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News Without Bias : Views Without Prejudice Ne wspaper - Published in Eiiztbeth : r;- -' City f VOL. 2 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MonDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 26. 1917 NOi: 49 President Asks Authority to Use Force Protec hts of American Gti zens Armed Neutrality For the United States Wilson's Answer to Ger man Submarine Program FISHING SEASON WILL BE GOOD NOT NECESSARILY WAR DARE COUNTY LOOKING FOR WARD TO BOTH GOOD FISH ING AND FARMING THIS YEAR M.mteo Once Before in Nation's History the Country has Been Called Upon to 1 Cars. m W I i v i . nii' of s must progressive mer was in I he t il y .Monday on In N w York anil other Program For New Theatre mar. I, 1 Washington. V"-l - -' - 'Aiin-d neutrality for the United States" is the President's answer to Cer many's determination to wage a relentless submarine warfare. In a message delivered at one o'clock this afternoon before a Joint1 s?sston of emigres,, he asked for means of protecting by use of American land and sea forces if necessary the rights of Americans on the high seas. Getnrny's envious intention, the President indicated is made Hearty manifest by a long list, of ruthless attacks on neutral shipping. That ' naMon Is bent on goini ahead with Its polcy of ruthless and unrestrict ed submarine warfare. In the grave International situa tion which has developed, "ma' terial things", the President' said, "can no lon-ier be given .any eon slderation. There remains the one treat principle that the rights and privlMges of American citizens oust be upheld." The President appea'ed to the Joint session for full and imme diate assurance that he may exer Tse any authority that he may ileem necessary to handle the sit uation. Declarin2 himself to be a friend of peace and intends to preserve peace as long as possible, emphasiz tag that he neither asks nor con ' templates any step that must lead to war he said that it must be ad mitted that there is now no re course except armed neutrality and that the Government must defend the lives and commerce of Itg people. He stated that he de sired Congress to show that it was behind him In that purpose. Whi'e asking for power to arm ships he said that he could not be mqra specific as to when that step should be taken. The President has not. asked other neutrals to follow his course at this time. The President did not duscuss the Austrian situation. He expects the union of all factions that this Government may present a united front to Germany. President Kept Promise In the action token today the President fu'.lnTed the promise made t0 Congress when he broke relations wltU Germany. At tihat time, after saying that he believed Germany would not disregard her anclenh friendship with America, he declared that only overt nets on the part of Germany would shake is confidence in the friendly in tentions of the German Government He then promised that If this con fidence' on hiH part should prove unfounded he would ask Congress f( r authority tn jirnteef Ajneriea s rights and Interests on the high reas. Apparently n his vlow Mie accumulation of German affronts since the severance of diplomatic relations with that country consti tute the actual overt acb which he would convince him of Ger it.ft determination to risk '. the " friendship" of this country,, ': Filibuster Forced Hand Everyone at the capital took it for granted that the Ki lbu.-.ter forced the President's h:nl. It is known that' the Navy Depart ni-Mi! is now prepaied at a moments no tice 'to arm merchantmen if desired Tbr President, indicated plainly that the action lie finds necessary (iocs not definitely mean war. 'luce hi-fole fhr 1'niteil States, when a critical situation developed with Prance, was called upon I declare a slate of "armed neutral ity," which permitted the- aiming of merchant m,en the ii voy in if American shins, and. in fact, every wnr'ike measure short of an actual .'eclaration of hostilities The President worked throughout. Sunday preparing the message he delivered before Congress todav. Mr. I if l.t 4 -.tore. I 'av is s .id t i a t th. tMiiiu- sea- on now bids f;,ir i i ;i , ( ne, ! lei'i! 1 as air ;oi . n::;dc a go id I'CL'UiHir.'. . The . o'd wealh r a few weeks ago "chilled" the h 'p ., of the enneii for th" lime 1 dug. but tea ly went' to make the season a I el ter one and Due is looking forward to good fishing and to more and 1 etr r farming this year than ever before. Manteo has hid good business all winter. continued Mr. Davis. School work is going forward with ! a suing and ManK-o is he. ping en will' Hi.' times Mr. Davis was ai compauicl on bis norlhen. trip b bis lltt'e five year o'd son "He keepH me fioni gettin; lonesome when I'm away from home." says Mr. Davis CHRIST CHURCH SAYS FIHIL TRIES I THUD FOLLOW EXAMPLE OF TOLEDO, OHIO, IN PROTESTING TO CITY FATHERS ON QUESTION OF PUBLIC UTILITEIS (By Unite; Press) Chicago. III.. Feb. L'C-VVith brickbats and hemp ropes one' for each mtfcnber of the city council to hack up their protest, a hundred citizens of Cicero threat en to attend the meeting of oily fathers tonkht to voice their dis approval of a contemplated sale of tjie municipal light plant to the Public Service Company of North ern Illonois. Several weeks ago tfle citizens committee met at the Hawthorne Auditorium to devise ways and means of bringing the council to their way of thinking. An invita tion to the members was accepted by but one alderman. Joseph Iis ita. Miss Margaret Haley. president of the Chicago T "chers Federa tion, spoke at t'e gathering and reccommended the rope as a con vincing and persuasive argument "A lew years ti-o there was a light in Toledo. Ohio. similar to "The citi- thi.i one", she said zens went in a body and went to the eouncel chamber balcony. They clanged rope.- in the face of the ( oilll' il members and the fraction cnipiin was sold as p'anned." "You eiti.e.e same Ihier thai v ii aie in ta'e ropes ami do I et !';el:i know i arte- it " a prominent all voters and at fend - ruied supply of brick l-'r,i'i F. Kh:n ( ii izen tin eel , h i i properly on tier. with a plenli.ul bats. i i The plan was uiianlmous'y ap proved and leading : citizens say they Intend to carry out their cqup tonight. " ' The congregation of Christ Church presented a handsome gold Howard watch to Mr. Ashby at Sunday morning's service, Solicitor J. ('. B. Ehringhaus making th presentation address in fitting terms and expressing for the church appreciation of Mr. Ashby's services as rector. Christ church was filled to over flowing when at night the congre gation of that church, was joined by the congregations of bhe First Methodist, the First Baptist and Cann Memorial Presbyterian churches mi the occasion of the farewell sermon of the retiring rector. Itev. C. A. Ash'.y. who goes to the Church of Mie (lood Shepherd nl Raleigh Prayer was offered by Itev. J. P. Black, pastor of Cann Memorial and by Dr. H. C. llening. pastor of the First Baptist church. Kx cellent music was rendered by the choir of Christ church Mr Ashby expressed apprecia tion o. the co-operation of the cnurches of all denominations in religious work during his stay here and of the personal friendship of members of other denominations. He spoke also with deep feeling of the loyalty of Christ church dur ing his rertorate and expressed the belief that he eould scarcely ex pect such united lovallv to lie du plicated in another field. "Bought and r'aid For" was the biggesb hit on Broadway as a play and has been enlarged and improv ed greatly in motion pictures, say its critics. This is toirght's atliac.ion at the New Theatre and in eddiiieii there wi'l be on K ko Ko""'i' , ture, "Lidie s I.ing rin ; I ove." Tuesday's ntalinie will -.Ii.v The (lit 1 with t .c III,': n Cy oi her pepuu r t tory . LAGOIIA TORPEDOED WITHOUT Wl CEHB RETREAT NOI TEL ENDED NEGRO FOLK SONGS NEVLY OCCUPIED POSITIONS OF ALL1 ES OPEN UP MANY NEW POSSIBILITIES PLEASE AUDIENG i PI POPULAR FILLED CROWD INQ LUNCHEONETTE WAS WITH APPRECIATIVE works ON SATURDAY EVEN- i hired WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS (1'nii.il Press Staff Correspondent) Willi British Annies, Feb. L'fi Bai'.iume, en which the Germans lavi-!icd great dei'ensive. whli ll they de- woe'.! fall on v after Mie greatest lonous i nee at nu ' Cellllill. was written upon ( ro.ul at Sroit SPECIAL PICTURE E WEDNESDAY T old fasbii ncd lt ji-y ment fie fo-es or the Twiddy s Lunch eonette Saturday evening as they sal at tab'es or thronged the pass age ways and listened to the negro folk songs by the Oak City Jubilee singers. An odd combination of the ' new lashionpd (abaret and the sentiments of bygone days, perhaps, but the result, nt any rate, was a most delightful evening As the quart et would sound the quaint minor notes of one old mel ody from the audience wou'd come the call for another of the almosti forgotten favorites suddenly recall ed to memory. Three times or more during the evening"Everybody talks about Heaben ain't goine dar" was about Heaben ain't gwine dar" waB sung by request and the same thing occurred more than once In regard t oother numbers that were especial ly enjoyed Dunbar's "The Party.'' was reclt de with a rhythmic swing and spon taneity that made instant appeal to the audience, anil original compo sitions by the quartet were also ap preciated. The quartet canie to Elizabeth City for a conee t at Roanoke Col legiate Institute on Friday night, and quite a number (f white citi zens attended this concert, enjoying it so thorouihly that Mr. Twiddy arranged for further opportunity of hearing the Jubilee singers Satur day evening. llireateh' d j retirement 1 fare" e vei ls the paid by a vie now dip", tly teutest German war- i::ce "stat ionarv I egan two years ago. It.in . In their ii' vvly won pos- COMPANY ELECTS DIRECTORS The Gibe Whilchurst Insurance Company has e'ecled the following board of directors for the coming year: C W C.rice, V. M. dice, Sr., .). V. Whilehiirst, C. K. Thompson. .1. G Gregory. T. P Nai-h. and S II. Johnson. session of the historic towns of Mlraumont. Petit Miraumont. and I'ys. the IMMsh are today explor ing the limits or the German re treat. The backward movement by the enemy may not. le ended. The new ly occupied ground opens up many possibilities. Holland Is New Problem CunardLinerSent to Bottom Off Irish Coast 1. on. Ion. Feb. "-'.-Th" Cunard Lin er. I.aconia, was torpedoed thi morniiu oil the Irish coast with out warning. :70 passengers art reported rescued. Six Americans were on b ard. New York, Feb. "(I A messagt to the Cunnard Line here report! one life lost when the Laconda went down. Kut El Amara Recaptured London. Feb. I'd Kut Kl Amara has been reca tured by the Britlltu The Turkg are in full Vetreat. (By United Press) Washington. Feb. 2fr The great German retirement before the Bri tish is the result of the call for more men for the Holland front, Allied diplomata here declared hsre today. These diplomats say that with Holland more belligerently Inclined than at any time since the war began, she represents a big problem for the German army. Tonight's Show At Ukrama Francis Bayne will tonight In Bushman and Beverly he seen nt the Alkrania "The Hidden Hand," Theatre In the Hinton Building on Wednesday night 2Nth at 8 P. M . This fi'ni has been shown all the iv;u from New York ( San Fran ;ls.ro and from Chicago lo New fit-lean.; before Merchants Associa- and CHAMPfR OF COMMERCE SE CURES 'TROUBLES OF A 'TOP EK E E"F R.' A BUSINESS ! PROBLEM TEATURE STORY j i The ('ha;n!.. r of C .miiieree has i jud i iinipl' i . d a i angements 'to , bring to E'lzabeti hCily "The Trou bles of a Storekeeper," a four-reel foature film produced by the i Es sany Company of Chicago for the National Cash Register Company, It will be presented at the New lions. Chambers of Commerce oiIi.t business orfanizallons. was on the pro--' rams of the Na tional d club Conven ion at I'bil .riVphia and conventions of the V;,t ' vociatlou "I' Grocers and Dri'l-i I- Main Mate lielall .-r( ban! ; - oeiaMon have prolii , ,1 M ., inir it. Us 'oesentallon here ab"r- with a lcfere on didi enltles in retail mercbamli Ing by Mr. Parb'v promises to be one of (he most Interesting set of pictures ever shown here. After this pic ture a Bule Rlrd feature will be shown, . and Mabel Tallinn) In 'The Dawn of Love one of many ext.raordlnar lly good programs of which the public has taken special note re cently. Tuesday afternoon a special mat inee at live cent to everybody, will be shown. "Lieutenant nanny, P. S. A., featuring William Des mond and Knid Markey. RETURN FROM WESTERN TOUR i:ai Mr .lames K Adams of t.he Float ing Theatre, wllh a number of the member., of the company, returned Sunday night from the winter's en- (.riii. nt ni an rranc'seo mci The other members or will arrive In n few da's and the Flo-itini- Theatre hi. h has been ibu l ed here for re pointing and r- (l"( oral ing. wi'l ope,, lis door on March 'M.h . Name Of Candy Too Warlike (By tTnlte, Press Philadelphia, Feb. 2(i Far famed' Philadelphia scrapple a confectiOQ once eaten always remembered i now barred from entering Britain: because ltH name sounds MJct shrapnel. Henry W. Thorton, American General Manager of th Great Eastern Railway, being ' native Philadelphia!!, fond of scrap" pie, recently wrote from Londdn to a friend here to send him iome) scrapple. The friend never r-; ceived the letter. Thompson in vestigated and found that the Bri t-lsh censor refused to pass the let ter, because of the belligerent sound of the word. I Moyock Briefs It j Mi hi -an in. . i . 1 " I'Oll SALE Good MM k cow Light years old. FiV-h April 1st. Lemuel JennlngH, It F D 2, Box ?, . Moyock. Feb. 24 Miss Kate Stal ling spent Sunday with her parents, Kev. and Mrs. N. P. Stalllgns. Mrs. :. II. Charlton spent Sat urday In Norfolk on business. Mr. C. K. Gray spent Saturday in Norfolk. Mlsses Margaret Sanderlln and Mary Bowser are spending the week with Mrs. Herman Newbern, at Gregory. Mr. Eugene Foreman of Hickory Virginia has accepted a position here with Mr. J. W. Poyner. Mr. V. R. Dudley has been very ill for the past week. Mr. D. W. Bagley who has been suffering from sticking a nail in his foot is improving. The Monday morning program at school was as follows: Story, by Ittifus Garrett- Song. Misses Aydlett and Jarvis Recitation, Graham Poyner Recitation, Altna Lee Song' on Ylctrola "Bake daft Chicken pie. The teachers were delighted to I bavo so inniiv of the patrons pres-t cut. Rev. M W. ll.'iier spent Mon' day in Stiowden. N C. FOR SALE. A splendid family milk cow. Very gentle. Apply to The 'usual price, will be charged Dr. J..H, Whlt. V - . , ltpd. . v- ;.''''' ' , ' : ' WEATHER OR NO x'lourt.v Monday ni-ibt and Tues day. Probably rain. If you kill too many drinks at midnight you will be half shot ak sunrine. . '
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