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, Newsier
Published in Elizabeth
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.VOL. 2
ELISABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 31. 1917
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.PREPARING: '. '
JlioltoiRnGGtE
Administration' Plans to Raise
i lAimy iQf 'Million Men and to
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Emergency
V
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(United Press Stair porrespondent)
Washington, March. 31 Having
' all but formally -recognized thelm-
A-Htwii4 M mat vrJiMne ' Aetna!
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warfare, tnis government iowub
out to prepare for a itruggle. ; the
end t which can not, Admittedly,
be foreseen.
Months go when it appear In
evitable that the United states and
Germany must eventually clash, It
- was ' the desire of the administra
tion to tak eeVery possible step to
prevent what ha Itappened.
The particular reason given for
thi, attitude Was that the services
of a peaceful United States would
accomplish more In helping war
atrlckkeh Europe tc regain its feet
v . than to throw American arms and
- men into the balance on one side.
But, barring a miracle, the United
8tates must now give over the idea
of assuming the role of peace
maker among the nations of earth.
The great question facing this gov
ernment today is how much further
the flameg of the European con
flict may reach ' into this hemis
vwTbj.An8)t san situation is doubt-
v - Wi " It is assumed that it the
United States fights it will be
tmnosslble to maintain friendly re
lations with Austria, Turke'y and
Bulgaria. 1 It would be obviously
unwise to have diplomats or allies
of nations wlth'whteh. we were at
' war sitting at Washington with un
hampered view of the workings of
the American Government'
Besides the Mexican threat hinH
drothe United- States following
thfc Zimmerman note and the expla-
A jaMon of the note by Zimmerman
...
Democrats
Get House
(By United Press)
Washington, March 81 The De"m
ocratlc organization of the House
wa, practically a assured today
when Representative -Helgesen was
stricken with appendicitis Mlowins
the lllnesB of Representative Cap
stack. Both are Republicans and
their illness cuts the Republican to
tll down to 212 votes. Congress
man Mann will receive the, Repub
lican nonmfnation for the ..speaker
ship, according to the chairman of
the Steering Committee. '
PACIFISTS ARE
LOSING ALL HOPE
AND STRONGEST INFLUENCE
FOR PEACE SUDDENLY TURNS
INTO STRENUOUS EFFORT TO
PROSECUTE AND FINANCE
WAR
Live Little Locals
Many Minor Matters
M erelyjjM entioned
L. C. Brogden of the State De
partment of Education at Raleigh
passed through the city Friday on
his way to deliver an address at
Old Trap.
County Superintendent of Educa
tion F. M. Eason of Camden was
in the city on business Friday.
TG. HAVE BOATS '
BY MAY FIRST
VIRGINIA CAROLINA NAVIGA
TION COMPANY REPORTED A8
HAVING ALREADY MADE NE
CESSARY ARRANGEMENTS TO
THAT END '
J. B. Williams of Shiloh
here Friday on business.
was
(By TTnited Press
The- strongest Pacificist influence
fa America has suddenly (turned
Malvern Brock of Powells
was in the city Saturday.
Baltimore, Md. March 30 The
Virginia Carolina Navigation Com
pany, which plans to start the op
eration of boats between this city
land 13ixa,beth , City, N. C. on
May let. .willt-eo.ve two freight
problems that have puziled
Point commercial organizations and trade
bodies here for some time, provid-
j lng transportation facilities to New
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bunch who I port News and added facilities for
were married here Thursday return the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
ed to thPir home In Jarvishurg ol ( Officials of the company plan to
the Vansciver F'riday. make stops at Newport News. They
! have assured Mayor Mosg that the
ErneBt Dowdy of Grandy w.is in j vessels will be able to handle much
the city Friday. j freight for that port from Baltimore
most expeditiously. Since the ofll-
Mrs. Isabele Anxe and Mrs. 'j.jaig 0f the Chesapeake Steamahlti
Lula Forbes of Old Trap were in ! recently refused a delegation of
the city Friday shopping. 'business men of Newport News to
make that city a port of cil'. the
ELEVEN SHIPS
sum by raids:
1 .....
New Sea Rover Lands Two Hund
red Sixty "Five Survivors at
Rio de Jnerip anfl Slips Away
Unharmed.
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DATDII1TICM
I IlllllUlldl
Dr. J. M. Newbern of Jarvisburg
wa, in the city Saturday.
from efforts to prevent t war
to
plans and means of financing it.
Simultaneously It became known
that the plan of the American Com
mittee on War Finance headed by
Amos Plnchot to p'ace the entire
financial burden of the war on
persons whose Incomes exceed five
thousand dollars has the strongest
endorsement In high Government
circles .
' The greatest significance is plac
ed in the sudden action of leading
pacifists because they are in close
W. B, Basnl;ht and J. L.1 Weath
communication. While thev in-Uchu fiISQlth Shore, Tyrrell Coun- real outdoors. "For delightful va
y, who hold poHltions at Bertha nary me iew i neawe s unequaianj
slst they hope for peace their ac
tions indicate that the hope L.
practically dead.
St Qiientin
is Threatened
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
(United Fresg' Staff Correspondent)
With British AimleB Afield.
March 31 The British, have occu
pied Hcndlcourt, Stemllie, Marte
vllle, Vermand; Soyecourt and all
villages to the northwest of
Quentin.
St.
Eliz.ICity
Loses Out
Elizabeth City lost In both High
School debate8 Friday night, He-'-ford
winning at Elizabeth City ami
Edenton nt Ede'nton.
Islands Become
, US Possession
Washington, March 31 Twenty
five million dollars was transferred
to the DanlBh Minister today and
the Danish West Indies have be
come the Virgin Islands and Uncle
' Sajn's lowest possessions.
a to,
CfcY WEEC 8ERVICE3
3 weeaic services will be hell
at Y-brlst Church neit week a tol
fowl: ' Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
at Dve p. m.'
Thursday at eight p. m. Holy
Communion. '
Friday at eleven a. m, i -ft
. Revr,H. 8. Osurn, the new rec
tor will hate charge of the ser-
. vices. -r-' ' ,' .
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EASTER PLOWERS1 'GOOD AS
5M6NT LEAVE .YOUR OR--X
AT THE APOTHECARY
YATES CIRCLE MEETS
The Yates Circle of the YVomans
Missionary Society of. Blnckwell
Memorial church will meet with
Mis Mary Copeland on Parsonage
street Sunday afternoon at half j
past three o'clock. All members
areurged to attend.
W.,43- Gai'her Jr., C. R. Pugh.
and Herbert Peele returned Satur
day morning from Poplar Branch
where they wer.e Judges In the
South Mills Poplar Branch debate.
W. K. Leary of O'.d Trap was in
the city Saturday.
Misses Luctnda Klght, Luclle
Pugh. Lizzie Pugh, and Effie Bur
gess of Old Trap Were here Sat
urady shopping.
VlrginlanB have turned to the new
steamship company for relief.
The new company will gtart bus
iness with two vesssels, the Enoch
Pratt and the Newbern. each with
a capacity of 700 tons. It plana
to add to the equipment several
other vessels.
To Night At
New Theatre
Saturday's play is "Hazel Klrke."
a charming story of the Kentucky
hills with a heroine and hero of the
were here Saturday shopping.
Y. I.. Perry of Mamie
I he city Saturday.
was In
V T Brlckhouse of Powells Point
wns here Saturday on business.
anywhere" say the patrons of the
popular playhouse. The shows are
always good and they are always
different."
ON
in
II ID
STF
ENGLISH CHANCELLOR OF EX
CHEQUER 8AY8 THAT GER
MAN SUBMARINE POLICY HAD
L008ED PURE8TRINGS OF
ALL INVESTORS
Miss Stevens of Laurinburg who
is teaching at Jarvisurg this year
wa8 in the city Satuiday shopping.
Daniel Wright. Ike W FlRher, C.
A. Wright of Jarvlsburg were In
the city Saturday shopping
J J Jones of Tyrrell County wss
In the city Saturday.
C n Burges and N H Kight of
Old Trap were here Saturday.
t 1 Minim, nf UKidnh aiaa In tUa
city Saturday shprlng.
T P Sullivan of Shiloh was here
Saturday.
C. I). TarMngton of Manteo
passed through the city Friday on
his wav home from Norfolk.
Mr. Brivht 'artwrl,'ht of Weeks
vllle was In the city Friday.
CHRIST CHURCH
J. L. DeCnrmls of Shwboro was
In the city Friday.
C. K. Kramer has returned
from a business trip to Norfolk.
Kev. If. S. Oaburn. the new rec
tor will conduct morning and even
ing servlcps. Tomorrow lR Palm
H"nday. Snnday School meets at
nine-thirty a. ni. Holy communion
and sermon at e'even a. m. Even
ing prayer and sermon at 8 p. in
K. R. Newbuld of Hertford was
: the city Frldar.
CITY ROAD CHURCH
We are urging that every mem
ber of church be present at the
preaching service in' April. You
come and encourage some one else
to come.
The pastor, Rev. ('. B. Culbreth
will preai h at bo'h the morning
and evening services. The subject
for the morning hour will be;
"What a friend said to his friends
on leaving them."
The subject for the evening will
he: "Are We Bondsmen?"
The Sunday School will meet at
nine-thirty with C. R. Pugh as sup
erlntendent.
The Epworth Le.igue will meet at
6:30.
The pul lie Is invited H fitr,nd
all these services.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
In the absence of Dr. B. C.
Henlng who It, conducting revival
services In Norfolk, Rev. R. ..
Gay of Raleigh will preach at the
First Baptist chuvh Sunday morn
In, and Rev. D. P. Harris of
this city will fill the pulpit Sunday
night .
1. I). Tarkihgton of Mnteo was
in the city o-i business Friday.
MEETS MONDAY AFTERNOON
The Parsonage Aid So:ietv of
the First Methodist church meets
Monday evenln- at 3:30 with Mrs
W J Lurnstlen on Road street. All;
members are ure,'d to l,e present.
PARSONAGE SOCIETY MEETS
The Paraonage 8ociety of Qty
Road Methodist church will ' meet
C. O. Miller on Pearl Street.
Every- member i requested to 'be
pifent as thi8 will be nn important
.1 H. Snowden spnt
in Norfolk on business.
Thursday
FIRST METHODI8T CHURCH
The pastor. Rev. J. I.. Cunning
lUm. will occupy the pulpit both
morning and evening and continu
ing the serie,, of evangelis sermons.
In tbe morning the subje't will be
' How one may obtain a genuine
Christian Experience; " In the even
ing. "Sowini and Raplnu." Every
one Is cordially invited to attend.
Sundav School meetR at 9:30 a.
m.; Epworth Leigiie at 6:4li.
Crorn J. Spt'nce went to Eden- I
ton Friday on pirfeislonal business t
lv. Rufiis Br'dley Is able to
1)3 up ;ii!ain after a Revere Illness
it his home on Ehrlnghatts street.
Rev. N. P. S ailings of Moyock
was in the c'ty Friday, Mr.
Stalling la able to preach again
after, many . months of , Illness s and
id gradually.' and be believes . com
plete,ly.1re5aintjig,il hea!ttv.l-..'.,
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WEATHER OR NO , '
Fair and "vptrmer toniKht. Runj
PEARL STPEET METHODIST
CHURCH
Sunday school at 10 a. m.. H
B. Griffin superintendent. Ep'orth
League at 7 p. m.
, Rccrelnry C. W. Ford of the Y.
M. C. A. will speak at 7:30.
BLACKWELL MEMORIAL
CHURCH N f
Pev. R., Ony iof ,Ra1lgh will
preach at the." evenfn servica '. ht
7;30. .supplying , for thW pasUJlev
t. N,. Loftin, who continues 111 at
bf j home on TennsylvrDla Avenue.
Herbert Perle wltl f enlc et t'l;K
; By; HUGH . ROBERT80N r j
(United -Press Staff Correspondent) ;
Rio De Janeiro, Marclj 1 Two
hundred and sixty-five men. and
two women survivor8 bl eleven ret!
sela sunk in the Atlantic wer
brought into port her by another
amazing German raider today. Ae-i
cording to the tory .to'd by the iOJ
vlvorg the new commerce destroyer .
files the Norwegan flag and ia a
heavily armed auxiliary sailing Yes
sel bearing the name ot the Sea
Adder." jJ-.t
The vessel Is said to have left
Germany on December 22nd, Her
By LOWELL MELLETT present wnereaDouu are nninown.
(Copywlght By Ths Unfted PreM) Most or the victims overhauled
London, March 31 A Banar Law, were sunk in the Ylclnlty Of TtlW .
chancellor of the exchquer, ha giv aa- ar re saia i nave
en the United States the receipt for beep, lost in the sinkings. , .'
raising five billion dollars under cer --
tain given rlrcumstances. Only one
Ingredient ig. necessary, he said, in
effect, and that Is p$trotism but
It Is well to hvae It stirred by Gfir
man fright fulness.
"The synchronization of German
frightfulness,' he said, "made the
success of the victory war , lonn
certain."
Just as Zeppelin attacks on Lon
don started the first great rush to
the 'colorer tne-Oeraimpromi89,, f
undersea frightfulness accentuated
the greatest rush to the pocket
book any country ever saw. So
In giving the people of Great Bri
tain most of the credit for tbe'r
great financial effort the chancellor
Insists that some credit be alloted
to the promulgators of the frightful
ness campaign.
Asked why he bad confidently tin
dertaken to raise the desired money
with a promise of a little more
than five per cent, Interest when
London's greatest financiers had de
clared It would be necessary to
pay six per cent he said:
"The bankers, as natural, looked
at It as a financial problem. I
didn't. I looked upon It as a
fighting problem, a war problem. I
considered what the people would
do as a matter of patriotism, not as
a matter of finances x Once they
were made to see tbe fluhtlni' pos
sibilities of the money we asked. I
was sure that they would not look
twice at the question of Interest.
Events proved that to be the case.
He could havo added that the dlf
ference In Interest saved the Empire
more than ir.O.OOO.Ono.OO a year.
"There were good reasons for not
allowing the interest rate to ex
ceed five per cent." he said.
' Through the necessity for keeping
up our exchanges, the value of all
money on' the t.onddn market has
lon been higher than it otherwise
would have been. Exchequer bonds
hearing six per cent and treasury
hills at five end one half, were is
sued up to the very day of the
lonn. It was owing to this hk'h
level of money that manv financial
men most competent to judee warn
ed ni ethat the loan would not suc
ceed at les than six per cent
"It acepted to me. as chancellor
of the exchequer, that to stereotype
Rrttish credit at a hl?h figure like
six per cent would be a serlom
misfortune. It would be better
even to risk a comparative failure
of the loan. ' As a mntter of
ticf. however. I dH not real'y rn
ticlpate a fnlure in any decree.
I was banking cn the people of the
country.
"And In my belief, N the success
of the Jojin .should not be meaHured.
In the' amount raised, but in . , ' the
number-of persons who participated
In It.'1 Eljht mllMon people haro
a pirt in this loaw." r ,
Ad 'robins five rneoMn-Ml in
said he was astonished t the en
thusiasm shown. " v - - x
" I never had seen anything llke
It, not at the most enthuaiaspc
party meetings," he declared. "That
spirit of the people haa the great- -est
effect on the people of means..
The spontaneity with whlch;'' the
people gave their little made R Im
possible for the wealthy to with
hold the needed big contribution"-,,
gtf ; tbeyjbaj Jeen sr jn.lndod .
A search throuih London ui
paper morgues had revealed, that
his biographers unanimously agreed
that Law had never coined an epi
gram. Yet he was the author Of ,
the appeal: "Are you going to give
your son8 and not your money?" '
"What Mr. Wilson la ponging "for
we are fighting for." '
v " It is impossible for German na- '',
ture to understand human nature." '
All In this loan campaign.
"How about ltf"he wa asked.".
Well, perhaps the war haa chang
ed me. I sometimes think it ha
changed all England." !
Despite the naturally highvinv
Importance which he attache (f
the financial side of the war, the '
chancellor is not convinced that 'It
Is necessarily the controlling faotor.
"The Allies. It goeg without -laying,
have greater financial j resour
ces than the Central Powers,, he '
observed,. "But as long a a
country has resources It can ffghtV
Germany's resources, financial, and
otherwise, are practically confined
within her own borders. But
there Is evldehce that Germany hai
lost or ig likely soon fo lose Jer
credit with her own people. Her
other resources may give way
sooner than expected. Austria Is
less able to support herself alone,
but even Autria Is a nation Of ' ,
great productivity. Turkey and
Bulgaria, of course, are being sup
iwrted by the other two. , "
"If It becomes solely a question
of staying power financial and in- '.
dustrlal staving power the Allies
victory Is certain. We have the
resources. "
"Hag the effect of America's pos- ;
slide entry been considered," he v.
was asked. '' -Vf
America's resources are greater
than any of those of the Allies, but
It is outside of the province ,.of a 's
member of the Enzlisb government "
to discuses America's possible ac-
Hon. We have steadily refrained '
from doing so. Put If It ieymes'
a question of staying power, it
obvious American resources coil(l
make, all the
world." '.
difference
in JLhe
M EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETS
Th'd Epwortii Leagtie ' of ; City
Road-Method tat -ehurcb"t"Wll! wrt
at 6:30 Sunday evening, with Mrs
N II. ONeal leading tie xer-;