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1 1 V I i if I I 1 fwi i WE' ARE OFFERING SHIRTS, this Week .For Werlb $2.00 See Show Window J.tC Dail;& Co; , i ' arjf Children's am Dresses " Just Received , Ja South Window Dli. GEO. E. KORNEGAY " ' SPECIALIST. la Diseases of Women and Childrea. , Office; 105 W, Caswell St 1 , " ' Office Hours: 10 to 12. THRIFT AND , WAR SAV ' INC STAMPS FOB SALE rhone 89 Bay Thrift Stamps lanraae la All IU Braaehea. Kcal Estate Bought, aaa, spia.7 ; W.D.LaROQUE Insurance and Real Estate, OffkeawSiMU HoaUr Mi .TELEPHONE ST. ' LOCAL INTEREST 7 " For North Carolina: Partly cloudy ionig-ht and Wednesday. Probably showers Wednesday in west portior. Warmer tonlg-Tit in extreme west portion. Gentle shifting wind; .... Prayer Serrlce, i,The prayer -service at Queen Street Methodist Church Wednesday even ing will be conducted by Mr. T. C. Etheridge. It will begin at 8:30. The public is invited. . Hardy said hs ..examined 33 , pr Monday and that all but four passe Three .of these were . debarred by venereal troubles, one by another cause. The 21-year-oMs are in much better shape than , the men a ' few. years older. V , ' Comes for Prisoner. Sheriff James Harris of Beaufort writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Seeing Pretty Country, The Kinston ambulance men over seas have been hiking and shearing lectures in the vicinity of the Alps that is, in French country, adjacent to Switzerland, Frank ; Marston County came here Monday for fa negro prisoner wanted at Washing ton for larceny. .The officer took his man back In an auto. t Succeeds Acker. John Coxi . well-known railroad man, will succeed G. W. Ackers as superintendent of the Raleigh divis ion , cf the Norfolk . Southern ; Rail. road. . He was , chief despatcher it New Bern for a time. , E. B. Marston. They have seen some beautiful scenery and had an enjoy able time. The roar of the guns not the most pleasing music in th world to" Kinston doughboys in Fland errs or not far from that region, ac cording to young J. B. Cummings, but the men are faring even better than at Camp Sevier. He often thinks his noma here but has not the slight est desire to return pending the sue cessful consummation of the business on which he and his fellows are bent, Fire Over Hank. i Fire in the office of Mr. James Moore, insurance man, second floor of the Farmers & Merchants Bank, Gordon and Queen streets, at. 6 p. m., Monday did slight damage. Fire Chief Moseley believes the ibloze originated in a waste basket, com municating to the back of a desk. Smoke poured out of windows. j I: AVhererYour Bonds .Are Safe "Unregistered liberty bonds are same J as .casn.to thieves Tut your bonds and other t Valuable ; papers in one of our fireproof ; safety' -deposit boxes. Boxes $5 a year. The National :Bank of Kinston IS '.;-a '.V -: 3 ESSE as Mr. Charles Vesik, Representing Three Carloads Proapectiva Soldiers. Two cars carrying colored select men from New Bern passed through Kinston . Tuesday morning en route north. Selectmen entraining here occupied a third car. .The whole party was !p charge of a colored sol dier sent far the purpose, a soldierly- appearing and apparently efficient individual. Selectmen Leave. , Fifty or 62 colored selectmon hft here Tuesday morning for Camp Dix, Wrightstown,, N. J. ,. A brass band played the men from the Courthouse to the Norfolk Southern station. There were some excellent ; physical specimens in the party. Knitted warmants were given the men 'by agents of the Hed Cross. Marion Parker was in charge of the select men. Boy Scouts Asked to : jKecp People, in Mind War-&yjrags; Pledges. The place of the boy scouts in the war-savings campaign , has finally teen - determined. . Owing to pre scribed rules and regulations govern ing the sale of war-savings stamps, the scouts have not been able to ren dor their best service to: this cause But since .the campaign ; of pledge taking has recently Jbeen effected, a. feature of the work offers itself as peculiarly adaptable to the work of the boy scouts. . This is the work of seeing that the pledge given are re deemed. -' State and National head quarters 'have agreed that , they can render the campaign a most valuable service In constantly reminding intli vidua! to purchase stamps to . the amount of their pledges. This group cf American citizens about 400,000 strong and .100 per cent, patriotic, offered their unquall fied and energetic support to the war savings campaign early in its exist ence. - Schloss Bros. & Co., Tailors of Baltimore , and New York will be at our store to take orders for the Fall v ,:, .; 1 '. ... . , - ... JF''U Thursday, Friday and Saturday ! July 18, 19, 20 , -l No Order as to Cancellation of Trains. "The Jocal officers of the Norfolk Southern Railroad are still without orders regarding' the elimination of trains 15 and 16, early morning and late night passenger trains through this city. The trains are expected to be killed shortly, however. They' have been in operation for years, TJiey have , not been extravagantly successful as money-getters. Housing at Capital Being Provided for . by Civil Authorities Some Farmer. Mr. William Hayes, -who has less than one-half ' of his 70-acre farm east of the city planted in cotton and tobacco, having an eye ta foodatuffs, Tuesday counted 60 bolls on one stalk of cotton. He believes his crops are not surpassed in the county. This farmer pays no grocery bills, he says, except for sugar, coffee and a little flour. Speaking of manpower, there are four young Hayeses working in the fields. Mr. Hayes is known to railroaders throughout this , region. until ne was z years old ha was a farmer, however. (Special to tTha Free Press) Washington, July 16. The Civil Service Commission announces that it is now in a position to state deft nitely to the public that steps will be taken at once to relieve the congested living conditions in Washington, which have been an obstacle in the way of recruiting the civil service to meet the war needs. The Commission Is advised by the Department of La bor that the erection of temporary hotels and restaurants, to be conduct od under Government supervision for the use of Federal employees in Washington, will begin at once. It is expected that the first units will be ready for occupancy early in September. . Accommodations will first be provided for approximately 5,000 persons. Additional accommo dations will be provided as they are needed. . , -. T. W.Mewborn fi'CS THE DEPENDABLE STORE.' Buy War Savings and Thrift Stamps ' t Youngsters Pass in Fine Style. An exceptionally large per cent, of I the "new draft" examined by phy- sicians here Monday passed the test for army service. Dr. Albert D. Par rott, chiif medical examiner, esti mated without going thoroughly into the doctors' reports that 90 per cent of the boys went through.. This av erage, he said, is much better than I that cf the "old draft." Dr. Ira M. "OVER THERE" TOPLINER : AT GRAND TONIGHT. GRAND THE'IJRE joclayr " OVER THERE " 4 sf. mnrnf Jllatince The Great Vatriotic Photo Drama with ' Charles RIchman and Anna Q. INIlsson 4:S Children 13c, Adults 25 Evening 8; 2 Shows 15c, 23e, 35c. "Over There," the great war drama which Snlect Pictures is releasing for distribution, will be shown at tho Grand, Theatre tonight? The picture n bin hailed as one of the finest of the year's productions, and its co ttars, Charles Richman and Anna Q. Nilsson, sat a high .standard in mo tion picture characterization. The story, briefly told, concerns Monte Jackson and his sweetheart, Betty Adflms. Monte has an inherent fear of bloodshed, and when rar breaks out sidesteps, for one excuse or an other, enlistment. In time his friends question his excuses; he is blacklisted at his club, finally denounced as a oward, and dropped by his set. Even his fiancee, in the face of hds contin ued evasions, loses faith and breaks their engagement. Only his mother stands by him. Horrified at the po skion he occupies, in a revulsion of feeling, Monte joins the service. He is sent to France, where Betty1 is already serving as a Red Cross nurse. Hera he works. . out his . salvation. climbs, back into the love cf friends and sweetheartr'and covers himself with glory. fesnaYJasIi A Wrk tf IX IV TX tn vranna aora e RrhinseniptiaiiUHl rWB beabt to Ret ami tar ano Tliink jurt towhl 1 It worta trruwf Ort a trial bottle ndaT. . . l amr turn eac U tu ant bottlm Com ant reiiew sua. nDo Do Do J. E. HOOD A CO. " Tha One Price Cash Stort W WORK ; ': SHIRTS ; tFullCut Well ' Made, j V Sizes 14 1-2 to 17. ": CHEVIOTT AND 1 k CAMBRIC v;t;,;'fj SHIRTINGS, j Buy Thrift Stamps. i - ,ij.sunm&.sQ:is,! " - ' mm mm II , xeepnoneT4 i L OSTEOPATH : 18-12 .M in all ieadingcolors Prices Reasonable SEEnJHEM t Ladies9 Desks if is iff' T 1 ' o 1 "1 ,1 . '7! We are showing a beautiful line of Ladies' mahogany , deskir different from those you usually see, because they nre pwfr, tjiHtrr designed and brtter constructed. ' We invito you to see them. ! " QjctiimAtfS. FURNITURE STORE VICTROLAS. VICTOR RECORDS. To Subscribers of the l.hirri a: js jsjl:,. i T 1 The Thirty-Five Per Cent .on . Bonds .will bedue July 18th. : Make your 'payments promptly , , The Caswell Banking & Trust Co. WD. LaROQUIV Pmident: ' T. W. HEATH, Cashier. 99. "The Old Reliable TOBACCO FLUES ..Tobacco Flues, that fit " , tTobacco Flues that please. , Write or phone us Vour orders. - We make at Central Warehouse.' E. .RWAUCR COMPANY. CORNER HERITAGE AND GORDON "V PHONE '189 Insurance ox All ilini coettimcer; MT. "BUY WAR SAV INGS STAMTS." .Telcphono tlo. 102 XIO E-CordcnSt -J. JUHAMME LAWYER Office with Cowper and Whltaku New Line of Voile iShiKhvaists 0 m i $1 to $3.75 ' " ' J SEE OUR SELECTION I CASEY TKOSSPSON CO. J. i B 'Htanaaaana'a H1J tLtmmM t t jvwtai ia tS'sS'flra.scn t mm. . I We. carry a full line of i high ( grade cigars and i " cigarettes. ! , SPECIALS FOR SAT URDAYS ONLY All 6c Cigars 5c AH 12c Cigars ...;.10c Olympia Candy Kitchen ' ! f OUR TobaccOi Flue Iron has arrivedi Get your Flues noji( and Avoid the (Rush ; IL BSCOTT i."Wa Alt C Plumblax" . ;.y. FE0NE3: KaaUrae SIS-L. Offke :7
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