V
The ne. Paper
' VI . . 1
I
11 11-11
Fair Tonight
VOL. XVIIL-No. 107
SECOND
KINSTON, N. C THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1916
FOUR PAGES TODAY
was two CEsn
FIVE CENT'S OJ$ TRAINS
IN WAKE MARINA'S
ATTENDANCE AT IE
CLAIM YORK STATE
DEMOCRATS HOPING
ROLL UP A RECORD
MAJORITY IN CO'NTV
FRENCH DRIVE GERMS1T F0RT W
WILLGO-'OEIIOCRATIC
AFTER INTENSE BOMBARBM'T;
IN THE ELECTIONS
UNABLE TO
FArt S AT LEAST
MACK'SEN
PROGRESS AGAINST ROM
BOATS BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE iS
Americans Declare Craft Fired first Torpedo, Submerg
ed, Reappeare4, Fired Second Missile and Then Traifed
Flotilla Tn WMch en Escaped Visible Longer Than
Half frouVSix United States Citizens Given Up as
Lost Include Two Carolinians Frost getting Affi&a-
vits Matter Serious Enough to Warrant Cabling the
Summaries Depositons cf Officers Also Being Taken
Officials of Association Ex
press Thanks to Public
for Patronage Every
Factor Was for Occa
sion's Success, Declare
, , v(By, the,. United Press),,
Washjngtpn, Nov. 2. Reopening of the entire armed
merchantmen controversy between the United States and
Germany is certain jf 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 arm 'defensively js still an open question jto
this government .and permany, Mr, Lansing admitted.
This will be the. principal question in the, event of nego
tiations with.ijermany, who would-be expectedto main
tain that armed merchantmen were not included in hep
submarine pledges to the United States, following the
Lusitania incident. The question has been unsettled since
tne.Lu&ijapi.npwations, since uiai vessel was snown
to be unarmed. Secretary Lansing stated that the right
of jnrafltinn o,arm istill a mooted question.
Followed Distresses Survivors.
London, NQvi.r 2. The submarine that sunk the Brit
ish steamer Marina with the probable loss of six Ameri
cans, followed the ship's boats for half an hour after the
Marina san$c, but, offered no assistance, "American survi
vors tfl$ay reported.
A. ylin of Norfolk, and P. S. Hamlin of Baltimore,
among the survivors landed at Dublin, told the same
story. . , imf, . , , ,r- mim.
, The ubmacjae submerged when it fjred .its first tor
pedo, they saje, but came ty;he surface "after seeing that
tlije vessel remained afloat, and shot another torpedo into
the port side.
Queenstown. dispatches report the missing now aban
doned as 'lost Consul Frost will cable summaries of the
affidavits of American survivors, also depositions of the
surviving officers, today.
. Two N,prth Carolinians, Sedbury of Fayetteville and
BrowPjB.ajrdtOf Charlotte, are among the missing.
SAYS "CANNCKT REPEAL
A SURPHIP'IS JUST
REPUBLICAN NONSENSE
(By GEORGE CREEL)
, Not only has Hughes made a dog
fight out of the presidential eam
paign, but he has discredited the Su
preme Court. .Even before the er
mine was off,.his shoulders, he gave
n, exhibition of the "judicial tem
perament" by pouring out a perfect
flood of vulgar abuse. Also has he
fan illogical, shifty and even Billy
in his speeches.
. Asked if he would repeal the Ad
amson law if elected, he answered:
"You cannot repeal' a surrender. You
cannot repeal, what ha, been done by
this abdication of authority."
.It is the talk of a foolish man who
thinks that he is talking to foolish
en. If Hughes should be elected,
could call Congress together on
March 5, and just as the Adamson
kill was passed in a few days, so
could it be wiped ut In a few days.
W the law is indeed "infamous," as
Hughes describes it, such, action
'Should be his first duty.
The repeal would end the eight
hoar day at once; it would abolish the
Goethals commission, and everything
wld be back, just where i was on
September 1 .when the Brotherhoods
ordered,, the strike. Then Mr. Hughes
would have the industriaf war that he
eems to want. ,
The same puerile, reasoning marks
treatment of the Lusitania case.
Every honest man v knows that the
Earning appeared in the advertising
lumng only a few, hours prior to
Jhe ship's sailing, ind, that Its. vague
language carried neither meaning nor
Warm. Yet the 100 per cent candi
date eays.that he would have seen the
ertwtmen that, he. would, have
KINSTON ASKED TO GIVE
FREELY; THE REASONS
A picture dark and terrible:
The most dreadful massacre of
modern times;, pillage and deporta
tion on a record scale; at least a mil
lion Armenian survivors destitute; in
Syria, Persia and Palestine, wide
spread hunger, disease and death; re
fupress eating grass, .carrion, the
street dogs and even human flesh;
winter approaching.
The cry comes to us. Kinston is
asked to give freely on .Sunday and
Monday, next, local Armenian-Syrian
Relief Days. A committee of about
100 members will canvass the city.
Should anyone be overlooked, he may
ieavj a contribution at either of the
hunks.
''he following letter, issued by the
officials of the Fair Association on
W. hiesdav evenintr. shows that the
interest of the people in the recent
splendid exllibit and the aid render
ed those in charge was appreciated:
"The management of the Kinston
Fair Association, feeling deeply
giateful to all who helped to make
the Fair a great success, wishes to
ixpre-s the thanks of its entire mem
bership to all who worked untiringly
for its success. We desire to express
f.u- sincere appreciation to the citi
zens of the ten counties of the Fair
"Strict who sent exhibits, and also
to the people from all parts of the
State, and many from other states
wh.) patronized the Fair most liber-
auy. ine fair .exceeded our expec
t:Uto:,s in every respect. Our esti
mate based on the most reliable
sources places our total attendance
at -10,000. The exhibits far exceeded
our expectation and wou!dcompare
favorably with any fair in the state.
The reputation our Fair made last
yer.r was responsible for our being
favcred with the attendance of not
only the Fair officials of nearly every
fair in North' Carolina, but6eeral
f'-om other States as well. We feel
that we have fulfilled every promise
ma !e to the public and that our pro
gram was carried out in full. We
are also convinced that the Fair is
fulfilling its mission, and that it is
becoming a potent factor, in the up
builling of not only th ten coun
ties which embrace the fair district
(jut the whole eastern section of
Nor'h Carolina.
"We are indeed thankful for the
splendid weather during Fair week,
and to everyone who in any way as
sisted in making our second Fair
even greater than our initial effort.
"We want to urge all our friends to
lK'R-n early their preparations for
the Fair next year and h.lp make it
a greater fair than this one has
be; n.
"F. C. DUNN, Prest.
J. II. CANADY, Seet'y.
Metropolis and Buffalo do
V JYiid Over President's
Appearance
MONSTER MEET'NG COMING
Wilson Expected to Address
Largest Audience Thurs
day Night In Madison
Square Garden 'Roar of
' Enthusiasm'
Indications Are That Len
oir Will Make a Glorious
Showing Tuesday Vol
unteers Wanted to Get
the Vote Out
SENTIMENT GROWING
FOR RAILROAD FROM
KINSTON TO THE SEA
ARBOR.MUJRD DAY
OBSERVED IN SCHOOL
; lie. nvU4U, II T-
"own instantly mt Hrm-meant to
wpedo, the Lusitania, and that he
M kve Tniyea some sort ofa
t0 Germany that Would hav
Rented the di. All thi." In a
lioorg. ' . V .J.
People aaed to think that it r
qteed brIn to be a Supmne Court
The primary children of the
schools observed Arbor and E'ird Day
it !) o'clock Thursday morning. A
program consisting of songs, marches
ind recitations was rendered in the
luJitorium of the primary building,
after which the grades marched out
jnto the playground apd planted a
small oak tree. The children-circled
the tree, singing songs. Mr. W. M.
Coble photographed the scene. .,
Both children and visitors were hap
oy in this beautiful playground exer
:ise. ,
T
Sentiment for the completion of the
Duplin County Railroad from its pres-
I out terminus in Duplin to Wilming
ton is' growing, say persons recently
in that coun'y. There is favor for
bond issuer at an early date in a
number of Duplin and Pender county
townships. Business interests here
boosting the project believe a con-
c'ty i nection with Wilmington will be one
VIRGINIA
ABOUT BEING
, Richmond, Va., No , 2. Frank
Strang and William Rhodes, former
barkeepers, were arresfed today for
drinking on a public thoroughfare in
n automobile.
justice. Hughes has exploded that
tradition; end it remains for Brandeis
to restore it. ,
of the "bijrsrest things eveir" for
Kinston. Th 're would be practically
no competition between the two cit-ie-
i'i the T ies in which Kinston is
must interested, it is held, while ter
ritory logically belonging to the Cape
tr- city in which' it could never
have a successful c6mpetitor Would
be opened up to it and Kinston would
have a port, two, porta, in fact, for
it would become hemost important
junction in East Carolina and the
hub of the country between Norfolk
and Wilmington.
By 11. J- BENDER.
(I'niU'd l'ress Staff Correspondent)
New York, Nov. 2. President Wil
son, arriving heyo today, was gecetvd
1y a roar of enthusiasm which prem
isul io make hi3 Madison Scjuare ap
piarance tonight rivxl the political
me('.uig there four years ago, when
he was cheered for more than an
hour.
The r esident arrived from Buffalo
this morning ehered by the great j
demonstration there last night. Re- J
ports to his lieutenants say that the l
State will go Democratic. His ma:i-
agars predict - the greatest political
audience of the present campaign to
night. The Tammany thousands will
pttratle.
No Respect for th Hyphenate.
Say Wilson.
Buffalo. X. Y., Nov. 1. President
Wilson, in his first speech in New
'York S;ate since the campaign open
ed, today questioned the patriotism
of men "who in the midst of th3 most
Critical relationships 'the details of
which they do nof 1c5ow, make play
with the loss of the lives of American
citizens even, in order that th;y may
create a domestic political advant
age." He declared that political parties
Fhould be used, hut that partisan use
should not ba made of them.
"Out of a heterogeneous nation we
Wanted Good sports to give of
their time for a worthy cause next
Tuesday. The local Democratic lead
ers, probably with the sanction of
the 'Executive Committee, are' asking
that at least a dozen men in every
prec.net in Lenoir county take a few
l-i.urs off ami work t-j "get the vote
cut."
Indications are, say some politic
ians well aciiuaintfif with conditions
in the county, that the majority will
be th? biggest in Lenoir's history.
That is what the canvassing crew of
nr minces and others are working
for, at any rate. is reported that
odd-- of 2 to 1 are I.ng offered that
Institute will cast o. - on? straight
Republican ticket. As ine result of
two day3 work in Trent and Pink
Hill townships, it is believed, there
have been numerous conversions to
W lson in those sometimes doubtful
pieeincts. At the laftrr place on
Wednesday Dr. J. M. Parrott, one of
in.' host speakers in this section, he'.p
t ! i'i a big rally. Thursday the cam
paigners fent to Falling Creek, us
ually a lukewarm precinct.
Congressman R. N. Page will
.-peak here Monday at 2:.'10 p. m.
Berlin Admits Evacuation of Last Important JPosftum
Before Verdun and Failure of Expensive Great Offen
sive There Garrison Could Not Stand Beftre Bap
tism of Fire Allies Had Poured Upon Works f or Mfmy
Days Did All They Could to Make It Untenable Be
fore Leaving Von Falkenhayn Has to Be Reinforc
edAllies Holding Own at Least Tenipo'rarfly In Near
East Violent Attacks Continue
MY YET BUILD UNION
STATION. IT'S THOUGHT
have got to make a unit," said Presi
dent Wilson, "in which no slightest
line of division is visible bey rd our
borders. Variety of oDinion among
ourselves there may bo, discussion,
free counsel as to what we ought to
da, but as far as every other nation
is concerned, we must be. absolutely
a unit.
"And I want to register my sol
emn protest here against the use of
1113 Chamber of Commerce has
been informed again that work on
the passenger station of the Atlantic
Coa.-,t Line and Norfolk Southern
Rail reads, and tho latter's local sub
siiliaiies, the site for which was long
r.ir.v najuired at "The Junction."
would be commenced "riirht away."
Si me weeks ago a. letter from an A.
C. L. source stated that tho com
pares had not gotten together upon
p- :ic.sl alterations in the plans.
Xi. , the Chamber understands, the
plain aro completed so far as the
compjni's are concerned.
oji- foreign relationships for political
a 1 vantage. I cannot, 1 will not, re
ga:d any man as a patriot who does
ihat."
(By the United Pres)
Berlin, Nov. 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. fThe
French 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 tho statement.
FWt Vaux was the last of the Veydun forts remaining
in possession of the Germans,-Fort Douaumont naVirig
been captured in the went French offensive. United
Press dispatches Saturday reported that Vaux was Sur
rounded on three sides and was under an intense bom
bardment. '
Conditions In Near East More Favorable to Allies. ....
Petrograd, Nov. 2. Field Marshal Von Mackensen
has 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
nan been forced to deplete his own forces to reinforce; Von
Falkenhayn, on the Transylvania front. WfthiMMJ-'W
these troops is said to have checked his offensive ppera-
tions. ' ':PStia.
Practically everywhere on the Transylvania, front, .ex
cept south of the Red Tower Pass, the Roumanians are
maintaining their own. The Teutons have Deeh checked
in their advance on Campolung, but are 'continuing tn
heavy attacks in the Alt Valley, where the loss of Wo
Roumanian towns is conceded.
LLSSTA8 MURDER RUffi PUTTING l!i
And rob many when lm prter wixii
IS HELD UP TIIEf lILSiS Al HOME
GOOD PRICES GET DEFER ON BRIGHT LFAF
TOBACCO MARKET AND QUALITY OF THE
NG
3fes! the pre-season prediction as to the color of the
season's production in the Bright Leaf Tobacco Belt have
been exploded; knocked sky-high. The "wise-ones" said
the. exceedingly unfavorable weather at the curing time
would cause the larger part of the crop to be black and
off-color, and the strong'prices at the outset of the sales
season were attributed to that fact. It was said that the
buyers knew that the desirable weed would be rushed to
the marketr and the off-color and inferior stuff 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 than, is being sold,. now..
Not only is tfie quality good, but the quantity in there,
too. Thursday the estimates ran around 375,000 pounds
for. the five Kinston warehouses, and that was
conservative. The average price swas, if anything, better
than at any time before thiiiseason. In fact another
"prophecy' is about to be exploded,- It was said that.tjhe
sales would fall way below that of other seasons,- and
t-here is tfll.an indication that te season's sales will, be
short,, but nt so short that the Ipng prices obUiined can
no ,riu, ithe intrinsic. vajtie of the year' crop,. way be
yon4. tfyat Jo any previous experience hereabouts. And
if ,the,sales Continue io 'xjm up as they have for the vyst
week orioj the quantity will be nothing to be ashamed of,
either -
AiThere iare two 'outstanding facts that must give en-
Lcouraeement to the raisers of the weed in these parts. The
' - vltrood rrices with which the season ODened have held up,
torioas inTMiwi ot Dopfdia, te. lan6 if anything, have gotten stronger as the seasqn grew
dy. .Th. bombardment wu -.( older and the quality and quantity of the crop is exceed
neecMftti, it ia doctere. .,- -. Jjnff expectations of the most sanguine. . ' ; , -
BULLETINS
COXSTANZA SHELLED.
; h
Berlin, Nor. 2. Russian war- --
'-.it
ships ghelled Constans, tle -
port recently ; caatiirc by tM'
German-ttaiganana in incir vie-
Kl 'ao. Nov. 2. Twenty-eight
Ca-ranzi.-tu soldiers escorting a
Kiiiroail, tr.'.in were butchered in cold
blood, four hundred passeiiReis lined
ui) and robbed, and a German sub
ject beaten senseless by two hundred
Villa bandits at Lajrunn Monday,
says a report. i
Lacuna is 150 miles south of the
border. j
At Albany, Where tfe Won
His Spurs, On Thursday
Night G. O. P. Man Still
Confident and Is In Good
Condition, Stated
COTTON
Moro than 300 baler, of cotton had
lui'U .sold here by .' o'clock Thursday
afternoon. Th ; scene at the wcii?h
crs' platform near Caswell and Fast
.-trcets was an
Th:' yard wc.s li!
one.
with wagons end
weighers literacy
to breathe free!.
F' -es ranged
18 1 I.
X .v York futu -
Ja: Tiry
March
May
July
December
xt raordinary
i'il to overflowing
carts and the
did not have time
from 17 1-4 to
ns quotations were:
Open
. . . l.f.l)
. . .13X0
. . .18.:!::
. . .18.97
. . .18.70
2:40
18.81
18.05
19.08
1,0.10
18.80
OKIOiN THOUGHT HE
WAS DOWN-HOME BOY
By PERKY ARNOLD,
U nited I'wsb Staff Correspondent)
ISatavia. N. Y., Nov. 2. Nominee
Hughes to.lay started on the last
jiiarter of his presidential campaign
am n" his "home folks" of New
V.; k State. Ho is facing the most
:, Humous period yet. He winds up
his campaign Saturday night at a
!iu s meeting in Madison Square
C-i: den. He is lookinff forward , to
i he meetinjr at Albany toniprht. That
city is where he embarked on his po
litical career.
The nominee is in rare (rood spir
its, his voice is normal, and he is en
tirelv confident.
POLITICAL SPEAKING
SOUTHEAST kllSTON
A use hs 'been found t for the
'union station", property in the sovtth
oastern part of the city, he local
DemrK-ratie campaigners vil hold
forth there this evening at Sever
al cf tho best speakers will discuss
national, State and tocal issues and
tho wrongdoings of the G. - Q. P. in
general. The public Is Invited.
The El Paso military correspond
ent of the Raleigh News and Observ
er sends this to his papsr:
"Guards brought into the North'
Carolina camp a f w days ago a sol- ! - , V i-" - i '
dier much the worse from drink and jreant Mahone of the Fifth Ohio, and
apparently half crazy. He kept in- he was sent, on overto the Ohio out
sisting that he belonged to the "Fifth fit. What jiw connection Witi North
North Carolina," and all tJiat he could Carolina and iow he came to get tho
remember about himself was that he same of a, "North Carolinia (own so
was from Macon, N. C. - He could ( firmly fixed, in his njind that t could
not even tell his name. . Lieut. Bob; remember jt even jrhen his name had
Young searched the: man's clotijing;? escaped him, has not yot been ascer
and found letters addressed to Ser-Iialned." . '"''"
i '