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KINSTON, N. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1916
SIX lGES TODAY
PRICE TWO CENTS
J
BRITISH DRIVE FORWARD FO HDIG GAINS
IN THE SOMFvlE; THIRD OF GERMAN FRONT
HAS FALLEN TO ALLIES DURING PAST WEEK
CHECK TO
SIRS. HOI, SISTER
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THOMAS HUILTY OF
sfiiPLE Assault in
SLfEPli-CAR CASE
Sentenced 'to Year at Hard
Labor by Judge Bond
- Today
I'ERCE
OFjTIlE PRESIDENT,
DIED THIS MORNING
Violent Eightins Friday, Night Haig Takes Three Vil
lages and Clears Woods
- Only ta Fine Fortificatiphs at Thiepval, and Outflank
. d, May Lose Them at Next Advance of Enemy Piles
of Dead Illuminated Field Scene of Terrible Conflict
--Germans Hurl Fresh
ties in Vain Bulgaxs' Retreat Before Victorious Serbs
Has Become a Rout, Says
. P. , . (By the United Preiss)
. London, Sept. 16. M, Calogeropoulos has been
entrusted with the formation of the new Greek,
Cabinet, says an Athens dispatch. . -
; London, Sept 16. Fighting desperately to save them
selves 'from 'a 'retreat on a mile of the front. 'the Ger-
mfcns are-throwing battalion
storming British columns north of the aomme, m wef
f fort, to check General Hate's advance. The battle begun
yesterday, grew fiercer toward night. By the glare of
I'llnmnt.!- U,v iL. ' Ui 1:1 i.u
bayonets and grenades over the shell-torn country lead
' ing to( Bapaume, At the receipt of the last press dis
i ,patch from -British headquarters, Hate's men were roll-
ing, steaauyaown me slopes Deiore capaume, put tne
German resistance was growing stubborner. At that
hour the villages of Courcelette, Martinpuich ;and Flers
were,' firmly in British hands, the British had sweDt
through the Foureaux woods and were fighting on the
eastern innges-oi couieaux
bles .appeared imminent "
, .The German losses were
- i.y jh cuuieaujs. woou, wnere tne resistance was tne most
desperate. 'Haig's men found heaps of German bodies, '
' The British gains, linked with. the French advances
earlier in . the week, completed 'the capture of an entire
-tnra ot tne line ortrencnes in the Somme., Only to the
marvelously constructed defenses at, Thiepval, do the
Germans cling. Thiepval is Outflanked, by: the British,
who captured Courcelette, and , its'capture at thenext
advance or the iJntish, left
T$ Bulgarians In Flight. '
- SalonikLSept 16. Victorious Serbians are driving
uexeaieu iuigars ; in aisoraeny retreat towards tne
. Serb-Greek frontier in the direction of Monastir, says a
Serbian official statement The Bulgarian losses have
been enormous, including a whole regiment of fifteen hun-
dred men. - , .
Himis Won't Talce Joh Rark. v
. liOndon. Sept 16. Premier Zaimis has finally deelin-
cd to remain at the,head of the. Greek Cabinet, It is sug
gested that ex-Premier, Venizelos. leader of the pro-war
; party, be invited to reform the Cabinet, says an Athens
: dispatch. '. " '
Kaiser Reports Victory, -
Berlin, Sept.' 16. EmperjOrWilhelm telegraphed the
Empress last night that the troops had inflicted a severe
defeat on the Russ-Roumanians in the Balkans. Buchar
est dispatches last night admitted the retreat "of the Russian-Roumanians
in the Dobruja region before an enemy
advance. '. -
Italians Resume-Offensive. , . i
m- Rome,- SeDt 16. The Italians are now on the offens
ive on the whole Isonzo front In Goritzia the Austrian
line has been broken at several points. Austrian losses
m two days are said to. have exceeded 10,000. v i k ,
German Attacks Repulsed. '
Paris,- Sept.' 16. German attacks north and south of
- the Somme were repulsed last night, it is said mciall.
British Advancing in Balkans! ' " : ''
Salonika, Sept i6. The British have crossed the riv
er. Struma and are attacking the Bulgarians at- Ozattim
ah and Komaja and at villages along the Gudeli, it ia said
officially. : Artillery duels are occurring on the Dorian
front ' J ' ; v---- .'' . rY
.London Cheered by Good News. , ' '
London, Sept 16. News of the British Successes in
.the Jvest,- coupled with the 'Allies' great gains in the Bal
kans and the resumption of the. Italian offensive, on the
Isonzo, has aroused the public to a high pitch of enthu
siasm. How large a part of the new British armored cars
are playing in the present advance is" not known, but mili
tary critics believe this new war terror lias wrought hav
oc to the Germans. TJiey are dubbed "Willies" by the
British Tommies, and carry, a terrifying appearance as
they advance in action.
The Russians and French co-operating with the Serbs
are reported to have recaptured Fiorina, Greece, from the
Bulgars, says Central News dispatch from Salonika.
Fiorina was the first Greek city occupied by the Bulgars
'hen they crossed the Greek frontier.
Berlin Admits Losses.
Berlin, Sept 16. In hot
of Teutons Germans Cling
Troops Before 1 Storming Par
Report From the Near East
after "battalion against the
wooa, wnne tne rail oi uom
""Y" . ii
said to be f righftul, especial-
appears certain, r - ,.
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Britain , Refusing License
, tp Exporters, Extends Re
strictions to Apply 6
Those of United States as
Well . . r
; (By th United Pe?s) '
IWashington, Sept. IG.t The Brit
ish (blockade has gain bocomo the
matter of first importance ! at the
State Department. , The nefw- orders
of the British government ngainsl
trade with North Europe threaten to
fan into a live issue. The smoulder
ing dissatisfaction felt hcre( over the
whole .blockade question. r '
One effect, it ' ia agreed, will le in
sistent demands, for the application
of the retaliatory kglslaXon passed
by the recent Congress. The action
of Britain in placing; an importation
embargo on more than a hundred ar.
tides until October 1 to Scandinavi
an countries and the t Netherlands
fro mall countries, including tha U;
S., has aroused : much-resentment.
British exporters were first refused
license . for such business, t London's
art is destined to shut off German
supplies! through neutral ports. . : "v
MORE LATlfSbFl FOR
ENTRANTS IN BM
CONTEST IN OCTOB'R
The dates for examining entrants
in tha Better' Babies contest at the
coming; fair have been, changed from
October 25 and .26 to the 24th and
25th, io permit of grading by ' the
judges on the 26th. The awarding
of prizes will be made.onhe 27th,
and H is estimated 'that a whole day
in between will foe required for care
ful examination of the score cards.
Another important . change an
nounced is that children from the
ages of si xmonths to four yeara will
taken, instead of those between
the ages of one and' three years, as
sttaed in the initial announcement on
Friday. The divisions by age , will
foe a follows: '
First, Prom' six months up to and.
including one year; second, 13 months
up to and including two years'; third.J
25 months up to and including thre;
years; 37 months up to and includ
ing four years. - "
GIRLS HAVE A GOOD
LEAD OVER BOYS IN
CITY HIGH SCHOOL
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79
Number 110 Against
The Enrollment
Pij'
. .
Reached
1,432 Athletic
Organization to Be Form
Cd 111 the Coming Week ,
- " . -' ' ', ; v i will igo out after 'debating ; honors
, 1 ' during the term ,and contest with
?The enrolUnent in the city Schools 8chSols in other places : in that line.
Friday reached a total of 1,432, ac- There is already congestion in the
cording to Superintendent Curtis. The "lower grades The fourth, , for in
attendance was very satisfactory du- stance, has 168 pupils in its several
ring the first three days of the term, ' sections. In some classrooms ': the
which was opened Wednesday. . children are being doubled up; that
There are .79 boys "and 110 girls in is, one class is occupying a room for
the High School. That the fair sex the forepart of the day and another
has a majority in the upper school is for the afternoon, etc.'-; : V
yesterday the British forced the Germans from' Cburee
lotte, Martinpuich and Flers, it is officially admitted. '
Russians Take Towns. : ;. ; J
Paris, Sept. 16. Russians co-bf)eratihg with the
Serbs and French on the Balkan left wing "have driven
the Bulgars out of the villac-cs cf Kastora, Zaeoritsanti.
Zontsanti, Vicm ana lii;.::...:
treating northward to fcrtif.
Ventrook. The Roumnni":- r
Transylvania, sweeping C.z ;
tadt.
(By the Uaked Press)
Waslilhgton, Sept. 16.-The iNational
Guard brigade at Camp Glenn, - N. C , was
this afternoon ordered to the border.
The brigade consists of three infan-;
try regiments, a battalion of engineers, a
squadron of cavalry and necessary lios
pital troops. ; '
NAVAL BATTLE OFE
SWEDISH COAST; NO
IDEA OF WHO WINS
(By the United Press)
London, ; Sept,
16. Russian
and
German naval forces are engaged in
ha iGulf of Bothnia, north of the
Aland Islands, a 'Stockholm dispatch
says. Heavy firing is hsard along
the Swedish ccast, but a heavy fog
obscures the fighting.
HOLD-UP MEN IN BNX;
MD MAKE BIG HAUL
1 Hunfestead, -Fla Sopt. 15. Whilo
two confederates waited outside in an
automobile,' two heavily, "armed men.
held up officials of the Stats Bank of
Homestead late today, robbed the
counters of $6,000 and escaped "in the
direction of the Everglades. The two
robbets who entered the bank forced
S f R Pridgen, vice-president, hd E.
Z. Crowley,' cashier, to 'face the wall
with their hand 3 abefve their heads.
As the men left the bank Pridgsn fir
ed six' shots after them. ;
'Posses assisted by the Miami po
lice gave chased .
- , Eleven ,baIes of. cotton had been
isofd here today by 2:30 o'clock! prices
ranging from 14 to 14.52 1-2.
New York futures quotations were:
Open Close
January ' "..15.73
March' ; ....15.86
May .. ...v!.V. 16.05;
October A : .9: . .. .15.48
Doeembr . ... .... . 15.65-
; 15.62
"15.76
15.A5
15.3
15.51
-
nothing to wonder at, tut the .differ-
ence in numbers is so pronounced as
tp causa surprise'
An athletic orgam'zation is to be
started during the coming week.
PrinpinnJ P. JiWM fit t.tiA Vfivh
School will "have charge of the de
partment. rror.'W. B. Umstead, a
.'new m-ember of the faculty, will su-
parvise the literary; clubs,:-' The clubs
Ihe ijuigars are re
:::tions south of Lake
: regressing rapidly. in
r.rth of Hermanns-
COTTON
ILLINOIS TROOPS IN
CAMP CANT KEEW WARM
Springfield, Jll., Sept. 15. A fur
lough of ten; days' for the ntire
First and Second regiments of the
N. J. camp Itere is asked by Gov
ernor iDunne in a telegram 3nt to the
War Department today. . The Gover
nor' declares the men, are suffering
from eold. , , , ',
The troops are said to have only
eihgle blankets "and not enough clo
thing to keep 4hem arm... They are
equrpiped for duty on the Mexican
border.' ' ' " . - ' (
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
HELPS SEL FARMS
ALONG ITS LINES
Agricultural .Asftni .W.-T. Kyer,
a : hustler tf tho .Norfolk Southern
Railroad ,has just had published an
18-page pamphlet containing a list of
farms and other properties for sale
along 'the Norfolk Southern's lines
Mr. K.yzer na3 endeavored to got a
representative list 'of available farms
for settlers from every section which
the road travesres. "This department
intends to sell evtiry farm possible,"
declares' Mr. Kyzer in an accompany
inr; letter; .Resident (Demonstration
Agent iMeiCrsiry was at school with
Uio Norfolk Southern, man, and gives
him.icredit for feeing a very energetic
and capable man. , . , '- , .
,,The booklet, contains number of
interesting, 'half tones, articles on col
onization, farm lands, the excellent
weather of the region, manufactur
ing,; stock raising ,etc, in addition to
the list ' of "'farm's. ' 1 " ' -i.
WOWEN CUTE OUT.
Housework , Is hard enough "wheii
healthy. !" Every Kinston woman who
is paving-, backache, blue . and nerv
ous spells ditsy headaches end. Jud
ney orbladder troubles, should- be
glad ; to heed ' this Jtinston woman's
experieneeV: '':';5 ; ". Vl "::'y.
WashingtoW abreet, Kinston says: "I
had pains in my back and loins' and
in the morning I was sore and stiff
'and tired so easily that I could hard
ly do my housework. . I bad head
aches and dizzy spells and the kid
ney secretions caused me annoyance.
I got Doan's KWney PUls at J.. E.
Hooi?& Co. ' Drug - Store. They
Mrs,. II. H. Bfadshaw, 401 East
relievec) me ofhe pains In m'y -back
and iill ttther Bymptoms of Ttidney
trouble.". ,-j'-.; -..
-Price 450c, at all dealers. . 'Dont
simply; ask 'for a kidney remedy
get( Doan's Kidney Pills the5 same
that Mrs. Bradshaw had. Foster
Milbura Co., Props.,' Buffalo, N., Y,
. adv. xnI - : ;" '? ;.
: Constipation Dulls Your Brain. ,
That dull, listless, oppressed feeling
is due to impurities in your system,
sluggish liver, clogged intestines. Dr.
King's New Life Pills' give prompt
relief. , A mild, easy, non-griping
bowel movement will tone p your
system and help to clear your muddy,
pimply complexion. : Get -a bottle of
Dr. King's New Life Pills today at
your druggist, 25c. A dose tonight
will make you cheerful at breakfast.
Adv. ;
vNew Ldndon ,Coniu, Sept. 16.
- Mrs Annie Howe, only sister of
President Wilson, died at S:45 o'
clock this morning. Th. body will
be ent to South Carolina for bur
ial , The President will accompany the
remains from Long Branch.
MERCHANT FEL DL4D ,
. ON HERITAGE STREET
"Mt . Henry C. Johnson, 54, suc
cumbed to apoplexy on the street in
front of a grocery conducted by him
on Heritage street this morning1 just
before 8 o'clock. He had been in tho
besi "of spirit, and a few moments
previously had been whistling and
ringing. - He was smoking a cigar
when hs fell dead. Leslie Johnson, n
mute sen employed as a pressman in
The Free Press office, took charge o
the rody and had it carried to th 3
home, a short distance up IIeritag3
street.' j" ' - ... 1 '
Mr. Johnson was a r.ative'of Chat
ham county. He had lived hei-e about
nineteen years ,was fairly well
known. 'He Was a ouiet man. of
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patently fine physique , and healthy,
and -aa. liked by his acquaintances.
Hs is survived by his wifo an
thase children; Mrs. Cleveland 'Moo-b
of Oxford, 'NC; Misses Annie and
Sadie Johnson, Leslie and Ed. John
son of Kinston, and ' Miss ' Bessie
Johnson of Michigan. TA brother ro'
sides at Cary.
The funeral will h hold Sunday af
ternoon at 3:30 o'clOpfe from fh,
home, conducted by Rerv. H. A. Humv
bla, ipastor of Juoen Street ' Method
ist church, ' Interment will bo in
Maplewood cemetery. ' " " """,
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HIS PLATFORM
BRACE UP! .
.Do you feel old before your time?
Is your back bent and stiff? Do you
suffer urinary disorders? . Don't des-pair--profit
by Kinston experiences.
Kinston people recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills. Here' a Kinston res
ident's statement: .
- James Weslt, mechanic, 408 Queen
street, Kinston, says: "My kidney's
grave me a great deal of trouble. I
had severe pains in my back and
across my loins and was so sore and
stiff that I could scarcely bend. I
also had headaches and dizzy spells.
The kidney secretions wore scanty
atd painful in passage and contain
ed sediment I used three boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills and was cured
of all symptoms of kidney and blad
der trouble.
Price, 60c, at all dealers. Doalt
eimply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
cured Mr' West Foster-MUburn Co.,
Props., Buffalo, .N, Y, adv
WAS ACCUSED BY GIRL
Alleged Attempted Assault
On Pullman ar Near Ra
leigh Young Woman of
Good Family : Complain
ant in the Case
(Special to Tho Free Press)
Jlaloigh,. Sept. 16. -Judjce Bond
today sentenced E. S. Thomas to
- a year at hard labor for attempt-.
' ed assault upon Miss Eula Nunn y,
of Nashville on a Southern Rail
A way pull man.
,..,,".4-.. ... ..t ' 7 '.t,';' i
A jury in Wake county Superior
Court at Raleigh Friday night found
E. S. Thomas, a young -whitf man,
net guilty of attempted criminal as
sault, 5"t guilty of assault upon a
fenfalo in the casa of statowide inter
:st in whicH Muss 'Eula Nann, 20,
was the other principal. Thomas' de
fense was that he was under the in
fluence -of whisky jwhen . he entered
M'Is-j iNuxin'a berth on a aleepsr a jfew
we?ks Bgobein? dragged from 1 the
berth by men and turned ove? to the
police at Ralaig h, Judgment was re
served by Judje Bond. '' Miss Nunn,
wel 'Ikncwn in this part of th State,
and rclate'3 in Lenoir county, wasre .
turning Ala" her home in Najhvilie,
Tenn., from a visitat,Naw Bern tthen
the 'affair occurred. . v .
- 'U' - ';
- BULLETINS
(By the United Press)
AGAIN LOOKING. FOR BREMEN,
Lew London, Conn., Sept 16.
Activities at the pier of the
Eastern forwardfiig company to
day renewed belief that the Ger
man submarine Bremen is niar
- ing this port. Officials deny that
the ship has been heard from.
Head-Off That All-Winter Cough.
. At the first sign of sore throat,
tight chest or etuffed-up head take a
dose of Dr. Bell's. Pine-Tar-Uoney.
The healing pine-tar- soothing hrmey
and glycerine quickly relieve the con
gestion, loosen-the phlegm anl lr?:.
up your cold. Dr. Evil's I'ine-T, ; -Honey
has all the benef.eis f ' 1
heading aroma from a pine fur
is pleasant to take and art ? ; ' ' .
formula on the bottle t-"s V
lieves colds and ceun'ns. . '- :
drug';' st, -"c
--Denver Post
;htir. north cf the Son::