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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH pAROUNA,WEDNFSDAY EVENING, JUNE 20. 1917
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Banner 01 Siiiiragcttcs
Incensed At Outrageous Conduct
at White House Gates as Russian
Mission Entered Government
Clerks Take Action
(By United Press)
Washington, June SO., Incensed
the suffrage pickets who. flsunted
their denunciatory banners before the
TOiite House gates as the Russian
Commission entered to greet the Pres
" ldent today, an angry mob of 300 men
-and women,,mostly government clerks
out for their lunch hour, charged up
on the women and tor their banners CLEARLY DEFINED TRACK WAS
to shrdds.
The' banners said "President Wll
'aon and Envoy Root are receiving
Russia. They say We are a Democracy
Help us win this world war so that
democracies may survive. (By United Press)
""W thA wmtn of America, tell you New York, June 20. Trails lead-
that America is not a democracy. : ing to the lair of the white slave beast
Twenty million American women are 'of this country were uncovered to
. .... .
denied the rignt to voie.
?. IRIS LEAD TO
LITE SLAVE Li
FOUND CONNECTING UNCOUTH
AND BRUTAL COCCHRI WITH
ELEGANTLY ATTIRED WHITE
SLAVERS
President Police Commissioner Woods and Dis
Wilson Is the chief opponent of their trict Attorney Swann by "Mrs Grace
national enfranchisement. Help us to Humiston in the development of the
snake this nation really free. Tell our Ruth Cruger murder mystery here,
government that it must liberate its The mysterious Miss Consulo Larue
people before It can claim free Rus- who Jumped out of a third story win-
TWO DESTROYERS
RESCUE EIGHTY
ARTILLERY STRUGGLE
' i ON FRENCH FRONT
(By United Press)
Paris, Jane 10. A titanic artillery
struggle Is in progress on thegreater
f Dart of the French' front and it ia h.
- ' lieved that Hlndenburg has possibly
RESPONDING TO DISTRESS CALL prepared for a giant counter often
LAST NIGHT THEY REACH ilTe
THEIR RASE AT ENGLISH PORT . f
SAFELY TODAY
(By United Press)
With the American Destroyer Flo
tilla in British Waters, June 20. Af-
NEWLAND TOWNSHIP
GETS CENTRAL SCHOOL
I The case of L R Sawyer and others
against the Board of County Corn
ier a record-breaking dash last night mlMtoner, has been decided in favor
in response to a wireless call of dis- Lf the pIalntiffg A Bupertor court
tress two American destroyers arriv- jary bronght ,n . Terd,ct ro thu ,f.
ed today at their base at an tngusn ! f Kt Wednesday morning
FIVE. YEARS OF GIIAUTAUOUA
IS ELIZABETH CITY'S GUARANTEE
Chautauqua Program for This Year Closed Last Night
With "The Chimes of Normandy". Superinten
dent and Helpers Cheered,
post with eighty survivors from two
torpedoed merchantmen.
The rescues were made at a point
further out at sea than from any tor
pedoing yet. Vice Admiral Slmms of
the American fleet, wao Is now tem
porarily in charge of all Allied naval
operations in this section, talked per
sonally with the survivors.
UIIDER FIDE IH
BRITISH TANK
sla as an ally."
. Miss Lucy Burns of New York and
Mr Lawrence Lewis of Philadelphia
carried the banners. Both of these fig
ured in the banner dropping incident
when President Wilson addressed
Congress at the beginning of last ses
sion. 1 Both maintained their composure
while the banners were ripped down
and walked quietly back to suffrage
headquarters. The police made no ef
fort to interfere.
ffiERICAtl WHEAT
he:
son
iUSlEO
WITH THIS STARTLING ADMIS
SION THE ADMINISTRATION IS
PRESSING CONGRESS FOR AC
TION ON FOOD CONTROL
tBv milled Press
Washington, June 20. Neutral
"countries are draining the United
States of its wheat supply and unless
ome form of food control is institu
ted by July first American wheat will
to exhausted by spring.
With this startling admission, the
administration today pressed its ef
fort forward to force Congress into
prompt action on the Lever food control-bill.
(By W. 8. FORREST)
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Paris, June 1, (By Mail) How
does it feed and sound in the "in
wards" of a British tank in action?
Bullets clattering against the steel
covered sides of the newly invented
war machine sound like myriads of
hailstones against the window of a
moving train. A direct hit by a shell
shakes the monster from stem to
stern and rattles your teeth but in
tanks like this it merely tickles their
ribs and they wallow on.
A first hand description of a tank
fighting was given here today by one
cle repairman, indicted for murder of j0f tne crew 0f H M Landship "lchthy
Ruth Cruger and burying her in thei 0sauras ." He speaks fom inside infor
cellar beneath his shop. A clearly de- mation.
fined track Is said to be found fromj "you need your sealegs to ride at
the uncouth and brutal Cochri to the tank," the land seaman said, describ
daintily manicured and elegantfrjat- tg tne Bjow rolling ride towards an
tired white tUTMt..w,.. . -' Vjertainy. aaohi.un-'.'nU; y"gM
' where on the Somme. The tank ap-
DEPARTURE OF UNITS proaches the German wire-- brown
, WILL BE SHIELDED W1 entanglements in multitudinous
. rows. It slides down an old mine era-,
(By United Press) jter and waddles up the other side. If
Washington, June 20. The nature, 'cuts through the forest of wire with
number and time of departure of ex-!aU;hy crunching sounds and Just
peditlonary units in the future willad is the "neBt," piles of white
dow of an apartment to escape a mid
night assailant who she said attempt
ed to murder her is believed to be an
important link in the chain which is
being forged about the white slavers.
Meantime, the net of circumstantial
evidence is drawing more tightly
about Alfredo Cochri, the Italian bicy
be carefully shielded by the war department.
SERVICES AT MOYOCK
Mr N H Shepperd will preach at
Shady Grove Church Sunday June 24
at 3 o'clock P. M. and will preach in
the Baptist church at Moyock on the
first Sunday night in July at 8:00
o'clock. The public is cordially invit
ed to attend these services.
TRENCH TALKS
(By United Press)
A Scot bomber was recovering from
a "bit of shrapnel," picked UP while
'taking over a Boehe trench." "We
had to take two lines of trenches,"
he said, "and the second was in the
Hlndunburg line. The Boche has im
proved in trench making. They make
an awful strong trench now. Common
engineering, boards and timber but
thick overhead cover. The machine
gun emplacements are in ferro-con-cret
and if the artillery hits them
thef'just bend. They're made up of
hoops of iron woven together and fill
ed round with concrete. It would take
a very direct hit by a big shell to
knock them to bits. The way we take
them Is with rifle grenades. We get
round the aides of them and lam them
with rifle grenades; that makes the
machine-gunners keep their heads
down and we get into them then. The
German machine-gun teams are pret
ty good soldiers, we most often find
them dead at their posts. Th quality
of their infantry not near so good
In fact I'm Inclined to say they are
.getting lower day by day.
EVKIiVWOMAVS TO HAVE
RED CROSS NUMBER
For tho months of June. July ard
August Mis. Nina lK;iand Covington,
editor of Everywoman'3 MaRazino
will give one half of every yearly
subscription to the Red Cross work.
The June number will be a Red
Cross number and will be featured by
articles by Dr Archibald Henderson,
Katherlne Hopkins Chapman, of Ala
bama; Capt L R Crawford, Fort Ogle
thorpe, Ga., and Mrs Lindsay Patter
son. There will be a picture of a mem
ber of Manly's battery in costume of
the 60's, a sketch of the battery and
the little maid's anlestry will be given.
sand'bagg with little loopholes here
and there.
"We fire without ceasing hand on
gun and eye glued to the loophole
j pierced in the steel with sweat pour
ing down our forearms!
"A thud, a powerful pantlng.a, last
and almost imperceptible stop. The
nose of our tank scatters sand and
cement bags throwing them right and
left as if it were ploughing up a field.
Then comes another violent shock,
and h'eavy blow and a crashing. We
are going straight through a wall and
are pulverizing machine-guns. Gren
ades burst upon the tank's armor. We
are in the midst of the "nest." All at
once enemy heads with terror on their
faces appear on both sides of us. Now
is our turn. Our machine guns crackle
orr bullets whistle into the German
tvt .u '.if i which we are enfilading and
!Ur. w lead into the underground
1 -IMP S iPftilin;; I -o:.i ;'io "nest." to
the reisr.The Gornians are in thf great
eat ii:iorUi. TM'v t'lruw thi-mselvcs
flat on their stjroachs, Wwy nibse
their arms to heaven unri eome of
them try to run away.
"A whistle sounds in the tank and
we stop. Then wild cheers come faint
ly to our ears. The Tommies are Just
behind us. They take possession of
the "net" and gather up everything
living which remains."
This means that the special school
tax election in Newlna township has
been held valid ahd that the. work of
the new central school In that town
shrlp may now go forward on an as
sured basis.
The special tax election was held
In October 1916. The question sub-j
mitted to the Jury was as to whether)
a majority of the qualified voters ln
Elizabeth City will hart Chautaa"
qua here far At yean to corns. This
waa th announcement made by Supt,
Miller last Bight and received by Xh$
audience wKh a round of applause.
It waa announced Monday night that
j Chautauqua waa assured for next
year but tie Guarantors were unsatis-
. J fled with anything less than a fira
LOCAL COMMITTEE HAS BEEX year guarantee. Chautauqua' hers
NAMED AND THE CHAUTAUQUA each year has been Increasingly pop
ASSOCIATION WILL 8EXD REP- ular and this year all season tickets
KESENTATIVE MONTHLY were sold before the first program.
Tuesday night, the Chautauqua i pro
The Junior Chautauqua Winter gram for this vr rtr,mA with ..
the district voted for the special tax. Club is now assurred. The local com- comic opera 'The Chime's of Norman
u0, i luo jury ia nuai ami mittee to back the club with Mrs J D dy." This waa the most elaborate af
the Issue is now settled,. Hathaway as chairman: are Mrs Clay fair ever seen under a Chautauqua
The school building in the new spe- Foreman, Miss Mattie Griffin, Mrs Z tent here and a recortf crowd wltness
clal tax district has already been built Fearing and Mrs J W Modlln. Jed it. Those who saw the play express.
The Newland comnfunit now has "During two seasonn," says MIsb od the opinion that Hl waa 'th. hA.t
uuo ui lut) mum nioaern rural scnooi Powell leader of the Junior Chautan.
qua here this year and General Super
visor of Junior Clubs, the Junior
Chautauqua Winter Club has been
buildings in this section
T
MAN
yet" from Chautauqua. , ,
Tuesday afternoon the annual Jo
nlol Chautauqua play "Good Fairy'
Thrift" was presented with unniual
proving us vaiue to me communities ( success and received frequent ap
that have taken up the plan. Theyfplause from the interested audience.
I I
i Elv United Press)
emperor of Austria Hungary is con
fronted with the most difficult task
as a ruler since he assumed the
throne.
I ka.i. 1 m '
ueeu Huirvensiui seasuns, as nas
i been seen from thd number of towns
renewing their arrangement and from
the Increased number of towns.
"Beginning with October 1917. a
worker from headquarters will visit
London, June 20.- The youthful tne cnlldr;n
one day in each place, and returning
once every month. With a month at
Christmas time omittec she will visit
PVnrV mnnth until Mnv frlvfncr north
The entire Austrian cabinet, headed clu M?en meetn
The course in citizenship that was
begun in October 1917, wllr be con-
by Count Clam-Martini resigned late
yesterday.
judging from the cautious com- t)nued dur,ng the comlng w,nter We
weiu o. ue uerman press, uermany ha( approxlmate,y flve hundred grad.
uates from the course in May, 1917
and hope to see more a year hence. A
regards the situation as grave.
SUSPECT ARRESrFD
AT PEI
Margaret Hill took the part of Fairy
Thrift and Maude Leigh the part Of
Bad Fairy or Wastefulness. Herbert
Aydlett took the part of George Wash '
ington, Derothy Scott of Martha
Washington, Carlton Woodley of Aid
de-Camp and George Modlln of Unci (
Sam was the '
Savings Bank. She waa dressed In
barrel costume with a Saving Bank'
painted on it with a slit on one tide.
There was a family of Good FairiesT- v
Thrift, Beauty, Pride, Strength. Fer
tility, Freedom, Health, Wealth, Pa
triotism and Preparedness; and
family of Bad Faries Father Spend,
Mother Spend, Will Spend and May
Spend. These were accompanied by a
siuuy ui Japanese cnuaren, a group
group.
ISACOLI
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.eries-uupssons m iou games, ccupT Lot,. ich children and a group of
prising a resume of their origin and public school children or America. It
history, classification and execution, 'was surprising and wonderful to aee
will be one of the new features on! how snlendlrilv thn niv
next winter's program.
7Jy United Press"
Pensocola, Fla., June 20. On what
they term 'very suspicious circum-j
stances," the Federal authorities are
holding Heinrich Stein, an enemy
alien found within the prohlhitea
area of the Pensacola Naval Station.
He is being held without bail.
CALLS ATTENTION
TO SOCIETY RESORT
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY RE
PORT IMMORAL CONDITIONS , Miss Powell
It is hoped
that arrangement can be made In
each town to hold separate meetings
for little folks and older ones. The
ages vary so it is difficult to do jus
tice to either little or big when all
must be together. In this way the les
sons in citizenship can be much more
thoroughly carried out.Specialties for
boys Include "stunts," marching
i drills, etc. The play will be a big fea
ture In the scheme to be given un
less It seems wiser to have it earlier,
at the close of the season.
"Welcome, to Elizabeth City who
enters the first time this year. May we
all swing along with great vim and
interest during 1917-1918."
The Junior Chautauqua has been
most successful this year. Miss Powell
has been assisted by Miss Edna Dow
dell, Assistant Junior Leader and Miss
Hattie Harney, Local Junlqr Leader.
The kiddies are 'Just crazy" about
and very much pleased
TO GOVERNOR BECAUSE OF EF
FECT ON NAVY MEN THERE
AMERICAN HAS
NEW JAW BONE
COTTON ASSOCIATION
CLOSES COTTON MARKET
(By United Press)
London, June 20. Private McDon
ald, of Omaha, has a new Jawbone to
day, thanks to the skill of British
surgeons. McDonald is with the Six
tieth battalion. During a charge at
the German trenches a shrapnel burst
overhead, and when McDonald came
to hie sense a piece of his Jaw was
gone. A bone was grafted to fill ihe
gap,, and now all that Indicate the
p-:-', f. I gap,, and now all that Indicate the
Creekmor of New Hope wound tt a red' pear running from tie
back of his Jaw to hla month.
(By United Press)
Liverpool, June 20. The Cotton
Association today closed the cotton
market as a result of the sensational
movements of that staple.
MEETING OF EUREKA
LODGE
Eureka Lodge No. 817 A F and A M
will meet tonight and will confer the
Master Mason Degree at 7:10. All
members are urgently requested to be
present . . i
over the Winter Chautauqua Idea.
"You have one of the largest Ju
nior Chautauquas on the Circuit,"said
Supt. Miller, "and the most beautiful
children I have seen at any place."
CONFERENCE AT
CITY ROAD CHURCH
(By United Press)
Waalilngton, June 20. The startl
ing on Mticus of Immorality at New
port, fashionable society's resort,
were called l tin.' utifiillon of the
Governor of Hliodr Isiand today by
Secretary of ih. Navy Josephus Dan-t Tn Reverend a T Adams, presid
iels, because of their effect on the ,n Elder ' the Elizabeth City DIs
men In the naval i raining Btatlon ' tr,ct- w" hoI(l the third Quarterly
taere (Conference for City Road at City
"Notorious houses of prostitution Ro,d Church Thursday night. All the
and open gambling houses are doing oW'-'il members are urged to be pre
a flourishing business declared the sent nnd the people of the church and
Secretary.
Tonight At
New Theatre
community are cordially Invited to attend.
U. D. C. MEET THURSDAY
The D.
will me t
H. Hill Chapter, U D C
Thursday afternoon at
George Wll-
four o'clock with Mrs
There Is not a child living that has Hams on Road street
not read or heard about The Christ-J The change of dajte was made on
mas Carol Charles Dickens Immortal jaocount of the Chautauqua. Mr Bur
classic. Bluebird Photoplaye bate gees will be present and give a re-
gone to considerable expense in put
ting this on the screen. This ia an
opportunity -of a life time o don't
fall to witness this wonderful produc
tion.
port of the Confederate Reunion
held In Washington, D. C, June Ith
As this will be the nnl meeting for
the summer all . members are re
quested to be present7 . .. , .
up with only a week's preparation
The Junior Chautauqua play WU
followed by a comedy "the Village of
Ding .Dong Bells" by members of th
Chimes of Normandy Company and it
proved veVy popular with the audi- '
ence. :, :
An Interesting feature of Tuesday,
afternoon's program was when ,8upt
Miller asked Miss Powell to appear '
before the audience after he had iug-'
gested that she be given an expression
of apprciation for her splendid work
here. The kiddies cheered her to such '
an extent that the applause of th j
grown ups could be hardly be heard
The Junior Chautauqua Assistant and -each
member of thw tent crew were .
also given a demonstration. Roscoe ,
Turner then rose and started the ap-
plause and cheering for Dr. Miller ,
"I will always carry with me," rei 1
ponded Dr Miller, 'pleasant memorise
of my visit to the beautiful city Of,
Elizabeth.
SEVEN GASOLINE
CARS EXPLODE . ;
(By United Press) : '
Crawfordsvllle, Ind., June 20. "
Seven Clover Leaf Railroad gasoline ' '
cars exploded at Klrkpatrick near
here today. Wires are down and it ll '
difficult to obtain information,
threatens to destroy the town.
Fire
AMERICANS AT THE FRONT
(By United Pre) J
London, June 20 Coupling freight ;
cars on the Northwestern Railroad at
Kensie street and California avenue, ,
Chicago, Is what Paul Garsard of '
Council Bluffs, Ioda, often looks baokf
on remlniscently as be lies In the hoe
pltal here, recovering from a German -bullet
received at Vimy Ridge, Gar .
sard participated in the murderoul '
assault on the Royal Canadian Rifle
at Vimy on 'Easter Monday. He VII
the first man to Join the (701, Batta :
Hon, ths American Legion. As for hii , .
wound-"lt might have been worse,",
he'iaya.
MRS. SAWYER ILL
Mr M K Sawyer ia seriously in al
her home on North Road street
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