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IAILY NEWS MOB? LOOAE 1TO THAN ANY OTBXB PAPER IN TEX BTATX WASHTNG TON, N. C? MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH *T, 191?. NTTMBEB TO. STARTLING OFFER MADE r 'jfJ Big Opportunity to Contestants in the! Way of Securing Extra Votes FAR CHANCE TO ALL Cooleet Msesger ExplAle* Detalls By Which Ltffe Xamber of Bxtra Votrm On Be Piled I p 1? t The reel opportunity of the con UK. U made known this evening. The opportunity i? embodied la the offer of extra rote?. Some of the con testant* have expected that a special offer of some kind would be made, hut the magnitude of the one that Is made will come as a pelasant sur prise. to ?11. And one of the most pleasing phases of the offer Use In the fact that It comet with the ab ?olute guarantee that it la the bast' lnducemeat of any kind tkat will Be made durtng the contest. 80me people wfli exy, "Hold your subscriptions ^back and s greater number of voteVwffl be given in ex change for them." The Contest Man agement 'tells yon point blank that enbserlptlons will never earn as, many votes after the closing of tbla offer. Baah eon testen t hma tka per sonal guarantee to the effect that this is the biggest and best offer of any kind that will be made during the entire contest. And furthermore if you should fail <0 turn In your subscriptions on this offer yon would jo working directly against your own jntesssiT % The content will be conducted on whaf we eall a decreasing vote plap. That is. the greatest number of votes are given for subscriptions at the beginning a&d fewer during subsequent period. A\ the. I _ . the cbntest* ?descriptions will earn only about one half the number of] votes they will earn on this offer. - The Offer. .Tan dollars worth of sabscrlgH will he Mwowm as a "club/' In mak-j ing up' ths ten dollars, subscriptions of all lengths may be counted. Just ?0 they mako a total of $10. teach club will earn ONE HUN DRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND VOTB8. The big votes are lu addl tloa to the number of votes that will i^e given on ?aoh subscription as shown 5FTBe vote table. Do not hold subscriptions back an tU you collect a total of ten dollars, but send them In as fast as yon pro carp then). We keep *a record 'o determine when you have turned in e&ongh to make ? total of ten dol lars and aarn Jhe extra 150,0001 QBT At MANY CLUBS AS YOtf] CAN. DON'T STOP WITH ONE OUT KVURY AVAILABLE BUB' SORIPTION WHILE THE 18 IN BTTBCT. IT WILL BC tl&CATLY TO YOUR ADYAHTAOE When m tor* la subscription, we ?111 glte ?00 rot* ballots. ud you Limey Hold the ?ote billot back to rota .at ? Jeter ttoe if TO* wish. I mar also hoM baak the Ml'a rotea given for the club Publish only what yon dealre ' I All aubMrlpllon, turned Is elaoe the b??laklag of the liooteii will <*?*1 toward making up the clubs Th, offer cod, at nine o'clock la the evening of ftatnrday. April Kth, en d It la absolutely mierantead to be the blftfeet sn<i beat otfer of aay hind that will be made at aay ?19? ? fttdi tke eon teat, u *r., The ttaharrlireloei lull? The biff ballot which Is printed In " this paper will roa bat a few days B1 longer It U worth ^IWeatHlr? thousand tola* whan accompanied ?y > euVnorlptice Th* object of thle la to enable each entrant to a me* start with her drat OBly one of the Mf will he credited to eael mt. aad only to th?a who LINDSAY WARREN GOMES OUT FOR STATE SENATOR! OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF HJ8 CANDIDACY GIVEN TO THE DAILY NEWS TODAY. MAJETTE TO RUN Columbia Man Will Ba Mr. ColkafM. Harry 8tabb> of Wll Lindsay C. Warren, toda/ an-: ounced his candidacy for-the nom ination as one of the 8tate senators this district In the next Hi I Assembly. Mr. Warren's official of today? paper. Bealij(|f| Warren, it Is understood that ? Majette, of Columbia, will also again. Harry 8tobbs, of Wll , will not be a candidate for ?he-Senate, .although it Is understood |that he will run for the office of rep ntatlve from Martin county. Mr. Warren, should he be elected, ?will make the third generation' of (Warrens who have been In the Sen Hi*. grandfather. Judge B. J. .Jf "1 ifttuffl sate. daring - the Im of Governor W. W. Hoi uis father, the lute CWrlM P. f?m, &lao repr*?eated mil district |ln the SMite Mr. Warren has been county at ?tornoy and chairman of the county ?democratic executive committee for Jthe !s?t four years. He Is well known ?throughout the district. _ (By United Prate) HUMOR 13 DENIED. Washington, March 17.?War de^l I partment officials have discounted J Ithe sniping stories 'from the border, f I saying that no word of any casualties I I have been received since the troops | I crossed the border. DOMRARDMK NT OONTIXITKD. Paris. March 17.?'The Oermw Itoday continued to bombard the! I Verdun section. No Infantry actions I I have been attempted, the war office | wgjjgtm O L'N BO AT TO HRXKX). ~ . I Washington, Mareh 27.?The U. I gunboat. Marietta, has been or-1 dered to Tamplco to relieve the b?t-| Itleshlp. Kentucky, which is lying off| Ithe harhbr." a MORE VKHHKIjH hvkk. London, Msrch 17 ?Three feiorel , two of which were the Brit-j | ish steamer, Cerae^and the flu h h ? rtoum. the third being th? Mexbe. wet | within the last 14" beers with *prob-| i of life. TEACHERS OW~ THE OOCKW BEI.D ENTHUSIASTIC AND WELL ATTENDED MEETING. HOLD PRELIMS. Declaims??, R*rlt?r* ud Spell ? AH That Their Schools Will Be Well ?''.Jpgur day* mor? and then the bi? bounty school commencement; the eyent to which both city and county resident? have been looking forward to for weeks. At least 8,000 visitors will be In Washington daring the day and many predict that this number will reach 10.000. It promises to be the biggept day of the year for Wash ington. A meeting of the county teachers w*s held here Saturday and every teacher present stated that>er school would Up well repreeenfreTTT" Pinal details for Saturday's m-rangemeats were thoroughly discuss?. Preliminary contests Jo recitations, declamations and spelling were also held Saturday. There were fifteen participants. The following were aetected to compete In next Satur day's event?: Declaim or*?Thoburn Lewis. Bath; John Riley Eoas, Richland. Redters<r-Mlldred Johnson. Pan^ tego; Olendora Hardlaon. Washing ton. ?? 8pellers?Ha t tic Cutler. Long Acre; Rodney Prescott, Richland Elale Berry, Richland, and Dora Jones, Pantego. Offers Vn of State. S. R. Fowle has offered one of Ms large new stores on Main street to the opmmUtee Uncharge ot arrapge ments for the commencement. It will be used In preparing the. lunchea for the- day. These will then be taken to the Central warehouse, where they will be served. GERMAN BOAT SUNK. Berlin. March S7.?One of the German torpe&o boat?, which engag ed the Brlt"h of the Frlscan coast Saturday, Is believed to be lost. Two German patrols were also sunk. ROAD BONDS ARE APPROVED J County Attorney Lladaiy Warren stated this morning that the Wa?h lngton Township Road Bonds h ?d' been approved. He says that It .will be necessary to ehaage the form of the bond, and to Issue ? serlsl bond Instead of a straight twenty-Are^a*r bond. This change Hill allow the township to retire ft.tOO per year of this Indebtedness after ten years, and In thst way win be of benefit to the township. As serlsl bond Is not as TSluable to a purchaser ss a straight bond, the bnyers Messrs. Otis ft Co. hare reduced th^lt-^JT^ about 185, making tfce/^premluoi $915, snd paying Interest snd ex penses. Mr. Warren says that he will ad ?Ise the Board to accept this prop osition. The money will be paid over abont the 10th of April. jfe ? MRS. CUTLER DIED MONDAY Mrs. Prances Cutler, wife of the late Caleb A. Cutler, died Monday night March 20th, at the home of her son, John P. Cutler, near Zlon. She leaves a large family of chil dren and grandchildren and a mul titude of friends to mourn their loss. Four sons and two daughters survive her: J> 8. Cutler, Csleb A. Cutler, of Washington. N. C., and L. H. Cutler, John P. Cutler, of Berry, and Mrs. J. C. Douglas and Mrs. T. C. Davenport, of flurry. The deceased was a member of the Epis copal church, and was' about 80 years old. Funeral services wer^ conducted bj the Rev. Howard A1H good. TRANSPORT 18 BONED. Berlin, March 27.?The Frenc'h transport from Salonika was mined ?g<t ... irt mtwjhl Iiim -at lUtw according to dispatches rrom Athens. Only 73 aer reported saved. "ElPct Hoard of Elections. A meeting of the State board of elections wns heltf In Raleigh Satur day. The following were appointed board of elections for Beaufort county: F. H. Bryan, L. H: Reddltt and M. D. Leggett. \ DID MAN AND DAUGHTER WERE HORRIBLY BEATEN BY NEGROES. NEIGHBOR GIVES GRAPHIC DETAILS "Take My Money, But Don't Kill Me," Was Scream Of Victim, But Negroes Were Merciless And Beat | His Face And Body Into A Pulp. Arrest Made A most graphic description or the) horrible assault comiptttcd upon Oeorge Bowen and his daughter, rev Identa of Waahlngton * county by three negroes, was d ven a Dally News reporter late Saturday even ing by Mr. Williams, a neighbor of thff Bowen family. "Hit iyran*.t t*?* committed by1 thre* negroes. John Savage, ao old vnan, hi* eon and the tatter's wife," stated Mr. William?. "Savage was ? tenant of Bowen'*' and had his implicit confidence 1* all matters. / I expect he was pretty well scqualntod with Bowen's affairs. I "During that nlght^tf the big wind and rain storm last week. Mr. Bowen was awakened by hearing some noise In theftroom. He saw Savage and : Immediately suspected his purpose John/ he said, 'you can have my oney. but for Ood'a sake don't kill e.* "The negro paid no attention to him however and with a heavy stick proceeded to beat him mercilessly. Bowen'# f.c *u klmnM t>??t?n Into * palp ?4 hl? bmlr wu bralud >11 TIM n*?ra thou palM hi of b*6 ?? th?w kin. o.t-ot In M m??ntl?*. !????> la It ?to Ik. other room, ?k?r? m jmpjpwEI M?ssa Bowcn's daughter was asleep. 8ho| *u a?*kti.. i! - jrM It wpn her fattier. She inado ao.:.s / and the black auddenly sprauK upon her. He bad a pair or fire tonga In hta handa and with tbeae be flared her over the face and body. She screamed with pain and fright and tried to get to the wftiAow. She waa half way out when somebody from the otsialde?either the same min or wo me one etae?beat htf* over the head. She fell back on tfce floor in a dead faint. "Her crtea for help revived Old Man Bo won and hn added hie ?creams to bera fn the attempt of ( arousing the neighbor* Savage1 doom, evidently- believing ?dim dead. I heard him and attacked'him again, lie then dragged the old man lnto| . 'los i end iT*or ia?c!rg S2"* ;n rasij. It j uegroett made their escapu. "Bowen's son, who llres a couple of hundred yards frcm his father's house, was aroused by the scream ing. He fan over as fast as he could but b7 the time he arrived, the negroes were gone. "Barage end his son and the wo mansoon captured. Two oth er negro??, against whom Bowen had a suit In court, were also ar rested on suspicion. The negroes hare been take* over to Oreenvllle ter eaf? . Sseeplng and ' tn order to prevent a lynching from taking piece." , GOOD TASTU CRYSTAL sed. Phone 83 And eet the best ICE CRBAM you ever at*. CRYSTAL ICE COMPANY 83. Wathinytcm, N. C. 0. S. Mill??? (MM IF I SUBMARINE SUNK SUSSEX ROBERT J. BEXDER, Called PrtMx Staff Con-Mpondcat. Washington. March IT.?Dip lomatic relations with Germany will probably be broken off If the U. 8. government finds that a German submarine attacked the-Stoaaex, according to high administration officials. Both^ Wilson and Lansing are awaiting facts, both are urging BISHOP DARST AT -EPISCOPAL CAURCH r?yt High Tribal? to Mr. Harding. Six Were Confirmed L*st Night. Bishop Da rat presided at 8t. Pet er's Episcopal church yestertfay and preached to large congregations at both morning and evening services. in the morning, the bishop brought out the (acts that although one of the smallest dioceses In the country, the Eastern Carolina district stood first In glf^i to missions, having giv en three times more than was asked of them. The diocese, he stated, al so stood In the net gain of communi cants. The bishop also paid high tribute to the work and career of Rev. N. Harding. In the evening. Bishop Darst took as his text: "Take thou the stone away." A class of six presented themselves for confirmation. THQMASJ.PENCE DIED TODAY AT (By United Press) Washington, March 27.?Thomas J Pence, secretary of the National Democratic Committee, died at his home this morning sfter a long' Ill ness. * Mr. Pence suffered from a com plication of kidney, heart and liver trouble. He is a native of North Carolina and one of tho most pop ular men at the national capltol. baste In assembling the data.. Ttier conferred at length today oter the telephone. it is authoritatively stated and the belief 1? general that a torpedo was responsible for the disaster and loss of American lives. A piece of bronze metal, similar to thst in German tor pedoes is reported to have been foand in the Sussex wreckage. SUSSEX ISSUE 1 TO DETERMINE POLICY BE U. S. y BRINGS CP MOST SERIOUS CRISIS IN TWO YEARS' SUBMARINE CONTROYERSY. FOUND 12 BODIES At I'^Mt Ono American TIum Bo<*n Killed. Lansing anil WIInod to Consider the Matter Jointly. In vestlgntions Continue. (By United Press) Washington, Mar. 27.?President Wilson and Secretary Lansing have arranged to Jointly consider the facts obtainable concerning the Sussex Binking and the loss of American lives. It 19 realized that this latest issue must Anally determine the American policy in what Is perhaps the most serious crisis in the two yearn'.submarine controversy. . By CHARLES P. STEWART, United Pre?s Staff Correspondent London, March 27.?It now seems certain that at least one American was lost when the Sussex was sunk. Tho American embassy has announc ed that Miss Calliope Anastatia Pen ijelle of New York la missing. Twelve bodies have been recovered. Both the embassy and the admiralty are continuing investigations. The ma jority of survivors In Paris posi?ive!y declare that the Sussex was submar ined. NO LI YES LOST. Late this afternoon, however, tho embassy announced that all avail able Information led to the belief that no American Jives were lost In the Sussex disaster. VIELIELEES Has Escaped Snare Set for Him'. I? Forcing Mexicans to Join His Ranks. (By United Pre**) Ei p.vo ::: ' tjvv- * l.a.l of dead ani w.,urt4:d, vr.iu a?? ! his army are fleeing southward today from Nalmlquipa towards the Blerra Tarahumare mountains. According to army advices, he Is forcing the peons along the route i their choice of being shot or joining him. Most of them are joining. GERMANY TRIED TBjr United Pre*?) ParJa, March 27.?Germany has been desperately trying to detach] Italy from the allied ranks, It was learned today when the Super Wgr Council of the allied convened. The Teotona planned a coup through * shrewd propaganda Ud ?fetory at Verdun. The failure to >grena at Verdun to any appre ciable extent doomed their plana. RATS RAKKR. If bblea lad lb? sama knowledge frown folk* hate, do doubt come homae would bo moat mUraraWa? or ring tO their prfrent?. "Why Jiot! Whr not I Why not! a photograph of tha baby." Whr do r?u wait, mother,' BAKER'S STUDIO. SET FIRE H t'NDREDfc" - INCENDIARY SHELLS ISi .NO HURLED INTO HCSINESS SECTIONS OP CITT. UNDERGROUND CITY French Have Built H<*rira of TanMla in Anticipation of Just Such an Event As '1b Now Occurring. City Im Impregnable. WILLIAM IMIILLIP SIMMS, rnifd Pre*"! Staff CorrrspoBdett. Headquarters Verdun. French ar mies, March 27.?Thrice baffled In their attacks upon Verdun, the Ger mans are now seemingly bent on the destruction of the city. Daily they hurl 350 and more Incendiary shells into the business and residential sections. From a military stand point. Verdun has not been Injured, as a 1 the fortifications are intact. Otherwise, the city appears doomed to become another Ypres or Rhelms. During the bombardment we an tered the underground city built mauy months ago in preparation for what Is now occurring. The French expect further heavy attack^ but say they are foredoomed to failure. Verdun seems impregnable. It cer tainly cannot be taken without enor mous loss. 1 CORPS OF 40,000 IS EXTLRMINflTED Russian* Attempt I?isa?tronM Attack AgoiiiKt Yon nindenburg'a Forces. (By United Press) Berlin. March 27.?The First Si berian Army Corps df 40,000 men was practically exterminated today ln? a fruitless attack against Von Ulndcnbvirg's front. Dispatches said that the Russians were driven to at tack by the artillery fight the u?r matis were making against the town. HOUSE PASSES ON IMMIGRATION BILL (By United Press) Wv*Vn*????. M ?re h 2? - *Jr * : ? ' : 1 u r*itai. in th> l?u;:i t \x?n.^ra tion bill the clause requiring all Im migrants to be able to read and writ? their own language. President Wil son is expected to veto the bill. FOIl THIS WKKK ONLY WK ARK ? showing gome extra special valaes In Ladles Coat Suits, at remark ably low prices. Thesa suits are the very latest creations, In Bilk .Poplin, Shepherd Checks. Oabar Pe-gop. etc. Priced 17.98 to J. F Buck roan A Bon. 8-27-ltc. 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