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. News Without V J Bias . Views Without Prejudice Th2 Otiy B 'z " Newspaper C?ublished in Eihabctli ; city VOL.2 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING, JlNE 5, 1917 . N0.135 Young Men 01 Bess City Throng To Polling Places Regi istration Places Were Crowded For Hours in the Early Morning With men Seeking Their Registra tion Certificate At three o'clock this afternoon 124 bad registered 1 nthe first ward; 154 In the second; 125 in the third, and 193 in the fourth. No sign of "the slacker" was evi dent at the various registration pla cet here today. From seven this morn ing until nearly twelve the registrars were kept rushed with men, colored and white, anxious to have their names recorded at the service of Uncle Sam. Women and girls were at each poll ing place with ribbons from the Cham ber of Commerce bearing the world, "Betsey's Braves" to pin on the men HI ELECT CITY rjRIH W. A JOXES GETS THE JOB WITH P. O. SAWYER AS MAYOR, C B. WILLIAMS AS HEALTH OFFI CER AND M B. SIMPSON CITY ATTORNEY if AT I Of IS niLEIlS lira VETS EIICOUK o lie m TEX MILLION YOUNG AMERICANS GO TO POLLS TODAY TO PLACE THEIR NAME ON THE "LISTS OF HONOR" The new board of Aldermen held as they procured tneir registration uroi uiteiing muuunj mui uu m certificates. Men who have registered ( less than half an hour had elected W. are on the streets in quite a large A. Jones City Manager, P G Sawyer number and their ribbons of honor Mayor Dr C B Williams Health Offi are Been at every turn and older cl- ce rand Martin B. Simpson City At aens re somewhat envious and torney. more inclined than ever to wish that ! The Board went into no further they were young again. business Monday night as a number Robinson Cruso Skiles was the first of its members and the mayor expect man to register in the first ward; ed to take an active part in the work Miles L Clark in the second; Wil- of Registering the young men of the Ham Duckworth Glover in the third; town who are liable for military Ser vice under the draft act. The election Bhowed the Board evenly divided Just as it was two years ago, the first and second wards Lena tn'8 tlme De'n" arrayed against the third and fourth, The deadlock was and B E Hopkins in the fourth. ZEIGLER FRANK Mr Claud Zelgler and Miss BaII Frank were married Tuesday af ternoon at one-thirty at the home of broken. JU8t " u w tw0 ye the bride's parents on Martin St. " chairman Owens pasting tw, votes The room was decorated in white one as representative of the ' First and green. The immediate members of the family were present. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Nathan Frank and the groom Is the son of Mr and Mrs F H Zeigler of this city. They left on the 2:30 train for Bal timore and other northern cities. The ceremony was performed Rev C B Culbreth. by GUARANTORS HAVE CHAUTAUQUA TICKETS Ward, and the other as chairman The new board met with Mayor Sawyer presiding, the mayor holding over until his succesor was elected. Mathias Owens and P. C Cohoon were nominated for chairman and the. vote stood Owens and Ferebee, Sawyer and Anderson for Owens; and Pappendick and Cohoon, Gaither and Pritchanl for Cohoon. Mayor Sawyer hroke the tie. casting the deciding vote for Owens. Mr P (J Sawyer, his term expired, thereupon surrendered the chair to Owens, who declared that the elec- The Chautauqua Guarantor met ' ,on Qf ft mayor wa next , norderThe Monday night and received each, his jnomlnee8 were w c Glover and P G proportionate share f the tickets gye,." Agajn the vote arrayed Fere- for the season. Each guarantor bpe Qwen, M N Sawyer and Anderson has six senior tickets and two Jun- againgt Pappendick, Cohoon, Gaither 4ors, and as it now appears that all ,and pr)tchard. Owens promptly broke season tickets will be sold this year th1 tte ca8ting the deciding vote in it behooves every Chautauquan to ,favor 0f Sawyer and declaring P G get his season ticket early. Friday Sawyer duly elected Mayor for the night the guarantors will meet again Dext two years surrendered the chair and return any unsold tlckkets to to that re-elected official. the committe. The applicants for City Manager Judging by the way things have goile were U Walter Harris Sr, W A Jones, most of the guarantors will easily and W E Dunstan, Dunstan got one nun of their annortionment of TOte that of W O Gaither. Harris tickets before that time. three and Jones four. Mayor Sawyer its work. With few hitches the task broke the tie, casting the deciding weni on w'1" e P""' ol "- chine. At least a dozen states of the Cen tral Wect had made every prepara tion for the registration days before (By United Press) Washington, June 5.- The man hood of the nation offered itself be fore the altar of democracy today. Young Americans are at the polls casting their vote for vtorld democra cy and registering for service. Reports reaching the United Press early in the day showed the weather fair practically throughout the coun try, and that the nation's youth was pledging Itself bright and early at the country's call. Heavy listing was re ported during the first three hours. No city yet has reported any dis turbances and it is apparent that the Impromptu machinery called into ser vice in the hour when America is selecting her men to fight Germany is running smoothly. In a wonderful outpouring of pa triotism such as the country has never seen, ten millions of men are giving themselves to the services of their flag From the teeming cities of the East, through the wide stretches of the Middle West to the Pacific, from every city, hamlet and emote cross-road the millions are streaming to the polls to place their names on the "lists of honor." Every home the milling tenement and the lonly farmhouse is offering its sacrifice. ( The whole nation is stepping for ward to volunteer. It is a stern holi day of sacrifice one of the most mo mentous days In the history of the At the hour of seven o'clock the polls opened at the regular voting places throughout the country. Men began streaming to the polls to pro cure their registration certificate the padte ftf their offer of service. In some states the day assumed the air of a festival. The cities were In Kula attire with flagc flying and the streets filled with townspeople stirred by the spirit of the day. Patriotic speeches and parades featured the celebration In Middle Western states. In many towns whole families went to the polls with their loved ones mothers bravely led their first born to offer them for the cause of democra cy. Only estimates can be made of the number of men that are registering today. Officials of the census bureau placed the number at over ten mil lion one of every ten souls In the nation. Until the totals are In and It will take days to compile them the officials cannot tell. Every man between the ages of twenty-one and thirty is to present himself at his polling places before nine o'clock tonight. From hundreds of cities the registration cards of the absentees and wanderers were pouring In to the county clerks today. In this nerve-center of the nation the men who constructed and set in to motion the gigantic machinery of the registration sat back to watch it REBEL YELL CHEERS WASHING TON YOUTH GOING TO REGIS TRATION POLLS AND REACHES GREATER VOLCME THAN EVER BEFORE HEARD IN NATION'S CAPITAL (By United Press) Washington, June 6. The rebel yell was heard iu greater volume than ever before in Washington today when the Confederate veterana In convention cheered young American! standing in line to register for war service. Groups of "boys .in gray" were at many registration places MCA MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN WILL CLOSE AT 8 P. M TONIGHT ; 1 Nearly Every Officer of The "Army" and "Navy Has Agreed to Spend as Much or More Than Half Of The Day Working or "Recruits". . V The Y M C A membership contest which began last Friday closes at o'clock tonight. Every employer in the city who has members of any of the divlsiona in his employment has been personally requested by Commander in chief Markham, to allow these men swapping' the day off to work for "recruits." yarns for the benefit of men who soon may have war stories of their own to swap. Former rebs who fought so hard for Uncle Sam half a century promised a half day and even some j j 1 1 i . i i , . w . . . . . ago aia all in their-power today to make Registration Day a big event in Washington. Little Bquads of them marched up Pennsylvania avenue, while the bands played "Yanke Doo dle" and "Dixie." Thousands gather ed to hear Wilson's second speech. Many of the Commanders and Lien- tenants last night agreed to give their ' entire time to the work today. Others IE Ml E RT CITY 0 YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE WEL COMED TO ELIZABETH CITY BY MANAGER AND PUBLIC IS IN VITED TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS Wednesday and Thursday young men and women will be pouring into the city from all over the Eastern half of the State. Thursday night Mayor Sawyer will welcome the Ep worth League hoBt to the city. "These young people are coming among us who are not members of any of tha divisions volunteered to give their services during the day to encourage "recruiting." A man or boy without a red or blue button pinned on his coat has SIllRIDEJTII PROMINENT CITIZEN OF BCTi GESS MEETS DEATH IN PRIMS OF LIFE BY EXPLOSION 09 PRESTOLTTE TANK Mrs. J W Wilcox of this city r ceived a phone message this morning from Burgess stating that heir broth- I stood little chance of being missed by er' Mr J H Parker of tnat Pl a pair of recruiting officers. They uwn """ 0J P"S" BIS have been on the streets, in the stores 1 Pre8tol,te tank' The df and even at the homes of unenlisted talls of the P,0I"" not known ' men since sunrise this morning and here but U ,a ""derstood th.t Mf. as the day has come nearer tl Its end i Parker waa fil,lnf th tank when Com- 1 explosion occurred. thev have become more active. mander in Chief Markham has'asked Mr rarlcer was POBtmaster Md ft for 600 recruits by tonight and the !Prom,nent merchant' of Burgess. H officers are determined that his re-lwa" on,y torty- Of age and in spienaia neaitn. When la Eliza quest will be granted if It Is possible. The report at last night's meeting beth City a few days ago visiting r was Indeed encouraging. The army re-1 ,at,ve he "pok of the "tlsfactlott Of cruiting' for the day was more than double its record for Friday or Sat urday and added 28 more to its 19 LI. I J I- . 4 ui uguiB tor country use. , Besides his wife Mr Parker ls, iUN vlved by his mother, Mrs J H Parksr Sr, of this city; three sisters, Mrs J W Wilcox and Miss Isa Parker "of members for the first two days. Recrutlins: in the navv. however. was nearly a hundred points above iniB Cliy ana J Mor" 01 Btt" Saturday's record. 37 members being geM; thn,e brotne. S M Parker 0 ... ,, , ,., ,E iCharleston.SC ,L W Parker of Bar- added to Us former total of 59. , . j. i , .,, . ... .. . , ... t Isonburg, Pa. and C B Parker of fiur In the report of the dlv sons of the ; , U11. , , v . e8S: four children Evelyn, J H Par- with the feeling that Elizabeth City .k .k . V , P , I ker- - Alt William Parker, is one of the most hospitable towns', lp ,0r he th,rd tlme led th record 1 Jr. ' ' In the Rttn r.f ... nf Hli l" i"B 100 puiun un. them." says Rev C B Culbreth. .sustaining member, two junior mem- I The funeral will probably be con fiiietea wednesaay. Mr J W Wilcox S.-rvires will be held at City Road' T , 1 T aenor went to Burgess this morning iti Church every morning and evening i Up,aJn, J'P,g.h f Dl;adnau8ht . Dr B C Henning and returns this f- ing throughout the Conference. To all of these services the people of the city are cordially Invited. The 6:30 morn ing prayer services are spiritual in tln-ir nature and are enjoyed' by all who attend them. scored 66 points three junior and AT WALKER'S MEMORIAL te for Jones. I By this same decisive vote of the An Ice cream supper will be held at mayor Dr C B Williams was elected ... ..v.j.. Health Officer and M B SlmDSon city waiKer s memu.m. .eluUu.D. .-. - - ft1(1(.rmpn ronst and at the stroke of seven were ready n Dnnihom Avnnim ThnrHv nieht attorney. The lour aiaermen consii- on soutnern Avenue inursaay msm mh.r hiH virimn Hifflp..iiioa Th tutinK the minority votea ror w u, - fnr the benefit of the ornhans. public is cordially invited. Small for city attorney and for Dr R I L Kendrick for health officer. mS.LUT0NWHITEHDm:a; DEAD not get ln untll tne Doard nad ad. journed. Mre Luton Whitehurst died at her , fi . thoun tne machine worked home on Bell Street Tuesday after- much more expeditiously Jhan it did noon at 5 o'clock after being ill Tor some time. Mrs. Whitehurst Is survived by a husband and four children and a sis ter, Mrs B C Jones of South Mills. The funeral will be conducted Wed nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. C B Culbreth at their home. two years ago, when it took about This Is the working of the machin ery in every precinct and county of the United States. As each man presents himself at the polls his answers to the questions : are recorded, he Is given a certificate of registration after the closing of the polls the reports are forwarded by the registrar to the county clerk west went to the registration polls to (bv on high speed. Farly Indications are that nearly 75 per cent of - the youth of the cities of this great sec-' tion will have been enrolled by noon.; If there are any slackers they are not in evidence. Conditions are quiet and it Is predicted they will remain so. FLEEING FROM SOUTH Chicago, 111., June 5. Twelve ar- rests were made here In connection five senior members; Captain Pugh of Hydroplanes 55 polnta two Junior members, one employed member and four senior members; Captain Osburn of the Torpedo Boats 50 points one sustaining members, three junior members ,and two senior members. In the army Commander Wells of ; the Artillery led wits 110 points 11 senior members. Commander Hughes of Aeroplanes scored 65 points three Junior members and five senior mem bers; Commander Griffin of the In fantry 60 po'nts six senior mem bers; Commander Clark of the Am. bulamv corps 30 points three senior members. The mi I lug was opened with pray- ternoon. NOTICE TO THE PATRONS op : ; with registration before noon. Ten of er y Rev Jas B Black and after sup these were negroes who were taken Per which was served by the ladles of from the train charged with fleeing rann Memorial Presbyterian Church from the South to evade conscription. ! ,ne report of the officers was heard. FLORIDA REPORTS ENTHUSIASM I Commander in Chief Markham then Jacksonville, June 5. Florida reg- announced that the final report would lst'atlon reports reflect enthusiasm.1"5 heard tonight at eight o'clock at and the same spirit is said to prevail w'ilch time supper will be npaln serv throughout the South. The negro reg- C(1- Irayer by U'3 J L Cur nlngglm closed the meeting. Following Is Monday's report: NAVY Istration Is running high. NEGROES RESPOND WELL 0 50 66 55 three days to break the deadlock, itor sheriff; in turn they are complied COMMISSIONERS MEET SATURDAY , The Board of County Commission ers will hold a special meeting Satur day for the purpose of revising the Jury fox- .,J ifrtjonea.of this, dtjSpentSunday, :in Norfolk, Va. ' did not work without a squeak or a hitch. The four aldermen represent ing' the third and fourth wards regis tered a protest against the double vote of Mr O.wens. There is some talk of a law suit but not half as much as there was two years ago. Probably the talk now will amount to nothing as it did then. It seems that under the present charter as long as the board is equal ly divided the chairman of the board and the mayor may have everything their own way ad Infinitum. and wired to the Governor; after an other compilation the results are telegraphed to the office or the Pro vost Marshal General in this city. After today the local authorities have another task that of running to earth the "slacker" or nohe-regfs-terer, and checking up on false regis trations. They will get little mercy.A long term of imprisonment with no alternative is provided. Meanwhile the local exemption boards are to begin at once sighting out and selecting the me nthat are needed at home for the efficiency of the military machine. , , f ....... i .i j . . vat mm V .' va. f. , ,T, , 'gjjgVjJJJ umcagOt ni. June . me miuuie Columbia, June 5. With no signs of disturbance reported to Tiovernor Submarines Manning from any section, reglstra- Torpedo Boats tion of the South Carolina youth was Dreadnaughts well toward completion by noon. Early Hydroplanes listing forecast the registration of Hospital Ship 155 about 137.000 for the state. The ne-! gro response exceeds all predictions. . Total Ten negroes to one white man in I some sections were In line as the polls ' Infantry Cavalry Artillery Richmond. June 5. Registration Ambulanco here from forenoon Indications exceed all expectations. Enthusiasm Is rampant throughout the city and the day is virtually a holiday. The negroes were lined up at the polls in long lines all morning. Eligible in mates of the state penitentiary here registered without disorder. Points Bus. Jr. Emp. Sr. 0 2 6 b 13 326 2 ARMY Points Sus. 10 opened. RICHMOND HAS HOLIDAY 1 T Total 60 0 110 30 60 Jr. 0 0 0 0 3 Emp. 0 0 0 0 0 24 Sr. 6 0 11 3 5 Norfolk & Carolina Telephon & Telegraph Company ; ' This Is to notify the patrons of the above named Company that under the existing laws we are compelled ,tO have the various reports which we make to the Federal Government and to the State ln on time or we will be . penalized for failing to comply WlUV the law. We therefore request you to hart your rent In the Company's Office, , ' 609 East Fearing street, not later :,' than the 10 th of each month. Upon ' your failure to comply we Will be , compelled to discontinue you ser- I vice from that date. Owing to condl- -.' tions brought about by the present war we are unable at any price to purchase more Instruments, and. If we should be compelled to tak ovt tout ( phone we will be unable to reinstate : you until conditions change.Therefore -take notice and govern yourself ac cordingly. All telephone rents are due and payable on the first day of each month In advance at the Company's office. Norfolk & Carolina Telephone . and Telegraph Co. C. W. GRICE, Gen. Manager i May 26. 28, 29, 30, 81, June 1, 2,4, 1 ' 7.8.9. CLOUDY WEATHER DID NOT DAUNT Raleigh, June 6. Cloudy weather was insufficient to dampen the regis tration ardor of North Carolina pa triots today. Indications up to noon paint to normal registration through- bit the'stsW Vltlibul uhtoward lncl dent. 265 0 3 0 25 Following Is the report of the three days work by total number of points and members: i NAVY Points Members Friday 274 29 Saturday 280 30 Monday 326 87 Total 860 96 WEATHER Fair tonight. Wednesday thunder showers. ' Moderate winds. .-.'' -i local south ARMY Points Members Friday 110 11 aSturday 70 8 Monday 265 28 . Total 445 47 Sum Total 1305 148 The following names were added to the Y M C A membership Monday night: ' ; Jennings, R M Jennings, Miles , '.. , Wlnslow, Joe Oregory, JO. s Spraglns, S H ' ; ' - . Turner, Roscoe Parsons, S B Aydlett, BF i'r:: l Robinson, CO . ! ' Continued On Next Page
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