What Russia
Has Done
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I'etrograd. July 3 (By Ma!l Two
years of war has ('.one li :i.-ia good.
She hag n?t shirked iu battle, has
fought her best, paid the price in
blood arid Tibne anil iiot-withsfund-
rng. Is Letter off today tl.au she was
two years ao.
Iiussia'B first big win was by abol
Ishing Vodka. Russia Is without
arunnaras. uer s-eeona was her e-
cororalc and industrial awakeninz.
She Is learning to walk alone. This
dout'le social miracle wrought by the
war ought to prove a compensation
to Russia for all she has lost or
stands to lose.
Russia has nearly 200 million peo
pie of whom about lbO million, or
80 fer cent are peasants. These are
better off than ever in their lives
They get good cash prices for what
they sell. The high cost of livin
does not effect them much as they
live off their farms. Labor is scarce
but what there Is. is soher and ac
conlpllslies more than used to be
accomplished when it was plentiful
The peasant's today have money
Prior to the war, 800 million ruble
(100 million dollars) a year left the
villages and (twintry to pay for
dFInk. All "thi8 money now remain
in tne country.
Some B00 mill. On rubles a year
are now paid by the government as
pensibns or war allowances to tho
families of soldiers. Therfore, at
least a billion 300 million rubles a
year are tiow m the villages and
country which, before the war, were
not there.
Shifflovsky, President of the con
trolling bloc In the Duma, himself a
land owner, told me: "I am now em
ploying a number of men on my
plantation whom I had been com
pelled to Are before the war on ac
count of drink."
'In the villages a veritable mira
cle has taken place. Characters 1
used to recognize as drunkards,
wife-beaters,- and ne'er-do-wells gen
erally, have been completely trans
formed by the lack of vodka. They
wear ood tic" S3 and are clean. On
Sundays" yTTi ' see them at church
with their wives neatly dressed and
without black eyes which used to
be characteristic of them.
'Carpenters, conblers, joiners and
workmen fi'iv rally are doing better
work and more work now that they
tin n't drink. rink abolition has
worked H social and economical rev
ohiliui fit tills country."
Everything is expensive in Russia
it lire-sent nrw-y mining to lack
of transportation faciliti es In the in
lerior and lack of goods seaport.
Hut hi;h priccr really effect a com
paratlve few the co'leue professors
lawyers, members of the professions
clerks, etc., whose incomes have
not been increased since the war.
The working class, as a rule, are
less hard hit because the work is
nlenttful and wa?es two or three
fitnes a"S gft ' s they were two
vears ago. Various citizen organiza
'ions have done good work along
this line, keeping things going.
At the Ftart of the war, Russia's
-rops were threatened. Russia
was utterly dependent upon her
-rops and if they failed her she
Aotild re illy be up against it. The
I'nion of local or county coune'ls
ill over the empire got busy, joined
'muds with the military and the
icb was dove. Squads of laborers
were told to gather In the
nrodiK'f. No corner of the coun
try was too remote to pass un
noticed. The crops were saved
to the last grain, in no time at all.
This whs the work of the All-
Russian Zemstvo Union, a national
organ zntlon horn of the war. This
great group of plain ppople ever
since hive been working to support
the army and the nation, taking
care of the interior and labor pro
blems ns they concerned the rural
districts, helping distribute and
look after the refugees and aiding
in supplying the army at the front.
The cHies of Russia have organlz
ed in the same way for similar ser
vice to the country., except they
have the cities ns their sphere of
nctlon. a Central Committee of mem
liers of both organization co-ordlhat
ins their work.
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to save a little each week by living on less
than one's income rather than some day to
have to live without an income.
Saving something, no matter how little, is
the sure way to independence, wealth and
happiness. Savings deposited here are in
vestments, for deposits earn 4 percent inter
est compounded semi-annually.
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ion fund. SI. 00 will ooen an account.
England Fights
On'to Victory
(Fir United Press)
I
London, Aug. 4 The Drltlsh Em
The First National Bank,
Elizabeth City, N. C.
CHAS. H. ROBINSON, Pres't. L. S. BLADES, V.-Pres.
W. G. GAITHER, JR., Cashier.
Resources One Million Dollars.
pire today re-affirmed its determina
tion to fiuht on to victory.
Throughout the vast domain Aus
tralia, Canada. India and other lands
patriotic meetings are being held to
day in observance ot the second an
niveis-aiy of the outbreak of the war
From the largest meeting in the
truest city t0 t!n meeting in the
small -ist colonial or provincial town
the Mowing resolutions are adopt
ed: "That on the second anniversary
of the declaration of a righteous war
this meeting of citizens records Its
inftVxihL ih term nation to continue
to a victor! .us end the itruggle in
muinrenancp of th so ideals of liber
ty and justice which are the com
mon and sacred cause of the Allies,'
Similar mel tings were held, Em
pire wide, a year ngo today. A sim
'lar common resolution was adopted
and with it a prayer for an early
cessation of hcstilities. Today also
In practically every cathedral and
church throughout the Britten isles
were he'd 11 'y (Vinniunion and a
tp'cia! series of prayers.
England is ready for peace on her
i wn terms. England's terms are
Urine, of her Miles. The . general
principles for which she is fighting
have been repeatedly stated. Only
one of her specific terms which the
Allies endorse has been laid down;
that is the restoration of Belgium.
The German Chanci llor's recent ten
tative offer to create a new Belgium
not a France-English vassal, but be
tween whose people and the Ger
mans there should be the collabora
tlon of neighbors,' brought a prompt
and specific response from the Bri
tish Premier.
"We, the Allies, are determined to
Ree once more the old Belgium. She
must not be allowed to suffer perma
nently from the wanton and wicked
invasion of her freedom. That which
has been broken down must be re
paired and restored.'; As for the
otner terms, Britishers feel that It
would be futile to discuss them now
Here is what Sir Edward Grey says
on this point:
'The first step toward pence will
come when the German government
begins to recogn'ze the fact that the
Allies are not beaten and nre not go
Inj: t ) be. The one thing that is
more responsible than anything else
for the prolongation of the war is
that, thn German government goes
on telling the German people that
they have won the war, that the Al
lies aTe already beaten. If any of
the Allies have a ppeclal right , to
talk peace at this time It France
on whom for weeks past the concen
trated fury o fthe German attack
has fa'leii. But France is not talk
ing peace.
"Under the relations governing
the Allies we are bound n( to put
forth any terms of peace except in
common agreement and after consul
tation with them."
But these men nre politlcans. So
listen to Ar'hur Henderson, Labor's
member of the war cabinet:
"Who are the P ople most concern
ing themselves about peace negotia
tions, who apparently would accept
a patched-up peace of any kind?
They are the enemies of this nation
abroad, who are boasting that the Al
lies have been conquered. They have
been Joined by a Tew mistaken peo
ple at home.
"Against all such talk we must be
on our guard. We must see that
peace is founded upon justice and
honor. Inspite of all the suffering
and unparalleled sacrifice we have
been called upon to make. I am con
vinced of the utter futility and ac
tual danger of pace talk at the pre
sent moment.
"We must guard aga'nst the dan
ger of lK-nlng weary and discour
aged. The gallant soldier who recent
ly fot nd his death under such tragic
circumstances warned Us that it
would he a war cf from two to three
years' duration. The end is not in
sight. Let the enemy talk of our be
ing a cirpierod people. We know
different.
"Our armies are stronger, better
equipped, and in better spirit 1 than
even before, the relations between
ourselves and our Allies are more
cordial, tnore closely cemented than
they have ever been, and we are all
of us determined than ever."
Henderson represents a class of
population that has contributed four
fifths of the BritiBh army!
From Spain
To Argentine
PAPAL SHIP SAILS SEAS FOR
FIRST TIMF SINCE POPES
LOST ROME
lo di Torregrcssa from Spain to Ar
gentine. He Is ths new Apostolic In
ternunico t0 the South Americaen
republic .
The Vatican has officially notified
the different governments of the
exist ance of the Xuncius. The neu
tnility ot th'e Holy Sea is respect
ed. It sails under a guarantee of
immunity from all the belligerent
powers. The papel colors of yellow
and white fly from its mast head.
Vatican circles call the papal ship
a wartime necessity for the 'safe
conduct of the business of the Holy
Father." Whether it will be used af
the the coming of peace is a ques
tion they say. Many others, how
ever, attach the utmost significance
to this unique move on the part of
the Benedict. They declare the Nun
cius has come to stay. In it they
see the possible Inauguration of a
new papal policy.
Brandeis And
Lane Chosen
(By United Press)
Washington, Aug. 9 Louis D,
Brandeis andT5ecretary of the Inter
lor Lane have been selected by Pres
ident Wilson to serve on the Mexi
can Peace Commission. The name
of the third member will be nnnoun
ced a ssoon as he aeqepts.
NEW YORK IS
WORLD'S GREATEST PORT
(By United Press)
Rone, August. II For the first
time since 1870. when the popeg lost
Rome, a papal ship today sails the
high seas. Because of Its Initial mis
sion It. Is called the NuncitiR. It was
first chartered to carry Mgr. Vassal
(By United Press)
Washington, Aug. 9 New York
City hag usurped London's proud
position as the foremost port in the
world the only door of commerce
through which $2,000,000,000 trade
is flowink annually. Figures from
the New York and London commerce
Journals available today confirm this
assertion.
During the fiscal year ending June
30, 1915. imports an(j exports to the
total of $2,1G!I.OUO.OOO passed thrc
the great American metropolis, while
London during the corresponding
1914 calendar year registered a for
elgn trader of $1,485.1507,410.
New York's exports reached, dur
ing the period, $1,193,581,000 as a
gainst London's $202,655,300.
Britain's first port, however, main
tains tttV'mport supremacy with a
total of $1,222,952,110. New York's
Imports were $975,837,421,