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VOL.2
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 18. 1917
NO. 121
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Germans Set Torch
ToCityotLcns
France's Coal City Devastated by
Ruthless Teutonic Forces in .
Second Strategtic Retreat
Bj WILLIAM PHILIP 8IMMS)
(United Press Staff flr respondent.)
With the British Armies Afleldtay
lg. Lens is being set aflame.
The fires and explosions in France'
coal city were plainly visible from
the British lines through out last
night.
The Germans plainly konw the dan
ger Ihey are running now of the
British sweep that is closing in a cir
cle to trap them.
Unable to shake the Allied hold on
the Hindenburg line Germany seems
preparing for "another strategic re
treat" From the French front comes
-word that the enemy fs adopting the
same tactics of destroying towns and
Tillages that proceeded their other
famous retreat.
Rain for the past few days has
turned the battle field dust into mud.
Only minof operations are in pro
gress today around Bullecourt, just
taken in whole by the British. All
Is quiet north of the Scarpe where
mud is so thick that infantry opera
tions are impossible.
Persistent German attacks north
east of Creanne on the French front
jtre reported repulsed.
10AII 111 IN!
NX RE
SOUBC
ES
AMERICAN PEOPLE ABUNDANT
LY ABLE TO SUBSCRIBE
AMOUNT OP "LIBERTY LOAN"
MANY TIMES OVER
MEMBERSHIP, ilEETINiP 1
1101 A. TONIGHT
TLe Chamber of . Commerce mem
bership meeting will be held in the
Y. ivi. C, A. ton'ght tromptly at eight
o'clock, instead-of the Court House
as has been previously announced,
due tn tiit fact that the Court House
is being lept.lreU.
All members are urged to be pre.
sent at a report of the year's work
will' be read, and recommendations
from the "present Board of Directors
to he incoming Board will also be
read and the election of Directors
will take place.
A prompt attendance is urged since
the Banquet to be given at the South
em' Hotel -will take place at nine
o'clock.
Manager Pugh calls to the atten
tion of members of the Chamber of
Commerce the following clause in the
membership card: "It 1b understood
and agreed that I have the right to
cancel this agreement at the expira
tion of the first annual period or at
the end of any succeeding annual
period by giving notice in writing to
the Secretary at least thirty days
prior to the expiration of said annual
period."
hot
10 be qutoohe
AMERICA'S DECISION TO PROSE
CUTE WAR AGAINST GERMANY
HAS STRONG INFLUENCE UPON
JAPAN
a com-
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(By United PreB)
Washington. May 18.- Americas
decision to prosecute vigorously war
against Germany has created an in
creasing desire on the part of Japan
not to be outdone in this respect, ac
cording to information received today
by the United Press from well in
formed circles.
. "Janan." the unueu noo
... Biild. "has undergone
tilete change of front."
- ... ,at the chief reason
tie bito' i"v
ha Rritish admiralty had per
mttted the publication of the arrival
. . i Jootrnvprn tn t ie mm"
01 AIDCTi" ucoi.u-
oven before the naval author!
.. ' xj 1. Hnnnrri WRS tO liaVB
lies wanwu
this information precede the a n-
' JSt tnriav of Japanese gun-
UUUIltDUloii. v. .. -
boat activities in the barred zone.
COLORED DELE
GATES ENTERTAINED
LIT FIGHT
,; ii. i i i i i r i '
i
THIS REALIZATION MUST BE
FACED BY AMERICA BEFORE
THE END OP THE WAR CAN
GOME. ' .
(By LOWELL MELLET)
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
London, May 18."fh"is war will
not be over until the full weight of
America has been thrown , on the
scales. Not until America begins mak
ing war as though she faced Germany
alone can there be even the possibil
ity of predicting when the end will
come."
So spoke Lord Derby. England's
secretary of State, Kitchener's suc
cessor, adding: "It's a bigger blow
than America is able to deliver, but
the sooner she delivers it the quicker
the war will end. Then a new order
of things will be assured."
An interesting feature of the Kpis
this week was the attend
uuhi v
ance of the colored delegates
the colored Episcopal
the Diocese. It v'll
that the Episcopal
of
churches of
be remembered
church, unlike
this
has been
neglected
the other Protestant churches or
h smith, has held the two races
together in organization. In
manner Inestimable good
-Horeii mid a muflh
work has leen done by this denoml
nation. The colored delegates were enter
tained Wednesday afternoon at 6:30
by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Brown on
White Ftreet. The delegates were:
ttev Griffin of GricevlK Rev.
Brown of Washington; Rev. Down
ing of Roper: and Mr. Lucas of
Washington.
RETURNS FROM
BALTIMORE
v(. r
v'v'Gregory has returned from
llN where Mrs Gregory w
l"n Thursday. She la doing
Washington, May 18. The Comp
troller of the Currency has Issued the
following statement:
"There are in the United States at
present more than ten million ($10,-
( uuu.uuu jinuiviuuais ana corporations
who are able to make subscriptions
to the new Liberty Loan in amounts
ranging from $100 to $100,000,000
each.
This estimate Is conservative when
we consider that there are more than
40.000,000 persons engaged in gain
ful occupations In this country be
sides the large number of men and
women whose income Is derived from
their investments. If every Individual
in the United States should subscribe
to the new bonds to the extent of
only Ave per cent (5) of his or her
total possessions, the loan will be
subscribed to six times over.
"A few months the German Gov
ernment offered a new loan of sev
eral billion dollars, and although this
issue bad been preceded by four or
five other Government bond offer
ings, it in reported that applications
were received frofn 6,250,000 sub
scribers. The population of Germany
is less than two-thirds of the popu
lation of this country, and the esti
mated total wealth of the German em
pire.according to a computation made
shortly before the outbreak of the
war by Dr. Helfferich, Secretary of
the German Treasury, was plaved at
from 69 to 76 billion dollars.or about
one-third of the wealth of the Uni
ted States, which is now estimated
at more than 220 billion dollars.
"The reports of our national banks
of March '6, 1917, show that on the
day named these banks had a total of
15.737,969 accounts. This Is an in
crease of 1,448.910 since May 1, 1916
whnn the total number of Deposit
Accounts was 14,288,059.
'It Is significant that 1,258.691, or
Qn.irht nt this increase, was re-
DC'(U vf)"-" -
Dorted by the country banks, indi
eating the wider diffusion of the weal
th of the country.
"The total increase of Deposits In
the national banks In this period of
m mnnthu wm annroxlmately two
billltn dollars.
"The baik reptrts also show that
on March 6, 1917, there were 459,
cio ahrphnldrs in tb national
hanks of the country, inclnding 13S
204 women stockholders.
"The latest bank returns indicate
that the total resources of the banks
of the United States at this time, tn
eluding national banks, state banks
.. pnninanieR. savings banks and
LI '
nrlvate banks, is approximately tun
tv-flve billion dollars ( JSS.OOO.OOO',
000), exceeding by far the greatest
banking resources ever before shown
in any country. V
"Fifty yeai'B ago we raised over
three (3) billion uonars u iimviuu
for the expenss of the Civil War. The
wealth of this country today is eigh
times as great as it was then, our
hnnlrfnir resources are twenty times
as gfeat as they wme then,- or even
at late as 1870. At this time we ar.
in a nnsttinn to raise, with far less
effort, ten (10) billion dollars or Tif
teen (15) billion dollars, or more
and If the money should be needed
it will be provided and provided
promptly. .
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
AT NINE TONIGHT
The Chamber of Commerce Anni
versary Banquet will be held at the
Southern Hotel tonight at 9 o'clock.
Admission by tickets only. A good
program has been arranged and an
attractive menu will be served. It is
expected that those present will spend
not only an enjoyable evening but
participate in a profitable gathering.
Tonight's, Show
At Alkrama
MUST STOP WASTE
TO WIN THIS WAR
To-night At
New. Theatre
.i
Friday is Special Feature
day at the Alkrama and Charles Ray
and ohter Triangle stars have heen
booked t0 present "The Honorable
Algy" which Mai.ager Kramer says
Js one of the pictures that you cant
afford to miss. Pearl White In
"Pearl of the Army" Is another pic
ture for Friday night,, and one that
is sure to please.
Saturday at the Alkrama matinee
and nteht William Fox offers "The
Sins of Her Parents, "fqaturing Glad
dys Brockwell.
Mr. Kramer says that this plct
re la up tn the usual Fox Film
Btandarrd and that it Is one that ov
ery mother ought to see. Tho spec
lal matinee, on this picture will com
mence at a quarter to tnree ena
those who attend the matinee can be
sure of a seat and will avoid the
ush at night. Mr Kramer' urges all
whoc can to attend the afternoon
show show for this reason.
Musty Suffer In "The Pirate Bold
the comedy for Saturday after
noon and night an.l th two pictures
make an unusually ood show at the
usual prices of admission.
Dr Si
ope
r
tltn operntirtn.
, . WEATHER
Fair tonight, Saturday and prob
ably Sunday. liUle change In temper
pin re itetitle shifting winds.
Raleigh, May 18 Experts of the
Department of Agriculture at Wash
ington have estimated that if just
one ounce of edible meat fat is was
ted in the United States by euch of
the twenty million families In the
country each day it means a total
waste of one and quarter million
pounds a ,day or the staggering total
.465 million pounds in a year,, the e
qual of 876 thousand steers or three
million hogs.
If oneounce of bread Is wasted by
each family each Hay it means thro
wing awny 875.000 pounds of flour
I each day or one and a half million
barrels eachyear enough to make
366 million loaves of bread. Stat
ed In terms of wbaat It is seven "mil
lion bushels. , '
Secretary J.ucas of tho State' Food j
conservation Con'mlssion has flgur
ed out thrft North Carol'naa ?harn 1
in this waste is enuival ?nt 10 ninety
thousand ho-js and ten million loav
es of bread.
"These figures simply show'snys
Mr. Lucas, "what a very small a
mount of waste counts up to fn the 1
aggregate. As a matter of fact an
ounce an ounce a day of 'meat and
bread does not begin to approximate
what e destroy of tlieso two prVid I
ucts. to say nothing of the waste of
vegetables, milk, poultry products
and other edibles. North Caroll
nas part of tha national waste of
$700,000,000 is approximately twen
ty milliion. A very great
this waste in
ventable. Of
aome waste under the most careful
and economical managemon., but
even If we would cut our waste In
half we would save ten million dol
lars These flgureH ore based on
normal prices
"Without A Soul,", will be shows
at the New Thaetre toniht, In which
Clara Kimball Young la more than
beautifully lovable, deals with a most
InteresUnsauestion-. ; namely the
question of life after death.
In this, photoplay Dr. Barnhelun
contendd that the soul dlj not escape
from the body at death. His life work
was .devoted to experiments Nwhich
might prove his theory. He finally
succeeded in bringing the dead to
life, bat it was by no means a pleas
ant accomplishment. It was the drama
of his life, ancT few there are who
would care to undergo the same ex
periences that were hls.Vlf you have
never given serious consideration to
the qneatlon of life after death "With
out A Soul" will net you thinking. It
will also thrill you, charm you and
leave you tremendously entertained.
Saturday Charlie Chaplin will be
at the New Theatre again in "The
Night Owle" in two reels presenting
the $670,000 dollar Gloom chaser of
millions. Charlie Chaplin the original
laugh producer of the Universe. He
will be seen on the street in some of
his original stunts. Watch for him.
In addition to the Chaplin picture
"The Romance Journay will be shown
a Pathe feature in five parts. No
doubt the peopl of Elizabeth City
have read this wonderful story and
now have the opportunity of seeing
It on the screen.
RUSSIA
III
DO HER PAD'!
NEWS OP SETTLEMENT OF PO
i MESTIG TROUBLES GIVES IUS3
TO THIS BELIEF ON THE PART
OF THE ALLIES' T . .,
, ' X By . United Tres, .'" .
London, May 18. The encourag r
Ing sews, that Rusia has settled her .
domestic troubles and that her army'
power is by no means lost gives rlss '
to the belief that the Allies may soon
count on Russia's bearing her ptrt '
In the onslaught n Germany. x .
It is predicted that Germany may - ,
soon find it necessary to hurry back t
to the Russian front some of the men
recently transferred to the westers
front. 1 v' a, ,"
DO NOT DEFEND
' ' UPON RUSSIA
ENS
BEING
CALLED THEORIST
JOHN PAUL Ll'CAH SAYS THAT HE
IS PlUrTINlNG WHAT'' HE
PREACHES TO CAROLINA FAR
MERS THESE DAYS
FOR SECOND OPERATION
Raleigh, May 18. Hoe for Caro
lina!" This is the motto hung con
spicuously in the office of President
s. L. Andrews of Catawba College at
Newton. Mr. Andrews, writing to the
North Carolina Food oCnservatlon
Commission, states that he is one of
those who have been preaching and
practising diversified farming and in
creased food production Jor these
many years. Dr. Andrews has nine
'sturdy children and rather hlnts'that
food production has been necessity.
Secretary John P.aul Lucas of the
I Food Conservation Commission was
. much pleased with Dr. Andrews' let
ter, except for one clause that rather
part of riled him. "Your theory has been my
years, wrote
(By United Press)
Washington, May 18. Careful"'
military observers of the Russian sit- ,'
uatlon here express thev lew that
Russia may be able to hold together, ''
but at thjj same time, they reiterate''
what they have often predicted, that
Russia as an Important factor In the , .
war can be counted out for the next
two years.
It Is not believed that even with
more solid government the Slavs eta'
be inspired to real offensive work Of -V
even more than half hearted defen
slve efforts. ?
MUST NOT REPEAL
CHILD LABOR LAW
Bv United Pressi
New York, May 18. The repeal of :
the National Child Labor Law tn
order that children can replace, the .
men called to war would be as greatT
a crime as-any that could be commit
ted during the conflict. Mrs. Carrie'.:
Catt, President of the National Wo
man's Suffrage Association, declared
today In a statement to the United ' -
Press. fv.
unnecessary and pre- practice for all these
course there will ge Jjie doctor.
"I have no theories," declared Mr
Lucas. "I am practising what I preach
I work eight horses ou my farm and
as I was already practising diversi
fied f aiming. I had only 50 acres of
At the present leveTotton last year. I have put about 25
Mrs. J.'H White left Friday morn-
ng wttn ner oaugnier, mibb nuui
White for Newport News, Miss White
recently underwent an operation at
the Elizabeth Buxton Hospital at
Newport News and Is returning for
further treatment and possibly a sec
ond opeation. .
of prices they would be Just 100 per
cent higher, making tho total waste
In North Carolina 40.000,000.
"Just as .our women are responsi
ble for most of our economies they
are largely responsible N for this
waste, and in its prevention
can moat effect vely "do their
the
bit
extra acres ot land into cultivation
and have cut the cotton acrouge 20
per cent from the small acreuse of
last fear. In addition to a consider
able acreaage-of wheat, oats, rye and
corn, I am planting 40 acres of soy
hpnna for frinH and apoil miniifrli jinr.
,. Ighura to make 600 to 10000 gallons
of syrup, several acres each of sweet
and Irish potatoes, And forago on
every acre of stubble land that does
not go Into soy beans or corn."
"1 resent being called a theerTst."
I
ATTENDED FUNERAL .
Mr. N. G Grandy. Miss Lillic Gran-
dy nnd Mr. Charlie Grandy attended
the funeral of Mrs.Bettle Norman at
Norfolk Thursday. Mrs Norman was
the slBter of Mr N G Grandy.
YOUNG AMERICANS .
FOR A R 8ERVICE
London, May 17 America has ths
type of young men who will be mostv
valuable for the air service, a high
military said today, in su?ggestlngg
ways In which the United Elates can
help win th war.
Air battles Increase In size and
Importance of effect dally, anw EngV
land and France are omblllzlng some '
of their finest fighters for this t
(branch of the service.
The type o man best fitted for
aerial warfare is typically American
young, agressive, keen and heal- ;
thtf aiidl English military author!
tle look for the greatest assistance i
from an american air corps,
one gets lnt0 opperatlon on
west front.
once
.the
W
STOLE BIO HAM.
Upon going inta
her home In Selden
morning, Mrs. lohn
the pantry of
street, Friday
IHS IE
GUARDS CALLED
liilO SERVICE
I STRIA ORDERS CIVILIANS TO
LEAVE ISONZO SECTION.
TRIESTE IS PANIC STRICKEN
(Bv United Press)
Rome. May 18. Austria has order
ed all civilians to evacuate the Ison-
1'ROTLAMATION WlJX BK ISSUED
. CAIXING YOUTH OF NATION TO
HEGISTER SO THAT SELECTION ,
N CAN UK MADE v , ,
Vice President Marshall and speak-
L. Welh was t section In which the Italians are
CAROLINA BOYS WILL ANSWER
CALL ON JULY 25th. ESTIMAT
ED WILL BE READY FOB FIGHT
7NG IN TWO MONTHS
surprised to flOf that a large country
ham which was hanging in the pan
fry the "diiy before had dlsappered
The windows and doors were
fastened, but the ham had disappear
ed and was nowhere to be found.
steadily forging abend.
Trieste Is panic stricken at tlm ap
proach of the Italians. Banks are
closed, government offices and ImuI
ini business houses have hurriedly
shlppi.d all records to Vienna.
RETURNS HOME SAFELY.
Mrs. A. C Stokes about whom
such a furor of excitement rased
on Thursday when she went to the
home of her slstor hore .In 'the city
for' a brief visit, Is at home pgaln
todtiy. pnt!ro!yv safe and sound. ,
MEDICAL UNIT
REACHES ENGLAND
"' ; , .. fir- flnlKH? Press! , .' V
London, May 18. ;The first con
tlngent of' the American army medical
(By United Press)
Washington, May 18 The Nati
onal Guard will bo called Into Fed
eral service on July 25th and August
5tb.
This announcement, Issued today,
affects those not anready In Federal
service.
It Is estimated that the guards can
be in "war condition" within two
months. ' ,i - ' V. '
The Virginia and Carolina boys are
called In the second group, oh July
BILL TODAY
t-"
(By United Press) I
Washington, May 18. President
Wilson is, to sign the selective Service 'h
bill today, , ' ' r
Vice President Marshall and speak-
er Claik will then Issue a proclama
tion calling the youth of the nation '
together at their appointed registrar '
tion places on a fixed dato and sign r
cards from which 'the process ot sel
ection can be deduced. , "
Special prices on ladles coats, suits
and dresses at MITCHELLS.
Values up to $25.00 now, $11.73.
Value up to 136.00 now U.7S
Remember the big Thos. IT. . luce
Show at The Alkrama tonight, also