT WILL 00
ON TRIAL EARLY IN
COOL WEATHER FORlLANGHORNE KILLEDlCOWPER HAS CHARGE! EPISCOPALIANS OF
BACK BEFOIMIFF CAUSE MANY FIRES
THE VETS.' PARADE
SIX AND- CAPTURED OF CHAUTAUQUA FOR EAST CAROLINA: WILL
SCORES OF BANDITS KINSTON THIS YEAR MEET HERE SAT'DAY
AUSTR'N OFFENSIVE IN COUNTY IN APRIL
THE COMING MONTH
BIRMINGHAM TODAY
FREE
PRESS
Most Determined Assault Damage to Forests In Len
Since Beginning of War oir Was $29,500, Board of
Between the Two Agriculture Estimates
"What Are We Going to
AN ATTEMPT AT INVASION Do About it?
Believed to Be Purpose
"The loss from forest fires each
TT rn I , . . . , " univiuia to
Heavy LtfSSeS leUtOnS appalling" says County Farm Dem
Claim Capture Position onstrator McCrary, in a statement is
sued weanesaay night. "During the
IS I month of April, it is conservatively
estimated by the County Board of
Agriculture, 14.000 acres of forests
Were burned over in Lenoir county
(By the United F.4ss) alone. The loss is estimated by the
Amsterdam, May 18. Three hun- Board of Agriculture to be $29,500.
Near Roverto Line
35 Miles Long
dred thousand Austrian troops now
concentrated on a 35 mile front are
striking the Italian lines in the Tyro
lese Alps in the most determined
Austrian offensive against Italy since
the war began.
Critics believe Austria is Ibent on
6n invasion of Northern Italy. The
Italians have 'been driven Southward
on a five mile front from Piazza to
the upper Astico valley. Vienna
claims the capture of Zemator to
"Hundreds of dollars worth of
cord wood were destroyed, and the
loss from burned fences was a con
siderable item. There is no estim
ating the damage to young timber,
and the value of the humus destroyed.
me causes or tnese tires were
carelessness, railroading, lumbering,
burning grass in fields, sparks from
locomotives, and incendiary.
"What are we going to do about
this matter? Lumber is getting
Confederate Bailey to Be
Tried at the Same Time,
Probably
GOVERNM'NT WAS POSTED
Knew of the Revolt Several
Days Before Outbreak-
Great German Offensive
Was Planned to Start at
the Same Moment
(By the United Press)
London, play 18. Clisement will
go on trial for treason early in June,
was stated today. Daniel Bailey
also will be tried then.
Suspension of Business In
City for Big Spectacle of
the Reunion
WASHINGTON NEXT YEAR
Harrison off Alabama New
Commander Texas Vet
erans Engage Alabama
Militia In Sham Battle as
Closing Feature
the South of Roverto, though Rome scarcer all the ftime, and we cannot
claims the repulse of the Austrians afford to have many acres of our
there. The losses in the past three
days fighting will run into thousands.
OF FOUR
GISLS TO THE CHAIR
(By the United Press)
Wise, Va., May 17. Milton Mal.
lory, a negro, was sentenced to elec
trocution by a jury at a special term
of Circuit Court here today for as
saulting, six young white girls, of
Appalachia. Va., ranging in age
from five to eleven years. He will
be put to death July 7.
Mallory, a porter, at an Appala
chia hotel, according to evidence in
troduced, gave the children drugged
candy.-
timber so wantonly destroyed. Lum
bering should be carried on with
more regard for the dangers of fire
than it is at present. In some coun
tries, people are required to plant
two trees for every one 'they cut. We
need to learn how to take care of our
forests and woodlots.
"It is the duty of the State or
county to have fire patrolmen in each
'township to see that fire is kept un
der control. The present system of
letting fire burn Without any effort
to stop or control it is out of date
to say 'the least."
Officials Had Advance Knowledge
Revolt.
The British Government knew sev
era! days in advance that Irish re
bels planned an open revolt, but did
n't disarm them fearing great blood
shed, according to an admission from
Sir Matthew Nathan, who resigned
as under secretary for Ireland fol
lowing the rebellion, to the Royal
Commission appointed to investigate tors,
the outbreak. He said that three
(By the United Press)
Birmingham, May 18. The climax
oi me tweniy-sixtn annual reunion
of Confederate Veterans came today
when the remnants of the gray host
paraded. Members of military orga
nizations, sponsors and school child
dren by the thousands preceded the
bent old soldiera in a pageant last
ing two hours under gray skies and
cool weather.
Birmingham's half Northern, half
Southern population joined in the
suspension of btisiness and turned
out with the seventy thousand visi-
lining the streets. All paid
homaire to the heroes of the lost
days before the Dublin revolt began cause.
the government learned that the a v, v-m. u: i..
Irish leaders had been informed that tween
iL r . . . I
me uermans would cooperate with militia
them in a great land, sea and air of
fensive. He said the Irish consta
bulary were immediately warned,
NCITY'S INCME WAS
HEAVIEST LAST YEAR
H0RNE WONT SIGN
APPEAL; WOULD DIE
Collections Totalled More Than $110,-
000 Increase Nearly 20 Per Cent.
Recorder's Court and Water Rent
als Increase Contributed Taxes
Gave Biggest Share of Sum
(By the United Press)
Wilmington, May 17. Melvin I There was almost 20 per cent, in
Home, formerly deputy sheriff, who I crease in the city's revenues in the
was convicted in Superior (Court yes-1 fiscal year ending May 9, according
the coast patrolled day and night,
and that it was undoubtedly due to
these precautions that Casement was
captured a few. hours after he landed.
two companies of Alabama
and two hundred Texas vet
erans concluded the reunion, which
will be led next year in Washington
by the new Commander-Crcneral
Confirmation of Success of Other Officers and Commit- Council Convention to Last
Expedition Against the tees Who Will Help Put Through Tuesday; Big
Through Big Festival Attendance
Event Next Month Jun-
TWO AMERICANS RESCUED for Committee of Ladies BISHOP DARST TO PRESIDE
Recent Raiders
Jesse Dcemer and Monroe
Payne Liberated Out
laws Completely Scatter
ed Force May Be With
drann
By CARL GROAT,
(United lre8s Staff Correspondent)
Washington. May. 18. Official con
firmation of Major Langhorne's cap
ture of 75 of the Glenn Springs and
Following are the officers and
committees of the local chautauqua
organization, announced late Wed
nesday:
President, G. V. Cowper; lst-Vice.
President, Mrs. W. T. Hines: Sec
ond Vice-President, Mrs. H. Frank
Brown; Treasurer. D. F. Wooten;
secretary, Clarence Oettinger.
Committees.
Advertising: William Hayes, chair
man; K. V. Webb, W. B. Douglass,
Harvey C. Hines, The Free Press
The Daily News, Miss Lottie
Speakers From Several Dio
cesesWomen's .Organiz
ations to Meet Simultan
eously Social Service,
Missions, Education
Can a
Boquillas raiders, and the killing of Qy' wlss vlr"ma copemnii, miss u
zanne Martin and Miss Ada.Susrgs
Tickets E
Harrison of Afaoama.
BURR0PS AGAIN HEADS
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS
FIVE BIG CRUISERS
BUT NO BATTLESHIPS
TO BE AUTHORIZED
terday for the second time of first
degree murder for killing D. L. T.
Capps on the street here some sev
eral months ago, 'today refused ab
solutely to sign appeal papers. He
declared that he wanted to die.
airship For militia,
on n. mexico border
(By the United Press)
New York, May 17. In response
to a request by Colonel Cutting, of
the New Mexico national guard, to
the Aero Club of America for an ae
roplane for the New Mexico guard
now on Mexican border duty, the
Aero club announced today it had
decided to appropriate $5,000 toward
its purchase if Colonel Cutting would
Taise $2,500.
to City Clerk Coleman. Collections
in the last year were $112,501.75, and
in the previous year 93,953.57. The
Recorder's Court was responsible for
$5,000 .or $6,000 of the increase. The
factor outside of that contributing
most to the increase was water ren
tals. About 250 water accounts are
said to have been added in the year.
Taxes were $50,421.43; court, $9,
292.51; water and lights, $10,418.10;
miscellaneous, $12,369.00.
TARHEEL IN AIR RAID
OVER GERMAN LINES
MISSION TO THIS
THEATER A HUNDRED
SLAUGHTERED FLIES
'Bentonville, Ark., May 19. The
boys 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
sign reading "Admission, 100 Dead
Flies" and ft is making a hit. Every
Friday night one hundred of the
watted .corpses admit yoa to his
theater. ' And then you can win five
extra tickets for bringing in the larg
st nnmber.
Bentonville citireni' have taken to
novelty and indications are that
Hies will ioon tn unnown quan.
Paris, May 17. Corporal J. R.
McConnell of Carthage, N. C, to
day took part in the first aerial ex
pedition which the American avia
tors in the service of the French ar
my have made over "the German lines
since the Franco-Aanerican flying
corps was organized as a separate
unit. Thouih McConnell flew at
a height of twelve thousand feet the
German shells were bursting all
around him.
Asheville, May 17. The Rev. Dr.
Lansing Burrows of Americus, Ga.
was re-elected president of the South
ern Baptist Convention at the open
ing of the sixty-first annual session
of thai body here late today. The
opening session was taken up with
election of officers and presentation
of reports of the various boards con
trolled by the convention.
(By the United Press)
Washington, May 18. The
House Naval Committee today
killed Daniels' five-year program.
It authorized five battle cr lis
ers. but no battleships. It also
voted twenty submarines.
TOBACCO LICENSE
PROPOSAL WITHDRAWN
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL
ASSEMBLY CONVENES i
of
the
the
the
Orlando, Fla., May 17. Three hun
dred commissioners comprising the
governing body of the .Southern
Presbyterian church will meet here
tomorrow for their 2fith annual ses
sion, the first day's program includ
ing the sermon of the Rev. W. McF.
Alexander of New Orleans, retiring
moderator, and the election of his
successor. The sessions will con
clude May 20.
London, May 17. The board
trade announces that, owing to
increasing shortage of tonnage,
proposal to grant licenses for
importation of tobacco purchased be
fore February 15 has been withdrawn
but that licenses will be granted for
the importation of tobacco between
June 1 and May 13, 1!17, not ex
ceeding one-third the Jquantity im
ported in 1915.
BUILD BIG SCHOONERS
AT WILMINGTON YARf)
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
THE DAY ON LOCAL
COTTON EXCHANGE
Only two bales of cotton were sold
here today. They brought around 12
cents.
' New York futures quotations weTe:
Open 2:00
13.46 13.43
13.58 13.56
13.06 13.09
...13.15 13.20
..J3.26 1128
January
March
May
July . .,
October .
December
.........13.43 ..
13.39
FISHING BOAT SUNK.
London, May 18. The fishing
smack Research has been sunk.
One of the crew was killed, two
injured and the rest landed.
PAST WEEK WAS GOOD
ONE FOR COTTON CROP
Washington, May 17. Cotton im
proved during the week just ended,
according to the national weather and
crop bulletin of the Weather Bureau
issued today. It said:
"The warmer weather that has pre
vailed in most of the cotton States
during the week has had a very fav
orable effect, and there is a decided
improvement, except where the dry
weather continued. Planting is near
ly finished in the northern part ' of
the cotton area, but much replant
ing is necessary." j
Wilmington, May 17 A New York
concern has just let a contract to
the Wilmington Iron Works for the
construction of two larpe schooners
at its shipbuilding plant here. The
schooners will be 225 feet long.
MAYO MAY BE NAMED
TO HEAD THE FLEET
six, was reported to the War De
partment today rrom Colonel Sibley
through General Funston.
The dispatch also officially confirm
ed the rescue of Jesse Deemer and
Monroe Payne.
The band was completely scattered,
so the Langhorne expedition is ex
pected to be withdrawn.
Bodies of Three Americans Found.
Marathon, Tex., May 18 The bod
ies of three American mining pros
pectors, missing since the Glenn
springs raw, nave 'been lound near
San Vincent, in the Big Bend des
ert country, by a posse of cattlemen,
according to William Sonsom, a ran
chcr, who arrived from the border to
day. The names of the missing men
are Harris, Woodson and Bosworth.
GREENSBORO AND THE
CAPITAL WANT NEXT
YEAR'S MEETING ELKS
Y. Speed, chairman;
W. Ed. Parrot t, T. V. Moseley, R. E.
Mewborn; J. iC. Hood, W. D. Hood,
Miss Leah Oettinger, Mkss Susie
Perry, Miss Margaret Goodson and
Miss Ann II. Harvey
Reception: J. W. Goodson, chair
man; lr. J. M. J'arrott. and J. Jv.
Taylor.
Hospitality: Mrs. E. B. Marston
chairman; Mrs. C F. Harvey, Mrs,
W. D. LaRoque, Mrs. J. M. Par
rott, Miss Mary Dodson and Mrs. J
H. Griffith.
Knox to Have Charge of Parade.
Parade -D r. W. C. Knox.
Junior Chautauqua Directors
ses Jennie Shaw, Scotia Hobgood,
Anna Pridgen, Carlotta Mewborn,
Lalla Daunhety, Daisy Outlaw and
Natalie Nunn.
mis-
BROKER AGE CASE WILL
GOTO JURY AFTER ALL
(Special to The Free Press)
Washington, N. C, May 18. Ev
eryone of the 10 Elks' lodges in the
State is represented at the annual
convention here. Raleigh and Greens
boro are bidding for next year's ses
sion. The delegates are to be taken
for a trip down Pamlico river today.
Court of Appeals Reversed Decision
of Judge Henry Connor in Free
man vs. Kinston Mfg. Co., et al.,
Another Trial.
PUT PEACE ON WAR
FOOTING, HE ADVISES
Herbert Houston Tells Mohonk Con
ference Advocates Must Fight for
White Dove's Cause If Necessary
Fighting Fire With Fire Doctrine
of Chairman of Information Com
mittce
(By the United Press)
Lake Mohonk. N. Y., May 18.
Put peace on a war footing,' was ad
vice to the Lake Mohonk conference
on international arbitration given at
today's session by Herbert S. Hous
ton, chairman of the committee on in
formation. He said peace advocates
must quit the forum for the field if
need be, to fight, not to urge war but
to establish peace.
HARL0TTE FIXED UP
FOR TWENTIETH MAY
Washington, May 18. Following
a conference between Secretary Dan
iels and President Wilson it was
learned today that the Atlantic fleet
will be reorganized and a new com
mander named to succed admiral
Fletcher. Admiral .Mayo will prob
ably succeed Fletcher.
ODD FELLOWS TO MEET
HIGH POINT NiEXT YEAR
(Special to The Free Press)
Wilson, May 18. rThe State
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows in ses
sion here decided to bold the 1917
meeting. in High Point, ,
Charlotte, May 17. As the 20th
draws near, interest and excitement
increases. The city is gaily decorat
ed, electric flags, an electric canopy
over the square, and large pictures
of President Wilson in windows and
on buildings, making an inspiring effect
The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals in session at Richmond re
versed Judge Henry U. Connor in
his decision in the case of Freeman
vs. Ainston Manufacturing Co. and
Bryant and Ellington. Judge Con
nor directed the jury to bring in a
verdict for the defendant, holding
that the evidence of the plaintiff was
not sufficient to warrant a finding in
bis favor. The Court of Appeals
holds that the evidence is of suffi
cient importance to be considered by
a jury and so remands the case for
another trial before Judge Connor.
The case involved brokerage fees
in the transfer of timber property.
Plaintiff Freeman was suing for $40.
000 as commission for his part in ne
gotiating certain deals.
The case was watched with much
local interest because of the amount
involved and because one of the de
fendants was a local concern. Mr.
G. V. Cowper of the Vcal bar was
counsel for the defendan'ts.
BRIEFS IN THE NEWS
OF NEIGHBORING TOWNS
SAYS YAQUIS WILL
ATTACK AMERICANS
San Antonio, Texas, May 17. S.
F. Seifer. an American, who arrived
at Eagle Pass today from Torreon,
was credited in a special dispatch to
the San Antonio Light as saying
that 800 Yaqul troops started north
tLree days ago with the avowed in
ki ton f fwiping out CoL Frederic!
Sibley's command."
Cuy weaver of Asheville was
elected Grand Master of the Odd Fel
lows of the State at Wilson Wednes
day.
W. B. Sasser, colored, at New
Bern, claims $2,000 damages through
alleged failure of the Postal Tele
graph Company to deliver a message
telling of the death of his father.
.New Bern is preparing to nold a
preparedness parade on the Fourth
of July.
The annual council meeting of the
Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina
will be held in St. Mary's church'
here bejrinninir Saturday nieht at 9
o'clock. The closing service will be
on Tuesday evening. The Rt Rev.
T. C. Darst, D. D., Bishop of the
diocese, will preside.
Prominent Speakers.
Rev. Dr. S. Harrington Littell of
Hankow, China, will speak Sunday
night on "Missions."
Prof. Charles II. Herty of the Uni
versity of North Carolina will on
Monday speak for the "Five Million
Church Pension Fund" ($2,000,000
of which has been raised).
Dr. James Hardy Dillard of Char
lottesville, Va., will on Sunday after
noon at four-thirty o'clocfl, in the
Grand Theater, speak on "The Spirit
of Social Service.";
Conciliar Sermon by
Fayeiteville Clergyman..
The conciliar sermon will be
preached by Rev. Archer Boogher of
Fayetteville on Sunday morning. ,
Rev. Dr. H. L. Burleson, editorial
secretary of the Church Missions
House, New York City, will address
the Woman's Auxiliary on Monday.
Monday night the service will be
in the interest of diocesan missions.
The speakers will be announced later.
The Rev. Lester Bradner, Ph. D.,
of New York, will on Tuesday even
ing speak on the work of the Gen
eral Board of Religious Education.
Women's Organizations of the
Diocese.
Miss Claudia Hunter of Hender
son, N. C, will be one of the special
speakers before the auxiliary on
Monday or Tuesday.
Mrs. James Grist Stat on of Wil-
liamston is president of the Wom
an's Auxiliary and Parochial Society.
Mrs. George II. Roberts of New Bern
is first vice-president; Mrs. T. G.
Skinner of Elizabeth City, second
vice-president; Mrs. T. P. Noe of
Wilmington, president of the Girls'
Friendly Society; Mrs. N. N. Davis
of Wilmington, traveling secretary;
Mrs. F. R. Rose of Fayetteville,
Junior branch secretary; Mrs. John
B. Cranmer of Wilmington, secreta
ry of the Little Helpers; Miss Minnie
Alberlson of Elizabeth City and Miss
Lucile Murchison of Wilmington, ed
ucational secretaries of the Edenton
and Wilmington convocations, res
pectively; Miss Mary C. Roberta of
New Bern, correspondent for the
Church Periodical Club.
Iiig Attendance Expected.
Two hundred and fifty delegates'
may attend, ihe diocese comprises
all that portion of the State strictly
known as Eastern Carolina, with ' a
square mileage of 17,470.
MANY EPISCOPALIANS
COME FROM 2 CITIES
New Bern and Wilmington each
will send about 25 delegates to the
annual council of. the Episcopal Dio
cese of East Carolina, beginning here
- I Saturday night. taXL
DR. SPILMAN SPEAKER
AT BIG ASSEMBLY OF
BAPTISTS NEXT MONTH
(Special to The Free Press) '
Raleigh, May 18. Dr. B. W. Spil
man of Kinston will be a speaker at
the annual convention of the B. Y. P.
U, to be held next month. '
The Baptist Seaside Assembly will
be held at Wrightsville from June 2d
to July 2. Bible study, teacher train
ing, a Biblical chautauqua and other
features will ; make the" convention,
interesting for the delegates.
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