The Only Democratic
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Published in Elizabeth
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VOL. 1
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 18, 1916
NO. 98
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Big Armored Car Sheds
Gunfire As A Duck Water
Has Appearance In Advanc
ing Like That Of Huge
Land Battleship
FALL OF PEROtlilE SEEMS IIIEM
AndJItalians Have Struck Through
To Third Line Of Austrian De
k fense Of Isonzo
London, Septemler 18. The Brit
Is began closing in upon Thiepval
last night. After capturing the
strongly fortified position of Ro
quet farm the German resistance
was desperate. However the furor
of their counters failed to enable
them to check the British advance.
Thiepval is the position, which
has . obstructed the offensive of the
Britons along the Somme ever since
the movement was besun the loss
by the Germans of Moquet farm is
believed to have made precarious
their position at Thiepval.
North of Martinpulch Hair's men
Improved their positions during the
night whi'e a minor trench attack
east of Courcelette was also success
ful. Heavy bombardment of newly
won British positions by German ar
tillery, howcr, indicated prepar
ation for early and violent counter
attacks. German losses along the
Somme since ti e beginning of the
Britls-h offensive are estimated at
40,000.
Fighting en both banks of the
river was furious during all the
night. The Germans clung desper
ately to Denirourt under a heavy
French attack and made strong
counters against the positions of
Vermandov lllers and Berny. which
were occupied by the French in Sun
day's fighting.
North of the Somme the British
artillery checked attack after at
tack with storms of shrapnel, and
are now bombarding Grandconrt and
Leasra on the Bapaume hiihway.
, The allied successes have pro
foundly impressed Berlin where the
press appears to be preparing the
people for the evacuation of Per
onne and Combles. saying that re
tirement -on the part of the Teu
tons may became advisable for strat
egic reasons.
The French yesterday shifted
their attack to the South of the
Somme as a warning to the Ger
mans not to withdraw their forces
from that sector to relieve the hard
pressed forces to the north of the
river. The attack was completely
successful deepening the allied
wedge in the lines between Peronne
and Combles.
Dispatches are full of reports of
the performances of the new armor
d car, which is said to resemble a
huge land battle-ship. The armored
surface of the car is said to shed
machine ?un fire as a duck does
water. 1 "!
ITALIANS SCORE SUCCESSES
The Italians have broken the
third line of Austrian defense in
the region of Monfalcone after
three days of fierce fighting. Along
the whole front from Go-Izla to th.i
?ea the nw Italian drive on Trieste
progressing and the advanced
lines are now within 1.1 miles of
their objective. A series of Ans
traln positions from Oppaoc'assclla
southward through Pletra"' Rosa
Home Coming
At 1st Methodist
Next Sunday has been designated
as Home Coming Sunday at the
First Methpdist church of this city
and VttractlvVinvita'Uons'fiaf e been
Issued to the special services of his
day.
A special program has been pre
pared which includes excellent
musical numbers and many other
attractive features. All members
are especially urged to be present
and join in"these Home Coming ex
ercises and friends are cordially in
vited to attend these services.
The day's services will he.rin with
a great Sunday School Rally at half
past nire Sunday morning.
At eleven Vclock the theme of
the service will be "The Pastor'8
Message." and at tho evening ser
vice, 'The Congregation's Response.'
The cel'bra'ton of Home Caming
Day at the First Methodist church
comes toward the close of the close
of the present pistor first year with
jthel church nnd marks a climax In
the successful work which Rev. J.
L. Cimningim has accomplished dnr
In his pastorate. His work has
extended through the organization
of the church and Sunday School
and has added large numbers to
the ran'ss In each of these branches
Son'Of Premier
KilledJn Battle
(By United Press)
London, Sept. 18 Raymond As
quith, son of Prime Minister As
qulth, has been killed in the recent
fighting in Frence according to news
received here. . .
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fisher and
nepb-,, George Kymer, have re
turned to their home at Kane, Pa.,
after attending the funeral of Mrs.
Fisher's mother, Mrs. Sam Fraley.
Miles Clark and Howard Flora
motored to Norfo'k Saturday.
have been carried and thp Aus
trlans driven, back in the valleys.
Despite heavy rainstorms the Ital
ian tro )ps captured hills 144 and
I 208 as well as several other domi
' nating heights blocking progress a
I leng tie Valon".
SERBS STILL IN FIGHTING
Official dispatches from Snlon'k!
I report that the Serbs have raptured
, (list- and second line positions' at
Kamakclialan, northwest of Lake
Os'rovo near the Serlio-Greek fron
tier. Ten ma-hlne euns were taken
In the advance.
I
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First Meetinginr'asquotank
To Be Held At Sweet
Gum Grove School At
Half Past Seven O'clock.
Lr. F. D. Owen, the United States
Inspector n c'.'.arge of the new cani
pai.n ngiinst bog (ho'.era to be un
de.ta' en in the six countirs of this
ncrtheattein sec. ten of the state, re
turned Saturday from Currituck
where he held a meeting at Nar
row Shore, school 'n Poplar Branch
township on Friday. At this meet
ing the plan of work was outlined
and a very promising local hog
growers protective association was
formed, with a membership of about
fifty to begin on.
Officers chosen were as followe:
Presidsnt, ' Milton Overton; Vice
President, N. T. Aydlett, Secretary,
V. H. Walker. A committee com
posed of one member from each
school dlstr'ct, was ..also appointed
to constitute a sanitary committee
The members of this committee will
advise Dr. Owen of new outbreaks
of cholera and will assist him in
the location of centers of infection.
In order that they may be rapidly
brought under control.
The matter of an official serum ad
min'strator was left open until a
later meating; it is expected to
have one or twonenin iTiTTown
shlp to administer the serum simul
taneous method, of ' innovation a
galnst hog cholera. t - -f. ,
Dr. F. D. Owfji expects to hoi i a
meeting at the Sweet Gum Grove,
,cr Up Oliver school at 7:30 Pf M.,
next Thursday the 21st to Inaugu
rate the work in Pasquotank .county
Dr. Owen has he.?.n. .very succpb.v
ful in Interestin; the farmers .of
these counties In the work which
the United States Department of
Agriculture has started in about 20
states in the country and feels very
much encouraged, and hopeful that
In a short time bog cholera can be
brought under control, and finally
eradicated, .'. .
These meetlgs that are now be
ing held ore for the purpose of ex
plaining the tne'.hods of work,' and
enlisting ALL the farmers In the
co operative jjujvement to stamp ouf
th's most ctty;if' all animal dis
eases. Also. It is hoped that at this meet
In. at the Sweet Gum Grove school
some man can be selected to -proceed
to Raleigh,' and .there - larn
how fto administer the serum-slmirl-tanewx
treatment, and thus b a
local representative of the Federal
and State Departments of Agricul
ture In this work. . ' .,
Sweet Gum Grove School, Thurs
day, Sept.?lst, 7:30 p.m. .';'.-
Nominated For :
Legislature
I. P. Davis of Wanchese, who has
been on the staff of the Dally PreB
at Hopewell passed through " the
city today en route to his old homo!
Mr. Davis hag just been nominat
ed on the Democratic ticket in Dare
county for representative in the
next session of the General Assem
bly. Mr, Davis expects to look over
the political situation In Dare be
fore arriving at his decision about
accepting the nom'natlon. though
he stated here this morning that he
was rather of the opinion that he
i:i accept. . '
WANTED
Young man to work In office and
warehouse. N. G. G randy & Co.,
foot Matthews st., city S. 18,19,20
M. R. Fletcher of Bayslde was In
the city Saturday.
PEASE LEADS II
H
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Armored French Flyers
Swoop Low OVer Ger
man Lines Raking
Trenchers With Murder
ous Fire
By HEfNRY WOOD
(United Piess S.afT Ccriespondnt)
laris, Scptembt-r. 18 Ftr the
first time in history the aeroplane
now leads infantry attacks.
Twenty last, armoredianes, each
carrying three machine guns, charg
ed the German trenches preceding
the French Infantry charge.
Flying hih above . the charging
battle planes French officers direct
ed the attack.
The flyers swooped low over the
German 1 nes raking the trenches
with a murderous fire.
So-successful were the new war
planes in their initial' trial that it
is expested they will be used often
In the future and that they will
play an important part in the future
operations of the allied armies.
IH SESSIOIJ HERE
Judge Whedbee Delivers
Charge To Jury This
Morning, One Case Dis
posed Of
Superior court convened here this
morning with Judge Harry 'hed
bee of GreenvIPe tn the bench.
The judge delivered a brief
charge saying that he d'd not be
lieve fohut in this day of newspapers
and of educational opportunity it
was any longer necessury to give
grand juries detailed Instruct!. ns a
bout the changes in the criminal
law of the State.
He stressej the fact that the hold
Ing of a criminal court is expensive
and charged the jurors to dispose
of matters coming before them as
expeditiously as possible,
' Lazy 'and slow erand juries," he
said "sometimes cost a county,
when all items of expense arc con
sidered, as much as $1,000 or $1,500
in one week."
"It is against the law in North
Carolina to se'l anything that lntox
lcateis, no matter what name it is
sold under," said udge Whedbee.
He then went on to state that in
his opinion the man who sold n
chemical concotlon that would eat
the .lining of a man's stomach be
served more punishment than one
selling straight beer or whiskey.
' When you buy blind tiger liquor'
the judge went on. 'you do not know
what you are getting. Several in
stances have come under, my ob
servation where the blind tiger stuff
contained cocaine or some other
deadly dope. The man who drinks
this stuff takes his -life in his own
hands."
In closing Judge Whedbee touch
ed upon the duty of "giving the
comforts of life" to the unfortunates
who become Inmate of the County
Home and suggested that If the
grand Jury should find the Pasquo
tank County Home was not so equip
ped and managed as to give the
Inmates (hesp comforts they'
make the necessary recommenda
tions to brlnp; about the proper e
qtilpmnt and management.
On'y one caso was disposed of at
this morning's session, that of thu
State vs John Tlrown, colored, ac
cused of stealing cotton. The de
fendant was found not guilty.
SUPERIOR
COURT
L
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Body of President's Sister
Now Laid to Rest Be
side that of Father and
Mother
(By United Press)
Columbia. S. C, Sept. 18 Presi
dent Wilson brought to Columbia to
day the body of his sister, Mrs. An
nie E. Howe, who died at New Lon
don, Connecticut, Saturday, for inter
went in the church yard here where
for many years have rested the
bodies of his father and mother.
The funenl party reached Colum
bia shortly before noon, Lut in obe
dience to the express request of the
family all public marks of sympa
thy have been refrained from.
The service will be simple and
entirely free from any unusual cer
emony. Governor Manning sent to the
the President's private secretary
the following message from Atlantic
City: "
"Please convey in person to the
President my sympathy and that of
the people of South Carolina for
him In the death of his sister and
express my regrets that I can
not be there in person to pay our
tribute of respect and loyalty to
him."
Hi j)fleitwv rrtKm"-forwcV -so.
aisle fcr the i-assage of the funeral
party from the station
TO BEJENFORGED
SuperintendentlsleyofCur
rituck Gives Dates When
Attendance 1 Becomes
Compulsory in Each Dis
trict. ?
Currituck (unty Hoard of Educa
tion has t-et the following dates for
the Compulsory Attendance Law to
be.,'in In the various townshlpe of
Currituck county:
White schoolH of Poplar liranch
Pranch township October 9th.
White schools of Moyock town
ship October l'ith.
White schools of Atlantic town
shipNovember ith.
White schools of Crawford town
hh.i November filh.
White M'hools of Fruit ville town
shin November 6th. ,
Colored schools of Crawford town
ehlp November 13th -1 1 t
Colored schools of Moyock town
shlii November 13th.
Colored Schools of Poplar Branch
township November 13th.
Tsl law begins for the white
schools in Poplar Branch townBhlp
early than In the other townships
wh'ch is due to early opening of
schools.
Mr. Ed. Baum, Kitty Hawk, N.
C. is attendance otllcer for Atlantic
township; Thos J. Taylor, Currituck
N. C. for Crawford; A. H. Water
man. Knotts Island, N. C. for Fruit
vllle; S. F. Aydlett. Moyock, N. C.
for Moyock; and Clyde Bnrco, Gran
ly, N. C. for Poplar Branch town
ship. Each officer wl'.l serve for
both races In Ms township. These
ofticers after taking oath have the
power under th" school lnw to en
forco the . Compulsory - Attendance
l.ir.v. The omm'ttccrnen of each
district (n the county are required
to send a copy of the schofil census
to the attendance officer In charge
hi their township. This is necessary
for th", officers.
"All students" says Supt, U. W.
COLUMBIA
COMPULSORY LAW
EXCIIEOEIII III
on
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News Of Villa's Unsuc
cessful Attack On Chi'
bauhua Weakens n
thusiasm Of Old Follow
ers By WEBB MILLER
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
El Paso, Sept. 18 Northern Met
ico Is excited by the reports of tha
attack by Villa forces on Chihauhua
City Saturday.
Four thousand CarranzfStaa have
been rushed to the city while two
columns of cavalry pursue the" flee
Ing bandits towards Santa Clara
canyon, accord ng to the official re
ports of General Gomez, Carran
zista commander at Juarez.
Despite the reports that Villa
was badly defeated, the effect of hi!
attack was to arouse enthusiasm a
mong the neemles of the Carranza
regime.
S'trong forces of Mexican troops
are patrolling the streets of Juaret
to prevent an outbreak.
IfLCIJY VlENIlfl
Distress Among Lower
Classes Reported Wide-
spread On Account Of
Prohibitive Prices
(By United Press)
London, Sept. 18 Food disorders
are said to have broken out In Vi
enna. A Geneva dispatch states
that beef is now four dollars per
pound and rlct-' t v dollars. Much
distress prevails among the lower
classes.
IMPORTANT MEETING
TUESDAY NIGHT
A Joint nieet'ng of the Board of
I'eacons and Board of Directors of
the First Baptist church will be
held in the parlors of the church
Tuesday night at 7:43.
Matters of tnportauee wi be
faken up at this meeting and it is
hqped that every rrbmber of the
two boards will bo present.
Mr. John Fraley who has been in
the city to attend the funeral of
his mother, Mrs. Sam Fraley, hap re
turned to his home at Tarboro.
MIbb Oljve Wood left today for
Winston Salem tj attend school.
Isley, "both races between ages 8
to 12 for four months beginning at
above date are required to be . in.
school each day. Reasonable ex
cuses are allowed by this law, but
when the excuse is removed, the
child must enter school again. The
teachers at the end of each week
shall serve written or printed no
tices upon parents notifying them
of the absence of their child or
children and file same notice with
attendance officer in charge. The
parents after receiving such notice
are required by the law to render
to the teachers the reason for the
absence of their, children. A failure
to rrnder such notice U a violation
of this law,. This period of compul-
sory attendance gliall commence at
the conipulory attendance of thn
school term as b -t above end near
est to the Mh birthday of tne child
and shall cover four consecutive
school years thereafter. This atten- ,
dance shall continue for 4 months
of each year.