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VOLUME 8. xt-MSflFBij. . Brings DAILY NEWS Sure Result*. ummm ? IS WILLING TO DO HER SHARE O. IL Hltx STATES THA? CTTf SSBNS ARK KXT1II SI \STI( O V Kit rijA.x fob ncruJlNo boad. WILL DO HAUUNG r ?? ItMldcnu Along me Road Aro-R?w]y To Do All of the of Ma terial and Do Other Work In Got tine Ro*d Constructed. That the residents of Chocowlnlty will da jpr^rtlcally nil of the -hauling ond provide other labor, In the event that the merchants or Wash)n{tpn salse sufficient funds for building the road from here to Red H1U, wasl the statement made thlft morning by G. H. Hill, a. promln<-nt resident of Chocowlnlty township. "We are all very much Interested lr. the suggestions that have been advanced by Mr. Shelburne," stated t Mr. Hill this morning, "and I have j talked with a good many cltltepf of Chocowinity about the matter. They are all In favor of -having this road Improved ard everyone Is willing to do his part. The only thing we don't want Is a Lob d Issue. . - j . . "We are wi ling to put our labor against Ihr help that the citizens of Washington will give us financially. We appreciate the part that Wash ington Is doing and I don't think that the merchants will havfe any causa*** regret the money that they contribute towards putting this road In good shap-. . I hfcpe hat.-the pro Joel will bor-eajriod ! cow fully." ROAD COMMITTEE : PROMISES AID, F. TU YonEtrrsteln, one of the' road c&mmivaioners of Chocowinity I township, wait seen this morning re- 1 garding the Red Hill road, and stated that at the last meeting of j tho commissioners It waa decided to give one team and a man for steady . work on this road, providing that | sufficient fnifds were raised. "The road commissioners are willing to do all In their power to assist In having this aond built," tVauJ Mr. iVonRbera&eln. "I am a No confident that many Individuals wl"i also assist In every way pom!-, ble. We all want to see a good road between Chocowinity and Washing- ^ ton. 1 myself am willing to do all I can." | BECOMES EXCITED | OVER THE "EXTRA", Local Biu-ber, When Ho Saw Head line*. Thought That War Had Boca Declared. Practically everyone, who secured one of the "Extras" which were, is sued last night at nine o'clock by the Daily News, was interests In the "scoop" that the issue carried * but It is doubtful whether the paper caused % greater snsatlon than w^en it was dropped Into Dave Price's barbershop. I Dave waa busily engaged In shav ing a customer. He looked up and saw tho boy about to drop (he pap-r into tbe shop. His *ye? caught the flaring headlines. W'.thout stopping to read further, he dropped the fa ' r tor, and thrust both bands aloft. "0*0$ I.ordl" he e*cla!n?'d, "WAR HA3 BE*!N DECLARED!" PRESIDENT MAY DECLINE T8 RUN IF CONORS VOTES AGAINST WISHES Wbule PuUlTP * "WPBppod Up to the PMttt Gqpaitkw of latokrmmrtimnl Affair*. Weehlpgton. Mar. 1.? president WiUon's whola future political ee*rse may be bound up to the forth comlag ivote In the house -on the <U?Wtto?. of warning Americans to sUr. -off <^clllg?rent ships an* ot con fldsooe In the foreign policy of the administration. . U. .the absence of any authoritative statement from the Presldont, there Is a strong tmpresalon in manyqoar ters that U the house takes aotlon adverse to the President's foreign policy he will decHne to be a candi date for renominatlon; It has been rumored for days that suih an Inti mation bad gone to a few Democratic Jeaders. and thft this has been used 19 line up recalcitrant Democrats for White House support. Even If the Presid nt should not decline to run. It Is admitted by the friends of the administration that4 refusal of an exQxesslon of confidence would strike a blow at his prospccts of re-eiectlon. If the house votea a warning to American sea travelers, it may re lieve 'the Administration of r-spon sibllity, though It would not be ; binding on the Executive. It would also indicate that a majority of the house doss not hare faith In the "Wil-on foreign policy.. ' ~ - Undoub't dly Proaldent Wilson. ?n writing to Congressman Pou, realis ed the significance of his letter In s political way. as well as in respect of forelfco affairs. Some believe h^ concluded to stakw.hls political pros pects and the foreign policy . of hit administration on one throw of the dice. That the PneMK?t.eitye?ts to win k* assarted :b?;?en closest to him \ - 1111 DRIVE OirrVBRDT K J? '? '? ' * ? OBRMAKT8 CLIMAX, SATS OLEMENCEAU (By Oeorgee Clemenceau. Former Premier of France) Psrls, Mar. 2. ? The dash and en durance of our soldi" ra have not weakened. If we succeed \ti check ing the Verdun offensive the issue of the war. r*en from the German viewpoint will be prejudged, for It Is probable that we are today under going climax of H??*pernt* effort the pu rile ohjoct of which la to in duce uh to discuss pcace. Once the advance la held up it will only remain for ui to ceaae making tho miatake of disperalng our forces and to reply with our general offensive. If we are driven bfcck at Verdun 1 can honestly state my belief that neither our defense nor the eventual launching of our general offensive will be seriously compromised, so long as we aAe to It that our chiefs do not fall to profit by the leason. SHARP OPPOSITION TO MR. SMALL'S BILL Washington, Mar. 2. ? Members of I Congress whose districts border on the Booth Atlantic, -the Oulf or the M'sslsslppl river, are b'lng deluged with letters and telegrams reratlv* to the Small pilot bill now before the committee on the marine and fisheries, and wb^. feetoe to v fiora compu'sory pilotage bkiga* while In tow of It igated by government ^pilots. The] contest over the action^ by the eojft-j n't'ee. Is keen. Th* pill' It being] 'toutly opposed by the American PI- 1 ots* association, .whtclT maintain headquarters In Washington In charge of ?G$pL M' i ? rKjm'* posing the psfjfare of tW bill op ground that the pilots grft a pnl^r necessity and that thfft abollt'.on won Id b% 4 backward Stop. and. moreover. <-*P*rie?ce U the tenth Atlantic and Oulf waters has dem onstrated beyond ] tar?** * Burglar Had Markad BlbU. J Harrtabanr, Pa.? Henry Bake of thl* i dty baa been arretted bj State Police man Curtla A. frarlea ou rh?r*w? of burglary. Tie Mmfewrfe* fo-a 'atrtng of th^ft* covering month* in the .faabkm I ablo evburtmn dl*trleta of the aVite capital. In Bake'a pocket wm found * much used Bible. Circled ?fn# tMw the quotation, jlfNf and f* Miss SARAH DAVIS DIED YESTERDAY ARE SURE Washington, Aaron and Greenville Hare Signified Their Intention of Join*og the League. Expect to . H*i?r from Others Shortly. "We'll not only enter the Eastern Carolina Leaguo, but We're going to beat out Wash ington for the pennant. Tou can depend upon Greenville be ing there atrouf." Lindsay Warren, head of the committee which Is endeavoring to j-reorganlte the Eastern Carolina baseball lrague, received the above statement this morning from Con Lanier, a well known young lawyer j of Greenville. Mr. Lanier la also well known to Tocal baseball fans, having frequently played In Waah Ington last B ason. He also stated that a meeting would be held in Greenville thla week and the project diexmeeed at :hat time. Thre would he no qnev . 'Ion about Greenville'* Joining the j acague, he added. A delegation from Greenville will be In Washington on March 16 at h^ convention of baseball tans, which Is to be hold here at that time. Three teams are now sure of com ing into the league: .Washington, Oreenvlll* and Aurora.., A favorable report is also expected from Klnaton. Nothing 1jai been heard itom the 'Other cities. PMMd Away at Beaufort. Was Well Known to Many Local ^eeidenu. i Many local residents, who have '?lrvmered at Beaufort, will regret tu learn of tffe death of Miss Sarah Davis, of that city, who' passed away yesterday. *M'.ss Davis was manager of the Davis Hoose at Beaufort, at Switch place many persons from Washing ton stopped while at that resoftl She # Til Sfifffft TO DISTURB T0lW'PeiOSrSa?rT0"W A COUPLE OF REAL DOGS FOR IHOSE iSiWEU.'' ? Marou* in N#* York Tlm?? ENGINEER WILL MAKE ESTIMATE Raleigh Man to (Jo Over Red Hill ' Road and Make StepoH to Cham ber of Cqpimsro*. V. D Shelhuru% announced this gupolug ruu. J?o "written _tp '? contracting engineer In Rallgb, asking him lo caome to Washington, look over the Red Hill road and osti mate on the cast of putting this .road In good shape. It Is expected .that the engineer will arrive here within a few days. Ills report will be read at the next meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and everything will then bo in readiness for proceeding with the work of raising the neces sary funds. was popular with everyone of her guests and Is well known through out eastern Carolina. She was 83 years of age. ENTERTAINED AT EUCHRE Mr*. Moore Waa Uo?uw Last Night In Honor of Mr*. WhJ taker of fornix CuryUbA. Mr* J D Mo?p ^pMert*iQ*xl * iiumb-r of frjwndh-daat aKght In 'hot* 6* Mrs W I, W'Wn^i'.it .Or ?**??' b"'.jrg. 3. C. EucVfjpt^formod the principal m ans 6&4|MtRstf>XL. high ?core was mmle njc Mlw Marcla .flyers. Mri. Walter Wolfe woo the twenty-hand prize. Refreshments were served In two courses. Among tboflf present were Mesdame* A. C. Hatliaway, Hev rly Moss. Annie Guilford. Jack Nicholson. H. W. Car ter, W. C. Rodman, Ed. Matthews, Justus Rando'ph. C. M. Campbell, Jr., E. M. Brown, W. A. Blount, E. K. Willis, J. G. Blount, James Hodges. Edmund Harding, Tom Prltchard. Walter Greene. John Kowle, Geo. T. Leach, John Rodman, W. H. Williams, Mrs. McEwen. A. L. -Bowers, Frank Cox, Hoyt Moor", i Walter Wolfe, Misses Maude W'.nd I ley, Marcla Myers and Ella Tay'oe. GREAT TRADE WEEK FOR OUT-OF-TOWN SHOPPERS IN WASHINGTON MAR. 11-18 \ I Merchants Co-operating With the Daily 7s lews in Promoting Big Fare-Refunding Sale So That the People of Eastern Carolina May Be Convinced of Advantages Washington Offers At Trading Center ? W ill Bring Buyers to City and Intro duce Local Stores to Many Who Have Never Traded Here Before. -Co-operation In everything i success always. 0:ttirifc~ Unngs ro-mltw. Washington'! strides in business, built vestment have attracte<J L tton of men of means. evci and all Washington. ?w;i. ?how the rapt of the country what J sha hat to oiter to bpt^J^ve buyor. Especially Is this I elty l*4o fd,forwd * yii**. & a??i' i l**o *'??%?*? *tageti*Mr"^&n:i part Of Wtthinfttfo's. tanliiw anon tof bring tha $eopta io thl? 4&7 from If* neigUbOfing towns end rural dis trict? In tb'.s>-'aerrUory t6- trado for .it leaaViF w?*U a*d provw to th?m hat the best ciit ta this seetloo t>< the. Seals to* pm everyday ahoogar la Waab'.nftoa. U TV Dally Siawr*, la oonfaactiea with aeversi of tba dtjtt* laadlag merchants baa practically ooasptaUd arrangements to Inaugurate a Big C6-operetlVb Fare Refunding .Trade W^ak tn Washington to B*t nr day, March 11. and and Man* U . XZ-. During these seven days mfcilftwi of Washington are going to make If an object to the baying public In the' tyf ?l Pr'CA9 ftn,J asBnrtmcnt of goodft addition to this they are go ^ refund the fares of all oat of town customer)) who do their trad ing In Washington during this Trade W ??? & ^ , The occaslou is to be known an ^'jtfha Dally Nuw's Dig Co-operative tfyy Refunding Trade Wo* It.'' ft >|i. he s great ^opportunity to d^m :?n?U/ at* whfft can be done by co hdaa^ae the shippers will JH&Wie "?X anything and fTe ry ma# want for; soma time A score or more merchants ta the city will make special inducements a the -way of goods and prio*?.Jor :bl# salt^ and thosA in need a*, any hlng from a dishpau to ^jcoan^te MiAt tar the home, or fton * pair >r boa* to a/ complete drew, or >latbi ng outfit ah oes and all ar from v yeaad of ?Jg*r to a big order of <rooerles, drugs, nove.tteai .etc., ?hould avail Themselv4% of this op portunity to lay Jn a supply of aeas jaable merchandise at nnpeocedant >d prlc^a. Some people may wonder w*y tha are on it* \ kind, hut explain 1 waBiiingion naB mo oesi mores 01 , any city of its size Id North Caro lina. The people of this entire sec* I lion know this and th" merchants < know it, and the Daily New* knows ? It. It Is desirable that a'.l the peo- ' pie of this whole section know It.! and a united effort wn the part of Jli?? f ??!*>? and the tn Thunl' them know it. ifivary in?rciiM>i >u the city Is being requested to make ?^iw* seeolal Inducement in *be. wsjr j of goods Md prices for oae. week, j MjCratwetreiWme time agree to pay j tbw*r^ proportion of the fares refund-, cd to .?U otft ofrtowu ftvistomers d-ur icg.tb: w*ek at the ieiev. - c: i fHe .plan kg ifteetto#. with t'.ve , '.tfcarty appro v*l of 4he lead'.us in?r ctagjda ln the city end ee a result It will be the biggest trading event v*r known in Uiia section of the 8tath. . | Further announcements *$l| be made of this Big Co-operative Fare Refunding .Trade Week from day to. day In the Dally News. Wafeh fof th 10 announcements. Merattandlee will be offered as fta'ed before at prKfos which will be hard. If not ? Impossible, to duplicate In any town ,or elty in tha eogatry. EVABS STILL FREE; ' SMITH IS LIVING; HUNT CONTINUES Negro Convict Has Not Yet Been Captured, Although Hundreds Are Engaged in Search SM1IH OW sti) OiN LAST NIGHT - v'* (By phone rrom ' c 11 a. m) Dave Evans. th- .icgro who > $? terday "Hvot ar.d protaMy wjvnJ J Redding bn 'u. ?U]u?rii::..:id- a. e t :he road force of l'itt cotin'y, is s\li . at large. Smith It n a ho'pl'a! v ? Klnstou. He was op tat J j.' "? : night uti l ft II lives Therr- !- pr.?. ? Joubi ac 10 h.? rerciverv. SeviT.?I aundred men hre tipny ? il ir. :'i ? U'-i :odu>. Jill, - ! 1- - !:;im ; brniiK.iit from "arl .?:i. I*.:/. ... City The re-ai?pea: a ??f K- "n? , Pitt county. after si hud K- n :? ] rally s?ui?po!>ed t?tat h?* \v;ik dr:.1.! ta* cr?ai*-d a n.'r ui |*jjt v( wbli'h, h?ia be 'n uvei|ua?<-d ill >ral years. The entire loun'.y .ft j wrought up over th? .??ITa.r an J T. ?gre-'d that should the negro be I captured, be will probably never he ztven a trial Fvelhig a^ains: u'.ta !s t&treiuely h'.tier Afc stated In the extra ed.;!cn. - which was Issued by tbo Dally News aat night, the shooting occurred shortly before lb*e o'clock yesterday tftemooo Word of the ulfd.r jln?t rotafc-'d Washington at about seven o'clock The 6hoo;!ne oc*.urre-J ? JUSTIFIED IN PRINTING STORY Miwjr Ixjc.h1 Citizen* Were Also !'?? d? r Iiu|*re?M.on Tl:ut Kvuns IPx ii f)< lie A ii j With. That ibo Daily New? >*;i* orir j ? asiifl d In printing I'm* n yesterday's Issue, rt-la'.lve 'o Iv.a:.. ttaving been alio" by i? :?.->? ?- duri: b ' the first day's hunt for ihe n.gio. I was the supporting 4-*ate:ne:it ^w'i '? today by h numb r of 1 -r> ~ a 3 ne:i.| These s;a:ed that th-.y had al*o h.ard' the report ar.d that ft had hetii r'v-1 en to thexn by men from Pit: conny ? men whose word they hart : 'i r a-' Aon to doubt. Ii Is evUlnni. h.iw ? ? from recent developments. thnt ih report wan without foundation ar.d that E^ana la sU'l a: liberty. ? 1 SLANDER CASE IS BEING TRJtD A ?ult. charging slander a ?:< "?-? J. F. and J. R. Bishop, hid be ii brou/ht up in Superior p->urt by U^/ah Bishop. railroad ac -t a Bishop's ?C-rosn. ar.d is b? :?5K 1 today. It is claimed tbat Co?.*, at tb?* !n- 1 ?ligation of J. R W<h?p. w rn'*> a' letter to ?he r'a'm nn<n? r?f ?' ? Norfolk Southern. ehirjrtnc l^a":i' Bishop with In erfrr'nc wl?>i lf'iin RhSpnjpiJtn thai fn Bi*h?ir Croat *nd al?u rot a't ri>15r*c ff? b ? j work nroprrly. Kalali >r*rt ! the loiter and promptly bronchi < for f?'anfl??r apn n?l ?i'b? r I wo. Ifcf'3 barl or J '? .i 1 1 J ... folk and that tho stuff had noyerj b*cn Mtvired to thein In sotm eaasa. It Is atla|T'd. Bishop adm!tt"d i having received tha bills of lal'.n? bqt checked up short. The *a?e *'"1 probsbly be saltlej^ today CONGRISS WON'T ACTTlll FRIDAY] 4 ? " j 'Washington. Mar. 2. ? The *'W J t^de of Congress respecting th? for j?tp?. policy of President Wilson es jfSftya'ly hi* treatment of the Ger man aubinartne question, remain d ( undetermined today No actlojumpll [be taken before Friday ' night and fosslbly BaCbrdiiy. ? . strut a aillc and a half east of Ay Ij^n 'I !;? ?.? er ft and others of P'.tt ? u..:> a> t fiH ? rhcre is no doubt who shot Smith \< K I ;.*! ? H??pe for Recovery. ? ii>.:h Klnaton, 2 p. u?.) - . ; *111 lies '.a the lo .11 :nr.st rrilrca! condl ? . :v.? bo n uuuble to .. . ?: i?'i: !ti? *t?mach. ? * : v |>:? r. .-J in ??v 1 ! - -v :?? arrived here : o at his bedwldj. J sj | ? i <ulmly. I: ? ! 'i:. . - '.liis morn Inn took .1.' ; :i -1 archtrw of ;>"h several mlk-a iiuitt ? rk; hi n went inside the i.?.: r ' ? = a pellet on which i- ?! -vldeutly slept last - ! ? Inved tiiat while the !i j: lr c- o. :u r were sconrlag (fie ?:r quietly spent -tie --S?t -U tarn Hate Lost Trail. ,3y ?--?e Jrcm Aydon 2 p, ro.) Latest report". fr:m the boaters :f E- arts ara to the cffect that the ' :iesra ha* beea lost r . J.3 jjoi'ou ;li? rl^ir, several CAROLINIANS FAVOR A RESOLUTION TO W ARN AMERICANS .; i' n fn in T!ii?? Mltiie at Wuli in. .? ? n I!- ci Ivc Main T' l.'jfrinu !?"? ? :ii 'I Si? is ('? n?i i ( u< nla. \V; I. . . i ... Mar. 2. ? Senator j:-i>retfr!itatlvc? Page, K i . I:cu?htnn. .S'.edman at)d W t>b r :? ! te egra-ns U*t night -l. vote 'or a resolution ?v.irn ri? ^:r.i:;-n:3 rot lo anil on rrn?! ??:!?' rent ships One of t ? ?? -.r i f. came from Tbom&s ?? ? 'Tiifil by 12 prominent f z-i ? . : '.i Lu-5 ;>g Archibald John ? ii. and 'h I.a:nb?-ih family. Ao y.k'T w:i. troui tho Plymouth Bar i . j ? the same posl i-.a "A-crl.n? " i oar belief an armed p!i!p a of war. and no no n '?"T.bnt mt i any business oo a ? V;> :i!' ! i? no excuse for ,?rfr ? p tra-.e.in?; on armed ships. I:.:: ?.:?? own li f and cxpo.< ? - ? > ? ???ni. eni tn the dasgera .,r v. ;? . . forelrn nation." said th* T.i'i: iri " : i* ta!cfcram. "Pa*s poi's y i t.d be refused ?o all who 9.' --k u ami' d ?hips of a bellig ?: ?, -h-ir travel ?. The js.tui . . i h f -r ,i.iu at. I decisive n r ? i I r ? n t! e part of representatives ami ? t ;? r?t? " p n .? (ktimr. i" thp senate, ?-j?T K- .i, pntai'vea Webb. Pa*o. i f'< ?:;rli">n, Ki'chin and , Vy P'o' l'b'l.evr. that a reao*.u ? r Americans to remain r r&: fh!pj* should "be paa? i,. j V1" iHl^ve tb!? rnpndt be nc | ttf.lf '?? ?1 ?|tini|t p'.i hrr embar : i; t Min i:<-H?ld"nt or sacrificing v. - ..r 'Mention j ? * , v' ..;i -f.-i.j* ?i(i <Kiyrtww* l n-lvoif'fou and Spanl'Vi^' ?npi?rt jtho PrtSld^'i'pr-^V VoitAltloy HUGH PAUL ON EXECUTIVE COM. ft6gti Paul. one of the prominent *:?publi? are of P aufort county, *u elected a mrmV-r of 'he Wat* ex ecutive committer at the confutation h Id In Raleigh. Dnwin and Caller had a hot ftght for the control 6f the Republican party and the latter final'.* oat ? * ? <*?/<$ 4 '?? ? ri Advert lae la the .DMl?Y NKWI.
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