T ' If ". "A vi' "3 ;J -H -4 The Home Paper The Weather ,TJy' Newt, Today Fair VOC XVIII. No. 61 SECONDDITION KINSTON, N. O, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1916 FOUR PAGES TODAY price two cents v i fUUI4 rWJ FiyE NTS 0N TRAINS ... r:,T n "in , i:t.h n-ff F -i i j, iff am CEUTSCHLAND SAFE GRAND JURY CHARGE - ;: if. : y - -v . .- .j, - a EPSTEIN TELLS HIS GREEKS FOUGHT. THE MERSi COMMISSIONERS USE STORY OF KILLING DULGARS IN BEUflttEl OF lEON'D EDWARDS TO XHECiM AFTER LONG VOYAGE FUNDS I -q-Ji-gai u'im f - . iyDAY IF EFF0I1 ii '- " : ' .vr-',J . . 0. 1 strike is i 1. l 1 11 : MPROPERLY NVASIO SITUATION -HAS (iROWN VERY BAB MIDNJCtlt; EXEClfTIV ARE. WILLING, TO ORANTtlGHT-IIOlIll DAHT SAJIOTE& H Brotherhoods Will Work That Number of Hours for tx$H JIouW Pay, WeU and.Good-Can't Agree to Fif vty Million Dollars Increase, Howver President's Pol Icy Openly Criticized "Striking Down of Principe of Impartial Hearing Threatens Greater Danger Than (inflicting Freight Regulations" Success or Failure Df Wilson Efforts Will Be Told by Night, It Is Pro bable , 1 . ' f (Bythe . WAshinjtoti, Aug. 24 hw iaken a change for.the worse.- The. situation is very the latter oint for ome time, and erious,M, was the, statement of one of the executives "as 1 a weekly flight eervice em jhe fohfereftce with th'e President began this afternoon. ployed. r .Ctfwtruction of the line Tihe President's course In "striking down the principle f m caiquai)iot aomo ne farther impartial hearing" has threatened greater permanent ia- south, in progress, and service to jury than tho "multiform, conflicting freight regula- ihai fint H1 t-pod p & a ew Mong, said Walter D. Hines for the Sante Fe. Hines de- nwnth8- ' Glared the President "had without a hearlne- decided it was mp. hsh, in Vendor county. iupt for the railroads to pay io wisunmen inrougn xne eignt-nour day' . . - n One striking feature of the case, he saidwas that the President's coufrse establishes the proposition that labor my AmJbine to stop the interstate commerce unless its aemandswire granted, and that in such cases the Presi- dent'u proper teourse is to "make (up his owji mind with- tut a hearing as to concessions he'would force employers Final Negotiations On. (By Robert 3. Bender) . . v Washington, Aug 24. Negotiations for settling, the threatened railroad strike today went into the final stages. v The success or failure of the President's efforts may be written before night." The sub-committee of railway .cawhwvcb wuv ivi vmw udjro nave uccii wiraumg niwi the seight-hdur 'problem met with the rest of the ejeecu iives Uiis mornfns. in the hone of reaching a conclusion toet&m adjourning, r They are answer oetore tne rresiaent The railroad executives, s 410 other way to meet the crisis than to rant tne ae-( mat for the tight-hour tia'y. However, )thoseKtrug; pmg uesperareiy xo proviue xire eigm-nuur nay, uuu wu cession is not the same as demanded : by the workers. Their eflforts are concentrated on the tak of putting the brotherhoods oh the defensive. Tv this lend, it is declared, thert is general willingness to grant the eiht-hour iay, tut not with the fame wage as now paid for the ten-hour day. That would mean a twenty per Cent, increase in wages, it is claimed.- "If the brotherhoods ate willing to grantkeightour for eight hours' pay this, controversy would be settled in twenty, minutes," the President of the Santa Fe is -reported to have NtiOESON 1 TODAY Bryaat -Sandersoa young ... white; farm! teiwni 'waa b lt tr5al in'"- Superior Ootfrt thk afternoon tor the ItilMhg af Moos Bacton. an teld-j erly plant. 'Th alleged crime oe ctarrVd to the spring tit the home of cotoid tefiaat Oti Becton'a plantation, j . SeHf-dbfetrse hiay be the ptoa of Can derfcaa.'ll Solicitor has stated tlwt M wHl hot for a Inardor verdict bdt"wfiD be satisfied with a conviction, . fofc Baanstaughter. ;-- ' ..'. 'j iCases tiiaposed of Wednesday t; Sifry White, larceny, tighVtnotfkhs. W.1;Ums:Dove, Henry Fields ana" Aa Mt Fields, a. with d.? f cui!t7, jud." Wentfnot passed. Jonar-W'liaa? Iaeeny,;i2 months. WiHiaws, tiow rving m term on the' ounty roads. aad-the interesting request that he be sent to State's prison at Ealeiyh o apend the jrear, acting that he ad been whipped whpe on tire roads. lendanCVrequest. Tobe Mayor, tried on appeal from the Recorder's Court iimiii m J AI.I0S SKI . i." ' .... ' SINCE United Presa) " "Since midnight the situation fifty million dollars a year expected to lay their final ai a conierence wius aiw it is said, have agreed therej said.. WHAT'S TEXAS HEAT ALONGSIDE THIS THE JjUSHAVETOifAKE (By the United Press) , : TokiOii Aug. 24. 'Aarerican militia-1 men Wiling on the Mican barter. in -terrific heat may cool off when they bear that 2,000 Japanese . soldier matched and maneuvered fof -twalve. days in Formosa ad the Peso adores with the mercury saauited a high s 130 - degraea ' Fahrenheit.- And only three cases xt suhstroka were report-' ed 'during the entire period. .(- . ; fThe first tiifla 'days were spent in constant -marching, the troops cover ing 140 mules. - Becaaaa -of the heat, the koldtera were fenaUted to wear any clothing they pkwed. . Some of them wore helmetsf some atraw hats.l s.vnf a knitted underskirt or a thin khuono. ' ;."".' The maneuvers wore deliberately held in the intense heat, in rer. to give the experts a chance to',atady the best way to iaadle mm tinder such conditions. - . X t Judge Devin complhd wiA the de for retailing, not guilty. ' , .1, kegular Passenger , and Freight Service to Beula yille to Be ' Inaugurated 1 By September 1, If Possi ble, Said 1 1 '" Paasenger -and freight service on the Duplih County R. R., as far aa Beulavlllc will . bo inaugurated . by September 1 if posadble, Mr. Win. Hayes, Soperuitendent of the Kinston Garolina Railroad, Announced today. A line which comprises a link of the new Toad has been constructed to fatu,e iB hle M ' z . . . . .. l BOW M M far M Pink Hm. Mme .hedui win be observed. j. , t Lnr 7rnnn illD Jl tin LlNu IVIli MAKE RAID ON ENGLAND IN AUTUMN prn91.:no. xtpw Air Fleet for Purpose, Lord Montague Warns Test Raid at Midnight Is Announced to Urn tJnlted Press) , ' . Inrndon, i Aug. 24.A seppelin raided the English coast at midnight, says .an oracial- statement Casual ties are reported. Baron Montague has warned the country of a probable air raid by new tferman dirigibles, ir?w Mtrd -to be nder construction. The craft are 780 feet lo, travel 80 miles an hour, can ascend to 3 milw to -avoid gun fire, and carry B tofts of explosives each, he said. The Vaid ia expected m September vor Oc tober, "when the Weather ia favorable. Last night's attack is believed to have he en to test England's new air defenses..-- ... ... . Two of the new teppejina have been completed, Montague declared, and four more will be available in the autumn. ;'. -i GOESW 3 V EINTHEM1Y "i ; Major WS11- fjewia, a former , Kin stonian ftfr many years in the -army medical service, has been promoted to a lieutenant-colonelcy, relatives here have teamed. JuSt before Jie y re ceipt of his aew cohiraission LL-Col. Lewis was aordored from the Presidio at Sao Francisco, where he has been' tatkned, to the: Mexican border, where, it ia said, he has chaige f the sjanitary troops along a? pert of the drimL '- Forty thousand lnn aire uiideV-his pwfiestional supervision,' Col. lewis's lather. Dr. Hichard lew-' ia, uid Several hrothers an! sisters' reside here, s He is ' well-known' throughout, the army. . , MEETING OF MASONS. ,i St. John's Lodge, No. 4, A. F. and A: M.-rill meet Friday night for work in Hie second degree. ON THE DUPLIN R IN A VERY FEW BAYS latEWIS AGRAD Dodged English 4 Fleet at ' EWrance to Channel; . Kept Under Surf ace . . MCOMED BY BIG CROWD Submarine Merchantman Did Not. Notify Friends y of Approach Until Almost Under Guns of Helgoland - At Bremen (By the United Pns Copenhagen, , Aug. 24. Tha : Bremen, sister ship of tha? Deutachland, will arrive in Am-6 erica in a few days, it aaid from a German official source. Berlin, Aug. 23. The merchant submarine, Deutschl and arrived at the moutb of the Weser on August 3. according to the Overseas News Agency, i The agency says that the Deutsch- land arrived on tho afternoon of Aug ust 23 and anchored before the mouth of the river. All oh board were well. Arrived on Twdity-thM. Berlin, ' Aug. 24.- The submarine Deutachland evaded a ecore of war ships watching fot her at the en trance to he English Channel, com ing to tha surface Tuesday in the southern jfart of the North Sea, say E'remen dfepatches. Not until ap proaching 'Helgoland and out of dan ger did eh 6 wireless news Of hef aT rival. Jrt crpwda gatjiere on the docks at Bremen to welcome her. '' SALES OF THE WEEK ON LEAF MARKET HERE TODAY It was estimated this af wrnoon that 131S?6. pound of tobacco was sold her today. The average rice was practically unchanged It waa right around 21 cents. . .The eales were the largos of. the week, eclipsing1 those of Wednesday, the next best day, by more than 40, 000 pounds. The quality was. on the whole, good. 1 ' . fair sales are expected Friday, and heavy brinks by the middle of next week. - . UND FOR THE IVAnOim FfiRESTS . Washington, Aug. 13. Addition of 62,880 acres to the government's for est, reserves in the Appalachian and Waite Mountains, bringing the total area purchased up to 1,306,367 acres, was announced tonight by the Na tional Forest Reservation Commis sion. Fifty-fline tracts te compris ed in the new acquisitions, the larg est being in the "Kinkenny Purchase area," in "New Hampshire, and cover ing -SRftOO acres, (j . j '... ; Smaller tracts, were purchased - in the Southern Appalachian mountains, the largest total on any. area being thai .of 7,678 acres ; in Transylvania county, N. C, On the Pisgah Forest. Other tracts in Avery, Caldwell, Ma eon and McDowell s counties, on the Boone, Nantahala nd .M-t Mitchell areas, aggregate ,1870 cres. HUGHES ABOUT READY, FOR i VACATION IN. ESTES PARK :, Ogden, UtaVAug. J4 Ogden gave Charles E. Hughes ? a- tremendous Wekeme this afternoon when the Re publican candidate arrived to address a crowd which jammed the city's big- gest-aaditorhim. t . ' thile sbewing no marked effects from his campaign trip, Cov. Hughes i 4oking forward to a week's vaca tion in the Estes Park region of ttie Rocky Mountains beginning ' next Sunday.-. ' , HEAVIEST "Not Being Spent Economi cally and Justly to the ' Taxpayers" ASK FOR INVESTIGATION Desire Judge Devin to Ap ; . point Committee Whose Names Are Suggested by Jury Roast . Reception at Roads amp v "We the Grand, Jury, think the county road funds are not being spent economically and justly to the tax payers." ;" : .', That is the charge contained in tho reoprt of the Grand Jury for the Au gust term of Superior Court made to Judge Devin late Wednesday. The report further says that the Grand Jury believe that tho funds "aro be ing spent for the benefit of a 'few men." ' "JVe find important mtsin roads with heavy traffic neglected, hers in a very thinly wooded , community eight miles from the county seat be ing tuilt at a very heavy cost to the county." The jury asked Judge Dev in to delegate, to investigate the re- - - ...... suits of the expenditure of 'Vbout f40,000 sires Jansary, the following men:. IV T, Moseley, Kineton township; ft. H .r fJafidy, Moseley Hall; E, L. Hady, Institute; Jerry Sutton, Falling Creek; Mark Bouse, Vance; W. C. Wortihjrttgflon, don-. tentnea Neck; Zab Kilpa trick, Sand Hill; Forrest Kennedy, Southwest; Oscar Hardy,. Trent; Geo. Willard, Pink Hill; Sam Taylor, Neuse; and J. T. Spence, Weoddngton. i " The report said that "on our in spection of the convict camp, we were treated very discourteously by the road superintendent; also found some convicts had been beaten rather severely by other convicts, under or ders of the, superintendent, also Mincher and Taylor. From the best information, Mincher is still walking boss." Convict Guard Mincher has been in tronblo in the courts several times for alleged maltreatment of con victs. An appeal is now pending before the supreme Court, The 'Grand Jury found, accord ing to the report, tho County Home to be "m good shape, very ably man aged by Mrs. Lee;" the jail very well kept dn sanitary condition; the Sheriff's Clerk's and Register's of fice ell kept and the Clerk-reporting that "all guardians' reports have been made regularly." Comprkunr the Grand Jury wore: J. W, Moseley, J. H. Leneave, W. E. Taylor,1 G. M. Henderson, S. H. Isler, W. M. Edwards, J. F. Hol ton, A. Mi Etainos, N. E Smith, B. F. West, It. L. Pelletier. E. S. Mew born, foreman, W. E. Boyebte, E. L. Johnson, -J. H. Davden, Jr., E. 5. Edwards, E. L. Hwrdy and Z. C. Gooding. ,;,.,.,,.'.v y.,. ' y IN Tift "NORTH SEA London,. Aug. 22. A British K- .cial annoupcement this afternoon says it is believed, that a 'Gorman battle ship f the Nassatt class has heen sunk by British submarine E22. The announcement reads: x; t ,;'-s4 ."The submarine E-22, Liomt-Com mander Robett R. Taraer, 'which re tamed today from the North Sea, re ports that, en- the taoming of Satur day last she inmdo la successful tor pedo attack bpon1 a. German battle ship of the Nassau class. The com- mandiwg officer reports that while the shap was being escorted by . five des truyers back to the harbor ia dam aged condition, he attacked sjain and struck her with a second torpedo and believes she was sunk." BELIYEMpHV,, Larger Man Had Him Down and He Shot In Self-De-fense, Jury Hears DEFENDANT NOT WORRIED Well-Dressed and Calm Mother and Others of Family In Courtroom . Former Fiancee' Turns Back On Him . (Special to The Free Press) Oolddboro, Aug. 25. The de fense had not rested its cass in the Epstein murder trial this af ternoon. There is no prospect for the case going to the jury today or tomorrow, and it may even go over into next week. Goldsboro, Aug. 24. Hytnan - Ep stein, on trial for the murder of Leonard Edwards, was on the jrtflnd in his own defense yesterday. Ep stein told of being encountered by Edwards on tho street in front of the latter's home, of his life being threatened by Edwards because he persisted in calling upon Edwards' sister, and of being - forced to the ground by the man whom he shot. It was after' ho was down that he shot Edwards, Epstein said. . .. : ' The Epstein jury was secured . in two hours'- time. The defendant was calm and apparently unmoved when hs entered the' courtroom. Ho was well-groomed and nattily dressed. , In the room were his mother, brothers d a sis ten, as well as Miss Judith Edwards, sister of the slain man and J Epstein's nance at the time he kill ed her brother. Miss Edwards under stress of emotion reversed her seat to avoid looking at the prisoner. I Edwards was a powerful man. He. si like the slayer, was a member of a prominent family. ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN THE BALKANS IS BUT A BLUFF, IT IS Launched for Its Effect Up- on Roumania Entente Powers Would Not, At-1 tempt It Without That Nation's Help (By the United Press) New York, Aug. 24 To create a political effect in Boumania is the main purpose of the Allied, activity in ths Balkans. There is no prob-m ability that a major offensive, will develop at this time from the Greek ease, unless the Allies are assured that Roumania intends to participate. Without Roumania's aid the recov ery of Serbia would require a great er expenditure of men and munitions than could be spared from the main fronts. OWEGO WAS FIRE1 ON, WITHOUT WARNING BY ' CftilAN submersMje O;' : (By. the; United Press). ' Rotterdam Aug. 23.-(Via London) According to information here the American steamer Owego, regarding a reported submarine attack on Whicn the American government has inquir ed f Germany, arrived here August 13 and reported encountering off the Isle 'of Wight a German submarine which fired 10 or 12 shots at her with out warning, it is declared, same of tho shells striking very close to her but inflicting no damage, i , . Athenians , Were ' Engaged On Nearly Every Part K of Front, Said . .DYANCE BEEN Greek and ' French Troops Defending Seres Against " Bulgarians Russians Win Big Victory in Fight With Turks a . (By the United rress) ' , , , London,- Aug.. 24.7-The ; ncieni (ireek city of Seres 43 miles north east of Salonika is under e strong attack by Bulgars, Athens despatches . say. The Greek, garrison is co-operating with the French forces Mn de fending the city. The Seres garri son is bolng reinforced by ( auu0 Greek detachments, whkrh retiml up on tho city after spirited ' flsrhting with numerically superior Bulgars on practically every other sec bo of. the Balkan front, The .Bulbar osTenslv has been brought to a standatill., ( Slavs Claim Big Success. , k Petrograd, Aug. 24 The Russians have defeated 80,000 Turks in',' great battle near Mosul, icapturuig two entire regiments, it is said offi cially. Much booty was secured.'1 ' Attacks T)a Freack. ' - " it ... ' Paris, ug. Ji. Two GermeU at tuck near Sayetcourtv outh f tha Somme jpreeeded by an intense bom rhardment, were com.pletely repulsed. it is officially .eaid.. --On the - right bank of the Meuse, northeast of Ver dun, the . Germans today bombarded the Fleury-Thiaumont,. front. French aviators downed four planes. British Repel "Germans. . London, Aug. 24.-The Germans msde a strenuous attempt last night to regain ground between Guiilomont and J Barry, according to Gensral Haig. They succeeded -m reaching , parapets e Bntish trenches at some ' points but afterwards wer repelled wi th heavy Josses. . . i Bulletins n By Eastern Press) ; , t Berlin, Aug. f24.-The fiulffarst have damaged the enemy J fresh' " fighting on the Struma river, says " an official statement jotJlie.lJul- i garians. Anglo-French, It is said, .. were put to Bight. fJl . , ',.,, 111! U I ' ' I m I V,- :' GIVES ttOLLAMi ) ANOTHER CHANCE Recorder T. C Weoten techay an-v nounced that he weM hear St strongi appeal" for clemency for John Hol land Friday warning. Holland is under sentence of 12 months -dor lar ceny of money from ' windovr display. r ..v, ARMOR PLANT WILL BE LOCATED IN FEW WEEKS Washington, Aug. 23. Proposals' from various cities offering sites ioi the $1100,000 govcrBinent armor plant will be heard by Secretary Dan iels en September JL5.iogether-wi-Ui such offers as any private manufac turers way submit for the sale oj their establishments to; the govern ment. ; ' -.. . " r,vREacsmYY tEP6t HMIPTON ROADS . . . - -. .. . . - 1 Washington, Au. 23. the Navy Department was taxing its resourced might to fill up ,4hs firet hypothetic- a! gap in the country's defense which) . has developed in the naval war gam in progress off the Atlantic coast. -Theoretically, a mob. of unifonnoJ men today overpowered the naval guard at . SewclIV Point, on . Hamp ton Roads, destroyed great stores of soal and supplies collected there f .f possible use of the ."blue" defer.,'.'. : fleet, and burned the piers,