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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 1916
NO, 51
fficial Washington
Uar till cxico Hon Inevitable
y Jlight-About-Face By Carranza Could Avert
Break!Between Two Countries
CARRANZA' HELPLESS TO MEET
41
Hi He Should Adopt Policy of Conciliation Would
, Death By His Generals
CAPTAIN MOREY FOUND
WITH FOUR TROOPERS
(By United Pre$s)
San Antonlof Texas, June 26
Captain Lewis Morey and fcur
negro troope's of the Tenth are
reported fourd on the San Luis
Ranch accing to a message
to General Funston from Persh-
ing today
(By United Press)
Washington D. C. June 26 War
is inevitable. -(
This Is the belief of Congressional
leaders here and they do not hesi
tate to so express themselves.
Congressman Flood of Virginia,
Chairman of the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs, holds this view,
-and admits to his colleagues that he
sees no hope of a peaceable settle
ment of the Mexican situation.
Congress ,-expects -an address from
President Wilson before a Joint ses
felon of the Rouse and Senate as
oon as Carranza repUes to the A
merican demand of .yesterday for a
statement of attitude by the De
Facto Government.
It is agreed that only a rlglt a
out face by Carranza can avert war
nd Washington accepts at face
value the report from the border
that Caranza would face revolt and
mutiny among his officers and sol
tilers should he reverse his present
"belligerent attitude to the American
Government.
Sevfjitcn thousand militiamen
from Nw York, New Jersey and
'Connecticut entrained for the bor
der nrly this afternoon and the
hulk of the remaining 76 500 n!e
expected to be patrollng the border
.by Friday or Saturday.
The campaign against Mexico. In
rthe event of war la planned down
to the minutest detail) though nat
urally none of these details are
made public for strategic reasons.
A call for volunteers will be one
of the first steps of the President
Irtna ihvt hp haa PT.
hausted all honorable means to a
vert war. .... ;
''- It Is estimated that the Presi
dent's call will be for two hundred
tjnd fifty thousand nva. This, in
addition to the Regular Army and
"National Guard, would "bring the
'armed force against Mexico up to
: 393,000 men.
- ' President Wilson today voiced his
appreciation of the response of A
'merican business men to the exl
fcfdtidies of the situation in a letter
to L. A. D. Percival of New York,
who had announced that any em
ployee of his enlisting In the Nati
onal Guard would receive full pay
throughout his term of service.
South and Central American Re
publics will today tender their good
.nffinoa in the United States in an
attempt to prevent war.
The offer will be tendered in an
Informal way to Minister Calderon
of Bolivia to Secretary Lansing.
We have tio definite plans of medl
stion to propose, said Senor Calde
ron this- morning, but we shall at
Relieves
temi t to obtain peaceable settle
ment of the questions at issue." It
was stated to a representative of
the United Press that the confer
ence this afternoon will be Informal
and verbal. Should the result of
the conference indicate a favorable
issue of mediation it will be made
formally and in writing.
"Other diplomats of Central and
South America, said the Bolivian
Minister," may attend the confer
ence." .
GainsMade
By Italians
(By United Press)
Rome, June 26. The Austrlans
have begun a general retreat on the
Trentino front, having been , forced
to give ground before a smashing
Italian offensive which has been In
progress for several days.
This is the announcement of to
day's official bulletins which speak
of the capture of many possitlons
by the Italians. ,
The gains made are regarded as
the most Important yet won by Ital
lan troops and as among the most
important of the whtle war.
BelievelWar
Inevitable
(By Unlatfd Press)
El Taao. June 26. The border is
convinced that war Is inevitable.
Interest tcday centers In Pershing's
change of base from Namlquipa.to
El Valle and in Carranza's reply to
the American note yesterday. It In
believed that the First Chief Is help
less and can not yield to American
demands without being deposed by
his own generals and exposing him
self to Madero's fate.
Violence In
Mexico City?
(By United Press)
Eagle Pass, Texas, June 26 Des
truction of the American consulate
at Mexico City by soldiers and clvl
Hans is reported by refugees reach
ing here from the interior today.
A Suicide
At Durham
(By United Press)
Durham, June 26. Major Emmltt
Lloyd, a member of Ex-Governor
Aycock'a staff and one time leading
militia officer of the State, committ
ed suicide by shooting here today.
Ill health is assisted as the reas
on for the act. Major Lloyd was
fifty-nine jars old.
OUR DEMANDS
Be Deposed And Put To
SALEM DOES NOT WANT
PALMER FOR COMMISSIONER
. t
To Pasquotank Voters:
A voter I suppose from Salem
Township says in The Advance of
June 23rd that Salem wants T. E.
Palmer for County Cpmm Issuer.
If Salem wants T. E. Palmer why
did they put J. C. Jamea in his
place?
The writer says: We" want Mr.
Palmer. That must mean him - and
nothing more. The majority of
Salem voters have elected Mr.
James for four yeara over Mr. Pal
mer and they have no cause for
change. Mr. James friends were
confident )f tils re-election and that
accounts for his not being elected.
I know four voters within half a
mi'e of me who would have voted
for him had they gone to the pri
mary. But you can count on these
July 1st and they will show that a
good majority wants J. C. James,
Jr.
True, as "Salem" says, Mr. Pal
mer has been County Commissioner
but the peoiie got tired of him. If
he gave the highest satisfaction.
I why did they elect Mr. James over
him? Mr. James record has never
been censured except for not voting
for the canning club, 'and his reas
on for this was that the people did
not want it, as he understood. He
personally was in favor of it, But a
County Commissioner must act for
th county and for his comunlty.
Mr. James lacked only a few votes
of beating both candidates in the
primary and July 1st will show that
the i eop'e want him.
"Balem, No. 2."
To Be Among
First At Front
(By United Press)
' New, York, June 26. Major-General
Wood, the olllcer in command
of the eastern division of the Na
tional Guard, has ordered North
and South Carolina militia who
have reached mobilization camps, as
well as those of Virginia, to be
ready to move toward the border
on an instant's notice.
The formal order to entrain will
come immediately upon the reports
of the Adjutant-General of these
states that the men are ready.
PURE SRED HOGS "
BROUGHT TO COUNTY
Two pure bred boars have arrived
In this county within the last week.
One 9t these is Stonegate Cham
pion tl, of Berkshire stock and the
famous Dinwiddle strain. The far
mers of Sound Neck bought this fine
animal and own him in common.
The second boar is a Duroc Jersey
f.om Oakwbod Farm near Warsaw.
He was purchased by N. R. Parker.
CHIEF THOMAS TO 8UFFOLK
Chief of Police J. B. Thomas has
gone to Suffolk to look over F. F.
Brown, arrested at Suffolk Friday
It Is the Idea cf the Nqrfolk police
that "Brown'' Is giving an asumed
r.ame and that Chief Thomas may
know him.
COL- ROOSEVELT
IS
1 V
In Lengthy Statement Ex
plains Why Could Not
Accept the Progressive
Nomination
(By United Press)
Washington, D. C, June 26 Taeo
dore Rcosevelt's letter to the Pro
gressive National Committee was
made public here at one o'clock this
afternoon. The letter follows:
To the Progressive National Com
mittee:
Gentlemen In accordance with
the message I sent to the Progress
ive National Cenvention as soon as
I had received the notification that
It had nominated me for President.
I now communicate to you my rea
sons fcr declining" V e honor which
I so deeply appreciate . . .
Before spenking of anything else.
I wish to express my heartiest and
most unstinted admiration for the
character and services of the men
and women who rnde up the Pro
gressive Natl nal Convention in 1916
I can give them no higher praise
than to say that in all respects they
Btord level with the men and wom
en who In 1912 Joined at Chicac0 to
found the Progressive Partv. These
two conventtens, tn character, In dls
intf reFtedness in vision, in insight.
In high purpose and in desire to
render practical service to the peo
ple, typified exactly what such bod
ies ought to be in a self-governing
democracy. They represented the
spirit which moved Abraham Lin
coln and his political associates dur
Ing the decade preceding the close
of the Civil War. The p'atform put
forth In 1912 was much the most Im
portant public 'document promulgat
ed In this country since the death
of Abraham Llnrorn.
Yet it has become entirely evi
dent that the people under existing
conditions are not prepared to ac
cept a new party.
It is impossible for us ProureHS
Ives to abandon our convictions.
But we are faced with the fact that
as things actually nre f ,e Progress
ive Natlcnal organization no longer
offers the means whereby we can
make these convictions effective in
our national life. Under such cir
cumstances, our duty It to do the
lest we can. and not to sulk be
cause our leadership Is rejected.
lieve that the course we advocated
was tbn hiKhcst interest of the A
merrlin people is aside from the
qu-Ftlcn.
Under these circumstances the
Progressive National Committee, at
Chirago, in January, outlined our
duty to seek common action with
the Republican Party.
Six weeks liter, on March 9th in
my Trinidad statement. I asked for
Fimilar combination against the
Democratic Party, on a platform of
"clean-cut, stralghtout National A
merlcanlsm," and for a candidate
who will not merely stand " for
such a programme before election,
but will resolutely and In good faith
put it. through if, elected JL
In my Judgment, the nomination
of Mr. Hughes mepts the conditions
set forth in the statement of the
Progressive National Committee, is
sued last January, and In my own
statements. Under existing condi
tlons, the nomination of a third tick
et would In my Judgment, be mere
ly a move in the interest of the elec
Hon of Mr. Wilson. I regard Mr
Hughes as a man whose publlo rec
ord Is a guarantee that 'he will
not merely stand for a programme
of clean-cut stralghtout American
ism before election, but will reso
lutely and In good faith put it thro
if elected." He Is beyond all com
parlson better fitted to be President
than Mr. Wilson. It would be
grave detriment to the country to
reflect Mr. Wilson I shall, there
FO
fore, s'rongly support Mr. Hughes.
Such being the case. It Is necessary
to say that I cannot accept the nom
inatlcn on a third ticket. .
It is urged against Mr. Hughes
that he was supported by the var
ious soaIIed German-American Al
liances. I believe that the attitude
of these professional German-Amer
leans was due, not 'in the least to
any liking for Mr. Hughes, but sole
ly to their antagonism to me. They
were bound to defeat me for the
nomination. The only way bv which
they could achieve this object was
by supporting Mr. Hughes and they
supported him accordlnly. . without
any regard to cter considerations
Mr. Hughes' character and bis
whole course of conduct in public af
fairs Justif us in the assured con
vlctlon that the act that these men
have for their own purposes sup
ported him welt, In ni shape or way
affect his public actions before or
after ele:tirn. His entire public lire
is a guarantee of this.
The events of the last three and
a half years have shown that as
much cannot be said for Mr. Wil
son. In Mr. Wilson's case we do
not have to consider his words, but
his deeds. His deeds absolutely con
tradict hfs words;' and for the mat
ter of that his wordsflbsolutely con
tralirt one another. It Is folly to
pay heed to any of the promises in
the pintform on which he now
stands in view of the fact that al
most every important promise con
tained in the platform on which he
stood fcur years ago has since
been broken.
Certain of my friends who 'reel
that the Progressives fhould run a
third" ticket base thefr feeing on ob
JcHtlon tp the character or actions
of the Republican National Conven
tion. As regards to this potnt, It
Is sufficient to say that the mem
bers ot the Republican National Con
ventlcn were unquestionably induc
ed to nem'nate Mr. Hughes primar
ily because of the belief that his in
tegrlty and. fcrce of character, and
his leng recrod of admirable public
service, would make htm peculiarly
acceptable, rot only to the rank and
tile of the Republican Party, but to
the people generally. I do not be
lieve that Mr. HuKhes would have
been nominated if It had not been
for the" fight on behalf cf public de
tency and efficiency which the Pro
gmsive Party has waged during
the pest four year.
In any event, and without regard
to what the personal feelinp.s of
any of na may be as regards the
action of the Republican Conven-
lon, I wUh yerv solemnly to ask the
representatives of the Progressive
party to consider at this time only
e welfare of the people of the
nltcd States. e shall prove
false to our ideals and our profess
Ions If in this grave crisis of the
Nations life, we permit ourselves to
1m severed from the one prime duty
uf serving with cool Judgement and
single minded devotion the nation's
needs. Our own political fortunes
Individually and collectively, are of
no consequence whatever, when
compared with the honor and wel
fare of the peoples of the United
StatesT
Tliere is nol longer before
us for decision the question as to
what particularly man we may sev-
erally most desire to see at the
head of the government. We can
decide only whether during these
possibly vital years this country
shall beehtrus(ed" lb lheleadershlp
of Mr. Hughes or Mr, Wilson.
Mr. Wilson has been tried and
found wanting. His party, be
cause of Its devotion to the outworn
theory of state rights, and because
of its reliance upon purely sectional
support, stands against that spirit
of far sighted nationalism, which is
essential If we are to deal adequate
ly with our several social and in
dustrlal problems. Mr. Wilson
end his party have In actual prac
tlce lamentably failed to safeguard
the interest and honor of the Unit
ed Staes. They have brought us
to Impotence abroad and to division
and weakness at home. They have
accustomed us to see the hlghes
and most responsible offices of gov'
(Continued on Page Four)
TBIEOJOB LIFE
Sir Roger Casement Is
1L.T T wy '
iow racing ungusa
Jury On Charge of High
, Treason.
"Ti
(By Wilbur S. Forrest)
London, June 26--On the charge
that he "did traitorusly contrive and
intend to aid the enemy" Sir Roger
Casement today entering a plea of
not guilty faced a Jury in his trial
for life In the great London law
courts. Durng the exhaustive state
ment of the Attorney-General, Sir i
Fredrick Smith the defendant main,
tained a cheerful demeanor.
England's first high treason trial,
with two exceptions, for 65 years
drew an enormous varlpeopled
around the ancient law courts many "
hours before the trial was scheduled
to commence. Men and women for .
med long lines leading to the en
trance of the court chamber, know
ing that perhaps nine out of ten
would never be granted the privilege
"i"s uumu m'ienuttiu in
the dock. Hundreds of the morbidly
curious, content to take a chance on
seeing Casement enter the court on
bis way from London Tower " wait-.
ed on the sidewalks and overflowed
into the busy street. Strong contin
gents of London "bobbles" drawn
from many quarters of the city bad
difficulty in keeping tbe normal flow
of motorbuses, taxieahs and all des
cription of vehicle from Jamtnsr a-
bove and below the courts building.
Not since Parnell, Irish party lead
er in Parliament, successfully defied
the London Times, In 1887,. to pror
charges of traitorous - conduct a-
galnst blm and thus put the party '
and a great section of the Irish peo
ple on trial, has such British publlo
Interest been lent to a law proceed
ing Involving Ireland. ParneU'a trial
stretched frcm February to October
Casement's trial Is expected to be
finished in at least three weeks.
His companloh, " Daniel Bailey,
will be tried separately. One of
the charges against Sir Roger is
hat he persuaded Bailey to forsake
his allejiianre.
Long before Casement entered
the dock, the court chamber was
crowded. The dim pdlglous light,
which bathed t tie Toltv walls of thl
court from church like windows
cast a sbadow over the fashionably
filled gallery In the rear. Scores of
women, koido Intensely Interested
and others merely curious, flocked
to this gnllery today. They brought
with them the latest cuts In femi
nine raiment and smart hats despite
the war. Frock coated men, Juggl
ed sl!k hats as thhe gallery filled.
Below, also In the rear of the court
another but less smartly dressed
crowd stood waiting for the trial to
begin. They were those who hail
formed in line outside the building
during the early hours of the morn
ing. Many looked weary from the
effects of the long vigil.
In the center and to the front of
the room facing the Judges' rostrum
irr plain' lew of the Jury box wa
the dork. This structure, usually
missing In British civil courts, was
erected for the occasion. In front
of it sat . the King's counsel Junior
counsel and clerks on eight rows of
benches. Solicitor's tables and press
reservations took up space at the
side and in the rear of the prisoners
position. At the extreme left, fac
ing the dock was the umbrella-like
plush covered witness box where
many persons are scheduled to at
tempt to prove or discredit the
charge that Casement and Bailey
are guilty as alleged by the King's
lawyers.
As Lord CHlef Justice Reading,
wearing his scarlet robe and price
less gold chain of office, entered
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