BMm The Home Paper ToJkj New Today I - Fair Ton VOL. XVIH,No. 83, SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. O, TUED AY, OCTOBER 3, 1916 Four pages today1 rRICE CENTS ROUMANIANS IVHft CROSSp DANUBE MEET JNO; DREWRY, GR'ND NEED JGR GETTING COUNCIL TARES ON CHAMBER (MERGE SVORD AS THE LAST WTON RESISTANCE; BfflLE IN SECRETARY MASONS. BUSK IN ENTERING LOAN OF FIFTH OF WILL TALK PACKING RESORT,IFNQTni;;G ELSE V1LL DP; SAYS MM MONITORS ASSIST IS IN PROGRESS DIES CAPITAL CITY BABIES IN CONTEST A MILLION DOLLARS PLANT FOR KINSTON Invaders Met With Little Opposition While Passing Over Was Prominent Citizen of Mothers of Prospective Con- Stream River Warcraft Covered Landing At Least 20,000 Men In Offensive, Critics Believe The Russians Beat Back Germans Who, Reinforced, Make Desper ate Attempts to Take Slav Positions--Serbs Progress Northeast of Fiorina British Repulse the Bulbar Counters In Balkans Little Action In-Western Thea ter btate 111 Long Time- Active In Public Affairs- Funeral Conducted by Grand Lodge testants Warned That the Lfet Is to Be Closed On October 18 Big Fair Promised Feature Rale'tch, Oct. 2. John C. Drewry, The committee of the Mothers Club grand secretary of .'he North Caroli- in chaise of tha Better Babies Con- na Grand Lodge of Masons, died this test to be held at the Fair this month Not to Increase Indebted' ness, But to Retire Exist ing Obligations LADIES HAVE NO TROUBLE Would Stabilize Local Mar ket, Encourage Livestoc Industry and Bring Lot of Money Into City, Say Advocates of Idea afternoon after 13 months Hlness with the end expected at any time for scv i-xiu luuiiiiis jiasi.. nv was born in Drewry.sville, Va., in 1800, and locat ed in Raleigh in 1S8S as State raan- ajrer for the Mutual Benefit Lifo In- civic and political affairs and served rc-i'-t illy as pre.-wdeiu of the Cham- 'x:- of Commerce and of Capital Club. Mr. Drewry was married twice, fira .o .J ss Emmie L. Man?tim. ami nf. er her death to Mrs. Kittie Mebane Holt who survives with one son John . i.)."ciwry, Jr. A daughter "by the fir.-.t marriage was Mrs. P. H Jianes, Jr., who d.ed a few months ago. Tito Orand Lodge of Masons will hs in charsre of he funeral vhiph will (Dy the United Press) ' London, Oct 3. Bulgarian forces have attacked the Roumanian army that crossed the Danube and invaded Bulgaria bunday, and a violent battle is raging east of the Fortress of Bustchuk. An Amsterdam disnatch re ports that the Roumanians forced a crossing with little u,anC8 Co- lfe served a.s grand opposition and threw up strong entrenchments beiore ieciy of the -jrand Lodge of Ma tney were attacked. Roumanian monitors on the Dan- 'ons see isw. ne was active ube first silenced the Bulgarian shore batteries, and the invading forces landed under cover of their fire. The size of the army, is unknown, but military critics believe it must number at least twenty thousand men. . Russian Report Conditions In East. Petrograd, Oct. 3. Massing considerable reserves, the 'leutons today hurled large forces against the Russians along the river (Jemuvka and on the heights on the right bank oi the Zlotalipu, but were beaten back with heavy i :i :j j2;n.. t. ji i ,1 josbus n is saiu ouiciauy. in mis region aione tne Slavs have taken 5,000 prisoners in the last three days. East i XT A 1 j: 1 Jl i i . - I oi inovo AiexanarovsK. aense uerman columns attempted be held from Christ Episcopal church, to advance alter neaviiy bombarding Russian trenches. which he was a vestryman, wed but were repulsed with machine gun fire. The Teutons m?sti:i' morning at 11:30 o'clock, also were repulsed m a midnight attack in the Sereth riv or sector, near Krinkiostassin, following a bombardment Italians Active. Zurich, Oct. 3. The Italians have been violently bom barding Austrian positions near Monfalcone for three! days as if in preparation for the renewal of the drive on ineste. Air squadrons are bombarding the enemy com munications. Austrian pres3 comments on the severity or the bombardment and warns that withdrawal from ,omme points may be necessary: Serbs Take Trenches. Paris, Oct. 3.- Continuing their advance northeast' of .norma, the berbs have captured first line trenches on i the heights of. Stakoggrab, it is said officially. Bulgar counters against the new British positions on the east bank of the Struma have been repulsed with heavy losses. German Counter Foiled. A German attempt against positions east of Combles last night was quickly repulsed, it is officially stated. Else where, with the exception of violent artillerymg in the re gion of Rancourt, the Somme sector was quiet. The Ger mans attempted to debouch from (the St. Pierre-Vaast wood, but were caught by a French mitrailleuse fire and thrown back. 'iv rvnr lllfll LAI LB EETEB By QU UNEXPECTED GROT IS Winslow, to Have Been the Speaker Before Board of- Agriculture, Might As Well Have Been Republi can Campaigner have issued a call for prospective con testants to get a hustle on that is; the mothers of prospective entrants, The statement reads:. "The timo is drawing near, moth- ', for you to enter that fi.no, sped men of babyhood in the Better Ba. hies Contest to be conducted at Kin. sto:i during Fair Week under the auspices of the Mother's Club of Kinston. Remember, the entries" be gin October 9, and those who wish to enter their babies should not delay in .vriling Mrs. E. G. Barrett of Kin s', cn for application blanks. Alter these are filled out and sent in to ihe committee, mothers will receive appointment cards, telling them ex actly when to hriiifr baby to the Bet ter Dabks Boo'.ii at the Fair Grounds to be examined. "There will be no examination of babies on Tuesday morning of Fair Week, as the forenoon will be teken up with the parade and opening exer cises, but all Tuesday afternoon and On Thursday, their scores will be computed by the scoring committee, Wednesday babies will be examined. and on Friday there will be a pro gram in the Health Exhibits Tent, consisting of music, a lecture and the awarding of the prizes, besides' some moving pictures kindly furnished by the Stato Denartment of Health. "All prizes and literature for this contest have been courteously contri buted by the Woman's Home Companion. "Entries for this contest end Octo ber 18, so mothers are urged to' he prompt if they wish to get their ba bies in." The directors of the Chamber of Commerce at a meeting: Tuesday night at 8 o'clock will take up the creased Appropriation matter of a packing plant for Kins MnAlI, Qr.lifr.nxv. Pom'r.rv ton Representatives of Library Association Secure In On the Bum Citj Council Monday night heard a request from a delegation from the Kington Public Library Association, comprised by Mosdamea J. A. Mc- Danicl, E. B. Lewis and Horace west and Miss JJora Miller for an 'c.fsse in the city's appropriation fo tha library of from $12.50 to $25 pr month. It is quite unnecessary "It is a well-known fact that the farmers of this section are producing more meat and more feedstuff s than evar before," aid Secretary F. I Sutton Tuesday. "It is equally well known that pork, and beef can ba produced here for ne-nwl to one half of the cast that it is grown in the west. We have a not very satis factory condition here every year, During a part of the year meat is dipped into Kinston and the con sumers pay high prices. During the winter the market is at times glut- to state that the increase was grant- ted with the home-grown proiiirct and BULLDOZING UPPE HOUSE CAUSES JAP. TO REM Okuma Was Opposed by Co alition Premier Nearly 80 Years Oldftato or Terauchi May Be Named Successor (By the United Press) ' Tokio, Oct 3.The cabinet, in- eluding Premier Okuma, have re igntd. ;'- . . Embassy Belierea Parliament to Blame. . . " , t Washington Oct 3. The' persist t opposition of the Japanese upper, Xm-eJective, House of Parliament to tte policies of the premier, was res ponsible for his resignation, the em- oassy believes. He controlled the lower house, but a coalition in i the upper was formed against him.; V It is said Okuma contemplated res ignation in a few months.. ' Vwconnt Kato, former minister of foreign affairs nnder Okoma, is said to be hU choice to succeed himi Ka to's opponents are prging Count Mar haKTerauchio, governor general of Korea, who holds the highest rank in' the army. Okuma is 79 years old. IIS SUPPLY IS CUT OFF State Investigation of Very Grave Situation Prosecutions Baby Hos pltals Still Getting Suffi ciency, Said (By the United Press) . New York, Oct, 3. Twenty-five to 31 per cent, of the usual milk supply is reaching Now York, according to estimates made by both sides in the big milk strike. Hospitals for ba bies are still being ; supplied with fresh milk, butrestaurant3 in many easci are ' without , the product and householders are only, partially sup plied. The SUU V" authorities are rushing an investigation. Jt 13 al leged that it is distributing and pro ducing combines which are at logger heads. : An attempt to ! determine whether ' the, Dairytnan3 League is a combination in restrain f trade and whether the big distributors are guil ty $f price-fixing is being made. A met;in? of the County Doard of AgricaUure that was to have been iic'd in the Courthouse Monday af- rrnoon h.sd to be called off because !!. Winibnv, agent of the U. S. Of- ice oi Koaus in cnarge ot this aec- on of the Central Highway, was present for an address, which, of course, could not 'be delivered to emp- ty chairs with any degree of satis- actioVi. The chair's in the Court house are quite inconsiderate crea- ui-p?. ana wouia probaiwy refuse to hear a good roads address. They e: of such coarse breeding and un- sed to progress. Mr. Winslow ex pects a Federal appropriation for his link of the highway this month.. The County Board of Education in regular session Monday ordered a n"w .(iki.iI iiisirict in woodmgton. May Be iawnship- I rri n l . . si ine uoaru oi uouncy tommission- rs afrer transacting routine business Monday visited the spc:al contract road work in progress in the county, inspecting the construction, etc. The Board authorized the purchase of a second motor truck for the building and maintenance of highways. The machine will cost about $5,000. 1N1E0I1IIIE CARTER MILLION TO UNIV. (Dy the United Press) Charlottesville, Va.. Oct. 3. An nouncement was mada at the opening of the 93rd year of the University of Virginia that an unnamed beflefastor, described by President Alderman as a "distinguished, high-minded, unsel fish American citizen," donated a quarter of a million dollars to tho scnooJ. ins university opens wrui the largest enrollment in its history. SAYS WILSON WOULD JOT Alh HillRFR IK i nay uiiULii in HIS PEACE SCHEME VILLA HOLDS NO MALICE 1 AGAINST GEINGOES NOW His age may have been responsible for his action, it is thought by some. EI Paso, Texas, Oct. 2. Villa told the Mexican mining men at San An dres, Chihuahua, after capturing that town from Carranaa troops Septem ber 24, that he had no enmity toward the Americans and asked them to no ifv American friends to resume work St their mines in eastern Chihuahua, 33 he would give them all guarantees, two Mexican mining men who arrived last night from San Andres reported. Villa, in an impassioned Address to the townspeople, ; declared he was (Py the Untcd Press) Rome, Oct. 3. A Zurich dispatch today asserted that the Kaiser had personally appealed to President Wil son to end the war, but that the Pres ident had refused to intervene at this time. ' COLLAPSE NEW YORK CAR STRIKE ABOUT COMPLETE; COPS OFF (By the United Press) New York, Oct. 3. The practical collapse of the street car tri!ce is fighting "only the traitor Carranza," j evidenced by the withdrawal of p dice hsy said. '- :'- - ' protDction from tho subways. eel. I no Mreet Commissioner was instructed to proceed with the open ing up of Chestnut street from Tif fany avenue to North street, in ac cordance with a former order of the Council. James W. Taylor was elect ed a patrolman in the police depart ment to succeed John McDusttreli, resigned. Council enacted an ordin ance extending the fire line between Kinjr and Gordon streets to take in additional territory west of Queen, the new limit on the west between the two streets running 210 feet beyond Iloritage. Dr. C. B. McNairy, aup; erdntendent of the Caswell Training School, was before the body in con1 ncction with the lighting of that in stitution, which has been receiving free illumination from the municipal ity. There is a question as to wheth er the school is entitled to free light after this fall or not, and no definite conclusion was reached at the meet ing. By mutual agreement the ques tion was left open until next month, by which time all the records in the matter will be looked up. Council hpard John J. George of Sherry vilio, N. Cv in a proposition to advance the city $200,000 at 5 per cent, to retire present" indebtedness, he njpresenting Sidney Spitzer & Co., bond brokers of Toledo. Mr. George's offer was accepted. He then made a b:d for the entire issue of improve ment bonds of the city, up to half a million dollars, offering par and ex penses. This offer was mot accepted. Council desires to wait until the bands are ready for delivery, which may be several months yet, before making a deal, he was informed. The Norfolk Southern Railroad is fo be iistructed, by Council's order, 'hat its plank paving at crossings i3 not satisfactory. A request for im mediate remedying of the trouble is to be made. The pansr is all riirht. it seems, but the manner of laying it anything but pleading to the ad ministration. The railroad officials realize that the work was not satis factory and are expected to make no protest. prices drop to & trifling level. The packing plant would stabilize tho market, encourage the production of meat and bring a lot of money into the city from the outside. The Sup porting country is splendid, and it is generally conceded that it is going to be the South's best livestock sec tion." The expense of establishing th plant might reach a hundred thous and dollars, according to some est) mates. That, however, is a small thing for a city of this size, especial ly in view of the co-operative spirit of tho community and the tendency of the business interests to boost Kinston, it is pointed out. ONE MAN KILLS FOUR ' DURING ELECTION ROW LAST OF FLORIDA BANK ROBBERS SURRENDERS . Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 2.-r-Chase for the four bandits who robbed a bank at Homestead ,Fla., on Septem ber 15 of ?6,O0O ended today when the body of James Tucker, one of the robbers, was found in Lopex river, and Hugh Alderman, who police eay confessed his part of the crime, sur rendered. Tucker was drowned while trying to swim the river. , j, Tucker's death makes five result ing from tha robbery. During their flight down the Florida east coast the bandits fought several pistol fights with pursuers, and three possemen nere kiHed. They escaped from that section, went to Key West and start ed trp the west coast. Leland TCice, said to have been ths leader : f the ? . !, wa3, shot and killed ly a resi- Managua, Nicaragua, Oct. 2 In a fight which, broke out here yesterday during the election of General Emil- iano Ckamorro as president of the re public, Salvador Zelaya, a nephew f firmer President Zelaya, attacked a group of conservatives, shooting and killing four of them. During ; the fight Zelaya himself was seriously wounded, while a number of other persons were also hurt. The police quickly intervened and quelled ths disorder. SOUND PHYSIQUES IS i HOBBY OEMOCIAFN (By the United Press) Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct 8. -To stir up enthusiasm ifor an American Physician Rennaissance wh-.ch shall result in the elimination of physical weaklings by making them strong, is one of the tasks to which the Play ground and Recreation Association of America, in Congress here, has con secrated itself. The Congress, today, tomorrow. Thursday and Saturday, will listen to speakers of note giving ideas on how to bring about an awakening of interest in physical well being and how to best organize playgrounds. Cowper, Tells .Onflow, Coan ty Voters Belligerent ', -.;;V''' .'.': ;. i' ?tr; Fear Wilson- t ' ' ON PAR WITH WASHHOT ' l.; . -..:' 7i ' "'' "Our Honor Preserved In Pristine Purity" Jack sonville Gathering Be comes Mass Meeting for ;; Peace CONVICTS PUT UP A REWARD FOR ESCAPES Ossining, N. Y., Oct. 2. Escape of two convicts from the "Honor gang" working outside Sing Sing prison stirred the Mutual Welfare League, a convict organization, today to offer rewards of $100 each for their arrest. The outside branch JC the league, in New York City, also noti fied Warden Thomas M. Osborne this afternoon that efforts would be made to capture tha refugees If they ap peared in the metropolis. ' . ' dent of Chokoloskee Island on Sep tember 23, and the next day Rice's brother, Frank, was shot and dan gerously wounded when at attempted to board a schooner near the island. (Special to The Free Press) '1 Jacksonville, N. C, Oct 3. "Thank God) up to this hour ; when tho Democratic , President -has : calmly but firmly said his last word, 4 has Keen heeded.) and .every .foreign porr or has decided: that something els ivould do rathert han go to war with this country while Woodffow Wilson '4 commander-in-chief. I say it was a pa,rt of one consistent and. continu ing purpose to place America firs. to prpteet !iar thout.tha;.iecsssity of thehor,ror and deatpicyqp of(wa, if this can be done with, honor, but with the sword as the last resort, if nothing else will do. , O.' V Cowpor, Democratic county chairman of Lenoir county, in .an ad dress to a large Democratic gather 'ng here yesterday declared that "Wil son is on' a par with v Washington, " Jefferson and Lincoln, and that !) has followed the precedents of, tha . three;- When Wilson said,' "Thus far v and no farthor," the Kaiser heeded, while all the iforces of the AJJics bd been Impotent o caus this prince tox war to change hia policy of ubmar- :, ne warfare on iota, Mr. Cowper said. "I prefer ons accomplishment, lijke his to a thousand mere idle words of a candidate who hopes to gain the presidency (Hughes) . fay picking; ; .Taws in tha quiet man of action who - tood and still standi in the heat of . the actual emergency." The rowa ng glory ' of this administration. the brightest star in the galaxy of Democratic achievement, is thai in , his troublesome time, when - tha whole world is like an armed amp, he cries of anguish, from hundreds battlefields, mingle, with, ths .teara orphaned children and widowed mothers, we have been spared from he cruelty of war, and yet, our honoi has been preserved in its pristine pu- ity." . ' V ' The Lenoir chairman talked -mostly ' about the administration and its for eign policy, and the Mexican .aflto". The gathering was resolved into a mas? meeting or peace and frequent- . the speaker, was, halted , by the beers of the farmer following ot the v Man of Peace who has brought the teople back to "the doctrine of the ; atherhood of God and the brother : hW of man."- " ' ' .. Mr. Cowpar discussed . the tariff, 'he constructive legislation , of jthe tdminlstration," what Kepublicana . vill not make the issues," and "what . hey do make the issues. He touched - ghtly upon State matters, saying that it was his part injthe campaign : principally to talk of national affairs. He went over the achievements of ths successors of Russell in ths com monwealth, however, and showed how ' North Carolina is eradicating illiter acy, how the State has progressed to a brilliant stand m ihe matter of public health, and how every other State in the union has a higher tax ' rate. The Republican campaitrn ar ument is a mass of nothingness, he mid. "My heart swells with the pride that knows no' bounds," hs de clared - in telling of Democracy' achievements in North Carolina. TWAS A GLORIOUS 50L1DAY WHEN HE GOT A DAY OFF. Cape Giradeau, Mo, Oct. 3. John J, Neal, station agent, worked thir ty years without a vacation sj Vr.zt when he took one it wtu1J be a d tn dy. He took it last week a s--hour visit with a farm friciid. J ' i couldn't stand idleness. j...