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VOU XVIII.-NO. 54 ,
SECOND EDITION
SATURDAY; AUGUST 12, 1916
SIX PACES TODAY
PRICE TWO CENTS
FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS
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TarltoeeD Troops' ;aKja ' Ofihersi to
ihe Border ck Durro-up Order
' " (By the UniUd Fnu)
Washington, Aug. 12.-The War Depaitment'today issued
a general order for all tniliHamen remaining in their home
states to proceed immediately to the border as soon as the
necessary 'tjrarepo , V , r
, The object of the order is believed to be the assembling
of the entire National Guard ;army of nearly 1 50,000 men
fbr maneuvers j)y divisions and smaller-iinits. '-. . ,'i
' Anions the troons affected is the First Nnr j h Ca
'gade, rripre than 3,000 strong, originally
to lexas in aDouc
reUOOTNIVERSAL
TRAll.lilAV COME
Ff"!!iRSiy TROUBLE
Cticism of Conditions On
Border and placing;, of
.Responsibility for De
jPcjtcnse; On, a Few May
, (By the United Press)
Washington, Aug. l2.--Unles pol
iticiani thwart it, universal military
training will arise from the fcorder
situation, in the opinion of many men.
The present system is only 30 to 40
per cent,; efficient, it is believed. There
i3 no reflection on the spirit of the
men, but the system is faulty,, it- is
said, and places an unfair harden on
a few.
' Secretary of War Baker believes in
the "universal 'obligation.' V
THE ANNUAL DINNER
yMSUTlWS
Mr. Kirby E. Sutton the well
known Bucklesberry planter, Friday
tendered his annual dinner to "his ten
ants, employes and scores of friends.
Aioui 200 parsons are estimated to
have been present. A number ' of
vounc Ditrs Were barbecued for the
feoiskiThidtoary 'genins in charge
of th barbecueing almost established
k recafttT The enticing spread on
ihe "'tables alid ithej delectable odor
rfe'ated mairvellous appeties, but still
hre was more than enough io "feed
Ihe multitude. Practically every
-township in the county was irepresent
d. Present from Kinston were
Messrs. Thos. Harvey, D. Wood, A.
W. Taylor, Paul Hodgas, and possi
bly others. I Friends of the , cleye?
host from other jarts of the States
and other States also were his guests.
' " Mr. Sutton's Bucklesberry planta
tion is nearly big enough for a prin
cipality, and certainly he ts monarch
o? all he surveys in a sense, for there
ore &w men anywhere so popular
with their nelarhbors and his pay tri
bute in affection. : Be is said to have
enslaved hi? .labor ; with ; kindness.
The Sutten farnvls a rather remark
able institution - for size, ' fertility,
profit and other things. V '
REDUCTION OF THE
MIE TAX EXEMPTNS
- Washington, Aug. 11 Yieldkig to
flood of protests from the country
and from Senate and House members
of therr own party, Democrats of the
Senate Finance Committee ueconsid
red today their decision to lower the
exemption in the income tax law from
4,00 and $3,000 for married and
ingle- parsons to $000 and $2,000,
respective but voted to make the
rate of tax on the lowest taxable class
of incomes 2 per cent instead of 1
per cent, instead of 1 per cert. The
amendment increasing the sw-iax on
incomes' exceeding $2,000,000 from 10
to 13 per cent, is retained, and there
probability 'that further increases
the sur-taxes will be made in
caucus, ' , '. . '
tnree weeKs.
MORE PROOF IS HAD
OF THE INNOCENCE
OF CHAS. STICliJW
Clarence O'Connell, Confed-
. crate of Irving King?
Bears Out Latter's Con
fession Saying German
From Death
(By the United Press)
Auburn. N. Y., Aug. 12. -Furiher
proof of the innocence of Charles Stic-
Inw. the sub-normal 1 German who
would throe times have gone through
Sing- Sing's "little green door" to
death had not eleventh-hour reprieves
naved him, was adduced today when
Clarence O'Connell substantiated the
confession of Jrving King, the ped
dler, who owned the' murders for
which Sticlow jwas convicted. O'Con
nell admitted h was witlh King When
the murder occurred, but denied he
shot first, as King claimed.
SC. FLOOD
: : OVER FOUR MILLIONS
-
km aee to railroads, bridges, roads,
crops and other property through
out the Santee .and Peedee river sys
tems, is conservatively estimated at
$4,500,000, according to a statement
given out here today by Richard H.
Sullivan, section' director of the U. S.
Weather Bureau at Columbia.
SOUTH CAROLINA, TAKES
STEP AGMNST PARALYSIS
Columbia, S. C, Aug. 11. Under
an order of the State Board of Health
made public here today children under
sixteen years of ago are prohibited
from traveling on railroads without
a health, certificate (from a "reputa
bl physician."
The measure was announced as a
precaution to prevent the spread of
infantile paralysis, -of which there
have been a total of 85 cases and five
desths reported in this State ., ,:i .'.;
CROWDS GATHER TO SEE
IF RACERS FALL FROM
PIKE'S PEAK'S PINNAttE
; (By United Press)
Colorado Springs, Aug.. 12 "Pike's
Peak or bust," is the slogan .of the
large field of starters in this-afternoon's
free-for-all elimb-op the new
scenic highway to the summit of the
country' most famous mountain.
A big crowd was on hand to see if
any of the racing cars got smashed
and the chances of some of the dare
devil drivers catapulting off precipi
ces was not the least attraction. The
boulevard to the summit is IS miles
long, with easy grades, and from 20
to 60 feet wide. . '.
A handsome silver trophy donated
by Spencer Penrose of this city and
$3,000 in cash prizes have been put
up for this event. Some of the en
tries have been here for weeks tun
ing up for the climb.
scheduled to move
i
NINETY-TWO KNOWN
TO HAVE BEEN LOST
IN W. VA; DISASTER
(Vf tna United Proas)
Charleston. W. Va, Aug. 12.
Ninety-two are known to have
perished in .the recent floods, says
an official 'report to Governor
HatGeld. '
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
GERMAN ATTACKS
HURLED BACK.
Paris, Aug. 12. Heavy Ger
man attacks on both sides of the
Somme were repulsed last night,
it Is said, officially.
AUSTRALIAN IN WEST .
LOSE HEAVILY.
London, Aug. 12. Reports of
1 an attack on Poxieres positions
- held by Australians say the Teu
tons lost heavily. -
NEWMAN,
MILLIONAIRE TRAMP,
DYING AT MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee, Aug. 12 William New
man, "thff millionaire tramp," is dy
ing in "the .'National Soldiers' ' Home
here. A 'few years ago he was one
of the most widely known and most
romantic figures in American tramp
dom. - . t
"Big E'en," as he vwas called, was
born in Denmark and graduated from
the " University of Copenhagen. lie
came, to.' the United States when 18
and traveled about the country, mak
ing his expenses by lecturing on re
form ideas.
lie lectured on "child labor, prison
reform and abolition of white slav
ery. In 1913 he was instrumental in
having 250 children removed' from
sweatshops in Joilet, 111. For three
years he was the companion of Jack
London.
"I have done my best to make the
world see Its evils and to v correct
them," said Newman.-"I havefought
the good fight and I am near theend
of my race. I can't win against the
white plague." ' ' .' ;
Big, Ben's life is going out very
rapidly. It is believed he can survive
only a few weeks. One of the most
romantic character stories in Ameri
can life will be written to its end when
he dies.. . ' '
ROYS GATHERING AT PLUM
ISLAND FOR TRAINING
Plum Island, N. Y Augr. 12. 1200
school boys from all over the United
tSates pitched camp here today ; to
learn how to be soldiers so they can
help Uncle Sara in ease of trouble
vhen they grow up.
None of the boyi fc less than fif
teen nor more than 18 years old.
They are gathered from the combin
ed scholarship of more than 300 boys
schools are under the immediate di
rection of Colonel Andrew Hero of
the Coast Artillery.
AUSTRIA IS ABOUT
READY TO TAKE 11IE
; IT'S THOUG'T
Hard Pressed on
Both
Fronts, Teutons Arc Bad
- ' ly Demoralized i
SLAVS' ADVANCE RAPID
Have Covered 20 Miles "In
Four Days In Face of Re
sistance and Over Bad
Highways Halitz New
Objective
By EDWARD L. KEEN,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
London, Aug. 12. The. advance
guard of the Russian force that! oc
cupied Stanislaus has pressed on to
a point two miles northeast of the
city, crossing the river Bistritza, 18
miles south of Halitz. The Teuton
esislanee is weak, Tney are retreat
ing to Halitz, two Russian forces are
converging on Halitz, General Letchi-
tsky's immediate objective in his
drive on Lemberg. .
Dispatches indicate that the Russi
an drive has not even slowed up. Jt
is the most rapid advance of the War
since the Teutons' Balkan campaign
In four days the Slavs have progress
ed twenty miles over bad roads, cross
ing three rivers and capturing twen
ty towns. '' 1
Advices from both Petrograd and
Rome suggest that the Austrian de
moralization may be even 1 greater
than suspected.
Italians Extending Activities
iRome, Aug. 27. The battle along
the Isonjso has spread to the region
of Plava,' north of Corits, while a
third of the army continues to sweep
the Austrians from the river's bend
south of the city. In revenge for the
Goritz defeat Austrian aeroplanes' are
Raiding Venice, Grade and- other tit
ies, with material damage. , . .
GOING ON IN OTHER
EAST CAROLINA TOWNS
dln'lroad men say there is a for
tune for J. T. Mallard, mastsr me-
bacco farmer who was able to con-
chanic at the Norfolk Southei-n's New
Bern shops, in an invention he has
perfectcl. The device is a hub liner
which takes up ell lateral motion in
the driving wheels of a locomotive,
relieving engineers of care on that
account, according to (he 'New Bern
Sun-Journal. "
A Greenville policeman took sixty-
nine half-pints of whisky dropped by
two negroes Who alighted from an
excursion train there. They dropped
their property in order to save them
selves by flight.
New Bern was to get rid of more
than a .wore of its canine population
today. Impounded dogs on Which
the taxes had not been paid were to
be drowned.
ONE DOjlAR ADDED TO
FLOOD.FUND IN KINSTON
One dollar was added to the Kin
ston contribution to the flood Suf
ferers' fund in the past twenty-four
hours. The fund in the State in
creased slightlyj" now being $26,600.
Local contributions have been: ;'
Previously reported ,. . . . . . . , .$771.14
t . Wilson, LaGrange . . . . . 1.00
Grand total to date ...... .$772.U
ENGLAND DEFIES APPROPRIATING AMERICAN TRADE
Washington, Aug. 12. England "indignantly denies" that she
ha diverted to her own use, cabled Russian business orders intended
for United States firms, as charged by Chicago and other American
concerns. '
The loss in Russian trade to America was one hundred million
dollars in eight months, the business men claimed, through British
"i 'it'rferenoe" with cable orjers. s
THOUSANDS SCHOOL
IlIRLS LUREOf FROM
HOMES, fOfESSIO:
Yuse Botwin's Agents Car-
ried On Wholesak Busl
, : ncss, Ie Admits
FICKLENESS WAS FATAL
To Young Seekers of Bright
lights and . Romance
' Leering, Fops and Fascin
ated Victims In Butterfly
Nets -f
, . (By the United Preas) "
New ; York, Aug. 12. Using
well-dressed ' young men as his
agents, Yuse Botwin, confessed
"King of the New York white
slave trust," lured three thousand
achool girls rom their homes in
to dens of 'jrieeV In ten years.
Many of the victims were only six
teen years of age, generally from
families too poor to provide them
clothes and entertainment.. '
Agents of Botwin loitered around
schools and flirted with the girls
Then came gifts of candy, automobile
rides and finally' a trip to a Broadway
restaurant, winding up at a flight ho
tel. The girls were induced to write
notes to their mothers Baying they
had eloped. Then they were taken to
a nearby city for a Jew. weeks, but
brought back to New York and placed
in disorderly houses.
Sensational revelations are expected
in an investigation.
JUDGE ALLEN WOULD ;
HAVE K0;iE GUARDS
Judge O. H. AUen proposes the or
ganisation of a home guard company
for Kinston, such as has been form'
ed in Coldsboro and in other places,
In Connecticut and some other Stes
the movement has been quite extern
ivc, (resulting in the formation of en
tire battalions and regiments.
There arevseveral reasons why Kin'
ston should havie such en organize
tion, Judge Allen states, not v the
of which is the training and discipline
that would be available for young men
who would be expected ' to compriaa
the bulk of the membership. Now,
while there are many collegians
home, they being proper men and
having: time to start the thing off.
is the opportunity for the organiza
tion,' the Judge thinks."
PUBLISHERS SLOW
v ANSWERING (QUESTIONS
Washington, Aug. 11. The" federal
Trade Commission today announced
that its investigation into the price
of newsprint paper is being delayed,
by failure of newspaper publishers to
send in answers to the commission's
questions as promptly as it expected.
FAMOUS DOCTOR THOT
TO BE POISON VICTIM
Mackinac Island, Mich., Aug. 11-
Dr. John B. Murphy of Chicago, one
of the world's most renowned ? sur
geons, died today suddenly at a hotel
here while on a summer outing. Dr.
Murphy had been in poor health for
several months and some had ascrib
ed his condition to the po boned soup
partaken of at the banquet given to
Archbishop Mundelein, in Chicago,
FEDERAL BOARD DECLARES MEDIATION
OUT OF QUESTION, fJA::ES A SUGGESTIOiV
ARBITRATION
BOTH
1 tit
Brolherhood'i' Executive Board Considers Proposition
Made la Communication From Judge Jvnapp In a
Statement Employes Had Declared They Would Ao
cept Nothing: But Full Compliance With Demands--i
Situation Today Graver Than Since Gigantic ; Strike
t Was Firpt ThreatenedQuarter Thousand Railroads
Will Stubbornly Hold Out for' Arbitration, Its Believed,
Even Risking: Walkout of Nearly, Half Million Men -
. (By the United Prau) : "
Washington. Aur. 12.-:-Presid9nt. Wilson today ad
vised the railroad' employes that before they take
tfr ?.tic action he wishes to consult with them. ' V
New, York, Aug. 12. Mediation has failed' in thev con
troversy Between the four hundred thousand ' employes
and the managers of the $wo hundred and 'tweaty-nve
railroads affected. This was formally announced
Judge Martin Knapn of the United States Board of Medi
ation and Conciliation, in' a
men today, . , ' '
V "In our judgment,, after two days consideration of
tne difficulties, there is no prospect for a settlement by
mediation:, therefore, we
communication. Immediately after the announcement,
the .Executive Board of the Brotherhoods went into exe
cutive session to consider the suggestion. "
A previous statement by
ly and unanimously that they would not accept arbitra-
lion, iiie atuniiLUU xauure ui iiiuuiauun, 11 is ueucveu,
has developed the most ominous situation since the de
mands were first made. '
The roads, it is believed,
abandon their plan of arbitration. ; o ,
ROCKY MOUNT WOMAN A ;
TOJ HEART TROUBLE
AT MOTHER S R0P.1E HERE
JWrs. Delia Sanders of Roclcy Mount,
daughter of Mrs. Penelope Rhodes of
this city, died at the home of Mrs.
Rhodes on Independent street Fri
day night between 8 and 8:30 o'clock,
She expired in a chair on the front
porch. (Members of the family visit
ing nt a house : across the street
heard a slight noise at the Irhodcs
home, and anticipating something
out of the usual, hasten jd back to'
find Mrs. Sanders' dead. Sh had
een ofllicted with a dangerous heart
trouble for some time, coming here
ro spend three months in the hops
that rest would benefit hor. Her dis
ease was regarded as practically in
curable and it was realised that her
demise would probably be instantan-,
eons.
Mrs. Sanders was 40 years of age
and the wife of M, P. Sanders of
Rocky Mount, who arrived here to
day. .Besides her mother the follow
ing brothers and sisters survive her:
Mrs. C. L. Sanders of Rocky Mount,
Misses Amanda, Alice and Mattie
Rhodes, all of Kinston and the coun
ty. The funeral will be held Sunday af
ternoon at 2:40. It Ms expected
to he conducted by Rev. E. N. Har
rison, pastor of Caswell Street Meth
odist church, A stepdaughter 6
Mrs. Sanders will not be able to
reach here from her home in Wash
ington, D. C, until laxe tonight, and'
for that reason the funeral was not
held today. .. .
FATHER OF ALDERMAN
WEBB DIES R0XB0R0
Mr. William E. Webb, father of
Street Commissioner E. V. Webb of
this city, died at his home in Roxboro,
about 6 p. ra., Friday. Mr. Webb
was 78 years of age, and had been
register of deeds of Person county for
bout 20 years, it' is said. Heart
trouble is reported to have been fie
cause of his demise. - Alderman Webb
left Friday night for Roxboro. .
William E. .Webb was prominent
citizen of his part of the State. He
was a Confederate veteran, it is
thought. Besides the son here he is
survived by four other children, three
of them in Western Carolina aid one
in New York, and his wife. The fun
eta! is expected to be held Sunday.
(2
SIDES DETERMINED
communication to the train
suggest arbitration' said the
employes stated .unequivocal
will face a strike rather than
ERYAH i:Sl7EES HUGHES
LNSTATCEIiT; STUCK
CLOSE T0iAW;$AyS
, ' . y . . (
Kansas City,: Mo., Aug. H. Wil
liam J. 'Bryan replied .here today to
criticism of his attitude toward civil
service made by Charles . lliighesj
the Republican presidential nominee,
in a statement in which .he said he
had enforced the civil service .lawto
the letter." ' - ' ...
Mr, Bryan challenged the Republi
can nominee to state whether he Jhad
given appointments, to "dogervinj;
Republicans'' while Governor of New
York.' The statement was made -in
answer to wcont speeches of itt,
Hughes which quoted a letter " Mr,
Bryan had written" to Receiver '-of
Customs Vick at .San to Domingo, in
quiring as to what 'positions could b
obtained to "reward deserving Dem
ocrats." Mr. Bryan admitted r 'Jth
letter as it had been guoted. . ' ' .
"I am not ashamed of it, the state
ment read. "The letter was wriiten
to an appointive officer whose ofllco
was not under the civil service !)d
the inquiry was made in regard te
oillces which were not under th Civil .'
service.". ' s' 1 t ,
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HAS BEEN NO MAN TO 1:
, DESERT FROM GUARD,
; SAYS A HIGH OFFICER
(Special to The Free Press) '
Washington, N. C, Aug.' 12. Thera
has been no desertion from Camp -Glenn,
according to Col. W. C. Rod
man, commanding the Second infan
try, at his home here for . visit.
Newspaper stories of "deserters be
ing caught or sought are inaccurate,
he says. 'Desertion as one thing and
overstaying leave of absence without
leave quite another, he states. It ia
. a rather grave charge to bring against
a man, desertion, and it requires
something more than being Unac
counted for for two .or 'three days toi
make him liable, the officer declares. '
Colonel , Rodman thinks the conduct
of the troops at Camp Glenn is aj
mirable, and says people who not:oa
an occasional account of the ! I
of some soldier should remer..' r
that the percentage of morta!l!y t 1
sobriety in the service is much !.'',
cr than in civil life.