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ji j, FREE DAILY PRESS THE WEATHER Fair Tonight 11 11 11 VOL. XVIII. No. 7 FIRST EDITION KINSTON, N. C TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1916 FOUR PAGES TODAY PRICE TWO CENTS FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS XiicSiioer of KEartdtsm Was Torpedo's Victim at. M H0E3E PJrEB Lost With All His Staff In Cruiser Somewhere In Vicinity Orkney Island Later Report Says Mine May Haye Been Responsible for Sinking of Cruiser Hampshire With Celebrated Com mander and Personal Aides Admiralty Discourages All Hope Kitchener Was On Way to Russia to Confer With Czar's Leaders Four Boats Put Off Following Explosion, But None Is Believed to Have Reached the Shore England's Greatest Personal Loss During War ROOSEVELT OR THEY WON'T PLAY, SON DECLARATION PROG'S (By the United Press) London, June 6. The loss of Earl Kitchener, Secre tary of State for War, England's greatest military organ izer and conqueror of the Soudan, with his entire staff, when the cruiser Hampshire was sunk off the Orkney Islands by a mine or torpedo, is officially announced by the admiralty. The news of England's greatest personal loss since the war began today stunned London. The ad miralty issued the following bulletin: Admiralty Statement. "The admiralty reports with deep regret that the ship Hampshire, with Lord Kitchener and staff on board, was sunk last night at 8 o'clock off the Orkney Islands by a mine or torpedo. Four boats were seen from the shore to leave the ship. There were heavy seas, but patrollers and destroyers proceeded to the scene. The whole shore has been searched, but it is greatly feared there is little hope of finding survivors. No report has been received from the search party on shore." A later announcement by the Admiralty said search ing parties in boats found only bodies of drowned men and one capsized- boat. There is faint hope that some may have reached shore and proceeded in a search for aid. On account of the high sea this is considered un likely, and the admiralty discouraged all hope for sur vivors. It is stated that the Hampshire was on her way to Russia, where Kitchener planned to confer with officials in Petrograd. ' Herbert J. Savill and Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, com mander of the home fleets, telegraphed the news of his loss. Earlier Report. London, June 6. Earl Kitchener, Minister of War, with his entire staff, was lost when the cruiser Hamp shire sunk off the north of Scotland, it is announced offi cially at the Admiralty. The statement indicates that the Hampshire was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands. It is said there is little hope that any of the staff survived. ; j It is accepted as a fact that Kitchener was drowned. Hampshire Carried 655 in Crew. The Hampshire was 450 feet long, of 10,850 tons, car ried four 7.5-inch guns, six 6-inch guns and two torpedo tubes, and a complement of 655 officers and men; No mention is made of the Hampshire participating in a sea battle. The announcement failed to give the circumstances of the sinking. A Real Leader. Poratio Herbert Kitchener was England's foremost soldier He was born in County Kerry, Ireland in 1850. He was a son of the late Lieut-Col. S. H. Kitchener. He was educated in the Royal Military Academy at Wool wich, distinguished himself in service in Egypt, India and South Africa, was commander of the Khartoum expedi tion in '98, for which he was given the thanks of Parlia ment, raised to the peerage and granted 30,000 pounds. He was successively chief of saff and commander-in-chief in South Africa. He was promoted to lieutenant general and received his viscountry. He was made Min ister of War at the beginning of the war. He designated the base of the British fleet, supposed to be in the neigh borhood of the Scottish Islands. It is believed Kitchener and his staff went to the Ork ney Islands to review the battle fleet after last week's fight . Will Run Colonel Even If They Have to Do It As a Third Party Again Per kins Says "We've No Sec ond Choice" BAKER WILL SPEAK AT BIG ENDEAVOR To Make Address at Atlan " ta Next Month May Have Some Political Sig nificance Said to Be Cabinet's Best Orator By II. L. RENNICK, (United 1'ress Staff Correspondent) Chicago, June C. Determined on B program for Roosevelt or nothing, radical Dull Moosers today challeng ed the conservatives to do their worst. The plan is to nominate Roos evelt and run as a third party if the Republicans won't accept. Perking Issues Ultimatum. George W. Perkins in a statement issued an ultimatum that it would be Roosevelt or none so far as the Pro gressives are concerned. "We've no second choice," he concluded. MANY' KILLED WHEN T'RNADO SWEPT TWO STATE ALONG MISS, Forty-Nine Fatalities Re ported From Arkansas and Mississippi Large Number" Injured Five Drowned From a Vessel (Special to The Free Press) Atlanta, Ga., June 5. .Newton D. Baker, the new Secretary of War in President Wilson's cabinet, who was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Secretary Gar rison, has accepted the invitation of the All-South Christian Endeavor (Convention to be held in Atlanta, July 13-16, and will give the opening address of the convention. This will be Secretary Baker's first trip to the South since entering the cabinet. He comes to address ilwo conventions, the All-South Christian Endeavor Convention in Atlanta Ju ly 13, and the Alabama State Bar As sociation at Decatur, July 1. Coming so eoon after .'.he National Democratic Convention in St. Louis, is expected that Secretary Baker will in a sense make a speech that shall be a keynote of the presidential campaign just opening. The Secretary of War is consider ed the strongest speaker in President Wilson's cabinet and he may 'be de pended upon to deliver a great ad dress. Three thousand delegates, are ex pected to attend this convention, coming from all parts of the South. The railroads have igran'tdd espec ially low rates and special trains will be run from many cities. It will be a great convention in every way. COUNTY CONTRACTS OUT SAND CLAYING THIRTY TWO MILES Alabama Concern to Im Drove Lenoir Roads Money to Spare for Work On Six or Eight Addition al Miles, Thought Mrs. Thomas W. Ozlen of Ken bridge, Va., ha returned home after a visit with Mrs. George Knott. The County Commissioners Mon day afternoon let the contracts for the construction of about 32 miles of sandday road in I.cnoir couivy to R. G. Hill & Co.. of IXrmingham, Ala., who bid for the work at. a price of $752.20. Their's was the low bid. Work will be commenced in a very few weeks. The county has $30,000 of borrowed money available. The tax. rate will not be increased, say of ficials. The money will bo paid back at the rate of $5,000 per annum. The county will have left some $5,000 or $0,000 with which to construct roads, wi hout new bids, to bring the total program up to nearly 40 miles. The following stretches, mostly on the south side of Neuse river, will be improved: About two miles on the La-Grange-Sevcn Springs road; about two miles on the Whitehall road; about nine miles on the road from Graham's Fork to Jones couii'y via Kelly's Mill; a strip on the Grifton road be yong Grainger, about throe mile, and from Parrott'a Fork to Noble's Mill ly Woodington miles, about 'thirteen FRENCH WAR STATEMENT. Paris, June 6. German artil lery is bombarding Fort Vaux with unprecedented violence says an official communique, fol lowing failure of two infantry attacks. Unbroken machine gun and rifle fire is sweeping both lines. POLLOCK NOMINATED; . SECOND SENATORIAL PRIMARY NECESSARY Col. W. D. Pollock has official re tarM fpinv all. the counties in the Seventh Senatorial District, showing that he was nominated fa Saturday' Primary. - ; ; He. received a total rote if 3467. ry to choose the other Democratic candidate. , 'Th. , remaining four ran in this onjer: Brock, Webb, Wooten and Mewborn. Brock receiv ed 1,906 votes and Webb 1397. The race between the Jones and Carteret men in the next primary is expected to be a summer. A ond primary wiU be necessa- day. Mr. W. H. Spear went to Ports mouth, Va on a business trip, to- (By the United PrcBs) Memphis, June 6. Forty-nine per sons were killed in Arkansas and Mississippi by a violent tornado, say dispatches 25 at Judsonia. Ark.; six at Redford, throe at Hot Springs, eight at Natchez, Miss., and two at Jackson. It is( reportedthat live were drowned when a boat sank at Augusta, Ark. Wire Service Hampered. Little Rock, Ark., June 6. Re ports over crippled wires today indi cate a heavy loss of life in a series of cyclones ver this section. Esti mates place the dead at from ten to fifty, with a large number injured. LENOIR COUNTY Economic and Social POOLROOMS MUST BE CLOSED UP BY LAST DAY OF THIS MONTH Council, at Demand of Many Petitioners, Refuses to Grant New Licenses END TO THE PAVING SOON Not Likely More Petitions Will Be Received After 19th June Department Head Gets Salary Raise. Would Open Street BULLETINS (By the United Press) BACK WOOD. New York, June 6. Roosevelt will support General Leonard Wood for the Republican nomin ation if his name is seriously considered, according to Oyster Bay visitors. THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILLION FIRE LOSS San Francisco, June 4. A new concrete pier and 5,000 tons of freight, which had been unloaded yes terday from the Shinyo No. 2, a Ja panese liner, were destroyed in a spectacular water front blaze, of on determined origin early today. The Shinyo and the Governor For bes, jk freighter, which were tied to the burning pier,' were slightly dam aped before they got out of the fire's reach. No lives were lost. .The loss is estimated at 1730,000. Home County Study at the University of North Carolina. (By E. J. IVrry and R. T. Allen, Lenoir County.) , I. Facts About the Folks. In the census year Lenoir with 234,080 acres of land was 02nd in size in North Carolina, 40th in pop ulation wih 22.709 inhabitants; ."Kith in density of rural population with S9.7 people to the square mile. Lenoir ranked 56th in rural population increase during the cen sus period, with 8.5 per cent. Tho negroes in Lenoir numbered 10,225 in 1910; the whites 12,547. The ne groes are an increasing ratio of pop ulation in Lenoir, the ten-year in crease being 1.7 per cent. Rank In Important Particulars. Rank indicates ' the number of counties that make a better showing. 48th in native white illiterates, 10 years old and ovor, per cent., 11.7. White illiterates, 1.067. State aver age 12.3 per cent.; U. S. average, 3 per cent 63rd in native white illiterate vot ers, 482 in number, per cent., 15.7. State average, 14 per cent; U. S. average, 4.2 per cent. 65th in white school attendance, 6 to. 14 years of age, per cent., 74.1. White children of these ages not in school, 1,293. State average 75.7 per "cent 22nd in negro school attendance, 6 to 14 years of age, per cent, 69.3. Negro children of these ages not in school, 743. State average', 64 per cent. ' .'"'"':' ' K 66 A in average salary paid white country , teachers, 1914, $223. State average, $235. i.-O 43rd in average salary paid negro country teachers, 1914. $128. State: average, $123." . .w':v . j 5th' in school expenditures per $1,000 worth cf property, 1913, $7.22. McDowell averages 20.85; State averages $20.85; ftate (average. $8.03. Room for bcutcr salaries and better schools. 41st per capita investment in white school property, 1013-14, $5.08. A ?45,0O0 white graded school build ing was built since these figures. 3rd ia marriage rate per 1,000 po pulation, 15 years old and over. 1914. 20. State average. 10.1 per cont.; Pasfju-otank, 21.0. Marriages in Le noir, 317. 32nd in death rate per 1,000 pop ulation, 1914, 9.7; U. S. rate, 15 in 1913; N. C. rate, 12.4 in 1911. 91st in birth rate per 1.000 inhab itants in 1913, 21.9. Average for U. S., 26.0 in 1913; N. C. average, 31.2 in 1914. 60th in church membership, per cent., 1900, 41. 7,488 people, 10 year3 old and over outside church; 49 per cent, of them all. State aver age of church membership, 40 per cenl1. 62nd in homicides average annual rate per million inhabitants, 1910- 14, 110. State average, 95; U. S. average, 72. II. Facts About Wealth and Taxation. 33rd in total farm wealth, 1910 cen sus, $6,096,451. 42nd in farm wealth increase, MOO-ma, per cenlt 132.!. State increase, 130 per" cent.- 61st" In increase in value of dom estic animals, 1900-10; per cent, 108. State average increase, 109 per cent; Robeson, 200 per cent 35th Jn total taxable property in 1913. $7,763,178. ' Increase in taxa ble property, 1903-1913, was 67 per' cent State increase. - 81 per cent. State average increase, whitoa, 69 per cent.; negro, 137 per cent - 8th in per capita country wealth, $386. Alleghany, $560; State. $322; (Continued on Paga Two) City Council Monday night put ..he icensed pool-rooms in Kinston out of business at the behest of more than 1,400 citizens. Every member voted to refuse to grant any licenses for the coming fiscal year, which be gins July 1. 1 no p;'U loners were persuaded to thei'r action directly as the result of a short, snappy cam paign, culminating hunuay. ine de mand was too imperative for Coun cil to give it anything but serious at. ontion, although it had been sus pected for a long time that a major ity of the councilmen held no parti cular affection for the gaming places. Women and Sunday school children were in the majority among the petitioners. The action of Council gives ithe places now doing business less than four weeks in which to clear out. Council granted petitions for the paving of nine more blocks with as phalt: Six blocks on East Caswell street from East street to the end; two blocks on East Pey.'.on avenue from McLcwean to East, and one lock on East Washington1 from Mc- Lewean to Independent Every good thing nearly has its culmination, and Council virtually cided to bring tho extra paving irogram to an end as soon as prac- ieable. It is probable that no more laving petitions will bo considered after June. The aldermen believe it is about time that ' they should total up the iJls for the paving and find out just what ,lhe whole program as going to co"t. in order that the bonds may be issued in the next few months. Another meeting will be held o.n June 1!) to receive further petitions. M is not likely that any will be re ceived after then. Council was informed that a she 1 house owned by the c.i y, in which is stored the Fire Department's hook and ladder truck, should be removed from its present location in front of the county jail. The county owns the property and wants ro build thereon an annex to the prison. It was de cided to accept a proposition by the Imperial Tobacco Company for a fountain on Heritago street at the company's plant, ('.he .latter to have an artesian well bored. The salary of Kupt. John Weyher of the Water and Light Department was raised to $150 a month. He had been getting $140. A committee was appointed to investigate a petition (Continued on Page Four) MAY TAKE A SECOND PRIMARY TO SELECT FIFTH MAN FOR BO'D Whitfield arid Howard Tied for Commissionership; Brothers Safe 1 COUNTY PRIMARY TOTALS Kitchin and Pollock Got Biggest Votes of Opposed Candidates Sheriff Tay lor Given Largest Num ber of Ballots The following men comprise the hew Board of County Commissioners as tho result of Saturday's primary: Churchill, incumbent, who received 791 votes; Wood, incumbent,; 725; Dawson, C79, and Sutton, 77, and either D. A. Whitfield, incumbent, or Parker Howard, ba'.h the latter hav ing received 672 ballots. A new pri mary is expected to be held to choose between them. As stated in The Free Press Mon day, Henry Brothers' majority over Fred I. Sutton for the nomination for representative was 19, ithe men get-' ting 67.) and 000 votes (respectively'. The Board of Elections completed its canvass late in the afternoon Mon day, presenting tho following results in addition to the abover For Congress Kitchin, 1,152; Mitchell, 109. For Governor Daughtridge, 650J ' Bickett, 599. , For Secretary of State Grimes,v 907; Clark, 146, Hartness.. 12& For State Treasurer Lacy, 1,020; .Mann, 184. For Attorney General Manning, 1,082; Calvert, 57; Jones, 33; Sin clair, 3-1. For Commissioner of Labor and Printing Shipman, 782; Bellinger, 372. For Corporation Comissioner Lee, 911 ; Boyd, 219. For Commissioner of Agriculture Graham, 572; McKinnon, 515; Hobbs, 122. , For Insurance Commissioner Young, 1,055; MaCIenaghan, 160. For State Senator Pollock, 1,144; Urock, 397; Webb, 341; Wooten, 355; Mewborn, 255. For Sheriff Taylor, 1,343. For Register of Deeds Pridgen, 1,320. For Coroner Wood, 1.252. For Treasurer Dawson, 1,320. KINSTON MARKETS iricos prevailing Tiere for (farm produce today, as quoted by the Kin ston Peanut Company, were: Hamss lb 17 Shoulders, lb 12 Eggs . .20.., Pork 10 ' Lard .. 14 Hens, lb 10 Country butt- 30 Roosters, apiece 25 Corn, bushfc 80 Subscribe to The Free Press. YUAN SHI KAI, PRESIDENT OF CHINA, WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN EMPEROR, DEAD, THE FICIALLY INFORMEDSTATE DEP'TM'NT OF (By the United Press) Washington, June G.The State Department has re ceived official notification of the death of Yuan Shi Kai, president of China,-in a dispatch from the minister at . Pekin. ' " Early, Tokio dispatches said his condition was grav. He had been ill for several days. ; ; " ... " The President was born 1So9. He tried to ascend the throne as emperor when the present revolt broke put
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