SMITHFIELD'S FINE M ARKET.
More Than a Million Dollars Paid Out
litre Already This Season for To
V bacco and About a Half Million
Pounds Vet to be Sold. The Aver
age Price Nearly Twice as Much as
Last Year.
Up to November 5th, the Smith
field tobacco market had sold 3,835,
540 pounds of tobacco at an everage
price per hundred of $28.27. The total
amount of money already paid out
for tobacco on this market is $1,068,
6*3.51.
Last year for the whole season
3,095,250 pounds were sold for $508,
240.05, an average price of $16.42 per
hundred pounds. From this it will
be seen that the price this year is
almost twice as high as it was last
year. The amount of money paid out
here for tobacco is already more than
- twice as much as was paid out by
the warehouses for the entire season
last year.
We are informed that about half a
million pounds yet remain to be
marketed. The rccord this year is a
fine one and shows that the people
know where to bring their tobacco to
get the best prices obtainable in the
State. i
Wednesday's War News.
Germany's submarine campaign is
waning as the result of the stringent
measures that have been taken to com
bat it by the British and American
naval forces. Last week only six
British merchantmen were sunk, and
only one of these was a craft exceed
ing 1,G00 tons.
This is the smallest total of vessels
sent to the bottom during any week
since the submarine warfare began,
the lowest previous figures having
been 12 merchantmen, eight of these
in the category of 1,000 tons and over
and four ess than 1,000 tons.
While the Italians continue to
hold tenaciously to most of the new
line along the Piave river from the
Adriatic sea to the region of Feltre
and through the northern hills west
ward from Feltre to Lake Garda, they
again have been compelled to give
ground in both sectors to the Teutonic
allied armies.
' Upon the shoulders of the Italians
alone for several days must rest the
security of the Piave line and of his
toric Venice, for the information has
been vouchsafed by Major General
Maurice, chief director of military
operations at the British war office,
that it will be " some days yet " be
fore British and French fighting
forces can be placed in the field to
reinforce the Italians.
Meknwbilc the enemy is striving
energetically to force passages of the
Piave at various points and again
has been successful on soutern reaches
in crossing the stream at Grisoria,
four miles distant from its mouth and
some 20 miles northeast of Venice.
Here, however, in the swamp regions,
the Teutons arc being held by the de
fending forces from further gans.
To the north around Zenson, where
the stream was negotiated by the
Austro-Germans Tuesday, fighting is
stil in progress with the Italians hold
ing the upper hand but not yet having
been able to drive back the invaders"
to the eastern bank of the ^tream.
Still farther north attempts to gain
a foothold on the western bank, of the
Piave, between Quero and Fenere,
were repulsed with heavy casualties.
In the hilly region from Tezze, on
the Trentino front, eastward to Feltre,
a distance of about 12 miles, the Itali
ans have fallen back before the enemy,
who also had gained additional van
tage points on the Asiago plateau and
the Sette, Comnui. On the western
bank of Lake Garda the Austro-Ger
mans attempted to push forward
southward, but were held by the
Italians.
On the western front in France and
Belgium the situation remains normal,
with only heavy bombardments and
minor infantry operations in progress
on various sectors. The Germans have
not renewed their attack against the
Canadians in the region of Passchen
daele, where Tuesday night they were
which they sought to regain x lost
ground.
The British drive against the Turks
both along the Tigris river and in
Palestine continues successful. Under
the pressure of the British the Otto
man forces have now withdrawn their
line from SO to 60 miles north of
Tekrit, placing them virtually 150
milos northwest of Bagdad on the
Tigris.
In Palostine the Turks have been
forced back an additional seven miles.
It is reported that they have lost
half their effectives in men killed,
wounded or made prisoner since the
operation began. A British torpedo
boat destroyer and a smr.ll monitor
have been sunk by an enemy subma
rine while operating in conjunction
with the Palestihe column. Thirty
three men from the two veselt are
missing.
The internal situation in Russia still
remains obscure. Although dispatches
sent out by the Finnish telegram bu
reau assert that Premier Kerensky
again is in control in Petrograd, other
reports are to the effect that he has
set up his government in Moscow and
that fighting still continues in the
capital. No advices have been forth
coming from provisional governmen
tal cources.
UNANIMOUS IN THEIli PRAISE.
What North and South Carolina Sol
dier Boys Say About the Army Y.
M. C. A. At Camp Sevier.
President Woodrow Wilson has
spoken of the Young Men's Christian
Association " as a table adjunct
and asset of the Government." The
commanding officers of Camp Sevier
do not hesitate to express almost daily
their deep appreciation of what is
being done for the men by this organi
zation.
One cf the Secretaries a few days
ago in asking the commanding officer
for a detail of men to do a little work
about the building, received this reply:
" Secretary, if you need a roof on the
Y. M. C. A. building, I would send a
regiment if necessary to do the work.
I am willing to do anything I can for
the Y. M. C. A."
An expression heard many times
evry day is, " I don't know what I
would do without the Y. M. C. A." The
soldiers flock to the buildings and ask
every evening, " Iai there anything
doing this evening?" They are looking
to this institution to furnish 'them
wholesome entertainment and religious
instruction.
(
" Can I get one of those testa
ments?" is another question which is
always welcome to the ears of the
Secretary, and it is of so frequent
occurrence that it is impossible to
keep a supply of pocket testaments on
hand.
Three Hundred and fifty attended
the Sabbath School at Y. M. C. A.
Unit No. 84 last Sunday morning, and
?00 attended the religious service that
evening, and when Chaplain B. R.
Lacy, Jr., of the 113th Field Artillery
spoke. " Splendid institution; a true
and loving parent to every officer and
enlisted man. I w'ish every loyal
American could know the Y. M C. A.
as I know it. I havd found the secre
taries employed in this work gentle
men and the soul *of earnestness." ?
Chaplain Eugene T. Clark, 114th Field
Artillery.
" From what I have seen of the work
of the Y. M. C. A. among the North
Carolina men, I feel that it is the most
vital force in existence for the moral
and spiritual well-being of the soldi
ers/' ? Chaplain B. R. Lacy, Jr., 113th
Field Artillery. v
" Here is $1.00 for the Army Y. M.
C. A. Fund," said orle of the military
police on the evening of Nov. 8th to a
secretary behind the desk at No. 82.
" I want to cfo my bit. If everybody
would do this much, it would help out
considerably." " It takes the place of
Church and Home," said P. D. Homer
of Campany D. 105th Eng.
At a recent meeting in our of the
buildings the Secretary asked how
many were glad that the Y. M ,C. A.
was here. The answer was the rising
of all in the well-filled building. He
then told them that they would find
the Y. M. C. A. wherever they went.
This was received with a round of
applause. The "Y" furnishes a com
fortable place for the soldiers to write
letters, and supplies the stationery.
It furnishes good entertainments, and
they arc of the highest class. It is
the only place where the men collect in
the camp for a social time. Its moral
effect is beneficial to all." ? Srr'gt Har
rison F. Thomas, Supt. Co. 115th F. A.
News is sent out from Washington
that there will be no shortage of toys
this season. Tho American manufac
turers have developed an industry
which will not only supply the de
mands for Santa Clause goods, but
will have a surplus for export this
year. n
DEMAND BIG WAGE INCREASES.
Conductors an(l 15 rake men on All Uail
Hoads of the Country Taking Secret
Vote. Increase of 42 Per Cent Will
lie Asked and Would Mean An Ad
dition of About $109,000,000 to Pay
rolls.
New York, Nov. 13. ? Demands for i
wage increases average -12 per cent !
are involved in a secret vote being
taken this week by railroads; in. the
United States, it was learned in rail
road circles here today. Advance
copies of the demands have been re
ceived by eastern railroad officials and
it was explained that the vote nov.
being taken is preliminary to a strike
vote.
It is estimated the proposed increase
would mean an aggregate increase
throughout the country of $109,000,
000.
According to the information given
railway officials the men in the move
ment include 32,000 passenger train
employees, 85,000 freight merit and 32
000 yardmen.
The demands are said to involve
mileage rate increases of from 20.6 per
cent for conductors to 51.5 per cent
for baggagemen. It is proposed to
raise the minimum monthly basis for
conductors from $135 to $162.90 and
for baggagemen from $82.50 to
$116*40.
In through freight service the con
ductors ask for an increase in the
mileage rate of t52 1-2 per cent and
the brakemen 4?.7 per cent. Local
freight conductors demand an increase
of 28.9 per cent, and brakemen 42 per
cent in their mileage rates. The de
mands forward conductors and brake
men involve an increase of 44 per cent
in daily rates of pay.
AT THE CAPITAL OF BANNER.
Benson, Nov. 15. ? Mr. Leary Wood
of Norfolk has been in town, for the
past few days with relatives.
Mr. Julian Godwin of Elevation
towr.r.hip has moved his family to
tgwn. They occupy the residence on
Church Street recently vacated by
Mrs. C. A. Fisher.
Chief of Police Tew, of Goldsboro,
spent Sunday here with friends.
Miss Lillian Putnam^ias been here
recently visiting Miss Alta Boon.
Mr. Paul Lee of Camp Sevier has
been here this week visiting his par
ents Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lee.
Mr. G. I. Smith of foats was busi
ness visitor here Monday.
Messrs C. Harvey Bc-nson and Chi
mer Benson of Danville, Va., were
here Monday.
Mr. .1. C. Barbour of Elevation was
a visitor here Monday.
Mr. W. H. Canaday of Richmond
spent some time with relatives.
Mr. Ii. A. Hodges of Camp Sevier
has been home with his family for
several days.
Mr. J. E. Wilson returned last week
from John Hopkins Hospital where he
received treatment for blood poison.
He will kave for Hot Springs Arkan
sas today to take treatment there.
Mr. Clarence firitt has been home
several days on a visit from Massey's
Business College.
Mr. Lewis Ryals of Durham is a
visitor here this week. .
Dr. F. T. Moore and wife have been
visiting friends in Cary this week.
Mr. Brosia Porter of Camp Sevier
arrived this morning and will spend a
few days with his family.
Mrs. J. L. Hall, Mrs. H. M. Pea
cock, and Mrs. J. W. Whittington haye
been attending the Woman's Mission
ary ipecting in Selma Yesterday and
today.
Revenue <? -Beers captured another
still the first of the week a few miles
fro;.! town, near Bentonsville.
How the Money Will lie Spent.
The thirty-five million dollars be
ing raised for Y. M. C. A', work this
week will be distributed as. follows:
United States troops at
home $11,120,000
United States troops
abroad 11,994,000
Russian army work 3,305,000
French army work 2,649,000
Italian army work 1,000,000
Prisoner of War Camps,
all nations 1,000,000
Expansion, increasing
costs, ctc 3,932,000
Total $35,000,000
The British casualties for the week
ending November 13., total 4,076 killed
and 20,383 wounded and missing.
IN THE LOCATION OF U-BOATS.
Once the German is Fixated, His De
struction is Comparatively Simple.
Daniels ^Discusses the 10,000 Sepa
rate Suggestions Made to the Naval
Hoard.
Washington, Nov. 13. ? Important
progress has been made in the problem
of locating submarines, after which
their destruction is a comparatively
simple matter, Secretary Daniels said
today in a statement discussing the
40,000 separate suggestions, plans or
models of devices submitted to the na
val consulting board since the United
^tatos entered the war against Ger
many.
The idea that the submarine will be
overcome by a miraculous invention is
not now seriously considered," the sec
retary said. " The more intimate
knowledge the civilian obtains on this
Kubjeet the more convinced he is that
the submarine can be conquered by
persistently hunting him down by the
weapon of which he is most afraid.
This is the aimed service boat, equip
ped with all the latest scientific de
vices and typified in the modern tor
pedo boat destroyer. Foreign naval
authorities have frankly stated that
their admiration of the degree of per
fection of American designs.
"In regard to the protection of ships
against torpedo attacks, the undenia
ble evidence of recent months of sub
marine activity has demonstrated that
the immunity of a vessel depends very
largely^on its speed and maneuvering
ability. There is a possibility that
some artificial means of protecting
cargo-eai rying vessels may be found
pacticable. In no other field have so
many suggestions or so many dupli
cate inventions been presented to the
THE WEEK'S NEWS IN SELMA.
Selma, N. C., Nov. 15. ? Mrs. Geo.
H. Morgan left Saturday to visit her
daughter Mrs. C. D. JVood in Wilson.
Messrs. R. A. Creech and R. D.
Broadwell left today for Petersburg,
Va., where they will work on the
Government Cantonments.
Mess. J. A. Jones and W. A. Strick
land attended an entertainment at the
home of Mr. Wayland Brown Tuesday
night.
Mr. Otis Strickland of Pine Level
has accepted a position as salesman
with Mr. W. A. Strickland.
Attorney W. W. Cole of Smithfield
was. here Wednesday morning . on
professional business.
Mess. W. B. Roberts, W. H. Sel
lings and W. L. Stancil spent Sunday
at Dunn.
' Mr. J. M. Bcaty of Smithfield was
here Wednesday for a few hours.
Mr. W. f). Mozingo has bought the
Selma Pressing Club and will continue
the business at the same stand.
A meeting of the citizens of Selma
has been called for tonight at the
Graded school building to take steps
to raise monoy for Army Y.| M. C. A.
fund. The meeting will be held at
8:00 o'clock.
At a meeting of the Merchants As
sociation held last Friday night, it
was dccided to observe Dec. 10th to
15th as "Pay-Up-Week " for the town
of Selma. Thursday, Dec. 13, in this
week is to be designated as "Dollar
D These events will be thorough
ly advertised and the merchants will
offer special inducements to their cus
tomers to come in pay up their bills
during Pay-Up-Week.
i^uite a surprise marriage was
solemnized in the Merchants' Associ
ation office here last Saturday even
ing, when Mr. T. A. Holder of Wendell,
and Miss -tucile Nowell also of Wen
dell were married by W. L. Stancil,
J. P. Miss Nowell had been the guest
of Miss Sarah Creech during the past
week. Mr. Holder came down Satur
day afternoon accompanied by Mr.
William Richardson and Miss Minda
Hocutt, and in a few minutes they
were married and on thefr journey
home. Mr. Holder is the son of Mr.
Everett Holder of Wendell, while the
bride is the lovely and accomplished
daughter of County Commissioner W.
M. Nowell of Wilders township.
A large crowd of colored people
have been passing through here today
enroute to the colored fair at Smith
field.
Mrs. J. H. Stancil and Mrs. Pearl
Baker of Wilders township will arrive
tomorrow to visit Mrs. Sallie Up
churoh who is ill.
Mr. C. A. Corbett has gone to War
saw today on business connected with .
the sale* of the Briscoe automobiles.
Mr. Corbett has the agency for this
car, and is selling them more rapidly
than he can secure them.
Mr. N. E. Edgerton bought a Cadil
lac Limousine last week, which? is
easily one of the smartest cars on
the market today.
Mr. L. D. Debnam returned Wednes
day from a business trip to Charlotte
and Petersburg.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Henry spent
Sunday with the family of Mr.
Henry's uncle, Mr. J. E. Henry in the
country.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Pool, Jr., spent
Sunday with Mrs. Pool's mother, Mrs.
John Wall near Arther.
A marriage of more than passing
interest will be solemnized tonight at
D o'clock at the M. E. Parsonage, when
M iss Maggie Whitley becomes the
bride of Mr. Matthew Ransom Wall.
Rev. C. K. Proctor, their pastor, will
perform the ceremony, and only a few
intimate relatives and friends will
witness the ceremony.
Miss Whitley is the lovely ami ac
complished daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. Thad Whitey, and Is very popular
in social and church circles, while the
groom is the efficient and genial
cashier of the People's Bank. The
best wishes of a host of friends
though this and other counties will be
extended them. t ? 3
THE WEEK'S NEWS IN CLAYTON.
Clayton, N. C., Nov. 14. ? Mrs. G. H.
Johnson who for the. past sevqral
(lays has been visiting her parents
left monday for her home at Enlicld.
Mr. A. Sam White spent a few days
this week with his father at Concord.
Mrs. W. R. Smith and children, of
Selma, are visiting relatives here this
week.
Mrs. E. B. Owen, of Raleigh, has
spent a few days this week With rela
tives here.
Mrs. W. P. Creech and little son,
Preston, returned Tuesday from Nor
folk, Va., where she has been visiting
relatives.
Mrs. A. Sam White went to Durham
Sunday to visit her sister Miss Telza
Barnes who is at Conservatory of
Music.
Mr. Tom Rand, of Raleigh, visited
relatives here this week.
Many of our town people are attend
ing the Woman's meeting in session
at Selmr. on Wednesday and Thursday
of this week.
The membei*s of the Red Cross
society here are doing a great work.
A patriotic spirit is surely being shown
in the interest of our boys in training.
Mrs. M. G. Gulley is visiting her son
Mr. S. R. Gulley at Norfolk, Va.
Miss Genie Thomas of Meredith Col
lege spent last week-end here with
her parents.
Mr. James Puckett went to Raleigh
today to sec his brother, Isaac, who
is in Rex Hospital with appendicitis.
Mr. P. A. Wallace made a business
trip to Raleigh Monday.
Mr. J. R. Williams spent Monday
is Smithfield.
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Barnes went
to Durham Sunday to visit ther son,
John, Jr., who is in school at Trinity
Park.
Mr. C. R. Tomlison, of Wilson's
Mills, was here Monday on business.
Mrs. L. M. Edgerton and Miss
BlanclvEllis went to Raleigh Monday
P. M.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Yelverton and
little daughter, Jane Hall, of Fremont,
spent a few days this week with par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hall.
Mr. C. L. Barnes spent Tuesday in
Raleigh.
Mr. A. V. G\illey and little son, Blye,
of Smithfield, spent last Saturday
here.
Mr. Ashley Horne returned to Bed
ford City Tuesday after spending
several days here with parents.
Mr. Irving Gower, of the Ambulance
Corps stationed at Camp Lee, Va.,
spent Sunday here with his parents.
He had only twenty-four hours off.
Mr. Tumor Vinson whu is in train
ing at Camp Jackson, S. C., was in
town Monday shaking hp.nds with
friends. He had a five day furlough,
and says the boys down there are liv
ing fine, the only fear is in going to
France, yet the group of young men
are brave and say they are ready to
sail at Uncle Sam's command.
H. S. Lowry, a traveling salesman
of Raleigh, met with an accidental
death Wednesday evening by falling
through an open trap door in the
sidewalk on Wilmington street in that
city. He fell to the basement seven
feet below and death was instantane
ous. He was about 62 years old.
J
MISSING MAN FOUND IN WELL.
Charlie Starling Was Foully Murder
ed Three Weeks Ago and Body
Weighted With Brick Hats and
Thrown In Well. Body Found Sun
day.
Selma, Nov. 15. ? Herald readers
will remember an account in this cor
respondence some weeks ago of the
disappearance of Mr. Charlie Starling,
of finding of blood near his home, and
of sacks of sand and blood being
found in an unused well also near his
home. Later the County Commission
ers ofrered a reward for the appre
hension of the guilty party or parties.
Last Sunday evening Mr. C. R. Hatch
er who lives near Carter's Chnpel
church, and not very far from the
home of Mr. Starling, went to an old
saw mill place near his home to see
if he could find there some remnants
of lumber that he needed about his
farm. While walking through the de
serted mill site, he came near to the
well that was formerly used to get
water for the boiler, and discovered
something floating on the surface
of tthe water, the water being nearly
even with the ground, and no curb
around the well. He immediately gave
the alarm, and soon a crowd of neigh
bors gathered, and found that the
floating object was Mr. Starling, who
had been missing three weeks. A sack
full of brick bats had been tied around
his neck when he was thrown in the
well to keep the body on the bottom,
and when the body rose to the sur
face of the well the bricks were still
about his neck. County Coroner was
summoned and viewed the remains
Sunday night. An examination of the
body showed that he hntW been shot
wj/*h a shot gun through one arm,
and in the top of the head before
being: put in the well. The prevailing
opinion seems to be that his assailants
"Shot him first in the arm, and he
fell, after which they again shot him
in the top of the head. We understand
that cornor's inquest will be held Fri
day morning when quite a number of
witnesses will be examined. So far no
arrests have been made.
HOOVER FIXES STANDARD LOAF.
One Found the Smallest When Bake
ries Are All Put Under Control on
December 10.
Washington, Nov. 11. ? The baking
industry of the country is to be put
on a war basis on Dec. 10 under Gov
ernment regulation. After that date
loaves of standard sizes only may be
baked, and the industry Aiust accept a
formula prepared by the Food Ad
ministration. There will be no more
fancy rolls, in the making of which
large quanities of sugar are used.
While the Food Administration will
not demand the mixing of other cereals
with wheat ? a policy adopted in
France and England ? the new war
loaf will differ in many essentials from
that which is baked at present. Her
bert C. Hoover, the Food Administra
tor, believes that a saving of 100,000,
000 pounds of sugar and an equal
amount of lard will be effected within
a year.
The acceptance of "returns" by ba
kers also will be forbidden, and it has
been estimated that this action will
mean the saving of at least 600,000
barrels of flour. Investigators have
found that many thousands of loaves
of bread have been a total loss becausa
of this, practice.
FINANCIERS BACK Y. M. C. A.
Morgan, Rockefeller and Others In
dorse Appeal for $35,000,000.
New York, Nov. 11. ? Six of the
leading financiers of this city have
signed and indorsed a letter sent to
the presidents of all corporations hav
ing headquarters in New York asking -
them to aid the $35, 000, COO campaign
?>f the war work council of the Young
Men's Christian Association, it was
announced tonight.
The signers are J. P. Morgan, John
D. Rockefeller. Jr., Arthur Curtiss
James:, Elbert H. Gary, Cleveland H.
Dodge and George F\Baker.
News Hps reached America of the,
sinking of the American steamer D. N.
Luckenbach by a Germ n submarine
on October 27, in the Bay of Biscay,
a hundred miles off the French coast.
Five of the crew wcrj killed. The
survivors, numbering 24, were picked
up by a Dani<li <N'amer wo days after J
| the sinking of the ship.