FIRST EDITION KINSTON, N. O, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER i, 1916 FOUR PAGES TODAY . rRICB tvto cents KITCHIN AND PAGE EVERYBODY TO HAVE A SOLDIERS MAY NOT GET BACK FOE SOME 1TJS THOUGHT V' . MEXICO" NOT ASKING PREPAREDNESS FOR CLEARING WEATHER ALLOWS BRITISH TO RESUME OFFENSIVE M SPEAK IN CITY HIGHWAY PROPOSED TO LOCAL CHAMBER PEACE PHESiif S FOB WITHDRAWAL AT THE SAME TIME BIG EVENT E TO NATION 7 - VOL. XVIH. No. 84. SWANSBO Floor Leader Wants ; Up State Colleague Come to Kinston With Him WARTN SAYS LATER DATE Evidently Little Mixup West Carolina Congress man Slated by the State Chairman for kinston on Election Eve Congressman Robert M. Page of ths 'Eighth district is 'to make an ad dress here, on the eve of the elec tion, according to one announcement, hut possibly an earlier date according to a letter from Floor Leader Kit chin. Democratic County Chairman 0. V. Cowper ia in receipt of a let ter from State Chairman T. D. JJax ren stating that Mr. Page will speak here on the Cth, and of a message from Mr. Kitchin, who probably had not heard of Chairman Warren's dis position, will have his way in the matter. Should, Page's coming be on the Cth he would have to speak early enough to get away in the afternoon for West Carolina, in order that he might vote in the election. Mr. Page is delivering a powerful message in this campaign, and is one of the par. ty's strongest men in the State, ac cording to the general opinion locally. He is to "make" three points in the Second district, it is said 'Kinston. Rocky Mount and Wilson. Tasker Polk of Warrenton, whose part in the campaign is a labor of love, and whose ability is widely known, will speak here Thursday eve. ning. Judge J. 8. Manning, nomi nee for Attorney .General, and Wal ter E. Brock, Solicitor of the Thir teenth district, wiH.ba here on Wed nesday of next week. The Lenoir county canvas opens in Sand Hill township October 10. County Chairman Cowper, taking national issues for his theme, is a very busy man in the campaign in this section. He was scheduled to epeak at Snow Hill Wednesday, but the plan was changed in order that ho might start off the canvass in that county with the local candidates, Mr. Cowper is to speak in Edge combe county Saturday. A. L. Brooks, an ex-solicitor of the Greensboro district, will speak here on the 3rd of November. PLAN TAKE ALL PEP. OUT OF THE BANDIT OUTFIT WITH WORK (Dy the. United Press) Atlantic City, tN, J., Oct. 4. It way be unwelcome news to certain bandits' arid Mexicans who have been living off of the fight, rather than toe fat of the land, but in their cheme to put Mexico to work Amer ican mining men are planning to put e country's' working . machinery fcwk in order, substituting the use of pickand shovel for. the rifle and as the national pastime. , BETTING FIYE TO SEVEN ON THE SOX v (Ey the United Press) tfW York, Oct. 4 Betting is 7 o 5 on the Red Sox to win the world cries. - , Made Member Bar Association. ' !. G. V. Cowper of the local bar .' been de a member of the Am rican .8r Association, the largest organization of !l . nun fn flu ountry. There are tw f t1J vber, residing here. EliWjeet- Preside Walter D. LaRoqoe;ith Miss Edwards toward the -S the president. Wffliam H. ' win appoint a committee to act for tablishment of a rest room, which ft it an coresident. the Chamber Ja the matter, as well was proposed by her. Route From Kinston to the Seashore Practically an ' " Assured Fact NPACKING PLANT NOT YET Friends of Enterprise WiL Not Forget It, However Abattoir May Be Substi tuted Suggest County Commencement, Etc. Discussion of the proposed packing plant for Kinston at Tuesday night's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce directorate was turned into considera tion of an abattoir as an institution more suited to present demands and more likely to be attained. The pack ing plan issue u not altogether dead; there are advocates of ths enterprise who will investigate the possibilities and if they think it worth while, pre sent the (matter at a future meeting. The abattoir proposed would be equipped with cold storage facilities and means for taking care of the so- called waste produces. It could be erected for a imuch smaller expendi ture than a packing plant, which could not be established for less than $100,000, according to some good es ttmates. The abattoir would, accord ing to the plans, be located some where near the city. To it one or a dozen beeves or hogs could be driv en, slaughtered and kept at the con venience of the owner. A meeting in the near future will hoar more about the abttoir. ATHnstoh-iSwansboro highway was suggested bywDr. James M. Parrott, champion good roads enthusiast of the city, and found immediate favor with , the directors. Lenoir county south of here, Jones county and a part of Onslow would be traversed by the highway. The road from here to the Jones line is now in good con dition; Jones will in a short time have an improved link all the way across the county, connecting with the Lenoir link. It will simply be up to Onslow to modernize a short strip leading from the Jones line to the seacoast town. Members of the chamber say the highway is an as sured thing. Swansboro the past summer very nearly became Kinston's town. Scores of local folks flocked there for short and long vacations. It is a Southern Newport in possibilities. It simply has not been "discovered," according to some enthusiasts. It is a delight ful little place, with sea bathing and fishing unexcelled. Some of the town's local friends place it away ahead of Morehead City and Beau fort. With a fine road all the way from this city, Swansboro can be ex pected to prosper. Any number of Kinstonians stand ready to patron ize the place in the hot season; many would very probably build cottages there. As things now stands, .it is said, one can arise early in the morn ing and motor to Swansboro in time for breakfast of freshly-caught trout. The distance is about 35 or 40 miles in an airline. The proposed route would pass through , Trenton and Maysville. Dr. Parrott, Mr. H. II. McCoy, Mr .T. W. Mewborn, Mr. C. Fefix Harvey and Mr. J. F. Taylor were named a committee to take the project in hand. , The Chamber made a donation of f 25 to the Kinston Fair Association and accepted a booth for an exhibit to be installed by the Chamber. Sec retary F. I. Sutton asks the loan of pictures and invites manufacturers and others to furnish products for the display. v - .Miss Hattie Parrott, Assistant Su perintendent of County Schools, Miss Adna Edwards, Home Demonstration Agent, and Mrs. J.,"; F. Parrott broached the subject of a county com- miunt tii ths directors, who eJP .l and endorsed the pro-, Fair Belongs to All Ten Counties In the District, Officials Again Impress Upon Public Exhibits Sought A number of the fair premium list books are left over and can be had by applying to Sacretary J. Herman Canady. Mr. Canady is anxious to place tho books wherever they can lx of service. The list affords many an a; many a person is the possessor of some unlhought-of artiele or pro duct that might be exhibited with profit to the owner and interest to the fair patrons as a suggestion. A copy will bo mailed upon receipt of a postcard. Preparations for the big event this month are goins n apace. Every department director ia on hit, or her job. The country is being scoured for exhibits. The amusements have long ago been engaged, and no detail is 'beinjr omitted to trial;? the racing pro gram ths best ever had at an East Carolina meet. The oLher nine counties in the dis trict have morn fully realized that the fa r is the'r's as well as Lenoir's, say officials, of the association, and the number of exhibits and the pat ronage from outside this county will be much greater this year than last. The dates are being made known to every adult . and child in the district. October 24-27 will be ths greatest period in the city's history. BE MCE-SURPRISE FOR SCHOOL NURSE, ANYWAY; -NO CHOICE The nurse to take chanre of the medical inspection work in the city ehools, provided for a short time be fore the opening, has not been pro cured yet. The State Board of Health authorities are aiding in the selection of the nurse, and as that is matter of great importance there has been no tendency to hurry mat ters. Information to Supt. Curtis is that advertisement is being mado for capable parson for "a position." and that applicants are not being in formed of the location in advance. SCHOOL KIDS SOLVE PROBLEM'1 HIGH -0ST OF LIVING AT H. .The lunch room established as an . n tt:.-V experiment in tne uraingcr mgu School building is proving a success. Many students of the High School and youngsters of lower grades in the build;!!': are patronizing the lit tle restaurant, which is in charge of Mrs. H. A. Humble and Miss -Mar garet Good.-on. Teacher also like ; it. It is a neat, attractive place, lo cated in the bajment, and will be still more convenient in cold weather, when little tummies are more wont to feel the need of "something flll ing. Supt. Kater Curtis is loud in praise of the lunch room . He f rcquontly "dines" there. The average youngs ter gets all he should have too much lunch and studis3 do not go well to gether, of course for a dime A liberal sandwich and a big steaming bowl of soup are had for that price, and those thing3 do not complete the bill of fare. There is nothing on tne menu that Mary Jane or John should not have, however. A youngster may eat a nickel's worth and if satis fied save the other nickel that moth er gave him for same little flimflam investment. - ' . as another committee to co-operate lney've set All ivmas 01 Dates, Even 'Taking: a Fancy for , Hallowe'en Friternibing With Grcas ersEn Route (Special to The Free Press) In 'If xa., Sept. nOTho Sucond North Carolina is nea-ring El Paso. it;dcstnai ion. First is probably under canvas now. The Third . Tho cavalry and ... i day br.ljjir.d u: litis- -pital tjwops were present and ne- counted-; for many hoars ago. We are seeing many Mexicans all along the way now. They ask, "How to you doy Jim?" "V:'ve con," to ? short your uncle," ny. Jim. K.rnie of u;i a civ be against this i-ort of t k, though; it engenders international feeling. Some of tho Mexlcanos stand at tho stations and looksd us -v-r jjjl. us if they had never sr-nn sri.l'or. The boys remark u;un it. "Hut, thin, we may be ur.lika any they have .ever -scon," says one. "Un doubtidly, you are," spouts anotlfer. We are all 'promising otirsolvs tion pictures, lite-, ice cream sudas, shave:, etc., sh Ml Paso. We prom ised curselver, much at -New Or leans, but whaL did the officers do? Broke in on the -sport,' thoy did. Therefore, vo suspect, some of us, that our promises are as empty as ! the head that wears a crown. Who can t:avl with any pleasure with a lot cf officers spooking around? They are the or.ly fault with this man's ar my, the officer?; when we grtfck we are all going to vote tn .socialist el;et; maybe wo can ire! a Socialist army and tverytmily (to to ouit Him self. W4 believe we tire gaitig to :vy hero" six week,i7'TSrone '" knows who originated tho belief. Wo be lieved we wore sroing to stay at Camp G'er.n- six days. ' Wc hope we'll get back for Christ mas. Komo ot us would ratner move it up to Thanksgiving. "What's the matter with Hallowe'en?" asks one, who has been raised in a home where they celebrate such things and thinks he's a little bettor than the oUvrs. Gerufial approval on that. We'll pe tition tho War Department, anil ta keep all hands from getting in jail for violating the regs., by writing out cf channels we'll make it a round robin. They w.wdn'l hardly dare put the whole irgim.'nt in, the coaler with a general election at hand and all our folks back home voting rho Democratic ticket. We rcsa the papers witn a 1st oi interes,t. In ail th.i reports Ava see clouded reports. We take it that ihe situation is growing worse. Be ing soldiers, however, we are not supposed to know "Ours nrt to reason why Ours but to do and jli; " just like onn roads tin poet?. We are al lm.ak.ing plans, though. You see a guy waltzing clean through the train, bragging to everyboly that he's picked out his man. He's goioig to tickle a Mexican major-general in the shortribs with his bayonet point un til he gets on his knees and cries laughter. Then he's gcirg . to make him a captive in all serious ness, walk him back across the bor der, deliver him up to the provost guard and demand the Victoria Cross. "Yes, parliament Will be proud of you," exclaims a lad who knows the difference, but most of them will shake their heads at him. "P.mem ber, Bill Potroast, we need another teamster," pays a sergeant. That cools Potroast's ardor. "Can't a fel loiv. even joke around here any more," says he. "Joking don't get you anything," says the sergeant. "Keep yourself clean, mako your am munition tally up arid lead the offi cers to believe you are the best little girl In ) the, world. But this gassing aTound shows you up fr an ass, and it is never best to be shown np in the true light" ' Superior Court.. t A one-week term of Superior Court will ie convened here on October 18, Judgg Devin presiding, for the trial of jaQ cases and civil causes. AM, SAY OTIS (ViKt-dl That Carranza Has 31 rule Demand Upon Unit ed States or Throat to Withdraw Feace Commissioners (By tho United Press) Mexico City, Oct. 4. Reports cir lated in the United States that : 4 mza has demanded immediate lrawal of thj American troops i.:,ieo are declared to be "absol- false" by high officials hero. i "i i 'uti It is also aVnied that Carrnnxa has tin evened to recall tile Mexican pear j commissioners' from Atlantic Oily imk-ss the troops are withdrawn. til iltoli imM i CI1IL0IIEW-WITII0IIT1 MfPCiho follow: IfUlWLUer. Hoi (By tho: Unitsxl Press) r.cw York, Oct. 4. -While tho pangs of milk hunger are being felt ton the East Side, Mayor Mjtchcll as! msdiary ia trying to stop the upstate milk strike. 'The big three distrib utor;! rei use to deal with the Dairy men's League, jiovv a farmers com bine. The supply has dwindled rap idly and the shortage is being felt kterJy in the tenement districts. r L m Ff uuui Will IIFJI ih Ik i nirtu MICIPATE it r 3 5 " i ippasntment of Terauchi to Prime Minister Puts a Powerful Expansionist in Chair "On Road to, Pe king,'' Predicted (!?y the Ui.'tcd Press) ToUio, Oct. .4. Cotmt Marsha! Te rr. ; it'ii i has been appointed premier to ou.vecd Count Ok uma, who resigned yesterday. The new premier holds th" highest rank in the Japanesu ar :y. He was governor genoral of Korea until thij appointment today. Ha is known as being a champion at the aggressive expansionist policy, particularly with reference to China; A Japanese paper recently declared that if Terauchi ever succeeded Oku rna it would not -be . long before a Japanese army would bo on the road to Poking. ROOSEVELT .AND TAFT JOKED EACH OTHER; -- WERE MI TOO STIFF Tha following cases wcjc disposed cf in Recorder's Court Wednesday: Will Holmes, retailing. $50 and costs or six months. , Maud3 Adams, retailing, jury trial, discharged for l: -k of evidence. '' Sam Jones, asaalt on female, call ed and failed; capias. 0 , John Quinn, forr.He tiespass, $23 and costs. COTTON In the neighborhood of CO bales of cotton were sold here Wednesday!. Prices ranged from 15-90 to 1127 1-2. New York futures quatationg wereS ' Open 2:40 January . . March . . Mty .. October .... December . . . .. ,.17.00 ; ..17.10- ..17.25;, , ,16G ' ..16.83 '' 17.02 171 16.155 16.9G c...flX shrdlu atatohrdlu uatahara 1 Change of Policy Would Precipitate Crisis Iit the Country's Affairs, Says G. 0. P. WOULD HAVE WAR Wilson Headed for Omaha to Deliver Speech to the Peace-Lovinj? Farmers of Heart of the Land - . There Thursday Uy ROUT. J. Bender, ed Press Stall Correspondent) Pitttburg, Oct. 4- Today PMsident Wilson is rushing westward for hia first big campaign speech in the heart of the country. His mission this tnmc has the same object as when :d the same route last win goes -to urge "preparedness i'cr pe.ice." Pnace insuraaee then wis (lcsirea ana later was secured by a v-.i? cr congress strengthening tne ; army and navy. ! Now the President wants the vote of the pemula on whether the Ronub- licans shall be pflaeed in power and his policy changed. He declared to. day mat such a ehangs certainly would draw the nation into the "em- Voilmcnts cf the European war." Omaha, wher6 the , prc-t-ident speaks Thursday evening, in tho heart of great ngricultnral community where a peace appeal is alwiy enthusiast! eaily welcomed. r ', ' WHFN BUFFALO SILL'S .' COMESIO THsS CITY . A great deal of preliminary inter !erost has-'beon aroused by tho an nouncement that tho Buffalo Bill-101 Jiaach show i'.i to exhibit in Kinston, Saturday, October 11, and there is no loiAt that htore will be a 'big crowd on hand to see the strenuous per formances promised for this notable exhibition. A f-.-'cat show is promised, and what ia especially interesting is tho announcement that Buffalo LM1 will i.'hsolutely be "in the saddle at both Pti fonnances." The porformance will Litre luce the great military specta cle', "Preparedness," Which has al ready Moused a tremendous amount cf interest nnd enthusiasm, and whltfi. has tho endorsement of the U.S. War Department; a battle between vhite settlers and Indians; scenes from the early days in the Far West, when tho Borderland was in tho mak ing; the actual life of the great cat tle ranches, 'with its sports and dan gers, including a realistic roundup of long-horned Texas cattle, and nu merous ether strenuous exhilarating displays. There will be two pjirformances In this city, but they will be complete is every way. T'hcg will take place at : and 8:15. "At 10:30 there will be a big military and Far West par ade. in which the processional resour ces of the bg street parado wilt be generously displayed, A U. S. P--my recruiting tent will be t.pen on tho grounds all day to re. coive enlistments for service on Mexican border. the WhW CASES BEFORE RECORDER WEDNESDAY (By the trnited Press) , New York, Oct." 4. "A visible sign of the party completely reunit ed," was 'kow Republican leaders viewed tho Taft-Roosevelt handshak ing at tneUnion League Club to night. The affair was not mtrely "How do you do?" followed by cold oimality. Those present ' asserted that the p?ir indulged in "joshing as they were leaving. Take Town Only 3 Miles') From Bapaume; Artil lery More Active GREAT BREACH IN FRONT German Lines Moved Back Depth Eight Miles Over Width of 25 Miles Tena city Avails Defense Noth-' Berlin. Oct. 4. The Roumani- . ana who crossed the Danube have been forced to withdraw in hasty ) flight, says an official statement : They were attacked from three sides by the Germans and Bui gars and threatened with envel- - opmcnt itie uoumamana imme diately began a retreat. By HENRY WOOD, ; CLiiitcd Press Staff Correspondent), -With the Frejich Armies in ; the Somme. Oct 4.--Ths Allies have now . widened the breach in the German "v lines in the Sonune sector over ; 25-mile front to a depth of 8 miles. Heavy ra:n3 that hmdored operations fqr two days hava ceased. The ar tillery is ajrain tuning up, pritiiih Take Town. London Oct ;4.-The village of Swcourfc sLtbbayo, three miles front ' F-'apaume was completely occupied by '.he British last night in the resump tion of tho Somme offensive, Genyd Haig ireporta. The Uritish lines en- ered tho town several days ago but the. Xlei-mans clung tenaciously t tat , Jjioast 1 .these were cleared out-.. sella Ktatement k ; " i ., iSoila, Oct 4 The Bulgarians now occupy the' Roumanian island of Ma- akalafa, vin Jhe Danube river, it ia f.id ofltcially, The war office admit- - hat "considerable units", of Rouma nians crossed the Danube and invad- d Bulgaria foefora Bulgarian moni tors destroed their pontoon bridge! Bulgar Artillery has stopped the ene my's offensive on the 1 Bebaul-Anua- -cea-Pervil 4ine. AF SALES QUITE it THE BAD WEATHER About 127,000 pounds of tobacco was sold . here Wednesday. The breaks wero considered fair for this mmediate part of the season, and es pecially so in view of tho fact that he. weather- was as bad as any of ho season. No big breaks are look ed for as long as the delayed equinoc tial weather disturbances continue. Prices were high. Ths averages have been better since the ; sales slumped off in quantity. : Some of the weed being sold now is of the very best quality. TO PtXAKE M. H. SMITH ANSWER QUESTIONS By the United Press) Washington, Oct. 4. The District Supreme Court today ordered Milton It. Smith, president of the Louisville & Nashville R. R., to answer ques tions of the Interstate Commerce commission as to the road' political activities.. ' . ,-, : ' :,' - ' BULLETINS (By the United Press) - SHALL ASIATICS JOIN UN'ION? Eureka, CaL, Oct 4v The ques tion of admitting Asiatics to Am erican labor unions will be put squarely - before the California ' Federation of Labor, ia ses on here, it is learned.