VOL. Tolmiiio Now - ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING AUGUST 39 1917 NO 233 ALLEGED SPY lil go. jmsi Having Attained Dominance Of Bainsizza Plateau General Cad orna Begins Double Drive Against Austrian City, MAX DISMISSED FROM FEDERAL 8ERVICK AT CHARLESTON AXD 4 - (By United Press) ; ' London, August 30.- Italy's victorious offensive has reached Jts second and most important stage. " Hiving attained practically the dominance of the Bainsizza plateau, General Cadorna has begun hisvast flank ing movemenTnorthward toward Tolmino, the immediate ob jective of this drive. Dispatches from the front indicate that he is forging ahead and has arrived almost at the preliminary line of defense ,of this Austrian city. & At the same time another Italian army has reached out beyond Monte Cucco for a coincidental drive eastward on the same city. .. ' . u RUSSIA RESTORING DISCIPLINE ' " The Russian Provisional government has decided to parti&ily re-establish the death penalty in order to restore dis cipline in the army, according to a news dispatch Teceived here today from Moscow. BRITISH OPERATIONS HAMPERED Further British operations oa the West front ha.ve been hampered by the heavy rains and storms, reports Marshal Haig. ' . 'Heavy artillery fighting is in progress in the Nieuport sector of the Flanders line. OF GERMAN flKRTH AIL AT COLUMBIA KOW IX r. PEOPLE'S lil IN CONVENTION AT RALEIGH ADOPT RESOLUTIONS ENDORS ING WILSON'S POLICY AND CALLING ON BUSINESS INTER ESTS TO CO-OPERATE WITH FARMERS TO MAKE VICTORY CERTAIN (By United Press) Raleigh, Aug. 30. The North Car olina Farmers Convention today adop tod resolutions endors-iif? President Wilson's Policy in tho pronecution or the war and calling on business in. tcrests to co-operate in dimming the farmers adeqtiate cash roVrkets for all their crops. The resolutions also urged upon the farmers greatly in creased attention to the diversifica tion of crops throughout the state. The Convention wected F. P. La tham of Beaufort President and Dr, R Y Winters secretary. FUNERAL MISS HINTON Miss Mary F. Hinton died at the old Hinton home bunfay night at eight o'clock. She was entirely well seemingly and had started to bed when she was stricken with pafayais and never re gained consciousness. On account of her deafness, she had lived a very uiet life at her home seldom leaving there at all. he was an excellent Christian woman, doing many atjs of kindness to those she came in con tact with. Miss Hinton was sevTi-y one years of age, tho oldest of twelve children: and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis Hinton, Yoin of whom were well known in the town and community. She is survived by four brothers and one sister, Mr. C. L. Hin ton, Mr W E Hinton, Mr R V Hinton, Mr R L Hinton, and Mrs Ida Hinton Sawyer. The funeral was conducted Wed nesday by Rev. J L Cnnninggim pas tor of the First Methodist Church of this city. Camp Jackson, Ang. l. r. Wil liam Krager, Cerman.'was arrested here at noon today by Jas. L. Sims, of Orangeburg, United States Mar shal, and lodged In. the Richland county jail at Columbia, where be Is being held without bond, awaiting the president's orders. No specific charge has been lodged against Kruger, but he was arrested under the president's proclamation forblding an alien enemy working in s government plant. Kruger Is from Charleston. Fof quits a while. It Is said, he worked there within a half one or tne Char leston nary yard. Federal authorities of that city warned him that h would not be permitted to continue working in the nary yara and he left He was next discovered working at Camp Jackson. Kruger has constantly been under the survetlance of agents of the de partment of Justice, He lias been at Camp Jackson for several weeks, but has been carefully wntcnec. It was said this morning by F. H. Weston. United States district attor ney, for this district, that Kruger could only be released by the orders of President Wilson. The paragraph from the president's proclamation for bidding vn alien enemy working at or near a government plant, under which Kruger was arrested, follows 'An alien enemy shall not approach or be found with one-half mile of any Federal or State fori, camp, arienal, aircraft station, governruunt or tiaval vessel, navv yard, fac;ory, or work ghop for the manufacture of ' muni tions of war, or of any products for the use of the $rmy or navy," L 1 England Hails son Lead wn OFFICERS. ARRIVE. ,11 ATCAii s SO MR, JOHN U. ROBINSON F.1USIC TO BE GREAT FEATURE MR.' JOHN P. ROBINSON EXCEL LENT LEADER A-TI) 8PIJ3NDID SOLOIST, WILL ASSIST REV. BURKE CULPEPPER IN REVL VAL Although the big union revival which begins in ElNcrieth City on September fifth Is lcnown as the Burke Culpepper revival, It would be quite incomplete both In attracting the people and in effectiveness if Mr. Jrfhn r, Robinson who leads the big choir were left behind. Mr. Robinson Is an excellent solo ist as well as a splendid leader? it is said, and his music is always a great .r-jiMed tha world that' America Is unfettered by allfcricf PATRIOTIC WATERMELON LAFOLLETTE OBJECTS AND MAKES CHARGES u i (By Dnited Press) Washington, Aug. 30. House wives, don't fight shy or the water taelon with a blue tlN on its tail. That's the style. Offllally acopted and voucchwl for by the department of Red Agriculture. It also makes the watermelon the most patriotic fruit we grow center, white rind, blue tan. Painting the tails or watermelons with a paste made of bTuestone and starch prevents stem-ena rot, which has caused rast Iosss heretofore in shipments of melons. The blue tip on its tall doesn't hurt the fruit at all, J'st keeps It. Ton neodn't worry eltner ir some kurrled, careless grower lets the blue tip wander splotchlly up on the body of the melon. That doesn't hurt It either. WEATHER Probably showers this afternoon tonight Friday fair; ligh soa;lwet to west winds. . i ; . , , 25 per cent saving for you In our Sterling Card Ca. ir.c.1 -too. (By Tnlted Press) Washington, Aug. 80. Charging an attempt to gag the wealth con scription advocates, Senator LaFol- lette today prevented the unanimous agreement of the Senate to fix the date of vote for the War Revenue Bill. FIGHTII16 FOR am people BUT AGAINST AUTOCRACY SATS HKCRKTARY OF NAVY AT THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR PRO JF-CTILE PLANT THOSi; WHO W1IX TRAIN DRAFT Kf MKN 1KO.M THIH STATE At lti;l)V ON H.M GETTING' READY TO TAKE CHARGE Or FIRST CONTINGENT Camp Jackson, S. C, Vug. 30. More than 1,200 officers, consisting of men from North and South Carolina and Tennessee, principally thosevwho recently graduated In military at the training school at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, arrived in Columbia Monday night and reported at Camp Jackson this morning. , The new-made officers come to Camp Jackson with a determination to earn promotion aiwr it is certain that the sections of the country from which they come will have cause to be proud of them. Although the new arrivals are mostly Southerners the states of New York, Pennsylvania and other north ern states are represented. Lieuten ant Buxton White of Elizabeth City Is among the arrivals from North Carolina. Camp Jackson and the city of Columbia is now fast taking on a de cided military appearance. CKUens of the city are of th& opinion that It will tax Columbia to Its utmost to conveniently care tor the herds of men that are to come-here soon. (By ODlted Press) Charleston, W. Va.. Aug 30. "Peace talk will not stay America's hand. It's sword wil not be sheathed until the victory Is won and aggres sive autocracy Is removed Jrom the earth. "In this flgbt America Is fighting for tha German peopi themselves and the Navy will do U part" This Wos the meage of Pecretnryy Daniels at the ground leaking for the $tl.Cf3.fi9 r-r-rrr-t arrr BritisH Press Lauds AmericaTPre: ident In Highest 'Terms Aiter -Reading His Reply to JPo w .... ; (By United Press) i r :- v i )'-- v , London,' Anffust 30. The Britisn newsnaners gpirri. ed for adjecUves and snperlaUves with which to express their admiration for President Wllson'i reply Id the Popev ' Only 'a feeble note of difference with'tha Ptps doctrine was sounded in the Northcliffe papers. They ercci with every feature of the reply except the President's "acquit tal of the German people from any responsibility for the wnr Northcliffe editorials pointed out that this was "incompatitb'.' with the fact that the German people accepted the' war enthu siastically and have supported it through their representatives, Continually voting supplies, and exulting: in "their worst atro cities." . ' As a whole the British press reararded the "not" as ccm. pletely expressing the : sentiments of the fcntente and held tha opinion that it could riot Jiave been better written bv Eurorjen-T Allied statesmen themselves. ' England is again moved to admiration of America and President Wilson after reading the President's note; to Por 3 More than fine newspaper hailed the "American execu tive as the new leader of the Allied Cause. I-" , ; : "At the end of three years of unspeakable strain and anxiety," declared the Morning Po3t,,"iti$ of inestimable ser vice to find such feaderstiip as this--strohg, clearsighted, in flexibleinspiring new courage and faith, shaming the fainl heartei and silencing the perverse and disaffected, ' x . vuiujuwe poimea cui laat ine rresiaent naa rc tha world that-America ia unfft.fprprl W ftlH-d h the Allies to un: ' commercial reprisals against (Jermany after the war. "It is the answer of a practical atfltesTnen tn ihrt" - J, " w V jevw -J dreamings of the Vatican and maybe to other courts as well," the Times summarized. ':: R known Southern evangelist, assisted by Mr. John U. Robinson and his sin gers, will open the meeting here on September fifth in the big tent. A cordial Invitation to the public to at tend all services is extended to them. sum is son ASSOCIATE EDITOR AT WADESBORO The Associate Kditor sends The Advance the following- message on a postal rnrd today: "Got to Wadesboro.and to camp last night. Ijioculated for typhoid and small pox tniR morning. Tne company hore Is doing only four hours drill U a day so far aiu rrs some green compan. .No orders to move to Grc iiville yet." 7 ANNOUNCE SINKING'OF LAURA C. ANDERSON London, Aug. 30. The sinking of the American schooner .Laura C. An derson, by bombs yesterday was an nounced by the admiralty today. The crew landed at Portsmouth. The Laura C. Anderson Is a four mast ed schooner of 916 tons registered at Philadelphia. DISTRIBUTING A VALUABLE HAM) BOOK FOR FARMERS. The First National Bank is giving away a book of valuable information that any farmer will profit by read ing its it contains over 100 practical suggestions that will save both TIME and MONEY. The next time you are in town go by and got one as they are Free for the asking. adr Aug 21-Gt. 1 mm r is m.utfii NEW YORK SHOUTS I ; ' A GIANT FAREWELL SKCRKT GUEHKHD LONG AGO BY FKKN'CH MILITARY AUTHOR!. 'J1KH AM) NOW PLAINLY EVIDENT (By HENRY WOOD) (United Pre HUtatt Correspondent.) With the French Armies, Aug. 9. (By Mail) The much-vaunfed "Hln- denburg Plan," is no longer a closed secret. (By United Press) . New York, Aug. 80. Two million New Yorkers in a whirlwind of pa triotic frenzy shouted rarewell tp 25 000 khaki clad men of the Twentv- Keventn Division, comprising Nation. al Guard units from all over the Slate I marching down Fifth Avenue today. RICHMOND MEN 's,'.:. KILLED INSTANTLY ffly "united Press) Richmond, Va., Aug. 80. Overton Howard, a lawyer, and Thomas P. The nature of this "plan" was long examiner, , potn ago folly guessed an understood byj""""""5111 ".-umonen ana,rucn- the French military authorities, who ra "WW' were wstaiy killed near preferred however not o talk about 1 A"hland todav en the Richmond It that time. OF coiiGirai (By TJultei Press) Madison. Aug. 30. Agents of Uni ted States Marshal OTorinor surfed for Spring Coulei, Alberta, to arrest Ilyroa Nelson, ion f Congressman Inhn M. Nelson, who is held there as f slacker. . . ' Ntln failed to regref on Regis, tratkm Day. Both be anhli father are "conscientious objwtori." ' :.'-'-rt ws mirr:-! rn A::-:-f 13 i ft " - ' --.?-'" - Nice selection Real Onyx Cameos, unmounted, suitable sixes for rings, scarf pins aad cuff links. IL C. BRIGHT CO. Jewelers Hinton Blajr. I FIT GLA88LY PERFECTLY Don't overlook tho importance of having Glasses or Spectacles that cor rectly fit the eyes Ho be careless in this respect often brings on serious eye trouble. Come here for any kind of Lens known to Science. I mount then! with or without rims of Gold or Oold Fill ed and sdjiist them perfectly to your eyes. - r:t. jr. P. :"r::v:,Y ' In short, from attempting to hold the western front by (terenslve lines, Hlndenburg will hereafter try'to hold it by a system of successive defensive zones zones that continue back to tbe Rhine on into Germany. By retreating fron me sone.when he can no louger hold ft, to tbe next one pr?pared in the rear, Hlnden burg hop s to save nis rront from ever be!nn pierced, and at the same time convince tho Certr.ai. rubllc that hi stratoic retreat" n another great 'Victory. HrnJ-wlmrg's plf.n le.aire opera- tlve as a matter oi tact usi warm when be retreated to his frst "zone of defense" Lens, Cambial. 8t. Quen tin and LaFere when he could no longer stand the pressure that had been created by th battle, of tbe flomme. Work on Ihepe successive retreat rones now bm -inTer way for months snd little effort U made now to conceal either tbeir t stanco or, purpose. ' i and Chesapeake Bay Interurban car crashhed Into their automobile. WILLIAM DAY AT . -y, K PEPSI-COLA WORKS aSturday la "William Day at the Pepsi-Cola bottling works and ; the company has invited every William boy in the city to visit thembetWeen three and four o'cloo saturdsy after noon to drink a bottle ot Pepsi-Cola. It Is reported to' the Jlttle editor In.hlef by some of his young friends that William will be either the first last or middle name of every boy la town by three o'clock Saturday after noon. J J fact tnai Hlndenburg win be ale to retreat for 50 Kilometers without CAN YOU HOLVE TIH8 PUZZLE? Much can be said about tonight, Alkrama has "big Timber , , Xtra spwlal picture alrlgnt, v Llkewlso "Old Max Llnder '. . In rll the land, search where you fan, Nothing can out do him. plfTerenr.(Irom anything ra earth Every action full ot mirth, Really makes dimes do double worth. What famous comedian's name 1 .The supreme confidence w4jtch Ger man and Swiss military critics bare la -Hlndenburri rl" ta such tbatJ spelled by the first Net ot each In recent article they boast of the line? , ' ; unto the Ccrman rn'Ic r'

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