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Buy W. S. S. And " Help to Bring The Y" Boys Back Homo WEATHER Ha in lonl;lit, colder in t por tion. Thuivfl.iy f;i ir iJmmUr, iniiili i-; t . - iiM 1 1 hi'iisi winds becoming variable, m VOL. 3 WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1918. No. 291 MARAT1ME ENGINEERING CORPORATION, HOWARD Telegram Read at Chamber of Commerce Meet ing Tuesday Night indicates That Govern ment Contracts Are On The Way Shut down for the past three weeks on account of condi tions due to the close of the war, the Maratiniii Enjrim'urinjr Corporation, Elizabeth City's Concrete Shipbuilding concern, is expected to resume operations within the next few days. Superintendent K. E. Hail, who has charge of the Mara ,ime Engineering Company's plant here, read a telegram at the Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday night indicating that Government contracts authorizing the continuation of work on coal lighters for the navy, which the Corporation was at work on when the plant closed down, are on the way. This is taken as practical assurance that the work at the plant will certainly be resumed. Probably it will be resumed in the very near future. The Marat line Engineering Cor poration in on? of Elizubeth City a itewes' enterprises. About a year ago tin. obtained a long term lease on the northern half of Machelho's Island, on the ("'araden side of the Pasquotank river and began the erection of a concrete shipbuilding plant on thin island, with offices on the Elizabeth City side of the river. Thousandx of dollars were invest ed, the plant wan put in shape and the erection of one huge lighter was well under way. The Corporation developed a new method of concrete shipbuilding. Instead of building moulds for the vessel to be con structed and pouring the concrete into these moulds, the Marat inn; En gineering Company set up the frame work of Bteel for reinforcing I In concrete and idiot the concrete onto the steel reinforcing. Thus a big item of expense, the making of the moulds, was eliminated. The build ing of these moulds, or forms, it Is said, costs more than the actual con crete vessel itself. The development of the new pro cess had Just reached the point of what the Corporation believed to be Its assured success when the end of the war came an. I deinol ll'zat i n h" gan and Gow;r.tiiMii contract. be gan to be cancelled on every hand. ) Then something somewhere snapped ! I.l f kil r.rnu.il.,.. t ' ..P .1... 1 u tuc; in ailll- I .1.11 VI III' . 1 tl I .1 11 llll Engineering Corporation, which hud a Government Contract io construe! several coal llgaicrs for ih n:ivy al most in hand. i. id the p.'aal clocil down. The Elizabeth City (":.; labnr 01 Commerce was apprised of the sit uation and after some im- ttigation sent W. 0. Banndem as its represeu tatlre to Washington a '-om pan fed by representatives of the Corpora tion It was u busy day nlnn the party arrived at Washiugtoii, Hie da) on which the Presld-ai addressed the Joint session of Conrre-.s on the eve of his departure from Washing ton to take passage on t!n George Washington. Hut i r pr -eiiiativw of the Elizabeth City Chamber 01 Commerce they obtained an audi ence with Secretary of the Navy Dan iels, who comnniUK atfii 'v.th Ad- i mlral Taylor of the Bureau of Con structlon and repair and found that iub. conirecis. inougn ncin up. nnd not been killed, it was intimated that it was possible that the Govern- ment would award the Marailme En gineering C'ctrpnr.vion opportunity to undertake the construction of half It not all the llRhters specified in the original bids aubmitted by the Itlara time Engineering Corporation. - It la understood that th Maratime BiUineerlng CorporaTlon l ready to return operations as soon as It can be) assured of definite tonatrnctloa wiyk to do. The telegram road by perlntendent Hall Toesdr night at the courthouse Indicates that tfco looked-for contracts are on the war. Apparently there la no reason to duubt that operation! at the plant of the Maratlme Engineering Cor poration will be refumed rlthin the oxt few days. Just received new selection dolU. See Imei display, it STANDARD PHARMACY. Graham Rell. Jule Etheridge. El - vln Jones and Edward Sprulil have returned from the State College of Agriculture and Engineering, where they were Members of the Students tAroy Train Inn g Corns, MANY THOUSAND CHECKS A DAY Army of Clerks Making Special Effort to Get Allotment and Allowance Checks in Hands! of Soldier's Families By Christmas I (By Associated Trcs) Washington, Dec. 11 The ma chinery of the Treasury War Risk Bureau has bee nsneeded nn ! hum. en the distribution of allotment and allowance checks to soldiers' and sailros' fuinilies by Christmas, It Isl'1" '"' with'ihfl present combined announced today. inconvenience of the durk and mud An army of clerks is now turning I)r Howard is anxious to bring his out checks at the rate oi more than H'-mlly here and expects to do so at 140,000 checks a day. 4oon as he can find a house for a More than a million checks are to lMMUi.Te.war has checked bulld: be mailed this month. H'1? operations and houses for rent ,are not easily found now. AHEAD SCHEDULE! (By Associated Pro) Iir st. Dec. 11. - The United . George Washing!". . with Hie" President and his party on board changed Us course al ter pa dug t !ie Azores and will arrive at Brest in advance of the time originally an nounced, according to a naval wire less received todav. MOTHERS SEEK LEGAL REDRESS (Hy AwtocUinl Pros) Paris, Dec. 1". Legal action i gainst the former German Emperor , las been commenced b en urgani ::ati!?n of "Lille Mothers." The demand for prosecution stute ihfl commanders of lb" Cerman army In April. 116. di.-.eleil that irls under age be carried awuy from their frmliies, that they were sub- mil ted to odious treat men and (forced into close contact w t!i nolor i !ous oinn. Mm statement s.tvs fh wnoreas the commanders we.-i- thi:. guilty i.f trlliies of abduct, on and whereas trfl, they were under the command f their former emperor. hi. prosecu tion la demanded. BACK HOME NOW . (ffy Aawlted l Mew fork. Pec. It. la fnit-d 9tatee transport Calire, carrying nearly 1600 mn. all of the navy per - onnel, reached quan,r,'.li... hui lh a morning. Another transport, Guartansmo. aliio arrived today. The Amorlcpn ste'im'r TonadnriM with nearly 900 troops n-m v itrl HsTi treasport. A--ich;iIu. "th I4t"i also rrrlvefl today. .Mr. Ilowprd C. Dotig'.a.t of lieli. lil'ire Ih Spend ay H Jim. Oa.v.. . ;til !" - awt- lr vv ' W !d..r.. oa , t fKm Street . " - J ,:- Ehriughaus ha returned from York City where h.. hm .e.-a on pfu.i .-..v..i.u "b-.....,... GUEST OF HONOR Praised t City's Hospitality lo Sailor Boys And Suggested How Hospital Could be made Still More Comfortable l)r. .). V. Howard, Commanding Olllcer in charge of the I'nited Stales Ncval Hospital heie, was guest of honor at the meeting of the ( hum he r of Coiiiinei ce 'I'tiesday night Dr. Howard expressed appreciii ion for the "niagnilicont liospituill v ' shown tiie sailor hoys under his eai" by the i eople of Elizabeth City. It was only what he expected, however, he suid, being hiinsi If a North Car olinian and a native of Kinsien. one of the cities of this eastern nee, inn "Many of my men a"c not so veil acquainted with Southern hosplt.it Ity, coming as they do from every dtate in the Cnlon. They are de lighted with Elizabeth City and with the Elizabeth City hospital where liielr surrounding seem very home like to them lifter coming from Hie big hospitals where so many more i' re cared for. Many of them, when well, are loth to return to service. "As these men are from so many different sections of the country ami Irom so many stales, the good name of Elizabeth City, you may be sure, is going into every part of the Cul led States of America." Dr. Howard pointed out. however, that the lack of lights on the hospi tal grounds is serious inconveni ence to his men. many of whom are si riotudy disabled. H" also suggest - eii fluit a WIIV should be found lo ex- ten., tltwjpaving from Riverside ave nue' on to'the hospital, in order to HI E fflNFERENfE AT GOLDSBORO Centenary Day To Be Observ ed on Thursday cf this Week A Big Feature of Program mo-t InteriMtlnK tea- I One of th tures of the r ,n': Cnrolic Cv.nV -I ence of the Methodist Eplscupal ; Church, South, which convenes De 1 cetnber 11th. ai Ooldsboro, N. ('., will he "Centenary Day." which will be observed December K'th. Among the speakers who will pre sent the Centenary program will be ;Dr. W. 15. Iteauchamp. Dr. W.' O Cram, Mrs. N. W. Lipscomb, of NV'di- ville. Tennessee, and Rev. H. A. Ilouz of Louisville, Kentucky, aud Dr. P.. Winton, formerly missionary .Mexico. to The subject, to lie discussed on "Centenary Day" will be "World R"- constrnction after the War;" "God's Cull to the jCUurch in u World's Crisis"; "The Church's Opportunity to get Out of Littleness Into ISigness ' Hb'hop Darllgton. the presiding otti eer. will be one of the principal rer Iters. A leading layman wilt d'Hcusi "Can We Put it. Ovor?" ami a i tereoft .'con lecture will hIiow lh" needs of the mission fields. ' This year's annual conference mis nion promises to be one of the most tntereine ifnd Important In the hl.i to:y of the organization. While the Centenary Movement Is clready well known to the Diembers of the roa- !frence, great Interest will be arous- !( J th" coming of those specialists who n" hlh,y t'n'd in w'sslonory ofttvltlea. 1 Th. r.mttn k world rro-rt n lu"d o;i a ruv'e survey of ned jind opportunity, and vVorniot canipalKn wr,!l lie t'.'.d" til re :.? the prayer povor of thu ; f'Mire'i r e:ir""','T t"M of '" iftnit : !! I'l . "Wntlnwdtiln ,.i' InlAn '' e- ti.in'tig il.er.i uH nr.ive. 1 ers. The program also Includes , a "Ptcwu'rdship Iirlve" to secure en- i . Minetit of millions of Methodists vorker Tor the mliih.tr). home aid h- vil ncknow !edj:e their st v. ard ' "'eigii imi'sions. mid 4-rvlt . In tli" ' tip l.r the pavment of the tithe. 'lml Church. Dvriu? the next five years of the' In the next !H yer. .Soutberi, ii ilcncr ieiebrnth.il llicr will h . i ' ir e;t appeal mde for life ser- c- Str'-n-ioue efforts wfll be made to refill! a large number of new KNOBB'S CREEK WATER IS BEST Actual Test Shows it Suocriar From Lvery Standpoint To That of Pasquotank River at Brickhouse Kilobit's Creek as a source of water supply for Elizabeth City is by far more satisfactory than the Pasquotank rlvi.r ai any point willf in which it would be practicable to pipe the water to Elizabeth City. This wus demonstrated by actual test when the Chamber of Commerce had a sample of Knobh's Creek water taken at the point of the present In take, .and a sample of the river water taken at the ltrick House, analyzed. The analysis shows the decided sup irlorlty of thy Knobh's Creek water ;t fvcry poliit of comparison. The river water shows greater alkalin ity, suit and more bacteria than the Knobh's Creek water. Moreover, the comparative analysis Is so decidedlv In favor of Knobh's Creek as to leave no question of further investigation of the subject. The bacteria content of the river water atlhe brlckhouse, for instance, is three times thai of Knobh's Creek at the intake. Mr. Lewis of the Water Company declares that his company had al ready conducted similar experiments and found that one would have to go up the Pasquotank to Possum Quar ter before finding water even as good as that obtained from the present source. He Is convinced that Knobbs Creek Is the best available source of supply and that Knobh's Creek will he a satisfactory source If the Water Company is permitted to dam the creek against back water from the river, as they have sought to do for the last several years, but lr-'ve not been able to get through the neces sary legislation. He gives assurance that his company will erect a new and greatly Improved and thorough ly p to date filter plant if they nr "lso permitted to build this dam Mr. Lewis explained that t tfl djfin to Vofk will be so constructed ai.to only against hack water and that it will not cause Hoods to the damage of lauds along the watershed of the creek. His company, he says, would i()t seek to build the dam if it would endanger the crops on the watershed because the company knows thai they would be liable to suit for such damage. l'll"1,tli,v nleht. when the foregoing report was made, to instruct the President to name a Legislative Committee of five members to rerom mend lo the Chamber the ir i y IcKlslation to meet this situation slid any other situation that may arlae before the State Legislature meet at Rulelgh next month. The C. M II. Choi of Hlarkwi'll Memorial Sunday School will hold ii White Sale on Krldsv and Saturday 'f thiM week, the proceeds ot which will he Invented in War Sav'nus In the patriotic eflnrt 1 do a liit t) ward reaching the goal lu IVnjU' . lank before the close of the- year. The bazaar will be held in the window of the 8. K. SitI Company ,i S'ore, whkh he kindly P ut iLs uid lor this purpose. Chicken palad, home madi pi- and cakes, snd all iiorts rf fn-y nrticli's will be sob! "'" '" - Donotious should be sent, to Mm. f . K. Overman, on North Koad streot : or to Mr. C. V. Wbito on Muln streot. j Tha public Is Invited to patroa'ru this bazaar tad boip the ladle in their worthy endeavor. Not only wilt iho wenoy all be Inr.tttcd la War Saving but the War (Uvtag .'temp n turn will be given to sou-r rdl glou or charitable cbuki. I ' D layed shii-mcnt of doih. lust ri !c.e.l STAND R1) PHAKMXn. , .Method sis exneci lo ruWe !1A mm . onu.no o b- applied to war work, homo and foreign' mission, sin! church eitenslou CASUALTY LIST MOIIMMi liECOKT Washiiigliiu. Dec. 1 1 The follow ing cusullll ies ai'e reported by the Commiilldilig General of ihe A i . . .'I t it ii Expedlilonary Forces: Killed In ncl ion la 2 Died or disease Hs Woillldeil severely .".Til Wounded (degree undeter mined I 4 Wounded sliglnly 'Md Missing In action .". "u Total l.Sl MlRTII CAROLINA C Sl AITIES Killed in At tiou Millard E. Tate. Marlon. John A, Culberson, Greetisboro. J'reston 15. Loflln, Grlftou. Died of Disease James M. Doss, Campbell. James N. Evans, Spray. .lames L. Saodeilio, Kli.abelh t ify, (.1. W. Joluisno, Secielaiy A. Lodge II.) Albert It. Lenzer. Laiulis. Roy A. Patlllo, I nion Ridge. Samuel Speight, Whltaker. Alvester Tyner, Murfreesboro. Woutideil Severely Andrew O. Euker. Shelby. James M. Myers, Hayes. Charles Elliot, Rocky Mount. Jay M. Motsinger. Kernersvllle. Alvin O. Sides, Concord. . John It. Snell, Windsor. Hennle E. Puller, Wude. Raymond Edmislon, Hickory. Edward G. Evans, Roxboro. William A. Minis, West End. Allie Harris, Jackson. W ounded (Decree I nclelei niineil ) Rwi'.nev Ii. Heeler. Pelisacola. William R. Hardy. Edward S'lglitly Woiiniliil Robert L. Pratt, Edeuton. I'reeiiii'ii Ralstln, Gastonla. Wiley S. Dickerson. Washington. James Melton. Lumberton. Roy R. .Morris, Gilkey. William Tyson. Kinston. ILtskill i'. Vassey. ItoilniK sipnn .s l.-aai' Price. Concord. AETEKK1 ItKI'ORT Washington, Dec. 11 Tb- follow ing ciisuullies are reported by Hie Cuinmandlng General of the Ameri can Expeditionary Forces Killed in action :'n:i Wounded severely S"S Wounded (degree undeter mined! 21.". Wounded slighi ly Hi Missing in acth n i!o4 Total l.r.ftT NORTH CAROLINA ASC ALT IKS Kill. si in Action .Otis R. Douglas. Taylorsville Kreeman I. Hiukte. Slfinley Walter C. Iteasley. Mtirfreesborn Floyd K. Craven. Raiii?.e;ii'. Castllla Henry, New p.ern. Wounded Meverelv James W. Turner. Goldsboro Tburmau K. Hotiie.r. R a h rli rd !oil dolphus ti. Cheek, 'ler Ci;s Troy It. Honeycutt. (ukiioro tieorge C. Loven. Spruce Pine George Tucker. High Point. Luther Y. I'reii.d.att', Ga.itor.i.i. EH it. Giitson. Gibson l.oncie Hunt. Kalrnion Kobert K. Patterson, Kim Citu Douglas I rivetto, Wndesn,ro Ernest It. St"wurt. Si'.uiy Point Owne I. p.ruwu, Chln-iucpin. c'lriyd J Crane, (i!cn Jtaveii 'h:trl"". Arto'ite. Staii'.ivill.. Wounileil (lii'niif I inleiermiiie I ) WilPai- II. Cuko. Luck John K. Hauls. Keimn Harry .'!. llrown, Oiforrj John II. Gill, llender JoHCph K lllllln, Gieel.l.lj VO. Clmrlie tlunlap, Rockingham .Liitii-H M. Gibosn. Pilot !ount?iii. I.'iciun G. Honeycutt, Cllntou. Georgn K. Stephens. Garland Woamlod hlihtli i rcy T. Dak. Uller City. Mb"ing la AciVh ,3toeM I'arknr, IVlkwa. ... .... VOl.LS' DOLLS! B.wt '.ine we f.ave ever had. Cotnn m acd vwi td.cn. t STANDARD MtAKV ACT. JOHN R. CLYNES fii.Hert . , i Lolld. Hi lr. -oil--. b eprei ntatives 1" .Lhn . .. I . . -f P the Pence I to I'tunenire, at retll'e tda . accord i n the new baby dolls Just r- i Hved 2t a STANDARD PHARMACY. SEES BRIGHT DAY FOR PASQUOTANK People Will Turn Their Atten tion to Good Roads and Edu cation Aa Never Before Now War ia Over, Saya W. G. Gaither "'I line sas when the Idea of spend ing a million or even a half million dollars on the roads of Pasquotank County would have been ridiculed," said W. G. Gaither at the Chamber of Commerce meeting at the court house Tuesday night. "I believe now that the war Is over our people are ready to enter such an under taking if wisely and tactfully led. "We hate seen our people during the war tuke up one ufler another the four Liberty Loans. They have been taught that big things may be done without greut hardship when all work together. And 1 do not be lieve ihai the paving of the roada ot l'a..iUotuiik is going to he regarded any longer us an Impossible under taking. "Moreover, if the, county should decide lo float bonds for this purpose and the bond market should not be satisfactory, I believe that we could lliiance the bond issue right here at home. The people have been taught lo buy bonds, and they could he in duced to buy Pasquotank good road bonds Just as they have bought. Lib erty Loads." Mr. (Jail her was speaking on In vitation of the President. Mr. A. B. Iloiilz. ii being the first meeting he hud bi-en present for since his return from camp. ' I cannot tell you." he said, "ot thrillii'u; adventures as will those who come back from the real fight ing 'over there.' as it was my ill for tune to he one of the one and three qucrtcr million left in camp when Ihe armistice was signed. After my few months of service, which I re gard now as a vacation. I om again ready for harness and glad to bo back to take up my work and make my home in Elizabeth City, believing more drorgly than ever In the ad vantages of our splendid section." .Mr. Gaither also expressed the opinion thai the years Just ahead voalii see an awakened Interest in education HOHENZOLLERN Hcrr William Refuse To Tell World Sad Story of How War Waa Forced Upon Him In 1914 ( I liv AoociJiled Pre) London, Doc. 11. William .lohcn zollerit will not make any statement u. to his eflort.s to prevent the out breairoi 'wur in 1914. according to the Aui'-rongeu corrcpoudent ot the London Express The correHpondenf succeeded An ally In having a' initteU to Horr i'.ol.ei, 'ollcm a Iih'. of quej tions as t j his paelllc uttitud before the war cud as to li ir. cteps to prevent the o,iniiia of hostilities. Through Count Von llnt!nrk tha Moiienollei a replied that If there v.-re any possibility of bin becoming u detiiudiiu! he preferred position ing o.i thing hi' Lad tu say until that time. DILLS'. DOLLo. LoauUful aolec Hon J'.nt r'-celvod, call In and M tbeir.. 11 .STANDARD PHARMACY. GERMANY QUIT JUST IN TDK Wushlogton. !. 11. An appeal by Premier Clemencau of France for an American aircraft coutrlbution ot 2,000 plane month and a total ot fi.000 rvlatorit aud 50,000 specially- d mechanics formed the basis for I'm- t.ihiv nlrcraft trogrnm to which the I'nited Htaten eotiUMttii i.eh lii the orld wsr. This win disclosed todiv by Vtajnr-Celi-riil Renley. Dlrevtor i( VilH-iry . 'it.. !! 'eii. in hU annua'. r";ott : New toils rereivd Cum" 'n and mk" M'tection. , - 2t STANDARD PHARMACY.
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