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THE TCEAHFES i Probably Shower f'' VOLXVHI.-No. 1 SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1916 FOUR PAGES TODAY PRICE TWO CENTS FIVE CENTS UN TRAINS GARRANZA WILL SAY PRESIDENT WISHES COL JOHN S. MOSBY MR JOE MAKES GOOD WHIPPING; IN MILD FORM ORDERED FOR COUNTY'S CONVICTS IN NEW DRIVF UPON AMERICANS! CAUSED FULLEST , ODSERV'CE f v THAN SERIOUS WAS VERDICT OF COURT RESIGNATION THAT FRENCH AT VERDUN TROUBLE ON BORDER NATIONAL FLAG DA WASHINGTON-TODAY VP AS TENDERED HERE OA I THE HflPHPEB : fjrllflfH- sAS ' " ' 1 GERHGAI ANSWERED SUON Paris Admits Loss of 120 Yards of Front At One Locality. HOPE TO FORCE END NOW Attackers Desire to Get De fenders . In Place Where Decisive- Action Can Be I FoUght, 'Believed Terri- fie Battling On (By United Press) London, May 30. The Crown Prince has resumed his drive against the Northwestern defenses of Ver dun, simultaneously attacking the French center end right wing. The heaviest blows ; are being struck against HilJ 304 and Cumieres. The Germans are violently bom barding the French crescent-shape positions, attempting to force them back on Charney' Ridge, where the French would be forced to give battle in a great struggle that would decide Verdun's fate. Paris Admits Loss of Ground. Paris, May 30. The French have teen driven back South of the Beth- incourt-Cuanieres highway by a pow erful German attack between Dead Man's Hilf and Cumieres, the war office today reported. The German gain was 120 yards. Fresh Troops for Crown , Prince. Paris, May 30. Following an en tire day of heavy artillery "preparaT tion," the Crown Prince hurled two divisions just-brought to the Ver dun front into the action. All the German assaults on the eastern slopes of Dead Man's hill broke un der a terrific French fire. Italians to Evacuate Town. Vienna, May 30. The Italian forc es are preparing to evacuate the larg est Italian town threatened by the Austrians since the great offensive in the Southern Tyrol began A war office statement says 'the Italians at j the point are in danger of being sur rounded. BULLETINS (By the-United Press) :-tfc FAVORITE; . . rik II IJlitll- S W A I.I, KTBl"lirr V- 5 New. YorkMay Mgfces by. eirht to. of Wall Street in bettinf for the Republican nomination for. Pres-- . idene S. ;" THREE KIUED B. TOrMadoI Memphisv Tenn, May 30. Three are reported killed ahd 5 3 injur- ed, and thousands ' of dollars! . worth of 'property to have been; destroyef,;. when a tornado swept . a territory Tof. lOtt miles around Memphis 'today. ' - J ' MAKES ADDRESS AT UNIVERSITY TODAY (Special Ito The Free Press) Raleigh, -May 30. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo will make an address here ; tonight He was to . "wke the commencement address at tfiUniversity of North Carolina fin ! Chapel Hill today. FUNERAL OF: JAMES J. HILL ON WEDNESDAY St Paul, Minn., May 29. The fun eral of James J. Hill, pioneer rafl. road builder and financier, -who died this morning,, will be held at his J t 2 p. m.; Wednesday, mem bers of his family Innoanced tonight Interment will be in a private man oleura to be erected at North Oaks nns, five-miles northeast of St lon "be. summer home" of the Pire builder. Alleged That Message to Washington Will Assert . That Politicians Hoped to Make Capital for Coming Campaign - , (By the United Press) Mexico City, May 30. Carranza's message to Washington contains a point-blank charge that the recent border troubles were inspired by American politicians for use in he presidential campaign, it is reliably reported. When the message will be present ed is unknown, one rumor said today. EAGLES TO BE SHOWN OVER SOUTHEEiN PLANTATION IN Gfl (Special to The Free Press) Savannah, Ga., May 31. Thous ands of visitors from all parts of the United States, Canada and even Lat- t!e-rent Mexico, in Savannah for the our haPPy traditions and united pur national 'mivwition f th KratermAl Ps of action. Therefore, it has Order of Eagles, August 14-19; will be given an insight into the agricul tural importance of the South. On the day before the convention doses they will be given a boat ride on the Savannah river to the Herm itage, one of the most famous plan tations in the South. There they will see negroes working in the cotton fields and a sugar-cane mill.' The cotton has been planted especially IN-tfLQPUjKtx. cane also will be grown oh the planta tion. ' The climax will be reached when- thousands of juicy Georgia water melons are cut an(l served. BREAKiLONG WINNING STREAK OF N; Y. GIANTS TODAY - (By the United Press) ''Philadelphia, May. 30. The re markable winning streak of the New York Giants was broken when the Phillies won, 5 to 1, in a game this orning'The Giants had won sev enteen straight games. Oemaree, the ex-Giant pitched for the Phillies. TftDEVELOEA HALF B. N. Duke Tells of Forma- tion of Company Plans for $250,000' Hotel Cali fornia and New York Ca pital Interested f (By the United Press) urbam; N. C, May 30. New York and Dnrham -capitalists have invested a half million dollars- towards devel opment of a Cumberland county win ter resort according to a statement by B. N. Duke, the milliopaNe tobac co magnate. The plans have already been sub mitted' for a $250,000 fireproof hotel on 300 acres. ; ; Walter Marshall of New York and Congressman Kent of California are indentified with the proposition. -t- BLACK KIUED BY A CARi IN GREENSBORO Greensboro, May f 29-A . negro, supposed to be Wade Douglas, an es caped convict, was killed by a street car on Spring Garden street lata last night Whether or not he intended suicide is not certain, bat the motor man believes that he was lying. on the track. - . MW Rip IN I Requests Special Signifi cance to Be. Given Cel ebration June 14 INFORMAL PROCLAMATN 'Forces Without Have Seemed Likely to Draw Us Away From Happy Traditions' Only Su preme Allegiance (By the United Press) Washington, May 30. Asking thai special signincance oe given tne ob- servance of Flag Day on June 14th the President, in an informal pro clamation today declared: "My fellow-countrymen, many cir cumstances have recently conspired to turn up influences which have seemingly threatened to divide us in our interest and sympathy for of fices within by forces without that seemed likely to draw us away from seemed fitting to call your attentipn to the anniversary of the day on which our flag was adopted. 'Therefore, I suggest and request that every community give special signincance ana expression to oun thoughtful love of America, our com prehension of the great mission of liberty and justice to which we have devoted ourselves, our determination ,1 demonstrate to all the world Am erica's vital sentiment, and our pur pose of accepting as true compatri ots only those who give supreme al legiance." KITCHIN SPEAKS FOR MAJORITY NAVY BILL (Special to The Free Press)' Washington, May 30. Congress man Kitchin spoke for ithe navy bill yesterday in the House, declaring belief that the bill is the logical one and that the five-year program should be defeated because "when this war is over, the price of mate rials for the building of ships will be much lower than aft present," prob- ly- cdusEOf enameled LILY WHITE FOR THE DEMOCRATS" MEETING St. Louis, iMo., May 30. The Co liseum today took on an appearance of preparedness for the Democratic convention here June 14th. The en tire interior has been enameled white and other special decorations have been completed. All now needed is the bunting, which will not be hung until just be fore the temporary chairman, drops his gavel for the first business of the conclave. - For the purpose of ventilation and improved light' a great portion of the roof has bees removed and a series of . glass sashes installed. KEENE'S TUSS IN , BOOTS' EfiTEREH IN DERBY; RUN TODAY Newmarketi Eng.,.. May 30. For getting for the moment, the war that has taken so many of 'their numbers, England's sportsmen and , women gathered here today for the running of that premier racing event, the British Derby. . . . . ' Following the running of the blue ribbon today . will come : the' second great heat of the season, the Oaks; day after tomorrow. Great interest centers in the per formance of Foxh&H P. Keene's Pass In Boots, the only American nomin ation in ei.her event,-which is enter ed for the Oaks. , Caldwell - Parrott Affray Cases Occupied Most of Day Caldwell Submit ted Parrott Was Found Guilty in Second Case Supfe Barron Caldwell plead gull ty to affray and was fined $10 and costs' in the case leading out of the Saturday afternoon altercation between him and Mr. J. F. Par rott Mr. Parrott contest ed the indictment and after hearing evi dence of a score or more witnes ses Judge Wooten reserved his de cision to review the stenographic report In the case loading out of the renewal of the difficulty in the office of Dr. Albert D. Parrott, where Mr. Caldwell was o?in: treated and where Mr. Parrott went for the same purpose, ac cording to his statement, Judge Wooten found Mr. Parrott guilty of simple affray and imposed a fine of $10 and costs. The indict ment in this Second case was against J. F. Parrott, W. E. Par rott and L. L. Parrott and charg ed them' with ' "beating, striking and assaulting one Barron Cald well with a deadly weapon, to-wit: a knife." TNe indictment against Messrs. Ed. Parrot and Lewis Par rott was quashed by the Court af ter the testimony of several wit nesses had been heard. Before a crowd of interested spec tators, which overflowed the Record er's Court room and caused the pro ceedings to be transferred to the Su perior Court room, Supt. Bar.ron Caldwell and former Postmaster J. Parrott were tried today. Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Parrott were joint ly' indicted for an affray on 'the streets Saturday afternoon and Mes srs. J. P. Parrott, W. E. Parrott and L. L. Parrott were indicted for "beat ing, striking and assaulting one Bar ron Caldwell with a deadly weapon. towit: a knife." Mr. iCaldwell was represented by Mr. G. V. Cowper; Messrs. Parrott by Rouse & Land, and Solicitor Shaw looked after the case for the State. The cases were heard jointly, the witnesses being examined as to the facts in both cases. There was no ju ry. They occupied most of the day, tarting a little after 10 and clos ing about 3:30, with no dinner re cess. Mr. Caki well submitted to the charge and Mr. Cowper expressed regret for, his client at the unfortun ate affair. The Messrs.' Parrott plead not guilty in both cases, but Mr. Rouse of their counsel, stated tha't Mr. Ji F. Parrott would not resist a verdict of simple affray in the sec ond case. There was no evidence to hold Messrs. W. E. Parrott and L. L. Parrott The evidence in the case did not materially differ from- the accounts printed in The Free Press Monday. Mr. Caldwell's statement and Mr. Parr,ott'3 differed in that the word liar was passed in the conversation leading up to the first combat. Mr. Caldwell claimed that he approached Mr. Parrott without any intention of precipitating a difficulty and Mr. Par rott bore him out in this particular in that he, Mr,' Caldwell, did not ap pear, purturbed when he first spoke to him. Mr. Parrott denied that he had called Mr. Caldwell a liar and averred that he did not anticipate a difficulty and was unaware, that one was imminent He contended that Mr. Caldwell ' struck him without cause' or warning. Only one witness was introduced who claimed to have overheard ; the conversation or any part of it prior to the exchange of blows: A Mr. Walter Mazingo, a far mer, whose testimony was not in support of either of the principals with reference - to the conversation. He testified that Mr. Caldwell was holding a letter in his hand and ap parently reading it . to Mr.' Parrott and asking if this and that were so, to which Mr. Parrott replied each time in the negative, and that after Mr.; Parrott had said po, twice or (Continued on - Page . Four) - Famous Cavalry Leader Died While Union Vet erans Were Parading WORLD FAM'D CHARACTER Grant Repealed Order That Made Him an Outlaw Af ter Close of War Between the States Removed From Govt. Position (By the United Press) Washington, May 30. While thousand heroes he fought marched today honoring the Union, Col. John Mosby, daring Confederate caval- ry raider, died in Garfield Hospital. He was 83 years old. Mosby 's Career. Colonel iMosby, one of the last of th e dashing figures of the Civil War, was admired both by the North and South. Ho was the originator of the Mos- by method of warfare; to use only picked men and to make each man seem a hundred. Cavalrymen searched for Mosby in the Virginia mountains until General rarft appealed to by Mosby's wife, ordered the famous outlawry order cancelled. Colonel Mosby started life peace ably enough at the Mosby plantation at Edgemont, Powhatan county, Va.. where he was born in 1833. He was graduated- from, the: University . of Virginia a full-fledged lawer at 19 in 1852. In 1905 he entered the Department of Justice as -special attorney. He was removed as "senile" by Attorney General Wickersham in 1910. Since his removal fr,om office, Col. Mosby had made his home with his aughtcr, Mrs. Stuart Coleman, in Washington. CONSCIENCE WORRIED . SLAYER OF TWO; GAVE HIMSELF UP TO POLICE (Br the United Press) Pensacola, Fla., May 30. Unable longer to withstand a torturing con science, a man giving his name as Edward Lorienze today gave up to the police, declaring ho murdered a man and a woman in a small town town in Idaho. He said today he could not live longer with the mem ory of the killing. He will ask a court to pronounce the death sen tence on him. LOVELORN NEGRO WAS BENT ON TAKING LIFE Asheville, May 29. N. II. Ellison, a dusky swain about 22 years of age. made two ineffectual attempts at suicide by drowning, giving as his reason in a note left to Ellen Garret, his sweetheart, that he could not bear to live without her love. SURRY, WEST CAROLINA COUNTY, TO HAYE FAIR 1 Mount Airy, May 29. That Surry county is to have a fair this fall is now an assured fact A charter for the Surry County Fair Association has been applied for, with an author ized capital of 50,000 and $10,000 paid in. - SENATE PASSES H AND ft APPROPRIATION BILL Washington, May 29. The Senate today passed the rivers and harbors appropriation bill carrying approx imately $43,000,000 by a vote of S5 to 32 after adding many amend ments. The biQ now goes. to a con ference .of the two houses. ' , Episcopal Archdeacon Gave Up Office Following Res olution by Ashby In Dio cesan Council Here Last Week Capable Announcement is made from Wil mington that Rev. Thos. P. Noe of that city has resigned as archdeacon of the Episcopal Diocese of East Ca rolina. The Mowing Star of Wil mington says of the occurrence: "fn making l;he announcement Bishop Darst referred to the impor tance of the work done by the arch deacon and expressed his great ap preciation for the manner in which Archdeacon Noe performed the du ties of his office. At the same time Bishop Darst stated thut he had some special work in Wilmington and vicinity which he hoped Mr. Noe would take up. This work he ex plained, was the ministering to a Wilmington mission, which it is pro posed to establish for this city and vicinity. It is also proposed Uo en list the services of laymen in this work. "Although yesterday's announce ment of the 'resignation by Bishop Darst is the first public statement of it, Archdeacon Noe submitted hia re-' signation at the recent convention of the Diocesan Council of East Caroli na held at Kinston, following a mo tion made by Rev. C. A. Ashby of Elizabeth City, to abolish the office of archdeacon on the ground that the diocese could , not afford the expense of the work. Mr. Noe at once tend ered his resignation. The motion for the aboliShmeht 'oftthofflce "WO then withdrawn, and the Council passed a resolution asking the Bish op to determine whether the office of archdeacon should be continued, and if he was of tho opinion that it should be continued to appoint an archdea con. "Rev. Mr. Noe, who was formerly rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Wilmington, was ap pointed September 1, 1914. As arch deacon Mr. Noe had supervision of all the vacant pulpits in the diocese. Mr. Noe could not be reached by tel ephone last night, as he is out of the city, but it is understood he is not yet' ready to announce his future plans." ASSERTS ADSENTEE LANDLORDISM ; TO BE CURSE 0r THE SOUTH Region Has Too Long La bored Under That and Evils of Too Extended Tenant System, Harding Tells Alabama Society (By the United Press) Tuscaloosa, Ala.. May 30. Declar ing that the South has "for a great many years labored npder the curse cf absentee landlordism, and suffer ed from the evils of a too extended tenant farming system," W. P. G. Harding of the Federal Reserve Board, in an address to the Alumni Society of the University of Alaba ma today praised the pending admin istration national rural credits leg islation as a measure that would op erate to the alleviation of these con ditions. ; , Touching upon "commercial pre paredness" during the period of re construction following ; the European war, he expressed hope that "steps will be taken to protect American firms against foreign dumping, and to provide heavy penalties for foreign concerns engaged in unfair competi tion in the United States." Harding predicted the creation of national tariff commission "soon." gabjcrjba $o TJis Fm Presa, Five Lashes for First Of fense, Prescribed Follow ing a 'Mutiny' MINCHER QUITS FORCE, Blacks Refused to Worfc; Under, Convicted Boss Two White 'Trusties' Got1 Away New Regulations Read to the Force As a result county commissioners believe of. an unsavory effect upon. the1 convicts by the airing of the "whipping scandal' and the conviction , of Walking Boss E.,!W. Minchea". for using the strap, in Superior Court last week, the following: things hap pened (Monday:- " ' 1 A scone or more of black convicts "struck," apparently as a protest - against having to work under Min- cher. Mincher resigned. , tMincher's resignation was accept-. ed. Two whvte convicts seized the op portunity in the near-excitement to escape. v " ; " ';. ' The Board of Commissioners met during the afternoon and passed' a - set of rules and' regulations "to en force1 proper control in the conduct of convicts." , -.; Minchr Out for Present- No attempt -will be made' to' rein state Mineher at least, not until af-r" - tcr the Supreme Court hears: the ap- , peal from tha judgment of Judge W,' : M. Bond by which the big supervisor . was sentenced to 12 months in jail. The commissioners, Chairman R. F. Churchill states, hope to get a new trial. The "Judge's attitude" will probably be one ground. The com- , missioners may be wrong in the mat ter, Mr. Churchill states unhesitat- -ingly, but are acting- with' all' sin- : cerity. They believe- theitt rules nn- ; der which chastisement of convicts was allowed were necessary. The "personnel" of the convict gang ne cessitates corporeal punishment at times,, say commissioners. i Many - persons differ with them. There was little fuss when the ne- groes went on "strike." All were or dered back into confinement Aften tho new regulations" had been passed . Chairman Churchill visited the camp and read them. ' By the- nodding- of ' nearly all the heads the men'acqaiese- ' ed, and this morning- returned ' to work. When Supt. Bryant' Taylor de clared to them earlier in 'the day that he would put them on bread and wa ten one- voice from a cage- spoke that its owner would lie there and rot before he would work on bread and water. That seemed to express the determination of all at that moment,. -judging from their actions, but with the appearance of the chairman of commissioners the so-called "muti-" neers" seemed to undergo a "change of heart" Two Men Escape. The whites who "got away were Alex. Curtis, a youth doing two years for complicity in a murder in Craven county," and Lonnie- Harris of Lenoir county, serving six Months for some offense. Curtis haJ only . four months to' serve and Harm but two. They were "trusties"' The New Rules. , !" The new regulations-of the board provide that a convict claimingrto be ill shall not be worked until after a physician ' has examined him that the county doctor's decision shall bo ' final; that convhrta shallV observe faithfully the sanitary regulations of the camp; that no liquor shall bo had except by the-county physician's pre- . scription; that "should any other matter arise not mentioned in these regulations or provided for by law, it shall not be dealt withsby tha road superintendent until be has reported the situation to this board" that up on violation of any regulation of the set just passed " the superintendent shall giva the offender ona hoir . (.Continued pa P FourJ .