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VOL.2
ELIZABETH CrTY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 24. 1917
SIMS
FOR GUARD DUTY
THE MASSACHUSETTS REGI
MENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
CALLED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE
AND OTHERS WILL BE GIVEN
SIMILAR DUTIES
Washington, March 24 Two regi
ment! of Massachusetts militia will
be called at once Into service to
guard the fort and the. river ship,
building work, at Qulncy and
other plants in the Bay State
under arrangments between Secre
tay of War Baker and Governor
McCall. The militia will guard
government arsenals, munition
plants, and especially shipyards
where Government construction is
under way.
While the Department refused to
gay -whether similar plans would
be made fur the militia 'of other
etates it Is plainly indicated that
the National Guard in other slates
will be used when necessary in de
fense plans on lamd .
Dispatches fryom Portland, Oregan
'. hundred a jiy. but no nothable in
. '!brUlgea acss the Columbia and
i , 'Willianytfte rivers 'have been plac
undejr the uard of the Slate mill
':. y"rfa today.
- f j RECRUITING INCREASES
' f While the number of recruits en-
listing at the army and navy re
cruiting stations ha Increased dur
ing the past week. Indications aro
that the country is not yet fully
aroused to the imminence of war.
The navv has gained an average of
117 men a day since the recruiting
campaign started, but still needs
! nerly seventeen thousand. The
army recruits number nearly two
' have just been received that the
' crease has been shown as a result
L" of the international crisis.
ARRANGING CAMP SITES
ping for extensive camp sites like
Plattsburg and several nitlllm dol
lars will be spent in making the
necessary preparations.
Germany Will
Declare War
(By United Preasi
Zurich, March 24 Seyeral German
newspapers declare that ' Germany
will declare war on the United
States as soon as the first shot Is
fired at a German submarine from
an American gun.
Progress Made
Around Soissons
Paris, March 24 The French
forceg coptinued to advance today.
Great improvement in French posi
tions around Solssoms was made
last nlht, the French progressing
east of Canal St Quentin on the
West bank of the Oise north of La-fere.
Hi HEALDTOF
HOT OVERT ACI
GERMANS DECLARE THAT IT
WAS NOT NECECSSry FOR
VESS'L TO TRAVERSE BAR
RED ZONE
(By United Press)
Merlin. .March 24--Gei many can
not. see why America should regard
be sinking of the ..Upa'dten as an
ov it act. That public opinion is
agreed (m this point Is the express
ed opinion of the German newspaper
Mittag. which, while admitting the
possibility that American sentiment
of Germany would le made more
hostile by the vessel's destruction,
said that it was unnecessary tbt
tbp Hea'.dton should traverse the
barred zone.
Editors note Survivors of the
Healdton sav that the vessel was
actually in tne path of safety pre
scribed by Germany when she was
struck. It is predicted that Ger
many will deny this claim.
VIILOCK CALLED
11
FROI
E II
BELGIAN RELIEF WORK GIVEN
UP BY THIS GOVERNMENT. AC
TIVITIES TRANSFERRED TO
HOLLLAf.'D
(By United Pressl
Washington. March 24 Mrand
Whit'ock has been withdrawn as
minister to Belgium, the State De
partment has announced .
This government has also with
drawn from the Belgian Relief work
and has transferred itH activities to
Holland. Whitlock's withdrawal
is taken as a fore-runner of real
war. For some time the State
Department has been debating the
advisability of giving up relief work
and the recent destruction of sev
eral relief ships has discouraged
further efforts.
The State Department dec'ared
that Germany's past conduct, has
caused this government not to "feel
-warranted In accepting the respon
sibility for leaving American Relief
workers in German occupied terri
tory." The enormous task -of feed
ing seven thousand Belgian has
been one long f'rht against German
restrictions, stubbornes8 and interference.
TORtfADO sweeps
SOUTH INDIANA
AND THIRTY-FOUR ARE DEAD IN
tlTY OF NEW ALBANY ALONE
WHILE PROPERTY LOSS AG
GREGATES MILLIONS
(By United Pressl
New Albany, Ind. March 24 Thir
ty fou bodies were recovered early
today from the ruins o" the tornado
which' swept the city destroying
Lthree hundred homes and leaving a
thousand persons homeless. The
devastated area Includes one third
of the city, and is a half mile wide
mid two mil"s long Jhc search
for b)dies still continues and the
city Is now under martial law;
Wild scenes followed the storm.
Women and children ran through
the streets hysterically searching
for lost relatives, while men fought
the raging flames.
Theloss is estimated at no less
than two million dollars. Thirty
nine are known dead, nearly one
hundred and f fifty are injured In
the entire path of I he storm which
traversed Southern Indiana.
CAS COMPANY HAS
NEW AUO DELIVERY
TheGas company hm a new auto
! heuas ( mv
lolnery tnk.
ft"
"We are prepared" s-iy8 Mr. SMI
lin".s to give Elba'e'h fty people
prompt, and rflitient service. If
you otder your pas range now with
in an hour's limo you can have It
Installed and connected."
WANTED to t M? "' second :; hand
VnrA In rood rnnnln nrdei If own-
r will take fair price. . . ' Vi
AT MOUNT HERMON SCHOOL
"Played and lsi". or "Thirty
Thousand Dnl'ars." will he given at
Mt . Hermop school Fr'idny nisht.
Marrh 30th for the benefit or he
school. ' Refreshments will bo
served aft'T- the pl-y and the pub
lif is cordiallv invited.
WILL GIVE SILVER TEA
The Ladles of tl'e Presbyterian
Aid Society will give, a Silver Tea
on Tuesday afternoon from 3;30 to
5:30 at the residency of Mrs. G.
W. Ward on West Main street.'
A , verjr'cordlal invitation ls ex
tended to friends of 'all denomina
tion! and a de'lghtful afternfion Is
assurreol all those who attend."
I!
' LEAGUE
ISORGMIIZE
HERTFORD WOMEN IN ENTHUS
IASTIC MEETING LAY PLANS
FOR WELFARE WORK IN PRO
GRESSIVE CITY ON PERQUIMANS
Hertford, March 23 A well atten
ded and enthusiasm meeting
of the women of Hert
ford was held in the audi
torium of the graded school on
Thursday afternoon, for- the pur
pose of discussing the organization
of a Patrons League. The Rev.
W. H. Carter and L. R. Crawford
Sup't of Schools, outlined the need
of such a league and the great field
open for sulh work In a progressve
town like Hertford.
The Rev. R. M. Ormand oulined
the plans of organisation, embracing
practically all of the activities and
the meeting voted for Immediate or
ganization. The plan will cover
general re'ief work which Is al
ready organized and working under
the Ladies Circles, educational work
which will include the home and
the school, and prevention, relating
to health and sanitation. The
main organization I ehind the
branches wi'l act as a Welfare Com
mission, and the following officers
were e'eited: President, Mrs. W.
H. Carter,; Becrefnry. Miss Mae
Woorf Winslow; Treasurer. Mrs. J.
J. Fleetwood. An Executive Com
mittee, to perfect plans of organi
zation, draw up a constitution and
nominate officers for the branch ac
tivities, was elected as follows: Irs
R. W. Smith. Mrs. H. Shannon
house. Mrs. George E. Major, Mrs
C. w. MorRrfh, and Mrs. T. R.
Langston.
A. publicity committee was also
appointed to enroll membeis. It
consists of: Mrs. W. L. F. Tlabh,
Mrs. P. H Small. Mrs. W. S.
Ttlanchai (I. Mrs. Charles Johnson
and MrH. .Tames Shannonhouse .
The next meeting wl'I be held on
Tuesday, March 27th. when the
plans for organization should be
complete. fS'.'
To Night At
New Theatre
Saturday show Is always a good
one, and this week It is a Gold
Rooster play " featuring Florence
Reed. The title is "New York" and
the story ig a dramatic one of patri
clan and chorus girl.
Tonight's Show
t Alkrama
Paving Streets
In Hertford
Hertford, March 24 Preliminary
lines and surveyg are now being
made in Hertford with a view of
paving the streets from the Norfolk
Southern Depot to the point where
the bridges cross the river.
Clean-up Week
At Belvidere
Helvldere. N. C. March 21-Mrs.
Robert Welch, Assistant Couty
Superintendent, visited the school
here last Friday.
The students and teaihersof I!el
vlder academy took Mond.iy and
Tuesday for genuine Clean Up Days
The whole campaign was swept
and all the trash hauled away and
burned. A tennis court was laid
off also a tract one eighth of a
mile In circumference.
The seudentg are now getting
ready for the County Commence
ment to be held in Hertford on the
29th. -T"UT3"
On Thursday the 21!nd all the Be!
vldere White schools oT Helvldere
township will meet here for the
preliminary contest.
A pbn. "Home Ties" will be giv
en bv the Center Mill talent, on Frl
day nlcht in the school autditopiutii
of thi place.
Mr. Tim .le-'sup and mother vi
Ited relatives of Tyner last Sunday
Mr. and Mri;. John l.asniter of
Cornp'ak, X. C. visited their daugh
tor Mr;. I. A. Ward of this p'ace
last Saturday and Sunday.
Misc, Lillie Mao Raiford spent
Wednesday in Elizabeth City shop
ping. Mr.. David Rogerson , at ., Norfolk,
Yajis risking jils parents Mr," and
MrsI J. .. Jf. A ,' Rogentori .1. "
' Mr Hugh White and sister, Hollo
Saturday night Norma Talmae
wl;i be seen in "The Social Sece
tiry," a triangle picture which fea
tures this celebrated actress in all
of her charming und fascinating
characteristics.
Also a two part keystone comedy
Madame Petrova iu -Kxtrava
gance" is the big; feature for Mon
day, matinee kind night. The lav
ish beauty of tho s'ar and her cos
tumes are in accord with the name,
of the picture, und the beauty of
the scenes Is indis ribable .
A!s0 on Monday will be seen Kr.ui
els Husham and loverly Hay tie i'.i
-The Great Secret".
BOOTH TARKINGTON'8 PENROD
Hate you erer. read any of thoaa
corking Penrod atorieg Iji C)tmo
plliUn BlagaiineT Booth Tarklng
ton la tho author and- they are n
regular feature In Cosmopolitan,
America Y greatest magatine. For
April Mr. Tarkington contHbutes
one of the best real boy atorles
one of those stories which will car
ry you back to the days when you
were a boy yourself from that time
when you first began to think that
"pigtaisl" wern't so awfully bad
after all. "Sam's Bau" that's tr
namo of this clever little boy
story it surely is a corker. Don't
ml8 this story for it means heaps
of fun for you from start to finish.
Young Tolstoy
In Vaudeville
IS?
NEWS FROM AMSTERDAM
CLAIMS THAT SOCIALIST AF.2
DEEPLY 8IRRREO IN 'GERM A
NY BY RUSSIAN REVOLUTION ,
Amsterdam .March 24 Thursday's
debate in the German Reichstag
was featured by bitter' attacks On
the Kaiser and Chancellor Holwag
as the originators of the war; ( and
also by a Socialist demonstration
lauding the Russians for -the over
throw of the Russian autocracy, , ,
Attention Called
To Rest Rooms
The Civic Leai-i.e lias reeei-.t'v
hung in a number of public places
throughout the city neat and attrac
tlve sisns calling attention to the
Rest Rooms provided for the rest
and comfort of out of town shoppers
and visitors.
-Th"nt room9 are located on
tho second floor of the Hlnton Hulld
ing. two doors from the elevator
and are kept up by merchants, banks
city aldermen and profe sional men
with the co-operation of the Civic
League.
It Is veiy much hoped that visi
tors will avail themselves of this
opportunity for rest on busy shop
ping days. They ate Invited to
eat their lunch there and to make
these rooms a real resting place.
Packages will be delivered there
from any of the stores and every
effort will be made to make the
rest rooms a convenient, stopping
place.
San Francisc , March 23-' Count
LJ'ya Tolstoy, son of the late
Count Leo Tolstov Is scheduled to
! bo,'ln a tryjut in vaudeville heie
'day after to-morrow t
I if he is more of a success In this
j than he was in his attempt to
I make a speech at Columbia Cniver
. slty, he will receive one thousand
j do'lars a wvek for forty weeks on
i the circuit. He will have a tryont
j of one week to see how he "takes"
j with the vaudeville patrons. The
row the Count had with Dr. Hurler
' of Columl ia over his socialistic ar
gument, whkh respited In his b'-
in'j forbidden to appear at Colum
bia. Is what got him the vaudeville
engagement .
Live Little Locals
Many Minor Matters V
Merely Mentioned
Hertford Ready
For Edenton
Hertford. X. C . March 24 The
Hertford end of the State High
School debates to be held on March
30th will be conducted by the school
Literary Society, Herman Jenkins,
Presiding and Hannah Mae Fleet
wood acting as Secretary. The
Hertford High School, represented
by Silas M. Whedbee and Louise C.
WHIIford wl'I present the affirmative
side of the ari;umont, while tho
Edenton High School represented by
Roy Spry and Jessie Hedrfck will
take the negative. The Judges
for the contest will be Dr. T. S
McMullan. Chairman. Hev. W. H.
Carter, and Rev. R. M. Ormand.
Enthusiasm
In School Work
I'nusual interest Is manifest in de
bating at Hih School this yeir
and tho Inter hib school debate
with Hertford next Friday night
is looked forward to with much en
thusiasm .
Competition for prizes at the
close of school Is also keen. The
I) A R nieda1 Is offered this year
for the best paper on Sir Walter
Raleigh.
In addition to this, the First Na
tional Bank ha offered rizeg of J5
and $2 for the test "Story of the
"First Coins Issued ,y the United
States."
The Junlorg and Seniors are re
hearsing their play to be given ear
ly In May. It Is the hrluht little
college play. "Trial of Hearts" with
a cast of twenty four.
Mlsse.j Lena Barnard, Bertha San '
derlln. Slyyl Barnard, Elva" Willis,
Mrs. C. S. Forbes, Mrs. I S, Bar'
nard. Mrs. T. B. Godfrey, Ml, and
Mrs. J. C. Wright, Mrs. J.'XH.
Godfrey. Mrs. J. B. SanderlJflT Mr
Louis Gregory, and Mr. B. S 3.
Davis came up from Arneuse Creek;
on the gas boat, Inez Friday shop'
ping.
Miss KHa Willis passed through
thv (Ity Friday on her way to her
home In Manteo, after a visit . to
hr cousin, Miss Lena Buraard.in
Cani.lcn county . 4 .
Miss Mattle Per'y has returned
from Mamie, In CurrltucV County,,
where she bag Just finished teach4
ing this year's session. She htt;
us her guest, her aasistant teacher,.', '
Miss Silersori of Roper.
' r ,T
Will Teach in
Summer School
Miss Catherine AH oil son has ac
cepted a position as as teacher of
History iu the Summer School at
tho A. & E. College at .. RaleLh for
this summer and will also he in
charge of the Employment liureiu
there.
NEW MOTION -PICTURE
THEATRE OPENS SOON
I Lit ford. N. C March ': The
new proving picture theatre wi'l fle
ready to open nliout tho first week
In April.
Extensive repairs. , Including all
the plumbing, water lines and r:hiI
tliry arrangements ip the llertfoi I
Gradcl School have lr'M complete I
Societies Give
Irish Programs
Hurry G. Kramer, cashier of thi
SavingH Bank und Trust Company, I ,
returned Friday from a busineii
trip to Norfolk.
1 , i
Attorney W 1 Halstoad of South
MIHb wa8 in he city Friday Ott ,.
business. V'
EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETS
The Epworth League of
Road Methodist church will meet
Sunday evening at 6:30. Mr W. '.'iv, '..
F.. Midgett will conduct the service
and has an interesting program.' '
The subject Is "David Livingstone. ,
The public is cordially invited.
EPWORTH METHODIST CHURCH. A
Next Sunday afternoon at thret ,
o'c'ock the pastor, Rev. C. B." Clit' J
lireth. will preach at EpworthV i. ,
church .
1
DOUBLING CAPACITY OF ' ' I
TAILORING DEPARTMENT i ;t
Mr. (). F. Gilbert is hastily dOU
bllng the capacity of the tailoring
department and suit department tot
ladles at Mitchell's Department
Store to accomodate his Spring bttv
tlllCHS. '
The tailoring department, for tlfe
making of ladies garments, was put '
In lust fall, the first in the city, and
one of the few lM the State and
uiau proved very popular.
W. I !fc
Thi! Junior and Senior Literary
Societies gave very delightful Irish
pror.i.im: this week on Thursday
and Friday. St. Patrick was In
videtice in song, and readings and
essays, and tho programs wcro
greatly enjoyed.
1 TO THE VOTERS OF FIRST
WARD
will preach masonic sermon
FOR HKNT: ResidoiM e No. 2IK
North Itiiul street. All conven
iences. Apply C. E. Kramer. 2'.
East Ala In street. mar 24 2fi 117
opent Friday uftemoon in Hertford.
Z Electric lights -are- now' being f In
stalled in the school lultdlng.t j. ) '
BoltMoro celebrates ' a 'Spring
Clean T'p Pny. "
K' v . J. W. I'atton, (ir;,nd Mason
Lecturer, will preach a Masonic
'icrnoii at lilnkwo'l Mcmiii.il
church Sunday afternoon at ' three
o'clock. Ail are cordially invited
'o attend.
WANTED To Kry tn easy terms
second "hand typewriter in good con
dltion at a bargain. 5
? -i,
WEATHER OR HO r t
Fair, cottier torllght, pr6bably light
frot. Sunday fair, ; '
I hereliy annoirnce myself a can
dldito for Alderman from He First
Ward, subjoct to tho aXlon of the
Democratic, Primary, April 12th.
Your support will he appreciated.
Respectfully,
.1. B. FEIIEBEE.
-
TO VOTERS OF 3RD WARD
T t,ereby announce tmsolf as si
candidate fir reelection to the
Board of Aldermen from the third :
Ward In the Primary April 12th, If
elected I wlU strive in the future aa ;
J have ln the past to serve the
people1 to the best, of my ability,
Tour vote ; and, supnort 'l will , be ap-
..1.C
nro.'ln tod . . , A"." ' r
, .. . . '-V . i Itespectfully,
C. C r .rr
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