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kemeoiber To Cossrve National PayrUp v7eek--February . 19-24 News Without " Bias Views Without Prejudice The Only Democratic Newspaper - Published in Elizabeth City VOL. 2 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUSSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20. 1917 10. 44 II. BOAT IS CHIEF ISSUE OTHER OFENSES BY GERMANY THOUGH VIOLATIONS OF IN TERNATIONAL LAW MAY BE ATONED FOR To RegulatEUZIBEIH CITY Car Shortage! m jgp jgpj By United Presi? j Washington. Feb. 20 A?reeemn , .. yGAR run'' OF MONDAY FILL ha3 been reached in committee V ED panTRIES BUT ALSO. RAN By ROBERT J. BENDER -United Press Staff Correspondent Washington, Feb. 20 Desp"e the obvious seriousness of the Yarrow dale case and similar cases of re ported temporary de.'ays of Ameri cans in Germany, it is slated here on highest authority that the ad ministration considers these as comparatively colleteral issues. The President is directing almost his sola attention toward the progress of results in Gor inany's unrestricted submarine campaign . Although the Stale Department considers these collateral cases flagrant violatious of international law, the President, it is declared, Joes not anticipate any real trou ble with Germany over them and tielieves that matters will soon be j cleared up. , report favorably to the House each bill giving the Inter State Com merce Commission drastic power to regulate car shortage on Ameri can railroads. " WOULD DIB UP GEHTRAL PARK HEAD OF NATIONAL LEAGUE OF HOUSEWIVES SUGGESTS CON VERTING IT INTO BIG TRUCK GARDEN PRICES UP A TRIFLE PREMATURELY (By United Press) New York. Feb. 20 Demanding immediate acl.ion for relief for the high cost of foodstuffs, more than five hundred women swept down on flHWdVi' th' "it,y hall here today. For a However, the President's advis ors, admit danger in the recur rence and the ultimate clearing of such cases because those develop menl tend lo let people fall into hte way of thinking whatever ball pens, "Oh wei;. this is ji;sl another international incident which will soon be adjusted time confusion held carnival. All Elizabeth City en masse, read the article in Sunday's Issue of of the Virginian PUot which told of the scarcity of sugar in Nor folk, the rise in price, and the Ilk llhood of a su-'ar famine in Norfolk within a few days, and on Monday morning. Elizabeth City, en mas-e. set out or the grocery "fo buy su gar. Elizabeth City 'rocrs had taken no action toward higher prices School Will ' Observe Day The Exercises In commemoration of George Washington's Birthday will be held in the public school auditorium under the auspices of the Grammar School Department on Wednesday afternoon at 2 P M. The public is cordially invited to be present. The schools will have holiday on Thursday. Two Banks Will Close here, and we'l provided with sugar Willi appropriate p. t riot Ism and for a brief emergency, thov were i r.M'pe. t to the memory of the 'Fatli the women demanded to, see Uie mayor. Police reserves were call ed out and finally arrangements wre made for a committee to en ter the hall. I'nMtically all i.he women in th" crowd carried babies. Most of selling sugar at seven and ei.:ht cents a pound, or tih-Teahuot s, as usual. But as the "sugar run" continued throughout the day, order8 coming in by phone, by cook, by hub! y aid by housekeeper the danger which had been feared by the Elizabeth City consumer of granulated sweetness, was brought' I to pass. Grocers caught the pan ic and saw that the famine would indeed bp upon the land at the rate that, the sui-ar was "on the run ". Th-- prii'" advanced, the sugar kept ;-e'''inr throughout the day. and i the deed was done by nightfall. Sue,,,- had gone up. but mostly II them were foreigners. Whi'e the L.onp , ,, jokp w.(s The President believe th.r Hie I live hundred were 1orniiiU lb" ci submarine situation alone hold ettch potentialities as constitute the reai menace. The adminis tratiion be'icves that the teal dan ger with Germany cannot he' elim inated until the o .ieetb ua'.le 1' boat doer i- is ! v I. d t hall thousands more gathered in Citr Hall Park brj'watcrr The- Dc- liel.'-sey of the sweet tooth. 'ut Potsey is prepared. Com'1 Germans, come any thing' Surprise Raid Was Success mor.sl ration. The live hundred i ar" filled, and the w. re 'ed by a wonnn known a I ..,.,.,. l)PO(n't worrv And T'.et- sweet Mary". "We are starving,,,,,, vf,. Mn ,, . ,mi: ,)f ,, 1' 1 ....... I I 1 1 i i i r ,,.,111 nt IT- . I I ' I ( I I I I ; I I i ( 1 I i i I l - 1 i r i i ! v, i" i I a ;'!( '. -. rg d about the ha.'! Th-v Inn ii.fi it mod t b it the ma vor v. a j ; i ..I iii l.i ! that he would 1 t hi1;- or tomorrow. pe. ei of our Country", the First Na tional Hank and the Savings I'ank and Trust Company will close their doors on February 22nd. The announcement of this holi day is made today for the conven niece of friends and potrons of these two progressive Institutions. Returns From Gates County Dr. F. D Owen has just return ed t'nuu a Itip t" Gale-. lountv w here six men wli have I aken training for the wrk at Italcigh aie now administering tic unti Ii i-' cholera serum and waging a v ! L-o, on-, e;. nipalg'l a a insl 111" di ! in I lift i mill- i in i . h,; 1 r :'M'i. I )r I l e wl'l A i i .i !:.!,. i Hi: t '-m Vow ii -it ll.e i -( :i lae-H is ioei mm, ;M S i. lei, scnn.ii Many Refngees At Copenhagen (Bv Unl;ed Press) "ondon, Feb. 20 Five hundred American refuses from Germany are reported to be at Copsnhaen awaiting transportation home. How to get funds to them is a problem that is worrying Americans here FOSTOH FNEUL El YET U ARRANGED GIANTS READY FOB II III 'den ' he conun : siimtni Hv Culled Pr ' '"" ''",i,llv Pari Fehrnarv . - "Manv oils ""'''"- food Prices lo dig lip en i it da vviiu ii I c ii lie; - e thiil she p '" j 1, ,., ,r ..Id. j (II- , f !.. i: lilel.i- ..' ho I, HERE WAS SUGGESTION C ' ' i T,, emhilize the ,..,.. ..,' ' ' '' '' ; : '"' h-"' '' ' ,. . i. .. to work . ii the ! ! H Ml " " "" 'l: n" I I (, j o,i' i t i ,. -,-a' . '-a ' : on lie i lielir i-il I bal i a e . u ill I e not mat1 again by April. ,11: lo i'l ' the oners" are repor:ed captur-d by ,. the Frencli in a surprise raid today In the region north of Flirey and west of Eaterville Considerable artillery firing is reported along , ' the Aisne and the Oisne. tra I Par;; and convert it into a huge truck garden were the surges t ions of Mrs. Julian Heath, head of the National IIousewives League Epionage Ask Conduct j Bili Passes To Beruit "Excuse Me" At New Theatre Snow White" At The Alkrama i - V. .. : ernin -in obi ai ii I'. "ii nut'" cm Anieri :. . rfvin'i oi. ' i Where ;.! a w : i l i o . til -ale : , noli, wli .i Ii Alt'Mlll". e'. mined to II. I Cm (Bv 1'nllei! Press) Washington. I'eb The a -1 i I - i s i r: 1 1 i 1 1 1 e 1 1 1 1 . . e ii: I'nl; a-: T.. :' d I na--'d leb 'ii l;i. FARC W . i. ,f Ml ' Kxcrs.' Me". a Pullniati car pl'a-antrv of herths and mirths, in live lections, is the attraction ai the New Theatre tonuht . Tip h;i openings occur along Ijio niiii o' the Overland 'lauiled and i e - -. 1 ' o b ili'M-'ii I all v funny '.II 111- pill 1:1 e itli illldit'.g 1 .i 1 1 1 ; i - '.ii.'! and li 'ioor i ' v- I' a i .-in- v ' i h s . - re i ! i - t -.' . ' ' ' i v i ! e I i nro r f" p v i r r r h ' ' ' h rz ! .Mar-uerite lo rb , second to noil" in ' popi!aritv among the stars of the screen, is Ihc star in the Fa mous Players adaptation of Ihc popular laiiv tale "Snow While" which Is the Paramount picture at the Alkrama Theatre today. This is not' the lirsl time thai Miss Clark lias played the i harming role of ' Sn.iv. While ' a- ' Ii" was the s.la- of the stage version of the i ,,'' la e which created a verita i , . i;j.,n at Ih" 1-iMi 1 Theatre , i Vv, V.i-1, -ii 'he direction of in hmp 'I'll'' 1 I'"1'!'! ! ,. i.M . : 1 1 i i ni I'm lid ' fa irv . . ,. .. I i ll'l' l- I1 e dl ' in,l i I .! - v I .IV-I v ' 1 WITH DAVE ROBERTSON IN RIGHT FIELD GIANTS WILL BREAK RECORD FOR 1917 By H. C. HAMILTON (I'liited Pt ess Staff Corresp; ndent ) New York. Feb. 2u What is gen erally called the greatest baseball' team ever seen in the National league, not excepting even the fa mous old time cubs. will leave .New York next Friday for Marlin. Texas., where it will go into Sprin ; training. A second sipihd ol' Giants will follow on March 2. John I. McGraw. successful lead er of the New Yolk team, will have the greatest f Mindation for a pennatii winner he ever led out of M : i ' I i 1 1 . pioviling players now on f he i ' uIk; p -si ci' all report I ,aok of conditio!!. wholesale injuries or tin attack 'f smallpox, it is admitted iliadkiVi-'i ( ri Lie iu bani'iuU, ;.r vir tpally the only tbni;s 'hat will l'"i p I lie g iaul s I .":. : m-i Ipt P' ti n,i nl BUT IT IS ANNOUNCED THAT INTERMENT WILL BE MADl IN NATIONAL CEMETERY Of CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT" RESERVATION (By United Preen San Francisco. Feb. 20 Tfci body of General Funston wCl b buried In the National Cemetery la uie j-resiato, uenerai ben announ -ced today. All troops arund tilt Bay will participate in the cere monies proceeding the Interment. The date nnd details of the funeral are not yet arranged. , General Funston's death becurred Vl,,n,l'i. t, Con Intnntn Ml .tiiiiiiij ill-ill' ai uau Aiikuiim iw tel Just after he had finished din tier. It is stated that death. vilM due to an attack of acute indiget lion. Brisbane Likes Cosmopolitan I oi 1 1 pa red ; h tin' ( ' ' ! i ,' i -.jiie a ad oiior .. I'.-io " d i . a: b i S ' i'l. o I ' 1 - I' I I ills ' lie ;i c i In m.'ie sb.idovv. I'- ,!, ' ;' ' V I' "' ." ' ' - r 1 1 fil I. -. . i I ; , en I' -. ' , n :i a.- ' : e- :n ,o m, Imi' lb" e lii'b i I hei e a I'd i ! hiligs : ;i . . w ilh mi! l-.n hi- : a hole in the d"He the IP-Nt colli e.nl of the win Ids serii's will ),, s avcil w ilh nil.' ha1!' of the receipts counted at. the I'o'a Grounds . l kill base .;.'(!r.i vwll have Waller llolke, the brilliant recruit from the Interna'hu'.al League, who topped N'atlonnl league hitlers last season -luring th" 1 riot' period he was wiih the New Yoiker- lie is being eal'od (lie most r-. 1 1 1 i - 1 1 pi ospe. t v ho !i;o w nr:' I he ' n n ge . of a iii jo: in ma uv yea i l ha I I e f !iT.'ii'. e.i i ; sgo a ' n . I I'm in. r a ' i iii I d I' i ,i iil imp" i 1 Ii.. a I' r I i a i ' 1 I; a P. M- ' 'l"l -'-- 'Is' . i; ,. .i 1 :-i nil' ',1 at r. ci..-. Mr. Ma ' - !i i I'll-.' isks Power To Enforce Statutes YVa s!" . Of St. It ' 1 ! Genera 1 C i 4S"I1! ' . I I id I ' ask i 'l' I. i- H Presid-'tr tn u (if I'e t lli'l'! "obliga'i"! imi O Ila"'i'nis I. I'Dit.d Stales". I' l I . ,' !' S M-'ai lad t:on.e, w . in . "f iii t until I i ee t i ie ev : t he tin ; tPic.l fore, s l e In lllfnlce -I ih" laws . :'.- '. of th- - Ii ib i.-1, '' ' C ,)' II- !, - I " ' . 1 : I e i L'.'.t1. . Til,. I'ii I IU ll.'l ,-tid Ii v. Hi I ' h-r. ! ' . .,;' i , ; w jii . :o .' .. -- .-l , ev Iii" ' it ' !"" ! . i ' i e,, I I h I'i : ( 'nil' b ii c itt'pl i I'l' 'ii I ' '' " ''''''' in '.' h ill;' ill" I'' '!!"' ' i bar :e OV'Tn r.l.'Pp E t'T flYOf'i'' I ,. i i ii '. s I ' 'ei I : T' I e,,,, .. ( .-I, m 'I -, ' l" ie -S'l ! SH..I, , - . .. ;-. 1 1 -ev t' ' , ,. .. :',' I' I ," -.. " ' ':"' Hi.' i ev I i ii' of 'lie . Ii'ad ' I'.. ' I'io' ie 'I" s .111 1 I "it ;' i 1' 'I V, I '"" '!'. H :t I ' 1 1 i" .i' " vhi' ' w. s ad ! S: t id i- w'd I e I "AH . ai Fi id i i i ; GR SA'. I?" I'iVITTH TO ADORrT'i DOCTOR' RPTUPNS FOM NORTH CRN MARK fT; "-n I en I. 1 a CHlT'T Cr'lJRCH . iro'ii w in-: ' r ! i - ' I ' ' i-il- i, " ,1 1 i' li ' I ' i ! I , fo ' c I , e ' , I ' I -'II I'l I - n ' r i ai s, a i i " ", I -. ' . ll , C I' : i i I., l,i, i . '., .,! Ii me H' ., ;- . "'. I "d- aid u ; l r. p. t.l . G-i , I ' j- I ," . tl.'lld ill H, CVCf'FT !'F"f" r " he-. n 1 1 ' I :?) 'i- . . li at I !,' 1 1- PRAYcIl ITH Th 1 1 r; i i M: .1. b- nil f. G . .Is '' l.s. of IterHnilMi vh . died at 'lis home near W.vi.-.vi!li Frldny. was con ducted by HTf. I). P. Harrli at Salem chirdundar. Spite of bd wetthcoa largs crowd attend i th fttnprsl. ' . T !S ' r T 1 M l.eigh S leea. nccotnpa- Ihls ltv fr-'ni cd' tii'io. Cevb-n ldl j lag of his stsfe arrival there. I)r j p, ,y sheep, left Tuesday Ja cocks left New York on Decem ber1 22nd and left Vancouver pm December . 26th , for f Ceylon Tla f hltia nnd Japan. ' - if ternoon for New York City and other northern market.'. - . Mr.' Rheep 1 pnrchnslnic , Spring fondo f-- t'0',f. 't,e!-i f Mr am' ''..' 1' - , ' 'n 'ie 111 -1. f I ' 1 III" ' I' I . . . - I - :'- . ' i, .. ' ' U" CI -. i( ill . !1 en : ' N' i s i gr a i a. . . Onpt. I.. I). Kent. Fn -.incur and H. F. Haletmrton and Mrs. J. L. Evaa are also In the party. 'Ai l I I .1- i l!,.n v Ml lid 'nj I" H Mr. Arthur Hrlsban?, has written for Uie great chain of newspaper which he represents, a remarkable editorial about the Cosmopolitan Magazine. In connection with ibis editorial and the reproduction of one of Cosmopolitan's copy righted drawings, Mr. Brisbane says : iu reproducing inis picture gy permission from the Cosfopolltan Magazine for February, which lfl row published, we feel bound to add that Ibis is a most extraordlna i" and amazing ma ..iit.e. Appai. nth no, :-()M I! but AI L of lie be-t I., own wriiers of the ' , iii-i !" s. wb t l! ev have to i mil i he w oi 1; s of i he I r im- ' ... M I . I ' I ' ' ' 1 1 ' I . ' 1 1 1 . II ' lie ,1,1 n ui , I II llll ; 'i 1 1 ;i j I'..,- ii.si .ni e. t'.e editor has Jam"f". Ins ui-'teis (louvernenr MoP ris, i!o eit w. ciKimb.'i s. John Culsworlhv. .Taik London. Kdlth Wharton. Owen Johnson. Fllzabeth Uoliins, Amelia Hives, Kllnor Glyn. Some of these we like betted than we like others -but they are all extraordinary. There are short stories announ ced bv Fannie Hurst, Booth Tar klnglon, Samuel Mervln, Georje Ade. George Randolph Chester and Arthur I! Peeve. Some of the artists ar" Harrison Fisher. Howard Chandler Crlsty, John : Met 'nlxheon. James Mont- U'liini'i'v Flat. :tnd a b-tig addition- il list. ,. , 1, ,-, to; -azi'l ' can be pro t : ,j . a snM 1 'i t w ill ', cents and a . a pi ' I I" I be in oil iicers is a r ; i;: .!., ; n i a- ' ri.i I l-robb'Mi . See f. a- . 'in: f and j"dr" Sweden Demands Compensation i'i, i , :iv I'r.r . 'f "ii"!i ' - ,.. 'i'i ..'."' I' i a ny -The e r ! , .1 -i, ,i i. I: !- a i P.-ilin has ' i i i a, j , i .i led I... out a f--ratal ' "'I ; i. mi... 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" p'anti d 1 . r . !.l f. bl ;. , (- llnniB in left 1 nlc I ,. n, ,n r . a ' (' I'-era , ,a, k. , . , ' . ' stolen. : , en- . . ,', ,i :. ! apply ltd : 1 ;c -H '! '"d 1,'s I' h M"l'U.'t all I f, Ii 17 IU ii siriiB fall. Tb.'M arc bntU mighty hltteri nttd far ai ove the nverB.';e as Beldera, For a pitching staff McGraw ha the youthful but bril liant Pchnpp us a nuclou for a WFiTHER OR NO Fair and colder Tuesday night and "NVedneiiday. v ' uceoi-l U - bell Whl'-h
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