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VOL. V
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING JULY 25, 1916
NO, 49
IITII'S REPLY 0IISAIISFAC1IM
IS WORD .01 AMBASSADOR PAGE
Reported Also That Unless Satisfac"
factory Reply is Forthcoming,
Peremptory Demand Will Be
.Made on London Foreign Office.
(By United Press?
"Washington, July 24 The State
Department will Immediately ac
knowledge to Ambassador Page at
London receipt of the British mail
reply and inform hinTtLat the jepFy
Is not considered a real response
to the American note.
Request for early response on the
principle Involved will be made.
The foregoing Is the official decla
Tatlon of the State Department.
Officials characterize the wild ru
mors afloat here - that the United
"States might convoy American mall
carrying ship with war vessals as
absurd rot." ,
The direct relation between Bri
tish mall seizures and the blacklist
Ing of American firms was pointed
out by the State Department offl
"clals after the arrival of Britain's
preliminary reply to the protest of
this government against the seizure
-of American mall.
Extreme Impatience Is felt over
'England's delay in replying to the
American protest, partly because It
Is by this illegal practice of open
ing the mail of American firms that
England is alleged to have obtain
ed much information ui on which
she based her black list.
Officials declare that the reply re
reived yesterday is wholly unsatis
factory because It Ignores the Prin
:iples expounded In the American
rote and deals cnly with specific
cases which have no hearing for a
reformation in British practices
Unle-s a satisfactory reply Is
shortly forthcoming Ambassador
Page will be instructed to make
peremptory demands upon the for
eign office.
Tor Widows of V
Guardsmen
(By United Press)
Washington, July 24 Widows of
National Guardsmen killed in ser
vice on the border must be paid
the same gratuity of six months
salary whih is accorded widows of
regulars Comptroller Warwick ruled
today.
STOCKHOLDERS IN'
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
A very enthusiastic meeting . of
the stockholders of the new- hard
ware company which is to hegin bus
. wo anmetime in the early
j moo
tall was held here Saturday
noon.
Twenty new names were
to the list of subscribers to
after
added stock
at this meeting.
A second meeting was called for
Saturday August 6th, at which time
all stockholders are , asked to be
ready to pay In the amount of stock
that they have subscribed to the
news enterprise.
At the meeting Just Indicated It
is expected that the date for open
ing up the new business will be de
elded upon.
FREE MILK BEATS SALOONS
(By United Press)
Minneapolis, Minn., July 24 The
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery la
giving Us employers all the milk
they want free to stay out of sa
loons during their lunch hour. Nine
Cluindred pints of milk are hauled to
the company's 25 acre plant flally.
"The r'an boa succeeded officer any.
I
OF,
Suspician That Vessel Has
Met Untimely End Not
Countenanced, How
ever (By United Press)
Baltimore, July 24 German offi
cials have confessed that they are
in the dark regarding the werea
bouts of the Bremen, Bister ship of
the Deutschland.
But In the same bredth theea offi
clals declared that they have no
reason to believe that she has met
an untimely end.
It is reliably stated that the Deut
schland will not sail until the Pre
men arrives.
WESTERN FARMERS FIGHT
FOOD MARKET GAMBLING
- (By United Tress)
Bismarck, N D., July 24 Farmers
launched a nation wide fight here
today to stop gambling on grain
and farm products in all stock mar
kets of the United States.
The movement is backed by the
Non-partisan Political league of
North Dakota whose membership
has Just swept the state of Nortn
Dakota clean, In the recent primar
ies. Every state candidate nomlnat
ed was jhelrs. They were undefeat
ed everywhere.
Their fight was featured by three
factors:
It was launched by farmers, yet
was sponsored and enthuslastleairr
supported by labor and union . rami
of North Dakota cities.
Although various farmers' granges
and Individual cluhB from the party
It remained a unTt without splits
or Jealousies.
Its ranks and lenders were assem
Med without reference to rellgn
politics or nationality, but for it
single object of the complete nM;
tion of all gambling with grnir"
and foods.
Following the sweeping victory in
North Dakota, league lenders are f
rolling farmers of Minnesota for a
similar fight. When Minnesota, is
swung, it is planned to make the
movement national, picking up So
clallsts where fanners are In the
minority.
Fails By
Sixty Miles
(By United Press)
Paris, July 24 The French avia
tor, Antoine Marchal, who started
from Nancy to Russia fallen by six
ty miles, being captured By the Oer
mans nt Cliolm, Poland, After drop
ping proc'aniatlons on Dojlln.
HEREABOUTS
BREMEN
WANTED-;- IS extra salesladies.
No experience necessary. Apply at
once to Manager In Charge of Sale
at 8. R. SIFF CO, ' i i
1 - . .... 4
Ragamuffins In Good Will Day Parade
r
.
In the upper picture a wagon load of these merry rag
amuffins is shown.
In the lower picture a nearer view of some of the jolly
funmakers is given.
Credit for the overwhelming success of this feature of
the Good Will Parade belongs
Weeksville
E SAM IS
JC'I'I III EEAD
For First Time in Fifty
Years He Takes First
Place in Ship Building
(By United Press)
Washington, July 24 'The Amer
lean output of merchant shipg for
the calendar year will exceed that
of all the rest of the world" the
chief chamberlln of the United
States Bureau of Navigation has
predicted.
This will be the first time in fifty
years that the United Staes has
Ird in t-hipbuilding.
The figures show three hundred
and fifty one steel ships wlih a to
tal tonnage of 672,000 gross tons
end half that number have already
been launched. "
. ....... UNION . SERVICES
Sunday night Mr. Cunningglm
preached to a large Towd In the
Cann Memorial Presbyterian church
The next pervice will be'at the First
Baptist Church Sunday night, when
Mr. Black will preach. Union ser
vices are growing in popularity tor
Sunday nlshts in summer. In Rich
mond Va., the congregations of the
Third Presbyterian, St. JameB Meth
odist. Third Christian St. John's
Episcopal and Broadus Memorial
Baptist are having union services,
and the paper states that approxi
mately 1,200 people attended the ser
vice last Sunday night.
AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Miss Elizabeth Dexter lvts recent
ly been appointed secretary of the
North Carolina Club at thn Colum
bia University Summer School.
Jtflss Catherine .Albrtson has
been designated one of the three
members of the club to have charge
of the North Carolimi section of the
summer school matrailiia.
E
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(MR-.-
if.. L,
to Mr. Charlie Wilson of
FRENCH FLIER BREAKS
AVIATION ALTITUDE RECORDS
(Hy United I'res)
Paris, July 24 l!y establishing a
new iiititule record of 19,5:10 feet,
wl h tl reo p sseng 'rs aboard and a
new recordd of 18.E.'.0 feet with two
passengers. Aviator Sergeant Etlen
ne Poulet has Just wrestled the lau
rel from the Germans.
In establishing this new world's
record for altitude with tw0 passen
gers Poulet was obliged to fly In un
favorable weather, reaching a dis
tance of 1,:,30 feet, sufficient to
lower th 18.100 feet record held by
German Lieutenant Blen.
A few dayg later, Poulet was
blessed wlih Meal weather and mot
or conditions. With three men a
bosrd: M. Proust, weighing 145
pounds; M. Dnclie weighing 148
Pounds and M. -p.iillard weighing
125 pounds together with 21 pound
of ballist, Poulef readied )n aiM.
tnde r.f Tn.n.lO feet, fakbg th" pre
vlors record of Vjm feet from the
Germany flyer Sab.tlin-.
This leaves the Fr-m h in posses
Hen of nil aviation rcords previous
ly held by the Gmr.ns, It Ksald.
BANK MEMs' LEARr ""
AQVERTlSlf G PAYS
(By United Press)
Minneapolis, Minn., July 24 Offi
cials of the Ninth District Federal
Reserve brfnk herP today announced
that they have lenrne, If pays to ad
vertls. p-a,.rR br,nds of the
United stfifs ln the hands of indi
vidual investors In denominations as
low as $100 hs be.-n accomplished
through newspaper advertising.
"Such a step Is In keeping with
the lest counsel of European na
tions," Chairman John H. Icn of
the Federal res' i-v,. Inwik said today
"The people must bo 11 to think
thai ih's ii thlr government, and
that they have au Interest In it.
Their holding givernrfient bonds
will help them. They will realize
they bare loaned ft friend some
mcny tv bav his note."
ALLIED OFFENSIVE
GERMAF1 POSITIONS 01 AIL FR01TC
And Teutons Continually Forced
to Give Ground According to
Reports From Capitals of Allied
Nations.
(By United Press)
Petrograd, July L'4 The Russian
armies have blasted and battered
their way through the German lines
bi'low-JUga.-uTTQ tave-shatterert - An
trian resistance t0 further Russian
advance toward northeast rn Gall
cia and Hungary.
Violent artillery duels between
tho forces of General Kuropatkin
and Marshal Von .Jl Indention? con
tinue along the most northeastern
point Of the battle front,
General Kuropatkln's successful
piercing of HindeTnerg's lines 'is
considered one of the most striking
achievements of the war.
BRITISH ADVANCE FURTHER
London, July 24 Amid the blasT,
of artillery fire from the great gum
of the British their forces have ad
vanced further In the thrust arouffil
Pojleres, reports General Haig, and
heavy fighting cottlnues.
This violent attack has been wag
ed along a seven mile front from
Thiepval through Poiereg and Ln
gueval with heavy counter attacks
on the part of the Germans and of
ten with hand to hand conflict.
At times newly gained ground has
been captured by the Germans, but
the British have been steadily mov
ing toward the third line of the Ger
mans.
DROVE OFF DESTROYERS
The British sea patrol drove off
a fleet of German raiding destroy
ers Saturday night the admiralty an
nouneed today.
After several were driven off BrI
tish llpht cruisers engaged six Ger
man destroyers ln a ficht, frequent
ly hitting them. The destroyers sue
ceeded however In reaching the Bel
glan coast.
EXTRAORDINARY ACTIVITY
Paris, July 24 Extraordinary ac
tivity on both sides of the French
German battle line is reported by
the official commlnulque.
WAR MOVIES SHOW
ACTUAL. BATTLE SCENES
(By United Press)
London, Ju'y 24 London movie
patrons are having the biggest pho
tographic tliri'l of the war here to
day. The latest series of official Bri
tish war movii. films show work or
mo' He nntf aircraft guns at the
front is actual fl.'htlng.
From "somewhere In France" ts
shown .a tiny .sped in the air as
one of the much vaunted (Jerman
Fokker's comes Into focus. It grows
larger and Is 'spotted by the antl-
alrchaft gunners, Thiyare soon in
action, hurling shells after shell to
ward the enemy craft, "Then in full
view of the spectators the Fokker
is hit. A se'-ond shot hrfngg it crasn
Ing to earth ln flameg.
The offieial announcement Tor a
feat like this would read:
"Veste'dsy an enemy machine
was brought down in our lines."
Seeing it produces the thrill that
an official announcement lacks.
RUSSIAN BECOMES FAMILIAR
LANGUAGE IN EUROPE
(fy United Press)
London, July C (By .Mill) Th"
Russian lanznae, hitherto almost
nnused In Western Europe, promis
es to become a well-known tongue
of the fu'nre.
BATTERING
WILSBIUgll
And Will Allow Demo
cratic Caucus to Deter
mine Action as to Child
Labor
(By United Press)
Washington, July 24 President
Wilson will alga the Rivera and
Harbora Bill despite hla atron ob
jections to certain new items con
tained In the measure.
After a talk with Senator Sim
mons of North Carolina the Presi
dent has TiioIcate'a that he will let
a Democratic caucus determlae
wheather or not the Child Labor
Bill will be put off until December.
BELGIAN ARMY READY
FOR ANL EMERGENCY
(By United Press)
London, July 21 Belgian troops
are ready for a miniature battle, of
Verdun on their own front, If tho
fortunes of war bring It t0 fhem.
Visitors to the Belgian front are,
few but King Albert did not object
to Sir Charles Warefleld, the Lord
Mayor of London, looking over the.
Belgian lines.
Out-door life, "roughing it," fresh
air and hardships have done to the
Belgian soldiers when they have
done to all other men in Europe;
converted them Into marvels Of
'health and strength.
"In 1913 I was present at the Bel
glan maneuvers," says the Lord,
"but since then the Belgian troops
seem to have developed physically.
They're bigger and stronger than
the Belgian so'dlers of 1913. And
they arp equipped and ready for
whatever comes."
Certificate
is Refused
(By United Press)
London, July 4 The Attorney
General has refused the certificate
which would have allowed Sir Rog
er Casement a direct appeal to the
Houbo of Lords. '
AGED INDIANS MARCH
IN PREPAREDNESS PARADE
(By United Press)
San Francisco, July 22 Veterans
of the Civil War, Spanish War Vet
erans and aged men wh0 participat
ed in the Indian campaigns in the
early days In California were the
most prominent figures in San Fran
Cisco's preparedness parado here to
day. It was estimated when the pa
rade began that between 15,000 and
20,010 men w6urd have marched
past tho reviewing s'and before the
demonstration was finished.
All the fraternal organisations
the Ity were represented, efteU
marching as an hidlvldoai anrt.
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