0U XyilL No. 5T
SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1916
FOUR PAGES TODAY
TRICE TWO CENTS j
FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS .
TEUTONS CLA1JH0
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PLANTERS
FLOCK 1
INDEPENDENT BUYER COINft STRONG ON
TODAY--ERAGEPlilGE ABOVE
BE GAINING IN THE
EAST; : LOSE FLEURY
FOR ANNUAL
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TRENTON
II
FilEPA!IB Tft ARGUE WITH WILSON THAI
; miig infitiiQuii oak aeead of
iBilBSICiffllOf noaWIEtlCABIC.' SAID
Whole Principle of Arbitration, is JStjake, Declare the
Heads of Systems Gathered at the Capital for White
- House. Coixfercncc If Their Contention Should Be
. m - j . . wr - . - r - .m Ttn..i.' mL a
After, Latter Would Never
!ent. Holding to View That
fjicur Prohibitive Expense
Whatever May Result Up
. , 'K . (By the United Press) . v
.Washington, Aug. 18.-The railwaywage conflict, with
the threat of a general 'strike hanging over all proceed
ings, this afternoon appeared likely to come to a head be-
lore tne aay enaea. - -
. With- favorable action by the 640 representatives of
trie brotherhoods forecasted as they met this morning to
vote on the President's proposed basis of a settlement, the
greatest interest centered on the attitude of the railway
presidents. At 10 o'clock the failure of some of the rail
road presidents to reach Washington caused postpone
ment of the conference with President Wilson scheduled.
Eleven were in the city. They met at 2 o'clock. The rail
sway presidents contend that the whole principle of arbi
tration, is at stake. If it is eliminated in the present cri
sis, they sav, it will mean that every time the employes
are-disgruntled they will rush to the White House with
. a demand for a favorable" settlement, with the threat that
the President, will have to take the consequences if it is
refused- ' ...'. .
They, were prepared to tell
to submit the eight-hour day
?ive' it up, if once.it is obtained, they say., The President
was expected to. insist that the eight-hour day can.be ap
plied to railway operation without prohibitive expense,
and with better working conditions. He was expected to
iirge propmt' acceptance or refusal of his proposal, ' in
order that the people of the country might know the full
details of tho results of the conferences.
PACIFIC MAIL CO.
B tft RESUME US
1 San Francisco,. Aug. 18. The . Pa
- tide? Mail i Steamship Company 1
muaie.- vta QrlcnUl passenger ser
. vice tomovrow -when, the oil burning
lO.raa-toai' eteAmed ."Edaadar" ' ets
finder way from, here for Honolulu,
Yokohama, Kobe Shonghai, Manila
and Hong'' Kong. .'' "
The Pacific Mil compapy . quit the
the trans-Pacifle trade whed the eea
. men's law becaitfe 'effective, oil the
" theory that the aw. Imposed ' too
many hardships on " the (rteamship
companies for the- trade to be a pay
ing proposition. But". With freight
bringing 20 A ton- because of , the
war ehortage of ships the company
was toon reorganised. .
' Aa the new ships are oil burners
they do away with the picturesque,
but 'uncomfortable process of, taking
on coal at. Oriental ports. ;
Robert mm m .
v FOS SmiU IHN. Y.
New York, Ang. i7-Robert Ba
con,; former Ambassador to; France,
tod4y ' announced his candidacy for
the , nomination for United , States
senator from New York in fhe; com
ing Kepublicaa ;' primaries. j
; pOtfflTON COLLEa
MaxtoiC Aug. II. Rtr. " ' B.
John, who was last . week " elected
President of Carolina College, ha
accepted and will take charge the
first of December when the resigna
tion of President " Mercer takes ef
fect Mr. John's early life was spent
not far from Max ton.
pAssekger
Uive Up, State rnerrcsi -
Short Work Day Would Not
Leaving Responsibility for
ta Railway Bosses
the rresiaenttnax ms pian
to .investigation after it is
FARMERS Tft ORGANIZE :
, TO GET GOOD PRICES
FOR WHEAT IN SPRING
(By the United Prese)
v Fargo, D . ug. 18,-pring
wheat growers through both, the Da
kotaV and "Minnesota "tomorrow wift
confer here on a plan to 'combine and
demand what they" consider legiti
mate prices for their grain
(X 'S, Morrle -of the editorial de
pa.rtraRt of. the Non-Partisan Lead
er, Fargo,-will be one of. the apeak-era.-
s "Each, n-aiser ot spring. wheat will
get a eaanee to .tell of tha cost of
ptoductioa vof . apring . wheat," aaid
Morris today.. "We ahall then add. a
reasonable profit and "arrive at a
reasonable" nrice, per bushel. When
that price isn't paid farmers will be
equipped to etore the wheat-a wunV
dent length of tithe to command the
proper' price. J "tMBcrimlnation- must
be atapped."
- m sAii for his
pact CO'SIANTEO?
FOST COriSTANTKOPLE
New York, "Aug.. 17-Abram I.
Elkus, recently .appointed Ambassa
dor to Turkey, tailed today aboard
the Danish steamer Oscar II. ' He
will go to' hia post by way of - Be-
.lift, Vienna1 arid Sofia.- ; .
NEOlO CLAIIilCIGOBE
v DOCTOR rUT IN JAIL
( 4
New Bern," Aug. 1SV W. II, Har
rb, 'colored, claiming, to be a physi
cian; was arrested yesterday on a
warrant' charging fclm with practic
ing without a license. lie was jailed
in default of $200 bail when sent up
U Superior Court.
ARMY APPROPRIATE
UK FOR THE YEAR
Objects to Exemption Re
tired Officers From Ar
ticles of War v
; tt-; '
Over Leaving Out Men Past
Age Limit, Etc., From"
Provisions of 'Code Hay
Had Stood Pat.Iii Favor
of Exemption ;
(By the United Press): -
Washintfton, ' Aucr. 18. President
Wjleon today .vetoed 'the arny appro-
priation bill, eppropriating fund for
tte maintenence of the army during
the present ftecal year.
The Preaident'e objection is bated,
it k undaretood, on the sction ex
empting retired officers from thu pro
vision of the ftrticles ;of vwr, abmt
which Ihere has beaa pjlitioal strife.
Chaimai Hay inafste'r t.n exemp-
tion.
fP
FIGHT HARD A BOND
.... iV , .
To Strenuously Oppose Leg
islation Providing Extra
$130,000,000 for Mobiliz
ation Expenses Lately Fa-
" vored .
(By the United Prese) .
i Washington, Aug. 18.-r-Bepublicans
will bitterly oppose Democratic leg
islation providing a 130,000,000 bond
issue to meet the expenditures of the
Mexican mobilization. The Finance
Committee Of the Senate recommend
ed the issue at the time ct its favor
able report on the revenue" hiik.
CHILEAN G0V1IFM
TAKES STEPS CHECK
BRITISH BLACKLIST
(By the United Press)
Santiago, Chile, Aug. 18For
mal announcement that the gor
ertment has taken initial steps to
restrict the operation of the Brit
ish blacklist, which is declared
detrimental to Chilean trade, was
made . today.. , The)' press again
urged a concerted, American pro
, tes.' ; "V.r f
WAR P'T DOES KOT
BILlEtGIjSffl
j . '' (By the United' Press) ;
Washington, Aug. 18 The
War ' Department today refused
credence to reports that militia- "
men en the border are suffering
from self-inflicted wounds in an
' effort to he excused from service.
It is reported that 20 guardsmen .
had shot themselves. '
RP
iinwQ
FOR
French Kctakc VUlaire in
I FiercV ttacK; That Pre
; ripies General Battle
mm ARE HALTED
According to Berlin Official
"' Statement Says Aus
trians Are Advancing in
Bukowina and Repulsing
Counters
(By the United Press)
Paris. Aug. 18. An oftTcial state
ment says that by a powerful attack,
the French recaptured the village of
Flcurv.) driving out the Germans
from that, portion which they held.
The German still retain a few ruins
outside the village, from near Chapl-
tre forest, The blow was struck on
the 178th day of the great battle for
Verdun forbresB and the city. It was
preceded by a heavy bombardment
and a curtain of fire that prevented
German reserves' foom coming up.
Clinging desperately to houses in the
northeastern part of the town, the
Germans strove to stem the advan"
with machine guns. Violent combats
occurred in the streets. Fighting
broke out along tihe - whole . French
fronb southeast of, Maurepas, simul
taneously with , desperate attacks by
the British at Poziores. , .
Optiraistie Berlin Bepori.
Berlin, Aug. 18,The Austrians
continue to advance in southwessrn
uukowma. .-ftfley -Aave- repuleed eix,
massed attacks northeast of Stanis-
lau with heaviest losses to the Rus
sians. An official statement says the
advance is progressing on the whole
front in West Bukowina. It claims
the. halting of the Italian advance
along the "whole front."
Invasion Hungary Expected Soon.
Petrograd, Aug. 18. Threatening
an early invasion of Hungary, the
Russians are pressing forward in the
region of Jablonitza pass, approach
Ing the summits of mountains near
Koromezo,in Hungary, it is said of
ficially. The"capture of villages and
a series of heights in the direction, of
Arzelus is announced. The war of
fice admits that the Teutons have
wrested from the Slavs the initiative
"temporarily" south of Lemberg.
WHOLE COUNCIL OF
ALABAMA' WET TOWN
UNDER INDICTMENT
Seal, Ala., ' Aug. 17. Chairges
against Girard town officials in con
nection with the alleged illegal sale
of liquor before the State forces raid
ed the place, today ware extended to
members of the Girard council. All
members of the council were arrest
ed on indictments charging that they
received bribes - , . i
Mayor Earl Morgan and Clerk of
Council A. I. Weaver, arrested yes
terday after their testified in the trial
of Town Marshal , John Oaks, also
were indicted today by the ' special
circuit grand jury. Morgan . and
Oaks are under bond of $2,500. Bonds
for the others were -being prepared
today. : ciV-.
Oaks, the first official to, be charge
ed with receiving bribes, was found
guilty yesterday and today was sen
tenced to two years' imprisonment.
. It is charged that the town council
evied a tax of monthly on- the
blind tigers," and that' records do
not show it or what became of the
money. - ;.
BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
Chicago, A ng. 18. A hurri
cane is gathering in the Galf of
Mexico, according to reports to
the weather bureat, it is beaded
for Brownsville today and prob
ably strike tomorrow,
Hear Address by Alexan
der on Education, Mar
keting Bt Qetcra
BUSY DAY FOR, THE TOWN
County , Seat Hadn't Seen
So Many Folks in Many
Months. Good-Natured,
Happy Looking Throng
on the Streets.
(Special to The Free Press)
Trenton, N. (X, Aug. 18 Between
a thousand and fifteen hundred Jones
county folks pluhters and their fam
ilies and. friends attended the annu
al picnic of the Jones County Farm'
era' Union here today. It was the
busiest day in months for, this, the
county-eeat town. . Automobiles were
parked everywhere in the business
streets, trading was heavy, and the
throng evidenced . the unusual pros
perity .of the year. . It was a very
orderly, very goock-natum, . happy
crowd. The weather was just right
The majority of the representative
farmers of the county took the day
off. It is the busy season with them,
especially the tobacco growers, but
they were more' than compensated for
the' day lost on the farm by the expe
rience gained, :Men from every town
ship swapped their experiences of
tha season and heard; optimistic re-y
ports of fine ,cropa in each section,.
Their neighbors' improvements and
record cosn ..and.., meat iproductiona
were among the principal topics of
conversation. ' ,
The most prominent figure at the
picnic was Dr. H. Q. Alexander, of
Mecklenburg county, State president
of the organized farmers. lie spoke
for an hour and' fifty minutes oh
thr?e or fouij- subjects of interest to
the average agricultural communi
ty, He stressed the importance of
education and said there is need for
the teaching of domestic science and
agriculture in the mi ral schools; bo-
referred, to, tha farm life schools as
"little A. & M. Colleges," and took
credit for the State -Farmers' Union
for the advancement of ruirtjl educa
tion in the. State He 'discussed at
some length economic marketing and
the monetary system.. Dir. Alexan-
der held the attention of his large
audience as few men could have done.
Hia hearers warmed to him when he
praised the organization and the
menr who comprise it.
Presiding over the day's program
was T. v. Whitakar. president of
Qtfi Jones. County Union.
The picnic. was a country basket
dinner on a .big scale, It was spread
iiran ideal place and comprised every
one of the edibles that the county is
arable of producing. Keen appetites
were plentiful, inany of the picnick
ers having driven miles and miles' to
be present r
NEARLY QUARTER OF . .
A
.ION SHAVES
IS RECORD ONE MAN
Lorain, Ohio. ' Aug. J7 Theodore
Curtis, a Lorain barber, has just cel
ebrated the 25th anniversary of the
beginning of his career. He has kept
account of every man he has shaved,
and says he has removed the whisk
ers of 243,900 men. - '
"I have cut enough hair to make
1 mattresses and to pad 43JaG2
crutches,' said Curtis. .
Ill barber has shaved some of the
country's widely known men, includ
ing Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt
and Taft, Senators Mark Uanna, Mat
Quay, ; Albert' Be ve ridge and Ben.
Tillman. "Doc Cook, "Buffalo Bill,"
Jess Willard,. Tod Sloan and Harry
Thaw.; ; .
LIQUOR DEALERS ACTIVE. '
Richmond, Va.. Aug. 18. -There is
much activity here on the part of li
quor dealers, in efforts to dispose of
their stocks before closing-up time,
Friday, the fourth sales day of the 191647 tobacco
season, did not produce as large breaks as were antici
pated at the first Qf the week, when the prices paid on the
opening day were expected to bring an even larger break
than was had then. ; About 100,000 pounds of the bright
leaf was sold today. The prices prevailing were as stiff
as on Thursday. The average today was 20c and, like
the preceding days, the inferior grades were showing no
r.frrpnt?Wp rhnncrp aa onmnnrPrt with t.hfc hiP'h trices naid
ton the opening day. There
stronger marKet on tne oest graaes, tne tendency ueuig.
upward, but the actual increases over yesterday's sales
vt-mw 1-sw o n ici-v1 f rirl to ana TVia. siinlifir fnlov QQ
a whole did not perhaps equal the average quality for
indicating a little better market .
; Ono nf i Vip indfnpiirlfmt hnvers is takinir a larcre share
of the tobacco sold on tho local market, and it. is. under
stood that this firm is repre.sentin a client, which has no
heretofore bought in any considerable quantities of the
bright leaf.
T W
JAPAN PLANS BUILD
BIB FLEET OFFSET
I
' (By tne United Press)
Tokio, Aug. 18. Japan plans to
Improve her navy as fast sr fastei
than does the United States build up
Its sea fighting machine. At least,
that , is the deduction mado by th
Japanese (people Vrora the ; just an
nounced plan1 id spend 254,000,000 to
810,000,000 yen building new Iwttlers
In the next seven years.
Exactly what the plan under con
sideration by 1 tho Finance Depart
ment of the government is, nobody
knows, but according to the paper
Jiji, usually a wall ; infornwd puWi
cation, tho outlay - for tho "ideal
fleet" calls for about $150,000,000.
Other papers' estimates aro a 'bit
lower. '
Newspaper reports .have, it that Ja
pan proposes to build 3 superdread-
noughts, 2 battlccruisers, It light
cruisers, 10 destroyers and many U-
boats. ' ' s ' .
CONFERENCE TO SEEK
TO CHECK A BILLION
DOLLAR FARM AYASTE
Chicago, Aug. 18 How to chock
tho billion dollar waste in the mar
keting of farm products will be th
dominant theme of the fourth nation
al conference on marketing and farm
credits, called today to meet in Chi
cago December 4 and 6.
Farmers of all stages are expected
m unite in a discussion of ways and
means to remedy a condition termed
"wasteful and Iniquitous in the ex
tivme" by ths committee iii its meet
ing notice. . " . ,
DENIAL THAT TRADE
SECRETS AMElAN
FIRMS WERE STOLEN
British Embassy Invites Re
; presentations to . London
- Government Censorship
Conducts No Such Policy,
'.Says.';' .:' : y
(By the United Press)
Washington, Aug. 18. Denying
charges, that Britain has stolen trade
secrets from commercial . messages
between the United States and for
eign countries, the embassy today in
vited complaints of such thefts to be
sent to the State Department for re
presentations at London through Am
erican, ambassador. ; t
"Sucfc use of the .censorship is di
rectly contrary to the British policy,"
tho embassy said.
AMERICAN
was some indication of a little"
SPANISH LEGATION
IN ARGENTINE ON A
PAR WITliAIIEBICAf
.Cy the United Press) -
iBuenos Ayres, Aug, 18. To avoid
international jealousy, i the Spanish.
legation in Argentina is to be.ele
vatcd - to a the rank of an embassy,
such s the United States has, it was
learned here today. .. ..? ,
King Alfonso's ministry has decid
ed on the step and the approval of tho
Cortes is considered certain. - When
the Argentine-legation atT'WasWng.
ton" was" made an embassy and tha
Washington ' legation Iter was simi
larly elevated, there was much ob-
jestion here and' in Madrid on " Um
ground that Spain, as Argentina's
parent land, should have coma first
S5LDLER WHO KILLED , :
ANOTHER ATTJOTD, ,
TCfc SlJICIDiS,
Brownsville. Texas, Aug. It. Cor-
noral Carl Dunches, 'assigned to the
luartermaster corps of the -. United
States army, faced charges In the
Cameron county court today of mur
der and assault to murder, in, con
nection with tha killing last night qf
Corporal James iClcntefit, Ooftvpany
C, Second Virginia Infantry, and tha
wounding of Senorita Sofia Valdez, a,
Mexican girl.- Clement's horns was
in Warrenton, Va.
The ' Virginian was killed, it is
charged, when he sought to protect
the Mexican girt from Dunches ad
vances. : The girl, when approached
by Dunches, called for help, and when
Clement went to her aid, witness es
said, Dunehes shot and killed dem
ent and wounded the girl. - '
". Dunches then fired three shots with
the- intention, it was said, of killing
himself, y Only '. one took effect, pro
ducing ' slight flesh wound, which
was not discovered until he was taken
LABOR MEN OF STATE . :
RIEET IN SPENCER liEXT
Spencer Aug. 17. Spencer dele
gates returning fvora the tenth annu
al convention of the State Federation
of Labor in Wilmington brought tha
information that the next convention
will be held in Salisbury. The WiU
mlngton. convention went on record
condemning the State for placing mi
litia on the streets there at the recent
street car strike, and passed a reso-'
lution favoring a "real"- workman's
compensation law.; ' ; - '
Officers elected at .the convention
include: .President. W. . Shaping',
Salisbury; ; First .' Vke-PresI Icnt
Thomas IL1I, Wilmington Vice-Presidents,
L. R. Hastings, Rale:.h."Js
hJ Saver,-Salisbury; Howard Clay
ton, Asheville; E. J. SchantJt, Dur
ham; II.' S.' Bolton, '.Rocky Mour.t;
T. L. Long, Spencer and E. R. Far
riss, Charlotte; Secretary and 1 . - ,
urer, M. E. Meadows. Asheville,