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VOL.XVIwNo.279
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. O, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1914
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MM DEFENSE OF
WITH MORE THAN
EXTENDING FROM
A Detachment of Death Hussars of German Army En
trapped and Almost Annihilated Near Lowicz.
f; - Fifty Prisoners AH Left.
JANUARY 10TH DAY OF PRAYER FOR GERMAN ARMIES
Roulers Not Yet, Fallen Into
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portTwo Additional German Trenches Taken Allies'
Fleet Taking Part in Bombardment of German Forces
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In b landers Germans Still Lack Details of Keported
ViVtnrv in F,nsf Rnt. Arp
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(By the United Press)
London, Dec. 21.t The Russian ar
my of more than a million men, de
fending Warsaw has completed the
formation of a new line. Only a bat
tle of enormous proportions will per
mit the German forces of a million
men to break through the Russian
front. The Russian line defending
Warsaw extends from the Vistula to
the Pilica rivers. A detachment of
Death's Head Hussars is reported to
have been trapped near Lowicz, and
all but fifty of the force of two thous
and men killed and wounded. The
fifty who escaped uninjured are pris
oners.
Day of Prayer for German Troops.
Amsterdam, Dec. 21. The bishops
and archbishops of Germany have or
dered January 10th to be observed as
a day of prayer and repentance by the
Kaiser's army, according to a Cologne
dispatch.
Warships Assist Troops of Allies.
Paris, Dec. 21. Two new lines of
German trenches have been taken
south and east of Labasse. The Al
lied warships off the coast are assist
ing to bombard the German lines in
Flanders and Northern France.
Taking of Routers Denied.
Officially it is stated that Roulers
has not been taken by the British, as
reported. Fierce renting is progress
ing in the Tpres region. Around Ar
ras the Allies are constantly pressing
forward. Typhoid is seriously men
acing the Germans.
More Victories for Allies
Pans, Dec. 21. The desruction of
German' trenches and two pieces of
German artillery east of Albert, on
the French line of advance upon Pe
ronne, the occupation of the entire
first line of German trenches south
west oi Loos, and other important
gains in Belgium are announced in an
official communique.
Germans Have No Details of Victory,
Berlin, Dec. 21. The continued
ltnce of details of a victory by
German army from Poland, there
u tomplete confidence here that the
offoaive of General Vin Hindenburg
well developed and the chances
that the Russians will direct another
attack upon the German frontier are
exceedingly remote. The Kaiser to
day sent a message to Grand Duke
wms of Baden, stating that the Rus
sians are being pursued all along the
"ne. it ig admitted that the Allies'
attack upon the western front is in
creasing in violence. It is declared
mai tne German lines are holding,
nowever.
French Official Claim, of Success.
-ans, Uee. 2L An official state
ment today indicated that the move
ments upon Lens by the French have
advanced to within five miles of that
town west and within two and a half
miles northwest The capture of the
oods near Aix-Nouletts and west of
fns is reported.
GIRL CANNERS SET - J
EXAMPLE TO FARMERS.
of exnerimpntl tfl a
tiris' ghrden and canniniT 1 h
ani2J in the South by the Depart
tU,f Agriculture has prompted
maayrouthern farmers to plant veg-
,D1V?ltaMe for canning purposes
m subsJtutes for cotton. This was
r , in a statement issued
Rh by the depute, as an im
tep toward solution of tha
f cottcn ctc-
I WW FORMED
M ILLION MEN IN LINE,
THE VISTULA TO PILICA
vrr.r
Allies' Hands,- says Paris Re-
flnnfiripnr.
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BULLETINS
(By the United Press.)
CARDINAL AGLIARDI
SERIOUSLY ILL
Rome, Italy, Dec. 21. Cardinal
Agliardi is seriously ilL He is
suffering with bronchitis and
pneumonia.
KAISER LEAVES WITH
MINISTERS FOR FRONT.
Berlin, Dec. 21. Kaiser Wil
helm has recuperated sufficiently
to return to the front, and left
today, accompanied by the. minis
ters of war and marine.
TURKISH FORTS
REPORTED SHELLING OF '
Athens, Dec. 21.. Reports are
had that French and British war
ships bombarded the interior forts
along the Dardanelles Saturday,
but details are lacking.
LEO FRANK AGAIN DENIED
Atlanta, Dec. 21. Federal Judge
Newman refused Leo Frank's ap
peal to the Federal Supreme Court
Frank's lawyer went to Washing
on to make another application to
review the case.
KAISER GOES TO FRONT
OVER PROTEST
London, Dec. 21. Kaiser Wil
held today left Berlin to return
to the battle front, over the pro
test of his physicians. It is doubt
ful if the Kaiser has completely
recovered from his illness.
GERMANS TAKE TRENCH
FROM INDIANS.
Berlin, Dec. 21. Trenches held
by Indian troops have been storm
ed and taken. Cannon, machine
guns and many prisoners were
captured.
W. S. UZZELL AT POINT OF
DEATH FROM HEMORRHAGE
W. S. Uzzell, . a well-to-do La-
Grange man, who is known through
out the county, was found in an un
conscious condition, bleeding profuse
ly, in his home in that town Sunday
morning. Mr. Uzzell, who is an el
derly man, is believed to have sus
tained a cerebral - hemorrhage. He
was lying on the floor in a room when
discovered.
A report from LaGrange this af
ternoon says that his condition is
practically unchanged, and is regard
ed as precarious. :
TARHEEL NAVAL OFFICER
WEDS NEW JERSEY BELLE.
New York, Dec 20. A wedding of
great interest to North Carolinians
was that or Miss Betty uidnam
Brandt daughter of Mr. ; and Mrs.
Randolph Brandt of Montclair, N. J,
and Lieutenant John Wilkes Rankin,
U. S. N., member of an old Tar Heel
family, which was celebrated in St
James' Episcopal church in Montclair,
Saturday evening, the Rev. Nassau S. I
Stephsn8 rector of church, per-1
forming the ceremony.
MOONSHINE STILL NEAR
BILL NYE'S OLD HOME.
Asheville, N. C, December 21.
Returning from Fletcher last night
the revenue officers with headquarters
here reported the destruction of 63-
gallon distillery ten miles from Ashe
ville and a short distance from the old
home of Bill Nye. - -"". - -7,
MEXICAN LINES AT
NACO STILL MENACE
BORDER AMERICANS
Further Assurances (3iven
That Firing Across Line
Will Be Stopped Mob Vi
olence In Vera Cruz Is
i
Reported Today
. the Unitei
wasningion, u. o., Dec. 21. The
Mexican forces at Naco have not mov.
their portions along the border,
land desultorv firinc rnntinupn. fin.
uerres has again notified General
Maytorena that the attack at Naco
I mnnt Via Dlionnn.UJ i n
eral Scott, chief of staff of the army,
reached Naco today. So far he has
made no report of his mission among
the Mexican leaders.
Gutierrez has notified the State De
partment that General Maytorena
would move back his position from
Naco beyond range of the border.
Rioting in Vera Cruz Reported
El Paso, Texas, Dec. 21. Uncon
firmed reports via Mexico City say
Vera Cruz is out of Carranza's con
trol. Mobs of his soldiers are execut
ing and arresting citizens right and
left It is stated that Mexicans who
aided General Funston during his oc
cupation of Vera Cruz were the first
victims.
EV.
R. J. WILLINGHAM,
NOTED BAPTIST, DEAD.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 20. Rev. Rob
ert J. Willingham, D. D., correspond
ing secretary of the Foreign Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist Con
vention and recognized as one of the
greatest missionary secretaries in the
country, was stricken with apoplexy
while on his way to Sunday school this
morning and died two hours later in
a hotel to which he was taken.
Prior to becoming secretary to the
mission board in 1896, Dr. Willingham
had served as pastor at churches in
Talboton, Ga., Chattanooga, Tenn.,
and Memphis, Tenn., Dr. Willingham
was born in Beaufort District, S. C,
in 1854.
TOBACCO SALES PASS
SEVENTEEN MILLION MARK
No Prediction As to Quantity Yet to
Be Marketed, But Indications Are
That Reserve for January
Sales Is Considerable
Seventeen million, five hundred and
M... r il 1 41 1 J..J
pounds. That is the total of tobacco
sold in Kinston since September 1, ac
cording to the official figures given
out late Saturday by E. Y. Speed, sec
retary of the Tobacco Board of Tradei
This exceeds all estimates made be
fore the opening by three and a half
million pounds. The Chamber . of
Commerce prior to September 1 ex
pected the season's sales to be 14,000,-
000 pounds.
In December 3, 472,791 pounds have
been sold in fifteen sales days.
No one will predict just how much
tobacco remains for the local market
to handle after January 4, when the
warehouses will re-open after the holi
days, but there are substantial rea
sons to believe that the quantity IS
considerable. At any rate, the mar
ket will be conducted with as much
zeal and efficiency in the 1915 part of
the season as has. been the case up till
now.
PARENTS MEET
: WITH
EDUCATOR
Eugene,' Ore., Dec. 21. Fifteen
hundred school teachers, superintend
ents, educators and parents were at
tending a conference which convened
at the University of Oregon today to
discuss questions vitally affecting the
conduct of educational institutions of
the state. The conference will un-
doubtedly bring about a better under-
standing between educators and par-
ents. - It will last for three days dur
ing which educators of national fame
; will deliver addresses.
SUPREME COURT TAKES . !
CHRISTMAS VACATION
Washington,' Dec 21, Because of
the holidays, the Supreme Court today
took a recess, and will not meet again I
wuvii vaiiuai - n t
ORDERS THAW BACK
TO NEW YORK STATE
FOR ANOTHER TRIAL
The United States Supreme
Court Reverses Decision
of Federal Court in New
Hampshire Must An
swer Conspiracy Charge
(By the United Press)
Washington, Dec. 21. Harry K
Thaw will go back to New York
State to face trial on the charge of
conspiracy as the result of a decision
by the Supreme Court today. The
court reversed the decision of United
States Court in New Hampshire,
which granted Thaw's writ of habeas
corpus. Whether Thaw will go back
to Mattteawan depends upon the New
York authorities. His attorneys de
clare that if Thaw is not tried on the
conspiracy charge or should attempts
be made to hold him as an alleged lu
natic in an asylum, other habeas cor
pus proceedings will be brought
FREED SLAYER YOWS
NEVER TO DRINK AGAIN
Win. V. Cleary Acquitted of Charge
of Murdering His Son-in-Law,
and "Swears Off" from Strong
Drink Prominent Man.
(By the United Press)
New York, Dec. 21. William V.
Cleary, slayer of Eugene Newman,
tqday vowed he would never touch an
other drop of drink again. He de
clared: "Liquor did it I'll never
dring another drop again." Cleary
expects to leave for Bermuda for a
rest He later intends resuming his
duties as town clerk at Haverstraw,
N. Y.
The jury brought in a verdict of
"not guilty" late Saturday night, and
Mr. Cleary was freed from the
charge of slaying his son-in-law.
JOHNSON AN UNKNOWN
QUANTITY IN BASEBALL
Chicago, Dec. 20. Walter Johnson,
the baseball pitcher, who yesterday
announced he would disregard a con
tract he recently signed and remain
with the Washington Americans, has
not yet advised James A. Gilmore,
president of the Federal League, of
his decision nor returned the $6,000
advance salary paid him, it was said
here today by Gilmore.
"SHOP PARI Y SPIRIT"
w wa .
EVIDENCED SATURDAY
Local Stores Began to Look and Feel
Christmas Rush Was On With
Full Force Country People
Numerous in the City.
Saturday was a busy day on Queen
street. Hundreds of Christmas shop
pers, many of them hustling around
with the determination to "avoid the
Christmas eve rush," displayed good
judgment by "buying early." The
shopkeepers, some of them at least,
say their patrons are showing more
consideration for the sales forces this
season than ever before. "Remem
ber the store girl," has been suggest
ed thousands of times in magazines,
newspaper advertisements and on
motion picture screens in the past
month, and the advice has been ac
cepted by many conscientious givers
in Kiiiston this Yuletide. rr,
Hundreds of people from the coun
try turned loose thousands of dollars
here Saturday. The rural citizens
bought more freely generally than did
the residents, this testifying to the
good financial condition of the farm
ing community.
This is a Christmas season of ideas.
There are more pretty things to be
had than ever before, the displays are
of more reasonable and useful things,
and the prices are "popular." For
instance, there is one well known store I
where two or three days ago bun
dle of towels, designed for gifts, but
containing every cent of a quarter's
worth, was opened and gobbled up by
Drying purchasers before another!
package ' could be unshelved. 1 This
particular store is having an awful
hard time keeping enough of the tow-
els on hand to - supply the demand.
still, in the same shop one can pay as
mucu aa f-ju iut o luujr o
DAVID, STERN, WELL
KNOWN HERE, DIED
AT HIS HOME SUNDAY
A Prominent Attorney of
Greensboro and Former
Kinstonian, Called to His
Reward Brother Mar
ried Kinston Girl
David P. Stern, a prominent
Greensboro lawyer, wso spent his first
two years of practice in Kinston, died
in the Gate City Sunday at 9:20 a. m.,
a victim of internal hemorrhage. , He
had been ill for some time and had re
cently returned from New York,
where he consulted a specialist. Mr
Stern was thought to be improved
Saturday night, when he was taken
suddenly ill. Even then his death was
unexpected until it came, as a shock
nearly all of Greensboro.
Mr. Stern was born in 1882 at
Scotland Neck of German parentage.
He was married in 1912 to Miss Lau
ra Weil of Wilmington. The widow
and one child survive. Two sisters
and a brother, Misses Frieda and Sa
die and S. J. Stern of Greensboro, al
so survive. He was educated at the
University of North Carolina. At
the time of his death he was a trus
tee of the University and a member of
the North Carolina Child Labor Com
mittee. He was reckoned in Guilford
county as one of Greensboro's most
capable lawyers. Leading Kinston
lawyers regarded him as a man of
high character and breadth of mind,
and one of the State's most promising
young attorneys.
J. R. Rountrce, formerly of The
Free Press, and now a resident of
Arizona, was Mr. Stern's Jaw part
ner here, the two practicing together
in 1908 or about that time. Sidney J
Stern, a brother, married Miss Flora
Oettinsrer. a daughter of Mr. and
Miss David Oettinger of Kinston. Da
vid Stern was popular here, and was
esteemed by all who came in contact
with him for his amiable traits and
general high character.
The funeral was held this after
noon at 3 o'clock. Interment was in
the Jewish cemetery at Greensboro,
Rabbi Friedlander officiating.
FRENCH LIFE TAKES THE
CONCEIT OUT OF ONE
A Lot of the Surprises of Civiliza
tion Can Be Separated From the
Necessities When a Man's Resi
dence is in Dutch
By P. M. Sarle
.(United Press Staff Correspondent)
London, Nov. 21. (By Mail to New
York) The inconvenience of life in
the trenches is vividly described by
an officer serving with the Indian con
tingent. "We had quite a hard week
and rather an exciting one under shell
fire day and night, and scrapping
throughout the day," he says in a let
ter to a friend here.
"Two hundred yaols only separated
ours from the enemy's trenches so we
had to be constantly on the alert.
Some of their attacks were rather
sudden.
AFRICAN AND INDIAN
TROOPS IN FRANCE
SUFFER FROM COLD
London, Dec. 20. Troops from the
tropics are suffering intensely from
the cold in Belgium. This is especial
ly true of the Senegalese. In many
cases their toes or feet have been fro
zen so badly that amputation has been
necessary, according to Mrs. Harry
Floyd, chief commissioner of the
French wounded emergency fund, who
has just returned from the French
hospitals, they are in need of anes
thetics, tetanus serum, surgical in
struments and surgeons.
EUGENE ZIMMERMAN;
MILLIONAIRE. OITAD
Cincinnati, O,' Dec. 20. Eugene
Zimmerman, former President of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Railroad and wealthy financier of this
city, died suddenly at a club here late
today from hemorrhage of the lungs.
He was. the father of the Duchess of
Manchester. lie was born in Vicks
burg, Miss, in 1845, but was a resi
dent of Cincinnati when the war
broke out and served on Union gun
boats in the Ohio and Mississippi riv-
ers, finally reaching the rank of com-t
uiLiuiicr.
FALSE ALARMISTS,
APPREHENDED TODAY
FINED $50 AND COSTS
Dunn Midyette and Quincy
Russ Entered Pleas of
Guilty and Given Mini-
mum Fine Rhodes Gets
$50 Reward for Report
Dunn Midyette, a hardware clerk,
and Quincy Russ, a 14-year-old boy,
turned in a false alarm from box No.
53, which called the fire department
to the neighborhood of Peyton ave
nue and Independent street, Sunday
evening at 7 o'clock. Richard Rhodes,
a youth who saw Midyette and Russ
at the box through a window in his
home nearby, received $50 for in
forming, which, however, he did with
reluctance and under pressure in City
Court.
Judgment was suspended in the
single case in which both were tried,
provided Midyette pay the standing
reward of $50 which is offered for the
apprehension of meddlers with the
fire alarm system, and that young
Russ pay the costs, $2.75.
On the way to the supposed fire one
of the horses pulling hose company
No. l's wagon, was injured by step
ping on a nail. The horse is Bonnie.
of racing fame, and a pet of the fire
men for years past The fine mare's
condition today is causing concern
She had only recently been put back
into service from other injuries.
Other detentions were made in the
case soon after the alarm, and a third
boy with Midyette and Russ was sus
pected, but suspicion against all waf
allayed with the arrest of the proven
offenders.
MR. HOWARD KILLED
IN KINGSTON, N. Y.
Son-In-LaW of Mr. Jl W. Goodson and
Well Known Here, Reported
Killed by Train Early Today.
Rev. L. P. Howard of Durham waf
killed early today by a train in King
ston, N. Y., where he has been for hit
health. Mr. Howard is the son-in-law
of Mr. J. W. Goodson of this city anc'
is well known here. He was a promi
nent Methodist minister. Details oi
fhis untimely death are lacking at the
time of going to press.
HOBSON BILL TO FAIL,
SAY HOUSE LEADER?
Washington, Dec. 20. The vote t
he taken in the House Tuesday on t
rule to take up the Hobson prohibi
tion resolution is of overshadowing
interest in the congressional program
of the coming week. Although it ha;
been proposed to vote also before th
holiday recess on a rule for considera
tion of a woman's suffrage amend
ment, leaders predicted tonight tha'
that would not be reached until aftei
Christmas.
House leaders say the Hobson reso
iution will not receive the requirei
two-thirds majority.
ITALIAN POLICE HAD
HANDS FULL YESTERDAY.
Rome, Dec. 20. The police of vari
ous Italian cities had difficulty todaj
in preventing riotous demonstration!
at celebrations of the anniversary oi
the executon of Oberdank fior promo
tion of the unsuccessful plot to assas
sinate Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria in 1882;
During last night in violation oi
orders frojm the authorities th
streets were placarded with poster
eulogizing Oberdank. :
IRELAND A
CLERIC
; FIFTY TWO YEARS
St Paul, Dec. 21.ArchbiBhop Ire
land observed today the fifty-second
anniversary of his ordination to th
priesthood. No formal ceremony war
held but the day was observed quietly
IThe passing of this anniversary leavef
Archbishop Ireland the third ides'
bishop in the United States in point
of service. The other old members
are Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
Ryan and Bishop Hogan. :
Air. wmgate Biancnara nas re
turned to the city from . ' attending
school at Wake Forest to spend the
holidays with his parents, llr.
and
iurs. o. vy , xiiancnaru
BERNS WILL LEAVE
TOWN THIS WEEK OR
FACE TRIAL "MUSIC"
Case of False Pretense In
Which Grand Jury Found
True Bill Will Not Be
Prosecuted If He Vacates
Immediately '
If David Bernstein, or Berns, a
palmist is in Kinston on Christmas
Day, he will have to face trial for
the securing of money under false
pretense from L. E. Heath, a Cove
City man; otherwise the case which
has pended in Superior Court against
him will not be pressed.
Berns, as he Is generally known
here, was under indictment, a true bill
having been found by the grand jury,
for defrauding Heath by ft systematic
process several months ago. Ha told
his victim, it is alleged, that then
was money secreted on bis farm near
Cove City, which could be secured if
Heath would furnish the money for
"chemicals', eta Berns also sap-
plied the farmer with electric belts,
shoe soles, etc., which were claimed
by him to have health-restoring prop
erties.
Solicitor H. E. Shaw, after a, con- ,
ference with leading citizens and '
Judge Frank Daniels, came to the
conclusion that under all the circum
stances it would be preferable to have
the fortune-teller leave the city to .,
standing trial. Although no specified
time was given him by the ; : court,
when the case on the docket was Sat
urday marked "nol proa with leave,"
Solicitor Shaw this morning announc- -j
ed that the prosecution, war stopped. sU
to give Berns a chance to make his
departure. He stated - emphatically
that if Berns remains in Kinston five
days longer the case will go back on '
the docket and be prosecuted for all it '
is worth. '.-' " - ' 1
Berns professed to know nothing of
the action referred to above, when ha
visited The Free Press office Monday
morning and attempted to have some '
copy accepted for more advertising.
His copy was of course, turned down,
the management having reserved, aa
it does in all advertising contracts, "
the privilege of refusing "objection
able copy." He wanted to know where
The Free Press got its information,
and when told that the court officials
were consulted he even then declined
to admit that he had authorized his
attorney to submit to the action tak-'
en. In spite of this fact there is little
doubt that Berns was greatly reliev-
ed when he was given an opportunity
to get out, and it is safe to predict ,
that the district will be ridded of his
presence before the time limit expires. ,
TRADE EXTENSION GETS
BOOST AT MEETING IN
SAINT LOUIS TODAY
St Louis, Dec. 21. -With eight
hundred delegates representing all sec
tions of the United States and all in-
terested in the extension of American
trade to foreign countries, particu
larly South America and the West
Indies in attendance, the St Louis
Foreign Trade Convention designed to -
boom South American trade was called
to order here today. ". . ' '
Recognition of European war as a '
barrier to commercial intercourse was
made when the delegates confined their
attention almost wholly to the coun
tries beyond the Gulf of Mexico. Mid-
die-western commercial bouses and
organizations which recently held
convention in Memphis to discuss
means of utilising the Mississippi as ''
an artery of commerce to the southern
nations were represented. : -
The convention is being held under
the auspices of the National Foreign
Trade Council , of. .which, James A.
Farrell, president , of ; the, -United
States Steel Corporation,, is president
The plan and scope Committee of the
convention includes Sam D. Capen of .'
St Louis; E. A. S. Clarke, president
of the Lackawanna Steel Company of
New York, P. A. S. Franklin, presi
dent of the International Merchantile
Marine, New York, Fairfax Harri
son; president Southern Railway,
Washington, D. C and John D. P.yan,
president Amalgamated Copper Co.
of New York. The convention will be
in ? ' i t .vo days.