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VOL. 2
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 12. 1917
NO, X
SERRARO LEAVES
HAVANA TODAY
WILL "REPORT TO PRESIDENT
WILON AS SOON AS POSSI-
., iSLE GIVING AMAZING DETAILS
OF STAY IN BERLIN
FRED FERGUSON
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Havana, March 12 By nightfall
Ambassador Gerard win be once
mnra rn Amprfpan soil. He 6X-
a jwets to .leave Havana today and
will report to the President at the
earliest possible moment.
The only expression made by Ge
rard here In regard to relations be
tween the United States and Ger
many was that he had no know
ledge of Zimmerman's plot to
align Mexico and Japan against
the United States until word
reached his ship ly wireless.
From others in the party, however.
It was learned that Gerard advised
. the Ameiican goernment months
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t ovr- rT pr n n iim&'hs ......
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Mexico.
It rests with the President
whether the lull story or i.eiaiun
life in Berlin and his Impressions
of Germany shall lie given to the
American public. It is known that
the envoy will submit to Wilson a
narrative full of i.mazing details.
Because of the activity of Ger
man spies Gerard burned every
paper In the einl assy archives it
Berlin before leaving.
Returning Americans in the par
ty say that the food situation in
Germany is serious but 1 they be
lieve that Germany will be able to
eke out an ei tanee throiuh the
summer on her present supplies.
..She depends upon her crops then
with onjby fair promise that there
will be a sufficiency.
The shortage of metals and ni
trates is Interfering with Germany's
manufacture of munitions.
The mortalit of babies has in
creased on account of Insufficient
food and lack of proper medical at
tention, according to reports from
returning Americans.
B FOB
r'n n
ENEMY'S I'JILESS
GERMANS 8AID TO HAVE CON
STRUCTED 8TATI0NS THRU
OUT AMERICA AND LATIN
AMERICA
fBv TnitPd Pre'
Washington. March 12 Federal
search for possible outlaw wire
less stations hiden in waste
stretches of the United States
have been redoubled as a result
of reports that tbe Germans have
constructed, tMrse stations not on
ly In this country but In Latin
America.
In was learned today that on-1
of the first steps contemplated
should war come wou'd be the
order for dismantling every ame
teur station with the supervision of
other radio stations. The harm
that could be done this country
and the aid afforded the enemy
throueh the wireless Is said to be
Immeasurable.
Further Gains
By The French
itv Unl ed Presm
Paris, rch 1- Further gains
are reporfJ by the war office as
aihieved by the French in the re
gion of Maisons and Champagnr
la-.t night.
Neva of the occupation of Hae
dad chief Turkish citv of Mesopa-t-ania.
yesterday by General Fred
erlck Stanley Maude and .his en
tente forces was wlecomed here
Joyously.
WANTED To rent- rood " house
with ill modem conveniences . . Ap
f7. to & E. "Tharpe, 319 Hinto
lading , - ' --.' ; V - tfmchS
Still Search for
Missing Bodies
(By United Press
New Castle, Ind., March 12 With
26- bodies recovered, the search con
tinues for further dead In the
wake of the cyclone which destroy
ed BOO homes and damaged proper
ty to the value of a million dol
lars. It is estimated that from
ten to twenty bodies are still in
the ruins.
Factories closed today while the
workmen assisted the militia and
police in keeping guard and clean
Ing away debris strewn over a
district two and a half miles wide
and fifteen miles ljng.
GUARDS
AMID VESSELS
TATE DEPARTMENT HOLDS
THAT THE PRESENCE OF
THESE ON MERCHANTMEN
WILL NOT GIVE VESSELS STA
TUS OF WARSHIP
Washington. Manh 12 " Armed
guard;" for the protection of ves
sels and the ives of the persons
aboard will be placed on all Amer
ican merchant ships sa ling Ger
inall's barred zone the Stale I e
partment autioumed today soon
after Secretary Kmsing conl'eir (i
with President Wilson.
The armed guards will te navy
runners. The Stile Department
holds that tbe presence of these
men aboard will not give the ves-
,e',s tbe status of warships.
The
intention is t arm not only pas
senger steamers ' ut also munition
shins. The Department ruled
that a vi s. el only becomes a war
hip when used definitely for that
purpose .
The State Department notice will
serve as a warning to the Allies
of America's intentions. British
submarines, however, ope'rate only
under convoy, hence there Is little
likelihood that American armed
ships will make fnlstakes in recog
nizing the nationality of submarines
Compares Wages
Withjear 1390
(By United Press)
Seattle. Washlnrrton, March 12
A carpenter In the fourteenth cen
tury received a wage of only 12
cent., a day, aainst $4.50 today.
Yet the cost of living was. rela
tively higher than it Is today. The
statement Is that of Professor R. M
Garrett of the University of Wash
ington, who also recites a lists of
food costs taken from the ac
counts of the expenditure:! of the
Karl of Derby. Liter King Henry
IV of England, as he was about to
embark in l.'!!0 on the campaign
against the l.itliu nlams.
A carpenter, in those days, for his
dally wage of 12 cents could buy
one pound of butter, two pounds
of cheese, a pound of salt, two
pounds of flour, one dozen and a
half eggs, a chicken and a pound of
rice A enrpenter of today would
have to pay $2.fiO for this bill of
goods but it wouldn't eat up his en
entire daily waae. ns It would that
of the carpenter of 1390. The lat
ter carpenter would still have $1.90
left. S0 argues Prof. Garrett,
while the worker of today pays
more for necessities, he gets much
more comparatively, for his labor.
So the times are 1 etter.
In 1-fiOO eggs were nine rents a
cross. The Karl of Derby paid
cents for .luu eggs that today
would cost him from $12..r.n to
$14. '(). For 14 pounds of butter,
that would cost him $7 be paid
a shilling, or 2.". cuts.
BOY SCOUTS INVITE!
The Alhrama has issued the fol
lowing invitation to Boy Scouts:
"You are cordially Invited to at
tend the showing of The Patriot,
si the Alkrflma Thatr Monday, as
guests of, the-Theatre s Jet you
pass from Scoutmaster Ford.
OYOCK BOOSTERS SHOULD GH0I
J
K MB
WELL ORGANIZED INTO THREE
DEPARTMENTS THEY WORK
KuR SCHOOL, TOWN AND
FARM BETTERMENT
I' !
Moyock. N. C, March 8 The
community of Moyock is on the
"hocm". The people are doing
things worth while. This work is
being done for the school, for tbe
village and agricultural better
terment. Before progress can be
made In anything some force must
be behind the movement. Before
the force can accomplish much it
must be well organized.
The forces of Moyock ate organ
ized and are bringing results.
Three organizations of this village,
known to the w,.ter, are very ac
tive in community betterment.
These organizations are: The
Mothers' Club. Sanitary l eague and
the Boosters Club. The Sanitary
League coneeni itself entin
with the betterment of the schoo'
and has made good. The Mothers'
Club has a complishcd a great di al
for the betterment of the school
and community. These two organ
izations have been actlve'y work
in for a ear n. v or longer. The
Boosters' Club h: s 1 eon organized
unlv aboi.t three months.
This club is now trying to
improve the s hool and villa e and
develop the nilural resources of
the community. It bis appro
priated money for school supplies
has bought domestic science
equipment. It is now installing
for th" school running water, with
fountain bubblers, sinks and lava
tories and Wilt-do nnvthfng ese It
can to help the school work. It
is trying to rais the standard of
the school. The w tubers say
the school ha!l not l'i in need Of
anything they ci.n supply. Isn't
J
VEGETABLES
HOME GARDEN BEST WAY OF
REDUCING COST OF LIVING
AYS COUNTY DEMONSTRATOR
thi
s
a good
Currituck needs
tor's clubs.
educational spirit?
mo.'e such boos-
The cluli is trying to do as
much for the village as it Is for
the school. It is now considering
and planning for street Improve
ment. lights, better sanitary con
ditions etc. Steps have 'already
been taken for a clean up day
and soon certain sanitary require
mentg will be exacted. The club
says it is dolsg this work through
the proper authorities. It is also
trying to have the railroad sta
tion and yard cleaned up and
beautified .
The club is working for the,
farmers interests as well as for the
school and village intere:;s. The
farmers buy their fertilizers, seeds,
and other suuplles through the club
It has bought this Spring over lfiO
tons of fertilizer at a saving of
$2 ..lit a ton. Other things are
bought with like saving This club
was instrumental in getting the.
North liivi r cleaned up. Many
things the club Is doing that .the
writer has not yet learned It meets
each Tuesday night. All mem
bers are ready to help In any good
movement .
Moyock has r. good farming sec
tion supporting It One man dur
ing the past year on his farm pro
duced and aold $1770 worth of
hogs. $1223 of corn, $2200 of stock
peas, and 1220 of cattle .totalling
$412. Another man produced on
hla farm and sold IO.Oimi bushels
of corn, and on one and seven
eiehths acres he produced and sold
$11117 worth of potatoes, and on a
farm of 100 btcr he c'eired
$(',21S !Ui One tenant sold about
jnini worth of corn. From fiO,
ooo. to Hfi.noo bmdiels flf corn are
shipped from Moyock annually, not
counting what Is consumed In the
community. The past year over
7.000 husln I., of stock peas were
prodmed in the commnnty of Mo
ot k and shipped. On an average
one ;ic"o of llv hogs Is shipped
from Moyock each month. From
four to five cars of lumber are.
leaving Moyock dilly. These facts
are on record at Moyock.
Good drainage has made it pos
sible' for excellent farming at Moy
ock. Thousands of dollars have
been spent for. drainage In this sec
tion and" is ' now 1 bringing" good re
By GROVER W. FALLS
(County Agricultural Agent)
The home garden is one of the
most important me ins of cutting
down expenses and helping to make
the living of the family on the
farm.
farm. It has been shown that
somewhere about eighty per cent of
the tab'e supplies can be produced
at home by having a first class gar
den. winter and summer. There
fore the most practical method of
combatting the hUh cost of living
is the home gnrden.
The staple vegetables that can be
grown in the bary yard are the
one's that can bring the high
otr's that are bringing the highes'
I -rii es. mid we in i 1 1 1 as well real
! that raiding these vegetables is
the only way that their cost may
be loweted for some t'tue at least.
We need not bovcotf or speak harsh
ly of any one thinking that the mer
chant is ho'ding us up. for it is
not his fault; as we have received
the markets estimate stating that
there was ;i shortage during the
past o:ir on many products, espe
cially cabbage- and potatoes. In
vie a of our ijrescnt condition. I be
lli e that mo--t it oi.r people real
ize, the itnpoi t un e of raising an
abundant supph of vegetables, and
in many ca-es. the lowly cabbage
and the fragrant oniyn will even
take the place of the
flowers that are usually grown. At
least, vegetables should occupy the
Unused sp.''ce In bark yirrts and va
cant lots
A garden s j -'miild ! e fertile.
Iv '. lug the al'ilit.. to a lisorb and
hold moisture To make your gar
den fruitful, in i a good upp' of
well rotted .nitre Into It. Fresh
manure should not be used.
The earlier l he garden is plough
ed or spaded di eply. the better, for
the earlier this is done the more
early the manure will become a
part of the soil. The subsoil
should not be turned up In the
spring. It should, however. be
loosened to provide resorvoir for
water and when practicable some
well rotted manure should be work
ed into it.
Refore planting the spring garden
rework it. Stir as deeply as the
nature of the soil will permit and
thoroughly pulverize with a harrow
or rake Immeillate'y after plowing.
See that the manure used la thor
oughly mixed with the soil. When
the seeds are planted make firm
the soil about them by tapping or
otherwise and scatter a Ihin coat of
loose dirt over the top of the space
packed .
Keep the vegetables growing
rapidly- by keeping down weeds
and grass and by holding the
moisture in tbe soil. To this
there must be frequent cultivations,
and the soil cms' must be kept
broken at all limes.
Ortord Orphans
Tour Section
The friends of the Oxford Orph
anage will be interested t0 know
that the singing class of that In
stitution ha8 started out on Its 1917
tour of the state. The class left
the Institution on the sixth, going
to Henderson, where they gave the
first concert. The itinerary for this
trip will take the c'ass through
northeastern and eastern North
Carolina, keeping the children out
until the later part of May when
the class will return homo for a
rest of three weeks. Then tours of
the western, Piedmont and south
ern sections of the state will be
made. Altogether this class will
visit nearly two hundred towns In
North Carolina, giving a concert at
each place.
There is a twofo'd purpose in
sending this class over the. state
each year to give the food people
of North Carolina aa opportunity to
see a concrete exr.mj le of the work
of the Institution and to Interest Un
friends of the Institution in ion
iributliig more li! eral'y to its sup
port A faithful and intelligent ef
fort is put forth to give an attrac
tive and helpful entertainment. The
price of admission has hi retot'ore
been less than the value of the ocn
cert, ami we fee satisfied that the
excellent standard of the past will
he maintained The mmm .mem
t
iK always glad to have tlui class
visit towns where the children have
never gone, as well as the places
where they are ;i customed t, visit
each year, so far i.s possible Those
places desiring a visit this year
should send ;n hi r invitatic.n
Jprompty.
Program For
New Theatre
" the Womalis Va " Is the at
traction at the New Theatre to
night.
arly'e lllackwell and Kttjel Clay
ton are playing the leading roles
in a "Woman's Way " They are
both very popular photo playirs.
"A Woman's Way." Grace George
national stage success, needs lit
tle introduction If any, to theatre
goers; for those who enjoy modern
drama will welcome this opportuni
ty to see this fascinating story on
the screen. This picture will do
more towards enlightening men and
women on the subject of happiness
than any picture ever produced .
Not that the majority of men and
women are unhappy, but that the
world is ready to accept a new rule
for the preservation of marital hap
piness. "A Woman's VVa " is not a story
that preaches, nor Is It without
plenty of thrills. You will go to
see this picture when It comes to
your theatre and you will he satis
factorily entertained and when the
show comes to an end. you will
fake firm hold on your partner's
arm. and homeward hound, declare
to yourself, as did Mrs. Slanton,
"That no woman, no matter how
clever she Is. can take him away
from you without a fight."
BBssaaBasHsv f
Has Received
Barge of Coal
Mr. frc'l Davis has Just received
a large Parte of nut and stove
coal and is- irady to serve tbe
many Flizabeth City people who
have been haviru: difficulty In ob
taining ioal for the past few weeks
Mr. Davis' phone number Is 1.1.
and lie w II mike prompt delivery.
adv
TheWriot
To Night
Kverybodv has fin un ial rating
today It's a silendid system for
prompt pavers. T II K MKllf'HWTH
MKKCANT1I.K AOKN'cy
sultb. I'tlor to the drainage i.r
five years a.o crops were not
very good. The yield of corn for
the past year, according to fact3
reliable, was mere' than the yield
or any ten years prior to the drain
.age -laws. This proves that -good
drainage paysf
rcs that -got
' ' ' '
The Alkrama's Monday photo
play is William S Hart In the
Patriot." The play deals with tin
ex-soldier robbed of his mining
claim on the Mexican border
through cheap po'itieal activity,
driven to anarchy through the death
of his motherless 1 ov, and who
J joins the Mexican forces in a
r.v.y hunger for revenge. Ills
re lalmatlon. throiuh the enforced
friendship of an orphan child.
.Turds opportunity for rood acting,
il'pr narrative and fin waving
and martial music in such volume
that George M . Cohan niiiv' well
look to his laurels. That, this com
bination makes an Impression at a
time when 25.000 National Guards
men hare been ordered to the bor
der to aupport something like 100,
000. citizen soldiers . already there
iras only, tngkftl. , ?. f
SPEAKS AT WASHINGTON MON
DAY NIGHT ON FIRST V$IT'
TO THIS 8ECTION OF OLD
NORTH STATE "
Vice President Marshall passed ;
through the city Monday enrouU
iu asninnon. n. r vt. .
speaks Monday nijht.
The Vice President was on th -South
bound Norfolk Southern
train passing through this city at
one o'clock. The train was
thirty minutes late and the dlstla
gulshed visitor was eating lunca
when his train pulled under the)
shed at the Norfolk Southern
depot . Seen by an Advance r.
porter he gaid that though he had'
made a number of trips to ' North
Carolina this was the first visit tO
this section. Asked if he had a
pleasant trip he repllod that he '
was always Klad to get away from
Washington where life in a hotel
grews monotonous and tiresome.
The reporter had no trouble fa
recognizing Mr. Marshall from his '
photographs seen in the newspaper! 4
lie was much fairer, however, than
those photographs have suggested '
.ml gave the Impression of being '
a quiet man of simple habits and of
Intellectual taste. The impress
ion was horn out by the Vice Pres
blent lunch the principal Item Of ,s
which was Boston baked beans . '
which he ate with evident re'ish.
5CW BE OH
I
EXCELLENT 1'JOI
MANY 'INTERESTING STEPS TAK
EN BY PASQUOTANK TEACH
ERS FOR COMMUNITY PRO
GRE8S
Reports from the teacherg of tha
Pasquotank Teacher's Association
on Saturday were brimful of lnfor
nation regarding the progresj be
ing made in community worlt
throughout the county.
School grounds have been much
improved by clearing away rubbish
and cleaning up. Basket ball hM
been introduced in many schools,
snd debating societies have been
organized, and many pupils have
Joined the Pig and Canning Clubs'
of the County for this year. Fork
school has a "School Pig" 1
thriving condition.
The alertness of the teachers In
charge of the schools, the hearty
co-operation of pupils and the utl
ous support of the communities
were evident throughout the re
ports made.
The mi'Htlng wa, well attended,
and opened with prayer by Rev.
J. I! Ilhick. Miss Linda Deuon,
president, spoke briefly but point
edly. Her talk was fo'lowed by
a practical article bv Mrs. Minnie
llrookH on Primary Heading. Miss
Alma Splvey read a helpful paper
on Intermediate Heading!.
Superintendent Spragln3 treated
the subject, "English, how to
teach It" In a forceful and direct
manner which' made 'his addrest
the greatest treat of the program.
Music was an additional f.ature of
enjoyment .
MARRIED HERE SATURDAY
W. 11 Whitson and Miss Ethel
Ilarrc'l. both of this city, were mar
ried by Justice of tho Peace J. W.
Munden Saturday, night.
Kdwln Franklin Dozler and Miss
Kdna Marin Jones, both of (Norfolk,
were married Saturday night by
Yi Munden.
WEATHER OR NO
Generally c'ou Iv tonight and
Tuesday colder.
The crnflrmed criminal puts ft
comma Instead of a period at the
end of his sentence. ,
Have you leglected to pay ny,ik
of your bills?, THE MERCHANTS ,
M ERCANTILE - AGENCY ;