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CAST YOUR VOTErfOR THE KIDDIES ON MAY the 28th Ay. . WW CS.S. v v. U. v. miS'viNcssajffS HAX SAVWGS STAMn I1JUCB Y THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ISSUU V TMB UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT N121 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1913. VOL. 3 V 1 i i hamber Solving Relief in Sh-ht for Those Making ; Large Shipments. Rates no High er Than By Rail Klizalieth City seems in a fair way to arrive at a solution of its transportation problems. The Transportation (.'omtnittee of the Chainlie. of t'om racrce met two iiieiiiln-i of tin Inlaml Waterway Coiiiinittee of the Hailwav Administration ami Dnnnnioiiil (.'anal and Water Company Tuesday evening and the llailroad Administration proposes to place liaises and tow bouts at the disposal of this district in sufficient nnmher to re lieve the railroad of congestion. "If vou will cive us the exact tonnasie. incoming; and out .going, of Elizabeth City and of Sound or its tributaries, said Administrator McAdoo. "the data and remedy the situation by lUHil IIIUl It'lllt'llV 1 1 II SIIUJHKMI 1 1 (MiU'llli; ill I III 1 1 1 J " r'llf strict Karnes ami Hw lo;its I'tmu.trli to take ran' l' vjfiipineiits ami t m u ;i : stulT. We arc vitally interest iix of this class liy water in order to relieve 1 strict barres and tow boats enou.trh to take eare of vour oncrestion of the railroads." The visitors went on to say that the rate bv barires would not be hijrher than by rail and when there existed a through rate by rail to a certain point ijicro would also In- a tlirouirli rate by water. us mean- t liat 1 lie iiiinoei companies, for iu-taiiee. w hieh are now pavinii a water rale al most double for lliHllellt - made by water roiiti s. will win n t !ie,. 1 : ; ! are put mi be a! 1 t'' vout.- '. beir .'iitn lit- bv water at I be -anie late t !iat the railroad." ebarue. Xei'ili"" to mi. . I1 ('bam 1 ..!' I ..,, ,. ill ,,,.,,.. . . , ,)ake It" .tfl't ol ll;e t:."k Will, will. Ami it iinji'i - iml "uly td i .-ii i o i In' ii! l'i" iiiiii nii lii'.-ir j M I." hi -ulii ct li'i' I'lli.;' licth ( 'il lni! I'.'!' i-i-.TY -sli'ii 1 li ii ii' nint in tin1 A llii'inarii' Ict ritHiy. A iUi'stioiiiiin' is now In im: in i piii'i'il tn In' lilK'tl nut 1 V ' vi rv niii' i i'ci'1 , mil; or vml iim' 1 on 1 1; i u' sljipiiHiil-. Tim woi k of llir ( 'li.'inilirr of ( 'oiu-iiii'i-ci' wii! If uTr.Mllv I'.'ii'ilit.it cil if I liiisn I" w 'limn t lii'M- iiii's tioii.'si res ; 1 1 ' Mdit tn it thill ilx y tire lilli'tl out jiiniiii1 ly. Tile ( ll;lNllnT "f 'iillllllrl ci' i- sti.'iiniiii; - t iM'i i' H I'm v tliis silii.'itiiui. l'oiili.iir' llm iui piiftilUCi' "I 1 1 1 i j l'i 1 1 1 U th' ,V , i order that ibis month's al 1 rails) uilt ilt ii ni Ini-i I'll ii's ul llils, lotniciit may be liiiished. o.otimi iin.l ,.,.'ik-i.,'.' siti'li I'iici- IIUVHK KOI.I,. TI i:SI.V. MAV liH's. fur Mli.u'ii' I'lVssi l'( . h C'itv t!:r lii'st Srnie Weatherly, Miss Nell ie 1-)t her MISS HALL IS 'j, . .j '.-. Mii'id Crice. .Miss Hal tie BRIDE OF MR. IVES m:ss i...h ihivk Miss Maine .1 i i if-., n TP O.ivfl'urt v Mr. Clainl I!. Ises anil .Miss Kieannr Hall were quietly married at nine o'clock Tuesday evening. The cere- niony was iiei fornu'd by Rev. J M. V trtrmonil. pastor of tho First Metlio- ' dist Church at I lie Fir' Metliodist Parsonase on Church Street. Mr. V.' W. Hiifihes and .Miss Annie ives were present at I ho wedding. Miss Hall is Hie beautiful daughter of Mrs. Maud Hall and Mr. Ives is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ('. S. Ives of this city, NEW ENLISTMENT Mr. C It. Styron of Halteras. X. C. enlisted in the Quartermaster Corps of the Regular Army today at the Local Recrultttig Station, and will leave tonight for Fort Thomas, Ky. "" I Miss Louise Miller, who has been attending the business school at Nor folk Va.. passed through the city; Monday, enroute t'i her home at Man tea. Com'rce Problem I'lVMileiit Kinir of the Laki; other points on the Albemarle the representatives ot nail road Adniinistration will jro over the placing at the disposal of tlii ti'd in mo the present H. C. BRIGHT LEADS THE WAY Tin' II C. Itrig-i "'oinpanv will i vi- ti'ti per cent of Sa'urday's sal. to tin' Ki'd Cross. offering attractive inducements to shoppers for that day. ' his. -: :t li v li ail" ; wax ill Mils in !. ami a i- tin; -I'll tli.it ot h, r '.to L I S e ' I Ml1- v. M I i 1 I I I 'W "(I I ! i a I :t ' ii : 1 1 a intiv lie a nn i'ii in i d through i -1 in a 1 1 1 1 i in " i as le -d ' i -- GIVE DAY'S PAY t ... tin ti."ewinr iiml l-rm. h-ie i t n 1 1 :- . i t. il'iil- ""' '!. ! Sl'r .,i il fn.fi. :i hVtl 'i .S Will' 11 11(1 : V.e-felk ."'mil In ni I ;:i 1 1 1 ;irl I'm Kli I'i' ,Hl!nii Mo-iefV Co Mitrhell's Departineni Store i ; ( all" .V C i. e. 1 .1 ivaliei Ii ( in Ship Yaids. Southern Holler Stave - Heading ( 'i 'i' pativ. Hare laiiiiln r i oiiipain Kiamer Urns - Co T'i.' (ins Compaiiv. " 'i! ,1 -iritr-s Hen Foundry v IV U'.at hei v Co. i-:iizal).'t li City Colton Mills RED CROSS NEWS The Work rooms will be op"ii to- nislil and tomorrow niplil. There is a fieat ilea! to 1"' done, ami workers are nrue:l to come all thai thev possi- Mrs. M. H. Sheep. Mrs. Josh Hnw--i n. Mrs. y M. Outlaw. Mrs- Cassie Morrisette. Mrs. I'.essie Stuart, .Miss wnueuurxi. ""s. w. . . , , , while. Mis. .) tt White, Miss Ma' i'i.-e (lrii;cs. Miss M'liU' w Mi,s ,,,.,.n Wood. Mrs. T. H. Cooke, MjH .;uiH I'npiiendick. Miss 1'auline n,.Veridre. Mrs. ('.id -luirhes. Mrs Ufm-U s.-liit. Mrs. J i McCahr-. Mrs. , H mack. Miss Kvelyn Jones. Miss yi,,i.:p Hebiuson. r I. Jones ;;.. .1 W. .Mar'i .. " '':';r1' - w W'nni'iley Miss Hessb Toison, Mrs. J. D. Leigh, Mrs. N. F, Midcette, Mrs. John Wells, Mrs J. X. winslow, Mrs. 1C. M. nelanga, Mrs. ' X sioi r. Miss Delia Chandler, Mrs. K. U. Outlaw, Jr., Mrs. ('has. Held, Miss Inez Hold, Mrs. J. D. Hathaway, Mrs. J. A. Kramer, Mrs. J. n. Harney, .l!t Walter Harris, J , Mrs. i . i. (:,.r ; 1 . m.,,(;,.,m. (;;-Kn(M)N OX j. H!;ln 01. I'olndexter Street, 4 Christmas Club Rerctps on First National Hank, and I Liberty Bond reonipt. Mrs. Mae Needham i Need ham. anca office or - Please return to Advance office or Dbone 830-J. My. 21,22,23. i s "B (Ey United Press) Eerne, May 22. German naval authorities are preparing to abandon Zeebrugge and Os tenl because of the recent blockade effected by the Bri tish naval forces in sinking ships across the channels of these bases and also on account of the constant harassing end firing upon these bases by bomb ing planes according to infor mation received at Berlin. BOOST ft S. S. W. P. Duff Appointed Repre sentative of the Retail Mer chants Division of War Sav ings Stamps A N'aliriiiil Campaign in on t sell $K.(.' MMi of War Savings Stamps through tlu retail stores of the I'ni t -1 1 Stall's North ;i r it i ua 's a lint miMit is '!. ."illll.tll.IO. Kiiza In -t li City's 1 1 1 1 I : i is $41 .0.1. Tin' plan is io have I'vrry relail in-ri ha lit in Klizahet li City become an am hoi i.d afeni nl' tit- I'tiited Stairs Treasurv I li na rl men! to keen - . I , , ' I I 1 ' I " " I . 1 I I I il III! .11 ":i i iil's m ,i ti jis an. I 1 1) i t i i u t ,il'i. I hi- sale ,'t I'vi'fv 1 1 1 ii i r t unit I'' i 1 - r v ni'-rrha ni will ilo i li is 1 1 BUS T "::in ill fin'. iiioia will soon lie'oily agreeil iipmi ' 'er i' - 'amis i in. dig III" first j ,.. : ' ! '!'' :'t!He and count rv ill meeting .,; r Tlint.'li-i . -,; ei i ii- ileina mis ii i a ; 1 1 1 u po n iii-r i , , , , t i . -,i mi ' ,'i and I Knoll tli.i will soon pn i 1 1 , , . ,-, . i,, ,,ii'. ii. i1 oyer tin' C as .Mr V I' I n I V.lin ll.li lie. II a Pi" i I: I ell Id pl'e i ' ,' n e o' 'he Iji'ta il Merchants I i . n.ion of W. S. S. !, I: stole will li,. allotted a . or i : a.a nii't to raise anil will he bas in ,i nun t he number of people in -i i oil. A . otiiiii il teo w ill soon . all ,.- 'on and epalin fully the working .1 Mils This ni. iv. mi nt uives every r 1 n oppi ii t il i; il v to il o li n hit 10 GET THEIRS Sedition Bill Most Drastic Ever Enacted. Will Give Enemy Agents Just Dues (liy Inileil Press. ) Wa -lii'iiMon. May '11 Kneiny pro lili '-'a nil isl s ill til" I'liileil Sillies will find t li e in si 1 1 v es closed in a meshed tut I'ii"1 w in.; I he sin n i tK In lliel'res illenl ( I' t he Sed il ion Hill T!i's meassre is ilie most ilras;ic ever enacted to catch and punish eti. niv an nts who cnnimil an overt lHsova .., ' -.p- lvi UVfiK ; HELIOGOLAND BXGET This RCVCOled Whm Death of Ensign Potter in Spectacular EstMe ii Ar.nounccd (Hy I'nil'-I I'itsi) Washington, May 'l'i. Naval nvir inrs have operated over llellognlanil Might. This was revealed when the Committee on Public Information an nounced the death of Knsign Stephen- "-n P' ttT of the I'niteil R'ates Navy Reserve Force. Detroit, Mich., In a spectmular battle with seven enemy planes. WEATHER Pal- tonight and Thursday. Gentle x moderate south winds, PROPAGANDISTS NEW REGISTRATION ON FIFTH OF JUKI All men who have reached theh 2 1st birthday since registration da. on June 5th. 1917. will lie require! to register on June 5th. 1918. The time for registering on that day w ill be from seven o'clock in tht morning to nine o'clock in the even ing. Anyone failing to register, f of the right age, will be classed as a "slack er." WILSON SAYS MUST PASS TAX BILL THIS SESSION Hy I nitcil l're Washington, flax '11. - ('resilient W'ilM.n regard: the passage of the new tax tiill (lu. iag the ji:'i :;. i;t aior i i Congress necessary. ,'. :N :!; -i.tily stat.d that Secretary Aii Ailno in conference with the I'res .'.(iii yesterday won the Kxecut ive's appioval of tile proposed new it -vemie Kcasuro. JOHNSON DENIES GILL'S TESTIMONY (liy Tniteil rrix) K ti ll motid. May '12 Charles Lem uel Johnson took tin- .stand today In his own behalf Johnson flatly denied the testimony of Cloyd A (iill that he confessed murdering his wife, Alice Knight Johnson. Mrs. Johnson, mother of the dead woman, wii" also o:i :U stand this morning She told something of her Hist meeting with Johnson in the spring of nineteeti-seyetiteen. COMPROMISE REACHED IN AIRCRAFT INQUIRY (Hv I lilted I'ress) "' Ma - S, :, . ' :..n a - T'liMi; nr. s i hat a n. pi i mi i se ha I ii lira i ti tween till Ail '' ' l'i " ' I-' ' , i ,i lit ati'i ,,:'",:' 11 tho coniiiroinisi' iroes iliroiii'ii iIih '"'"!"'' "'""I' licii' 1'. Hi'' - ell H he averted. JOHNSON-WARD - , i. ' - sj.-r h ,, !,,, , , . , , ,,.,, i i Me. Ii. nl Austin .lohinon and.!''' I'",''!. iioiiheasi ,, I . ; u ti . ih" Miss Main.. I Waul wer,. ij u n t ly ' ' to i Inaviii bom lia i . 1 . I u , wnh inairieil 'I ins, , , nielli In .liisiiro of! Kas shells. In. I'oa.-e .1 Miiliilen at his resi- Utir raideis iapiiiie.1 Imiitecii ,e;ire on Selden slii-el ipi'd H"l- ale! a n,.i'hi'i" nun ,-isl of , i Johnson is Hie Jih of Mr ;nl Arra (lln-r prisoners were taken i ,j e1 !' . i ;j II- ': nen.',li!iorliooil of N'ieppe for lle.'h at I 'el e sblll'L'. Va . for sey- I inn:, ills Miss Ward is the at- ia.tiv.1 daimhter of Mr. and Mrs J ;. Waul of tlii cit For several noii'h- -he has been holilinu a imsi- n wi li the F.lizalieth l ily Iron, Wot ks. ro in i.i i n i)iKi:ss .T KHKVTON SI'NO.Wj Dr. Ceotee W Clarke, pastor "I :tli.(Well Mi -ill, trial I tap! isl Church. ,v ill deli.' tin- oliiineiicetiieni ad l,a -s 'i Kill 'Hon Iiiiii School on Sunday morning. Mi. W I. Small and Mr. 11 W. iiiiluo Si . n larv ol the 1. ,l. . A.. -r Will COIIllllil til". Ilioltllll rvices at n ( lurk"'- Chinch j in- held on Wednesday nit'hi, ..May iV IKIMli: Ol' ! I'.OSi", I "nil V!IO Wll.l. SOON I.K.WTlj l.jeut (;..v. i nor O. May (iardner iwill deliver the address. ,,i : i Ni'inbcr ( Mie and . Two of Black well Memorial Ihintist j .Nl Its. HOLLAND OCT ,;.IN Sunday School gave .1 Ush fry to th- j meinhers Jif ISerean Class at the Old Mr. J. T. Holland of this city has Brlckhouse Tuesday evenincr.ln honor .f tln.s.. of the classes who will leave oon for the tra'itiim, (.ups. About filly members of ihn three c'aiistM were present and a delightful eniiiu was spent bv all The pic t , . ;' t the eiy nl about six-thirlv id ri'turtied at about ten o'clock M.-ibe'-s of the Herean Class who i-i'I h-iu'e for Camp .laekson, having been called In the draft, are Ttoscoe Wynn, Sam Hastings and Hersey Sawyer. T7 ! " "etui'' nf Portsinoutll 'n.. s"d Miss Ida llurwltz of Nor folk, Va., were married Tuesdnv night by Justice of the Peace J. W Munden at his residence on Selden Street. ' " U.S. Artillery. Is Very Active Indicated That Resumption of Ger man Offensive will Include Am iens Defensive Region ' (By United Press) Washington, May 22. An official communique from American headquarters in France last night stated that prison ers were taken in a reconnaissaince in Lorraine and that Ameri vann and enemy artillery in Lorraine is very active. . In cables from the Picardy front it is indicated that a resumption of tiio perman offensive will include that region which is the principal defensive area before Amiens. The War Department issues the following supplement to the foregoing communique: . Last night patrolling in the Lorraine sector was unusu' ally active, especially on our side. One patrol consisting of an officer and twenty men ex ploring a hostile position came into contact with and opened fire on a German patrol of approximately the same stee. The German patrol took to cover and Our patrol captured two alties. '.Sl.rv KKIHH1T Washington. Muy '11 Forty-eight lei in ..o I " iM"-'ieii on in,. American casualty list annoiinieil h ih,, lc.an nioiu to day Three wen- Kill- " '" " - i " ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 01 disease, ( wo 'lie,! o n, muds thirn ciIm " . "Ui in l. ami tin, ... m-.lnh ' II l',. . ' ll.il lio !i'l. Mil, I N1..1 ' - ' "I Vi-i' a I'e .1 I1H 'II I.' III" , M ! . v-1 11 " 1 ' ' 'i t'.lvlllsll l:IHS SI I ( I s , ' -; -- i.i'Hi.- i raid nil -" '"I . lieuiiaii atlilli ia Hi.. er i, i ,. , . , ,, ., , ,, ., "' Haic -,. . ,in i.i.i. , i ,.,,i miiiioii men unatr arms oeiore la : ni I,; in ,(i!,-,-,i pan. , , (. , Iron,, i he st a ' eineni said TI,.e,vkUl; Ut ;l0 C,U)rleS Caldwell .iiiiii. i ;is iii nve in Ho in n'hiioi -k"'' i''' Military Committee of " "I 1 1 ' r ii.i in mii'l . iim , ,.! a hall in the .Mel.ren seclin anil noil of the V pies ( 'oin ines ca tn. I Hostile raiders norn, ol Albeit were repulsed last niirlit iijuim-. nil 1,1 l l r litis Tails. May 11. 'Ihiee pei.-oiis w.ie killed in last piKhfs raid over I'i'i'is. the I'ai isiai wsimper. la' Mil iii. a n ni ni nces Ihi. nimii.ai; One enemy aitiii.-n- was hi our ii I 1 1 , . w ; l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,. ine ; i a : : i . i . ' . . o r l ,av.. i (it,N a ' hotel-, v, -t . d opped and these tell in he suburbs j i 1 - t I -di i . (i.ltl l .ll TO I I! AHIIIil SS , - i I lie ( v 'licetilelit ryenls of Mile Klinboth Cilv limb School will received word from Norfolk. Va . to the effect that his wife, who has he n in a hospital for two months Is able, in be out again and is now with a ; -' i- 'n that ''It V- SI ILL LKADINfi I'nion School, Durham t'oiiuii. vi.', forty-five pupils and with Mrs. It Maims as teneners. continues to lead the schools nf the Stale, as far they have reported to us, In tho r canlta purchases of War-Savings "tamps. To (late the pupils own $2 300 of stamps, which is a per capita purchase of $51.1 1 1-9. The War-Savings Stamps say: "Come across or the Kaiser wilt." returned the Am eican fire. prisoners but suffered no casiv- Bf FIRST OF JUNE This The Number of Men In Uncle Sam's Military Service ii i '1 hill Tmie ttBiu,l Dm CiaH l UU'ICU. X 1 (,1)3 UUtLliUI , . , m n dicing t!.t the United States i will I;:ivp ii.'t wppn four :inri fivp it ... .t . .. r !lic lie . na ve officials of that body today a summary of Armr :' '; fir;ht.inf;' strength. Within one ycor after the rv--X f."n indent of Americans left for France this nation will '"vo ore million men on the western front. During the first ten davs of May troop move mrnts totalled ninety thousand men. Representative CnMwcll.who 'S HI ClOSe tOUCh With the Wa . T)r"iii rtmfnt ritorl nffipial An. j-.-r- el-owin,r fViot tUr, arTnv l-,v I , e IrX will have over one and tl v" ounrter million men and nfi?rlv one hundred and fifty 1'-'0U5-Pnd officers, or a total of over two "million men in ser vice. SINN FEIN PREPARING RESIST CONSCRIPTION (I!v I nile.l Press) Dublin. Mav 'l'i The Sinn Fein in Ireland, recovering from Its first surprise and consternation. Is deter minedly pushing plans In resist con- i l ipt ion. rebuilding its shattered or rii n iza i ion. appointing new leaders In . oiintiv district. and streimthenlng Its weak places. The Organizations In ndiini I'tet's boasls that Sinn Kein iiiiiaiii.'i are drilling in the morn remote sections of the country and several raids in an cnort to steal arms ami ammunition are reported. Distance lends enchantment to the view of most tilings, but a close! In vestigation of War-Savings Stamp always .ells .hem. OVER TWO 111 EXT j-ss save jnnijy "WHEAT W
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