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SECOND EDITION ; KINSTON, N. C, MONDAY OCTOBER 9, 1916
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WITH BOSTON ON MM OF Mm
COTONVASS AT NEXT CONVENTS OF
S Tdiisn Promises by Elaiitiiig SsSs
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VAR TO NATION'S VERY DOOR; HALF DOZ'N
FOREIGN SHIPS VERE TORPEDOED SUNDAY
United States Jealous of Lives and Property of Ameri
cans One False Step by Officer Might Precipitate An
other Crisis With Kaiser's Government England Ex
pected to Set Up Howl Over Admission of U-53, One
of Ocean-Crossing Flotilla, to Newport Harbor Ship
piny Paralyzed; New England Shocked at Foreigners'
Audacity; American Liner Held p Vessels Hug the
Shore Line Destroyers Save Hundreds of Passengers
and Members of Crews T
Xong Branch, Oct 9. Von Bernstorf f this after-
noon assured President Wilson that Germany will
, keep her submarine promises. Mr; Wilson had pre
viously made a statement that America "expects Ger
. many to keep her promises," The entire torpedo flo
tilla has been ordered to sea to search for the missing
crew -of the Kingston. ,
Boston, .Oct, 9. Allied warships are "rushing to the,
submarine zone. The cracking of the wireless of three
British-warships already is mingled with, that of the Am
erican destroyers out to sea on missions of mercy. Res
cue reports indicate that there is certainly more than one
submarine striking terrbr along a great international
highway. The transatlantic lane, over which has flowed
a steady stream of munitions arid supplies for the Allies,
is in the grip of submarines Qf the Kaiser's navy. Six
unarmed merchantmen are known to lie. on the ocean bot
tom south of Nantucket. "; . . ;
Affidavits From Americans. . .
Washington ,Oct.j9.Affidavits will.probably be tak
en from American survivors, it is announced at the State
Department The department desires fullest information
before determining upon the course this country must
take. Secretary Lansing refuses to discuss the submar
ine matter, i
Wilson Won't Talk Yet ,
AsbUry Park, Oct. 9. Secretary Daniels today re
ported to President Wilson, that thfi. German submarines
have complied with all the rules of international law. A
formal report will be made later. . The President will
make no statement until the complete, facts are in his
hinds.- '
English Paper Predicts ttow;
London, Oct. JKA possible disagreement between
.Great Britain arid the United States as the result of Ger
man submarine depredations oh the ' American coast, is
forecasted in the Daily Chronicle.
Supply Ship Along.
Washington, Oct 9. The Navy Department is con
vinced that the U-53 is convoyed by a supply ship, as the
result of private dispatches.
Survivors Landed.
Boston. Oct 9.--A German Submarine, other than the
U53 halted the" American steamer Kansan, the officers
or the . ship declared on reaching this port Their state
ing,the U-boat's .hurried visit to Newport Saturday, Js
taken as conclusive proof that more than one German
submarine was operating off the New England coast Sun
day, wheri Six foreign ships were )mk. After Studying
the photo, both officers and men said the. ship hailing them
was of a different type.' It is believed huge American
flags painted on the bow and stern and, the letter "U. S.
A- on the sides, saved the Kansan from destruction. . Af
ter viewing the ship's papers," the submarine disappeared
beneath the waves. The captain declared she had hardly
departed when a wireless call for help was heard from
the west, at a point some distance away -.This is addi
tional evidence that there were other U-boats. 15
Dripping with brine, which stood out like sweat on
i their steel sides, from prodigious efforts in rescuing pas
sengers and crews of the six torpedoed merchant ships,
, foilf TTrnfftrl fitoffia Aaet-vwrava avrnvprl tatVvrfl" flawn.
bringing the first stories of the war brought to America's
doorstep. They carried 216 survivors. The crew of the
steamer Kingston, sunk, are still unaccounted for. All
. were saved from the other vessels. ' .
; - Terror has seized the Atlantic seaboard. Sailing sched-
ulj are cancelled. Ships are huddled close .within the
three-mile limit Fears are expressed for passenger ships
known to be in the "danger zone." - : -
Wt ' "--ten Fears Trouble With Either Allies or Berlin.
Vazhington. Oct 9.The shadow of a grave inter-
t.t:: :il izzms h Anrnfn arose. ' Eft irland is expected to
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; viorou:Iy easiest the admission or submarines
a ports. It i3 feared the German suDmanne act
"y f - V.2 prcr'il-r.5 of a blockade of Amer
.. .. ' ' -'. . V C . : . -,-r,y would immediately re
t . V . : ; - .1 life is lost t)r an Ameri-
Si Ships Sunk.
Boston, 'Oct. ,K. Th -submarine
arm of th Imperial German Navy
ravaged shipping off the eastern coast
of the United States today. .
our jpntisn, one Uutch and . one
Norwegian ateamer urero selt to the
bottom or left crippled derelicts off
Nantucket Shoals. ..
Tonight, under the light of 1 the
Hunters' Moon, the destroyer flotilla
of the United States Atlantic fleet
was picking up passengers and crews
of the destroyed vessels and bring'
kg them into Newport, R. I. .'.
So far as known there was no loss
of life, though at a late hour the
crew of the British steamer Kingston
had not been accounted for. A sub'
marine held up the American eteaav
er Kansan, bound from New York
for Genoa with steel for the Italian
government but later, on establish
ing her identity, allowed the Ameri
can to proceed.
The Kansan came into Boston har
bor late tonight for her usual call
here.
The hostile submarine is believed
to be the U-53, which paid a call to
Newport yesterday and disappeared
at sunset. Some naval men, howev
er, declared that at least two subma
rines are operating close to the Am.
erican shore though outside the three-
mile limit.
The record of submarine warfare,
as brought' to land by wireless die
patches, follows:
The Strathdene, British freighter,
torpedoed and sunk off Nantucket
The Weaibpoint, British freighter,
torpedoed and sunk off Nantucket
xne tstephano, British passenger
liner, plying regularly between New
York, Halifax and St. Johns, N. F.,
torpedoed southeast of 'Nantucket
while bound for New York.
The Kingston, British freighter,
torpedoed and sunk southeast of Nan
tucket $ -
Bloomersdijk, Dutch freighter, tor
pedoed and sunk south of Nantuckei.
The Christian Knudsen, Norwegian
freighter, torpedoed and sunk near
where the Bloomersdijk went down.
Throughout the day and up to late
tonight none of the patrolling fleet
maintained by the British and French
to protect their own shipping and
American ships carrying imunitions of
war, had been sighted. Frantic ap
peals were sent to Haia.
Something like a panic possessed
the minds of shippers in this city and
at other points along the coast when
the first reports of the torpedoing
were received from the radio station.
The stories regarding the U-53 Which
appeared in the Sunday papers had
aroused much speculation as to her
mission and the- news that she had
attacked British vessels traveled fast
The U-53 which' anchored for three
hours in Newport harbor yesterday
afternoon while Commander Hans
Rose sent ashore correspondence from
Germany for the German ambassa
dor, Von Bemstofff, and exchanged
official calls with 'fiear Admiral
Gleaves and Bear Admiral Knight,'
commandant of the Narragansett
Bay station, slipped out of the har
bor and submerged just inside the
three-mil limit at 7:05 ' o'clock last
night. .
The booming of the submarine's
guns, apparently Ared in warning
was distinctly heard at Nantucket
It was plain that the submarine hatt
placed herself in the lane of passen
ger and freight traffic and terroris
ed shipping along, the coast
Immediately after the S. O. S.
culls from ths West Point were pick
ed o. at Newport today, Admiral
Gleaves ordered . out the destroyer
fleet to give assistance.
Victim Carried Passengers, .
Newport,('R. Oct 8. The Brit
ish steamer Stephano, " bound from
St. John's, it. T., to New York, car
rying nearly 100 first and second ca
bin passengers, Including, many Am
erican touTists, t Was su'i ocf., Nan
tucket 'lightship at 4:& "jfc WL, today,
presumably by the German submar
ine U-53. " The United, SUtes.rp-
do boat destroyer jBalch .reported the
loss of the liner , by radio to the na
val station here, stating that the
First Rally of Campaign to
Be Ui by CoL Pollock,
1 Senate Nominee'
MANNING AND W.L BROCK
Speak In Courthduse Wed
nesday Night Upstate
Orator Kinsman of Can
didate In This District-
Working Up a Crowd
The county Democratic canvass will
be opened with a rally at George
West's Store, in Sand Hill township,
Tuesday at noon. Practically all of
the county candidates are expected to
be present' Senatorial Nominee W.
D. Pollock, Register of Deeds Carl
iPridgen, Sheriff A. W, Taylor and
Treasurer John Dawson will swing
around the circuit of eleven precincts
and make speeches at each place.
DUring the first few days Colonel
Pollock' will probably act as keynot
er; 'Chairman G. Vj. Cowper is ab
sent from the county, and is not ex
pected to return for several day.
A barbecue will be had at every
meeting and it is intended to have
the speI14inding at about noon' in
each rural precinct visited.
The campaigners wRl observe the
following schedule;
Kennedy's Mill (Southwest town
ship), Wednesday.
Luke Jackson's (Neuse), Thurs
day. -
Waller's schoolhouse (Woodlngton)
Friday,
Airy Grove School (Vance), Octo
ber 28. ' '
Sharon School (lOohtentriea Neck),
October 26.
Institute, October 27.
Institute, October 27.
Tull's Mill (Trent), October 31.
Pleasant Hill Lodge (Pink Hill).
November 1.
iDawson Bos.' Store ( Falling
Creek), November 2.
Courthouse, November- 4.
There will be a number of speak
ers other than candidates present on
some of the occasions, -
On Wednesday night of this week
Judge -J. S. Manning and Solicitor
Walter E. Brock, the flatter of the
Thirteenth judicial district, will ad
dress an audience in the Courthouse
here.. Urgent invitations aire to be
sent out to persons throughout the
county, Judge (Manning is the fath
er of John Hall Manning of the local
bar. now a captain in the National
Guard in Texas; he is the candidate
for the attorney-generalship, was
once appointed to the Supreme Court,
and is known throughout' North Ca
rolina. Mr. Brock is a kinsman of
Furnie Brock, State Senatorial Nom
inee, with Colonel Pollock in tiiis dis
trict. Both men are polished speak
ers. They will hold forth 'beginning
at 8 o'clock. -.t ...
WARDEN OSBORNE OF ,;:
SING SING RESIGNS
. Buffalo, Oct 9. Thomas Mott Os
borne, "Golden Rule Warden" of Sing
Sing, today resigned. -.
sage from the destroyer said i that
the ship had been torpedoed, i The
message from the destroyer said that
the crew was safe aboard the Balch,
but mads no mention of the passen
gers who, ti wa thought here, also
were taken care of.. -Legitimate,,
Says Washington. ,.,t,
v.. Washington, , ' Oct 8-Submarine
warfare at the very doors of the Unit
ed States does .not necessarily por
tend further complications with Ger.
many so long as it is carried on with
in': the limitations ; of International
law. .
That is the, view of official Wash
Ington tonight on the record of one
day's operatrons in which nolle of the
ships destroyed appears to have been
attacked without warning or without
proper measures having been taken
ship had been torpedoed. The tnes- for safety of those aboard.
Formal Organization At
Tarboro Enthusiastic
Meeting ' Saturday and
Sunday This City Had
Most Delegates
Kinston had the largest number of
delegates at the first annual conven
tkrn of the iNortheastern District of
Christian Endeavor, which met In
Tarboro Saturday and Sunday; Wil
son and Rocky Mount . came close,
Kinston put in a bid for the next con
vention which will be held in the fall
of 1917. " ' -
The meeting waa well " attended
from throughout the district, and a
most enjoyable program was furnish
ed. Southern States Field Secretary
Karl Lehmann was the principal
speaker and as usual, his remarks
were bristling with enthusiasm and
"go-to-it-tlve-nes," State, President
George Mitchell, of 1 Wilmington, to
whom much of the credit- for the
splendid growth of the great interdo-
nominational movement anvtyig the
young people of the various churches
in. North Carolina. Is due, was also
heard. The work In the South, which
has been Mr. ' Lehmann's especial
charge for the past year, has grown
more rapidly than marked the rapid
advancement of the movement even in
its early days. The quota of new so
cieties fixed for the first year of the
AM-South Extension Committee's act
ivities waa 200. , The actual number
of new societies was 779 with 30,000
new members added in the twelve
Southern States. North Carolina far
exceeded Its 'proportion of the origi
nal quota. i -.
The Northeastern District was for
mally organised at TarborO. A Con
stitution was1 adopted , and officers
elected for the ensuing year. Rev. R.
A. Lspsley, Jr., pastor of the How
ard Memorial Presbyterian church of
Tarboro, where the sessions - were
held, was elected president Mr. B.
41.. Wilson, of Rocky Mount was cho
sen as secretary and Miss Hortenee
Moseley of Kinston- was named as
treasurer.
The delegates to the convention
were entertained- in the hospitable
homes of the, beautiful little city on
the Tar and everything posstblo was
done for their pleasure and enjoy
ment. . ' . t. m&Z1
The Kinston party consisted of
Misses Edna Fellows, Olive Spear,
Margaret Taylor, Hortanse Moseley,
Gaynelle Heath, Ada Glenn Tunstall,
and Julia Parker arid" Mr.' and Mrs.
H. Gait Sftraxton, evil of whom came
back Sunday night, except Mr, ; Brax
tom who stayed over for the-closing
services and returned Monday morn-
WHOLE GREEK NAVY
THE REBELS,
Fl
. ;tBy the United Press) -Rome,"
Oct, 9. The whole Greek
fleet has joined the revolutionists, it
is reported.
FINAL SCORE:
Boston ' . ,
Brooklyn
t
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
cwsion ...
Brooklyn
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3
1.030
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OINS
WORK RECORDER HARD
WITH WEEK-END DOCKET
The Recorder had lively little old
court Monday morning: ;, -
Walter Gilbert paid f 5 and costs
for vagrancy. Steve Harper drew 60
days or flO and costs' for being dis
orderly,' A'. B. Baker was arraign
ed for retailing and "the case contin
ued. Wooten Fitzgerald and . Claud
Nunn were fined $5 and costs each
for speeding. John Hearne, drunk
and '. disorderly, was fined . $5 and
costs,, A caee against Vance Boykin.
charged with running down and
breaking the leg of a boy while rid
ing a bicycle at reckless speed, was
continued. " ' . , . . i i i .
(By HAMILTON, Sporting Writer United Press) ,
Boston, Oct 9.-With the weather somtwhfet unset
tled everything is ready for the second "round")! the
championship contest for world honors in the .baseball
arena. The followers of Robinson, who h.il from tcrcss
the. famous, bridge from Manhattan, are not at all. dis
mayed by the result of Saturday's fray and proclaim in
confident tones that the honors will be good and even be-
Jack Coombs, veteran twirler and hero of several
world series victories, is the offering for Brpoklyrt In the
second go at the Red Sox. The Dodgers are ready tb re
sume that ripping, tearing attack on the , opposing pitch
ers, which characterized the ninth inning rally of, Sat
urday's game.and made of it a contest out of the ordln-
try. ' . :-' i; '-v:f r j - ' 7
. The Saturday ninth inning rally served to show to the
Dodgers tnat tne tsoston pucners are noi mvumeraoie 10
becoming bewildered by such attacks, as their sluggers
made on jthem in the opening contest. There is agreeable
surprise among the Superbas and their friends to know
that they can. hit the American League champion tvirl
ers with as much gusto as they are wont to go after.the
hurlers of Tener's circuit. k. i . i :- M f
iinnmns la nni nn Liie muunu xor rruurvivii. - ine
teries introduced at the opening of play, were: for: Bea
ton, Ruth and Thomas, while Smith and Miller are called
tpon by Manager Robinson to do the honors for - the
Brooklyn, ' , - , f-'-'".' vit '
DODGERS SCORED IN FIRST INNING.
- . The Dodgers put imYover In tne Unit frame of thtJsecottd gtffle Wf.Ile -the
Red Sox were Unable id gel a Scratch and went but U' the WUX two
three drdet. f? .v et.ff ,Af','l5'? U ' '
Boston got Ohe hit in the second Inning,'' but railed to' etea hp tha ,
mrn Rronkiva ddf hothinir to the one run made fit the Ami .'"Us-
BOSTON TIED SCORE IN THIRD FRAME, f .'I
. Boston tied the score in the thlrdr makiag one ran, one hit and on
1 error, while the Brooklyns stood fctirt.-' . v -,, -v. 't.;, f 'i .
In the fourth frame thert was nothing doing for either aide... ;A
clean elate f no Wis, runs or ejTofs.; "4f i'tte & I .":
The one, two, three order prevailed throughout the fifth, sixth. v
enth and eighth innings. There wis simply nothing doing for ei&er of m
the hard fighting contenders for world's championship fame and tUt
long end of the 'apblta. v t " $ v,.-r:v.v.j.b- " inJtny
' Boston made a hit in the ninth, but was unable to support U U
any other run-retting fashion. 1 ? . " ' -
GOING EXTRA INNINGS. ' . "- ' -'
In the tenth Boston again-worked the sUch for two safeties, but there
waa; nothing doing in the run-getting line. ' 'J v (
.The, eleventh inning's (lose, still found the aeore ene and one. v . J ,? '
The same story waa written in the twelfth. , There were nel'Jher
hits, runs nor errors on either aide, ; - r; ,
i Brooklyn made one misplay in the "unlucky thirteenth, but It waa -f
not at all costly, and the frame ended with the score still one. and one.
BOSTON SCORES WINNING RUN IN; FOURTEENTH., . .
, , Bostote succeeded 'in getting one over the plate In the fourteenth '
. frame. The final score being 1 to L . . , r,r - v.
COTTON BREAKS TWO
DOLLARS A BALE ON
NEW YORK EXCH'NGE
,, (By the Utftod Press)
New .York, Oct. 9. Cotton " broke
two dollars a bale on exchange to.
day. -Wall
Street in Fright. ;
New York, Oct. 9 The submarine
activities have started a neapanic in
Wall Street. Prices broke from 3 to
16 points at the opening of exchange.
- About a hundred . bales .of cotton
had been sold here 'Monday by 2:30
p, m. Prices ranged from 16 to
16.32 1-2; New York was half cent
down. s . , . - - . v
New York futures quoUttons were:
Open 2:40
January ............ .16.90
March ........... ..,.165
May ,.i"t"..,.;.. 17.06
July .. 17.17
October ... ..........'.J6.92
December ......... ..17.08
16.91
17.06
17.08
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GREATSATiSFACii:'!
over ftcfs::ii;:3
LEAF f.
mm
S Ui kmJ
Planters Absolutely. , Ccn
. ; tented, : Seems EIcndays
:Sales Total. Nearly; Ca,-
- 000 t Pounds One VAsL
- Gets 78 Cents a Pcund
i Two hundred and ninety thousand
pounds of tobacco k estimated to
have been sold here Monday.. Price
were- exceedingly goal '-"
; Tobacconists assert that they tava
never seen such satisfaction over t'.a
prices. One man said that IV y
was the first day in his lorr, 1 'a
perience that someone h tit S
d him with the qucslLi, .t i i
think tobacco's a I'.'Si cT 1 '
"Mr.. Ed." .Turner, tl-k n.;. -. i j
er, i.Ionday at En-;U"s v" " s
four, piles of l,.?.f f:? f
J57.50' a fetmJ. . C . .
sounds trov'.t t ' -
poun.1.