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VOL- XVIIL-No.l30 A
FIRST EDITION
KINSTON, N. C, FRIDAY, tECEMRER 1, 1916
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VILLA MAY Bifflillif FACTOS TO jCAROLINA , DEFEATS RANKIN IS CHARGED
RYAN WILL LOCATE
ATHENS REFUSES G I V ilP ARMS -TO ALLIES ' ,
WITH INJUSTICE BY AT ASHEVILLE JUST
m rmm ukwv with mmvu Innron
OOTBAiL MR
BE NEAR WASIIINCT'N CHIEFS OiEiS; PREPARES FOR FIGHTI'G
SOUTH OF JUAIiip POST IN MT OLD DOMINION TEAM
BIG AMERICANlny GATHERED EL PASO THANKSGIVING GAME
WVL'M
Fitting' Reported to Be In Progress Only Four Miles
fther Side df Border Secret Service Men Ordered to
FindStfThat Was Fate of Americans at Chihuahua City
Said Not to Have Been Allowed to Leave With Oth
er Foreigners Mexicans 'Fleeing' to United States
Side in Belief the Tiger is Approaching Carranza
Cavalry Hastening to Scene of Fighting Army Mobi
lizing to Retake Northern Capital
First Time in Many Years
Chapel Hill Eleven Has
Won Match
'Gross," Too, Not Just the
GtNEMS DOWN AGGIES
(V.y the United Press)
Washinjrto:!, Nov. 1 William J.
l'rvnn is movinc to Afshnvillo. N. I'..
Ordinary Kind Graham ; --reiv to be near Washington," he
Does Nothing, Say
(By the United Presa)
El nPaso, Dec. 1. Firing began at daybreak four
miles South of Juarez. Efforts to find the cause hw
been unavailing. Carranza Cavalry was rushed to tlio
scene. Natives, believing Villa is attacking, have fled to
the American side of the International bridge.
Secrett-Service men have been ordered to learn the
fate of Americans and other foreigners known to have
been inChihuhua City before it was captured by Villa
Refugees today said the Americans were not allowed to
escape with the rest. Carranza is massing an army at
Juarez to -retake Chihuahua. ,.
Pershing has twelve thousand regulars a hundred
miles'South of the border and a hundred thousand mili
tia and thirty 'thousand regulars are patrolling the border.
Villa Slaughtered Many Chinese.
(By Webb C. Miller)
El Paso, Dec. 1. Tuesday, when Chihuahua City was
captured Villa began the slaughtering of Chinese resi
dent; four refugees here today told the United States
authorities. More than fifty Chinese had been killed when
they escaped, they said. One said he was the only member
of apartyof 27 escaping. The others were the only sur
vivors oi a second party of 3o. These reports of wanton
slaughter' left -little 'hope for the six Americans known
to hire been in the city. No information has been had
regarding them. High officials today said, "we have little
liopeun;less they fleditothe hills-
A. &M. Played Better Came
Than Expected Folger
Hero of Game Mad Big
Gains for Tarheel Machine
CHAMPIONSHIP TANGLE r
said Unlay. j
o will maintain his local residence 1
in Nebraska.
Ashcville is beautifully located, the
limato is salubrous, and we havo ten
h-ics mi a mountain top, calling thb
::.::iie 'Mount Calm,' he said.
SOLD
IEHS START A
GIVING
CAMPAIGN 1 TEXAS
In Which They Would Be
Recipients But Not Giv
ersNovel But Nervy
Idea Originates With the
Troops
EDWARD-WOOD VICTIM
OWN -GON THANKSGIVING
Hattiesburg, Miss., Nov. ::(). Ed
ward Wood, 35, secretary oi i!ie Un
ion Naval Stores Company of New
Orleans, was killed near h re today
when his shotgun was accidentally dis
charged as he was board-:: a.'i au
. c :a:)He. the load striking kini hi th
V-nd. Mr. Wood was on a 'rrn'in-r
',, acompaiiied -by several local
'.j :nr-s mi n. He was bo: n i i North 1
L.i-.-a'ina and was well known i'i na-.
store circles of the South. :
Richmond, Va.. Nov. DO. The Uni-
v '::-ity of North Carolina eleven this
af'ernoon defeated the University off
Virginia team V to 0 for the first
timo since K05, Folder dashing .r2
yards through the Virginia eleven for
a touchdown and Captain Tandy kick
ii'K goal.
The game was won in the presence
;'f a crowd estimated at 14,000 and
mposcd of the alumni and students
an 1 tlie two universities, as well as
! :--cns promlnc'. in official r.nd social
lit'-- through both North Carolina and
V'iginia. Carolina was led in a snake
i.-ace by its student band after thp
-. me was thro,: -'i over the fie!:l and
i: :-r in n: ar. h through the princi
n i! streets of the city. j
rem a ::'.)ljr ml notoati, tne
T-nie left much to bo desired. Fol-
;' r'.s work was the outstanding fea-
;r . He was taken from the gamfl
1 :ring the latter part, of the final
pr-iol ai a result of an injury and
afisr he began showing effects of
o.vrwcrk. Up to that time he had
been the -principal ground-gainer for
re vic'ors and had aid"d them ma-
"ri.illy with his punting. CoJeman,
t , , . t. i ,i
l, ,o stweetfted mm, a:.-o puniuu wen
ml ran riot through the Virginia
' Captain Tandy and Ramsay
- ed excellently.
Virginia displayed the poor form
has manifested through the pre
. season.
i' & h. Defeats A. & M.
iV-i.rh, N. .. Nov. ::o. Mixing
:vi. J passes with ) U fashioned
'luc'iinjr, Washington nrl Lee to-
d. rea'ed North Carolina A. &
'!. L'l to 0. in the annua' Thanksgiv
-r i;'on game here before a crowd
; -mated at 5.000.
Simply Platter of Freezing
Out Local,, Declare WILLIAM LONDON
Would Leave Matter Up to rg piTJSBORO
Kids, Accusation vs Golds-boro
(.rrek COvermntnl 0sts French Officers From Public
Olnces'and flakes Plans to Resist Landing of Troops
at Port of Capital (Jravest Crisis Yet in Affairs of.
Hellenic Nation Russians Conducting Vigorous Ofj
fensive in Carpathians to Weaken Teuton Lines of
Communication and Cause Consequent Slackening of
Pressure on Roumanian Capital, But March to Bucha
rest Continues
Advices from Kaliljli Friday
indicate thai Kinston msy "pos
sibly" be allowed to participate
in the Slate football finals,
through Ihe intercession of local
raen In that city temporarily.
Should concessions be made
which do not savor too much of
a paVroiiizing spirit the locals will
probably accept, it is understood.
Claiming to be champion, of En st
ern Carolina in the high school class,.
(Special to The Free Press)
Raleigh, Deo. 1. Cieu. . William
I,..?-;! London. 71), died at hiir homo
;,i l'it!oro Thursday, following sev
eral wixk (if declining health. He
"'as a prominent Confederate veteran
ami is aid ta have carried the last
cider (or charge at Appomatox. He
v.u commander of n veteran's bri
gtide at the time of his death.
Gen. London was a succesful busi
nessman, a member of the Episcopal
church and hn i extended family con
n -r-tions. He is survived by his wife,
f ur sons an.l a brother, Maj. H. A.
..ite :.- -ulations or no State regu'.a- j l otion ct J'tttsnoro.
viS the l'cal High School football,
am and the
thorities Thur
S. cT N. C. star, hut he, they as
f, "refu.s.l pointblank to enterain
haul
la'.i their ease iti the altercation d
the Co -ibnro highs 'ef'-re the
si protest.
An ;ii);.ral to President Graham, of
; lr:i v-e-sity, signed by 'Z2 alumni
the institution, in which it was
tte t tnat tne locals naa naa no
warning that they were to play
Goldsimro until formally instruct
av.-hc.-itits sny, they protested, pre- j ' I to repair mere for the protested
foi-mw to stse-e the match on "neu-! game, brought "no satisfaction." The
This game, they say.
si p-iblic. The Kir.ston and Golds- t
:, Highs have plnvel two games
.- .ison, one resulting in a victory.
the locals and One for the eleven - '
I he neighboring town. When in- t
art: ! a few days ago to play a !
rd game in Goldaboro, the Kinston :-s
01 T
e, m
: !y or lr. Graham contained, It Is
:!ared. an ndmlssion "that he rea
el thai injustice had been done."
-. it is said, secured a conference,
Iiich 'resulted in complete failure."
- Goldfboro superintendent, princi
! and font!;:, team nil being pre
: aid all refusing flatly to play
charge of the State arywhere, holding that the game
ral ground,
.ild have been the lo.-nVs first in the
I'lirriiiiarics for the ft ate chan
ii :.!,;; match nt 'Chapfl Hill, in
'hieh the Kinston eleven hoped to be
Th-y cite rule 7 of the state regu-
;.;;,- . :-;;f for a consultation of
!i ai-
and co.:
of :'e
iatelv
h the different managers;
iiids frrfeited to them," Kinston's
'arranee the games '- '--vert having failel to show up for
-.imp ordered, set for several days
imnionship series
Xovembci- 20.
immed-
The re
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clOSO-
igo.
I
I ltREE COUPLES ARE
MARRIED ONE TIME.
Zi'mlon, Xo'l. "0 TTnere was a
r'rle wedding here last night 'vhen
Mi---s Aurelia Brantley and 15.
W. Brantley, Miss Irene Pate and Mr
Percy Davis and Miss 'Bessie itigiMs
words. Ed.) to -'and Mr. Mark Wall were mar i d by
(By A. T. NUT.)
Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Tex., Nov. 25.
I take my pen in hand (Look here,
fellow, you'll have to use a type
writer, or else illustrate your dope
Suggfst pictures like would decorate
a copy-book in an aborignal Indian
child's strap, struck here and there
over the tedious
ell aibout the latest philanthropic,,!. M. Whitley, a justice of the pence.
movement originating in the border I The couples will spend their h : y-
Army. We have started a Christmas ' nnon in the Nort hand will be g me
. i
giving campaign. That is, we are not : several weeks.
going to give much, but -we are heart
ily responsive when it comes to re
ceiving. All the old hens and chick
ens, pastors and proprietors of cloth
ing emporiums in the small towns up
North are, according to the village
papers, getting ready to ship lots of
things here-for Christmas presents
fcr the boys. Now a lot of we Tar
heel gays arex going to 'be left out
in the' cold if somebody ' don't do
something, go we Have decided to do
it How do you suppose we'll feel
with the others ones running around
with tEeir doll babies and candy and
Santa Claus having Neglected us?
Some of these lads -here won't get
anything' at all Christmas. I'm sat
isfied of that. So, you folks get to
gether a little junk particularly"' for
the outcasts. Don't make it Indis
criminate. Eliminate those who have
homes' and stand indwell in them.
There ' wont ' t Vny 'jealousy wBen
It come to the parceling out, be
use the lucky nes"re Arise to' this
and hav got the right spirit.
It gets jjortyottibls loneaome
""'ken tl' blowing cold from up above
Texas, and Chrirtihaj is the worst
time in the year to pick to get the
'Mues. No need to tend eats her.
Newton D. Baker "ind Gen. Funaton
v a-
With a season's rec ird fur superior
that cf A. & M. the victory of
ton and L.e ;.y no means
r i-'pci up to expectations and the
, e.f -he Virginian - did not stand
a- prominently a; A. & M.'s
pis v. It was forward na-.-es nnd two
.:... kc i pants that ena!ii' 1 the Gen
eral t i go' within s'rikiitg distance
of ;. '. their touchdown , but dur
ir : : majo: ity of tbt g-ini- they were
hold aa hrv by the Careiitdans.
Thanksgiving
0; Van-
'..t'crius to that. And they ce: i ;''.)
r.re not going to allow any of tho
''remerrfbered" to trot bout in lintn
collars and cuffs and spotted nc.-kt
Sometbody get up something o ig . 1
Send, "say, mouth organs, pocket
knives, qunrter fountain pens and
ether such goods a la Captain Coj'k- i
and-Fiji islanders.
There is little news here except ,
that some of the lads are drawing j
mere oay as the result of promotion:, j
that we recently turned out the guard
and the whole outit for a Republican
ccreressman and that the work con
tinues unabated. No one here expect :
to get heme before Spring. We have
been var.-itiatei again, with samething '
ne w. We have had everything ex-;
cpt hog cholera serum and 3ieeprng
pewders administered to us, and still
we manage to stay well. The doc
tors are in the experimental stags, so
to "speak. ''Oar morals are very good,
because about one trip to El P3S0
takes al Ithe life out of a man's purse
snti out of him, too, if he dissipates.
We get paid onJy once a month.
Wine, woman -and song for a day, if
desired, "with 10 dy "extra" fol
lowing, and no money for 30 days.
Oil er Games.
(Vhe- re-ults of
r, ir::- were:
t N'a-hvillc: Sewatne,
1 Vlt. 0.
K-iowille: Tenn., 0; Kentucky,
s-..ie. n.
At Charlotte: Davidson, r!3; Clem-
, n, d.
At Birmingham. Ala.: Univ. of
i'-orgia 2; Univ. of Alabama, 0.
At Atlanta: Georgia Tech., 33; Au-
,:trn, 7.
At Roanoke, Va.: V. P. I., 23; V.
M. I., 14.
At Philadelphia; Penna., 23; Cor-
a:!l. 3.
At Washington: Georgetown, 41;
C. orgs Washington. 7.
At New York: Fordham, 14; Villa
Nova, 7.
At Baltimore: John's Hopkins, 0;
Maryland State College, 54.
At Lincoln, Neb.: Notre Dame, 20;
Nebraska, 0.
At LawTenee, Kas. Missouri, 13;
Kansas," 0.
At Lexington, Ky.: Transylvania,
13; University of Louisville, 0.
At Littleburg: Unlvtrslty of Pitts
burg, 31; Peon State, 0.
At New York: Rutgers, 9; Washing
ton and Jefferson, 12.
At Providence, R. I.: Brown, 0;
Colgate, 28,
l-l-.1V e i
ecm-vi.-'
ivalkf 1
'i -!2 0
for" Mr.
-ta'". v
rcary 1
F .-v.
: s.:m a
l..i. ( ... ;
f this -rule were
aided," according to the
ev.;, charging Secretary
"eaoss injustice in this
The record of the Km
which among other ac
1 in its victorious :-,e.a-on
the Raleigh High-', Slate
pinr-'cxtion offered the Kinston
ret''' that the matter be submit
i the Galdr-'iofo high school stu-
)-,dy was declined by the local
.: who claim It is not a mat-
for "children" to decide. Presi
t Ctrdiam ha': been a-lvi.ed of this
ino-her formal protest, ii is stat-
hr?e yews, to the tune i. lmi "no to the present there has
be n no .:'i:aver received" from him
"c'-iirrrniiuv the pr':lc.,t." From ad
vice; that Cfildsboro and ChapeMIill-
nkin, according to F.i isha Ki-h: Kt-h.-ids will s.lay Saturday fo-
m ivate secretary to Con- '1' Ka tet o charriouah'p the locals
Kt'chin, and Reyr"M Al- i' 'w ih.-U thcty ha-e bi on eliniiaai - 1
of tho locals and a f-..-rner process outlined.
hi-.- been formally i.iH lit
. llaakin in duo tieit. they
k 'iiaest was made to Soe-
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(By the United Press) -. -.
Athens, Doc. 1. The Government today called to
the colors all reserve officers of the Athens army
Corps. ,
Athens, Dec. 1. Kinp; Cor.sUmtine and the Greek-government
1ms advised Vice Admiral Dufournet that' they
have defmitely decided not to surrender Greek arms as
the Alilies demanded.
Strong; Russian Offensive. - -
Petroj?rad, Dec. 1. The Russians have started a vig
"rous offensive on the entire Carpathian front. -The
movement is the strongest possible, dispatches say-
The offensive is plainly designed to relieve 'the pres
.su re by German troops on Bucharest by attacking lines
of communication. Derlin ?tntements for two days past
i'Ml.icated-an offensive in this section by the Russians.
Greek Crisis Grave.
London. Dec. 1. -Flat refund of Greece to disarm in
response to the Allied demands has broughtion b new
crisis in the Gvvk situat:o i. The refusal cameon the
last day set by Dufournot in demanding the surrender of
arms and munitions by December 15. "Athens dispatches
today said Dufournet, anticipating refusal has beenpreparing-to
land Allied troops t Piraeus, the Athens port.
Greece apparently is f!repav;iig resistance. She has oust
ed the French officers in charge of the telegraph and post
offices. ; -.' .
Utilgar Advance Continues. " ;
Sofia, Dec. 1 The Bulgarian advance on -the 3pad to
Bucharest from Giurgiii ct nMnues, it is officially said.
The Roumanians have been defeated with heavy losses in ,
i-ayonet fighting.
Von Mackensen Continues B larch. v'
Tierlin- Dec. 1. Von M-cnsen's army is continuing
:!s progress Northward iv.rr. tho Danube towards Buch
aest, and is now approaching the course of the Argesul
river.
Rioting at Athens.
London, Dec. 1. Slight outbreaks of rioting in the
greets of Athens is reported. The firing of several shots,
v.ith apparently no casualties, is reported -in dispatches.
Ouiet was restored- Admivrd Fournet is expected to land
s'Tong detachments of Allies from the Allied transports
there.
Russians Attack Constantly.
Vienna, Dec. 1. Great :r-?:-: -.?: of Russians are attack
ing constantly to relieved l-'ie harrassed Roumanians, it
is said officially. The Roumanians are struggling bit
terly. The encodes' gains h:
; ;:vs the war office.
Ihitish Successes in Africa.
London, Dec. 1. Entr c
points Houtli of Arnipntie - '
A large German iorre i i
been raptured, and redu-vd
treating, Commandei'-in-i -hU. f
can forces today reported.
!'trograd Claims Gains
Petrograd, Dec. 1. Th
pathians Southward of K i
cess, it is stated official I v. T
the whole range of heiglii- -v;
beci
German lines at several
: officially reported.
:e-man East Africa has
. my detachments are re-t-'mutz
of the South Afri-
WANT TO MAKE PAVING
FULLY WORTH M0N
ANt fflYtN NO Heeo
to the lAOi'i wuev
"Sof Ttt THt VlUAC
idiot fee
A Moi-k of sidewalk paving in
North vest. Kinston is beitifr taken
up hecan.se it did not l:ok quite good
e:io;ij;h to the enffaieers. "The con
tt actors are doing- everything they
can" to help the new paving in the
city com. up to the standard desired
hy the engineer J. The block in
que.-tii.n was put down under canva
in a hard, rain; the water leaked
thi- uirh and dripped pff helves and
wa3 in "lightly "faulty condition
thro:jrh no bad workmanship." Other
blocks are to be treated over. City
officials are understood to have made
no protest.
GOLDSBORO HIGnS AND .
', DONALDSON PLAY TIE
FaystUville, Nov. 301 Donaldoo
Military School and Goldsboro high
school fought t a ,12 ta 12 tie Tiere
today after Goldsboro had scored tlx
point In the first peri94 -
v.!'--ian o Tens''. "o in the Car
:;'a is proceeding with suc
i !; a Russian? have occupied
'ounuir.o; the city.
SKELETON IN CLOSET
OF OUR PROSPERITY
"There i-t a skeleton in the cloaet of
our pro peri'y; we cannot help seeing
it whr.-n the door is ajar," read Rev.
M-i TI. Griffiih, rector of St. Mary'a
Episcopal t-hurch, from a chunph pub
lication at tho Thanksgiving service
n his church. "Our total profija mads
i-jt of the war are conservatively
reckoned to be 2-4,4000,000,000; our
total war charity amounts 0 $34,
000,000. America has given 12,0 0,
300 for t'aa relief of Belgium, England
and France have sent to this -country
$238,000,000 to buy food and' clothes
fcr Belgium; out of this charity jf.nd,
contributed Ty'thes irar-ctridten na
tions, America has made a profit of
over 547,000,000. -Out of Belgium'
necessity, therefore, We - lav4 riade.
In profit, four times what Vo have
eonfribut! "to r.cr TieJ. The less
sakt ahotit that kind of rro-;erl:y
t'..ol .-. . - , r.