DAUG GERMAN UNDERSEA BOATS BRING KINSTON ASKS FOR
WAR TO NATION'S VERY DOOR; HAIFDOZ'N NEXT CONVENT'N OF
FOREIGN SHIPS WERE TORPEDOED SUNDAY DIS'T ENDEAVORERS
DEMOCRATS TO OPEN
COUNTY CANVASS AT
SAND HILL TUESDAY
1 United States Jealous of Lives and Property of Araeri-
, cans One False Step by Officer Might Precipitate An
-other Crisis With Kaiser's Government England Ex-
? pected to Set Up Howl Over Admission of U-53, One
V. of Ocean-Crossing Flotilla, to Newport Harbor Ship-
. ping Paralyzed; New England Shocked at Foreigners'
, Audacity; American Liner Held up Vessels Hug the
"''. . Long Branch, Oct. 9. Von Bernstorff this after
" , noon assured President Wilson that Germany will
, keep her submarine promises.. Mr. Wilson had pre
viously made a statement that America "expects Ger
many to keep her promises." The entire torpedo flo
tilla has been ordered to sea to search for the missing
crew of the Kingston.
- Boston, Oct 9. Allied warships are rushing to thr
' 1 rri. i . a i a i.i
Huuiiiaruie zune. iius craciung oi uie wirciess oi tnrei
, Hntish warships already is mingled with that of the Am
erican destroyers out to sea on missions of mercv. Res
cue reports indicate that there is certainly more than one
submarine striking terror along a great mternationa'
highway. The transatlantic lane, over which has flower"
a steady stream of munitions and supplies for the Allies,
" is in the grip of submarines of the Kaiser's navy. Six
, uuaiiucu uivibjiauwucu aic jywuwu lu lie uii uie uucaii uvi-
torn south of Nantucket.
. Affidavits From Americans.
Washington, Oct. 9. Affidavits will probably be tak
en from American survivors, it is announced at the State
Denartment. The deDartment desires fullest informatior
before determining upon the course this country must
take. Secretary Lansing refuses to discuss the submar
ine matter.
Wilson Won't Talk Yet.
ASDury rark, uct. y. secretary Daniels today re
ported to President Wilson that the German submarines
' have complied with all the rules of international law. A
formal report will be made later. The President wil'
make no statement until the complete facts are in hi?
hands. ,
English Paper Predicts Row. '
London, Oct. 9. A possible disagreement between
Great Britain and the United States as the result of Ger
man .submarine depredations on the American coast, if
forecasted in the Daily Chronicle.
Supply Shin Along,
Washington, Oct. 9. The Navy Department is con
vinced that the U-53 Is convoyed by a supply ship, as the
result of private dispatches.
survivors Landed.
Boston, Oct. 9.-A German submarine, other than the
U-53, halted the American steamer Kansan, the officers
of the shio declared on reaching1 this Dort. Their state
ment after viewing photographs of the U-53, taken dur
ing the U-boat's hurried visit to Newport Saturday, k
. taken as conclusive proof that more than one German
! submarine was operating off the New England coast bun
day, when six foreign ships were mk. After studying
the photo, both officers and men said the ship hailing them
was of a different type. It is believed huge American
flags painted on the bow and stern and the letter "U. S
A." on the sides, saved the Kansan from destruction. Af
ter viewing the ship's papers, the submarine disappeared
beneath the waves. The caDtain declared she had hardly
departed when a wireless call for help was heard from
me west, ac a point some aisiance away. ims is auui
tional evidence that there were other U-boats.
.. i Dripping with brine, which stood out like sweat on
iLxtw ninnl .iijnn A WHAflllVtAMO QF a t VI VACA11inA nil1
tutrii biccj bjuco, xiuiii jjuuigiuuo ui ic,uif,
sengers and crews of the six torpedoed merchant ships,
four United States destroyers arrived beiore dawn
bringing the first stories of the war brought to America's
doorstep. They carried 21b survivors, the crew ot uie
steamer Kingston, sunk, are still unaccounted for. All
were saved from the other vessels.
Terror has seized the Atlantic seaboard. Sailing sched
ules are cancelled. Ships are huddled close within the
thrfr-mile limit. Fears are exoressed for nassenerer ships
known to be in the "danger zone."
. Washington Fears Trouble With Either Allies or Berlin.
; Washington, Oct. 9. The shadow of a grave mter
; . tional issue has again arose. England is expected to
protest vigorously gainst the admission of submarines
to neutral ports. It is feared the German submarine act
ivities may take the proportions of a blockade of Ameri
f rn ports. A crisis with Germany would immediately re
occur in the event any American life is lost or an Ameri
can ship is torpedoed.
(Daily Free Press 9th)
Kinston had the largest number of
delegate at the first annual conven
tion of the Northeastern District of
Christian Endeavor, which met in
Tarboro Saturday and Sunday; Wil
ton and Rocky Mount came close.
Kinston put in a bid for the next con
vention which will be held in the fall
of 1917.
The meeting was well attended
from throughout the district, and a
t i ' - . - ... V
' Shore Line Destroyers Save Hundreds of Passengers most "Jy Prf?r8m was 8n-
. 1 ol thorn Stat. VoA HapTotarv
and Members of Crews Karl Lehmann was the principal
speaker and as usual, his' remarks
were bristling with enthusiasm and
'go-to-it-tive-ness." State President
George Mitchell, of Wilmington, to
svhom much of the credit for the
iplendid growth of the great interoo-
nominational movement amapijf the
troung people of the various churches
n North Carolina is due, was also
leard. The work in the South, which
has been Mr. Lehmann's especial
harge for the past year, has grown
nore rapidly than marked the rapid
idvancement of the movement even in
Its early days. The quota of new so
:ieties fixed for the first year of the
Ill-South Extension Committee's act-
vities was 200. The actual number
)f new soeieties was 779 with 30,000
lew members added in the twelve
Southern States. North Carolina far
xceeded its proportion of the origi-
ml quota.
The Northeastern Diot:-i:t Tas for-
nally organized at Tarboro. A con-
titution was adopted and - officers
lected for the ensuing year. Rev. R.
. Lapsley, Jr., pastor of the How
ard Memorial Presbyterian church of
rariboro, where the sessions were
ield, was elected president. Mr. R.
M. Wilson of Rocky Mount was cho-
en as secretary and Miss Hortense
Vloaeiey of Kinston was named &i
reasurer.
The delegates to the convention
vero entertained in the hospitable
lomcs of the beautiful little city on
ho Tar and everything possible was
lone for their pleasure and enjoy
ment.
The Kinaton party consisted of
Misses Edna Fellows, Olive Spear,
Margaret Taylor, Hortense Mosejey,
aynelle Heath, Ada Glenn Tunstall,
md Julia Parker and Mr. and Mrs.
H. Gait E'raxton, all of whom came
ack Sunday night, except Mr. Brax-
on, who stayed over for the closing
services and returned Monday morn-
ng-
First Rally of Campaign to
Be Led by Col. Pollock,
Senate Nominee
MANNING AND W.E, BROCK
Speak In Courthouse Wed
nesday Night Upstate
Orator Kinsman of Can
didate In This District
Working Up a Crowd
LISTEN
LOCAL GINNERS SEND
MANY SAMPLES TO THE
NEW COTTON GRADER
Farm Demonstration Agent 0. F.
McCrary Monday gave out a list of
Lenoir county ginners who have sent
samples of cotton to the new grader
for this district, located at New Bern.
The service was recently established
through the co-operation of the coun
ties comprising the district with the
State Department of Agriculture. The
'ist follows:
J. Hyman Mewborn, Kinston (rur
al route), 25 samples.
George West, Kinston No. 6, 25
samples.
R. J. Dawson, LaGrange, 63 sam
ples.
John Sutton, Kinston, four sam
ples .
G. F. Loftin, Kinston ( rural route)
eight samples.
"Please do all you can to keep
them coming," is a (request made of
Demonstrator McCrary.
(Daily Free Press 9th)
The county Democratic canvass will
e opened with a rally at George
best's Store, in Sand Hill township,
Tuesday at noon. Practically all of
'he county candidates are expected to
be present. Senatorial Nominee W.
D. Pollock, Register of Deeds Carl
Pridgen, Sheriff A. W. Taylor and
Treasurer John Dawson will swing
around the circuit of eleven precincts
and make speeches at each place.
During the first few days Colonel
Pollock will probably act as keynot
er; Chairman G. V. Cowper is ab
:ent from the cour.ty, and is not ex
locted to return for several days.
A barbecue will be had at every
meeting, and it is intended to have
ho spell-binding at about noon in
:ach rural precinct visited.
The campaigners will observe the
"ollowing schedule:
Kennedy's Mill (Southwest town
hip), Wednesday.
Luke Jackson's (Neuse), Thurs
day. Waller's schoolhouse (Woodington)
Friday.
Airy Grove School (Vance), Octo
ber 25.
Sharon School (Contentnea Neck),
October 26.
Institute, October 27.
Institute, October 27.
Tull's Mill (Trent), October 31.
Pleasant Hill Lodge (Pink Hill).
November 1 .
Dawson EVos.' Store ( Falling
Creek), November 2. I
Courthouse, November 4.
Theje will be a number of speak
ers other than candidates present on
some of the occasions.
On Wednesday night of this week
Judge J. S. Manning and Solicitor
Walter E. Brock, the latter of the
Thirteenth judicial district, will ad
dress an audience in the Courthouse
here. Urgent invitations are to be
sent out to persons throughout the
county. Judge Manning is the fath
er of John Hall Manning of the local
bar, now a captain in the National
Guard in Texas; he is the candidate
for the attorney-generalship, was
once appointed to the Supreme Court,
and is known throughout North Ca
rolina. Mr. Brock is a kinsman of
Furnie Brock, State Senatorial Nom
inee with Colonel Pollock in this dis
trict. Both men are polished speak
ers. They will hold forth beginning
at 8 o'clock.
We have any stvle
SHIRTWAIST
you may wish
08c. to $350
36 in Messaline
Navy A: Black
$1.40 yd.
. )
Sport Coats and
Coat Suits
All Prices.
IM A,-WATERS
The Telephone Store
Trlephow SI
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KlflSfOK
Capital and Surplus $160,000
These are the men that manage this bank. They
deeply appreciate the splendid balances now being
carried by their patrons. 'f , '
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N. J. ROUSE, Presided ' DR. HENBT TUU, Tlee-PreM
D. F. WOOTEN, Cwhiu J. J. BllZELL. AmL CmVI
T. W. EUiATH. Tellw V:
W. L. Kemi4)
Or. Henry TvD
J. H. Cu4y
J. F. Taylor
H. H. MeCo
DIRECTORS
S. H. lalw
N. J. Room
X. Fclli Harve
' Oarid Oettlngw
H. E. MoMby
N. J. House Edward M. Land
Kinston. N. C. Goldsboro, N. C.
ROUSE & LAND,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Offices:
Kinston, N. C Goldhloro, N. C.
31)3-394 Borden Building
We have ofs of necessary
things for the Stabe and
Barn
It Might Happen in Ihc dead of the
night. You never know when you'l
bs tik?n sick snJJ?n!y
internal psin. Thats the time you
want a good Hot Water Bottle and
want It bad. Call up double-on vfour
114 and let us send you one right
now. Prices f 1 .00 and $1.50.
LENOIR DRUG CO.
Monument Corner Phon 114
DONT NEGLECT YOUR COLD-
Neglected coLb get Worse, instead
of better. A stuffed head, a tight
chest must be relieved at once. Dr.
Eell's Pine-Tar-Honey is Nature's
remedy. Honey and glycerine heal
the irritated membrane, antiseptic tar
loosens the phlegm, you breathe eas
ier and your cold is broken up. Pleas
r.nt to take, Dr. Hell's Pine-Tar-Honey
is an ideal remedy for children as
well as grown-ups. At your druggist, (
25c. adv.
WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR HARDWARE WE
"COMBED" THE MARKET AND FOUND MANY
THINGS NO OTHER HARDWARE STORE IN THIS
&YJflA2,R,ES- THIS "BRUSHED" ASIDE ALL
COMPETITION.
WHEN YOU "FORK" OVER YOUR GOOD MONEY
TO US WE GIVE YOU HARDWARE THAT WILL
STAND HARD WEAR;
WE LIKE TO HAVE THE "LIGHT" TVRNED ON
OUR BUSINESS METHODS. THOSE WHO SEE AND
PRICE OUR GOODS BUY THEM.
D. V. DIXON & SON
TRY A WANT AD
IN
THE FREE PRESS
(i
EAGLE WAREHOUSE CO
The Home of High Prices
1
GREAT SATISFACTION
OVER PRICES THIS
LEAF MARKET, SAID
WORK RECORDER HARD
WITH WEEK-END DOCKET
COTTON BREAKS TWO
DOLLARS A BALE ON
m?"H EXCIlrt
activities have started a near-panic in
Wall Street. Prices broke from 8 to
16 polnta at the opening of exchange.
Hj:,VR BAD SKIN PROM WITHIN
n-'ttj Press)
?.--Cotton broke
on exchange to-
'. . i
piy, miway complexions are
' i impuritiet In the blted. Clear
skin fcy taking" Dr. King's New
Ills. , Their mild laxative gual
eniOTe the pojeoni from 4 the
land brighten the eye A full,
f n-griping bowell movement
tnorninf 1t the reward o(;
Dr. King., New tife Pill,
t before. 'At your druggist,
V " J.
The Recorder had lively little old
court Monday morning:
Walter Gilbert paid 5 and costs
for vagrancy. Steve Harper drew 60
days or $10 and costs for being dis
orderly. A. B. Baker was arraign
ed for retailing and the case contin
ued. Wooten Fitigerald and Claud
N'unn were fined $5 and costs each
for speeding; John Hearne, drunk
and disorderly, was fined $5 4 and
costs. A eaee i against Vance Boykin.l
cnarged wtta running down and
breaking the leg of boy while rid
ing a bkycle at a reckless peed, was
continued. '
trnmrnt lent Iwea KU iu tmm
Jtet ol it nnl afH lIatiW rrrt.
I" 3KCMOOIIININKW lKl.rM.i5w
Daiaww ami ikm ant hum MwtM ft.
"""' a head. Krawtnbn th 'l t mr
as tuc tte waaatar at fc. W. t.j
Planters Absolutely Con
tented, Seems Monday's
Sales Total Nearly 300,
000 Pounds One Man
Gets 78 Cents a Pound
Two hundred and ninety thousand
pounds of tobacco is estimated to
have been sold here Monday. Prices
were exceedingly gwxV
Tobacconists assert that they have
never seen such satisfaction over the
prices. One nan said that Friday
was the first day in hU long, long ex
perience that someone had not accost
ed him with' the question, "Don't you
think tobacco's a little off today?"
; Mr. Ed. Turner, well-known plant-'
r, Monday at Knott's warehouse sold
four piles of leaf for an average of
7-W) a hundred. , One pile of 62
sounds brought $486 78 cents a
pound
15 YEARS
Experience in the Warehouse Business must fcount for something, we knew it
means the high dollar for every pound of t( djcco you sell on our floor, becasse we
are getting new customers every day eed they are going home : ' -
PLEASED
And after selling wi hus once they always come again. Old Man Fleming will show
you something about selling tobacco high if you will bring us your next lord. He ,
has been p'easlng his irade for 15 years.
We Start Every Pile High
And Then The Buyers Don't Need Much Pushing Because They Are
Liberal in Their Bidding And Are Helping; to Make Kinston the
Highest Market
In Eastern North Carolina
COME TO THE EAGLE
And make the highest ssle you have made this year. If you dont sell with us, come
and see our sale and you will sell with us next time.
aeLismisiiMysETO
THE HOME OF HIGH PRICES.
GEO. P. FLEr.lKIG Ci SON, PROPS.
KINSTON,' . - - - . NcrllJ Cnrclina
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