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England Prepare to Put Another Million Men In Field
Berlin Expects fcnormoas Allied Offensive In Spring
Proposals, Together With
State Department Britain Hds Put Ont Great Arm
ies In Year What Von
v dotting Most Vigorous Winter Campaign Still Stands.
Indications Against Cessation Hostilities in the Near
Future
(By tb United Press)
Washington, Dec. 14. America's first step toward
carrying out the wishes of Germany and the Central
Powers as their diplomatic representative in the Entente
capitals was taken today. Within a few hours alter re
ceipt of the official text of the Teutonic peace proposals,
which already has been published,- Secretary Lansing, at
the President's orders, dispatched it to London, Paris. Pe-
trograd and Tokio arid to the
mania, Serbia and Belgium. The German communication
to her enemies was sent without suggestions or comment
by the President.
This 'fiction completely f
tral empires made of the United States. It is stated on
highest Authority that the President's mind is still entire-
.y.open. He is still undetermined. He will reach no de
cision until he has confidential advices from American
representative's at the Entente Allied capitals.
Otfe points however, became clear. This was that
however careful the President and his advisers are. that
noTOoVebe made that might
theAiued govrnments, it has been suggested to him that
perhaps a statement, concise, clear and full, delivered to
tlffe ai$rican people and to the world, might be the en-
terinf wedge to be adopted.
Wasn fcets Text.
Washington, De. 14. Germany's peace proposals
reached the State Department over night. -Secretary
Grew of the Berlin embassy transmitted with the note a
confidential memorandum for the President and Secre
tary Lansing, to be used as a guidance for them in deal
ing with the peace subject. The text to all intents is iden
tical with press dispatches received earlier.
Ifogfahd to Arm Another Million.
London, Dec. 14.--A war office supplementary estim
ate provides for an additional million men of all ranks
in the army for the year ending March 31, 1917, making
a total of five million for that twelve months' period.
Gerffiany to Fight as Though Nothing Had Happened.
Berlin, Dec. 14 Despite Germany's peace proposals.
Yon Hindenbnrg's declaration that there will be no rest
i.his winter still stands A military authority repeated
this quotation Of the field marshal's today among re
marks in commenting oh the fact that Germany had
weighed carefully the peace question before the an-
wuncement was maae, Knowing mat u.ngiana am noi
desire peace because the Allies intend to launch an enor
mous spring offensive.
PRESIDENT APPROVES
SENTENCE MILITIAMEN
Washington, Dec. 13. 'President
Wilton Mkhry approved the action of
an Arifi'y court -lhartiar in sentencing
Lewis 0. Gardner of the New Mex
fc Militia, to dishonorable discharge
CM year in prison t hard labor for
faifore 10 bey the Federal call for
border duty last June, but remitted
the prison sentence because the case
bad been' jtreesed as i test.
Wa Department officials regard
the" deefeion ss important because of
the Warning it gives to More than
NMfcjO enrolled members of the Na- i
tiottti Ottard who ftave hot appeared
'or Federal WsrVk
W SET OUT
ODtL ORCHARDS
Jam Demonstration Agent O. 'F.
MdCrary iwnta t6 establish six mod
1 orchards In Lenoir etrarAy, t. on
Of ene melt and one-half acre.
TU tree for ene-eere orchard ny
wi for $20, be eay. These
ukl hot b trees that some agents
ght offer for eele. bat of varieties
Pm fa this section." Mr. KoCml-
bhiefrinta showing" how, en
rdhtfoid b'toH off. ' On one
! j1 irrpriing profit can be mde,
y. laatibf Apples, peaches,
rterriet and severe! other frnita and
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Confidential Matter, Reach
Hindenburg Said About Cdn-
provisional capitals of Rou
ufillled the request of the Cen
be received unfavorably by
CITY'S
SUBJECT
CHILDREN
RALLY FRIDAY I M,
Sunt. K. R. Curtis Thursday an
notmced an educattonat rafiy to be
held in the High School, building on
Friday night. Mayor Sutton will
preside. Every citizen of Kinston is
invited; those in charge hope to have
the auditorium filled to its capacity.
There will be several speakers, prob
ably. Dr. B. W. SpUman will ad-
drees the gathering on "Kinston's
SVhctols of Tomarrow." There will
be special music.
KANSAS HAS WORST
COAi MINE DISASTER
Pittsbiffg Kansas., Dec. 13.
Twenty miner were killed and seven
injured in an explosion. late t$iy in
the Heeclr and Ryan Coal Mine at
Stone City, U miles aovthwest of
here. The injured men will recover,
it was believed. A combination of
gas and powder explosion- it sid to
have caused the disaster.
The loss -of life today ,wa the
greatest one in the history of Kansas
coal mining, nine officials said to
night ' . , ; "
EDUCATION
(By the United Frees)
Washington, Dec. 14. J. P. Mor
gan, financial representative of the
Entente Allies in America, was a se
cret visitor at the- British embassy
todsy. His purpose is assumed to
have been to gather information as
to the possible attitude of the Enten
te Allies toward Germany's peace
proposals from Ambassador Spring-
Rice. It Is further assumed that; his
visit may have a broad effect upon
future developments of internation
al financing.
MOTHERS CLUB WANTS
BUSINESS MEN'S HELP
WITH COMMUNITY TREE
Does Kinston want a Comiftiml
ty Christmas Tree this year? .If
so, the Mothers' Club is ready to
arrange a program and undertake
the leading part. The club Km
already gone to record as favoring
a public celebration again this
year. The plans do not contem
plate the distribution of gifts or
confectionery from the tree, but
for the arrangement of a suitable
musical program,, a prettily dec.
orated tree and an emphasized op
portunity for bringing gifts for
the poor of Kinston. Such offer
ings will be given over to the su
perintendent of the Associated
Charities for proper distribution.
But! The Mothers' Club must
have some help. Men are needed.
The volunteer services of some of
Kinston's good business men must
be enlisted if the undertaking is
attempted.
Who will volunteer? Call Mrs.
H. Gait Braxton, president, or
Mrs. J. H. Parham, secretary of
the Mothers' Club, at once if you
will help, Mr. Businessman.
HE LOVES THE CITY,
BUT OH, YOU PULLETS
AND COWS, HE SINGS
Butter Bean" Sidney Arthur,
18,
is eomir to tne country, ii
mors
young fellows would follow Arthur's
example and "experiment," the tide
would turn back to the little white
cottage and red barn. Sidney Arthur
last spring took over not quite half
an acre of ground in the outskirts oi
Kinston. He did not diversify. Young
Arthur broke the ground and started
in to cultivate it after the most ap
proved fashion. He put in 1,540 hills
of butter bean. His about three
sevenths of an acre of city land net
ted him $157.20. The harvest was
945 quarts, retailing for about 15c.
He marketed methodically. During a
part of the season butter beans could
be had here almost for the picking.
The local crop was a bumper one. Did
Sidney Arthur put his product on the
market when the market pulled off a
disastrous slump? He did not.
Sidney Arthur purchased his own
clothes, which is more than a lot of
Kinston 18-years-old are doing,
and has a neat nunleft. He is going
to buy "cattle" with the remainder.
Yes; Sidney is going on a farm next
year. He looks forward to the time
with no misgiving; he is plotting and
planning; there are a lot of big
things to be done with little seed en
a little plantation, he says.
WANT WAGE INCREASES
FOR GOVT EMPLOYES
Washington, Dec. 12. An organ
ized effort directed by the American
Federation of Labor to induce' Con
gress to great wage and salary in
creases to all employes of the Unit
ed States government from President
down to the humblest laborer, fwas
planned at a meeting here today pre
sided over by Samuel Gompers.
Congress Accepts Invitation
of Mayor and Business
men First Time Out of
South--Iteview of Atlan
tic Fleet
(Special to The Free Press)
Norfolk, Va., Dec. 14. Three days
of the eighth annual convention of the
Southern Commercial Congress have
seen a considerate accompusnmeni
of the manv subjects to have been
completed, the Congress as a body
has been able to carry out substan
tially the great program.
Public festivities reached a climax
yesterday with the reviewing of the
Atlantic fleet of battleships and a
fleet of vessels of the Department of
Commerce bv three cabinet officers
and many other distinguished guests
among them the governors of several
Southern States. The fleet was an
chored off Hampton roads in three
long columnspast which the review
ing vessels headed by the presiden
tial yacht Mayflower, carrying the
naval committee of the House accom
panied by Secretary Daniels, swept
majestically as tlie warships boomed
forth the regulation salute.
Last night the fleet was resplend
ent in myriad electric lights, besides
which there was a searchlight drill.
Together these illumination features
presented a fittine climax to the
day's activities.
The committee on resolutions,
which was organized early in the
convention, already have indicated
that many of the propositions before
the Congress will be recommentfea
for adoption. Chief of these is the
Mussel Shoals development for a
power site and nitrogent plant. This
is regarded as one. of the most im
portant matters now before the peo
ple of the South, and it is expected
the Coneress will recommend its
construction.
Conspicuous amone the very few
resolutions tabled was the following,
which was introduced by Delegate F,
B. Winston of North Carolina:
"Resolved. That the complete in
dustrial, intellectual and social devel
opment of the Southern States can
be secured only when the negro race
is segregated and becomes a part of
the citizenship of our sister states
ami that we will encourage all move
ments tending to an equitable distri.
bution of our negro population
among the other States of the Union,
and that we favor an immediate re
peal of all statutes which m any
way retard such a movement. The
motion to table the remarkable res.
olution precluded any debate. Had
there been any discussion many dele
gates are certain that considerable
opposition would have been aroused.
Meets New York Next.
Norfolk, Dec. 13. The Southern
Commercial Congress will hold its
191? convention in New York City, it
was announced tonight, the directors
accepting an invitation presented this
morning from the New York Retail
Merchants' Association and Mayor
Mitchell. This will be the first time
the congress has met in a city out
side of the South.
Officers also were elected by the
directors tonight, Senator Duncan U.
Fletcher of Florida, again being cho.
sen president. All of the other offi
cers were re-elected except that Le
htnd Hume of Nashville was named
second vice-president to succeed Al
bert P. Bush, Jr., of Mobile. The of
fice of counsellor of the eolonozlation
bureau was created and George W.
Koiner, agricultural commissioner of
Virginia was selected to fill it
Mtf-WARSMAN
CHARGE STRICKEN SHIP
(By the United Press)
Norfolk, Dec. 14. flow I. C. Lev-
ine of the battleship Nevada, a pas-1
senger, assumed command when the j
eteamer tPownatan was struck by an
unknown ship kst night, and averted
a panic, was told by passengers land-
ed here by the cutter Tamacraw.
Dr. McNairy Made Encour
aging Report and Reeom
mended Doubling Capac
ity of Institution by 11&
Entertainment '
The Board of Directors of the Cas
well Training School met Thursday
t the school. All the members of
the bonrd were present except Hon.
W. C. Newhmd of Lenoir. The board
heard a most Interesting and encour
aging report from Supt. I. u. mc
Nairy, and witnessed a presentation
of a school exercise which demon
strated to them that much progress
Is being made by the school. The chil
dren, although deficient mentally,
show marked improvement from the'
training that is being given them and
their faces give evidence of the in
creasing intelligence which the
schooling is bringing to them in their
unfortanate condition. -
Dr. McNairy told of the work being
done and of the urgent needs of the
school Hie budget for the ensuing
two years, recommended to the board,
contemplates doubling the capacity
of the institution.
A dinner recess was taken and the
members of the board and some oth
er friends were the guests of Dr.
and Mrs. McNairy at their hospitable
home, where the Inner man was
bounteously am) most palatably taken
care of in the tru McNairy style.
The board resumed its meeting af
ter dinner.
Those in attendance at the meet
ing were: ur. ... i. joyner, presi'
dent, Hon. J. K. Baggett, W. A
Thompson, R. E. Austin, A. B. Jus
tice, J. D. Boushall, Mark Majette,
Rev. D. N. Cavlness, Dr. L. B. Mc-
Brayer, Df. W. H. Dixon, C. Dewey,
D. F. Wooten and Dr. McNairy.
Superintendent's Report
"For the sake of posterity, I want
to make a personal appeal that ade
quate provision be made for the se
gregation of all the high-grade men
tal defective or feeble-minded chil
dren," saib! the superintendent, Dr.
McNairy, in his annual report to the
trustees. "I honestly believe that if
for a period of two or three genera
tions. mental defective men and wo
men were prevented by segregation
or sterilization irom propagating,
mental deficiency would be very ma
terially decreased; and if all the men-
tnl defectives were segregated or
sterilized, in a period of 100 ' years
mental deficiency and insanity would
be almost wholly eliminated. The
high-grade mental defective child to
the casual observer is apparently not
far from normal; physically many of
them appear normal many of them
are good-looking and but for their
mental defects would get along well
in the world. They usually taise
large familiffs. Heredity is regarded
as a tremendous factor in the causa
tion of all mental defection. Statis
tics show tJiat at least 65 per cent,
of all mental defective children
come from mental defective par
ents." A smaller number, probably
two per cent., come from trauma
tism; possibly five per cent, from
diseases of the brain and other dis
eases. "Wf, have no right to allow
the defects of this generation to be
stampedupo the children of coming
generations when we have the power
to prohibit and control."
Dr. 'McNairy reviewed the work of
the school for the feeble-minded
since its opening in the summer of
1914, and dwelt upon the need for
immediate enlargement of its facili
ties. Statistics were given of the
work in the institution, including the
school, which has faculty of three
literary and one music teacher. The
farm, dairy and industrial depart
ments have each been gratifyingly
successful. "The progress made by
the children has been wonderful," he
declared,
Urgent needs for next year enum
era ted by supt. tMCNeiry include a
dormitory to accommodate 200 .boys,
which with repairs and additions to
'present buildings, would cost $75,000;
Border Summer Is Bad
Border Winter Awful
Carolina Boys Won't Be
Hotne for Christmas Hol
idays ahd Won't Beg
Attybody'
(Special to The Free Press)
El Paeo, Texas, Dec. 9. This
the finest climate in the world that
we have around Fort Bliss. The na
tives ay so. We don't believe it.
Honest, it's been colder here in No
v ember and December than it ever
gets in Carolina in January. One sol
dier the other day auirsrested that
they bundle up what they're giving us
here and sell it to the Chicago cold
storage people. We will never, nev
er again knock a delicious border
tnmer, with an average tempera
ture" of 110, as long as we live.
We want to go back to the States.
Nearly atl hands down here do. But
few so badly as our Northern cousins
from PehrtsVlvania. They did have
demonstrations a few days ago. They
howled and yelled: "We want to go
home; we want to go home; we want-
a, want-a, want-a go home home!"
It was amusing. No North Carolin
ian would dare anything like it. The
discipline is a little different. Now,
here we've been out just as long aS
they. True, they were here first,
but we were sweating and struggling
back at Camp Glenn al! the time. W
are willing to go home any A4 day,
but now, we're not going to keep
folks up all night afedut it. A stray
note found its way ever fnto one of
the Pennsy tegimentk. "We're feing
to send you all bottles and condensed
milk for Christmas. Get the depart
ment to let your mothers come fix it
up for you."
They have one bear over there. It
was a perfectly good bear. But we
cannot prove proprietorship. There
are lots of bears like it. But we are
going to get even. One morning that
bunch will wake up and find their
shoes gone. We can't well take their
shirts; they sleep in them. I forgot
my Tast to mention the football
game. It was interesting. Just as
nice a game as you could Wish to see
until a Pennsy doughboy said the
forbidden thing in the direction of a
Tarheel opponent. After the mixun
and the separation of the elevens all
hands went back to their quarters.
The next two days were spent in ex
plaining to visiting Philadelphians
and Pittsburghers that "we don't
have those things in North Carolina."
The North Carolina eleven so flat
has cleaned up the local corps, and is
claiming the championship of the ar
my, Philippines, Hawaii and all other
ivisioiu included.
We won't be home for Christmas.
NCREASE IN COTTON
USED THIS NOVEMBER
Washington, Dec. 14. Cotton con
sumed in November exclusive of lint-
ers amounted to 584,082 running
bales, against 514,743 in November
of hist year, the Census Bureau to
day announced.
an industrial building containing a
laundry, domestic science department,
tewing room, glove and knitting ma
chines, overall and dressmaking de
partment, etc., to cost $15,000;
changes in the present laundry build
ing, $6,000; farm and other equip
ment, $6,000; a cottage for employes,
$1,000, and other improvements, the
whole totalling more 'than $100,000.
Seventy-five thousand dollars is ask
ed for maintenance next year, and
$108,000 for maintenance and $5,000
for a power plant for 1918, a total of
$293,000 for the two years.' The im
provements asked would about dou
ble the capacity of the institution.
Applications on file which it has not
been possible to relieve number sev
eral times as many as the children
now in the school, .
Internal and International
Troubles Cause Kaiser to
LONDON t!0S RATMAl
Would Not Tom Down Of
fer Without Letting Cen
tral Power Knot Just
What Entente Will Ac
eept With Peace
By LORD NORTHCLIFFEL "
(Copyrighted 11S by Uaited Press)
London, Dec. 14 Germany's peace
proposals were due to a fact which.
neutral correspondents were not el
(owed to indicate during- tike last few
week. ' 'Jf
Grave Internal dMeWiitt have
frfseit ewma1 to fh fowl Mortage.
There Mr vietea reigw e terror in
Germany, Relations atfe stralaei be
tween Berlia and veriest states, alaa
with Turkey. .. ',. ,
Proposals have been received with
contempt fTMce, Ruask, Italy UW ,
Belgium are firm as Plymouth Rock.
London Would Give Terms.
London, Dec". 14. Mitiinent In
creased today fill favor of fiftrading bt
England" answer to GermlnyV peace
note a definition ot the Antes Aula1
terms. It it certain that the tMVtf
wiH be a ejection at tMs tnM, but it
le felt that the Allies ehouM ctyet'
Germany's strategy by move which
would put the Allies fivst to : otake
known demands and coaceaaiona.
OFFICES SHOOTS A .
SOLDIER; DirTlCUlT
TO GET At TH E TR UllI
( SplaTitoty-tlifl ; tfkme mi 'in
tne afttofi. ;;? 1 - ;
El Pas Dee, UM-tX W. "Am'
Faulkner ot Cenrptoy B fcsd X.,
C. infantry, shot Corporal BirV
hour accidentally last night tti'
Faulknef was officer of the (lay ,
at the time, which aeeeairta for
his being amed.
Barbour's condition is not rli
ous. Reports that Faulkner la
uhHer 'arrest ire, of course, af
roneWui. A Wilson report a? a telegram
received there stated that Norwood
Barbour, a soldier of the Second
North Carolina infantry, had bfeen
shot and seriously wounded , by
Lieutenant Faulkner," organisation
and home net given. The shooting
was said to have been accidental.
One lung was penetrated by the bul
let and Barbour, prominent in
home town, was in a serious condi
tion. : " "
There is but one Lieutenant Faulk
ner from North Carolina. He ii Lt
W. A. Faulkner, of Barbour's regi
ment, from this city. An Ohittan
bears the same name and rank sec
ond lieutenant ...
The plot thickens. The Free Prosa
at 8:30 a. m. Thursday wired its cor
respondent at Fort Bliss for particu
lars. The whole machinery ot . the
Western Union has been unable to
extract a reply from that worthy. He
evidently was not located. The tale
graph, people have been instructed to
leave no atone unturned in no, be
lief that he might be under a atone,
but just figuratively speaking. Also
to look irt every place where 4 poU
dier might be; three days after pay
day- ' .;!,? .
CRAZED BY REUflOtf,K;
Wilson, Dec 13 'Luke TcddorV -js
white man from Springhill township,
was brought to Wilson this availing, '
a raving maniac Ha attempted to
brain two of bis children' with
chair. He is one of the sect known
as "iloly "Rollera, and H b thought
that be worked himself into frenxj
over bi religious belief,
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