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t ;-VTOI lKJ ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 22316
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and Onfc ?hf itheSBierffest
:!Sfoips Afloat? Admitted
V; Lost ByfiBritish Admiral-
7 ' ty. ;
u . (By UiflWd PreBi)
: !4n4on, 'Not. J2 -t TheM hoaplUJ
ahlp BrlUnniq, former White SUr
Liner and one ot the' Wggeat rhipi
Afloat, bai been aunk In the. Agean
with the Ion of fifty .Urea, ii
announcement just lstned by
British Iflmlralty. VV-r
addition t0 the fifty loat, twen
ty eight others are Mid: to hare
"been enjured.; Eleven hundred wero
I'. It ,! auumed that the Brltannio
being UBed. to transport ,lUed
wcxmaea rrom osioniu. ai u iiup
-whW aunk wat in the direct route
favit .that poln0;;;Cii)
017
mi is
, London;"' IbV: 12 "-i, Military . e
" perta here make no attempt to mln
lm'lM the gravity with which the
Qennan whirlwind . advance - Into
v Roumannta la rearded.' " A, "
11 The question which now Is . pro
Voklng most aerloua - thought la
'. rhetaer the Roumanians wilt , be
, . . ble . to ' save their vast . stores ' of
: wheat before retlrlnai :4
' The temporary: local collapse of
, 4he whole Walla'chain prorlnce cam
; paliM Is feared. . 'A ' '';
... t general Halg reports active ene
T mi artUlerr Ire on the Ancre dur
; v Berlin .elalma that two German
- j detachments peeutrated the British
; ( trenches destroyed the 'defensive
. ; works and captured a number of
prisoners. .. .
!?rice too High
For Expo site
- Washington, Nov. 22.' The navy
department has decided that a mil
lion and a half is too high a price,
tor " the Jamestown exposition site,
which has been offered the Govern
ment that that figure. It' la estimat
ed that If the promotors can present
' lower figures the purchase of the
site may be favorably acted upon."
IIUGIIES VIED
IQC.ktlk 10c Milk 10c Milk. lflo
. EltaalJeth City m,ilk nave a
gain ad vanced . ths price Id ,12o a
luarV effective . Monday the 20thr
Inst. Ifttnany ot the large cities the
Dries today . is d, 1 nt8 lor
Certified. Milk e& the expenses of
-the) fletgntlhg cltle nd a
llvering much ,frtfr tnan here '
- ir yon are wiilng to agree to b.uy
all the ; milk yon use lor the . next
jlthree years trriin a' new strictly san
itary; dairy that, will guarantee j to
turnidh pure, certified, milk at 10c o
quart delivered to your door, please
gn coupon beldw and mail or send
.;Care Advance at once.,;'
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FIRST . METHObltT ' CHURCH
SCENE OF BEAUTIFUL -.
. ANO ELABORATE . ' "
; wedoinq:-v,c ' v'.".''
. , -
,Th First - Methodist church this
afternoojj . at half ipasf one o'clock
vas the scene of a beautiful and a
laboratt Wedding when Miss ', Virgin,'
I la EdnajKramer became Jhrldf pt
Mr. jo&b Edward Hughes. ;: f-.? : V
The ; ceremony, ' , one ' vra'rt
beauty and : impressive tfignUy'. wlti
nesaed. by large - concourse r ot
friends and relatives, ' was perform
ed by Ren J. L.: Cunnlnglni pasior
of The First- Methodist Church.
The church j wai beautifully s dec
rated with ferns and dowers' effect
ing a co'.or Sche'me of purple and
green with touch s ot. white. An ar
arrangement Of a . white; enatnel
gateway and altar over which hung
a large shower basket of ferns end
wisteria a center j from ''wklclf
drooped festoons Of delicate foliage
on which lingered the rich Illumina
tion of green and pUflr ; lights
formed ' a beautiful ' setting , for , the
wedding' scene. , .Z ,
' Mrs. Oeorge. Ward, at the organ
softly ..'tendered ."- "Bprtngtlme1' and
the bridal chorus from, 'The. Rose
maid" as a prelude to the ceremony.
Just before, the bridal party entered
Mrs., Wesley Forman' sSng "My
Heart and Tnon Sweet Voice."
. At the first strains ' ot the wedd
ing march from Lohengrin, the ush
ers, Mr. Miles Clark; and Mr. W. 0.
Galther, Jr. fl'ed down the aisle and
took their places at the chancel, to
await the- bridal party. They were
closely followed by Mr. John Har
ney, groomsman.
The bride's only attendants were
her cousin, Miss Maude . Kramer,
and Miss Huyln, Hughes, sister of
the groom. Entering together, the
Immediately, preceded the bride who
approached, the altar on the arm of
her father, Mr. 'A- K. Kramer, who
gave her, away In, marriage.; tlx:j
Miss Maud Kramer, maid of honor
was . gowned in violet '. 'georgette
fcrepe with hat of silver lace; while
the bridesmaid, Mite Hoyla Hughes
wore a costume of violet charmeuse
with trimmings of silver lacs and
silver lace hat. ..Each wore silver
grey ', boots and each carried arm
bouquets i of white chrysanthemums,
tied with violet tulle.'
..The bride was attired In a hand
some suit ot plum velour with seal,
coHar and ' cuffa, f wore ' hat and
gloves to ' match, sliver ,' grey . boots
and- carried a shower bouquei of 111
lies ot the. valley ,and orchids. , ,
The .bride was , met at the V altar
by the groom attended by his. broth-',
er, Mr. Thomas . S, Hughes, ; who
acted.as besi nan- :V-iH .'i -v ,'
; Immediately- after the ceremony
Mr. And Mrs.'-Hughe's; left on the
northbound train for a two . weeks
tour of Northern cities, after which j
t!ipr wit: make tlifr home in Eiis-
EVES OF HORLO
oil mi RULER
DEATH OF, FRANZ J08EF tOT
!iOFFJCIALLy CONFIRMED - BUT
TILL INDUBITABLY )
BITTER FIGHT ?
Fcoo e,:30
REPRESENTATIVE ; FITZGERALD
SAY WILL INTRODUCE EM'
BARGO RESOLUTION A;
; : . , (By Vaited Frees.) X1
London, Nov.' 22-The;eyea r the
World are turned to Charles Fran
ces,, Josef, the new Emperor' of Aua-trlai-HungarA',:
i'-s':'. r-;.f fe4.
Although. Vienna is so tar wit
ho'dmg official confirmation ' of ths
death of , the r kged Emperor, Fran
ces Josef, his 'demise Is confirmed!
rom various, reliable sources - f'
The.newruler, only twenty nine
years old, - Is now supposedly com
manding the Austrian "armies In the
Carpathians. He Is known to have
a good military education' and to be
democratically , Inclined.:' Vj f:'; !
Lacking, however, In diplomatic
training he assumes the throne at a
time when' the strongest ; of me
woulld have no light task la mala
taintng the Integrity of the nation..
f Hungary Is growing restless under
ths Hapsburg" yoke., Ths death f ef
the strong figure of the aged mon
arch, increases ths fear of, Prussian
domination, as - the people U suspect
that ' this mere . stripling, unversed
In statecraft; will ,be found pliant tc
Prasslan, wj8hes;. VVct'
i The court at ; Vienna' Is the most
Many ; curious, ' mediaeval . customs
and ceremonies will attend the pre
paration ot the. body, of, the dead
monarch for. funeral and interment,
nd the crownfng' of the oe. w( ruier.
i Recording to' ancient custom the
heart .of ; Frans ' Josef would ; be re
moved today and placed' In a 'sepa
rate receptacle to be1 burled later
with his body,
i 1 '
j It was X8 . years ag0 when ' the
last Hapsburg' died. His heart was
placed In an urn and preserved with
fifty-five other urns eaca . containing,
hearts of the fifty-five members ot
the royal family.
Frans Josef, however, issued a
royal decree against thla ancient
custom. His body will probably lie
In state for a week In the church at
St. Augustine' at Hofbiirg, which is
four hundred years old.
Interment Will follow rn the Im
perial crypt, for four centuries keep
er of the Hapsburg dead.
MR. WARNEy ENTERTAINS
Mr. John Harney was the host at
a formal dinner at his . home on
West Main street Tuesday" evening
at half past seen o'clock. The oc
casion was In honor of Mr, 'J. - Ed
ward Hughes, whose 'jmarlrage ' to
Miss" Ednk Kramer' took ' place to
day Other guests were' Merrs. W,
0. Galther, Thomas S. Hughes Miles
Clark and 8helby Harney , of Eden
ton. '' ' ' XvZ?: ': ':V
j (By United Pressi ;
Washlngtonr Nov; 22
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Pre-eon-
g resslon&r developments portend a
bitter' fight in the House over the'
question of the eatabllshment of . a
food embargo., -."'a ; iV ?'rr
V. BepresentatireFitsgerald has An
nounced that he will tntroducs an
embargo .resolution immediately fol
lowing the convening of the body, ;
' 'v-ilt:
ENTERTAINS C. ' M. B. CLASS
, Mrs, Manlif Ooodfrey was hostess
to the, Cy M B. Class of BlackweH
Memorial, t Sunday school f at pher
home on North. Road street ; Tues
day 'evening. :' Vi-- j "T, j-v;
Encouraging .reports wsrs made
by those present, of the - work; ac
complished 'since the InstJ meetlnt;.
The treasurer ,;wa's instructed J to"
send twenty dollars to tha Thomas
vllle Orphanage as a Thanksgiving
offeriSg from' the claasf-'-; 'y-
Miss . Beulah Bowden, taught .the
sixth 'ciupter ot the book being
R'udied by the 'class ;j after ;', which
the ' foiling ; officers , were -j "elected i
Mrs. S. C Newbold,, President!' Mrs.
Mrs. S.i Frlcer SecoKd-:Vlce Presl
dentj ' Mrs; Mary ' Has'tiflgs, - third.
Vice ' Presldeati '; Mrs. C J. ' Ward,
Treasurer? "Mrs! C. E." Overman, Sec
reUryr Mrs. ;R. T. Venters, 'Teach
er: 4 V ; v,1; .
Delicious refreshments , were serv
ed by thehostera, sssisted byPMrs.
X W. Dawson and Mrs. Dennis Van
Horn.' ' - .' .'V, : x . : .,'
' Those present were j: , Mrs. Mary .
Truellood, ; Mrs. J Eli , Cfipeland,', Mrs.
E. E. Sexton, Mrs'. R E. , Bufkln.
Mrs, 8, Price,: Mrs. C, J. Ward, Mrs.
J. H, Aydlett, Mrs. Laura Munden,
Mrs. Otella Godfrey, Miss Mary
Hastings, Miss 'Sophia v Morrlsette,
Miss Beulah .BowderMrSi 3f 'T:'
Wynn, Mrs. M. H. Brlte, Mrs.' C.r
White, Mr. , and Mrs. R. T Venters,
and Mrs.' C. E. Overman. , .
TO PROPERLY v NOURISH BODY
, , FOODS MUST PS CAREFUL-
1 LY SELECTED
RETURN FROM DANCE;
.Messrs. Vattghan Oriffln Edwjtrd
Orlffln, Elwooa 'Weatherty.' y,' .W,
SeHg. J. W. Selig, Latiner Comman
der and K. 8 Etberldge ' motored to
Edenton to attend the: dance Tues
day evening, returning .home .' this
mornings yt, f,;..;- ' . '
abeth city.- .'.-'.v-j".,"A.';;:Vi'" '.;
The. bride, the charming daughter
of Mr.- and Mrk. A. IC-Kramer, Is
ore of .the most attractive -young
indies in the city's aociaf circles and
the measure of her ponulsrlty , Is
attested by thO unusually large sum
f.ef,cf beautiful and expensive pres
ents which she received. ; t'
' The groom, an alumnns of the
Fttt University at Chapel. Hill and.
holding a responajb'.e. position with
the Dare ', Lumber Company, . Is the
son of Mr and Mrs. J.' P. Hnghes
and Is popular In both business and
soi irtl circles. . ,'- ". ' "
By DR. SAMUEL 0. DIXON
(Penn. Commissioner of Health)
We have many abong a who be
lieve , themselves ' intelligent, and
yet are starving to death.
The human "body represents the
most complicated piece of machin
ery known to men , To maintain It
We must supply it with albumin
found in , meats, beans and Bome of
the other vegetables,' It . must have
starch: or sugar foundjln bread, po
tatotea aod sweets. We must have
fats also, found in meats, huts and
10 ; on', and of course, preeminently
in Wter, and good milk., ,; , ,,,.,:
, .TaV "body demands certain salts
such' as are fouln many of ;.'th
vegeubles if they"tjot robbed of
them oy being soaksd in water be
fore or during the process of soak-
tng: ;A ..'?.
.These constituent parts of; the
diet must be Intelligently 1 propor
tioned. ' i'.-j.(-)'..,-'
'We' must urge our educators to
teach children ot nnderstandable age
the scheme v of selecting a rational
combination of foodstuffs.:; i'J,
" At present we want reai jail-around
family Physicians whom the
mothers, can consult as" to how to
feed iheir flocts including the grown
ups of the nou'sehold as well as the
small "children r 'fV.!'V' '
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.'"Mr,. J.1 d'SawyW an MrVMathias
O Yens'; have 'returned 'from New
York City where tbey'i have t' been
buyTitJt goods for Owens Shoe Com
Tnry.' . ' ' ";- v: ' ;
Federal
Jud
Molds
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A''';,
Government Attorneys Ex
pected
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I i By; United Press),
. Kansas City, Nov. 23-rJudge Hook
holds . the Adamson, eight hour law
uncoMtUutional and . invalid. X
He refused' today la Federal court
to dismiss the application mof , the
Missouri-Oklahoma ft 'Quit railroad
from an ; Injunction ' against the . en
forcement ot .the. eight hour mess-'
are. - !-: m, -tm .
The Government attorneys expect
to appeal the case Immediately tp
the supreme court for the final test
of its conetituionaltty; 4 "
My "decision, says Judge Hook,
"Is foefSly to rUsh the case to ths
8upremo, Court . l have given "the
Government , until - three o'clock to
perfect their, appeals 4 .---y;,',f
DECISION BEFORE JANUARY
Wslilngfbn, Nov. 22 If humahly
IIIIEO THE TEST:-
on every fro;ii
AL80 BTAYINO POWER OP NON.
; COM BATAiTts ' AH: IMPORTANT J
r FACTOR IN WAR r- Vjs'f V"l
1y.-..f:f y .'' (- ...- . r
, SMsjBaBSMsaapaa. ' , , , W.- t M '
(By W.M. T, MASON)
. New York, Not, 2.Threo often.
Ives are at height , of their '
prsssur as the European -conflict
enters; upon Its third winter
posaiTelhS"
ddsv the .constitutionality; or r ths
Ada'msonl. law. before January 1st,
Everything will be done tq- expedite
the. hearing possible.''' vVv'i- '"'?"
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Believe Wilson
Is With Them
(By United Press)
Baltimore, Nov. 22. ' Organised
labor does not believe, that the
President .will insist on legislation
making arbitration before striking
compulsory. ,
The sentiment ot the convention
of the Federation of Labor In ses
sion here is that the President Is
"with them. '
BOX SUPPER .AT CAMDEN
Camden, N. C '-November, 22.
A few nights ago" the , Woman's
Betterment Association- of Camden
School District gave a box supper
with the proceeds to go for the pur
pose of helping to purchase a piano
for the school. The patrons and the
friends of the school responded
very liberally and the net proceeds
amounted to something over 138.00.
Through the efforts of the Better
merit Association this year and pas't
years, the school1 house hag' been
painted and beautified both inside1
and out, the school grounds mads
more agreeable to the eye.. They
now 'only owe 150.00 on the spline
and expect to pay this amount with.'
in ths next few months.
., Miss Jennie Ferebee ot 8hawbor0
N. C is teaching the school this
year and also taught it' last year
and It Is to a great extent due to
her efforts and energy that so much
has been done towards bettering
conditions. Miss Ferebee l, a teach'
er of excellent attainments, full of
energy and has the . gift' of being
able to Inject enthusiasm and high
aspirations in her pnpils. Oreat pro
gress has been noted and favorably
commented upon during the period
in which she has been teaching at
Camden.' y
Miss Nellie Wood has returned,
from ' visit , to Miss Julia Bond at
Edenton.' r,'"''-v,:v:-t
- 20 discount, on i,Coupon , books
this week -only. ; -Albemarle laundry.
N.M.S2.23.24. ; ,u-' - ' , ;
uvuies .tnroughout the m
The Anglo French qffens.ly along ,
the Bomms and ths Ahcrs, 'the !Uv
sd advanca Hong th Greek' froB. " i
tier, i thf tewtonlo movements Iq
Rumania gji contain possibilities 'o( '
.'winter surprise. ' iitl) ''''
The principle unknown problen?
lies in ths effect 0f Intense artillery
fire upon froiea' trenches Since ths V
neglnning of tho" conflict no ' effort
has been made to test thV- abiUtr
of either side to withsUnd trench i .
bombardment und-r the semi numb. -'
aess of . the winter. , . , '. '
Hitherto the trench fighting has
slackened to a draw with the begin-'
tng'ot cold weather. With th.
inning of this winter the allies are it
neuer situated on the western front '
witfl artillerjr positions on high ,
ground and favorably placed' for
blasting the frosen lines of the Oer v,'
mans. On the Greek frontier the ad-"f'v
vanUge Is again with . the allies '
because their lines of' communica'
tion are shortetr. ,
In Roumania, on the other hand .'
the Teutons hold the advantage be' -cause
the Roumanians must obtain i
their ammunition from Russia where V
the supply is limited. ' ' .
The war this winter is not only '
the supreme test of the " fighting ;': ':
power of the beligerents but ' also , ,
or tne staying power of the aon
combatant population. ? -
, For thla reason . Brittan, Russia," '
France and Germany are with ons
acoord establishing new systems of !
conserving tke fool supplies. '
PASSES THROUGH CITY
Professor C. -B. Garrett, formerly ;.
ot this city, but now principal 'of 1
the South Fork Academy at Maiden, '
North Carolina, in Catawba county,4
passed through the city today on his
wsy home after a visit to his foster-1
father, Mr. M. 8. Burgess of 8hiloh.l
Mr. Burgess, Prof. Garrett said, hai
been seriously sick, but Is now im- "
proving. V; ' ' ' V'JS
CARD OF THANKS
The mother and the other mem-,
bers of the family of Frank Raulfs
desire to' take , this method of l)ex-i
pressing to their friends' and to the
pnblic generally their '"appreciation"
cf the kindnesses shown, them at his
death and funeraL Those 'who sent
.florar designs ; and antomoblles aro
cpec!ally gratefuTly rpmnniwred.