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?ublisbejl in Elizabeth
City .
VOL. 2
ELIZABETH CITY, .NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING. JULY 17. 1917
N0.177
Britiish Capture Four
German Merchant Ships
Damage Two Vessels And Bring
Two Crews To Harbor. Other
Crews Escape.
(By United Prss;
London, July 17. The .capture of
four German merchant shlpB in the
North Sea yesterday is announced by
the British admiralty today. UnT
The Germanss did their best to H I f T
get away. Two or the vessels were II I
damned by gunfire from the British 1
shlp which lighted them. Two crews
escaped, the others wre brought into
barbor.
WHY STREETS ARE
BEING PA FD
BATTLE WITH SUBMARINE
i i Buenos Aires, July 17 A battle
between the British steamer, Thessaly
fend A German submarine When four
,Iayi,)Ut from Liverpool was re
ported when the steamer arrived to
day. One of the Thessaly's crew was
killed by gunfire.
MKMBKK OF BOARD OP ALDER
MEN GIVES OUT STATEMENT
AS TO WHAT HAS HELD UP
PAVING PROGRAM MAPPED
OIT BY OLD BOARD
THE MILK SITUATION
We do not know what the Board of Aldermen
have come to think of the milk situation in Elizabeth
City, but the more we consider the effects of the law
banning; the dairies from the city on the 20th of this
month the more we believe that such action was ill
advised, ill considered and is inexpedient.
If the times were normal, it would be a different
matter. The Advance would favor, under normal con
ditions, that all cows, after sufficient notice to their
owners, be barred from the city limits for the sake of a
cleaner city.
But the times are not normal. The nation is at
war. The food problem is a serious one. And every
where cities are making less stringent their laws in re
gard to keeping cows, and even hogs in the city limits.
The dairymen, too, have to dispose of their cows
at a sacrilice because of the short length of time allow
ed them before the law goes into effect.
But chiefly, the little children suffer. They de
pend on milk very largely, if not entirely, for their ex
istence. In the hot summer months the change from one
sort of milk to another often produces serious results
and is a dangerous experiment. With polluted city
water, countless breeding places for mosquitoes thru
out the city, ami the season of typhoid fever upon us,
it isn't giving the little children much of a square deal,
and whatever may have been the motive of the Board
in passing such a law it's certainly unfair to take it
out on the kiddies.
FIGHT TO DEATH
AIM THE tSER
MOST OP THE KING'S ROYAL
RIFLES AND NORTHAMPTON
SHIRES EXTERMINATED IN
FURY OP GERMAN ATTACK BE
TWEEN LOMRERTZYDE AND
THE, SEA
ELIZABETH CITY WOMEN .WILL
TAKE ACTIVE PART IX NATION
WIDE ORGANIZATION FOR PA
TRIOTIC SERVICE ..
The Woman's Division of the Pa.
quotank Council for Defense was or
ganized Monday evening with Mrt.
Cam W. Melick, Permanent Chair.
1' SOLDIERS
MAKE GAMS
(By United Press)
London, July 17. Haig's soldiers
gained during the night northwest
of Warneton in the Nieuport sector,
a British raiding party encountering
a large enemy detachment in front of
German positions. After a sharp fight
the British drove the enemy into th
trenches and bombed them.
TRIUMPH
1 1 1 ffl
II
(By unlit a Press)
Washington, fuly 17. Mitohaelis'
appointment was a Irinipli for Ger
many military spirit. a corning t all
dispatches received riv the State De
partment. No peace but a Gorman peace will
be launched by Gio Kaiser until his
fall has boon an ei'ippsln d experts
aa.
AEROPLANE EILL
REPORTED FAVORABLY
P.- I'ni'.d '-.:.
Washington. July IT. The Senate
Military Committee today reported
OUt the $fi40.0 (1,000 i. emplane loll
with recommendation Dial it pass.
Chamberlain will move to consider
the bill tomorrow and expects to get
the vote on It without delay.
DEPT. GALLS FOR
IE EH III
1
F
(By United Press)
Washington, July 17. The War
Department today ordered the draft
ing or recruiting of a tenth regiment
of engineers to supplement the nine
ordered sent to repair French railroads.
MAKE DEMONSTRATION
ON WAY TO WORKHOUSE
fv fnltea ProFgi
Washington, July 17. Sixteen
militant Buffralsts accepted sixty
days sentence to the workhouse rath
er than pay the fine of $25 for ob-
; structlng traffic while picketing the
) i , White House. They will make a
S ' great demonstratlbn on the trip to
the wofkhouBe, having hired special
(''v conveyances for fthls purpose.
H ' - ' - ... ;
L V ' Miss, Margaret Campen of Hertford
f Jt'$LU T,8,t,n Mr' nd Mr'- ' Lttch'
t ' field oa Martin Street . ,. , . '. ,
! Alderman M. N. Sawyer, represent
ing the second ward, today gave out
the following signed statement for
publication :
' "At the regular meeting of the old
Hoard of Aldermen, held on March
: 5th, 1917. the following streets were
ordered paved: Southern Ave, Mar
! tin. Lawrence, Khrlngliaus. Selden.
'arsonage, Burgess, Cypress, Penn
sylvania Ave. I'earl, Broad, Second,
Dyer, Hunter, Matthews, and Bell.
Bonds in the sum of $84,000 were ad
vortised and sold to meet this expense
and also that of building stables
The bond buyers then refused to take
the bonds assigning as their reason
the fact that the bonds provided for
the building of stables and that
stables have never been declared a
necessary expense of a town by the
Supreme Court of North Carolina,
-JJBdj t lierefwet, , would, req uire a
vote of the people before "Ft 'bOTTfrr
would be valid.
"The new Board then took steps
to issue bonds which would be accep
table to Die bond buyers so as to be
gin the paving of streets as early as
possible While this was being done,
a quo warranto suit was begun "by
the former city attorney, whose term
of office bad expired to recover that
otllce. In this suit, be was aided by
two members of ilie present Board
who signed the bonds necessary for
Die prosecution of the matter This
suit lias defeated the sale of the
bonds, for it is a rule among bond
bo ils lhat thev will make no bid
for any municipal bonds when (be
I'D.' of any ofticer of the eitv Is in
disute Therefore, no bonds can bp
sold until this su it is ended .
"I explain Diis matter so that the
I - I wbci live 'in these streets may
i"ni, -vstand who are responsible for
"ot having the streets paved as was
ordered. Il is the old Board and
those who have started this suit that
are responsible, but we pre not kick
ing for NO money to spend brings
NO resousibllitv to us
Respect fullv.
M. X SAWYKR.
July 17. 1017.
WHAT WROUGHT ON THE SUIT
The suit referred to in the fore
going statement was instituted by
Thomas .1. Markham, city attorney
under the old Board. It is the con
tention of Mr. Markham that the eleo
Don ol his successor. Attorney M. B.
Simpson, was illegal If be should
win the suit It would mean that al
most every officer elected by the pre
sent board, Including the city man
ager, was Illegally elected.
How the present city officials were
elected has already been told in this
newspaper. The new board met with
Mayor Sawyer In the chair. Markham
contends that Mayor Sawyer's term
expired along with that of the mem
bers of the old board. Mayor Saw
yer's '(intention Is that he held office
, until his successor was elected. The
I first business before the board was
the election or a chairman. The nlder
rPMi from tho first and seonod wards
voted for Owens; the aldermen from
the third and fourth wards voted for
Prltchard. Mayor Sawyer broke the
tie voting for Owens. This was the
last official act of Mayor Sawyer's
first ferm. Owens took the chair and
voted for Sawyer as Mayor first as
representative of the first ward and
then, when' that vote resulted In a
FOUR MISTERS
T!
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II
ft
Ml HAS
T
MIST PASS CREDITS BILL AND
WIN OVER LIBERAL LEADERS
OF THE REICHTAti SAY DIS
PATCHES ( Bv l'al" I l'ress)
Berlin, July 17. Chancellor Ml
chaelis' program Is to be "A strong
i Uy United l'ress
l'etrograd. July 17. Minister of
Finance Shingaroff. Minister of Edu
cation Manuiloff, and Minister of
Public Relief, Prince Shakhovhsky,
formally resigned today. All of these
are members of the old Cadet party.
Minister of Railways is said to be policy within; unity without "
,w,.io,l.,...wr Ill,,, .,..,.,,., Tl, I n... i , . .
110 Jne UIKn0Hl 80un.e8 Klve Ini8 aa an 8tuck t0 ther pogtg Th awalted Mrs rhag Raid M89 Hatt,
prem.er is endeavoring to dissuade outline of the premier's fundamental L,mly tne attafk th now knew wa8 Ml8. a. c. Newbold Mrg R T
' n'iri.'i'vcifv ... .,..i.-u lheorle8- I bound to come. Teh German guns ters. Miss Eva Etherldge, Mrs. C. P.
KEREN Nkl HI RKI E8 UtOM J Michaelis Is expetced to make hi,,' d w)ppd out ,hp hr(1(te!, The bat. nrowlli Mr w A Wofth Mf( T Q
miiKien speecn in me neicniag on - ... ,, ,., ,,, innil, Mr. nrm d.i
(By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS)
(United Press Staff Corwipondent.)
With The British Armies in The man, Mrs. M. Leigh Sheep. Vice Chair
Field, July 17. History's fadeless man. Mrs. Wm. Boettcher, Secretary
pages will record the heroic deaths and Treasurer. ' ... .
of most of the king's Royal Rifles I The meeting was held at the horn
and Northamptonshires in fighting 'of Miss Marcle Albertsonv who had
between Lombartzyde and the sea. been appointed temporary chairman
They died, almost to the last man. In; by Governor Bickett. Miss Albertson l'
fighting, the fury of which has not 'will have charge of the Department 1,
been surpassed by any of the titanic of Food Conservation; Mlss.Edson
conflicts of this greatest of wars. Carr, the Department of Food Pro'
British army headquarters today ductloh; Miss Llllle Grandy, the D4
permits the heroic story of this fight partment of Child Welfare and Social "
to be told to American readers. Service; Mrs. J. L. Cunnlngglm, the
Scarcely any of the meager group Department of Moral and Spiritual ,
survivors of this great German at-' instruction; Mrs. C. P. Brown, Horn
tack on the sand dunes came out of and Foreign Relief; Mrs. Herbert
the battle unwounded. All that did Peele, th Department of Public .
emerge were those who swam the Health. Other chairmen of depart- .
river Yser. iments are yet to be appointed. Liter
The enemy bombardment of the ature in regard to the work of the
sand dunes began at 6 o'clock in the various departments Is to be ordered,
morning. The fire of shells rested for also, and active work will be begun,
a time near the front lines of the by the organization as a whole ,ln
British trenches and then shifted September. Meanwhile the chairmen
back to the support lines, deluging und others who can do will be' "doing
them. Then It lifted across the river their bit" toward concentrated work
and pounded the British reserve po- In the fall.
sltlons. Throughout the day the hail In the gathering of women that
of shells was repeated. It arose to a made up the charter membership of
hell-fury of fire late in the day and the organization all churches of the ;
then droves of the enemy airplane, city and all women's organizations ,
flying low, spat their machine gun- outside of the churches were repre
fire on the British, re directing the sented. Among those present were: ,
artillery ranges. , Mrs. C. W. Melick, Miss Marcle Al
ii y this time many of the British bertson, Mrs. M. Leigh Sheep, Misi :
defenders were gone. Tho remainder Llllle Grandy, Mrs. J. L. Cunnlngrfm,
speech in tne Kelchtag
Minister of War, Kerensky, hurried Thursday, or possibly Wednesday.
ly returned from the front today, fol
lowing the resignation of the cabinet
niinisTelT. -r-
(JUNES WERE '
T
itlefleld was a malestrom of smoke, Jones, Mrs. Wm. Boettcher. Miss
steel flying sand and debris. j Minnie Albertson, Mrs. Whltehurst,
Between 7 and 7:15 p. m. the Mrs. C. C. Clark. ;.;
enemy planted a barage fire around The aim of the Woman's Division '
Mid fioiit Umm once agaliuwhlle sim- of tho Council for Defense If to an!
the manifold activities ofv-wo-
NOT YET PAST CRIHIH
London, July 17. Germany has
not yot pawtwl-her crisis-lu. iternj
altairs. I he new chancellor must .... i,. ,i, n ,,.i. t,a fv
11 1 a II W unit llir H l ninii umiimn, iiiv
E
show that ho can command enough 1 Kalser-!, i,nr(iPSt fighters, charged man's patriotic service, and Elizabeth
bith flanks The foremost attacking ; ''Uy women will do their part In the
wave was concave, in the middle con- great patriotic mechanism. At Wash
verging on tho few remaining Brl-:ington stands the central orcanica
Liberal leaders in parliament are (sh ,,.,, Thls fraRniPnt of the de- tlon, the National Council, composed
i
I support In the Kelchtag to pass the
i Credits Bill German dispatches indl
,cale that this is no small obstacle.
( By I'll it.nl Press)
A n Al lain ic Port. July 1 7. The
marine.; were Die first ashore in
Prance. Also II was one of their trans
ports the German submrines tired on.
' was learned today.
IN POLICE COURT
In Police Court. Tuesday morning, tl
' l arl'e Edward Smith, colored,
dissatisfied with Michaelis' appoint
ment because Ilollweg was retired
without consulting Kelchtag niem
Ih rs.
((IN I EKENCES I i lim n I,
Amsterdam. July 17. Conference
whi h Chanc ellor .Mic haelis. Vim
D iiidenhurg and Ludendorf and oth
or military chiefs have been holding
with Kin liLit majority leaders are
Dins far il n I) u i; I ill. Berlin dispatches
stale
Th" 1 : i I . I ; j ur leaders (lecture ilia'
will colli iniic to adhere to and
fenders, with one or two men to of six members of the President's
each unbroken machine gun that re- cabinet, and In addition to these, .
nialned, worked desperately striving ; seven members of the Advisory
to boat the Germans hack Many ma- Board, industrial leaders.
(blue guns were jammed with the. In each State capital there is the '
sand. Then came the shoock of mnn , central organization for the Stat
to man fighting British officers with 'with Its officers and in each county
their men armed with bayonets and there will he county organizations,
clubbed gnus in a struggling, bodv to j making a network of patriotic service'
body mass il was a huge I i lit to the 'over the land which will be of value
in insist upon their demand for a stale-
was tried for stealing brass, was re
leased under suspended judgment on
payipg 3' .IS. the costs of court.
Ira Parker was fined $;.!!." for
speeding.
R. M. i'.igley was lined $l.!).r, for
operating an automobile without dis
playing the proper lights.
The case aglnst Dollie Markham.
colored, charged with assault, was
dismissed. j
CHILDE HAROLD 1
SUNK BY U-BOAT
(By United Press)
Washington. July 17. The Amer
ican schooner, Chllde Harold, was
sunk by a submarine in European
waters on June 20th, the State De
partment, announced today. All hands
were saved. The schooner was not
armed.
leent of Germany's war aims ami
"no aiinc xal ions" pi iiic iile
Live Little Locals
M.inv Miiiiir Matters
MitcIv Mentioned
Mr nd Mrs. G. L. Litchfield and
children motored to Hertford Sun
day. George Sawyer has returned to his
post of duty on the United States
battleship. Pennsylvania, after a
death
One soldier, winded, wounded and
haltered bv the -helling and the des
perate fighting of man to man, swam
across the waterway and then went
back with a rope, so Dint those of the
few remaining who could not swim
might pull themselves across to safe
ty. Tho German olfiolal version of this
struggle on Die sand declared there
were 12.ri0 British prisoners taken.
Here at headquarters it Is declared
this figure obviously Includes killed
and wounded.
British troops gained back at least
one section of a trench south of Lorn
baert.yde In a counter attack imme
diately after the German assault.
in war or peace. The organization
concerns itself with conservation,
sanitation, co-operation, Industry,,
preservation of historical data, trans
portation, home defense, hospital nec
cssltic and comforts, and standi
ready to render service In any Way
which the government may desire.
mm strike
mm. w
visit to his parents. Mr. and
Robert Sawyer, on Bell Street.
Mrs.
Mis. Sadie Toier and duaghter.MIss
Carrie Toler. of Norfolk, Va.. who
have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
George Mcllarney, Sr.. on Hunter
DRIFTED FOR
TWELVE Ml
Atlantic Port, July 17. Drifting
tin between Sawyer and W. C. Glo- street, left Monday for Nugs Head, toT tweive days In an open boat, two
ver. Owens voted again as chairman where they will spend several days
of the board. In this action Owens
was sustained by a precednet set
wo wars ago Oien teh present city
charter went Into effect. Tho action
at dial lime i roused resentment on
the pari of one faction on the board
but though there was talk of a suit
(hen. -loihing came of It. ! Exceptional pictures are booked at
, ejected to the office of Mayor The Alkrama tomorrow with special
by Owens' double vote, P. G. Sawyer organ music.
again took tlie chair, and cast the Vltagraph Blue Ribbon Special.
fBv IT i) lied Press)
Paris, July 17 The German forg
oes made further desperate assaults F
lust night In Champagne, seeking tO" '
drive the French from their newly
won gains around Mont Teton, but .
were repulsed .today's official state-
otent assorts. ' ..'
The war otllce announces a vigor,"
ous offensive blow by the French ;
ltcund Hill 304 and Verdun which
resulted In the capture of position! -which
had been lost to the German
members of the crew of a Norwegian I jUI, 28th. Many prisoners were
Joseph Riggs has returned to his
post in the navy, after a visit to rela
tives and friends in this city.
schooner wore picked up two hun
dred miles off the Irish coast by a
British ship arriving here today. One
of the men was unconscious from
hunger.
WARNING
I
Until further notice all city
deciding vote In the election of every The Ninety and Nine deals with the water Used for drinking pUT
clty officer as to whom there was a ull too familiar subject of one becom-1 pQgga ghould be boiled Water
contest. The present city attorney Ing addicted to the habit of strong, '
owes his office to the mayor's vote. drink .and beln the cuase of an lnno-; analyses locates pollution.
The suit against the city arises out cent girl having her name linked with O. D. WlJj-iIAIVia, . U.
of the foregoing facts. , la guilty one. . J. A -v. City HealtH Officer.
S i . , . . . -
taken. V. '
The Germans again attacked Mont
Teton but the attacking waves were
withered In French fire and the Ger
man troops fled back to the trenches
leaving many dead. ; ;-1
There was active artillery around
Ca'iiey and Courey. ;
WEATHER V:
.
Local tuundershowers this ; after
noon or tontght;Wednesday probably
fair; warmer west portion; gentle to
moderate winds mostly south and
southwest