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Vol. 3
ELIZABETH CITY. NORTH CAROLINA, ViURSDAY EVENING. APRIL 19. 1917 : ;
NO. 96
GERMAN REVOLUTION
IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL
Teutons Said to be Well Supplied
With Arms and Ammunition are
ThreateningtoInvadeUruguay
By CHARLES STEWART
Buenos Aires. Apru li Uraz.la
great German po, u.tiQii; a
three states has levulteijft
Dispauhts iroin Montevideo, cap
Hal or the Uruguay, the snwll Somh
Auiericdii Stute'-to the so.ith oi
Brazil, assert tnat (he Ten ons are
well armed aiid hae even smik-
it
9ffl WONDERS
OF ElECIBICIIY
artillery .
Tuev are taut to
STUDENTS OF STATE COL
I FRF (IF AGRICULTURE AND
plentifully supplied with am .nu.on . ENGNEER1NQ QVE INTEREST
,aud provisions also. ING- EXHIBIT
It la difficult to set details oe-
cause Brazils censorship Is strjtf- , N c n(
ly supressing particulars. It seems. I Electrlcal KnglluerilK, S(K.letv
Jiowever, tnat ine reueuiou icmcm
in the Brazilian spates of Kio j
Grande, Parana, and Santa father-
ina. The German population there
Is estimated at half a million These
are Brazil's southern provinces.
Uruguay dispatches declare that
the Germans attempted to dynamite
the railroad bridge at Santa Maria.
IThe Government of the Rio
Grande province is attempting to
concentrate the strongest loyalist
troops to oppose the lehels in Porto
Alegra. . Meantime Urusiuy Is
massing troops on her horler far
ing that her territory may be fn
vaded by the Germans. Officials
are quoted in Montevideo dispatches
who assert their belief in the
ability of the government to with
stand all such attempts.
The Drazillian Germans have been
known for some time to be prepar
ing for a move ; gainst Uruguay.
They would prefer to obtnin poss
esslon of the rich nitrate deposit",
of Chile but these are too far awav
It Is believed, to make this practi
cable. Brazilian censorship prevents ol
talnlng verification of what action
is bein.: taken to quell the insurrection.
N STANDS
Hit TIE ALLIES
FOREIGN MINISTER DECLARES
THAT RUSSIA FREE IS DOU
BLY STRONG AGAINST GER
MAN MILITARISM
'By t nil O:! . Press 1
Petrograd April 111- A . ledge I hat
Russia stands unswei Ving a'ainst
Germany was .;iven today by for
eign niiuister Mti'.iknff in wePom
lng the British and French I lbor
delegates. T Provl . Pinal gov
ernment will conti": o to do t
part in the anhilintion of Cerman
militarism wi'h the n te-,1 inten
slty. he stated "Our ldo.,1-, he;
went on -is o irent the
future inis- i,ili: of w r. beg
you to i n n 1)111110 to vour c nintHes i
that n free Hns-Pi is ! m!.!v snrig
to prevail ;g mi. i h.-r u....
Wants Statement
From Socialists
I I'.v !':it"' !!-.
Wa: liinulon. April r.i - lioprrsen- I
(ative London, soidali I, cable I a i
friend In Ibe llto-'siiin Pona today
urging pu'd; al inn of all authnrata J
five statement de pirn: trnt the
BusKlan socialists aic not In favor
of u separate prate.
of North Carolna State College pre
sented to the public for two even
ings this week a spectacular show
which was of much interest, and of
great credit to the students put
ting on the show. The apparatus
used, much of which was construct
ed entirely by students, was valued
at over $10,000. Demostratlons and
explanations were made of many of
the modeur, wonderful and myster
ious stunts accomplished with elec
tricity. The laage attendance was enlight
ened and entertained by many mar
velous accempllhments whloh elec
tricity now performs. K;gs were
fried on Ice, an arc lamp was made
to talk, write and sing a telauto
graph transmitted writiii" over to
differenet parts of the building, iron
was heated whte hot in a pail of
fr'er. an electric magnet was
shown capable of lifting a swing
containing ? eople. and other in
teiitinr features weie a mercurv
vapor lamp, electroplating, lamp
burning on glass without wire con
nections, xray. wireless telegraph
system, rectifiers and storage bat
teries, and the instantaneous tele
phono system.
The most spectacular part of the
show was a Tesla coil, made by a
student which steps up an ordi
nary 110 volt current to 1 OoO.DOO
volts This coll was shown fo pro
duce a three foot soaik. and novel
experiments, showing beautiful col
or effe ts made a treat impression
To exhibit the h rmlrssness of the
high frequency current produced,
two students allowed he urf-en;t
to pass through their modies and
form a spark o foot Ion lolween
spoons held in their mouths.
To The Citizens Of
Elizabeth Cityr
As you know, our President his called upon the va
rious Governois of the State throughout this Union
and the Governors in turn have requested the execu
tive heads of the vanous towns and cities in their res
pective states to do all things possible to relieve the
food situation and reduce the high cost of living large
ly the result of the conflict in which we are engaged
as a people, 1 am calling upon each and every one o
you. owning or controlling any vacant Jot or lots in E
lizabeth City suitable for cultivation", to immediately
plant and raise everything possible for the relief of the
people, and should any of you not be in a position to
use these lots yourself, then 1 earnestly request that
you tile the same with me, giving description there
with, that 1 may turn these lots over to a committee
of good women who have this matter upon their hearts
and who will furnish the seed and see that it is Culti
vated. 1 know of no more patriotic duty that we can
perform at this time than that of aiding our people
who suffer because of high prices.
In earnestness and sincerity 1 call on you and ask
that you render this service to humahify.'lnd I feej"
confident that it needs onl) to be called to your at
tention to be granted.
Any service that I can render as .he official head of
this city will be a pleasure, and I ask that you call upon
me at anytime.
Respeatfully,
P. G. SAWYER,
MAYOR.
Prige Essay
-On Thrift
By EVA B. BAGLEY
(Student of Moyock High School)
The Best definition of thrift t
' Care and wisdom In the manage
rnent of ones rebources."
Thrift seeks not metely to aTe
but to earn. Economy manages,
frugality saves, providence plana,
lad tbrift at once earnfc and saves.
wlth a -view to propor and whole
some and profltaLle expenditure at
a fittfg time.
Lot-oil take thrift in the differ
ent professions of life, the thrifty
fanner first because we are most in
tererttfd In this Un3 of work.
The th lfty farmer mai;es his
plans for each conrn; year with
FRENCH
LUKE '
F
UBTHER GAlliS
INTENSE ARTILLERY ACTION
AROUND f QUENTIN - MAY
PRESAGE TREMENDOUS v IN
FANTRY ASSAULT THAT
WILL CARRY THE TOWN
By WILBUR FORREST V
(United Press Staff Correspondent) -
Paris April lEverywhero-.luc'
cess" is the epUoma of official state .
ineuts from various fighting fionU
These statements bring detail! of
a fresh and continuous sweep ' tor
ward by the French In their great
great ar. All of theset plans are ! offensive against the German-lino. "
definite and practical. combining! Positions dominating Nauroy .and
... . . . .. :
theory and piactice. tr.s eincient uorouviuers were capturea in ,,tno
economy consists in knowirsg condl
tiors and preparing for them In ad
vance. Fie sho :ld be f.ir-sighted
hut nut parsimonicja? .
The thrifty farmer uses the lest
so d and farm tools In order to ob
tain the best results from his la
bors .
lie must ue Intelligent enough to
se the need of an education for
his children. In this way he will
bo contributing most to the gener
al uplift of the community and will
at the same time le preparing the
way for his children to become
nobler nienn and women. Realiz
ing that health Is one of the very
best lime savers he does not neg
lect the health of his children. A
sound mind in a Bound body be
comes his motto, and Ijp is ever
ready to support healthful sports
for his children. He Is willing to
work and Is anxious to see others
work and come to the frant.
Firing May be
Was Thunder
NEW DEPARTMENT
OF W COLLEGE
I STUDENTS WILL BE EiPECIAL
j LY PREPARED TO TEACH
! AGRICULTURE AND OTHER AL
I LIED SUBJECTS
Door to Room
Was "Jimmied"
(liiel Pnssl
T:io
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ih :
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h.
t;
lO.fli
('a '
C il.ird "i ' u ' u ' U'" ' "!' ': ;'
he-ivy "" '.l V;!.- u
. "a-o . That i.-; t'te pni n i.f t' "
, :i nt ! ; ii of :i ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i ' t . ssi-l a rriv
in C this U'or .,n: fr-'iii h re ion , i'
i In' I- p' '" ' 1 N' I - ;' '
noihcr t : v ' 1 1 t may
!!. 1 i- 1 s her '
the -.hor'
h
.1:1
111.' e
Senate Fight
On Censorship
!Sl
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WEATHER OR NO
Fair tomrtnt. Frlliv fvr(.iit ir
(Hy If'.feil IT""!
Wushiiigton. April l1- Tile fight
In the senate agi.inMt the pioposed
administration censorship regula
tions, lrrrluding the espionage mens
ure, continued unhated today. Op
ponents declaro that the enactment
of the proposed regulation on1rl
:. Kaieigh, N C. Anl 1'.'
Hoard of rr.iU"S of .o:ili
ina Stat'' 'ulii f-e ol A ;ri nit
Ml Keg 1 rii'g en n; l
il step loiwant in loi
,. , t, c iv its at ion in
1 1 i . pa rl mint of 1 ''a1' 1 ''aw
,,;.( vmatioiial V i" a ion. Tin
a im t.i en upon re; oimiienda- j
f i'i e.-ident Uiddick, m.d !.!
. !' oi'ls wore appr 1 ii :te;l for
. i H iiaii e of Hindi a depart-
T!.i- course will take the ,
(,f 1 lie normal 1 oursu now
I in tiie 1 a t;. io '.ue. and iil 1!"
vo e c;.i I, pritnar-U., for Ibe tune ,
l.tng. to tiaiiijng teachers ol' agri
wjli'.ire and rural p'oimmlcs for j
jiout.en in Hie f.irtnlile schools of
1o '.rue. The work will cover the
;'eM oi elepieiuaiy pedagoL'i . In' bid
In ; piiyc'colo 'v. methods of toach'nir.
history of education, school room
manneefiipnt. secondary and aerlruK
urnl education, etc., and at the same
time retain bs much of the regular
courses In agriculture ai Is possible.
The need for tuch a course ha
been recognied - for a,, number "of
years. , , The enlistment of farm
life tchoclo bronght out more gtrlk"
Incly the dcrnand for yonrg inen
tliy L'nlt'iu rt-esst
Washington. April 1H -The d.ior
of the senate (omniittee on naval
affairs in the capilol building was
jimmied last night
l'oliie believe 111-' sp;es p- e.
open thr- door with iron instruments
supposedly seeking, naval plans.
The niaik on 1 he door are plain a
t''e wood was splinteied.
No j 1 : , 1 , i- ate nilssitiR from thu
room-. i.iiAi'i-cr. Senator S',ins:n
;ivs ill ,' not liinr ' f 'i cni'-d'-ni ial
l:,- l' V, I i' io I'll' r on
e!
WHAT CAN YOU DO '
: 11 . I w oiua n in 1 h
,,i nor 1 lea 1 eil t ii . rl dol
t: .: -,::.:, I li.l I. lol -l ,.!! Ill
,, .1 n ' . i !o n p I 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 'o
I'.' ': -wel : ;..-..- lie
tii'- he Lad 1 'tir'i'ii tint
1 . ' ' he I 1 111 i a w ' t h v " ' '1
1:1:1 In ; the Sunmii r.
:die works out most of the time
nil onlv has th'e e:'tly morriing-i
I (.ml laie evenlnes anil an o- c.is'on
,1 dav of in which to 'oik a.ler
( r en), s .-
;.lsc Many rradu tet have hid to
go through severnl years of appren
tice fencing 1 efore thev lenrnod to
adjust their methodds to the re
quirement!! of the adolescent period
with whl' h they had to deal.
This In one of many forward more
menU of the college under the virile
administration of Presldont Rlddlck.
and wit no dr-tiMt H (rrenfe.l with
The thlfty farmer Is n e-nnH M.l
Ken. He assists In enforcing: health
regulaions in the home, ivhool. and
i nimunltv thereby saving time,
friends, and money. He assists In
the preservation of the law and ord
er in all his drties. Likewise, he
increases ihe value of property by
employing his greatest efforts fotf
the lie'terment of all about him.
He Increases the Joy of living In
the household by promoting cleanli
ness, healthness. and g:-pd disposi
tions among the family. It Is also
a movement In the way of thrift to
have good, wholesome food In the
home and to use all precautions fo
prevention of disease; for health In
the home accounts for greater vital
Ity and capacity for work.
In the question of livestock the
thrifty farmer excerslsos great care
In l he selection of the breed best
stilled to his localty and means. Ajf
the waste from field and kitchen, or
what was "formerly considered waste
-,'oes to feed pfuR and cattle and the
profit from stock In turn replenishes
larder and pockektbook . Rvery anl
ma!, too. adds to the homelike ntrmn
phere of the fanner's home. Mu'h
care is also taken wf'h Mowers and
vegetable gardens-. The y..cet:i,es
save the farmer money and are
healthful for pome use; (P flow, rs
are used () decorate, to befiutlfy.
and to develop a sense 0f beauty In
I the home.
j TP" fu'llier t ,,,, w, ,1,,, p,!,,st
I i'i' :s. ami tlierel 'ti l.es ;lti Intelli
e:o on 'O" at ton 1 1 -i n l a rooit
1 i t i . . -r i ... 1; ei- , iiefvi ;.
"el, 1 tl: 11 ol' lo- lier is . f ,r ue ar
lll'lilllv (e lL-ed ! V I'.lee tllMI.V.; the
' o ' s v e 1 ad t h 1 on- pa n v wo
keel, ! tot te . (' s V . 1 The
till' 'I -II I ! let, . in i'i, II,,, 1
Hoi I. - Mc.'a'e I .' and Me .
I 'I I e III O .'IT. I : ill!' e e
'I lie piMli p e H hi P I, ;,..e 'II
j ' ' 1 for the -Ii I v firmer a civ
it,, : - 1,1 Ii, r too,', --'on
I lr I vei-i -i.t.-nd t". :r down sn-i.:
j de'i,lt.. nip-., fr i,p ,.r:i,it,. ,,f
brift. I - 01 Id do 1 o PetdV V'tin
cnotf f'om Franklin ami ithers
t hese p'over1 s '
"Keen thv "hop, and thv sho;i
W ill keep (,e. "
"Ta ke car" of M'o pennies, nnd
llin dollars will take care of them
pclven." "Thrift is b"tter than annuity."
"A man's purse will never beAare
If he know When to buy, to spend,
nnd to ipare."
Cut your coat according to your
rloth." .,
aween to the east of Rhefmk: and
in the smashing blows nioro ground'
"a-, huiueu nulla Olll Ol DOiSBOUia
tha nn.lk ...,U...r .U- ... .1 r . . ."
Desperate Goiman attempts t t0
create diversions elsewhere failed '
today to check the French advances;
having no further effect than to '
,ring on a general engagement .
practically all ;,lon the French
front.
Around St. Quentin General Nl-''
velle repotted great artillery vctiv -.
Ity. This, it Is thought, may ba the
precursor of another tremen
dous infantry i.ssault In that iec
tion which may sweep the town
long menaced Into the hands of
the French.
The Identification of twelve new
German Divisions In one section b
tween SoIbsohis and Auberlves
means that the Germans there have
been compelled to mass 240,000
new troops to take the place , of
those '"cot to lliecoa tn tKS:frnriiJ'7"-'
cheelr' the succeeding waves of the '
French assault. '
Every dispatch from the front
emphasizes the (loody etCUtlon
wrought, by the French ' iTtllfblJ
against the German favorite tflethod
of defense; that is. of massing men
at a point of attack.
Observers east of Ithelnis declare
that the bloody slaughter of the
hall of the Fench projectiles is
appalling and. as great as ever seen
In any battlefield.
Word has heen passed to tho
German Jont to hold all positions
at any cost.
This Dodge
Will' Not Work
Washington. April !! -Men who
marry to dodge military service",
will not be excused, the War De
li, riment ruled today.
Only marriages made before the
outbreak of war will le taken Jn
to account in making exemptions.
No Submarine
On Our Coast
Amsterdam. April lit No Oer .
man su'ma' ne is now In the wes
tern half of tli- tl;;nth. saj'B an
olliei:'1 all.ioiin. , inent Irotll Berlin
today.
Bickett Wants
Men For Navy
'( il. J i '. 'i-ii - Governor
:',iileit to-day !ipe,Mp'ii io comrrter
eial oi gani.u t ions ai d o inunlt leal
authorl; ies to Im'kui Monday ft
week's cinipaitii l.,r enlistment
ill the nnvv.
Hnmp riliinrHs
Meet Thursday
The members of ' the Elliabeta.
Cly Home Guard sro called to
m',ct at the urmory Tbvnliy r' ' t