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VOL.XVHI.-No.132
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 191
FOUR PAGES T(iDAY
VBICR TWO EfifTg ' V'
FIVE CENTS' ON TRAINS ,
mm FOOD VILLA HIEING BACK1 ERROL DIXON DIESlLOOKS LIKfe LtOD-
AND EXPECTINQ A'O DETERMINED ATTEMPT
BY ROUMANIANS TO PREVENT ITS CAPTURE
wm MATTER OFiTO MOUNTAINS WITH IN HOSPITAL AFTER GEORGE HAD WAY IN TO WASHINGTON FOR 1
INTEREST AT CAPITAL FOUR TRAINS LOOTIOI INDISPOSITION WAR COUNCIL AFFAIRlf IIEIB IilOfcfS
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GERMANS ATM VtRr GATES BUIHMST FITi
First-hand Report Places Von Mackensen Only 10 Miles
From the Capital Last Friday, and Much Nearer Than
Was Admitted in Official Statements Thorough Teu
tons Will Take No Chances and Are Bringing Up
Whole Splendid Machine to Lay Siege to "City Re
treat of Roumanians So Hurried That German Advance
Lost Contact With Suppo rt Armies of Latest Ally to
Enter War Now a Rabble
Copenhagen, Dec. 4. The Germans have begun
the bombardment of Bucharest at a range of 11
miles, the National Tidene today declared.
(By Carl Ackerman)
Headquarters of Marshal Von Mackensen, 50 Kilo
meters from Bucharest, Dec. 4. The Germans Friday
were within ten miles of Bucharest. The Roumanian re
treat was so precipitate that the German advance column
hotly pursuing them lost touch with the German sup
porting infantry. The slower moving infantry was un
able to keep up with the advance column in the pursuit.
Officers declare the morale of the Roumanians com
pletely broken. They are not expected to be able to se
riously defend the capital. German officials" are taking
no chances, however, and are moving up huge forces and
all the equipment necessary for a siege-
The above puts the Germans closer to Bucharest than
was hinted in official statements.
Germany Celebrates Victory.
Amsterdam, Dec. 4. Berlin dispatches today said a
battle at Argesu in Roumania had been won by the ninth
German army. The Kaiser in celebration ordered the
church bells rung.
Petrograd Admits 'Retirement.'
Petrograd, Dec. 4. Retirement of the Roumanian
forces South of Bucharest in the face of a reinforced at
tack by Teutonic forces is announced officially. The Ger
mans took Gradichtea.
Qtfiet in Athens.
AthensDec. 4 Eight batteries of artillery will be de
livered to the Allies as soon as a proctocol is formally
drafted between the government and Admiral Dufouf
net. Those in touch with the palace today said normal
relations had been reestablished between the Allied com
mander and the Greek government.
THREE ROOMS CITYiGERM'NSUBMARiS!
SCHOOLS CLOSED ON
OE MEASLES
One teacher in the City Schools has
the measles and two others have been
exposed, which caused Superintend
ent Curtis to suspend the classes
taught by the three Monday morning.
The number of cases of the disease
in the city ia "threatening an epi
demic," according to Superintendent
Curtis. He states that children of
families in which there are cases or
who have otherwise been exposed are
being sent to school. Whenever these
are detected they are sent back home.
Mr. Curtis suggests stringent incis
ures by the authorities if necessary,
to keep the measles out of the schools
as much as possible. Patrons are
appealed to to keep children from
being exposed and where there are
cases in homes to stop those expos
ed from school for the present, as
well as children known to have been
In contiguity to the disease on the out
side of the home.
COUNTY OFFICfALS
CLERK OF THE GOORT
.The county official, elected last
month were sworn In for the new fls
eal term of two years by Clerk Jes
e Heath Monday tie day beginning
the fiscal year for the administration.
Every officj, wag fiectei save Lem.
Taylor, Cornmrsaloner. A. T. Dawson
of Institut
a.v-wu Mil . ADj IVl VIA
the boari Tne Commissioner re
wganIztL,vwer to elect sobordinate
tenaty oflSeera during the day.
Chairmaa E. F, CknrchiU wai reelected.
TAKE OATHS BEFORE
REPORTED C
ft t
AMERICAN
nr y p
dm
(By the United Press)
Providence, R. I., Dec. 4. The
Journal today declared that it
had nuthoriatlvo information now
that iwo large German subma
rines are in the West Indies and
(hat two others left Kiel a man it
ngo, eluded the British patrol ant!
are now en rome to the Ameri
can coast.
BORAH NOW HAS THE
NATIONAL GUARD TO
MAKE TROUBLE OVER
: I-
(By the United Press)
Washington, Dec. 4. Repeal of
those sections of the army reorgani
zation bill dealing with the national
guard will be asked by Ssnator Bo
rah in a bill introduced tomorrow.
"Tha time has come," he said today
"to find whether we are satisfied with
the guard after the experiment on the
border."
COTTON
- About 25 bales of cotton bad been
sold here by 3 p. m. Monday. Pric-ei'-raneed
from 18 1-2 to 19 1-2.
New York futures quotations were:
Open. Close.
Jai' 20:X) 20.02
Mar.
May i...' 207 i ; 20.45
JalT ...v......... ' 207
20.47
18.48
Oct
18.41'
Dec.
19.98 19.85
Threat to Introduce Reso
lut :on Stirred Up Hornet's
Nest Westerners From
the Farm Districts Opposed
(By the United Press)
hingto n.lVe. -1. Representa-1
itzgerald ;tn.l his threatened
embargo legislation was the j
. f interest when the 4th Con-i-
evened for its dying session j
'i today. j
-aid's declaration late in No-'
that he would introduce a
solution for .a
i 'i products in
:orn
the
embargo to
United State-;:
!'-id r;d:ice the cost of living stirred
i i a political hornet's nest.
Aside from the possibility of the
i'. itbn ''go itself, Fitzgerald's action,
if he takes it, may portend a fight be
rwen supporters of Presidont Wil
s'lti, who is against an embargo, and
the Tammany delegation, whose lead
e is Fitzgerald.
IV. th members and gallery in the
I'.tus" watched with inU-o-st for any
. 'i.tica of (he attitude of the Tam-r-
:i" i! legation fcwnr.I the Demo
machine. Any move by the
''' :!i'n .-myites would be the more sig
,.,! because they hold the bal
ir row-T in the Ilo'.ise.
Iv- n:-ese:,tat:vc-, f'-om West and
""'i!e West farm districts were ab
- ;t:ily alert for any factional split
, i the inreateneit embargo resolution.
They are opposed to it and have
t;:! cned that if it is introduced they
v. r.nnbat it with a retaliatory mea-
;( oiling for an embargo on man
' :i "lre l articles such as constitute
tb. :-.iik ef the exportation.? to Eu
r ':"Ti the eastern manufacturing
. -at-.
I'..-V.!'d galleries greeted the gravols
. " )":,ker Clarke and Vice President
,- h.ill as chattering members of
' It luses, in most cases meeting
f ! ih" I'rst time since the eventful
... i i . i. .
(! -.- ;e early optemncr wnen iney
r: .'i" ! th-ough the Adamson eight
h ''ii- ':w. turned to hear the familiar
is I'tieni! Ii'tt to "be in order."
:,;:! - i'j ines was expected today,
t ; centered principally on the
lb, . - !' the House and Senate cham
i, .. in (he gallerie a mass of
. r- membership made up of
;i. -i.be: of the Whi'e House, family.
d'pb mat
'g the
Sena' '
families and friends of
;.n. and the populace crowd -''lie
f;alleries.
Callinffer am! Senator
ublican and lmrcratlc
-nectively, we-e named
r'bers of the joint cemmit
i fv President Wi! -in that
w;' Tady to hear him.
v!e)
"l.lte
-- to
ngrey.-
Thr Ild.t
named as its members
Majority Lead
er Kitehin, Minority
and Representatives
irman of the nppria-
! Leader Mann
ee.
' . time is Kef for the President's
ire-v-ave t.i Congrcs. In the lasf few
i -(.rs 'hi ha-: been on the day follow
i ;r.g the livening which would be
j i -norrew. prrbably at 1.
Where- it io. the House and Sen
I at will arrange for a joint, session
i i the big House chamber,
i While little business is in sight for
I : b.y on the floor of either houses,
iTa:
the
hni.
TV-
: will b? plenty of routine busi-
principally the submission of
.nnual appropriation estimates of
t of the eovernment departments,
e budgets, totaling millions, will
lie principal business during the
session. Some resolutions were
e introduced.
FIRBY OF ARKANSAS
'BABY' OF THE SENATE
Washington' Dec. 4. W. F. Kirby
of Arkansas was the baby of the
United States Senate when It con
vened for the short session today. H
was introduced by Senator Robison as
the man named to fill the unexpired
term of the late Senator Clarke. Ap-
plause from bis senatorial colleagues
greeted th appearance of the legis-
lative infant.
Evacuates 'Chihuahua City
After Easy-Pilfering of
the Place
i MARSHALL TAKES HAND,
Foresees Effort of Carranza
to Establish Dictatorship
Woudn't Like the Abol
ition of the Vice-presidency
(By the United Press)
El Peso, Dec. 4. After sy: remaf
! ..:; looting ai):l evacuating Chi
huahua City Villa is today marcning
Wo.-.tward toward the mountains of
Western Chihuahua, carrying four,
r:'in loads of loot and supplies.
Marshall Protests Cnrranza Plan.
Washington, Dec. i. Vice-president
Marshall is about to take a hand
in the Mexican situation for the first
r'me.
"1 see Carranza is trying to abol
i. h the ofb'ce of "vice-presidont," Mr.
Marhc.ll s;ibl. ".I nm opposed to it.
I am .'.Mi:-.'; t make speeches again--'
FT Carranr.a k : pps up this agitati.m
mine
ijULLI.llKi
(Cy the United Press)
EXI'KUl.MENTAi, DYE PLANT.
Washington, Dec. 4. The Com
troller of the Currency today
authorized (he expenditure of
?."i0,000 lo erect an experintenl--.1
dve plant to determine v!:e:li
er dyes can be made profitably
In America.
ADVANCE 8 HOUR SUIT
MOVED.
Washington. Dec. 4. A motion
by the g; errn-.ent to advance
lie eight-hciu- test suPi before Su
preme ( !!:( i! be made by So
Jcitor I)aK today.
WITHDRAWAL BRITISH
TREASURY ISSUE.
London, Dec. 4. Withdrawal
of the r: i'o-cd issue of Ifritish
ireasurv notes wns announced In
i
the House of Commons today by
the Chancellor of ihe Execheunti
er, on account of the American
Federal Hi five Hoard' caution to
American bankers.
MEETING FAIR DIRECTORS.
Thero will be a meeting of the di
rectors of the Kinston Fair Associa
tion at 8 o'clock Monday evening, in
the offices of the Kinston Insurance
& Realty Co.
By CF.';
fi FATHER
IN a CtTH
FLAT AUDITING
THE FAMIL-VS
HEAVY tYPtNSE
LIST AT THL 5EA
SHOR&, WHO
MtVER JAV HtS
BACHLLOR DAYS
f THOU6HT
. Well-known Businessman
Passts Away in Rich
mondComplication of
Troubles Funeral Here
Monday Afternoon
Errol P. Dixon, a member of the
.....ii r. r r r ri..l... p.
i wni-nin.o i Mini o: l'. v. i.i.vmi v
Son and popular young man of tho
city, died abeat ft o'clock Sunday
morning, 113 near as relatives can
learn, in a Richmond, Va hospital,
following an op.ration. Mr. Dixon
had be.en in pn,r health for some
ti.ne f'-om a complication of appendi
citis, gn'l st tn;.-s and possibly other
rouble. The remits were brought
here Monday. The train which was
t i have brought them missing the
eonnsriion at fieldsboro, a motor
Bbr-irso was sent through the country
id that city to bring them the re
mainder ef the distance.
The funeral was hell at 4 p. m.
Monday, conducted by Rev. H. A.
'fumble, pastor of Queen Stre:(. Meth
. list' church, of which Mr. Dixon was
a member.
frrol Dixon was born in Hookar
:on, N. C, about "0 years ago. He
(spio f;Oii a loading (Jreeto county
:'-:mily. Do came with his father,
V". 1). V. Dixon, to this city about 1(!
;. ars ago. The concfrn of Dixon &
Son has been very successful.
M: Di:;en was a graduate of the
... M. C.tllego at Raleigh, a thor-o-.:,-h
businessman and a model Chris
t 'an. lie was a member of the
If night 3 of Pythias and Knights of
r.i.rmony. Tie' took little interest in
lilies or kindrod matters, although
wa.s
.1 i:1-..
jtuliiic-spirilcd, a good mixer
A hv hundred-3.
II'-- wife, Mrs. Mamie Dixon; five
.:!d:-eti, Corinne, Errol, Keith, Frank
id '. V;. his father; two brothers,
." -id I,, and William, and one sister,
'-; I.ucils Dixon, survive him.
cs
,tiijjilfir.i.i.i c.
li.3 Ml
Sylve-ttrr (Jray Married Widow Wi'ih
Lof ;' bids and Now Wants Sep
ar:it'on Said He Had Inherited
Millions and Found He W?s Mis
taken. The foHo.ving vas contributed to
Sunday's Raleigh News and O'tserv
. - from its Durham bureau:
"Sylvester Cray, tho L';-year-o'J
itdcgraph ni". -enger boy who suc
imbed to an illusion two years ago
that, a w.ial'iiy Lynchburg widow had
fallen desperately in love with him.
recognized the stern realities of life
"1
r
Asquith Believed to Have
Given in ami Saved Cabi
net Split Said There
Was No Actual Threat to
Resign
(Dy the UnRed Pre3)
London, Dec. 4. Premier As
qtiith announced In (he House of
Commons loday that the King ap
proved plans for a "reconstruct
ion government."
London, Dec. 4. It Is circum
stantially reported that unionist
cabinet members have advised
premier .Asqulih to resigr. intl
ma.'ing that If not then the whole
union representation !n the cabi
net would. The nature of As
qiiitii's reply has not been r veal
ed, but Hfs understood (hat the
unionisls have now deckled ii re
main. London, Dec. 4. Whether the cab
inet crl.-.; ban definitely passed is un
: 'fi.in. ibut indications are that As-r;-.'ith
maititaining bis reputation as
!? of the greatest political placatcrs.
ihL' b ,u information in that Lloyd
:io2ijre will not resign as rumored.
: d.d bo nciually threaten to, but
ed firmly etcprt-ss belief of the abso-'j
'i:;o itocusalty cf a small compact
-'t vittli rell nnttmr'tv In 'nnftimt
Apparently Asquilh -ac
-ded.
WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST.
For S nth. Atlantic and East Gulf
'"s ites: Oentfrall'y fair weather will
iovail except that local rains are
v.i-.l:?bIA Vednnfday er Thursday;
temperature will remain moderate un-
Friday or Saturday when colder
"v:.ther will overrpread these dis
: ricts.
i-dr.y and admitted the limitations of
:i; mrutal vision. Tho admissions
w 'ru .-v. t forth in a summons issued
through hU attorney, William I..
Poj-diee, in which he asked for anul-i-.ivmt
of his marriage to Mrs. Fan
nie Vickers. That he was Incapable
;f cnniraetlng for want of will or un
(i r .'andhig is tho legal phraseology
under which tho uncontested suit goes
io Superior Court.
"Sylvester's imaginary picture of a
messenger boy suddenly lifted into
ilio realm riches, luxury and tho
favor of a cr.ntely Virginia widow had
all th? elements of a real romance.
Tie !o'd a Durham newspaperman the
story an. I it scredulity seemed un
conlroverted. His photograph was
pif.yed-up largo on illustrated sec
i;:t ant .ler.-.fiptive material related
the romantic experience. The story
he related was essentially this:
"lie uit ;i messeng?r boy fur the
Durham "flb'-l of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, and in the deliv
ery of messages of a day in West
Durham the heiress from Lynchburg
was a visitor. Hi presented the tel
egram to her address in his custo
mary courtesy. She became infatuat
ed with the ywith and his affections
were invited. He visited tho comely
widow and solicited proposals for ma
trimony. Sylvester told friends that
the wedding was solemnized and a le
gacy of millions was his. Metropoli
tan ru-wspapers printed the story.
"But Sylvester drifted from the
messenger carrier service and was
employed by the Liggctt-Myers To
bacco Company. He awoke from
wild dreamland and wedded Mrs. Fan
nie Vickers, a widow of Durham. She
i3 45 years oil and the mother of
some dozen children. Prom this ma
trimonial venture, Sylvester is sueing
separation. He has epent a term in
the school for the feeble ' minded In
Kinston. Love at first sight tele
graph boy shares affections of -wealthy
'heiress and then atera reali
ties of life Is a fitting suggestion for
a title of this far fetched illusion.''
- At the Caswell Training school fr
th feeble-minded here, it Is said A3
such person as Sylvester Gray has
been ato. inmate of the InstitutigA
Nearly Hundred Merii&ers
Congress Attending Fin
al Session
SOME ARE OLD-tffiRS
'Cyclone' Davis'aM 'Alfalfa
Bill' Murray Among the
Has-Beens Sout Gives
Place to Montana Wo
man (By the United J?res)
Washington, Dec. 4
I ecislative proposals in
tended to shatter the, nigh
cost of living marke4 th-re-.
opening of Congress: toaay.
Representative . Fz&eMq,
leader of the embargo' rotfe
os, introduced four plans,
two of th'em" cailxrfg for!fo69
expert emhargoesr the oth
er two for reflation' of
oold storage and for reduet
sen parcel post charges; on -ood.
Meantime, Repr.esjen-
ative Farr proposed an en
nargp qn wheat arid Rnife
"f"r.tavive L,onaon worjsea
measures, nroposirj? 'yir
f.iial food dictatorship with
-mi incidental food export
Inn. The Hotisfc etfrrteneti
K 1201. the Sfetiate three'
minutes rater. After; a sev
jt minutes' session the Sen
ate adiourned until S o'clock,-
appointing, a conittii't-
to notify, th? Ho.us that
if. was readvetbr . wsmess
Crammed paflerfes watqliea
.e proceedings."' $p6alce
Clark was cheeked roundly.
The chaplain' prayed; "for
vace within the nation's
borders.
Washington, Dec. 4. Seventeen
members of the Senate and 70-odd
"lamed-uck" members ' of tne rToiAe
today began their' final Wglsftdve
ihtties. When the spotlight fad on"
March 4 on tho Sixty-fourth Con-gt-ss,
they will gather up their togs
and start for home and private cit
izenship. These "lame-ducks" are those the
p pulaco turned thumbs down upon
i:t the last, election. Their services
ranges anywhere from a little less
than a year, in the case of Senator
Tern Taggaret of Iiidiana to 22' years
i i the rases of Senator .ClaVenc fiC
Clark of Wyoming and HepTspaflt
man of Florida, Clark ra"nkln(fT MrS
in point of service In the SenStff and
Sparkman fourth in continuous ser
vice in tho House.
Perhaps the most: conspicuous fljr-
jTi in inn line-up oi ino prospective
ha::-b'-er,s i Senator Jdwn' W. JCerrt;"
onetimo candidate for Vice-President
a ; I Senate Democratic floor leader
ami chairman of the powerful com
mittee on privileges. He went to
make way for Harry S. New, Senator
elect from Indiana with James E.
Jim Wa'son, former whip of a re
cently Republican House, who brought
to an untimely end the Senatorial ser
vice of "Tom" Taggart.
W. F. Kirby, of Arkansas, will suc
ceed the late Senator Clarke, who
died during the Summer. -Sedator
Chilton of West Virginia, well-known
here for his interest In blooded hors
es as well as for his legislative ac
tivities, will make way for Rep.
Howard Suthcrlan, Republican, - who
fought his way from the House to
the Senate In two sessions. 1 - ,
Senator Johnson of Maine, carried
to the Senate on the. Defaocratk tide
of 1910, will be succeeded next Con
gress by Frederick Hate, son . of the ;
late Senator front Malnei' v v
The defeat of Senator Blair' Lee
of Maryland sealed two political fates
for the present. He was defeated in
the primaries' by! Rep. CiVld J. Lew
is "Fathen" Lewis ot tne parcel ;
post. Lewis In tuni wis defeated, by
a Bepublican -DrV Joseph L Prance.
Another of tne oil-timers listed
(Continui on Psye 51s
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