VOL. 2
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNDAY EVENING AUGUST 15, 1517
no.:: 5
I MM ISSUES
H"" ocnnrin pan
CiuUIIU UIILL
'TAMES AJTD XTMBEKS OK TH06B
CITED TO APPEAR NEXT FOB
;v, EXAMINATION FOB ARMY BER-
v vicn
omTAW PAPER URGES
'RESTORATION TERRITORY
(By United Press) -'-Ammsterdam,
Aug. IS. Maxillian
Harden', suppressed "Zunkuft." re
appeared today advising th reetora
Uoa of Alsae-Lorraine to Franc and
of Italy If durable peace to be ee
cured, German dispatches atated.
3
I
Tbe following are the names of the
two hundred men called to appear be-
"tore the local exemption board for ex
' lamination.
These constitute Pasquotank's sec
; Hond levy to fill the required quota of
Sll men. They will be examined on
fonday. Tuesday and Wednesday of
ext week, the first sixty seven the
Xrs't day, and so on.
4J Matthew Cartwrlght.
M D Sample, R F D 6.
Isaac Perry, City.
MaUhew Parker.
Jaa Simons, City. k
Lonnie Cooper, City.
Trim Wilson, City.
J. T. Davis, City.
, 114
1175
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.-'. Jin
1IJ4
11 6
841
111
391
&4
1004
1205
1091
470
312
.1284
90
191
. 477
1187
.1179
763
130
168
i
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Y
622
5385
1257
1077
7S1
105 '
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-iv 250
Joe T Crane, City.
W C Bunch, City.
Henry Speliman, R F D 6.
Jos Singleton, City.
Wentworth Blount, City.
Eiekiel Brothers.
Willie Brewer, City.
E. O. Banks, R F D 2.
E. E. Hollowell, R F D 3.
Cbas. F. Raulfs, City
Ralps Pool, City
R L Commander, City.
T. E. Forehand, R F D 3.
C. B. Parker Weeksville.
J. S. Stafford, City.
Jno. M. Spruill, City.
Jno. Brown, City.
L. C. Davis, R F D 3.
C. W. Stafford, City.
Noah Burfoot, Jr., City.
270
Nat L. Brlnson, City.
Jno. R Outlaw, City.
Harry Van Simpson, R F D 2.
Isaac" it ePVrson, City.
Cbaa. Barolift, City.
Jesse J. Dance, Weeksville.
Mack Whedbee, R F D 1.
Da art Jones, City.
Johnnie F. Evans, City
Emmett Wynn, City.
280
Jas. Hicks, City.
E. J. Houst
Jos. F. Demp8ey, City.
W. B. Green, City.
Emanuel Davis, R F D 3.
Charlie James, R F D 2.
Grover Winslow, City.
John M. Sawyer. City.
Burrel Thompson, City.
John Lincoln, City.
290
Henry C. Lowry, Weeksville.
Ben H. Leigh, City.
Jas. E. Jenkins, City.
Dempsey Twine, Chapanoke.
Albert Charles, Chapanoke.
Bennet Archlbold, City.
John M. Johnson, City.
Paul C. Meads, Weeksville.
Cecil A. Copeland, City.
Harry L. Carver, R F D 4.
300
David Brite, R F D 4.
Fred Sawyer, RFD3.
John A Sawyer, City.
George Quldley, City.
Jus Dallamy. City.
Frank Kramer, City.
Samuel Lewis. R F D 2
Willi-. V. Simpson. R 1 Wk.
Sin -1 1 M ( in l,ci i . -i: v
.1. AY in. Utile, K V I) 2,
T14
81
1024
1291
171
1841
1043
71
1166
1393
S56
78
12S0
608
1391
1272
877
435
681
713
935
1121
1160
450
1390
113
725
1004
156
1034
808
780
1183
267
567
1218
421
940
1232
1254
169
426
391
89
1804
1107
1270
862
257
1109
155
284
133
807
867
Zad Curies, City.
David Warren. City.
John Cnavls, City.
Bennle Jackson, City.
Tboa. T. Reed, R F D 3.
Erneajt Speliman, City.
We D. Glover, City.
John B: lierkbam, City.
J. Ambrose Ward, City.
Sherman Gatllng, City.
Herbert Evans, R F D 4.
Claud. D. Harris, R FD 6.
Henry C. Lamb, City."
Jaa. T. Prltcnett, R F D 3.
Cleveland R. Cherry.
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T. M. G A. WELL 8PONSOB RECEP
TION TO PASQUOTANK'S FIRST
QUOTA IN THE NEW NATIONAL
ARMY f
340
350
A special committee of the T. M. C.
A. mapped out and decided upon the
Initial plans today tor a Farewell Re
ception to be gten to the men of Pas
quotank county who are called to the
colors, -on the evening of August 31.
The details of the program will
be worked out and completed within
the next tew days when It will be giv
en to the press. A number of address
es by citlsena and an elaborate musi
cal treat will be provided. The pttr-
A FRE2 COUNTRY
Burnett O'Brien, City.
Galther Toxey, R F D 2.
Marlon Perry. Weeksville.
Lucian Morrisette, City.
Joseph M. Barnes, City.
Elbert White, R F D 2.
Andrew Pallln, City.
Lyman Armstrong, City.
Wm. Bowe, Weeksville.
Wm. Henry White, City
pose of this Reception will be to give
the men who are to represent this dls-, trr." The
trict In The Great War a proper a8d'wnat freedom la nor what It cost the'
(By Jo. 8. Vowiee)
"I thoutir,tnttwa-e,ee eqpfr
try," exclaimed on who to Inimical j
to the Draft Law,. "The Law tt,n
constitutional,'? cries another who,
never read a volume on the elemen
tary principles of law nor a paragraph
on the Interpretation of laws while
great minds like those of John Mar
shall. Roger, B. Tanney, Salmon P.
Chase and our. present Chief Justice
White spent days and weeks In" the
study of a clause of the constitution
that was In question.
No country is or can be tree In
which every cltisen does not yield up
to a government some of his national
rights for the good of the whole. When
every person retains all of his natural
rights gives up nothing. anarchyno
Mnnnmt-i rein.' and no man's
Ufa, liberty or property are sate.
"1 thought this waa a free eoun-.
speaker never tbougbt.
Eoo
All ies Strongly Oppose Favorable
View4 Of Pope's -Peatie PropbeaL)
and hope that Russia And Amer
ica Will Remain Unmoved. " i f -
fathers to gain it. Everything or vaiue
cost something It wai the courage and
valor ot our fathers that made us
free. They did not hesitate to meet
their foemen breast to breast. Our,
Military Campa ot this country. The ancestors struggled In old Bngiana a
General Secretary will give each sol-1 thousand years for the principle of
fitting send off by the citiaens of
large, and the T. M. C. A. a chance to
Introduce the men to the work that
the Association Is doing for the men
at the battle front and in the various
ma me
AFTER GEO
STORMED POSITIONS DOMINAT
ING LENS AND DRIVE BACK
GERMANS WITH THEIR FURI
OUS ONSLAUGHT TAKING MANY
PRISONERS
Sterling Fauth', City,
Joho B. Jenkins, Jr., City.
Frank Albert Reed, City.
F. P. Hamell, City.
Martin Belamf, City.
S. L. Cohoon, City.
Herbert Morris, City.
J. A. Jackson, City.
E. 8. Bell, City.
Geo. T. Williams, R FD 6
370
E. C. Western, City.
Ernest Phillips, Weeksville.
Walter Godfrey, R F D 1.
Jim Johnson, City.
J. H. Hooker. City.
W. D. Harttn, City.
Frank Etheridge, Weeksville.
Johnnie Skinner, Weeksville. .
Jaa Bpence. R F D 5.
Pet tUscoe, City.
dier an introduction card to the Sec
retary of the Association In the camp
to which he is going. The general pub-
360 lie, ladles and gentlemen, will be cor
dially Invited to be present. The la
dles Auxiliary will serve light refresh
ments and a specially appointed re-
l ceptlon committee will be on hand to
render its valuable service toward
making the evening a signal success.
liberty we enjoy. When despotism
prevailed In every country on the
continent, they were broadening the
nf nhrtv The origin of
: London, Ang..il. The wye of th
Allies are turned to Russia and Am so
lcanot to Rom. v ; u
Tlia nHnMnal nnln nf IntaMat la
the discussion ot the Pope's peae pro
poaals Is the effect they will hav OA
Russia, .,
Next come the speculation of the
possible affect on American Catho
lies. .-N
That the proposals cannot and wUl
not be accepted by England Jranc,or
Italy Is, taken as a foregone conclu
slon. ' "VJ
BELIETE WILSON WILL REFU83
Washington, Anr. 15. The Allied
opinion, the United States Govern
wlnir strongly ; to
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i3y United Press;'
(Br United Press)
With British Armies, Aug. 19
Positions oyer a thousand. m,nt deluded
I..., I. lout in the mists of verrl fmnt t ha Ac-nt nf W PC pro-
the past. The baron, of: England fore- Jy a were Stoned and Cap- Kom '
iJffit , l Canadians Who Cable. 'reaching her. early todAf
v r.rJthe rreat charter of are now making a new assault 'or the State Department lndleatsd
Anale-SaxonrlghU. These our fatiers' on the German defenses Of -irons opposition on the part of Enf.
brought to these shores togetner wun urnm,,,
the Writ ot Habeas Corpus and the . m famMg
Common Jl4j;taw of City'iS nOW nothing more than Germany is willing to make repare-
' American sUte These were the death trap for Germans if tion. restoration and guarantees. '
largTly the Constitution of England, they Continue to hold it. Their 1 , Th f Z"?"
largely nori III A- j. 1 stands with the Allies in the deter
when the o J toSS' Pf1? cost them. dearly,- mlMtl0B mt wta thelr obJc,
sought to tax the Colonies n import" m hoQ
the Colonist, felt that 1 With The British Armies Afield. tppeai ha; m.de no change in ths
sway -- - Anf. io.-ine uanauians nave atorm- ww tBto country. This Is th
taxing them without th consenvo poB,tlo domlnatlnf tnB ta t ,BiMIIie.m-nt fPom the Stat
lanr, France and Italy to a favorable
view of the new peace step and belief
Th great war must go on ttntll
Washington. Aug. 15, -T. th. Colonies r- -!5"Ly
PP Wt"!.ceded troithM?tbrn DpMtment;today.
380
Wm. Parker, City.
C. D. Goodrich, City.
W. P. Temple. R F D 2.
C.,W. Pags, City.
Oscar Johnson, City.
Rolk O. Skan, City.
Tom Louders, City.
W. C. Overman, City.
Scott V. Parker, City.
S. D. Morgan, R F D 2.
390
Wm. Louis, R F D 2.
G. C. Lasslter, City. ,
A. S. C. Perkins, City.
Howard Harris, City.
Richard Thompson, City.
Hezeklah Pool, City.
Frank Jones, City.
J. P. Carter, City.
Mullins Stalllngs, R F D 6.
M F. Sanders, Weeksville.
400
W. E. Aydlett, R F D 4.
E. L. Suttorl, City.
Raleigh Morrlsette, City.
MfiHarry Spdpewick, City.
843 Jas. E. Lumsden, R F D 1 .
('has. P. White, rity.
K M. Moore, City
Dortson White, City.
Willie Nurses. City.
Alex H. Wilson, City.
930
185
1398
265
285
1313
1119
1051
560
303
563
'211
1163
1050
1376
1379
1008
229
Frtce-FirJDaniUW ... - - i.u..r.w wrthet arrt Pt2JV'mL himi fv urn
VtVZL" went forth to MttsfU . tag rT0 by csnadlan onslght ahd
ernmentpoTolot the 191V crop. tfduou wfcr Th majority of th wer, ta BeUnbor.
- n1?t r e wnnpathWed with
field ot WlUtams College. Chairman; them the gfeat ,Ute.men 9n m hn ukm tt th tttnt ot M,
Charles J. Barrett of Union City. Ga.. t . A. rh.th.m. rox and Burke, de-
ami i " v -
FRENCH ADVANCE IN BELGIUM
President of Farmers Union; Wm. N.
Doak of Roanoke, Va., vice president
of the Brotherhood ot Railway Fire
men.
747 Felix R. Elliott, City.
965 Miles Russell, Jr., R F D 5.
1269 Thomas Perry, City.
440
1258 John E. Hughes, City.
929 Edward Johnson, R F D 1.
Tbe following are those who made
no claim tor exemption and who,
therefore, will be part of Pasquo
tank's first quota of 121 men for the
new national army:
310
1 :
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.lo-lina A n'lii-,.. ( it
1. I' M"t:i: . K !" 1 T..
TM' ' 1 M 1 (. il
' Inii 'i. l.iMir . i( I" i I J.
I a!-!! W. I ' ' -. ' 't v
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;al ( tviTtcn. i .
I " i 1 1 1 I I. ('(! rell.
320
HiUuv ( Hilwiif I t. It V l.
i Hich Mlxon, City.
KM.fip Pawyer. II F D 3. I
' r. . i i-.,-..nrT Unltnn . f'ltv t
- Willie H Jones, R F D 4.
., ) Walter Johnson, City,
K ' N U Sitnion. City.
- 7ir. "'in V Barcllft, City
''' ' ... . , . k i i. . n v n i
"63 Sain McDonald, R F D 4.
330
249 Martin L. Scott, City.
set 1. Bruce Jones, R F D 4.
601 P. A. Prltchett, R F D I.
' HI . Trannle Crank, City. '
,871 C. H, WUson. RFD !,
4 1 0
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1 1 M
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r s
Abram Shanno
Cclnu Martin. C;tv.
Ktltene P'lMin. City
410
Weeksville.
I'.ill H k Ivcy
- vi'rt Falls
V.'iillai'f Hi!
Wm. !!" 'in
. City.
Cltv
;'-ell. H
1,1 Will'
V D
1095
458
837
678
548
784
616
154
1014
1292
9S3
s ; s
:i3 2
1S2
I H.iO
!l S 2
: i i s
Henry Clay Newbold.
C. A. Pritchard, Jr.
Jerry Wilson.
Douglas M. Eaton.
'Freddie Brite.
John Harvey,
v Hay ward Brite. j
Lev. Eugene Newbold.
J. H. Bishop.
"William H. Ward.
V. C. Harris.
Lemuel Arthur Jennings.
I). M. Sawyer.
Krnest Gillaru.
Irving Moore
.las Klliot Jones.
H K F'oilics.
Kdil'i Aiu. 1 1 -..in.
W. A Morris.
ii. V. Wirslow
W::l'.-r I! liiii-!.
I. l; s Kf at 01, .
i ; -a I i: .1 .
fended them. The King was not able
to raise an army of twenty-nve wou
sand Englishmen to make war on
them and was compelled to hire Hes
sians. There were always mercena
ries In Germany. r. Lincoln had
three quarters ot a million of Ger
mans bbrought over from the Vater
land tor the conquest of the 8outh.
"A great price paid I tor thla free
dom," cried the Roman Judge. "But I
was born, free," answered Paul. Free
dom has been bought always at a
great price, always at the cost of cour
age and valor. "Eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty.' was oft repeated
in the country "until the present gen
eration. The free so'on forget how
their freedom came and through lack
of vigilance lose It. Rome was free.
To be a Roman was "as great as to be
a King " Then no Roman was allow
ed to own more lane? wan ho could
cultivate with a spade. They ceased
t be vigilant., Greed and. cupidity
triumphed and the land was seized
hv a few larpe slave owners. The Gra
cchi's struggles for the people were in
vain The great mass of the people
were poor. Patriotism died. Roman
armies were filled with barbarians.
Ilomn was enslaved. The Roman ar
mles fell.
vr. siIUr "Flag of the free, heart's
I,,,,,., a. Ml liom.-." "LiiP'l ,,v" f"(
..,,,1 l,rmo nf the brave." Do w
'imeiwiinglei'slv or in a puirioti.
kil.'tiiliiu' :o b- Ih-ivm vJt-i
res- : ' """ '",:Ur.
floms, Ang. 15. Th Italian pub
li regards with disfavor the lnltlaUv
taken by the Pope in putting forth
peace proposals.
that the move is pro-Austrian is
Paris. Ausr. 15. The French ad
vanced last night conalderably West Bhrpl 8Xpre,,,ed bv 0Tra
of Dlxmude in Belgium.
SB
1ISSIDII
Oil THE IM
ment officials.
President Wilson haa not definitely
determined upon th full scop of his
reply. His decision awaits the' full
study of the Pope's formal note after
which the President will reply.
According to one high In hi conn-
' sels and who actively participate in
the formation of this country' poli
cies the President will refuse to ae-
I cept the proposal. Whether or not he
1 will make suggestions that may fur
(By United.Preas) i ther negotiations.he will decide after
Atlantic Port, Aug. 16. The Swiss awaUing an expression of world opin-
Mlsslon to the United States led by lon
Jean A. Sutzer, arrived today en route HTAlvn with the At.l.iRH
to Washington.
Nothing has occurred to change
There are fifteen in the party and America's war aims and these are sub
they plan to reach an understanding Btantlally those of France and Eng-
on the shipmnt of food to Switzerland iHm, wfl(1 offlpaiiv ai k ,
I State Department late today. This
statement is taken to Indicate that
the United States and the Allies will
stand firmly together rejecting the
der the export license act.
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FIVE GUESS
SHE PRISONERS
l I'.v i'nlM' l Press )
,'.'ishltit'toti, Aug. 15. Five Amer-
mi ii ii ; rs iusli'iid of four iind tbe
ipiam of the CastKipua wore taken
: -s w li ii Hie vihkcI was sunk
lm;it Hie Nnv y 1 )' iart im nl un
it 1 .!.
Pope's peace offer.
COTTON REPORT
(By united Press)
Washington,
snmed in J uly
against 4 89,r
Anr- 1 ,r. Cotton con
was ft 4 1.49; bales
S of July 11) If., the
Census Bureau announced today. The
consumption in the roiton growing
Mates was
1 :'.C. last .
1 (.'!!! I habs auainst 27f,
I'
; h
'A
i:.
lior,
228
136
872
430
328
896
1098
624
670
544
, l.ar.il' M i. ' :
Itaer. R I' I) 1.
Crrtiory. City.
Giirdelbl Williams, Citv.
John T. I.elgh, City.
Tnos. 8. Owens, City
Kverett V. Prltchett, RFD2
Thos. R. Hollowell, Wksvllle.
Mordecal Keaton, Wksvllle.
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el l.i;it
ill I II
ai'ist
W i" e
Mr.
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4 70.752
1 O.2A0
430
Edwin F. Aydlett. Jr., City
Jos. H. Winslow, R F D 1.
W. T. Wllloughby. City.
Raleigh Williams, R F D 4.
Walter Carver, R F D 4.
Wai. C. EUherldge.il F D 4.
lOtl Gordon Jeffries. City. .
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VV lit
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a'li 1 '"Hi ! 1 1 ; 1 1 1 1 1 1 ;" .
I,. artwricbt
3 :".(' William II. i aitwiinht.
fit; 4 Wellington Ward.
34f Fred P. Markham, Jr.
1103 Joseph Slaughter Wbltehurst.
Bl George Lisy Pritchard.
1160 Henry O Roughton.
866 Jesse Pritchard Mercer.
1002 William Baker.
1101 Andrew Stanley Tope.
1010 Clifton Glbhs.
392 Hughte Johnson.
939 George Lee Dance.
til Joshua Whedbee.
I32t Otto Bairco. .
V (Continued on Back Page) ,
mad" i,, 1,
Had th
ennie it'll
'!) it tree. j
f, It tl :' tho--e v. !m s'.oinld
lliepi 'V'OllId I"" fill Selfish
anil rowardlv lo defend 'heir eoiritrv
whr'i war should be made mi it fhev
would have regretted that they bad
made the country free Had we base
ly submitted to multiplied insults
and injuries from the Germans and
waited until America was invaded by
them the most cruel and barbarous
naMon that ever started forth for the
conquest of the world, our freedom
would ware been lost. We have-never
engaged in a war that was so neces
sary and unavoidable as the present
war.
To maintain oar liberty and inde
pendence it was necessary to enact
f'U' r-vistr,' armies. Those wlr
: .1 th" 'aw arc traitois. pivin ; aid
ii eeniliirt to the enemy. Ilerll:
i . s m't r their disloyalty fur they
I (''treed us with beitii; mere
lie crabbers without courage and
POTATO CROP
IN WESTERN N. C.
I l.v
I leuderson.
Vtilti ii 1'rcsn)
Auk. l Ti The Hender-
In many yoars. They are selling at
$1 a bushel. Other truck crops are
abundant.
patrlut.'-.m. Our touutry Ik f ull of Ger- son County potato crop In the largest
man snips, spending and wtlting what
(hoy can fl dishearten tbe people
and to arouse sentiment against the
government. What was said hy Tom
Paine In tbe Revelation may be re
peated now "These are times that try
men's souls."
Tbe Summer Soldier and tbe Sun
shine Patriot will' at this crisis shirk
the service of their country but the
man who does his duty will deserve
the everlasting thanks of mankind.
NAME CAMP IN
HONOR OF CHIEF
Washington, Aug. IB. The amp
of the Rainbow Division at Mlneaola,
Long Island, has named tbe camp, Al
bert L. Mills, in honor of the late
chief of th militia division. .