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NEW BERN, N. C, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1916,
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Believed To Have an Eye on Two
British Liners to Convey
Canadian Troops.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25. Four
German submarines are report
ed to be under way to the At
lantic coast to attack enemy
shipping.
The Mauretania and Olympic
are now in Halifax waiting to
carry Canadian troops to Eng
land. The submarines, it is be
lieved, have their eyes on these
vessels principally.
The submarines are expected off
the coast within a few days. Ship
ping men said that they had every
reason to believe that the German
U-boat "53" is still on this side of the
Atlantic. They think that she has
gone to some station in the West In
dies to replenish her supply of oil and
food.
In marine circles some anxiety was
felt for the safety of the CunardJ
steamer Panconia, due to arrive herei
last Thursday from Liverpool. Offi-
cials of the line said .that they had
no information as to her position.
Many a man has come back, in
spite of the fact that he has burned
his bridges behind him.
TRATOFF NOW FOREIGN
MINISTER OF RUSSIA
LONDON, Nov. 25. Unofficial ad
vices from Petrograd tonight reported
the appointment of M. N. Tratoff, the
assistant Russian minister of Foreign
Affairs to the office of Foreign Min
ister. J
OF
New Bern Banking and Trust
Company Enjoying Best Pe
iod of Its Career.
We call the attention of our read
ers to the statement of the New Bern
Banking and Trust Company at the
close of business November 17th that
appears in this issue.
. This bank is enjoying the best bus
iness of its career, as will be noticed
that its deposits come within a frac
tion of the half -million mark, show
ing an Increase since September 12th
of 54,000.
The people who handle the destiny
of this institution are well fitted for
the job, and one looking for courteous
treatment and unparalelled service,
just hunt them up, they will do the
rest ,
fee raw
a ' iy", ' : . .
'i$ ''J'tfrhe floating population isn't neces
,. r earily composed of those who are able
. '. ? "to keep their heads above the water.
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Low Prices on Coats for Ladies
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YESTERDAY
; SS';f and Children Attract
Crowds.
' .. ' .Jo use. the slang expression, the
- special --Sale on ladies and childrens'
v.' coatsvheli by S. Coplon and Sons yes-
j, j ' . terday morning -at ten o'clock": wag
..' some sale. H had been, announced
. tHat the sale would start promptly
." -; Iit len o'clock and that none of the
kfc-i special line . of the "Manufacturers'
j imperfection' would. -be gold before
that hour.v ;. y, .; . ... o , v: -r , :-A ,1
TIia kii.linm -nratt as.1rA9 ...1 A1
. bis town clock sounded that hour and
a rush was made for the coat counter,
. which almost terminated in a stam
pede so eager were the people for one
of those special bargains. This mer
chandise iras a remarkable value. The
majority of the coats were made to
retail at from twenty to thirty dol
lars but due. to some slight imperfec
tion on the part of the maker, they
' could not be sold as perfect garments
and this firm placed them on sale at
$10.00 and J12.50. - - ' '
Include. Reorganization of In
terstate Commerce Commission.
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j WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 25.
j In behalf of the railroads, Alfred C.
Thorn presented today to the joint
congressional committee the princi
ples which the railroads believe
should be included in a just system
of Federal regulation. These includ
ed reorganization of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, its power to
prescribe minimum rates, rate sus
pension for sixty days instead of ten
months, and federal control of stocks
issuance.
Mr. Thom suggested that the reg
ional committees be selected from
men familiar with the localities in
which they would sit. Up to this
time it has been thought that these
regional committees would be com
posed of members of an enlarged In
terstate Commerce Commission.
ENEMY IS CHECKED
Admits, However, That Teutons
Have Crossed Danube At
Two Places.
BUCHAREST, Nov. 25. The Rou
manian war office announced tonight
that the Austro-German troops had
crossed the Danube river at two
places, Isladz and Zimnitz.
The official statement argued that
the advance of the enemy had been
checked.
GET-TOGETHER DINNER
FOR ALL PEACE GIRLS
Feast To Be Held at Institution
at Raleigh, on December
First.
A Get-Together Dinner of Peace
Girls will be held at Peace Institute,
Raleigh, on Friday, December first,
from six to eight o'clock. A delight
ful menu and program have been ar
ranged and no better opportunity to
meet the new president, Miss Mary
Graham and her able faculty, could
be had.
Every old Peace girl in New Bern
who can be present is requested to
notify Miss Pauline Hill, West Ral
eigh, before November 8th. Enclose
$1.00 in your letter or carry it with
you.
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Ohio Woman at 20 Vowed To
Remain in Seclusion for Rest
of Her Life.
WEST MENTOR, OHIO, Nov. 25,
True to her vow, made at the age of
twenty, that she would not let mortal
man look, upon her face for. the' rest
of her "natural life, Miss Harriet Mar
tindale has today just passed the forty-fifth
year of her seclusion.' ; t' ''
., Miss Martindale at the age of twen
ty was engaged to he married to
man but the man she was to have wed
became the husband of her sister.
' Heartbroken over the sudden real
ization of her perfidy, she solemnly
vowed, no man -should see her face
again, and through the use of a heavy
veil and a . life of seclusion she has
kept her word.'-" ' ' -"- , '.
: She has requested in the event of
her death, no man be allowed to see
her.- A woman friend has been re
quested to prepare her body for burial
Both the sister and her husband are
dead. .' i
MugginiH-"Do you thing anything
in the world would take that air of
self-importance out of Bighedde?"
Buggins "Well, attending his own
wed ling misht" ,
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National Bank to Occupy Mod
ern Home TomorrowCiti
zens' Invited to Inspect.
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IE OlSnTlK SEEN
On Monday evening the National
Bank of New Berne will move into its
remodeled building, and from 7 to 9
o'clock P. M., the doors will be thrown
open to the public, and the officers
and directors extend a cordial invi
tation to its customers and friends
to call and inspect the new banking
rooms.
The National Bank was established
in 18G5, and its original charter is
dated Nov. 27th, 1865, so Monday will
be the Fifty-First Anniversary of the
organization of the bank. During the
fifty-one yea'rs of its existence, this
bank has successfully passed through
the several financial panics that have
occurred in this country, and is today
the oldest and strongest, as well as
the only National Bank in this section.
About one year ago, the directors of
the bank decided that the old building
was inadequate for the growing needs
of the institution, so on July 4th,
1916 temporary quarters were se
cured at 55-57 Pollock street, and the
work of re-modeling the old building
was begun. The work has been push
ed very rapidly and now a thoroughly
modern building stands upon the old
site. Special attention has been paid
to the needs and convenience of its
customers in re-arranging the banking-room.
There is a special depart
ment for ladies near the entrance,
where they can sit down and do what
ever writing they may desire, and
not have to stand at the regular cus
tomers desks in the lobby. Then
there is a private room near the
vault where the customers can take
their safe deposit boxes, to look over
Six German Craft, Driven Off
Before Any Damage Was
Done.
.:. LONDON, Nov. 25.5-The British
admiralty this afternoon . announced
that six" German destroyers" today at
tempted a raid on the Itentish coast
but were driven off. : ''" :
. The destroyers fired several rounds
and one of the Bhells struck a mine
sweeper. None of the crew was in
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DESTROYERS ATTEMPT BOTH SIDES CLAIM .
RAID 01 BRITISH COAST : GAIS IN MACEDONIA
jured.
Bandit Making Desperate Ef
forts to Capture Trevino's
Artillery.
WIHECDMMUN1CATIDN STRIKE DECEMBER
BROKEN OFF
EL PASO, TEXAS, Nov. 25.
Francisco Villa's force is attacking
Chihuahua City from three sides,
while the main body of his troops is
storming Santa Rosa Hill in an at
tempt to capture Gen. Trevino's ar
tillery. This information was obtained to
night shortly before wire communica
tion was broken. The assault of
Villa's forces followed skirmishes
during the morning during which
Villa moved his troops into advan
tageous positions.
their papers, and find a comfortable
chair and desk with pen and ink, etc.
for their convenience. The bank is
well equipped with safe deposit boxes,
which it rents at reasonable prices.
There are many other improve
ments and everybody is invited to call
and see for themselves.
Rome War Office Reports That
- The Italians Have Made New
. Progress.
LONDON, Nov. 25. Both sides to
day claimed successes rv the lighting
in Macedonia north and west of Mon
astic Jhe war' office' reports from
Rome and Paris reported that the
Italians had made new progress, i ;
The repulse of the Entente attack
was claimed by the official announce
ments from Sofia and Berlin.
Clothing Workers of United
States and Canada Have
Issued 'Ultimatum.'
IF DEMANDS DEED
NEW YORK, Nov. 25. The biggest
clothing strike in the history of the
country will be called on December
first unless employers grant the de
mands of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America.
This was announced officially to
night by the officers of the associa
tion. Strike is bound to be internat
ional and will affect all clothing work
ers in the United States and Canada.
More than 200,000 workers will be af
fected, unless the demand for an
eight-hour day is granted.
TWO BANDITS ROB
PAYMASTER OF $2,300
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Nov. 25.
Two bandits held up and robbed
Thomas Carrol, paymaster of the
Peoples Paper Box Company of $2,-
300 and escaped.
This is the home of
The National Bank of
New Berne. The build
ing has just undergone
complete remodeling and
is now one of the most
modern and attractive
banking houses in the
State.
Artillery of Both Sides "Very
c Active," Says Paris War
, Statement.
PARIS, Nov. 25. A new outburst
of cannonading in Verdun around Fort
Vaux was officially reported "tonight
by the French war office.' v :
The artillery of both sides was very
active.'
The German, British and Belgian
officials say that no operations of im
portance took place on the remainder
of the western front.
Georgia Editor Charged With
Sending Obscene Literature
Through Mails.
T
ASRIS OWN LAWYER
AUGUSTA, GA., Nov. 25. The
second trial of Thomas E. Watson, the
anti-Catholic editor of the Jefferson
ian magazine, will begin on Monday
in the Federal court.
Watson is charged with sending ob
scene attacks on the Catholic church
through the United States mails.
The defendant will act as his own
lawyer during the trial.
Federal Judge Wallace W. Lamb
din will preside. The prosecution of
Watson is under the direction of Dis
trict Attorney E. M. Donaldson.
An effort was made to have Wat
son tried in another State, the gov
ernment so far having failed to se
cure a conviction of Watson in this
State, although he has been tried two
or three times. Watson, in the Jef
fersonian, attacked many religious or
ganizations. E
OF 'GLACIER' PERISR
Launch of U. S. Supply Ship Cut
in Two by River Steamer
Two Others Missing.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25. Four
members of the crew of the United
States naval supply ship Glacier per
ished, six were injured and two are
missing and probably were drowned,
when the Glacier's launch was cut in
two in a collision with the river
steamer Apache.
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Negro Came Near Being Elec
trocuted as Result of Prank
at Zebulon.
ZEBULON, Nov. 25. There came
near being an electrocution here when
James Smith, colored, was made the
victim of some practical jokers. He
was given in either hand an end of a
piece of wire. The middle point of
the wire was inserted into a socket
from which the lamp globe had been
removed and the current switched on.
When the resultant commotion was
over Smith was found lying under an
oil tank and it took the services of a
doctor to revive him.
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Dr. Simon Flexner Says Last
Summer's Outbreak Was a
Phenomenon.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25. Infantile
paralysis may come to New York
again and physicians, if not aided by
laymen, Will be, powerless to prevent
its vigorous recurrence, Dr. -' Simon
Flexner declared in a lecture here.
This summer's epidemic had its ori
gin in the epidemic that visited Nor
way in 1905, Dr. Flexner said. .; He
added: ' 1 1
"The outbreak of last summer was
in the nature or a phenomenon, for
never in the history of the world had
so many cases of the disease been
confined to one locality. .New York's
plague of last summer has since trav
eled around, the globe. t v
"As to the' future of the disease in
this country; I am afraid that it has
spread too far and become so firmly,
intrenched, as it were, for it ever to
be eradicated. " However, I am con
fident that its reappearance will be
sporadic."
You never can telL Many a man
prates of the dignity of labor whose
conscience is mora callous than his
hands. 7 ' -
HAD A CLOSE SHAV
NFANTPLAGU
Chain Evidence Against Slayer
of Alabama Judge' Appears
Strong.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA., Nov. 25.
Both the prosecution and defence in
the case of David Overton, charged
with the murder of Judge W. T. Law-
lcr, closed this afternoon and are
ready for arguments when court con
venes Monday morning.
The arguments will require at least
all of the morning session and pro
bably may extend throughout the af
ternoon. The case is not expected
to reach the jury until night.
The crowd attending the court ses
sion today was composed of scores of
women who had brought their lunches
and remained in the court reom all
day.
Judge Miller announced before ad
journment this afternoon that all
spectators who enter the court room
on Monday morning will be searched
for firearms.
The prosecution won an important
point at the afternoon session when
Mrs. Robert Phillips, the widow of the
former sheriff, and Mrs. Thomas
Lawler, Jr., daughter of the dead
sheriff, testified that Sheriff Phillips
remained at home all night om June
14, the night that Judge Lawler dis
appeared, and did not leave home un
til after breakfast. They also tes
tified that he received no telephone
call during the night or early morn
ing.
The defendant had sworn the
stand that he called Phillips and that
he came to the court house ia the
early morning of Thursday, June 15.
The prosecution scored a point
when two witnesses testified that they
saw Overton, the defendant in the vil
lage after eight o'clock Wednesday
night.
So Much Engaged in Work He
Neglected First Symptoms
Of Attack.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. th.
President Wilson's cold which pre-'
vented him from attending the Army
and Navy football game in New York
today, was much better tonight, but
on the advice of Dr. Grayson, the
White House physician, the President
remained closely to his room.
The President is said to have been
so much engaged in work on his
forthcoming message to Congress
that he neglected the early symptoms
of the attack. As a result the cold
penetrated his system in a manner
that made him very uncomfortable
until relief was afforded by strong
remedies.
The earth was made for man, but
no fellow wants to fall into it from
an aeroplane.
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Has Automatic Delivery of Bot
tled Drinks, Butter, Eggs
" ' and Cheese.
; Mr. J. T.1. Harris, manager of the v
Scott Register Company has invent-,
ed a new refrigerator which has an
automatic delivery of bottled Mnks,f
butter,, eggs and cheese. jHe recent-
ly returned- from Washington where
he was assured by one of the leading
patent attorneys, of , the country that'"
there will be no trouble in securing a
patent for the. new invention. - '
' The" interior ; is so arranged that
drinks of diflerent flavor may be kept ,
in different compartments.:' The front
of each cabinet is labeled and the
delivery is automatic, one bottle at
a : time; without allowing", but little
of the cold air to escape, v-' '. . .-.; '
v; The refrigerator is thoroughly san-
itary. The entire of the interior may
be removed at any time and steriliz
ed. ..'" C ,".. -
Prosperity is the rust on the hinges ,
of the door of adversity. - -
MAY GO TO THE JURY
MONDAY AFTERNOON