NUAIBEH Tl.
WAJSHIN QTOIT, IT. 0., TUESDAY"
I STILL?
TO JOIN IN
THE RACE
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.THOSE WHO JOIN THE RACE
HOW HAVE AN EQUAL ( II am i:
TO WIN THE PRIZES.
EXPECT CLOSE RACE
CtmUmUMM Aw Jut Beginning to
Oct into Their Stride. Uvdy Vot- 1
tag la Expected by Latter Part of
tWs \teek.
"Make hay while the tun shines"
U a slogan familiar to all, and the '
good ad Viae contained In" it is dis
puted hjr no one.
Apply It to the big contest for the
sixteen awards. The big vote offer
Just announced is "sunshine" to the
campaign It enables contestants to
get thourtmda of votee more for. sub
scriptions than can be had for them
lster in tho contest. During this
offer Is the logical ~Qme to do your
very bes^work. Bach' subscription
turned in during this period will earn.
Mw votes than It will if turned In *
?t any later tint?. Therefore the
advantage of doing your best, and
hardeei *ork at this time }s evident. 1
The work. accomplished on this oiler
will to a great extent decide the !
winners df the larger prism.
? Start Of Contest.
The real beginning of the contest
takes p'ste with the anponncemcnt
of .this offer." It la the flrat induce
tUMC^f tho campaign, and U is guar
anteed to be the best Of the entlro
cosiest.
eandtdstes H?ve starred jrot,"
ao those #ho.mi?ht enter now would
be at no disadvantage in the race.
Bo not de^ay in beginning opera
tions. 8 tart today while you are on
an even b&sla with all
The Offer.
Ten dollars worth of subscriptions
will be known as a "club." In mak
ing up the ten dollars, subscript'onn
of all letiitls may be counted. Just
so they make s total of *10.
Bach club will earn ONE HUN
DRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
VOTES. The big votes are In addi
tion to thd number of votes that will
' go givon on each subscription as
I shown by the vote table.
j Do not hold subscriptions back un
til you col.ec t a total of ten dollars,
but send them In as fast as you pro
cure them. We keep a record *o
sfetermlne when you have turned in
enough to mgke a total of ten dol
lars and earn ths extra 150.000
votes.
OET yAfl MANY CLUBS 48 YOU
CAN. DON'T STOP WITH ONE.
QBT EVERY AVAILABLE SUB
SCRIPTION WHILE THE OFFER
tS IN EFFECT. IT WILL BE
OREATLY TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.
When you torn is subscriptions we
will give you vote bsllots, snd you
may hold ths vote ballot bsek to vote
st ? lster time If you wlah. You
may also told back the extra votes
given for the club. Publish only
whst you desire.
All subscriptions turned In since
beginilng of the contest will
ount toward making up ths olubs.'
t The ofref- ends at nine o'clock In
she evening of Saturday. April Stb.
ind It la absolutely guaranteed to be
fhe biggest and best offer of any
ftlnd that Will be made at any time
during the contest.
Th* Hsbnrriptios Ballot.
The big bsllot which ia printed In
this paper will run but a few days
longer It is worth twenty-Avo
thoussnd votes when accompanied by
one subscription. The object of this'
ballot is tO enable each entrant to
secure a Aloe start with her Arst
subscription. Only one of ths big
coupons will be credited to each
contestant, and only to those who
tske advantage of it dflrlng the Aext
few dsysi The subscription thst
earrfs the big coupon may atao be
counted toWard making op the club
which is explained above.
A Prise for Yon.
There tfe sixteen big prises. One
of which tfeloogs to you if you will
saake but a small effort. bTe race
has hsrdly begun Yon start on sn
?? M ...h 0, If vou he
derld., *nd rtwM.. quirk
m POLITICAL
POT BEGINNING
TO SIMMER
MANY ANNOUNCEMENTS HAVE
BEEN MADE. OTHFR RUMORS
ARE IN CIRCULATION.
SOME OPPOSITION
Bellere Small Will Bun Alone. P.
H. Johnson M ay Be a Candidate.
Whitley Reported As Opponent
for Vaughan.
With the day of the primaries
rapidly approaching, local politics
are beginning to simmer and there
arc Indications that the lethargy
which seems to have obsessed all
political matters will soon be shak
en off. Several announcements have
been made and rumors of others are
in circulation.
The' chances' are that Congressman
John H. Small will, not have any op
position this term. Judge Whedbee's
name has been mentioned frequently
as a possible candidate but has nev
er made known his intentions. It
Is hardly probable that any candi
date for the office would wait until
this late day before announcing
himself.
?Lindsay C. Warren yesterday an
nounced hlmse'.f as candidate for the
State Senate. No Intimation has
been given of any opposition to his
candidacy.
Ollbert Humlry and George A.
Paul will again seek the offices of
register of deeds and clerk of the
court, respectively.
The name of P. II. Johnson, of
Pantego, -has been mentioned on the
streets of late as a probable candi
date for representative from the
oaunty. Mr. Johnson, however, has
not yet been heard from regarding
the matter. ? " -
It is expected that W. L. Vaughan
will apa'n be a candidate for the' of
fice of recorder. It was a'so given
out on good authority that Wllford
Whitley would bo a candidate lor the
office this year.
No intimation has been given out
yet as to whom the afdermon will
elect as mayor. .I2. fnct. It 3b gen
erally believed that tiiey do not know
themselves. Frank Bryan's name
was mentioned on the streets for the
last few days as a likely man for the
office. Mr. Bryan, when ??en th'.s
morning, Btate'd that he could not
accept tho office under any circum
stances.
lady that can accomplish something?
Start your campaign today. 8end
for a list of the renewals that can
be gotte? eelly in your vicinity -I
Vote Table.
9 Months . .$ 2.25 .
tfar . .. .$ 3.00.
Mrs. . . <$ 4.00.
. 8,000 Votes
.18,000 Votes
.88,000 Votes
.48,000 Votes
.OO.OOQ Votes
,...80,900 Vote.
AGAIN CLOSE IN
DN VILLA'S MEN
(By United Press)
El Paso, Marph 28.- ? General Per
shing's men are advancing rapidly,
and are only a day's march from
where Villa If. supposed to be at. El
Oso.
Reports of another attempted bor
der raid were received from Faben s
ranch today, where over a hundred
shots were flrcd.
CHURCH WARMING
GIVEN TONIGHT
Will Be Held at the Haptia* Church.
Muxirai Program to be
Rendered.
The public Is cordially invited to
attend a "ohurch warming" 1 9 be
glVen at the First Baptlat Church
tonight, beginning a^ 8:00 o'clock.
There will be no set' programi but
light refreshments will be served
arid music rendered. Bveryone Is
I free to stay as long as they wish and
I leave when they get ready to do so.
U. S. IN DIRE N?ED
OF AMHOklTION
AND FIREARMS
. Ammunition to Last a Large Army .
tn m Two-Hour Battle.
(Special to Dally News)
Detroit, ? March 28. ? In a stirring
address, favoring national efficiency
and preparedness, H. M. Jewett,
president of the Paige ? Motor Car
Company, yesterday revealed start
ling facts that will make every red
blooded patriotic American stop In
sober thought.
"Two whole years will be
neded by the United -States to
prepare Itself for repelling a foe
from our shores," stated Mr.
Jewett. "There are In this
country today but approximately
750,000 Springfield rifles and
2,000,00.0.000 rounds of ammu
nition. Even assuming a train-*
ed army of a million men there
would be no rifle equipment. and
not enough ammunl'.ton to last
In a two-hour battle."
Not
CARR PLEDGED ,
FDR WILSON
(By^Unltcd Press)
Durham, March 28. ? Julian Carr,
millionaire and ph'.'.anthrophiat, who
has been & member of every North:
Carolina delegation alnce the first |
time Cleveland was nominated. will
go to St. Loula, pledged for Wilson.
OYSTER ROAST
FRIDAY NIGhT
The Hnraca class of the Methodist
church will enjoy an oyster roast at1
the city market Friday night. They!
will meei at the vacant building!
3ie*t. to Vruirir AVrirhtfs - ttwe *-on^
Market street at 7:45. Short talks
by prominent men will be delivered
there. The men will then go down J
to the market In a body, where th^y
will proceed to wage war against the
oysters.
(By United Press)
PROVIDE FOR AEROPI.ANKR.
Washington, March 28. ? Eight
high-powered aeroplanes ? twenty
four If necessary ? will be provided
by the urgent deficiency bill appro- J
priatlon of eight million, which has j
been passed by the House. Party
lines were forgotten In the pasH&ge. I
EMPLOY INDIANS AS 8COUTS. |
Washington, March 28. ? Upon the
suggestion of Funston, General Scott
has authorised the employment of
Arlsona Indians to act as scouts in
the Villa hunt
PEKi" ?
IS FIT III
WALL STRECT
New Yorlic, March 28. ? Opening of
another week finds Wall atreet In
the throea of a peace acare.
It must not be understood by this
that financial wor!d la aob ratal
aa to prefer war to peace, but the
readjustment la going to upset many
calculations. Nearly everybody . has
believed It would- t*ke years to sub
due Germany. Now that peace talk
!? prevalent even In Germany. Wall
street must recast Its idea a.
This readjustment. If to be made
["In accordance with condition* aa they
[now prevail, in going to be difficult.
"Bitterest enemies haver evpreaaed the
belief that it would fake five years
to defeat the Germans at war, and
then defeat would come only became
German resources would be ex
hausted. /
But the peace now in sight fa a
diplomatic one. Qermany aeea hor
aelf practically surrounded by ene
mies whom she eaanot destroy and
Is said jo deelre peace wfc|'.? still
U> apt 111 r?coup. |
ATTACK OE
RUSSIANS
RENEWED
ARE BENT UPON SAVING THEM
SELVES FROM FORCED RE
TREAT ON LONG. F&ONT.
A general" attack
Berlin Seems Confident That Furious
Bon/bardmcnt Agninjt Vo? Hln
dtnburg Will Bo Doomed to
Failure.
By CARL ACKERMAX.
United I?re*a Staff Correspondent.
.Berlin, March 28. ? Bent on sav
ing themselves from a forced retreat
along a hundred-mile front, the Rus
sians today renewed their attack
against Von Hindenburg'a forces
with great fury.
In spite -of the violent attacks and
the great expenditure of ammunition
Berlin believes that the Russians
must fal!.
C. F. BLAND GOING
TOHEND1 RSO.IVILLE
Has Purchased Hardware Business
There. Ho and IILv Family to
Leave Hero Ma) 1.
C. P. Bland, manager of the Har
ris Hardware Co., has bought out
the Clark Hardware Co. at Hecder
sonvllle. N. C., and will assume , ac
tive, management of that establish
ment on May 1. Mr. Bland and
family will leave Washington at that
time and will make their home in
"Hen iorsocvllle. His business will
go under the name of "C. F. Bland,
Hardware."
The news of Mr. Bland's departure
from this city will be received with I
genuine regret. He and his family
have been residents of Washington
for the last sixteen yoara and are
held In tho highest of respect and
esteem by all who have come lo
know them. Mr. Bland came herj
from Conetoe and was first connccted
[ with the Coast Line. Later he be
came interested in the Lfght and
Water Co. He left there and organ
ized the Harris Hardware Co. He
has been with that company ever
since and it is due largely to his ef
forts that the business has been
brought up to Its present excellent
standing.
! Mr. and Mrs. Bland have also been
actively engaged in , churck^j*rork
| during their stay herrt"aTnTnavo tak
I en a vital Interest In all matters
brought up in the Methodist church.
Tho present success of the Sunday
School must be attributed largo'y to
Mr. Bland's energy. He also stimu
lated Interest In the noeds of the
Sunday School and was a prime fac
tor in the present movement to build
njnrw roparrito hulldlng for the
classes.
WILL STAY UP
ALL NIGHT TO
MJIKE SANDWICHES
("ominHtee Hm (]|^?n(lc Task In
Order to roMde f.w RrMay'.
ftofreahments.
Provisions, sufficient to feed a
good-slsed army, have been ordered
by the committee In chare* of ar
rangements. to take care of the many
visitors who will be In the city Fri
day to attend county commence
ment.
Thursday night the oommittee,
with ta roglment of assistants, will
get busy and proceed to wadp
through ibe process of making some
18,000 or more sandwiches. This;
little task. It la expected, will take
them all night.
^Everything Is "lining up strong"
for the big- day. All details are
work'ng ont nicely and It Is espect
ed that tbe big event will be palled
off without the slightest kind of a
bitch.
CBITIRRR Ift RtJNK. i
| London. March tt. ? The British
c raiser, impress of Midland. J.000
tone, was v*nk tcnjar All were ?av
mumnns ? :
DISCUSSED Bf CUE
By R. J. BENDER,
United Press Staff Correspondent. ;
Washington. March 28. ? ]
Whether the United Statesr upot. ,
receiving proof of the fact that i
the Sussex and the Englishman \
were victims of German torpe
does. shall allow diplomacy to
take Its deliberate course or
whether rotations shall imme
diately be severed. Is being dis
cussed today at a meeting of
INDICTMENTS
ARE SQUASHED
(By United Press)
Youngstown, O.. March 28. ?
Judge Anderson today sustained a
motion to squash the indictments,
charging conspiracy to maintain
prices and keep down wages, against
Ave steel companies, on the ground
that the indictments were vague, In
definite and uncertain.
I Th'.s squashes the Indictment
against Judge Qarry.
BISHOP TO VISIT
W. C. INSTITUTE
Will Make Address There on Thurs
day Evening. Public Invited
To U? I?n*n'nl.
Bishop Theodore 8. Henderson, of
Chattanooga, will visit the Washing
ton Collegiate Institute Thursday
night and will make an address in
the auditorium. A cord'.al invitation
has been extended to the general
public to be present.
WERE FINED FOR
NOT STOPPING
.%uto|Kt6 Forgot the Ordinance Which
Makes it Nece#?*ary to Stop
Oars at Corner,
The Main, and Market street cor
ner caused considerable trouble to
a number of autoists yesterday.
Seven, including both white and col
ored, were up before the recorder
yesterday and made to pay costs bo
ra use of their absent-mindedness.
They all evidently forgot that there
h a city ordinance in effect making
1* essentia: to bring automobiles to
a full stop at that point. Among the
"victims" were Dr. John Rodman,
Herman Carrow, John Tucker, Dr.
Suggs. J. E. Mayo, Romeo Flowers. J
and Major Davis, the last two being
colored.
Violated Liquor Law.
Tom Perry, colored, was brought
up before the recorder yesterday,
charged with having too much whis
key in his possession. He was found
guilty and fined $25 and costs. No
JUTy trial was asked for.
I Dave Darden, colored, charged
with assaulting his wife, was found
guilty and fined $10 and costs.
J
in mm
Auburn. N. Y.. March 28. ? The.
price of ? cftke of soap In Mexico (
today la SO cents, and the lack of It.
among the natives is causing the,
tremendous epidemic of typhus fever,
asserts the Rev. W. E. Vanderbllt, a
graduate of Auburn Theological
Seminary, who la doing missionary
work In the State of Michoacan, in
a letter received here.
| Mr. Vanderbllt la atatloned* with
his wife at Zltacuraro, and his com
munlcatlon was sent a few days be
fore the American troops entered
Mexico. He say* thore are now 10.
000 cftaee of typhus fever In Mexico
City alone, and In his own town,
wltli a population of S.000. at least
ten are dying ?,?ery day from the
disease.
The cost of llrlnf In Mexico. Mr.
V*nderbllt'a letter state*, baa in
creased from SO to 100 per cent In
Jhroe week* corn ht? risen In
frl(f (rem M I* <0 mi*
President Wilson and hli cabi
net. Every po??"- >lece of evl
d,?' ' v-^'-red b lb9
-? Fragment of Ton^o.
London, March 28 ? The
United Press was reliably In
formed today that the frag
menta of metal, discovered by
Brittab naval officers aboard the
Suaa?* Immediately after the
exploalon, are unquestionably
parts of a torpedo.
PEEK NEWS
ISSUED II nm
MEXICANS ARE UNDERSTANDING!
PERSHING'S MISSION AND
HEARTILY APPROVE OF IT.
VILLA IS FOILED
Hi* Attempts and That of the Inter
ventionists to Stir Up Hatred
?A gill n st the Americans Have Met
With Utter Failure.
(By United Press)
Washington, March 2S. ? Most
pleasing developments In the Mexi
can situation were coniaiuod today
in news from the front to the effect
that Instead of the expected hatred
towards the American troops, the U.
S soldiers are finding that the Mex
icans, In spite of inflammatory
stories from Villa's men and the ef
forts of interventionists, are under
stand!^ the mission of Pershing's
men and are heartily approving it,
Many of them have already boon of,
material assistance to the U S.
troops !n numerous ways. This re
moves one of the gravest fears that
has been felt with regard 10 the in
vasion across the Rio Grar.do.
AURORA TO PLAY
PANTEGO HERE
Two County High SHhk I Tennis In
Cross Hats in Washington
Saturday.
The baseball attraction in Wash
ington on Saturday, county school
commencement day. will be a gam-i
between Aurora and Pantego high
schools. Both team* have had suc
cessful seasons and are well match
ed. An interesting gam<* may be ex
pected.
The l!ne-up for Aurora will be as
fo'lows: Jessie Rows, pitcher: Percy
Hooker, lb; Henry Butt, c; John R.
Chapin, 2b; Ruport Bonner, ss; H.
W. Smith, 3b; Charles Thompsor,
rf; Myers Thompson, cf; Red Litch
Peld. !f; W. E. Bonner and M I..
Thompson. -
French Captdr Enem'y Works.
Paris, March 28. ? French troops
today captured the enemy's works in
the Parroy woods, 15 miles east of
Nancy. They kll.ed or captured all
of the German occupants, the war
office announced.
PRESIDENT WRITES KITCHIN.
Washington, March 28. ? President
Wilson today sent a letter to Hnu*e
Loader Kl cV.si, tug nz that lh->
prolilih.s Of trr.:i?pL?i t : Ion. f
ed by the administration, bo includ
ed in the shipping bill and that In
vestigations of the railways be press
ed to early recognition.
BRITISH INFANTRY STORM
AND TAKE GERMAN TRENCH
Loprion, March 28. ? The British
Infantry stormed today and took first
and second line German trenches
along a front of <00 yards at St.
Elots, says Jhe British official com
munication Issued this evening.
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Some other prices he gives are:
Beans, fS a quart; muslin, $6 a
yard; cheap calico, |S a yarfl. and
shoes from |80 to $110, accordinfl
to quality.
These amounts ?re In the moce]
of the eountr* worth about f VJ
?*t. ot Amtrlfu
BERLIN HEARS
PEACE TERMS
ARE TALKED OF
BKIRE ALLIES
DOrBTFUL. HOWEVER, OF ANY
PEACE ACTION BEFORE TtfE
SPRING OFmSHT.
REPORT RUPTURE
Claimed Tlwt Fngland and France
Arc at Discord Ilwnuw Former
Did Not Send Sufficient Troop* U>
Euii'iw.
(By United Press)
| Berlin, March 28. ? Tentative
prace terms are being discussed for
? the first time by the allies at the
| big Paris war conference, according
to reliable Information from Swltier
land today. Berlin .however, expects
no allied peace hints until tbe ex
pected great attempt comes to break
the German lines late in April.
Discord is apaiu reported between
France and England, due to (he fail
ure of the latter to send promised
| forces to Europe for tbe Bprlng of
, fensive.
Two Kl'lcd; Two Fatally Infnred md
Klglitien II uit in Fire Slurted
by Ilobbcra.
(By United Proas) ?
I Cleveland, March 28. ? One man
and one woman unideot.fled. were
.killed, two others were fatally Injur
rt. a d eighteen others were liurt :n
a f.rr which J* believed to ha\e teen
ttarted ly rollers In the Boston
apartments. The entire building
was prartira l> destroyed. Damage
| Is est! mat d at $30,600.
NEW THEATRE FEATTRK
.MKT WITH AI*PROVAJL
I The opening picture on the new
program at th* New Theatre proved
to be a great picture and seemed to
have met with general satisfaction
ifrom all who ?aw It. Robert War
wick. as "Alias Jimmy Valentine,"
certainly deserves the position he
holds in the picture world.
Tonlglit Is a Paramount night,
featuring Marie Doro In the "White
Pearl "
MYSTERIOUS
BUOYS POUND
(By United Press)
| Norfo'k, Va., March 28. ? ConsH
' erable rosytery is attached to the
finding of strong white buoys strong
j along- the North f'srollna and VI*
I gin-inn tfoasts. Two of these were
picked up today by the government
I cutter. Onondaga Many others wefe
seen Ave miles off shore.
I An uneaslnpss Is felt among ship
ping men and may result In a Fed
r?l lnve?tigat'nn,
; ? ? ?!>(> bnovs wefe
laid by British warships or as a batfe
for sut marine observations.
TO-NIGHT
Daniel Frnhman
present n
MAR IK DORO
In her aeoind greftt *cre?n
triumph In fanciful romnnoe
^ of the Orient, entitled
"THE WHITE PEARL"
Produced by
Famous P ayors
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