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KINSTON, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1916
FOUR PAGES TODAY twomoms
FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS
ODAY
SANDERSON HAS GROWN VERY
mode
UE IS ?T0 BE Cfltt
ED
BAD SINCE
iljOECUTiyESlElLUKl
GRANTEIGilT IlOUR DAY AT SAME EXPENSE
MOTJERVICE
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DAYS
IN A VERY FEW
Regular Passenger and
Freight Service to Beula
yille to Be 7 Inaugurated
By Scptemberl, If Possi
ble, Said
Daily "and f reight service on the
Duplin 'County Railroad as far s
Beulaville will ibe inaugurated by
September 1 if possible,, Mr. Wm.
Hayes, Superintendent of the Kinston
Carolina Railroad,, announced today.
A line which comprises a link of the
new road "has been constructed to
the latter point for some time, and
a senni- weekly freight service em-
Construction of the line
miles .y farther
and service to
If Brotherhoods Will Work That Number of Hours for
Eight Hours' Pay, Well andjGood Can't Agree to Fjf,
v ty. Million Dollars Increase, HoweverPresident's. Pol
; icy Openly Criticized "Striking Down of Principle .of
Impartial Hearing Threatens Greater Danger Than
Conflicting Freight Regulations"--Success or Failure
of Wilson's Efforts Will Be Toid by Night, It Is Pro
.Jbable 1 v
" , (By 'ths United Press) i
, Washington, Aue. 24.-"Since midnierhtf the situation
has taken a change for the worse.. The situation is very piyi
serious," was $he statement of one of the executives as " t0 chinquapin, some
the conference with the President he'oran this af fern nnn 'I South- progress,
the President's course in "striking down the principle of ; point .w beied up in f!w
impartial hearing" has threatened greater permanent in- e
jury than the "multiform, . conflicting freight regula-1 "aplef f ,u' dn Perwco " ty'
n .j ,r t tt j: ii7 ci6 i. t-i& tt. 8 T n tn tl6r future, as probable, Mr.
pons,- said Walter D. Hmes for the Sante Fe, Hmes de- Ha fitated
clared the President had without a hearing decided it was j lWiu" be one train daily to
jy&fqr the railroads to pay fifty million, dollars a year . Beuiahviiie for the present. That
jto trainmen through, the eight-hour day. j train mow runs as far as-Pink Iill,,
,Qne striking feature of the case, he said, was that the .The same schedule win be observed.
rfesident s course establishes the proposition that labor
may'pombine to stop the interstate commerce unless its
"demands are granted, a!nd that in such cases the Presi
dent's proper course is to "make up his own mind with
tutU hearing as to concessions he would force employers
tp make," " , " ' . "
Final .'Negotiations On. "z
fBv Robert J. Bender) . "
Washington, Aug. 24. Negotiations for settling the
.threatened raiir0ad strike today went into the final
stages. ,
Tfyj success or failure of the President's efforts may
be written before night. The sub-committee of railway
executives who for three days have been wrestling with
the eight-hour problem, met ' with the rest of the execu
tives this morning, in the hope of reaching a conclusion
before' adjourning. They are expected to lay their, final
answer before the President at a conference this after-'
noon. ' 1
The railroad executives, it is said, have agreed 'therfe
is no other way to meet the crisis than to grant the de
mand foi the eight-hour day." However, they are strug
gling desperately to provide the eight-hour day, this con
cession is not the same as demanded by the workers.
Their efforts are concentrated on the tasfc of putting the
brotherhoods on the defensive. To this end, it isecjared,
there is general willingness to grant the. eit-hottr day,
xbut not with the sanie wage as now.paid for the ten-hour
day,; That would mean" a twenty'per'centincrease in
Vages it is claimed. "If the brotherhoods are willing to
grant eigjjt'.hoiirs for eight hours' V pay this, cpntrpversy
woufd e "settled in twenty minutes," the President of the
Santa-Fe-is reported to have said. , 0 '
SANDERSONS ON
TRIAL FOR KILLING
AMOS BECTON TODAY
Bryant Sanderson, r young white
farm tenini' was to be put on trial
in Suerior Xjurt this afternooa for
the killing of Amos Becton, en eld
erly planter. 1X09, alleged crime oe
curr4 in the spring t the home of a
colored tenant on Etecton's plantation.
Self-defense may be the plea of San
d ere 00. The Solicitor has stated that
he will not ask taf a murder verdict
but w4 be satisfied with a conviction
for manalaughtsr.
: Cases disposed of Wednesday were
Mary White, larceny, tkrht months.
William Dove, Henry Fields and Aa
tti: fields, a. with" d. w gci',t7, jud?
mentnot passed. Jor.a? WMiamf
larceny, 12 months. Williams, - Sow
serving term on the oonty roads,
ttadethe" in teres tkig request that he
be sent to State's pruon at Raleigh
to spend ths .year, atating thajt-'he
tad been whipped whPe on the reads,
'endant's request.y Tobe Mayor, tried
P appeal from the Recorder's Court
WHAT'S. TEXAS HpAT
ALONGSIDE THIS THE
JAPS HAVE TQ TAKE
(By , the United Press)
Tokio, Aug. 24. American, militia
men drilling on the 'Mexican border
in terrific ny ol off wnen &e7
hear that' 2,000 Japanese soldiers
ir arched and maneuvered for! twelve
days in Formosa and he Pescadores
with the mercury mounted as high as
130 degrees Fahrenheit ;. fad only
three cascs .of sunstroke were report
ed during the entire' .period,
The first nine days were spent in
constant marching,' the . troops cover
ing 100 miles. Because of . the heat,
the soldiers were permitted to wear
any clothing they pleased. Some of
them wore helmets, some straw hats,
. m a knitted underskirt or a thin
kimono. V" . ' ; ' "
The maneuvers .were deliberately
held in the intense heat, in order to
give the experts ' chance 4o study
the best way to Landle nvn under
inch conditions., ' i'M
lodge Devin ' complied with-the d-
for reUiling, not guilty. ,
NEW TYPE ZEPPELINS
WILL MAKE RAID ON
I
Germany Preparing New
Air , Fleet for Purpose,
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Lord j Montague Warns
Test Raid at Midnight Is
Announced , ,
(By the United. Press)
' London, Aug. 24. A zeppelin
raided the English coast at midnight,
says an official statement. Casual
ties are reported. Baron Montague
has wanted the country of a probable
air raid by new German dirigibles,
- y .r
RCTr-eaid t be under construction.
The craff are 780 feet log, travel
f?0 Tmile "n hour, can ascend to 3
miles to avoid gun fire, and carry 6
tons of explosives each, he said. The
raid is expected in September op Oc
tober, when the weather is favorable.
Lest night's attack is believed to have
heen to test England's new air de
fenses. " ... ' . ,
Two of the new reppelina have
been completed, Montague declared,
end four more will be available in' the
autumn.
DEUTSCIILAND SAFE
IN:lil!ANlllARBI)R
AFTER L01 VOYAGE
Dodged English : Fleet ' at
s Entrance to Channel;
Kept Under Surface
WELCOMED BY BIG CROWD
MAI. LEWIS GOES UP
A GRADE IN THE ARMY
Major Wiill Lewis, a former Kin
stonian for many years in the army
medical service, has been promoted to
a lieutenant-colonelcy, relatives fcere
have learned. Just before the' re
ceipt of his new commission LU-Col.
Lewis was ordered from the Presidio
at San Francisco, where he has been
stationed, to the Mexican border,
where, H is said, he has charge of
the sanitary troops along m pert of
the front Forty thousand men are
under his professional supervision.
Col. Lewis's father. Dr. Richard Lew
is, and several brothers and sisters
reside , here. : He is well-known
throughout the army.
August Weather.
I The maximum . temperature , here
Wednesday afternoon was 95. Kin
stonians had nothing to kick about,
however, for on Monday the heat re
gistered 104 in Cleveland, O. Ninety
seven is the hottest this section has
experienced. '
Submarine . Merchantman
Did Not- Notify Friends
of Approach Until Almost
Under Guns of Helgoland
-At Bremen
GRAND JURY CHARGE
COMMISSIONERS USE
FUNDS IMPROPERLY
(Bj the United Press)
Copenhagen, Aug. 24-The
Bremen,' sister ship of the
Deutschland, will arrive in Am-6
erica in a few. days, it said from
a German official source.
Berlin, Aug. 23. The merchant
submarine x Deutschland arrived at
the twwlK of the .Weser on August
23. according to the Overseas News
Agency. '
The agency says that the Deutsch
land arrived on tho af temooti of Aug
ust 23 and anchored before the mouth
of the river. AH "on board were well.
Arrived on Twenty-third.
Berlin, Aug.; 24.--Tho submarine
Deutschland evaded a score of war
ships 'watching for her at the en
trance to the English Channel, com
ing to the surface Tuesday in the
southern part of the North Sea, say
U'remen dispatches. Not until ap
proaching ;Hslgoland and out of dan
ger did 4ie wireless news of her ar
rival. Great crowds ga there on the
docks at Bremen to welcome her.
HEAVIEST SALES OF
THE WEEK ON LEAF
MARKET HERE TODAY
It was estimated this afcemoon that
131,876 pounds of tobacco was sold
here today. The average price was
practically unchanged. It was right
around 21 cents. c
The sales were tho larges of the
week, eclipsing those of Wednesday,
the next best day, by more than 40,
000 pounds. The quality was on the
whole, good. ' .
Fair sale are expected Friday, and
heavy broaks by the middle of next
week.
MORE LAND FOR THE
NATIONAL FORESTS
Washington, Aug. 23. Addition of
02,880 acres to the government's for
est reserves in the Appalachian and
White Mountains, bringing the total
area purchased up to 1,396,367 acres,
was announced tonight ' by the Na
tional Fomt Reservation Commis
sion. Fifty-nine itracts are compris
ed in the new acquisitions, the larg
est being in the "Kinkenny Purchase
area," in New Hampshire, and cover
ing 36,000 acres. "
Smaller tracts were purchased in
tho Southern Appalachian mountains,
the -largest total on any area being
that of 7,678 acres in Transylvania
county, N. C, on the Pisgah Forest:
Other Jracts in Avery, Caldwell, Ma
eon and McDowell-- counties, on the
Boone, Nantahala and ' Mt, Mitchell
areas, aggregate 1,870 acres.
HUGHES ABOUT READY FOR
.VACATION ITESTES PARK
Ogden, Utah, Ang..24 Ogden gave
Charles E. Hughes a tremendous
welcome this afternoon when the Re
publican candidate arrived to address
a crowd which jammed the city's big
gest auditorium.
While showing no marked effects
from his campaign trip, Gov. Hughes
i lookinglorward to a week's vaca
tion in the Estes Park region of the
Rocky - Mountains beginning next
Sunday. : V -
"Not Being Spent Economi-
cally.and Justly to the
Taxpayers"
ASK FOR INVESTIGATION
Desire Judge Deyin to Ap
point Committee Whose
Names Are Suggested , by
JuryRoast : Reception
at Roads Camp
"We the Grand Jury, think the
county .road funds are not being spent
economically and justly to the tax
payers." That (s the charge contained in the
reoprt of the Grand Jury for the Au
gust term of Superior Court made to
Judge Devin late Wednesday. The
report further says that tho Grand
Jury believe that the funds "aro be
ing spent for the benefit of a few
men." ' V
"W fmd ijmpqrtant ntn roads
with heavy traffic neglected, ethers in
a very thinly wooded community
eight miles from the county seat be
ing built at a very heavy cost to the
county." The Jury asked'Judge Dev?
in to delegate, to investigate the 're
sults of $he expendiutre of'Vbout
$40,000 since January," th following
men: E. T. Moseley, Kims-ton
township; R. H. Hardy, Moseley
Hall; E . lf Hardy,' Institute; Jerry
Sutton, Falling jek; .Mark Rouse,
Vance;' W. O.' Wortlhlnig'Hon, Oon
tentnea Neck; Zob Kilpa trick. Sand
Hill; Forrest Kennedy, Southwest;
Oscar Hardy,. Trent; Geo. Willard,
Pink Hill; Sam Taylorj Neuse; and J.
T. Spence, Wooddngton.
The report eaid that "on our in
pec1)ion ojf lljhe onxlicti apnp, wiej
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 superintendentr- also
Mincher and Taylor. From the best
information, Mincher is stall walking
boss." 1 i
Convict Guard Mincher has been in
trouble in the courts several times
ifor sjlegisd majtraatiment ot
victs. An appeal is now pending
before the Supremo court.
Hlhe Girand Jutry (foan iaccord
ing to the report, tho County Home
to be "in good shape, very ably man
aged by Mrs. Lee;" the jail very
well kept dn sanitary condition; the
Sherirs Clerk's and Register's of
fi8ec well kept and the Clerk report
ing that "all guardians' reports have
been made Tcgularly."
Comprising the Grand Jury were:
J. W. Moseley, J. H. Leneave, W.
E. Taylor, G. M. Henderson, S. H.
Isler, W. M. Edwards, J. F. Hel
ton, A. M. Etaincs, N. E. Smith, B.
F. West, R. L. Pelletier, E. S. Mew
bora, foreman, W. E. Boyette, E.
L. Johnson, J. H. Dawden, Jr., E.
J. Edwards, E. L. Hardy and Z. C.
Gooding.
BELIEVE BRITISH U
BOAT SANK BATTLER
IN THE NORTH SEA
London, Aug. 22. A British offi
cial announcement this afternoon says
it is believed that a German battle
ship of the Nassau class has been
sunk by British submarine E22. The
announcement reads:
"The submarine E-22, Liout.-'Com
mander Robert R. Turner, which re
turned today from the North Sea, re
ports that on the morning of Satur
day last she mado a successful tor
pedo attack ' upon ' a 'German battle
ship of the Nassau class. The com
manding officer reports that while the
ship was being escorted by. five des
troyers back to. the harbor in a dam
aged condition, he attacked Azain and
struck her with a second torpedo and
believes she was sunk." -
EPSTEIN TELLS HIS
WmW KILLINu
DFLEON'D EDWARDS
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 ' Turn's
, Back On Him '
GREEKS FOUGHT THE
EFFORT
BULGARS IN
TO CHECK INVASION
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Athenians Were Engaged
On Nearly Every. Part
of Front, Said
ADVANCE BEEN HALTED
(Special to The Free. Press)
Goldsboro, Aug.. 23. Thefts ,
fense had not rested its case in
the Epstein murder trial this af- .
ternobn. There is no prospect
for the ' case going to the Jury
today or tomorrow, and it may
even go over into next week.
Coldsboro, Aug. 24 Hyman Ep
stein, on trial for the . murder of
Leonard Edwards, was on the stand
in his own defense yesterday. Ep
stein told of being encountered - by
Edwards on -the street in front of
the tatter's home, of his life being
threatened by Edwards because he
persisted in calling upon Edwards'
aister, and of being forced to the
ground by the man whom he shot. It
was after he 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
he entered the courtroom. Ho - was
well-groomed, and nattily dressed. In
the room were his mother, 'hrothers
and a sister., as well as Mies Judith
Edwards, sister of -the slain man pna
Epstein's fiance at the time he kill
ed her hrother. Miss Edwards under
stress of emotion reversed her seat
to avoid looking at the prisoner.
Edwards was a powerful man. He,
like the slayer, was a member of a
prominent family t.
ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN
THE BALKANS IS BUT
A BLUFF, IT IS SAID
Launched ior Its Effect Up
on Roumania Entente
Powers Would Not At
tempt It Without That
Nation's Help
(By the United Press)
New York, Aug. 24. To create a
political effect dn Roumania is the
main purpose of the Allied activity
in the Balkans. There is no prob
ability that a major offensive will
develop at this time from the Greek
base, unless the Allies are assured
that Roumania intends to participate.
Without Roumatvia'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 FIRED ON
WITHOUT WARNING BY
GERMAN SUBMERSIBLE
(By the United Press) v
Rotterdam, Aug. 23. (Via LoWon)
According to information here the
American steamer Owego, ' regarding
a reported submarine attack on which
the American government has inquir
ed of 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, some of
the shells striking very cjosc to hSr
but inflicting no damage. '
EIENEMY
Washington, Aug. 23. The , Navy
Department was taxing its resources
tonight to fill up the first hypothetic-
Greek and r French . Troops
; Defending Seres Against
Bulgarians Russians
: Win Big Victory'" in Fight
With Turks"
(By the -United Press) f -;'
London, Aug.? 24. The "ancient
Greek city!WfSefesrt' 43 miles north
east of Salonika, 4s under-a strong
ottackby Bulgara, Athens despatches
say. The Greek garrison is co-operating
with the French forces in d
f Hiding the city.1 ' The Sew garri
son la beiuar y. reiofomd by ' maTl
Greek detachments, which Retired up
on the city after spirited : fighting
with numerically, super jor .3igsrs on
practically every other sector , of the
Balkan front 4 The Bulgar ;offensiv
has been brought to a standstill, -
Slavs Claim Big Success. , t
Petrograd, Aug. 24. The Russians
have defeated 8000 Turks ; in ia
great battle .near Mosul, capturinjf
two entire rffimcnts it is said offl- ,
cinlly. Mucjj booty wa3 secured.
Attacks 43n French. . .
Barist Jug.. 24.V-.Two, German at
tacka-near Sayercourt, south r-of the
Sommtv preceded by an Intense'hom
brdment,f wore completely repulsed
it is officially suid. ' On' the right
bank of the Meuse, northeast of Ttr
d uii i ' the Germans " today bom oarded
the Fleury-Thisumont ; front. : French
aviators downed four pianos. !
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HATTIE WIIJLIAMS ' ' -The
Moroteo-Pammeuat Star. " i 1
Miss Sudie Becton of Trenton pass
ed through the city today an route
to Ayden to; visit her sister, Mrs.
Tingle. , - , ,
ARMOR PLANT, WILL BE
LOCATED IN FEW WEEKS
Washington, Aug. 23. Proposals
from .various cities offering sites for
the $11,000,000 1 government armor
plant will be heard by Secretary Dan
iels on September 13, together with
such offers as any. private manufac
turers may submit . for . the sale - of
their establishments to tho govern
ment. ,
al gap in the country's defense which
has developed in the naval war game
in progress off the Atlantic coast.'
Theoretically, a mob of uniformed
men today overpowered the naval
guard at . SewcU'o" Point, . est Hamp
ton Eoads, destroyed great stores of
coal and supplies collected there far
possible use of the 'blue" djutfndx x
fleet, ni turned ihs piers