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-. vr v . EWBEraGITY, NORTH CAROLIN FRIDAY EVENING: AUGUST 191711 210 i
NO' 214
Pope Benedictln Special )inmuni
cation Giyen United Press Die-
clares That Democracy Cannot be
...
Imposed By Arms.
resuue Rem
: III OFFE
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be-
(By United Press)
Paris, Aug, 24. The French
vanced more than m::e today
tween Avocourt wood and Deadmans
Hill in the resumed fighting of the
great Verdun oxenslre.
The French now occupy all of Hill
304.
RUSSIA WILL
IT COLLAPSE
X
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(JOHN H. HEARLEY) i
ti ; YHftrivHorht 1917 Tlnitfiit Press
2 ,1 I wvrJow
tc fiTTi o unoniRi. iiH uiiiLcu xicaa 111U UECU auiuui'
MHIjliWV X ,
, ized by the Papal Secretary of State to make the following
statement:
: 4 ' The first two points of the Pontifical appeal for peace
treating respectively of disarmament and freedom of 1,he seas,
j rA Vtt T5ric-i A ont XXfilonn 'o well Irnnum mf99n.OA t.n
he Senate.' '
"Consequently, we are inclined to believe that they
Will now find on the part of the American people the same re
ception they enjoyed when President Wilson proclaimed them
at the Capital.
"The third and fourth points, wherein the mutual con
donation of war expenses and damages as well as the mutual
restitution of occupied territories were formulated, were taken
from public speeches recently delivered and statements of dif
ferent belligerent nations or resolutions passed by their parlia
ments. Therefore, these same statements cannot be refuted by
them now without contradiction of themselves.
"Moreover, it is necessary to remark as to the condo
nation of damages caused by war that' there is an exception,
applying particularly to Belgium.
"The fifth and sixth points concern special territorial
unco anvtViino- Hpfinito nnrl ar.rnrriinfrlv rnnfines himsflf. ex-
""w , 7i i j ihave been thrown into tne nussian
pressing the wish that said .questions shall be examined in a situation by tin united -rates to tide
conciliatorv spirit, taking: into consideration as far as possible over another crisis in that country.
any just aspirations of the people.
"The Holy See wishes to emohasize the fact that the
appeal was not suggested by any belligerent powers and was
not inspired by the particular advantage of any warring nation.
"Finally, the message said nothing about Democracy
cr the democratization of any existing government because his
tory teaches that when a form of government is imoosed by
arms it does not and cannot live, and also out of resoect to a
free will people who, having the right of universal suffrage.may
choose whatever form of government they please. For the rest,
democracy will receive such impetus from this war that wisdom
ist prevent its deterioration into any excessive form, such as
jarchism. ' '
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
EXTENDS MORAL AND MATER
IAL All) TO TIDE OVER PEND
ING CRISIS
(By United Prss)
Washington, Aug. 24. The Unit
ed States government today extended
flirt her credit of $100,000,000 to
Russia.
Russia will fight on and not col
lapse, that is tho general official
view here.
Secretary Lansing authorized the
statement:
"Don't think that tiirre Is any feel
ing here that Russia is on the verge
of collapse. She is stronger today than
j a month ago, both from a government
and military standpoint.
Both TttoTaT-and TOStenat ro? eee
oMnev, ships, and supplies have been
available and a upw nolo expressing
confidence in the Russian people will
go forward from the Stale Depart,
mcnt.
To night At
The Alkrama
. ' AT .CTrriKOAD,',) IjU'
The Pastorf ;Rev.M C. B. pulbreth
has returned from conducting a meet
ing near Windsor and will 6ccupy the
pulpit of , the City Road , Memodlst
Church at both the momaig ana the
evening services Sunday. 7 l H
The Sunday School will meet at
9:30 with C. R. Pugh as Superinten
dent. The public lb cordially invited
to attend all tbese senrices.
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AT CHRIST CHURCH
Owing to the absence of the Rec
tor, Rer. H. S. Osburn, there will be
no services at Christ church until
Sunday September 8th, except the
Sunday School which will be held on
each Sunday at 8:45 a. m.
The congregation o mis .cnurch
will worship at the Union ' Services
which will be held at The First Bap
tist Church, Sunday evening, August
25th. ,
AT UIRST BAPTIST
At the First Baptist Church, Sun
day August 26th, at 11 a. m. me pas
tor Dr. B. C. Hehning will preach
using as his subject 'A Strange "Trou
ble."
The Union Services will be held
at this church at 8 P. M. at which
Rev. J. L. Cunnlngglm will preach.
Diplomats Say That Pope's Views '
On Democracy Tally With Thoc a
Of Lord . Balfour, Of England; y .
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(By United Press
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AT BLACKWELL MEMORIAL
Rev. O. P. Campbell win preacn at
both the morning and the evening
services at Blackwell ftiemorial
'hurch, Sunday August 2Gin. The
Sunday School will meet at the usual
hour. .The public is cordially invited
to attend all these services.
HE Y. W. C. A.
IN WAR WORK
i iiv t:-
'ress Agent)
TO BEAT U-BOATE
(By United Press)
Washington, Aug. 2. rrearty two
billion dollars for 1,272 ships, ag
gregating 7,968,000 tons, is the Uni
ted StPtes Shipping Board's program
to beat the submarines, it was offi
cially announced today.
CREW OF DEVONIAN
REPORTED SAVED
(By United Press)
Washington, Aug. 24. The crew
of the torpedoed Leyland liner, De
vonian, Including 65 Americans, was
saved, according to messages received
by the State Department.
GERMANS DESTROY
BRITISH TANKS
SPECIAL MEETING
FOR SOLDIER BOYS
The B. Y. P. U. of Blackwell Me
morial church will grve a special pa
triotic program at Sunday evening's
meeting, In honor of the boys who
have gone and those who will go out
from Its membership as" soldiers.
Among these are Earl Chesson, Henry
Newbold and Joseph Peele, all very
active in B. Y. P. IT. work since its
organization here. The meeting will
be held at seven o'clock.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
DISTRIBUTING A VALUABLE
HAND BOOK FOR FARMERS.
The First National Bank Is giving
away a book of valuablo Information
that any farmer will profit by read
ing as it contains over 100 practical
suggestions that will save both TIMK
and MONEY. The next time you are
in town go by and get one as they
are Free for the asking. adv
Aug 21-6t.
I
(Br United PreBS)
Berlin, Aug. 24. Twenty-one Brl
' tisli tanks were destroyed by the
Germans when the Britls'a vainly
sought to advance soutn of Ypres
Wednesday.
TO LAUNCH COMPROMISE
OF WAR TAX BILL
1 1
(By United Press)
, Washington, Aug. 24. With the
Wealth conscription, torces threaten
ing a long drawn battle, efforts today
'CLEAN SWEEP" LASTS
THROUGH SATURDAY
O. F. Gilbert, proprietor of Mil
ch ell's Department Store, is Just
back from a few days fishing at Ore
gon Inlet, and announces that the big
Clean Sweep Sale bt Mitchell's Is go
ing on with. Vim and will last until
the close of .business Saturday night.
.Customers are coming and" going
all day every day and bargains are
being offered that Continue to startle
Friday, tho Bargain Hay in motion
pictures is here, and the ALKRAMA
HAS A FINE LINK OF BARGAINS.
WILLIAM DESMOND will be the
star on the screen tonight in "THb
LAST OF THK INGRAMA." A Thos
H. Ince Production, and that Is say
ing enough. Anyhow the story deals
with a man who besmirched his fam
ily escutcheon, but who is rehabilitat
ed by his inherent sense of fealty to
women. Those are some big words,
but is a big story, and one that will
please.
Now MOLLY KING, the mysterious
beauty, so elusive that she Is hard to
get to Elizabeth City on time, has ar
rived, she spent the night In the ex.
press office, and is now resting at the
Alkrama. "The Double Cross," will
prove a veritible whirlwind of sur
prises tonight.
"DONE IN OILS," Is tne title of a
Bllck Triangle comedy, requestloned
Into tonights FILM FROLIC. Come
along and Bee what is done m oils.
Now that you have read the above
outline of the7 big eight reel, real
show, let us have a word aDOut to
morrow. Saturday always looked for
ward to by both young and old as the
crowning glory of a week of wonder
ful plctuies whl not disappoint the
most exacting. Mr. Kramer has se
cured "Till! STARLET LETTER, "as
the headline utiraction. The picture
is a screen version of tne immortal
classic of the same name by Nathan
iel Hawthorne, and should ue seen
by all even if you are not strong on
literature William Fox Produced the
picture, and you know ne is a man
who can make a picture more won
derful than any author ever dreamed
of writing.
Just a minute, if you are not a
child, please relate the following: to
one: Musty Suffer wilt ne the bene
diction to the program tomorrow, as
there .are only a few more Mosties In
the mustlorlum, you will please dl
V-t f-"i to f -" rf t'"
(nv United Press i
New York, Aug. 24. "Safeguard
the girls" is the burden of scores of
letters pouring Into the national head
tjuarters- ft the M0. vtemen'a
Ihristiau Association at New York
City.
The National Board nf the Y. W.
C. A. is confronted with an Immense
responsibility, fur helping safeguard
moral condition:! in the neighborhood
of training camps and lor providing
for the welfare of, women in special
industries created by tlio unuusua!
cunditions of war.
A still further n "ponsihillty has
been brought, to Ihelii byy rablo from
European countries asking for train
ed American women to help !n the
const rii( t programs for new life
among women in Russia, France anil
England.
Through tb" National Board the
Y. W. ('. A. has assembled on its War
Work Council a number of women
known from ocean to ocean for their
public spirited Interest on all that
affects a community.
Requests have come from a large
number of tlip centers near which
troops aro being quartered for ex
perienced workers and secretaries to
work with local Y. W. C. A.'s In or.
ganlzlng the young women and girls
of the various communities with a
view to counteracting the very natur
al attraction which the uniform has
for younf girls.
Admiration for uniforms Is based
on a deeper admiration for the man
liness and courage of those who are
to go over to the frojit. The lure of
the khaki mar The made a summons
to dignity in the girl and manliness
In the soldier.
At various training and concentra
tion camps trained secretaries of the
Y. W. C. A. are on the spot gathering
up all the resources of the community
which can be made to serve the Inter
ests of the young women and girls.
There will be a number of canton
ments in centers where no large city
exists. To these the Y. W. C. A. is giv
ing special Utentlon.
Hostess houses, where women rela
tives and friends of tre soldiers may
have a romelike place to meet their
soldier0friends, are being built.
Washington, August JlThe expiation "of .-Pcpi
Benedict's peace offer issued by the Vatican through the United
Press immediately revived peace discussion here . -T , . ; , ,
The Holy See's remark that Belgium must be excert
ed from his original advocacy jf mutual condonation of &m
ages caused by, war aroused new sympathy for his appeal : .
In diplomatic circles the Vatican's conimeht on world
democracy aroused much speculation. Some regarded It as dis
tinctly a message to abandon the intention to fijrht'until tha
abdication of the Kaiser is forced! It squares,' however, with '
recent comment by Lord Balfour of England who "said that the
democratization of Germany must coide from within. ,k;q. '
The Pope's warning against democracy's, impetus
reaching the stage of anarchism is believed to be particularly,
for the benefit of Russia. VM-J
Copies of the new Vatican note were sent both to Pres-'
ident Wilson and the Secretary of State by the United Press
and were read in the cabinet meeting this afternoon.
Number Killed
....... ,r
Was Fifteen
Total Of Casualties" IKTexasTlibt
Increases From Dozen To Fifteen;
Negro Troops To :Be Removed
At Once.
Houston, August 24. Fifteen are known to have been
killed in the race riot last night when members of the 24th U.'
S. Infantry ran amuck at Camp Logan and on the streets of the
city. 1 "KSJTlrfSfCiJl
The 24th is made up of negro soldiers and these were .
stationed at Houston as guards during the construction of the
camp where Illinois soldiers will train. The outbreak originated
in a row between two negro soldiers and the police. The police
arrested them for disturbing the peace and sent them to the .
police station. Shortly afterwards th rioting was begun by the
negroes.
Regular army soldiers are on the way to Houston from t
Galveston to assist civilians and National Guardsmen in pre
venting a renewal of the rioting.
ASK FOR WITHDRAWAL
PUSH
TOUDLEIIS
: . (Br United Frrei)
London, Aug:. H. Tne Canadians
f
Austin, Texas, August 24. A resolution was intro- .
duced in the Texas legislature today by Senator Claude Huds
peth urging the Texas Congressional members to confer with
Secretary Baker and demand the immediate withdrawal of all '
negro soldiers from the State. The resolution went over, until
tomorrow, . ttffi ISIHa -
WILL BE MOVED AT ONCE
Washington, August 24. The negro regulars who en
gaged In last night's riot at Houston will be moved at once from
that city, Secretary Baker announced today. . - 'j
After visiting Secretary Baker, Senator Sheppard of .
Texas said that he would recconiinend to the War Department .
that no more negrotroops-fee sent iirto-theState..
LEAVE FOR NORTIIERX
MARKETS
.
Mrs. G. B. D. Pritchard and Jllss
Kate Sanders left today for northern
markets to buy goods ror rritchard
Millinery Company, fl'hey. were -ac
companied by Mr. Pritchard and Miss
Clara Pritchard.
At NAGS HEAUr v
ftftv fend, Mra. O A-TwlUr sn
little son, and Mrs. Pas Twlddjr are
f rr J ,t" err"
i t'-1? r "
T.'E. L. CLASS TO
GIVE LAWN PART"?,
The T. E. L. Class of the First Bap
tist Church will give a lawn party on
Riverside Drive tonight at eight
I o'clock.
. The patronage of the public la com
dlally solicited.
- Homemade cake and ice cream wtU
be served at popular pricea. .'
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