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Reality of War Brought Home to Hearts
Of People, by; Definite News of
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DAY WU.L; BE APPROPRIATELY
OBSERVED' BY SERVICES . - OP
UNUSUAL BEAUTY AND IN-
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Norfolk is. Immediate Destination, But
Lieutenant Commander Wilson can not
Say How Long Will Remain There
- V Tne u t0 Uie ; Etiabeth CHy
-boys came Friday night abbut nine
.o'clock and In every home In
' 1 Iraich Jived a member of the cora
LW the news that the hour had
struck flashed within the space of
. , a tew moments.
... All day the armory on Water
...afreet, with armed sentries at the
entrance, has presented a very
'warlike appearance. Crowds of in-
' terested spectators have thronged
the sidewalk and street in front .of
' " the armory building' but have gala-
' "no tokliiig of "what - is- gtfhg n: to
: side.,
The immediate. destlnati:n
Elizabeth City boys ,1s Norfolk,. Dis
patches from that city today State
that' the naval militia' are already
arriving there a tthe rate of hun
dred, per dayi; No doubt, the grate
will have been considerably increas
,-ed by tomorrow.WjThenaval mili
tia pf Washington and ' -New . Bern
will pass through ' : Elizabeth ' City
and reach Norfolk ' alongx with " the
oorr pany here ., ,.' ;V:;-r "l ''" '''
1 Where , the 'bbyi will, igo'"rafter
reaching Norfolk ia uncertain. Ask.
d about howjlong; heivwouldC be
there or where he .would 'go.'. from
there Lieutenant .Wilson " replied
I haven't A any iddea. '; Later
In the day he sent-a special mes
senger to .The Advance offlc to
ask' 'that no mention' e be made pi
any definite time of departure, M he
did not himself know when his men
would get -dff, . w
GEBIIIS: FIXED
DUE CBUISER
Advantage
, With Ererich
TariH April 7 Violent artillery
at I 'on, with , tonsiderabla fighting
between reconnoitering v. detach
ments i T reported from - various
sections on the western front to
day. ; " German attacks on Outvflla
and Aubols were repulsed' In hand
greanade. fighting east of; Chamblg
nuel. with advantase Vesutinj to
the French,,.; . ,
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ioraiiccruits
Every Day
Norfolk, April 7 Naval racruita
re arriving at the rate of. 100. a
day. ..'Twenty-six hi ndrfed aro nov;
In traJnin? to bo eont as rapidly
SEVEN MEMBERS OF CREW OF
CORMORANT KILLED IN IX
"PLOSION AND REST ARk; PRI8
: ONERS OF-WAR v H 1 V.fe
v" (By United ;pres.
1 Washington, April The German
interned cruiser ? Cormorant as
blown up by the crew in the harbor
at Guam as American marines.
weee onVthe pplntiiPfr ; seising the
tessW, It 5, learned today when
the qccurence 'was anhouixced by
the Navy;. Departments 'Two Ger
manarranfe pfflcenii Cleven Ger
man: enlisted ' men - weffe t killed by
the , explosion.; i: Twenty ; officers,
twelve warrant, offldefs,, and S2t en
listed ben" tire prisoners of war.;
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.. The Cormorant la ft., converted
crulsei: actlve'ln th early days, of
thef)WB ln'oraldin ; commerce;
ships . in the Southern Paclflo , ' Ofll
cers nera are unable to aocount for
the German's possession of suffici
ent "auantitites of o explosives to ac
complish the destruction' 'of the
ship in time of Internment, ' for all
ammunition 'and explosives of ev
ery character even v gun , breeches
had been1 removed, by i Federal au
thorities. - . ,
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EXPLOSION PREMATURE
'iTbe1, explosion," it Is believed,
was premature. '.' t It Is thought
that the Germans had planned to
wait .untiL the -ship "was boarded ,b.v
the marlnen before firing the explos"
Ives. ; V -' t V I
The Navy Department has 'reviv
ed reportr' o' A raider off the Vir
ginia s CSapes. : GeAnany .may 'stage
something spectacular atfainsji Am
erica such ai a repltion of tbe U-C3
tlait is' the conflde,Tit'; belief ol kavy
Washington, April 7 The govern
ment round up of -erman plotters
Is on in fu.l blast today. Score
of arrests have been mad and
countlsl others are to follow
From Jacksonville come the. tre-1
port thaV Karl Fink, alias Cuirles
Fink."i German wa, Arrested, k last
Tftl nTgirrTtnry
groes,'. v
A later report from; Jacksonville
says ithat; Hfobert kl ks,. negro, was
arreBted today for Incendiary' talk
and admitted that Otermatrs had
held a meeting In hfg neighborhood
tellng tlhe negroes that if the Unite-
ed States , won the war with Ger
many all nesroeswould be' rtiirh
ed to slavery tut If the Germans
were': ylctorioue the negroeg wouid
for. alllight house, and ordetlng re
piiriB Ul IUI tU9IWIUU . UlVIUCUUi. f i
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A inter report' M regard. to the
'Cormorant indicate that . possibly
one office and ,' four enlisted nien'
escaped that ;are listed" among th
missing. The Coreiorant ,'sankl in
the . harbor of Apra, off the island
of Guam. ' ' .
Round Up
Plotters
Special Easter music will be? a
prominent feature Is Sondiy'a wor
ship at Elisabeth Oty churches.'
v CHRIST CHURCH .
. At ; Christ' Church Holy Commun
ion will be held at 7: SO a. m.
At 11 'o'clock' 'morning prayer,
Holy ' Communion and sermon by
the rector ftev. Herbert 8. Osburn.
Following lg the order of worship:
Prelude, Tannhauser (Wagner), Org
anist, Miss Clara Covert
Processional Hmn No. 109, "Wel-
? (spme Holy Morning"
Christ' Our Passover. (Wlegard)
Gloria Patrl
Festival Te Deum In D. (Schaffter)
Jubilate In E. flat, (Dudley Buck
Hyjhn No. 118, Angel8 Roll the
,. Rock Away"
Qoli Tibl
Hrn .No. 118, -At the Lamb's
. Hieh Feast" s
Offritory, -They Have Taken
VrfAway My Lord". (Stelner) '
Corimunlon Hymn 218, "Here, 0
',, V?My Lord, I See1 Thee Face, to
PFace ;; ".-V. - : .
Postlude, "Marche Legere," (WH
":i'neln):,Kern).. , - .
RecexBtonal Hymn No. 117. "He Is
VA Children'! Service be hfld
at live p'c'.ock ' Sunday ift'ernoon.
There" Willie no service ''t night.
Totenize: j
. Home Guard
A.i mass' meeting wtu be ' held la
the court 5touse Monday Inlght ibr
the purpose of formulating; plans
for a home guard during the wax.
Every ody interested , In the pr
genJxatlon la urged to attend the
meeting and, to assist In whatever
plans , may be, undertaken. ';
The Bed Men of the city took
$he initiative la this movement and
soon had the co-operation of all
the fraternal orders la . the ,clty.
The Interest spread to such, an ex
tent that It was deemed advisable
to ask the ' public generally to -par
ticipate In sucb measureg aa are
to be taken. . .
be given . equal rtgbta" with whites
and allowed to intermarry. Moi
German arrests are expected to fol
low In Jacksonville.' , '
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PREPARE FOB ;
: CIS FEST
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PARADES, BAND CONCERTS AND
CLEAN - SHOWS WILL PEA
TURE CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE GALA. WEEK IN ELIZ
ABEf H CITY
trange Craft r .
Off Nantucket
"; Navy- ' Diipariincnt , . today
r n ' I t "it a tranre craft is olT
i! sii ' ( Mh'hoiif.0, i ' -
r;-kt r.lu-jilH light ship re-
;i t.'.-' r.. ,!i r.-.i.li r Bi(.rhtoi off
-:i-y. 1" li'i!i;!f colli'tlDr Of
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The Elizabeth City Chamberpot
Commerce fs busy with preparations
for a bg celebration to. foe known
as the "8pring Feseival ."
There are to be parades, band
concerts and all things that go J
make up a gala week. Arrange
ments have been made with the
Murphy American shows to fur
nish all attractions. 'There sre 12
shows, all . novelitles. ..and . . these
officials, who re keeping a Jopkout Ky; been gURairted Mr p.;
tT. -Murphy who personally manages
them, to te clean. having no , so-
calld ',glfl shows", and " w, gam' J
bllng devices on the grounds.1 , The
show lil be entirely nwy. .having
been built at the' winter ' headquar
ters In Suyer,:8.?C..',jflrhere'. will
be" free acts each day ' featuring
Marsarrt Quincy, known as a div
ing Venus of exceptional .agility. - i,
Director jLepore and bis ' concert
band will1' furnish the music, glf
lng free concerts dally and - playing
rc-ihntly the show grounds.
i The Cbsmber of Commerce looks
forward to' a ,Mg wek and - liberal
putronnpe from April lCth. to' 21at,
tbe date of the festival.
Bickett Issues V
Proclamation
r.alelgh; April 7 Governor Blrk-'
ett today issued a proclamation ex
prcaslng the utmost confidence) n
l"i loya!of the ripg'rws n a race,
i1" lnrln.T . tbat"he 'is convinced that
t;.r. C' rirnn . cannot disturb tb"
t ' 'r fr!"iii"y n. co-oht;:I Ivp
WEATHER OR NO
Tnlr tonight and' pro! ably
'1-'V. TytiTit frnati In ff"
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K VI I T KUAu CnURCH
V .; ;. Morning Service
Organ Voluntavy, bf V. 0 Davis
Hymn No. 107, by Congregation
Pray er4y the VastorT Rev. C. B.
J '.' Culbreth"
Anth,em. "The - Wondrous Cross",
. scMHes). by the Choir
Baptism of infants
The( morning lesson
Announcements. Easter offering '
Quartet, "Our Hope Lies Dead"
. , (Loreni). by Mrs. Bell, Mrs.;
' Davis, Misses Martin and Ches-
eon i
Anthem, "Te Lord I8 Risen In
' deed" (Loreni) by the Choir
8ermon, "The, Meaning of Easter",
' ly the Pastor 4
Hymn No. 108, by the Congregation
, Evening Service "
A Layman's Service, led by Mr. P.
'.I'M. Williams, lay leader of the
. church
Organ Voluntary, by U. G.' Davla
Hymn No. 180 bby the Congresatlon
Prayer
Anthem. "Tell Us Where , l8 He?".
(Miles), by the Choir
Announoementsi Eaater offering
Solo,' "Alas and Did Iy Savior
'' BleetfT'l (Lornz), by Mpt,
..George Bell
Address. "The Historic Evidences of
- tbe Resurrection," by Mr G F
t Seyfert -
Anthem. "The Conquering Klng"
fMHall). by the Choir
Addrey, "The World's Greatest
Victory Won by the Resurrec
.'tion". by Mr. P. H. Williams
Hymn No. 112, by the Congregation
Address, "Some Biblical Questions
I on the Resurrection", l,y Mr. C.
' R. Pugh '
Dotology
Benediction .' r ;.. '
FIRST METHOOI8T CHURCH
''-'v i . -i "-7-X f ''.' "..
At 'lcven' o'clock Sunday ..morning
the pastor Rev J: 'p "Cunn!ngl4.
Will deliver an" Easter-mtssage. 'Ac
Cording tb the custom of the chuw-h
for ome yearg tbe . merAberifhtp o(
thexhurch will .make, an, Eoter J of-
f orJng to rineet thit various Confer
enc benevolences. ' At the close of
the sermon the doors of the chipeh
will, be opened" for tfie reoPiiin of
iiioae wh0 wlh to become jmem-
;); " The choir wlUVnibif " the
1 z 'al mnnie: I ' "
HOME FOR EASTER
Among the studdents at ' home
for the Easter holidays, are Au
brey McCabe. . Dr J Lev McCabe.
Noah Burfoot - Burfoot Jr., Cam
den Blades and William Meeklns.
...I .Ml I w - - -t
"I Know That My Redeemer Liv-
eth" (Handel)
"A It Bean to Dawn" (Leaman)
"The Dawn of 'Easter Day" (Lor-
em)
The evening service will be held
at eight o'clockand wi l be a spec
ial musical program, as follows:
Organ! prelude, Ashford
them. "For God Sent Not His
til .HEIDI-':
jeii;.;:,;: e
Suspicious Actions Of VI
itinj AinneQ'Lead To
His'Arrest v .'V,v;:;'V
Ant
non" treace)
Hymn No. 169, Mettiodlst Hymnal
Prayer .
Gloria , , -"lhheiri;1Ing'deJthe.lGali
- (Stalner) vv 'l
Scripture Rending
Duet, "O My Father". (Heyae), Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Foreamn
Announcement
Offeratory. "Idylle"
Solo "Vain the Stone", Mr. Harold
Foreman ' yf'-
Anthem "Fear Te Not" (Peace)
8olo', "He Lives Who, Once Was
Slain" (Danas), ''Mrs. L. L.
Winder
Solo and chorus, "Easter' Bella"
(Oasdell) Mr. W. C. Sawyer and
Hymn No. 180, Methodist Hymnal
Anthem, Hail' to the Risen LLord"
; (Herbert Ward) I
Solo, dicing Eternal " (Heyser), Mm1
J. W. Foreman '
Quartet, "Dawn of Easter Day",
Mrs. J. W. Foreman. Miss
Woodley, Mrs Robert Fearing
Mrs. Zenas Fearing
Anthem, "The Day Which the Lord
Hath Made" (Lamblllo'te)
Benediction
CANN MEMORIAL PRESBY
TERIAN CHURCH
The pastor. Rev. J. B. Black, will
preach at both morning and even
ing services. Sreclal Easter music
wi'l be rendered at both services,
though, owing to recent illness
among member of the choir, the
program this year wl'I not be as
elaborate perhaps as usual.
FIR8T BAPTIST CHURCH
Dr. B. C. Henln wi l occupy the
pulpit morning and night, t His
subject at 11 a. m. will be "The
Resurrection of a Dead Hope." and
at 7:30 p. m. "Tbe tfnpsrdonable
Sin." Special Easter music will
be rendered at both services.
BLACKWELL MEMORIAL
Easter music will be ren
dered at both morning and even
ing services under the direction of
Mr. L. E. Skinner. Herbert
Peele wi'l speak at 11 n in. Rev
Dv P. Harris will occuuy the pul
It' at , the evening service,", ' "
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. PEARL. STREET METHODIST- '
-f CHURCH N "' y
atsln'shlpwl. Ls'rcJjed'J'rv'" f f
The Bunday school Wilt "give ah
Ealter . program at 7:30 p. m, Ep
worth League will i meet at '. seven
o'clock. . ' v '
The regular Sumlay "school "ser
vice w!!J be hi!!d at 10' a. m.
A reputed jGerman spy was takel
In custody here today and lodged la
Jail to await development.
The prisoner with a companion er
rived In the city last night and I
said to ; have spent ; the most of the
time hanging arounud the armory 6
the' ' naVal militia.- Hie- action
aroused" suspicion there N and , finally
one " of the" men ' ordered him out
He continued to behave in, a jnan -ner
that excited suspicion, and at '
aboet- three o'clock thleafternooa
he waa taken, In custody by the' Po
lice and 'conducted to headquarters
where his effects were gone Into.
He gaVe an. inepberjntand rathet
contradictory account of himself and
wa locked up in Jail pending furth
er investigation - of his s baggage,
Part of It. was .it -the Peoplfa lSa9
marked for shipment. ;
4i y luciiuuuaviDg paperg were,
found In his first effects but the
story which he told undef examlna
tion wa strangely contradictory; He
aid that he was in the armory be (
cause haying -served - himself for
fpur jeajs In the army he. was Inter
ested "Id" the warllkke. preparations
going 0n tberei He claimed to have
arrived hv tbeclty this morning but
witnesses were found who saw him .
here Friday night, He said tbab hie
father was an oysterman, later that
he was Serving In the British trench
es In France and finally that he was
a 'postmaster lomewhere in . New .
Jersey. ; : ;
D. E. Bevtrn, if that is his name,
has a non i resident's license to
hunt In Currituck sound signed by
E. W. Ansell. He also has an avl
ator'a license fnd is saidto .be .one
of the four ;whof passed though here
in thle winter, oni the ) way, to the
)Horid4; coalt;;' tw,W them W an
aeroplane and two ot them in a
launch. TwT Of this party stippeJ
in Elizabeth ; , City, ; ; Jaquitn ; an J
Schneider; and the rumor has since
persisted here, that i they were In
the employ ot i the German govern . '
menV , ;The man, htld here1 i8 sail ':
to be one of the two who jnade the
trip ni a : launch,,'', , Bystanders de
clare that. his companion,,, seen .with,
him last night, could noLTspeak Eng
llsh except wl'h difficulty. He
claims now to te In the employ' of
an aviation firm at. Atlantic City,
The" hearing., which waa conduct"
ed privately" at poljce headquarters, "
drew a big crowd of spectators to
the city ahU, where the w stairway .
leading up ; to Chief .Thomis'. offices
wa packed and quite a croyd were
assembled on ' the . street outside. (
cthin was) found in . the lK
gage , brought , to'. tolce beadquarti
ers Worn the People' Line except
clothing and personal lettersj The ' s t
only ; thing against ; Severn appear ,
to be hlB own eiisplclous behavior r
and the ' contradictory, account he
gives of himself. V w -,; , : ' '
Last Service : a
Sunday P.Me
I The Week- of Prayer for Homo
MlPsiont - held vet . BiackweU ,
Memorial churoh during the , week,
will come to a close' Sunday after
noon .with the most elaborate pro
gram of the wefk meetings '
.All otv the missionary 'organiza
tions' of the-church will , take part,
Mrs. S.' C" Newbold, repre "T.tiri :
the W. M. U.;: Miss Callln Vorr?
the Y. W. A,t,Mrs.," A. F. To. -,
b Royal Ambssaadors; Mr. I.
R. RkinnnT the ' Clr!s Aux ' trv;
and. M.'M21T XcCov t '
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