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THE KINSTON FREE PRESS
Saturday Evening, September 30. 19ifi y
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THE GREAT AMERICAN ISSUE.
The one issue before tho American people today, which
can and must be viewed from a non-partisan standpoint,
is that of maintenance of peace. The tariff "bug-bear"
may be resurrected; the Glass-Owens currency measure,
whereby the country has been saved from the grasp of
Wall Street, and today enjoys prosperity to a greater de
gree than at any preceding period of its history, instead
of being floundering in the throes of a panic because of
the power that the financial jugglers enjoyed prior to its
enactment, may be ridiculed and belittled in the eyes of
some who have a ballot, but who have not kept abreast
of the times; the "Hughes-e-rees" may make some capi
tal out of the Adamson eight-hour law; they may be
able to discount the Farm Loan Act, because it has not
yet been put into operation, and the people have not,
therefore, had an opportunity to appreciate fully its mer
its; and it may be possible for them to disparage some
of the other constructive enactments of the Wilson ad
ministration in their frantic efforts to find a "straw," but
never can the "Old Gang of Stand-Patters" fool the aver
age mother and father in America into believing that the
policy of President Wilson, which has preserved the peace
of the country and left the sons of the nation free in the
pursuit of happ'ness. was "vacillating and spineless and
all wrong," as would the seekers after office have them
believe.
The one great American issue today is the maintenance
of peace. President Wilson's successful guidance of the
nation during the stormy days of the past two and a
half years and the preservation of peace to its hundred
millions of people is sufficient to lift him above the en
comiums of partisan politics, and make him at once the
Some pert young buds, showing themselves for the first representative of the whole people without regard for
party lines. "Peace and Prosperity" are the key-words
which throw the camp of the opposition into panic and
which will adorn the Wilson banner of success on No-
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a "lite preserver" for the undersea boat in the shape of
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SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1916
"Old Jack Frost" can't be far from these narts.
time, may be "nipped in the bud" if this sort of tempera
tut prevailj very long,
decoy for the enemy cruisers awaiting its arrival.
1
JAMES HAYWOOD SOUTHGATE.
News dispatches from Durham announcing the sudden
death of Hon. James Haywood Southgate, pioneer and
leading citizen, which occurred Friday afternoon at his
country home near Durham, comes as a distinct shock
to the mombers of the Press Association who recently
Attended the convention in Durham, which was so hap
pily and eloquently welcomed by Mr. Southgate.
t Not only are members of the press shocked, but the
whole state will mourn the loss of a distinguished citi
zen. Mr. Southgate was the type of man worth while;
broad-minded, yet adhering unfalteringly to to principles
of right, he was ever found the champion of those things
Uplifting and, ennobling. He was connected with most
every puhlic undertaking in which his community was in
terested; ha represented Durham as head of its civic
chambers and other public institutions; he was conspicu
ously successful in his private affairs and took rank in
his chosen field, underwriting, as a national figurs. Mr.
Southgate was once vice-presidential nominee of the Na
trona Prohibition party, the principles of which he long
championed.
The state, as well as Durham, has lost a useful citi
zen, a courtly gentleman, a man of the highest character
Hon. "Cam" Morrison of Charlotte was the "spellbind
er" in behalf of the cause of Democracy .before the people
of Lenoir Saturday morning, and he measured up to the
responsibility in his usual good style. As we have be
fore proclaimed, the story of Democratic administration
is one of "good stewardship" and Mr. Morrison did the
subject justice.
WHAT OTHERS SAY
DISTRIBUTION OF POWER ESSENTIAL.
Th'Te is good reason to agree with the opinion of Chan
cellor Von Bethmann-Hollweig that: "A Germany crush
ed economically is defenseless from a military stand
point, boycotted by the world, and condemned to eternal
feebleness that is the Germany England wishes to see
at her feot." Unquestionably England wants to sso Ger
many at her feet, and beyond doubt, Englnnd is greedy
for world supremacy. The arrogance with which her ad
miralty has interfered with neutral commerce has evi
denced full well that England's attitude is not an altru
istic one as her War Secretary and other spokesmen would
have us believe. The preservation of world peace, after
the present struggle shall be brought to an end, depends
very largely upon a distributoin of power and not i:a
centralization. The complete crushing of any grca' worM
power by another is but to create a taste f jr mre nmi
if England and her Allies are successful in crushing their
enemies, it is logical to suppose that tliey will sigh for
rtore worlds to conquer.
"CLEAN OR CLOSE THE MOVIES."
Biblical Recorder: "We believe in making the moving
pictures co clean thnt anybody, old or young, male or fe
male, may attend thm without, modest blu.jh or moral
taint. And if this is not done, or cannot be done, then
it were better, a thousand times better, that the moving
picture shows be closed up finally and forever. Here are
two or three facts clipped from nn exchange which carry
their own moral: A penitentiary warden of Pennsylvania
says 'that of 500 convicts, 300 were started on their ca
reer of crime by the suggestions Of moving pictures.' Of
the pictures presented on the principal street of Chcrles
ton, W. Va., for one month it was found that 25 per cent,
only were 'good and not bad.' The remaining 75 per cent,
were 'bad and v?ry bad.' In .15 per cent, cigarettes were
:-hown, drink in 50 per cent.; gun play and murder in 50
per cent. In 40 per cent, of the programs, deceit, intrigue,
ioalousy or treachery was the leading feature "
METHODICAL CONSTRUCTION
OF ROADWAYS HELPED IN
THE CAPTURE OF COMBLES
(Continued from Page One)
Aircraft Figure I'rominendy.
Combles being several miles in ad
vance of the French lines of observa
tion balloons, the final observation
resulting in the capture of the vil
lage was entrusted to aeroplanes. In
fTi'cat numbers they circled above the
illage at a pveat height like a flock
f hutfe vultures, awaiting only the
:?rtainty that life was en'.inct before
wooping down and seizing their
rey. Yet, bo strongly were tho
Germans fortified in 'Combles. and 3 3
ompleteiy were they equipped with
art ili 2 ry that at almost tho last mo
ment preceding the passage of the
illage into Allied hands, when an
icoplane swocped down within rar.ga
counted within less than a minute
the bursting of several shrapnel
ihells above one plane. The aviator,
evidently convinced that tho village
ivas still uncaptured, rejoined his
?-inrades at higher altitudes, outside
!he range.
During our steady progress afoot,
Kurs a hundred yards apart all were
firing so fiercely and so close to us,
that they drowned out the general
roar of artillery, and destroyed any
possible impression of the gigantic
struggle as a whole. It was only af
ter rcarh'ng the advanced artillery
lines that we saw a well-placed shell
explade a munitions depot, and upon
our return to the rear, that we were
able to get an impression, at least in
part of the magnitude of the struggle.
From a hill well in the rear, one
could see the entire crest extending
from near Maurepas to the Somme,
a distance of six kilometers (about
fiur miles) which was so honeycomb
ed with batteries that their flashes in
'u-oad daylight gave very much the
ame impression as a dark June night
literally alive with fireflies. Each
flash represented th? blast from a
riant gun; yet this crest was only on
i half dozen others seen while ap
rroaching Combles from one side on
ly. As my eyes ached from trying to
f l'.iw the incessant flashes, bursting
s cmin2;ly from every inch of tho cn
ire Test, I suggested to an Alpine
Chasseur my guide, that the action
way probably at its height.
"This is an ordinary bombardment,"
he icplied, shrugging his shoulders.
In fact, half an hour later, officers
said that this was merely the bom
bardment which followed the general
assault. Combles had already been
taken.
LAND SALE BY MORTGAGEE.
Under s.Z. J virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain mort
gage deed executed to the ank of
Pink Hill by J. C. Craft and wife.
Etta Craft , on April 23rd, 1915,
which appears of record in Lenoir
county in Book 47, at page 490, de
fault having been made in ths pay
ment of the indebtedness secured by
said mortgage, the undersigned will,
on the 14th day of October, 191G, at
about 12 o'clock M.. at the court
house door in Kinston. N. C, offer
for jale to the highest bidder for cash
the1- following described tract of land
which is that conveyed by said mort
gage, and is situated in Lenoir coun
ty, N. C, adjoining the Turner
lands, the Jones lands and the lands
of others, and is more particularly de
sribed as follows:
Beginning at a stake at the head
of the lead ditch in the south prong
of Panther Swamp on the west aide
of the cart path, a corner of lot No.
1 in the division of the lands of S.
S. Howard's estate and runs north
ward wtih the line of Lot No. 1 to a
muple or gum in the north prong of
Panther Branch in W. A. Jones'
line, thence with the run, Jones' line
westward to George Turner's line,
Ihcnce with his line down the run of
said branch to B. S. Pickett's corner
on said run. thence with Pickett's
line southward to his corner on the
'cad ditch in the south prong of
"author Branch, thence up said ditch
with R. M. Bryant's line to the be
ginning, containing 38 acres, more or
less. The said land being part of Lot
'o. 2 in the division of S. S. How.
anl's estate.
This 9th day of September, 1916.
BANK OF PINK HILL,
Hy G. S. WILLARD, Cashier.
Dly-Sept. 14, 21, 28; Oct 5, 12.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Effective Monday, September 11th,
1910. Southern alailway announces
the present Winston-Salem-Beaufort-
Morehcad City Pullman rieenimr M.
will be shortened to Wnaton-Salem
at 8:li0 p. m. same ma at present, and '
arrive Goldsboro following morning
returning car will leave Goldsboro
10:35 p. m., arriving Winston-Salen
following morning.
Present Greensboro-Raleigh PuflL
man sleeping car line will contiaae to
operate.
For full details, reservations, etci.
address,
J. O. JONES, -v.
Traveling Passenger Agent,
Raleigh, N. tl
The Southern Serves the South.
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Take Notice!
TO THE crriilSNS OP KINSTON
The sewer connections hare bow
been completed and are ready fox
ne.
' will be to the interest of those
desiring plumbing done to see ne
promptly, or call Phone No. 498.
Respectfully
R. E. I. RHODES
You will certainly find what you want
at Copeland Brothers On Easy Terms.
Seventy five Horses and Mules
to selectyour choice. Hackney and
Thornhill Wagons that have no
equal for Durability. Dry Goods,
Notions, Shoes and Clothing, at
Rock Bottom Prices. Cotton seed
Wanted.
See us Before You Sell,
COPELAND
BROTHERS
IGNORANCE RAMPANT.
Wilmington Star: "Soma anti-Wlison papers arc de
risively calling upon the President to settle the New York
strike by legislation. They ought to know that the New
York strike is confined solely to one State, and is not an
interstate matter, hence it is not within the province of
Congress, which settled the railway trainmen's strike in
accordance with the interstate commerce clause of the
Federal constitution. The constitution gives Congress
very large powers over interstate traffic and corporations,
but 'Congress has no power to legislato for one State or
lo control affairs within any one State. That is where
each State has undisputed power. In order to make a po
litical point, some editors prefer to appear as if they
don't know any better. The fact is, they underrale the
intelligence of their readers, who may think that if the J
President can settle a national strike he can settle a city 4
strike."
The Boys Say We SeSi if M Sgiheir
Some folks love to argue that the world is round and others
argue thai it is square but there is one question that they
never argue, where to sell their tobacco, because they have
all agreed that Hooker & Rucker at the New Brick is the
best place in the state to sell their tobacco Our list of satis
fied customers is daily growing and they are all going home
happy, und drumming for the New Brick,
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