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VOL. XVIIL-No. 107
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FlftST EDITION KINSTON, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1918
FOUR PAGES TODAYvKnTsSains
DEMOCRATS HOPIMijCLUH YORK STATE
FRENCH DRIVE OERWOUT FORT VAUX
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FAIR WAS AT
ROIL 'OP A RECORD
AFTER INTENSE BOMBARDHT; M
40 THOUSAND THINK
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IN THE ELECTIONS
UNABLE TO PROGRESS AGAINST ROUM'NS
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PRESS
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LEAST
GO DEMOCRATIC
SUBMARINE FflLLOWD IK WAKE MARINA
BOATS BUT OFFERED Nff ASSISTANCE Td
Americans feelaTe Graft fired First Torpedo, Submergi
ed, Reappeared, Flrea Second Missile and Thin Trailed
Flotilla Ih Wnlch Jm Escdpetf-Vislble Longer Than
Half fibui kix United States Citiaehfi Given Up as
Lost htciude two Carolinians Frost Getting Affidavits-Matter
Serious Enough t Warrant Cabling the
SuitimarieDettositibrts of Officers Also 6eing Taken"
Officials of Association Ex
press Thanks to Public
for Patronage Every
Factor Was for Occa
sion's Success, Declare
it; .
. .. (By the United Press)
Washington1, Noy. 2. Reopening of the entire arrried
merchantmen controversy between the United States and
Germany is certain if it is proved that the British steam
er Marina was armed at the time. she was sunk by a
supposed German submarine, statements by Secretary,
Lansing indicated today. Whether merchantmen have a
right to' arrrl; defensively is still an open question to
this government and Crermany, Mr. Lansing admitted
This will be the' principal question in the event of nego
tiations with Germany, who would be exoected to main
tain that arrifed merchantmen were not included in her
submarine pledges to the United States, following the
LusitaVn'a incident. The question has been unsettled since
thOTWll.'.tieisbtlatibns; since that vessel was shown
to be unarmed."' Secretary Lansing stated that the right
of hiei'cHaritoen td arm is still a mooted question.
FMMA Distressed Survivors.
London Nov. 2. The submarine that sunk the Brit
ish steamer1 Marina with the probable loss of six Ameri
cans, followed the ship's boats for half an hour after the
Marmink, but offered no assistance, American survi
vors tifday reported.
ADelinf Norfolk, and P. S. Hamlin of Baltimore,
am ong' the Survivors landed at Dublin, told the same
story. ' ' ., , .
The submarine submerged when' it firgd its first tor
peddj they sfdijjftiJt cartie to the surfac after seeing that
tfie vessel1 rekiafned afloat, a4id shot another torpedo into
the port side; . . .,
Queenstown' dispaclies fcepbtt the missing now aban-
uonea as- lost., consul v rost win came summaries oi me
affidavits,.. American survivors, also depositions of the
surviving officers, today.
, Two Kprth Carolinians, Sedbury of Fayetteville and
Broth, or Baird, of Charlotte, are among the missing.
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SAYS CANNOT REfEAt
A SURRENDER' IS JUST
' REftlfeteN ffOJt$EN&E
(By GEORGE CREEL)
Not only has Hughes made a dog
fight out of the presidential cam
paign, but he has discredited the Su
preme Court. Even before the er
ihine wa3 off his shoulders, he gave
an exhibition of the "judicial tem
perament" by pouring ou a perfect
flood of vulgar abuse. Also has he
been illogical, shifty and .even silly
in his speeches. , i
Asked if he would repeal the Ad
amson law if elected, he answered:
"You cannot repeal' a surrender. You
cannot repeal what has been done by
this abdication of authority."
It is the talk of a foolish man who
thinks that he is talking to foolish
jen. If Hughes should be elseted,
e could call Congress together on
CAESARIAN MEtHOD IS
LIKELY BE SUCCESSFUL
The caesarean operation was per
formed at Parrott Memorial Hospital
by Dr. Ira M. Hardy, whose patient
the mother is, and Dr. A. D. Parrott
shortly before noon Wednesday. Both
mother and child are doing, well. It
was the second operation of the sort
performed at the hospital. The cae
sarean section operation is very rare,
and is said to have been invariably
t
fatal until' modern antiseptics were
perfected to the present point. One
of the Caesars was brought into the
world by this method, tradition, which
seems to be generally accepted, has
it.
pAsrtk kltssEii biES
ON TRAIN IN THE WEST
he following letter, issued by the
ials of the Fair Association on
W dnesday evening, shows that the
in: crest of the people in the recent
splendid exhibit and the aid render
ed those in charg? was appreciated:
"The management of the Kinston
Fair Association, feeling deeply
irn'leful to all who helped to make
!hc Fair a great success, wishes to
expre-. the thanks of its entire mem
bership to nil who worked untiringly
for its success. Wo desire to express
air sincere appreciation to the eiti
zers of the ten counties of the Fair
District who sent exhibits, arid also
to the people from all parts of the
'' 'i-', ana many irom other states
who patronized tha Fair most liber
ally. The Fair exceeded our expee
ta'ir.ns in every respect. Our esti
mate based on ihi most reliable
ssrrces places our total attendance
at -10,000. The exhibits far exceeded
our expectation and would compare
fan: ably with any fair in the state.
The reputation our Fair made last
ycir was responsible for our beincr
favrred with the attendance of not
only the Fair officials cf nearly every
in North Carolina, but several
f';om other States as well. We feel
that we have fulfilled every nromise I
made to the public and that our pro-
ir ram was carried out in full. We
J"c also convinced that the Fair is
fi.ifilling its mission, and that it is
bee ming a potent factor in the up-
bu'Ming of not only the' ten coun
tics which embrace the fair district,
but the whole, eastern section of
No:lh Carolina.
"We are indeed thankful for the
spl ikI id weather during Fair week,
and to everyone who in any way as
sist. d in making our second Fair
eve greater than our initial effort.
"We want to urge all our friends to
begin early their preparations for
the Fair next year and h:lp make tt
a greater fair than this ona has
be '.'n.
"F. C. DUNN, Prest.
I. II. CANADY, Sect'y.
WantedGood sports to jrive,of
their time for a worthy jcauss next
Tuesday. The local Democratic lead
ers, probably with the sanction of
the -Executive Committee, are asking
at li)1-a'. a dozen men m every
net in Lenoir county take a few
off and work t: "get the vote
Indications, are, say somj politic
ian well acquainted with conditions;
the county, thf the majority will j
be the biggest in Lenoir's history. )
That is what tho canvassing crew of :
n i'. minces and ethers are working 1
f ' any rate. is reported that j
-i ct to 1 are ng offered ta-.it
In-'.!u:e will cast o. ona straight
Ko.r:..''iiHcan ticket. As ihe result of
two days' work in Trent and Pink
Uliil townships, it is believed, there
hav1 been numerous conversions to
Wilson in those sometimes doujitfiil
precincts. At the latter place on
Wednesday Dr. J. M. Parrott, one of
th best speakers in this section, help-
r , .. 1. : mi , ,
.-a a oig jaiiy. tnursday tne cam-pi'gncr-s
cut to Falling Creek, us
ually a lukewarm precinct.
Congressman R. N. Page will
speak here Monday at 2:30 p. m.
i
Indications That Lcn
Ojrjyjllgkc a Glorious
Showing Tuesday Vol
unteers Wanted , to Get
the VoteQut
Metropolis and BuiTalo Go
Wild Over President's
Appearance
MONSTER MEET'NG COMING
Wilson Expected to Address
1 l A I rni
i -largest Auuienee inuis-
day Nij2;ht In Madison
Square Garden 'Roar of
Enthusiasm'
Berlin Admits Evacuation of Last Important Pesition
Before Verdun and Failure of Expensive Greai Offen
sive There Garrison Could Not Stand Before Bap
tism of Fire Allies Had Poured Upon Works fer Mtny
Days Did All They Could to Make It Untenable Be
fore Leaving Von Falkenhayn,Has to Be Reinforc
edAllies Holding Own at Least Temporarily in , Near
East Violent Attacks Continue
APPREHENSION OF TWO
NEGROES IS IMPORTANT
Conspiracy to Defraud Landlords and
Time Men and Habit of Stealing
Tobacco "Nipped" Conviction
Should Ketard Others So Inclined
New York, Nov; 1 Pastor Russell,
on a train en route from Los Angeles
to New York yesterday of heart dis-
ase.
PRESENT RATES ON N
E.LdGS HELD O.K.
Washington, ftov. 1. The Inter
state Commerce Commission today
held to he reasonable carload rates orl
logs from North Carolina origins on
the Norfolk Southern Railway to Norfolk.
March o, and just as the Adamson ' he noted independent evangelist, died
oi was passed in a few days, so
could it be wiped ouin a few days.
If the law is indeed ''infamous," as
Hughes describes i, such action
should be hi first duty.
The repeal would end th eight
Iwor day at once; it would abolish the
Goethils commission, and everything
ould be back just where it was on
September i when the BrotKarhoods
ordered the strike. Then Mr. Hughes
ould have the industrial war that he
seems to want i
The same puerile reasoning marks
J treatment of life " Lusitania case.
'j uuuesi man knows tnat tne
darning appeared in the advertising
columns only a few hours prior to
the ship's sailing, and that 'its vague
'OTgukge carried neither meaning nor
" 7 , fYet W0 per cent candi
dae ayS that he would have se?n tht
Jrt5mtb'ihhi h would have
insth ?ht it was meant to
JJ0 - Ltisitania, and that he
..written some'fcori of a
Germany that Would have
Prevented the disaster. AH this in a
frew Sours. , --"- '- '
iSFM Kink that it re
brain, ti Ua Supreme Court
LANSING SAYS
AND
Hi
Wahine-ton. Nov.
Lansing today vigorously denied that
Sf?.-7itJivUcal campaign will affect the
department's action JITe Marina
ease and also denied that the admin
istration has altered its submarine
policy.
justice. Hughrs has exploded that
tradition, and it remains for Brandeis
to restore it. ,
Farmers and time men are always
on the alert to prevent tenants from
defrauding :hem and evading satis
faction of Hens and the case of the
two negroes. Ed. Phillips and John
Murray, who were convicted of con
spiring to tscapo a lien is of more
than passing interest and importance.
Tobacco men have more or less
trouble with the "mysterious disap
pearance of piles from tfteir floors
occasionally, and the detection of the
attempted fraud of these two ne-g"-o?s
is of interest to the lobacco
fraternity as well as the farmers and
time rrlett.
In a statement to The Free Press,
Mr. L. P. Tapp, proprietor of the
Atlantic Warehouse, whose vigilance
was responsible for the detection of
the plot, said that his suspicions were
aroused first because the pile of t
bacco was stolen from some of "the
factories or other warehouses. Udoji
investigation and according to the
evidence adduced at the trial the to
bacco was the property of Johi Mur
ray, a negro tenant on the farm of
Mrs. Lillian Ptery, and he half en
gaged Phillips to bring the tobacco
to town and sell it !rt his, Philips',
n -n- in rdert that Marra' might
escape satisfying -Hens held oy MrtL
prry and L. Harvey 4. ton Co.
The Tobacco Board of Trade i be
came Interested and employed Mr.
WEDNESDAY GOOD DAY
ON TOBACCO MARKET
More than a quarter of a million
pounds of tobacco was sold here
.Wednesday. Estimates at 2 p. m.
placed the total at 283,000.
The prices were excellent, aver
ages at the different warehouses
ranging from 22 to 25 cerits.
to prpsccuto the case and tho convic
tion followed.
M T. II. Martin, president of the
Tobacco Hoard of Trade, and all in
(evestud in the case feel that t is im
portant and will he of assistance in
checking the tendency of some un
scrupulous tenants in their efforts td
evade payment of their obligations1
to thoir landlords and merchants.
By R. J. HKNDER.
(Cnited Press Staff Correspondent)
New York, Nov. 2.- President Wil
son, arriving !u':e today, was greeted
by a roar of enthusiasm which prom
isiul to make his Madison Square ap
pearance tonight rival the political
mectiiuj there f sur years ago, when
1 r.e was cneercd tor more than an
1 hour.
i The President arrived from Buffa!
i tins morning entered by tho great
! demonstration thero last night. Re-
i
1 ports to his lieutenants s-ay tha',- the
I Ftato will go Democratic. His man
1 agvrs predict the greatest political
J audieno of the present campaign to-
1 norht. Tho Tammany thousands will
'.pa: ade.
J Respect for the Hyphenate,
.-lays Wilson.
Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 1. President
Wilson, in his first speech in New
Y.rk State since the campaign open
!, today questioned the patriotism
of men "who in the midst of the most
critical relationships the details of
which they do not know, make play
with the loss of the lives of American
citizens even, in order that thry may
create a domestic political adv'ant
age."
Berlin, Nbv. 2. Fort Vaux, on the northeast front at
Verdun, has been evacuated by the Germans it is offi
cially announced. "The artillery engagement on the east
bank of the Meuse increased to great intensity. The
Frenx-h directed an especially destructive fire against
Fort Vaux, which already had been evacuated by our
troops during the night following orders. Important
ports of the fort were blasted by us before withdrawing,"
says the statement. ,a
)rt Vaux was the last of the Verdun forts remaining
in possession of the Germans, Fort Douaumont having
been captured in the recent French offensive. United
Press dispatches Saturday reported that Vaux was sur
rounded on three sides and , was under an intense bom
bardment.
Conditions lit Near East More, Favorable to Near East.
Petrograd, Nov. 2. Field Marshal Von Mackensen
as halted his advance in Dobrudja apparently because
of a shortage of men, to protect his long line along the
Danube. Bucharest dispatches declare Von Mackensen
has been forced to deplete his own forces to reinforce Von
Falkenhavn, on the Transylvania front. Withdrawal of
these troops is said to have checked his offensive operations.
Practically everywhere on the Transylvania front, ex-
i 1 1. it. . rt l rn r . T :
i ept souin ox me iveu tower rass, uie rvuuuiamaiis are
maintaining their own. The Teutons have been Checked
in their advance on Cainpolung, but are continuing tM
heavv attacks in the Alt Valley, where the loss of two
Roumanian towns is conceded.
mi- foreign reiniionsni is lor pouiicai
rh'HMtage. 1 cannot, 1 win not, re-
lie declared that political parties gard any man as a patriot who does
shoo!.! be ud. but that pauisan use I that.
s i .. .I not ? made of them.
' Out of a heterogeneous nation v.e
hae got to make a unit," said Presi-
tl -. Wilson, "in which no slightest
lice if division is visible beyond on
bo'- !("-s. Variety ot opinion among
our-- Ives there mav be, discussion,
fre? counsel as to what we ought to
but as far as every other nation
:s concerned, we must be absolutely
u unit.
'.And I want to register my sol
emn piote-st here against the use of
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murder,'
IBP PUTTING IN
mwmm with
WALKS AT HOI
IS HELD IIP
El Paso,
Carranzisla
OB PRICES GET BET'ER ON BRIGHT LFAF
TOBACCO R1ARKET AlfALITY BE THE
SMASHING ALL PREDICTIONS
Nov. 2. Twenty-eight
soldiers escorting a
railroad, train werh butchered in cold
blood, four hundred passengers lined
up and romion, ami a uvrman sun-je-et
beaten senseless by two hundred
Villa bandits at Laguna Monday,
iays a report.
Laguna is 150 miles south of the
border.
Yes! the pre-season prediction as to the color of the
season's production in the Bright Leaf Tobacco Belt have
been exploded; knocked skv-high. The wise-ones said
the exceedingly unfavorable weather at the curing time
would cause the larger oart of the croo to be black and
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oil-color, and. tne strong prices at tne outset oi tne sales The yard was n
season were attributed to that iact. It was said that the with wagons and
buyers knew that the desirable weed would be rushed to wooers nteraiiy did not have time
the market, and the off-color and inferior stufr would be
held back and hence they "bulled the market. Not so!
For at no time this season has prettier tobacco been seen
on the local warehouse floors th&n is being sold now.
Not only is the quality good, but the Quantity is there,
toofThursday the estimates ran around 375,000 pounds
for' the five Kinston warehouses, and that was
conservative. The average price was, if anything, better
thah at anytime before this season. In fact another
"prophecy", is .about to be exploded: It. was said that the
sales wduld fall way below thlt of other seasons and
there is still an indication that the season's sales will be"
ohovlv lniii- nnt on chnrt tllflt thp Inn or n"ipf! nh;t!npd M.il-
not run the intrinsic vallle of the year's crop way be
yona4inat Oi any previous, experience nereaoouis. auu
if the safes continue tb riijp is they have for th'3 tst
week or SO, the quantity wilTbe nothing to be ashamed of,
ThefS are two outstanding facte that must give, en-
couragement to the raisers of the weed m these pans, ine
good prices with which the season opened have Weld up,
arid if anything, have gotten strohger as the season grew
older arid the quality and quantity of the crop is exceed-
n. j. Rouse of Rois, Land d Rouse, I fag expectations of the most sanguine.
Morn than 1100 bales of cotton hail
een sold here by .'1 o clock Thursday
if let noon. Th secn, at the wcigh-
platfcrm ni-.n- i'.i.;wcll ami Kasi
rt"t. was an exi raoislinary one.
to overflowing
carts and the
to b'cathe freely.
'sices langed from 17 1-4 to
IS 1-1.
New York futures quotations were:
Open 2:40
January W.CM
March
May 1S.9:I
July 1.7
l?temtior 18.70
18.S1
18.9o
19.08
ly.io
18.80
AHHMN thought HE
WAS DOWN-HOME BOY
The El Paso military correspond
ent of the Raleigh News and Observ
er sends this to his.paper:
: "Guards brought into the North
Carolina camp a few days ago a sol
dier much the worse from drink an3
apparently half crazy. He kept in
sisting: that he belonged to the "Fifth
North Carolina, and alt that he could
remember about himself was that he
At Albany, Where He Wim
liis'Spurs, On Thursday
Nij&t-G. O. P. Mart Still
Confident and Is In Good
Condition, Stated
By FERRY ARNOLO,
(United Ifesa Staff ( orrospwukut
D-atavia. N. ., Nov. 1 NohillfVe
Huyhcs today started on the last
I'.iarter of his presidential campaign
invng his "home folks" of New
Vi.,k State. He is facing the most
s: - m.ious period yet. He winds up
hi ; campaign Saturday night at a
mass meeting in Madison Square
(linien. He is looking forward to
the meeting at Albany tonight. That
city is where ho etn barked Oh his po
litical career.
The nominee is in rare good spir
its, his voice is normal, and he is en
tirely confident.
VIRGIN! SERIOUS
ABOUT BEING DRY
Richmond, ,Va., Nov. I. Frank
Strang and , WiHiam Rhodes, former
barkeepers, Were arrested today for
drinking on a public thoroughfare in
an automobile.
was from Macon, N. d. ,He could
not even tell hi nanie Lieut. Bob
Young searched the ) fhari'a clothing
and found lettters 4daiesse4 to Ser
geant Mahone of the ifth XMa, and
he was.nt 8n 8Ver to ihi Ohio out
fit What hia c"6nhA:tthi Wltii North .
Carolina and how he cjftne" to get the
name, f sNbrih Carolinui town to
firmly fixed hi his mind that he could
remember it even when his name had
escaped him, ha not yet been ascer
tained.1 - v '
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