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cpnn The Only Democratic Newspaper! News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice U U U X '.Published In Elizabeth City VOL. I ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING AUGUST 9, 1916 NO. 61 0 r STRIKERS AGREE TO Refused atFirst to Accept Proposition But at Last Minute Took it With Proviso. Accept Offer Of Arbitration (By United Press) New YorkJAug. 9-3:25 p. m. The railroad employees have accepted the offer of the United States Board of Mediation to serve in effect ing a settlement of the dif -fcrences between themsel ves and their employers provided immediate action t is taken. New York, Aug. 9 Th Brother hood retimes to accept Government mediation, preferring to confer with railroad representatives. Determined to enforce their demands and reluc tant to accept arbitration, the chiefs of the four brotherhoods of railway employees met the representatives of the railroads again today.- All memoers of the United States Board of Mediation are on hand watching the progress' of negotia tion and will probably offer the services of fife Board in effecting a settlement today. Bakers Want Ten Cent Loaf (By United Press; , Salt Lak8 City, Aug. 9 The Na tional Master Bakers have adopted resolutions declaring that it is "the sacred duty of tnepublic to fix the price of bread at ten cents." The uffTecendented rise in ingre dients and labor is given as the rea son for such action. The idea is to have the lncreaese made permanent and nation-wide. Seven hundred thousand members of the NatMIKf "lousewlveg League will fight against the Increase in price- Rounding Up Mexico Bandits '(By United Press) Mexico City. Aug. 9 Eighty thous and Carranzlsta soldiers are now pa trolling the border rounding up and exterminating bandltB, according to a statement just Issued by War-Min ister Obregon. Genreal conditions a long the border are characterized as satisfactory by the official state ment. IJWJ It is denied in financial circles that Mexico is planning to make a loa to the United States. "t . ''RECEIVE HUGHES ON TRAIKi v , - ... (By United Press) St. Paul. Minn., Aug. 9 Members f the Minneapolis Hughes club and other prominent Republicans made elaborate arrangements to re ceive Charles Evans Hughe on his arrival here today to Bpeak In the Twin Cities. The Minnesota Republican league, which met here today, planned to aid in Hip reception. Dr. H. T. Aydlett has returned from a trip to Niagara Falls. New York. From there he crossed Lake Ontor'o to Canada nndvlslted the city of Toronto whlrh hag a popula tion of 6:0.000. ARBITRATE F nnnoifiue Dr. F. D. Owen Asks For Big Attendance at Mass Meeting at Court House on Friday. Dr. F. D. Owen of the Federal De partment of Agriculture arrived in the city this morning and stated that he will move his family here a bout September 1st. As to the work which he is now preparing to take up in Pasquotank county. Dr. Owen has this to say to readers of The Advance: "No doubt you know of the work which the Federal Department of Agriculture has been conducting in North Carolina during the past two years in an effort to help the far mers save their hogs from that most costly of all animal disease, Hog Cholera . "Some few weeks ago it appeared that this work would be discontlnu ed altogether in North Carolina, but We are now glad to state that it will not only be continued, .but we will be permitted to ' concentrate our efforts to the six extreme north eastern counties of the state, by which we can do more intensive work, and a we believe, secure much better resuls. "In tulB new work efforts will be not only to control cholera by means of the antl hog cholera' ser um, which at its beat 'a but a tem porary expedient that will save on ly that particular Tot of hogs that are vaccinated, or Inoculated, but it is hoped that the disease fan be so controlled by sanitary measures that the expense of vaccinations and inoculations can be done away with to some extent. "In the pust two years the great est results and best responses to our work have been in these six northeastern counties, and so in planning this new campaign, it was felt that here the work should be first taken up. - "To that end, Dr. B. B. Flowe, State Veterinarian and I. are plan nlng to hold a meet'ng in Elizabeth City, at the Court House on next Friday, August 11th, at firee p. m. and at which we desire ;o have ev ery farmer in Pasquotank county he present, both- land-owning farmers and tenants. No matter whether he owns one hog, or one hundred, we want him to come for at this meet I ing plang will ,be discussed and ar rangements will be taken up for the inauguration of the new work. 36 come out, and bring every one In your neighborhood with you, that the work can be gotten under way before the fall outbreak of cholera gets started and takes its annual toll. 5rj!3S5J "Remember to be at the Court fIoune next Friday, August 11th. at three p. m. if you are at all inter esteded in hogs. N. Y. Faces Milk Famine (By United Press) New York. Aug. 9 The city faces a milk famine ag a result of the de mand of the up-state dairies for higher prices. The distributors have refused to consider the increase and a conference of civic and state authorities has been called. Mrs. M. N. Overman of Newport News is Ihe guest of Miss Vergil la ranns oft Vet Main street. ' Mfs fiesSTe Colioon left today for a vf --It to friends at Vllloughhy Beach. ' M'ss Ilattlp Orettory cf Raloluh ir visiting her Muter Miss Pearl Ore .PIT fin Morgan street. R New York Is A Great Port DIRECT WATERFRONT LONGER THAN FROM NEW YORK ' TO CHICAGO (By United Press) New Yoik. Aug. 9 The shore line and 'pier lengths within great er New York harbor, including Jer sey shore, are longer by. 71 miles than the distance to Chicago via Pennsylvania , railroad, says the Chamber of Commerce report avail able today. Orcc'al figures give Greater New Yorlr direct waterfront of 578.4 miles. On the New Jersey main land waterfront, extending from Sandy Hook to the Hudson River shore opposite New York City's nor thern limit, affords 192.93 miles more, making a total direct frontage- of 771.33. This is more than the lineal d'stance from New York to Charleston, S. C, or of New. York to Cincinnati. Measured around the piers and along the heads of the slips, the length of the developed waterfront brings out some astonishing facts of capacity fcr handling maritime and inland trade at th's Port. The five soroughb have a total frontage of 260.2 miles. This with the New Jersey Improvement of 133.45 miles makes 393.65 miles, or a lineael foot length of 2,078,456 feet.. This latter total, with the total length of waterfront on the same shore, of 4, 072,600 lineal feet, shows that bare ly half of the length available for trade is as yet w'thln the develop ment frontage of Greater ew York Measuring waterfront both a round piers and along shoreline Greater New York has a total length of 739. 3 miles, or 3.903.504 lineal feet. Adding the Jersey stretch of rivershores opposite the City's Jength on the Hudson gives 240 miles more, making a grand total by this. mode of measurement of 979.3 miles, or 5,169.504 lineal feet. That , is 71.3 miles longer than the entire distance from New York to Chicago by way of the Pennsylvan ia Railroad. WHY HER CLOTHES COST SO MUCH (By United Press) Chicago, Aug. 9 Here's why her clothes cost so much. This fill she asks for long full skirts on Tier party gowns and dress es anj ins ets that 1-1 a yard ma terial be usee. It takes four yards and 'up" to make a fkirt of this kind, or $84 worth for "just the dress goods" which doesn't make the waist nor put on the trimmings'.' That's "why some women's dresses cost around $150. This deduction was brought out to day when Chicago dress manufactur ers made their d splay at the Fall Style show of Chicago-made gar ments at Bismarck gardens Dress manufacturers vied with each other to display the most cost ly material in their dresses. Buyers agreed that all had succeeded. The war has made costly material more postly, say manufacturers, be cause these kinds -come from Import ed goods demands a good price, mid die west buyers discovered today. Navy blue Is the prevailing color The waist fs cut yoke effect with purples, and wine colors also are favoritea. The walsf Is cut yok8 effect with a collar in the back. Mr. Luther Lassiter and famfly have FctufiToiT from Hattcrns where they viCTT?r -friends and relatlres. Mrs. Maraiaret Hill ha returned from a v'sit fn her diughter, Mrs. V. J. Trafmn In Norfolk. Dr. F. D. Owen of Italeich was n the city today making arraiue ments to move his family hero a bout September flrnt . From Spain To Argentine PAPAL SHIP SAILS SEAS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE POPES x LOST ROME - (By United Press) Rome, August. 9 For the first time since 1870, when the poptg lost Rome, a papal ship today Bails the high seaa. Bemuse of its Initial mis sion it Is called the Nuncius. It was first chartered to carry Mgr. Vassal lo di Torregrcssa from Spain to Ar gentine. He is ths new Apostolic In ternunlco to the South Amerlcaen republic. The Vat'can has officially notified the different governments of tbo existame of the Nuncius. The neu trality of the Holy Sea 's respect ed. It sails under a guarantee of Immunity from all tire belligerent powers. The pa pel colors of yellow and white fly fn.m 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. Brande's and"Tiecretary of .the Inter lor Line hSTt been selected by Pres ldent Wilson to serve oft the Mexi can Peace Commission. The name of the thir,j member will be announ ced a ssoon as he accepts. Wheat Jumps f At Report (By United Press) Chicago. Aui. 9 Wheat jumped from five to seven cents today as the result of the government crop report predicting a thirty per cent decrease in production. WAR ODDITIES A letter from the late Lord Kit chener ,exeorIating slackers in to be sold at auction for the benefit of one of th war funds. The letter. nev er has been published. Trench rats, the abomination of Tommies, sometimes prove valuable when the Germans are shooting pol son gases at the allied trenches, a soldier on t'urlouvh said. The rats become uneasy and can be relied on to warn off the approaching gas. BIG INCREASE COTTON EPORTS (By United Press) Washington, Aug. ,9 The total a mount of cotton exported from this country during the month of Aug ust amounted to 94.000 bales as com Jared wltn" 37,000 for the corres ponding month last year. D D Dudley of South Mills, was n the city Tuesday. M. N. Toxcy of Shllch wat in the city today. Mr. Toxey has just re covered from an operation at a Nor folk Hospital. R. W. Freeman of Wilson .Super vising flg'iit of this district of Coun t Agricultural Agents, Is in the city. . Dr. J. S Mllllk-n of Buffalo Civ Is In the city today. ,, W. S. Rnystnr of Henderson was tiere toljiv on busineRs. HIS LIE BRILLIANT CUIUS ill Dtfemie mi ana nun Fifteen Thousand Prisoners Taken and Austrian Stronghold Falls Before Advance. Gorizia Falls Before Italians (By United Press) London, August 9. The Italians have taken Gorizia with ten thousand prison ers. The victory is regard ed the greatest the Italians have won since the begin ning: of the present war. London, Aug. 9 Nearly two mil lion men are battling along the Ison 10 front in a great struggle for Oor lzia that may prove the turning point in the war. The' Gorizia bridgehead the key to an advance to Trieste and long an object of Italian attacks has at last been taken and the Italians are pouring across the bridge gaily singing national airs, their helmets decked with flowers, to the assault of Gorizia itself. It is believed that the town of Gorizia will surrender within a5' few hours. If It has " not already done so. Fifteen thousand prisoners have been taken In the offensive of the last two days and both Rome and other Italian' cities are swept today with a tremendous wave of enthu siasm. A terrifflc bombardment ot the Austrian line, in which the Italian warsliips took part, preceded the movement of the Italian Infantry. Their success Is believed in largo measure due to the fact that the Germans have taken large numbers of troops from the Isonzo front in the effort to stem the RusBlun ad vance in Gallcla. 2EPPLIN RAID LAST NIGHT Zepplins" raided the coast of Eng land and Scotland last night! accord ing to official idvlceg made public this morlTng, Three women and orte child were killed, and fourteen others are Injured. MIGHTY TRIPLE OFFENSIVE A mighty tlle offensive with sev eral lifiiudn men auu thousands of guns is engaged 'n slowly squeezing the armTes" of the Central Umpires on every front, who are fighting stub bornly with many instanced of rare bravery1n their ranks. The Austrlans .ermans and Turks are giving up ground in every thetre of the war save in the Balkans where recent skirmishes herald the beginning of the great Allied Offen sive. The Slavs are advancing with their newly gained thirty mile fronl stretching from Niznlow, fifteen miles from Stanlsluu, to Nadorna, a railway center of ten thousand In habitants, twenty mile south of Stan'slau. The capture of Stanislaa within a few hours fs expected, which will materfSTTy Increase the danger to Von Bothmer's army. The striking victory of the Itali ans has begun to partly open up the way to Trieste, the great objective of the Isonzo campaign. Resistance at Oerizia is expected but it Is be lieved that the Austrlans have had to literally strip their lines to the danger point Tff order to meet ne Kussians in Gallcla. ALONG VERDUN FRONT From Paris come official advices that the Germans have again recap tured Thlauninnt redoubt, northwest, of Verdun after flnhtln-t all nii;nt. Th0 French repulsed nil other at tacks along Verdun front, advan cinjTto Finery. On the north of. the S mime the FtPTJIIIK BDY , IDS III SAMOA Tries to Avoid the Crowd But is Deluged With Congratulations, Music, and Rice. The following, which appeared ia Tuesday's News and Observer, will be of interest here. Mr. Cartwright ia from Pasquotank, instead, of Hertford as stated in the News and Observer repor and has contributed a number of articles to this paper: Washington, Aug. 7. Mr. Luthef W. Cartwright, of Hertford, secre tary to Governor J. M. Poyner, of Samoa, sprang a surprise on hi friends af Tattiila on Friday,' July 7th by secretly marrying Miss Ham mond, the daughter of the' chief war : rant officer stationed " in Samoa. New8 of the marriage has Just reached Washington from Governor Poyner and Jude Alex Stronach. Mr, Cartwright wanted to keep the marriage secret and get off at Apia, 80 miles from Tutuila, on a vessel sailing on the afternoon of his marriage. Circumstances appear ed to favor him for nearly all worn en and children of the station were off on a picnic and most of the off! cers were busy with their various duties. Governor and Mrs. Poyner were the only ones invited to the marriage and they pledged ecrecy. Unfortunately, however, In clearing the vessel for sea the passenger list had to be looked over and the named of Mr. and Mrs Cartwright at tracted the attention of Lieutenant McConel, the chief customs officer. The news spread like wildfire. The telephones were used, messengers sent and m no tlme every one ex cept Mrs. Poyner and the Governor were burning to the vessel' wharf. Then too, as if to swell the fervency of congratulations the picnic party came back Just In time to join the rrowd. Every body got busy and secured the band to coma down to the shore and give a sere nade. The embarassed Cart wright. who thought he had stolen a march on everybody, was greet ed, with his bride, on the wharf by a crowd of practically all .the officers of the station, their wives and children, while the band play ed the wedding march.. Their baggage had gone down ahead of them and the crowd got hold of that In some way and deluged ever thlng'wlth rice. Mrs Cartwright is a very fine girl and both the bride and groom are very popular on the station. Qoy ernor Poyner kndly gave the cou pie a week's leave, which they spent In Apia. Oermaffcv repeatedly made counter attacks throiiKhout the night against the new positions of the French. They JTnally entered a single trench but were ejected. "The batt'o Is ' continuing In that region. AIRMEN CHOSS THE VOSGES Flying In the darkness at the rate of a mile a minute FrencTi aero nauts crowd ti e Vos;es mountains Into the Black Forest of Germany and boiiilarod the town, Rothwell, (Crotinued cn Next "Paso) A
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