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' WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, ISlti
Britton, inquires: "We suppose you trot your nick
tie?" Answering for ourselves: Yes, several of thorn
Germany may be bluffing, as her enemies and some
aemi-neubrals daim. But the stake is worth the game, il'
by calling the bluff peace is insured.
. The Belgiun men, not already drafted for "social ser
vice" in Germany, will perhaps not be solicitous concern
tog the wtlfar of Governor-Genqral Von Biasing, now
Indisposed, to whose iron rule the enslavement policy is
largely credited.
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A former German steamer, which was confiscated bj
the Portuguese and put into trans-Atlantic service, is r
ported by coastwise shipping to be cutting some peculiai
papers. Apparently on scout duty. J.ist force of habit
we assume.
,. Teace and prosperity was the team that carried th
.Democratic colors to victory in November. And it ie
pins to look life Miss Peace is gathering strength among
'the nations to make her "come back" as a world influ
ince and supplant the God of War, so cruelly taking her
place for the past two and n half years.
The British statesmen and newspapers ure 'busy tryini
.to inform the world what Germany is "up to," and inci
.dentally misconstruing Mr. Wilson's good efficea while
".Germany is taking advantage of the opportunity to maki
''leply to the President's no;e and also, it is reported, t-
outline her peace terms.
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"SAFE AND SANE" PREACEMKNT.
The safe and sane doctrine of the press and other
aducutional agencies is manifesting results in recent
years. As ar. evidence of this fact, Kinston has just ce!
.brated its most orderly Christmas season.
There v;i.s a time when h I'llumim and rowdyis-r.
eiirne l supreme here, and thv jroixl people of the town
were almost afraid to venture out on the streets. Not
o bow. In spite of the thrones that crowded the streets
in I stores Saturday before Christmas, there was no se.-i-.us
ilisorder anywhere. The usual tin-can brigade wn
mspicuous because it made no appearance, the recen'.lv
nacted anti-firecracker laws were well observed.
The services Sunday were well attended at the vari
us city churches. The story of Christmas was told and
he great Impcrtunce of the celebration was emphasize).
This is fine. Let the good work go on without hinJ
ance. THE SOCK HANK RISK.
A Louisiana farmer and his entire family, save one
mall boy, not found by the intruders, were murdered on
:hri tmas Eve night. The terrible crime is charged to
hree negroes, and is attributed to the fact that the
nan had openly boasted that he had four thousand dol
ars in his house, and was aide to take care of it with
ut the assistance of a bank.
In the first place, what do such people think banks are
.or: wny take tne risk or Keeping so mucn money
one's home? Not only is there danger from burglurs,
numbers of whom are ready anil eager to go to any ex
'remc for such a goal, but there is a fire risk and, too.
the liability of less is greater. In the second place, if
money is to be hoarded in the home and the household
.hereby subjected to unnecessary hazard, why bras about
;t?
Both the hoarding and the bragging show unwisdom
i nil a lack of information, which every householder should
,e possessed of. The banks are the safe depositories for
noncy. The interest of the depositor is safeguarded by
overnmental laws and regulative measures, and further
mil more important, too, the men who man the bank'
re, as a whole, men of the highest integrity and of good
wind business sense and ability. The hank is the pro-
ier plnre ',t the surplus money and the man who keeps
lis money in the sock bank to bait the night marauder
mil assassin is accountable to a large degree for the
on sequences.
THREE GREAT EVENTS IN AS
MANY MONTHS PROVED THAT
FRANCE HAS THE MEANS AND
WILL TO KEEP END OK WAR ON
TO FINHSIl ARMIES SPLENDID
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e conside ed an oojective in itself
or a great offensive movement. Tin
ncluding of all these objectives in a
ingle movement and the attainment
f them in six hours of fighting, i.
nueded by European military cr:t
rs to have only liee.i possible by the
ittainmcnt of a degree of co-ordina
u.n between infantry, artillery and
lerial service never befo e attaint1
mil by the development of a degrei
'f genius on the part of the French
ommanders which shows France
onclursively at the highest point o:
he military power she has developed
n the present war.
Of the morale of the men who ac
implished this great achievement, 1
an speak personally. A few days
fter the reocTiipation of Vaux, I vis
ted the troops in their, front line
renches before the 'ftf. They had
een there far days under a terrific
lombardment, suffering hardships
hat 1t seemed inconceivable that hu
nan beings could sustain, living an
xisterxe that seemed ta make the
ot of their comrades whose dead bol
es lay wind and rain beaten in the
idjiuent shell holes, one to be desir
d and preferred a thousand times
ver. And yet these men were gay;
ray with the censciousness of men
vho have done their duty, and gay
vith the consciousness that they hail
ittained for Franco a superiority
ver the enemy for which every one
f them was willing to die that it
night be eternally maintained.
Almost at the same moment of this
rreat victory ef France's military j
strength and France's military mor-
ain her credit abroad.
Since the issuance of this invita
ion, this has poured into the Bank of
'ranee at a steady, undiminished av
rage of 1,000,0(10 dollars a week.
' : de-vite all that had been turned
i before the floating of the recent
nn, irr :;j,0O0,(MM) dollars' worth
f .- uhscriptions to the latter were
ail in' gold. Not only this but dur
ng the three weeki that the sub
.c i;.tion was in progress, the aver
se of 1.000,000 dollars a week of
'I il Wf rn rnr nans mawj ,wa
ot only-maintained, 'out even .in in
i cased ranching one week a total of
noo.OOWlrVnes, or 1,40(,)W44U-
With thisjnniHtary strength dis
laye.i at Verdun, with this financial
;rength (J;9played jn her October
an, and her new cabinet, together
vith the morale of the urmy ami the
pirit of the civil population, France
els that she can look forward to
17 with great cheer and great
hopes.
HOW TO CHECK THAT COLD
When it is painful to breathe and
fever sends chills up and down your
.:ic'-i, vou are in for a cold. A timely
do-e of Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey
.' ill stop the sneezes and sniffles.
The pine balsam loosens the phlegm
ami clears the bronchial tubes, the
honey soothes and relieves the sore
throat. The antiseptic qualities kill
the germ and the congested
IiOi -rTTTT"ri ,f,TiTT"' TrnmimiTf m i iniiT
ihi' ireim am) the congested condi
tion is relieved. Lroup, wnooping
cough and chronic bronchial affec
tions quickly relieved.
gists, 25c.
At all drug-
adv.
WANT ADS.
ONE CENT A WORD EACH
INSERTION
The response of the local Jews to the call for heir
om their r-trirken people in the war districts is worthy
estimony of the loyalty and fidelity of the Jewish peo
!e, one to another. No call, which comes from the de
ar.tated countries of Europe, is more deserving than
hat which is necessitated because of religious persecu-
ion. Both Jew and Christian have been called upon to
'iidurc many hardships and cruelties on account r then
'niths, in the terrible struggle now in progress.
MARINE BOYS LOOKING TO
ANNUAL EXCURSION MAR.
17TH WITH PLEASURE
(By the I'nited Press)
Chicago, Dec. 'J5 For children
whoso Christmas Eve was shattered
bv nuarrellinir nr. ents. Judge Stelk
(Special to The Free Press) I f the .ourt of ,,,mciti(. Rclalions
Washington, D. C, Dec. 2(5. With Sunday set up a great big Christ-
tile prospect of viewing the greatest mas tree decor iK I with cranberries
engineering feat of the century, hun- ' :'ml I "P'-orn ai d sicks of candy in
dreds of Unite ! States Marines, now his h,nlr nwn- Tl " jllde lluyei1 the
iart of Santa 'l '.us to all children
JUST TO PLAY SANTA CLAUS
IN CHILDREN'S CO CRT
serving with the Atlantic Fleet, ure
THE CAPTAIN
TO BE SI RE OF FAVORITE
R A DSTER'S 1) ELI V ER Y
eagerly loooking forward to March v ll,,st' ',1,,eMts ,,JV,? ,,lcn in his c""rt
17, when battleships, cruisers and
with domestic t (Kibles this year.
CONGKESSMAN JEFF
M l.EMOHE MARRIED
destroyers are scheduled to make
five day trip to the Panama Canal.
The war in Europe curtailed the
rustumarv visits of the sea soldiers
to many foreign ports, and, while no (By the Cnited Press)
foimal arrangements have been de-j CaKeston. Dec. 27. Miss May
cided upon, plans are being made to ( lark "r G:ifve,ton was married here
enable the men of the fleet to mak. ! u,iil' ',.ng . ; nan Jeff McLe
an annual visit to South American ' m"t' of Houston. The wedding took
and other neutral ports, mainly for , ',llu'(' nl tlu' n"""' llf hride's wid
educational and recreative purposes. 1 V0,1 niothcr rid only members of
until a wi(ld-wide peace has been
established.
PAIMTL COCGIIS RELIEVED
Dr. King's New Discovery h a
soothing, healing remedy for cough
and colds that has stood the test of
nearly fifty years. For that cough
that strains the thront and sans the
ritulity try Dr. King's New Discov
ery. The soothing pir.e balsams and
mild laxative ingredients soon drive
the cold from the system. Have a
bottle on hand for winter colds,
croup, grippe and bronchial affec
tions. At your druggist, otic. adv.
the immediate family were present.
NOTICE.
The nnnual meeting of the share-
holler of the National Bank of Kin
don will be hold at its banking
ho ise, Tuesday. J muary S'th, at 2
o'( lock p. m., said meeting for tht,
election f officers and such other
business h may lawfully be trans
acted J. J. STEVENSON, Cashier.
Dly -12-10 to Jan. 11.
An interesting commentary on tht
high favor in which the Dodgt
Brothers Motor Car is held by tht
gowrnment troops on the Mexicar
border is afforded by a recent incl
dent in Massachusetts. Capt. Harrj
Martin, of the second regiment, that
state, had frequent occasion to ob
serve the car in operation during hi.
prolonged sojuorn in the "land of tin
bandits."
Consequently he made up his min.
then and there that he would own
Dodge Brothers car. When the ord
er came for the Massachusetts sol
diets return he lost no time in get
ting to a telegraph office.
"Please have Dodge Brother?
Roadster waiting for me at statin
when M. N. G. train arrives," he wir
ed the Dodge Brothers dealer ir
Springfield.
Sloan's Liniment for Stiff Joints.
Rheumatic pains and aches get in
to the joints and muscles, making
every movement torture. Relieve
your suferiiig with Sloan's Liniment:
it quickly penetrates without rub
bmg, and soo'.hes and warms vou
so'e muscles. The congested blood
is stimulated to action; a single ap
nluation will drive out the pain
Sloan's Liniment is clean, conveni
cut and quickly effective, it does not
Main the skin or clog the pores. Get
a iottle today at your druggist, 2."c
auv.
i!e at Verdun, came the announce
nent on Oetoher 20, that the French
lation as a whole was standing be
hind its fighting ranks in a manner
equally as firm, '-and evidenced by its
ubseription of nearly 2,.'i00,000 (hil
ars to a new war loan, destined to
nable the army to continue to a vic
orious end.
When, following the war of 1S70,
lermany imposed on France an un
precedented war indemnity of one
ullion dollars, the sole object of
vhich was admittedly that of crushi
ng France economically and finane
ally, the entire "World stood amazed
it the manner in which France, in
ess than a year, borrowed this sum
'rom her people, and paid off the
lobt.
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cash and insertions are to be
given In consecutive Issues of
the paper.
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It "lliiniTi riniTTn-iTi ffi r i rnrinmiTimni(iBfsiiai,
Pictured above is the Hub-Mark Storm Slippery
FROM the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Gulf to the Great
Lakes, this is the favorite rubber of men and women who want
a liolit-weiijht and dressy rubber that is a real protection in snow
and rain. This Storm Slipper is also made for men, boys and girls.
Hub-Mark Rubber Footwear is made in a wide variety of kinds
and styles to cover the stormy weather needs of men, women,
boys and tprls in town or country.
The Hub-Mark is your value mark.
HUB-MARK RUBBERS
The World's Standard Rubber Footwear
For sale by all good dealers.
SPECIAL PRICES
KOR VHt HOLIDAYS
On AnyShoev Men Women and. Children
Yours to Please,
Clapp Bannister and Florsheim Shoes Sold
Here Only.
RATES:
ONLY WHU.N ACCOMPANIED
BV CASH
1 Insertion lc a word
3 insertions 2c a word
5 Insertions 3c a word
7 insertions 4c a word
12 Insertions 6c a word
26 Insertions 12c a word
POSITIVELY NO BOOKS KEPT
WHEN THESE RATES APPLY
For Sale House and lot ; 1 black
mare, (! vears old; ton bujrerv. two
let in the Resent instance, after fcts harness; one-horse w,-.on. three
ver two years of warfare, after sub- ' iow. Will cpii ,hn Annl Ann
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rininir in an amazing manner to Manning St. 12-24 to'7
weeding loans, the Freneh people.
three weeks
lot in a year, but in
. 1 I ! 1 . I
iiuy. siuxcrinpi a new w.ir loan
ver two billion dollars, or over twi.-o
he amount "o'f the indemnity imnnseil
ii r ranee in 1H,0.
Like the military victory nt Ver
Inn. the real significance of this fin-
meial and economic victorv :in onlv
' appreciated bv vie win ir it in con-
etiun with other things.
With the beginning of the present
Wanted Old False Teeth Don't
matter if broken. I pay $1.00 to
$1.00 per set. Mail to L. Mazer,
2007 S. Fifth street, Philadelphia,
Pa. Will send cash by return mail.
Dly-12-lii to Jan. 1
Inactivity Causes Constipation
Lack of exercise in the winter is a
frenuent cause of constipation. You
feel heavy, ilu!l and listless, your
lomn'exion is sillow and nimnlv nnH
var, for example, the French people energy at low ebb. Clean up this con-
ere invited to turn into the Hank ot ,m" n at once Wlth 1)r- king's New
rame their herds of gold uce-n- i " U ""'l' ,Ia.xative that-rejoin,
.u.o.h lleves the conjrestej ,testincs with-
mr 111 its place ordinary hunk nntni out iirinino- 4 rlr. krA.n :: -
f--f-"-. uxwic jcurmg
his g,!l, thev were told, wns n I. assure you a full and easv move
ment in tne morning. 2oc at your
adv.
i i . merit in
d in o.der to permit Prance to main- Jnjggist.
TODAY
Lat day of the Vaudeville
George Ga-dner and Ins
Company of Pielty Girls giv
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Program.
A Paramount Feature F.dna
Goodrich in
THE MAKING
OF MADDALENA"
THURSDAY
A Woild Film Feakre
Bra iy Made
Ethel CUiton and CarKIe
Blackwtll m
"A WOMAN'S WAY"
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severe jolt in this superdr
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FRIDAY
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aa llie Japanese who made suth
a SU CC5S in "The Cheat and
Alien Sou't' Male a greater
name for himtelf in this great
picture.
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