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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY MORNING NOVEMBER L 191f
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BIG STRUGGLE
IS IL10III1
CHARACTERIZED AS GREATEST
CONFLICT OF ITS KIND IN HIS
TORY OF THE WORLD
(By United Press)
Baltimore, Not. 16 Leaders of
rthe four railway brotherhoods will
address the American federation of
1 labor in convention here within a
week on the eight hour day principle.
Their appearance is expected to
Inaugurate a concerted light for
the recognition of eight hours as
the standard working day of all
-classes of labor.
At the same time the appearance
the Brotherhoods is expected to
tasten the coalition of the brother
pl'iooda with the American Federation
Y'ft labor. . The labor leaders then
' 'hope t force the adoption of the
eight hour day generally thru the
power of organize labor and not
throuch legislation.
The leaders are agreed that co-
operation of the Brotherhoods with
the Federation will result n the ul
timate coalition of the two great
organizations. It is considered pos
sible that when the Federation dele
gates visit President Wilson on Sat
urday, they will discuss the ques
tion of national recognition of the
eight hour day among all employ
ers. , .
ADMINISTRATION READY TO
: '; ' FIGHT ,!
Word from Washington todav in
. iu iue eueti luat me uumimstratior
is ready to start an agreBsive tigut
in behalf of the Adamson law.
High officials declared that efforts
io oDtam an injunction should sue
ceed teh Government would not con
fine itself to defensive tactics.
An organization known as the
National Conference Board, repre
senting eight millions in capital, has
been formed to with the object of
watching industrial legislation to
-see that it be guided by public in
formation and that la
be eliminated.
FOffiAII-RODIIEV
ELI2AEETH . CITY YOUNG MAN
MARRIES DELEWARE GIRL
WILL RESJDE HERE
Arabia Now
V- Independent
(By United Press)
Washington, November 16. Con
' flrmatlon haB been received of the
establishment of the independent
Kingdom of Arabia. , The informi-,
tion comes to the State Department
here from the United States Embas
sy at CcnstanBtlnople. The Turkish
Minister of the Interior declares
that the revolt was "fostered by
British gold."
i rial Mas Keen
Postponed
(By United Press)
Washington. Nov. 16. The Unit
ed St3tes Commission has posit pon
d until Decemer 6th the case of Dr.
Armgard Graves, the German spy"
charged with blackmailing Coun
tess Von Bernstoff, the wife of the
German ambassador.
EASTERN STAR MEETING
SUCCESS WEDNESDAY
The meeting of the Eastern Star
held Wednesday afternoon was most
juccessrui. a verv interesting nrn.
""gram being carried out.
This meeting was followed by
another interesting program Wed
nesday evening of which a most en
joyable banquet was an important
part.
A quiet but beautiful wedding
ceremony was solemnized Wednes
day at noon in Epworth. Methodist
Church, Norfolk, Va., when Miss
Eva Kodney of Laurel, Del., became
the bride ttt Mr. Harold Foreman, of
this city. The ceremony was per
formed in the presence of relatives
of the bride and groom, Rev. J. L
Cunninggim of the First Methodist
church here, officiating. The musi
cal selections were beautifully ren
dered by Horace L. Jones.
The bride was becomingly attired
in a travelling suit of taupi broad
cloth, trimmed with sliver fox, with
hat to correspond. She carried a
boquet of lillies of the valley and
orchids.
The bride was accompanied from
her home by her sister, Miss Laura
Rodney who was her maid of honor.
The groom was accompanied by his
brother, Mr. W. B. Foreman who
acted as best man. Other relatives
of both the bride and groom were
in attendance upon the ceremony.
Immediately after the ceremony
the party was entertained by Mrs
Clay Foreman, motherof the groom
at an elaborate luncheon at the
Monticello Hotel.
Mr. Foreman the groom is the son
of Mrs. Clay Foreman of this city,
and his bride is the daughter of Mr
J. C. Rodney, of Laurel, Del., Mr.
and Mrs. Foreman will return a
bout November 26, to this city,
where they will reside.
On account of the illness of r her
mother, Miss Rodney was chaperon
ed by her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. C. G. Blades of Laurel, Del.
The other guests present were:
Miss Laura Rodney, sister, of the
bride, of Laurel; Miss Margaret
Foreman; Mr. Will Foreman, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Wesley Foreman, Mr.
and Mrs. L. Roscoe Foreman,- Mr
and Mrs. M. Leigh Sheep and son,
Mr3. G. F. Derrickson, Mrs. C. W
Hollowe!!, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. L. S
B'ades and Mr. L. Carl Blades of
Ell.abeth City; Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
B. Blades of New Bern; Mr Waito
Derlckson of Dover, Del.,; Mr. J. W
Derlekson, Mr. and Mrs. W. T om
Mr". T. A. McNeal, Mrs. O. TV rD,a
bee and Mrs. J. C. Thompson of
Norfolk.
1ST OF GAINS
A FEARFUL TAX
GERMANS DO NOT BELIEVE
THAT ALLIES CAN MAINTAIN
THE PACE SET ON SOMME
LAST liHT
MADE LIFE HAPPY AT ALKRAM
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ENGLISH
LIEUTENANT MAKES TALK
Good Lecture
For Tonight
V
ENTERTAINS BOOK CLUB
The regular meeting of the Book
Clob met Tuesday evening with Mr3
C. A. Ashby at the rectory, whicn
was attractive with decoration of
autumn leaves and ferns.
The "befo'-thewar" open fire
place with its brass accessories anu
crackling fire, the old pictures, tne
antique furniture, a'l made the room
a fitting place for the study of "The
Merchant of Venice," and each mem
ber responded at roll call with an
entertaining item about ancient Eng
lend, which with Miss Llllie Gran.-!?
paper on Shakespeare made the
evening complete. After the busi
ness meeting and the program were
finished delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess. Mrs.-Ashby's
guests were: Mrs. C. H. Robinson,
Mrs. Cam W. Melick, Miss Cather
ine Albertson, Mrs, Selby Harney,
Mrs. I. M. Meekins, Mrs. O. W.
Ward, Miss Minnie Albertson, Mrs.
J. IT. White, Mrs. J. B. Black. Miss1
Marcle Albertson, Miss Lillle Gran
dy and Mrs. Fred Cohoon.
Ey CARL W. ACKERMAN
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Berlin, Nov. IS General Von Hln
denherg Is exacting toll of a'.lied
uvea entirely disproportionate to
their gains in the Somme fighting
military authorities here declare.
Today, he has the entire line un
der terrific fire with the prospect
that the enormouse casual
ties inflicted on th i.
rj
lies in their initial advance will be
repeated. All reports from the front
say that the British attacks are
made with utter disregard of tho
sacrifice of human life. German off!
clals admit that by concentrating e
normous stores of ammunition men
and arms on a small front the al
lies can win a few trenches and vll
iages but they believe tit? price
too costly to be kept up.
in their assault the French and
British are attacking only the sur
face of the greatest fortifications In
the world.
Germany built a surprise for the
Allies here in a wonderful series of
irtlllery-proof fortifications. Thes
defenses are built so close, are dug
so deep, and cover so a wide area
that what the Allies are today at
tacwng with Infantry, tanks and
artillery are only the outskirts of a
powerful system 6f underground
forts. i
The bombardment is terrific
r-iews, wooas, and towns are torn
tn pieces by the constantly-explod
trig shel's. But underground, noth
mg is touched. And it is from her
oub-surface forts that Germany is
repelling the Allied attack.
For a week I have been over the
Somme battlefield. From a height
near Peronne and to the South of
Arras, our party twice penetrated
the shell area, viewing Peronne and
Hanaume, the two immediate ob
jects of fire. It marked the first
time since the Somme battle that a
neutral has been permitted, to In
spect this part of the underground
fortifications constructed bv the
Teutonic forces. While waltnc in
the llhrary of a castle serving n
the headquarters of one of the com
mandlng generals, the windows rat
tled and doors shook from the con
cussion of bursting shells.
With these constant explosions In
our icars, and escorted by lntelll.
sence omcers, we motored to the
heights of Bapaume. There we wat
ched the British fire in the town
Only one church spire and one chlm
ney are still standing.
Although In apnroachlng the front
we encountered seventeen lines of
trenches and wire entanglement t.
the Somme battle is no longer be
ing defended from the trenches, hut
with buried artillery. For miles as
we walked we passed holes In the
around large enough for men to
crawl Ipto.
These were the entrances to thou
sands of underground forts which
the Germans hayeJiurL ia an. end-
ess chain.
The Alkrama was the scene of
mu h interest and amusement Wed
nesday nisht when the Triangle
Photo-play Co , presented to a fair
sized tudieuce "No Good Guv." Al
so Lieutenant Saliman, of the Eng
lish army was introduced by Judge
Turner and make an interesting
short talk of conditions in the war
zone.
Lieut. Saliman told of the friend
!y feeling the enemy-soldier had
for e eh oiher In the trenches, 11
lustratlng his statements with spe
cific Instances of humane brother
hood extended from one to another
Because of having to le:ve on an
early train, Mr. Saliman had to
make his talk short.
But "No Good Guy" was there in
all the phaEes of no accountness. He
same upon the screen wealthy,
came before his audience in a mid
night carausal, a drunken debauch.
a coward and a victim o fthe law.
He came through and came through
Ight as all drunks seem to do in
pictures, and did well ever after
wards ,by getting married, as all
men, who get married, seem to do
in 'pictures.
Anyway, the Irish money king, de
bauch, detective and later married
man- were all there in one man the
"No Good Guy" and he kept the an
dience laughing fit to split their
sides all the time.
Toinght, "Where Are My Chil
dren" wl 1 be an unusual feature at
the Alkrama.
The lecture at the First Baptibt
Church tonight by Dr. Robert Stuart
MacAuthur has already attracted
the attention of o'd and young in
the city and quite a number of
tickets have been sold. The admis
sion for grownups is 25 cents and
for children 15 cents.
The lecture is given under , the
auspices of the Ladies Aid Societ
ies of the First Baptist churcn and
Blacckwell Memorial church, and
members of the choirs from the two
ihurches will render musical num
bers. Th8 Skinner male quartet
will contribute oue or more num
bers.
Dr. MacArthur's subject. "The E'e
ments of Success in Life" is one ot
espei-ial interest and help to young
people, and it is very much hoped
that a large number of these will be
present.
The opportunity is an unusual one
for Dr. MacArthur Is ranked as one
of the greatest lecturers on the lv.
ceum platform, and excent in lan?e
cities, on special occasons, or at the
uiiuh unautauqua the opportunity
to hear such & man is not eenera'lv
had. Dr. MacArthur addresses the
General Association at Norfolk FW-
day night.
EOF FIDE
Oil ALLIED Flir
!IN BIGGEST EFFORT OF CAM
PAIGN GERMANS ATTEMPT
TO BREAK UP ALLIED AD
VANCE '
Caught Negro
In Currituck
Germans To
MakeExplanation
(By United Press'
Eerlin, November 16 The Adml
ralty has transmitted to the foreign
office the report of the submarine
commander who sank the British
steamer Rowanmore in late Octo-
oer. The foreign office will Issue the
official explanation to the Ameri
can embassy at BerJIn.
Will Ask For Bids
On U. S. Zeppelin
(By United Press)
Washington, Novemlier 16. The
Navy Department will soon ndver
tise for bids on the., construction of
the first United States Zeppelin.
The Department has been gather
lng Information as to the construe
tlon of these filers for months and
has been examining and studying
samples of European machines.
J. W, Shores ' has returned! from
Currituck where he wn called with
his three " bloodhounds. Bouncer.
Ring and Bldo, on Tuesday night.
Messrs Dozler and Cartwrlefit
come over for him in an automo
bile, and took him to the home of
Mr. J.,B. Lee which had been rob-
cr of $125 on Tuesday afternoon at
about 4 o'clock while all of the fam
"y were absent. The dogs - could
'Ot stirt to work until Wednesday
cn account of the storm. When they
we-e put on the trail thev left the
houre and went a short distance to
the home of a negro, Peter Brav.
Three negroes lived in the house,
but none of them were suspected ot
the theft, and the dogs were taken
hack to the houHe and started again
They ran over the same troll, end
ing up at the house again, this time
the three negroes were called out
into the yard and the dogs sinirled
out Levi Bray as the robber. The
negro p'eaded for mercy, sayin
that if Mr. Shores would keen m-
out of jail he would go and get fh
money. Sure enough when he w
allowed to go for the money he
turned In a few minutes with the
entire amount.
The negro is now i Currituck
JaP awaiting the next term of su
perlor court.
(By United Press)) (
London, Nov. lt An unceasing "
series of attacks and counters swept
a wave of fire and steel across si
miles o fthe French British front
this morning when the mightiest
thrust the Germans have yet at'
tempted was directed at the allies
lines.
A continuous grapple along th
entire sixty mile front is in pro
gress. Under tremendous pressure
the French have been forced to.
yield slightly, while the British, un
der desperate enemy onslaughts, art
consolidating their newly won potl.
Hons further north.
Berlin claims that in reecnt at
tacks .the Germans have stormed
and occupied the eastern portion of
the village of Saillssel.
Lte bulletins from Paris report
that the French have dislodged the '
Germans who yesterday occupied
tne village of Pressiere.
Combined French ' and Russian
troops f re sald to have hurled back
the Germans and to have advanced
within four miles of Monastlr. It It
claimed that the Germans are la
retreat throughout Macedonia.
MAKE ASTONISHING ADVANCE
Monastlr has been brought within
reach of General Serrails Frencn
and Serbians after one of the most
astonishing advances in the great .
war, Battling against driving snotf
over the great natural mountain for
tresses, the allied forceg have now
reached the plain of Monastlr and
are sweeping Bulgars and Teutons
before them.
President Asks
Observe Day
(By United Press)
Washington Nov, 16. The Pres
ident requests that Thursday, Nor.
30th, be set aside for ThanksgiT'
ing.
PLAINTIFF GETS 11,200
The case of 'Gallop Fisher vs the
Norfolk Southern and North River
line, was disposed of yesterday, the
plaintiff getting Judgement for
200. He had sued for $1,500.
The case of Saunders vs Aydlott
Is In progress 'today.
HUGHES LEADS IN MINNESOTA
WILSON GAINS IN CALIFORNIA
(By United Press))
San Francisco, Nov. 16 Complete
official returns from fiO out of 35;
counties Increase Wilson's load bv
K0O votes. The complete plurality
.'11 b al-w.t ,.n-n.
The - unoTreround defense very
In denth from a few feet to as much
as sixty feet. No cannon yet Invent-
d can penetrate them. And this is
the reason, German officials explain
wbv the English cannot destroy the
defenses.
No a house, n barn, or a tree is
tsndlrg In, Achletlepetlt. Our auto
n-ns baited en rotite bv soldiers
e'eaning up the road of debris from
the recent bomlrrdment. After pasi
Inr, through), this vlllnee was a
pain shrelled. The bombardment
was so terrific as to be indescrib
able. The whistling of shells was
T-nMnuniiR nrd the wountahle ex
Mr. and Mrs, Will B. Colotina and
little daughter Glen Perry of Nor
folk have returned to their home
after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. C
Perry on Pennsylvania Avenue
Master Jack" perry accompanied
them.
plosions shattered everyone's nerve
Our auto lncreas-ed Its speed and
others whizzed by; one carrying th
remains of French aeroplanes.
We stopped nt a ploughed field.
wa'ked to a hole In the ground,
and entered an undereround battery
Above ground .in some spots, so
many hills had exploded it. was Im
possible to count the shell craters.
But underground, not a cannon was
pcrpfrhed. Officers and artillery-
men were living wl'h many of the
comforts of home.
(By United Press))
St. Paul. Nov. 16 Wit,, only
three counties to hear from Hughes
leads in Minnesota on the official re
count by 290 votes.
CLASS ORGANIZED TUESDAY
WASHINGTON TO
HONOR PRESIDENT
(By United Press)
Washington, Nov. 16 A giant
llKht parade will lie held here to
night in honor of President Wilson's
home-coming.
The Young Married Ladles cla
met Tuesday evening nt the home
of the teacher," Mr. C. J. Wrd on
nor b Road street for the purpose, of
organization. With the efficient help
of Miss Beulah llowden the oreanl-
Zfttlon was effect ed. the following
officers )elng chosen: Mrs. ,T. W.
Dawson, president; Mrs. C A, Task
er, 1st Vice President; Mrs. Miles
Prltchard, 2n, Vice President, Mrs.
Bright, pecretary; Mrs. .Tne Megpg,
reporter. Following the business
meeMnp rie'WmiR rerreHhmeit?
were served by Mrs. Ward and Miss
Rena Ward.
ARMED STEALERS
HELD AT NORFOLK
(By United Press)
Norfolk. Va. Novf 16 Two armed
British steamers are held here a
waiting clearance papers from tbs
State Department.
RAULFS' FUNERAL TOMORROW
WANTFD Yonn m"n nWuit 1fi ti
18 vears of age for penernl store
work, apply to Standard Drug Co.
Nov.16,17.18,
The funeral of Frank Raulfs, the
young victim of e'e;trocution at
the Standard Pharmacy yesterday
morning will take place at the First
Methodist chrch Friday morning
nt 11 o'clock, The services will be
conducted by Rev. J. L. Cunninggim
pastor of the church. Interment
will be made at Hollywood cemetery.