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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 5. 1917
N0.165
Big Crowds Flocked To
Good Will Celebration
Hardly so Many, as Last Year But
All That Elizabeth City Could
Comfortably Care For. Program
Carried Out Until Weather Man
Intervened.
PLEASED THE FOLKS
The horse racing were especially
enjoyed by visitors and Elizabeth
City horse lovers. "As good races as
the Btandpolnt of the number of visl-j have ever been here," was Sheriff
tors in the city and the program of ld's verdict.
tertainment Banks. ' Mokant, won the
6 . ' , iw,a ho,,ni2:30 iace and the Free for all race
VU 1 o r...i. I.T M frnlah o nnln f o ., ,v o ,
WHS WOU Uy W. Lj. UoVlH, 1 jt l I il II . imuioi oil ' i uuiudcuidll lu
The day's program closed with the! satisfy the most exacting. Miss Sweet
who is a great favorite here, especial
'courthouse green.
A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
Although very few of the onlook-
Although rain brought the Good
Day program to a premature
close, making the evening uneventful
the day itself" was a success both from
to arrive and early on Wednesday
v ioata ant nn their real holiday
OUVVU. Bwv - , ,. n . V.
VsJ woa horn and opereua. 1 11B muuu vjuccu, uu 1110
ARGENTINE HAS (
SERVED ULTIMATUM
(By United Press)
Buenos Aires, July 5. Argentine
has served her ultimatum to Germany.
From reliable sources it is learned ;
that the note has been dispatched.
It virtually asserts that unless Ger
many makes immediate reparation
for past destruction of Argentine !
ships and grants assurance against I
future attacks Argentine will sever j
diplomatic relations. j
SECRET POLICE
SPY MENACE MI ST BE SMASHED
IMMEDIATELY AM) GOVERN'
MENT ORDERS QUCK ORGANI
ZATION OK A "SCOTLAND
YARD"
HERE FOR TWO DAYS
(By Uuited Pres)
WAR DEPARTMENT
PROBING RIOTS
ly with the young people, will be seen
tonight in a beautiful love drama.
The picture is worked out so smooth
ers knew it because no announcement ! and clan that it is a decided treat,
air. By noon
the program soon began with the par
ade as scheduled.
MnrBhftls Kendrick. Worth and
Trtlt,lnnr nrapaaHDrl tho F.Hzflhpth CitV I
Band, heralding the approach of the had been made to that effect, a dis-jand makes on, feel glad to get away
!.., fr.i1a anrt thP 'unguisneu visum iuup hi w.r pamuo, I'""
in one of the autos near the front of By I he way. have you ever ex
Tlie first niize of $5.00 iu the Hag-, perienced any trouble with your
Carr of Durham who was Attending eves0 Max Flgn.un has, and in the
a meeting of his church at Hertford , excellent Metro Comedy tonight "Me
and came over for a part of the day. Wouldn't Wear Glasss" no one can
It was generally hoped thai he would . tell the reason why except Max.
speak to tho crowd, for a few min-j You will miss an exceptional op
uates at least, but rain interfered P(,riUnity of seeing a pretty and
with this plan as with some others, I sweet romance as well hs a good
THE PRIZES WON j comedy If you fail to be on hand at
The first prize of $5 00 in the par- the Alkrama tonight.
- - Washincton, July 5. The Imme-j
Mr. Edgar Morris, representing ditite necessity of smashing the Ger
the Pittsburg Water Heater Co., is mini spy menace has caused the gov-1
here for two days, during which the 'eminent to order the quick organiza-j
Gas Company is offering especial of an entirely new secret police;
system, the National Intelligence,
Service. I
It includes State. War, JS'avigatlon '
and Justice departments. The Treas- j
ury secret service will continue to
work on counterfeit cases. The oper
ation of the new system will be sim
ilar to that of Scotland Yard in
Great Britian.
America's spy hunt tends to ab
solve any member of the Navy from
guilt in spreading the advance news
upon which Germany mobilized her
U-boats to waylay the United States
transports.
The decrease in sinking merchant
men, officials
East St. Louis, July 6. The War
Department probe of the race riots
here which occurred this week and
resulted in the death of upwards ot
100 negroes and four white men, in
juring three white women, is under
way.
It is alleged that the laxity of the
militiamen prompted the probe.
Governor Lowden himself took
charge of the 2,000 troops ordered
to guard the town yesterday.
The blacks left town as rapidly as
possible yesterday, many of them re-
: turing south.
values In these water heaters.
Tonight At
The Alkrama
(By The Press Agent)
Blanche Sweet and Thomas
ghan in "The Silent Partner,"
Mel-will
HOW JULY 4TH
WIS CELEBRATED
PARIS, LONDON, ROME AND RIO
VIE WITH AMERICANS IN CELE
BRATION OF NATION'S HOLIDAY
I
IT FRENCH P0.
AMERICANS WILL. BE ESTAD
TABLISHED IN PERMANENT
CAMP JUST BACK OP FIRING
LINE BY JULY FIFTEENTH
procession. The city officials and the
Chamber of Commerce officials were
in place and the Camden Council for
Defense had a prominent position.
The Junior Order was splendidly rep
resented by its members and by a
large number of small boys who car-,
Tied the big flag which was present
ed to the High School by this organ-!
Ization.
The Fire Company and the Boy
Scouts added greatly to the effec
tiveness of the parade.
The Canning Club girls were in
Paris, July B. Paris went wild
on the Fourth In acclaiming Its grat!
tude to America.
Millions cheered themselves hoarse
as the battalion of Pershing's bronz
ed veterans swung along in the nar-
believe. which began ade eagerness to get at the foe evi-
last week Indicates that Germany dcnced ,n every Btep
has abandoned her usual routine and Tney pheered aKaln go thunder.
is concentrating upon intercetping m,,v .,,. ,hn whnI onomQ,,
bo In an uproar as they espied Per-
ade for the best decorated auto was
won by McCabe & Grice. The second
Kitty Gordon in "Vera the Medium
Is the sensation at the Alkrama to
morrow and of the age in moving pic-
i i m n r n i. v. a .. -
II.. with rtt pn0t..mB0 four vp- ipriiee 01 (i.p was wuu uy ine ou.
-nTcTeTTtflT. The ronr-cratr Drrys "hadTKW"M -.rSS- v.!."' u'
The first prize of $5.00 in the Rav-! inamHtic rasnion wun tne lure. ur
le foil v of men knd ftf-
a most attractive float. Indeed, its certained and who will be given the
members were diligent throughout I'lzt' "Poii application to Mr. I'ugh.
the day and did their bit most charm
ingly toward making the day a suc
cess with attractive lunch stands at
convenient places for the visitors.
The Ragamuffins were as good as
last year but unfortunately their
number was smaller and they passed
too quickly to win the admiration
they deserved.
A-number of business firms had
good floats and the First National
and Saving! Bank and Trust Com
pany were appropriately represented.
" The float of the First National
Bank was two mammoth dollars and
boro the motto "Roll your dollars to
the First National Bank."
Private cars in the procession were
very prettily decorated also.
UNIQUE DECORATION'S
The business section of the city
had been decorated by a Norfolk dec-
tha anDearance of "the real thing.'
with their big wagon drawn by two,1""1" 'prtment f Mie papra.iU'Voman. and tl
mules. - "' ;was won by t,lp man riding jjn the fords the star to wear dozens of as-'
The Surgical Dressing Society had buKK'. whose name has not been as-' tounding gowns, valued aggregating
in cost seven thousand dollars.
The picture will lie a revelation to
many and should be seen by all
Remember the matinee starts
promptly at 'I 45 and all who can
had better attend the matinee, as this
feature is so vastly popular that
standing room will be at a premium
tomorrow night.
Pearl White in Pearl of the Army
will be tho serial attraction.
transports.
i Secretary Daniels indicated today
that the Navv Department has thor
oughly investigated the matter hut
that no leak has been found. Prepar
ations for sailing ware well known
in the American port at the time of
departure, however, and there were
sufficient open cables whereby Inno
cent appearing messages In a prenr-i
ranged code could have notifed Ber
lin that the ships had salleU Then
Berlin could have wirelessed the V
boats in regard to what path the.
ships would be likely to follow. This
it 1& heiifyyrt it. what happauad
(iernlahv's spy svsfem must be
and their own Idol,
s spy
ousted from America." This mandate
went forth from the War and Navy
siting himself
"Papa" Joffre.
First on the program of France's
old time celebration of tho Fourth
was the presentation of flags to the
American commander at the Inval
Ides. The great court was surrounded
by troops massed four deep. The
greatest notables of France assem
bled in the centre, cheered as the
stars and. stripes were presented.
Those of Pershings' Regulars par
ticipating In the celebration left to
day for the permanent camp of the
ftoer!ctinrPTpeditioiiary force some
where near the battle line.
London, July 5. Britishers wore
tiny American flags In their button-
Paris, July 5. America's first ex
peditionary, army will be established
in its permanent camp In the war
zone by July the fifteenth. ,
One battalion participating In the
Paris celebration left today for that
camp. General Pershing's headquar
ters are the scene of tremendous ac
tivity. .
French Port, July 5. (Delayed)
Passed by the American Censor)
Although the American expedition
ary army Is to leave the .latter part
of the week for Its permanent train
ing camp behind the firing lines, it
has strted its Intensive training here
already. -"
This training consists of inarches
and trench practice. The Inhabitants
here are thrilled dally by the 'lines
of troops traversing the streets and
headed by bands. V ,
Hundreds of troopers bathe dally
in the cold sea water near the tern
porary camp. Daily baseball games
feature camp life. Military and naval
police patrol the streets maintaining
strict order. ' , '
The arrival of the last contingent
of transports with horses, automo
biles and supplies has been announc
ed. '.. ., v
Pllll 10 CUT
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ueiia i uuei is in me iuiuhi oi me na- ...,., .,.,,i.. ii ,i a.
tions' Fourth .Tulv eolehrfl t inn o rwt ' - . . " . '
can Independence with all the enthu-
The second prize of $ 2 r. 0 in the Rag
amuffin Department of the parade
was won by the man with a coon on;
a stick The man's name has not
been ascertained and will be given
tho prize upon application to Mr.
Pugh. j
The first prize of $ !". 00 in the :
swimming contest was won by Melick :
Blades The second prize of J 2 . F 0
was won by Brantley McCoy. Special '
mention is given Lemuel Blades The ,
aiiu.iionnl entries m this contest
were .lule F.theridge, Duke Cropsey
Shellon McMullan
The, greased pig whs caught and
won by 1 1 i ii t on Owens. Broad street.
THANKS ARE EXTENDED
I nous rourin or JUiy cmenraiion ana
rejoicing over America's first victory
in tho war. -
slasm of the American Colony.
Rome. Julv R it
That the attack by submarines tip- A , , , ,
. . the American Fourth with red. white-
and blue decorations and exercises
at tho coliseum and canitol. Speeches
were made lv Premie- ltozelll and
Ambassador Page.
Rio Do Janeiro, July .r. Brazil
celebrated the American Fourth in a
very enthusiastic fashion.
M CONTINUES
E!
his
the
I The Chamber of Commerce wishes
to thank Mr. Y. P. Duff for the Use
of his piano for the "Moon Queen,"
erator and flags and buntings were "Peretta. The Electric Light & Power Germans, twug last nlglit struck suc
displayed in abundance. A number of 'niany for its splendid services and cssfully at the enemy southwest of
private residences were decorate.l al- co-operation in the setting of poles
80, one of the most interesting ot an1 adjusting lines across wires and a front of fi0 y"rd9'
these being the home of Mr and Mrs HO ": ",c ""f'1 of Aldermen for a I Twelv or fourteen enemy aero
W. P. Knowles on Martin street Froirr' lnnil,ion of 2r,.O0; the Police for ! Ie8 attacked Harwlck early yes
the front of their home flew the',npir splendid assistance in handling ,er,'ay killing eight and injuring 22.
AmrlKn wifh'iho Pritioi, ,h the crowds and especially their court , Material damage done was ver'
on American shins Tuesi av failed
was due to Admiral (Heaves desper
ate lighters who bat off the subma
rines. News of this victory against Ger
many plans of frightfulness spread
; broadcast over the world on Indepon
lenco Day made the day go down In
'history with the original Fourth of
July. Five torpedoes were fired upon
American ships. With the blinding'
rays of the convoy's searchlights
flashing trails of silver across the
ocean .the American gunners fired at
their scarcely seen foes and one
more U-boat lies wrecked at tho
ocean's bottom while the American
transports even to the last horses are
safe on French soli j
"Th private cable leak and not so
much what Is printed in tho news-
Belgium, advancing along PI'"'"""- ,hat ls tl,p "eadly peril
wnicn tne government must wipe out
in its anti-spy campaign" said Lord
Northcllffe In an Interview to the
United Press todav.
DIG US
I ( By Suited Press)
London. July d - Continuing
tactics of "mixing" blows at
MR. JACK BROTHERS
DEAD
The funeral of Mr. Jack Brothers,
who died at New York Monday will
bo conducted here Sunday.
Mr. Brothers was the son of Mr.
G. V. Brothers of this city, and a
resident of New York City.
AERIAL HOWARDS
PERFORM TONIGHT
French, the Italian, the Roumanian. e0U8 an(1 Sod natiired treatment to
and the Belgian flags, making an nn-iwanis a" during the day; the mem
usually beautiful effect as well as a herB ()f ,he band who "oned their
most striking one. The flags were all services in such a creditable manner
large and all except "Old Glory"were for ,fle ml',al entertainment for
made by Mrs. Knowles herself. 'T'tne ',av; tne Virginia-Carolina Navl
wanted to make the flags of all the gallon Company for the truck fur-
. Allies,' she said, "But I didn't quite ",3hed the band float and Misses Hat
get through." Mr. and Mrs. Knowles tle HarllBy and Martha Elliott, and
are from England and their interest tne seventy girls who participated in
in international affairs is very keen. lne "Moon Queen"; those having
The parade wound up at the court' charge of tho parade; Captain Clark
house and disbanded. There Rev. E. ' and Mr. Sanderson for arranging the
L. Stack of South Mills in an elo-' swimming cours; Mr. Leigh Sheep,
quent patriotic address presented the Mr w- K- Dunstan, Mrs. Lou Morgan
flag tQ the local school in behalf of for Judges of the parade; Rev. Her
the Juiiior Order. Rev. E. F. Sawyer, nert Osborne. Mr. Darius White, Mr.
Chaplain of the Junior Order, also Thorburn Bennett Judges of the
took part in the exercises. The Sag swimming contest, and generally to
was received by Judge J. B. Leigh thank all who contributed in any
for the school, and a patriotic poem ! waT to make the occasion enjoyable.
Wis read by Mr. Emmett Wynn. Pa-! In solicitation for funds the com
trlotlc airs rendered by the band add,mittee failed to secure the required
ed greatly to the impress! veriess of amount and there is a shortage of
?the ceremony. about 1 1 50.00. whlcn would be ap-
- preclably decreased by those who can
The Aerial Howards pleased the enil additional contributions to J . T.
Deen rearing or ini8lMcCabe. Treasurer.
slight
tt
HKIjLS INHIRANCK BCHIXKSH
The Aerial Howards will give their
performance tonight at eight o'clock
at the intersection of Main and Poln
dexter streets.
Everybody is Invited to come out
and see the performance.
ATTENTION BAND BOYS.
nicuiis
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Washington, July 6. W German
has placed a screen of submarines'
200 miles out In the Atlantic in the
effort to cut American communica
tion lines, according to ffTJT De
partment Information. The subma
rines are reported to be operating off
the Azores where important relay
cable stations are located. ,' .
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LARGE CROWDS -'
ATTENDED GAME3V
Large crowds attended both games v
of baseball furnished by the Elizabeth
City Cubs for Good Will Day. Th
grand stand was crowded and many
were standing to see the games.
The first game was between Cubs
and Sound Neck, which resulted in
a score of 4 to 1 in favor of the Cubs.
The second game was between the
Cubs and Milldam, and the score of
this game was 9 to 5, In Mllldam't
favor.
ELIZABETH LODGE - W
TO INSTALL OFFICERS
The Elizabeth Lodge I. O. O.TvIV
will meet tonight and install pew
officers after which refreshments
will he served. y. 'V,
TODAY AT THE V
NEW THEATRE
Mil!
To my friends, patrons and the All members of the J. H. Zlegler
general public. This Is to notify you band are requested to meet on the
that I have sold my Fire Insurance rorner of Main and Polndexter strs.,
Business, formerly owned by Mess, at 8 o'clock sharp, by L. E. Skinner,
G. M. Scott & Son. to Mr. J. G. Fear- director.
; lng as of July 1st., 1917. He will
lake care and give his personal at-. a iMxf nov HAnv win
Petroerad Inlv R Thn Tpiitnnte . iii.r, ihi ittiti run
teirograa, juiy b. tne teutonic tenHon t0 the renewal of all policies ADOPTIOV
Army chiefs are concentrating upon h m Ki .m , . , . ;
v on my books from said date. a fine Rov hahv nii months nid
counter attacks to stop General Brus I u y DaDy' l"x montnH 0(-
lloff's offenslye. At a point east of Mr. Fearing has had considerable (omeof K"d famllyAmother un
Brezany the enemy attacks co'mpell- experience In the Fire Insurasce nble t0 care for 8elf Bnd baby and
ed retirement For thrfi Hnv ih business, and renresents a eood mnnv r,rtfrt by h"9and wants to give by
Russians have continued their cam-, strong .reliable companies. His bus
paign unchecked. The Austrians be-' '"ess was established in 1900. and
came utterly demoralized by the fe- ne has had personal charge of the
roclty of the Russian offensive while management since 1909. He will call
the Russians seemed endowed with upon you with reference to renewing
superflghtlng qualities.
particulars apply to
Thoma-s.
Chief J. B.
TRY
MY WAY OF EXAMINING
THK JRYK8.
i performance for many days and look
,Ved fprward to Jt .as the day's chief
attraction. "Well, she didn't fool us.
She shore rode that bicycle," was one
man's comment. TDurned If she dl'dttt
said his neighbor, "She beat hie. V
SPEAKS TO ACHOREE
LODGE
j your insurance before your present
policies expire. I trust you will con-1
i tine doing business with him
WEATHKTt-
Mrs. L. C. Baum of Poplar Branch
will speak to Achoree Lodge, IT O.
O. F. here Friday night upon the
Thanlrtnv vnn fni" flta 1 IaaI ' aim.
, , J - .vwnau-. on BWwn yvn IUUWH BIS, k UVf W TNDlIUr . 1
Fair wnignt; rnaay partly cloudy . evening ls anticipated and all mem
You'll find it different than that
You of tbe ordinary Opticians it Is de-
will find him prompt and efficient in fl(le(11y raore thorough. and scientific.
service in all matters pertaining to 1 K"081' at notnlnK. hut test each
! the Insurance Business. i oyo by every methd known to science
before deciding upon the lenses need-
i Any favor you may show him, will ed.
be highly appreciated by me. ! As a rule stronger Glasses are
(By The Press Agent) .
A fine upright young chap SUCC
cumbs to liquors lure and from" A '
'l stalwart young ma is dragged ' to
the depth of Demon Hum s deprav
ity. He loses his social and business
standing and worst of all, his bride.
The conflicting emotions -the desire
to gain his lost manhood and self
respect at war with the temptation
to drift along life's broad stream
are realistically expressed on Henry
B. Walthall's face and Mary Charles
ton as Molly, the heroine, proves to-
be his inspiration, as his smoldering
love for his wife flares up within his
breast to expose vividly the curse
which drink has placed upon him.
When the alcholic yoke is thrown
off, happiness returns and love and
patience and determination are re
warded, t v
Doq't forget that mysterious serial
"The Voice on The Wire," episode I
will be shown today. - ' " V, 5
prdbably tfhoVers'.'
bers are urged to be present.
Respectfully,
SIIELTONG. ECOTT.
needed yearly, do you see leaely
with yours T " ? -; .
PR. J. D. HATHAWAY '
PLAY POSTPONED
The play that was to be presented
by the B. Tf P.'U. of lackeU Me
morlal church' has been posfponci
until next week on account of C
death of Mr. Jnrk pi,r-, fv, ,