VOLUME 37.
SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1918
Number 52
AMERICANS CONTROL
ALL BELLEAU WOOD
Capture Prisoners and Inflict Heavy
Losses in Men Killed or Mounded.
Italians Cleaning up Piave Battle
Front. Gathering Together The
Spoils of War and Making Strag
gling Austrians Prisoners.
The war news has been growing
more encouraging for the past few
days. The Associated Press summary
for Wednesday’s operations is as fol
lows :
While the Italians hafe been busily
engaged in cleaning up the Piave
battle front, gathering together the
spoils of war and making straggling
Austrians prisoner, the American
troops stationed in the Belleau wood
northwest of Chateau Thierry have
been devoting their time to showing
the Germans again the fighting tim
ber of which they are made.
In the demonstration th eAmeri
cans gained control of the wood in its
entirety, advanced their position ma
terially northwest of the wood and
made prisoner 264 of the enemy, in
addition to inflicting heavy losses in
men killed or wounded.
The attack was launched Tuesday
night with the purpose of driving out
the few remaining nests of Germans
in the wood—nests from which enemy
parties constantly were harassing the
Americans. It followed a hurricane
of artillery fire, the intensity of which
stunned even those of the Germans
who previously had gone through the
terefic drumfires of the British and
French. The hammering of the guns
was kept up for thirteen hours be
fore the infantry set out to accomplish
its task, and the havoc wrought by
the American shells, many of them
of high explosive, was evident from
the number of enemy dead strewing
the ground and the state of general
demolition that prevailed.
The capture of Bealleau wood is of
considerable stragetie importance,
owing to the fact that from it the
Germans had been able to rake the
Allied positions on all sides of it with
their artillery. ‘ Its eastern edges al
so command the railroad behind the
German lines running to Chateau
Thierry.
All tbe positions still held by the
Austrians on the lower Piave, consti
tuting the Capo Sile bridgehead, have
now been taken by the Italians, and
the entire western bank of the Piave
is clear of the enemy. Nearly 400
prisoners were taken in the enter
prise Aside from this fighting there
has been little activity in the south
ern section of the Italian theatre. In
the mountains heavy bombardments
are in progress in various, and inten
sive aerial operations are going on
along the entire front. The Rome
war office re-asserts that all the ar
tillery lost by the Italians to the Aus
trians in the initial stage of the fight
ing has been recaptured.
On the battle front in France and
Flanders the operations continue of a
minor character. The British both
in Flanders and Picardy have carried
out successfully attacks against the
Germans and taken further prisoners
and machine guns. Likewise, the
French northwest of Montdidier have
raided an enemy position, inflicted
losses and taken prisoners.
AMENDMENT OFFERED TO
MAKE DRAFT AGE 20 TO 40
Washington, June 27.—Debate on
the Fall amendment to the twelve bil
lion dollar army appropriation bill
providing for extension of the draft
ages to 20 and 40 years was resumed
in the senate today, but consideration
of the measure was so delayed by the
fight on the suffrage amendment res
olution that a vote was not reached.
Leaders tonight hoped to dispose of
the amendment and possibly to pass
the bill tomorrow.
At the conclusion of the brief dis
cussion today, Senator Fall said he ex
pected that his efforts to extend the
draft ages would be futile and the
general opinion of senators seemed to
be that the amendment would be re
jected
Visitors in Live Oak Section.
Rev. J. G. Johnson, of Smithfield,
Miss Margaret Etheredge, of Selma,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Snipes and others
spent Sunday with Mrs. Sarah Peter
son, in the Live Oak Section.
THURSDAY IN THE GREAT WAR.
No Activities on A Big: Scale Is Re
ported, According to Associated
Press Summary in Today’s Papers.
American Regiment to Italy.
With the return of almost normal
conditions on the Italian front and
with no indications apparent that it is
the intention of Austrians in the im
mediate future to launch another,
stroke against General Diaz’s armies,
the eyes of the world are being cen
tered once more in expectancy on the
battle area in France and Flanders
as the possible theatre of early en
counters on a large .scale.
Although the infantry operations
except by the Americans in the Bel
leau wood, have scarcely risen in im
portance above patrol encounters re
cently, nevertheless the Germans are
trying out with their artillery the sta
bility of the British and French po
sitions on various sectors from Flan
ders to the region of the Marne.
When or where the next offensive is
to be launched cannot be foretold but
it is expected that it will be started
and carried out in an ambitious man
ner, for it seemingly is realized that
time now is working against German
arms in the west and that haste is
necessary.
For the moment the Germans seem
resigned to their loss to the Ameri
cans of the Belleau wood, northwest
of Chateau Thierry. No counter-at
tacks have been made in an endeavor
to regain the lost ground. The latest
account of the Americans’ victory
shows that the troops from overseas,
in addition to killing and wounding
many of the enemy, took 311 pris
oners, 11 machine guns and 10 auto
matic rifles and a large quantity of
ammunition and other war stores.
Announcement has been made by
Secretary of War Baker that a reg
iment of American troops from the
expeditionary forces of General Persh
ing has been ordered to the Italian
front. On their arrival, which is ex
pected shortly, the Austrians will have
facing them men from Italy, the
United States, Great Britain and
F ranee.
THE SUGAR SITUATION.
The seriousness of the sugar situa
tion has not yet been fully/understood
by the people at large. State Food
Administrator Page has announced
that on and after July 1, certificates
will be issued to all buyers of sugar
with the exception of household con
sumers. No sales of sugar must be
made July 1 and thereafter except
upon surrender of certificate issued
by Food Administration except sales
to household consumers.
All commercial users of sugar are
being required to make a new state
ment of sugar on hand and in transit
on July 1, and those who have more
sugar than they are entitled to will
be required to dispose of it under the
direction of County Food Adminis
trators.
Since our national supply of sugar
does not come from stocks, but ar
rives monthly, it is of the utmost im
portance that no one hoards sugar.
When this is done someone fails to
get his part. Commercial users or
individual users will be severely pun
ished who seek to provide ahead. The
Food Administration will keep tab on
them through the new system of in
spection.
CAUSES FOR RATIONING.
The extension of the rationing plan
for the distribution of sugar is the re
sult of a number of causes that have
cumulated to make the sugar situa
tion more difficult than could have
been anticipated even a few weeks
ago, according to a statement issued
by Mr. Page yesterday.
On account of the shipping situation
it is impossible to secure the sugar
which is available in remote markets
and there has been a smaller yield of
sugar in the West Indies. The do
mestic beet and the Louisiana crops
have also fallen below anticipation.
In addition to this, a considerable
quantity of sugar has been lost by
submarines.
A household consumption of three
pounds per month per person, togeth
er with the special allowance for home
canning, means a reduction of some
25 per cent in these branches of con
sumption from normal but it is still
nearly double the ration in the Allied
countries and is ample for every eco
nomical use.
For the purpose of issuing these
certificates the various users of sugar
are divided into the following groups:
A. Candy makers, soft drinks, soda
fountains, etc.
B. Commercial canners, vegetables,
fruit, milk, etc.
C. Hotels, restaurants, clubs, pub
lic institutions and public eating
places generally, in which term are
included all boarding houses who take
care of 25 persons or more.
D. Bakers and cracker manufac
turers of all kinds.
E. Retail stores and others selling
for direct consumption.
Requirements of Dealers and Users.
In addition to giving the quantities
on hand the statements which will be
required from dealers and manufac
turers in the above groups will give
the following further information
upon honor. In the case of Group A,
that is candy, soft drinks, etc., must
show the amount of sugar used dur
ing the months of July, August and
September, 1917, and certificates will
if the statements are correct, be based
upon 50 per cent of such average use.
Ice cream makers will be entitled to
75 per cent. A certificate will be issued
separately for each month’s pur
chases.
Group B, that is, commercial can
ners, etc., will be given certificates
for their necessary requirements but
any resale of sugar by them except
under the express direction of the
State Food Administrator will con
stitute a violation of the regulations
and subject them to closing of busi
ness for the war. Any sugar in hand
at the end of the season must be
placed at the disposal of the Food Ad
ministration. The Administration
appeals to this group to economize on
consumption in every direction.
Group C, that is, public eating
places, will be issued certificates upon
the basis of three pounds for each
90 meals served. This includes all
public eating places using sugar.
Group E, that is, retail stores,
will receive for July purchases cer
tificates based upon the average of
sugar sold during the combined three
months, April, May and June, 3918.
Retailers must not sell sugar to any
of the other groups, that is, to no one
except householders, without taking
up the certificates of such persons.
Allowances For Householders.
A retailer is expected to sell not
more than three pounds per person
per month to householders. All
householders are requested and ex
pected to purchase all sugar supplies
from the same grocer in so far as pos
sible
Householders canning and preserv
ing fruits for home use will be allow
ed only 25 pounds of sugar for the en
tire season except upon specific auth
orization from their County Food Ad
ministrator to purchase an additional
amount. Canning club girls and oth
ers canning and preserving fruits
for the market can secure certificates
from the Sugar Division of the Food
Administration upon filing a state
ment of their requirements upon
blanks which will be furnished for
their purpose.
It will be seen by this plan that
there is no direct rationing of the
householder. It would cost the Gov
ernment $5,000,000 to put the house
holder on a ration card and would
take the services of 100,000 people to
carry it out. We cannot afford the
labor or money and if householders
will co-operate it can be avoided.
Miss Godwin Entertains.
Kenly, June 26.—On last Saturday
evening June 22, Miss Etta Godwin
delightfully entertained a number of
her friends in honor of her guests,
Misses Sadie Renell, Mildred Bullock,
and Hazel Finch. The crowd gather
ed about nine o’clock. After playing
many interesting games, delicious
refreshments consisting of cream and
cake were served.
At a late hour the guests departed,
declaring Miss Godwin a most charm
ing hostess.
Those present were: Misses Sadie
Renell, Mildred Bullock, Hazel Finch,
Clyde, Agnes, and Myrtle Watson,
Lessie Gulley, Bettie and Elma Renell,
Agnes, Bessie and Jessie Massey, Al
berta Boyette, Nellie Hardison, and
lea Godwin, Messers. Arthur Godwin,
Viron Edgerton, Jesse Watson, Wayne
Boyette, .Floyd Wellons, Haul Gil
breth, Oscar, Edgar, and Joe Boyette,
Donald'Kirby and Haywood Sasser.
Save your money and thrive, or pay
the price in poverty and disgrace.—
Andrew Jackson.
CROWDER CALLS FOR
220,000 MORE MEN
formal Notice to Governors for Mo
bilization of Men July 22-26. N.
C. Quota 3.000 To ('snip Hancock,
Ga. This Call Expected to Exhaust
Men in Class One Available For
Service.
Washington, June 25.—As a fur
ther step in carrying out the War De
partment’s plan to have 3,000,000 men
under arms on August 1, Provost
Marshal General Crowder tonight
called on the Governors of all States
except Arizona and Illinois for the
mobilization between July 22 and 25
of 220,OOu white draft registrants
qualified for general military service.
This call is expected virtually to ex
haust the number of men now in class
one available for active military ser
vice, and when added to school requis
itions of 23,436 men, brings the total
calls so far announced for July to
243,436. To complete its program for
the remainder of the present year the
department will have to depend on
the 400,000 class one registrants ex
pected from the June 5 enrollment
and the 250,000 or 300,000 to be ob
tained through the reclassification
now in progress.
In the call announced tonight New
York leads the list with 22,141 men.
Iowa is second with 17,849 and Wis
consin is third with 13,200.
Virginia 3,500, Camp Lee, Va.
North Carolina, 3,000, Camp Han
cock, Ga.
South Carolina 1,800, Camp Jack
son, S. C.
EDGAR TURLINGTON
TO STATE DEPARTMENT.
Son of Late Prof. Turlington Gets
Passport Position at Washington.
Douglass Ellington. Another John
stonian, Gets an Appointment In
The Navy Department.
Washington, June 24.—Edgar Turl
ington, of Chapel Hill, a member of
the faculty of the University of North
Carolina, today became identified with
the passport division of the Depart
ment of State. lie will draw a salary
of $2,500 a year. Senator Lee S.
Overman used his influence in behalf
of the Tar Heel citizen. Mr. Turling
ton is a native of Johnston County,
a graduate of the State University,
and Rhodes Scholar to Oxford Univer
sity of England. He is rated as one
of the best students that has attend
ed the university with a decade. His
scholarly attainments made him a fit
subject to meet the requirements of
the scholarship to Oxford University
where he studied law. —
Upon the completion of his law
course in England, he returned to the
United States and became a member
of the faculty of the university. At
the outbreak of the war he sought to
enlist, but his services were rejected
owing to a slight deafness. He re
peatedly attempted to enlist for war
duty, but was completely rejected.
Mr. Turlington in his extensive trav
els through England, became ac
quainted with many English people,
who are now fighting the war of de
mocracy, which fact accentuated his
anxiety to become a soldier. Edgar
Turlington is widely known to Uni
versity students of the past seven or
eight years. Scholarly research and
the mixing qualities of a prince of
good fellows, evenly proportioned in
his student life. Debater, Y. M. C.
A. worker, a friend to the freshman,
a leader of student thought—thus his
college life was well rounded.
Douglass D. Ellington, a native of
j Clayton, N. C., but since 1916 pro
fessor of architecture in the Car
negie Institute of techanology, has re
ceived an appointment in the Navy
Department. He has a notable ed
ucational career. Graduating from
the Clayton High School in 1904, he
took a special course in Philadelphia,
pursued educational work at Randolph
Macon College, obtained the degree
of bachelor of science at the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania in 1912, he thus
paved his way for a three-years
scholarship in an institution in Paris.
He won the Paris prize in architec
ture. Mr. Ellington in recent years
has been instructor in architectural
design at Columbia University, Car
negie Institute, and engaged in the
practice of architecture in New York
City and Pittsburgh.—S. R. Winters,
in News and Observer.
AT THE CAPITAL OF BANNER.
Death of Mr. Richard B. Stevens.
Death o fa Child. War Savings
Drive a Success. Items of Personal
Interest.
Benson, June 27.—Mr. William
Canaday, of Richmond, Va., is here
this week at the home of his sister,
Mrs. 0. A. Barbour.
Miss Eloise Turley, of Clayton, is
here for a few days at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lee.
Misses Myrtle Ashcraft and Annie
Laurie Wicker are spending a few
days with Mrs. R. U. Barbour.
Mr. Edgar Johnson, of Oxford, was
here Sunday at the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Johnson.
Mr. Elmer Lassiter, who is in the
United States Navy, stationd at Nor
folk, is here on a visit to his sister,
Mrs. Walter Massengill.
Miss Dorthy Finch, of Wilson, is
here for several days visit to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Stevens.
Mrs. J. A. Johnson returned the
first of the week from a short visit
to her sister woh lives near Renton
ville.
Mrs. C. A. Barbour ,of Raleigh, has
been here for several days at the home
of partnes, Mr. and Airs. C. W. An
derson.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Canaday and
Mrs. S. J. Duncan spent Sunday in
Fayetteville with relatives.
Mr. Vick Austin, of near Clayton,
was here Sunday and Monday on a
visit to his daughter, Mrs Jesse Mc
Lamb.
Rev. J. T. Stanford left; Sunday for
Rich Square where his wife is spend
ing sometime with relatives.
Mrs. Bradley McLamb has been
quite sick for the past several days
at her home near tiwn. Her condition
is somewhat improved at this time.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bryant and
children of (ioldsboro, spent several
days here recently at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. 11. Wheeler.
Miss Annie Parker, a registered j
nurse formerly of our town, is now
located at a base hospital in Nash
ville, Town.
Mr. Ellis Thomas left yesterday for
Raleigh where he will spend several
days on business.
Mr. Elmer Lassiter, Miss Ellie
Morgan and others went down to St.
Pauls today visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Barbour, and
O. A. Jr., Misses Julia Canaday, Flora
Canaday, Lillie Canaday and Mr. Will
iam Canaday are spending the day in
Angier with relatives.
The 14 months old child of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Smith died at their
home in Elevation township Monday
and was buried Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. W. B. Matthews and children,
of Rocky Mount, are here for several
days to visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Creech.
Rev. G. W. Rollins left today for
Wrightsville Beach to attend the Bap
tist Seaside Assembly.
Mr. Richard B. Stevens, of Eleva
tion, died at his home Tuesday after
noon and was buried Wednesday at
the family burying ground near his
home. He was 55 years of age and
was a highly respected citizen, having
raised a family of seven children. He
had been sick for several months and
his death was not unexpected. His
son, Mr. Arthur Stevens, was in the
United States Army at Camp Jackson.
Among the boys who left yesterday
for Camp Jackson, was Mr. Jesse T.
Morgan, a son of our townsman, Mr.
J. D. Morgan. Mr. Morgan has just
completed his course in pharmacy at
the University *of our State.
Of the -$(14,000 allotted to Banner
township to be raised in the War
Stamp Drive for this week about $49,
000 was subscribed for on Monday,
the opening day of the campaign. The
balance will be raised this week. There
are about 12 limit members thus far
in our township, and it is hoped that
before the week is over there will be
several others who will join the limit
club.
CALL TOTAL OF 875.000
MEN BY FIRST OF YEAR.
Washington, June 26.—Chamber
lain announced late today that it is
proposed to call in August 300,000
draft men; in September, 150,000; in
October, 150,000; in November. 150,
000, an din December, 125,000. These
875,000 men, he said, are expected to
exhaust class one.
Make all you can; save all you can;
give all you can.—John Wesley.
FIRST SOLDIERS TO
FRANCE A YEAR AGO
America Now Has 630,000 Actual
Combatants Overseas, in Addition
to 230,000 Men in Supply and Trans
port Lines.
Washington, June 25.—The first di
vision of the American army landed
in France one year ago tomorrow,
18 days after General Pershing reach
ed French soil. In the 12 months that
have since elapsed this division has
grown to an army and by July a mil
lion men will have been sent forward.
Behind this million another 1,000,
000 men are equipped in camps and
cantonments and a third million will
rapidly fill up the gaps left at home
as the divisions sail for the front.
The first division has now been ex
panded to a fighting force of 650,000
men, backed by an organization of
the supply and transport lines that
it takes 250,000 men to make effec
tive.
On this basis it is clear that Gen
eral Pershing now has under his com
mand the substqnce of the first field
army, comprised of 18 infantry di
visions with all necessary auxiliary
troops. So far as known there has
been no opportunity yet for the ac
tual information of this army as a
military unit, but the day probably is
not far off when it will be possible for
General Pershing to assemble his first
army.
American troops are now holding
sectors in at least six places on the
battle line. To meet the emergency
presented by the German drive, how
ever, they have been drawn away
from the region formally assigned to
the United States and are face to face
with the enemy on the Marne, in Pi
cardy and Flanders.
The real American sectors, however,
lie on the right flank of the great bat
tle front. From within sight of the
Swiss border where they stand on
German soil, almost to Verdun,
American troops are in the trenches.
The location of the strictly Ameri
can sectors makes it appear that the
United States has been assigned the
task of holding the right flank, as
British armies holding tile left, leav
ing France free to concentrate in the
center along the road to Paris.
JUNE 28 SHOWDOWN FOR W. S. S.
Reputation of Every State in The
Union at Stake. Oevr 800,000
American Soldiers Awaiting Am
erica’s Answer.
June 28 *is to be a showdown for
the people of the Uuited States. This
day the President of the United States
has declared National War Savings
Day, on which every man, woman and
child is expected to become an investor
in War Savings Stamps. The Secre
tary of the Treasury who has charge
of financing the war, has called on
the people to observe this day. So
has the Governor and War Savings
Director of every State in the Union.
In fact the reputation of every State
is staked upon the record that will be
made by its citizens on this day.
The eye of the world is upon the
American people on that day. The
800,000 American soldiers in France
will be eager for the cablegram bear
ing the news that the United States
has oversubscribed her quota to the
War Savings Loan, as she has done
already three times for Liberty Bonds.
The Kaiser and the Crown Prince, Von
Hindenburg and Ludendorf, are await
ing fearfully the news that the United
States has once more shown its de
termination to finance the war and win
it. The English, the French, the
Italians, and all the Allies, are wratch
ing eagerly to see what will be the
American people’s answer to this call
of the Government.
Every county, township and ward
in North Carolina that subscribes its
quota on or before Friday of this week,
will reflect an undying credit upon
itself. Just as the County’s and
township’s record is being made and
preserved so is the individual’s. On
June 28 history will be written that
can never be unwritten. Let no indi
vidual, township or county have aught
to regret on this day.
Safe Arrival Overseas.
Mr. J. D. Capps, of P;ne Level, has
received a message announcing the
safe arrival in Francq of his son,
Junie W. Capps.