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COME TO ELIZABETH CITY DOLLAR DAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd. 21 News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice i np iiniv i jpni in rn im Newspaper it! Published In Elizabeth City VOL. V ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING AUGUST 22. 1916 NO. 69 ffV "I I 2" iiaira iieup wpmy Paralyze All Industries Inability to Move Crops Would Alone Result in Loss of Millions While Factories Would Remain Idle and Cities Face Food Shortage Washington, August 21 The pos sibility tf the lQ-s of millions ot dollars throughut the country, in the event of a ra'lroad strike, as a result of the inability v!he farmers to get their pro ofs to market, is confronting the administration as another serious aspect of a situation already too grave. A t!e up would mean that wheat and other perishable products now ready for the mills would be held up Indefinitely. . If, as is alto gether possible, a great deal of freight should .be stopped in trans- It, the lack of adequate siding fa cilities might effectually and com pletely block traffic of all kinds. More than two score railroad presidents and the 640 representa tives of the trainmen continue to tiold seperate meetings to discuss the President's proposal. The employes declare that on the final action of the railway ex; cutives and of President Wilson depends the question of whether the mills of the country are to stop, tbe cities face, a serious food shor tage and the entire ecountry b pfpstrated before what they be lieve would be the, greatest strug gle between labor and capital in nlstory. The railway executives have re quested a conference with Wilson at two thirty o'clock. They are watching editorial comment in or der to catch the trend of public eentlment. . Will Give Matinee The Elizabeth Order of the Eas tern Starhave arranged for an ex cellent matine.e at the Alkrama next Saturday afternoon, the pro ceeds to be given by the Order to ward the fund for enlarg'ng the Home for the Indigent and Ai;ed at Greensboro. This home is supported by the Eastern Star and the AF and A M Lodge and now provides for thirty five inmates. Since the floods of the western part of the State, however, more than a hundred new appl'cations have been received and the need of enlarging the build ing and providing funds for the needy has been presented to the branches of the two orders ail over the state. , ' The matinee Saturday will be gin at half past two o'clock and two performances will be given. The program will Include five reals of motion pictures selected with care by the committer in charge, and mpslcal numbers by Mr. A. E. Bursels. soloist Miss Ethel Jones, violinist, Mill Clara Cov(.rt and Mrs. I.'M. Meekins, accompanists. The Order of the Eastern Star invites the patronage of lh public In this effort to provide for those In want and distress. MEETS TO-NIGHT 9i 'ITiftkee Chapter . No. 14, A F and A M, meets to-night at tli0 Ma sonic Ila'l In the Robinson build ing. Kev. ,T. A. Shaw returned Pun day night from M'ddl. Virginia whe,'e he has been attending an nssoelalon. ' ' li lnil.l BAlSlDE 10 IE COMMUNITY FAIR Funds Raised and Organi zation Effected at Meet ing Saturday Night Bayslde community, three miles from Elizabeth City, will hold a Community Fair in October At a meeting Saturday night the citing of that community raised the twenty dollars required by the Agricultural Department of the State for Premiums, and the de partment will add another twenty dollars for this purpose. Qfflcers of the Community" Fair Association were chosen as , fol lows: A. S. Morgan, President; R. S. Pritchard, Vice President; M. P. Jennings, Secretary; '. X. Garrett, Treasurer. Members of the executive com mittee were appointed as follows: J. II. Perry, W. R. Smith, T. L. Overman. Wj M. Sanders, W. N. Parker, 0. W. Wilroy, J. N. Wins low, W. II . Simpson, H. V. Bray, W. G. Morgan, J. F. Brothers, W. F. Jennln.-ts, VI V. Davenport, S. X. Brothers, Miss Marcia Albert son, Mrs. J. X. Winslow, Mrs. T. L. Overman. Mrs C. L. Cox, Mrs. E. V. Davenport, Mrs. Sadie Holme', and Mrs. Sadie Jennings. This fair will be during October, the exact date not having been de cided upon. Stork, poultry, farm products, canned products, pre serves, pickles, bread and other heme economics exhibits will be shown, and the entire community with visitors from other communi ties will enjoy the demonstration of progressive PayslJe. Richmond Blues Killed By Train (By United Press) Richmond, August 21 Two pri vates of the Richmond Blues were run ovet by the Seaboard tra'n letween Alexandria and Richmond today. Both-.were at home on leave of absence. One, H. G.' Gooch. was of Richmond, and the other, W. F. Meade, was of Alex andria. Roth were nineteen years of age. INSTAL3 NEW REGISTER The Eagle Grocery has installed the McCasky Registers, claimed by the manufacturers to te the most pprfect system of keeping accounts known. The registers will be sej up within a few days and vis itors will be Invited to Inspect the new system. The Eag'e Grocery is operated by Messrs Jay Scott and John CnrtwrUhf. tw0 of the city's pro-rr"-slve young hns'nes men. and die InstnlVitl n of thin up-to-date business svR'cm will be of interest to their customers and friends. V. A. -Jackson of Bel haven was in the city Sunday. ot-j-v ,,i,iiH.h . k.imi i.ii.iiiuw ii imi .mi. numou, .f;SS ' I ,V iS. --Vl." ifTU zf4i A-fJfV- .,,-.r ,,. .,, wi.,ir,.i,..,., ,,..... -ynmiiii,,!- -a..v.,liyf...1.f.alW ,.,;, 1 An official photograph showing the Royal Fusiliers resting after the storming of La Bolsselle. Many of the men are fitting on helmets which were left on the battlefield by the Germans. In the background may be seen the smoke stacks of the "goulash" kitchens. , "Buddy- Can You Sew?-' Auntie hurried into the store Saturday night to get her new black skirt to wear to lodge meet ing next day. The occasion wa3 an important one to Auntie arid to all her kith and kin and she was very desirous of putting her best foot forward. It was a very large foot for Aun tie tipped the) scales to some point above the 200 mark. But It wasn't her foot that demanded at tention just then. It was the matter of a new skirt that was trou bling Auntie, Her purse was limited and hnr waist measured 36, with hip measure in proport'on, or more so. The store to whfc-h Auntie car- ried her, troubles was Mitchell's Department Store and site had been sure that she could find Just what she wanted. But black skirts aren't often made in Auntie's size or to fit her pecketbook. The distress in her voice and her gestures was so manifest, how ever, that Mr. Gilbert's attention was attracted and he decided that Sunday must not find Aunt'e un happy, so he said, "It ' is nine o'clock, but I beiieve I can make you a skirt by ten, if you'll select you material." "Buddy, can you sew"? gasped tbe old colored woman with what breath she had left. "No, but I've got a machine that con." answered Mr. Gilbert, "Well, bless the Lord." Smilingly Auntie selected the material and while her work was being done hunted up her hus band to tell h'm the, good news. Then promptly) at ten o'clock Auntie left the store with her spouse, an expansive grin wreath ing her round countenance, and her massive, form clothed In a brand new black sateen skirt, cut and made by the season's best pattern, with pockets, buttons and all. And the glory of Auntie was one of the features of - Sunday morning. As she told the story to admiring friends after the meeting wag over she was heard to ejaculate, "Lord bleo8 your soul, that's sho' one white man." MOVED FROM WATER TO FEARING STREET Tbe Mlircs of the Hlizabcth City Plumbing and Hehtlrg Company buv'T been moved fmm Water to CPS Ea. Fearing F'reet, eppo idto the lulldln oectip'cd by the Standard Drug Company. aug 19 21 22 23 " '"m AFTER THE STORMING ' OF U BOISSELLE German Peace Dishonorable (By United Press) ! London, August 21 Germany has shown., no disposition toward peace, except on terms dishonor able and humiliating to the allies, Premier Asqulth asserted in the House of Commons today. The Prime Min'eter's statements were given out In refutation of the claims of the German- foreign office that England Is blocking all efforts toward peace. , New. Serial On Tonight i A new Ferial begins to-night at The Alkrama and t the story is one of interest to everybody, for it has to do with the big tent and for" fifteen wqeks will offer a glimpse of circus l'fe to movie fans. Peg O The Ring, the heroine, Is an orphan, her circus mother dy inj; from the wounds of a savage leopard and lqaving her In the care of Flip, the clown. Peg Inherits a peculiar mania, which causes her to fly into savage fury each n'ght at midnight, the hour nt which her mother was kill ed by the wild beast. .-, When einliteen years of age the stepson of the circus manager falli in love with her and 's asking her to marry him when the attack comes upon her and she trie to choke, him. When the spell has passed asd Flip finds her In a falrit he carries her to the circus train just leaving and they are followed by the young lover who cannot be kept away. From Inc'dent to incident the story tells of the life of Peg and her friends of the tent, showing the most entertaining circus feats and 'ntroduclng many members of the bl circus family. adv Want To Know U. S. Sentiment (By United PresgJ Santlago, Chile, August 21 Tbe Chilean Government today Instruct ed It tirnlst.'rH to sound sentiment in the United States, In Argentine end In Brazil relative to th0 ouea t'on of H Joint profit bv 'neutrals Bi'ainst the Pridf-h blacklist. The blackest has lrnnulit forth many complaint from ' Chilean business houses that England's action is crippling Chile's trndo. Andrew Carnegie Is Very Feeble (By United Pressj Bar Harbor, Ma'ne, August 21 Apparently in feeble condition An drew Carnegie, on board his yact, Is off Mount Dfsert Island, near here. He is constantly In touch with physicians on the mainland. Murderer Is Captured (By United Press) Gainseville, I'la.. Au'ut 21 Boisey Long, the negro murderer of constable S. G. Wynne, was captured at Newberry, eighteen miles from here to-day. He is being closely guarded to prevent a lynching and is badly scared as ,fix negores have already been lynched for aiding him to escape. Lon shot the constable with a pistol concealed In his nightclotes when the latter went to the ne groe's house to arrest him. Increase In Car Fare Denver, .Colo.,-'August 19 The possibility of a higher street car and Interurban fares for every city in the country, as a result of the Increased cost of materials used In traction operations was not scoffed at by officials of the local lines when they declared today that the'r operating expenses have gone np from twelve to three hundred per cent in the last "ve years. The increased car fares would affect every street car and Interurban system in the country, as all of them have experienced the same higher cost of doing business. The company c'ted 12 American cities where Increased fare have been demanded In the last 2 years. To ledo went hack to the straight five cent fare from the three cent fare po long faiight for. Cleveland re stored thp one cent charge for transfer. Several six cent city fares in Ma".sachiint'i towris were rited. A Massai bus 'ts Inter urban company nUo was granted isn Increase. WANTED To rcii us tenant umall farm for the yenr 1917 or longer, Truck hud preferred. Can give referonces. Address P. O. pox 51. fihlloh. N. C. 2tp ACTIVE fIGIIIIIIE III BALKANS Bulgarians on Olfensive and Constant Skirmishes Occur Along Greek Bor der, Russians Claim Suc cesses , n- United Press) London, August 21 By suddenly ph'ftlng his attacli t0 the line of Stochod river, northeast of . Kovel, CJenora! Ihu'.off has caught the Germans off their guard and is driving them back for substantial gains. Brus'loff struck the unsuspecting Germans on the north while they were striping their northern Hues for the defense of Lemberg ' from the Saouthi Flanking attacks now menace the, Gertnan lines both, at Kovel and Plnsk. As a result of the sinking ot turrets by .the Germans , in the marshy ground around Kovel, the Russians ceased their frontal at tacks on that position, and during the lull Generals Kaledln, Sakhar off and Lechit8ky, swung their forces, on Kovel as a pivot, against General Bothmer along the Strlpa. The same Pendulum-like movement Is underway to tbe southward, and it Is said to have gathered even greater momentum. SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED Expert opinion among the Rus sians holds that more depends on Bruslloff's campaign than the fall of Kovel and Lomberg, as its suc cess would deflnllely threaten the Hungarian plains. The extreme optimism felt by the Russian gen eralshads to the belief that sen sational developments on the eas tern front may be expected before wnter. Operating In the Caucasus moun tains the Russians claim the cap tureof a whole scr'es of fortified heights In the region of Dlarbeklr, with many prisoners taken ; SHARP FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS The Bulgarians and Snrl are engaged In a sharp btttle along a fifteen mile front Beventy-flve miles northeast of Salonikl. The Bul garians began the battbj, emerg ing from the village of Fiorina and attempting to advance southward. At the Fame, time strong Bulgarian ' detachments attempted an offen sive a'on the Soloniki-Monastlr ra'lrcad. Thi; Serbs drove ,back the rl-ht funk of the advance from Fiorina, forcing the Bulga rian back upon the town and press ing their attack eastward as far as Lake Ostrovo. The .fighting is still in progrqus and incessant skir mishes between the patrols Is re ported along the entire Franco British front on all the Greek bor der east ot Lake, Dorian, Artillery action Is ln progress In the Dorlaa dlstr'ct also, and on both sides the airmen are active. GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL ' . In France the Germans made desperate, efforts to recapture Fleu ry, three and one half miles north, east of Verdun, the night force at tacking after the French line had henn under a spray of liquid fire. The attack was unsuccessful, how ever. The whole of Maurepas is now in French hands. On the Sommo front there was active artillery during thq night but no Infantry action of Impor tance. Berlin Hdm'tu intense fighting on tl.p ejsicrn front and claims the rcpul e of all attacks on the Ital ian front. Quiet reigns In the ne'ghli'Thood of Gorlzia, It Is chained . Mr. Robert Raper Is very 111 with typhoid fever nt his hom at Weeksvllle. ., . r r i
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