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OSfEW BERN FAIR NOVEMBER 7th-TO j:0th "GOME mn J THE EOT ER M ,4 N Lli S Volume, 1 Number 122. Four Sections 32 Pages NEW iftSRNj NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, 0Ci;0BER,25, 1916. Four Sections 32 Pages Single Copy: Five Cents M m FAIR EDIT ON . ; ; . -. . t .! , ; ! i. . 6 ,: if . i CHIHUAHUA OT Carranzistas, Short of Ammuni tion, Said to be Preparing To Evacuate. CITY REPORTED "TO BE IN I PANIC SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Oct. 24. General Trevino, Carranzista lead ,". er in Northern Mexico, is preparing to . evacuate Chihauhau City, according to confidential reports to military "headquarters here today. Villa forces, victorious in an all day battle with the Constitutionalists yes- terday is now on the outskirts of the city' proper. Trevino is said to be woefully short of ammunition. All foreigners in the city have left for places of safety, fearing to remain if Villa gets control of the city, as it seems he will. decisive fight between Villa's vic torious bandits and the remnants of Trevino's forces is imminent, say the dispatches. Latest advices from Chihauhau City stated the skirmishing continued on ' the outskirts of the city. Correspond ents there have been forbidden to file any more dispatches. Two thousand and five hundred men are rfported to be coming up from the south to join Villa. The city is reported to be in a panic. ENGLAND KS CONCESSIONS IN HCOIDER $3,000,000 Worth of American Weed Held at British Ports , To Be Released. BY UNITED STATES RESULT OF PROTEST , i WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 24. I As a result of protests by the United , States, Great Britain has agreed to ( 'release $3,000,000 worth of American tobacco, now tied up at Copenhagen and 5 Rotterdam. '" The announcement ' was made by the State Department , ' today, following a visit from the . British v ambassador. The official statement of the facts said: "Officers of the Department express much sat isfaction over the concession given in the. ease."-' ' r:. ' ,' - This tobacco was held under a sud " den change of ruling by Great Bri " - tain of which this government had no ' notice. w Great Britain ? apparently overnight issued instructions that all' , " tobacco ' should be1 consigned tothe 'Netherlands Overseas Trust and by - special ; guarantees in the case of ' Scandinavian countries. The position .v of Great Britain was so indefensible t ' that she was obliged to surrender to . the protest, of the United States in " behalf of tobacco interests. The State t' Department also an nounces that certain amounts of to " bacco which were put on rail before ; August 31 but which have been, de . tained" at the seaboard will be per mitted to go forward free of all re IX T Must Keep Hands off Politics, Says Order From The War ; Department. r ' SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Oct. 24. An official War Department order warning all officers to", keep their hands off politics was received today at , Fort Sam Houston. The order was signed by secretary. Baker and it caused intense indignation among the ofers there. It is customary, they ? :i 1, for the President to admonish I-. - n strs a I other rivil service JARIIG SEflT WHY OFFICERS WILCOX BRINGS Says Glynn Active in Trying to Win Back German-American and Irish-American Vote. IS T NEW YORK, Oct. 24 Charges and counter charges flew thick and fast today in the "hyphen war" which has become the centre of the pre-election fight with the heads of the rival nat ional committees commanding the op posing forces. Republican National chairman Wilcox made additional ac cusations against the Democratic Na tional Chairman McCormick, Former Governor Glynn and others associated in the Wilson management tonight. Mr. Wilcox charges on the eve of the President's speech of acceptance Mr. Glynn, who was chairman of the Democratic National Convention, urg ed Jeremiah O'Leary not to listen to the wiles of the Republicans until he (Glynn) had an opportunity to take up with Mr. Wilson a plan to 'win back the German-American and Irish American vote.' That after Governor Glynn saw the President he notified Mr. O'Leary that he had made an ap pointment for him with chairman Mc Cormick and sent him a letter of in troduction to Wilson's manager-in-chief, and that Mr. McCormick sought unsuccessfully to get in touch with Mr. O'Leary. Chairman Wilcox based his new charges on a telegram from Will R. McDonald, of Chicago. Mr. McDon ald is associated actively with Mr. O' Leary in the American independence conference and American Embargo propaganda. Mr. McDonald ' says in his telegram that he is willing to make an affidavit that when they went to Mr. Hughes,' the Republican can didate listened to their declarations and then made a ringing declaration of Americanism and that he will make an affidavit to that Mr. Hughes made no promises, agreed to nothing, mentioned no pact and that the state ment that Mr. Hughes issued regard-; ing their conference is absolutely true m every detail. . When Democratic National Chair man McCormick was appraised of the McDonald telegram, he expressed great astonishment and exhibited con siderable 'annoyance. - . Relative to the charges concerning Mr. Glynn, Mr. McCormick said, "You wilr have to ask Mr. .Glynn about that" - TO END THE WAR Report Sent Out By 'a Boston News Bureau is Branded as False. J ' WASHINGTON, D. a Oct' 24. Secretary of State Lansing today de nied the Boston News Bureau story that President Wilson had secretly been trying to negotiate an armistice in Europe. : .. .' . According to the Boston report, the vishVto this, country of the' American ambassadors at Paris, London . and Berlin was due to a summons from the President to discuss peace. . Mr. Lansing described the whole story as false. J iv ,t y - ? v-.f ;.:;' , r'r. BUSY SCENES AT THE COTTOfl OIL MILLS Many Boats Discharging Car ' goes Cotton Seed and Seed - ' Cotton.' ' ' i The wharves of the New Bern Cot ton Oil and Fertilizer Mills were very busy places yesterday, as well as on many previous days. During the day there were boats of various kinds dis charging cargoes of cotton seed and seed cotton. It was estimated that the total value of these cargoes was over fifteen thousand dollars. ; In addition to the boats discharg ing cargoes, there were being un loaded in the yards of this firm, six or eight cars of cotton seed, the aver age vf,!-,ie cf v.? -Vh is abn;t ore t'.ou- ! " cnr. CHAIRMAN MCQRMICK NO SECRET ATTEMPT 11 FAIR PltOOJfA M f - The Fair -Will Be Opened by "Jhe President, Mr. Clyde Eby Tuesday, November 7th, 1916, at Eleven O'Clock AT 11 :30 O'Clock The Hay-Wagon Forresters Will Perform in front of the grand stand. n AT 12 O'Clock Monte Rolf e, the great English Aviator will make one of his daring1 aeroplane flights. AT 12:30 O'Clock Prince Nelson, the world's greatest high wire artist will perform. AT 1 O'Clock Horse Races will start. AT 2 O'Clock Another act by the Hay-Wagon Forresters. AT 3 O'Clock Elma Meir, the champion Lady High Diver of the world. AT 4 O'Clock Monte Rolfe will again astonish all with his dare devil acts in the air. (This program subject to change each day.) Directors will receive the books for their respective awarding judges at 1 0 o'clock, Tuesday morning. REGULATIONS: Gates will open at 8 :00 A. M. each day. ..A Single ticket, admitting one person once, 50c; children between 7 and 1 2 years of age, 25c. SPECIAL NOTICE Read carefully this notice as touching all exhibits: "Exhibits not in place and fully installed by 1 2 o'clock Tuesday, November 7th, will receive no attention whatever from the awarding committee." PREMIUMS AND ENTRIES Attention is called to partial premium list, rules governing exhibits and entries, published in another section of this Official Fair Edition. GATE KEEPERS AND POUCE The superintendent of police shall have charge of the police force on the grounds (under control of the Secretary) and it will be .his duty with the assistance of his aids to preserve order. The policemen shall be sworn in as conservators of the peace and it shall be their duty to arrest any person creating any disorder or violating any of the rules of the association or laws -of the State. iHIESS HDUSESTO TAKE ON GALA ATTIHE Will "Dress Up" For Fair Week All Business Men Urged To Cooperate. IS 'Sc.. ; The committee appointed, to Visit the merchants and business men, and induce them to decorate their places of business for Fair week, are mak ing good success,' and a large num ber have agreed to "dress up" . for this event Mr. Edward - Clark is phairman of the committee1 and he is assisted by Mrs. J. T. Hollister and Mrs.' Clyd? Eby. ; They have been busily- engasd calling : on the busi ness men during the past few days, but have"not seen them all. ; -.- V The following is a list of. those who have agreed to have their business houses, decorated,-' and in addition to these there will , be s great many more.ji list of which will be publish ed later: t , , The Dunn Clothing Company, . The National Bank of ,New "Berne TheMorning New Bernian '. ,t , Williams Millinery D. M. Roberts & Company ' : Miss Jennie Sultan & Company t Wrlght'a Tailoring Parlor Sam K. Eaton i - , . T. I. Turner Furniture Company New Bern Banking & Trust Co. f i R. B. Sugar - i ' . F.'S. Duffy ; " - . ' Lucas & Lewis ' . ' J. S. Miller Furniture Company - Kafer's Bakery ' - J. J. Baxter '8 Department Store J. M. Mitchell & Company Willis Grocery Company New Bern Electric Supply Co. The ladies of ' the First Baptist church are going to hold a Eazsar during the first week in December, and prep ar;:' ioTis for th's have al- COMMITTEE STILL HARD aT WORK CITY WITHOUT LIGHTS FOR HALF AN HOUR Elbow in Blowpipe Gives Way, Letting All Steam Uut or . Boilers. - . Last nigth at 9:20 o'clock he per fect electric -service t thj "city o New Bern, under-the skillful manage ment of Mr. Horace Hodges" went down, but for a good reason. The cur rent was off only 35 minutes, and it is a 'credit to the management that no longer time was necessary to re store service. . 1 ' , Of course THE NEW BERNIAN was .put out of commission, but let us say we had not a . cave, for we felt from the first, that it would be but temporary. ' ... , An elbow in the blow-off pipe gave way, and as the .leaky place1 was in the lire box,' it soon smothered the fire in the furnaces. Two boilers are used to supply steam to the engines at night, and they are connected, 'and of course, both boilers Were emptied -of their warm - contents before ;. the connection valve could be cut off. . K The auxiliary boileiywas cold, and steam had' to be gotten up before anything was doing in the light line. The bunch who are behind this plant got busy and in the thirty-five, min utes referred to,' 75 pounds of steam" was up and the lights were burning as USUal.'-;;: ' ''.''.:'"'. -i' ''"':':'''", ' Too much cannot be said of the management of the city's water and light plant. . The city is fortunate in-, deed to have a man of Mr, Hodges' calibre in charge,, and , eVery effort should be put forth to retain him , in his present position and ' also as a aitizeh'of New Bera.'''-'',-'fV';,"':;;;;V.''- " Every man connected; with the working of the plant was on the job last night turning every wheel to re store service in the least possible time. ' . - ' According to a statement by Messrs G. W. Taylor and Sons, cotton buyers, there were about one, hurtdred bales of cottori sold on the local market yesterday, at prices ranging as high as eignteen cents. - .White Brothers, of Cove City, who have recently equirped a saw mill on South Front street itre planning to be- ' i ' ' ; v ' " ' t'f ! - t f ftoen S' FILL THIS MORNING Large Class of Candidates For Initiation Be in Session , : Two Days. ii T Today the Scottish Rite Masons in augurate their, fall reunion. The open degree will be conferred at 10:30 a. m. and quite a large class will make the long and tedious journey, which extends from the fourth to the thirty- second degree. Two days will be con- sumed in- exemplifying these beauti ful character shaping degrees. Tonight at eight the fourteenth will be conferred in full form by-Mr. Ray mond Cv Dunn, of . Enfield,' and the mere announcement that this bright and enthusiastic mason' will be here in the work Js a sufficient guarantee that 'the attendance-will be large and the interest intense, ,i He will ,be as sisted byttie lotal members. v jV v At the conclusion of this superla tive : degree, 'oss' Hackburn .will have his inning. For a long while this wonderful . man,1 wlio has a natural talent in feeding, the hungry hosts, has been scouring ' tho country to search of tempting ; and seasonable food, and the spread that will be put before the brethren of the rite will be all that the most exacting Could hope for. When it comes to feeding folks "Boss" is there. By way of a personal word,' his oyster cocktail qan't be beat, but what's the use, it's all . food, were We -to mention much about it here they would be beseiged with -the profane and that would not work. -,'.- ri J X big timejs in store for those who are connected with this branchof Ma sonry, and there will be more of the same tomorrow. r : , MASON BOSS UNTO G VEFEASTTQNfGH Hon. T. W. Tickett, Democratic nominee f- ' "orof Nori'i Caro- !' t, r:" olitinl T ' to Great Surprise Drive By French L E TO V. S. f Andrew Jackson Convicted in Federal Court , on Charge of Distilling. OIF TWO JURV The fall term of United States Dis trict court convened here yesterday morning for a two weeks term with Judge Henry G. Conner, presiding.' There were a large number of cases disposed of during the day but only two jury cases were tried and in one of these a verdict of not guilty was rendered. Andrew Jackson, white, and from Lenoir county was found guilty of distilling and was'sentenced to serve one year and one day in the Atlanta penitentiary and pay the sum of one hundred dollars. The man, who is well advanced in years, was accompanied to New Bern by his wife who is but very little his junior. The defendants claimed, that the spirits ifianufactured by Jackson was nothing1 but water after dried apples had soaked in it for a few days, however, the evidence was suf ficient to convince the jury that he was guilty of the charge. Mrs. Jack son returned home last night, and while at the union depot waiting for the train, she was bitter in her de nunciation of the men who make this court. A. J. Thompson, of Duplin, was giv en a jury trial on a charge of dis tilling, but the jury returned a ver dict of not guilty. Other cases disposed of yesterday are: , James Andrews, of Wayne, was guilty of distilling, but will be dis charged upon the payment of the cost. In the" case against Henry Crutch field and Lawtbn Quinn, who were charged with illegally dealing in li quor, the former was discharged and a nol. pross granted in the latter. John Robinson ,of "Beaufort, who was convicted about a year ago on a charge of using the mails to defraud and put on his good behavior, produc ed -witnesses yesterday who r stated that he had complied with .the judg ment of the court, and he was dis charged. ' . '- . ' , . . A nol pros was granted Jn the case of Henry Waddel, of -,0nslow, who was charged with selling whis key. -. ' t V i' . James Hare, of Duplin, charged with distilling was found guilty and allowed to pay the cost. " In the cases against J. Cox, Henry Toler, Leslie Whitley and John H. Williams, from Wayne, in which they were charged with distilling, Cox sub mitted and paid one- third of the cost, Whitley's was nol prossed and Wil liams' capais and continued. Toler has left the State. - - J. H. Hartley, Alex -Rowe, D. J. Toler, S. E. Jones and J. H. Norman, who failed to appear as witnesses at the April term, j gave a satisfactory explanation to the judge arid were dismissed v PRICE OF . BREAD GOES : w up in Washington i 'WASHINGTON, D. C.,; Oct. 24. The price of bread ' in Washington was increased to six cents this af ternoon by ;thei largest bakery' in the city, ,; ' Rolls were raised 'from 10 to 12 cents a dozen. , .''.''. 1 Ml SENT BISON CASES YESTERDAY Subscribe for a REAL Newspaper ; , Should you want an. up-to-date, newsy morning newspaper you would majce ' no mistake in remitting $4.00 to THE MORN ING NEW BERNIAN, New Bern, N. C.,andi you will receive a real newspaper that prints - the live and fresh news of the day. . $2.00 -will bring it to you for six months arid $1X0 will r"t us under obligations to ycti for three Fort Douaumont, Village ' of Douaumont, The Thiaumont Works, Houdraumont Quarry, Caillette Wood, Chenois and The Damloup Battery Won Back From Germans. T T ESS ATTLE OF I PARIS, Oct. 24. In the greatest surprise blow struck on the western front since the French smashed the Germans on the Marne, the French today launched a terrific drive against the armies of the German Crown Prince northeast of Verdun. In one impetuous headlong assault the defenders of the most precious plot in France crashed through the German defences on a front of four and a half miles from the Meuse to the Woevre Hills. The fury of their assaults carried them at points al most two miles into the German lines. They won back in -that furious con centrated rush, trenches, forts, vil lages and forests which the Germans had bought at a cost of thousands upon( thousands of lives. Tonight the fort of Douaumont and the village of Douaurrfont, once more are in French hands. Thiaumont works also are held by the French. Houdraumont. Quarry, the Caillette Wood, Chenois and the Damloup bat tery all have been won back. News of the tremendous victory reached Paris while the soldiers were still smashing their way through the German lines. TAX PAYER ARRESTED Shirkie Beshara Says He Pays' at Wilmington Officers to Make Sure. Shirkie Beshara was arraigned in police court yesterday morning, charged with failing to pay his city poll tax. Beshara claimed that he had been paying his poll tax in Wilmington, where he has been spending a part of his- time. The case is being held open:', in order, that the authorities may ascertain if he has paid poll tax in that city. ' If such is the case he will likely be, discharged, otherwise he. Will be made to pay his tax here. Hon. H. S. Ward and Mr. D. E. Henderson 'to Be The Speakers. v. HE MOST IMPORTAN SINCE THE MAR DELINQUENT POLL SATURDAY WILSON DAY AT VAIVCEBQRO Wilson Day will be - observed in r grand style , at Vanceboro Saturday. '. v' A, big barbecue dinner wilhbe served : and it is expected that hundreds of Democrats from all parts of the coun- ( ty will be present.' '.'i , Hon. H. S. Ward, of Washington, ; , ' C., will be present and will make an . address at eleven o'clock in the morn- ; " ing. Mr. D. E. Henderson, presiden- ' tial elector for this district will speak T in, the afternoon. . , of ,. . " V. rr.: