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VOL! XIX. -No. 263
FIRST EDITION
KINSTON,1 N. C. SATURDAY, FEBltUARY 2, 1918
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The Com F&9y
GERMAN GOVERNMENT GIVES STRIKERS
UNTIL MONDAY TO RETURN TO WORK OR
HAVE MILITARY ON HEELS- UWt BACK
Martial Law Declared at Seven Plants--Ariny in Charge
at Berlin and Chancellor Declares He Can J)o Nothing
for Socialist Dittman Nationwide Protest Agairist
Arrest of Leader -Workmen Giving Up" at Dusseldorf
and DanzigIron Hand
pressed Labor's First Serious Demand for Democratic
tion of Prussia Irritation Among People's Leaders'
' - (By the United Press)
Amsterdam, Feb. 2. Seven munitions factories at
Berlin have been placed under martial law and the strik
ers ordered to return to work Monday under threat of
military punishment, according to reports received her
today. In Danzig and Dusseldorf the majority of th6
strikers have returned to work. "
The trreet of Dittman, independ
erst socialist, greatly irritated menv
bers of that party, who are organiz
ing a national demonstration in pro
test. Kaiase, independent socialist,
today sought Dittaian's - release
through Imperial1 Chancellor Hertj
ling. Von Hertling replied that he
is powerless to act in Berlin, as that
c'fty is in the hand of the military
authorities.
Christian Endeavor
Week Comes to Close
Sunday; Exercises Here
This was Christian jSndeavor Week
throughout the world. The societies
of Kinsiton, have been observing it
along with the thousands of others
the country over. . Wednesday night
the Endeavorers had charge of the
j . . n'i
reeuiar nrayermeewiK l . . vruiuun t
Street Christian Church and present-.
ed their work. ' Their leaders told
. tn w Min.
Friday being Good-fellowship Day,
a social in the Gordon igtreet church
jecreation rooms was enjoyed by a
iv.
nroKA rJiotfo SYnn rf fVin foo!uioo tvf
TVsAb tJ w VA villi vx Irll is vva va vi
the evening waar tine lighting of a
birthday cake containing 37 candles
it was the 37th anniversary of the
founding of (Christian Endeavor.
Sunday will close the week, and pa8
tor B. P. Smith wiM deliver a emin
in the interest of the Endeavor work
at the
to- .i
Gordon Street church. All young peo
ple are especially invited to attend
a ii v'r,,u- .4- '
ing at 6:30 Sunday evening the topic
will ,be "Christian . Duty and Privi-'
Jege Winning Others to Christy"
MONDAY MAY BE THE
LAST WITHOUT HEAT
(By the United Press)
Washington, Feb. 2. Monday
may foe the last of the heatless Mon
days, it was stated last night follow
ing a conference between Secretary
McAdoo and Fuel Administrator
Garfield Another conference Win
....
be held Tuesday. ,-
Wholesale protests ere having their
effect upon the Fuel Administration.'
Tunis, Well-known
' Veteran Lumber Man,
Dead at Baltimore
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V
Baltimore, Feb. 2. William W.
Tunis,, ,77,, one of "the best-known
lumber men in the South Atlantic ter
ritory, is dead at the borne of a sis
tar here. He died while sweeping a
path through the snow. He was a
natie of Maryland and a member of
an old family. He was a pioneer in
he modern lumber manufacturing
business in the South. Mr. Tunis
erved as a captain'- in' tie Federal
: navy during the War Between the
States.
of Kaiser Seems to Have Sup
(By D. T. Edwards)
. A highly important activity of the
Red Cross which up to this time hps
not been developed in this community
is Its work covering the subject of
"first aid." It is now proposed ito
organize classes in Kinston covering
this subject which is under the di
rection of r. W. T. Parrott, vice
chairman of the Kinston Chapter and
chairman of this division of the work.
In a letter on this subject Dr. Par
rott says:
"My dear Sir:
"In reference to your inquiry rel
ative to the Red Cross work I wish
to say that J know of nothing more
patriotic or conimmdable. Th
knowledge gained in these short, C0n
cise and thoroughly prcatical cours
es is simply 'rnuJtum in parvo.' I am
personally acquainted with the course
ns outlined by the American Red
CroS3, .and any lady taking it itl
find that she baa ttind
hat Prwve of value ough life.
'sent few, if any difficulties, to one
1 of even a high school training.
1 "Drs. Woodloy and Hargrove are
the local instructors and I most
.heartily commend and endorse the
WOTtC
The subject thus presented ' is one
of very great importance and eac'a
1 of the instructors should have native
first aid classes. Herein is a rare OP'
iporromty reseniea
Neither the in
,get any pay for the work.
The
course consists ot Zi lessons lor
iwhich the small fee of 50 cents is
ared each pupil and forwarded to
(national headquarters. A small
,amount of literature will be found
viecessary or advisable. And in any
' ,event the total cost of the course Will
not exceed, even if it reaches. ?1.
j This does not mean that the pupil
'in first aid is training to become a
I Red Cross nurse or for service at the
.front or in eamp. It means merely
1 ,that she is taking a course that will
piake hef a more efficient citizen at
home or in her own immediate com
munity, whether as a mother or as
,a "Ibig sister" or as helpful friend.
The course is a hrief one but com
prehensive; is open to women over 18
years of age; calls for no service
;way from home; makes service
mandatory in no case, but is simply
! intended to be helpful, almost with-
out cost.
Just at this time P araH
nurses are undergoing a very great
strain. Military necessities are call
ing on them and meeting a loyal re
sponse. This makes it more than
ordinarily important that instruction
n first aid u mad 2
possible, so that dangerous situations
may be taken care of until the phy
sician or nurse can be had.
, For this punpose the Red Cross
first-aid classes have been provided.
t is important that citizens of this
community take advantage of the
provision at once before other things
a little later crowd in and render ac
tion difficult
t Those who wish to take advantage
of the opportunity should communi
cate with' either the chairman, Dr.
W. T. Parrott or the instructors, Drs.
Woodley end Hargrove,
DR. JfOTEAT HAS TO
Th community meeting that
was, to have ben held at the
.. First . Baptist Church Sunday
afternoon was called off Satur
day afternoon. r
Dr. W,' L. Poteat, president of
Wake Forest College, who wan to
have spoken, had to cancel his en
gagement because f the illness
of Mrs. Poteat and Tfry bad
weather conditions.
WILL CAMPAIGN FOR
DS BE OPENED?
It is rumored that the County Com
missioners Monday may take definite
action toard the construction of a
system, of permanent roatlways in
Lenoir County. The board may go
on record 9 favoring a bond issue,
it h thought in well-informe circles'.
ft might, it i said, even put the ma
chinery in Motion for an election.
The rank and file of the Lenoir
planters, sick of the sea of mud over
the county, are said to be willing to
vote for any sum between $500,000
and "one billion dollars!" It is not
likely that they will' be asked to vote
on a smaller sum than the former
figure.
M AIS ANSWER
mm m days
By th r.Tnihd Pr
London, Feb, 2. A note is being
(ivent to Berlin protesting the tor
Ipedwing s. of the Spanish steaJner
iGiralda. It requests an snswe with
in forty efight hours, a Madrid dis-'
parch to the 'Daily Mail today assert-
d . .. . , :
HURT BY FALLLING TREE.
New Bern, Feb. ,2.-L. R. Davis,
Bridgeton, is in a hospital here with
peveral broken bones and internal in
juries as the result of being struck
by a falling tree at a logging camp
five miles from here. 'He is expected
to recover.
Save water in which " vegetables
were boiled. This nddu flavor and
much nutriment to soups. Vege
tables and leaves which cannot be
used for any other purpose can "do
their bit" in the soup kettle.
I HAD TO GET
FIFTY POUNDS.
IC0ULONT GET IT
UT THAT PRICE UNLESS
I ORDERED A QUANTITY
OH, BILL, LQOK ATjOIL SJIIP AGSIJUND
PAT1U HAVE GOT
lS)i'lp.!ET
China v Has 2,D00,000 Men
ftsadrto Embark When
the' Word's Said "
AND MILLIONS BESIDES
- t
Limitless Resources Could
Keep Sending Troops UA
til France -Wouldn't Hold
Them-All; Depends ' oln
the Allied ' ' ' '
Washington, Fb. 2. China has
millions of men for the Allies. Five
hundred thousand, are ready to figat.
One million, are under arms. Two
million are in reseirve. Four hundred
million people can De drawn on.
t General Chiang of the tChinese mis
sion gave.. (the United Press these
figures today. Tbis almoiit limitless
man power is at the disposal of the
Allies beginning .with the 500,000
who will besent to the trenches the
minute they : are asked for, Gen.
Chiang said. . ' ;
Gen. Chiang stated: "Our poten
tial strength is unlimited. We have
more than 400,000,000 to draw from.
Oilr cooperation in France depends
entirely upon the need of our Allies.
We are willing to send as many men
as they sk. ;
JOHN L SULLIVAN
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LAI UlLU UUUU
'By the ii-Ml
Abington, Mass., Feb. 2.
John L, Sullivan, former heavy
weight champion of the world,
d roped dead at his home here to
day. NO MORE MOTHER'S '
PIES FOR SAMMIES,
Washington, Jan. 31. No more
mother's pies or home made fried
chicken for Sammies in camps here
or abroad . . The Council of National
.Defense says that these delicacies
jspoil before they reach camp nd
anyhow there's railroad congestion
,enough moving the regulation food
for the soldiers. ,
r WEIL !
IT'S WHAT W
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KEEP KINSTON DOLORS AT HOME
IN DANGER SUING
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(By tb United Pmm)
i An Atlantic Port, Fob. 2. The
steamship Alalwinia, tanker of the
(Texas Oil Compsny, is in immediate
danger of breaking up today on one
o? the most dangerous ledges on the
Atlantic coast. Wireless S. 0. S
calls were received early today ask
ing for assistance immediately and
isaying the vessel might break up at
ny time. The messages said the
Alabama was blown on the ledge
The nearest vessels xrere summoned
to her assistance but It is feared ice
vfloes miay hinder their progress.
CHURCHES.
Too Late to Classify.
.Gordon Street Christian Church.-
Pastor B. P. Smith will begin teach
ing a lime class in the auditorium
tomorrow at the Sunday school hour,
Men and women are invited to join.
Come tomorrow nd help us grow. '
i fFram 10 to 10:55, Bible school.
; From 11 to 12:15, preaching service.
Penmon on Christian Endeavor.
Young people especially invited.
At G:30 p. m., Christian Endeavor
jneeting.
No night service. All are request
ed to attend the union service at At
Jcinson Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Warning to Bakers and '
Other Users of Flocr
to Get Licenses Now
(Special to The Free Press)
Stisfte Food Administrator Henry
A. Page late yesterday announced
that all bakeries using three barrels
of flour or more per mkmth will be
required to have a license on or. be
fore February 4. i This Includes ho
tels, restaurants -and other, public
ewting .houses and clubs which serve1
bread or other bakery products of
'.heir own baking. . , - , , , ,
No suoh es'tablishment must be op
erated after February 3 unless they
have miado aipplioation by that time
for license.
ti . . .
- Beginning Sunday all bakeries, ho
tel's, restaurants and other similar es
tablishirrtenits will be required to use
at least five per cent, of wheat flour
substitutes in all bread or rolls, and
this proportion must be increased as
rapidly as possible until by February
21 they will be usir.ff at lt 20 per ;
cent of wheat flour substitutes. Whole
wheat Graham, flour does not hae tj
be mixed and may be purchased and
used by itself.
D'PART!T
TELLS ABOUT TRADE
i ;
WAR THAT'S COMING
".Made - in - America" Will
Greet German Business it
Every Turn in Road
Army of U. S. A. Boost
ers to Invade World " '
(By the United Press)
Washington, Feb. 2. Every
"Mude-in-'Germany" is to be met by
a "Made-in-Ameriea" in the markets
of the world after the war. From
toothbrushes to threshing machines,
Germany will confront American com
petition everywhere, according to
(ihe Commerce Department's trade
war, mads public tod'ay.
An army of icommervial attaches
s. being mobilized to canvass the
r.eeils of -every lan on the face of the
globe, Germany included.
Union Service of 6
'Churches Sunday P.
M.; Lane Preacher
The fifth of the union coal-saving
services of the local churches will be
held at Atkinson Memonial Presby
terian Church Sunday night at 7:30
o'clock. Six congregation of the
Baptist, Christian Episcopal, Metho
it and Preebytermn denominations
! ( participate. Rev. Daniel Lane,
pastor of Caswell Street Methodist
Church, wiJl' proiich .the sermon. The
pastors of the other churches will
nssist in the service. Familiar hymns
will be sung. Extra seats will be
provided, Pastor George B. Hanra
an cf the Presbyterian church says
."th.v impression has gotten albroad
that V"H autiitorlum is too small for
ouch a s:"vi;e,'' but it Is expected
that this wu,
case.
s found to be not the
Sern Worries
MR
;dns Slack
" Labor From Section
,Ncw Bern, Feb. 2. The Chamber
I of Commerce here will take steps to
di9C0,;.-ri the iBovenicnit' of negroes
i the North. Slayer Cark, a large
cr.rv: or of labor and others are co
operating w!''i the chamber. A com
mittee from here w'.'! ntend a con
ference on the subject at Richmond
Monday. A. T. Gerrans to!d the
chamber he knew of a carload . ol
negroes being taken from Belhaven
and New Bern by labor agents at a
single "haul."
PARKER WELL.
G. B. D. Parker, Duplin County's
wealthiest citizen, who was shot and
severely injured some weeks ago by
a United States sailor, a former resi
dent of the county who held a grudge
against Parker, has recovered and is
about his business. The sailor, who
bad once been prosecuted by Parker
for poaching, suicided following the
assault on the civilian.
NRed Light District
" at GreenviDe Wul
Be a Thing of Past
Greenville, Feb. 2. A majority of
fhe women of the segregated district
here have left as a result of the new
antagonism of the board of alder
men to the vice traffic. Others are
iieparir:f to go.
. WOOD HIGH AT SNOW HILL.
The Snow Hill Standard -Laconic
says fuel wood is selling at that town
for as much as $50 a cord. Mayor
J. P. Friztelle recently paid $3 for
load which Was only a tenth of a
cord. The "prevailing" price is from
S3 to $4 a load.
On meatless day serve bean loaf,
cheese dishes, nut roasts, omelets and
,mi!k soups.
ARMENIANS SHOULD
JO SEE HUNS
LICKED TO FINISH
i
If Central Powers Are Vic-
torious Turks Will ' Bo
Given Free Hand, De
clares Roberts Secret
Treaty 'Exists, Alleges4 '
London, Fob. 2. .Backed by t&'
combined might of German, AuaC .
Hungary and Bulgaria, the Turks
will be given a free hand in dealing
with the Armenians and Arabians
after the war if the Central Powers
are successful, in the belief of Geo
H. Roberts, laborite loader and Brit
is War Council members.
Roberts in on interview today de
clared a secret treaty exists between
Germany and Turkey which includes
such a provision. . . ;
Brokers Are Charged
With Murder Medical
' Man at C!en Alpine
Glen Alpine, N. C, Feb. 2.
Garfield and Aaron .Pitts are being
held, .without bail on the ..charge of
murdering. Dr Hennessee, a promti-
ne.nt physician. A , feud ha$ existed
for yqars between the Hennessee and
Pitt., families and, a tragic fight oc
curred several years ago., ..Hennes
see wns- struck by nine bullets as he
stoped from & train on a recetvi;
BULLETINS
SUCCESSFUL RAID. !
London, . Feb. 2 Liverpool
troops . raided enemy i troaehea
Southeast . of ' Armentlres but
night, taking several pritoAers,
Gen. Haig reported today. An
attempted eneray raid North of
Passchendaele was repulsed.
FOUH. MEN IN
SALLOOK MLSSING.
, . Macon, Ga Feb. 2 Four stu
dents of . the balloon , school at
Camp Wheeler who . ascended
yesterday mowing on a trial trip
had not been heard from up to
10 o'clock this morning. It is
feared they met with a accident
WOOD WELL
Paris, : Feb. 2. Major-General
Wood, wounded in his r ight '
shoulder by a shell splinter while
vibitlng the American front re
cently, Jeft the hospital today.
Gen. Wood's chief of staff and
two French officers who were ac
companying ; him were severely
wounded. .
71 MINES SUSPEND.
Washington, Feb. 2. A com- ,..
plete shutdown of 71 West .Vir
ginia . coal mines in the Fair
mount and Clarksburg regions
was reported today by Fuel Ad
ministrator Lawson of West
Virginia to the railroad adminis
tration. This means the loss of
47,000 tons for the day. The
lack of empty coal cars at the
mines was given as the cause.
FEW .SURVIVORS.
Greenville, Feb, 2- Only three of
;he original 80 members of the Ku-
Klux-Klan in Pitt County are livings
according to C. D. Rountreefi well-
known local magistrate. Also nry
ihree commissioned officers of s the
Confederacy are left in tbe county.
BIG SUM FOR Y. M. C.
-Greenville, Feb, 2. Pitt Cbanty
has raised $5,421. 82 for the Young
(Menls Christian Association's -war
work. A number of rural district
have given more than $500.
COTTON
Receipts Saturday were 10 ba!W,
Prices were from 23 3-4 to 30 M