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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY EVENING DECEMBER 29, 1916
NO 172
Peace "Ui
e ineiiie v
:or the Joining fear
Most Important Subject Be
Bfforejj State Department as
countryl Must Playj Big
Part in Peace Negotiations
Forwarded
; Note Today
'London, December 29 The Scan
dinavian nations today forwarded
a peace note to European bellige
rents, accrdlng' to ,a Copenhagen
dispatch. -
By CARL D GROAT
(Unltefl Press tsff u0rrepondent)
Washington, December 29 Peace
promises' to be the transcendent
theme of -the State Department
the' coming year in . sharp con
trast to the almost warful moments
finite ook definite form in the last
of some months last year .
Intermittent peace talk took de
finite form in the last two weeks
of December, after Germany had
proposed peace to the Allies. From
now on it "will be the enormous
subject before the state depart
ment in view of the fact that the
government seems destined to
play a, big part in what ever
peace negotiations are undertaken,
A Yet while peace talk passes back
' and forth between the chancellories
ht Enrnnn unit In tha rrnnltft hfllln
and mahoganled chambers of the
American State ' department, other
international matters -of grave 'mo-
men must be settled." These ques
tions,, serious at times almost to
iha nnlnt rimttiTAt rptitfnna ftPA
-direct heirlooms of the war, affect
America as a neutral and are des-
' tk.ett to have their standing when
international law is rewritten after
. .the war.. 5- ? .
' t OTHER DIFFICULTIES
In addition to the possible com
plications with -Mexico, tbe main
tnai.M. Alt. 1 '- ... . ' 111 - AMA
pregnant 1 'with difficulties which
American diplomacy i9 . seeking tg,
smooth out et the same time pro
tecting adeauately and honorably
the , rights of America and Americans.
These Issues-are
Submarine t problems ' between
. "Germany and the United States.
x German deuortition of Belgians.
English interference with .mails.
' English blacklisting of ' American
Arms with German Interests.
V; English 'embargoes affecting A
merica. - .
rsormativ'a . Tanhmiirlnn wnrrnrn
." enme, to a head Insofar, as, the 'Uni
ted Sta)ej' 1b concerned when this
'nvarntnoii( loaf ' Marrh p'lilnAfl 'n.
.wUU,.U. . O
through a break in relations. In
deed, this government did threaten
to break ' after the Sussex torpedo
mg, If Germany broke her pledges,
but since then the spirit has been
to tring( Germany up short, gain a
Bharp, air tight definition of her
pledges and then insist upon ad
herence" to them.
Prospects of peace though Btill
Undoubtedly some months distant
will probably sffect future dealings
with Germnny, and even more
strongly influence the administra
tion's idea of avoiding a break with
Germany.
Germany's depDrtatlon of Bel
gains provoked i protest from this
government, but her answer gave
but little satisfaction. T'-.e ad
ministration plans to watch the sit
uation" clojely.
life and Property
German trangresslons , have in
volved American lives. In these
circumstances the general view has
been that the cases required quick,
fctrong protest.
On the other hand, England's of
fenses have involved American
commercial rights, not live's ., These
have been the "subject of objections
and negotiations, ' but differences
ere - sbl'.l extant over England's treat
ment of ' American malls, her black
list and her.. embargoes.' , The
state deportment will continue ne
rotkting andprotestlng against in
fringements, of United State .rights
by England, though none of these
cases, the department" holds, in
volves such seriousness as to call
for a threat-of a breach in re!a-iions.-
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THE MEXICAN MUDDLE
Mexico liis been a sore spot in
rtlp'omacy the past year.
Conditions became such that
American troops twere sent Into
Mexico, and militia to the border,
following VIIIb'b raid on Cofumbus.
The state department found many
Intricate problems with Carranza.
finally ft brought him np short with
a recital of outrages against Amer.
lens end thMr property,' and - de
.finite demand to know whathe was
going to do'hereafter t V
Where is ,
ThatlBanner
(Br Unltrd JjrosB)
Washington, Dec. 29 Who sot
the button, Ann's age, and who hit
Billy Patterson probably will all be
solved before he National Congress
Icnai Union for Woman Suffrage
finds out who got the banner they
swung befre President Wilson from
the House - gallery. ' Also the
"question, of where It 1B now. Pross
Agent Henry Swlnehart, who en
gineered the affair that started the
Joint Congressional audlence on
that otherwise peaceful day, ad
mitted today that the Union has
about given up hope of - getting
back its banner. The dav after
its appearance in the House, those
who flung It t0 the legislative
breeze on!y to hav it .unceremon
iously jerked to arth, went to the
sergeant at arms' office to get it
back. They failed to do so. The
nest heard of tbe new historic em
blem was at the Gridiron dinner
several Saturday nights back, when
the Grtdironers pulled a burlesque
of the incident while the President
was addressing them. The same
banner was used in the burlesque.
News of this event gave Congres
sional Union officials hope. They
buttonholed every Gridiron Club
member they knew and some they
didn't know. They pleaded they
wanted the grandoldfla to use as
a background . when they were pho
tographed In their new home upon
tha occasion of dedicating it. They
did not get it.
WAR HOT I
ED
If.ilViEOh'TELY
BERLIN BELIEVES ALLIES MAK
ING READY FOR CONCENTRA
TED EFFORT AGAINST GER
MAN FRONT' .
Eerlln, December 29 Judging
from tbe unofficial reports from the
front and from diplomatic com-,
mept, the ' Peace efforts of Presi
dent Wilson, the. Central Powers
and Switzerland will not succeed In
immediately ending the war. '
That the war will not end with
out the -Allies making another 'gi
ganic concentrated effort to break,
the German front is indicated by
their artH'.ery preparations.
- ed ' chanee ltt ; her submarine
; Methods, and": pledged to continue fehehnitallon v and peace .without
- eh a milder courte. ... .
'! The Lusitania ' case hung fire,
. tnough , Germany s , ierm( .pisetue
ment were virtually satisfactory In
at much as this government did
' not desire 'o .finally close t mat
ter while other oubmarine matters
were pending. . '
GERMANY'S PROMIE8 ;
' Tor a time Germany seemed . to
Te scrupulously following" her pro
. , yythe last : four months,
'rnoVfever.Ylbere-has been a feeling
' that she was going as" far ; as she
. could without provoking new trou
bles with the United States.' tn
these circumstances, the state "de
partment investigated dnrlng theS
closing day8 of the year a series of
pinklngs, notably the Marina, 'Arar
bio, Chomung, and a dozen others.
Evidence indicated Germany 'was
overstepping at loaet the spirit'.1 of
her p!ed;e, and the United States
proceeded to plan for hr next step.
VrlrV have been mmierous.
The fpie Department, however,
' i ! " M-uh ndmlnWrstlon
nrms. But the problem , before
the Mexican-American Commission
i8 still "grave and enormous, J, Vlla
?atn is - making trouble, though
Carranxa in recent . months has
shown 'disposition and some abil
ity to alter dreadful conditions. '
Bui with all - tha." problems' that
have spelt . trouble, the idea - of
peace the, world over has been a
permanent hope snd more lately,
a pregnant, possibility.
MARRIED HERE THURSDAY,
.. Mr. Kenneth Mallory and Miss
Effle Leona RIg?ins, botji 0f 'Nor
folk, were married ; Thursday tftr
no'on at two o'clock by Rev. I. N.
Loftin at his residence on Penwiyl
vania Avenue. They werQ accom
p?n!ed ty Mr. H. T. Wellpr 'and
Mrs. Courtney Mallpry ; Sprouse,
who witnessed the ceremony.
Mr. , Will Ferrell of this city
and Miss Annie Brinkley. of Cora
penke,were married et four o'clock
Tburrday nftprnnnn by Justice of
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GAVE CHRISTMAS CANTATA
A Christmas Cantata, The Loyal
Santa Claus', was f given by
Black wellN Memorial Sunday School
lapt. night in the Sunday School an
nex. Opening March Instrumental -Opening
Chorus School.
'Santa Claus solo, Bertha
Clifton.
Tom George Modlin
Jim Randell Hotleman
Santa W. I. Peal.
We're- the Boys' Boy's Chorus.
The Happy Ttme-Glrl's Chorus.
D:n Cupid Solo, Oliver Gilbert,
Jr.
The' Street , Waif Solo, Margret
Chesson.
Our Loyal Santa Claus Solo and"
chorus, Henrietta Godfrey.
He'll be here Solo and chorus.
Nellie Hastings, , , .-;. , .
He . won't be here tonight reed
ing, .Franklin Owens..
By-lo Solo, Little Miss Elizabeth
Carter. ' ' v
In' Blumberville Solo, . Miss Au
Tllla'Strahl. v
The Fairies Song Chorus, Pri
mary girls. X i "'.
He' may yet come duet and
chorus, Nellie Hastings, and Annie
Belle Trueblood. ''
s Little Roy Quee Flanalogue and
chorus, Norman Trueblood.- . ' .
' The Situation solo and duet,
Odell Long;
Song of the Snow " Fairies cho
run, Primary girls..
Coxey's ' Army chorus, George
Modlljr,. Captain. , . i
Jack Frost solo Mr, Sim Bur
gees. ' . '.
You better be going solo and
duet,' Messrs 81m. Burgess and W.
I. Teal. ' .
Ring,-" Bella Ring chonis.
Good Bye Santa chorus, a'l the
Temper Justice
With Mercy
(By United Presst
London, December 29 (By Mall)
Richard Cunningham, 34, the lance
corporal who killed his wife in a
fit of grief over her betrayal while
he was ln the trenches today be
gan a sentence of one year under
a man-slaughter chsrgo. The
stern English jury frankly temper
ed, Justice with -mercy in Cunning
ham's case in which the unwritten
law played a decided part. Cun
ningham, taking his turn In tlie
tiencheg was tormented by his
wife's silence. ' He seldom heard
from her during his first few
months with the colors and later
lior !etterg ceased altogether.
Frknds wrote hlra mentioning a
mysterious caller at his home in
London. The soldier wrote to
local authorities In an effort to
learn what had become of his little
eon but received scant satisfaction
tn the official replies with , their
Impersonal wording and red tape.
At the first opportunity Cunning
ham obtained leave from France
and returned home. A few days
later the police found him lying
unconscious acrosg the'' dead form
of his wife. She had been stran
d. An officer said Cunningham
was a high type of soldier without
A single black mark against his
name in the army records. His
former employer gave him a simi
lar good character. In passing the
minimum sentence the Jury rec
ommended that the convicted sol
dier oi'ght not to be compelled to
ter.ve his time among common
criminals.
AS
NEVER SUCH A YE
ASfflS FOR BETSEY
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The Picture City is Not Only More
Prosperous, But More Active,
More Co-operative and More Beau
tifnL
DETAINED BY PRESS OF WORK
Mr. Anson Cohoon of Medford
Oregon, who was to have arrived in
his Home Town this week to spend
some time with his father. Mr. F.
F. Cohoon, was unavoidably de
tained by the press of work and
at the last minute had to postpone
his trip. . Mr, Cohoon works for
Uncle Sam in the Forest Service
sndthe work cf closing . up the
year's reports is a painstaking and
Important one. He expects to
be able to make his trip In Janu
ary and hopes to get a. leave of
absence from headquarters at Wash
Ington for a visit of several months
The year 1916 comes 'to' lt8 close
on the stroke of twelve Sunday
night in Elizabeth City with
PROSPERITY written in"larg8 let
ters in the business record and
with unprecedented progresB in the
activities of the town.
Early in the year a vigorous cam
pi;n was launched for the open
ing of the Y. M. C. A. The build
ing had long stood.. Idle, heat, wat
er, equipment and organization be
in lacking.. The Y. M. C. A.
opened in May with an active
membership under the direction of
Secretary C. W. Ford, who came
here from . Portsmouth to take
charge of the work, and whllethere
la yet need for equipment, the As
sociation has made an excellent be
ginning and row steadily In fav
or throughout the city.
The enthusiasm aroused in the
Y. M. C. A. campaign spread In
the direction of the re-organlzatlon
of the Chamber of Cmmerce, and
during the same month the Cham
ber of Commerce began its new
era of accomplishment with Attor
ney C. R. Pugh as manager,' and
Mr. . W. G. Gaither, cashier of the
First National Bsnk, as president.
The Chamber of Commerce at
once went to work to plan for a
big celebration to brin to
gether the peop!e of tho city and
country of the section and make
for unity and co-operatlor . The
date set was Ju!y the fourth, and
the event was ternied Good Will
Day. No effort' was spared in
preparing to welcome the city's vis
itors and when the day dawned
clear and fair the guests began to
arrive and continued to arrive Un
til the crowd was estimated at ten
thousand - or more. An elaborate
program, which included the- flight
around the city of a big hydroplane
from Newport News, was carried
out without a hitch, and only one
accident', a minor one, was report
ed throughout the entire day's festivities.
An active Chamber of Commerce
did much to make 'good business"
during the summer season ; and
not until very late in the summer.
did (he annua! period of dullnots
arrive. This period was then- of
BASKET BALL TONIGHT
There will be a basket ball game
tonight between the High : School
and the town boys.. Admission
will be free, end all good fans are
invited. ...
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LOST. Bob tall pointer dog,
about a year old, !iver and white
b potted , ' Answers to ' name of Ned
Wore collar having name of owner,
L. W. Cox, when left home. Re
ward for , information leadings to
his recovery, L W COX. dec 29 6t
day FVhnol were dlHtrlhntpd
f t ' I a I ' ' . I
in or
an early data.
The new municipal market house
ii . now complete and cold storage
facilities . Installed. ; It will be
turned over to "the town' early In
the new year, sad it Is said to be
one of the best-equipped, though of ;
course not the largest, in the entire
state, :;- ., ,t --v; V. v'
Mr. W. H, -Weatherly's new
home on Riverside Drive, Mr. W.
L, Cohoon's on Church Street,
Mrs. Clay Foreman's dn Main
Street, Mr. Oliver Gilbert's pa
Pennsylvania Avenu. are. but a,
few of the handsome modern res
ldences that, mark"- the increasing
beauty, of the Picture City of the
Pasquotank. ' . ' ,
During the month of December
the city was the host of the Bap
tist State Convention with a large
number of delegates from all. over
the state and many visitors ; , from .
Virginia, all of whom were lavish
in their praise of the beautiful lo-
of thri nnnnln nf irt1nhnh rif .
The program for HIT embraces'1
such features as; Community Ser
vice Week, getting -as packln?
house; building a highway , that,
will connect the city directly with'
Gates county; opening ' th9 new .
market another Good Will Day;
better equipment for the Y, M, C. '
A., "and many other enterprises ot
benefit to the entire town and Its
tributary territory. ' ' v V, , , 1
III
PflSSULD
secret iti;;.:s
MERELY ACTING AA ME83EN
GER BETWEEN GERMANY
AND OTHER
WAR
NATIONS - AT-
Washington, Dec. 2 "If Germa
yn desires the : United States to
pass along any secret peace terms '
for the Allies to consider, this gov
ernment will do It," said i a : high
State Department official today. ex
comparatively short duration, b v:&iningt however, that the 'United.
cause of the good crops of the coun
try surrounding the city and the
high ' prices for cotton and other
farm produce. Good business con
tinued" steadily '.'through the'1 fall
mnnths coming to a climax In, the
last six shopping days before
Chrlsmas, which In spite of clouds
and sometimes rain brought the
biggest shopping crowds for a like
period in the city's history and the
best sales records,
Tblg good business was not con
fined to the stores of the city. The
banks passed all records, and more
buildings were erected In the busi
ness and residence sections of the
city than In any proceeding twelve
month. ' ' Tbe ' palatial residence
of MK and Mrs. Charles Oakley
Robinson on Main Street, erected
this year, - is the handsomest . in
the city, and ranks with the " most
beautiful homeg In the state. . A
very large three story brick build
ing is almost completed 'adjoining
the W U. l Weatherly Company on
Water Street, which Is perhaps the
largest . building ' undertaking of
Its kind gurln the year. This
bnnt'ns wns erected bv Mr. C. II
I ' : "'"1 p-.-l, it in V ! o
8tateg would be merely acting as
a messenger,- and . that, "in such.
capacity there could be no impro
prlety "j4rJ,iJ- tik t
It was suggested to him that Ger
many Is apparently trying to ' man'
euvtr the United States Into fur-'
thering a secret peace conference.
The official pointed out that when,
this government acts, as a . messen-.
gertor one , side or another, ' any
communication which It handles be
tween belligerants must be : kept
secret if the ; power transmitting
such, communication so requests, .
Meantime there Is talk among tha
congressman that affairs have been
bungled and that secret diplomacy
is being tried. Thia ta!k is not
confined to tjie Capitol Hill." ,. An
admllstration official said today
Lthat the State , Department had bun
riieu iu puuiiuuy arrangeuioiug ui
the President's peace notes subse
quent, to ' Lansing's interpretations
and thai the subsequent explana
tion wag Issued solely to mako
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