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KINSTON, N. O, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1916
SIX PAGES TODAY
PRICE TWO CENTS
F1VK CENTS ON TRAINS
ffi BE NAVAL FRAY
BRITISH OUST THE f
CORPORATION COSI'N CAROLINIANS RALLY SEiTE PASSES THE
WASHINGTON IS NOT
tINSTON CO. WINNER
OFF f PA WHEN
THE Britu& COMjES
Two Big Submarine Fight
STUBBORN TEUTONS SECOND MONEY RACE
!' fflMffl TO RELIEF OF WEST NAVAL APPROPR'Tl
TEAMS
FREIGHT RA?t (M SECTION SUFFERERS BILL ' BIG ; MAJORITY
VILLA'S
BELIEVING
FROM FOREST POSTS HOSE AGON
STRENGTH
ers Sai4 Be Convoy
ing th Freighter
INTERESTING SITUATION
'.t
Allied . Warships Patrolling
Beyond 3-Mile
Limit
lirnl1 T ilrA fft foof SllK
TTy .v -
TTlPrSlWeS If TheV WOUld
Show Themselves
By CARL GROAT, -
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Baltimore, July 22. A naval bat -
tie at .the very doors of America is
possible as the result of the coming
of two giant armed submarines, re
ported to be convoying the Bremen
ths Deutschland'a sister ship, (to the
Virginia, capes. These probably also
will convoy th Deutschland' out
. A naval expert told the . United
Prfsi todav that these submarines
may plan to torpedo the British pa-
trol which waits just outside the Si
mile limi't The latter ehips 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
ablv escans in the confusion, it is
thought " '?
PANNELL WAS NOT
JUSTIFIED KILLING
IVIFE AND OFFICER
Is General Opinion, Accord-
r ing to Texas National
i Guard Colonel !
army is investigating
If Slain Butler Had 'Gen-
i tleman's Right With the
Woman 'His Widow Will
Get PensionSlayer Is
Spirited Off r
(tty the United. Press):
San Antonio, July 22. .Col. J. A:
Uaston has been ordered by the
Southern Department headquarters
W investigate at Alpine the shooting
of Lieut-Col. Butler, to determine if
Butler, had a "gentleman's right" to
be with Mrs. SpannellAlf so Mrs.
t'litler is entitled to a pension.
JealttUSy Unfounded, Thought
there was no" wltmjw t the actual
" Col." J.E. Munertf of the" Fourth
Texas " infantry today reported ; that
there was ..no; witness to the actual
shooting. ,: '5panneir ; drov to ; the
Holland Hotel, .asked Butler to take
n auto ride and put him in tie aeat
with Mrs. Spannell ,T"hey fia'ii fr-i
quently fade tojepieK Spanreell jis
said fo ha v been. exfremely. jealous
of hi beautifur'wife. The genrali
opinion is that h jealottsv was hjise-l
i i i . '.. r". . tj
ess, ana. .mat cor, uuer,amr urs.
SpanneS were innocent" .
' ;. - . . . . ..
Sptnnell Tfireafcttwf With -rJ.
Mob yiofeace:. X ?
- Alpine, Texa July 'liiX&mifi
Spanriell, who killetlji wife ana ijt-
CoL Butler has beerf eplrited" away,
probably Jo Marfi, against possiWe
mob Ticlence. " SpannelT continue his
silence. Mrs. SpanneH's funeral wsslsn Waotauga eonnty were des-
held today. '.'.V
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Spannert No at Maria.
Mai-fa, Texas, July 22.-4Irrv 1. 1
.jSpanaelf, re'pofte'J" to have been
brought heer to escape ftiob violence;
ohere, the' local autioritk-a say. I
Leave Little But Stumps
and Holes Where Were
'German Positions In Del'
ville Wood-r-French ; Are
Gaining
(By the United Press)
London. July 22. The British 'Are
driving the Germans from Delville I
forest, where natural' fortifications
ar, held with great tenacity. Little
la Je the Teuton positions but
stumps and shell holes. The British.
however, are now hitting the .third
line trenches, which have (concrete
and steel reinforcements.
The German Verdun pressure has
been lessened and the French have
J gained around Peronne,
POSTPONE TRIP u
FEW WEEKS
Wat Pin-lit Tima fn RnD:
A.vri, 1UUV M.VA . JLUi31 I
ncssmen to . Get Away
From Capital CityWill
Come Next Month, May
be, on Two-Day Trip
Secretary F. I. Sutton of the
Chamber of , Commerce is in receipt
intelligence from Raleigh to the
(feet that the' ftofotlans who were
fo, hive- come here on he 25th fot an
nil-night stay in Kinston, had had to
postpone their two-day 1 sociability
tour because of circumstances un
foreseen. .Reservations in hotels were
cancelled. " '
t The visit will be made at a time
more propitious for - the Raleigh
boosters, probably' - during August
The date will be announced later.
AMERICA WEARYING
OF WAITING ON HE
; . . .a- . : ... .J I
ALLES FOR REPLY
(By the United Press)
Washington, v 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.
CASEMENT'S SISTER
SEES-SENATE TORN
DOWN MARTINE AG'N
. . .(E'y .tho. United Press) . .
Washing hm, Jury 22 As Mrs.
Agnes Newman, sister of Sir
Roger Casement, sat in the gal- .
m-ri the-Senate again ' today
. Mocked. Marline's effort for ae- '
"tion on a resoTution requesting
clemency. - ' -"
Chairman Stone of the Foreign
Con ftfrtu. said -sqco A "reflee-.".
ttonok the1 trial wontd be a "na
Bonar bninder,' An6f; 'offensive,, -
Enfland. ' ' ""; ; .-1, ''';.;
Greehsbor'o.'Jnly 21-Word reach'
ed Here today f font ' North -Wilkes-Bord
that many people in ' Wilkes,
itltute end facing starvation s re-
Isiitt Of iM flood anf"appeals Were
f r . r m
Wnklira V (relief committe h
been appointed by Mayor Spainhour
and' this committee is sending out a
format aDPcar for aid. '
KINSTON
CaswcI1 Firemen Again
str In Tournament At
Raleigh
TIED AND LOST RUN-OFF
Morehead .City No. 1 Took
First Money In Interstate
Contest Chapel Hil
.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
priven up to the interstate contests
n .the interstate liorse hose wagon
race teams from Caswell No. 1 of
Kinston and iMorehead City No. 1
tied for first place in 28 seconds,
These teams and the East . Kinston
company's squad had also tied in
the state hose wagon race, splitting:
I the prize money. In the run-off be-
twecn the two in the interstate event
Morehead City repeated its run in
28 seconds, beating Caswell by 4-5
of a second. Morehead City was
given the first prize of ?150 and
Caswell second money, $75. Other
companies competing were from New
Bairn, 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." " 1 ' " '
TJbe interstate hand reel and "grab
reel" races were both won by a Chap
el Hill . team, taking - ?200 prize
money. . . ' . "
The Casweir and Morehead Oty
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 ABOUT
NEifAR IY, OF THE
POT L
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
erican National Guard with the
armies of Europe. ;
These feature stories will . be
of rare interest Every reader or
. this paper who will remember ' to
look for Monday's article will find
it worth while and be eager for
i the next of the series. -,
The conglomerated Allied arm
ies of Europe look like blood
- brothers compared with some Am
erican militiaami, is tip that.
Shepherd sends. The Free Press
and othei1 United - Press . papers
t(6m the' Mexican border. He ;
means that the melting pot of na- ,
tions has many nationalities repre
sented in its new army. The only ,.
real American rgimen fronl onrf.
j-egionthl Middle West fa f
colored outfit,' for Instance.-
OCRACOXE SIFE, NEWS
! THAT RELIEYED.IAST
; this n.
Special to The Free Press) -WasWngtoB,
N..C, Jaly 22. Ocra-
coke passed through Thursday's gale
nicely. X-mail boat Arriving today
brought the news. ' - '
The loW, ocean and sand-bordered
sand island experienced ' high tides
and harricane winds, but the latter
were not from the right direction to
cause much direction. Six hundrei
and odd people there are endangered
by every very severe storm. . i
Royster Company Asks to
Be Allowed to Withdraw
Complaint Before I. C. C.
Examiner at Norfolk On
Friday -'o'-Vt
(Special to The Free Press)
Norfolk. July 22. The Royster
Guano company in a rehearing be
fore . an Interstate Commerce Com.
mission examiner hcr3 today of what
a known "as the - Royster fcrtilixer
rate case, involving freight rates
from Norfolk to Carolina nolnts.
asked , permission to withdraw its
complaint and end the fight The
action was a dwided victory for the
North Carolina Corporation Commis -
sion in us controversies v witb the
Virgjnai cities on the rates qucstiori.
As a result intrastate rates on fer-
tilizor will remain as they are under
the Justice act in North Carolina.
GOLDSB0R0 HAN THE NEW
HEAD LA GRANGE SCHOOLS
IaGrange, July 22. D. W. Ar
nold of Goldsboro has been elected
superintendent of the 'local , public
schools, yhich begin the Scholastic
year on September 4, and the follow
ing teachars have been appointed:
Miss Richardson, Miss Fulcher of At
lantic; Miss iRuth Burke of LivGrange,
Mass Jeffreys ojt Kinston, Miss Perry
of Kinston, Miss iBritt of LnGrange,
Mrs. Glenn Mowborn of . LaXJrange
and iMiss Lula Whitfield of . La-
Grange. ' '
BUILD A STORMPROOF
COAST GUARD STATION
AT.ROUGH OLD LOOKOUT
Lumber is being carried to . Cape
Lookout for the construction of a new
life-saving station there. Tho build
ing will be one of the best yet erect
ed for the coast guard. 'It will be
equipped with copper gutters and
heart; cypress window and door
frames and all glass in the station
I. .1 rnuM . .!11 1 1
put up to withstand the worsd of the
capo gales. ' r -
r VltliMS KttOYtKtlJjof the Civil War, Spanish War, Vet-
: . ,
Charlotte -N. C. July 21. The 1
body of C. S. Barbee, section
man of Charlotte was rcoerered from
the Catawba river, : below
Efcjmontf
late this . afternoon and brought to
Charlotte tonight, being the - fourth
found of. those drowned by the col
lapse of the Southern Railway t'A
rrlont 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. -
PROHIBS NAME HANLY
AND 6R.' LANbRffft TO
-LEAK NATIONAL TICKET
' St Paul, Minn., July 2i The fcro
hioitidn nationa convention Which
ha been in- session here since Wed
nesday morning adjourned sine die
at 3:80 $oday after nominating Frank
Henly, former Governor of Indiana
as candidate for President of the
United Sutes and Dr. Ira L. Lan-
drith of Nashville, candidate for vice
president Dr. Landrith's nomination
was made unanimous after the other
vice-presidential -' candidate had
withdrawn; ' tv-- J.-- -'
Ir. Hanly's Boinatiod came, on
the first ballot and followed" si. num
ber of "hurried conferences between
advocates of the candidacy of William
Sulier, former Governor . of New
Yo: k, and Several r brief domonstra-tli-ms
in 'the " latter's behalf, which,
' ' vcr, were offset by the outbursts
f f i Jiusiapm that followed every
: i ( f Jlr. Hanly's name.
Money and Supplies Being
, Poured Into the Instate
Flood Country
CONDITIONS IMPROVE
Manufacturing .Plants Re
sume Federal "Aid Solic
itedSome ' Near to Act-
Ual Starvation ' Deaths
About 80
Raleigh, July 22. People in all
parts of the stato are rallying to the
1 relief of the flood sufferers in West
1 Carolina, wearly a dozen cities to-
( day "-'"t supplies and money. Rop.
rescntatives Webb and Page have
I aslte' tne w" department to inves-
ugate conditions m the flood jsone
with a view to a congressional appro
priation for the sufferers. Relief
committees have been organised in a
number of places. .
Many persons are actually facing
starvation, it is reported.
Only two additional bodies have
been reported. It is believed the
death list wlil not go above the four
score mark.'
In - tho Ashcvillc section hundreds
of the homeless wre toeing provided
with clothing, food and shelter. Man
ufacturing is being resumed and in
dustrial conditions are today rapidly
approaching normal. ,-'.
SOLD HER LIFE TO MAN
FOR A PAIR OF SHOES
Winnipeg, itfdn.i' July '22C Wasyil-1
na Vensysck, young and fair, sold
her life to Steve Baryck for a pair!
of shoes, it is said. They were pret
ty shoes," with high French heels and
anything French in Canada today is
suro to attract attention. She prom
ised to marry Steve and live with
him for lifa if he would buy the
shoes, Steve says. He did. The con
tract was brought dnto court today
for a test of its validity.
AbtU 1WLHAN f Kill ILK J
IN PAR ADE AT TRISCO
' I lUnn ITwnMAinAM Till OO lfnl-A.Ma
crans and aged men who participat-
0(1 ine inaian campaagns in me r
fore-leariy aay8 ln ai"nia were tne
K' VromM figures in San Fran-
Cisco's. preparedness, parade here to-
day.' It was estimated wheh the t. I
rade began that between 15,000 andltho current was turned on before the
20,000 men would have marched past
the reviewing stand before the dem-
onstration was finished. All the fra
ternal organisations of tho city were
represented, each marching as an in
dividual' unit
DEUTSCHLAND COULD
RIDE UNDER STORM.
;hBUT 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 I
coming of the Bremen, expected Mon
day. The lattcrSs said to be escort
ed by fighting submarines."
BULLETINS
By the United Press)
TRAWLERS St'BMARINEDD.
.".Berlin," July 22 The Admiralty ;
' today announced titat submariaea
sank tit British trawlers in the.
English Channel 6n July 17.
GERMANS CLAIM TO BE
CHECKING SLAVS.
. Berlin, Jufy 22. Von Binden
berg reports that the Russian at
tacks Are feebler near Riga. Gen.
Linsinger is further soatli and
, claims a Slat repulse.
Provides for Construction
ot 157 New Ships in 36
Months Only Two dem
ocrats and Six Kepubh
cans Voted No
(Special to The Free Press)
Washington, July 22. The senate
by a vote of 71 to 8 yesterday passed
the-naval, appropriation bill, calling
for $588,180,57(1 for 157 new shins.
to be constructed in three years, and
other naval expenditures.
Four dreadnaughts and four bat-
tlo cruisers are among the vessels to
be constructed an the first year.
' Twenty-Tour Republicans voted
With the 7 Democrats supporting
the bill. Thoso voting against it
were two Democrats and six Repub
licans.
THE BANG.UP BANGS
FAMILY! CELEBRATING
(By the United Press)4
Chicago, July i2. A hundred Odd
descendants of ; Edward Bang of
F.ngland who planked his foot down
on Plymouth Rock in 1624,: took
good -slant at the ,. Massachusetts
shore and picked' tho country as a
pretty good place to live, foairintr the
Indians, gathered here today to cele
brate the 292nd 'anniversary of hi
arrival. "
The fifth annual reunion of Bangs'
descendants brought to Chicago very
prominent men and women front all
parts of the country. Among the
descendants are i. Kendrlck Bangs,
humorist, ' ejt-Gowornor . Eugene N.
Foss of Massachusetts And his broth-
er. Congressman Goorgo'E. Foss of
Illinois.
LOCAL MAN SAW THE
ELECTROCUTION OF
WILL BLACK FRIDAY
Mr; J. C Dail of this'city saw Will
Black, youthful negro assailant of
6-yoar-old Mattie Tyson dn Greene
county, electrocuted in the state's
prison at Raleigh Fridy.
The death chamber was partly fill
ed ,with witnesses, says Mr. Dail.
The negro entered ; in the company
or two colored men, one or them a
preacher. l' Black casually glanced at
lno spectaiors. xook nis seat ana was
vu'
"
Drt thht within thirty seconds the
Dofly was r,fia une electricity
at was snot into it. inrce times
physician sajd the heart had stopped
"Iack 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. Dail. 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
TbS Beaufort town officials have
decided to sell bonds to pay for the
construction of a seawall opposite
the town in the harbor. .The eeawall
will be a. breakwater against storm
tides and prevent the washing, away
of waterfront property. The con
struction will cost several thousand
dollars, just how much has not been
definitely estimated. ": , ,
MAID. C WADDELL .
! DIESiT GREENSBORO
Greensboro, July 2L Major Dun
can Cameron Waddell died here today
from cancer after an illness of sever
al weeks. The funeral will be held
fromsthe home tomorrow afternoon.'
I He is survived by his wido and two
Not Probable That He Has
Eighteen Thousand Sol
diers, It's Said '
WITHDRAWAY QUESTION
If Bandit Should Have Such
a Following Recall of the
Troops Would Become
Academic Question, . It's
Stated " . ..
(By the United Press) "
Washington, July 22. If Villa, as
reported, is operating the Northern
Mexico'with 13,000 men, that will bo :
an influence against the withdrawal
of the troops, officials today said.
While notl declaring that they surely
would ba withdrawn otherwise, it was
said - withdrawal would become an
"acadvmic question" if Villa were so
strong. ' , '
The State and War departments
discredited the reports, saying eigh
teen hundred men probably would be
nearer correct ,i s
HOLD PREPAONESS
PARADE IN "LONDON
4 f '
Suffragettes In line Plea
for . More Munition JUaft-ers-Fair
Marchers Wear
Overalls in the Long:1 Pro,
cession :
(By the United Press)
London, 'July 22. Picturesquely
btired in workmen's' overalls, tH
thousands of women today marched
in a procession -to urge greater pa-"
ticipntion in the war by women. The
marchers included many militant suf-
ragettes. Today they were greeted
ana guarded , by instead of being
pinched", by the police. "
Many , banners carried a plea for
more women munition workers. ; An
other inscription was, "they also
serve who stay at home and work.
GIGANTIC SIJSI FOR
HE SMALL STAND'S
ARMY TINS COUNTRY
i
Compared With Peace Ap
propriations . of ; Other
Powers for Fighting For
cesBiggest Ever Save
One : '
(By tne United Press) '
Washington, , July 22,-For the
smallest standing army of any of the
great powers, the United States faces
the likelihood of appropriating the
largest militray budget, in peace
time, of any country save one. Rus
sia's $ 300,000,000 budget is 'the only
one which has ever exceeded . the
$220,000,000 bill for 5Kf,000 .men,
the United States is for 17000 reg
ulars . and part payment of about
150,000 ' militiAmen. ' f f
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daughters. , He was A native of Hills
boro. and A grandson of General '
Francis ' Nash anI ' Jnstica Alfred
Moore f "the Supreme Court and a
brother of the late A. M. and IIugH
Waddell of -Wilmington.'. He was a
Civil War veteran and afUr
that
contest practiced law at IlenJor
viJe. . - ( .',
nt run urn