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The Home' Paper PI 11 11 Today's New Today" Fair Tonight VOL. XVIII. No. 111. FIRST EDITION KINSTON, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1916 FOUR PAGES TODAY PRWK TWO CfcN FIVE CENTS ON T DAILY III' ATTv TT"T?TH n4 y n- p 11 1T iWlL- Nation Cannot Get True Line on Result of Presidential Vet Election BIGGEST VOTE EVER POLLED IS BROUOHT OUT BY IDEAL WEATHER IN EVERY PART OF COUNTRY; FIRST PRECINCT REPORTS Massachusetts Box of 25 Registered Polls Gives Hughes Majority New York, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana, Upon Whose Silent Vote May Depend Everything, Running Up Tremendous Total of Ballots Wall Street Fore casts Nothing, for Betting There Is Even Wilson Fa vorite In Interior Places Both Organizations Openly Claim Everything and at Heart Are Extremely Anx ious Women Puzzle Politicians DAUGHTERS CONFEDERC'Y OPEN CONVENT'N DALLAS OTH CANDIDATES UP EARLY TO VOTE Shadow Lawn, Nov. 7. l'resi dent Wilson arose ( ,ri o'clock, breakfasted, motored to Princeton and voted, number 50. New York, Nov. Hughes" bul '( was No. 13 in Ins precinct. He olcd at 7 o'clock. iVi'.la.;. Tex., Nov. 7. When tru ed daughter- , f the Confederacy ' i their en . .;:; wntion tonight j lident -Coins-, i! Mrs. Frank C.. :H!S HITS THE CASE OF KINSTON, MAYBE lheimer w'.V. -u-Hiisinc s .ir.i'ow. Office, s rsday. o . ivcr the chief ;;d--.-ioiT will slar. will he elected ii ion has dew-lip- S.. Paul. "';v. 7. "And s, you are iroi'ip 1: havo a new uninn depot in i against M ui -s of th ' lief of the 1 'i' held tor rs. O.lcnheimer or ihief oflicrrs. ' ('i-:,.! events ia a I 'aid to replace the one condemned '.he .Ma':- five marshal, well, when any will it he completed?" asked Matt . O'tiallaghan of Objimay. Mich., of a all v.viing hotel porter here. "In Oc- 1 III ideal weatner ana mi Kiiei Electorate Polling GigKoie Here ALLIES DEVELOPING STRONG OFFENSIVE ON ALL THE FRONTS :;,. w nignt, at wlneli '.cmbro was the sighed reply. "You , npjioinieu ny ine president ot in.. in October, there isn't any such Paughters to represent every : . rh as Octembre." "I know, that's , will bo honored. The conven- whwi the building will be read; adjourns Sa'.urday. I said the yawner'. Never Was There An Election So Uncertain. New York, Nov. 7. The flood of ballots which will sweep either Wilson or Hughes into the presidency on March. .4, began rising today, while publicly, the Republi cans and Democrats both declare entire confidence, but privately are very much at sea. In no previous election has there been such lack of indication as to which way the straw will blow. The "silent" vote is more silent than ever. Half a dozen "trends" of public sentiment have crop ped out during the campaign. Both are claiming the benefit of these. There was a most unusual eleventh hour development in betting. Wall Street prides itself that it always picks the winner. Up to midnight the odds fav ored Hughes, but today the betting opened at almost even money. If the odds slightly favor Hughes here, the situ ation, is reversed in Middle Western cities, where Wilson is reported to be the favorite. . The American people may expect the first complete returns from two or three small hamlets in Massachu setts which are renowned for being -the first mentioned in half a dozen elections. The New York State ret urn t will commence shortly after the polls close at Buffalo at 5 o'clock. Clear weather prevails in practically all sec tions. ' 3 f .. s - tr 1 1 1ST MFFTIMi flFi HUSBH.ND TRANS-FUSION m mm m SUBJECT, SAVED UFR liANPAIbN- IN ml IMII.UECT KIM OF WIFE IN KOSPITAI. The last rallies of the campaign were held in East Kinston and West Kinston Monday night. At Spanrow's store in the former section G. V. Cowper and J. M. Mewborne, chair men of the Democratic and Republi can organizations in the county re spectively, engaged In a "joint de bate." There was a big crowd prs sent. Both men made able talks, but Cowper had the "right on his side," according to partisan hearers. Dr. J. M. Parrott reviewed the ad ministration's conduct of government, in fact, the records of all the admin istrations, to a fair-sized audience in the western end of the city. FINE MA HERE THURSDAY NIGHT From time Immemorial, certainly as far back as the memory of man runneth, the male voice has made a strong appeal to popular fancy. When the voices properly blend and the harmony is perfect, there i3 not any kind of singing that quite equals a male quartet The ieterslngers Mate Quartet, which Is "announced to appear in Kin ston on Thursday night next, the 9th is a quartet of this character four splendid young men with four splendid voices, presenting a program of standard popular music, Inter spersed with the humorous and clas sical. These young men have sung their way Into thousands of hearts 5n the Middle West during the past several years. ' 'The Mektersingers wHl.be here as number of the lyceum course be- Mother ctub for a playground ben efit " - - . -i (Special to The Free 1' . -) UV.shinfr'rr., K. C. Nov. 7.-M.. Ri'l-i. Ilan in-i jn of Gr ciivi'il.' ha ; br:.'i re.-cucd from the fr'"asP r death v.hkh held her by means of transfus ion, her husband bsing the donor of the necessary blood. The Hairing t ;:.! a:o well-known. Mrs. Harring t n had been in a local hosp'ti.1 for sor.ie time. Her complexion turned to ihe color of gold, which afterwards b:c;ime a shade closely resambllag mahogany. She grew weaker o.n stantly, until toward the last a chang. was perceptible every few moments. Her husband volunteered, as did oth er relatives, and blood was pumped from the former into the woman's almost lifeless body. It is believed Mrs. Harrington will recover. WELL, YOU CANT7 HAVE IT, FREE NOR OTHERWISE 'We want free whisky in N'jr.h Carolina." read one ballot on the ta lks at the lecai voting places Tues iiv. Rather vague about paying for T ic :h!ng was called to the atten : ( i f llem cratic County Chairman G. V. Cowp.r. It was reported that the Killots came from a Republican sout i-e. M". Ccvper said they should not ie v '.' l. although they counte! for no'.hin.L-. Pr:hib:tion isn't being voted upr' '; i North Carolina; wheth er it shall ' had depends altogethe upen the -henffs and police and W. 0. Davis and the W. C. T. U. and the Anti-Sah-on League, and the rev enue officers and others. No action was taken that might be offensive to the very few folks who seemed to get a pleasu-e in voting it. It i presumed that it was an "indignation" vote, or a bit of "policy" ton the part of gome mUUd party or parties. . - . : v. ' or . . ' " 'fa. 1 W S I . a ' 1 . i ! 1 J . V- : , il " ..I .: : '.:;: i ( t'V .-. : . i i vfi .f ' . ''i : Activity General Severe Combat French Contin ue Rid Wood of Teutons. Heavy Biff Gun Fighting. British Solidify I.cndon, Nov. 7. -Continued activ ity tn practically all fronts and se wre lighting at s.:me points, marked the past 21 hours. At most points the Allies are developing a strong of f. nsivc. In the Si. Pierre Vaast w i 1. the French last night continued lo:. 'ing out the Germans who were not expelled during the first rushes. Ihero was heavy artUlerying on the Scrnmt; front, but no infantry epera tions. Hritish Improve Positions. Li ulon, Nov. 7. British positions . .:ath of Bapaume, about Butte l)e- leccurt, where tsrriiie fighting h:)-, 'centered, were improved last light, General Haig reports. DEMOCRATIC MAJORITIES IN LENOIR IN 1 DANGER OF BEING REDUCED IN TODAY'S ELECTIONS-OTHER- RETURNS-BIG VOTE PRESIDENT WILSON Voters of N the Nation Are Endorsing Kis Administration. IE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTEEN ill BE CALLED IN MEETING To Help Settle Matter Free Lighting: for Caswell Training School COUNCIL CANNOT AGREE As to Whether Five Years Expired in October of This Year or Does Not End for Many Months From Now The Caswell Training School light ing question was again . before City Council Monday night at the regular gession for NorembfB., After : long deliberation, nOj-agreement having v .. - . . ;;V vV. been i each.' I. it was decided to try ; arrive at som.1 settlement on No vcmher l"th, when a special session v ill h-j held. Dr. C. B. McNairy. the superintendent; Dr. I. M. Har dy, a former superint.ndent, Mr. D. F. W.oten and Dr. J. M. Parrott appealed l)eforo Council in the inter est of the school. Whether the fiva years in which the city guaranteed to li.C'ht the institution f i-i-i- of charge i'xpir:d Ht month or should not ex pire until five years fmni July of 11.14, when all the bui! linxs were put in'o use, is the quest ; on. Prior to the actual cpen'.r.a of the school for the Slate's feeble-minded one or two small buildings ;ti the site drew il lumination from the municipality. .Members of th a 1-r.inistration, pro fessing to be willing to do "the right thing" should their contention be proved wrong, claim that the records show that the time stipulated waa fiva years from October, 1911, when he first1 "juice" was received at the school property. A motion was in roduced at the meeting to furnish free illumination for five y;ars from the time the In stitution was opened, but' a tie vote resulted, Aldermen Happer, Douglass and Webb voting aye, and Mayor Sut- WOULD ABOLISH THE GLASS MILK BOTTLE Ilarrisbtirp. Pa., -Nov. 7. -The '."iih knell ,jf the glass milk bottle n Pennsylvania has been sounded. T: Samti.l G. Dixon, the state i ;;iin;.;si,;iier of health, says that "it . !! have to give way in the near fu u !-.- to the destructible bottle that v !i never b? used a second time." This Is taken to mean that within t few weeks the Health department 'so:y board will rule that the glass ": bo:t! must go. -;vh rulings have all ihe effect of : i;o law. C:miss;oncr Dixon does like, the danger of infection vigil the promiscuous distribution ! gathering of hollies, no matter cleanly the dairy or creamery ; be. NATIONAL DEMOCRACY IS SHORT A BIG SUM New York, Nov. 7. The Democra i if National Committee is facing a f-JOO.ODO deficit, according to Henry Msrfranthau. tie is confident the amount will bo raised, however, re gardless of th result of the election. ton and Aldermen Tapp and Fv,rt nay. Finally, it was agreed to call a joint meeting of the full Committee of Se venteen who landed the school for Kinston, the members of tha adminis tration which granted the free lights and the present Council, to be held on November 11 and thresh the mat ter out thoroughly. Whatever is agreed upon, it is expected, will be accepted by Council. I Some other business was before Council, including the granting of a petition for one block of asphalt pav ing on West Bright street between Heritage and Queen, a petition which was held up because of some flaw or other having been presented for the paving before notice was served that no other petitions would be accepted. Several other petitions were received but no action was taken on them. Council decided to contest two suits against the city one for $500, Insti tuted by E. R. Waller, claiming dam ages for injury to an automobile driv en into a railroad track alleged to have been higher than the street lev el, and the other by J. A. Taylor, asking damages for the loss of two mules scalded in a ditch in East Kin ston, into which hot water front man ufacturing plants was allowed to.'es cap. It was agreid to pay Miss Tif fany West, $1,000 for property for A warm autumn sun, reflecting his cheering rays upon i prosperous'people, ushered in "Election Day" in Kins ton. There was every indication of a strong vot$ about the booths at the Courthouse and the Eagle Warehouse, where the voters of Kinston township cast" their ballots. u the courthouse a hundred and forty of a probable poll of four hundred to four-fifty had been cast before ten thirty; while at the Eagle box two hundred had voted be fore ten o'clock. . Nine hundred and fifty, votes, is. the es timate of the number that will be cast at the tvo city joxes betore the day is gone. The number may be swell ed to one thousand. The Democratic poll will probably reach seven hundred and fifty to eight hundred,. white the Republican strength, it is estimated, will be about two hundred. : In early voting scratching was in evidence. Some vot ers at the Courthouse box cast a ballot for the Republican National ticket and voted the straight Democratic state and county ticket; while others, and more numerous were the latter, cast the straight Republican ticket in .tate and county affairs, and votd $W Woodrow Wilson and the national Democratic ticket The non-partisan issues, viz.: The four constitutional amendments and the county hospital came in for their share of interest. Friends of the hospital were workin'g hard, and the opposition to the plan was more in evidence at the Courthouse box than at the Eagle. Some scratch ing was done on the amendment ticket, but there was early indication of an endorsement of the proposed and most necessary changes in the State's constitution., fiOOI) VOTE BEING POLLED. ' At 2 p. m. four hundred' and forty votes had been east at Ihe Eagle Warehouse box, and by 2:30 the poll at tha Court. houHe- showed three hundred. The vote at the Eagle will prob ably run above earlier estimates, and the Courthouse will reach the mark. t ': Opposition tto the county hospital , and, the amendment was more in evidence at the Courthouse- than, .at the Eagle, and -early afternoon estimates indicated that the vote at the: Court house for the two non-partisan measurfgi would be close If, in deed, a majority was not against. TheEagle vote waa heavily in favor of both, it appeared, and will pvercune any handicap at the Courthouse. At the latter place at 2 o'clock only a few, ballot forms covering the amendments were on hand and Oil the Republican table none were in evidence." This shortage of hair lots will do more damage to the amendment cause than, real, opposition, and the workers at the polls wo,uld have easily turned the tide, if indeed, it proves to be., adverse, 0 the fav orable column, had the ballots been available; Onslow Safely Democratic. Greene TrueIue F. P. Yopp, Register of Deeds of A heavier vote will make the Delfi- Onslow county, told The Free Press ccratic majority in Creens county .' over long distance telephona Tuesday little larger, Mayor 3. Paul Frislella afternoon that that county was safe- of Snow Hill told The Fee Preaa ly Democratic. It was a certainty at Tuesday afternoon. He expects the 1 p. m., he said, that the majority majority to be about BOO, against 460 party was holding it3 own and would last election . possibly turn up a slight increase. The Republicans had strivan strenu ously to carry Onslow, taking advar taice of overestimated local dissensions. BRITISH SUBS. ARE GETTING IN BLOWS AT GERMAN FLEET London, Nov. 7. Further re ports of British submarines oper eting off the Danish coast are had. It is claimed they have scored hits on two German dread naughts of the Kaiser class, the admiralty announces. Yesterday it waa reported that a dread naught had been torpedoed. I'MD THE HEN GETS THE BLAME MOSTLY iNew York, Nov. 7. A nation-wide war on the price of storage eggs was inaugurated by the National Housewives' League in an attempt to hold the retail price down to 85 cents dozen. They charge that egg barons the connecting up of Chestnut street. ars holding a million and a quarter with North street at Tower Hill road. 'eggs. LANAC WAS FLYING AMERICAN FLAG AT TIME OF TORPEDOING London ,Nov. 7. Captain Henry Mainland was the only American on board the steamer LanSo, sunk by a German submarine on October 28. Mainland declared the ship waa un der Philippine .registry, and flaw the American ensign when cuttled after the crew had been removed. BULLETINS i i London, Nor." 7 Receat Ger- at man losses in the Jul! VaTJey of Roumania exceeded fkltty, thoua and, says a wlrelea report front Bucharest. , . , - BEAUFORT COUNTT REPUBLICANS GAIN The Democratic majority in Beau fort county wQl be only between 700 and 900. It is admitted there that the BepqtyicxAa have made gaina. Localenea. of soma ort or another probably a protest against a factory, are responsible, It' a. Si 13 I 3 1 t
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