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CC vf r, ' jV ' i i irii "it mmmi. , . ' i' --;--V rpfejlir' ' . J " Vol. XVffiK. is FIRST EDITION Kl jfSTON, N. G, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1916 SEC jPAGE TODAY TRUSTIES WILL BE FOURTH BANK HERE BOSTON DECIDES TO 1PLAN TO I MINCHERtrO LEARN GIVEN THREE DAYS IS A REALITY; W. D. .1 r. ...... i . , STAY N WET COL'MNISDBMIT IS LOST IN SENAIt WITH HIM SHORTLY 111! IIJK mKISTlAii WITH BIG MAJORITY i .. i ' '. . ii.'n rfi in 4' BEntlN tfOEiSN'T TAKE ALLIED ftEJECTION SiliSfifj iiON AFPROMlPiy Of REFEREiOT WIIAT'Slfl I DONE LLOYD-GEORGE TO. GERMAN PROPOSALS ... .i . i LAHUUlit HOMNT Entente Statesmen Bluffing, wAy Teuton Populace Looks at Slti&tfdft Roufiurttett Successes Wffl Make Eng land. Russia and France Consider Carefully Before Turning Down Offer for Good, Believed Kaiser Must Throw Off Air 6t Victor Before Enemies , Will Even Talk With Him,. London Public's View Britain Not Dominating Policies 6f Her Allies Haven't Slammed Door on the Dove, Either (By Carl VV. Ackerman) Berlin, Dec. 20. Germany regards the speeches of the statesmen of England, France and Russia as bluffff to Impress Berlin with the, Entente's determination, to this extent, their' governments cannot do otherwise in view of their past statements, although they are really i , (iilj, I a tj ii ii anxious npw ior peace, mis view is renecieu m an wants of life, following Lloyd-George's answer to tne German Chancellor. Berlin is not pessimistic, despite the Allied pronounce ments from London, Petrograd and Paris, that the Allies are determined tot continue the war until high objects are attained. The general view is that these speeches will not be taken seriously when weighed against Germany's pro gress in Roumania. (iermany vki Not Be So Overbearing. London, Dec. 20. The Allies have not slammed the door on peace. They have simply said to Germany, "Hre are our terms. Take Or leave them. It's your move; but don't come again in the role of victor." This was, the universal view todav. Incidental! v. it is remark erf how adroitly Lloyd-George destroyed Germany's illu sion of, England dominating the policies of the Entente nations. It is recalled. that the premier stated at the out- t-ei xiw, AUsia ana r ranee were acting independently, but have reached a conclusion in which England is now acceding. German Armies ftot Aware Pelade Proposal. (By William Philip Simms) With the British Armies in the Field, Dec. 20. Des pite the Kaiser's order of the day to his army, the British believe the bulk of the German troops are still ignorant of their emperor's peace proposals. Several prisoners captured by the British have professed absolute ignor ance1 on the subject. Only one non-commissioned officer admitted he knew of the proposals. In similar fashion it ?s Ascertained that Von Hindenburg is dissatisfied with the way things are going on the western front. Increas ed German artillery fire and aerial activity during in.' past week apparently resulted from the order to prevent, if possible, continual fire .from the British guns. Seem ingly, this continuous bombardment is telling upon the spirit of the German troops. America Interested In Permanent Peace. Washington, Dec. 20. The United States in common with other neutrals, will be interested in any world poace guarantees or disarmament decision which might follow the present peace proposal situation, it is officially stat ed. United States officials today informally talked of i; world guarantee as essential to any final peace. Whether the "interest" officially revealed by the State Depart ment would be other than passive is not stated. But it is assumed that this government would take an active hand in furthering such ideas if it found them welcomed by the belligerents. The President feels that when the time comes to make any move for peace, the situation will be made clear to the United States, which is not interested in the causes of European the outbreak, but "only in an assurance 6f permanent peace." The means of establish ing this, the President believes, would ve vital to this na tion because she has, "whether she has willed it or not, ' been vitally affected by the war. Secret Diplomacy Next. Washington, Dec. 20. Ultra secret diplomacy will be employed in the next big moves of the peace game, offi cials believe. England probably will be willing for her official answer to Germany, expected here soon, to be made public, officials believe, but if Germany is to accept implied Invitation and state peace terms publicity will have a ruinous effect, it is held. These facts, coupled with the thought that the belligerents are still vastly apart, convinces the administration that at present it is advisable for the United States to keep hands off. The condition of thfe cotton market is not at all Santa Clkusy, oJir.par- MENINGITIS ed with the srttur oT things a few weeks ago. Ttie tapl here Wednes Dec. 19-Four day bhwght i rem 14 S-4 to 161-4. Governor Issues Order Re leasing Honor Men From Prisons Throughout the State Example Set By Him Last Year Caswell Bankind & Trust Co. Organized On Tues day "Evening UP-T0-MTE INSTITUTION Governor iCrai?, following a prece dent set by him last year, will give Will HaVe Trust and vt. y convict trusty in every prison and road camp in North Carolina a brief vacation for Christmas. He is sued the following to all authorities in the State late Tuesday: "Greetings You are hereby auth orized and requested to allow each and every prisoner who is and has been a trusty for ten days prior to this date to return to his home or ether place chosen by him, and to re main away from the camp or prison, during Sunday, Monday and Tues day, the 24th, 25th and 26th of De- ember, provided each trusty pledge his honor and satisfy the officer in charge that he will return by 12 o' clock, Wednesday, December 27. "You are further authorized and eqnested fio give to all of the pris oners in your charge a holiday on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the ?4th, 25th and 2!th of December. "You are furthermore directed and educated to report to me on or be fore the first day of January your iction in accordance herewith and the results, and the name and con duct of each prisoner paroled. "A request and authority similar to this vas is.mcd in December, 1915. It was universally 'observed iby sher- ' iffs and officers. The prisoners that were paroled kept their promise with scrupulous fidelity and showed that they were Worthy of the confidence and truat. I "LOCKE CRAIG, Governor." Sav ings Departments and May Keep Open Nights; T. W. Heath to Be Cash ier Site Chosen Ai forecasted in The Free Press, i new State bank ior Kinston was or ganized Tuesday evening. The stock holders imet in the Hacvey C. Hines building at Gordon and Heritage streets and, failing to elect directors, tentatively named Postmaster W. D. LaRoque, President; C. R. Dodson, Vice-president and T. W. Heath Cash ier. The stockholders' He aire that the.-c officers be retained will be com nmnioited to the directors when they are chosen. The Caswell iBanking and Trust Co. will be the name of the company owning the institution, which will be Kinstcn's fourth bank. The efficci s .:e all well-toown. Mr. Dodson is a prominent tobacrsnist: Mr. Heath has long been with the First National Bank, now toeing cm ployed ::s teller there. President I.a K'mue has large interest.? in the city. The capital f lock will be $25,000. It was over-subscribed before the orga nisation. Stockholders include score?, of merchants, professt?nal men, plant ers and others. The idea of the pro- I motfr s was to make it as popular as j possible and have many stockholders i awning few shares rather than a ! small num'ber of stock owners. i Features cf the institution will be t : the trust and savings departments. j The former will be quite complete and comprise a specialty for which there is a. demand in the city. Night hours ' will fbe a new departure contem The Duplin county commissioners plated, ire between two fires on the noted The bank will be located in the new ,tr:k law question which has been 'Hunter building at Monument corn- fhc bane of their official existence for a long time pasi. iney musi come here, it is reported, on December 29 n ruedience to a mandiamus writ "to hrx cause befdre Judge W. A. Devln n r t.no:r ianure to erect uic iciito. On the other hand, an injunction has been served on them restraining them from erecting it. It is returnable be fore Judge Olived Allen here on Sat urday, it is said. Strong legal talent has toeen retained by both sides. Boston, Mat., Dec. 19. Boston todny voted 4to continue tho licensed sale of liqudt "after the 1veliest cam paign on the liquor question that the city has Jiad in years. The vote in favor of license was 53,458 with 29, )97 against. Last year the vote for license was 40,115 and 31,677 against. Washington, Dec. 19. The Senate judge BHld to GiVC XSoVCT- CONTRACTS FM FOUR THOUSAND QUICK-FIRERS Washington, Dec .19. In accord ance with the original recommenda tion of the special machine gun board, the War Department today let rontra-'U for 4,000 Vickers' machine gum and accessories at a cost of $5,500,000 and announced that addi tional contracts soon would be tet which would bring the sum to be expended on such weapons for the re gular army and the national guard Up to about $0,500,000. today t-ejected the proposal of Sena tor -Underwood for a referendum among citizens of the Capital on the Sheppard fU to prevent manufac ture and sale vt liquor in the District of Columbia. The vote was a tie, 38 to 38, and the amendment there fore was declared last nor His Opinion In a " Fed Days V. HUMAN CONGRESS POWERLESS HELP PRINT PAPER SITUATION KITCHIN SIDE , ' .. x Mincher Not So Much . to Be Considered, Bui little Minchera Come Into Case . Commisai6rte f:Wofald Take Blame . ABOUT LUST OF WEEK DUPLIN BOARD HAS TROUBLE ON BOTH SIDES OF 'FENCE' Washingbon, Dec. 18. Democratic Leader Kitchin's resolution to provide for a congressional recess over the Christmas holidays from December 22 to January 2, was adopted by the House today by a vote of 141 to 44. A .similar resolution will be passed by the Senate. (By the United Plresa) Washington, Dec. 18. Congress is powerless to reliev the news print situation, Majority Leader Kitchin declnre3. Any action, he said, will have to be tr.ken by the attorney general. "If the charges made by newspa per publishers are true," Representa tive Kttchin said, "the attorney-gen' eral ought to act in the case and act 3t once. Congress could only order an investigation by a government The investigation, apparently is go ing on." Members stated that publishers had complained to them that the de partment of justice had given email encouragement to the situation. De partment officials, it was stated, can not "get" the paper trust, despite evidence that many small publishers are iting forced out of business be-' cause of their inability to meet pa per price advances. cr. WEAVER BECOMES A REPRESENTATIVE ONE REASON WHY THE EEATHER COST GOES UP IROOft IROTED El fiat, Texai, omiwtov in. the Wia Infantry Receipts were aiout 2" bales. brigade bar. ieen 'quarantined U- New York ,0f a " use w the avowry oi spimu men- JaJmry . . . .ie.80 ingitia amonf these trtfopait was yic. .117.07 announced at military fceadVjuarter May today. July .4e 1728 .....172 17.05 176 17.48 17.52 FACT; COMIIISSION'O Victory of Tenth District Democrats Complete So Far As State Is Concern ed Britt Has But One Chance Left London. Dec. 20. Kicking the Germans back across their own bor de s is requiring an enormous quan tity of boot leathd-. As England is supplying the greater portion of all the Soots worn by the Allied soldiers, the shoe factories throughout Eng kiml are swamped with work today. i -.-i. r:.... -.-..r-.-.-. 1-or :ne winter, uie ma.u w.nw feet of .-wa ttiiu vuscivoi j The famous Weaver-Britt election controversy in the Tenth Congres sional district is over so far as the State 1j concerned, with Weaver, Democrat, holding the sea. The Ra- said: "Zcbulon Weaver, Democrat, will mer'.f v. ill require 9,000,000 ufp.i leather for Cossack boots and - - j.i.r, c .. . . . e 1 - U fd ..if- ih st'd crs' footwear. The ship- 1 , 1 . '.Tisfrct in the next Congress, .suc- rr.pnf. . tit sucn iremeniwu- urucis . muit be completed by the time cold weather sets in and ha.s forced the government to take up every piece of leather on the market. SLIPPED ON SNOW AND -BROKE HIS NECK; DEAD Aaheville, Dec. 19 That Hemphill, 18 years of age, met death in a most A ! seeding James J. Britt, Republican, unless Mr. E.itt, defeated at every turn in a contest that has been dog gedly fought before a county board of canvassers, two superior courts and the Supreme Court, carries his fight to the floors of iCongress and get a reversal of Mr. Weaver's com plete victory. "The Republican Congressman, wtiose failure to return give the Democrats a solid congressional rep- lnunnre tne application ior injunc-: ;r.r. sought by Mr. Britt against the dcc!n'.Etk)h cf election by the State board at canvassers, dismissed the action,,. The State board of canvas-, -er.?, in compljsnce with the statute, declared Mr. Weaver elected; the Secretary of State Issued certificate, 'ir.d Governor Crnjg signed his com rei3sicn es Couirfessman from the Tenth district. Thus ended, so far as NT.irth Carolina courts are concerned, i two jacnths' determined fight for the control of the tenth district." I llMfcy r r Av iv ls tfit'H&i ts- i, a- NOTED NEWSP.iPEREW NEAR MATH ON BORDER (y the TJnited IVMa) El Paso, Dee. 20. It Is report ed that E. Gonzales, a eergeimt in the South Carolina gaard and editorial writer on the Coliltnbli State, died in the base hospital last night of pneumonia. Hia son is the American minister to Cuba. The following dispatch is from the Raleigh News and Ooserver: Camp Stewart, El Paso, Texas, Dec. 19. Sergt. Rcihert E. Gonzales, Second South Carolina Machine Gun 'otr.'pnny. is at the point of death here tonight from pneumonia. He is famous throughout the South as the clever paragrapher of the Columbia State. His recovery is not'expeited. If E. W. Mincher, fcirmer boss, goes to jail, what will become of his four babies and their email hard-worked mother? Thai &7 ' phase of the Mincher case, now fam ous in Lenoir county, which is begin ning to cans eoneern to peon in timate with the ifmobenf 4omrtie status. Mayhe Winche deeerrelrno consideration, maybe he does; bat whethcir Atiacher doei or doet . not; his family might be in a ted Ugfat if the big fellow has to eerve a sentence of a year iinpose4 upon hjm byjg W. M. 'Bond in uperfor fiourtjkfrt ' jdmetlme ago. ,: -V Mrs. iMineher and the fifte one ire at the Lenoir cdvtaty ttkyjet camp, according to twthby officials.' Should Mincher be Ukm frwft Mkmt there would be no bom for-hial way from there. The aldeM 4iy is six years old, still Hsping; ' the vkungeat is tvro-months-old and just beginniRg'ta "notice thinyt" and to u Ujlus fashion., little ; . Jin. iiittcjier, whose, flocjijiowherni; :Vxe to accumulate Isurjlus flesh, , is ujny -with oae ibaby after Another ' mcst all the time, ti Kr . ' Mltteher -roes out to find f6od ftr h'er brood the iix-yeftf-old will Hie Itf 'dirt , for (he 'othM, k Ii ? Ihht will YWt &6 fct t M leMt Mrs. SHircher wouldat Ulcb' W risk it, probably. Mrs. Mlhcbe ; i fr most excellent "Womttn, ftceordinf to everything that officials bve Keen of her. She has a lot of reejKUibil ity upon her, and measures up to it ,o the last notch. .v';':'; Mincher, convicted of whippini -onviets, is under sentence of a year to the county Jail. He would ': bt !4' ,S i-'l. ?0REIGNES REPORTED DEAD SAFE IN TEXAS j El Paso, Texas, Dec. 19. Seven foreigners, all of whom at various times had been .reported killed by bandits in Mexico, arrived at Eagle Pass, Texas, today, according to a 'e'egram received by officials of a railroad company here. LENORE ULRICH The Morotco-Paraniou.t Z'lt peculiar manner yesterday, falling in resentation, found himself bankrupt the yard of the Hemphill school and of legal resources in North Carolina breaking his neck. The young man, yeste-day when the Sdpreme Court with scene companions, was engaged ( affirmed the judgment of Judge Ad- in a snowball battle and stopped to ams denying him a writ of mandam- pick up a mass of fresh snow for a us against the Buncombe county snowball. In some (way. his foot board of canvassers. , lipped and he plunger forward, strik ing hie head. "Immediately in Wake county court, Judge Bond, who held in con- rjt if. 4 it THSODOR T.OSERT3 la Laab'-I'anusob&t Picture.' 9" fetm si? i Chief difectbr of Pall Paraniount Pictures j serving his time had not the Gover nor very considerately reprieved hkft, pending an investigation. The Stt-r preme Court found no error in fiti-)erici.- Court's Judgment. Chairania of Commissioners R. iP, Churchillf Corrm-iBsfener ID, W. Wood, Attor ny G. V. Cowper and Sheriff A. W Taylor went to Raleigh Tuesday la the case, carrying petitions and afftr Uvits and Other fhihjjfs to the Co- crnor, and eked for If jiarfol! fd? viincher. Hia Excellency Intimated r said that he would take no action -xcept upon recommendation ti. Indgc Bond, say member exf th H:ty. He was very courteous -oiviial to the Lenoir men, in keepirig with his disposition . Afterward thejr aw Judge Bond, who gave them 'ong hearing, took the papers in the ase and assured them that he woubj five the Governor his views in pew days. The party dwelt opon the 'act that the testimony In the case if an ex -convict named Benton should not be considered. Benton's chara 'er. they contend, elinrtnstes him ai a T responsible witness. Solicitor H, Shaw was in Raleigh. Ha, the eottn 'y administration members say, op- -posed pardon or commoUtlsa There is no hope," Attorney CoWjr , says, for a recommendation for elenv ?ney coming from the State'a attww ney. . , ,;c '.:jfyf:f The county commissioner fnaintiin that the responsibility for the wmjK ' pingof prisoners was not Mincher' Attorney Oowper states, that Jodge Peebles, wow dead.' holding eurt her held that whipjinjf df insuW ' diaate convicta was essential to dl-' cipline; that the commissioners, act- upon his construction, enrpowerei t" tpt. Bryant Taylor to us the lash, , in iTtoderatien, and that Taylor, ther . -is antple proof though the latter f3- i (onUnued on paj; Z i
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