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VOL. XVII No. 312
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. O, SATURDAY, iMAY 27, 1916
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VEBDil OFFENSIVE
COSTJlWITAliM
IIUfR'DS TIIOUS'DS
Gerihians Have Lost Nearly
Third of Million Men
So Far
DEFENDERS MAKE GAINS
Counter Attacks
Cannot
. ;nl , ,
uusc inem irom urouna
Recovered Estimates Of
. -Sij-M-i. ti i.
&wiss mmiary expert on
Bi Campaign'
(By the United Press)
faris, May 27. The French have
recaptured a large patt of the vitally
important Cumieres village, nine
miles northwest of Verdun, in fero
cious lighting. 'Despite most des-
jierate counter attacks the Germans
have been unable to drive out the
French,, .
Futile and Costly Campaign.
Paris, May 27. The Germans
have lost 300,000 men at Verdun,
while the French losses have noit
been over, a hundred and twenty
thousand, Col. Feyler, a Swiss mili
tary expert, estimates., Feyler today
said the '.'Germans are losing 100,000
men a month without results. Includ
ed in the French losses are twenty
Thousand African troops. The Ger
main now are employing ,800,000."
good jOTSiiT for
"IS
AUIUUl WAOlWbAd
(SDecial to The Free Press
Snow Hill, May 27. Claude Car.
row, a Washington, N. C, man
passing through Snow Hill en .route,
as he thought, home, drove several
hours over Greene county roads, and
not being familiar with the route,
stopped at a farm house, woke up
the farmer and inquired if he was
anywhere near Washington.
"You are two miles and a half
from Snow Hill," he was informed.
Carrow had driven forty-two miles
since leaving Snow Hill, aimlessly
cruising over the best system of high
ways in Eastern Carolina and think
ing all the time he was getting near
er home.
GOING ON IN OTHER
EASTERN -CAROLINA
COUNTIES AND TOWNS
'Men razing a house in New Bern
found a brass button over a hundred
years old.
Will Whichard, white, of Pactoliis
township, Pitt county, shot several
days ago.iby Epjis StoHos and a son
of Stokes, it is alleged, is dead in a
Washington hospital. A dying de
claration was. to the. effect that the
Stokeses attacked him, that a fight
with br,icks, etc., followed, and that
he was shot as he was trying to en'
ter a house. The Stokeses are in
jail at G4?onville now.'- ; -
BULLETINS
(By. the United Press)
HOUSE NOT GOING TOEUROPE.
Washington, May 27. Colon
el E. M. House, President Wil
on's confidential adviser, has n
present intention of visiting Eu
rope In the near future a - a
.s peace mission. Officials express
ed interest ia Barlia rumors to
this effect today, bat declared the
reports are untrue.
MORE GERMAN TROOPS
TO VERDUN. -
London. May 27. The Kaiser
i stripping Von Hindenburg's
lines at Rigs am throwing ev
ry available nan into the Ver
w straggle, Rotterdam
respondent of the Daily News
tody reported.
SHARP WAGING TP
LONDON AND PARIS
FROM THIS GOV'N'T
Interference With NeutraJ
Mails Denounced "Law-
less Practice" U. S. Is
Expecting: Prompt Action
i Matter
Washington, May 2C.-The United
I States, denouncing interference with
nftllh.Bi ,,.. ),,. ntm
neutral mails, has notified Great Bri
I uin France that it can no long
I - 1 1 l a i
I cx wjertttir ui wrungs wmcn Amen-
Mn citizens have 6uffeifed and con.
tinue toVsuffer through the "lawless
practice" 'those governments have in
dulged in, and that only a radical
change in policy, restoring the United
States to its full rights as a neutral
power will be satisfactory. This no
tification is given in the latest Amer
ican communication to the two gov
ernments, the text of which was made
j public by the State Department to-
night The time in which the change
must be effected is not specified but
the United States expects prompt ac
tion.
The United States reiterates that
the foreign governments do not ob
tain rightful jurisdiction over neutral
ships by forcing them to visit their
ports for the purpose of seizing mails
and holds that such a practice
amounts 'to an unwarranted limita
tion of the use of the seas by neu
trals.
FUNSTON WILL NOT
PERMIT WITHDRAW!
III Itt I II 111 II I Vi-H
V M ' aKaJ U I UII
Instructs Pershing to EHmi
nate It At Conference
With Gavira Only Mat
ters Will Be Those About
"Co-operation"
(By the United Press)
Washington, May 27. General
Funston has instructed General
Pershing not to discuss . the with
drawal question at the coming con
ference with the Carranza general,
Gavira, at Namiquipa, it was learn
ed itoday. Pershing has been in
structed to confine, the matters dis-
t-usse to questions of co-operation
between the Mexican and American
forces.
Conference Requested by Mexicans.
Washington, May 20. Another
conference of American and Mexican
military commanders was arranged
today. Secretary Baker ' announced
that General Pershing, heading the
American expedition in. Mexico,
would meet General Gavira. Carran-
za's commander, in iChihuahua at the
Tatter's request to work out plans
for closer o-operation in tjeir niTli-j
tary operations. General Funston
has approved the proposal, '
FICKLEN i WEBB TO
BUILD IN WASHINGTON
(Special to The Free Press)
Washington, N. O, May 27. Fick-
jen & Webb of Kinston and Green-
ville are to put up a tobacco redry
ing plant here. The plant will be lo
cated adjacent to the A. C L. yards
and the building will be CO by 80
feet in tize. .
VOTE ON CONFIRMATION
BRANDEIS NEXT WEEK
(Special to The Free Press) .
Washington, May 27v The Senate
late yesterday agreed to vote on the
confirmation of Brandeis next Thurs
day. A plan for a vote Friday af-
ternoon "fell through.
Subscribe to The Free Press.'
WAITE MMm,
SAID. ALIENIST AT
TRIAL THIS MORNING
Case Goes to July This Af-
ternoon; Testimony of
State Expert
ISNT EXACTLY NORMAL
gays Dr. JeHife, "But It Is
a Departure Into Realm
of Criminal" Sentimen-
al and Snobbish for
feet, Maybe
Ef-
(By the United Press)
New York, May 27. JJoth sides to
day rested in the trial of Dr. Arthur
Warren Waite, charged with mur
dering his millionaire father-in-law,
John E. Peck. The case goes to the
jury early this afternoon.
The conclusion came after Dr.
Smith Ely Jellife, State alienist, de
clared that Waite is sane now and
was at the time he poisoned Peck.
He 'said he reached that conclusion
after talks with the prisoner.
"Waite does show a departure
from the normal," said Jellife, "but
is is a departure into the realm of j
the Criminal. He has seemed to be
sentimental and snobbish, but this
may have been for effect."
SEVENTY-FIVE HOGS
ARE SUFFERING FROM
CHOLERA IN COUNH
Perhaps 75 animals are affected in
three outbreaks of hog cholera. , in
the county, according to a state
ment fey O. F. McOrary, farm dem
onstration agent, today. The locali
ties are Holy Innocents', Wooding-
ton and Parrott's Fork.
In one place, McCrary states, 45
hogs are suffering. The planters in
variably are co-operating to check
the outbreaks.
Agent MeCrary says that a num
ber of pedigreed pigs recently arriv
ed in the county for pig club boys are
exposed. He is making every effort
to protect the valuable animals.
CLUBWOMEN OF NATION
PLAN GREAT ARMY FOR
WAR AND PEACE TODAY
New York, Ma 27.-Thirty thou-
sand leading American clubwomen
representing two million other wom
en in the United States got together
at today's session of the National
Federation Convention to consider
.plans for the formation of a gigan
tic standing army that will do in
dustrial worjk in time of 'peace and
be instantly available in time of war.
This is Conservation Day at the con
vention. The speakers have expert knowl
edge of their subjects,
The DepartJ
ment of the Interior is represented.
John M. Ballard of Newton, N. C,
is seeking a man named John W.
Bowen in this part of the State. Bow-
en, formerly of Arkansas, is due $1,-
000 from an insurance policy in Ar
kansas, y . ' . -
JURY FOUND GLOVER
INNOCENT PERJURY
CHARGE SHORT TIME
.(By tha United Press) :
Washington, May 27. After
aina minutes deliberation the ju
ry ' today returned a verdict of.
not guilty of perjury in the case
against Charles C. Glover, pres
ident of the Riggs National
Bank, and - Ifenry Flather and
W illiam Flather, ofTcials of the
same institution.
MINCHER?
TO TWELVEMONTHS
FOR WHIPPING MAN
E. W. Mincher, "walk
ing doss " oi convicts on
the Lenoir county roads
was this afternoon sen
tenced J by Judge W. M.
Bond in Superior Court
to serve 12 months in the
county jail, not to be
worked ,on the roads"
. Mincher was Thursday
convicted of beating Jun
ius Potter, a white con
vict. ;
The defendant appeal
ed. He was admitted to bail
in the sum of $1,500, sign
ed by Dr. J. M. Parrott
and Bryant Taylor.
WOULD SEND WILL'S!
H. TAFTTO EUROPE
TO LINE UP ALLIES
For League to Enforce
Peace Delegates at the
Convention in Washing
ton Applaud Idea of For
mer Minister Marburg
(By the; United Press)
Washington, May 27. A suggest
tion from exMinister to Belgium
Marburg that William H. Taft be sent
abroad "at a proper time" ito line up
the Allies iij fayar of the League to
fenforce Pace at the morning ses
sion brought the delegates cheering
to their feet. 1
The demonstration was stopped
only when Mr. Tafit arose. He fear
ed the efforts WouJd b a (burden, he
said. Marburg suggested that Mr.
Taft be sent to Europe with a con
gressional resolution authorizing him
to do this work.
NO
TREATY WITH SLAVS
NOW, IT IS- BELIEVED
Russia Busy Making Agree
ments With Allies Jew
ish Question, In Way U.
S. . Began Negotiations
Too Late
(By the United Press)
Palrograd, May 27. The United
States faces the greatest difficulties
in the attempt to negotiate a new
commercial 'treaty with Russia to re
place that abrogated during Taft's
administration, because of the Jew
ish question. The United Press has
learned this on unimpeachable auth
ority. It is stated that the United States
Jx-gan negotiations six months too
late. The Allies are now negotiating
GALLIEM, HERO OF PARIS, PASSES AWAY
FOLLOWING OPERATION; WAS ONE FRENCH
STAFF'S BRIGHTEST MINDS; SAVED PARIS
ParisMay 27.General Gallieni. until recently French
War, Minister, popularly termed the "Savior of Paris,"
died today following an operation for kidney trouble. -
balliem was a veteran of
and one of the most brilliant
itary staff. ".
It was Gallieni who, p.s military Governor of Paris,
,:hed aid to V..2 armic cf JciTre when the Germans were
ru
rtounu;rT
r.t tr.o ca;
v. av fcr t!.
vedth?
MYSTERIOUS FIRES
AT HOME OF CHASE
HAVE CEASED TODAY
Daughter of Tenant Likely
to Be Held for Treatment
for Mania
WINDING UP INVESTIGATE
Younger of Two Sisters Is
Held at Jail Here Suspec
ted of Being Responsible
for Long String of Blazes
On Plantation
No fires have occurred in the
"mystery house" on the II. 1.
Loftin plantation since the Mis
sea Lavinia and Novella Chase
were taken into custody Friday.
The result of the investigation
being concluded this afternoon,
it is forecasted on excellent au
thority, will be that Miss Novel
la Chase will be held for treat,
ment for pyroniania. No theo
ry of malicious incendiarism is
entertained. Miss Lavinia
Chase is expected to be released
this afternoon.
Lavininia Chase, 17, and Novella
Chase, 13, sisters, taken into cus
tody Friday , in connection with the
thirty or more ''mystery fires" at the
home of itheir father, T. W. Chase, a
tenant on a plantation of H. P. Lif
tin, south of here, remained at the
county jail hena this morning. The
girls were sharing tW living qua
ters of the jailer's family, by whom
they were being shown every consid
eration. -
An expert from ithe State Insur
ance Department and others were
investigating the fires this, morning.
An examination of the trirls by a
physician late Friday developed
nothing except a more direct siispi
cibn that the younger, Novella, was
responsible for the mysterious fire3.
She gave conflicting answers. Still,
her embarrassment might have had
something to do with that.
Novella 'Chase is said to have been
in a house which was destroyed by
fire Friday a short distance from the
Chase home, just a few minutes be
fore the blaze was discovered. She
acts like any normal girl, It, is eaid
at the jail.except that upon two oc
casions since she has been there she
has inspected mantelpieces with evi
dent curiosity, looking behind a
clock, etc., in one instance. There is
not a match left lying around care
lessly. THE DAY ON LOCAL
COTTON EXCHANGE
One bale of cotton had been sold
here today by 3 o'clock. It brought
12 cents.
New-York futures quotations "were:
Open Close
January .. 13.01 13.12
March 13.10 13.25
July . . 12.71 12.79
October 12.74 12-90
December .. ..12.92 13.06
commercial treaties among themsel
ves. Until this is concluded Russia
manifestly will make no outsida ar
rangementsj ' -
the Franco-Prussian war
members of the French mil
r-.ics, ana dv ni3 quickness,
t German tlifeat en the Tlarne.
i a t
THE CASWELL STR-ET
DRIDGE OPENED TO
THE PUBLIC FRIDAY
Modern Steel Structure
Cost About $11,00(P-Re-
places Dilapidated Wood
en Bridge, Which Public
Persisted In Using
The new ateel bridge over Neuso
river to replace the old 4'Par.rott'a
bridge" has been opened to the pub
lie. Vehicles passed over it for the
first time Friday. The structure and
a new joad" leading from it to the
Sandy Bottom country ane already
proviug popular with the public.
Parrott s bridge was v condemned
for years. It was a wooden struc
ture. It withstood the ravages of
time and swift-flowing freshets and
floods of the Neuse and many daring
spirits continued to use it. The com
missioners felt it incumbent upon
them, they said, to replace it.
The bridge cost in 'the neighbor
hood of $11,000. It was built by a
Roanoke, Va- concern, except the
substructure, which was put down by
a Washington. N. C, firm to whom
the work was subcontracted. It has
not been formally received by the
commissioners. The bridge has not
bridge." ,
been named. It is expected to be
officially called the "Caswell Street
CLERK TO ASCERTAIN
. : . - ; - t -i .....'' Viv? .'.
IF ORDER IS
Report to Be Made At Aug
ust Term Superior Court
for Such Action as Court
May Deem Fit
Judge Bond, presiding in Superior
Court, took no official cognizance of
fhe attitude assumed iby Recorder
Wooten in a signed communication
published in The Free Press Friday
afternoon, nor did he reply to a let
ter which it is understood Recofdcl
Wooten addnessed to him before he
left town. It is understood hait the
letter purported to express humilia
tion and chagrin at the action taken
by Judge Bond in the court Thurs
day morning. Judge Bond made
some reference ito the matters, and
let it be known that he did not pro
pose to enter into any controversy
with the RecoTden, but that the dig
nity of ithe court presided over by
him should be upheld and to that end
he caused to be tered upon the re
cords an additional order, supplement
ing the one entered on Thursday,
whereby the cases) which had with
drawn appeals to the Superior Court'
because of modifications in the pen
alties inflicted by the Recorder,
should be re-entered for hearing at
the August term of the Superior
Court. This order instructs the clerk
to call upon the recorder's court .be
fore ithe August tejin of the super
ior court and ascertain what dispo
sition has been made of the cases in
volved. This was done, according to
the order, that it be known whether
or not the order of the tViperior court
had been obeyed and if not for the
presiding judge to take such action
as he may deem fit.
The order follows:
"The clerk of this court is hereby
directed to call on the clerk of ithe
recordes's court for the city of Kin
ston, and the Recorder of said court
a few days before the meeting of the
next criminal term in this county,
and ascertain what disposition was
rnsde of the cases reinstated on the
docket of this court after it had ap
peared to ths court that those appeals
had been withdrawn by reason of un
derstandings between the Recorder
and the prisoners after the appeals
had been docketed in this court: and
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(Continued ca F?9 S!x), j
MARG'RETPARTELLt)
NOT GUILTY MURDER
OF STEIN, VMICT
Jury So Decided On - First
Ballot This Afternoon at
2 o'Clock
DEFENSE'S GOOD : CASE
Woman Made Good Witness
-Argument of Counsel
Today Story of Illicit
t Relationship "and Jealousy
Told in Court
: "Not guilty . was the verdict
of the Jury in the case of State
vs. Margaret Partello, accused of
..'tha murder'of Harry Stein, this
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afternoon. The jury got the case
' ' about 2 o'clock and agreed 'on t y
Ithe 'first ballot, Within "aeveta.
,. ... ... . . .
minutes the verdict was announce -
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A ....
The case against Margaret Partel
lo, charged with the murder of Harry"
Stein, "Jiad reached ithe point where
only counsel's speeches and( the
iharge from the bench remained to-
be hoard .when recess was taken ;? in .
Superior Court Friday evening. The
woman wno uvea in oouin ihibioii, :
ra according to the opinion of many
good-looking', and is eaid to be ' f a
high school ' graduate was the wit- 1 ,
teas the longest time oh the stand
during the taking ,of testimony. ' Her ,
self-defense statement' was "outlined
in 'Friday's Free Press, in effect thai
Stein, her , alleged ; paramour, had
abused ( her and threatened her life
nd that she shot him, as she belley;
tdf to protect herself, Evidencer was .
'ntroduced by the State to show that
Stein, attempting to break r away ;
from ihe woman, ihe being engaged,
ft was saidto "a Vmi?,Vcmian in
New York, was shot by the woman
out of jealousy. k , ' '
Margaret Partello a Nearly
Remarkable Woman. , ,
' 'Margaret Partello'a story occupied
hours in the telling. In cross-examination
she could not be confused. She
answered nearly every question with
out a second's delay. She is "an 'in
telligent woman, to say the., least.
Margaret Partello was Just as much .
interested in the jury as the jurymen
were in her. She is the fires, white
woman to be a defendant in a mur
der trial here in quite a whilef Her
steadiness under' the fine of Solicitor
Shaw won the admiration of lawyers,
court officers and spectators. The
fact that she was rafmost tne only
woman in a big room' full of men
seemed to have no effect on her. Per
haps ' she anticipated the "more sym- ;
pathy on that account.
The Jury. ' -
The following comprise .the Jury:
Ben. F. Hill; IB. R, Sutton, W. H.
Jackson. C. J. White, Thos. Hill,
Jesse Wallace, John F. Oaughety R.
E. Johnson, J. C, Denson, J. T.
Quarles, A. P. Gulnn, and. J. D.
Poplin. More than half are farmerg.
All are well known in the county. -
The defense is known ito be well
pleased with the jury.
Argument was expected to take up
about three hours this morning, and
the belief in court circles was that -.
the jury would get the case either be
fore or shortly after dinnear
YOUNG TELEGRAPHER "
. KILLED BY A TRAEI
Burlington, May 26 News reached
here of the death of Ralph F, Young
er which occurred at Mt. Zion, S C.
He was run over and instantly killed
by a passenger train as he was go
ing to work. He was telegraph ope
rator for the Southern Railway,
was 19 yean old.
He
Mrs. E. T. Forbes " prominent
Creenville woman,, is dead, j ro' ' '
as the resnlt cf heart falre.
husband was out of tonn - i f"
died, havin? left her in - -- '
tha best cf hcal'.a, .
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