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VOL. XVI. No. 257 KINSTON, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS
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MIGHTY GERMAN HOSTS BEING POSHED
BACK BY ONSLAUGHT OF ALLIES ON WEST
CONGRESS PLANS
CARMAN DEFENSE
HAS ITS INNING
i IN MURDER TRIAL
COUNTY CAMPAIGN
RESUMES TODAY
AFTER 5 DAYS' REST
TO ADJOURN SINE
DIE TONIGHT
OF CIVIC CHAMDER
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND VAST NUMBERS RUSSIANS IN EAST
ALLIES OCCUPY POSITION NOT
CONFLICT DROVE GERMANS
WHICH THEY TOOK
BRITISH SHIPS FORCE GERMANS AWAY FROM COAST
Allies Are Gaining Advantage in Northern France and Russians Are Driving
Back in Disorder the Troops of the Kaiser, Which Are Said
to Be Personally Led By Him Many Thousands of
Prisoners Have Been Taken In Galicia.
(By the United Press.)
Paris, Oct. 22. The Allies are roll
ing back the German line. They have
pushed a wedge between the invad
ing forces thirteen miles north of
Lille, and for the first time since the
series of battles in the North com
menced, have pushed east of Lille.
Beginning at Ypres and extending
southeast to Menin, the Germans have
heen shoved back nearly three miles
Last night the Germans mounted
searchlights to command the tern
tory, and after shelling the allied
positions advanced in massed forma
tion, singing as they came. The
French were warned,. and with a con
centration of infantry, supporting
them, a score of masked batteries
waited for the Germans. The assault
rs were literally cut to pieces and
driven back all over the flat marshy
ground. The Allies occupied the first
line of German trenches.
GERMAN ARMIES IN EAST
SUFFER SEVERE REVERSE.
Petrograd, Oct. 22. It is officially
Announced that the Germans are in
full retreat along the entire battle
line, thirty miles west of Warsaw.
They are pursued by the Siberian ar
my corps. The German Twenty-first
army corps is reported to have lost
two-thirds of its effective strength
Emperor William is reported to be
personally in charge of the operations
around Warsaw. The Germans were
attacked simultaneously from the
front and flank, end there was fight
ing of the most desperate character
Village after village was taken and.
retaken eventually. The weight of
numbers told on the Germans, who
were driven back in disorder. The
Russians have taken 20,000 prisoners
in the last five days in Galicia.
ENGLISH SHIPS SHELL
GERMANS FROM CHANNEL.
London, Oct. 22. The bombard
ment by British warships and moni
tors has forced the Germans to re
linquish the slight hold they had on
tho Belgian channel coast, according
to unofficial reports.
FIGHTING GENERAL IN
THE NORTH OF FRANCE.
Paris, Oct. 22. The Allies are
maintaining the advantage in the
north of France, so the war office an
nounced. Fighting of the most vio
lent character continues in the vicin
ity of Dixmude, Warneton, Armenti
ers, Radingen and LaBasse, but every
attempt of the Germans to gain
ground was probably repulsed.
Fighting is general along the battle
line from Lorraine to Sen. The Al
lies made slight gains in the Argonne
and Woevre districts. The enemy
failed in attempts to break through
the allied entrenchments in the neigh
borhood of Tricourt, West Craonne
and Souan and South Varennes. Se
vere fighting is ip. progress in Malin
court, Champton and St. Mihiel.
RUSSIANS MAKE GAINS
AT THREE POINTS.
Paris, Oct 22 It is officially an
nounced that the "enemy have made
only partial attacks except on the left
wing. All were repulsed." The for
ward movement of the Russian army
ha3 completed with important suc
cess in the region of Warsaw. They
repulsed the enemy from Moran to
a distance of seven miles; The prog
ress of the Russians is equally appre
ciable around Ivangorod and South
PrezemysL
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETS.
Madison, Wis, Oct 22 Dr. Worth
ington C Ford, editor of the Massa
chusetts Historical Society publica-
BEFORE HELD AND IN FIERCE
BACK FROM TRENCHES,
POSSESSION OF.
BULLETINS
(By the United Press.)
ENGLAND'S NAVY TO
CLEAR THE SUEZ.
London, Oct. 22. The British
foreign office today sent a note
to all foreign powers formally
notifying them of the govern
ment's intention to remove all
German and Austrian ships from
the Suez Canal.
U. S. PROTESTS AGAINS
SEIZURE OF SHIPS.
Washington, Oct 22. A pro
test against seizure of the Stan
dard Oil tanker Brindella at Hal
ifax was made through Ambassa
dor Page at London to Great
Britain. The protest, the second
within two days, contained a re
quest for immediate release of
the vessel.
THREE DISTINCT BATTLES
NOW IN PROGRESS.
Paris, Oct. 22. In a distance
of forty-five miles' range there
are three separate and distinct
battles of extreme violence in
progress. The battle lines are
from Nieuport to Dixmude, from
Ypres to Menin, and from War
neton to Labasse.
STANDARD OIL TANKER
HAS BEEN RELEASED.
Washington, Oct 22 The Brit
ish ambassador has been of
ficially advised that the tanker,
John D. Rockefeller, seized by a
British cru'ser, hps been released.
LARGEST DAIRY SHOW
OF YEAR IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, Oct. 22. The largest dai
ry show to be held in the world in
1914 opened at the stockyards today
and will continue for ten days. The
Chicago show takes foremost placa
this year because the big exhibitions
at London, Copenhagen, Berlin and
Paris were abandoned on account of
the war.
For the first time in its history,
South America displayed interest in
the national dairy show here this
year. Through the United States
consular service, South American
countries made frequent inquiries
and several South American exhibits
were sent to the show.
NAVY PERSONNEL
SHORT BY 18,000 MEN.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 22. Eigh
teen thousand additional men Would
be needed by the American navy to
man all of its ships for war, accord
ing to Acting Secretary Roosevelt,
who issued a statement tonight sup
plementing Secretary Daniels' recent
reply to criticisms of the navy's pre
paredness.
Twelve of the thirty-three battle
ships cannot be put in service on ac
count of the shortage of men, Mr.
Roosevelt said. He declared, however,
in regard to ships and equipment, the
navy is in excellent general condi
tion. Like Secretary Daniels, the acting
secretary maintained that battle
ships as against submarines are the
paramount factors "in any war in
which the belligerents are separated
by great distances of water."
tions, will be the chief speaker at the
meeting of the Wisconsin Historical
Society here today. "The Treaty of
Ghent and After," will be- the sub
ject of his address. , , .- -
WILL END LONGEST AND MOST
MEMORABLE SESSION OF
AMERICAN CONGRESS.
HOUSE PASSES WAR BILL
Supreme Effort In Cotton's Behalf
Being Made American Bar As
sociation Elected S. W. Hel
dren President.
(By United Press)
Washington, Oct. 22. Congression
al leaders have planned to adjourn
tonight sine die, bringing to an end
the Sixty-third session of the Ameri
can Congress. This is the longest
session and in many respects the most
memorable in the history of the . m
erican government. The scssior. lias
been practically continuous since
April 1913, when it was convened in
extraordinary session by President
Woodrow Wilson, soon after his in
auguration, for the purpose of set
ting in motion the new Democratic
machinery for fulfilling the party's
promises. The notable achievements
of the Congress have been the pas
sage of the Underwood-Simmons
Tariff law, by which the tariff was
put upon a revenue basis and not one
of protection for the fat monopolies,
the Glass-Owen Currency law, by
which the money power of the nation
has been wrested from the hands of
a few New York bankers, and the
Clayton Anti-trust law. Many other
minor remedial measures have been
enacted.
The war tax conference is the fin.
al business, and in commenting upon
the probable outcome, Majority Lead
er Underwood said he was sure the
taxes would be extended after nine
teen fifteen.
Washington, Oct. 22. Peter W.
Heldrim of Savannah, Ga., was today
elected president of the American
Bar Association, succeeding ex-President
Taft. The House today adopted
the war tax conference report, seed
ing it to the Senate. The cotton con
tingent is still fighting for passage
' of the Lever warehouse bill before
adjournment. , t
WILMINGTON MAYOR
v ASSAULTS MEMBERS OF
N . COUNCIL IN MEETING.
Wilmington, Oct. 21. Strained re
lations that have existed between
Mayor P. Q. Moore and Councilman
W. F. Jones, head of the department
of public safety, since the beginning
of the present administration over
control of the police department,
reached a point today at the close of
a two hours' session of the council
that Mayor Moore grabbed Council
man Jones by the collar with his left
I hand, asserting that he was tired of
his interference, while with his right
, hand he sent Councilman T. W. Wood,
who was either trying to act as peace
maker or to take sides, reeling across
the room. The chief of police stopped
further difficulties. The immediate
cause of the difficulty today was con
flict in instructions to the chief of
police.
PROMINENT EDUCATORS
AT ALBANY CONVOCATION.
Albany, Oct. 22. Prominent edu
cators from all parts of the country
are in this city today to attend the
State University convocation. Exer
cises of an educational nature will be
held here today and tomorrow in the
auditorium of the new educational
building. Welcoming addresses will
be delivered by Governor Glynn,
Chancellor of the University, Mc
Kelway and Educational Commission
er Finley.
PLANS WALKING TOUR
TO INSPECT SCHOOLS
Albany, Oct 22. State Education
al Commissioner Finley, it was said
here today, will make periodical tours
of inspection through the rural school
districts of the State. In his recent
investigations of country schools in
Northern New York, Dr. Finley used
pedestrianism to great extent as a
means of loeomotioo. : .
STATE RESTED THIS MORNING
AFTER EXAMINATION OF
THE "BEGGAR."
"WILL PROVE INNOCENCE"
Attorney for Defense So Declares
Purpose to Break Down the Tes
timony of Negress Is Chief
Hope of the Defense.
(By the United Press.)
i Mineola, Oct. 22. Attorney Gra,
hum, of the defense in the trial of
Mrs. Carman, recalled Frank Farrell,
the tramp, to the stand this morning.
After cross-exnminution of Farrell,
the State rested its case. The de
fense's case will center on a general
denial of the colored maid's testimony
on yesterday.
The State rested its case in the
trial of Mrs. Florence Carman short
ly after eleven-thirty. Attorney Le
vy of the defense immediately began
his statement to the jury after his
motion to dismiss the indictment was
denied by the court.
"We will prove that a man mur
dered Mrs. Bailey," declared Attor
ney Levy, outlining the defense. The
first witness for the defense was the
negro stenographer who took Celia
Coleman's testimony at the private
hearing on July 13.
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N. C. VETERANS RE-ELECT
MAJ. GRAHAM PRESIDENT
Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 21. The North
Carolina division, United Confederate
Veterans, in annual session tonight
re-elected Major W. A. Graham, pres
ident, aad J. C. Birdsong, secretary.
The veterans voted to appoint a com
mittee to petition the Legislature to
increase pensions to the old soldiers.
FIRST DAY OF FAIR
NETTED $4 MORE
THAN 1913 OPENING DAY
Raleigh, Oct. 21. The slim crowd
of yesterday at the State Fair was af
ter all, a better revenue producer than
the same day of last year. It beat
1913 by $4. Today was a real day.
MAN Wifft BROKEN
LEG RESCUES WIFE
AND BOY FROM WELL.
Charlotte, Oct. 21. With a leg
i broken yesterday, H. J. Holliman of
i Marshville, says a special from that
place, today rolled from his bed and
somehow managed to get to a well in
the yard and save the lives of his wife
and a neighbor's child, after Mrs.
Holliman had jumped into eight feet
of water.
Tom Caudle, a youth, who in play
ing around the Holliman's unfinished
I well, fell in. Mrs. Holliman, leaping
in, floated the boy to the surface and
( by leaping from the bottom managed
; to get enough air to hold out until
her husband came.
W. O. DIXON FOR CONGRESS
The Second District Republican
convention was held todny in the
Court Hou?e. T. B. Brown of Kin
ston presided, and W. J. Jordon of
Greene county acted as secretary. Mr.
W. 0. Dixon of Hookerton was chos
en as congressional candidate to op
pose Congressman Claude Kitchin in
the November elections. For State
Senator, the convention nominated
Nathaniel Russell of Carteret county,
and George Sutton of Lenoir.
WAR TAX AS AGREED
UPON WILL GIVE ONLY
$90,000,000 IN REVENUE.
Washington, Oct. 21. Agreement
on the war tax bill was reached late
today by Senate and House conferees
at a sacrifice of items from which
$15,000,000 to $20,000,000 in revenue
had been expected.
The conferees eliminated the pro
posed liquor tax amendments'. No
substitution for the amendments elim
inated was made. - This action fixed
tho estimated annual revenue at ap
proximately $90,000,000 instead, of
1105,000,000 as at first contemplated-
WOOD1NGTON SCHOOL HOUSE
IS SETTING OF TODAY'S
SPEECH-MAKING.
LOCAL MEETING OCT. 29
Judge Francis Winston and Hon. S.
M. Brinson Will Be Speakers
Ladies Will Be Invited to Meet
ing in Court House.
After a recess of five days, occa
sioned by several of the nominees hav
ing to be in attendance upon Supe
rior Court, the Democratic county
campaign was resumed today, and
will be conducted with a vim until the
wind-up here on Saturday week.
The candidates at 11 o'clock motor
ed to Woodington schoolhouse, where
a considerable audience greeted them.
A barbecue dinner was served by the
neighborhood people. All of the nom
inees made addresses on the campaign
topics, stressing the proposed consti
tutional amendments especially.
Chairman G. V. Cowper today stat
ed that the amendment and State
election ballots have been received,
and that the county and district tick
ets will have been printed and deliv
ered to the precinct registrars by
next Wednesday or Thursday.
The principal event of the campaign
in the county during the next ten
days will be the speaking on Thurs
day night the 29th, in the Courthouse
by Hon. Francis D. Winston and Hon.
S. M. Brinson. The former is an ex-lieutenant-governor
and judge of the
Superior Court, and is now United
States district attorney for the East
ern North Carolina district. Judge
Winston has traveled over the State
many times as a campaign orator,
and is one of the most competent men
enlisted in this year's work by the
State committee. Mr. Brinson is su
perintendent of schools for Craven
county, and in the opinion of Chair
man Cowper, one of the best extem
poraneous speakers in the State.
Ladies will be invited to hear Judge
Winston and. Mr. Brinson, nnd or.
r'nngements will be mad 'to maie
them comfortable at the Court House.
Two days after this event the cli
max of the campaign will come, vhen
the pick, of the local orators will ad
dress the biggest gathering of nil at
the Court House.
STATUE OF GEN. WILLIAM "
DAVIE TO BE ERECTED
AT THE UNIVERSITY.
Chapel Hill, Oct. 21. Incidental to
the meeting of the North Carolina
State conference of the Daughters of
the American Revolution the General
Davis chapter will present to the uni
versity and to the State a memorial
to General William R. Davie. The
unveiling will take place on the uni
veisity campus at 4:30 p. m., Novem
ber 3.
GIFFOKD TRIAL IS
AGAIN POSTPONED.
Albany, Oct. 22. Malcolm Gifford,
Jr., the 19-year-old son of a wealthy
Hudson manufacturer, was retired
here for the murder of Frank J.
Clute, a local chauffeur, during the
Octobef term of county court just
ended. The jury disagreeing at the
first trial early this past summer,
the second trial, it was expected,
would be held this month. The case
now may be moved for retrial in No
vember. . .
HOUSE DEFEATED COTTOrf -
RELIEF PLAN 123 TO 91.
Washington, Oct. 21. The compro
mise cotton relief plan, proposed by
southern congressmen to relieve the
situation resulting from the decreas
ed European demand for cotton on ac
count of the' continental war, was de
feated in the House today, 123 to 91.
The proposal contemplated the depos
it of 1250,000,000 of government
funds in southern banks to be loaned
to cotton and tobacco growers.
Southern members' of the house
fought -strenuously, but in vain' for
the bilL w
ROUSING GATHERING OF KIN
STO.VS "LIFE-BLOOD" IN
CHURCH PARLORS.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
President Y'oung of Norfolk South
ern and Others Made Helpful
Talks Visitors Liked the
Kinston Spirit.
The annual meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce was held Wednes
day night in the recreation rooms of
the Gordon Street Christian church.
The Chamber had, as its invited
guests, the head officials of the Nor
folk Southern Railroad, prominent
farmers of Lenoir and a large at
tendance of its members, including
bankers, business men and those of
every calling in the district. Presi
dent J. F. Taylor presided and con
ducted a short business session. Sec
retary F. I. Sutton made the annual
report, outlining the progressive work
that had been done during the year
just closing. He told of the effort
being put forth to secure a union de
pot, apl oaygr
pot, a playground, the efforts to lo
cate new industries and the approval
of the hundred thousand dollar bond
issue, which would make it possible
to give to Kinston much needed im
provements in its lighting, sewerage,
and street paving facilities. Secre
tary Sutton's ' report indicated very
clearly that the Chamber of Com
merce has been quite active during
the past year, and that many accom
plishments for the upbuilding and
betterment of Kinston had been at
tained. Following the business ses
sion Hon. N. J. Rouse introduced
President J. H. Young of the Norfolk-Southern,
who made the princi
pal address of the evening. Mr.
Young is a plain, matter of fact
forceful speaker, and his splendid ad
dress last night was brimful of good,,
hard sense and practical suggestions
f0 betterment d ?'tnn t?.?
Eastern Carolina. He said some
Jhings that perhaps nis hearers could
not endorse. For instance: in speak
ing of the proposed union depot he
was very candid, and said that his
road had no idea of building a depot
until other much more needed things
hud been done. He took the position
that the cities and towns through
which his railroad ran, did not need
any help from the railroad and that
it was not the proper way to build
up a section to advertise the town
and bring in more factories, mer
chants nnd business men than could
be takne care of, his idea being that
the rural sections should have all the
attention, and that the cities should
look after themselves. Their devel
opment would naturallv follow, lie
said, upon the upbuilding of the tri
butary territory. Mr. J. D. Stack,
general supreintendent; Mr. W. K.
Nicholson, chief engineer; Mr. B. E.
Rice, land and industrial agent, and
Col. II. S. Leard, general passenger
agent of the Norfolk-Southern, spoke
briefly, making suggestions for the
betterment of the community. Rural
development, good roads, diversified
crops, and other practical suggestions
were made. Following Mr. Young's
address, Dr. J. M. Parrott was called
upon and spoke enthusiastically for
a bond issue for good roads in Lenoir
county. Many other speakers made
impromptu talks; among the number
were Judge Oliver H. Allen, Dr. C. B".
McNairy, superintendent of the Fee-ble-Minded
School; Dr. E. K. Good
irin, superintendent of the Morgan
ton School for Deaf and Dumbk who
was once a resident and teacher in
Kinston.
Intermingled with the speech-making
the banquet feature was in evi
dence, delightful refreshments being
served. No smoking was indulged in,
out of respect for the place of meet
ing, but the smokers were given an
opportunity on adjournment, when
cigars were handed out at the door.
Mr. J. H. Canady, for the future
work committee, urged the import
ance of the railroad to Duplin and
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