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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY EVENING DECEMBER 30. 1916 ;
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li Casualties Miwiit
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'.' "V "' '-lit
) Millions
le can Claim Decid
Movie
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Outraged
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?ntasre
f,OF WAR 'TO, END OF 191S
I.
,00,000,00 r Jltaly . - r
'JOO.000,000 'T Turkey
) .690,000,000. c '-Bulgaria -(
Vo.l.OOCCro Roumaala C -7,000,000.000
, ; Ottier countries N
AU ;, ,f :; 160,725,000,000 S '
$1,900,000,000
590,000,000
75,000,000'
60.000,000
. 150,000.000
iBWARj IN KILLED, WOUNt ED AKO
W-TNb of; iiV
f l.io0t.000 'C Turkey1
SQ.ooo:
Mwj.ooo -'
4,400,000
' TOTAL
i Belgium
Bulgaria;
Rumania
2U45.00O
440,000
. ' ;: . . ': l28;eo3
l"? ;.; .' 175,000
'" 100,000
400,080
ted; Prees
0Evehts of
i . r have been disappoint
'Mo all ofs the principal Euro
'jm belligerents. The v greatest
,ctory, of the, year has ' not been
won on any of the battlefields' but
Russian Duman.
., , ..... . ' -( .
For the first. time In the, history
of the ' Slay Empire, the . Russian
jpeoplewere able toward the close'
of the present year, ); Jo -act in'
'Concert ' an,d to overthrow Premier
ISturmer,- a well known bureaucrat
and . reactionary, jji The Duma
forced a .change in the C'Va gov
ernment by a defiance of the bureau
cratlc regime - that will become
one of the greatest landmark ., of
j th e Russian naon's march T to
jward democracy..; Compared, with
the indiclsive conflicts on the, eas
tern snd western fronts;' the ylc
1 1 ry of the Duma stands out, as' the
t posltlve and . resultant ' ac-
tcnipllshment cf the year .
k..The entrance of . Roumanla j Into
the war has prodded the mostrdra-
f
' watic spectacle t of the twela
' months conflict, . There is '"very
i '9won . to believe hat the "Wes-J
.'em Allies did not want the" Buca-
rest government to bre'ak its ' neu
; trality . ; i-'JThf chance of a V auc
eseful Germisi campaign' Buch'.yaa
! followed the belligerent action , of
! Rumanians, was . we!rxrealized in
I Xondon and '( Paris . ' a ' But. Imper-
5aHst desires turned the heads of
j the Romanla(n .militarlBtj t a roost
I Inopportune.;' time5, for their Own
ambitions Si, They plunged into tbe
war ' after Russia expended, 'most of
"her reserve ammunition! 'f lnJV fon
o,uerlng Bukovlna, jand' was conse
ouently unable to be of' large f as
sistance to the;Ruraanlan army.- .
Furthermore. ' the " '.-. Rumanians
outran " ' mllitarr " discretion ' . ,by
plunging too quicklv Into . Transyll
veniK C and by leavlnjj. their -rear,
ln: DobrudK insufficiently protect
ed, An opportunity for the '; use
jat hjgh stritegy wag thus 'present-,
e4 io " tb German General , Staff,
rrd " In f e trial at . military genius
iat fojfowed, the Oermpn j com
nmndersVwholJy outclassed ; thcif
Pumanlnrt1' snd Russian opponents.
Thus " an adventure 1 thst might
"have resulted : in cutMn Teuton
communlcit Ions in 1 the," Balkans
l;as ended, for the present. In large
material advantage to the Germans
who fire now In possession' of,, th
i 2 ;!!"!'''lo Rumanian grain and ' oil
)s .
The Hrltlnh and Trenrh started
i' !i fdnnn'xr thc:!r combined wes
tern offensive, in an etTort to , demonstrate-
whether the, trenches
constructed . by the Germans under
the most skillfully developed scientific-methods,
f could be' overcome'
by An unprecedented!y - Intense oon
eventration of artillery , fire. . . The
result,-up to the end of the year,
baa tended to show that although
fortresses built above ground can
not .withstand . beselg9rs. guns, -da-
tensive ' tactics , under ground seem
to bp superior , ;io .any - but jrery
prolonged bombardments which
to be' successful must be tonflned
to email areas The ' French for
ward movements at Verdun, ' un
dertaken while the batt'e of
Somme wsg In progress may, how
ever, change future military opin-"
Ion of the ' comparative impregna
Wlfft'of trench warfare. How
th Trench mado "their quicV and.
successful aaeaoiti' along the "rVer
dun front is not known. ' The as
sumption, that i the ' Germans were
Compelled to deraude part of their
Verdun llne of men and- guns, is
not "borne out by ' thf" fact . that
comparatively . unimportant f ie6
tiona of this Verdun front have not
given way, while the best defend
ed parts were the ones ., that were
broken. t The. - French ' higher
command may have", discovered A
new. flanking system applicable as
on'y to the',.; local conditions
Crevalling at Verdun -but possibly
capab'e of wider development.
- Italy's capture of Gorltz this
year is her most Important suc
cpbs in the .Trentiiio districts. Italy
more than holds her own in a bal
ancing of accounts, but the year's
developments have 'indicated that
the, Italian government ; Is, not ( pre
pared to pay the cost of victory
with continuously large casuality
!tBts. The ! chance' 'of capturing
Tricsue : on these ' terms has . . not
been shown - to ' be . Italy's ' liking.
Germany's Verdun - , campaign
brought very" serious - losses to her
during the year, without compenj
sating advantages. . The destruc
tion of Teutonic man power Is that
ill-advised adventure cost General
von, Falkenhayn his post as Chief
of the German General . Start. , The
promotion ' of , Marshal jron Hlnden
burg to the supreme command was
followed v by brilliant victories In
Rumapia. l .' ; - . '.
, (By United Press, ; . ,
St. Paul, Mlnn.;: Dec. 30 Mln-',
pesota Monday will suffer the
sting of the bitterest blow of the
high cost of living. ThV prlce" of
all v movie . admittances advanced
five ' cents. 1 . Enraged movie fans
threaten to boycott the movies,
and i fore 'down the price as was
done in Denver '
. . . y . . '.
Kiddies Are;
Financiers
SMI DIEGO Film
J Til YEAR
ESTABLISHING RECORD FOR DU
; RATION AND STILL THRONG
ED WITH VISITORS ON .CLOS
ING DAY ' .
(By United Press)
. Evaston, 111., Dec, 30 Success
ful financiers are hereby - advised
to keep 'one eye on t several hun
dred school kids ber4 who are
showing considerable ability In
making their bank -, books show
two. cents where only one cent
stood before.
Club women here placed their
children on an allowance of from
-five cents to two dollars a week.
th. thnv tiV accu
mulated bakrownL ki'TOiai-
4 nm
19,000, besides having . bough
school supplies and some clothing
out of their allowances.
(By United. Press)
San Diego', Cal,, Dec ;, 30 When
the lights dim out on the Panama
California International Exposition
here to-morrow at -midnight California-
wi!l have established v two
duration records for 'World's Fairs
i Tha San ' Diego ; exposition has
been running exactly i , two years.
The Exposition at - San Francisco
in 1915 lasted , nine and a half
months or longer than any, previous
exposition in this country. . San
Francisco closed its f ilr with a
balance cf $1,000,000 after all bills
had been paid. At the c!ose of
the first year, after having expend
ed $10,000,000 the city of San
Die ?o was $40,000 to be good on
the filr Investment. The. city is
thronged with visitors from- all
parts of the country today to at
tend the closing of the exposition.
TOURNAMENT OF ROSES IN
PASADENA GIVES RADIANT
WELCOME TO JANUARY FIR8T
1917
(By United Press)
Panadcna, Cal., Dec. 30 The
Tournament of Roses, Pasadena's
beautiful 'and unique midwinter
fete, will be the big attraction
New .Tears day and thousands
from every state in the union are
here, clad in summery garments,
and enjoying a floral festival pos
sible only in Sunny Southern Cal
ifornia at this' season. ' f .v ;
The floral' parade at 10:30 Mon
day wlILflnd thousands 'Jsit points
of vantage-" along the line of
march for the procession f bean
teous splendor. Roses, violets,
carnations, 'geraniums all products
of Southern California's outdoor
winter will fee massedand .bank
ed" In every, cnccelvable form in
scores of Coats; myriads of blos
soms will be 'shwered upon the
spectators by pretty girls in filmy
costumes; and school children.
marching, clubs, bands and other
organizations will add their share
to ths midwinter festival of flow
ers. ,
1n the evening a grandjba!l, atten
ded by the social leaders of the
Pacific Coast and the Eset, will
bring the glorious day to a joyous
ClOSe. ' ... " ,iV ' :., ....,
tomiirB
After Li
ack-k
BILLY SUB
Oil THE JOB
VIES , WITH ; BOSTON MERRY
' MAKERS IN WATCHING - OLD
'YEAR OUT, AND THE NEW
.YEAR IN. , . I
MEETS MONDAY AFTERNOON
The Parsonage Society of City
Road Methodist Church will : moet'
Monday -afternoon at three o'clock
with Mrs. A. 8. Mann, on West
Church street.
But Spain S
Refuses
(By United Press)
London, Dec, SO According . to
ccntrpl ' newB dispatches from ' Ma
drid, Spain has notified the United
States that she canriot support
Wilson's note ,
REPEAT CHRISTMAS CANTATA
The choir of City Road Metho
dlst church will rcpnattholr Christ
mas - Cantata Sunday evening at
7;30. ' '
4 Rev w; J.'Byrum of Mamie was
In the city tday.
(By United Pretsi
, Cleveland, Dec. 30 Two of Col
onel Roosevelt's big game. hunting
cmpanions in African-Clifford FuU
ler and Kenyon Painter, are go
ing back after lions as soon as
the British war measures are re
laxed, Fuller told the Northern
Ohio Fish end Game Association
at its convention here today. Ful
ler said that the Germans and Bri
tish have been so busy ohogtlng
each other that the lions h.'Te
been left alone and are multiplying
rapidly. Fuller has been dis
cussing the situation with Panl
Rainey, showman and Hon hunter
de luxe. Painter is a millionaire
sportsman of hi, city. ;
CHRIST CHURCH
Services 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.
m.. f Sunday School 10:30 a. m.
Lesson Acts '11. Recall what
have leirned of St. Peter m Chap
ter' 10. What did the Church in
Judea think of thlsT What did
Peter dp? What can words do
(14) t What was effect of his
speech? Where was Antioch?
Who came there? What did they
dot Why did Barnabas coma
there? What did he exhort them
to do? What sort of a man was
jiarnabas? How. did he get along
in Antioch? Who did he go after
to help him? Had he met him
before? (9: 26-27) T When .the
(allure , came how many determined
Where , was 1 the name Christian
how much did, they Z give (29) f
to help the people in Judea, and
first used? Golden text vs 14.
' FIRST METHODIST CKURCH
The- pastor. Rev, J. L. Cuning
gim,wl)l preach eleven o'clock.
The J special" Christmas music giv
en by the choir last, Sunday , will
be repeated by reouest.
There' will be no service at 7:30
but Instead a Watch Night Service
will be held from eleven to twelve
8unday night. At the present time
the Joint . Commission . representing
the Northern Methodist Church and
the ' Southern Methodist church Ire
In session for,' the purpose. pt .'for
mulating a plan of nniflcntloni of
the ; ..two'.;;- great'? denominations,
Every! Methodist church' in , Amer
ica has been ieqaested to hoM f a
Watch- Night Service and unite2 in
praver for, Dlvtnrs i guidance in
this great undertaking. , , -
'.J ; (By United Press! ; ; V
Bostcn, Dec.' 30 Billy Sunday
will vie- with "the' Hub's merrjk
makers in welcoming th New
Year to-morrow, night ' The boa
yivants will be out to raise the
devil, and Billy will., be M out to
down him. At a night watch ser
vice, the flraof its kind ever-conducted'
by revivalist- - thousands
will hear his famous boose sermon,
while other thousands ar reveling
in crowded hotels and ' confettled
cabarets.
Boston hotel n;en decided upon
tonight as the official date for New
Year's Eve and its accompanying
celebrations. Shortly after mid
night 1917 will be recognised with
many tipplns of the1 flowing bowl
and. much syncopated entertain
ments.
Somebcdy suggested to Billy the
idea of holding a revival at the
hour cf the mtrriment's .height.
It's a hunch," he said, Let me
think it, over. 1 never tried , it
eTOTfujijeiiatoccured to me."
Once Billy got hota--of---tw- Uaa,
the thing was accmplished.
I'JIll USE BREAK
irtS STROIJG CLUB
FORCING GERMANY; TO PRE
SENT BETTER WORKING
BA8I8 FOR PEACE THAN; SHE
HA8 DONE
(By United Proaa)
Washington, Dec. 30 The Idea
of a break with Germany over her
submarine warfare will, according
to the views of the administration,
constitute a strong club In mak
ing that country, present a better
working basis for peace than she
has yet given. The thought that
such a break must come If peace
maneuvers fail Is spurring Presi
dent Wilson, and the . endorsement
of his peace views by neutrals
makes him 'doubly anxious to keep
up the peace work. The action
of Spain in vigorously protesting
to Germany against Jer submarine
activities is regarded hero as in
spired by the knowledge of this
government's . purpose should all
hope8 for peace evaporate.
Dispatches from Bounos Aires to
day, state that if the United Stages
lequests it. Ssuth Americm .na
tions will probably join this coun
try in its peace notes to bellljer
ants. Just at present there are
some objections' to such unanimous
action but It Is believed that these
would be swepj aside if the United
States would "formally, request, co;
operation. .
at
M
mo
ail
AND .PROPOSED RAILROAD LEG.
- ISLAJION OF RESIDENT TO
BE PUT. THROUGH CON
"GRESS "
(By United Press)
Washington, Dec. 30--Senator
Newland,' Chairman of . the Inter
state Commerce Commission! be
Ue'ves thai the President's proposed
railroad ; legislation will be - put
through Congress in time to avert
open rupture.' though trouble seems
growing again ; between . the 4 four
big brotherhoods. i The railroad
executives will probably lee Wil
son, before Tuesday. " . , 'a I .
CostNbt
Incrersed
: (By United Press)
Wishlngton, Dee. 30 The - tost
of manufacturing news print paper
has not Increased this 'year over .
last- and this argument 'cannot - be
advanced for1 the rise In prices, ac
cording to the report7 of the Federal .-
Trad. Commission here today
Aviators Are
OBSERVE WEEK OF PRAYER .
The Woman's Missionary Society
of . Blackwell Memorial Church will
observe next week a , a week of
prayer for Foreign Missions. There
will, be services in " .the - church
every afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and
in interesUng prosram each day
t0 which all , the ladles of the
church are Invited., . - 4 ,
i Subject . for , Monday afWrnoon.
Publish Abroad the Kingdom, led
by Mrs.iS. C. Newbold,
- " ENTERTAINMENT ' SUCCESS
, The Christmas "Entertainment- at
the' First Methodist' church given
last nisht was 'most successful and
was largely attended. ,
'' H T Davenport of Columbia was
In the cit today. v
InFnll Flight
New York, Dec.- .30 Twelv
In., t.n ri 9 wIiam Awn .M.nV nrl
the American army, a re winging"
their way (on a 'hundred .and fifty
mile flight to Philadelphia : today
The first left Hempstead ar'9:B8,
the others followed ftalllng ;in a
long line. ' '' : vV1'
Philadelphia Doc SOr-Prlvatea'
Salom, Coyle, fifth of twelve avia
tors sctarted from Long Island '
landing marine barracks 11:33 6. '.
m. First complete trip, hour
thirty seven minutes. T, C MIb
man close behind. .. '
Will Lawson
Take a Daire
Washington, Deo.'. 30 'I dara
you to come here" If virtually
what Chairman Henry of the House '
Rules Committee wired , Thomas
Lawson. This is the latest devel
opment In the Wood Lawson peace
note leak chares. In a letter
Henry stated that he did not deem
It necessary to call the committee
to consldor the 'wild rumors.' -"
lira poucy
TO
Washington," Dec. 80 The' new
Mexican policy being considered by
the President - Includes the wlth
drawal of Pershing, the re-opening,
of negotiations to settle border pa
trol, tie protection of Americans "
and possible financial assistance. ;'
Fletcher Is to M sent to Mexico
City and f Carranza's ' representa
tive here recognized.
SCHOOLS OPEN TUESDAY r
The belli .of school will ' unme
cifully go tlng a ling"' on Tuesday
morning, January 2nd, .calling the
kiddles -back to work after a com
paratively jehort holiday,
' THE WEATHER, ......
Fair 'tonight and Sunday. North-1
east winds. '