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Good Will Day
July 4th
VOL. 1
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 19. 1916
NO. 19
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B E ASKS COBE S FOR
Gives Chairman Hay Draft of Reso
lution Which Will Make Imme
diately Effective Federalization of
National Guard.
(By United Press)
- Washington,: D. C. June 19. Sec
retary" of War Baker sent Chairman
Hay, of the House Military Commit
tee, this. morning a draft of a reso
lution making effective immediately
the section cf the new army bill per
mitting the state militia to invade
foreign soil.
This bill as it now stands becomes
effective July 1st. The Secretary's
action seems to indicate that the
Government believes there may be
Immediate need of 'fe troops nly
called out before that date.
The Militia ordered out include:
From North Carolina, one brigade
jf $hre regiments of infantry, two
('troops xCavalry, one field hospital
)one ambulanccbmpany, at Camp
Glenn Morehead City.
From Virginia, Two regiments of
.. Infantry., one - batalllon of infantry,
one battery of field artillery, one
comp?ny of signal corps and one
leir ho M hrtrV"-
Secretary Lansing adrnfts more ex
citemert and irritation 4n Mexico
than heretofore. His statement is
regarded as slgn'nrRnt in view of
bis persistent refusal to give out
any information beyond saving that
the State Department is co-operating
with the Carranzatsta Govern
ment in an effort to prevent war.
The biggest development is secre
tary Baker's request effecting the
army bi'l section permitting United
States Militia to invade foreign soil.
A thousand word note refusing
deflni'ely and finally Carranza's with
- drawaT request will go forward be
fore right. V Is possible that the
arrival cf the no'e may precipitate
immediate hostilities. Meantime a
request has already beeen received
from the Mexican Government ask
ing the Un'ted States to Instruct
naval commanders not to disembark
"at Mex'can ports !t this time. A
clash as a result of d'sembarkatlon
has already been rnportpd.
Whrt of te National Guard will
be fl"-t dispatched to the bonier re
mains problematical. Some who
mobilize will not see service at all
but will be held in reultness to an
swer call in Garrisons throughout
the country. It is thought that the
Virginia troops will be anion-; those
fir?t failed into active service.
General Mills, chief of the Militia
"Division, has been left in command
by Funston, who will ask General
Wills to send trops to the border as
they are needed.
Government officials have been
notified that the railroads are pre
pared and in reailness m move
troo) s to tbe border very fast. A
dispatch from Chicago states that the
western railroads can move eighty
or a hundred thousand troops a day
without interfering with the regular
traffic.
AMERICANS ORDERED TO
LEAVE MEXICAN TERRITORY
(By United Press)
Galvent6n, Texas, June. 19. The
steamer Nils arrived in port here
from Progresso, Mexico, this morn
ing with nine" American refugees.
The refugees state! that all Ameri
cans had been ordered to leave Yuca
tan because a state of war existed
between Mexico and the United
.States, The statement was also
. made that an American gunboat is
removing other refugees from that
port . (
Later news has It lhat thf order
for Americans to lenve Progesso
was due to a clash between United
States Marines and Mexicans.
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AUTHORITY 10 USE UUTU
NAVAL RESERVES NOT
LIKELY TO BE CALLED
Lieutenant J- Kenyon Wilson, in
terviewed by a reporter for this pa
per this morning, stated, that he had
no Intelligence of the President's or
der caring the National Guard into
Kervice beyond what he had seen in
the morning papers.
"I do not think," he continued,
that the, naval reserves w ill be called
into service, though of course I can
not say certainly about It.
There are two branches of the
State militia, the National Guard, be
longing to the army, and the Naval
Reserves, belonging to the Naval for
ces of the United States.
The Klizabe h City Naval Reserves
if called out, will, I take it. be call
el out for serlvoe in the United
States navy, and I hardly believe
that the navy will need the state
troops."
SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS
DISTRUSTFUL OF U. S.
(By United Press)
Buenos Aires. Argentina, June 19.
News of tlie inobi'.izauoTr btfiers of
President Wilson reached here today
and stirred the people to lntensest
Interest.
There is wide difference of opin
ion as to what may be the outcome
of the Presi lent's order, but public
sentiment here is solidly on the side
of the Mexicans. The masses of
the people are distrustful of the
United States, fearing that the na
tion is planning aggressive warfare
with the purpose of acquiring new
territory. '
NO MILITIA OFFICER
WILL BE RELIEVED
(By United Press)
Chicago, June 19. No militia of
ficer will be relieved of duty during
the life of his present commission .
except by order of ihe President.
This is the unequivivocal state
ment of a war department order
transmitted to General Bnrrick. com
manding the cntnil division of the
National Guard, this morning.
MAY BE DAYS BEFORE
MILITIA REACH BORDER
(By United Press)
San Antrnio. Texas, June 19.
General Funston s'a'ed today that
the National Guard will he mobiliz
ed in the re:ppctive states where
they will be held subject to his call.
He added that it would probably be
some time before . the contingents
from many of the states actually
reached the border.
RESIGNS POSTMASTErtSHIP
TO RUN FOR CONGRESS
(By Unit" J Press)
Greenville, S. C, June 19 David
B. Traxler, postmaster In this city,
today resigned his office to become
a candidate for Congress from the
fourth South Carolina Congresnlonal
District.
ARTILLERYMEN REINFORCE
CARRANZ1STA GARRISON
(By Unltfd Prcs)
Laredo Texas, June 19 Garza
Vlsll, former editor of a Mexican
newspaper .here arrived at Nuevo
I.Rredo. across the hot-der, with six
teen three inch field pieces and two
I hundred artillerymen to
the Cmsnzalstas today.
reinforce
ST. LOUIS
vrr,rr;-.. , - -
Interior of the Coliseum at SL Louis decorated for tha Democratic national convention.
Ill BE EASY MA1TER 10
WIN WITH WILSOri lS
Now that Two Conventions are
Over Sentiifient at State Capital
is Optimistic for Democratic Vic
tory in November.
RaL-Igh, June 19 Democrat If
party leaders here and from var
lors sections of the State (who are
always in evidence at the State Cap
ita1) are giving expression to the
niodt optimistic feel'ng cf hope and
confidence tlnee the National Con- i
vention renominated Wilson and
Marshall.
There is -prevalent a t-trong be
lief thi t the true American spirit
will a'tuate the real patriotic voters
to easily select 'Wilson In' prefer
cnee to Hughes as t)fe best rejire-
scn'ativp of American thought and
action the man whosu' brand of
pa ri Csm is as intense a9 that of
the -tnost mouthy of Roosevelt, jln-i
goes iind twice an snfe. and whose
fol'ouers will not hrr ok or tolerate
the p s ibi'l'y of placing in the
Wlilte House a "pei son llge Hughes
tainted hyphenlsm . and Who could
not b! depcndeile upon to fully
rnf.iMire up to requirements in a '
crisis that any day may soon strike
the hour of this country's destiny.
CONTRAST OF CANDIDATES . ,
Instead of men courting the hy
phenated vote of. the foreign born
(whose repret entitives . unquestion
ably were mo-t potent In effecting
Hughes' nomination and the, defeat
of PooRevelt) and who therefore
kept his mouth lecked t0 all de
mands for a declaration of his prin-
des and position on the greatest
Issu"s of the day, the people are
apt to lean toward the man whose
official conduct in the reat office
leaves no doubt of his position in
the future.
With bis Int-nse patriotism' and
love of cou.'tiy, tempered and guid
ed liy the learning, wisdom and ex-,
perience of the treat statesman he
is; with a knowledge of statecraft
that hns kept lis, so far, from the
underslrable snd unealled for 'entan
gli'ig alliance" wi h the quarrels
pnd cm'en'lons of the peoples and
government s of the Old World and
accomplished ft with honor to our
selves ami the American fla Wil
son would rise to the heights of any
re aslon that would n'le, snd If
nf-pssirr would- readily warm to the
point cf of "America first and
nr'iln-4 all the world." If need be."
No one coulJ expect anything like
COLISEUM READY FOR
.i Je.. i
this fr; in the man thro'iuh whose
vcirs ice water Is said to course, in
lieu of warm and red American
l loi !, cr his running mate that in
sting campaign tonic of Ice and
whi ke's, otherwise yclept Hughes
and Fairbanks.
WHO'S SATISFIFD WITH
WILSON 1
Tiis paragraph and the whole
F.pench of Governor Glynn, of New I
Vo: k delivered as temporary
chairman of the Democratic Na
tional Convention btHt week, should
be read by every man, woman and
child In this country. Referring
to President Wilson's foreign pol
icy, Governor Glynn said:
"It may not satisfy the lire-eater"
and swashbuckler, but it does sat
isfy the motbejps of the land at,
'whose hearth and fireside Jingois
tic war has not placed an empty
(hilr. it . does satisfy the daugh
ters of this land from whom blus
ter and Irax have not sent a lov
ing brother to the dissolution of
the grave. It does satisfy the
fathers of this land and the sons of
this land who will fight for our
flag and die for our flag when rea
reason primes the rifle, w'"r honor
draws the sword and when justice
breathes a blessing on the stan
dard thev uphold!"
THE "ASYLUM. INVESTIGATION
, The postponed investigation
ordered by Governor Craig, into
the management of, and conditions
at the Central Hospital for the
Insane at Raleluh is again under
way this week, and will continue
several days. Before it Is com
pleted the board of directors
ought to be able to secure a pretty
secure grip on what's what and
just what s needed in the way of
reform ahd improved conditions.
That there may have been in
stances of negligence and abuses
and other short comings Is possible
in view of the hill of particulars
filed with the charges and the in
vestigation may have a wholesome
effect all around,
But the people should not too
reallly credit all the charges
made public and to which the
prr'sml FUperlntendent has within
the last week entered a genera! de-
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DEMOCRATS
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Fourteen Year Old Youth
Loses Life When Gets
Beyond Depth in Eden
UnBay. N'ws reaidied h'-re this morning
of the drowning at K lenton Sunday
of John Louis Speight.
Yotng Speig' t was out with a
number cf ether boys swimming
Sunday fternoon. Spei-'ht could not
swim and got out beyond his depth,
going under befor'help could reach"
him. The drownirg occured at. four
o'clock and twenty minutes later be
vas found. Every effort was made
to resuscitate him for an hour, but
wiihout avail .
The youth was Ihe son of Mr and
Mrs. Will Speight of Edenton. Be
Ides tils' father and-mother, who
(ire heartbroken over the tragedy,
he Is survived by to. sisters and
one brother. His f-ither is a prom
Incnt cotton gin man of Edenton.
The toy has been In Elizabeth City
often, coming over frffin Edenton on
his motocyol", and has a number of
friends In this city.
NAGE HEAD LOTS FOR SALE
Either rn Sound or seashore at low
prices fcr quick sale and on reason
nble ferns, apply to vV. J. "Griffin.
Manteo. N. C,
June 19 to July Inc 12t
nial. When the storm is over
the parting clouds " will probably
shed needed light on the Institu
tions affairs and thereby enable
the directors to give it more and
better practical direction than
they appear to have done hereto
fore .
CURRENT EVENTS OF
INTEREST
The death of Col. J. P. Kerr.
Private Secretary to Governor
Craig, who was burled in Asheville
Sunday caused much sorrow among
friends here, He had been des
Tftratfly 111 for several months.
C. C. Cherry superintendent of
thf S'ate Capitol building, and"!
other State buildings, who died sud
denly during the past week of heart
trouble, was another faithful ser
vant cf the State to pass away. He
was n brave Confederate soldier
Chairman Lamb of the State
Board of Elcc'i m holds that Ral-
elrh and Wake County must hae a
second primary lo nominate one, of
Its three members of the House
Two of Ihm received a ' majority,
but the third and fourth candidates
BOY DROWNED
' YESTERDAY
ill
OFFICERS
CMC NEED
Lack of Trained Men may
Cause EarlierGraduation
, of Next Year's Class at
(By United Press)
Washington. D. C. June 19. 7k
shortage of army officers resulting
from calling out of the National
Guard by President Wilson yester
day will probably necessitate tha
graduating next month of the West
Point Cadets due to graduate in
June 1917. This wou'd be following
precedent set when war was declar
ed against Spain twelve years ago.
Whether the calling out of th
National Guard will bring on actual
war romains to he seen. Amerlca'l
mailed (1st confronts the Carranta
Government. The orders calling out
practically all of the Guard; the d!s
patch of additional ships and tram
iorta to Mexican waters; these ac
tions c:ns'itute a direct threat, and
In taking these ttepg the administr..
tlon plays Its lust card for an ami
cable settlement of the troublous
questions vexing the two govern
ments concerned.
If the dispatch of one hundred
thousand men to the Mexican bord
er serves to overawe the MexlCftns
all will be well. If on the other
hand and fear of this is being open
ly expressed here the Mexicans
are inftumed against the "grlngoes"
at this manifestation of armed
might, war must surely follow. ,
How news of the President's
course has been received in Mexico
City and among Carranza army of
ficers has not been disclosed. A
note based upon telegraphic instruc
tions from Mexico City to the Mexi-
nn Embassy was put In Secretary
Lansing's hands this jnorulng, but he
refused to divulge its contents and
would make no statment beyond say
lng that the note did not demand the
withdrawal of American troops. The 1
Mexican Embassy doubted If the note
was an ult'niatum but stated that
It was probably a request or a de
mand for an early reply to the Car
ranza nole.
MEfN'S BIBLE CLASS
ATTENDS SERVICE IN BODY
-Mr, J. W. Modlln's Bible Class,
forty five stroii'.', attnded last even"-"
Ing's service at B'ackwell Memorial
hurch, occupying front seats on tho
eft of the auditorium,
Members of the class led in prayer
during the Kervlce and special mua
cal numbers by Miss Pauline Tay
or and Miss Rose Goodwin of this
city, Miss Emily Clark of Wlnton
and Miss Mffuue Sawyer of Belcross
lidded to the linpresslveness of the
service.
An earliest sermon by the pastor.
Rev. I. N. I oftln from the subject;
'Prayer the release of God's Possi
bilities" stressed the idea of the
omnipotence of God anion his faith
fill followers.
ran so close together that neither
received a majority, there being six
candidates voted for. Tin third
man (Johnson) received 2,016 to
1,953 for Pate the next highest but
the State Board holds that he was
not nominated as there were 12,589
votes ccst for the six making, mak
ing 2.098 a majority of one third
of one half of the total vote. There t
is a kick but it will not avail.
May be simlar Instances in other
counties. If so, all the next high
est candidate has to do is to cite
this precedent.
A facetious friend at my elbow
ays that he gathers from the State
Primary re'urns that the apostles
of rotation In office for rotation's
sake are now reduced to the one
chance offered by watching the
nex'-spap-r obituary columns.