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s News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice 4u i ,J r an .:-:!' hi iv nW ' ; v:rq Li i t i 1 '; t ii. I- " yv J The Only Democratic Newspaper Published in 'Elizabeth tity VOL.1 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING OCTOBER 19, 1916 no; 15 illtlllill IMtlll or hit inn ADVANCED UNES ON SOMME WHILE 8ERB8 CAPTURE VIL LAGE NEAR MONASTIR i (By United Press) London. Oct 19 TJie French closed in on Peronne last night progressing between La Maisonette and Blanches in beary fighting south of the Somme. North of the rlTer the French maintained all of yesterday's gains despite German counters. 1 ' The newly woa- Sailly Salllisel jiositlons now entirely In the hands of the French were consolidated during the night. On the British front along the Somme heavy rains during the night Impede offensive operations against the Germans. Adv'ces from Petrograd are to the effect that the flve day battle in Volhynia is continuing without sign of interruption or cessation. The Germans are using large quantities of gas against the Russian lines. The Russian war office announces the repulse of all German attacks. From the Bslkans comes the news by. way of Paris that the Serbs have captured the village of Brod, southeast of Monastir, fro mthe Bul gars in a brilliant attack. LIT FRIEIIDS OF PLAINS ONE USED TO KEEP ORDER AB COLONEL'S SPEECHES OTHER LOST EAR IN ARGUMENT THRONGS APPLAUD i inn FIFTEEN THOUSAND GREETED NATION'S LEADER AT SYRA CUSE ON 8T0P THERE (By United Press) Goshen, Ind.. OcL 19 President Wilson is today whirling through Indiana enroute to Chicago where he is scheduled for three speeches. Handshakers today were greeted by the President with his left hand the right being bandaged becuse of a scratch Inflicted b ya careless en thusiast who drove his nail into the Pres'dent'B palm Members of the party were great ly cheered by the throngs which greeted- and cheered the President all the way through New York state The climax was reached at Syra cuse where 16,00" applauded the nation's leader. Much Interest In W. C. T. U. (By United Press) Roosevelt Train, St. Louis, Oct. 19 With the Kentucky mountain dis trict and its eventful ('.y behind him Colonel Roosevelt is now speed ing across Missouri and Kansas to the scenes of his short grans range rid ng days and is looking forward to nieetitit; old pals of the plains. Two of these have already wired the Colonel that they will meet him at either Phoenix or Albwiuerque. One is Seth Bullock who used to tilt behind the Colonel ;:t political meetings with Q trusty Colt In each h n 1 to keep tho audience at res pectful attent on during the speech. The othi r is Jim Davis whose left Mr was bit ofT by a gentleman i ah argument. The Woman's Christian Temper ance Union met Wednesday after noon at the residence of Mrs. O.' W. Ward on West, Main street. The meeting was of especial in terest as Mrs. G. F. Derrickson. State Superintendent of the Flower Mission; Mrs. William Boettcher, State Superintendent of Loyal Tem perance Legion; and Mrs. Roscoe Turner, delegate to Jth'e State Con vention which was held in Wllmlngf ton this month; were all present and read most Interesting reports. The meeting was one of the most helpful and pleasant ever held and the members all evperienced a re newed energy and interest for the advancement of the work. Mrs. Ward was o most charming hostfss r.nd served refreshments af ter the meeting which were enjoy ed and thoroughly appreciated. The njxt meeting will be- held at tlie home of Mrs. G. F. rrrickson on Main street. Wilson Joy-Riding in Hughes' "Fool's f aradise-. .- (With (hanks to a Republican newspaper for. the snggestibn.) v - m tl2- ItM m ' I ms rum tifrxn JffiSS - 2 I " am rt SILO m FULL - S3 'ESf MA has Htm PfKSlMES COLLEGE II ONUY ROUIHERN -8CHOOL TO COMPETE tn ANNUAL KAt. OkAL EVENT ioffiFc;,;.iffl HURLED MESSENGER BOY: X CROSS VtREET AND THROUCto PLATE GLASS WINDOW (B United Press) Quiet Reigns Now? At I Athens A TEN QUESTIONS FOR VOTERS "I Ten questions for voters to answer In advance of Election Day: . 1Why are the Kings of Wall Street supporting Mr. Hughes? Why are the great finan cial Interests which favor a Central bank, in substitution for the Federal Reserve system. j supporting Mr. Hughes? i TV ny nrw nm mgn proiec- tlve monopolists ' who prepared the Schedules ef the Psyne Adrlch tariff for Mr. Hughes? 4-4-Why Is every enemy Of AmVrtcan neutrality for Mr. Hughes? ' 5-Why are all advocates of armed Intervention in Mexico for Mr. Hughes? 0 Why are tne trusts and organized greed In every sec tion of the United States for Mr. Hughes? 7 Why are the heroes of military conscription ' for Mr. Hughes? S Why Is every political re., actlonary and bourbon for Mr. Hughes? 9 Why Is every enemy of In dustrlal reform for Mr. Hughes? . 10 Why le every boss and MltJecl grafter In the Republl can party for Mr. Hughes7 . JohnTBull Gets U-Boat Raider (By United Press) Norfolk. Oct. 19 A German sub marine probably the U-53. was sunk oft Nantucket light according to a signal from a British cruiser to a British steamer now in port here. OF IMPORTANCE TO FARMERS Washington. D. C. Oct. 7 A hear 'ng of great importance to the far mers and farm organizations of k North Carolina will be held at Ra leigh on October 24th by the Fed eral Farm Loan Board. This hearing is for the purpose of geting information to guide the oard .in determining the boundaries of the twelve Federal Land Banktf districts into which the country is to be dlvlvded for the administra tion of the new rural credits law, konwn as the Federal Farm Loan Act. The session will be held la the federal building at Raleigh, The members of , the Federal Farm Loan Board who will conduct this hearing are Hon. Willam G. tWcAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury, IGeorgfc W! Norris, Farm Loan Com- 'missioner, Herbert Quick, Captain W. S. A. Smith, and Charles E Lod-dell. WANTED Young man willing to work on commission to soV solicit subscriptions to The Advance1, Dally and rBeml-weekly, In the country. Ap ply by letter.. No time to waste on applicants who apply without ap pblntibenL : TrIE ADVANCE ' frC ' (By United Press) Athens, Oct., 19 Greek troops now control the situation here. Anti-Ally mobs have been disper sed for the present and the possi bility of a serious clash between citizens and French Marines Feems averted. Anti-Ally iealers, however, are continuing their efforts to organize demonstrations and Uie crisis Is by no means past. It Is understood that King Con stantine, following conference with the French and British ministers," p?rsonally ajpV-Ied to the most porlment of his supporters not to stir up Athena crowds to violence. Colhipse of reports that the Amer ican fleet was approaching the Pir aeus to intervene disheartened citi zens. Kepoits of American warships arriving few hours to prevent viola tion of Greek neutrality by Allies' tre bly encour. ged tho mob. The Greek cabinet today met and reported in f:or of a protest to Al lies against the arrest of Greek members of the Reservist league by Frrnri, Marines last nitht. Crowd reservistsleagueers hlsed French patrol, who dispersed them at the point of the bayonet. Greek troops witnessing the arrest failej to in terfere! ManylAttend Week's Meeting Increasing interest marks the ser vices now being held at Calvary Baptist Chapel on Riverside In spite of a disagreeable rain last night a large crowd was present snd heard Dr. Calvin S. Blackwell's forceful sermon on "The Besetting S'n" with close attention. Tonight Dr. Bhckwell continues his theme, speaking from the sub ject "Cutting the Taproot of the P.es9ttlng SitrT' a very coraia: invitation is ex tended the public to attend these services. Fach day Dr. Bhckwell is greet ed by old friends who are glad to welcome him back to the city and to express appreciation of the work Kllzaheth City came under the In- whlch he has done here in Hip nt fluence of the tropical storm that - - i T. C. Reed, professor of dairy hus bandry at the North Carolina Col lege of Agriculture anj Mechanic I PensacoU, Fla..' Oc't. 1 Whlppel Arts, has just returned from the I ,nd torn y ind, an rain Pensa National Dairy Show, held this year 0018 na Jut experienced, the worst at Sprinfleld, Mass.. where he car-1 Bform ,n history. Many buttP ried a class to pariclpate in the I lnB nave bfen unroofed and loma Judging contests. Prof. Reed's class demolished and the street are was Jocph Lee. Jr., "W. R. Radford, blx-kel with wreckage and debris. and L. D Trash. street car, telegraph and telephone Teams from nineteen state col- service are all paralyzed. leges wtre present to contest for sweeping In from the 'Gulf the the Judging priies offered at this t"n caught and lashed the city show. Tho A. and M. College was wltn furious force, the wind Mach ine first and only sQUthern college ,n8 velocity, when the storm was s ....... . to have representation at this an- at 118 "eight, of more than one hun- nual, national event, arid as such, dred and twenty miles an hour. won special distinction for the Co!- The tower of the United Btatel I . a lege and the State. weatner Bureau was torn , comple- Mr. Joseph Lee, Jr., a member of tely wy. the grain elevator of th this year s Senior class, won a Louisville-Nashville Railroad wte scholarship of four hundred dollars wrecked ,the roof of the rallroad'f offered by the Holtseln-Freislan As- warehouse was torn oft ruining ie? soc'atlon of America. This associa- eral thousand dollars worth Of the tion gave four of these scholarships Boods "tore Inside. to help defray the expenses of grad- The wind performed many freaks uate work for the winners at any 'he most remarkable of which, par recognized agricultural college. Mr. haps was that of .picking up I mil Lee was awarded one of these in enger boy and hurling him -eighty a Holsteln cattle Judging contest a- across the stretet whf re h mong fifty-nine aspirants from nine- crashed into the plate glass window teen states. r commissioner of Public Wori The A. and M. team won second Johnson. The boy was picked np place In , Judging the Ayshlre breed with both legs fractured. of dairy cattle, and as a team, in Mobile reports one negress dead: all closses f Judging, tenth place "d slight damage to shipping pro- was given the students from the perty.as a result of the hurricane. Tar Heel State upon their initial en The loss there is estimated at $15 trance. 000. Storm Reaches Elizabeth City PLAY AT BELVIDERE Hnd is doing In his meetings week Belvldere, Oct. 16 On Wednesv day October 25 a play will be given ". at BelvTHere in the school auditor '' lum by the Hobbsville talent titled, "The Heart of a Hero." Admission". 15 and 25 cents, the proceeds will go to the benefit of the basket ball team. GOES ON VACATION Shawboro, Oct., 18 Mr. Douglas, telegraph operator and agent for the Norfolk Southern here, has been enjoying a short vacation while Mr. Johnson of Tulls Creek filled his place temporarily. REAL' ESTATE IS SHOT THROUGH HAND this wrought havoc along the gulf states a day earlier on Wednesday after noon. The wind had been up for twenty-four hourB when at about f;ve o'clock a light drizzle began which slowly Increased to a steady 1 HKU WIN UN MARKET rown p"r- raln rontlnuea lnru llelVdere, (ct. Hi-Last Monday the nhht and for the greater part n,sht Mr Willlam Jordan was try. or tne day. ine wind neiroiy reacn lng t0 Ret a rPV0:7er, that was OUti The Sale of the Lavenstein real e1 the velocity of a gale and no dam of or(er ,0 work wne ,t flredt tn t i-Ute for division next week is an ,ce hlis ,ie('n rePrted nere- A l'ro ball entored tho palm ami cam'. . Is n .1 .i.ntL 1. I. .. h a oinim I ' , . .... tvent oi more tnan passing interest ,ri uiuuin, uiimcu u ...c lnit mroufeh a knuekel leaving in E'dzabeth City. Aside from the increasing value of real estate in Elizabeth City the sale of this pro perty is of interest because the sale w!U be conducted by the Atlantic Coast Realty Company of Peters burg and Greenville This company has conducted a number of sales of this sort In tthls section and has never fa'Ied to draw a big crowd by their up-to-date methods. This year the sale tikes added interest' from the fact.tSat it is in charge of "Kipg" Kelley of base ball. fame. made the rain welcome. BELVIDERE BRIEFS j bud wound . Dr. Ward dressed the wound and it is getting along nice i DO YOU WANT PEACE WITH WILSON, OR WAR WITH HUGHES? There le only one choice as against peace, and that Is war. 8ome of the supporters of that (the Republican) party, vary great body ef the supporters of that party, outspokenly declare that they want war; so that the certain prospect of the success of the Republican Party Is that weehall be drawn In one form or ether Into the embroilments of the European war, and that to the south of us the force of the United States will be used to pro duce In Mexico the kind of law and order which some American Investors In Mexico consider most to their advantage. There le s more serious aspect even than that There le an Immediate result of this thing, my fellow citizens. Prom this time until the 7th of November It le going to be practically, Im possible for the present Administration to handl any critical matter concerning our foreign' relatione, because all foreign statesmen are waiting to see which way the election goes; and In the meantime they know that settlements will be Inconclusive. From President Wlteon's addresn to the Young Men's Democratic League at Shadow Lawn, Kept 80. . w Belvidere, Oct. 17 -Sheriff ISray and wife and Mrs. Klte-of Hertford N. C. spent Friday with Dr. Ward of thisplace Mr. K. O. Perry nnd fam'ly of Suffolk, Va., spent Wednesday In the vclnity and attended the JeB-sup-Chappell marriage. Mr and Mrs. E. J. Spence, and Mr. and E. A. Spence of Newland Tislted Mr. J. J. Jessup recently. Mr. end Mrs. C. S. Parker Mr. Roger HaVman and Miss Clemma Hurdle of Elizabeth City spent Sun day with Mr Q. R. Hurdle. Mr. A. S. Hudglns and son Julian of Gates vllle, N. C. spent Sunday with W. P. Hudglns of this place. Mr. J. A. Campbell and family and Miss Lonnle Asbell motored to Hickory N. C. last Monday and Will return next Friday. Miss Blanche Pearl Spence of Elizabeth City, N. C. has returned to her home after spending a week with relatives here. Mr. J. J. Jessup spent Sunday In Newland, N. C. FOREHAND tERRY NOTICE Plds for the frcctlon of a two room school house at Colnjock, N. C, Currituck County will be receiv ed from date until November 8," three o'clock, on said school site. Each bid must be accompanied with a certified check of $150 for faithful performance of the work, and if work does not begin within 10 days, check is to be forfeited to Currituck County Board of Educa tion as liqu'dited damages. - Write for plans and specification! Right is reserved to reject any and all bids. , R. W. ISLET. County Superintendent Oct., 18. 1916, Currituck, N. C. MARRIED TODAY Eelvldere. Oct. 16 Mr. T. E. Per ry and Miss Ibble Forehand, . bo(h of this county were quietly married Sunday a. m. at 10 o'clock br Mr. John Hendron, Justice of peace. ' I Tazelwood cime from Hampton. Two couples happened to arrive ; at the same time at the residence , of Rev. I. N. Loftln on Pennsylvania Avenue this morning and were unit ed in matrimony by the same cera mony. Miss Grace Lawton and Mr. Laurence G. Halstead were the couple from Norfolk, and Miss Mabel Williams and Mr. Robert
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