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4. ELIZABETH CITY, NOHTII CAROLINA, TUEGDA I U A IVY" 6, i rn ill Mil i r iii ,LUUtV J ' ' i f 7 y u y u 1 In'1' 1 - 1 Question Whether Shelling Open Boat, Though Vio i lationoflnternatipnalLaw Would "Uuder ; Cifcuni- ; stances Constitute Cause For . War v ' .v Neutrals Fail To Follow Suit f 1 Bw CARL' 0. CROAT I w.lnfiin . FBh. 6 Tbr United kates ffflHH Its, own Judgement erealter la case, of !, apparent, not ation of International" law by Ger an submarines the Btate Depart ment announced tflay. -"tt- W tared that tbef,jii".practlcailT no bance rthatOraany will be glted Tportunlly V. - discuss ;nny such e&see as heretofore. g As to the Eateston case, Intolt- jig the kiping of an American, the . . question ,ct whether this alone con ? stitutes ,a. cause of .war apparently " iiMM on the .helling of -n open : ' ioaC' In tlolatlon v of InteraaOonal "M.. tart tii at . an American i no- no was employed by a BrttisVcbl ! fniil tlrtnallv i- make blm -A - jnember - of -'-: Britain's" armed " . .." 7 nM m official 1 thll - mOTO- " in when asked v whether the kill; Ing of ,Wallactt would be likely' to . 7 lntolte r.-lthte tountry : In war. ron'd better wait and not lamp. - - to any "conc'urion.-' J" i jOffloiel point out Also vthaU wV there 11 no excuse - Mnde' ', Interna- , fur. Ifin ahelltnit j '. Of .. T11fe-boaU. thli-Owejiinient might . intent ltBtff with' a mere formal - ' nMtMt 7in(.t fhe kdlnf , of ' an 'Amerlcsn omptoyed by, thev : British unl forces ndet . aftv circum - -itu'cM:ti look for settlement J th lnti at k later date." . . ConflrmaUon of : vlb UUg ' o " ; lilBhard Wallace, an American no- no eeamenr by- Gmw;; aubmai C rine lnheinng the life boata after iilnklftx 'the Brttlsh prorlslonal col 1 -ini uAnton.: Tfeched - the State .. 'Department todayV v-, ',"v.-"v. . PROOF OF RUTHLES8NE8S 7 The reports of the-T Eareston a Wnklng' said that the ere - sheHed after 5 taking . to the .: life - '.. jioats, which is contrary to interna i tlonal law regardless of whether the lifeboats are from naval K tes v eeli or otherwise.1 -i -The, tact that ' the EaTeaton was' 'A.-'natal collier ' tended Jo mitigate the sinking of ' ' the shin '"itself, but nothing to the - vniM of ' International sea warfare " 'excuses the heiyng rff, the v lite hosts. ' and the Act is Considered : -ew ,s cDnduslwi , proof that : Oer u many btends to pursue her conrse , f thleisnesa - Onlclali : in - - slst, howeter." ihat'jtuliest details be awaited of the circumstances u " ' the Eateaton sinking.; . BUFFALO GIVfes FACTORY C The' Buffalo i Copper - and Brass Wftiiinli Mills, the largest Id ' the United States, . has offered the got mmAnt itt entir works at the toternment's tems..! : URGES CONTROL1 WIRELESS Secretary Daniels of the Natyln rlew of the present crisis V urges -Congress to enact pending leglsla 'tion ; for- goternment control of all wireless inystems- In : the ;Tnlted '".ADVISE AMERICANS LEAVE All Americans bate been adrised to leave JGerroant andvlnetmctlonS bate been forwarded ,;; American onBu1s In' Germany to render etery aHBlstaueev" '. 'r'"' '.v- - " "'. f WEATHER OR-NO - - ; ' rir i-and warmer;- tonight- and 'Wednesday, - ;,,r.' ,r "' The difference between - angels a5d devils Is A matter of punc- tualicyn. One dofls you "good. The - " . . - - . . - KIUIH LI' : DECLARE 11 ANSWER EXPECTED ATT INQTONV- IN LESS WASH THAN TWENTY-POUR , HOURS Washington. -Feb,' 8 Spain and Switzerland .will probably not, now accede Xq president Wilson's sug gestion that all neutrals aeter Qi- plbmatle "' relations with Germanyr according vto reliable - InltlmaUons hero." V ' . . Orders Horiie StilliStand '.-ii' rliVf Bnlted Press)!. "Washington, Febi Yesterday's sudden changes In' the schedule (of troop .movements were the result of local conditions, says" Secretary of War Baker, and the original order for the t return homeward , of the mKttia still aUnds; v, ROBERT J! BENDER runitsd Press Staff Correspondent) - - - Washington, ; Feb. , 8-Oermanrs answer to this goternment's diplo matic . ! break :ia expected wunin lesi than twenty-font hours. The answer may be a declaration Df war. The belief -.U i growing here that auch a declaration . must inevitably be. the final atep and It will cause no surprise If oermany taxes tne Biep now.. . , ,, vv This belief on the part of the TnltBd States officials W strength ened, by uhofflciahnews from -; per-. if rnnottM firman officials - as con- "T. .tan rM-nVnA 'H hat when ' on - the ' H . T . Greenleaf returned Satu dat from a stay of several days In Norfolk. prn''Q nil UUiL..aiu .U..LL. wa. m AVOID UE OF THE WORD "AMERICA" IN REFERRING TO RELATIONS BETWEEN , TWO COUNTRIES ' By CARL S. ACKERMAN - Berlin, Feb. I Ambassador Ge rard Is awaiting word from Wash ington in regard to the details, of arrangement by the American - got- erniB5ht -for JBernstorTs . .departure before ' completing : his plans - to leave Germany, '. V! Testerday Gerard again conferred with the ; Foreign secretary re cretary ireq.uesting passports. , Tbe German press has firmly supported' the government In the determination to "continue w subma rine warfare, .it is noticeable that In every Instance newspaper com ment referred to the iltuatlon "WUsonV- break with Germany, avoiding the use of the wordJ'Amer lca-..: 'v. - .' Berlin ' li: taking - the situation tery calmly.' ;. ' ; - '. . L:CriiiCRYoieBoiir. For i Additional Would Mor.3 than Double Lli! Ot PaVcd Streete in City r.r r Pave Everyi H. Q. PARKS CANDIDATE 4 ; FROM FOURTH WARD '. The friends of Mr. H, 0, Prk will note', wlth interest his - ah nouncement In th : .columna ,Dt The Advance that he will be a candidate f of. alderman from 'the, Fourth Ward In the eoming primary. i .. ' . ." -, .... i.. 'v . r 1 To Deliver Market House . -. . - . , ' . ' - - ,u Union Meets j - r 4 .. ' V-i v.- . , : AtMOyock ; Following Is' fhe program' of . tie Camden-Currituck ; Union ". Meeting which will be Eeld April 27-29 - at Moyock Baptist . Phurch . , li - A. M.. Introductory, Sermon r Ret; E. J. Harrell. ... . 2i P. M.'The Authority 6f the , Church. Cotenant? . .. (a) As resides In the membership . eollectlvelyD. t-'P ".,' Harris. -; (b) involving the tows of each one - who enters into the Cot. : nant N. . H.'Sheperd. . SATURDAY APRIL 28TH A. M ?b, BC0P t the . Cove- nant. -v- . ..;-. (a) , The support of the church as ,la!d down therein. J. K .Hen derson - ;v :-"-"'-;.: (b) Home religion as prescribed .. in the c6venant--W. J. By- mm.; t' ', ' ; . Should Contrtoi FaUtbD6Ws sex hreag, WaginrwKeneu I 10 2J the world as covenant 8 11 ttorS laid" that t break would . re sult in declaration of war by Ger many la At se; For ITS TV -J VV HI The belet that German? roigni declare war tnwjAswer to the Amer ican, note breaking : off diplomatic relatione Buddenly . waned this af ternoon. howeter, npon "receipt of a wireless f report" quoting German Foreign Secretary Zimmerman i M saying, "Germany- has no real cause tor k stillties.-fThe Jmperlal Gdt emmeM; however, bs probably not yetrecetted ..word of President Wilson's request ; that all ; neuirais sever relations? with, Germany. Thfc action In the opinion -of --neu- ininmt( here, fives' Germany v. " . . , sufficient cans Jfor declaration of war sgalnst this country . 1 t Reports Details- EavtbnSinkm Ciity Takt2 Charge Of mid Complete Building i -':;.'" .'i.-'-'.-V'i-- . t r-C? ' ""J t ' '.'.'V,-'' r :'.i Contractor J. W. rMartln, sum. moned before the board of aldermen at thetrgulaif meeting Monda to explain whyj" the ' market) house bad not been turned ' oter .to 'i the city now that. the cold 'Tor8i equipment ; ; Is InstaVed, ;"'' atated that he had been 'Unable to' com plete - hwVork because, of the fail ure of A Norfolk jub-contracior'to deliver certain -iron eaglng material a agreed. '- Mr.' Martin wnt-.on to say" that he had received 'such assurance from, this . Norfolk J firm that he '"felt., confident 'that be could hate the building ready by March lSt.' - ,: The- adernien eave C Mr-.x Martin notice' thaf unless ?he complete his work by- that date,. the pity .-'Mana-"M wmiM bii ' ordered to take i' charge' ot the building i and com Ipiet lt:yy:yy : PLAY yiSITORS iFBIDAY tllGHT . ; (By -ntted Tress); . London, , Feb, . The American consul at the port where the sur vivors of the Eavflstone landed tele graphed Ambassador page "k S full ' report, of the sJftkihg:;.Vr Page declined Ho make- this ; re port public and asked for further Investigation In regard . to - whether they were warned and,- resisted or attempted ' eapef" '.r- the British steamers Warley and Pickering have been sunk X In" the liarrrd .ton.V 'it-'-jc'- The' British steamer, tlloridialn, nas tsio bee sunk; Sixteen- of her' crew wereVtaved. ':t "iMPROVINQ AFTER. ILLNESS - -Mr. Henry C. Grlce rtiiprolng after 'severe; Illness from pneu- moninia at h's " home on Fearing street, and hops to be out by Eat KNIGHTS; TEMPLARS '-:,& CONCLAVE IN 1 There will Tbe a special " conclave of Knlrtt Templars of Griggs com mandert in the asylum on Monday night February ' 12th. There wllT be practice in the new. drills and. himinei of unusual . importance Is to.be disposed of. . . After the : busines,.- program an elaborate coure - dinner - wlU be. MrvAd.. - An Sir Knfehts win be reuqired . to appear . in Mull uniform. (c) Conduct before set forth In the N. Hurst. ' - (d) , Our obligations as set . forth v Iq the covenant, not ,r obviated v by any hange - of location B. ' . C. Hening. i -: ' " SUNDAY APRIL- 2TH . A. M. The - Extension 1 of th Kingdom ot God to the Utter most parts of the- Earth W. J. Byrum. The appointed tpeakels are -to fead off in the discussion after which . there will be given an , op portunity to anyone who wishes to participate In any of the discuss ions to do so. - . .' FAST PORTSMOUTH TION WILL PLAY CITY HIGHS ON ' FLOOR ; - , . AQGREGA ELIZABETH Y MCA the High School ' Basket Ball Team plays the Portsmouth High School Team here Thursday ntiht. The Elisabeth City boys will make much " better showing : against this teain' than when . they "played them at Portsmouth". : The Ports mouth Hfih School Team la a fast af gregatJon and are . State Cham- plShi df Virginia. , , ' ' " BUYING GOODS FOR 8PRING - Messrs S. R 81ft and Louts SIS are buying, goods at the northern markets - this week for the- 8.- R. Silt Company of this city, f Progress', and prosperity t marching hand in hand In ::.. : City this! yer., . The town i proposes ' that, every . inn street In town : ghaU be a t a : treet;, iv .v'-f ;'..'".' '- ' This wT, the idea- of the be ! of.'a!dermen in their regular i . lrig Monday afternoon .when t' body toted a bond Issue . of f:. tor this purpose. , ' The ci: dlture of thl amount ''by. the" t; together, wttlr what would tall r the property owners, would i than double the number of t ' to pated streets In the city ( bring the length-of paved, thoru , tare in the town up to approxli y thirty miles. , - The streets .which it, Is- propo l certainly . to pave out of this an t rplatlon are Broad, .Cypress, T, t uBrgesst JPearL , Parsonage, f i Road to Harney, Ehringhaus tin 1 and Southern. Ateouet No for ' action was taken as to this but I was the ense ot the : board t! t these' were.", the jttreets that, deuerv- de first, consideration. K 1 On some of these .streets V, ,s curbing. has already been laid ai 1 the,., streets ; being v comparatively narrow,- the cost, of the paring wi:l be correspondingly low. - There, was. some ; question as to whether ; under r the present - city charter the aldermen bad the r' ' 1 to 'authorize this bond issue. 1 question U beinig Investigated t r the .City Attorney and if be sliouM find that the aldermen lack f authority the bond -Issue quest: i will be referred to the. peopla f t hte next munloipej election. Happ emngs At Moyock M May Learn Telegrap': Rt3ve5rie Returns iFromNewbern Ammuriitioh v.- v'1-- , - - Messrs J. H. Aydlett, A, F. Tox eyr and J B.' Ferebee, 'who', went " ' Jwith MrriCharfes W," Harrison to j a v Tv wi as jku j tivivuo t last WednesJay,'" i returned , v home t 4t -bound for tour or five, daye In Pam - . OCllt IN Ul 111 Hco sound and delayed by Ice at '.,'' ' - -. ' jtbe mouth of the river.; ; 1 ' t,iCVf:.'A.v... I -"-'ur-.' A ' Mr. IlaTrisott left his "yacht here Krfolk. Feb The movement of and took tbe "north bound ' Norfolk a consderable amount of amunitlon ) Southern train for New York City from the Navy Yard .to te!r.t- tts cemcrrc!. ' Northern ' Ths Reverie will undergo la U locil t"p-ar3. reparirs Moyock, Feb. Mr. ; S. F. Ay dlett has returned home, after iting his daughter," Mr. W. . H. Bryant of Wilson, N. C. Dr. Allen Bagley of New' York Is visiting his -parents Mr. and Mrs R.. O. Bagley. ' Mrs. Russell Snowden of Snow den Is visiting Mrs. S. M. Mann. Mr! Paul Jones who was recent ly bitten by a mad -dog and receiv ed the Pasteur treatment, at Ral eigh has returned home.. Our Representative Mr, W,. p; Cox. Is using bis Influence 7 to ' se- Ipire a traveling library for Moyock ;t It hoped that .the cltlxene will Uke advantage of their opportu nity to secure good reading amtter. , Mrs. '; Alice Howard and son are visiting relatltes l .nMoyock. . Mr.-, Morgan . Jones spent Sunday here.". "Mrs.' J. C Morgan who has been tery AV lr recovering tery- rapldlT. Mrs. W. D. Cox Is tlsltlng her parents y In Elberton Georgia.'; .: , t MIbs Jane Cox or Moyock who Is teaching. Tulls Creek, hss closed her school - for- an " Indefinite time became so' many of the pupils hate, measles. 1 : At the morning Assembly ? Mon- dat.rthe toliowlns: program was rendered r -7, i' Piano Jolf Rulh Cox. ? ; fteSding 1mWcn Brown. ; 'Vocal duRt Benjamin and Edger- ton'Hester. , ; i . V " iteadingLeo'a Lane. Reading Benjamin Hester. n.mo solo Effle Ballance. rr:ot (rtnnol l.'ias Brat', and '. : W. Spires of. the V, Union 'and '.Mr. W, M. C gins in a Conference with Secrc C. W. Ford of the T. M. C. A. have made arrangements to cr i a school of Telegraphy, these clas?-i will .'start Monday February 12th, These classes wIU.be held - I.: ' dayA Wednesday and Friday. O.i Tuesday, . Thursday; and, Friday tbo Eucatlonal rooms ;wlll be placed at the disposal of j the , students for practice. i The hourt will be frcn 1:80 "tq I P."M." tor, class .period! and the rooms will be closed eaca. nlghtat ten o'c!oclt.,,r '.;;'' jV:' . Adequate, equlipment will b i1' stalled ind the. instructors wi'i guarantee that Any student finish". , the course as prescribed will t placed in a position. Those who contemplate taking t! course or would be Interested ia knowing . about ..It ; can ..;,mect r,l'r. Cojgln o Mr. Spires at tbe T. M.: C. A. buldlng ny night ihu week.'"' V-.h ." The' terms for .tuition will lr rnnhi and will Include tne- bershlp privileges In the T. Mi A. - ; " Quite . few are" ananglns take this course. ." . C BOX SUPPER AT -RIVERSIC: "The Heavenly-Twins", a act comedy, .wiir be-presentr 1 Riverside - achool . house '1 night by the pupils or tne r After the pfay a box ripper be served. The pro ' ; i evening are for the bcnft school. y The public srn I
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