!
tf tfi ift
Buy W. S. S. And
Help to Bring The
Boys Back Home
WEATHER
(ii iKTally cloudy tonight, and Fri
day, probably riin. Warmer tonight
In Interior, gentle to mode, at north
mat winds.
V
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VOL. 3
THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1918.
No. 292
tt
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
Engine Left Track at 5:25 This Morning - Two
Cars Derailed, Nobody Killed, And Nobody
Seriously Injured
The Norfolk Southern "Night Express" from Raleigh to
Norfolk jumped the track Thursday morning at 5:25 between
1 wo and three hundred yards before reaching Hertford station.
The engineer was seriously injured; and the fireman and bar.
gagemaster were slightly injured, but the passengers suffered
aothing worse than fright and a severe shaking up.
The cause of the wreck is a
mystery. . Conductor Singleton
said that the switch at Hert
ford was properly closed and
that he could not explain the
accident. From Norfolk South
ern headquarters a long dis
tance phone message shortly
after noon today stated that up
to that time no explanation of
the wreck had been found and
that a party was, already en
route to the scene to make a
thorough investigation.
The wreck was a severe one, iind
that there were no fatalities seems
almoHt a miracle. The engine turn
ed over and now lies on its Bide In a
peanut field alongside tlio track. The
baggage car was detuched complete
ly from the ri'Ht of the train and
started across the same peanut Held
at right angles to the train, continu
ing Its course until it hurled Us nose
In the soft dirt. The Jim Crow coach
was derailed but did not leave the
road bd but plowed along the cross
ties until it occupied the plane with
reference to the engine tbut the barf,' !, i i. i' i i
, . "'.I Lvation has been received by
gage car had done. The train mufc lr, , , ,. .1,1
" u ioard of Directors, out hi being
have been going at something like
Its URual speed when the wreck oc
curred for passengers describe the
shake-up as u severe one. and the
cross lieu where the engine and two
front cars plowed into thou were'
literally splintered.
Passengers for Kllzaheth City
were brought here by a special train
and arrived rt ll:3u. or over five
hours late.
The injured are:
Engineer Thomas M. Bishop, bad
ly scalded and severely bruised but
no bones bro':en and no inj.cation
that he will rut recover.
Fireman Tun TimMall. colored,
who was considerably ii.ut-ed but
not. iipparenl.y, Herioiis injured. He
was able to wdk anout when the
fptelnl train reached K: :h City.
Ilagsugemaster C. I). Wainwright,
badly Bhi'.keu and snft;-,- ng from
pheck but apparently suffering no
visible bodily' hert.
Among the ICIiznheth City pas
sengers on the train wen? -Mrs. D.
B. Simpson ami Mr. A. J. Armstrong.
There were also a nii.-.ibcr of school
girls returning home ';ir the holi
days. . IN THIS MATH
Body of Frank Warden Dead
From Gunshot Wound
Brought Here Tccay But no
Particulars Avliasle
The body of Frank Warden, eight
een years of rge, was brought here
on the Special train Ihrt v-ent o t 'V.e
off the passengers from the wrecked
Night Express at Hertford Thursday
morning.
Young Warden came to his death
In the woods near Eden' on fro:n n
gunshot, wound which took effect In
his right sido.
A ; telcgruui announcing these
meager detalia was received by the
boy'f father Wednesday ntght.
A telephone message to the Chief
of Police at Edenton this morning (of the Flret Methodist Sunday school
elicited only the information that the j will hold a fancy work sule ut the
matter was being Investigated andM. Leigh Sheep t?tor Satitrdiy of
that at that time the police depart-
ment had r.o Information as to how
the hooting occurred.
Frank Wurden wh employed as a
logger. The moot plausible explana
tion la that he ehot himself accident
ally while out hunting. Hto father
'discountenance report that the boy
vu a suicide, as he believes that he
had bo reason on earfb tor such an
-act- 1
' Wardcn'i botiy m eeut from
NIGHT EXPRESS
GAITHER ACTIVE
Elected Director in Plies of D.
P.. Bradford And G'.ven Im
poitant Office on Ro.it d
W. . Galther. Jr.. former,?'
cashier of the First & CitUciu Natl-)
onal Hank, who recently returned .
from camp where he has been .11 the 1
army service, has been elected crer-1
tor of the Hank in place ol the late j
1). H. Bradford and has been made
AUa VIce-rresldent of the n'stitu
tlon. Mr. John K. Kilby. cashier of the
First and Citizens National Rank,
since June 16th, has tendered his
resignation subject to the action of
the Hoard of Directors. Mr. Kilby's
resignation was tendered, it is un-j
derstood, by reason of a feeling on 1
his part that men called to the colors 1
should, upon their return home, he
offered back the positions they gave '
'ip. to serve their country. His rese
ttle
held
in abeyance und will not be acted
upon immediately, it Is hoped that
the bank will be side to retain the
services of both men. 1
Mr. Kilpy came to tl'.o FliHt and
Citizens National '.lank from the,
National Bank of Commerce ut Nor I
folk, about the time that the merger I
of the Citizens Bunk with the First .
National was effected.
"The institution had outgrown its
system of. book keeping," said one of
1'ie directors this morning, "and Mr
'. !H y instituted a new system, thor- 1
oughly modern and up to date. He ,
has managed the affairs (.. liie in
stitutlon with admirable ellicieney.
of the
to the entire satisfactory
Board of Directors, and v:e b;liee.
to the satisfaction also of the slock
holder and the public in peueral
We feel that he lies rendered valeed
ervice to the Dank under vV,y try
ng circumstances, ;i.d we are anxi
ous to retain so valuable a 1.1:1:1.
"The Fhst Mid CiCz-'-is Nai onal
Bank has been confronted with many
:lit:icu!Ues during the last tlx mouths
it has been bumpered tor l.e; of
room. Numbers oC '.is tiv d and e :
;ier enced employee:; were called in
!o the military service of t'no.r cuor
try nrd the bank had to f.'"" the
necessity of llllins their pl:'es with
new and less experienced help. V.'he;i
ihat period of adjustment had pass-id
riio inliuonza epidemic cuine upoi:
Jlizp.iH'th City, jind the b.-.i'l; .. corn .
of workers was cut down by t rav
ages of the d!:!f K;e and la still pliorl
t Its full worXin; strength. Thi:;
lias entaili'd extra end arduous work
Jor the remaining member?: of ih
'orce.
"The work of erecting the addition
.0 the rretent b i'lllr.f :r lvfii le
gun and is being pressed as rapidl
as possible. The influenza epldem'c
seems to be on the wane. The First
ind Citizens National Bank feel.;
sure that with little further in
dul(rnco on the part of Itscasto-
mers, the bank will soon b in a
position to orve them better tiiau
ever before." -
HOLD BAAAAH HATl'HDAV
The Friendship Wesley Bible Class
.this week. The proceeds will go to
Armenian Relief work. "Come r-ml
buy.ypur Christmas glftc and h-lp
great cause," urge ti meniher.i o'
the cIub.
Fd'eoton on liie Night Kxpres thL
morning. It wnn thrown from th
car In the wrerl; n Hertford nnd th
I -rMcM iri"-. "e to rnp .rt. r
that an Fllxabeth City man ha'
been killed hi the wreck.
9,000 MORE SOLDIERS
ARE ON THE WAY HOME
(II) Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 12. The sail
ing of four army transports bringing
additional units from France Is an
nounced today by the War Depart
ment. The ships are the K. II. Mal
lory, the Rhuppuhunock, the Levla
thun and the Celtic. They are bring
ing about 9,000' men.
KING GEORGE NOT
COMING TO U. S. A.
(By Associated) Tress)
London, Dec. 12. Reports that
King George contemplates a, visit Jo
the United States arc denied here.
OFFICIAL VISIT .
LASTS TWO DAYS
(By Associated Tress)
Pans. Dec. yi.-- 1 lie lengtti of
President Wilsons official visit in
I'aris has been fixed at forty-eight
hours, according to Le Matin,
The remainder of his stay will not
he marked by any state ceremony.
MAY CONVOKE
REICHSTAG NOW
(Ity Associated I'rctw)
Berlin, Dec. 12. The German
Cabinet, anticipating the refusal by
the Allies to deal with the present
Government and the Soldiers-Workmen's
Council, according to the Mer
lin Tageblatt is considering cotivok
lig.the Reichstag to give the Gov
ernment parliamentary basis. The
Reichstag session, the Tuglebatt
says, may lie expected to begin nest
week.
BREST IS DECKED "
i IN GALA ATTIRE
! French Port cf Destination In
Touch With Presidential
Fleet
(R As4rrintcd Pre)
Brest. Dee. 12 Brent lias put on
'"'''''ay uli'r'' alll is -eagerly 'await-
:;t: (tie nrnal or presidential Mi ft
at noon tomorrow.
The American naval establishing'
hi to got 111 direct- ' wireless touch
Iks morning with the Presidential
i -.-i approaching tit s port, wliiili !.s
i -1 vv not f;.r oil" liio coa.it.
m PRICE COTTON
(By Associated I'res)
i'-ago, Dec. 12. Stunning ad-
.: i.ees in the price of corn, resulted
today from the Government crop re
;.r: shewing, the ylidd for 1MK th"
i ri;!lct.t in live years.
Values tan up as much at seven
c ;a;i a but liel over yesterilny's finish
fi tlie grain market.
EXTENSIVE RIOTS
occurinbohemia;
(By Associated Pr"s)
A rlerdam, Dec. 12. t'xtens'-.e
ricts o'-curred yesterday In AiiKg'g.
;.het:iia, according to Prague dls
.'thea. pnd machine Kuns mid
r'l'ei were useTl against' the mobs,
Thro1 arc' reported killed, Jlv
.-rloi:vl7 i;-..'ured rnd a r.' '' '
1 i.,,r f , jy woundud.
ff
fJIy Associated Prss) I
'rl:n. Dec. 11. Dr. Solf. Mini-'
" of Foreign. Affair, has tendr"d .
-, - .P,i..ctinn W.r, j, he,,n flr. ;
'ept'sJ by (he Cabinet.
: 'tct'it Paul Simple of the S.
V ", '. 1.: Titn'.ty Colore In home on
i i ''1crrr for several day!". He irU
le- ve Uuuday lor Norfolk. "a
JAMKS SAXDKItMV DIKH IX
FltANCK
In yesterday's casualty list was
the name of James K Sanderlin. Ho
died of meiilngltes in France on Nov.
15lh..
Just before he left this city for
Camp Jackson he was given a silver
wrist watch by Achoree Lodge, I. O.
0. K. of Elizabeth City, of which he
was a member, "for his regular at
tendance and loyalty to the Lodge.
And upon the bracelet was engraved
his name und the name and address
of the Lodge.
The Lodge received lu cable an
nouncing his death somo time ago.
Ho leaves 1ioth in Elizabeth City und
In Camden, his former home, a great
many friends.
BEGIN ARMISTICE
NEGOTIATIONS
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Dec. 12. Negotiations for
the prolongation of the German arm
istice began today at Treves In,
Rhenish Prussia.
Le Matin says that the German
delegates have requested the allies
to reinforce their troops at certain
points to aid the German authorities
In maintaining order.
The newspaper udds that in pl'.ie -s
where Germans are In authority and
control the Allies will limit the
sending of troops Into German ter
ritory to the necessities of the occas
ion which may arise.
LITTLE BELGIUM
A BIG BORROWER
(By Associated Pre)
';h'iigtuii, Dec. 1 2.- - Belgium's
loans from the Culled Slates nov
total more than f 2 1 :!,i.i0il,n00. A
(redil of $:!, '.ilHI.lilio extended Bel
fUum today brought the a. regale of
the loans made Belgium by this
J 'J'.yiir). '''"''' l'"lt Hiinre.
Credits now authorized for all the
allies total more than eight l.iilio is.
( IIR1ST ( ill lit II
Pev. (;.-). V. Ii:il Recter in fhan:e.
Third Sunday in Advent.
:i.,iuiuy tviiool !t:-i."i a. in.
llol t 'oinmunlun anl Sermon 11
a. 1:1.
i:-.en'ng i'rsyer fciid.-r.:rn 74S'
',!. ;n.
;)'..; tlotj Meeting with oy
; I.:: nitiiiion Wednesday 7:"a p. in.
'iiii- iiiiblic is cordially Invited to
'very rervii'e ut th's Cl'iin h
CASUALTY LIST
AK'i iJRVOON l;L! ok I'
V;!:-!;;ngt:!l, De-. 12 Til
t'g atiiiiiHies ure reported,
' '" "land. ng General i the
follow
by the
Ainer.-
can Expeditionary Forces:
K.lleJ in action
Di'-il (if wounds ...... . .
iutd 01 accident ut'd oth'T
cause
1 1
Died of airplane uccident... Z
Ded of d, sense 2P.&
Wear. di-il severely 1,411
Wounded IdegrcM umleter-
mined)
Wound.-d slightly 249
Mi.-Kiii!', In nction 2 Oh
Total '. 2,8 U.
NORTH CAROLINA CASl'AI.TIKS
knled in action
Dalton K. Smith. Trinity.
James W. Arrowood. Arden.
Wlei Itrop Ward. Weldon.
W illie I'.. Kington, .Madison.
Kiiv.iird Royster, Ilend'Taou.
yV,ie-''K.' nui.t." Crldgewater-
TU-odore Sidhury, Wilmington.
Waiter Mason, Chapel Liill.
1'irnt Reed. Coldsboro.
.I(d;n A. Sneed, Eagle Springs.
Clifford 0. Wilson. Zton.ivitle.
1)Iih From Wound
Krneht Haiton, Carthage.
IBil of Disease
Kain J. Caudle, Norwood.
Donict I!. Tiirklngton, KUwibeth
fity.
Ben I. Taylor. Gold.horo.
William Klncald, Cobern.
mO-,-;ii I ear on. V'V C'rce!:.
II( . e.i W. Davis, Cutherlue I,Bl;e.
Vi:i;i.d- d h'cverc'y
MIh.i ... , lias r.
.turned from Philadelphia, Pa., where
' aha tine hiM, attflnriln thm Pnnmik
School.
-
Iroy Cartwrlght ef We kivllle
wiw la the fclty Thur4ay.
RED CROSS MASQUE TO BE GIVEN
BY E. CITY CHAPTER MONDAY NIGHT
Pageant Not Staged To Make Money But To
Present the Work of The Red Cross To The
People of The Community
Mr. Jl. W, Lewis, one of the heroes who participated In the engage-'
ment at Chateau-Thierry, the Gettysburg of the great European War, will
participate In the Masque, to be staged at the Alkntmu Theater by the
Local Red Cross Chapter, Monday night, December 14, at 8:15 o'clock, Mr.
Lewis was twice wounded, and is now convalescing at the Elizabeth City
Hospital. Besides the hero of Chateau-Thierry, eleven other sailor boys
are members of the cast, all of whom have seen service under the flag In
the struggle for democracy. They are also at the hospital recuperating
from Illnesses contracted in the service.
. . Tlio Masque, or Pageant, visual-
tv-)wt-j Tf1)Afn iW.i'H In dramatic form the work of
Dill Y Hi INLllIlVJilJ Ith0 110(1 I"HH Hlul waH wrlttt'u CH-
wwiiinr I,e,'-'u"y ,or 'iecl ('rr':';' Christmas
FROM HOIyiKv'1011 ('u"' u ' fr""1 tlu! ,"n o( the
1 IIUlll IlUilllAJ j Kjr,H,i (r;llimtl(! writer, Mr. Percy
1 McKay, and represents in symbolic
Following Lynching! in Green
R.w . ah m
groes Given Notice To Get
Out
(lly AssM-latel Pres)
Ogdi'ii, l'tah, Dec. 12. Negro
refugees from Green River, Wyom
ing, arriving here declare that all
negro men, women and child en have
been ordered to leave that town, fol
lowing the lynching Tuesday of Ed
ward Woodson.' a negro charged with
killing one railroad' switchman and
wounding another.
Nearly nil the negroes had left
their possessions and their homes in
the town ut last reports. They were
given only until laid night to move.
BRITISH ENTER
CITY 0? BSriN
( By Associated I re is)
London, Dec. 12 Brit Nh advance
uards have entered the city of Bonn
I und have taken possc-islon of the
bridge over the Rhine there. '
Lt. Basil Snnwden of S'iow-l'ti,
was killed in a motorcycle accident
in France recently, according to a
cablegram received by. his brother J.
!i. S:ioudi'ii of t:i:s cty Wednculny
.ilvhl.
BUT(S REAFFIRM
i7f
i
(By Assm !ali"d Tress)
Amsterdam. Dec. 12.--The people
in the soinl'.ein p. rt of the Dutch
province or Llmburg are excited by
the repeated recurrence of the re
port In Belgian i;tid French news
papers to the pos-sinle severance oi
i inirt of (hat province from Holland.
! Forty nine hiiroinas'ers In t'.e'
region have telegraphed yuen Vil
helniina expressing their Indignation
at the iepo,:s arid assuring le-r if
ti e;r allegiance.
MOOKh I 1CI,SM
I Mr. William Robert .Moore and
i
'Miss Klizabeth Fresson. both of
Dare, Vu., were married Wednesday
night by Justice of the Peace J. W.
r.iunden at his residence on tteldcii
St n-et.
j ATTFMIOX M!L AlTOMOI.ILi:
j tiW.NKIt
j I wish to anuouueu to the public
that I have returned to L'llzubth
City In order to open up the most
modern and up-to-date vulcanizing
business 'In Kltzabeth City. I will
use nothing hut new equipment Just
from the factory. I am 110 stranger
to tho peoplo pf Kllzubeth CJ'y. I
a-i wah the Anto Supply VulcanU
Uig Co. on Water Street for 3 years
und the u(o owner knows what my
work Is. My place la located at the
old Vt lnslow Oil Ktatiou alun !Mc
of A'knixa Tl'er're. I vP.i ;i to
dron in and look my equipment over.
I guarantee all work to suit ynu. My
nrlr arlll Km MaindaKht nnil nnv
support you may .give me will be
highly appreciated.
The real vulcanlicr.
D.l!pd BRANTLEY McCOY.
form all of the war and pence actlvl-'
ties of tlie lied Cross.
Tim luuiitii, lu Iw.luir tirumitmil
is
under
the
illii-cl ion
of .Mrs. Kdsou
Worth Carr. Mrs. t!arr is a graduate
of the American College of Physical
and Dramatic Kxpresslou, located ut
Chicago, and famous among the,
schools of tin' country.' She also
studied dramatic expression under
i'roi'. Clarence Ruluwaler, of Chicago
I'nlvMislty. Mrs. Carr is spending a
few weeks with relatives in Eliza
beth City, and is generously giving
It-!: time and strength. Indeed, she
has, at the Invitation of the local
Red Cross Roll Call Cum 111 It tee.
taken upon herself the entire respon
sibility of the Pageant. The Com
mittee counts Itself must fortunate
in having secured the services of
Mrs. Carr, and her experience is a
guarantee that the Pageant, though
the uork of 11011 -professionals, will
not be "amateurish," but a product
ion to please the mo:t fastidious.
The l';ij',ennt will he staged Mon
day 11 c, ill t-i the A 1 k ra ma, and the
curtail will go up at h;l"i sharp. A
nominal admission will be charged
10 meet the necessary expenses. The
.Masque is not being given to make
money, hut to visualize the work of
the Red Cross, to fnmlllarlze th
people with the various branches of
ItK beneficent aeri Ice ill War and In
Peace. Reserved eats will be on
side at Selijj's Jewelry Store. Ad
mission: l.r, 2T nnd :'." rents.
The cn"t follows:
CHARAlTl.KS
The Mother (All American Mothers)
Mrs. Clevelaiel J ksoll,
The l.-;,ioi!er (Tlie !'. f War)
Mr. T .1. Varliliam. '
All Hearts (The Red Cress 1
MiiiH Mahala M r i.His.
The Woman lYiMing V. oir.anhood
Miss Margaiel S!ieep
Voting (iirl ((lirihoo-ti
Al's !iiyl,-i Ihirl.eH.
Children ((.hildhondi
tiirl - Kllen iMeia-;,
Boy I'lsiiin I Miff.
SONS
SildierMr. It V Levm, I 3.
Marine Corps.
!i uliji - .Mr. .'.I. C. ;.tM jin.
Av!.;tor--V,r. T. K. Marller.l' S X.
Laborer - Mr.W.S ll 't.imitt, U.S.N.
I'OI.I.OWKK.-; !.' .UK Dl'Sl'iULKR
i iroi -Mr. J. M. KMly, C. 8. N.
I: p'ne - Mr. A. K. Coyne, V. S. N.
!i:l -Mr. A. W. ,Vmi!J. C. S. K.
Va'n--Mhs MatUe Whitehurst.
Ilmiger Mr. T. C. Tatiek, U. 8. N.
Povi-rty Miss, Elols-j Robinson,
resilience Miss Margaret (Culpepper
IIKRaLdiJ:
Courage Mr. U. V. Adame, V. S. A.
Mei ay--Mr. It. B. Reynold.!, L 8. A.
Reason- 0. B. Cook, L'. S. A.
Love II. A. Jenk. V. 3. A.
NEW COATS TO BE
SOLD 0ND2R VALUE
1 Junt returned trn Nw "Wit
wMit 1'went to buy hd'ns cotitj. '
I brought thepe cuats hack wttli
me nnd now have them ready for In
spection. This assortment Includes all the
good materials, shades and stylo of
(he season And we are going to sell
them nt prices that -ore only a frac
tion of former value.
Come early, r"t first choice, brand
new coals at ridiculously low price
while this lot lasts.
M. LEIGH SIIERP.
Mm. C. W. Hollowrll. Jr.. baa )ust
returned from a two week visit to
Philadelphia. Fa.
j