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THE MAIN INTl
IN THE Ei
BR, RESTS
i ' ^?:
i > London, Doc. 4.?With tue lull \p
v the bottle In the west, which has
becpme a hear* cannonade at wldely
separated potato with only occasion*
hlly infantry attacks. Interest cerf.
' tots In the struggle between the
I Russians and Qcrman* In tho east.
At last the Russians hare apW
preached wlthla firing distance of
K I?* Cracow, their advance from Prsemysl
t having proceeded without real check.
I -f They were reported todby 6> be
^ i: mounting heavy batteries around the
town of tfelUcska, which they ocI
oupled yesterday and ffom* which "the
B outer forts of Craoow dua.be reached.
I Important as this Is?for the fall
of Craoow would lay open the roads
o | to Vlegpa, Breelau and Berlin?the
main Interest In the east continues
B . to reet with the operations on the
B| Irregular front through Lods and
Lowlc*"?to the east Prussian border.
PP Official pronouncements as .to progP
v ' rest here are guarded and Indefcjlte,
and Ml-a difficult to arrlvp at a con- I
elusion as to the course of events. I
*; ' It Is apparent, however, that a I
HVW OilUO BUB UB?DlUiiWl auwtunw*
v , of hoc1* where the Germans have
formed a new line with fresh forces
' brought from Kallscud Ve again
trying to penetrate the Russian center.
j. The RoeelaM, too. hare had time
to straighten out their line and, In
0 eyes of the allies, another, battl^
following so closely that Just <8nelud^d
In thla region must help thei^;
In the long run, for, it U argned. win
or lose, the Germane muet h? farther
weakened, and, to addition. ?<n^a
, t will hare to turn their attentioi#to
tty R???U? offense sgslhst Silesia
and around Cracow,
a On the other hand, GertnawtoxBit
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' SUED IS
HE it. 1!
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I "The CMrl Who Dared," a musical
comedy, win be "presented at the ^few
Theatre Thursday .night/ December
17th, by the Mlaaes Burkhetmer, ht
Charlotte, under the auspices of the
locsl Chapter of the1 United Daughters
of the" Confederacy.
This attractive play has been presented
In a score or more cities In
the* Stkte. and has proven to be the
biggest "hit" In muBical domedles by
1' "home talent.. The plbt If Intensely
interesting, the lines clever qjgd
I spier, and them uslcal numbers most
V artistic, consisting of beatfflful
I dances, newest song hits and attractive
choruses, such as yachting
** chorus, summer girls coquettes,
bathing girls, hotel maids, hobble
girls, evening chorus, rose glrlsf'etc.
. Rehearsals are now in progress, be*
log held at the armory. Rehoai^al
/. tonight at 7:tO.
CONTRIBUTE TO- FUND. x
At the meeting or the Foreign
Missionary Society of the First M. E
Church last Monday afternoon at tin
home of Mrs. Hannle T. Latham or
West Second street a collection wai
taken for the HomelM* Belgians ^nt
f. $1.00 was realised.
MEET THI^AFTERNOoi. /
14 The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of tho First M. E. Churcl
*; met this afternoon with* Mrs. Charl*
* Wahab on Weet Second street Thi
"ineeting was much enjoy.ed.
CHOIR PRACTICE.
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The members of thef Eplscopa
| ;* chwrch choir are requested to me4
at the ohurch this evening for prac
Um .1 I SO o'clock. All lb..mem
I km ?r? arced to be preeeBt.
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I New Theater
MISS ANNETTE IMLLERMAN "
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I. ^EPtLNE-S DAUGHTER"
B Only ooe eh?w ??ch. metlneee All
1 nl,ht
\st still ?
Around lodz
| pert* believe that defeat for ttvf Bu?-V
slaus would enable the Gorman generals
to unite all their forces for
ano|her blow against the allies la
tto west.
There has been no newa for some
days df tfi? fighting In the Caucasus
or In Egypt, but ' throughout 'the 1
whole of Africa more liveliness is 1
anticipated, now thdi Gen. Christian 1
Do Wet haa been. captured and Qen.
Louis Botha^can carry out his original
plans,of moving agalnsUGerman
oathwset Africa: the first Australklan
and New Zealand contingent have' #
been landed In Egypt fopvtoperatlon*
against the Turks, end Portuguese
[reinforcements have reached Angole
to take the offenetvo against the
Germsns on their - African borders.
The political event of the day Wa^
the premier of Italy's announcement
I that nothing bad' intervened tc ;
prompt Ilaly to alter her policy of
neutrality.
FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT
CLAIMS PROGRESS IS MADE
Paris, Dec. 4.?The following of- 1
flclal communication was Ukued by
the war office last night: 1
"The only Inter dating news rotate*
to our right wing an<M0'ihe day of :
December t. On the right bank of I
the river Moselle we have occupied !
Leamenlls an! the Signal of Xon. ' ,
?v "lb the Vosges our troopa havr
captured the Tete de Faux, soutt^ftf (
the viy^ge Bonhomme, which dominates
the range of hjls farming thf '
frontier and has served u an observatory
for the Germans. *
"In Alsace' the station %of Batjphaupt
has been occupied and we harr
cstViflshed' ourselves on a line com
prisjng Aspach. the, bridge'of Aspect
c.ni Burnhaupt."
IEMS.
lIFIiB!
iUCIM
The Washington Beaufort and
Land Company la still doing* baaineaa
aLtho same did stand. No entei^rlse
bad ever'been started in this
city.which carried with It more Industry
or enterprise.
Their* record, for the past'week
4u>Wp .that they are atill actlvo ^nd
abreast of the times. This wellknown^
Arm last week sol^ths M. Q?SIngIaton
farm* and ? the
Mcorc houee *nd lot, and awCpur/ hnn?<f
>hn To<*V RrrtWn farm nnH thr
Bonner Water* farm. Th<?^Jack
Brown firm li situated near Old
Ford, closely located near the Old
Ford'ehurqh and school ljouse. Thtr
(afift? to In every xeapeet. Two
ooroers have already been disposed
of. leaving a balance of 36 acres well
> adapted for farming, which is in ttcellent
shape. The beauty Is that
this cad-be purchased on easy terma
It la a bargain.
It will pay any citizen to visit the
i cmco*ot this company and see what
they have in store for the would-be
pujpbaser. As stated above, the
i Washlyton Beaufort Land Company
i Is an enterprise that should be enI
Couraped.
Mi
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There were, eeveral caees before
His Worship, Mayor Kugler, this
. mom lag at the Cl(y Hall for disposition.
Those tried were ha follows:
11. W. Adams, assault; guilty and
fined fB.R and cost,
f Laura Norrla. disorderly conduct;
fined $1.00 and the cost. if.
Maggie White, disorderly conduct.
She was attaohe4<with the cost*
Edward Smith, assault; fined $5
> and the cost.
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* CAR LOAD OF APPLES JUST AB^
r,7d#Hro? "jj*
r jfvv *3
IIIv^WotL"
? ' ' * - -M?'- ' 1 "
> /' "' -.! . .'. WkATH
PROGRAIII WHS
' EM I I
M.l(.
On Wednesday evenltfk, undfr the
ilrectAn of Mis* towry, the music
teacher, there *m given a mnslcal at
the school auditorium it Aurora fori
the benefit the school. Quite a
neat Utile sum. wa%| realised. The
program wm as follows^ ^ J f'
Chorus-j-Boy Scouts. \Xi>
Instrumentafduot?"Misses Bonner
ind Roborson. .
Instrumental duet?Miss Butt add
Bryan; V"' . .-^V?
Instrumental duet?William Shaw
3onner and Charlie Mldyette.
Instrumental solo?Charity 8w1n-,
leU.
Instrumental solo?Miss Mat tie
looker. "( 'v {- * ' ' n , ; l
Instrumental eolo?Helen Thomp-'
KUL' ^ 0 J:; ' 'J .*r.'V QR
. Instrumental solo?Miss Kathleen
Bryan. 'A ' V
instrumental duet?Misses Bwin*<
leU and Thompson.^ '
. Instrumental soIoXmIss Eula Ray
Soaner. ^ ^
Instrumental * solo?Miss Vena
3tott. " . >v '
Instrumental duet?Miss {Hooker
ind BVttt/
Vocal duet?Lois Hndaell and Anile
Whitehurst.
Vocal solg-pKenlth Jbnes.
Instrumental tolo?Miss" Bessie
luilforCv ' Iiwtrumental
solo?Mamie Holi.
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Instrumental duet?Morat Lee and
Helen Thompson. '
Instrumental solo?William Shaw
Conner. Jr.
Instrfftnental solo?Charlie Midfbite,
Jr.
iMtrujMptftl du*t?lflasee Lew.
sry. and ^ " *Instrumental
solo?Miss Mflybell
Ce&cham. *' V'
Instrumental due??Miss Butt and
rran. ' #
. InsUurn?uttal aalo^ylas.Mat IdU*
rirompeon.
Vocal quartet?^sees Hooker,
Iollday, Bonner add Redditt.
Instrumental solo?M*Ss Sarah
buttt
Instjumental solo?Miss Marina
Roberson. T
Instrumental duet-?Mlsase Hooker
ind Beacham. ,
Chorus?The cl&^n 9
Pftntomlne?"The Star Spangled
banner," Miss Kathleen Bryan.
All whovattehded were pimply deighted
Vlth the prograjn.
mm "
vvmu 1 BUM
wi
tmpin
Mrs. Norwood L. Simmons and
Mrs. Louts Mann collected on yesterday
from one end'of Market street
f 1^.00 for the Red Grose Seal cam
?algn which la now In {p 11 force ic
Washington. These ladles $xpect tc
make a much bettfr teport wlthlc
the next few days.
Mrs. Robert L. Gotten, who wai
appointed as a member of the com
mlttee. was Inadvertently left out 11
the list of the committees published
She is doing a fine work for. thi
fund. '
f?
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS v
MEET IN 8E80IO1
Genevas N. Y., Dec. r?Over. 60'
delegates ?re now In this city to at
tend the Student Volunteer eonven
tlon of ^co-ordinate colleges.. Vhlc
will open Its three-day ?e*slon'h*r
this afternoon. The convention !r
eludes ths dentral Ijtow .York* SUi
denu Volunteer Unl^B. Hobart sn
William Smith Colleges received th
visiting delegates.
/ OPERATED l-PON. . t 4
Mrs. Granville Jones, of flout
Creek. N. C.. Was operated upon i
the Washington Hospital yesterda;
Her condition today Is reported t
be slightly Unproved, although h<
conditten Is still precarious.
, The many frieads of Mr. 8 . J
the Crystal Ice. Company, will t
pleased to learn that he Is fmprovli
fyom hia rccont n sgos on.
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. C FRIDAY AFTyNOON DECEMBER 4. 1914
j Ek/'ist. Leon as Polly
>, -- <J||HRw5Jjl5afe.v '' ' *31 al-5
r : isy *1'iV'SBr ' I ' I
I iff'- ^HP^'
K*? '" i ' Jpff. J?
V, , ... S
In Polly of the Circus
MeW Theater Dec. 8t
" . "s ' *
p<niy of the CIrcua" Is a genuine Rgr7/*f/m PS #n/J
metropIlUn success. It stayed a i-,c,l/#u'< * w'iU
solid year at ,the Liberty Theatre. t \t "vt - ?
New York C!l* During that ton^ _ -?SI OW TS CCLV
period tb4-Mttiaeos-eww -enormous, , ,
indicating that threatre patrons $200 JS/LCL7
really enjoyed Margaret Mayo** delightful
romantic comedy, "the ..pro- v
ductlon to be shown at the Ufw The receipts for the Chrlstt
Theatre Tuesday, December 8th, 18 fund for Homeless Belgians now t<
tn. original, except for fcbuilt ,19a ](. M ,bown by ,be Ust bel
W- ^ "t ? Hoped that tomorrow's re,
achiever! srdendfd *umuw Ir. ?ho
title ,row lest season.' will bi~ seen I 11' ^',1 tlw 8um bc?".<1 th0 1
again as Polly. She wlll.be aa- hundred dollar mark and headed
sisted'by a capable company of care- three hup^red. c
fully chosen players. Send gifts to Savings & Trust i
Seat, on nnle today at Worthy 4 Ban|t Qf WlaUltlgt0D, or j.
Etheridge's drug store.
Dragaw, Jr.
r 1IKRK TODAY. Previously acknowledged ,.?191
? Miss*" Barbara Gray Myers. . 1
Messrs. T.' H. Hodgoe. Old. Ford: Mrs. P. J. Berry 1
J. H. Davenport, Acre, N. C., are Maul's Point school ,!
among the Washington visitors to- *
day. *19'
i
-HIAWATHA'
INDIAN PAGEANT PLA\
' - PRESF.NTKD BY
EDGAR A EL AIM ROE
Literhry Sifclety East Carolina Teachers Tfainin
School, Greenville, N. C.
December 7th, 1914, 8.30 P. M.
Old Tribal Melodies. Indian.Dances, Indian Costumes, Ct
toms and Ceremonies True to Indian Life. Vivid, Specta
^ ular' Presentation of the Indian in His Surroundings.
Admission 75c& $I.OO
ill . n
. Friday & Saturday
SPECIALS
f Pur? Sweet Print Batter .,,. , 85c
0 Borden's B. MBit, por can ?... y 15c
h A r buckle's Coffee, per lb, 18c
h Corlca Pure Coffee, per lb 4 . ... 18c
e PalClub Coffee, per lb. 88c
7 liars Liflbt House Soap ........... t 25c
d T Pkgs. Light House Powders 25c
6 7 Pkgs. Soap Ships -. 25<
Armour's Star Hi\ms, per lb 10c
h v ?
* SPECIAL PRICKS ON MANY OTHER THINGS TOO NUMEROUS
r. TO MENTION, SUCH AS SHOES, DRY GOODS,
" NOTIONS, RUGS, FRl'ITH, SOTS.
f SEW
USE MEN'S HATS FROM Mr TQ *4.00 EACH.
1 J. E. ADAMS
:j=.?
r NEV
mmim
MARRIED 10
F J.BJE1PSBY
This morning at 10:46 o'clock at
V the Christian church on East Second
street & quiet wedding took place
which was witnesse^jy only a few
frlei^f. parties
Midyette,
B. Demp^ j^^HIPi^mgton,
N. C. The cerej
^Pwas impressively performed by
W The pastor of thee hurch. Rev. Robt.
V. Hope. Immediately after the nuptials
had been performed the brido
and groom left on the Norfolk Southern
for Norfolk *nd other northern
cities on their honeymoon. The
bride is a daughter of Mr. O. K.
Stilley, of Edward, N. C., and counts
her friends throughout the county
as legion. ) .
The groom is chief clerk to the
local agent of the Atlantic Coast
Line in Wilmington, N. C. Mr. and
Mrs. Dempsey will reside in Wilmlng
ton, N. C. This paper extends con
* gratulatlons and best wishes.
PLYING SQUADRON
" AGAINST LIQUOF
Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 4.?Brooklyn
will he visited today by the Fly??
|ng Squadron of America, self-styled
"Enemies of J. Barleycorn," in thr
fight for prohibition which that body
ic making. Over two hundred citlef
hare upon the list to be visited by
that organization. They will remain
here until December 6th. A number
of prominent speakers and workerF
for the cause of abstinence are accompanying
the squadron. Accord ,
Ing to the members .Its object iq tr
be without prejudice to. or Interference
with the fundamental princi- ,
"/C pIe* or P?l,ole9 of any organization
now in the field; It does not represent ,
any political activity .but is merel> ,
nas an attempt to crystallze into action ,
>tal the sentiment of those opposed to ^
ow. U?u0rlort
risi at
the an
i factory
3.26
On account of the boiler at the
? tobacco stemmery being out of commission
the oyster roast which was
^ scheduled to take place there tonight
will be conducted at the Smith Shirt
factory. The Harness are giving the
feast In honor of the entire school
ol tho First Baptist church.
The evening !la (being anticipated
with pleasure by all who expect to
attend.
g
NEEDS OP THE WARRING
COUNTRIES OP EUROPE
Washington, D. C., Dec. 4.?ReIS
porta have been received from varilC*
ous parts of the country which show
that the pressing needs of the warring
countries of Europe are proving
of great benefit to American Industries,
for a number of plants and fac-!
' tories have resumed operations on
"""~~| full time since the placing of orders
from these countries whose trade is
not usually given to Americans. The
Bradley Knitting Company, of Wisconsin,
has secured contracts for
more than a million dollars of knit
goods' for foreign delivery, and is
now running its factory day and
night. Very optimistic reports
come from Iowa, where the farmers
are rich this year owing to the high
prices received for their grain. Of
four hundred factories In the Des
Moines secttoif not one has had to
close. Cheerful reports come from
North Dakota, Ohio, Missouri, North
Carolina and llliaoi*. Livestock and
grain are "bringing good prices, and
i while people are still holding on tc
their money, the feeling in genera
much better now than 1t has ?beer
1 In some months, and nearly every on<
Is looking for a good year in It 16.
HAS RETURNED.
J Ira. Laura Brown arrived In th'
last evening from Qptroit Michi
where she has been spendtn
tral w* 3ka with her brother, Rei
art Barber. While in the city sh
he guest of bor son. Mr. Harr
? ?B. , f 4 ?' J
mmmmg
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GUI SHOW
Iff THEATER 1
OinONIGHI I
Annette Kellermann. who appear*
n the moving picture drama, "Nepune's
Daughter." which i* to be
>ersented at the New Theatre tonight
ind Saturday night and matinee
Saturday afternoon, ie an Australian
>y birth, but an A? sericsn by adopJon.
Sho Is not or'? the moat cele- f ' \-jBM
trated swimmer in the world, but a
iwordswoman of no mean ability,
(usiness possessing a figuro which ia
tald to vle*wlth the statue of the
rolobrnted Venus of Mllo.
It naturally followed that a wonan
of so many charms muBt get
nto the movies, as moving pictures
ire familiarly known, so a gorgeous
Irama of sea and land was designed
o properly introduce Annette Kelcrmann,
"Neptune's Daughter" was
he result. It is a fairy story of Old
Neptune's, god of the ocean, father
)f the mermaid and ruler of tho "? M
leep. N'eptuno's daughter falls in
ove with a mortal who proves to be
jrlnce of the country whose shores
ire In clpse proximity to the island
Home of the god of the ocean. By
irt magic she Is transformed Into
mortal, saves the life of the prince
iy her wonderful cleverness with the
sword, weds him.
Anyway, the story Is well calcft-. mrt
ated to display Miss KeltfUUM^
skill as a diver, endurance at %
swimmer, ability to wield at award *
ind Incidentally those UMlfold jp
-harms mentioned above.
i Aim women ikb'*: wudrt* J*<_
fGO.OOO to produce so the-pictnrs
nay well bo called "a gorgeottt at
well as interesting series of M* and
landscapes with nxanw adventwrnT
In order to produce the fllm It
was necessary to go to the BentfUMlf
tvhere coral reefs, submarine grottoe,
long stretches of sandy beaches,*
bold headlands, long rollers and
mighty surf, as well as a smooth
sea ato to be found. The result Is
a series of pictures which ran for a
year in the Globe Theatre, New
York, and broke all records for attendance
in Richmond, Norfolk, Atlanta
and other cities in the South.
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EX-PRESIDENT TAFT SPEAKS
AT Y. M.' O. A. ANNIVERSARY
Brooklyn, n/y., Dec. 4.?Former
President William H. Taft will speak
this evening at the anniversary dinner
of the Brooklyn Young Men's
Christian Association. Another noted
Daniels has pointed out that such a
will bd Alfred E. Marling, of Manhattan.
the chairman of the International
committee of the Y. M. C. A.
For years the Brooklyn association
held a dinner each year until 1905,
whon the practice was discontinued.
ACCEPTS POSITION.
Mr. D. M. Lewis has accepted a
position with the Southern Furniture
Company undertaking department.
He has the best wishes of his friends.
HERE TODAY.
Mr. I. T. Clark, of Chocowinity,
was in the city today.
HERE TODAYMr.
C. A. Hollowell, of Aurora, N.
C.. is among the Washington visitors
today'
O O
RAILROAD NOTES.
O G
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
and the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad have flled with the Interstate
Commerce Commission new
tarlfTs showing a general increase
In passenger rates to become elfecive
Deoember 15. The rates will be on
the basis of 2 1-2*cents per mile.
?
It is reported from Lima, Ohio,
that an order will be placed there
shortly from one of the foreign naI
tlons, following closely upon the or>
der given to the Galdwln Locomo1
tive Company from Russia.
s Says Baker: Away with your silver
and gold and ehiny medals for a
Christmas preftent;/Th{y don't count
in measuring true friendship. Give x
something that rightly belongs te
? you. Your photoft-aph carries with c
- it personal feelings and true friend- j
K ship. Mo gift ia oo oacred as your
' likeneee in a nice finished photo
? graph.
' BAKER'S STUDIO ' *
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