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PUBLISHED EVERY HFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY,
VOL. XVI No. 284
SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. C, MONDAY, JAN UAH Y 11, 1915
FOUR PACES TODAY
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MAY BE ATTACKED
BY ALLIED FLEET
Feared That Foreigners
Will Be Massacred If the
Turks Capital Falls ,
ENGLAND LOOKS FOR RAID
Has Stationed Armed Avia
tors at Strategic Points to
Ward Off Attacks Ger
mans Bombard Britis
Army Headquartrs
PRICE TWO CENTS
ENGLAND
CONCEDES
'LEOfiLS.
PROTEST IS RIGHT
j
Preliminary Reply to Note
Regarding Shipping In
terference Made Public
Last Night-The Officials
Await Full Reply
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(By the United Press)
(By the United Press)
Rome. Jan. 11. The bombardment
of Dardanelles forts by the Allied
fleet has greatly damaged the outer
fnrt?. There is fear that the fleet
will force a passage and capture Con
stantinople, and graver fears that
general massaore of foreigners will
ensue. Should the Allies capture
Constantinople the Turks in the Cau
casus will be reinforced, iney are
attempting there to reform their de
feated forces and resume the offen
sive.
Germans Try to Take
British Headquarters.
Paris, Jan. 11. In the regions of
the Aisne and around Soissons, the
lighting is taking on the proportions
of a general battle. The Germans are
endeavoring to regain lost trenches
with reinforcements and additional
artillery. Soissons is being used as
British headquarters, which is the
reason for the German bombardment.
The situation in Alsace is unchanged.
British Prepare for Air Raid
London, Jan. 11. Ten German bi
planes have dropped bombs upon Dun
kirk. Buildings were badly damaged
and many persons wounded. The Ger
mans were driven off by fort fire,
England iB preparing for an antici
pated air raid. British aviators, arm
ed with rapid fire guns, are on con
stant duty at strategic points.
General Situation in West
Paris, Jan. 1. Violent fighting is
in progress along the entire line from
Lys to Oise. In a series of combats
the French took a line of trenches in
the vicinity of Lys. From the sea to
Lys the fighting is principally by ar
tillery. The Germans continue sacri
ficing men in an effort to regain lost
ground. Between the Asine and
Champagne regions artillery duels
continue with advantage to the
French. North of Perthes a line of
German trenches has been carried by
assault. Heavy snows are hindering
the progress aroung Vosges of the Al
lies. In upper Alsace the snow also is
adding to the misery of the wounded.
The fighting is unchecked, but neither
side has the advantage.
IMMENSE ORCHARD TO BE
STARTED AT ASHEVILLE
Asheville, Jan. 10 The sale yester
day of 400 acres of virgin timber
' lands four and one-half miles from
wis city presages immense lumber
operations and orchard developments,
we land bein bought by John A
Campbell and associated with James
Q. S til weather with a view to the de
velopment of an apple orchard. Two
, saw mills will begin operations with
in the next thirty days on the clear
ance of the tract, and as the land is
cleared it will be set oat in apple
trees. ' " '-'-
London, Jan. Hi It is admitted
at foreign office that Great Brit
ain a answer to the American pro
test against the right of search
opens the way for a speedy, amic
able settlement.
CATHOLICS TO WAGE
WAR ONTHE MENACE
LEACH & COMPANY'S PALMIST DERNS HAS i ESTIMABLE WOMAN
LAWYERS APPROYE GONE TO PARTS AS SUMMONED TO HER
AND OTHER ENEMIES BOND ISSUE PAPERS VET UNKNOWN HERE FINAL REST SUNDAY
Knights of Columbus Start City Clerk Advised That His Leave Taking Was Ac- Mrs. Sophia C. West, Best
plfSJS
Campaign Against Publi
cations Which Attack
Their Faith Policemen
Guard Alurderess
Payment Will Be Forth-
coming as Soon as Finish
ing Touches Can be Put
On Deal
complishcd Either Satur-
day Night or Sunday
Morning, and Was With
out "Much Advertising'
Known for Charity Work,
For Forty Years a Resi
dent of same house, Called
from Suffering
(By the United Tress)
The $100,000 in city bonds will be
New York, Jan. 11. The Supremo taken by Leach & Co. Thin is final.
it is said at City Hall, and the mat-
Washington, Jan. 11. The officials
are pleased with the nature of Great
Britain's answer to the American pro
test They are now awaiting the de
tailed British note. The State Depart
ment has ordered statistics compiled
regarding the volume of United
States commerce with other neutral
nations.
Great Britain's preliminary reply
to the protest of the United States
against interruption of American
commerce by the British fleet was
made public here and in London to
night.
The British note concurs in the
view of the United States that com
merce between neutral nations should
be interfered with only when abso
lutely necessary, and officials here
construed it as conceding that the
principles expressed by the Ameri
can protest were just.
The only formal comment was this
statement, issued by Secretary Bry
an:
This answer, being preliminary
and not being intended as a complete
reply, we will postpone comment un
til the full answer is received." .
Briefly, the reply, while conceding
the principles on which the American
contentions are based, points out dif
ficulties in actual practice, refers ,to
alleged fraudulent practices by ship
pers and cites statistics showing an
increase, rather than a decline in cer
tain neutral commerce, in support of
Great Britain's suspicions that Ger
many and Austria have been indirect
ly obtaining contraband through neu
tral countries.
THREE FOLD PROBLEM
BOTHER BIG MINERS
Denver, Jan. 11. Mine taxation, in
ducements to prospectors and federal
aid in the solution of the low grade
ore problem will be considered by the
convention of the Colorado Metal
Mining association' which began here
today. Two hundred delegates from
30 counties in the state are in attendance.
DARK BELT TOBACCO
MARKETS IN ASCENDENCY
Winston-Salem Led State In Decem
ber, Wilson of Bright Leaf Sec
tion, Close Second, and Kin
gton Sixth on the List
SWITZERLAND PREPARES
TO PRESERVE NEUTRALITY
Kinston was down to sixth place in
the list of tobacco markets selling in
December, according to the report
just issued by the State Agricultural
Department After reaching first
place in the height of the bright leaf
leaf season, during the past six or
eight weeks this market has gradual
ly dropped behind as the bright sea
son neared the end and the later dark
season approached full swing.
Winston-Salem, Wilson, Greenille,
Rocky Mount and Oxford, in order,
all led Kinston in December. The
Twin-City sold 6,919,490 pounds. Kin
ston, although December was next to
the last month of the local season,
still 8 11 2,549,630 pounds.
The total sales for the month in the
State were 23,352.050 pounds.
body of the Knights of Clumbus has
named a special commission to organ
ize a campaign against anti-Catholic
publications, particularly The Menace.
A grand jury investigation of Mrs.
"Prof." Bonis, or Bernstein, the
notorious palmist, who has been nly-
ng his trade in this section for sov-
Ida Stiffen Rogers' murder of her two Sunday by the agents of thcpurchns
ter, pending for several months,' will I erul months and who has been before
le hushed up with the payment by
the New York brokers for the issue
almost "immediately
City Clerk Coleman was notified
babies and other relations, together
with their father, Lorlys Elfin Rog
ers, will be had, District Attorney
Martin announced today. He will ask
for murder indictments against Mrs.
Rogers. Two policemen are now
guarding the woman in Lebanon hos
pital.
PIG FEEDS ON DOLLAR
BILLS IN WAYNE
A singular occurrence vouched for
by Wayne county farmers of good re
putation is reported from New Hope,
in that county. Ligie Vinson, Jr.,
went to his marsh pasture to feed his
hogs. When he called the porkers
up and counted them, one was absent.
A few minutes afterward the miss
ing hog came running up with the
ends of what had been a $1 bill pro
truding from the corners of his
mouth. The bill was covered with
marsh mud.
Vinson was unable to locate the par
ticular spot where the hog was root
ing when it was called away for its
breakfast.
ers, the Security Trust Company of
Spartanburg, S. C, that they had been
advised that their attorneys will ap
prove the purchase. "Fvom our New
York correspondents we have been
informed that our attorneys will ap
prove the Kinston bonds affidavit
prove the purchase. "From our New
York correspondents we have been in
formed that our attorneys will np
nrove the Kinston bonds affidavit
Bank Commerce and ourselves. Will
send bond form for approval Kin
ston people," a telegram stated.
The form of the bonds and a reso
lution which the purchasers seek to
have the aldermen pass, as accom
panying all the previous proceedings,
mav reach here today. In that event
the Board of Aldermen may meet to
night for the wind-up of the city's
part of the business,
The signatures of the mayor and
city clerk are to be forwarded immed
iately so that they may be lithograph
ed on the coupons,
the courts n time or two. th latent
charge being "false pretense," which
case was nol prossod a few weeks ago
in Superior Court with the proviso
that Bcms leave the city, has actually
gone and the building formerly occu
pied by him is being advertised for
rent. Fortunately for the landlord.
Berns had paid his rent to the thir
teenth of this month and aside from
curtnins, which were made especially
for the front windows and were tho
property of Mrs. Alice Hunter, the
owner of the. building, she has no
claim on the "professor." The under
standing of the soliicitot- whon nol
prossing the case was that Rrn3
would leave immediately but for a
time since it has appeared that he was
planning to defy the court and endea
vor to remain in the district. He had
just circulated throughout the city n
number of cards advertising his busi
ness and advising that some time this
month an increase from Til) cents to
$10 for rendings would bo made. It
in reported that ho had told some peo
ple in the city that it was his purpose
to take a short trip to Now York "on
business," and would return here to
engage in detective work. His depart
ure, which is thought to have been
made either Saturday night or Sun
day morning, was unannounced, al
though it is understood that some lo
cal accounts were left unpaid
(By the United Press)
ENDORSE WOOTEN IN
MAKING APPOINTMENTS
The Raleigh News and Observer,
in its department headed "Under the
Dome," dealing with matters of the
Legislature, says of Emmett R. Woot-
en, the Kinstonian presiding over the
House:
"Speaker Wooten is taking his time
in making his committee appoint
ments, and in this he is to be com
mended. It is his purpose to have
every section of the State represented
on the important committees, and at
the same time deal justly and fairly
with the members of the House. Many
suggestions are being offered from
the outside as to who to appoint on
this and that committee. The Speak
er makes a note of all these sugges
tions and will give careful considera
tion to the claims of each and every
one when he comes to make up the
list"
SNOWS HALT OPERATIONS
IN GALICIA
Vienna, Jan. 11. The Russians
are not pushing the invasion of
Husgary. They have failed in
the bombardment of Zakliczyn.
Russian attempts to cross the Ni
da river we're unsuccessful.
Snows have halted operations in
Galicia.
ALL BELLIGERENTS NEED
MORE WEAPONS
New York, Jan. 11. The reason
the Czar called for less than the
usual number for the colors on
New Year's was due to the lack
of equipment and ' ammunition.
None of the warring powers are
able to utilize all their men he
cause of the lack of weapons, it
is said.
RODIN WANTED TO
BUILD VANCE STAUE.
Basle, Switzerland, Janr 11. Swit
zerland will take steps to preserve
her neutrality. ' Troops - have been
Mobilized and arAnreA in
frontier. The Swiss Red Cross will I
6tikl e for wounded, reeardless of i AWOKE TO FIND BLACK
4.iJ.. i-. 0. I
.muouanty. ,xne CJermans hive 160,
p00 men in adjacent territory, .
Asheville, Jan. 10. A cablegram
from M. Rodin, noted French sculp
tor, to Mrs. Zebulqn Baird Vance, yes
terday, advised her that he is willing
to accept the commission for the exe
cution of the statue to Senator Vance
which is to be placed in Statuary Hall
in Washington. The commission in
charge of the arrangements for plac
ing the statue is now meeting at New
York and it is not regarded as prob
able that Rodin's message will be I
placed before it in time for consid
eration with the other sculptors.
BERLIN ADMITS ALLIES' GAIN
NORTH OF SOISSONS.
Berlin, Jan. 11. It is admitted
that the Allies have gained a
foothold on the trenches north of
Soissons. The Germans report
successes in the vicinity of Ar
gonne. A French assault on posi
tions about Labolssells was re
pulsed with heavy losses.
MAN ALLEGED CRAZY
ONLY INTOXICATED
Oflicors hurried from tho city Sun
day night to Trent township in an
swer to continuous telephone calls.
Lewis Lee, about (14 years of ngc.
was alleged to be "crazy" and said
to have terrified bis neighborhood.
lie chased a niimhor of men, women
and children out of one house and
was "kicking up something awful."
Ihe olllcers tounu the old man
asleep, and very drunk. lie did not
appear to be insane, although they
surmised that ho might have been af-
tectcu !y tremens, lie was lot t m
charge of relatives and a revolver was
taken from him. He will be required
to stand trial later. It is said that
Lee had been forsaken by his young
wife, to whom ho had been married
but three or four months.
Mrs. Sophia C. West, one of the
oldest and best known of Kinston's
citizens, passed away at her home on
the southeast corner of Queen and
Bright streets Sunday night at 11:39
o'clock. Pnralysis was the direct
cause of death. The splendid old lady
had boon practically a confirmed in
valid since August, although prior to
that time she had enjoyed extraordi
nary good health for one of her ago.
Mrs. West was best known for he
charitableness. Her character w,
entirely devoid of selfishness, and slv
gave of what she had with good grace
to every deserving person who sought
alms of her. Particularly was she the
beloved patroness of many an old
darkey. The ex-slave blacks around
town in the days when Kinston was
small adored her, and the few wh
have' survived until today are among
the most sincere of those who grieve,
"Aunt" Fanny, who had washed for
the West family for thirty odd years,
left her home at 6 o'clock this morn
ng to get milk for hor bed-ridden
husband. Something told her things
were not right at the house up on the
corner, and "Aunt" Fanny could not
return to the wailing invalid until she
bad confirmed hor premonition.
Mrs. West had lived in the home
where she died, or on the same spot.
for at least forty-eight years. She
had been a widow for forty-three of
that time. Her husband was the late
Bryant Clinton West and she was n
brother to Richard King, long dead
who was one of the most influential
men in this section of the Slate dur
ing his lifetime. Mrs. West was horr
at Wyse Fork, but resided here when
tho battle was fought there during the
War Between the Slates. She refu
gced with her family to Durham dur
ing tho military activities about Kin
son.
January 1 was the eighty-second
natal anniversary of the estimable
Mrs. West.
She is survived by the following
children: Miss Tiffany West, city
Mrs. O. K. LnRoque, Sumter, S. C.
and Messrs. Horace and R. B. Wcr;t
of this city.
The funeral will be conducted Tuen-
day morning at 10:30 o'clock by Rev
II. A. Humble, pastor of Queen Streol
Methodist church.
LUCK OF VILLAISTAS
Confidence in Washington
That Border Fighting ' t
will Be Prevented
EVE OF .SUFFRAGE FIGHT
Will Re More Entertaining
Than ImportantAll Offi
cials of Rank Will Vacate
Washington to Take Trip
Through the Canal
THAT COLLEGE MAY
OWN MORE PROPERTY
BRITISH VESSELS ORDERED
TO REMAIN IN PORTS
Rio Janeiro, Jan. 11. British
vessels along the Brazilian and
Argentine coasts have been order
ed to remain iii port because of
rumors that a- German squadron
is operating off the Brazilian
coast
BALLOONIST PELL 2,0 K-
it , , FEET TO HIS DEATH.
BURGLAR IN HIS ROOM.
Asheville, 'Jan." 10. Awakened by
a sound in his room, Ernest L. Macs
sprang from his bed last night to find
nesrro crouchinz in the corner. The
WARS HALL P. WILDER
DIES IN ST. PAUL, MINN.
St Paul, Minn., Jan. 10. Marshall
P. Wilder, the author and humorist
died at a hotel here early today. His
death was due to heart disease com
plicated by a slight attack of pneu
monia. He had been in poor health
for two weeks.
OUTBREAK OF SMALLPOX .
REPORTED IN WILSON
Wilson. Jan. 10. Municipal Health
Jacksonville. Fla'Jnn'IO -LloA- tntnuW maAn uiim hefnre aid' f)flur Hoover reDOrts six risen of
Taylor of Philadelphia, an aeronaut ' could be summoned. This was the smallpox in Wilson. All are quaranr
fell two thousand feet and was in-! fifth case of the kind in the same! tined and carefully guarded. These
ttantly lulled near here today when' neighborhood in two ; weeks. The cases are in homes of negroes, and
the parachute ; on his baloon failed- night before Mr. Mace was awakened are scattered in varied localities,
t open while he was given an exhibi- Charles Glass found a burglar in his Strenuous efforts are being made to
tion. Several, thousand .persons wit- house hut the hninvited guest jumped eliminate any spreading of the dis-
oocu.uie accident.., J from second story window. .ease. -
ANOTHER AEROPLANE
BOMBARDMENT.
Paris, Jan. 11. Aeroplanes
bombarded Dunkirk this after
noon. Buildings were damaged
and five civilians tilled aiid sev
eral wounded. A German aviator
attempting to drop bombs on the
French positions at Amiens was;
pursued by a French ' aviator,.
overtaken, the machine domolinh-.
ea pilot killed and the officer ol-
server badly wounded and captured.
GERMANS AND RUSSIANS
PREPARE FOR ANOTHER
BIG BATTLE IN POLAND
Petrograd. Jan. 1L Both sides
in Poland are concentrating for a
genera clash. The Germans hafte
been heavily reinforced. Sixteen
thousand Austrian prisoners have
arrived at Kief. 1, . V,
MADE COTTON FOR LESS
THAN 5 CENTS A POUND.
Dunn, Jan. 10 "Cotton can be pro
duced for five cents per pound," says
Frank Wood, a young resident of this
city, and owner of one of the prettiest
farms in eastern Carolina . And to
prove the truth of his claim Mr. Wood
points to the fact that ho raised 13-1
hales of cotton upon the same num
ber of acres just a mile or so south of
town and says that after figuring in
terest on investment, money paid for
seed, fertilizers and labor be finds
that each pound of his cotton cost him
a little less than five cents.
Senator Ward Enters Bill to Increase
Endowment Receiving Power of
Wake Forest Five Times
Dull Day With Solons.
Raleigh, Jan. 1. Senator Ward of
the Kinston district today offered in
the Senate a bill to increase the prop
erty-holding power of Wake Forer.t
College from one to five millions of
dollars. The college now has nearly
a million dollars endowment, and any
hcuest or other gift in excess could
not bo accepted if extension of the
limit was not made.
The Senate and House were in ses
sion less than an hour today.
OREGON'S GOVERNMENT
STARTS UP AGAIN TODAY
Salenm, Ore., Jan. 11. With simp
le ceremonies. Dr. James Withy
combe, republican, of Cornwallis, was
inaugurated governor of Oregon to
succeed Oswald West, Democrat, this
afternoon.
The hall of representatives was the
scene of the inauguration. Tho memb
ers of the legislature, and Ftate su
preme court, besides friends of the
outgoing and incoming chief execut
ives were in attendance.
The state legislature then convened.
The' first woman ever elected to the
Y. M. C. A. OF CAROLINAS
TO MEET IN TWIN-CITV
Winston-Salem, Jan. 10 The Twin
City will be host on January 29 to SI
to the Annual Interstate Y, M. C. A.
Convention of North and South Caro
lina. There will be more than 11.'
delegates present and the occasion
will be featured by the presence of a
number of prominent men on the pro
gram Jnd by . a banquet .with plate;
for 250 guests at the Hotel Ziiuscn-
dorf. .-. . .
FREE CHECK COLLECTION IS
- RESERVE BANKER'S PLAN
New. York, Jan. plan for
the free collection of checks will be
itiarnsiapit TierA tnilnv hv fhfl snoeiul
Oregon , legislature, Miss Marion B J committee of five governors of Fed
Towne, a democrat of Jackson county, t eral Reserve Banks., James B. Mc
was in her, seat on the house side. 1 j Dougal, governor of the Chicago rc
. The legislature ' was decidedly re- serve bank, is chairman of the eom
publican in complexion. The. house mittee. . The report of this committee
consists of f6 republicans and four will be presented to the general body
democrats, the senate twenty eight of governors at their meeting inj
republicans and two democrats. Washington on January 22. ,
(By United Press)
Washington, Jan. 11. Reported
successes of the Villistaa at Saltillo
and Victoria have pleased adminis
tration authorities, who are confident
General Scott has succeeded in his
mission in getting Maytorena to sign
an agreement already subscribed ' to
by Villa against further fighting at
Naco, on the border. , i
The suffrage fight scheduled for the
House tomorrow, is likely to be more
spectacular and entertaining than im
portant. The House will vote on the
Mondell resolution proposing a consti
tutional amendment to give women
the ballot , v i-
When the President and all the offi
cials make the voyage through the
Panama canal to the San Francisco
Exposition in March there will be no
high officials of the government left
in the United States.
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NEW BUCKEYE GOVERNOR
BELIEVES IN SIMPLICITY
Columbus, O., Jan. 11. Simple cer
emonies marked the inauguration of
Governor-elect Frank B. Willis, of
Ada.O., here today. . All frills were
eliminated at the special request of
Ohio's new chief executive. Columb
us society people sought hard to re
tain the inaugural ball feature, but
Willis took a firm stand against it
as well as the custom of issuing in
vitations to the various ceremonies.
John ' Jones, farmer, from Adas
county, occupied just as advantageous
a position at the inauguration as the
best known politician in the state.
"The public elected me and the pub
lic is entitled to the best at the in
auguration," was the position taken
by Willis.
DIMINUTIVE ROBBER IS
AGAIN IN THE TOILS
"Little Johnny Brown," Incorrigi
ble, nine years old and tiny, is again
in jail in default of 1 100 bond. The
boy was several months ago sent to
a farm by the authorities to keep him
out of mischief. The court decided
that Johnny was too small for a pris
on or roads sentence. The boy re
turned to the city some time ago, and
was arrested Sunday for entering the
store of the Lenoir Drug Company.
It is believed nothing was secured by
him in his most recent attempt The
little black has a long list of robber
ries to his discredit, and the next
term of Superior Court is not expect
ed to deal as leniently with him as
the former one.
ANTI-SALOON LECTURER
DAVIS IN NEW BERN.
New Bern, Jan. 11. Rev. R. L. Da
vis, stale superintendent ana lectur
er for the Anti-Saloon League, in Cen
tenary Methodist church here yester
day; preached splendid sermon.' He
was heard by a large audience.
WAR HAS KILLED ART,
SAYS NOTED SCULPTOR
(By the United Press)
Rome, Jan. . 11. August E. Rodin,
the World's , greatest sculptor, today
declared that the "whole world is bru
talized by war, and art is dead."
INDIAN COLLECTION
. .. TO NORMAL COLLEGE
. Greensboro, Jan. 10.--CoL Fred. A.
Olds, cqllector for the North Carolina
Historical Commission, baa presented
the Normal College with a very valu
able collection of aboriginal Indian
relics. He has secured them from
many different sections of the United
States, often visiting the places of in
terest and making a personal search
for rare specimens.