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VOL. XVIIL-No. 40
FIRST EDITION
KINSTON, N. C, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1916
PRICE TWO CENTS
FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS
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NOBODY LOST FROM HECTOR, BIG
Mt COLLIER BROKEN
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CREW AND MARINES TAKEN OFF BY TUG
AND TENDER; ALL LEFT WRECK SHORTLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT THIS MORNING, REPORT
Charleston Hears Good News 142 Officers and Men Be;
Heved to Hpe Been Lost Rescue Ship Friday Could
Not Get Near to Distressed Fuel Ship Great Hulk
Could Not Stand Battle With Storm Off South Caroli
na Coast Wreclnng Tug Brings Destroyer Terry
Safely Into Harbor Little Vessel Kept Afloat In Tow
" of "The Relief" Through South Atlantic Hurricane.
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Charleston, S. C, July 15. With the big naval collier
Hector broken in two m yesterday s storm, a-.id abandon
ed, a radiogram today brought word to the local navy
yard that all aboard were saved, tne crew and marines on
board being taken aboard the tug Wilmington and the
lighthouse tender Cypress at daylight.
The Hector, a total wreck, was abandoned at 12:45
this morning. She carried a crew of 70 men and 12 offi
cers, and 60 marines. Y 1 -
The destroyer Terry, in tow of the wrecking tug Re
lief, docked this morning: ;
.Several Injured; All Landed. ;
Washington, July 15. A radio to the Navy Depart
ment this afternoon said the chief engineer and several
firemen were seriously, and a carpenter painfully, injur
ed, when the Collier Hector was wrecked . All were land
ed at Charleston. :
142 Persona On Board.
Charleston, C July 14- The
" large naval collier HectorV carrying
sixty marines in addition to her crew
of 70 men Suid 12 officers, sank off
Charleston late' today, according to
a report made here tonight by Capt.
Hunt of the tug Vigilant, which
tried to go ,to "the Hector's assist
ance.' The steamer Alamo had been
standing by the collier, today, having
responded to her calls' when the col
lier was disabled some sixty miles Kff
here nn last night's hurricane. Capt
Hunt was unable to get within more
than three miles of the Hector and
static conditions were such that no
wireless report could be "obtained
from the Alamo. The sea was still
running high and it was not known
here whether the. Alamo had been
able to take off the 142 persons . on
board the Hector. , .
Destroyer fainv Tnwl Tn'
? From the steamer Arapahoe wbich
wrived here "today came the report
tliat a torpedo-boat destroyer was
telng towed'fS. byi a tlig. vltwas
not known what' damage had been
done to the destroyer,- The Arapa
hoe described the destroyer as "No
25." The Hector left Port Royal for
Santo Domingo carrying the marines
who were recruits for United. States
forces in Santo Domingo and Cuba.
She attempted Xo' put' into, the port
hen the V storm disaWed her, (bult
according Jo 5apt'iHunt, was unable
get further than to" within about
9 1-2 miles -j from", the :,3iarleston
lightship ;f before ;;Bhe .sank." Capt
Hunt said part of the collier's super
structure remained above watsr. The
Hector displaced 11,200 tons and was
kuih at Sparrow's Point, Mr., in 1908.
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Destroyed is Terry.
Norfolk,. Y.;July 14r-lcal ofn
rs of the Merritl-Chapman Wreck
ing Company tonight declared that
he tug sighted- off Charleston with
torpedo; boat destroyer : in ' tow is
h all fekeliljood- their", 'powerful
wrecking tug "The scue," and that
"be has the destroyer Terry in tow.
They declare The Rescue nd tow
ere due, in Charleston today. The
Rescue recentiy' raised the Terry,
hich a&k in. Haitian waten " and
,as under government contract ., to
her to Charleston. Jm
KINSTON WILL HAVE
A COUNTRY CLUB AT
GREY'S MILL PLACE
Several Hundred Acres of
- Land and Water Leased
" By W. B. Douglass and R,
L. Blow Famous Fish
Pond Included
WILL MAKE CASWELL
ONE OF THE BIGGEST
MILSL IN THE EAST
Supt. of West Kinston Yarn
Plant Buying Machinery
to Increase dumber of
Spindles to About 16,000.
More Employes.
WHAT LOCAL DOCTORS THINK OF THE
TYPHOID SITUATION 'TN KINSTON AND
LENOIR COUNTY; SAY NOT ALARMING
J. W. Ulaek. superintendent of the
Caswell Cotton Mill, is away buying
machinory for the enlargement ef the
plant. Between 4.000 and 5,000
spimlleh will be added, bringing the
total up to about 16,000 and making
the plant one of the largest in this
part of North Carolina. The cost of
the new equipment wll be ?5O,000, it
is said, making the total value of the
plant in the neighborhood of $350,-
000. Half a hundred or more new op
eratives will be given employment'
Installation will be completed before
the first of the year, it is hoped.
Very little more floor space will be
necessary. The main building as it
now stands is about ample. There is
a sufficiency of power available. No
new stock will be issued.
The output of the Caswell with
the new machinery will be 15,000
pounds" of yarn a week. The produc
tion now is between 10,000 and Im
pounds. The market is excellent, and
has been for some time past. The
company, comprised by local men,
made a profit of 23 per cent, in 1915
H NT MILLION YARDS
CLOTH FOR BELGIANS
Subscrib to The Fre Pr&n.
..Alderman W. B. Douglass an
nounced Friday night that he and
R. L. Blow had leased for "a long
term of years" the Grey's mill prop
erty, including (55 acres, more or less,
of? land and a pond of between 250
and 300 acres, and will promote a
country club for -Kinston.
" Efforts, for two years past to or
ganize such-a dub have been fruit
less.
It is intended to organize with 50
members, making the initiation fee
f25 and charging a monthly assess
ment of $2 per member. Mesrs!
Douglass arid Blow are expected to
erect a 'building-not a - very pre ten- j
tious, but roomy nd ' comfortable
structurer which : will . answer " the
needs of the club for a' while. All
conveniences will be installed, , there
will be a full staff of servants, - and
the grounds will be overhauled ?nd
beautified. -vif.' if-v'
. The" pond at Grey's mill is famous.
It "is the chief attraction there, al
though the landscape is one of, the
finest in this part of the country. The
pond has teemed with fish for years.
Hundreds of local anglers iave found
delight in iU -waters. The . oaihing
also is good. Messrs.. Douglass', 'and
Blow intend to stock H to the Jim it
Large numbers of bream will b4 in
troduced to ots waters once'lilr.
George Irey, Sr- who ; knows - niore
about "Grey's millpond" than anyone
else, will be. the caretaker of ifai
property, it is nnderstood. .'. J '
: - In addition to he clubhooso, which
will te surrounded by n handsome
lawn and gardens, a pavilion will be
built on the edge of the pond which
may be expected to become a "lakfi.
Grey'a mill is about eigit miles from
Asneviue. July lo.A camnaiign
to secure a 'million yards of cloth
for the relief of thy sufferers in the
"Kingdoms of Grief," Btelgium and
Northern and Eastern France, was
launched hero today by the North
Carolina Commission for Relief in
Belgium. According to the an
nouncement from the State Head
Quarters here, the Commission will
call it the 'Million Yards of Cloth"
campaign, and special appeals will be
made to the cloth manufacturers of
the South and tq the citizen of North
Carolina. It is desired that cotton
cloth of any kind (gingham, calicoes,
jtc.) be given an the campaign. Cloth
in any length, style, color or quality
will be acceptable during this cam
paign.
Owing to the strict war regulations
against sending second-hand articles
of clothing into the ccuntries which
help through the Commission, it is
Absolutely necessary that all cloth be
nvw.' . ,
. To those who might ask if the sit
uation in. Belgium has not been re
lieved by the gifts of American peo
ple, the Commission states that while
great and untold good has been ac
complished by the generosity of the
people of this country, the situation
in . these countries, where food . end
clothing ar- being sent, is growing
worse day by day; and this is due to
the fact that the resources of the peo
ple who since the war started have
caused themselves, have now been ex
hausted and these people, too, have
turned to the Commission for Relief
in Belgium for food and clothing
The present needs are so great that
the Belgian. Government has requi
sitioned all Belgian ships and placed
them at the disposal of the Commis
ion for Relief In Belgium. '
The general receiving station for
freight and express is the Commis
sion' for Relief in Belgium at Char
leston, S. C, and 'all mail, packages
or letters should be addressed io the
ComirtiWion for- relief in BelgSi-fn,
Asheville, 5f. C i
: Statements by local phymeiann on the typhoid situation
- ' range from very optimistic to extremely pessimistic. In
terviewed today medical trwn In various lines of prac
tice and practicing in many localities, gave opinions
. .about as follows: - "" ,
.' DR. GEORGE KORNEGAV: . , " '
"I nee nothing very alarming in the situation. I have
,. had only one case. Many euispectvd rases failed to stand
the test I have knowledge of only four or .five cases
called typhoid." " .
DR. F. A. WHITAKER:
"I have had four or five raxes.' If' every doctor- in
Kinston had 'as many there would he 100 canes. 1 have
lost two negro patients. Conditions are much wOrse in
the country than in Kinston. In iine rural parts there
are 'fierce cases."
DR. W. T. PARROTT:
.."I can find nothing to be alarmed over. Nearly all the -fever
brought to my attention has failed to Mand the
blood test. Fever is a symptom of most diseases. One
genuine case is good for a dozen rumored caned."
DR. W. F. HARGROVE:
"I learn that there is much typhoid fever tho country
over. I do not know how many cases. There is evidently
much more of it in the rural sections than in the city.
Most local cases are mild."
DR. JAMES M. PARROTT:
"I estimate, conservatively, that there are a score of
cartes here. Most'; cases (the big majority re miUi.
The fever is prevalent in various parts " of the" country,
and throughout East Carolina. But I am not in a posi
tion to say much about the matteY except from hearsay,
"not being in general practice."
DR. IRA M. HARDY:
"I cannot see that the situation gets any better. I
have in charge three cases nn East North, East Gor
don and East Vernon. One patient is very seriously sick."
DR. ALBERT D. PARROTT:
"1 have two cases in the city, and a number in the
country. I have heard of some others."
DR. Z. V. MOSELEY:
"I don't see anything alarming in the situation. - It is
no worse than is generally the case at this time of the
year. I don't think there is much typhoid here, consider
ing the size of Kinston. I have only had two cases, per
sonally, and they are both about recovered."
DR C. B. CODRINGTON (Colored) :
"1 have only one case, but have heard of several oth
ers. Some members of our race wait until they are des
perately sick before calling a physician. Some, rely upon
their own resources and luck to get well."
TREVINO AT HEAD OF-TWENTY THOUSAND
MEN, REFUSES' TO 0 BEY ORD'RS CAR'NZA
AND OBREGON; CONTROLS CHIH'HUA NOW
(By the United Press)
: El Paso, July 451 Despite Carranza denials regard
ing stories of defection, General Trevino today loomed up
as tne strongest military leader in Chihuahua State. He
refused to obey Carranza's and Obregon's orders to make
certain arrests and to resign. With twenty thousand sol
diers he is reported to have forced their backdown.
TAKE GROUND FROM
GERMANS IN SOMME
Teutons Driven Back to the?
,
Third Line ; Trenches at
One Point English Now
Hold 10,000 Prisoners
From New Offensive;
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(By. United Press)
London, July 15. Germans have
been forced at one point back to their
third line - defenses, under smashing
A scarcity of charcoal,' used in con
siderable quantities by the fanners
of this and neighboring counties as
an ingredient of a stock powder re
commended by animal husbandry ex
perts as a preventive of disease, has
been offset by the discovery in the
lower part of Lenoir county of huge
deposits, according to a statement by
Farm Demonstration Agent O' F.
McCrary today. The charcoal is bur
ied to a depth of several feet - at
many places which were formerly the
sites of tar-kilns. There is enough
of it to supply all needs for decades.
CONGRESSMAN JAMES HAY IS APPOINTED
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE COURT , OF.
SURPRISE FOR CAPITAL TODAYS
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Army Jubilant; House Military, Chairman Stood InJWax
of General Staff's Plans Has Been Champion of Mili
tiaParticipated In Three-Cornered Fight Which Re
suited In Resignation of Garrison Congressman DenT
of Alabama Ranking Member of Committee Accept
ance of, Virginian Expected Immediately Dent's En
thusiasm Over Militia Less Emphatic Than That of His,
Predecessor
British blows, and are now four miles
behind tlieir original front, General
Haig today telegraphed the war of
fice. ; iJH"
Captures amounted, to 2,000 in 24
hours, bringing the total since the of
fensive began up to 10,000.
(By the United Press) . y, "
Washington, July 15. President Wilson todav roused-
Congressional and Army circles from the letharerv of the
stifling temperature by nominating Janies Hay, Chair
man of the House Military Affairs Committee, to be assoc
iate justice ot tne Uourt of Claims. 1 v;w
No appointment since that of Brandeis caused sdv
much surprise. Army officers are openly jubilant. ... Hay.
and the Jiueneral stair hvee always been at loggerheads
ever the questions of size, formation and administration
of land forces. Hay has been the consistent champion of .
the militia. His much criticized Federalized militia bill
furnished the framework for the army reorganizations
llan. f ,. :i . u. , : ,s- ',-4
Hay's acceptance is expected immediately. . : '
Many of Chairman Hays policies conflicted with the
President's. When the army bill was in the making, Hay,
Garrison and the President engaged in a three-cornered,
fight 6ver its provisions, Hay being a small army man. :'
Garrison and the President wanted "citizen soldiery'?;
Hay insisted on developing the militia. When Hay :.show8
ed his strength "and the President could; not ' force, j"
change, Garrison resigned. ; , '.",.' ' ... v! ' 'Jf T'C '
:. Hay's appointment makes S. Hubert Dent, J'of,
bama, the ranking Democratic member of the Militar.
Committee, Congressman Dent's i championship , of?tiie,
militia has been decidedly less emphatic than Hay's. ; '-' "
LUMBERMEN TAKE TO
GOVERNM'NTS WOOD
WASTE ?CHANGE NOW
Extensive Use Manufac
turers Find Supplies .of
Materials Co-operation
Lists Issued Regularly
to Trade
(Special to The 'Free Press)
Washington, July 15. ExtcnsivC
use by lumbermen and wood-work
ing factories of the wood waste ex
change conducted by the Forest Ser
vice is reported by officials who have
ust completed a short field study to
determine the extent to which the
opportunities offered are being tak
en advantage of. Only a small per
cent of the total number of concerns
isted were visited, but a compara
tively large number were found to
have benefited 'by the. exchange. ,
Makers of wooden novelties, it is
said, have 'been particularly success
ful in finding supplies of material
near their plants. -Other wood
working industries have been able to
ispose of their waste at higher
prices than they could otherwise have
obtained. Many of the firms were
located within short distances of
each other, but until recently have
had no way of getting together.
The wood waste exchange was es
tablished by the Forest Service in
1914. It consLfts of two lists of
manufacturers, which are sent out
quarterly to persons desiring them.
One of these is of "Opportunities to
Sell Waste" and contains the names
of firms which use sawdust and small
pieces of wood. This list is sent to
plants having waste for sale, . The
other is of "Opportunities" to Buy
Waste" and gives the names of con
cerns which have waste to dispose
This list is sent to firms who
wish to buy material.
There is no charge for the service
and any manufacturer who wishes to
have his name added to either list
can do so by writing to tha Forest
Service, Washington, D. C A list f
waste problems which the exchange
has proved an effective . means . of
meeting can also be obtained by any
one who cares to ask for it, -
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DEUTCHL'ND
READY FOR DASH TO
SEAFORIIOMEGOING:
Rumored : Big Merchant
Submersible May Attempt',
to Sail Away Tonight '
STATE DEPARTMENT .SATTSFD.
Reiterated There s No Need
for Formal Announce
ment Britain . Still ,.Con-
tends She's "Potentially av
Warship"
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Baltimore, July 15. All indica
tions point that the Deutschland will
be ready to leave by Tuesday. . Re-;
loading continues. Some connected, a'
with the loading said the submarine
possibly may leave tonight. ,
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9 Peaceful Ship.
Washington, 'July 15. The ; State
Department says the Deutschland la
a peaceful ship in view of all ! the '
facts. It was announced again today
that Acting Secretary Polk " won't '
make a formal announcement,' how-
ever .".
Undon Still Sayg Deutdchland '
Not Merchantman.- 1
Washington, July 15. The British "
embassy this afternoon notified the-j
London Foreign Office of tha State ,
Department's decision regarding, the r
Deutschland's status. - No represen
tations will be made until, tha Am
bassador gets a reply. The British ;
vtiew the Deutschland ia potentially a ;
warship, is unaltered. by the decision-- "
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Mrs. Youngwedd I"Ttoelthi
steak smothered with j onionij i$ all
right, dear. V did it a the cookbook
aid. ' Vmu I .
Youngwedd It seems to bei
phyria darling, which U probably
in tame uung. osoeton Iran script,
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