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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. JULY 18. 1917
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COETHALS MAY BE ASKED TO
RESIGN' IF HIS INFORMATION
TO CHAIRMAN' DEN'MAX IS UN
SATISFACTORY (By United Press)
Washington, July 18. The ship
building row reached Its most criti
cal stage between Chairman Denman
and General Goethals today.
General Goethals second reply to
Denman was incomplete, Denman de
clared and immediately made his
third request for information de
mandine that this be ready at four
o'clock.
If Goethal'B reply is not satisfaq-
lorv this time he may be asked to
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resign.
Goethals' friends will appeal
President Wilson in his behalf.
to
Fly Fight
Made Easy
Simple Cone Trap Best, Sayt
Uncle Sam in Bulletin
fer Farmers
WHAT BAITS TO USE
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THE FRONT AKMY WILL HAVE
CiJCAR TRAIL
(By United Press'
Pahs, July 18. American army
headquarters announced today that
the United States lias taken over the
French railway lines and export
bases on the French coast to the
American camp and thence to the
front.
Narrow gauge lines are being built
Locomotives, rails, bridge materials
and all supplies are to be imported.
iXPOHEWT'BF
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t liy United Press)
London, July 18 Sir Kric Geddes
the newly appointed First Lord of
Adiniralty, received bis training in
the United States and is an exponent
of American pep Tim appointment
was made by Premier Lloyd George.
BRITISH THE
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and Le Prr-ux local lighting
resulted in further gain of ground
and more German prisoners. Field
Marshal Haig reports. Northwest of
Coast Taverne in the neighborhood,
of Boesnlgbo prisoners were captur
ed and many of the enemy killed in
the course of successful raids. Near
Wieltje the hostile raiders wore driv
en back.
A flytrap that is most effective in
trapping files may be made of a cylin
der of screen wire Inclosing a cone of
screen wire, says the United States de
partment of agriculture In Farmers'
Bulletin 734, "Flytraps and Their Op
eration." The trap may be made at
home easily and consists of a screen
cylinder 24 inches high and 18 inches
In diameter. The screen Is nailed to
barrel hoops at the top and bottom.
Four laths are nailed to the hoops as
vertical pieces to make the trap rigid.
At the bottom the legs project an Inch
below the hoop.
The cone Is Inserted In the bottom of
the cylinder, being tacked to the bot
tom hoop. The cone Is 18 Inches In
diameter at the base and on inch In
diameter at the apex, or top. It Is
22 inches high. The edges of the cone
are soldered or sewed together with
wire. The top of the trap Is made of
ti barrel bead, In which a hole 10 inches
square is cut and a screen door put In.
Stale beer Is the best fly bait, says
the bulletin. Milk, or milk mixed with
mushed overripe bananas, or one part
of hk'ck-strnp molasses and three parts
water, or one part brown sugar, make
good baits. The sirup mixtures should
he set In the sun a day or so to fer
ment before being used. They should
lie put in large, shallow pans and
placed under the traps. Where one
bait attracts many honey bees another
linit should be used.
Put traps in places where the flies
naturally congregute, the sunny side of
a building out of the wind. Keep bait
containers well tilled. This gives
larger catches and avoids the danger
of flies breeding in the bait. Empty
traps regularly. Kill the flies with
hot water.
A sticky fly paper that may be used
in the house is composed of two pound
of rosin and one pint of castor oil,
heated together until it looks like mo
lasses and spread with a paint brush
on any kind of paper while the mix
ture is hot.
This bulletin on flies is free upon
application to the department of ag
riculture. Washington, I. ('., and con
tains other forms of traps for various
purposes. The department also has a
list of bulletins available for distri
bution on insects that nre household
pests. The list contains:
Remedies and Prevention Against
Mosquitoes. (Farmers' llulletin 414.)
Some facts About Malaria. (Fann
ers' Bulletin 4.ri0.)
S'anitary Privy. (Farmers' Bulletin
4fi:i.)
Yellow Fever Mosquito. (Farmers'
Bulletin .".IT.)
Carpet Beetle, or "P.nfTulo Moth."
(Fanner1-' Bulletin fi'JC.)
House Centipede. (Farmers bulletin
(127.)
Cockroaches. (Fanners' Bulletin
G.-V.)
I House Flies-. (runners Fulle'.lll
1st night : C?J )
SUFFRAGETTES
HD AT MK
SEWING BUTTONS AND DARNING
SOX FOR MEN IN THE WORK
HOUSE NOW OCCUPATION OF
MILITANT SUFFRAGETTES
iBy United Press
Washington, July 18. The sixteen
mlitant suffragettes began their first
day's sentence today sewing buttons
on the shirts of the men pirsomers.
They ate their breakfast on a plank
hoard ounoslte the colored prisoners.
Later in the day the women darn-
ed sox for the men and picked black-!
berries.
It ts rumortd that Collector Ma
lone will resign to labor for their
freedom.
G RANDY D. SAWYER DEAD
Mr. Grandy D. Sawyer died Tues
day at his home near Peacerllle, in
Camden County, at the age of sixty
five years.
The funeral will be co nducted on
Thursday morning at ten o'clock.
Mr. Sawyer was a prominent farm
er and leading citizen in his county
and community. He was the brother
of Mrs. M. N. Sawyer of this city.
Lottery Will Be Staged
Within Filty Six Him
CONSPIRED TO
HOW THE FRENCH
IKEMIRGilS
SCATTER OISEASE
THREE GERMANS HELD IN CUS
TODY IN KANSAS TOWNS FOR VI
CIOUS WORK IN THE KAISER'S
SERVICE
(By United Press)
Kansas City, July 18. Three Ger
rums agents of the Kaiser, charged
with conspiracy to scatter widespread
infectious and deadly lisease germs
through the medium of courtplast
ers, are held in custody in Kansas
towns, according to U. S. District
Attorney Robertson.
Chemists found tetanus and other
Last Dallying Registration District
Will Be Heard From On
Thursday '
DESERTER
CAPTURED HERE
APPREHENDED BECAUSE HE
CAME HOME TO VISIT MOTHER
SICK IN THIS CITY
EYEWITNESS TELKS STORY OF
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTING NEAR germs when they investigated these for desertion.
M O R O N V I L L IE RS WHICH court plasters which had been distri
RLOCKED GERMAN PLANS buted free through Kansas towns.
William Horton, a native of this
city, was arrested by Captain of
Police, Leon Holmes, and Police offi
cer, Daniel Williams, Tuesday night,
NO DULL RAZORS
NEED BE HAD
The Apothecary Shop proposes to
al'ow no dullness anywhere even In
the matter of safety razor blades.
Knowing the nature of man to re
solve firmly that he will shave him
self and then to fall by the way
side when his razor blades get dull
this store invites these dull blades to
lne call and get sharpened immediately
and thereby save some poor fellow
from having his wife say '1 told you
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BELANGA PERKINS
Horton left this city In May of
191G, and enlisted in the Cavalry at
Fort Slocum, New York on the 15th
of tha-t month. He was 1mm dlately
sent to Praesidio, Texas, and after
staying there for three months
deserted on August 19, 1916.
From Praesidio, Horton went
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(By United Preu)
Washington. July 1$.. - Pick!,
America'! first big national army 1
lota will be staged within ' fifty i
hours, according to indications tod:
Everything is in readlneaa for t"
human lottery except a few" daily!
registration districts in VIrg inia.OL
Illinois New York, sllcblgan, , Kc
tucky and Missouri. They are expect
ed to finish tomorrow. - " '
HISSED IR
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to Graeme Harrison, a British army cf
EI Paso, Texas, where he stayed, for J ticer, arriving on a steamer today.Tfc ?
three weeks and from Ea Paso he steamer was delaved'slxtr hours 1;
went to Oklahoma City, Okla.. and
after staying there for four weeks he
went to Norfolk, Va.
For' safety Horton shipped to sea
on the Steamship, Dartlst. After
making several trips on the Dartist,
he was transferred to the Dempsey,
where he stayed until he heard of the
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He came here Monday to visit hts
mother, who lives on Beach Street,
and was arrested at her home Tues
day night.
Horton was held at the Police Sta
Hon Tuesday night and was placed
in Jail Wednesday morning to await
a hearing from Washington.
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erfisli : vn In.iurime; Household
,ert. (l'':irtiitf''.-' llulletin (M.)
. F(.ji! us Pets to Man and Animals,
! With Surest inns for Their Cont'-ol.
1 (Fanners' llulleiin D'-Ci.)
! Ii.iii'oeh',ot ic-ai'.il (las Against
j Household Ins'vis. (Farmers' Lullo-
tin Ob! I.)
House Ants: Kin'1 utnl Mel hods of
I Control. (Farmers' Ilulleiin 710.)
1 Migratory Habit of Units.- Fly Lar
vae as Indicating n Favorable Reme
dial Measure. An Account of Progress.
(Department llulletin 14.)
A Maggot Trap In Practical Use: An
Experiment In House Fly Control. (De
partment llulletin i!0.)
Fleas. (Department llulletin IMS.)
(lly HENRY WOOD)
(l ulled Press Staff CoireKii(lent.)
With The French Armies in The
Field. J 1 1 1 v IS.-- -flie most terrific
bombardment Germany has yet c6n-l
cent rated against the French lines
was massed Saturday night in a des
pet.ile attempt to force hai k General
l'etain's forces from new positions
around Morouvilliers-l'rest which
thev had won by a new style of sur
prise attack.
With the consolidations of
French lines effected in subsequent
('milting, the French grip on Moron-
TlHifrs was tightening with vta-Uke5
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'vi'.l. In fury for this enclosing pres
sure, tne Germans saiuraay nigni
shelld several villages in Champagne
five or six miles from t tie iront. it Mr. u. w. ueianga 01 im cuy mm
seemed as though this fire was solely . Miss Kate Perkins of Camden Coun-
to vent German rae at the French ,ty were united in marriage Wednes
success. The shells fell in many vil- day morning.
lanes where Red Cross ambulances Miss Perkins is the well known
were stationed, including a section daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Per-
of the American ambulance corps klnss of Camden and Mr. Relanga is
waiting to go to the front for wound- well known here.
ed. All the wounded escaped unharm- , .
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ed.
The Champagne struggle began
early in the wek with extensive pre-'ion.-i
for attack by the Germans.
The French defenders wete fully a-
inised of these preliminaries. They
saw construction of a new trench
from which the German attack was
destined to start. They knew thai
Mc-ee new divisions! approximately
'tr,.onn men) including the 74th ! ( a 11
over Regiment, had been brought ui
into line The Hanoverians were to
biar the brunt of the assault Thev
! new (lies" attacking troops had been
rch' at -ed back of the line for the
part thev were to (day in the strug
gle.
Then the French began preparn- Washington. July 1 S. The Senate, " from South Africa to Argentine,
lions of their own for an attack. For ib baied on the $ i' 4 0 .on 0 .0 00 airplane " ' stated that he would try to be
three davs the French artillery roar- bill for four hours today and it goes back home by Christmas,
ed out a preparatory (ire. Late Sat- ovi r till tomorrow for further con 1 - - -
unlay evening this preparation d.t- sidornl ion. Senator LaFollette object
creased. The French purposely timed ed to an immediate vote on the bill
the slackening fire to deceive the
(By JuRea Press)' .
An Atlantic Port, July 18.
torpedo missed a big American lln
he thirty yards when It was attacked t;
I submarines July 11th, according t
leaving England by reports of unu
sual submarine activities. v i .
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WOODMEN OF WORLD
TO UNVEIL MONUMENT
(By United Press)
Paris, July 18. The Oefmar
heavily bombarded Verdun, positic
throughout the nlgh.t sending the'
attacking waveo against' the new lir
held by the French. The enemy lo
heavily and gained nothing, Arour
1 Cerny the war office reports Tlolei
i artillery battle. In Argonne , ral
HAS GOOD FISHING
(By United Press)
Washington, July 18 Turkey will
soon be cut off from junction with
the Kaiser's European forces.
Allied diplomats say that it is pro
posed to swing the Greeks into the
stretch of mountains now held by the
Hulgars, closing the only gateway be
iween 1 urscy ana nuigaria ana aus-, ..,., h)x drum Rlul twentv .. trout
O. F. Gilbert. Dr. H. D. Walker and
S. D. Parker returned today from a
fishing trip. They started out to go
to Morehead City, got as far as Chl
catnlcomleo and eneountred a north-
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IMMSHIP
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The members of the camp of Thft
Wot Id at Okisko. assisted bv the
Hertford Camp, will unveil the John
L. Ludford monument on Sunday,
July 22nd at .1 P. M.
Sovereign S. O. Bryant of Raleigh,
j will be the speaker for the occasion,
and the general public is invited.
were repulsed.
HUM
E RULE IS
Washington. July I S - The Xavy
li part mi nt today extended its ecu.
('irsliip lo include all cables Paving
New York anl oilier ports on the Aa
hull ic seahoa rd
NO VOTE YET
ON AIRPLANE BILL
RECEIVES LETTER
FROM SON
Mr and .Mrs A. It Seeley have re
ie;ved a letter from their son, Jar
Vii Seeley. who left here in Septeni-
RUSSIA
I ,lv United Press)
I'etroMad. July 18. Russia is i
the throes of the home rule fls'
I wh h today assumed importan
j second onolv to that of war.,Ukran! .
ber I !Ht;, stating lhat he was then on '''inland and Kronstadt are til Seek
bis way to oSuth Africa, and would ! ii'K borne rule but not Independence.
This was the direct cause of the cat
hiei resignations. 1
BANKS CLOSE
FRIDAY AFTERNOONS
ing grenades and incendiary shells,
exploding munitions caches and flam
ing material generally.
Into this literal furnace the Ger
mans launched their counter attacks.
Germans into thinking an attack was
imminent. But the usual attacking
hours passed. Along towards 7:110 the
Germans began to figure that thorp
was no assault cnnilng. The enemy
hauled down their observation sau
sage balloons, apparently convinced
that the day was ending in tranqual
ity. Suddenly at 7:45 the French re
opened a redoubled artillery bom
bardment. Almost simultaneously the n(van,.os Hm rptreat
French Infantry leaped out of their
trenches.
' The Hanks of this city will close
at one o'c lock Fridays the remainder
. of July and August,
j SAVINGS BANK & TRUST CO.
CITIZEN'S BANK,
HOSPITMIty TO
NAL CMIil
NATO
Across the line the Germans tried
hastily to shoot up their observation ''
"sausages" In an endeavor to find
Greenville, S. ('., July 18 As t
form of hospitality to the. Nation,;
Guardsmen from North Carollr.
I Tennessee and South Carolina wr
i will be in camp here, citizens hav
. 1 arranged to entertain 60 guardsnn
Wednesday morn-, in the homes of their cltr ch ?:
thening or hsortenlng of the barrage ,nRi I)r (. w rRrdwelli colored. was (lav.
(Ire. a change in artillery ranges, and fllp(1 $5 00 ar)(, cou for BpeedlnK. I " ;
oiner in.cMiHiions 01 tne name, ivigni nPBmnn Tnrnor wa fln.H tl Of.
for operating an automobile when
The desperate character of the fight- '
lag wbeh ensued was apparent from
the countless rockets that flamed in
to the skies. French and German
troops both sent them up. signalling
calls for leng-
F1RST NATIONAL BANK.
July 18, 19.
IN POLICE COURT
In Police Court,
west gale and turned back. On the,""' what was happening, but before
return trip at Oregon Inlet they
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RIOTING IN LISBON
GOING ON TODAY
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(By Unite! Press!
Lisbon, July 18. Bombs exploded
i under trains by rlotrs caused injury
to -a number of persons her today.
i, a number of points in the city
' 'there was spirited fighting between
the police and the malcontents."
yesterday.
SECOND LIEUTENANT
IN MARINE CORPS
John L. Gregson of ElUabeth City
has received his appointment as see-
on this scene, but the darkness
was nanny noiicen in me naming or under age
the rockets and explosions. It was as
light as day. Y,TKI TWO
I lie Germans dually gave It np.
They let the French hold on tight to
their gains.
NINE WHITES KILLED
IN EAST ST.. LOVI
WARNING
Until further notice all city
Hoys rxPF.n West St Louis, July 18. Tv
fourteen years to deliver The Ad-inwre white men died todaf fr
vance. Have pfenty pf applicants . wounds received in the Hot 1
but want bovs who can secure new early in June, making the total
subscribers on routes Apply to The known whites killed nine..
Advance office at 8 a. m. or 4 p. ra. I
the baloons could reach heights sum
dent for observation the French had
won their victory. Pollus held the
tops of both Monts Teton and Haut.
exactly the objectives planned for
them. Within less than five minutes j
the Germans, with the gigantic art il-,
lery concentration which they had
massed for their abortive attack, op-1
ened the most terrific bombardment water USOd for drinking PUT
ond lieutenant In the marine corps I have yet witnessed anywhere along poses should 1)0 boiled. Water
and ha. been ordered to report at th.lth. French front The summit, of Indicate! pollution,
new marine corne base at Quantlcn. 1 both Haut and Teton .were aulcklr i"" Tzrrzr. " i
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Virginia for three weeks Intenslye" enveloped in seething smoke. The ' .. U. o. WlL.lUAI.iO, ill. U. 'r Thursday; west portion moderate monarcny ia Lnma were recetv
training. " " , 'sides were a Hrlng furnace of burn-1 - C'ty Ileslth OSCCT. wuth and sonthwett winds, - - - Japanese officials here today
WEATHER
Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day except thundershowers this af
ternoon or tonight; east portion warm
GERMANY FINANCED
CHANG HSUN'S EFFC:
Toklo, June 18. Reports
Germany financed the attempt
General Chang- Hsun to restore