"That's why v
heaoy tobacco.
^ Men everywh(
long lasting cl
without the "c
found in strong
Try one' of th
mellow part of t
IL JL
ric mi
CHEWING
" Thm Thinker! of the Count
Also in economical freshi
50chut
GREAT GUNS ROAR
Night of Terror in Antwerp Is
' Described by Newspaper
' Correspondent, '
MANY LOSE THEIR MINDS
Psychological Ravage a Greater Cai
lamlty Than the Material Havoc
Kg, ?Tarmane Fight Flroa end Put
K CI?X In prder at Ones.
r"r 'j By JACQUES 09BL8.
Antwerp, Belgium?On arriving tn
Antwerp I found the city gataa guardad
by atrong detachmenta of marines.
The enotrsllag forta daw German flags,
erhita with a blaek oroaa and crown
t on the earner. A German Dag also
1 fluttered In the wind on tap of tha
/ cathedral eplre, 100 feet up. My mill.
tary paaa. given ma la Bruaaela, readily
admitted ue to tha olty, ene area
of which had guttered terribly from
tha bombardment. Apparently, the
fw Germane had ooncentrated their flro
' on thla aoctlon aad aaldom altared the
'' range.
Tha principal damage, however, was
the reeult of Urea, the origin of romc
of which la doubtful. Numerous llrea
broke out after the Germane entered
and It en difficult fo control the
(lames. aa the water aupply was Interrupted,
owing to the destruction of
K the pipe llnea from the roaervolre
near Fort Waelhem through on CI
Oermana Fight City's Flroa.
The Oefcjp^ (ought the Are. with
energy add oonrage. They formed
buekot brigades to bring water from
ell available eourees. They alti, aid
od,tbe Inhebltents to neve their goods
and chattels. When theao wore piled
in tha streets they pieced guards over
them and mounted patrols were scattered
throughout tho city to protect
property. 0( courao, tho people generally
had ti-d. bat adrentarotu aad
prowled through tho streets nft-r
ve use PICNIC TWIST ins I
PICNIC TWIST is mild
keeping you from getting
ne are finding that there's
atisfaction in a mild, sweet,
iew of PICNIC TWIST
omeback" on the nerves,
tobacco.
iese soft twists of the mild,
he leaf and see for yourself.
rlwre
* M> AWJ
TOBACCO I
ry Are the Tobacco Chewers" 0
"mi?nB* ?" ?
Tells of Night of Terror. er
"Vhe first night or thet>6mbardmerit th
produced harrowing scenes. Women In
and children; rudely awakened In Eb
the middle of the night, left home half sc
.clad and rushed along the pitch, dark gn
strcots, panic stricken by the con- gc
tlnual bursting of shells above and c?
around them. Before Ions the sky Ri
was red with the reflection of burning ac
bulldlnga.
I was told by eyewitnesses that the et
spectacle then revealed In the streets Bi
was like an awful nightmare. Con- th
fused masses of terror mad people p?
rushed thlB way and that Old men m
and women wqre carried out c! the m
houses and the elck were brought out &
Into the streets and borne along In ct
uie arms or tne wen. Mothers were in
seta hurrying on and distractedly m
cabling for their children. ci
It is alleged that there waa a head- Q
long race for the city gate*. which n
were found aecurely looked. Thoie in 2r
aathorlty had eecaped before the ai
helllog began. No polloe could bo w
eeen and erery noldler m at the
front Nobody appeared and there
waa no natural leader to effect a sera- m
bianco of order. The confusion and ci
despair reigned unabated until dawn, C(
when the crowds escaped. ' V w I
With Refuflee# to Return. 4i
The riverside Is eloquent of the M
destruction of war. The floating
bridge was blown jap by the retreat- or
lng Belgians and the wrecks of tho
boate that aupported the bridge can aI
still be seen half submerged. Tho "I
German steamers held aa prizes were ea
rendered ueelees by damage to the M
engines. Detachments of eoldlera
were busy at the docks loading conflacated
goods and an unbroken stream of of
wagons moved toward Brussels carry- CT
lng merchandise, ammunition and "I
food, with all of which Antwerp was
stocked to overflowing. , > ' d
The German governmont la muting jj1
extraordinary efforts to? Induce refu- J"
gees to return to their hojnea. Bills
have been posted guaranteeing public es
safety and some of these bills have
been sent to Holland for distribution.
The fugitives are returning In lncrcas- A
lng numbers, though the town 13 still ?
dead. tb
ft should bo remembered tbnt the
bulk of the population Heaped before ^
the bombardment began and the ter* *
mm dosnrlbed happened to .those who t!
remained In their homes In splto of *
| tho fprnlngs of tho authorities They hl
I had no Idea of what a bombardment H
, would be like and no notion of tho nj
, terrifying and disastrous '
y jr\Tc ttiQ
ever produced. I ,
*
dn't be many ?
died off, if wc } ?
think pretty
tck and right. h
judgment, out
ood judgment
ept when the .1
* >"
tead of a dark, bi
ind it's better ; 9
I f>l
ici
a;
o
.
-1 i I a
. I . 4
niiii-oiaug stv.es. ittftajr tiiai but- t<
al of these vehicles Were here and n
at they were employed successfully Bl
assisting the Anglo-Belgian retreat j
rery public business has been
arched thoroughly add is carefnlly
larded. The headquarters of the ^
ineral staff are in tie building re- 1
ntly vacated by the British and
iisslan ambassador, 'hie king's pal e
has been left seversly alone.
Temporarily Belgium is at a low t
ib financially. To pay the levy on c
msaela of ?10,000,000 (?50.000.000) |
e municipal ' authorities were com- {
illed to resort to the MM of paper
oney of various values. SUtcr is
lobtainablo and on tcrp of it all the
srmans are issuing one mark (25
mts) notes which are legal tender
Belgium, but worthlesa In Gerany.
Millions of these are in "clrtlation
and more ere being printed,
ueetloo* ase being raised at to the t
Liiajty or the recently Issued 8 J
ano end 20 frano (II And M) notes
id oonieqncfittp the public la be- c
lldered. ?
Not Shot Mltass Port
Any one Imagining that German
arkamanabip la defective ia delved.
I interviewed the Belgian ofliit
who oommanded Port Llerre and
ho. with hie family and garrlaon. waa
Jren across the Dutch border. He
dd that not a tingle abell aimed at
a fort missed and observers pat oat
i tho observation tower rarely eaped,
so quickly did the opposing
tlllery And the range. The fighting
irit of the German officers and men
nnot be excelled. They are eager
id willing to die for the fatherland.
If any one on the allies' side doubt
Is. he would better purge his mind
such doubt promptly. Social dimoata
in the ranks are full of the same
irlt 1 spoke to several of them *
>out the heavy Oermnn armaments,
id every man replied that while they
id objected to the armaments and
splored the taxation, they now real- ,
cd that both were necessary for the
clstonce of Germany.
Praise for Brand Whltlock.
The work of 3rnnd Whltlock, the
merlcan minister at Brussels, Is
idless, and his sucoess in meeting
e domands upon his time and
rength by persons in trouble will
j one of the, fine memories of this
ar. Belgians of all sorts and condlons
call on him for counsel and promotion
and they nevefgo away empty
mdod, if Mr. Whltlock can help It.
o la. indeed, looked upon as the
iturmlgwdlan of Uie^op pressed Boh
hlnifielf firmly on '.ho side of
?~
w. O. Limb, Jr.. or WIUlamMon.
r. C.. 1. in the eltr aa biulneu
....
The many friend, of Mr. J D.
born, of Day?ld?,. M. C., were (lad'
> eee him In tke clt? yesterday
* .
P. H Shlpp, of New Bert. N. C..
a. a peucnger on the Norfolk
oulhern train tkla morning
- * '-.l '
W. F. Eller. of Raleigh. H. c.. Is
ore today on boalneM.
Clay brook Jones, ot Wilson, N. C..
as on ottr streets this nlornlng.
?
0. E. Evans. of Raleigh. N. C..
rtved here last nlgbt via the At*
tntic Coast Llns.
J. E. McCraw, of Norfolk, Is a
uslaets visitor to the city.
. . i
H. W Stickle, of Wilmington, N.
.. Is in the <sl?y. Me ie registered
Hotel Louise.
-e.ee*
A. J. Mann, of Blikabctb City, Is
tho city.
Rev.
J. T. Oibbs.. D. D.. Is the
jest of his family, corner of Second
id VanNorden street *
see
Mrs. W. R. Jones, of Greenville,
here to attend the funeral of her
ster, tho late Mrs. T. J. Harding.
ADAME KMIL VANDERVELDK,
NOTED BMLGIAX, SPEAKS,
Pittsburg. Pa., Nor. 18.?Madame]
mil Vandervelde, of Brussels, the
nest of Belgian consulato In New
ork, will be id .this city today and
morrow in the intereet of the
rancq-Belglan relief committee,
adame Vandervelde la the wife of
le Belgian minister who was One
r the committee sent to this country
r the Belgian government to lay the
ise of that country before President
rilson. During her stay in Pittaurg,
Mme. Vandervelde will be the
ueet of Mias E. Bakewell and Mri.
. W. Pargny.
KMPERAXCE "FLYING
SQUADRON" IN OMAHA
Omoha, Neb.. Nov. li.?The "llyig
squadron," a band of temperance
nd prohibition workers who have
rganlsed themaelvea to make an
ttack on the liquor traffic through
series of 8tates this fall, will adrese
a meeting in this city this afarndon.
The organisation will retain
in this city three, days. The
iRtadron is made up of-wuoh-xnen as
Prank Hanly, ex-Governor of lniana;
Oliver W. Stewart, Eugene
V. Chaflin. Clinton H Howard, and
lcludes several doctors.
Why Worry About Birthdays?
Don't start counting your birthdays;
hey don't really count We've been
rohfuslng age with efficiency for too
ong. How far have you developed?
lew sharp are you? faculties?
Believer In Fate. i
Whatever may befall thee. It wai
preordained for thee from everlasting
?Marcus AurgUus.
Sluggish Liver and Con
itipation Easly Ended
Blissful, Satisfying Hot Springs Liver
Buttons Take the Piece of
Treaoherons Calomel.
The liver is the road to health;
u?y physician will tall you that Look
it your tongue If it Is furred or
Boated or loots dull or off color,
rour liver needs a button.
The most perfect laxative that the
rorld has'ever known is the famous'
HOT SPRINGS LIVER BUTTON8
from Hot Springs, Ark.
They are so blissfully, so Joyfully
mtlifylng. so free from the after mls#ry
caused by salts, calomel and
iamb cathartics that everyone who
tries them once can never be induced
to go back to any other treatment.
HOT 8PRINOB LIVER BUTTONS
ipeedlly tone up your liver, clean the
Rowels of poisonous waste and gas,
ind speedily end sick headache, dullness
and nervousness
They are simply grand for malaria.
to purify the blood, for bad
breath and to rid the skin of pimples.
sallowness and blotches.
All druggists have little ohocolate
oated HOT SPRLNQS LIVER BUTTONS
for 25 cents a box. Free sample
from Hot Springs Chemical Co.,
Hot Springs, Ark .
tain node step to unevnrte ma unspeakable
disaster and miseries of
~r,, s
i All th* ..rnbrn of U. ??t M. I
!?. ?A?Kh choir ,r. ?qmu<! .0 !
m?t ? the church thl. .renin,
| 7:10 o'clock for e. nbnnil AU on
urged to be present.
Whit Mad* H.r Laugh.
Jean wu warned by bar parents not
to mention the fact that their guest at
dinner had an untiBually large no?e.
In the oottne of the evening meal Jean
bait me convulsed with laughter. 8he
waa asked with fear and trembling
what wa? the catttt of her mirth. Her 1
reply wai: 0. I'm not laughing at
yonr note. Mr. Smith?I'm laughing at
the plate* on mother'* plate rail."
true devotion.
Little Katharine bad a big dog
Which she lored dearly. One cold
night slla asked if the dog Could come
itato the house for a while. Her mother
said: "Yes; but as aoofl as he bw
gins to scrateh. you oMet put him
right out" Later Katharine was heard
to Ozdalm: "O, Bet tie, don't scratch;
tell me '/hero It Itches, and IH scratch
It for you."?Chicago Tribune. :
Trc. Y'.ldo torture.
Brazil boasts of a giant tree thai
produces a revonue pf over two thousand
dollars a year. It Is a rubber
tree?probably the largest in the
world. Ftor one hundred and twenty
days every year It produces IS pounds
of rubber daily. The trunk or the tree
Is over 17 feet In circumference.?The -!
American Boy. v i s j$ D
Be 8wlft to Love.
Co not let us wait to he Just or
pitiful or demonstrative towards those
we loye until they or ve ire struck
down by mnees or threatened with
death. Life b short, and we have
never too much time for gladdening
the hearts of those who are traveling
the dark Journey with us. Oh! be
swift of love, make haste to be kind.?
Amlel.
W. O. T. U. CONVENTION
TO HOLD THREE DAY SESSION Atlanta,
Ga., Nov. 13.?The nar g
uonai conveniion oi cue women's
Christian Temperance Union will
hold Its three day session here, commencing
tdday. Many hundred delegates
are present from all parts of
the United States and several well
known speakers will deliver addresses.
While the recent elections
have been a heavy blow to prohibitionists
in general the women are
hopeful and will continue to work
against liquor in all forms.
Readily Paid. ?
One th Jig about the wages of a in la ?
(hat a man doesn't have to go to law
jo colKct them. ,|
CASTOR IA '
For Infnata ud Children. 4
Tti Hid YnHiy* Always Botpd <
t
NOTICK.
By Tirtu. of mortgaf., executed <
by W. D. {.upton on the 13th day of _
July, 1101. and September lut. 1906. to
M. Makely, and regietered In Book I
110. at pace >19. In omce of Regie- 1
tor of Deeds for Beaufort county, I
will sell for cash. at courtbouso door.
Washington, K. C.. on tth of Dooombar,
1914. at 19 o'clock noon,
tho following property In Bolbnyon.
N. C.:
One bouse and lot on Front street, 1
beginning nt Mills Wlndley'n southftaat
nnrnnp n? Vwawe ? ? -n
nlng with his line 116 feet to W. L.
Odea's line, thence with said Oden c
line 16 feet to John Bell's line; 1
thence with John Bell's line 1|6 feet
to Pront street; thence along Front
street 86 feet to the point of beginning.
M. MAKELY, SR.
October 14, 1814. ll-6-4wc
CAROLINA SLATED TO WIX?YOU
ARB NEEDED TO ORBER HER
OK TO VICTORY.
S3.00?Virginia vs. Caroline, at
Richmond, Va.
$3.0??A A M. rs. W. A L. I ., at
Norfolk, Vs.
VU Atlantic Coast Line, The Stand- {
ard Railroad of the Sooth, ; <
X ^
Than k?gl ring Day Football Gtm^ '
Tickets on sals for all Ualnp^o^ ^
ember 16th. and for traina^hedtffed j
to arrive Richmond 3
2.10 p m.t Novemberaeti. fn*\
trains scheduled to h/lb Nortflk ,
by or before gi.. Noveri$&? j
2 6th. AJ1 tlcljetB?Bmn^S^to |
original startli point nJ^Kter thSg j
midnight of WeTeAer'l7th. l?/lr (
Corresfgandfegly from 4
othef Dolnts. Applrfo Barest ticket* n
|.?ng or ^IcMk L 3
IW. JpC*/rie,W T,fi. .WHITE, i
The things you need to keep the wolf from the I door
can be found at our store at the lowest j
cash price. Make your purchase at
Scott Bergeron*s
And Save the Pennies Which Belong to You. J
" ' ' ' ' 111 1
ACTIVE ALERT ALIVE fl
'?T' >* T 9
TO THE PRESENT DAY
NEEDS OF OUR CUSTOMERS
Let us have your banking business. We
will keep your books and furnish prompt
set vice.
J
Bank of Washington
Washington, N. C.
It's AH a Guessing Game
When you don't insure your property you guess that fire I
won't destroy it- It you guess right, no harm done. But 1 J
guess wrong?ana you lose your year's work?in an hour.
Stop guessing and get safe. Well fix it.
Wm. Bragaw 6c Co.
First Insurance Agents In
Washington, N. C.
FOR YOUR GUEST
Crystal Ice Cream I
Is the Quickest Desert.
CRYSTAL ICE CO. I
Phone 83 Washington, N. C.
?Bgg 'If??W???
| LION WOOO ?.l. s. tot I'm Esdmafe IAMB W CCLI i
j J. LEON WOOD & CO. \
[ BANKERS and BROKERS. < I
\ Outer, Boote. CoMob. Grate mad ProvlBlw, 7U Tbm Bubh, /
| Private ail? to Hoar York Stock Bxchaoga, CkicBp Board m? l
) 4?o?u n?. C?fui
Jse "Gets-It," Corns I UNITED 'fJr^TK&Y
Shrivel, Vanish! \VH
t'a (be 5n Way. and Yos'U For- BsS-aptP^Lellt oKrtrt'viia
set Yoa Ever Uad Corn.. , Comp%l*v *$
"I drops ppt ?B la 2 seconds, \ cor^rK$n?\ PlslntE^, 59
lorn shrivels, comes clean oft" i ? T? % \ a % " S %
rhat's the marvelous story ? ? f'j ^
0ET8-rr." the new-plan c?r?oW* %fl
IBbeslew^i %~z ^-aear^pdcrjha-?r% V^TO. ot Jitt a te
N 1^/1 "e wfo tlllon? ^rslfr vi^nflsdlll ?
*z* jljlF %?
-sjf, '. ^9
f il
Jgood many patr^^ktjjh m&dMa^f.^. %
f& fimip^r the compulaory aft $<;|je^to &e^ ^r^eleii# anffInter- *4.9
t8n4fnreg?|F'ftt should become ef- ygn? V.-vitl Vyt& n ^rUMBife the
ffctR-e N&rem^o52?d For thla rea- J11h^ day ^f^Ko ?pt*e? 8,?
n^n?he II?atda>CH9iteation has seen! Witness^t^ 11 ihi i lisUl '' > fftll M ! \ T*Tl
fl| to chMj} gh| t|D November -onmr. JudJ^^>?^*TV1 ^ ^ ^