ui iiiuii'jiE
;,: IS till
CHARACTERIZED AS GREATEST
'-'' CONFLICT OF ITS KINO IN HIS
TORY OF THE WORLD - . -
- Baltimore Nov., U 4 ot
the tour railway brotherhood! wJU
address the American federation of
labor' in convention here within a
vweek on the eight hour day. princi-
He..! , : , ' ; .Y''S
'Their appearance la ' expected ,to
Inaugurate a concerted 'I fight l0
the. recognition of-eight hours : as
htanrihMl wni-VinK daT of all
-classes of labor, J -',' ; .
At the same time the appearance
of the Brotherhobda la expected to
hasten the coalition "of the brother-
hjoods with the American Federation
.of. labor. The labor leadera - then
'hope to tone the adoption ot the
' irit hour daT generally thru the
power of organised labor v and not
through legislation. ' . -
The leadera are agreed . that -' cor
-operation ol th Brotherhoods with
ths Federation will result in the ul
. timate coalition ot. the. two great
v organisations; It la considered pos
sible that when the Federation dele-
galea visit JPresldent Wilson on Sat
urday, theywlll dlsctass the innef
tlon of national ' recognition "of the
eight .hour day "among all "employ-.
FIGHjT . ? ,
Word from Washington ; today
.. to the effect that the administration
1s ready to start an agressive ilghi
.In behalf of the "Adamson -law.'
High 'officials declared that efforts
to obtain an inunction should suc-
ceed ten Government would not con
line itself to defensive, tactics.
Ah organization known . at, ' the
National Conference Board, repre
senting eight millions in capital hat
been formed to with the object' of
-watching industrial legislation,- to
see that It be guided by public in
formation and that labor favoritism
be eliminated. ' 1 ' '
FUiituiiihiOCuH
ELIZABETH , CITY. YOUNG MAN
: MARRIES DELEWARE GIRL :
'. WILL' RESIDE HERE , ;
Arabia Now " -Indeperiddrit
(By United 'Press) , '
Washington, November "H. Ctfn-,
tlrmation has been received of the!
establishment of the i Independent
Kingdom of Arabia. The informs
' tlon comes to the State Department
' here fKom the United States Embas
sy at ' Constanstlnople. The Turkish,
' Minister of the Interior declares
that the revolt was "fostered by
British fold." : '" '.
A Quiet 'but beautiful wedding
ceremony was tolemnlted . Wednes
day at noon in'Epworth Methodist
Church. Norfolk Va, whea - Miss
Eva Rodney of Laurel,' DeL, became
th jTpride bf Mr; Harold Foreman; of
this city. The ceremony was jper
formed ' in the presence ,o relaUvea
of the' bride and groom, Ber. J. L.
Cunningglmof the First Methodlat
church here;. fflciaUng. - The musi
cal tetectlona were beautifully ren
dered by Horace L. Jonea. , . '
'The bride was becomingly attired
In a traveling ault of taupi broad
cloth, trimmed with silver fox,' with
hat to correspond. She carried' a
boquet of lillles of the valley - and
orchids. '. '
The bride was accompanied .from
her home by her sister, Miss Lura
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 y Mrs.
Clar Foreman, motherot the groom.
at an 'elaborate -luncheon at the
vtarFdremtfn 'the groom ia the son
of Mrs. Clay Foreman of this city,
and his bride is the daughter ot Mr
J. C. RodneyVtbt Laurel, Pel., Mr,
ahd Mrs.' Foreaaaewin 'return. v; a
bout .'Navemljer ,t6, to. Jthla' city,
where, they will reside. ' "
r On i account ot t$e' Illness ot her
mother, Miss Rodney wass chaperon
ed bv her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. ' C. 0. Blades of "taurel, Del.
The other guest present were:
Misa -Laiu'1tdfaey, "M3ter of the
bride.' of Laurel: Miss Maraaret
Foremin; Mf." 'Will ' Foreman, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Wesley Foreman, Mr.
and Mrs. L. Roscde 'Foreman, Mr.
and Mrs. M. 'Leigh Sheep and 'son.
Mm. 0. F, perrickaon, Mrs. C. W.
Hollowe!!, lr., t)r. and Mrs. L. 8.
Blades and Mr. L, Carl ' Blades of
Elizabeth City;; Mr. ana Mrs. Wm.
tt Blade of rew Jernj Mr Walter
Derlckson of Dover, Del.,; Mr, J. W
Derlckson, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Old.
Mrs. T. A, McNeaL Mrs. 0. B.' Fere
bee and, Mrs. J. C. Thompson of
NoffOlk. -.-
TriaVHas DtiQn
V 1 T -Mm
(By United Pres)
' Washington. Nov, '18.--The, Unit
ed States Commission bns poVtfn-
"b4 nntl! Decemer 6th the caee or vr.
.Armikrds Graves, the 'C--v-n Fpy"
' chawdl "with bTackma';: Conn
.tjieOOt'ernstotr, tr.e "Rita of the
i German ambassador.:
ATERN TAft 'MEATS'
SUCCESS
The meeting of tb l:
"held Wednesday afterti'
successful, a very lr'
'" gram being' carried c
This - meeting . ws
' another Interesting t
nesday i evening of
Joyabln banquet ic
part. - '':
. CDAY
x us most
ENTERTAINS BOpK CLUB
The. .regu'.ar, meetlngbt the Book
Club met Tuesday evening wilh Mm
C. A. Aihby at the rectory, whicn
was attractive with decoration of
autumn leaves and ferns. ' . '
The ' "befo'-the-war" open -flre
place with Us brass accessories aha
crackling Are, the pld 1 pictures, tne
antique furniture, a!l made the room
a fitting place-for the atudy of The
Merchant Vof Venice," and, each )nem
ber responded, at ; roll call with an
enteraining-JtTj about ancient Kttg
land, wIch
paDer on
evenjng.c
hesrf meeting m .
finished deliciong rcr
served by the hosted
guests were: Mrs. (
Mrs.' CamWv-Mellr
Ine Albertson.V Mrs'
MrsJ "l. M. MJ"klnV
Ward, Mlsi Minnlo
J. II. 4 WhltIrs.
Marcle'A'be'rtson,
dy erd Mrsl Fred I.,
.' k :
Essi of g:i:;s
mm ia
GERMANS DO NOT : BELIEVE
THAT ALLIES CAN MAINTAIN
THE PACVsET ON SOMME
'- By CARC W. ACKERMAN ,
(United Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, Nov. 16-OeneraI Voa. HIn
denberg' Is exacting toll ot rallied
lives .entirely rdlsproportlonato ' to
their gains in. the Somme ' fighting
military authorities here declare.
Today, he has the entire line un
der terrific fire with the prospVct
that the .-h enormouse casual
ties - inflicted 'j ' on . th - ai
ilea in -their Initial advance will be
repeated All reports from the front
say that the British attacks are
made with utter disregard of the
sacrifice of human life, German offi
cials admit that by concentrating e-normons-
stores of ammunition , men
and anna on a small front th al
lies can win a few trenches and vil
lages but they believed tUp 'price
too. costly to' be kpt 'up, ,' . 1
.1 In their assault the Trench and
British are attacking onlf the fur
face of the ' greatesj ' fortifications In
tug yurmr v
Germany' built a ""surprise for the
Allies here in a wonderful aeries of,
artU!ery-proof fortifications. . t The&a
defenses ar bnilt so closei, are dua,
so' deep, acdj- cover sp a wide area
that what the ' Allies are today at
tacWng with ' infantry, . tanka and
artillery are only' the' out skirt, ' oft
powerful system - of v underground
forts. , 1
The bombardment la terrific.
Fields, woods, and towns are . torn
to pieces by the constantly-explod
ing . sheila. But underground, noth
ing Is touched. And it is from her
sub-surf ace 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
Bapaume, the two immediate ob
jects of firs. It marked the first
time since the omme ajttle that a
neuf"ra has been permitted to in
spect this part of the nnderground
fortifications constructed y jhe
Teutonlo fdrcev . While . waltng In
the library "if a castle serving ,
the headquarters of one of the cont-,
mending generals, the wfndowa tit
tied and doors shook from the con
cussion of bursting; shells . .
With these constant explosions in
dur ears, ' and escorted by intelll
gence officers, we motored to the
heights of Bapume. There w wat
ched ' the Brltlh fire In the town .
Only one church anlre'and one chlm
ney 'are still standing.
Although' in apnroaching the front
we encountered seventeen lines of
trenches and 'wire entanglements',
the Somme battle Is no longer be
ing defended from the trenches, but
with buried artillery. For mileage's
we walked we; pased holes In the
tottnd large enough for 'men to
crawl Into;. -
These, were the entrances to thou-,
sands' of underground forts which
the. Germans have, hurt In an end
less chain. ".:
, The underground def enseal very
In! denth from a few feet to as much
as stxty, (eet. l9o cannon yet Invent
d can, enetrat them. And this Is
the reason, German oWcIala explain
wt the EngMsh cannot destroy the
defenses. , " . "
' .No a hous", ii barn, or a tree- ? Is
tending In Arhletlepetlt. .Our, auto
wu ba'te-1 ven route bv 'Soldiers'
c'eanlng hp the road of dahrN from
the rerent borpbrdment. After pas
lnl throiiB-ni'. 'thin vlllare was - a
pain shwlled.i The bombardment
tw ao ten-lflc ss to he Indescrlh
?We. The whtfitllnjr of she'la, Wa
roTiMrtin'us flrfl the unronntaMe ex-
I tM
bust
I were
were
shbys
iinson,
;atheN
larney,
L
A, Mp
X Miss
o Oran-
N GAINS IN." CALIFORNIA
WIL
, (By Unitod Press)) '
Ran Francisco, Nov 16T-Complet.T
7,:!.ir returns from 60 out, of 6?
iv i :! s Incrraae Wllson'a' Ipad bv
i ri10 mt'lte plnrallt-
"110 GOOD Glff
. 'M ciciit
v , ' .'.v. J'C
t ,'t -'t ," ! - . J- ,.L r
MADE LIFE HAFPY AT ALKRAM
. . - , . i,i
" WEDNESDAY- NIGHT. ENGLISH
LIEUTENANT MAKES' TALK ,
'; The Alkrama waa the scene ' of
ma h interest and amusement. Wed
nesday night v when the , Triangle
Photo-play Co , presented to a fa
sized audience No Good Guy." 'Al
ao Lieutenant Saliman, 6f 'the Eng
lish army - waa introduced by 'Judge
Turner and make ' an Interesting
short talk 'of coridlttona in the war
sone. , '
Lieut. Saliman told, of the friend
ly feeling the enemy-eoldler ! haa
for eich other-in the trenches, ! Il
lustrating his sutements with spe
cific instances of humane brother
hood extended from one to another.
Because of having ' to leave on an
early train, Mr. Saliman had ' to
make hta'talk ahort ' t
- But "No Good Guy waa there ,in
all the phaaes of bo accountness. He
came upon ' the ' screen wealthy,
came before hla audience in a mid
night carauaal, a drunken debauch.'
a coward and a victim o fthe law.
He came through and came thrdugh
right as all drunks seem to 'doIn
pictures, and did we!l ever after
wards by getting majrVled. as' 'alt
men, who get married, seem to 'do
In pictures. - J - '
Anyway, the Irish Inioney king, fle
bauch, detective and later married
man wer all there 'in one man the
dience laughing It to split their
aidea all the time. ,
To-lnght. "Where Are My Chil
dren" wfl 'be an unusual feature at
the Alkrama.
Germans To
nation
MakeExpla
(By United Preesv
, Berlin, November lft The Ad ml
falty has transmitted to the foreign
Office the report of the. aubmarlne
Commander who sank the British
iteamer Rowanmore in late Octo
ber. The foreign office will Issue the
official expls nation to the Ameri
can embassy at Berlin,
Will Ask Fdr Bio's
On U. S. Zeppelin
(By United Press)
Washington, November 16. The
Navy Department will soon adver
tise for bids On the construction of
the first United States Zeppelin".
The Department has been gather
ing Information as to the construc
tion of these fliers -for months and
has been examining and studying
samples of European machines.
'Mr. and Mrs. Will B. Colonna and
little daughter Glen Perry of Nor
folk have returned to their -home
after, a visit to Mr. and Mri. J. C.
Perry on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Master Jack Perry accompanied
them. , ; t j'".
plosions shattered everyonVa nerve,
Our ' auto increased Its speed and
others wnizteti by; on carrrfng'tha'
remains of French aeroplanes.
We stopped at. a douched field.
walked to a hole In the 'ground,
and entered an underground battery
Above ground ,ln some t spots, . 'no
many hills bad exploded' ft was' im
poPHlble to count the shell craters.
But underground, not 'a cannon was
rcratched. , "officers and ' artillery
men were living with many oil the
Comforts of Botre. ' '
Good Lecture
Fov Tonight
The lecture at the First" BapUbt
Church tonight ' by : Dr. Robert Stuart
MacAuthur has already attracted
the attention . of old and young in
the city and quite' ' a 'nmnber of
tickets ' have been sold. Th admit-'
slon1 for? grownups 'U II 'cents sad
tor children '11 cents. . " - ,
' The lecture is given under the
autfplces Of the -Ladiea Aid ' -Societies
of the First Baptist thorch and
BlAcckwell 'Memorial ' chnrch, and
membera of the choirs from the two
ehnrches will 1 render musical; num
bers. 'Tha - Skinner male quartet
will contribute One or ' mere ' num
bers. ' V".--i
Dr. MacArthur! subject "The'iEIe
mehta of Success in Life" Is one ot
especial interest and help' to young
people, tod l( is tery much hoped
that a' large number" ot these Will be
present. '
The opportunity is an unusual one
for Dr. MacArthur is ranked as one
of the greatest lecturers on the Iy
ceum platform, and '"except ' in large
cities! on special occaaons, or at the
annual . Chhbtauqua the opportunity
to hear such a man is not generally
had. Dr. 'Mac'Arthur .llddresses the
Geheral Association at' Norfolk Fri
day" night.
Carjght Ncjro ,
InGurritucI:
J: W. Shore has returnecl from'
Currituck where he.wsa called with
his' ' three" 1 bloodhounds " Bouncer
Aing ' and' Bldo,-' on' Tuesday night,
Messrs Doxtei , ' and CartwrlgBt
came over fof 'him'fB an automo
bile, and took him to the home of
Mr. J. B. Lee which had been rob
ber of 1125 on 'Tuesday afternoon at
about 4 o'clock while all of lha fam
lly were absent. The ddge could
not atart to work until Wednesday
on; account of the itorm . ' When they
Vera put on the trail they left the
house and went a ahort distance to
the honfe of a- nearo, Peter Bray.
Three negroea lived in the house,'
but hone of tbera were suspected ot
the theft, and the do'a were takeii
back to the house ani started again
They ran over th aame'tnl!, end
ing up at the house again, this time
the three negroes were called out
Into the jar'd and the doge singled
Out Levi' Bray ss the robber. The
hegro pleaded for , mercy, sayiffp
that If Mr. Shores' wnnM vn w.
out ot Jail hrfwMd'goi and get
wuue. oure enqugn . wnen he w
allowed to go for the ' money he 1
turned In a tW' minutes with the
entire amount.
, The negro Is now ln Currituck
jail awaiting the next term of su
perior court,
HUGHES LEADS IN MINNESOTA
(By United Press) T
St. Paul. Nov. 16 With only
three counties to bear from Hughes
leads In Minnesota on the official re,
count by 290 votes.
CLA88 ORGANIZED TUESDAY
The" Youn Married Lad lea cIsm
met Tuesdav evening at the , home
of the teacher. Mr.: C. J. ,Wrd ot
north Road street for the purpose of
ow!aMon, With the efficient he'n
Tit Miss BeuVh Bowden the organ!-
ratloi ws effected. ' the followtnt
rfflce-a being chosen: Mrs, J," W.
Diwson. nresldent; Mrs. C. A, Task
fr. 1st Vice PreuMflnt; Mrs. Mfes
frltz-hard. 2nS Vice President, Mrs,
RHeht. fecretry; Mrs.,' Joe Meggs,
fnort.er, blowing the business
nweHn - le'lons refreshments
were rr hv Mrs. ward and Miss
Bena Wsrd. .
WANTED Youna msn about 1 to
IS vears of ase for general - store
worV, anniv to' Standard Drug Co,'
Nov.l,17.18. , ' ' 1 .
tm & US ' W i ! ft m Jf
Ctl ii'liLu i,.
IN BIGGEST EFFORT OF C
PAIGN GERMANS ATTL
TO BREAK UP ALLIED .
VANCE
(By Udlted Press))
London, Nov. 1 An unc:
aeries ot attacks and counters r
a wave ot tire and Bteel acro
miles o fthe French British f
this morning-when the il!. '
thrust. the Germane have yet -tempted
waa. directed at the
iinea.' ' ' i
' ' faunnU mint 1 ('
entire sixty mile front is Li i
gress. Under tremendous I"
the 1 French have been fore 1
yield slightly, while the British, i
der desperate enemy onslaughts, t
consolidating their newly won p
tlona further north.
. Berlin claims that lh reecnt t
tacks the Germans .'' have ' ato:
a,nd occupied the eastern portion
the village of Salllssel. '
,: Lte bulletins from Paris r-.
that the French have dlslodgol i
Germans who , yesterday occi.
tha Tillage of Presslere. , . , ,
J Combined French , and Rus '
troopa are aal4 to hav8 hurled t
the Germans, and to have adva
wltWn four mile of Monait'r. it ;
ilahned-tba the Genssrs r- I
retreat, throughout MacedrJi.
Monastlr has ' been brdufcht
reach of General Serralla Fr
ahd'Sefbiana after one of the r
astonishing advances fn'tHa t
war. Battling' against driving b.
over the great natural mountain for
tresses, the allied forces have no
reached the plain of Monastlr ' a: t
are sweeping Bulgars and f eutos i
before them. '
President Askc
dbservti Dr.:
; i2M..
(By United Press)' '
, Washington Nov. 16-The Pres
ident requests that Thursday, Nor.
SOth, be set aside for Thanks:.
ing. , i
PLAINTIFF GETS' 11,200
.The case of Gallop "Fisher vs ths
Norfolk Southern and North River
line, was disposed of yesterday, tha
plaintiff getting Judgement for $1,'
200. He bad ued for, $1,500. V
The case of Saunders vs Ay diet t
Is in progress today, . .
WASHINGTON TO
HONOR 'PRESIDENT
, .--,.-
(By United Press)
Washington, Nov. IS 'A giant
light parade will -ba' held here to
night In honor of President Wilson's
homecoming. . ' . t 1
ARM ED' STEALERS
HCLt XT NORFOLK
(By United Presa)
Norfolk, Va. "Not, . i Two ' armrJ
British, steamers ' are lleld here a-
waltfnc clearance nanera from tha
State Department "'
RAULF8' FUNERAL TpMORROV
, The funeral of Frank ' Raulfs, th
young victim, of ; e'ectrocutlori at
the Standard . Pharmacy yeaterdiir
morning will take place at the n , ?
Methodist church .Friday morn!
at 11 o'clock The services wl'l 1
conducted by Rey.,J."L.. Cunnln"' '
rmi"tor of the. church. Intrt
will ( be made at Hollywood te
tery,' '. ' ,1, ".'' '