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News Without Bhs Views Without Prejudice b c: VOL 1 . ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY EVENING JANUARY 1, 1917 f ALL DEPENDS ' 03 CEBOilllK LS AT WASHINGTON BE Z FEACE NOT POSTPON ALLIES RECENT DE ir.gton, Jan. l.-j-Tbellfe or i f the present pace more i t wholly on Germany. - 13 known postlvely to be the ' "Washington officials. ' : er while , administration , brieve that the- Entente 3 liiied the loophole for Ger y t0 prove the sincerity of her ' peace proposals, they think t la reality peace negotiations little farther off. than ' at . the rt of the movement. This govern t feels that-Germany must de re herself on the terms of peace, ',o Is to keep alive peace negotia i sentiment among the Allied .at Germany ,may do this r in lence Is deemed possible by of 3 here for "'the following "! rea- "" '. ',-.-; The conviction that if peace t come Germany and the ' ul'i be drawn to the , t: Idur that the German , iusoady Testive, will demand r representation In their gov oat and either more vigorous ult ot the war or moredeterm I e fforta for peace.; 'i; '; ', . p danger of a break with Ger y is no secret but whether this influence Germany in. her next ) remains to be seen, ihe biu,t toneutrals that "the e is opportune to act" for peace conveyed to neutral capitols by 'an diplomats abroad at the tlon of this government. This t became known. here today. This ; not in the form of the 2nd note was contained in instructions t American representatives. 1 'eutrale say; - that Germany ned in" advance that Wilson was ;id peace notes to belligerents therefore hurried Jier dispatch ce proposals In order to make ar that the President' was German peace plana is the ent made by British-French atlc, circles here today. ; iat ItCoists To Feed Rats (By United Pre.ss) ,'.; -go, Janl-It cost the Unit ies ..65,000.000 o year to feed 's In this country, Recording a 1th Commissioner " Robertson Thi3 h for food consumed by nts a nd. does not include . destructiveness f which i"to big figures. ; Dr Robert tl a city ordinance Teguir proofing of all buildings. . ' i ALL OFFICERS TONIGHT" Talula 1 Encampment , number -8 II Install the following . Officers' to ! t: H. O. Godfrey, C P., E. N. ' lungia H, P., Chas., Raulfs S W., F. T. Winslow J, W., Wesley Wil ' nms FTS., H. T. Greenleaf Jr. S., J. W:y: Johnson Treas. All tubers -are tnvltetf'-imt ' urged to i- present at 7:30 at. tiiojpdd Pel- s Hall on Road Street, av' ; "VS BANK OF " " "; ELIZABETH CITT r .aleth City, N. C j i i ; j : 1 meeting of the slock ' do riliz.'iis Bank of ''; y u iH I I 1,1 In V.. ' on T"' v .' n . n. Henry Rap er Died Sudyny Richard Heny Raper, one of Ellz; abeth City's best - known citizens, died 8unday night at five - minutes after ten o'clocke at his home on East Burgess street. - "Henry Raper .was forty-six years old. He had been .falling In health for ' the last three years, and last August,when the . attack came on which ended In his death, he re signed from his office as . deputy sheriff and gave up his active life entirely. He was entirely uncon scious for about .twenty-four hours before the end came. - The funeral wjll be held at the home Tuesday afternoon at . half past two o'clock, and Interment will follow, in Hollywood cemetery The service .will be' conducted by Rev 1. N. Loftin, Rev.; C; B. Culbreth and Rev. iRufug Bradley. ; A" native of this county and , a member of one of its oldest ' fami lies, Mr. Raper married In- 1893 Miss Mary B. Cartwright.v als0 of Pasquotanfc Eight children sur vive this union ;l our boys, Eugene Qtis, Ddmsh and Julian; and four Ciris, Margret, France!, Mary and Eleanor. .Bel-1 m 1 v.;r nnd chil- k. ri-rt - f..r. I.. , i . .; , . u :.y u Lrotber, Will Raper of ianama.City aikl o half brother, John A. Hams, ot this county. The two oldest bys, l-luene from .4 Hop wB, "iVht aid Ctfe from LM Fa'ls, Flviia, ore tweeted to rer.i?i home in :tu9 fr the funeral.- , Mr. Raper was a member of New begun Methodist church, an Odd Fellow, a member ot the Junior Or der and of Elizabeth CUy B. P. O. Elks. He was also an active mem ber pX the fire company and f or , a number of years was chief of the department. When he resigned last August he had been ' deputy sheriff for thirteen years. HI !St DEI ll'JIill AFE FROM , INFANTRY AT TACKS SOLDIERS IN BETTER QUARTERS THAN .OURIKQ P.EVIOUS COLD 8EA80NS ... (By CARL W. ACKERMAN) United Presa "Staff Correspandent 'BERLIN, ' Dee. 30, )By Mail.) Germany is as ready : for peace as she is for war. Her record of 1196 Justifies either. She begins the year 1917 with her lines on the western front unbroken after England's and France's supreme efforts and this de spite the fact that her armies have swept victorious over three-fourths of Rumania. . ' . '-':. -'' .''' ;JJ ',; . Foremost of the year's evepts in Germany vwas the proffer of eaee by the Imperial: Chancellor vol) Betbmann-Hollweg. German public opinion, aplauds that" sentiment which urged this magnanlmoug tend er. The Chancellor's speech in the Reichstag and his note t0 Germany's eemies aptly summarized the view of the Germa people." In the. German view, it is new entirely, a matter for the Allies to decide whethr they desire to made peace, or continue fighting. Germ any' wants peace but 'her united public opinion, her uiicruslied army and navy .are r"a'ly to flight on As a mnttcr of fnct, Germany to 'ay la pasninT Ummr.h a transition period In her internal affairs. Bo cat'Ro tho worM ;it 'ar" Irn, lici-n tl fii .'rc-tcd in Jinrciy war I T.urf, :::b m THE CI IIH Jii II ' Representative E. S. Scott of this county was before the Board ofa County Commissioners this morn log to ask whether that bndy had any. legislation to suggest ?or enact ment atvt&e coming sessions of the legislaturil. "AttenUon was called to the tat that a petition Ik being circulated ;to abolish the chafa-gang ana nignway commmsion, and leave the management I of the county roads la the eloner; , Th however. 8PECIA At the Judge F. A Ire of ;tw drawn Irom for service i court begin i ing.This v the Jury,b(f a full jury 1 J i commls- 10 action f RORS J presiding letlal ' ven- morning, 'superior his morn- a to fill ny reason ju m . , irom the regular UsttThf special venire is as follows: -E. Ctrt,', Joseph Temple, Nathan Trueblood, T. H. Parsons, G, W. Harris,' T:' 8... Har ris, r r'b-lJC-BetanlS U. t. Hooper, W, C. Richardson, Is-iah Brickhouse, 8. K. Simpson, C- 'F . 'Horner.' TTllrrmr "fitnkatw T W - -v- . w w. V" V. .J, , Williams, W;; C 'James, John W. John?on, (Dyer Street) L W Bland, F. L. Davis, J.' A. Coale, G. A. TutUe, G. G.. Fearing,' - TWO HOUSES' FOR RENT One 7 room and , one 0 room. Brand new on Queen Street. Ap ply to Mrs,'. I. 1. Loftin, Phone 142, - ; ; not set- Its development Kepeatediy the Danes and the Dutch and. other neutrals ask 'When ,wilF the revolution beglnf bellving .that changing conditions, can only ,'be brought about by force, and not being aware that the ,: only revolu tlon Is a renaissance or rebirth. '. That rebirth" Is already under way, Evryone from tjtev Chancellor down to the laborer Is playing a role k The Chancelor In the Reichstsg sounded the tiynote to the move ment when, he I Lid: "Ther- must be free opportunl f or ' all capable people.' I I '"' . , In other W 111 " the ' new move ment Is a uol , Vial chance bv the people, the rpO.UUr and the gov ernment to franchise an stag : more tlon's affairs The socialii We . want mi the - governmet lug. a deaf eu ; the '. people by y4ough the ! Reich- voice in the nai nenv rnn ILuJI lUil ' " n. itiiii PEACEFUL POLITICAL REVOLU TION IN GERMANY ADAPTS HER PEOPLE . TO CHANGING CONDITIONS " have been saying authority.' And Instead of extend is lbtenin j to all euggestlos. Through the Chancellor e,vernment Is showing a .spirit 1 willingness to get together." ' Thus,, the Neoorientirung Is mak ing such headway tbst from present indications , Germany's ' .' rebirth will be 'a peaceful,, resdjustmen'i to new conditions. . ' J.- . .' ' '. .. ; r - In three way 4 .this !. new inoeve- ment has been manifest- First, .the Reichstag; second, in the , press; third,' the relations be tween Royalty and the commoners So far it is almost lmposlble to say exactly what : the Reichstsg Is grasping for.' Almost, a year ago radicals said that when the war came t0 an end the ministers must be thereafter responsible to the Reichstag but In the NeuorlentJ erung this has been undebated, Various propoHitions have been advanced in measures' introduced In !"ie Rplchstag. The National Liber t'a fked :i special II..-. j nyrnmnt on fori m eH'airs An1 o'!r i:w!nhi"r giif;t!pd a parll;v rv i!'.i!i'rsc""t'lirr cf rtntp, re - t (':( !: I. . :'"::. siaK. ine waiionai bluer recently fV formation t committee V advise witli , By HENRY. WOOD (United , Press Staff Correspondent) With King Albert's 'Army In Bel glum, December 15, (By Mail). Be hind barriers - of water that . . are more , impassible than the strongest barbed wire entanglements, the Bet glan army Is holding itsptrt of the. western-battle front,, and .training and waiting for the day when more of Belgium' can be wrested from the enemy. ; . .. ,: ;. .' ,-. .v . -'r; : .,;' .. The - Belgian army which now holds all of Belgium not in German hands, is situated In "perhaps the most unique fighting position, of any of the belligerent forces. It Is cut ot flghtlnj touch with the enemy, except by artillery firing. For the most part the Germans are a mile distant and intervening, In plac of No-Man's Land, is No Man's Water. The. Belgian system of "inund',t!- defeneses'hJUaA.-J'i-- -.-the Yser canal and various lnunda ed districts puts a . unique barrier between the two,; forces. :-'-';--"';-.''' Thanks In part to the Allies', help and "in part to Belgium's own in domltable spirit ' and the .industry ot her people. King" Albert's army will not be obliged to suffer this winter the hardships and privations that fell.to JlaTlot during the first two wlntej-s ot the war. The Belgian army has been com pletely ; re-equlped and outfitted. ; in part the' equipment has been fur ni hed by the Allies, yet a jgoqdly portion is due to the Belgians, them selves They have established num erous factories not only on the rem nant of Belgian soil still left to them, but also In France. : These factories not only supply the troops, but give employment to thousands of Belgian refugees. TJianks to the efficiency of their water barriers, the Belgians are not fubject to German infantry attacks. They have , to withstand . only artil lery firing end they are now equip ed to give an adequate answer to that sort of combat Theyt, have constructed dugouts and other shel ters, and' with their new equipment, the, army will be able to keep .reas onably' warm," dry and comfortable, while manning the dykes along, which their first line of defenses rnn' ("V '-' ''"'' '' "'; ' " ' '' ' ;; TheMefglans "are perfecting their army. The. cavalry has been entire ly remounted almost ': " without ex- cepilpf J bn American horses, bought largely In Texas. That portion of Belgium which romalijs In posses sion of the Belgian Army doesn't of fer satisfactory grounds for cavalry drill Therefore the varlouj Belgian calvary divisions take turns In dril ling on French " cavalry - grounds, keeping up to the higbost standard of effflciency while waiting for the time when they can participate In the redemption ot Belgian 'soil. ... . The artillery branch has likewise been developed to a point , where the Belgians c.n boast of perhaps the, most "formidable artillery strength of any army of Us size in the world. . The presont war having demonstrated the. . supreme role ' which artillery plays, the ' Allies have seen to It that tbe'Belglan ar my Is equlped In the fulleft jossl ble manner. To their original field artillery, the Belgians themselves were able to add a numlr of bat teries from Portugese factories and France and England have added all tli'-ir typei of heavy artillery. v No pmall contri'ustloW was aW liin-'e to tlio P i n nHil'iTv lv th an CONGRESS USAeGOLTUSOD Washliuton, Jtn. 1. The. short session of the Sixty Fourth Congress la on the last lap ot a whirlwind race.. Following is a review on what has been accomplished , and some thing of what remains to be done. These, measured by public Inter est, are the most Important legisla tive tasks accomplished by the Sixty Fourth Congress. ' The Army and Navy bills carry ing aproprlations of gigantlo sums, a long step toward preparedness.- " Establishment of Federal reserve backs to eliminate danger of financ ial panics . -, ,,- v; ' ' PurchaFf of Danish West Indlas, at a cost of ; $25,000,000 another stride towards preparedness. Federal Farm Loan Acj, of great Interest to farmers and Intended to aid them In securing necessary ' cap ital at a fair rate of interest - Federal Good Roara Law, provides 976.000,000 to be used in Improving National highways. ' . Federal Good Road9 Law, provHnn ' "',vo'!n" In natt'TM, !'t -i r- - ' Purchase Act a movement toward a real! merchant marine; ( Child labor Iaw.";:;rt;rf;r:. V.vU:,:r Rallwaj legislation loomg up as the biggest piece ot unfinished busi ness, Strerfuous efforts are , being made to rush,' tile railway program through during th phesent short ses sion o Congress. s' :i '"V:;.l:v ' The corrupt practice Wll( provid ing for publicity of campaign funds, is another Importarii bill up for o speedy consideration, :":-.5' '. ; The Judshlp, bill, which would re lieve roro service Judges reaching the 'sge of 70 after ten years' serv ice, and who, by reason of physical disability are unable properly tQ dis charge tbeir duties, also Is set for early hearing. The fate of the Immigration Jdll, with " the literacy : test ' atiyC which was recently passed, the Senate, Is hard to predic,c7resl dent Wilson vetoed a stullar bill. Is rumored an effort will be made to pass the bill over another pos sible veto.4 " ' ;.vy;v' ''' ':- Woman suffrage anti national pro hibition hare been reported by ' the House committee but It Is ' Impos sible to say when either bill will reach a vote. - '' f'L';' Other Important measures due for early consideration are: the water power bill, having to do with the leasing of power sites on Inland waterways: the flood prevention 'bill carrying appropriations , of millions for flood prevention along hp Mtss. issi'rpi and Sacramento rJvjrR, And tlio Webb export bill, wblcu 'v oald nermlt combinatlpn of American ax portes for participation in foreign 'rode in nn effort to meo. cou:mri tion at the enA ot Furopoi hfisill !!;. : : ' : ' ' ' ' ,The, line-up . w ..of, RepuDlicws and Democrats" in tha " Senate will be slightly Wtered in the 66th Cour.r?M, It moc:ets loowing' one a1 redimlng thlr working majority to 11, . The line-up ot the House is still in doubt The result of the fight be lng made In' .North Carolina iy Britt, Republican and - Weaver, Democrat, may decide the question ot the ma; Con2ress.,.,': ; '-. '' . Lu.S MEMBER OF DEPART" AGRICULTURE SAY "NESS MEN SHOUD C. - ERS SQUARE DEAL. Since that time the perfection of the Belgian 'inundation defenses" has made is possible for the army to let off sufficient of the water to permit recover of nearly all ot this Cerman artillery. It has been re paired snd a great deal of it Is now effectively servlnjr for Belgium. If thrt Allloi bave been ftcncrotiB In helping PeU-lun, the IHsritn sr- ny h:i W.wl'-o been ;m 'finro!n By CARL VRC:.M ' i (Arslstant Secretary of A ' (Written for the Unite! ; Washington, Jan. I. A magazine some months letter to all our Senate r : gressmen asking' them m : their opinion, would help i ; kee the boys on the tarn, tali ' , - tor noted for tei speex' iJd horse seuso, wn. , the buttom of the page an i of five words, which I com all American citizens a3 'be';;..: . red to solve more agricultural loms than this one. The E i reply was: "Make farming i : ble. by Gad!" The prosperity of tha f - to the business wot ' 1 v ' ' tilfty Is to V' r i ... t I. . : ; thinking tl c ; : I ... t i; i ; .. nln the. soil, and many biit." men likewise' have n;ade the i. take of thinking -thai' they cot.' ! get rich by skinning v the farmer. The only way that the farmer cr i make a permanent success of far' tag" Is to keep up the fortuity cf t: spll, and' the only: way that the bus iness i world can be permanently bh cessful Is to Insure - the contia I prosperity of the partner- ,i; ' s.Thfl i use of the legume crops 1 ; been advocated, ever since the da, t of the Roman 'Empire and probacy lon before that, because they wot ? not only paying crops, 'but Iwl t' added, advantage ;jbf gathering f the air, and depositing in 'the b more nitrogen thnn they expoctc 1. The legume-, shouid ' be1 the . mod I for every .'intelligent business man in his dealings ' with the farmer. When a banker loans a far money, he. should loan it to M a ; a rate of Interest and for the k;. ot Investment that will enable t" i farmer; not only to i pay" bade 1 ' ! loan, but to gain for himself a mar gin of t profit. The railway mana ger who makes rates for the farmer for shipping '; fertilizer and other merchandise to the farmer, and for hipping the farmer's produce to market, should make a rate that will leave the , farmer a margin of profit.' .The middlemen who band' the fahner's .produce should endeav or to get him such prices and should charge him only such com missions as will leaVe the' farmer a margin of profit. In the long run, It Is, the only thus thaf the banks, the railroads and.; the .-commission men can Insure their own profits. If - the leaders of y the business world will' lay this Jesson to heart, lr on . New Year's day ; throughout this country they ' will take the le gume as thlr model, and the words "Leave ' the - firmer 'a" profit" their motto, it will, do more to' increase production and , reduce 1 the t hl -.h cost of llvlnat, It' wlU do more to create an - invincible national effici ency and to push forward the work of,, patlonal preparedness, than any other single stop that can be taken. LAYING SIDEWALK The County Convict are lnyin? the sidewalk from the? city limf's to the State Normal School and the work is sbout two thirds flr.i'i" 1. The distance Is abouts sevtn t -nJ T :i of' a mile SHADOW PARTY JCNN: SCHOOL
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