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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING. APRIL 24. 1917)))) j yifVtlflNO. 1C3
Conscription Vital
To Success In War
Member of International Council
Steps Out of Conference to Warn
: Congress Against Repeating Mis-
take Already Made by England.
"V
(ty GEORGE MARTIN)
Washington. April 24 Conscrip
tion ia vital to the nation before
America can hope for the success
of her arms in modern warfare.
Lieutenant General Bridges step
ped out"1 of the International war
council of t.he Allies today to deliver
this message to the representatives
of the people of the TJnited States.
While Congress wrangled over
conscription bill Bridges counted the
cost of the volunteer system t0 Eng.
land.
"We were saddled with the volun-
'er system at the beginning of the
he said, "and we would have
iTen anything to be rid of it. It
hampered every phase of the devel
opment of war plans. The volunteer
system rew the best industrial
forces of the nation Into the tren
ches Just when they were most
needed at hon.e. If left at home
those whose pieces were at the
.front. If we had had conscription at
first we should have avoided and
obviated later difficulties In obtain
ing munitions. In the coordination
of the rational Industrial forces as
well as in other vitnl things.
If you are going to war you muss
-the..whoU.froii Yumuat -o.4a
It intelligently and systematically
and scientifically If you hope to
win.
"Men women and children all
must fight," he concluded," either
at home or at t' e front. It is no
longer a war of exiieditions. It is a
conflict of nations.
CHAMP CLARK OPPOSES
Charap Clark Is bitterly opposed
'. to conscription. He told a delegation
of the National Security League to
day that he would never ovte for
conscription and that in his opinion
a conscription bill could never pass
the House. He declared that the
War Department Is trying bull doze
the country Into approving the meas
ure. "I favor letting the flower of
the youth of the country volunteer
before fastening the disgrace of
conscription upon thm," he declared.
The New Theatre Shows every
fternoon at 2:30 and 4:C0 o'clock.
every night at 7:30 and 9:00.
4
French Officials
Arrive Safely
(By Uniud Press)
Washington. April 24 The French
Commission coming h,ere for con
ference with officials of the English
and American Governments have ar
rived safely at an American port;
though the name of the place is as
yet wtihheld. Indeed all other infor
mation beyond the fact of their
safe arrival is, being kept secret for
the rpesent belond the fact that it
may be safe'y said that they have
not yet arrived in Washington.
Included in the French Commis
sion are Premier Viviani, Cenej al
Joffre, and Major Dreyfus.
HOSIERY LULL
MESS pay
DIRECTORS VOTE A TEN PER
CENT INCREASE IN OPERA
TIVES WAGES INCREASING
' ANNUAL PAY ROLL BY TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR
Tonight's Show
At Alkrama
Marguerite Clark haH played al
most every conceivable character on
the screen from the delightful little
Lady Eileen" who believed in fairies
to "Snow White,", who was a, sort
of fairy princess herself. B;it during
the time that she has been appear
ing on the screen the Famous Play
ers have never given her the role
of an actress until she played Fill
in "The Fortunes of Flft" which Is
fhe Paramount Picture at the Al
krama Theatre today.
The story, which was written by
Molly Elliot Seawell, concerns a lit
tle French actress and her alms, am
bltlons, romance, near-tragedy and
final good fortune. In it Miss Clark
does some of the most delightful
work of her screen career, playing
he actress with a delicate touch
that Is refreshing and Irresistibly
charming.
Mrs. Vernon Castle In "Patria" Is
also part of tonight's program.
Tomorrow at The Alkrama Wil
liam S. Hart will be seen In "The
Return of Draw Egan." This picture
Is considered one of Mr. Hart's
The Directors of the .Elizabeth
iCity Hosiery Mill met Saturday
evening in the offices of E. F. Ayd
lett and voted an increase of ten
per cent In the wages of all the
operatives and at a cost to the mill
of $10,000 a year.
The action was taken as a result
of the increased cost of living
among mill operatives and because
the year Just past has been a pros
perous one to the mil! owners.
There Is some indication that the
example set by the" Elizal eth City
Hosiery Company will le followed
by other mills In the city at sr.me
very early date but up to this time
no such action has been fornrilly
taken except by the Eliza' eth City
Hosiery Mill.
The New Theatrp Shows every
afternoon at 2:30 and 4:00 o'clock,
and every night at 7:30 and 9:00.
Gas Company
Givs Beaefit
MI FOOD
MOST OF Hi
BIG OFFENSIVE .
Oil DEI1
I Fill
THIS IS THE MESSAGE OF THE REPORTS FROM ROME INDICATE
ALLIES IT APPEARS TODAY
WHEN BALFOUR CONFERS
WITH WILSON
(By United Pres.
-Washington, "April 24. What the
Allies want from the United States
more than anything else is food.
ThiB fact emerged above the dip
lomatic courtesies attending the
initial reception of the British Min
ister of Foreign Affairs, Arthur J.
Balfour, and his party by President
Wilson today.
While today was given over prin
cipally to diplomatic greeting be
tween the representativec of Jhe
two Governments in conference, a
number of experts, both English and
American, did not hesitate to plunge
Immediately Into the consideration
of the vital problems of shipping
munitions, finance, and military and
naval affairs.
THAT ITALY IS ABOUT TO
TAKE INITIATIVE AGAINST
AUSTRIA ,
First Issue
Snapped Up
1
Brazil Speeds
Food Production
Ti United Prp,
Rio De Janeiro, April 24 To in
crease its output of cattle and help
feed the Allies the Brazilian Nati
onal Society of Agric ulture plans to
open a great cattle coneress here
early next month. America packers
have taken an interest In Increas
ing the Brazilian exports in this line
and will aid In staclng the exhibition.
The New Theatre Shows every
afternoon at 2:30 and 4:00 o'clock,
and every night at 7:30 and 9:00.
Big Bond Issue ,
Is Now A Law
The ladles of Elizabeth City are
to be given an unusual opportunity
this week to hear some Interesting
lectures on fancy cookln;.
These lectures are t:) be given
through the Renerosity of the Gas j
Company, and are under the auspices
of the PemoiWg' floolaty of Qity 4
Uoad Methodist Church. Ther? will
be three lectures to le given on
Tuesday, Thursday" arid lFr1day from
4 o'clock until 5:30 In t'ie after
noon. The lecturer Is Mis. Florence
Wright, of New York City. Mrs.
Wright is a graduate of Simmons'
College and the Boston Cookln?
Schools and has had ten years' ex
on domestic science. The lectures
on domestic science. The letures
will lie planned with especial atten
tion to unusual recipes for salads
and desserts, also some new and In
expensive meat dishes.
All the recipes will be made and
cooked before the ladles, snd at the
close of the lecture will be passed
so that every one may taste all
that has been prepared. There Is no
admission charged and all ladles in-
terested nl getting some new ideas
for entertaining, and better methods
for preparing food, economy in ma
terials and such will find enjoyment
lec
tures.
Mrs. Wright has offered her ser
v.'p's to the Parsonage Society and
her salary for the week Is donated
to them. The C!as Company has gen
erously offered the use of their room
'By United
Washington. April 21 Americans
grabbed the first two hundted mil
lion of treasury certificates so fast
that the administration ordered th
books closed today. The issue was
over subscribed by one hundred
per cent.
uHiMip-, ano mat is say- aMI pr()fU n Attending these
ing a n r. '
Also a fine Keystone Comedy,
"Rlack Eyes and Blue." Is part of
tomorrow's program.
Geo. M. Cohan, will lie seen in
"Broadway Johpr" 'at the Alkr.ima
Thursday. Matinee and night. This I a percentage o all stoves and
is Mr. Cohan's first and only appear-' appliances sold during the week
ance on the screen. j 'he society. Ho any one purchas-
"Here goes, with the lest there U,fr S"rh ,h'8 weGk haR t,lp nD,l0r"
s in r.K ." sold fJenrire M runn ,"'"' "Idlng the scclety.
V began hi? i-.ithl activities before
Ihf motion picture camera for Art-
crnff Genres some months ago. Tt
wns a t v .ir-al George M. Cohan ex
n,c.;.:on an! (TTsplayed the sincere
eir::y v;ih which he took up the
new field o fthe stlent dr:ima. His
firs- photoplay "Broadway Jones,"
tin pdnptaffnn of his greatest stare
h't. judging from early reports, will
result (n a duplication of his staire
Micros- nnong screen patrons.
Live Little Locals
Man jr Minor ' Matters
Merely Mentioned
Mrs. W. J. Netwon of Norfolk, Va.
who has been with her sister, Mrs.
F. D. Owen on North Uoad street
returned t0 her home Sunday.
Rev. E. U Stack of South Mills
was in the city Monday.
The New Theatre Shows every
afternoon at 2:30 and 4:0 o'clock,
and every night at 7:30 and 9:00.
Mr. and Mis. C. C. Leary of
Gregory was In the city Monday.
.1. J. Forbes of Shawboro was in
the city Monday.
The New Theatre- Shows every
afternoon at 2:30 and 4:00 o'clock,
and every night at 7:30 and 9:00.
U S, and S. A. Walker of I'oplar
Branch were In the city Monday.
Mrs. Georgp .1. Sponce is visitiu;
Mr. Spence's brother, .1. Paul S.en o
and fanill at Norfolk.
Misses Susie and U'.llo Mae Stev
ens have returned from a visit to
friends in New York City.
Washington, April 24 The Pres
" ldent today signed the 7,000,000,OOOv
bond Issue bill. The act is now a
t " " ' ." .'" ' " "
The New Theatre Show every
;. T-4ltcrnooii at ;:30 and 4:00 o'clock,
v amrl "every night at ,7:30 and 9:00. (or htm hi bis brickyard.
' . . ' v. v . '.' -, ' " - . r " r J ' ,
Given Fine For
Deporting Labor
(By United Press i '
Danville. Va.. April 24 J. H. 8ud
erly, Vice President of the Suton
Suderly Brick Tard on the Hudson
r.lver. was today given the maximum
fthe of five hundred dollars tor drum
ming; colored help from here to work
The ladles wll! close the week
with a wale of home made cakes and Tuesday,
rolls Saturday morning and serve a
supper Saturday evening in the
rooms f the fias Company.
Noah BriKhl and W. E Borue of
Woodvilie were here on business
(By United Press)
London, April 24. General Hlg
gained more ground in his resumed
offensive today. He reports further
progress east of Money. Lepreuxand
Hoeux. He als0 Baed to the South
of the Bapaume-Cambrai road on a
wide front. East of Epheny his for
ces reached the St. Quentin canal,
und captured the cillages of Villlers
Plouich and Boiucamp.
The greatest British gain achiev
ed is that of the thrust against the
CarnbralSt. Quentin line, which is
icurtly mentioned in Hais'a report
as carrying to the St. Quentin canal
in the neighborhood of Vendhulle.
.Meanwhile there is no dlmunition
of the pressure on the German line
to the east of Monchy Le Preux.
Reports trom Rome are to the ef
fect that in the Cars0 the battle is
becoming Increasingly violent. Dis
patches from that front Indicate that
the Italian artillery fire has become
terrific and emphasize the splendid
morals of the Italian troops. General
Cadorna is said to have expressed
the utmost confidence as to the suc
cessful outcome of his plans.
This statement apfntftntry bears
out the belief, lof 'iKril time felt
here, that IWrty'Hi about to launch
a new and 1U offensive against Aus
tria, though the censor evidently
would not permit a direct statement
to that effect.
FRENCH HOLD GROUND
Dispatches from Paris sayjMiiat
the French are rro!dlng"rTn"vsttl0ij
wrested from the German,, last week
successfully and . In the face of des
perate German counter attacks. The
official statement mentions quite a
number of these attacks s tying that
every one of them was successfully
repulsed. A number of scattering
actions alons the French front were
also reported.
TKOSIIil
.I'JIIH IIEl'J 1
JOHN HARNEY, FOR FOURTEEN'
YEAR8 WITH THE FIRST NATI
ONAL BANK.BEC0ME3 FREIGHT
SOLICITOR FOR NAVIGATION,
COMPANY JUNE 1st
Mr. John M. Harney, after havlnf
been with the FJrst National Bank
of this city tor fourteen years, haa
resigned his position as teller to ' ..
accept a position with' the Virginia
Carolina Navigation Company.whkh ,
it is expected, will soon" be opers
lng a boat line giving ' seral-weekly
service between Baltimore .and
points on the Carolina Coast
Mr. Harney, beginning at th
First Nationl Bank as a runne?avr J'!
rose to the position by application .
to his duties and by good business
qualities. He is a young man of '
energy and intlatlve and the bit '
opportunities presented at this tims
in the transportation business ar ,
pealed to him. . ' ; ;
No doubt, too, the opportunity to '
secure the service of a young' mail v"
whose long years of service In A
conservative and stronk banking In
stltutlon was guarantee of his bast
ness integrity and judgment appeal;
ed strongly to the directors of th
Navigation Company.
Mr. Harney will serve a3 freight v v
solteltor for his company, his duties (
taking him to practically al! parti"
of the country He will take up hit
new work June 1st. . -
Squire Munden
Keeps Busy
' i
yes
Standard Oil
Is Dominant
The New Theatre-- Shows evei y
afternoon al 2:?,U and 4:0(1 o'clock,
and every ninht at 7::: and !:10.
Mrs. John Barnard of Shawboro
was here shopping Tuesday.
'Hv United Prep
Washington. April 24. That the
Standard Oil interests substantially
dominate the gasoline Industry was
the finding o fthe Federal Trade
Commission's report to the Senate
today. This domination extends to
the control of redinlng, pipe lines
and marketing. Real competition
does not exist between various
Standard Oil companies, the com
mission declares.
!
The New Theatre Shows . every
afternoon at. 2:30 and 4:00 o'clock,
and every night at 7:30 and t:00.
W. J. Albertson of Newaliu! was
In the city Tuesday on business.
Mr and Mrs. Fills Creekmore
have returned to their home In New
York Cify after a visit to their sis
ter. Mrs. Grant Benton on Southern
Avenue.
Judge R. B. Albertson of Sea'tle.
Washington, Is visiting his sisters,
the Misses Albertson on Church
street.
The report that Uncle Sam will
not excuse from military duty those
who wed during the present war ap
parently has had n0 tendency to
decrease the number of marriage li
censes Issued by Elizabeth City's
marrying Justice, Register of Deeds
J. W. Munden. Six couples were
married here on Saturday and there
was another Monday.
Mr. Albert Palmer of Norfolk, Va.
und Miss Hallle Price of this city
were married, by Mr. J. W. .Munden
Saturday.
Mr. Jessie Raymond Smith and
Miss Gertrude Mario Ashley, hoth
of Norfolk. Va.. were married Situr
day by Mr. Munden.
.Mr. Walter S. Chappell and Miss
Maggie Godfrey both of Chauanoke
were married hy Mr. Munde,, Satur
day. Mr. Henry M Lyons and Mlm
Adeline Penelope May nor. both of
thls city wet married Satunbu
nllil by Mr. Munden.
Mr William T. Payne of Snowden
and Miss f'hlole Doxey of Slk-o
werp married Saturday by Mr Mun
den. Mr. Harry Francis Ames nnd lls
Marlon V. Dayman wero margled
Saturday by Rev. J. B. B'ack at the
residence of Miss Fannie Dawson.
Mr. Samuel Copeland and' Miss
Stella Kdlth Gordon both of Ne.
port News, Va., were married Mon
day by Rev. J. J,. Cnnnlngglm.
Mr. Emmett Eugene Powers and
Miss Lil'ie Mne Miller, both of Mo
yock, were married hy Justice, p(
the Peace J. W. Munden, Monday
night.
The New Theatre Shows erery
afternoon at 1:30 and 4-00 o'clock,
and avery night at 7:30 and 9:00.,
WEATHER OR NO
Moyock Briefs
23 - Mlss'faartha
Harrell spent the weekend wltn ,.hof
Peut4..Ju .W&abeth. QUy. ZLJL.
Mr. and Mrs. Hatty Powers spent
SStinday here with 'their friends. .
Mr. Frank Bryant' of Norfolk spent -
Sunday here.
Misses Ida Bray and Annie Hall
spent the week end with Miss Dray's
parents at Snowden.
Misses Pinkie Vsyner, Jennie Gra- '
ogry, Chloe and Mar-na Flora spent 1
Saturday in Norfolk snopplng.
Mrs. A, A. Cooper and Mrs. Sadie
Wilcox went to Elizabeth City Monday.
Mrs. W. H. Gregory of Norfol, and
sons are the guests of Miss Plnklo
Poyner.
Mr. Halsey Sears and his friend
Mr. Ballance of Tulls spent Sunday
in Moyock.
Miss Lucille Burgess of Snowden
Is viHltlng her sister Mrs. S. D. Poy
ner.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sanderson of
Fentress, Va , spent Sunday her
with relatives.
Mr. F. L. Lane of Vine. Va., was
here Saturday on business. '
Mrs. Luna Jarvls celebrated her
sixtieth birthday 8unday, April 22.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
r Y. Fehrman of Smlthfleld. Va. Mr
and Mrs. J. H. Splvey of Norfolk,
Va.; Mr. and Mrs. J Russell Jarvls
of Hertford. N. C; and Miss Hattle
Gregory of Norfolk, Va. '
CJimmencefnent for the Moyock)
School wUl be colebrated the ater
nonn and evening of May the 4th.
The afternoon will be occupied -
with races. Jumping and numerous
athletic stunts. South Mills' basket
ball tea nihas been challenged tof
the occasslon. Tennis matches will
also be arrnnged. ice cream and
cake will be sold on the grounds for
the benefit of the Sanitary League
and a small admission wl l be
charged In the evening.
Fair tonight and Wednesday. Cool
M Wdp?' and 1n ""th,,6rt,T
tonight, fresh north winds. ' '
Claims Retreat
Is Strategic
(By United Press)
Amsterdam, April 24 "The heav- ,
lest -attacks of the Entente have fail
ed the Germans yielding a certain
point, according to their prearrange
ed plan of Keeping their line mot,
lng.
This Is the explanation given the
military situation otf the , western !
front by Major Msraht, military cri
tic' of the German newspaper, "Ber
lin Tages Zeltung."; ' ; .