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- J 1 A News Without Views Without , Prejudice ' U L' l. U v'd l. d d p The Only Decio:r !; Newspaper Published ia Eliilbcth - City ; - VOL.2 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 17. 1917- 1 NO., 13 RUSSIA HAS passed CRiiis DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FAC TIONS MELTING AWAY INTO FORMATION OF CABINET COM MANDING SUPPORT OF ALL (By United Press) .Petrograd, May, 17- The Work- . men's ud Soldier's delegates today nominated fire Radicals for the pro posed coalition cabinet, as follows: Minister of Justice, M. Malgantocltf che, socail democrat; Minister of Af ricultare, Tohernov, revolutionary so cialist; Minister of Munitions, Pjeshe honor, Peoples Socialist; Minister without partfolto, Skobelofl, social democrat; and Avksjsntev, revoluti onary socialist. Petrograd. May 17. Russia ap peared today to hare passed the crisis in her political sickness atfd to have started on the road to convalescence. Differences between he Duma, gov ernment and fbo soldiers and work men delegates are melting away in the formation of a cabinet which It seems certain will be supported by all factions. The executive committee of sol diers and workmen met with the Duma yesterday and asked the min istry to include in the reorganized cabinet three social-democrats and three national socialists, six out of the twelve cabinet posts. Alarmist reports of anarchy at Vlldiavistok are officially fenied. One of the things that semed to have had great, effect in stopping strife was the statements printed in Rusian newspapers from prominent Americans urging complete demo cracy anl unity of effort o oust auto cratic Germany. The statement of Hamilton Holt, New York edltor.jand a number of American socailists say ing that the United States seeks nei ther favor nor aggrandilement in the war was received with especial favor. SPIRES-JACOBS Mr. Edward Woodruff Spires, man ager of thB Western Union Telegraph Office here and Miss Haxel Lei Jacobs were married Thursday morning at Ave o'clock by Rev. D. P. Harris at his residence on Cherry street Miss Pearl Duncan of South Mills was the Brides Maid andMr. R. G. Rollinson was Mr. Spire's best man. . They left on the six o'clock train for their bridal tour to Baltimore, Md.. Washington, D. C, and other cities. Mr. Spires Is the son of Mrs. Sadie Mae Wood on Hunter street and Miss Jacobs Is the daughter of Mr Carl Jacobs, proprietor of the Carolina Hotel. MAY LESSEN SHI III. I C sum BUT o OTHER HATO SHOULD HOUND BECOME SALT AGAIN CERTAIN ADVANTAGES FIRST POINTED OUT BY MR. PUGH OF THIS CITY WOULD ACCRUE Washington, D. C, Maf 17. J. P Jervev. Lieutenant Colonel of the Corps of U S Engineers with head quarters at Norfolk, has 'filed the fol lowing report concerning the cause and the possible effects of the brack- ishness of the water of Currituck sound since the purchase by the Gov ernment of the Albemarle and Ches apeake canal: A study covering the advisability of dispensing with a tidal lock at the north end of the Albemarle vand Chesapeake Canal at Great Bridge, Va, has been In progress for some I time and Is nearing completion. The effect of the opening of the present lock on currents .water elevations, abutting lands and tributary waters ia being noted in connection with 0 10! SE episcopal Council adjourned wednesday"; night after moot successful a'd enjoy able.8essi0n "'?4- . . The Annual.Councft or the Diocese of East Carolina closed its three day session last night The session was most successful and enjoyable on ac count of the efficiency of the various committees during the past year and the generous response of the Parishes of the Diocese throughout East Car olina. Marked progress was evident in every branch of the work. The next meeting of the Council will be held at Wilmington in St. John's Church beginning its session on the third Wednesday In May 1918. At Wednesday afternoon's meeting the Pension fund was discussed and It was decided that this fund should be raised under the supervision of the Dloces. The finance committee made its report which showed that the Diocese in a better financial con dition than at any previous annual report. On Wednesday night an informal Devotional Service was hJd in which many laymen as well MRS. BETTIE NORMAN - .DIED AT NORFOLK Sister of N. G. Grandy of This City Passed Away Wednesday Afternoon at Age of 71. ITALY UJICDVEHS BIG-GERMAN PLOT Mr. N. Xi. Grandy of this, city re-1 ceived word Wednesdav evening of. INTRIGUE REACHING IN the death at her home in that city of his sister, Mrs. Bettie F. Norman of Norfolk. Mrs. 'Norman died Wednesday af ternoon at the age of 71 years. The funeral was conducted at herTeai dence, 729 Duke street, Norfolk at three o'clock Thursday afternoon. In terment followed in. Elmwood. ,f'. ' OPPORTUNITY TO . : PURCHASE SHEEP TO THE INNER CIRCLES OF THE VATICAN AND INVOLVING A CARDINAL TOLD FOR FIRST TIME (By FRANK GETTY) (United Press Staff Correspondent.) London, May 17. A tale of Ger man Intrigue reaching into the Inner circles of the Vatican, involving the hasty flight of Cardinal Gerlach from Italy, the cracking of a safe in the . . . . . A , secret headquarters. of the German West Raleigh, May 17. Returning - . v J 7 - .. ' , . Embassy at Vienna, and the myster- 11 i(U suvcu f UU w UU1 V.UUI VICUViC IT'S H IB '.- t i i. "-.-,. ' - Train THIS IS GEroiANVS. NEW ATTI TUDE AND SHE NO'LONCm SEEKS TO THROW OUT FALLJ HINTS OF PEACE : held at Philadelphia recently, Mr. R. S. Curtis, Animal Husbandman, North Carolina Experiment Station says that farmers of the South now have an opportunity to purchase western range breeding ewes at a reasonable price. These will be distributed by car lots due to an arrangement made with western breeders by the Phila delphia Wool and Textile Association, The great value of the western range animal is tbe comparative freedom from stomach worm, as all farmers as ministers' 'now, is one of the most serious pests made five minute speeches. effecting tbe sheep industry of North The Council passed resolutions ex-! Carolina, pressing Its appreciation of the splcn-J Mr. Curtis states that these ewes did entertainment given by the people re ! valuable breeders, and of Elzabeth City. wuld Ndo well under North Carolina All services and the business meet- conditions. 'The meeting at Phlladel- lngs of the Council were opened to the public and many visitors from other denominations in the city at tended Its sessions. MORE PROGRESS AT BULLECOURT (Hv Uulted Pres London, May 17 More progress a.t Bullecourt is reported by General Haig today. His forces advanced fur ther through the village, reaching the western edge. Paris, May 17. For the second successive night the German troops last night threw violent attacking waves against French positions north ot Moulin and Lefaux. These attacks were again repulsed. Three waves of the Germans were likewise checked northeast of Bray En Lannais. IRISH REJECT PREMIER'S PLAN (By tJnited Press) London, May 17. Irish National ists rejected the Premier's plan of the hfa was largely attended by sheep and wool men from over the entire United States and It was agreed that the western range ewe would suit our conditions better than any other. Mr. Curtis would be glad to hvae all men interested In the matter of sheep raising to write him at once so that arrangements may be made to have u shipment of the animals made to this state. Many Inquiries have been received ia regard to the matter and will be made the subject of a special report when tho necesary data shall have been col lected and fully digested. The lock referred to ia, a tidal lock, with two sets of gates. One sot of gates excludes, the flood tide of the Southern Branch of the ETTtabeth River from the canal, and the other ni ud pr th water of, !th canal from the Southern Branch 'of ..nMn. nf tTlatnr In flair14TYIIin fit ,.MU.. i - othm sh01d tak(Jup ,ho roatter at rent, tuu 9- - agreed 10 aopt nw ursbiu' uh.Hu Tho observations taken l"IO OLW. . I ----- Oll . L.Ka bss Aml llM.rarfla OAntFnVaUV lulftV Kilt. and me proono.T, nu i "'r!T"2w early date If interested. sion of the Iock have a convention of Irish men of all yarties to devise a system of govern nicnt. CENSORS HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE Whether or not the Adminlstrat ion will press for censorship by law , cana. iruu, tu. -u, .. . deoends , on the conduct of the Vl the Bllzabeth River when tne lai- - th next few today. to 'i EXPORTATION OF i WHEAT BARRED Buenos Aires May 17. Argentine tdday announced theprohlbition ot the Import of wheat- This Is the second announcement of an embargo on wheat hut the first was held in abeyance bocause of Blitains protest backed by the Unit d States. -EIGHTEEN CAMPS IN THE SOUTH (By United Press) Washington, May 17. Thirty two provisional camps are to bo establish ed to house the National Guard and troops of the New National Army. Elchteen of these will be In south ern territory to allow training all the year around. Thursday at the Alkrama Param ouunt pictures i resents the extraor dinary star Vivian Martin In one of the best pictures ever shown here. Vivian Martin is one of the favorites in Ellsageth City, and In this new play, "The Spirit of Romance- she has every opportunity to display her . .1 ... . I ' J. .. n V. .-A DlvaciousneB j ami reman. ui tu vatlon at a point traversed by the set LOSE HOMES LW JBU JT1KC; racter Friday i gpeclal feature of gates designed to exclude the flood , Danville, May 17. In a fire this day ftt ne Xikrama and Charles Ray tide of the Southern Branch of tne morning in the residential section c;. , ahd ohter -dangle stars have been ter stream is at ebb. The lock was ;"r" . i- fTni.i weeks, It was (earned W "a L7Z ZJJ President W0.9 1. disposed and Chesapeage Canal. Early in 1916 ve volunUry :- censorship another a part of the timber floor rose about chance. . - Tonight's Show At Alkrama Elizabeth River, and made tne oper- w. Uodson, J. t. uaiun, ana iora atlon of these gates Impossible unless wimblsh, prominent business men, very expensive pairs were unflertak- i08t their beautiful homes on West en. In view of the fact that a tidal Main street. The loss is estimated at lock can probably be dispensed with fifty thousand. The fire starteTI from and that if it cannot be dispensed a faulty flue, with a new lock must be built In the near future, the repairs required to, EIGHT NEEDHAM operate the set of gates which have j been rendered inoperttive we not nndrUken and M.ss Nannie Needham of Old Trap Southern Branch of the wp,.p 1IlurrieJ Tnr9llay by jUBtl,c of Rlver -"'"J"1- .'the Peace. Mr. J. W. Munden. at his But in order to provide navigation, . J .. . U hi n nr- nnfl- OnlCe. with the greatesi uepiu , sible in the unimproved portion oi ( be benefiCjai ious escape from prison of Italy's two most notorious criminals, was told for the first time today to the Unltea Press by a reliable authority. i Stranger than fiction, the true (story of the inside workings of the Italian secret service Jn tracking down the pro-German element of the Pope's court forms a dramatic chap- i ter in the secret history of the war. ' On the sixth of April, Vienna dis patches announced the burglary of a house, adjoining "but Having no con nection with," the German Embassy. A large sum of money was said to . have been secured by the robbers, ' who escaped. ' The same night a sensation was i caused In Rome by the flight of Car dinal Gerlach across the Swiss bord er. Italian secret service agents burst in the doors of His Emmlnence's house two hours after his escape and discovered the machinations of a score of pro-German plots. The next day more than three hundred arrests resulted thorughout Italy. This, for ten days, was all the world knew concerning the workings of the German, espionage system. No one connected an Insignificant rob bery in the Austrian capitol with the Cardinal's dlsaapnaranco and the wholesale arrests of German agents. Another event which caused little interest at the time of Its occurence,,' yet which had direct bearing on the successful breaking up of the Teuton i spy-nest, was the reported "escapi" early in January, of two of Italy's most notorious safe-crackers, who had been Incarcerated for llft In pri son at Rome. ' ii iioi iias iicvci umil UIWIOBHU UII-II til today is the fact that a warrant MILLIONS for their release was signed by the Prefect of all the Italian police him self, and that each of the erlminals was later given $10,000 by the Ital ian government. The service they rndered the government proved well, worth the price. For more than two years the Ital ian secret service, extending Its re search over a far greater ground than one realises even today, had succeed ed lntraclug certain pro-German plots (By United Press) " , ' Copenhagen, May IT. Germany It no longer playing possum, by lettlnf ' hints creep out through her censor ship showing allegetKDopulr waves for peace, thus, seeking to lull her enemies into the belief that she is weakening. ; t,"f 'Vn On the contrary her attitude now Is war, uncompromiselngly and bit terly to the end. . , V;"'", Americans here see In this development the necessity for thro lng all of America's weight Immedi ately into the fray. , ' . ),l,iu''. Holweg's speech is regarded here by Americans as that ot a leader vic torious in a small sized encounter with antagonistic political ' element! -but they are nqt sure evsn that ft -serious political crisis' threatened Holweg. It was possibly mere propa ganda to spread authenticated re ports of internal dissension wlUj the idea that reports ef unrest ' might innuence kussis as wen as me iini ? ted States. FUIIIIG ( 4 r.. HAS CEASED RUSSIAN AX I) TEUTONIC i gOL-. DIKRH STOP FRIENDLY RELA TIONS WITH SUDDEN VVUt ; Petrograd, May 17 Fraternizing '( between Russian and Teu tonic sol- dlerH has stopped, along practically j" all the nothern front, according to dispatches received here today.. ' W A single Incident brought about this chsnge. One Russian regiment al refused to fraternize and the Oer ,inan vfelnklated by overwhef mlig that regiment with gases and inten se rifle and artillery fire. The Qer uian guns are now roaring on th greater part of the front. OF DiiAl'E ' , GERMS ON tXHIBITION PAY TRIBUTE TO CHOATE (By United Press) New York, May 71. A crowd that Included both the humble and the ixalted paid tribute to the memory of Joseph Choate, former ambassador to Wit'.an, at the simple funeral ser vice held at St. Uartholemew. Church hern today. the unimproved portion thetanalbe water in the canal was quence No damage of conse- lf any at all. has been done NEW THEATRE MAY 17 not allowed to ebb. This mode of op-;a8 yet t0 ejther fishing or hunting eratlng the lock introduced a prism shoujd the water qf Currituck Sound ot salt water In. the canal twice inji)erome very brackish. It Is certain every twenty-four ours and confined that flh which inhabit fresh water, it therein. lonly will be driven from th In souud, The North end of Currituck Sound but on the other hand salt water fish Is about 23 miles south of the tidal wil, take tner piaceB and oysters and j "The Phantom Buccaneer," one of lock at Great Bridge and all the wat-(.rabg wlu then jn thege waters, the most thrilling screen attractions or admitted Into the canal under the trom wntch they are now absent. I ever produced, is a new EsBaney's booked t0 present "The Honorable ilv" ojhLeh Maiatrer Kramer lavs n " - n n ,1 1 m T T . . . .. IT I . , . tu i uu i"Buo in limy hi vieniiH. in ). nn nf the iiletnres that VOI1 cant ' ... d.i wi,l(o , the Austrian capital, spies succeeded In narowlng the search down to a certain house, adjoining "but havlnr no connection with," the German Em bassy. , Had they acted hastily, the spies might have burgled the house, rob bed tho safe, and even laid hands on a certain set of precious papers the Italian government was keenly Inter ested in. But that Is as far as they would have gotten. For attuched to the bundle of documents so highly desired by three governments was an Intricate series of wires. With almost deveiish Ingenuity the Germans had provided that If the safe were open ed and the papers moved, a cloud of afford to miss. Pearl White In "Pearl of the Army" is another pic j ture for Friday night., and one mat Is sure to please. The Alkrama takes great pleasure In announcing that It has secured William Fox's great picture "The 81ns of Her Parents" for the Satur day special. This picture' features Gladys Brockwell, and is a picture that every mother ought to see. Re member Saturday is the day. Also Musty Suffer in "The Pirate 'Tinlft " Vunvv Mimtv beine a Priate. New York, May 17 A food and , Hyigtene exhibit, to instruct Mh; , public in war problems of economi- N cal feeding and In health measures, opened today at the Amencan Mus- eum of Natural History. Jhc'Judod ; ; in the exhlldt will be the hu?st colletlon of disease germs in world and a mlnature model of Col : . utnbiaUnlverslty's proposed 700,00 war hospital. v . ,.tv; PRE8BYTERIAN ASSEMBLY MEETS In DALLASr Dallas. Tex., Mayl7 Neaifjy . jtwo , thousand deleggates are expected to' attend tbe General Assembly of the a Presbyterian Church which opened $ a week's convention here today, , An entire hotel has teen chartered by the committee on arrangements. ., evading the certain death of 'the alarm signals was a comparatively simple matter for these Jimmy Va!-', poison gas, deadly In effect, would 'entlne's of Italy, and the papers, which ' envelop the disturber and render the entire room in which tbe safe was located unlnHabltahle. At the same time a cleverly devised burglar ALLIES TRAQE CONGRESS ;1 ' ;sr.; , if Rome, May 17 The economic Un ion of the Entente Allies, tor. trade cooperation during nd after, the war nwlll ge tightened oy the Inter- Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal has now made it practicable to allow the gates of the tidal lock to remain open continuously. This mode of operation was purtnfo ffect on tho first day of the present nionth. It is poBsibloJliat the free ebb and flow of the current in the canal will diminish the degree of salinity in Currituck 8ound or per haps permitit to remain fresh. Tbe effect of brackish water on the narflamentr 'Commercial Contfraes !,.. jndnstnr in Currituck -Sound scheduled to hold Its first session ,maT or may not be detrimental. 8ome r) today. American co4opera'fon residents of the section affected take ohnv method of lock operatilwi found ..rior t0 the t)me whon tho inlet feature. Adapted from Victor Bridges' i alarm Would call sufficient military Its way Into Currituck Sound, the on Currituck Beach which connnwrted gripping novel, "Another ManV police to the scene to deal with any waters of which have become brack- tne Atlantic Ocean with Currituck Shoes," this vivid picture is a mas-, number of Intruders. lsh In the past year. Sound closed itself through tho oper- J terpiece of photoplay. Opening with When every detail of the. hiding- Further progress in deepening the atIon ot natural causes, the water an, exciting ba,ttle wene which makes place of the papers had been learned, nridT -wpy will i -r V it incrlminated prominent personnagei throughout Italy were soon in the possession of the secret eervlct. 1 ) For obvious reasons they could not ; Instantly communicate their .know ledge to headquarters ai Rome, ahd -In tbe meantime, while announcing , tho robbery of a "large sum of money 'f, the Austrlans succeeded, by means of . a secret wireless, In communicating ' with Cardinal Gerlach, who departed unceremoniously from the papal ' well as acting, this great feature is a crackers from the prison outside of court. With the evidence In' hand, of Currituck Sound was salty, and ' the audlonce clutch Its seats, it car-! the secret service agents reported in according to local history, the lnhab- rles this tense, dramatic action thru detail to Rome. On a favorable dark ltants of the section were than as to the end. In scenic splendor, as night the escape or the famous safe concerned about the change to fresh water as some of tbejn now appear to be about a possible change from tresn water to salt water. It Is said that efforts were made to reopen the Inlet by ditching after It had silted 4P. . s . This Office-is investigating the sub ject In an impartial manner '. and will tags Into consideration all In terests concerned ia making a rec- ..... ... marvel of the camera's art. ' tn Italian capital was arranged and "The Phantom Buccaneer," is be- affected. Promised their freedom.anjl lng released through the' Klelno-lCdlV ten thousand dollars apiece if they son-Sfelig-Essaney service. Tho screen Succeeded, the criminals had agreed time Is 1 hour, 20 minutes. Its cast Is notable, Richard Trav ers, one of the most widely, known to undertake to dangerous mission. How they 'were, smuggled!" Into Tlenna.no one will ever know, but stars In 'motion, pictures. Is seen in 'when the did undertake the roBbery the lead. Appearing with him Is Miss J of the safe, they were provided with Gertrude Glover. An excellent com- gas-masks and every tool for - sate- r-any of more than 100 persons sup- however the Italian police were able to round up several hundred of the most dangerous German plotters, and to strike into the heart of a Teutonic element in the highest church circles of Rome. , 1 C ' opcj;'r"i known to the police or crim-j Values up to $25.00. u . . -.--.. . . . - f . l . A A ! fk Special prices bn ladles coats', sutt4 and dresses at MITCHELLS. now 1 1 ! ."'
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