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KINSTON, N. C. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19," 1917
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(By the United Press)
With the Italian 'Armies, Nov. 19.
The Piav River Kne is holding firm
There . j intense, fighting along the
(entire front. iX he .AusbroCrerman
force. which 'succeeded in forcing a
grossing at ti menaced by imminent
annihilation n The great centers .-.of
the fighting today are.-an the' Auiago
Plateu,l ifar , tontine Jiorth, -and . the
middle .of 'the Piftve Jine.- ;;. ,
The enemy wascaught ty an en
filading fire- While .closely packed by
the slowly, constricting Italian pres
sure. Whole units' we're decimated.
At Fagare the enemy retains a
toehold but is- under a terrific fire.
At Polinax.tbe Austrians after cross
ing were swept hack to the far side
of the stream..
German Retirement In West.'
Washington) Nov. 19. German
retirement on tha' Dixmude' frwnt is
officially reported by the Belgian le
gation. The "enemy is abandoning
fortified farms on the. Yser's . left
bank, blowing up elaborate,, intricate?
concrete redoubts. Belgian detach
ments have -occupied the posiitions,
caused severe losses to the enemy
and captured scores of prisoners.1
German Statement
E'erlin via London, Nov. 19. Que-
ro and Monte Cornelia have been
stormed and the Italians driven
from positions at Monte Tomba,
where 1,100 were captured.
Concert Violinist'
Curries Army Mules
and- Likes the Work.
Houston, ;tTx (N,ov. , , 19. from
concert platform to currying hors
es. Fywn the chair of the violin in
the Peoria, 111., Conservatory of Mu
sic, and engagements at $500 a
night, to a- camp etool, khaki, and $30
a month as a private in headquarters
troop of the 33rd division of' the
United States Army.
That is the remarkable metamor
phosis loi Sol .Cohen, 26, pupil of Jene
V. Huba, formerly first, violinist, in
the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
end society pet and musical lion of
Chicago and Peoria.
Four times Cohen volunteered, but
was tejected as being physically un
fit. He set to work to build up his
physical condition and on foe fifth
application, was accepted.
Because foe "loves- America better
thanhis violin," Sol CoTien curries
army. horses. or alka a. guard post
at $30 a month "and found."
HAVE TO SET UP raiVATE
WASHING. PLANT OP OWN.
. (Special to The Free Press)
Philadelphia, Nov. 19-Sergfi
Frank Montague, who is stationed
with the U. S. .'Marines at their
League Island camp, is peeved.
The sergeant weighs 360 pounds.
Recently, he sent two khaki uniform
blouses to the laundry that were re
turned to him unwashed, and with
a notation on the laundry slip, which
read: "We don't launder wall tents."
MILITARY RULE IN
BilAZW'M
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fuenos Aires, Nov. 19. The presi
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.The
dent of Brazil signed an order eg
tablishmg military law in all the
. rtates of the republic South of Rio '
jDe Janeiro, which territory is thkk-
IT Settled flrmmr,w
German Reverses in Italy
( WiJJ Probably Put Kais
er to- Proposing Again
GrmanyVFoei? Feeling
Strqnger Now
(By the United Press)
Washington, Nov. 19. Official
are expecting, a. new German peace
offer. : . With. the new spirit domi
natingi the-Allies' war work its re
jection is ertaini
The, Russian situation
is chaotic.
suggesting . possibilities of a scp
arate peace by that country.
urow tneorres. snow.. Allied prog
ress. , Wat, the Germant checked
Italy,.:, the-Allies are anticipating
clamor anew for peace.
COLLEGE SINGERS WILL
COME TO AID RED CROSS
i
Wake Forest Glee Club and i
chestra Here November 27 To.
bacco Board ( of. Trade's -n Fund-
Close vWit.-Total of More Than
$3.S0( Coilected-Si)lendid Idea
and Work
(By D. T. Edwards)
Mr. D. F. Wooten;' treasurer of
the Kinston Chapter lof the Red Cross,
has . received from Treasurer E. Y
Speed of the Red Cross fund, Kins-
ton Tobacco Board of Trade, the fol
lowing letter, which speaks for it
self:
My dear Sir:
"I beg to hand your herewith
check for $1,879.36, being balance of
fie"amount raised to this date by
the Kinston Tobacco Board lof Trade
for the Red Cross. The total amount
raised is $3,567.63.
"As you are aware the above
amount was contributed by the loyal
and generous hearted. farmers selling
tobacco on the Kinston market; and
next to them greatest credit is due
the committee of ladies appointed by
the Kinston Tobacco Board of
Trade to solicit from the farmers a
email pile of tobacco."
The ladies' committee referred to
as dong such faithful work consisted
of Mrs. Lloyd )M. LaRoque, chair
man,- and Misses Mary Tapp and
Leah Oettinger.
The . statement submitted by Mr,
Speed, accompanying his letter,
showed that of the total amount rais
ed $30.25 was expended in getting
out advertising matter, $158.02 was
turned over to the Salvation Army
fcranch, Red Cross, while . $3,379.36
was handed to Treasurer Wooten of
the-Kinston Chapter. Red Cross.
At a meeting of the executive
board of the local chapter held last
Friday night this report was submit
ted' and a unanimous vote of thanks
was- tendered the Tobacco Board of
Trade, the contributing farmers and
the ladies who so faithfully canvassed
for the .fund and, by. their efforts,
frequently amounting, to sacrifice of
personal- ease and- comforV contrib
uted sd much to the splendid success
attained.
This account has mow been closed
and the Red Cross must look to oth
er sources for its funds.
Few there be who will deny that
the future lies out dark and uncer
tain before America and her Allies
as they fight for freedom and de
mocracy. Events m Russia and itaiy
have emphasized this aspect of the
world-war; and.at all events id is
clear that the American Red Cross,
as America's humanitarian arm,
must collect and spend much yet, if
it is to be the medium h through
which the American people are to be
privileged to exert in a world-wide
J way that charity and epirit of liber-
j ality and brotherhood that has made
the Nation great.
The next public effort to raise
funds for the Kinston Oiapter will
take place on Tuesday, November 27,
when the Wake forest Glee Club
and Orchestra will visit the city and
give a special entertainment fcr the
benefir of the Red Cross. The Red
PrnAa im not allowed to divide DrofiU
First Juror Candidate Says
He Don't Know if He
Can VoteFor; Sqch ,Pun
ishment-r-Irresponsbility
Defense
(By the United Press)
Mineola, Nov. 19. Death was the
penalty demanded by the prosecu
(ion at the opening5 of the trial of
".Fra. Bianca' De Saulles, charged with
the murder-of, her-husband, today,
The State permtortly challenged
the first prospective juror's state
ment that he was nndecided as to his
ability to send a. womani to the elec
tric chair. . : , 1
The defense depends on irresponsi
bility at the time of the crime.
Body of Murdered
Man Found iff Well
2t in otoggjnj County.
i (Special to TheFf$: Press) ,
Smithfield, N. Cr Nov. 17. The
body of Charlie Starlinfi missing
Several weeks,-has been found in an
unused well near his nome. Starling
disappeared after leaving the resi
dence icf a relative in the Selma sec
tion of Johnston County to return to
his own home after a visit. A sack
filled with brickbats was tied to the
body. Starling had been abet in the
head and one arm. No arrest has
been made. The authorities have of
fered a reward for the slayer.
Football Star Has
Been in Game Since
1897; is Colored.
(Special to The Free Press)
Minneapolis, Nov. 19. Twenty
years lof foot 'ball, ana still going
strong. That's Bob Marshall, negro,
one-time star end of the University
of Minnesota.
Marshall began hi3 foot ball career
n 1897.
EMERGENCY SWINE MAN
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
West Raleigh, Nov. 19. Dan T.
Gray, chief of the Division of Animal
Industry of the North Carolina Ex
periment Station, has returned from
a trip-to Washington, where he suc
ceeded in having the National De
partment of AgriculutUTe place an
an - assistant in swine production in
the State, to aid in the producing of
more pork during this period of Na
tional emergency. W. R. Anthony
has been appointed to do this work
and will come to North Carolina at
an early date.
DEATH OF JAMES S. BROWN.
James S. Brown, a foreman, died
at his residence on East Caswell
Street early Sunday morning, after
brief illness. He is" survived by a
family. Mr. Brown was quite well
known in the Eastern part of the
City. A funeral service was held at
the residence at lb a. m. Monday,
Rev. W. M. Craig, pastor- of the First
Baptist Church, officiating. The
body was taken to a burial ground
near the City for interment.s-
B'ANNUNZIO DIDN'T
RETURN FROM TRIP
(By the United Press)
Rome, Nfcv, 19-Giabrlele D'Ari
nunzio, Italy's famous author, dra
matist and writer, failed to return
from a flight over the enemy' liries
in Northern Italy. He was one of
the greatest fighting aviators of the
Italians. ' .
with any individual or organization
whatsoever. So the whole proceeds,
excepting actual expenses incurred,
will go into the Red Cross treasury.
Advertising matter will be given
the public within a few days and the
chapter hopes that the publie will
help the young men make this con
cert a great success.
Given Possession of South
west Kinston Land Leas
ed by Father -Had .No
Right to Enter Into Such
an Agreement
The jury in the case of the "Cox
heirs" against the Kins:on Manu
facturing Company and others Sat
urday afternoon returned a verdict
in favor of the plaintiffs. An appeal
was taken...
This action was brought to get
possession of land in Southwest Kin
ston leased by the late J. G. Cox, who
was trustee for his several children
of property left by his father. . .
The contention of the plaintiff
was that although the lease of the
manufacturing company had not ex
pired, the late lessor had no authority
to lease the land for a perbd beyond
liia lifetime.
Under tha trust deed by which he
controlled the property lie was giv
en the right to sell it and reinvest
the proceeds- and the defendant set
up the contention that if he had the
power to sell the; land outrigat.no
had the right to lease it to n time
eyond his lifetime. The jury decided
otherwise. i
Several big ' concerns, lessees and
suli-lessees, havet improvements
worth probably $750,000 on the
ground., v
The statement is made ar the
heirs by counsel that they have no i
inclination to fix i a price upon the !
property which would drive the com
panies off it. They have wished for
some time to" sell Ahe land to divide
the proceeds.- Thi-Jias been made
necessary by the fact that the heirs
are scattering aB6ut ,anl other rea
sons, they say.
(By the United Press)
NOTHING DOING FOR ENEMY.
Rome, Nov. 19. An official
War Office report says the "en
emy is unable to advance any
where." THREE SAMMIES DEAD.
Washington, Nov. 19. Three
more deaths in the American
forces in France are reported.
One was accidental, two caused
by pneumonia.
TWO DESTROYERS SUNK.
Amsterdam, Nov. 19. Travel
ers from Germany report that
one, and possibly two, German
destroyers, with most' c their
crews were lost in the fight with
the British off Heligoland Satur
days '' ;j i-iiY.V '
TO EMERGENCY
FLEET STAFF.
Washington, Nov. 19. Homer
Ferguson, head of. the Newport-
Newe- Shipbuilding Com
pany, has been appointed as
sociate on the Emergency Fleet
Corporation staffs p
ARGUMENT FOB INCREASE.
Washington, Nov. 19. The
. IosMTgrTargnnieiit for fifteen
per cent, freight advance was
made today. Counsel Patte-:
) son for the railways declared
labor conscription and maximum
wages alone can' haki thT in
creasing
roads.
demand cm the rail-
30 iales.were sold here
Prices ranged from 27 1-4
About
Monday.
to 28
were:
cents. Futures quotations
Open.
27.70
27.58 ,
27.50
27.25
28.25
Close.
27.92
27.63
27.50
27.28
28.63
January .
March .
....
December
Wife of Secretary of Navy
and Y. W. C. A. Official
to Address Meeting; in
Interest of Y. M. C. A.
War Work Fund
Local contributions (to the war
work fund at 3 p. m. Mcnday
totalled $2,023.94 out of $6,.
500. .It m ill be necessary, for
North Carolina to luise $90,000
by midnight to go over the tcp.
The time will probably . be' ex- .
tended' until Tuesday night. If
you haven't donated do so give,
if only a few cents.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the
Secretary of the Navy, and Miss
Amy Smith, secretary of the Young
Woman's Christian Association for
the, South Atlantic field,, will , speak
at the First Baptist Church here
Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock,
Mrs. Daniels and Miss Smith will
come to Kinston in the interest of
the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion's war work fund.
Tne general public ;i Invited to
hear them..
Mrs. Daniels wa3 a visitor here
during the recent co.-v-c-ntkn of the
United Daughters of the' Confederacy
of the State. She has iSaiiy friends
in Kinston. Miss Smith is reputed to
be an interesting speaker.
Soldier Who Killed
WoMff Put f Death
', - ,- . ,i'
by U. S. Firing Spad
(Special- to' The" Free Press) -Washington,
Nov. 19. An Ameri
can soldfer who criminally assaulted
and then murdered a French wxmail
has been put to death by a firing
squad. The department is withhold
ing the man's name and other details
pending Gen. Perahing's report. The
murderer was convicted by a court
martiaL Quick vengeance was taken
by the United States army to prove
to the French nation that it abhor
red the double crime.
Pitt Grand Jury is
Worried: Abei'ncCVv
- Off IBs -Job; Char;.
. -if ; ',.; i
(Specif if The Free Press)
Greenville, N. C., Nov. 17. The
grand jury in the superior ccurt here
Friday- criticized Solicitor Charles
Abernethy for absenting himself
from the criminal terms of the court
"We find- that-he has heen absent,
wth, the exception of tihe first day in
eachi tem, for three successive crim
inal- terms," the jury , b reported to
Judge Thomas Calyert. The report
stated that the "grand uy feel. com
pelled to' enter a protest against ht
conduct" of the "honorable, solicitor."
MASONIC MEETING.
There will be a special communi
cation itt St John's Lodge No. 4, A.
F. and A. M. tonight for work in
the third degree. All master Masons
are invited to attend. k
WOM'N WAR WORK'RS
TIL GET MEN'S'-PAY
Washington, Nov. 19. The War
Department today ruled that women
doing men's Work in the Government
ordnance and quartermaster work
shall receive men's pay.
WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST.
Issued by the U.- S. Weather Bu
reau, Washington, D. ;., for the
week beginning Sunday, November
18..- ., -
For South Atlantic and East Gulf
States! Fair weather will prevail
throughout the .week, although 'un
settled Sunday in East Gulf States;
somewhat higher temperatures after
Sunday, .
To Offer 5,000 Quarts Pre
serves, Canned Vegetabl
es, Etc., to Public "Home
Made" Goods at Cut Pric
. es Here .
Lenoir County canning club girls
will compete with Kinston grocers
next Saturday and will undersell
them.
Miss Adna Edwards, home demon
stration agent, Monday announced
Saturday, November 24, as canning
Club girls' sales day.
Tha girls have 5,000 quarts -pos
sibly more of canned and preserv
ed frwits and vegetables to market
Samples will bo exhibited at Quinn
& Miller's, Queen and Caswell
streets, where a big - front window
has been tendered Miss Edwards and
the young canners.
Every woman in the City is invit
ed to call, meet the club girls, in
spect the stock and give orders. The
orders will be delivered promptly.
A schedule of pr.es will be pub
lished . between now and Saturday,
Lprobably.. The prices will be lower
than obtained at most local groceries
For instance, a No. 3 can ef to
matoes will sell for 20 and a fraction
cents. That size can Is retailing for
25 cents at most stores.
American Women Help
Fight Army Grouch:
Poilus Get it Bad.
the United PrV; ,
Washington, Nov. 19. The new
grouch exterminators established be
hind the French front by American
wicmen under the direction of Mrs
Y7 m. K. Vnnderhilt-' are a grand suc
cess, c. 'des to the Red Cross said to
day.
The great :'-ny grouch was one
of the worst disc " France had to
contend with until 1 . -rie.i entered
the war. It began witii ' " soldier'
in. the trenches. They m ' - il
home with them on leave, ai. ' ii
threatened to become a national a..
fair.
That doesn't mean that the poilus
were discouraged and ready to quit
iie war against Germany. It means
:-vy that, .
Well, jvvi j:!.f choose Fime nice,
"' r-jiny- batch' itf v;c:.:her.- go off
40 mi.. '-"m nowhere in it, pkl.
you out a gjc '. "iprable mudhole,
climb in, stay ' the. e U""1 weeks and
have somebody shoot guns r.t you;
then- walk back that forty tel'r
without food, without- a chance to
wash or change clothes, keep under
a heavy rain'.and good stiff ehellfire
mcst of the way and see if you land
home as fair as a lily, and as sweet
as a rose. ..,.
i .jThatVithe kin experience that
engendered the great amy grouch
in France. It was shattering French
morale, not only" among" the" soldiers
but among their wives and children
at home, bo whom they commuriiaated
it '
So the American worsen establish
ed grouch exterminators on the way
from 40 miles from nowhere in
France. J. .They call them canteens,
but really there grouch exterminat
ors. And this is what today's cable
said about them:
"The first of the line of Red Cross
canteens, for French troops travel
ling ,on leave, has just been icpened.
' "An average of 2,000 men 'daily
have been given an opportunity of
obtaining, proper hot meals' and a
comfortable place for eating and re
creating .while awaiting change cf
trains."
Renfrew Allowed to
Give Bond ; Holton
on Way to Recovery.
Greenville, N. C, Nov. 17. Henry
W. Renfrew has been released from
jail here in $1,000 bail upon infor
mation to the authorities that N. L.
Holton, shot by Renfrew in a street
row some days ago, is expected to
recover. Holfion Was taken to a hos
pital at. another point. Eo-th- men
are rather prominent
Can't Locate Kerensky, So
Halt is Ordered b? Chief-
of Staff .
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PETROGRM IS NORMAL
Banks and Shops Reopen
( Revolutionists Getting
Whole of Northern Part
of Country Under Con
trol, Sweden Hears
(By the United Press
Stockholm, Nov. 19. Advices
from Petrograd . say provisional
troops have stopped their march on
that city. The action is said- to be
due to ignorance of the troops as to
Kerensky's whereabouts. -,
General Daukhonine, chief v. of the
crmy general staff, Issued" an order
halting the' advance. .' -
It is reported that revolutionar'y
influence is extending' to' all of North"
Russia. Petrograd Is normal. Th
banks and shops have been reopen
ed.; .- . ; -
Petrograd to Be" Attacked' Again. '
Petrograd, Nov. 19. Large un
known forces are reported ito be ap
proaching Petrograd.' General Kale
dina of the Gcssacks is reported to
be marching toward Moseow. Dele
gates from soldiers, committees to
day informed the soveit that pro
longation of the wut ender present
cpndition is impossible. Famine is
driving the army from the front No
compromise looking to restoration of 1
administrative functions ..has been
agreed' -upon. Trotsky' arid ehin '
still hold1 the power of the new re
gime here. The army has food only
for three days more. - , -j
Extremists in Full Power.
London, Nov. 19. The extremists
ire in complete power in Petrograd,
hancellor , Bonar Law today told
the House-of Commons.
Kerensky Cut '-of Game?
Washington, Nov. 19. The Maxi
malists have taken over all p'ower at
Moscow after a week of fighting
the're, the American consul-general
cables. All Americans are . safe,
both at Petrograd and Moscow. ! Am
br.fsndor Francis, advises that the
fighting was severe. Kerensky is
missing.- In Finland the socialists
are sending out delegates to arrange
strikes and to take over the 'govern
ment authority. , : - - . ,' .. i
Sunrday Baseball is
Drawing Near; East
Seems Strong For" It.
.- . y i "' t . i4' t. i
(By -Hi C. Hamilton 1
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
New York, Nov. 19o-iSunday base
ball is certain to have a chance
when the New York legislature gets
busy on its next session. . And,
whether Charles H. Ebbets undying
energy gets the decision r not,- it
may be stated with positive finality,
that sentiment in favor of the .Sabbath-day
game is so strong it can
not long be held off in the East ;
SUGGEST PURCHASING WOOD.
The aldermanic committee appoint
ed to investigate the municipal :rood
yard proposition Saturday night v de
cided lo recommend t CouncH the
purchasing of at least $250 worts of
wood, to be stored at the electric
plant,' to be distributed to persjns in
need of fuel upon order ef the Super
intendent of the United Charities.
GENERAL MAUDE ; IS
DEAD IN VEST ASM
1 ii
(By the United Press)
London, Nov. 19. Official dis
patches announce the death of Gen.
Maude, British commander of the
Mesopotainisn expeditionary farces.
He was reported ill last week. '