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VOL. XVIII. No. 30
SECOND EDITION
PRICE TWO CENTS
FIVE CENTS UN TRAINS
KINSTON, N. C MONDAY, JULY 3, 1916
L FOUR PAGES TODAY
America Giving Carranza Time
IS
THIRTY - THREE CO
ALLIES DRIVING FORWARD IN GREATEST
OFFENSIVE IN HISTORY OF WORLD; OFF
COAST MONITORS ADDING TO THE HGHT
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M Clear Up t he Situation iff
WITH THE EATS AT
STATE ENCAMPMENT
B MEN TURNED DOWN
CAMP GLENN SUNDAY
Me is Inclined to Avoid
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WRONG
War
ADMINISTRATION NOT INCLINED TO PRESS
FIRST CHIEF FOR AN ANSWER, ACCORDING
TO STATE DEPARTMENT REPORT TODAY
Believed Government Has Knowledge That De Facto
President Desires Peace and Is Willing to Do All He
Can to Adjust Matters No Action for Few Days Un
less "Sinister Developments" Readjustment Military
Affairs Wood May Be Appointed to Command Armies
Mobilizing on Border National Guard Regiments,
Pouring Into Texas and Other Frontier States Today
Public Not Informed of Stations of Soldiers
BROCK HAD IT EASY
IN SECOND PRIMARY
IN DIST. SATURDAY
P fHIfiV EcWratic Candi
date for v Senator Along
With Col. Pollock of Kin
ston Webb Made a Poor
Show !
(By Carl Groat)
Washington, July 3. For the moment the Adminis
tration won't press Carranza to answer the American de
mands for.a statement on his attitude toward Mexican
American relations, the State Department today announc
ed, saying the situation is in statu quo for the present, es
pecially in view of the relief of the tension by Carranza
releasing the American prisoners.
1 Secretary Lansing insisted there has been no change
regarding the American forces in Mexico. This an
nouncement is interpreted as meaning that this govern
ment has secret assurances that Carranza will adjust the
situation if given time. Indications are that America will
wait upon Carranza unless sinister developments occur
below the borddr. ' -
Wood May Command on Border.
' Washington, July 3. The War Department today an
nounced the division of the Southern Department into
three sections, under the respective commands of Major
General Funston,'Major-General Bell and Brigadier-General
Pershimr. It is believed the readjustment is prelimin
ary to appointing Major-General Leonard Wood, now
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commanding ine eastern iuparuiieiu, tu suiucmc wr
mand on the border.
May Be Days Yet Before Carranza Replies.
Mexico City, July 3. The foreign office is unable to
make , definite announcement when Carranza's reply to
the last American demands will be made. It may be sev
eral days yet. :.y
Militiamen's Whereabouts Secret.
El Paso, July 3. Eastern militiamen poured into the
border country today, and were immediately sent to cen
sored stations. The men generally are in good shape des
pite the terrific heat.
War Department Optimistic.
Washington, July 3. Mexican matters appeared to
the State Department today to be shaping satisfactorily,
but there still remained to be had the important reply to
the American tlemands for Carranza's statement of his
attitude. WBile optimism was the keynote at the War
, Department, 'the army .continued hastily preparing for
any eventualities. v. v V
SAYS CARRANZA IS
'SCARED TO DEATH'
OF HIS LIEUTENANTS
First Chief Would Escape If
He Could, Declares Ref u?
gee Will Make War,
Pretend to Take the Field
and Flee u ? ' : "
(By the United Fnu) -
(j Philadelphia,. July; 3. "Carranza
force war m order to escape from
Mexico City, where he is virtually a
Jfrigoner," said W. F.'Flynn, aTux
;pam refugee, today. "Carranza is
scared to death.. Thrice he' tried to
escape from Vera Cruz, but bis gen
erals held him prisoner. In the event
of war he will escape under the pre
tense of taking the field."
COLORED BOY ANOTHER
YICTT1 OF THE KEUSE
Qenwey Roberson'a - mother does
not know he was drowned in Neuse
fiver near the pest house Sunday
morning, it is - reported. . The boy
AMERILMN RAISE
ALSrMOtlGH MEN
TO WHIP THE WORLD
Twenty-one Million Abie
Bodied Fighters Availa
ble, Says ' Census Bureau
Report Most Are Nat-ive-Born
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Returns from Saturday's senator
ial run-off primary in the Seventh
district are not yet complete. They
may be tonight or Tuesday. Isolated
precincts in several counties have not
been heard from. Furnifold Brock,
however, had a landslide majority out
of the small vote polled; that much is
certain. He carried all counties with
the exception of Carteret, in which
his opponent, Paul Webb, lives.
Jones, Brock's county, is believed
to have given him a majority of
about 400; Lenoir about 575 or GOO;
Greene, 300; Craven, 400; Onslow,
400. Carteret probably gave Wchb a
small majority.
Kinston gave Brock 337 votes and
Webb 35. Moseley Hall township
voted 152 for Brock to 1 for Webb.
Brock will be on the ticket with
Col. W. D. Pollock of Kinston.
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Cooks Not All Proficient,
But No Shortage of Good,
Wholesome Rations
COOL AND COMFORTABLE
Camp Glenn Is a Very Good
Place to Be Quartered
Turning Off of Many Men
Doesn't Reflect on Com
panies, Said
(Special to The Free Press)
Caimp Clenn, July 3. God bless
our home, but I like Kinston better.
spent the "week-end" there. Here
they'd call it a day's leave, but week'
end sounds more civilian-like. They
are corking good folks up there. Sev
enteen persons I never saw before in
my life shook hands with me and
seemed to take a real interest in me.
Yes, they take a big interest in your
health down here, too. But a differ
ent motive prompts"it, of course.
One good old lady stopped me
grasped my arm and wanted to know
if I knew Benny. "Yes'm," I said;
"I know Benny. And do you know,
Benny is getting to be one of the
most popular lads in the regiment."
Now if any preacher is going to send
me to the spit for anything like that
why let him cut loose. The old lady
beamed. 'Twas the first cood deed
I'd had a chance to perform in a
fortnight; and our sky-pilot a new
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TO GIVE ALLEGED LYNCHERS OF JOSEPH
SUCK Wl I1F0RE SUPERIOR CO'RT
JUDGE fN THIS CITY ON TUESDAY MORNING
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"Dozens" Said to Be Charged With Murder of Negro
Who Was Lynched in Greene County In April Not
Trial But Commitment Proceedings Craig Says He
Don't Think It Will Be Necessary to Send Troops to
Kinston Special Officer In Greene With Many War
rants to Be Served This Afternoon Complete Surprise
to Kinston and Snow Hill Officials Not Likely Jury
Trial of Accused Would Be Staged Here
(E'y. United Press) '
i Washington. July 3. There are
21 million able-bodied men between
18 and 45 in the United States, ac
cording to a special census report as
to the Nation's resources in men and
military fitness. The report is based
on the 1910 figures with an estimated
JO per cent increase. : - , ;
Of nineteen odd million : in 1910,
ever fourteen' million, were - native
born whites, and two million native
born colored. ' .'
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could not swim. -He was 13 and col
ored. T His, mother is critically ill at
a house in Southwest Kinston, and
the news might cause her death.
(By the United Press)
.- Raleigh, July 3. There, was a
sensation here today following
the issuance of bench - warrants
for alleged members of an alleg
ed Greene and Lenoir county mob
that lynched Joe Black near Kinston.
. Judge W. M. Bond of Eden ton will
take evidence in a preliminary trial
of "dozeni" f alleged lynchers of
Joe Black here Tuesday morning. It
wag admitted by officials today that
Richard Stroud, a former Kinston
policeman, had gone to Greene coun
ty to serve bench warrants on the ac
cused. It is intended for Judge Bond
to hear evidence and commit the men
to jail or bail to await trial by jury.
The news came as a complete sur
prise to local officials today. Sheriff
Taylor had heard nothing of it Sher
iff Williams at. Snow Hill was sur
prised. totb officials think the hear
ing will prove a"bobble. Sheriff. Wil
liams at Snow' Hill was surprised.
Both officials think the hearing will
ing will prove a bubble Williams de
clared he believes it almost impos
sible to secure a word of evidence
against any member of the mob who
took Blck from the jail here early
in April, carried him into Greene
county ,and. shot him to death. The
Greensboro Daily News this morning
carried a story about the coming
hearing, stating that Black was lynch
ed in Kinston. Sheriff Taylor reiter
ated oft-expressed belief that such
was not the case, but that the oIJ ne
gro who paid the penalty for up
holding his son, an assault fiend, with
his life was put out of the way in
Greene county.
Shaw Won't Talk. "
Solicitor Shaw today declined to be
interviewed about the hearing. He
said, however, that it was not reason
ably to suppose that the warrants
would be issued unless evidence was
at hand. He did not say how many
had been charged.
."More amazed than they are not
on earth," said the ?2reensboro pa
per's story, referring to the accused
men. But since. the warrants are not
to be served until this afternoon it is
safe to assume that there won't be
any surprises until several hours from
this writing. ' :
Craig Doesn't Think Troops
Necessary.. -
Governor Craig at, Raleigh told the
Daily News representative -there that
he did not suppose any troops would
be needed here for "the hearing.
, The News' story wound up by say
ing that it is improbable that the tri
al by jury of the men "would be con
ducted either, in Greene "- or Lenoir
counties, .where the feeling against
the Blacks has naturally been so bit
ter and where naturally enough sym
pathy for the tnen who have been or
dered arrested would be stronger than
in counties where lynchings have jiot
taken place. The hearing Tuesday is
rot a trial of men under indictment
Six Non-Commissioned Offi
cers In Lot All Officers
Passed Band May Not
Be Looked Over Until
Wednesday
RECRUITS WANTED.
Capt. A. L. C. Hill, command
ing Company B, will be in the city
until Tuesday evening to nlist
recruits for his company. Any
number of men can be taken. Com
pany B needs men! KinBton can
turn loose some more. .It -is the
duty of every foot-free man who
is physically able to enlist.
Enlistment in the National
Guard of the United States and
North Carolina means that one
draws full pay while on active ser
vice and one-quarter pay .when the
troops return to home stations.
a comm.
Thirty-three men of Company B,
Second North Carolina infantry, re
turned here Sunday night from Camp
Glenn, where they were rejected du
ring the day by army and National
Guard medical examining officers.
With them came Capt. A. L. C. Hill
of D Company, who will spend a day
or two here recruiting. Major J. I.
Brown, retired, who was at Camp
Glenn Sunday, is taking charge of
the equipment of the rejected men.
Most of those turned down were
short on weight or stature, cr of poor
eyesight. A vory email per cent.
ost out on account of disability that
might, have been prevented.
All three officers passed. Leo Kor-
negay, biggest man in the company
a small-sized giant passed with fly
ing colors.
Those who came back were:
First Sergeant Jesse A. Jackson.
Sergeants Lemuel H. Aldridge and
Clyde R. Hight.
Corporals George S. Taylor, Jesse
C. Conway and- Ebron S. Pittman.
Musician John L. Waters.
Cook. Eugene R. Bailey.
Privates: Bingham Adams, Seth R.
Avery, Lee R. Booth, Herman D.
Boone, EiMs Barnes, Paul Bond, John
Carter. W. E. Flowers, Alonzo
Gwaltney, William Holmes, John D.
Metts, Dalton C. May, Lynn McDan
iel, Arthur Phillips, John D. Phil
yaw, Emmet R. Richards, Samuel
Smithwick, James Sutton, Gurney B.
Stroud, Sam Sanderson, Roland Shep
pard, Walter W. Sparrow, Blaney E.
Turnage, Walter D. Williams and
Ralph Worthington.
The band will be one of the last or
ganizations to 'be examined. They
will probably be put through on Wednesday.
SMALL BOY PLAYING,
MEXICAfT GOT SHOT
Prescott May, a make-believe
"Mexican," was shot and slightly
wounded by Milton Abbott at La
Grange late Sunday. Both are boys
about 12 years of age, it is reported.
The youthful marksman had a flobert
rifle. The victim, with , a wound in
his side, was brought to Parrott Me
morial Hospital here, but returned
home in a few hours.
HETTY GREEN, THE
RICHEST WOMAN IN
WORLD, JIIED TODAY
t (B the United Ptm) ,
New York, July 3. Mrs. Het
ty Green, 83, richest woman in
the world, died here today. She
was a millionaire several times
over, a notably capable financier
and a woman of plain tastes and
quiet. living. ' , ;
British and French Striving Together io Take Important
Railway CentersGermans Bringing ; Up navy.'---Re-.
servesReported Teutons Have Lost 20,000 Men In a
Day and a Half French Capture Bequincourt Lon
don Docs Not Go Wild With Enthusiasm Great Fight
May Last Months and There May Be Occasional ReV
verses Combat May Spread All Along Front More
Than a Hundred Miles Jn Length, It Is Reported
(By Edward L. Keen)
London, July 3. Under a blazine Julv sun the Allied
rrmies are pushing across the rolling farmlands of the
Somme region in what is rapidly developing into the
greatest offensive the world has ever, known. .
The fighting is growing more intense with the arrival
of heavy German reserves. The battle threatens to .ex
tend over the whole 110-mile front from the Somme to the
sea. - -
The British artillery has been .pounding the German
Flanders line for 48 hours. The sounds of ships' gun3
leads to the belief that the British monitors on the Flan
ders coast are assisting. This startling information to
day recalled the Berlin statement on Saturday that , the
British might deliver their jost powerful stroke farther
north in Flanders while the French and British in Jhe
south continue their gigantic offensive toward PeronmV
Cambrai and Lille, railway centersy
The German losses in the first 36 hours are set at
20,000. , '
The offensive has now developed into a huge rolhng-
up movement south of Somme. The French are within
five miles of Peronne by capturing , Bequincourt. v ' V
The British public is not intoxicated with the victories.
They realize the offensive may take months, with .great
josses and some allied reverses. . ,
Great Fight at Night. .
Paris. Julv 3.--In a brilliant night attack, the Ger
mans were thrown back on a wide front, the French cap
turing Harcecourt, within five miles of .the strategical
town of Peronne.. Thirty-nine German battalions parti
cipated in the defense. Thirty-one of these sustained
frightful loss.es and were completely disorganized. . .
Most of the prisoners captured are exceedingly young.
CRISIS HAS SHOWN
UP NATIONAL GUARD
AS POOR PROTECTION
Sen. Chamberlain
TO VOTE ON COUNTY
HOSPITAL AT NOY'R
ELECTION, DECIDED
The American People Who
Are ' Responsible, How
ever, He Declares
Sul??rihe to The Free JPress.
SHOULD CARRY LESSON
,ack of Preparedness Even
of First Line Militiamen
Should Drive Reason In
to the Nation, Says Sen
ate Leader
(By the United Press)
Washington, July 3. Had trouble
threatened with a. powerful, aggres
sive nation instead of with Mexico,
the last few days would have shown
the "inherent weaknesses" of the na
tional guard system even more strik
ingly than has leen the case, Chair
man Chamberlain of the' Senate Mili
tary Committee said today m an In
terview with the United Press.
He had before him in his commit
tee room reports of guardsmen leav
ing for, the front short of horses,
mules, supplies, even rifles; of State
forces where GO per cent, of the men
sent to the front never had fired an
army , rifle; of large proportions of
National Guard companies being dis
qualified for active service under U.
S army physical examinations. :
"Let me make dear first," he said,
"that this is not an attack- on the
guard. The guardsmen, faulty as the
system has shown itself, are better
prepared than any of the rest of us.
Indeed, they are the only men who
have imposed any sacrifice on them-(CoTi'imiH-
cn Taje Three)
Commissioners Compelled
to Take . Action More;
Than Enough Petitioners.
Local Physician Worked
for Infirmary
The Board of County Commission
ers today authorized an election on a
county hospital, to be . held in con-,
junction with the regular election in
November. . .
The action was mandatory, a re
quisKe number of signatures for a
petition having : been secured end
some to spare. Dr. II. O. Hyatt has
been most active in the interest o
the proposed hospital.
CO-OPERATION IN
N. C SOIL SURVEYS
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(Special to The Free Prees)
Washington, ' July 3. The North
Carolina Department of Agriculture
and the North .Carolina -Experiment
Station will co-operate this season
with the U. S. Department of Agri
culture in soil surveys :of Stanley,
Cleveland and Orange counties. The1
work will be begun in the neatr fu
ture, it is expected.' . -
DULLETINS
CONGRESS TO QUIT AUG. 20TH.
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Washington, July 3. Follow-.
Ing conference With the Presi
dent today, Senator Kern "!
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