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-' THE mm TJtte Horut Paper Today's Newt Today The IVeathet 1LY ir: Fair Tonht aad Fri.V VOL. XVIII-No. 51 .FIRST EDITION KINSTON, N. C THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916 FOUR PAGES TODAY s PRICE TWO CENTS FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS R H ITALIANS FOLLOW UP SUCCESS; SLAVS NARER STANISUU Allies Report Gains On Both Southern and Eastern , Fronts :' 100X FOR TRIESTE'S FALL Kins Victor , at ant-Art atioii Station TakenIm portant Town Held By Teutons to" Be. Hard Fought Over , (By HiilaitsA Trent Rome( Aug. lOFollowing up their advantage gained yesterday, the Ital ians have taken the Austrian aviation station, six miles down the coast from Goritz. The infantry is in dose on tact with the Austrian right, attempt ing to cut off And surround retreat ing troops. -King Victor . Emmanuel is at the A. ' i- ' 1-1 iron I, is in repurteu. ; Great demonstrations ' are occur ring in Borne., The public believes th capture of Goritz is only the begin ning of a great move southward which will culminate in the captirre . of Tri este. ''tV! Russians at Stanislau. London, Aug. 10. The Russians were only .three miles from Stanislau yesterday morning, say dispatches from Petrograd. The Austrians were expected to make a determined stand at this point and on the east bank of -.the BjstriJ;a. If driven out of posi tions the fall of Stanislau would be rertainwith the Teutons' retirement northward of the Dneister. British Report Slight Gains. i XondojviAug. 10 Further progress has been made by the Allies north west of Poaieres, where the Austral ians yesterday penetrated enemy ..trencha for a distance of 200 yards n a 600-yard front, according to .General Haig. All local objectives! .were gained and the gains consolidat ed. . French Progress. Paris," Aug. 10 Despite fog andJ rain the French progressed in the Somme sector last night, advancing in the region of Hemwoods. One hun dred prisoners and six machine guns were taken. There was an intermit tent Jom?ardment on the Verdun front, but no infantry engagements, ' ift. t, . . . ... . . Russian Advance Unchecked. Potrograd, Aug. 40. The right wing of General Letchitasky's army has reached Monestry along the Nis ni railway, 12 miles northeast of Stanislau, it is said officially. The advancing center .has captured the railway station at Chryplin, S miles east of Stanislau. ., ., . , Lemberg Object New Offensive. Petrograd, Aug., 10. General Let-; chitseky, leaving the capture of Stan islau to the center and left wings of his army, is attempting to cross the neighboring rivers to begin drive against Lemberg, on the. north bank of the Dneistej.. TJTeutonsare fall ing back on Stanislau, blowing up bridges' across the Bistritsa and pre paring for a stand on the left bank. THEIR GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHPREN WERE 1M(J OTE iGUESTS . Representatives of five generations were present at a reunion of the El more family" Tuesday the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Elmore, a promi nent Bucklesberry couple. - Two hun dred members of the family, are said to have been presents The 50th na tal anniversary of Mrs.. I.,Vause,, daughter ?f Mr, and Mrs. Elmore, was celebrated' simultaneously. Mr. Elmore is 88 years of age nd Mrs. Elmore 87. Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren of the popu'ar old folks were present , the happy re union. A number of photosrraDhs taken, a fine country dinner served nf nncWi ,mu. a.i . fcy member of the party. . - I WILL START PRESIDENT fBy the United Press). Washington, Aug. 10. Suffra gettes and insurgents will begin a national billboard campaign against Wilson. The boards will be placarded, 'Vote Against the Democratic Party. .Te Democrat ic 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 have just been purchased toy the club. - In the hooting at Pawott'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 EGGLESS CITY A local egg famine in the past 48 hours has .driven the wholesale price from 26 to 25 cents. Wednesday it was almost impossible' te secure an egg in the city Some persons tele phoned to the country and were able to procure enough to supply their immediate Jieeds, 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 ISNT BRIMFUL THIS YEAR No Excess of Anything on Local Produce Market But Shortage In Some Linea Handsome. Prices Paid by Merchants for a of Things . Number The shortage ,of some kinds of .pro-1 duce is quite noticeable on the local I market now. High prices are ob- taining for some, while it is difficult 1 or impossible to procure a few kinds of seasonable vegetables at all. The wholesale prices quoted by reputable dealers today were Tomatoes. 10 to 15 cents a. dozen. Roasting ears, 12 1-2 cents a dozen. Onions, $1 a bushel. Peaches, good fruit, 50 cents a bas ket. .v. " :: ' ,Cabbage, native, 3 cents a pound. , Prime notatoes. $2 to $2.50 a bar rel. L'atUr beans, 15 cents a quart Peanuts, Virginia, 4 1-2 cents: Danish and improved spanisn, ae pound. .- v - Add the retailer' jirofit and that the high cost of living has become a .little higher still swiff be apparent v. Melons are bringing "respectable"' prices, to s8y the least -Meats' are about steady. The : bountiful jbean crop was one satisfaction off .-the sum- mer to consumers, but that hajs gone, excent for butteT. beans' which are not overly plentiful. - RffliBUCANS REFUSE ; SEPTR PJOURTONT N (By tha .United Tnu) f" Washington, Aug. 10-r-The Repub iican caucus today declined to accept th nrooosal for a September - ad- joumment of Congress. mm SEEK COMPEL SMITii TO TELL OF L.&NS . ... ( C O N TB J B U T ION 5 Brief Filed In District Su ' preme Court to Make the President of System Talk, Charges of Political Acti vities I 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 que 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 Lee of Ten nessee of political corruption and bri bery throughout the South. Smith refused to tell the commission about the road's political contributions. PAPAL SHIP SAILS SEAS FIRST TIME FORTY-SIX YEARS V Rome, Angust 9 For the first time since 1870, when the popes Jost Rome, a papal ship today sails the high seas. Because of its initial mis sion it is called the Nuncius. It was first chartered to carry 'Mgi:. 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 tha different governments of the ex Istence of the Nuncius. The neutral' ity of the Holy See is respected. It slOTIahdef a 'guarantee of imijranity 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. In it they see the possible in auguration of a new papal policy. NEW YORK SUPERSEDES 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 $2,000,000,000 trade is flowing annually. Figures from the New York and London " commerce journals available today confirm this assertion During the fiscal year ending June 80, 1915, imports and exports to the total of,, $2,169,000,000 .passed through the great American metropo- Ilia, while London during the corres- ponding 1914 calendar year register ed a foreign trade of $1,485,607,410. New York's exports reachedrduring the period, 11,193,581,000 as against London's $262,655,300. , (; Britain's first pott, however, main tains ,the import supremacy, with : a total of .$1,222,952,1 JO.. . NewYork'a. imports were $975,837,4241. s C VC f AI ADC AlTFfT t GROWING YOUNGSTERS Cleveland, Aug. 9. If your little girl tells a fib or hops the ice wagon, buy her a pals blue pinafore. If your-r small boy disobeys and has to be taken otatto the woodshed by his fond papa regularly have his bedroom pa pered a sky fclue. If you want to do some hard mental concentratiop hang a yellow curtain across the window. This is the advice of Rev.. J. F.,rum bine of the Psycho-Science church in this city. . , - .. . , "Clear red makes folks affectionate and dark red makes them motional," Dr. Grumbine stated. "White makes folks feel spiritual and pure. Every color has its effect on the human mind. Blue is the color that-will' help the child go tlie right road." RAllAOAb WORKERS' 4 DONT GIVE INCH; jNSIST upon all By tha United Press) New York, Ang. 10. The Rail road Brotherhoods are "standing firm," armed with the power to strike. The trainmen will insist upon theidemands "in full. There was no 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- .teres ted. ' , j4' HUGHES APPEALS TO NON-PARTISAN FARM VOTE OF NORTHWEST Greeted by. Big Crowd Till ers of Soil at Fargo Can didate Sticks to Starched Linen, Which Succumbs to Heat (By the United Press) Fargo, N. D A'Ug. 10. 5harles E. Hughes is out from the East to cap ture the (Westerit farmer vote. He Was given a royal welcome here todaj 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 to his "biled" shirt, standing collar and wh'ite vest. The starched linen soon wilted. BULLETINS (By the United Press) BIG EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. : - l 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 sought to exchange prisoners of military age, he said. ; . OING ON IN OTHER TOWNS 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 ty. Superior Court'to convene on Sep tember 4, says the New Bern Sun- Journal. It is expected that Judge E. B. Wine of Hickory will preside. Craham Wetherington, a whit youth, had a leg caught in a machine at a brick yard at Hyman's Wednes day, crushing it so badly that the limb had to bs 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. REMIUM LIST OF THE STATE FAIR PRINTED The premium list of the 56th State Fair at Raleigh has been printed and is .being dalivered. 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 wit he the better babies' contest,, a big free attraction, "Bombardment; by an Aeroplane," and other thms. - The officials of the fair for this year are Leonard Tufti of Pinehurst, President; Joseph E. Pogue of Ra- eiph, Secretary, and C. B. Denson f r.-.'!jrh. Treasurer. MACADAM ROADS TOO EXPENSIVE FOR USE IN CITY OR COUNTRY Says United States Office of RoadsFacts and Figures on- Construction Experi- 'enced Engineer Is Neces sary f (By the United Press) 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 i too expensive for rural roads other than main highways or pikes." The department has been investigating. (From 12 ,to 15 foet is recommended as a suitable width, provided tho road Is flanked on each side with firm shoulders from 3 to 5 feet wide, to prevent shearing of the sides by wheels. The macadam method of road con struction was first introduced about the beginning oft the nineteenth con tury in England by a Scotchman nam ed John Louden JTcAdam, The chief features of this construe tion, which has since become one of tho foremost methods of road-building jn every country, of the world, ere raised, .thoroughly drained, and crowned earth foundation; a'subsur-, 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 gizs with the coarser stones at the bottom. . f . Recently various bitumjnous prep arations have been added to the sur face of binders. Heayy 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 to 12 inches in depth, Uncle Sam's road experts declared . tne aurtace snouid oe as thin as is consistent with durability -not over fi inches deep .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 east, they contend. The road-bed should be of porous material, well-drained, and should be frpe from clay or loam. Grades exceeding 6 feet to every 100 feet of road are considered exces sive for heavy traffic. Curves with less 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 Inacadam surface, foundation and drainage costs elimi nated, places the average expenditure, where imported trap rock is used, at approximately $3,000 . to . $5,000 per 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 roiled 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 other kind, in the opinion of j the U. S. Road Bureau snouid always j RICH PHILADELPHIA MAN MURDERED AND BODY LEFT AT DOOR (By the United Press) Philadelphia, Aug. 10. Mys tery surrounds the death of the wealthy imtarance agent, clubman and society man, Henry Franken field. 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. Cummings Children Make Hit. The Cummings Children," ' the four youngsters of Mrs. Eva Cum mings who. under thoir mother's cha peronago, recently wont on the road with a polite vaudeville act, are spend ing the half week in a Washington, N. C., theater. Their stunt has been well received here and in other places. Request Quiet. Persons living on College street between Washington and Lenoir ave nues request that autoists drive quiet ly and refrain from using horns on that stretch of street because of the serious illness of a resident, whose condition might 'be made worse by noise. ' . COTTON EXPORTS.' f Washington, Aug. 9. Cotton exported in the week .ending Au gust 5 was 94,000 bales, against 37,000 in the corresponding week last year. WHEAT RISES AGAIN AND DIME BREAD 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 A.& M. 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 Italeigh, Aug. 10. President W. C. Riddick of the A. A M. Col- ege has just received notification from the Adjutant-General that there. are now 1,500 vacancies in tha rank of second lieutenant in the United States army. The new bill authoriz 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 Ad- utant-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. Collego will be eligible for appointments, proviued they can pass the mental and physical examinations. The letter continues as follows: v J' 1. About 1500 vacancies now exist in tha 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. 2. The educational requirements for entrance into the army as lieu tenant are contained in General Or ders No. 64, copies of which can Jbe had by application to the Adjutant General at Washington, D, C. 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 of an expert enced . road engineer, if best results I are to be obtained. . ' j ., 0 HUNDRED THO T TO HAVE .BEEN LOST IN FLOODED Small Streams' In West Vir ginia Become Raging Riv ersFifteen , i Thousand Without Shelter Num vber Bodies Recovered (By ft Ualted Fmh) Huntington, W. Va, Aug. 10. 3ov- erno Hatfield today ordered two more companies of the second infantry to the flood district VTwo had ' already been sent. Although Chariton (t,his. .afternoon reports only Ahirty dead, "the death list is believed to exceed one hundreds Over thirty bodies have bsen recov ered. The property doss .may .reach two and a half million dollars. , The floods were caused by a cloudburst ki the worst etorm in the history of the State. The militia wi)l .supply ,food and tents for shelter. ,. .... c ,-. , Charleston, W.. Va., Aug. 4Q Two hundred persons are believed .to have been drowned in the Cabin Creek, and Paint Creek Valley floods. ' Small streams are turning Into raging riv-' ers. The Kanawha river is Continu ing to rise still higher. A hundred homes ihave been .carried away. Fifteen thousand people ;ara .shel terless. Ten or fifteen bodies .have been recovered. , FIREMEN DO HONOR TO CRACK RACING OUTFIT East Kinston Company Tender . Suc cessful Athletes Brunswick Stew , and Members Say -Nice ,Thlngs ,to !y Boys ,Who Won cjpry for Them selves and the QJd Town , . , The .East Kinston Hose -Company Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock .tend ered the, racing team,of the company . a Drunswick.atew. ,Atouft.3Qypein4 , were present, and tho occasion was most enjoyable one. The stew was prepared by Abe Willis, J: a locally famous chef who is as conscientious in matters of pepper and ealt and proper proportions of the other in gredients that go into the delectable decoction as are th fire .laddies when they attack the lurid fiend. The fine young athletes who comprised the company's team at the recent State tournament in .Raleigh .wer , made , much of at the feast. Secretary Carl 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, the 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 fame. Besides the stew the firemen had. ci gars of a good brand and . a talkfest in which was summed up, the achieve- ments of tournament racers of thi year and other years. E. B. Lanier was captain of the racing team at the recent tournament. Presiding on Wednesday night as master of cere monies was Cap'n Joe itennedy of the East Kinston Company. V , t The members of this company which has made a proud record dur- ; ing the several years since it was or ganised, include leading citizens of the section of the city East. of Queen street. They have a 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. Xennedy,' captain; H. P. Fort, assistant fore man; C W. Pridgen, secretary; Lon nie Buck, H, D. (Mabe, H, V. Al len, JVank Brown, J. F. West, W. C. -Quipn, L T. Warters, W, E. Arnold, E . B . Lanier, J. R. Weeks, Vance Jackson, Z. L. Cannady, W. C. Sut ton, H. G Sutton, W. Ki West- brook, Frank Hay, B. E. Taiton, Stonewall Westbrook, and R. F. HilL Rather Warm. The maximum temperature toJay Jwas 93; Wednesday H was P2,