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DAILY The Hpme PfP, 77: TocUyiNewTocUr Cloud Tonight it; vol. xvin-No-91 SECOND EDITION KINSTQN, N. SATURDAY, OCTOBE R14, 1916 SIX PAGES TODAY FRICB TWO CENTS JVJB CENTS RQUMANIA CLAIMS TOJIAXE KNOWS WHAT UE IS NAKY DEPARBIM WILL KOI CEASE THE SEARCH FORGERiN isSlpTEIj ft ClIECKEff TEUTON DRIVE FROM REDIOVIER ILL BE RECALLED PREPARES FOR ROAD IS I TO CAPE FEAR PORT A LABORER' HIMSELF EFFEWLY BELIEVED BORDER SOON Miner; Roosevelt Carries Officials at Be- (By the Un5td Trim) i WflaMn frfnw Clnt. 14 J.T?onnrf intintA fhaf trip Will Open Office at Wilming ton Soon for the Kins-ton line search by United States destroyers fpx iaval bagct oh the Atlantic coast is likely to be a prolonged one. No trace of such a bate haft beenisebveredbut, the Mast ia tn hd.

thnfmiorhlv rnrnhpVl.1"it in ifitated at the Strong Counters Hurl Germans Back On Estern Frontier Constantine Stands Firm In Refusal to Jpin Al-lies In Face of Pressure Brought by the Revolution- ists Awaiting More of An Excuse to Align Greece Against Central Poweiif Said Will Let Teutons Con-iiuer Roumania and Invade His Country Before Opening Hostilities, BelievedHarder Fighting In the Bal Navy Department before the search is'called off. 1 ir.53Benorted Sighted Boston, 'Oct 3,. German submarine U53 is reported to have been sighted off the Massacnusetts coast puru- kans (EV the United bound steamers apparently cofroborate 4- Bovic Sighted One. New York; Oct-' 14. A westbound.

submarine was sighted yesterday, by the "White Star" liner BgrlCj. according td 'statements by officers. Tt Press) London, Oct. 14. The Roumanians have halted the attempted German invasion of Roumania south of the Red Tower Pass, ana nave driven oacis.

xcuwho aw a Aifttanoc. from the border, according to Buch PREPARING FOR THE 1 conoN iirest dispatches. General have been checked everywnere aiong uie buuiuuh xmn ho oactorn frontier back by strong counts attacks. Elsewhere the Rouman i'qvi Tooiafr.nff is stiffening. RoivdTi fiicrMJnff is EDUCATIONAL The Educational Committee of the Kinston Fair announces jthe following committees to carry out the plans for School day and the exhibits.

SnpfV K. Curtis of the Kinston city schools will have charge of the pro gram for school day. Town and city exhibits, Miss Ma- atson. i i British are on' the outskirts of Seros. King Constantine, despite the pressure of.

the Venizelos movement, continue tn rlplav a declaration of war. He is said to fear the Germans will overrun Roumania within a fortnight and invade In tnat event ne win join me Aines. Take Town. Lose It. Paris, 6ct 14.

The Germans reoccupied the village of Ablaincourt after a violent attack preceded by a Cnr, nf firp smith of the Somme last night. An offi lieve Order Will Be Issu ed Shortly After Interna tional Commission Rend' crs Report Asbury Park, N. Oct. 14. Con ditions in Northern Mexico are im proving so that the governmsni will soon relieve more militiumen now on the border, President Wilson today declared in a letter to Governor Whit man of New York The need, how ever, still exists for the troops.

Soon as Commission Reports, It Is Thought. Washineton. Oct. 14. The militia will be -ecalled from the border as soon as the Mexican commission reports, is a belief hsre in official cir cles.

CHARLESTON LIKELY TO BECOME BIG COAL PORT Charleston, S. October 13. Construction of the Southern Ilail- way's modern export coal tipple nav-infl mado Charleston available aa a coal the first year of its operation has closed with a record which promises grea'l expansion and prosperity for the city. During the year when there was an abnormal scarcity of ships, 98 steamships havj taken coal from the Sou-thorn's Charleston pier for movement overseas, 7 taking cargo. 14 cargo and bunker, and 77 bunker only.

Of the cargo, 14 moved to Cuba, 5 to S. America, an dl to Spain. The export movement amounted to tons while .40,486 tons were bunkered. There was a coastwide of coal dumped over the of tons, making a total of pier. In audition tons of won ore and 2,114 tons of coke were ex ported.

ACCUSE ROUMANIAN BLURS INHUMAN ACTION AT FOGARES Berlin, Oct 14. Drunken Roumanian soldiers rounded i the German population of Fogares, in Transylvania, and drove them into the river Alt, says an official report from Vienna. Those who tried ho reach land were driven back into the water. All German and Hungarian shops in Fogares were looted, it is said. THINGS THAT Rural school exhibits, Miss Hatha Parrott Shaw.

Nature study collections, Mrs Ti Moseley. The premium list for Individual ex SEARCHING FOR TERMINAL Company Gets Ready for Completion of Promising New Route South From Here Will Be An Impor tant Road The Norfolk Southern Railroad preparing to open up a branch office at Wilmington, is roponted The Dispatch of that city has the follow; ing to say: "An office wiir bs established ir Wilmington on the first bf the year by Norfolk Southern Railway, to handle the affairs "of the company in connection with the final extension of the railroad which is now being built from Kinston, through Duplin county, to this city, according current rumors. It is also understood that th? Norfolk Southern is already in search of terminal property here. "Work is under way on the line from Kinston to s. point in Duplin county and reports from the Kinston section have it that the company financing the proposition is closely affiliated the Norfolk Southern and that the railroad will be extended to deep water at Wilmington.

The line from Duplin 'county is to be built nn the eari" side of Northeast river, which is a fine section of agricul tural country and is not served by a railroad at present. "Bond were recently voted in one of the townships in Duplin county to aid in building the line and it is undented that similar movements will be launched in Pender couhty at an early date. "There has existed a line from Kinston to Pink Hill, Duplin county for seme time, and this is now being: ex-itendod- to a point near the Pender line. Passenger service is being furnished to a point beyond Pink Hill. It is known that the Norfolk Southern has long bson desirous of extending a line from Kinston towaTd Deep water at Wilmington." SNOW HILL FOLKS HERE.

A. -special train from Snow Hill Saturday morning brought more, than 100 Greene county people to see the Ranch WUd West Shows. NEVER cial statement says the French immediately counter attacked, driving the Teutons out of their positions. ustrian Losses Heavy. Oct! 14.

Conservative estimates put the Austrian losses at thirty thousand in the last two weeks of itehting on the Carso Plateau. Allied Casualties Great. Berlin, Oct. 14. One million, six hundred thousand oi Anglo-French troops have heen annihilated on the Somme front iruthree months and a half, says a semi-official ninits seems 10 oe a popular one, as a Union Cards With Him to WilkesBarre-Hujches Takes a FUnsr at the Tariff By P.

VODER. (United Press Staff Correspondent) New York, Oct. 14. Col. Roosevelt left New York today for a second quick thrust before he starts his biff offensive in the interests of the Re publican party.

He speaks tonight at Wilkes Barre, Pa to a gathering of miners. returns Sunday, leaving for his west ern swing Tuesday. He will attack the Adam son eight-hour law, al though an advocate of eight-hour leg' islation He will not speak as an ex- President for a presidential candidate, but only to his "fellow mem bers" of themine workers' He will take his membership card along, also a card 'showing him to be an honorary Member of the Railway brotherhoods in good standing. On the present trip the Colonel ad niittedly will attempt to turn the tiaf the "labor voMfeK expect ed to probe deep'y inlo the past' rec ords of Wilson and Hughes, and will attempt to show the latter1 to be the firmer friend of the laboring man Hughe in Combative Mood. On Poard the Hughes Train, In Swing Across the Nebraska Prairies, Oct.

Hughes today -truck vigorously 'af; the'Democratac tariff and cried a solemn warning against eviLdays af tef the if the policy of "tariff for revenue on ly" is continued. He is in fine fight- 1 trim. DEATH OF COL F. B. ARENDELL AT RALEIGH Raleigh, Oct.

14. Col. B. Aren-dell, one of the State's best-known men and-a resident of this city? died here yesterday following a stroke of paralysis He was born in 1855 in Wake county He' was a newspaper man of wide experience and at one time was with the News and Observer here. He had been a manager of the State prison.

He was famous as a political writer. The funeral was held today. COUNTY TEACHERS DISCUSS BIG event; BE HELD NEXT YEAR Lenoir county's rural school teachers, who have an association with a lot of hustlers at the head of affairs, held an interesting meeting in Gordon Street Christian church Saturday morning. A large room in the edifice was loaned the echoolma'anu for the occasion. The teachers discussed matters of professional interest and planned some details of the winter's work.

Miss Mary ShatwoII, niral supervisor in Granville county, discussed the proposed county commencement for n'ext spring, which has already had the approval of the Chamber of Commerce and is practically an assured thing. Miss Shotwell, who at one time was a member of the faculty of Kinston High School, wa a the Moss Hill community fair Friday, where i remarkable enthusiasm and a big gathering of happy people mark ed a red letter day in the neighbor hood history. SHOWING FARMERS HOW, TO GROW GRASSES. Farm Demonstration Agent O. F.

McCrar has a number of kinds of grasses growing in rather luxuri ous lawn at the Courthouse. The grass plats surrounding the county building are velvety with Bermuda, felue grass and white clover. Better grazing is toning to this section, he says, and the farmers are taking interest. Samples of half a dozen other kinds are growing- io boxes at his About 15 or 20 bale's of cotton were sold here Saturday, at' prices' ranging from 161-4 to 16 90. New York futures quotations were: Open Close January ,17.61 1764 17.62 March'.

17.72 May. 1782 July'' MM 17.70 17 74 17 69 October ...17.30 December 17.60 THREE PICKPOCKETS NIBBED BY POLICE Chief of Police Skinner and Inspec tor Conway Saturday morning arrest ed, Tom Goodwin, Lola Sesaoms and Carrie Dad, all colored, charged with picking pockets' John' Waters, 'Har vey' Sutton and another man, ne groes of (LaGrange, and Lillian Sutton of Fields' Station, complained to the officers that the trio in custody had robbed them of. several dollars on a Norfolk Southern train arriving here thortly after 8 o'clock. Th three were jailed. They gave several places as their home, including Goldsboro and Suffolk, Va.

NON-RESIDENT SAYS THIS IS BEST TOWN IN UNITED STATES 'I wouldn't swap Kinston for any town of its size in the United States." said Mr. J. C. Walters Friday. iMr.

Walters is superintendent for the John Eichleay, which has for several weeks been engaged in moving Sarahurst, the residence of 'Mr. D. T. Edwards of this city. Mr.

Walters Uvea in Pittsburgh, and has had a wide experience in, moving contracts in various parts of the country, being especially familiar" with conditions in Pennsylvania, Maryland. New York and Ohio. iMr. Walters seems very much impressed with ithe Kinston spirit, and predicts a brilliant future fur the city. He and Mrs.

Walters and little girl have spent a month here, and have made quite a number of friends, both in a social and a business way. ARRESTED ALLEGED EXPRESS ROBBER Patrolman W. S. Hamilton Fri- day arrested James Holloway, alleg- ed to have participated in a robbery of the Winterville express office last wonter, in a house in South Kinston. Pitt county officers' were here to' get Holloway.

large number of' children a'r already" preparing to compete for the prizes offered; 1 n-- Mrt-'W. T. Moseley has the ol-' lowihgv suggestions for the help of -those, interested" nature 'study col- v. lections; These may include arrowheads, butterflies, beetles and -other insects, native woods, shells, Io these collections correct classi- method offTreservaton ia desired. Insects: In the study of insects it is necsary to collect' them in'some way iiTwhich they1 ntiy'fce speedify killed.

Drop into" a tie three or four lumps of cyanide bf potassium. Pour in bhe-half inch of water and then sprinkle evenly with plaster of parrs, until a dry cake is formed. Close the bottle with tight cork. Insects dropped into this bottle will be quickly killed, yet pre- serveu. To Mount Insects Take a piece of soft wood "or cardboard.

'Put a pia wie wings io me nanmu posiuon Falkenhayen is reported to the Germans were thrown increasing in violence, lne AUTO RAN AMUCK ON VAYNE CO'NTY ROAD Messrs Hunter Fleming, O. G. tucker, Henry Tull, and Sidney Ficnch wore more or less hurt when an juiumobile, driven by French, was ditched a few miles this sida of Gokliboro Friday night. The car was bndly damaged. It was going ut a speed when a ditch was struck and French lost control.

The car ran up on and straddled, lengthwise, a fallen tree. Several of 'the -nen appeared to passersby who gath-ared the spot to be badly hurt, but all were out Salturday save Mr Fleming, who is in bed with a number of bruises. G0LDSB0R0 HIGHS DEFEAT The GaJdsboro High School football eleven defeated the Kinston Highs on the fair grounds there Friday afternoon by the score of 12 to 0. The visitors were the' heaviest team, averaging about 139 pounds. A large attendance saw the game.

COTTON CONSUMPTION IN MONTH SEPTEMBER Washington, Oct 14 Cotton consumed in September was ,529.227 bales, against 498,738 in September. 1915, 'says a -Department of Commerce report, V' -TO LOCK UP BEGGARS Mayor Sutton Saturday 'mornin instructed Chhf of 'Polica Skinner to lock up all beggars and fakirs on the Mendicants c'oold'take their: case to the United Charities, he stated. Half a dozen special officers were sworn in to help handle thej crowJs here for the Buffalo Bill-101 Ranch shows, and many ViJ Scouts aided ie police jn directing traffic and fasten; by pinning' with strips of OF THE COMER'Y KINST ON NEXT YEAR Local Delegates to Gastonia Convention Win Victory for Queen City of the East Over Two Competing Places Mayor Fred. I. Sutton received the following telegram Friday evening: "Three irlvitationa for U.

D. C. convention 1917. Kinston winsi "DELEGATES FJIOM Which means thait at' Gastonia, where the annual State --meeting has been in progress, the North Carolina United 'Daughters of the Confederacy Friday afternoon voted to hold their I next convention her' The other competitors were unannounced. There are probably several thousand members of the D.

C. 'North They embrace much of the best in the Commonwealth's The local membership i quite large. Mrs. Felix Harvey1 of this city was among those who took leading parts at the Gastonia asssem- WILKES SELLS A BIG i ISSUE ROAD BONDS. North, Wilkesborot dcC'liThis morning the Wilkes county good roads commission in 1 "good roads bonds for par and 5,103 premium at 31-4 per cent, interest.

Bonds are i payable $10,000 November 1. 1927. and $10,000 tach year tbere-after tin all are paid. V' The spirit of ood toads js general throughout the county, and the sentiment of the people fsor of the issue." St Louis, Mo, Oct 13. The Rer.

Irl R. Hicks, astronoiria' and "long- weather forecsster publUher, died jresterdsy and paper across them. "'A Leaves and Flowers Press leaves. giving names of tree from which they were taken. Press flowers.

Each person must have not fewer than tea specimens. Mountinir of Leaves and Flowers i For grammar school grades, the' cardboard must be 8 1-2x11 inches. For primary grades that size cut in two. Minerals Get typical specimens it rocks, belonging to a Tnighbor'- hood. Label and put in box 'or tray, Woods The specimens of woods must be of uniform size and they must be mounted to show bark, sap wood and heart wopd.

The locality must be given and then they must ba properly labelled. 1 Mi "i Ufrl AOS 1 "iOOR OtA. NEGROES BEING CARRIED NORTH TO VOTE; IS ALLEGATION WORRYING DEMQCRATIC LEADERS AT WASHINGTON INVESTIGATIOrj (By the Un tod Press) Washington, Oct 14. Department of Justice is investigating reports that negroes are being brought by th thousands from the South to Northern States to in the November elections. Widespread elcctici frauds in different sections of the country, are tT.

Negro colonization is worrying Democratic.