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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY EVENING DECEMBER 23. 1916
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Christmas Comes Even
A
In British Trenches
SERVICES
y
And Every Tommy Is
Remembered By Kris
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Kririel
loaay
By WILLIAM PHILIP -SIMMS
With the British Army In the field
Dec. 23.--For the third time Christ
mas 1b about to arrive at Armaged
don. ' 1
! Supply trains bearing man-killing
, exploslveg have for , once yielded
the right of way.
Large, low English trucks in hun
dreds driven by, business like khaki
clad Krlg Kringles, have strewn
.gifts of every kind up and down
the entire line, proving that the
milk of human kindnesfis strong
er than the red wine of war.
Farmers Lose
To Grain Trust
. Buenos Aires, Nov 26 (By Mall)
'; W'Wake up Argentine, and bul!d
grain elevatorj," urged Gert T.
Holm, a Swedish-Argentine and the
- loremoet cereal expert- in the repub
,'llc, In an appeal today to the coun
try's farmers.
Holm estimates that these far
mers lose $200,000,000 annually to
the grain trust through lack of stor
age facilities, which compels them
to market their products in a hurry
and on whatever terms the trust
'dictates, He places the members
of the trust at not more than five
concerns, who do have some eleva
' tors, of their own but who use them
h asserts entirely for their own
- benefit. The plan he favors Is gov
eminent construction of elevators.
Says Church
Will help Needy
Rev. I. N. Loftln. pastor of
Blackwell Memorial Church, stated
to a representative of this news
paper yesterday.
L. "1 want the publio to know that
I and my church stand ready, not
only at the Christmas season, but
at all times of the year t0 help the
meedy. We shall be glad to have
any cases of need or sickness re
ported In order that re may ren
der assistance."
Is Assailed
As Unpatriotic
r' 1 London, Dec. 23.-Because heur
; gd England to be charitable to
.ward Germany, the Rev. Edward
Lyttleton, head master ot Eton . Col
"v lege has resigned and will step In-
to private life Monday. Several pa
pers have accused Dr. Littleton of
being pro-German. This he has de
. nled. - V. '
TIE I
OBSERVANCE OF CHRISTMAS IN
i 50NGT ANO .SERMON WiLU
, MARK THE SABBATH'S WOR
SHIP ' ' '' "'. V
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OF
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LEST SPIES EEK THIS MEANS
OF TRANSMITTING INFORMA
TION TO AGENTS IN AMERr
IA
London, Dec. 23. For fear spies
might seek to transmit information
t0 Teutonic agents in this country
via pictures, the British censorship
decline to permit the mailing of any
photographs to America thig Christ
mas. Man American families res
ident in England, whose number has
been augumeated by bouncing bady
boys or . girls were dlsapointed by
the ruling; and the folks st home
wi!l have to get along without see
ing their diminutive relatives for a
time.
Frisco Has
BigPagea
nt
Mr' Isam Simpson
- - The funeral of Mr, Isam Simp
. eon was conducted at the home
' Friday afternoon at 1:30 by Rev. I.
4 N, Lofting interment followed at
' OBvet Baptist Church - " " T"V "'
' Mr; Isam Simpson died Wednes
C. day night at the age of seventy
; five yean. . ' -
' He Is survived by big wife and
i number of other relatives In the
lty and county.' '
, MARRIED FKIDAY
',. AFTERNOON '. ,
Mr. Carr C'.lftcn Cone ot Rich
mond and Miss Adelle - ftlattie
Crocker of Hampton wer married
' tiday afternoon- at the 'office ' ' of
Register of Deeds J. .W. Munden,
Mr. Munden officiating.
Mr. Cone was formerly of Zebu
loo, in this state, and ,the bride and
groom will spend the holidays with
his parents at Zebulon. .
San Francisco, Dec. 23. "San
Francisco will officially celebrate
Christmas-with a pageant 'which
will oJtrlval anything that has ev
er been attempted here during the
Tulttlde. The city7 supervisors will
be In charge of the affair which is
to be staged in the Clvc Center, In
front of the City Hil!. '
Roprertontatlve-eloct
Of Dure County, left
T ( I . 1 t ,.
I. P. Davis,
todny on the
b'lMavs wl!h
PEf.CE PLEA IS
DROUGHT I'JILSGtJ
SMUGGLED IfV FROM BRITISH
PACIFICISTS BY WAY. OF NEW
york - ".. ;r.i
Washington, Dec. 23. A commit
tee from' New York arrived here to
day bringing a peace plea smuggled
In from Bertrand Russell, end other
British Pacificists In London. This
plea'ia to be presented to President
Wilson... - ' ' f
r v
desire to
write
WANTED Men who
earn over 1125,00 per month
ug today for position as salesman:
every opportunity for advancement.
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Christmas service will be held at
the churches of the city Sunday, as
follow: ; ' , - '
, FIRST' BAPTIST CHURCH
Af eleven o'clock Dr. rB. C. Hen
nlng will preach sermon appropl
ate to Christmas, the subject being,
"The Childhood ot Jesus". This ter
mon will be applicable to all but to
Children especially.
At the evening service the choir
will render their Christmas canta
ta. V
Following Is tbe program
Organ Prelude
Praioe the J Great Redeemer
Chorus by Choir.
It Speaks to the World Soprano
Solo and Chorus.
God Hath Given a Son Bebs
8olo.
While Shepherds Watched
for Choir and Women Chorus.
Holy Night Echo Choir.
Star of Bethelem Trio.
Holy Ni.?ht EcTio Choir.
Itorn in a Manger Soprano Solo
and Chorus.
tie Light of Glory Tenor Solo
and Choir.
tThe Messnge Duet tor Tenor
end Earitone.
"The Light of All "the World
Chorus by Choir.
Lead Me Final' Chorus.
Denver kas
First Tree
"Denver, Colo.,' Dec. 23, -Fifteen
thousand .people are expected to
pack the city auditorium tomorrow
night to celebrate Denver's - first
community Chtstmia. - ' Extensive
plana have beep mad tor the 4 af
fair and the t entire city will play
Santa Claus to the Denver kiddies.
The program will consist of mus
ical and literary entertainment and
the distribution.' ot gifts o .'"about
10,00 children from an ' Immense
Christmas tree placed .npon the
stage ot the 'auditorium.
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BLACKWELL
MEMORIAL.
BAPTIST CHURCH
Loftin's
the Ex-
AnH
Angels
light
The pastor Rev. I. N.Loftin
will preach Sunday morning from
the subject "The Doing Christian
ity".
On Sunday evening Mr.
subject will be "Jesus and
planation 0f Him".
Following is the program for the.
morning servioe at eleven o'clock.
Organ Prelude Selected.
'Cirtstmas aifthem. The
Song Wolcftt.
Prayer.
Hymn Hark the Herald
.Sing.
Scripture Reading.
Anthem, Send out the
Gounod . . t
Prayer. '' ""
Announcements.
Offering.
Solo by Miss Rose Goodwin.
Christmas Aria Shelly.
Sermon Rev. I. N. Loftln.
Hymn, Joy to the eWorld.
Benediction.
Postlnde selected .
At the evening service at 7:30
the program will be as follows.
Organ preludeu-eelected .
Christmas anthem, Arise and
Shine Adams.
Prayer. .
Reading Scripture.
Anthem, There were Shepherds
Vincent ...
'Announcements
Offering
Quartet. Blessed Holy Night
Oppeabach,
Sermon, Rev. I. N, Loftln.
Hymn. "i
Benediction.
Prelude Selected.
:,r CITY ROAD METHODIST
CHURCH ?
The Pastor win preach at the 11
o'clock service. The , Sunday chool
will meet at 9:80 V.th Mr. C. JR.
Pugh aa Superintendent. The p
worth League will meet at 6:30 :
Fol'owing Is tha program of spe
cial music at .City. Road Methodist
church for Sunday evening at 7:30.
Chorus And the Glory of the
Lord Gieiiel. . . '
, Chorus Holy Night . DivineAd
ams'. , A ; ; i .:
Solo And there were Shepherds
Adams.
riwirtm rionRoil Ifoly Ni lit .1.
ATLANTIC FLEET
WILL CELEBRATE
WHILE 80ME OF THE SAILOR
BOYS HAVE SHORE LEAVE
AND CHRISTMAS DINNER AT
London,. Dec. 23. Thousand of
Uncle Sam's sailor boys will g0 b
shore on leave for ChriiitmaB din
ner at home, The fleet will re
main here until January 10. Admir
at Henry T. Meyo spared as many
of the boys as possible and thoie
remaining on board the dread
noughts. Pennsylvania, ArizonR, New
York and Wyoming and .the subma
rine cutters, destroyers and tenders
will te well taken care of as to tur
key etc. There Is to" be a Christ
mas tree Chrrs'tnas night In the
main room, of every ship.
Trio and Chorus The Herald
Angels Loreni-
Alto Solo U. G, Davis.
So'o Trust in Him Petrle.
Solo and Chorus The Birth
place of the Kin? Hall.
Chorus Alleluia Wilson .
FIRST METHODI8T CHURCH .
Sunday morning at eleven o'
clock Rev. G. T. Adams, presid
ing Elder of the Elisabeth City dis
trict, will preach at the First Meth
odist Church. ,,. fc, ; : .-ji
The Choir of the First Methodist
Church will give a Christmas can
tata next Sunday evening at ' 7:30.
The title of the cantata, Is "Savior
and King". Those who attend Sun
day night service at this church I
will be well repaid.
LiliUU
If Negotiations Get Down
To Enforcement Peace
raiitee
Gua
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ARABIA HOT A Mm
State Degartment Awaits Further
Reports Befoie Deciding On
- Submarine Question
'Washington, Dee 23. The Unit
ed States may have to , enter into
what haa previously been regarded
as an entangling alliance if thepres
ent peace negotiation's get down to
the pointof international enforce
ment of peace gozrantees, the Stale
Department admitted oday.
Secretary Lansing .held that this
was a somewhat premature discus
sion of such problems but Indicated
that this government had consider
ed the -possible necessity, for alli
ance if, any peace agreement was
to bind. ' i
The Department manifestly regret
ted the Allies interpretation of WU
son, himself,-in saying that he said",
that both sides were fizhtlng for
the same thing, and pointed out
that he had speclflcly said that
both sides had named the things tor
which they were fighting and that
their statement of purpose were ag
reed. ,,
In the matter of a possible alli
ance the Department held that the
United States would naturally link
herself with Pan-American nations,
at the same Mm probably joining
with certain European nations In
an agreement which this country
might previously Considered entangling.
WILL WELCOME A
. A . ' '
BY'GOV
R.EGARD
PROFIT
cnNMBfifT OFFICIALS WH EN
WALL STSltlXOT EXCITED
Washington, Dec, 23 AdmlniM
tratlon men stated today that they
would welcome Investigation by
which Representative Wood propot .
es to ascertain whether any high of
ficials or thjeir relatives profited
by the Wall street upsent which
followed upon Secretary Lansing's "
statements Thursday.
ARABIA
The several numbers are:
Great is Jehovah.
The Shepherds and the Angels.
The Outcast,
Bonds of Love.
To Jerusalem We come
Thou art iall to me i
In the lstter duys.
The Song of thy Grace.
Worthy is the Lamb.
CANN MEMORIAL '
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
The paator, Rev. J. B. Black will
occupy his pu!plt at both services
Sunday. Christmas music wilt be
rendered. ''
The White Gift Chrintmasservice
otbls church, will be observed Wed
nesday night.,
CHRIST CHURCH
Services 11 a, m. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School at 10:30 a. m. Let
ton, Luke 2, 1-20. Who was the em
peror when ' Jesus was born? Why
were, Mary and Joseph at Bethelem
at this time? How far did they tray
el? What prophet had said thatfJe
bus would be born, In Bethelem?
What did the angel say to tbe shep
herds? Who sanr the first Christ
mas carol, and what .was It? What
Is i called? What did the shepherds
say when the angels left them?
What did they find? What w8 the
rally's name, and what does It
mnn? Who Vpt nil the t?!n"n
NOT IN GOVERNMENT
SERVICE
Contracdicting Germany's conten
tion -that the steamer Arabia, was
Ka Bruisn Transport, untam toaay
informed the Stste Department
that Arabia was not in hegovern
mont service when submarined nor
ever had been.
Britain did say, however, that the
Arabia , carried some . government
passengers boked as ordinary pas
sengers at the expense of the gov
eminent. The note said that there
no Asiatic workmen or soldiers a
board.. ,. , ... , ,,.,t,
Germany, had admitted .sinking
the ship, claiming that there were
Asiatic workmen and soldiers a
board and that the submarine coin
mader believed it to b a transport.
Secretary Lansln is undecided
whether to transmit this Informa
tion to Germs ny or await further
British reports on the number of
British passengers aboard.
The Stat Department awaits his
course before deciding on Its course
toward Germany's pending submsr
ml matters.
COTTON REPORT
There were 6,5ta bales of cotton
ginned In Pasquotank County, from
the crop of 191 S prior to Dec. 13,
1916, at compared with 3,623 bales
ginned to Dec. 13, 1915. ' .
There were '8.6R9 bales of cotton
ginned In Camden County from the
crop of 1916 prior to Dec. 13, 1918,
A BIT OF HOLIDAY
In order that The Advance fore , 1
may have a bit of holiday the next :
Issue pf this paper will not reach
its readers until the afternoon of
Wednesday, December 27th. -. - '
With the rush of Chrlstmit but'
tness those who have been laboring "
to make the Advance possible have
earned a liberal reward, whether
this materializes just yet or not, 11
the -paper went to press again on,
the day after Christmas, some of
these would have to begin work-on - ,
Christmas Day, and in order that,
there might be at least one real
holiday in all the year, the editor
of The Advance has decided upon
this arrangement.
On Wednesday afternoon The Ad
vance hopes to gret you, after' this
bit of holiday, with renewed vigor
and added test, bringing you the
news of the intervening dayt togeth
er with bright hopes and best wish
ea for a mutually happy and helpful
New Tear. . (,
And now upon tha close of this "
week and upon tha are of Christ
mas Itself, we wish you, one and
all, a Merry Christmas, with torj
row banished and. with high hopes
upennost in your hearts., y t
EVERETT-LIE
Moyock, pec. 22. A very pretty
wedding waa the principal feature
of Interest in this community last
night when Miss Nann! , Lee be
es me tbe bride oi Mr. Jesse Frank
Everett...
.The" wedding "took j place at the
home of tho bride's parents.Mr.
and Mrs. Jordan D: Lee.i and was
witnessed by only the families clos
rt friends. Mr. M. C. Sanderson
acted as best mm and Miss Ch!u
Flora was maid of honor TK r
fmOVy for' t.-,,1 t