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VOL. XIX. No. 120
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. C. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1917
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Mieipp PRESIDOT WILSON'S REPLY 10 POMAGfllAL BRUSH OF
INSURANCE FOR MEN
AT LEAST TWENTY AN D MAYBE MORE WERE
KlllEfi IN SERIES EXPLOSIONS CANADIAN
HDNrilDNS PlAlilT EARLY fi SATURDAY
Siil AFFORD A; BASIS FOR HASTENING EI OF THE
GERMAN m MB
TITANIC STRUGGLE BETWEEN DEMOCRACY AND AlIIOCRAtt
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GERMANY AND AUSTRIA HAVE INDICATED TO
POPE THAT HIS PROPOSALS WOULD HAVE
CONSIDERATE ATTENTION AUSTRIA IS SAWt
TO HAVE INDICATED
IATELY START NEGOTIATIONS WASHINGTON
STILL TftTNKSTlfAT ALLIED" POWERS WILL RE
LY ON PRESIDENT TO DECIDE SCOPE AtfD
DRAFT REPLY FOfS THEM
(By Carl Groat, United
Washington, Aug. 18.
only for herself when- she answers- thePdpe's peae Jea;
It is stated officially that th Pontiff's communlcatioii9(
such as 19 require an inuiviuuai repiy. n win De sent
liowever, only after the Government has exhaustively ex
changed views .with otiier allied Governments. The
State Department said' the note, "is under th'e.most care
ful consideration. :.
Washington, Aug. 18 President Wilson's reply to the
Pope's peace offer rnay afford an actual working basis for
hastening an end to the war. Germany and Austria have
already moved in this direction, dispatches from Rome
'ay.
The belief grows that the Presi
dent in courteously declining the Ho
ly See's suggestions now, will' offer a
constructive policy in which the lib
erals of the world will find real en
couragement. The opinion is strong here that the
decision on the scope of the allied
answer has been left up to President
Wilson.
Austria Ready to Negotiate.
Rome, Aug. 18. Germany has as
sured Pope Benedict of her moral ad
hesion to the peace proposals advanc
ed by the Pontiff, said dispatches
here.
Austria has gone further and de
clared her readiness to initiate ne
gotiations, information from the
same source asserts. The dispatches
were from Berne and were published
by the Idea Nazionales.
OHERNTOBE
; H VIRGINIA
I
(By the United Press)
Asheville, Aug. 18. The body of
Senator Kern, who died at a sana
torium here last night, left here for
the Kern Summer home in Hollins,
Va., for interment, accompanied by
Mrs. Kern and daughter, Mrs. George
R. Lawson of Roanoke, Va.
35,100 POUNDS OF
PROJECTILES IILIRL'D
FBililcMAiS
114 German Airplanes Fall
en Victims of Allied
Planes in Past Week
Fierce Sky Fighting Ac
companies Drive
(By th United Press)
Paris, Aug. 18. An air raid in
'hich 111 French airplanes partici
pated by dropping 13,500; kilegrams
(35,100 pounds) of projectiles on
German military establishments was
reported. Seven German machines
were downed and eight others and a
baloon badly damaged. , Two French
machines failed td return.
Fierce Fighting in Progress.
By Wra. PmB Smrms
(United Ptiis 'sk -Correspondent)
...hi me pntisn. Armies Afield,
Aug. 18. A total of llf German ah".
connection wiU the affied offensiv
'i-two (machines were destroyed
losing control
WILLINGNESS TO IMMED
Press Staff Correspondent)
America will probably speak
STATE WW
Cicero Sessams, a negro, ran
amuck in Nash County, killed Cary
Weeks of Whitakers and seriouslv
wounded one man and slightly wound
ed several others. An attempt was
being made to arrest him when he
barricaded himself and opened fire at
'the officers.
Socialist preacher, Elder H. F.
Wolfe, arrested a few days ago and
lodged in jail at Raleigh charged
with uttering seditious remarks from
his pulpit, has been bound over by
United States, Commissioner under a
I bond $o00 to await hearing before
the Federal Court.
The "Moore," a gas boat running
ir, Pamlico Sound, was sunk Thurs
day morning. At the time there
were a crew of three and seven pas
sengers aboard. All were saved but
were in the water more than an hour
depending upon life boats before be
ing rescued.
NO, SETTLEMfT OF
MINERS STRIKE IN
KENTUCKY APPAR'NT
Localities Where Miners
Been Ejected From Hom
es Said Be Growing Bel
ligerentOperators1 Re
fuse Recognize Union
(By the United Press)
Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 18. After
a week's duration of the strike of
20,000 miners in nearly 200 mines in
southeastern Kentucky and eastern
Tennessee, early today the questions
involved appeared far from a settle
ment.
Federal mediators are working in
defatigable. The Southern Appal
achian Coal Operator's Association
miners union. Miners have been sub
ject at various points to petty cruel
ties by ejection from their homes and
it is believed they are growing hour
ly more belligerent. Only 12 or 15
small independent mines in the en
tire section are in operation.
COTTON
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New York future were quoted
Saturday: .; . .
Open. Close.
January ......... 24.32 24.41
March .......... 24.53 2455
May; ...... ...... 24.60 24,70
Angist ........... "25.60
October ........" 24.53 . 24.65
December .....V. 24.33 24.42
RETIRED OFFICERS
PUT IN CHARGE OF
SEVERAL D'PARTH'TS
Maj. Gen. Duval Succeeds
General Leonard Wood as
Commander of the South
eastern Department Ap
pointments 1 1 Announced
(By the United Press)
Washington, Aug. 18. The Dc
partmcit has named new Depart
ment Commanders as follows: East
ern: Brig. Gen. E. D. Hoyle; West
ern Department: Maj. Gen. Arthur
Murray; Southeastern Department
Maj. Gen. W. P. Duval; Southern:
Maj. Gen. John Buehman; North
eastern Department, Brig. Gen. John
A. Johnston; Central Department:
Maj. Gen. Wm. H. Carter. All are
retired officers of the regular army.
Brig. Gen. J. P. Wisser was given
command of Hawaii and Maj. Gen.
P. P. Tawnsley command of Panama.
BLOODHOUNDS TRAIL
NASH COUNTY NEGRO
WHO KILLElt OFFICER
Feeling In County Said to
Be Running1 High and1
Lynching: Feared Wheni
Culprit Apprehended1
Heavily Armed
(By the United Press)
Rocky Mount, Aug. 18. Blood
hounds, followed by farmers' posses,
today in full cry are on the trail of
the negro Cicero Sessams, who killed
officer Cary Weeks and seriously
wounded Bruce Taylor, Dan Sharp
and other white men, who Thursday
night surrounded him in a small
house near here to effect his arrest
on a minor charge. The negro is said
to be heavily armed and determined
to resist capture. Nash County citi
zens are greatly aroused over the
killing and a lynching is feared.
TWO AMERICANS ARE
AWARDED MILITARY CROSS.
(By the United Press)
London, Aug. 1 (By Mail) Two
American lieutenants of the Canad
ian Army today wear the Military
Cross as a reward for their bravery
and leadrship under fire. A. H. Pan
nil, of Chatham, Va., and Donald
MacRae, of Washington, D. C.
whose father is in the adjutant-gen
eral's office were decoratd by King
George in recognition of their valor
Pannill, at Vimy Ridge took com
mand of a company, captured part of
a second line trench and established
a machine-gun position in a crater be
yond the trench. His command suf
fered severe casualties. Pannil him
self, though wounded by shrapnel, re
mained on the job for 24 hours con
solidating the gains. He recently
transferred to the Royal Flying
Corps.
MacRae found that his major's
crown was keeping him out of action
because the army needed active lieu
tenants and was plentifully supplied
with major officers. Jhe Washington
man was so anxious to fight that he
"pulled two stars" from his sleeve
and' took the rank. of lieutenant The
act for which he received the Mili
tary Cross : was performed on the
V'Imy front some time before the big
assault. .
Joel J. Garner a well known" far
mer of Duplin. County, residing near
Sit OJive, died, .Wednesday after
noon. ,. -. )
One German Destroyer Said
to' Have Been Damaged
Germans Continue to Try
Dislodge Canadians From
Len's Approaches
(By tho United Press)
London, Aug. IS. An engagement
between the British and German
scouting ships, in which one German
destroyer and several mine sweepers
were damaged, was reported by the
Admiralty.
German submarines were also en
gaged in the fight, which occurred
Thursday morning.
The engagement occurred in the
German Bight.
German Counters Continue.
London, Aug. lS.PFor, the third
day the Germans continued hurling
masses of men,, against the newly
won British positions near Lens. All
such counters were completely re
pulsed after sharp fighting, reports
Marshal Haig.
FIST- SEA LORD OF
BRFTAIN ONCE DEPOT
AGENT IN 1ST VA.
Rise of Sir Eric Geddes
Furnishes One of Most
Spectacular Careers in
History Wlhout Mili
tary' Training
(By the United Press)
By Lowell Mellett
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
London, Aug. 1. (By Mai!) They
used to say that the fastest thing
on the B. and (). was the Royal Blue
Limited. Thev were wrong. The
fastest thing on the B. and O. was a
voung hired hand named Eric Geddes
Naturally it wasn't known then, but
the appointments of Vicc-Admira
Sir Eric Geddes the same young
hired hand and not a whole lot old
er to be ruler ot the JMavy mat rules
the waves ought to prove it. If the
new First Lord of the British Ad
miralty had a middle name it would
he Speed. If lie accomplishes the
same results in the Admiralty that
he has accomplished in other branch
es of the Government this much is
certain: British naval officer? will
cease to marvel at the hustle of the
American navy; they'll be too busy
speeding up their own.
Sir Eric was born in India forty
one years ago. He was educated at
Edinburgh Academy and Oxford Mil
itary College. When 17 years old he
went to America. He worked in
southern lumber camps a bit, then
for the Carnegie Steel company in
Pittsburgh and became a switchman
and afterwards a station agents on
the B. and O. in West Virginia. Four
years later he left to go back to In
dia.
In India he entered the service of
the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway,
building of a railroad through the
jungle, a job that made him some
thing of a reputation. Thirteen
years ago Sir Georgs Gibbs, general
manager of the Northwestern Rail
way cabled him asking if he was pre
pared to accept a place on the North
eastern staff. "Starting Monday",
Geddes replied.
In a short time he was appointed
deputy general manager. Lord
Kitchener saw him in 1915 and en
listed, his aid in speeding vp muni
tions. When the Ministry of Muni
tions" was created with Lloyd George
in . charge he made.. Geddes Deputy
General Director. , Early in 1916 he
was transferred to the Wan Office as
Director of Military Railways.
Called on to assist in the prepara
tions for the Sorame campaign he
was ; transferred, at Sir , Douglas
Hg'a request o France as a mem
be , of the Ommander-inChiefs
(Cbtlflnwd oo Page Four)
Bill Not Only Provides For
Vf&ir During Life rnit For
Partial Or Total Dis
ability and FfortiV-Bn
fits Also
(By the United Press)
By George Martin
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, Aug. 18. Uncle
Sam's compensation, relief and in
surance system for soldiers and sail
ors in the war against Germany was
practically ready for submission to
Congress today.
This legislation will be passed by
the present session of 'Congress. It
dees away with the old Civil War
ension system altogether. It will
be administered bv the United Stnfes
Treasury Department. It provide
For the support of dependants of
soldiers and sailors by an allotment
from the men's pay and an allow
ance from the Government. That of
ficers and men be indemnified against
death, total or partial disability.
That a Government system of rehabi-
i tut ion and reeducation of disabled
men be inaugurated, anil:
That the government issue insur
ance up to $iu,uuu on tne lite ot ev
ery soldier or sailor, applying for it
and raying the peace time premium
thereon. This is the first time in
hntmy the United States has employ
ed any forehanded method of caring
f . i its fighting men about to go to
war.
The Government feels its duty to
provide ample protection for enlist
ed men and their dependants, it was
pointed out today, because the men
ire taken ty drait. Payment on ac-
onrt of soldiers or sailors killed in
action will be based on the number of
.eoendants he leaves.
The family allowance will be grad
ated by the Government to care for
eaiii dependant. Jt will ue given on
lv if the soldier or, sailor makes an
allotment of part of his pay to his
family. The amount to be paid for
: man's death will be based on the
trim's services, the size of his fam
ily and the degree of loss to his
f.imily by his death.
Partial disability will be compen
sated for along the same lines. All
this compensation will bet paid di--ectly
by the Government. Under
the insurance system, use of which h
optional, the Government will pay all
the war excess premiums on his pol
icy, making insurance up to $10,000
juit as cheap to him us it would be
in peace times.
The Government also will establish
a system for reeducation of injured
men to fit them as far as possible fur
lives of usefulness either in then
former or in other vocations. They
will be paid compensation and their
families taken care of while they are
being thus helped.
40,000 Kill li'l I MEN
IN ENGL'ND ON VERGE
(By the- United Press)
London, Aujf. 18. For the third
0(M) railway engineers and firemen
on English railroads, was declared
certain this afternoon, following
meeting of union leaders, the Presi
dent of the Board of Trade and La
bor minister announced this morning:
FEMININE SMOKERS BOOST
UNCLE SAM'S REVENUE.
Washington, Aug. . 18. Since sis
ter Susie learned to blow smoke
rinjrs through her nose and took to
carrying her cigarettes in jeweled
cases, Uncle Sam's revenue has been
boosted more than $12,000,000 accord
ing to official,, figures here. Re
ceipts from taxes on all forms of to
bacco showed this Increase, and the
biggest ( jump was . in cigarettes.
Feminine devotees of the weed are be
Keved responsible for a big part of
the gain in revenue. .
PART OF NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD" TRACKS
DESTROYED AND TRAINS ANNULLKI HOUS
ES IN NEARBY TOWNS CRUMBLE FROM SHOCK
OF TERRIFIC DETONATIONS COMMUNfCA
TION INTERFERED ATTH AND ONLY MEAGRE
REPORTS A V A IL A Bl 4 E 1I A N Y EMPLOYEES RE
PORTED MISSING BUT BELIEVED TO BE SAFE
HEAVY SMOKE HANGING OVER SURROUNDING
COUNTRY
(By the
Montreal, Aug. 18. At least tvtenty were killed, ac
cording to estimates in the explosions at the Curtis and
Harvey ammunition plant. Scores of employees are
missing but believed to be safe.
Barney Oldfield and
RaP WePalma Trying
For a 25,000 Parse
(By the United Press)
New York, Aug. IK. For a purse
of $LTi,000, Barney Oidlield and Ralph
DePaima will meet on the Sheeps-
bead Bay track here today in a match
automobile race. Louis Chevrolet
will be another starter, driving a
car propelled by an aeroplane motor.
The World Series
Wiif Be Played as
1 Usual, Says Johnson
(By the United Press)
By IL C Hamilton ,.
(United Press SUff Correspondent)
New York, Aug. 18. Billy Evans,
umpire of the American league, a I
generally recognized as one of the
best officials baseball ever has
known, is a believer In peace and in
flicts his ideas on baseball players
with whom he comes in contact. The
times when Evans has chased play
ers tiom games in tho American
eague could be counted on the fing
ers of a normal man's hands. Evans
aims, that there are many things an
umpire should not hear or see. There
ire times when an umpire, by turn
ing his back, according to Evans, can
keep out of wfiat otherwise would be
serious trouble.
i no eneci ot ivvans' practice is
easily seen in the work of George
Moriui.ity, the former Detroit third
baseman. Moriarity, although one of
the scrappiest men in baseball has
very little trouble on the baseball
field now. Ills association with Ev
ans is the reason.
There now is little doubt that the
world's se;ies will be played. On a
recent, visit to New York President
Ban Johnson of the American league,
declared that, although baseball is
going to give up many men to the
new National Army, the men left
with the championship clubs un
jubtedly will play the post-season
series as usual. The huge attend
ance figures reported from Boston,
New York, Chicago and recently from
St. Louis and Cincinnati, Johnson be
lieves is an indication that the pub
lic wants baseball. That being the
case, he holds the public want to see
the world's series.
AMERICAN VESSEL
TKOUfiHT TO VE BEEN
ATTACKED OFF COAST
(By the United Press)
Atlantic' Port Aug1. 18. An Amer
ican steamer is believed to be in dis
tress because of a sea raider's at
tack, six miles off the coast, accord
ing to a report by naval authorties
her. A thick fog is overhanging the
sea and nothing can be seen of the
vessel. It is reported that the crew
has taken to the boats and headed for
a port near here.
United Press)
Terrific Detonations Cause
(ircat Damage.
Montreal, Aug. 18. A series of
terrific explosions wrecked the Cur
tis and Harvey ammunition works at
Dragon, Quebec today. Reports here
indicate that many were killed. Sev
eral hundred men were in the plant
at the time of the explosions, but
communications with the town were
so interfered with that only frag
mentary reports were had up to 11
o'clock. Upwards of forty houses in
town wero destroyed. A section of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad was
destroyed and all trains oven that di
vision have been cancelled.
A heavy pall of smoke is hanging
over the country.
BULLETINS
FRENCH TROOPS
CONTINUE ADVANCE.
Paris, Aug. 18. The French
Troohs continued their advance
in Flanders, capturing a strong
position east of (the, Steenbek.
They progressed also along the
road to Langemark, north of
Rixrhoote. j
"SAVE SWEET POTATOES"
NEW SLOGAN.
Washington Aug. 18. An
emergency ' campaign for the
preservation of perishable fruits
and vegetables was launched by
the Department! of Agriculture
with the slogan "save your sweet
potatoes." This is the first mes
sage addressed to the South.
TROOPS TO TRAIN IX CUBA.
Washington, Aug. 18. Some
American troops will proceed to
the eastern end of Cuba for
training at an curly date it is of
licially announced.
HARNESS AND SADDLERY
ASSN. CHARGED CONSPIRACY.
Wasnington, Aug. 18. Charging a
conspiracy to suppress competition,
the Federal Trade Commission filed
i comnlaint against the Wholesale
Saddlery Association and Nat-onai
i!arne?.i Makers Association. The
'va have a membership of 159 firms.
ARGENTINA PREPARING TO
OVERCOME COAL SHORTAGE.
(By the United Press)
Buenos Aires, uly 10 (By Mail)
Argentina is making desperate efforts
to find enough domestic fuel for her
own home uses even if she should be
cut off entirely from foreign coal
supplies. Government mineralogists
say there is coal enough in Argen
tina to keep all the country's boilers
going, her foundries in operation and
to furnish her with gas if transpor
tation facilities for getting it to mar
ket, were better. Transportation ex
perts assert that this coal, owing to
he cost of hauling, can compete, from
the standpoint of price, with the sea
borne article although Cardiff sup
plies threaten to exceed $75 gold per
ton.
The experts recommend the use of
quebracho, a native hard wood which
costs 20 pesos (-about $8.35 in U. S.
money) per ton. The railroad figur
es that two and one-half tons of que
bracho equal approximately one' ton
of Cardiff coal. N
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