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HEAR TASKER POLK AT PATRIOTIC MASS MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT TO VJUS'VIKCS STAMPS ISSUES BY TH UNITED STATES EAX 3AYISGS STAMPS UJUEO iY THE UNITED STATES COVEJLNMEKT VOL.3 ELISABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1918. No. 86 British Lose Grip On Armentieres Pasquotank Must Raise $210,700 County's Allotment Of Third Lib erty Loan Will Be Raised With, out Difticulty Says Chairman Kramer Town Full of Deadly Gas the Rea son. Battle Continues with Unaba ted FurjO Ey WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the British Armies kare reached the neighborhood half miles west of Armentieres The enemy is also reported to have reached the edge of Estaires four miles and a half south and west of Steenwer6k, Tillage of Messines And Wytchaete. ards America may have up Von Hindenburg undoubtedly intends to play a fast and furious game to end the war at Avowedly he is aiming at tho annihilation of the British Mad French and is prepared to concentrate against either, shift iag hie drive from one to the other according as conditions may Vary for a favorable attack. Mrs. j. G. Fearing teaches Fire Camden and Perqui mans The work of oiya,rzing Safety Leagues for tho : urpose of preventing fires that waste lite and property is jiinder the supervision of Mr... J. O. Fearing in the counties of Pasquo tank, Camden and Perquimans. She has organized 52 leamies In those counties this spring. In the afternoons when Mrs. Fear ing haa fin Ished her regular school work, she goes through those coun ties speaking to the (Children In their schools, and to the girla and women in their clubs, stressing the 'special need of saving life and property from fire. Mrs. Fearing haB at the same time been very active in speaking for "War Savtegs Stamps and haa urged thrift and conservation for Finning the war in every club which the has organized. In addition to teaching ure pi evfiiuiMi, nti na mtu m fl uent prevention of all kinds, telling the children th.it "Safety First" must De tneir mutuie name. Tlie annual fire Ins-: in proper! v in North Carolina a year is over three million dollars, ami last year llie loss of life ny tiro totalled :!!C!. One hun dred and ninety three ot those were babies. Commissioner Young Is calling on the people of the State to stop this waste of property and life. As a war measure, it is more Important than ever before. It has been estimated by experts that sixty per cent of these flres are preventable, and the Safety Leagues of the State are formed with a view to training young people and older people to prevent fires. PATRIOTIC SALLY AT( SOUTH MILLS Professor G. O. Mudge, Superinten- deliver an address at the patriotic rally to be held in the High School auditorium Monday night. Prnfeason Mt'dge.'s address will be Itased principally upon patriotism. W. I. Half trad will preside over tho meeting. A service Pap will be presented to the school by R. ('. Dozier. mm m iebes . i , 1 .l.. ,-,.,,-,1 present. WEATHER Fair tonight and Friday. Continued cool tonight with light irost In ex-i posed places diminishing northeast , wlndi. . s u , H...v. "'"imnllon reaching this Government. attend this mass meeting, at which, Thp (lrfl nr(,pm, nn) t0 the public Is cordially Invited to he yR a Pom lptnpnt of over 23 lnen in France, April 11. Germans of Steenwerck, Tour and one and two miles north of the river her sleeve, she must be prepared tho soonest possible moment. Presest Indication point to heavy concentration against the British. Hoping to pinch the British out of Armentieres, the German Intention is to reach tWhumS, outflanking VImy and Arras, and Worn Important still, Notre-dame-Lorette. The heroic stand by the Fifth-fifth undoubtedly checked this ambitions plan, the British taking nearly a thou sand prisoners. imiTlSIf liOSK AKMKNTIKHKS London, April 11 The loss of Ar mentieres is admitted in Haig's re port this morning. The report follows: "We have withdrawn from Armen tieres which is full of gas. Tho battle is continuing on the whole front from La Itasse canal to tho Ypres Comities canal. "Severe fighting is in progress in the neighborhood of tne Lawe and tho Lys river3 from about Lestrem to Armentieres. North of Armentieres there is little change in the situation. "In the neighborhood of Ploeg- steert, Messines and Wytschaete heavy fighting was In progress until a late hour last night. ATTACKS OX AMERICANS FAIL Paris, April 11. Qerman attacks Against the Franco-American sectors of Champagne and Lorraine have been repulsed, the French War office announces. East of Souaan neaf Tahure where the American artillery is stationed alter a lively combat a (iernian at- tack i as repulsed. I A C-rmau attack a!o fall--" 111 i A'M-eniont foro-d four miles east of Mihiel. In the Toul sector we made a su cessful surprise attack and took a dozen prisoners. North and northeast of Rhelnix In the Chcmin-des-dames sector where Americans are fighting and north west of Itheims in the region of Or vllliers and Sorel our artillery dis persed the enemy. CASUALTY LIST LARGK Washington, D. C, April 11th. The casualty list today contained 124 names. One was Vllled In action, ,no died of wounds,1! five died of accV dents, thirteen of diseases, 69 ar severely wounded, 30 are slightly wounded, four are missing In action. GERMANY DEMANDS RUSSIANS STRIP FLEET (P.y T'nltrd Press! V'avhltii'foti, April 11. Germany d "man da th-it tho TlusKlans strip tlieir fleet ;ii-c,'-(l ; n i' to confidential Infor- on any vessel. The Germans ore see ing to It that some of the guns arc removed so that each vessel shall be mtifa ineffective. The Government's Information Is tj the effect that the Russians are not reBlstlng the order to any extent. . 'COMMERCE I : '' V(;fJ f ?B frff 4 $ j:-; Ula. - is fT; nt V t? vzmw "The hardzr yea pull, Urges Currituck To Buy Bonds County Chairman R.O. Bagley Ap peals To His Local Chairmen To Place A Bond in Mr. K. 0. Bagley of Moyock, County Chairman of the l,ib'-rty Loan Committee of Cerrituck, came to Elizabeth City in Thursday's rain and stopped in Tin- Advance otlice to leave an urgent .ppr;il to his Comity in bebaU' of the Liberty Loan campaign. "If (JeriiMiiy should win this war, our money would be worthless" said Mr. liaylev, and I want, the people of Curri tuck Could V to L'et their moliev stocking ind Buy Libert Bonds. . . JOHN LOWRY NOT CAPTURED The report circulated about the streets here Thursday that John Lowry, Jr., who broke jail here sev eral weeks ago, had been captured and is being held in Norfolk jail, is erroneous. Sheriff Reid of this city wired to Captain Ford of the Norfolk Police on Thursday to find If the report was true. Captain Ford replied that Lowry had not, been captured and thai all the members of the Norfolk Police Force knew him and were constantly on the lookout for him. It ha- been reported that Lowry was M'en Im ii' several niKhts ac'o but it is believed that that reports is also erroneous. A. COOKE WILL OPEN SHOE STORE C. A. Cooke will open a shoe store in the building opposite Love's Meat Market,on North Poindexter street. A lease on the building has already been signed and the matter of pur chasing the stock has already begun. Mr. Cooke came to Elizabeth City a few years ago , and opened up a clothing store for men and boys.Whiie here he has built up a splendid bus iness. NEW POLICE ARE PUT ON FORCE Two new police have been pot 64 the night police force of thto city They are V7. H. Forbes and J. L. Alexander. -ai The new policy went on duty Wed nesday niirht to fill the place or t four who went on a strike for higher wages Tuesday , night. Other po!i!v will ' '"U on later. WATKINS TAYLOR Vadon Whitney Watkins and Miss Tcnnah Lassiter Taylor, both of Nor folk, Va., were married Thursday by Justice of the Peace J. W. Munden ai bit residence 'oh BelQeft treet'. the harder you Aif ' Tie xk-rWA?" Every Home out of file flock .'on! Hi,. ..1,1 I -ft) UtTit, COMMIT'I I'l.'c ( "I especially want to appeal to mv coworkers on the Third Liberty Loan Committee for Currituck County. "Our quota for tho County as shown by the figurt ent out today is placed at Forty Thousand ($40, 000). The State has placed tho as sembling of this fund in tho hands of Liberty Loan Committees and ex pects every local committoo to do its duty by way of dividing this up, so that each Committee may know what is expected. We find that thero are about. Two Thousand (2,000) votes in the County. It will therefore, be necessary to plani ;i Fifty Dollar ISoii'l in every third home in order to raise I ho amount needed. Ml ST (iO INK LIMIT "lillt We in not Wi.ll to Jlist (Jcl ihe : 1 1 r i ( l lit We wai.t to put n Filly Dollar lieiiil in every home in Cur rituck CouMv. I.e) this he our aim. "Kasy payments liavo been provid ed, as follows: B per cent upon application. 20 per cent May 28. :(5 per cent July 18. 40 per cent August 5. "The Banks also stand ready to help In every way. "Currituck must not and will not fail if we all bustle and let It be known that this Is a matter that con cerns every person In the county. HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVAS "A house to house canvas In Moyock has been organized by the local committee and I would suggest this plan for each local Committee throughout Hie County." WKKK Oh' PKAYEIt Mrs. J. W. Dawson will lead tho mention; Friday 'afternoon at, r,::io at niai'kwell Memorial church. The snb eet will tie "Mountain Schools." No i:iiit;n,' will bo held on Sa'ur l.i '. voTiei: to poll tax pavkks or 1MSOIOTAXK COUNTY If your Poll Taxes ara not paid on or before the first day ot May you may lose your vote. CHAS, REID, A.J-iw Bhwiff. Elizabeth City is preparing for a rousing patriotic rally; at the mass meeting to be held at the courthouse Friday night. Chairman II. (1. Kramer of the Liberty Loan Committeq is busy perfecting tinal arrangements for the occasion. Mr. Kramer knows that as u usual thing it is a dillicult matter to get a, big crowd to it mass meeting in Elizabeth City and he ia determined that nothing shall be left undone to insure enthut siastio attendance at the meeting Friday night, The big feature of the evening will. J of course, be the address by Senator Tasker Polk of Warrenton. An ora tor of statewide reputation and the grandson of a President of the United States, Senator Polk is now giving his time to Liberty Loan work and a stirring speech Is expected from him. The speaker of the evening will be Introduced- by R, W. Turner", fhd was a colleague of Senator Polk in the State Senate. Mr. Turner declare !wat Senator Polk has few equals as an orator In North Carolina and that any one who falls to attend the mass meeting will miss a treat. Senator Polk delivered an address hero at a memorial servict, of the Odd Fellows some years ago and ho ia also a prominent member of the Junior Order. All Fraternal Orders are given a special Invitation to be present. Mr. Kramer is als;o arranging to have singing at the mass meeting by a special chorus made up of all (he church cfiolrs of the city and the words of patriotic airs are now becoming so generally familiar that when ttif big crowds at the mass meeting Joins In the singing there will lie something like real music a' tl" courthouse Friday night. Tin I'. Zeigler Band will also be ri i l to give a concert In front o.' (lie courthouse before the speaking begins. People from the country are es pecially invited to be present and a large country delegation is looked for, as it is realized that the country people of this section are j roused to the Government's need of their help in winning the war and In making the world a decent place, to live In. Pasquotank's allotment of this loan is officially announced by Chairman Kramer as $210,700. It will be raiH ed w it h out difficulty! Women as well as men are invited to attend the mass meeting and to Invite others to attend. The Chamber of ( 'otlllllel e paign will be in ft,,! wing and one of the objects of III meeting will be to adil to thi e ratn F riday mass inter est tills campaign The leaders in the Chamber of Commerce campaign feel that patriotism, be charity, be gins at home, and that Klizaheth City could do nothing at this time that would go as far to insure the success of the Liberty Loan campaign here as the successful re-organlzatlon of the city's commercial club on the plans mapped out by the American City bureau. Indeed this re-organlzatlon was undertaken at this time that the machinery of a modern Chamber of Commerce might be put behind the Liberty Loan campaign here and The American City bureau will leave a man here after th -organization ilias been effected to direct the first efforts of the new organization to make Itself couul. iti making Eliza beth City a town that one may be in-olid to sav that he lives In. ft st not oiw; WIZIVO Many points tf Interest and infor mation were hrolight out in the talk Hide hy C. W, Otto fit' the American Hiiroau at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday. "Because Albany had no organiza tion which could give Information and assistance required by the General Electrlo Co. when It was looking for a location several years ago,' said Mr. Otto, "the plant looked elsewhere for a location, and ft few miles away NEW PEACE TALK FROM COPENHAGEN Oopenharen, April 11. Profwjaof Andersou of Washington U negotl. ting with Counts Rasay and TIb I Vienna and Budapest regarding the possibility of separate peace between jtrla Hungary and the Unite Btatee, adfcordlnfr to a tJigpalch in tU Berlin tageblat from Its Vlehha cor respond. The corrMp6ndent gali that the Foreign office admitted tke report together with the admission hat Austria-Hungary had Initiated vatious pace negotiation,, t PUZZLED AT tfASIlLVGTO Washington, April 11. The report od peace negotiations between "Pro fessor Anderson" representing the United States and Counts Andrassy and Tisfca at Budapest created a stir in ol'ic iai qu; iters txliv. The id sti ity of Piofesor Andersom h not u-ta 1)11; lied. It is stated at the Embassy that re is not known there a'n! tin-. i the i iiii'cssy had no know lenge of lite incident referred to la the dispatch. found Schneci.idy with a strong or ganization. As a result Schnectady now has the tieneral Electric Co., which in all its plants employs more than 25,000 men. "John N. Willys chose Toledo rath er than Idianapolis for the location of the Willys-Overland Automobile because the city of Toledo had a strong Chamber of Commerce which could give him tho assistance be re quired when his Industry was new and needed encouragement. Result, Toledo today Is the home of one ot the largest automobile concerns la tho United States. Fifteen years ago Monroe, Mich., was a considerably itvrger town than I'ontiac, Midi., and had resources far superior o those of I'ontiac. It remain -d the larger up to two years ago when the nien of I'ontiac organ ized a strong Chamber of Commerce and began to p.ill together for their rity's good. Today I'ontiac is nearly twice as large as Monroe and is grow ing so rapidly that it cannot house all of the people who come there to live. Organization did the work. "Elmira secured the America-La, France Fire Apparatus Co. through. Its strong Chamber of Commerce. Other cities trying to secure the plant failed because they were not organ ized. Result, Elmira today has thai largest factory manufacturing Fire Apparatus In the world. "Olean, S. Y., was flood-swept ev ery year until It organized a strong Chamber of Commerce which at once took up flood-prevention as Its first work. Result, the flood damage was overcome and pow no longer mneaeea the city. The money spent for per manent flood prevention was more than saved In one year. "The ( rente t power you have In Elizabeth City, or tiiat ar.y city has, -- Is man-power - .-iLit ,hnt power It -rent ori when organized," Paid Mr, Otto. Providence will never do more for your city than It has nlrendy done, your people must, do the rest and th"y can do It best only througu organization." J. W. Rurfoot and Rev. J. W. Drad loy are attending the Wesley Bible Clasa ftt Wilson. Prayer meeting at City Road Chrch tonight will be con ducted pr Mr D. B. Marka. j
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