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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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positions also were surrendered to ine enemy, wnose
Sieavy attacks continue along
British Expect Hard Attacks.
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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
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,
nnrrhpnsr. frrmt. at. Vorrlnn a z
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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."