HEROES OF The 20TH CENTURY. Johnston County's First Quota of the Noble Brave To Honor Smithfield With Their Presence In a Big Rally Next Monday. Woman's Club and Red Cross Chapter Will Serve Re freshments to Johnston's Noble Sons. A Great "County" Day. At a meeting held in the court blouse Tuesday evening, called by Mayor H. L. Skinner and largely at tended by the citizens of the town and several of the ladies of the Red Cross Chapter, it was decided to hold a patriotic rally in Smithfield next Monday, in accordance with the sug gestion of Governor Bickett. It is to be held in honor Of the young men of the county who have been certified to the district board as the first quota for Uncle Sam's new army. They will be the guests of th^ town on this occas ion and it is hoped thgt every man who has been before the exemption boards of the county and not exempt ed for any cause will accept the in vitation to be present and be the town's guests. These young men have answered the call of their country to go forth to fight cur battles and theirs. They are to be the heroes in the strife and fight for the salvation of the world's freedom from prin cipalities and powers and especially the autoeratic powers. Mayor Skinner presided and several men took part in the discussions. All were unanimous for a rally and pa triotic demonstration. Next Monday was fixed as the day and fommittees were appointed to have the matter in charge and work out the details of the exercises. All the towns of the county are given a hearty invitation to come and help to make the day one that all our soldier boys who have to go in train ing for service will be proud of and one that will linger long in their memory. It will show to them that we are with them as they go forth to fight for one of the greatest causes in history. It will show \o them that the people of Johnston County are not go ing to allow them or the ones they leave behind to suffer in any point where they can be of scrvice. In making the plans for the day's exercises the members of the Wom an's Club and the ladies of the Red Cross are lending to the plans their most earnest support. Their hearts and souls are in the work and they are willing to bear their part on this great occasion. They will serve some kind of refreshments at a fixed place on the court house square to every man who has been called before the boards and not exempted. The col ored men who have been called will not be forgotten but preparations will be made to serve them also. The ladies of the Red Cross* Chap ters in the other towns are given a cordial invitation to come and take part in the work. It is hoped that hundreds of peo ple will come from all sections of the county to show their patriotism and to make the men who answer the country's cause fe^l that they are leaving behind friends who will see that their families and loved ones do not lack for the necessaries of life during their absence. It is not a Smithfield occasion but a great event for the people of the county and one which comes only now and then in a century and one which we trust will never come to our peo ple again. To make such an event forever impossible among civilized peoples is the reason for this event. We are fighting to make the world safe for democracy and every man who has a part in the great fight is playing the role of a hero. The War in Brief. Serious situation continues on Rus sian front, with Teutons still forcing Russians back. The week has been a good one for the Italians and a bad one for the Austrians. The Italians have made gains along their whole front. Little has been done on the western front. Ready for Village Mail Delivery. The town officials and some wide awake citizens of the town have been busy this week getting ready for the mail delivery which is to start tomor row. Th? street signs have been put up and the houses numbered. The cawfers are Messrs. W. L. Ellis and J. W. Setzer. NINE CLAIMED NO EXEMPTION. List of Those Who Failed to Appear at Selma Tuesday. List of Those Accepted. Exemption Board No. Two, sitting at Selma, had another lot of men up Tuesday for Examination. Eighty-five were called to present themselves. Of this number the following failed to show up: 526 ? 1997 ? Frank Byrd, Wilson's Mills, N. C. 591 ? 940 ? Milton Crews, Zebulon, N. C. 633 ? 2121 ? Fritz Walno Henry, Clayton, N. C. ^ 636 ? 1435 ? Walter E. Brown, Selma, N. C. 654 ? 58 ? Benny Oneal, Bagley, N. C. 657 ? 1654 ? John Mitchener, Selma, N. C 660 ? 400 ? Paul Simms, Kenly, N. C. 670 ? 832 ? Clarence Hudson, Selma, N. C., Route No. 2. 679 ? 2122 ? Albert R. Miles, Clay ton, N. C. 682 ? 2075 ? Stanley McKinnon, Clay ton, N. C. These parties were called for exam ination August 28th, and failed to re port. Unless they are heard from in 10 days they will be reported to the District Board. The following were before the board and passed the examination, and wer^ enrolled for the army: 541 ? 1593 ? Hubert D. Stancil, Sel ma, N. C. 216 ? 54 ? WTilliam R. Smith, Micro, N. C. 28 ? #267 ? Rufus Bowman, Prince ton, N. C. 605 ? 1638 ? Robert Jurant, Selma, N. C. 569? 113 ? Herman Bagley, Pine Level, IN. rt at once they will be denied- all claim for exemption and will be certi fied to the District Board as called into the military service of tbe United States. Then if they fail to report for duty when called they will be de serters and subject to court-martial; and liable to be shot. The order number appears first, then the serial number, followed by name and post office and date order ed to appear before exemption board, i 21? 275? J. M. Williams, Kenly, 1 N. C., August 6th. 55 ? 1682 ? Chas. J. Steele, Selma, N. C., August Gth. 94 ? 927 ? James Moss, Petersburg, Va., August Gth. 128 ? '280 ? James Bemes, Keniy, N. ! C., August Gth. 141 ? 194 ? William Pierson, Selma, N. C., R. No. August 7th. 146 ? 1672 ? Walter McLudin, Selma, N. C., August 7th. 150 ? 2132 ? Eddison C. Hall, Clayton, N. C., August 7th. 152 ? 1294 ? Arthur W. Woodard, Princeton, N. C., August 7th. 178 ? 809 ? Peter Home, Selma, N. C., R. No. 2, August 7th. 192 ? 770 ? James Godwin, Selma, N. j C., R. No. 2, August 7th. 231 ? 1032 ? Junius Bryant, Raleigh, N. C., August 7th. 236 ? 1314 ? Willie Whitley, Prince ton, N. C., August 7th. 255 ? 1675 ? Pompey Jenkins, Selma, N. C., August 7th. 278 ? 805 ? Frank Williams, Selma, N. C., R. No. 2, August 8th. 321 ? 773 ? David Keelins, Kenly, N. C., August 8th. 323 ? 406 ? John Clay, Kenly, N. C., August 8th. 327 ? 392? John B. Richardson, Ken ly, N. C., August 8th. 341 ? 2023 ? Colonel Lee, Clayton, N. C.> August 8th. 380 ? 814 ? Norris Brown, Selma, N. C., R. No. 2, August 8th. 450 ? 49 ? Harvey Raynor, Micro, N. C., August 13th. 456 ? 1660 ? Wallace Hill, Selma, N. C., August 13th. 475 ? 1634 ? Moses Munns, Selma, N. C., August 13th. 477 ? 323 ? Henry Davis, Kenly, N. C., August 13th. 481 ? 857 ? Butler Bunny, Selma, N. C., R. No. 1, August 13th. 502? 565 ? Walter Marant, Selma, N. C., R. No. 2, August 13th. 531 ? 1556 ? Leo. Warren Davis, Sel ma, N. C., August 13th. 547 ? 506 ? Joe Cooper, Kenly, N. C., August 13th. LOCAL BOARD NUMBER TWO, for the County of Johnston, State of North Carolina, Selma, N. C., August 28, 1917. EDWIN POU A FIRST-LIEUT. Has Made Good as Aviator "Some where in Canada." Smithfield Peo ple in Washington Reception. The following items in yesterday's Greensboro Daily News sent from Washington City by Mr. Parker R. Anderson, are of interest to Smith field and Johnston County people: T. B. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. George Ross Pou, Dr. and Mrs. Gilmer Bren izer, Miss Annie Johnson of Red Springs and Congressman John H. Small and daughter, Mrs. Gall, were among the North Carolinians who at tended the Japanese reception given by Secretary of State Lansing last night. Friends of Edwin Pou, son of Con gressman and Mrs. Edwin W. Pou, will be glad to learn that he has won recognition as an aviator "somewhere in Canada'' and has been recommend ed for a commission as first lieuten ant. Young Pou enlisted as a private in the District national guard when the trouble was/ brewing on the Mex ican border and saw service in Mexi co. He resigned as a member of the guard and enlisted as an aviator after war was declared with Germany. While at a height of 2500 feet a few days ago one of the planes broke on his machine, but Pou managed to "glide" the air fighter to the ground and escaped with only slight injury. THE NEWS OVER SELMA WAY. Hon. J. W. Bailey, of Raleigh, Makes Strong I'lea For the Red Cross. Lec ture b> Rev. R. L. Davis. Selma (?railed School Faculty. Bond Elec tion Called for September 18th. Interest In Epworth League Grow ing. Other Items of Interest. Selma, N. C., Aug. 30. ? Mr. Paul Ilassell, of New York, was here for a few hcurs Wednesday enroute to Fayetteville. Mrs. R. M. Jenkins and son, of St. Charles, S. C., are here this week the guests of Mrs. W. II. Etheredge. Miss Georgia Winston, of Oxford, is in the city this week the guest of the family of her uncle, Mr. M. C. Winston. Miss Louise Williams, of Dunn, spent the last week-end with Miss Stella Etheredge. Miss Rowena Evans, who has been bookkeeper for the Selma Supply Co., this year, will leave Saturday to ac cept a similar position with the Pine Level Oil Mill. Mr. Junius Peedin has returned from Rocky Mount where he held a position with the Southern Cotton Oil Co., and has accepted the position which lis formerly held, as Assistant Cashier of the Peopk'3 Bank. About thirty-five of the younger set enjoyed a "straw ride" Tuesday night, the large motor truck of Rob erts Atkinson Co. going to Clayton and Smithfield, and having a very en joyable trip. Mr. C. E. Korncgay, the proprietor of the Ideal Grocery Company, has sold his stock of goods, and accepted a position as traveling salesman for the Fidelity Grocery Company, of Wilson. Mr. W. L. Black, ot iiopewell, va., was here shaking hands with old friends and acquaintances Wednes day. Mr. J. M. Beaty, of Smithfield, was in the city today for a few hours on business. Mrs. T, H. Whitley recently return ed from a visit to relatives and friends in Wendell. Mr. Ceo. W. Evans, the popular cashier of the First National Bank, spent the past week-end with friends in Raleigh. Rev. R. L. Davis, of the Anti-Sa loon League, leceured at the Meth odist church here last Tuesday night to a fair sized audience. Miss Florence Fitzgerald, of Micro, is spending this week with Miss Mar garet Etheredge. Miss Fitzgerald has many friends here who are always glad to ree her, she having taught in the grrded school here. Mr. Geo. F. Breitz gave a very in teresting and instructive lecture be fore the Epworth League at its meet ing last Sunday afternoon. The Ep worth League is young, having been only recently organized, but it is gaining in members steadily, and will very soon be one of the live organi zations of our town. Judge and Mrs. F. II. Brooks, of Smithfield, were here Wednesday night to hear the address of Hon. J. W. Bailey. Mrs. W. H. Pool, Jr., is spending this week with relatives and friends in Wendell. Mr. w. v. Anderson, or t,agie Rock, was here Monday on business. Mr. Anderson lived here for about ten years, and has many friends here who arc always glad to see him. Mr. T. C. Henry returned Friday night from Baltimore and other north ern markets, where he had been to buy goods for his firm. ? Quite a number of farmers who have been called for the military ser vice have been here this week seek ing exemption under the agricultural exemption clause. Misses Mildred and Agnes Wall, of Archer, were here for a short while Saturday the guests of Mrs. W. H. Pool, Jr. They left Saturday for a visit to friends at Orrum and Wrights'ville Beach. Mrs. Geo. H. Morgan, who has been visiting relatives near Smithfiejd, re turned to her home here Wednesday. A special election has been called for Selma Graded School district to be held cn September the 18th, for the purpose of accepting or rejecting a bond issue of twenty-two thousand dollars to pay off floating indebted ness and to complete the furnishings of the new school bui'ding. There will be an entirely new registration. Mr. R. E. Richardson is the Registrar, ^e Sc'ma Graded School will open THREE MESSAGES OF DEATH. Received in Benson in Brief Succes sion From West Virginia Hospital Tolling of the Death of Messrs. Lonnie Mahler, John Ryals and E. Rylor. Cause of Death Unknown. Bonson, N. C., Aug. 30. ? Chief of Police Henry received a telegram this morning announcing that John Ryals of this place, had died yesterday at Logans Hospital in Logan, West Vir ginia. Mr. Ryals is supposed to have been with a show company known as the Capalet Carnival. This message followed one yesterday addressed to Mr. Manley Mahler of this place stat ing that his son, Lonnie Mahler, had died at Logans Hospital, in Logans, West Virginia. Another message was also received by the Chief here stat ing that u son of Mr. E. Rylor had also died yesterday afternoon at Logans Hospital of the same city. It is not known at this time what caused the death of either of the three boys, and judging from the messages following closely upon each other it is surmised that the parties must have met with foul play. It is not known here that either of them were sick or had been recently. The last named party is unknown here and it is supposed to be a son of Mr. E. Roilly, a traveling salesman for the American Seating Company, while the Mr. John Ryals is a son of some man by that name who lives near Duke. The bodies of Messrs. Mahler and Ryals are ex pected to rca^Ji here tonight or to morrow. . , I.ittle Change Made. The editor traveled over a short stretch of road in Johnston County a few days ago that he has seen few times n 25 years. He was struck with one remarkable fact, and that is that there is little change in the ap parance of the homes and farms in a quarter of a century. The same road is there with its sand and hills atjd the same farms are there with but few improvements made. The outhouses are not improved much and some of the buildings we once knew are becoming delapidated with age. It is time to wake up. We are living in a new day now and must not sleep forever. for the 1917-18 term on September 10th, with Prof. Moser formerly of the Wakelon school, as superiatend ent. The teachers are: Miss Eliza beth Hyman, of Hobgood; Miss An nabel Warren, Durham; Miss Lovie Dell Pittman, Carr, for first grade; Mrs. Mamie T. Candler, Selma; Miss Elva Strickland, High Point, for the second grade; Miss Lila Best, Allen dale; Miss Louise Harlow* Miss Alma Adams, Pour Oaks, for the third and fourth grades; Miss Douglas Hand, Burgaw; Mrs. R. W. Etheredge, Sel ma, for the fifth and sixth grades; Miss Helen Paris, Oxford; Miss Julia Passmoro, Cary; Miss Margaret Bose man, Enfield; Prof. Coy R. Williams, Graham, and Superintendent E. H. Moser for the seventh and high school; Miss Ruth Folger, Dobson, will have charge of the music de partment. A fair-sized and representative au dience of Splma people gathered at the City Auditorium last night for the purpose of organizing a local chapter of the Red Cross. The organi zation was perfected with Rev. C. K. Proctor, Chairman; Mrs. L. D. Deb nam, Vice-Chairman, and Miss Mar garet Etheredge, Secretary. Rev. C. K. Proctor in a few pleasing remarks introduced Judge F. H. Brooks, of Smithfield, who was to introduce the speaker of the evening. Judge Brooks in his usual pleasing and forceful way told of the success of the organiza tion of a Red Cross chapter in his home town, and of the many acts of mercy of this great organization, after which he introduced Hon. J. W. Bailey, of Raleigh, as the speaker of the evening. Mr. Bailey told in con vincing trrms of the organization and work of the Red Cross, the greatest organization of its kind in the world. He portrayed vividly the work of this organization in the great national dis asters of our own country, and touch ing on the European struggle showed why the people back home must lend a helping hand, if we expect our forces and the forces of our allies to succeed in this great struggle of democracy against autocracy. The va rious committees of the organization will sec every man, woman and child in town, and it is to be hoped that all will become members. AT THE CAPITAL OF BEULAH. Missouri Treacher Holds Revival at Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. C. P. Jerome Rapidly Improving- Meth odist Sunday School Picnic in Ral eigh. Dr. Foster Is Added to the Medical Profession In Johnston. School Notes and Other Items. Kenly, Aug. 29. ? Doctor James Y. Joyner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, has consented to deliver an address to the people of this community on Monday, Septem ber 10th, at the opening of school for *his term. A public program of a popular educational nature is being prepared and it is expected that the exercises will be both decidedly help ful and inspiring. ? The school census, which has just been completed by Mr. Andrews, re veals some very interesting facts. It was learned that practically every chid of school age in the district will attend school this year beginning with the first day; this is not meant to in clude, however, those who will at tend college from the community ? about twelve choice young people. It was also learned that it will perhaps be unnecessary for moonlight schools to be opened in the district, inasmuch as there are only three people over twenty-one years of age who cannot read and write intelligently. More over testimony as to the healthful ness of the community was secured in view of the fact that there are not more than a half dozen cases of ill ncM in the dW?"*' ? Mrs. B. F. Greer, of Southport, and her little daughter, Addie Mae, have already come to the community, and Mrs. Greer has taken up her duties as Matron of the Dormitory. Owing to the fact that two of our leading physicians have responded to the war needs, Dr. J. F. Foster, of Vaughn, North Carolina, has come to this community for the purpose df practicing medicine as a family phy sician. Dr. Foster is a man of expe rience, having been connected for one year with the hospital in Richmond, Virginia. He comes to us most highly recommended. The members of the Methodist Sun day SMrool here gave themselves an all-day picnic in Raleigh Wednesday of this week. Between fifty and a hun dred of the young folks went, and they were accompanied by several of the older members of the school. Mr. J. R. Sauls is Superinendent of the Sunday school. Rev. C. P. Jerome, pastor of the Methodist church here, who has been suffering of ill health for several weeks, is rapidly improving. His phy sician thinks he will be able to resume his pastorial work by the first of Oc tober. Dr. L. S. Massey, Editor of the "Raleigh Christian Advocate," filled the pulpit here for Mr. Jerome last Sunday, preaching two powerful sermons. At the special request of the Presiding Elder, Mr. M. B. Andrews has consented to fill Mr. Jerome's ap pointments at Lucama and Buckhorn during the month of September. A revival meeting of much interest came to a close at the Free Will Bap tist church last Sunday night. Rev. Ira Waterman, of Eldridge, Missouri, did the preaching, assisted by the pastor, Mr. S. H. Styron. The whole series of sermons was strong, well de livered, and effective. Much good was accomplished. Three joined the church. Johnston Men In the Third Infantry. Three companies of soldiers of the Third Regiment, Infantry, were scheduled to leave Raleigh last night for Camp Sevier at Greenville, S. C. There are several Johnston Coun ty young men in these companies as follows: John Q. A. Jeffreys, Selma; F. J. Bailey, Four Oaks; Fred Carter, C. Stephenson and William Carter, Clayton, and Sonie Crowder, Wil son's Mills, members of Company B. Porter Wallace, Clayton, Supply Company. Smithfield Boy To Go To France. A battalion of engineers, now at Greenville, S. C., will soon proceed to France, according to news sent out from Greenville. In this battalion are quite a number of North Caro linians, several being members of the Second North Carolina Regi ment. One of the young men to go, Z. V. Johnson, of the Second Regi ment, is a former Smithfield boy who worked here with Simon B. Jones Garage at one time.