News Without
Bias
'"Views Without
Prejudice
VOL. 2
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY lEVENING JULY 30 1917
The Only Dcmocr.'c
Newspaper
Published in Elizabeth
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7 FEDERAL OFFICERS
RAID STILL IN DARE
A
UyRed States Deputy Marshal J. R.
Wiyiams, Officer C. H. Jenkins, and
Constable Hersey Williams returned
flinday night from Buffalo City, Dare
"County, bringing with them Captain
Herbert Barnes of this city.and Cor
nelius and Ernest L. Hardison of
Martin County, whom they arrested
for distilling liquors without license.
Captain Barnes hired his boat to
the Kardisons, who stated that they
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THIS IS INDICATED F0M EAR
REPORTS OP jafAMINATI
WHICH BEG AJ IN EAS
CITIES THIS CORNING
x (B -Jutted Press)
"Washlnjct"- July, 30.-nerlca t0 , would use it for the purpose of haul
ay begi"i calling out yre'men who ing iron, rubber, and other junk,
are to make1 up the v national which they were buying,
jgjany. The officers were Informed that
At the National, eaPltal tne first some one was selling liquors around
group was called T examination and Buffalo and they lert Sunday on the
Other eastern cities also started the Dare Lumber Comany's private yacht
work of examination going.
As the men came up for examina
tion early reports indicated that a
heavier percentage of exemptions
than was anticipated would result
from the tests.
The first thirteen drafted Amer
icans examined at Washington claim
ed exemption.
MCE HI0T
IS
AVERTED
Bv United Press
Danville, Va., July 30. A general
riot was narrowly averted last nighht
when a mob including infantrymen
handled a negro. Howard Greastly for
offensive remarks ubout a white wo
man. The personal 'intervention of the
mayor and the police reserves restor
ed order. Three of the mob were jailed.
Grace R IV. for Buffalo, where the?
found and searched Captain Barnes'
boat.
Two barrels of fermenting mo
lasses and dried fruit were found in
the hole of the boat. A galvanized
distilling tank was also found on the
boat.
The men were carried before Uni
ted States Commissioner T. B. Wilson
for trial In his office here Monday
morning and were each placed under
a bond of $250 to appear before the
judge at the next 'term of Federal
Court to be held here on October 9th. '
READY FOR ACTION
IN 24 HOURS ;
Washington, July 30. Sweeping
food control legislation will probably
bo ready for final action by Congress
within 24 hours. ;
i
SPIES ARRESTED
T
WILL HOT BE
WE PRISONERS
IS
(Bv United Press) I
Roanoke, Va., July 30. Two men
supposed to be German spies, repre
senting themselves as members of
the Royal British Flying Corps, en
route from Canada to Florida on a
secret mission, were arrested here by
government agents shortly before
noon today.
Tonight At
Jhe Alkrama
(By The Press Agent)
Superb attraction at Alkrama to
day, Madame Petrova, the most
stately and dignified actress appear
ing on hte Bcreen today will be seen
In "Bridges Burned." This is an ex
eetional picture and one you will
thoroughly enjoy .Tho picture is high
ly spectacular charmingly romantic,
and full of action. n
Helen Holmes In Railroad Raiders
will be a winner tonight. If you have
seen a single one of these pictures do
not by any couse miss tonights epi
sode Tuesday will bo a triple star day
st tune Alkrama.
Wallace Reid the strong man of
the moviess, and Myrtle Stedman,will
star in The World Apart, a charming
Paramount picture, full of lelight.
Ruth Roland in the Crucible, a
Very fascinating picture mid one you
will want, to see.
RUSSIAN WOMEN'CARRY VIAL OP
(YANIDH POTASSIUM TO BE
TAKEN IK CAPTVRKD BY GERMANS
(By WILLIAM . SHEPPERD)
(United Vretm Staff Correspondent.)
Petrograd, July 30. Russia's wo
men soldiers pledged themselves to
take their own lives rather than be
come German war prisoners. Each
woman carries her ration of cyanide
potassium to he swallowed is the
event of capture.
The number of women regiments
is constantly increasing. They have
agreed that death is preferable to the
fate they will probably meet at Ger
man hands-
I The Legion of Death has in it
"good killers." I learned this today
! when I talked with five of them now"
j in the hospital here suffering from
shell shock. From a woman's lip 1
heard how she had run a German
through with the bayonet, firing her
rifle at the same time.
Girl soldiers drilling on the streets
of Petrograd is now a common sight.
IKE SETTLED
IS CHEESE
(By United Press)
Chicago. July 30. The switch
men's strike was settled today in a
joint conference of the Brotherhood
heads and railroad managers which
adjourned at seven this morning. The
men will resumo work Immediately.
in police court At New Theatre
In Police Court Monray morning,
George Markham was fined $20. and
costs for assault on J. T. Brothers of
Weeksvllle.
Went worth Blount was fined $12.
and coss for speeding.
The case against Albert Hedrirk,
alias Hank, for vagrancy and tres
passing was continued and will be
tried in Police Court next Monday
morning.
LITTLE NEWS FROM
BRITISH FRONT
' (By United Press) I
London. July 80. Small patrol en
counters In the neighborhood of Bul-
lecourt and Ashevllle were all that
was reported" from the British front
( I!y The Press Agpnt )
Fiippose you found the wife you
did not love in the arms of your i
dearest friend, w6uid you stop to
think that your friend might be mak-i
ing love to your wife simply to en
able you to get your freedom? j
Think this over and then go and j
r.'O "A Square Deal," the startling
and intensely interesting World Pic
ture at the New Theatre today, and
you also will see the World before
you in a Pathe Weekly.
I Tuesday you will have the famous
Isabel Trunnelle, one of the prettiest
I stars on the screen, In "The Master
Passion," ft 6 part etry of a woman!
soul, and I'The Great Hansom Cab
Mystery," an antimated cartoon, feat
uring Gigga, of Bringing Up Father
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WAR DECLARATIONS OF THE WORLD WAR
1014.
Austria declared war on Serbia.
Germany declared war on Russia.
Germany invaded Luxemburg and violated Bel
gian neutrality.
Germany declared war on France.
Germany declared war on Belgium.
Great Britian declared war on Germany. Germany
retalliated with a similar declaration.
Austria declared war on Russia; Russia declared
war on Austria.
Montenegro declared war on Austria.
Austria declared war on Montenegro.
France declared war on Austria.
Montenegro declared war on Germany,
(midnight): England declared war on Austria.
Jnpan declared war on Germany.
Austria declared war on Japan.
England declared war on Turkey.
1915.
Italy declared war against Austria.
San Marino declared war on Austria.
Italy declared war on Turkey.
Serbia declared war on Bulgaria.
Great Britian declared war on Bulgaria.
France declared war on Bulgaria.
Italy declared war on Bulgaria.
Russia declared war on Bulgaria.
1010.
Germany declared war on Portugal.
AuBtria declared war on Portugal.
Italy declared war on Germany.
Rumania declared war on Austria.
Germany declared war on Rumania.
Turkey declared war on Rumania.
Bulgaria declared war on Rumania.
Greek Provisional Government ( Venizellsts) de
clared war on Bulgaria and Germany.
1017.
China severed relations with Germany.
America declined a state of war against Germany.
Culm dec lared a state nr war against Germany.
Austria severed relations with United States.
Panama declared a state of war against Germany.
Brazil severed relations with Germany.
Austria severed relations with Brazil.
Bolivia severed relations with Germany.
Turkey severed relations with the United States.
Guatemala severed relations with Germany.
Liberia severed relations with Germany.
Honduras severed relattons with Germany.
Nicaragua severed relations with Germany.
Germany severed relations with Hayti.
San Domlnga severed relations with Germany.
Slam severed relations with Germany.
t tit in TiTOT.T.TftTCP TENTS LINE UP
CENTRAL POWERS ALLIES : Germany, Austro-Hungary, Tur
key and Bulgaria four nations.
ENTENTE POWERS AND THEIR ALLIES: America, England,
France, Russia, Italy. Belgium, Serbia, Monte
negro, Japan, San Marino, Portugal, Rumania,
Cuba and Panama fourteen nations.
HAVE SEVERED RELATIONS WITH GERMANY : China, Bra
zil, Bolivia, Guatemala, Liberia, Honduras, Nica
ragua, San Domingo, Slam nine nations.
HOW THE BATTLE LINES RUN.
WESTERN FRONT.
England: Holds I he line from Lomhartzyde to Dlxmude to
Bixschotte, Zonnebeke. Klein Zillebeke, Holleboke, Messlnes, Ploe
psteert (all In Belgium) t Armentieres, Fromelles, Neuve Cha
pelle .I.iiBassee, Loos. Liev! ,. around the outskirts of Lens, Ache
vllle, oppy. Pamponx. Monchy. Cherisy. Bullecourt, Lanlcourt.
Hermles. Gouzeaucourt. Villiers-Gulslain, Epehy, Le Verguier.One
small portion. In Belgium, is held by Belgian troops.
France: From around St. Quentin. to St. Simon, to around
J.aKere, Kresnes, Coucy. Neuville. I.aft'aux. Jouy, along the Chemln
deS Dames to Craonne. Berry-au-Bac. Courcy, Cernay, north of
llheims, around Peine. Nauroy, MoronvUliers. Auberive, Souain,
to the Argonne notth of St. Manehould. and Varenness, to Mamal
court, Va herauvIHe, Douamont (north of Verdun), Damloup,
Ktain, Lea Eparges. St. Mihiel, Contamousson, through the Vosges
to the Swiss border.
MACEDONIAN I KON T.
Troops under General Serrail (France) and Including units
from the Brttiid). French, Italian, Russian, Serbian and Greek
armies hold a line approximately west to east from Ocbrida to Oo
hech to Karlis I north of Motiastir) to Zovlk, to Dolran and Lake
Doiran.
ITALIAN I KONT.
In the Tientino the lines have undergone no particular
change in more than a year.
On the Isoii7o ntid Cnrro, General Cadorua's offensive this
spring advanced the Iielian li'-.o to approximately this course:
From the Isonzo east of Plnva t Ku!. Vodic. Monte Santo, Gra
zigna. Tivoli, Saber (cast of Gorlzia I to Vertojha, San Grade, Vol
kovnjak. Faiti llrib. Vrrslc east cf .Jamino, Selo, close to Her
macla. and down past Trimavn to the gulf. The line-! are within
twelve miles of Trieste.
HI SSI AN FRONTS.
No change has occurred for a yi-ar on the Rlgn-Mitau front,
the lines ef battle in Rumania and the wooded Carpathians have
also not been moved by eithe'' side.
On July 1. Riun'a :l::rted a great offensive which gained
twelve or Of teen miles advance toward Lemherg, but this was all
swept back by July 2:!. On this date tho line ran approximately
from east of Vila, around Llda and Novogrudok to Stolovltshi,
Ganzevitchi. Plunkino. to Pinsk, then along the Rivers Prlpet and
Strumen to south of the River Styr to Dulmo and Brady. In Gall
cla, they ran from Brody through Praezany and Tarnopol. thence
down into the Carpathians and Rumania.
SOUTHERN FRONTS
In Palestine British troops hold a line from Gaza nearly to
the Dead Sea, approximately 40 miles from Jaffa and Jerusalem,
with only one gap around Beersheba.
in Mesopotamia, British troops have peuetrated sixty miles
beyond Bagdad nearly to Samarra and Khanikin. Further to the
east Is the Russian army, which hat been quiescent elnce reported
la the region of Kermanshah and Hamadan. Ono other Russian
army, which has not reported in months, was established near
F7nm arid Erzlnjan, Caucasia" :
Foodstuffs In
Danger from Hca!
Department Of Agriculture Urgeo
All Patriotic Housewives To Buy
And Can Frnits And Vegetables
Now.
WILL SEE THAT
BOYS GET PAPERS
(By United Press)
Washington, July 30. Secretary
of Commerce Redfleld will see that
the Sammies' newspapers and maga
zines get across tht ocean past the
I' -boats all right. He said so today.
He was immensely pleased with the
Idea and heartily approved of Persh
ing's appeal through the press for
newspapers and stories for the boys
at the front.
(By Gnltea PrM)
Washington. July 30. Th welter
ing heat reported from coast to coast
is endangering America's perishable
iooasiuirs.
The Department of Agriculture la
sues today through the press pf the
country the warning to housewives
to buy and can fruits and vegetables
quickly or vast quantities of edibles
will be beyond recall. ,'
CAMPAIGN IN 24 STATES
An intensive campaign for the can
ning, preserving and pickling of per
ishable foodstuffs has been started
In 24 states to prevent loss of .the
record-breaking surplus of America's
i war gardens. The campaign is sche
duled to last three weeks. '-
SPEtCH m
TISSUE OF LIES
THIS IS VERDICT OP RUSSIAN
EMBASSY ON WORDS OF GER
MAN CHANCELLOR MICHAELIS
UTTERED SATURDAY
(By United Press)
Washington, July 30. "A tissue
of lies," this was the answer of the
Russian Embassy to the German
Chancellor Mtchaells' "peace address'
Saturday.
At the samo time the State De
partment has let It be known that
the United States government views
the Chancellor's utterances with sus
picion and regards tins speech as the
"same old game," Germany talking
peace at her own price on the heele
of victory, this time of the Russian
drive.
"Michaelis aimed to holster up ths
German courage and create dissen
sion in Russia," said Embassy olll
clals, "but he will utterly fail."
DRIVE CHILDREN
WHISKEYGOVEfitfllll
IS NI III LEAD
WHILE TWO PROHiniTIftWltaT
j CANDIDATES DIVIDE THEIR
I VOTES DAVIS PILES UP WIX
I NINGS ON EVERY RAND , v ; r ;
. t Uy United Press)
I Richmond, July 30. Westmorland
Davis, the Louodon County anti-pro
hibitlonlst candidate, is believed here
to be gaining in his last hour sprint
tor the governorship. ' 1
With the Democratic primaries
Just a week and a day off, the men
who would keep Virginia dry seem
ho'pelessly divided between the two
prohibition candidates. ' ,
As yet neither Taylor Ellyson nor
John Garland Pollara have yielded
to the widespread demand that one
withdraw so that their voters
may unite in a solid prohibition vote
for the other. ',", j
Meantime Davis, apparently sedu
lously avoiding antagonisms to eith
er party, with the solid anti-dry vote
beneath his coattails is quietly wel
coming disgruntled deserters from
tho dry ranks. ,'
EST
GERMAN PRESSUR
E
SERVIAN LEGATION REPORTS
THIRTY THOUSAND OLD MEN
AND CHILDREN DRIVEN FROM
NISH DISTRICT BY BULGAR
IANS (By United Press!
Washington, July .It The Bulgar
ians are sending children and old
i men Into the deserts of Asia Minor
reports tho Servian Legation here.
! Thirty thousand wero driven out
1 from tho Nlsh district alone. Dr. Rl
bar. the Slavic member of Vienna
parliament Is said to have protested.
WAVE OF HEAT
I HITS CLEVELAND
is
ESSENED
( Ity United Press) . "
Petrograd, July 30. The Russians
and Rumanians have put such force ,
behind their offensive in the Putnk '
' sector that pressure from the German '
advance in the Tarnopol region has
I been noticeably lessened ,the troop '
retiring In good order across the
Gallclan border.
( Itv United Press)
Cleveland. Ohio, July :?0. Tho
te'.nperature hero today is 101.
AWARDED THE FORD
PUGH ATTACHES BUICK
C. R. Pugh, awarded second prize
in the Evening News Subscription
Contest, had the sheriff on hand when
the Contest closed Saturday after
noon with a warrant of attachment
for the Buick car, the first prize,
which was awarded to John Hough.
Mr. Pugh will test the legality of the
coriteston the ground that the news
paper failed to live up to its contract
JUNKERS IRE
i HuniMHii nnnu
(By United Press)
i iniir '!0 flprmnnv'a
junkers are working hard with the
Get man people to justify militarism.
The ef'orts o in liturism to delude
the people int.) the belief that Ger
many is beset by a rapacious foe who
started the war to dismember Ger
many is what London saw behind
the "peace interview" granted by
Chancellor Michaelis of Germany to
Korolgn Minister Czernin of Austria.
WEATHER "
Fair tonight, warmer west portion,
Tuesday fair, gentle to n"! '