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VOL. XVI-No. 294
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. C WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1915
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GERMANS WILL HALT
I
RUSSIAN
WITH WARSAW'S FALL
CHAUTAUQUA OPENS
AT GRAND THEATER
No Extensive Conquest of Strollers' Quartet Will Be
Czar's Domain Planned,
Berlin Reports
WOULD BE EXPENSIVE
No Means Would Be Had
For Feeding the People
Austria Siezes Grain Sup
plies Reinforcements
for Russians
Big Attraction Both Per
formances ? on Opening
Day Season Tickets ,On
v Sale For Local Benefit.
The Booster Club's Midwinter
Chautauqua will be commenced in
the Grand Theater Thursday after
noon at 8:15 o'clock. From then un
til the close of the festival, on Sat
urday night, six programs will be of
fered, artists of national reputation
filling the bill for each. The Booster
Club will share in the profits with the
Radcliffe Company of Washington, D,
C, and their part will go to a local
(By the United Press)
Berlin. Feb. 24. Germany plans
no extensive conquest of Russian ter- benefit, not yet determined upon, but
ritorv because it will be impossible 1 possibly to a fund for playgrounds
to feed the population of the captur
ed territory. The German' forward
movement will halt when Warsaw is
captured. . '
Austria Confiscates Food SupnHes. '
Vienna, Feb. 24. Following Ger
many, the Austrian government has
officially announced that it will im
mediately confiscate all private stocks
of rye, barley, corn and wheat and
distribute it equally among the vari
ous provinces.
Croatian troops who previously cap
tured a strong Russian fortified po
sition south of the Dneister river to
day repelled a series of desperate
' Russian fortified position south of the
Dneister river today repelled a series
" of desperate Russian counter attacks.
More than 650 prisoners were taken.
'Kaiser's Troops Have Taken
Many Prisoners.
Berlin, Feb. 24. Fresh Russian
regiments are coming to the support
of the crushed armies defeated in
the attempts to resume the offensive,
Twelve hundred Russian prisoners
have been taken as the result of at
tacks upon positions east of Prassen-
yaz. The Russian advance westward
from Gredno has been checked. The
Russians crossed the river Bohra,
near Sztabin at two places, but were
driven back with heavy losses. In
the Vosges region the Germans have
advanced their lines to near Sulzern
and. Muhlbach and taken more than
five hundred prisoners
LUMBERMEN PLAN
BIG ORGANIZATION.
Chicago, Feb. 24. Plans for the
formation of a big organization to in
clude all associations affiliated in any
way with the lumber industry were
: discussed here today at the opening
of a two-day conference of lumbermen
and representatives of the eliated or
ganizations. r.The new organization
probably will be known as the Forest
Products Federation.
IMPORTANT CASES ARE
BEFORE SUPREME COURT.
Washington, Feb. 23. Following a
three weeks' mid-term recess, the Su
preme Court reconvened today. Many
decisions were expected, the court
having .devoted the recess period to
their preparation. ' ,
Heading , the list of cases specially
advanced for argument today was
that of Leo M." Frank of Atlanta. Al
though technically assigned for hear
ing today, Frank's case will probably
not be reached before Thursday or
Friday.
It was also ted. today that the
court wpuld advance for hearing on
April 5. the appeal of the Harvester
Trust from the decree of dissolution
secured by the government, which
proved that the trust controls 85 per
cent of United States manufacture of
agricultural implements. ,
SEYEIOTPERCENT.OF
CHICAGO F0:.IEN YOTED
(By the United Press)
Chicago, Feb. 24. More than 150
H 77 per tent, of the Chicago wo
Hen voted "In yesterday's municipal
Primaries.
for school children or something of
the kind. -
For the opening performance the
Strollers' Quartet and Ellsworth
Plumstead will : hold the boards.
"There is never a dull moment when
the Strollers are on the platform
Messrs. England, Moore, Wells and
Parmenter comprise the quartet,
each of them having an excellent
voice. Plumstead is an impersonator
known to all patrons of the Chautau
qua. His impersonation of quaint,
queer and curious characters is
whole show in itself. Thursday night
he will render a medley, grave and
gay, and will be followed by the quar
tet in a grand concert.
Friday Dr. J. W. Frizzell will lec
ture, in the af ternoon on ; "Visions
and Ideals," and at night on "Some
Twentieth Century Problems." The
LaDell Concert Company, accom
plished lady violinists, pianists, read
ers and vocalists,' will be on the bill
with Dr. Frizzell at both perform
ances. ; 1... y$-vy
On Saturday Dr. H. W. Sears, "Am
erica's foremost humorous lecturer,"
will entertain the audiences at both
performances, aided by Hal. Merton,
an entertainer in magic and one of
the best in his line.
Single admissions to any perform
ance will cost as follows: Adults,
night. 50 cents; afternoon, 35 cents;
children, night, 25 cents; afternoon,
15 cents. Season tickets are going
fast at $1.50 each, except for minis
ters and teachers, to whom a special
rate of $1 is made.
THE 22D WILMINGTON'S
NOTABLE ANNIVERSARY.
Wilmington, Feb. 23. The anniver
sary of the birthday of General
George Washington recalled to the
minds of many Wilmingtonians famil
iar with the history of the Lower
Cape Fear that, President Washing
ton visited this city in 1791 when on
a Southern tour. The town then had
a population of 1,000. He attended a
ball here on the night of his visit to
the city. His diary showed that he
made a number of notes about the
city. It was also recalled yesterday
by Wilmingtonians that February 22
is the anniversary of the occupation
of the city by Union troops, complet
ing the blockade of the city, and
what was more important, the whole
South.
ENGLISH TO TRY TO
DRIVE SUBMARINES
FROM THE CHANNEL
Cabinet In Session Fleet
Shows Signs of Activity
Campaign May Be Map
ped Out x By Night Em
bargo Suggested.
(By the United Press)
London, Feb. 24. The British cab
inet is in session to decide what action
to take to prevent German submar
ine raids in the English Channel. The
government is expected to make the
details public before night '
It is rumored that an embargo will
be laid on all food shipments to Ger
many. It is also rumored that the
British navy is about to embark on
an important movement
British Steamer Sunk Today.
The British steamer Oakley was
sunk in the channel off Folkestone to
day. The crew was landed at Dover,
Admiralty reports did not ' state
whether the vessel was sunk by a
mine or a submarine. - She was en
route to Boulogne from West Hartle
pool.
Still Another Victim.
London, Feb. 24. Another British
steamer, name unknown, was torpe
doed and sunk off Ramsgate today
by a German submarine.
BOARD RECOMMENDS
''' if .
court-martial
for
FIVE NAVV OFFICERS
Intimation of Negligence as
Cause of San Diego
Explosion
REPORT ONI THE CARIB
SUICIDED IN WASHINGTON
MONUMENT ELEVATOR SHAFT.
Washington, D. C.Feb. 23. Mrs".
W. F. Cockrell of Delray, Va., jump
ed into the elevator shaft of ' the
Washington monument at ft landing
near the top late today and fell to
the bottom, more"than 600 feet below.
Shs left a note addressed to her hus
band, saying she was sure she could
not recover from an illness.
Her body was crushed by striking
the sides of the shaft on the way
down, and she was dead before reach
ing the bottom.
RECORDER'S COURT CAN
CAUSE LOT OF LEGISLATION
Attorney Cowper Has Word of Su
perior Judge That Unless Liti
, gants in MinorCivil Matters
Abide by. the Decisions,
Inferior Court Costly.
Van Dyke Says Ship Was
Out of Safety Zone Pres
cribed By Germans Em
bassy Officials Are Very
Optimistic
Is
"THE DOLLAR MARK" TODAY'S
FEATURE AT GRAND THEATER
Robert Warwick is the star in "The
Dollar Mark," a William A. Brady
moving picture feature in five reels,
presented by the World Film Cor
poration, at the Grand Theater for
matinee : and evening performances
today. A thrilling scene in the pro
duction is the rescue of he heroine,
by Jim Gresham, Warwick, from a
flood. Warwick Is the hero of a num
ber of the best pictures now being put
out by the big film corporation. The
"Southland Girls," . headed by Tom
and Gertie Grimes, conclude their en
gagement at the Grand tonight They
offer a change of program, with fresh
songs. The voices of all the soloists
and the chorus with this company are
good.
Mr. G. V. Cowper of the local bar
has the word of a prominent judge of
the Superior Court for the fact that
recorder's court can be responsible
for a. lot of unnecessary litigation
and costs; or on the other hand, an
ideal institution with, vast possibili
ties for accomplishing good.
The jurist in question, whose name
withheld, but who is neverthless
well known here and throughout this
part of the State, has several record
er's courts in his district He has had
civil matters up before him in which
enormous costs had accumulated, and
the sum involved was insignificant
That, of course, came from" first try
ing the causes in the inferior court
and then having them before second
juries in Superior Court Jury trials
are expensive to say the least
If it is known before a ease comes
up before a recorder that no appeal
will be taken; that Is, there is an
agreement or the trial officer has a
tacit understanding that both the
plaintiff and defendant wiU abide by
his decision, the recorder's court may
earn its hire then and there. There
can be many a trivial matter dispos
ed of that without the district or
county court gets into the Superior
Court And if the cause Is hotly con
tested and it is understood that , the
loser of the litigants will immediately
appeal from the recorder's court, and
such party will make known this in
tent much costs can be saved. Say
the parties go before the recorder and
ask that the case be transferred then
and there to Superior Court, thereby
the big saving can be affected.
The judge who was interviewed by
Attorney Cowper has had consider
able experience with the civil side of
the recorder's court as it is generally
constituted. ; .-,
(By the United Press) -
Washington, , Feb. 24. Admiral
Howard recommends the court-martial
of five officers of the San Diego,
aboard which cruiser an explosion
recently occurred in which several
lives were lost ''V;,-u'v-
Minister Van Dyke today cabled
the State Department the first official
confirmation concerning the destruc
tion of the Carib. The message said
the steamer Carib was sunk by a
German mine in the North Sea, out"
side the route prescribed by German
instructions. . .
German embassy officials predict
the European war will last not longer
than the next harvesting.. They de
clare German submarines have para
lyzed the British dreadnoughts, and
France is suffering terribly from de
vastation. ; i! ,i,. -V
INDIANS' : POSITION , PROPOSED TO HAVE GOVERNMENT PEa"
!.'.
INACCESSIBLE BY A BIO LEAGUE TEAM APPEAL FOR SAFETY
STRAIGHT ASSAULT
Colorado Posse Keeps Up
Battle With Outlaw Pi
utes Squaw and Baby
Drowned Redskins En
trenched in New Spot
PRACTICE HERE
1916, OF U. S. SI
HPPING
(By United Press) '
Cortex, CoL, Feb. 14. The battle
is still raging between., the Piutes
and whites at Bluff. Another Indian
has been wounded. The Indians are
strongly fortified. ' .
The Piutes who slipped put of Cot
tonwood canon, are now entrenched at
Butter, Wash. There is little chance
to dislodge the Indians fro m their
position by direct assault A squaw
and papoose have been added to the
list They were drowned while cross
ing the river, i v ; ;
Suggestion That New Fair
Grounds Be So Arranged
As to Accommodate Ball
Club Is Meeting With Ap
proval Big Ad. for City
BERNUARDTS CONDITION.
:, AFTER OPERATION GOOD.
Bordeaux, via Paris, Feb. 23. The
condition of Sarah Bernhardt, whose
right leg was amputated yesterday, in
a hospital here, continues very good.
HARRISON DEFEATED
FOR CHICAGO'S MAYOR.
Chicago, 111., Feb. 23. Carter H.
Harrison, now completing his fifth
term as mayor of Chicago, was de
feated today for the ' Democratic
nomination by Robert M. Sweitzer,
clerk of Cook county. SweiUer'a plu
rality was estimated late tonight at
more than 75,000.
CLARK RESOLUTION AMENDED; SPECIFIES
PLACES OF JUDGE'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
Representative From Bladen Names Raleigh, Clinton,
Wilmington and Lillington as Localities Where Carter
Was "Grossly Immoral" While Presiding Over Courts
No Dates or Names Judiciary Committee Will Thurs
day Consider Advisability of Legislatuive Action
(By W. J. Martin.)
Raleigh, Feb. 24. The resolution
by Representative Clark of Bladen,
calling for an investigation into tiie
conduct of Judge Carter and Solicit
or Abernethy, growing out of the
contempt case at New Bern, was to.
day amended in the House by Mr.
Clark, to specify the places at which
the resolution alleges Judge Carter
has been guilty of "grossly immoral
conduct with women" while holding
courts.
Clark stated that at, the hearing
Monday in committee the Charge wns
made that the resolutions were not
specific enough. He amended the res
olutions to specify "immoral conduct
with women" in Raleigh, Clinton, Wil
mington and Lillington while holding
courts, also at Panacea Springs and
Virginia Beach. No dates or names
of women are given.
The amended resolution was refer
red to the judiciary committee, which
meets Thursday to consider further
the question of favorable or unfavor
able report as to whether the matter
should be the subject of legislative in
vestigation. ' '
The Senate set the Grier anti-jug
bill from the House as a special order
for Friday night, when it comes up
under "without prejudice" report
from the committee.
OXFORD MAN GETS .
FAT FEDERAL JOB.
Washington, D. C Feb. 23. Judge
A. W. Graham of Oxford has been
appointed by Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue W. H. Osborn as United
States cotton futures expert for the
Treasury 'Department ''': The 7 place
pays five thousand a year, and is one
of the few positions under the de
partment which is not under civil
service.
ANOTHER KIND OF "
RETALIATION NOW.
London, . Feb. 23. Sir Edward
Grey, British foreign secretary, has
directed a letter to Herbert C, Hoo
ver, chairman of the American Bel
gian Relief Committee, declining to
gfte a direct subsidy to the commis
sion for relief in Belgium. It is ex
plained that this course has been tak
en because Germany has refused to
stop cash requisition in Belgium.
"It was evident that if under such
conditions the British government
undertook through your commission
1 1 supply money and food to the Bel
span population, the only result
OHIO MAY PAY THE
FAMILIES OF DRUNKARDS.
Columbus, O., Feb. 24. Payment
of State compensation to the depend
ents of drunkards is the plan embod
ied in a bill introduced during the
present session of the Ohio Legisla
ture by Representative Van S. Des
ton, Miami county. , Dea ton would
have the liquor interests foot the bill
and the State make the awards under
a system similar to the present work-
Lraen's compensation act
TAUBE OFF BRITISH COAST.
(By the United Press)
London, Feb. 24. A German
aeroplane was sighted off the
east coast of Golchester today,
evidently on a reeoaaoiterinr ex
would be an equivalent diminution of
the food and supplies already there.
Tit ' Y7m.tr.la nni.nvn mant ,. n tlkni.
1 u t Mi.-l: .1. - M l:- J
wouia a tai-uiiauiigj uie .ctuinj tu
paying for the maintenance of "the
German army," the letter states in
part ',
There is talk of .having one of the
big league, baseball clubs train in the
near sectional fair grounds here npxt
spring. Although it is fully twelve
months before the American, Nation
al and Federal managers will bring
their flocks South for the 1916 prac
tice season, it is pointed out by those
with whom the idea originated that
twelve months is aot a long time in
which to prepare to entertain a big
league team and its camp followers.
: When the fair grounds are laid off,
fenced in and the track and buildings
erected next , sumnier, provision will
in all probability be made for a base
ball diamond within the track. It is
the hope of the people who are inter
ested in the matter of getting one of
the 0. B. or Fed. lubs here that the
Fair Association will take the pains
to see to it that the diamond is con
structed after the proper methods and
provisions be made for a club-house,
etc. . - ', s
Fifty well-paid players and young
sters in a town of this size for five
weeks would boost Kins ton immense
ly, provided they were properly en
tertained. The courtesy they, wuld
receive would, it is understood from
the beginning, be) ideal. The hotel
accommodations are ample, the cli
mate here is just, right, nce local
amateurs Have been practicing month
or six weeks already, and the city is
more convenient of : access to the
northern cities tha most southern or
western training cpmps. Twenty-six
miles' travel puts one on main line
for Washington, Baltimore, Philadel
phia or New Vork.; It would only re
quire a nominal expenditure by the
local people to have the grounds for
the stars and the future Lajoies and
Wagners in condition. '
Half a hundred, good spenders
would put out Ipt of money here,
and the advertising for Kinston
would be worth ten times as much as
the thousands theyt would spend with
the hotel men and others here. Of
course, it is hard to convince sport
ing writers, who accompany the clubs
from their home cities, into most any
training grounds, that those particu
lar training grounqs are not the rot
tenest in the world, as a matter of
rule. Kinston, however,. the know
ing men who are advocating the "pull
ing" for a visit of the big ones to the
city in 1916, has the goods. There
can be found no fault with anything
in the town even by a Ty Cobb, ex
cept that there are not certain things
which most big circuit managers are
exceedingly anxious to avoid, any
way. , i
TODAY'S ODDEST STORY.
Santa Anna, Cal.i Feb. 24. If your
house is infested with bed bugs, you
don't; have to pay rent
This is the ruling of Justice Cox,
who decided in favor of IL Carrith-
ers, a householder ; who was sued by
W. H. Brooks for 20 rent '
"Your Honor," j said Carrithers,
there were bed bugs everywhere in
that house. They drove us out" M
"Big ones?" aftkd the court.
"WelL eome of ithe rats were al
most as big," said Carrithers.
"Dismissed," ruled the coqrt
THREATENED PRESIDENT. .
GETS PRISON SENTENCE.
Greensburg, Pa-, Feb. 23. Frank
Grandovec of Greensburg entered a
plea of "guilty" here today to a
charge of having written a letter to
President ; Wilson "; threatening ' him
with death. He was sentenced to
serve not less than one year and not
more than three years ; in prison.
Grandovec's letter, signed "an anar
chist," blamed the President because
the writer was out of employment
Carib's Miiiing Jlakcs Com
plication Much More
Serious .' . . . i
NEW TRAGIC ACCIDEIIF
Officials' at Washington. Be
. h'eveGermans Will Shirk
Responsibility
port Sunk, Says . Berlin,
Collier Only, Says London
v (By the United Proaa), ,
Berlin, Feb. ML English transport
No,. 192 has been sunk by Qejrinn,
submarine off Beacheyhead, in the
English Channel, it , is officially an
nounced. ; The Admiralty withholds
further details. ' '. ' ' '
Collier. But No Troop Ship, Sunk.
Say English.
London, Feb. 24. The war press
bureau denies the German claim that
an English transport has been sunk
in , the English Channel. It admits
that the government collier . Drank
noma Chine was torpedoed in the
channel, twenty miles southeast of ,
Bcachey yesterday afternoon.
Carib's Destruction Makes Hatters
More Serious, . , :-
Washington, ,Feb. 24.-The, des
truction of another American vessel.
off the German coast, makes the for
eign situation more serious, accord
ing to officials.
The Carfb was owned by the Clyde
Lino and used hi tko .Sooth Atlantic
commerce, stopping at the ports of
Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah '
and others, until recently, when she
was sold to st Savannah concern. She
was bound for Bremen with, Charles
ton cotton. She was 2,280 tons, 288 ,.
foet long. and tblrty-eix, feet beam,;
end was huilt in 1882 at Port Glas
gow, Scotland.,, She carried a crew
of thirty, , ' "
It is believed the Germans . will
class the Carib's sinking by striking
a mine as 4,a tragic accident," as '
they classed the Evelyn's destruc
tion. , ,,, r.-
This government has sent inquiries
to England and Germany seeking
freedom of passage for United States
shipping through foreign waters. '
fovwar ; .-...j, ,,.fV,;. ;.- - '
WUhelm Accuses Russians of ,, ; ,
"Senseless Property Destruction."
guwaki, Russia, Feb. 24. The Kai
ser was on the battle line when the
Ransians were driven out of Prussia. '
He entered Lyck shortly after Ger
man troops captured the city by bay
onet charges, f He then addressed the
soldiers in the market square, exploit
ing the Russians hi bitter words for
what he termed "the senseless des-
traction of property., , . ...
RESOLUTION, FOR THE ,
PURCHASE OF MONTICELLOv
' Washington, Fob. 2S. The House
rules committee late today reported
to the House a resolatton appropriat
ing 1600,000 for the purchase of
Montkello, the . Virginia astato ., of
'fhomas Jefferson. Chairman Henry
announced he would call for its eon
sideration at the earliest opportunity
before Congress adjourns. ., ,
SENATE PASSES ARMY , , ,
,r APPROPRIATION BILL.'
Washington, Feb. 22 Without
dissenting vote the Senate ; today
passed the army appropriation bill.
carrying approximately $103,000,003,
while the House passed the $6,CC9,
000 fortifications bill
tiirty-six vmn
(By the United Prees)
Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 21.-T '--
ty-six indicted master p!u" ' "--s, fi
trial here today for violation cf '
Sherman anti-trust law were i
gui.ty. - ;