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PR w The Home Paper A ONE CENT STAMP PLACED HUE., : 6 StUWih ia fnUs. K rr4' Today's Newe Today" iff VOL. XX.-N0. 155 )l JT SECOND EDITION PRICK TWO CENTS . - - ' ' FIVE CENTS ON TRAOT - STON, N. C .THURSO AY, OCTOBER 3, 1918 SIX ES TODAY H-TITT? T77V i At ; TT TT TTvT. iil -1 . I'll. v 1 il'f KIN " iT. .. -I I. I IM , , , , I IN , -Ill .I..- I..l Mil I II 1 1 Great Reirmtof The (rMms 'is M ALREADY HONS HAVE FALLEN BACK TWO MILES 1 ALONG 20-MILE FRONT; BURNING ROULERS IMPORTANT r Americans Advance to Maximum Depth of Eight Kilo meters in Arjfonne Forest i e - .1 mies Have to Overcome Guns and Wagons by Hand French Outflanking La Fere and PromisQ to Soon of Vf lue All Along Front Grounc and Weaken Hun Held Since Beginning of ". . (By the With the American Armies, Oct. 3. The Americans have1 advanced, from seven to eight kilometers through' the tangled Argonne forest since the start of their of fensive;; this forward movement has been accomplished by smothering mchinegun nests, bridging great masses - . n ' i " i. i J 1 J ; l:hau.. Of oai'Dea Wire entanglements aim mugging up aruuery ant1 wagons by hand. , ;. OUTFLANKING UFERE ; Paris, Oct. 3 (10:15 a. m.) Git.pral D&eny, attacking on a 15-mile front between' fit; Juenttn and LaFere. is nearing Berthnicourf i (on the Oiae, five miles southeast of St Quentih) and is rapidly outflanking Latere. The latter town is the northern out post of great St. Gdhain massit'' Be tween the Vesle and the Aisna and the j Aisne-Marne ? canal f General BeVtheloi has cleaned out all Germans except in a small area south of Ber-ry-Au-Bac where advanced elements are progressing, . BETBEAT ON WIDE FRONT. .iLbndon, Oct. 3. The Germans are retreating on a 20-mile front between Arment'eros and Lens, General Haig announces. "They r are evacuating highly organized positions which they had held since the beginning of trench warfare. The retirement has already reached ' a ' maximum depth of two miles. " The British advance is ; con tinuing. " '.. ' HUNS BURN ROULERS. ' Parts, Oct. 3 (12:15 p. m.) The Getmans have Bet lire ti the Belgian city of Roulers. Routers was one of the principal objectives of previous British " drives in Flanders. It is practically iruiTounded by Belgian and British trooMs. It is about 12 miles northeast of Ypres. ' " Bapti isis Meet Here to Plan Raising of Church Drive Quota BaptCsts of the Neuse-Atlantic As- , sociatidn are scheduled, to meet here ..Thursday to discuss the f 1,000,000 campaign for education being staged : tte '. denomftiation in the 'State .4 The association's quota is $53,000., A scattering of delegates to the con ference arrived during the morning. The influehza epidemic in the east ern section kept a number from com . ing. Pastor W. M. Craig of the First Baptist Church will preside. Eteau , fort, Morehead City, Goldsboro, Kins " ton. New (Bern, Trenton, Ayden and .Winterville' have the largest congre gations Sn the association. r j Shrc Shire Alito MORE THAN 100 LOST IN SINKING OF U. t SHIP TAMPA IN EUROPEAN' WATERS 3 ". . fBr tha United Press) WashuiRton; Oct 3.-The coast puard cutte, has been . avy Department announces. All on Doara are ?v to have lfn lost Reports indicated that the vessel was Sun'i I SMged in escorting a convoy. . . ;, . -",ch 2nd 102 enlisted men besides one BriUsh ndh.'Kcer and five, civilian Progress; British CITY IN BELGIUM Hard Work There Sam - . , Big Obstacles and Drag Up Enter That Strategic Point Fighting Continues to Gain Morale Give Up Defenses Trench Warfare 7 United Press) STAM P-SELUKG CHAMP. Richmond, Oct. 3. Mrs. J. K. Bowman of this city has estab lished an individual record for the sale of War-savings stamps, hav ing sold $ (0,000 worth. r NEW ITALIAN OFFENSIVE. ., Washington, Oct 3-Cables to the Italian embassy state thai ' the Italian army In Albania has launched an offensive against the Austrians there. The purpose is an offensive to demoralize and de stroy the Austrian armies in Al bania with a view to facilitating the expected surrender of Turkey, one cable explained. DELAY IN Y" WORK. Richmond, Oct., 3-Lack of tran:ftorta'!on facilities will cause an indefinite delay in the movement of the Virginia unit of the National War Work Coun ! cii of the Y; M. C. A., according to an announcement made by John Garland Pollard, in charge of the Virginia unit THE CASUALTIES. . Thursday morning, 25092 Skilled. . ' North Carolina killed: v " Private Reuben E. Davis, High Point Private William C. Lowery, Cana. r ' Private Guy Wren, Middleburg. - Private Robert L. Eckard. Taylorsville. Private Henry H. Hall, nope MHte.--V ' Died from wounds: Private Odim P. Street Shelby. Wounded severely: Wagoner Joe W. Thompson, Smithfield. ' . Missing in action: '' Private James ' H. Arnette, Charlotte. ; Thursday afternoon, 24795 killed. Killed: " Private Edgar H. Combs, Call, r . Private Wesley . J. . Creech, , Bolton. , Wounded severely: Private Ben. 1 G. Davis, Wil mington. - Private . William S. Hall, Thomasville. ' " U. S. S. Tattpa, a former sunk in foreign waters, tne employes on ooaru c.c BULLETINM TURKEY WILL THROW ONE DISPATCH- WON'T, SAYS ANOTHER (B. toe United Preat) .,.-:,, London, Oct. 3. Turkey has notified Germany that she intends to propose peace to the Allies, a' Zurich dis patch to the Daily News declares. Germany is said to have rephec at some lengtn, " Turkey's decision is Relieved to be imminent. , The dispitch fmlhcr says Germany has declared her-inten tlon of occupying Bulgaria i ?A Central. Nen's dispatch from Pans states on the cuntr lry that the Turkish ministerial council has declared it will maintain the alliance Hungary. COIIPLUIENTSMM MlCHE; 445-!REAlr SHELLS Wm CiiyTnlsh Its Allot- men-It'WouldnH Miss ji. -s 'iJ ,.vi. t .MtjJt in This (Jnance to siay a Few'iVaby-Kiirers "5 Between 30 and 40 Liberty Loan boosters went u at itf a. m." Thurs day to pull off the,blggest drive stag ed as 4ar during the fourth iom cam paign. w They Atere mainly leading bisilAes'Sni'enXofl titi? city. Chairman J,. F. Taylor stated that the " county had ' raised ;aborfc fl!25(000nel4rly half of its quota-Miy 11 a. W Thurs day; tallrange having repoVted be tween $30,000 and. 146,000 and prom ising to f exceed its allotment. Peo lile must fty' Wids,' iChalrma'it Tay lor declared.. "They most buy mere liberally than Of the -previous issues. This Is waV. . Every bond bdlightis a blovir struck for the nation's' defehse. The enormity of this issue should be taken into consideration.' Every per son must put his shoulder t this wheel." Kinston has the opportunity - of paying its compliments to the Kaiser in the form of 400-odd 16-inch shells, to be delivered by Kinston boys now serving In 'France. : ' ; . ,.; One 16-inch shell costs JJncle Sam $1,000 when it is realy for (cur boys to deliver , to the Huns. Uncle Sam has fixed Kinston quota in Fourth Liberty Loan at not less than $445,100 and the city is going to buy that much and more. i . When we have done our part we will have provided the 445 16-inch shells for our boys to send on their way that they may add speed to the heels of , the retreating Heinies. , . (Cbrtiimied on Page Six) LIST OF CARDS ARE IN HANDS Hurbert1 Rawson Turner, Pink Hill, white. r4J4, Tommy Heath, Pink Hill, R. F. D. 1, white. 415, terenza Stroud, Pink Hill, R. F. D. 1, white. . ; 470, Oaud Hill, Kinston, R. F. D. 6, white. 497, .Gefneral Green, JCfnslon, R. F. D. 6, colored. 498, Thos. Foy, Jr, Kinston, R. F. D. 6, colored. . 499, Henry Williams, Kinston, R. F. 0. 6, colored. . . ;t 600, Ahnzo Broun, Kinston, R. F. D. 6, colored. 501, Chester S. Taylor, Kiniton,' white. " 502, Lelond Banks, Kinston, white. 603, Jas. Moseley Hardy, Kinston, R.' F. D. 6, white. 604, Raeford Bell Godwin, Kinston, R. F. D. 3, white. 505, Thos. Franklin Perry, Kins ton, R. F.' D white. 506, Jnb. Blount Long, Kinston, R. , D., white. '; i : ':" ' ' , 607, Arthur Elia Sullivan Kins-. (111 ST ton, R. F. D. 3, white. . - . i W? 11 . J IFOUOW DISCOVERED ..'- .',,,-. ii i in f : t t UP SPONGE, STATES partly m a pleading tone. militarily. J with Germany and Austria ' ...... v.- HEALTH EXPERTS IN CITY GIVE I SHREWD ONCE OVER And Do Not Find All Tings Right Army and State Board Men Inspect Res taurants,' Soda Fountains and Like Dr. B. E. Washburn of the State Board of Health and Dr. J. J. Kin- youn, an army major-doctor, inspect ed restaurants Auriesf soda foan tains and other places here Thurs day. They were accompanied by Dr. James S; Mitchener, local healtrh of ficer, on their round. The visiting : experts had little to say regarding conditions. They will make a written report, which will be public property, ifor the State as well as the community;' it is presumed. . There ia reason to believe that Ma jor Kinyoun and Dr. Washburn did net And sanitary conditions here ex. actly in keeping with Kinston's civic dignity. MANY WORKMEN ARE KILLED BY TRAIN ; ' 1 (By the United Press) Cleveland, Oct. 3. Twenty-two workmen were killed and two in-. jured early today, when a fast Pennsylvania passenger train ploughed through 'them as they were leaving a work train at Bedford, near here. A heavy fog id Said to have obscured ' the train's approach, y- OF LOCAL BOARD 508, Arthur Gordan Byrd, Kinston, white. , 509, Clayton Robert Barnes, Kins ton, R. F. D., white. . ' 610, Reginald A. Tillman, Kinston, white. - --t ' . 511, Barney LeRoy Stroud, - Kins ton, white. 612, Allen Yancy Osbern, Kinston, white. - 513, Cecil William Wooten, Kins, ton, white. ' j . ; 514, Willie Roger Marshburn, Kins- tori, R. F. D. 1, white. ; ' 515, Balph Lee Faulknei, Kjns- ton, R. F. D. 2, whjte. 516, Lamuel James Summers, Kinston, white, i 517, ' Rodolph Koonce, Kinston, white. ' , 618, Harvey Stanley Wade, Kins ton, R. F. D. 1, white. : 619, Wm. Thos. Dixon, Kinston, white, v 620, Wm. Kennedy Taylor, Kinston, R. F. I), white. 621, Andrew Wallace, Kinston, R. F. D. 1, white. ' A i 522, Heber' Bouse, Kinston, R. F.' D. L white. ' (INSTON VERY .LAST THING IN ATROCITIES IS HERE 1 f ' ,' I 'fr '. ' .1, . i V'... . .-1 i 'Conspiracy to Sell Gen eral Pershing for,Quarter ; Prominent Men and Women f Involved in the Plot The el6se of the chapter-year finds the local chapter of the Bed Cross in fine condition. The membership drive has produced excellent results and. the public is cooperating so nice- ly.that the chapter is oft a fine nnan- ciat basis. i :. The year is .closing and at the an- annual meeting soon to.be held new tf firers will have to be elected, as, in some cases, the , ones whose terms are now closing-will not stand for reelection. The annual meeting takes place on the 28th of this- month. , But while we are progressing nice lv there must lha no let.un in JinA Cross work." -Vj Surgical Dressings Needs Help, The surgical dressings w6rkro?m is not getting the help it Should have. This department has been called on to deliver two cases of completed ar tides before our Kinston fair comes off, and' the job cannot b completed without adequate ; help. The rooms are open daily, except Sunday, and from 8 to 9:30 Tuesday night and Thursday night. Thus an opportunity is afforded all girls , and women to do their part in helping the chapter to discharge its obligations. The work would rest heavily on no one if all wisuld help. ; The Job, of - rirht, no more belongs t' the faithful few than to the many; yet the few are befog called Upon to dis charge the obligation which rightfully rests on the many. No ; individual should want to pass his or her own patriotic duty on to another and In sist on its performance by that otheV, or remain neglectful Of whether it is performed or not. Another Bed Pig for the Bed Cross I Last fall iMr. II. W. Russell gave the Ki nston Chapter of tho Red Cross a fine Duroc-Jersey pig that was sold and made to contribute something like 100 to the chapter treasury. This year Mr. Russell has decided to duplicate his generous .gin. ani from his lino hird of thorout?hbrrcs has i contribute:! another fins pig weighing about 100 pounds. The is fu'ly registered and is now 1om icilod in Kinston, under the earn and keeping of Mr. P. S. B. Harper at the New Brick Warehouse on East Tnfttr lAvAnnn. . - General Pershing is the Name. As befits a pig of noble strain the Red Cross pig bears a famous name being christened 3n honor no less a personage than General rersmng, the hero of St. Mihiol and America's valiant leader on the fields of sunpy France. A Fifty-Dollar Pig for a Quarter. When suitable : arrangements have been made the pig will be raffled off and some fortunate Individual stands to get a $50 Duroc for the munificent sum of a quarter. . Couldnt ask far a better chance than that, could you ? Perfume Going Up on Account of War, Big Lot of Roses Needed Rome, Sept. By 'Mail). AS a result of the war milady's perfume next year is to cost more than ever before. ;': .,i-'s ':'' '-: The entire production of essence of roses in Bulgaria this year has been only about 4,800 pounds. In ordinary times it averages 11,000 pounds. On account of the ,poor quality of roses this yea it required about 60 pounds f roses to produce S grams of essence. If the roses had been properly attended to this quan tity could have been secured from only 35 pounds of roses. J ; BADEN PRINCE MAX IS NEW CHANCELLOR tBy the United Tress) London, , Oct. 3. Prince Max , of Baden has txen appointed Germafi chancellor suceeedirig "Count von Heftlinjr. according to an Exchange Telegraph d'-fatch received here. i FOR FAIR RACES WILL CLOSE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 .),Vv, '7;, ' i.';i-' t --i ' u Rules - Announced--tiberal Iurscs Five-Fair Cir cuit to Be Covered by4 Ponies Expert Judging of Poultry The conditions for the races to be held on the North, Carolina circuit of fair this fall have been announced. Rules of the National Trotting As sociation will giavern, with certain exceptions. Colored drivers "will be barred. The entrance fee will be five per cent, and five per cent, will be de ducted from the money paid winners, Money will be dfivided 60, 25, 15 and 10 per cent. The usual weather clause will nrevail. Entries , will close oh Tuesday of the week preced ing each meeting. Fair dates follow: Rocky Mount, October 1-5; Goldsboro, 8-U,' Kins ton, 15-18; New; Bern, 22-25; Fay etteville, -November 1. ' 5 The program for the Kinston races follows: r Tuesday, 15th, 2:15 pace (stake) ; 2:17 trot (opon). Wednes day, 2:22 .pace (stake); 2:22 trot (open).' Thursday, Z:16 trot and ZM7 pac (both stake). iFriday, free-for all tret and pace and 2:17 pace (both open). Entries are to close October .Purses will be $400 or $500 for each event. Poultry Display to Be Great. In addition to S50 prize birds of all descriptions to be entered as non competitors lof local birds, hundreds cf poultry specimens from the fair district will be entered at the fair. Handsome ribbons bearing the official stamp of the American Poultry As sociation have arrived. An "A. P. A. judge will score the fowls entered. This service will cost exhibitors noth- ing but will be of immense benefit to poultry breeders who would improve tholr stock. Poultry generally in the district is, in a condition anything but satisfactory, although there are scattred flocks of fine birds. HfDEUROPEANS ARE N SESSION: WILL LEDGE ALLIES ALL Representatives iof 65,000,- 000 Oppressed Peoples Call for Dismemberment of Austria and a New Federation ' ' (By 'the ; United Press) Washington, Oct, 3. Representa tives of oppressed nationalities met here today to form a mideuropean federation. They Included subject peoples now living under the shadow 3f Teunsnic domlnabion. These in cluded Czecho-Sbvaks, Poles, Ukran ians, Jugoslavs, ILithuhians, Finns, Roumanians and Italian Irredentists, 6,000,000 peoples now largely with out self-government and ' political freedom. . - Resolutions demanding dissolution of the lAustno-dlungarian Empire and formation of a mideuropean federa tion were to be adopted. The repre sentatives also planned to offer the entire moral and physical resources of their countrymen in Europe to the :ause of the Allies. TOBACCO Sales Thursday aggregated around 300,000 pounds. Prices were consid erably higher, but anything like the approximate figures was not to be had owing t the variety of grades offered. ': .' -j:' MORE THAN 125,000 LAST V. (By the United Press) Paris, Oct 3. The Allies took 123,030 prisoners In France and Del- glum during September, it is official ly announced. The captives included 2,841 officers. ' DISEASE SPREADING SLOWLY HERE WHILE PUBLIC IS QUIET Estiitialed There Are'Near ly 40 Cases of Unreport- aMe Spanish' Influenza in City No Need ia Close Schools The 'Health iDepartment estimates that there- are nearly 40 cases of Spanish influenza here.. It does not consider the number unusual for this part of the country, since' ths disease is epidemic in' the region. There has been' ho tendency on the "part tt the public to becoe panicky. , . ' - , Dcctors are numbered among the victims of the disease at a number' of places. Dr. Z. V. Moseley of Kins ton is suffering from "grgippe." Keep the Schools Going. Supt. v K. iR. Curtis of the City Schools states that the publie Is co operating handsomely with the school authorities in their efforts to prevent the spread of the 'flu." to the schools. Children wHth any of the symptoms of , the disease should be kept at home until uncertainty Is dispelled. The teachers are watching every child. ready to take prompt action in each suspocted case. Superintendent Curtis thinks it un- necessary to close the schools? Dr.- B. E. Washburn of the State Beard of Health, here Thursday, de clared closing the schools does not help the situation anywhere.'. Rather. , movling picture shows and soda foun tains where glasses are used should ' be closed, if anything. Drastic Action at New Bern. IAU schools, theatres and churches " are closed at New Bern for art" in definite period. ; A. circus billed to show there Thursday left this city Wednesday night reportedly prepared to contest the New Bern authorities attempt to keep it from showing there; ' Robinsons, Kinslos Circus Makes Gccd and Helps to Win tne War Robinson's circus played to a very large audience here Wednesday af ternoon, and to a large audience Wed nesday night. It was the first circus to come here since the declaration of war, and the local public was disap pointedagreeably so. The outfit was very nearly up to its old pre war, standard, and for nearly a cen tury the Robinson standard has been world-famous. Kinston settled back in its seats Wednesday and felt Just perfectly at home. (Robinson's be longs here in a sense. Jn a way it belongs to every American I town which counts back as much as a gen eration. There is sdmething differ ent about this circus. The spectator has every, chance of getting seated without being insulted, He imagines he sees old faces, and everything con nected with the show has the appear ance of being eminently respectable. Wednesday's performances includ ed some fine horsemanship and acro batics. : The famous Nelson family out up a clever 'act, as did a lot of youthful male gymnasts. There were everal features. The races appear ed not to be faked, which is the im pression the spectator gets at, the average circus. There was not a dull stunt except those attempted by the lowns. " : The clowns - should all be drafted. r The band- was not up to he circus standard, for which General John J. Pershing may be partly re-. nonsibre. ' ' ' ;' ' : There was a tuch of the patriotic iverr few minutes, in the costuming nd otherwise. There are many real- handsome women with Robinson's nnd these were pleasingly attired. The band touched up national airs every few minutes. ". Two fine Liberty Loan speeches were made by Mr; N. Jv Rouse in the afternoon and Mr. d. V. Cowper at night, under the ass- sices of the Four Minute Men Com- nittee. ' These gentlemen were lift- 4 erally applauded.; , " 5 : " The ' story shduld not be - ended . without a reference to the person with the whistles. He was the best known man in the city, and the hard est Worker. Blandly "he sold them for a ffme, and then, smilingly, "out of consideration for the children, he sold them for a Jit He was a circus iii himself And the' bigge-t liuisanca n captivity withal. Add 1 ' l t the 7 .r....uJhavfc been lost w. -.-.er ...
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