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i News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice VOL. 1 New War Terror Has Wrought Havoc in France Military Critics Believe that Armored War Car is Res ponsible for RecentBritish Gains on Somme Front BULGARS IN HEADLONG RETREAT i f Great Gain in Balkans New Offen sive by Italians Added to Gains on Western Front Arouse High Enthusiasm among Allies (By United Press) London, Sept. 16 British success coupled with great gains by the allies In the Balkans and the re sumption of the Italian offensive all along the Isonzo front from Gorizia to the sea, has aroused the British public to a high pitch of enthusi asm. How large a part in the British .gains on the western ' front is due to the use of a new type of armored car," is nut known ..but it la belieyed that this new war terror has wrought havoc among the Germans Dubbed "Willies" by Tommy At kins, the new cars present a terri fying appearance as they advance to GERMANS RESISTING Fighting desperately to save themselves from retreat on a mile front the Germans are hurling ba tallion after batallion against the storming British columns north of the Somme in an effort to check General llaig's advance. The battle which bo,gun yester day morning increased in furor to ward the night. By illumina ting bombs the men fought like de mons with bayonets and grenades over the shel-torn country lea ding to Bapume. 'Press dispatches from General ' 0il's headquarters early this morn .lig reported that liis men were 'still rolling steart'ly down the slopes having captured and established themselves firmly in the villages of Martinpuich, Courcelette and Flers, but that the German resistance was stiffening and becoming hourly more stubborn. With the Foreaux woods already swept through by British troops, however, the fall of Com bles appeared Imminent. HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES German losses in the fighting of the last twenty four hours are re ported as frightful, especially in the Boultaux wood where the German resistance was most desperate and where Haig's advancing columns found In their aptft great mounds of the bodies of dead Germans. The British gains, linked with the French adavnees earlier in the week copmlete the capture of what was the third lne of the Germnn de fenses along the Somme, with the exception o fthe marvellously con structed trenches defending Thiep val. This position was outflanked by the British advance, which occu pied Courcelette. and the fall of Thlepval .before the next forward movement of British troops appears certain. Germnn ittnrks on the French lines Nortlr and 'south or the Somme were rcpuloerl during the nLiit ac ELIZABETH CITY, cording to the morning's official ad vices from Paris, BULGARS IN RETREAT Dispatches from Saloniki are to the effect that the Serbs are driv ing the defeated Bulgars in a dis oder'y retreat toward the Scrlio Greek frontier, ,in the direction or Monastir. Bulgarian losses are re poned enoimous, one regiment hav ing lost 15ou men according t0 the QflkliiL. Serbian . estimate.- - The British have crossed the river Struma and are attacking Bul gar villages along the Gudeli. Ar tillery duels are m progress on the Dorian front. Russian and French troops are co-operating with the Serbs in the attempt to n capture Fiorina, the first Green town to fall before the liulgars in their invasion of Greece. Dispatches from I'aris confirm the lepcrts reaching "iert. from Sa loniki and add that the Roumanians are still making rapid progress in their invasion of Rounuuiia. NAVAL BATTLE IN BOTHMA Naval forcts of the Germans and Russians are reported to have been engaged in aetion I nthe Gulf of, Bothnia, according to a dispatch frm Stockholm, which states that heavy filing was beard along the Swedish coast but that heavy fo.j; obscured the battle. KAISER TELEGRAPHS ' VICTORY Emperor William, according to ad vices from Berlin, telegraphed the Fnipres?, on her way to the eastern fiont, of a severe defeat to the Kus-so-Rouinnnians In the Balkans. The retreat of the Russo-Roumanlan forces in the Dubrudju region was ndmniitted in advices from Bucha rest last night. t ITALIANS SCORE SUCCESSES In their new offensive on the Ison zo front the Italians have engaged the AustriaiiB all along the line from Gorizia to the sea, and to day's dispatches from Rome claim that the AustrianB defense has been broken in several places. The Aus trian losses in the first two days' fighting are said to exceed 10.000. TO FORM GREEK CABINET Dispatches from Athens state that M. Oalrgnropoulos - has been entrusted with the formation of a ( ew 'Jreek caribent . Mrs. W. J. Griffin and daughter. Miss Marearet Griffin, passed thru the Vlty today on th way to their home at Manteo after a visit to rel atives at Cisco. NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 16, 1916 Betsev Enrols 30 Members Norfolk. Va . fct-pt. Pi-As the re mit ef a living visit to Klljabt-th CiO. N. C. ye te.day II O. Nichols secretary and Garland I'. Feed, mem liei ship seen tar.- . sm-e"d.'d in add ing ;o new names to the roster of th? Tidewater AutomomMle associa tiin. The addition of this large, list from the Nr h C-irolina city places the membership n' ove the 8oo mark Men who assit-ted the local officials in yesterdav'8 campaign are confi dent that the Kl zabeth City enroll ment can be brought to f0 before anofta'T we k goes by. The Norfolk secretaries were as sisted by L. R Foreman, who will lie secretary for Elizabeth City, and by Camden Blade. They left here by train yesterday mcrning aecur ln the SO new members before re turning in the afternoon. Each of these men will be enroll ed as non resident members. They wil establi-h an Elizabeth City branch of the association, with head quarters am an information bureau. In addition to the Elizabeth City members, Dr. George N. M usury of Virginia Peach, and George B. Todd of Norfolk have filed applications for resident membership. The new North Carolina members secured yesterday are as follows: Dr. M. M. Harris, Darius White, W. P. Wood, J. A. Kramer, X. C. Blades, Chas. H. Robinson, F. M. G rice, Jr., E. F. A yd let t, Jr.; Auto & Gas Engine works, Southern Auto & Marine works, C. R. Wilkinson, Dr. H. D. Walker, Dr.W. H. Peters, J. U. Lambert,' W. C. Jackson, Dr. I. Fearing, J. M. Weeks, F. H. Zlegler and son, J. E. Commander, M. L. Clark, J. H. Ayd'.-tt, W. B. Foreman, Charles Reid. Died Early This Morning (Lty United Press; Now London, Conn., Sept. HI Mis. Annie Howe, President Wil son's only sister, died this morn ing at (1:45 o'clock. The body will 1m sent to South Carolina for interment, the Presi dent taking the same train for the funeral from Long Branch, THROUGH NAVIGATION BETWEEN LAKES AND HUDSON (3y United Press) Albany, Sept. 16 Through navi gatieui via the New. York large Canal is being planned for 'Spring by S.'ate Engineer Frank WilPams )oin Oswego to l ake Ontario and the Hudson river. Williams is investigating today to get an idea of the cost. It was exoected that the United States government would help in this work, but there is no present indi cation that it will. EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETS The Epworth League of City Road Methodist church will meet Sunday evening at 6:45. Mrs. Frank Mid gette will have charge of the meet ing. The subject for the service will be "Prayer." Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Vann of Lex lington are in the city the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ennle Skin ner on North Rond street. Secretary Ford of the i. M. C. A. leaves today for the State Meeting of Serrctarcs nt Charlotte. Miss Alma Covert has returned from a visit to friends nt Rocky Mount. Mrs. Oeorce Bell has returned from a visit to friends In Norfolk W.C.T.U. Meets On Wednesday Tiie W. C. T U. will meet Wed nesday afternoon at the horn? of the pies dent, Mr. Clay Foreman on West Main street. This is ihe rirs-t meeting aftr the tummer vacation and is, therefore, a very important one. All members are i;r.i:ed to be piesent. The State Convention of the- W. C T. U. meets in Wi'uiington on Octo'er 4t, and at Wednesday af ternoon's meeting de'e.'iit f will be elected to this convention. Other important business will also come up before the Union. MEETS TUESDAY AFTERNOON The D. 11. Hill ehil tet. U. I). C, will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2.:!i at the home1 of Mrs. J. 11. White on Wet Main street. This Is the first meeting of the fall and a very important one.. All members are ur,j;t d to l e present. Bond Imposes Just Sentence (By United Press j Raleigh, September, 16 Judge Bond senteneed E. S. Thomas to a year at hard labor in the state pri son for attempted assault on Miss Eula Nunn. The offense was com mitted on a Southern railway Pull man. Bremen Again Looked For (By Unit"d Press) New London, Sept. HI Activity on Ihe pit r of the e.istern forward ing company have 1 1 newed belief that a German merchant submarine is Hearing this port. The. report is denied bv officials of the company. Blockade Again A Live Issue (By United Press) Washington. Sept., 16 The Bri tish blockade has auain become, a matter of lirst importance to the state department. Smouldering elis sat'sfactloii with the whole block ade issue is felt. The demand for the application of the retaliatory measures authorized by Congress is insistent . WHITE HARPER Joseph R. White and Miss Dulcie B. Harper, both of Norfolk, were married here today by Justice of the Peace J . W , Munden. The groom is the son of Joseph White of thiB city and was a resi dent, here until about five years ago. In the bridal party, which Came to Elizabehth City by automo bile, were Mrs. G. A. Benson and the bride's sister. Miss Mabel Har per. Mr. and Mrs. Crltchliehl an(j Mrs. II. A. Collins of Pennsylvania mot ored to this city this week and are guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Crltch field on Broad stret. H. F, Lane of Tyner was In the city on business Thursday. Mrs. T. K Newborn of .Tarvlsburg and ber brother, Mr. I. A. Forbes, were In the city on business Friday and Newport News. M. R. White of Wlnfall was In the city today. NorthCarolina Troops To Border Orders Received at Camp Glenn To day Though De tails are Still Indefinite BELLS OF SCHOOL CO TIH-LIIIG And This Year's Enrol ment Will Overflow the Present Buildings And Deluge the Faculty The public schools of Elizabeth City will op:n on Monday, Septem ber the 18th. The opening exercises will be held at nine o'clock Monday morning In the High School auditorium, ltev. C .A. Ashby opening the exercises with prayer, which will be follow ed by addresses by Mr. I. M. Meek Ins, president of the Boajsd of Trus tees and Supt. S. II. Spragins. Indications are that there will be an overflow enrollment. The High School enrollment wil doubtless reach or pass the two hundred mark, and a marked in crease is likewise expected in the grammar, and primary schools. The entire faculty has arrived and tlu first teacher's meeting of the session was held this morning in preparation for the beginning of work on Monday. Supt. Sprag'ns Is back again, Miss Catherine Albertson is again princi pal of the Hlnh School. Miss Hat tie Harney of the Grammar School; while Mrs. Brooks Is in charge of the Primary School this year, tak ing the place formerly filled by Miss Zoe Porter. "The best year yet," is enthusias tically looked fosward to by both students and faculty ,and the only d'stresslng problem presenting it self thus far Is whether or not thern can be found room enough and teachers enough to take charge of tbfl constantly Increasing number of students In every department of the schools. The private schools nlso open Monday, with- the exception ofthose which have already opened. Miss Itettle F. Poo opens her biislneuH and English school. Miss Clara Covert opens her Mu sical Studio, as does also Miss Ella ai'oth Baker. Miss Ann'e Blount and Miss Ethel Jones at the HUh School wil begin registering pupils. Mrs. M. C. Smith's private clnss- The Only Democratic Newspaper Published in Elizabeth City NO, 97 (By United Press) Washington, Sept. lf The Norttt Carolina militia were ordered to the border today and will entrain as promptly as the necessary ar rangements can be made and facll Ites for their transportation secur ed. the North Carolina militia for several months now have been at Camp Glenn where they have been eagerly awaiting the desired sum mons to the Mexican border. 1 Restless from their long and en-' forced Inactivity the boys arc wild with delight at the prospect of. more arduous action and have re ceived news of the order with the highest enthusiasm. ' m Entertains 3 Governors (By United Press) Iebanon, lnd., Se pt. lfi Boone county, famous as the home of prize winning corn, . today entertained three governors: Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana, a native of the county; Thomas (!. HUbo of Mississippi and Governor Pleasant if Louisiana. The soutlueiners came to help the Indiana governor make the county's celebration a success. v Masons At Pittsburgh (By United Press) Pittsburg, Sept. 1ft Thirty third degree masons to the number of 700 attended 'the annual session ot the Supreme council. Ancient Ac cepted Scotlsh,RIte of the North ern Jurisdiction of the U. S. here today. The sessions are being held in the Masonic temple,. Many of the Masons were accom panied by their families, for whom a good time has been planned. Frank N'xon of Sunbury here Thursday on business. was es will be;ln work on Monday also. Prof. ll. B. Croecy anj his bo.v have been at work for a number of weeks, and he continues to add nw pupils to hi roll. ' 4 ' 1
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