DAILY NEWS FrM..r Fair, to MuAw>t< Shtfttof Wind*. Vot* ? - WASHINGTON N. C THURSDAY AFTERNOON MARCH 15 19XS Mo. 45 SUBMARINES DAMAGED BY BRITISH AIRMEN; THE GERMANS ARE OUTFLOWN raid * Oft Ing submarines; ?Hart br llw Of u4 heary tgfitlng In the Carpeth! ana ?"? the outstanding feature In today*? trmr news. flr? British airmen started from DnnUrt to raid ?he ntakrlu Tarda, trat only tiro reached the Mark. Two wore turned bach by thick weather and a third landed In Holland because of engine trouble aad was Interned. ? According to a British almlralty report tiro of the fire submarines which were obearred on the ?lips were damaged and the -work* eet a ?re. Trior to the war this plant was. knows as the OockrlU work? and was owued by a British compa ny. When the. Germans took .the plant orer a high fenae was erected ?round and no Belgian was allowed to enter. Workmen were brought from Germany to build the euVipa* lines. - Dispatches from the Butch fron tier say that teren German airmen attacked the British raiders, but were outftown. - In the same region It is reported that the Oermans are preparing for another supreme effort oo Flanders. Already there has been considerable fighting along the Taer, the Germans baring bombarded Nlesport aad Dlx mude, while tha Belgians fenre mad* p roar u? along both bank? of tha rirer. / I Tha big battle of tha moment, however,-* m progr? between Dul ka Pasa and Uaaok Faaa, In tha Car pathian? ?where. In ttietr official com mxaieatlon. the KoMtua claim to hare captured a number of Ana trlane and to bare made a general a d ranee. Austrian correspondent* declare that thla battia la likely to continue for noma time. It la pos sible the Roaalana will nae eome of the troopa released by the fall of Prsemyal In an endeavor tp bring tha battle to an end. The Aagtrlana hara developed a fresh offensive In Bakowlna, to which terrttory they eome days ago sent reinforoemerta and bare, ac cording to their account, driven the Rosaians back toward tihe frontier and rsnwred the Immediate menace of Csernowtts. On tike other extreme wing of the eastern front the German? hare re ocoupled Mem el with the aselatance of their warships, which hare bom barded the roada 1>y wfcieh the Rua alana wars flailing back. The Oer mana also apparently h aria checked I the Ruaelan adranoe on Tilsit. Unfavorable weather la Interfer ing In the Dardanelles ti i mr OH TOUT v. The Cornelian Club -will give an enl*s*teinment In the form of "trip around the world" at the school andltortum tonight frflm 8 to 10:80. In the different parts of the main hall there -will be booths representing fire ? countries, y1?: America, wKh Miss Minnie Tx>u Kel ly In charge; Japan, with Mre. J. T. T-eweon In charge; France, with Mies Atnte Jarvis In charge; Bcypt. with Miss Roth Butler 1n charge, and Holland, with Miss Betelle Darls In charge. In America, the booth will bf decorated with ferae and Ameri can flags. France will be represent ed with something eharaeterhttlc at that country. In Holland, girls In native costume? will serve refresh ment?. Japan will be represent 1 ed by girls In klmonas and Japanese parasols. Fortunes will be told In Egypt. T>ellcious refreshments will be s erred In every booth, such as fruit salad, lee cream and cake, sand wiches and other dainties. Ths^or chestra will furnish music during tha entire evening, No other oharg' will be made exoept an ad m lesion of 81 cents. Ul IT TOUT Our storse are supposed to close at 6 o'^loclj In. the afternoon. . Yet. ycu see people going In as late as 6:48, sometimes later. In common courtesy, their attention oannot be called to ttms, and often,.the close Is delayed thirty or forty minutes. Is this Hair to the tired clerk? Put Tousself- In - their plsaoe??tand your feet most of the flay?then try to be polfte and patient with an exacting customer, when your work ing hours are orer. Burs/Iy no wo man who thinks of others at atl will put another woman In such a trying ?position. But somebody does it. Is H your A RRATTOR. TUB mAVTAVQVA OUARANTOTtA at ths Chautauqua guaitetors will be held tomorrow afternoon (Friday) at 8 o'clock at the room* of the Chamber of Com meres Is the Baugfeam building. All of tlM Guarantors aro requested to be on hand prompt It at the ap Mi* Horace tfowland of aumptsr, ?. fO VMtfW her tfotfc?, Mrs W. tU^sghouse 1? Wsat geeead * . J. A i !j. BEST OF ALL One' of th* distinct novelties and one of the b largest successes of the present theatrical season 1s "Seven Keys to Raldpate," the mystery force made Into a play by George M. Cohan from the book of the Mime name by Earl Derr Bigger*, there fore the announcement that the play la to be presented here at the New Theater on- Friday night. April 2tid, la a btt of news that will be weJeome to the local amu*s*n?er t world. George M. Cohan's pun hai> fashioned many plays, bnt the best of all. If we are to accept the opin ion of many erudite reviewers. 1? "Seven Keys to Baldpate." with It? thrilling tale of a writer of mMo dramatio novels who Isolated himself on the to*> of a mountain for the ostensible purpose of completing rtory, and la there confronted with a series of happenings that, in thrills and halT-ralsIng episodes put? any tale he could fashion to tho jblush. "Seven Key* to Baldpate." le said to run the gamut of hun^.n ?motions from Hugh? to thrills, with: Intermediate melodramatic moments of such convincing reatltv an to lceep its audience guessing to the very end of the final act. ANNUAL ORATORICAL CONTEST I The aecond annual Oratorical Con best of the Colored Graded School wll take place on tomorrow nlglht at the Masonic Hall, corner of Keep?*? and Fifth streets at sigh* o'clock. Two medals and two gold prise* hare be<*? offered by feur public spirited dMsens. D. Price and W Fdwards, medals, and J. Parham j and W. O. Saunders, gold prises ! There are twenty-one contestant* who win engage and music will be furnished by a strong Iplui us else* Mrs. W. T. Bebee win render a solo and a 4*et will be rendered by Mis* P. Randolph and Mrs. W. T. Beebe A cordial Invitation to *tt Chapel Hill, March 16.?'The vis it of former President William How ard Taft to the State University last week added to the alreadf long list of clebrltlss that hare been guests Of the institution during the 120 years of lta existence. Osapled with the visit of Mr. Taft 1a tfre notewor thy fact that flvs occupants of the White House have ,addr eased Chapel Hill audiences from Ihe platform In Onrrard Hall and all within the life time of ex-President Kemp Plummer Battle. Theee Chleff Executives were Andrew Johnson, Jame* K Polk, James Buchanan, Woodrow1 Wilson and William H. Taft. It was 47 years ago?in 1867? that Andrew Johnson, then presi dent of the United States, made his memorable visit to his aim a mat??r Hts graduation from ths University many years preceding that vtslt made his return engagement all tho more notable. On the night of h!s arrival on the "Hill," the student* formed a processional march around the home off the University president )r. honor of the distinguished vlMt. Whom the serenading music was ov Preeident Johnson wm called upon for a speech. From the recol leotlon of the oldest citizens. In es s?nw he aaid: "When T first came to Chapel Hill nany years ago, I came trudging a 1ong this r&ad that lead? by the ?reeldent's home T was a bare 'cot boy. scantily attired in clothing ?vnd with a budget of old cloth*?? on ray "back. Today, I come back to von as President of the United States.'* The eloquent lesson spoken by \ndrew Johnson has been pronounc *d by educator* as ono of the most mpresslve ever Tittered His words uere fnw and well chosen but the wealth of mennfng which they car led was bound-up in the Journey of his Vorth Carolina boy from^tfca. University student to the highest of Oce within the gift of the American neople. The annual triangular debate be *ween Elizabeth Pity. Washington and New Rem will be held Friday. March 26th. The qu*ry this year Is, "Resolved, That the United Statf?? should adopt the policy of subsidizing Its merchant, marine en gaged In foreign trade." - Washington will debate Nsw Hern's affirmative l?am In New Bern and Elisabeth City's negative team in Washington. The debate her? will take place in the school audl 'orinm Friday evening at 8: So o' clock. The speakers for the even ing are: Elbert Weaton and Ray Warren, who will uphold the affir mative side of the question for Washington, and Aubrey MoCabe and Earl Chesson will maintain the negative for Elizabeth City. Walter Morgan and William El lis will go to New B?m Friday morn ing to represent Washington 1n that city. Owing to the state off Ithpecunlos-, ity in which the debating society now finds Itself, an admission of; Ave cents will he charged to be us?-d towards defraying the expense? ofi the team that roe? away. The boys have worked long and faithful ly on these debates and It Is hop-1 ed that a good audience will them on the evening of the 16th. MM. FArCETTE VIRITOK. Mrs, W. C Faneette waa a visitor in ihe city on yesterday from flrimee' land. AOfTKPTR POSITION. Miss Ella Louise Wright has ac cepted a position with Jamea E. Ctei*. Mies Wrlffct will take op k? itw duties on Monday, Marsh V '? ' r.l * ??,.* IS I mi? There ?re ?till twsnty-elfht eo un tie?, In North Caroling below the Federal Cattle Quarantine Line. The Slate and Federal authorities are co-operating In the work of tick eradication In this ?tate, and *? fast as the ticks are eliminated from a oounty, It la placed above the quarantine lis?. Beaufort count7 la now belo wttoe quarantine line and will remain so until the county gives the proper eo-operVlon In the work of tick eradication. Quarantine counties are prohibit ed from nvorlng any cattle to any point abore the quarantine line, therefore. the markets are limited for Beaufort oounty cattle, and of course, they will not bring as good pr1ceg as no:. -quarantined cattle, j The countlc? of Green. Lenoir, j Wayne. Harnett and Cumberland were freed from the tick and releas ed from quarantine last year. Now rattle from thee* counties will bring 1 from 1-2 to 2 1-t cents a pound more on the Richmond or Norfolk markets than the same gTade of eat-1 ?1* from Beaufot county. There 1s a provision whereby quarantined cuttle may be moved to certain mar ket centers?wh?*re there are govern ment quarantine peni?for Immedi ate slaughter However, they will not bring the same high price? that the free cattle will, as above stated M. O. SMITH. U. S Bureau of Animal Industry POR CORR^POrVT. Miss Pannle Smlthwlck left yes terday afternoon for Core Point, to be with her mother, who 1* very ill. IN VRW BERN TODAY. Attorneys H S. Ward. A D Mac Lean and L. C. Warren laift this ?vornlng for New Bern to attend the committee Investigation of the Car t-er-Aberna'hv trial there today They wll! return on the afternoon Norfolk Southern train. WTT.T. MOVE HERE. Mrs Annie Guilford of Aurora, has disposed of her residence prop erty there snd wj)l move to this efty and begin the erection of a resi dence on East Man*, street In the Im mediate fufure. ROITE NO. 4 VEWS. Maivh hss been giving us some real winter w^thef. which Is bad on tobacco seed coming up. * ? ? ? Mr*. Leonard Y Co?ten attended ?h?< (?nrh?r.? meeting at Washington I Saturday. ? ? ? ? Mrs W. If Congleton and little j daughter. Elolse. spent Saturday nigh* with Mr* W A. Congleton. ? ? ? ? Mr*. .Tohn Woolard of Washing-; ton. I? visiting Mrs J E Woolard at Bunyan. ? ? ? ? Mies St ell i Congleton spent Sun day with Misses Helen and Marga ret Harvey st Won. ? ? ? ? Mrs. Armenia Bennett was a ruest nr Mrs .Tnlle? Congleton Monday af tern eon, ? ? ? ? Tlie school at PIney Grove wtr close Friday, March 2us1nsna. commercial agricultural. hortlenkurel associa tion? met here today, at the call of W. D. Robinson, of Pass Christian, for the purpose of orgsalting a State rrodaee Aseeelatlea. TO THE VOTERS OF I BE A UFORT COUlff% In Justice to myastf And to my frt?^,?ho pat re* to my office as Sheriff of Beaufort county. I CW that yon should know as to the eleo tion reoently called by tha Chairman or your county co mm I?Ion era (lfr. W B &wii>d*ll) and not call ad on my account. for I did not ?want any election; I knew what t% > law allow ed me and I knew ^ bs oonnty commission?** had '<* paying Sheriff Hicks, and whet. y- i elect ed I thooght I would g*. "er lff Ricks got and did get f*. ie years, and not one of his bli Sx ' | erar held up until afteT I wu ^ mated as your sheriff. And sin?, hare been yoar sheriff I hare o? had one penny for carrying prison ers to the chain gang, when Sheriff Ricks got pay for erery man carried I aunt one prisoner last Saturday to the chain gang, nine miles from Au rora and at nlgtot. that cost me 95 60 In actual money, besides two days work for my deputy whom I per myself, and not the oonnty. Con veying Uhe prisoners to the camps In Panteeo township costs me 14 00 be sides my deputy's time. Sheriff Ricks got 92 00 per day and his ac tual expenses to carry people to the Asylum atL<* to the penitentiary, and I hare carried four to the asylum and these bills they would not pay, only the actual money T spent, and one of these T had to collect myself from a relatlre. T do not want any election and I was perfectly ?alie ned Should I hare been treated as was Sheriff R1eks. The election will cost you tax payers more than th* oonnty already ewes me: and b^ nfdes this bill refers to other officer* 1n the oounty. bat nothing Is said 1n newspapers only as to th<* sheriff. Now in reference to Jaa. I* Mayo, our repreaentatlTo, I asked him my self to make a law to say I was e? dtlftd to these fees; or to aay that 1 was not entitled to them, or put me on a straight salary and mj depatlad on a slrstght ?alary and the oouaty (ret ail oar aerrlcea and an tfca (mi of th* oounty.ao I would know at the end of the mooth )u?t what I am fwtttnir and to prevent tbe npl?M antneaa of harln* my bllla M4 up by the oomalMlon?r> twry first Monday, and to prerset any lawwnlt that mlpht arise from earn* I want to -work In h am on y with the Board of County Oommlesl cmere bat I think I ehoa!d be treatod Joe* the name and ret the ease pay mm Sheriff Ricks rot. TMj U all I aek for and all I want, and nothing more; and T do not want any slao ?on: because It 1? monay anneoea ?lily. | When T wis Recorder I wu ?laujrh?ered by a few of my political *D??ml?>e and robbed of my 11 Tin*, and !t seem? hard to me that aay llrlng be taken away from me at this hoar of tho day. when nothlm? was said about tbe feee until yon people mad* me your Sheriff, and the rery first month I put my blTl In, as Sheriff R1cke did heretofore, and they were upheld eacfo month thereafter. I want to ask my fallow dttaens. am I being treated right? The mlnnte book In the Register of Daeds office will bear out every word I am telling yon. It !? Imma terial with me what yon do at thej election, for It 1? not my el eat ton and I did not call ft. It wae asked for fn the Legislator* by Mr. W. S. Swindell, chairman of the Board of Ooonty Commissioner?, and L. C. Warren, aoanty attorney. I shall continue on to 4? my duty as I sea it, and am trying to make yon a rood aherlff. "With beet wish*? to my fellow reA eiw. and w*h the Interest of Wf county at heat*. Rewpeotfntty, W B M HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY m. On tomorrow night at eight O' clock tinder the atjsplcea of the High School Triangular Debating TTnlon of North Carolina. J. C. Jones and S?. H. fttyroa. representing the Ay den Selnary en the negative aide and C. W. Hark and J. L. Cherry, representing the Washington Col legia t? Institute. on the affirmant re side, win engaic* In s public debate In the C.hape! of th? Institute on the query, "Hes^lved. That the United State* should adopt the policy of aobsldlzlng Its merchant marine en gaged In foreign trade."* On the as. me *rwn!nr o*#r JR* high school* and graded schools of the stat?, and nr*r 1.00ft young de bater* in different conntles will de date on the aboT* query before 80, 000 p*opt?. Wrh achool put* on* an afflrmatlT? and nersitlT* team The school that wins both eld*# of the question will go to fTNapel Hill where on April #th an elimination contest will be conducted to dodd?? th* rfhatnploneh^p of the utet? an * th* winners of the Ayco^k Memorial cup The namHi of the winner* with their Tmrfftnfe will b? *nrraT *d on the cup. Thw fsrnltr of th?? Waahtnrton Collegiate Tiwrtltnt* extend th* pub lic <*f th* *Hy a. cordial Inrltatton tc at'end the *r*rHs*?. MATWHATJ. AT TITO IIATT#. San Frandero, War 15.?'VI?* Pr*?1dent Mar?ha1l. roprv^wntlng Pr**td*nt Wllaon wtlt be the guant of honor at the military pageant ball to ha held at the CMe Andltorl um tontgM BAT.TTMORW WAS BFW FT,AH. Baltimore, *far. IB.--.At the ?*!? | brat Ion of Baltimore Flag Day her* ? today the narw ?fty flac was eon jwplcnotielr displayed on many build lings. Ifir. Alt* Banry of Bwan Qnart*r. raaaed through bara ywterday an ovte fro? ?rawaviP#. Tonight at tha Nov Theater tha J??a L, Laslcey Film Company will pwmt In ni* reals the well ?oowu rlay "The Bquaw Man." with r>u"* tln Ftrnum In the tltla role Thta IB the lar*e?t feature that tlila ho>i? has yat offered their patron? on tha Paramount program. Tb1a play a* preaented on tha stage In N*w York hy tha nama oompnny an wfll h* aaau tn tha plctnra form tonight mada ona of tha hi**?'. httie that hae er-1 *-r struck tha Matropolla. I>uatln Farnum. who la taking tha leading rola, la known tha world orar an ot?aJ of tha haat actors on tha l?*1tImata ataga. There win ha twvj perform ance? tonight. tha flrat at T:00 wharp and tha aaoond at nlna o'clock frtiarp. Krory ona ahonld avail themselrea of ireetng thin aplendld picture tonight. fTTfOOOWIMITK mWft. A large crowd attain dad Prorldanoa Rnnday. ?... Mlacen Carrie fmlthwlclr and Ka ty Ferr wprnt Thuraday nlrht Mlaaa F-Me Fair. Mr. fylng trip to OreenTtlle Wntnrday. a ? ? a M1aa Fwrte Farr tnd Mr. Jo% Dt* I wera out drlrtng flunday noon, ? ? ? ? (Continued on Fourth New Theater \ . ?? TONTOHT Jaaaa T* Laakay Franaata -nm HQfTAW MAW In Mi It Mia BHrrtn? Tnt- 'j (la fun. " IMot U ?I Ml.