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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1918.
No. 193
VOL. 3
Huns Withdraw
.
Toward Bapaume
And Signs Indicate Possibility That
Retirement to Hindenburg Line
" 'May Already Have Begun
it
ILL PUT
HEINIES WARNED
TO QUIT "TELLING"
By HENRY WOOD
(United Press Stag1 Correspondent.)
I With the French Armies, Aug. IB.
Chairman Spencer Appeals for Copies of an order issued June 10
The Assistance of Chamber y Ludondor ftnd ve just
. n s r x i. ,,en captured from German prison-
of Commerce in Greatest erfj reveal the fa,.t that GorPmany,e
Dnve Ever Launched in this ,U11H for a victorious offensive on
County 'the western front are steadily being
thwarted by Information given the
With British Annies Afield, August 1"). German with
drawal toward Bapaume, ton miles north and eaest of Albert
and four miles east of the Ancre, is apparently under way.
The bodies now have their backs toward Amiens cathe
dral which was re-dedicated today.
It had been unused and locked up, protected with sand
bags, since the civil evacuation of Amiens in March.
FRENCH CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS
Paris, August 15. The French are continuing their in
filtration of the German positions in the Oise valley, north and
easet of Ribecourt-
Their outposts are established in the borders of Pimprez.
one mile east of Ribecourt, and Dresdencourt, one mile north
of Eibccourt.
They have reached the southern part of Ourcamps forest,
extending from Pimprez to within two miles of Noyon.
The Germans are heavily gassing Lassigny Grove, a mile
southwest of the village.
GERMAN PRISONERS NOW NUMBER 73,000
Paris, August 15. Including the 10,000 prisoners taken
by General Humbert in operations still developing, the prison
ers captured by the allies on the western front now total 73,000,
Seventeen hundred guns have been seized by the allies
within the same period, Echo de Paris estimates.
BIG GERMAN WITHDRAWAL INDICATED
London, August 15. German withdrawal from forward
positions north of the Ancre presages a retirement of consider
able magnitude, in the opinion of military writers here.
Some authorities believe that the enemy will retire as far
as the Somme while others think that the retirement will go
tack to the old Hindenburg lihe. " " " '
The retirement to the Hindenburg line in 1017 started in
a manner very similar to that being followed in the present Ger
man retirement.
The Elizabeth City Chamber of
Commerce will take a great part In
the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign,
which Is to be launched In Pasquo.
tank County about September 27th.
Mr. R. K. Spencer, County Chair
man for Pasquotank, appeared be
fore the Directors of the Chamber of
French and allied commands by Cjpr.
man prisoners. - "'Hi'J
That the German soldier has bo
come so weary of the war that wlu
he Is taken prisoner he makes no
Jeffort to conceal what he knows
about the German' offensive plans
becomes only too apparent in the
nrrlor IflQliAri hv 1 .nAanAnrft In whCli
Commerce , .t their regular monthly a(lmltB
German drives of this year have been
(Checked partly as a result of infor
mation divulged by German prisoners.
meeting held Tuesday night and
asked for their assistance In thl
great work. The Chamber voted to
use the offices as local headquarters
during the campaign and to co-oper
ate with the County Charlman in tne jn tne placing of 1200 secret agents
campaign in every possible way.
In 1912 the United States had no
national organization for the welfare an organisation, the work of which
or business and commercial stand- Ja to correct the blunders of all legls
ran. u was men mat Mr. Tart called , lative activities. The value of Mich a
in the United States,
The United States ks at last such
together representatives from the
various bodies of the country and
this meeting resulted In the organ
ization of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States of America,
which Is today the largest commer
cial body In the world.'
It Is not generally known that Ger
many has bad such an organization
for national welfare of business and
commercial Interests for over fifty
years. All laws relating to industry,
commerce and all business have been
approved by this organization before
they were passed npon by the Reich
tag, the wonderful trade expansion
of Germany, the work of which was
undertaken In .the 80's has resulted
body to our .nation,' not only in time
iOf war but In time of peace, and the
duty of every local commercial body
to look out for the business Interests
of the community Is well shown by
the fact that 75 per cent of tbe laws
of the legislature, relating to bus!
neat and commercial Interests have
been given to this organization for
correction. Wishing to help the Gov
ernment of the United States In every
day possible and to be of more value
to the Government the Directors of
tbe Elizabeth City Chamber of Com
merce have voted to make applica
tion for membership In the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States of
America.
NUMBER PRISONERS
TAKEN
London, Aug. 15. German
prisors taken in Picnrdy
tta1 "0,.'U4. reports ITnig. The
BritMi ean1ured21.S-H and the
French 8,500.
112 CASUALTIES
Washington. An- 1.V- 112
easiialli-'s are reported todav.
No southerners ;ire listed in
this report. r r7'
III VISITORS
I EXPECTED
The one grave proposition which
Is now faring the officials who are
now plnnnlnit for the District Fair,
to be held this fall Is the means of
S'vomodatlon for the thousands of
visitors who are expected to attend
the fair. The hotels and boarding
tioues of the city are not numerous
rnough to provide rooms and meals
for the targe crowds which are ex
petted to flock to the city on those
days. The officers of the Fair Asso
ciation, who are directing the fair,
earnestly request that all private
i, families of tre city and surrounding
vicinity do all that is In their power
to provide for visitors on those four
days. October 15, 11, 1? and It. Any
one who csn take care of any person
lor any number of persons at that
Jtlme wtll please notify W. Ben Good
win. 8ecretary of the Fair Aseocla
tion. This U done so that a list may
be made up and that the Association
will know Just how many can be cared
for In the city at that time and so
that there will be no difficulty what,
ever In lnding pface where rooms
and meals am be furnished the vlsl.
tors.
. The fall eo-operatloo fthe people
)t the city and entire district to ap
p 'led for. All persons expecting to
viskt erttblts at the fair are requeu
ed to ret lh touch with the Secretary
et an early date so tbat reservation
once.
Grove-r W. Falls. County Farm i
T)iMniinsiratlon ARent, has been ap-'
pointed Of neral Superintendent of all
Farm and Garden Products and Ex
hibit and also of the Live Stock Ex.
Iilbit.
Miss Manio Allipmnn. County
Home Ucmonstratlon Agent lias bwti
ntipointcd Superintendent of the
'nning Exhibits and Mrs. P. .
Ynnian Inis been elocted to supnrvlsp
lie Women's Department, which em
braces fancy work, art and Juvenile
work, curios and historical data.
The premium list will be ready for
mailing about September 1st. This
list not only Includes the premiums
which will be awarded but also other
Information about the fair.
MYSTERY HAUNTS
VIRGINIA BEACH
(By United iVess)
Richmond Aug. 16. Mysterious
signals flashing froxi 'he shore of
Virginia Beach attract the vacation
ist who happens to be awake during
the early morning hours.
A brilliant white light Is being
used by the signallers who disappear
In the darkness whenever anyone
comes.
An airplane was recently eeen to
drop depth bombs near there.
HELP FOR THE.HELPLESS
A Proclamation -
By The Governor
Last year the whole world was thrilled when the
news flashed over the wires that .Jerusalem had been
li liveied from the hands (,f the Turk The feeling was
universal that the Holy City should be restored to the
people who had bitilde.l it end with wIiom- Iiisforv it is
ion ver a
.im mere icmonni I 1 ia I I he
"iV t'liV. is the -alvat inn i,f inililni'
HiiiH'i r ;iiii iIimv-i." and cleat h.
i'l Lithuania, in I'us-ia, in .!
Man Power Bill
For Speedy Peace
With Men Made Available Under
Proposed Change in Draft Law
Allies Will Be Able To Smash
Hun's Western Line at Will
Washington, August 15. An American army of four
million men, working in conjunction with our allies and under!
one commander, would enable us to go through the German
line wherever we please, declares General Peyton C. March.
Testimony to this effect, given the Senate Military Com
mittee, was made public today when Senator Chamberlain sub-
mitted the Committee's report on the new man power bill to the
Senate at noon.
With the bill Senator Chamberlain submitted" a report
recommending quick action and quoting much testimony given
by military authorities behind closed doors, and hitherto un
published.
General March's testimony indicated that heavy inroads
would have to be made into the ranks of young men below the
age of twenty-one in order to raise the army to the strength
needed-
"All the men obtained under the proposed change in tbe
draft law, or approximately 2,300,000, we expect to have in)
France by June 30, 1919.
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mere important than the re-tor;itioii .f the
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and and in (lalieia. star
Something Big
On at Washington
Officialdom in Capital City vyhh
out Tangible Evidence to Support
Belief, Senses Imminence of Dip
lomatic Crisis.
Tempting bot weaker menus
try one of Scott ft Twlddy's regular
dinners. They are delicious and cost
only Fifty Cents.
SCHOONER ATTACKED
B7 SUBMARINE
Wsshlngton. August 15. The
schooner. Dorothy Barrett, was at
tacked og Cape May. New Jersey, by
a submarine yesterday, the Navy De
partment announce.
WEATHER
Fair tonlcht and Friday. Cooler
Friday. Light north to northeast
wind.
Have yos tried one of those regu
Ur dinners at 8xtt Twlddy's Cafe?
Only 10 cents and yoa get twice your
f the true needed may be made at money's worth, really. Try one-
vatioii -t;iris the children of Abraham in (lie face. Daily.
.Wih htib;md" v,.,- th'"ir wives grow thin and pale
nnd fiich- away into tin- Great Silence- Daily. Jewish
l-ahies tujr fiantically at breasts that arc withered and
dry; and above the din of battle is he ard once metre (In
voice of Kaehel weepintr for her children, and refusing
to be comforted because they are not.
I call titon the good people of North Carolina to
luukc n to this cry, to rally to the help of the helpless
and once again to show themselves worthy of the high
service they are privileged to render. The hounded,
hungering Jew can well afford to die. We cannot afford
by indifference and inaction to have his blood on our
hands.
Therefore, I, Thomas Walter Bickett, Governor of
North Carolina, do hereby set apart Monday, the 19th
day of August, 191 8, as Jewish Relief Day. I ask all
newspapers to give wide publicity to this day, and es
pecially ask that ?n Sunday, the lfilh day of August,
notice be given in all the churches in the State that the
following Monday will bo observed as Jewish Relief
Day, and the jM-opIe will be given an opjKirtunity to
help this stricken race.
tin Monday, the 19th day of August, I beg all our
people to give to this most worthy cause generously anc
gladly. Let Jew and Gentile touch elbows, and work
together for the relief of these millions in distress, and
may He, who made and loveB us all, bestow ujxm every
giver and every gift his Heavenly benediction.
Done at our city of Raleigh, this the 3d day of
August, in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and eighteen, and in the one hun
dred and forty-third year of our American In
dependence. THOS. WALTER BICKETT, Governor.
By the Governor:
SANTFORD MARTIN,
Private Secretary.
Washington, August l."i. Without necessity of tanuiblo
evidence- I'eir the convict lull, (lure is nevertheless n distinct fccl
ing in olliciiil epiarti is ln-r' tiiat diplomatic events of tl,c first
magnitude are- brewing.
IVe-id' lit il-ini, ;i . 1 1 Li v'. Ir-in with S ;iryj
l.jui-ini;- vi -tcrd-iy nlVi in oii. y,nl-'-idy ie're! m ;i vi-'t t4
Colonel Il'iii-.-nt Magnolia, Massachusetts. He le ft on this visit
last e-ve ningon a special train.
It N oHie'rally stated that th- IVcsid. nt H off f,,
with the explanation that the 1'resident has been wanting to ir(.fc
away from his duties for a few clays for some- time; but that
events havelieen such as to prevent him from carrying out his
wishes heretofore. j
The President is said to have carried with him to Magi
noliit several problems which he wishes to discuss with his nd
visor. 1
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Germans And
Turks Quarrel
London, August 15. The British admiralty has received
by wireless news that differences between the Germans and thd
Turks are becoming frequent and bitter. The information conn
from Constantinople-
During the quarrel with Talatt Pasha recently the Of
man ambassador is reported to have threatened to bombard t
city. , .
The advices say tliat leaflets dropped by British aviator
have beene read by the imputation with sympathetic inter-t. i
Posters were recently found on the walls of Mosqn s an31
Government buildings declaring that the Germans are the real
enemies of Turkey. The posters, called forth strong protest
from the German ambassador who demanded an investigation!
and inquiry.
BOT SOOVTR, ATTKVnOXt
. Every Boy front of Troop One ar
requested to be present at tbe busl
com meeting of the Troop, which will
be held at nine o'clock Friday sight
at BartMl's Beach. Tbe Boosts ars
requested to meet at Beoat Heads
quarters, T. M .C. A. building, at stz
thirty o'clock and then hike to the)
beach. It to vastly Important thai
every Scout be present a tbe TVoow
rjhaa held no meeting! within the paei
few weeks.
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