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EUZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE 15, 1917
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Nation's Answer Written
In Silver and Gold
MAYOR DIES FROM
WEDNESDAY'S WOUNDS
(By United Press)
Bluefield, June 15.. Mayor E E
Carter who was shot Wednesday night
in the apartments of Mrs Mildred
T IEUS OF
I
is nons
Young, whose -7 year old daughter. ! ..,,, VT vat
Bsie oung is charged with the JOWX, AT HOMK OX VACATION',
AGAINST ALL ODDS
LUFBERRY WINS
shooting, died here today.
America's First Gigantic Contribu
f tion to the War For Democracy
Subscribed and Probably
Over Subscribed.
ISUIT IS DROPPED
BY DEFUNCT LEAGUE
HEAVY OVERSUBSCRIPTION ASSURED
Washington, June 15. A heavy overscription to
the Liberty Loan is assured.
Telegrams received here today from all the Fed
eral Reserve Banks show that the American people
have triumphed in their first battle against the Kaiser.
Robert W. Woolley, Director of Publicity, said.
"The oversubscription will probably reach a billion.'
At noon, eastern time, official figures at Wash
ington gave the total subscriptions already counted at
$2,000,000,000 of which the New York District alone
took $1,000,000,000.
' The Liberty Loan, America's
first gigantic contribution to
the war, has been subscribed
and over subscribed.
When the list closed yester
day at noon America had writ
ten in figures of gold and sil
ver her answer to the first ap
peal. Incomplete tabulations early
indicated that the loan had
been over subscribed, by at
least one hundred million dol
lars and probably by five hun
dred millions.
It was. the big banks of the
country, pouring in their
sources lavishlv
closing hours,
(By United Press)
Philadelphia, June 15. The suit
brought by the owners of the defunct
Federal League against organized
baseball was today dropped from the
docket of district court here.
TALKS ABOUT GRUESOME
TOLL OF GERMAN U-BOATS OX
THE SEAS
EMBARGOES AGAINST
FLOUR AND WHEAT
fRv United Press)
Rnpnos Aires. June 15. Paraguay an-v other
and Uruguay today formally announc
ed embargoes against flour and wheat
from their borders.
A NEW STORE FOR
MEN AND BOYS
Washington. June 15. "The sub
marine war grows more barbarous
every day. It has now reached the
plane of deliberate murder for every
ship sunk, and will no continue to
the end. It is not the fault of the Ger
mans that every torpedo does not
produce a Lusitanio masscre."
"That is the kaiser's unrestricted
submarine in the words of the man
pho probably knows more about the
human side of the sea tragedy than
ertalnly more than any
other American.
. He is Wesley Frost, American con
sul at Queenstown. the port on the
southwest coast of Ireland, where all
the Atlantic ocean lanes to Brltlan
come together. Off the shores near
Queenstown the thousands of ships
which feed Britian pass by day and
night.
.Frost Is in Washington for a rest. For
(By United Press)
Paris, June 15. Adjutant Raoul
Lufberry, of New York, Premier 'Ace'
and fighting airmen of the Lafayette
Escadrldlle, has juat downed his elev
enth enemy airplane, in a single hand
ed fight against five Boches.
Fim diii
SPEAKS 10IIIGII
I
FRANCE IS HAPPY
OVER PERSHING
(By United Press)
Paris June 15. France hasn't
ceased to marvel over General Persh
lug since his arrival. It accepts as a
happy token of America's full sup
port the dynamic energy with which
Pershing has entered into his duties.
Parisians on the streets stare cu
riously at the Yankee officers.
HAIG DRIVES FORWARD
ANOTHER RAPID BLOW
(By United Press)
London, June 15. Field Marshall
IHAITAIQUA BRLXGS BACK TO
ELIZABETH CITY OXE OF
NORTH CAROLINA'S MOST YIB
ILE AND BRILLIANT 80X8
Frank Dixon speaks to Chantatl
quans tonight on the subject: 'Unci
Sam, M D." r
His personality and his leal tor
community betterment need no Intro
duction to Elizabeth City people tad
the rain will hardly keep them away
from the big tent when a North Caro
linian so widely and so favorably
known throughout Uncle Sam'a do
main is to be heard. ( -
Superintendent Miller made thft an
nouncement at the beginning of Thura
day night's performance that tho
$150,000 which was Elizabeth City'l
share in the Liberty Loan had been
subscribed in full. Of this amount
T
Br TIE PEOPIE
CONGRESS IS IN A RUT AND MAT-'
TEH OF CONSERVATION AND
DISTRIBUTION OK FIRST HAR
VESTS MAY HAVE TO BE LEFT
TO THE PEOPLE
(By J. ROBERT BENDER)
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, June 15. Food con
trol by the people instead of Con-
re- gress may be necessary at least for
toWai'd the ' 'diblts derived from the first har-
which swelled v'sts- P"1'"'' opinion niay be the only
. . .. , power that Merneri i tioover, iooo
the subscnptions to an are- il(llullllslrat0r wiI1 hnve enjn(1 him
gate above the amount called l0 (ljn,t.t (.OIlserVation and distrihu-
for. 'tion of the necessities of life this year. '
However, the plain everv day ; Congress is In a rut from which
folks did a tremendous share. 1 ,mIv 11 "in"' ' dislodge it in time'
trn c , ,i , ,i ,i i to pass the big food control hill which
The fact that there are three Moovpr ond preBdent Wlls()n want
million or more individual pur ,1V July ,irHt I
Chasers emphasizes that Stat(-' A comprehensive campaign to edu-i
meilt and shows that this is tll(j'ate the nation to the need of foodi
DCOnle's loan 'control is being started so that when
xt -v i i i c i the time conies, if Congress fails, the I
New l oi k, already lar ahead , .. ..... , , , .
i I ood situation may for a brief space!
of all competitors, swung in',,,. ,.,,, in nailI, by tn ,,,.,,. .,. j
massive subscriptions toward themselves. I
the close. Other cities followed,' I
doing proportionately no less. 'TODAY AT THE !
Indicating the patriotism of i NEW THEATRE
the small cities of the South,! j
Eock Hill, South Carolina, with
an allotment of $7f),000 sub
scribed well over $200,000 to
the loan.
Elizabeth City lias a new store to
cater to the wants and needs of man
kind, be they large or small, young over two years he has been in atten
or old. dance at the funerals of merchant
This store Is operated by the firm of ships struck down by the underwater
T T Turner & Company and occupies terror. It has been his task to collect
Duff's old stand on- Polndexter street the evidence as to sixty five sinkings
with an entrance on Matthews street in which Americans were Imperilled
also. i 1 or slaughtered. He has seen the ceme-
Preparatlons are oelng made as terles on the Irish hillsides dotted
nipldly as possible for the beginning Wtn fresh mounds. He has heard the
of actual business. The store Is being shrieks of mothers for their murder
remodelled and will be arranged in 0( babies; seen men tark naked. with
up to date manner, all goods being tn(, tortures of hunger and thirst,
carried In glass cabinets with no un- brought In from days and nights from
sightly pasteboard boxes to mar the food less lifeboats.
effect. The woodwork of the cabinets
is finished in mahogany and white.
The Poindexter street entrance will
lead the shopper directly into the
men's department while the Matthews
stree.t entrance -will lead Into, the
hoy's department which will be made
a special feature of the store.
Mr Turner and his partner, Mr Rol-
It is with difficulty that he can be
Induced to talk, but when he does,
the fullthroated indignation of this
clean cut young American Is almost
terrible In its intensity.
"The German guilt Is double,"said
Frost today. "In th first place, no
civilized government would have re
sorted to such methods, even when it
Haig drove forward another rapid $85,000 wan subscribed by Indlvldu
blow against the German lines in theals and the remainder was taken bf
"Bottle Neck" between Ypres, and the banks themselves.
Comines, gaining all objectives, he, Thursday night's program waa on '
reports today. A hundred and fifty , of especial pleasure to the young poo
prisoners. a number of howitzers and pie. Paul Fleming kept his audience '
seven machine guns were captured. spellbound with his wonders of magto
. for an hour or two, gfven perhaps the;
Frost is. Born in Oberlln. Ohio, hls ,mo8t borate show of the kind ef
life has been that of the sturdy young seen nere-
American who makes tils way In the I Before the ma' performance bt-
world by hir.l work and fighting falr.lan the R-88l Violinist. Alexander
It is not stran ; .!at he has no use Von Skiblnsky ga,ve a thoroughly da-
orihesonhisli ies.' frieht'iilnesn I lightful concert and was greOttd
and calls murder by i's real name.
Now that the submarines have oeeii
driven to attack ships submerged--using
the torpedo almost exclusively
the murder roll Is bound to grow,
Frost explained. Most ships when
struck by a torpedo, go down In two
or three minutes, which gives no op
portunities of escape to those below
decks.
Recent sinkings which came under!
again and again with applause both
on account of his music and his very ,
charming personality and foreign ad.
cent. At the afternoon entertainment l
preceding Dr Gelsel's lecture he wai
also heard with much pleasure. ,
Tonight's program will Include 1
music by the Garland-Eekhoff-Jordail
Company, a trio of talented young WO ,
men. ' ,. .
On Thursday afternoon Dr. Carolyn , .
and Sawyer, are well known not only was possible to sink ships occaslonal
in the city but through the entire seo-. y without murdertng non-combat-tion
and the'r friends will bo warmlyj( ants. Now that the arming of mer
interested in visiting the new stone, chant ships and the effectiveness of
and in watching the progress of the the patrols makes tt impossible ror,Tw(,rty (ljf;nt of h(1). crew of 32 per
new huslness. Mr Turner nas oeen uie suniniii inr u nnm .......
with Mitchell's Department Store in
the clothing department until recent
ly and Mr Sawyer has been with A
F Toxey & Company.
ing. they would drop it if they were
white."
The sporting words he uses
explains much "f the sort of man that
LIBERTY BONDS
SEEE ABOVE PAR
(By United 1'reis)
New York, June 15. The first Lib
erty Loan Bonds sold on the New
York Kxchange shortly after noon to
day at above pm. A block of $10,000
worth sold at the equivalent of 102.
RICHMOND DESERVE
DIST. OVERSUBSCRIBES
Richmond, June in. The Rich
mond Federal Reserve District over
subscrihd its $80,000,000 allotment
by $20,000,000, according to the es
timate of Governor Seay of the dis
trict after the wild rush shortly be
fore noon had flooded the banks.
PRESIDENT SIGNS
WAR BUDGET BILL
( By United Press)
Washington, Juno 15. President
"Wilson today signed the $3,000,000
000 war budget bill.
WKATItER
Damage
'badly smgentle to moderate winds.
atate Dei . ,
sianight and Saturday; colder
Clara Kimball Young in the forth
coming release, 'Caiallle." which will
be shown at the New Theatre today.
In this picture Miss Young puts
forth great efforts. Her Trilby" was
judi i'. I'1 be a very beautiful piece of
wo I;. Ii 1 ii ; d.-'ighted millions by its.
p: lios. beauty nnd n ntiment. j
In (. nj'i.." win hnve : h 'mc fine
dramatic art; but ('amine is verv vie.
I ious, very be. u t i ' ' and a very fie
Ibrated member the Penh u-id
I world; with a string or wealthy lov
ers, and all the usual ways of a w.
man of her class. Stirl she is woiu..t!
! enough to really fall in love once and
for all. But at the end of it all she
dies a tragic death, leaving only the
remembrance of her brilliant if un-
! pleasant reputation ana tier love for
I Armand.
t The renowned French director, Al
bert Capellani. makes the picture, nnd
hu brother, Paul Capellani plnys the
p;i- t of Armand.
J "At th New Theatre Saturday."
says Manager Lwm. "Charlie Chap
lin will be seen in Mie Trenches. He
is going to do some fighting. Ho will
no doubt be transferred in the air.
So this is vour only chance to see him
in The Trenches." i
Florence Laliadie will also bo seen
in a five reel drama "Her Life And
his." This is a Thanhouser produc-!
tion and measures (uite up to t ho
Thanhouser standard. "Hesure to see
it." savii Mr Lewis.
I
Chautauqua Program
Edward F. Miller, Superintendent
Friday, June 15 AFTERNOON Admission 35c
'!:(MI Scries Lecture by the Superintendent.
Concert ( ! arlaiul-FicklioiT .Ionian Co.
EVENING Admission 50c.
7:4.") Concert (Jarlniul-KekhotT Jordan Co.
Lecture Frank Dixon, "I'nele Sam M. 1)
Saturday, June 16 AFTERNOON Admission 35c.
.'!:(() Series Lecture by the Superintendent.
Concert The Old Homestead Ouartet.
IIF.LI' BUY BONDS AND AT TIIK
same time get bargains tit Mit
chell's. Liberty Bond Sale closes at
ten o'clock Saturday night, June
16th. ,
" ' j'Vv' ' i
ll')!!p'.; 1
Sunday, June 17
Sac r d l 'eiu'i
nounced.
EVENING
'Hd Homestead" by Denman
lit" Ki'cnt American play.
Collection.
i ,-i!id Adui c s at hour to be an-
Atrni-jsion 35c.
his observation since the beginning E Ge'1"'1 made a very forcible ,and in-1
I of the ruthloaa warfare, show this terestlng address "Just You' and it
conclusively. w t0 JU8t Y0U tnat Bne aPDea,e1'
I A freighter loaded with iron ore She stated that last year counHeM"
and convoved by a destroyer went men died in the prime of life on ac-.
,down In two minutes. Klghteen of her count of Incurable diseases which ...(
crew of 26 drowned. :' ave with a little personal car ,
, Another sunk in two minutes after een prevented. She appealed to th
being struck. She was hit in daylight men and boys to keep their Uvea clean
but the submarine was not seen. fr0'" anv "ae of al,--01 and "tntad . .
that the countrys future was in tnoir ;
hands and it Is the men who must'
bring democracy to the world "with
our help." she said.
I)r Ceisel stated that overeating"
and improper eating are largely the
cause of such a low average life-tlm.
'she also said that American te6pi -
Only the larger passenger ships, do Bleep enough and stated that
...ill .... I It 4 - . 1 . i.
win remain anoai long enougn 4VlBi0eplng out of doors was a great 7,
; launch the boats and get off the..,, ... , ... , one hour sleep in tht
opn air she said
than two In the
ishnd.
The Abosso sunk rii three minutes
and !i0 women and children died.
"Sinkings of this sort from now on
will bo the rule not the exception,"
said Frost.
crew and passengers; and those will;
not float so long if struck in vital1
was of more yalua
average bed roofif.
spots or by more than one torpedo. sh(, pllf ,,.,, stress on drinking
The submarines are now so fearful plenty of water and stated that It wa
of exposing themselves to the deck 1 insurance against the development Of
guns of slowly sinking ships that
they seldom come tip ro question thei
many of the Incurablo diseases.
Following the the names and prlzee
escaping crews of passenger ships.; fr0m the Chautauqua parade:
Monday, June 18 AFTERNOON
.'!;()() Series Lecture by the Superinl- iii i .
Concert The Symphonic Orchesir.l ":ub
Madame .Justine Shannon, contralto.
am
EVENING Admission 50c.
7:4o Concert The Symphonic Orchestral Club and
Madame Shannon.
Lecture - Him. IVrcy Alden, M. P. "The Future
of Europe.'
Tuesday, June 19 AFTERNOON Admission 35c.
.'!:()0 .Junior Ch:mlau(ua Play "(Jood Iairy Thrift'
"The Village of Dinr Done; Bell"" present
ed by the members of the "Chimes of Nor
mandy" ( 'o. A K'reat afternoon for the chil
dren. I'rinn' them with you.
EVENING Admission 75c-
7:4.") Opera--"The Chijnes of Normandy "presented
by a full cast, chorus and orchestra.
Children admitted to any session 25 cent3
Out of six passenger ship sinkings
Investigated by him, this happened
In only one casethat of the Laconlat
jwhcih was sunk near midnight.
Hideous as this assassination from
ambush Is, It does not equal the wan-
jton crimes committeed in the days
before 'ruthless" wnrrare when the
j submarines came to the surface and
; attacked with gunfire.
The warning given in theso cases'
Jwas simply the beginning of the at
i tack and sailors were often killed
by the "warning shots.-' This sort of
warning was given onlv to save the
i
expensive torpedoes worth -7,000!
apieci of which a submarine can'
cany only n few. When the ship gave
signs of surrender, flie firing geiier-j
ally stopped and a boarding party
I from the submarine destroyed her
i with bombs. The crew took to their'
J I'nless picked up they were left to
certain death by starvation or drown-,
ing as theso attacks took place l.r0
and 200 miles off shore. In only on'
case did Krost find that the subma
rine offered to assist the victims by,
towlne their floats toward (lie Innd I
I The sufferings of these crews who
were picked up by pyrrol boats were
terrible. Many of them were never
picked up. The men probably went
FOR THK BKST DfiCORATED
AUTOMOBILE !
1st. Prize Red Cross Surgical Dress
ing Society Twenty five gal
Ions of gasoline given by Thtf
Texas Company and one yean
subscription to Evening New
2nd. PrizeJordan Ward of Overland'
Motor Car Co. five gallons of
' Cowaxco oil given by Crown
OH & Wax Co; and OjreO'
years subscription to . Th6
Daily Advance.
!rd.
ml.
mad nnd leaped Into the sen. In the
case of Culrnhill. a I'.ritlsh freighter
with a crew of It! men, five of whom
were Americans, the Germans de
liberately gutted the lifeboat, took
the provisions which the men had
placed In the boat and threw them
(Continued on fykk Page)
Prize Mr J W Woodley OUt
tire cover given by Auto and
(ins Kni'lne Works. e
4th Prize -Mrs W I. Small One pair;
headlight bulbs given by
Southern Aulo & Marine Wkg.
Mil. Prize .1 M Weeks; One Tire'
(iauge given by Auto Supply k
Vulvani.ing Co.
FOR MOST ORIGINAL COSTUME
1st. Prize Fred Fearing $5.00 in
gold given by Savings Bank A '
Trust. Company.
Prize Miss Dorothy Jones
Cirls Scent Ball or Dorlng gtr
en by II C Bright Company.
il'.rd.Piize Mr Lester Markham on.
Ilawlian Hula Hula Tie given
by Weeks & Sawyer.
FOR ITXW COSTUME i!
Prize Wavlund Hrltton One'
Bunk Book and 2T0 deposit'
First Nat lonal Bank
2nd. Prize - Wesley Sheep one fOUn'
tain pen given by P W Mellck ',
Company. .'
3rd. Prize Wlllalm Winslow Ona.
camera given by Louis Sellg.
V
1st.
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