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7,-'TT,TTV PRESS "TTf jus TTwiTra Thunder Showers the iio:;e paper 11 A ll l 1 11 '11 a VOL. XVlil.0. 46 OH NAVAL FRAY WiCliiA WHEN THE CriELIEN Two l. Big Submarine Fight crs Said to Be, Convoy- ing the Freighter SITUATION Allied Warships Patrolling Beyond 3-Mile Limit Would Like to Meet Sul merSlbleS ll Iney WOUld Show Themselves By CARL GROAT, (United Press Staff Correspondent) (Baltimore, July 22. A naval bat tle at the very doors of America is possible as the result rf the coming of two giant armed submarines, re - ported, to bo convoying the Bremen, ' the Deutschland's eister ship, to the Virginia capes. . These probably also will convoy the f)eutschland out. A naval expert told the ' United Press today that these submarines may plan to torpedo the British pa trol which waits just outside the 3 mile limi'i The latter ships 'are be lieved to welcome the opportunity of a clash, if they can see the submar ines. Whatever the result of such a battle, the Peutschland would prob- alily escape in the confusion, it is thought. . DEUTSCHLAND COULD . -RIDE-UNDER STORM BUT DOES NOT MOVE By CARL GROAT, -Baltimore, July 22. Despite a ter rible storm, the Deutschland stays at her dock, it is thought, awaiting the coming of the Bremen, expected Mon day. 1 The latter is said to be' escort ed by fighting submarines. CORPORATION COP 11 IN-FERTILIZER RATE CASE "oyster Company Asks to Be Allowed to Withdraw Complaint Before I. C. C. Examiner at Norfolk On Friday (Special to The Free Press) ; Norfolk. July . 22. The Royster I Guano company in a rehearing be fore an Interstate Commerce Com mission examiner liore today of what I is known as the. .Royster. fertilizer rate case, involving- ' freight rates from 'c Norfolk. '-to Carolina s points, ked permission to withdraw its complaint and end the fight The action was a decided victory for the! North .Carolina "Corporation Commis sion in ltr controversies-with: '--the Virginai oitles on the rate --question. INT&BiiNG FIGHT A a result intrastate rates o fer-i . tiluer'will remain as they are, -under1 the .Justice act in Worth Carolina. GOLpSBOKO I hll THE SEW HEAD ttCMEGE SOiOOLS LiwCrange, July 22.-,D. W. Ar nol4;"of Goldsboro has been elected uperinteniknt, joi the local . public citoois, whKh begin . the -scholastic year tin September 4, and tbo follow ing; teachers haw been appointed: SJiss Richardson, Miss Ful'cher of At lantic, Miss Rath Burke of LsGrange. Mss Jeffrayt -of Kinston, Misa Perry of Kinston, Miss 'Britt of LnGrange, Irs. . Clenn Mowborn of LaGrange 'nd-Misi Lnla Whitfield of -La-Crange, , SECOND BRITISH OUST TjlE FROM FOREST POSTS Leave Little But -Stumps and Holes Where .Were German Positions In Bel- ville Wood French Are Gaining ' ' (By the United Press) London, July 22.-The British are driving the Germans from Delville forest, where natural fortifications are held with great tenacity. Little is left of the Teuton positions but stumps and shell holes. The British, however,-renow hitting the third line trenches, which have (concrete and steel reinforcements. ': " .The German Verdun pressure has been lessened and the French have gained around Peronne. RALEIGH ROTARIANS POSTPONE TRIP TO KIMtON FEtV WEEKSi Not Right Time fpr Busi - nessmen to Get Away From Capital City-Will Come Next Month, May be, on Two-Day Trip Secretary F. I, Sutton of the Chamber of Commerce is in receipt jf intelligence from Raleigh to- the effect that the Rotarians who were 'o have come'bere on the 25th for an ail-night stay in Kinston, had had to postpone their two-day sociability tour because of circumstances un foreseen. . Reservations in hotels were cancelled. -" The visit will be made at a time more propitious for -the. Raleigh I boosters, probably during August I The date will be announced later, AMERICA WEARYING OF WAITING ON THE ALLIES FOR REPLY (By the United Press) Washington,'- July 22 The State Department is- restive over ' the Allies' long delay in answer-;, ing the protest over, mails seiz ure. Reports that Britain intends1 only to discuss specific cases and not principles in the coming note, are received with disfavor. CASESSENT'SISISTER SEES SENATE TURN ROM MARTINE AG'll (Py the United Press) ' . : ' .' Washington, July 22 As Mrs. .Agnes Newman, sister of Sir. Soger Casement, sat in the gal- ( 1ry4Jie Senate again , today -Uaekod Jrtartine's effort .for ae -Cion oa a resolution requesting 'clemency.- -- : - . , . Chairman Stone of the Foreign -Cemmitte, said such a reflee-,. lion" on the trial would b a "na- iional -blunder," and "offensive" to England. v- .. . v , ( rr;vr :-:- KEG10.EEBErj.IAN ; raOTil-'ED IN KEUSE . . ' . ""Zatter" Jonea, a negro, entangled in a seine near New Bern, was drag ged into deep water by a strong enr rent in Neuso river and drowned. The body had not been recovered at the lost report. I " EDITION KINSTON CO. WINNER IEC0ND MONEY RACE HOSE WAGON MS Caswell ; Firemen gain Star In Tournament At Raleigh i TIED AND LOST RUN-OFF t TIC 1 t . r . m . . i . I mureneau wiy ixo. J. iook r irst money in interstate T"l i mm- . :w i i t Contest Chapel Hill Hand Reel Team Takes Two Prizes (Special to The Free Press) - Raleigh, July ' 22. The annual State Firemen's convention and tour- nament came to-a close with a fire men's ball Friday night. Many lo cal citizens joined In the dancing. The last day of the tournament was given up to the interstate contests In the interstate horse hose wagon race teams from casweii no. 1 of Kinston and Morehead City No. 1 tied for first place in 28 seconds. These teams and the East Kington company's squad had 'also tied in the etate hose wagon race, splitting r - 5 prize money- In fte runoff rween me lwo in me inters tare event w , , .i " . , . MorelienH iTitv reDeated its run in 28 seconds, .beatiriff Caswell by 4-5 of a second. Morehead City Was 1 given the first prize oi iou ' ana Caswell Wond money, $75. Other companies competing were from New srn, East Spencer, Mooresville, ton. Statesville and Morehead City.; In a consolation hoso wagon race Atlantic No. 2, New Bern, and a Bur lington, team tied for the first place in 29 seconds. The interstate hand reel and "grab reel" races were both won by a Chap el Hill team, taking $200 prize money. - The Caswell and Morehead City No. 1 proved easily the fastest teams in he tournament all the way through with the East Kinston team also in the best class. WILL TELL . 'f ' - . I'M.'-3, .- NEW ARMY OF THE MFI TIrVfi POT 1 4 Nil The Free Press will on Monday print the first of a series of arti cles by William, G. Shepherd, a famous war correspondent of the United Press, comparing the Am- . 1 ... 1 .. !iL iL. : encan .national uuara wun mc armies of Europe. . These feature stories will be of rare interest Every reader of thia paper who will remember ' to look for Monday's article will find it worth while and be eager for ;Uie next of the series. , ;. The conglomerated Allied arm-, ien of Europe1 look like blood brothers compared with some Am erican militiamen, is a tip that Shepherd aends The Free Press And other United Press papers from ; the - Mexican border. . . He means that the melting pot of na tions has many -nationalities repre sented in ita.new array. 'The only real American fegimeot from one region the Middle West is a colored outfit, -for instance. ' ' - ,,1 i... i T i ''(" OCRACOXE SAFE, NiTSr THAT REUE1D JAST CAROLINA THIS P. f!.rrfth of Mmt. vice., . I tvvaaMaMi TW tillllnfn'a inn'nar!nn . Special to The Free Press) Washington, N. CL, July 22-Ocra-eoke passed through ohursday's gale nicely. - A mail boat arriving today brought the news. ' The low, ocean and and-bordrd and island experienced high tides ind hurricane winds, but the latter were not from the right direction to cause much - danger. Six1 hundred ind odd people ther are endangered by every very severe storm. KINSTON, N. SATURDAY, SPANNELL WAS NOT 3U5TIHED KILLING WIFE AND OFFICER 3 General Opinion, Accord- ing to Texas National Guard Colonel ARMY IS INVESTIGATINiGCONbiTiONS IMPROVE If Siain Butler Had Gbn. I ; tleman's Right' With the I , , Woman His Widow Will Get " Pension Slayer Is Spirited Off . (Dy the United Press) San Antonio, July 22. Col. J. A Gaston has been ordered (by the Southern ?Ttoniirtninfe ' hAanitm . v .. v . .. - ., , '. to investigate t Almno tho shnnf inir . of Lieut,-CoL Butler, to determine If Butler had getleman's right' tojtigate conditions in the flood ' 'one be with Mrs. Spannell. If so Mrs. I i-Utler is enuwed rto a pension. jealousy Unfounded, Thought. -oi. ju. -wucnert or tne 'touruij Texas infantry today reported that there was no witness to the actual ing. .-spanneii drove to be ino'iana iiotei, asKeu JJuuer to take 1 i .. . . . . . i aut0 nd0 and Put n,m seat OTtn Mrg-' epannell. They ad rc-1 auantlv roda Wether. Sna.nn.U 1 said to have been extremely jealous of his beautiful wife. The general opinion h that the jealousy was base less, and that Col. Butler and Mrs Spannell were innocent." Spannell Threatened With Mob Violence. Alpine, Texas, July 22. Jiarry J Spannell, who killed his wife and !Lt. Col. Butler, has been spirited away. probably to Marfa, against possible mob violence. Spannell continued his silence. Mrs. Spannell's funeral was held today. Spannell Not at Marfa. Marfa. Texas, July 22. Harry J. Spannell, reported to have been brought here to escape mob violence, is not here, the local authorities Bay., more bodies bridge Charlotte, N.- fl., July 21. The body; of C. S. Barheo, section fore man of Charlotte was rcoevered from the Catawba river, below Belmont late this afternoon and brought to Charlotte tonight, being the fourth 'found of those drowned by the col lapse of the .Southern Railway ' E'el- mont bridge Sunday afternoon. Earl ier today the body of Sloan Adams, a negro laborer also of Charlotte, had been found near - Fork Mills, S. C, one white man and 'five negroes still being unaccounted for. ' PROHBSMIEHffiY ANP DR.MNDSITH TO LEAD NATIONAL TICKET (By the United tress) -St Paul, Minn., July 21. The Pro hibition national- convention which haa been in session here since Wed nesday morning adjourned sine ": die at 3:30 today after nominating Frank Hanly, former Governor of Indiana ai candidate for President of the United States and Dr. Ira L. Lan- was made unanimous after the other vice-presidential . candidates had withdrawn." '. V V ; air. flamy i nomination came on the first ballot and followed a -num ber of hurried conferences between advocates' of the candidacy of William r'Sulser, former Governor, of New Vork, and several ' brief demonstra tions "in tha latter behalf, which, however, were offset by the outbursts or enthusiasm that followed every mention of Mr. Itanly's name. - JULY 22, 1916 CAROLINIANS, RAIiY TO RELIEF OF WEST SECTION SUFFERERS Money and Supplies . Being ' Poured Into the Upstate Flood Country Manufacturing Plants . Re- SUme-i- ederal Aid S0ll,C- ited-Some Near to Act- Ual - Starvation Deaths f ala. j. on "WUH UV - Raleigh, July 22. -People in all parts of the stato are rallying to the I relltiI of 'the flood sufferers on West Carolina. Nearly a dozen cities to- day went supplies and money. Rep- I ,r J f Iresentatives "Wehh and iPai'e liave Lgked the war d;pftrtmcnt to dnves- I with a view to a congressional appro priation for the sufferers. " Relief committees have been organized in a I nvmber of places. many persons are actually facing starvation, n is reported, "n'y . tw 'tional bodies have rii.T; 18 r,eT g.- mBrif score marK. - " " " Asheville section hundreds of the homeless org being provid'ed Wltl clothing, food and shelter. Man. I ufacturing is being resumed and in dustrial conditions are today rapidly approaching normal. SOLD HER LIFE TO.MAN FOR A PAIR OF SHOES Winnipeg, Man., July 22. Wasyil- na Vensysck, young and fair, sold ncr lire to Steve tsaryck for a pair of shoes, it is said. They were pret ty shoes, with high French heels and anything French in Canada today is sure to attract attention. She prom ised to marry Steve and live with him for life if he would buy the shoes, Steve says. He did. .The con tract was brought Into court today for a Jest of its validity. 1 . AGED INDIAN FIGHTERS IN PARADE AT TRISCO 4?an Francisco, July 22. Veterans of the Civil War, Spanish War Vet erans and ageo men who participat ed in the Indian campaigns in the early days in California were ; the most prominent figures in Saii Fran cisco's preparedness parade here to day. It was estimated when the pa rade began that between 15,000 and 20,000 men would have marched past the reviewing stand before tho dem onstration was finished. All tho fra ternal organizations of the city were represented,- each marching as an in dividual unit . MANY FACE STARVATION IN WESTERN CAROLINA iGrcensWo, July 21. Word reach ed here today from North" Wilkes- boro that many people in Wilkes, Ashe and Wautauga county were des titute and facing starvation as re sult, of the flood and appeals were made for outside help. ' In North Wilkesboro a relief , committee has been appointed by Mayor Spainhour and this committee is sending' out a formal appeal for aid. , : BULLETINS (By -the United Press) TRAWLERS SUBMARINED. Berlin, July !22. The Admiralty taday annoonced that submarines sank six British trawlers in the Englitth Chaanel on July 17. GERMANS CLAIM TO BE CHECKING SLAVS. i Berlin, July 22. Von Hinden- berg reports that the Russian at tacks are feebler ear Riga. Gen. Lin sinew is further south and claims a Slav repulse. SIX PAGES TODAY SENATE . PASSES Til NAVAL APPROPTO BILL RIG MAJORITY Provides for Construction of 157 New Ships in 36 Months-rOnly Two Dem ocrats and Six Republi cans Voted No (Special to The Free Press) Washington. July 22. The senate by a vote of li to g yesterday passed lit ii "! 0TPJ!!! CZ to be constructed in three years, and lomcT navai .expenditures. I T? J 1 Vi . 1 J ia' vut mi vuuinuKlu3 vuu ivur 'unv- tlo cruisers are among the vessels to be constructed in the first year, Twenty-four Republicans . voted with ' the 47 Pemocrats supporting the bill. Those voting against it were two Democrats and six Repub licans. , , ' THE BANG-UP BANGS FAMILY CELEBRATING ' (By the United Press)" Chicago, July 22.-A hundred odd descendants of Edward Bang - of England who planked his foot down on Plymouth Rock in 1624, took a good slant at the Massachusetts shore and picked the country as a pretty good place to live, barring the Indians, gathered here today to cele brate the 292nd anniversary of his arrival. The fifth annual reunion of Bangs' descendants brought to Chicago very prominent men andwomen from all parts of the Couotry. Among the descendants are J. Kendrick Bangs, humorist, ex-iGovornor Eugene "NT Foss of Massachusetts and his broth- ir, Congressman George E. Foss of Illinois. LOCAL MAN SAW THE ELECTROCUTION OF . WILL BLrlCK FRIDAY Mr. J. C. Dail of this city saw Will Black, youthful nogro. assailant of 0-year-old Mattie Tyson in Greene county, electrocuted in the atate'a prison at Raleigh Fridy. The death chamber was partly fill ed with witnessed, says Mr. Dail. Tho negro entered in the ' company of two colored men, one of them a preacher. Black casually glanced at tho spectators, took his seat and was bound in by four men, who made a speedy job of it It seemed to Mr, Dail that within thirty seconds the body was rigid with the electricity that was hot into it. Three times the current was turned on before the physician said the heart had stopped Slack had not spoken a word. One strap on a leg became too hot and burned the leg. There was noth ing so depressing about the spectacle says Mr. DaiJ. The occasion had been stripped of everything savoring of the emotional and the executioners worked as if they were in a hurry to get rid of a bad job. BEAUFORT TO PROTECT WATERFRONT PROPERTY WITH A BIG SEAWALL The Beaufort town officials have lecided to sell bonds to pay for the construction of a seawall, opposite the town fn the harbor.' The seawall will bo a breakwater against atom tides and prevent the washing away of -waterfront property. The con struction will cost several thousand dollars, just how much has cot been definitely estimated. i - ; -".V-- RIAJ. D. C WADDELL. DIES AT GREENSBORO Grejnsboro, July 21. Major Duncan- Cameron Waddoll died here today from cancer after an illness of sever al Weeks. The funeral will ba held from the homo tomqrro-.r afternoon '. He is survived by his widow arid two PRICE TWO CENTS t lVB CENTS ON TRAINS MIIITONJS NOT BELIEVING . STORIES ViLLA'SJTRENGTII Not Probable That lie Has Eighteen Thousand Sol-' diers, It's Said - WITHDRAWAL . QUESTION If Bandit Should Have Such a Following Recall of the Troops Would Become Academic Question; It's Stated N (By the United Press) Washington, July 22. If Villa, as reported, is operating In Northern Mexico with 18,000 men, that will be an influence against the withdrawal if the troops, officials today said. While not declaring that they surely would be withdrawn otherwise, it wa ' said withdrawal "would become an "academic question" if Villa ware so strong. 1 '. The State and War departments jiscredited the reports, saying eigh teen hundred men probably would be nearer -correct hoLd preparedness ARADE IN LONDON . , . -'. i j i , Suffragettes, ; Jjn;Iine---Plea for, More Munition Mak-ers-rtFair, Marchers Wear " Overalls in the Long" Pro- rps!inn ' ' (By the United Pres), Iindon, July '?2. Picturesquely attired in workmen's overaiLs, ths housands of women today 'Wnairched n a procession to urge greater par ticipation in the war by worften; The marchers included many militant suf- agettes. Today they wer$ ; greeted and guarded by instead ' of v being nchod" by the police. Many banners parried a.' plea for more women munition workers. An other inscription .was, "they : also serve who stay at home and "work." GIGANTIC , Si FOR HE SMALL STAND G ARMY THIS COUNTRY Compared With Peace Ap propriations of) Other Powers for Fighting For ces Biggest Ever Save One ' '- . ., ' (By tb United Press) ' Washington, ' July 2i--For the smallest standing army of 'any of the srreat powers, the United sjtates faces tho likelihood of appropriating tho largest mi'litray budget, Vjinf peaco time, of any country save-pne. Rus sia's $300,000,000 budget is 'the only one which hast ever exweded tha $320,000,000 bill for 5)(),000 men, the United States is for 175,000 reg ulars and part payment'' of about 150,000 miliUamen- . , ;' ; , daughters. He was a native of Hills boro and a grandson of General Francia Nash and Justico Alfred Moore rfif the Supremo Court and a brother of the late A. U. and Iluj Waddell-cf WilmmgtonI He was Civil:. War -veteran and after t'. contest practiced law at lion Jots i ville. riicrmn
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