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VOL. XVI. No. 230 KINSTON, N. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS
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GERMANS ANNOUNCE THAT ANTWERP WAS
OCCUPIED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ONLY
FEW FORTS REMAIN IN BELGIANS' HANDS
BURGOMASTER FELT THAT FURTHER RESISTANCE ONLY MEANT
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY TO NO AVAIL,
HENCE SURRENDER KING LED RETREATING ARMY.
FAMOUS NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL BADLY DAMAGED
Alleged That Belgians Mounted Guns On IU Towers, Necessitating Bom
bardmentLarge Force of Germans Pursuing Belgians, Who May
Have to Fight in Open Paris Says Conditions Along Lines
of Allies Satisfactory, Report Progress at St Michiel.
(By the United Press.)
Berlin, Via London, Oct. 10. The
war office announces: "Antwerp is in i
our possession. Our forces occupied
the city yesterday afternoon. A few
forts still remain in the possession of
th Belgain forces, but the occupation
of the city by our troops is complete."
It is stated that two-thirds of the city
was wrecked by the tremendous Ger
man shell fire. Two-thirds of the
population left before the surrender
of the city was decided upon. Bel
gian troops blew up Fort Merxem be
fore leaving Antwerp. The burgomas
ter and artillery commander held
that the destruction of the city and
a terrible loss of life could only re
; suit from further holding out against
the German attacks. There seemed
to be no stopping the Germans. King
Albert led the retreating army out.
The famous cathedral of Notre
Dame, erected in the fourteenth cen
tury, was seriously damaged. Bel
gian rapid fire guns were mounted
on the towers in spite of the agree
ment with the German besiegers that
the cathedral would not be used for
military purposes. This necessitated
the shelling of the building.
The Belgian legation in London has
not heard officially of the surrender,
and therefore, claims to doubt the
statement. It is not known where the
capital has been moved, but the gov
ernment is now probably at Ostend.
There is no disguising the fact, how
ever, that the fall of Antwerp was
considered certain, although not ex
pected so soon.
GERMANS TRYING TO CUT
OFF BELGIANS RETREAT.
London, Oct. 10. A large force of
Germans has succeeded in eroding
the Schedlt river at Termonde and
advanced northeast in the direction
of St. Nicholas. Germans in force
are seeking to turn the rear of the
Belgian army retreating from Ant
werp. If the Germans are success
ful in cutting off the retreat west
from Antwerp, the Belgian forces will
be compelled to give battle in open
country or be interned in Holland for
the remainder of the war. St. Nicho
las is only five miles from the Dutch
frontier and twelve miles from Ant
werp. CONDITIONS SATISFACTORY,
SAY THE ALLIES.
Paris, Oct. 10. "Battle conditions
are satisfactory," is the gist of the
afternoon official statement The
French have succeeded in repelling
German attacks at several points
along the lftt wing. Engagements
along the battle lines continue. There
is no geneM engagement under way
because of ae broken nature of the
ground. Fighting continues north of
Oise. The French are making some
progress in the region of St. Michel.
GERMANS SET FIRE TO
AMERICAN PROPERTY
IN ANTWERP.
Washington, Oct 10. American
Consul General Diedrich at Antwerp
notified the Department of State this
morning that the Germans have set
fire to oil tanks over which American
flags are flying. The burning of the
tanka entails a heavy loss on the Am
erican owners.
BULLETINS
OCCUPATION OF ANTWERP
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
(By the United Press.)
Berlin, Oct. 10. (Via Amster
. Berlin, Oct 10. (Via Amster
dam). The war oflSce officially
announces the "occupation of
Antwerp."
GERMANS STILL LOOKING FOR
PORTUGAL TO DECLARE WAR
..Amsterdam, Oct 10. A semi
official news report from Berlin
is to the effect that Germany mo
mentarily expects a declaration
of war against Germany by Por
tugal IMPORTANT RUSSIAN
VICTORY REPORTED.
Petrograd, Oct 10. The war
office announces the capture of
Marggrabowa, which is declared
to be a most important Russian
victory
ALLIES HAVE GAINED SEVERAL
ADVANTAGEOUS POSITIONS.
Paris, Oct 10. It is officially
announced that the Allies' lines
hold positions along the left
against a vigorous enemy. Along
the lines at Armentiers, Casell,
Labadde and North of the Oise,
the Allies have gained several
advantageous positions.
M'ADOO TAKES HENRY TO
TASK. FOR COTTON BILL
In Sharp Letter Tells the Texan that
Government Can't Afford to Take
the "Fleecy" Under Its Wig
Without Discrimination.
Washington, Oct. 9.-The plan for
direct federal aid to cotton growers
to the extent ot $4UU,uuu,uuu was tne ;
subject of sharp criticism in a letter
to Representative Henry of Texas,
made public tonight by Secretary Mc
Adoo. The letter is in reply to re
cent statements to the House by Mr.
Henry.
Mr. McAdoo announces the propos-
aj to sell $250,000,000 of Panama ca-1
nal bonds to bolster the cotton crop is
not practicable and generally objects
to all the features of the Henry plan.
He calls attention to the fact that
those who deal in tobacco, naval
stores, copper, silver and other com
modities have sought government aid.
"If we disregard every suffering in
terest except cotton," he said, "and
make it the sole beneficiary of gov
ernmental favor, what becomes of the
Democratic principle of 'equal rights
for all, special privileges to none?'
If we enter upon the course you
suggest, we must help every distress
ed industry impartially. To do that
would necessitate the issue of many
more than $400,000,000 in bonds and
greenbacks and dangerously involve
the credit of the government.
PAPAL SECRETARY
OF STATE DYING
(By the United Press.)
Rome, Oct. 10. Cardinal Berratta,
the papal secretary of state, is dying
of appendicitis. The pope has ad
ministered the final benediction!; ,
SALES OF TOBACCO
FOR SEPTEMBER -BELOW
LAST YEAR
A LITTLE MORE THAN FIFTEEN
MILLION POUNDS LESS
THAN IN 1913.
WILSON 1ST; KINSTON 2ND
More Than Thirty-one Million Pounds
Bought This Year as Against
Forty-seven for 1913, When
Season Was Well Advanced.
(By the United Press)
Raleigh, Oct. 10. A statement by
the State Department of Agriculture
shows the total tobacco sales on
North Carolina markets during Sep
tember aggregated 31,884,000 pounds,
compared with 47,344,000 pounds in
September of last year. Wilson led
this September with 5,089,000 pounds.
Kinston sold 2,825,000 pounds; New
Bern, 512,000 pounds; Henderson,
259,000, and Greensboro 72,000
YOUNG FARMER IS
ALSO GOOD SCRAPPER
Young Jack Worthington, a farm
er boy, the proud possessor of $98
which he received for tobacco grown
with his own hands on his father's
plantation, resented jibes of a trio of
urchins who accosted him aa he came
out of a warehouse in North Kinston
Friday afternoon, and was attacked
by one of the three, according to a
story going the rounds in tobacco cir
cles today. Worthington, about 14
years of age, seized a stick and
fought off Roland Turner, Aleck
Jones and Calvin Jones when they
set upon him. Grown-ups parted the
combatants, and the Turner and
Jones boys were arrested.
SEN. OWENS WANTS
SHORTER DEBATES
By Burton K. Standish)
(Written for the United Press.)
Washington, Oct. 10. After the
! end of the next session of Congress,
if predictions of Senator Owens of
, Oklahoma are accurate, there will be
no more tiresome unending debates
in the United States Senate. It will
be possible, if the plan of the Okla
homa senator is carried out, to make
n motinn at nnv time in thp. ronsidpra.
tjon of any bjj, to ,)rjng debate tQ a
doge within two daySj half the time
remaining after the motion is carried
to be assigned to each side of the ar
gument. For obvious reasons no fight is be
ing made at this session to put
through any such "radical" rule. A
number of the older senators are des
perately opposed to any change, and
would filibuster against it
PROFESSOR OF DAWSON
COLLEGE LOST IN EUROPE
Chas. H. Chillingarian, Teacher of
French and German Hasn't Been
Heard from Since Outbreak
of Hostilities.
The Industrial Christian College,
the small denominational institution
with about 50 students at Dawson,
can't find its professor of French and
German. Charles H. Chillingarian,
the professor, in the sjjfier went to
France to visit his parents, and since
that time every effort to locate him
has failed. Prof. Chillingarian, who
was born in Constantinople of Eng
lish parents and raised in London, is
believed to be at Nantes, where his
father is in the money exchange bus
iness. The professor is about twenty-five
years of age, and is well
known in North Carolina. He stud
ied at Columbia UnU-ersity and at
Trinity (N. C. College in this coun
try. He has had a kaleidoscopic ca
reer, and that he may now be strand-
, OCT. 18,
ANTI-SALOON
DAY IN KINSTON
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
MAKE TWO ADDRESSES
ON TIMELY TOPIC.
TO
REV. R. L. DAYIS COMING
Services in Queen Street Church at
Morning, and in Christian Church
At Night Other Congregations
Expected to Co-Operate.
On Sunday, October 18, Rev. R. L.
Davis, superintendent of the State
Anti-Saloon League, will be in Kin
ston and fill appointments at Queen
Street Methodist church at morning
and at the Christian church at night,
and it is expected that the other con
gregations of the city will unite with
one of these services, thus giving all
the church-going people an opportun
ity to hear Mr. Davis.
The Anti-Saloon League has al
ready announced its policy to ask for
the passage of an act that will pro
hibit the delivery of liquor for per
sonal use at the next legislature, and
some of the representatives have al
ready expressed themselves as fa
vorable to such a law. In all prob
ability, this act will be drawn and
given to the public prior to the elec
tion so that the people who favor it
,may take the matter up with their
representatives before voting for
them."
In the eight years that Mr. Davis
has been in anti-saloon league work
he has made for himself a national
reputation. He spent nearly a month
in the fight in Virginia and, since then
has campaigned for a week in Mas
sachusetts. It is expected that large
congregations will hear him at both
times on the 18th.
COTTONSEED FEED
FOR BEEF CATTLE
(By the United Press.)
Washington, D. C, Oct. 10. Be
cause of the abundant supply of cot
tonseed meal that there is likely to
be in this country this year, special
ists in the department believe that
the farmer has a better opportunity
to make money by feeding beef cat
tle than for some years past. The
feeding value of cotton-seed meal has
been recognized by agrciultural au
thorities for some time, and large
quantities of it are exported annual
ly to Europe, where the farmers, es
pecially those in Denmark, are also
aware of its usefulness. It now
seems likely that the price of cotton
seed meal will continue to be consid
erably lower than in recent years,
and the American farmer should
therefore utilize it to advantage to
make cheap gains.
KINSTONIANS' "PIG SKIN"
TOTERS WERE ROUTED
Boys of K. H. S. Snowed Under by
Washington High School in Sea
son's Opening Football
Scrimmage.
In the first game of the season for
both elevens, the Kinston and Wash
ington high school football teams
were matched in the latter town Fri
day afternoon, the event proving dis
astrous to the Kinstonian3. Wash
ington snowed K. H. S. under by the
score of 25 to 2. The game was
prettily played until the last quar
ter, when the visitors were walked
over by the heavier home team. Wash
ington's backfield was a formidable
combination and proved indomitable.
A junior eleven from the city
sfchoola-ia playing a similar team at
Goldsboro this afternoon.
ed in the war: zone or even engaged
in the fighting Is regarded as not
NEW YORKERS BUY
KINSTON'S BONDS,
PAYING PAR & INT.
A. B. LEACH & CO. PURCHASE
ISSUE THROUGH SOUTH
CAROLINA FIRM.
SALE CREATES SURPRISE
City Authorities Had Little Hope of
Disposing of Bonds Until General
Conditions Improved Money
Will Be Available in 30 Days.
The recent bond issue of $100,000
has been sold by the City of Kinston
to A. B. Leach & Co. of New York
and Chicago, through the Security
Trust Co., of Spartanburg, S. C, at
par and accrued interest. The bonds
are in denomination of $1,000, to ma
ture in thirty years and bear five per
cent.
The issue, for municipal improve
ments, was voted last June. The re
cent stringency put a stop to efforts
to sell the bonds, and when an agent
of the purchasers appeared before
the City Council with the offer the
members were surprised. Many towns
are experiencing difficulty in dispos
ing of bonds at all, and few are get
ting as good a price as the Kinston
issue brought. The expenses, except
for printing the bonds, are to be stood
by the purchasers. The money will
ba available in about thirty days, it
is -expected, and the improvements
contemplated, including paving and
sewerage and lighting extensions,
can be commenced in a few weeks.
Council did not expect to get a satis
factory price for the bonds for many
months, owing to the unsettled mar
ket and had temporarily dismissed the
improvements from consideration.
The deal with Leach & Co.'s rep
resentative was consummated this
morning at 10:20 o'clock, the mayor,
Finance Commissioner Newborn, Al
dermen Webb, Fort, Rouse, Hood and
Becton and Attorney Dawson being
present.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HAS HAD ACTIVE YEAR
Secretary Sutton Calls Attention to
Some of the Principal Things That
Have been Accomplished Through
Efforts of Civic Body.
Apropos of the annual meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce to be held
on October 21, Secretary Sutton calls
attention to the activitic i of the body
during the year just c-.tling. At the
last annual meeting internal im
provements was the theme. Since
then a $100,000 bond issue has been
voted for electric light, paving and
sewerage extensions, a playgrounds
association has been formed and ac
complished considerable toward a mu
nicipal part and playground, the gov
ernment has arranged for the erec
tion of the new federal building, the
matter of a union depot has been ar
gued before the Corporation Com
mission, and numerous other improve
ments brought about principally or
partly through the efforts of the
chamber. On the night of the 21st
the Kinston business men will dis
cuss with farmers who will be their
guests the subject of agriculture.
BLACK ARRESTED
FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
Albemarle, Oct. 8. A negro who
gave his name as Howard Craig ar
rested by a posse yesterday afternoon
charged with the rape of Odessa Cog
gin, the fifteen-year-old daughter of
Harris Coggin, was this mornnig car
ried by Sheriff T. R. Forrest either
to Charlotte or Salisbury jail for safe
keeping. The crime was committed
yesterday - afternoon late near the
home of the girl's father while she
was picking- cotton a short distance
from the bonj, ,'...
BOSTON'S GREAT
PITCHER JAMES
BOES THE WORK
HIS FLINGING IS TOO MUCH FOR
THE HARD-HITTING CLAN
OF MACK.
SCORE: BOSTON l;PHILA.O
Old Man Plank Pitched a Brilliant
Game, But Could Not Stem the
Tide of Victory of the Rush
ing Braves.
FINAL SCORE:
R. H. E.
Boston 1...7...1
Philadelphia 0...2...1
CLUBS
Boston
Phila.
WON LOST P. C
2 O lOOO
O 2 .OOO
(By United Press)
Philadelphia, Oct. 10. The early
morning weather conditions are
cloudy with a slight mist but the
weather bureau predicts clearing with
sunshine for the second game of the
world's baseball championship to be
played at Shibe Park this afternoon
oy the Athletics and Braves.
Philadelphia, Oct. 10. (1 p. m.)
Ideal weather conditions prevail with
summer heat streaming down on the
diamond. The base lines are so dry
that the wind raises a dust Tho
bleachers are packed and the grand
stands are rapidly filling.
Philadelphia, Oct. 10. The gamo:
was called promptly at 2 p. m., and.
the batteries announced. James and
Gowdy, of yesterday's stick fame,
are doing the honors for the Braves
and old Southpaw Plank is endeavor
ing to redeem the tribe of Mack.
Young Schang is catching for Phila
delphia. , First Inning.
Neither side scored.
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Second Inning.
'Twas the same story. Nothing to
nothing. ' Both pitchers going nicely.
Third Inning.
The third frame was pulled off
without scratching the score board.
The interest is intense.
Fourth Inning.
The one, two, three order still hold
ing the boards, and the score to date
is a big goose egg for both sides.
Fifth Inning.
And still the heavy hitters and the
dashing youngsters are unable to get
one across the plate.
Sixth Inning.
Neither side scored.
Seventh Inning.
Boston 0; Philadelphia 0.
Eighth Inning.
No scoring.
Ninth Inning.
Deal is the hero of the second
game. In the ninth he doubled and
took third when Baker failed to cov
er the bag after Deal was caught nap
ping at second, and scored on Mann's
single. The Athletics threatened to
srore in the ninth. Barry walked,
Schang fanned, Walsh, batting for
Plank, walked, but Murphy hit into
a double play. The Athletics were
hitless till the sixth, and only twenty-eight
men faced James, who
fanned eight.
CHALLENGE TO WINNERS OF
WORLD'S SERIES BE FEDS.
Indianapolis, Oct. 9. The Indian
apolis Federal League club, winner
of the 1914 pennant, today issued a
formal challenge to the winner of the
Boston Braves-Philadelphia Athletics
series for a contest to decide the
world's championship. The chal
lenge is issued over the signature of
James A. Koss, secretary or the lo
cal team.
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