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VOL. XVIII. No. 32
SECOND EDITION .
KINSTON, N. C WEDNESDAY, JUL 5, 1916
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CARRANZA INTENDED TO DEFY AMERICAN
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NOTHING BUT WATER
AND POP TO DRINK
BODY OF A GIRL IN
ARMY OFFICERS BELIEVE TROOPS ARE TO
DE CALLED FROM MEXICO SOON, THOUGH
WARLIKE PREPARATIONS ARE CONTINUING
AND LEADERS
THEM PLACE WHERE
CAR WITH SIX MEN
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At CAMP GLENN NOW
OF LABOR NAGGED HIM INTO SUBMISSION
NEGRO WAS KILLED
ILLEGAL OPERATION
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GOVERNMENT BUT FRIENDS
Remarkable Unofficial Diplomacy Revealed Today Am
erican and Mexican Pacificists Kept Constantly Be
hind De Facto President Until They Brought About a
Change of MoodDelay In Replying to Demands of
United States Explained
First Chief, One of Those
ment Carranza Assured
to Southern Republic
(By the United Praia)
Washington, July 5. Coincidental with the delivery
of the pacificatory note today, some remarkable unofficial
displomacy was revealed. It became Known that Carran
za prepared a defiant note. Unofficial diplomats got busy.
They included American and Mexican labor leaders, and
various nersons in svmDathv with the labor cause. Among
them was Liricoln Steffens,
Carranza for several months.
Assured of Gompers' aid
him by Mexican labor leaders close to Carranza, the inter
mediaries iombarded Carranza without let-up, concen
trating on the fact that Wilson sincerely wished to keep
hands off of Mexican internal affairs.
They proved to Carranza that Wilson was anxious to
prevent intervention- so the defiant note was replaced
with a pacificatory one.
Reply Delivered.
Washington, July 5. The State Department today re
ceived the official text of Carranza's reply from the Mexi
can embassy.
ENGINEER OF TROOP
111,1 TRAIN WAS WOUNDED
Norales. Ariz., July 4. With the
arrival today of the last of the Con.
necticut infantry, the gaTrison here
now numbers about 6,000 men. A
Steel-jacketed bullet found w a car
occupied by a Second Regiment com
pany led to the belief that it had been
fired by a sniper. The engineer of
the train, who 'became unconscious in
his scat as the train was approaching
Lordsburg, was found to have been
wounded on the back of the neck. One
of the enlisted men, himself a loco
motive engineer, took charge of the
train and brought it to Lordsburg.
FATHER AND DAUGHTER
ARE DROWNED IN POND
Spartanburg, S. .. July 4. E. H.
Barrow, Past Grand Counsellor of
the United Commercial Travelers of
North and South Carolina, and his lit
tle daughter, Jennie Sue Barrow, 13
years of age, were drowned in a
small pond near the Spartanburg
Country Club this afternoon. Miss
Barrow had waded into the pond
when her father noticed that she was
in distress and went to her assist
ance.1 Upon reaching her both be
gan to sink suddenly, evidently mir
ing in the mud and sand on the bot
tom. ' Mrs. Barrow with her three
sons, all small children, witnessed the
tragedy. The family had gone on a
picnic for the day.
SOLDIERS' FAMILIES NEED AID; KINSTON
INVITED TO ASSIST DEPENDENTS OF MEN
OFF ON COUNTRY'S DUTY; URGENT CASES
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The committee for the relief of the families of the men called for
military service has made a thorough canvass, visiting the home of
, each family and ascertaining the exact status of each. About fif
teen families have been found, which will.Iikely.have to be assisted
by the community, several of these are now in distress and the need
' for immediate assistance Is urgent. As announced when the com
mittee was appointed, it is ot the purpose at this time at least to
make any canvass. Voluntary contributions will be depended upon
and the committee urges that these be made at once. r
' . Contributions may be made through Mr.' E. G. Barrett, chairman
of the committee, Mr. CL F. Harvey, secretory, Mr D.'F. Wooten,
treasurer or the newspapers; which have been designated by the com
mittee to receive for transmission to the committee and all contri-
bqtiona. . ' .''.'
The Free Press will be glad to have such contribution reported
and left at its office. v ' .
, Subscriptions: ,." '-- ":
i- cash-
Lincoln Steffens, Cuest of
Active In Behalf of Settle
Wilson Intended No Harm
who recently was a guest of
through the endorsement of
FOURTH AT WILMINGTON
MARRED BY RY. STRIKE
Wilmington, July 4. A strike of
sixty motormen and conductors here
today tied up Fourth-of-July holiday
traffic on the lines of the Tidcwate
Power Company. A mob nearly one
thousand s'troner. composed of strik
ers and sympathizers, congregated al
the junction point and jeered substi
tute car men.
The cause of the strike is the an-1
nouncement of the traction company
that a one man system of operating
cars will soon be inaugurated, thus
eliminating the services of one man
to each car.
SOUTHERN WILL SPEND
MILLIONS TO IMPROVE
Statesville, July 4. Concrete rein
forcement work now being begun
at various points along the Southern
Railway between Statesville and Bilt
more means an expenditure by the
railroad company of possibly three
million dollars.
CALL FOR STATEMENTS
FROM NATIONAL BANKS
(By the United Press)
Washington, July 5. The Comp
troller -of Currency today called for a
statement on conditions of national
banks at the close of - business on
June 30.
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Testified Two Witnesses To-
y. and Also of Seeing
Policemen fn Kinston
ReVi
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ess In Hearing Unti
Thursday Morning
After five witnesses had been heard
in the Joe. Black lynching investiga
tion this morning and one of the
numW had been put in the custody
of the sheriff and later released under
five-hundred-dollar bond because the
Court thought he was rather handy
at "forgetting," a recess was taken
in the hearing until Thursday mom
ing, when other witnesses, who had
not arrived, will be placed on the
stand. A short session was held this
afternoon at 3 o'clock for the purpose
of having the testimony of the wit
nesses, already heard, subscribed; it
being stated by the stenographer be
fore adjournment this morning that
the typewritten copies would be ready
at that time.
Asa Hawkins, Harry Murray and
Alf Ashford, in the order named,
were on the stand this morning. Their
evidence was rather inconsequential
and threw no light on the matter,
The testimony of Cleveland Loftin
and Ed. Phillips was somewhat dam
aging to the defendant Sam Stocks.
Cleveland Loftin testified that he
and Sam Stocks had ridden in the car
of Ed. Phillips one night about two
weeks ago 'and that Sam Stocks had
pointed out the place where the ne.
gro had been killed. The witness
proved somewhat reluctant and an
swered to a good many questions
that he did not remember. Judge
E'ond ordered the witness taken in
charge by the sheriff. He stated to
a (representative of The Free Press
that he thought the witness had per
jured himself. He authorized the re
lease of Loftin under a five hundred
dollar bond, which was given by
Messrs. W. C. Knox and W. E.
Mewborn .
E1. Phillips proved the best wit
ness so far introduced for the State.
He told of the ride with Loftin and
Sam Stocks and of overhearing Sam
tell of the trip to Kinston on the
night of the' lynching. He said that
Sam Stocks had pointed out the place
where he said the negro had been
killed, and thatjhe had spoken of hav
ing seen policemen on the streets in
Kinston and of his ".44," which help
ed to do the work, or words to that
effect. The cross-examination con
ducted by Attorney Paul Frizzelle,
of counsel for the defense, endeavored
to show that the trip in which the
three were together was a lark in
which considerable liquor was con
sumed and that the talk of Sam
Stocks was but drunken chat.
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS IS HERE
Supt. K. R. Curtis , of the City
Schools has arrived in the city. Mr.
Curtis, who has been in Portsmouth,
Va., for the past four years, was
elected some weeks ago to succeed
Supt. Barron Caldwell, resigned. His
family is expected to join him before
the end of the month.
Mr. Curtis late Tuesday announc
ed the appointment of B. B. Jones of
Elizabeth City to he a member of
the High School faculty. Mr. Jones
is a Trinity College man and comes
highly recommended, especially V hjj
Dr. Brooks of Trinity. Other male
members of the High School faculty
will be selected in the next few days.
GREEN PROPOSED FOR
DIST. ATTORNEYSHIP
(Special to The Free Press)
New (Bern, July 5. Friends of Er
nest M. Green of this city are urg
ing Senator Simmons to secure Mr.
Green the Eastern district attorney
ship as successor to Judge F. D.
Winston, appointed Judge in the place
of th late Judge Peebles, r Mr. -Green
now assistant district attorney.
Soldiers Count That As
Least of Their Troubles
-Anxious to Be Off Kin
stonlans Are Doing Nice
ly, Reported
(Special to The Free Press)
Camp Glenn, July 5. Ths troops
of the State in camp here aye in ex
cellent spirit. They are entirely out
of spirits. They don't seem to mind
that. Several thousand ri'roi:entat
tivo young men of North Carolina
are exemplifying the benefit of pro
hibition to the Commonwealth.
Yesterday was the Fourth of Ju
ly. It was in a lot of other places,
but in few so imuch so as here. The
troops almost had a holiday, which
made them thankful fdr tho occasion,
and Morehead City had a big to-do..
It was a typical Independence Day
affair that they hau there, with some
new frills on. A couple of battalions
went up from here to participate.
The band and Company B are en
joying themselves in a lot of res
pects. Some of the men want to
move "Camp Glenn up .to Parrott's
igrove, so htey can sneak across the
street ter .home for. biscuits. They
don't get biscuits here very often.
A lot of us are wondering when we
will get away. There have been no
orders so far as the men know. If
there does happen to be a war it ia
possible that the department will be
petitioned to save some Mexi
cans until we get there. .Especially
tho recruits are anxious to shoot
Mexicans.
With the "overhauling the brigade
is getting at should be a corking fine
outfit when it does tfet to the border.
It is an efficient, well-set VP and will
ing brigade, and won't asl. ai)y ques
tions about where it is going, but it
GERMANY RUSHES TROOPS FROM VERDUN
SECTOR IN DESPERATE
ALLIES ADVANCING IN
British and French Guns, Brought Up to New Front,
Pounding to Pieces Teutons' Works Preparatory to
Another Rush Englishmen Drive Germans Back from
Thiepval French Advance to Within Three Miles of
Peronne, Much-Sought Railway Center Heavy At
tacks Continue at Verdun Germans Replying Vigor
ously to Artillery Fire of Allies Germans Claim Suc
cess In East Slavs Lost Heavily, Reported
(By ths United Press)
British and French Headquarters. Julv 5. Cerman
units from the Verdun front
in a desperate effort to stem
Offensive In Another Stage.
London, July 5. The supreme offensive of the Allies
today entered the second; phase, with the British and
rrencn artillery preparing the way for another infantry
rush. All the guns were moved un following1 the capture
of German trench lines.
The Germans are replying
British front with reserves
eopold Holds Off Foes.
Berlin, July 5. In stubborn hand-to-hand fiehtintr the
Germans under Bavarian Prince Leopold have repulsed
D,,nr,:n-n n-';l. T 1 rt
uie ivussiano Yviui aeavy losses near uaranovisccnri. A
violenl battle is raging on both sides of the Somme. where
th Allies are pushing their
British Take More Ground.
London, July 5. The British made further, progress
at important points in last night's heavy fighting be
tween Ancre and the Stimme. At Thiepval two heavy at
tacks were -repulsed, the Germans losing greatly.
veraun uauie tommues.
Paris, July 5.The ; German attacks at Verdun con
tinued with greatest violence last night, despite the Al
lied advances along the Somme. ,
l ne r rencn resumed xneir
section, carrying many trenches and advancing to withiniare not allowed to land. Thus thou
three miles of reronne. ihe
strengthened , the front south'
the threat against Peronne. ,
Those With Corpse Arrest
ed Former Massachu
setts Representative Was
Among Them, According
to Name Given by One
(By the United Press)
Salem, Mass., July 5. Six r
were arrested today when lounu wan
tho body of Miss Margaret Ward
which was in tho tonncau of their
automobile. They are cbarjrod with
lH'in accessories to an illegal opera
tion.
One save the name of Ex-Repre
sentative Charles R. O'Connell of
IVuhodv.
ARREST IN CONNECTION
FAYETTEVILLE MURDER
Fayctteville, July 4. Arthur Aus
tin. stepson of Sidney McQueen, well
known negro, who was murdered in
his bed yesterday morning, has been
arrested liy Sheriff McGenehy on sus
picion.
WASHINGTON FEARS
FOR TR ANSPORT IN
TYPHOON IN GULF
Washington, July 5 The Navy De
partment today radiographed all ves
sels to be cm the lookout for the tran
sport Monterey, bearing refugees,
when Inst spoken steaming into a ty
phoon, raging off the coast of Alaba
ma. is sincerely hoped that the destina
tion will lie either El Paso or San
Antonio, both of which have been
frequently mentioned.
ATTEMPT CHECK
GREAT OFFENSIVE
are being rushed into action
the Allied offensive.
terrifically aerainst the
rushed up.
great offensive. x
great anve m tne somme
captures straightened and
of the Somme, .increasing
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Pershing Said to Favor Withdrawal Unless There Is to
Be Intervention Supplies Still Being Rushed Into Co-'
lumbus Carranza Reply Contains Statement That
Continued Presence of Soldiers Embarrasses Mexico
Leaves Question of Mediation Up to This Government.
United States Willing to Parley, Lansing Announces 4
Note Satisfactory to the State Department, Secretary
Indicated Today
(By Webb
Columbus, N. M., July 5.
will he given shortly for
from Mexico, providing the
move. HowevPr, no steps
indicate the withdrawal is near. Road repairs continue,
and supplies continue pouring into the base, ?
Unofficial information
drawal if there is not to bo
say there is now no justification for the troops remaining
in Mexico.
Mexican Note Satisfactory.
Washington, July 5. Completely pacificatory, Car-
anza s reply toaay reached
ident. Wilson. It is brief. It
cf the immediate release of
dicative of Carranza s sincere wish to work with the
United States. . , " . :
It formally announces Carranza's favorable attitude
oward mediation as suggested by Latin-American coun
tries, but leaves it to the United States to, say whether
this method or direct negotiations should be relied on to
solve the situation. Embarrassment due to the presence
of the American troops is again emphasized, but the with
drawal demand is 'not reiterated. '
Secretary Lansing today
United States is willing to continue the negotiations. He
indicated that the answer was satisfactory. , , '
Mim WAN TRflPHV IN
uuuuu nun iiivi 111 an,
SHOOT ON THE FOURTH
George Suggs won the DuPont tro
phy, a silver watch fob, at the Gun
Club's Fourth of July shoot. He
broke 41 birds put of 50.
The following fired 50 shots in the
trophy match: Suggs; A. E. Roun-
ree, who broke 40; L. L. Oettingcr,
38; J. A. Bizzell. 3,"5; R. E. Mew
born, 2!); O. M. Rutledge, 29; N. E.
vans, 2(i; T. E. Stainback, 23; C.
Ot-ttinger. 22; F. I. Sutton, 22; W. E.
Mewborn, 22; W. F. Hargrove, 22;
F. Parrott, 21; Roger N. Sutton,
18; R. F. Hill, 18; Dr. R. A. Whit-
aker, 1(5; T. II. Martin, 10; I. ,M.
Tull, 14; J. S. Nunalee, 14.
The following fired 25 shots: Geo.
Suggs breaking 21; Elliott Jo'ncs, 20;
E. Wood, 18; W. B. Douglass,
L. L. Oettinger, 15; J. T. Whit
field, 12; R. E. Mcwborn, 10; J. D.
isssseH, q; W. D. Hood, 9; W. E.
Mewborn, 8; C. Oettinger, 8; Seth
Croom, 5.
BULLETINS
SHIP SUNK IN COLLISION.
London, July 5 The American
steamer Jacob Luckenbach sunk
today following a collision in the
channel. The crew was saved.
SPY TAKEN, RELEASED.
Washington, July 5. Depart
ment of Justice today announced
the capture of a Mexican spy on
the border, having copies of re
ports on the disposition of the
troops. He was released' owing
to a lack of proper laws to pros
ecute him.
JACKIES CANNOT LAND
IN CANADIAN CITIES
(By the United Press)
Fort William, Out. July 5.Mar
chants here and at Port Ar'fcnr to
day bumpei bp aa'rst a new hard
ship of the European war. Under mil
itary regulations, they found . when
navigation opened, tho gay sailor
lads from the u. s. A, docking here,
sands of dollars formerly spent v in
these Canadian ports by ths fcoys will
go to Duluth and Superior,
C. Miller)
Military men believe orders
the withdrawal of the troops
Carranzistas make no hostile
have been taken, here which
says Pershing favors with
intervention. Camp officials
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secretary .Lansing ana rres-
emphasizes the significance
the Carrizal prisoners as in
officially announced that the
LUMBERMEN WILL DO ;
MORODVERTISiNG
Asheville, July 4. The "Western
Carolina Lumber and Timber Associa
tion yesterday af ternoon, fcy a unan
imous vote, decided to levy a tax of
three cents on each thousand feet of
lumber cut by every member, the
money to "be used in (advertising and
otherwise advancing the work of tha
association. : . '
CLERGYMEN, AUTHORS,
DOCTORS, ASK WORK
OF EMPLOYMT BUREAU
San Francisco, July 5. Clergymen,
authors, doctors and consular agents
are among those who apply for ."any
kind of work" at the S,tate Free Em
ployment Bureau here.
Dr. Edwin Fisher a graduate of
tho University of Pennsylvania and
former practitioner of medicine and
dentistry, is on the rolls as asking
for clerical employment. Ho got A
taste of writing while translating
some oriental works and does not
care to go back to doctoring.
Another strange case is that of
Rev. Charles L. Hyde of Niles, Cal.,
who wants to give up bis pastorate
at the First Congregational church
there and go to work as a farm band
or on a poultry ranch. ..
J. Levy, Mexican vice-consul hera
when Madero was president of Mex
ico, now seeks a job as a dork.
MILLION PAID, U. S.
GETS TITLE TO THE
ALASKAN RHOAD NOYif
Washington, July 5. One mora
big step was taken in the develop,
ment by Uncle Sam of Alaska today
when he paid tho Anal $1,000,000 for
title to the Alaska Northern Rail
road, -v '
Five hundred thousand dollar ot
the million and a half purchase price)
was paid last February.
Today's payment marks tha trans
fer of the title to the property from,
the original owners to the American!
government. - From the Lime of the
first payment until the fiial payment
today ihe title has been in the handj
of a trust company . '. .i x '.
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