North Carolina Newspapers

YOUR Rpr.lE' PAPER THE ;BML . EE ' PRE THE WEATHER Cloudy willratMU nil toaiabl PUBLISHED EMERY HFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY, -VOL XVI No. 2S3" SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. C TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1915 FOUR PAGES TODAY PRICE TWO CENTS CZAR'S MEN INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES UPON GERMAN ATTACKERS Germans Had Six Thousand Killed Alone on Eastern Battle Front AIRMEN ACTIVE IN WEST Daring German Flyers Who Passed Over Allies Lines Hurled Bombs Uoon Cit . ies Non-Combatants Are Victims One Captured A FLOOD OF PETITIONS FROM ANTI-SALOONISTS Many Want Legislature to Pass Bill Preventing Delivery of ' Intoxi cants in North Carolina Other Matters. (By W. J. Martin.) (By the United Press) Petrograd, Feb. 2. The Germans lost six thousand in killed and many more wounded and prisoners in their attacks west cf Warsaw. In three days of fighting in the Carpathians the, Russians took forty-one hundred prisoners. p Airmen Bombard French Cities. Pwis, Feb, 2. German aviators hurled bombs with deadly effect in the region southeast of Verdun. A non combatant was killed near Pont a Mousson. The Germans have again bombarded Dunkirk, where they drop ped sixty shells. Six German avia tors who crossed the Allies' lines near Pont a Mousson bombarded Nancy, Luneville and Memiremonte. A school boy was badly Wounded by a frag ment of a bomb at Nancy. Much property was destroyed. German Aviator Captured. Paris,! Feb. 2. A German air raid er after dropping bombs upon Lune ville, was forced to land in an open square, his machine crippled, and was captured. Whole Company Caught in Tunnel and Annihilated. Petrograd,' Feb.? 2. General Von Heckensen repeatedly hurled six reg iments against Russian positions southwest of Sochaczef in an effort to cut a path toward Warsaw and cause the abandonment of the Rus sian campaign towards Thorn and Koenigsberg. Heavy artillery tore great gaps in the German lines. In fantry and German sappers tunnelled a way for nearly a hundred yards to wards the first line of the Russian trenches. The Russians discovered the mouth of the tunnel and machine guns were rushed there. A com pany of Germans was , slaughtered underground." Canadians Repulse Germans. Paris, Feb. 2. A bloody infantry engagement has occurred between La basse and Bethune. Violent cannon ading is heard along the Belgian po sitions near Ypres. The "Princess Patricia's" Canada's crack regiment, bore the brunt of a furious charge west of Labasse. The Canadians drove the Germans back and captur ed positions along a canal. Berlin Reports Gains. Berlin, Feb. 2-The Germans have made gains at Bzura, west and north of the Vistula. Skirmishes are fre quent between Russian cossacks and the German outposts southeast of Lipno and near Biezun. CANADA COMPENSATES I MILITIAMEN'S VICTIMS. Washington, Feb. It-Under an agreement reached tonight, the Cana dian government will settle claims growing out of the recent shooting of two American duck hunters - by Ca nadian militiamen, by paying $10,000 to the parents of Walter Smith, who was killed, and $5,000 to Charles Dorsch, who was wounded, in addi tion to paying all legal expenses. : WILSON CONFERS WITH 'KENYON AND NORRIS (By the United Press) -Washington, Feb. ?. President Wilson today agreed to the notifica tions section Of the ship purchase bill, xollog a conference with Senators Kenyonjand Norris, ; The, senators stood pat upon the proposal to elim inate from the bill the leasing plan to make the system permanent JUSTICES TO DINE ; (By the United Press) Washington, Feb. 2 Attorney Gen eral Gregory will give his annual din ner for the Supreme Court justices ""gm. Raleigh, Feb. 2.VThe Senate passed by a vote of 34 to 6, the bill from the House to divide the State into two judicial circuits. The bill was ordered enrolled for ratifica tion. The amendment to make it operative in 1917 and subject to ratification by the people, which was offered by Senator Cahoon, was defeated. MAN ADMITTEDLY IN EMPLOY OF GERMANY Officer Spy Dynamites Big Steel Railroad Structure Over St. Croix River in New Brunswick Dam age Slight Raleigh, Feb. 2. Great numbers of petitions urging the enactment of the State Anti-Saloon League bill for pre vention of the delivery of liquors for beverage purposes in this State pour ed into both branches of the Legisla ture today, the number far exceeding the record for any previous day. The Senate engaged in a long dis cussion of the bill, which has already passed the House, to divide the State into two judicial districts. A vote will not be reached until late this afternoon. COMMISSIONERS OF COUNTY ARE NOT SO ANXIOUS FOR BONDS Informal Discussion at Mon day's Meeting of Road Improvement T Failed to Elicit Much Enthusiasm To Consider County Court The members of the Board of County Commissioners on the whole probably do not favor a bond issue for county roads improvement just now. At least, that is the opinion held by county officials who heard some of the members discuss the mat ter informally Monday, when they were at the Courthouse for their reg ular monthly session. The commissioners seem to think that their present plan of construc tion and maintenance is very good. This, of course, is admitted by advo cates as well as opponents of the is sue, to do the board justice. There are three farmer members of the board, and the other two are well versed on conditions in the rural parts of the county. It is evident from their conversation upon the sub-: ject that they entertain serious doubt that the people would favor the issue now. Much of the pessimism of the ; past few months over farming con ditions has, of course, been dissipat ed, but there are scores of men in every community even now who, one commissioner prominently affiliated with business and farming interests says, openly frown upon the idea. And this notwithstanding the fact that the tax rate for 1916 will prob ly be raised nine or ten cents to bring it up to the levy of last year. A committee of lawyers called up on the Board Monday to informally bring before them the matter of the proposed county court. The attor neys, who were Messrs. Y. T Or mond, J. G. Dawson, G. V. Cowper, Guy G. Moore and T. C. Wooten, were informed that when the enabling bill is completed for submission to the Legislature the commissioners will meet in called session to go over it and, if they regard it favorably, give it their official recommendation. (By the United Press) Vanceboro, Maine," Feb. 2. The great steel railroad bridge over the St. Croix river between Vanceboro and McAdam Junotion, New Bruns wick, over which shipments of food and horses have been sent to St. John's and then to Europe, was blown up this morning by high ex plosives. The explosion rocked houses in Vanceboro and shattered the windows of the railroad station. This was one of the most important bridges on the Canadian Pacific Rail road. Arrest of Strange Man Montreal, Feb. 2. Reports receiv ed from St Croix, N. B., say a man believed to be a German officer, has been arrested on the suspicion that he was connected with the dynamit ing of the bridge over the St. Croix river. The arrested man is known to have purchased explosives recently. It is officially announced that the ex plosion of dynamite "slightly wreck ed'' ihe railroad bridge. Prisoner Admits He is German. Montreal, Feb. 2. The arrested man declares himself to be a German officer, and this afternoon admitted dynamiting the bridge. The damage is a twisted beam and the displace ment of six bridge ties. GOLFERS AT PINEIIURST Pinehurst, N. C., Feb. 2. Tho St. Valentine's Gold tournament, , held annually here, opened today. SCHOONER IN DISTRESS OFF NEW JERSEY COAST (By the United Press) " Point Pleasant, N. J., Feb. 2. A four-masted schooner is in distress off Manaloking. The revenue cutter Mohawk has gone to the relief of the schooner, which is now dragging her anchors and drifting upon a reef. MEXICAN GENERAL AND SON SHOT BY ENEMIES. THOUSANDS CHARGED WITH BRIBERY IN KY. ELECTIONS Pikeville, ' Ky Feb. L Trial of 1,100 voters charged with bribery al leged to have been committed at the November election was begun here today. More than 2,000 indictments were returned in eastern Kentucky against persons alleged to have pur chased and cast fraudulent votes. To day's trial was a continuation , of eases already disposed of. WHEAT OPENS AT NEW HIGH FIGURE "(By the United Press.) Chicago, Feb. 2. Wheat opened today at 1601-2 a busheL Laredo, Texas, , Feb. 1. General Jesus Carranza, his son, Abelardo, and Ignacio Peraldi, member of his staff, were executed by General San tibanez, former constitutionalist gen eral who deflected to Zapata, accord ing to a telegram received by the widow of General Carranza from the first chief at Vera Cruz. General Venustiano Carranza, in his message to Mrs. Carranza, who is a refugee here, stated that troops would be sent to recover the bodies. General Jesus Carranza and his staff were taken prisoners by troops commanded by Santibanez recently, near San Geronimo, on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and his staff, accord ing to reports, were executed immediately. INTERSTATE Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION CLOSES. Winston-Salem, Feb. 1. The clos ing session of the interstate Y. M. C. A. convention was held in the First Presbyterian church last night, the session being featured by a splendid address by Arthur Rugh, a Y. M. C. A. worker in China, now in the States on a furlough, who used as his sub ject, "Y. M. C. A. Work in China." BALTIMORE FEDS. TO TRAIN AT FAYETTEVILLE : Baltimore, Md, Feb. 1. Manager Knabe, of the Baltimore Federal League club, has announced that he will take his club to Fayetteville, N. C, for training. The old training ground of Jack Dunn's former Bal timore club will be used. The Balfi more Federals trained in Southern Pines last spring. CLEVELAND TO FLOAT A BIG BOND ISSUE. Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 2. Cleveland will float million-dollar bond issue for a new municipal market if City Market Master. Charles Kamp suc ceeds with a project just outlined. GENERAL F0CH If? VVy 0 c it - Si .V New and hitherto unpublished pho tograph of General Foch, commander of the Ninth army corps of Fruuce, OHIO RIVFR. RISINfl big ER CONCERN A AT NEW BERN SUSPENDS MI'IIILUHKtMM TO FLOOD ALL CITIES John L, Roper Company May Keep Plant There and Elsewhere Shut Down All During February. Caused by Dull Market . Weather Prevailing PROBLEMS CONFRONTING KINSTON DISCUSSED - V ' . ! ' Meeting of Citizens Held in the Chris tian Church Monday Night to Determine .Best Course for Looking After Social Wel fare of Community. A score or more prominent citi zens of the city met in tho Baraca class-room of the Gordon "Street Christian churchy Monday night to discuss local conditions. The call for ihe gathering was issued by the vari ous pastors of the city and the meet ing would have been much more largely attended had it not been for the exceedingly inclement weather. Hew to deal with the many social problems, which confront a city, was the subject of the meeting, and its va rious phases weru discussed at longrh. The playgrounds movement was em phasized and the need of a Y. M. C. A. in Kinston was called to the atten tion of those assembled. I tscemcd to bo unquestionably the con : -nsus of opinion of those ovesant that Kin ston should provide seme divertisse-j ments for the boys and girls, young' men and young women. It was point ed out, as The Free Press has called attention to before, that at present there were no facilities furnished. Aside from the moving picture thea ters, absolutely no opportunity for recreation was afforded. The social problem was touched upon. How best to handle the lewd women and lessen their degrading work was discussed. The meeting and the discussions were all informal, but definite action was taken in the matter of selecting a committee to look into the plans of other municipalities for social wel fare. It is proposed that this com mittee, which is composed of Rev. II. A. Humble, chairman; B. P. Smith, H. C. V. Peebles, H. Gait Braxton and Dr. W. F. Hargrove, shall after its investigation recommend certain plans for a Welfare league for Kin ston. It was announced that , the committee would be expected to re port during the present month. It is probable that some experts will b"e asked to come here and address the people of Kinston on matters pertain ing to social betterment. Definite ac tion on this score was not taken at Monday's meeting. The John L. Roper Lumber Com- Residents Of Lowlands GO- P mills t New Bern. Roper, Rel- t t naven ana eisewnere aia not run zon ing to Higher Land -Rail- day. The big corporation has sus j m tf tt j j pended business temporarily, it was road Traffic Handicapped nouncel. Their plants are al WirCS " Down Severe 'ar "n cmPloy hundreds of men. ina one ni new uern is me oiggesi in the city. The suspension will be felt there without doubt It is the first time the New Bern mill has ever been shut down for any length of time. j It is said that because February Is usually a bad month in the lumber business and the general condition is bad, the company thought it best not to risk a great loss by operating in the next five weeks. The officials of the corporation have been "hoping for six months that business would get better, one of them is quoted, but lumber has been piled up on the yards for which there was no market Herore the outbreak oi tho war some oi the mills were operating night and day. Log woods employes are affected by the present action as well as mill hands. THE RUFFIN STATUE PRESENTED TO STATE WITH BIG CEREMONY. Raleigh, Feb. h In the Supreme Court room this evening the bronze statue of Chief Justice Thomas Ruf fin was presented to the State of North Carolina. Chief Justice Wal ter Clark making the address of pre sentation and Governor Craig accept ing it. . . Despite the near water-spout that broke over the city and continued Well into the evening, the attendance was large and the interest great From Hillsboro especially came a large del egation of relatives and admirers 'of Judge Ruffin, who lived in that part of the State which has been exalted by the great men who camo from Orange. Judge IL G. Connor, by Com mission of the State Bar Association, presided; ex-Judge J. Crawford Biggs, president of the bar, made a short speech, and Chief Justice Clark gave the thrilling story of his great predecessor. Governor Craig briefly accepted for the State. V - Th work of art is one that will en rich the capital treasure of memor ials, the statue costing $5,000. (By the United Press) Bridgeport, Ohio, Feb. 2 The Ohio river 13 rising at the rate or nine inches an hour. Bridgeport Bclair, Martin's Ferry and other Ohio Valley points are facing the most serious flood situation in recent years. Resi dents of the lowlands are fleeing to higher ground. , Wire and Rail Traffic Crippled. Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 2.With the cities along them facing serious flood conditions, practically every river in the State is approaching the danger stupe. Wire and rail traffic is al ready demoralized as a result of the most serious rain and sleet storm in years. Parkcrshurg Threatened. Washington, Feb. 2. Parkorsburg, West Virginia, reported this morn ing that tho flood stage is expected today. The residents have been warn ed. 40.000 People In Danger. Cleveland. Feb. 2. Tho Ohio riv er is rising at tho rate of a foot an hour. Forecasts say that in the sec tion between Pittsburgh and Cincin nati tho stream will reach tho 45-foot stage tomorrow morning. If this point is reached 40,000 families will be driven from their homes. Portsmouth Partly Flooded. Portsmouth, Ohio, Feb. 2. The Ohio river went over its banks at "The Point" today and flooded the low-lying sections and a certain part of the business section. ' The lower sections of the north side ore flooded SAFETY FIRST, VMS COUNCIL'S KEYNOTE AT MONDAY MEETING Fly and Hitching Ordin ances Advocated By Free Press Planned For GATES AT R. R. CROSSINGS CLAUD KITCHIN WILL BE MADE MAJORITY LEADER Apparently There Will Be No Opposition to Eleva tion of Second District's Representative to Chair manship of Committee GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST NEGRO PREACHER Tom R. Miller, apostle of the "Church of the Living God," who has his temple at 50C East' Bright street, is in trouble with the city authorities and several husbands of other men's wives. Miller, the negro who heads the unique sect, seemingly allied with or similar to the Holiness, who wor ship at his house, is alleged to have enticed a number of women in the neighborhood away from their homes, and to have kept them from their spouses. , Incidentally, immorality and disorderly conduct arc charged as well. According to the estimate of Mayor Sutton there are no less than a score of outraged husbands and others who will be the witnesses for the State at the trial to be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Miller has employ ed counsel. Tom Miller .was some months ago in the limelight when he prophesied that a female member of his cult who had just departed the mortal life would return in the spirit There were a lot of frills to the story and the Rev. Tom's followers were much worked up over the matter. The sis ter failed to put in her appearance again, either in the spirit nor rein carnated. , Miller, according to stories that have been told about him, maintains Bn altar of sacrifice. Fowls taken to him to be made burnt offerings or have been seen to go upon the altar visibly curtailed, but the members of the "Church of the Living God,' if they harbored any qualms, never took the trouble to offend their pastor by demanding a closer view of the sac rifice than he permitted them to have. The Democrats of the House of Representatives at Washington will Thursday choose Claud Kitchin, the Congressman from this district, to succeed Hon, Oscar Underwood, Senator-elect from Alabnma, as ma jority floor leader for the next Con gress. The caucus will organize the House so as to have that detail out of tho way when fall term begins. . Reports from Washington say there is not apt to be opposition to the Second district representative from any source. Kitchin's reserve and undoubted Capability make him the most popular choice for the honor, The Scotland Neck man is known to be the least talkative man in the Hcu.se, but one of the wisest and best qualified through long experience. His debating ability is considered a pow erful factor in his favor. The next floor leader is not expect Companies' Representatives Ask for More Time, But City Fathers 'Were In sistent Uoon ActionThe City Manager Plan ' City Council at the regular month ly meeting Monday night took two important steps for the protection of the people when committor was named to draft ordinances requiring horses to be hitched to blocks or posts, when left standing in the streets by drivers, and giving the sanitary inspector authority to erad icate fly breeding places. Both ordi nances will be reported at a meeting . on March 1, and their adoption imme diately will probably follow the re port. Both these measures have been advocated in The Free Press for sev eral weeks past The ordinances will put it up to Inspector J, F, Foley to search out the pest-spots where flies congregate and propagate and "kill off the young" and the embryo. Coan- cil evidently did not consider that it would take any special knowledge of entomology for the city veterinarian to make himself useful in this line. Doc. Foley has already given proof of his ability, for he at -Monday night's session told the Council about certain cows that he had killed be-, cause of "bugs.' " Ho suggested that the owners of the condemned tuber culin cattle he compensated in some part, and a committee was also Ap pointed for this, to consider the right of the dairymen to compensation, ap praise, etc, and report, .. The horse-hitching ordinance will probably be stringent It l expected ' that on all the principal business streets at least owners or drivers of animals will be required to anchor them so effectually that no wisp of sephyr-blown paper nor racket bf brass band nor pop-pop of nnmuffled engine of motor-driven vehicles can unmoor" them. Runaways have beer, very frequent in Kinston for a long time now; in fact ever since the city became a city, with much street traffic and hundreds of people cross ing the main streets every hour. Ac cidents have occurred, too, although tho width of the streets have pree vented a great number, and this ordi- : nance will prevent many more in fu ture. The mayor, City Attorney Daw- eri to he in tho district acain for some " , vm.w. a.w ..www, vt.J WWV...VJ JfOW weeks, but he will be in close touch 80n and Aldermen Mewborn and Fort with "down home" on Thursday night are the committee to draft the er- or Friday morning when the news for which his constituents are now pre pared comes trickling over the wires, for the people in the district who ad mire him almost as much as his col leagues in Washington do, will deluge his office with congratulatory letters and telegrams. ; BULLETINS (By the United Press) MORGAN DEFENDS BIG INTERESTS ON STAND. New York. Feb. 1. -J. P. Morgan, testifying today at the Federal Com mission on Industrial Relations in quiry, denied that his banking firm dominated half of the railroads in the United States. ; The denial was called forth by a statement attrib uted to Samuel Untormyer when a AIRSHIP RUMOR DISCREDITED London, Feb. 2. The war of fice discredits rumors that Ger man aeroplanes were seen over Dover and East London last night Dispatches from Dover today said the story was started by people hearing the firing of a gun, which put a shot across the bow of a steamer which entered . the harbor unannounced. ; . STONEWALL JACKSON'S WIFE CRITICALLY SICK. dinance. - . , , The franchise to the Kinston Man ufacturing Company for railroad tracks in South Kinston to connect their line with the A. C. L. passed its final reading at the meeting. , The members of Council stood pat on the demand that the railroads in stall gates at the principal crossings in the city. Both the Atlantic Coast Line and the Norfolk Southern through agents at the meeting at- tempted to gain time, but the City Fathers Insisted that the gates should be erected. The "Safety First" spir it predominated. "? As reautt the Norfolk Southern R. R. will put tap gates at North Heritage and North Queen streets, and the Atlantic Coast Line at East Caswell street "imme diately." They will stop all trains within the corporate limits, besides, at every crossing and "flag in.'. The yardmasters in the local yards will take on added dignity, and responsi bility, very soon. The Council discussed in an infor mal manner the city manager plan at some length, but took no action, Bince the authorities seem to doubt if . i public sentiment is yet pronounced Charlotte, Feb. L Mrs. T. J. Jack- enough in favor of the idea, although son, wife of the Confederate general, the people are gradually becoming . who has been in precarious health better educated regarding its merits, here for soveral months at the homo t . , ' 1 , ... witness before the commission, that of her granddaughter, Mrs. E. R. two banking firms virtually controlled Preston, is considered by her phy si- all the railroads. v u Ician to be in a serious condition. To- ( "We certainly do not control half of the roads," Mr. Morgan asserted. He added with a laugh, " I dont know anything about Kuhn, Loes & Co.'s business, but Mr. Untermyer was cer tainly wrong." . - ' - day she was semi-conscious and her family and friends are anxious about her. Her advanced age, 83 years, coupled with her illness of nearly six months, are factors which mate her recovery doubtfuL DURHAM GAVE $1,200 ' ; FOR BELGIAN RELIEF. Durham, Feb. 1. The Belgian re lief committee met today at noon for the purpose of winding up the busi ness of that organization. The com mittee collected about .$1,200 in Durham.