North Carolina Newspapers

News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice The Only Democratic Newspaper Published In Elizabeth City VOL. 1 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING AUGUST 14, 1916 NO, 65 any Saved From Hood Dy Daring Mountaineers Reckless Riders Keeping Ahead of Rush of Waters Barely Able to Warn Neighbors in Time. Not 4 A Life Lost , (By United Press) Asheville, August 14 Many small towns in this section are threatened with serious damage a the result of the breaking of the great Lake Toxuway dam fifty miles south of herev Warned of the reat catastrophe the residents of these towns had time to flee before the floods reached them. How the possibility of . heavy loss of life In the villages below the great Toxaway dam was avert ed through the daring ride of North Carolina mountaineers Is told today by the survivors them selves. "I . " rnose moiHU&iueeis, riniwiio death! galloped through the endan gered villages telling the story ot the oncoming floods and warning the residents fo flee to the hills without delay. Not a life was lost. The pro perty lost is estimated at half a million. Hints of a rigid inves tigation and possible action against the Philadelphia capitalists own lng the dam were noised abroad to day when it was learned that the retaining wall had been reported as leaking several times during the year. Shortly before noon Sun- aay an alarming vinume i w was noted seeping through the masonry and at about six the watchers Baw that the break had been ripped wider and that the collapse of the dam was inevitable TIardy mountaineers volunteer ed to ride down the valleys and warn women and children of the approaching flood. Traveling over mountain trails t() gain time and often risking their lives when riding breakneck speed where the trail followed a narrow ledge on the mountain side, the riders kept just ahead of the racing waters Residents , of Walhala, Pickens. Anderson and Sneca were warned by telephone of the danger threat ening and In some cases the refu gees barely gained the heights in time to see their homes below them washed away. IN POLICE COURT Stewart and Ben Alexander, while, were fined ten Hollars and cobU In police court this rooming for disorderly conduct. Pool Dagley and Sidney Bentoi, were fined ten dollars each an., costs for carrying blinding head light on his machine. Levi Crank, white, wus fined ten dollars and costs for violating the 'traffic rules in falling to drive to the right. Calvin Morrlsetta was fined for failure to carry rear lights on his auto. Encampment At Chicago VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF UNITED STATES MEET FOR PREPAREDNESS CONFAB i IN CHICAGO (By United Press) Chicago, August 14 Unc!e Sam's sons of empire met here today to talk of the t!me they carried the flag Into China, the Philippines, Cuba, Vera Cruz and the coral reefs and desert sands where the United States army, navy or marine corps has fou,rht In the past decades. Several thousand of them, mem bers of the Veterans of the Foreign war ot the United States are at tending the seventeenth annual en campment of the national organiza tion. They came prepared to talk preparedness. " Grand Commander Oils E.- Har ding of of Denver, and Adjutant General Col. K. G. Woodsido of Pittsurg were early arrivals. Del egates ai'e here from the Philip pines and central Zone posts. Del egates displayed with pride their Campaign Badges. This badge, issued by Cdngress t0 men who aw active service in the Philip pines, Haiti. Santo Domingo or Cuba, was the official badge of the encampment. The favorite campaign di( ussed today was that of General Win field Scott, made from Vera Cruz to Mexico City in 1846. ' The niass.cre at the Alamo was re enacted, the sinking of the Maine pictured anew and the inoccupa tion of Cuba of Cuba, and the Niea raguan campaign werP fought over again by men who took part in many of these famous events. The opening session was called to order shortly after noon today. A smoker w'll be held this even ing. The two hundred delegates of the Ladies Auxiliary will hold their Initial meeting tonight. Resolutions favoring enactment of the Key pension bill, already passed by the lower House of Con gress were to be adopted at this afternoon's session. Memorial services to commemorate the mem ory and history of the day will be conducted on the afternoon of the sixteenth. The Convention will end Thursday. At Alkrama To-Night The Rosebud entertainers book ed for the first three ni-rtita of this week at the Alkrama, will present an attractive program tonight in addition to the regular motion plc ture program. ALLIES MAKE FURTHER 61S With Minor Checks Here and There They Con tinue to Press Teutons Hard on Every Front London, August 14th. l'Jltt On the British front during the night thi' Germans made slight guinsN getting a - temporary foot held in the trenches . west of Poz ieres. uc( ordlrg to General Haig'j report tlrs morning. South of prs. however, the British car ried out a successful raid with out loss. ARRIVAL REINFORCEMENTS Dispatches from Home state that the arrival of Austrian reinforce ments has checked the Italians ad vance east of Gorizio and has slightly Impeded the Trieste drive. Fresh gains are reported, however, at Tolmlno. General Cadornas' forces have pierced another strong line , of Austrian entrenchments east of Nadlogan it is officially Bald THREE ATTACKS REPULSED From Paris it is reported that the French followed up their suc- esses north of the Somme yes terday with an advance South of that river tn sharp lighting last night. On the Verdun front three German attacks were repuls ed east of hill 304. LAST BARRIER BROKEN The lust formidable barrier, to emburg. according to reports from Pctrograd. has" "been broken and the Teutons are retreating general- along the ninety mile front to ward the Galichin capital. Along their whole line the Rus sians are reaping a bloody harvest on the eastern front. South of ernburg alone the Teutons lost seventy-five thousand men. half of their most efficient force. The proportion of German prisoners Is also steadily increasing. TTie Russian war office also an ounces further progress by the Russians along the middle Sereth egion and that, still other forces advancing westward from the rlvi r Korapetz have reached the point on the Dneister before Mar- ?.!npo. SHILOH BRIEFS Sblloh. August 12 Revival ser vices closed at Sblloh Baptist chun-h last Tuesday night. . Thlr- tv-four were added to the church. Miss Hattle Jones of Columbia Is visiting her aunt Mrs. N. P. Dav enport of Shlloh. ' The Phllathea class entertained the Baraca class at the home of Mrs. Ilettle Wright last Thursday night. The dining room was de corated with Phllathea colors light blue and white. After games had been played Ice cream and cake were served. Mis9" "Ethel Pugh of New York la' visltln' her cousins Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hughes.. Mr !.. R. Godfrey and little daughter Kula are 'spending some time nt Ocean View. Mrs. Helen Coppersmith of Nor folk who has been visiting her parents here has returned home iur. ant! Mrs. W. S. Wright went to Elizabeth City Wednesday A Suggestion FromuVake-Up" TO The Advance: As September 1st is th time to issue licences to all parties doing business tn the town, would . it not be well for our City Father to open the new market house at that time and rent the stal's to all those who wish to go in at such prices tig will be equal to those who prefer to pay license and re main at their present places of business?. This seems to be a fair way ol adjusting this matr. Some thing ha -i been said niout pitting iiv loxes In for tlio iiutchtrs; this lu e is not followed in our private lusiiit mid 1 can't se0 how any number of the Hoard can ote to Impose -on the tax payers of the town what he fails to do for his own tenants In his store or house. The Democratic rule is "equal rights to all and special privflegt's to none." 1 hope our Board is Btill Democratic, . . . . Is the: market house finished? Ask the City Manager what the architect says of the Job. If the contractor Is responsible or if he is not there are . some solid men on that Board that any tax payer could hold responsible for receiving a Job that was not accor ding to contract., Taxpayers. look into that contract and the re quirements of the Architect for ourselves for you are the people who pay the bill. Watch your ax for this year and you will see 10 per cent on for market house t'bt, and this does not Include several thousand dollars for new Co boxes for a special donation to the butchers. Where are the iresent ice boxes they are now using? The public sleep while others dvance their personal interest at ihe cost of the taxpayers of the own. Respectfully, "Wake Up". Make Tests! 5 For Farmers EXPERTS TRYIfG TO FIND EXACT VALUE OF FARM TRACTOR MACHINERY (By United Press) Cedar Rapids, la., August 14 Experts from Iowa state college at Ames at the state tractor demon stration here today are trying to find the value of the different makes of machines exhibited for the farmers. They are testing for fuel, cost and the amount of power required to operate plows and other farm machinery. Ex perts Bay it I" as necessary to measure the ability of new farm machinery as It is to measure the amount of food required by a cow and the amount of milk she pro duces. , Fanners and Implement men from all over the middle west are attending the tractor de monstratlon, which will continue for four days. ' Mrs. SylveHter Forbes Is spend Ing some time with her sister Mrs Marenda Williams in Elizabeth City, having been called there by the Illness of Mrs. Williams. Miss Eihel Dozler and little eons In Beatrice Sawyer of Norfolk are visiting friends and relatives here T!B!I ARE AFTER COIIFERENCE I'JITH I1 Representatives of Brotherhoods ComelSmiling From White'House and Say Outlook Good For Peac able Settlement (Br Fhl ed Press) Washington, August 14 The first step in the effort of the President to prevent a threatened tie up of the railroad of the nation iv j " rike ended at noon today when se representat!vs of the employ 's left the White House smiling broadly, after a conference lasting for an hour and a half. Negotiations are entirely in the hands of The President." said AY B. - Garretson and Warren a: Stone, of the Brotherhood of En gineers, Immediately following the conference. "I am Optimistic. Everything looks very good," was the comment of W. P. Lee, representative ot the Brotherhood of Brakemen. The employees will see the President again this afterndon after the rail road managers confer with him at three o'clock. The President spent the time intervening between the two conferences with going over his, notes taken during the conference with the trainmen. He will make n0 proposals to thP rail road managers, however, until they have seen him and put their side. qf the question before him. AfteT his talk with the managers Mr. Wilson will make proposals to employees late this afternoon and at a later conference with mana- ers will submit proposals to them From what is believed to be an authoritative source It is stated the employees will agree to arbitration If the railroads will take up flrHt for settlement the question of high er pay for their employees. Three Couples Wed William Clyde Coward and Miss Mable Cannon, both of Norfolk, were married Sunday afternoon by Rev. E. F. Sawyer at hlH residence on HuTHer street. The marrlago W'as witnessed by Miss Jennie Can non of Norfolk, Miss Willie Par sons and Mr. Burvllle Richardson of EllzabetTT City. The bride is the daughter of Mr; j and Mrs. J. B. Cannon of Norfolk and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Coward of Nor folk. Claude Alexander Gurganus and Miss Lillian Madeline Taylor, both of Portsmouth, were married by Rev. K.. F. Sawyer Sunday morn ing at half past eleven at his res idence. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. M. T. Taylor of Ports mout, and the groom Is the son of Arvln A. Gurganus of Portsmouth Fred M. White and Mhs Rosa Newbern, both of this city, were married by Justice of the Peace J. W. Mundeti at his residence this morning The bride is the daughtet? of Mr. Barney Newbern of this city and the groom the son of Mrs C. A. White of this city. T OPTIMISTIC Greek Narrowly Escapes Drowning Najrs Head. August 12 John Nit so, the Ureek"proprletor"of na. Nags Head Cafe came Verv nesi" frowninK this morning while bath- mg m ?ne rf at about noon Nlto was caught by the under tow and "ept out l,o ih. . lng Under before his n,,.. was realized by those watch- iug aim. Mack McMullen of Hertford; Grover Jackson of Elizabeth City and Charlie Balfour of Norfolk went to his aid and succeeded la bringing him safely ashore. NltBo can not swim and but for prompt assistance would certainly have been drowned. MACHINES ARRIVE FOR NEW TAILORING CONCERN The first big machine to be Tin stalled in the new skirt and Suit factory or Mr. O. F. Gilbert hat arrived and will be Installed at once. CLOSED SUCCESSFUL MEETING Rev. D. P. Harris closed a suc cessful meeting at Derea last week about tweleve additions being re ceived. Rev. C. R. Angell assist ed Mr, Harris. Mr. Harris is conducting a meet lng at Riverside this week in which he expects to be assisted by Rev. E. L. Wells of Edenton. Local Items Mr, Thornton Bennett left this morning, for Norfolk where he will Join the civilan cruise on the bat tleship Louisiana W. S. Royster of Henderson passed through the city en route for Nags Head. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Baum of Poplar Branch were in the city to, day shopping. Mr. Jo e Burgess has returned' to Baltimore after a visit to hli parentg in this city. Miss Carrie Burgess ha, return ed from a short stay at pceaw View. i Miss Mae Chappel has returned From Virginia Beach MlsH Courtney Jones has re turned from a visit to Richmond. Misses Maude and Vera Hyatt apnl I b fiusg a c . p.. H?a nnd Mrs. 7. T. Turner spent thd week end wltH relative at Hert ford .