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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY EVENING DECEMBER 14. 19H v.
NO 164
Says Peace Proposals Due
To Food Panic in Germany
Past Few Weeks Characterized as
"Reign of Terror" wifh Internal
Dissensions and Strained Rela-
lions Between Various States
By LORD NORTHCLIFFE
(Copywright 1916 by United Press)
London, Dec. 14. Germany's
peace proposals are due to ttae fact,
which neutral correspondents hire
not been allowed to Indicate, that
during the last tew weeks grave In
ternal slssensions have arisen in
Germany ow ting to food shortage.
This situation has been termed the
"reign of terror". Relations are
strained between the various states
and also with Turkey.
The proposals have been eceived
With contemp by France, Russia,
Italy, and Belgium, these nations
standing as firm as Plymouth Rock
in their positions.
? TO REJECT OFFER
V-' "(By United FreaaV
. London, Dec, 14. Sentiment
here increases in favor of includ
ing In England's answer to Ger
many'a peace note a definition ot
-the basic terms. It is centain that
: the answer will be a rejection this
'. time but ig felt that the Allies will
meet the German stategy by a
J move which will put the Allies In
a position to make known their tie
' mands and concessions.
, Y
I
Assumed Command
Averted Panic
(By United Press)
J P Morgan Is
Secret Visitor
(By United Press)
Washinton. Dec. 14. J. P. Mor
gan. financial representative of the
Entente Allies in America, is a se
cret visitor at the British embassy,
supposedly to gather information ol
the attitude of the Entente Allies
tewtird Germany's peace proposals
It is also assumed that his visit
may have a 1 road effect upon fu
ture defelopements of interna-tlon-rl
financing.
WILLIAMS-LAWYER
A marriage of considerable local
interest took place at the Lome ot
J. W. Munden, register of deeds.
t-teeay at noon, when- Miss Pearl A.
Sawyer became the bride of Mr;
Trevar J. Williams; The groom is
a promising young farmer of "New
lands and Is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. iViriams ofthe same
place. The bride is the daughter ot
Mrs. Susan Sawyer, of Camden
county.
The marriage was performed ira
meadlitely after the couple arrived
from the bride's home. Only a few
close friends witnessed the cere
mony. They were: Miss Beulah
Williams, sister or the groom; Mr.
W. G. Sawyer, brother of the bride
Mr. J. J. Brothers, Miss Dela Wil
liams and Miss Annie Bright, ot
Newlands; and Mrs. Newton P.
Spence o.f this cfty.
f Norfolk, Dec. 14 How I. D.
" yrvine of the . battleship Nevada, a
passenger, assumed command when
the steamer, Powhatan was struck i
-"last night and averted a panic is
-(told by passengers landing by the
". cutter to-day.
S CHRISTMAS ALREADY ARRIVED
-f AT MITCHELL'S DEPT. STORE
i (
A visitor at Mitchells Depart
ment Store this week gin need about
her and exclaimed: "Why I never
flaw such a wonderfu! variety.
Christmas has surely come al
ready." And both of these statements sre
true. The variety Is there and
o is Christmas. The variety
ranges from the handsome em
broideried kimonas which came all
the way ffom Japan just the other
day, bringing wonderful cherry
bloHSorr!, NVhrysanthemunis. wis
taria i jis to delight the
femlnlutfi ;iu:aT! heart; an In
exhaustible assortment of dainty
Japanese" handkerchiefs; to the
"ftozlngly big character dollB that
' 'have caught the eye of every kid
r die in town . These. Indeed, are
'scarcely a beginning In the Cita
"Of Christmas suggestions to be
found at Mitchell's. You have to
,j( W the store itself with Its attract
Vive holiday decorations und its
.great, display of useful and beauti
ful, gilts, ndv
. . I ,
r(, The blggeBt, lest dolls in old
f Santas', whole pack. Just, see
them J at ' MITCHELL'S , Tept.
STORE1.
Mission is
One of mercy
(By Unlied Press)
Denver. Colo., Pec. 14 They
look like ioldiciH coming from the
trenches where gas bombs have
been falling in numbers. Mask, gog
gles and curious tanks on their
bscks add t0 the impression. But
thefrg Ik a mission of peace their
motto is safety first.
They are students at the State
School of Mines, Golden Colq.
members of the school's new de
partment of "Safety and efflcency
engineering," the first school de
partment oft Its kind to be estab
fished In the United States.
The squad Is under the tutelage
of J. C. Roberts Who was for many
years In charge of the governments
mine rescue car and he knows the
horror of the mine accident as
well perhaps as any m:in In the
country.
At the school of mines he is turn
ing out men eiiulped to orgalse the
miners of the world into safty-flrst
eo,uad9 that will decrease the annu
al list of victims of mine accldehtB.
Any afternoon In Go'dtn, in the
foothills, the safely class may be
seen diving into the darkness of a
Kas filled hole, on a mission of res
cue while the efflcency squad wait
tt the mouth with bandages . , and
liulmotors and knowledge of ' first
aid methods. All doing practical
work of rescuing.; ; , ' , A
ElieiMID ADDS
Hill LIEU
MAKIOQ TOTAL FOR TWELVE
MONTHS ENDING MARCH 31
"1917, OF FIVE MILLIONS
London, Dec. 14. The war office
supplimentary estimate provides
for an additional million men of all
ranks In the British army for the
yesr ending March list 1917, mak
ing a total of' flye million for that
twelve month perrtoA :
.PRICES FOR LIVE HOGS
The following quotations from
Kingan and Company, Pork Pack
ers, of Richmond will be ot Interest
here at this time: '
"We are paying to-day for prime
quality Live Hogs following pricos:
205-226 lbs. avg. from 10.25 to
19.50
175-200 11, s. lvr. from 9.90 to
10.25
155-170 lbs. avg. from 9.50 to 9.75
125 -150 lbs. avg. from 9.00 to 9.75
100 120 lbs. avg. from 8.50 to 9.00
Pigs from 8.50 to 9.00
Sowg from 8.50 to 9.00.
Soft or Oily Hogs, lc o 1 Vif less
above prices."
Hogs priced at market Rvalue day
they are received.
I
REACH PRESIDENT
OFFICIAL NOTE PRATICALLY
IDENTICAL WITH PRESS 4 DIS
PATCHES RECEIVED EARLIER
Washington, Ijae. 14i Gerraany.s
peace proposals reached the State
Department overnight. Secretary
Grew of the Berlin Embassy trans'
mltted with the note a confidental
memorandum for the President and
Secretary Lansing, to be used by
them in dealing with the peace sub
ject. The text Is to all intents lden
leal with the press dispatches re
ceived eirlier.
Amerlc's first step to carry out
the wisheB of Germany and the
Cenlr.il Powers as their diplomatic
representatives in the Entente Cap
l;als was taken today. Within a
ftw hours afterthe receipt of the of
ficial tf.xt of the Teuton poice pro
posal Secretary Lansing at the
Presidt nt's order dispatched it to
London. I'-i'is, I'etroprad. Tokio and
lo the provisional capital of Ru
mania. Seibia and Belgium.
GrniPii-'s communication to her
enlmies was sent without sugges
tions or comment by the President
,This action completely fulfilled the
request of the Central' Empire made
of the United States.
It la stated upon the highest au
thority that the President's mind
still entirely open. He is still
undetermined and will reach no de.
clslon until he his confidental ad
vices from American representa
tlves at the Entnto cnpltols.
One point, however, became clear
x-.. This i3 how careful the Prefl
Idcnt and his advisers are that no
move be made by them which might
be received unfavorably by the Al
lied government?. It has been sug
gested to him that perhaps a state
ment, full, concise end clear, dejiv
ered to the American people and
the world mipht l: the entering
wedgo adopted.
.UOLIdVy SUITS FOR MEN. Ask
to sVihem at MITCHELL'S DEPT
STORE. ,
TO ESTABLISH
MAII CORPS
UNDER NATIONAL DEFENSE
ACT A. 4 M. COLLEGE WILL
HAVE NEW MILITARY FEA
TURE. .. ; '
UiA'iY ACTED
DOPIIIG UTTIE
WeBt Raleigh, N, C. Dec. 14 A
Reserve Officers' Training Corps, no
wer provlsin of the National Defense
Act. will be eUb!ished at North
Carrolins College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts beginning with
the next college year.
All students who are citltens of
the United States, 14 years old or
over, and whose bodily condition in
dicates that they are physically
fit to perform military duty are el
ligftle for the corps. Members of
the National Guard are not eligible
but authority to obtain their dis
charge has been secured rfom the
War Department.
Three hours weekly of theoreti
cal ahd pratical military t rating,
prescribed by the War Department,
are required during the last two
years. Members are also required
to attend two cmps of four weeks
each during the four academic
years. In raturn the student com
plying with these requirements will
be furnished commutation of rat
ions (about eighty dollors per year)
uniform, etc.
Any graduate of the Reserve Of
fleers' Training Corps may be au-
umcere' corps by tne President of
the United States, providing the
graduate has completed the camp
training and agreed In writing, up
on reaching the age of 21. to serve
the United States in the capacity ot
reserve officer for the period of
ten years. The President may ap
point any member of the Officers
Reserve Corps a temporary second
' eutenant In the Regular Army (in
time of peace) for a period not tc
aix months at a salary of $1.00 a
month and allowances. Uuoi ap
plication the- six months' training
may be had following graduation, in
which qas the tralnfng camp at
the end of the senior year will not
be required. In time of war the Pre
ident ntay ordfcr reserve offlcflrs,
appointed aB above, to active duty
with any of the forces of the Unit
ed States In any grade not below
that of second lieutenant.
AND FIELD MARSHAL'S DECLA
RATION OF "NO REST THIS
WINTER" STILL ,TANDS
Berlin, .Dec.. 14. Despite Ger
man, peace proposals, Von Hln
denbilrg's declaration "No rest this
winter" still stands. Military au
thoritiei repeated thlg quotation of
the Field Marshal's remark In com
menting today on the fact that
Germany , weighted carefully the
le:C3 question before her announce
ment was made, knowing that Eng
land did not desire peace because
the Allies Intend to launch an enor
mous spring oflensive.
in r irnnm inr
n ur n r r
lills; iibiiwi Ullllk
BETWEEN NEW YORK AND CHI
CAGO IF. PRESENT PLANS CAM
BE CARRIED OUT A
THE SQUIRE KEEPS BU8Y
The home of Mr. J. W. Mun
den, Register of Deeds, was the
sc?ne of three marriages Tuesday,
tw0 in the morning and one at
night. The participating psrtier
were from Norfolk and other points
outside of the city and remained In
the city only a short while.
The first to take plaece was
that of Mr. William A. Wlnslow of
Norfolk, and Miss Mabel Virginia
Trout, of Troutville. They were
accompanied by Mrs. J. M. De
Long and Mrs. M. C. Robinson, of
Norfolk, sisters ot the groom.
Mr. Frank Francis Rolssner and
Miss Elsie Elizabeth Goeti, of
ftantp4teir"wre' also lUajIWt ,,Jll,,. Wt.
morning. Coming from way- up
in Whitestone, Mr. Alvin Kirk
Lewis met his bride elect, Miss
Susie Jane Powell of Norfolk, and
they continued on to the city to
be married. The ceremony was
performed Tuesday night.
Washington. Dec. 14 ..A regalaf
aeroplane tlx to fourteen hour mail
aerrlce between Chicago 4 and "few
York la to be established by the
Post Office Department If the planf
now under consideration go through
ine department announced today.
Let the Wife
Read This
St. Paul Mlnn.,4)ec. 14. When
husband and wife meet in that
thrilling 3 a. m. encounter at the
top ot the stairs, Hubby may now
truthfully state he never had t a
drop, no matter how badly pickled
he may be. If friend wife is,aatud
ent of dentistry, he may get by . with
his yarn. Dr. H. D. Alrich, member
of the fit.; Paul district dental
School said today. Defective -teeth
improperly cared for, may develope
Alcohol In the system which Jnay
cause their owner to reel and (talk''
foolishly, he said.
f
THIS WOULD SEEM
WORTH INVESTIGATING
FEREBEE-DOXEY
SHgo. Tc. 13. Mr. Bryan Kere
lee and Miss Minnie Doxey. were
quietly married last Sunday night
by Jsstlce of the peace A. 1). Saw
yer at Tulls.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferebee went to
Elizabeth City first to Becure a 11
cense, hut the youthful appearance
of the bride caused Mr. Munden to
hesitate and finally refuse to Issue
the license. Returning the couple
secured a license ut Currituck and
reached the home of the justice of
peace at (0:15 Sunday night. Wit
nessing the marriage were Misses
Chloe Doxey, Chloe Caton, Messrs.
Haywood Doxey. Willie Caton and
Ed Toxey, relatives of the bride
The bride, in spite of her youthful
appearance is really nineteen yern
of age.
M.r Feiebee is a prosperous mor
chant of Sligo where the couple
will make their home. Mrs. Fere
bee In the daughter of Mr. Colum
bus Doxey of Currituck, and has a
large numbfr of friends in the coun
ty.
BAZAAR AT WOOOVILLE.
The Woman's Betterment Society
of Woodville will give a bazaar at
the , school house on Dceember 5l
for the.teneflt.ot the school., &r
mission la free and the public la
cordially invited. , s,
F. Lee Sheppy, 8th Floor 243 W.
17th street. New York City, Gener
al Sales Manager of the hrgest
concern of its kind In the World,
want three or four men in Pas
quotank . County and several men
In adjoining counties to work for
him spare t'me or all the time. He
can use only those who nave a rig
or auto. Work la "very" pleasant
and no previous aeltlng experience
Is necessary. Work consists of
leaving a wonderful new household
necessity in the homes on free trial
TestB at more than thirty of the
leading Universities and the Gov
ernment Bureau of Standards show
this new article to be four times as
efficient as the article In general
use in this section. Articlo Is
needed In every rural home and
benefits every member of th house
hold, bringing cheer, comfort and
happiness Into the home. Not
necessary to be away from home
nights. Pay. from $6. 00 to $15.00
per day according to ability and
number of homes visited. In writ
ing Mr. Sheppy. mention what
townships will be most convenient
for you t0 work In; what your reg
ular, occupation is: your age; mar
ried or single; how long you have
lived in the community; what kind
of rig or auto you have; whether
you wlsn to work spare time or
steady; bow much time you will
have to devote to your work; when
you can start; and about how
many homes are within .six mllea
of you In each direction. This Is
a splendid opportunity for several
men In Pasquotnnk County and
counties adjoining to make Rood
money worklnr steady or dpure
tlire only. No Investment or
bond necessary. adv
dec. 12 1". 14 15
DIRECT FROM JAPAN, some
thing new In Christmas gifts. Em
broideried kimonas. ' handkerchiefs,
and alike. MITCHELL'S DEPT.
STORE.. , t- y
Favor Prohibition ,
ittLEondProJb
Waslffnetnn no.. 11 . wl . ,
House Judiaclary Committee , today
favorably reported the bills for nation-wide
prohibition and also ! fof
the food probe.
reported without
the bill for wtt-
The committee
reccommendation
man's suffrage.
Live Little Locals
; Many Minor Matters -Merely
Mentioned
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Wood,
of Woodville, have returned to
their home after spending some
days with Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Munden on Selden Street.,
Mr. and Mrs. J.
W'ilmlngton, N. C.
Mrs. c, E. Overman
Hoiid Street,
W. Edney, of
are visiting
on North
'"Mrs. J. c. Gregory, who has
been visiting hot mother Mrs. (3.
W. Stegur, on Southern Avenue,
returned to her home In Norfolk
today.
Mrs. 11 . W. Godsey of
chese, Is visiting her sister,
J. D, Johnson.
Wan-Mrs.
Mr Fred Rogers of Norfolk, pass
ed through the city Wednesday en
route to Wnachese.
Mr. E. P. Scarborough passed
through the city Thursday, enroute
to Ms home at Avon where he will
spend the holidays with his family.
Mr. Scarborough is employed by
the Du Point Powder Co. at Car
ney's Point, N. J.
. '' ;
Messrs.,-1 Farrow Meeklns and
Ethan Wipe brought a load of Oys
ters from Stumpy Point this week
Mr. Wise continued on to Haiti i
irore cn business. V
Mrs. Zenovah Etheridge, of Man
teo, U visiting Mrs. Lola Seymonr
on West Burgess St. - .
-JlOUlMY SUITS FOR t -MEM,
Ask to" tee them ' at Mlf CHELL'S
DEPT. STORE. "