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Js Without . Views Without 1 : ! Prejudice i .... i,.,,. Published ia Elizabeth .1 VOL. 2 ELIZABETH C ITY, ; NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY 2, : 1917 NO. ICS fUCI CALL Oil . u bic eons .. 7-. ' V1-".' '- 'JKEATEST ARTILLERY ACTION ; EVER SEEN IS 'WORLD'S BIS- f -TORY MARKS FRENCH EFFORT , ; .. TO CAPTURE GIBRALTER . ,OF ii. CHAMPAGNE v ' (Bj HENRY WOOD) WithThe French Armies in Cbam- .'" pagne, Jfitj 2. France ia waging the 'world's greatest artillery battle In an ; effort to blast loose the German hold ' pn the crest bf Moronvllliers, the Gibralter of the Champagne plains. . " Within sound of , the roar of the Giant guns French soldiers are work ing beside peasant women and child ren planting crops. 1 ' , The battle began Sunday. Day and c night now the French shells are fall- GERARD WILL SPEAK WILL PRESENT BIBLE . ', V TO FORKS SCHOOL n ' v ' ' ' . " ' ",. a - i-"'' ' - The" plizabeth City Junior Order of American Mechanics win present a Bible and flag" to Forks school Sun day. The Bible will be presented by Rev E F Sawyr and the flag1 by Roscoe W Turner. All members of the order are requsted to meet at their hall in the Kramer building Sunday 'after noon at two o'clock. COH CERT TOIilGHT; AT ' SPECIAL SERMON TO JUNIORS T Rev J L Cunnlnggim will preach a special sermon fo the Elisabeth City Order of Junior American Mechanics at the First Methodist chureh Sunday night. All members qf the order are urged to be present at their hall in the Kramer building at 7:30 in order to march in a body to the church. v'.Ing on the German defend in a con tinuous and deadly rain. Barages be hind the German trenches cut their j communications. Barages in front 'destroyed the barb wire entangle - ments protecting against an infantry ' attack, and made eight miles of Ger- man trenches a shell rimmed furnace. J Meanwhile, fierce aer'il ba'tle raged '' vln the star-lighted heavens. ' . At noon today the French leaped, from their trenches and leaping up. AT STATE COLLEGE West Raleigh, N. C, May 2 Plans for the twenty-eighth annual com mencement of North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineer ing have taken definite shape, and the usual form of ceremony will take place on the 27th, 28th and 29th of May. The College has been especially fortunate in securing sneakers of the slopes ofthe hills, Haul and Corn great diBtlnctlon for thitt occasion. V unlet, were victorious in their first wh,cn w(11 draw many alumnl and rush, but,German resistance stiffened vlsltorg Jame8 w Gerardi - Ana became desperate. tVtym Hindenburg threw in another Jfs&teglc reserve. He now has only ten reserve divisions left out of forty three. BayOn?t and grenade fighting continued for many hours and left - the French enclosing Moronvilliers even more tightly. The Germans hold , there is all but broken, indeed, Gex- ' . rnany's fingers are on only a tiny bit of It now. SINGUNG CLASS FROM . OXFORD ORPHANAGE THE FEATURE OF PROGRAM AND FULL HOUSE IS ASSURED. CLASS ALREADY HERE . , ! F.Uf LtSTEN I HO PEACE WE IF GERMAS V OFFERS TO GIVE IP STRONGHOLDS Hi BULGARIA, SERBIA A X I TURK E Y I . fBv United Vr- Washington. May 2. If Germany's peace terms tomorow include giving ! VSUP her strongholds in Bulgaria, Ser ,, t)ia. and Turkey the Allies may look twice at the proposition, it is stated . Mi ere authoritatively. I ..VV Three ulterior motives are seen by V vt officials here in there Berlin peace '''move. First, to capitalize he laSl i .'" ' dying hope of Americans that the ' ' 'ft ' i United States may be swerved from i -'active participation the war; second, . to crystalize the separate peace pro 1 -j Tpaganda in Russia; to keep wavering rf' , South America from entering the .war. cent ambassador to Germany, will be the prlnlcple speaker, and in view of his international prominence and knowledge of the present great world war, no doubt large numbers of peo ple will take advantage of the op portunity to hear him speak Mr. Gerard's address will cprac on Mon day evening of commencement. The exercises will begin on Sunday with the baecalaurate sermon, which' will be delivered by Dr. Edwurd Mack, president of the Union Theological Seminary, of Richmond, Va. Mr. Junius S. Gates, agriculturalist in the office of Farm Management of the U. 8. Depatrment of Agriculture, has been chosen to make the alumni ad dress whkh will also' come on Mon day evening. The annual meeting of the General Alumni Association is scheduled for ten o'clock in the Collego Y. M. ('. 'a. auditorium the' morning of Mon day, the 28th. The alumni dinner in the Dining Hall will follow the meeting Tly. graduating exercises will take place ou Tuesday morning, the 29th, at which time a class of 91 will re ceive diplomas. The graduates are di vided as follows: Agricultural, thirty five; civil engineering, fifteen; elec trical engineering, ten; mechanical puginerlng. nine; textile Industry, thirteen; and master's degrees will go to nine. The Singing cUfBs of the ' Oxford Orphanage will rive a concert at the Alkrama tonight. The class will arrive on the two inir,ty train this afternoon and. the Elizabeth City band will be on hand to greet ther arrival. The band will plify in front of the Southern Hotel when the class is brought up from the depot and they will play again in front of the theatre before the per formance. Tickets as usual are selling rapidly aud a packed hous tonight for thb cpneert is assured. . In addition to the concert a five part Tslangle picture will bff shown. Thursday at the Alkrama. matinee and night. Max, Under the World's greatest comedian, -wllr be- seen for the first tide in this city.Max will star in the new Essaney success "Max Confts Across." The Paramount plcire for Thurs day will be "Out of the Wreck," feat uring Kathlyn Williams in a very in teresting story, pleasingly staged and Excellently filmed. ON FAIR STICK X: TWO THIRDS OF;8TOCK XECES. SARY TO' ASSURE FAIR , AH- READY SUBSCRIBED AND PROS PECTS tiOOD ; .FOR' COXTINUUD v success IT.''; .,'Y. NO FIREWORKS YEAR C 51 SAYS; JAS. E. YOUNG "The lite committee will be . pre pared to definitely decide upon the question of a site' for Elizabeth City's next Fair at this meeting Friday night." So said Thomas J Markham to a reporter for the Advance whn seen this morning. Mr, Markham was busy putting the merits of the fair pfopo- ' Raleigh, N.- C.,." May 2, Insurance Commissioner, James R Young, today issued the first call of the season In warning against the nse of fireworks on July 4. In the statement the com missioner says: .-y r - i , ( "There are not a great many pla ces in the state where the nse of fire. prorks on the fourth of July ia carried to any great extent, yet we always manage to get a few reports of fires around that, time as a result of the careless use of fireworks. In this kln3 U SECOND BOATLOAD OFFiciALLT REPORTED SAVED, INCLUDING CAPTAIV HARRIS, BUT LIEU t TENANT THOMAS OF GU,V CREW IS LOST . . (Br United Pres. i v , . London, May J.-A second boat of year 'when every effort looks to -load of survivors pf the American arm conservation and y preparedness ' It ! ttamer vcum is offlctally report- ' seems to me that the people of North I 'd ved today. The additional survi- , Carolina ought to refrain entirely ora include Captain Harris. Third from the use of fireworks. The kind, Mate Husted, the Joats wain and four ;. of patriotism North Carolina and Americatf "gunners. They landed oq America needs this -year is ont the n island, where, there wre no wir' sition before a prospective subscriber k,nd that burn8 ugele8B mon wd communications and were therefore . ' and paussd Just long enough to say d property and especially , unable to make a report. . . ..jt.c a.icuu; gui nPnnArtv whors, fnnd nfiiffa mv hat .The Mnnr RBTed ro- . Parka this and to add two thirds of the amount of stock re quired subscribed, and I am well pleased with the progress, we are making. stored. The patriotism that will count j Williams, Luyke, and Williams. Lieu- )( now is the'kind that makes for self ( tenant Thomas, comandlng' the gun 1 denial 'and the; conservaton of every crew, is reported lost and three, gun i energy. It Is the kind that looks to ners are stil missing. , ;( the bendinar of everv effort which I -i . ' ' LADIES AUXILARY MEETS lends support to the government in ARGENTINE MAT 1 ; ; v PROSPECTS 0 i BAtll KXPE(TKI) TO HAVE TWENTY EIGHT MEMBERS AND ENTHU SIASTIC HUPI'ORT FROM THE PUBLIC IS liOOKED FOR llEI.L SUCCEEDS WOOD AS tXMIMANDER OF THK EAST To Insure Seamen's Lives el al I (Bv Cnited I'ress) ashlogton, Way 2.--Major Gen eral L.eonarn Wood was succeeded as. commander of Ihe department of the East today hy Major General frank lin Bell who has been commander of the department of the west, with ' v ;. headquarters at San Francisco Wood establishes the new department of the " ;' South, with .hctid quarters at riinrles- ;.,tan, s. c ; The transfer which roused a storm of criticism on the pVt of Wood's ' . friends, who charged that the gen jtyiVn criticism of war department WeJboda was the reason Tor it, re , ' serves a seven year old incident. In 1910 Wood succeeded Bell as chief of VV- staff today Bell tikes the most Im- ?, S portant post and Wood commands a f, new and in popular onion Jess im-rt-TOrtant poRt. !' ',.. ' . WashinRton, May 2 The adminis tration today asked Congress for au thority to insure the lives 'of officers and seamen on American merchant ships. Women To Take Places of Men New York, May 2. Many of the big Eastern railroads have started making arrangements to, employ wo men on their force to take the places of the men who will be conscripted. Is Considering v Rationing Plan . . WAR CURTAILS BROADWAY GAITIES TONIGHT ( ' fBy Pnlted Press) , .. New York. May 2. There will be ; Viffoanlng at the bafs at sixty five here- J tofore all night restaurants and sa iloons'of New York's ' erstwhile Gay White Way at'l o'clock tontght "-.'';' ' The1 sobering shadow; of war Vill "- cut 6c the usltles while tHe night is yet yqong.i'orWQj; Mayor Mitchel 'f all-nltilt lit have 'been -res'. - effective tl'ay." ". s London, May 2. The War cabinet is considering the compulsory ration ing scheme, it was anuounced today in the House of Commons. House Passes , Apprhpriating Honse V Washington, May i.f he today passed the ArmJ' and Nvy ap propriation bill of nearly .three mil lion. : - In 1847, J H Zelsler came from Germany to the United States, enlist ed (n the, Army, was assigned to the U. S Receiving ship as a musician from the Navy he joined John Robin inson's ('ircus as the band director, of same, following this from 1851 to 1855. Daring his travels the circus stopped at Elizabeth City Mr Zeigler liked the town, quit the, Circu and made this his home. During the Civil War he organized a hand and fur nished music for a company stationed at Cape Hatterts and after the War ended he organized a band In Eliza beth City, which organization was maintained until his death in 1889, and sine that time his son, F II Zeig ler has from tlnfe t otime striven to perpetuate his father's musical repu tation in this town and section. Last Monday night a band was or ganized and given he name of THE JH ZKIGLER BAND OF ELIZABETH CITY, with the following officers elect ed: C H Pugh. business manager. F H Zeigler, Leader. L K Sklner, Musical director, to gether with Edwin Aydlet. Jr and Uilly Williams composing the commit tee on rules and regulations of the organization. Tho following members wen pre sent: , F H Zeigler (Baritone); L K Skin ner (Cornet); C L Zeigler (Cornet); It B Hayman (Cornet); J S fclsffr (Clarionet); Clarence Labruzzo" (Cla rionet); N C Clark (Soiophone); N N Truehlood (Alto)) L E Skfnner, Jr (Alto); Geo W Spence (Alto); E F Aydlett, Jr, (Trombone); Kennedy Davis (Trombone); W E Peele (Trori bone); Billy Williams ' (Baritone) ; Karf Krauss (Clarionqt); Hersey Wiliams (Tubar); Emmett Wynn (Tuliar); Eldon Jones (Tubar) Gra ham Bell (Drum); Roy Dewey (Drum); Oscar Wynn (Drum). It is confidently expected that 28 mun wil be enrolled as members of the band within a short time. A movement will soon be. launched to collect the necessary money to finance this worthy project and It is expected that our citizens will show their ap preciation as well as admit the need of this organisation to the extent that they will liberally support ltK at least ilntll it is placed upon it's feet. POST OFFICE WAS , BURNED LAST NIGHT 4 f . J 1 .'.", ' tinned Preisi : -':.'".'; - JPhponI (' C, May, l-Thw post- office here was burned last night. The Udies.Ahxiliary of the Y.- M. C. A will- meet this afternoon in the association's parlors at 3 o'clock. It Is the regular time for election of ! officers.' Full attendance is requested as every member should have a voice in ejecting officer!, for" the coming year. . - i , , BAR ASSOCIATION TO MEET AT ASHEVILLE the war of unknown extent upon which it has entered. "I hope that every city official in North Carolina will see to it that no BREAK RELATIONS (By United Press) 'V fe Buenos Aires, May 2. Grmany'a fireworks are sold or used for the explanation of the torpedoing of the celebraton of the Fourth of July. And Argentine steanier Monte Proteglde la the sure way to do this Is to pass or- upsatisfactory to Argentine, accord " dinances forbidding their sale. It is a time now when every precauiiv. should be observed to prevent Sres, And the handling of fireworks, how ever careful may be the operator, Is hazardous ti life and property." ing to official information. It la be lieved that a break between Argen- Wilmington, May 2. The next an nual meellng of the North Carolina Bar Association will be convened at AsheyJIle.. North Carolina, July 3, 4 and 5, and the headquarters of the Association will be at the Battery Park Hotel. The Address of Welcome will be delivered by Mr A Hall Johnston of the AsuevtlleBar and the Response by Honorable Matt H Allen of Goldsboro. Addresses will be delivered by Mr R N Simnis. of Ralftlttb. and Mr. JU Cansler of Charlotte. Announcement will be made later as to who will make the other addresses. To-night At New Theatre By special reauest the New Theatre wilt offer its Bluebird picture. "The End of the Rainbow" again today. So (hat everyone may have the oppor tunity of witnessing this wonderful production. Wednesday's are Bluebird days. There is a big treat awaiting Jail you. , v X: Lint II. M. ; T. J GENERAL OBREGON - v RESIGNS OFFICE CHURCH FUG FITS ABOVE ST. PAUL'S KPI8(X)PAL -CHURCH TAKES INITIATIVE IN FLAG RA1Sldl?MWHWfMUTH ERN CITY' TODAY Mexico. City, May 2. 'General Obr gon resigned today as Minister of , War after Caranza had been sworn la j as Presldnt. His action was une; pected. He pleaded ill health. ." j . ; -Ay-i ' ARMIES LOCKED ON BRITISH FRONT , .' . .V''.. fBv fcnitea Press ' W Jedon. May 3-Another jiight of , ,. Inactlorf so far as large movements are concerned Is reported on' the BrlS tlsh front. This halt in major opera- v tlons has extended through three ; days. Meanwhile the two armies con tlnued locked along the Scarpe.' 'i i fRy tinlted freK"1 Savannah, Ga.. May 2. -To betok en the recognition of the Almightly Power above the 8tars and Stripes, and thereby Jo add dignity to thai '. national emblem, the cliUfcS .Tag was' PURPOSE WAS TO hoisted above the American flag at the flag raising todag at St. Paul's Episcopal church In this city. So far as is known, St. Paul's is the first church In the land to make this distinction. NO PRAYER SERVICES TONIGHT There will be no prayer services at the various churches tonight, on ac count of the singing class concert at the Alkrama. All of the city's chur ches either chauged the date of these services or else suspended them en tirely for this week. KESEHYK OFFICERS CALLED TO COLORS TODAY Htv TTliHo'l Pre sl Washington. May 2. Starting to day, reserve officers of the army re port 1'rrlted Slates army at fourteen training camps throughout the coun try preparatory to training candi dates for commissions nnc to train later the vast army of soldiers the government plans to raise. All re serve officers are required to report to their campR hy May 8. MILITARY CEXKl'H IN NEW YORK TODAY JURY LIST FOR JUNE The following Is the Jury for Pintiuotank County. North olina. term of Superior Court. ginning June 4, 1917. FIRST WEEK Oeu. W. Cartwrlght. Mt. Her mon; A. C Bti:; Enoch Sieilt; h. W. Cartwrl'-ht. Mt. Herrhon; Wil iam Horton; Job Fere'iee; Jno Webb; T. Delos Crury; W. II . Wil son; Lemuel Jtckson, Providence; Ned Rhodes; J. II Hale; E. G Davis; V. J. Wiliams; Victor M. Jenkins; 11 . C. Grlce; Tiniothv Temple; Joseph It'mch; Joe White, (Pearl street); .lohn B rry; CartriRht: J. 1 1 . ' Gard. Jr Mcades;,. Milton ,lvrs. SECOND WEEK W. II. Bunch; K. C. yina'ow; W. A. Jennings. W. C. Morri-etle; J.' T. Tenure. Provldcncp; il.lnm W. Sawver: H. N. Davis; C. A. Long; W. K. Carter; Gil" nrt Duv is; W. Tj, Swain; Walter Hughes; C. W. Ilollowell; W. H. Kcott. Salem; J. P. Thompson; S, 0. Mullen: L. K. Bundy; G. Pike; F.'N. Williams; W. E. Roughton; J.. E. Humphries; J. N. Wood; A. H. Baker; O. F." Seymour THIRD WEEK Robert Meads; J. A. Mead?. Nixon ton; R. O. Hooper. W. H Munden; C 8. Belt; N, B. Broth ertt M.1 G., Morrfsette; T. B. Jor dan; .W. A Chappeli; J. P. Green leaf;" Willlanl Lowry; 4W. C. Over ma; H . ' W Dalley ; , CaBon ' Morrl- rfette;W C. .Barnes 0,,N. Wlna-1 Full information concerning the Jow' E. F Aydlett Jr; .R. Ven I M:mw r.l War -oar. can be ob- er.J ModUnV 0e Wi Whtte talned at The First National Bank rt'.iiabetl ,,,Citytr';T7 '. & Rklles; J.; i which "will handle nillvldnal f su tl. f AVhft fijy: Beaaley; M. which 'lU ; hand le. dividual vyescott. . v ';' -'. v May '1, .2. .8. ' ': -.v; ' CRUSH BRITIAN New York, May 2 Captain Fran! Von Rlnteleii of the German NaTJ ' came to America for the purpose of , promoting friendly relations between the United States and Germany and to bring the two nations to a mutual; understanding which would Involvw t the crushing of Great Britian's marl- J me supremacy, according to th testimony of Johu Hammond, prose- 'cutlng witness today. ' 5 Hamond declared that Rintelett , told h Ira In 1915 that tle "war would be won In, America." " ENGLAND'S DEBT MANY BILLIONS (By Unl'ed Press) 'London, May 2. England's pres-.-ent national debt is approximately -eighteen and a half billions, the ' f 'hnnenllnr nf thn Fltcheniief unnOUnd. V I-'',' ed today. Must Co-Operate: iAs Never Before (l!v I'nlled Press) Albany. N. Y, May 2 Eighty-seven questions will he asked of New York residents between the ages of 16 and 64 In the military cunsus which starts today. The questions will Include listing of ownership of automobiles, laun ches, motorcycles, cattle and other stork, firearms and will collect a vast amount of data for Industrial mobili zation. "Thousands of women have volunteered their services for the clerical work of the census. ' Uv C'nPd Pres. , Washington, May 2. The State" governments and the Federal govern-j ments must work In th closest co-op.", eration known In the nation's history If the United States is to be successful in war, Secretary Baker told the rep- resentatlvrs of the States In the Coun ell for Defense, today He did not em phasize military co-operation, but hinted that this matter is unsettled ana suojeci to cnange. tie urgea mas , tho first conscription and reglstratlda day throughout the country be madft , a "great national demonstration ot 'f patriotism and firmness of purpose. . j WEATHER ',;'FaIr.to'niglit and'Thnsdayl gentle, to, roodrate' north and northeast wlnda.- .: .,-