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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA; TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH 13; 1917
;l ,t,K07;3
Pep Without Victory
Not later Than July
Declares For
Universal Service
Such is theBelief of Diplomats and
Officials at the National Capitol Today.
of
of
ROBERT J. BENDER
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington, March 13 A gen
eral peace movement will' be
launched witbin three or four
months, according to the views
diplomats and o cials who are
the opinion that many elements are
at work tending to bring war to
a close.
These include the increasingly
acute food situation in warring na
tlons, particularly the Teutonic,
mud the growing unrest among the
people indicated by the dissatisfac
tion toward the Entente cabinets.
With the possibility of any nation's
breaking under the sudden military
strain, it is the growing belief that
neither side can achieve over
whelming victory.
It i8 now thought that Wilson's
suggested "peace without victory"
will be brought about not biter
than July. Fly then, it is thought
that empty stomachs physical and
financial exhaustion may tie ar
gued successfully for the termina
tion of the stwiggle. The belief
grows that Germany will do every
thing to prevent the entrance of the
United States Into the war because
ghe feels that if America entered
the struggle would only be prolong
ed. Fir this reason It is believed
that Germany will -eerrloe every
precaution against sinking armed
American merchant shins without
Complying with International law.
By July it is thought that the
success or failure of the submarine
Campaign will be determined. If
It is successful, war will degenerate
Into a contest in which the surviv
al of the fittest stomach will win.
l It is a failure, Germany may be
forced for the sake of her women
jind children tn make peace over
tures . In either case the sub
marine campaign promises to has
ten the end of the war.
PLEDGE PITY
i case I n
BUT NO PROMISE IS MADE BY
BROTHERHOOD LEADERS
THAT STRIKE WILL NOT BE
CALLED NOW
Washington, March 18 Organ
lzed labor In America has declared
for universal military service.
The doctrine was formally sub
fecribed to not only bysUie millions
of members ef the American Fed
eration of Labor but by four hun
dred thousand memberg of the four
big brotherhoods.
In subscribing to the doctrine
announcement was made that a
lengthly pamphlet on the subject
would be issued by the Labor Coun
ell which under Gompers conclud
ed its conference here today.
DR.
HI "II
DELIVER ADDRESS
COMMENCEMENT OF 1917 AL
READY LOOKED FORWARD TO
AS ONE OF UNUSUAL INTER
EST AND EXCELLENCE
Girl Rookies
Go Into Camp
Six Submarinse
Is The Record
(By United Pres9
Washington, March 13 President
Wilson was informed today by the
four big brotherhood leaders that
in case of war no strike would be
called on the great railway systems
of the country.
In the letter assurance was giv
en that the tralnemn would stand
by the president In the event of
hostilities but no promise was made
that a strike will not be called now
The letter declared that the Broth
erhood will meet the railroad man
agers Thursday and make a deter
mined effort to make some agree
ment. It did not mention, any
strike order in the event of Thurs
day's meeting failing.
1 in reported that such an order,
however, has set Saturday night
as tbe time for starting a pro
gressive strike" beginning on the
westen roads and spreading to the
others. This order was the sub
ject of discussion at today's meet
ing of the Brotherhood cihefs and
local delegates.
President Wilson is keeping In
close touch with the situation
through Secretary of Labor Wilson
but has not yet taken any hand In
the matter.
The United 8tates Board of Me
diation will make a final effort to
effect an agreement In the railroad
controversy.
(By Unltod Press I
Washington, March 13 Sweet
girl graduates of the First Na
tional Service School, Women's
Section of the Navy League will
delve deep Into the intricacies of
warfare when they g0 into their
second encampment here at Chevy
Chase April 16.
Post graduate companies have
been organized for the encamp
ment this year and those who
served in 1916 are eligible for
places. They will take up a high
er course of dietetics, camp cookery
map reading, motor car driving, re
pairing, bicycling, advanced signal
ling, plain and wiieless telegraphy.
Former students must have ap
plied for memhershlp in these
companies before March loth.
The regular eourses, mostly for
girl rookies, still have a number
of vacancies mit officers -in ohariu
of the encampment declare it will
be even more successful than last
year.
1 -m
Gives Pastor
Leave qf absence
The Elizabeth City High School
is fortunate In having secured Dr.
W. P. Few, President of Trinity
College, to make the commence
ment address at the close of the
session.
The graduating exercises will be
held on the evening of May 24th,
and Dr. Few's address will be de
livered at that time.
The graduating class is one of
which the school is proud on ac- j
count of its number and its quality
of material, and the closing exer
cises of the school are looked for
ward to as being of unusual Inter- 1
i
est and merit generally. i
The opportunity t0 hear Dr. Few '
is one that will be Welcomed by !
Elizabeth City people of all denom- j
inationa, for his work at Trinity is '
recognized throughout the state
and beyond lts bounds.
Rev. I. N. Lof tin's physicians
have agreed that bis trouble is one
of long standing; and' will - require
slow and careful treatment. - For
this reason Black well Memorial
church ha8 decided to grant Mr.
Loftin a three months leave" of ab
sence and to secure a supply dur
lng this period. ,
Banks Are
Co-ppating
The Bank of Sunhury and the
Bank of Hobbsvi le, in Gates coun
ty are cooperaMng with Dr. F. I).
Owen by carrying the hog cholera
serum used in hls campaign against
this disease. '
The First National Bank carries
the serum for Pasquotank farmers,
the First National at Hertford, and
the Citizens bank at Edenton.
SENSATIONAL HAPPENINGS
AT MITCHELL'S TODAY
Early thi., morning Mr. Gilbert
was well-nigh overcome by urgent
and even violent demands for
Establish Bureau
Crop Estimates
Frank Perker of Ualeigh was in
the city "Monday and left here lor
Scotland Neck. Mr. Parker is
WEDNMOAY"5" AND THUR80AV
V PROMSeTO.BEpAYWjOY
Klrr b tr ivft'-.i,i.j..,A...i
AND-'" BEAUT'
THst CITY'
THROUGHOUT
even violent demands lor the fui,i .,,,.,, f..r .h u,,.,,. ,.f ..,...
.... ... I'D1 ! ! U"l (1 U 1 I L
best messuline in America today, I i-Mimate. at Kaleith. divisor, of
the Department t.f Agriculture, and
was here in the interest of the es-
worth $1.50, priced 4'J cents." j
Mr. Gilbert thought that he had i
Ml IIS
IBv Pnitrd PTesi
Washington. March 13 About six
German Riibma;ines have been cap
tured or destroyed between January
1st and February 15 according to
reports reachinn here. This is
the first authoratlve word from the
Allle in cKrd to their success In
coping with submarines.
RECOVERING FROM DUEL
'n iTnlfrt Preg)
Buenas Aires. March 1.1 Hear
Admiral Juan A. Martin and Capt.
Diogenes Apuirre of the Argentine
navy who have been nominally ill
but wb0 are fepored really to have
fought a "duel with one another are
recovering.
It is understood that the fight
wk with swords, that it was over
prol clonal difference of opinion.
that t occurred in the patio, or
court .r(j nf a house In the Bue
nos Airv. suburb of Helgrano and
that both. np principals were wound
DDE READY
TO BE GIVEN NAVY GUNNERS
WHEN NEEDED BUT WILL
NOT BE MADE PUBLIC SECRE
TARY DANIELS ANNOUNCES
By CARL D. GROAT
(1'nited Prr-ss a aff Correspondent)
Washington, Mar'h 1.1 Instruc
tions to Navy gunners In regard to
their conduct in defending the
United States armed merchantmen
against German submarines have
been completed and approved and
will be issued whenever needed
Secretary Daniels announced today
after conference tjfltn President Wll
son and Secretary Lansing.
Theserderg will be kept se
cret and the press of the country
has been requested not to spent
late on the contents of the orders.
General Hoover
Sails for Spain
New York, March 13 Germany
has protested officially against the
administration by Americans 0f Bel
gian Relief work In portions of
northern France. This was re
vealed today when General Hoover
Bailed suddenly for Spain. He
will arrange for Hollanders to take
over the work which he was oblig
ed to leave.
HAVE MOVED OFFICE3
TO BURTON HOTEL
Calls Sike
, tor Saturday i-
ltl & Sawyer have moved their
office; from tbe I Untom Building to
llie Burton Hotel.
Harry K, Thaw
Adjudged Insane
(Bv T'nited Press
Philadelphia. Miiffh 1! Harry
K. Thaw has be.-n adjudged insane
in the inquiry started by Ks inotu
or to escape tii.il In New .York for
assault
Swiss Relations
Are Strained
Iby Untied Press)
Washington. March 1,1 Relations
between the State Department and
the Swiss Minister are t trained.
Despite his frequent calls he
has been unable to present Scire
tary Lansing with Germany's re
quest for amending the Prussian
treaty.
gotten used to the rush that has :
prevailed during Silk Weeii and '
was writing a new adv to announce
bargains at his ready to wear de
partment, when the cyclone swept
MitcheK's Department Store.
To make' a loiii; i story short, of
C0urne. 'it wasn't Mr. Gilbert's fault
that the youngest printer in The
Advance sl op made fhP' error, and
the shoppers were rventuallv con
vinced that the best fnessaline in
America is a bargain at $1.25.
Mr Gillett was convinced, by the
way, that the people read hiB advs
tali 'ishment of a bureau of crop
estimates in this c ty with the co
operation of the Chamber of Com
merce and the County Demonstra
tion agent.
Unfortunately Sei rotary Pugh of
the Chamber of Commerce was oat
of tbe city and ; Iso Farm Peni'( i
sitrator agent, G. W. Falls, ai d dt
finite planR could not I e made, 'but
It is believed tha the bureau will
le established when the matter
can be taken up.
A CORRECTION
In the police court news publish
ed in The Advance of January 2.1,
1917, it was stated that Trannie
Crank had been fined $5 for lar
ceny. This was incorrect. There
has not been any charge of lar
ceny against Mr. Crank. Cor ee
tion was made January 24th but
this correction may have escaped at
tentlon.
The Advance apologizes to Mr.
Crank and retracts the erroneous
pub'ication.
Tonight's Show
At Alkrama
IN POLICE COURT
"Herbert Thompson and Frank
YVinslow were fined $10 each and
conts in pi dice court this morning
for speeding.
The Lasky studio was nearly
raided by the police during the
taking of the scenes "Betty to
Rescue" In which Fannie Ward will
appear In the stellar role on the
Paramount Program at the Alkni
ma tonight. In some of the min
ing camp scennes a large roulette
'table was emploed When not
In use this table whs stored hi a
vacant room near a street. An
enterprislnf? property man. noting
the fact that the table was in full
operation, started a full size rau
lette came. A tip was sent out
I and at niht the dour was opened
I l.i the street and friends admitted,
j lly accident it wa discovered just
, In time to be stopped I efore the
Perhaps Spring might be Spring '
without Spring Millinery Openlngi, .
but no one with an eye for; beantjf
could quite imagine It. .--Um f
Spring has been trying to get M
Elizabeth City for two weeks" tad
has succeed in landing In ipotl
and by spells, but the Spring Mil
linery Openings will come on
time and in time for milady ' tt '
find happiness and fiats galore for
all her fashion needs. l: '
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week, to be exact, are the day, and
the windows are already blossoming
in beauty, suggesting to. passers-by.
that velvet, felt, and feathers should
be relegated to the attic until
autumn time and that charming
straws and -braids, with gorgeoul .
flowers and- ribbons shou'd ttkt
their plac e.
The millinery shops 'are busily
at work. Fiesh and spotlMI, '
thoroughly rejuvenated for thenew1 ;
season they are rushing to comple
tion the final touches which will
make the openings a" Joy to th t ;
holders and. alas, an aching TOld
in mere man's pocket book." t-- '
Miss .Sallie Perry's'new arrange'
ment by which the visitors enter 0x9
central door of the Woman's Weaft-'
Store, provides greater room
for display than before and
makes a most attractive appearanct ,
In connection with the variety f ,
joyous raiment of every sort ' fof
womankind and other kinds d!
played by the M. Leigh Sheep
Company . f. v,
The other Main s'reet millinery"
stores, the Prichard. the L. ' P.: .
Gilbert, ami Mrs-. M. HIN's, gr ..
llHi'laylnir to advantage the new
styles of the seanon. and the Wal
ker & Company store on Polndex .
ter street Is ready to show a large ;
variety of hots for youg and old;
At the S. Vt. 8iff Company store, V
the big second floor gives abun
datit opportunity for obtaining Just '
the right effect In selecting millfc
neryand other spring raiment and
(he selection Is made an easy mat
ter by obliging service and well
adapted styles.
The weather man has been re
quested by, shoppers to turn loose
a plenteous supply of sunshine ftt
an early hour Wednesday and that
the streets will be crowded, whfll
the millinery shops will be packed.
.
Program For
New Theatre
MAKES ADDRESS AT PARKVILLE ' no le. who had lcn adviser pf the j
l
I
Itev. .1 Y. Warren will deliver
th commencement address at
! ark vl le School on Wednesday
Vr.rch Mill at eleven o'clock.
nine reached the s iidlo.
i liiine r.urse in iorias iniiiaiir.
a Wo will be ghown.
"The Closing Net" i3 Tuesday'4 ,
feature for matin -e And night. ,
Trouble began early in the career"
of Frank Clamait. known in
(P7 Ipl'e. i-re.,,,1
Bellevue. OV, March t Orders
calHng a striken the NIokle Plate
Railroad have jeen printed and
'Tiavi become dipttiy known today. J
The tntte; fori! JTUT'
CANDIDATE FOR ALDERMAN
T he-ebv announce my ennrtidnev
ir ' lepra-! Jrom the Fourth
Wa d. nVert to the ru'r? of the
j Pep oi rntic Primary. Your vote
lend o;:r infli 'i-n wi'l be nnpif
I rimed .
H. 0 PARKS.
; Everybody has financial rating
odaf'. It's 'a aplendld system for
prompt, payers... TPE MERCHANTS
MERCANTILE' AGENCY,-""
1 7 Trapped
In Explpsion
fBv t'nited Press)
Cano 'burg. IVnna. Man h 13 - S v
entren were tr.i-.pcrt in an expbis
Ion that wre lid pnttinl y ti e !W"i
der.-on mine cday.
mSun
UPON ADVICE FROM JAPAN
BELIEVING THAT SHE WILL
RAISE HER DIPLOMATIC STA
TUS AND REFUDIATE BOXER
INDEMNITY
t
A LFTERARY ACHIEVEMENT
As usual, a host of the most
brilliant and well known authors
and Illustrators have contributed to
Cosmopolitan Magazine for April.
Among these celebrated artists who
have aided in making this issue
I one of the most remarkable in
' niaizazine history are Amelia Hives
(Princess Troubetzkoy I, Robert W.
Chambers. Arthur Somers Rorhe.
,)aci London. .lonh (Ja'sworthy,
Mary Roberts Pinehart. Herbert
Kai'fmin. HarrWon Fisher. Howard
t Handler t till ty ami . At' u iti:i
Fisher.
Cosmopolitan Ft n Indeed tarried
later career a "The TIdewai
Clanr fie was a babe In ami .', ,.
when his mother killed herself tf f J t
ter discovering that the father of i
her child already had a legnl w4fe.
Frank spent the first ten yeart Oti
his life in the orphan asylum. Fl T
nally he rebelled and ran away. -
For the next fiftoen years, w h '
specialized in burglary as a flnlrws,
art. and when he arrived at tht
ne of (wenty five, had made iof" ,' J?
The Silk Week Sale closes Wed
nesday night. The hi Ready to
Wear Week begins early Thurs
day, morning. . You, can't .. afford
to - tnisa n.theee.i, jpportwiltle mt
Mitchell's : " adr
Tokio. March 111 China's l cl
ion to luenk v Ith t!erm:itr. ha
ben made partly on .lanpan's a
vice.
"lina I ellevei t Fl- t vnc',
br--iik will raise her rt 'pb m ttic c' i
tii; aril a! io repudiate the rem "'a
out mi elaborate program for April I
j a program which may be enjoyed '
from stirt to PnWh bv every mem- j
i her of (tie fjmllv dri le . nrtv ;
der of the
the Teutons,
lions.
Boxer indemnity
thereby savin,-
. Read tbe te'egram received et
Mitchell's this morning kacd " use
what is happening . in' preparation
for Ready to Wear Week. v. adT
E. City Has
New Shoe Shop
himself a reputation a the most
sourceful and nought for crook la '
the world.
To escape the police he went '
Paris where he n.ef l.eontlne,
blends with th night; Churcl
j sh"urer; Ivan the "Fe
j .Teff the Red . Frank v
ed by Loontine, mOch '
i ntnfort of Chit chu .
That. ni"lit, ivn
' ."M acconip; n:c
' ''rank entered
i l Of lr-'
' cvls'n'e F
hi- F.i
hU !'
Clam"
bar.pil
i,J. J-, Watson has Fought out
Jcrank Carter's picture ' framing bu
In'ess and-'added 'electric ''slibo"' re
pair equlpmment. - " . .. , "V
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