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WASHINGTON N. C SATURDAY AFTERNOON APRIL 17 1113 PHREE HOSTILE AIR RAIDS WITHIN PAST FORTY-EIGHT HOURS (London, April 16 ? Bngland to day ?yNtanel K* tUrd hoatl* glr TmW within 48 boon, but the Hke tine other, resulted in so loas of ttf o and oo serious damage to leaking ?lnsta|i of the weather whhsh ondMed Iteppellas to vtstt the TteUKy Of the Tyne Wednesday ?ftt and ?he ooast^ of Suffolk and ten early today, a German aero> ' plane dM*r Offer the county of Kent, dropping boafce. to all four ml a eiee were dropped ? to the violnlty ot UietovM of Ptorerehem and filt /tingbourne, Ihe latter Just across the Bogie from the lale of Sheppey, which tm the birthplace of the Brit ish royal naval flying oorpe. tin the bombs feU to fle Ids. From 8ttttogbourne the aeroplane flew over the Isle of Sbeppey and It l? thought profestole the raider m la took the towns attacked tor Bbeer ness, Che British naval base, which is on. the other side of the Island. On hie way the airman passed over Canterbury and other towns in* Kent (but did not drop any eaploeivee upon or near them. Z*cppeMns. for it Is heHered two Ttotod Bsst AngUa during the ear ly houre of this morning. dropped eome 16 Incendiary and explosive borofce on Lowsstatt, South wold. If a] don. -Burnhsan on the Crouch. HeytrWfe and Tillingham, but, llko the raid of (he previous night or the Tyneovouth district, there was only slight rtsiaage, although many penoas had narrow eecapes. In Iioweptolt s bomb dropped in a gsr - shattered a row of small mxmm slid persons sleeping in them Wrjre gat by broken glass. During the three MKL* at least SAUjOR. About * year a*o * striking hu JDU doouas&t appeared In one or tti* bit weekly magsstaeo. It pur poted to be th* Hrtoul Btory at a writer of Ma tales, and ' was told with blunt reailau mod en under current of dee pair. - THe Writer related how he had followed the eee for many years, Cbon had boooaie a Jeweler, and had ftaallj been forced to gtre up that o octree* foe beoauee his ey<ee went bad. He *M llrlnc with hie wife la a Ofefae- apertattent la the Brosx ?eotion of New York. For many weeka be bad sought work without sinass One day, after reading * eallor yam he threw down the megaslne in disgust, taring "I be lieve f oouM do bette** myself." He lacked odocatlon, he had d-d concepts on of Stores? atyle or the re lee of flotida writing. Bat a sto ry shaped Itaelf in bit mind, baeed on a personal experience, and he etanted one morning and wrote stea dily until midnight, with a pencil and a roil of brown wrapping pa per, on a box In the kitchen. Then be dorpfod hie etory and took It to a magazine editor. Wfl didn't eell that etory. but h did make an Impression. Encour aged, he kept on writing, and soon, "labdnd." Before long he had oe t tabllehed a demand for his storlei. There was a genuine eea-Flavor %?* boat then, and sincerity and forth v rigbtneas tbet th? public feU and liked. After a while tbere Were ? nought to make a book aad then another and another. But after a while his stook of ma terial begem to gire out and bit In ! aplrvMon waned He seemed to havd^kst bis grtp. Story after eto ry was refused. His HU1* savings melted away and he actually began to fuffer from want. Finally, one day he went to soe a msgsdne editor with whom bs had left a manuscript. The editor wss Absent: la bis place wae an assis tant who dM not know hhn He hatt?* op the meauscrtpt, g%re it '* hack with a bored expression, and r then reached up to a book shelf aad t. /baiflOed the satbor a volume "There!" said he. *'lf you went to write sea stories, take that boob home and read It. It'll rtiow you bow." The author took the Tolwme and tfway, utterly crushed. Tbe bad given bin a' of bis ewa stories! 00 tbe narrative eloeed. It wss tbe confession ef a man who bgt < ?? Wrt. "W? ?H r? "? A:*. ? i I I ' f J . fifty bomfcs were MQt down by th~ Germans. The raiders kept eway from the large towns. There Hmt might have (been discovered by seaMhllgbte end come under fire from the lead. ? There to en Inciioation hare to cocnftder the cald 'only in the na ture of i w > mielw i>i iiw, tor except In the oue of aeroplane bases, point* of military < Importance were aratded. although in sech oaee air cre?t pssssd within a short distance or sudft places. En view of this be lief extra precautions are being taken while the fine weather lasts. The alltoe already are making re l ntaahi for all German attacks orer the fighting one, and it ts consider ed likely here that the raids over England will receive their reply be fotw long. (Meantime, battles are proceeding on the continent. Although a thaw has set in on the Carpathians and the roads hav? been turned Into mud and districts are inundated by eirotlen streams, fighting continue*. The Russians report thai they have taken further hctghts In the moun tain ranges and repulsed attacks in the vfolnity of Rotsokl and also In the direction of the Stry, where the Austro-Ortnaoe were attempting an outflanking movement. The Austr ian* make similar claims and dis close fact that the RuosUne hve been attacking also in southeast Poland and west/rn G allele, apparently try ing to prevent the Austrian* ' from sending more reinforcements into the Carpathians. , In the *weet comparative calm pre vails . following the reported French victory north of Arras which would give them another point of vantage from which to launch An offense. "when Tm c?ly a sailor." "An artietlc Wt of fiction!" read er? murmu|pd." Wonder who wrote ??" . -t Well, on If arch - vm fonnd In his room In Atlantic City hotel, leaning motioatofe gainst a bureau, with a bottle of sedative In frottt of Mm ? dead. He had como there suffering from nervous col lapse. (Friends had rataod a little trod for hhn. "A weak heart." coroner decided. It wae Morgan Robertson, writer of sea tales. Many a man and worn- | an *ho read the newspaper account of his life and work next day re membered, In * flash, that tragic magazine b terry of a man's shattered horpra. 1 was Morgan Robertoon'a last story. The jury eometAmee fails to oon- ; viet on circumstantial evidence but tbe nelglibora never do. .WUi. MOORE RETURNS. Mrs. J. B. Moore returned to tbe city last night from Atlanta. Ga . where *he has been spending sever al months with hot daughter, Mrs. Dan Fowls. TO HPBND WKKK RJJD. Miss Robena Carter wbo Is at tending school at R^letgh, arrived In the olty last nlcht to spend the weok end with her parents. I>r. and Mrs. H. W Carter In Harvey street. AT nW)M RALKIGH. Miss M4y Bell Small te at home from a vtf*U with friend# In kaleigh and Durham. It to going eounter to popular opln Ion to say so, bat the fact Iff no lady can properly sfcpport a bnsband by taWnf srashmg. TRIiKPHONK AND TRLEORAPH IWMTWATfOK OON<7T?UTAcT) Washington. JD. t-, April tf .r? Tbe Interstate Commerce ComsnU ?'on ^ntibntteed today It had oon c'.aded Its InrsoUfMloft Into tbe rstes and practices of tfve telephone and telegraph eompsnle* Tbs In quiry wbtch be* been carried on in tor<Mtt#ntty flsr several years, was born on the comwtstfoA's InHJa Hre. Jfbny speellkf oomplalnts have been settled and tbe under standing between the AiiMrlMn T?l r*ton? *n "M??T*pfc Company *nrt U? D?u*mal of JaattM lut ym m> MM t ofir to tmn udi fur TJSsr^.^rrsL^ iiiftteviini Iiii Mlii:.ili 1 1. 1 ifi Raleigh. N. C.. April 1?. ? Tbe Corporal km Commission hu Issued an inter to the Atlantic Coast Lin Railroad and the Norfolk Southern j Railroad to erect a union station at ^InAoa. I Th* matter 'has been pending; gome time, having come before the I Commission on the petition of the citizens of Kinston for the estab lishment of a union station In the city for all railways coming into Kinaton. Evtencs itm taken by the Com mission and a personal inspection of the present separate depots ?was had l>pon this, the order was made b> Mr. George Pell for the Commission. The order in part follows: "It appearing that Klnston Is a rrogreesive and growing city of im portance; that there Is consider able Interchange traflic between the Puteral railways at that point, and that the oonvmlenoe of the travel ling pulbllc requires a union static and better facilities for the care of passengers, it is therefore '?Ordered, that the Atlantic Coast I.lne Railroad Company and the Ntwfolk Southern Railrad Company | lessors of the A. and N. C. Rallroi ' Company, erect In the. city of Kin rton a %union passenger station bf fuch size, appearance and with such convenience* as will properly serve the travelling public at this point; that the said union station shall -be located on '"V hat Is known an the Presbyterian Church lot' In said city at the Intersection of Gordon and Independent streets where the Norfolk Southern Railroad cross** said Gordon street; that plans for the said union station, together with the location of tracks and umbrella fcheda be furnished to this Commis sion for its approval. ?. That In case the railroad companies mentioned cannyt agree upon a praper djrislor of the oost of constnicfckm of said depot and convenl'mce*. and the pro.' per maintenance of same after con struction, this Commission will un dertake to properly apportion such cost upon tho application of either of the two carriers." The Welsh twrUr is saJd to be the corning dog. MeanrWhIle if he 1b a little* dilatory in arriving 1 want It understood that I \ shall not he roine impatient. WILMINGTON EPISCOPAL Wilmington, N. C.. April 16. ? Wilmington Convocation has come to a oloso at St. Paul's Episcopal CbU|4h' after three days of sessions. Hereafter the sessions will be held semi-annually, instead of yearly, as heretofore. The meetings were well attended. Tbo Bpisoopal clergy of the city are as one In saying the Convocation han added new relig ious life t? the district. Rev. Mr. Moody of Payettoville was to have attended, but was unable to come, ARtfENTHVH BATTLESHIP Philadelphia. April 18. ? The new Argentine battleship, Moreno, which Thursday stuek her nose 1n the mud dff Dan Raker fihoal. fifty miles down the Dels,waro and remained fast, .was floa'ed spring tho nlg?i< end proceeded on her wsy to Hamp ton Roade. It la beifevod she suffered no damage. . / TMi w4a *he second time the M rewo had beei stuck In the mud. IP. the Delaware. A I out two week* ago ?he oolV.ned with a barge and was aground ieveral hours. The Moreno sailed from here yes terday. flfie- will take on coal at Hampton Roade and then sail for Booth America. ,/APANROTC KMFRROOR TO BR OROWNRD NOVEMBER 10. Toklo, Japan. April 18. ? Th* cab inet today fixed November loth as the date for the coronation of Em peror Y<M0?lh?to. The ceremony was to "have takeft pVa?* last No- , hot Na poatrponennent w?* ngtfeneaossary by the death of f> | dowager etnprov*. The diet already has appropriated 4.000,000 yea < 11,000.000) Air the ex pea sea a* the ?aramaoT. CONVOCATION CIjOSES HAS BRRN FLOATED i. >- - . v r .. . .V . ' IRS. HEY HID DUB 01 YJSTEHY Mrs. Sadie Abler wm found <fead In bed albout seven o'clock y<wter dar momlnK by member* at her fun 117 at tholr residence In B*Ul She had only ibeen 111 for a few days and her illness was not considered to be 'cf a serious nature, and her eudden I death was a great shook to the im > mediate family and many friends Mrs. Albley was In the 40th yoar of her age, and was a faithful mero Iber of the Christian church, with which she bad been connected for a j number of years. She leaves two children. Miss Ad elaide Abley and William Abloy of Bath, a brother, W. D. SprulU of Drake, S. C., and one sister, Mrs. W ? Pedrtck of thto city. The funeral .services were con- , ducted from the resMenoe this af ternoon ?by ber pastor, and the re mains carried to Bayslde and It | terred besides those of her late hus band, William Abley. RETURNS FROM FARMVIUJS. Miss Gene Rush, senior nurse, j FVWfto^ Memorial Hospital, returned [Thursday evening from Farmvllle. I whom she has been nursing the past two weeks for Dr. H. P. Mosely MRS. ROHKRTK AT HOSPITAL Miss Yarboro, who ha? been nura |l?j Mrs. D. M. Roberts at the resi dence of Dr. A. S. Wells on East Sec o*d street, had Mrs. Roberts oon veyed to the Fowle Memorial Ho?- 1 p-tal Thursdayiwhere she is receiv ing medical attention from Dr. S. T. Nicholson. HI ill On (Monxjzuy maitlnee and eight lire New Theater -will offer -their pat rons a five reel program. On this day thifl house will give the first ep isode of the "Exploits of Elaine** tlio strongest serial story that has ovor been produced Jn motion pic cures. This photoplay will last for fourteen .weeks, with two reels shown each woe*k. The story of this picture 1b now appearing In this ^aper simultaneously with each ep isode of fhe picture being shown. Thero will also be three reels of As ?ootatod films at this house on Mon day night The management of the New Theater has made arrangement to havn upon their screen on Mon day night a great many slides of the different bus^ie.if houses In the city, as .well as the beautiful renldencee throughout the town. No doubt this little novelty will prove a draw fhg card, as every one will want to see themselves on the picture screen. The prices for Monday will be ten and fifteen cents. There are various methods by whtoh a man may advertise the fact that he Is bald. But probably the mosl effective method is to wear a wl?. LRAVKS ON VISIT. Mtoa B. A. Goldetron. superinten dent of the Fowls Memorial Hospital: U-ft yeeterday morning for Gold i tron. N. C? to visit ber sister, Mrs. i G. D. Frailer. PBAOR SUNDAY San Francisco, April 16. ? As tbe ninth anniversary date of the great fire whikfti destroyed this city falls on tomorrow. Sunday, It has bran decided >Miat the day b? given over by the drinlsters ae peace Sunday and that they preach upon the sub "The Victory of the Pursuits of Peace." At a mass meeting in exprss , ?lrlt of d bissa S?M?* lf\ the municipal ptfblte equarr expres sion will be irfvea to a spirit ?f ?lienkfulnees , for, the peace and Mesa ing prevyUlloc in the tfnlted ~ " land to the prosperous rise of UiLuu RIM FRM 1ETIIG Of PRESBYTERY R?t. H. *. Searight and Ml. C. 11. Buowtv. $r.. returned from Ot ford yesterday, *b?r? 4bey at traded tbe Spring mwton ot Albemarle Predatory. . They report a dallgbt ful and Inspiring meeting. The at t.ndftnce was large, the report a from the churches encouraging and the fcoep tattty of the Oxford people un BurpetMd. The "First Preebyterian Ch?*oh here sent up ? fine report ? the fcost in the eeven years of Mr. Searlght's pnatorila There were twenty-two addition to tiie membership, end H, 500. 00 raised for all earn**. Ot this oum 1 1,700. 00 was for local ? vpenaee, and 91.800.00 for benev olent causes, missions, education, nod charity. Mr Sebright will oocupy his pul plt as usual tomorrow, beginning the 8th year of his ministry In Wash Ington. 11AKJ2K SAYB. Buy your Kodak films today. You can't get tfcesn tomorrow You and I your lady triend may take a strooll. And you ?Wh you had your kodak along. P REACHING AT OOt'JVTY HOME Rev. R. L. Gay being lndisporet^ j5P account of sickneee will be un able to All his appointment at the Qounty Homo tomorrow. Rev, J. W. Chappell, ot the Washington C'oflleglate Institute, Waslulngton I I'ark, will 4111 the appointment fc Rev. Mr. Gay at three o'clock In the afternoon. A good attendance 1* ! desired MISS BARXHIIX RBCHTVKR DI PLOMA. ij u ' ' Brelyp Barnhlll of Hie Fowle Memorial taoapKal, hss stood with crfldftt the ire-qtfiTod examination, and -on Monday, April 12th, receiv ed her diploma. She Is now a grad uate nurse, located In Ayden. Miss P-arnhlll is nursing in Greenville a pre??n.t. GUN OLI.IB HOLD MEET The Washington Gun Club held khcrtr first me?t of the B?wson yes ?cnlay ^ftrrnoon at the foot of Bon ner street. The following are the number -of hlte made out of fifty shots each by the various member* : D. T. Fowl* 86, L. A. Squires 40. J. Hodges 44. R. T. Gallagher 37.0. !3. Sterling SO. 8. B. Etherldge 87. V. O. SheUburne 26. P. P. Mmwp' 46. Arthur Elliott 22, Mr.* Baker 28 In novels the man nearly always marries tbn right woman. And he r.itooeeda in doing so about half the time In real life. It Is only after a man become* rich and famous that you recall tb* fact that he and you were school mates. Amateur boxer killed BV BLOW OVER HEART iN ew York, April 16. ? George Bor Ran, aw anwteur boxer, died here ear ly today from a "Morw over the heart In a boxing exhibition at the Lough - lin Lyceum, In St. Ceoella'a Roman OajthoHc Church In Brooklyn last night. Brogan, who -was twenty six years old, was boxing with Ar thur fltdbbliM. a frked. The blow feTled Mm unconscious. fltebbln* was mot detained. In a way a amall pox epidemic has Its compensations It keeps people from worrying about hydrophobia. D. A. R. 0(gVGRK8A. Washington. April 17.? The 24th Ceotenndal Cong re#* of the D. A. R was begun her* today and will oon trtjua for one week ftpecfe' train* haVe been run from all dlrecU-on* And ther? ts a large attendance They will exchange compliment wHH "the President wIjo h%* been asked to address them. The fact that the fool -kiUer asg kefcs his business eostrlbntw much H ths aalety ?f most as. *??. ? ? ?**!" > *. ? ' VY". N'.- ? CMTY ^ mm ISJW 1 desire through the D. J^News to cipw 4e?g> appreciate *? my congregation for Uhj many rood things brought Ub on l*st Thursday night. I think that 1 can safely say that we hare as good and a? loyal people at ChocoWindty aa there are lu any other town la the etate; those who know how to expreas their ap preciation o I the service of their paator. On Last Thursday oiglit about 8 o'clock, some one called me to the door. Wh?e I got fco the d oof 1 could not aee anything but people with arms full of all kinds good things to eat. They rushed into houne and UteraMy piled up groceries until II looked much like a grocery store when everything was received Our hearts were made glad to feel tlie foroe of the promise of God'f word that He would care for His own. There are no class of men In ail the world more keen to sourws of appreciation ? of an act of appro bation ? than the ministers of God *:ho labor from year to year without recejlvlpnf a single exprebslon from their flocks of the appreciation of their services; but when they are remember^ as we were their hearts ar? made glad They fe^l encour aged and they go forth with new v.'gor and do more efficient and effec tive work. May the spirit of God gladden and D'.ako happy those who out of a Aeart of love and appreciation try To gladden the heart of their par tor. J. M. McKENZIF. Pastor Chocorwlnlty Baptist Church. H VKF.R SAY A Have you as good a picture of not her as you would like? RHTURKS FROM TR11\ Mlaaee Winifred and Carlotta Nicholson returned last even lor from a trip to Richmond and other polnta North. IiKFT THIS MORMNC., Mrs. W. P. Clark and little eon. left this morning for a short visit with friend k % WllUamaton. RIVER ROAD STATION NEWS. At the County Commencement In Washington. the Magnolia School dlatrlot No. 3, was not represented as well as we had hoped and ex pected It would be 'on account of blcknesa. M1?H Ionian Alii good, who had ibeen very 111, oould not at und. WeSter R. Sheppard. wbr was the suocoasful contestant at Magnolia and Plnetown. waa to haw been a delegate from Magno lia but waa taken seriously 111, and waa unable to attend. David Bur gtron filled the position and has been the recipient of many oongrat uVa'tVons In thin vicinity Several other* were abtmnt on account of ataknraa or some other unavoidable troUbln. The color* were gr^n and ?hlta; floats and wa?r>na were trim med with green and white ribbon. Mnmbers of the acbool carried Mag rolUi pennants and altogether w*< very attractive. Ellen Crenshaw. Albert Sh?ppard, Walter Sheppard, Lonnfo Candy and David Bergeron were awarded seventh grade certifi cate*. Many who were preaent aald that all the school* made a aplen dld appearanoe and the oceaab waa very much enjoyed. ? ? ? ? Mr. P. B. Ward of Florence, 8, C.. haa returned to that elty after a Tlikt of aereral day* with hit pa rent*. Mr. and Mr*. J. D. Ward at Magnolia. ? ? ? ? j Mr. and Mr*. W. 0. Prlvette of Washington, were |UWtl of Mr. Mre. Ij. M. 8hep*>ard at Holly O-len one afternoon last week. ? ? ? ? Mrs. J. H. \Ulgood of Waahlng ton. we* a guest of Mra August ua ATI! good at Mugnoll* on Wednewley. ? ? J m Mr D. H. Ward of Now Bern, ha* been vtwMlng hi* parents, Mr aed Mr* J. D. Ward at Mnffnolla. s ? * e Mr. and Mr*. Oarnte Altflgrood of River Kwd, have fiovsd Into their new I?I <011 v Mitt Mf a mr OHM Ua. J Ftr* Mctbodiat iTimk Wnet Second street. Rev. R 1C. Sndpea, pastor Regular aervioea art 11 a. m , ?aid 8:00 p. m, with *W nou? by the pastor. Sunday School, K. R. MLion. su perintendent, -will meet at 9:45 a. m.. Baraca Clas*. W, M Kear, teach er. meats at the stone hour. First I^rrwbyterlan Chirck. Gladden street. Rev. H. B. Bee rlxht pastor. Regular services at 11 a. m., and 8:00 p. m , with aer monf by the paetor to which Che general public ha* a cordial Invita tion. Sunday School. C M Brown. Jr., sup'trlnt endent, will n?#et in the af ternoon at 3 o'clock. Si. Peter'* Rpfucopal Church. Bonner street, Rer. Nathaniel Hardir.g rcctor. Morning and ev ening prayer at the u*ual hours. 11 a m, and 8:00 p m . with wermoaa ty the rector. Sunday School, K. K. Willis. Jr., su perintendent, and Bible cJaas. H. S. Ward, teacher, meets at 3 o'clock .411 mo?t cordially invited. First llaptlMt ("hurch. Market *freet, Rev. R L. (Jay. pad tor. Regular services at 11 a. m., ind 8:00 p. m. M rn-lng eutoject. "A [Wonderful Achlev*nnent of Faith" iKvenlng subject "A Foot of a Com mon Type ." Sunday School 9:48 a. iu.. W. G. Pnvette. miperintendent. Christ inn Ctmrrh. East Second street. Re*. R V. Hope, pastor. Regular wervlres at 11 a. it. , and 8:00^p. m., with Mr* monr. by the pastor The Bitle School will meet at 10 o'eJoik. W. O Ellis, superintendent. The public !b cordially Invited. Mr. F. G. Mitchell of New Rem, vvaa bere last evening. II A K Kit SA VS. I notice good looking folks have more picture* taken than ugly one*. Can any one account for that? Mr R P. Lewi* at Edward, a vlaltor her?? today. REV. MR, GAV OIT AOAIW. Rev R. h. Gay m abl* to be out nga1n after 'being oonflned to hi* residence with an attack of lagrtppe. If you are fdnglea nd contompfakto matrimony. remember that yoa must only not work harder and have 1pm, but that the right of a comet hung over the beck of a chatr will gr?et you every morning for the bal ance of your ltfo Mr. Smith Paul of Orantwbor*, wns on our streets thle morning. 0PAX1AH WAR VKTfl. Roarton, April 17. ? A three day? n-eelon of the Spanish War Veter ans began today. During the meet ing the army, navy, marines, unlit* tla. fraternal organizations. wnU military bodies, and the whole de ll artsnent of Massachusetts with #11 the O. A. R Veteran* that H wlil be possible to mueter will form a parade. We brag about freeing the blacta slaves, but nobody seems to be do ing anything for the woman who becomes the mother of seven of /ight children. New Theater Monday Matinee and Night First Episode of "THE RXPliOrm, OF MiAIXK" In two Reels. Alert 9 fensls of ' Associated Film*. *1 SNeds of Wealkbictoa'0 Homes and 8*ors. ? r^lCM ?o I?4 l#e. JM ' ~ V ? Vi , ?? ? ? , v J . ? J .
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