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THE DAILY FREE PRESS YOUR HOME PAPER THE WEATHER For N. C. FrMricT toaiahi, fmianlli tair. . t PUBLISHED EVERY RFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. VOL. XVI. No. 276 KINSTON, N. C. FRIDAY, DECEMIJKK 11, 11)11 PRICE TWO CENTS CLEAR ATLANTIC OF BY FIRST OF YEAR Task Imposed Upon Admir al Frederick Sturdee's Victorious Fleet ALLIES CONTINUE ADVANCE Germans Reported to Be Evacuating Same Terri tory in West Kaiser's Condition Considerably Improved (By the United Press.) London, Dec. 11. Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee's task is to com pletely clear the Atlantic of all Ger man commerce raiders by the first of the year. The latest official reports from Sturdee are that he is pur suing the Dresden, which vessel was not sunk, as a report yesterday stat ed. The capture or sinking of the German vessel is considered a cer tainty. Kaiser Able to Receive Reports. Berlin, Dec. 11. Kaiser Wilhelm is suffering with catarrh of the throat. The Kaiser contracted a cold visiting his troops during inclement weather, resulting in the present catarrhal in fection of his throat. It is officially announced today that the Kaiser is much improved, and Is able to receive reports from the chief generals of his itaff. Germans Quit Roulers as Allies Advance Paris, Dec. 11. Fighting over roads, heavy with mud, and through patches of wood turned into swamps as a result of the heavy rains, the French and British are advancing their lines steadily. The Allies have gained the advantage from the coast entirely across Northern France into Alsace. The Germans have evacuat ed Roulers. General Advance of Allies in France Paris, Dec. 11. It is officially an nounced that the Allied troops are ad vancing along the entire line of more than 250 miles, except in the region of Ypres. About Ypres the Germans have made three offensive attacks. At one point they reached the French trenches but were repulsed after des perate fighting. SERENO PAYNE; "FATHER OF THE HOUSE," DEAD Aged Representative from New York Passed Away With No Friends Around Had Been In Con gress Many Years. (By the United Press) hineton. Dec. 11. Representa tlv Sewno E. Payne, "father" of the Huse, died last night in his room at a local hotel of heart failure. The House took charge of the funeral ar rangements through its sergeant-at-s. The House and Senate will both appoint committees to accom Pany th body to Auburn, N. Y. mr. fayne, who was 71 years old, uved alone and at midnight his body y waiting for the coroner without Wend or relative near. His wife ed three years ago and no one could w found tonight who knew the ad hss of his only son. representative from New York "every Congress except one since 83, Mr. Payne was chairman of the "ays and Means Committee and Re publican floor leader in 1909-10, and weted the drafting of the Payne- tariff bill. He was born at "nmtori, N. Y., June 26, 1848. He Practiced law and was district attor J of Coyuaga county and in 1883 elected a member ; to Congress Ifm the Twenty-sixth district. g-f8 to be held a Jl o'clock, in the House ,i Representa- hnor of Representative Se ""ofayne. JJBMARINE ATTACK lpN DOVER FOILED . fiy the United Press) " "JxJon, Dee. llThe admiral "tted that a flotRla of Gr JjJ ,Bbrine haa attempted a . ? Pjm Dover. hre batter. "Pon the raidera, IN NEW YORK INTERESTED IN LEO FRANK'S CASE Start Petition for Clemency to Be Sent to Governor of the State SERIOUS TENEMENT FIRE Four Persons Fatally Burn ed and Several Firemen Injured in Blaze and Re sultant Explosion. Heroic Rescues Made (By the United Press) New York, Dec. 11. Georgians in New York City have planned to or ganize a determined fight against the hanging of Leo M. Frank. They are circulating a petition to be sent to Governor Slaton. Four Fatally Burned in New York Fire Today. Four persons were fatally burned and several firemen painfully injur ed today as the result of fire and an explosion on One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street. Heroic rescues by firemen saved several persons who were lying unconscious in smouldering night clothes. GIVEN COLLEGE COURSES (Special to F'ree Press Chapel Hill, Dec. 11. Classified according to the professions of their fathers, the call of back-to-the-Iand is imperative to one-third of the stud ents attending the University of North Carolina. The occupation of farming contributes more than twice the numb er of students enrolled on the regis u-Huon dooks mis session than any other occupation or profession. Of the total enrollment of 982 students 289 are sons of farmers. The merch ant follows next in succession with 132. The distribution of other occu pations and professions are classi fied as follows: lawyers 68, doctors 60, manufacturers 50, public officers 30, ministers 2C, real estate deauers 23, insurance agents 22, lumber deal ers 18, teachers 17, railroad men 17, bankers 17, contractors 17, traveling dealers 11, livery men 9, mechanics 7, brokers 7, editors 5, book keepers 4, printers 3, fishermen 3, civil engi neers 3, carpenters 3, laborers 3, but chers 2, nurserymen 2, jewelers 2, ho telkeepers 2, engineers 2, chemist 1, librarian 1, blacksmith 1, undertaker 1, optician 1, ranchman 1, boarding- house keeper 1, and purchasing agent 1. Dr. J. R. Hamilton, alumni profes sor of history of the State University, was on Saturday night elected hono rary member of the Phi Kappa So ciety by William and Mary College of Williamsgurg, Va., the mother of the high scholarship organization in America. Dr. Hamilton has been voted this high distinction through the literary merits of his recent his torical book, "Reconstruction in North Carolina." The Paterson Cup, award ed by the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, was likewise won by the University professor on this literary contribution to North Carolina history. The honorary membership in America's high schol arship organization is a recognition voted authors and writers that have published some literary production of lasting merit, and "Reconstruction in North Carolina" distinctly comes under that classification. A comparison between North Caro lina and Illinois regarding the train ing equipment of the school teachers of the two respective States, credits North Carolina with a better showing. Fifty-five per cent of the teachers of Illinois had neither high school or normal training; North Carolina has 9,000 white teachers in the public schools of the State; 3,500 of them have had normal training and nearly 2,000 of them hold college diplomas. OLD COUPLE HAVE DIAMOND WEDDING Balaton, Minn., Dec. 11. John Shequen tfnd -his wife, aged 96 today celebrated the 75th anniversary of their marriage. They were married at Franklin, Vt Both are in excellent health. - ; , . RAILWAY lo accommodate the wounded .mva mai ".iiu-iin, iiuo nos niiiMs; xnierrupiea, railway cars arc hcing used ELOPING "CHIEF" WILL DON UNIFORM MONDAY So Reports o .Mayor of LaGranRe, from Luniberlon, Where (he Hon eymoon Is Being Enjoyed at Bridegroom's Home U. S. Paige, the LaGrange police man who, Wednesday night created the biggest sensation in thai town in years by eloping with Miss Lemoine Rouse, daughter of a prominent fam ily, Thursday notified Mayor J. F. Peele that he would return on Mon day to don his badge and buttons. The message was just a matter-of-fact, statement, and was forwarded from Lumberton, N. ('., where the police man and his bride, who eluded officer of the law throughout the section in their flight in an automobile, arc now staying. Paige and Mrs. Paige are stopping with relatives of the groom for the week-end. E. E. Paige, the father of the young man, came here Thursday, and was relieved when he received a telegram from their home that the son and his bride had safelv escaped the irate father and two brothers of Mrs Paige, who followed them through the country with shotguns on Wednesday night, and the minions of the law who sought to head them off. DO BETTER OR CUT IT OUT, SAYS PRESIDENT Wilson Tells Mexican Commander Must Stop Fighting If He Can not Prevent His Men From Firing Across the Line. (By the United Press.) Washington, Dec. 11. President Wilson today firmly ordered General Maytorena to cease the fighting oppo site Naco, if he cannot avoid tiring over the border. OS BO UN'S FIRST DEPUTY IS DEAD. Washington, Dec. 10. Robert Wil liams of Chambersburg, Pa., first de puty commissioner of internal reve nue, died at his home here today ot pneumonia. Mr. Williams, who was seventy-four years old, had been act ive in government service eighteen years. WANT MORE ROOM AT STATE HOSPITAL Raleigh, Dec.: 10. The board of di rectors of the State Hospital in Ra leigh have finished their work begun yesterday and recommended an in crease of appropriation to extend the buildings and to provide adequate housing to the increased number of patients. FIRE DESTROYS COAL BREAKER AND WASHERY : (By the United Press.) Pittston, Pa., Dec. 11. Fire today destroyed, the Ewing Coal " breaker and washery at Port" Griffith. The works were owned by the Pennsylvan ia Coal Compaiiy. 2,500. men are out of employment; The property loss was $800,000. ;- ' i CARS FOR SCHOOLS IN soldiers who aro brou Kl't back from tin; ana In on or to tirovHW tor I llo chili as classrooms, aa shown in the nhotoirranh (By the United Press.) ARTILLERY DUEL OVER WIDE AREA Paris, Doc. 11. Artillery duels prevail in the region of Arras and around Junencourl. In the re gion of Varness the German ar tillery is especially active. The French progress in the region of Lepretre, and today took Aspatch depot. GERMANS HURRY MORE MEN TO BELGIUM Paris. Dec. 11. The Germans, fearing their forces in Belgium are insufficient to hold the coast line, are luurjing reinforcements there. The new troops are most ly youths of 18 to 20 years of age. The French artillery is out ranging the Germans. GALICIA SC ENE OF STUBBORN FIGHTING. Berlin, Dec! 11. The fighting on both sides in Western Gnlicia is a Htuhorn struggle for the mas tery of that territory. The Aus trians have captured 1(),0(M1 Rus sians prisoners. The Rus: ians attempted to land a force pear (Ionia, south of Datum, under the cover of heavy lire from war ships, hut wc re repulsed. A Rus- sian attack on Kilajctwn also was repulsed. GERMANS THREATEN TO II EM RUSS1 NS IN London, Dec. 1 i. The lighting south of Cracow is developinir in to one great battles of the war. The Germans are advancing on the northern front, endeavoring to approach Wi.rsaw from the northeast and threatening the Russians with being bottled up in case of di'leat. GERMANY I'LEASKD WITH SITUATION IN EST Berlin, Dec. 11. The eastern campaign is declared to he devel I- I oping in accordance with the stra tegic plans of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg. His forces are ad vancing toward Warsaw from the North, but meeting with stubborn resistance. The fighting on the llow-Lowicz line is progressing favorably to the Germans. MEXICO'S PRESIDENT REPORTED TO BE ILL. Washington, Dec. 11. Presi dent Gutierrez of Mexico is ill and confined to his bed. GERMANS INSIST THREE STURDEE'S SHIPS SUNK Buenos Ayres, Dec. 11. Ger man reports insist that the Brit ish fleet which sunk four of Ad miral Von Spec's squadron lost three vessels. It is admitted the German losses were 3,000 mew. IDENTITY OF ENGLISH S.IIIPS ESTABLISHED V Buenos Ayres, pec Ilv lu British fleet, which sunk Von Spee's ships, included second class cm Iser squadron, attached to the home fleet, and composed of the ' cruisers Shannon, Achillea, Coch rane and Natal. ' " -. GERMANY battle lines, I ho schools of Germany fon. whoso stiii os nthrruiK.. ,,l.l i.n PECAN CROWING WILL BE PROFITABLE INDUSTRY Farmers In Lenoir Are Buying More Trees, and Groves Already Bear ing Are Proving Very Profit able Good Markets. Pecan raising now promises to be come a very important industry in Eastern Carolina before muny years. In Loneir county alone many thous and trees have been sold this year, and in some places the farmers are planting acres of them. On George N. Ives' model fruit farm at New port are a number of trees from 10 to 20 years old, which have this season produced 600 pounds of nuts, retail ing at 2." and :!" cents. If the crop had been bigger he could have sold every pecan produced. Ives sold 70 pounds in one order lo a Kinston man. lie believe-, contrary to what might have beon expected, that the trees which sprung from seedlings bore a better quality of nut than the graft ed trees. VOCATIONAL TEACHING FEATURES CONVENTION Richmond, Va., Dec. 11. Specia lists in vocational education are in session today at the annual conven tion of the National Society for Pro motion of Industrial Education. A feature of the convention this years is the calling together by United Mates t ommissioner Claxton ol pro fessors from various slate universi lies and normal schools who are pre paring vocational teachers for that work. MANY RECRUITS A SIGN OF DEPRESSION? Asbeville, Dec. 10. The local Unit ed S(;:i "S recruiting office, in charge of Sergeant E. W. Honnev, is one of the busiest places in the city these days, the record for the past, few days being reached last night when forty men, who were accepted by the local office had been sent to Columbus bar racks, at Columbus, Ohio, for the pre- liminaiy trainings into different sec tions of the United States army. IOW ANS TO FIGURE FAIR ( REAM PRICES Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 11. State Dairy Commissioners from a dozen mid-western stales are here today, on call of Com mi .sinner W. B. Barney of Iown. to adopt a plan for grading cream, and fixing prices according to grade. This is expected to benefit the farmer who furnishes clean thick cream and eventually means an im provement in butter and the dairy in dustry. Legislation by the legisla tures of the dairy states is necessary to put the plan into effect and this will be asked for this winter. WANT TAFTS IDEA ABOUT ISLANDS INDEPENDENCE (By the United Press.) ... Washington,- Dec U--Former Pres ident Taft vas, today requested .by the Seriate Philippine Committee ' to appear next Week and testify regard ing the advisability of Philippine in dependence. . ; ' OLD SANTA CLAUS EARLY ARRIVAL NOW, LENOIR CO. FAME EVIDENCED IN SHOPS Holiday Decorations in Tro fusion Are Putting in Appearance "MADE IN AMERICA" TOYS Idea That "Home" Made Va riety Was Inferior to Ger man and Belgian Make Has Been Proven a False One Evidences of Christmas are to be seen in most all of the Queen street shops now. Seasonal decorations In interiors and windows portray the holiday spirit that is beginning to take hold of the people good and strong. Shoppers from the rural parts flock into the city daily, and all the dealers in holiday goods are experiencing fair trade, despite the depression that some pessimists in sist exists. The war in Europe hasn't hurt the toy business a bit. Imported goods ire a bit shy, it is true, but there are made-in-America toys a-plenty to make up for the deficit of German loirs ami Belgian mechanical devices There is a material benefit accruing to the "consumer," for it is proved bj elaborate displays that the belief thai foreign goods in this line were supe I'ior was a fraud, and prices are th most reasonable ever. The jewelry, dry goods, ludies' fur nishings, chug and men's haberdash ery stores are all displaying lines a; omplete as in former seasons, an many of them have bettered their pas' showings. The fruit crops in th United States were splendid this yea ami the groceries and confectioners places are stocked with enormou: luantities of the products of Cali fornia, Florida and Western Carolina SPECIFICATIONS AND PLANS OF POSTOFFICf INiany Blueprints and Book of Sixt; Pag's Govern Construction of Handsome Government Build ing to Be Erected Here. Copies of the plans and specifics lions for the new postofflce here, bid for the construction of which will b opened in Washington on January 11 were received by Postmaster La Roiue today. The blueprints are numerous am elaborate, and give a generous ide: of the style and beauty of the hand some structure to be erected at Queei and North streets. The specifications bound in a book of (10 pages, show th thoroughness of the supervising arch itcct in matters pertaining to publi buildings. SON OF EX-SENATOR LOSES AN EYF News has been received here tha Venablc Daggett, twelve-year-old soi of ex-Stute Senator J. A. Baggett o l.illington, has lost an eye us the rc suit of being struck by a piece o fulling glass which was pushed fror a schoolroom window by a playmate The glass penetrated the lid and bal of the eye. Ex-Senator Boggett is : trustee of the State School for th Feeble-Minded, and popular with : large number of friends here. ANOTHER FARMER WHO DIVERSIFIES George Duval, a planter of Oliver': Landing, Jones county, produced th( past season 100 head of cattle, 20( sheen. W)4 chickens and 75 bales o4 cotton on his medium-sized planta tion and pastures, according to i friend of Duval's. Duval is well fixw for the winter. Neighboring farm era who emulated his example an correspondingly prosperous, and thi Olivers Landing planters are noni greatly worried over the low price trf cotton. , . 1 , ' CERMAN BIG GUNS. ; FIRE INEFFECTUAL Paris, Dec. 11 The German artillery so far has been unable . to inflict any damage upon th. Allies n tli. Height of the Meuse. . -. ; PLANS OF PROPOSED DEING WORKED OUT A ' ' ' f President Canady and Oth ers Interested Think the' Outlook Is Favorable ENCOURAGE PRODUCERS Agricultural Exhibits From Farmers of Lenoir and Adjacent Territory Would Stimulate Home Raising. Manufacturing Exhibits President J. II. Canady of the Chamber of Commerce, i enthused over the prospects of a fair he?e pet fall. Although the committee re cently appointed by him to formulate plans for the fair has not met, the five or six representative men who comprise it are giving individual thought to the project, and wi)J he prepared to make a comprehensive report to the directors of the cham ber after they have met and discuss ed their ideas together. Mr. Canady believes a fair here should have as its principal object the stimulating of competition among the local farmers. It should not- be nec essary to depend upon the aid of for eign exhibitors to make it a auceess, he says. The first attempt should be on a moderate scale a fair held in a few peat, painted buildings, with dean grounds and the necessary fa cilities for caring for stock, both rac ing and show animals. To see hew Us neighbor has outdone him in the pro duction of corn or cotton or tobacco or any other article of farm produce, is the best possible incentive to a farmer to improve, is President Can ity's theory. Local men who visit ed the splendid Johnson county fair at Smithfield this year noticed just such a spirit of rivalry among the planters who exhibited there. The ideal fair of Mr. Canady's hopes would be primarily an agricultural inhibition, but he would not have lo--al manufacturers and dealer over looked. Accommodations for their wares should be included, he gays. It is certain now that the fair which is more than likely to be held here next year will not be for Lenoir county alone. Greene and Duplin and big sections of Pitt, Craven, Onslow, lones. and Wayne counties are logic ally commercially tributary to Kin ston, as is Lenoir, the president of the chamber of Commerce says. Even fender county contributes to the bus ness of the local tobacco market in 10 small measure. It is practically assured that an invitation will be sent to every planter in all of the .urrounding counties to participate in he fair which in the spirit of good fellowship thut local business men iold for the farmers, they will be 'old is "our fair, for all of us." As for racing, Greene county espe cially, and the majority of the coun ies of the section produce stock vhich can furnish all the thrills that he average small fair track affords, ilthough it is not the intention of the iromoters here to eliminate outsiders vho desire to enter. The preference will simply be given the local own- ;rs to encourage the breeding of bet- jer horseflesh at home. CAST-OFF SHOES COST MILITIAMEN OVE $50. Because they had been thrown Into trash pile, some pairs of govern ment shoes valued at $3.07 a pair, and otaling between $50 and $60, hwre ieen charged up to the Second Infan- ry band here by the quartermaster- reneral's department of the militia. fhe tedious account-keeping methods the War Department require all ast-off property to be kept and prop erly condemned, valuing them at the full cost price, even if nothing but the heel-straps are left. Now- the member of the hand are preparing U substitute ancient ' footwear pt identical .patters which they purc hased themselves, simply giving it for the lost scraps of leather until the next Inspection, when they can be marked off the hooks, and t'.e money-whlch the depart'-1 r-,v Jircatens to take from tl cr Uon's appropriation saveJ.
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