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! i h News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice The Only Democratic Newspaper Published in Elizabeth . City V VOL. 1 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 13, 1916 NO. 94 4 Grand German Delcnsive To Meet Allied Thrusts Situation on all Fronts Very Satisfactory to Teutons Claim Dispatches From German War Office i IIIUSION OF MUIU PRESSED Silistra Recently Captured Regard ed Key to Bucharest Which May be the German Objective - (By United Press) I London, Sept. 13 The combined I grand offensive of the allies will "lie met by a combined guard de fensive of the Central Powers when "the preper time comes" according to today's dispatches from the eGr man war office. ' A great war council is now in ses sion at the Kaiser's headquarters for the purpose of unifying the di rection of all the armies of the cen ttal powers and all of the move ments of each division. Reports from the various fronts -of the eGrnian armies are regarded mot favorable by he war council, which point out that the Russians liave been halt d at I.lalitz, that the eUrman Bulger Invasion of Bun ,mania continues, while the Bulbars bare been able- to successfully re tist the allied attacks in Greece. The capture ' 'of the liouniauian stronghold of Silist ra is regarded as of especial importance since this fortress protects the Roumanian J cap'tal. Bucharest . It is also stated at Berlin that Russian assaults on the Bokowi.ia from have been re-, pdlsd with heavy losses to the at tackers. FRENCH CLAIM GOOD GAINS Advices from I'aris received this muniliig statu that General Foch appears nearer a striking victory than at any time since the launch ing of the offonsiv,. aloim the l-'o imir. At ('oml les the main sup port (if the wlwle ' German bne Wi"in Baiaunie to Pcronne has beni r!)0"r lire and in ye.-ietday's ad u i r tun side;) of the position v. ei e surrounded and l'erotme was ret off from direct cnnimunication with Comblcs. The capture Of both Conibp's and Porenne Is Predicted within n fortnight if General Foch's blows north of the Somme do not lose their eft'eetivenefs. Ccntimrng their drive toward Pe nnine and Comblcs this morning the Fre nch captured the village of Bou ohavesnes, midway between the two despite the desperate resistance ,the defenders. Early today the ...... French pn.s-.cd further eastward in a brijjiant bayonet charge captur ing the Hois La be farms near Pe ronne and the Baupaume-Bothlne hlfiVv.y.'- The positions captured n'Vfthe collapsi thilVf Bne of del pse of the last and defense between Pe- ronne and Cmnbles. The French ' gains of this morning arp admitted In latent advices from Berlin. , Athens dispatches s-tnte that Kins Fonstantine has areojitod the rnsj ratinn of Premier Zimais r.nd that I the formation of a pro ally cabinet has ipee'it). That Greece vl join the allies S!l0n A rnnfidently ex pected. From Buch-irest it I; reported that the Austrian! continue their re peat in Trmisjlvnnh and that the n"w Rurslan-Knumnnfan offensive Ousted Senator Tries Race Again (By United Press) Chicago, Sept. 13 Ousted from the United States senate for the way he obtained his election, form er Senator William, ("Billy"), -Lot-imcr was a "comeback" candidate for the congressional nomination on the republican ticket in the state primaries here today. The appearance of the ousted sen ator's name on the ballot was the signal for the renewal of the poli tical war en Loiinnr, lie is oppos ed, Jur .. : ! h"-- -twin hint ( n Jy -t h roe oth'r candidates. Lerimt r leeently was acquitted of the (-baric- of conspiracy to wreck the LnSello stieet Trust and Sav ings bank. He has promised to pay all depo-ilo's who lost money in his back's crash. Candid: tes for all state oflic'es were to be nominated, by nll parties tiday. Fv ry me of the present of fice holders is a candidate for re election. Candidates for (Joverncir ar: James Tray nor, Chicago; W. U. Brintou. Dixon; Edward F. Dunne, :no.unib''!it. all d-ni". rats; and Mor fon D. Hull, ( iiica-'o: Frank O. Low b ii. O'et' ti; Frank Smith. Dwiuht; .!"hn A. Wheeler Spring" 'eh): aII T"ju' Means, pud S.-ymour .'"itcdmati, socialist. FUNERAL OF MRS. FRALEY The funeral of Mrs. Millie Fraley, whop, death occurred Monday night at the home or her daughter, Mrs. Maude Hall, on North Road street, w ill le (0! ducted from Mrs. Hall's residence. Friday afternoon at' three o'clock by HevJL. Cunningim. pastor of the First Methodist church Interment will be made In Holly wood cemetery, . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fisher will 4ar rive Thursday evening from Kane, Pa., to attend the funeral, as will also Mr. and Mrs. William Fraley of Fort Worth Texas and Mr. Sam Fraley of Mexico, Mo. Mr. John Fra'ey of Tnrboro has arrived and Mr.' and Mrs. Mills Casey of Vtoora. Pa., will arrive today. ' in the I Hihrud Ki .region is making fstisf ictory progress. In th Pn'kans, accnrd'ng to ad yi es fr m Peris, the Italians have join id in tho. genera Macedonlar offensive new beiiitf pressed a;ainsf the Bulbars. Continued advance by the StIs.Is reported in spite o' ecveie Biilg".rh;n resist-inee. ... i-.,-i')!1t'-j Hlackwell Memorial Baptist Church, where the Baptist State Convention will hold its annual session in December. WHO IT A Thousand Delegates From Atlantic Coast In spect Canals, Hear Ad dresses And Discuss Plans v (By Inited Press) Philadelphia, Sept. 12 The plan if a system of Inland waterways to insure the transportation of freight a l.d pat-Mr'iigfi's in- the Kastf...rn part of the I'nittd States in case of a general ruihond strike will bo con sidered by the annua1 convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways couventien that o pi tied here today. An inland wa'e.ways tystom con necting all navigable rivers, l.-.kes liiiI cunalM, delciates pointed out, would serve th" duul puriose of reu dezvous for the navy in time of war and of a means of transportation during the iai or, troubles. A:thoii-h Congressman J. Hamp ton Moore, pres'dent; Rear Ad mirals William S. Benson and A. W. Grant; .Ma -or Gelierals William .1 , Blaci, and Tasker II. i'liss and Brigadier General K. ' M. Weaver tnd o'lcis confined their remarl'S to l 1 iiis for the Atlantic coast, yth' r -s :' ai.t rs later will ureo simi lar plans for tlf' Ou'f and P.icl.'i. cyast s tes. About a thou .and d;!e.;ates fiom Atlantic coast towns and eft ten are hrre. The convetit'on will last four days, during which. It Is expected, addresses will bo delivered by U. S. Senators and Congreshmen of tiie Rivers and Harbors committee and the Commerce Committee. Navy Secretory Daniels s to speak before Ihe convention Sept. lflth at the League Island Navy Yard. . Tomorrow the delegates will move their convention to Trenton and the following day to Chester, Wil mington and Deleware City to ex amine canals. At Deleware FHy Thursday Presi dent Wilson Is expected to address the delegates after an inspection tour of the Chesapeake and Hole ware canal, "thn Kiel of America," as the delniates call it. If the Bres ident cannot come, someone will he 1 renent to r 'present him. One of Ire; mo: t Important phases of thi. conventl m will he taken up lit Ite'rv.are Citv; the transforma tie'n of the Chesapeake and li'b ware canal In'o a vbody of water 1'ii'pe enough to fiotit the largest battleship built, building or conteni liated. Th's woulj afford a quick - ... . , , t- Indoor Baseball AtYMCAGym Indoor baseball began last night at the Y. M. C. A., the Hustlers and Boosters leginnlng the season's ath letic activities In a fast game In which the BoosUri carried off the honors. Other arnes are to follow this Hie quite soon imd the basket ball team wi'l begin practicing for the season's games shortly. The line up for last n'ght's game is as follows: li FSTLl'lRS Position ItOOSTKUS .Mi'.ts Clark C Larry Cooper Duke F;opsey P Leslie Mclungia Ed, Grilhn S. S. G rover Jackson Jla4'r.v-l!undy 4s4- It WVWoodloy F.vans libidos L'r.d b R. Tatum Totuniy' IJtuhes 3rd b W W'eatherly Alleged Slaver Out Under Bond Frar.fis L. Doll, travelling sales man, arrei;t d in Fdonton under the Fubral White Slave :u t by F. S. li'puty Marhall .1. li. WlUliiins of this city, was given a preliminary hearing ICi'ore F. S. Commissioner IT. P.. Wilson '.V'ne-'ilay a'ternoon it,tl 1 onn l ove r t i tin- October ;i'i't!i of !"ed"ia! . rl : n U r a i ash ii"nd. N Bc'l h d n i-i'-r at an Md. n'on .'io!"l with a wonrn as. his wife who tmird out In be Mrs l.uretta MfKernon of Wa-hi-vf on, I). C, Mr. McKernon was ihe prosecut ing witiV'ss. I COTILLION CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS The Flizabeth City Cotillion Club last night e'ected olllcers for the coming sason as follows: f ' Cecil (Jarrett, president; F. K. Kramer, vice pres'dent; S. O. Kther Idge, secretary tressurer; and R. L. Commander, Floor Manager. PRAYER SERVICE TONIGHT The prayer service tonight at the Blackwell Memorial church will be one of unusual Interest to all mem bers of the church and Sunday school, takin up P'ans for the cele bration on "September 21td of the sfatewido 'Go to Sunday School'1 Rally Day. and snf p"e-.;-a;.e for the sea do'rs .ffitn Hi' im'iortant Chevnpeake P,a v from wbctire it would so to the (e. fense cf Baltimore and Philadelphia via the Deb ware river. Begin Preparations For Gathering Baptist Hosts Elizabeth City Getting ready for Entertainment of Big gest Convention Crowd in Baptist History SUITS FOREMOST LEADERS II SPEAK And Body in Session will Repre- sent Nearly Three hundred Thou sand of Baptist Brotherhood The Initial plans fo" the recep tion of the Baptist host of Korth Carolina in this city on December tith were made last, evening when the Board of Deacons of Block well Memorial Baptist church met to discuss the' preparations necess ary for this event. Communications received by the officers of the church from such Baptist leaders as Kev. John A. Oates of Kayetteville, UrA Chas. E. Brewer of Meredith College, and Dr Walter Johnson ot the State Mis sion Board, Indicate that the largest attendance In the history of (he convention will assemble here at the Convention date. The number of Bapt'sts represented by the con vention In neatly two hundred and seventy live thousand aniL iLot only P'uckwell Memorial church and the First Baptist church, tint tint mt ire town looks forward to Ihe i vtnt. as one of eniiHiial Import flice. Indeed, Flizabeth City great ly congratulates hers.'lf In that she Is to he honored as hostesH of so large and Important a gathering, realizing thai tie bring'ng to the city of Hiicb an a seinldy of leaders in educational and , religious woili Is n covet'-d honor as well as a happy responsibility. The Invitation going to Charlotte last year for the P.I Hi moot tig of the Baptist Slate Convention was extended by Blackwell Memorial lunch, the Board of Aldermen and the Ma. or, a fact v.hiclt in its ii' fcavfi evld tic of the wide interest hire in having the Convention in this city thiit year. , A da.. I -,bt excursion will 'be run from Clnrbtte by the Norfolk Sou thern railroad on December th" ixth for the eonvoiiiineo of the ('(invention crowd ami this train Is expected to bring a tremendous dele-gut Ion not only from that city but from connecting and intermediate points, Kev. John A Oats or Fayette vlllu Is pres'dent oft he Convention and Mr. K. F. Avdlett or Flizabeth City Is vice president, 'The Introductoty sermon of the Convention will be preached by Kev V. B. Waller of Ashevnb?. The various phases . of Baptist woik in the Stale wll be presented by such leaders as Dr. W. L. Po eat. president of Wake Forest cob 'rgt; Dij' Chas. Brew r. prescient "f Meredith Colb't-o. Dr. B. T. Vann loer-'nry of th.. tleneral Education Board. Dr. Walter Johnson, secre tary of th" R'ate Mission Board:, and bailing Baptist, pastors from, ill over the St'itn will lie beard. Uev. I. X. Loft in left today for Petersburg. He will return Friday Mid fill bin pulpit as usual hero Sini'ay. On Watch For Leroy T White (By United Press) Windsor, N. C, September 13 Uuarding against the possible re turn or LeUoy White to the seen of his crime, two of h's wlfe'i brothers are at thtr house on Ihe'"' lookout frr the fugitive reward of 800 has been offered for Whlte'i apprehension and if he is taken and brought into this section an at tempted lynching Is expected. Sued For $10,000 (By Imped Press; Drhiitn, September 13 Follow ing the indictment of Y. K. Smith, wealthy cotton manufacturer, and formerly a member of the State legislature, charged with assaulting Mrs. John M. Wyatt, a young Ala mance county's wife, Mrs. Wyatt has t-tied Smith for $10,000.00 Electricity In Modern Warfare (By Fnlt'fl Press) New York, S' pt. The part ."bcti icily piay.s in modern warfare from Hp ur-e n-c a searchlight to Its use in firiti'.' lik naval guns, will le !'' big fi.aiu-e of thi annual National Kleetiioal exposition at (Irand C' . ntial Pal ice here October 11 to ill. Exhibits showing the hundreds of ways electricity Is employed In sea and land !l:hting tiro being pre liared by experts of the Army and Navy departments for the exposi tion. Because these changes have taken place gradually, the exhibits will show the old methods of doing things as compared with the new electrical ones. Working models of both will be set up- side by side. Also there wll Jie displays show ing the effects of electrical appll ances upon the development of transportation, surgery. Industry? communication, artificial lighting and hundreds of ther things. To Penitentiary From Currituck Ooorge Mi'cliell, Robinson and Ferelee, all negroes were taken to the; elate petietentiary today to serve the terms Imposed upon them In the last week's term of superior ioiut at ( 'in ril uek.
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