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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING. JULY 7. 19l7
no.i:
4 -
j-Icn 01 Dralt
Age
Must Iccp On Alert
Are Held Responsible For Knowing
Whether They are Chosen and
The Time For Examination
. . By United Press
V Wellington, July 7. America's
men Of draft age will be responsible
lor ascertaining whether or not they
re drawn In the big human lottery.
- Hence the War Department asks
.that they be on the alert in keeping
up with the newspaper announce-
' menU of dratt requirements and
when la doubt ask the If cal exempt
ion boards.
; ' Briefly, this Is what ellglbles must
-do:
'Go to your exemption board and
find out what your red Ink serial
III I'llED FOR
OFFICERS' GIFS
ADJUTANT GENERAL McCAIN IS
SUES STATEMENT TO REMOVE
MI8CONCEPTION8
Washington, July B. Convinced
that many desirable men are holding
number Is as soon as the boards have back their applications from the ,sec-
- finished numbering the cards for thelond officers training camp because ot
lottery. 'a misconception of the requirements,
"Watch for the drawing in Wash-1 Adjutant General McCain issued a
lngton and then find out whether statement tonight making it clear
nmhor van drawn and the that 'intelligent and forceful" men
Order In which you must appear and are wanted even If they are under 31
hon vnn must take vour Dhvslcial years of age and without military
WILL MEET AT
RAMOUTH GILEAD
9;30
10:00
. examination."
' The fate of the 9,649.938 men on
the National Army registration roll
will be held in a huge glass bowl
' filled with little gelatine capsules.The
numbers on the paper squares in each
ot these capsules will designate
men drafted.
the
t
.ELEVATED 1811
TAKES PLUNGE
(By United Press)
New York, July 7. Four persons
-were seriously hurt and ten others
Injured when two cars of a Broad
way elevated train plunged from the
trestle on Brooklyn street today with
fifty passengers.
training
The previous statement of the War
Department that It will be difficult
for nun within the draft age or with
out uiiliuiy experience to gain ad
mission to the camps has resulted,
The Sunday School session of Cam
den and Currituck Union will meet at
Ramouth-Gilead Church July 27-29,
1917.
FRIDAY
11:00 A. M. Introductory Sermon
D. P. Harris.
2:30 P. M. General Topic, "Thor
' oughness.'
(A) In the Preparation ot the
Teacher to Teach. E. F. Ayd
lett and E. J. Harrell.
3:15 P. M. (B) In the Preparation
of the Pupil to Recite. N. T.
Halstead and W. J. Byrum.
SATURDAY.
A. M. Devotional Exercises.
A. M. General Topic "A
Strict Conformity to the Pur
poses ot the Sunday School."
10:40 A. M. (B) A an Agency Seek
ing the Conversion of the Un
saved. George J. Spence and !
N. H. Shepherd.
11:20 A. M. (C) As a Factor for In
creasing Knowledge of the
Truth for Continuous Develop
ment. M. P. Jennings and S.
N. Hurst.
2:30 P. M. General Topic 'Some
Methods of Reaching These
Ends."
(A) Loyalty on the Part of
Church Members in Their
Families and in The School.
N. R. Jones and I. K. Stafford
M. (B) Effective Co-ODera-
tlon of All the Members of
The Sunday School. R. R.
Keaton and B. C. Hennlng.
HUNDAY
00 A. M. Sermon J. K. Hender-
aon.
The speakers suggested in this pro
gramme are simply loaders In the
TROOPS SSFETY
IS PROVIDENT
APPARENTLY TRANSPORT CAR
RYING FIRST CONTINGENT OF
PERSHING'S ARMY SAVED
FROM TORPEDO BY ACCIDENT
TO RUDDER
(By United Press)
Paris, July 7. It was the provi
dential and timely accident to the
rudder of one of the transports of
the first contingent, of American ex
peditlonarlea.that may have saved the
vessel from the torpedo of a German
submarine.
The sudden veering pf the vessel
t apparently led the submerged sub
i marine to the conclusion that it had
been discovered and caused its com
mander to hastily fire his torpedo
agd take flight.
Four torpedoes passed harmlessly
astern the transport an eye witness
said today. .
3:00
owns
WILL
LEAVE SHORTLY
11
(By Uuitod Press)
Washington, July 7. Count Bern-
storff's assistants who had not left
America when the envoy departed
will leave shortly for Berlin, a hieh
government official Informed the Unl
ted Press today. f
In the government's Rnr hunt Ten
discussions. The question and topics ton emolovees in the service of neu-
omdais believe, in an impression that are then thrown open, when all who tral8 handllnK German affairs in this
applic-Ui.Mjs for sucb men will not be desire to do so. are Invited and urged muntrv will h rinanH n..t
The first step In this direction was
HINGEBTY WILLIAMS
Miss Rett A Williams, one of Elii
abeth City's most attractive and pop
ular young ladles, was married on
July 4th t Mr, Leonard of Portsmouth
Va., the marriage taking place In that
city. Miss Williams Is the daughter ot
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Williams of this TWENTY
HE HE
:' . FIII6IIIF0LCEE
AIR -CRAFT RAIDED
city, Mr. Hingerty Is the son of Cant?
Ge. W. Hingerf the well known
master of the schooner, Sandy Hook,
which plies between Baltimore and
Elisabeth City.
Mr. and Mrs. Hingerty will make
their future abode in Portsmouth, i London this morning at tea thirty.
LONDON THIS MORNING AT
TACKING IN TYO DIVISIONS
(By United Press)
London, July f. A fleet of.proo
ably twenty enemy airplanes raldei
Va.
U. S.
TROOPS TO HOLD
IMPORTANT POSITION
(By United Press)
New York, July 7. If, as reported
from Washington, Majof General
Pershing's expeditionary army is to be
given a place between the French and
British arm is in the extern thea
ter ot war. they. 'lll have one ot the
meat Important sections of the whole
wsirD front under tuclr care.
No o-ie knows exactly the present
junction point of the French and
British armic. but it is somewhere
around St Quentln rnd La Fere.
The most southerly point mention
ed in British official statements as
having been fought over by Field
Marshal Halg's forces is Fayet.about
one mile north of St. Quentln.
Savy, not more than two miles fur
ther south around St. Quentln, has
frequently been mentioned in 'the
French War Office statements.lt was
captured by French troops early in
April ,and presumably is occupied by
them now.
St. Quentln Is an important key-
point in the
Previous to the raid Lord Trench,
Comander ot the Home defense army
announced that hostile aircraft had
been sighted off the Isle ot Thanet,
on the east coast of Sussex
The enemy attacked la consider
able force and in two parties. '. . ,
This is the largest number of aero
planes that has ever raided London
and dropped bombs. The damage and
casualties have not yet been announc
ed. It is said that the machines flew
very low. V ; 1 - ,
HAD PLAIIIIED
to take an active part in the discus-
G W. BROTHERS,
W. H. PRITCHARD,
D, P. HARRIS,
Committee.
MONDAY AT THE -
NEW THEATRE
considered. On the contrary, it is
pointed .-ut, those of demonstrated sions. J
executive ability in, civilian pursuits,
ranirir.,; 'n age from 2 upward, are
earnestly cicalred.
Gen. McCain's statement was given
out, with a request that the newspa
pers give it prominence, because suc
cess of the second camp series de
pends on correct!')! of the prevailing
misconception. It follows:
Vlie statemt-nt thr.t ivature men
will he given prefcrop-f for the sec
ond series of officers training camps
seemed to haA o ben n isunderstood
in some quarto's where qualifications
are ual. There Is nr intention to 'By United Press)
bar out applications by men under! London. July 7. aeneral Haig's
31. In fact, examining officers have forces struck east of Wytscharte early
been instructed to regard the ages 25 j,,liH morning, advancing their line
to 3f as the most suitable. There is slightly, the war office announced
GRAND llURT PROBE OF EAST ST.
LOUIS RIOTS IS EXPECTED TO
BRING SENSATIONAL FACTS TO
LIGHT
3y United Press
East St: Louis, July 7. The grand
Jury probe of the recent race ' riots
Douai-Cambrai-Lafere here ,8 Pectel to develop sensation-
ID I ED
made when the State Department
made arrangements for M. Bern and
H. Chaufhausen of New York, Ger-,
man consulates unaer swiss protec- denburg's famous "strategic retreat.'
tion, to quit the country. Others, in- Then, when the city was within se
cluding German consuls scattered . tUal sight of1 the Allied troops, a
aDOUt at several points, German weakness in th Oermftn Hnfnnan An.
line of the German defense on the BI lnmoDy 10 ne elle n
western front.The British and French BP,racy w brewing for a general up
offensive of March adn April brought r,8,DK amonK the negroes on .July
the Allied forces to within a mile of Fourtn- '
the city, it was at the time of the of-' Dr L- N- Bnly. the negro dentist
fensive, apparently one of the main who ,8 al,eei to have been the brains
objectives of the drive by which the ln tne plot' ha" disappeared. , .
French and British followed up Hin-1
CARRIED GOOD WILL
TO THE POORHOUSE
clerks and other German employees
will follow.
mm TODAY SAMMIES ARE
III FIDE HEALTH
IX
f
(By The Press Agent)
World Pictures presents Rohert
Warwick and Gail Kane in "The
Heart of A Hero." a story which once
seen will never be forgotten. Found
ed on the events we never tire of ,
hearing and reading about, It des-
cribes the dangers and worries of
those brave souls who made possible
our present day prosperity. It begins
at the peaceful New England Hchool
house where Nathan Hale Is engaged .
The industrious people o the time are
. presented at work and at play. Then
rapidly the action changes and the
dissension with England begins to
assume large proportions. We are
now carried through the days when i
to pledge allegiance to the Colonists j
meant practically gambling away
one's life. The success of their re
severance is responsible for our pre
sent prominence as a Nation. Though
showing evtensively the events which
transpired .the play follows chiefly
the life of Nathn Hale up to the
point where he rendered his immor
tal speech, "I only regret that T
have but one life to lose for my coun
try." This is undoubtedly the most
appealing play of the present day. It
shows truly the Patriotic Spirit which
th Boys of '76, carried with them
and the element that reigns within
the American of 17. Monday you
have a. chance to see two of your i
favorite stars on the World' Program.
Robert Warwick and Gall Kane.
And in connection with "The Heart
of sHero.r 6u"r weekly screen rnaga
sine.wlil be. xiewerL. ,.y v ,' , .
also some misunderstanding about
the necessity of previous military ex
perience. The government Is looking
primarily for Intelligent and force,
ful men and military experience, thn
desirable, is not strictly necessary."
Applications for these camps will
clone on July 1 !.
Army officials are showing some
concern over the few applications re-i
reived thus fur. In the New York dis-j
trlct where it was expected 10,000 or
more applications would present
themselves less than a thousand have'
applied. I
STARS SHINING
IN SPITE OF RAIN
this morning.
ASKS WITHDRAWAL
OF AMENDMENT
iUv t'ntirt Tressi
Washington, July 7. 1'mnldent
Wilson has asked the withdrawal of
BI'HIIjY 'AT WORKTRAINING FOR
IIATTLi:, BUILDING CANTON
MENT M UNLOADING "LAHT
BIT" OK CAKGO, MISSOURI
MILES
vloped elsewhere along the Franco-
A committee from the local W, C.
T. U. carried the holiday soirit to
uruisn rront causa a cnange in plans the Inmates of the poorhouse , on
and the drive on St. Quentln was Wednesday morning. In Mrs. Clay
temporarily held up pending blows Foreman's automobile, which was
struck at the weaker svots.
COFFIH 810 MAII
MD ON THE JOB
Washington,
man of the
July 7.-Alrcraft
As chair-Production
( By iJultea Press)
French Tort, July 7 --( Delayed )
-General Pershing's Sammies are
Board of the Council of National De
fense, lioward K. Coffin, probably
hears more responsibility for the ad
ministration's present aviation pro-
prettlly decorated with flags, they
carried boquets for each person, each
bouquet tied wibt white ribbon which
Is the emblem of the W. C. T. U. and "
with a verse of scripture attached
scripture reading and a prayer ser
vice told the message of Good Will
to these lonely souls and a bountiful
upply of Ice cream and cake made
the day a real holiday for them. A--visit
from the W. C. T IT. is usually;
made at about this season and this
year Mrs. Foreman, who Is president
of the organization suggested the
Idea of going on Good Will Day when'
"Business is good' that reply was
one hardly to be expected on a morn
ing like today's but that was the an
swer that the Woman's Wear Store
gave, and the stars shone gaily about
the well-ordered and attractive shop
ping centre Just as tho nothinig had
happened to dampen anfbodf's spirit.
For the July Clearance Sale, an
All Star Kvent began this morning
at eight o'clock and lasts until the
close of business next Saturday night.
Town shoppers were on hand early
and steadily and many country shop
pers made the extra effort to attend
in spite of the rain. adv
th amendment to the Food Bill, getting their land legs back by har
which would prevent members of the denlng marches. Practically every
advisory hoard of the National He- unit in the camp hero has by now
fense ''ninc'l from fvliir.g their own "hiked" It off into the countryside
manufactures to the government nc- and gotten back into trim after the
cording to a letter received hy the cramped, closo quarters on board the
, transports.
J The Americans also have turned to
building operations. Today practical
ly all of the cantonment buildings
had been enlarged, and a number of
new ones erected.
1 "Medical headquarters today declar
ed that tho health of the American
army is excellent. There are a few
scattered cases of mumps and meas
les, but no serious Illness
gram calling for an appropriation of fio raudl wa being done in town'fof
the people generally that the in
mates of the poorhouse were In dan
ger of being forgotten. 1
TO ORGANIZE REBEKAHS
Senate Agricultural committee.
OPPORTUNITY FOR
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
HEATH-
Mr. William
rv r
WHITEHORNE
BREAK IMMINENT
WITH ARGENTINE
(By United Press)
Amsterdam, July 7. The German
Imperial Chancellor, Von Bethmann
Holweg, is to announce Germany's
adherence to tho principle of 'no in
demnities and no annexations' in his
speech at the Belchtag today, accord
ing to reports here. Germany looks to
this speech for the Immediate oppor
tunity to open peace negotiations, it
is said.
$1100,000,000 than any other one man
In Washington.
Coffin Is a westerner of tremendous
vision and has given his time and
money without a cent of return from
the government. He has organized! .
' airplane manufacturers. Ie has help-! After a very interesting address by
ed work out out a plan for an air- Mrs. L. C. Baum of Poplar Branch oa
plane engine that Is said to be a won- tho Kebekahs and their work, mem.
dcr I hers of the Achoree Lodge and oth-
He Is in his early forties and is ( ers present at the meeting last night
one of the big crop of rapid successes decided to organize a chapter here
begun In the automobile industry 15 Names were taken of those who wish-:
years ago. ed to become members and at a meet-
As head of the committee on muni-' Ing to be held next Thursday night
Hons and materials he Is also res- the organization will be perfected, v
( ponslble ror automobile trucks, train : Other speakers at the meeting : in
has for-i,nK of chauffeurs, tires, motorization Achoree Hall were J. H. Mrrisette, H.
SOCIALIST WEEKLY
BARRED FROM MAILS
The American Y. M. C. A
mallv onened its building at thei
camn. furnishing rooms for reading, j wl,kh ru,lg wlth an enlne
writing and entertainment.
The last bit of the cargo brought
over for the troops was unloaded to
day. This 'last bit" was a big ship
ment of American mules army mule
of Held artillery, and everything
AT BLACKWELL MEMORIAL
T. Greenleaf and Herbert Peels. A
delicious ice course was served and
the evening was very much enjoyed.
IN POLICE COURT
In Police Court Friday morning
(By Cnited Press)
,;, Amsterdam, July 7. Diplomatic
Aircles in Berlin believe that a break
(between Germany and Argentine Is
Samuel Heath and
ivnst n.uBe ornena. yynneuorne. uom imrninent if not already noted.
Of Portsmouth, Va.. Vere ' married j- The Argentine minister conferred
Thursday night by Justice of the 1 at lenKth wlth Forelgn Mnl8ter Zlm
H Peace, J W Munden at his residence merman apd briefly with Chancellor
on, eldn Street. Holweg. Later he visited the Spanish
' 'I v':-i V ' ' embassy and the Chilean legation.
, ... V; .V . -.... V United Press dispatches. this week
Ji L. DeCormls of Shawboro was, asserted that Argentine had dlspatch-
la the city Thursday. . v , Ted betultlmatuinlo Germany.', :
Bv United Press)
Washington, July 7. Numerous
publications have bean barren" from
the mails since the Espionage Act
was approved, and it was learned to-
Ing the hardest Job of unloading. The
whole population of this town watch
ed the process with huge amusement
and declared that the
powerful "punch' of the Missouri pro
day that the latest order Is against VVW"B ""ul u,e BO" lo ue MPwl
Tho Appeal to Reason, a Socialist eA. trom ftnytnin American.
Rev. C. R. Angell will occupy the
pulpit of Blackwell Memorial church
i. t..u . i j , i
Tho army commanders apparently ul ""lu Ule murning ana evening Ber- Gianaerson Phelps was fined $10.00
saved them up for the last, they be-' vlce"- Sunday July 8th. The subject n(. C0Bt8 for beatlnK nl8 wlf.
ror tne morning. service at n o'clock VBy Hayman wa, flned , 5-0fl
will be Possessing Our PoVeasions.!rf4 ffn.t. for .n,fl(,,hir
At the even in a nervlco at H n'ofomtol T? .
the subject will be "The Voice 'of
God.' The public is cordially invited
to attend these services,
weekly published at GIrard,
Kansas.
ENGLAND RINGS
WEATHER"
Probably thundershoWeYs' tonight
WITH PRAISES and Sunday; moderate east to south
east winds. -
v
1
London, July 5. All England
rings with praise of the American
naval convey to transports ,of the ex
peditionary armjr.Vi , , - ' r:
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Foreman re
turned Friday- nigh Wr om visit . to
Mrs. Foreman's relatives in Delegare
J?'
WILL PRESENT
liTT PLAY TUESDAY
GERMANS GIVE UP , 7-4kr
COUNTER ATTAClCSaTvhe,Rytlcwta' t(be wnt-
Paris, July 7.-Germany has ftp. by the B. Y, P..U. andwas post
parently become convinced of the MMd'to icceoupt of the death pt -Mr
frultlessness of her counter offensive ". yrBCm
South of Laon and lighting has ceas- i
ed ln that region..
next. Tuesday night, July1 10th.
Mrs. Rufus Stokely of Edenton re-1 ; George. Flora has returned to h!
, I l. . . a-' l.lt v.- .1- t. ijtf.ki.lk !Tm A v'
ter Mrs.' Claude Perry ' o Pennpf Isn4tq his uncles Oeorge MellaVuey, f
la Atenue. ".'-.';.-'''' :;: on Hunter Ft, x '" : .