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r, 17. A RF.TH CITY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING AUGUST 9, 1917
N0.1S)
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(HOCK FUlffll
uody OF WIDELY KNOWN AND
Tvn BAPTIST PREACH
EB LAID TO BEST IN FAMILY
. jjfff AT HERTFORD CEMETERY
Tie funeral of Ret. Nicholas P.
cmnn waa held at Moyock Baptist
a..k was naatnr. on
Thursday morning at halt past nine
o'clock.
The serTice was conducted by Rev.
- Calvin. 8. Blackwell of Norfolk, as
listed by Rev. Ambrose Burfoot of
Tentress and Rev. J. K. Henderson
- sot Belcross.
. The church was filled with sorrow
ing friends and members of the var
" lous churches which Mr. Stallings
served who had gathered to pay their
V last tribute to his memory.
I r As the plain black casket w
j frought into the church by promin-
C Masons of the Moyock Lodge of
, hlch Mr. Stallings was . member.
I the choir sang
With Me." after which Rev. Ambrose
Soot, long-time friend of and co-
; .Worker' with Mr, Stalling olfcrrf
: nraS.Then Miss nose
Sh City sang "No Burdens
'Vq"i!Le your grief." said Dr.
' Blacke n, "inthe loss of your pastor
ho has been my personal friend for
twer.ty-flve years. 181 -5
Nick Stallings ft Wan
- before he made him a peacher. He
was upright and downright. He had
religion without cant ana
-with his direct sincerity were those
. qualities of gentleness and manliness
that makes a gentleman. I have talk-
d with sportsmen who followed h,m
with gun across the field and who
were with him foi ays and nights
tar from the restraints of home
and convention and not one of them
'; but was impressed and bore witness
to his virile personality and clean-
, -mindedness.
"Nick Stallings naa u"
-ties of a soldier. Heas evevr a flght
ViCr, and an uncompromising fighter
Against unrighteousness.
' " "At the same time he had the shep
herd heart towards the members of
his flock. I have often see that keen
gray eye that flashed unerringly
along the cold steel of his gun dimed
. ' with tears as he told how some one
of these his little ones had been led
astray."
At the conclusion of Dr. Black
! well's tribute prayer was offered by
t v wonrterson. Then to the
.trains of "Nearer My God to Thee
from the organ.the body was borne to
' .v. Mnrfnik Southern passenger sta-
- tion and from there It was taken to
Ht-1 where Interment was made
: 1 .. . . . ..... u,.fnrri feme
CHILDREN HEARD
BY LARGE CROWD
The children of the I. O, O. F. Or
phanage who gave the operette 'Prin
cess Chrysanthemums." at the Al
krama Theatre Wednesday night,
were heard by a large crowd and an
appreciative one.
These children always make their
appear to Elizabeth City people but
no program which they have given
here .so pleased their audience. Both
old and young were enthusiastic in
their praise of the performance and
charmed with the little folks in the
play. ' ' '
QUICK
UK
T
MADE BY ALLIES
GERMANS GETTING MORE AND
MORE NERVOU8 AS DAYS PAS8
iUMiTixo RESUMPTION OF
FLANDERS OFFENSIVE
SRIOIBS 5111(5-
BILL WILL PASS
WAR TAX MEASURE COMES VP
FOR DEBATE TOMORROW. THE
TRADERS HOPE a TO HURRY
MATTERS UP AND ADJOURN
SEPTEMBER 15th.
(By United Press
Washington. Aug. 9. Both houses
nf Ronsress rested today preparatory
to swinging in Friday on the lnal lap
nf the war session.
that they may ad-
iniirn Sentember 16th at the latest
J - -
ti.. RantA tomorrow begins tne
consideration of the $2,006,970,000
tax bill.
Senator Simmons, chairman of the
Finance Committee, believes It will
pass without much change. There is a
eneral agreement to curtail debate.
Majority, leader Martin' said today
that night sessions .might help expe
dite the work -of the revenue bill.
TO ATTEND LECTTJRE3
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.
Dr. J. W. Sell left today for New
York and Syracuse, N. T., where he
will visit some of "the large optical
houses now making lenses for the
government. V
Before returning Dr. Selig will at-
tend a series of lectures on the eye
given, at the Summer School of Col
umbia University.?
!. SMOOTHS
(By United Press)
London, Aug. 9. Extensive move
ments behind the German lines re
ported by aerial observers are believ
ed to indicate growing nervousness on
the part of the enemy as the days pass
without a general resumption of the
Flanders offensive.
Quick thrusts are being made by
the British and French along the,
entire front. Z. :-
The latest war office advices say
that the Slavs are fighting with the J
greatest bravery along the Galician
front. Kerensky having irapresed up
on the Russian people the necessity
for a stern, distatorial administra
tion in his new proclamation, Is or
ganizing the new government.
NEW GAINS BY FRENCH
New gains by the French north
west of Blxshoote on the Belgian
front are reported by the war office.
CANADIANS RAID ENEMY LINES'
Paris. Aug. 9, The Canadians
raided the enemy lines northwest of
Lens during last night, inching for
ward a little nearer in tightening
their grasp on the coal city.
The British let loose gas waves
against the Germans along the sand
dunes of the Belgium coast.
Artillery duels and air fighting 8fre
everywhere, so that with the starry
night followed by a sunshiny day wai
fare along the entire front was given
new vim. Activity n the air and among
the big guns is especially marked
KAISER CALLS VERY
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
THIS IS BRITISH
WIT AND HUMOR
(By Uiyted Press)
London, July 24 (By Mail) The
Pall Mall Gazette Is responsible for
this: - .as. a - .i
"Flvine low over the German"
lines, a British aviator was soon In
the midst of a whining swarm of
German bullets. The Germans fn the
trenches were firing straight up
hoping to wing the flyer or pierce his
gasoline tank.
The aviator a cool youngster
looked down, Baw a bullet slowly as
cend the last few feet of its maxi
mum height. It stopped dead still for
the smallest fraction of a second. The
aviator reached Quickly grabbed the
bullet and put it in his pocket.
Yivcs ftlio Tor!;ol
Staid Work Again
f -.
General Cirowder Suggests Ways ,
And Means To Let The Brave
Married men Join the Fighting
Ranks
To-nigKt At
New Theatre
&
'..wii Pisani Stallings was born
V l.. w..Vi Carolina, in
In Wake uouiu.y, n -
December 1st, 1866Thero he grew
mnhood and when he answered
the call to the ministry was manager
. . i..,.n frr nne ol me
Of a Dig piaiun""" -
rnnntv's wealthiest landowners, and
known throughout the county as a
young man of tireless energy and effi
cient industry.
H was ordained In 1 884, aftei
vnars at. Wake Forest College.
;and came to eastern North Carolina
row vpnrs later, wliere he had serv
' d fields in Camden, Pasquotank, Cur
,H,.rk Tvrrell. Beaufort and Wayne
CountieB. Hardly a preacher of this
maoHnn was more widely known. tev
eraj years ago he made his home at
Moyock and from there has always
hri rharee of a number of churches
At the time of his death he was still
.r nf nhehobath. Shady Grove
puniv. v
-j unniii phnrchen. all in Currl
turn . v .
tuck County.
In 1886 Mr. Stallings married Mis
Kate Pool of Wake county and five
, ..i,n,iron survive this union. These
ro Clvde Stallings of Henderson
Kxum Stallings of Wilmington, who
K nist entered the army; Joun stai-
.i. f Hamnton: Mrs. W. J. BrookK
V r '
and Mies Kate Stallings
he marr ed Miss Nina Rid
iii.it i,t Gates county, who with one
waiter, a boy of six, surviveo
BUM, ' -
Mm There are two brothers: George
Qfiiinirs of Durham and Charle?
Stallings of Clayton; and one sister
m s V. Scott of Durham.
ur aullings has not been In good
health for a number of pears. Three
years aso. whilo conducting a meev
in at Olivet church in this county,
Rev. i. R.. ttenaerson wnu
( U v United Pressi
Amsterdam, Aug. 9. One of the
most important conferences in many
months has been called by the Kaiser
at grand headquarters.
Chancellor Michaelis has left Ber
Un for headquarters in response to ft
summon from the Kaiser. Military
governmental, and diplomatic lead
ers will participate in the conference
Those attending will furnish one of
the most imposing arrays of German
leaders since t"he war begin, includ
ing the Kaiser, Crown Prince, Hin-
denliurg, Ludendorf, Michaelis'; Dr.
Kuhlmann.the new foreign secretary
Vice Chancellor Helferich, and Dr.
nVn Ktnm. nermanent secretary of
the foreign office.
(By Thetrss Agent)
'The Rack," a 6 part story of a
jealous home, with a trio of stars in
the feature, Alice Brady, June Ether
idge and Doris Kenyon, and Milton
Sills.
All who see this World Film will
be assured of a real treat in filmdom.
And then Chapter 7 of that surprise
serial, 'The Voice on the Wire," en
titled "The Marked Room."
A big 7 reel show for the small
nricA of 5 and 10 cents, and a cooi
comfortable seat where you may en
joy good projection.
Tomorrow brings Ella Hall, that
dainty little star, back in one of the
Bluebird Plays, 'A Jewel in Pawn.
and Lonesome Luke in a one reel
comedy, 'Luke's Trolley Troubles."
TWELVE OUT QT
FOURTEEN PERISHED
Hv United Prps.i
Kingston, Aug. 9. Twelve out of
14 aboard the schooner George -A.
Marsh perished when the vessel was
destroyed in a 35 mile gale on Lake
Ontaria Tuesday, it was learned today.
SCRAPPIEST RACE FOR , GOVER
NORSHIP IN HISTORY OP OLD
DOMINION LEAVES DAVIS WITH
9,000 MAJORITY
(By United Press)
Richmond. Aug. 9. Virginia Is to
day smoothing her ruffled feathers af
ter one of the scrappiest fights for
the governorship that the Old Dom
Inion has ever known.
After holding out In the dying
hope that returns from the outlying
districts would swing the tide, ILeut,
Governor J. Taylor Ellyson late last
night conceded the Democratic nomi
nation to Westmoreland Davis .
Complete returnd giv Davis a
plurality of more than 9,000. Davis'
surprising strength in the cities was
l.. cotviA 4npnnsAnnprttla1 EllV-
L'USCl u y DUIUO ,11. "
son maorities in the. southern and
southwestern rural districts. ""'
Indications are that the total tote
of 90,000 will be spilt as follows:
Davis, 84,000; Ellyson, 25,000; John
Garland Pollard, 21,000.
Majorities have increased for Har
ris Hart, superintendent of public in-
atruction; B. C. James, ecretary i-
Common wealth; and John B. Saund
ers, attorney general.
The last hour emphasis by Davis
that the prohibition issue was not in
volved In the fight and that he pro
nosed vigorously to uphold the exist
ing dry statutes, strengthening them
if necessary with reasonable legisla
tion, Is believed. here, to have offset
largely the alleged questionable ef
forts of Dr. James Cannon of the antl
saloon league, to discredit Davis as
the "wet" candidate.
Prohibition it is now pointed out,
could not have played a great part
in the vote as large numbers of dry
voters swung to Davis. This much is
evident in view of his large plurality.
FRENCH
guns
v 'By OnltedPrfSJ)
Washington, Aug. 9. Wives who
worked la offices and factories be
fore their marriages should seek em'
ployment again thereby, releasing
their husbands tor the army. ,.
This is the official suggestion from
the Provost Marshall General's office,
supplementing , Gen- ral Crowder'a
ruling that when a wife was assured
of "reasonably adequate support' the
husband shouldn't be exempted.
Officials, however, refuse to define
"reasonably adequate support," say
In tr that It varlaa with nnnHltlnna anil
(By J. VV. PEGLER) .u u A. v
(United Prees Staff Correspondent) ,ndlvldttal caBe. on thetr merit..
American Field Headquarters n 1 0eneral Crowder's ruling opens the
France, Aug. 9.-American j wy for te appei that relaUyes wp,
are going to be shelled. , , h th huBband 0.n M
Evcnr-h and not Germans, cnnii'. . .... , '
' ' " " tr wai"
SHELL SiMIES
AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN TRAIN
ING HAVING ALL THE VARIE
TIES OP EXPERIENCE EXPECT
ED ON THE FRONT
will hurl projectiles upon the soldiers
of the sea. Dug-outs are being con-,
structed today in which the marines!
... 1 T. 1. TT" V. o I
will Ms eBCOUHOU. I iijii J'
lory on an adjacent ridge will open
lire. It will merely be a "practice bom
bardment," and part of the prelimi
nary training.
After the marines and Sammies
have been shelled, they will be gased.
The American gas expert has arrived
here to superintend the "gassing" of
the Sammies. After donning gas
maskss. the Americans will enter
BICKFTTPREDICTS
THE El !1
(By United Press) i
Hendersonville, Aug. 9. Address
ing 1,000 people at the Confederate
maskss, me Americans win cmci -
. . ... , Reunion today Governor Blckett pro
chambers, charged with gas, and re-
. . ia ki .n dieted the end of the war In the fall
main there for a considerable time so
REPORTS OF BARBARISM
ARE NOW CONFIRMED
JOINT LIFE INSURANCE
(By United Hi ess'
Washington, Aug. 9. Official con
firmation of the barbarism of the U
boat commander was received here
by the State Department today In the
report or. tne suikiub m mo ui ..,..
steamer, Belgian Prince.
NOTICE TO THE PATRONS
OF
TjnpwnT.TC Si CAROLINA
TELEPHONE&TELEGRAPH
COMPANY.
EPWORTII METHODIST CHURCH
The Pastor, Rev. C. B. Culbreth,
will preach at Epworth Methodist
Church next Sunday afternoon at 4
c'clock. The Sunday School will meet
at 3:00 o'clock. The pastor will be
clad to see all the members present
as there is a matter to attend to that
w'll be of interest to all the members
of the church and the. community.
The pubblic generally is cordially
invited to attend both the Sunday
School and the church services.
llnss ot
V
was assisting him: "I do not expect
to llvefor more than three more
years." For the last twelve months
he had not been strong enough to
keep up with the active work of his
ministry and had been obliged to se
cure sunnlles td fill his appointments
Among those, attending the funeral
from a distance were A. P. Rountree
of Gates County and Herbert Peele
of Elizabethh hClty. Quite a large
number went from Moyock to Ilert
ford to be present at the Interment
ment. .
One of the logical developments of
life insurance is the popularity oi
insurance on two lives.
This form of insurance appeals to
the common sense of partners in
business and to husband and wife.
In case of insurance on two lives
the policy is payable to the survivor
in case of the death death of either
of the Insured, unless otherwise stat
ed in the application.
These policies are written by the
Pan-American Life Insurance Co., on
the whole life, and twenty payment
and twenty year endowment plan.
The benefits and prlviliges are fur
nished for lowest cost consistent with
safetv.
All the figures are guaranteed. A
rtnan cut nollcy which any Intelligent
man can read and thoroughly under
hand.
the Pan-American Issues all forms
of un to date policies at low. non-par
ticipating rates. This well known in
surance Company with assets of over
$5,600,000 and business in force oi
over 142.000,000, is represented by
Wood t Cartwrlght, No. 18 Hlnton
This is to notify the patrons of the
above named Company that under the
existine laws we are compelled to
have the various reports which we
have to make to the Federal Govern
ment and to the State in on time or
we will be penalized ior falling to
comply with the law.
We therefore request you to have
vour rent in the Company's office, 509
East Fearing street.not later than the
10th of each month. Upon your
vaii.itrf. to comnly WE WILL BE
rrniPRMiED TO DISCONTINUE
-m KKnnrK FROM THAT
! r v a -
DATE.
r-.vine to conditions brought about
by the present war we are unable at
anv nrlce to purchase more insiru-
montn ft. Tlri If we should be compouea
n take nut vour 'phone we will De
nnahi to reinstate you until condi
tions chang. Therefore, take notlcs
and irnvern vourself accordingly
All telephone rents are im ana
PAYABLE on the FIRST DAT OF
uini xinMTtT in advance at the
rjii. ....... - - -
nnmnanr'l office.
Norfolk & Carolina Telephone & Tele
graph Co.,
C. W. GRICE,
General Manager.
as to become accustomed to the gas
that the Germans will let loose upon
them later.
Among blue-helmeted marines,
standing shoulder-deep in a trench,
atop a sun-scorched hill, an American
general personally tested rifle gren
ades today. He fired twice. The first
grenade could be seen to soar 150
feet in the air. Every one ducked be
low the parapet and waited but there
was no explosion.
"A dud," said the general.
A marine fired another. It could be
traced by a trail of blue smoke. Then
its terrific detonation crashed ovet
the country-side.
From a distance of 100 yards I
watched marines tossing grenades In
their practice work. Beyond a near-by
mill came a constant, sullen rumble
like artillery-fire, another battalion
was practicing grenade work there
an officer said. Grenade and barrage
fire fragments sang through the all,
falling harmlessly on a gorgeous hill
top carpet of blue-bells, scarlet pop
pies, daisies and thistles.
On another section of the field in
fantrymen, stripped to the waist in
the blazing sun, were playing leap
frog. Suddenly all fell flat on their
faces, motionless. A droning sound
had warned of the approach of aero
planes. They proved to be a friendly
sky-patrol, however, and the play of
the Sammies was resumed.
Lunching and talking with the
Sammies, it was quickly .earned that
thev are starving for tobam. Some
of the boyB are frequently paying a
dollar for a single cigan'.'O and a
dollar a bag for tobacco for the
"makln's."
Of 1918.
He told the sons of the veteran!
that they must measure up to their
father's achievements.
An enthusiastic reception was ten
dered the governor. He will spend
several days here.
EXPECTED HI
SERVICE III WAR
Following is the list of those ex
empted by physical disqualification In
the examinations here up to Wed
nesday night:
tion These were:
IN POLICE COURT
and
fot
W. A. Jones was fined 10
costs in police court Thursday
forcible trespass. ,
Isaiah Wheaton, John Everette,
and Wm. Franklin, all colored, wre
fined $5 and costs for forcible tres
pass.
CHANGES IN SCHEDULE
Attention Is called to a number of
changes In the Norfolk Southern
schedule. The corrected schedule ap
pears In tni. newspaper today.
WEATHER
Fair tonight preceeded by showera
Ion the coast; Friday partly cloudy,
I light northwest wlndr; :
sr. 8
275
U85
!M5
;:&
.'-G
600
810
309
140
18
652
966
43
420
1066
1178
1331
194
1031
721
927
1267
117
757
542
343
75
972
746
280
104T.
1322
1354
905
1288
355
809
650
81
1211
525
66
1276
360
440
1064
Zenas D?nce.
Wm Hosgard
Cecil Thos White.
Mills Willie.
Daniel Rh'de?.
Leslie II Kip'jr.
F. B. Wluieiuirst.
Clarence Griffin.
John Scarboro
B F Sanders.
R D Owens
Harvey Summers.
W K Stalling.
L B Prltchard.
W H Perry.
Jos B Brothers.
J Lev McCabe.
Paul Sawyer.
Henry Pendleton.
G W Dunstan.
W C Bateman.
W J Grant.
I) W Wilson.
Thos R Etherldge.
George Watson, Jr.
J E Elliott.
G R Sharber.
Frank N Penn.
Bascom Sawyer.
Oscar Prltchard.
Ernest George.
C. S. Small.
S G Etherldge.
Earmlon Cherry.
Robert Miller.
John David Bavin.
W. A. White.
Lloyd I. Berry.
E. T. White.
John A. Spence.
John 'Clayton Davis.
Leroy Dixon.
Axum Brothers.
Jesse Edward Wood.
George Ellis Harris.
Joseph C. Markham.
John Morris. , .
Ira Holland Rice,
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