ELIZABETH
CITY'S
NEWS WITHOUT
BIAS
SEMI-WEEKLY
PAPER
WS WITHOUT,
PREJUDICE
VOL IV
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1915
NO 91
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FORTUNE F
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GERMAN EAGLES
Serbs in Desperate Straits
and Allied Forces Sent
to Balkans too Weak to
Hold Territory Already
Gained
For nearly three mouths 1 tie Ad
tauce has been watching the trend
of events of the war in Kurope
unxiously awaiting definite decision
oa some one of me many battle
fronts so that it might be written
that one or another campaign had
come to a clone and that another
phase of the war had oegun. But on
ibe eabtern front the gn.t ueimaa
offensive which began last July and
which had for its tirat objective the
capture of Warsaw and for its ulti
mate aim the destruction of the Kus
slan army in the field is - still not
fcpent. In the effort to open up
the Dardanelles and so give Russian
grain an outlet to the sea England
has been able to maintain her pre
carious foothold on the Gallipoli
peninsula, but Bht ran report little
or no progress. Against the line
of defenses which guard the Sou
thern frontier of Austria the Italian
armies have not been able to make
any perceptible impression Spite
of what looked like, six weeks ao,
the beginning of the long heralded
French offensive in the W st, the
deadlock on this front may still be
said to remain unbroken
In fact, since the end of the first
month of the war. when the Ger
man armies, were thundering at the
gates of Paris, tnere has been no
period when German arms have ap
peared so triumphant an they do to
day, nor has there been at all any
period when the Allies were con
fronted with Buch dlthcuit problems
as they face at tils time. To re
view the series of events that have
produced the pre3ent situation is no
light task. But it must be at
tempted If the reader Is to under
stand the present situation. In
this article will be taken up the
situation on the eastern front of
the central powers. Subslquently
the war In the west will be discuss
ed.
The Retreat Of Warsaw
It was in the Advance of August
10th that the story of the fall of
Warsaw was told, and in that Issue
also it was pointed out tbat the
Russians were trying to envelope
and destroy or capturt their oppo
nents. Let us, however, now go
back to the latter part of July when
the great Oermrn offensive was Just
beginning. Dispat hes In the
newspapers, coming to this country
iainly from French and German
fburces, have made much of the fact
ihat the Oennana failed In helr at
tempt to cut off the Russian army.
This story will endeavor to give the
reader some conception of the real
magnitude of the tterman victories.
When the German drive began tBe
Russian line stretched from the
Gulf of Riga on the Baltic Sea
southward to the Carpathians In
Eastern Oallcia. Its center bulged
forward in a wide 'V" with the
fortress of Novo Oeorgleosk, east
of "Warsaw as its vertex. Von
HInflenberg from the north and
Mackenson from the South hurled
their forces againSt the bases of
this salient In an effort to pierce
the Russian lines and cut the com:
mnnlcatlons behind the forces oc
cupylng Warsaw.
The little fortress of Ossowieck
northwest of Warsaw was the point
about which Von Hlndenberg's at
tack centered. This fortress could
not be demolished by the German
selge guns because the surrounding
country was to" swampy to afford
solid foundation for their emplace
ments even when these
t had been strengthened by piles
' tort 'had to,1 taken by a flanking
movement and tne delay at Ossowelc
gave the Russian forces in the War
saw salient ''me to escape. So
precipitate, however, was their
flight that the Germans entered
Warsaw on Augus' ttn, almost with
out resistance and completely cut
off In Novo Georgievsk the Russian
garrison of 90,000 men. This for
tress surrendered, with vast supplies
of un8 and ammunition, fifteen
days later. Kovno had fallen on
August 18th, Ivangorod on August
6th, and when on September 4th
Grodno was occupied by the Ger
mans, the laRt of the four great for
tresses guarding the second line or
defense an frontier of Russian Po
land had fallen. in this cam
paign 1.100.000 prisoners had been
taken by the Germans and 1,500
cannon and 500 machine guns Cap
tured .
iThis is practically tne point to
which the reader was brought In the
last war story in this newspaper
which appeared on August L7th. If
the German offensive had ended
there ns every one seemed to be
lieve It would, and if the Germans
had fortified themselves on
their new Hues and the field of op
erations had again shifted
to the West, the matter ot follow
ing the events of the war would
have been much"' more simple. But
even up to this time the Eastern of
fensive of the Germans still Con
tlnues and before you are well aware
that one campaign has achieved Its
object, another has begun.
The Battle of Vllna
At the close ot the campaign Just
outlined the Russian army was di
vided into three separate units;
one at Riga and to the South of
the ,?ulf or that name, one north
ward from the Roumanian frontier,
and one central division between
the northern and southern units.
The means of communication be
tween theae divisions were unsatis
factory at best and between the
central unit and tne southern
stretched impassable swamps. The
German strategy was to overwhelm
and destroy the central division,
which of the three units was the
strongest.
In order to disguise this plan,
strong offensives were launched up
on the northern and southern army
groups, in order to draw Russia In
to sending all possible re-lnforee-ments
Into both tha&e areas. The
strategy was successful and with re
inforcements sent to the southward
the Russians announced that they
had checked the German drive to
ward Kiev tp form a Junction with
Turkey; and with re-inforcements
sent to the northward, that all ef
forts of the Germans to capture
Riga had proven futile. In the
midst of these complacent announce
ments the German masses, already
concentrated from Grodno to Kovno
launched themselves upon the cen
tral Russian army with Irresistible
force. The fortress, Vilna. at the
center of the German attack, held
out until September 19th, which was
perhaps Just what the Oennana hid
intended for It to do, (or they had
been busy with an enveloping move
ment by Hlndenberg on the north
flank and by Mackenson on the
south which If successful would have
meant the capture of the entire
mass of the Russian central army of
three hundred thousand men. Not
until the enveloping movement was
actually achieved did the Russians
see their danger for their flying
craft have been driven from (he
air by the superior equipment of the
Germans. Then with much diffi
culty and heavy loss they cut their
way out through the comparatively
thin lines of German calvary In
their rear before the arrival of Ger
man Infantry had locked the Jaws of
the trap set for them. After ex
tricating" its central army the Rus
sian line extended from Riga south
eastward to Dvlnsk and from that
point almost due south to the Rou
manian frontier. This was the
situation when Bulgaria entered the
arena of war and the advance
through Serbia to NIsh was begun.
The Drive Through 8erbla
Following the failure of the Ger
man attempt to envelop the Russian
centre there was a comparative lull
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IT
BRAID
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Lived Alone With Five
Year Old Son Who Dis
covered His Father's
Bleeding Form in Bed
Where Old Man Slept
Moyock. N. C, Nov. 17, 191,r.
Sometime during last Sunday
night, Ash Wilson, a colored man
about fifty-five years old, was bru
tally murdered at his home in
Backwoods, near the old swamp road.
A negro who called himself Felton,
and presumably form Camden Coun
ty, is in all probability the murderer.
On last Saturday, Felton went to
the home af Ash Wilson, who lived
alone with his five year old son, to
spend the night as he had done a
month or so before. On Sunday
morning Felton was gone and Wilson
was found murdered in his bed, his
head beaten to pieces. The only per
son in the community who can give
any information about Felton, or
the murder, is Ash Wilson's five year
old son. Jack, who gave Mr. J. W.
Shores and those accompaning him,
a well connected and Intelligent ver
sion of his father's death.
When Mr. Shores, with his blood
hounds arrived at Wilson's house,
the little boy who was being cared
for at a neighbor's, during the day,
was sent for. He was asked if he
knew how the man looked who had
slept with his father that night. The
boy answered, "Yes Sir, he was the
same man that staid at my house
some time ago and I would know him
if I were to see him, because he had
great big thick lips. Some of his
fingers had been cut off one of his
hands. I don't know which hand,
but I know he had one thumb cat
off and a little finger. He was a
low, big man. He wore a cap, had
a patch on his pants' pocket he
wore button shoes and one of them
was cut. Daddy didn't have any
thing to eat. Daddy went over to
Mr. Roach's yesterday (Saturday)
and bought two pounds of meat.
Daddy said. Daddy cooked supper,
we three sat at the table together.
I had a little bed 'side of Daddy's
bed. That man moved my bed from
side of Daddy's bed. I told him I
didn't want my bed moved and I
moved It back again. I woke up
next morning and went over to Dad
dy's bed, and saw Daddy's face mash
ed in, but that man was gone. I ran
over to Mr. Garret's house and told
them about It."
With this information Mr. Shores
sent the little bare-footed negro boy,
who was so small that he had to be
helped in the cart, to a neighboring
house. Then the blood-hound was
taken In the house. He smelled of
the bed which Felton had occupied
trailed out the back door, aroind the
woodpile, by the axe, through the
front yard and down the main road
to North West Station where It la
supposed Felton took the early morn
lng train for Norfolk.
Mr. 8hores went to Norfolk Imme
diately and notified the Police De
partment. Mr. shore said aa
he passed through Moyock on his
return, that his gathered informa
tion led him to believe that the ne
gro Is located in Berkley.
HIGHLY RE8PECTEO NEGRO
DEAD
Moyock, N. C. November 17th
Last Friday afternoon about three
o'clock, Robert Styles, a well known
and highly respected colored man,
who lived on the land of Mr. Da
vid Cox, was Instantly killed while
fixing a pump at the colored school
house near Moyock. Robert Styles,
with several colored men, was at
tempting to remove the old pipe
and replace same with a new one.
A hole several feet deep was dug
around the pump and pieces of scant
ling placed with one end under the
pitcher. While tome were on the
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EDUCATIONAL RALLY AT
CURRITUCK
Currituck, November 13 A meet
ing of all the patrons and pupils of
the three combined districts was
held Wednesday night November
10th.
The meeting wss opened by sing
ing America. Superintendent ls
ley delivered an address, after which
the following ladies were selected
to raise money for the scho i fund:
M hs Krie Ross. Miss Carrie Lee
and Miss Ruth Godson assisted by
Mr-;. A. L. Hall and Mrs. Clyde
Mathias.
HERTFORD BRIEFS
Hertford, November 13- Mr. J. ,1 .
Kv.'.nn, Fisheries Inspector of Cur
rit tick County, was in the city lues
l;iy on busine!.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Shannonhouse
'lave returned trom Norfolk where
hey have been -attending the lierry
I'.'uro Nuptials.
Mr. Leigh Wlnslow of Guatemala.
South America is visiting Mrs.
"ooke WinRlow on Church stree; .
Jerry Wilcox of Klizabeth City was
here Friday on bui.iniss.
Mrs. F. A. Banks of Norfolk Is
here visiting her mother Mrs. R.
Q. Skinner.
Miss Doris Maslin of Winston Sa
lem. N. C. Is her the gucat of Mrs.
J. C. Rlanchard on Water Street.
Mrs. Henry Sto' . nas returned
from Lancaster, v a . where she has
been visiting her parents
Mr. H. H. Parker of Gatesvllle
was In the city Friday trying to ar
their way to their home after attend
tweon his team and the local team.
OVER ONE HUNDRED MEMBERS
Evangelist John W. Ham win
speak on Sunday morning from the
subject 'Regeneration and Its Sym
bols'.
On Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock a mass meeting will be held
In the church for both young and
old. and again Mr. Ham will speak,
his subject being 'Seven Pleasant
Facts about Hell.' At seven-
thirty In the evening. Mr. Ham will
speak from the subject 'Summer Is
Ended and We Are Not Saved'. At
each service a special musical pro
gram will be rendered and a very
earnest Invitation is extended the
public to attend hese services.
These evangelistic services have
been In progress for three weeks and
during that time great interest has
been manifested . In addition to
(he afternoon and evening services
at the church a noon service is be
ing held each day at the hosiery
mill. About on hundred and ten
church members have been added
and this umber is Increasing dally.
CHRI8T CHURCH
Services at four o'clock this after
noon. On Sunday morning Mr.
Ashby will speak on "Confirmation ;'
Sunday night the consideration of
the Old Testament Characters will
be continued and the life and reign
of Amazlah. the man of perverted
ambition will be taken up.
Bishop Darst will visit the cougre-
gatla ,Mco. aen uBP t;voh
gatlon on the night of Sunday, No
vember 28th. an Mr. Abhby asks
that all who think of Joining
of Joining Christ church then will
see him as soon as possible.
D H HILL CHAPTER ELECT8
CHAPTERS
At the November meeting of the
D. H. Hill Chapter, U. D. C. on
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs
F. O. Jacocks on Road street the fol
lowing officers were elected for the
coming year: Mrs. W. C .Glover
president; Mrs. Ed son Carr Vice
President; Mrs. R. L. Simpson,
second vice president; Mrs J. Wins
low, third vice president; Mrs. J.
H. White. Recording Secretary;
Mrs. O. E. McQueen, correspond
ing secretary; and Mrs. H. O. Pear
son, treasurer.
W. J. Walker of Barco was in the
city Tuesday. ,
BIG CATCH OF ROCK BY
DARE COUNTY FISHERMEN
According to reliable reports re
ceived here Toler & Company and
J. T. Guard, Dare county fisher
men at Mashoes, each made a hve
hundred dollar catch of rock on
Tuesday of ibis week.
The Northern aemand for rock Is
exceptionally good this year, and at
piesent a barrel of rock is worth"
about as much as a bale of cotton
which may enable people in other
sections to understand why it is
difficult to Interest Dare county folk
in agriculture.
No less than two hundred boxeg
c f Rock were snipped to New York
I lom Klizabeth City Wednesday
Practically ail of these were caught
by Dare county fishermen.
LITTTLE GIRL HURT IN
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
Maude Sanders, about nine years
old, the daughter of Mr. Charlie
Sanders who liven on Hunter
street., was painfully injured Wed
nesday afternoon when she was
struck by a motoicyelo und thrown
to the street, her head, it Is thought,
striking tho curbing. There was
a Bevore contusion on her forehead
near the left temple ana another
on the ba,k of her head. There
was at first symptoms of concussion
of the brain, but the physician who
gave the child surgical attention,
Dr. II. D. Walker, late Wednesday
evening statod to an Advaric re
porter that there seemed no further
ground tor apprehension in that
direction.
The uccldent occurred at the in
tersection of Fearing and Poindex
ter streets shortly after one o'clock
In the afternoon. The little elrl
with a number of playmates was on
her way to the afternoon session
of school and walking nortn along
Poindexter street had made a tew
Hteps on the Feailng street cross
ing. Lonnle Cooper, a printer,
was riding his motorcycle down
Fearing street towaru the liver. The
collision occurred few feet from
the curb.
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANTS
The Jury In the case of the Amer
ican Potato Company vs Jennottte
Brothers & Company In Superior
court here this week, brought in a
verdict Wednesday morning In favor
of the defendants. The Plain
tiffs were attempting to recover
for a carload of seed potatoes ship
ped the defendant company, which
were refused on he ground that
they were not up to contract ,
MI88 COVERT APPEAR8 IN
CONCERT
Philadelphia, Pa., November 18
Friends of MIsb Clara Covert who Is
pursuing her musical education here
at the Combs Conservatory MusfC,
will be glad to learn that recently
she appeared with sn cess in a con
cert given in the auditorium or the
Conservatory.
Miss Covert played a Nocturne by
Holmund in a manner which well
merited the enthusiastic applause
which she received.
She expected to appear In other
concerts drulng the season.
FOR RUNNING AUTO WHEN
DRUNK
George Mitchell, charged with
running an au when drunk, was
fined twenty five dollars and costs in
Police Court Sunday morning. He
was arrested at two o'clock Satur
day morning driving the auto reck
lessly on Poindexter street.
Thanksgiving' the great at home
day. If you can't be there a
fine photograph will help.
Make an appointment with Zoel
ler or Phone 84 t ft f ot adv
Zoeller's Studio will be open
Thanksgiving, why not have a sit
ting for that Christmas picture.
Make an appointment or Phone
84. t ft f 2t adv
MA 0 U S
AT EARLY
Miss Sibyl Gates, Daught
er of Dare County Phy
sician.the Bride of Prom
inent Farmer of Lenoir
Manteo, November 18 On Wad
uesdiy morning at the early hour of
live o'clock all Manteo assembled to
witness the marriage ceremony Of
one of the town's most gifted and
accomplished daughters. Miss Sibyl
Gates, to Mr. Wheeler Martin Fields
of La Grange.
The marriage was solemnized in
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
which had been beautifully decorated
with ivy, white chrysanthemus and
terns and was lighted with Innumer
able white candles. The wedding
music was rendered by Miss RennlS
Griffin, the bridal party entering tha
church to the strains of Lohengrin's
wedding march. Little Miss Mar
garet Orlffln was ring bearer, carry
ing the ring in a basket of roses.
fhe bride gowned in a handsome)
traveling suit of blue cloth and car
rying a shower boquet of lllliea Of
the valley and white orcnids, an
tered on the arm of her father wSo
gave her away. The groom enter
ed with his best man, Mr. GeorgS '
Dunn of New Bern. Traumerl .
was played Boftly during the car
irony which was performed -by RaT.
C. V Howard ot Klnston. an unci .
of the bride, after which the brldS
and ;rroom left the church to th
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march.
Mr. and Mrs. Fields left at one
on the Trenton anu arriving at
Elizabeth City took the northbound
train for Washington. D. C. front
which place they will visit northern
cities. They will return from,
their wedding trip on Thanksgiving
Day and make their borne at fields
Station, IaOrange Mr. Fields b
ing one of Lenoir County's most pro
gresslve and prom Inert fanners.'
Mrs. Fields, the daughter Of Mr.
Franklin Gates, Manteo's popular,
physician. was the recipient Of
hundreds of wedding gifts many front
a distance as well as Tfom the town,
as bride and gr om hae friends In
many sections of tne State.
Among the out of town ' guefltS
were: Rev. and Mrs. C. W. HO
ward, of Klnston; Mrs. Elisabeth
Fields mother of the groom, Mr.
and Mrs. George Dunn of New Bern,
Misses Helen Farnelle, Slnal Campen
and Bethany Campen oi BayborO.
SPECIAL TRAIN THANK8GIVINQ
A special train and excursion
fares to Norfolk are announced tf
the Norfolk Southern Railway om
Thanksgiving Day for the accomo
dation of those who wish to sea ths ,
football game between A. ana 11. '
College of North Carolina and Wash
Ington and Lee oi Virginia. Th
train leaves Elizabeth City 8:11
Thursday morning, and returning;'
leaves Norfolk at 11:68. Vary
low fares are ouered for thla holi
day, and special theatrical attrac
tions are booked for the Norfolk
theatres .
SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY
Attention is called to the State
ment of the Savings' Bank and Trust
Company which appears In this It
sue. This bank during the last ,
year Just closing has had remarl "
able growth and development and
the statement Is the best which has'
ever been published by them. ThS
merger of the Mercantile Bank with ,
this bank in February of this year
has proven a success from avorv'
staandpolnt . iJ,
James Randolph is seriously III
on Southern Avenue.,
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