VOLUME T.
THE DAIEY- NEWS^PRIVTS MORE iiScAL NEWB THAN ANY OTHER PAPER IN THE STATE
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J WASHINGTON, N.-C, FRIDAT AFTERNOON, DFfrFMRfW ? ion
NUMBER 12S.
MOST in
TMMTIE
moni
registration boors in the
TOWNSHIP WERE THROWN
OPEN TODAY. ,
OPEN UNTIL 25TH
i
No On? WO* Bo Allowed to Yoto at'
the Coming Election Unless They
Have Registered. Registrars
Have Been Appointed.
The registration books, for the
?* 150.000 bond election In Washlog
ton township, opened today and will
retrain open until the night of Sat
urday, Deo-mber I5th. The fol
lowing persons have been appointed
registrars In their respective dis
tricts:
First Ward ? W. K. Jacobton.
Second Ward ? T. W. Phllllpa.
Third -Ward ? W. W. Leggett.
. Fourth Ward ? H.' H. Davis.
Tranters' Creek ? I. P. Hodges.
O'd Ford ? Ben Bishop. r
Plnevl'le ? Jas. H. Corey.
"*AdTocatet of the bond flection
?, sre urging that the voters of the
tdirashlp register rarly. In order to
>ote at the coming election it Is nec
essity to register snd no one who
does not register will to permitted
to votn either for or against the
proposed bond issue.
The Toting strength of the town
ship is estimated at about aeven
hundred.
FOUR MONTHS' TERM
FOR PICK POCKET
Wini?m Caffee Had a Slick Way of
ReUaring Hit Victims of Tfoelr
Change.
, ' (By Eastern Preaa)
Ellrabth City. Dec. 3.? William
Caffee, a white man, about 40 years
old, married, was sentenced to four
months on the roads of P&Bquotank
county this week. Caffee wa? coiv
vic'ed of picking the pockefa of
??CharM* Baker wh!le Baker was
tinder the Influence of Thanksgiving
toddy. In Albertson's restaurant, on
Matthews street.
Caffee 1? sa'd to he a profes'lanal
pick pocket, and Is eald to have a
?Vck way of feigning drunkenness
while p'ylng his trade, tn a pre
tended Intoxicate^ condition he
staggers against his victim, clutches
h'm as If to keen from falling, and
then deftly empties his victim's
*>ockcta.
0. HENR? CLUB
Mrs. Geo. T. Leach Was H^?tew? to
Club at lntrr<*tln* Mfftlng
Yesterday Afternoon.
On* of the most d?*ll*htfu| me*t
lnpra of the O. Club was held
y-atrrday afternoon at the hon?e of
Mra. Geo T. I^a?*h on We** Main
?treet. Th* reart'nr of Act* 3 and 4
of "K'nr John" wan followed by *
noit loter^at'nf n*n?r. a of
th? rhar^fteA ot Ktnir John. Con
atanee and Ar*hor, waa read It
Mr*. A. D. McLean. Th* paper
thowed extreme careful tprenaratlon
and w*a thoroughly enlorrd by tho**
who heard It. ? A delicious aalad
courae fol'owed the bualoen aeealon
of th? e'ub.
In addition to a good attendance
of membera, aeveral rtaltor* were
praaent, amonpr them belnf Mr? Dr
Wtndley, of Belhaven; Mra. Stephan
?00, who la ?laltlnf lrr alater, Mr*.
Charlea Brown, and Mra. Mueller,
of Phllada'phf*. who la life gueat of
Mra. B. W. Ayen.
ROANOKE ISLAND HAS
A HOMICIDE CASE
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(By Eastern Press)
Elisabeth City, Deo. t. ? Old man
John Woodley who wm assaulted
and robbed on Roauofce Island )avt
October, died last Wednesday night,
affr surviving the sssaalt nearly a
month, lie was II years old and
his frail body could not wlthirtand
the severe beating up.
The boy, Charlie Gregory, whom
Woodley accused upon hie return to
> % eoneeiousness after the aseanli. Is la
Jail, at Ma'ntro, to be tried for man
slaughter. The boy >ad confessed,
but otalmi that hie nncle Bam Hc
Cleeee, told him to commit the rob
bery. McCleese ha# b##n arrested
DISCUSS WATERWAYS
AS MEANS OF DEFENSE
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Will Be one of the' Principal T'vpics at National Rivers
and Harb&vs Convention.
Waihlotioo. Dm.T? Watei*??r?
as a meant of National Dafense will
be a keynot" struck mt the next con
vention of the National Rivers and
Harbor* Congress, which meets In
Washington. D. C., December 8, 8.
10. This topic will be treated by
Congrssman J. Hampton Wo ore of
Pennsylvania, who has studied the
subj&ct thorough'y and is well qual
ified /to f peak with authority. With
preparedness the crucial issue be
fore the country, thle discussion "Is
eap'claKy opportune. It Is expect-,
~d that Representative Moore wl'.l
stress the value of Improved inland !
Waterways as an aid to the speedy
mo'.lb!*at!on of American forc e In
event of a threatened Invasion.
The National Rivers and Harbors
Congress plans to hold a tremendous
convention, as a " strong protest
against the hltfr attacks imtt's re
cently upon waterway appropria
tions. "The proper improvement '-f
the Nation's worthy water course*'
will be the battle cry.
Among the prominent men who
will addr fs the organ'zatlon wll". be
Governor Edward P. Dunne, of Illi
nois, whose subject Is "The Illinois
Waterway!." The -west's latere* In
waterways, will be championed by
1 the new Senator from California,
Hon. Jam s B. Phelan. The Missouri
river, vrhlch was so caustlca'ly crit
icized by ex-Senator Burton, wi'.l be
the sfcfcject of an add^ss by Senator
"Jim" Reed," of Missouri, who will
fire the opening broada'.dcjn Its dc
'f n?e.
Moving pictures, especially pre
pared for the purpose, and uho^l^f
the work' of Improving the Mississ
ippi river, will be a novel auxiliary
to the address of Congressman Ben
Humphr ys of Mississippi.
The program will Include Mayors
Bohramm of New Or'canst and Pres
ton of Baltfmorey^resldent Town
send of the Mississippi River Com
miction. and a Representative of th
Administration, whose name has not
yet been made pub'lc.
Senator Jos. E. Ransdell, of LouIh
'ana. President of the Congress, will
d liver his annual address, and when
Interviewed declared that "the con
vention will be a great success, and
will voice a tinging protest against
the slanderous assaults made on wa
terway Improv ments." ??
JEWISH HOLIDAY
BEING OBSERVED
FcMt Began Yesterday and Will
Continue for Eight Days.
Observed by Local Jews.
The Festival of Hacukkah began
yesterday (corresponding to the He
brew date, the 25th day of Klslev) ,
and lasts eight days. It was estab- '
llahed for historic reasons and cc'.c
brates the Victoria of the Macca
bees over the 8yrlans. After sig
nal victories, the Jews achieved
their (mancipation, and re-affirmed
:he pious practices of thel^- fathers
and, true to the spirit of Judaism,'
:hey proceeded at once to the re
dedication of their temple.
A legend says that, at the r~
dedlcatlon of the te*nple, a cruse of
oil filled every lamp so that the
great edifice was resplendent with
1 ght. In a lusion to this, the Jews
s'gnalize the festival by lights *n ?
heir homes, ' incr aslng them pro
gressively every evening of the fes
tival week, culm'na'.ing with eight
lights on the eighth, it is the sym
bolic ' xpression of the truth that
self-respect, moral stamina and loy-l
a!ty spread and enthuse everybody.
Each can be an examp'e and influ
ence for the manly faith.
This revolution brought about also
the 'stablishment of the dynasty o' I
the Maccabees^, whose achievements
during, the course of more than ;i
century were epoch-making in the
history of th~ Jews.
The Hanukkah Festival Is one of
the favorites in the Jewish Calen
dar. Besides Its high .significance
for men and women. It is a'so it
children's holiday and the religious |
reboots c lebrate It with elaborate
festivities and great heartiness. In j
the homes rongs accompany tho
klod'ing of the lights and the rlt-l
ual of the synagog Is enhanced by
the rectfal ?f sel cted Psalms, Th*
social amenities of the week aro
happy and cheerful, and, in accor
dance with the genial spirit of On
festival, comprise entertnintoent
and benevolences Iff the homo and
| the community.
CRESCITE CLUB
Met at the Horn# of Mm. E. 8. glm- (
moiu, Mr*. W. L VaBRhan and
Mn. C.,B. Ken am Hooteaa.
The Creseite Book Club . met at
tfte borne of Mrs. E. L. Sltfimon*
yesterday afternoon. Mrs - fa. L
Vaoghan and Mra 0. B. Ball bo'.UK
ttan boateee.
Paper, "The Natlon'e Undeveloped
Resource*," by Mra. J. Elllaon.
Paper, "Conaervatton of Our Na
tlonal Reaourcea," by Mre. Claude
/>
> Reading eelected br M1#a Mary
Cowell, Mrttln* In tne nnporta&t
Rraootce* ef North Caro'lna.
I Refreahmenta in two courses were
The CTVb w^s Yerjr glad to hare
| with them Mre. Trentfaaim, of Rocky
Mount, and Mr*. B?*t?r Bell, of
BRITISH LOST
510,230 IN WAR
Figure* Show Military and Naval
Casualties. Many Ships Also
Been Sunk.
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London, Dec. ? 3. ? British casual
tics, military and naval, from the
beginning of the war to November
9, last, totalled 510,230, Premier
Asquith announced today. The na
val casualties were 12,160. Of the
total 103,923 were killed, 6,940 of
there being officer*. *"
Bulgarian* Occupy Monastir.
Apparently the Bulgarians have
r.ot occupied Monastir, in Southern
Serbia, although Ita evacuation was
reported several days ago. Mor^ re
ccnt reports declare Serbian forces
are still in the city. The Bulgarians,
according to Athens advices, are
suppos d to be waiting for rein
forcements.
Arrival of further reinforcements
for the Bu garlans before the
French font In Southern Serbia la
reported from Athens.
I. It lie Doing in West.
Artillery exchanges continue on
the Franco-Belgian front, but with
lessened In'enslty, the French war
o flic 2 reports.
No Scparato Pcace.
Definite armour cement Is made
that the Ital an government has
given Its adherence to the agre -
mcnt of the Entente powers that
rio separate peace, had be n signed.
It Is reported that Ita'y's action was
rot taken until Monday. ' almost
olccidcptally with the rumors tha*
A us ria .was endeavoring to regotl
Jte a separate p aee.
Many Hhip* Sunk.
Fifty 'hree British steamers and
hirly-flve sailing vesse's were re
.-ortPd sunk In advlcas rsc lved by
the Board of Trade at London dur
ng November.^ Th^ total net ton
age was 66,049. Lives lost num
?*r>red 652. Only twenty of the
steam rs are shown by the flgnret
?o hav? been sunk by German war
ships but of thb lives lost 4 95 arc
declared to have been of persona on
steamers a nt to the bottom by
Get man war craft.
MORE ACTIVITY ON
ft U'MHER MARKET
Many flkwrnllU In Knwtern Carolina
Now Wprklnfc Day and Night,
(By Enstorn Press)
New Ber*. Dac. 8. ? -0? particular
Interest #b this section la the fact
I that the lumber market Is showing
rrarked activity and that the ml'.U
all ott Eastern North Carolina, as,
wellVq other point* In the State are
working; day and night in order to
nit the many orders which theyj
has*, oa hand. m
A well known local mill min stat
ed today that hjs plant waa working
a capacity force, going full blast
rlay and night and that the finished
product was being shlppltt ? away
Just a? rapidly be possible.
During/tire past week more than
a dosen barge losds or lumber hare
gone to Northern port* from New
.Hern and severll are wf port
'f*Uo| 0* carfoea.
PROHIBITION!
MEETING TOBE ;
IEWTHEATEB
HON. B. C. DIVWIDDIE OP WA8H-I
I.VGTON CITV WILL MAKE
ADDRESS OF THE DAV. 1
GOOD PROGRAM
Will Be Special Music by Choir and
Iv^mackn by Major Kllcler, Re*.
E. A. Dan. (|, Jr., n<J Ret. r. l.
Gay. Large Number Expected.
The prohibition meeting hare
Sunday wl'J be he'd at the New
Theatre, according to Information
made pubKc thla morning. The ex
set hour baa not yet been d elded
ipon, but It will be bo arranged as
iot to Interfere with the memorial
^xerelses of the Elks' Lodge.
The following program has been
".repared for the meeting:
Opening song, eholr and congre
gation. ^
# Prayer, Rer. R. L. Oay.
Solo or selection, by tlte choir.
Addr es of welcome. Mayor P. C.
Kug"er.
Introduction of apeaker, E. A.
Daniel, Jr.
Address, Hon. E. C. Dinwiddle, of
Washington City*
Announcements, Ret. R. L. Gay.
Song, by the choir.
Benediction.
CORNELIAN CLUB GIVES
PLAY AT NEW THEATRE
The Cornelian Club of the public'
school will present a comedy !n nro{
acts at the New Thratre tonight for j
the benefit of the public library, j
This is for a most worthy cause and |
shou'd be generously patronised by
tho entire city.
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ADDIS CO CLUB
Was Entertained Yesterday After- '
noon at the Home of Mrs. How- j
ard Wiswull, Mrs. I.n\\s<m
lietnf* the Hostestt.
The Addisco Club held Its fort
nightly meeting at the home of
Mrs. Howard Wlswall, West Main
street, Mrs. Lawson being the ho*
tees. A very pleasant surprise wa?
?iv n the club by Mrs. Herbert Bon
uer's presentation of a beautiful
gavel. The paper for the afternoon
was by Mrs. Jno. Rodman, the sub
ject be'ng "Progresa In Sanitation
-nd Prevention of Diseases." V-ry
ucld was th.'g discourse, showing us
most eraphailcal'y the great need of
crupu!ous c'eanllness tn our home^
and Jn our city, sue the great need
of a strict quarantine In contageour
diseases. Preventive medicine Is re
ceiving far more attention than
'herapeut'.cal in our modern col-,
leges.
The n it meeting of the club will
t-e with Mrs. Stephen Bragaw De
smber 16th.
CALF BLOWS
BUGLE CALLS
\
:->cak Owned by W. H. Mayo of
South Creek. Ha<? Army Buglnr
Beat a Mile.
Beaufort county may not have a?
many miles of good roads assome
af the other counties in the State,
she may not have as many seres un
der cultivation orfas.big a popula
tion, but It Is practically safe to say
that she has more curlosltlss In the
way of animal freaks than any other
county in this section.
-W. H. Msyo, a prosperous farmer
of South Creek, has a ca'.f that has
a femarkablo range of voices It has
been found that the calf can rmit
bellows In six different notes. With
the use of an old bugle, Mr. Mayo,
arter mnch wffort, has succeeded In
making the calf respond to what
ever note he blows on the horn. The
animal can now reader three or four
army calls, tvcladlng "retreat,"
"Retle'le" and "Taps" with as nhich
talent ss the bailor tn tho
army. Her owner (Iret blows the
Wit on th battle, the anltael 1 let en
lug attentively, Naftar wMeh It re
peete It iota for aote. Mr. Hajro will
probtb'y enter tbe calf oa exhibi
tion ?* <h? ?**t AsroU ttlfr
HOW ITALY PROTECTS Ah, WORKS
Attacks by Austrian aeroplanes along the Italian coast have leu tn>
authorities to take measures lor the protection of the works of art In tht'
cities. The photograph shows how tbs religious monuments In Verona hate
been encased in piaster and canvas until they look like mummies.
hiakfs Plea for Spiritual
State of Preparedness
Former Resident Whites Interesting Article Regarding
, Variuus Forms of Preparedness.
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What hove you sacrificed for
Christ ?
Have you any scar* received
in fighting under Christ's Hun
nrr Against the power* of Sa
(By Geo. R. Shipman)
Many men living today are proud'
of their Bears, received in fighting
for their country and in defense of
their carth'y possessions. Men who
fought In our civil war have be n .
proud to say that they lost their,
fortunes or lost a litnb or received j
one or more serious wounds in ijght
ng for their rights; and men have
died by the mill on in such wars,
ind moth ra have sacrlflced their
husbands arid their tons in the cause
>f freedom from earthly nppressior.;
and whole nations have be n de*
i'.roycd in, defending '.hems Ives a-;
gainst an earth y foe, ard whole
temetarles have been dedicated ar.d
thousands of monuments t rected tal
he memory of such heroes: and;
heir deeds have been tmmor'aliz^d
r. h story, to Inspire others to valor
nd patriotism. And men wlM er.
'ur hardships and privations and
hyslcal suffering of all kinds and
ven fac? death willingly, for the
?nke of scientific discovery, or In
he discovery of wealth, or evpn in
he pursuit of pleastir* or fame, la
ome chosen field, which cou'd only
esult ' In bringing transitory glory
j r physical happiness to themselves
or others for a few years or a shorter
or longer period h re upon this
planet that must some (Pay pass
away, to say nothing of the brevity
if a single hitman life. And the
vorld will applaud such sacrifices
in the part of the devotees of ad
? entur- or of p easure. and say thai
the game was worth tho effort, even
at the cost of life itself; and yet
A-hen some man or woman Is willing
to give themselvrB and all that th*y
tnsses* and undergo hardships and
privations and even death itself In
he pursuit of the teachings of QoJ,'
and those thing* that pertain to a
future life and final salvaion of th"
human race for all eternity, and for
tho eatal/ishment of a reign o'
"peace on earth and good will to
ward men." by tb? peaceful and hu
manitarian golden rule laid down for
us by the Christ ("whatsoever ye
would that men should do unto you.
do ye also unto them'"' ) ithey are
ibought to be fanitlcal and unbal
anced and undaly enthusiastic and
self-sacrlfi^ng and Instead of being
uphed and admired by the church-,
going christians, th-y are often idft
to aflffer alone, and unaided; they
often have to succtimb to the low
standard of christians about them
and endusf the suffering of seeing
t their high v Idealaf of tho christian
(life uaatialned by them, and receive
, no sympathy for ,the wouftds they
have racelved from fighting the en
ra^ot men's souls, and so besr
! their burdens alone, except for the
| oJ Qy4'? tad
of the grace Df God given there
through the Holy Spirit In such nn
houru of need. IJut noble men and
worn n have suffered and died fur
the cause of Christ, and many are
today sacrificing t:me. money or
thought, in some kind of personul
service, for the salvation orf heir
fel'.owmen, In response to the ra2] of
Christ, to "go pr ach the Gospel m
all parts of the world to every cren*'
ture," instead of listening to th?;
ca'l of science, advetnure, pleasure
or farr.e. It is sa.d ol a eel braced
Indian fighter who was ergagfd in
constant warfare against the Ind'an*
In the western part of our country,
tha: th re was not a place cn his holy
large enough to lay one's flng r,
that there was not a scar of some
kind. Inflicted upon him by the Tn
d.aii9 in those batf.es. by bullet,
saber, tomahawk, bowie-knife or
arrow. An arrow In one Ins'an^e
had pa=s d c'.ear through his b^dy.
yet he still lived to fight o:j. Have
wp any scars received In our christ
ian work, since we enlisted undAr
Emanuel's banner? Have w mad*
a^y sacrifi ?'s of time, money, ta! -
i nts or eari.ily comforts and pleas
ures for the advancement of God's
! cingdom upon earth or in heaven,
or for th iivlvatlon of oi|r own
?oul* or the souls of others. In prp
*>ortlon to the sacrifices that njany
are making for their god^ of pleas
ure and Bo'fishnPSB and sin? Moil
today risk their lives in a fooli-h
j flight through the a!r in an a^ru
i plane, p'fformlng stunts that even
?? bird does not find either u**ful or
necessary. Just to please a few
thousand people who are wPllng so
be amused, and willing to pay a big
price to s e a man m*ke a fool o?
himself bv doing something for
| (ContHIued on pa?e i- "*)
VILLA PLANS TO RAID
A..IKR1CAN TKRR1TORY
Mexican Chief Attrlbn|fa Prrsfiit
Hit tuition to Failure of United
SlalPR to Support Hlin.
Washington. Dec. 3.- ? Attributing!
his present situation to the failure
of'fhe United Sate* govrnment to
support him. General Villa Is plan
ning ra!ds on American territory
n'ong the border, according to In-]
'ormatlon reaching Major f?ener:?1 |
Funston. commanding the American'
horder guard. fn reporting thla to
the War Department today General
Funalon said he could not believe
faeneral Villa actually contemplated
any such N hazardous undertaking.!
General Funston Indicated that the
preaent whereabouts of Villa's main
body wan still a mafter of conflict
(ng reports.
An additional machine gup pin*
toon and four troops of eavalry
haev been a nt to relnforon the
American garrison at Naco, Arls.
General Funston aald the nther bor*
d*r garrisons ar? strong enough tor
II17 prm&t ?mergancjr.
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DON'T BELIEVE
THATWHEOBEE
IS IliTHE RAGE
KRPWtT* THAT 1IE IS TO 4>I?
TUSK SM % I.I, is SAID TO ns
XKWSPAPFIt TALK.
NOT HEARD FROM
Frli'nd* nf the .Incise In Nmt Firm
Ktnte Thai if Mr Kmiill Will Hare
()|i|>o?|(|iinj it Will Vol Come from
WlicdlK'c,
(By Ea?lern Prpas)
New Hern. Pec 3. ? Fr! nds In
this c:ty of Jirdre H. W. WhedbM
ere placing nn credence In the rtH
-mors tha; he 's to be a cand'dat?
for Congressman from th- First
District aca:.nst Jnha H. Small. and
ere of ?1ip op ! r !nn '.hat the rpport
emanated from a "apace killing"
rtory wr!*t' n for ?nm? newy-papor
and which lias no foundation what
soever.
.?-idgp Whcdb"c Is apparently well
; a t ! ? f* ?? s2 his sea* on the ben;h
md ha? never bepn known to Intl
ma!ii that lie would like to have the
offce of Concr ssman. In recent In
terviews he has dec'ared that the#
Is r.othinc to the rumor and the gen
eral opinion here Is that If Con
gressman Small has opposition it
wlft not be from Judg- Whcdboa.
PAMLICO STARTS ON
\VINTER CRUISE
lln* Ilwntly Horn Overhauled at
ilultlmorc, AV ill Ibvr Plenty
of Work Aluti^ the Coast.
(Py Eastern Press)
New Bern. Dee. 3. ? Th- United
States Coast Cluard Cutter. Pain ico.
locatod a: ? : '.s port and wltlf Cap
tan J C" Cantwe'l in command. be
?un I'.a winter crul>-3::g season yes
terday and lor the next few month*
a.'I be continua'ly on th go pa
'rolllng the waters of this section.
The Pam'lco returned a few days
am frnr.i li.i !" ri:i :: p wl ore she sp<<nt
?"verol wo ks undergoing repairs it
Lne of '.he goii*rn:iu'ni ship yards
a:^ If now in lip tip fhape and '.b
i t>ady for a 1 sor'g of adevntures.
The winter cruising season of the
Pamlico is one which Is ? rough lo
try the fortitude of even the moat
hardened sailor. The ofTcers and
r w are at all times ready to an
swer cal's of distress and. no matter
' . o w serious thp rasp or how bad tho
weather, they must go when duty
a!'s.
Prediction are tha? this winter
will h?- a sever on* along the coast
>nd the crew of -he Pamlico are an
?.icipatit g Foms trying experiences.
THIS IS lUKF.lt TALKING.
(3 t this by all means The East
man Kotlnk Company is spending
this mon'h on" m' 111 on do'.'ars ad
'.'?rt!e!re for wo photographers. th?
Ansro company quarter million. Alt
'hp photographers in thp north are
advertising h^avy for butlnera. I
see air ady New York fljty In the
last few days has ordered every
ihlld to bp photographed that go's
?r? school, and the picture be ae
pompar'e.'l with application. Also
^prn-.any has order d In ihe last fpw
days tha? two million soldiers bring
In new phonographs.
This Is th*? f'hrUtmaa to have npw
photographer and don't be caught
i applng For tf you have a friend
In the north h" Is iro'.ng to send you
i. new photograph and pxppr*? vours
In rrtum. DAKRR'S STUDIO.