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jfOOB ICE PPER mm f DA ILY.FI II' H PRESS PUBLISHED .EJZJERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY, V f Fir tonic tit nd toKllr tojanow VOL. XVI No. 289 SECOND EDITION WNSTON, jN. TODAY, FEBRUARY 12, 191 FOUR PAGES TODAY 11 1 Vr.. J ,. ' ... . . . PRICE TWO CENtS THAT iUNSTJDN H ENTERTAIN JjlE PIERS OF LENOIR AND Mass Meeting: of Citizens Heid in City Ilal 1 Thursday Night at the Instance ffthe Chamber of Commerce Went oft Record as Favoring- the Enterprise Which Will Enable ,the Producers of This Section fa Exhibit pheir Products )n friendly Riv alry, and Which Will Stimulate Better Methods of gricuiture, e Breeding 'f Blooded Stock and a Better Acquaintance Among the People Throughout East ern North Carolina and the Bright Leaf Tobacco Belt Mr. Ragsdaie Heard With ' Interest Committee to Solicit Stock' Subscriptions and Organize 1 Fair Associa tion Named ' '.,'.. WARRING POWERS tl DARED TO INTERFERE WITjl U.S. SHIPPING England Realizes hat Ami 4erjca Is Quite Serious In the Matter "ANY STEPS NECESSARY" The proposed Kinston District Fair took definite shape Thursday night at a well-attended imass-meeting of citi zens, called by the Chamber of Commerce, to discuss the project, when practically every man present stood at the request of Chairman; Taylor and indicated his intention to subscribe for one or more shares of the stock. Mr. J. F. Taylor, chairman of the special committee of the Chamber of Commerce, which has been working on the proposition for some time, was chosen chairman . of the mass meet ing, and II. Gait Braxton made secre tary. Mr. Taylor outlined the ideas of the committee in an informal way and called upon Mr. T. S. Ragsdaie, secretary and manager of the John ston County Fair, which has been bo successfully ' conducted for the past several years. Mr Ragsdaie was present by invitation and told of the work that had Jbeen done in his coun ty. His fair, he said, was started on a very small scale, the first two years being only a street fair. The present corporation was. formed "with $2,400 capital subscribed in $10 shares. A ground plot was leased for ,ten years, and the $2,400 expended in perman ent improvements. The stock of the corporation is non-participating, all ' net earnings being diverted for pre miums and the general betterment of the succeeding fairs. Mr. Ragsdaie answered .numerous questions of those present. A letter from Colonel A. 6. Carrington of Danville, Va., ad dressed to Mr. E. V. Webb of this city, was read, in which Col. Carring ton spoke of the great benefits that had been derived from the Panville fair and expressed his hope that Kin ston would succeed in its undertaking to organize one. The formal recom mendations of the Chamber of Com merce committee were then heard. They were as follows: . "Resqlved, first, That we have a fair. ' . "Resolved, second, That the pur pose prompting the. organization of .this fair association is to enable the counties of Lenoir," Green, Pitt, Dup- Jin, Jones, Wayne, Onslow, Craven and the entire eastern section of the bright leaf tobacco belt, of which Kinston is the center, to annually display and exhibit the manifold products of its farms and varied industries this sec tion does produce, and can supply." . "Resolved, third, that there be or ganized a non-profit-sharing corpor ation with an authorized capital of not less than $5,000 with authority fo organize when $2,000 has been paid in." . , "Resolved, fourth, That a commit tee of seven be appointed to solicit stock and proceed with the-tfrganiza-tion of a .fair association." The recommendations were unani mously adopted and plans for the fair informally discussed by those' pres ent. ' A motion prevailed that the present committee of five, appointed by the Chamber of Commerce, aug mented1 by .two. others, .should consti tute the committee provided for in the resolutions. This committee is con stituted as follows: Messrs J. F. Tay lor, F, C. Dunn, N. J. Rouse, P. S. B. Harper and, .1$, J. M. Parrott, and Messrs. E.x. Becton and W D. - Hood were named as' the additional members. "' , ,! .''.. 'It was the sense of the mass meet ing that the par value of the shares of stock should be $10, and by .mo tion the committee was instructed to solicit on that basis." ' -.. It is the plan to organize as soon as $2,000 have been paid in and the committee expects to begin active work at once in order that the fair for next fall may be arranged for. The exhibitors will probably come from Lenoir and adjoining counties. There will be a midway and horse- racing. Horses from the racing cir cuits will oe arranged for and local breeders . from this and surrounding counties will.be given special induce ments to enter their stock in home competitions. TO RAISE JWONUTiIENT T6 RUSSIAN HEROINE Petrogad, Jan. 25. (By mail to New York) A popular subscription is be jng raised in .Odessa for a suitable monument to the remarkable heroism of Mile. Ludomila Alexinsky, of the Red Cross. In the battle of Gumbinnen in Au gust, while helping to carry a wound ed man out of the Jine of fire, she was hit by a bullet in the hand. Immedi ately after her recovery she was trans ferred to the army in Galicia where she was present in three battles, dur ing one of which she was under fire for 17 hours. On another occasion a doctor whom she was assisting was killed by a shell, his body being blown against Mile. Alexinsky with such force that she was stunned. After a brief rest she again returned to the front and helped to succor numerous German wound' ed left behind at Ragow." : a Later she went to South Poland, and at the storming of Petrokov she was again wounded, this time in the shoulder. Blood-poisoning ensued and she died in great agony. SENSATIONAL $25000 SUIT FALLS THROUGH ' ' - , ,.r- ; . -'.-: i Max Kleist Was Suing Wife's Par ents for Alienating Her Affec tionsJudge Declared Mis trial, Discharged Jury. (By the United Press) New York, Feb.' 12.-r-The trial , of Max Kleist's $250,000 suit against the millionaires, Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward N. Breitung, his parents-in-law, for alienation of his: wife's affection, today came to an abrupt ending Judge Hand declared a mistrial and discharged the jury. - " LINCOLN DAY BANQUETS IN MANY CITIES TODAY ATTENTION CALLED BY, RESOLUTION TO OPERATION OF MILLS Annual Meeting the Kinston Cotton Mills Held Thurs dayDeclared Dividend ! Regular Work of Mills Commended At the annual meeting Thursday af ternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock, the stock holders of the Kinston Cotton Mills declared a semi-annual dividend of two per cent, in spite of the fact that recent months have not been especial ly encouraging ones for the. industry at large. A large number of the stockholders were present. Resolutions were passed regretting the death of the late Henry Weil of Goldsboro, who at the time of his death during the past year was a di rector of the local mill. Mr. Weil was prominently identified with Kin ston's progress. He was a large stock owner ? in various enterprises here He was easily one of the most progressive and public-spirited men of this section of the State. During the past twelve months, the stockholders were informed, about $25,000 worth of machinery was in stalled in order that a part of the product might be combed instead of carded yarn, thus making it a finer quality of goods. Mr. L. J. Mewborne made and Mr. N. J. Rouse seconded a motion that the management be thanked for its policy of keeping the mills at their Washington, Feb. 12. The Nation's Capitol today paid tribute to the great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln on this, the 105th anniversary of his birth. Tonight the National Emanci pation Commemorative Society will hold a big mass meeting at which the peakers will be Representative Green of Massachusetts, the Rev. James E Churchman of New Jersey and the Rev. M. W. D. Norman of this city. A movement will be started to get Congress to make Lincoln's birthday a national holiday. Springfield, 111., Feb. 12. Members of the Illinois General assembly will be guests tonight at the annual Lin coln banquet, at the State Armory. President Wilson, who was urged to attend as the principal speaker, could not leave Washington. Bishop Sam uel Fallows, Senator L. Y. Sherman, Archbishop. Glennon and Guston Bor glum of New York are the speakers. A pilgrimage to Lincoln's tomb was a feature of the day here. New York, Feb. 12. Governor Whitman, United States Senator J. E. Wadsworth, former Ambassador, My ron T. Herrick and Congressman J. Adams Bede are to be speakers at the Republican club's Lincoln banquet 'at the Waldorf tonight PORTLAND CLEANS UP; "EXPECTING COMPANY" Portland, Ore., Feb. 12. Today was Aav in Portland hv nrocla- mation of Mayor Albee, in anticipa tion of thousands of visitors going to and from California expositions. Workingmen, business men, house wives and thirty thousand school chil dren joined in making Portland a "spotless town." - War was waged on untidy lots and buildings and grounds were put in the most attractive condition. CARNIVAL AT TAMPA. Tampa, Fla., Feb. 12. The annual "Gasparilla Carnival," Bimilar to a mardi gras, of Tampa, opened today. It will be a "dry" event too, anything stronger than grape juice being bar red. The Rotary Club is in charge of the various events. full capacity during the dull months. The meeting passed the motion. Many people who would otherwise have been unemployed were kept upon good living wages and the ; commercial community as a whole benefited much. All the officers and directors were re-elected, as follows: President N. J. Rouse; Vice-President, S. H. Ab bott; Secretary, T. V. Moseley; Treasurer and Manager, J. F. Tay lor. Directors: Dr. H. TulL N. J. Rouse, H. E. Moseley, D. F. Wooten, Joe Rosenthal of Goldsboro, S. H. Abbott E. B. Marston, D. Oettin pr, T. V. Moseley, E. R. Rouse and J. F. Taylor. Strong Anti-American Feel ing Grows in England . German Government tp Be Held "Accountable" Britons Want Sympathy (By the United Press) London, Feb. 12. The United States intends to fully protect all her rights and privileges, is the construe tion placed here on te. American notes to Germany and Great Britain A strong anti-American feeling .is growing throughout England because the United States will not openly ex press sympathy for the cause of the Allies. United states' Language Emphatic. Washington, Feb. 12. Publication last night by the State Department of the texts of notes sent yesterday to Great Britain and Germany, respect ively, revealed that both - coun trips had been warned in most emphatic terms against menacing the vessels or lives of American citizens travers ing the recently proclaimed sea tones Of War. . ' v . " ' ." ' w;' i . Cermany was advised that the Unit ed States "would be constrained ; to hold the imperial government to a strict accountability" for any acts of its naval authorities which might re sult in the destruction of American vessels or the loss of American lives, and that if "such a deplorable situa tion should arise," the American gov ernment would "take any steps that it might be necessary to safeguard Am erican lives and property." ; To Great Britain the United States pointed out the "measure of respon sibility" which would seem to be im posed on the British government "for the loss of American vessels and lives in case of an attack by a German na val force" if England sanctioned gen eral misuse of the American flag, and thereby cast doubt upon the valid character of neutral ensigns. DELEGATION WENT TO RALEIGH i WITH DR. M'NAIRY TODAY Will Wait on Legislature's Appropriations Commit tee and Urge Adequate Allowance Xpr Needs of Feeble-Minded School A delegation of members of the Chamber - of .Commerce, including Mayor Sutton, fallowed Dr. ,C. B. Mc Nairy, superintendent of the State School for the Feeble-Minded, to Ra leigh this morning to appear with him before the legislative appropria tions committees this afternoon when the superintendent will ask for a large sum for maintenance and increasing the equipment and new buildings at the institution. Dr. McNairy went to Raleigh Thursday night " ' It .is not known at exactly what hour the meeting will be held, but it ii supposed that it will be a joint session of both the Senate and .House committees. The Kinstonians will take pains to let the committeemen Lnor that Kinston is deeply invest ed in the school's future, and will ad vance every reason brought to mind for its enlargement Several new bu'ldings of various kinds are needed at the institution immediately, the leg islators will be told. SAY CARRANZA US HOOD UN FLOOR JUSTIFIED ! THE OF SENATE DEFENDS BOUNCING OFfARO IIS SUFFRAGE DILL tcrjiatMil JUiw Gare Him the Privilege to De port Spanish Minister The VanDyke Incident- Wilson Standing Pat (By tha United Press.) Washington, ' Feb. 12. Csrranza's action in giving passports to Jose Ca ro, the .Spanish minister, who gave refuge to Angel de Case, a Spanish subject,., is said to be fully justified under international Jaw. The State Department today pro tested to the German government against the interference with Minis tcr Van Dyke's communication with' Luxemburg. Van Dyke complained that German military forces prevent ed his letters reaching Luxemburg, President Wilison stands pat on "no compromise" in the ship purchase bill fight Arrangements for his western trip have been suspended pending his decision concerning the proposed ex tra .session, t - , American Warship to Look Out for Minister. . - Washington, , Feb, 11. Jose Caro, Spanish minister to Mexico, has been summarily expelled from Mexico by General Carranza. Tonight he was believed. to be on his way to Vera Cruz, where the American battleship Delaware lies in the harbor with in structions to offer him a refuge. News that the minister had been given twenty-four hours from last night to leave Mexico because he js alleged to have sheltered Angel de Caso, a Spanish subject accused of aiding Villa, , came to the State De partment late today. After hurried conferences between Secretary Bryan and the Spanish and Brazilian ambassadors here, Secre tary Daniels of the navy, cabled Cap tain Rqdgers of the Delaware to take Minister Caro on board and wait or ders. " . . ; . Officials of the British and German embassies today refused to discuss the situation arising from the Amer ican notes to the two countries on the matter of British ships flying the Am erican flag. The situation is regarded as extremely delicate, although it is not believed it will result ijeriously. Great Britain's supplementary re ply to the American protest against British interference with American shipments o ' neutral countries is reaching the State Department in sections today. The steamship Washington is re ported to have been sunk in the Black Sea yesterday by Russian shells was not. of American registry. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RY. TO ADVERTISE DISTRICT II. ' S. Leard, general passenger agent of the Norfolk Southern Rail road, will, probably have two pages of the schedule folder of the- com- p'any devoted to short historical sketches of the towns along the line. The Chamber of Commerce here will be asked to .contribute a few lines bout Kin ston's history. "I am sure .that jio .section of the United .States is as full of ."before- the-wa.r, ,stpries,,, M'- Leard tells Lo cal Agent W..J. Nicholson in abet ter. ' These sketches, he thinks, would he of great interest to the patrons of the system. He "somehow feels that Km lb Carolina has not had the pub licity along this line to which it is entitled." MHIGAN G. O. P. CANDIDATES Grand Rapids, Miqh., reb. lz. Michigan republicans met today in Grand Rapids for the annual spring convention of the party. Candidates were to be nominated for the follow ing offices: . Two justices of the supreme court; superintendent of public instruction; two regents of the University of Mich igan; one member of the state board of education ; and two memlors of the state board of agriculture. Motion to Table B jJoIjnon of Duplin-r-A String o ' . Dares Exemption From Vann Bill University Trustees (By W. J. Martin.) - Raleigh, Feb. 12. In joint session at noon the Senate and House form ally elected the twenty-seven trus tees of the University of North Car olina, nominated by the joint commit tee early in the week. 1 . , The Senate passed the House bill to exempt Tyrrell county from the Vann fisheries act with the Under standing that if a State-wide fisher ies bill passes, it will include Tyrrell. ' The Hobgood Equal Suffrage bill was up under the minority favorable report with a fight on against the mo tion of Johnson of Duplin to table when the Senate suspended for the joint session. Senator Hobeood was fifhtinst for an argument of the main question, in sisting that the State must finally grant equal suffrage. , The House cleared the calendar of many purely local bills and received many new ones. , , The Senate killed bill to create a board of examiners for architects. It passed a bill to authorize telephone service processes ,by sheriffs, with on amendment that entry must be made when that service is by telephone. . HERMAN OFFENSIVE IN V EST REIME3 A SEVERE SETBACK if and Sep, corigo f : ' Paris Reports ' CHICMO ACADEMY OF MUSIC BURNED TODAY Historic Landmark of the Windy City Destroyed With Loss of f 100,000. ' Fire Department Captain la- ; Jured By Falling Wall. ,tB the United Press) Chicago, Feb. 12.-Fire destroyed the old Academy of Music, one of Chi cago's most noted landmarks. Dam- Lage was 1100,000. The captain of an engine company was badly injured by the falling roof. , EFFECTIVE SUNDAY Train No. 7 1 Leave at 10.03 A. M., an Advance of 25 Minutes, and Train 9. 9 to Depart at 73 P. M. Community Is Pleased Beginning next Sunday, February 14, two Norfolk Southern trains pass ing through this jcity will run under new schedules. Train No. .7, which now comes through in, the morning at 10:28, will on and after the 14th .ar rive at 10:03. This change is occa sioned by the agreement of ,he A. C. to restore the former connection with the Norfolk. Southern at Golds boro in the forenoon. About five min utes will be allowed at Goldsboro to change cars for the north. , . v Train No. 9, now arriving here at 7:33. p. n, will 1 arrive after .; the change becomes effective, twenty min utes later, at 7:53. . v ; : - There are no other changes of first- class trains. No. 7 will leave New ;Bern at 8:35 instead of at 9:10 as tat present , There is general satisfaction over the restoration of the connection, and the moving up of the morning schedule and setting back of the evening train will In other ways benefit Kinston travelers, the latter especially, since it does away with the necessity of re-; maining in Goldsboro useless minutes when one is bound for points Nort!i or West. PItZEEiySlIETHOlDS.C'JJ Kaiser On Eastern Front to Encourage Armies in New ' Zone of Jighting rCarpa thiani Engagements Not- . Decisive (By the United Press) , Paris, Feb. 12. The campaign Sot the possession of .the Vosges passes and the main roads into upper Alsace has been resumed. The French are bombarding the Germans' Jong range heavy artillery and an offensive move ment is expected. - The German offen sive from the sea to Nieuport has suf fered a severe check. French, and Belgian heavy artillery demolished some of the German outer chain of trenches. In the Argonne region fighting for the possession of r the roads leading south through Baga telle and the heights of Marie Theresa continues. The Germans have lost more han a thousand in killed during frontal attacks. - Przcmysl Garrison "Exhausting Itself." , . ,.,'., . Petrograd, Feb. 12. 'The Germans in tphe Carpathians. continue their des perate efforts , tp gain a foothold Jin the passes without success. It is ad mitted .that the fortress of Przemya! is still .holding out An official state ment says the garrison is "exhaust ing itself," maintaining an irregular fire against the Russians' blockading forces. ' . 1 " ' Kaiser Again fat the Front Berlin, Fe,b. 12.The JCaiser is on the eastern battle front Fighting of a severe character is progressing along the east' Prussian frontier. It is believed the presence of the Kaiser on the battle front indicates the ini tiation of a new offensive against that portion of the line which has previ ously been free from .fighting, j Weather Bad in East J3crlin, Feb 12. -More than half of Bukowina has heen .evacuated by the Russians. The Austro-Qerman for ces have broken through the Russian defensive at )east two points in .south ern Galacia. Weather conditions pre very bad at all points along the bat tle line in the east J Prussians Alleged to Have Lost 40,000 Men in Poland. Paris.'Feb. 12 Severe fighting con tinues south of Laboiselle, where the Germans have succeeded in exploding a mine under a section of the French . trenches. From the sea to Somme, artillery exchanges continue, and the Germans bombarding Tracy le Mpnt have badly damaged a number of buildings. The French in the region from Rheims .to Soissons are violent ly bombarding German positions, and it is reported have silenced some .Ger man artillery. - ' ; According to the war office, the Ger mans have' lost 40.000 men in recent attempts to renew the offensive in Poland. They were everywhere com pletely checked. SAY5PISER WOULD NOWVfELCO'IH FL'C2 Zurich Correspondent States Em peror Told His Intimates That Germany Must Quit Would Forsake Austria. (By United Press) Paris, Feb. 12. According to a Zu rich correspondent the Kaiser is in a state of absolute depression. Ko ii said to have told members of his si.l'.e that Germany must seek some way to conclude peace. ,Tbe corrc . ; ! ent declares ,Or"tT!y woulJ r ' al-;u"' m A . i if f' e r"'! ' '.! ry -. r '
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