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STORES CLOSE FRIDAY AT ONE O'CLOCK The Only Democratic Newspaper Published In Elizabeth City News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice VOL. 1 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING JULY 25, 1916 NO. 50 TRAPPED III III UNDER LAKE T V.1 E NT V THREE IN USE IIVES 'Tragedy Occurred When Terrific Gas Explosion Bursts Walls Of Passage (By United Press) Cleveland,, July 25 A gas explo sion today, at one o'clock trapped the workers in a tunnel under Lal Erie and the number is estim; .at twenty three. The tunnel in which' the me were trapped was being constructed jbjrfhe Cleveland Water Works Co. and tne WDrk was goinS on 150 Ieet . below the surface of the lake. The force of the explosion burst i the tunnel and water poured into thf ;passage,way . Five bodies have been recovered .and were bro;ht here this after noon aboard the steamer "City of .-St Clemens." The work had been carried to a ; point in the lake five miles oft .shore when the explosion occurred. PRINCE OF PACERS ON GRAND CIRCUIT (By United Press) Detroit, Mich., July 25 Joe Pat- chen HI, prince of pacers, who es tablished himself in the hall of rac ing fame, by pacing the mile in 2.03 1-4, will try a comeback here in the 15,000 chamber of commerce stake, , the pacing feature of the opening race of the Detroit grand circuit meeting. The ancient pacer will have some fast company, Billy Dale winter favorite for the 2.015 class, and a star performer on the Ohio tracks last season, is an entry. Negro Troopers Shot By Guard San Antonio, Texas, July 25 Three negro soldiers belonging to Company E of the eighth Illinois Reginunt of Militia are in the hos pital today as a result of wounds re celved when the negroes were tired upon last " night by -The provost guard after attacking H. G. Hene, It lawyer of New Braunfels, Texas. A Fourth militiaman, also wound . ed, was talien to his tent to tinv his wound dressed and has not left sime. In all cases the wounds were slight. The trouble started when a ston hit the automobile in which llcnne was riding as he passel a group cf io.-cro militiamen. Henne got out ot his machine and walked hick to in vestigate. . . ,sr i As the lawyer approached the ronp they assumed such belligerent! attitude and began to use such threatening 1 language that he con cluded discreation would be the bet ter part of valor and abruptly turn f Mettle, fntir of a nearby saloon. , orty negro militiamen followed" Mm. " ' . " ' 1 At this JuTTCture a detachment of Tegulars from the Nineteenth, con stltuting a pajt of th provost guard rusTied to the scene and ordered the militia to disperse. The negroes refused and the guard opened fire, the bullets tak ing effect ffl the legs of the disorder ly militiamen. Army officials are investigating the occurence. Superintendent Robert W, Isley of Currituck is at, flip Rummer aehool at Chapel Mill for a few days this week to look fr teiehers for his schools in Currituck couniy, - f W, G, Oalther has rttttrned froTn Nags Head , where he spent the week end. F i E While Berlin I s Silent Petrograd and London Both Claim More Suc cesses (By United Press) Paris, July 25 Another French advance is reported in todays offi cial communique, which gives de tails Of the ejectment of the Ger mans from 'a strongly fortified block house south of Estrees. All counter attacks of The Germans, made in an effort to reoccupy the position, are reported repulsed. "The great part of Pozleres is now ours"" Is the message from Gen eral IlatiT feeeTvea at London. "Nowhere have the Teutons reach ed the British trenches. "German counter attacks north of Pozi res have a'l been repulsed . "The Brit If-h have gali.ed addition al ground and have, captured two machine guns and more prisoners." ALLIES WIN ON ALL FRONTS Dispatches from Home report that the Ttai:ans have captured Mount Ciome, the loftiest peak of the Nor them Appenines. Pertograd claims' fuither advance of the Russian lines under General Sokharoff while in the Caucausus Grand Duke Nicholas Is reported within ten miles of Erzingan with the Turks In disorderly retreat be fore hihi. Representations have also been made to neutral governments to the effect that famine conditions I nTur key are he worst in the history ot that nation. It is unofucIaTy charg ed that Turkish oKieials held vast quantities of grain and food until communication was opened with Germany at which time these sup plies were disposed of to the great profit of the deaters and to the dis tress of the populace. OFF FOR AUSTRALIA TODAY (By United PressT San Francisco, July 25 Accom panled by his fightiag brigade, Jim mle Dime of New Castle, Pa., silver haired 'maker and breaker" of pugil Istic lights, t-et still aboard theSon oma today for Australia. Included in thp party of pugilists were: Ex Champion of the middleweight divi sion, George Chip; lighfheavyweljh "Bearcat" Tom McMahon; Middle weihtg Joe Chip; Welterweight John ny Riley; lightweight Tommy Tou hle; Featherweight 'Babe' Picato and Bantamweight Patsy Brannlgan For the service of the seven battlers Dime has been guaranteed $16,000 with the privilege of accepting 25 per cent of the gross receipts. The fighting brigade will remain in Am tralia frr'sfx month-,. returning to the United States aobu Xmas. prob ably via Shanghai, China, tfhero sev eral exhibits bouts fill Te stare?. Chip is gu-ranteed $10,000 for foir bouts, the ether boys, $1,000 each for five touts. men UK The above cut $riv:s a goad view of the winner in the Good Will Day boat races getting under wav. III SCHOOL SESS1DHCL0SES N. W. Walker Presented Bank Account For 'John' the Summer School Baby ChapelUM, N. C. July 23 The session of the University Summer School whirs' comes to a close on Thursday of this we; k will lie a landmark in summer schools in North Carolina frr many reasons. Not only has it enrolled far more students than ever met together to pursue studies In this state during the summer months 1050 in all, 52 law students additional but it nas hen n record for conslstant work .pursued rot merely to satisfy attendance credits, but with a de sire to bring about self-improvement and a mom thorough know ledge of the subjects taught in the various schools of the state. The teachers of North Carolina have comp here in full force. In fact, over 900 of those here are either engaged in some phase of school work or are preparing to teach for the first time this fall. There are 380 teachers from the small country schools of the state, and V9 country schools principals, which together total nearly half of the Fiimmer school attendance. These tome from all sections of the state, for on'y six counties are un represented here. Those preparing to teach during the coming year for the first "me number 139. Many of these pre already college gradu ates, but are here to perfect them selves ln the professional work of the teacher. The city schools of the state have sent to the summer school 17S tea chers. 13 principals and 10 fupcrin tendents. thus making a total of over 200. In addition t0 these there are lfi teachers from private school within the state and 24 teachers from outside tlie state. There are 25 students here to prepare them selves for college entrance this fall by removing certain condition's nee essary for entrance. Furthermore, there are 10.1 students doina; work simply Tor college credit. Many of these are students who attend the university during the winter terra;, others ar students of other colleges in the state. One rf the most interesting dis coveries i the fart that of those faking summer work hVfe are col lege graduates, which means that they hold some ffegf'.-p from one of the North Carolina Colleges or 'im aTc'reif'feil college outside tbe sfat". This means' that rtenr'y one third of the student body are cnl Uzp eraduat.es and cives further evl d'nee of, the ftct that the summer school As now drawing thonghful people, who wish to do serious Toil;, 1 SUM Photo bf While Will COHCLUOE liEGOIIMiS Final Formalities of Pur chase of Danish West Indies take Place Tb-day (Ey Unlied Press) Washington, July 25 Negotiations for the purchase of the Danish West Indies wi'l probably be closed today. Vhe consideration Is approximate ly twenty millions It i8 officially sta tej at the White House. Acerrding to the treaty th0 U. S. rcIinq'ibheB ally ri-ut by discovery to certain parts it Greenland, which is u Danish ro S"ssion. It Is ai!-0 understood in the agree muit th:it the p'op'e of thy three Islands. St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. .-wT7 not surrnder Danish nllegbnce. These are chiefly no' groes and their chief industry is the cultivation of sugar cane. The Is'ands lie fifty mil s off the east coast of Porto Rico and are a hout 142 square miles in area. The inhabitant number nearly 3 thousand. " OnExcursionl Next Week The Sunday school of Blackwell Meniotlnl church will go on a days outing nt. Virginia Beach on Wed nesday, August 2nd. Everybody is invited to join this Sunday school on this excursion and the committee in charr" wi'l en deavor to make the ocaslo,) n most pleasant and enjoyable one to all who go. The train leaves Elizabeth City nt 8 o'clock and will stop at Cam den, Belcross. (Jroaory, Shuwboro and Snowden. tf All class work is now over, and everyone is In the mid-t of exami nations. ?he summer school examl nations close Thursday! when the work of the summer will have been completed. No session has been so fruitful of hard work, pleasant days social pleasures and instructive and entertaining special features. Lec tures, musleils, plays, and social hours havP been numerous. The University campus was perhaps never more beautiful than now. The rains have kept It green, and it has been well oired for, besides. The -'pr.m in which Director N. W. WnlV'r of the snrnmr school is hel( was strikingly illustrated lat week when the faculty and mem bers of thr summer school present., ed to his infint, son, John. 'The Summer School Baby," a bank cer tificate of deposit for a .. substantial sum. IS HEW LAND BIIK Capital City Working Hard To Get Federal In stitution Located There (Special Correspondence) Raleigh, N. C, July 25 The pro verbial ;'Wflson luck" continues to keep step with the official acts of the present administration, and it is i ein shared ..largely by the existing Democratic congress since the law aakrrs succeeded in getting 'second breath' and on secarid thought con luded to' carry through the Wilson policies. Now that the President has sign ed the new Rural credits law, pass ed by the Democratic congress, both are being credited and congratulat ed upon at las-t breathing the breath of life into a practical" means of emancipating in a measure the far mers ot North Carolina and forty seven other States by placing farm loans on a basis and footing with commercial loans generally. North Carolina hopes to secure one of the twelve Federal Land Banks prodded by the" new law, and Raleigh has already put in its bid for the location here of such a bank for the I district designated tor the two Carollnag and Virginia where reliable farmers con ob tain (at law rate of interest) long time loans upon their land, with ensy payments provided, just as a successful manufacturer can borrow money on his profitable mill proper ties. The farmers of the coimtry could not get legislation of this kind, as the record proves, as long as a Republican occupied" (Tie White House. With both branches of con gress Democratic, ns they are today such a measure would not have teen p Inted In the country's stat ute looks if Charles E. Hughes had been president instead of Woodrow Wilson. Wall Street and the Mor ganH would not allow Hughes to sigi. a bill like that. FIREMEN AND FIRE PROTEC TION The State firemen have returned to their respective homes after near ly a week spent at their State's cap ital. The Inability of the Ashevllle and some ather companies of the west to reach here on account of the floods detracted from the event to some extent. But the annual con venlon and the tumament event were highly successful and every visitor enjoyed the occasion immen sely. They siid so. And Raleigh was proud to have them, for they are a fine set of men and gentlemen. Thev prently admired RaMirh's splendid nerml ladders, motor truck reels, dee'ric engines and ether up-to-the-minute equipment. an, when they ask their towns for like appa ratus, it will pay towns of much size to provide It. without delay. First-class fire protection Is the best Investment property-owning citizens of any town en make. The fire lad dies will do the rest what? and then some. THIRD DISTRICT JUDGESHIP The Democratic Judicial commit tee of the third district will m"et at Weldon July 29th to take action in providing for the filling of the va cancy caused by the death of Judges Peebles, now temporarily filled (till the next regular election) by Judge F. D. Wlns'on under appointment by the governor. The committee is expert ed to ordr a primary for the dlctrict to select the nominee, but in the absence of pirty machinery to provide for such emergency It Is not required to do so. Judge Win ton favors a primary". It is under ftood that several aspira,l5(for th placo may contest for it and they may not dor so.- 1 ,- f MORE FLOODS IIIJMIT Durham Reports Serieus Damage Following CoN lapse of Big Dam Today. (By United Press) Durham, July 25 Many bridges are down, highways are floode and1 corn three feet high is completely inundated following the collapse of the tf n thousand dollar dam or tha Little River Manufacturing Company today. The dam gave way before a phep ominal head of water produced by three days of heavy and continuous rain. Acquiesced In Blacklist (By United Press) Washington, July 25 That th British blacklist ot American firms wasn't published until the asqules cence if not the approval of several large New York banking institutions had been assured waa the statemeat made to the United Pres8 on ; good authority today. The influence of American bank ers is considered responsible fpf the fact that more firms were not la eluded on the list. The bankers approached argued that only those houses having direct trade relations with Germany and those business Is of primary mili tary value to Germany should be blacklisted. The bankers were convinced that th0 South American trade of the Lnited States would profit rather than suffer by the boycott. - Mnv blacklisted firms it is said who hate been maintaining Germany's trade relations with South America, hare, been in a position to do so only be cause they were domiciled in a neu tral country, British officials argued, in taking up the qifr'STton ot boycott with the bankers, ta5t tke business done by blacklisted firms would be merely transferred to bona fide American firms not blacklisted. To The Beach On Friday The First Methodist and City Road Sunday Schools will enjoy an exeursin,, t0 Virginia Beach Friday, July 28th. An I'lvtt.tion Ih extended to the public genra'ly to g0 on this ex cursion with these two Sunday Schools and enjoy a day's outing by the senshore Those in char.'e of the excursion have made most attratlve arrange ments to Insure for the excursion slsts n day of pleasure at a very modest cost, and th Indications are that the excursion will be widely patronized. Leaving Elizabeth City at eight o'clock the train will make stops at Camden, Gregory, Belvross, Shaw boro and Snowden tf ADOPTION OF SCHOOL BOOK8 The States school text book com mission and the sub commission have concluded the lengthy hearing" given publishers and today (2nh) they closed communication with them and all their agents and repre setatives. The subcommlsslon are now worklnsr carefully in examining thm boohs,' the prices and briefs sub mitted by tho publishers. Their con elusions and recommendations will be presented at a joint meeting of tha commission and the subcommla sion as soon as completed.
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