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Published in Elizabeth
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Vol. 2
ELIZABETH CITY,- NORTH CAROLINA! TUESDAY EVENING AUGUST 21. 1917
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NO 211
Will Point Way
i o Democracy
Discussion Of Peace Proposals With
Cabinet Postponed But Public In
terest Still Centers In Wilson's
Constructive Reply.
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THEIffllli
nVID PICTURE DRAWN BT COB-
i
RESPONDENT OF CAMP LIFBl
OP SAMMIES SOON TO ENTER
ACTUAL " BATTLE ON THE
FRONT
(By CARL D. GROAT)
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, August 21. President Wilson has post
poned the discussion with his' cabinet of the Pope's peace plan Ud
in-order to irive his undivided attention to war work. the cxar bad been discharged
The whole anestion now i what he wiD include in the tne w 01 n
xttistructive reply which he will send. He must accept those !L-..rLZ
. , M f i. I r
provisions oi tne rope b proposals caning lor oisarmameni aua declared:
.y bH' ration of future international differences. He can t accept Tm not seeking exemption from
! k ' fl "totua nnA antA" nmviiftii rMfl.TA Vi rfpr.1n.rw1 himself I anything. I want to light In the
Hi M.nnnt ftJlmlt. Vila wiM m military mu.ic ruiuinu.i
lions wnen oraers came not 10
any man liable to be drafted."
When the exemption hunters dis
cussed matters In the corridor out
side, l sounded like an echo from the
tower of Babel
EXEMPTION CLAIMS
AT THE MELTING POT
New Torn, Aug. 11. New Torkl
famous melting-pot of oe nation to
on exhibition today i neaaquanert
of the district exemption board, pre
sided 0Tr by former Justice. Hughes
where mea oC nearly every race un
der the ann come to. appeal tbeli
claims for immunity rrom army ser
rice.
Youths from Russia, Colombia.
Sweden, Guatemala, Italy and num
erous other lands filed past the clerks I (By HUGH BAILEE)
In an unending stream, some hopeless I (United Press guff Correspondent)
ly bewildered, some everted by law-1 An Atlantic Port, Aug. 11. Amer
yen, pressing their dims vociferous- Ilea's war tone begins at a spiked lronl
ly. J picket fench .skirting a water-front
Many spoke English with difflcul-Irtreet In this hustling seaport town.
ty. Nearly all had their first natural!-1 On one side of that fence morle
tatlon papers, however. Pleas for I shows with gaudy porters, peaceful
exemption covered an astonishing (groceries, motherly housewives doing I
range. Ithclr marketing, women in bright,
I am a subject Of the Csaf of Rus-J summery clothes, wheeling baby car-1
sis," one. man confidently declaim-mages. '"
He mnearad sUarered to learn I
Ana on me oiner siae vast fields
I of parked artillery caissons, grimly
Greatest
Battle,:
. .
Allies ar6 Demonstrating their S- t
premacy Oyer, a Front of FouiV,
Hundred arid Thirty five Miles W
PllYSlCill TEST
Following are the names of those
I shrouded cannon, their snonts point-1 who passed the physical examination
against these in Russia's message.
lingness to sit about the pece table with the German people rep
resented by the pawn of Hohenzollen. He must demand guar
antees that will not be regarded as a "scrap of paper," and
these he believes impossible save from a democracy.
He will point the way to peace for the German people
hut will make it clear that it cannot come through the offices of
ihe Kaiser's iron autocracy.
The first reply to the Pope seems to be a general Allied
offensive of tremendously increasing violence along all fronts
except Russia.
That peace is not very far ahead is the conviction here.
The pope has laid the ground work for peace negotiations. Pres
ident Wilson will give the momentum to the building. Another
year will see the end of the struggle, experts here believe.
SUPERINTENDENTS
OEirXIEETrNG
Ing skywnrd, ambulances, military
rotors, swarming men In khaki, a
fray atmosphere of war. This was
the picture unfolded coda on a trip
to the unnamed port.
ppntr'.er march up and down out
side the picket fence. One half the
street belongs to the town, the other
half to Uncle Sam and those who try
to crosB the forbidden walk on Uncle
Sam's side And cola steel threatening
10 SE
AH TO PIPE
(By United Press)
Rome, Aug. 21. England, the first
belligerent power to answer the
Pope's peace suggestions, presented
a formal note to the Vatican through
the British minister Desalls today.de
clarlng that the Holy Father's plan
- would be examined "in a benevolent '
.and serious spirit."
Cardinal (aspari. papal secretary
state, exrf eased gratification at
ithlt. response.
TIRE ALARM DOES
NOT MEAN A FROLIC
Firo Chief Flora has his troubles,
in npite of hi stroriK physique and
abounding K"d humor. For instance,
the fire alarm is turned in. The fire
company alertly answers the cajl. All
is in readiness. Every man is at his
post. But the way is blocked by au-
mobiles filled with citizens of Kliz
.neth City who would "blame it on"
the fire company if they failed to
reach the fire in time to save lives
and property where such were en
dangered. They are there just be
cause they are there Not to help, but
to get in the way As excited over
mmI.ik a lire us though they were
small boys, they forget how much
.loin tliey take up and how serious
;. situation the fire alarm sometimes
tilings to hand
The lire alarm isnf an Invitation
to a. dance," says Chief Flora "Iff
serious business with us. Moreover.
vu are really officers of the law and
If necessary, we can and will arrest
those blocking the way, no matter
who they are We will do our duty,
' weather or no "
TIIK F1KHT NATIONAL HANK
PIHTKIIUTINO A VAIA AIH.F.
II M) IUKK I'OK FARM Kits.
,. Fir-i National Bank Is giving
nwav a hook of valuable Information
that auy farmer will profit by read
ing as it contains orer 100 practical
. suggestions that will v both TIME
and MONET, TV next time you are
In town go by and get ens tbey
urn Frwi for the a in. - ' M
Manteo, Aug. 18. The Northeast
ern District Association of County
Superintendents of Schools will hold
their annual meeting at Manteo com
mencing August 22 and continuing to
the 23d. It is expected that State Sup
erintendent J. Y. Joyner and others
from the State Department of Educa
ition will be in attendance. An at
tractive program has been arranged
by County Superintendent J. E. Hol
mes. The exercises wilf open the night
of the 2 2d with prayer by Rev. J. C.
Humble, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal churches on Roanoke Isl
and, which will be followed by an ad
dress of welcome by B. G. Crisp,
mayor of Manteo. The program indi
cates something useful during the en
tire time the association will bo In
session, and opportunity will be pro
vided during intervals for all who at
tend to experience the delights in fish
ing and boating In Manteo bay, with
probably a trip to Nag's Head and a
plunge In the surf.
BELVIDERE BRIEFS
Belvidere. Aug. 1C. Miss Lula
Ballanee of Elizabeth City is visiting
Miss Myrtle Lamb.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Tarker of Ellz
abeth City, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Mel
ton Boyce of Suffolk, Va, Miss Ruth
Hurdle of Winfall. N. C, and Mr.
Roger Hayman of Elizabeth City
spent Sunday at Mr. Q. R. Hurdles."
Mr. Ambrose Ward of Elizabeth
Cltyy. N. ('.. is vlsitmg tiIs uncle Mr
T. K. Ward
Mr. Jones Perry of Hertford visit
ed friends here Sunday.
" "inmimni or liatesviiie
N. C. is vlsltlUfc at the home of Mr
W. V Hudgins.
Misses Kllla Rountree and Sibyl
Rush-M of Hobbsvllle. spent a few
days last week as the
Eunice Whitehead.
Revival services at Whitevllj.
Grove Baptist Church closed last Sun
day evening. Rev. G. A. Cowln of
Apex, N. ('.. assisted the regular pas
tor, A. A. ntitler.
Miss Wllletta Cofield of Kdenton,
N. ('., Is spending sometime with
friends here.
Miss Mary 8mlth Is visiting friends
at Manteo.
I.V.f- ..J . - ! -
An organ grinder advanced therUB'r V,,B1D-
claim that military music emmahet
ing from his street organ strengthen
ed the patriotic spirit in his neighbor
hood. This Dlea never reached the
clerk, however. The musician took
several bystanders Into his confidence
and was advised not to approach th
harrassed clerk.
"Well tell me what to say," the
organist remarked plaintively.
A young Colombian, faultlessly
groomed, described himself as stu
dent of politics. Another man bqr
uliilfnr fills a sshnnl nf iir'"M""'
and wanted to stay home an
to be a farmer.
Frequently the line of men bh
white and tan some collarless, soma
sporting ear-rings, some in overalTs,
some wearing diamonds, stood aside
while a worried looking woman plead
ed for some relative.
A little Hebrew, a sick baby In his
arms, hunted tne Doara s neaaquan-ers.
"My wife dead," he explainer!.
"Who takes this feller if I go?"
The claims and uupporting affida
vits are passed along to justice
Hughes and his associates and eX-
Once beyond the guarded gates the
civilian who is permitted to pass, if
armed with the necessary magic pap
ers, finds himself in the midst of mili
tarism. A silent Sammy, with a big
automatic hanging at his hip, is al
ways just two paces behind him.
He sees a row of huge warehouses,
piled to the lofty roofs with moun
tains of boxes labelled "hard
bread," "beans," 'soap,' Those boxes
will be opened in France. He sees
a.' great court-yard, crammed lull of
In perfect order, each piles number
ed, he beholds thousands upon thou
sands of tent-poles, tent-stakes, tent
floorings and canvasses.
There are ranks of army wagons
with khaki tops like those of old prei-
rle schooners, ranks of ambulances
with stretchers swung from their
roofs, battalions of motor trucks, sup
plies of every conceivable kind.
In a small open space, one com
pany had hung its wash khaki
shirts flapped In the breeae, At an
other place, a long r:;e of men, armed
with tin dates and cups, marched
eruptions granted average about onepagt the c()ok Orca8lonaliy a whietle
in every fifty.
I shrilled orders.
j Transports lay at their piers ready
to carryy their staggering congiomo
j ration of men and materials across
j the sea, where the hooded guns can
'flame into life against the enemy and
where the men will await their turns
, to go over the top.
On one transport the sailors had
'rigged a swing and were taking turns
(XM)liKK WKATHKR BKMKVKI) TO ln lt like schoolboys. An officer walk-
EPIMIC ENDS
i VERY ABRUPTLY
HAVE STOPPED RAVAGES
INFANTILK PARALYSS
NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA
OK
IN
(Bv United Press)
Richmond, Aug. 21. Halting as
inexplicably as it broke out. the in
fantile paralysis epidemic of north
western Virginia today has apparent
ly come to an abrupt halt.
Nearly one hundred victims have
been seized by this plague during its
swift course. The cool weather1 is be
lieved by health authorities responsi
ble for the end of the plague.
HIGS SELLING
I
EA
ed down a narrow lnne between walls
of boxes, a gray-haired woman on one
arm, a girl, perhapft trie girl on the
other. Their faces were serious.
Another officer Btood at a window
and looked out over the scene at
long lines of men trundling crates
marked with the spread-eagle, at In
terminable mountain ranges of mun
itions, steady processes of heavily
loaded motor-trucks, at the peaked
roofs of this wonder city, at throngs
fo lighting men.
"And this," he said, "is only the
beginning."
Monday and who will be posted for
service unless exempted:
814 M D Sample, R F D 6.
1175 Isaac Perry, City.
738 Jas Simons, City..
109T Trim Wilson City.
1234 Jos T Crane, City.
I860 W C Bunch, City.
1118 Jos Singleton, City.
121 Wentworth Blount, City.
221 Ezeklel Brothers.
822 E. G. Banks, R F D 2.
504 E. E. Hollowell, R F D 3.
1004 Chas. F. Raulfs, City
1205 Ralps Pool, City
470 T. E. Forehand, R F D 3.
312 C. B. Parker Weeksville.
1284 J. S. Stafford, City.
90 Jno. M. Sprulll, City.
763 Nat L. Brlnson, City.
858 Harry Van Simpson, R F D 2
168 Isaac McPhefson, City.
1023 Chas. Barclift, City.
424 Jesse J. Dance, Weeksville.
840 Mack Whedbee, R F D 1.
1847 Dan'l Jones, City.
278' Jos. F. Dempsey, City.
THrnWitfMMiill i k nil I uid
lit a VIIUTOI- TVJBWWWWHmv,.,-!
632 John M. Sawyer. City.
1214 John Lincoln, City.
8'6 Henry C. Lowry, Weeksville.
212 Ben H. Leigh, City.
49 Dempsey Twine, Chapanoke.
1160 Bennet Archlbold, City.
305 Paul C. Meads, Weeksville.
1257 John A Sawyer, City.
1077 George Quidley, City.
958 Samuel Lewis, R F D 2.
438 Thog. Doyle, Weeksville.
878 Charlie Long, R F D 2.
441 Joseph Pendleton, Wl-ville
The following failed to pass the
By HESRY WOOD) it ,
(United Press 'staff ComtpondeaL) -
With tbvrrench Araiet - Afltld,
Aug. SI. The greatest battle "of h
world Is being fought todayyJ ' f Y 'S
From th sea coast ,to th fwW - -
frontier ow i four .hundred ' tuft 'Vv
thirty fire miles the Allies are flgfcU Y '
log in a practically continuous offsn-
sire. Fance's great assault at Verdun.' 1
still driving on, has completed thw '
chain welded of war into one glgan.' '
tic action unprecedented in : extent ;.
and power. ,. ' :i 1 .
sThe great battle started with thi'"'"".
Anglo-French offensive In Flandin,'
extended to the British offensive at
Lens, thence to French attack!
around St. Quenti.n then to the :.
French offensives of Chemin. del :
Dames, Moronvllle and Verdun, and ' - rf ''
concluded with heavy artillerr lights
ing from Lorraine, Alsace, down it.
Switxerland.
The western front has navnr in :v!
such extensive battle. Nor has the -'-?
Allies supremacy everywhere been so ' 'V,
demonstrated. . - "V
With three months fighting weath- , ? .
er more this year, Germany's hold on ' f
the wostern front may yet become pre Y
carious before winter.
7-
POWERFUL COUNTERS THRO WIT
BAOtt.
London, Aug. 21. The third and.
most powerful of all German coun
ters to regain ground captured by the).
British southeast of Epeby ' wae -
ttrVsm-bweh-fcy- British Ire todajLl
ports Haig.
FRENCH ARE HOLDING GROUND
physcal examination:
1070
1167
1191
292
477
1187
1179
130
1188
911
524
657
175
1139
8
1192
1143
622
323
1343
857
1059
357
1043
1034
N. P. Parker.
Lonnie Cooper, City.
J. T. Davis, City.
Willie Brewer, City.
L. C. Davis, R F D 3.
C. W. Stafford, City.
Noah Burfoot, Jr., City.
Jno. R. Outlaw, City.
Johnnie F. Evans. City
Charlie James, R F I) 2.
Kmanuol Davis. K F I) 3.
Kmmett Wynn, City.
Jas. Hicks, City.
Burrel Thompson, City.
Albert Charles, Chapanoke.
John M. Johnson, City.
Cecil A. Copeland, City.
David Brite, R F D 4.
Willis W. Slmnson. R 1
Shelton Corbett, City.
J. Wm. Dale, R F D 2.
Caleb W. Ives, City."
C. R. Cartwright, R 1 Wksvl.
Wm. D. Glover, City.
Morton Bellamy.
Wk.
Paris, Aug. 21. German picked
toops were flung violently but raln
ly against four points on the French
fighting line last night, according to
announcements from the war office
today.
At three place about Chemin dee
Dames special "Stosstruppen" bat
tled desperately to loose the French
grip. '
Around Verdun General Petain'i
fighters repulsed assaults of the most
violent nature.
All French ground Is being held.
STRIKE I'll
BE
'rii
Hill
UXt'LK SAM WILL RECOGNIZE
( LAI.MS TH-T INCREASED COSJP
OK LIVING WARRANTS
CREASED WAGES
IN
TO UNVEIL MONUMENT
(By United Press)
Washington, Aug. 21. The nation
wide, strike In steel and ship yards
working on government contracts will
be prevented by wage increases pa la
by the government.
In his first clash with organized
labor In war work Uncle Sam will
recognlzo the claim that the Increased
cost of living warants a higher w.r.
WEATHER
Fair tonight sud Wednesday, pre
ceded by showers tonight in north
east portion; fresh to strong
(By UnltPd Tress)
Chicago, Aug 21. Hogs Bold for
$20 a hundred pounds here today,
which Is fifty cents higher than yes
terday. Pigs sold for seventy five
cents hjgher, $18.60.
CLOSE VOTE FOR
PEACE CONFERENCE
(Hr United Prwm
London, Aug. 21. By a rote of
1,134,000 to. 1,231.000 Labor party
south- members today doclded to participate
In V- f-vVholm rcace Conference,
DARE COUNTY MEN
SEEK WORK ELSEWHERE
Manteo, Aug 18. Pare being a
county In which the population is ex
clusively engaded In commercial fish
ing or In the government service, and
li c fad that the llslung seasons have
been a total failure from a commer
cial standpoint for the past three
years, lias caused practically all the
voutiK men ' seek employment In
he work with whlrn they are most
familiar, and this has caused a very
large per cent of them to enlist In
tlm navy or seek employment in navy
yards or elsewhere where they can
-btaln employment with which they
ire familiar. As most of those en
'Istlng in the navy enlisted at Nor
folk, this county Is iiot given credit
jfor their so doing, but the credit Is
j Siren at tne piace or cniistroent.
be left to
a committee of three appointed by
i lesioent iiHon. Samuel
and the Shipping Board.
Chapanoke, Aug. 20. As it was bo 8raie
rainy at tne time last appointed fori yxf. (in(ll (,,,.H)on , t0
the unveiling of the late John L. Lud
ford monument by the W. O. W. camp
at Okisko, N. C, the date has been
set for the First Sunday in September
at three o'clock. The Albemarle W. O.
W. Camp at Hertford. N. C will no
the unveiling. Sov. 8. O. Briant will
bo the speaker for the occasion, the
general public is invited, and espec
ially the near by camps.
Oomperi
TO ANNOUNCE DECISION .
ALSACE LORRAINE
IN POLICE COURT
In Police Court, Tuesday morning,
Bush Leigh, Enoch Williams, William
i'..wi . ,,i T'mti Glover, all colored.
"were fined 16.66 each for shooting
Jesse Robinson, colorod, was fined
$9.?1 for creating a public nuisance.
Ilaleigh Blount, a colored: boy, was
charged with assault fend ordered 'to
report to Judge Sawyer's 'office on
Saturday morning. - - , - ,
l By 1'nlled Press) ".
Zurich, Aug 21 Gorman Chan-'
el lor Mlchaells will announce Ger- '
ninny's decision to grant the autou- ',
omy of Alsace-Lorraine at this after- "
noon's session of the main Reichstag .'.
committee, according to a special ' .
ngency dispatch received here.
' '
TO E. tTV HY CAXOK v ,
"' , " '
E. F. Rogers and P.S.Nichols, both"
of Portsmouth, were In the city tov
daq. They made the rip from Ports
mouth by canoe, ramping at South
Mills enroute.