NUMBERS TO BE DRAWN TODAY. The Great Drama of Determining Who Shall Be the Eirst Men of the Ten Million Registrants To Be Catted Into Service To Take Place Today In Washington City. Num bers To Be Placed In Capsules and Drawn Out by Blindfolded Man. This morning's Raleigh News and Observer carries the interesting news in an Associated Press dispatch from Washington that the drawing of the numbers of the men who shall be called into the military service of the country will take place today in the Nation's capital city. The following extracts from the account published make interesting reading: "Instead of a process requiring not more than an hour and involving one set of numbers from one to 1,000 and another from 0 to 10 it will be neces sary to draw one at a time at least 10,263 numbers. Probably, to make certain that every regiment in the largest district is placed, 10,500 drawings will be made. It will re quire at least 10 and a half hours and officials in charge believe it will take twelve. The process will begin at 9:30 a. m." ****** "The stage setting for the great lottery has not been changed. It will take place in the public hearing room of the Senate office building. The invited guests who will sit witlv Sec retary Baker of the War Department and watch the proceedings will be members of the Senate and House Military Committees. The only other persons present according to latest plans will -be a limited numbej of newspaper correspondents, photogra phers to take both still views and motion pictures of the historic event and the officials of General Crowder's office who will conduct the drawing. "In the drawing itself, there will be nine actors. The principal will be a blindfolded man who constantly stirs the 10,500 black capsules in the great glass bowl in which they have been placed, another blindfolded man who draws the capsules from the bowl, one at a time, and two announc ers, one standing at each side of the bowl, and to whom the capsules will be handed in turn as they are drawn. "The announcers will break the capsules as they receive them, ex tract the tiny slip of paper on which a number will be stamped and call the number to three tally clerks. The slip will then be handed to an official in front of the bowl who will verify the announcers' report and on his verification, another man, stationed at a great blackboard, will write the number in its order on the board." ******* "The numbers will be publicly an nounced for telegraphing to the newspapers over the country as fast as they are drawn. General Crowder at first considered a plan under which they would have been held in confidencc for publication everywhere Saturday morning, but that sugges tion was abandoned late tonight. "The official record of the drawing which will be furnished to the local exemption boards and in accordance with which they will call out the men to fill each district quota, will be made up into books of eleven pages, each page being a photographic facsimile of the blackboards. The ex emption boards will take no action to ward summoning their men until these books reach them through the mails." W. S. Moore, of a Chicago firm dealing in poultry, said Tuesday that there are 30,000,000 pounds of poul try in storage in Chicago. A huge stock, he said, was accumulated to take care of orders for the British government. The latter, he said, was unable to obtain refrigerating ships and turned back most of the order. REMODEL SMITH FIELD HOTEL. Mr. W. Hansom Sanders Has Pur chased the Majority of the Stock of the Company Owning Hotel and Will Soon Ma\e Extensive Im provements. Will Be Hun on Euro pean Plan. Rooms To Be Fitted Up With Private Baths. The stock of the Smithfield Im provement Company which owns the Smithfield Hotel has been purchased this week by Mr. W. Ransom San ders, one of the town's leading young business men. Mr. Sanders who en tered the active business life of the town two or three years ago is fast becoming one of Smithfield's most progressive young business men. Mr. Sanders has invited an archi tect to visit him at once and submit plans for the remodeling of the ho tel. making many changes which will add much to the comfort and home likeness of the building. It is his plan to have thirty guest jooms in the hotel. Fifteen of these will have pri vate baths and will be fitted up in modern style in every particular. The dining-room will be on the ground floor. As soon as the work of re modeling is completed the hotel will be opened to the public on the Euro pean plan. There will also be served a special greakfast, special dinner and special supper at a fixed price. Wliile Mr. Sanders will be conser vative in his plans no pains nor ex pense will be spared in making the Smithfield Hotel the equal in all of its appointments of any hotel to be found anywhere in this section. It will not be so large as some others but when it comes to- all the things which make a hotel desirable and ap pealing to the traveling public, Mr. Sanders' new hostelry will be the equal of any. With all of its progressivencss and modern improvements Smithfield should have a hotel which is the pride of the town. Situated on the Wash ington-Atlanta and the Central High ways Smithfield is assuming an im portance not known in the old days. There are many travelers and auto mobilists who pass this way every week and the time has come when the town needs a more up-to-date hotel. Mr. Alford, the present proprietor, has made a successful hotel man and has given the house a reputation which hro caused many a weary trav eler glad that he found his way here. But while all this is true, Mr. Alford has been handicapped in not having a house modern and up-to-date in its appointments. We arc glad to see young Mr. Sanders taking hold of the business life of the town with such a firm grip. The time will come when it will be patent to everybody that his belief in the future of the town caused him to take a wise step in many ways when he decided to invest his money in this valuable property. The hotel property is on the corner of two of Smithfield's leading streets and the large lot in the rear may be utilized for other buildings. As to this Mr. Sanders has no definite plans as yet. As soon as the architect can make the plans for the hotel the work of remodelling will go forward and in a few more months will be completed. GREENVILLE PREPARED TO WELCOME SOLDIERS Greenville, S. C., July 17. ? Camp Sevier, three miles from the city, is a scene of activity at this time, pre paring for the reception of 35,000 militiamen. The people of the city are making great preparations to look after the social welfare of the men, the citizens of the city planning to dine from 800 to 1,000 every Sunday in their homes. Church committees of various kinds have been appointed as hospital visit ors. Several city churches arc planning to open ^reading rooms for the men when they visit the city, and at the local Y. M. C. A. all available space is being converted into shower baths so tha beys can cool off whenever they may wish. ? Charlotte Observer. Secretary McAdoo has called the committee of insurance men for framing a government insurance plan for soldiers and sailors to meet with officials of the departments concerned next Monday in the hope that a final decision may be made as to the one form the insurance is to take. TRA^Ni KILLS THREE IN WAKE. Auto In Which H. K. Harris, Ernest Elam and Miss Alice Harris Were Killing Struck by Train at Method and All Three Are Head. Accident Similar to One In Which Three Lost Their Lives at Smithfield Tuesday Morning. E. B. Elam and H. K. Harris, of Raleigh, and Miss Alice Harris, of Forestville, met an awful death at Method in Wake County, Wednesday afternoon when a Seaboard train run ning at fifty miles an hour struck the car which Elam was driving. The remains were strewn along the track for a distance of several yards. In the car were Miss Elizabeth Harris, of Raleigh and Miss Lena Luther, of Fayetteville. Both young ladies were very badly hurt. When the automobile party ap proached the crossing at Method they heard the whistle of the southbound train and rolled upon the northbound track to await the passing of the train. About the same time and before the southbound train arrived a north bound train, not heard by the party, came by at fifty miles an hour, and struck the auto in the middle with the results noted above. It is said that a box car on the siding intercepted th< vision of the engineer and also that of the occupants of the car. It was rain ing and the car had up the wind shield and the side curtains. Thi; perhaps kept the occupants from hearing the approaching train. The accident is very similar to th? one in which three people lost their lives in Smithfield Tuesday morning. At Smithfield the occupants of th< car saw the train and doubtless mad* desperate efforts to get out of the way, but the car went dead on them At Method no one in the car saw th< train or heard it. They rolled up on the track to wait for the south bourn! train to pass and hardly knew wha struck them. H. K. Harris, one of the victim , was formerly a Seaboard engineer, and recently gave up his work and ac cepted a position with the R. G. Las siter construction company. He was in Smithfield only a few days ago run ning the packing machine which pack ed down the streets before the cement mixture was put on them. One of the injured young ladies was his sister and the young lady who was killed was his cousin. Mr. Harris' father was buried Tuesday. Mr. Elam, the unfortunate man who was driving his car, was a former engineer and went to Raleigh from Norfolk about four years ago. The Miss Luther, who was so badly hurt, was a trained nurse of Fayetteville, who had been nursing Mr. H. K. Harris' father. Engineer Walter Horton was run ning the engine of the train which struck the auto. He is quoted in the News and Observer as saying that his view was cut off by a box car on the siding i.nd a slight curve in the track. "I did not see the automobile," said Mr. Horton, "until a few seconds be fore it was struck. I at first thought the machine was deserted, and it was not until I had stopped the train about 150 yards from the crossing that I knew that some people were in it. The auto was standing in the middle of the track. I was running fifty miles an hour." Miss Luther Dead Also. Miss Lena Luther who was so badly hurt died early Thursday morning and the remains shipped to Fayette ville for interment. Miss Elizabeth Harris, the only surviving occupant of the auto which was struck, was resting quietly in the hospital yester day unconscious of the death of her four companions. A Big Day at Selma. Next Monday and Tuesday are Sel ma's big days. The Selma Melon, To mato and Better Baby Fair has grown in size and importance until it requires two days. Monday will be "Home-Keepers' Day." Tuesday is "Wyatt Day." O nthis day Hon. James H. Pou will speak on "The Duty of The Hour." It will be a great address and should be heard by everybody. At Neill's Tabernacle. Rev. Alden S. Anderson will preach at Neill's Tabernacle near Yelving ton's Grove, Sunday night, July 22, at 8:15 o'clock. The public is given a cordial invitation to attend. AT THE CAPITAL OF BANNER. 1 .Mr. Edgar Johnson Weds Mis? Bertie I Mae Harbour. Itumor That Banner Township In to Have Community Fair Is Creating Much Interest. Revival To Begin at Baptist Church Sunday, July 22, and Pastor Is to Be Assisted by l>r. J .Q. Adams, _____ ? Benson, N. C., July 19. ? Mr. Jesse Holmes continues very sick at his i home here, having been confined to 1 his home for the past three weeks. J Mr. and Mrs. Brosia Porter have 1 moved to Petersburg, Va., where Mr. t Porter has accepted a position. < Mr. W. H. Ivey, of Rocky Mount, i was here recently for ? few days at the home of his brother, Mr. S. F. i Ivey. ] Mr. J. W. Whittenton left the first i of the week for Wrightsville Beach i where he is spending the week at the Jewelers' Association. Mr. J. M. Langdon, a prominent ' farmer of Pleasant Grove township, was here the first of the week on bus- 1 iness. A baby girl was born Saturday ' morning to Mr. and Mrs. Bius Hud son. " Mr. Joe Allen, who has been in Colon, Panama, in the United States Army for the past several months, has been commissioned as an officer in the army. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Woodall and children and Mrs. O. A. Barbour and baby, O. A. Barbour, Jr., spent Sun day with relatives near Clayton. Mrs. Callie Royal arrived here the first of the week from her home in Emporia, Va., and will spend several weeks before returning. Mrs. Alonzo Parrish and Alonzo Parrish, Jr., went down to Fayetteville the first of the week on a short visit. Miss Daisey Bryant went up to her home in Wilson Saturday and spent Sunday with relatives, returning Mon day morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Faircloth and Miss Vallie Hill went to Jonesboro where they spent Su/iday with rela tives. Mr. Ralph Canaday, of Smithfield, has been here this week visiting his brother, Claude Canaday. f Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Darden, of Clinton, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Britt Sunday. Mr. Darden returned home and Mrs. Dar den is spending the week. Mr. W. C. Grant, of Four Oaks, was here Sunday for a short while at the home of relatives. Miss Leola Smith, of Louisburg, is home for a few days with relatives. Messrs. E. R. Canaday, Ed. Hill and Paul Stephenson went up to Ral eigh Sunday and visited friends. Mr. Dalton Lee, of Four Oaks, was here Tuesday on business matters. Mr. Ernest Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Johnson, has accepted a position in Petersburg, Va. Mr. S. F. Ivey went up to Angier Tuesday afternoon on a short busi ness trip. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Smith and Misses Leola Smith and Mary Jack son left Tuesday for Wrightsville Beach where they are spending the week. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Barbour went up to Selma yesterday, returning last night. Mrs. S. W. McLamb went to Golds boro Wednesday on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. B. A. Grant. Mayor Ezra Parker was a visitor to Raleigh Monday and Tuesday. Mr. J. A. Wellons, of Smithfield, was in the city Tuesday afternoon on business matters. Mrs. Taylor, of Wilmington, is here for a visit to relatives for several days. Miss Mary Lee went up to Raleigh the first of the week and is spending a few days there with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Randal Turlington and children, of Wilson, are here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Tur lington for a short visit. Mr. J. M. Britt went up to Wilson Sunday and spent the day with his daughter, Miss Pauline Britt, who is sick in the Sanatorium there. Her condition is some better now. Mr. Adgic Godwin, of Harnett County, was a visitor to our city yes terday on business. 1 Mrs. Scott Thomas, w^io has been here visiting her husband for some time, left the first of the week for her home at Sanford. Sheriff W. F. Grimes, of Smithfield, was here Wednesday on business mat ters. A revival will begin at the Bap NJESDAY WOKLI) WAR EVENTS. M French and Germans Both Win Vic- ( % lories. Russians Forced to Yield Kalusz. Slavs Evacuate Town, But Retain Crossing of Lomnica River. Heavy Artillery Fighting Continues on Northern End of Eastern Bat tle Front. There has been no relaxation in the ntensity of the fighting between the ( French and the Germans on various ? lectors of the southern line in France ( 'rom the region of Soissons eastward < hrough the Champagne and into the ( listrict northeast of Verdun, center- ( ng about the famous Hill 304. , Victories are recorded for both ( iides ? for the Germans along the ( Laon Soissons road in the penetration and destruction of French trenches, ( and in Champagne, north of Mont ( Telton, where the forces of the crown prince previously had been repulsed with heavy casualties, and for the French in the Verdun sector, where Gen. Petain's forces took enemy lines on a front of a mile and a half to a depth of about two-thirds of a mile. The success of the Germans north of Mont Telton was obtained through persistent counterattacks on positions they had lost last Saturday in which their losses had been extremely heavy. While the German war office asserts that all the old German positions were rccaptured, the Paris official statement declares that the troops of the crown prince only regained a footing at certain points in the French elements. Artillery duels and small operations carried out by raiding parties continue to feature the situation on the line where the British are facing the Ger mans. Intense air fighting is still in progress in this region, in the latest of which six German machines were driven down by British airmen, whose machines all returned from their fo rays. The Russians in Eastern Galicia have been forced for strategic rea sons to evacuate the town of Kalusz and take up positions on the south ern side of the Lomnica rjver. The important crossing of the Lomnica was made secure by the troops of Gen. Brussiloff after they made their retreat. Previous to the retirement the Geramns had carried out persist ent attacks on Kalusz, but the Rus sians had repulsed all of them. Se rious fighting has taken place in this immediate region for the village of Novica, the Austro-Germans captur ing it but later being driven out on the arrival of Russian reserves. Heavy artillery fighting continues along the northern front around Riga, Dvinsk and Smorgon, but the extent of the operations has not yet been re vealed. In Roumania, along the Danube, Russian scouts captured the village of Dunaevec and most of its defend ers but later abandoned the position. In none of the other theatres has been a battle of any importance. ? Associated Press Summary in Wed nesday's dailies. To Preach at Progressive. Rev. Alden S. Anderson will hold his regular service at Progressive school house in Boon Hill township next Sunday afternoon, July 22, at four o'clock. A series of revival meeting will be gin Monday night. The hour for the night services will be announced at the Sunday afternoon service. tist Church here Sunday to be con ducted by the pastor, Rev. G. W. Rol lins, assisted by Dr. J. Q. Adams, of Charlotte, N. C. It is understood that Banner town skip will have a Fair this fall. Much interest is being taken in it here r.nd it bids fair to be in keeping with the other county Fairs of the State. Mr.^ Edgar Johnson was married last night to Miss Bertie Mae Bar bour at the home of Rev. G. W. Rol lins. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. T. Stanford and Rev. G. W. Rollins. Miss Barbour is a daugh ter of Mrs. Julia Barbour, of Benson, and the groom is a son of Mi. and Mrs. J. A. Johnson also of Benson. Th?? couple left on the Jitney imme diately after the marriage and will spend several days honeymoon be fore reaching their home at Oxford where Mr. Johnson is engaged in the jewelry business. Both the young par ties were popular here and have many friends who wish them happiness in their wedded life. WEDNESDAY IN WORLD WAR. ?ermans Unable to Overcome French Gains in Verdun Sector. British and Germans Still in Violent Artillery Duels in Northern Belgium. Rus sians Stubbornly Resisting Austro German Armies. Disorders In Pe trograd Tuesday. After having tried ineffectually to svercome the French gains in the Verdun sector, between the eastern edge of the Avocoivt wood and hill 304, the Germans have ceased their costly enterprise and are now con tenting themselves with throwing shells into the positions which Gen eral Petain's men forced them to evacuate. Likewise, along the Che min-Des-Dames the violent infantry activity of the early week has ceased, and artillery duels instead are taking place. The British r.nd the Germans con tinue their violent artillery duels in northern Belgium, and Field Marshal Haig's forces are keeping up their harassing patrol raids on numerous sectors of the front. One of the most successful of these enterprises was carried out east of Monchy-Le-Preux, in the Arras sector, in which the Brit ish gained ground and .took prisoners. On the Russian front, General Korniloff's army in East Galicia is stubbornly holding back the reinforc ed Austro-German armies, which at various points are endeavoring to wrest from them the positions recCr.t^ ly won in the Halicz and Kalusz sec tors. In the latter region near the vil lage of Novica the enemy won a van tage point from the Russians, but im mediately afterwards in a counter-at tack lost it again. The Germans are violently bombarding the Russians south of Brzezany and near Halicz. Late reports from Petrograd are to the effect that the disorders have been quelled. In Tuesday's fighting in the streets of Petrograd, six per sons were killed and 238 wounded. The weekly British admiralty state ment shows that last week 14 British ships, of more than 1,600 tons, four of under 1,600 tons and eight fishing vessels, were sunk by submarines or mines ? n slight increase in tonnage over the previous week. ? Associated Presjg Summary. An Appreciative Subscriber. Mr. R. H. Stephenson, Willow Springs, R. No. 1, in renewing his subscription writes a*s follows: "The Herald is a wclcome visitor in my home twice a week and my family would be greatly disappointed if it was to fail to come. It's the best paper in the whole county." GENERAL NEWS. The house held a six-minute session Wednesday, adjourning until Satur day without transacting any busi ness. o Over 20 men applied for the second officers' training camp, which will be gin at Fort Oglethorpe on August 27, from Rocky Mount and vicinity. Ten young men went from Rocky Mount to the camp now in training. o Fourteen British ships of over 1,600 tons were sunk by submarine or mine in the last week, according to the official report issued in Londop Wednesday night. Four British ves sels under 1,600 tons were sunk, and eight fishing vessels. o Twenty or more persons were in jured, some seriously, late Wednesday when two coaches of a train on the Louisiana and Northwestern left the track near Mulinix Crossing six miles south of Homer, and rolled down a 10-foot embankment. o Five per cent loans to farmers have been apportioned by the federal board at the rate of $800,000 per day. The following amounts have been appor tioned to the farmers in the southern States during July: North Carolina, $307,405; South Carolina, $564,690; Virginia, $606,060. o Complaint has been filed with the clerk of court of Davidson wherein J. C. Smith, well known local mer chant, seeks to recover $40,000 dam ages from the board of commission ers of the town of Lexington for the death of his son, Julius, who was I killed here by an electric current a [few weeks ago.

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