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BJNSTQN,,N. Cy lyEDNESlUY, AUQUST 2, 1916, i. ; . . FOUR PAGjES TODAY
FIVB CENTS ON TRAIN 3
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'TO I FAHFRf!
LIDBELL NEGROhIS
DEMOCRATS INVITED
VIRGINIA CITIESRE UNTIL THEY ARE
ALMOST BLIND LOili f W SUBMARINE
LINER PREPARING ftSH DASif Ta THE SEA
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BOTH f . PAR JI ES ARE
VlfcTlfl WHITER
tfONTRIBlfTE TO AID
REtlfet Of FLOOBflf f ERERS IN HOljNS
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rh'e contributions' from'
. flood gufter'ers of vVestem North Carolina have, not peen
very nu'inerouW, arid the locaf Relief Committee is anxious
that inatiy fti6re of (he country people;" who: arc amply
aDit Lu niaK.t: p. suusgrtpuun, senu in some money iuf uie
relief of their unfortunate brothers, of the flood devastat
ed district. The contributions from the, cbiinty at large
should be manjr-times larger"
Ceived, it is felt - . , ; :
. The subscriptions received to date now aggregate $732.41. Six
: : - teen and '' a half dollars was received today. ,-' V '
- Tli eontaibutions are as' follows: ,
y PrevibtiBly' rtptfrted . ... ... .v. . . I l'i ... ... r. ... . ... .... . .$715.81
: . Felix Harvey (additional) . ... ... . . 15.00
. .Jffss Peniy Brown ...... v-.. 1.50,
POiE If-ftlEfff
Wrs Street Car Tie-Up In
tihttttf Regarded as In
evHable in"New' York
iftUi fO THE PUBLIC
otries EaTneif Clause
Befo're People Ready (o
Discuss Trouble' With" the
Meitfi BfWki Recog-
" 'nM'ObjeMabte
Ne Yorlr,' AUg. 2.- The public
ilV-3t f X"' ' '' i'K'"""-;
8enrir commissloh today, began an
iilSjtiiify ihg'to,; prevent ithe tie-up
of the city's cars. Officials are con
vinced that' the worst tie-up in his-
-.!lW tlteaaand militiatnen are ready
to supplement the police. Ten thous
and" jwricemen ae on dutyl
The street car companies are des
psrater appealing to tie puUic in
fuU page-ads.,. They 'say they aw
ready to discuss their grievances with
thi men, but won't' recognize commit
tees affiliated with th6 National
IfrifcjlES
t"efmtte Dlif gntosis bf Physi
cian , Today Voluntary
.Qilafarttine of Home of
GrandoaTCnfy Patient Is
DoinWell"'
That Kinstoa has a case of infan
tile paralysis was - determined , his
. a . fL ..V .V ' i i .s
in .attendance" upon the inf'ant sorf of
Mr. end'Mn. Elliott J'ones of Clarks:
defthlteiy diagnoses t th case. ' The
Ktuui, reso inan a i year oia, was ,re-
Mr. and IrTri f .'pu Srogdcrf, grand
Farents, to the" home of 0. tad Mrs.
W, G. Jones; ft father's parent's on
wws condiuon' 3 as gfcdd a it could
and he will recover, according to
pft JaifgroV. . Partial paraiysls of
Oie pottidirs of t!he body affected may
mult of
bllity in n eases of the dread dis
ease, that is" now playing havoc with
Nc yorkV infant population. .
The Jons home will be dosed to
visitors. It will be 'qnarantincd' to
the fullest jeitenf possible." Only the
faMy and" physicians will be al!ow:
to enter, Dr. Hargrove atat!V.' ,
BOY
iriiT rrirrr firr i iirwi rr Ua,.; i: .-
iHU IUI DJUl VMI II lit 1 ' P. 1- ' 1-1 ;''-.'.-, " 7 -V-
the country districts for the
than the amount already re
..J 732.41 'r'
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RESOLUTION. MEF
MOWFEliS
Republican Leader's Objec
tioiV Sufficient "Under the
Rules Was Proposed to
Furnish $450,000 for N. C.
and Other States
tp the' Pnited Press) .
Washington, Aug. 2. Republican
Leader Sann today defeated the pro
posed $540,000 . flood relief appropri
ation f of Nortii and South Carolina
and other Southern States.
His. objection was sufficient to kill
it under the rules of the house,
" Washington, Aug. 1. joint reso
lution appropriating $540,000 for
the temporary relief of flood suffer
ers in Alabama, , Georgia, Florida,
Mississippi, South Carolina and North
Carolina, was adopted late today by
the Senate and it will be urged for
passage tomorrow in the House. The
money would be spent under the di
rection of the War Department, and
would be1 available. . as soon as the
House acted- and" the measure received
; the President's signature.
In combatting the Republican op
positioij to tiie, measure when it was
introduced early today by Senator
Underwood, Southern Senators s
sCri'ed that conditions in the flooded
areas of the six states were , far
worse than had beerf represented in
"presf dispatches' and tVat n no other
way man oy r euerai reuei couiu aea-
OF CAPTURING VILLA
. (By the tfni'tetf Prss) -Mexico;
CHyt- Aug;.' 2.vCcneraI'
. Macotte'arYtvcd today fo'eoaWr
'. with Minister pt .War pbregon on
the "plan df concenjtratidit of th
forces to 0; Villa. 'Wer;
determined" to iAok av qdicV 1 Job-.
of it and t'ale Villa' at all osta,M
PES iftiTROL
iNu oiiPlirTs
. .. .(By the Ualpsd Press)- '
; Washinftomi Aur hllT de-
.u signed to prevent repetition pt
i the Black Tom1 bland , explosion
was introduced by Representatir
na'mmiir today.. .It would grv
: local authorities furisdictimi over
munitions shipments: The 6tlT
classes erplosi vea as a auisaace.
LtuS '
Worried by Suffrage Mys
tery Cdmhig1 Conven
tiori May' MakeTrouble-
Clash of Factions May In
fluence Campaigns
(By the .United Press)
Atlantic City, N. J... Aug. 2. Poll
ticians' here got their ears dose td
tnc ground in anticipation of ,the
emergency-called .convention of the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association which opens here Sep
tember 6th. This was shown . by
letters and telegrams pouring in on
suffrage leaders here today,
With . the; leaders of the women's
forces determined to follow up the
victories gained tf. the Democratic
and Republican, national conventions,
tbo action to be taken by the dele
gates, here promises to hold as much
interest for the "political wiseacres as
the Maine elections.
.Moreover, this interest is being
stimulated by the air of mystery
which hovers over the suffrage con
vention, as comparatively little news
has leaked out to date concerning eith
er program of the plans of the lead
ers. Nor will the women at the head
of the movement relieve the anxiety
of the watchful political waiters with
any advancq information on the sub
ject.
We have called the convention eo
that every phase of every subject
which concerns ou cause, our poll.
eies' and or organization may prop
erly be considered,"' said Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Catt', president of the ,Na
tionai American Woman Suffrage
association, when interviewed here
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today.
But what action are you going to
take i" demanded the interviewer.
"That will be or the convention to
decide,"" was; the reply.
"You- may state, however, that no
voice will be silenced and no opinion
suppressed."
Further1 than that Mrs." Catt would
say nothing.
Sixty-seven State suffrage organi
zations, covering every State in the
Union, are affliliated with the n i-
ional suffrage association,' and will
be represented at the convention,
which will extend from September 6
through the 10th. Altogether, more
than a thousand of the most repre
spntative .women of the coiintry will
be in attendance.
Ai though the official program has
not yet been made public, it is known
that a' three-Sided ddbate between the
upporters of5 State action, Federal
action and those who believe in lioih,
wi.'l bene of the big features of the
carirehCott.
In the South the feeling is said'Jo
be strong against the1, national suf
frage association abandoning any pol-
I icy(that would lead to a straight fight
Jn; dther sections of the country,
however, notably in those States
where amendments- to tJe- State con
stitutions take years of work .and
are Regarded as practicaHyimposif.
ble, the sentiment is reportea to te
t equally strong far the abandonment
of . State campaigns .and a concentra
tion of the Natid,riWV rtachidery fyf
a drive on Congress.' , , ' t
Borir .of; rhess fac-titsf wilt be' ell'
rep ct: serried atiiB.coijvenwun-, o; wtii
si, Wose? airftrag&ts! whbj berieVe m a
toffliiaiBqji of t'p'Wlcy ofoTObiri-
ed federal and a$ate actftn, wHlch has
Lwbn -12 States fr suffrage xahd!oin-
verte million, of voters to tel;ey in
it'allfover th Aatibn. .y- ' v,
Tha'.chwW. between- these factjoHs
will be wachfed with interest, the'
politicians; fteeans ethe dutcorn itty
have a4 decided effect upon'ihV fall
campaighojfafh' the j'ealdiH aV-
fCi. tTQ'uErS-XiD TO -TKZinGEBCAIPAIGII
iy United PriMi)
Isew York. Aug; The Women's
tearus Ro'ise, Who May
r Die Frot Wound, Made
lit(pH$ct Remarks
CiSUltED WHITE GIRLS
Tries to Put Blame On Kiiis-
mahVVho Will Prove Al
ibi, Sheriff Says Assail
anC Blacked Face to Dis
guise
Lazarus Rouse is at the point of
death itt the Lidcll section and' his
1
half-brother, John Rouse, is held' for
the shootirigV which occurred early
Tuesday morninir. The Sheriff did
not get the details of the shooting un
til late Tuesday afternoon.
Rouse, a; negro, was the victim of a
party of white men, his mother, Celia
Rouse, believes. The old noprcss, a
midwife,- declared to officers that she
was called up before day. Sho made
light and opened the door. Two
men, were standing there. One placed
himself ,in? the doorway, shovod her
aside, levelled a shotgun at Lazarus
Rouse, who was lying on a bed a few
feet from the door, and pulled the
trigger. . The entire load entered
Rouse's face, making a ghastly hole
in the jaw. The roots of his tongue
appear to be badly swollen, and ho
may lose its use, even if he does not
die, which, now seems inevitable.
Laz&rn Rouse for a month had been
making disrespectful remarks about
tfftitt giirls. , Vte hoped there would be
war with- Mexico; to get the National
Guard out of the way, he said on one
occasion, uoasts mat ne maae reacneo
the .ears of , white people in the sec
tion.. Rouse Was discharged from one
farm for such" talk.
Celia Rouse , says the face of, the
man who did ! the shooting was
streaked" and that he appeared to
be & white man "blacked tup," sWeat
washing the color off in spots on-his
face. Laaarus Rouse' told the Sher
iff that John Rouse shot him, but, the
officer is inclined to accept the old' ne
gress' version. . John Rouse, who is
ta be given a hearing before a rural
magistrate, will prove' an alibi with
easo tne .snerur states, it seems
that John and Lazarus Rouse had
been jealous of each other oyer a wo
mkii who lives in the neighborhood,
tess tlian a week ago Lazarus was
shot in a heel and leg by an unidenti
fied person who fired through a hole
id- the doftr1 of tho wiwrlaW home.
To strengthen thtf belief that white
men took vengeance upon Lazarus
Souse, th'e officers who investigated
thV case late Tuesday picked up 14
empty cartridges.. They were fired
in a fusilade outside the house a mo
ment after the assault upon Lazarus,
Celia Rouse saTdi' , It is thought sev
eral men 1 aited outside while the two
at the door matter what they ttrotight
was a' successful attempt to kill the
negro., .neyoicnat caned up uie
oW rpidWe' irdfernflfd her that it was
a wellr known, planter' She . knew
Uhe, planter well- and realiecd that it
vfct not h'e who spolfif. But did . not
suspect trouble. Tne tone' Was firm
fmti the speaker Whe tfnsrhictiveiy
inew i Jje white, she- aaidV .,
V, Three horses wefe tied t a fence
iii ihe" vicinity just fie fore thehoot-
firg?''tJie'1 9rt-iff has learned;-
r - ' '"--.' -j : . ,-.
Rposevelt Leau opdned headquar
ters i 'tUa Postal Life Building here
todfay to help Charles E.. Hiifehes get
into the President's chaii . .. '
sTh omcers of the league' aVeJ'I.-'
Jth: Theodore RooSeveii, Jr-Bon-ory
ircaident? iftss Alic5 Carpenter',-
rfrt. Evans Rv Dick; Mrs. E.
f iffany Dyer, Mr lon IL Hooker,
Mrs. Leonard ..Thomas Mrs. Michael
Van Buren and Jtrs. Antoinette Ead
Woods, vice-prtTsideiits; ilrs, Joseph
Griswold Deahe, secretary, an! Miss
Vera De Costa. Greene, treasurer.
Su!
ri'.e"to The Free Press.
Messrs. Felix Harvey, N. T.
Rouse and J. G. Dawson
Members State Commit
fee on Fund From This
City
"At the request , of Mr. Henry
Morgenthau, chairman of - the Fin
ance Committee of the National Dem
ocratic Campaign Fund, a commit
tee of influential North Carolinians
has been appointed" to thoroughly
canvass tho different sections of the
Stale for the funds necessary to the
success of the parry at tho coming
election in November, It is a-well
known fact that the Republican par-
ty will have unlimited financial ire-
sources at its command," says a let
tor from ITugh McRac, treasurer of
tho Finance Committeo for North
Carolina of the Wilson-Marshall cam
paign fund, and "tho hope of success
of the Democratic party is" the splen
did record which it has made during
the past four years; but this can on
ly be effective provided it can be got
ten before the peoplo so that they
understand what it really means to
them." Fifty per cent, more money
will be needed than was required four
years ago, says Mr.. McRae. All
Democrats are invited to heed the
call' for" donations for the iund." On
the" Finance Committee with Mr. Mc
ivae are A. W. McLean, chair mart,
and R. M. Shcppord, assistant treas-
urer.
Members of tho Wilson-Marshall
Campaign Fund Committee in. this
pnrt of the State are:
Kinston Felix . Harvey, N, J,
Rouse, J. G. Dawson.-
Clinton Geo. L. ;. Peterson, L. A.
Hethune.
Goldiboro Jf. H. Allen, Nathan
O'UciTy, John D, Langston, B. If.
Griffin. .
Greenville F. C Hardinar. F. G.
James, C. C, Pierce.
Jacksonville E. M. Koonco.
LaCrange T. R. Rouse, T. B.
Cooper.
Mount Olivc-J. A. Westbrook.
New Bern 'Larry I. Mooro, D. L.
Vard, O. G. Dunn,'Rv A. Nunn.
Rose Hill E. McN. Carr.
Wallace vA.. L. MoGowoh, B. F.
Pearsall, Tr. .
Warsaw Rivers D. Johnson, H. L.
Stevens.
BIG SUM OF MONEY
IfSEDJN.PAYINS OP
MEN AT CLEM
.The' Camp Giepn foldiers. wrg re
warded after their long Wait lot pay-
f j'ay by the disbursement . of almost
yiT52,000 By arnrty payMasters thcr'c'
ruesdsy. Many of. tlilf flicd" Kay Keen
"dl-akJ broke" for weeks; They drew
f.-'Qm1 50 cent3' a' day to $2.60 for en
listed m'ofKanjCrom obAut $-1.75 up
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ASUUFUf Li
. '-tW thV UnTted PrcslT , '
London, Aug.' i-English regi.
mcrru are essential to peace', and1
the restoration' by Cermarif of
Bi l'sium and Serbia materially,
efonnrrlcally aild, materially, and
also tiic repihinz of devastate J
porrtoru of fniirt and Rupsia.
I'ripmii'r A'iUiuV tuay declared
fj t!.c House ot Commons
rats
Deutschhnd Plays Hide and Seek With Newspaper Boats
wOn Way Down Bay From Baltimore Craft If ad Not.
Been Seen at Norfolk or Newport News At.'Noon Be
lieved to Be Loitering ; Up Cncsapeake tlazc Helps
Her Keep Out of Sight Rough Weather .Ofltsldc May
Prevent Use of Speedy Boats With Which Allied Cruis
crs Arc Equipped Patrol U ExcitedWatermen Hop
ing Submersible Liner 'Wilf Eseape From Trap Which
Franco-British Fleet Has Set
(By CARL GROAT) " 1
Norfolk, Ausr. 2. At noon Norfolk and Newport News
were nearly blind from the
Deutschlan'd. Neither eitv
she is still between Tangier Island harbor and this' city.
At 9; o'clock the submarine was fifteen miles below Tan
gier, nearing Cape Charles. She was expected to pass?
here shortly after noon. ' ,
Mystery In Movements.
Norfolk. Aucr. 2. The Deufschland passed Tangier
Island, 50 miles from Cape Charles, at 6 o'clock this" morn
ing. She was unheard from Until nearer Norfolk at .8:30.
It is believed the ship may not reach Ilamntori Roads be
fore night. It is expected the" submarins will' lay in some
secluded place in the bay today, awaiting darkrie'sis to ;
make a dash past the Allies' patrol, (
' The prize steamer Appam was brilliantly lignfed' , up
nil night. A heavy haze this morning' Was fd'eal fbi the
Deutschhnd's vovaere. She made ood progress dtirihff
the night, but maintaining uncertain speed, calculated to
embarrass press b6ats following. Sometimes ihecraft ,
maae sixteen Knots, oui most
The submersible passed Solomon's Island, at the mouth
of the atuxent, at 8:18 a. m. Keeping up that fate ,of
speed she would reach the Capes at dark.
Harbor men are hoping the submarine will' be' invisible
to British gunners. The Allied ships are sputtering Wire
lesses back and forth. High seas reported off the coast
fray prevent the use of the speed boats' the- Allies are re- -ported
to have; ":
AMERICA . FORMALLY
LONDON Si
LIFE Of CASEMEf
President Tclfs State De
partment to Hurry Up
Congrcssiona Resotutioit
Requcstibg ': Clemency
To- Han$ Thursday ... .
(By the United" Press)' .
WashinKton Aujf. 2. The United
.ates has formally applied to Great
BriUin for cltmency for Sir Roger
Casement, The President today in- j
structed the Stale Department to
.ft t
mmetliaMy forward tho congressiod
al resolution urging the "exercise of
Clemency in' tltti tfcatnicrit; of Xfish
poUtioat prisoners." , ,
Casement wan- condemned ftk
tomorrow. ! ,
i The State - Department forwarded
the appeiiU,J3iiUsh subjects here be
lieve g, jHL Save no ,efr- it
KUurd ARE Klinntli
rr
(if tha United PiSU
fJBl, Ftp Aug. 2.-T-A'; mdtor
cyclurps, ten truckload of Idx
, (ontrx.and two troops of caval- '
rjr , wcr rnshed f roM Fort Dlisa
to Foid jtancdet today' fflltowinif .
report that 150 SfeXiraBs (ad
cro5ed the Rio Grande at Finley, ';
Texas,, eight miles west of Ilan
f MtL- , . ... -
. General Bliss has received' no r'
pori of righting between the regular?
and militia' and the bandits. He said
strain of looking Y for the
had seen her. It is believed
usuauy ten. ; .
Bfllh French, arid British
Claim Gains Germans
Occupy Wood After Re
peated1 tt'ep1 lifscisr anrf Hea
vy LossesAdmitted ,
(-By the United Pfessy
Paris, A'ay. 2. thV FrencH' Save
won additional irround , north and
rf .? f$ uJ offl
dallyi The Germans' have gained the
Vaux-Chapter wood despite heavy- los-
l uAa tif tan d'Anrxinf iinaiti.Qariit f '
tacks...,, .. ..'..'.".,.. '
Uand-to-Hand Fighting In West
. .London, Ag. 2-The Dritish ar
still jrrappfinif in han.d-to-hand com
jtatd with. Germans at Pozicrcs, and
jjraining, ' General Haig reported that
progress- was .rhacla last night east of
Pozicrcs. . ; i ... . ; . '
Berlin Adihlta) Loss?, y , ;
; pitrl:ni. A'ugJ 2.-All' Allied attack
daUac .Flandtfrs' fronhave been re
piibcd 'except, on the )high road be- '
twiSd Jtfurie Court an Qery. where
they have completely demolished Ger
man trenches and occupied positions,
fit-jj official trdmtedi
skfAKBcponiB,:
; pEC j LEGISLATIOII
. (By theUaitePreai) -
Vasl'dhgton. Aug. 2.-The child la-
Efjor.leg'ishition is scheduled to start
ihr tlte Senate this afternoon. "Indi-
sr.tioM aYe it" iir pass this week.
The house already h'as passed it. The
Pr-Meht is watching- developments
close. ' - " J'
1 , M-. . ' i
he had heard that the bandits crosscl.
f don't propose to allow them to re
main," he said. , "
GKKAT STRUCSLE IS
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