* v';' '' 2i \.w
. 1"
Vol
L tooioe, On M?In Poland a
Rallri, batUas tn being fought t
(VMS the kueelana end tie Qermi
is* iutdu elllee amid tees out
te titter eold. In Belgium ei
i' Sort Hern France tie Orrmem si
V tie French. British end Belgian i
Lite gontecttog to tie mat fel
foot br fort.
., NO Iftt M ear dectelre l>
(site from either sress today. T
Ratten est Germ en claims eoatla
directly saatrsdlctory.
The Oermens Is Folest stela >
seeking S ens stteek toward t
capital est tie Bess lens ere oppi
tern tksu on tie wist Msk ol t
Mom strew. ?t miles Rest of Wi
saw. Orent Pake Nloholse' en
here holds netarsl strstecte line 1
tr miles lass, rannlag roughly. nor
sot south stent tie east bisks
' the Bears end Rswks rlrers.
The Retro sled official repc
etelmn that the Ctermen force
Mdrth Pound bet retreated ecrc
the boundary into Best Prussia
s northwesterly direction. It i
eerte also tint the Austrian edran
through the- Carpathian putt
the north has been checked and i
tacks of tie Pnemrel garrison
break through the Unas hers bt
> ?yUI??u. Avwiwut^ ?w
11 the Auatrlana hare been driven 1
| to the fortifications with hea
W slaughter.
WHS
TO BE HEEDED
_ II111
DC
NOT decorate your ChrUtm
tree til paper, cotton or a
other inflammable materi
s Uh metallle tlnee) and ott
non-inflammable decora tlo
only, and set the tree aecur
npo that the children In reai
In# for things cannot tip
eras. *
fDO NOT nee cotton to reprew
mov. If yon must have an
nee aabeetoa fibreDO
NOT permit children to light
relight the candles while
rente are aiot present. Ti
frequently eet fire to th
\ clothing Instead.
PO NOT LBAVB MATCHES Fit:
reach of children at Hoik
L. time. Candles are meant to
lighted, and if the children I
I] grt matches they will exp
M jf , meat with them. They imlt
I their elders. ,
I DO NOT allow trees to remain |
Ids buildings after the n
|ix days. The tree Itself fen
|p readily when needles haTe
come dry. A targe number
! Ires usually oecur In Janu
H v A House of merriment is be
i\ than a bouse of moumlng.
I 1 SPE
Until <
I tuA. ..
Oota rar. ooCo*. r? lb.
Fotaoo'. ?L.b ooffoo, nrt
h ' iiwwi (to hum, pa ih
I MIBCBLLj
I too Raj*. Worth ?1.?0, e
Mm* Itabbor Ororohoro, i
Boj*, Wht'Omb* <
WoMl ftobbrr Of ttoo
pi| Moor otbor tits?o too
I 1 ?*KJMS. . .
Boro to whoro job ?ot i
I Ml for- MM OtOBbr.
?L JIT
tW.97
" 1 '
' ' -" * '
gfought i
IS and too
;rest weather
1" " 4$: <*?
ad Austrian communication claim?
successes ia (the Cyp<Uh1?n? tout
fcn admit that the Russians %galn occupy
GuMcia and South* Poland in
)W forc?. Apparently, therefore, the
ad Cracow and Prsemyal investments
ad are proceeding and hatw not been
si- broken. *>f
ds f Serious lighting between the Russians
and Turk# fround Ersewua
in Turkish Armenia, has been stopped
he by a six-foot snowfall and intense
ue cold, from which the Arabs are suffer
log bitterly. I
re Berlin publishes what purports to
he be an order issued by Oen. Joffre.
>s- commander In chief of allied force*
he in the west dated December XT, exit
horting the soldiers and telling them
ay the hour ht# come to "clear the Tn(or
tkder from France."
th A late Paris Offlolal bulletin doof
scribes small gains all along tbe
line, particularly in the center bout
tween the' Argonno and the Mense.
In Brlllsh ships again hare been bom
as barding Zeebru?ge And Meyat, * a* I
In well as the coast beyond Ostend,
A- where the.Germans bare established
ce many shore batteries,
to. Political ^leTelopment In -Hunga- I
it- Tj, whose people are reported to b^ I
to deeply discontented because they
en think that Germany and Austria arc
in inning w (ire nuu|>r/ a twr mumi <
in- of protection are the subject ?of
rj much speculation and deep Interest
in England.
ALL CITIffi
BIGHT TO BE
E ATJEETi
1 .
Te the Taxpayers of Richland Town
" .hip:
It has been suggested and peal.
titioned that I call a meeting of the
ier taxpayers to be held at Aurora on
j* December 31s? at 10 o'clock, a m.
for the purpose ft discussing t'at
6 y road law.
^' I am without authority to call
** any such meeting bufl will be present
at Aurora on the date name*
M*t hope all of the citizens of the
ow township will be present.
Tell your friends and neighbor/
or about this meeting; let's get togethPa"
er and enact a road law which will
ley KnIM vnoil rAiHi v
e'r There is notSng compelling nay
person to be present st the meeting
htr but nil who are interested in. good
,ay road$ should attend and if yon Jc
** ioV do?t criticise orhsjt fls done
8ar should it not meet with your apprcr*1.
at0 Very respectfully.
JAS. L. MAYO.
la- t
oil- SPENDING HOLIDAYS.
Ites
Mies Maude Hodges, who Is . ?
?r member of the Colombia Graded
*r7 School faculty, Columbia. N. C? is at
home spending the holidays with
l*?r her parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. E.
Hodges. V* '
CIALS
Zhristmas
rib. Mc
...%i , it#
l?e
I Me per 'lb. Me
lSe
lOe
**
> ; a '
I2TBOUB SPECIALS:
ech 6?e
worth 76c per paid Mc
worth Bfc per pair BOe
i, worth Me per pair 46c
,worth 66c per pair ........ 4?e
numerous to mention. AT VERY LOW
lame goods fob less money. Or more
Come In and Utke 'a look."
ADAMS .
Washington, N. C.
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WEATHER?*
IaaIIa* _ mtw u* ' '1
nfiiinT nmi I/cSv *" '?i?'
His Honor Judge Frank Carter of
Aahevllla, N. C.. opened Ike December
term of Beeufort County Buperfor
Court at the Courthouse yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock and sdJourned
the same for the term after
being In oeserbfl for aboutgan hour
and a hal{. The only bustnass trans
acted was the sighing of a fev orders.
At the last session ofthe Board
of County Commissioners tha local
bar requested that no Jury be drawn
Inasmuch as the term would conflict
with Christmas and be a hardship
upon litigants. Jurors and tho
attorneys. The Commissioners acquiesced
in the request so that the
court was only held for a short
while. Judge Carter left for hie
home In Aaherllle this morning.
The next term of court will convene
on Monday, February IB, 191S.
YOU CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS
I HAVE GOT TO HUSTLE NOW. 1
j You're got to hustle?yes you
-tare?because Just two days Is a
nighty short time in which to complete
thg Xmas ahepplng. And
while it Is too late to''shop early
In the season, yon can shop early Id
the day. Oo to J. K. Hoyt's store
and share In his especially organ
ulced Christmas Shopping Service,
which makes gift buying a pleasure
Quantities of merchandise suitable
'or gifts are displayed. Silk 8hlrt
wainii, Hosiery, . ivm uiutpb, i owMs,
Handkerchiefs, and scdres of
other useful and practical gifts.
TO SPEND XMAff.
MlasLlULan Woolar&.of the Inter
al Revenue-IWpirraieTit, Raleigh
V. C., and Seaman T. O. Woo lard
of the U. S. Battleship South Car.
I lllne, are home To spend the bollI
Jays with their parents Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Woo lard.
HERE VE8TBRADY.
Col. W. B. Rodman, General Solicitor
of the Norfolk Southern Railway
was in the city yesterday en
route to his home in Norfolk. He |
lias been doygjn to his farm.
mm-.
: BY 1 CLUB
^ DECEHBER 28
? .
The Christmas dance by the Halcyon
Club will he given In the Eflks
Home on Monday evening, Decern
ber 28th. Before the regular ger
man takes place the clnb will give
chelr annual Christmas dance to th<
children. This annual social- tunc
tlon is always looked forward tc
with much pleasure by both the Ju
venlles as well as the grown-ups an<
this season is proving to be no ex
option. y
The hell will be attractively dec
orated^or the occasion and the mu
tie *111 be famished by the Forbe
Orchestra. Quite a number of tIi
ltlnf young ladles and geutleme
will no doubt be present.
IK HOSPITAL.
Mr. George Fort^scue was earrle
to the Washington Hospital last #1
enlng where he underwent an opoi
atfon last night. The reports froi
his bedside today are very eneoa
aging./ lfr. Fcftlacue Is engage/
in the meat and beef bus! noes ]
the City Market and hft a wide el
cle of friends. *
BARKS WILL BH CLOAHD.
The uadvrslgned hanks -will 1
elosed Friday. December ISth ai
Saturday. December Ilth, 1*14. F
pen maturing on these dates v
be payable on the following Mo
| day. Tbe banks will be open Th?i
rr night. Deeetnber Uih, 7, to
convenience of customer*
BANK OF WASHINGTON,
SAVINGS A TRUST CO .
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
V $V; .rWfe;- & 'M
f-LoAZ, i'.
' Pff ? 5* I W
JL i 2 Wkjr
"SOUTHERN
^^^^HEgn3|^^Enlfiij?9
New Theatre Attraction
' ' '?W"? 1 **
The Southern Beauties Musical
Comedy Company. -which'opened the
New Theatre last nlght> scored Che
blffeet bit of S^T company that hae
ever been here of lt?>{nd. From
the riae of the curtain 4p the fall
the large audience .protest wee
supply delighted with tfct-'clasi jf
entertainment that wa# produced.
"The Widow Oreen" was presented
last night, and it waa. the cleanest
little ehow that haa been presided
here. The play waa foil of good
comedy, and the aonga were all new
and catchy. Tonight thin troupe
will preaent "Dp In a Ferris Wheel"
\ tunny musical farce oomedy.
-T??lr Tornnlo rml trrr . niol t
and la caught In a ferris wheel and |
Tob. Maikti,
to Re~Open
January 5
The Waehlngton an<T Beaufort
me^ closed down Friday last for
the holidays. Practically all the
buyers and employes hive gone to
their respective homes to spend
Christmas. The tobacco market
will re-open on Tuesday January 5.
The market here this season < has
been in every way successful and the
farmers have been more than gratified
at the prices they have received
so far for their product. Prospects
still look bright for this market to
the very end of the season.
FROM WASHINGTON, D. C.
Congressman John H. Small and
Mr. J: F. Tayloe, secretary of the
Senate Finance Committee are home
to spend the holidays with their families.
THE las:
f
There are only four dt
Holiday Shopping. Ca
HUYLERS
i
Cigars, Pipes and Tohat
ery. Manicure Sets, Par
, 'mery and Toilet Water/
- are in ketping with the t
D - - *
Davenport'i
r-.
}OWN~~YO
* The Home Bu
^. Association wil
ies Saturday Jai
)?
>d' It Is the safest and easiest
? small weekly installment
a rainy day, or for Christr
" See us ,
W. E. Swindell, Pres.
Office in Saving i
. .
AILY
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r. HiMr CM*
1
ECEMBER 22, IMS
BEAUTIESF
a
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H
I 4
I
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For Tte ftww W?fc,
r ,
could not got down ontlf morning, i
nnd ?, Jealous wife, n mond nng kit '
lor, and thereby hnngo Ulb tmlo that <
1? played woll by the Southern Beeutiee."
A piny with plenty ot m?ileal
Interruption*, pretty girl# nnd
pretty ooetumen Thin company
nlXl give nn entire ohange of program
every night. There will he a' i
matinee Thursday, Friday and Saturday
at 8 p. m.. except on Thmra 1
day when the matinee will he at <
2 p. m.. in order to give the o?t of 1
town rlaltore a ohance to Wltnest
the performance. Tonight the flfet
Installment of "The Trey O* Hearts" i
will he^bown at this play house- .
This photoplay promises to draw
" wvnu Mian iu? uiuuif
Love" pictures have.
Red Cross '
S tamp Sale
is Pleasing
Mrs. H. W. Carter report* today
the collection of ?8.80 (or-the ink
o! lied Cross stamps from a fart of
East Second street., This Is a flat
record and goes to show again that
Washington citlxens are alwayt
ready and anxious to help and aid
in any worthy cause.
While the mall is going out don't
forget to put a Red Cross eeal on
Every penny Invested In thts great
cause means so much towards help
lng a disease which Is sapping
America of its manhood and wo
feanhood. K
XMAS KNTEllTAIVMBNT.
The Sunday School of the FIrrt
/iknMk ?ni iu.i. .. "
n^al Christmas entertainment either
Tuesday or Wednesday night of
next week. It will be given In the
armory If that building can be sa-'
cured. /
r 4 DAYS
*
#
iys in wfiich to do your
II in and see our line of
CANDIES
:co. Fancy Box Stationisian-Ivory
Sets. Perfut
of all kinds. Our prices
imes.
-\ V
5 Pharmaoy.
. ' l.. -i ' . ~ ' -.e.
UR HOME J
ilding and Loan 1
I open a new serluary
2nd ?,
way to pay for a home ii
-or to accumulate a fund, fo
nas.
About It
Jno. B. Sparrow, Sect':
6 Trust Co., Building ?
NEY
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I1SITIR10 vHIS
PARENTS
BHD
Laat Saturday alglt Mr. O. B.
Bmltl ef Duma, N. C.. arrlvad to the
rity far the yar^oae of ayamdlng
tba holiday* with 11* paracu, Mr.
?< v? J. D Smith at Chocoalaity.
Meeting 09 with eome of Ms
Mam da. who agaaad to oarry him
to kla lama, la went with tham to
tla Southern Mzyrees Cbmpany
'Hoetn* dayat far a package. On
mtedng tla oflce Mr Smith Mt hi*
4raw volt oaaa am tla floor and
reat ta tla eonntar wttl hl? friends
tor tla iumm ad aaaartalalag If
la yaskag* day deal red lad arrir?d.
Wlaai Mr. ftmlth etarted to
leave tla depot. lo and haloid lis
lait oaaa Wan miming. Itnahlng to
Lha door la a negro packing'
land dowa Ualoa allay. Ha rare
?uuo hat tla thief waa too fai^
thaad to ha overtaken. The ault
saae wa1 foaad a little while afterirarde
hat It wae minus of a $20.00
1 ait of olotlea, maoh-prlaed anderfrear,
a pair of ahoea; ate. There
a no elae as to the gallty party.
Moral?Hold on to what you hare
rlth a firm grip these Christmas
lines. A stltoh In um? eaves nine
3IFTO THAT WOM15 WH.I, APPltHCIATK.
S'
' LeI this proYt to bo prompt aid
ID thfr perplexed holiday shopper,
rhoee "lift" list baa not yet bean
onaplatad. Lai J. K. Hoyt'a store
rlth I fa hand rod a of tbinps anltabla
'or presents prom anew it* useful1MB
la tba roab dare before Chrletnas,
for there are bat three more
ihoppln* day* left. Take adYantage'
)f the treat quantities of merchan-.
tftT6f a fcollffay aatur* displayed at
Floyt'* for ysor ssaYsaleaes, thei
rreatest aad best aeaortment of git*
irtlelea he's erer shoira. Kid
jlovea aad Handkerchief*. Kimcn*'
Boudlor Slipper* and Cap*, Scarf*
Fancy Ribbons. Feather Fan* in erininf
Shades, Baskets, Novelties and
lost* of thlafs.
uur
GREETEl BY
HIS COMRADES
Mr. Peter McWlllIams, who is one
of the Itrmatee at the Soldier * Home
Raleigh, N. C., has been In the eltjr
for the peat two day? greeting hie
many old friends.
Mr. McWilllams was one of the
I original members of the "Washington
Grays" a company organised
here during the Cifll war. He waa
brave soldier and saw service al
durftg the war.
Mr. MoWilllams has gone 10 Au
rora. N. C., where he will spend th
holidays with hi* soa. Deputy Shei
\K W. J. MeWUllam*. Mis row
rades in arms la thla city wera di
lighted to see him.
GCJBST OF MRS. E. L. BOFRR
Mrs. Rllen Jonee, Mrs. Clifton W1
llama and Mlsa Edna Burru* <
Lake Landing, are the gueet* <
Mrs. B. I?. Roper on East Secot
Mint
_ a
ATTENDED MEETING
Rev. B B. Bearlght. pastor of t:
Flrat Preebyterlan Church, and I
der C. M- Brown went to Tarbo
y eater day where they attended
very Important meeting of the Hot
* Mission Committee of the Albemai
I Presbytery. They returned hoi
*last evening. Mr. Brown wa* i
companled by his granddaught
Mlae Dorothy Brown, who spent 1
day with her aunt. Mrs. James W
gin*.
a ?
REWARD OFFERED.
Twenty-Bra Dollars will be p
far evidence sufficient to arreet a
convict the person or persona a
stole a lot of Bard Plymouth R<
Chickens from my Bebee farm
the gight of the Stat of tthle mot
J. HAVBNfl
lS-IS-ftc. i i
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ys
No 252
II01PR0TEST
YET flEAB! 1
IlfJE CUT
The Faretterllle Board of Underwriters
la opposed to the reoent
general rule* of the Southeast era
Underwriters Association. oat of
them lncreesl ig the rote for term
rlako end ms'clng reductions wader
certain oondl' ons la the ratoa for
dwelling* an< bora* la both oltleo
and country and the other redaolng
the rates under cartel* oondHlome
of other than the shore mentioned
dwelling* and boras In both olty end
country. It 1* claimed that the
aew rulee irtaally aeatmlloo eacO^
other.
The eame rate# bore boea tat Into
effect In Washington bat ae yet
no word of protest has boon hoard
from the local board which la composed
ot the Ire Insure*oe agents
of the ally.
lEETIIG If I
m ids.
suggested
To the Citlsene of Washington ?
L.on^ Acre end (ahocowlnlty
Townships:
There apepars to be e greet deal
of sentiment favorisg e change in
the present road law for the three
townships named and it has been
suggested that a meeting be ceiled
to be held in the Coorthoose la
Washington at 11 o'clock a. m.,
January 2, 1916. I will meet with
the people at the time and place
suggested and hope the tax payers
of the three townships will discuss
this among themselves and all be
present on this occasion and work
but a plan which will build good
roads throughout the district.
Please bear In mind that there Is
Qothlng compelling any one to attend
thin meeting but those who are
not present have no right to criticise
what is done should it not meet
with their approval.
Every one interested in geod
roads should ba present at this megt
Ing.
Very respectfully.
J AS. L MAYO.
Stores of
The City Now
Attractive
j This is Christmas week and tha
different stores of the city are groan
* ing with attractions and being filled
dally with shoppers. At no yule
I tide seuon, notwithstanding the
close times, has the merchants been
mora liberally patronized.
It looks as if this season will ba
' a record breaker in Washington.
No town in Eastern Carolina baa
mora attractive Christmas bargains.
It will pay any would-be purchaser
to visit the different stores end see
for themselves for sselng is b*ll*v?
>!
>f
ld tiOKW BOMB.
Misses Elsie Dillon and Oema Robertson
of Greensboro, N. C.. left fqr
tholr homes this morning after
he spending the week-end with Mlsa
5j. Maude Hodgee.
ro .....
PLENTY OP GOLD OOIN
ne And bright new crisp $1 and $9
bills for Christmas. The Savings
31 e and Trust Company takes great pleas
ure In providing a supply for Its
w. frlende.
11-tl-tfs. ..
If- ??
New Theater
>|d Entire Wook of Iw
"SOUTHERN BEAUTIES"
.ho IP "TJP I* A FERKM WHEAL ' t
5th A sAoomlnt Comndr on4
on Flrtt Inrtnllmont of
Ith. "TREY 0> HBAMO"
I. A Oront Sorlol PhMopUy.
I Prteoo to and HO OnR