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KINSTON, N. C. WEDNESEAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1917. FOUR PAGES TODAY
DUMBA PLANNED TO
HAVE AMERICA STOP
SCORE A
MEANS DIRECTS HIS
ARGENTINA TO HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY
BEFORE MANY HOURS
THOMPSONINTSTO
FARMERS PETITION
AMERICANS MW
INDElPliE
RAIDS OVER LONDON
COMPLETE SUCCESS
FIGHT FROM PRISON
GO TO SENATE WOW;
PRESIDENT ASSIST
SHIPPING TO ALLIES
IN NEW OFFENSIVE
13
CELL; IS PREPARING
Further Arrests May Be
Made Woman May Be
'STANDS ON RECORD'
IN LABOR TROUBLES
Cave Up Hope for Embargo
When Wilson Set His
Foot Against It
HAD AN EYE ON BRYAN
Thought Modified Restrict
ion Might Be Secured by
Working on Pacifists
Among Washington. Of
ficials Washington. Sent 26. That Au
strian Ambassador Dumba was taking
an active hand in trying to get the
United States to declare an embargo
on munitions befJcire his dismissal is
proven by papers in this Govern
ment's possession.
These papers show, however, trat
he abandoned hope of getting this
embrago after President Wilson de
clared against it
Instead, he wfate 'his government
that he favored trying to get an em
bargo on muntions when shipped
aboard passenger ships. He exp -eas
ed the view that then then stcreiary
of ?tate, William J. Bryan, 'ind his
democratic followers," might be fa
vorable to such a scheme.
Whether Dumba spent money try
to influence Congress js" hot revea'ed.
IMMEDIATE
FOR FORMATION OF
THE STATE MILITIA
Raleigh, Sept 25. Governor Bick
ett today directed Adjutant-General
Young to proceed immediately with
the appointment of three men in
each county of the State to select
the men serve in the State Militia.
The men to be chosen must he of "in
telligent character and courage in
their communities."
If any selected decline the honor
the Governor directs that "it will not
be thrust upon hihi but unwillingness
to serve will indicate that the com
mittee has made a mistake in the se
lection." CONVENTION NEXT MONTH.
(Special to The Free Press)
Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 26. A
convention of delegates from the
camps composing the North Carolina
Division of the United Confederate
Veterans wil be held in the hall of
the House of Representatives at
Raleigh at 8 o'clock p. m. Wednesday,
October 17, for the purpose of elect
ing the division and four brigade com
manders and transacting such other
business as may be necessary.
Only those camps' will have a
voice or vote in this convention that
have paid their annual dues. All
camps in arrears are earnestly re
quested by Maj.-Gen. James G. Met.ts,
division commander, to pay their ar
rears without further cjtay.
All veterans in the State are cor
dially invited to attend this conven
tion. - - ,
STATE NEWS
Will Floyd, a colored preacher of
Wake County is held at Raleigh, on
charge of killing his son-in-law.
Sixty labor Commissioners and fac
tory inspectors are attending the
20ft annual convention of the As
sociation ft the Government Labor
Officials .t Ashevflk.
Hon. 3ax Gardner, lieutenant
goverrfar " of North Carolina, was
nMDS the speakers at a patriotic
t Spartanburg, S. C,' Sunday
in honor pf( tf,e New.Vorit troops in,
P the. ' ,' , ... .
Anzacs and English Renew
Push and Achieve Victory
on a Considerable Scale-
French Air Record Pub
lished
By William Philip Simms
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the British Armies Afield,
Sept 26. Full success was attained
by the Anzac and British troops in
the Sonnebeke region today when the
great British "push" was renewed.
Close to Sonnebeke the Anzacs swept
forward taking the whole of their
first objectives. Headcruarters re
ports received as this was dispatched,
earn tne British to the right were
equally successful.
Earlier Report
Londion, Sept. 26. General Haig
has started another offensive. "East
and Northeast of Ypres at 5:30 this
morning, we attacked on a wide
front, making progress," was report
ed. General Haig failed to definitely
fix the "wide front" along which his
trtoops "went over."
Brilliant Aerial Record.
By Henry Wood
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the French Armies Afield,
Sept. 26. France's brilliant aerial
fighting is aptly illustrated in figur
es available today.
Since the start of the war France
has developed 37 aerial "aces" now
living who have downed a total of
393" 'German 'plaines. Eleven French
"aces" Tilow dead downed 91 enemy
craft in their time.
Against this the German aviation
service numbers only 28 living "aces."
Twenty-nine Germans who would be
classed as "aces" because they each
downed five enemy planes have been
killed. I A p ,.
GERMANS AIDING IN
ARGENTINA STRIKE
By Charles P. Stewart
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Buenos Aires, Sept 25. By a
vote of 53 to 18 the Argentine
Chamber of Deputies today
voted in support of the break
ing off of relations with Ger
many. The Senate last week voted 23
to 1 in favor of such a break.
Under Argentine constitution
al law, it is authoritatively be
lieved that President Irlgoyen
can over ride this legislative ap
proval by a veto if he so desies.
Public opinion here, however,
today supported the belief that
the administration would follow
the' course recommended by the
Senate and Deputies.
Britishers Dislike
Armor, They Say; a
Secret Covetousness
London, Sept 1 (By Mail) The En
glishman, Canadian, i Australian
still refuses to gird h&nself with ar
mor, although several Inventors
have perfected shields capable of de
flecting bullets, shnapnel and small
shell fragments. It is the story over
again jbf the tin-hat which' the sol
diers first sneered at as a bonnet
made for cowards.
Secretly thousands of aen want
body armor, protective visors for
their eyes and every other sort of
safeguard that inventive ingenuity
can devise. A soldier of unquestioned
bravery will admit confidentially that
the only reason he refuses to buy the
stuff for himself is that he would be
ashamed to wear rmor while other
fellows can't afford to buy it
Some officers of great value to the
army have the courage 10 . wear
Taken In Custody Pros
ecution Holds a Confer
ence Concord
By George Martin
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Concord, Sept. 20. Loser in his
first battle to keep off the road that
might lead to the electric chair for
murdering rich Maude King, Gaston
Means today directed the continuance
of his fight from a prison cell here in
his home town.
More Arrests Expected.
Concord, Sept. 26. Further ar
rests in connection with the murder
charge against Gaston B. Means are
expected to be made in a few Bays.
Following the prosecution counsel's
conference early today, Assistant
District Attorney 'Dooling of Nev
York said further arersti are prob
able. Detective Cuniff told Concord-
ians that he would return in "a few
days" tto arrest probably two others
one a woman whose name has been
mentioned frequently in connection
with the case.
Give Our Boys Chance,
Says Training Advocate
(By Wm. Wrigley, Jr., Chicago)
How fortunate it would have been
had we adopted universal military
training five or ten years ago. It
would have meant much in the pres
ent crisis it probably Would hab
kept us out lc(f the war. But it's no
use to cry ever spilt nuilk. The ques
tion is, what shall we do now? Every
thoughtful man must feel that a na
tion unable to protect itself promptly
is blind to the tragic possibilities cf
its heedlessness. War comes unex
pectedly and, as in our own case, it
is sometimes forced upon an "inno
cent bystander." For thr,ce year3 we
submitted to insult and injury, until
forbearance ceased ts be a virtue and
there was nothing left for us but to
assert our rights and to defend them.
No country in the world hates war
more than we do. Only extreme
provocation would induce us to take
up arms. Experience shows abund
antly that a peace-loving nation is
not safe because of that fact. Bel
gium and some of the Balkan states
are evidence of it
Men of special tiaining only can be
used in modern warfare.
The plan cf universal military
training as outlined in the Chamber
lain bill would make available at all
times, millions of young men who
have had sufficient military training
to enable them to .become excellent
soldiers with a few weeks of
additional training.
War is a calamity beytond descrip
tion. We are sorry that any of our
young men should be compelled to
engage in it, but there are some
things worse than war, and one would
be to have lour country dominated by
a foreign power by a rule, of ruth
lew militarism that counts war as a
regular business.
We must not 'be asleep at the
switcth. The responsibility is up to
the American citizen and the voters
of this country to demand the passage
of tihe Chamberlain bill r some simi
lar measure by Congress at its next
session. It has already been post
poned too long. It's time now for ac
tion. : A supposedly rabid dog bit three
children at Raleigh Monday after
noon.
shields, not to spare themselves suf
fering but to safe-guard their servic
es to' the forces.
Armor has its faults. It is heavy
and expensive and its manufacture
in great quantities wwld divert the
energies of a great number of skilled
workmen mow making other war ma
terials. But the severest tests have
shown that many Uvea could be sav
ed and many hospital cases averted
by protective plates. . ; . .
President is Investigation
State of the; Public Mind,
It's Reported 1
NO HALF PY COURSE
i
Either War or Neutrality
for Latin-American Pow
er Won't (Merely Break
off Relations When
She
Acts
By Charle P. Stewart
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Buenos Aires, Sept 26. Argentina
today still hesitated between war and
neutrality, while prd:f piled up that
the genei'aK-'s'trike throughout the
nation is being actively fostered and
aided by German agents. Best in
formation was that President Irigoy
en would either rjiaintain neutrality
or declare war, that he would not
take the middle cpure and break off
erlations.
His decision rests with his inter
pretation of Argentine public senti
ment. Compelling proof of this pub
lic state of mind may be famished
tonight at a great mass meeting
scheduled to be held here.
Lajoie at Last With
Pennant-Winning Team
By H.. C. Hamilton .
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
New York, Sept 36-rAfter twenty-
four years of brilliant playing star
of ages at his position, Napoleon La
joie finally has landed with a pen
nant winner. And he put it over him
self.
Lajoie celebrated his first year as
a minor league manager by winning
the International League pennant
for Toronto in one of the toughest
seasons the old league ever had
known. The going was so tough the
battle was not settled until two days
before the season closed. Three clubs
were in the fight right to the finish.
FIREWORKS EXPECTED AT
DECIDED TENDENCY TOWARD DEMOCRACY LIKELY TO
BE MANIFESTED; POWER TO
By Perry Arnold
(United Press Foreign Editor)
New York, Sept 26. There may
be some fire works of the German
brand, when the Reichstag meets in
Berlin today.
It will be the first session of the
German pardiament since Chancellor
George Michaelis was inducted into
office, in July. The Centerists and
members of the Left party combined
at that time in demands that the gov
ernment state its position on the
Reichstag formula of peace "without
annexation" and also that equal suf
frage be granted. The upshot was
the tumbling from power of Chan
cellor von Bethman Hollweg.
Michaelis was appointed, made a
non-commital address to the Reich
stag (outlining his policies, and the
Reichstag sitting adjourned.
Since that time considerable op
position has developed against Mich
aelis, according to word which has
just leaked out of Germany. Certain
of the extreme radical elements in
Germany have not hesitated to de
clare that Michaelis is even more re
preventative of the militarists than
Hollweg. His refusal to date clearly
to outline his policies have made ev
en the near radicals distrustful of
him. Dr. Matthias Erzberger, the
Clerical (Catholic) leader who assum
ed leadership of -the "revolt rs" in
the July session of the Reichstag,
has been quoted recently as severely
critical of Michaelis. '
Erzberger, a Catholic is undoubt
edly , anxious that Germany go the
limit in voicing acceptance of Pope
Benedict's recent peace suggestions.
He - may seek to force Michaelis'
Chiago's Mayor Announces
as Candidate io Succeed
James Hamilton Lewis
Primaries to Be Held Sep
tember 18
(By the United Prew)
Chicago, Sept 26. William Hale
Thompson, mayor of Chicago, wants
to be a United States senator. He
today announced through a formal
statement "to the people of Illinois"
his candidacy for the Republican
nomination in the primaries on Sep
tember 18, to succeed James Hamil
ton Lewis.
"I stand upon my record as a pub
lic official, my public addresses, my
authorized public statements," he de
clared. LOUISVILLE BACKS
Given Ovation When He
Appears in Public for
First Time Since Body of
Wife Was Exhumed at
Wilmington
(By the-Unitad Pim) -, ,
Louisville, Sept 26. Louisville is
with Judge Robert Worth Bingham
in the controversy that has followed
the death of his wealthy wife, form
erly Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, and le
gatee of bis millions.
Bingham received a stirring ova
tfen today on the occasion of his. first
public appearance here since Mrs.
Bingham's body wm secretly remov
ed from its grave at Wilmington and
the vital organs taken to New York
for examination at the instance of
her relatives.
REICHSTAG MEETING; A
WITHHOLD WM10NEYS
hand on .this matter.
Over all, however, it appears that
the "revolters" may be beginning to
realize the sweeping "reforms" prom
ised by the Kaiser are still empty
promises, and that Hollweg has been
replaced by an even stronger mili
tarist taskmaster, from whicm there
in not the slightest hope of obtaining
any concessions; towards , democrat
ization. .
The September session of the
Reichstag will at lence face the ques
tion of financing Germany . for the
next year icf the war. Approval of
the budget is virtually the only pow
er which the Reichstag exercises.
The .budget should, in the ordinary
course of , events, have been approv
ed at the July sitting, but its consid
eration was postponed in View of the
radical revolt The aiadicals, if .they
ar truly in earnest have it in their
power beginning today seriously
to enhance 'the autocratic govern
ment by witholding approval of the
money measure.
According t'a word from Holland
and Switzerland the Reichstag mem
bens are likely also to attempt to
get an explanation from the liancel
lor of the Luxburg Incident, at Buenos
Aires, wherein the United States dis
covered that the German charge was
sending messages to his home bffii-e
through the Swedish embassy. Reich
stag members will 'probably be more
concerned why Count Luxburg was
un tactful enough to send the opinion
he did in the fashion discovered by
the United States. .
Germany's food administration ap
pears likely also. to. come in f Oir con
siderable criticism. - . !
Mere Exemption Would
Not Meet Situation
Want Draining of Youth
From Farms Checked for
Greater Production
(Special Do The Firee Press)
Washington, D. C, Sept 25. Rep.
resentatives of more than two mil
lion organized farmers met President
Wilson at the White House this af
ternoon at 5 o'clock and discussed
with him the methods (of determdn.
ing exemption of farm labor in con-
nection with the draft The farmers
were accompanied by a large assemb
lage of senators, congressmen and
prominent persons from various
states who gathered here to present
their case to the President The far
nens presented a memorial drawn by
the Federal Board of Farm Organi
zations, a federation of national farm
assicdations, which was formed short
ly after the outbreak of our, war with
Germany, as a means of giving the
farmer a voice in national affairs. The
Board proposes to do for the far
riers what the American Federation
of Labor does for workers and the
Chamber of Commerce (of the United
States does for organized business
interests1. Joining with dhe (board
weire the legislative committee of the
National Grange. The memorial in
part floBows:
Shortage of Labor.
"Mn. President:
"There is an unprecedented short
age of agricultural labor. Because
of it the farmers of the United States
feair they may not be able to do, as
they-desire. to do, their full hare.in
the great common task of winning the'
wan, For this reason the Federal
Board of Farm Organizations, speak
ing for the farmers (of America, has
asked permission to lay certain facts
before you.
"Mere exemption or discharge of
skilled farmers from the draft would
nlct meet the case. They should be
required to remain in 'productive la
bor on the farm during the period
far which their exemption may be
necessary.
"What we seek is a more perfect
administration of the purpose of the
act to prlotect the essential occuipa
tions. We ask you to see to it that
farm laborers and fairm owners may
;'jc kept or placed where they may
serve the Nation best."
Twelve-y ear-bid Miss
Elopes But Cupid Gets
Worsted; Man Arrested
Leslie Stroud, about grown, was
arrested on the charge of abduction
when he left a tirain here late Mon
day night Miss Barbara Barwick,
12, whose father, Joseph Barwick,
caused Strtoud to be arrested, was
with the young man.
Stroud and the girl eloped from
the Sandy Bottom section to Ben
ncttsviile, S. C, for the purpose of
getting tmarried. "They applied' to
the ju)lge of prlclbate there. That
functionary declined to have any
thing ;to do with the matter because
of the would-be bride's tfco appar
ent youthfulness. They tiad gone to
the wrong perston, it developed. Un
able to have the marital knot tied in
South. Carolina, they returned to
Kinston.
The girl told the Sheriff here that
she would not be 13 years of age un
til next Spring. She is an attractive
little person. Stroud vehemently as
serted that he dould dispel any doubt
as to the mariner in which he had
conducted himself with his little fian
cee. Miss Karwick eemed to be dis
appointed over the wreaking of the
barque of her young dreams, the
Sheriff said.
Stroud gave bail for; his appear
ance for trial the latter part of this
week. That his bond waa fixed at
only $100 indicates that his alleged
crime is considered to have been not
a very' serious one.
Yell and Sing When German
Flyers Bomb the Brft-. ,
ish Capital
FIRST mil OF STRIFE
"We're Coming, Kaiser.
Bill" Liked the Excite
ment Jackies and Sam
mies Hoot Teuton "Baby
Killers"
London, Sept. 2G. Upwards of 100
American 'Soldiers and sailors 'ot
their first taste of war during air
raids the last two night3 in London.
They liked it. r .
The sound of lanti-aireraft "guns
bringing them the first warning of
the raid was greeted with cheers.
They marched out of the Y. 'M. C. A.
quarters where they were (playing
pool, singing "We'r Coming Kaiser
Bill". After the raid the returned
to their pool and joined the British
in denouncing the "baby killers.1
BULLETINS
MITCHELL'S LEAD REDUCED.
New . York, Sept. 26. Mayor
Mitchell's lead in the contest for
the Republican mayoralty, nomi
nation, has been slashed, to 1 234 .
votes by a recount of the Ibalfota
In last week's primary. " " ;
More Than Half a . V
Million Pounds ;-'
tokeco Here Again.
More than 500,000 pounds, of to
bacco was sold here Tuesday. Threat
ening weather probably kept the re
ceipts lower than they woull have
been with bright skies. , ;
Tobacconists estimated the day's
average pitice at something like 32
cents. . .... ;, -.. :
COMMISSION Ki my
MAKE PLANS PROBE
THE LABOR UNREST
(By the United Press)
301d COMMISSION . . .. .. ....
Washington, Sept 26. President
Wilson's labor investigating commis
sion meets tomorrow to complete
plans for probing Western. labor un
rest including a searching inquiry
ito the famous Mooey Wointb lot
ase. Throughout the country there
is growing pressure an the Govern
ment for a Federal investigation, of
Mconey'a conviction. i
;v.
Discharged From National Army.
Benjamin F. Cox and Ttoland Bar
wick, Lenoir County men, are among
a number of selectmen from this
State discharged from (he National
army at Camp Jackson, Columbia, S
C, having been disqualified 'by rea
son of physical unfitness. -
Cases in Supreme Court. ;
Sixth District cases aoigued before
the Supreme Court Tuesday Included
W. L. Sutton and nnia Sutton vsi C
G. Craddock and Cora A. Craddock
and Dr. Ira M. Hardy va. City of
Kinston and West Construction Com
pany frforo Lenoir County. :
TO BE GREAT
MARITIME NATION.
Washigton, Sept 26 y the
end of 1918 America will have a
merchant fleet of more, than
1,600 ships, aggregating 9,200,
000 tons, for overseas trade, the
United States Shipping Board t-
day announced, . : , ; i