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FIRST EDITION KINSTON, N. C THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1916
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agricultural
Big Attendance Principally Rural
Splendid Parade of ttie Live Stock
HNIMULS SHOWN OFF TO ADHRK
THOUSANDS - BH'RNOTSO GOOD FOB
THIRD DAY OF BIS DISTRICT FMSITIN
Thursday is Agricultural Day at
the Ten-County Fair grounds.
Planters and their wives and
children comprised the great
bulk of the attendance. The
crowd inside the fence in the
forenoon was estimated to be on
ly about 5,000. The afternoon,
however, usually "brings them
out." The day's attendance is
expected to be 8,000 or 10,000,
gome smaller than Tuesday's and
considerably smaller than Wed
nesday's, when nearly every
school child in Lenoir and hun
dreds from other counties paws
. ed through the gates.
The weather turned traitor. It
did not do so badly, and the rain
during the morning was hardly
noticeable, but the clouds were
ever so angry looking off and on,
and Secretary Canady of the
Fair Association estimates that
at least three or four thousand
persons in the country remained
at home because of the weather
man's threats.
STOCK PARADE.
The stock parade which was a fea
ture of Agricultural Day, was pulled
off at a little after 11 o'clock. It was
probably no longer than last year's,
because much of the stock was not
brought out of the barns. A num
ber of cattle were left inside, as
were, of course, the hogs, sheep, etc.
MR. HUGHES STARTS
ON FINAL TOUR OF
STUMPING COUNTRY
Republican Candidate Will
Make 34 Speeches In Next
Eight Days Physically
In Good Trim and Enthu
siastic (By the United Press)
New York, Oct. 26. Former Just
ice Hughes began the final drive of
his campaign today. It will be a
strenuous eight-day session, which
will carry him to Connecticut, Massa
chusetts, New York, Ohio and Indi
ana. He will make thirty-four ad
dresses on the tour. The Republic
an nominee is in vigorous physical
hape, and splendid enthusiasm has
taken hold of him following the Vg
demonstration at Brooklyn last night.
ENOUGH FOLKS AT HOME
TO CONSUME TWO PIGS
The Democratic candidates making:
theicounty canvass Thursday went to
Shas-on schoolhouse, in Contentnea
Neck township. They expected a
small crowd in view , of the Fair,
which again attracted many peoph
... the section. A fair audience
had at Airy" Grove Wednesday,
nd nearly two barbecued pigs were
"mumed. Friday the campaigners
iH be at Institute.
KITCHIN AND CAMERON
"i WELCOrjED EACH OTHER
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Panda Kitchin ,nA r r-.
"VFloor Leader tof tie' National
Day at Fair
It was a fine spectacle, though, and
thousands lined the racetrack fence
to see tt. The best band of the Fair
headed the procession. First in line
behind the music-makers was M. R.
Quinorly, a young A and M. graduate
and scientific farmer from Center
ville, with a handsome Percheron
sta'llion. The horses, mules, ponies
and cattle following by ones and
twos. A magnificent bull headed the
bovine section. The darky who led
it had a firm twi:t on the beast's lip
with a roped stick. One prince frjm
a dairy farm thought he was poing
forth to slaughter, and threw a tum
ble just as the parade got under way,
but after that he quieted down, and
there was no protest from any ani
mal in the line as the procession
passed in review. Represented by
fine animals were W. C .Worthing
ton, displaying a fancy mare; E. L.
Rouse, Percheron; J. E. Cameron,
registered Holstein cows; J. H.
Mewborn, registered Jerseys; J. F
Hardee, a fine 'lot of Guernseys; N
J. Rouse, A. S. Rouse and Parker
Howard and others with various an-1
imals. !
The exhibit halls wore extremely
popular all day; Thousands throng-'
ed them. A sixht never to be for
gotten was a trio of old women one
wore a sunbonnet making pink
cloth with the spinning wheel and
other machinery that they used more
than half a century a?o. j
House of Representatives and Re-
publican leader, respectively, greeted
each other at the Fair Grounds here
Wednesday. They arc two of the Sec
ond district's most excellent citizens,
and have a fine regard for one anoth
er. ''Kitchin has gotten out of the pea
nut politician class; he is a real
statesman now," declared Mr. Cam
eron Thursday. He thinks the Hali
fax man ono of the biggest men in
the country.
NO ONE NEED STAY AWAY FROM
SECTION'S BIG SHOW FOR WANT
OF THE PRICE OF TICKETS
OFFICIALS MAKE GOOD OFFER
"The success of the second annual exhibi
tion of the Kinston Fair Association is al
ready assured. The management feels
very grateful for the favorable weather,
and" is appreciative of the enthusiastic sup
port given the Fair by our friends in ad
joining counties.
"We feel that the exhibits and the pro
gram of entertainment are well worth see
ing, and this is to announce that if there
is a man, woman or child who feels that
they are not financially able to attend the
Fair, a cordial invitation is extended to
them to attend the Fair Friday free of
charge. The only pass necessary wffl be
to present yourselves at any of the gates
after 1 o'clock Friday afternoon October
27'h, and state that you are accepting the
invitation of the management to attend
the Fair in accordance with this announce
ment. ' , .
"Very respectfully,
v"F. C. DUNN, President.
"J. H. CANADY, Secretary. .
Grounds;
"LUCKY PIECE" AND
good wish wons
Boisterous Throngs Line
Route of Special and Call
for Speech Busy Day In
Cincinnati Made Four
Speeches
By ROBT. J. BENDER,
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Parkersiburg, W. Va., Carrying the
lucky piece which was given him by
workingmen of Philadelphia yester
day "to be returned after your sec
nd inauguration next March," Pren-
I ident Wilson passed through here to
!jay en route to Cincinnati, where a
very busy day awaited him. Four
speeches are scheduled. Last night
ihe President remained up late greet
ing the. crowds which surged about
his special train when brief stops
wet-3 made along the route. The
President finds what he believes to
bp thp best evidence of the support of
his candidacy in these gatherings. "It
! shows that a large number of my fellow-citizens
believe in me, anyway,"
i he said this morning. More than a
! thousand persona greeted the special
' sit Martinsburg, the Republican
stronghold, clamoring loudly for a
"speech," but tha President refused,
saying, "I much rather work than talk
j'-bout 'it."
YOU CAN VOTE IF YOU ARE
REGISTERED BY SATRDAY
"Can yoii vote?"
That is the question that the Len
oir County Democratic Executive
Committee is putting up to every
member of the party this week. The
answer is plain enough persons who
are registered can vote; otherwise
they eannot.
"Attend to it at once."
The books close Saturday this
eoming Saturday. Those for the City
of Kinston are located at the Court
house and Eagle warehouse.
PRESIDENT OFF FOR
LAST LONG JOURNEY
BEFORE ELECTIONS
(By the United Press)
Shadow Lawn, Oct. , 25. President
Wilson left at noon 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.
Returning, 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
thousand pounds of tobacco was sold
here Wednesday, estimates early In
the afternoon indicated. Although
the breaks were comparatively small
prices averaged well, warehouses re
porting averages of from 20 to 22q.
DRAPER HEIRESS IS
WEDDED TO PRINCE
(Dty the Un'tcd Press)
Washington, Oct. 25. Miss Mar
garet Draper, an American heiress,
was wedded to Prince Bocompagni of
Rome here today. Cardinal Gibbons
officiated. The wedding was a bril
liant ceremony.
ROBINSON'S MONKEY
HAD SHOW OF OWN
E'illy Exton, advance man for the
John Robinson Circus, writes back to
The Free Press an original story of
in occurrence under the big tent a
week or so ago. "Ono of the big
monkeys that are used in an act got
loose and soon had the stage on
which he was performing and about
al'lthe rest of the arena to himself,"
he said. "Had they not captured him
he would hnve had the whole show,
from appearances. And that monk
ey was not vicious; he was perfectly
harmless. But when he got loose ev
erybody got out. of the way. lie is
about the biggest they have, and he
look3 imposing, all right. The way
the crowd made monkeys of them
ves scared the real monkey almost to
death."
PAYING OF CITY STREETS
MAY BE COMPLETED SOON
At the present rate of progress the
paving program on which the city
is spending nearly half a million dol
lars should be completed during De
cember, possibly by the first of that
month. Concrete is being laid on the
remaining blocks as rapidly as possi
ble. Some 20 blocks iremain to be
asphalted. The actual asphalting is
about 20 days' work.
During the past year the difficulty
in getting materials hindered prog
ress. Now the big trouble the paving
men are encountering is labor. Not
enough workmen can be had, al
though $1.35 and $1.50 a day aro be
ing paid colored laborers.
FAIR PROGRAM
Officially Athletic Day
At 11, Athletic exercises.
12. Free trapeze act,
12:30. Mule race.
1. Race, 2:17 trot
2. High dive.
2:30. Race, 2:15 pace.
3. Carrying mail in aeroplane.
3:30. Football game, Kinston and
Goldsboro High SchooL
COTTON SELLS FOR
MORE THAN TWENTY
CENTS AT NEW YORK
Highest Price Since Sixties.
Government Shows Bales
dinned 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.
Htport of Ginners' Operations.
Washington, Oct. 25. Seven mil
lion, two hundred and ninety-one, sev
en hundred and thirty-three bales of
cotton were ginned in the United
States 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.
DEFECTIVE TEETH OF
SCHOOL CHILDREN IS
THE FAULT OF PARENTS
(Special to The Free Press)
Washington, Oct. 25. A recent in
vestigation made by the U. S. Pub
ic Health Service in connection with
studies of rural school children show
ed that 49.3 per cent, had defective
teeth, 21.1 per cent, had two or more
missing teeth, and only 16.9 per cent,
had dental attention. Over 14 per
cent, never used a tooth brush, 58.2
per cent, used one occasionally and
only 27.4 per cent, use' r--Defective
teeth reduce physical effi
ciency. Dirty, suppurating, snaggle
toothed mouths are responsible for
many cases of heart disease, rheuma-
! tisni, and other chronic affections. The
children are not responsible for the
neglected state of their teeth. The
ignorant and careless parent is td
blame for this condition a condition
which hampers mental and physical
jrrowth and puts a permanent handi
cap on our future citizens. School
teachers can and are doing much in
inculcating habits of personal clean
liness on the rural school child, but
this will fail of the highest accom
plishment unless parents co-operate
heartily and continuously. This is a
duty which they owe their children.
THERE'S LITTLE LIKE
IT UNDER THE SUN
"Oh, but it's a beautiful climate,"
said a Northern man here Wednes
day. "What do you think of this
for the 25th of October? Can you
believe it?" He was informed that
during December, January and Feb
ruary, it can get quite cold in this
country, and that freezing tempera
tures are frequent. "But that is the
case everywhere on the seaboard, and
your cold season is short nine full
months of spring, summer and au
tumn," said the visitor. "This Octo
ber weather beats anything I ever
saw for sunshine and warmth."
FOR FRIDAY
CAPTURE
OF GREAT DANUBE BRIDGE, AND VULGAN
PASS; FRENCH HOLD TIGHT AT DOUAUM'T
Most Important Victory Yet for, Germans, Austrians,
Bulgars and Turks in East; of More Moment Than Fall
of Constanza Big Russo-Roumaniah Forces Bottled .
Up In Dob rudja 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 r
Expect Attempt by Enemy to Take Initiative : f , ,
(By.the United Presa) , :' .-V.''
Berlin, Oct. 28. The Roumanians have retreated 20
miles following the evacuation of Constanza, and are
steadily falling back along the Danube. Official dispatch-
cs indicate that the Roumanians are forming a semi-circle,
the ends resting on the Danube, for a stubborn de
fense of Cernavoda bridge-head. The whole Black Sea
front is being evacuated. . ,!
Interest today is divided between Von Mackensen s
decisive victory and Falkenhayn's new successes in the in
vasion of Roumania from the West . The Austro-Ger-mans
now are attacking violently and advancing past
Predeal towards Sinaii. - v ,
French Cannot Be Ejected from Fort. -
Paris, Oct. 25. Two violent German counter attacks
were delivered last night and this morning against the;
positions on the DoMaumont-Damloup line northeast of
Verdun won yesterday by the French in a great assault
Jioth 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-.
c er of Fort Douaumont
Berlin's Admission.
Berlin, Oct. 25. "On the
French attack as far as burning Fort Douaumont gained
ground," it is officially admitted. "The fighting contin
ues, it is said. ;
Fall of Czernavoda.
Czernavoda. the eastern
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ube bridge into Roumania, was captured by Field Mar
shal Vnn Msrkenspn this moraine' . it is officially said.
r.he victory is regarded as
the capture ot the seaport uonstanza inree aays ago.
Full details have not been received, the war office an
t nnnrpH hur. it is helipved a considerable number of Rus
sian and Roumanian troops
ube m Dobrudja m a very perilous position, un tne
" ransylvanian front Falkenhayn won another great vic
tory, capturing the famous Vulcan Pass.
Teutons Deliver Reavy Blows.
Ppiroo-rad. Oct. 25. The
ed Czernavoda, it is officially admitted. , Tasavla Lake
nnsiri'nns nlsn were surrendered to the enemv. whose
heavy attacks continue along
p.ritish Exptct Hard Attacks.
London, Oct. 25. The Germans are shelling the Brit
at ni f!miriellette. also alone- the Posier-
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res-Depaume road, with great violence, as if in prepara
tion of a e-reat counter attack, says General Haig. Heavy
rain is impeding the operations. , m
Brilliant Drive of Great Benefit
Paris, Oct. 25. German reinforcements are . being
ushed up to the Verdun front from the Somme to meet
ha Frpnph nffensive. sav advices from the front. In re
sponse to the Crown Prince's appeal for help, German
inits from the Somme arrived before Verdun yesterday,
while the French were smashing northward, but too late
late to take part in the fighting. General Neville's light
ring stroke northwest of Verdun yesterday accomplished
a two-fold purpose. It definitely removed the German
menace to Verdun and halted the massing of a huge Ger- 5
man army on the Bapaume-Peronne line for a great coun
ter attack on the Somme.
BICKETT WOULD MAKE
TENANTS LANDLORDS
Durham, Oct. 25. Stopping long
enough in a two and a naif hour dis
cussion of national issues, to assert
that he intended to devote the larger
part of hit energies during bis four
years' Governorship to seeing mat
the tenants in the State became land
lords. Attorney General Bickett ad
dressed nearly a thousand cheering
voters at the Academy cf Music to
night. ' . It was the biggest', crowd
that has attended a political meeting
the county and perhaps the moat
enthusiastic -
CZERNAVODA, AT HEAD
,?v..w.:'f.
from the Germans yester
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northeast front at Verchiri a
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terminus of the creat Dan-
vastly more important than
were trapped east of the Dan-
Roumanians have abandon
the whole Dobrudja front. ,
PATTERSON GOES OYER
TO DEIOCRATIC PJffiTY
AshevUie, Oct 25, Consternation
struck the local Republican camp yes
terday when it was announced : that
J. M. Patterson, 1 former county
chairman of the Progressive party,
had resigned, as Judge of electtcsre
far West Asheville, and had announc
ed that he would support Zebu' in
Weaver, the Democratic nominee f
Congress. Sir. Tatterson is a v.' ' I
horse in the ranks cf I'.e r.cpuLHv ,
and has a larss i ". :.".
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