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;'imBTH CITY NORTH CAROLINA,. M 1917
NO. 113
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Aboutflen Oays AftereDraft
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Receives the Signature of the
President all Persons Between the
?Age LinnJiesmbed v;iU Present
Themselves at customary voting
Places.
! CONSCRIPTION BILL
a T?i PPTMn TMiT A VFT
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WflRfiineton. May 7.There was
s time in the country..'-, history when
. mUitary enumerators, backed by ba. j Bv lnltert Pres- '
oncts. went out among the peffple to j Washington, May 7. Wide differ
' taka a compulsory seryU-'e census. ece8 over tne age iImit8 in thevarmy,
4 Today, under the principle of unlver-Jan mlnor details, are delaying the
. sal 'liability to service' the execution pa8gaga. of the conacription bill now,
;. of the law Is put into the hands of ln conference.
the people. , .
' ,The approval of Ihe new national 1 Aivprp a M M A Tiy
' army blU and the Presideafs procla- 1. v pAPT
matloB thereunder will be co-lnclderit l , Alt J,
'' f persona within the age limits 1
i 'A Scribed will be required o; pre-j (By United Press
' sent themise'vea for registration at' - Paris. May 7. the Allies greatest
the customary voting places in the concerted effort to stamp out the sub
' voting precincts in which they have marine menace is being. planned with
their Dermanent homeson . a aay comer
ii:- .,-
tf .... t
Scene From Jule v enu 44 i wlmy i'tiOuiua Lcaauts
Under the Sea4" at fhe Alkrama Wednesday.
mm peace
IS BltKt t-AKt
AMERICAN M1MHTKK SAVS
COtfTRY HMOULD NOT BK DE
CEIVED BY DUPLICITY AND
8LACKEN PKEPARATIONH
JMiih; I'rili.f i
IF I
issujoeo
-h-h h Proirtent will announce. . enc OI tne ways ana means or ac-
Th. probability Is that from ten niPsaing this feat.
t6 15 days will elapse .between ap"-! The' United Press is authorized to
proVal of the bill and registration that the American Navy will
day play a great part rn this co-ordinated
The governor of each state will be P1-- V ( .
.the chle.' of refstration therein. Th 1 , - '.' ' ' v . 1.
re-istraMoo in .each AEROPLANE
. . .1 . v. . vf ' :' 'Vi mim Ain' COUBtrTUM' fldt to b decfttvfid
countr o pe, in cn .i,,,, . UtturflL JCUJYliSO! ' ::71
(By, Unitod rren.i
Copeihugen, May 7. "Any Ger-
pan peace proposal at this time sim
ply indicates determination on the
part of a tremendously organized, still
powerful nation to gain its 'own ends'
declared American Minister Egan to
day In a warning to the peopin of
America Yoked through the' United
Press. He appealed to his fenow
by
Si
v.,roi.(on aptlnr AT-nTncio. unlfiSS a r t- rrntf Chi. . .
,li hll ne announced : r v., 3 taken Impression that oVfaians
UttLW" . l - - v iUUUUU ilia J I i--TX IkUDLllO IVCI U" ( ,
w who. A0rnnr In MtlflB conUininK j uu- 1 aIT reaUy
iuw Bwi... - pmiiou ui'isvu luyr uviuvb un iu vut
4
Germans peace ,duTliclty and not 'to
pns. and eitravagaace," sUd he.
1 One of the worst things that could
mly -at apy time, but more
to quit.
V
' populations of more than 30,000, the
. registration will be under coniroi 01
'' the mayor selected boards ot regis
o Iration. In order that the designated
county and city officials and the peo
ple generally can get a clear under
standing of the census muthods, the
following brief outline is given:
'The Bherlffs or other designated
officials. Immediately upon receiving
notice from the governor, shall ap
point registrars for each voting pre
cinct. The proportion of registrars shall
be one for each 170, persons to bo
regtatered, which age to tie registered
will comprise about 1 per cent of the
population. It, for Instance, all
mn between 18 and 25 years of age,
inclusive, are to be registered, the
registrar would have to enroll about
seven per cent, of the precinct popu
lation. t
It Is desirable to accept' the set
of comnetent volunteer rgls-
ars to serve without cdmpensatibC
dj registrars must be sworn. .
PK voting place n eaph preeinct
must be prepared fo7 registration.
FMU printed instructions covering ev
ery detail of registration will, be in
the hands 6t Bherlffs and mayors, on
the fl'ih day after the President's
proclamation.
'fhe mayor of a cify containitiR
more than 30,000 Inhahftants. or the
ofPrlafo deslgpatrd by the 'governor
therein, slia'l with the approval 'f
the governor, nppol'tt for each word
or Vunvenient mil or subdivision con-
V
skirts of London today. One killed
and two injured is the only damage
report d. '' '
TO' ATTEND CHOWAN
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
I '
Dr. B. C. Henlng with delegates,
O W Ward, James G Gregory, Col 1
M Meekins, C A fcooke, W L Cahoon.
J J White, Sr, left today for Colum
bia to attend the Chowan Association.
, WILL GIVE ROOK PARTY.
"The Surgical Dressing Sociity of
this city will give a Rcok p'rty In
the Southern totel parlors - Taesday
evehinj; uner the auspices v
evening unier the direction of Mrs.
J. G. Fearing
f pickets are on sale ro at 25
tents each . A good musical pro
frainwlll be rendered. Further par
ticulars will be given by Mrs .Fear
ing ipn request.
Clerk of. the county where he may be
stayhrg, on the sixth day after the I
President's proclamation. If he Is In h,)1n' w"u1'1 lvp 1,,m !l decisive of-n-'jMtv
nf nvor :tn noo nnnuiatinn th fenslve have been sacrllHed in the
CANNOT IO0SES
BPITIS'rT GHIP
AND (JERMANH RETIREMENT
Il'ST CMK H(H)N I'NLEBS DE
CIDKD CHANOK .(KtTRH OX
FIGHTING KFRONT
(By United Press
London, ."day 7.--Conthiuous Ger
man attacks Hlilco Saturday """have
filled 'to loosen the British grip on
the Hindeii'mrg line around Hulle
court. Despite the strong pressure of
the Germans, however General Halg !
reports improved positions.
With French Armies Afield. May 7.
Gwman's retirement from France
must como unless the Germans can
stop the French drive. Today's flght
iiiR shoved that the flower of the Ger
man army which IlinileiihurR had
AMERICAN THRIFT SOCIETY,
KAYS IS TIME FOR COURAGE AS-
WELL AS PRUDENCE
Xew Ycr.:, M y ... i4U na of '
;reatt dunge s that confronts m
thiu moment .'a miji,lded thrift,"
: 7a ;.!?' a statement issued to-day
ty S. W.- Straus Pie ideht of the
Asrer'jr;, 'Society for Tft.
Io our efforts to be pafrtotlclly e
rjomuvL we
find
ourselves go-
riCELS LICEHSE
ill LIFE
a- - ' r
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DFCflTTO
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IS Bin k
COMPAJfr.'CAN. NO LOXGER kDO ' V
BUSINESS IV THIS STATE SAYg EVEN ,AT
cojnnssioxEn young axd is
IX HANDS OP RECEIVER j i
RALEIGH: N.C..MayrInauAneB
f Conimlssionerr ,i Toang hias' cancelled
the. license of th,e ( PittoburglLife
and Tfrusj "Company' t0 do' business
In Not;t!i Carolina as , tte Company'
has, beerv placed tin; the hands of , ai
itce;w. This . ondiUoBj.' was'
rrovght about what appears to
te one of the most gigantic fraud?
Hn tie recent history of life- insui
obtained control of the '.company
end its aesets and tliejf ( appear: t
have got-away with a.lar?e quart!
ty f the jame, possibly three v or
four; million dollars. ' ;
As soon , as the rumor of the at
tempted wreck got out the Insuraa
ec Commissioners of Pennsylvania
ana iew xors, got Dusy and are
TWENTY. CENTS A
POUND IS CHEAPEST PRODUCI!
FARMERS CAN NOW RIITJ
SAYS WAYNE BANKER
' Raleigh, May 7. North Carolina's
biH for food and feedstffs last.ear
exceeded, the value of Its cotton crop
by $20,000,000, according to an esti
mate by. Secretary tncaa of ("55 state
Food Conservation Commission. Figf
nrlng cotton at $100 per bale 9001000
Toalea would hare been, nequlred ia
pay the West and other sections for
the meat, .breadstuffs and feedstuff 3
the State Imported. The crop product
tlon m.the sutejjras under 70000
bales. "At presert prices of food and
feedstutra." declared Mr. Lucas, 'the'
samb.amount of food and feedstuffs
would coat us eppVoxImaUly $200, '
000.000 or 2,000.000 bales of cetton.' -,
If North Carolina shoold, by a mira-i
ClA. ' nrnHllVca Mn amAi.nt
dehig everything In-lhelr power :to M the,8outh l09ii?!
preset thepoUcy holders of the would mU at SWTS 2i
company and no .doubt (wil succeed p0unf and we would' w. worse off
ln doing so.- The parties atemntina- it . T -M -11 .
, ,. .. .. .. " ," 'w ii w- wouta at me same
wen as me oia airec- 'time neuter tn
- - .w.hw Vlll VWU SUULI
and feed. It is a certainty, however,'
that regardless of the pries and quan
Uty of cotton we raise we will not b
able to get the vast amounts of food
and feed we have heretofore .Import
ed because they will be requisitioned '
by the government." , ; ;, '
tne fraud as
tors of the company will no doubt
be Indicted and punished.
The company has an Income of
r early four and one-half million
jlolars and assets of over twenty
m - ... . -
-uur minion aoiiars, wiui capital of
one million doltsrs and a surplus
of lony. I' h-s 'nsjnnce In I
Mr. Lucas states that. while a tre-
farce ot over $115,000,000 of which pnendous amount or work Js yet to
$1 393.449 is held by citizens of - N. be done, the people of the 8tate ar
Cirrblina: The company has nver beginning to realise that rear. necci?
done a very large business in this "'ty and net hysteria Is ehlnd thdf
state but relrvsured the Washington movement for greater screagW an V
icfc to the other eitreme. which is i 9 ,nsuranoe t;ompjiny or New viuuuwyn oi iooa ana 166088.
just as great a menace as wasteful
espec
ially now. ,
The point is to differentiate be
twocn d'-stiuctive and constructive
tl)t if; . Intinies of peace or war
aiti 1, reprehensible'? i:ut indis'cri
i l'.atc tl ht-flstedness Is wors. be
csuae in sireh conditions the provid
ent are made to suffer wltah Hie lni
provident. j
;cn'i'-o the whole nition adden
Iv h;:s be.ome con"Cl9' s of the nee
osslty of thrift. we as. individuals'
fhniild take care not to deflect from
their normal courses the tldns of
the natlon8 money tha!t turn the
wheels rf Industry, America as a
nation Is not. lir danrer of running
! short of money, but we are threat
I ned with n f.od shortage berause
' on us lrrts the dirty a?.d responMlhllTl
tv of feedln? the allies.
"Every one Can distinguish, the
! difference "between prudent living
: and wastefulness. If a man buys -a
I suit of clothes, a vnlr of shoes. ' or
! a hat. his money goes Into legltlni
1 ate circulation and furnfsh8 ups
for capital and employment for labor.
eh oi t to ave Rhelnis
MANY PRISON KHS TAKEN
Paris, May 7. Twenty nine thou
.nud GermuiiH have buen captured by
the French since Ajirll 16. War offico
adds that offensive Is contiuulnR to
ilay flth French everywhere tct6r-
eompetent persons to tlio-'COnty or owl "'puising counter auaeas.
city clerk on the sixth day after the; "Wuh BriUi,h Amies Afield. May 7-.
iu0i,ln f Ilia nrni lamolln., Th -- " A aSirajlUH 11 OOU'J 101 RCU Ull Call illl -
city clerk Is the official to whom to
apply. The absentee will be told how 1
to register, but he must mail his card '
hi tome to reach his precinct by reg
istration day. (
'Persons too sick to present thom
f elves for registration must send a
talning about 30.000 people one reg- rlerk wll give Instructions for regis-'
dwier mile into German lines early to
re tlcn.
May and maintained their ground
suiTPHsrully RKainat. all enemv conn-
Officials of educational, charitable tCr4ttaeks. This thrust carried the
and other Institutions should apply BrUgh t0 the eagt of a T1Iage yn
f.w t rf ut rnt iriiiB tn th rnuntv nr rtv . . ...
he mav pppolnt a' , V " : "5 ' " ' i 1" Northern direction rrom men-
, t.M Uic ...a... v.. ..oLC;cour( T,10 G2rmUW re now hemned
of the proclamation as to a conveni- ie wef)t rast-and 80uth.
on TTHit h nrl nf -O-rlllt rn i fntl I' '
The wardens of jails, penitentiaries
end reformatories should apply to
lerks of counties .and cities of over the county or my clerk'for instruc
JO.O00 must secure a supp)y of blanks tions on the sixth day! Five days af
anti copies of the registration regula-! te the date of the President's procla
tJons from the sheriff or from "'the mation compile regulations will be
mayor. Absentees and the. sick will ' in the hands of all sheriffs and of the
apply 'to such clerks to have their officials of cities of over 30,000 pop
TPglatration. blanks fltsd -.outIn-no ulalior;
case shall such persons be given reit-; The President Is 'authorized to cafe
if.ftton certificates. They are to be upon all public officers to assist In thtf! the Band are Invited to he present
expected . tonight
Istratlon board, and shall designate
one ofTicer,of each board to perform
duties similar- to those Imposed upon
the sheriff, as heretofore outlined. If
the mnyor ri.-rre
central board to co-ordinate the work
of minor boajrds. i
1
On the fifth day after the Presi
dent has issued his proclamation,
I "The . America)' people have rPspon
! (led Jh a traJid way needs of
' the nour. We are g"Ing to con-
' swerve, our resources and Increase
our food supply In a way that will a
rtonlh tho world hut in riolni thi
we stand f"ce t(j face with economic
i hardships uness each Indlvllinl Is
! 1
enee rnd foresight .
"In 'brief, iidmlnkter your exiiendl
i . .
tiyes in a clean, honeet, legitimate
and ptr.ilKli'orward manner. Frt
Imitate wart'1 of 'food. t earlil In
while trylng.to build upp
other. Those In buslnesj
4 , IlLsructed by the clerks .that . the bur- "execution of the law. It Is
- k'M$ji.m them flo see to it that vhe that patriotic citizens wOl offer their
' '"'yTa the registrars ; of their services free. TegfStrars,-'such ser-
' h( incts by regf stratmn day, (vices wllj be gratefully acknowjedg-
absent from tneir , nome ca. Yolutitrers for this service shonld
"f be registered by mail", eommunlcate Immediately with the
" man should gd'Io the proper official. , , r '
;' ; I ' . .;'
ndnd that every moifhful you savo
may he the sustenance cf some nun
. gry fellow abroad. . '
"But we should not tear dewn on
i cne hair!
BAND PRACTICE 1 shpuId,not hesitate, 'but be coura?e-
'AT ARLINGTON 0U9 and koep ,oln' America has
i j everything to mifjie her 'c Sperous.
. The billions that are being 'raised
f war will return evventuallyy to
the pockets of the people. Even thc
money which we loan to the allies
- being spent ,'n America. We are
still tn the greatest eraof. prosperi
ty the. country h Vf?r known.
In the matter of individual expen
dltvre'every man should Jtie guided
by bis awn necessities and Jhe need
of his country A Let'none of ua be a
s'acker In the business world. .This
The F. H. Zeigler Band will meet
In the Dining Room of the1 old Arling
ton Hotel on Water street, promptly
at eight o'clock tonight for pr$tlce.
All who are Interested in Joining
WHATJIER
York a few yers ago'1 and operatd In business men and live farmers of the '
this Mate for a long time. W ' , 5 t State are working shoulder to sllould-'
The Insurance CommieSloner; ays '' r ,a the campaign and -the co-opera-o
he policjr holders of this stite ,t,on ! ,tB' buslne'ss maii and banker
thof "e will do verv thine- W bis- fM ttjiv prove very conslderaB!.. .
,?weTOrtinat-e1 j.
to-prefect them. He advises yMn7"""1" ml b-rjUlolds.-v
oro has Issued a rather striking let
ter to his customers and others farmv
era in Wayne and adjoining counties V
showing that cotton, even at-CO centS
a pound, is relatively the .cheapest ,
farm product upon the market today''
and Is lower In price, considering tne'
prices ofother commodltes, than-lt ;
was at a normal price of 1$ cents' a
pound. The. following shows the con-
trast, which Is even greater now than ' '
It was when the lettej was Issued!
In an average Yea with 12e coti'
89 bushels potatoes at 70c. or ' V'v' "
ton, a $60 Bale Can Buy VKC',
HOLDIER ON GUARD WERE 750 pounds lard at Sc. or , f'1:
THROWN TO THE GROUND BY 22 barrta flour t $4.60, or , . V
THE FORCIfOF THE EXPLO- '75. poundsUacon at I6c, or "i '
SION 100 bushels corn at 60c, or - '' .r'-
SO pairs shoes at 12.00. or ;..
720 yards cotton goods, at Sjio
Kingsport. Tenn. May 7 One 1 nl8 eRr wltn ZOc Cotton, a
third of the mamoth munition federal Bale can only Buv ' '
dyesluffs and chemical plant was dls-! M t)UH"ol Potatoes at $2.26. or
troyed here early today by a terrific 500 P(mnA 'ard at 20c, or '
explosion j 8 barrels flour at $13, or
The explosion resulted In tho death l,OUI"lfl of nacn at 30c, or
oRone and two nrobablv fatallv burn-! 14 bushels corn at $1.50. or
ed. Soldiers on guard were thrown to
the ground by the force of the explo
sion. The city rocked as If by an
earthquake.
It Is' not yet known whether, the
fire was of Incendiary origin but the
policy holdeYg have premiums tint
need t0 be- paM they will forward
the sanfe In checks psyabie to the
Receiver of, the Pittsburgh I (to
antitrust Company. Pittsburgh. Pa.
uuiiitioii ruliii
IS DESTROYED
utmost excitement prevails here.
PROBABLY El
WITH Hie JURY!
,20 pairs shoes at $5.00, or V ,V,'
66fi yards cotton goods at 16c. v
"Enlarge yor food crops and lnten y';
sify their cultivation," urges Mr. Bor .
den. "It will not only pay you better ' '
In dollars and cents, but In no other ,
way can you serve the 'Stars ' and
Stripes' and the whole of humanity "
I.BH Well." , i. ;v
Many merchants In every sc(Ion
of the Stale have refused to advance
supplies and fertilizers to farmers
who persisted In. plantnlg too large
nropi.rtion of cotton or tobacco SJ) .
compared with food and feed cropsVK
In many Instances bankers have foI '
lowed the same course, lending ready .
' I
SENSATIONAL VAWTER CASE KX-T f7 " If a Kpff"' 5
I'KUTED TO GO TO JURY WE D-S d fed CrP' bUt D H
TIMOXY HIOM SAXITV KV.I me usual acreage or more of cot '
I'KRTP
IMv
Utilto
Christlanburg, May ,7. The belief
Is growing that the Vawter murder
trial will end with a hung Jury.
The case will probably go to the
Jury Wednesday'The laefoduction of
more expert testimony Is expected at
the close of Jhe case. Judge Moffett
spent 8unday at Salem and his train
wss late thjs morning, delaying the
opening of court. The celling of the
l court room, la literally sagging from
ton and tobacco. In almost every.
community in t(ie State .the banks are
lending money In small and 'large.,'
amounts for the purchase of seed n5 "
fertilizer for food and feed crops. ' Vy
.V
VISITORS DAYS
AT THE SCHOOLS
, May 10, 11, have.beejf-set aside as
vlpitors' days for the Elizabeth City:
Graded Schools, and all Interested tn
tho schools,, parents and others, are '
Invited to visit their children's class-
rofcms. to see the, work of Jhe children
throughout tfie school f year and td
.; Cloudy Monday night and Tuesday.
Probably rain. Continued. cool. Mod- IS no day for the coward or'' weak,- jthe crowds that gathr to hear (this observe the clsss work of the cliTld-
erate, possibly fresh, northeast winds, 1ms, - . - v ',.;. , , - - sensational case.
Ten.