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READ THIS PAPER FOR DOLLAR DAY BARGAINS Your Dollar is worth zf as rnflnv 7 Dollars ;TWO on as you can DOLLAR DAY DOLLAR i w : VOL. I ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 6, 1916 NO. 78 'A w 3 MfrzEB H FX 7 P ir Bucharest German Goal In Attack Hope to Seize And Demoralize Rouman ian Offensive in Transylvania UBJT. SPIRIT III Believed That Anglo-French Victor ies of Week Have Been Stagger ing Blow to German Pride V (By United Press) London, Sept. 6 Reports from Amsterdam state that British air men today bombarded and destroy ed a German submarine in Zebrug?e harbor returning safely toward their base at Dunkirk.. The British captured the whole of the'Leuse Wood, a mi8 to the northeast o Combles, during the night by spirited fighting, reports the morning bulletin between Com ties and Ginchy. Repeated German attacks on the new positions of the French south of the Somme were broken up by the French artillery fire during the night. Artllery action is intense today along the entire French front A German night attack on Fieury M'as repulsed. Lack of spirit displayed by the Germans in recent counter attacks gives evidence, in the opinion of French officers, of the sever shock to German morals of the Anglo French victories of the past week. The Becond anniversary of the bat tie of the Marne, which turned the Germans f.-om the gates of Paris was celebrated today. The princi pal celebrations will take place Sunday, however. Continued progress is reported from Bucharest in the Roumanian adavnee into Translyvania. The cap ture of SepsiSzent Gyorgy togeth er with a wagon train of fivehun dred wagons of foodstuffs in the flLn t-ollnv tn iha nnrfJinncf rF I Kronstadt. is the official announce juent of the morning. Bucharest iilso claims the repulse of five Bui Yrar nttnpiB nn the br'dee-head at rTutrakan, a position which Berlin1 last night reported had been taken jby tile Germans and Bulgars. Berl'n claims today that seven Roumanian defenses of Tutrakan have fallen before the attacks of the Bulgar and Germans. Tutrakan is situated on the rail road leading to Bucharest and the Lelief grows that the German strat egy is to strike along the line of the railroad and tre valley of the Danube at Buehare'rt In an attempt to capture the capital city before the Roumanians can withdraw their forces from the invas'en of Transyl vania. Breman May hp. Be Near Pert f' . (I3v United Press) Norfolk, Va., Sept. 1 Ftar that the Bremen mUht slip into tlie Vir ginia capes under cover of the ma iio :'p-8 of thn American fleet Is lie Heved responsible for the appear ance of a Itrlt'Bh cruiser now an chored off the three mile limit, it is thoutht hern that this may bo trken as a forecast or the Ihenirn's farly arrival ,n an Atlantic port. on Tutrakan Capital City CEK1U1HCI1S STILL CLAIMS I OF Issue On Which War Of 1812 Was Fought May Have Been Raised By Act Of British Cruiser (By United Tress) Peiisacola, Sept., 6 That a Ger man sailor was taken from his ship on the high seas and despite his i.rotest by a British Cruiser is the claim of Captain Richardson, skip ier of the five masted American schooner, Marcus Urann, bound from Norfolk to l'arnabueo. The i:ame of the cruiser is unknown. Pay Homage To Lafayette (By Unittd Press) New Ycrk, Sept. (i Nation wide observance of today as the" birth day cf the Marquis of Lafayette, the man who turned France in fa vor and support of the American revolution, is being made in the United States. The New York celebration com mittee speaks of the day as "an op poitunity to honor the memory and Commemorate the deeds of one of the nol)lest heroes cf the American revolution, thanks to whose efforts France's sympathy for a cause of freedom was g'ven effective expres eion at a crucial period of the strug gle for American Independence.' At Fall River, Mass., an eques trian statue of Major Geenral La fayette has Just been unveiled. Exercises will be held in New Orleans today at the unveiling of a bust of Lafayette in Lafayette square. , A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's catherdral in Boston. In Washington, D. C, there will be a service of commemoration un der the aucplcs of local patriotic so cieties fln() there will be similar ser vices in other cities throughout the United States. JAR VIS CARTER Fr.d J;irvls of Snowden and Miss Laura Mae Carter of Moyock were marrl'd by jut'ee of the pae J. V. Munden Wednesday morning. Ti l br'de is the daughter of Mr. ind Mrs. I. T. Carter of Moyock. SEARCH 1 'A-sPs lla The inec'.unts f Elizabeth City have conspired auninst that goblin familiarly known as "llis;h Prices' and have agreed to lock him out of the city on Dollar Day. They have suggested in their nds some Of the bargains which will give ou special value on Dollar Day, and they Lave selected ethers from the varioup depa rtme uts of the ir stores which may be found by their Dollar Day customers. Don't make the mistake on Dol lar Day of thinking that your Dol lar will be a? good on some other day. You'll be disappointed when our neighbors get. home with their purchases. Dollars' do double duty on Dol lar Day, and even more than dou b!e duty in many instances. That's their business on Dollar Day to hustle around and let you have the benefit of their labors. Don't make the mistake either of thinking that somebody else will 5flet here first. Get here as soon as you can and have your copy of the paper with you. Be ready to get a free Dollar Bargain. Some body else may be late or may for get their pap?r. There's your chance You can get wonderful values and free bargains en Dollar Day. Here Are The Dollar Day Firms The following stores belowfwill co-operate with The Advance in making Saturday, September 9th, a red letter day for the Elizabeth City Shop per, Every one of them promises something special for Dollar Day. Be sure to read their ad vertisements. If they no not appear in this issue they will appear before Saturday, September 9th; Don't miss them. Mitchell's Department Store McCabe&Grice S. R. Siff Company M. Leigh Sheep Company Fowler & Company Weeks & Sawyer P. W. Melick Company C. A. Cooke , City Drug Store Apothecary Shop Louis Selig Owens Shoe Company This list will appear every day from now until Dollar Day. Watch it grow, and watch lor the ads of the firms whose names appear in it. MY Peur that in nrnd, and don't wait till next week to wake up and sav i j 'I wLh I had been one of those iiiiky Dollar Day shoppers." L'llzaleth City's stores are taking on new life aftir the late summer calm. On every hand there Is evidence of new goods eomin , in Th winuows1 are already " begin ning to show the new season's lead !ng styles and the Dollar Day dis plays will be worth loking at. The. Home Town merchants are waiting to give you a cordial wel come.' They have bought their goods with your needs in mind, and they will offer you the biggest Dol lar's worth that you can find any where. Do your shopping In your Home Town and do it on" Dollar Day. Thai, Is your day. You will find smil'ng and oblig ing clerks to wait on you, Rest Rooms In the Hinton Building for ycur comfort and convenience, and every courteny that the city can show you. Get ready to come to Elizabeth City on Dollar Day and Invite your neighbor to come, too. There will be enough bargains to go around, and a cordial wel come for everybody. FOB EOIilERCE MID DEFENSE Subject Of Inland Water way Will Attract More Serious Attention At This Convention Than Ever Before (By United Press) Philadelphia, Sept. 6 A mUhty battle lor deeper wate'wa.v "for common e and natlmal defense' will be lou;ht here one week from today when delegates from every coastal stat? will assemble in the F.ellevue-Stiatford Hotel for the j- Made phla ccnvtnUoa-- of --.( hAt lautic Deeper Waterways Associa tion. With adequate preparedness a gainst coinmetcial or international war being so agitated, the managers have set the scenes for what they declare will be the most important and successful gathering this asso ciation has ever held. The theme of the convention will, blaze from be hind the speakers' platform in elec tric letters "To Be Prepared for Commerce in Peace and Defense in War Is Common Sense Prepared ness." During the four days of the gath ering September 12, 13, 14 and 15 Inclusive every phase of Improving America's waterways will be dis Ctffi8edby men representing every Profession and business line. The association numbers among Its dele gates, mayors, governors, railroad presidents, Congressmen, Senators bankers, merchants, army and navy experts and engineers. ' Two basic arguments will hold" the centre of attention. First, build harbors and canals to assure the movement of commerce In the vent of labor wars such as the threatened railroad strike that would have paralyzed business; second, build to prepare against international strife. Tuesday afternoon's addresses will be delivered by congressmen, governors ,army and navy officers and other distinguished visitors. Wednesday and Thursday, the con vent ion Will move to Deleware rlv er boats. Wednesday, the delegates will be taken up the Deleware to Trenton where n great demonstra tion on the inndrquecy of the Del aware and Riritnn Canal will a- wait them. Governor Fielder will address the convention and the locks of the canal in question will be inspected. Thursday, tho convention will iwil down the Deleware to Chester Wilmington and Deleware City. At each place arrangements have been made to recefve the deioTates in "royal fashion." The Chesapeake and Delewaro Canal, which will bo one of the mn'n points for discus sion, will be lnspeeed. The last day will be spent, In the morning, visiting the vast ship yards, built and building, In Cam den and along the opposite shore of the Deleware. Secretary cf the Navy. Daniels will del'vpr an address nt the Lea gue Island Navy Yard In the after noon. Marine drllls7 manouvers and other exercises will be held. President Wilson Is expected to attend at some stages of the con vention though a definite date has not beei pet. The Intereonstal wnterway n a means of defence will be one of the b'grest pu'ijccts Taking advan (age of the present craving for pre pnrednoss, the convent Pn w 11 urce IrilslnHon fur deepening the Allan til Coast Canal t as submarine ta tloim. An endles navigable chain. conne"t1ng n'l the Inkej, Imvs and wntrr'vnvs r'nn (he const line In Mdn (be ocean from Now Fnc,hnd to Florida, Is tin hope of the con vention. Next In Importance, probably, will UNCLE SMI HOLDS i'mp nn Officials Do Not Believe That Allied Govern ments Are In Position To Checkmate Admin istration (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 6 A sharp dip lomatic conflict between the Allied Governments and the United States Is expected to follow as the result of the retaliatory measures lncorpor ated In the revenue b'll which pass ed the senate last night and which lla- UntlAfV,nfAMlAa - A A , v 7nlt A V ' to agree up:'n today. Led by Great Britian the Allied Governments may begin to make ' sharp counter retaliations, it I thought. Many officials express the belief that the conflict will be not of ft diplomatic but of a commercial na-' ture. The Administration hopes through the passage of retaliatory measures to check the British blacklisting policy, discrimination against Amer lean commerce, interference with United States mall and embargoes on American products. While the allied diplomats here strongly hinted at reprisals officials believe that the United States holds the upper han, being the more able to endure a policy of non inter course, and that the legislation will have the desired result. Claim Is Made That Ger mans Are Building Huge Air Ship To Convey Mail To United States (By United l'ress) Chicago, Sept., 6 That .mail Zep ptliiis w:l! soon be. running between the United Suites and Germany is the prediction of Marcim Epstein, who claims Unit while in Berlin he saw two huge Zeppelins designed for this purpose. They are unarm ed and will lie aide to carry CO tons of mail. WAIVED HEARING IN POLICE COURT Keeney Crank, charged with stat utory offense in which the alleged victim was his wife's sister, a child under fourteen years of age, was in police court this morning. The preliminary hearing was waived and the case goes up to sup erlor court for trial at the Septem ber term Monday week. Miss El'zabeth Derrlckson return ed this week to Greensboro College for Women to resume her studies there. be the Chesapeake and Deleware Canal, called by leaders now ' on the ground the "Kiel of America." This body of water will m?b balled by Bpeakers ns strategically Import ant- to this country as tho Kiel Canal to Germany. At least a dozen experts who have made ultimate studies of the possi bility, In the C. and D. Canal will speak upon th's. Un'ess present plans fail, definite steps towards securing legislation for Improving the strip connecting the Chesapeake Bay with tho Deleware river so that It will float warships and mer chant ships alike will be taken. PREDICTS AIR MAIL SERVICE
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