; ' , -r
DAILY
mm
ThclVialhcr
Cloudy Tonight
VOL. XVIH.N0, 95
SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. C THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1916
PRICE TWO CENTS
FIVE CENTS ON TRAINS
FOUR PAGES TODAY
GREEKS THOUGHT UNITED, STATES FLEET
WAS NEARING TO STAND BETWEEN ALLIES
PMFAIR.Pi.MIRROII
PENSACOIi IN GRIPjSETH BULLOCK; AND
FRENCH : NEARER . JO
DELIGHTED AT WAY-POSSIBILITIES AND
OF WORST GALE IN JIM DAVIS TO RJEET PERONNE AS RESULT
AND VIOLATION OF ATHENS' NEUTRALITY
CROWDS GREETS HIPROGRESS SECTION
THE CITY'S HISTORY COLONEL OUT WEST
OF NIGHT ADVANCE
M H t
7S A Th
Disillusionment Was Crushing Blow to Hopes of Excited
Populace--Alien Marines
for No Foolishness Greek Soldiers Stand By and See
Citizens Arrested But Drive Crowds Holding Demon
strations Into Submission Constantino Appeals to
Prominent Men to Refrain From Actions That Would
Make Matters Worse People Had Reard that Ameri
can Men-of-War Were Approaching Piraeus
(By the
Athens, Oct. 19. Greek troops are in complete con
trol of the situation here. The Anti-Ally mobs rave been
disposed of for the present, and the possibility of a seri
ous clash between citizens and the French marines seems
to have been averted Anti-Ally
ue their efforts to organize
is bv no means past.
It is understood that King
ferences with the French and
ly appealed to the most prominent of his supporters not to
stir up Athens crowds to acts
. ft 1
The collanse 01 reports
approaching Praeus to intervene disheartened the citi
lens. Rumors that American warships would arrive in a
few hours to prevent the violation of Greek neutrality by
the Allies had greatly encouraged the populace.
The Greek cabinet met today. It is reported that the
members drafted a protest to the Allies against the ar
rest of Greek members of the Reservist League by French
marines last night. A crowd of Reservist Leaguers hiss
ed a French patrol, who dispersed them at, the point of
tie bayonet. Greek troops, witnessing the arrest, failed
to interfere.
TO OPEN COURT HALF
WEEK LATE BECAUSE
OF THE ELECTIONS
Judge W. A. Devin In Superior
Court Wednesday granted a request
of thf Bar Association that the con
vening of the November two-weeka1
civil term, scheduled "for the 6th, be
delayed until Thursday, the 9th.. The
elections will be on the 7th; t;he day
before that will be devoted to cam
paigning by a number of the lawyers
and court officials, and they expect to
be too much elated over the outcome
of the balloting to feel much like
working, on the day after.
Four negroes convicted at the pres
ent term and sentenced to terms rang
ing f rom 12 to 24 months, asked to be
allowed to serve in State's prison
rather than on the Lenoir county
roads. Such requests have been hon
ored before. The business of the Oc
tober short term was concluded Wed
nesday aftfcrnoon, with three days
left over, and Judge Devin went to
his home in Oxford that night
n,
term is $till legally open; at will ex-
pire by limitation Saturday ; nieht
SOUTHERN CUTTING OUT
MANY GRADE CROSSINGS
(Special to The Free Press)
Washington, D. C, October 18.
Ninety-three grade- crossings of the
Southern Railway's Washington-Atlanta
line have been eliminated in
connection with double track work t
betwesn Orange, Va., and Central S. aft a"(1 freiKnt-carry!K'J 'facilities
C. ,'" .will be great for craft of , the size.
'rty-eignt were supplanted" by! River lllats (f four 4 ?Ve fm
overhead bridges,' 33 by underpasses, d'rauSnt' bui!t something, on the or
while 22 .were removed by : changes ler of the type familiar 10 tle rlver9
in the route of public roads. tof sw'tion tut a lltt,e narrower
In all" construction work the fixed Ja ,eam caase of the .h6! and
policy of the Southern is to separate narrow cnannel in the Neuse- doMe
important highway crossings wherev- detked wilh the ,ower de tIen' are
r practicable,, - - proposed for the Kiagton-New Dam
'i
ASSAULT WITH GUN: ;
. . ,
GETS TWEYE MONTHS
"CJnny Chamberlain, 'colored. - is
nder sentence to 12 months on th
Greene county roads for firing three
hots arthe wife of Harper,
colored. The womanWas ' slightly
funded. A bunch of key. was
In Charge of Capital Stand
Undted PreM)
leaders, however, contin
demonstrations, and the crisi
Constantine following con
British ministers personal
01 violence.
1 a rm 1
mat an American neet was
RECORDER'S COURT IS
NOT IN THE HOLE YET
The report of the Recorder's Court
for the month Of September, made
public Wednesday morning, shows a
total of $877.10 in moneys collected
by the court during the month. Of
this sum, $395 went to the school
fund; $154 was in Solicitor's fees to
the Solicitor or attorneys acting for
him, and $228.10 went to the city.
A note for $100 was added to the
above figures.
COULD HAVE STEAMER
SERVICE TO NEW BERN
To Connect Kington With New Ship
Line From North Good Business
Could Be Built Up at Landings On
Neuse, Thought Shallow Draught
Freighters
A boat line to operate on a regu
lar schedule between this city and
New Bern is an idea that may meet
with favor from 'Chamber of Corn-
merce members. The suggestion has
(been advanced that when a new ser-
vice to bo installed between Balti
more, Norfolk, Washington and
New Bern is inaugurated, local bus
iness interests finance a line of shallow-draught
steamers to connect
Kinston with the route. The Baltimore-New
Bern company is expected
to .start operations early in the com
year; it "Will put anyone, or two
steel ships of a special design to be
gin with. The vessels will be of a
build adapted to the waters they are
p!y. The machinery will be well
I line. , A daily schedule could bo
maintained. Passenger-carrying . f a-
less limited, of course. Five or six
men could man such a vessel. -Several,
stops could he made between the
eities, usually with profit .
found on Chamberlain! person. One
key fitted a door of the Quinn A Mil
ler furniture store at Snow Hill. -
New York State Folks Par-
ticularly Cordial Injury
to the Executive's Hand
Drives Him to Shake With
His Left
By R. J. BENDER,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Goshen, Inu, Oct. 19. President
Wilson is today whirling through In
diana en route to Chicairo. where he
is scheduled to make three speeches.
!'he President greeted handshakers
with his left hand. His rieht is ban-
iagcil because of an injury inflicted
y careless enthusiasm. A nail was
driven into the President's palm. Dr.
Grayson ordered it bandaged, fearing
infection. Members of the party
were greatly cheered by the recep
'ions accorded the President all
through New York State. The cli
max was 'at Syracuse, where fifteen
hou- ind applauded him.
Crowds Cheer Wilson In New York.
Syracuse, Oct. 18. (On Board the
Pres. dint's Special Train.) Presi
ien!. Wilson was greeted by cheering
.row. Is at ten New York cities and
lowns during brief stops made this
tt'tenioon and tonight?' as he passed
.hrough the State on his way to Chi
.atro to speak there tomorrow.
The President refused to make ex
tended speeches, but in each town he
thanked the crowds briefly for eofn
!.ijr to see him. j
RAIN KEEPS TOBACCO
AWAY FROM MARKET
Little more than a hundred thous
and pounds of tobacco was sold here
Thursday. Very inclement weather
kept the receipts down. One ware
house reported only 10.000 pounds and
me other less than 15,000 pounds.
Prices 'ruled strong, and the day's av
:rage probably equalled the season's
best average.
FREE WILL BAPTISTS
TO HOLD CONFERENCE
Minister
and lay delegates from
Bast Carolina gathered
day for the annual con
the Free Will Baptist
throughout
here Thur.
ference of
church in this part of the State. Ses
sions will lie held in the church in
East Kinston during tha coming sev
eral day-. A number of leading men
of the denomination are on the program.
HIHGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN
s !
KnoI tUAT. -v
f WOO ARE LO-SHSlfi MOfV
Or ME MRS. tifeHfWAO ) K
fOR FiME DOLLARS ft rf &jl?l
I DIFFERENCE TO -MO-) , t J L'?K
C. I'd her Van tvij lm
Vkn ,Tv,v4ogft JMsii
j' ' ' " 'S . - TOWrf
Next
j Week's Event Far and
Wide; Many Coming
HARD-WORKED OFFICIALS
Comprehensive Displays of
Rest That the Region
Boasts In All Lines Kin
ston's Busiest Week Is
Approaching
'Everybody come to the big fair,"
is the invitation being extended to
every person, in Greene, Pitt, Wayne,
Lenoir. Onslo'v Jones, Pender, far
teret, Craven and Duplin counties by
the local Fair Association. Adver
tising matter has been broadcasted
throughout the district, and thu .per
sonal invitation has been extended to
thousands. It would not ' surprise
some persons if a total attendance ex
ceeding 50,000 is registered during
the four days. Assistant Secretary
W. B. Douglass, who has been in
.'harge of the advertising in the field,
has been absent from the city most
of the time for weeks. He appears
to have lost a deal of flesh, and he
p'ridefully states that he has been one
of the hardest-worked men in the
country. ,
Chief Marshal Harvey Mines is an
ther hustling individual just now.
On Tuesdav, the oneninir day. Mr.
Mines will hold a rank in the commu
nity comparable with the prominence
of the king in Mardi Oas. He has
racked his brain for new things for
(he pageant he is io direct, and has
hit upon a number.
. Secretary Canady is jn touch with
every detail of the preparation for
the Wg event. Last year the mem
bers of the association told him that
the success of the fair was. due more
to him than tiny other individual. It
is now apparent enough that the same
sort of a compliment will be in order
a "week from now.
'Catchwords being employed : to
arouse interest in the Fair are "More
Exhibits," "Special Trains," "Grand
Decorations," "Thrilling Free Acts,"
"Aeroplane," "Mimic Battle EVtween
Aviator and Soldiers," "Carrying the
Mail by Airship." "Better Babies,"
"World's Fines- tobacco," King Cot
ton," "'Magnificent Parade," "Star
Athletes," "Five Thousand School
Chlld-ren in Chorus," "Finest Exhibit
of Cattle, Horses, Swine, Sheep,
Mules and Poultry East Carolina
Ever Saw," "Elaborate Displays of
the Arts and Crafts," etc.
I
Association Boosts
Hurricane Reaches Velocity
of 120 Miles Hour at
Florida Port
, , , j, i ' I'M
PROFRTY DAMAGE HEAVY
Mobile Escapes With One
Death and Little Property
Loss Messenger Boy
Carried 80 Feet Through,
a Window
(By the United Press)
Washington, Oct. 19. The Gulf
storm now centers in Indian.
Storm warnings arc being posted
along the Great Lakes, says the
Weather Bureau
Pensacola, Fla., Oct 10. Whipped
and torn by tho worst hurricane in
its history, Pensacola today heard
reports of numerous persons injured
and the widespread unroofing of
buildings. The storm sweeping in
from the Gulf lashed the city furi
ously and reached a velocity of 120
mtles an hour. It tore away the
weather bureau tower, wrecked the"
Louisville and Nashvillo grain eleva
tor, tore oft a -railroad warehouse
roof, ruined several thousand dollars'
worth of goods inside and did othex
damage. . ,
The wind performed many freaks,
It picked up a messenger boy and
hurled him eighty feet across a road
and through a plate glass window.
Public Works Commissioner Johnson
had both legs fracture 1 ' The street
car, telegraph and telephone services
are paralyzed. . -
Mobile More Fortunate. . .
Mobile, Oct. 49. One negress
dead and slight damage to shipping
and property were the results of the
itirTTcnne here. Loss was $50,000.
POLLOCK TO SOUND .
THE CALL IN ONSLOW
Carrying an appeal to backsliders I
to return to the grandest party,"
Col. W. .D. Pollock, the local Sute
Senatorial nominee, Friday morning
will mvado Unslow county to drive
in a tew sledge-hammer oiows lor
Democracy. He will speak at four
places, and his message to all the
tudiences will be the same. Colonel
Pollock's schedule is:
Belgrade, Friday noon,
Swansboro, Friday night.
Folkton, Saturday noon.
Snead's Ferry, Saturday night.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
IN SOUTHERN STATES
Atlanta, Ga Oct. 18. Two earth
tremors that shook buildings, knock
ed down a number of chimneys and
frightened thousands were felt
throughout Georgia, Eastern Alaba
ma, Tennessee and parts of Kentucky
late this afternoon. No. material
damage was done and no Injuries have
been reported.
Birmingham and Montgomery ap
parently seemed to feel the move
ment most severely. No point' east
of Augusta, Ga., seemed to be affect
ed. "-, : '
AND WHEAT IS GOING
SKYWARD, YOU Mm
(By tho United Press) -
Edmonton, Alberta, Oct 19,C. S.
Noble, pioneer farmer of the Clares-
holm district, today had ' an official
award from the Alberta Government
of the world's record ' for raising
wheat. His 1,000 acre field averaged
52'l1 bushels to the acre. ' This Is one
bushel higher than the previous rec
ord, held in Polouse eounty, Wash
ington, in the United States. The
p-ain, Noble says, will grada No. 1
luri. '
Seth, lie Used to Enforce
Attention While Roose
velt Spoke; Jim Once Lost
An Ear In An Argument
T. R. Delighted
By J. P. YODER,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
On Board the Roosevelt Train, St
Louis, Oct 19. With the Kentucky
mountain district and ita eventful day
behind him, Colonel Roosevelt
speeding across Missolri and Kansas
to the scenes of his "short-grass"
cange riding day. H is looking
forward to meeting some old plains
pals.
Two men have wired Col. Roosevelt
that they will meet him either at
Phoenix or Albuquerque. One i
Seth Bullock, who used to eit behind
tho Colonel in political meetings with
a Colt in each hand to keep the au
dience attentive. The other is Jhn
Davis, whose left ear "was bit off by
a gentleman in an argument." '
Col. Roosevelt is glad to be in the
West.
RALEIGH CONCERN TO
DO KINSTON PAYING
City Council at a special meeting
Wednesday night voted to award the
contract for about 6,000 yards of
sidewalk paving and some , culvert
work to a Raleigh concern the low
est bidder out of four. The price
per kyrd for the paving is 87 cents,
and the total contract calls for an
expenditure of nearly $9,000. The
West Construction Company, having
improved many miles of abreets and
sidewalks in the city during the past
two years, failed to t land the new
award by a considerable difference
between its bid and the successful
concern's offer Council passed reso
lutions necessitated 'by the recent sale
of the Public Improvement and Spe
cial Assessment bonds and a loan of
$100,000. 7, ...
FIRST NUMBER OF THE
LYCEUM COURSE FRIDAY
One of the best attractions of the
winter is promised Kinston's music
lovers in the entertainment to be
presented in the First Baptist church
Friday evening under the auspices of
the Mothers' Club. The Misses Low
ry and Lawrence,. coming as the first
number of a lyceum course being
promoted by the club for a play
ground benefit, are among the best
known "of lyceum artists in the East.
They are touring this season under
the management of a Charlotte bu
reau. They are versatile entertain
ers and skilled in instrumental end
vocal music. One of the duo is an
adept in use of the harp, and rend
ers a delightful repertoire on that
Instrument
NORFOLK HEARS THE
U-FIFTY-THREE HAS
BEEN SUNK AT SEA
(By the United Press)
Norfolk, Oct 19. A German
submarine, probably the U-53,
hag been flunk off Nantucket, ac
cording to a signal from a Brit
t
ish cruiser to the British steamer
North Pacific, in port here.
C0H0N EXCHANGE
. SUSPENDS TUESDAY
. The cotton exchange will observe
Tuesday, opening day of the fair, as
a holiday, it was announced Thurs
day afternoon
Consolidate Positions Re
cently Won; Repulse
German Counters .
HEAVY RAINS IN SOKE
British Inactive -n Serjss
Take VillageGreat Bat
tle t In East Continues;
Germ'ns Use Gas Against
Russians
(By the United Press) "
Paris, Oct. 19.-The French closed ,
in on Peronne last night, progressing
between Lamaizonette and Blanches
n heavy fighting south of the Som
me. lUesptte German counters, xne
newly-won , Sailly-Salliscjl positions
4 re now entirely in the hands of ki
French, , , They were , consolidated
Juring the night, . '
Serbs Gain, - , ,
Tho iRerhs have canturad tha vil-
age of Brod, aputheast of iMonastir
from the Bulgar in a brilliant com-'
bat, it is said officlaHy, -
Rains Hard In West.
London, Oct 19. -Jrtesry iraini Im- ,
Kled operations en the Somme, front .
oday, Greneral Haig report.
Big Teuton-Rusa. Battle Rage. ''
Petrograd, Oct .lO-r-The five days',' .
battle , in Volhynia' continued Jody
-ith no sign ef interruption. The , ,
Gtirmans are using aga$ and large -quantities
of ammunition against the
Russian Jineg.; The war office an
nounced the repulse el attack on1
KiielinP east ef Svinisuchv wheore the.
Ighting ia especially herce. .: ,
GREEKS RECALL THE
WORDS OF CLAY AHX
WEBSTER TO AMERICA
Athens, Ock l7 -Via London,, pet.
18
After, the demonstration here
a.it night against the Entente Allies,
uring' which a procession of several
thousand persons inarched to the Am-
rican legation and protested against
the landing of French marines, a del
gation of six persons called at the
American legation - today and pre-
ented resolutions asking the sympa
thy and protection , oil, the United
States' against the ' encroachments of
the Entente Allies. The . spokesman
said in English, in presenting the re
solution: .
"Henry Olay'a speech in 'regard
Greece's struggle for liberty, as well
as one by Daniel ' Webster,' said the
truggle would "h(tv been toad
meaningless if the liberties of Greece ,
had been subsequently lost."
The American. 'Minister, Garrett
Droppens, promised to, forward the
petition to Washington.
ILLINOIS SUFFRAGISTS si
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
. Springfield,' III., Oct. 19 To expe
dite the establishment of full suN"
frage for the already partially-enfranchised
women of Illinois, . dole
gates representing more than two
hundred . affiliated : organizations net
in the chambers of the State Capitol : '
here today attending the forty-eighth
annual convention of the ' Illinoia
Equal Suffrage AasociatUon. '
PANTS flNE;HUNp?ED f h
YEARS OLD THURSDAY
i
Stand up tralghV - men; swing ;
your legs about first one. then f the :
other,' look at 'em, 'and then glorify
the memory( oT the man who invent
ed trousers, pantaloons or just plain .
It happened juirtj 100 'year ago. to
day, A chap whoso name is long
since dust, gre-r tired ' of breeches
with their encumbering snugness and
evolved the f - er of t! i pr"
ent style cl t