LY The HomFttt t. - -. 'W -i ,, i" fair Tonight. VOL. XVIILNo. 100 SECOND EDITION KlNSTON, N. C WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1916 four Pages today - FivcTgN jRAiNs "Mmkf Assembled Record llilicpral Day of Great IDEAL WEATHER ENABLED BOYS AND GIRLS fROM FAR AND NEAR TO C0ME--INTERESTING PROGRAM CARRIED OUT Wednesday was "School Day" at the Kinston Fair. That means that every boy and girl in Kinston and throughout the ten county circuit had a holiday and a free ticket to the Fair. If anybody is skeptical about the numerousness of the youngsters in these parts or thinks race suicide prevails, a visit to the Fair Wednesday con vinced him otherwise. To venture a guess, for guess it would be, juat how many people, old and young, were here for the occasion, would be but to size up the capacity of the grounds, buildings, side shows, transportaion facili ties and all other places where folks could gather. They were all full to overflowing. halls and about the stock pens made it impossible of easy navigation. The best of feeling prevailed and no acci- Aanti WPre renorted. There were eighteen thousand to enter the grounds Wednesday, it is probably safe to say. Tuesday had noth- j.ng on Wednesday in affording ideal weather. The exhibits, the detail of which appears elsewhere are far better than last year, tered cattle as compared with last year s showing is sev eral fold increase. 'SCHOOL DAY" PROGRAM. The school children assembled in front of the grandstand at ten o'clock not all of them, for a large number were still in town awaiting to be transported to the grounds at that hour in spite of the fact that they had been going in a steady stream since long before the average town fellow eats breakfast. An interesting and brief program was carried out .No address was undertaken, as the futility of speaking to advantage there has been clearly proven. The primary department of the Kinston schools opened the program with an interesting exercise; the Moss Hill Glee Club sang and the Kinston High School gave some folk songs, the young ladies being dressed in suitable native costumes. needlework are double in number EXHIBITS ANTIQUES, CURIOS. those of last year and the size of the In the new Exhibit Hall there is department has been very much en- most interesting array, calculated Urged. The grade of work shown is to hold the attention of visitors for also superior to last year, several hours. Next to the south en- EXHIBITS FLOWERS, trance is the large and comprehen- The flower booth is most tasteful sive display of antiques, got together iy arranged, the brightly colored dah hy Mesdames W. T.. Hines, N. J. lias, roses, chrysanthemums, showing House, J. F. Parrott, IChas. Saunders Up well against the deep green back and Clarence Oettinger. In the cor- ground of ferns and foliage plants, ner is an exposition of old time spin- Tho following committee have this ning and weaving, a hand loom, booth in charge, and are to be corn spinning wheels and carders, being pigmented on their effective work: operated by the veteran weavers, Mesdames A. Mitchell, L. J. Mew Mrs. Cox, assisted by Misses Peggy borne, C. F. Harvey, H. C. Ed Whitley and Eliza Patfker. .The an- wards, K. Denmark, tiques include china, jewelry, arms, EXHIBITS COMMERCIAL, pictures, furniture, etc. A fine colon- Between the flower show and the Sal mahogany sideboard, table, chairs better babies department are two and china, loaned by Mr. Tom Har- commercial booths of interest. For vey and Miss Susan Best, form an in- rest Smith's player pianos and Quinn teresting part of the exhibit. Some & Miller's, who have sensibly form very handsome old china exhibited by ed their furniture display into a Mrs. Williamson of Greene county, rest room. is very interesting. .There is also a Collection of old tima namnlar?. like mother u&ed to make. There is a linen coat very roomy, worn by Capt. James Outlaw of Duplin coun ty during the revolutionary war a hand-woven blanket, 150 years old, with Masonic emblems as a design, and many other interesting things which, are attracting much attention. EXHIBITS ARTS AND CRAFTS. Adjoining the antiques is the arts and crafts department, presided over by Mesdames John Hood, E. B. Mar ton, W. O. LaRoque, J. F. Taylor iwT'W, A. , Mitchell. There being many more exhibits in this depart ment than last year, more space has been used to give them proper ac commodation. The exhibits generally how better work and more artistic Perception .than did those of last year. The china painting and photo graphic ork are especially good. Many of the exhibits are bv local art- .kte, there are however, items of. in t from New Bern, Goldsboro and EXHIBITS NEEDLEWORK. Th needlework disolay is taken !r rf Mesdames E. Y. Speed, JRoque, William Fields and Harvey c. Hines. The exhibits in The CrOWdS in the exhibit The residents are panic-stricken, and the number of regis The better babies department com nletes the list of exhibits in this j building, this subject, and its devel- opment, however, will have more at tention in Thursday's Free Press. As will the exhibits in the large hall EXHIBITS PIGS. Ths first thing to attract the at tention of the Fair visitor entering . . . tho grounds from the frim is "P row" running along the south fence, The entries are much more numerous than last year, owing, in part, at ' least, to the Pig Club, organized by the Farmers and Merchants Bank of v;tn This club has 21 entries to its credit, and will without doubt be nA nmnnnr 'Ho TiriTO winners, represeincu ' n t hnv exhibitors has Droduc-: Wilt? VI ""-' .4 . .icht months old. weighing 9qo iKa "Some Dig." (The stock exhibit will be treated Thursday.) EXHIBITS-POULTRY. tv- mnltrv deoartment has many more entries than last year, and the is the khaki tent of the State oard space has had to be largely increased, of Health, with little electric plant This has to be said of almost every of its own; in this tent a free movie department, but the poultry has gone show is given continuously, illustrat further ahead than the others. Three ing health subject-, with comic alides times as many enbries-300 wore interspersed to relieve the monotony; eoops-so Mr. L. O. Moeeley states, the tent is well filled all the time, and whoTwiat his fellow-coramitteemen, "h doing an educational work of very Messrs J. F. Parrott, Alfred Chen- great value to the community. Thousand SITUATION'S GRAVE AT CHIHUAHUA CITY AND PUBLIC FEARS Strong Villista Forces, En trenched Within Easy Striking Distance of Cap ital American Authori ties Get News (By the United Press) El Paso, Oct. 25. The city of Chi huahua, capital of Northern Mexico is in a virtual state of siege. Heavy forces of Villistas are entrenched on th.- southern and western sides five in ,('s rom ,ne c"y- fl'ari,lg another aUack- the United states authorities today leaed- Troops to Rescue. Washington, Oct. 25 Carranza of ficials report a column of de facto government troops to be moving northward against Villa from Par all, General Funston today telegra : A the War Department DR APER HEIRESS IS WEDDED TO PRINCE (By the Un'tcd Press) Washington, Oct. 25. Miss Mar garet Draper, an American heiress, was wedded to Prince Bocompagni of Rome hera today. Cardinal Gibboni officiated. The wedding was a bril liant ceremony. ey and Orrin Weeks, are receiving the compliments of their friends on the successful result of their efforts. The judging was being done this morning by Mr. D. L. Christian of Rocky Mount, who expressed his sat isfaction at the number and high quality of tho birds shown. The com mercial breeds of birds, Plymouths, Orpingtons and so forth, are extreme ly well represented, and there is the 1 usual show of fancy breeds some of the turkeys are veritable giants, and there are bantams, no bigger than your hand. In this department are located the rabbits and guinea pigs. In these the children, especially the smaller ones, take great interest, and the tiny ones have "daddy" lift them up, so they can see the little "guineas" in the unDer cases. The committee should show consideration for daddy by placing the guineas on the lower tier. EXHIBITS MACHINERY, The implements are locaiea in me same place as last year, creditable displays being made by T. W. Mew born & Co., who make a specialty of i tt w nnJ 'Ktt Moesro -nicKory wagon, j CPnd ,Bros- ho have a dlsPtay in charge ol Mr. w. m. nunn, sisted by Mr. J. K. Harris of the Moline Plow Co. Messrs. L. Harvey & Son Co. aTe also to the front, evir dently living up to iney s.a.., erything for the farm." The Wayne Agricultural Works are making their first exhibit here, Mr. J. A. Daug- . , , try in charge, accompanied by M. L , , , , m and C. M. Adams, with thewr special. ties, a stalk cutter, and a farm truck, EXHIBITS HEALTH. Close beside the farm implements PRESIDENT OFF FOR LAST LONG JOURNEY ELECTIONS (By the United Press) Shadow Lawn, Oct. 25. President Wilson left at mon for Cincinnati and the Middle West for the last time be fore election. He is scheduled to de liver four speeches. He is expected to. devote considerable time to the hyphen issue. IReturning, the President will not make further trips prior to the elec tion, except to New York State. TOBACCO SALES NOT LARGE WEDNESDAY Less than a hundred thousand ihousand pounds of tobacco was sold BEFORE here Wednesday, estimates early in Iron, two hundred and ninety-one, Sev ille afternoon indicated. Although en hundred and thirty-three bales of the breaks were comparatively small ; prices averaged well, warehouses re-' porting averages of from 20 to 22c. TRAFFIC IS HANDLED ABOUT AS GOOD AS EXPECTED The police took small toll of speed ers Tuesday. There was less trou ble with the autoists than was anti cipated. Sid. French, who drove a car which ran into and injured a col ored boy on Queen street, Wednes day morning, stood charged with reckless driving. At the police sta tion it was frankly stated that more evidence was desired against French. R. L. Carthage was charged with speeding. A number of car owners from other towns are here hauling passengers to the Fair Grounds. They are generally caireful to observe the traffic regulations. The police de-1 partment cannot get nearly enough special men. There was one time on Tuesday when the congestion block ed traffic in the western part of the :ity. The extra officers at the traf fic posts, some of them more animat ed than the safety first signs, arc doing as well as the regular men could expect. TARHEEL RUN AMUCK AND CUT TWO MEN; IN JAIL El Paso, Texas, Oct. 25. P. P. Cook, a private of the First North Carolina infantry, nd James Danner, a cook in the same regiment, are in jail here charged with murderous knife assaults on a civiliai and a provost sentry. Cook cut and possi bly fatally injured a citizen in a sa loon brawl. Danner, claiming that the provost guard struck him with the butt of his pistol while attempt ing to arrest him, attacked the man with his knife and inflicted bad but not serious injuries. Cook is from Concord, Danner from Hickory. V FAIR PROGRAM Officially Agricultural Day. At 10 o'clock, visit to exhibits. 11. Stock parade. 12. -Free trapeze act. 42:30. Gentlemen's driving race. 1. Race, 2:20 trot 2. High dive. ' 2:30. Race, 2:12 pace. 3. Aeroplane-notorcycle rwce. COTTON SELLS FOR MORE THAN TWENTY CENTS AT NEW YORK Highest Price Since Sixties Government Shows Bales Ginned to Be Half Million Short of This Time Last Year (By the United Press) New York, Oct. 25. For the first time since the Civil War cot ton passed the 20 cent mark soon after the opening of the exchange.. The government re port was a bull factor. Report of Ginners Operations. Washington, Oct. 25. Seven mil cotton were ginned in the United State3 from the 1916 crop prior to October 18, says a census bureau re port. This Was nearly a half million bales less than last year. VIRGINIA AND OHIO HORSES WIN AT FAIR Princess Buruso, owned by II. J. Jamison af Virginia, won the 2:21 trot at the Fair Grounds Tuesday af ternoon. Ben. Harrison ran second, Sir Roy Green, also owned by Jami son, third, and Lit fourth. The time was 2:22 1-2 and the purse $300. Ths 2:14 pace, purse $300, was won bv Tango, owned by Cliff Todd of Montgomery, O. King Charlie was second, Ave Em Bee third and Rub ber Doll fourth. Time, 2:16 1-4. SLICK FOX MADE MERRY IN FAIR POULTRY PEN A tame fox, kept in the poultry de partment at the Fair Grounds, Mon-Jay- night managed to make its es cape from its cage and played havoc with about $25 worth of fancy chick ens belong to Mr. Lloyd LaRoque. The hungry animal passed up more plebeian fowls just as easy of access. The killing of five fowls was made without arousing the suspicion -of the watchman. After the repast the wily creature turned around three times and went to sleep, and when accost ed, denying the accusation that it was the pilferer. 1 HERE, BUT THEY MAY GET BUSY ERE LONG There are no real crooks here. There are a number of small fry in the city, referred to as "local crooks,' coming from neighboring towns. These may be expected to get into action Wednesday afternoon, accord- g to men in the city whoe business it is to watch them. Several out-of-town detectives are keeping eyes on the viaiting crooks. - FOR THURSDAY CROOKS TEUTONS CAPTURE CZERNAVODA, AT HEAD OF GRLW DANUBE BRIDGE, AND VULGAN PASS; FRENCH HOLD TIGHT AT JDUAUM'T . , t( Most Important Victory Yet for Germans, ; Austrians, Bulgars and Turks in East; of More foment Than Fall of Constanza Big Russo-Roumanian Forces Bottled Up In Dobrudja Great Gain by French in West Can not Be Overcome by Germans, Violently Encountering During Last Few Hours Joffre's Men Prepare for Permanent Stay In Big Fort Before Verdun British Expect Attempt by Enemy to Take Initiative (Dy the Pnitfd Press) , - Berlin, Oct. 28. The Roumanians have retreated 20 miles following the evacuation of Constanza. and are ow.aujy waning wacn uujlg UIK UMIUUG. UlUCiai UlSpaiCil- , es indicate that the Roumanians are forming a semi-cir- ' cle, the ends resting on the Danube, for a stubborn de- 4 fense of Cernavoda bridge-head. The whole Black Sea . iront is being evacuated. Interest today is divided decisive victory and Falkenhayn's new successes in the in vasion of Roumania from the West The Austro-Ger- " mans now are attacking rredeal towards Sman. French Cannot Be Ejected Payia PW- Turn tnlonf Hnrmon nnnnf ' nHnJ.-a '' were delivered last night and this morning against the positions on the Utv-iaumont-Uamloupj line northeast of Verdun won yesterday by the French m a great assault., Moth failed, the French maintaining all the positions, it is officially stated. The French spent the night cleaning up Fort Douaumont, captured day.' Among the 3,500 prisoners is the German comman- cer of Fort Douaumont Berlin's Admission. -Nr Rprlin. Dot. 2f "(In. fhp Franoh nt.t.npk us far as huminor Fftrt.,Dminnmnnt trained ground," it js officially admitted. "The fighting contin ues," it is said. ' - , , Fall of Czernavoda. . (Jzernavoda, the eastern ube bridge into Roumania, was captured by Field Mar shal Von Mackensen this morning, it is officially said. The victory is regarded as vastly more important than the capture of the seaport Full details have not been ounced. but it is believed a sian and Roumanian troops ube in Dobrudja in a very ransvlvanian front Falkenhayn won another great vic tory, capturing the famous Teutons Deliver Reavy Blows. Pptrotrrad. Oct. 25. The ed Czernavoda, it is officially . - - -I positions also were surrendered to ine enemy, wnose Sieavy attacks continue along British Expect Hard Attacks. - M i nnrinn nrf fi Thp tip.rmans are Rnenincr tne cru sh front, northeast of Couriellette. also alonsr the Posier- res-Depaume road, with great violence, as if in prepara tion of a jreat counter attacK, says general naig. neavy vain is imnprlinfr the oneratioilS. Brilliant Drive of Great Benefit. . . Paris OpL 25. German rushed up to the Verdun front from the Somme to meet . he French offensive, say advices irom me ironu in re- iponse to the urown rnnces appeal xur ntup, ueruuui -uD frrm thp Snttmid arrived before Verdun vesterdav. I, III JLi 1114 Vv- KVUav - - - - r while the French were smashing northward, but too late late to take part in the fighting,., general iNevme s ligm- - ing stroke northwest ot Verdun yesterday accompnsnea a tWO-IOld purpose. It ueiuuieiy reiuuveu wie jci.M menace to Verdun and halted lan armv on the Bapaume-Feronne ter attack on the Somme. KINSTON IS A CHEAP MARKET FOR GASOLINE The price of gasoline in Kinston Is but l-2c. higer tiian in Norfolk, ac cording to s man who .lrove a ear through front that ity to this city early in the week.' He paid 23 cents in Norfolk, 30 in Emporia, Va., and 27 in 'Enfield, N. C. MASONIC REUNION ON AT NEW BERN The fall reunion of the Ancient and accepted Scottish Rite of Freemason ry was opened at New Com Whines- between Von Mackerwna . violently and advancing past , from Fort. r, from the Germans yester . - , nnrrhpnsr. frrmt. at. Vorrlnn a z ? K' -H terminus 01 the great Dan Constanza three days ago. . received, the war office an- considerable number of Rus were trapped east of the Dan perilous position. On the 1 Vulcan JPass. Roumanians have abandon admitted. Tasavla Lake- li lt . . : . j. . . 1. -..(.. the whole Dobrudja iront, , Sit it Y i reinforcements . are being the massing ot a huge uer- line ior a great coun EVEN MONEY ON THE ELECTION'S RESULT THROUGHQUTNATION (By the United Press) New York, Oct. 25 Even mon ey in the country at large is pre vailing in the election betting. day morning. The number of candi dates on hand is large. The pr grain is e'.abcrat?. The f n-il s will cn Frulay."