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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 5. 1916
NO. 33.
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!1 Happy Orderly Good Uill Croud
I7eie -The City's Guests 6n fourth
And Good Will Day Was Old Betsey's
Biggest and Best Day in History
VISITORS PRAISE CITY'S HOSPI
TALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT
Horace Smith Was Here And Said It Was Good To
Be With Us On Such A Happy Occasion
Manager Pugh Expresses Appreciation
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. Again I wish to call attention to the co-operation, and
co-ordination iven the Chamber of Commerce by citi
zens of our beautiful town, by the transportation lines
both water artd rail in the matter of special excursions and
rates; and by every one who contributed In any way to
make the day such a success. Especially deserving; of
mention ar,e every member of the Police Fore of Eliza
beth City together with all special policemen', all of whom
did their work in true city style; and the City Manager
nd his department who co-operated in every way both
iafge and small; the people who had floats and who
took part in the parade; the United States Department
of Commerce and the Coast Guard, the Water- Com
pany for putting three extra spickets on the streets afford
. ing free water for all; the newspapers who have sup
ported this movement from the start; and everybody
who in any way contributed to Elizabeth City's greatest
day which shall be known as "ELIZABETH CITY'S
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GOOD WILL DAY.
C. H. PUGH
Elizabeth City's first Good VnH
Day was an overwhelming success.
The crowd here for the day has
been estimated at fifteen thousand
; and more, and while there Is no
way of either Verifying or disprov
ing such estimates, perhaps to set
the number at ten thousand, as this
paper put it ye-fterday, would be
conservative and not far from cor
rect. ' I
A matter that has attracted gen
eral comment was the orderliness
of the crowd. Only one drunk was
repotted, and up until the ball game
the police had not made a single ar
, rest. There were few accidents,
also, and such as occurred have hup
pily had no tragic and no very ser
.tons enlng.
Tha freedom from confusion was
In large measure due to the ex
Velle'nt work of the police i.epart
tnent under the direction of Mana
ger Commander and Thief Thomas.
The officers were not accustomed to
such work but they handled the Tlg
crowds like veterans, and In spite
oftre fart that the people, too,
were generally unused to police in
terference with their movements on
Elizabeth City streets, almost al
together without friction. One farm
er was disposed to he angry because
'his automobile, which he Bid park
ed on Main strret, was moved; hut
when the regulations were explain
ed to him he put on another face.
To attempt in one issue of a four
page. or even an eight Rage paper
to do jusice t0" the events of Good
"Will Day would he futile. With, n
summery c the day's events ttlfeaflv
publi-hod In yrpter.lny'B paper The
Advance ftill finds itself overwhelm
' ed by the wealth and the mass of
newspipcr material at Its hnn1. Tn
this article nothing more will bp nt
tempted further than n brief stnte-
merit of the results of he various
of the day:
THE RACES
"The Lean Man's race, In front of
theeour! house was won by John L.
Wells. The prize for this race was
"the best hut in the shop" and it
was provided ty Weeks & Sawyer.
Mr. L. W. Cox was ready for all
Comers in the fat man's race, but
no one ui peered against him and
the prize, a pair of trousers from
hte store of McCabe & Grice. goes
to him by default.
The first I oat rac ana the silver
cup offered as first prize was .won
by O. S. King of Smithfleld. Vir
ginia, who with a long white boat
of the "Victor" type raslly outdist
anced local competitors. The, second
prize, of five dollnrs in gold went to
Mr. T, fe. Ilayuian'and the Slide.
In the second race tlte first prize
a silver cup was won by Brad San
ders and the fecond priz0, five gal
lons cf cylinder oil, went to Duke
Cropsey.
ATHLETIC EVENT8
Plymouth defeated Elizabeth City
in the t all game by a score of 11 to
7. Other events occurred at the
high school grounds preceding the
ball game. ..
THE PARADE
Chairman J. Kenyon Wilson, for
his committee wishes through this
paper to thank those who t part
In the parade and contributed to 'its
success. It was the biggest event of
the sort ever pul!ed eft in Elizabeth
City and reflected ore:lit on town
and cn the sectfbn. One mile and
three tenths long by official measure
ment, and wl h some to spare then,
it made a procession which probatdy
pla?cd the crowd no less than the
aeroplane flights later in the day. .
One of the most popular fea'ures
of the parade was the ngamtifhn
section, which surprised the people
of the city as well ns the visitors In
nke and in th effectiveness, of ' its
costumes. The success of this sec
tirn was largely doe to theu-itirin J
efforts of Mr. , Charllo Wi'son of
Weeksville. and he deserves a Irdte
of thanks from tie Chamber of Com
mer:e. Unfortunately the Judges
were having such a good time en
Joying the day that they failed to
make an award for the raggedest
ragamuffin but it has been suggest
ed that this prize ought to go to
the man who had the Ingenuity to
hitch a mule to a wheelbarrow and
the diring to negotiate the city's
streets riding on this vehicle.
There were no prizes offered for
the floats in this parade, and per
haps it was' ss wU for there were
a number that deserved a first prize
- Frcm the head of the Parade with
its police guard and the Newport
News Shipyard Band to the last au
tomobile in the rear the parade
was tloroughly interesting and'Sur
ptislngly varied and elaborate. The
naval militii and veterans followed
Ihe bund, then came the Highway
Commission and County Commissioner-,
making - a ' splendid showin?
The Chimhor of Commerce followed
rn the good ship Advice. The Boy
Scouts with Scout-master Ford mar
rlicd in line, the women's clubs had
nt'rtctiyely decorated autos, and
the Elizileth City Hospital was
most appropriately represented by
an automobile filled with nurses in
uniform.
The Pasquotank Corn Club Boys
had a splendid delegition. each car
rylng a thriving specimen of the
yetir's crop. The Canning Club Girls
followed in four big wagon loads,
making an, excellent record on this
occasion, as has been their custom
since their organization last year.
The Farmers also ma;le a ?ood show
Ing.
THE FLOATS
Among the merchants nd manu
facturer's floits it is difficult to even
enumerate the, large number, much
loss t0 describe them. The Prltchard
Soy Bean Harvester, Chesson's Dry
Goods Store, The Albemarle Laun
dry, Gallop ft Toxey, (Weeks & Saw
yer, Elizabeth City Iron Works, C.
A. Cooks, McCabe & Grice the First
National'Bank Tts Savings Bank,
Melick's, C. W. Stevens Co., the
Texjs Company, 'and Scligs were a
mong the large number attracting
eh pedal attention. - "
The Odd Fellows headed the fee
tlcn of the parade made up of thn
fnleinal orders and with the Sing
Ing Class from the Odd Fellows Oh
phanaie constituted one of the big
features.
The Best People on Earth, follow-
rd, upholding a very large and hand
seme "0!d Glory", the Knights of
Py bias and" the Junior Order had
gcod representations, anl the Red
Mm brought up the reir of the sec
tlon wih a most elaborate and well
arranged parade which constituted
"a whole (irons." A float of In
dlnns was followed by many others
on horseback, and the effect was an
rxerllent one, .
The pma'l boys on T I'cyoles , were
very uttrft'tlve and included In 'hoi
ranks a number tf girls.
Many private Eutomobiles were
Steamer Sinks
In Channel
(By United Press)
London, July ; 5. The ' American
steamer, Jacob Luckenbach, was
sank1 in the English channel to-day
at a result of a collision. The crew,
were saved.
Refugees Are
In Typhoon
(By United Press)
Washington. D. C.July 6. The
Navy Department has radiographed
11 vessi Is to 1 e on the lookout for
he tranrport Monterey bringing
home refiuee-t fro.m Mexico, The ves
el, when last heard' of, was st earn
ing ln'o a typhoon iff the coast of
UuL-aroa. v '
Mexican Spy N
Is Released
(By United Press)
Washington, D. C. July 5 The
department of Justice has announc
ed the release of a Mexican spy cap
tured on the border through lack
of laws under which to prosecute
such offenders. .
Arretted On
Grave Charge
(By United Press)
Salem, Mass July 5. Six men
were arrested here to-day when the
tody of Miss Margaret Ward was
found in the tonnenu of vthelr au
tomobile. Tl-.cy are hold as access
ories tj an illegal cperntlon. .
eautifiilly decorate I and carried
fair occupan s who add d much to
the s(ene's teru'y.
WON THE WATCH
Jim Fr:nk Trltchard rf tipper
Weeksville got to the' top- of the
greased pole on the courthouse green
and won the watch there awaiting
him. Tom Thumb Bailey of Eliza
beth City made such valiant at
tempts, however, that the crowd
took up a collection and bought
him a watch .too.
The sparring match m. he AI-
krama Good Will Night was welf
attended and was fought out to the
tenth round wiihout a decision. Many
fans thought the local artist had It
a shade the letter on bis antago
nist, Hit the s'atement will be chal
leng'd by perhaps as many others.
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British Gain
On Offensive
(By Uhited Press) " '
London, July 5 The second phase
of the supreme offensive 'of the ' af
lies tn the Western f rout Is now
thought to be developing. ''
- AH guns' have been moved up
since the recenf advance 6f the DrT
tish and French lines and the1 occu
pation of German trenches, aniTthe
artillery is again preparing the way
fpr a second infantry advance.
The Germans are replying terrifi
cally -to the allied attacks and are
making desperate and determined
counter attacks to regain their lost
ground.
In last "ni ht's fighting the British
made imprrtant gilns between An
cre and the Somme. In heavy
courteratt icks the Germans are des
crfbed as repulsed with, frightful
'oses.
The German attacks on
were continued with the
vio'ence last nlh. but
Vtrdim
greatest
w.'thout
gal:s for the attackers, Annnoun
cement from the British-French
headquarters in France states that
troops from Verdun are being rush
ed into action in the Somme region
in a desperate effort to stem the
tide of the allied advance.
Berlin Claims .
f oSterii Tide
(By United Press)
Berlin, July B. In stubborn band
to hand fighting the Germans unler
Bavarian Prince Leopold repulsed
with heavy Russlm ataclfs near
Baranozl I.
Robert White
In Accident
Mrs. W, T.' Jackson, and her
daugh'er, Miss Llzzlo Mae Jackson,
were lo.h thrown from the buggy
end narrowly escaped 'serious injury
when their buggy was run into by
Robert White, son of Mr. Paul White
of this county. When aid reached
the scene of the accident Miss Jack
son was unconscious, but neither
suffered any broken limbg nor any
hurt more serious apparently, than
bruises and shock.
Mrs. Jackson was comnig into
town lehind Dr. Pendleton's auto
mobt'e both on thA right side of
the street. It is thought that young
White did not know that any one
was behind Dr. Pendleon's car and
swerved to the street as he was
passing it. He is the young man
who shot and killed a Mi s Ives Inst
summer, Ho, Is a relrtive of the
Jncksons. , ' :
IN A NATIONAL GUARD
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LEADERS .
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PfifiWCE
Pacificatory Tone of Car-
nnza N.ote Due to Their
Intermediation
(By United Press)
Washington, D. C, July 5. Com
pletely pacificatory Carranza's reply
hai reached Secretary Lansing and
President Wilson.
It emphasizes the significance of
Carranza's immediate ielese of A
merican prisoners as indivative of
his sincere wi.h to work with the'
United Stites for peace. It formal
ly announces Carranza's favorable
atttitude ti.wanl mediation as pro
pesed by the Latin-American coun
tries but leaves it t0 the United
States to say wt ether this method'
cr direct negotiation shall be re
lied on to. solve the question. Em
harassment of the De Facto Govern
ment as a iesult of the presence of
American troops in Mexican terri
tory is referred but the demand for
their withdrawal is not reiterated.
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Secretary I anslng his officially
announced that the United States Is
willing to continue negotiations to
ward a settlement. . ' .
. Webb C. Miller. United Press cof
respondeat at Columbus, says in a
dispatch to-day that military mtm "
along the border ' express the belief
that the orders- will come soon for
the withdrawal of American troops
from Mexico, though there ) no
outward indication that such a step
Is to be t'ken. On the' contrary,
the work cf repairing roads goes
on and supplies are still being; rush
ed to Pershing's base,
T'nthVal infuma'lon is to the
eff.kt th't General Pershing favor
withdrawal unle s there is to be in
terventlon.
With the delivery of the pac-
Mfl. atory Carranza note to the State
Depirtment this morning, the his
tory of the lemarkablo achlevraent
o' unofflclul diplomacy in paving
the way for making possible a peace
a' la solution of the Mexican prob
lem was revealel.
It was made public todiiy that Car
ranza had prepared defiant note
which would probable have precipi
tated war between the United States
nd Mexico. Getting wind of the sit
nation unofficial diplomats got busy.
American and Mexican labor lead
ers and various notables In sympa
thy with the cause of labor, includ
ing Lincoln Steffens. who was re
cently a t'est cf Carranza for sev
eral months, constituted themselves
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