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NUMBEh 41
$2,000,000 FIRE AT NORFOLK
> v
VA., WORK OF INCENDIARIES
; Blaze Under Control Last Night Af
ter burning Hours In The .
Heart of City
VOCB KNOWN K> BE AJTB
HAS! INJURE D j SO^DlS&S
SATE cm
laTal and Military Enlisted Men Hare 1
?* Fire District" Under Control and
Clear It of Suspicious Characters;
Fire Tugs Aid in Flg-htlng Flames.
Ust of Buildings Burned and EstL
. Distinct Explosions.
mated Losa^j.JFour Separate and
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 1.?Naval patrols
rounded up suspicious persons
v- throughout the afternoon while five
men were arrested aa suspects. Two
of these Hugo Schmidt and H. K. Les
"i ping, ?aid ^to_ be Germans, were to
night turned over to department of
justice agents.
Tonight there were reports that
two Germans had been sliot by sail
ors during the day, but neither the
tol'.ce nor naval authorities would
C*, jrm them.
jvi least three ?xe ^ead~and a~ score
lnjuiv.il and a property loss now esti
mates at ovor $2,000,000 resulted from
a series. of four separate and distinct
. / . Aires liK-t>'"rfolk today, which practj
?.?lical, A decoyed two blocka
heart rof thq retail business
, of -the city.
't ' ' Tto first three fires we
i ' j^y p?-1 aterjoiir, nloSopg<*indthe 4th,
{jfhlch broko out tonili in the Atlan
laiic.c n6i?l,--was or a suspicious na
ture. There is no question in the op
inion of the police and fire officials
that all wore of an incendiary origin
Five urrests of suspicious characters
havo^cen made.
JTfie Are area is bounded by Granby
and Tazewell streets, Montlcello and
City Hall avenae-mr thq east side of
w Granby street; and on-the west side
j from Brooke avenue to Tazewell St.,
extending back about 150 feet'to'a
lane, which undoubtedly saved the
?: Maial V. M. C. 'A., umi u uuiiHAii1 _ur
other large structures.
On the west skla of Granby street,
the Lenox, Carpenter and Tazewell
buildings, all six stories high were
completely destroyed or practically
wrecked. On the east side of the street
the Montlcello Hotel and the. old Gran
* ?Tiy ^li v,iTT/Hr.gu W?>rn sw'ept a
? way. The Dickinson building a big
Commercial structure oetweeij the
"?O'raiibj Tllt'dUtf building and the ho_
tel, were damaged only by water.
Both of these are practically. Are
proof
Chief McLoughlln at 8 o'clock to
night declared that the progress of
the fire had been checked although
the rulna are burning fiercely. He is I
confident that the danger is over, If
the militia can ehcek the work of the |
incendiaries.
BIG FIRE THREATENED CAMP
STEWART, ORDER TO "WATCII
. j ,. ; . FIRE-BUGS
Newport News, Va., Jan. 1.?Fire |
tonight destroyed three negro dwell
ings-ftear Camp Stewart threatened j
the camp for two hours or more. I
Theri) wero thousands of sokllers I
quartered in tho camp. The alarms |
were turned in through the camp tele
phone exchange which led to the be
lief that the camp was burning.
A false alarm called n second fire
company two miles from the ?amp a
few minutes before a second alarm
was sent In from the camp as a pro
cautionary measure. Business houses j
and firms near the water front, today !
was warned by Department of J\is
tMa^agenis to keep a careful watch
for'Incendiaries.
. ^ GOBS OUT OF BUSINESS
Nash and Tucker, one of LouIsT
burg's largest grocery concerns clos
ed Its doors in a mu^ial dissolution
atyj dlacontinua3ce Tuesday. Mr.
TuckeT expects to be Included In an
> ???' draft for, the army, and Mr.
will toko a position with Mc
- <4. J. UNDEBHILL DEAD
? ???? v* .
Louisburg, Jan. 1.?Mr. AJpheus J.
BtrterhlU, 89 yefcra of age, died at hi*
bom? eight mil* ?oath of this city
Monday tftomoon.
Mr. UnferMU 'Was a native of John
ston feeaanty. bat Ifcr -about 50.years lie
has been a resident of the county He
was an honored and high ly esteemed
cltiaan, having a large family connec
tion. He was a charter member of
the Rook Spring:-Baptist church and
has even, been one of its most sub
stantial supporters.
The funeral services were conduct
ed* Tuesday afternoon at his late re
sidence by Rev* Walter M. Gilmore
of Louisburg, and the interment was
made in the family burylng-ground
nearby. ;
Oni soi?, Mr. J. Alpheus xCfnderhin,
with /whom hfc lived, and'flve daugh
ters, 'Mrs. John WtielWs, Mrs. Augus
tus R. Stricklapdf Mrs. Richard
Strickland, all or this county, and
^Irs^.J. FT Stealings, of Wendell, and
\Cright of-?arlyle. Ark., eur
vlve hip
DIRECTORS MEETING
^ At
' "tTib iiri&mded profits account. Thai
report of the cashier was especially
gratifying and encouraging, showing
resources of over $600.000.00, depos
its 500.000.00 with no indebtedness.
?Mr. W. D. Jarkscn, who has served
the bank in .the capacity of bookkeep
er for thcr-pant several years and who
has proven most efficient official,
was elected Assistant Cashier to sue-1
cued Mr. T. W. Watson, resigned.
The business of the bank the past
year has been especially pleasing to
the directors and points to a greater
business in the future.
i lT5?t of letters
The following is a list of letters re
maining in the Postofllce at Louisburg
not called for Jan. 4th, 1918^
Mr. Jonas Alston. Mrs. Mattie Alston,
I Henry Collins, J. N. Daniel, Esq., Mr.
W^ F. Pnvls. Miss-Grace, Y. Harris.
Mr. O. G Hawks, Mr. G. S. Myers,. Dr.
FT W -4 Pnnrm Al i S H _
?alile D nper^r^ TtTr TI li ,1 ij i"
Mr. Holmes Spencer, Cleveland Wad
rick, Miss Martha Williams.
* Persons calling for any of the above
1 titers, will please 5ta(e that they saw !
them advertised.
R. H. DAVIS, P. M.
MRS. FANNIE AYSCFE DEAD
At tho residence bt her daughter,
Mrs. Ed Falkner, near Alert, Mrs.
Fannie Ayscue died Saturday after
noon, Dec. 22, at 6 o'clock
Mrs. -Ayscue, who wis tho widow of
Mr. Wiley Ayscue who died some 18
yeaYs ago. was 6p years of age. S?he
had been In poor health for some time
hut not UDtfa alio'it t<m dars before
her death w \n her condition consider
ed critical.
Her remakis were retmovrd to her
own home, a half mile away, where
the funeral services wore conducted
Monday afternoon 3 o'clock * by her
pastor Rev. J. Harper, of the
Mountain Grove Baptist church .and
the interment was made In tho fam
ily burying ground near by.
Six children survive her, four dau
ghters. Mrs. Louts J. Pernell. of this
city, Mrs. Ned Wheeler ,of Wilson,
Mrs. Richard Worsley and Mrs. Ed.
fSllIiner, of Alert, and two sons, Wm.
Ayscue, of LaureJ and Wiley Ayscue,
Jr., of Alert
tyrs. Ayscue waa -a good woman?
highly esteemed and respected by all
who knew her. ? ?*?
?We are lequesed to state that the
Red Cross meeting wtH be held every
Wednesday regardless of the weather
as the soldiers-are badly In need of
the articles being made. y
Council, Y. ft. C. A. fr
City shows IL,9*1,573
seven states comprising
tern Military Department
recent campaign; tt Is ss.
that tha total now
according to jKxecutlr*
A. Ackley.
Tennessee leads the SkwthenH
having subscribed
Qeergla baa lumped trmi flft* |
to second place since Dec III? i lit
report, with 361,580 raised.
Ave states have/also
their quotas, In the folly wing
North Carolina, AlabAni^ Booth I
ollna, Mississippi and
A national Increase ot
subscriptions this month 1*
?50,163,054 being the country
tal previously reported. This !
000 over subscription hi
day of the Army 'Tf",
War Department
ditlonal calls upon the
Its budget (or nine \
June 30, 1918, called tQ?. #6 <
ture of $35,000.000??
It can be - roughly- i
$20,000^000 of this fun?
for work among enlisted IMS-1
United States. The budget tORj
ober 1st, estimated $ll,i2d>!(|M, 1
mands since have nearly-doubled,^
equal sum will probably be
ersea^ with the men of the Amer
army and na^yi thb original bu
calling tor $11,994,000. Whe*-^?n
Pershing requested tke Army "Y"
take over the canteen se
frnn? an nuHui, nf
luclbe budget was made neceasar
with i
number was previously estimated
There are now 500 secretaries serv
ing French, Italian and Russian sol
diers at the request of their respect,
ive governments, their numbers in
craslng on an average of 100 monthly.
Work in the vast prisoner of war
camps abroad will require expending
at least $1,000,000 ot the Red Triangle
war fund.
With Army Y. M. C. A. "huts
at a cost of over 7 hundred'thousand
$700,000 and over 500 secretaries tn
active service in twenty-flvc _tralning
camps,.fprts and naval stations of the
Southeast; this department now has
the largest equipment?and. personnel
in the United States. Atlanta head
quarters ships over 4,000,000 sheets of
writing paper and half as many en
velopes fit* uso in Hie Ai myanfl Navy
"Y" buildings in the Southeast.
There are now o ver 2,00 Rqd Trian
gle secretaries in army and navy ser
vice throughout the Unitd States.
BOU'lll.S . HUL.tir.9
At the Baptist Pastorlura in this
city at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Jan. 2. Mr. Geo. N. Bowden and Miss.,
FTlorine Holmes were happily marrledT
Rev. W. M. GMlmore performing the
ceremony. ., .
Mrs. Bowden is the only daughter of
Mr. Thomas Hoftnes in the Flat Rock
neighborhood. ' *
?
" Immediately after the ceremony, the
bridal party left for their future^
home near Justice. ?
POPH'S ITFM.V
Jack Conyers, from Camp Sevier,
S. '!., ?p*?nt la.-if week at home with
bis people. * '?
Mr. Billie ?'"onyers rind wife, ol
Richmond, and Mr. S. V. Ayers. of
Dublin, Ga.. are spe nil In? a few rl^ys
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H, Conyers.
Miss Maud Puller of tho Blind
School of Raleigh spent part of the
holidays wjth her people at Pope's.
Mr. Henry Upchurch and wife, of
Norfolty, spent Christmas with her
people, Mr. and Mr?. Ben Pierce.
Mrs. R. L?. Conyera is vhdtlng ker
sister, Mrs. Blnncbe Cox at Raleigh
Mrs.- Other Holden, who has been
quite sick for several days, is im
proving. ?? ?
Everybody is invited to come-mit to
Pope's next Sunday, as we are going
to organize our Sunday School and
will need your aid.
Miss Maggie Poole, who la teaching
at Popr^a. is spending the Christmas
holidays with her people !n Rouge,
mont r .
O. P.
? " / "
MR. J. C. JOTiES DBMORHTRAXtfR
UANKLIN COOTTf '
'.Ji _ Louiaburg, N. O.
Jteir Mr: TdEfc: -
r x want to cqRgttjtaMte you upon
work pa Mm ta the ques
tion of Itof l up ?????< 1111 I sincere
ly bop? fibatjm wll) |lt the coopera
tion qf ?mgr pinin and child
in Franklta jtmmtf (or it seems to
me tills la U>? most critical period
of the whole war Is ipprqachinc and
It depend/ upon tlw people at home
to decide' whether .we shall pass thro
it safely or not.
Tenfl of thousands of people, men,
Vomen and children will perish
this winter In Europe from starvation.
Unless the people of America eco
nomize lh the use of food stuffs and
those *rhletrCwinot be exported
the number of starring people will
multiplied; and the soldiers of
allies and those of our own coun
cannot keep up the fight
t armies of our allies have fought
.vely for three years and millions
lives have been Jos and housands
ffimes destroyed in their effort to
it their counrles and their
> from he cruel Germans, and
our own soldiers are " "over
f helping fighting as only Ameri
n fight, and they are fighting
ip the Germans away from Am-.
and out -of their homes.
this will have been done and
Unless America can keep them
illed with food. It depends upon
'd^perlcan, homes to decide wheth-'
Government can supply this
jTcj .not, foralTeady practically
surplus has been shipped and
can be saved by econo-,
s to be shipped. This
food stuffs can be met
Will just substitute com
Osh
three days lil the week and out
our consumption of sugar?and this
will work-no hardships upon us?It
?will be doing our country as great a
Rood, almost, as a soldier will.
Our allies are needing foodstuffs.
NOW, and if our people live up to
their opportunity and the task im
posed upon them they must save and
3nbsitute NOW.
- If 1KB, pnnpln f PrankHn
county^are patriotic now Is the time
to show it, and by economizing in the
things our government asks, is the
way-we can prove it. With best wish
?Mj :? ~?
? Cordially yours,
E. L. BEST.
CITY BANK WILL OPEN TOMOB
- - ROW ?*. _1
John T. West Is President and IL 0.
Allen Cashier, of \ew Institution
| City Chilli II ill If 11 j newest
Dan k in k Tnstlllllloii, vrttl ?open - iU
for, business tomorrow morn in g
at nine o'clock. tUg capital SlUllH wf
the new concern is $25.000 and will
be inQreased. according to the direc
tors. fo $100.000 a* little later.
The organization meeting was~hetTt
yestorday afternoon and John T. West
was elected president of the new bank
Victor C. Moore, Dr. W. A. Withers, _
John A. ANPn are vice-presidents. H
G. Allen will be cashier. r
The ^iak wiH occupy quarters re
cently cnttatrilctp^and equipped In
the lobby ofJUhe Superba Theatre. R"
T. Uzzle, wit^ tb^,officers of the bank,
will constitute ltq aboard of directors
?News and Observer. T** ..
I'OSSU KS H\TTLB: H !TTT BOI.S
PetrogfRd, Dee., 31.?The tattle be
tween thn Kalcllne* CossaAlc's and
Bolshvlki troops has been resumed fit
Kursk, midway between Moscow and
Kestov on Don.* It la reported that
there have been -heavy casualties in
the three days fighting. ?
The Bolshevikl are reported to hnve
occupied Poltava, the scene of-i'.ie 5.
torlc battle between Peter the Grea:
and Charles of Sweden. ? i
There is a famine at Moscow.
GEN. KONILOFK-f>F,VTrr~
London, Jan. 1.?-A rttflpafch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Petrhgrad
says there is an unconfirmed report
that Lieutenant-General L. G. Kornf
loff, former commandftr-in-chief of
tho Russian armios is dead.
PROVff AMERICANS OfT
London, Jan. 1.?It is reported that
the Bolflbevlfcl have expelled-the mem
bers of the American railway mlaslon
I
EARTHQUAKE HITS GUATEMALA
_ CIT1* ; ..
Large Fart of the City Was Destroyed
On Christmas Da;. Appeal to
Bed Cross
New York, Dec. 27.?Guatemala city
the capital of the tepubllc of Guateme
I. waa partly destroyed by an earth
quake on Christmas day, according
to meager advices received here last
week.
A large number of buildings were
wrecked, including the National pal
ace, which houses the various branch
es of the government, the general
postofflce and the railway.
"About' sixty persons are reported
killed and s large number Injured."
The American Red Cross has been
appealed to for aid.
Guatemala was the thlrdcapltal of
the republic of Guatemala, having
been designed for the capital city fol- [
lowing the earthquake of 1773, which
destroyed "Old Guatemala," the sec
,ond capital. It is situated high on a |
plateau at an elevation of 4,850 feet
above the sea level. In the. great
square, which is typical of the cities I
built by the Spanish Invaders of Cen
tral America, are situated all the gov
ernment buildings. Including the pal
ace.
The city has a poulation of approx
imately 100,000, and is the seat of the
Guatemala university and of a p61y
technic co*lcge. It contains many old
cathedrals, piSGTT^TTIffaSe^SSra^jr^
seum. Most Of the houses are ^>nly
one story because of.the prevalence
of earthquakes. The industries are
for the most paft confined to the man
ufacture of muslins, fine cotton yarn
and artificial ftlwers. It is the center
uf tiade'for the entire country. _
Forty are reported to have beenv kil
ted yid hundreds are. mggehoHjelees
terday/
to be still is
vices received late today by
department?-?? ? r'
??ror Don J!icjiifa Mendez. Guate
malan minister here, has been cut off
from communication for two days. No
cable message, has come through at
this .time. <
A previous message from the Amerl
can legatfin in Guatemala city said
the national palace, railroad and post
offices and many dwellings had boon
damaged. The legation was somewhat
iihakftu. hut i*U ti>w Amortonnn and the
?diplomatic staff were safe at that
time. The Briish legation was wreck
ed.
Martial law has been declared.
MARRIAGE LK ESSES
o
"ed_ marriage IkfensesTo lTie~following
couples during the month of Decem
bo ~~ - - ? - -? _
?_IV'bite?Dussell Carlylo and Pros
si o Wil
tie Place, W. O. Fuller and Fannie
Green Macon, P. A. Davis and MinnlG'
Allen. Rtiv M.. Dean and Gertrude
A. Cooke, Early E. Smith ana Addio
M. Lancaster, Frank Murray and Lena
Bobbitt/ Ervin Tun.stall and Minnie
tthoarlh, Ashley McGftee and Annie
?ShearlTrr- Charlie Medlin and Jennie
Horton, P.enj. Baker and Sallie Smith,
R. H. Poythress and Eunice L. Har
per, Luther Medlin and Elsfo Peano,
E. L. Leonard and Liltie Wood,Bal
lard P. Harris and Belle Dickeraon,
W. Vance Bane and Rachel M. Mit
chell, M*^ny Perry., und Paliy Perry,.
Cb&ili'1 il. CiaJ.'? : :?i w.jpxf?]
der. Jt hi, AJklnK ;ind -^lorUur^fTaviaj
Ernest D!ck>K'(ii nuJ Corals Preddyi, I
Jefise P. Champion rrd Anna M. 1
Thompson, Spencer West an?l Zrna I
Edwards, Herbert Leonard and Beat
rice Hif*ht, J. E. Bunn and Sadie Bet
^ie Wheeler.
Colored?Robt. Mrlntosh and Ilat
tio Dean. John Kingsberrv and Lizzie
Perry, Heniv R. Alston, Jr., and M.
V. Thomas, "^Jos. Leonard and Cora
Kopg. Willie?Fftgg and Beulah Yar
borough, Solomon Williams and Net
tie Durham, Henry Jone* and Mandy
Perry^ Luther Wright srod Anna Al
ston, Lee Alston and Rosa -Pwry. Nat
Poster and Alice Williams, James Da- j
vis and Mrs. Annie Davis. Norman j
Kearney nnd Kate Yarboro, Calvin
Baker, and Minnie William?, Daniel
Carpontor and Temple Harris, Davlo
Grrcn and Julia Hayes.
at Irkutsk, Siberia, sayB a dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from Petrc^r .
grad. * - t
HEAVY CASUALTIES IMFLICTKB
ON ENEMY \
?i S
Operations on French Front and fat
Belgium Confined to Bombardmeita
Heavy Fighting- Between Cossacks
and Bflshevlkl Troops In Southw*?>
tern Busnla.
Another raverse ot the Teatonia Al
lied arms, following that affected bj
the French In their Initial drive ob
he northarn front In Italy, has been
brought about by the Italians In ?
sharp attack. In' the famous ZensoK .
loop on.the lower reaches of the Plave
rJjwC
The fighting for the Zenson bridge
head had been in progress since Iaat
Thursday, tlia Italians keeping ener
getically after the foe in order to re
gain the position, which always has
been considered a. menace to Venice.
Heavy casualties were inflicted on the
enemy by the artillery and rifle fire
of the Italians- before Jie was forced
? m?..in?
Here the enemy has been driven to
the eastern bank of the stream from
positions he has held since the Ital
ians In their retrograde- movement
from the Isonzo made their stand *
16ng the western shore ol the P lav*.
Thus the entire right bank ot th?
PlavaJias been cleared ot1 the Invaders
except far to the north, where the bat
tle-runs westward from the Btrean
through tha hill region.
On the northern front the Infantry
again Is idle for the moment, but the
big guns of both aides are keeping ,irp
intensive duels on various sectors,
particularly around Monte Tomba and
on ithe Asiago plateau. The enemy
ing his air raids over i|n
,b on the plain,.his latest
been directed against
Castel, Franqp Kad
tpj
the newl~~
Likewise *
fronts in France 1
ling conflncd almost ^ exclufctvS
| bombardments although the German
1 war office claims a further gain of
I ground by the army o t Crown Prince
Itupprecht, of Bavaria, *>vei^ the- Brit- _
ish south of Marcoing in theX'ambral
Bector.
There are persistent reports that
heavy fighting Is in progress between
Kaierttnr'B Cossacks and Bolahevikl
troops^ in Southwestern Russia, and
that casualties liftyebeen heavy. No
details of an authentTcTllntt*re- have
yet come through, but the reports .pay
t lie Bolsiievlkl have been "defeated on
? he southwestern frunf with i imi'lHiiiTn
1 rwVpighi-wl-t! mm. THTT fTnTlhey
have occujiied- the Important town of
Poltava.
Still further progress has been
made Fy tlio BfTTltiTr troops operating
flgainst the Turks In Pnlestlno north
ofJeresalem^r?!o"TrtTFff3"T!W4w^ltil?^
JlTfT'of the last severni days have^lost
more than 1.000 men kll-te'J and woun
ded and 750 made prisoners.
PENSION WARRANTS
The Following Ponsfon Warrants
Have Xot ftppn Called For From
Clerk Snperl/>r Conrfs Office
SOLDIERS
W. F. Balloy, H. T. Breedlove. Geo.
farter. G. M. Duke, J. A Ellis. A C.
Fuller, Wiley Gupton, John R. Harris,
O. T^eonard. J. VtT. M'mtfXn, J. D.
Pp.irce, W. .T. Wood. Evum Wester.
WIDOWS
Mary C Bartholomew. E. J. Dow
den, "Bottle .T. Hunt. Elizabeth J. Joy
ner, Cynthia Patterson. Martha A.
j Perry, Frances N? L'pchurch, N. F.
i Yarborough.
CSOI.I) MI,\F, .TOWNSHIP TOTES
KO\T> BOND*
The citizens of Gold Mine Town
ship. have shown to the world thefr
spirit of progress In the successfully
carrying of an election fdf the! lesu
arvce-frf-bonds to bultd go'ofl ^badlM!}*
tflnt township. The election wfts Kfelfl
on Monday and despite the snow and
had weather the champions of the Is
sues rallied forth and piled up. a ma
jority of nlnp against the registration.
The progresslveness of the citizens
of this township baa been closely
watched in the past few years and
their section on Monday tn carrying
the good. road* election places an
other flower in thalr crown. ?. ,
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