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NEWS THE 8TA.T1 DAILY THK DAILY NXW8 PRINTS .MORE LOCAL NEWS THAN ANY OTHER PAPER IN WASHINGTON, N. C? MONDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 10, 1916 THE WEATHER Fair tonlfht. Frost Blaine 1 temperature tomorrow. NUMBER 82. NEW OFFER ME FOR SHORT TIME CONTESTANTS GIVEN ANOTHER j OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE C^B SUBSCRIPTIONS. MUST GET 12 j Offer W(II Give Them a X?* Chance to Sccuro Large Nuniber of Votes. \VM1 La*t for a S!tort Time Only. We told you last week that nova? again during tlie contest would you bo able to secure 30 many votes on subscriptions. When we told you that wo meant exactly what wo said. We propose to Keep our word. We are now making another offor but it in not quito ho good as tho one that has just ended. Tin* Clubbing Offer. Every TWELVE do'lars worth of subscriptions turned ia between noon of Monday, April 10th. and Wednes day, April 19th, up to cine o'clock In the evening will earn one hundred and fifty thousand extra votes. (The offer being the same as the one just closed except It requires t*'o dollars' more to make up the club.) Turn your subscriptions in as fast! as you procure them. We keep a record to determine when you have completed a club. - SECURE AS MANY CLUBS A3 YOU CAN. Contestants who had a club started on the other oiler but failed to com plete li may count the amount from the incomplete club in making up a club on this offer. Votes will be issued according to tho vote table on each subscription when you turn them in. and the tra bullot for one hundred and fifty thousand will be irsued when TUq club -has been completed. You c&Aj obtain ballots for all of the vote^ and hold the ballots back to v<*H later In t^1a contest. * This la guaranteed to be tjie BIG OE8T and BEST offer of ar.y k'iu? that will be made at any future time of the contest. And it will expire at nine o'clock in the evening . oi Wednesday, April 19;h. New Entrants. This great offer creates a splendid opportunity for rew entrants to start !n the contest. There !r plenty of room for real workers and the' best kind of an opportunity to win one of tho big trips. As contestants will note, the nbovu offer iB but a trifle smaller than the one Just closcd. This Is due to toe fact that poly a few of the contest ants were ?b'.e to get their campaigns started In time to take advantage of the offer, so a second chance Is pre L W If yob ?ould like one of those big rammer vacation trips or one of the other prizes just send your name in today, and start work promptly. You will soon be one of the leaders of the campaign. Gather tho Cou|>on#?. Thousands of votea gn to waste! each day. simply because the voting! coupons are not collected And sent; In to be counted. (Jather the ou-f pons industriously, but do not fall to ask fof a subscription at every house where you procure coupon*'.! The subscription will give you thous ands of votes where the coupon net* you ten votes. In sending In a number of coupons simply write your name and address plainly upon the first two or three and fasten them together securoly. It in not nocossary that you pface your name on each coupon If they are securely fastened. Often vptes come to the office mall with no name writ ten upon them. "Of course those votes cannot be counted for anyone. See that your votes are properly la beled. Vote Table. 9 Month. . .* ??.??. ... ?.">?? Vo?? 1 Tor ....9 8 00. . 12.000 Vote* I Tears..,.) 6.00 . ... *8.000 Vote* t Tears 9 9.00 .... 45.000 Votes 4 Tears. .911 00. .. .60,000 Vot?s I Tears. ... 918 00 . . *0.000 Vo?.?a IUvHvmi Word of Mother** Mm. C. M: Klupp Saturday receiv ed a te'.egram from Richmond, ndtl fylnf her of the d*ath of h*r moth er. She left yesterday for Richmond with her children end will attend the funer*| there today. WILL DECIDE UPON PLAN FOR ISINGjW RED HILL ROAD TROJECT TO BE DROUGHT VP AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING. TO RAISE $7,500 MuM?r cf lUIslcg Sccr? ry Food* for RuUdlug tl?o rtCnul Will Be Therougliljf DbcuMMxl at Tomor ?W Night's Meeting. At the regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow ulglU, to which all citizens are In vited, the Red Hill road uatter will bo brought tip for discussion and plans decided upon for raising the required $7,^00 for building th's road. The county commissioners, at their last meeting. decided to appro prlto $7,500 towards the building of this road, provided that the citizens of Washington would raise a slmt lir amount through private subscrip tions. There is some doubt as to whether this can be done and 11 Is td thor oughly discuss this matter that a large numtfer of citizens are asked io be present at tomorrow night's meeting. A cordial Invitation 1b also ex tended to the citizens of the other townships to attend the meeting. NO SHORTAGE OF GASOLINE Itoport Shows That There la More Ciuilc IVtmleuni Now TIijui Ever llefore. *\r~ (By United Press) ? Washington. April 10. ? Instead of . decreased suoply as has generally een b&ileved, there wcro nearly 30, >00,000 more gallons of crude pe ro'eum In February, 1910, than February, 1915, and over 20.000 r.ore gallons of gasoline In January, 1916. than last December. The above report was made today iy the Federal trade commission to he Senate, following the soaring petroleum price feud." Fifteen per cent of tbe total gaso line production Is being exported ARMY AND NAVY GAME FRIDAY IIviwa Member* to Flay Handball Friday Afternoon. (*ood Game Expected. Washington will witness Us first real baaeha 1 game Friday afternoon when picked nines from the "Army" and "Navy" sides of the M. E. Tiaraca class will tacklo each other. The ! Army accopted the Navy's challenge ! yesterday. As both sides number some good ball players among their j number, a close contest Is expected. WERE MARRIED B A TURD AY, B. B. Sherwood, Jr., Bnd Mill Er nestine Leslie Everett were married Saturday night at eight o'clock at tho Methodist church of Belhaven, Rev. L. B. Jones officiating. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Everett of Belhaven and tho groom Ir tho son of B. B. Bher ,rod. of Hamilton, N. C. The cou fplo wl 1 mako their home In Ham llton. ^ The ushers at the wedding Wero Mlnses Laura' Dixon, Lucile Burgess. Grace Anthony. Maud Wllklnsjoi, Ruth Sawyer and Eugenia Bishop. The maid ok honor was Mlsa Maude Baynor. Miss Mabel Ev<Mstt served as r!ng bearer while Mary Bullock and Rachel Baynor acted as ribbon flrla. f/OASKA OF OKttMANS ovtck two tffcUON (By United Press) London. April 10. ? Osrman loaai* to date total over 2.73ft,000 m#a, newspapers a*ore. By adding the German official caeoatty Hate. It la estimated tllat oyot 4 1*1,001) t|?Te U??u KUI?4. . i m RECEIVE REPLY FROM BERLIN TODAY GERMANY EXPECTED TO ENTER NOT GUILTY l'LEA IN RECENT DISASTERS. GERARD CABLES Sjij-s (iprnuin Answer I* Forthcom Idr. IWrnstorff A?ks for Confer ence with Secreiify I^insisi;. Is Granted. (By United Press) Washington, April 10. ? Develop ment* In tlio relation* between the United States' and Germany are rap idly drawing to a climax. Germany 19 believed to have entered a no: guilty plea In all counrs which cir cumstances raised against ber in the recnt sea disasters. The United States !s still convinc ed that German submarine" were re sponsible. Ambassador Gerard to day cabled from Ber'lu that h* ex pected to pend the German answer to formal Inquiries regarding the Sur sex late today. Ambassador Bem storff has asked and has been grant ed a conference with Secretary I-an ?ing. CONTEST CLOSED AT BELHAVEN Winner* of Journal Cnnlcut Were Announce I Snturti?> N" ifclit. The Winner Polled <1,302, 7ou Von *. - (Special to the Dally Now?) Belhaven, April 10. ? The contest conducted by the Belhaven Journal, closed Saturday n!cht and (he fol lowing were dec'arcd ihe winners: Mrs. W. S. White. Heihaven. win ner of th'! double trip. Mrs. Whl't has announced that~irtn> has selected Miss Blanch? Wcscott to accompanv her. Miss Grace Shavender, Pair ego. winner of the single tr!p. Miss Agnes Berry. Pinetown. wlu-' ner of the gold watch. Mrs. John N. Paul. Belhaven. win ner of the golu watch. Miss Ruth Matthews, Roper, win ner of diamond lavaliere. Mies Loyce Brinson, Belhaven, winter of diamond lavallere. Mrs. White, Miss Wescott and Miss Shavender will accompany th* wir.ners of the Dnily News contest on their trip. Mrs. White won out by a large majority, having 6,302, I 7 00 votes to her credit SWEDEN TO STUDY GERMAN ORGANIZATION OF RESERVES I Berlin, April 10.? The Swedish minister of war has received from the department chief a proposition 10 send a commission of six officers to Germany to study the organization of army reserve forces, according to i Stockhold dispatch given out by the Overseas News agency. Genera". Musck probably will head the com mission If one is sent. DR. WAITK ENTKIIA PLBA OF NOT C.ni/TY (By United Press) New York. April 10.- -Dr Arthur! Warren *Wnlte today plead not guilty of th% charge of murdering John Peek. h!s millionaire father-in-law, before the eourt of General Session*. Ho has been remanded tfi the Tombs. His attorney entered leave to with draw the plea "or make such motions n* wo may thin*' proper within ten days." Holland Pnhllr Opinion Agitated. Berlin, April 10. ? "PubMc opinlrm n Holland." says the Overseas Now* Agency, "la Rotated orer intention by the British authorities 8lnc? March 22 in the Downs of the Dutch steamer Lodewljk Van Nassau, with a cargo of salt peter from tfhlle. The Dutch farmers fear that the cargo will arrive too late for use th 'f spring." WTI,?ON SUFFERS FROM TROUBLESOME COM) (By United Press) Washington. April 10. ? President Wilson Is suffering from * trouble some cold and has cancelled all en gagements for toda* r*matn i lag at U*e White Ifotfio. TO HOLD OVER SUSSEX CASE j AIMEMtK IMPORTANT INFORMATION UE j (URDIXG MEASl'HK. IS OX WAV TO VXITKD STATES. | LINER DELAYED Xow In'formr.tloii I* Relax Itiougiit l?jr die Liner, St. Pnul. X'aluro of Kvldenco Ha* Not Been liivea .Out. j ( By United Press > j Washington. April JO.? The 8u< : t-x case must wait ani<tl:?? wcok.be :oro settlement. Acorhn 'May .was ?accd when news was nttlvpd tojlay that the '.iner. St. Paul. beat-iDg Affi davits. that will form an lmporthct* part of this government's evMouc ?. irstead of dockin* today, tray not arrive before Friday. The exact na 1 ture or thin evldonce. whether favor able to Germany or whether It is further proof that a submarine tor Ip-doed tho Sussex, has no', been (jlv | en out. MORS TO BE INVESTIGATED Stat<* l>epartment to 'Look into At tempt to Prejudice Relations _ With Cnrranza. My CARI. D. GROAT. I'nilttl I'rcwi Staff CorrosiiKmdfnt, Wa:h.ngton. April 10. ? While hope for the early success of the] Mexican punitive expedition gre^ today, the State department speeded its i 11 % estigatlr-n into the "inepira-' : on" of certain rumors, from tire border *-hich tendel to prejudice; relation* between tl?? United State* and Cnrranni governments. Tiie usual crop of rumors admittedly plagued the officials, who declare 1 '-bey have r.o indication of anything tit fri<""'.iU ?noss an J helpfulness! from Carranza's men. HAVE BIG MEETING AT OLD FORD Dedication of New School Will lie Made Occasion for Rig Pirnlc There. - "A blR lime" for both resldenfa of the country and city. U promised hy tho citizens of the Old P*ord section upon the completion of their net? school building in the near future. The dedication of the building will be made the occasion of a bis plcntc and "get-toKother meeting" for the peop'e of the county. Sev-, eral prominent mm will be 0:1 hand! to make addresses and an Intemtlog' program will be prepared GERMANS GAIN IN YlfH.FXT ASH>ffT.T (Hy United Press) Paris. April 10 Tho Germans today penetrated French position* to a dopth of r.00 yards and advarced their own position* to Hill No. 29f? In violent assault* from Dead Man's II11I, the war office admitted All^ oth er attacks were rppu'sed. ^ MISSOURI MERCHANT Of course. ho wanted to b?? shown. So he mad* art Investigation In h!a own tdore as to |h? ef fects of different kinds of man ufacturer* advertising. He reached the conclusion that the on'y kind that was fell *t M? counter was news paper advertising He decided that newspaper advprtla'ng wax the only form # he cared to put hla business energy behind. Thla Missouri merchant'a letter la ^n Hie with the Bu reau of Advertising. American Newspaper Publlahera Asso clatlOD. World Building. New York. Perhaps some manufacturer would like to aee a copy? Sent on request V Mayor E. T. Steivat-t K. T. Stewart, who was elected by n!m to carry on *ime?sful hti.Ii th?* Hoard of Aldermen to tilt out prosperous bu^nvs?. for a period of ! | the unexpired term of Mayor F. C. fifteen years'. IMirlnp 1V.? lime. hi* | Kugler, at their las*. meet Inc. wa- taught a large number <>:' mo;. born in the City of Peter-burj;. Va . I ll:?? ::tei han:e* tfad-. anJ prai" i*a::y on February 7. 18<ll. At the early, all of these are ho. dint* P'?o age of sixteen, he began work in th\ 'Ion.' elsewhere machine shops of that city where he I 1 ur.r,: hi- r- -id- nc* of W.ij'.irns karned his trade as a mechanic. ' ten. Ma>.<r Xi' wa:; !.a- oeruj-ii-d t :i? (This, of course, deprived Mayor ' [ us.: !on <.f Ci y *; :i \ c.iI>.'tor. :i f-.\ I Stewart of the opportunities of el- I <-r of r it . ',r 1 of AU?:tu :: fsr! I ucatiou In his early life, and beins , :?> :rt<-? n ye..r>. Chief Kngl ? -r ??: I forced to earn his living by the sweat ?:!:<? Ocean Fir.- !>- ; artment. an-.l w i-i of his brow, i he opportunity never Mayor of Hie city f.ir >:?; cans ?-?i;. .??! came to htm In after life. J years. 13c is a number or ih< l: l| j When twenty-one years of age. h? j M? n. Odd K<-" ?' ri'.er 1 went to Norfolk. Va.. to acscpt a re-l Aoyal Arauum. and a number of sponsible position in the large shops . the Great Council? of i .??*a:e . 1 of Ceo. W. Duval) (c Co., during | North Carolina. of the H>-.: M-n and which time he had charge of all tna- lloynl Arcanum. lie w a? <??.?? of :> | chinrry operations for the City if nrpaulzers of the ?iv!::k- . Tr ; ?( Norfolk while sewerage and other i C'o:i:p;*ny. of *1; - ? ? I ? *. . ;; r. 1 ha* l ? . Improvements were belr.g put ia stf^d a dlrrrti.p r. :: .1 r : ? 1.^.: . c'ty. be ng recom mended for thin Crmtuireo cf uM l;.ni. -:u-. . its r?i-| position by his employers as being . LMnv. n io-i thoroughly competent anil capable of i ?ti r " us hi- v-rns a? M lynr M- ? {handling same. He remained with j s-.-war' a' ?r? 1 th>' r?-p<rn''on : | Messrs. Duvall ti Co. for about ten l-.aviru' ri.i!n*a! ? 1 .? itr^is? 1 :? j 'years, and then removed to P\s- gre-"=dve :r.;?ir:!* ? n. whl e 1: ? mouth. N. C.. where he worked in . f- nrb-j s snd :-; .i r:: r - :?? the' shops cf J. W. Perry. I of the criminal law wo- f->r h;m Mayor Stewart moved to Wash- a-imiratier and resji'-e* nf fr>rd an t ? ington during the year 1X84. and fi>p alike, inr-I'idine f..ie law br*. a:,- r* accepted a position in the ol<l Kocl- j vr- To ls.iv-' ;.??? yr-- ? man machine shops which stood at Mayor>hI:i tender" ' h "l t-' that time on Water s'reet. He work- hy a unatilnxn:* " '^rd. ?v',! led here for two or three years, and lic.mtlon mi: liis ; i-. a "J 1 jthen went into the machine f-hoT) jrlbu!" *?? f 1 ' *.?? ?**?-? ni I r ?? business for himself. He had nr> ;t? v^h''h I ?? i;l by :!?" '? i ~*pital, but by pcrseveranre. l-ard of the community. ^ 'I a ? work and honest dealing, he soon iro^an'-c of the ?: ? r a:.-1, ja- I: [established credit sufficient to enable. rjt inn of b.ls pa--' o!'. r r ! SUPERIOR COURT CONVENES TODAY O. If. Allen is Presiding Over April Term of Civil Court. The Apr!] term of Superior rourt! in Beaufort county, for the trial of civil eases, convene*] this morniri; for tlio opening session. Jude?* O. if Allen of Kington. I* prasldi: Judge Allen presided over the last term of court here and niemh??rK of the local har are glad |o welcome him back again. I No ea?j3 of any rrer.t importance ' are on the docket for toda> ( I. AHA K IM ItA 1,1. VOl\f; I.X "SIKAKTS IN* KXII.K" Thl* atory la piirhr-d in ltuH?ia. which take* one all thronsh th?t country I'd up in Siberia, elv.ng on? an idea of every position in H'i??lun life. The end of the story I? replete I with thrll'a and heart Ihrnbu. nn l In the ro'.e of Hop" Ivanova. Clara i Kimball Vminn hat* a part in whlc:i her strr?ng power* of rharar'rrix-* ? tlon are demoiifttraled and In which she g ivea a remarkable and powerful r Interpretation. See thlw wonderful IK- part photoplay at the New Theatre this afternoon and tonight CiRRMAN AKROI'liAXKH ATT \C'K KIKSIAN AVIATION' STATION Berlin. April 10. A ?ucce**fu! at tack by four Oormnn a??rop *dp* on n Ruaalan avtitlon station on Oeacl Inland. at the entrance to the Oulf of Kite. I* announced In an official ' Htatement today by the chief of tho | admiralty staff. EXPECT A CLOSE MATCH WEDNESDAY With Toe II- M Itnrrnl. Willi* nri'l Hartley W II lie M<m Kvruly Mat<'h(Nl. | Wpdr.^lny'* rt: .1 r \.< tw*r>n .1"" W ilis nr?! H* Ha?" jU.v in nrnii??"* !?!??? !:r?r'" ' nrr-'inn lorif fan* *?r fhf sa WU'i tun- a- liar:l*v in Ib^ir mnl?!i ' *i * ? i ? we -It I . y t3i" alnin-* ?" vf'ili?lvr lis" '?f !tii?* ln?? lifiM. With Mi'.s li'tl'l hiirr"rt , 5*i ihHr poni'mr it-.i * ??" ? . ui?m? *'I! 1 t h" loral l.ov art* rnnf ho-.v I Mini h?? w ill r' P'nt his fr?rn?pr I \ i t r >ry nv r II i :-i <?> , f J. \ I ^1 IMHCltlMI V\TI??\ \ I \ ST +ISK * I - I Illy Vn:to<| !?>?<*'*? Washington, Ajiril l'? ? Tho Haiti I ir.oro ari'l farntlna R'rmnshlp C >. ' mi (I th" .lim??*hon>. N C rhstiitiT ->r ' rimmrrc*4 lir?vf* J? - V: ? ? ? I I;ip V tVniinorr* Ion in - - Hfe Atlantic fimsl 14n*> "*'1 othT ma;* * i i Utah*1 >f *i ii t m'<,: wi'H nli pnwii1 - t.? North ami Koili'i raruliua i??f ' Thfly r'.nim ili<!"rlir.lna1lna In r|orl< line f*rilit.>? at Wilminptaii anil Nc* j llorrtf N. <? to I'ln) In llollnr.il ? Berlin. April In ? Hv wirM***. ? j Th* company from lb* <;*rniati Hiea ?#r !n lJrrlin will hockn on April 23 1 a irip through llol ar.rt. wllb |>?r- ' f?rmnnCM In Th* Hague, Amsterdam; and Rotterdam. The report oire will ' include 8bnl^?p?are"?; Vtfacbfittk" and "A* You Like It" 1 ' rssit GERMANS BtGIN MEW ATTACIfBI FRENCHFORGES iii:iMM>.n ??i \TT.\CK EQl'AI. to ' is % i ? i rniirnxc; ot r ?\?, i ii:sr i>v?s LOSSES APPALLING ! mm li s'ti'.Uii'i! I!:"<b<niicf ? i: l*i- Itii-iM'Iiiix Orlrca \ i '.iri-i I |-i i>i !? Wilis?*. . "v I : ? ?! i : v, Hi no :ui? ... - . . ? : nf ? ;r" - ? - w;-h Prorich i :?.?* : i ? !ii 1 !to-?? tr.-ii' drive . ' . 1 uppai : ! :\v r?T> aro ?>h !? ? :i" ?:?? k .So I:ir i. : : : . ? ;.;?*? ')?*? n i. ?! :i iii. : r. i> u;i;?reo!abl?? f- l:a%* i? .U by ftfiE NO NEARER Olitlnu I - Tpj ill',' t?- I'rimi Junction Willi A irlciii llroilim, Who tl.1%1* ."l.noo ? J'y rr. I P ... A i!ar.'p:n; do? vi-Jly v: ;i V.l.n - tr:? I'. I'uvalrv ?v.- i : ?.iv !r. ? <1 i'?- S.errn* .1 I'arrai. V >a?-: ? w ??iry-tour ? (?' lii.ni !.? Vi Ja. v':h ?.i .!-??? .1 i;i u irv.l fw-h }??*-"* .? :? :! ? .?? at Ma,: :.a!. ?:j iiV of I' jraiic.i J! ? J *V:r w' /.a ! - 'V-jkT'er'nte!? ry:;tK f. r a j ??:?<? : wit J: th?? bro r :-- v ;.n have sTjre* ni'.n ri'-ar Virango City ADMINISTRATION POLICY ATTACKED Juyti'' Jl.'l mhiit* ?"inverB i.i nt > ^ iv'tn i'nlu-j tit Nary l.p. KUf Mtdlns. V . 1: '? r i : ? * i n, 1 ? ?- H^clarinK :..i' w.'irn ?.?.r ;:i?; y--:ir mvctb! !J*S'tvp-l \:i:?*:-!ojti v. :<:n?n. rh:!lr*ri :i.< :i li.ivr- V. '.)? ,i -.n 1 1t** hljr'x - .? Zi I ?>n !. 'hat i.? ? S*a*?** ,i " l?" ?: in-.; ! f.ti'l Tl'.at A:ptI p :?? ! rs f S? ? n - .i* donn on V ?r.- r ? . :.r, -v,:\ Hill tr.. lay \!e.-.-nt3*:y t. * a<!;al ? r:r.t :i ? ;..r ? :*n pii.cy l:pfore th? \'ii.y I ; t P i| ? * Ji . ; r.?r . wii i. mvi: i i ' n fen. .!? F: t : p:?-' nr of fh?* v I Z'rn; nr. '? n T:irhof?. I 1 i <? r n*i ' t-il *r.- on r?- ^ :i t i:. m? ? r?ji<illtnn A ? T K Z ?. e !i ir r . u* town to ?i:nrrv.v ? c':' l"'i !??:? nn I ? r : * ? f ? ? * of la fjflivcrinr ?; ???!?? 1 1 !v 'i " ' h iTi?!lriir!lftn? 1. - r.mrry K'!c?"imh", . if \Vni'i'r?ipn '? n, a f . .r: >?p .?"Vi::; fh?l ?? Mc'rut-rH';!!! Hui r'-'i tomorrow ?i 1 ? ii t , l!?? t"i<? N'lnjit i ??n to I' ii^Tat'1 Arhnii : <m fr?
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