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REPUBLICANS AND PROGRESSIVES HAVE
Or E9TTEN TOGETHER ON
0. P.
STARTED NOSHNATING A
Hughes' Name Put Up By Whitman Moose Hold Out for
RooseveltOW Liners May Invite Colonel to Address
Them If Maryland Delegate Can Gef Resolution
Through Taft's Name Cheered for Five Minutes by
Republicans Radicals Hope to Force Nomination of
Teddy This Afternoon Made Mistake In Not Having
It Pulled Off Thursday, Say Progressive Plank At-
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tacks the Submarine Campaign -
Chicago, June 9. The Progressives this afternoon be
gan considering a platform paragraph before noticing the
peace conference report. A plank was adapted condemn
ing the submarine campaign of the Central Powers. The
peace committee asked permission to confer again with
the Republicans this afternoon. Consideration of the plat
form was suspended.
The report said the Progressives submitted Roosevelt
as the joint nominee. The Republicans named no one. It
was said that the discussion was friendly. The meet
ing adjourned after the Republicans suggested a second
conference. Perkins was cheered faintly as he finished
reading the report.
Balloting Miy Start at 4 O'clock.
By ROBERT J. BENDER, United Press Staff Correspondent.
Chicago, June 9. The Republicans late yesterday
agreed to a narmony meeting with the Moosers.
Hughes may win on the second ballot. He is believed
to be the favorite of the Allies. The first ballot will be
perfunctory, the Allies claiming 587 votes. They expect
Hughes to get trom 175 to ZUU. A hundred delegates will
be released from -the Favorite Sons after the first ballot.
If they don't go to Hughes the Allies claim he is lost. The
plan is to' test the strength of the favorites.
Balloting is expected to start at 4 o'clock this after
noon. , . - vi .
G. 0?TStafts Nominating
When-the Republican Converition-jjonvened . Delegate
Weinberg of Maryland announced that he would attempt
to introduce a resolution inviting Roosevelt to address the
ivepuDiicans.. .
Senator Smoot believes the G, 0, P. will take two bal
lots and adjourn. Senator Crane says theere will be
nomination today.
When the peace committee arrived Senator Smoot read
the report of the delegates. He was cheered slightly when
he said the progressives believe Roosevelt to be the best
man. He said the Progressives held out for Roosevelt,
but agreed to report to the conventions for further orders.
The chairman called for nominations.
. Governor Whitman placed Hughes in nomination. La
Follette will be nominated by M. B. Oldrich of Wisconsin,
Fairbanks by Representative Wood of Indiana, Governor
Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania by Senator Lodge .of Massa
chusetts, Senator Cummins by N. E. Kendall of Iowa, and
Senator Sherman by W. J. Calhoun of Illinois. Taf t was
cheered for five minutes when his.name was mentioned.
Peace Still Possible. 1
Chicago, June 9. A peace agreement between the Pro
gressives and Republicans was still possible this afternoon.
Their committees agreed upon practically identical re
ports. The harmony meeting will last until there is- a
definite understanding if possible, although the Progres
sives, today ultimated Roosevelt. Senator Lodge confer
red with Moose leaders this morning.
Roosevelt Keeps In Touch.'
Oyster Bay, June 9. "I see no change in the situation
which will call me to Chicago," said Colonel Roosevelt to
day. His friends state thaE there is only one possibility that
might cause him to go there. In the event the Progres
sives nominated him and the Republicans Hughes, and Mr.
Hughes withdrew, fearing defeat, he would rush to Chi
cago to straighten out the tangle. ' He is keeping in close
touch with the' developments in the Windy City.
There's Been a Mistake, Say Radicals.
By H. L. RENNICK, United Tress Staff Correspondent
Chicago, June 9. The Progressives today convened
facing a fight to nominate Roosevelt immediately after
the conference for a peace move convenes.
Conservative leaders agreed to force the platform be
fore the convention, to delay the nomination. ? Radicals
plan to begin the fight to nominate the Colonel when they
learn .that the Republicans are balloting.. The radicals
believe the failure to name Teddy yesterday 'was a mis
take. It is too late now, they say.
While waiting for. the report from the conference sev
eral delegates will be allowed to speak to fill in the time.
G. 0. P. to Nominate and Ballot This Afternoon.
V t By PERRY ARNOLD. United Press Staff Correspondent.
Chicago, June 9. The official order of business of the
Republicans for this afternoon provides for nominating
and balloting on both presidential and vice-presidential
candidates, it-is learned. The plan is to begin nominating
speeches following the opening prayer.
What Did Hughes and WickershamSay? t
Washington June 9 Politicians are speculating - on!
FIRST HEARING IN THE
STATE HOSPITAL CASE
Supt Anderson Charged With Fav
oring Relatives and Friends In
Purchasing Supplies for Institu
tiofi for Insane, Discrimination,
Etc. Many Witnesses Heard
(Special to The Free Press)
Raleigh, June 9. The Board of
Directors of the State Hospital for
the Insane here heard many witnes
a yesterday in the investigation
into the management of Supt. Albert
L. Anderson, M. D., and adjourned
until June 20.
Dr. Anderson is charged with buy
ing supplies from concerns in which
he had financial interest and from
relatives, neglect, discrimination
against "patients, etc. Chairman K
F. Aydlett presided over yesterday's
hearing. Nat all the charges were
gone into. The draft of charge
takes up nearly a column and a half
of small type.
NEW LETTER BOXES
WILL BE READY IN
THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
(By the United Press)
Washington, June 9. About the
last of this month Uncle Sam will
begin putting up the first of several
hundred thousand new design letter
boxes all over the country.
The new box is the joint product
of the Postoffice Department in
Washington and the Art 'Commission
of New York. While the design for
the front was accepted by the Post
office Department, the design for the
ends is still subject to some modifica
tion, the design as a- whole being
termed somewhat conventional by
Postoffice officials.
- The prepa -tkm for r legigi" for
the new boxes was taken up by the
.Ait Commission in April, 1914. ,
It was at first proposed, to mount
these boxes on pedestals, but this
was disapproved by the .Commission
and the conclusion was "reached to
affix them to electric light poles.
The Edison Company of New York
offered a design, but it was so or
nate that the Postoffice Department
declined, on economical grounds, to
consider it.
CRACK LOCAL NINE
PLAYING WASHINGTON
The Kjnston Amateurs, a "real"
baseball team comprised largely by
collegians, are playing the Wash
ington semi-pros, in the city by the
Pamlico this afternoon. The
probable lineup include? the follow
ing well known coliegians and oth
ers: "Mack" Lewis, third; Reynold
Allen, second; Georgo Fleming, first,
and Auburn Barrus, shortstop a
corking infield and Will Lewis, bft;
Clay Brewer, center; Willie Fleming,
right; Phil Hines, pitcher and Kir
by Tyndall, catcher. With tha team
will go, as substitute p'tcher, Sher
man Morris, a grammar school left
hander with a reputation since last
season.
GRAHAM CLAIMS HE
LED IN 81 COUNTIES
Raleigh, June 8. Major W. A.
Graham said today that he carried
81 counties in the recent primary
with several yet to be heard from,
and that his nomination for commis
sioner of agriculture over A. J. Mc
Kinnon and H. S. Hobbs is certain.
A DOZEN SURVIVORS
FROM
LAND ON RAFT
IDE
il
1$,
British Admiralty's Report
Cheers Searchers For
Bodies and Possible Oth
er Survivors Prom Death
Cruiser
(By the United Press)
London, June 9. Rescue of twelve
of the cruiser Hampshire's men when
a raft washed ashore today spurred
on the search for bodies and other
possible survivors of Kitchener's
death ship. The Admiralty announc
ed the rescue. The Hampshire was
sunk in deep water two miles off the
coast West of the Orkneys, says an
Aberdeen dispatch.
SELLING CHAUTAUQUA
TICKETS TODAY; THEY
ARE GOING FAST, SAID
INCREiSED COST OF
WIRE FOR FORESTERS
Sales of season tickets
Chautauqua started today,
mittee, of which Mr. K. Y.
chairman, are canvassing
for the
The com
Spced is
the city.
The cardboards arc said to .be going
ike "hot cakes." They may be se
cured up till Tuesday night. Orders
may be telephoned in.
Guarantors of the Chautauqua are
hopeful that enough tickets will be
sold to relieve them. Everyone in
terested in the Chautauqua should
subscribe now and clear the guaran
tee out of the way, they say.
(By the United, Press) v ...
TWO MORE RAIPERS HANGED.
, Doming, N. M June 9 Fran
cisco Alvarez and Juan Sanchez,
convicted of murder and partici
pation in the Columbus massa
cre, were executed in jail here
today by hanging. Both were
calm and betrayed no emotion.
CHICAfiOAN WIPES OUT
FAMILY; SUICIDES.
Chicago, June 9. Frank II.
Usebick, a laborer, today killed
his wife with a baseball bat.
killed bis four children and sui
cided.' The bodies were found in
their home.
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Kids for Furnishing National Scr
vice Advance 45 Per Cent. Large
Areas Still Are Without Means of
Communication 2,000 Mile? New
Line Planned for Next Season
(Special to The Free Press)
Washington, June 9. With bids
for furnishing wire to the Forest
Service recently advanced 45 per
per cent., and prices on other equip
ment considerably increased, mate
rial curtailment of the program for
telephone line construction on th
National Forests this summer is said
to be in prospect. There are over
20,000 miles of telephone line on the
National Forests and approximately
2,001) miles of new line was planned
for the coming season.
A certain amount of wire is re
quired also for upkeep, since the
liincs are peculiarly subject to break
age irom tailing trees and Similar
causes, ihvery spring tho forest ran
gcrs havo to get the lines in order
in preparation lor tho hre season am:
although, to lessen tho effecbrof ac
cident, the wires are mostly run on
swinging insulators suspended from
the trees, there are in the aggregate
a large number of repairs to be made,
Notwithstanding 'the number of
telephone lines already built, large
aid.-, are still without means of
communication and consequently
lacking in proper equipment for fire
protection. Nut only aro Hie tele
phones used by the Forest officers
but they are a great convenience to
the public. Very often, it is said,
they enable isolated settlements to
have a means of communication
wlwch tlioy could secure in no other
way.
BUSINESS GOOD IN
RICHMOND DISTRICT
NEARLY THREE THOUS'D
MEN OUT SI HOPEWELL
Hopewell, Va., June 8. The most
effective reduction that has been
made in the operating force of the
DuPont Company at Hopewell since
the plant was put into actual opera
tion now nearly .eighteen , jnwitha
ago. was made yesterday ami toduy
h"n the operatives of three units,
numbering about 2,700 men, were
laid otr. A reduction of the force
had been looked for for some weeks.
NEW BERN PROMOTERS
OF COTTON MILL HERE
Mayer Bangert, J. S, Miller, V.
!' Aberly, T. G. Hyman and Horace
II. Hodges, prominent New Herm
ans interested in a proposed cotton
mill for that place, inspected the
plunts here today.
DR. EMIN DEFENDS TURKS AGAINST THE ARMENIAN
CHARGES; CHRISTIANS ENJOY ABSOLUTE EQUALITY
WITH FOLLOWERS OF MOHAMMEDSAYS NOTED MAN
INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
MEETING AT GREENSBORO
Greensboro, Jrine 8. With an tit-
tendance of about 300 members, the
North Carolina Association of Insur
ance Agents began its nineteenth an
nual convention here today.
the topics touched upon in conversa
tion, between Justice Hughe 1 and
former Attorney General Wicker
sham, who conferred yesterday. Mr.
Wickeraham was an original Hughes
man. He declare, despite denials,
that they discussed the Chicago sit
uation. .
By DR. AHMED EMIN.
Editor Constantinople "Tanin."
(Written for the United Press)
Constantinople, May 9 (By Mail)
The American peopje have given
their verdict in the Armenian ques
tion without hearing tho Turkish
side.
Consequently, there are in the
American press and public opinion
ideas totally unjust to the Turks.
In order to understand the situa
tion rightly, one has to know, first
of all. that historically the Turks
were the most humane conquering
race imaginible. . .
At a time when they had every
opportunity of assimilating the con
quered races by force, they gave them
freedom of religion, language, and
free community organization.
Had the Turks behaved as the
Spaniards have against dissenters in
religion or race, there would be no
Armenians ami no Armenian ques
tion today.
After the Young-Turkish revolu
tion in 1908,. the Christians acquired
absolute equality with 'the Turks.'
Their revolutionary . activity under
the reign of "the former Sultan was
ascribed to their desire ' for equal
rights of citizenship. It soon be
came clear that they thought of equal
rights only as means to the end of
a national independent existence.
Instead of taking advantage of the
new opportunity th'y hail to become
lawful Ottoman citizens, they estab
lished secret societies, made a large
revolutionary organization in the
country and distributed arms and
bomibs among their members.
The first duty of every State is to
insure its independence. Therefore,
Turkey had to resort to all the nec
essary measures for this important
end.
Among the non-Turkish races the
Armenians were the nearest'to the
Turks in regard to their spoken lan
guage and social habits.
Several ""decades ago, when they
had not yet begun their revolutionary
activity, they enjoyed the full confi
dence of the Turks, and they, were
always called liy tlri Turkish press
"our faithful fellow-citizens, the Ar
menians." In abusing the confidence of the
Turks, the Armenians went further
than the other Christian races.
Especially." during the present war,
they did not shrink from open trea
son;, and tried to endanger from with,
in the existence of their - country,
which, was engaged in a fight for life
or death at four different '. fronts,
with powerful enemies, and caused
the new Armenian troubles.
llrndstreet's Heport Shows That
Slackening Is Anticipated, How
ever Crops In Fair Condition
Labor Well Employed Ituilrouds
Continue to Increase Earnings
(Special to The Free Press)
Richmond, Juno 9. Bradstreel's
Saturday will say for Richmond and
vicinity:
"General trading as a whole was
good during the past week and both
prices and volume of turnover have
been well maintained, though it is
the opinion of dealers generally that
from now on, during the Summer
months, a slight slackening will be
evidenced. f
"Much needed rain has been of
great benefit to crops. The cotton
crop is still a little lato but is in
food condition. An average acreage
of tobacco and corn Is being prepared
for. Winter wheat is in good condi
Hon, but the oat and hay crops are
short. Present indications are for a
full ap;Ie crop.
"Wholesale shoes, dry gools and
kiiulieil eommoilitien have been in
ooil demand, though those and mi
merous ulner lines have oeen himler-
ei by inaDiiity ot manuiacturers to
make deliveries, uroceries and pro
duce-are fairly active, though sales
have been somewhat retarded by ad
vnncing priees. Ialior is well em
ployed and there aro no strikes in
this district.
"Local railroad reports continue
to show a good increase in earnings.
I'he lumber industry continues active
and real estate shows (a slight in
crease in sales over May, lMln.
though most of them have been of
small consequence. Collections are
generally good. Retail trade in most
lines is goixl and with favorable
weather dealers anticipate further
imjpniycmeBis," J
RUSSIANS HEADING
FOR LEMBURG WHILE
AUSTRIAN'S RETREAT
Great Fortress Believed tq
lie Objective Slavs' New
Offensive -
FIVE ARMIES FALL BACK
REGISTER OF DEEDS OF
GASTON COUNTY KILLED
HIMSEF IN COURTHOUSE
Gasloiiia June . 8. T.udivy. 3, ,3jlj
m.. Andrew Jackson Smith, regis
fer of deeds of Gaston county, shot
himself through the head with a pis
tol while sitting in a chair in Iho
ommissioners' room in tho court
house, lie had been register for 12
veaiv. Ill health was the c:uise ol
the act. lie was alone at the time.
le died immediately after Ilia shot,
le came here from Belmont twelve
years ago, and was lui years old nix!
eaves a wife and seven children. He
belonged to the Raptist church.
NO SECOND PRIMARY
IN SEVENTH DISTRICT
Raleigh, N. C, June 8. There
will be no second primary in the
Seventh district. U. L. Spence, sec
ond in the balloting last Saturday,
wired L. I). Robinson today from Ra-
eigh.' "I will not demand a second
primary, and 1 congratulate you and
promise you my hearty support."
CONSULATE BURNED,
FLAG DAGGED THRU
STREETS CHIHUAHUA
El Paso, Tex., June 8. The Am
erican consulate at .Hiitang'o Cifty,
Durango, was destroyed by fire to
night during anti-American demon-
trations, according to information
received here by army officers to
night. The rioters applied' a torch
to the building after dragging the
flag through the streets.
RESIDENT TO SELECT
CONVENTION CHAIRMAN
Washington, June 8. President
Wilson has decided to select a man
for chairman of the Democratic com-
mittee before the convention meets
and send him to- SU Louis as his per
sonal representative. It was said
today the list from which , ha will
make a final selection had been nar
rowed to two or throe names. -
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Before Advancing Forces
of Czar Germans Con-
tinue to Gain Slowly At
Verdun Faris Admits ai
Reverse at One Point
(By the United Press)
Irfindon, June 9. Lemburg, the
great .fortress oity of .Northwest A
stria, 150 miles from the front, is the
objective of the Russian offensive, ill
is believed, five armies are in full re
treat, ays a Petrograd dispatch.; ;
Germans Pentrate a Position. '
Paris, June 9. Germans have pen
etrated a French trench in the Cail-
ette woods, on tho East bank of tha
Meuse, it is officially admitted. Oth
er attacks were repulsed.
BRIEFS IN THE NEWS
NEIGHBORING PLACES
J. W. Rawls, a Craven count
farmer, sold 1,000 barrels of Irish '
potatoes Wednesday, receiving $5,200
for them. J. L. McCotter of Grants- -
boro has sold 16,000 barrels to plant V
A match between Dr. Roller, tha t
famous wrestler, , and Ma Smith ,
that was to have been pulled oft at
New Bern Thursday night, was post-
po&ed intilV tonight because of a 1
wreck ; that prevented Roller reach-
ing New (Bern from Augusta, Ga.',
Rev.'KTW; Thlott; pasto Of, Tab' :--
ernacle Baptist church at New Bern,
has determined to leave, that contra- x
galion in spite of tha protests of his ,
flock. He will engage in evangelis 1
tic work. .
WASHINGTON SENATORS
WILE BATTLE THIv ST;
LOUIS TEAM NEXT WEEK
(By the United Press)
St. Louis, June 9. Autamobila
rides around St. Lous, a steamboat
excursion, on the Mississippi, titlA v
rides through Forest Park, the larg
est natural park in the United States
except Yellowstone, is part of the en- v
tertainment prepared for delegates
and visitors to the Democratic Na- ;
tional convention in St. Louis, June .
14.
Shaw's Garden will be another in
teresbing point. The reception com- '
mittees will Include it on the sight
seeing tours.
Clark Griffith's Washington Sena
tors will be here during the conven
tion days for a series with Jones
Fed-Brown aggregation, and special -
arrangements have been made to :
have large delegations visit Sports-
man's Park to see them battle.
Visiting newspapermen and tha
National committee will he entertain
ed at a dinner Monday, Juae 12, at
Sunset Inn. a beautiful lodge in. St,
Louis county. A special cabaret pro
gram is being arranged.
SERIOUS WRECK ON '
C US AUGUSTA-
TO-FLORENCE BRANCH
Rocky Mount, June 8. Rivalling
the famous Neuse river wreck of Ava
years ago . the Atlantic Coast Lirre
first division is today hi the throes
of the worst freight wreck since tha
Goldsboro accident. Near Denmark,
S; C, 15 loaded freight cars hava
ben piled head-on Into a ravine ami
the Augusta-to-Florenca Lranch lina
is blocked for two days and p...- '7
longer,
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