1?Sergeant on Inspection round of soldiers guarding u railway.- 2?^Sailors on un American battleship taking their
dully exercise. 3?Col. Chester A. Harding, who has suc?e 'de<J General Goethals us governor of the Caual Zone.
MILITIA OF MERCY HELPS NAVY RECRUITING '
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A miniature battleship mounted on un automobile is attracting much attention in the streets i)f New York. It
is being used In promoting naval recruiting by the Militia of Mercy, an organization of women whose aim
Is to aid the families of men called out for duty'ln the naVy. Below Is a portrait of Mrs. John Hays Hammond,
president of the Militia of Mercy.
GERMANS ON THE ROAD TO PARIS
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"On to Paris" wa* the German slogan iff 1914. Here U the "Off' to Paris" of 191"?a long Hue of German
prisoners taken In recent battles Id northern France. 1 .
THREE YEOWOMEN FOR THE NAVY
IJ? re ?r? three fiMiiiuiuc ii<hllil<tn? to t'ncle Sain'* navy. the flr*t yeo
wqipep/to ftill#t ut th^ JS?k\v|N>rt nnvy yartl. Loft to right, they are: Mis*
F. $. Harry, Mlas II S. Murray an<l Mint J. K. .Smith. All three have been
<< sltmed to clerical duty In the nuvy yard.
SCRAPS
_^The atrwl* of two cl"e? In Ireland
are paved with mnrhle?Armagh am!
Kilkenny.
Wood Miltahle for the uuuiufuituri- |
of mnuhen ha* been discovered In the
?nflerii part of the conntrjr.
RT|*rlm*nt* to '"<>1 Milldlnf* by'
forcing nlr through hullo* walla with
electric Cum are being tried In India
A tnhulur electric flashlight that ran
be riK'Uiiiiil hi any revolver han been
patented by a riillvlclphlan. n
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pV-.'T,i;Jn? f? ** . ' ' ??-=? k \
1
A rheap Imitation of tinfoil Is made
in <i?rmuny l>y coating paper with a
mixture of fliii'ly powdered metal and
rosin. tin<l subjecting It to friction.
It In belle*ed tluit the observatory at
I'cklng Is The oldest In the,world, liav
inn been founded In 12Tb by Knblal
Khan, the first- .emperor of the Mogul
dynustyv
The king of Knutand and the Ger
man ini|>eror are grandson* of Queen
Vlrtmla; the queens of Oreece, Nor
way. Spain. Koumnnla and the caarlna
of ltu?xla are granddaughters.
AMERICA?ON GUARD
Thawing Pipe* With Electricity. .
| Klrctricitj Is the onlgr ntfrnt which
i will thaw fr07.cn water plpea without
llielr being ilutr up. With the action
i of electricity the pipe can be easily
; I ha well In n short time, the pnnsage
of current through the pipe heating It
sufficiently to melt the Ice.
Limit of Dlahoneaty.
tlnrduppe?"What la your opinion of
Kluhdub's ; honeatyT" Borrowell?
"Mighty poor. He actifklly came around
to my houae uud stole an upibrella 1
had borrowed from him."?Life.
MEDICAL SOCIETY ADJOURNS
IKS " I
Or. I. W. Falaon. of Chariot*. It Elect
ad Praaidant.?Next Keating te Be
at Pinehuret.
Ar.hevllle.?A notabla seaaloa of the
North Carolina Medical Society clot
ad at the Battery 'Park Hotel bare. '
The laat houra of the elxly-fourtb an
nual gathering vara devoted to pa pen
and dlacuaalona of children'* diseases.
Earlier *aaalon the houae of dalegatea
reported on the election of new offi
cer* aa follow*:
Praaidant, Dr. I. W. Falaon of Char
lotte; flrat vice president. Dr. Win D.
B. McNlder, of Chapel Hill; second
?ice president, Dr. Joseph B. Green, of
Ashevllle; third vice president. Dr.
Ben F. Royal, of Morehead City The
secretary, Dr. Benjamin K. Hay* of
Oxford and the treaaurer. Dr. W. M.
Jones, of Qreensboro. hold over until
the next meeting, which will be at .
Plnehurst next April.
"Tuberculosis In Children," w*> !
presented by Dr. Jesse Robert Qerstle
of Chicago, Doctor Faisbn opened the ;
discussion. In the course of hi* talk,
Doctor Falaon made a plea for lip
proved living and housing condition^.
Dr. Charles L. Minor, Dr. Thompaon
Fraaer and Dr. Lewis W. Ellis, of this
city, took part in the discussion.
The meeting in this city 1b regarded
by the delegates as one of the most
interesting and profitable In the hla^
tory of the organization^ Aside from
the usual program of -papers, this
gathering will be remembered on ac
count of the patriotic note aounded at
various sessions, culminating in the
Joint meeting of the association and j i
the board of health when a resolution
ottering services to the Nation was
adopted by a rising vote. During the.
three diys of the convention a con
siderable number of the doctors have
taken the examination for member-,
ship in the various medical corps of
the Army and Navy.
College to Raise Food Crop*. I
Durham.-?Out of the campus of
Trinity College between 400 and 500
students are drilling dally In anticipa
tion of being called to the colors by
Uncle Sam.
What has struck many as being
equally patriotic In an equally practl
oal way Is the scheme that Is being
enacted on the western part of the
oompus. Here the co|loge work force
Is breaking and harrowing fifty acres
of land which la to be planted in corn.
Irish potatoes, soy beans and other
food and feed crops.
The college authorities had planned
to plant this part of the campus and
the necessary equipment for moving
large trees and otherwwlse beautify
ing this part of the campus had been
purchased. "We can plapt those
trees later,'' declared President W. P.
Few. "We can do without shade, but
having the ground and sufficient stock
to work It, I feel that It Is our patriot
ic duty to heed the call of our Na
tional and state authorities and assist
In Increasing the feed and food pro
duction of our section and country."
University Favors Draft.
Chapel Hill?The -faculty of the
University of North Carolina, at its
last meetlhg, passed the following
motion tn regard to the principle of
selective draft to tke military service:
"Resolved, That the secretary of the
faculty inform the North Carolina
Senators /inJ Representatives In Con
gress that the faculty of the Univer
sity of North Carolina strongly favors
the principle of selective draft for tha T
military service of the United States
of America."
Durham Holds Aldermanlc Form.
Durham.?A decisive victory was
registered here In the special muni
cipal election for the retention of the
aldermanic form of government as
against the proposed managerial form
of government, the majority for the
former plan being 20S. The content
plated change in the city charter call
ed for the election of a city manager
with an advisory council of Ave
citizens. 1 '
Fire Deetroye Big Roller Mill.
Spencer.?Fire of unknown origin
at Tyro. Davidson county, destroyed
the large roller mill ownpd by Baxter
Leonard, a large amount of grain,
flour and feedstuff, also a sawmill,
lumber yard and much lumber owned
by Mr. Leonard and a store building
and contents owned ~by J. C. Davis
NORTH CAROLINA 8RI6F8.
North Carolina's first state board
of chiropractic examiners was appoint
ed by Governor Bickett, the recent
Legislature having provided (or such
a board after strenuoua opposition was
, ovarcome. The a?polntaaa are: Dr. Ku
gene L, Cox, of Winston-Salem, one
year; Dr. I. C. Carlaon. Greensboro,
two years, and Dr. W. P. Love, Char
I lotte. three yeara.
Representative Godwin Is support
j ing the selective conicrlptlon plan for
I raising an army.
The atrawberry shipping season at i
Mt. Olive opened last Monday with a
ahlpment of two crates. One was rats
ed'by W. HHinson and brought $9
on the market hare. Messrs. English
A Oliver, local truck broker*, being
the purchasers. The other was raised
by Mar^Tapps and brought 18.50
Officers at Durham made a raid last 1
week and captured four men, one
woman,, three automobiles and 816
: pints of whiskey.
Col. Fred A Olds, of Raleigh, has
been secured to deliver the commence
ment address at Bock III11 School. Wil
son couaty, on May 18.
J. A. Slmma. an Auburn graduate,
who has been taking a post grmluata
course in animal husoandry at the
North Carolina State College of Agri
culture anj| Engineering for this
achbol year, has Juat accepted an ap
pointment aa pig club agent tor the
state of Connecticut. Mr. Slmms will
leave soon to take up hU headquarters
at Storrt, Conn.
All employees of the Lumberton,
Dresden and Jennings cotton mills
last .week received a bonus of ten per
cent o( the amount earned by each
employe* for the three months ending
April 1.
IMIE51LE WIHS
CHAMPIONSHIP GIIP
GIRL DEBATERS FROM MT. OLIVE
ARB" DEFEATED BY BOY
TEAM.
HBTLT CONTESTED DEBATE
Both High School* Represented In
Final* Had Honor of Having Bath
Team* Com* Through Prallmlnarlaa
Chapel H1U.?Before an audience
that taxed the capacity ot Memorial
Hall, Waynesvllle high achool rpprea
?nted by Vinson Smathhrs and Boy
Francis, defeated the brilliant debat
ers from Mount OUra high school,
Misses Oladys Andrew* and Emma
Lindsay. The debate cam* as the cul
mination of one of the most Interesting
and closely Contested events In*, th*
history and high school debating In
the state. The Judge* were Profes
sors H. H. Williams, L. P. McOhee,
Edwin Greenlaw,, H. M. Wagstaff and
W. S. Barnard. The Aycock trophy
cup was presented the winner* by Mr.
R. O. Everett of Durham.
The debaters, led by President -Gra
ham. Mr. E, R. Rankin and Mr. R. O.
Everett, marched to the (tage amid
a volume of cheers. The youthful dfe ,
baters showed a surprising mastery ot
the subject matter and In the rebuttals
especially manifested a mastery of the
technique of formal argument. This (
Is the second time that a team ot |
boys has debated with a team of girls {
and the first time the boys have won.
Both schools had the honor of having
both teams come through the prelimi
naries. only one other school. Pleasant j
Clarden, attaining thlt honor. ,
introducing me speaxers 01 me
evening. President Graham declared
the high school debate to be the hap
piest occasion that the. University
knows.
Vinson Smathers was the flrat af
firmative speaker for Wayneiville high
school. After referring to the chang
ing social and political conditions, he
laid down his three proposition; that
the present system of railroad owner
ship Is wastaful In management; that
it is a source of corrupting political
Influence; that the Interstate com
merce cannot correct these evils. He
believed government ownership the
only solution.
The first speaker on the negative for
Mount Olive was Miss Gladys An
drews. She outlined her arugument
opposing government ownership, de
claring that the whole scheme is un
democratic and un-American; that
government ownership is unjust from
? political standpoint; that it la not
the proper function of the govern
ment; that private ownership I* in
accord with American principles, and
that government ownership would ne
cessarily result In political corrup
tion. Miss Andrews spoke ln< a con
vincing manner and showed a thor
ough mastery of the whole question.
Roy Francis completed the affirma
tive argument. He insisted that gov
ernment ownership and operation Is
practicable; he pointed out Its great
success where It had been tried, and
made clear how It would be operated
for the interest of all the people. He
attributed Germany's efficiency to Its
government-owned railways.
The last speaker for Mount Olive
on the negative was Miss Emma Llnd
sey. After reviewing the points made
by her colleague. Miss Andrews, she
showed that government ownership
was a most unwise policy from a bus
iness standpoint. The experience that
foreign nations have had with It does
not warrant its adoption here, she de
clared. >
The high schools and the resnc-u/e
debaters representing them In proofs
ing years are as follows:
1?13?Pleasant Garden High School;
Grady Bowman and S. C. Hodgln.
1(14?Winston-Salem High School;
Charles Roddick and Clifton Eaton.
1D15?Wilson High School; Lalla
Rookh Fleming and Ethel Gardner.
1916?Graham High School; Myrtle
Cooper and Boyd Harden.
Boy Enlisted In Army.
New Bern.?"My dear father, I hare
enlisted In the United States Army
and am colng to do my best to help
Uncle Sam lick the Oermans to a
frazzle." This was the message con
tained In a letter which the father of
Calhoun Batts. who to myrtertously
disappeared from his home In this
city several days ago, received from
the boy. Batts. It seems, went from
New Bern to Klnston and enlisted
there, and was at once sent to Fort
Scroven, Qa? where he has been plac
ed In training.
Charlotte Votee Commission.
Charlotte.?Charlotte voted by ? a
majority of 422 to adopt the Commis
sion Form of government. The new
charter will become effective in May.
th# city to be governed by a mayor
and two commissioners, to be chosen
by election May 8. T(w election was
held under a dew state law allowing
cities to choose which charter It shall
adopt from among several authorized
by the Legislature. On? of the Inter
esting features was the' absentee vot
ing, also second choice was exercised
Both were successful.
Concord Woman Joins Navy.
. Concord.?While few recruits have
been ellsted for the Army and Navy
from this city, Concord has the dis
tinction of being one of the first
Southern cities to send a woman re
cruit to the war. The recruit from
thle city Is Miss Cooper Miller, who
writes that she enlisted at Philadel
phia. She has been commissioned to
work In the Navy yards there, and
holds the commission of "Chief Yoe
man." Miss Miller Is a stenographer
of much experience, and her work
?rlU constat of stenographic work.
chowan moron company.
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PtuM|?wMalt?(iprw
Daily Exoept Sunday*.
No Steamer on Sunday*
Ur. Murfreaooro ... 7:50 aa?1:1? pm
Lv. Como-Mapleton . I: 111 in?1:10 pm
L> Hatra Wharf .. t:40 am?1:00 pm
Lv Wiotau .???*... I:60 aa?1:00 pa
ir TudIi ....l*:l<Va?3:20 pm j
Lv Tvnla 10:40am?(:01pm
Lv Wluloa 11:00 am?1:26 pm
Ly Seam Wharf... 12:06 pm?7:26 pm
Lt. Mapietoo-Como. 12:36 pm?7:60 pm
Ar Murfreeaboro .. 1:00 pm?1:16 paa j
URIAH VAUOHAN, M(r. |
WELLINGTON AND POWELLS- j
VILLI RAILROAD.
south.
Mo. 1?Leave Washington (R. F & j
P. R. R.) 4:20 a. m.; leave Richmond
(A. 0. L.) 8:15 a. m.; leave Waldon
(A. O. L.) 11:16 a. m.; leave Wilming
ton (A. C. L.) 7:40 a. m.; leave South
Thl* November 23rd. 1(14
Rocky Mount (A. C. L.) II: (5 p. a.;
arrive Ahoakle (A. C. L.) 2:42 p. a.;
leave Norfolk (A. C. L.) 2:40 p. m.;
leave Suffolk (A. C. L.) 5:06 p. m.
Arrive Ahoakle (:lt p. a.
Wellington A Pewellavllle R. R.
No. 1?Leave Ahoakle 4:26 p. a.;
leave Powellevjlle ?:3? -p. m.; leave
Cremo (Branding) 8:63 p. a.; leave
Holly Drove 6:68 p. a.; leave Askew*- I
vllle 7:00 p. a.; arrive Wldsor 7:30 ,
p m.
ftteimnr. ' : - II
Puun|?r?Lnn Windsor 130 p
m ; leave Howard 1:30 p. m.; leave t
Steels 3:46 p. m.; leave Blancbards ,
4:45 p. m ; loare Sans Sonde 5:16 p.
n.; arrive Plymouth 6:30 p. m.
NORTH. ,
Itwmar.
Paasenger?Lear* Plymouth 7:00 a. 1
id.; leave San* Soucle 8:30 a. m :
leave Blancbarda 9:00 a. m.; leave
Bteela 10:00 a. m.; leave Howard
Lu.30 a. m.; arrive Windsor 11:00 a.m.
Wellington A Powellevllle R. R.
No. t?Leave Windsor 1:50 a m.;
laave Butler's 9:02 a. m.; leave Ask
swsvllle 9:17 a. m.; leave Holly Grove
1:23 a. m ; leara Cranio (Qrandlng)
1:29 a. m.; leave rowellavllle 9:4l a.
a.; arrive A hoik is 9:56 am ??
A. C. L.
No. t?Leave Ahosiila 11:06 a. na.;
eava Suffolk 12:21 noon; arrive Nor
'oik 1:35 p. m.; leave Ahoekle 16:60
i. m.; leave South Rocky Mount 11:60
loon; arrive Wilmington 6;50 p. m.;'
eava Weldon 6:00 p. m.; leave Rich
nond 7:45 p. m.; arrive Waahlngton
IK. F. * P. R. R.) 11:50 p. m.
Connection*?No. l with A/C7 L.
t. R.; No. 2 with steamer line, with
k. C. L. R. R. and Norfolk Souther*
Sy.
Horton Corwln. Jr.. President and
rreasurer. Kdenton, N. C.
W. O. Pruden, Secretary. EdentoB,
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R. C. Holland. Auditor. JMenton, N C
R. O White. T. A. Kdenton. ft. 0.
W. M. Corwln. Snpt., Ahoekle. N. 0.
W. M. Sutton, Gen. Frt and Pus.
4gt.. Windsor. N. C.
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COMPANY ;/
Plying en the Quaen of North Carolina Straama, tha CHOWAN
FIVER, alao on MEHERRIN BLACKWATER RIVER. BENNETT*
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and Fridays. For Tunis, N. C.,
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From Tnnla. N. C, Thursdays
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From Tunla, N. C, to Harrells
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