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VOL. XVI. No. 236 KINSTON, N. C WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS
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PRISONERS OF WAR
EL BE TAKEN TO
AFRICA BY FRENCH
CXPTURED GERMANS SAID TO
BE GETTING SO NUMEROUS
CAMPS ARE OVERRUN.
GERMANS EVACUATE LIEGE
It Is Believed Their Lines of Com-
munication Were Seriously
Threatened and Troops Have
Been Sent to the Front
(By the United Press.)
Paris, Sept. 16. It is understood
here that German prisoners of war
will be sent to Africa because they
are getting too numerous to keep
them in the original camps. They will
be guarded in Africa by the natives
so that troops now engaged in this
service can be sent to the front.
It is officially announced that the
Germans on Monday and Tuesday re
tired along the entire line from Noy
on Scissens and Ladn.
GERMANS EVACUATE LIEGE.
Berlin, via Rome, Sept. 16. It is
officially stated that the Germans
have abandoned Liege. It is believed
that their lines of communication
there were seriously threatened and
troops have now been sent against the
allied forces in France.
FRENCH STILL CONFIDENT
Bordeaux, Sept. 16. Minister of
War Miller states that the genera"!
situation is perfectly satisfactory and
that reports from the front show the
Germans, while they have abandoned
their precipitate retreat, are still
falling back slowly. Evidences are re
ported of a new German movement
through Louvain. Considerable fight
ing is reported before Belfort, which
still holds out. Fighting also has
been reported in upper Alsace. Ad
ditional troops are being sent there
in anticipation of a general forward
movement toward Strasburg. It is
believed the Germans will be short
ly forced to retire.
AUSTRIANS LOSE
MORE FIELD PIECES.
Petrograd, Sept. 16. Two detach
ments of the enemy have penetrated
to the country east of the San river
reaching Jahlo. This indicates their
plan to advance to Cracow and not
await the result of operations along
the San, but push forward independ
, ently. It is officially stated that the
Austrians lost four hundred licrht
field guns and four howitzers in these
operations.
PLAGUE TROUBLING
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT
Endeavoring to Prevent Spread of
Disease Which Has Broken Out
in Catania, a City of Sicily.
(By the United Press.)
London, Sept. 16. Private advices
have been received here to the effect
that the plague has broken out in Ca
tania, Sicily. The Italian
ment is observing extreme
tiohs to prevent its spread.
govern-precau-
COSTLY FIRE IN TWIN-
CITY BUGGY PLANT.
Winston-Salem, Sept. 15. The
i j . . i
Z drmenIfievNia-
sen Pagon works together with a
larg amount of lumber and finished i
pieces of wagons, some of 'the latest'
improved lathes and planing ma-
chines and other machined f wL '
destroyed by fire this morning, the
damage done by the flTrnTs bei
roughly estimated at from $ 6,000 to
$17,000, with only partial insurance. '
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DEMfVP AT wivo rnD
, GOVERNOR IN MAINE,
Portland, Me, Sept 15. Unofficial
towns, give Oakley C. '"Curtis, Demo-Tcause
ratic candidate for governor, a lead
of .3,300 over Governor William T.
rv f Kepubucaa opponent
UBKial returns show that th
5publicans will have a majority of
W1IC in tne senate and the Democrats
teajorityjef five in the lower branch
na two in the joint ballot -
ROUMANIANS TRY
TO MAKE TREATY
WITH ITALIANS
WOULD HAVE ITALY JOIN IN
THE CONFLICT ON SIDE OF
THE ALLIES.
AUSTR1ANS RESENTMENT
Growing Feeling Against Germany
For Alleged Mistreatment of Aus
trian Troops in Galicia Rus
sian Enemies Offensive.
(By the United Press.)
London, Sept. 16. There is grow
ing belief in diplomatic circles that
the Roumanians are about to join the
allies and are seeking to induce Italy
to join also. The Roumanians are
reported very anxious to execute an
agreement with Italy whereby the
two would act together against Aus
tria Italy is being urged on account
of the recent annihilation of Italian
regiments in the Austrian service in
Galicia.
The undercurrent of feeling against
Austria in resentment of her treat
ment by Germany is growing, through
the feeling that Adriatic troops were
put in the very front ranks and sac
rificed in the Galician fighting. Rou
manian and Italian representatives
are known to be holding many confer
ences. AUSTRIANS DENY
SURRENDER REPORTS.
Vienna, Sept. 16 The war office de
nies that the army of General Baukl
has been compelled to surrender. An
official statement says the Austrians
were completely surrounded by Rus
sians, but took advantage of terri-
j tory unfavorable to the Russians, and
effected a junction with the" maid ar-.
I my. The Russian reports that they
have invested Erzenyuhl are denied
here.
SERVIANS ROUTED
BY AUSTRIANS.
Berlin, Sept. 16. Vienna reports
officially that the Servian army of
invasion, which had reached the San
river, has been attacked by a strong
Austrian force, and completely de
feated. Vienna dispatches claim that
the Servians were driven back across
the river.
CHICAGO MEETING
TO DISCUSS PEACE.
Chicago, Sept. 16. The Red Cross
movement and the cause of the world
peace are given foremost recognition
in the program for the Home Exposi
tion which opens in the Coliseum here
tonight. The proceeds tonight will
go to the American Red Cross Asso
ciation and a big peace pageant will
be given tomorrow.
The exposition is under the auspices
of the Home Circle, a federation of
women's charitable organizations,
will continue for ten days.
It
HE GOT A LOT OF
FREE ADVERTISING
BEFORE THE TUMBLE.
Washington, D. C, Sept 15. Pride '
went before a fall in the case of one
Fred. Chambers, for some years jan-'
itor in the federal building in States
ville. The treasury department has
fired him and filled his place with a
I white man, a Mr. Foard, who will
wuibc limn, c mi. x vein, . i.vy
hereafter ;8re for the building,
Foard is a Dem0crat.
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C,hargCS and b?'ng UpiSh
tT V J 'PT, m,!poand8thatheoutof thegame.
VTiH. he had received his fuU
f' to end f e
St&Tt a J? 8 P I ls understood J Dunn of the
neglected the government's business. I - . .. . . elub
Other derelictions- of duty were re-
I ported and admitted by him, so As
wtant Secretary Byron R. Newton.
was a negro and a Republican, was
waB presented.-
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'AYDEN HAS NEARLY
200 SCHOOL CHILDREN.
jr' V. - TV':-
Ayden, Sept 16. The enrollment
in the public school here has reached
almost the 200 mark. : ,
GERMANS TRYING
TO MAKE STAND
ON BELGIAN SOIL
REINFORECEMENTS HAVE BEEN
SENT FROM THE AIX-LA-CHAPPELLE
DISTRICT.
ADDITIONAL GUNS PLACED
Commanding the Roads from the
South and West from Whence
Allies Are Expected to Make
Vigorous Attacks.
(By the United Press.)
Antwerp, Sept. 16. German troops
are being rushed into Belgium from
Aix-La-Chappelle, but whether In
tended to strengthen the forces al
ready here or move south to fill gaps
in the German lines in that direction
is unknown. Brussels advises that the
Germans are considerably strength
ened. Additional rapid fire guns com
mand the roads to the south and west,
indicating expected attacks by Allies
from these directions.
BULLETINS
JAP AVIATORS DROP BOMBS
ON KIAO CHOW.
(By the United Press.)
Tokio, Sept. 16. Japanese aviators
have succeeded in dropping bombs up
on the German headquarters in Klao
Chow, dong much damage. The bombs
also put the wireless station out of
business.. It is officially stated that
the Japanese field operations are be
ing pushed as planned
NAVAL BATTLE IMMINENT
London, Sept. 16. Although it is
expected in official circles that a na
val battle in the Baltic is imminent,
no definite information as to the out
look is obtainable
HENDERSON HOSPITAL
GIVEN CHARTER
(By the United Press.)
Raleigh, Sept. 16. A charter has
been issued to the Sarah Elizabeth
Hospital at Henderson with a capital
of fifty thousand . dollars authorized i
and fifteen thousand, five hundred
subscribed by H. H. Bass and others.
PLANS REFORMS TO
AID PAROLED MEN
-(By the United Press.)
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 16. Re
forms affecting paroled prisoners will
I be proposed by Charles E. Vasaly,
I chairman of the Minnesota state
' board of control, before the sessions
of the National Prisons Congress, to
be held here October 4, 5, 6 6and 7.
One of the proposed changes will
be recommendation of a law that will
prohibit any person from telling the
employer of a paroled man that the
employe has served a prison sentence.
I Another proposed reform is the es-
tablishment of a system destroying
institutional records of a man who
has served a good and useful life, af-
l inn a AOfta i n nmftrtri Qtrni- ho hoc hPPn
turned out of the prison.
CHANCE ANNOUNCES HIS
RETIREMENT FROM GAME
New York, Sept. 15. Frank Chance
has resigned as manager of the New
Y American baseba11 club'
H. announced late today at the Polo
Baltimore International League club
will be manager next season. In the
meanwhile Roeer Peckinpaugh has
Jaced fa ch of the am
TO HOLD FARMERS' WEEK.
.(By the United Press.)
Columbus, O, Sept 16. Farmers
and poultry raisers who cannot af
ford to go to college, are to be given
a chance to get special instruction at
Ohio State University this winter. A
"farmers' week" will be observed from
February 1 to 5. " '
BIG HARDWARE
COMPANY BURNS
THE LOGAN-GREDGE COMPANY'S
BUILDING DESTROYED AND
FIRE STILL RAGING.
AWFUL EXPLOSION SHELLS
Loss Already Is Estimated at More
Than Four Hundred Thousand
Dollars, and Conflagration
Is Not Yet Under Control.
(By the United Press.)
Pittsburg, Sept. 16. Fire that
is
still raging in the Logan-Gredge
Hardware Company's building today
caused a loss already put at four
hundred thousand dollars. A thous
and cartridges exploded with terrific
effect.
WANTS NO "WHITE LIES"
TOLD AT HIS FUNERAL
(By the United Press.)
Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 16. As
serting that he does not want any
"white lies" told at his funeral, and
that he wanted no weeping or moan
ing "when he put out to sea," the Rev,
G. L. Morley, Minneapolis evangelist,
known from coast to coast as "Go
Lightly" Morley, is today preparing
to "can" his funeral oration.
He will have a phonographic record
made of one of his favorite speeches
Then he will incorporate in his will a
request that this be played at his
funeral. He is in perfect health now.
NORFOLK TURNS THE
TABLES ON N. C. CHAMPS.
Winston-Salem, N. C, Sept. 15.
Norfolk, champions of the Virginia
League, today defeated Winston-Salem
(N. C.) champions) 4 to 1, in the
second game of the post-season se
ries. Winston-Salem took the open
ing game yesterday.
SECRETARY ATHLETIC
UNION DIED TODAY
(By the United Press.)
New York, Sept. 16. J. E. Sulli
van, secretary-treasurer of the
World's Amateur Athletic Union, died
at noon today.
FERRY TO HAVANA
BENEFITS SHIPPING
(By the United Press.)
Key West, Fla., Sept. 16. Ship
pers all over the country are expect
ed tb be benefited when the new car
ferry to Havana, the largest of its
kind ever constructed, is completed
and put into operation soon.
A steel vessel, 350 feet long, the
new ferry will carry thirty loaded
freight cars to Havana, a distance of
ninety-six miles, in eight hours. It
will be possible for a factory in Chi
cago to ship a carload of goods to
Havana without once breaking the
seal and enable Chicago shippers to
make a seventh day delivery in Ha
vana. Other cities will make similar
gains in time of shipment.
LINER DAMAGED BY
FLAMES AT NORFOLK.
Norfolk, Va., Sept. 15. The Clyde
Line steamer New York was badly
damaged by fire late today while ly
ing at her pier. The fire started
while the plant of the Corrugated Pa
per Company and the Virginia Paper
Box Company was burning two blocks
away.
The flames shot out from between
decks in the after part of the ship
and spread rapidly. Half a dozen
tugs including the naval tug Massert
responded to the vessel's calls for as
sistance and kept the fire confined to
that part of the ship in which it ori
ginated. FIRE ALARM SERVICE
FOR GREENVILLE.
. Greenville, Sept 16. A fire alarm
system of eighteen boxes, similar to
Kinston's, is being installed here by
agents of the Gamewell Company, and
wilr be put into operation next week.
THE GAS COMPANY
IS PLANNING TO
START WORK SOON
BUSINESS DEPRESSION HAS RE
TARDED ALL NEW CON
STRUCTION WORK.
IN OPERATION IN SPRING
Kins ton Housekeepers May Get Gas
For Cooking Before Another
Summer Rolls Around, and A
Cool Kitchen Is Desirable.
The Southern Gas Improvement
Company of Philadelphia, the corpor
ation granted a franchise to build and
operate a gas plant in Kinston, has
written the mayor for a map and two
blueprints of the streets of Kinston.
In the letter Charles E. Pugh, who
represented the company here and has
been in chatge of the construction or
other plants for them in this section
states: "All arrangements for the
erection of the Kinston plant are
coming on very nicely. The contrac
tor, who will do the , work has looked
the town over and submitted his bid.
Of course, you realize that the finan
cial conditions throughout the coun
try have practically put a stop to all
construction. However, we have been
working along quietly and will get
to work during the coming fall."
The city officials take Pugh's let
ter to indicate that actual construc
tion of the gas plant, which, with
about twelve miles of mains, will cost
around $100,000, will be started with
in a few weeks. Before the coming
of the financial stringency inciden:
to the war it was the intention of the
Southern Ga3 Improvement Company
to commence work here in the late
summer and have the plant in opera
tion about January 1. It is probable
now, however, the officials think, tha
the citizens will not have the benefit
of gas before next spring.
MISSOURI SCRIBES
TALK "SHOP," ETC.
(By the United Press.)
St. Louis, Sept. 16. Cabaret en
tertainments, boat-rides, banquets and
plenty of fhoptalk will make some
thing doing every minute for the
members of the Missouri Press Asso
ciation, who ai lived here today for a
three days' session. The Business
Men's League end the Press Club of
St. Louis will see that the visiting
editors forget all about their trou
bles back home.
The Press Club will present the
sketch, "Train of the Lonesome
Steak," a newspaper farce which
scooped such a hit at the club's an
nual frolic last summer.
CANADIAN MINISTER
OR THE INTERIOR ILL.
(By the United Pres..)
Winnipeg, Can., Sept. 16. Contin
ued ill health oT Dr. Roch", minister
of the inteiior, is causing consider
able anxiety to hi:; colleagues, it was
announced todry. It was said that a
change in the Canadian administra
tion is expected soon.
Dr. Roche recently underwent a
second operation at Rortiestar, Minn.,
and is expected to undergo another
before his return to Ottawa. Unaer
those conditions, it is thought improb
able that he will be able to resume
the permanent administration of so
heavy a department as that of the in
terior. BRYAN DOES RUSHING
PS4CE BUSINESS. AND
FOUR TREATIES SIGNED.
Washington, Sept. 15. Treaties
with Greta Britain, France, Spain and
China were signed today by Secre
tary Bryan and the British, French,
Spanish and Chinese ambassadors.
These pacts, the Washington govern
ment believes, "will make armed con
flict between the United States and
these nations almost, if not entirely,
impossible." They provide that all
disputes which cannot be settled by
diplomacy shall be submitted to a
permanent commission for investiga
tion of one year.
: These four are similar in principle
to the twenty-two treaties signed with
Central and South American and ; a
few European countries.
LENOIR FARMERS
WILL STAND OUT
FOR IOC COTTON
SO DECIDED AT MEETING HELD
IN THE COURTHOUSE
TUESDAY.
STATE MEETING APPROVED
Secretary Dale Explains How It Was
Thought Best to Tide Over Dif-
ficulties Bankers and Cot
ton Men Heard.
Members of the Lenoir County Far
mers' Union and other planters met
in the courthouse here Tuesday af
ternoon to hear the report of the rep
resentatives at the meeting of the
State Farmers' Union held in Raleigh
Friday.
The meeting heard the reports wir
interest and unanimously endorsed
the State convention's recommenda
tions that the cotton crop be held for
10 cents and that the 1915 acreage
be reduced 25 per cent.
Two bankers and a cotton broker
were present, and being a-ked for
their views, offered good advice and
encouragement, together with assur
ances that Kinston's monetary insti
tutions and the exchange would co
operate in the effort to avoid a dis
astrous effect from allowing the sta
ple to be marketed for less than the
cost of production. To break even,
a statement by William J. B. Dale,
secretary of the county union, says,
the farmers must market the crop at
around 10 cents a pound:.
A statement by Secretary Date
follows:
"Save your cotton carefully. Hold
it at home well protected, in the seed,
if possible, until you need money on
it to meet your obligations. Then
bring it to the warehouse, where it
will make reasonable advances on
cotton thus stored, holding the cer
tificates as collateral security, thus
enabling the farmers to meet their
debts and keep the cotton off the mar
ket. This method strictly adhered to
will soon restore 10 cent cotton, which
tobacco crop so as to maintain a fair
tobacco crop sa as to maintain a fair
price for it, will tide us over the pres
ent stressful crisis until better condi
tions and prices can be restored."
U. S. TROOPS WILL
LEAVE VERA CRUZ
Executive Order Was Issued By Pres-
ident Wilson Yesterday for the
Evacuation As Soon As Ves
sels Can Be Provided.
Washingtop, Sept. 15. Evacuation
of Vera Cruz was otdered today by
President Wilson.
American soldiers and marines un
der command of General Funston,
who have held Mexico's principal sea
port since it was seized by the fleet,
April 21st last, will embark for home
as soon as transports can go after
them and shortly afterward all the
war fleet except a few light draft
vessels, will be withdrawn.
The evacuation order was announc
ed at the White House today after a
long cabinet meeting. It is the con
cluding chapter of the armed con
flict of the United States and Mexi
co in which scores lost their lives.
Nearly a hundred of Mexicans were
either killed or wounded.
Specifically, the American forces
were withdrawn at the urgent appeal
of General Carranza, first chief of
the Constitutionalist army. Through
Paul Fuller, personal representative
of President Wilson in Mexico, Gen
eral Carranza set forth that the pres
ence of American troops, instead of
being a safeguard against further
revolution and peace with the Unit
ed States, caused a menace to friend
ly relations.
MARYLAND POSTMASTERS
MEET IN BALTIMORE.
(By the United Press.)
Baltimore, Mdn Sept 16. The'
Maryland State League of Postmast
ers of the third and fourth classes
opened its annual convention here to-.
day,i . :. .:':', . '