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' ' . ' ... A NATION'S STRENGTH IS IN ITS FOOD-&J1TJLY tricA mutt nrn V J 1 Slurc & Nnare Alikt ml' 1vol. a ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, SEPT EMBER 9, 1918. No. 214 A. N VL, lAy British Launched A ttack at Noon And Aiming at St Quentin From Northwest Are Closely Co-oper ating With French to Southward f(W o 10 MEET TUESDAY K;w Officers of First And Citi zens National Bank To Be Guests of Honor With the American Armies in France, 2 :30 p. m. J September 9. South of Gousaucourt the British ad . vance gnards attacked today at noon. The assault is now going well. London, 12:5 , p. m., September 9. The French are now reported within four miles of St- Quentin. Cavalry patrols are close to La Fere and the French hold Croteat Canal through out practically its entire length. London, 12:50 p. m., September 9. The British are at tacking Gouseaucourt on the Hindenburg line southeast of Har. rencourt wood. Patrols have occupied Vermand, six miles northwest cf St. Qtfentln and Vendelles north of Vermand. They have also reached the western and northwestern edge of Epehy. Four miles south of Gouxeaucourt, French patrols are reported to have passed through Villiers, inn regular monthly meeting of -tin K!!.Hbnth city Chamber of Com in 'ice will convene at tho Courthoune Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Mr. John It. Kllby, Cashier of the F'rst and Citizens Nutlonal Bank, and Mr. M. H. Jones, Assistant Cashier, beth of whom but i ently came to Elizabeth City, will be present as gucets of (he Chamber, and each will say a few words. iKvery member of (the Chamber of Commerce should be present, and extend to Messrs Kllby and Jones a warm welcome to the city, and give each a taste of the hos pitality for which Elizabeth Cafy Is famous. Another special feature will be a tort address by Mr. P. r. Cohoon. Mr. Cohoon, at hie own expense, re cently attended the Farmers' Con vention at Raleigh as a representa tive of the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce. HI edition to the office of Vice-President jof that or. Conization is an honor bestowed, not osly upon Mr. Cohoon, but upon tia home town, and the commercial body1 of which he is an Interested and en thusiastic member. Hi talk pxom- to be a most profitable one. Even non-memoer ox the (.nam- jrpjeas .remenrtw, are always welcome to any aM"aTT meeting off the Chamber of Commerce. A good ly number of such interested citizens were present at the last meeting, and their attendance was appreciated by the officers of the organization. JOIN'S NATIONAL CHAMBKH With the eyes of the business world directed toward Washington the? is added Interest In the an. ln uncempnt that from now on the ri ipholh fMtv Phumhor of PrimtTiprr- Boston, September 9. Boston again defeated Chicago ! W':J, ,,ave a V()lop ,n n,nmher ot Cinmicrcp of th I'tiUed States, the most representative businps organ ization In the country. According to a notification reeplvel bv Spc--tory Caap from Rlliot H. GdnH Gwal Secretary of tltr N'icfn' Chamber, the Elizabeth C'fy Ch---bor of Commerce has been form;illv elected to membership in the c?n'r '"Hv, vb'rh iin"- 1113 crrn',- clal and trade organizations. Every state in the Union and our uiit'vi f Boston Beats The Cubs Again : Score 2 to 0 in Favor of Braves Who put Winning Run Over in Fourth Inning. blUS. BESSIE STEWART GIVEN SEND-OFF A Inige number of the friend of M'N. Hi'xsio Slcwurt gathered at Hi y. M. C. A. Saturday nlKlit to show tlirfr InterpHt in her and to wIbIi bur ft -.' -Ktici'd dm she HtnrtH her Journey to Fiance. On arriving there she will immediately begin work In the Y, M. ". A. citntoen service, nuring tiie evening ,ev, J. M. Or- mend iiresented Mrs. .iiewait with i-it-im; man set. iiu girt of appre ciative friends. MuhIc was furnished by MIkk Kthel Jones, violinist with Miss Dewey at the piano. Miss Covert gave several pluno solos. Hot choco late and cakeg proved excellent re freshments. Mrs. Stewarj leaves Elizabeth City today. She knows that the thoughts of her many friend, will fojlow her and they will anxiously await word of ber safe arr'val. She will engage In a work whJcH la vital to the wel. fare of the soldiers and will make them more at home by ber congeaial association, Elizabeth City is proud to send, such a capable representative s Mrs. Stewart. AUTO STACKERS NUMEROUS SUNDAY The Elizabeth City Police secured the names of twenty-six slackers Sunday, who insisted riding in th.eir automobiles la spite of the request made of them by the Fuel Adminis tration la an effort to save gasoline. Tks slackers have, been reported to Mr. C. P. Brown, Federal Fuel Ad ministrator for Elizabeth City. today by the score of 2 to 0. The two runs of the game wer both scored by Boston in the fourth inning. The report of the eighth and ninth innings had not been received when the paper went to press. II EXECUTED Cl 1SHE1 French Gross Croseat Canal And From Southwest are Threaten iug Great German Base Back of 1 Hindenburg Line OVER MILLION BALES 1918 COTTON CROP GINNED i MILLINERY OI'KXIXti AT L. I. (ilLHKRT X. (Uy United rres) Zurich, Sept. 9. Dora Kap lan, who shot and seriously in jured Lenine recently, was exe cuted Wednesday, say reports reaching here today- STYLE MIOW WEEK AT I'KK HARD MILLINERY On Thursday the L. P. Gilbert Millinery Company will hold its geml- (By t'oltl ipw(S) ' U'..hli,nnn Sont Q Tha United States Census bureau cotton crop re- annual M111'nery Opening and a cor. Am6rlc,n chambers of Com port places the number of bales of ( cotton of the 1918 crop ginnea 10 September 1st at 1.039,620. dial Invftation is extended to shop, i alroad of whi(.n Lon(Ion, ParR. ,)e,s- iPIo dp Janeiro, Shafifrnel, are typl- For a number of week8 this store . BAKER PREPARING FOR BIG ARMY OVER THERE (Ily rnlted PrVss) Washington, Sept. 9. Secretary Baker's second trip abroad is believ ed to mean the Improvement and en largement of the aero, medical and j transportation serviies with a view to! carrying out plans to have an armyj of four million men In France in the early summer of 1919. ' , .i ,,. hag been showing the newest things In fall millinery, but a special dis play on Thursday will prove an ex. (optional treat to doman, lovely wo man. , ITALIAN TROOPS HAVE REACHED MURMAN COAST Italian troops . Rome, Sept. 9. have arrived on the Murman coast, it is seml-offlclally announced today. HOUSE ADOPTS KELLOG RESOLUTION Washington,. Sept. 9. The House unanimously adopted the Kellog resolution empowering the President to estnblish dry tones to embrace mines, shipyards and munitions plans. LhAVKH FOR SCHOOL Miss Klizabeth Hlnton left Mon day for Greensboro Normal College. Shu Is a Senior student this year. WEATHER PRINCE- FERDINAND KILLED IN ACTION (Py United Pres) London. Setp. 9. According to the - Cologne Caxette, Prince dlnand of Hohenlohe was killed action at Fair tonight, slightly warmer, northeast winds. Tuesday fari and gentle to moderate tlerpnt.. PENN. HOE CO. Clarence Labruzzo returned Sun day night after spending three weeks In Baltimore, Md. adv.- . , v." COM CONSUMERS MUST MVINTHSUITLYNCW CoMjmnert mu.t Imy thr Vfrifcar anippcf Coal diirhjf tha Spriijd And Summer ibr wrape il Reduction at to be anatnuuMd at a auximmandilK couztoy subled vuhil oartiM rrn I I MV 4UHC (1 if' A 9X13L AM0Mfl AHCKRTAINIXO RCHINKHS SENTIMKXT Closley fhllowlng Its election to '" Ntonal Chnmber the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce will ap. point a National Councillor who will . serve as a connecting link between jh's organization and the National Chamber. ' Hereafter . when pollclps. ipffectlng our commerce are under j discussion by thp fe.icdil authorities, j the Elizobeth City Chamber of Com j merce will have a chance .to expres ! Itself inasmuch as one of the main I purposes of the Chamber of Com ; merce of the United States Is to j voice the business spntlment of the count rv, a particularly Important function In theslmes of war. From time to time referenda are sent out by the National Chamber for the pur nose of ascertaining for the benefit of Congress and the 1 resident opinion prevailing throughout the country on questions of Immediate Importance. A VALUABLE COMMERCIAL SERVICE In fact, with the country at war, j the Elizabeth City Chamber of Com '.merce expects to obtain assistance from t!' National Chamber In many wijs. It will receive a weekly Qen pral Bulletin which probably contains the freslicrt and most reilabb news cf Its kind to be eecureel from any scurcc. In addition to this there U a Legislative Bulletin which follows1 the progresj of all legislation Intro- Thin week is Styie show Week In Fall Millinery at the Trie-hard Milli- i cry (ompany ant! throughout the 'wtrk new tb'ngs in tho autumn modi1! will be shown. Each day new fhatg will appear, but on the other I hand, there la little doubt that each day many hats will be sold, for al ready many shoppers from town and country are finding their way to the Prichard Millinery Company, and once Uiere, they are finding Just what they sought In upto-dateness ' of style, color-and material, and so. are going away satisfied purchasers from the Prichard Millinery Company's Store. On Thursday a speciul Opening Day will be observed to which every one Is cordially Invited. duced In Congress affecting business and commerce, and The Nation's Bus. lue.-n." the official monthly macazlns of the organization. In addition to the privili dge of membership included fn ibe direct service as outlined above, members also have the prlvlledge of utilizing th0 information burr.au of the Cham ber maintained at the National Head quarters, to obtain information of direct Interest to them. This amount virtually to the Elizabeth City Cham ber of Commerce having a special Washington representative. , Itl HINF-SH PLEDGES ALL IN WAR The Chamber of Commerce of 'the United States early pledged' the sup port cf business to the war In the most comprehensive and sweeping term. It declared that American business Is ready for heavy taxes, for the dissipation of Its tavlngfl, is rendy to turn over ItsVuids, and to do tiny and every other thing which may be necessary to prove that American' business la' behind tha war until' the last gun Is Bred. Paris, September 9 Midway between La Fere and St Quentin the French have increased their holdings eastward of Avesne toward Clastres, occupying the nctable La Motte farm. Southwest of St. Quentin they have crossed the Croseat canal opposite Lks and west of La Fere. Between the Oise and the Aisne during the night there was violent Qeipman artillery and infantry action. Two strong Gjerman counter attacks in the region of La Faux, northeast of Spisspnf were repulsed and eighty prisoners befonging to $ve different regiments were taken. Ia the Champagne the French made raids in the region of Mont Sansom, taking prisoners. West of Aub Erve a German raid was unsuccessful FRENCH AT GATES OF LA FIRE Paris, September 9- The Fre&cb. are at the gates of La, Fere, which is still aflame. The fall of this base station of the Qin4enbuxg line, which the allies were usable to occupy, in, 17 now seems immediately probable- The early occupation of this city is indicated in todays dispatches from the front. GERMANS STILXHOPE HOLD ST. QUENTIN AND LAOS London, jwptojiiber !). .The Germans are making overy 'pfiraifon'' lodef ent''8f ' Quenitti "and" Laon-against the ad vancing allies. French troops have reached within sinking dis tance of St. Quentin and arc also reported close to La Fere, a, strong punt on the ilindenburg line deiense system, iicnnan concentration of heavv f?uns has been observed north of Cra- onne, on the line between Uheims and Laon just above the Chc niin ties Dames. HAIG REPORTS ONLY ARTILLERY FIGHTING Artillery tiKhtiiif? on the Arras-Cambrai road and at sev i ral other places on the front are reported by General Haltf. s hostile raiding party was successfully repulsed las' night north of Aileux, between Cainluai and Douai With the exception of artillery activity in different local ities, which is mutual, and particularly violent n the neighbor hood of the Arras Canibra road and in the l.a Bassee and Ypro sertors, there is nothing of importance to report, according to Ilaig's report this morning. II HI TERROR TO B REVIVED (Uy United Press) Washington, Sept. 9 The sinking of the Mount Vernon, advices as to which show that 35 of the crew are dead, though from first reports it was sup posecLthat there was no loss of life, indicates, according to official belief here, that Ger many, in desperation at the growing menace of American forces in France, is about to plunge into a more venture some attempt to get American transports. OVER FIVE HUNDRED SHOT IN REPRISAL Pctrograd, Sept. 9. So far 612 revolutionists have been shoe as' re prisal of the murder of Moses Urit Commissary of the Interior of the Petrograd district. A list of 121 names has been pub. Joshed of persong to be killed If more of the Bolshevlkl are shot. High officials and notableB are in. "luded in the list. ! . .. ,. ZERO 0 But Threatened By Germnaf Artillery in Samaraegion (Hy Culted Press) Vladivostok, Sept. 9. Cze choslovak forces hold two thousand miles of railway from Olcvyanna to Penza, it was learned today, indicating a penetration of more important area and the loosening of the Bclsheviki grip on Russia. HUNS AID BOLSHEVIKI Washington, Sept. 9. Ger man artillery, according to State Department advices, is j lending aid to the Bolshevik! west of the Volga from Penza to the north of Kazan. An un official report declares that Sa mara has been retaken by the Bolshcviki. If this is true, Of-r-nVrnr, S-'nbic'i rrd Kazan are in immedlato drnf er-- Two battalions of American troops have joined the Jansn ese and Czecho front line be yond Nikolisk. Try our special dinners, or order Dellcloua meals rtr hA had at m',H m HPnm ,weal at fcott flcotfand Twlddy't, They save yoa Juat what J'ou .want. Either way. t, worry and actually jave you money, and -T W4y;. too V
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