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SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1916
FOUR PAGES TODAY
FIVE ON. TRAINS
ATTENDANCE AT THE STATE C0NVENT10IN
fiiscifeorciiST Approximates
THREE HUNDRED UP TO MID-DAY TUESD'Y
Fine Spirit Prevails and Earnest and Impressive Sessions
Mark the Opening Meetings President Burnham of
the American Christian Missionary Society Featured
Program of Monday Night as Well as Tuesday Morn
ingMr. Hall, Former Pastor of Local Church Preach
ed Convention Sermon Program for Wednesday
The enrollment and assignment of delegates to the
State Convention of the Disciples of Christ, which con
vened here Monday night, has not been completed, and
the number already in attendance is not definitely known.
The estimates furnished are that between two hundred
and fifty and three hundred have already come, and in
coming trains are bringing many others.
The spacious auditorium of the Gordon Street Chris
tian church, where the sessions are being held, was well
fll6d Monday' hight and the addresses of Pastor P. B.
Hall Of the New Bern church and F. W. Burnham, presi
dent of the American Christian Missionary Society, with
headquarters in Cincinnati, featured the night program.
Mr; Burnham spoke again this morning, and his splen
did pulpit ability, fine delivery and wealth of words were
thoroughly appreciated.
Monday night Pastor Bernard P.
Smitfi of the Gordon Street Chris
tian church welcomed the visitors.
Mr. Hall preached the, convention
sermon; his theme being the "Un
used Strings of Our Wondrous
Harp." Ho made a most forceful ap
peal for the plea of his particular re
llgktas people. Mr. Burnham spoke
in 'behalf cf American Missions, poN
tracing'' most graphically the "open
door" of opportunity that faced the
Christian people of America and of
the responsibility for using the op
portunities. Mr. E'uirnham said that
only one third of the churches of the
Disciples in America were supplied
with whole time pastors; that anoth
er third had preaching every other
week cr;,t given periods by preach
ers who had a string of churches to
cars for or by ministerial students
and that the last third had no regular
preaching service t all. He urged
the conservation of the evangelistic
efforts of the church and said that the
churches, which now were without
pastoral leadership, must be provided
and thug conserved before other
churches were organized.
Tuesday morning the program was
slightly rearranged ito enable Mr.
Burnham to speak in behalf of th1
Foreign Missionary Board and then go
to Goldsboro to make appointments
at other State conventions in the
South. He told of the number of
young men and wemen Who were
ready and willing to offer their lives
to the service of saving the world
but who were prevented from doing
so because of lack of means to pro
vide adequate training facilities for
themnd support on the foreign
field. The missionaries who went
abroad had to be capable of capinjr
with ancient philosophies and to
master the languages of th3 peoples
to whom they were sent. He told of
the reception that the Gospel mes
sage was now being accorded in all
heathen lands, which had for so
many generations closed the doors to
Christianity. Missionaries were be
ing besieged on all sides by those
who were eager for the truth and
thaV those workers In the field had
far more than they could possibly do.
Mr. J. A. Saunders conducted a
most impressive quiet h-ouT service in
opening the day's sessions. Presi
dent W. C. Manning delivered Presi
dent's address, and outlined the prob
lems that confronted ithe work in the
State.
New preachers were introduced
and several were heard. Messrs. A.
J. 'Manning, C. B. Richards, J. M.
Wafers, S. W. Sumrell and C. B.
Marshburn spoke briefly on assigned
subjects. : '
An interesting feature of the plans
for the entertainment of the conven
tion was carried out at the noon
hour. Dinner was Served by the la
dies f the church in the recreation
. rooms. Thus the housekeepers ware
. afforded , the opportunity to take in
- the 'convention without being detain
d sit home to care for their dele
. gates. .
Tuesday afternoon's session of tho
convention was given over to com
mittee and conference wurk of tin?
State Christian 1 Woman's Bn.ird of
i
Missions and the N. C. C. M. C.
ar address by Dr. W. S. Martin, Bi
b'e teacher at the Atlantic Christian
College, and, opening the se-ion, a
.-I ort devotional service l.d by Mr.
.1 R. Tingle. Dr. Martin substi
tuted for Ashley S. Johnso", the not
ed Tennesseean, scheduled to mukt
an address, who did not arrive.
Tvtsday evening the following pro
gram will be observed:
C. W. B. M. Session.
7:30-4)evotional,; Mrs. P. IS.
flail.
President's Message.
Reports: District Secretaries, Sup
erintendents, Howe Department, Li;,
erature and Y. P. D.; Au .iitor. Treas
urer, and Corresponding S.-creiaiy.
Reports of Future Work and Nom
inating Committees.
Message to State officer.-;.
8:30 Address Mrs. J. McDjirel
Stearns.
COLUMBIAN'S CAPTAIN
WAS PRISONER ON SUB,
Corunna, Spain, Nov. 13 (Via Par
is). Capt. Frederick Cu'rtis of the
American steamer Columbian, who
arrived here with the rescued crew
of this steamship, declared to a rep
resentative of the Associated Pres.
today that he was a prisoner on the
German submarine U-49 for six day?
after the destruction of his vs.-el.
All of the 10!) members of the Colum
bian's crew were saved, Captain Cv
tis stated.
Captain. Curtis said the Columbian
was warned before she was torpe
doed and sunk by the U-49. Tho
crew was left in lifeboats aid the
captain was taken on board the sub
marine. IISS'N
1KLAI
MAY-'AGRE
N PLAN
WITHIN THE WEE!
(By the United Press)
Atlantic City. Nov. 14. Pershing
will be cut of Mexico soon, if the
present plans of the American-Mexican
commission materialize. With
doubt as to the election passed, it is
proposed to reach , a border agree
ment within the week.
BROTHER LOCAL WOMAN
WAS ON THE COLUMBIAN
Cleveland Hem-by, brother of Mrs.
C. E. Moore of Caswell street, this
city, is among the survivora from the
torpedoed ship Columbian, and is now
safe In Spai. Hemby is a native of
Washington, N. C.
(WILL LliT SCHOOL
FOR FEEBLE-MINDED
FREE LONGER TIME
Held That Five Years' of
Gratis Illumination Have
Expired, But Circum
stances Cause Granting
of 25 Months Yet
While it was held that the city's
!!igation to provide free illum:n:i
iui for the Ca-well Training Schor'.
State in.--.; if.nion for the feeble
niiided near Kin;ton, for a period
'he years, Yxpi'e 1 last month. City
f'omcil at a siKOial session Monday
.'.ight voted to continue the gratis
vice 25 months longer. A number
ef members of the noted Committee
of Seventeen, who landed fhs institu
'i.m for Klnston, officials of the
chool and members of the adminis-
'ration in authority when the free
it'hting promise was male, sat in
the meeting with the councilmen.
It was accept ?d that tho munici
pality had fulfilled its obligation in
i way, since current was first turnod
n in 1011. For abivjt the first half
f the period, however, the only ser
vice rendered was in lighting the
it .me o? the superintmuknt, and pos-
il.v other small buildings, and full
I'.'.imination of the school was not
oaimonced until the middle of 1014.
AL- . it. was recalled, the city had
rade a moral promise that should
he necessity for a continuation of
he tree lighting present at the con
iusion of the five years it would
ii'olia'.ly be granted. In view of all
he circumstances the continuation
was allowed at Monday night's ses-
ion. The majority, if not all, of the
lembers of Council bad several works j
igo declared willingness to
ight thing" by the r-chool.
"do mo I
SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY
OF MAILS ON S. A. L
P lersburg, Va., Nov. 1H. What is
believed by postoffice officials to bo
: icrc of a conspiracy fr;r the sys-
n ::;e v. -hbcry of mad.-- on the Sea
'ica' 1 Air Line Railroad has been di!-
. o ed iiere. Yesterday afternoon a
a. '.way- mail pouch was found in the
.-!.. near the railroad tracks,
,' .! ,i mile south of Petersburg. The
s h::d been slit an i many letters
. r-,g money hail been rifled.
Ti' : t'ers, and many checks were
.f ia or near tho sack. Among tho
Cite. ..
b. '.
To i
tilat. '
. not.
:aken
:heck
; ecovercd was . ee for $10,000
:y a Petersburg firm.
another sack. . " liiiarly mu
wr.s found near 'he same
Vnsbierable. money had been
t cm letters, and a number of
were left by the thieves.
HNGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN
Copyright,
BOU6KT JTH.S OCTTrt IWfc f . H ,
TrT5o6HT THAT WOULD Wht$nAj&
i I ' m - - . '
DECEMBER TENTH TO
,BE TUBERCULOSIS
DAY LN THE STATE
December 10, and not December
'1, as it was first published, is to bo
observod in North Carolina as Tu
berculosis Sunday. It is expe.-to.l on
this day that every church ami pastor
In the State will cooperate in this ed
ucational movement as regards tu
bcircuiasls the most terrible, and yet
a preventable, disease.
The week preceding this date is to
be observed as Tuberculosis week.
Wednesday, December , is to be
known as medical examination day.
On this day a medical examination
urged for everybody. It is deslrod
hr.t on this day peopl.' slop In the
etsy whirl of life long enough to
take an inventory of their health
landing. It is neglec'.od defects and
mpairments th:. t weaken tha body
and bring cn such diseases a.) tu'jer-
.iilosis and F.Vi;:h:'s disease.
Friday, !;ccn.bor 8, is to be observ
ed -in the schools as Children's Health
Cru ado Day. It i3 desired that tbev
! have the. subject of tuberculosis and
I other preventable diseases nresented
i " them on this day in the f.-rm of ex-
i r-rci.-es, charts and lectures or as the
teacher sees fit.
The whole movement is one that
iiiireciiy eltcets every- citizen young
I and old and It is expected that State
wide attention will bo given this sub
je;-t at some time during, the week
' kiu.v. Tuberculosis Weu-k. 1.
'i-enibcv a-io.
"
ST 15 CITIZENS USE
REAJRMS TO SETTLE
LITTLE DIFFERENCE
Messrs.
Frank Outlaw and Thad
rvtulall.
prominent men, fought a
;;un
duel
without ser.ous result o
a farm across Neuse river from the
city Tuesday morning. Reports say
that Tyndall had ordered Outlaw out
of a house on thi premises and pro-
cured a gun wtlh which to enforce
trie order, that Outlaw also nail a
gun, and that both men biased away
at each ether several times. The
weapons were shotguns, the range
was loo c v,i. find it is believrd that
neither received a shot. Outlaw had
the a:l:inl:ig, in position, and Tyn
dall, alleged to have been the first to
indicate armed hostilities, was com
pelled to abandon thj offensive and
retreat. The men had had logal
trouble. Warrants were, expected to
be issued following the fight.
GOOD BREAKS ON THE
WEED MARKET TUESDAY
It is estirrated that
't()0 p land:; of t jbacco
this market Tuesday.
around 181,
wa:.i s d.l on
Tlie breaks
.vp'c consid re i gocd for this lime
in tho season, and tho quality was
generally good. Prices on seme ware
house floors , averaged around 24
cents.
AL
SKIPPER OF MM-Q'-WAR
ON THE HOCKS
Captain Beach of the Mem
phis Will Stand Trial
Trobably as Result of
Board of Inquiry's Rec
ommendation
(Py the United Press)
Washington, Nov. 14. A court
martial cf Captain Edward lioach,
commander of the cruiser Memphis,
sunk in a storm in Santo Domingo
harbor sererr.l weeks aco, is recom
mended by tho Naval Board of In
oulry. Secretary Daniels -oday an
acr.nced. No attempt will be mado to salvage
'he vessel. It would cost between two
and three million dollars to savo tho
hull of the Memphis, and as the ship
was obsolete, the Navy Department
has decided to recover all the equip
ment possible but to make no attempt
to raise the craft.
BEGIN WORKING AT
CGONTRY CLUB SITE
N ROADS. BUILOTiS
Work is in progress at the grounds
of the Country Club at Gray's Mill
preparatory to the construction of
i ho main club-house' and other build
ings, while roadways are being con
structfd on tho property, one of
which encircles the grounds. About
lo men are being employed. Two
'Mb houses will be erected on the
ho -e of the small lake on the prop
rly. The latter will bs dredged out
::.l thoroughly ridded of all the ro-:'e-e
that may have accumulated in it.
The roads being built will be of
an lard width for uutos, will bo well
-urfaced and eventually will be con
noted. The club building proper will
' o a big i'ame affair, containing a
lance room, a buffet, etc., and have
omfortable verandas. The grounds
are to be narked, tennis courts are
c-w being laid oiT.
COMPOSER OF MUSIC :
OF FAMOUsilYMN HERE
Dr. W. S. Martin, professor of liib
icai literature at Atlantic Christian
College, who is attending ithe State
convention of the Christian church
here, wrote, in collaboration with
his wife, the famous hymn, "God Wttl
Take Care of Yoa." Dr. and Mrs.
Martin arc from West Virginia. A
son is also a .professor in one of the
Inpayments at the Wilson college.
VI r s. Martin was on a sick bed, and
was quite seriously ill, when she
composed the words of "God Will
Take Care of You." Dr. Martin set
hem to music. The hymn has long
since been immortalized, it is in
use riy all denominations iana nas
b?en translated inito nt least ten
languages. Mrs. Martin had no es
pecial ability in a musical way before
composing the masterpiece, which
was used by Torrey and Alexander
in their famous world tour, in fact,
featured by them. In ths yeair fol
lowing her recovery from Illness she
wirote about 300 hymrw, and alto
gether since her convalescene has
composed in the neighborhood of
1,800.
HUGHES RESIGNS AS
' CANADIAN ARMY CHIEF
Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 13.T?-General
Sir Sam Hughes has resigned as Ca
nadian Minister of UliMa and JDe
fense. His resignation was request
ed. The breaVaMweeivCreW.1 Hugh
and Premier Borden and, pther .jnein
berg of tho Canadian government 're
sulted from' differences "oVer ques
tions of policy and details of adminis
tration.' ! '; i 1 i
BROTHERHOODS SAY
UNION MEN PUT THE
PRESID'NT UP AGAIN
The Railroads Hoped for
Hughes to Win In Belief
a-
They Might Escape En
forcement Adamson Law,
It Is Believed
(By the United PreVs)
Washington, Nov. 14. The rail
road question loomed up again
today as threatening to oversha
dow as iv did In tho cloning days
of Congress, all other questions
before the administration. Con
ferences at New York between
tho railroad heads and the Bro
therhoods over the operation of
the Adamson law having failed
thus far to bring about an agree
ment, 'the administration is keep
ing n close eye on developments.
New York, Nov. 14. That rail-
rYads hoped ito escape enforcement of
he Adamson eight-hour law as one
of tho events of Hughes' election, is
i be!i:f held by railroad Brotherhood
ofbv'als. Some declared that ye35--dt.v's
conference over the opjntion
' tho law was called nolely because
resident Wilson was re-elected.
It is uncertain as to whether ses
otis will bo resumed. The union
men are confident that the railroads
will meet, their demands to avoid a
trike before January. The Brother
hoods claim credit for Wilson's re
election. Strike Danger Not Over.
New York, Nov. 13. Danger of a
natiom-'wXdo railroad strike , which
t 1
was nvorted by the passage of the
Adamson oight-hour law, has not en
tirely disappeared, It developed here
today when representatives of the
railroads and the four brotherhoods,
comprising 400,000 employes, failod
;. reach an agreement aa to the prop
er nppl Nation of the new law. The
stumbling block both sides admitted
was tho existing mileage system of
compensation.
Tho announcement of the latest
deadlock between the railroads and
their employes came at, the conclu
sion of an all-day conference be
tween ' tho national conference com
mittee of the railways and the broth-.
erhood chiefs, which had been ar
ranged in September.-
COTTON
Cotton sold here Tuesday for
19.32 1-2, (he best price since
the 'n'Os. Probably 150 bales
, had been received by 3 o'cioc.
BRITAIN SAYS CAN
RESTRICT TRADE OF
PEOPLE AS PLEASES
(By the United Press)
Washington, Nov. 14. Great Brit
in insists upon the right to limit
trado of British subjects. This ia
the tenor of the British roply to the
United States blacklist protect, It is
learned. It will be published tomor
row. PLAN TO AVOID BIG
RAIL MIX-UP SHOULD
NATION GO TO WAR
(By the United Press)
Washington, Nov. 14. A suggest
ion that the War Department make
known .to railroads the location of se
cret military concentration points, in
order thai they may evolva sys
m of routing In case of emergency
is made by' a special committee from
the railroads, co-operating with lho
department on troop transportation.
This is urged as a step for prepared
ness, . to . prevent unnecessary troop
train congestion i ',
(IAN RESISTANCE
FEEBLE BEfORE THE
BRITISH OFFENSIVE
Surprising Lack , of t Ginger
in Defense of Nearly Im
pregnable Worjcs
GAIN WAS CONSIDERABLE
In Ancre Brook Sector-
Reserves Consolidating
Won Positions Further
Advance Will Endanger
Important Town
(By the United Presa)
London, Nov. 14. The battle of
Ancre t'.-cok continued today. The
ightlng on the noithefn edges of
Bcaumcnt and Hamel' nd the north
bank, whera the CernVans are at-
emptlng to rally their forces, la in
creasing in Intensity hotrHJr, unofficial
reports from the ront say, 'On the
south bank, about the St Piera divi
sion half a mile north of Thiepval,
he Germans are counter attacking
and the fighting is bitter.
.Tho British have rushed m M-
ines f 'III three of the points!:- '
n in the lightning "stroke that be-
p;an under cover f loiw-hangihflr mists
yesterday and continued "in thl aec-
br with surprising lack of 'German
resistance. The reserves aire . now
onsolidatlng the gains mads Where
he Germans dug and cemented them
olvcs into what hitherto was , re
garded 83 the most impregnable por
tion of the western yjie. ,
Military experts expect a aetermin-
ihf'I'Msta'nce about Beaumont; ; and ,
itamel, since a further British ad-
anco would seriously threaten Mir-
'.umont, on the road to coveted Ba
pauine. - 1 ,
German Confidence (JMhakc'
TPrince , Ruprtcht't Headoaarters,
'.Vestorn Front, Nov. 14. ermany
:elicves the Somme crisis has paaaed.
rhe-itlief is based on the unshakable
rpinion of the men ho havo orne
ho Allies' hammering, that ptB Bn
ente can never jplerce thele,fnes of
;t'-cl and cement above and .below
round."' Furthermore, success, hi
ejecting the Germans from jorance
and E'algium will make of the occu-
bl'ed"" sections of these countries a
! shambles and no man's land, through
tne AltlEU sneuung. tonnaenuy u as
jeliev.ed that the Allied offensive Is
wearing itself out. The crisis waa
nassed in July, it is believed, when
'he combined- Allied forces, with the
anks, failed to pierce the German
iines in the daring initial dash.' Here
.in the Somme France's greatest tra
gedy occurred in expelling the in
vader, by destroying Frenchmen's
homes.
COLE EIGHTS GO UP
A HUNDRED DOLLARS
Beginning January 1, 1917, the
prico of ths Cole Eight touring car
and the Cole Eight roadster will bo
advanced $100, giving both models a
selling price of $1695. This is the
first official announcement of the ex
act figure which the increase
amounts to, although the Cole Motor
Car Company stated a couple of
weeks ago that an increase' In tho
list price of its products after Janu
ary 1 is imperative, due to tho ad
vanced cost of materials and labor.
White, not officially given out, it it
understood on the best of authority,
that an increase up to $200 may bo
expected on other Cole models after
Jh& ifirsi of next year,: .! .;,s v.
LUTHERANS WILL MEET
IN SALISBURY IN FALL
Wilmington, Nov. . 13j Roanoke,
Va., was selected by the United Syn
od of the Southern Lutheran Church
today as tho placs for the next N
nnial meeting In : 1S18. Salisbury,
N.-'C.?M ,''; '. to spocVal
quadri-ntennla3 telebratlon next Oc
tober. Tho biennial session ben
GEIt!
closed tonight,