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VOLUME 36 SMITHFIELD, N. CM FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1917. Number 21 MORE PAY FOR ENLISTED MEN. Conferees Agree to a Raise and House W ithout a Record Vote Then Adopts Conference Report on the Army Bill. Final Action by Senate Necessary. Washington, May 16. ? The confer ence report on the war army bill was adopted by the House without a re cord vote late today, after Represen tative Dent had announced that the Senate conferees had agreed to the Housa provision increasing the pay of enlisted men. Final action must be taken by the Senate. The section regarding pay, as agreed to by the conferees, provides that all officers and enlisted men of the forces to be raised by conscrip tion shall have the same pay, allow ances and pensions as the regular army, and makes these increases in the pay of enlisted regulars: Those receiving $15 to $21 per month, an increase of $15 per month; those re ceiving $24, an increase of $12; those receiving $30, $35, or $40, an increase of $8; and those receiving $45 or more, an increase of $6. The Senate is expected to accept the conference report tomorrow or Friday and then it will go to the President. Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the Senate conferences, said he had yielded on the army pay increase only in a desire to hasten final enactment, the insistence of the House being so stubborn that contin uation of the fight would greatly postpone raising the new army. The Senate had voted a smaller income. Senator Chamberlain said an effort might be expected when the report is brought up in the Senate to reduce the maximum conscription age of thirty years insisted upon by the House and agreed to by the confer ees. Both the pay increase section and the Roosevelt volunteer amendment may also encounter renewed objec tion and several hours of debate are expected. Plans for beginning registration of those subject to draft have been com pleted by the War Department and it was announced tonight that imme diately upon the signing of the bill by the President the department also will outline the procedure to be followed in bringing the national guard into the Federal service. Many details re garding the guard's mobilization and its status remain to be completed and Secretary Baker said that the State regiments would not be ordered to divisional or army corps concentra tion camps, except where a state di vision exists, until all preparations are made at the camp sites for their reception. Guard regiments now in tne f eder al service may be retained tempora rily at their present local camps and other units also may be sent to State or local camps for a time, but event ually the force will be gathered in big camps where divisional or even army corps training can proceed. The commander of each of the six mili tary departments already has been instructed to send officers to recom mend five training camp sites. Out of the thirty thus recommended six teen or more will be selected by the department. Estimates are being prepared and tentative contracts made for the sup plying of approximately 500,000 men in this first force, to be composed of regulars and National Guard. The estimates are based on a three months period, however, subject to extension as the force increases. All of these preparations must be com pleted and the armies be well advanc ed in training before the first 500,000 men selected under the draft bill are called to the colors. The department also has under con sideration the task of selecting three new major generals and fifteen new brigadiers for the regular army. Ten of the brigadiers will come from the cavalry, two from the field artillery and one from the engineers. An addi tional brigadier also will be selected to succeed Brigadier General Davis, recently retired. The cavalry will sup ply this extra number. Judge Frank Carter, one of the ab lest and best known Superior Court judges in the State, has announced that he will not be a candidate for re-election to succeed himself next year. He is a bold and fearless judge and has had a big part in putting down the lid real tight on the liquor business in more than one North Car olina town. I'LAN TO CUT OUT THE WASTE. Figures Giving the Total Worth of a Little Waste in Each Family. They Are Startling. Time for Every One to Save. Raleigh, May 17. ? Experts of the Department of Agriculture at Wash ington have estimated that if just one ounce of edible meat or fat is wasted by each of the 20,000,000 fam ilies in the United States each day it means a total waste of 1,250,000 pounds per day, or the staggering to tal of 405,000,000 pounds in a year, the equal of 875,000 steers or 3,000, 000 hogs. If one ounce of bread is wasted by each family each day it means the throwing away of 875,000 pounds of flour each day, or 1,500,000 barrels each year ? sufficient flour with which to make 365,000,000 loaves of bread. Stated in terms of wheat it is 7,000, 000 bushels. Secretary Lucas of the North Car olina Food Conservation Commission has figured out North Carolina's part of such a waste. There are approxi mately 600,000 families in the State. An ounce of meat or fat an ounce of bread wasted each day means in a year's time in this State a loss of 13,680,000 pounds of meat, the equiv alent of 90,000 hogs, and 10,950,000 loaves of bread, or 210,000 bushels of wheat. "These figures simply show," stat ed Mr. Lucas, "what a very small waste amounts to in the aggregate. As a matter of fact an ounce a day of meat and bread does not begin to approximate what we destroy of those two products, to say nothing of the waste in vegetables, milk, poultry products and other edibles. North Carolina's part of the national waste of $700,000,000 in households is approximately $20,000,000. A very great part of this waste is unneces sary and preventable. Of course there will be some waste under the most careful and economical man agement, but even if w? would cut our waste in half we would save $10, 000,000. These figures are based on normal prices. At the present level of prices they would be just 100 per cent higher, making the total waste in North Carolina $40,000,000. "Just as our women are respon sible for most of our economies they are largely responsible for this waste, and in its prevention they can most effectively 'do their bit.' " WARNING WORD SENT CUBANS. Interference With the Production of Sugar, Will Be Regarded as "Un friendly Act," and Uncle Sam Will Take a Hand. Havana, May 16. ? The United States Government calling the atten tion of the Cuban people to the two great obligations, military and eco nomic, involved in the entrance of Cuba and the United States into the war has issued a warning against in-, terference with the sugar produc tion, which will be considered "a hos tile act" and declares that unless all those under arms against the Govern ment of Cuba return immediately to their allegiance, the United States may find it necessary to deal with them as enemies. The proclamation embodying this warning was made public by the American Minister, William Gon zales. It says in part: "In calling this to the attention of the people of Cuba, it is felt neces sary to state that in the present war in order to insure victory, Cuba, as well as the United States, has two great* obligations, one military and the other economic. Therefore, as the Allied powers and the United States must depend to a great extent upon the sugar production of Cuba, all dis turbances which interfere with this production must be considered as hos tile acts, and the United States Gov ernment is forced to issue this warn ing, that unless all those under arms against the Government of Cuba re turn immediately to their allegiance, it may become necessary for the Unit ed State3 to regard them as enemies and to deal with them accordingly." In many counties in North Caro lina the Superior Court judges are cutting their courts short in order that the farmers ? jurymen and wit nesses ? may get back into their crops. Among the judges who have been doing this we note the names of Judges Albert L. Cox, E. B. Cline and James L. Wobb. CHANCELLOR WILL NOT SWAY. German Chancellor Speaks in the Reichstag and Plainly Declares That He Will Not Permit Himself to He Swayed by Pressure, and That He Is Controlled by No Party. Berlin, Via London, May 15. ? In one of the most vigorous and plain spoken speeches he has yet made be fore the reichstag since the outbreak of the war, the imperial German chancellor today bluntly refused to enter into a discussion of Germany's peace aims as demanded in interpel lations by the conservatives and so cialists. I)r. von Bethmann-Hollweg asserted that these called for fhe gov ernment's specific peace program, the announcement of which would at the present time not only be premature, but which it would be difficult to for mulate and also of no practical ser vice to the nation in the present sit uation. While appreciating the passionate desire of all classes to know the gov ernment's views, the chancellor plain ly declared that he would not permit himself to be swayed by pressure from any source, and that he was not under the spell of any party or clique. The best interests of the na tion, he believed, demanded that the reticence he had imposed on himself in face of the continual clamor since December, 1915, should bk observed by him until the moment was ripe. He was sure that such a course would be endorsed by the nation at large, which continued to rally around its emperor, and would also meet the views of the majority of the members of the reichstag. The chancellor then briefly review ed the present military situation and Germany's relations to neutrals, in the course of which he warmly prais ed the attitude adopted by Spain. War News Summary. Between Gavrelle and the Scarp river in France the German forces again made counter attacks against positions taken from them recently by Field Marshal Haig's men, but again the British inflicted heavy cas ualties on them and held their ground. At -one point, by numerically superior forces, the Germans made the British fall back, but, returning to the fray, the British immediately repulsed the Germans and re-captured their lost territory. Likewise on the Aisne sector held by the French, the Germans throw in large effectives in an endeavor to push back the line. At several places the French line bent under the impe tus of the forceful offensive, but, like the British, the Frenchmen launched brilliant counter attacks which enabled them to retake their lost ground and inflict heavy losses on the Germans. The Italians are keeping up their strong offensive against the Aus trians r.long the Isonzo front and have succeeded in captu' ing several vantage points, including the village of Zagora and Zagomila and carry- 1 ing with great dash two mountain crests. The Austrians, apparently taken by surprise in the commence ment of the offensive, now are striv ing with their artillery and infantry to hold the Italians in check, but thus fr.r, according to the Rome war office, they have met with no success. Prisoners to the number of 3,375, among them 98 officers, and guns, machine guns and war material have been captured by the Italians. Both in Mesopotamia and in Mace dinia successes for the Entente Al lies arc recorded. In the latter the atre the British in the Lake Doiran region have captured 5,000 yards of enemy trenches to a depth of 500 yards and in the .Struma river sec tor another front of trenches of 3,000 yards. Again the weekly statement of British shipping losses as a result of attacks by submarines or the strik ing of mines shows a goodly falling off from previous weeks, only 23 ves sels having been lost last week as against 62, including fishing vessels, announced the previous week. ? Wil mington Star, 17th. Dr. Richard H. Lewis, of Kinston, died Tuesday at the advanced age of 85 years. He graduated at the Univer sity of North Carolina in 1852. Among his classmates were Senator Zeb Vance and Governor Thomas M. Holt. Dr. Lewis gave up the prac tice of medicine in 1869 and spent forty years in teaching. WAR MEASURE IS NOW READY I To He Signed by the President and I Becomes Effective. Senate Adopts Measure by Vote of 65 to 8, Which Mas Accepted by the House Wed nesday. ^lore I'ay for Enlisted Men. Washington, May 17. ? Final action 5 was taken by Congress today on the s war army bill, the second of the ma- 1 jor meaauies f the war. The Senate, by a vote of 65 to 8, 1 adopted the conference report ac- ! cepted yesterday by the House. Vice- ( President Marshall and Speaker Clark i will sign the bill tomorrow and send 1 it to the White House for President ( Wilson's approval. It probably will be i law before tomorrow night. < As finally approved the bill provid ed for raising by selective conscrip- I tion a war army in increments of < 500,000 men from 21 to 30 years old. I It also authorizes, without direct- 1 mg the President to raise, volunteer j forces which Colonel Roosevelt de- j ^sires to take to France, and greatly i increase the pay of all enlisted men. i Machinery to register and draft the ' j first 500,000 men already has been ] set up by the War Department. 1m- I mediately after the President signs 1 the bill he will by proclamation des- 1 ignate the day for registration of the ten million or more men of the pre- : scribed age. Registration books will i be in the hands of State and local au- i thorities who are to co-operate in the I work, and Brigadier-General Crow- ! der, the provost marshal general, ex- i pects to have his complete lists in 1 Washington within five days after registration begins. FRENCH W AR MISSION PLEASED Expresses Gratitude For Reception Accorded During Tour. Regret It Could Not lie Extended. Washington, May 16. ? Speaking for Vice Premier Viviani, Marshal Joffre and other members of the French war mission, General Counsel lor Hovelaque issued a statement to night thanking the American people for the reception accorded the mis sion during its tour of the Eastern and Middle Western States. "The whole mission," he said, "was deeply gratified by the recep tion it met with everywhere, and not only gratified, but surprised at the universal enthousiasm shown. "Among many regrets there is one the mission particularly wishes to ex press and that is that in spite of its keen desire to do so, it was utter ly unable to visit New Orleans, Rich mond and a few other Southern cities. It had intended to do so, but urgent business recalled it to Washington. The mission hopes that all the towns which so kindly extended invitations to it will understand that only con siderations of an imperilous nature could have pervented it from visit ing them." Louisiana's Sugar Crop Doubled. Louisiana's sugar crop of 1916, ac cording to a canvass of factory re ports just completed by the Bureau of Crop f Estimates of the United States Department of Agriculture, was 607,800,000 pounds, as compar ed with 275,000,000 pounds in 1915, an increase of 332,800,000 pounds. The cane crushed for sugar in 1916 was 4,072,000 short tons, and the average yield of cane per acre was 18 tons. The average in 1915 was 11 tons per acre, and a total of 2,018,000 tons was crushed for sugar. The molasses resulting from the 1916 sugar season amounted to 26, 154,000 gallons, as compared with 12, 743,000 gallons in 1915. These figures do not include cane syrup, which is made directly from cane juice, mo lasses being a by-product of sugar. ? Dun's Review. The Fool and His Money. There are foolish persons who think it safer to carry money about than to deposit the funds in a bank. A Kansas man had $1,000 in gold which ho took with him wherever he went. Whila doing farm work the gold was concealed at the bottom of his dinner pail. For 20 years the man moved about with his gold; but recently someone discovered the hid ing place and* stole the money. The owner of the $1,000 might have de posited his gold in a bank, where it now would be safe, with the accumu lated interest of 20 years. Ignorance and prejudice bring their own pun ishment. ? Troy Times. DEATH OF MR. R. H. MCGUIRE. I 'assed Away in Washington City 'I .Monday Night. Interment in Sinith lield Cemetery Wednesday After noon. Mr. R. II. McGuire, formerly of Smithfield, died at the home of his a lon-in-lnw and daughter, Mr. and Vlrs. Charles Hubert Martin, in Washington City Monday night. Mr. McGuire had been in poor health for ? year or more, and since the death >f his wife last fall he had been al most constantly confined to his room. He suffered greatly with Bright's lisease and during the last my^ith or 50 he was almost helpless. Mr. Mc Guire W{>s nearly 70 years of age. The remains were brought to ?>mithfielj on the early train Wcdnes lay, being accompanied by Mrs. Mar gin, of Washington, Mr. Mr. Milton McGuire, of Warrenton. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the home of his son in-law, Mr. Will H. Lassiter, and the nterment made in the City Cemetery, rhe funeral service was conducted by Rev. J. E. Lanier, former pastor of he Smithfield Baptist church, of which Mr. McGuire was a member for several years prior to his death. Mr. McGuire moved to Smithfield ?oon after the opining of the tobacco market here and lived here for sever al years, being engaged in the to- , baceo business. Before coming to Smithfield he was engaged in busi ness in Oxford and Richmond. After bis youngest daughter and Mr. C. II. Martin were married, he and Mrs. McGuire moved to Washington and made their home with Mr. and Mrs. Martin until their death. Mr. McGuire leaves three children, Mrs. W. H. Lassiter, Smithfield", N. C.; Mrs. C. II. Martin, Washington, I). C., and Mr. Milton C. McGuire, of Warrenton, N. C. In addition to Mrs. Martin and Mr. Milton McGuire, Mrs. A. H. A. Williams and Mr. W. D. Bryan, of Oxford, and Mrs. Milton McGuire, of Warrenton, were here to attend the funeraTT' 1 The pallbearers were: F. K. Broad hurst, E. F. Boyett, F. II. Brooks, L. G. Patterson, P. E. Whitehead and T. J. Lassiter. The floral offerings were beautiful and showed in a mute way the love and respect in which the deceased was held. FLOTILLA OF U. S. OESROYERS. Now In Active Service in European Waters. American Squadron Touch es at Queenstown and I'uts to Sea Shortly Afterwards. Queenstown, May 1(5. ? A squadron of American torpedo boat destroyers has safely crossed the Atlantic and is patrolling the seas in war service. The American navy's actual entry in to the war zone has already been productive of a brush between a de stroyer and a German underwater boat, according to an announcement by the British admiralty, but the re sult of it has not been made public. The destroyer squadron arrived in Queenstown after an uneventful voy age across the Atlantic, but almost immediately after a formal exchange of greetings with the British naval officials put to sea again for the hard work that is before it. A crowd of several hundred per sons, some of them carrying tiny American flags, lined the water front and cheered the destroyers from the moment they first sighted the flotilla until it reached the dock. The crowd cheered again a few moments later when the American senior officer came ashore to greet the British senior officer and Wesley Frost, the American consul, who had come down to the dock to welcome the flotilla. Eeverything was done in a simple, business like manner. There was an entire absence of formality. FROM EAST TO WEST FRONT. Teutons Withdraw Forty Divisions From Russian Battle Line. Petrograd, May 14. ? Germany has withdrawn forty divisions (approxim ately 600,000 men) from the Russian east front and hurried them to France to oppose the Franco-British offen sive, according to information from Russian headquarters published to day in Petrograd newspapers. The third installment of the loan to Great Britain of $25,000,000 was paid Tuesday. The total amount of the loan is one hundred millions. IAD AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. I'hree People Are Seriously Injured When Car Overturns. At High Speed Machine Dashes Into Em bankment Near Clayton. Clayton, May 16. ? Three men were icriously injured and an automobile vas almost completely demolished his afternoon about 1 o'clock when he car in which the men were riding urned completely over one mile east )f here on the Central Highway. There were six occupants of the rar at the time of the accident ? David Adams, of Four Oaks; W. E. [loneycutt and II. S. Jones, of Lin len; C. II. Watson, of Fayetteville, ind two young sons of Mr. Honey ;utt. Mr. Honeycutt was driving the ?ar, which was a large Hudson Super Six. The party were on their way to Etaleigh to attend the Elks' Conven tion, and it is said that after they riad crossed the Southern Railway mother car came up behind them and passed them. After the car had pass ed, Mr. Honeycutt seemingly was trying to pass it, when he lost control of his car and ran into the embank ment on the side of the road. This :aused the car to be completely over turned. Mr. Adams was badly cut and bruised about the face and head. Mr. Jones who was on the front seat with Mr. Honeycutt, suffered a broken arm and bad bruises about the head and body Mr. Honeycutt was the most seriously hurt, his injuries be ing of an internal nature. The phy sicians in charge were unable to de termine late this afternoon as to whether or not his injuries would prove fatal. Mr. Watson and the two sons of Mr. Honeycutt were unin jured. ONLY 26 BRITISH SHIPS SUNK. Record for I'ast Week. This Includes Those Over and Under 1,6*0 Tons and Also Three Fishing Crafts. London, May 16. ? Eighteen BrtlisTT' merchant vessels of more than 1,600 tons were sunk during the past week, says the official summary of shipping losses issued today. Five merchant vessels of less than 1,600 tons were sunk, together with three fishing ves sels. The summary: All nationalities ? Arrivals 2,568; sailings 2,552. British vessels, mined, submarin ed and sunk, over 1,600 tons, includ ing one previously, 18; under 1,600 tons, five. British merchantmen unsuccessful ly attacked, including five previously, 19. British fishing vessels sunk, three. The foregoing statement shows the losses for the week cut considerably more than half as regards the num ber of vessels sunk, last week's re port showing 62 vessels as compared with 26 in the current statement. In large vessels the decrease was from 24 to 18. The most marked drop, however, was in the number of smaller vessels destroyed. Last Wed nesday 22 merchant vessels of less than 1,600 tons were reported sunk, in contrast with the five in this week's report, while the number of fishing craft dropped from 16 to only three. The high water mark in the de struction of large vessels was reach ed in the report of April 2fi, when 40 , such vessels were announced as de stroyed. RUSSIA RECEIVES SIM.OOO.OOO Money to be Spent in America Under Supervision of a Treasury Representative. Washington, May 1(5. ? The United States today loaned Russia $100,000, 000, bringing the total amount loaned to the entente governments up to $670,000,000. The money was loaned to be spent as needed without stipu lation or understanding of any sort further than Russia stands back of the obligation, will make it good and will spend the money in this country under the supervision of a representa tive of the Treasury Department of a commission to be named by the American government. The new officers of Charlotte under the commission form of government have already begun the work of re trenchment by reducing the salaries of the Recorder and Solicitov $400 per year. Reductions have been made in other offices also.
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