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News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice " Newspaper published ir Elizabeth V City J" VOL.2 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 2$, 1917 NO. 127 AMERICA MUST BEAR THE BURDEN A SIGN OF PROGRESS Military Experts Declare That Allies are Nearly Exhausted and United States has not Realized Situation (By WEBB MILLER) (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, May 25. Russia is out of the war as far as military power is ooncerned for at least two years. France is about ac the end of her , man power. I These are th.j cold fads about the solitary men icugh Amer- war situation as sam q in a position to know t ici L observers abroad. While Groo HriHan has con siderable pu.( t left. Ihtse military, men believe that the struggle abroad ' is rapidly reaching the point where, NOT All WORK ADD NO PLAY RUT IN I'NCLK SAM'S NAVY SPORT AND AMUSEMENT HAVE THEIR PLACE AS WELL AS HARD WORK (By CARL D. GROAT) the United States must bear the main , (l'nitP(1 Press Staff Correspondent.) ; burden of the war, which they say; ith the Great American Fleet. May will bi lot.g 2"'- Modern jack tar plays as' Anioiica's half million men to be 1,anl a.id as wholesomely as he works , drawn in September will be only a ,)ut with ,he Preat "pet. vou see him! drop in tlu bucket and must be fol- " hl thousand lots getting joy out j lowed by other vast increments if OI movies, vautieviue tnome taienu. conditn ns continue as at present. baseball, boxing, cards, phonographs. The west front struggle, these 0b-.fishi"K llow an1 then. band concerts, Borvers ' a , !s misinterpreted and un- a'"' Kod reading, reliablx i (ported either through the " he theory that too much work Allies rnwillingness to let the real, "makes Jack a dull boy," command facts be known or through failure on rs (,f ' Prpat flppt 8ep t 11 that tho pail of American newspapers to ll,eir program is varied, that there is exactly slate the wacts. In this wav. clean, healthful amusement, the declare, Americans are Vovies and vaudeville perhaps fur led as? i ay as to the real sitnal ion. The o'ch him his chief amusement aboard Allies vie noi making the headway ( li'P. while baseball ashore proves be this country is led to believe. In this 'ond (Utertion that it is the great connrM'Ti they say that the solution national sport. of the submarine menace must even- .'nturday afternoon and Sunday tually (determine to a great extent are days of rest with the great fleet. Where victory shall rest except for unless conditions require otherwise What .an ih- United States shall Ontv the . ss-ntinl labors an: perform- play 1 I !; -'trup-'gl: LOZZ In nothng is progress in Elizabeth City so forcibly in evidence as In the Increased use of the motor truck on ' the city's streets. Many firms have within the last few weeks begun to use these trucks in the place of de I STATE TERMS FUNERAL OF MR. PARKER The funeral of Mr Andrew M Park er was conducted Friday afternoon by Rev J L Cunnlngglm from tho residence of his parents, Mr and Mrs N R Parker, on Ehrlnehiim atmnt Tn. I terment followed in Hollywood Cem- livery wagons drawn by horses and lliHE SEEMS ISO LIKLIHOO0 OF etery. it is no unusual sight, since May , AGREEMENT BETWEEN REPRE-1 Mr. Parker's death occurred at Peas have began to move freely to SENT ATI VES OK VARIOUS NA- Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his fath- see the pea baskets filled on farms huks 6r and mother were called to his bed- outside the city rushed to the freight depot on these trucks. Among the (Bv ARTHUR MANN) side last week by a telegram. He was forty six years of age and had been firms which have recently purchased (United Press Staff Correspondent.) , in the middle west since his early auto trucks are: A F Toxey and Com- btocknolm. May 25. The Standi-; manhood. pany, J B Flora and Company, The navial Socialists announced their sug- j His wife and one child survive him Gas Company, Silverthorn-Morrisette Bestions for peace today as follows: also a sister, Mrs D R Morgan, and and Company, Cartwrlght's Bakery, The re-establishment of Belgium, four brothrs, C C Parker, N P Par Norfolk and Carolina Telephone and Servia, Montenegro, and Rumania as ker, J C Parker and I B Parker. Telegraph Company, W J Woodley separate entities; the future of Al- J . and Company, and R E Quinn and , sace-Lorraine to be left for settle Company. mnt on ft basis of the national right . of freedom of action; belligerent par-' TEACHERS LEAVE liamentary assemblies to be requested j PROGRESS UHffSK BRITISH HAVE GREATEST 8CC CESS LAST THREE WEEKS SINCE BEGINNING OP SVBMJU RINE CAMPAIGN (By United Press) London, May 25. ."We have dealt more severe blows at the submarine menace daring the last three wetks than during any corresponding per iod," declared Premier Lloyd George in the House of Commons today, r. "Our ship losses for May," he add ed "are probably under those for '' April. We are making satisfactory pro -gresa." ; M ', The 11111 School exereu ThnrJ The Pr6mler Pa,d tribute , foe their homes ::re-;r;;LT.::;:::!:; -i-.-- 4",row mi mo laiunucvu vuy urauea acnooi -' The commencement address de. "We can congratulate ourselvea 0 livered by Dr W I Cranford of Trinity eally and unexPected improvement la College was pronounced most practi-. dea"nK W,th the 8ubmar,ne nence. al nnd interrslinp hv SCHOOL'S SESSION HAS CLOSED Miss Daisy oJnes, teacher of Latin in the Elizabeth City High School left Friday for her home in Durham. Miss Martha Doughton, teacher of English in the Klizabeth City High School, left Friday for her home in Guilford. Miss Daisy Faison. teacher of one of the fifth grades of the Klizabeth City Grammar School left Friday for her home in Faison. BERTHA BRIEFS a court of arbitration. The publication of this outline of terras but served to direct attention again to the scant liklihood of any sort of agreement in the Socialist de liberation here as well as the failure of the plan for any general confer enee. The Bulgarian Socialists demand Dobruja and Mactdonia for Bulgaria not as "annexation but as return of territory rightfully Bulgarian through original ownership." To-night At New Theatre OF LIU EE, IS REPORTED ( Hv United l'n fs1 the ' leat ! Is rep. . here t mlpsitr torped . The sinkiii' under ing an i' 1 1 a v. : v i i Fid I Ami dii, '., wit!', at :'i ! flfi TllcU 'Mill l II 1 OI"' re 'reported which was from tin ed without wanting 1 r.i vet l is a Lso reported the of the British sienrner Main in American charier and fly nierican Hag. ed. Such ships as can do so. permit a i, art of their men to go ashore on 'ave imil SC" tn it 1 hut on one of the 'VP it'ivs a j'noiily iiortion shall have ,, , t.aie e at bi.s.'bi'H I f von war' to s" wild f :i n and h ..! I'l.'vi s for y, v.-ral maj , i, , m;. jurt take a look at itie ;, ' ,: i:p, e i: h oi-f for basi bii II . ' lii. IUOV!" t il'-S av' jll.it .'IS iMil'lll- . i 1(- inn ,i'- liois not quiti' as uuni -, ,., l.ooU oir over the llei't on nlav l'irlits. am! "n se dnnein:' flickers :1 .:u'isl t'.i I" 'M -the movies plav ini; lo hundreds abotir l shii Ivu'li e at't eyeliani-'es its films, and there is a wide variety. Melodrama thrills them, hut romance seems to appeal Bertha. May 2 4. -Mr and Mrs W ill Barnard spent Sunday with Mrs 1 Barnard's parents, Mr and Mrs 1) W Saunders. 1 Mrs W A Cornell is slowly improv ing rrom a severe case of sore eyes, j The luck of some nurse , Rev Byrunt and wife spent Satur- I'dlinr the papers with new , day night with Mrs 0W Lane. Air Thomas Robertson returned to Norfolk Tuesday morning afier visit ing his mother Mrs A A Owens in , Bertha, X C ' Mr 11 Chappell spent "Monday night wilii Mr and Mrs A A Owens and re tui'iied to Norfolk Tuesday morning. The i rops of Bertha are doing fine i !!.. warm weather has approached, uis .Mary and Kva Doxie spent a i, hi, : i i ' , i i 1 1 ' w it h M iss Meulah Cor- heard it. j ' Miss Katherine 1) Jones won the ADMINISTRATION FOR ' li st prize for an essay on ""Origin of PAY-AS-YOU-GO PLAN Viney Coined by the Fnited States' -- Government." given by the First Na- , (By United Press) tional Bank. Miss Jones won the D. 1 Washington, May 25. The decift A K essay Medal lust year. Mr. Clar- Ion of the senate Finance Committee n o Ashby won the second prize on t omodify the pay-as-you-go plan Of this esay. The prizes were presented financing the war met with vigorous by JC B Khrlnghaus and the Judges opposition from ,the administration v.ere J B Leigh, T J Markham and today. Herbert Peele. j President Wilson and Secretary MC- Mr. Graham Evans won the prize Adoo let it be known that the full offered by the Daughters of Atneri- four billion, eight hundred thousand can Revolution for ihe best essay on' must be raised by taxation on the Sir Walter Raleigh. The priz was present generation. The administrt presented on behalf r t li- Chapter by Hon deems It inadvisable to try to 1 M Meekins. 'p,.a, more bonds. A Vietrola Iris is F.voiv few days we read Red Cross roman ces from foreign battlefields, ami m-ie at heme many a Kirl is a rich ran's wife lci'Hiise s'.e was detail. 'd to nurse the linilad tl'rouvh more r lesj: nhvsical stress or pain There will be no end to It and long -- a "o newspnper renders have come GUINEAS VALUABLE TO THE FARM was presented to Hi.- C.n pressman Kitchin savs the flint school irom the snior class bv its ores .in .-itienuit to folat tin. hnnit lni i phn on the revenue bill. idem Miss Ruth Winslow. Mi. I'lateiiee Ashby was leader of lh" senior ckiss this vear and Mr. Craham Kvans took second honor. DR. CRANFORD ENTERTAINED i,; ;icro;i l'',e;e s'liri.'s ! fai t lo be expected Now it'.-; Mi'ia 'I'lge .".Id d air 'liter tally to .'iris re ni il o h" ' et as in -ill ers le r:;sT n.-vtioi-tal ba,nk the muse k I'nt'i i or. i .ie .i i i il i V.e : i" er 'I a i TO AWARD PRIZE ! N";i' ' 'id r.ank has i.l'ier- mn n i.i . to I be 1 ai'.niii-', "I til i ; i : ,i ml w.i In lh" H.ns ( urn ' 1 lub i r I his i .mil y The firs' pi r.e I o I lie i iiuin--' i 'lull will li- to t he no tuber .iiil:i' - up the largest number of . a nni ii goods i a on. da r and the sc. -o;i,l in Hie member putt ins up the s. i olid largest number in one day. The .prizes to Hie Corn Club boys will be son Ir fl- .in Cupid'- ir ; I, ; , a rri i Ami tor was In goed h ,''.!' ml him-eil iii:,. it It'll) . ploll" s;i I lie e , 1 1 , f s h 1 1 1 ' 1 1 , . M in:i ? 1 1 ; 1 1 11; t'.iei tti i alt'i ami us' every Kaleigh, .May 1'.", - if hel I.t bv the uvcrage 1 n I v In cha ('"ulti'Y opei ii! ions on NomIi Carolina I " IMS, a !0;,l ft,,, !, , -;lj cs would be I- . I t on I'Vi'i 1 .1 , iu in iie sill. " t i ,, i i - i; r i pi in- c Hi, ' tat io'i I .' . lor ol'ier en ! I.m:r I !i t he van 'i I ,i nil in tin' an ;.. I'....;;m I N'i 'i I h i ,i ni i '..i 1 i he guinea is an iiL-'a:i:.'l bawls, riit - -i of th" ...'e I"S,' hull pei 1 1 BRITISH MISSION LEAVES AMERICA ( By United Press) Wellington. May 25. The British to men whose lives and work are awarded lor the largest and second based on one of the greatest of rn-! largest number of bushels to the acre, mances- that of the sea. The movies The prizes for the Canning Club , take the lads hack to other days and and the Corn Club will be a bank to strange worlds and situations. But hook crediting the winner wiih a de- iM for going home, they don t warn posit of nve noiiars tor uie nrsi io mislon left Washington last night )tl.u. Tin only place they want to go and crossed the Canadian border to day, concluding their visit to Amer ica. OTHER COUNTRIES WILL ENTER WAR '- Cti'T.1 f I'l-' m Wa' !iiiii:toii. May 2.".. The pr. dic tion that "some or all of the South Anierf in republics. China, Spain, Scand:""'via. Holland and Switzer land ' r' probably declare war on Germa " was made by .ludL'e C.-iv in a si' ech loiiay at the annual meet is out on the naval firing lines, One film showed a farm scene father and son doing their ploughing "By. gosh, that looks like home." f h.ard a sailor lad remark, "but be live me, this is the life No ploughing f,.r me" "Nop.-." his partner replied "jliis suits me from the waterline i. ml $2.."i0 for Hit second The prizes are giwn with a deposit credit rather than in gold to encourage thrift. The prizes are offered by the First National Bank in the hope of encour aging increased production of food--: nil's. ADJUTANT APPEALS FOR MORE RECRUITS ing of the American Iron Institute. and Stud BELVIDERE BRIEFS Mrs. and ,. . Belvidere, May 24 Mr and C S Parker of Klizabeth Citv Miss Ruth Hurdle of Winfall spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Q R Hur dle Miss Lillie Mae Rneford left today tor White Springs, Florida to visit relatives.. " When it comes to vaudeville, you can get some real talent in the fleet. Mai" iiuartets. dancers. humorists, r, robats the whole list can be found in abundance aboard ativ dreadnought nrd the show they produce compares favorably with any dollar show in anv town in. the land Boxing always draws a big crowd, .,,! (h,, no is guaranteed to be a bell riueer every time. Below desks, some of the men tuck themselves away In corners and play cards, or gather in knots to listen to a ... -oh Still others get a lot of f,.n n.n nf the reading room. There is an amusement fund aboard thing a message is. A cheerful letter 4- .1 li ,i m n la n Hmi f tk a tTftA Q t fill tf1 each shin so there are rresn r;uiu inm. ,o HKCIU'ITS Richmond. May 24 The adjutant ;'.'iiT'! today issued an appeal for more recruits to fill the ranks of the Virginia Militia to the authorlz- ! war strength before the draft act ,'ocs into effoct, ( tabbs. Stopping at each of the bat tleship string, the despatch boat leaven its sacks of letters, papers and magazines and the scramble a little I later on ship shows what a precious I ! 1 1 . ni M i in. ' s manifold chirms ilinri lli.ll the girl Won : li' tun v.ithout taking any of the ustnmary nurse . it I a.lv mtaves M in,. i ncoiiiitereil Dr I'l itm while Ihe two were ministering to the wealthy Harvey Gorman "ho was suffering from bodflv Injuiy and worrying about nothing but the necessity of stalng within doors Recalling the liability of rb h Inva lids falling In love with their minis terinj "angels"' Mr Gorman held out against Dr. I'rine's decree that a .'ill must be Introduced to the sick room as an assistant to Ihe male nurse. Finally Ur I'rine was compelled o resort to strategy Tie tide: bon ed for looir-e and before old Corn. an knew anything about it Mina Rogers a 3lrl Dr. I'rine had nner ret e.es up'in latnb'd on Gorman's front 1 on h mid en'eied the sick room j in inoiiiieed When Coiiino saw her l,p:iutif'i! b omle ' air. her deep 1 see eve-: tinted her i-oft W'blte i In :.r. 1 beard her speik in the dulcet tor.es of a h 'rssletlO' d -B it there', no use goln". on anyf' rther. If you vo'ibl kno all a' out the case visit t : ;.'cv Th-atre tonli'lit when Marv . i'ie l.aren at pears in the Bluebird I'hntt.plav. " W mted ll'imc" ' v i I alarm limn lh. ilock will speed ii, lout them and sen-l them away in headlong haste. The hast suspicious noise, at nights, h hImo uuicklv noti ced and any animal or other (list ur li. r soon learns that ii means discov ery lo go Into the yard where guineas ill (l k. pt Tin only great objection which may be raised against (hem is their wild nature. When properly raised, however, most of this wild instinct Dr W I Cranford who made the commencement address here Thuri 'da'- night was entertained at the known Southern Hotel just before the High of the School exercises and former Trinity students who leslde here were in vitid. Dr. Cranford made a few re marls and the organization of tn Alumni College here was discussed' a i.l it is hop d will bo effected at AH a rlv date. Supper was served and all enjiivod the occasion. Thoso present "ie Dr W I Cranford Dean of Trill . itv College C li I 'ugh, Rev C B Cul bieth. R. v G T Adams, , M Parker, Wlliain Weal berly. A K Burgess, Fleet' u li I V Ml, III I. S llil.MIL' wood Duiistan. William Woodley, D , Walter Harris, ( has Raulfs, L. S. Daniels. A S Daniels. Dr O McMullan . and .las Brooks, Miss aDIsy oJnes.Mri ' ( relghtfin Burgess of Norfolk, V., Irs H D Walker and Mrs C R Pugh. PATRIOTISM AT BELVIDERE le 'he past five years, Clarence Rogerson. was (here last year. and one, a student Belvidere. May 24 There is no lack of patriotism at Belvidere. may be eliminated It is a good Idea The following youny men hive vol to buy the eggs, when beginning with untarlly enlisted: David Rogerson, a flock, rath.r than to buy the old clarence Rogerson, Cannon Noewell birds. These eggs should be hatched n1,j ,i,,nry ,.prry A), of thege wer, by a hen. and when hatched, it is a ' stlld,,ntB at Belvidere Academy withj good idea to give the olfl lady a few chicks to carry along These will mind Ikt. anil will cause the young, wild guineas to follow tln-lr example. It ' takis four weeks for guinea eggs to! hatch. The young birds are very ac-j tlve and as they grow up will destroy many Insects about 'In- farm. Tbev i should be fed a bout the same as t urkeys. The guinea hens ate verv prolific and lay during th" entire summer, taking good care all the time to care fully hide their nests. Il is fjulte an casv matter to find them by the pe culiar noise made and when the flock has been watched, it nnlv takes a few minutes to locate tin- nests In 1h CITY ROAD METHODIST summer they like to roost In trees ATTENTION, BOY SCOUTS! near tho house. Their flesh has n flavor Bimllar to game, and is relish There will be a business meeting of ed as a great table delicacy. The pastor. Rev C It Culbreth will occupy the pulpit at both the morn I'm; and the .veiling services at the Itv Road Methodist Church on 8un dav. The Sunday School will meet at i . ISO with Mr c R pufih as Superin I endetit . The Kpwortb League will meet at 7 o'clock. Tb' public Is cordially invited to pttend these services. MR. DEMPSEY WINSLOW DEAD FIRE THURSDAY NIGHT Jor the nhonograph and new films as as a green man or a seasoned one the Boy Scouts Friday night at 7:30, for the phonograpn , , Y M C A. All Scouts are asked soon as they can. be obtained. Incl- tan have on snip. ! Miss Eunice Parker after success- . (ientany SOme patriot could do a fine , An officer told me that Ifs about ' j fully serving as principal or Hem- ' pervrp Dy arranging for the tieet to the worst thing tliat can Happen to a dere Academy for the past term left p(,t Uptn-date films before they have hoy to have the folks back home get Saturday for her home In Aulander. I gon,. the rounds of the nickelodeons tinK mournful about him. and what1 Mr Julian Chanpel has returned ' an( ar0 worn down. i might happen to him. He doesn't want fmm niiie'n Creek where he attend- I n nmo alinnnl the fleet Is a hap-1 or nee dsvmnathy. and if a letter oil riinnl 1., Hmn Tho nflllormen can receive sounds like a funeral, It will mi.. roiiioMa Cnflnld has return- ii ., mail thev want, but their own the wrong effect, whereas a cheerful the fire department was calld to the; Mr- Winslow was ed to her home In denton after vJslM . commtinicatlotls are limited by the note about what sister Mary or dad extreme end of Ehrlnghaus street, to ot age. The funeral wss con lne friends here. 'censor. 'or mother or somebody else is doing find a buise belonging to J D Win-; ducted at Up River Friends Church 1 ' , ... .. m a. -M . . . . . m l. I t ii U sa tTHon I.aI h Whit a anil ttiA Mr -Walter White of High Point The dispatch boats bears a precious will add to tne personal comiorv 01 snrr Durnea 10 tn grouna. i no nuuw: has ben visiting hit father, Mr load out from an American port,along the man and to morale of the whole was worth about six hundred and nf- no.iy wes lam to resi Hufos'WWt ot Belvldtrt. "- - with mpplle Of bh meat and vef-Vganiiatlon. ( , j ty dollars. . . , . stone cemetery. Belvidere, Mav 24 Mr. Demrsey Winslow died at the ?ome of his son. The fire alarm was turned In on . last Friday morning, fallowing have Thursday night at about 10:55 and of Paralysis. nearly etgnty in White- JORDAN W00DH0USE Mr. Waverly Russell Jordan of Princess Ann Va, and Miss Mary Gen eva Woodhouse of Ocean View, Va., were married Thursday by Justice of Peace, J W Munden at his residence on Selden Street. M NAT UK It Probably showers tonight and Sat urday gentle to moderate west winds becoming variable.
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