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VOL. 3 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA' , WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1917 NO. SEES SINISTER BAND V OF GERMAN INFLUENCE To Protect Americans State Department View Cut ' ban and Mexican Troubles as Outcome of - German Pressure Which May Nec- iessitate U. S, Interference hInxton. Feb. 14--Presldent ' 2r '. '" Is "formulating the first step i " ihe protection of American on the seas end officials' think that IthU fll probably be the recommen r datloa that the government active- rfx assist ship owners to' arm their I vessels. , . '.. .v ' i CCulted Press Staff Correspondent) ; ! Washington, Feb. 14 The sinis ter hand of 'German influence was mMY. tnita n Ciihan and " Mexican troubles. . As officials her view the trou bles to the Southward, It appears "that It la most flkely that Germany is surnug op hvuuw uvwd u to keen the United 8tates engaged . . -t ... with affairs Hearer home so max she ww pay less auenuon 10 uw mSA misaeeas. .Evidently thev German " pressure on Carranza Is already forcing the British to the consideration of land ing troops at Tamplco ; to 'protect the oil supply of the British' Navy. -ted that the Cuban situation ' may become such thsj American Inter ference may1 be necessary," although Wrfentiori Is not now required." cues ie f DEPARTMENT ! ANNOUNCES TrlAT ; MEASURE 18 PURELY . PRECAUTIONARY AND NOT FOR PROTECTION ' OF MER CHANTMEN. ; . J Washington, ' Feb. 14 Naval -guns ot various sizes are now as embeled tn the " N,ew York Navy -yards to be used on auxiliary scout cruisers which will be converted lntojwar uses In the event of hostil- .ltles. S ' This announcement was made by -the Navy Department ' today, with the explanation that the assem bling of these guns is purely a pre cautionary measure. The Depart ment Insisted the guns were not for the arming of American mei chantmen. ' , RAIilZED H ASKS FOR PEACE ,ASK$ FOR INFORMAL REFEREN DUM TO. OBTAIN " EXPRESSION FROM PEOPLE, . URGES VWIL- SON "KEEP US OUT3. OF WAR" .. Washington, Feb. 14 An appeal to Congress .to organise for . Inf or ma) , referendum In districts in order to' obtain an expressionof the popular will on the question of war was sent to each meraber today In the form of a proclamation-' from the working men of America. OojDpersjt Is stated, hm con- is at the head of the German labor Movement, urging him to prevail upon the German government to avoid a break with the' United States. ' ' ' The President was requested 'n a resolution frnra three hundred thousand trsie UnlonlRtB to "keep tin oof rt wr." Adriatic I At Liverpool Direct Word FronTGerard (Br Unltef Press) New Tork, Feb. 14 The White Star Liner, Adriatic, v arrived at Liverpool Monday. "All well" says today's ' cabfe to local officers. PROTEST 10 CEIITRA POWERS DANISH, - " NORWEGIAN AND SWEEDISH GOVERNMENTS n '. tical .r"TES jLrr CLARE f."CASURI3 CONTRARY ,TO INTERNATIONAL LAW - s" Coppenhagen, Feb. ) 14 The Dan ish, Norwegan. and Swedish govern ments have forwarded the',, centra) powers identical . notes of. protest against the "barrage of Certain sea ipnes The notes recall pre vioug occasions' of formal complain! by theee goternments and state that serious Injury has , been lnWcted against the rights - of neutrals. ' TheScandlvlan note concludes "The v- Central ' Powers' 4 measures are all the more contrary to inter national law If, as Indicated, they are applied Indiscriminately, even against ships voyaging between men tral ports," .and denies the right 'of belligerents to .obstruct' .) peaceful navigation sones ; at such distance from, the enemy's coast, ' which are subject only to legitimate blockade. Mrs Innes Given Three Years (BV tTniUd Press! J r Atlanta, Feb. ie-Mrs.' Ida' Mae Innet was sentenced to three years imprisonment today for larceny af ter trust In connection with, the sup posed murder of Beatrice Nelms. Buffalo BiU's v Show to Live ' (By United" Press I ' - Denver, Feb, , 14 Although :the dashing figure ot Buffalo Bill' will never again dash into the riffg, Buf falo, Bill's Wild' West show will live. Incorporation papers of the company have been Hied with V the secretary of , state 'of Wyoming by Mrs.- W. F.' Cody, the colonel's widow, Mrs. Irma Cody Garlow and Johnny Baker. It" was the last wsh Of the colonel that the famous Buffalo -.Bill Wild West Show ketp a'-ive. SWIMMER'S CONTE8T ." x Key York, Fab. H The annua,! ewimmlng races of the New Tork (AthlPtlc Club will take- vac to r ' f li th r1wS fnnk. i A r"1- t:: v (By United Presai ' , .7 5Vashington. Feb. 14 The , first direct word from Gerard since Feb ruary 6th reached teh State Depart ment today in a' - confidential mes sage from Berne, Switzerland. The message advised that he would ' go to Paris next, thence to t Spain and from there would sail home. Lamport Sunk 'Four Missing London, Feb.' "14 The British Steamer, Lamport, la report sunk, with four missing.' 1 , , . , v BEItnStOFF SAILS FOOIOEAIID RANK ATTEMPTS TO RUSH L-f- cUAr.s- lu-rrLrym let- TER TQ PRINCE WILHELM OF GERMANY INTO AMBASSA DOR'S HANDS . 1 y A New Tork, Feb : 14 Under heavy guard of secret sarvice men,' one hundred and,; fifty- deputieg ; of. - the custom , house and ' a .neutrality squad of Hoboken police, Bemstorff the departing German ambassador, arrived at ikoboken early 'today from .Washington.'': ; ; ,;. :-ry, The party were Immediately es corted to; the pier of the; liner, of the liner, Frederick VmC and went aboard the ship. . At ' two o'clock the liner headed down ; the bay, completing the 'last formal step in the break7 of diplomatic re lations. (;,. .';'".; J :- J Bernstoiff was acconipanied ' by 175 members of the German diplo matic corps front the United Stages ; A crank claiming to b a rela tive of Prince Wllhelm of Gemany, attempted '.U- rush through Bern storff's guard as the ambassador was' boarding the liner, and. waved a letter which hs said he ws com missioned to- deliver. He had penetrated beyond the guards be fore hs could be stopped and taken to the police station.. He. said that his name was Alfred Hopkins and talked Incoherently. ; The letter asked for an interview, ' claiming to be a cousfh of the,, Prince, and declared that ,if - Prince1 Wllhelm did not believe the etory, then let him shoulder his gun for the cause. It was signed Frederick Hohenzo!- lem. V'- ; . ' V '" ', . FOODSTUFFS A0E1EID UP CONGESTION -OF FREIGHT BE TWEEN EAST AND WEST MAKE - SITUATION ' SERIOUS '. TK? rnlfJd Press! '. New.Tork', Feb.' 14 One of the niO"t sprlous freight consestlons In hlptory prevails on all railroads tior nrnl'y carrying foodstuffs and other commodities ' between , Enst and West. ' Th Rltunflon rttroti'r'y rriM IKEflfli MAS : . EXCEiiEin mar BUT THF MA8SES HEARTILY OlS LIKE THE SYSTEM AND DE CLARE .THAT MUCH FAVOR TISM IS SHOWN By CHARLES' P. STEWART (United Press Staff Correspondent) Buenoa Aires, Feb, 14 Argentina has an excellent little army, well- officered, well trained, well equip ped, weCl clothed, Well Jed, well sheltered and generally well treated But the system by which its ranks are Hied , is savagely criticised by Argentines. The critics are , the bulk of the, population, who assert that the 'best people" do not do military duty, or, if they do, do do it as officers. . ' It Is the national system ot con scription . which' comes in for popu lar denunciation ' Argtntlna being a 'republic the question may. be asked why, the law is not. cbagned If the majorityvdo not like It. 'They are trying to change ft. Several bUs hare been Introduced and some strong speeches mad In congress but It Is slow work VX The m,11t lets are influential, If not nume ons. Besides the ballot has not been genuinely free in Argentine very long.- ' ' .N . '. ' ' "Caramba!" chorused the Argen tine masses, when told that v the United States thinks of accepting a system 'of ' compulsory, military training mdelled their own. 'Caramba is an elastic ' Spanish ex pression which, in hls case, meant approximately, "Well, what " do you thlnli of that!"-' , " , t The Argentine system', of com ptt'sory. military education' was the .niiMppt .. nt n p, ; r.flsty snnndal five or six . years aro. when there was a. cleaning out of - the ' rd'dical staff wh6se duty it was to make , physfc bal examinations of young men of military; age; ' rThe" pharge ' was that these" examinations , had result ed in wholesale exemptions of rich or Influential youths. 1 There hasf also been ; comment oil the fact 'that army officers who are.' tn a position to granLexemp tions often grew, rich apldly. What ever the actual merits of the case the Argentine, publio bitMf&T'w ooe can escape military service If he has pill ' r money 1 enough. When you ask why the tO-year old son of s.ome 'prominent man Is not m the army, the answer is almost sore to be "Oh ; his father fixed that." :m Naturallyv- proof of the cfockedness generally is lacking, but v the masses have no confidence In the honesty of the system. . Army officers recejlve an excellent mi'itary education at the1 Argentine West Point the Colegio Militar, at San Martin. , Provision is also made , by which ; common " soldiers may rlss to commissions, though very few succed in doing so. v There is a lepularABrmy of , vol- un4eer professional soldiers, 1 6000 stronT. Then comes the conscripts Their number depnds upon the con gressional afowance ' The .. inten tion Is to keep tho military estab lishment including the. regualrs up to, 17,000 men. " ' 4 ' Local 'Items R. Nixon Morgan of Providence wa8 In the city Tuesday. MOYOCK NEWS Moyock, Feb.. 14. Miss Susie Toxey of Elisabeth City who - has been visiting Mr. and Mrs, A. J. Fulford, returned home Sunday, Mr. and Mrs". Harry Powers left Tuesday for Scotland Neck, where Mr, Powers has accepted a posi tion with the Burroughs, Pittman and Wheeler Co. Bgsh ttmnw. t,hhue ioolr ttiran aswi eTeeU. iv ., v' . Mrs., Serena Powers of Norfolk, Va. who has (pen Tisltlng Mr and Mrs Nathaniel Hathaway returned to her home Saturday. v , -; Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Oarrett spent Wednesday in Norfqlk. Mr. "Eppa Charlton spent ' Tues day In Norfolk. '-i0- : , ? Dr. McMullanof Elisabeth ' City was hert last Thursday to see Rev N. P. Stallings who has been cri tically El . but slightly Improved at present date, - : V . . , Mr. J. Russel Jarvls of HerRbrd was here Friday to see his mother, Mrs Luna Jarvis. . : v , . Mr. Frask. Bryant spent Monday in Moyock. - '." ' .' ' . ' Mr. Archie'' Lane' of , Richmond spent the week end with friends ot Northwest, Va. ' T - Miss Bessie Aydlett spent Tuesday with friends; in Norfolk. - ' Miss Kate SUlllngs returned . to her home at Hickory, , Va. after spending the; week end with her parents iter ana Mrs v Biaumgs Mr Basil West spent a few days with his mother, Mrs . " Manly West last, 'week. -'."; ;?,'' v,;-'"' V, w,; i Mrs. R.. O. Bagley is ill at her home, in- Moybck.v. Mr. Lloyd Garner., of , Rocky Mount. N. , C.V epent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. 'te.. W, Sanderlln. Mr and Mra . Mark Hathawav were s in ' Hertford . Sunday on. busi ness. , , iiiiEEiini m LUCii L FOR NEW THEATRE'S MANAC -AND PATRONS AND A CONT! UANCE OF HIGH CLASS F GRAMS. IS PROMISED JURY"E18ir-MARCH "TERM - Xin.ff W. A. ' Doxev of Pooler Branclf was in th city Tuesday. W. S. A Owens has returned from a visit to his daughter, Mjss Ida Owens kt Greensboro, c .' 'i ' - Cltff 8awyer ot Weeksvllle ; was In the city Tuesday.' ' .' ' m I H i "Ladles Birco'e ; Watch.' Btr- ling silver, gr.aranteed. fS at Louis Selies. Postage prepaid. Money back ' If not satisfactory. Louis Sellg, Your Jeweref since 1882. tf 'TVFnYWOWAN'g MAGAZINE !!e uew North CaroHna Womnn's v.- The following is the ' Jury' List hfor Pasquotank County, Term of superior v.ouri, Dejiniung warcn 12th, 1917. 1. J. O." Palmer . 2. C, L. Zlegler 8. Evan Ives 4. W. B. Newbera 5. Ellhu'Onley, : ! 6 . J . ' T ,' Coppersmith T.-j; A. Twlddy " ; " V I. A." L. Turner "'! . J. H., Sawyer , " 10. Thomse Norrig - 1 J ' v 11, J. U. Lambert 12. E. M. Cox !' .13, J. P.- Eves'' . ,4 , 14. G. L. Pritchard v! 15. Z. C. Duncan lS.rV. M. Hughes 17. S. L. Cohoon 18. F. . Hopkins-,' 18. W. H. Simpson 20. Herbert Sawyer. - 21. H. W. Morrisette . 2L. L..B. Poof s " ; " 23. J. N. Keaton 24. J. A. Saunders 25. H. P. Williams, 26. Offle Warden 27. L. C. Hudson 28. G. S, Davi, 29. Mordecal Keaton 30. Wi!lle Aydlett 81. W. H. Scott ' - 82. -3. C. Thompson .. 33. R.' NU"Moitaf'- ,"',M!hr 84. T, N. Commander" '' 35.--C. J." Ward ' ,' ';'?.A. . 36. E. , W. Gregory v f , ' 87. T. R. Etheridge "''J ' ,88. J S. Rogers 39. -J. W Wilcox , ' 40. Herbert P. Smith ' , . ' M. C. A. SpruIU : ' 42. J. R. Matthews. , V CANDIADTE FOR ALDERMAN I hereby announce' my candidacy for alderman from the . Fourth Ward, subject to. the rules of the Democratic Primary. Your vote and your Influence will be appre ciated,. . .; ' . " , H. G. PARKS. FOR SALE at 13 o'clock on Sat jirday,1 February '24th we will sell at the court house door In Eliza beth City one note of Robert II. !"!-" fr f mo nn one bill of . ' (- ';'t ji-v' 'i ty J. n. y !-- When tha neV theatre close! Tuesday nlghL a the end of ttj lucky'lSth of February, Manas:? Louis, tired fraj the arduous wor!: of preparation for: the actual pre senUtion. ot the Initial program cf the new playhouse but happy In tl3 favor which "The Eagles Winns" had been rjcelved, 6ave -The... Ad- uc reporter a coraiai greetir;. "Th Eagle's, Wing" left here In the hands of a special represent t- tlve of the Bluebird Company an J ;Is being rushed to the White Housa where it will again be , shown t nlghr he said. 'We' have a fine show for Wed nesday" said Mr. Louis,, "another Bluebird feature? fTho.Girt of Lost Lake", The cast In this picture la a remarkably fine one, depictl.nj some of the best movi actors ar. l actresses on the screen. . But, cf course, f The Play s the Thing, and that, phrase is not only a catchy slogan, but a true statement in re gard to Bluebird plays. - This ro mance of the ( great outdoors is thoroughly delightful. , .Those at the matinee .Wednesday afternoon who had the , pleasure Of seelng this picture ogree wltb the' enthuslastlo praise pf the New Theatre's , manavwv I' as ;, doubtless will also, those who seeit Wednes day night. ' '.' Jy. . . The New Thoatre has leaped Into immediate popularity playing to a good "crowd' at ttle : first n,at!!i"i and to a packed ' house the f i. !f 'it, and u those In Of tho , management assert they wi'l put on such prr ag will Insure a steady cont':: 'of and increano in tho pioasnre cf New Theatre nlaj goers.- WILL PLAY, EDENTC.N : Friday night ' the High r ' . 1 Girls Bas ket Ball Team will t the Girls team from Hertford school. ' In the last game the local girl, defeated the ' Hertford girls 4 to 1'.' Lately the Hertford girll defeated, the Edenton girls team 8 to 5. This game should be a warn ly contested one.w Wednesday night at eight o'cloc': the High School , Boye Basket till Team will meet- a team called ti i Bankers. . Thursday night the ' Las'sltervl" j Stars will play the Toung Giants base .ball. :...'----:;,:-f, , FIRST METHODIST CHURCH The Church; Conferenco ;: of the First Methodist Church called to consider mattors pdrtalnlng to lha building of V ew plant will not meet, on Wednesday' evenlng-es wa3 announced Sunday ; morning, but will meet one. week; later, ? At that time the report from tha committed afppolned some time ago to ; study , the ' needs of the church and estimate the cost of a suiUble building will be made and further steps will be considered . On 'Wednesday" evening '" of , tlh week the pastor will contlsue tba discussion of the book of Acts an ! following that there will be a t on the closer relation of theP 8choot. and church.. .The r of the'ehure' are urged 4o ; VERDICT FOR PLAI In the case of Barroi trustees of the University t Carolina tried here in the - Fu; Court this week the venlk t w in favor , of the plaintiff, v 1. had brought sui for the possei of property on Broad, stree. T; Jury held that he was entitled t th9 property, and to rent to tbe mount of 70 a year. Attorneys f the University: have asked, that t verdict e set aside. , . ( WEATHER OR NO Rnin tonight. Thursil'y v with vsrlab'e winds. ".- ! - : r rrt v - . r- '
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