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. . SECOND EDITION KINSTON, N. O, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1916
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REPUBLICANS CLUJC HINfi At STRAWS AND
iHsmra may
VON MACKENSFN IS! STATE CONVENTION
HOSPITAL;; LEGALLY
PASSED, E HYATT
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aunt 5- oULUItlU
HUGHES DECliNES TO CONGRATULATE THE
TAKE MINCHER CASE
STILL RETREATING
GAVE NO VOTE FOR
LOfcAL REPUBLICAN
s StEMS Nllf TO WORRY
TO HIGHEST COURT
ASSDRES' SKEPTICS
BEFORE ROMANS OPENS MONDAY P.I
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CHRISTIAN
PRESIDENT YE1
Is Fraction of a Chance That Mistake Might Give Him
Victory, Adherents of G.
Results In Several States
ocrats Have Them Safe
rors Can Put Most of Them In Hughes Column Wil
son's Friends Urge Him
Satisfied With Outcome America Will Remain Neu
tral,. Press of Nation Thinks
(By PERRY ARNOLD)
New York, Nov. 11. Charles Evans Hughes lets his
telegram of congratulations
trie omciai count in uamorma, iNew Mexico, iNor.ui uhko
ta, New Hampshire and possibly other states. If the offi
cial count confirms the apparent Wilson victory, the Re
publican nominees does not
he has the final say:
The reason the Republicans are unwilling to concede
defeat is that in the five states whose vote is still incom
plete, eight thousand votes
Errors involving several thousand votes are often dis
covered m-recounts, the Kepublicans contend, and they
might easily have occurred in the excitement of tabulat
ing one of the closest elections in American political his
' tory. Round numbers show Wilson has a lead in Calif or
niarof 3,300 ; New JVIexico 2,300; North Dakota 1,500; in
Minnesota Hughes has a 600 lead, with the soldier vote un
counted, and' New Hampshire gives less than 100 margin
for Wilson. The electoral vote in these states, where the
marginjs less jthan 8,000 totals 37. The Republicans fig
ure that' Minnesota for Hughes will bring his total to
255 eleven below the necessary 266 . If a recount shows
New Hampshire tobe Republican, it will bring Huirb.es'
total to 259,' and should he gain several of California's
votes oni.; split, then he would arrive at the point where
North Dakota's five or New Mexico's thre would put
him over. One consolation of the Republicans is , that
Ihe Democratic majority in the-House of Representatives
has been swept away:
Wilson Needs Vacation.
Williamstown, Mass., Nov. 11.
Cilad the election is over. Presi
dent Wilson is taking his first com
plete rest since the opening- of the
campaign. During the day he
drove through the hills here, and
planned to see a 'football game at
Williams College this afternoon.
Ho leaves at 5 o'clock for Rhine
cliff, N. Y., where he bo;jrd3 the
presidentFal yacht May flower for a
cruise down the Hudson to New
York. He expects to attend relig
ions services there Sunday and to
leave en' an afternoon train for
Washington. His friends are urg-
ing him to take a fortnight's vaca
tion before resuming his official du
ties. J
Hughes Shows No
Sign of Trouble.
New York, Nov. ll. Outwardly,
at least, Charles Evans Hughes is
not showing any signs of disap
pointment that he has just lost out
on the biggest job In America. The
man who said two days before the
election, "If I'm elected, as I ex
pect to be," and said it with con
viction ringing in his voice, was to
day just as imperturbably uncon
cerned as when a short six months
ago he was sitting on the Supreme
Court bench in judicial calm. Mr.
Hughes was greatly moved Wed
nesday when, after going to bed
Tuesday night believing he was
elected, he awoke to find himself
defeated. But today he exhibits no
signs of discomposure. The great
est factor in maintaining a smooth
balance in the, Hughes household s
Mrs. Hughes, her husband's advis
er and comforter throughout the
campaign. Hughes' heart is warm
ed at the handsome majority his
home State accorded him. Neither
Mr. Hughes nor his personal staff
have yet conceded defeat. They are
particularly interested in the enor
mous increase in the tota ballot in
( California. It is understood a quiet
investigation is under way. ' X
Germany Surprised;
Gratified.1
Berlin. Nov. ll-Great surprise
is expressed in the German press
, aver the American ejection. "Presi
dent Wilson's re-election strength
ens oar confidence that the United
States will remain neutral. Our re
lates wjUt America will continue
whanged," say newspapers.
0. P. Candidate H61d Fina
Not Had Yet, Although Dcm
From Indications1 Only Er
to Take Vacation Germany
to Woodrow Wilson await
wish court proceedings, and
might shift the tide of victory.
HA ON GUARD
ISLS
PREVENT DIS0E1O?
IN PALMETTO 11
the Un:t-rl F
Aader'sn. S. C , Kov. 11.--:nipr:.-;e
cf South Carolina n
.rrivH ;o;!-iy tc prevsit di.rr:l.
IV.-
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::. 'n
t.xtile
or-nccti n wi'.h a strike o
w3:!'.p-i The troops were ordered
out. by Governor Manning when the
strikers refused to obey court orders
eject ine: them from company, cot
tages. The situation is quiet. Four
divisions of naval militia are !eing
held in readintss in the- event of trou
ble. ,. ,, f . i ...i. i, I
FATHER OF GIRL SUES
ABETTOR OF EL0PEM7
O.scs disposed of in Civil Superior
Court Friday were: Einstein Bros,
vs. W. A. Smith, judgment for
SSntS.RT on account. North Carolina
Mutual ami Provident Association vs.
Joseph Pattle. involving a note. S30
for the plaintiff. Harper vs. How
ard, in which J. D. Harper su?d Asa
Howard for $500 for alleged abetting
in the marriaare of Harper's daughter
again.-t his will, no damages. Har
!t .ough? to recover for mental an
jr i -h and services of hig daughter
!-t throut'h her elopement. The ju
rv f,)ur;d that the defendant did
"wrontrfu'ly abet" the marriage of
the girl, but. did net allow tcmpensa
tbn for the plaintiff.
COLORED WOMEN MVE
CEMETERY CLEANED UP
Thirty colored mothers of the city
have organized for the purpose "; cf
improving the Tower Hill publle
school and other institutions. Their
first effort was the cleanimj up of
the colored cemetery In Southeast
Kinston: splendid headway - vm
made in that on Friday when th aid"
of men was enlisted and the women
furnished dinner for the worker.
The city officials encouragea the
work. About 15 men responded . to
Following the handing down of
an opinion by the Supreme Court
finding nb error in the sentence of
E. W. Mincher, an ex-convict
guard to one year for whipping a,
prisoner, .the Board of County
Commissioners, who backed Min
cher, are undecided as to what ac
tion they will take. Judge Bond
sentenced Mincher. An appeal was
taken immediately. The Commis
sioners maintained that whipping
was necessary to discipline In the
convict Vamps.
Chairman R. F. Churchill, when
asked Saturday afternoon to fore
cast the Board's action, said: "I do
not know what we'll do." It has
been rumored that the case may
be i taken to the United States Su
preme Court.
MEMBER CREW TELLS
WHAT FIGHTING FROM
TANK CAR IS LIKE
T.umlon,, Oct. 2(5 (By Mail a
qoung Australian soutu-, wounded
wniic serving: as one of the crew in a
:'k" has given the world the first
oa! itrtrv of what happens when this
engine of war roes into ac-
ion. diary of a w?;-k's work in
n armorf.l jurefiliHUt follows:
Monday Out for the first time,
'..'ai-jri- sensation. Djllets rained
h.-.il on a frnlv.in'zed roof. Sud
i!y av: a tn-riMc lurch. Lookout
'1 we wee nst ride an enemy trench,
n.'ic-- 'im Hell' was the order. Ws
ill. Tho frightened Germans ran
Kv rabbits but were shot down in
: :-ii-."s. Maehin:-j?uns ."tarta! vic-
i ra.tla on our "hld;" Not the
ust impression. Moved on and
ill';-.);; anotner uerman d'Hachment.
' their ranks" to ribbons. Prlson
; r-ry cour'rous stared at us wide
i '. First day'3 experience not
.asm:, "rank'' sickness is as Lad
seasickness."
'fu :oday Off for another cruise.
::')"-inc bc-ran at once. Thoujrht
'is ' 1 tank was going to drown in
V' -I;;. of bullets. Silly Blipht--.rs
'r.-'xx'hi they could rush tho
!'V a fort. We fired at them
- i ,-.t i ,; "!:. We !)at at them vtie
);). Th? blessed old tub jrave a
birch. I : hoiight it was goodbye to
earth. I: was only some Germa"
dead mil wounded we had skidded
into. Haiti of bullets sounded liko
hundred of rivets being driven into
the tank's hide. We got to like the
rt'L'jIar- ryihm of it. Heavier slrum'
m'ng on i ur keyboard. Machin -jrun
a it. There was a tremendous thud
alonjr about this time. Whole outfit
thought w- were done for. Only
some unwonted obstacles along an
enemy parapet. Some Huns tried the
ru.sh.iiip dod'.re. Their rushing; days
are ov r.
And on ihrouph the week till Sun
day frightening the Germans contin
!iei. Ladled out death as you might
vamp out music from a hurdy-gurdy.
Fritz got fits. No fight left in him.
Prisoners scared to death. Some of
them acted as though they believed
wo used our tanks for making saus-
:;rf s out of prisoners.
NEGRO KS LIFT PAY
OF RAILROAD MAN
Wilmington, Nov. 10. Robert In
gram, a ycung white flagman of the
Coa.it Line, was held up by high
wa.wnen and robbed last night, when
he was returning to his home after
leaving his work. Mr. Ingram drew
his month's pay, which amounted to
about $100, at ths transportation of
fice immediately after his run. The
negroes made their getaway in an
automobile after throwing their vic
tim in the street. r:t -
the women's request, and some f
them remained, although a number
declared the time sot propitious for
the-task. ' The members of the organ
Station have extended thanks to the
Mayor and other authorities for their
assistance and a promise to dispose of
the rubbish collected.
If Validity Is Questioned
Way Is Open for Contest,
Declares-Pitt Will Fol
low Lead of Lenoir, Predicted
"Several of the friends of the coun
ty hospital are apprehensive that we
will not get the hospital becaure the
cl.'ciion was not carried by a ma-
yjruy oi tne regisiereu vote, says
Dr. II. ). Hyatt, in a Utter to The
Frej Press. "The tabling act, chap
ter y, Laws at 1013, says: -lf a ma-
jcrny cr voiei east a: such election
on ihe proposition so submittal shall
be iu favor of a cent tax for a
h'jod iisuo for a public hosqiitul and
ma:n::rance of same, the Board of
County Commissioners shall levy the
tax so authorized.' The act is manda
tory. "If the opponenis of the hospital
want to contest the matter, the way
is (.pen.
"Pitt county is now in th? heat of
a hospital canvass. Their election
will be held on December 5th. The
vnr'.rrsed brtrr from Grrenville will
be ccni.-o'a'iori to thtse who are fear
ril cf :he ouicome:
Dr. H. O. Hyatt, Kinston, N. C.
My dear Dr. Hyatt:
ConKratul.ttion3, and I timst you
will able, to rsturn them on De
cember l if) not worry anout Ar
ticle T, Section 7.
liickcit is strongly in faor of
ccunty hospitals. As Attornoy Gen-
Tak he consi.lors them reicessi'ies.
A Governor ire will not chanjre his
opinion.
North Carolina's Supreme Court
has got top much sense to consider
the community hr.spital as anything
:t!r. - than a necessity.
Send me all the stuff you have
rot. I'm going to need it, partieular
y newspaper editorials.
Very fincereiy your friend,
CflAS. O'H. IAUGHINCM:USE."
WEST CAROLINIAN
KILLS SON-IN-LAW
Ash'.ville. Nov. 10. Charles Gar-
rcn, a prosperous tarmer twin g at
A; den, shot and almost instantly
killed his 'son-in-law, Otis Ledbetter,
at Aiden, last night. It is claimed
that Garren was drinking, and that
he and Dslbctler got into an argu
ment regarding whether a certain
automobile had passed through.
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Fired Czcrnavpda Before
Evacuating Town Brit
ish Take Another Portion
of Famous Rejrina Trench
In Night Attack
(By the United Press)
London, Nov. 11. The British, in
the face of a terrific fire, last nig'ht
stormed and raptured the eastern por
tion of , the important Regins 'tr'neh,
of which a portion was captu.-ed on
October 21, Jenoral Haig reports.
Germa Retreat (ontinuen.
Rom J, Nov. 11. General Von
Mackensen's retreat rom Czernavo
ii, Dub:udja, continues, say wireless
report from Bucharest. It Is believ-;d-
the Teutons set fire u Cae.-.iavchlr
bsfore evacuating.
NOT MUCH DOING IN
WAY OF CELEBRATION
Kinston's celebration of Wilson's
election, spread over two nights, fail
ed to develop to the scale that was
anticipated. Thursday and Friday
local Democratic leaders announced
that they were planning for a glor
ious time on Friday night, but there
-.va something wrong with the plans.
htVenili Kinston did most of the cal
eb.atlng. There was no auto par
ade, no torchlights, no bell-ringing,
v bonfires, on Friday night. Hun
dreds of persons waited on Queen
iintt; to see what would bo Dulled
!7. Kids, a few in costume,, cut up
jnd fired small calibra popcrackcrs,
otherwise everything was quiet and
-aim. The threat of rain kept a lot
tf folks away who would have come
f.r.m the country. Some of tho Dem
oc.'istic officers-elect and officials who
should have mada the preparations
were busy, there - was not sufficient
time the weather was not propitious,
.in ! other reasons were advanced. All
hroujrh the section a number of
.r.il'
celebrations have boan and are
icing
h;ld yej, however.
LOT OF YOUNGSTERS
Washington, Nov. 10. .Reports on
ihe condition of troops on the Mexi
can border,, announced by the War
Department today for the week end
ing November 4, show the per cent,
sick of the militia to tie 2.23, with
five deaths, as compared against 1.99
and one death for the week previous.
The per cent, sick of regulars was
.1.09, with five deaths, against 2.90
I and two deaths.
' MAR ' M( J.
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epi I MoT ICE . KE.'
Preparations Complete
Sessions In Gordon Street
Church Mr. Hall Will
Preach Convention Ser
mon Lasts Four Days
The Christian Church Convention
for North Carolina will' convene in
the Gordon Street church here Mon
day night. A large attendance is ex-
pected. Speakers from othor states
will bo from Missouri, Indiana, Ohio
and the District of Columbia.
Preparations are about complete,
The task of providing homes for the
delegates has been a big one, but the
congregation have responded splen
didly, and a few others have opened
their homes, so that it is hoped that
sufficient provision has been made
Delegates a,nd visiters began arriving
Saturday afternoon, and by Monday
night a laxgo number will be here.
Rov. Preston Bell Hall of. New
Bern willtpreach the convention ser
mon Mondaynight. Tho sessions will
last through Thursday.
GOING TO ASK COL
how mm it now
Roosevelt Was Doubly Thankful;
Kinston Democrats Want to Kno
What For Mrs. Hughes' Chagrin
Must !Invo Been Great Local
Teachers Interested n Politics
A party of local' Democrats 'Satur
day we.-o plannin.-r a telegrcm to a
certain ctiebri-ty at Oyster Bay who
lMt Tuesday night, according to a
news service bulletin, announced that
he v.-a-j doubly thankful to the Amor
ie.in public, etc. The, Colonol at
:hat t:m; thought Whiskers was elect
ed. Tho local Democrats probably
would not get a reply nor a smilo nor
even a sneer, it was presumed, but
thnr? have boon a lot more foolish
things deno in. ths past half week
tluin wiring Roosevelt to jlb.c the old
boy. Ills attention was to bo called
to tho River of Doubt and the like.
According to New York papers,
when several of tho metropolitan
journals proclaimed the election of
Hughes, Mrs. Hughes grabhtsd, em
braced and hung to her august hus
band and addressed hisn as Mr. Pres
ident. Probably Mr. Hughes was
not so badly disappointed as Mrs.
Hughes over the ultimate result. It's
a way that women have of doing
things.
When there was grave doubt on
Wednesday Supt. Curtis of tho Kin
ston Schools put in a stinuous time.
Not the pupils, but the teachers, cla
n.ored for the news.
Mr. Elisha B. Lewis is wearing a
new hat. It's about a $3 hat. It's
real pretty. Ha did not state who
paid for it. Congressman Kitchin's
secretary looks good in most any
thing; he says this is a Wilson hat,
but the color certainly is blue or of
a delicate greenish cast, indicating
i. r.Ess or something of the sort.
The Norfolk and Kinston mark
ets paid identically the same as the
hb'h price for cotton Saturday,
18 5-8.
More than 150 hales had been
sold here by 3 p. m.
New Y?rk futures quotations ware:
Open Close
January 19.35 19.37
March 19.51 19.57
May 19.75 19.68
July 19.75 19.68
Dec 19.33 19.31
EJECTED FROM HOME
. ? OF SISTER BY POLICE
Warrants at the police station on
Saturday morning' were returned
against the following: Zens Ham,
charged with raising a disturbance
and refusing to leave the home of
Mrs. SaDie Dfcugfeety, said f l
Majority of 55 for County
and District Democrats
In Balloting
LABOR OF LOVE WAS LOST
Boys Voted Without Chance
to Do Good Planned to
Tease the Pennsylvanians,
Strong Radical, If Wil
son Won
Although their ballots stood for
naught, since North Carolina has r
law providing for the validity 'of
votes of solders out of the State as
have some Northern States, the Len
oir county boys at EI Paso,- Texas,
turned out in fair force to support
heir nominees in the recent elections.
Fim Ueut J. 0. II. Taylor, Com
pany B, Second Infantry, forwardimr
'the official returns." of the balloting;
on county nominees t Oemocrajtic
County Chairman J, V. Cowper, de
lares 'that every local Democratic
candidate and Slut!" Senator-elect
Pollock received 55 votes,' vState
Senatr-jlect Furney Brock received
4, e very Republican ' local candidate
There was no Republican present,
A vote of Wntimcnt was takn in
B company's street on the national
lection ,ln which the mon of several
rganizations participated. .Fourtieen
3, 0. P, men turned up in that, fcut
Wil&n'S majority wm an even 90,
PratftteaBvll the troops of tie' 60y
000 at El Paso voted either legally or
to -hotMK;rnI.T7toV
states. The Pennsyivartiatts, "- nex,t
door neighbors to the Tarheels were
glvlrigv'aa big . majority, and jegslly.V
far Hughes. The jCaroHna 'boys we
plHnhlttg bonfires and a demonstration. ,
for the Pennsyites' henefit In the
cvenof '.Wilson's iclectton.
Judges el the election from- Lenoir
county were: Democratic, Capt, A.
C. -HOT; Republican, . PottV
holders, Democratic, First Sergt. F.'
Williams; Republican, Private W.
Kennedy. Local members of
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Company B, the silpply company and
lh headquarters company (including
band) -cliche gacond infantry partici
pated in the balloting, t .
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(By the United Press)
Petrograd, Nov. If. The Russi
an fleet is assisting the Slavonic
armies in Dobrudja, It fa officially '
Btated. Warships have bomeardesl
Constanza, recently occupied by
Von Mackensen, inflicting grett
damage.
FRENCH WANT GREAT
SUPPLY OF COPPER. , :
New York, Nov. 11 -The French ;
are negotiating in the Unites!
States for $60,000,000 worth f
copper... . ... r-.'-r-
HUGHES STILL SILENT Hi
ON ELECTION RESULT
New York, Nov. 10. Worn out jbf
thg' tension of waiting for the returns
from doubtful states which wonlide
termine whether he had been alected
to the Presidency, Charles E. Hughe
rtetifed "'at1 9 'o'clock tonight, s e
spent the day athis hotel except for
a two-hours automobile ride with, his
wife this afternoon. Mr. Hughes
had nut "yet conceded the election ff
President Wilson and probably .will
not do so until the vote of dose
States has been officially counteS '
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sister of ihe defendant; when order
ed to dor . T. E. Thaxton, alleged
to have assaulted J. P. Barnes. -with
ths utt-nd.of a buggy whip wIra
Davis, accused of an Usault with a
knifeon'Tora White, t ' Hooker,
charged, with assaulting Laura &Z
with her fist. Ham was locked up
on the charge by 2Ir. Daughety Fri
dsy night. - - ' - ' : V ,
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