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GKlt.MA.W'S unprecedented subma
rine warfare may bare a prece
dent after all, * > fur as result*
go, iu the am lent east* of t lie toad ttiat
jumped up one foot and fell back two
foot every da.v in Its efforts to get out
of a hole.
Germany Is the toad. Her one foot
jumps may be measured by the ton
nage of the cargo ships she Is destroy
ing for the purpose of starving her en
emies by shutting <>(T their supplies.
(Of course the sinking of hospital shli*
does not have any direct bearing on
this problem, because It Is merely a
matter of arithmetic and not of senti
ment.) The two foot falling back Is
measured by the new tonnage that the
United States has set Itself to provide
|iy construc ting wooden vessels with
various modifications on a type long
since abandoned as unprofitable In an
age of steel, says the Philadelphia Pub
lic ledger.
Imagine a schooner of the coasting
trade without mills, with her masts
Ect .r.li ) Tiiat Our Shipyards
Caii 1 1 rj Cut a Total of
2 ) JoiiS a Month, Suffi
c it t needs, Including Re
serve i.upp y.
this steel a nt first scouted ntid ridi
culed by i ? iiumiI architects of the
country as Impossible ami almurd,
came to tin* shipping board from two
separate sources almost slmultaneous
|y, ami the two men to whom the cred
it belong* are F. Huntington Clark of
New York and F. A. Kustls of Itoston,
lM>th young mining engineer*, who ha<l
never heard of each other and neither
of whom lias hail any experience In
the building or operating of ships.
Hut each, working Independently an
an Individual American citizen desir
ous of contributing at least an Idea
to the work of defeating l'russla, ar
rived at the one conclusion that the
only thing to do was to build ships
and more ships and turn them out so
ijuh kly that the submarines could be
outplayed by sheer force of numbers
of food carrying vessels.
Clark's Hist notion was that the
thing should be done In steel; that
quantities of vessels, made in stand
ardized parts and shapes, could l>e put
the stool Already pledged to the narj
depart men t for bin warship count rue
tlou that could not In? finished for twe
or three yearn to other war aud war
(vmi! !'<; purposes that may lie put
li rough v.lil:!u six months.
in- i ? . i . - . : of a thousand boats will
hut t!ii- Is i.. u drop In the bucket as
"fjjjiarr ! v It'i tlv country's annual
siipp y of n v lumber. Something like
lO.tfM.n 'i feet were cut last year.
New tuuier of the Pueitlc coast, says
Mr. I>eiinian. can be subjected to a
very simple treatment and theu put
Into a veu - 'I in the course of ordinary
time of constructs n and serve the pur
pose almost as well as old, mora sea
soiled timber. The difference is so
slight that the timber supply factor of
the enterprise offers no material ditli
i-ulty. The wood that will be used will
l?e Oregon fir in the Pacific coast yards,
long leaf yellow pine in the south aud
pine In the Maine yards.
Although the wooden shipbuilding in
dustry in tii's country long since went
Into a decline, there are at least one
hundred yards on the Atlantic, Pacific
mid gulf coasts |>etltlonlng for the
work, and each of them that can qual
ify will got a part of the big contract
from General Goethals* corporation,
which has $50,000,000 at Its disposal
for this part of the war undertaking
rhose yards are small and lar^o, rang
ing u'l the way from capacity for build
ing one vessel at a time to twenty-five.
Much of the material will be stand
irdized, and this, together with some
to Ccsi C 300. 000.
t building and equipping
el wiil lie *300,000, or
;l:i' cost of a steel ves
?Va: H-lty. To construct
tau a
? i . Mid feet of timber.
; * P
rhotoa by American Press Association.
TYPE OF WOODEN SHIPS NOW BEING BUILT.
out down to hoisting derricks nnd a
stumpy smokestack h ticking up about
midship nnd you will get u mental pic
ture of the proposed emergency craft.
Our Chief Service.
To build these new ships, as well as
to supply the food and munitions they
will carry and the money to pay the
bills, Is the chief service which this
country is preparing to render to her
European allies, aside from her actual
military participation In the war. Al
ready plans have been adopted for the
construction of 1,090 of the wooden
vessels and an undetermined number
of steel ships, which will assure the
feeding of our friends on the other side
of the Atlantic, "submarines or no sub
marines," as President Wilson put It
In his proclamation to Americans.
The work is in charge of the federal
shipping board and its subsidiary
emergency shipbuilding corporation.
Itoth William Den man, chairman of
the IsMird. and Major General Goetlials,
head of the corporation, are confident
that America has found the right an
swer to Von Tirpltz.
The problem, stated as briefly as
possible in terms of tonnage. Is this:
The German submarines are now de
stroying cargo ships at the rate of
500,000 tons a month, the equivalent
of the entire Hamburg-American fleet,
according to the latest rei>ort to the
British parliament. The estimated
new output from American shipyards
will be at the rate of 200,000 tons a
month In the wooden vessels and 120,
000 tons a month In steel ships. That
would still leave a balance of 180,000
tons a month in favor of Germany if
the allies were obliged to depend en
tirely on new construction.
Great Reserve Supply.
But the case is not nearly so bad as
that. Taking everything still afloat on
the seven seas, there is a total world
tonnage of something over 30.000,000
as a reserve supply to draw upon as
fast as the U l?oat depredations render
it necessary to divert ships from tlie.'r
normal trade routes to make emergen
cy voyages for the aid of the allies of
the United 8tates.
Hence the simile of the toad in the
hole.
The Idea of building w en ships In
together 1u a hurry at}d turned off aft
er the manner of small autos. Hut lie
soon discovered that the steel would
not be available In the required quan
tities for quick emergency work. 80
he substituted wood for steel and sub
mitted his plan to F. A. S. Franklin
and J. P. Morgan & Co. They both
told him to hurry to Washington and
tell the shipping board about It. He
did that and found that Eustls was
there Just ahead of him with the same
Idea. Then the two mining engineers
got together, under the supervision of
the shipping board, to perfect the de
tails of a project at which marine en
gineers had scoffed.
Capacity of 3.500 Tons.
The approved outcome Is a model,
from- which the thousand craft will be
built, for a steam vessel 290 feet over
all, 40 feet beam and 20 feet depth.
Each vessel will have a cargo capacity
for 3,500 tons and will draw twelve
feet when light.
The power will be from steam en
gines with old fashioned water tube
Itollers, using crude oil for fuel and
with some burning device for reducing
to a minimum the amount of visible
smoke. The ordinary cruising si>eed
will be ten knots an hour, with an
emergency capacity In a danger zone
of twelve or thirteen knots. In addi
tion to her engine for motive power
each boat will be equipped with eight
hoisting engines.
Under emergency conditions and un
der the stress of great need for sup
plies on the other side each of these
vessels should be able to make ten
round trips * year between American
and English or French ports. So at
that rate the entire fleet would l>e
able to conxejr to our allies 35.000,000
tons of supplies In a twelvemonth,
which does not suggest a victory for
Germany by means of the starvation
method.
To that must be added what the mer
chant ships l ow atloat can do and the
capacity of the new steel vessels of
moderate slzC which the shipping
hoard hopes to turn out at the rate of
12<MK>0 tons a month as soon as a plan,
now under way. of readjusting the
steel supply < an be put into effect.
This piuu. roughly, is to ?.ivt/t souie
uniformity of method ami organization
In all tlie yards engaged in the opera
tion, will hasten results, it is estimat
ed now that it will require about four
months from tlie laying of a keel to the
pushing of the hull off the ways and
then another month or six weeks for
completing the vessel for her work.
Sails will not be used on tlie wooden
vessels, not even as auxiliary power,
because the spread of canvas would
materially add to the visibility. As It
Is, one of these vessels will l>e visible
from the deck of a submarine cruising
on the surface at least five miles away
under normal weather conditions, and
the submarine can travel seventeen
knots to the cargo boat's twelve. How
ever, the chief reliance of this argosy
method of getting food and munitions
to Europe is not to be in the speed or
defensive power of a unit, for many
of them may l>e lost, but in the numer
ical strength of the tleet, the almost
endless chain of boats doing the need
ed work, submarines or no submarines.
Carry GunsT Of Course.
But they are going to be defended,
too. and therein lies a great idea of
rhalrmau Penman of making the
wooden fleet not only serve the mate
rial needs of our allies, but also having
It confer upon this country an inciden
tal, iwychologlcal ? benefit by instilling
into the middle west an interest In the
love of the sea. Each boat will be
manned by a crew of about thlrty-flve
sailors, but in addition to them there
will be a fighting group of young men
large enough to man the guns.
"All attempts in this country to put
through wise legislation for the benefit
of a merchant marine." said Mr. I 'en
man at the otfice of the shipping board
in Washington the other day, "have
been har* | ered by the lack of Interest
or positive opposition on the l>art of
tlie congressmen from states away
from the coasts, particularly the mid
dle western men. TVist has been due
largely to the fact tint those sections
of tlie couuti) are so far u way from
the sea tint tLey hate no Interest in or
knowledge of it. The glamour of the
ocean and t!i<? tang of salt air never
cet far eno'.i :h Inland to create that
sentiment for the sea tint is a neces
sary impetus for building iai a nier
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE EANK OF FOUR OAKS,
Directors.
At Four Oaks, North Carolina, at
the Close of Business May 1, 1917.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $109,526.38
Overdrafts secured and un
secured 346.27
Ranking Houses, $1,690.00
Furniture & Fixt., 885.00
2,575.00
Due from National Banks 5,508.22
(Jold Coin 333.50
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency.... 285.91
National bank notes and oth
er U. S. Notes 1,850.00
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $ 10,000.00
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses and taxes
Notes and bills rediscount
ed 50.000.00
Bills payable 5^00.00
Deposits subject to check 43,674.21
Time Certificate of De
posit 6,819.49
Cashier's Checks outstand
ing 425.83
Accrued Interest due depos
itors 390.00
Total $120,425.28
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
County of Johnston, May 10, 1917.
I, B. I. Tart, Cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
B> I. TART, CashieiE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 10th day of May, 1917.
C. W. BANDY,
Notary Public.
My Commission expires Mch. 15, 1918.
CORRECT? ATTEST:
B. B. ADAMS,
J. W. SANDERS,
DR. J. H. STANLEY,
Directors.
Total
$120,425.28
paid
Dividends unpaid . .
4,099.75
16.00
NOTICE.
State of North Carolina, Johnston
County, Pine Level Township.
W. J. BALDWIN
Vs.
J. L. Creech.
The defendant above named will
take notice that a summons in the
above entitled action was issued
against said defendant on the 11th
day of May, 1917, by W. F. Gerald,
a Justice of the Peace of Johnston
County, North Carolina, for the sum
of $29.65 (twenty-nine dollars and
sixty-five cents) due said plaintiff by
note, which summons is returnable
before said Justice at his office in
Pine Level, in said County and in
Pine Level township, on the 15th da.y
of June, 1917. WTicri"~rihd wTiere
.the defendant _!S required to appear
and~answer or demur to the com
plaint, or the relief demanded will be
granted.
This the 11th day of May, 1917.
W. F. GERALD,
Justice of the Peace.
NOTICE OF LOSS OF BANK OF
SMITHFIELD STOCK.
WHEREAS, the Bank of Smithfield
issued to C. M. Wilson. Certificate
No. 122, for 2 shares of its capital
stock, on January 27, 1913; and
WHEREAS, the said Bank of Smith
field was converted into the First
National Bank of Smithfield since the
issuance of said stock, and the Cer
tificate of stock in the old Bank of
Smithfield haying been lost, stolen, or
destroyed, the said C. M. Wilson has
made application for Duplicate Cer
tificate of stock, anit this is to serve
notice that if any one is in legal pos
session of said stock, they will pre
sent the same on or before the 12th
day of June, 1917, or a new Certifi
cate will be issued therefor, to the
said C. M. Wilson, as provided by
law.
This 11th day of May, 1911.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SMITHFIELD,
Successor to
THE BANK OF SMITHFIELD,
By R. N. AYCOCK, Cashier.
NOTICE OF LOST CERTIFICATE
OF DEPOSIT.
Whereas K. E. Peedin was the
owner of time Certificate of Deposit,
No. 3232, in the sum of $240.00, is
sued by the First National Bank of
| Smithfield, on April 26, 1917; and
| Whereas the said Certificate of De
I posit has been lost, stolen, or dc
I stroyed, and the said K. E. Peedin
has made application to the First
j National Bank of Smithfield for a du
plicate thereof:
i NOW THEREFORE, this is to
notify any person who may claim to
legally hold said Certificate, to pre
sent the same at the First National
Bank of Smithfield, in its office at
Smithfield, on or before the 12th
day of June, 1917, or a Duplicate will
be issued to said K. E. Peedin, as
provided by law.
This 11th day of May, 1917.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SMITHFIELD.
By R. N. AYCOCK, Cashier.
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will send you a copy of Tumer't
North Carolina Almanac for 1917
Herald Office, Smithfield. N. C.
The average child likes a Book, and the parent who
provides his child with a good Book, is doing a good deed.
We have in the list below a few Books suitable for Chil
dren from four to ten years of age. We have one copy
each of the following:
Flop Ear, the Funny Rabbit 50c
Pilgrims Progress, in words of one syllable 25c
The Tale of Brownie Beaver 40c
The Adventures of Reddy Fox 50c
The Adventures of Johnny Chuck 50c
Mr. Possum's Great Balloon Trip 50c
Mr. Rabbit's Big Dinner .' 50c
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Hoy; Mr. Dog Got Even 50c
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When Jack Rabbit Was a Little Boy 50c
For Older Children
Waste Not, Want Not Stories 50c
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Books for Boys
The Woodcraft Manual, by E. S. Thompson 50c
Lives of the Presidents, by E. S. Ellis 50c
Civil War Stories ? From St. Nicholas 50c
Life of Thomas A. Edison 50c
George Washington, by W. O. Stoddard 50c
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS
27TH ANNUAL REUNION
SONS OF VETERANS? 22ND ANNUAL REUNION
Washington, D. CM June 4th-8th, 1917.
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Round Trip Fares from Principal Points as Follows:
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Fares from other points in same proportion.
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final return limit to reach original starting point by mid
night of June 21st, 1917, or if you wish to remain longer,
by depositing ticket with special agent at Washington
and paying a fee of fifty cents final limit-will be extended
to reach original starting point by midnight of July 6th,
1917.
Stop-overs permitted on either going or return trip
within final limit of ticket.
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agent Southern Railway System, or address,
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