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1 The Home Paptt Tod. New. Td.y VOL. XVIII No. 51 V SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916 FOUR PAGES TODAY PRICE TWO CENTS , FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS . i :-. ' - ,.- ii - ill ii ii-, 1 1 : i t i i . ii . n . i i v v ii-. wii. : n i ii i -.- i . . ii -. va i i . .. i t -"-f AK II H H II- llNXlllll- M . IK: J I Fail Tooht sad FH. I ITALIANS FOLLOWING UP SUCCESS; NEARERtSTANISLAUS Allies Report Gains On Both Southern and Eastern" Fronts J LOOK FOR TRIESTE'S FAU King Victorlal , Front Avi ation" Station Taken Im portant .Town Held By Teutons to Be Hard Fought Over (By the United Press) Rome, Aug. 10. 'Following np their advantage gained yesterday, the Ital ians have taken the Austrian aviation station, six miles down the coast from Goritz. ' The Infantry iff in ; close on- tact With the Austrian right, attempt ing to tut off and eurround retreat ing troops. .;' - . King Victor Emmanuel is -at the front, it is reported. ' Great demonstrations ' are occur ring in Home.' -The public believes the capture of Goritz is only the begin ning of a great move southward which will culminate in the capture of Tri este. . ;;-. ', i ' Russians at Stanislau. London, Augi1 10. The . Russians were only three miles from Stanislau yesterday morning, say dispatches from Petrograd.; The Austrian s were expected to make a determined stand at this point and on the, east bank of &e Blstritza. If driven out of posi tions the faJl of Stanislaux would be Jin..; - . .", v ' - -1 - , certain with the. Teutons' retirement northward of the Dheister. .- - - s. , ' British Report Slight Gains. London, Aug. 10 Further, progress Ass been made by the Allies north west of Pezieres, where the Austral ians yesterday ' penetrated ' ehemy trenches for. a distance of 200 yards on a 600-yard front, according to General Haig. All local , objectives were gained and the gains consolidat ed. .- - - ' - French Progress. Pans,'; Aug. 10j -Despite fog and rain the French progressed in the Somme sertor last night, advancing in the region" of Hemwoods. One hun dred prisoners and six machine guns were taken. ' There was an intermit tent bombardment on the, Verdun front, but no infantry engagements. Russian Advance Unchecked. " Petrograd, Aug.. 10. The right wing of General Letchitasky's army has reached Menestry along the Nis- m railway,' 12 miles northeast of, Stanislau, it is saidj officially. The advancing center has ' captured the railway station at Chryplin, 8 miles east of Stanislau. '. ' Lemberg Object New Offensive. Petrograd, AugY lO.-General Let- chitseky, leaving the capture of Stan islau to the center and left wkigs of his army, is attempting to cross the neighboring rivers" to begin a drive against Lemberg, on the north bank of the Dneister. The. Teutons are fall- ing back on Stanislau, blowing ' up bridges across the Bistritza and pre paring for stand on the left bant SAYS ; COLORS AFFECT GROWING YOUNGSTERS Cleveland, Aug. 8-If your little girl tells a fib or hops the ice wagon, bu her paJe blue pinafore," If yoir small boy disobeys and has to be taken out to the woodshed by his fond papa regularly have his bedroom pa pered a sky bhift. If you want to do ome hard mental concentration hang ' yellow curtain across the window. This is the advice of Rev. J. F. Grum bine of the Psycho-Science church in this city. ; W' ' :- "Clear red makes folks affectionate nd dark red makes them emotional," Dr.. Crumb in stated. "White" makes folks feel spiritual and pure. Every color has its effect ou the human mind. "Blue is the color , that will help the child go the right road." SUV SUFFS. WILL START mlclP'GN AGAINST PRESIDENT (By thv United frwi) Washington, Aug. 10. Suffrs- gettes and insurgents will begin a national billboard campaign against Wilson. The boards will be placarded, "Vote Against the Democratic Party. - Te Democrat 1c party blocks the way to free dom of American women." A million billboards will be leased. GUN CLUB PURCHASES BIG LOT CARTRIDGES The Kinston Gun Club in the few fired between 10,000 and 12,000 rounds of ammunition, it is said by a member. . Fifteen' thousand cartrid ges .haye just been purchased by the club. In the shooting at Parrott's recently the members have averaged 80 per cent, of hits, the same mem ber roughly estimates. There are now 62 members. LOCAL HENS ON STRIKE; ALMOST ECGLESS CITY A local egg famine in the past 48 hours has driven -the wholesale price from 20 to 25 cents. Wednesday it was almost impossible to secure an egg in the city. Some persons tele phoned to the country and were able to procure enough to supply their immediate needs, but no more. In some instances farmers stated they could furnish " none. The condition was little better today. CONFEREES ON NAVY BILL Washington, Aug. 10 The con ferees are deadlocked on the na val bill The- House conferees oppose equipment of Norfolk and other navy yards for construction. The administration is expected to insist on construction equipment. CORNUCOPIA ISN'T BRIMFUL THIS YEAR No Excess of Anything on Local Produce Market But Shortage In Some Lines) Handsome Prices " Paid by Merchants for a Number of Things The shortage of some kinds of pro duce is quite noticeable on the local market 3iow. High prices are ob taining for some, while it is difficult or impossible to procure a few kinds of seasonable vegetables at all. The wholesale prices quoted by reputable dealers today were: "ITomatoes, 10 to 15 cents a down. Roasting ears, 12 1-2 cents a dozen. Onions, il a bushel. . ' Peaches, good fruit, 50 cents a bas ket, . '., . . v.-.''. Cabbage, native,' 3 cents a pound. Prime potatoes, $2T;o.$2.50 a bar rel.,. : Butter beans, 15 cents a quart ' : :. Peanuts, Virginia,' 4 1-2 ' cents; Spanish and improved Spanish, 3c a pound. -'- Add the retailer's profit and that the high cost of living has become a little higher still will be apparent Melons are bringing "respectable" prices, to say the least - Meats are about steady. The bountiful bean crop was one satisfaction of the sum mer to consumers, but that has gone, except for butter beans, which are not overly plentiful. V REPUBLICANS REFUSE SEPTR ADJOURKIIENT (By tfca United Press) , Washington, Aug- 10 The Repub lican caucus today declined to accept the proposal for a September ad DEADLOCKED: journment of Congres. SEEK COMPEL SMITH TO TELL OF L. & NS CONTRIBUTIONS i ii - - Brief Filed In District, 'Su preme Court to Make the President of System Talk. Charges of Political Acti- vities (By tii United Press) Washington, Aug. 10. A brief for the Interstate Commerce Commission in its case to compel Milton H. Smith, the president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, to answer a ques tion as to the road's political activi ties, was filed in the district supreme court today. The case is the result of charges brought by Senator Luke Lea of Ten nessee of political corruption and bri bery throughout the South. Smith refused to tell the commission about the road's political contributions. WAL SHIP. SAILS SEAS FIRST TIME FORTY-SIX YEARS Rome, August 9. For the first time since 1870, when the popes lost Rome, a papal ship today sails the thigh seas. Because of its initial mis sion it is called the Nuncius. It was first chartered to carry Mgr. Vassal lod Torregrossa from Spain to Ar gentine.' He is the new Apostolic In ternuncio to the South American re public. ' - The Vatican has officially notified the different governments of the ex istence of the Nuncius. The neutral ity of the Holy See is respected.. It sails under a guarantee of immunity from all the belligerent powers. The papal colors of yellow and white fly from its mast head. Vatican circles call the papal ship a wartime necessity for the "safe con duct of the business of the Holy Fath er." Whether it will be used after the coming of peace is a question, they say. Many others, however, at tach the utmost significance to this unique move on the part of Benedict. They declare the Nuncius has come to Stay. Jn it they see the possible in auguration of a new papal policy. NEW YORK SUPERSEDES LONDON AS THE WORLD PORT, FIGURES PROVE Washington, Aug. 9. New York City has usurped London's proud po sition as the foremost port in the world the only door of commerce through which 12,000,000,000 trade is flowing annually. Figures from the New. York and London commerce ournals available today confirm this assertion. v During the) fiscal year ending June! 80 1915. imports and exports .to the total of. $2,169,000,000 V- passed through the great American metropo lis, while London during the corres ponding 1914 calendar year register ed a foreign trade of $1,485,607410. New York's exports reached, during the. period, $1493,581,000 as against London's $262,655,300. . Britain's, -first port, however, main tains the Import supremacy with a total of-$1,222,952,110. New York's imports were $975,837,4241. LAGRANGE EXPECTS A ' ' GOOD MART FOR BONDS LaGrange has not decided how to ipend the $10,000 voted by the town Monday fqr street improvements. Of ficials today stated that they are un certain whether they will select brick nr asphalt or some other material for the paving. - ' . - ' The $40,000 voted for water, lights and sewerage will install serviceable systems of those utilities, it is said. the town now spends around $900 per snnutn for lights. - It is not known when the bonds will be advertised for sale, but it is ex pected that it will be soon, the mar ket now beinu better than in a 1 : j time, accor-JirT to reports. I RAIIT.0A1) WORKERS DONT GIVE INCH; C3T UPON AIL s ; (By tha United Press) NeW York, Aug. 10 The Rail, road Brotherhoods are "standing firm," armed with the power to strike. - The trainmen will insist upon their demands "in full." , Thera was no i 'change in the at titude of the representatives of the men here today, and nothing was said or' done to indicate that full concessions would be made by the more than 200 companies in terested. -' . - ,. i ' HUGHES APPEALS TO NON-PARTISAN FARM VOTE OF NORTHWEST lreeteI Dy mg Crowd HII- ers of Soil at Fartm Can. v I .I'Jii:- 1 a riM ill Qiaaie DUCKS 10 Oiarcnea T inon WhiVh Sii.iimKa . 1 to Heat (By the United Press) Fargo, N. D., Aug. 10. Charles E. Hughes is out from the East to cap ture the Western farmer vote. He was given a royal welcome here today. He set out to win the North Dako ta farmers' -non-partisan league. Far mers from a wide territory- round about arrived in automobiles to hear the candidate expound the doctrines of the Republicans, Despite the heat Mr. Hughes stuck I to hia' 'iled " shirt, standing collar I and white vest- "Th e starched linen soon wilted. BULLETINS (By the United Press) BIG EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. London, Aug. 10 England and Germany have reached an agree ment to exchange all prisoners over forty-five years old, regard less of numbers. Lord Cecil today announced in the House of Com mons. Arrangements are being aousht to exchange prisoners of military age, he said. GOING ON IN OTHER AND COUNTIES OF EAST CAROLINA The trial of W. R. Hopewell, charged with poisoning his wife, Mrs. Rachel Hopewell, may come up at a two-weeks' term of Craven coun- tr Superior Court to convene on Sep. tember 4, says the. New. Bern Sun- Journal. It is expected that Judge E. B. Cline of Hickory-will preside. Graham Wetherington, a wbtt youth, had a leg caught in a machine at a brick yard at Hyman's Wednes day, crushing if so badly that the limb had to be amputated. The indi cations are that he will recover. Seven men absent without leave from Camp Glenn have been arrested at New Bern within the past two or three days. PREMIUM LIST OF THE STATE FAIR PRINTED The premium list.of the 56th Stale I Fair at Raleigh has been printed and I U being delivered. ' The fair will be held in the four days beginning Octo ber 17. Premiums , are ; generous, ranging from $1 to $20 for cash prizes. -. . . Features of this year's exhibit wii- be the better babies contest, a big free attraction, "Bombardment by an Aeroplane," and other this. The officials of the fair for this year are Leonard Tufts f Pinehurst lent: Joseph E. Pogue of . Ea- 'eeretary, and C. B. Denson jh, Treasurer. " J I EXPENSIVE FOltUSE iN CITf OR COUNTRY Says United States Office o Roads Facts and Figures on Construction Expert enced Engineer Is Neces sary (By the United Press) y Washington, ' August 10. "The macadam road said the U. S. Office of Public Roads today, "is particular ly adapted to main highways con necting centers of population, but is not satisfactory for city streets, and is too expensive for rural roads other than main highways r pikes." The department has been investigating, (From 12 to 15 feet is recommended as a suitable width, provided tho road is flanked on each side with firm fthnnltlAra frnm $ fi K -font wMn in prevent shearing of the sides by whee,s The macadam method of road con- struction was first introduced about the beginning of the nineteenth cen- tury in England by a Scotchman nam' cd John Louden McAdam. The chief features of this construc tion, which has since become one of tho foremost methods of road-building in every country of the world, are a raised, 'thoroughly drained, and crowned earth foundation; a sub-sur face of broken-stone fragments, not larger than 21-2 inches in diameter and of uniform size; a surface bind ing of stone dust and screenings. During the last forty years this method has been modified and " the stone fragments are graduated ; in size with the coarser atones at the bottom. Recently various- bituminous prep arations have been added to the sur face ' of binders. Heavy, petroleum oils, asphalts, bituminous . cements and tar mixtures are now used large ly for this purpose The addition of some such binding material renders the road impervious to the damaging action of water and forms a hard, smooth, resilient surface. , Although it formerly was thought necessary to surface the road with' a layer of macadam from 8 12 inches in depth, Uncle ! Sam's, road experts declared the surface-should be as thin as is consistent with durability not over 6 inches'deap in any case and often only three. This saving of surfacing material greatly lowers the cost of the road, without detracting from its wearing qualities in the least they contend. The road-bed should be of porous material,'-, well-drained, and should be fre from clay or loam. Grades exceeding 6 feet to every 100 feet of road are considered exces sive for heavy traffic. Curves with Uss than 200 feet radius should be avoided. Build around the slope of a hill not over it Build as straight as possible, always considering grad- ing first. A special recommendation is made by the Office of Public Roads that the surface crossing of railroad tracks be eliminated through culverts or overhead bridges. Trap rock is considered by the gov ernment experts as the best for road- building purposes, , although some granites and the harder" , limestones give good results. The United States of Public Road tests samples of rock submitted to it without charge,, and furnish advice as to the fitness of any sample for road building." The cost is entirely dependent on local conditions and -the availability of materials. However, "an estimate of the cost of the macadam surface, foundation and drainage costs elimi nated, places the average expenditure. where imported trap rock is used, at approximately $3,000 Ho $5,000 por mile for a 15-foot road with an aver age depth of 5 inches. Where a good local stone is immediately available, the cost of the surface may be as low as $1,500 to $3,000 per mile. : In Massachusetts, the actual cost of imported trap rock, in place and rolled was $1.70 a ton. covering 3.13 square yards' of surface at 5 inches in depth. Local stone was secured in this instance at $1.22 a ton. Construction of macadam roads as of any o'.'.fr kind, in the opinion of t!.e U. F. .v al r .,:-i,,a should always RICH PHILADELPHIA MAN MURDERED AND BODY LEFT AT (By the United Press) ' Philadelphia, Aug. 10. Mys tery surrounds the death of tha wealthy insurance agent, clubman and society man, Henry Franken fieldv whose body was found ly ing across the steps of his resi dence. Deep gashes on a temple pointed to a brutal murder. His jewelry was untouched. The mo tive is a mystery. PROMINENT ALABAMA MAN - SUICIDED IN A: BATHTUB GREENSBORO Greensbor, Aug. 9. A letter found on E. O. Bishop, who committed sui cide at a sanatorium last night 4 by drowning himself in a bathtub, show ed that he was on intimate terms with (he congressman of his district He was 45 years' old and from Luverne, Ala. His body was found in t the bathtub this morning. He had threatened to kill himself. GERM4N SEAMEN MAKE ESCAPE, ARE CAUGHT Norfolk, Va., Aug. 9. Three en listed sailors of the interned German Cruisers, who escaped yesterday by taking to the water, were rounded up early this morning by U. S. marines put on their trail. The men enjoyed but twelve hours of liberty. WHEAT RISES AGAIN AND DIME DREAD I ALMOST CERTAINTY (By the United Press) , Chicago, Aug. 10. Flour today advanced fifty cents a barrel and fifteen cents on "big sacks." The commodity was advanced $2 a barrel within the month. Ten cent bread is probable. ARMY WANTS JUM. GRADS. FOR OFFICERS Adjutant-General Advises That 1,500 New Second Lieutenants Are Need ed and.That Students of N. C Col lege Are Eligible Prompt Action Necessary (Special to The Free Press) West iRaleigh, Aug. 10. president W. C. Riddick of the A. & M. Col lege has just received notification from the Adjutant-General that there, are now 1,500 vacancies in the rank of second lieutenant in the United States army. The new bill authoris ing the enlargement of the standing army has caused many former second lieutenants to be promoted to the rank of first lieutenant In a letter to Prof. Riddick the Adjutant-General states that there will be a competitive examination held on August 21 for these appointments, and also that all students and gradu ates of the A. & M. College will be eligible for appointments, provided they can pass the mental and physical examinations. The letter continues as follows: " 1. About 1,500 vacancies now exist in the grade of second lieutenant in the army. Under existing laws many officers appointed to these vacancies will be promoted to the grade of first lieutenant in the near future. , v ' 2. The educational requirements for entrance into the army as lieu tenant are contained m General Or ders No. 64,. copies of which can be bad by application to the Adjutant General at Washington, D. C. i r 3. The examination will be held on August 21, 1916, and prompt action on the part of an applicant will be necessary. be under the direction f an experi enced road engineer, if best results are to be obtained, . TV0 HUNDRED TIIO'T TO HAVE DEEN LOST If! FLOODED . . r t Small Streams In West Vir ginia Become Raging Riv ersFifteen - Thousand Without Shelter Num ber Bodies Recovered (By th United Pmi) Huntington, W. Va.; Aug. 10. Gov- erno Hatfield today ordered two more companies of the second infantry to the flood district Two had already been sent ' -. Although Charleston this afternoon ' reports only thirty dead, the' death -list is believed to exceed one hundred. Over thirty bodies have heen recov-.. ered. The property loss may reach two and a half million dollars.- The floods .were caused by a cloudburst in the worst storm in the history of the t State. The militia will supply food. and tents for shelter. ,r, Earlier Report 200 Dead. Charleston. W. Va., Aug. 10. Two ' hundred persons are believed to have been drowned in the Cabin Creek ami Paint Creek Valley floods.- Small streams are turning into raging rir- ers. The Kanawha river is continti- , ing to rise still higher. A hundred homes have-been carried away.- . Fifteen thousand people . are ,sheJ. V terless. Ten or fifteen bodies have been recovered. FIREMEN DO HONOR TO OUTFIT East Kinstoa Company Tenders Sac ecsaful Athletes Brunswick Stew ; and Members Say Nice 'Thing to h ' Boys Who Won Glory for" Them selves and the Old! Town " ' 1 The East Kinston Hose Company Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock tend- . ered the racing team of the company ' a Efrurtswick stew.- About &0 persons -were present, and the occasion was -most enjoyable one The stew r w prepared by Abe WiHisr' , locally famous chef who is as conscientious., in matters of pepper and salt and . proper proportions of the. other ln- gradients. that go, into, the delectabUy decoction as are the fire laddies when , they attack the lurid fiend." The finv young athletes who comprised ' th ' company's team at the recent State tournament in Raleigh were - mad -much of at the feast : Secretary Carl L Pridgen paid them a handsome trib ute in a nifty little talk. The East! Kinston boys, to reprint a bit of an.- cient history, covered themselves, tha organization and the city with glory . at the tournament , It., would have : been a disaster had they failed to take prize money, however, for it is their habit to earn that and fam.' Besides the stew the firemen had cl- gars of a good brand and a talkfesi) in which was summed up the achieve . ments of tournament racers of this) year and, other years. E. B. Lanier . was captain of the racing team at v the recent tournament Presiding on . Wednesday night as master of cere monks was Cap'n Joe Kennedy of th East Kinston Company. - ' '-v.' .' The members V of this companyi which has made a proud record cftir -ing the several years since it was or ganized, include leading citizens os . the section, of the city East of Queen street They, have a v comfortable house sheltering well-kept and effi cient equipment, located in an ideal place. The members, nearly all of whom were present at Wednesday; night's affair, are J, C. Kennedy captain; H. P. Fort assistant fore- man; C W. Pridgen, secretary; LotW nie Buck, H. D. Mabe, II. V. Al- ' Kn, Frank Brown, J. F. West, W. C( Quinn, L. T. Waiters, W. E. Arnold E. B. Lanier, J. R. Weeks, Vanca Jackson, Z. L. Cannady, W. C. Sut ton, H. G. Sutton, W. R. West- tTook. Frank Hay, B. E. ' Talton, S'.onewall Westbrook. and R. F. Kill Rather Warm. , , The maximum temperature toJa was 93; Wednesday it was 92,' CRACK RACING 1 I i yr. r ,(' v :