PUBLISHED TWICE A N WEEK-WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS
KINSTON, N. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 191fr
-PRiCE FIVEeENTS
VOL. XXXV1"0. 15 .
SESSIONS OFfDISCIPLEStONVENT'N
WILL
BFUflRCLUDED HERE THURSDAY EVENING;
MEET NEXT YEAR WITH WILSON CHURCH
Address of Mr. Bagby of Washington D. C, Featured
Wednesday Night's Program Lively and Interesting
Business Session Thursday Morning Christian En
deavor Work in the Afternoon Appreciation for
Hospitality of Host Church and Kinston Expressed
Daily Dinners Enjoyable Feature Mr. Walker to
Preach Thursday Night and Social Period to Follow
The State convention of Disciples of Christ, which
has been in session in Kinston since Monday night, will
bring ita meetings to a close with Thursday night's pro
gram The convention Wednesday night unanimously
voted to accept the invitation of the Wilson church for the
1917 meeting, which was tendered through the Commit
tee on Time and Place.
At Thursday morning's session un
finished business and committee re-
ports took tip practically all of the
time. The committee on Bible School
asTted for more time than it has been
given heretofore for its part of the
program and the request precipit
ated" a(spirited-but good natured con
troversy. The fequest was finally
granted and next year one whole day
of the convention will be given over
to the, Bible school awd Christian En
deavor work.
The nominating committee recom-
mended the re-election ot Messrs. J.
W. H!ne3 of Rocky Mount, T. E. Hook
er, of Greenville and George Hack
ney of Wilson,' whoso terms on the
Staie Board expired with this con
vention. The recommendation wag
adopted without a dissenting vote.
The committee on resolutions sug
gested suitable recognition for the
various factors, which have contrib
uted, .to the splendid success of the
convention. Especially was the hos
pitality of ths host church and the
good .people of Kinston emphasized.
Committees oh literature, enrollment,
obituaries and other routine work
was atterided to.
Thursday afternoon the Christian
Endeavor session, conducted by Mr.
H. Gait Braxton of Kinston, World's
Union .' Vjce-Presid?nt from North
Carolina, and an address on Chucch found
Extension .by Mr. E. L'. Bagby of
Washington,.. D. C. filled the program.
Mr. W. G. Davis led the devotional
service. The Christian Endeavor pro
gram consisted cf a "round ta'jle" or
question box' "pertaining to practical I
work of 'the. young peopl?.
Thursday night Mr. J. J. Walker,
WANTS CAROLINIANS CALIFORNIA'S SAFE
HELP RAISE BURDENiFOR WlftON UNLESS
BULLETINS
DEMOCRACY'S FAC'G
Cotton sold here Thursday a'
f:cm 19 to 19 5-8. The market was
as strong as Norfolk's, and th host
iere in many years. itecoipt wo-,
fair.
Now York futures quotations wore:
Open Close
January 20..';.") 20.43
March 20.18 20.58
Mav 20.4H 'J0.Tr
July 20.48 20.72
October 19.98 19.03
December .. .. 20.20 20.37
Lumberton. Nov. 15. Hon A. W.
McLean, the Democratic National
Committeeman for North Carolina,
this aflernoon issued a call to the
Democracy of North Carolina to take
part in paying off the debt of over
$300,000 incurred bv the Democratic
National C- om mil tee in conducting
'.ho campaign which resulted in the
re-election of President Wilson.
All rhcvk.4 should bo sent to A.
W. McLean, Lumborton, N. ('., u-
Hugh MacR:i( or Wilmington, treas
urer cf the finance committee, is out
of the State for a while, and will v.v
be able to act.
GREAT ERROR POUiNfl
P!urality. There Will Be
Around 3,75030 Out of
38 Counties Counted A
Slender Hughes Lead
Minnesota
In
(By the United Press)
CAPITAL CELEBRATES.
Washington. Nov. 16. A slant
torchlight parade will be held
here tonight In honor of Presi
dent Wilson's homecoming.
ARMED SHIPS DETAINED.
Norfolk. Nov. 16. Two armed
steamers are being held here
awaiting clearance permission
fron the State Department
TAYLOR GETS DAMAGES
FOR LOSS OF ANIMALS
DWELLS ON DANGERS
DF EATING TOO MUCH
The case in civil Superior Ccurt of
J. A. Taylor vs. City of Kinston
aad Lenoir Oil Ice Co. was settled
Thursday with a judgment fa:1 the
plaintiff of Sr42.57 for the loss of a
:ri:e an l damage to another thrniT;-Vi
g into an open sewer In Sn.r.h-Kins-.'.on
o"tair.lng scalding !vt-
from the o!l and if" plant. Tay
lor had aslc'd i'.ir ?'')'). The can.-
wr.s without ccmplicaticn and th? yi-
-y irvi little miiicuity in renchir : n I
,-;r. cement.
(By the United Press)
San Francisco, Nov. 16. Not
a gain of five hundred over the
unofficial count lor President
Wilson; is shown by the complete
official returns from 50 out of
53 counties of California. ,'U
son'3 complete plurality will be
between 3,700 and 3,800 unless a
glaring error should be discov
ered. IMnnesotn for Hughes. Seems.
St. Paul, Nov. 16. With
Hughes leading by 2!H) in all but
three counties, the official recount
in Heunesin county was begun
this afternoon.
i FURNITURE MEN IN .
i ANNUAL CONVENTION
ALLIED OFFENSIVE TOO; EXPENSIVE AND
CA10T ACCOMP LiMliECT, ISGERM'N
OPINION 0F SITlATI0iV1N HBSfl,llE
Rome, Oct. 24. (By Mai!) An
v.c-iean millionaire, r.ccn'ly visit-
wns
Rsme, declared the C';!o.-e:i
;:11 .':ight, bin tLcy ought
'.i : aa.l ) loi'k like
.-!i;to-
HiKh Point, Nov. 15. The South
ein l'urnituro Manufacturing Associ
ation, an organization composed
nearly one hundred manufacturers of
furniture of oil grades and of kind
rid lines, located in North Carolina
Tci.'ioisee and Virginia, with It
principal office at High Point, held
its annual meeting here today.
PRESBYTERIANS HOLD
PROGRAM AT MONUMT
ureen?-Moro. rsiov. lo. Itie monu
rr.ent envied by the Presbyterian Sy
nod of North Carolina at Alamance
church in (his county, to commemo-
rrte i!i ' i fc-aniMtion cf tho Synod at
thr.i tihiee one hundred years ago,
.v.-i:'H".ilca.'e(l, wlth'imrrPsiivn fere
' mo:i!es, ibis afternoon.
By SAMUEL G. DIXON.
(Pennsylvania Health ComminstonVr)
'The children of the Iroquois Indl
ans, it is said, were trained to cat
frugally and taught thmt overeating
was far worse than undor-eating.
They were warned that gluttons
would be caueht by a monitor known
ns Sagodakwus, who would humiliate
th:m in a most terrible manner if he
hat th?y ware goarniand.-.
Most people eat more ih.n tl'.ey
need. Tliis is nartlcuiariy true of
that class of individuals engaged
aedentary occupations.
I'erhap3 you da not feel tnat you
! ?crao under this h:aJ, ii.; suppose
' you Cry a few experiment ;. Make-
pastor of the Greenville chucch, will KOmo sdght invostigat.o.i or the nu
creach the ponrbidino- sprmon and n ! tritive values of the different foods.
D ,
social period will wind up the meet- cut yur excessive allowances, cat.
ings. j -lowly, and drink pKnty of water
' One of the most enjoyable features t no; at meal -times.
of th3 entire convention has .been the Certain it is that an increasing
delightful dinners served by the la- Percentage of our population suc-
dies of tho church at the noon hour cumo tl degenerative diseases and
each day. the cor.s-nsns of medical opinio.-, is
Wednesday afternoon was devoted tha'. overeating is an important cau-
to the interest of the Atlantic Chris- salive factjxr.
tian College in the program of the
State Convention of tie Disciples of WPC FI'AniFR WFF);
Christ. Encouraging addresses were
made by President ,R. A. Smith of
the College, Professcp W. O. Lap
pin, teacher of rural economics. A.
G. -Martin and W. S. Martin. The
convention" vent on record as endors-
commetiding; It to its brotherhood,
inj? the ffood work of tho college and
Wednesday evening there were
some interesting discussions precipi
tated in a short business session ir.
which tha reports of several commit
tees were heard. Thesewere along
constitutional lines. ;The principal
address ofj the evening" was made by
Mri,, JB.t Bagb pastor f "Ninth
Street Christian church of Washing
ton, D. C. Mr. Bagby spoke in be
half of the national benevolent work.
He told of the splendid work In car
ing for the aged and the orphans. His
address - was particularly impressive,
an& pointed out many ways fa which
those whs Are blessed with abundance
and some to spare could lend to the
assistance and development of "boys
and girls -who otherwise would per
haps not have the opportunities which
hi'7 ciuld co weir take advantage' of
whcn' glven a' fair chance. An offer
in g ws ' taken" for the benefit of the
rerevolent work and a very tfjeralj
rtp3usi was reported.
NORTH CAROLINIAN
NiW York, Nov. 15. Mrs. Mary
Lily P'lagler, widow of Henry M.
Flagler, one of 'the organizers of the
Standard Oil Company, was married
iiero today to former Judge Koi;c-rt
",'jrth Bingham, of Louisville, Ky.,
son of Major LXngham, of Ashevllle,
M. C
Mrs. Flagler inherited an estat-1
sstimated at as much as $70,000,000
"rem her first husband.
COAL HIGH, NATION'S
PROSPERITY JO BL4ME
WIRELESS FROM THIS
COUNTRY TO JAPAN
San Franci.'co, Cal. Nov. 15.
Commercial trans-Pacific wireless
:e: vice va Hon.-.lulu to Japan was
inaugurated today by the Maiom
Wiro'.ers Telegraph Company with
niei'sajrsi rrn! by President Wilson
and othir prominent men from I'oi
inas liide, near here, to 'lie Em per
or of Japan and other d'gnitarics ir
that country.
B11T-11 BAY Ml BECOME OWL
as ieilt of mimm mm
NO TRACE OF STOLEN
AUTOMOBILE 13 HAD
No t aco has been had of a Ford
ii.-ing car stolanrom Mr. F. If.
o 'ker, a local tobacconist, Monday
i;:ht. Tim machine was hft stand
in front of a drug store on Queen
n"t, and disappeared completely,
he -.'. -ection tho thief took c: nnDt be
..Ciscd. nor can th? police, after a
iore;:gh search, discover a clue to
., identity.
BRIEFS IN THE NEWS
NEIGHBORING TOWNS
The Norfolk Southern Hailroad is
ur;.'i!r Washington to erect a corn
elevator, bocaus-3 of its proximity to
the Kast Carolina belt.
New Bern will decora 'e to the lim
. 1 the institution cf Huda., fem-
of Shriners thare next Wednes
!;. . Fez-w?r.rcrs will be present
"n m ;he North Carolina and Virginia
temples.
L'ash prizes will bo awarded to
rrers in a local Boys' Corn Club
-.;, at a meeting of the Pitt Coun
ty H of Agriculture on December
CITY SENDS NEARLY
S4G0 FOR ASIATIC
CHRISTIANS' RELIEF
New York, Nov. IS. Prosperity
may yet freeze New York's popula
tion to death.
Such at least, was today the ex
planation the -coal man ladled out
with each coal order $10 to J12 a ton j of a house-to-house canvass. The city
There was forwarded Wednesday
from Kinston to Charles R. Crane,
National Treasurer for the Armenian
and Syrian Relief movement, $380.
37, collected in the city during the
pa3t two or three weeks. A portion
cf this money was raised by means
arid still going- up.
' Ths mills end factories' are so busy
that their a demands lor coal ; IS stu
pendous, Is the unanimous averment.
Tiey have simply grabbed : every
thiW in sight and are aching to get
j their hands on more,
4 , -
national conference committee of rail-
having failed to observe the two dayr ways announced in a statement Eerr
named for nation-wide givin : for
this cause, through failure to secure
instructions as to how to proceed,
ministers and the Mayor took the
matter in hand with this jratifylnj
result. . ' . ' ' '
Halt tmoi'e, Nov. 1G. Loaders of the four railway
brotherhoods will address the American Federation of
Labor convention here within a week, on the eight-hour
day principle. Their appearance is expected to "inaugu
rate a concerted tight lor recognition of eight hours a
a working day for all classer. of labor. At the same time
ilie appearance of the brotherhood leaders is expected to
Hasten a coalition o the hro herhoods with the American
Federation of Labor.
The labor leaders hope to force the eight-hour day not
ill rough legislation but through the powetvof o-Feairized
labor. Co-operation of tho brotherhoods with the feder
ation toward eight hours would result in the ultimate
coalition of the two greater organizations, leaders to
day agreed.
It is considered possible that when the federation del
egates visit President Wihon Saturday they will discuss
the question of national recognition of the eight-hour day
lor all employes.
fJovcrnrcent Ready for Labor War.
(By II. J. BENDER. United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, Nov. 16. It was made clear today that
the administration is ready to start an aggressive right in
behalf of the Adamson eight-hour day law, now the ob
ject of a concentrated attack by most of the big railroads
of the country. High officials declared that efforts to
enjoin the operation of the law would fail. It is suggest
ed that the government not confine itself to defensive
tactics, if it appears probable that the railroads will suc
ceed in getting an injunction.
Greatest Industrial Fight Coming.
. . New York, Nov. 11. Prospects for the greatest in
dustrial struggle in history are increasing in the capital
and labor situation arising from the railroads' determi
v ation to fight the eight-hour law, accentuated by the for
mation of a vast organization of employes known as the
National Industrial Conference Board. A new body, rep
resenting eight billions of capital and employing seven
million persons, propose that industrial legislation be
watched closely, and that legislation be guided by public
information and favoritism for labor eliminated. The
significance of the new alignment increased- with the
United Press information that the brotherhoods wilf join
the American Federation of Labor in enforcement of the
eight-hour day in all industries, not by legislation but by
the power of organized labor.
in the next few days by each railroad
In the country in each of the Federal
districts it traverses, according to
lEJisha Lee, chairman of the confer
ence committee. Mr. Lee issued a
statement at the end of the, com
mittee's three-day secretsession, ex
plaining the railroads' program in
Von Hindenburg Takes' Terrible Toll of Franco-British
Lives Joffre and Haig Can Take Only Few Trenches
and Villages at Disproportionate Cost, Teutons Be
lieve Great Counter Rolls Across Allied Front; the
French Give Slightly British Making Good Their
Gains In Northern Region Naval - Brattles, In Inland
Streams In Prospect Both Sides! Preparing' Fleets on
Canals and Rivers
London, Nov. 16. Mipnastir, is within reach of
General Serail's French-Serbians after.; one s of the
most astonishing advances 1 of the war. y Battling
against driving snows tver great natural: mountain
fortresses, the Allied forces have i now .Veached the
Plain of Monastir, sweeping TlaJiJTtn'
tonic line to within four niiles of the, Bfy itself 1 Ber
lin admits new positions in the.Czerna(sector, are oc
cupied, i
(By CARL W. ACKERSAN, United Press SUff Correspondent)
Berlin, Nov. 16. General Von Hindenburg. is exact
ing a toll of Allied lives entirely disproportionate to their
gains in the Somme fighting, military authorities declare.
Today he had their entire line vuvaer a, tgmf ic, hre, with .
the prospect of enormous casMtiesHo-be.inflcted if their
initial advance is repeated. All reports from the front
say the British attack has been entirely without regard
to the sacrifice of human life. Officers admit that , by
concentration of enormous stores of ammunition and men
on a small front the Allies can win a "few trenches and
illages, but that the price will be too costly. , f'
Tremendous Counter. '
London, Nov. 11. An unceasing series of attacks and
ounters swent in a wave of fire and steel across six miles
of the Franco-British ifronf;todatJien the mightiest
thrust the Germans have yet attempted .was directed
against the Allied lines. A; continuous cratrole is eoinc
on along the entire sixty-miliirqn
iorcea to yieia siignuy irom uie treiuexxuuua, tssam c .
ish consolidated advanced positions in the sector. : U'-
Germans Occupy Town. ,
Berlin. Nov. 16 The Germans have stormed and oc
cupied the eastern portion of the village ofgpailliset, it is "
said at the war office. '
Allied Success In East,
Paris, Now 1,1. The Franco-Russians have hurled
back the Germans and now are Vithin four miles of Mon
astir, it is officially said. The Germans are retiring
hroughout Macedonia, ,
French Retake Ground.
Paris. Nov. 16. After a violent battle, the French,
have dislodged the Germans who yesterday partly occu-
ned tne village oi rressoire, n is omciany siaueu.
Xow Yo-k, Nov. 15. Suits filed by
railroad? asrain-t the Federal govern
ment to test the constitutionality of
the Adamson eiprht-hour law also are
expected to result in the Interpreta
tion of th'3 statute if it be upheld,
the railroad managers comprislngthe
Salts designed to iteat the validity
of the law end to restraint ha govern
ment from putting: It int"ect wer
V
New
filed in this city to
York Central aTold la One nv ds.
their fight against the law. ?
Two questions are involved lri the
appeal by the railroads to the courts
for light on the Adamson"' law: v v -,
1." Is the law constitn' - -1?
ff.. If It 1 onntitiit
I if. It is const
Iook for Naval Battles on
French Canals.
Ily WILBUR S. FORHFST,
(United Uress Staff Correspondent)
London, Nov. 16. Inland navies
may fiirure strongly ioon in tho war
news from '.he westorn frnt.?A
Constant pressure on the German
front by the Anglo-French, acsordlng
to the British war experts, must :n
ovitably mean a withdrawal of th
German line now lying across the
orthern part of France and Fland
ers. Hi's would tnrow me ."vi
line near and across various canaU
and rivers and bring a new branch
of warfare into play. This new
branch would be the Inland navies
river and canal cruisers mounting
fairly heavy guns and manned by ex
perienced men.
As first announced by the United
Press correspondent on the French
front, General Foch's canal navy has
lready boon in action against heavy
German guns mounted on Mount St.
Quentin. These units, mostly moni
tors, operate silently and slowly on
the canals skirting the crooked
course of the River Somme. But in
the extreme North of France and
South of Etelgium, it Is pointed out,
rivers and canals are more spacious
and afford real opportunities fotr ma
neuvering. These waterways also, itt
terlock so that separate units .1 and
fleets may extend their activity to
many, areas. Neither, ordinary sol
diers or sailors would operate the
Iand-lockexf'navics. Such services as
England's Royal Marine Light x In
fantry and Koyal Marine Artillery
would serve. " These men are highly
trained for su'-'H. work s ''"
service. .
The recent official annouhoement
here that Sir Archibald Paris and,
other marine major., generals have
leen sent to the front lends flavor
to the conjecture , regarding the in
land navies. . ,r
That $he Germans ,. have al
ready organised their inland navy is
indicated by the appearanee of
great numbers, o German marines en
the Somme front. Soma f these
have been captured. .
While the real, aea-goipg navies
continue to watch their ehanee V
clash, it is believed not imprehabte
that the inland fltsvtnay yet he the
first to figure again in 'the news dispatches.
COLD WEATHER CAUSE 5
OF MM DESERTIONS
Deming, N. ' M.,' Nov! IS Sixty
men have been arrested on charges tt
desertion, it .was announced -today at
brigade headquartera. at Oamp Dees
ming. The men, H la tmdefstood, are
frony the first provisional infaatry
brigade, atationed, at Tort Bayard, N.
M4 an dare deseVting hecauae ot
hardship due to cold weather. ,
WEED.KEEPS IilGH : -AYERAGE;
CGOD, SALES
tbout ,75,000 pounds of. tel-a
sold , here Thursday, br- -'-1 r
rr1y ss V h s any c' '
The ave jj Jjetwo
Similar suits troxo oian. it toP.
, i imrh and work oS the Coki.
mXT II H fail! to cur.
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