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W I OFFICIAL PAPER NEWS WITHOUT! OF BIAS CURRITUCK EWS WITHOUT ., COUNTY PREJUDICE VOL V ELIZABETH CITY. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MAY 14 1915 NO 39 M I i LJ I " VI -A IVI GERMANY 1ST E II II Wilson Says Germans must Give Account For A- merican Lives Washington, May 12 The I' ll ited States in a note to be sent to Germany tomorrow de mands a guarantee that tliere iwill le no further submarine attacks on merchant ships car rying noni-ombataiits. U serves notice too that full re paration will be sought for the loss of more than" 100 Amer ican lives in the sinking of the Lusitania;, and for other viola tions of American rights in the sea war; zones. While no indication is given as to the steps t. be taken by the I'nited States in the event of an unfavorable reply, the note informs Germany that the American Imernment will leave nothing undone either in diplomatic representations or otner action to obtain a pliancc with its requests. The document was t, been .cabled to night, but President after conference com have the with Counsellor Robert Jja 1111144, ' the State Department, made several changes in legal detail then revised it alone in his study. To morrow it will be dispatched and, it is expect ed to be made public h.hui. No essential changes were made in the communication as formulated Sunday by the Pres ident aiyl approved by the cab inet yesterday . The principal points in the notes are sulwtantially as fol lows: 1. The I'nited States govern nient calls attention to the va rious incidents in the war zone prodamed by Germany around the British Isles, ihe sinking of the British liner Falaba with the loss of U'on C, Thresher, an American; the at Kick by Oernian airman on the Ameri can steamer Cushing. the tor pedoing without warning of the American steamer (iulflight and finally the torsdoing without warning of the laisi- AMENDS 1 jf tania with its loss of more. . than a thousand lives of non combatants among them more than one hundred Americans. .:, 1. These acts are declared to 'be inilefensible under inter '"national law'. The I'nited SHate pointed out Unit it ' admitted ; Germany's jthfc imperial government tnat It Wvuld be held to a ''strict ; accountability v for attacks on 'v American vessels or live?. A ' strict accounting, therefore is now asked from Germany. ?! 3. The usual ftnaucial repar " ation will be sought although tienuany is in effect reminded I, that no reparatiou can restore lithe lives of those . sacrificed in ' ; the flinkinn tf the Lusrania and H -other ships. , ; 4. Expressions of regret maj ji. nomply with legal procedante ;' ;i)at they are valueless unless -1 ; aecompaniel by a cessation of "the practices endangering lives PATRONS DAY il SCHOOL 1'atrons day was observed Wed Heyday by the graded school. The pupils of the various grades had prepared exhibits which were installed in the class rooms. A large number of friends and patrons of the school visited the different class rooms and in spected the wort, which showed thorough training on the part of the teachers and remarkable skill 011 the part of the part of the pupils. v COMEDY COMES AGAIN "Tillie's Punctured Romance" will be given at the Alkrania next Monday night. This picture was shown at the Alkrania several months ago and was advertised as the most sidesplitting comedy of the sea son . DIED IT NORFOLK A telegram reached this city .sterday morning giving the news that .Mrs. Will Barnes had died suddenly at her home in Norfolk. Mrs. Barnes was formerly a resident of Eliza belli City and before her mar riage was Miss Katherine Stal lings. The news of her sudi den death is a shock to her many friends of this city. of niiui ombatAnts . fi. The right of neutrals to travel to any jxdnt of the high seas on neutral or belligerent merchantmen is asserted. tl. In the name of humanity and international law the Uni ted States demands a guaran tee that these rights will be respected and that there will be no repetition of the attacks nil merchantmen carrying non combatants. 7. The giving of warnings to the American public without ofticiallv communicating them to the I'nited States government is commented on in connection with the German embassy's printed advertisements be fore the sailing of the LusL tjaniai. but irrespective of fail ure to advise the American government of Germany's pur pose, the point is made that notice of an intention to do an unlawful act neither justifies nor legal izs it. S. The suggestion is con veyed that the German gov eminent of course, could not have intended to distroy in nocent lives and that conse quently the G-rmau submarine commanders must have mis understood their instruction. Thw American government in dicated itH hope that this will be found to be true and a ces sation tf the unlawful practices thereby will result. 9. In conclusion, Germany's attention is called to the ear nestness of the government and people of the United States In this situation. It is made plain that the United States will leave nothing undone either in diplomatic representations or other action to obtain a com pliance by Germany to the re quests made. PIP SPEAKS il! POPLAR BRANCH Makes Literary Address at Cbse of Currituck's Only High School P01 lar Branch. May P The Commencement Exercises be gan Thursday evening with a Recital niven bv the music class under the tutelage of Miss Kath line Bray. The cluruses, in strunintal solos and duets were well selected, and beautifully rendered by her large and well prepared class. The appre ciation cf h: r work was shown by the intense interest of the large crowd assembled. After ihe regular program. Miss Bray's grandmother. Mrs. Frost gave a few selections on tiie pia no, of the type of music of her girlhood days. (Mi Friday evening the child ren of the Intermediate (lass, gave a beautiful Cantata. A Dream of Fairy Land. The large audience followed with keen interest the efforts of the good and bad fairies to gain possession f the two little orphans who bad wandered in their dreams to fairy-land. Just before the Cantata the "first grade gave a few delight ful selections, among which was the Teddy Bear Drill. On Saturday afternoon At two o'clock a crowded house listened with pleasure to the address of Mr. G. R. Pugh of Elizabeth City. His sub ject 'was, "The Sphinx. He illustrated well tho saying ol Solomon; There is Nothing New Under the Sun. fie empha sised the fact that alll progress of mankind must come through intelleHual developemeat . No one could hare handled the subject with more, eiise and grace than did Mr. Pugh. Fie is a rising young lawyer of Klizabeth City, with promise of lH4"wmng one of her promi nent legal men. He won ma ny friends while here, and the leple of Poplar Branch will welcome him back at ny time. After Mr. Pu' taetire the people were invited ot on the school grounds where tse Primary children broght back an old Jringlish Custom in the May pole I mil. These little lads and lassies a maying went for flower to crown their Qween of May and charmed the spectators with their delightful little songs, folk dunce and the winding of the May pole. The largest audience of- the week came again in the eveaiag for the eiemsef by tie (Iramar and High School students. The grammar grade pupils presented several scenes fiom Fliawatha. These scenes were the develope ment of some of the literary wrtrk done in the fifth flFde. Than followed a play "Maidens All Forlorn," The plot w exceedingly foftny and th au dience applauded generously. The ITigh Retool program con slsted of a recitation and de clamation contest. Tike pa- IIIIIE INTEREST III ELECTION Tlie municipal election 0? last Tuesday passed without any sensational developments. The vote as statqd in Tuesday's is sue, was light and the interest in the contest generally at low ebb. The vote in full was as follows : - v First Up'vf Foreman til. (iwenstlo. Srcoml Want Commander Andersou Johnson l.'i. Thin! U onl Pnppendick ."7. Cohoon ."7. Fourth Want Kohinson 42. Pritchard 42. CHADWICK ARRIVES IN CITY Supt. Fdgar Chadwick of the Const Guard Service with his assistant Charles Morgan of Shawboio, arrived in the city yesterday and both are busy moving into the suite of offices 011 the third floor of the Hiuton Building. This step marks the change of hoadipiiirters of the service from Shawboio to Klizabeth Citi. The change will be greatly to the convenience of the men in the Life Hav iug Seryre and to th advan tage ft Elizabeth City. GUISES PUSES EUBI1111 Amntig the six Kortfc Caro lina bojn who successfully pass od the examination at Anna polis, Apriel 'JV for entrance to the United Stat Naval Acad emy is John B. (Iriggs of this city. Mr. (Iriggw is an H)iointee of Coygremii J 110. II. Small H0KSR5 BI'KNK.f) T DFATII Fi.rr in the stable of Arm stead Wilson, colored, in Pryor Stnvt Tuesday morning at two o'clock, completely dr Ktroyed the stables anl barns and btirned to dejith two horses All tie fe(f harness and other wpjipment 'were also destroytd. There wnm mo inHsrance. pilu taking part went n fol lows: Sudie Himson, tiladys Saunders. Fthel (Jn-gory and Kunice Jerome. The rrcitei-s medal was awardtvl t. Ft hid tiregory, wkose subject was Jonrtin'. The declamers were Walter Poyner. ltolsrt .Jerome, William Harreli and Karl (jriga, this medal being award ed t Robert Jerome, his sub ject beiBg "Th Daly of (be Fd Hcafeil Man to His Country." The judges fr the occasion were Rev. Ur. Bynim, Mr. C. II. Brock and I. W. Walter. As a token of appreciation en the part ef the Betterment Ko- piet.n f a speech made at the fJouuty Commeneemeut, by Wil liant larrell. a IsNSutifut stick pit w presented him. The work of the sclvml was demonstrated to the public through theaer exercises which ese4 the session of 114 15. WORK UNDER WAY OH HEW STREET 1 Studt StriH't, the new street which is to Ik' opened from (North Hoad to Polar is sooii apimrrently t Ui a fact. Trees in the swamp the east id Boihl Stm't in a glade of saf ticient width for the street. Km -avaliotts have Ikm'ii made and pilings liavc be'ii laid for the ('mndatiou of the concrete sewer which is to be run under the new street. This foundation is now being laid. The sewer is to be fourteen feet wide and eigli teen inches deep inside. It is to be constructed of rein torcej concrete, steel lteing the reinforcing material. This sewer is to run under the new street for the distance that the steet parallels the waterway . From the west of Boad Street the sewer is to lie con strutted to Pool Street but no new street is to be opened along this part of the 'sewer. PASTOR SIGNALLY HONORED Houston Texas May 12 lr. B. C. Ilenuing of lili.als-th tiity, IN. C. w.is today unan imouslv elect id First Vice Pres ident of the Southern Bap list Convention at the meet ng of that body now in session here. The above item will be of great interest in this city es penally to the members of the First Baptist Church of which lr. Henning is pastor. The whole state will take pride in Ur. Hennings election as it has Ueeii some time since a position of such high honor has oeen given by this great band of Baptists to a North Carolina pastor. The i 'rystal Ice and 'oal Co. is remodelling its building on Water Street. This is done in order to pro ide room for the sidewalk 011 the east side of the street which is to be pavel in concrete at an early date. CONTRACT FOB (ilUIMNCi CAMOHN COI'NTY R( )A I S f Sealed bids for grading fifty miles of Camden County Roads will be received by the Hoard of County Commissioners of Camden Count v until fen o'clock a. m. June 7th, 1015. Work to begin not later than June 15th 11&. For plans and spedflca tions apply to M. W. Ferebee, Cam den,, X. V. 1 P. W. HTEVEKS, Chairman lid. Co. Com. M., W. FEREBEE, Clerk to Rd. Co. Com. mav 14 21 Dr. and Mrs. E.J. Martin and daughter, of Bel haven. N. C, are in the city, the guests of R. B. Martin,, Church Street. FAIR PRICE FIR FIRST JH PEAS Season in Full Swing By Next Week and Farmers Are Hopeful The first shipments of May Peas are beginning to leave ElizaU'th City tor Northern Markets. Pasuiiotank's crop came into sight for the first time last Saturday. when jierhaps about one hundred baskets were received by commission men here. Those bringing he tirst peas to market here were Frank Parker, A. B. 8te venson, R. II. Meads ami S. M. Brothers Jr. of Weeksville; Wade 11. lieid of Body Road; W. J. Meads of Sinionds Creek; and Fred Hill, colored, who lives on Euclid avenue. This week shipping has been more lively ami in all Mweeu two thousand and and 2,500 baskets have left here. It is expected that the shipping will begin in earnest next week and that the bu3k of the crop will be disposed of within the next two weeks, 1 iPrices have been good but not startling. Opening rather low; Itecuuse of the poor quality of Peas shipped the have advanced somewhat dur ing the week and yesterday were 1vsrtid as selling at 2.00 per basket for small peas and at f.'t.oO per basket for large teas. The farmers will make some money on eas this year 7f present prosiects are not de ceiving. ) The Commission men hnndlkuj May Peas here now are Kpence & Hollowell. Jennette Brothers, R. C. Abbott ami N. (1. Grau dv. CHUIST CHI RCH Mr. Ash by will be at (kuincil Sunday and the services will be in charge of Mr. Bradford Criggs. Then will be spe cial music at both services. Mr. W. A. Worth will teach Tlie Men's Bible class. Messrs ,J. T. MiT'abe, Edsou Cariv Criflin and F. !. Jacocka will leave Saturday for tb TMocesnn Counscil which seats Newbem . Misses Eloiso Robinson. Virginia Flora and Olive Ayjdlett gi as delegated from their guilds. Mrs. T. C. Skinner will Is present and has charge of the Woman's Aar ilia ry in this end of the Dio cese . The Woman's Bible Olaas meets at four p. 'm. today. CEETS IFJ(T TUESEAY The I. H . Hill Chaper, U I. C, will meet next Tuesday afternojn at four o'clock with Mrs. J. H. White on Maiu Ktreet . Dr. J. 0. Baum of Popla Branch was in the city yetter,
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