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VOL. XVltt-No. 6
FIRST' EDITION
KINSTON, N. C, MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1916
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OERRIANSUNABLETO BRITISH: ADMIRALTY
OLD
HITCHIN HAD EASY
TIME IN SATURDAY'S
PRIMARY IN SECOND
PASTOR BLANCHARD
BOARD OF ELECTIONS
STRIVING FIND t OUT
HAVE MAJORITY OF
GAIN MORE GROUND SAYS GERMANS LOST
HANDS RESIGNATION
2Sl0USlD;V0TES
IN VERDUN; ATTACKS MORF THAN; ADMIT'II
HOOSEBS MAKE BILL
TO BAPTIST CHURCH
WHO
the- irctrip 1 igiifiife
GUARD SUGGEST
WOULD JIT
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Forty-eight Out of 63 Coun-
ties In the Attorney len-
erars Column
CLAIMED; SAFE
Looks. Like He Hs Major
ity for Attorney Gener
alship Smooth. Sailing
for All State Incumbents,
Reports Indicate
It was believed this morning that
Attorney General (Biekett's majority
over Lieut.nGov. Daugbtridge for the
gubernatorial nomination in Satur
day's primary was"ab6ut 25,000,
Forty-eight out' of 63 counties that
had reported Sunday night favored
the Atteny''GeneraE'1 ' '
Lenoir counlty surprised the local
Bickett contingent by giving the far
mer a majority. Daugbtridge men
had held small hope until a late hour
Saturday night, when it was declar
ed that the Lieutenant-Governor had
the county safe.
Secretary of State J, Bryan Grimes
Sunday night appeared to have car
ried 33 out of 62 counties, Hartness
carrying 14 and Clark e.
Judge Manning today seemed to
have the attorney generalship nomi
naSJon by a big majority.
Commiesionw of Agriculture Gra
ham, reports today indicated, was re
nominated by a large majority.
State Treasurer Lacy was renomi
nated." 1 . "
Commissioner of Labor and Print
ing Stopman had the same luck, eas
ily. 4;
Insurance 'Commissioner Young was
likewise fortunate. 1 ':
Corporation Commissioner Lee
walked away from D. L. Boyd for
Lee's job. '
Superintendent of Public Infrac
tion Joyner, Lenoir county's contri
bution to the State's official family,
was unopposed.
YUAN SHIE KAI STRONG
WITH PIGTAIL lVIAJOBiTY
-- ; tt 1
(By the United Press)
Washington, "June 5.--Representa-tives
of seventeen loyal Chines pro
vinces have decided "to support Pres
ident Yuan Shi Kai, the American
minister atiPekin today -cabled the
Stale Department.1
IE! COffTRACTS FOR
NEWROADSTHP.M
The Board of County Commission
ers this afternoon expected "to let
contracts for about $30,000 worth of
new roads, diverging from Kinston
in various directions. It is expected
to get between 30 and 85 miles of
sandclay highway for the money.
TO AUCTION OFF HIGH
SOCIAL POSITION FOR
ONE lAy At JOT YORK
New Tori, June 3. "Here you
are! Only $5 a day in the "most ex
clusive home in Newport! Buy a
chance, and if you win youH be en
tertained by one of Newport's charm
ing hostesses!" . This is the cry that
resounded today when the Million
Dollar Allied Bazaar began in Grand
Central palace. ,
Among the" many things to be raf
fled off, from neckties autographed
by poets to high power touring cars,
is a free trip to Newport and a day's
entertainment in some villa where"
hitherto only 'those" whose names are
m the social register have been per
mitted to enter."-
Just who the hostess is to be,
Aether it is Mrs. Vincent Aster,
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont or somebody
, has not been disclosed.
zisaauits ai iUMiucr or i
Places Hurled Back By
Vigilant French Took
Trenches at One
Point
But Were Later Ejected,
(By the United Press)
Paris, JiJne 6. The Germans at-
tacking Verdun today continued their
assaults on (Dead Man's Hill, Hill
304, Font Douahumont and Fort
Vaux. They were repulsed every
where, says a French official report
Infantry attackers captured French
trenches near Vaux but were ousted
in counter attacks.
Germans Use Liquid Fire.
Paris, June 5. German infantry
used liquid fire in several might at
tacks on Fort Vaux. They were re
pulsed, it is said officially. Fighting
was heavy elsewhere, but the Ger
mans were unable to gain. Hand to
hand ifizhtinz occurred at some
points.
WOMAN'S PARTY HOLDS
FIRST CONVENTION IN
WINDY CITY THIS WEEK
IChicaeo. June 5. The Woman's
party, meeting in its first conven
tion, struck ats initial snag today
when it tried to crowd 2,500 dele
gates representing a dozen million
women into 'the jjiacKstone xne&rer,
which ha3 a seating capacity of on
ly 1,800.
Before noon, following a half day
of -unexpected - .registration, mo -one
doubted that the three day convention
which is held to impress the Progres
sives and Republicans with the wom
en voters power would call for nu
merous overflow meetings.
Women voters from the eleven
"free" states' were given the first
prominence today and will continue
to hold first place in the convention
tomorrow and the day following.
"Free" women had access to' the
main floor of the theater.
'CRAB CRUISE' OF THE
MIDSHIPMEN IS BEGUN
Annapolis, Md., June 5. Today be
gan the practice cruise for midship
men along the Atlantic coast, a "crab
cruise," as the Academy vernacular
has it.
The squadron leflt Annapolis this
morning ana is scneduiea to arrive
at' Culebra on June 12.' It will leave
Culebra on June 17, and arrive at
Guantanamo on June 21.' The next
stop will' be Provincetown. Mass.
which, it is expected, will be reached
on July 13. '
The ships of the squadron are the
Missouri, Rockport, Wisconsin, Bos-
tor, and Ohio.
VICTORJNNES GOES TO
PRISON FOR 7 YEARS
Atlanta, Ga., June 4. Victor E.
Innes of Eugene, Ore., was convict
ed of larceny after trust in Fulton
Superior Court here late yesterday,
in connection' with $4,000 he is said
to have obtained from Eloise Nelms
Dennas of Atlanta, Whdt with her sis
ter,5 Miss Beatrice Nelms, disappear
ed in San Antonio, Texas, in June,
1914. Innes and hiswie, Mrs. Ida
May 'Innes, were acquftted in San
Antonio of charges of murdering the
two women. ;.
; Judge Hill sentenced the prisoner
to seven years, the maximum term.
A.NlGHTX0TF0R,
WAGE-EARNERS IN ft Y,
New York, June-6. A night court
where" "wage-earners can secure the
prompt settlement of suits involving
small sums will be opened in ' this
cuy .tonight. ' ' - '
It will be neld hereafter four times
fcach week, from 8 to li p. m.'
London Admits 114,000
Tons Sunk, Berlin 32,500,
' 'JI M '
In Battle Wednesday
FOUR BIG SHIPS LOST
By Kaiser's Navy, Claim of
v.
British Declared Many
Smaller Craft Were Sent
to the Bottom by Jelli
coe's Fleet
(By, the United Press)
London, June 5. The hope of many
families that some sailers were res
cued after the recent naval fight and
the Nation's crushed pride are grow
ing hourly with the insistence of th
British Admiralty that the German
losses were heavier than admitted. It
is claimed that the Germans lost two
battleships, two dreadnaught battle
cruisers, three light cruisers, nine
destroyers and a submarine. The
Germans admit the loss of 32,500
tons.
The British admit losses totaling
114 000 itons
CHAMBLISS, WILSON
PREACHER, RESIGNS
Wilson, June 4. The members of
the First Baptist church of this city
were given a surprise at the morn
ing service when the pastor, Rev. T.
W. Chambliss, following his sermon
on "The Last Supper," read his res
ignation to take effect August 1. The
pastor made no announcement of his
future plans.
IS SI1
IN AND' SITS THRO'
SESSION. OF COURT
(By the United Press)
Washington, June 5. Louis
D. Brandeis, the first Jew to sit
on the Supreme Court bench,
took the oath of office at noon.
Chief Justice White administer
ed the oath. Justice Brandeis
sat through the regular session
of the court. His daughter and
brother Alfred of Louisville, Ky.,
were present. '
WILMINGTONIAN DIED
IN, SUNDAY SCHOOL
Wilmington, June 4. 'William Op-
per, aged 40, died suddenly while m
attendance upon Sunday school at
St. Paul's 'Episcopal church this
morning. Heart 'trouble was the
cause. .
FIVE KILLED WHEN ..
BOILER: EXPLODED
(By the United Press)
Mobile, Ala, June 5. 'Five per
sons" were killed at Brewton today
by the explosion of a boiler at a saw
mill plant The plant was razed.
SOLDIffiSVBASEBALL .
LEAGUE OPENS TODAY
(By tht United Press)
London June 45. Gamadian , and
Americans serving in the 'British ar
my today -opened the Canadian-American
season of the baseball league
of eight teams. 1 1 f V
'Many resident Americans patron
ized" the1 games last summer and it
is expected there wiH be" greater afc-1
tendance this 'year) Baseball has
become more popular with " Britons
through these army ' matches ""than
ever before. 't
That
Colonel U the Only
Man
With Chance to Win
Republicans Want Unity;
May Not let It
(By the kjnited Press)
Chicago, June, 6. The Old Guard
today made thsffirst overture to the
Progressives, offering to name Hughes
and let the Progressives write the
program. Theyi want Hughes only if
he can win. ;
The 'Progressive insist that Roose
vel t is the only impe.
Hughes" men arc confident they have
the strength to hold out and win. It
is believed Hughes can win in Pen
rose. Bairnes and Crane so wish
They want unity first and fear the
Progressives won't accept.
COLLECT THIRTEEN
MILLIONS OF W. VA.
Asks Supreme Court for
Execution of Judgment
Sister State Claims Can't
Pay Until After Assem
bly Meets
' - (By th "United Press) "
' Washington, June 5. Attorney
General Pollard of Virginia today fil
ed With the Supreme Court, asking
execution of a recent judgment in
favon Virginia against West Virginia
for $13,000,000, part of the State
debt when West Virginia seceded
from Virginia.
Attorney General Lilly of West
Virginia in his answer said the State
cannot act until the Legislature con
venes next January.
BRITISH MADE LINER
DELIVER UP MAILS
.'Berlin, June 5. The steameir Nor
dam, arrived at Rotterdam from Am
erica, was forced to deliver her mail
to the British at Falmouth, says a
Hague dispatch.
Mrs. Thomas W. Ozlen of Ken
bridge, Va., has returned home after
a visit with Mrs. George Kndlt.
AGENT. FOR; LENOIR
flLL BE EMPLOYED
Wayne County Woman
Converts County Boards
of Commissioners and
Education , All-Year
Work in Many Lines
The County Boards of Education
and 'Commissioners today decided to
employ a "whole-time county home
work demostration agent, to instruct
the people of the county in garedning.
canning, nome Hygiene ana outer
lines.' The Commissioners voted $400
for the initial year, to be put .with
$600 from a governmental appropria
tion, v;: -. . ... " . '' '.;.y
Mrs. Estelle Smith of Wayne coun
ty, a Very bright woman, induced the
boards to appropriate by short ad
dresses. She ' captured both ' bodies
in V few minutes' 'time, convincing
them of the great benefits to accrue
to the county by relating the experi
ences' of other communities etc. She
will aid in securing She "proper per
son" for-the eounty,- yyiiX
Progressives Insist
HOMEDEMONSTRrPN
Congressman's Majority
Over Mitchell Estimated
At About 8,000
WON EVEN IN BERTIE CO.
Floor Leader's Opponent
Did Not Get Majority In
Any County of the Eight.
Wilson Sprung Surprise,
Returns Unofficial
Congressman Claude Kitchin's ma
jority over Cungman Mitchell ot
Dirtie county in Saturday's primary
in the Second district was around
8,000, still incomplete returns at 10
o'clock today indicated.
Bertie, Mitchell's own county, vot
ed 942 to 839 for the incumbent.
'Northampton was said j'to have
given tne jloor Leader a majority
of 950.
Warren, it was reported, gave to
Kitchip 90 per cent of its vote.
Halifax, home county of Kitchin,
gave him a majority of about 1,900.
Mitchell polled about 87 votes there,
Wilson, alleged before tne prim
ary to have been Mitchell s strong
hold, turned up a majority of about
700 for the incumbent.
Kdgocombe voted 1,475 for Kitch
in, 78 for Mitchell
Greene gave Kitchin about 700 and
Miixhell about 40 votes.
Lenoir county, Mr. Elisha B. Lew
is, secretary to Mr. Kitchin, under
stood this morning before the Board
of Elections met to canvass the re
turns -then incomplete gave Kitch
in 1,100 and Mitchell about 115 votes
REBEL HAITIENS IN
MAY FIGHT MARINES
(By the United Press)
Washington, June 5. Rebel
Haitiens' are' strongly entrench
ed outside Porto Plata and Mon
te Christe, occupied by American
marines a week ago with the loss
of Captain Herbert J. Hershin
ger, say State Department dis
patcher i
CLOSING EXERCISES
AT 1. 0. OX HOME
Goldsboro, June 4. The closing
exercises of the I. O. 0. F. Home
School will be held this week. Rev.
W. T. ,D. Moss of Chapel Hill
preached the sermon tonight
BIG VERDICT VS. C & 0.
RR. R. CO. IS AFFIRMED
Washington, June 5. The Suprenle
Court today affirmed a $11,000 ver
dict' against the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad Co., in favor of Claude L.
Proflitt of Gladstone, Va., injured
while' employed as a brakeman.
Mr. W. H. Spear went to Ports
mouth, Va., on a business trip, to
day. .
ST. LOUISANS PRESENT
SHAKESPEARE PROGRAM
(By the United Press)
St Louis, June 6. The Forest of
Arden has been transplanted here,
and tonight St. Louis will begin its
Shakespeare ercenter ' :
Shakespeare Tercentenary . celebra
tion with the production of "As You
Like It" in' Forest Park, i ; ..-'.
- Margaret AnglJn. heads the cast of
more than a thousand, aided by Rob
ert ' Mantell, the ShapespearUn act-
Accepted With Deep Re
gret by Flock Will Be
VForced" to Remain Here
Until New Edifice Is Com
pleted, Seems
The resignation of Rev. C. W.
Blanchard, pastor of the First Bap
tist church here and one of the best
known ministers of his denomination,
was tendered to his congregation
Sunday morning. lit was accepted.
The congregation deeply regretted
Mr. Blanchard's action. A number
of members spoke of the very high
esteem that they feel for him and
their regret at his resignation. Re
solutions were passed which stated
i!hat just such sentiments were echoed
by the entire congregation.
Mr. Blanchard was pressed to re
main nere until tne new cnurcn or
the Baptists is completed. The reso
lutions request him to do that and
seemingly insist upon it.
Pastor Blanchard has been here
about 10 years altogether. His pre
sent pastorate has extended through
four years. His plans for the fu
ture are not known to the public yet.
INTRODUCING CHICAGO,
THE NOISEST SPOT IN
THE WORLD RIGHT NOW
Chicago, June 5. tChicago started
today to make good on the prediction
that for the next week it will be the
noisiest spot in the world unless it
be Verdun.' The convention crowds
began arriving today. They came,
chaperoned by bands, megaphoned
assistants, singers and just plain
noise-makers.
EJy Wednesday, Chicago will be
swollen with people to nearly twice
i!s normal size.
There are 985 delegates to the Re
publican national convention, to ar
rive, two alternates to the same! al
most 1,000 delegates and altematss
to the Progressive Naitional Conve
tion; 20,000 women workers for the
ballot, mostly out-of-town boosters;
to say nothing of just plain specta
tors to the various affairs.
Already the lobbies of Chicago's
loop hotels seem as choked with hu
manity as they did at the height of
the Republican convention sessions
four years ago.
GERMANS CANT HAVE
MfAT F6R TWOMONJHS
Food Dictator May Compel Abstin
ence for Still Longer Time People
Must Conserve Resources This
Summer to Have Enough for An
other Winter, It Is Stated
By Carl W. Ackernian
(Berlin, June 5. German civilians
must not cat meat in the next eight
weeks, possibly not for three months.
Adolph Von Batocki, German food
diclator, today told the United
Press. There is no reason for alarm.
he said, but the people must conserve
their resources this Summer, he said,
so they will last through the winter.
SEVENTEEN CAjtS OF
POTATOES FROM ..RAIL
'New Bern, June 4. Seventeen car
loads of Irish potatoes were yester
day shipped out of Pamlico county,
going to points in the North.
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
KAISER REVIEWS FLEET.
' Berlin, June 5. The Emperor
t is expected to review the victo
rious fleet at Wilhelmshaven to
day.' Berlin is laughing at the
- British claim of a technical vie-
- tory. Officials say the British
.can't name the, German ships
- they claim were sunk. . ..
Still Undetermined , This
Afternoon Who Won for '
- the Legislature
OFFICIAL RETURNS SLOW!
Precincts Not In Any HurT
ry, Some of 'Em Pres
ent Board Commissioners
May or May Not Get
Three Men Back, Tho't V
Henry Brothers, it is believed, won
the Democratic nomination for Rep
resen'.ative in the State House from ,
this county by a majority of , nine
votes in Saturday's primary. Friends
of Mayor Fred. Sutton," the ohter
candidate, this afternoon claimed a
majority of one solitary ballot 'for4
him, but county election officials said
a mistake in the report gave Broth
ers 10 votes less than he got in the .
Second city precinct. The report
showed 129; he' really got 139, it
was said. The hwth is !to be deter- .
mined this afternoon.
The Board of Elections wrestled
with the returns today, beginning
about 10 o'clock. They had too
much company; after dinner it was
proposed to lock the door Ito com-'
plete the canvass. At noon three
precincts had not reported, it was
said. ' At 1:30 still one precinct was 1
to be heard from. - Hours of work
remained before the toltak could be
reached. The board will, have to
hustle to get through by night, and
report lo the State officials' by to
day's mail a3 required. "'
Hiippy-go-tlucky methods followed,
the admirably-conducted ' primary."
Precinct Officials ' did not hurry
themselves. ' Hundreds thronged 'the. .
streets here Saturday night,' eagerly
an tching ftp Unofficial returns; No -,
provision had been made to have the "
returns forwarded to any central -point
here, so far as is known; cer-
tain it is they were not had com-
plete at any on? point. Nor will Hhe
full truth be known until the Board '
of Elections has passed on and to
talled up all the official returns.
There were many contradictory re
ports from Saturday night until this
afternoon. . " v
Certain it seems that the following
recoived Democratic majorities' in tho
county:
Wood row Wilson for President. ,
Kitchin for Congress.
Daughtridge for Governor. :
Grimes for Secretary of State.
Lacy for Treasurer, State.
Manning for Attorney General.
1 Shiptnan for Commissioner of La
bor and Printing. " 1 "t
Lee for Corporation Commissioner.
Graham for Commissioner of Ag
riculturc. "
Young for Insurance Commission
er. . - ---v.
PPollock for State Senator.
Sheriff Taylor, Register of Deeds1
Pridgen, Treasurer Dawson and Cor
oner Wood of the county ticket .were
unopposed.
Much interest was shown in tha
commissionerships fight. There were
ten candidates. It looks this after
noon as though Churchill and Wood
of the present board, Howard and
Dawson were nominated, with Sut
ton of the present board and Worth
ington running neck and heck - fo
fifth placed . - 1
T0TEStF0R WOMEN IS
VOTED 0N(BY-I0WANS
Des Moines, la., June 5. ."Votea
for women" is dividing sfttentkni at
the polls of Iowa today with, the' hot
fight among Republicans fcir the gu
bernatorial nomination. . Today's
battle is the climax of a long fight
for equal rights. 0" ; .
Suffrage leaders are confident to
day that the wires -will flash a rio.
tory for them, tonight s Western suf
frage States particularly have back
ed the Iowa campaign with cash and
speakers.;' : . vS