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VOL. 2
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING JULY 27 1917
N0.187
Gloom Hovers Over
The British Nation
Prospect Of German Invasion Of
Russia And The Seemingly Slow
Arrival Of American Sammies
Among Causes.
(By EDWARD L. KEEN)
Copyright 1917 by United Press)
London, July 27. (.Passed by the
-Censorship) This is not a cheerful
message but it is believed to be nee
ssary so that Americans may know
' how the Englishmen feel during the
closing days of the third year of war.
It is a regrettable fact that never
before since the retreat from Mons
has the gloom been thicker over Ens
I land tnan n ia " w -
Streets, in the homes and cluba aiui
Tn in some governmental offices.
YlXlt The immediate cause for this
glOom, of course, is Russia's sudden
reversal after a totally unexpected
but spectacularly successful offensive.
But, scondly, the suspicion is pre
valent that there has been no appre
ciable reduction of the submarine
menace.
Thirdly, there is disappointment
on aeeoun pit' America's slowness t(.
enter wholeheartedly into the war.
S exemplified in the Congressional
Obstruction to President Wilson's
food program, the shipping board
mess, and so on
Fourthly, there is a deep realiza
tion of the increased cost of war and
the prospect for higher tax'es
Fifthly, there is a general weari
ness for the long stretch of battle
and anxiety.
Field Marsh. 11 llalg holds the com
plete confidence of the people hut
few believe that England will he ma
terially able to force back the Ger
mans until the millions of Sammies
arrive.
The prospect of German invasion
of Russia means the opening of vast
reserves of food materials, giving
Germany an economic advantage that
will render the North Sea blockade
useless.
C WILL
NOT HER
REGISTRANTS MUST QUESTION
LOC AL BOARDS WHO IX TURN
WILL QUESTION GOVERNOR OF
THE STATE
( By United Press)
Washington, July 27. Smothered
with questions about every conceiv
able angle of the draft, Provost Mar
shal Crowdcr has announced that
those in doubt must question tlieli
local boards.
The local boards will refer them t
the governor of the State who, if hh
cannot answer their questions, mill
ask the Provost Marshal General. Hut
mi requsls from individuals or lacal
boards, unless first snt to the gover
nor, will be answered here.
WAR BILL FOR 1918
FIFTEEN BILLIONS
i r-v United Press)
Washington, July 27. America's
war bill for the fiscal year 1918 will
amount to fifteen billion dollars, it
was officially announced by the Treas
ury department today. The estimates
sent to Congress include the $3,000,
000,000 loan to the Allies.
10 REPRESEtIT
CAH COHTY
NAMES OF CAMDEN MEN WHO
WILL BE FIRST TO ANSWER
CALL OP THE NATION TO
FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY
ENGLAND 111
suspecieo spy a
AGAIN 11 LARGE
(By United Press)
Petrograd, July 2 7. Nicholas Le
vlne, anti-war agitator and suspected
spy, is again at large, following a pit
ched battle at Tornea, Finland, be
tween government agents and anarchists.
of the
I SEVENTH NI6HT
MIES NEED
G900 REIKIS
( Uy United Pi e ;-',
Paris, July 27. "Thch Sammies in
France need all the good wlilesome
reading the folks at home can send
tliem," sas General Pershing.
I By United Press)
With The French Armies Afield,
July 27. Two hundred and fifty
.;u;is were massed on the three mile
front on which the German crown
prince last night tried for the seventh
successive night to wrest the ground
from the French ubout Chemin Des
Dames.
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Petrograd, July 27 Chargi: g
-jarlessly over the shell torn Meld
jrhen their men comrades had d
HILCLEUUIIT
Of TRAITORS
Petrograd. July -7. Russia lias
restored the dentil penalty and is
prepared with a policy of wholesale
executions to clear the Itnssian army
of cowards.
I'he institution of capital punish-
mem is necessary." savs Keronskv
Berted, Russia's women lighters first ,,f.hp p0V(,nulH,nt lac,,s ,hr, diternn
battalion took 12 prisoners and twoj (. h,l(.,.i(U.inK ,,, .inny , (llW.
Officers today. lards and traitors. The ministry as
. I siniH'S full resnonsibilit v for this
,ep and I lie execution of uislojal
. i ; : V, ill lie mill Hilled
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WAR DECLARED ON TY"
PHOID FEVER IN PAS
QUOTANK COUNTY
The blowing up of the U. S. S. Maine in Cuba in
1898 caused the United States fo declare war on Spain.
At that time the United States had 10,759 troops in
camp at Jacksonville, 71a., not one of which had Toeen
vaccinated against tyohoid fever; consequently 4,442
contracted typhoid, and 248 died. That experience
caused a declaration of war on typhoid by vaccination.
In 1911 there were 12,801 U. S. troops in camp during
the hot months of the year in Texas. 'All but one had
been vaccinated against the typhoid, and he, alone, con
tracted the disease.
There has been no tvphoid fever in the Army and
Navy since vaccination was made compulsory.
TIIKE3 TREATMENTS, A WEEK APART, ARE
NECESSARY FOR PROTECTION.
FHOTECT YOURSELF AND FAMILY BY GOING
TO THE NEAREST DIGPEl'lSAY POINT THE
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(Uy United Picks
IiUPuns Aires, July 27. -An earth
tuak.' of great intensity, hclieved to
have ctutsed much damape in Chile.
iM-ported hy Santlaso dispatches to
La Nacion. Details are meagre but
v i r;:t alarm la felt here.
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WEATHER
hJLallv fnlr tonleht and Satur-
say; gentle to moderate winds mostly
southwest.
Wnshink'ton, July 27. The Senate
Military Committee unanimously vot
ed to recommend to the Senate Mon
day the Immediate pannage of the
chamberlain resolution perrdittinR
the drafting of aliens into the new
rational arffiy.
Dr. H. D. Walker left yesterday af
ternoon for Baltimore on Profession
al business.
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KoHier's SIdic Wetl.ieKdaya, Au;.;.1 ;
Wliltehenfl'K St. Wednesdays. Aid;. 1; 8
Providence Thursday. Auk. 2; !) ; Ki; 22; 9 to 12 m.
EroLhers' II. S. Thursdays, Aug. 2; U; 1G; 23; 2 to 4 p.m.
Woeksville Fridays, Aug.2; 10; 17; 24; 8 to 12 in.
P. I.owry's Store. Fridays, Aup. 3; 1.0; 17; 24; 12 to 2 p.m,
Raper'8 Store Fridays, Aug. 3; 10; 17; 24; 3 to 6 p.m
ELIZAHETH CITY,. COURT HOUSE, SATURDAYS
Aajfiist, 4, 11, 18, 25, O A. M. TO 0 P. M.
Camden county's net quota for the '
new national army :s 46 men, ninety
two men will therefore be called un
der the first levy.
Following are the names
first 236 names drawn:
Silas B. Seymore.
John Spence.
Joe Gallop.
Claude J. Needham.
Bennie F. Pearce.
Marshall W. Right.
Joe Howell.
Charlie H. Walstou.
Willis Harper.
Charles Ferebee.
Sam Taylor Boykin.
Willie D. Stevens.
Dan Bacchus.
Clarence Tello Trotman.
Morris C. Jones.
Claude Bruke Sawyer.
Lewis Latham Berry.
Cephus Tlllltt.
Kddlo Gregory
Robert Griffin.
Henry S. Lamb.
K. J. Davis.
Carey Harris.
.Vilton Lamb.
Charles B. Cox.
Jim Percer.
Wannainnker Miller.
C. T. Mcpherson.
Lu Sawyer.
Kd Hughes.
Henry G. Dough.
John Archie.
James Fuller P.urfoot.
Mack Brite
P nle Bppnce Burnhsm
Phillip M. JTatthews.
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FIX FOOD PRICES
i3y United Press
London, July 26. England is go
ing to fix prices of necessary foods in
order to prevent speculation and to
eliminate the middle man.
This was the declaration of Lord
Rhonda, food dictator, in the House
of Lords today.
Si
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54 O. B. Walstn.
332 W. H. Eason.
343 D. R. Jacbs.
452 James Roach,
355 J. M. McCoy.
218 Vandecar Baxter.
335 Jesse Lee Harper.
154 Luke Gregory Wright.
388 James L. Turner.
72 Edward Seeten Cohoon.
112 Hillary Nelson Leary.
11 Sam Brickhouse.
30 John Overton.
199 Arthur Gregory.
406 Harry Lee Barco.
392 James Wiley Taylor.
3 83 David W. Sawyer.
341 William Lee Jones.
353 Jesse L. McPherson.
358 Henry W. Nosay.
363 Herbert Pool Pearce.
227 Lurry Carver.
tKi Sam Gregory.
103 George Ivey.
368 Lemuel Klggs, Jr.
291 Jesse McCoy Trotman.
:!60 Joe Frank Old.
122 Willie Pugh.
222 Greenville liattlett.
297 Willie W. Dough.
1 2S John Burgess Pugh.
3 4a George II. Jacobs, Jr.
5 1 Joe Willie Walston.
25 Burke Hughes.
121 Herman Owens.
292 Alec B. Krias.
2 1 1 Noah Cowell.
90 William Kdmuud Godwin.
130 Curtis Snnderlin.
336 Cnudo Hewitt.
41) Paul Williams.
43S Moses Jones.
2'! Noah Hughes.
191 John Hill.
1 68 John Spellnian.
278W illlam H. Harrington.
8 Joseph Burke.
331 Durant Cecil Davis.
312 George W. Brajr'.
4 24 Emerson Ferebee.
175 Willie II Outlaw.
300 Garland C. Cutreli.
36 Henry George Stevens.
4 60 William Spence.
151 Samuel Don Whitehurst.
3 3 Haywood Rountree Riddlek,
63 Danuel Euro Bray.
4 1 David Spence.
S 7 Charlie Jol. nson.
156 Gi'orge F. Spe-ice.
27 1 Wiley Jones.
1 57 Charles A Wliit.
29 Cornell Outlaw.
;i Mar-linll Barnard.
1 I C.''"i ;'i Washington Fason.
4 2 7 Philander George Giiiiin.
212 Willie Bright.
."57 John . lames Nash.
4 7 0 Pllis Wilson
3.0 5 Gii'iuly llaniard.
323, I "iiicst P. cherry
! I I Abie r Murray.
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! to David Philio M or'-' 'i.
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! h-Mif. Stuplef.
102 ( 'rawley I larrii'on.
267 Cidi'on M. Needham.
396 Chris Upton.
146 Charlie 11 Williams.
115 Sam Gregory McPherson.
206 Laden P. Gregory.
430 William Henry ttregory.
237 Gaston T. Williams.
268 Jonathan T. McPherson.
434 James Harris.
393 Charles R. Trotman.
400 Macon Whltson.
188 Both Sawyer Bquires,
17 Jrtfteph Forhrs.
pi 7 Jt'hn T-1 1 1.
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THE LARGEST LXSURAXCE COIL
i Ai the WORLD WILL EH
FORMED TO PROVIDE FOR UX
CLE SAM'S SAMMIES
Washington. Julv f7 tii. i.- .
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Insurance compny in the world with
capita lof untold mlllion and wttlf
xuu.vuu stoKnoidera Is about to be
formed to insure Uncle Sam'a ton of
war.
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Within twnntv fnn t.
, UUUIS rresi
dent Wilson will hare before him the
-.-ouno vi me comDined efforts of
America's leading Insurance men.
Next week it is ecpected that the
plan for insuring American soldlere
will be presented to Congrasa.
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RUSHED 10 FR0I1
(By United Press) '
Washington, July 27. Fresh Ru
slan troops are being rushed to the
Gallclan front to stem the tide of the
German advance past Tarnopol, . ac
cording to cables received here.' -
'.58 Patrlck'Walston.
446 John Lwls Prltchard. ; t
473 Willie Wilson. ,"
34 4 Oscar Jones.
262 Kdwtn M. Sawyer.
240 Fddie A. Whaley. ,t '.
150 Lot Williams. ' ' ,
1 9 Mark H. Gregory.
328 Tim L. Creekmore. ;
91 Weaver Gregory, '
42 2 Simon Ceci FeVebce,
448 -Pwwtrwl
202 F.dward Gray.
272 James T. Morgan, Jr.
124 Samuel Tugh.
44 1 George Vernon McCoy.
226 William H. Cartwrlght.
4 47 Romulus Levi Price.
4 Charlie Abbott.
22S Miles Aydlett.
136 Samuel Foities Staples.
96 James Nelson Garrlngton.
3.7K William Thomas Stafford.
1 6 4 William H. Trotman.
3 1 1 Isaac Barnard.
76 William Wilson Davenport,
40 Charlie Spence.
100 Clyde Forbes Gregory.
2 1 4 Luther Rogues.
209 Kddlo Cartwrlght.
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3,82 Jake Sawyer. ' '
449 John Robert Randolph McRay, .
53 Wilier Simon Walston.
1 1 s Prank KIPott.
2 1 2 John Mack Jones. -
HI Fred Wilson Burgess.
571 John I.lnwood Sawyer. , "
24 Oscar Bacchus Harvey. '
4 8 Aimer Williams. f
1 I' Iniiiiol Archie. , 'J
3,52 P.atijaniin Franklin McCoy. J .
216 Joe Horace Burnham. ,
3 0.', William Gregory. .
21 1 Samuel Williams, Jr.
236 Frank If. Whaley. . ; "
1 1 1 Pernio Mitclndl. " )
3, i; 2 Mersey J. Pool. --
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oi'im ,J 1 1 n - i 1 1 Price,
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Pliillil. P. Greaory.
! : ii ! Ins Jones,
to'orge W. Brown.
John Harris,
.lames Taylor.
Cecil Whitehurst.
John Lewis Pritchard.
Samuel Nash.
James Heals.
Vokln Boker.
Hillard Bacchus.
Lewis Gregory.
Ferebee Elliott.
Mlniard Wilson Newsom.
Thomas C. Sawyer.
Fred E.' Upton.
Jarvis, Wilson. '" 1 ' .
James' Burke.
Preston Cutreli,