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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY EVENING DECEMBER 13, 19U
NO 163,
Britain Will NOt Accept
Peace On German Terms
Newspaper Comment and Express
ions fron People on the Street in
terpreted Forecast of official Utterance
If
(By United Press)
London, Dec. 13. The British
people have already raswered Ger
many's offer of peace.
"No not on such basis as propos
ed', is the answer apparent today,
reflected in newspaper comment
and in the expressions from the
people on the streets
The nation looks to Lloyd George
on Tuesday to frame the official
answer, which cannot be a direct
reply, since it is hardly expected
that England's consultation with
the Allies over the orm of the di
plomatic answer can be concluded
that soon. ,
But the ptvsii and the public alike
look to the Premier tQ voice the na
tlon's rejection of any peaec based
on the idea of Germany's victory.
Germany's peaoe terms as given
out by the German embassy, are
regarded as preposterous " and un
worthy of consideration.
Battle Scene is
Sacred Forest
Miss Wilson
One of Speakers
By HENRY WOOD
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Verdum. France. Nov. 18 (By
Mail) Wit), the close or the war
the entire line of trencher, in
Prance, extend tug ftom Abisco to
the Be'giura border, may lie conver
ted Into a sort of national Sacred
Forest, as a tribute to the memory
nf the French "nolluB" who died
j ihero defending their national soil
I I a H.nnn.uu.i in this affoff h:lH
' Just teen prepared by the General
Council of the Department of the
1 Meuse and will soon be submitted
to the French government. The
plan is to buy the liatt'.egroud from
the farmeri. Should this plan be
finally accepted future generations
not only in France but o' the en
tire world, would always have the
opportunity of visiting the line ol
trenches over (inn kilometers li!
length on which the Flinch throw
back the tiilH of German invasion
at the battle of M.irne anil which
till tilt' end of the war will always
remain tty hauls of France's nri'i
tary to rid her soil entirely of the
enemy.
The immeadiate land through
which these long linen of trenches
ran, together with the battlefields
of the Somme, o" ArUiis r.nd of
Champa rne wll!. It Is believed
never again be rond?red cultivable
Aside from th,o deep trenches and
boyaus. the ground has been s pit
ted with shell holes to a depth
Awyiog from a few to fifteen feet,
jl all the uper strata of thP soil
'bfMwhich ferti'ity depends so com
plefely wiped out. that lit.le If any
use could ever bp made of the
ground for agrii ultu.-ol purposes
for years t come
Washington, Dec. 13. With
talks by Miss Margaret Wilson, the
President's daughter; Percy Mack
aye, poet and playwright, and Dr.
Henry E. Jackson, of the United
States Bureau of Education, the
twelth annual convention of the A
merican Civic Association opened
here today.
Mis8 Wilson presided at the after
noon session, which was devoted to
a discussion of the use of the school
as a community center. She made
bo extended talk, however. Dr.
Jackson, of the Bureau of Educa
tion, discussed the same topic at
length and Mr. Makaye spoke on
the growth of the community.
The delegates of the convention
will be the guestg of the Washing
ton Real Estate Board tonight at
which time officials of the War De
partment are expected to outline
the plana of the Federal govern
ment for the improvement of Poto
mac Park, the District of Colum
bia's municipal playground.
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One American
Was Killed
Washington, Dec. 13 State De
partment dUpatches today brought
to light the information that two
men, one an American, were killed
at Chlhauhau City in the recent
Villista attack.
IN HONOR OF MISS MCMULLAN
Powell',, Point N. ('.. Dec 11
Miss Lela Harmon delightfully en
tertained on Saturday evening in
honor of Miss Fannie McMulIan ot
Hertford, who Is visiting her cou
sin. Mrs Charlie Wright of Jarvis
burg.
The roomH were beutlfully deco
rated In the lovely "galax" leaves
that grow in the mountains.
Interesting contest furnished a
musement for the guests. Mis?
Mabel Stephens and Mr. Willie
Brinson won the prize which they
gracefully presented to the guest ol
honor.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wright pre
sided at the punch bowl and a daln
ty salad course was served by Mtb.
Walter Newbern and Miss Jujllan
Snow. The guets were:
Misses Maud Gregor... E1I7. ibeth
Kohert-on. .In'ian Snov Mabel Sle
hehs. I)e-isi(. firicklioine. Mattle
Old. Frmcis McMulIan and I.cla
Harmon.
Messcrs. Duke Fisher of Kll.a
lieth City. I,. Gallop. John Cherry
Louis Sawyer. Marion Fisher.
Luther Dale. and Willie Brinison. Mr
and Mrs. Charlie Wright and Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Newbern.
COTTON REPORT
There were BOM bales of cotton
ginned in Pasiuota"hk County, from
the crop of 1916 prior to Dec. 1st
1916. as compared with .'l.'lliO bales
ginned prior to December 1. 1915.
NEWTON A. JONES.
SPECIAL AGENT
PLAY AT BLCROSS
The Fidelis Class of Sawyer"
Creese naptlst churc, will give a
play at Ilelcross Academy Saturday
night. The p'ay. "Captain Dick" Is
a Sruthern war story. The curtain
will ris, at eight o'clock and the
proceeds will be used for the
church. " f ;
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WORK
INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN BY FED
ERAL. EXPERT AGAINST MOST
MOSTLY ANIMAL DISEASL
Dr. F. D. Owen, has planned tq
hold a number of meetings at va
rious ' points in Perquimans county,
to complete the organization of the
hog cholera control work there,
and the first of this series will be
at the following schools, and on the
dates named:
Anderson school.. Wednesday, Dec
20th, at 7:30 p. m.
Burgess school, Thursday, Dec.
21st, at 7:30 p. m.
Wynn Fork School, Friday, Dec;
22nd. at 7:30 p.m.
At these meetings the system by
which the agents of the United
Slates Department of Agriculture
hope to be able to control hog chol
en will be explained and efforts
made to organize the farmers o?
these sections int0 a body to save
this most valuable of animal crops
If an organization can be complet
d. efforts will then be made to get
some man in each neighborhood to
go to Raleigh and prepare bimsell
to adinisister the double, or so eal
led life time immunity against hog
cholera. , JtgLQg
Dr. Owen has recently been at a
meeting, held in Chicago, 111., of all
the Departmental men who are con
ducting this work in the entire
United States.. states that he
feels well pleased with the results
of the work that hss been accom
plished here, as compared with
that of other states. Also, it would
nppeir from the reports from vari
ous portions of the country, tha"
hog cholera has begun to feel the
effects of the work that has been
conducted during the past three
years by the Goverraental agencies,
and if only the Intensive work can
,be maintained, for another few
years, this most costly of ail anl
ma' diseases will be under control.
Took Life Term
Rather than serve tbjo sentence
of a few months or years in the
ii?tody of the Jail keeper or assist
the state in building Its public
roads, Jess Brooks and Sophronia
Cofleld. colored, said they would
tr. a ilfe time association with
e ich other. As they expressed a
prcf.-rence this way voluntarily, the
.luiine said "So let it be", and the
ev. Bullock performed the cere
mony in the presence of u few wi
nesses and behind the bars of the
ciiiitiln jail.
T ie extracting parties I ecn
:vralgned for trial and convicted a
f- w il yn a':o. The incident marks
not only the second nu.rriage ol
the I tide, hut the second mnrriage
in j;;ll. They were released as
the revernd pronounced them man
and wife.
BULKS
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PROGRAM OUTLINED .BY COM
MITTEE FOR LAST MEETING
OF THE YEAR
The following Is the program of
the Currituck Camden Union Meet
ing, to be held with the Salem
Baptist Church December 29th.
30th and 31st, 1916,
FRIDAY
11. a. m. Introductory Sermon
The Appointee.
12. M, Adjournment for dinner.
2. p. m. Roll call and Organlza
tlon for .next year.
2:30 p. m. The Church Spi ritual.
(a) Spirit In Outer Forms of Ex
pression J. K. Henderson.
(b) Elimination of Worldliness
From the Christian Ufe Her
bert Peele.
General Discussion.
Adjournm nt.
SATURDAY
10:00 a. m. Devotional Service
W. N. Gregory.
10:30 a. m. God's Program for
His Churches
(a) Imperative Missionary Obli
gation N. 11. Shephard.
(b) Effective Methods -E. J.
Jlarrell.
General Discussion.
Adjourn for Dinner.
2:00 p. m. Our Relation t0 the Or
ganised Work as Planned by
the North Carolina State Con
vention W. J. By rum.
General Pi3cusslon.
Adjourn at pleasure.
SUNDAY
11:00 a. in. Missionary Sermon
Py the Appointee.
I. N. LOFTIN.
B. C. HENNING,
D. 1. HARRIS,
Committee.
CHRISTMAS ALREADY ARRIVED
AT MITCHELL'S DEPT. STORE
HOUSE FOR RENT On Ehrlng,
haus street in good condition, apply
to M. M. Sawyer,
wed and trl to Jan 5
.'1
Cancels plans
Of Going West
Washington. Dee. 13 . Sud-nly
canceling his plans t0 proceed to
the Middle West to assume direc
tion of the Federal Grand Jury
prole. Assistant Attorney-Generald
Anderson is enroute to Boston. The
Department of Justice officials re
fuse to make comment.
Mr. and Mr.i. J. W. Edney, of
Wilmington, N. C. are in the city
the guest of Mrs. C. E. Overman
on North Road St.
HOLIDAY SUITS FOR MEN.
Ak to --ee them at MITCHELL'S
DEPT. STORE.
A visitor at Mitchell's Depart
ment Store this week glanced about
her and exclaimed: "Why 1 never
saw such a wonderful variety.
Christmas has surely come al
ready."
And both of these statements are
true. The variety Is there and
bo lp Christmas. The variety
ranges from the handsome em
brolderled klmonas which came all
the way ffom Japan just the other
day, hrlnglng wonderful cherry
blossoms. chrysanthemums. wis
taria and dragona to delight the
feminine American heart; an in
exhaustible assortment of dainty
Japanese handkerchiefs; to the
amazingly big character dollg that
have caught the eye of every kid
die in town. These, indeed, are
scarcely a beginning In the Cata
log of Christmas suggestions to be
found at Mitchell's. You have to
see the store Itself with its attrac
tive holiday decorations and Its
great display of useful and beaut I
ful gifts. adv
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
The pastor. Rev. J. L. Cunning
glm. has returned from the Confer
ence al Durham and will he glad
to meet all the members of his
church ft the weekly prayer ser
vice tonight.
SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT
A special meeting of th Royal
Arcanum will be held tonight a'
the hull to meet Mr. Craven and
hear him explain new riten.
DIRECT FROM J A PAN. some
thing new In Christinas gifts. Em
broldetied klmonas, handkerchiefs,
and silks. MITCHELLS DEPT.
i STORE.
AMERICA IIST
BE
APPRECIATES THE IMPOR
ANCE OF FACT THAT ENTER
INQ WEDGE FOR PEACE l
FORMED
(Br United Press)
Washington, Dec. 13. What part
the United "states will play in
fathering Germany's suggestion tor
peaca parleys haa not yet been de
termlned but these threo big Ideas
are In the minds of officials today:
First, that England and her Al
lies ought at least to discuss the
offer.
Second, that any settlement, es
peclally in Germany's present frame
of mind, would have to be backed
1'T a world gurantee of peace.
Third, that the United. States will
not be stampeded into this cause.
On the whole sentiment here at
the present is to the effect that
the United States ought merely tc
bo the messenger boy by whom
Gemany may p: st o:i her proposals.
President Wilson is undecided and
h:is not even told his cabinet what
he thinks but his clocst followers
believe that the nation ought tc
know what the Allies think before
making any move. Futbermore they
say frankly that they believe tha!
England will scorn the offer If bas
ed on the terms announced by the
German Embassy officials. In these
circumstances America's course
must be cautious official hold.
The Central Powors are count
ing upon the neutrals to play an I in
portant part in Influencing the En
tcnto Allies t0 accept peace terms
This Is the statement of the Ger
man Embassy. The actual peace
terms, too, are less important than
the necessity of getting a peuce
conference, is the German opinion.
FRANCE NOT EXCITED
Premier Brland. speaking
for
France In the Chamber of Deputies,
today said "As for us, we are not
excited over this peace tnlk. We do
not think that the war will end
soon." He declared that Germany's
Internal situation is bad and that
the peace move Is to take the
minds of the people away from the
ecarlty of food and other hardships.
WILL NOT GO ABROAD
The administration does not plan
to send Colonel House, the Vresl
dent's adviser abroad to do any
thing Hbout the Germiin peace
move. This much of the administra
tion's plans are revealed. Co'onel
House was the guest of the Presl
dent last night, conferred briefly
with Secretary l.aii'lut: this morn
ing - nd bust neil back t0 New
York.
While the administration feels
certain that Eiig';:nd will not ac
cept Germany's proposals now.( It
attaches gre;M importance to the
fact that an entering wedge Cot
i eace parleys has been formed.
That the Entent Allies will condi
tionally but not flatly turn down
the peace proposals is the belief ex
pressed in British diplomatic cir
cles here today.
HILL HOT AGAIN
TAKE IKE
IF BID FOR PEACE 18. REJECTED
GERMANY SAYS SHE WILL
FIGHT TO BITTER END v
(By United Prwai '
Berlin. Dec. 13. H Gemany -bid
for peace Is rejected by -. till
Entente it Is certain that the Gar
man Empire will not1 again ', takt ,
tn lnitative to end the war. ' V
Germany has not asked the Mtt-
Itral powers to start peaco negotlfr
'tions but merely to inform ta &a
vuus or me unieme tnat tne , can
tral Powers are willing t0 discuil f
peace, putting It up to the Allies U
acquesce or refuse. , , .
MR. EVANS IMPROVING
Mr, Gilbert Evans, who waa .bad
ly cut and broken up about two
weeks ago when he was caught In
the shafting of Mr. Sawyers gin tt
Belcross, is reported as Improving,
His pbyslcans say he will be ablf
to be out soon.
Cannot Borrow t
In Argentine
(By United Press)
Buenoa Aires, Dec. 13. A Lon j
don newspaper having suggested ,
that maybe the allies could borrow j
money in Argentine. English perl
odicals published here say there fl (
not the ghost of the chance of such
a thing.
The Buenos Aires Standard in .
dorses an estimate that more .than
373.685,390 pounds, or about $1,161, ,
000,000 in English money Is Intel-,
ted In the Repbllc., adding that kt- 't
gentlne needs mono for develop',
ment purposes and would be bor-.,
rowing It if times were not 10
"tight'' that It is not to be had.
"Of course" the Standard admits,
'England's Argentine bond might
be transfered to American pu
chasers but that la not precisely
what our Iondon contemporary i
wants." '
Probes Prices , ;
Of Print paper:
Raise Chickens
To Reduce prices
(By United tress)
Chicago. Hcc i::. -"liaise chick
ens in your back yard if you wani
to heat the hlght cost of living.'"
said Theodore llewes. secretary of
fhR Poultry Show which opened
here today.
The Increase in the price of dres
red poultry has not yet equalled
that of pork or beef and it is a coin
modify that can be produced at
Washington. Dec. 12. Wlwsthor -there
In u conspiracy among paper ,
manufacturers to boost prices wal
to le probed deeper by the Federal
Trade ( 'omini' sion here to-day.
Manufacturer.', jobbers, newsoapof
puhliHbeiH noil other. i Interested
are here from n'l parts of the coun
try for thr hearing aid some Ot
them will testify.
Tat the invoMtlgatlon today win
have to do with the alleged combi
nation to boost prices Is Indicated
oy the presence of representative! "
of the American Newspaper Pub
Hi hers Association which made
the original charre that high papot
prices wvre due to a manufacturer!
combination.
Investigators who have been at
vork during the months since tha
charge was made are ready to re
port and may lie put on the stand
today, it is expected. Members ot
the ccinmWslon were exceedingly
reluctant to discuss possible devel
oepmonts at the prescut hoi ring, ;
ti'jing only that "the hearing will
develop along definite lines to es i
iabllsh certain facts." .
home. A fw fowls In the bacE
yard, fed largely from the waste :
from your table, not only produc
delicious meat, but supply fresh
eggs, a luxury which few can af
ford when they must , buy them.