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VOL. XVHI.-No. 25
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N.&, TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1916
FOUR PACES TODAY price two cents
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EXPECTS DEFINITE
FACTO CHIEF BY WEDNESDAY; WAR WILL
FOLLOW REFUSAL TO ACCEDE TO DEMANDS
Mexican Troops Gather Opposite Texas Town Latin
American Diplomats Trying to Bring Carranza to
Reason House Won't Give Up $5tt Tor Month for Mil
itiamen's Dependents Disagrees With Senate by Big
MajorityFour More Carrizal Survivors Stagger Into
American Iines War Department Not At AH Pleased
With Progress of Mustering In New York Gets War
Fever
(By R. J.
Washington, June 27. President Wilson's patience in
waiting for the release of the American troopers impris
oned at Chihuahua City is limited to hours, not days. It
may be. stated that he expects a definite reply from Car
ranza relative to his attitude not later than tomorrow.
In presenting Mr. Wilson's demands to Carranza yes
terday Consul Rodgers suggested that an "immediate re
ply" is imperative. What lies beyond this officials today
refused tOfBay . ;
The program of possible action is being considered at
a cabinet meeting. In f trie event of Carranza's refusal to
accede President Wilson, it is believed, is certain to
personally'ask Congress to permit him to use an armed
force in Mexico.
Mexicans Pour Into Nuevo Laredo.
Laredo, June 27. A 20-car troop train carrying 1,500
Carranzistas has arrived at Nuevo Laredo, opposite here.
The trairi was the second in twelve hours.
Latin-Americans Plead With Carranza.
.Washington, June 27. Several Latin-American diplo
mats have telegraphed Carranza urging him to release
the Americans imprisoned in Chihuahua.
House Disagrees With Senate on Hay Measure.
Washington June 27. By a vote of 119 to 5, the
House, today disagreed with the action of the Senate in
striking out the Hay resolution which granted militia
men's dependents, $50 a month.
Four More Carrizal Survivors.
Columbus, J une 27. Four more Carrizal survivors,
two of them in terrible condition from lack of food and
water, .are back-incthe. American lines.
Mustering In Proceeds Slowly.
s (By Carl Groat) "
Washington, June 27. The mustering in of the mili
tia is proceedingnone too rapidly according to tabula
tions forwarded to the War Department. Orders dis
pensing with red tape will permit the entrainment of the
remainder of the militia at an early date, where other
wise there might be long delays.
The department is still confronted with crippled aero
plane service. Efforts are being made to remedy this
trouble.
WouId Jrovide for FamiKes of Soldiers.
- Senator Johnson of North Dakota has prepared an
amendment to, the sundry civil bill to-intrduce "inthe Sen
ate, providing $35' Monthly for families and dependents
of regulars andvmitiamen sent into Mexico. .';-
Martial Scenes in New York. V V ,
New Yo; june 27--ThCEast caughba war thrill
today for the first time since '98, as guardsmen from many
states-marched through the streets, of New York with
r5flyhig an4 trumpets sounding; to entrain for the
iho vk fIne' scenes were enacted in' all the cities where
" nakiiad men bade farewell to homes and loved
ones. . mm ,4
Mor Optimism Irr Mexico City Thin Here. 4 '
City. June-27. Evacuatiofr of San Gerbnimo
T achmiva Americans,' whOv moved northward;
SIS? g hopes nere todav tnat "Wilsorf'is preparing to
withdraw Pershing's expedition. 'The' War Department
published Trevino's announcement and the Iatter's,
an I T -ne would attack the AmericansT if they
attempted ta reocctfpy the towns.' -Despite-the sentiment
in America, strong -optimistic sentiment prevails here
that war will be averted. . . - ' . '. ' . - i
Hours
A. -
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ican
STATEMENT FROM DE
Bender)
Wait Longer
For Carranza
iVes
WOOD WASTE IS NOW
USED LARGELY FOR
MAl'FCT'REv PAPER
350,000 Cords Went to the
Pulp Mills in 1914 Cana
dian Product Cheaper-
Western States and Alas
ka Develop Industry
(Special to The Free Press)
Washington, June 27. The use of
steadily increasing amount of wood
waste in the manufacture of pulp is
indicated by figures compiled by the
Forest Service. Although the pulp
industry showed a decline in the last
year for which complete figures are
available (1914) on account of the in
creasing cost of raw material and
general business conditions, mo
wood waste was used than in any
previous year.
Approximately 3tsu,uuu cords oi
waste with a value of $1,400,000 were
utilized by 35 of the 200 pulp and
paper mills of the United States. It
is thought that as the price of cord
wood goes up the amount of wood
waste used will become greater.
The Canadian pulp industry has, it
is stated, had a vigorous growth dur
ing the last few yearp and the great
er portion of its product is marketed
In the United States. An average
cost of about $6.50 per cord, 83 com
pared with the $10 to $16 per cord
which many manufacturers in this
country are paying' for pulpwood, is
tie reason given for the growth.
It is pointed out that the. develop
ment of the supplies of spruce in the
National Forests of the West and in
Alaska, together with the abundance
of cheap water power, will eventually
attract "the paper industry to locate
in those regions. Suitable pulp tim
ber can be delivered to desirable mill
sites for the next twenty to forty
years at prices of about $2.50 to $4
per cord, say experts of the Foest
Service. It is thought tKat the low
price of material and power will more
than offset the higher freight rates
on the product to the eastern mark
ets. THREE KILLED IN
ELECTION RIOTING
Panama, June 26. Three persons
are dead as a result of the rioting
which accompanied the holding of
presidential elections yesterday. Quiet
has been restored.
The election of the government can-
Cattt
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didate for the Presidency, Dr. Ray-jsign
tnond Valdez, formerly vice-president
of the republic, and one minister to
the United States, if ldicated.
BRAZILIAN NEWSPAPER
SIDES WITH AMERICA
' Rio Janeiro, June 26. The newspa
per Ouaiz expresses approval of the
terms of the American note to Memo,
and hopes that Mexico, recognizing
its disadvantageous morale-position
wilt spare the continent a war em
bracing the direst consequences
"If war is unavoidable," says' , thi
paper, "what would ie the situation
of the American chanceDories; 1 what
the role of Brazil ? 1 Such is the dis
quieting enigma of tomorrow."
UVEST0S0S1,
; GEORGIA CITY OPENS
Moultrie. Ga Jane 27. live stock
rarser's, breeders and salesmen from
all over the Soutlj attended the open'
ins f the two-day live stock show
here today. Some of the finest cattle
south of the Mason and Dixon line
are on exhibition. -
GREAT SMASH ALONG
WESTERN FRONT TO
MAKE GERM'NV BEND
Allied Offensive Is Getting
Under Way; Attacking
Simultaneously
TEUTONS I SEEM NERYOUS
Making Preparations for
-Defense Allied Airships
Attack German Men-of
War French Report
Gains Near Verdun
By EDWARD L. KEENE,
(United I'ressvStaflf Correspondent)
London, June 27. GtMimany be
lieves the "big push" is about to be
gin. The teutons'are feverishly re
inforcing their lines in Northern
France and Flanders as the British
continue their steady pounding from
Ypres to, the Somme. Specially con
structed railways are carrying heavy
artillery to the Bavarian Crown
Prince's front.
The local public is anxiously await
ing news of the expected smash. Par-
ami Rome newspapers today join
ed in the belief that the Allied super-
offensive is getting under way. Pros
pects of a combined offensive on all
fronts were joyously hailed, in view
of the sweeping offensives by the Rus
sians and Italians.
Aeroplanes Attack Warships.
Paris, June 27. Three aeroplanes
carrying cannon hurled 65 shells on
German ships off l.'algnum. Further
progress of the French near Thiau
mont, following violent fighting, is
announced.
JUSTICE DEPARTM'T
WARNING TO
SPECULATORS
Dealers Reported to Be Con
sidering Taking Advan
tage of Situation to Boost
Prices to Individual Con
sumers (By the United Preai)
Washington, June 27. Food spec
ulators attempting to use the Mexi
can situation to boost prices will do
so at considerable risk, the Depart
ment of Justice announced today fol
lowing reports that food dealers were
considering siezing the situation as
an excuse for jumping prices to indi
vidual consumers.
"Our agents are alert to catch any
of this," said Assistant Attorney
General Todd.
LANSING MAKES PLAIN v
NO MEDIATION WANTED
Washington, June 26. Efforts to-
hvard Latin-American mediation in the
Mexican crisis, favored byOrranza
officials, collapsed today without hav
ing reached the stage of a formal
proposal to the United States.
It was mads plain by Secretary
Lansing to Ignacio Calderon, minls-
Lter of Bolivia, who called with-the
intention of asking whether the Unit
ed States would entertain an offer of
the services of its southern neighbors
to aid in averting war, that the Wash
ington government sees nothing in the
situation that would warrant arbitra
tion proceedings.
AND HUGHES -
WILL DINE TOGETHER
. (By the United Press)
New Yorlf, June 27-!ol.' Roose
velt will dine with Candidate Hughes
at' the Astor Hotel tomorrow night.
No others have been invited. .
FOOD
ARGENTINE PEOPLE
IN A MASS MEETING
CONDEMN U.S. GOVT.
Messages to Carranza .Ex
pressing Warm Sympa
thy for Mexicans
ALLEGE U. S. IS GRASPING
Expansionist Party In U. S
Has Designs On South
America, Idea Entertain
ed Will Not Press Medi
ation
By ( HAS. V STEWA'tT
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Buenos Ayres, June 27 A lengthy
telegram expressing warm sympathy
from the Latin-American League was
forwarded to Carranza today follow
ing a mass meeting at which pro-
Mexk-an speeches were delivered, the
otiiitors charging the existence of an
expansionist party in the United
States with designs on South Amer-
South American governments most
anxious to mediate are Argentine and
Brazil, the leading powers, but these
two do not favor unduly urging the
United States.
HORSES TO PUN IN
THURSDAY'S RACES
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Greensboro, Ncw Bern, Goldsboro,
Aydcn, U;.igh, Greenville, Battle
boro and Kinston to Be Represent
ed Scon's of Animals Here or In
Transit-Airsmith Starter
The following horses are here or
in transit tor the raging maet on
Thursday:
From Greensboro, owned by II. N.
Reaves, J. R. Thomas and Penny
TJros. Ned P., Jr.; Franklin R-, Os-
man, Red Juno, King Charles, Ave
Em Bee, Izeron, Toy, Farm Boy and
Mabel Patch.
From New Bern Claude B. and
Homer J., owned by Meadows &
Guion; Swift Patch. Ed. Meadows,
; King Bells, J. E. Daugherty;
Rose E'.md, John Daugherty; Rex
Bedford, E. G. Leach; Hazel Cox, T.
Grantham; Cuban Burns, F. L.
Poston; Rapid Hal, Pete Draney.
agent.
From Goldsboro Fond Memory,
Tantaras Baby and Alto Down, own
ed by Dr. W. P. Exum, Jr.; Mark
Director and Young Billikeri, Henry
Seott.
Fo-om Tarboro Ben Harris, R. L.
Cummings.-
From Ayden Baby Wingate and
Dr. Wlilkas, Jeff Wingale; Mary
Grace, J. A. Hatton, and Guardinini,
O. Causey.
From Raleigh Virginia Guard,
Will Taylor; Virginia Boy, J. E.
Chappel; Minnie, M. F. Money hanr.
From Greenville Hannah, Sirwth
& Dail.
From Battleboro Hartford Bell
and Bon Dal, Rufus Hadley.
From Kinston Homely Bob, Carl
J. Dupree; Princess Palmer, Joe
Stricklin; Rocket Nan, W. C. Knox;
Jennie Blue, Kelsey, agent.
Airsmith of Hillsboro, a State
man, will be the starter. The judges
will be experienced racing men from
Mt. Olive, Farmville and New Bern.
FIVE WANT JO GET OUT
. OPPRISON TO ENLIST
Ashcville, June :, 23. Will Frazier,
charged wit assault; Gene Baldwin,
charged with bigamy; Lester (Camp
bell, charged with, passing a worth
ies check; Clyde, Dishop, charged
with ' housebreaking; J. B. Cody,
charged with destroying' personal
property. These are the five names
signed to a petition to Solicitor Ed.
Swain, asking ' that . the charges
against them be dropped in order that
they may enlist in the armg, in case
war with Mexico is declared. The five
men are in, the county jail.
Subscribe la The Free Press.
ill Black
ASSAILANT OF LITTLE GREENE (jK
GIRL HEAVILY GUARDED BY. TROOPS. AT
TRIAL IN SNOW HILL
Speedy Hearing for Brute Who Outraged Tiny Mattie
Tyson, Manhandled Her Mother and Shot Posseman
Spared Fate of His Father- Who Was Lynched Ii,This"
Section Few Weeks Ago More Than Hundred Men of
Third Infantry Marched, Into County Scat Town With
Negro Before Snow Hill Had Breakfasted Populace
Had No Warning Devin the Trial Judge No- Time
Lost In Getting Condemned Colored Youth Out of the
County
Will Black, assailant of
tenced to die in the electric chair in the penitentiary at
Raleigh, after a trial lasting only two or1 three hours at
isnow Hill this morning. Immediately after sentence was
passed Black, surrounded by soldiers- was put aboard a ;
train and started for Raleigh. There was no demonstra
tion. Judge Devin presided.
The trial of Black was attended by a very few civili
ans. Only the court officials, witnesses, defendant, and
newspapermen were allowed
commanding officer of the troops passed only persons
vouched for by the authorities. ,
Within three hours the
been told: The mother of
scene which greeted her eyes when sh went to her daugh
ter's aid. It was tlie story, told before, that made Greene
countv boil with race hatred. - , , . ,
Will Black, trembling, stood up and heard the death
sentence. He will be electrocuted on July 2lst.
SOLDIER BUYS HAVE
ONLY FEW HOURS TO
SPEND AT HOME NOW
Second Infantry to Mobiliz
ation Camp Wednesday
Kinston Contingent Din
ed By Chamber of Com
merce and Others
The troops will parade up
Queen street Wednesday afternoon
before leaving for Morehead City.
The start will be made from the
Courthouse at 1:15 o'clock. Thirty-five
minutes later they will en
train for Camp Glenn.
Kinston will bid goodbye to its
soldiers Wednesday afternoon at
1:50 o'clock. They will entrain for
Camp Glenn at that hour. Troops
coming through uoiusiooro, lnciuu-
ng two companies from that place,
will be on the train. Captain Black,
the regimental commissary officer, i
now at Camp Glenn preparing for lrs
coming of the Second infantry.
Company B r.ow ha about 85 men.
The strength of the regiment is near
ly 1,500.
The soldiers were dined at the
Central warehouse today. The busi
nessmen subscribed to an ample fund,
and the Daughters of the Confederacy
had charge of the dinner's prepara
tion. Barbecue was tho principal
viand. The Chamber of Commerce
was most liberal in providing for the
occasion, and President W. D. La
Koque solicited the money.
Mayor Sutton presided over the
dinner. Mr. Sutton, Mr. E. B.
Lewis, Mr, G. V. Cowper, Col. W.
D. Pollock, Mr. N. J. Rouse, Capt.
A. L. C. Hill and Lieut J. 0 H.
Taylor made short addresses praising
the soldiers and wishing them well.
Mrs, E. B. Marston, representing
the Daughters of the . Confederacyj
read a short paper. Rev. II." A.
Humble made the opening prayer and
RetffG. B. llanrahan the benediction.
. The Second infantry is expected to
be fully mustered in and under orders
to proceed by train to the border or
transport to Vera Cms or another
East coast port before the end of the
vo the Chair!
EARLY THIS
little Mattie Tyson,- was sen
in the courthouse.. The
story of mack's iniquity naa.
the little victim described the
Will Black, colored; alleged assail-
ant of 6-year-old Ma ttio Tyson, white,'1
was brought from Raleigh to Snow
Hill early today and In a ehort'time
arraigned, in Greene County Superior ,
CouA. ' , - ,
There was Very little probability
from the start that Hack would es- '
cape - the death sentence.
Guarded by Strong Force Soldiers.
On a special train with Black wera
more than a hundred ' National
Guardsmen, generally supposed to be
from the Third North Carolina In
fantry. The soldiers' cars were left
at Hines Junction, where a-ioconio
tive picked them up and hauled them
to Snow Hill.
iNot adoisen persons in , Kinston
knew that there was a strong armed
force, with bayonetted and loaded ri
IlllVd
fles, lying just outside the city. .
There were very few persons on the
streets in Snow Hill when the spec
;ial train arrived. The troops left the
train and carried the negro t the
' Greene - ourthouse without attracts'',
ing a crowd..
Fraught With Possibilities.,
The Greene county officials had in
formqd tho Governor that the pres
ence of troops at the Vial was im
perative. Some Greene county peo
ple said there would not have been
a demonstration had Black' arrived
unguarded. Tho officials, or a part of
them, insisted, however, thaxVthere
would be trouble.
The Lenoir county officials today .
asserted that should it so happen
that Black did not draw a death sen
tence, the militia would have to fight
to save the prisoner. And they would :
find the most determned lot of farm
ers in North Carolina arrayed against
them; "it would be a butchery that
would plunge the entire State In
gloom," said one.
The commanding : officer of the
troops is said to have stated Simply
when questioned that his orders were
to carry Will Black back to Raleigh ,
alive after the trial, and that he had
no alternative, no (matter what the
consequences. ' The troops were quiet
and well-disciplined. They seemed
to have very little interest in the
matter." ; ' . . . ,
On a day late in March Will Black,
not quite grown, attacked Mattra
Tyson in the open near her home on
a farm in Greene tounty.
, Mrs. Leon Tyson, the baby's moth
er, heard her cries and ran to her as
sistance. V -V. . ' .
'. 1ack beat the woman's face al
most into pulp. He accomplished
his purpose. . : t
.(Continued 03 Tagj Three) "V,