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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 29. 1917
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DY EASTER
CITY. MANAGER .-URGES . EVERY
ELIZABETH CITY !, CITIZEN TO
COOPERATE ; FOR ' GOpD
HEALTH AND CLEANLINESS
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"A Clean Town by Easter" ii
Elisabeth City', slogan now.
City Manager Commander call
.attention to the need ,of a Town
.Spring Cleaning, wklch ihas been
somewhat delayed by weather. He
urges all E'isabeth City cltiiens to
clean up their premises now, not
merely that the town" may make a
better appearance for the time be
ing but to get tld of flles mo8r
Qultotoes during the coming warm
.months. Much more can be a ceo in
pushed in this direction now' than
by. waiting until the hot weather is
actually here-. (
This Clean up Campaign should
note be hindered by the warmth of
Interest in the approaching election
either, insists Mr. Commander, but
every officer is urged to keep oh
the Job and every citlsen Is "urged
to co-operate in making Eisabeth
City a clean town.
Back alleys will he ' inspected
carefully, also restaurants and
cookshops, and proprietor must get
busy and clean up without further
- delay.
Elisabeth City has for the past
few yearg received much favorable
comment on the neat appearance of
her streets and under the City
Manager plan of government great
Improvements have been made in
the matter of cleaning up vacant
lots. Vigorous fighting of flies and
mosqultoeB has had its effect in the
nealth of the city, and 'last year
when infantilef paralysis and typhoid
fever raged in many towns, ElUa
1eth City reported comparatively
few cases of sickness for the sum
mer's .season. But City Manager Com
mander is not satisfied and neither
are Elizabeth City's progressive clt
isens. That this -summer shall
bring less sickenese and ' better
' health, and that Elizabeth City
ehall fast become a flyless and mos
quitoless town is the aim and to
thig end the "CleaiTup by Easter"
campaign is setting the ball ro'llng
BOW
sock' pins
LIVELY S
INCE WORK, HA8 BEGUN ON
BOAT FOR 'VIRGINIA CAROLI
NA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
The dock of the Virginia Carolina
Transportation Company (presents
an animated appearance since work
has begun on the steel hul! pur
chased Ity the company to be re
built into a modern boat for use on
the new line.
Mr. R. 0. Wilson, the compa
ny's engineer, has the work in
charge and hi9 force of men are
busily at work, for the first boat is
to be in operation within sixty days
and a second one a few weeks later
giving E'izaheth City direct trans
portation to Baltimore In time for
the trucking season.
Mr. Charles W. Harrison, Chair
man of the Board of Directos of
the Viglnla-Carolina Company, will
,e In the city sgtln this week to
personally supervise the work of
getting the new Mne in operation.
Mr Harrison is an old Rliznbeth
City boy who has "made good" and
s with
iinme-large
number old friends who romem-
' ' ber him as "Charlie," and an in
creasing number of 'new friends
who are appreciative of his Interest
"'in the development of Elizabeth
City and Elizabeth City's truck and
" trade territory. ' . '
Allies Advance
Too Rapidly
0 Irujted Weaw .
Loridon, March 29-Not only la
the Franco-British " advance ' going
too tut after the retreating Ger
mans on the Western front to
suit the Teutons militaristic plana,
but rarest among the German peo
ple la Increasing, according to dis
patches from Holland'.
Vere Americans
Among Prisoners
(By TJnltod- Press)
Washington, March 29 It became
known today that the United States
Inquired through regular channels if
any American citizens were among
the prisoners recently taken into
Germany on hoard the raider
Moewj.
Wants Peace
Without Victory
(By United Pressj
Buenos Aires, March 5 (By Mail)
General Carranza's proposal that
the neutral countries cut off sup
plies from the 'belligerent nations
unless the latter make peace
.terms has many supporters in offi
cial circles here
Wesley Classes
At Rocky Mount
-The Second Annual Convention
of the Federation of Wesley Bible
Classes will be held in the city of
Rocky Mount on the 4th and 5th
of April. i
The Federation is 'under the aus
pices of, the Annual Conference
Methodists and incidenta ly should
South, and is intended to promote
the organization of Bible Classes
for the study of the Bible. It is
doing a great work among the
Methodist, and Incidentally should
tend to stimpulate renewed interest
among other denominations,
Each Bible Class In the Confer
ence Is expected to send full dele
gates, and a large crowd is ex
pected to attend.
An elegant program has been ar
ranged and prominent speakers both
lay and clerical will take part in
the discussions.
Also music will be a prominent
feature of the meetings.
Ample accommodations have
been provided at the hotels and
among the hotels of the city, at
very reasonbale rates.
The railroads have given special
rates, and as Ftockky Mount is
centrally located and accessible
from all points of 'he compass a
full attendance Is expected. t
All delegates are requested to
write to Mr. J. H. Westiarook.
Chairman of the Committee on En
tertainment, Apprising him of their
Intention to attend, and he will
see that accomodations are secur
ed for them. The recption com
mittee will meet them at the train
land assign them to homes.
RATHER FiEHT
FOR AMERICA
BUT QUESTION OF TRANSFER
RING SERVICES FROM BRITISH
AND FRENCH FLAGS IS NOT
SATISFACTORILY ETTLED
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By LOWELL MELLETT
(United Press' Stan Correspondent)
London, March 29 Americans
now fighting against the Germans
under the British flagg would rath
er fight under the stars and stripes
At least, that is the case with the
large percentage as - expressed at
the American embassy here. Thus
far those who have Inquired how
t0 transfer their services directly
to the United States in case Amer
ica enters the war have not re
ceived much comfort.
They lost their American cit
izenship when they took the British
oath of allegiance and legally can
not become American citizens with
out the procesg of naturalization.
Hqwever. the soldiers feel cer
tain that Congress will restore their
citizenship if they are wanted to
Join the American forces.
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U S I E SHIPS
STRONG IMPRESSION PREVAILS
THAT U BOATS ARE AVOIDING
ACT THAT WOULD PRECIPI
TATE OPEN HOSTILITIES
fBy United Press) ,
Washington, March 29 President
Wt'son la deferring decision en.
some vital details of his , so-called
war message to Congresg pending
developments of the next tew days.
tiki- fe. I -i- r . I i ... .1
wiiDin wuicu iuiwei is espmieu
lo ciariy ouuino uermany luiuro
War course and the possibilities of
making peace In a speech in the
Reichstag.
Meantime the effectiveness t of
armed neutrality is il ust rated in
the site passage of several armed
American merchantmen to England.
This circumstance has created a
: strong Impression here that Ger
many ls not attacking these vessels
IN POLICE COURT
Johnnie Harris, colored, was giv
en thirty days on the roads for as
sault in police court Thursday
morning.
Roy Jordan, colered, was given
five months on the roadg for lar
ceny. ,
Defeat Turks
In Palestine
(By United Press)
London, March 29 Defeat of a
Turkish force of twenty thousand
south of Gaza is reported officially
from the Egyptian expeditionary
force. Heavy casuailtles wre in
flicted on the enemy south west of
Jerusalem.
PLAOTIOG DAY APRIL 5
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K pwiamaitim bg (Snumtnr
Our forefathers established the must produce his own meat and
noble custom of setting apait a meal, and when he has done this
day in autumn on which to return he will find no difficulty In obtain-
thankg to the Lord of the Harvest ing other necessary supplies,
for having blessed them with the A these thlnRg ,'nake a Buhgtan.
"kindly fruits of the earth." tlal lncreage ,n our food an(, feed
A true interpretation of the cropg essential to our self preserva-
Thanksglying spirit comprehends all tlon
reasonable effortg on our part to Now, therefore, I. Thomas Walter
insure celestial bounty. ' The con- Blckett, Governor of North Carolina,
ditlons which now confront us do hereby designate and set apart,
appeal for activity on our part with
peculiar and compe ling power. THUR8DAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF
APRIL, 1917 A3 PLANTING DAY
English Take .
German U-boat
IB Onlieu Preeal '
Washington, March 29 Between
the lines of conflicting - statement
in a cablegram from Consul Frost
at Queenstown, naval men hare
patched out a story of how a Ger
man submarine torpedoed the . Bri
tish bark "Neath." taking the' cap
tain on board as a hostage. The
submarine waa then herself cap
tured and her crew have been land
ed at Queenstewn. Two Ameri
cans wer on board the Neath bnt
there were no casualties.
Martial Law
Iu Spain
fBr TTndeo Pr)
London, March 29 Th" Spansih
Cabinet ha8 decided to suspend all
constitutioanl guarantiees and
place the kingdom under martial
law. Labor union headquarters
have been ordered closed.
These steps are taken to pre
vent threatened strikes brought on
by the high cost of living.
and on that day I earnestly urjfe:
1. The world waf has drawn lo
the battle line mil ions of those
who in times of peace "went forth
to sow." China and the United 1- All majors of incorporated
States are about to swe 1 the le- towns to call the peop'e together
gions who fight and must be fed.
2. From the gouth the boll weevil
is marching on North Carolina. Full
City boy who has "made goo
Is we'comLT home alwavp
' much pridyy not only by his
'dtate fnmfly. .but by hlg
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1ATER FLOWERS! GOOD AS
SORTMENT -LEAVE YOUR OR
BCR AT THE : APOTHECARY
f ' . . 1 mar 23 29 0 11
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to take this method of
expressing our sincere thanks for
the many nets of kindnojs bostow
"d upon us liy friends at the death
of our mother, l.cvlcy Midget t. also
we are grateful for tho many beau
tiful floral tokens of esteem and
sympathy.
Signed
Son and daughter
Alonzo end Mattle
Ejizalielh City, N.
crilis ,and smoke houses are the
sure and safe defense against the
coming of this pest. In every
and devibe and put into execution
practical ways and meani of hav
ing every vacant lot in and adja
cent to the town planted to grain or
grass, pc.aH or potatoes.
2. All fanner's urbanizations of
Germans Repulse
French Attacks
'. (By Unites Press) - .
Berlin, March 29 The repulse of
all British and French attacks v on
the western front today is officially
announced. Four 4 enemy aero
tane( were abot down. '
State the destruction of cotton ,y eveT kind to meet and counsel
by the boll weevil baa been follow- U16'1- members to heavily increase
ed,hy the paralysig of the farmer's th(!lr fo,)(l a"(l fp(1 ornPs this year,
credit. Being forewarned of the 3. An landlords to Insist that
steady advance of this enemy and thoir tenants shall plant food and
the certain consequence of Its at- fce(i crops ample for the sustenance
tack, it will be colossal stupidity 0f their families and their livestock
lo fail to meet it with the only
4. All merchants and ,ankers to
weapons that have proved effec;'ve.
counsel their customers who are
to wit. broad acres of grasses and
ciiga en in i.irmnig to increase
grains. ...
s the acreage panted to food and
li. The amended crop Hen law fc-d cro.s tu such extent that
was framed to give to the small wil 1 :' unnecessary for them to
farmer a decent chance to escape Purchase any food supp'les iex
from a credit system that levies up- year.
on the right to live and Tabor the Th(. ;,rfi ,r(al,ous No
heaviest tribute Imposed upon a ,., ,. w,.,lt 8 ,1()(ir May
helpless people since Augustus biing forth; but if we shall net
(iiesiir issued ills decree that all mm pru(lon.- and diligence, the
the world should be taxed. Hut ... wl;i nt Mr wn
the farmer who fails to increase f;iji
his food and feed 'fops will deny
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to himself and family the blessings
of the law. The merchant will
properly refuse to make unlimited
ftilvttnnall llnriai ttt tlAar law. T a
.-Uw. ' -t V.. J J j m
i uin uuuuim na luny-nrBi year 0
r ' our American Independence, ; : -l
; v,v "ST. BICKEBT. .'
v i . i Covreor
French Take
Gerpian Depot
'Rv rtnlted Wesr)
Paris, March 29 The capture by
advancing French forces of an im
portant munitions and material de
pot is officiary announced today.
An Intermittent artillery waa In
progres8 last night from the
Somme to the Aisne. The French
are everywhere In contact with the
enemy lines. Solssoms was bom
barded during the nteht by the
Oei'mans with heavy guns.
GALL LI Wl
HT llif LIZ.
ELIZABETH .CITY NAVAL MILL
TIA HOLOINQ THEMSELVES I.'
READINESS FOR PROMPT RE
SPONSE. UEUT. WANTS RI
CRUITS - . s -v.i...
Net Earnings
Show Increase
(By United Press 1 ,
Washington, March 29 Although
the railroads contend that heavily
increased operating expenses great
ly reduced their net earnings in
January, estimates of the net in
comes of the leading roads of the
country made public by the inter
state commerce commission to-day1
showed a gain of seven million dol
lars over last year.
Copipetes With
Henry Ford
London, March 29 Automobile
manufacturers, authorized by the
Minister of Munitions, are gettlni
together on a project to coin pete
with Henry Ford's big new plant to
be l,uilt at Cork. The Cork phut is
expocted to turn out 50 01:11 ma
chines, tractors, trucks and pleas
ure vehicles a year.
Strange Suds
Are Sighted
Washington, March 2!) The Navy
Department has ordered a thorough
search of Long h and Sound follow
ing rumors that two strange sub
marines have been sighted in that
vicinity.
Lieutenant K. H. Baker ot Ri!
elgn, paymaster of the- North Caro
lina naval miUtia. 1, in the ' city
today" to look out for the equip
ment pf the Elisabeth City contla
gent of the militia. " Lieutenant
Baker la making a - tour . of th
state to aee . that each. , . man , ,tn
every ' company has his . equipment
and that the naval, militia are rea
dy for cajl at a momenta notice.,
"We don't know what a day may
bring forth," said Lieutenant '", Wll
sonfi i, to i reporter for 'this pa
per Thursday morning, "bnt we art
expecting to be called . into .' service
at any time. Personally t' ftelleve
that the call will will cpme wlthla
the next week. ' rv?'.'i';f.;.i
"We are anxious," he . 'continued
"that the Compan yhre may be re cruited
up to full strength before
the call comes." j" . i , ,;
One who enlist, in the naval
malitla puts himself into hia' C0UB-.
try's first lin of defense :ln case
of national peril and it ' still - left
free to pursue .o rnrtae hie. ordl
nary vocation in time of peace. It
seems to me that for thia ,(rasott
this branch of the service shouli
be especially attractive." V,
"Some folks are say ing.s, said ' 's
young militiaman standing by, "that
the Elizabeth City boys are ( Wish
ing, now that the call to 'war ser
vice Is-iminent, that' they had nev
er joined the local company Well,
it didn't look like M at the regular
drill last night. W had a better at
tendance than I have ever seen.". -
The Kllzabeth City militia bare
been on a number of cruise and
have alwayg made a good showing. ;
ono at our city of Raleigh, this
the lfith day of March, In the year
of our Iord, one thousand, nlnehun
dred and seventeen, and in the
profits'' wlirno longer tempt, him to
take long chances. lie will wise
ly tun justly insist that the farmer
WILL GIVE FLAG8 AT
SATURDAY'S MATINEE
Tlx- A'kraina will give a patriotic
1 mbl' ni to all cMldrn who visit
the Alkrama Theatre Saturday af
ternoon .
M.maper Kramer hus purchased
a largo (unntlty of small American
flagii witli a stick pin Inserted, to
?:ive to every child who visits the
Alkraimt Saturday afternoon. It
will be necessary to attend the
matinee in order to get one of
these flags. Mr. Kramer isvglv
Ing these souvenir, to "Young
America with the compliments of
the season, and trust that all who
wear them will be glad that they
are Americana, and have the prlrl-l-r
cf vmrfn "CM Cory"
are sm
AND OFFICE 18 OF PRODUCE .
TRADING COMPANY ARE BEINQ
MADE READY FOR ,SPRIN0 U-
8INES8 -il ' l '
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Carpenters are busily at work tfc
modelling the front of the building
formerly occupied by the Peoples '
Navigation Company. In this build
ing will be the offices of the new j
produce company, Just incorporated
under the name of the Product
Trading Company with J. H. Ay
dlett, president; A. F. Toxey, rfce '.
president; and F. W. Stevens, secj
reury-treasurer. vi
Mr. Toxey of the A. F. Toxe
Company Is one of the city's lead
Ing wholesale grocers. Mr. Ay,
dlett was formerly sole owner of '
the J. H . Aydlett Hardware Com '
pany and was In charge of tthe btt
siness until recently he gave it up '
to l(X)k after other interests. Mr,
Stevens, now of Camden county
and a very successful fanner lA :
that county, was formerly of Ellx-. ,.
ahelh City and I still a member of
the firm of C. W. Stevena Compaf
ny, wholesale grocers, of this city. ,
The Produce Trading Company
will be ready to handle the 1917 po
tnto crop which Jt Is believed will , '
lie a record breukin,? crop wth .
resord breaking prices, and Its or-v
ganization ls of much interest to "
growers in this section, besides ad-
ntng to the general progress now ,
being mnde In- the city's business
life, in both who'esale and retail '
phases .
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BUNCH CNEAL
Jerry J. Hunch and Miss Jessie
O'Neal, both of Jarvishurg, ' . Cur
rituck County, were married here
at the home of Mrs. Louis Baker
on Cherry street Wednesday,. - ":'
WEATHER OR NO .
Fair Thursday ijIgM and Frl.hy
, Every man I, a success, evnn if
it. Is only as a fn !'-.