rr...v ic?lrfi.Tn?TnJ pip The Wealhet , Fair VOL. XVIII.-No. 57 FIRST EDITION KINSTON, N. C FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1916 FOUfc PAGES TODAY PRICE TWO CENTS ! FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS TEUW CIM TO IKCOUNTT- MJEPEKDENT BUYER GOil STROM O'J IliNis iNrfiiE iiiSoi!MET--i(iton) TODAY-AVERAGE PRICE ABOVE 20 LGOK HERE AT M ftflSEFlEiY (S COMINK TD YCU , . s ; 4 . SMpmm4 ' ",'. T - - in nil. FTA-THi- t j ate P - ... .. .. --.V'v t vt; - i, PuEPAnEft Tft AHCUE MIMU1 mWiM IbAutt 'Wtopte Principle Arbitration is5 at Stake; Declare the - IIeads off Systems Gathered ai t&e Capital for White ,Hoi GonferenceIf Their Contention Should Be Boriie Ont After Men Have Secured What They Are . Atfei. tatter Woulo, Never Give Np; StateJhe Presi rfentf ttolrfinff to View That Short Work Day Would Not bMur Preltibitive Expense Whatever May Result Up (By theN United Press) Washington, Aug.18. The railway wage conflict with tliejhreat$ of, a' general strike Hanging; over all proceed ings this afternoon appeared likely to coma to a head be fore the day ended. . " , V$th fvorabe action by the 640 representatives of th& brotherhoods forecasted, as they met jthis morning to 'ota on the President's proposed basis of . a settlement, the greatest interest centered on, the attitude of ttie railway presidents. At 10 o'clock the failure of some of the rail road presidents to reach Washington caused postpone ment pf . the conference with President Wilson scheduled. EWf 4'Wre in the city. They met at 2 o'clock. The rail way presidents contend: that the whole principl jof arbi tration, is at stake. If it is' eliminated in the present cri sis, thpy say, it will mean, that every-time the employes are disgruntled; they will rush to the White House with a demand for ati avorable settlement, with the threat that the President will, have to take the consequences,, if it is refused:-' v --."-,-'. .- ' . I's They, were prepared to tell the President tnat his plan to submit the eight-hour day to investigation, after it is O-anted is impracticable. The Brotherhoods would never Jiye ft upv 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 urge- propmt acceptance or refusal of his proposal, m orde that the people of the country might cnow the full details of the results of , the conferences, j , ... , , E TO RESM US tmmk service . viH,f raMisojO AusE. 18.r-Th Pa ..StwwUp Company wfll immp itet.. Oriental passenger tX; vios omomw .lyjiea tha 'oil, burning lO.OQQ-toiv. eteamed ,"Eduado" get under way from here'-for Honolidu, Ybftonimjr, Kobej Shanghai, Manila and' Hong Kong: - i The Pacific Mail company quit tho th trn,Pseciflb trada--whn the- ea men'e law became effective,- on th thtry thab thet law imposed V too many hardships on the , ateamship companies for the trade to be a pay ing propoaitlon'.c:., But'.'-witK' freight bringing f20 ton because of - the war shortage pf ships the company was soon reorganised. , " As the new ships are oil burners they do away -with the picturesque, but uncomfortable, process of taking on eoal at Oriental ports. ROBERT BACCTO RUN FOa SfilATOiC Ct Ni Y- . .,..- ' . .- New York, Augj 171 Robert . Ba con, former Ambassador to .Fuance, today, announced hi candidacy for tha nominatiom for United j States aenator f roniew York in the com ing Republican primaries. . REY. ft: BlJCin 7Itl; CO TQ nAXTOi COLLEGE Maxton,. Aju 17-Rev. R, D. John, who w last weok elected President of Carolina College, has tecepUd and will take charge the &rt ot D fir ember when the resigns- tion of President Mercer takes ef 'ct Mr. John's early life was spent sot far from Marton. -SAID Leaving Responsibility for to Railway Bosses FARMERS TO ORGANIZE T0GETG00IT PRICES FOR, WHEW IN SPRING - (By the United Press) Fargo, N. D., Aug.- 18 Spring wheat grower througH bothr the Da kotas and' Minnesota tomorrow wili ctmfer here on plan to combine and demand what they consider legiti mat prices for their grain. t . ...O. ,f. Mprriat C editorial , de pftrtment .of the. Non-Partisan Lead er,. Fargo, will be ono of the speak era., , i '- J'Each iraiset,,of , spring wheals will gt :a chance; i tel of t the, cost of produatiQni of spring, wheatj' , said Morris today. "W ahall then add a reasonable profit and arrive at reasonable price, par bushel. - When that price isn't paid, farmers will be equipped to store the, wheat a suffl cient length of time, to command tha proper price. Discrimination, must be atopped." :. -v Vf. v , ELKUi.SAttJFOa HIS fl , POSTCfeiNTlNOftE t New York,. Aug. Abram ; I. Elkus, recently appointed ' Ambassa dor Jto., Turkey, ,ailedS today aboard the Danish steamer Oscar, II. ; H will" go to his post by way of Ber lin, Vienna an Sofia. . i. KEGRO ClACIIIiu TO BE DOCTOR PUT IN JAIL New Bern,;. Aug. 18. W. H. Har ris, colored, claiming to be a physi cian, was arrested yesterday on a warrant, charging him with practic ing without a license. He was jailed In default of $200 bail when, sent up to Superior Court." PRESIDENT VETOES 4-'?(- ti.. .ck'i ,i,- iii-i. w-! ARR1Y APPROPRUT'N BItL FOS THE " YEAR Objects to Exemption Re tired Officers From Ar ticles of War F0LFFIC4L ; CONTENTION Over Leaving Out Men Past Age Limit, Etc, From Provisionsof . Code -Hay Had StooS jpalin i"avor of Exemption in? i (3t4he Uted, Press).,., , Washington,,; ug!v18,President Wison today yatoed tha army, apimv prjation, bill,, appropriating fundu fo the maintenance 2t the army during th present .flscal, year. ifi. The Preei' bjecdoa is bated, it tia undeirstoodjonftha section ex mptjng retired officexs fom thu ...pro visipns of the articles o war, about whip there has becii ppliticai stisif Chairman Hay irTs'ste'l .n exemp tion. j i IW 11 Fioirr mnt A HMD ISSUE TOR TROOPS To Strenuously Oppose Leg islation Providing Extra $130,000,000 for Mobiliz ation. Expenses Lately Fa vored " (By the United Press) Washington, Aug. 18.-i-Republicans will bitterly oppose Democratic leg islation providing a $130,000,000 bond issu9 to meet the expenditures 'of the Mexican mobilization. . The Finance Committee of the Senate recommend ed the issue at the time cf its favor able report on the revenue bill. CHILEAN GOV'IIFM TAKES STEPS CHECK i BLACKLIST , (By the United Press) Santiago, Chile; Aug. 18 For mal announcement that the gov ernment has) taken initial steps, to restrict the operation of the Brit-; feh; blacklist, which is declared detrimental to Chilean trade, was made, today. The press ; again nrged a concerted American pro- test- - ;. ! WAR DEFT DOES NOT MtlEVE GUARDSMEN MAIS . (By the v United Press) j Washington, Aug. 18 The Wae Department today, refused credence to reports that militia men .on the border ae suffering' from self-inflicted wounds ht an effort to be excused from service. It is reported that 20 guardsmen had shot t' rmsclves. REFOBL IED TIIOIS'LVES French Retake Village in Fierce AHack That Pre cipitales General Battle 1TAUANS ARE HALTED Accordinir. to Berlin. Official Statement Says : Aus trians Are Advancing in Bakowina and Repulsing Counters (By the United Press) ParfB, Aug. 18. An official, state ment says that by a powerful attack, the Frenchc recaptured theillagjS of Fleucy, driving out the Germans from- that portion which they held. The Garmans atill retain a few ruins outside tha village,, from near Chapi- tre fcstf(. The, blow was struck on the 178th day of tha- great battlto for Verdun forta-eas and' the city. It was preceded by a heavy bombardment and a curtain of firo that, prevented German reserves from coming up. Clinginsr desperately to houses in the portBas,terin,artr of he town,., ths Germans jjtrbva to stem the advance with... machine, :kyni .. Violent combats occurred., injthe streets. Figntui br.oke out; along the whola French frnt, southeast of Maurepas, simul t4nus;ly.,with .desperate attacks by the British- at Pozieres. OptimiHtio, orlin! Report.- ' Berlin, Atig. 18-The Anstrwns continue to advance in southwejteini Bukowina.. They have repulsed si massed attacks northeast of Stanis lau with heaviest losses to the Rus- sian An official statement says the advance is progressing on the whole front in West Bukowina. It .claims the halting of tha Italian advance along tha "whole front." . WHOLE COUNCIL OF ALABAMA WETiTOWN UNDER INDICTMENT Seale, Ala., Aug. 17. Chairges against Girard town officials .in con nection with the alleged illegal sale of liquor before the State forces raid ed tha place, today ware extended to members of the Girard council. All' members of th council were arrest- ed on indictments charging that they received bribes. Mayor Earl Morgan and Clerk of Ia ," ! -rr7, Lat'y . v Jr- : If x y ' - v H k Wo?'- ' M ' Tvelve, a Dozen, Count 'Em, Lenoir Lasses Gointjr to Pay a .VisitLocal Teach ers Learn - More- About Teaching ; Tha Lenoir1 county teachers have expressed tha' intention- of attending a teachers' institute at Cary, Wake county., beginning Monday: . Misses Lalla Daughcty, Natalie Nunn, Mil dred Wootn Nannie-. Scarboro, Cair- oline BrocM, tplllan Hoi lings wortlv Helen Hanrell, Florence Wood, Kata Kilpatrick, Brownie Taylor, Christi ana est and Annie Ward. They are as attractive a dozen as could ba chosen out of the teaching corps In the county, whichvia saying quite a deal. The institute -is to be conduct ed in a State high school at Cary, and the Lenoir ma'ams will; go there through a very generous invitation extended by those in charge through Miss Hattie Parrptt,, Lenoir' county's assistant superintendent ; Teachers of this county who have attended summer achools thia year ar: ast Carolina Teachers' Training School, Greenville t Misses-Nora Da vis, Lutie Jones, Rosabel Taylor, Ida Ethoridge,, Leona Marquetta, , Elvis Sutton,, Gretchen Sutton, Gladys War ren, Bertha Rousi, Glennia - Smith, Linza Mojingo and Nettio, Nobles. State .Nwrmal College, Greensboro: Misses Glenn Sutton, Sua Bella Sut Ion, Rosa Faulkner and Mabel Eli Otfc. 1 ; V.WtSljl Univrrsity of North Carolina Sum mer school: Missas Ruth Dail, Ethel l.vs, Iris- lyes, Lura,' Thomas,, Eva Eirtam'an, Louisp- Hadow, Mary Jack son,. Mildred McDanlel, Alios Adkint and Sallie Gooding, and Mr. 'B. .Bv Holdar, principal of the new State High School at Pink Hill. Columbia University, New York: Alias Leona, Outlaw. New England Conservatory of Musk-, Boston: Miss Sallie M. Andrews, music teacher at Moss HilU ' Council A. I. Woavnr,, arrested yes terday after thev testified in tha trial of , Town Marshal, John Oaks,, also were indicted today by the, special circuit grand, jury. , Morgan . and Oaks are under bond of $2,500v Bonds for the others were being prepared tAday. - Oaks, the first official to be charg ed with receiving bribes,, was- found guilty yesterday and today was on teneed - to .two years' imprisonment I.t. is. changed, that the town council levied a tax of $25 monthly.-on the "blind , tigers," and that records do not show it or what became of the money. - rartmrnjiit Suri , Friday, tfie fourth sales season,, did. not produce as large breaks as were antici nated at tha-first of the week, when the nrices Daid on. the opening day were expected tnan was nad then. ADout iw,uui pounas 01 ine Dngxu, Jpflf wft sthlrl tnAnv. The nrices nrevailiner were as stiff r as on Thursday. - The. average today was 20c , and, like the preceding days, the inferipr; grades were showing no r.prrpnt.?W fhnno-e as pnmnaf ed with the hifrh Drices Dafd on the opening day. TKere stronger market on the best grades, tne tendency oemg upward,-but the actual, increases over, yesterday sales vorA nnlv in 51 fpw isnlatpfl cases. The aualitv todav as a whole did not perhaps. equal the. average quality, for nnlnn Tit,- n.mwn rtr Wfna nria oVirMit tVt HaTTIP '-. indicating a little better market ' Ali . ..,.,. On of the independent . fVn itstfr rn f np stood 'that this firm is. representing a client, which has nov nerecoiore uougia ju anj twwwwuuiv uanwwvo u JAPAN PLANS BUILD FLEET OFFSET (By the United Press) Tokio. Auir. 18. Japan plans to improve her navy as fast or fastOi than does the United, States build up Its f a fighting machine. At f least, that u. Jie deduction mado. by the Japanoso people from the , just an nounced plan to spend 254,000,000 to 810,000,000 yen building new battlers ib the next seven years, Exactly what .the plan under con sideration bv tho Finance Depart ment of the government is, nobody knows, but according to- the paper Jiji, usually a well informed publi cation, the outlay for yio ,"idca fleet" calls for about $150,000,000 Other papers' estimates aro a bit lower,, . . , , Newspaper reports have it that Ja pan proposes to build 8 superdread! O UnHlAnvU MAVl 11 . 1 i Vr f oVuisors, 10 destroyors and many U- hoats. CONFERENCE TO SEEK TO CHECK A BILLION DOLLAR FARM WASTE Chicago, Aug, 18. How to check 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 t meet in Chi cago December 4 and 5.' I-'; Farmers of all states are expected tA unite in a discussion of ways and means to remedy a condition termed "wasteful, and iniquitous in he ax trima" by the committee in its meet ing notice. - . i. DENIAL THAT TRADE SECRETS AMERICAN FIRMS WERE STOLEN British Embassy Invites Re- presentations to London Government Censorship Conducts No Such Policy, .' Says . (By the United Press) ; Washington, Aug.. 18. Denying charges that Britain has Molen 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. " "Such use of the censorship is di rectly contrary to the British policy," the embassy said. " day of the 1916-17 1 tobacco-- to bring an even larger break was some indication of a little" buyers is taking a large snare lnral market., and ft is under- SPANISH LEGATION IN ARGENTINE Oft A PAR WITH AMERICAN K i iiy , the United Press) r iBuenos Ayrcs, Aug. 18. To avokl international jealousy, the SpanisV legation in, Argentina, is to bo ele vated, to tha ., rank ?f an embassy, sucb-as the United States has, it waa learned here today. , feing Alfonso's ministry has decid ed on the step and the approvato th cof tcs Is1 ' considered certain. When tha Argentina legation at Washing ton was made atr embassy, and tne WAahingjfoni legation- her was simU larly elevated, thecej waa mUah ob-v joc,tion here and, in Madrid, an , th ground that Spain, as Argontina'a.. parent land, should have coma first. SOLDIER WEOKHJLSl ANOTHER ATTEuPT Eff TO SUICIDE STATE5 Brownsville, Texas, Au. 17w--?o. opa.l. Cal Dunchs, assigned to tho " ijuarternwstJrr corps of tha .United States army, faced' charges in the; ConMton. county courts today of muiv der and. assault to. marder,' in aons fnection withthe killing .last, night of; Corporal James Clement, pcpipany ' C, Second Virginia Infantry, and the wounding pf Senorita Sofia .Valdai, , Moxioan fir!. Clement's home wit in Warrenton, Va. The Virginian was , killed, i f ? charged whon he sought- to protect the Mexican' girl from Duiwhes ch vancea Th gw-1, when - approached: by Dunchos, called, for halp, ami when. Clement went Uher aid., wiknesssa said, Punches shot and killed dem ent and wounded the girl. . ' . ' Dunches then fired three shots with Inc. intention, ic was said,, of killing himselfl Only one took effect, pro ducing a slight fiesh wound, - which was not discovered until he was taken LABOR MEK OF STATE. MEET IN EPENCER NEXT. Spencer, ;, Aug. .17. Spencer dele gates returning from- the tenth annu I convention of the State Fedaratioq of Labor in Wilmington brought tha information that the next convention will be held in Salisbury. Tha Wil mington convention went - on record condemning the State for placing mi litia on the streets there at tha reCc&S street car strike, and passed a reso lution favoring a "real" workman' compensation law. . . Officers elected at pio convention include: President, W. E, Shupingj Salisbury; - First ..Vice-President, Thomas HilU Wilmington; Vice-Presidents, 'L. R. Hastings, R&leigh. J. L. Saer,- SaUeburyf Howard Clay ton, Asheville; E. J. Schanta, Dur ham; H. S. Boltonj .Rocky Mount T. L. Long, Spencer and . R. Fa.r risa, Charlotte; Secretary a.d Trc.st nrer, M. E. Meadows, AJicvil'.c,

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