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SECOND EDITION '
KINSTON, N. O, MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1916
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17,000 Troops Hurrying to the Line-Remainder of New
Army to Be Sent as Quickly as Possible-Volunteers
Will Be Called for ia, Bring the Force Up to Nearly Four
Hundred Thousand Men--President Appreciates tike Pa
triotismWBa PayldierEmidyes'
Salaries-Sonth and Central American Nations to Tell
;lai;ToyIIHt TheyiHopel United Statesand Car
ranza 'Can Get Together Long Enough to Hear Mediation
jsition
MOREY WOULD HAVE
DIED LIKE A HERO
IN DESERT COUNTRY
TRIAL OF CASEMENT
AND BAILEY BEGUN
IN CROWDED COURT
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Third High Treason Case
in England in More Than
Half Century
ROOSEVELT SAYS HE
PR0GR1VES
TO SUPPORT HUGHES
Declines to Run in Letter to
Moose National Committee
NOTED PRISONER EASY
By the United Press)
!E1 Paso, June 26. The border is convinced that war
is inevitable. Greatest interest is centered in Pershing's
change of base from Nattiiquipa to El Valle and Gen. Car-
ranza's reply to he President's note of yesterday. It is
believed Carranza can't yield without being deposed by
his army chiefs. Should he concede, it is believed he will
meet-Madero's fate.
Militiamen Race to the Border. V
Washington, June 26.The great Congressional lead
ers today . declared belief that war is a certainty.
Chairman Flood of the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, holds thisTiewr'he-toB-his colleagtteng?98 ex-
jjects jrresiqent Wilson to address a joint session when
Carranza replies to an American demand for an express
ion of his attitude. -
Only a complete right-about-face by Carranza can
avoid,, war. Officials believe reports from the border tHat
Carranza will face the revolt of his fnilitary organiza
tipns if he changes his present belligerent attitude.
..Seventeen thousand militiamen from .Massachusetts,
New York,1 New 'Jersey and 'Connecticut entrained early
this atternoon. , The bulk ot the remaining 76,500 men
will be patrollingHhe border by Friday or Saturday. The
campaign js all planned. Naturally the details are se
cret for strategic reasons. ' A call for volunteers will be
one of the first steps if Wilson decides war is unavoidable.
Two hundred and fifty thousand men are needed by figur
es roughly estimated. This would bring the armed force
up to 393,000. ,
liatin-Americans! Hopeful vof Peace.
; Washington; June 26.-Sbuth and Central America
will tender thein good dffices in an .attempt taavoid war
to; Lansing this afternoon. VTne offer .will be .tendered in
formally by Minister Calderon of Bolivia.
''There are no definite plans for mediation to propose,"
said Calderon! "We "will merely attempt to obtain an
agreement between the principals involved. The repre
sentations this afternoon will be informal and verbal,
Should the conference-prove successful we will make a
mediatxonr proposal formally in writing. ;;He said the
other South and Central American diplomats may attend
the conference. ?
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Wilson Thanks Patriotic. Businessmen. ,
tWashingtonjLJune,26.Presidnt'Wili3on today voiced
the appreciation of America at the"responsa of tdfinessr
men in the present crisis, in a letter to L. A. D. Perclval
of New York, who announced that any of his employees'
enlisting in the National Guard will continue to receive
.full pay."- ; ' .
Ordered Men to Leave Him
Thought He Was Fatal
ly Hurt Safe, Says Wire
less Message to His Wife
in Texas '
San Antonio, June 20. Captain
JLewis Morey has been found with
four negro troopers at San Luis
ranch, General Pershing today advis-
cd General Punaton.
Capt. Morcy's wife was yesterday
notified by wireless that he was safe,
Badly wounded in three places Morey
was carried miles by colored troopers
after the Carrizal fight, and ordered
them to leave him. Morey thought he
wrould die. It is believed the faith
ful men refused to desert him.
ROADS WASPIT;
BRIDGES SWEPT; OFF
SUNDAY'S RAINFALL
Six Inches Fell in a Tub
2.12 Inches Fell Official
ly Here-7-Record Precipi
tationfor One Month is
Recorded
MAJOR LLOYD, ONCE
PROMINENT MILITIA EVERWHEREBEFORE
ITALIAN -OFFENSIVE
Durham, N. C, June 26 Maj.j
Abbott E. Lloyd, member of
"Governor Uycock'a staff, 53 i
years old, a leading officer in '
militia and a native of Rich--ond,
1 Va, suicided today . by t
hooting. He waa in ill health.
Arrangements have been complet
ed for a temporary postofficev at Camp
-' Glenn.- Soldiers will have charge of
It. L e, soldiers who in time of peace
sre-postai employes. There will be
telegraph and express offices also. -
AHSTRIANS I RETREAT
' (By the United Press)
Rome, June 26. The Austrians have
begun a general retreat on the Tren
tino front tyider a smashing Italian
offensive, it is officially: announced.
Italians have capture?! many posi
tions'. making the most , important
gains since the beginning , of the war.
Samuel Parsons, charged with rob
bing the safe jn a steamboat office at
New BexnJ is believed to be insane.
JIev will probably be committed to
the State hospital at Raleigh. v
A telephone message from Sandy
Bottom to Weather Observer H. C.
V. Peebles sajta Sunday's heavy rain
washed, away several bridges in that
aection-and washed out roads badly
in some places. The rain measured
0 inohea in a tub "sitting in a yard.
Tjjpe precipitation this month has
been record-breaking', Observer Peeb
les says. For the past 25 days the
rainfall has been as follows: - ' : ,
(5th AZ inch
7th . . 1.05 inches
12th .SG.inch
13th .'. :25 inch
J4th , .10 inch
15th .02 inch
lf.th .70 inch
17th l. 1.50 inches
18th ..; ; 1.75 inches!
21st .30 inch
22id .21 inch
25th ..... "2.12 inches"
Total 8.68 inches!
The figures for the 25th are up to
6 p. m.
Not Least Pertrubed, Seem
ingly Npt Up to Jury to
Pass Death Sentence
Bailey Calm, Indifferent
"By Wilbur S. Forrest
(United Press Staff Corrospondcnt)
London, June 26. Sir Roger
Casement ' pleaded not guilty to
- the high treason charge at the
opening of his trial today before
Lord Chief -Justice Reading. An
average juny was obtained with
in an hour. Casement was
cheerful during Attorney-General
Smith's exhaustive opening
statement. Michael F. Doyle of
. Philadelphia is his counsel. Dan
iel Bailey,- a soldier and Case
ment's companion, will be tried
separately, it was announced af
ter the trial started,
; Lod0n: Juivj 2C.On the charge
that he ''did traitorously contrive and
intend to id the enemy," Sir Roger
Casement today faced a jury in his
trial for life in the great London law
courts,
England's first high treason trial,
with two exceptions, for 65 years
drew an enormous vari-people crowd
in historic Fleet street and around the
aficient law courts many hours before
the trial was scheduled to commence.
Long before Casement, accompa
nied by his co-defendant. Daniel J.
Bailey, ex-British soldier, alleged by
King's counsel to have 'been seduced
into traitorism by; Casement, en
tered the dock, the court chamber
was crowded. The dim religious light
which bathed the lofty walls of the j
court from church-like windows cast
shadow over the fashionably filled
gallery in the rear. Scores of wo
men, some intensely interested and
others merely curious, flocked to this
gallery today. x
Dock for the Occasion.
In the center and to the front of
the room facing the judges' rostrum
in plain view of the jury box was the
dock. This structure, usually miss
ing iin British civil courts, was erect
ed for the occasion. In front of it
sat the King's counsel, junior coun
sel, and clerks on eight rows of bench-
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FAULTS OF ADMINISTRTN
Colonel Thinks Wilson Has
Raised , Indecision, Hesi
tancy and Vaccilation In
to a Settled Governmen
tal Policy
(By the United Press)
Chicago, June 26.- Colonel
Roosevelt formally announced
today that he will support
Hughes. In a letter to the Pro
gressive National Committee he
bitterly assails the Democratic
regime.
New York, Juno 2?. Former Pres
ident Roosevelt in a - letter to the
Progressive National (Committee f;o
day communicates his reasons for de
dining the honor "which he so deep
ly appreciates" of being the party's
nominee for President. Colonel
Roosevelt says that of thousands of
letters that he has received since the
convention a majority expressed the
desire that he would not run.
"In any event, and without regard
to what the personal feelings of any
us may bo as regards the action
of the Republican convention, I wish
very solemnly to ask the representa
tives of the Progressive party to con
sider this time only the welfare of
the people of the United States,"
says Col. Roosevelt in the letter.
The concluding paragraphs of the
letter say: ,.
Wilson' Found Wanting, Says.
"Mr. . Wilson has been tried and
found wanting. His party, because
its devotion to the outworn theory
of state rights, and because of its
reliance upon purc-ly sectional sup
port, stands against that spirit of
far sighted 'nationalism which is es
sential if we are to deal adequately
vwith oor gravest social and industrial
problems. i Mr. Wilson and his party
have in actual practice lamentably
failed to. safeguard the interest and
honor of the United States. They
have brought us to impotence abroad
and to division and weakness at
home. They have accustomed us to
see the highest and moat responsi
ble offices of government filled by in
competent men appointed only for
Continued on Page Ihree)
SOLDJERS ATTENDED ITHE STATE'S, FORGES
HORNING SERVICES
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Pastor Smith Made Inter
, estinff Address Largre
Congregation Assembled
Joel Vause Occupied the
Pulpit Sunday Nijrht
Impressive Sermon
TIDEWATER TOWNS ARE :
SWAPPING COMPLIMENTS
The ancient rivalry between Newj
Bern and Kinston exists , in a veryJ
small degree now. New Bern and
Washington have it tooth and toe-l
nail these days. ; The papers of the
two "towns" knock incessantly. The
Washington News carries this: S.
Hi Boyd, formerly of . New Bern, hasl
assumed charge of the Hotel Louise
here. lie eaid he felt, sure he would
tnjoy being here. He didn't exactly"
say that it was a great relief rom
being in New Bern, but ha probably j
Biant it" The New Earn- Stm-Jour-4
nrfS copies, with thr had: ;
yd; he needs sympathy,"
'Peer old
CALLS I
(By the United Press)
- rNew.York, June 26. rtlajor
General Wood, commanding the .
Eastern Department, this aft'r
noon ordered the Virginia, Nfth
and South Carolina militia to be
ready to move at an instant's
-notice.-v I-1 '
v ntrining orders await only
theforrnal reports of the! three
States,s adjutant-generals that!
;tl2D:h:cn-nrc: ready-. K - r
rastor Bernard P. Smith of bh
Gordon Street iQhristian Church
preached a special sermon to the sw
diers of Company B, Second .Regi
ment and the local members of the
band, who attended the morning ser
vices of the church Sunday in a body
Captain Hill and Lieutenants Taylor
ami Faulkner led the iboys to the
house of worship, where we center
row of seals in the main auditorium
had been reserved for them. Every
available part of the church was
rought i.nto service to accomodate
the large congregation, numbering
twelve hundred or more, who gathered
for the occasion,
Mr. Smith's subject was "The Sol
dier of the Better Type." He ppr
trayed most forcefully the qualities
of the good soldier; called the boya'
attention to' the great responsibility
that rested upon them, of the pit
falls of sin that would tempt them In
their irmy experience and V urged
them to be strong men and yield rtot
to the temptations that- would in
evitably best them. He enumerated
some- of the things, such as swearing,
gambling, 'drunkenness and immoral-
ty anil stressed the necessity vfor
avoiding indulgence Iin eucn, ,.j Not
only was it the soldier's duty' to keep
imself in the best physica condi
tion for his own sake but for his
country's welfare and only by steer
ing clear of the evil influences that
Iragged down and wrecked the phy
sical man could assurance be given
that they would be fit when called
upon. Mr. Smith spoke or tne cout
ago needed liy the soldier to enable
im to live right. It took moral
courage for a soldier to get down on
hi knees and pray because of the
jeers of his comrades but he cited ilr
lustrious examples of the praying
soldier 'Leo and Jackson and others
known in history as Godrfearing and
God-serving men, whose claims to
greatness were in no way greater
than because of their Christian for
titude. Mr. Smith spoke of the communi
ty's appreciation of the soldW boys
and of the attentions that should be
shown them before their departure
for camp. He suggested that it
would be most fitting if the people
of Kinston, would join in providing
pocket Testamenti f or each " of the
boys to carry with them. The sug
gestion was favorably commented
upon and it is expected that some ac
tion will be taken before the troops
leave. ,
The sermon was most impressive
and appropriate and given the strict
est attention by the large congrega
tion.
Joel Vause Heard at Night Service.
Mr. Joel Vause, a student of At
lantic Christian College, native of
Lenoffr and well known here, preach
ed Sunday night " at the : Gordon
Street Christian Church. He-epoke
on "The "Sonship of God" and made
ft most interesting and instructive
discourse. . His earnest manner of de
livery was impressive. . . , L
GATHERING ATCAMP
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GLENN FOR SERVICE
Five or Six Thousand Mft to
Be Brigaded in Day
or Two i
SOLDIERS - FARE NICELY
Comfortable Sleeping ,Cars
and Good Rations Long
Strings' of Cars Laden
With Men and Equipment
Passing Through
Scores of carloads of soldiers andj
equipment have passed through Kin
ston since shortly after daybreak
Sundaygoing to Morehead City f rem ,
West and Ceneral Carolina. The
First .infantry, almost 2,000 strong,
and an ambulance company are now
5n quarters at Camp Glenn.
Twice as mony more troops will
join the brigade headquarters this
week. Many of the companies in
the State have more than 100 men.
Company-!) of the Second infantry.
the local company, has between 80
and 90. The band here, has 28.
It is npt known when 'the troops'
will leave Morehead City, Nor is it
known if they will bo entrained there
or taken on board transports to Jqin
an expedition on the East coast of
Mexico. .
The Second infantry, including .the
local troops, is expected to make
camp Tuesday or Wednesday.
When the entire brigade is as
sembled at Camp Glenn it will be a
big task to move them'. It is esti
mated that it would take at least SO
cars of all kinds to accomodate each
of the infantry regiments. Ambu-,
lance and cavalry troops would re
quire additional horse and flat cars.
Officers sleep in Pullmans. The men
se tourist sleepers, about "first cous
ins" to Pullmans. - The horse cars
re always of the best.
In quarters at Camp Glenn the
men will probably be iven - "field" .
rations. Garrison rations are a lit
tle better. Travel rations are canned ,
and excellent in quality and variety.
Tropical service! rations would prob
ably be used in Mexico. They are i
comprised of foods easy of digestion
and assimilation.
GERMANS CLAIM HAVE
TAKEN LOTS RUSSIAN
PRISONERS AND GUNS
Berlin, June 2G. Neer Skul the
Germans have inflicted new defeats on
the Russians, it is officially . saidT'
Since June 10, the German! have tak
en 61 Russian officers, eleven thousand
men, two cannons and ; 54 machine
guns. . ' ; .
WONT PUT NAYY YARD
-MEN ON STATUS CLERKS
WANTED, PRIVATES FOR
THE RIAYOR'StOMMAND
Mayor Sutton is trying to organize
a heme guards company, he Bays. He
thinks he will have no difficulty ex
cept in officering the command; 'Ev
eryone wonts to be the captain;- t
(By the United Press)
.--Washington, June 26, The propo
sal to give navy yard workmen the
same status ' as Government clerks,
who are given SO days annual leave
wa3 turned down at a meeting of the
Senate Naval Committee with navy
bureau chiefs today, ;
LONDON REPORTS RUSSIAN
GAIN. ' ; ;
:' , London,, June 2Sv Tha Sus- .
fcians have broken through , the
Carpathian into Transylvania
v.ia their advance from,BuVoina,
wireless Rome dispatches today '
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