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Wmmtm Stance WEATHER I'il'i loii!.;l,i , .c..pi ;irn!iiili'y rain III rth cire . H i ...y.i, v. 1 1 r In central portion. Mi'id.iv I i j i - ami Wniinii'. I'ini'i r: I Vtul .i - inn iii'iihl. W 111,1,-1. Buy W. S. S. And Help to Bring The Boys Back Heme 4 1 .1. VOL. 3 SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1918. No. 283 nospeSker for WORLD RELIEF And Meeting Widely Adver tised' For Saturday Night Has Been Called Off A telegram has been received from 'State Food .Administration ll"nu qiiiirters announcing that speaker for World Relief, who wus to lu.vts ad dressed t ho pi-opli! of Kli.j Iw h Cily at the courthouse Sal iii'dny night, vim unable to keep Hie eugiigVniniit. Tlie speaking uml tlic nnilru pro gram for Sufurilay night was Ilicro fore called off. CHINA PRAISED BY UNCLE SAM City Associated Pl'l'MS ) Paris, Dec. 7. American Minister Relnsch nan communicated to the President of China, on instructions from Washington, the pleasure felt by the American Oovernnient over China' decision to have all opium now htiil b;. ihe Chinese Govern ment destroyed. RUMORED BRAZIL 'IS MOBILIZING (By Associated Press) Lima, Peru, Dec. 7. Reports here last night were that Brazil had he gun to mobilize her troops. Th re ports tliiH morning Htill lacked olllcial confirmation. WEALTHY GREEEi . WAS A PATRIOT IVy Associated Ires) Atheis, Dec. 7. Simon Puntezo poulos, the letid'ug Creek merchant. Is dead, leaving his entire fortune of j twelve million Government. francs to th-! Greek I I ARMENIANS STILL PREY OF TURKS ((By .Usoclalcil Press) Amsterdam. Dec. 7. Turkish for ces massacred i n thousand Armeu ions in evanc.iing Hal; a, Olti and Ardahan in the Caucasus, according to reports published iii, the Iter! in newspaper, Vorwaerts. PER UTO HAVE AN AMBASSADOR (By Associated lies) Washington. Dec. 7. With (he approval of President Wilson. Secre tary oi' SiiaiP T.umdug ha asked Con gress to raise the American legation at Lima. Peru, to the rank of an embassy, in couformity with Peru's desire to appoint an atubusi-ador to the United States. MAY BE CALLED TO CONFERENCE . . . Bernard Baruch And Henry P. Davidson Asked to Hold Themselves In Readiness for Such Eventuality (By Aixocluted Trvsn) Washington, Dec. 7. Bernard M. Baruch, Chairman of the War Indus tries Board, and Henry P. Davidson. ' Chairman of the Rod Cross War1 Council, have been asked by Presl- dent Wilson to hold themselves in ! readiness to respond to a rail for 1 their service with the. Peace Helen- tlon in raris. KURT EISNER TO SUCCEED SOLF London. Her. Kurt Kirner. the Barrarlan Premier. will probably aucceed Solf as the German Foreign STretsry. according to the Cologne Oasotte CESS CITY HIGH'S , DEFEAT WASHINGTON, The KlUubeth City High School! (lutuaU'd the strong aggregation from Wushliigton iflgll .School ill tlic lirst football gUIUH Of I 111' Sl'liSOU on till' home grounds Frlcluy afternoon, by l he score ol 1 it to it, UNION SERVICE MONDAY NIGHT Fraternal Orders Will Hold Special Thanksgiving Ser vice at First Baptist Church A I'niori Thanksgiving nei vice of the Junior Order Pulled American Mechanics, the Knights of Pythian, the improved Order Hed Men, and both Branches of the Order of Odd Fellows will be rendered at the Find Baptist Church, on Monday night, Dec. !), 1918, beginning at 7:30 o'clock Kharp. There will be u live program not to exceed one and one-half hours. All members of the above named Lodged of Elizabeth City are re quested to be at the J. O. V. M. and O. II. M. Hall in the Kramer build ing at 7:00 o'clock, und all mem bers of the said orders in tiie vicin ity are requested to meet with us. The public Is cordially invited to attend. Dr. B. C. Helling, ('hail man of the program. Special music will be rendered. ll'.y Associated Press) Wi'shington. Dec. 7. - Nine mil lion pounds of ci'i.dy for the army has Just been ordered by I lie War Department for the it.iny, and if wr:s announced today thai a consldet able ponton of thin will be rushed over sea ; in time to secure ;i plentiful sup- ply for the doughbuy.-i for Chri..t- mn- kc;::o sincjkrs to i;k AT MT. I.KltANOX SOO The greatest iiggregalion of coloi ed si :grs over seen !n F.'izahetl ( ; -" will present a progr-tii at i.eoanon A. .M. h. .ion ( iiur. !i .Monday, December !H ii. This company Is (lie famous Wil lams (ololed ri.ngcr ( ompu:i, heard and emlor.-d by louvs ufii' gr.i music nil over the country. Sects Will lie rese.vf-d :or While people and they are invited to avail themselves of t ii oppo; limit) to hear the old negro melodic i and plantation hongs i iiiu by oi'-.' of th. most talented aggregations of lo-m,, singers that ever loured He count n. (B' A""KiiMel Press) Paris, Uec. 7. The prog am for .'resident Wilson's v'sit heie ! tn,t tully settled, but k is piobabli tn.r i-resiiient I'oiniaro win give ! i i eheon to the rreiidinl iiml Mrs. W I- ion on Saturday, the day tiny arel -cheduled to orriv in t'arl. I too ',mMi:' i illanu Will Give Up Moa zollerns if he lUtl Cut To Sgcc8 AHernativo (B AssiM-imeil Pii-.nl Luiiilon, Dec. 7. If the Hies lu ll upon Hi' d' livery or the former !,.,.,, Empt.ror t.nd Crown Princi to an international Court of Ju tice (Holland will yield, hut will first urfc.- t ll,. lli..u ,..t,l..il M.i.i.tua.l . ..- jwilh the undertaking by Holland to ! Intern them for life in one of the IniicJi colonle-. iiccordinp; to nn Am doriium diniMtch to the Isnidoii Fx pi ess. . Holhiud. it is understood, will auu, i; ,t llial-tlu- llulietiollern anJ Ms u :,e phn.1 mi an i.d;ind cither n , ur tv t h diis wio-re they can tie guurdisl by the Dutch fleet. ANNUAL REPORT Commends American People For Maintenance of Order And For Failure of Enen:y Propaganda During War i Washington, Dec. . The story of how enemy I'genls have been caught, dlsloyulty suppressed, drait slackers iipiireheiided, (iaiigerous (Jerinaiif Interned, exploslotiH and other sabotage prevented, and enemy sicrels ferrett(d nnl for use against thir armies iibrid, was given to the public today in Attorney General T. W. Gregory's annual report. Thru a graet corps of Department of Jus tice civil officers, secret agents, and citizen volunteers, IhiH big job of policing has been accomplished, said the Attorney General, with a mini mum disturbance to the normal life! of communities, and with constant effort to avoid encroaching on free- ilom of speech, action and political ' criticism. I Referring to enforcement of the espionage uct. Mr. Gregory said: "This department throughout the war has proceeded upon Hie geuerjl principle that the constitutional right of free speech, free aa-ieinbly, and petition exist in war time as in peace time, and that the right of discus sion of giMernmcntal policy and the right of political agitation are the most lunde.meiital rights in a demo cracy." At Hie same time, tlie Attorney General explained, Ihe Deimrlment had tried to deal severely with pro pi. ganda having for a deliberate pur-pot-e tin' disintegration of tin; conn iry's war strength. N "One of the distinct achii'V-menls of the American people." he said.' "has been Tlie maintenance of order, the comparative failure of eei my ac tivities and, speaking bror.dly. th.' genera! self-control and y.f resl raiiil exhibit imI throughout the country In. critical ultiii'tloiis," The Attorney General di elc.se I that only fi.OHo en. .my al'e:is have been arrester! on presidential war rants and examined wiui a view i.) Internment and that " a considerable 'lllllihe!" of Ihev have bene pl.treil f intern!) ent camps administered by I lie army. The balaix. were iaid!l ed. .Most enemies interned wer t (ieimai n.fi . r ml there were co.n- , . ;.! !y f vt (lermen w .)men or j A UsT'c llii'l'.M-'. , ..beil 4 S'l.(HiU iGerini:!: ; have been ' ejiistered in the j N V. O ' ' i ll I, . ! ,iini J.'n.nnu w iiiien. B I';) to last July 1. Ileimrtieen of til I ce investigators had iound 'il up I :. '. ourg nu n who songln in cs c; pe ihe dinf,, and hau ri nsed their nd ac; ion into the Fenire. More than - " . e "i) eases of men who !or so:n reason er o'lu-r had fa'leir to tile pie!,tli,!1.'inir.,s nr to nppiar lor pii sicui cxamiaation were inve.i Igateil l.ooUinv; foiWeid to peace coniil Hons, the Attorney flenerrl make.i ,, aumbei of recoi.iiiiendat'on.'i for re form of Judicial proecese.,. Aliiioii!;h lie i"'eni.d t tin- (liiiicnltv of pnsh .ng 1 1 1 r 1 trust pro ei ution i durlnr h-w -r '' Die .';ivernt;;e:it it elf hus been in Hie business of kiij ;u- .- In, Cut .pe, I f ii, he iaade j.l lalv.'. I'io-.is for rev, nu! it rut t legislation '. Ji'tii ('e:u;res !s expi . ted to nil rh rti k soon,. War.i'"lii lie, d.-il-iiMl f!ie prinri pc! portions or ihe rtpirt. and af (er refi rritig to the. grow th f.f the ii. p; riment'a i e. r"f strvin to r,ix in es Its h In 191fj. m d the I'tK eii'nt titgr'iizalion of the American Pro 'vi "ve Le i .;!-, of Uiii.iiiiu r,unu v.-.lnntcrs. .Mr. Crrgory s.tbi: f! UVarY t.j . a) 'li! .i .e.' is i. 'il: :. ry ii.i'. cuuntry In d :.(, ii,or ( ioti;;hiy policed ti, at the pr t, i,r . "When it hiinii'n the In ; of ti.ne. o (he BCliiti"S Of (hesi no .1 rji,i- .1, one Ol of Ihe t! e war MilmtalitlH! ai l i' i.' A mei p-"; ver. jrlven lii th feriei nrvlces ' ipnmnv;" . . -llemei ' have given system . that the prot.'i I lie in. iilbitiiia e- eol only to ih civliai. ! forcr.J. I il Vt' a I e to ft- P, .I te, the lam and "nine ef lloii in I :'; ley, iu risii'e.1 i'l (tireei rt;:u'n-II- M , for' . abrmii.' lltei'l Hires: W ..i,iiii (ill I'M' snfli- rii-ncy of iiotin.it civil processes "and Ihe Heedlessness of MltemptinK to invoke the q of military tribunals (Contlaued on Page Toi MUCH IMPROVED Yectcrday Was Day of Recrea- tion And Exercise When Ship Ran Into Good Weather After Bad Night (By Associated Press) Aboard Transport George Wash ington Friday evening. In o'clock, Dec. fi. - ('resident Wilson's third day at sea found him much improved in health. His cold Is yielding 40 treatment and his voice is rested ami much stronger. Having tit ami up the press of Immediate work the President enjoy ed a day of recreation and exercise. The ship ran Into somewhat better weather this morning after a night of very heavy weather. The 1'rcidihnt has held no formal conferences with the other peace representatives but has talked infor maliy wile his colleagues, He reads every wireless message and permes the ship's radio news 'pa;ier with much interest. ,0( Mi. T Knitl ii.g S. Harney, Director of the Depart incut of the lied Crosti Society lied over tlx feels very much grai l splendid box shipped today from her department. The box contained 79 sweaters, s.'i pairs (pi' socks and 1 quill. All other knitted articles must be in by Jan uary 1st. In order m give relief to our l ien who must stay ,n France all knitted mticles in ti mi leavi h re in time to reach their destination dur ing the present winter. GERMAN CABINET SPECIAL SESSION Summoned to Extraordinary Meeting to Discuss Allied Occupation cf 3erlin Say News Dirpatclies From Am sterdam , (By Aiwxiated P"ss) , London, I lee. 7. -An ex, raovdina . y t o i' i U r.... . l . n.' ... Iieli' ; i',e;' u Thursday evel.n.u to dis'ii s the possibility of tlie A.liei' i ' ii i .- I, , 1 ' i lia, i, win to Ger many s alleged lnabil,t to carry out ill t.;-sus of t "e .T;'!1' ' ' e, :ic("ird'lK to liispe'che,, to t!'., ..j:,;: ii.;.. I r in Amsterdam. ENTER COLOGNE ( ( R Asxiutei Press) :l :dciii, Dei . ;. f.riM ' s entered Colui-ii. al i ui'i.ir: i efiKrniiou. Aii t roup Fr.il.i LITTLE TO HOPE (Ilv Ansoriateil Prett) 'I'm. Iet . 7. The summary of p. iJ.i Pi i :..'.leii's address bfeoro Con- .ss on Monday received here pn ui,;i; til.v intidi. qitii'i und incom ,iie:e. Mid iif nei: (here has be;n little j co-inn hi on ll in the tiewspaiVTs i.'trtv. n.'i sik vainly tor comiori i'i th'-M"i-Ht'( nd In Wilson' pro. r.'am, in which It Ih nipjinsed that ' ihe Amivicaiis and ttv-lr alllus have '.'i'-ht'-il tu-mrevi. th.it Germany ii l;N-.e f.nly a shajowy !.;Lt "Uic t:iw I'.ti.e Conft I -!-. MORE DIVISIONS i FOR OCCUPATION io .. I-.'. 7 - Five ..(iil.- I. . .- I , . , '-. . i ' ' .! .ii e ' I Ii-- : . i r i an army o! ti iii.w .".ii iii-ring fain Ger 1 1 i .-! Mjrcli iiiiuoiim ed to : r. . v Ti.i-y . Tw ml tin lie the Sero nd. the Third, my Kliiitli. the Thirty Third S-vettiy Ninth. d the number of men In . p at liitihe who luve iiii..il e -i 2Uv7.0'V) been dls- CASUALTY LIST MOUMVG ItKPllKT W.islilngion. Dec. 7. -Tlie follow Inn disunities are reported by Hit Coniliialldllig General of the Ameii can' Fxpedltlonaiy Forces: Killed in action Co Died of Died of wounds . , S accident and oilier IS causes Died of disease , Wounded severely Wounded (degree, undeler mined I Wounded slightly .Missing in action l 2 1! n:iu ho Total 1,0 7!) NOKTII CAROLINA CASl ALTIKH Killed in Action . Waller N. Smith. I'uionville. Died From Wounds Received in , 'Action Neul Duval. Dysarlvllle. Ililery.J. Smith, Francisco. Died of Disease Charlie Cut hey, Stnokemont. llrumett Perkins, Clurkton. Alexander Crocker, Wackshurg. Samuel White, Kulelgn. James S. Whitley, Jamesvllle. Wounded Severely Lawson Ballard, Bollva. John T. U Donald. , . Lnier II. A'athews, Parmele. Robert S. Custle, Zlonsvllle. Woumlel (Decree I'ndeterniliied ) lierber Darnell, Laurel Springs. Wounded Sllglilly James W. Fisher, Warretiton. AI'TMRVOON RPPORT Washington, Dec. 7. - The follow ing lasualiies are reported by the Commanding General of the Ameii ci"ii Kxpeditionary Forces: , Kille Died D.cd ctl . Died I In action of wounds of accident :.-;es of disease 1 and other Wounded severely l!l 2 Wounded mined i Wounded i ' Missing In ( decree e M'1 diglill) 114 ctlon 240 Total Ll'li! NORTH CAROLINA AMI Al.TlliS Killed In Action Carv K. Fr. email, Almoml. William A- MHier, LexIngUm. IJouhie Puryoar. Durham Alfred H. llartiell. Loeiisl. Willie Carroll, PnrVersburg. Richard CLntoti, Frultliind Badger M. Johnson. Mount lloii. Hugh G. Logan, Hickory Jim iuff. Spray. Harvey J. Ram. ey. Aiisonvillo Keller 11. Stillwell. HiintersviHe Jaine;; Hill, Goldslioro, Died of Wounds John Harris, Klnston. Ih"! y . I'jnex, lillllillgton Will s 10. i'ourry. Forct Citv ' Died of ll'sciiu' John W. Griffith. W.m tlio-S,.l' in Wim.ided Severely IViMinei J. Filler. Li-xiuio; ( 1;,. Phillips, (iieiiden. . Andrew Hest. Goldshoro penjnMiin L. Hush. Draper Isaac S. Hniiter, lUchlands linrnie A. .Murphy. Newu;)' (.io Noi W. '.iiihos , Wiilke-if.u u. Won in lei in Action (D-ree l'i!-. lerii'lned ) .Henry ( l'lohblus. K'i'h-tf je.S -.i W.ounded Slivilmv Willii iu A. Itaithii!. Reid villi-. Ci : V.' C i.ih, hi, Durh n., .1. " ,'e i Jri,maii, Freeknui Xissintr in A e i-in H ggie R. Houck. Jefferinn t hnrlen F. Iloealri. . '!i'- .. i" IUED CROSS TO ((fly Associated Pres,) Paris, Dec. 7. -Three relief mtn.s ilmve been rushed by ih Americini ; rroHS frm KwitJerluml to R um- i: ti. where twenty five b avt hlllldied Ll,:1i con- Aim ric n. i.ted priMiiier.i l l.l.TS MONHAV MfiMT GriegK Cotiiiiiiuidei y Kir!;lit.i T"in .lars No. 11. in-s'iii .Monday nu'ii' i-i -n- Ia-;unl.- Hall in the Rah ii. i.i "ilMing nt half pi-sj :-eveii c :,-s of importance is t lie irae.,i. - ,' ? " ;'t''r'i(:.n.'e t-- it l I i.Alil. Si l.l.r. I I nl itl il llev. R ulpit nt hurrh in C. WillHlOW w Pearl Street 1 1 a. in. and ' II till the Methodist -.10 p. ni. i Sunday. The public is curdUlly Invited. HELD IN JAIL lit Unable to Give Dond For Ap pearance in Superior Court Must Await Trial in March In default of a $l,nii0 bond, Ro niaine liiace, second class linirni i clsi's male, I'. S. N., Is in Jail await ing trial at the Alarm l"i nt oi S.i; erier Court. Urn ee wi'.s given a prelliniiiiii hearing in Recorder's court Friday iifU'l'lMiiu and pleaded guilty to tiie churgi, n.aiiit him. Trial Justice S;eiice I'Oiind Hie defendant over to the next t .tiii of Superior court un der a bond of $l.(Min, hut Bract, wan unable to give bond end was re-coinm-lled to jail. Unite r.iliuiu that he married Minn Grace Vincent at Wayne, Michigan, on Docfiiilier 2-1, 11)14. He says that I hey lived together a little over a vcar when his wife left him, alleging that he was not aide to support her. He says t hai he saw her from lime lo lime after that but that the mari tal relation was never resumed be tween thctfi. tin October 27th, HI 17 Brace met Ali.-is Aluiiim Culpepper, oi Norfolk. On ihe 2 1! rd of ihe, following Janu ary they were Married here by Ju;( llce oi the IVi.ru J. W. Mllllden. I'raie claims that before his marrla;;.; he e. plained the fact thai he hi-.d another wife to .Miss Culpepper uad that she agreed to take I In1, risk of iiiriying Mm notwithstanding, lie : i'y; te. I lie I lien undertook to se cure a divorce from his lirst. wife but that she tiled eross papers to the divone i-Mi.'.-iliii,':; which he had in si'tnied aid nude application for ii compulsory allotment of his 1 1'1'-.- i $ ft e her und I hi i v. e :l in Dei roil lo si ti.ii.ii' a bargain v illi her lo iliscoii t.ii'io -,iiii diviirce piocc ed ngs uoou provision that she divide her allot ment money with him. In this bnr giin ltraie mail.1 no mention of the lad that In- bad married again. So tilings stood until the Unit wife still in ignoiance of Brace's second marriage, came to Norfolk and sud denly appeared in the home of V.'. L. Outen. biother-ln-law of uife number two where the Bruce pair ..i ,e making their home. Brace cl,- ins- liiat h s real love la or wife number two and that he i.i .'t m: to fairy her I -gaily if he c; n .eciire n divorce from wife number one. Hi ?.iis Hi;. Norfolk ceedliigs W. I.. Mu, fi.lk : nd cot al o deii ir . flint (lie flr.il I'-nn :t i hi-i i girl in s u frospective mother, has I': ilM till ' dititrei! p.- In-i-self. Oilten H'nl W. Wire piti ihi.iati d ii.ii 1!. Shafor of it the tr:.l of llraeo'a a fet'd in :n te a ie onv, Mr. Slialer of J.in f of llii i: lk. 's i :j (I ( ie gii I s u mil iai liiev win ito h iii n Br.iee jilre ixnorance nf th,. ai t ihi. had ever marri.id b-lore his ille j mnri-iii.i" hero to M iss Culjicppcr. d D. II. TARKINGTON DIES If! FRANC! 1 Olllcial notice reached Mrs. r. j Trrkingion Tliiii-sday of the de.it 0 of her son, J. He) wood Titrkliigto.i. In France. Meywoist Tarklngton Is- one of Retsey'n llraVes who b ft h'.inn 1 -,a May for ran?p and who b.H been i;i France hur.i July. lie Ir survived by h!r iiioiher. by five sisters and one brother. Tiie sister are: Miss Helnui Tarkiiig'o;i. Mrs. Frank Swalu, Mrs. M. D. Hut- ,nian of Mackeya' and Mrs. T, It. t;ill-, ton nd Mrr. J. II. Pat rick of Ores well. Jhe brother is Mr. J. K. Tar Kington of this city. lleywood Tarkihgtnn was n mill her of PssiiuntJilk Tribe- i.i ,r.- Order of Red M mi and of t'.i inf' (-.' r oi Norfolk. Ly bis death another si.ir !u Fx-. (Iiiotatik's Service Flag Is turned to poll! and another l'usuotoik hero heps with bis comrades under lb. : d n Friim e ! lu ll Dr. f! !' Dviiipi iVIl pre trh !:-' !ng am! night. t 1 1 2 'ti his ject will be Srelni that His I' - urn Hufe. " and at 7;ill hi suhjisri will lm ' Reversing his RiK-ord." The pilillr Is cordi.ill) iltvitiid t-i attend both services
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