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VOL. XVI. No. 264
KINSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1914
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FIERCE COSSACK AD VANCES ARE HAVING
SUPERB HALF-DOME OF THE COURT OF THE FOUR SEASONS AT THE
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NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE REOPENS
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DEMORALIZING EFFECT ON TURKISH AND
MONDAY WEEK IT WAS ANNOUNCED TCDAV: I
RETREATS
AND COTTON MEN PREDICT IMPROVEfM i!
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DAILY
PRESS
GERMAN
CAUSING
RUSSIANS PROCEEDED IN FORCE
WITHOUT AWAITING THE FORMALITIES OF A WAR
DECLARATION OTTOMAN FORCES ROUTED.
GERMANS MEET MUCH RESISTANCE IN COAST EFFORT
Russians Expect to Drive Kaiser's
of Severe Cold Weather Hindrance to Germans French Resort
to Bayonet and Turn Back Enemy in Argonne
Region Fierce Fighting in West
(By the United Press.)
Athens, Nov. 6 Constantinople
advices declare the Turkish army is
partly demoralized by the sudden ad
vance of the Russians. The Russi
ans advanced in four columns before
the formal declaration of war. In
Armenia they defeated the Turkish
border guard and advanced toward
Erzerum. The second column took
Fort Bayazet and advanced into the
interior. The Turkish army is con
centrated upon Karakillsee and Gi-
adie. An Arab force has moved to
other positions, not revealed.
GERMANS LEAVING
EAST PRUSSIA.
Petrograd, Nov. 6. The war of
fice claims the Germans are retreat
ing into East Prussia, with Russian
armies harassing them at every
point. The cold weather has appar
ently demoralized the Germans, many
of whom are reported to be surrend
ering without resistance. Military
experts declare the Germans will
evacuate East Prussia before long.
GERMANS TRYING TO REGAIN
LOST GROUND IN WEST
TAKE BOATS.
Paris, Nov. 6. From Belgian
sources it is stated that the Germans
have requisitioned a quantity of boats
from Bruges to attempt to cross the
deep waste of water covering the
north country and to re-win the bat
tle of Yper. Artillery has been mov
ed by the Allies to frustrate such an
attempt. Their strategic plan of
opening the dykes failed because too
much water was turned into the Yser
territory and the Germans benefited
thereby, .
FRENCH USE BAYONETS
WITH TELLING EFFECT.
Paris, Nov. 6. The French again
resorted to bayonet charges to check
the German advance in the Argonne
region, and have pressed the enemy
further back, according to an official
statement The general situation in
the north is unchanged. . Fighting
continues with violence between Dix
mude, Lys and Somme. The Germans
continue the efforts to hack their way
to the coast, and have gained and
lost at several points. The general
battle line is about the same. An
additional big gun brought is sub
jecting Arras to a violent bombardment,-but
is unable to dislodge the
Anglo-French defenders.
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE
WAS NOT WOUNDED.
Berlin, Noc 6. On account of ru
mors of the wounding of the Crown
Prince, the royal family has issued
in official statement denying tlwm.
A general advance toward the Bel
gian and French coast is progressing,
with severe fighting around Lille,
Ypres, and Arras. Fighting in Vos
ges is stated to be progressing in
deep snow. The Germans are hold
ing their own along the Toul-Veroun
line. Another artillery duel is on.
The armies stay entrenched along
the east front The massed Russian
armies attempt to break through the
barrier of forts was without success.
Cold weather and snow retards prog
ress on this front 1 Vienna reports
that the Przemysl forts are holding
out The fighting 'along the San riv
er is progressing. ' i
RUSSIA CALLS ATTENTION
; TO NEW MINES.
Washington, Nov. 6. The official
notice today from the Russian gov
ernment to the State Department
said: "The cone around the entrance
to the Gulf of Riga and Finland and
the vicinity of the Aland Islands has
been mined. '
Orders are pending for the quar
antine of Iowa for the foot and mouth
disease. Mississippi is under suspi
cion. -
AGAINST TURKISH THE TROOPS
Forces from East Prussia The Coming
BULLETINS
(By the United Press.)
GOLD SHIP BEING
TRANSFERRED
Bar Harbor, Me., Nov. 6. Es
corted by two United States tor
pedo boats, the Kronprinzessesin
Cecile, the gold ship, left Boston
today to be taken probably to
New York.
DAMAGING FOREST FIRE
IN THE EAST.
Atlantic City, Nov. 6. Fire
wardens and a thousand men are
fighting a furious forest fire over
a territory twenty-five by ten
miles, near here. The estimated
loss is $60,000. Small hamlets
have been partly destroyed.
ALPINE GUIDES BEING
KILLED IN BATTLE.
Geneva, Nov. 6. The Alps
have had no death roll this year.
Climbers and guides are practi
cally all in the armies of the va
rious nations.
VALUABLE CARGO OF LEAD
IS SAFE.
Geneva, Nov. 6. A cargo of
lead which escaped from Ant
werp when the Germans entered
that would have made seventy
million bullets is now safely
stored in a British port
ST. LOUIS VOTES
ON FREE BRIDGE.
(By the United Press.)
St. Louis, Nov. 6. With munici
pal employes relieved of their work
for the day and many other workers
similarly freed fnm their routine
duties through a holiday proclama
tion by Mayor Kiel, St. Louis today
turned out to vote on a proposal to
issue bonds for $2,750,000 to obtain
funds for the completion of the free
bridge over the Mississippi river. The
bridge, started in 1906, with $3,500,
000 obtained from a bond issue, now
spans the river, but terminates on the
Illinois side 150 feet above ground,
due to expiration of the original fund.
Except for its lack of adequate ter
minal on the Illinois side the span
has been declared to be one of the
most modern and substantial in the
world. On it, since the abandonment
of the construction, taxpayers have
been paying' thousands of dollars
yearly as interest on the bonds.
The Eads' bridge and the Mer
chants' bridge, two privately owned
spans crossing the river at St Louis
are the property of fifteen railroads
entering the city, having passed in
to the roads' hands forty years ago.
To an "arbitrary" tax of $4 a ton
on all freight into St. Louis from
points east of the Mississippi, St.
Louis blames the growth of East St
Louis, Venice, Granite City and Mad
ison.. These towns, with factories
worth many millions of dollars and
thriving industries have derived their
growth, it is claimed, from the de
fensive action of shippers who stop
ped their shipments east of the riv
er rather than pay the "arbitrary."
; Recent supreme court decisions re
moved the arbitrary charge from all
freight except that originating with
in 100 miles of the bridges.
WHEAT HIGHER THAN
IN DECADE PAST.
Portland, Ore., Nov. 5. Wheat
reached the highest price in more
than ten years here today and indi
cations were that it would go still
higher. Top prices were paid for
45,000 bushels, the highest price be
ing S1.22 for 60.000 bushels of blue
.to.. tV i..n.r AoViwrv. All f.h
other varieties sold at a new record.
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Wonderful mosaics and sculptures adorn the groat exhibit palaces of the
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a symbolical sculptural group by Albert Jaegers, the celebrated sculptor, representing "The Harvest." The column
on the ieft is surmounted by the figure "Sunshine" and on the right by the
TAR HEEL IS PUTTING
HOOKWORM TO ROUT
Dr. John A. Ferrell, Graduate of the
University, Is at Head of World
Wide Campaign for Eradication
of This Disease.
(Special to The Free Press.)
Chapel Hill, Nov. . The United
States Bureau of Education, in the
form of Bulletin No. 20, distributes
to the school officers and teachers of
the Southern States and other por
tions of the United States where
hookworm is prevalent a dissertation
entitled "The Rural School and Hook
worm Disease." The treatise is pre
pared by Dr. John A. Ferrell, a
North Carolinian and a graduate of
the State University, who is assist
ant director-general of the Interna
tional Health Commission. Dr. Fer
rell formerly directed the hookworm
campaign in this State, and his pro
motion to the office of director of the
world-wide campaign against hook
worm is in thorough keeping with his
alertness and enterprise in his stu
dent days at the University when he
superintended the school system of
Sampson county, pursued his acad
emic studies and medical course and
completed both in seven years.
The U. S. Bureau of Education bul
letin, of which Dr. Ferrell i.s author,
indicates the progress of the hook'
worm campaign in the South, the in
fected territory yet untouched, and
the methods that the rural school can
dopt in furthering this campaign.
map in the bulletin photographs
the States in the South where the
ounty dispensaries have operated
and the number of counties in each
State where the disease has been er
adicated. Of the eleven Southern
States where the county dispensaries
have operated, North Carolina shows
greater percentage of number of
counties in which the hookworm in
spection has been completed than eny
other State. Ninety-six counties in
the State have been subjected to the
rigorous inspection and the disease
has been put to rout. Mississippi
shows the next largest percentage of
counties inspected, with 62 counties,
and Georgia follows with 44 counties.
A total of 453 counties have been in
spected in the South, according to a
report submitted March 31, 1914.
Dr. Ferrell emphasizes the import
ance of hookworm when he says: "It
is through rural schools, whence the
infection has come, that the remedy
must also come. The measures nec
essary for permanent control of hook
work disease are health supervision,
health instruction, and perfect sani
tation. The rural school can aid in
health supervision; it can supplement
and drive home health instruction;
and above all, it can teach good health
and clean living by being itself a
model of sanitation for the community."-
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The appearance of this bulletin
marks the sixth United States Bu
reau of Education Bulletin, receiving
countrv-wide recognition,- ol wnicn
North Carolinians and graduates of
NO CONFIRMATION OF
LANDING OF MARINES
(By the United Press.)
Washington, Nov. 6. The State
Department has received no infor
mation regarding the reported land
ing of American marines at Beirut.
Officials were inclined to be slow
in crediting the report, though they
admitted it was possible that the ar
mored cruiser North Carolina at Bei
rut sent a detachment of marines
ashore at the request of the Ameri
can consul there.
Reports from Beirut some days ago
indicated that all was quiet. The
North Carolina was sent there with
gold to relieve stranded Americans
and with her sister ship, Tennessee,
has been kept in the Mediterrannean
to deal with any emergency that
might arise. The Tennessee is at
or. near Alexander, Egypt.
AGED MAN FOLLOWS
OSLER'S ADVICE.
Mr. James Turner, well known in
the county, took laudanum at cnt
home of a niece in Neuse township re
cently, according to news which
reached the city Thursday, and died
in a short time. He was 70 years of
age, and a sufferer from cancer of
the face. The disease had attacked
parts of his face, especially the nose,
with violence. Relatives are uncer
tain if he took the laudanum with
intent to kill himself or ease the
pain. Mr. Turner was buried in a
country graveyard in a coffin made
by himself some time ago. The cas
ket was wooden, with a metallic cov
ering. KENTUCKY PUPILS
OBSERVE ARBOR DAY.
(By the United Press.)
Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 6. Colleges
and schools throughout Kentucky
were today especially active in ob
serving Arbor Day, and thousands of
trees were planted. The activity was
in answer to Governor McCreary's
special appeal that more attention be
paid to the annual event.
DESERT CLASSIC
TO BE RUN TODAY.
San Diego, Cal., Nov., 6. The an
nual San Diego-to-Phoenix motocycle
race, across 500 miles of desert, start
ed here today. The riders will finish
at Phoenix November 8. Twenty of
the crack motorcyclists of the south
west were entered. Paul J. C. Der
kum won the classic last year in 15
hours and 4 minutes.
the State University have been auth
ors since early in lf)12. The educa
tors and their subjects are: William
S. Myers, "Country Schools for City
Boys"; Stephen B. Weeks, "History
of Public Education in Arkansas";
Zebulon Judd, "Cultivating School
Grounds in Wake County, N. C"; R.
H. Wright, "Training Courses for
Rural Teachers," and John A. Ferrell,
"The Rural School and . Hookworm
Disease."
Panama-Pacific International Expos!
Court of the Four Seasons, crowned by
figure "Rain.
WILL TRY TO CREAT
UNIFORM ROAD LAWS
Fourth American Road Congress,
Which Meets in Atlanta Next
Week Will Discuss Road
Making in General
(Special to The Free Press.)
Atlanta, Nov. 6. An important
conference by representatives of the
American Bar Association, American
Highway Association, and the Unit
ed States Office of Public Roads, was
held in New York today to take steps
to aid uniform revision of road laws
in the several states. Committees
were appointed to take up this work
at the Third American Road Congress
held in Detroit in October, 1913, and
they have in co-operation with the
United States Office of Public Roads,
completed a literal compilation of the
road laws of all the states. The great
mass of legislative enactment accum
ulated as a reBult of this labor ex
ceeds three million words and reveals
the most bewildering conflict, confu
sion, and inefficiency. It is the pur
pose of the committee to recommend
to the legislative session of the Am
erican Road Congress, which will be
held in Atlanta, Georgia, during the
week of November 9, that the legis
lature . of each state be invited to
avail itself of the great amount of
material compiled by the committee
and to appoint a special committee
to work with this central committee
in a suitable revision of state road
laws.
The final program of the Congress
has been announced and covers every
phase of road and street work from
the standpoint of legislation, finance,
economics and engineering.
NO NEWS FROM FIVE
MEN OF WAR OFF CHILE.
Santiago, Chile, Nov. 5, News was
still lacking here tonight concerning
the whereabouts of the five missing
British and German vessels among
those participating in the naval en
gagement off the Chilean coast Sun
day night.
These ships are the British cruiser
Good Hope, which the Germans be
lieve was sent to the bottom. The
British cruiser Glasgow, and the
Gei man cruisers Leipsig and Bremen.
INSANE NEGRO TAKEN
TO GOLDSBORO ASYLUM.
A deputy sheriff Thursday carried
to Goldsboro from Craven county
James Manning, colored, who was
committed to the insane hospital for
negroes in Goldsboro. Manning was
an object of some curiosity on the
train coming through this city.
WHAT DID HE HOPE TO
GET IN THIS HOUSE?
' Salisbury, Nov. 5. A burglar, evi
dently having lost his bearings, en
tered the home of F. B. Irvin, city
editor of the Post. The visitor, real
izing his mistake, left the place with
out taking anything with him.
STATE DEPARTMENT INFORMED
THAT CIGARETTES WERE
AND COULD BE
CATTLE DISEASE IS SPREA
Seven States Have Already Been
Under Suspicion Uncle Sam Is
marines to Eclipse Anything
President Issues Neutrality Proclamation.
HIGHWAYMAN TAKES
PRECINCT RETURNS
FROM REGISTRAR.
Fayettevillc, Nov. 6. While on his
way to Beaver Dam township, Tues
day night with the election returns
from Tuesday's election, Fennell R.
Bryant, Democratic registrar in that
precinct, was held up at the point of
a pistol by a masked man and the of
ficial returns taken from him. Bry
ant had the original tally sheet in
his pocket and the highwayman fail
ed to get this; so this tally sheet was
accepted by the county canvassing
board when it met here today as the
returns from Bullard's Mill.
TECH. TRACK
A GOO DONE.
By the United Press.)
Boston, Nov. 6. The finest athlet
ic track in the world will be formally
opened today at the field day of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technolo
gy, the engineering students wnose
field it is, claim it is not excelled
by any other field in the world. It
8 in Cambridge and constructed on
land owned by the institute.
The track is one quarter mile, with
two turns, each turn being 345 feet
ong, with sides about 315 feet. It
is 20 feet in width throughout its
entire length, with an extra 8 fett
in width on the eaast side, allowing
a wide straightway for the 220-yard
dash. Fred. W. Rubien of New York
planned tho track and its system of
drainage, and W. H. Robertson of the
same city supervised the practical
work.
SEALED BID PLAN
COMES UP TODAY.
(By the United Press.)
Pendleton, Ore., Nov. 6. With the
establishment of a warehouse at
Portland, where all wool will be sold
under the sealed bid plan, as the
principal subject to be acted upon, the
annual convention of the Oregon
Wool Growers' Association convened
here today for a two days' session.
The convention will probably. adopt
a resolution asking the government
to put a bounty on wild animals which
re rapidly increasing in numbers in
the federal forests reserves to the
great menace of flocks. .
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
AT BAT IN NEW YORK.
By the United Press.)
New York, Nov. C. Woman suf
frage will get its innings in this city
tonight at a mass meeting in Carne
gie Hall. Women who have actually
cast the ballot in Western States will
be on hand to tell their Empire State
sisters just how it feels to vote. The
theatrical world will be represented
by Mrs. Julie Opp Faversham who
will introduce a suffrage resolution
and Edith . Wynne Matthisonn, who
will recite the Battle Hymn of the Re
public.
Among the more prominent of the
western suffragettes are Mrs. Emma
Smith Devoe, Seattle, who has a rec
ord of 29 suffrage campaigns; Mrs.
Farewell Ed son, a member of the
California State Industrial Commis
sion; Mrs. Mary C. Bradford, Color
ado; Mrs. Ella Stewart of Illinois and
Mrs. Doster Farnworth of Kansas.
The subject of peace will come in
for some share of attention for Mrs.
Rosika Schwimmer of Hungary, the
peace envoy, is the guest of honor.
GREENVILLE MILL
SUSPENDS INDEFINITELY.
Greenville, Nov. 6. The Green
ville Cooperage Mills, employing 150
men, have suspended indefinitely,
owing to the decrease in demand for
the product because of th war. The
mill is one of similar plants owned
by the Farmers' Manufacturing Com
pany of Norfolk. .-. " ,
SENATOR JAMES OP KENTUCKY-:;'
NOT CONTRABAND OP WAR
SHIPPED SAFELY.
DING OVER THE COUNTRY
Quarantined and Several Other Are
everal Other Are J i
.werful Sub- 'lYri
Building Eight Powerful
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New York, No. 6. Thi ' ork
Cotton Exchange will openTor busl-
ness a week from Monday, it was an-V
nounced today. . i
The Exchanga was closed , at tha
beginning of tha European war.' Tha'.'.
reopening .tends lor improvement . in
the cotton situation, in
of national axperta wh
tended that not until it:
aeain thrown open will
sion be lifted from tha situation, j
CIGARETTES NOT CONTRABAN
OP WAR. , J
Washington, Not. 6 Senatof C
lie James of Kentucky today toll f.
State Department' that 'buyers f '
sellers of cigarette tobacco are fea
ful of the seizure of shipments. Tt
State Department has no fear, as t
hmKi nnt oAntrVhftnd. hut nur.'
tees its delivery south of Great Bri
tain. J
President Wilson today signed
proclamation of neutrality with re
pect to Turkey's and England's a
tions,
Eight submarines building for th
United States navy include One d
the largest and most powerful in th
world, of twelve hundred tons V'6?U
placement. The eight are superior tl
the German U-fl. . - .
, States quarantined for the foot an
mouth disease are New York, Mary'
land, Pennsylvania. Indiana, Micht
igan, Illinois and .Wisconsin.
MONEY TIGHTNESS
IS RELAXING, SAYS
COMPTROLLER WILLIAMS,
Washington, 'i p Nov.- 6. Clearing
house certificates issued in large clt
ics of the country, after the outbreak
of the European war have been greatf
iy reuueeu in amount, accoruing mi i
statement tonight by Comptroller oi
the Currency Williams.
"Reports from all portions of th
country," sal dthe statement, indi
cate an emphatic relaxation of flnan
cial tension an increasing supply ofl
loanable funds, and steady and linin-
terrupted progress : towards normals
conditions. 1 "r"- ,$ f,V ,
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IN MASSACHUSETTS
Boston, Mass., Nov. 6. Maasachu
netts has joined the growing list of
States infested by the foot and mouth
epidemic. Initial cases'' have t- been
found at Attleboro, - Amherst and
Sunderland. Quarantrne'is expected.
NOT WILLING FOR . . r ".-.:
RECOGNITION OF" FEDERALS,
ABSORPTION ONLY.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 6. Club owners
of the American League hereioday
put themselves on record for peace,
but brought no ' nearer ' an nd the
baseball war. Rumors that over
tures had been made to the Federals
were denied. The only discussion of
the Federal situation lasted but half
an hour. In that time everyone of the
eight clubs' representatives declared
for peace, but it' was the general
opinion that peace can be reached on
ly by absorption; of Federal League,
hot through its recognition. . -
HAD NO NEWS OF WORLD -
AFFAIRS IN THREE MONTHS. .
Queenstown, via London, Nov. 5. i
The German, sailing ship Melphom
ene, which sailed from Tocopilla, lit
Chile, July 8.r with ; nitrates; was
towed into Queen stown today by a 1
British cruiser.. Capt Ingleman said
neither he nor his crew ha d helrd
that a war was in progress. ,
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