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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1916
NO. 45
Governor aroonetl At Asheville
Jfoman log Acting In (lis Stead
Terrible Flood Conditions In All Flooded
Districts With Total Loss of Lowland
Crops Reported
LOSS OF LIFE FEARED HEAVY
'Gallant Rescue Crew Attempting to Save Others Be
lieved Drowned
Great Loss of Life Feared
As Result of Raging Floods
(By United Press) .
Charlotte, July 17. Grave fears are felt
here that a party who went to the rescue of
twenty men engulfed when the Catwaba River
bridge went down are all lost.
The boat carrying the rescuers to the
wrecked bridge capsized and none of those on
board has been seen since.
(By United Press)
Washington, July 17 The South
ern Railway has practically aband
oned trafflq soi. th or Washington.
Reports continue to pour in re
counting disaster from floods in
.North and Soufli Carolina.
A dispatch from Raleigh states
that the flood conditions around
.Asheville, Charlotte and Salisbury
Aft terrible. No communication with
Governor Craig, marooned at Ashe
ville is possible.
The Governor's private secretary,
Miss May Jones, is acting as Gov
ernor and disposing of important
matters demanding immediate at
tention. It is feared that lowlands crops
in a'.l the flooded section ere a total
loss.
The second bridge on the Char
lotte division of the Southern Rail
way went down this morning. Ser
vice beyond Salisbury has been com
pletely s'opp'd, and te'.egraph wires
south of Charlotte are also down.
Atlanta is being reached by way
of Chicago and New Orleans.
Ten millions dollars of damage,
five known killed, a hundred miss
ing, railroad and telegraph tralllc
paryllzed, these are the net results
of the flood sweeping the Carolinas
and Virginia.
1
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY J
Asheville and Biltmore are hard
iest hit. The French Broad at Ashe
vllte lias broken its course and is
flooding factories and homes. A
white man and a negio were both
drowned in the attempt to carry
food to guests in the upper stories
of the Glenrock Hotel Just across
the street from the Southern Depot.
Many families are marooned in the
nipper stories of their homes.
Rescue parties have been organiz
ed. Ashevi'.le is without lights, and
some of her streetB have been turn
ed into veritable rivers.
The by? dam at Lake Toxaway
and two other dams at Henderson
ville are said to nave collapsed.
The Southern Rar.vay Bridge on
the Catawba River at Belmont, N.
C. has gone down carrying eigh
teen men into the river.. Whether
these men were drowned or not has
not been definite"? learned.
' VANDERBILTS AMONG HEROINES
Reports from Asheville state that
-the floods have left ' five hundred
Ready to Go
On Tomorrow
(By United Press)
Baltimore, July 17 The Deutsoh
laud now plana to leave here to
morrow .
In an interview with -a reprcsenta
live of the United Press a member
of the crew slated today that the
loading will bp completed tomor
row. Captain Hiusch says that the Bre
man will land here or at New York
In a few days.
Court of Arms
A Menagerie
KITCHENER'S COAT OF ARMS
SPORTED A REGULAR MEN
AGERIE
(By United Press)
.London, July TT. A look at the
late Lord Kitchener's Coat-of-arms
today disclosed that It sported a
regular" menagerie including an ele
phant, a -camel, a nu, a star, an
eagle, a lion and three bustards, al'
denizens of countries in which K.
ft K. had served his king.
THREE THOUSAND ORPHANAGE
CHILDREN TAKEN FOR
AUTO RIDES
(By United Press)
Cleveland, July 17 Three thous
and girls ani boys from Cleveland
orphanage were treated to joyrides
in COO autos donated by Clevelan
ders today.
GREAT. CROWDS attended our
July Clearance 'Sile, on Saturday
the topenlng day New values and
bargains for this week. M. LEIGH
SHEEP CO.
people homeless and have enrolled
Mrs. George W. Vanderbllt and
daughter, Cornelius, among the list
of the nation'sheroines.
They are personally in charge of
the rescue work about the great es
tate, Bilfinore, and have waded into
the water to their waiss many times
in the effort to save lives.
Signs Bill
For Farmers
(By United Press)
Washington, July lk Accompany
ing his note with a speech paying
high tribute to the meoBure, Presi
dent Wl'son today signed (be Rural
Credits Bill.
This bill provided a system of
land mortgages so that banks may
handle long time mortgage loans to
farmers.
Big Events ... .
On The Turf
SEASON OF GFj'f'O CIRCUIT
LIGHT HARNESS EVENTS
STARTS AT CLEVE
LAND TODAY
(By United Press)
Cleveland, 0., July 17 With the
promise of more sensational speed
and a greater number of dazrling
contests than any previous racing
season has produced, the grand cir
cuit light harness evetns started
here to-day.
More than 2,500 horses are hook
ed to run during tie three months
of racing on the ten tracks through
out the middle west.
The total money offered by the
circuit members exceeds $400,000.
Five futurity events, worth $40,000,
will be decided at the grand circuit
meeting here and at Detroit, July
24-29; Kalamazoo, July 31-Au?. 5;
Gnnd Rapids, Aug. 712; Columbus,
Aug. 14-19; here Aug. 21-26; Pough
keepsie, Aug 2-Sept. 2; Hartford,
Sept. 4-9; Syracuse,' Sept. 14-19; Co
lumblis. Sept. 18 30; Lexington, Oct.
2 14 and Atlanta. Oct. 16 21.
Ordinary purses have been in
creased from the usual $1,000 to
$1,200 and $1,B00
"Never in fhe history of harness
racing have so many horses been in
sight" said President Harry K. De
veraux of the circuit today. "I ex
pect the 1916 season to be the best
In the circuit's history."
Driver B lly Andrews of the Bis?
Six is ill and probabJy will not be
seen in a suky this season. Ben
White wi'l replace Andrews. The
other standbys: "Pop" Geers, Billy
Snow, Lon McDonald, Charley Val
entine, and Tommy Murphy, will be
here OK.
There arc two new trftcKs nn the
circuit "this season. Poukeepsle
takes the plate of the Empire City
track near New York and Atlanta
was taken into the circuit when
Montreal was dropped last winter
because the war's restriction of rnc
ing in Canada to three days a week
matte the Montreal track unprofita
ble. Columbiig took one Montreal
week .
Mr, M. Lelt'h Sheep hiR returned
from Rpndin the week-end with
his family at Nags Head.
Germans Now
For Hollweg
(Br United Press)
Berlin. July 17 Leading German
newspapers are now rallying to the
support of Chancellor Bethman Holl
we?, who has been under fire by
advocates cf a more vigorous and
unrestricted 8 btnarine policy.
They deny that his peace discus
sions have weaker.ej Germany's
caus9 and make reassertlon of their
confidence in the eventual triumph
cf German aims a-'ainst t.e BrLisu
and French offensive on the western
front, though at the same time ad
mitting that heavy fighting is ahead.
A gimi-offki.il German news a
geny announced today that the
Russian war losses In recent cam
I alalia amount t) the appalling to
tal of 262.0J0. These Iosss include
nearly 15,000 officers of wiiom sev
enteen were generals.
A MILLION YARDS
FOR THE BELGIANS
Asheville, N. C. July 15. A cam
paign to secure a million yards of
cloth for the relief of the sufferers
in the "Kingdoms ot Grief", Bel
gium and Northern France, was
launched neTe today by the. North
Carolina Commission for Relief in
Belgium. According to the announce
ment from the State Headquarters
here, the Commission will call it
the "Million yards of Cloth" cam
paign, and special appeals will be
made to the cloth manufacturers ot
the South and to the citizens ot
Norh Carollua. It Is desired, that
cotton cloth of any kind (ginghams,
calicoes, etc.) be given in the cam
paign. Cloth in any 1 ength, style,
color or quality will be acceptable
durii'gk this campaign.
Owing to the strict war refla
tions against sending; second-hand
articles of clothing into the coun
tries which receive help through
the Commission, it is absolutely nee
essary that Jill cloth be new.
It is especially desl.ed by the
Commls-fn that cloth which has
not been made into wearing apparel
he sen, owing to fie fact that the
clotrr!T.iiped to the scene of the suf
fers can be made Into clothing by
them, thereby giving employment
to thousands of idle people who, due
to the conditions of their countries,
cannot find work to do. According
t0 statlctlcs gathered by the Com
mission, there are 3,000,000 human
beings in Belgilum and Northern
France In need of clothing, and
these poor fortunates have become
I wholly dependent upon the generos
ity of the 5(ood people ot thH United
States. The situation Is said to be
so serious tliat, even though the
schools are open bint running, the
children have to take turns in at
tending, owing to the scarcity of
clothing to cover their bodies.
To these who nilkht ask it the
situation in B.dgitnu has not been
relieved by the gifts 0f American
people, the Commission states that
while great and untold good has
been accomplished by the generosi
ty of the people of this country, the
situation in thnse countries, where
food and clothing are being sent, is
growing worse day by day; and this
is due to the fact that the resources
of the people who since the war
started have helped themselves,
have now bun exhausted and these
people, too, have turned to the Com
mission for Relief In Belgium for
food and cloililng. The present
needs are so Rreat that the Belgium
Government has requisitioned all
Belgium ships and placed them at
the disposal of the Commission for
Relief In Belgium.
Tlio "Million Yards of Cloth' cam
paign will be conducted in such a
manner that the smallest git'-. even
ono yard of clo'h from any indivi
dual, will bo receivei, or the larg
est gift from the most generous
hearted FouthTn manufacturer, fhe
Commission for Relief in Belgium
KAISER AG! II SOD Ml
13 FIGHT LIKE IMS
Hand to Hand Encounters in Deep
v Dug-outs characterize Warfare
Along Great British Offensive
(By United Press)
London, July 17 The Kaiser is a
gain at the Somnie front w.here the
Germans retreated Saturday night
under the battering blows of the BrI
tish, offensive.
Dispatches from the front today
brought new details of this success
ful attack.
The figh Ing is described as most
Uclous In character, and in some in
stances the Germans fought with
wolf-like tenacity in the effort to
retain their pog tlons, meeting the
enemy in hand to hard fights In
deep dug-outs where in the semi-
darkness only the eyes of their op
ponents weie visible.
Knives and bombs were the prin
cipal weapons employed and when
these were n it to be had men
fought primitively with naked fists.
Russian troops, according to dis
patches from Paris, are in action a-
long the Champaigne front and are
Inflicting heavy losses on the Ger
mans; while in the -Verdun sector
the French continue to report suc
cess and progress.
Berlin today admits that the Bri
tish offensive, has carrleS" the""Eng
llsh lines into the Ovlileis woods.
Petrogiad claims 13,000 prisoners
captured as a result of Sunday's
fighting, including 214 officers and
over 12,000 men. The Russians also
took thirty guns, an I a great num
ber of machine guns and Ctlier ma
terial, The sixth convoy of Russian
troops landed in France today at
Brest. This brings the total num
ber of trocps Bent by Russia to th'J
French ftont up to about 30,000.
RECEIVES SEVERE WOUND
Nags Head, July 16 Lloyd Bar
clift tecelved a severe scalp wound
Thuisday morning while bathing off
the pier at Nas Head with a party
of boys and girls. Starting to dive
from the pier, his foot slipped and
his head struck against the piling,
cutting a gash nearly three Inches
long. He was rushed at once to Man
teo in Mr. W. R. Wright s yacht
where Dr. Gates dressed the wound
He is now getting along quite well,
though the wound was thought at
first to be vtry serious.
guarantee th"i) Site delivery to any
point in B.'Uium or Northern
Frnin-o of goods given by Americans
for the benefit of the millions of i
suffering women, children and ba
bies of the "FTInfidoms of Grief."
The operating expenses of the
Commission Tiave been so systemati
zed, it Is stated, that it expends less
than three fourths of one per cent,
of the value of the goods handled;
Itg officers serve without pay; it
has no money of its own; Its acts
as s'eward of the benevolence of
others. The Commission ho worked
out the care of the people of the
stricken so; tlons that seven cents a
day will feed a woman, child or ba
by, and $1.C0 will clohe a baby ond
J.I.OO will clothe an adult.
The general receiving station for
fi eight and exprers Is the Commis
sion fi r Relief In BeUIum at Char
leston, R. ('., and all mail, packa
ges or letters should i,e addressed
to the Commission for relief in Bel
rlum, Asheville, N. C.
. OUR JULY CLEARANCE, 8 ALE 1.1
now In full swing Get In on It sup
ply your needs now. M, LEIGH
SHEEP CO.
In Convention '
At St. Paul
CHORUS OF A THOUSAND VOIC-
ire VA 1 1 r- t n n A .
ONISTS CONVENTION
"TOMORROW
tBy United Prtss)
St. Paul, Minn., July 17 A chorua
of 1,17 voices, not one of which,
ever raised its tlairon tone to the
strains of "Hail. Hail, The Gang
All Here," will lead the Prohibiti
onists' National Convention in song
when It opens here tomorrow.
More than twenty thousand song
books of the convention have been
. . i. i . . - .
Bi-uiicrea luruuguuui me country -and
prohibitionists from every state
have learned the list. Hundreds ot
auto parties are off their way Into
the city from so far as 3,000 mile
distant, holding; Impromptu prohibi
tion aong services along the route.
The chorua will be led by ' Rollla
M. TeaSe of S. Paul who, though
now-r"rtofesBtonal singer, has been
law. clerk, miner, tramp, rancher,
machinist and builder. He wrote
many of the convention songs
Among the songs are , such a
these: "Our Nation's Going Dry,''
Rln? Out Wild Bells," "Katie la
Cashing My Che"k." "Down In Th
licensed Salton," and several doz
en more like. that.
Back Home
In October
(By United Press J
Washington, July 17 According
to the statement of a high official
in the War Department today Villa
Is dead and the National Guard will
be back home in three months.
SURPRISE PARTY AT NAGS
HEAD
Nags Head, July 16 A delightful
surprise party was given Miss Elo
lse Cahoon Thi rsday. Miss Cahooa
Is tBe guest 0f Miss Elizabeth Hath
away.
A numbi r of games were played
ana delicious refreshments ' were
served. The guests were: Misses
Elizabeth Duprel, Doris Owens, Ina
Mae Leltoy, Marlon Owens, Eliza
beth and Katherlne Hathaway, Eliz
abeth and Margaeret Nash, Elolse
Cahoon, Pattie Bardift, MlUlcent
Grlce. Emily Jennings, Rose ' Lee
Wood, Evelyn and Sallle Bright,
Messrs James Hathaway, Waren Jen
nett, Oscar Gregory, Joseph Dean,
Haywood Duke, Selden Lamb, Averjr
Jones, B. Horton, Wr. Ballard, Ed
ward Owens and Joseph Winslow.
NOTED LECTURER TONIGHT
Dr. William Frederick Hall of
New York City will lecture here to
night at the annex of the First Bap
tist church.
Dr. Hall is a locturer of national
tame and hln appearance here to
night In in way ot a delightful sur
iri to i ho neonlo of Elizabeth
City.
A nemtnal ndmNslon fen will bo
charged for this lecture and the pro
ceods will rv plven to the work of
the First Ba'tl t church' chapel oa
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