North Carolina Newspapers

1 E 'A The Home Paper Todiy'i Newi Today" 11 in Local Rains ' ' SECOND EDITION IF VILLA CAPTURES CHHIllAHUA A REVOLT WILL BREAK OUT THROUGHOUT NORTHERN PART MEXICO, STATE DFP'TM'T BELIEVES Will Be No Attempt to Bring Militia Away FVom Border tJntil Situation Clarifies- Should (Constitutionalists Retain City and Crush Pancho, Pershing Will Be Call ed Back and (Marksmen Reiufri&l to Homes Had Been Intended to Muster Out Several Regiments This Weekr-Feared That Worst Has Happened No New Can Be Secured From Besieged Northern Capital, E Paso reports KINSTON, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 191h (By the United Press) EI Paso- Nov. 28. Villa is in possession of Chihuahua City, and General Trevino is fleeing southward, trying to join reinforcements, re ports received by United States authorities and forwarded to Washington say. Washington, Nov. 28. The situation at Chihuahua City, where Cafranzistas and Villistas are battling, is .'J 1 ..t, t1.n it- ,.rJ11 nknkl.r Virtlf fVlQ T1 0 T1 C! fni- COIlSlUeieU SUCIl Ulli 11. Will Jiiuuauij; uai lire iioiiio iui returning militiamen home, it is learned at the War De nartment- It had been expected to send several ren rrients Ijoffie this week. Officials prefer to wait the out coMe of the battle before returning the euardsnien. If Villa possesses, Chihuahua City, "real trouble will start," - iL..1 "i i. xt ii :L nir lh ir.'ii- it is saia, inrougnout ixyrinern Mexico, ii vxim is rrauv . T 1 n.il.l - 11 1- .'i.!. J J?'..! J 'l crusnea, rersning win ue wiuiurawn in ivriy, uays aiu the militia relieved. Fear Villa jffas Taken City. EI Paso, Nov. 28 Because of lack of news of the siege and Battre of Chihuahua City? the authorities fear the "capital of the north" may have fallen to Villa. Unless CarMftza General Trevino is fleeing the city is still besieged. LOT OF CHARITY WORK IN A DAY'S TIME . This wa8 the program of Capt. M. Vehdevffie of the local Salvation Army pos and United Charities last Friday: At 7 a. m., breakfast; 8, two charity cases; 9, visitation and Inves tigation trip; 1:30, visitations; 6, two charity cases; 7 until 9, collection duty at theatre. . Frrm 9 till 1, 14 families were vis ited. In these homes there were 32 children, five of whom had malaria and one typhoid. Several of the pa rents Were sick from pneumonia, cancer and paralysis. Three grocery orders were given for families con sisting of nine persons; four children, mother and grandmother, and an old couple. Between 1:30 and 5 there were a number of families visited. At each house the Bible was read and prayers offered. During the day new underwear amounting to 21 salts, actual cost ?15, was given out, together with coat suits, skirts, shoes, men's coats, hats and pants, about 50 pieces ol children's clothing and $2.25 worth of medicine. All the clothing had been collected y apt. Vendeville ex cept the underwear, donated by Bar rett & Hartsfield. The cost for the day was $10; the value of the work, donations, etc., at least $40. The assistance of the public i? needed. Anything in the line of shoes, clothing, groceries and vege tables will ibe gladly accepted. "The poor we must help." Capt Vende ville will be very busy frortt now un til Christmas, W ' i j BRITISH SMASH Til ZtPPELINS IN RAID OVER EAST COAST (By the United Press) London, Nov. 28. Eight thous and feet above the North Sea, British hydro-aeroplanes today sent a zeppelin flaming into the ;oa. Earlier, atrcraft guns co operating with aeroplanes sent another blazing airship Into Hie sea. Both zeppelins were . pur sued by aerophines. Thousands witnessed 'their destruction. London, Nov. 28. Two German zc-ppelins of "a fleet raiding Engli.-li 98 stern counties were destroyed, it is jfficiallys said. One was downel on 'he Durham coast, the other off Xor :'olk, Admiral French, the home com mander, stated. Both were headed seaward. The casualties and dam age by the zeppelins were slight, it S reported. This was the 27th raid oh the eastern counties this year. NO USE; TAINT NO USE A-TALL, HIS OPINION To Expect Johnny to Come March Ing Back Before Christinas Is wwe freirick h unston . ln t a Santa Claus as Well as Bolnjr No Missionary Tho following letter to The Freo Press is from Guy C. Langston, a Kinston musician with mating equiv alent to corporal in the headquarters company of the Second North Caro lina infantry, stationed at E! Paso. Texas: "Although we, the boys from good. fl ! North Carolina, are in hoDa of be mot Back In the State before the holidays are over, no definite date has yi't been set for our return. Ma- inv- General Fred. Funston recently mads a statement to tho effect that he same urgent reason for bringing tho bovs to the border still exists. m.l that none of them could expect to be sent home soon. The fact that ul the t.oops have been or are being ippcil completely with winter clo ning and other stores and that Win er quarters are being erected leads us to think we may be here for some v"-o yet. "Military experts declare the regu ;us and guardsmen here, now a'out is much alike in eveiy detail, includ- n- efficiency, as 'peas in the same ..;!, constitute the healthiest and ii' ! ipiquped force eter rent out by he War Department. Best of all is bat thes? men know how to take la.e r,f themselves in the tiekl. A stir-; i: ;;ght the other day was the hike of the entire Seventh division. 20,000 i 2r.0C0 strong, over a distance of iit or ten miles, the march ending' :i sham battle. Our Pennsylvania thers-in-arms outnumber us five o one, but we outmarcn tnem at . ' whipstitch and outmaneuver m in the sham battles. They say .' beat all they ever saw.' " Musician Langsbon encloses a poem verse of which is given herewith: The good old Star Spangled Banner Is good enough for me. I ne to see her waving Over the land and sea. no stands lor an tnai s noDie, -Plie stands for liberty; 'hoi-ever she is planted Kverv mother's son is free." PLAIN SPEECH FHOH AMERICA fll BEUffl EPORTATIONS SOON WHAT mm GOINO TO DO AiliT ; EOSlISSTHlIliSll'V? Gerard Will Carry Protest When He Returns to the German Capital CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT The Ambassador Also Talks With Lansing and Col. House More Negotia tions on Submarine Issue, Also BMTT TKES HIS CASE ON TO SO! A; vvlie. Nov. 27.--IIad the pro- nl pin dropped in the Buncombe y crsrt house at noon today its ill wnuld have been plainly hoard rreat was the interest in the dc m i f Judge W. J. Adams in the of James J. Britt vrrsus the combe County Board of Canvas- di. WINST0N-S4LEM 61VES M'CORMICK LOVING CUP wants to Ply Oyer pole in aircraft New York, Nov, 27. To soar over the North Pole' in a hydro-plane Is the anibitlon of Eoald Amundshen, the Norwegian explorer who a few ydars go attained the South Pole. , Cap tain Amundsen rlvad here, today Copenhagen to purchase two hy4ro-aelroplanea for that purpose. PRESIDENT CHANGES CABINET MEETG EOUR Washington, Nov. 28. The Priii dent imasheH irv-. -'.-.11161 ;iiut!llt lo- New YorTv, Nov. 27. An eighteen- inch silver loving cup was presented :oday at National Headquarters to Vance C. (MeCormltek, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, on behalf of the citizens of Winston Salem, N. . State Senator James A. Gray, Jr., of Winston-Salem, made the presentation of the, cup. aroOMj Fifth of A MlLLlOM POUS0S TOBACCO TUESDAY Indications early in the afteriioon pointed to one of the largest sales of the month on the tobacco market Tuesday. Warehouse estimates gave the total of weed on the floors at more than 200,000, and it is probable that they -were but little if any too high. Prices were just about the same as on Monday of l&3t weeki They ruled high. Wftih only one sales day left In the week, Thursday and Friday he- y oy changing the cabinet meeting ; ing holidays, big breaks are expected wr from ii iA .n i , -, which Judge Adams dismissed lack of jurisdiction. Although ntfssing tho alternative writ of V 'nvassers Judge Adams will con ,hier a mo' ion of an injunction against the Secrehn y of State and tho State Rfard of ('anvassers, enjoinin.tr tlvm Zrhulon W"aver, as congressman from he tenth di. triet. Mr. Britt and his attorneys have appealed to the Su nrcme Court of the State. WESTERN METHODISTS TO ASHEVltLE next By ROBERT J. BENDER, C'nited Press StafT Correspondent) 1.vashin.ton, Nov. 28. Ambassa di ' Gerard will carry a clgorous pro ti t against the deportation of Bel gians to Gormany when he leaves for Berlin December 5. An outline of thi.i government's position will iie given Mr. Gerard by the President. Severi'l replies to former protests huve bern received. These were un-i.it-isfactory. Gerard is expected to seo the Presi dent this afternoon to get instruc tions, including an outline of the gov ernment's altitude on the submarine warning fjucstioii, again unbridled with the revival of submarine war fare. ' " , '""Colonel House, the President's advi ser, is conferring with Gerard, Sec- relary Lansing and the President. The Widows and Orphans of North Carolina Need Assistance A Condition That Should Touch the Generous Impulse Off TRAINS mm mm ron mm pErltMsFROM IS : OROEK ISIS THE fitSERV!- BOARO FOR ALLIED HOPES I Against uLockihg Up" of Trtoiiglit Arm! 'ttf 'tim Funds In Long Time For- Together Until They Can eigh bbligatios-No Re- Get NeV Positions flection On Anyone But I . t . ..... . . Plain Advice VfrTHR V foFAD- if jfln))TID mm or mire ilEIII RURAL schools of ceii G.istonia, N. C, Nov. 27. The Mvrnty-seventh annual session f the W-vern North Carolina Methodist (.': : ference adjourned at 10 o'clock tonight with the reading of the ap pointment as the last business trans-a-'pd. Quite a good many changes verfl made, this 'being necessitated hy the fact that a large number of the preachers had served out their four years. Asheville was chosen as the next meeting place. HUGHES GOES BACK' : TO fUClKE OF LAW Lakewo-od, N. J., Nov. 27. has E. Hughes announced here tonight that on January 1 he would resume the practice of law as a member of the New York CRy la,w ficm of Rounds, Schurmann and Dwight 96 Broadway. His ton, Charles E. Hughes, Jf, will also enter the- firm it was stated. , i Group Meetings. Group teach; im meetings will be held in the county at the following tcroup center sc'ioels on the dates giv en below. Group No. 1. Graingere, Tuesday, Deeembeir "; G-'Uip No. 2, Airy Grove, Wednesday Iofember C; Group No. Farm Vall-y, Th arsday,s Deccmhcr 7; Group N l !, Moss Hill, Friday, Deeem'oar 8; (Irono No. 6, Wooding ion, Monday. D com' er 11; Group No. f.. Pink Hi!'. '! i sd iy, December 12; Group No. 7. Coahoma, Wednesday, Poeember Hi up No. 8, Institute, Thursday, December 14. The program of work for the day ,v:U begin at 1:1" o'clock and close t 4:00 o'cloc'r. ll school commit teemen of the various schools in each group aratsinvited to attend the meet ings and to attend the afternoon ses- .on e?pecia!ly to hear the reports of progress from 'he different schools. Honor Roll. . Oak Grove School. Thelma Hill, ar:on Hill. Emma Smith, Cora Davenport, Ea'ph Long. McGcwan School. Beulah Stroud, Clara Stroud, Ktta Johnson, Zulione Johnson, Ruby Johnson, Lois Rouse, Speight Stroud, Wilbur Stroud. ' Oainale Improves. . The Thanksgiving party given at Oak Dale on Friday night, November 21, was a great success. The am usements for tho entertainment of the crowd were many and very much enjoyed. Sixty dollars was raised and will be used for school improvement buying single patent desks and painting interior of school building. Honor Roll for Sand Hill for the First Month. Deris' Daughety, Rowena Daughety, Ernest Daughety, Tom Haskins, The ola Rhem, Thelma Sutton, Herman Sutton, Susie Mao Smith, Ralph Tyn dalL Bertie West, Laura West, Mit tio West, Mina West, Susie West, George Rhem, Sam Tyndall, Sophie Sutton, Margaret Daughety, Bertha Watson, Robert Cousin, Lucile Cous in, Lucy Tyndall, Luby Tyndall,. Hu bert Watson, James Watson, , Willie West, Joe Rhem, , - ' Teachers Miw Christiana West, Vivian Scarboro and Elvis Sutton. The fid lowing is from the commit tee in charge of the Thanksgiving offering moviicnt for. the orphans of N;i;th Carolina. The cause is one mar to the hearts of all, and the sea son is propitious. The committee says: -s- The simple fact that there is no one word in the English language that will cause newspaper readers to hes 'i."t long enough to consider a sub ject In 'which they are not particu larly interested, is tho sole reason why there are in Nou'th Carolina (O' day thousands of destitute orphan hi'iiien who cannot be admitted In to our orphanages because there is no room for thm. Unquestionably, " the m;s of our people could be brought to understand'this situation, :h" ( would ho such an Increase in !i gifts for this purpose that not '-ne of the little ones would be long ' unprovided for. J: mutters not how or why these children have come to the point of in. -my cf them are wihtuot food, suf i:t clothing, or sufficient care, : prting out on lifes journey under handicap that is unfair to them, to TV the leash. For the continued ex ' ; r; f of this 'condition, brethren, we are about to take, the responsibili ty. What are we going to do about I? Men and wr-meit of North Caro I.:':i (with or without children of your own), will you be willing to Sit down to your Thanksgiving dinner th'.( year, unmoved, with the con u nes? that there, are thousands ral'y thousands of helpless or ..'.ns in our good State who have not acJoal necessities of life; thousands i" needy, neglected children asking i be received Into Institutions whose .ippeal the authorities aire forced -to deny hecaiise of limited housing ia- filitics; of sufficient food to sustain ;hom; of insufficient raiment to clothe ihc-m .and that you have done nothing o help correct It? Can you realize that such a condition is actually -t u ii-g the' people of North Carolina 'n the face? Is it not enough to ouch the generous impulse to move the sympathies more quickly than any other one thing? 'The income of a day from the two- .' mdred and fifty thousand adult males in the State, to say nothing of the women and children, would easi- !v nrnvnlfi hemes for ftll npsrlv nml dependent widows and orphans. But all are asked to lend a helping hand during the Thanksgiving festivities cf 191fi. Bear In jnind that contri butions may bs forwarded through your church, your lodge, or indi vidually. Either of the following named orphanages, and others, will tpprecuite yotfr generous assistance: Thomasville Baptist Orphanage: M. L. Kesler, Superintendent, Thomasville. Presbyterians Orphan's Home: W. T. : Walker, Superintendent, Barium Springs. iMethodist Orphanage: A. S. Barnes, Superintendent, Raleigh. Nazareth Orphan Home: J. W. Bell, Superintendent, Crescent. ' Christian Orphanage: C. D. John ston, Superintendent, Elon -College. Methodist Protestant. Children's Home: H, A. Garrett, Superintend ent, High Point. The Children's Home: Walter Thompson, Superintendent, Winston Salem. ; T ' Thompson Or'phanage: W. J. Smith, Suprinteadnt, Charlotte. Children's Home Society: L. P. Putnam, Superintendent, Greensboro. 5 'Odd rellows Home: Chas. O. Balrd, Superintendent, Goldsboro. , Oxford . Orphan Asylum: R, L. Brcwn, Superintendent, Oxford. . 'The Pythian Orphanage: C. W. Pender, Superintendent, Clayton,' Eliada Orphanage: L. B. Compton, From German-Bulgarsh-London Doesn't Minimize Danger Threatening Bucharest (By the United Presa) Washington, Nov. 28. That the French and Serbs Tak Htli Fcdoral Reserve Board's notice of warning against undue loan expan sion Secured by foreign treasury 'bi!U is possibly the first step In this gov ernment's retaliation1 against the British blacklist is suggested. The statement la ( Understood to have had the approval of the President. The board's statement said it is the duty of the banks to keep money "liquid." Hint o Morgan & Co. Washington, Nov. 27. American Lbr-nkers were wairned by tne Federal Reserve Board today to avoid lock ing up their funds by purchasing (By the. United iVewj ' .. f London,, Nov. 28. The rdefiy , re treat of tne RoumaaUua. army con tinues. This is tne only satisfactory part of the Roumanlaij situation. No attempt la made to minifclze- IKe ef fectiveness of the German drive and the ' abandonment of the AHjwrlvar IfnA. fnrraA.'hv th inrtiin.( nf tb lflff treasury bills of foreign governments flaRk euUotc: j nvtms long term obligations. "ejected that the Roumanian armv While specifically disclaiming ta :ha riv(,r AJverhii. -any intention of reflecting upon the consoiidating 4i)ieir ,,f otcej and financial stability of any nation," the .. t . .,JnA . board advises all investors to pro- gj, Loih)P8 fo. Altfcs 'iA w'&L ' ccecj with caution and formaly an- Londoni Nov. 28.-Hedvy cdn,lhU- naunceft to member banks of the Fed- 0l)S fanfa ot $rlitfa goslt5bn8 ral Reservs system that with the north of Ypres has fesuUed ln imill liquid funds which should bo avail- for tnfe A, . u , uftt. able to American merchants, manu dally. Southeast of Sdiichet the p i 1 J - 1 ( inciurers ana larmers ... ua..gr ux Bdtish have expl0ded a mine and being absorbed for other purposes, CCBSOiidated .nation .. ia the ahell it "does not regard it in the Interest ,mer pifo hancl-grenade of the country at this time that they ,bme ' attaclts fey -enelily, , . , invest in foreign treasury bill of f,n Taki!rt n gi, - ,v this character." pn1.,a Mrtv. o Wr,lTj l The statement is regarded in official and Serbs have .caBtUrwl , ial 10S0. circles as on9 of the most important nfl-t,eaqt f Monastic Hotbi a via. declarations by the board since its sreatlon. Ofaclals would not discuss the question for publication, but some of them InfctrmaUy Interpreted - tne warning as the Reserve Board's an swer to the recent proposal' of j. P Morgan & Company, British fiscal ag ents in this country, to have Ameri can bankers accept British Treasury bills of an indefinite total issue, ae lent defense by the Germans '..and Bulgarians, it is said officially. Feu; f o&nlef attacks were repulsed with heavy losses. Don want 10 tm w ALL AT M5SB0R0 cured by gold reserves held In Ottawa. Tott'Moch m fef'tfclt .High S-ueh loans would he for ninety days, with lhj privilege of renewal for five other 90-day periods ScJtqpl Football. Tam td Risk Match There Nettt LIftI -'MI-understattding" State AuMiotltfea Annealed To . .' tf 1 The dttJotball controversy between Goldsbo.ro and Kinston high achdola, which hiis aroused comparatively lit- Id interest here outside of school clr cUs, promises to be marked by real nuclness of a more violent kind than ho tap-on-the-arm, "There,, iow!" irder before the locals cry "PeWn." Tho row is like this: The Kinston Highs probably are championa, of ithe State. They have thi leasoa de featedwalked upon and , literally woured the earth, with the Ratoigh Highs, State champs for the three reasons btfore tlila, They'hav, play ed two games with Goldsborbt, win ing one and losing on... One gam :ias been piayea nere ana ne in Gcldsboro. Thev war euDDOsed to play the lasl gaiiie of jthree last .veck. .) Golior; now claims . the New York, Nov. 27. Steps for algame iby forfeiture, and is reported State-wide egg boycott with the weight I to have th(autliicity ofiome $tat of ofticial sanction from mayors of I authority for the claim, i The locals, cities throughout New York , to give I cjaimlng . Ifiat iKlS i'Wority l only Seventy-five or 80 bales of cotton had :been sold on the local exchange by 3 o'clock Tuesday. Prices rang ed from 19 1-2 to 20.20. New York futures quotations were: Open 2:40 January 20.70 20.32 March 20.93 20.54 May 21.12 20.76 July .. 21.13 20.78 October 18.86 18.70 December ,..20.60 20.70 EGG BOYCOTT TO BRING PRICES DOWN NEW YORK It force were taken today, it was an nounced here by Joseph Hartigin, ftommisMoner of weights and , meas nres, and secretairy.ot Mayor Mltch- el's committee, onj food supply. , ' j ', " ' ' mm GOVERNMENT REGULATION FOODS (By the United Presa) : New York, Nov. 28. An appeal to the government for the regulation of food was forwarded to the, President today by the National Housewives' League, representing 2,000,000 wo men, v Superintendent, Asheville, , , Respectfully, . , ' M. L. SIIIPMA5f, JAMES R. YOUNG,. . HIGHT C MOOSfc, - 1 ruhliclfy Cor: jecond-rati. jfry,i have thei matter' up before- the, boss of:,8ll tie sporting functionkrlesanil.areerly await- Ing hi decision. hey contend that thcysore" willing nJ nxiou hfa ?lay GolsbwoV on neutral ; "ground but never .a gama op whjh. ao much depends at GoWaberd ,. ,,v '., . One man cnnectediwh the Kin-; ' ston team Tueadayjj morning' Mid: "They claim they can1 ibait any team -in the world in. .Goldoco. ' W ad mit itf SOONniLlr' TOTiliS : GETfc:r:::iBAi:xs x (By the Ur W'asI.Ii.jiUin, , Jw tloti of the f ' 'ja' ' ; - ' 1 I rests) .The loca- I f.iTn loan ' - "7 .yt ,v ..uu. , . - jon. weanesuaj.