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VOL. 2
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 11. 1917
NO. 171
Germany Now Faces
Acute Internal Crisis
EIGHT O'CLOCK AT
COUETHOUSE TONIGHT
Kaiser May Have To Remove Von
Bethman Hollweg And Accept
Zimmerman's Resignation.
in
1
NUT GIVE UP DREAM DF CONQUEST
Dr. Thomas M. Jordan. Manager of
I the Anti-typhoid work for the State
I Board of Health will address the
j people of Elizabeth City at the court
I house at eight o'clock tonight. Every
body is invited. ladies and gentle
men, white and colored.
This is the first 'iP in the move
ment for an anti-typhoid campaign in
Elizabeth City and ti is urged that all
who are interested in public health
measures attend the meeting.
j Dr. Jordan has been in the public
health service for the past two years,
lias made medical inspection of 12,
000 school children and administered
CO. 000 doses of typhoid serum. Be-
fore entering the public health ser-
vice he had been thirty years a prac-
cing physician.
SAYS THE GERfilAflS
: NAMES AtfD NUMBERS
POSTED AT COURTHOUSE
fRE LYING M
Peace Without Annexations Not Favorable to Ger
AGAIN OOTFLAflKS
TEUTOH ARMY
Berne, Switzerland, July 10. "Peace without annexation
is not favorable to Germany."
"Germany can win if she holds out."
Chancellor Von Bethman Hollwejr so declared in his speech
"before the main committee of the Reichtag, according to quo
tations in the Berlin Lokal Anzieger.
"I consider it my duty to remain as Chancellor for the pro
tection of the Fatherland," said Hollweg solemnly.
"Peace without annexations is not the acceptable peace
for Germany. - 1
"I cannot declare our terms." I
The Chancellor's appearance before the main committee
tyas called iorth by demands tnat ne ouuine more in detail ex- c.-nerai Koeniiorr has iiaiitz. the key
actly how the German government stood on the Socialist plan cit to the (.aiician capital, aii but
of no annexations and no indemnities. cut off
; The names and numbers of per
'sons registered and aubject to draft
j have been posted at the court house
' and It is the dutv of ftYenr nnrann
liegistered to go to the courthouse
BRITISH OFFICER EXPLAINS nd wePUin hl8 number mfm
WHY OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES wl be drawn (or Bery,ce nam.
OF GERMANS ARE LESS REM- ber
ABLE NOW THAN THOSE OF The name8 have been pogted fQp
ALLIES Jrome time but the names and num-
i bers were not posted until Tuesday
morning.
V
SELLS INSURANCE BUSINESS
(By LOWELL MELLETT)
(United lress Staff Correspondent.)
London, June 25 (By Mall) MaJ.
General Maurice, Director of MMltary
Operations for the British Army, a To my frlend8j patrong Md the
few days ago answered the question penera, pubc Th,g ,g tQ not,fy you
iiouieriug American t havo .niH m ru. i
" v uuau m j i lit) a USUI KUIO
WILL EXFf.lPT
'HO IE
THIS NATION WILL. EXDEAW
TO AVOID MISTAKE MADE I
ENGLAND AT BEGINNING
THE WAR
that has been
correspondents for many months. The
(luestlou was:
"Who's lying now?'
was:
"The Germans!"
However, it wasn't all as simple
as
CONTINUES STEADY ADVANCE
WITH HALITZ, THE KEY CITY
TO THE GALICIAN CAPITAL, AL
MOST CUT OFF
(By Unit'd I'ress)
I'etrograd. July 10. -General Ilrua
illoff is again outflanking the Teuton
army and enclosing I.emberg. Ois
palclics from the -ont state that
The Lokal Anzieger did not specify how the speech Was Austrian prisoners are pouring In ' sln"e(' again and wont on-
Business, formerly owned by Mess.
G. M. Scott & Son, to Mr. J. G. Fear
ing as of July 1st.. 1917. He will
His answer, given emphatically. iako PArn and , h.
I o " I'vi Buuni a i.
t tention to the renewal of all policies
on my books from said date.
Mr. Fearing has had considerable
that. The correspondents didn't CI,loriD iixa m T
ask the question out loud. They just buBlneM and represents a good many
looked it They looked it hard enough ' 8trong reliable companies. His bus
to get it across, for right in the : ,neB8 wag eBtabi,Bhed ln J900 and
midst of an interpretation of recent he Baa had personal charge of the
events on the West Front, the Gen- management since 1909. He will call
ad and Upon you with reference to renewing
your Insurance before vour nreuent
"Perhaps I'd better explain some- poik.ie8 explre. I trust you will con
ning about communiques. For a tine doing business with him. You
long time there was a general im- wll, fllld hlm prompt and efficient ln
presslon that the German communi- Bervice in all matters pertaining to
uies were more reliable than our ,,P insurance Business
own I Any favor you may show him will
The correspondents couldn't help be highly appreciated by me.
nodding assent to this. They knew. Thanking you for the loyal sup
t". vl ut American editors have port shown me. I beg to remain,
thought on the subject. The General Resneclfnllv
eral suddenly stopped and smiled and
said:
received.
Amsterdam, July 10. All doubt
that the internal crisis in Germany
Is acute has been swept away with
the receipt of advices from Berlin
Indicating the strenuous efforts that
the German bureaucracy is adopt
ing to smooth affairs In the empire.
The Kaiser yesterday presided
over the meeting of the Kronsarat
or conference of the crown council.
the first meeting of this body since
the beginning of the war.
The German Empire muRt have
the approval of the Reichtag on the
annual budget of expenses for war.
If the Reichtag pursues its pre
sent course of antagonism against
Chancellor Von Bethman Holweg. It
Will seemingly be necessary for the
Kaiser to remove the Chancellor. So
cialists, Centerists and radicals are
all supposed' to be united against the
government, giving a clear majority
ln the Reichtag.
WILIACCEPT RESIONATIOV.
Unconfirmed reports received here
State that the Kaiser has decided to
accept the resignation of Foreign Sec
retary Zimmerman and Vice Chancel
lor Holfferich.
Zimmerman lias long been under
fire in Germany and has been parti
cularly censured for bungling the Mcx
lean-Japanese plot ai'ainst the Tin
ted Btates. Iloli'leric is blamed for
much Of the graft in the nation's food
control measures.
A
y r
in a steady stream and the enemy is ... u lllat IIUPi'pssIon was more
'!so shattered that the Russian cavalry !6r ll'RS "rl1t"
has been called into action. T,le '""respondents opened their
More than a thousand additional ,Heveral mouths and popped their sev-
! prisoners are reported today with six i''ral eves Thls was awful ''ank-
new villages taken, three large guns
'and - number of Small field Dlece
The enemy Is "retreating to the
SH ELTON G. SCOTT.
ness.
( By United Press)
Washington, July 10. John Bar
leycorn is coming to life again as a
prominent figure in the Senate light
for food control.
After having been buried he is be
ing rendered first aid service by
wets and a group of drys who believe
that bis burial is unconstitutional.
"Here's a general rule: The dis
patcher -of a winning ' flYmy' com-
rlver Lomnicka and the Russians 1 mander are usually more to be relied
I have penetrated their lines for ap-!on than the d,8Patches 0f a losina
'proximately six and a quarter miles. I commanrter- This 18 true even if ,nev
i London. July 1 0 Admission that I " ,r ,,m", men.
the Russians have smashed through
the German front near Stanlslau
CROPS RESPOND
(By WEBB C. MILLER)
(United Prees Staff Oorreepnodci
Washington, Julv H.wTne Uni:
States will sift out and exempt fn
fighting all laborer vitally needed 1
the work of clothing, feeding and e
plying the army. '
Lest this nation make the mlsta
made by England at the outlet of t:
war the government will tee tl.
Buch men at these keep, their jol
and to this end a Iret Is being ma '
of Industries essential u backsto;
to the armies in the field.
113 FIE r,i
Si
SE M PEiCi
Washington, July 10. The reason
there are many vacancies la the Avia
tion Section Is that only i' small
percentage of those who appljrcan
puss the physical test. Here's what
one must do after filling out a series
of application forms:
"Have you ever been seasick!" U
the first question popped. Aviators
must be immune to mal de mer.
Tests for near-sightnedness. and
far-sightedness, color preceptlot
graded to finest tones and vision fol
low. Vision must be normal. -
Heart, lungs and blood pressu
must be perfect. , " ' '
Feet most br well Shaped!: '"'hi.
the nervous system normal, j Chest
expansion must be three or more
Inches Inflated. ' . . v
Equilibrium tests are next.',Ap'pll-
(By United Press)
Washington, July 10. America
'Suppose we lose a village in the farms have responded to the call of cant 8nuts hls evGS nd balances hlm-
midst of a hard day's fighting. Does war. ,8elf on 0,8 toe8 w'tb heels and toes
(Gallcia) is made
sage received here.
In a Berlin mes-
BRITISH ADVANCE
REPORTS HAIG j
( By Culled Press) i
London, Julv 10. -- The British J
a'jaiii advanced toclav in the Messines '
i
-W'ychaet sertinu reports Field Mar-!
shall llaig j
GERMAN ASSAULTS i
FRUITLESS AS BEFORE
( Hv Cnited Press)
Pa i I .1 lily I n. - - Germany si ill
niiiiiiui's assaults on Clieinin lies
Panes and these assaults ale as fruit -li
ss as before.
S AMERICANS
NEED
t fEIR
the British officer directing the fight
at the particular point immediately
wire the fact? No. He says, 'Well,
they've got it now; but we'll get it
back before this day's work is done.
There'll he time enough to report it
The V. S. Bureaus estimates that
the spring wheat crop will total 72,
000,000, which is 32,000,000 bushels
more than the 1916 yield.
Corn will reach 3,124,000 bushels,
wheih is far above the 191fi yield of
then.' Hut the German commander's 2,583,000.
very Ins! action is to shoot along the White potatoes promise 452,000,
news hi headquarters that he has 0(10 bushels against 2M5.000.000 in
captured that village. I know that to 1911! and 10.000,000 bushels of i ,wM m,1Ht ,,, removed. Teeth, must
together. It sounds simple but try
it. Then with eyes still shut hi bal
ances on each foot bringing the Other
up until the heel touches the knee
cap. v -
Kyes are than examined minutely
by the belladonna and the isis la-"x-rayed"
to make doubly sure there Is
infection. Large tonsils, and sde
BELIEVE &m.
are w in e
PREPARE SPfffl
TEXT BUL1ETINS
COM MITT KK APPOINTKH BY GOV
KKNOR BICKKTT TO ARRANGK
I OK iSTUDV OK PRACTICAL
SCIKNCK IX STATU SCHOOLS
( By united Press)
Raleigh, July 10. Governor Hick
ell today appointed Dr. J. Y. Joyner.
(United Press Staff CorresiHindent.) I M'crintendent of Kducatlon, Presi
Wiohlmrlnn Tl 1 n n ''"t . .. UKlllICk
present poltlcal upheavel is only a
hopeful sign of later explosion,- that
Is the flew of officials here.
Thjey think that Germany as a
Whole wjptand steadfastly behind
the Kaiser for the time being
BUT PRESENT POLITICAL IT
HEAVAL IS HOPEFUL SIGN OF
EXPLOSION LATER AS ECONO
MIC AND MILITARY PRESSURE
INTENSIFIES
(By CARL D. GROAT)
( Bv Pnited Prss i
Washington. July 1(1. -- South
Americans need not fear the Cnited
Stales embargo, for their treatment
will be mnili milder than thai of
neutrals which are pouring supplies
into Germany, this is the assurance
of officials, following the. crv of
"starvation" from neutrals on every
hand.
NEW PRESIDENT
CONFIRMED AT NANKING
I Hy Cnited I'ress)
Washington, July 10. -Willi Pek
ing surrounded by Republican troops
and the emperor retired to a for
bidden city, the new president Hsuan
was confirmed at Nanking today, ac
cording to Slate Department advices.
SIX KILLED AND
THIRTY ONE INJURED
RAIN HAS HINDERED
MANY SHOPPERS
bo true because it is exactly what sweet, potatoes are expected this year
the liritish officer would do if he
weio in the Gorman's place.
"And in i lie same way the Ger
man officer loses a village he holds
up ih" report sometimes more than
:i dav in the hope of winning it
I'll k befoie repotting. There's a cer
lai'i atnniinl of human nature in the
: i i Hi' . oil'! I olisi i ve.
"I don't want lo tire
on; with inv big page adv.' says .Mr.
M Leigh Sheep of the Woman's Wear
.M'lic.' but the rain has prevented so
miiiiv shoppers, both of the city and
country, from getting to our July
Clearance Sale that I do wont lo re
mind them that this sale Is still on
and lasts until the dose of business
Saturday night with bargains which
I believe cannot V.e duplicated in
this seclon.'
The sale began on Saur.,'ay morn
ing of lasl week and in spite of had
u.alher ha'ijbei'ii a decided success,
attracting much favorable attention.
Indeed, it seems that it's always fine
or isolated for the lime weather when shoppers and bargains
"'so I he i run in i nii ne of t he ad -N.iiM-mg
n nil v is the more reliable in
that respect . Then there's the matter
of prisoners taken. The advancing
aiun sends its prisoueis back of the
lines lo the detention cakes us fast
thov are taken and they are (mint
ed as fast as the reach the cages. The
losing army commander, driven out
of his own ground, doesn't know what
proportion of bis missing are killed,
lying wounded on the field, taken
prisoner.1
being.
bo good and sound. Nasal passages
must bo clear "
Hearing must, bo perfect. The tick
of a watch must be heard at five
feat Across a 25 foot soace the annll
(cant must differentiate between
everybody j-,;.lSH- .,,, "on," and 'Brass'
spoken in a barely audible whisper.
Iviiiilibrlum. (he seventh sense,
must be perfectly developed. The
o;hr senses must be perfect for OHO
impaired sense Injures the "balance
, store
and
ent W . ('. Iliddlck of A. and K.
College. State Chemist B. W. Kilgore
as a special committee to- prepare
"pedal text bulletins on Agriculture,
Manual Training and Homo Econo
mics for use in the public schools.
"These two facts. taken together " - -
,wlth the fart that n defeated armv HORSE KILLED
(By -Cnited Press) ! ,s "Iwavs more disorganized than a BY LIGHTNING
Yallejom. Cal.. July 10. Six were w,nn,n armv cxpiatns ,n large parr,
killed and thirty one Injured in the w,,v ,ho nmmun'nue of the ndvnnr-
explosion of a powder magazine in nrmV iR ,1kpv ,0 1)0 niorPi arn
the Navy Yard on Mare Island Mon- rsf-
day. according to official statement.!
This appointment Is made in com- The W C. T 1
The norlnd in which thp German
communique got Its reputation for
W. C. T. U. MEETS pecurncv win the period when the
WEDNESDAY P. M. German armv wns advancing on al- '
, nnst nil fronts. That period Is long effort to break through our line at
will moet at four nnst. The nrrurncv tames have been such-and-such-a-place failed.' That
-en sc.
The applicant Is seated in at "re
volving chair much the same as a
barbers or dentists. He is whirled ten
times in each direction as fast as
the chair will revolve with eyes shut.
Suddenly stopped he Is to look In the
opposite direction from which i h
has been whirled. The regular jump
ing of the eyeball as the brain seeks
to regain Its equilibrium shows hoif
.quickly the applicant is finding his
get together at the Woman's Wear i,i.ineo
Forty times more the applicant Is
twirled sitting straight with eyes shut
and with head dropped at an angle of
4 5 degrees with the torso. He Is told
to sit straight when suddenly stopped
or to raise his hands straight in
front of him If normal he will throw,
his weight far to the opposite side
from which ho has been whirred. He
Is then stood on his feet and "With
eyes closed is told to walk 11 I
straight line to the Opposite side of
the room.
Many applicants are compelled to
I
Quite an electrical storm was wit
nessed by the people living at Nags
Head. Monday, according to reports
received here Tuesday. Lighting
"truck C. K. Kramer's stable and
killed Lis horse.
will demand a statement of peace t ',li:,ll, p wl,h a "t passed t ,h last ' o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the reversed '
sounds familiar, doesn't If Well. the,hl,v" "ll,,or opwstlons before , they
terms without annexatlns. However,
they- believe that matters will grow
worse and the clamor louder as econ
omic and military pressure intensifies.
.session of the tSate Legislature.
LAUNCH ANOTHER 4
BIG WAIT LOAN
7
Washington, July 10. Within two
weeks Fecretary McAdoo will bepin
' ' - i f r J'i eec'-h O fini'-nj !
U DRAFTED
home of Mrs. C. T. Clark on Uoad One correspondnt suggested that tact would bo that we had not sought
, street. This is an important meeting fhe general rule described scarcely to break through their lino at that
'and all members are requested to be covered the recent wide disparity of point, that we had a definite, limited
INTO 0 S ARMY
vVashlngloti, July 19. President
Wilson has Issued the" formal t 'pro-
present.
HOUSEWIVES REGISTER
FOR CONSERVATION
Py United Press)
Grmpn and British statements objective and that we gained it.
"&0." said the General, "for the That has been the case time nnd again
Prst time and I thing It n rather this spring.
significant of the way the war Is go- "And then, too, there have been
Ing German headquarters has been Interesting descriptions In the Oer
rompelled to fall hack oh plain lying, man communiques ,of battles that
Their communiques read mors and never have taken place. I have no
more like fiction. TTtpy"hTve one tm- hesitation In saying German Head
. ' nil! w iinv iivhmi mj kbwv ' uw nisia- ucimawuu iu so 11 R uci uiau s ixrcavi - 1 vmil U IU IVUvnJ( ia aiu
Washington, July 10. Millions of pl0 vtn tor m(mt ef theTtj be- Quarters as embarked on a campaign sired and It well to have
u.v.u n.i to ..a .rR.Biiusip,,, wltn attrfhntlns; to tb Frlfn of I-H?-. It's ptirpnsoe rrmv e ti
nwny'fheir rl-ct to throw ont fhe't r - . - ,
are eligible. Examining officers re
port that if possible to pass "by an
operation the applicants In every In
stance immediately make arrange
ni-nts to b operated on. ;
The standard for admission to the
Aviation Section has been reduced
from a college education or Its equi
valent to the equivalent of two years
college training. Athletes who ex
celled In school are particularly c
a f