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. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING OCTOBER 30, 1916
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THE REPORT
A NO SEVENTY LIVES 'BELIEVED
j. LOST . WHEN TORPEDO SENT
j SHIP TO BOTTOM
I (By TJnltea Frees)
lnjndon, Oct, 39 The steamer
("Marina ! reported torpedoed with
out warning -with a possible lbss of
seventy lives.
Of the crew ot iw, onjy uuny
four are up to the present account
ed tor- Four otner P1 aYe beon
sunk within the last twenty-tour
tours. t 'A
NEW CRISIS LOOMS UP
A new submarine crisis with Ger
many loomed menacingly today fol
lowing the report of American Con
aul Fost at Queenstown that the
Glasgow horse ship Marina had been
' sunk without warning.
Latest report's state that shell
flre and not a torpedo sent the ves
el to the bottom. Two Americans
re reported among the missing.
Consul Frost reports that the Fur
' ness - 'freighter Rowanmore, was
unk by a submarine while attempt
ing 'to escape. Two Americans and
Ave, Phillpinos were on board.
Falkenhayn
Thrown Back
(By United Press i
London, Oct., 30 Falkenhayn's
Invading armies have been thrown
tack more than three miles by the
J Roumanians In fighting to the north
of. Campolung, according to this
I ' morning's advices from Petrograd.
Fighting still continues as the
. Teutons, heavily reinforced, are des
perately counter attacking in an et
fort to regain the lost ground.
Other strong Austor-German forc--es
are on the offensive northwest of
Campolung and at nearly every
point on the Transylvanlan frontier
The Teuton invasion from Transyl
vania, appears blocked at every
point, however, at least for the
' present. On the north Transylvan
lan front the Teutons have every
where been thrown liack againnt the
frontier.
, In Dooruaja iwacKensen s pursuit
of the flePlng Roumanians continues
FtENCH CAPTURE TREfCHES
' ':r,ng tne n'sht the French cap
tUrFt 'trenches to the ' northwest of
Salily, say this morning's advices
from Paris, in a renewel of their of
tensive north of the Somme.
i South of the river the Germans
v? attacked hut were repulsed every
' where except at the Maisonette
farm, where thtey gained a foot
Beyond artillery fire, there was
no action during the night on the
Verdun front.
Von Hindenberg
Visits Berlin
"-. (By United Press)
Berlin, Oct., 30 Arriving In Ber
lin, for his first visit eince the begin
ning of trar, Field Marshall Von
HindenbegChef or the General
.Staff wa"the object of great demon
strations today. He dined with the
kaiser.
T 'jTlie Roumanians are still re
treating and their day of reckoning
is coming," gaid Von Hindenberg.
' "eOrmany wi:i press the war along
present methods and soon there will
-be ;lno Roumanians left.
, "The French show great tenacity
but their armed men are being ex
terminated by their present tactics
and soon there will be "hone of them
left.
"A similar offensive next spring
wiJI rob France. the rest of her
fpV' a?1 ot he national srtangth.'
He declared that Brltlanhas pro
duced no treat' strategists Jn this
war. v'',;1";- 'i
111! BEG1 Oil
' SHORE
JUST A YEAR AFTER DESTRUC
TION OP FORMER BUILDING
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BY FIRE 'iyy
Poplar Branch, N. Ci; Oct. J4.
The Poplar Branch High School
was begun Monday. Mr. Joe Litch
field of Norfolk, has been awarded
the contract. He is now making
preparations to get all needed
material on the grounds. The build
ing committee has been greatly
handicapped, but now it expects to
carry things forward as fast as pos
sible. It is needless la say that those
interested in the building are re
joicing at the prospects, ot their
school building being put back. All
hope that the work wl.'l now go on
rapidly. (It was just a year ago
Monday night that the building was
burned).
Messrs W. A. poxey and D. W.
Woodhouse spent Tuesday in ftor
folk.: ilonday was shopping day In Ellz
abeth City for quite a number from
Poplar Branch. Those spending the
day there were: Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Baum, Misses Mildred Baum, .Maud
Griggs, Nell Walker, and Mr. C. P.
Jerome. "
Robert Jerome who has been
quite ill is Improving. His many
friends are glad to hear this.
The teachers of Poplar Branch
went to Grandy Saturday, to attend
the meeting of the Teachers' Read
ing Circle. Most of the teachers,
werfe present, also quite a number
of the ladies of our Betterment So
cieties. The work was conducted by Mr.
Lohr, President. Mr. Isley announc
ed that a plan for having all school
children of Currituck county exam
ined by a state physician was ex
pected to be carried out. Dr. W.
T. Griggs, here, gave a few import
ant fact's, as to why this examina
tion should be made andrged that
tjie teachers and soclif fork to
gether to have this done 7
It is oped that the parents will
avail themselves of .this opportuni
ty and have their children examin
ed. It la for the good of the com
munity. The eniertainment at the I. O.'O
Hall, last Saturday nit;ht was very
murh enjoyed. Those taking parts
in the p'.ay, "Diamonds and Hearts,'
pleased the audience. Miss Maud
Sawyer sang several selections, and
theFe were enjtfyed. ly the entire
audience. '
The Rebekah'8. expect to take the
play to Powells' Point.
REVIVAL AT FIRST BAPTIST
Revival services at the First Bap
tist church wl!l liesln Wednesday,
November 1st, 7:30 p. m.
Rev. R. D. Garland of Richmond
Va, to help Dr. Hening. On Wed
nesdry at 1:00 p. m. Mr. R. D.
Garland will reach Elizabeth City
in order to begin that night & se
ries of protracted services af the
First Baptist church. Mr, Garland
is a splendid gentleman and a fine
speaker. Ho is the secretary of Mis
sions for the Baptists of Va., and
has several times been President' of
the Va., BaptlHt state convention;
These meetings will be held each
day at 3:30 p. m. and at 7:30 p. m.
The public generally Is cordially in
vited to attend thes services and
hear Dr. Garland.
WANTED At onoft two live wire
Agents to represent Gates City Life
and Health Insurance Co., in Hert
ford and Edenton, N. C. none but
prjjcers need apply.
A. H. .SAWYER, Supt. 1
205 Hinton Building.
O. 30 ltp( ; Elinbeth City N.c.
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- Sir. and Mrs Lemuel Jennings of
Epworth were. In the city Saturday
shopping.1 ' ' ' . ..
Wilsori.-Tlie Workmgman's Friend
Bjr George Creel
As never before, the United
States la prosperous.
It Is "loaded dice" business that
Woodrow-.Wilson baa bun, not legi
timate business. In view of tacts,
the cry tin it "business men are -gainst
Wilson' is tantamount to an
accusation that the business men of
the United States are a- pack of
tools.
,W weathered the crash ot the
European war without a panto such
as cursed, the country In 1903 and
1907. v
In the last three years, manufact
ured products hare increased by f9,
400.000,000, and less than one per
cent ot this vast total Is furnlsfieU
by munitions exports.
There are no more breadlines;
there is no unemployment; agricul
ture has been given new life and in
dustry is driving forward with a
new and tremendous energy. The
wealth of the nation nas fncresed
$41,000,000,000 under .Woodrow Wil
son. The answer is not to be found
save in the financial economics and
Industrial reform effected by the
Man in the White House He drove
through the Federal Reserve Bill
that ended the selfish rule ot Wall
Street, and that In the face ot Re
publican prophecies ot "ruin and
disaster.'
This law has lifted the feir ot
panics; it has ended usury; it has
permitted povernment funds tor the
movement of. crops; It has made
tred'.t accessible to legimate enter
prise. Ths Rural Credits law is tne
Magna Charta for the farmer; the
Clayton law took most of th hate
out of Industry; the Seamen's law
has put American sailors back on
the high seas; the Federal Trade
Commission is waging a winning
tight . against extortion and
monoply; the tariff commission has
taken a question of yitil importance
out of politics, and the child labor
law, the eight hour day and the
Workmen's Compensation have ener
giiej Industry as well es humanized
It. '
'And Mr. Hughes asks that these
conditions be deserted In favor ot
a return to pan'cs, unemployment,
breadlines and government by greed
Lodge's Attack
Is Boomerang
(By United Press)
Boston, Oct., 30 Henry Cabot
Lodge, United States Benator from
Massachusetts, whose attack 'bit
President WilBdn for the alleged
portscript to the second Lusitanla
note, was denounced as "beneath
contempt" by former Assisant Sec
retary of War Breckenrldge, will
make "whatever reply he sees fit
at the Republican rally at Pittsfleld
tonight.
Dr. Charles Harvey Bailey. on
whose authority Senator Lodge
made his charges, today re lterested
that his report of his conversation
w th Breckenrldge was "fair, not
exaggerated." Ereckenridge wired
Bailey today as fo'.lows: "Your let
tter Is a Jumble of false statements
You are an unconscionable .wretch
for uttering It."
Wheat To Reach
Two Dollar Mark
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(By United Press)
Chicago, 111 , Oct. 30 Wheat has
reached a new high level today and
appears to be on the way to the
two dollar mark. It is now selling
at $1.90.
HALLOWEEN PARTY
The annual Halloween party of
the Canning Club girls of the coun
ty will be given next Wednesday e
venlng at the home of Miss Marcie
Albertson on Church street. Every
Canning Club girl, and there are
fifty four this year, will participate
in the gaieties accompanied by her
invited partner, and the occasion
will be a merry one,
A number of the girls gathered
at Miss Albertson's borne Satur
day for their fir lesson in crochet
ing. Now that the canning season
is over their attention is centered
on crocheting, sewing and cooking
and their efforts in these directions
are quite as enthusiastic as in their
work of the spr ng and summer.
WERE MAKFtlED SATURDAY
Trannle Crank and Miss Annie
B?snipht were married by Justice
of the peace J. W. Munden Satur
day afternoon at 5:30. The couple
married were divorced by a decree
of superior court In September. ,
WANTED An energetic 'single man
;1 to wait on me, "work" by the fhontb
or year, Apply at onceto Dr. R. B
Davis, Weekville, Cf. ' s
O.t. 30,31, Nov t pd, , l
Says He Is,
But Is He?
East Liverpool, October ,30. Can
didate Hughes rolled Into Ohio this
mornjng for the wind-up ot his cam
paJi.lnJia state.
This' Is his second visit to the
Buckeye State, where the Republi
cans at present are centering their
heaviest artillery fire. Mr. Hughes
expressed himself this morning as
supremely confident of election.
JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE IS
PROCLAIMED
By RALPH TURNER
(Written for the United tfJrflss)
, Tokio. Japan, Oct., 30 Crown
Prince Hlrohito, fifteen years old,
was today his father's birthday, of
ficially proclaimed. His engagement
to M'ks Asako Ichijo is soon to be
announc d.
oOo
Tokio, Japan, Oct. 2 (By Mall)
For the first time in the history ot
Jepan there is but one available
candidate for the hand of the Crown
Prince. Fhe is Miss Asako Ichijo,
fourteen. Her hethrotal to the
Prince will be announced soon af
ter he Is proclaimed. The marriage
will be delayed several years.
Miss Asako, or Miss Morning, as
It would be In English, wll!. become
the bride of the Emperorto-be by
virtue of a peculiar set of circum
stances. She is without opposition
for the place despite the tradition
that permits the selection- of the
Emp?ror-to-be from any of five his
torical families, descendants of the
ancient house of FuJIwara.
In former decades the members
of the five famll es acted as courti
ers or regents to the Emperor. They
are still konnw as the 'go sekke"
(five regents.) The "go sekks" are
of the families of Konoye, Takatsu
kasa. Kujo, Nijo. and Ichijo.
The circumstances which give
MIsb Asako the clrar path for the
Imperial palace are:
The present hnad of the Konoye
family, Prince Fumlnaro has no
daughter; in the Jakatsukasa fam
ily there Is no dauKhter of age to
make her available; from the Kujo
family came the present Empress
Sadsko, blood relationship elimi
nates her family and the Nlpo fam
ily is on the financial rocks, the
present foeid, Prince Hlrpmoto hav
ing exhausted the treasury trying
to attain political power,
M. R. F'etcher of Pools Town
ship was in thte ciy Saturday on
business. . r
Mrs. pliver Gilbert has returned
from a visit 6 rclotives In Fhlla
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Wilson In Lead
On Straw Vote
Quite a crowd are 'gathering dally
at the Standard Phataacy windows
thes days to see U result ot the
straw vote on the Presidential elec
tion now being taken : ojr Rexall
druggists all ever, the country and
sent to Boston where the results
are complied dally and sent out to
every Rexall store in the country.
The Standard Pharmacy has been
receiving the results of the straw
vote tor the last three dsys, and
every day has shown Wilson lead
log by a narrow margin. The re
turns posted this morning showed
150,327 votes for Wilson as against
122,930 for Hughes. Of the votes in
the electoral college, on returns
that have so far cqme In, Wilson
has 283 as against 248 for Hughes.'
Villa Occupies
Santa Rosalia
El Paso, Oct. SCh-"Sthe town of
Santo Rosalia, 80 miles south ot
Chihuahua City, while bandits In
three trains are moving down upon
Jimlnei an Parral, according to re
ports ot United States agents,.
Jiminei ig protected by several
thousand de facto troops. The gar
rison at Santa Rosalia tied at Villa's
approach.
OneManlKilled
Two Injured
One man was killed another se
riously injure and a third slightly
hurt when a speeding automobile
skidded into a ditch and turned
turtle Sunday morning.
M. A. Hughes, an Edenton mer
chant, died instantly from a broken
neck. Haywood Hughes his broth
er, was seriously Injured about the
fact and may lose one ot his eyes,
and John Brabble, als0 of Edenton,
sustained minor bruises.
The three men lett Edenton for
Norfolk via Sunbury and Suffolk
and hid covered six miles of the
Journey when the accident happen
ed. The machine, a -Ford touring
car, was going at a high rate of
speed when it began to skid. Be
fore it could be brought under con
trol it had whirled Into the ditch
and turned over, throwing its three
occupants- out. Passing tourists
came to their rescue but M. A.
Hughes was already dead. Haywood
Hughes and Brabble were taken to 1
Edentcn for treatment.
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Accident,
On Sunday
Another was added to the list of
automobile accidents In this city
Sunday when the small Saxon au
tomobile driven by Mrs. Jessie Car
ter was struck by a Bulck touring
car driven byF. ,Q. Elliott. Every
ocucpant of the smaller care was
thrown out. but fortunately none
were seriously injured.
in the car when the accident oc
curred were Mrs Carter, Miss Ethel
Carter and three small -children.
Mrs Carter was driving along the
new street connecting Church Ex
tended with West Main and going
toward Main. The South bound one
oclock train was at the depot and
she was just bringing her car to a
stop and Kdng not over five miles
an hour when Elliott's car,. coming
up behind, struck the rignt rear
wheel of the smaller car and then
ths front wheel. The rear wheel
w&a 'demolished and the tire on the
front wheel was badly cut.
. A warrant hss been Issued (or
Elliptt's, arrest on the charge of
racklcss driving and the case, it is
expected, will be tried on '.Tuesday
morning , before the Recorder. r
IN IUFFALO 1ILU WOW .WHICH''
COMES TO TOWN ON NOVlM.
. 8cr ioth ;
While -the new military spectacl
"Preparedness,- puts a bif puncn,'
into the performances of the Buffalo. ' ,
Blll-101 Ranch Snows, which com ,
to Elisabeth iCty, Friday, November
10th, the cowgirls constitute rttf
Important part ot the company ; of
strenuous people who give vim to '
the exhibition. ; ' J , -
The cowboys are ususally ass, .
elated in the public mind with tn '
liveliest and most daring portions ;
ot the Wild West .program. As
matter of fact, It Is declared, 4nsro
Is scarcely anything in the ay of v
rough riding accomplished by tit
most reckless cowpunchert that Is
not duplicated by the1 cowgirls 111
the show. The recklessness of tht ,
real cowgirl Is proverbial, mhd . to r'
stead of urging them to perform
daredevil feats, the management, it . ,
is said, is constantly under the MO
essity ot cautioning them aginst. .
risking their lives and limbs.' ''V
lathe Buffalo Blll-101 Ranch
shows the cowgirls are always TI7
much In evidence. They participate
in (he exhilarating and dangerous
round-up ot wild steers, which fl .h
one of the most distinctive feature! :!.;
of the show; they ride wild steers, :-' .
as well as rope them; they acconv
pllsh wonderiul feats In high-school ' ' .
horsemanship, and with it aM they
give a (eminlne touch to the perfor
mance that adds greatly to Its at
tractiveness.
They are. It is announced, about
fifty cowgirls with the show, and
their strenuous riding, their pic
turesque ranch attire and their all' ,
round cleverness Is said to add,
something to the show that would
otherwise be signally missed.
The cowgirls, the" Indalns, the
Mexicans, and all the other rach
people will be seen in what Is said
to be the most exciting performance
ever given In a Wild West arena
while the great military spectacle,
with Its troops of cavalry, infantry
and artillerymen, loaned by the
United States War Department,
gives a "go" to the performance
that no other outdoor exhibition has ' '
ever had.
There will he a big street parade
at 10:30, in which all the soldiers
and frontier notables, Including
Chief Flying Hawk, will participate.
The fact that the show is "doing
its bit" for Uncle Sam by carrying
a U. S. recruiting outfit, In charge
of an army office r,and has secured
many recruits for the government,
Is one of the many Incidental feat
ures that will attract attention loo
ally. . adr
"THE COMPROMISE" WAS
8UBJECT OF SERMON
The lire of a mnn who made a
compromise, his sinful life, his sad
death arjd doom was the picture
from which Rev. I. N. Loftin spoke
Sundtty night. This subject was II
lustrated by the life of a tfrl that
Elizabeth City people knew. "A
compromise, first brought teBrs to
her eyes," said Mr Loftin. "second
shame to her face, disgrace to her
body, and the night of sin to her
soul. When any individual once
makes a compromise with sin tho
way is wide open to hell with all its
ruin on the way, sod its hopeless
ness at the Journeys eni A com
promise Is generally the way of
least effort morally anl spiritually.
And a ruining compromlsa Is most ,'
Ukely to be made In the life of
young men and women In their 10 j Y
clal re'atlons. We seJdorr, stop to,
the subtle; dangers that" lurk thickly ;
In the compromises that axe made,
and ot the rule that Is most likely,
to follow In their train." "V ',