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VOL XIX. No. 173
SECOND EDITION
KINSTON, N. C. FRIDAY. OCTOBER J9, 1917
FOUR PACES TODAY
WMITOKINSTON
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OF FIVE
BILLIONS CAN BE
REACHED, BELIEVED
By Maintaining Present
Pace Liberty Loan Can
Be Made Success
ONE-THIRD SUBSCRIBED
Nation Has to Furnish
$400,000,000 a Day for
Remainder of Time Ac
celeration Greatest En
thusiasm at Washington
(By the United Press)
Washington, Oct. 19. The second
Liberty Loan Is developing the mo
mentum necessary for a smashing
succaps.
Although only one-third of the
$5,000,000,000 maximum has been
subscribed, the Nation can reach this
stupendous goal if it keeps on ac
celerating its pace as in the last
few days.
Prom now on subscriptions must
pour in at the rate of $400,000,000
a day, practically 20 times what it
was in the first week.
IONS A
SURE J.0SER, THffT
(By the United Press)
New York, Oct. 19. "Fitz
can put up a mighty battle.
Even death will find him a hard
man to handle," Jim Corbett said
today when informed of the se
rious condition of Bob Fitz
simmons. Chicago, Oct. 19. OldBob Fitz
simmon8, greatest boxer of all time,
is on the verge of a knockout here
in the biggest fight of his career a
battle with death.
The old ring hero is slowly tak
ing the count from pneumonia. All
hope is abandoned.
Mildred Walters, 11, was criminal
ly assaulted by Sopbrona Harris,
colored, 18, near Williamston several
days ago. The assailant is in jail.
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WOODINGTON HOLDS ITS COMMUNITY F'.!R; EXHIBITS
EXCELLENT; CONSERVATION, LIBERTY LOAN, NATION!
SERVICE ADDRESSES; FOLKS, FUN, FEASTING ENJOYED
Fine exhibits, good speeches, plen
ty of palatable eats and a large
number of people gave a fitting set
ting to the first annual community
fair to be held at Woodingten. The
exhibit was Friday. It was the third
in the series of four to be held in
the county. The fair at Moss Hill
Saturday will conclude the series.
Planters and their wives and chil
dren from Woodington, McGowan,
New Hope, Deep Run, Oak Grove,
Beaver Dam, Waller's, Maple Grove
and Linwood school districts, patro
nized the Woodington fair. Ex
tensive exhibits of agricultural, live
stock, household and kitchen pro
ducts and school work were display
ed. . During the morning there was a
creditable parade, led by Herman
Johnson, chief marshal, and Miss
Sadie Waller, chief marshal-ess. Sev
eral excellent floats were entered.
Dr. J. M. Parrott delivered an ad
dress on the Liberty iLoanjL Miss
Mary G. Shotwell, assistant super
intendent of schools, discussed the
coming registration of women.
Mrs. J. F. Parrott, chairman of
the Women's Council of Defense for
the County spoke for service on food
conservation. Farm Demonstration
Agent Sears and Miss Gray, home
' demonstration agent, both of Craven
County, who were judges, pointed out
to the exhibitors why they won or
lost;'
For instance, two jars of preserves
OCTOBER 24 TO BE
STATE'S LOAN BAY
(By the United Frees)
Raleigh, Oct. 19. October 24 will
be Liberty Bond Day in North Caro
lina. A " proclamation setting aside
tihe day was issued by Governor
E'ickett today. At the same time
he appealed to "all classes" of citi
zens of the State to devote the day
to the sale of bonds, and especially
yrf;d the mayors of incorporated
towns to wage community canvass
es in connection with rural canvass
es by the State's sheriffs.
ON TRIAL HERE NOW
Superior Court Friday afternoon
was still engaged in the trial of the
case against E. B. Garris and Ran
som Alphin of LaGrange, charged
with burning a store in order to col
lect $2,000 insurance on the stock
The case was opened Thursday af
ternoon. The State had rested. It
was contended in the prosecution
that goods discovered by an Insur
ance Department agent to have been
placed around in various localities
were gotten out of the place before
the fire with the intent of saving
it. The defense, not having conclud
ed its evidence, claimed that the
goods had been sold to smaller mer
chants, etc., in bona fide transact
ions. Frank Artis, colored wife slayer,
was sentenced to from five to 10
years Thursday. Artis entered a
plea of guilty in the second degree.
The negro at the trial appeared to
be of unsound mind. Hhe shot the
women last Spring, and was trying
to suicide when arrested. William
H. Williams, colored, charged with
the murder of Ellis Pierce, colored,
a few days ago, was arraigned, but
the case was sent over to the De
cember term. Patsy Williams and
Carrol Williams, charged with aiding
and abetting in the crime, were al
lowed bail in the sum of $500 each
until the December, term.
Others" cases disposed of Thursday
were: Frank Williams, jailbreaking,
guilty; Oscar White, larceny, guilty;
Harrison Long and Oliver May, as
sault and battery with a deadly wea
pon, guilty; Will Aarons, larceny of
money, guilty.
were ulaced side by side, and the
merits of the better and the short
comings of the inferior, were shown
up.
Dr. J. S. Mitchener and Dr. Smillie
gave health lectures and illustrated
them with slides.
O. F. McCrary, district farm dem
onstration agent for the Eastern
district, was present. He was dem
onstration agent here until recently,
and just could not stay away from
the fair.
A big dinner was served at noon
A number of people from Kinston
were present.
During the afternoon plays, games
and songs were to be presented in a
program by the school children, with
a basketball' game between Wood
ington and Pink Hill fives winding
up the program.
' President of the Woodington as
sociation is Blackledge Harper.
Charles Stroud is the vice-president
Roland Miller is secretary and treas
urer,. The executive committee is
comprised by Brown Williams,
Charles R. Stroud, Lute Jackson,
Everett Stroud, Leon Spain, W. B.
Becton, Clarence Humphrey, E. L.
Rouse, J. T. Spence, Furney Daven
port, Mesdames Fred. Sutton, Lute
Jackson, James Cunningham, Mark
Smith, R. Whitacre, Edgar Good
ing, Lake Rouse and F. G. Spence
and Miss Bettie Blizzard, with J. J.
Harper as chairman of the men and
Mrs. Egbert Waller as chairman of
the women.
PUBLIC ASKED NOT
GO WILD OVER COAL
(By tas United Pres.)
Washington, Oct. 19. Patriotic
sacrifices by the public with regard
to coal as with food, will be neces
sary this Wrinter, says the fuel ad
mistration. The public is asked not to grow
hysterical about the admittedly se
rious coal shontage in many cities.
Fuel will be supplied for every do
mestic war emergency need, it is
stated.
Dozens of Prizes
for Horses to Be
Given at the Fair
Many prizes are being offered by
the Department of Live Stock of the
Fair Association flan best exhibits
at next week's big event. At the
head of the department are Messrs.
J. H. Mewborn, chairman; R. F.
Hill, W. T. Moseley, J. P. Hardee, O.
F. McCrary and Dr. C. B. McNairy.
Following are the premiums of
fered for horses:
Premiums for Standard Bred Horses.
1st. 2nd.
Best stallion .$5.00 $2.00
Best mare and foal 5.00 2.00
E'est yearling colt 3.00 1.00
Best two-year-old colt ... 3.00 1.00
Draft Horses.
Best stallion $5.00 $2.00
Best mare and foal 5.00 2.00
Best yearling colt 3.00 1.00
Best two-year-old colt .. 3.00 1.00
Best jack for, breeding . . . 5.00 2.00
Premiums for Farm and
Driving Horses.
Best mare and foal $5.00 $2.00
E'est yearling colt 5.00 2.00
Best two-year-old colt .. 5.00 2.00
Best mule colt under two
years 5.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Best mule colt 2 years old 5.00
Best pair mule colt's .... 5.00
Best saddle horse or, mare 5.00
Best buggy horse or mare 5.00
E'ist pair buggy team
horses 5.00
Best pair draft horses . . 5.00
Best pair mules 3.00
Best single mule 3.00
Best pony it) harness .... 3.00
Best pony in saddle .... 3.00
Best pony colt 3.00
Many
Premiums for
School Exhibits at
Tobacco Belt Fair
The Educational Department of
the Ten-County Fair is offering
scores of cash prizes for best ex
hibits at the big event here next
week. The directors are Miss
.Mary Shotwell, chairman; Prof, K.
R. Curtis, Misses Alice Tull, Mary
Watson and Jennie Shaw and Mrs.
W. T. " Moseley. "Exhibits by
schools" must be exclusively the
work of the pupils (except collect
ions of nature specimens) actually
attending the school, and the work
must have been done since De
cember, 1915. Prizes for school ex
hibits are $5 each.
Prizes in the school Improvement
contest irange from $1 to $5. Priz
es for individual exhibits range from
50 cents to $2. 'Community exhibit
prizes run as high as $15.
COTTON
Friday was the biggest day of the
season so far on the local market
Receipts were around 125 hales.
Prices ranged from 27 1-4 to 27.45
The market closed a very little off
from Thursday's closing.
Futures quotations were:
Open. Close.
March 27.15 26.91
May 27.00 26.85
July , , 2672
October ......... 28.25 28.17
December ....... 27.70 27-54
The New York exefiange will be
closed after noon next Wednesday,
Liberty Loan Day-
Subscribe to Tbs Free Press.
GREAT SUBMARINES
HOLD UP FOODSHIPS
AND ROB THEM NOW
Large Enough to Carry
Plunder to Germany Af
ter Sinking Victims
OPERATING IN COUPLES
New U-boats Displace 1,500
Tons Working Hun
dreds of Miles Beyond
Former Danger Zone
Grave Menace to Be Met
(By the United Press)
London, Oct. 19. Germany's giant
pirate U-boats now are robbing the
foodships of their cargoes, stowing
these within the submarine holds and
then (sinking the unfortunate vie
tims, it is learned.
This new development of ruthless
undersea warfare is told abitut in
confidential embassy reports. Using
1,500 ton vessels, apparently in pairs,
the Germans are operating off the
beaten track, apparently several hun
dred miles outside the old danger
zone around Great Britain and
France.
. The newer U-boats are sufficiently
large to permit stowage of a large
portion of the captured cargo.
(By the United Press)
ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN.
Washington, Oct. 19. A.
Mitchell Palmer, former Pennsyl
vania congressman, was today
named by President Wilson
alien property custodian uulder
the enemy trading law.
NEW FRENCH LOAN.
Washington, Oct. 19. The
Treasury Department announc
ed a loan of $20,000,000 to
France, bringing France's total
to $770,000,000 and the grand
Allied total to $2,731,400,000.
CONSTANTINE IN BAD WAY.
Zurich, Oct. 19. Former King
Constantine of Greece is report
ed to be in a critical condition
following an operation as the
result of the reopening of the
old wound In his side.
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
WANT DEMOCRACY; A
BETTER DAY COMING
'Then We Won't Wage
Wars for Flanders and
Other Territories
Will Fight for
World's Sympathies
Power
But
the
(By the United Press)
Amsterdam, Oct. 19. "We want
democracy and the administration of
constitutional freedom within the
empire. Then we won't wage wars
for Flanders and other territories
but will fight for the world's sympa
thies," declared Phillip Schiedemann
at Wurzburg at a Majority Sociaf
ists' conference, say dispatches re
ceived here.
He predicted that the Socialist
Democratic party "would obtain po
litical power after the war."
Washington, Oct 19. "Good cheer
bags" are to be supplied the ma
rines senving abroad. Mrs. George
Burnett, wife of the major-general ,
of the corps, has started a fund to j
asupply the sea -soldiers with
forts needed overseas.
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TRAINS RUNNING IN
ARGENTINA AT LAST
By Charles P. Stewart
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
E'ucnos Aires, Oct. 19. For the
first time in 24 days some trains are
running in Argentina, marking the
government's first successful step in
combatting the general strike. All
those operating are under heavy
military guard.
It's Disgraceful the
Cops are flowed to
Shoot Dogs Like This
"What are you doing out hero act
ing like this?" Police 'Chief Skinner
asked a disorderly canine kicking
up in North Kinston Thursday
morning.
"I've got a lot of work to do," re
plied Bow-wow. "I've been sent out
to aid the German cause by spread
ing hydrophobia. Do every litt'e
thing possible to demoralise the
American people. If you can throw
a citizen into fits and cause him ti
croak, you're doing your bit. A lot
of little things like that make the
world safer for the Kaiser. There's
no telling how many dogs I've bit
this morning. It's a little too early
for the kiddies yet. However,
there's a school about a block and a
half away, and If you'll keep out cf
this business until about 10 o'clock
I may get in some real good work.
You ought to be ashamed of
yourself," said Skinner, who did not
feel very well, having retired late
and been dragged out at 6 a. m. to
deal with the canine disturber, and
who was standing on the cool pave
ment in his bare feet.
"Oh, g'wan. Would you deprive
a! (fellow of 'a little pleasure like
this? I'm primed fellow. Look at
me. My lower jaw is out of plumb
See how nervous I am. Look at the
saliva, with which I inoculate my
victims, dripping from my mouth.
Why, man, 90 per cent, of the bell-
barkers and moonhowlers in town
are prowling out for their consti
tutionals now. I've got to hurry.
Big doings before me. Gangway!
Make room. I hear the inspired
summons."
Don't kill every innocent little
fido who happens to be frothing at
the mouth, has badly upset eyes,
twitches and twists, snaps at every
thing and bites horses, dogs, cats,
children and everything else in
sight." Skinner recalled that as S.,
P. C. A. advice. "You never can
tell. Something else might be ail-
ng the purp. Give 'im a chance."
More of the advice that Skinner had
read. So he was in quandary what
to do. True, there had been bunch
es of rabid dogs here in the past
month. Only Tuesday he had learn
ed from the Pasteur Institute that
a dog which bit a child and attacked
several others was a rank specimen.
Also, he knew that scores of other
dogs had been bitten by mad dogs.
Then, too, there are persons in
Kinston who have always thought
more of their dogs than other peo
ple's children. (He knew in his
mind that such a person was worse
than a dog.) The chief was up
against it.
"If you're representing Germany
I've got to shoot you," he finally
announced, framing up a flimsy ex
cuse. "Look out" yelled the dog.
"Look out! I tried to bite Ed. Wal
lace and he wouldn't stand still long
enough. I've got to get something
right q' :ck. Don't stand in my way
and deprie me of my pe sonal
rights. Ill report you to the alder
men. They a!iow me to run around
and don't seem to care about it;
why should you? Then he sailed
like a mail 'plane for two peaceable
canine citizens who were discussing
the weather a short dista-ice aw..y.
Skinner is a pretty fair shot end
Bowled over the enemy agent in
transit. He may not have thour.t
this or he may have: . "It's bad to
hve to pl'ifc' somebody's ianoxnl
little pet like that just because he
has hydrophobia and might bite two
or three babies from the Prtmnry
School. If there were - any kick
miht not be cphelJ."
WHOLE REGIMENT OE
TEUTONS GIVES UP
(By the United Press)
Washington, Oct 19. One entire
regiment of Austrians with their of
ficers at its head, carrying their own
arms, has surrendered to the Rou
manians along the Russo-Roumanian
front, soy cables received here.
Listen, Children,
I've a Story, Etc.
Serious Business
The baby show at the fair will be
a treat. The entries are piling up
fast. There is plenty of room. There
will be skillful examiners on hand to
grade the prides of families. Chil
dren who were examined last year
should be reexamined this time to
see whether they are progressing
properly or retrogressing.
Every pair of parents Is invited
to exhibit as many youngsters as
they may have between the ages of
six months and four years.
The baby show should be the big
feature of the fair. It should be,
although it may not. Who wouldn't
find an assemblage of a hundred or
more tots, all dressed up and work
ing hard to get undressed, an inter
esting sight? The kid is the master
piece of creation. As an infant he
has suffered all the things that his
elders have and then some, and al
ways without uttering a word of pro
test. Since Herod tried to extermi
nate him his parents have been trying
to do the same by feeding him
pork, cocoanut pie and unfiltored
milk, inciting flies to bite him and
letting him wallow in germy grime.
The baby show will try to prove that
this is wrong. It will be education
al. It will have for, its motto, "Do
better by your darling. ' If he gets
a packing case on his foot and can't
get it off, investigate; don't let him
stand and howl. If he wants to help
clear the table off, grabs up a plate
and dumps the contents on the floor,
waddling over to you with the greasy
side of the plate clasped firmly
against his little bosom, don't lick
him. If, when he starts to go to bed,
he starts seriously about taking a
stove, a sad iron and a pair and a
half of old shoes with him, don't let
him, they're not healthy bedfel
lows." The committee in charge isssues
the following:
(Continued on page three)
COLONEL WOOTEN MMCH ED WITH FIRST CONTINENT
mm FOREIGN TROOPS THROUGH LOND'N STREETS
SINCE 1688; ENGLAND PICTURESQUE AND BEAUTIFUL
Letters from Col. W. P. Wooten,
U. S. Engineers, now in command of
a large unit of the American forces
in France, to his mother, Mrs. S. S.
Wooten of LaGrange, make interest
ing reading; that is, such excerpts
as can be printed. Col. Wooten's
command is a regiment of the rail
road engineers. Constructive, not
destructive work, is the Lenoir
County man's lino in Europe.
On August 8 Col. Wooten and his
officers and men were "at sea about
two days out from ." They had
had a very pleasant and comfort
able trip most of the way over. But
"from now on comes the critical
part of the tr,ip. If you get this you
will know that we got in safely.
From now on we wear life preserv
ers all the time and get up at 3:30
a. m. so as to be on deck if we are
Struck by a submarine. We don't an
ticipate any trouble, though." He
did not state so, but Col. Wooten
probably was imposing supreme
confidence in the navy of his country,
whose lank gray destroyers and
cruisers were trailing the Stars and
Stripes protectingly on the flanks
and in the van and rear of the troop
fleet How thoroughly the navy did
its job is history now.
August 12 saw the iregiment in
camp at "a place in England. Their,
tents had already been pitched and
the Americans lost no time getting
t J sleep. There were in all four
regiments of the U. S. A-s. The
four American colonels went to call
on the British district commander
PETROGRAD MAY BE
CAPTURED IF ENEMY
CONTINUES TO GAIN
Reval, One of Three Big
Naval Defensive Points,
Being Evacuated
RUSS MINES ME TOLL
Two More Small Ships Lost
By Attackers Great
Strength of , Germans
Now Realized , (Worse
Menace Than First Tho't
(By the United Press)
Petrograd, Oct. 19. Evacuation
by the Russians of the naval base of
Reval was begun Tuesday, the news
paper Novoye Vrema today declared.
Withdrawal of the Russian forces
was necessitated by operations of
Germany's fleet off the Gulf of Ri
ga, threatening a naval campaign
against the Gulf of Finland.
Evacuation of Reval, if confirmed,
would appear to indicate an even
greater menace to Russia by the
German Baltic fleet than its victor
ies so far have indicated. Reval is
the first of the naval bases a hostile
fleet intent on penertating the Gulf
of Finland would encounter. It is
only 200 miles from Petrograd.
Three naval stations command
the Gulf of Finland and constitute
the defenses of Petrograd Reval,
Viborg and Kronstadt. Evacuation
of Reval indicates realization of the
great strength of the attacking, fleet
and fear of a flanking attack by
landing of German troops opposite
Moon Island.
Two German Boats Sunk.
Petrograd, Oct. 19. Two German
torpedo boats were sunk in the
Moon Sound mine fields yesterday,
says an official announcement.
TOBACCO
About 200,000 on 225,000 pounds
was sold Friday. High prices pre
vailed. Big breaks are looked for on
Monday, the next open day, because
of Tuesday being a local holiday.
i and motored to London to pay their
respects to the ambassador. "Lon
don is about 45 miles from here. The
drive was certainly a beautiful one." ,
Hedges cut up the country into
small fields. Everything 1s under
cultivation, beautifully kept and
neat. "The houses of even the poor
est laborers are picturesque and at
tractive. All have small flower
bardns and are of ivy-covered
brick, usually." The country is roll
ing wicn small nuis ana is cnarm
ing in its appearance," The four
regiments marched through London,
past the embassy and Buckingham
palace. At the latter place "the King
and Queen reviewed us." "We were
the first foreign troops" to march
"through London under arms since
1(&8." After the review the Ameri
cans were given refreshments at a
park.
"I met Lord Derby, who holds a
position corresponding to that of
our Secretary of War, and also had
a short talk with the American am
bassador, Mr. Page. Every one was
very enthusiastic over the showing
we made, and from several sources
I heard that my regiment made the
best appearance of any of them. We
were certainly enthusiastically and
hospitably received In London." Al
most no able-bodied men in civilian
clothes were to be seen; "they are all
tt the front"
(The second of several stories
based on CoL Wooten's experiences
in Europe will be printed in Tha .
Free Press Saturday.)