THE SMITHFIELD HERALD
Published Every Tuesday and Friday.
KEATY & LASSITER
Editors and Proprietors,
Smith field, N. C*
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CAUTION TO ALL WHO MUST
REGISTER.
Section 61, of the Registration Reg
ulations prescribed by the Preside!'*
under authority of the Act of Con
gress approved May 18, 1917, says:
"All males who shall have attained
their twenty-first birthday and who
shall not have attained their thirty
first birthday on or before the day
set for registration must register.
The only exceptions are persons in
the military or naval service of the
United States, which includes all of
ficers and enlisted men of the Regu
lar Army, the Navy, the Marine
Corps, and the National Guard and
Naval Militia while in the service of
the United States, and officers in the
Officers' Reserve Corps and enlisted
men in the Enlisted Reserve Corps
while in active service. If you are a
mnle between the designated ages
and aro not in the military or naval
service of the United States, you are
subject to registration on the day
fixed by the President, and if you
fail to present yourself, or, present
ing yourself, you give false, mislead
ing, or incorrect answers, you are a
misdemeanant and subject to punish
ment by imprisonment in jail, to
which punishment there is no alter
native of fine. Persons who, for any
reason, have failed to register on the
day set by the President must reg
ister themselves without delay with
the registration board of the subdi
vision in which they have their per
manent homes."
Must Not Soil Liquor to Soldiers.
We earnestly hope that the provis
ion of the Military bill making it un
lawful to sell intoxicating liquor to
soldiers will be rigidly enforced from
this time on, and that violations of
it will bo promptly called to public
attention. A heavy penalty is pro
vided for saloon-keepers or others
who violate the law, and we trust it
will be imposed without mercy here
and elsewhere. Many of us have been
shocked and saddened during the last
few weeks by the spectacle of young
soldiers under the influence of liquor
in Baltimore and elsewhere in the
State, and by the unbridled liberty
that permitted them to visit saloons
in uniform. There can be no more of
this now without danger of impris
onment and fine to the sellers of
strong drink, and without danger of
disgrace and military punishment to
those who forget their duty to the
country.
Officers as well as enlisted men are
included in the prohibition, and we
hope their observance of the regula
tion will be cheerful and sincere and
not perfunctory and superficial. They
owe it to their men to set them a
good example, and they owe it to the
Government to carry out its orders as
faithfully in this as in other things.
? Baltimore Sun.
Thomas J. Murphy, of Greensboro,
has been elected city manager for
High Point. The position carries a
salary of $2,400 a year. Mr. Murphy,
the new city manager of High Point,
was mayor of Greensboro and com
missioner of finance for the past six
years, 01 until the recent election
when he lost by a clos* vote to E. J.
Stafford.
Diplomas were given 35 young
ladies ct Meredith College Tuesday.
The literary address was delivered
by Dr. Charles McLean Andrews of
Yale University.
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels and their four sons have
subscribed for $10,000 Liberty Loan
bonds through a Raleigh bank.
QUESTIONS AND AN8WER8
On the All-Important Matter of the
Selective Draft.
All the sheriffs of the State re
ceived some time ago the registra
tion blanks for the enrollment, June
f>th, under the selective draft bill, of
all male persons who have reached
the age of 21 and have not reached
the age of 31. The War Department
has sent to the registration board of
each county a full explanation of the
questions to be asked and the an
swers.
The government not only asks the
men to enumerate the relatives de
pendent upon them for support, but
calls upon them to signify whether
they claim exemption under the law
and if so for what. The government
does not contemplate taking in the
first draft men who are the sole sup
port of mother, sister, child under
12 or wife, but it wants the men who
are qualified by that support for ex
emption to signify the fact definitely.
The questions and the explanations
follow: *
"Questions will be asked for you
to answer in the order in which they
appear on this paper. These ques
tions are set out below with detailed
information to help you answer them.
Do not write on or mark, or other
wise mutilate these instructions. Do
not remove them. They should be
carefully read so that you will have
your answers ready when you go be
fore the registrar.
"All answers will be written on
the registration card in ink by the
registrar, who should be careful to
spell all names correctly and to
write legibly.
"1. Name in full. A?*e in years.
"This means all your names spell
ed out in full.
"State your age today in years
only. Disregard additional months
or days. He prepared to say 19, or
25, not 11) years, 3 months, or the
like.
"2. Home address.
"This means the place where you
have your permanent home, not the
place where you work. Be prepared
to give the address in this way: 232
Main street, Chicago, Cook County,
Illinois; that is, give number and
name of street first, then town, then
county and State.
"Third. Date of birth.
"Write your birth (month, day and
year) on a piece of paper before go
ing to the registrar, and give the
paper to him the first thing. Exam
ple: August 5, 1894.
"If you do not remember the year,
start, to answer as you would if
somebody asked you your birthday,
as August 5. Th*?n say on my birth
day this year I will be (or was)
years old. The registrar will then fill
in tho year of birth. Many people do
not carry in mind the year they were
born. This may be obtained by the
registrar by subtracting the age in
years on this year's birthday from
1917.
"4. Are you (1) a natural-born cit
izen; (2) a naturalized citizen; (3)
an alien; (4) or have you declared
your intention to become a citizen
(specify which) ?
"(1) If you were born in the Unit
ed States, including Alaska, and Ha
waii, you are a natural-born citizen,
no matter what may have been the
citizenship or nationality of your pa
rents. If you were bom in Porto
Rico, you are a citizen of tho United
States, unless you were born of alien
parentage. If you were born abroad,
you are still a citizen of the United
States if your father was a citizen
of the United States at the time you
were born, unless you have expatri
ated yourself.
"(2.) You are a naturalized citizen
if you have completed your naturali
zation; that is, if you have taken final
papers. But you are not a citizen if
you have only declared your intention
to become a citizen (that is, if you
have only taken out first papers); in
the latter case you are only a declar
ant.
"You are also a naturalized citizen
if, although foreign-born, your fath
er or surviving parent became fully
naturalized while you were under 21
years of age, and if you came to the
United States under 21.
"(3.) You are a declarant if, al
though a citizen or subject of some
foreign country, you have declared
on oath before a naturalization court
your intention to become a citizen of
the United States. Receipt from a
clerk of the court of the certified
copy of such declaration is often call
ed taking out first papers. You are
not a declarant if your first paper
was taken out after September 26,
1916, and is more than seven years
old.
"(4.) You are an alien if you do
not fall within one of the three
classes above mentioned.
"5. Where were you born?
"First name the town, then the
State, then the country, as Colum
bus, Ohio; Vienna, Austria; Paris,
France; Sofia, Bulgaria.
"6. If not a citizen, of what coun
try are you a citizen or subject?
"This need be answered only by
aliens and declarant*. Remember
that a declarant is not yet a citizen
of the United States. If an alien or
declarant, state the name of y?ur
country, as France, Japan, China,
etc.
"7* What is your present trade, oc
cupation or office?
"This doe* not ask what you once
did, nor what you have done moat of
the time, nor what you are beit fit
ted to do. It asks what your job is
RIGHT NOW. State briefly, as Farm
er, Minister, Student, Laborer (on
farm, in rolling mill, in automobile,
wagon, or other factory), machinist
in automobile factory, ??tc. If you
hold an office under State or Federal
government, name the office you hold.
If you ere in one of the following of
fices or employments, use one of the
names hereafter mentioned:
"Custom hoube clerk, employed in
the transportation of the mails, or
employed in an armory, arsenal, or
navy yard, mariner, actually em
ployed in the sea service of citizen
or merchant within the United States.
"8. By whom employed? Where
employed ?
"If you are working for an indi
vidual, firm, corporation, or associa
tion, state its name. If in business,
trade, profession or employment for
yourself so state. If you are an of
ficer of the State or Federal govern
ment, say whether your office is un
der the United States, the State, tho
county or a municipality. In answer
to the question as to where you are
employed, give the town, county and
State where you work.
"9. Have you a father, mother,
wife, child under 12, or a Ulster or
brother under 12, solely dependent
upon you for support (specify
which) ?
"Consider your answer thought
fully. If it is true that there is an
other mouth than your own which
you alone have a duty to feed do
not let your military ardor interfere
with the wish of the nation to reduce
war's misery to a minimum. On the
other hand, unless the person you
have in mind is solely dependent on
you, do not hide behind petticoats or
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ciiuureii.
"10. Married or single (which)?
Race (specify which)?
"This does not ask whether you
were once married, but whether you
are married now. In answer to the
question as to^our race, state brief
ly whether 'Caucasion,' 'Mongolian,'
'negro,' Malayan,' or 'Indian.'
"1. What military service have
you had? Rank? Branch ? Years?
Nation or State?
"No matter what country you
served, you must give complete in
formation. In answering these ques
tions, first name your rank, using
one of the following words: 'Commis
sioned officer, ' 'non-Commissioned of
ficer,' 'private.' Next, state branch in
which you served in one of the fol
lowing words: 'Infantry,' 'cavalry,'
'artillery,' 'medical,' 'signal,' 'aviation,'
'supply,' 'marine,' 'navy.' Next state
the number of years' service, not
counting time spent in the reserve.
Finally, name the nation or State you
served. If you served under the Unit
ed States, name your service in one
of the following terms: 'National
Guard (of such and such a State),'
'militia (of such and such a State,'
'volunteers of United States, or reg
ular army (navy) of the United
States.'
"12. I)o you claim exemption from
draft? Specify grounds.
"Because you claim exemption
from draft it by no means follows
that you are exempt. For the infor
mation of the War Department you
should make a claim now if you in
tend to prosecute it. Some persons
will be exempted on account of their
occupations or offices, some on ac
count of the fact that they have rel
atives dependent upon them for sup
port. Your answer touching these
things will be important in support
ing the claim you now intend to mako
in your answer to the present ques
tions. Be sure, therefore, that the
grounds you now state are in con
formity with your answers to ques
tions seven and eight. In stating
grounds you claim as exempting you,
use one of the following terms: If
you claim to be an executive, legis
lative, or judicial officer of the State
or nation, name your office and say
whether it is an office of the State or
nation. If you claim to be a member
of a religious sect whose creed for
bids its members to participate in
war in any form, simply name the
sect. If you are employed in the trans
mission of the United States mails or
as an artificer or workman in an ar
mory, rrsenal, or navy yard of the
United States, or if you are a mariner
employed in the sea service of any
citizen t?r merchant within the United
States, so state. If you are a felon
or otherwise morally deficient and de
sire to claim exemption on that
ground, state your ground briefly. If
you claim physical disability, state
that briefly. If you claim exemption
on any other ground, state your
ground briefly."
Montana has 101,768 farm's in op
eration.
BLY A LIBERTY LOAN BOM).
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What is a Liberty Loan Bond?
A Liberty Loan Bond is a solemn
promise of the United States to pay
at maturity the amount of the bond
to the holder thereof, and to pay in- !
terest semiannually each year from
the date of the issuance of the bond
until it is fully and finally paid.
What is the Security for a Liber
ty Loan Bond?
The faith and honor of the United
States, backed by all of the resources
of the Nation and the American peo
ple. A Liberty Loan Bond is a mort
gage on all the resources and taxing
powers of the Government and all of
the resources of the American peo
ple.
What is the nature of a Liberty
Loan Bond ?
There are two kinds of Liberty
Loan Bonds. Bearer Bonds are to be
issued in denominations of $50, $100,
$500, and $1,000. These Bearer Bonds, '
which are made payable to bearer, '
have interest coupons attached which
are detached by the holder when the
interest installments they represent
are due, and can be cashed at any
bank the same as a United States
Treasury note. jl
Registered bonds are to be issued, j
which iire registered as to both prin- j
cipal and interest, in denominations ' !
of $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, : !
$.,0,000, and $100,000; checks for the [
an -i ' of interest due will be mailed [
out semiannually to the holders of |
these registered bonds.
What are the terms of a Liberty
Loan Bond?
Liberty Loan Bonds of the first is
sue of $2,000,000,000 are to bear date
of June 15, 1917, and to run for thir
ty years, except that the Government
reserves the right to pay them fif- |
teen years after date. If this right is
not exercised by the Government
fifteen years from date, the bonds will
run the full thirty years.
These, bonds bear interest at 3%
per cent per annum, and the interest
is payable semiannually on the fif
teenth day of December and the fif
teenth day of June in each year.
Special Advantages of Liberty Bonds.
They are non-taxable. If your city,
county, and State taxes are three
inills on the dollar, a not unusual tax,
these bonds are equivalent to ordi
nary corporate bonds or other in
vestments bearing 6% per cent.
In addition, no Federal tax which
war conditions may later make nec
essary will affect these bonds. The
only tax these bonds are subject to
is the inheritance tax, which applies
to all property of all kinds whatso
ever.
Oakland Sunday School.
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The Oakland Sunday school will J
have a special exercise Sunday *
morning at 10 o'cloc^. After the pro- j!
pram, Rev. C. L.King will make an 4
address. j ]j
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Getting the Men. , ^
Army preparations are not con
fined to the arrangements for the se
lective draft, but include also the im
mediate increase of the regulars and ;
the National Guard and the organi- j
/.ation of nine regiments of engineers, 2
which are to be sent to France to re- \
build and repair the railroads destroy- j
ed by the enemy. The machinery for j
the selective draft, to be put in op- j
eration June 5, when the enrollment j
will begin of about 10,000,000 men ?
between the ages of 21 and 31 years, j
from whom at the start one in twen- j
ty will be chosen for military train- j
ing in the thirty-two cantonments and j
others selected to carry on the agri- j
cultural and industrial work as need- j
ful to the successful conduct of the j
war as the soldier's seems to be well g
devised. It may not work so well that
the registration will be completed in
five days, as is now hopefully believ
ed, but if all is ready for the draft
ten days after June 5 the country
will be satisfied. ? New York Times.
Rowers- Jerome.
The following will be of interest to
many of our readers: "Reverend and
Mrs. Conder P. Jerome request the
honor of yonr presence at the mar
riage of their daughter, Annie Cora,
to Mr. Eugene Scott Rowers, on
Thursday afternoon, June the sev
enth, at half after one o'clock, Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, Kenly,
North Carolina. At home after June
the eighteenth, Jackson, North Car
olina."
Raleigh racking House Subscriptions.
The subscriptions to stock for the
packing house to be built at Raleigh
reported, total $73,600. Committees
from nearby towns have reported to
Secretary Rowler, of the Chamber of
Commerce, that they have a number
of subscriptions on hand that they
will turn in in a few days with others j
that they expect to secure. ? News and
Observer.
No bird possesses the power to fly
backwaid.
How To Buy Hardware!
Don't comb the country trying to find a house that sells
"cheap" Hardware. Your purchase itself will be "cheaper"
than the price. Select a house that charges the value of
the article and then GUARANTEES the article it sells.
A reliable article can ALWAYS be guaranteed. A "cheap"
one never can. And "cheap" Hardware is both cheap
and worthless.
Where To Buy It
THIS IS THE PLACE
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We charge the value of what we sell, but never any
more. We GUARANTEE every article we sell, and
BACK UP THE GUARANTEE.
Smithfield Hardware Co.
Smithfield, N. C.
Irish Potato Bugs j
Kill 'em with
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i of each on hand.
Paris Green or
A large stock
HOOD BROS.
Druggists
On the Corner Smithfield, N. C.
A BIG SUPPLY
of Flour, Com, Oats, Shipstuff, Molasses Feed, Beef
Pulp, Meat and a general line of choice and Fancy Gro
ceries, always in stock. When you come to town again,
buy a gallon of my good Molasses, and you will be pleased.
Smithfield, N. C.
Bring me your Hams, Chickens* and Eggs.
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