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VOLUME 35 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1916. Number 86 PRESIDENT WILSON MARES AN APPEAL TO WARRING NATIONS Asks Them to Make Known Their Terms Upon Which Peace Negotiations Gould Proceed. ACTION a big surprise. Had Been Supposed That He Would Not Make Any Move At This Time. IMPROVES PROSPECTS FOR PEACE CONFERENCE! Diplomatists Believe Mr. Wilson Must Have Some Information Not Ap pearing on the Surface or He Would Not Have Made the Proposal at This Time. (Washington Dispalch, 20th.) President Wilson has appealed to all the belligerents to discuss terms of peace. Without actually proposing peace or offering mediation, the President has sent formal notes to the govern ments of all the warring nations sug gesting that “an early occasion be sought to call out from the nations now at war such an avowal of their respective views as to the terms upon which the war might be concluded and the arrangements which would be deemed satisfactory as a guaranty against its renewal or the kindling of any similar conflict in the future, as would make it possible frankly to compare them.” Wholly without notice and entirely contrary to what administration of ficials have described as his course, the President last night dispatched notes to all the belligerents and to all the neutrals for their information. Summarized in the President’s own words as contained in the notes, his attitude is as follows: “The President is not proposing peace; he is not even offering media tion. He is merely proposing that soundings be taken in order that we may learn, the neutral nations with the belligerent, how near the haven of peace may be for which all man kind longs with an intense and in creasing longing. He believes that the spirit in which he speaks and the objects which he seeks will be under stood by all concerned, and he confi dently hopes for a response which will bring a new light into the af fairs of the world.” Development A Surprise. This latest development in the rap idly moving1 world events toward a discussion of peace was not permitted to become known until tonight when the notes were well on their way to the American Ambassadors in the belligerent capitals, and probably al ready in the hands of some of them. It was a most distinct surprise to all official Washington which'had been led to believe that with the formal transmittal of the proposals of the Central Powers, the officials of the United States would await further moves between the belligerents them selves and that certainly in view of the speech of Premier Lloyd-George and the announcements in Russia, France and Italy, further action by neutrals would depend upon the next careful and delicate moves in the great diplomatic spectacle before the belligerents themselves. Improves Prospects. The whole tenor of official opinion throughout Washington when the President’s action became known was that it immeasurably improved the prospects for some sort of exchanges looking toward an approach to peace discussions between the belligeicnts, without impairing the position of the United States should they finally be unable to find a ground on which to approach one another. At the White House no statement whatever could be obtained as to whether any of the powers had in timated how they would receive the note and there was every indication that the san careful secrecy which prevented i en anything whatever becoming known about the President’s action until it had ben taken, would surround any of the succeeding moves. Nothing On Surface. Nowhere on the surface appears &ny indication of the history making events which diplomatists generally are convinced must have transpired since the German allies brought forth their proposals to dispel the general ly prevalent belief that such an ac tion on the part of President Wilson would be acceptable to the entente powers. British Embassy officials declared [ they wore utterly taken by surprise, were wholly unable to explain it, and emphatic in their statement that no exchanges whatever had passed through the Embassy here as a pre liminary. The hope of the German powers that President Wilson would inter cede in some way has long been well known and has been conveyed jn va rious ways to the White House. The attitude of the entente allies as ex pressed by their statesmen and cer tainly until recently, in official ad vices to the American government has been that a peace offer by the United States would be considered almost the next thing to unfriendly. All that, however, was before the German allies brought forward their proposals for discussion of peace. President Wilson specifically says in the' notes he is somewhat embarrassed in making the suggestion at this par ticular time “because it may now seem to have been prompted by a desire to play a part in connection with the recept overtures of the Cen tral Powers.” No Influence. To the Central Powers the Presi dent says his action was in no way “suggested” by the Teutonic proposals while to the entente allies he says his note is “in no way associated with them.” To both sets of belligerents, he says he “would have delayed offering it until those overtures had been an swered but for the fact that it also concerns the question of peace and nay thus be considered in connection with other proposals which have the same end in view.” Diplomatists consider it incredible that the President would bring for ward such a proposal at such a time unless he had reason to believe it would receive respectful consideration at the hands of all the belligerents and above all would not prejudice the position of the United States as a possible mediator. SLAYERS DIE AT SING SING. Charles Kumrow, Twenty, and Stan ley J. Millstein, Nineteen. Meet Death Earlier, as Requested. Sing Sing, N. Y., 1360. 21.—Stanley J. Millstein, nineteen, and Charles Kumrow, twenty, were put to death in the electric chair in the Death House this morning, having petitioned Warden Moyer that he execute the death sentences upon them to-day in stead of -waiting until the end of the week. They did that in consideration for their relatives and their compan ions in the Death House, saying that their deaths on Friday would only add to the gloom of Christmas. Warden Moyer attended both exe cutions, explaining that he did not de sire to do so, but that the law spe cially stated that the Warden should be present. Kumrow, who killed a tug boat captain in Buffalo, went to his death without knowing that his father, after riding all night in a day car from Buffalo, was in the prison. Kumrow believed his family and friends had deserted him. When his father ar rived, half an hour before the time set for the death, he earned a letter from the boy’s old schoolmates. Prison-attendants, however, would not let the father see his son, and did not tell the boy his father had ar rived. They believed a meeting would have unnerved Kumrow and caused a death house scene such as the attend ants wished to avoid. Millstein, who shot and killed a po liceman in Utica, and Kupirow both went to their deaths bravely. Efforts of the Humanitarian Cult to save Millstein failed. Koochiching is the name of one of Minnesota’s countie*. PEACE PARLEYS OPPOSED. Lloyd-George Says Complete Reparation Essential. MR. ASQUITH WITH PREMIER. Peace Conference in Absence of Terms Would Be Putting Heads of Allies in a German Noose. An Associated Press dispatch from London to W’ednesday’s daily papers says: The announcement in the House of Commons today by David Lloyd George, the new Prime Minister, that the first act of his administration was the rejection of the proposal of the Central Powers for a peace con ference constituted one of the most momentous scenes which the oldest parliamentry veterans had never witnessed. The new Premier declared that be fore the allies could give favorable consideration to such an invitation, they must know that Germany was prepared to accede to the allies’ terms, giving “complete restitution, full re parations and effectual guarantees” and to enter a conference upon the invitation of Germany, proclaiming herself victorious, without any knowl edge of her proposals would be put ting our heads into a noose with the end of the rope in German’s hands.” Mr. Lloyd-George asserted that at the moment Germany was penning the note, assuring her convictions as to the rights of other nations, she was dragging Belgians into slavery. He announced that the note presented through Washington contained no pro posals of terms, but was a paraphrase of Chancellor Von Bethmann-Holl weg’s speech, and that the allies had separately concluded to reject it, al though they had informally exchanged views, and would within a few days present a joint reply. Mr. Asquith, the former Premier, seconded Mr. Lloyd-Gcorge’s decis ion with even stronger words, and almost at the same moment Earl Curzon was informing Lords that the government would enter no confer ence that did not guarantee for Eu rope the free and independent exist ence of nations, great and small. The Marquis of Crewe affirmed the ap proval of the members of the late government. The day was a doubly important one for the commons because the new Premier unfolded his program for widereaching war measures and Mr. Asquith closed the last chapter as his nine years of leadership with an accounting of his war stewardship. The principal feature of Mr. Lloyd George’s program is a measure for na tional service, matching Germany’s latest scheme whereby every citizen will be liable for enrollment, to per form work for which the authorities consider him best equipped. Arthur Neville Chamberlain, May or of Birmingham, and a member of the famous family, will be director of the National service with civil and military directors responsible to him. COTTON GINNER’S REPORT Number of Bales Ginned to December 13 Reaches 10,845,989. Cotton ginned prior to December 13th amounted to 10,845,989 running bales, including 183,403 round bales and 110,448 bales of Sea Island, the Census Bureau announced Wednes day. Last year to December 13th, gin nings amounted to 10,306,309 bales, or 93.10 per cent of the entire crop, and in 1914 they were 13,972,229 bales, or 87.8 per cent of the crop. Ginnings by States follows: Alabama, 531,076; Arkansas, 1,045, 582; California, 23,671; Florida, 49, 343; Georgia,' 1,780,499; Louisiana, 432,822; Mississippi, 763,283; Missou ri, 54,276; North Carolina, 618,946; Oklahoma, 782,813; South Carolina, 894,090; Tennessee, 348,656; Texas, 3,485,526; Virginia, 25,333. All other States, 10,073. Sea Island ginning by States: Florida, 34,728; Georgia, 73,395; South Carolina, 2,325. Boston Remains* Wet. The election held in Boston Tuesday was won by the license advocates, For license 53,459 votes were cast Against license the vote was 29,997, North Adams, Mass., went dry foi the first time in 29 years. A recess for carrying a nail set I features a new hammer handle. AT THE C APITAL OF BANNER. Fire Starts in Dwelling of Mr. Alon zo Parrish. Benson School*Stops lor the Holidays. Mrs. O. A. Bar bour Hostess of John Charles Mc Neill Club. The Air, Men and Mules Filled With the Christmas Spirit. Personal Items of Interest. Benson, Dec. 21.—Messrs. C. F. Neighbors and Ezra Parker were vis itors to Smithfield Tuesday. Mr. C. L. Weeks came home last night from Angier, where he has been employed for several months. Mrs. W. O. Rackley left today for Mount Olive, where she will spend the holidays with relatives. Mr. L. A. Parrish, of Elevation, was here today on his way from Fayette ville, where he has been to see M£, John Parnell, who is in the hospital there. Rev. and Mis. ,1. T. Stanford wll leave to-morrow for Northampton County, where they will spend several days with relatives. Mrs. J. R. Barbour and son, J. R., Jr., and Miss Annette Gordon left to day for Hamlet where they will spend several days with Capt. and Mrs. J. R. Gordon. A baby boy was born tast Satur day morning to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ryals. Mr. Hunter Creech, of Smithfield, was here Sunday afternon for a short while with friends. The Christmas Tree at the Meth odist church last night was quite a success, judging from the gladness it brought to the many children who re ceived presents. Mr. S. A. Lassiter, of Elevation township, was here Sunday on a vis it to his daughter, Mrs. Harvey Ryals. Mr. L. C. Barbour and Dalton Lee, of Four Oaks, were in the city Tues day for a short while. Miss Stella Creech, who has been attending the State Normal College, came home today to spend the holi days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Willis Creech. Miss Virgie Warren and Cleo "Bau com, of Dunn, were here last night the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W Whittenton. Mr. J. R. Barbour spent Saturday and Sunday in Washington, N. C. Mrs. Jesse McLamb and little daughter left Sunday for Clayton where they will spend the Christmas times with relatives. Mr. John Parnell was taken to the Highsmith Hospital at Fayetteville Monday for an operation. He is get ting on nicely and hopes to be out again soon. Miss Vara Beasley, of Buie’s Creek is here on a visit to relative's anc friends. Misses Alta and Vada Boone are home from Oxford College to spenc the holidays. Miss Oneita Witcher, of Danville Va., left for her home yesterday, af ter visiting at the home of Mr. anc Mrs. Claud Canaday for several days Mr. and Mrs. Brosia Porter visitec relatives at Princeton the first of the week. Mr. Heber Creech, oi bmithheid was here Sunday at the home of hit sister, Mrs. J. H. Rose. Mr. Walter Massengill, of Elor College, spent Sunday in town wit! his father and other relatives. Mr. A. R. Evitt, of Norfolk, wat here Tuesday on a short ^isit tc friends and on business. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Stephenson, ol Smithfield, were here Sunday witl relatives. iVJr. and Mrs. Ed. Matthews, ol Dillon, S. C., were here Sunday witl relatives spending the day. The Benson school closed yester day for the holidays and all the teach ers left for their respective homes Prof. Fitzgerald goes to Whitsett Miss Annie Laurie Wicker to Elor College; Miss Myrtle Ashcraft t( Wadesboro; Miss Florence Dixon t< Raeford; Miss Lena Harwood t< Mathews; Miss Mabel Kerfees tc Cooleemee; Miss Mary Bishop to Rox abel; Miss Somer to Mr. Airy anc Miss Pearce to Colerain, N. C. The school will open on January 2nd, aftei the holidays are over. Quite a large crowd of people re sponded to the Benson fire alarm yes terday afternoon when the residence of Mr. Alonzo Parrish caught on fire But for the timely arrival of aid the building would have been consumed be the flames. However, very little dam age was done as the early discover; of fire brought a sufficient force ti extinguish it. Messrs. Chas. Johnson and Osca I Johnson returned this morning from Richmond, where they had been to see their brother, Mr. Bradley Johnson, who has been quite sick for several weeks with malarial fever. They re port his condition somewhat improved, and hope that he will soon be able to be out again. The John Chas. McNeill Book Club met with Mrs. O. A. Barbour Tuesday afternoon of this week. After the roll call and minutes, business was quickly disposed of and then the merti bers got out their sewing and chat ted pleasantly around the open fire. While the others continued their sew ing, the hostess read Van Dyke’s “Story of the Other Wise Man” which was greatly enjoyed. After delight ful refreshments which were very suggestive of the Christmas season, the President of the Club presented each member with a Christmas gift containing an original verse which was read aloud by each' member. The President was in turn presented with a huge Christmas box by the members of the Club. Christmas seems to be in the ad here, and everyone is either getting ready to receive company or taking a trip. Many people are coming in daily to spend the holidays here, and quite as many are leaving each day for other places to spend a few days. The very air seems impregnated with the good cheer of the season, as evi denced this morning by a four-legged animal commonly known as a mule. The mule, which belonged to Mr Willie Beasley, seemed to feel the Christmas spirit and took a chase down Main Street at full speed with a buggy following closely at his heels. Many people on the street not knowing that the njule was only feel ing good and enjoying the spirit o! the season, took hasty retreat for .store doors and other places of safetj to avoid being run over by said ani mal, which wras finally rounded up ir the Southern portion of the city none the worse for his little Christ mas escapade. A RANGE BACK EXPLODES. Little Child Blown From Aunt’s Arms and Killed. Nancy Shelton Wagner, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wag ner, of Newton, N. C., was almost in stantly killed when the frozen water back in a r nge at the residence ol Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wagner exploder a few moments after a fire had beer built in the fire-box Tuesday morning Mrs. Clyde Wagner, the child’s aunt was holding her in her arms, and thi explosion literally blew the girl ou' of her aunt’s arms, through an oper doorway and into an adjoining room Flying metals crushed her skull cm broke her arms. Mrs. Wagner hersel: escaped without injury but was stun ned. The range was wrecked complete, ly, a kitchen cabinet was broken uj and a door blown from its hinges Windows were smashed and the en tire kitchen made to look as if a tor nado had hit it. I I)r. W. H. Moore Passes. Rev. Dr. W. H. Moore died a Rockingham Tuesday night at thi home of his daughter, Mrs. J. Le grand Everett, at the age of 78. Dr Moore was one of the most promin ent men of the Methodist conference having served as presiding elder fu more than 25 years, in the most prom inent districts in the State, and wa held in high esteem by all those win knew him. He was a Confederate vet eran, having served the entire fou years of the war. EDITORIAL WRITER IS DEAD ''Robert E. Gonzales, Serving Witl South Carolina Troops on Border, Victim of Pneumonia. i El Paso, Dec. 20.—Sergeant Rober 1 E. Gonzales, of the machine gun com pany, second South Carolina infantry l son of W. E. Gonzales, United State i minister to Cuba, died at the has ■ hospital last night of pneumonia afte an illness of four days. Minister Gonzales is en route fron Havana to El Paso. A military funeT al will be held. Sergeant Gonzales death was the eighth from pneum<jni to be reported here' among the guar and the regular army during the pas eight days. ) Male and female slaves were sol publicly in the fairs of England dui " ing the fourteenth century. EfcHSi -jifi—i"n i» AWFUL COST TO ALLIES. Losses of French and British 5,100,000 Men. GERMANY GIVES THE FIGURES. Estimate Loss of 800,000 Men on Sc r;me Front Up to End of No vember Since First of July. The losses of the French army to date have been 3,800,000 and of the British 1,300,000, according to com petent military authority, says an Overseas News Agency statement from Berlin. On the same authority the French losses on the Somme up to the end of November are estimated at not less than 250,000 and those of the British at 550,000. The statement says: “The total French losses since the beginning of the war have been 3, 800,000 and the British losses 1,300, 000, or altogether 5,100,000. These figures are based on most reliable data. They do not include the losses of the colored troops of both the French and British armies, but, as these col ored auxiliary troops are always us ed as possible in great attacks, the total of French and British losses probably is several hundred thousand higher. “In the engagements of the Somme since July 1, 140 French and British divisions have been employed. These were drawn from all parts of the front from the ocean to Switzerland. The majority of these divisions, after short rests, returned twice or even three or four times to the front. “The French losses on the Somme up to the end of November are esti mated as at least 250,000 and th’ British at 550,000 men. Thus the to tal of French and British losses on the Somme are conservatively esti mated as at least 800,000 men. They, therefore, exceed considerably the German losses as estimated by Ger many’s enemies at 090,000 men. As a matter of fact, the German losses W'ere much less than 5t)0,000 men. At the same time it must be taken into consideration that about 7(5 per cent of all the German wounded, after a short time, are able to return to the front, thanks to the excellent medical care they receive and the high stand ing of German surgery.” GOVERNOR GRANTS PARDONS. No Further Applications, However Will Be Considered by Him. Eigh teen Pardons and One Commuta tion. (News and Observer, 21st.) Announcing nineteen pardons and | commutations, Governor Locke Craig • yesterday declared that all further ap . plications for pardon during the re . maining days of his administration i will be continued for consideration of . the next Governor. With these men released, there are now in the State . Prison about nine hundred and two hundred more are located in the va rious counties. The Governor, in handing down the biggest batch of pardons and commu : tations at any one time during his ad > ministration, regretted that he coujd - not feel warranted in granting more . of petitions, all of which, he said, he - had carefully considered. Several of , the pardons granted are for long :• term prisoners who have faithfully ■ served for many years. Others are 5 for prisoners whose terms would have > expired shortly after the holidays, - but most of them are prisoners guilty • of minor offenses whose terms have about expired. In all therd were eigh teen pardons and one commutation. In each case, Governor Craig made a full statement for his reasons, and in i most of them made the pardon con ditional upon good behavior. The total number of years to which the pardoned men were sentenced is ; 126 and, according to the time of their . conviction, over half of this number , of years has been served already, s Seven wfere convicted of murder in the ; second degree and the other offenses ■ ranged the list of house burning, ille gal possession of liquor, illicit distill i ing, forgery, retailing, car breaking,. - carrying concealed weapons. • Congress may investigate the high J cost of living, but the beginning point t to reduce the expenses will have to be with each individual and in each home. We may investigate and agi 3 tate, but unless we decapitate some . of our appetites the high cost of liv ing will keep up.
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