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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA; ; MONDAY EVENINGS APRIL 9, 1917
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City Boys Fitting
SenaOff
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TOUGH OF
PATHOS in
SCENE
Farewells of Mothers, Wives, Kiddies
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and Sweethearts Make
Affecting Picture
iJBad weatber and the fact that
tiere wa8 no announcement of the
time of the departure of the Elft
abeth City Naval Militia did not
nevent a . big time at the station
tfcia morning when, the first boys
leit. .
4'hfs wa8 largel" due to the B.
';';(!'-Elks i jwho wre on hand to
give the boys a , fitting send off.
Rjrmiaj; in line at-the Elks Home,
a . hundred or mor ' of them, old
and, young, If an Elk can grow
oldach carrying an,Americar flag
they marched in re?ular order and
just before arriving, at the station
their voices broke forth on the
morning stillness with ? America."
The ,Elks and fhe military corn
company - then formed Inlq, one line
and, were addressed by Judge Tur
narl, Meitenant J. K. Wilson re
BUQpding for , the .Militia. Then
forming tatp.a single file the Elk
gave, each-, member of, the departing
naval militia i: hearty handshake in
ffreweO. H VTi -y '
dm tis addresa ivd&s Turner pe
mtadftd i.the militiamea. . tbA thejr
were repreBenting not only them
elvea but Eliiabeth City as a whole
and' "declared that Elizabeth City
In turn, ha8 Just pride in being
one of the first cities to send men
to figlit for the flag. "When far
way from home, remember," said
l(e, hat loyal and loving hearts
throughout Elixabeth City are think
lnf ' of you! and honoring you for
your -courage and manhood."
-At the clos of Judge Turner's
speech three rousmj; cheers went
up from the United Compsny and
.as the train pulled out the Elks
cheered the Navl Militia warmly
aqd the boys resronrled with appre
ciative cheers.
Lieut Wilson thanked Judge Tur-
nnr j the Elk and Elizabeth City
Hsaid that he hoped the Oompa-
'"would return with no gaps in
Its ranks.
Weds Before
Leaving Home
Wllflam Aacy Bealg of the Naval
Militia and Miss Stella Jenning&J
were married Sunday at the home
of the bride here, the young mili
tiaman leaving on the early Mon
day, morning train for duty. ,
; The bride' is the daughter of Mr3
CorneHa Bundy and the late W F
Jenniags, and the groom tg the
son of Mr, and Mrt B". 6. Be&ls
of thia'City.
Other week end marriages were:
Eddie Culpepper and Miss Nellie
Deal, both of Fentress, married l
J. W. Mundeu at his residence
Sunday;
Howard Gothan Harris and MIsh
Alice Saunders, both of Pasquotank
married by Mr Munden Saturday.
The bridejs the daughter of Mr.
M. W. Saunder and the groom the
sn of Mrs. Sadie Harris;
William Preston Burfoot and Miss
Pear.'e Keesler, both of Norfolk mar
tied by Mr. Munden Saturday.
10IIIGHT AT
WHS
ORGANIZATION OP HOME
GUARD WILL BE EFFECTED
FOR TRAINING YOUNG MEN
OF CITY FOR DUTY WHERE
EVER NEEDED
At Home
Oil Furlough
' The. trajn was twenty-five minutes
late giving sufficient time for a
' ' real "celebration. "All of the Naval
' Militia left except Earle Cbesson
and Cliff Wood, who remained un
til afternoon to runrd the armory
and to see the revenue cutt off.
The North Cxro'lna Batallon is
r". commanded l,y Ment. 3.. Wilson
, ' and on his saff from EUzabetVi1
, Cltv.' are Lieutenant J. C. B.
Ehrlnghaus and Lloutemnt C. B.
Willinms, assistant surgeon.
The ElizRbeth City Division.
; known as the Fifth Division, is
" commanded by Lieut O. F. pappen
v dlckk, and under him is Ensign
' Andrew . Bsmders .
' ThT'nien'areril."' Ir.'tMngertJr,"
Cooperi 0 M, Harris, S B, Jenklps,: L
J. Miatt 3: H. OtfaY, A Dangh
' ; try,yt;Cart'wrlht,M R.tttMotrle?
1, ClFawyeri', J.lX kM.''OTert6n,
1 "v. 3. II. RiRgs, T, L.
A I t7. M. All-erton, E. M.
C. M. Williams, who left here
about four yearg ao for Savannah
and for the past ss months has
been at ElPaso with the militia
hospital corps of the first Georgia
regiment, arrived In the city this
morning on a fifteen davs furlough
to visit hiH people here.
Interviewed Jy a reporter for thi
newspaper, young Williams said:
"I like life on the border exception
ally well except for tlje windstorms
which often started early In the
morning and blew all day.
"We had good fare and a pleas
ant and profftab'e time. My com
pany Is now In Savannah. I znt
off the sixth and came on to Eliz
abeth Cltv while I had the chance,
for we don't know what the future
Is going to brin? to any of us."
Elizabeth City, April 9 A meet
ing for the organization of a home
puard will )e held tonight at the
Court House.
The Red Men are taking the
lead In the movement for organiza
tion and all the fraternal orders
are lending their assistance.
The organization is not being
undertaken because of any alarm
felt, hut the idea held is that the
young men of, the City should; be
ready for duty wherever and when
ever needed ' and that such ! organi
zation will" be 6f service IB this re
sppct as well a9 In preparation for
any eventualities which might arise
10 s. puis
FOR GUARD DUTY
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TWENTY SIX MEMBERS OF SE
COND N. C. REGIMENT, COM
PANY B., PASSED THROUGH
CITY TODAY
To Introduce
Electoral Refdrm
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Amsterdam, April 9 The news
psper Moplniache Volk, Zettung an
nounces it haa been decided .shortly
to Introduce a MU for German elec
toral reform dulng the war, Berlin
dlsppatchei rsatd today:' -
Sawyer, A, Bcali. E. J.- Hopkins,
Wv" J. Hughes, W. J Hiighea, T. A
Pone, C. R. Parker, W H Che'sson,1
TX? t'rponmOff: Boeftchtr;
M,pl?niletL!W; BiTl'lett, D." 4f
TrtlelifrV'.-. w 'JchKlnB;' ddi
nnghoB. W N llanff, J, D.' Sykes.
J. L. Fall. ' . '-."I T-r"l
Twenty-six North Carolina mlll
lia men of the Second North Caro
lina Regiment, Company B., Home
Station, Kinston, arrived In the
rity this morning on the same
early train that bore away Eliz
beth City's Naval Militia, and
left this afternoon for South Mills
far police duty at Dismal Swamp
Canal bridge.
Six companies left GoTds'joro yes
terday and are stationed now at
various points along the way, in
cluding New Bern and Washington.
Twenty-six were left on the Wash
ington County side of Albemarle
Sound bridge and twenty six on
the Chowan County Bide. Thus
far none have been stationed at
Elizabeth City. The South Mills
division Is in command of Captain
Hill of Kinston.
. ;
Mrs. W. W. Gve;ory formerly of
this city hut now of Rocky Mount,
Is here visiting her mother, Mrs.
Davf of Road S'reer.
WEATHER OR NO
Fair Mnnrtv night and Tuesday.
Heavy , frost . Monday night. . RU
Uigi temperature (Tuesday. E1i! ',!
Serving Undo Sam . Jot, pretty
close , home thl morning when the
early train pulled out -, '
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HOT SUCCESS
IN PITE OF CNORMOU8 LOSS
INFLICTED ON ENEMY. AND
NEUTRAL SHIPS, SAYS LORD
CECIL
By LOWELL MELLETT
United Press Staff Correspondent)
London, April 7 More thun. 69
combats against German subma
rines have taken place since Febru
ary 21 to March 17 Lord Robert
Cecil, minister of blockade stated
today.
His statement was evoked by a
question from the United Press
suggesting that he outline for Amer
leans what he thought the pro
blems of the day were in the
submarine menace.
"Several polntg stand out
strikingly in the German blockade,"
he Bald. In the first place it is a
confession of weakness and a sign
that the German have really aban
doned all hope of retaining a suc
cessful issue in the land war. It
also appears to be due to a real
ization that they canrrbt so far as
water craft are concerned hope to
contest the mastery of the seat
which the allies have possessed
since war was .first declared.
"I would not speak of the aspect
of the campaign of brutality In
this warfare. It s not new from
Germans. Indeed It would rather
suprlse the allies and I Ihlnkj I
may also say neutrals If the Ger
mans hesitated to, employ any
means because it was nhuman or
contrary to international raw.
Their government is a government
of force; their patriotism Ib not
ased on any fine noble grounds,
bbtft merely the doctrine -of German
state above all and any means are
Justifiable to maintain the great
ness of that state and Impose It
wi!l on the rest of the world.
"It is that spirit we are fighting;
It is that doctrine we must destroy
it we wish a durable peXc. A
"As to the result of the subma
rine blockade I cannot deny that
grave losses hare been caused
shipping but I do not think I am
exaggerating in saying thot the
loeseg have fallen very far short of
those the Gerrftans hoped to in
flict. "One must remember too that
while you hear a lot of the Grrman
submarines' claims, you do
Ihear so much about
To Defeat '
German Plan
. , By ARTHUR: MANrf !
(United Press Correspondent V :
Copenhagen, April The -United
States main purpose In purchasing
the Danish West Indlas from Den'
mark was to defeat the known Ger
man pplans to establish a Zeppelin
and submarine base there Is was
learned today on highest authority.
It is not known whether Germany In
tended to seize or to buy the Islands,
because Denmark's geograpnlcal po
sition is dominated by Germany.
Autocracy
Badly Shaken
London, April 8 Germany's au
tocracy must be profoundly shaken
by the unrest among the people, ac
cording to close observers. It is
considered highly significant tha.
the Kaiser intervened to issue a
formal statement favoring the ex
tension of the franchise in Prussia
after a promise of almost the same
reform foy Hollweg.
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Urgft greater..
icipauon
Beltori April -the 'torrtal pledges
of the Kaiser for ptfttlrjd reforms
were generally Vailed by rejoicing
editorials but the more liberal news
papers indicated that . the pledges
were not enough and urged a great
er participation of the people in the
government.
Soldiers May
Be Transferred
IjOhdon, April 9 The distinct un
derotandlng gained ground here to
day that the gcernment would
not oppose the' transfer of all Amer
loans from the ranks of the imper
ial forces to a fighting force under
the Stars and Stripes provided
such a transfer would aid military
plans of the United States.
It was estimated today that thirty
thousand Americans en Mb ted In the
British army. A majority are.
with the Canadian regiments. Pro
bably this number has been deple
ted by casualties but It is Reliev
ed that there are a sufficient num
not 1 ber of survivors to e regarded as
the losses the potential nucelus of a strong
the submarines them selves suffer.
In this connection. It Is worth
pointing out that neutrals suffer
more than belligerent's. 1
"Like all bullies, the Germans
are fondest of atacking those w,ho
can't defend themselves. Unarm
ed neutral merchantmen are JuRt
the sort of target., that a German
submarine really likes. But as
with all ,u!lles, the ones who
stand up a;alnst them suffer the
least .
"Some neutrals In terror keep
Buffering connequfntly a real hloc
ade. Let them pluck up their
courage andd come oout. The sub
marine mennco isjint nearly so bad
aR it sounds.
"I am sure you wlU realize that
for naval reason It Is Impossible
for me to speak very definitely on
this subject, the more so since It
t very often difficult to lie abso
lutely certain In case of an en
gagement with a submarine what
the fate of the submarine- ha ac
tually l,een.
r am authorized to Btiife by
the ' admiralty, however, that be
tween Februafy 2l and March 17
there mwer 29 combats between"
British ships '.and ; submarine.' j.U
- "Remember that from February
1st to 21st, Sir Edward Carson an-
'sentlmental" legion.
Transported
Into Germany
CEIEDBMED1
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CANADIAN SOLDIERS IN , Bftif
TLSH LINES RECEIVED ,- NEWl
Of APRIL STH WITH , GREAT, .
REJOICING , , it; ttiiitt
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.lj,
(UnRad Presa Staff Corrsp'endrtt)
With the British ' Armies Aflsld
April 7 "America hag declare 4 j
war!" was the flash that wnt Jubt '
iliantiy forward over all field tslev.
phone and telegraph lines to , the ,
fighting line today. .iU.
"Gee whiz! man I feel like fight: i'
lng," voiced and ordinarily flulet, '
staff captain of the Canadian' foresaw
whose mother was a Phlladelphlaa
as we approached a group of Canit
dian officers at an advanced ' P0sJf '
tlon. 1
The Canadians are proud of thj (
United 8tates Just as proud r At -
any American could be," he OOf '
tinned . This will mean m'uch t '
our future of neighborly relationi( 1
D'ye see that he Inquired, pol&H
lng to sv hurlcane of shell - 'httMt) "
lng over the Oermans. "Welff
these are our fireworks in celobrtrlj ; .
tton." '. ., ! w '
Every man we encountered 'V 'v
I pressed jubilation over the new or
the war declaration by COntmUM ;v
clinching the joyful news of PrtVo
Ident Wilson's speech. l -, c
Out in the front line trenchM,,
the "Tommies hoisted Hp ; . tlflt t
boaVds apprising the enemy HAmeCJ '
lea 's enemy now "-of the news . vsft '
"Each board 0ugbt to be- worts) , (
at least a thousand shells "grip nlniVj
ly apprised the officer. "We'reiBOfH
jfolng to give 'em some of Wflsotl'iJ '
speech in that way also. .'"0ODO
sentences of that speech are bettef
than bombs." ;tiq-",
'It was noticea'e. today tBat'ttofttf ; .
of the German troop tjiken prltH
oners knew anything about AmerV
ca's entrance Into the war. w '
Would Bar
German Papery .
(By United Press) ' P .
Washington, April 7 Dailies print , ,
ed In German would he barred froJsS' '
the malls by a resolution of Senat
or olndexter, prepared todays ' !,!3
yTMf holding that most f'
these papers would be loyal, he CO ,
tended that existence of even ots)'
or Poindexter, prepared t6day. n? ,
be harmful.
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Amsterdam, ' April 7 Jillus Van
heee an American of the Relief
Commission has beeu arrested at
Ghent and transported to Germany
noitnced not lesg than forty com
bats had taken place. Thus to
date, there have been over 9.
"Th, shows that the submarine
Is by no means having Its own
way; that the British navy is not
aB sometime. aserted powerless
to cope with the menace.
"Regarding restrictions on im
ports, It Is of course only with
greatest reluctance that wo have
Issued regulitlotig resrfetin(t import
of commodltles. epecfn'lly those from
our . allies. But this . la, a jrutftef In
whlcn the allies sttnd togdther. L
"It l8 a move to save tonnage for
all of -uH,; and one, of the best; ways
Is an , agreement ,,to limit imports to
article, absolutely necessar .ytq ,ba'
articles absolutely necesary to na
war." ' - . 1 " ' -.-r ,.,
Rockefeller
Urges Loyalty;
(By United' Press)
Savannahs, Ga April 7 John
Rockefeller Bald In a statemeit , '
here today, "the true test of Ames"
loanlsm has come. We must sJf
stand by the President. Party,' rtf
ial and religious differences must b1 ,
sunnk into the meltlnng pot, of ths'
common cause 'harmonious pal
rlotlsm." 0
Drives Taxi
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For Red Cross
(By United PretsJ1 wf'-
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, Chicago, March 9 Mrs ,;f 84
Tolson announced she. wpuld i;,pe;;
ate Jber autpmebfas a vtaxLp.flv
hours a day md turn . the, nmopej1,
over to the Red Cross. She wl2
drive the ear herself.' "