North Carolina Newspapers

V ,,.4: YOUR HOr'E PAPER f DAILY FO'tCjfcJ PRE THE WEATHER Fat N. Ci Run loaiirhl. Ttwwby paitlir cloudy, probablr win. VOL.XVJ.-No.272 GERMANY'S CROWN MR IS MOST STUPID AND UNNECESSAR IN HISTORY; GERMANS NOT TO BLAME European Correspondent of Heir to the German Throne That Germany Did Not Want to Fight ALLIES TAKE TRENCHES The Predicted Offensive of "Definite Form, But Their Fire Into the Germans Under Cover of New Trenches Kaiser In Eastern Battlefield Encouraging Forces to Do Their Best Russians (By the United Press) By Carl R. Von Wiegand, At the Headquarters of the Army of the Crown Prince in France November 30. The Crown Prince today declared that this is "undoubt edly the most stupid, senseless and unnecessary war of modern times. The war was not wanted, but forced upon us. That we had effectually prepared to defend ourselves is now used as an argument to convince the world that we desired the conflict" Chancellor Says Germany Is Confident Replying to a telegram from the Kaiser congratulating him upon his birthday, Imperial Chancellor Von Bethmann-Holweig said: "The Ger mans' are with the Kaiser. We trust in our forces and are confident of fin al victory for our just cause." Germans' Abandoned Trenches Used By the Allies Paris, Nov. 80. The Allies have advanced south of Ypres. With the Germans gradually withdrawing, the Allies are occupying abandoned trenches south of Ypres, which has been ruined by the German bombard ment. A heavy artillery fire is being directed against the Germans now under cover in new trenches. A. gen eral offensive has not yet developed. Reinforcements for Czar's Poland Army Petrograd, Nov. 30. The Russians, greatly reinforced in Poland, today confidently expected the Germans in the region of Lodz to be completely crushed soon. Kaiser Now With Forces in East Berlin, Via The Hague, Nov. 30. It is officially announced that the Kai ser is in the eastern battle front. The Russian offensive has been halted, and the Germans expect to march on Warsaw in the near future. WAR TAX MUST SUPPLY GREAT SUM EACH DAY (By the United Press) Washington, Nov. 30. All the pro visions of the federal war tax are ex pected to net Uncle Sam two hundred ocvcm,y.cwo uiousand dollars a day. The law goes into effect at mid "iffht This, Treasury Department omcials say, is what the European war is costing the United States gov ernment. UNCLE SAM EXAMINES PERE MARQUETTE TODAY Detroit, Mich., Nov. 30. Investi gation of the financial operations of the Pere Marquette railroad by the interstate commerce commission, authorized by vote of congress at the last session, was started today in the federal building here with Commis sioner Hall presiding. The purpose of the inquiry is to de termine, if possible, whether the rail road and its stockholders have suf fered from what has been character ized as exploitation of the system for the benefit of favored financial inter ests and individuals. 'H FIRST STEAMER BETWEEN ' BALTIMORE AND CAPE FEAR Wilmington, Nov. 29. Wilmington and Baltimore steamer "service was inaugurated today by the Baltimore nd Carolina Steamship Company, he temer Henry Williams arriving te this afternoon on her first trip regular schedule. The B. and - - ( ?M wiU a,so mak George TOWn anil o , tm ! n, , -"-..covuii, o. v. mere ( wnicn might be contained in a car. it snouia a - be n steamer a week between! An interesting miestion in em- fact that there were dependent chil "umington and Baltimore., , . . j ployera liability js that of the Norv dren. : 1 PRINCE SAYS THIS Y the United Press is Told By ABANDONED BY GERMANS the Allies Has Not Taken Artillery Is Pouring Galling Greatly Reinforced U. S. SUPREME COURT RESUMES WORK TODAY If You Dispite Phone Bill Can Com pany Stop You From Talking Pending Adjustment? "Grand Dad's Clause, on Docket. Washington, Nov. 30. Decisions of pressing importance were expect , ed today when the Supreme Court re convened after a two weeks' recess, Of the scores of cases on which final decisons will be handed down by the court, argument having long ago been completed, perhaps the, most im portant is the so called Midwest Oil case. This involves the validity of the withdrawal from entry by Presi Taft of three million acres of Cali fornia and Wyoming oil lands from private exploitations. The Midwest Oil Co. attacked the withdrawal by Taft because there was no statute which expressly gave the right to make such a withdrawal Since that time, in 1910, Congress passed such a law, and about 4,000,000 acres of oil land, all known to exist in the public domain, have been with' drawn from public entry. The de cision of the lower courts in this case was adverse to the government, The Maryland "Grandfather clause" case is another that may be handed down by the Supreme Court today or in the near future. It is designed to prevent negroes from voting in state and city elections. The Oklahoma Grandfather clause may also be pas sed upon today. Another decision, which is waited eagerly by railroad men, is that of the Wadley Southern Railway Co, against the state of Georgia. This involves the right of a state railroad commission to fine a railroad for dis obeying its intrastate orders. The case of the Sioux Remedy Co. against F. M. Cope and D. C. Cope will de termine whether a state may debar corporations which have not incorp orated in that state from instituting law suits. Grain rate discriminations in favor of Nashville by the L. & N. Railroad were involved in the case of the gov ernment against that and other roads. Whether, when a telephone sub scriber disputes' a bill, the company had the right to refuse service until the bill is paid is the question put up to the Supreme Court in another case which may be decided today. The authority of Congressional in vestigating committees to force evi dence from unwilling witnesses will be decided in the case of George G. Henry, a partner of William Salo men and Co., Wall street brokers, and U. S. Marshall Henkel. After handing down its decisions today, the Supreme Court will give its attention to eleven important cas es on which the court is willing to hear brief arguments. These cases set for today with the distinct under standing that not more than a half an hour of argument is to be heard on each side. One of the most important of these cases is that involving the consti tutionality of the "coal screen" law of Ohio, the suit of the Rail and River Coal Co., against the members of the Ohio Industrial Commission, to pre vent their enforcement of the law. This involves the protest of the mine operators against the law prohibit ing the use of screens to lessen the ftmnnnf unf nn nut of the mines in mine cam. n which the Day of the miners was based. The law also' gives the Industrial Commission the right to determine the percentage of iguv aerenninv jiri:nuig vi slate, sulphur rock, or other impurity ... .... . . . . PUBLISHED EiZERY rfFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY, KINSTON, N. C. QUARTERLY SESSION DISTRICT EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONVENES Congregations from South- ern Half of East Carolina Is Represented MR. HUSKE IS TO SPEAK New Bern Rector to Preach Opening Sermon Many Clergymen from the Dis trict Already Here and Others Are Expected The Convocation of Wilmington, comprised by the churches of the southern half of the Epiccopul - Dio cese of East Carolina, will sit in quar terly session in St. Mary's church here this evening, when Rev. 15. F Huske of New liern will preach th opening sermon, and tomorrow. Clergymen who were expected to arrive this afternoon for the convo cation were Rev. Mr. Huske; Rev. W E. Cox of Wilmington; Rev. J. II Dickinson of Goldsboro; Rev. J. L Showell of Clinton; Rev. Edward Wooten of Wilmington and Rev. Thos P. Noe of Wilmington, the archdea con. Other clergymen and laymen will arrive tonight and tomorrow The convocation of Wilmington em braces about half of the diocesan territory, the convocation of Eden ton taking in the remainder. BULLETINS (My the United Press.) NOTHING INTKRKST1NG IN WKSTKKN SITUATION Paris, Nov. .'0. Attacks upon Bagatelle, in the Argonne sec tion, have slackened. On (he Me use Heights heavy fogs pre vail. The forest of Apremont is being bombarded by Germans without success. The situation in the Woevre district is unchang ed. SUBMAK1NK FLOTILLA PKEPARKS TO TAKE SEA London, Nov. 30. It is believed that with the slackening or the fighting on land, the Germans will become active at sea. The German submarines at Zee Brugge are reported entirely ready for sea. Parts of addition al vessels are said to have arriv ed by rail. MORE ENGLISH TROOPS IN FRANCE London, Nov. 30. A large por tion of England's second army of a million men, is in France. (Jen era I French declares the fighting from Armenderes to Ypres is ca tering the final stages. GERMANS STILL ON THE DEFENSIVE Paris, Nov. 30. An official communique reports no changes on the battle lines in Belgium or France. The Germans every where remain on the defensive. GERMANS CLAIM PROGRESS IN THE EAST Berlin, Via Wireless to Lon don, Nov. 30. An official state ment by the war office tells of further progress by the Germans in the eastern campaign. They captured 4.500 prisoners and IS cannon south of the Vistula river. The Russian attack upon the for tifications of East Darkeehmen failed. They captured six hun dred men and a few officers there. folk and Western Railroad Co., Mrs. cm int' . Sarah E. Holurook. Holbrook won her case in the lower court but the railroad company ap-, pealed on the ground that the judge in the lower court -wstructea we jury in ure w - which found for Mrs. Holbrook that ... ..tmKnn IntA thrt MONDAY, NOVKMUkk 30, CANADIANS RESTING AFTER Y MARCH df fcV",f ' '. ' K , , V ' v If . - "sO-v; -v J & , s ;4 , 1 LN V V v v ? : t r v - : r ; r : ; 1 A oompany of Canadian fight,-!. after a long. Hard march. They know better than moat of the truopb i;traK, MERCY FUND GROWING COMMITTEE ENCOURAGED The committee cf mercy ( raise funds locally for Helian relief are gratified at the com rihutinns which are coming into the local fund, which although not liumi-rniis, have so far netted a neat sum. The total so fai is sufficient to make the committee re gard their efforts as productive of something, and indications are that the fund will grow. In addition in contributors previously tailed, (lie following are announced today: O. I). Jobsun S I .mi E. V. Webb and Co I'Uin J. 15. Leonard 1 .(" Vance Jackson ."id A. L. C. Hill 1 .on N. J. Rouse HUM Robt. Rouse l.dd Charles Rouse l.dd The total now is around ftlMI.OO. SOLONS HAVE POWER TO MAKE WITNESSES TALK (Conlinned from Page One.) VVashinir'oii, Nov. .'Ii.- -The auilie; -ity of congressional in e-l igal in:' committees to force testimony from unwilling witnesses was today upheld by the Supreme. Court. INSANE MAN KILLS THREE: WOUNDS ANOTHER Ashlmro. Nov. 'J!'. - l.mvc Dani.-I-, of Randolph county, came home Sat urday night after three days' aliM-nc'c and shot Coon Daniels, his .--i-.tor, E'h el Luther, his wife's sist'i. and l'. gar Varner. all through the head, killing them instantly and shot, u wife, crushing her shoulder. She is still living, but will die. Daniels is said to be a notorious blockader, been indicted in the Stale courts several limes ami litis s rvet! sentence for making Im lor. When arretted he va- picking a banjo ami .-inging fooli-h rem- in the room with the dead peopl, . lit! was ;u rested and placid in jail in Ashl.oi-o. He laughs m , i: Ii. in coherent I v. I le appeared lo.I.e nocr. STOCK EXCHANGE DULL, BUT STEADY fliy the United Pros.-) New Vork, Nov. a0 The K w Vml Stock E-:i hai.;:-e today restiic ,.! l: .e! ing to bond.-. 'Chahge open..,) dull. iut steady. Fractional losse- ovi r Saturday'.- closing figures wen no ticed on several standard securities. SWEDEN I NLESS PRESS ol NATION IS Ml'ZLED London, Nov. i0. Trie Daily Mail's Copenhagen correspondent says Ger many has demanded that the. Swedish government suppress unfriendly ut terances against Germany in Swed-! ish newspapers and has threatened reprisals in tot tm ui nwri-vwiuiu- ...-..,t .f w-,r,r..-,,yi,i;. ' ance. The Daily Mail's Copenhagen cor respondent in an earlier dispatch said ' Germany's declaration of making wood contraband of war has caused ; tremendous revulsion of feeling in Sweden and Norway and agitation for an understanding with Russia. Norfolk. Va, Nov. ' 27. After i spending thirty-seven hours on ; the bottom of Chesapeake Bay , the bat- " tleship Michigan waa floated at 5 o' clock this afternoon.. The task was i accomplished by four -tugs attached to the Atlantic fleet and two war-4' ships. . ' . .- - 11)11 ivtinc in a llclti and cwliuir ih.-ir f. ..t ti. art of K-.-pins in oud ,-omlltion Im ihe war MEXICO HAS ANOTHER "PATRIOTIC" PRESIDENT dmales Is the Latest Aciiuisit ion to the l ong List of " mild-He's" and 1,'eliellioii Continues. ( l!y the United I'res-s.) Washington, Nov. :;('.- woni-ales. ' chief of tin- newest Mexican govern- meiil, i it ported he at llachuea, for ty mile. iiorthea.-.t of Mexico City. New.- is expected momentarily of li-sliling between Villiistas and tjou alcs. Gmia'cs Ewilcs Villa. Kl I'aso, Nov. :tt). Angeles, the chief lieulenant of Villa, is en route to Mexico City with a force of in fantry to protect, the foreign lega tions, it is reported by Villislas' offi cials at .luaiv.. Villa, instead of en tering the capital, has decided to take i ne ii, kj airsim-t iiimstues, wnn is re ported to have repudiated both Car ranza and ill-- Agiias (alientes con eniii.H. and ,!e tared liimself provi sional pie-.i.l(iit of Mexico. (Iiniral lone- (ml. iy lepoilid ;i victory over I he ( 'an ;ni asl as at. T.iiiios, nine mile f'reni 1 anipico. VERM. HURT IN ( i;.v I he United I'ress.) Ne-.'. "loik, Nov. ::. Several per ron., no lulling two firemen, we'e bad ly ie.iu ed and sily others driven iolo the si i eels as (he resiili of a .V-Iti.lHid tenement lire today. VOI"! f! R:sTES Ml M I. FELLOW I h'OM W.VIKIi Klialselh Cify, Nov. :!. Leslie Ilo(,ier, a young-man about eighteen ysusobl rnede a ilariie- n ,ene of lit tle Harold diobs ye- ' i-i il.iy al'leriioon at kolonr-o'i dial.. "! liille Cibb iioy, wb. i i . only 1 1 " . ea' -. ob!, v. bile playiu."- around the .-,e! fell over board into thiity l.ei ,,f waler. Vouue: lb oner, in ;u;o .f v.arnii of i bier people, ran ee l .bae-'i rl over board ;n be icy w.-tcr.'sv.atn to the pe n! vvliere be Jit t U- fellow disap peared and dived for him. When bi ro e ! (, j be surface he bad t be ( , ibbs (iuld and lirougbl him safely a-bore. JUVENILE GUNMEN SOUGHT BY POLICE ( Dy the Ceiled I'ress) I 'a '-.lie. N'. .!., Nov. .!). The iolic wenl 1.'-y.-ar-old s!a IfabinoV )'. and lb year old Max 'IVamdiitisky, who ill-appea red at'ier shooting Samuel Horbma':. aged ileven years. RAILROAD TO DESPATCH Willi WIRELESS NOW New York. Nov. J!'. Announce-' meat was made yest: rday that the Lackawanna Railtoad has determined to operaU' all n trains between Ib boken am) !!u!!'.i'.i by wireless and 1 maintain the regubu- telegraph sys tem only for use in emergency be tween these points. The perfection of the wireless and it.- cheapness in operation when compared to the old mf r mr t'f Am vwld it - .!.( niv tii'me TI1C Ojr II11K4V 11.1 UtlUniVI ft I tical. - A. C. C DEFEATS ,' ' J BOYS' BRIGADE Wilson,' Nov. 28. In the l"hanks griving basketball here between At lantic Christian College and the Boys Bridage of Wilmington; the collegi ans were victorious1 by the score of 24 to 13.? The visitors were fait, but were outclassed. - ' - . : w UNITED CHARITIES MAKE APPEAL EOR POOR OF THE CITY Mass Meeting Held Sunday Night in the Queen Street Methodist Church NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN i!cssrs. Wooton, Ormond Hcrmlon, Urictz and Pas tors Humble and Smith Snoko Would Insure Care of the Unfortunates licfore a meeting of three or four hundred people who gathered in spite of very short notice, in Queen Street Miihodist church Sunday night, the United Charities appealed for the puolic's interest in their work and funds for their coffers. The organ i.ation has recently been facing th, task of supplying the needs of indi g"ut charges with almost depleted funds. I 'resident !'' Wooten, Hon. Y T. Oinioud, Mr. J. A. Ilerndon, Mr. George F. l'rietz, Rev. H. A. Humble of Oi'een Street church, and Pastor H. I'. Smith of the Christian church addressed the audience, which em braced representatives of nearly nil I be churches in the city. No request was made for funds at the mooting, but it was resolved to rejuvenate the organization and make it more ef fective. The commendable spirit cieaied, however, was evidence on the .'ia 1 1 '-. of several who insisted upon dein t ing immediately after the close of the melting. A new governing board was ap pointed, composed of the following Mr. .1. W. Goodson, Mr. I). V. Dixon, Mr. .1. K. Williams. Mr. K. G. Tyn dall, Mr. II. F. Woolen, Mr. J. 11. Canady, Mr. L. .). Mewborne, Mr. J F. Taylor, Mr. G. W. Knott, Mr. W. T. lline.;, Mr. G. V. Cowper, Mr. II. I. Sutton and all the pastors of the city. President Wooten will retain his ofi'n o long enough to call a meeting of die new governors for the purpose of electing officers. 'Ihe governing board, immediately alt,r they have organized, will col lect funds with which to conduct the woik of the Charities this winter. NT STATE TO BUY Ml'. MITCHELL AND PRESERVE ITS TIMBER Asln-ville, Nov. 2'.). Resolutions a i,ing the Governor ant! the mem bers of Ihe next -,1'ssion of the Gener al Assembly to authorize the pur chase of Mount Mitchell by the Stale were adopted by the directors of the local Hoard of Trade yesterday. The resolutions recite that Ihe vast areas of timber ken!- which are now being cut over are threatened with destruc tion and i! is predirUd that it will be a matl.-i of only a short time until the nii.onl.iin Miles are barren wastes. AMFKK N I! ELD AS SPY IN GERMANY New York. Nov. --Edward Flit id. an American citizen, gradu ate of Columbia and formerly editor of the liaptb-t F,aminer, is held at ( ioet I iiigen, Germany, charged with being a spy, according to information received in this city. Mrs. Bright has appealed lo the State Department at Washington. Bright, with his family, had lived ;it Cm tUngeii for nearly ten years, Mrs, Bright said. He was studying at Goettingen University. Mrs. Bright, with her two sons, came here shortly before the war began. WAR SONG BARRED IN THE AMERICAN NAVY (By the United Tress) Washington, Nov. ,'i0. Preliminary to the Aliening of the short session of Congress Monday next, the van guard of the appropriation commit tee, began work today. ' Secretary Daniels puts the ban on ninjrir.g in the navy, "It's a Long Way to Tipperary, saying that it is hardly ithin . President .Wilson's strict neutrality policy. i f PRICE TWO CENTS SATURDAY NIGHT PISTOL DUEL ON THE PUBLIC HMD Will Fisher, Colored, and Several Young Men of the City Are Involved LOSS OF AN EYE SUFFERED Henry Hines Struck In Eye. Others of Party Were Hit But No Serious Damage Was Done The Negro Claims Self-Defense In a duel with guns on a road two miles northeast of the city Saturday night. Will Fisher, colored, fired three loads of shot into a wagon filled with young white men of this city, causing the loss of an eye to Henry Hines and wounding several others. ' " Taft Monroe, Will Skinner,' Henry Hines, Burrell Whitley, Hub. John son, Will Eason, Willie Strum, Bill Jones and William Holmes were in the wagon, driving behind two horses to a country fete in the vicinity of Grainger. They passed Fisher on the road. Fisher was drinking, and the authorities suy there was evidence that the white men had also indulged ' and were yelling and shooting pro miscuously. Fisher claims he was halted and spoken to in a disrespect- tut manner, and that tne first shots came from the wagon. There is some little doubt as to whether the shots were fired at Fisher, but he regarded them us intended for him and used his gun, a two-barreled weapon, with 1 disastrous effect ' Hines lost an eye, Strum was struck on the hand, Jones in the face and Holmes received about twenty shot on his face and forehead. In all, about ten or a dozen shots were exchanged. The duel ended when Fisher took to his heels. He was ar- rested at his home nearby soon af terward. Fisher was this morning sent on to Superior Court by Magistrate' 1L V. Peebles, and all the young white men fined in City Court for disorerely conduct, the scene of their mischief-making having .been within the jurisdiction of the municipal au- thorities. BIG FARM DEAL WAS NEGOTIATED SATURDAY I'arrott Farm Taken by Messrs. Hod-, ges and Dawson on Lease-Sale I'htn Entailing Average Price of $80 An Acre. The biggest farm deal. nerhaDS. in the history of I-enoir county, was pull ed off Hnturdnv when Messrs. P. A., llodge.H and J. G. Dawson leased A; 1). I'arrott's Fulling Creek plantation of liio acres for ten years with an option to buy. The lease price is s;:;, into per annum, and the purchase sum named is $50,000. The Parrott farm is situated nlonc the Norfolk Southern Railroad, and is noted as one of the most product ive in the county. Its nurchase. which the deal virtually amounts to, it is said, at $.r0,000, is at an average price of ?H0 an acre. UUITISH COLLIERS HELD UP BY CANAL OFFICIALS Panama, Nov. 29. Some mysterv surrounds the destination of the Brit ish colliers Kirnwood and Roddam, held up at Colon yesterday because they were not supplied with health certificates. A hearing will be held tomorrow in District court. . Mean time the vessels will be permitted to puss through the canal in bond. It is said they will await orders at BaU boa and it is conjectured here they will meet British warships at sea off the South American coast. EMBASSY AT VIENNA - FEEDS MANY HUNDREDS (By the United Press.) Washington, Nov. 80 Under the care of Mrs., Frederick C. C Penfield, wife of the American ambassador to Austria-Hungary, a ' Thanksgiving dinner for 1,600 Austrians and 200 Russian wounded was prepared at the embassy in Vienna.