WOrArtltd ; JUai iillia TheWav MatiersiStaiid! gyfAa.taner r . QWN 5JA R 5. v 'Ttf EKES 1 I ! i v SELLER .HERE .T05EEL r! : prq j HUNDREDS AIMED 1 CORDER S COURT Sam Watson Tried on Statu tory Offense Judgment Withheld The morning's session ofrRecorder's court vras featured by the trial of Sam Watson, young white man under in dictment on a charge of fornication and adultery, although chief interest centered in the naming of trial dates for the several young white women who were brought in by the police be fore day Sunday morning on charges of vagrancy. Because of the unusual heaviness of the docket disposition of all cases in one day was a physi cal impossibility. The afternoon is beine devoted to the trial of Willie McAllister, Mag White and Mag Mc Arthur, mulatto girls, on charges of vagrancy. The evidence as adduced is expected to be interesting to the morbidly inclined at least. The court room was packed throughout the day All evidence in the Watson case, which was of a police nature, was in before court recessed for lunch, but ludsment was withheld for the time being. It may be handed down dur- Ins the afternoon; certainly not later tban tomorrow. The cases charging Nellie Russell with Keeping a disor derly iouse, and Dorothy Lane with vagrancy, were continued until Tues day. Similar action was taken as regards the case of Agnes Carson, charging vagrancy. Ethel Coley, Couise Valentine and Helen Hart, the first-mentioned charged with keeping a disorderly house, and the two others with vagrancy, will be tried Wednes day morning. Moses Sharpless felt the hand of the law in no uncertain manner, draw ing a Joint road sentence of nine months following conviction on two counts of larceny. In the case charg' ing. Marie Lewis, young white wom an, with vagrancy, her . prayer for judgment was continued upon pay ment of the cost. The Lewis girl, ac cording to the evidence, was only a transient and was allowed to go her way. Nol pros was asked for by the State in the case charging James Bullard with larceny. Tillman Ahrens, white, the same route. He was- arrested Sunday morning in the general raid by the police when visitation of both the southern and northern sections of the city was made. William McClown was fined $50 for carrying a concealed weapon and $25 for resisting an officer. He paid the costs also in both cases. Eddie Davis was fined $25 and cots following con viction on a charge of assaulting a female. The case charging Irving Smith and 'John Long with larceny was contin ued to April 3. Mack Taylor was made to pay the cost following con viction on a charge of violation of the ordinance requiring all unrestrained and vicious dogs to be muzzled. Three unfortunates were up on drunk charges and were required to pay the cost. '"''iillfj The raid that resulted in the arrest of the above-mentioned young women, both white and colored, and also the arrest of Ahran was made by mem bers of the police-department working under the direction of Acting Qhie Woolard and Councilman James Hall, commissioner of public safety. They were brought to the police station in ' the patrol, the first batch arriving about 3 o'clock, and additional squads thereafter. They took their arrests good-naturedly and furnished bond for their appearance in court. These bonds were continued upon postpone ment of their cases. HI I COMMEN T ON BATTLE Declare ;That the Offensive Was Carried Out According to Plans Amsterdam. Sunday, ManSh 24. De scribing the first day. of the battle on the Western front, the correspondent of the Vossische Zeitung says that the British .artillery was . held with "uncanny precision, and its counter efforts became ever fainter and less systematic. , "The British strewed their shells without system over the wide zone of attack," he adds. "Our guns; support ed by cannons and howitzers of our Austro-Hungarian allies, had cleared the way for the infantry. The Ger mans storming troops swung over the ramparts punctual to the minute which had been fixed weqks ago ,and made a great push into tne enemy territory on the same ground over which the Von Hindenburg retreat took place a year ago. "The attack westward now went forward with the old plan and offen- sivft sDirit of 1914. Our battalions stormed over' the ground and broke t.hA enemv resistance along1 the entire line. It is declared unanimously that the British fought bravely, but their leadership was not equal to the mighty blow. Bv evenine: the British front had been pushed back on the whole broad battlefield. "A thick mist durinsr the morning hours considerably disturbed our op erations. Curtains of mist gathered so thickly that the men serving the field artillery which advanced imme diately behind the infantry could hardly see their horses. The batter ies had to take their new objectives under fire without direct observation and the infantry laboriously had to win positions and sectors in the fog and without methodical preparation." ZEPPELIN OBSERVED HEADED FOR CAIRO Inhabitants of Egypt's Captital Are Warned to Keep Lights - . Dim London, March 25. The inhabitant8 of Cairo, Egypt, were informed oflk cially last Thursday, according to a Reuter dispatch, that a hostile airship had been observed over the coast. Thef public was warned of the possi bility of air raids and ordered to ob serve the necessary lighting regula tions. An official statement issued in Ath ens on Saturday says that on Thurs day Zeppelins passed over the island of Crete, traveling in a northerly di rection. Cairo, the capital and most popu lous city of Egypt, has been in no danger from air raids s?ince he Turks were driven bacK from the Suez ca nal. The Turkish lines in Palestine are the nearest enemy points to Cal ro and they are 320 miles northeast An enemy airship might also come across the Mediterranean from, the southeast coast of Asia Minor. The distance by that route would be 460 miles one way. A German airship' re cently attacked Naples, Italy, after a trip of 300 miles from the Austrian coast along the Adriatic. HOLLAND TO REFUSE GRAIifOR ITS SHIPS Dutch Cabinet Said to have formally Declined the Allies Offerr London, March 5. The Dutch cab inet is said to have decided Sunday : to send the Allied powers a formal re fusal of their offer of grain in return for Dutch ships, a dispatch from The Hague to the Daily Mail says. The original compact for the use of Dutch ships by Great Britain and the United States called for the placing at the disposal of Holland of 100,000 tons of foodstuffs. Dutch ships were to carry this food. PERSONAL MENTION . Mr. J. W. Glisson, of Wilson, is vis- Mr. Murphy Moore spent the week- ena wun nis parents at Atkinson. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to eXDress to nnr tnariT -friends and neighbors our sincere -""""-' men ixixii v eiuress ons nr sympathy and kindly ministrations during: the recent limes nnri death rt - our little one, Annie Elizabeth poster. r This is to assure them that their kind nesses PflVO (till. hnQKlfnU ! .J 1111 VI Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Foster. liUNbUKU CHAPTFR M. 1 D a . Will meet in sneciai - tii i rt Installation Of Officers Bnri . . - . , . -v IU1 tUU- s lerrmg me juegree of Mark Master , v iQiLiiic vuiiiiiiininnfl a v . . ;yited to attend. ' . By Order of th pirh -D-.--.i. uua p.- Mcaacnern, Secretary. J No woman was ever made genuinely mad at .being called beautiful. It's a wise child that knows enough to come m when it rains. STEAMER WILMINGTON. Lreave -Wilmington Mondays, Tuesdays, weunesaays, xnursaays ana Fridays, 0:30 A. M. Leave Wilmington Saturdays 6:45 A. M. and i::su f. M. Leave Wilmington Sundays 9 A. M. Leave Southport and Fort Caswell Mon aays, 'iuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays auu v rina.vs. z :aJ r. m. Leave Southport and Port Caswell Satui- days y:;j.O A. M. and 3:30 P. M. Leave Fort Caswell 3:15 P. M. and South port 3:30 P. M. on Sundavs. . Leave Wilmington fi:00 P. M. Sundays. No stops Between Wilmington and Fort Cas well. "SANS-SOUCI" SAUSAGE Pure Pork Sausage fresh Sausage Smoked Sausage Frankforts Bologna Head Cheese LivenSausage . New England Ham Made without cereals Sanitary, .clean delicious Take no substitutes For ' sale at all first-class grocers and markets. CAROLINA PACKING COMPANY BUSINESS SPECIALS MESSENGER SERVICE. For this service we use .the Pos tal Telegraph CablW Company's messengers. They will call for your "ads," in the same manner and quick time as they now cover the city for telegrams, night letter grams, cables, etc. For further information as to "ads," sail 176, 'but for telegraph service call "Postal Telegraph." USED FORD CARS FOR SALE WE have several on hand at good prices. One 1917 Touring good as new. W. . D. MacMillan, Jr. 3-24-3U. GOOD INVESTMENT GIVE your boy or girl a business educa tion. Phone 706. The Motte Bus iness College. 1 3-22-tf BE PATRIOTIC VOTE FOR FRANK King for Register of Deeds. He is not subject to draft and has three sons in the army. 3-23-3t HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR 15 GAL- lori drum of Clyinder Oil? We have It for you. Light $7.50. Medium $9.00. These prices include the steel drum. W. D. MacMillan, Jr. 3-24-3U. COME IN AND SEE OUR USED CAR bargains. We have several this week. Real ones. Some Fords and others. W. D. MacMillan, Jr. 3-24-3i. FOR SALE GOOD PAYING Busi ness on account of going to war. Must be sold quick; fixtures and everything complete. Apply Gem Pool Room, 311 North Front stret- v 3-224f. NOTARIES PUBLIC AT YOUR SER- vice. Harriss Printing aud Adver tising Co. 2-22-tf. WANTED -i- MACHINISTS AND moulders. Can use six experienc ed machinists and three experienc ed moulders in First Class Shop. Healthy climate, good living con ditions, and much opportunity for overtime on time and a half basis. Covington Machine Company, Cov nigton, Virginia. 3-22-23'-25-3ti. WANTED A COMPETENT STEN- ographer. Prefer one who has had experience in insurance office. Ad dress Box 504. 3-23-3t. 1 60 INCH TREAD DODGE, FIVE Passenger Touring Car. Just over hauled. New Top and tires. A bar gain for $500. W. D. MacMillan, Jr. 3-24-3ti. NOTICE T AM SELLING THE BEST of native meats. Round steak, 25 cents; rib steak,' 25 cents; chuck steak, 20 cents; stew beef, 18 cents; veal, 25 cents; pork chops, 35 cents. Cured bam, bacon, pork sausage, etc. Hoy Kennedy, 512 South Fifth St, phone 670. 3-5-30tj. LOST A LADIES' SMALL S(ZE watch with chain. Walthain move ment. "M. C." engraved on one side and "1907" on other. Liberal re ward if returned to 208 North Fourth street or phone 618. 3-20-tf CASH FOR OLD FALSE TEETH. Don't matter if broken. I pay $2.00 to $15.00 per set, also cash for old gold, silver, platinum, dental gold and old gold jewelry. Will send cash by return mail and will hold goods ten days for sender's ap proval of my price. Mail to L. Mazer, 2007 South Fifth St., Phila delphia, Pa. 2-22-30tij. WHEN YOUR BOY GOES INTO THE Trenches see that he takes with him your portrait. He will treasure it above all the gold on earth. Foltz and Kendrix. 12-13-tf. WANTED ONE 10 OR 12 H. P. OIL Engine, in good condition. Price Furpless, Southport; N. C. 3-25-ltij WE CARRY FULL LINE OF REPAIR Parts for Ford Cars. Crown Fend ers special this week, i$15 per set. Natural wood wheels with extra rim $20. Ford Tops, both Mohair and Rubber. We also have top cov erings for Fords, Dodges and Buicks: Our line of automobile ac cessories is ' complete. We have' almost everything for the Automo bile. Call and see us 'when in Wil mington. W. D. MacMillan, Jr. 3-25-3ti WANTED A RELIABLE SERVANT for general wo'rk in small family. Reference required. Apply to 314 Ann street. 3-25-ltij $25.00 REWARD FOR 15-YEAR-OLD white boy giving name of Zach Lung ston, home said to be Kinston, dress ed in brown suit, knee pants, cap and shoes, with L. W. Davis name cn shoe strop. Dark hair, full face. Boy stole $200 from me Monday night, March 18. J. P. Newton, Wilmington, N. C, 3-19-tf. WANTED 500 MEN AND WOMEN to open New Accounts' with this Bank by April 2nd, if placed in our Savings Department 4 per cent, will be added on July 1st. Citizens Bank, corner Second and Princess streets 3-24-7t. 1 MODEL 32 CHALMERS, 5 PASSEN- ger Touring Car. In excellent con dition, equipped with new Kelly Tires on rear and Goodyear Cord Tires on the front. Easily worth $800. Will sell for $500. A real bargain. W. D. MacMillan, Jr. - 3-24-3U. WANTED YOUR ROOF REPAIRS, Paining. Labor and Material is ad vancing daily. Do it now and we can save you money. Discount for cash. Phone 451. Estimates free. Young & Gorman, 3-25-3U JUST RECEIVED CAR OF EATING potatoes, turnips, cabbage, seed po tatoes Try our line Greenfield De latour Chocolates. Bear Produce and Mdse. Co.,' Wilmington, N. C. 3-9-tf. WANTED THIRTY YOUNG LADIES over sixteen years old to work in our up-to-date Hosiery Mill. Ail modern conveniences, good houses and low rents for families; good boarding houses for single girls. Wages good. Apply at once, Orion Knitting Mills, Kinston, N. C. 3-ll-30t WANTED COLORED MEN OVER 16 years old to sack and tie on au tomatic packing machines. Good wages. Beginners paid while .learn ing. Blackwells. Durham branch Durham; N. C. 2-19-tf. APRIL SIXTH IS THE DATE THAT the Hanover Building, and Loan As sociation will open its 27th Series. Stock may be secured now. 25c per week per share, you pay in $82.50 and get $100 at maturity in about 330 weeks. , There is no bet ter way to save money, or buy a home, we are always willing to as sit you. Your money is available at all times. J. W. Yates, President, H. F. Wilder, secretary and Treas urer. 3-10-tf LOST CUFF BUTTON, INITIALS "W. O. C." If found return to Sou. Bell Tel. Co. W. O. Cochrane. 3-21-2tf. lil!!!l!!IHII!lllil!lllllllllimiin!I!ll!lIIlinTl!llI!!llll WANTED ONE OR TWO FURNISH ed rooms for light housekeeping, or room and board by coupl. No chil dren. Address "Rooms," care Dis patch. - 3.25 r2tj SENATE ADOPTS DEFICIENCY BILL , Washington, March 25. The con ference report on the $1,150,000,000 Urgent Deficiency Appropriation bill, including riders authorizing sale of all enemy property in this country and for purchase by the ffovernment of German wharvee and docks 'at Ho boken," N. J., was adopted today by the Senate, 60 to 1 and sent to the House. Builders Supplies 200 tons. Ground Lime.stone. Ej 100 tons Land Plaster. S (in stock and transit),' E 3,000 bags Portland Cement. j S 1,500 bags , wall plaster. E j 300,000 shingles. . S I 100,000 laths. EE 850 rolls rubber Roofing. S S Fire Brick, Clay, Asbestos, pipe, Z etc. H We solicit your orders. I W. B. THORPE & GO. I SaiuuiiiiiiiiiiiiKiiin!iiii!iinii!Hii!iiiiiiJiiiimiiiiil W A N Y E D TO BUY CLEAN cotton rags will pay 2-1-2 cents . per pound.. . Bring or send them to the Queen City Cycle Co. 209 Mar " ket St. 2-11-tf. UNREDEEMED SINGER SEWING machine, drop head, in first class condition. Unredeemed price $17.50. Call at Cbas. Finkelstein, 6 South Front street. Phone 642. $500.00 FOR OLD NEWSPAPERS. I will pay $500 for a file of The Messenger, a weekly an ti-Whig newspaper, published in Wilming ton in 1814. I will also pay corre spondingly high . prices for single issues of this paper of the year 1844. Old residents of Wilmington and vicinity may be well repaid for looking over the old papers in their attics ad storerooms. Other pub lications of same year - also pur chased. Address P. O. Box 13, Back Bay, Boston,' Mass. 3-20-16tj WE DELIVER ALL MAGAZINES ON date of issue when so requested. Phone ; cur order to 745. Gordon's News Stand. 10-7-tf. FOR SALE ONE 6,000 FEET CA pacity saw mill outfit, for particu lars, address The New "Hanover Transit Co.4 Wilmington, N. C. Where Is Your Monev While the . , j dinner over $yuf) Jud in a desk upstairs was stolen from a St Louis, Mo., home. ' Depositing money in a strong institution is the very best insurancce against fire, burglars f and dishonest servants. Our bank welcomes both; the large and small depositor and pay3 4 per cent compounded quarterly on accounts . of $5 and over. THE PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK , CORNER FRONT AND PRINCESS STREETS American Bank and Trust Co., of Wilmington, N.C At Close of Business March 4th, 1 9 18 RESOURCES: Loans and Discounts :. ...... .$2,294,101.4 10,524.92 46,281.40 25,107.46 291,377.74 1 27,400.00 955,026.77' s- i r. wverararts Real Estate Furniture and Fixtures . .-. . . . Bonds ano Securities ...... . .;. ...... Domestic Acceptances . . . CASH and Due from Banks , . . . .... Total $3,749,822.23 LIABILITIES: Capital Stock $ 200,000.00 Undivided Profits 35,41 0.0H 'Acceptances . . . . . 50,000.00 Dividends Unpaid . . .. m .... 411 .00 Bills Payable . . 235,000.00 Re-discounts . lr... ......... . ... . 83,316.18 DEPOSITS Banks $1,670,893.38 Individual 1,474,791.62 $3,145,685.00 Total .-iJr. . .-. .. .. .$3,749,822.23 OFFICERS: THOS. B. COOPER u. ..President MILTON CALDER u .. Vice-President CHAS. B. BETHEA Cishier R FRED BANCK Assistant Cashier ROBT. L. HENLEY Assistant Cashier WE WANT The Account of Every Persorj in This Vicinity Ton-can open an account bj mail as easily as if you lived next door to the bank. Simply send us a Post Office Money Order or Express Money Order for whatever you wish vto deposit, or send bills in a registered letter sknd we will at once forward you a pass book witty the amount entered in it. No one should keep his surplus money hidden around the house where it may be burned or stolen. This strong bank is the place for your money. CITIZENS BANK i Corned Second And Princess Streets. For 20c you can polish the floors in six rooms and all the furniture in the rooms. No-Dust Floor Oil Will not crack or stain Phone your grocer or PAYNE DRUG CO. Phone(520 Fifth and Red Cross Streets Join Uncle Sam's War Savings Club Buy War Savings Stamps. . A profitable, simple, secure investment paying 4 per cent compounded, re deemable at any time upon ten days' notice, issued in two denominations, 25 cents and $5.00. 25 cents and $5 seem small amounts but remember that a single strand in a cable has no strength but thous ands of these stiands bound .together uphold the Brook lyn Bridge. 1 Do your bit. A country worth fighting for is worth saving for. W. 3. Cooper & Co. Wilmington, N. G Bank The Murchison National Capital and Surplus $1,800,000 H. C. MCQUEEN, President ' J. V. GRAINGER, Vlce-Presid J. W, YATES Vice-President C. S. GRAINGER, Cashier M. F. ALLEN," Asst. Cashier ,W. S. JOHNSON, Asst. Ca.n J. V. GRAINGER 'JR., Asst. Casa'r 3-23-5L it -