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Remember To Observe National Pay-Up WeekFebruary 19-24 News Without ' Bias Views Without Prejudice The Only Democratic " ; - Newspaper , Published in Elizabeth VOL. 2 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16. 1917 NO. 41 OTIQu OF IlOCOffl YARREOVJDALE IBS Report Of Release of Prison Stiil Lacks Official Verifi cation at Washington SLANDER CASE osjuai Hertford Girls Here To-night ROBERT J. BENDER (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, Feb. 16 The release of the Yarrowdale prisoners and the revocation of German orders against Americans in the Belgian Relief Work have slightly relaxed the tension here. CONFIRMATION NOT RfCEIVED The United States may send a note to Germany regarding the Yar rowdale matter, despite the reports that 72 American sailors have been released. Official confirmation of their release had not been received here at noon. The note Is ready to go and con tains a detailed statement of the treatment of German sailors here. Therefore it may go even if official confirmation is received. The note would file protest against what the President considers a breach of in ternational law by Germany. Reports have been received from Ambassador Elkus at Constantino ple and though the contents have jiot.been revealed it is understood .. . .... -if.-ST.;.!. -j v- had been feared. Negotiations to avert a break with Austria will continue. GRAFT IS tr rsirstin nnnni ft HIUUu rii mm By CARL S. ACKERMAN (United Press Staff Correspondent) Paris, Feb. 16 Germany is un dernourished and her food and eco nomic conditions are constantly growing worse. The graft In food distribution and transportation Is dally becoming a more se rious matter. Meanwhile - Von Hindenburg's plans are going for ward and the whole nation is con centrating every effort to' strength en the army. A million women form a vast industrial force taking the place of men wh0 are needed in the army. American physicians have asked that American familie8 give pay to thefr employees in food Instead of money. Americans who left Her . lin with Gerard were deluged with requests for food. The recent cold spell destroyed large stores of pro visions. Schools were forced to close because of lack of coat. The police are powerless to stop uraft that goes on because of Influential leaders conducting graft. trie the the Says Congress Will Adjourn (By United Pres, Washington, Feb. 16 Congress will adjourn March 6th despite the war clouds, says Claude Kltchln. The appropriation measures and the Webb bill will be finished, he de lares, and House leaders . back Kitchln in this statement. fllY MEMBERS III ASSOCIATION OTHER FIRMS EXPECTfD TO CO-OPERATE BEFORE WEEK'JB CAMPAIGN HAS CLOSED U!T FOR 15,000 AIRS NEIGHBOR I jOD SCANDAL AND PROM ISES SENSATIONAL DEVELOP MENTS Messrs L. T. Henderson, G. Harold Righter and Paul Trueblood are here this week co-operating with the Chamber of Commerce in the establishment of a Business Men's Credit Association. The officers of the association are: O. F. Gilbert, Chairman; Harold Overman, Vice Chairman; C. R. Pugh, Secretary-Treasurer; R. E. Quinn, Dr. A. L. Pendteton, Cleveland Jackson, Ed Spencer, D. R. Morgan, M. Leigh Sheep, Les lie Belangia, Executive Board. The subscribing members are: Chamber of Commerce, First Na tional Bank. Citizens Bank, Sav ins Bank & Trust Company, Sil verthorn & Morrinette, McCal e & Grlce. Mitchells Department Store Apothecary Shop, Owens Shoe Com pany, D. Walter Harris, M. Leigh Sheep Company. Albemarle I'har macy, Parker Bros., J. H. Aydlett Hardware Company, D. R. Mor gan Company, Markham & Fere bee Evening News, City Drug Store, D. M. Jones Company, R. K. Quinn & Company, E. S. Chesaon Com pany, Southern Gas Improvement Company, Belangia & Reid, Cohoon & Jackson, Gallop Toxey Shoe Co Sharber & White Hardware Com pany. Spence & Hollowell, H. C. Bright & Company, Weeks & Saw yer. The Advance. Many others are expected to co operate this week. Death Follows Stroke Paralysis The funeral of Mrs. Mary Clarke Jennings was conducted this after noon at half past two o clock and interment followed in Hollywood. Mrs. Jennings died Thursday af ternoon a'-out half past five o'clock following a Htroke of paralysis suf fered just a week ago. She was C8 years of ae and was the ount the aunt o Mr. Cornelius Jackson of this city. She is also survlv(e? by a brother, Mr. S. L. Jackson of Virginia. The place of of business of Cohoon & Jackson has been closed throughout the day in re spect to her memory. One of the most sensational slan der suits ever heard of in this county or section is on the civil Issue docket of Pasquotank Super ior Court and will come on for trial some time this year, proba bly before the September term. Miss Hallle Meads, daughter of Rev. Chas. Meads of Weeksivllfe is suing Mr. Cale Parker, a well to do farmer of the same section lor the sum of fifteen thousand dol lars". The whole Sound Neck Sec tion of the county is wrought up to the highest pitch of feeling over the outcome and there ig much bitterness between the partisans of each family. Skirmishes preliminary to the big fight have already occurred and the advantage so far is clearly with the prosecutrix. On a warrant sworn out by Miss Hallie Meads, Frank Kitohell was brought before the re corder fast week, convicted of crim inal slander and sentenced to two months on the roads. Kltche'l put on no evidence, presumably because he did not wish to show his hand took an appeal and this case Is now scheduled for trial at the March term of .superior court, when the defense is expected to put lip a fight. Meantime Kitchall is trying to get the custody of hia daughter who singe her mother's death six .years ago, has made her home with the Meads', her father in the be ginning, making no objection t() the arrangement. The girl is now about thirteen years old. Follow ing his trial in police court, Kitch ell instituted habeas corpus pro ceedings and appealed to the courts to give .him back his child. Judge Danie's after hearing the case, ie nl"d the father's petition and the little girl will continue to make her home with her foster parents. The final outcome of the feud is awaited with the most intense feel inn on the part of those concerned and their neighbors, and the case has attracted considerable attention here in s0 tar as It has been heard Charles Meadg Is a Primitive Bap tint preacher, a native" of the WeeksvJU'e section and a member of a family, who have been substan tisjl farmer folk for generations. From early manhood he had shep herded his little flock at the Primi tive Baptist church near his home and led an Irreproachable life. Not dependent on the uncertain Income which lie received frorr his flock, he spent his weok davsat work on his farm and lived in comfortable circumstances. in Tonight the High School Gipls Bas ket Ball Team will meet the Girls team from Hertford High school. In the last game the local girlg defeated the Hertford girls 4 to 3. Lately the Hertford gills defeated the Edenton girls team 8 to 6. This game should be a warm ly contested one. Matinees are Proving Popular The Red Feather photoplay "The Target," presented in five acts at The New Theatre this afternoon de lighted the pleasure seekers at this playhouse and those who see I this picture tonight w'll no doubt be no less pleased. With matinee every day at two thirty and with the same program every night. The New Theatre is receiving liberal patronage and its management express gratification at the reception their first offerings ihave been given. In the H in ton Building and in the heart of the buslnesg district the New Theatre offers to out of town visitors, par ticularly in the afternoon, i n Ideal place for an hour of recreation and pleasure . ALL NAVAL MILITIA 1 , ARE NOW TO BE PAE Re-organized to Conform to Fede-? ral Standards Under New Lav Service Now More Attractive Than Ever Shielding Shadow Shown Tonight The popular serial now running in The Advance, 'The Shielding Shadow." is being presented on the screen at. the Alkrama and Hie next installment may be seen tonight. The picture failed .to arrive last Friday night and the announce nietit of its next appearance has been anxiously awaited thig wirlc. Miss Fannie Da-son is visiting her nelce, Miss Nannie Hanks, wht is takjng a tralu'ng course at Sa rah Leigh Hosnltal, Norfolk, Va. TO OWR PATRONS: This is t0 notify you that we have purchased the planing mill bu sinesg or Kramer Bros. & Company as well as the stock at the Saw Mill. We will continue the busl nesg at the same location on Mar tin street In a!I of Its branches, and wWl be prepared to serve the public more promptly and better than ever. The trado of the cus tomerR of the old company Is re spectfully solicited. .'It KRAMER BROS CO. und its only bedroom in the loft a (it place for a girl budding Into iriaidenhood, he maed arrangements All went well and the esteem which he was held was added toi for the child to t.tay at the home 'of with the passing time until his' Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snowden COTILLION MONDAY NIGHT Hussars Guard r Queen's Palace (By United Press) The Hague,' Feb. 16 Working rum ere in the niiilbt of a serious The Elizabeth City Cotillion Club will give its February dance on Monday night, February 19th. Thig Is the last dance of the season since Lent begins on February 21. The last night of dancing class will be held in RoMnson building Friday night. CANN MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. J B. Black will "preach Sunday, morning fronr the subject "The Prodigal Son. . ' J ' ' Mr. Plack will 'occupy his pulpit wife andhe had reached declining yearK and their druigh'or had grown to young womanhood. Then neigh borhood gossip began to prate, as time went on tongues wagged more freely and finally two luly stories were told; one, of an i." licit act on the part of the young woman, the other of a flight to a distant city to hide the consequences of her folly and shame. Kitchall has been called to answer for the first I report and Mr. Parker for the se- . sheriff remove the child, cond. Frank KitchaU came to Pasquo tank County from the north some thing like fifteen years ago and married in the Weeksville section Later with his wire and little girl he took up his abode In a little hut not tar from the Meads home. When the child, LIna, was about six years old her mother died. It was then that, .left often alone, the began to go to the Meads" fiome where she was kindly treated and In 'time she .came to spend all her days there. 1".?. ",( ";;' '' ' '"",' When his daughter had grown In Mrs. Snowden being his wife's cousin . The little girl missed her foster parents and ran away. Her father Invoked the arm of the law and again the child was taken to the Snowden home, thto time by the sheriff. Again she fled, like a frightened wild thing, back to her adopted home, reaching it be fore the sheriff had more than set tied down in big office again. When Kitchall sought again to have the Charier Meads said that under the circum Btanceg he would not surrende- her unless compe'led to do so by law. This is the story of a scandal that has been bubbling and seeth lng down In the Sound Neck Sec tlon until it has got into the courts It waB not until she and her faher the father's offense being that he stood by his daughter had been expelled from the church in which he had come to old as' pastor, that Mis, Hallle Meads turned to the courts and asked- for- a . slowdown from those- whom shjs claims have defamed her ' f Fo'h pH' hnre employed eMe The Naval Militia of the State ha8 been reorganized by the Adju tant General's Department to make it conform to the requirements ol the Federal Laws which prescribe a form of organization and the method of pay for the officers and enlisted men. Under the former organization of the Nava? Militia ol North Carolina was commanded by a Captain.. Under the new plan of organization the Cofmanding Officer will be a Lieutenant Com mander, and Lieut. J. K. Wilson formerly in command of the Fifth Division of Elizabeth City, has been placed in command of the batallion. Lieut. J. C. B. Eh rlnghaus, former Judge Advocate has been made Executive and Navl gator, the position or Judge Advo cate having been abolished. The reporter Interviewed Mr. Wil son today at out the Naval Mi'.itia and was told that for the past few weeks there hag been unusual actl vlty among the three divisions lo cated in New Bern, . Washington and Elizabeth City, in taking exam Inations, both physical and profess ional. Under the new 'aw every officer and enlisted man In the Naval Militia Is required t, under go physical and mental examlna tlons. The physical examinations are given by a board conslstng Oi Past Assistant Surgeon R. I). Jones of New Hern. Assistant Surgeon C. 1!. Williams of Elizabeth City and Dr. Raymond Pollock of New Hern The first two are officers of I he Naval Militia, and Dr. Pol lock was added from civil life. The mental or professional eoci amlnatlon of officers Is conducted by a Board of Officers In the Navy Department in Washington, and various officers of the North Caro lina have during the last few month 1 taken examination pre scribed and prepared by this Board of Examiners, and have made a very creditable showing. The mental examination or enlisted men Is conducted by the Naval Militia Officers, and board have been ap pointed In each of the three towns of this State In which the Divisions are located and enlsted men are being examined. These examlna tlons are made necessary liy reason of the Provision of the Federal law, which have as their purpose the making of the Naval Mi'.itia and the National Guard Into an ef j fective force In case of National emergency. j Another Interesting feature of the work lg that In the Naval Appro prlatlon Act passed last year, pro vision was made for the organiza tlon of a force to be known as the National Naval Volunteers. This rorce Ig to -be composed entirely of members of the Naval Militia, and any member of the ' Naval Militia whn qualifies on his examination and volunteers, may be enrolled. THE PAY ROLL For the first time in tha history of this country, the Federal Govern ment Is making provision for pay ing the National Guard and , the Naval Militia for duty at their home stations. This makes ' tli service a great deal more attrac tlve than It has ever been before. Under the new law all officers Of, or 'above, the grade of Lieutenant will receive arehundred dollars a year. ' Lieutenants (J. g.) will re ceive . Two" Hundred and Forty Pol lars, Enslfms Two-Hundred Dol lars and Warrant Officers One Hun . .. 1 m . .!..!,. p. .".,,-( ft year. ...I;S''4V the regular service, not, "exec J one hundred and twenty dollars u year. The pay In the regular ser vice of grades which are in use in the Naval Militia are th follow ing: Chief Machinist Mate Seven ty seven dollars a month. Other Chief Pettr Officer, either Sixty-six or" fifty-five dollars, f depending upon their particular ratings. "-First Class Petty Officers get Porty four dollars and some of them, more than that. Second . Clue ; Petty Officers get Thirty eight dollars and fifty cents, and some of - them more. Third Class Petty Officers draw thirty three dollars.' Oilers draw Forty dollars and seventy cents. Firemen, 1st Class draw Thirty eight dollars and fifty cents; Firemen, 2nd. Class draw Thirty three dollars and Fireman 3rd Class (which is the old rating of caa( nth.ltro Bmyaam aooNg Oc coal passers in the - Navy)1; draw Twenty-four dollars and ; twenty cents a month; Seamen,; draw Twenty four dollars and fofr. tents and Second Class Seamen (tha old rating or ordinary geamen now abolished in the Navy) draw Twen ty dollars and ninety cents a month As members 01 the Naval Mill Us get twenty-five per cent of , this pay It will be seen that the NavaJ Mllitlu l,mi,l I.. 111, in biiwu.u a TQJ J ftlllBU- tive service. The rate of paj( Is considerably higher than that in the army or that in the National Guard. Even men in the lowest rating of second class seamen will draw twenty rive per cent of Twen ty dollars and ninety cents. That is, they will draw $4.22 V month. For this they are required '6 attend forty eight drills a year, which is four a month. This will give them a little over a dollar, tot each drill they attend, and as a number or men have been performing thlJ service without any pay whatever in the past, the new compensation should be a great incentive In se curing recruits, and will - doubtless bring a large number of men Into the organization. No examination other than tha physical Is required 01 men in inese tower ratings, ana there ample opportunity and room for promotion when men 'qual Ify ror higher ratings. Only, a certain number or Petty Officers Ii allowed In each Division, -but this number Is large enough to .give plenty or room ror . advancement but in addition 'o this . there . arc other officers In addition to . Petty Officer to wheh the men 'in the lower grades may be promoted with a very substantial Increase of pay. Of course the rates of pay set out above do not apply In Case the Naval Militia Ig called into sc tual service, nor when they are on summer cruises. At these times the men get the same pay that men of corresponding rating, get In th regular navy. r, The Naval Militia in North Caro lina is In excellent shape and i ready for any service that It may be called upon lo perform. ' Nontj of the boys seem anxious to get I ' to actual service, but none of tlr ' have yet tried to run away from I' and all say that they are willing t go if needed. They have be well drilled, trained and : Instruct and could give excellent account themselves and Justify the . alt tlon which the government has f en the organization in the prepn ness measures which have taken. J 9 I
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