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ELIZ ABETHNCrTY, i NORTH CAROLINA,' WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH 211917 fr-:Vy .Vi' NO r7i
PLL CALL SESSION
FOR APRIL SECOND
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Urged by Demand From Country
Generally, Cabinet and Congress
xhen for More Aggressive Action
Against Germany.
" Washington. March 21 Yielding
' UUUCr. TBDU1D w
generally, the cabinet, and members
of Congress, President Wilson nas
? decided to call Congress Into extra
aession on April second Instead of
i April 16th, the d"ate previously set.
'y The President's decision was
" reached only after he became con-
. ..... . i i v... ra
Tlnceo tnai me biuhjub
- many of three American freighters
' on the high seas had brought about
j demand from the country for
' more aggressive action than at any
previous time since me uermau n
nation loomed up.
Th. Pmaidfmt will demand from
Congress drastic measures to fur
ther protect American commerce on
the high seas. It has been expect
ed that he would announce a state
" of war existing between the United
' flutes and Germany ever since
: March 14th when the American
' Steamer, Alffonquin, was sunk. TJp
' to last night his decision in this
matter had not been reached. He
V has strongly leaned toward making
, ; no further aggressive step than the
tSDld preparation of government
n4 naval forces for actual ,bosttl-J
I ltieg II ucn a course buuuiu
jr tually prove Inevitable .
Wb.n Wllaon addresses Congress
It is expected that he will ask for
some form of universal service at
one to prepare the yotmg men of
America for proper and efficient
- service" which they may Ve. called
, - on to perform ' in behalf of their
' . Country In case of war.
SENTIMENT FAVORS WArt
Declaration Of war may be the
first iction by the new- Congress.
If the .President does not ask for a
declaration of war it is be'ieved
that Congress , wW deAand one.
Soma believe that this action
. "will be. taken. Others feel that
' -Congraaa -iV mere'y admit that a
tite ot-Wf MfM -d Brant the
. " President!! poer to take such
measures as . are necessary to meet
I the aggressor. Thi, was the ac
tion authoriaed by Coniress ,Just
before Jthe Spanish American war.
The President's proclamation call
, Ing for an extra session on Anrll
1 2nd stated that he will communicate
' with Congress regarding grave mat-
terB of national policy which should-
. be taken Into Immediate consiaera
.i on.
' . Meantime preparations continue in
"S DrogTesa to place thenavy and army
j.y on -war footing.
The country is making a tremen
dous appeal to avenge Germany's
"; killln? of American citizens and
' ' the destractio of American proper
' tf in contravention to international
law.
Wilson's new course will bring
to an end his unprecedented efforts
irhlch have been a'ike strongly com
mended and strongly condemned,
to keep . the country at peace even
''1 with Germany in order that he
-might "perform the greater service
of restoring reason in war mad
Europe."'
WILL BRING LA8TING PEACE
It is believed that if the United
States should enter, the war active
' ly the struggle would: terminate In
a few months. A positive stand
' . by the United ' States
-against Germany it Is, declar
V d ;wlU encoura4 t!le Russian gov
1 ernmentv hearten th Altled troops,
- nd parhapa cVeate ah Irrepressible
demand in Germany ' tor the over
v throw of autocracy,' thereby bring
in a'lasting peace taatly nearer.
' WEATHER OR NO' i.
Maybe he who hesltatea la lost;
' V" Is b" who' doesn't sometimes
Russian Tr6ops
Receive New
'f.y Uiuted Ptp8ri
Petrograd, March 21 Russian
troops at the front received the
news of the overthrow of the auto
cracy and the establishment of a
democracy with acclaim, according
to dispatches from field headquarters.
French Take
More Towns
fRy United Press
Paris, March 21 Ten additional
villages have been occupied by the
French in their further prosreBs
north and northeast of Soissons.
Five Died When
r-VigilanciaSarik
Washington, March 21 The Con
sul at Plymouth reports Ave Ameri
cans died when the Vlgllancia was
gunk, Neil North, C. F. Arnold, Est
phan Lopez, F. Brown and John
Siberia.
An Explanation
Mr. Editor: ,
In the Independent of the 15th,
appears ; an article headed,-' "Man
teo'a Postmaster Buys 4$ Bibs of
Boose, in which the writer, pre
sumably the editor, manifests a
disposition to slander people who
hr.ve done him no harm that la only
oxce'led by his disposition to state
falsehoods galore and glory in so
doing."' ' -
It would seem from the headline
that ie article la Intended as a
.criticism of the Manteo Postmaster
but Its general trend, It resolves It
self Into an attack upon the peo
ple of Nags Head, the very worst
nf whom would comnare favnrahlv
a.. j. m iL., ,1.1. m I front
cii,i fflfsr
' IS TO VICTORV
GERMANS THWART ENTENTE'S
8PRIN4 , OFFENSIVE PLANS
AMD NOW PREPARE TO SET-
" TLE DOWN TO. THEIR NEW PO
TIQNS ".-
(By Dnited Pressl
Berlin, March 21 Germany la
retreating to victory, another mas
ter stroke achieved by Von Hln
denburg. The Entente's plan of a
great Spring offensive l8 destroyed
by the retirement on the western
upright citizenship and gentlemenly
principle . To numerate the false
statements in the article would be
to quote It In its entirety, but to
save space, I will simply call atten
tion to the fact that the steamer
A. A. Raven while stranded, was
nearer to other localities than to
i
Nags Head and of those who went
to her and assisted In salving the
jettisoned car,;o, but a small per
centage was from Naas Head.
There were not fifty barrels of
wlne thrown overboard. The
number actually thrown over': oarrl
was forty-five and forty-four of
these are accounted for they hav
ing been taken by the parties who
dragged them from the surf when
the assistance of members of the
crew of Bodle Island Coast Guard
Station, and were delivered at the
station for safe keeping until the
proper authorities cou'd be consult
ed as to the customs dues, Inter
nal revenue taxes and the law as
certained as to means of disposing
of this property, by shipping or
otherwise, go the taxes and salvage
would be adjusted. .Any pur-cnasJieintjMyas.
derwriterr from the agent, simply
The retreat has not yet reached
the Hlndenburg lines. It is slowing
up In speed and stiffening up in
fighting, an Indication that the
. time when the Germans will settle
. down on their new positions and
' make a stand Is fast approaching.
P
INFESTED
n
THESE GIVE INFORMATION TO
SUBMARINES LYING IN WAIT
FOR VESSELS LEAVING SPAN
ISH PORTS
By WILBUR 8 FORREST
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Claims He Can
Fly to Europe
St. Paul, Minn., March 20 Pul
Rickkel. 23 today claimed thet he
can fly across the ocean 1 forty
hours hy using In his engine a
certain oil formula he claims to
have perfected. He sent thlg for
mula to the United States govern
ment as a gift. Whether it has
been tested is not known.
New Name
For Jitney
4 (By United Pressi
Rio De Janeiro, March 1 (By
Mail) The Jitney automobile has
been given many nameg in the Un
ited States different from that be
stowed by the makers, but on its
first and recent appearance In this
city It was promptly dubbed "Ba-
rata" by the Bra.illans. "Barata"
means cockroach. The Brazilian
cockroach is about as big as a
mouse and a racer for speed.
Invents Torpedo
To Attack Ships
Willlston, N. D., March 22
Charleg J. Field, grandson of Cy
rus K. Field, the man who laid
the first transatlantic cable and
turned it over to the American
government, has invented a. torpedo
designed to guide itselikpn a mag
netic control, into the bowels of
enemy vessels. The torpedo at
taches itself to the ship by magne
tlsm and ' remains . there .until Its
explosion, which ig controlled by ' ft
timing - advice p Government' tests
credit' the torpedo with seven out
of " eight perfect explosions, y " y
FOR SWT, One 7 II P motorcycle
Paris, March 1 (By Mail) "A
vast army of German agents en
gaged In survei lance of Spanish
ports and shipping" Is condemned
by the Spanish press and demands
uxe step to 'get the spies out ot
means the purchaser acquired an tt ontry In paper8 arriving .here
interest In what this property will toay, bonib t "
bring when shipped end. sold by , ' poimea to
government authorities for customs
and other dues and salvage, and In
the meantime the property awaits
disposition, in the hands of officers
of the government' with full ap-,
proval of all parties here claiming
any interest as salvors or other
wise. Of the forty-five casks of
wine thrown into the sea, the
head of three were bursted and
the Coast Guard crew emptied the
contents on the sand. , One In
stead of TEN of the casks are miss
Ing and the others awaited dispo
sition as stated.' That there was
some drinking from the casks hav
Ing broken in heads, is reported,
but that it was by parties from
Nags Head Is denied .
It Is not claimed that Na? Head
Ig a hit of transplanted Heaven,
but for honesty, sobriety, industry,
and other qua'ltles of good citizen
ship, it is contended it will com
pare favorably yith other communl
ties of equal population . What
Woodmen Pledge
Loyal Support
M examples of what the Spanish
government n confronted with.
Fines Spains' reTuaal to openly
break -with Germany aa a protest
against the submarine blockade, the
press of that country, excepting the
criticism. The objecting papers
carry lengthly and detailed revela
tions of the German agents working
tfl conjunction with the submarines.
131 Liberal, the great newspaper of
Madrid, leads In openly declaring
that ad ship leaves t Spanish 'port
before itg description,, cargo, sea
route, speed, armament against sub
tpartnel, makeup of Its .crew and
doetInali6n Is known to the subma
rtne lying In wait off the Spanish
coast. This information Is trans
mitted to the submarines by sig
nals or by wireless that a German
agent can say to a ship captain
"your vessel will be sunk at such
and such a time." And these pre
dictions are nearly always confirm
ed by facts. Other vesse's which
drinking 18 done at Nags Head is 16818 01 lne flBent
usually by visitors during the I Pftr- " Paper says and contln-
summer season. It Is a community
of peace ad fair degre of pros
perity, resulting from the Industry
and honest toil of the people, it is
free from the local scandal-monger
and the people only are subject to
that evil by the weekly vlsltg of a
few copies of the Independent. It
In to be regretted that such a
community Is hot left In peace,
free from the shnderous attackg of
a muck-raking newspaper.
J. E. CULPEPPER.
' Wreck Commissioner.
Nags Head, N. C. Mr.rch 20 J
ues:
Russia Requests
Recognition
Washington, March 21 The Amer
lean government intends to under
take negotiations for a new com
mercial treaty with Rnssia after
the new government has been re
cognized. Ambassador Bakhmeteff
has presented the State Department
a notice from the new regime just
created which amount to reqnets
for recognition ' i f '?
lit and Jvjrs C W Morgan,
and Mrs. Tom White, of Hertford
nin!or'l lo Ci city T!tnoflny enl re
"The German organization Is very
vast and admlrab'y disposed to
take advantage of all the elements
at itg disposition. Of the sixty
thousand to eighty thousand Ger
mans now in Spain, the most part
are officers of the German army,
marines, inventors, Industrial work
ers, commercial agents and techni
cians' of all sorts who have, sought
employment on all parts of the
Spanish coast. In somejnstances
they work for the lowest wages.
This Oermnn army Is directed by
consuls and heads of big German
enterprises, commercial and Indus
trial, organized before' the war.
They have created friendships' every
where, especially among th- pro
vincial authorities, the t military
chiefs, , the ' commandants . of . ma
rines., the officers of the civil guard
the caribiners, the chiefs ot pub
Ike service amoni? which are , the
posts and te'egraph and, olvtl no
llce. This has given, btrih' to a
syitem of espionage, sagely and me
thodlcally organised," "which ac
qualnts the Germans' with 'most ma
theme tlcal and precise" Information
for their submarine 'campaign."
Miss Sallle Perry returned " Tues
day from a hurried biihtncss trip to
New York, with V l;.":t r; H;
Daughters Join P
In Relief Work
A very Interesting meeting of the
D. H. Hill Chapter U. D. C. was
held Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mra. Edson Carr on Church
street. There was a large atten
dance and delicious refreshments of
unusual style were served by the
charming hostess.
A great deal ot enthusiasm was
manifested, toward the subiects
brought before the Chapter:
First, a monument to be erected
at j Falrview, Kentuckky, to the
memory of Jefferson Davis.
Second. The organisation of a
Camp of the Sons of Veterans In
this city.
Third, a pledge to join hands
with the National Surgical Dressing
Committee just organised here and
render any possible assistance to
the branch of work for the relief of
suffering soldiers.
Political Amnesty
Decreed in Russia
Tf..
ABOUT
LIVES
r: a-. ,.
AND DrW. D. OWEN , IS ' ALS 3
ON THE PROGRAM AT TH
WILMINGTON MEETING TO tZ
HtLf NEXT WEEK v
(By Uniti'd PreF
Petrograd, March 21 General
political amnesty has been decreed.
IXitna delegates are p'lanln to
visit ail sections of the country and
explain the purpose of the new
government.
Greenwood, 8. C. MarCfe 2!Tba
fall support of forty thousand yood j
iaeeiWoldii.pleeAlve-
Presldenfy the'State? Convention
In session here tad ay. .'
Cherokees
Elect Officers
At an; ejection ot officers' for
Cherokee Chapter R A M No.
14 the following wore chosen for
the ensuing year I .
W. ,. Wood, . High Priest; O D
B Prtchard. King; , Louig Sellg,
Scribe: R. E. Wynn, Captain- of
Hosts t Charles A. Johnson, Princi
pal Sojourner; R. JS. ChessonBoy
al Arch Captain; George . Wright.
Master of Third Vail; Geo. A, Cox
Master of 2nd Vail; Claude R. Tar
klngton. Master of 1st, Vail; A. G.
James, Secretary-treasurer; J. C.'
Bembury, Sentinel.
CUiat TKnitiooi
Gets Forger
Chief Thoma thlg morning pick
ed up Jim Perry, colored, wanted
at Plymouth to answer the. charge
of forgery.
The Deputy Sheriff of Washing
ton County came for him today.
Wilmington, N C March list A
Governor Thomas W. Blckett win
address the North- Carolina '. LiTe
Btock Eipositlon and Conference to
be held at 4 Wilmington! March tt-1
This meeting will be State-wida
and promises to be the best of Its
kind ever held In the State. '.Aa
eicellent program has been arrang
ed for the occasion, with the United
State, Department of Agriculture .
and the North Carolina Agricultural v
Experiment Station and Extension
Service well represented. , .
The speakers and the subjecte '
for .discussion are as follows: Geo.
E. Rommel, meat production,; Py R -Marshall,
sheep induatry,,A. 3,
Reed, dairying and dairy products,
Hr. F. P.. Yager, 'Ck eradiation.
Dr. F. D. Owen, diseases .of lire-
stock. Dan T. Gray, hogs and Dal "
tures. R. S. Curtis, Beef cattle
production, J. Moss, soy beam, F.J.',
Westover, alfalfa. , ? , . v ' .
Dr. B. W. Kilgore, director. Ot
the Experiment Station,- T., B. Par.-,
ker, director of Farmer's ; Institutes
and W. A. Graham, Commissioner
of Agriculture will make addressee
as well as Dr. Bradford Knapp, t
rhlef of the Farm Extension Worit
In the United 8tates; fS,
The exhibit of livestock will v, ye- ,
present the two types of beej and ' ;
dairy catMe. and tlje: various breeds
of hogs. A model dajry- will . be.
a feature of the SxhlbltK. from' "the
Pender teat tarT' ' : ', j
" Atrtndtcatjons point to a 7 large
attendance rom etery I section';; of
the State: ' 'K ' 'Sl'Si
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Taft Starts on i
i Soilthera Trip
(By , United Press) i
rilphmond.sVlrglnla, ; Marob '
Former President William . Howard
Taft'arrived ' here today for th
firstjspeech la jPael Revere f tour
of the South- and West, to , arouse :
ihi spirit of patriotism and Pre ,
paredness In those sections; 7 Dr.
Taft' wlIK go from here to jBreeiUK
twro; N, C, .." -"'i '
New; Theatre"
For Sale
T Real Estate
V
One lot on West side of Poindex
ter 8treet next to Poindexter
Creek'. Foundation for building
already prepared, - .' -
Mill site, on Sheppard Street and
Factory Avenue "and Charles Creek.
Sawmill on property will also , -be
sold. IY: i1 ;.
Lot fronting 63 feet On '.Parsonage
8treet and adjoining -the ', Graded
School property!; On this , lot ' is
a comfortable two , story dwelling
with all conveniences." " ( ' J '
Lots 68 and 69, as designated on
Ptal of 4 Skinner and Gregory t ; -f '?
. W.. A". WORTH, Hlnfon fcldW
Elisabeth City, K. C. , ' ''V, ? ' ""'."
"The Social "' Buccaneer la Wei V' '
nesday's attraction "It " the ".Neir j "
Theatre. ' ';hw'';:;jv:.v-;-;
The story is a fascinating one Of v v .
a young American's "experienoe '
first in China, then later ',ta V New' :, ;
and philanthropy ' are interwoven', ,
with the Chinese In the blif clty. n-i V ;.
Warren Kerrigan ' andO Lohise ,
Lovely are supported by a notable f ;
cast la this Bluebird photoplay nd 'V :
Its unusual plot and oriental charm 1 "
i make It a picture quite out of -the ,
Ul U1UBI . .
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IN POLICE COURT. I
' Llnwood JfcCIeno,' colored, was
EPWORTH LEAGUE MEET'.
. The. Epworth League of . the Me . ;
t hod 1st Church, Souths will meet at
6:30 Sunday evening, '' The Junior t
will conduct v the services. ' The
public is cordially invited. 'i'',1?:,
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s A NOTICE TO I PATRONS QFp?
'i'ALKRAMA THEATRE
. Dear Friend and Patrons: We take K ;
take this method of sdvlsing .i you . ;; .
that Shielding ' Shadow fwll ii '
shown ' on ; Thursday msllnee ' -and, , ',
nlgbt-of thi(Jweek4 4 This , change V
U.made neceRsarrtttt acount'of the v'.
extra picture ot MargaretClark in' . . .
Silks and Satins". Fridny, ! The - ' ;
LasB of 'the LurrjWlonds,,,' Will be
shown Friday' yith' the, Margaret .;
Clark' Picture, j f.:':',h "' ' '..
Please Inforn your VIrlonda ; of - .
this change, ajld by so' doing, confor y
a favor on both :n and your frl-'i
Thanking you, we aro