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VOL. XVIII. No. 79
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N.C; SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 1916
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Violent Fighting Friday Night Uaig Takes Three Vil
f Uses and, Clears Woods of Teutons-Germans Cling
Only, to Fine Fortifications
-ed, May I-oss Them at Next Advance of Enemy Piles
ft Dead Ilhiminated' Field Scene of Terrible Conflic
? Germans Hurl Fresh Troops Before Storming Par.
ties in Vain Bulbars' Retreat Before Victorious Serbs
Has Become a Rout, Says
(By the
. London, Sept. 16. M. Calogeropoulos has been"
entrusted with the formation of the riew Greek
Cabinet, says an Athens disnatch. . :
1 London, Sept 16. Fighting desperately to save them-
Kuv-es.xrom-a retreat on n mile or the front, the Uer-
rttans are throwing battalion after battalion against the
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stunning cnusn .columns riortn oi tne Komme, in an er-
fort f.O check Genera UalcR advance The Kaff W horn in
yesterday, grew fiercer toward night. By the glare' of
iiiuminaung oomDs tne men
, bayonets and grenades over, the shell-torn country lead'
' inr tn Rananms At thh roimf inf tK lc4 miaeo Ai
s patch from British headquarters.' Haier's men were roll
ng; steadily down the slopes before Bapaume, but the
German" resistance ' was'growing stubborner. At ' that
h6ut the. villages' of CoufceletteMartinpuich and.Flers
were4 firmly in British hands, the: British - had swept
through the Foureaux woods and were fighting on the
kw5luih winges ui.cuuieaux
J)Ics appeared imminent ' s
A The German losses were
.h.wuuicua wuuu, wiiere
aepperate.,- Haig's men found
V' The .'British tains, linked
earlier in the week, completed the capture' of an entire
iniu vi uie uny ox. u-encnes in tne fcomme. uniy to the
marvelously' constructed1 defenses ?at Thiepval, do the
Germans clfn'g:; : Thiepvalij butilanked by the' British,
wuu caturwi.MJurceieLiCj
aavance ot the Jintish left
Bulgarians In Flight.' .
" baloniki, Sept' 16. Victorious Serbians are ' driving
i uic ueieateu ouigars in aisorueriy retreat towarus tne
Serb-Greek frontier in the direction of M6nastir; says a
Serbian official statement " The Bulgarian losses' have
been enormous, including a' whole regiment of fifteen hun
dred iripn. - .
, Zaimis Wont Take Job Back. . - . . ;
- London. Sept 16, Premier Zaimis has finally declin-
cd id remain at the head of the Greek Cabinet It is sug
gested that ex-Premier Ve'nizelos; leader of, the pro-war
party, be invited to reform the Cabinet, says an -Athens-dispatch.
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Kaiser Heports Victory. , " I ' , '
' Berlin,- Sept-16. Emperor Wilhelm telegraphed the
Empress last night that the troops had inflicted a severe
defeat on the Russ-Roumanians in the Balkans. Buchar-
1 est dispatches last night admitted the retreat of the Russian-Roumanians
in the Dobruja -region before an enemy
advance. ' .
Italians Resume, Offensive. , . ".' n.
jye. ort the-whole Isonzo front In Goritzia the Austrian
line has been broken at several points. Austrian losses
w two days are said to have exceeded 10,000 .. ,
German Attacks Repulsed. '- , ' '
Paris,NSept 16. German attacks north and south of
me were l-epulsed last night, it is said officially..
British Advancing in Balkans. . .
Salonika, Sept 16. The British have crossed the riv-er-Struma
and are attacking the Bulgarians at Ozamim
ah and Komaja and at villages along theCu'delCIt is said
officially. Artillery duels are occurring cn the Dorian
front : - ; .
London Cheered by Good News. ' - l ' , .
iL, todon, Sept 16. News of the British successes' in
the West coupled with the Allies' great gains in the Bal
kans and the resumption of the Italian offensive on the"
Isonzo, has aroused the public td a high pitch 6f enthu
siasm. Howjarge a part the new Britis harmored . cars
are plajing in the present advance is not known; but mili
tary critics believe this new war terror has wrought hav
oc to the Germans.. They are dubbed "Willies" by the
British Tommies, and carry a terrifying appearance as
they advance in action. ' y
The Russians and French co-operating with the Serbs
are reported to have recaptured Fiorina, Greece, from the
Bulgars, says a Central News dispatch from Salonika.
Fiorina was the first Greek city occupied by the Bulgars
when they crossed the Greek frontier. . '
Berlin Admits Losses. - .
Berlin, Sept. 16. In hot fighting north of the Somme
at Thiepval, and Outflank
Report From the Near East
United Pres.)
lougnt liKe demons with
wooa, wnne tne.iaii or uom
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said to be frighftiil, especial-
uie resistance was une most
heaps of . German bodies.
with the Fwwh nrlvana
sna jis capture, at tne next
appears certain.
Britain Refuses "License
to Exporters, Extends Re
strictions, to Apply to
Those of United States as
WelL'" ' ".j
By th United Press)
Washington, 'Sept. 16. The Brit
ish blockade has eain become the
matter of first importance at the
State Department. The new orders
of the British government against
trade with North Europe threaten to
fan into a live issue the smoulder
ing dissatisfaction felt here over the
'whole blockade question.'
One effect, it is agreed, will 'be in
sistenf doRWids for the application
of the retaliatory legislation passed
by the recent Copgness. The action
of Britain in placing an importation
embargo on more than a hundred ai
tklcs until October 1 to Scandinavi
an countries and the Netherlands
from all countries, including ithe U
has aroused much, resentment
British exporters were first refused
license for such business. London's
act is destined to shut off German
supplies, through neutral ports.
MORE, LATITUDE FOR
;BABY
CONTEST IN OCTOB'R
t The datea for examining entrants
in ihv Better Babies contest at the
coming fair have been changed from
October 25 and 26 to the 24th and
2tth, to permit of grading by ' the
judges on the ' 26th. The awarding
of prices will be made on the 27th,
and H is estimated that a whole day
in between will ibe required for care
ful examination of the score cards.
Another important change ' an
nounced is that children from the
ages of six months to four years will
be taken, instead of those between
the ages of one and thfee years, as
stated in the initial announcement on
Friday. The divisions by age will
be as follows! ' v
First, From 'six months tip1 to and
including one year; second, 13 months
up to"and including two years:' third,
25 months up to and including tnreg
years; 37 months up to- and includ
ing four years.
NAVAL BATTLE OFF
SWEDISH COAST; : Sfl
DEA OF WHO' WINS
'(By the United Press)
London, Sept. 16. Russian and
German naval forces are engaged In
the Gulf of Bothnia, ; north of the
Aiana lianas, . UuV.u. --pawn.
says. Heavy nrrng is mara nong
tho STiA coast, nt feeavy' fog i
obscures the . .fighting. ,
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LLLNOIS TROOPS IN
CAM? CANT KEEP WARM
Springfield, Ul-i Sept 15. A fur-
lough of ten , days for the ntire single blankets and not enough clo
First and Second regiments of the I. thing to keep them warm. . They are
N. G. in camp here is asked by Gov-,
eraor Dunne in a telegram sent to the
yesterday the Britrsh Ported the Germans from Gource
lotte, Martinpulch and Fler;s, it is officially admitted.
Russians Take Towns.. : i "
41 ! Paris,' Sept 16.--Rus3ians co-operating with the
Serbs and French on the Balkan left wing have driven
the Bulgars out of the villages of Kastora, Zagoritsanti,
Zoritsanti, Vichi and Biklishte. The Bulgars are re
treating northward to fcrtif.:J positions south of Lake
Ventrook. The Rouir.nrJ-s r.re progressing rapidly in
Transylvania; sweeping the :t;-n north of Hermanns
tadt. -
(By the tl.itted Preee)
Washington, Sept. .16.-The National
Guard brigade at Camp Glenn, N.G, was
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this afternoon ordered to theborderV
, iThe brigade consists, of three infan
try regiments, a battalion of Engineers, a
squadron of cavalry; and necessary hos
plfal troops.
The North Carolina troops have been through a course
of hard training at the 'State encampment grounds, locat
ed on the seacoast. Theirs is a full command for a bri
gadier-general, v The physique and efficiency of the or
ganization is highly spoken of . here. Brigadier General
Lawrence Ycung is in command. , ,
North Carolina furnishes
Virginia, South Carolina or
ihan a battalion of coast artillery at home.
There are three colonels and ten majors in the bri
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MIS PLATFORM, 4
HSJ? dipot" propJerty
A deed from J. II. Young, trustee,
president ot the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad, whereby the Norfolk South
ern transfers to the A C.'- L. iU
half interest in the union station
property in southeast Kinston, 'wa
for registration Saturday af
fernooBi The consideration i ; $9,.
4o0 The property acquired s(Wns
WCCka 0 fcy Mr. Young for the
companies.
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War Department today. The Gover
nor declares th nen are suffering
from cold.
The troops are said to have only
equipped for duty on the Mexican
border. ' ; " " ,
more troops than .either
Tennessee, and leaves more
''OenVer Poet
GERMAN PRINCE WAS :
KILLED IN ACTION
JJedin, Sept. 15, (Via London)
Prince Frederick William of 'Hesoe
has teen killed at Cara Ortnan, it
was officially announced by the War
Office today in its report on operat
ing affairs on die Balkan front.
GRANDSON OF CHAS
PICKENS IS KILLED
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London, Sept. 16. Major Cedric
Charles Dlcchs, grandson of Charles
Dickens, was killed in action
France Monday. ,
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EXl'ECT BIG DAY
- NEXT WEDNESDAY
' ' When J. J. Parker, Republican
candidate for 'Attorney-General,
comes here 'Wednesday the Republi
cans Will fire their opening gun in
the Lenoir" county campaign. Mem
bars of the -party claim that Parker
is of big calibre, and weX shotted,
that there is more than fuse' and fuss
to hm, and that he will make a hit
CumliJate Parker will speak fn the
Courthouse at 2 p.m. The public is
i v :!.! to hear him.
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"(By the United Press)
New London .Conn, Sept 16.
Mm. Attnie Dowe, only sister of
President Wilson, died at t A5 o'
clock this morning'. Th body will
be sent ta South Carolina for bur
ial The-Presideat will areomp'sny the
remains from Lang Branch.
MERCHANT FELL DLAD
ON HERITAGE STREET
Mr. irenrry C. Johnson, 54, suc
cumbed to apoplexy on the street in
front of a grocery conducted by him
on Heritage street this morning just
before 8 o'clock. He had been in the
y:3t of spirits and a few moments
previously had boon whistling v anl
tinging. , Ho was smoking a cigar
when he fell dead. Leslie Johnson,' a
mute fon employed as a pressman in
The Free Press office, took charge of
the rody and had it carried to 1hi
home, a short distanconp Ileritags
strfcU -
Mr. John3on was a native of Chat
ham county. He had lived here about
nineteen years ,w93 ' fairly well
knowr, IIo wa a . quiet . man, ofi ip
parcntly fine physijuo and. -.healthy,
and was liked by hh acquaintances.
lis is sarvived ly his wife uni
those children: Mrs. Clcveian l Moo-fi
of Oxford, N. C;. Misses Annie anl
Sadie Johnson, Ltslio and Kd. John
son of Kinston, and Mis Bossio
Johnson of Michigan. A brother ro
sides at Cary. ' - "
The funeral will bf held Sunday of
ternoon at 3:30 o'clock from- th
home, conducted ty, oy .A-v-lluiK.
Me ipas.tor of Queen Street ;J!ctha;I
ist church. ' Interment rill bo ' in
Maplewood cemetery.
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
HELPS SELL FARMS
. ALONG ITS LINES
Aarricultural Agent W. T. 'Kyzcr,
a hustler of tho Norfolk Southern
Railroad ,has'just had puiblished 'an
18-page pamphlet containing: n list pf
farms and other properties for sal'o
along ".the Norfolk Southern's lines.
Mr.' Kyier has endeavored to get a
representative lkt cf available fartns
for eettlers from very section which
the fod traverses. This department
intends to sell every farm possible,"
declares Mr.: Kyzer in an accompany
ing letter, Resident Demonstration
Agent MeCraiJ-y was at school with
theNorfolk Southern man, and pives
him credit for being a very energetic
and capable man. , .
The booklet contains a number 'of
interesting halftones, articles on col'
onizatibn, farm- lands, the excellent
weather of the region, manufactur
ing, stock .raising ,otc, in addition to
the list of farms. ' -
HOLD UP MEN IN BANK
AND MAKE BIG HAUL
Homestead, Fla Sept. 15. While
two confederates waited outside in an
automobile, two heavily armed men
held up officials of the State Bank of
Homestead late today, robbed the
Counters of $0,000 and escaped in the
direction of the Everglades. The two
robbers who entered the bank forced
S. JR. Pridgen, vice-president, and E.
Z. Crowley, cashier, to face the wall
with their fcamh above their heads.
As the men left the bank Pridffen fir.
ed six shots after them.
Posses assisted by the Miami po
lice gave chase. .
BULLETINS
(By the United Press) '
AGAIN LOOKING FOR BREMEN.
New London, Conn, Sept. 16.
-Activities at the pier of the
Eastern Forwarding Company to
day renewed belief that the Ger
man submarine Bremen is near-
ing this port. -Officials deny that
the ship has ben heard from.
Sentenced "to Year at Hard
' Labor by Judffc Bond
t Today '
' ? 'A '
WAS ACCUSED BY GIRL'
Alleged Attempted Assault
On Pullman Car Near Ra
leigh Young Woman, "of
, Good Family Complain
ant in the Case "
(Special to Th Free Press)
.'Raleigh, Sept. 16. Judge. Bond
today sentenced E. S. Thomas to
a year at hard labor for attempt- ,
ed assault upon Mi.ss Eula Nunn
cf Nashville on Southern Kail
way pullman.
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) A" Jury in Wake county Superior ,
Cpuri at Ralegh I'Vlday night found
E. 'H. Thomaj, a yoXmit whito'man,
net guilty of attempted criminal us-m-jt,
but RUilty of assault' upon;a
female in tho eace of statewide inter
est in Vhich fMiaa Eula Nunn, 20,
v.'ns tho other principal. . Thcma' Ic
fense ,was that he was undocthe hi
flupnc 0 of whisky . when he entered
Miss Nunn's borth sia slto.'p?i a few
weeks ago, lieinjt diagjfed from tii
berth. hy men and turned over to th .
police1 at Ruleig h. JudKinent was rc?
sjrv:d liy Judj;c: Bondf .Miss Nunn,'
well known in this "jwrt of the Stale.
and Iftioj in Lenoir courtly, Was it
turning- hcr-hnm'"'' in ""Nnjhville,
Term., from a vkit4fc New .Bern when
tho uffalr occurred. .' -
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LEAD OVER BOYS M
CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Number, 110 Against; 79
The Enrollment Friday
Itcachc4 1,132 Athletic
Organization to Be Form
ed in the Coming Week
: The cij'ollment in the city school)
Friday reached a total of 1,432, ac
cording to Superintendent Curtis. Tho
attendance was very satisfactory du-
ring the first three days of 'the term,
which' was opened Wednesday.
There ar 79 boys and llO girls in
the High School. 'That the fair sex
hns a majecity in the lipper school i.
nothing to wonder at, but tho. 'differ
ence in numbers is so pronounced a .4
to causa surprise.'. I , .'. , :' 1 . .... : ,
- At athletic organization is. to la
atarUl during f the coming wock.
Principal E'. . B. . Jones of the' High
School . will ' hav charge of the de
partment. Prof. W. B. Uhistcad, a
new .member of the faeulty, will su
pervise the literary clubs. The club
will iro out after debabinjr honor
dur'ng the term ind contest ' with,
schools in othor places in that line.
There w already congestion in tha
lower grades. " The fourth, . for in
stance, has 1G8 pupils in its sewral
sections." In" some classrooms th
children are beinjr doubled lip; that)
is, o"e class is occupying a room for
thi forepart of the day asid another
fo? the afternoon, etc. L
COTTON
Eleven bales of cotton hnd Ihp.i
sold here today by 2:30 o'clock, p ; -s
ranging from 11 to 14.52 1-2.
New York futures quotation: v. t - :
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