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PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEIMVEDN ESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
KINSTON, N. C, SATURDAY AUGUST 5, 1916
IMTHE WITHDRAWN' IFOUCHT VIOLENT! Yl COUNTY IS FXPFCTFn
CITV SCHOOLS WILL
COUNTRY WILL FACE BAD FOOD SITUATION
IF RAILROAD MEN CO ON STRIKE; SENATE
LAYSASIDERESOLUTIDN FOR MEDIATION
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ff'iAMftt , t 1 , iv;tt I - t.
iKpl INSISTS THATolT BE INITIAL THROUGH THE NIGHT TO GIVE THOUSAND
OPEN FOR TERM
unuwATiuNAL mmwm w western front to the flood fund
THIRTEENTH SEPT'R
BUSINESSUr
Ri$Mo LaBtAmerfeah Note Handed State Department
Todajct-Stresscs Fact That U S. Commissioner: Shall
En&a6 With Carranza:
Points the De, Facto President Would Like to Have
Cleared Up Believed at
can Commissioners Will
of Border Guard Along
Raids and Recall of Pershing and -Hi Forces '
' Washincrton. Aur. 4.-Carranza still insists that the
firshngjtp, be cjde4,ppmiby United States .and
Mexico is wicnarawai ot uie American troops.
Ambassador Arredondo today handed Acting Secre
tary of State Polk the reply
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Xlljrauiig Wiat uie CUHiiilISSumtij: a ociuc wvi I'uiui w
Uie OUtseX. ine communication iurmany immeu wie
Mexican Commissioners. It
the American commissioners
the points mentioned in OUr
,ThCSe points are the Withdrawal, Settlement Of the OUeS-
t nn nf tha hnrrier nalrn nnri
bandit raids.
N6 specific mention is made of the border question
but it is thought the Mexican,
thresn out the whole, question.
May JVTect in Atlantic City. ,
The note says Larranza
the laudable effort of the American government to arrive
at a sofution of the existing
onCtO IS aUUlOriZea lO aiSCUSS
iff a i t -l-
inectmfi:. The Mexican commissioners are expected to
nvfnrA Wachinortnn thic
of the commissioners, is already en route. The others
are Luis Caorere and Albert
Atlantic City or Asbury Park
MEXICO FORMALLY
NAMES COMMISSIONERS
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Mexico Citjf, Aug. 3. It was offi
cially announce at the Mexican for
eign office today that Luis Cabrera,
Ynacio Bonillas and Alberto Pani
have been selected as the commis
sioners to negotiate with the United
States commissioners regarding the
questions at issue between Mexico and
the Unfted States.
Cabrera is Carranza's minister of
finance; E'jnilla is under secretary of
communications; Alberto J. Pani is
president of the national railways of
Mexico. . , . ,
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WILL HAVE
IflNG PICTURE STUDIO
, Greensboro, Aug. 3. Greensboro is
to have a moving, picture company, to
be known as the Gate City Moving
Pictures, Incorporated.?. The au
thorized capital is $100,000, and its
officers are some of the city's best
known business men. " The purpose of
the company is to make films feat
uring Roland Hill, a veil known
young man of th,is city, who is al
ready a moving picture actor. Work
will be commj:nce4..pn the studio in
Greensbor ir( a ..eeltS;
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MAGISTRATE r
DEPORTS WOMEN mm
PEMBROKE AFTER ROW
New Bern, Aug, t After C. M,,
Franks, a bwtnm'n and WUlin Ket.
cham. a; farmer, had . been .severely
beaten by hoodlums at Pembroke, a
local suburb, they took refuge .in the
house of Grace Marshall. . The Mar
shall woman and another who was
with, her went out with nnnajned men
from Kinston, and the trangwho had
followed Franks and Ketcham to the
-.hpstonned it lor admittance,
'Jjfl was gained, A rough and
bmhU fight followed. A revolver
, ai used but no one injured. :
The sheriff intervened. One arrest
made and four girU were de
tained for witnesses. Theyrknew lit- ', V
of tho fracas and spentost of The females were ordered by Mag
their Uma in custody explaining their istrate Hancock to .leave Pembroke
at Pmbroke, the rcputa-'and Eddie McCoy was bound over to
of which place is not good, .'-court for'resisting- arrest. f (
Delegates, In Settlement r of
Washington That the Mexi-
Agree to Jhreslir Out Question
With Those of Patrol, Bandit
to the last American note
. 4-i1 lnl imi'nf of I
laid StreSS On the fact that
shall devote their time to
(the Mexican) preVlOUS note."
fiYincy thP rpsnnnsihi itv fnr
commissioners will agree to
"congratulates himseli upon
difficulties, and that Arred-
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tne Diace ant! (late nt the-
wool - 1 crrtomn Urvi no rwn I
Openy. It is rumored that
will be the meeting, place.
GREENE COUNTY MAN
WORKED IN A BARN I
WITH BIG RATTLER
Albcrt Harp&r, a planter, had ob
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iectionable company in a tobacco
harn. near Snow Hill Thursday after
noon. . A big rattlesnake was enjoy
ing something more than 100 degrees
ot" heat after having found its way
itlfco the barn from the wet ground
outside. When Harper discovered the
reptile's presence he secured a gun
and shot it.
The snake was probably the larg
est ever killed in the section. It's
body was carried to Snow Hill and
measured, proving to be four feet
eight and a half inches long. The
rcpti'o had twelve rattlei and a but-
.ton. It was pi
accd onenpi uon.
NEGRO BELIEVED TO
rlElir VICTIM
MOB VIOLENCE DIES
Lazarus Rou!, cplored, about
30 years old,, shot, arhia home in
the Liddeil section several nights
ago by an unidentified assailant,
believed to have been a member
of a party of white men disguised
ajncKroc3, died todaj. The sher
if 'a flicel received .the informa
tion this afternoon, . and Sheriff
Taylor and Qroner Wood prepar
ed to go to Liddeil, 'j ; .
t Rouse is beKevod to have been
shot because of disresftectful ut
terances about white girls. .....
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GREENVILLE MINISTER :
MAY JOIN THE REGULARS
Greenville, Aug. 4. It is learned
here from an authoritative source
that Adjutant-General McCain tf
the army will recommend the" ap
poiatment of Wkv JL N. Blanchar,
pastor of Memorial Baptist . church
here, to a chaplaincy in tie army
with the rank of first lieutenant
First Germans and Then
French Attacked In the
Verdun Sector
SEEMS LITTLE CHANGE
French Retook Thiaumont
Redoubt Only to Be Chas-
ed Out of It Again Teu
tons Massed to Assault, Is
Report
(By ths United Press)
Fans, Aug. 4. In a violent battle
northeast of Verdun last night the
Germans lost enormously. Thiy re
eatnd their counter-attacks in mass
led formation, it is said officially, and
fought aii night This moming one
an1 thon the other, side was advanc-
The French, it is said, reoccu-
P,M miaumoni tcxwuui out were un-
ven out.
British Not Very Active.
London, Aug. 4. The left wing of
the British in the Sonime offensive
gained last night in minor operations
west of Pozieres, General Haig re-1
ports. ' , -
Germans Rcukc Fieury.
BerIin' Au?- 4. The Germans ire
i i i ii n m m
cepcureu me vmage oi riuury ana
t,enchea t0 the west and n1 thwest of
w l viwciib
fighting this
morning. The French took them du-
ring the night . '
runner siav uains.
Petrograd, Aug. 4, In driving to-I
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ward Koval Russinn detachments have
crossed to the left bank or the stock I
hi in the region of Lubecho. captur-
ing; series pf, heights.
BIG.JTALIAN, LINER
TORPEDOED; NFiRLY
A HUNDRED MH
Women and Children
Are
May
Among Those Who
Have Perished
submarining I'asseng
Ship in Months
(By the United Press)
London. Aug. 4. Eighty to a hun-
drcd persons are missing and may
have perished in the submarining of
the Italian mailer Lotirabro in this
Mediterranean. The . missing include
women and children. Three boatloads
of survivors ' have been landed, two
at Syracuse and one at Moltz. The
Lctimforo wa3 the first big "passenger
ship submarined in months.
YOUNG PHYSICIAN OF
THIS STATE, HERO IN
PHILADELPHIA FIRE
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Washington, N. C., Aug. 4. Phila
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delphia . . newspapers, devote much
space, to a daring feat pullod off
Dr, Allan. Moore of this citv. a young
Episcopal, hospital interne, in a fire
which did .three-quarters of a million
dollars damage, in a manufacturing
section of the Pennsylvania city. .;
. Moore and another physician climb,
ed a ladder $o a roof far above the
ground and resucitatcd tw.o firemen
overcome by smoke, Thejf in turn
were oveitome. ; Firemen finally, got
all fowL , down after , considerable
trouble.' A hig crowd attracted by the
blaae cheered the doctors. :- . , , ' ".
FATAL ROW AT PACTOLUsV
Pactolus, N. C, Aug:. 4. Elistus
Ward, colored,. was shot and killed in
stantly by Robert Wilson, Jr another
negro, here yesterday. The slaying
occurred in a tobacco barn and follow
ed a dispute. " - '
Mark Set by Local Commit
tees Can Be Attained by
Giving: About $250
SOME CONTRIBUTORS ADD
Only One Donation In Near
' ly 24 Hours, Brinffimr To
tal Up to $742.41 Kins
ton and Lenoir Will Do
Their Share
Only $5 was added to Kinston's
land Lenoir county's contribution for
the West Carolina flood sufferers
from the time of Thursday's report to
1 n. m. ffidm Thp fund in fhn
State reached about $31,000 Thursday
niht
Kinston and the county have done
handsomely by the cause, but Messrs
in. j. Kouse ana w. a. uougiass of
I the local committee are hoping to
I raise a thousand dollars here. Now
that the extent of the damage in the
I flooded country is more capable of
I being realized, looming up larger
than formerly reported, it is suggest-
11 that persons who hastened. to con
tribute when the call was first made
add to thqir donations, if they feel
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incnneu ana ame 10 ao so. some, it
!s supposed, might nke to do this, not
having been fully cognizant of the
gravity of the situation a fewdays
ag' aVe a'rt'ac)r ('one S0,
anyway, tne local contribution is
likely to go to the thousand-dollar
mark, is aa opinion ventured on the
ground thatinston never faih to
accomplish what it cuts out. A lit-
J tie more than $250 is needed to bring
it to that sum. Contributions since
last reported were:
Previously reported ,..$715.91
C. Felix Harvey (additional). 15.00
Miss Penny Brown 1.50
J. W Moseley 1.00
Y. T. Ormond' (additional) 4.00
W. H. Howell .. 5.00
Grand total to date ....... .$742.41
MMLU dUIJMM
CONVOYED KOENSfi'S
SHIP MY, STATES
Qgf iftanV
Had Fighting
Submersibles Off Capes
and Allied Patrol Knew
It, Liner Master Says at
Washington
(By the United Press)
Washington, Aug. 4. Ocean-going
fighting submarines, were off the Vir
ginia capes protecting ; the Deutsch
land, according, to Capt.. George..
Knowell of the iNoxfolk-Washington
steamer Southland. Ho says that is
016 reason the Deutschiand escaped..
ine warsuips juiwwiey were mere.
he states.
LE, SHELBURNE JS
Wmm REASON
KNOWN FOR HIS ACT
Greenville, Ang.. 4. Lee , Shel-
burne, 25, soA.of Mr. and Mnw E.
IL Shelburnev nd a wembcr of
one of the most prominent. famiU
iea, here, suicided some time dur
ing last night by shootint him
self, through he head with a re-
, Tolver. The act was committed
in Jhe home of a frien4. ,v
No reason, is known. for the
suicide, but Shelburne ja. said to
hmxt hen drinkinjr. . Shelburae
was vcll-knewa la Kinston - and
other places tu this eectioB.
Three Advisory Committees
Named at Suggestion of
New Superintendent
MAY HAVE LUNCH PLACE
To Feed Youngsters at the
Noon Hour $300 Availa
ble From Slater Fund for
Industrial Training Col
ored Pupils
Thi Kinston city schools will begin
(he 191(1-17 scholastic year on Sep
tember l'.l. The day is Wednesday.
iiiis was ine announcement roiiowine
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meeting ?f the Board of Trustees
Thursday night.
At the suggestion of Sunt. Kator
Curtis, committees on "teachers and
policies," "buildings and equipment."
and finance, were named by the 'trus
tees. The members have not been "an
nounced officially. Tho3o committees,
it is istaled, will bo advisory only, and
will have no administrative authori
ty. They will be consulted .by or
make suggestions to the superintend-
tnt and trustees on the things within
heir spheres, when advisable, it it-
understood, but will not be empower
ed for any action , without the Hoard's
or the Superintendent's formal ap
proval. '
Consideration is being made of a
proposition to donate $300 to supple
ment an equal sum from the woll
knewn Siatur fund for domestic sci-
nce instruction in the Tower Hill
school, colored. Th Slater money is
not available unless the local author-
tics appropriate. Favorable action
s anticipated.
A proposition to establish a lunch
laeo for the schools in North Kins-
on was heard by the Trustees Thurs-
hy night. No iinal action on this
mutter has been taken. The lunch-
tand idea is not new, although it
aeldom inaugurated in a place of
Kinston's size. .
TREATY BETWEEN U.
. AND DENMARK IS
SIGNED AT NEW YORK
ror Transfer of West Indi
an Possessions of Latter
to This Country Must Be
Ratified by Legislators
and People
(lfy the United Press)
WaBhinjrton, Aujr. 4. Tho treaty
between Denmark and tho U. S. pro
viding for the purchase of the Dan
ish West Indios for $25,000,000, was
signed in New York today by Secre
tary Lansing and Danish Minicter
l'run, the State Department today an
nounced. Th? treaty will have to be ratified
by the House and Senate, the Danish
Parliament and the people . of tho
islands. The United States gets the
three islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas
and St. John, east of Porto Rico, and
relinquishes discovery rights in Green
land. IR1PEACHMENT CHARGES ". '
VS. MARSHALL DROPPED
(By the United Press) -Washington,
Aug. 4. The House
Judiciary committee today decided to
drop the impeachment charges against
District Attorney Marshall of New
York, brought by Representative Bu
chanan,, who was. indicted by a New
York grand jury in connection; with
the labor peace council's :-. activities
and German propaganda.
Employes Regard Action as a Victory for ThemCon
troversy flatter for Themselves and Companies to
Thresh Out, Assert President Calls for Another Con
ference With Judtfe Chambers and Cabinet Discusses
Threatening Trouble Evident That Covernmcnt Will
Try to Prevent Walkout That Would Tic Up Traffic
Throughout Nation Interior Cities Would Fare Bad,
ly From Lack of Supplies and Business Would Be Par
alyzed ; . "
(By the United Press)
New York, Autr. 4. The United States would face one,
of the most serious food situations in decades if the
threatened striko of 400.000 trainmen materialized and
Kecarne a protracted fight, according to opinions collected
by the United Press. Coast cities and cities on navigable
rivers would suffer least, but even they would be hard.
lit. Babies and children would sutler heaviest, Because
of the shortage of milk. Perishable foods would present
the most serious problem.
Government Plans to Take a Hand.
Washington, Aug. 4. Indication that the government
s formu'ating a course of action by which to handle the
ailroad strike situation wras seen by a series of confer
ences today between the President and Judge Chambers
ol the Hoard of Mediation and Conciliation. After the
hrst conference the resident
cabinet discussed the matter.
The trainmen were victorious when the Senate com
mittee tabled a resolution calling mediation of the cohtrp-
yersv by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The train
men say the matter lies between themselves and, the com
panies. J
AND MASSACHUSETTS
COLONEL ADVANCED
TO BE RECOGNIZED
(By the United Press)
Columbus, N. M.t Aug. 4. Mililia-
men from western Massachusetts
have been assigned the honor of
uaiding the base camp. A cordoii
f troops is thrown around the entire
amp -ivery night. It is a duty of
flfitat importance.
Thu easterners already have dem-
instrated their efficiency. Colonel W.
Have?, commanding the Second
Massachusetts regiment will testify
o that today.
While inspecting tho guard lines
Inst night the Colonel and his adju
tant were riding through a lonely
stretch of desert in pitch darkness
.sou'.h of the camp.
"Halt," came the sharp command
from an alert guardsman.
"That's all iright, my man," said
Col. Hayes soothingly. "This is Col.
Hayes inspecting the guard."
"I don't care who you say you are,"
came the menacing reply. "Dismount
and advance to be 'recognized, and
don't loiter, either."
In tho darkness the Colonel could
see the dim outlines of the sentry with
his ride leveled.
"And I didn't loiter," the officer de
clared. "I fairly tumbled orf thai
horse and advanced. I doubt if any
suspicious characters get into camp
through, the lines."
STRIKE 0' TRAINMEN
NOT SO LIKELY,. IS
(By the United Press)
Washington, Aag. 4. Judge
Chambers of the U. S. Board of
Mediation and Conciliation today
conferred with the President over
the threatened tttrike of 400,000
trainmen. He said the situation
is not as serious as claimed. -The
Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee also discussed the Im
pending strike.
Ilot air is the motive power that
operates the human talking machine.
asked ior a second, and tlje
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TOTAU WEALTH iTHIS
II
The total wealth of Lenoir county
iskla from property assessed by the
Corporation 'Commission is $7,748,
IGC, according to Register of Deeds
Ptidgen, who has just finished tabu
lating the taxlisters' abstracts. With
the corporation values added the to
tal will be in excess of nine millions.
Of the ?7,748,16fi, $4,986,751 is real
and $2,701,415 personal property.
The total wealth of Kinston whites
is $3,433,4(50 and of Kinston color
ed people $252,4t0. aside from corpo
ration values.
CONGRESS SETS A NEW
RECORD APPROPRIATIONS
Washington, Aug. 3. Appropria
'.ions of the present Congress passed
he $l,r00,000,QOO mark today and
set a new record. The bill for sup
port of the District of Columbia ear-
ied the appropriations over the pre-
vious mark. Leaders expect appro
priations of another, hundred millions
before adjournment. f r, ,
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
TWENTY-EIGHT DEAD
KENTUCKY FLOOD.
Middkboro, Ky., Aug. 4. Re
ports from the Blair's Creek dis
trict fix the death list from yes
terday's flood at 28. The proper
ty damage was two flour mills,
two storehouses and five dwell
ings and crops and livestock were
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TORNADO LV MINNESOTA.
St. Paul, Mintv, Aug. 4. Build
ings were wrecked and blown
across railroad 'tracks, and erbpi
damage estimated at a million,
resulted from a tornado this
: morning in Southern Canada snd
Northern Minnesota. The Crooko,
ston, Minn, district was tat
. heaviest hit. . It is believed bo
, lives were tost. '
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NINE MILLIONS NOW
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