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KINSTON, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1916
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BELIEVED ONLY FIVE SHIPS WERE SUNK BY
GERMAN SUBS rOFF THE NEW ENGLAND
COAST SlIWDAY; NO FURTHER CASUALTIES
NeW York Shipping, Circles
Wireless Men Misread Name "Kingston" for "Knud
son and That Crew of Former Unregistered Ship Are
Not NoW at Mercy of Waves Somewhere Off Nantuck
et Report That Two Survivors From Unknown Craft
lla"d Been Picked Up Proves Untrue Hard Gale Now
Sweeping Atlanti Quiet Night Destroyers Continue
Search for Possible Survivors .
4v
(By the United Press) . '
New York, Oct'10. Belief that only five vessels were
sunk in the Nantucket raid grew in shipping circles today
is vague, contradictory reports concerning the crew of
the steamer Kingston were received. 4 It is believed, the
name was misread by the wireless operators, and that no
such vessel was attacked. The name is unregistered in
shipping directories. It possibly was missread for
"Knudson." Eleven American destroyers five miles apart
11.' ' i XI - - i. : t - - J? iV
tnis morning swept wie cuasi in searcii,ui a trace ox uie
vessel supposed to be lost. Yesterday's report that two
of the xrew of the Kingston had been rescued by a des
troyer proved to Jbe false. -No
New Sinking Reported.
Bostonl Oct; 10. Except for a forty-mile gale sweep
ing in from the northeast, all through the night, last
night was the quifejest on the New England coast since
theubmarine deported from Newport. The Nantucket
radio "station reported "all keys silent." The undersea
monsters. apparently vanished as suddenly as they ap
peared. K The gale makes further search for the missing
crew of the Kingston impossible. Little hope is held out
that any who . might be riding the waves in open boats
will survive the weather; '
CARRIE R&IION WAS
KINDLY OLD WOMAN
ffer'Ilfe Was Blighted By Whisky.
Says Nephew Visiting This City
Dr. Nation Educational Reformer.
We Overfeed, Says KaBsanl
The late Mrs. Carrie Nation was a
much maligned person, according to
Dr. W. H. Nation of Burlington,
Kansas, her nephew, here Tuesday,
Dr. Nation, who is a minister of
the Christian church and a reformer
of note in his home State, was in
Kfnston en route from Snow Hill,
where he lectured (Monday night, to
another point west of here. Dr. Na
tion is art' all-year chauteuqua lectur
er now, but may quit the -platform
for a time to enter politics in Kansas.
He' proposed the six-yeaf high school
tern to reduce the University term
to two years in his State, and is
considering an attempt to be elected
to the Legislature to see his plan
throueh. "Heretofore : ha ftn ' bn
fighting attempts to nominate him, it
is M.-.:-y;J-.:-::p:'y. V.
Mrs. Nation was anything hut the
character that the papers sometimes
painted her, Dr. Nation declared. She
had a dislike for whisky had a right
to have it. She was not of a violent
disposition; on the contrary, she was
a slight, sweet-charactered, motherly
woman, advanced in years she was
about 70 at the height of her activi-
. &w;A
Her first husband , died with delir
ium tremens Dr .! Nation saidv "She
had a beautiful daughter. The "girl
was maltreated and.hr face disfig
ured by an intoxicated physician. The
Ust straw was a happening that be
youth the son of person-for
bo she held a great affection.' The
war mads intoxicated, severely
nandle dind finally jailed, as the re
ult of the existence' of a saloon in
Prohibition Kansas. (Evil associates
helped, of course. ' Mrs. Nation drove
to the place and smashed the saloon
They wefe, abort to rrest her. but
they discovered1 that no such thing as
saloon legally existed in Kansas.
Thert'was nothing to base" a charge
flpon. She engaged in saloon-smashing
for a comparatively brief time,
nd then took to the lecture platform,
ccomplwhing more in that way. She
traveled far and wide as far as
England. She was a"wome.n of no
reat education, but very keen and
qoldrof retire." : l
Dr. Nation thinks that the-"East is
T behind his part of the country in
the matter of schools. -.'"He states
hat health education is' another mat'
Inclined to Opinion That the
PILE RAIN HALTS
FIGHTING FRANCE'S
TROOPS MAKE ROADS
Build Macadam Highways
to Facilitate Future Oper
ationsNo Chance for
Bosche to Use Groundhog
Tactics
(By the United Press)
.With the French Armies in the
Somme Wood. Oct. 10. Despite the
almost constant rain during the past
ten days, the French have methodic
ally continued their northwest drive,
capturing important heights.
With the advent of the rainy sea
son, the French are employing vast
armies in constructing macadam
roads, to facilitate the winter opera
tions. The Germans will be unable
to 4'dig in" this winter. .
ARMY iND FRONTIER
LIFE WELL SHOWN UP
While the principal feature of the
combined Buffalo 'Bill-101 Ranch
shows is the big "Preparedness" spec
tacle, which is said to be the amuse
ment sensation of the season, the
frontier features ; always . naturally
associated with the name of Buffalo
Bill, have evidently not been neglect
ed, and scores of Indians, cowboys,
cowgirls and Other characteristic
people of the ranch and prairie are
announced to present a -vivid picture
of life on the border. This attraction
comes here Saturday of this week.
New York, ,' Oct. 'S 10. The liner
Frederick, bearing Ambassador Ger
ard, arrived today after passing
through the ' submarine 4 tone. Ml.
Gerard, refused to answer any ques
tions regarding the purposes of his
visit, ' declaring that the simplest
question ''might involve him." : f
ter that this region has not. learned
the rudiments of.. "In the average
mall hotel hereabout they feed you
V the. limit on about three kinds of
meat, sweet : potatoes and biscuit,
rhe average traveling man cant ex
st on that kind of fare. It wiU kill
him out." He suggests a lighter diet
STRONG TEAM HERE
To Address a Democratic
Gathering In Courthouse.
Beating Up the East
Hood Goes to Craven Sat
urdayP. M.
Efforts are being made to procure
a large ' audience for Judge J. S.
Manning and Walter E. Brock, to
speak in the Courthouse here at 8
Vclock Wednesday evening. A large
number of persona in the rural dis
tricts are being asked to come to the
:ity for the occasion. The speakers
are among the most capable .being
employed in the campaign by the
Democrats.
Ji.k'e Manning, well-known in . the
city as well as throughout the State,
:s Democratic nominee for Attorney
Genera.!'. Mr. Brock is Solicitor of
he Tihrteenth district.
Messrs. Manning and Brock will
continue eastward for the remainder
( tbe week. Thursday night they
will speak inNew tfern. They will
maks addresses at points in Craven
county, and possibly elsewhere, in the
following da? or two. Congressman
George E. Hood of Goldsboro will
apeak at Fort Barnwell Saturday at
2 o'clock.
DOMTES FROM THIS,
SECTION TO CONVENT'N
OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. John H. Griffith, rector of St.
Mary's Episcopal church, is en route
to St. Louis to attend the General
convention of thchProtestartr Episco
pal church, to be held for three
weeks commencing Wednesday. Mr.
Griffith i3 scheduled to make an ad
dress to the convention on social ser
vice. -
Attending the convention from the
Diocese of East Carolina w'H be:
ishop T. C. Darst, Mrs. Darst and
Rev. W. H. Milton, Wilmington;
Rev. Mr. Griffith; Col. W. G. Lamb,
Williamston; Mr' G. O. Royall.
Goldsboro; Mr. B. R. Huske, Fay-
etteville, and Mr.' E. K. Bishop, of
New Bern, and others.
UNIVERSITY DAY AT
'THE HllT THURSDAY
(Special to The Free Press)
Chapel Hill, Oct. 10. The celebra
tion of University Day on Thursday
v:ll be the most important event of
the week in Chapel Hill. Classes will
be suspended for the day, and all will
render homajje to the University
what it has stood for in the past, and
its outlook for the future. Dr. Ed
win Mims of Vanderbilt University,
who taught English here : for
Ih'ce years, will deliver the princi
pal prioress. Many members of the
fa;u!ty go out in the State to deliv
er lectures before alumni orraniza
t;or.s. It b expected that several
alumni will return to the Hill for ob
servance of the day here.
MITCHELL BROS. TO HAVE
FARM SOLD AT AUCTION
The Travis Stroud farm will he
sold next Tuesday at 10:30 a. m. at
auction on easy .terms. The planta
tion is well known in Lenoir county.
It is one of the best farms located
near the city.
Mitchell Bros, of Kinston have
placed this farm in the hands of the
Atlantic Coast Realty Company of
Petersburg, Va., and Greenville, N.
C., for sale. This company needs no
introduction to citizens of this terri
tory. They have conducted numer
ous, sales in and around Kinston.,
The farm is an excellent one and is
now being subdivided into small
tracts, each f which will have good
road frontage. , The neighborhood .is
excellent Th soil is a loamy top.
with a good clay subsoil. ; Attention
is called to the ads. carried by the
Atlantic Coast Realty Company in
this issue. --,
PREPARING ! FOR THE
ANNUAL CONVENTION
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
To Be Held Here Next
Month Several Hundred
Delegates Sessions On
Four Days Will Have
Many Addresses
The Gordon Street Christian church
is busy in preparing for the 72nd
State convention, which meets here
November 13 to 16. The membership
is taking quite an intrest in the
convention and showing a fine spirit
of hospitality in opening the homes
for the care of dolegates. Three or
four hundred delegates are expected.
The following is the program for
the convention:
Monday Evening, November IS:
7:30 7:46. Devotional service and
address of welcome, B. P. Smith.
Song service led by J. M. Perry.
7:45. Response,, W. C. Manning.
7:55. Convention Sermon, P. B.
Hall.
Tuesday Morning, November 14:
9:30 9:5Q--Quiet Hour, J. A.
Saunders.
9:50. President's Address and An
nouncement of Committees.
10:3011:40. Preachers Session.
Introduction of new preachers.
"The Preacher's Personal Holi
ness," A. J. Manning.
"Methods of Cultivating the Church
Going Habit,'' C. B. Richards.
"Use of Time," ( J. M. Waters.'
"Looking Out Recruits," S. W.
Sumrell.
"The Preacher's Social Opportuni
ties," C. B. Mashburn.
Miscellaneous announcements.
li:4(l:30,;JUpeW of Churches.
(Only from written reports on blanks
distributed.)
Tuesday Afternoon, November 14:
2:15. Devotional Service, - led by
J. R. Tingle.
2:303:15. Address, Ashley S.
Johnson.
8:15. Committee and Conference
work of N. C. C. W. B. M. and
N. .C C. M. C. J w-
Tuesday Evening. November 14 :
C. W. B. M. session.
7:30. Devotional, Mrs. P. D. Hall.
President's Message.
Reports: District Secretaries, Su
perintendents, Howe Department.
Literature and Y. P, D.; Auditor,
Treasurer and Corresponding Secre
tary. Reports of Future Work and Nom
inating Committees.
Messages to State Officers.
8:30. Address, Mrs. J. McDaniel
Stearns. .
Wednesday Morning, Nov. 15:
9:30. Devotional, C. E. Lee.
9:45. Report of State Secretary
and Treasurer.
30:1510:45, Quiet Hour, R. Bag-
by.
10:4512:30. Bible School session.
Series of Five-Minute Addresses:
"Organization of the Bible School."
J. Walker.
"The Teen Age Problem," Hayes
Farish.
"The Preacher and the Rural
School," Thomas Green.
"Missions in the Bible School," W.
T. Holden. '
"Teacher Training,'' R. V.- Hope.
"The Bible School Remaining for
Church," Miss Edna Fellows. - -
Wednesday Afternoon, Nov. 15:
2:30 4:30. Atlantic Christian. Col
lege session. Series of fifteen min
ute addresses. . '
'Scope of Our Service," R. A.
Smith.
i"Th Church M College and Rural
Life," W. O. tippin.
The Church College and City Life,"
Perry Case.;
" "Missionary Spirit1 In Our.College,
CE.. L7 BaVharo. , ? "
"Standardizing ths College," A. O.
Martin. v " -U t W
"The Bible In College TrainingW,
S. Martin. ' - - -
Wednesday tffening. Not. IS:
7:30, Devotional Service, led by
W,- P. Jordan. ' -' ; :
" 7:50. Foreign missions address.
8:35. National Efcnevolent address
Thursday Morning, Nov. IS:
8:C? "E votional, Chas. M. I'xZw
SOME CROPS TO BE
SHORTER. THAN WAS
PREDICTED EARLIER
Department of Agriculture
Report Says Wheat Has
Decreased ; Considerably.
Corn Shows Up Better, It
Is Stated
Washington, Oof. O.Jurther de-
m
crease in production prospects of
the country's principal farm crops,
excepting corn flax, rice and kaffir,
was indicated today in the 'Depart
ment of Agriculture's monthly re
A preliminary estimate places the
wheat crop at C07.5C7.000 bushels, a
drop of 3,500,000 bushels from the
nmount forecasted from September '1
conditions, and 404,000,000 bushels
under last year's record-breaking
crop. '1 .... . . -.
'Corn production prospects increas
od 8,400,000 bushels as a result of
favorable weather conditions during
September and a total crop of 2,717,
$82,000 bushels is forecast That is
mora than 300,000,0100 less than har
vested last year.
The white potato crop is the small
est since 1911. Today's forecast of
production is 300,563,000 bushels, a
decrease of '17,929,000 bushels from
the estimate mad a month ago and
59,000,000 bushels bolow last year's
crop. 'J;:;'. ; : - 4
Tobacco prospects decreasad 20,495,
000 .pounds, since last month's report,
but the indicated production this
year, 1,203,077,000 pbunds, will be a
record.
STRATHDUJE WAS NOT. : .
WARNED, SAYS MASTER
New York,' Oct. 9. Thirteen shots
were fired at the British steamship
Strathdane, one of tile vessels sunk
by a German submarine off Nantuck-,
ct yesterday, before the S3 members
of the crew had taken to their boats,
according to Captain : Wilson, , the
Strathdenes commander, who was
brought here today with his crew by
the - Uruguayan steamer P. L. M.
No. 4.'. --y
"My ship was attacked without
warning," declared Captain Wilson.
after ho had given a detailed state
ment of the incident to the (British
consul general. "Thirteen shots were
fired before we left the vessel. None
of the shots, however, struck the ship
until we had taken to the boats.'
"Voters who were properly regis
tered in the last election (November,
1914) do not have to register; but
all voters becoming of age since
then are required to register on or
before October,, when the registra
tion book for the November (1916)
election will be closed," says a state
ment authorized by County Democrat
ic Chairman G. V. Cowper. "All
Voters who were properly registered
for the general election m vjit ana
who have since removed from their
ward, precinct or township are' re
quired to register on or before Octo
ber 28, 1916, when the registration
books vill he closed.'
(By the United Press) v
Mexico City, Oct 10. A decree by
Carranza prohibiting bull fighting and
announcing the death penalty for ban
ditry was published today.
tyre. ' '-rt-':m
. 10:1511:30. Committee Reports;
unfinished business.
ItiSO 11:45. Quiet Hour, John T.
Saunders. V ;
11:45. Home Missions address.
? Thursday Afternoon, Nov. 16: '.
' 2:302:45. Devotional Service, led
by W." A. Davistjl -
2:45 3:30. Church Extension ad-
dress. . " '
S:S0 4:15. C. E. Program, led by
II. Gait Braxton. - .
Thursday Evening, Nov, 16:.
. Devotional Service, John R. Smith.
7:30. Sermon, J. J. Walker.
Social Period. ; -
Third Game
Series is
By HAMILTON, Sporting Writer United Press) :
New York, Oct 10. The fightiest losing team - that
ever stepped on a world's series diamond will square
away on their own homo lot this afternoon in, another
desperate plunging attempt to stop the smooth-running
and deliberate aggregation of world's champions. This
is the situation that ushers ill the third game of 'what is
proving to be the grippingest series in the history of the
great world's title fight Game and willing, the Dodgers
can number themselves .as their own worst enemies.
They have fought Boston to a standstill-and then been
beaten in the two contests, already played, by their own
mistakes. ; They have lost' two , games with a margin of
one run and in both struggles they went "down with the
flag flapping at the mast W thtihier, V
flag flapping at the ma,st". " With their nerve unshaken up
the very last dash, the Dodgers have shown that their
middle name is "Fight" The Red Sox want ? four
straights. - . . ,. : ,. - ; ,.'--- W- '
A cold wind is sweeping "Flatbush," ., and - dipping
around the Ebbets fieldbut the sun is, shining brightly..
C003IBS PITCHING FOR DODGERS. ' , t
' Jack Coombs is on the mound for the Brooklyns, while' his' former
; battery mate, veteran Ira Thomas, Is doing the receiving act' for the
Red Sox. Miller is catching ferfSrooklyn and Mays is hurling for Bos
ton. . , ' ' .
!!!llll!II1'h,'f was nothing doing in the scoring line In the first ' frame. '
Brooklyn got one hit off of Mays, While Coombs yielded two lo Bos- .. .
ton.v Fielding of both teams was faultnesa. ' ,t . , ' ' " . "
In the second neither scores, runs nor misplays were Recorded. .:
BROOKLYN GETS FIRST BLOOD. " ' ' " ' lT
Boston got another hit in the third, but was unable to do-anything .
that would cont on a tliird victory. The Dodgerabrought Iheir heavy
artillery into play and hammered out one run with three hits. Score
at end of the inning, 1 to 0, in Brooklyn's favor. ; -
Monday's Game .
FINAL SCORE: . - -
Boston
. ,
Brooklyn .,
STANDING OF TrIE CLUBS.
Boston
Brooklyn
(By HAMILTON, Sporting Writer United, Press) .
Boston, Oct 9. With the weather somewhat unst- .
tied everything is ready for
championship contest for
prena. lhe iollowers 01 icobinson, who nail -trom. across
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-'
fore the mists of today s battle have cleared away.-,
Jack Coombs, veteran twiner and hero, ot. several
world series victories, is the ottering for Brooklyn in the"
second go at the Red Sox. , The Dodgers are'ready to re-
sume that ripping, tearing attack on the opposing pitch
ers, which clyiraeterized the ninth inning rally of j Sat-'
urdajs game and made of it a contest out of the ordin-. .
ry. - .
The Saturday ninth inning
Dodgers that the Boston pitchers are Hot invulnerable to
becoming bewildered by such attacks as their sluggers
made on them in the opening contest . There is agreeable
surprise among the Superbas and their friends to know .
that thev can hit the American League champion twin
ers with as much gusto as
auiieia ui ichci s uitun..
Coombs is not on the mound for Brooklyn; The bat
teries introduced at the opening of play were: for Bos-
tori, Ruth and Thomas, while Smith and Miller are called -upon
by Manager Robinson to do the honors for the
Erooklyns.
DODGERS SCORED IN FIRST INNING. , ; . . - '
The Dodgers put one over in the first frame of thdsecond game while
the Red Sox were unable to get a scratch and went out in the one. two.
three order. ' '
,Bostongot one hit in the' second inning,, but failed to even np the
1 score. Brooklyn added nothing to the one' run made in the first v
BOSTON TIED SCORE IN THIRD FRAME. jt
Boston tied the score in the third, making one run, one hit and cn(
error, while the Erooklyns stood still. "
In the fourth frame therewaa nothing doing for either Bide. A
- clean slate "f no hits, runs Wt errors. ;1; i
The one, two, three order prevailed throughout the fifth, sixth, sev
enth and eighth inaingsl There was simply nothing doing for either of
the. hard fighting contenders for world's championship fame, and the
. long end of the spoils.
Boston msde a hit in the ninth, but was unable, to support it n
any other run-getting fashion.1 .
GOING EXTRA INNINGS.
In the tenth Boston again worked
was nothing doing in the run-getUng line.
The eleventh inning's close still
The same 'T was written in the twelfth. There were nei;r
hits, runs nor errors t either side.
Brooklyn m(de one snisplay in the ' "unlucky tV.'.rtcr-th, I t it v
': not at all costly, and the frsme ended with tbe e r 1
BOSTON SCORES WINNING RUN IN FOUKTELT.'TI".
Boston succeeded in getting one
frsme. The final score being 2 to L
off VJorld'
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the second "round".! of the
world honors m the baseball -
T K "
rally served to show to the
ttiey are wont to go after the
the stick for two safeties, but tl.ere
found the score one and one.
over the