VOLUME 37.
SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIOAV, VUGUST 2. 1918.
Number 62.
AMERICANS HURL
BACKTHE ENEMY
Our Overseas Forces Carry Out Bril
liant Operation in Tuesday’s Fight -
ing. Troops From Middle West and
Eastern States Engaged in Fight
ing. Germans Hold Strong Posi
tions in Some Places.
The war operations for Tuesday as
told by The Associated Press follow*
American troops fighting north of
the Oureq river in the Soissons,Rheims
salient have enlarged their brilliant
victory of Monday at Sergy, where
they cut to pieces divisions of Ger
many’s picked troops and took and
held the village against counter at
tacks.
Notwithstanding continued heavy
opposition by guns, machine guns and
large numbers of the enemy, soldiers
from the middlewestern and eastern
states *drcve their line northward
from Sergy Tuesday for a distance
of about two miles and were resting
at night on the slopes approaching
the woods beyond the town of Nesles.
Where they stood at last acounts, the
Americans formed the apex of the
long line across the salient.
The Germans apparently are on the
eve of attempting to end their re
treat from the Soissons-Rheims sal
ient and turning and offering frontal
battle in force to the entente allied
armies.
The day or rear guard actions
seems drawing to a close. Violent
counter offensive * measures against
their antagonists already are in prog
ress by the Germans over most of the
battle front and seemingly, for the
present at least, the allied advance
has been materially slowed down.
French Move Forward.
While the bitter fighting was in
progress between the Americans and
Germans, the French troops on both
sides of the fighting front also moved
forward for goodly gains northeast of
Fere-en-Tardenois and east of Sergy
In the Nesles forest the Germans
are holding strong positions, from
which they are shelling, but thus faT
ineffectively, the menacing allied line
before them.
Further gains have been made by
the allies, including the Americans
but only after the bitterest kind of
fighting. And these gains have been
considerably less in extent than those
of previous days, before the Germans
stiffened their retreating armies by
rushing numerous fresh divisions to
their aid and adding greatly to the ag
gregate strength of their fighting
force within the fast-disappearing
pocket between Soissons and Rheims.
As a result of violent counter ai
tacks, delivered with huge effectives
the Germans have been able to force
the falling back by the Americans
and French on several positions, but
nowhere were they able to find a spot
weak enough through which they
could penetrate the allied line. Stand
ing firmly, and giving ground only
under absolute necessity, the allied
troops everywhere have exacted a
huge toll in men killed, wounded or
made prisoners from the Germans in
their every effort partly to retrieve
their losses of ground. (
NEARLY TWO MILLION BALES.
Decrease in the Cotton Crop is the Es
timate of the Department for the
Present Crop.
Washington, Aug. 1.—The loss of
1,706,000 bales in the prospective cot
ton crop due to droughty conditions in
the wester*) portion of the belt, espe
cially in the Texas section was the
showing made by the Department of
Agriculture is its forecast of the es
timated growing crop of 13,619,000
equivalent 500 pound bales as compar
ed with 15,325,000 bales in its forecast
for July.
The estimate is based on the con
dition of the crop on July 25 whicn
was 73.6 per cent of a normal. The
condition by states is as follows, Nor+h
Carolina 87, South Carolina 80, Vir
ginia 75.
The crop in Louisiana suffered
greatly from drouth, the conditoin
showing a decline-of 22 points in the
month, while in Texas the decline
was 23 points. In Oklahoma there
was a decline of 15 points and in Ar
kansas, 14 points. The average de
cline from June 25 to July 25 in these
states is from 1 to 3 points.
MILLARD T. PARRISH
KILLED IN FRANCE!
The First Johnston County Man To
Fall Before the Guns of the Huns
On the Western Front. Left Smith
field For Camp on April 2, 1918.
News was received here Tuesday
morning through a telegram from the
Adjutant General at Washington noti
fying Mr. George W. Parrish of th j
death of his son, Mr. Millard T. Par
rish, who was killed in action in
France on Tuesday, July 16. This was
the second day of the last Germa :
offensive that was checked the next
day by the Franco-Americaifs.
Mr. Parrish was sent to Camp
Jackson on April 2, 1918, and a few
days later was transferred to Camu
Sevier' where he was assigned to
MILLARD T. PARRISH.
Of Smithfield Cotton Mill, who ww
killed in the battle of the Aisne-Marne
July 16, 1918.
Co npany E, 120th Regiment of In
faniry which arrived in France early
in June.
Mr. Parrish, who was 27 years ol 3
and unmarried, is the first JohnstoR
County soldier to fall in the great war
in the Old World. He leaves a fathei.
three brothers and three sisters. Mr.
Parrish’s first news of his son after
he reached France was the telegram
telling of his death.
Before being called into the service
of his country Mr. Parrish was aa
operative in the Smithfield Cotton
Mill. He was a fine upright young
man and a good worker.
While the father greatly deplores
the death of hig son in the war over
the sea, he is glad that he fell doing
his duty on the battle front in the
great fight for the cause of tin
word’s civilization.
SUGAR TO BE ONE CENT
MORE ON THE POUND
New York, July 20.—An increase to
the consumer of one cent a pound in
the price of sugar is indicated in a
statement issued here today by George
M. Rolph, chairman of the interna
tional sugar committee, after a con
ference with representatives of the
Cuban government. Such authorities
of the Cuban and United States gov
ernment will meet in Washington next
week to decide on the 1919 price.
Mr. Rolph made public a brief state
ment from the Cuman government set
ting forth conditions tending to in
crease the cost of production of ths
1919 crop. He said that the sugar
committee recognized the meeting of
this cost, which the Cuban conferees
declared would exceed one-half a cent
a pound.
Refinery prices to wholesalers for
granulated sugar are now 7% cents
a pound. The wholesaler charges the
retailer 8 1-2 cents a pound and the
consumer pays 10 cents in acordance
with the federal food administration
JAPANESE GRANT
SIBERIAN LOAN
Stochholm, July 29.—The official
organ of the Siberian Government,
published at Omsk, stated on July 12
that Japan had granted to the Sibe
rian Government a loan of $250,000
000 for the formation of a strong
army. In return, Siberia undertakes
to supply arriving Japanese troopr
with provisions.
It is also announced that; the Sibe
rian Government is carrying on nego
tiations with America.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
LAST WEDNESDAY
Plan Mapped Out For The Counts
Convention Next Thursday. Coun
to To Select Commissioners By l)is
triets. The Vote The Townships
Will Be Entitled To In The Conven
tion.
The County Democratic Executive
Committee met here Wednesday af
ternoon to consider matters of impor
tance to the convention to be held
here next Thursday. With the com
mittee met a grcrt many representa
tive democrats from the several sec
tions of the county.
The conference decided to re-dis
trict the county for the purpose of se
lecting nominees for County Com
missioners, so that all sections will b„*
represented on the tcket.
The plan adopted is as follows:
First District—Clayton, Pleasant
(drove, Cleveland and Wilson’s Mills.
Second District—Elevation, Banner
and Meadow.
Third District—Ingrams, Bentons
ville and Boon Hill.
Fourth District—Beulah Micro
Oneals and Wilders.
Fifth District—Selma, Pine Level
and Smithfield. ,
The conference also adopted an or
der of nomination to present to the
convention, as follows;
1. Legislative.
2. Sheriff.
3. Clerk.
4. Register of Deeds.
5. Auditor.
(i. Judge of Recorder’s Court.
7 County Solicitor.
8. County Commissioners.
9. Coroner.
10. Surveyor.
The vote of the townships in the
convention, based on the last Dem
ocratic vote for Governor, will be as
follows:
Township. Vote for Convention
/
Governor
Vote
Wilson’s Mills
Clayton
Cleveland
Pleasant Grove
Elevation
Banner
Meadow
Bentonsville
Ingrams
Boon Hill
Micro
Beulah
Oneals
Wilders
Selma
Pine Level
Smithfield
103
408
109
95
119
220
147
83
195
190
45
195
217
218
288
124
*171
8
9
9
12
5
19
4
16
4
4
9
6
3
8
8
Total
131
FIELD ARTILLERY TRAINING
CENTER AT FAYETTEVILLE.
Fayetteville, July 31.—A telegram
was received by President F. T. Hal \
of the Fayetteville chamber of com
merce, this morning from Frank A
Hampton, secretary to Senator Sim
mons, in which Mr. Hampton stated
that Secretary Baker had just inform
ed Senator Simmons that the war de
partment had positively decided t»
place a six-brigade field artillery
training center at Fayetteville and
that steps toward the acqusition of
land for that purpose were going for
ward at once.
Revival At Barbour's Chapel.
The annual revival meeting at Bar
bour’s Chapel Advent church, will
commence Saturday at 11 o’clock,
August 3, 1918, and continues over
the second Sunday. We are looking
for one of the best revivals we hav?
ever had at this place. We are ex
pecting to have several minister*
present, such as Elders G. W. Shep
pard, of Wilmington; H. V. Skipper
of Bishopville, S. C., and S. J. Massen
gill, of this section to help in this
meeting.
We want to ask the church to pray
for the success of the meeting, and
that the Lord may send His Holy
Spirit among us in converting power.
That the church and people be reviv
ed and set to work for the salvation
of poor lost souls.
Come and help us make it asuccess
J. Q. BAKER,
Church Clerk.
'This July 27, 1918.
NICHOLAS ROMANOFF
COLLAPSES AT DEATH
The Former Czar of All the Russias
Has To Be Propped Up At Execu
tion Hour For The Firing Squad.
Had Only Brief Time To Prepare
For The End.
A dispatch from Amsterdam to
the daily press gives the following
Story of the end of the f<#n\er Cza ’
of Russia:
“Given two hours in which to pre
pare for the end, Nicholas Romanoff
former Russian emperor, was taken
out by his executioners in a state of
such collapse that it was necessary
to prop him up against a post, sav?
the Loknl Anzeiger, of Berlin, which
claims to have received from a high
Russian personage an account of the
emperor’s last hours.
“Nicholas was awakened at 5 o’clock
in the morning by a patrol of a non
commissioned officers and six men Hr
was told to dress and was then taken
to a room where the decision of thr
soviet council was communicated to
him. He was informed the execution
would be -carried out in tw ohours.
“The former emperor, it is added,
received the announcement with great
calmness. He returned to his bed
room and collapsed into a chair. Af
ter a few minutes he asked for a
priest with whom he was allowed to
remain unattended. Subsequently hr.
Wrote several letters,
r “When the escort arrived to take
him to the. place of execution, Nieh
olas attemped to rise from his chan
but was not able. The priest and a
soldier were obliged to help him to
bis feet. The condemned man descen
ded the stairs with difficulty and one'
he fell down.
“As he was unable to stand without
support when the place of execution
was reached he was propped against
a post. He raised his hands and seem
ed to he trying to speak but the rifler
spoke and he fell dead.”
MORE MEN GO FROM SELMA.
Some To Syracuse, New York. One
to Camp Forest, Georgia, and 27
Colored Men to Camp Greene.
Selma, July 20.—Local Board No.
2 for Johnston county sent three more
contingents of men to different camps
today from this district. Twenty
seven colored men going to Camp
Greene, Charlotte, N C., one white
man to Camp Forest, Georgia., and
five white men from the limited ser
vice class to Syracuse, N. Y. The fol
lowing is_ the names and addresses of
those who went today:
White.
Charles B. Fulghum, Selma 3 to
Camp Forest, Ga.
Lee E. Hooks, Kenly No. 1.
Harry Talton, Princeton.
Vernon Z. Parrish, Clayton.
Grover Richardson, Zebulon.
Ernest C. Morgan, Columbia, S. C.
to Syracuse, N. Y.
Colored.
Joseph Holder, Selma.
Clinton Thigpen, Princeton.
James Norman, Selma.
John Williams, Selma.
Thad Whitley, Zebulon.
Colonel Lee, Clayton.
Donnie Bridges, Wilson’s Mills.
Charlie Wall, Clayton.
John Beldose, Wendell, No. 1.
Horace Sanders, Clayton.
Leo W. Davis, Selma.
Hubert Barnes, Gamer, No. 1.
Abe Hasting, Selma, No. 2.
Fred Penny, Clayton.
James H. Barnes, Garner, No. 1.
William Warren, Selma.
Chas. Byrd, Clayton, No. 3.
Joe Oneal, Zebulon, No. 1.
Richard Small, Selma.
Tommie Sanders, Clayton.
Carey Smith, Speed, N. C.
Frank Bennett, Kenly.
Ellis Brown, Hopper’s Home, Va.
Clarence Oneal, Zebulon, No. 2.
Edwin Atkinson, Princeton, No. 1.
Chester Bell, Princeton.
George Atkinson, Princeton.
This Local Board will send twenty -
nine negroes to Camp Green, Char'
lotte, on August 1st. Thirty^one
white men to Camp Wadsworth.
Spartanburg, S. C., on August 5th,
and two colored men to The A. & M.
College at Greensboro o» August 15,
making a total from this district of
sixty-two men for the first half cf
the month of August.
SUGAR SITUATION
BECOMING ACUTE
Ration Cut To Two Pounds Instead
of Three Pounds Per Person Per
Month. Order Effective First Day
of August.
On account of disappointment in
sugar crop ami lack of ships to trans
port sugar, the Food Administration
has decided it is necessary to cut su
gar ration to two pounds per person
per month, instead of three pounds as
heretofore. Cafes and hotels will |
be allowed only two pounds for each
ninety meals served. This order h |
effective August 1. The householder
is asked to further economize in use
of sugar and thereby help win the I
war. As our own troops and those
of our Allies are making such splen
did record on foreign battle fields, we
at home MUST back them up. If i: ]
becomes necessary to do without su
gar entirely in order to “lick the Kai
ser,” let’s patriotically and cheerfully
do it. This is a small sacrifice to
make in face of the great sacrifice |
being made by our soldiers. Karo
Corn Syrup (Crystal or Red Label)
can be used in cooking and in making
preserves and can hardly tell that ii
is not sugar that has been used. In
using tliis or other substitutes in
cooking and preserving, and cutting
out ice tea, and using sweet and but
ter milk, we can come to the French
ration of one pound of sugar per per
son per month, without realizing that
we are making any sacrifice.
Merchants will take notice df this
order and sell accordingly. Individ
uals are called on to patriotically and
cheerfully abide by the order, as a
military necessity, and “keep your
smile on straight” while doing so, for
“the patriot with grouchy face is on'y
half way right.” The restrictions
made by the Food Administration has
been aptly put by Walt Mason in his
rhymes, as follows:
“I do not like the sawdust bread
I eat three times a day; I’d like a nice
white loaf instead—but nothing do I
say. I summon up a cherful grin, u
beaming smile, I wot, and push the.
coarse brown slices in, as though they
hit the spot. Our fighting soldiers
need the wheat, to keep their strength
and heft, and I am thankful I may
eat whatever stuff is left. So bring
along your wooden loaf, and slice it
with a saw; I am no cheap, disloyal
loaf, the line at that I draw. I do not
like to eat a hen, when I prefer a
steak; but lining up with loyal men,
no protest do I make. If beef is
needed over there, to help suppress
the Hun, I’ll feed mi self on grizztj
bear, if I can find my gur.. The sol
diers need the beef and wheat, that
Germany may fall; it does not matter
what I eat at all; I like some sugar
in my tea, I like it on my rice, but
Hoover lately said to me, ‘make one
more sacrifice! If sugar from your
board you shoo, you may some Teuton
halt.’ And so I make the fragrant
brew, and sweeten it with salt. I’m
eating things that I detest, I’m drink
ing things I hate, and all the time
I do my best to keep my smile on
straight. W’ith cheerful brow, with
queenly grace, obey all rules in sight,
the patriot with grouchy face is only
half way right.”
F. H. BROOKS.
County Fqod Administrator fo"
Johnston County, N. C.
100 MEN ON AIRSHIP.
Prediction Made That Giant Craft
Mill He Used Soon.
Paris, July 29.—“Airplanes carry
ing a hundred men and equipped with
engines equal in power to those in a
medium-sized steamship, will be de
veloped within three years,” said
Gianni Caproni, inventor of the Ca
proni bombing planes, in an interview
today.
“The bombing planes now in use,1’
Signor Caproni continued, “will be
mere drawfs compared with those to
be developed. There is a surprise
in store for the Germans. Instead
of the 40 and 50 machines necessary
to start on a bombing expedition, it
will be possible to do the same work
with a new machine as powerful as
the whole squadron.”
Russia is rich in timber. She has
1,125,000,000 acres of timber land, sur
passing in extent the timber land o;
all other countries.
MAY BE NO NITRATE
FOR THEJ919 CROP
l . S. Bought 75,000 Tons From Chil.'
This Season. Demand For Nitrate
For Munitions and Scarcity of Hot
toms May Prevent Any Shipments
Next Year. Stock in Chili.
Washington, July 30.—With Wit.
mington and Charleston as the pre
dominant entry ports, the United
States department of agriculture dis
tributed a total of 75,000 tons of ni
trate soda to farmers during the 19 IS
fertilizer season. Two ship wrecks
and a scarcity of tonnage impeded th j
progress of the importation of nitrate
from Chili. The product was pur
chased through the war industries
boards. The department of agricul
ture stated today that no definite an
nouncement could be made whether
nitrate would be offered for sale to the
farmers next year.
The nitrate supply of 1918 was so’d
and delivered under authority of the
food control act which authorized the
president to procure and sell nitrate
soda at cost for purpose of increas
ing food production and appropriated
$10,000,000 for this purpose. The war
industries board was designated bv
the president to make arrangements
for the purchase of the nitrate and
the secretary of agriculture was
charged with its sale and distribution.
The nitrate was sold at $75.50 a ton
at ports, its cost as nearly as it could
be determined in advance. Applica
tions for more than 120,000 tons, thn
total amount purchased in Chili, were
received by the department in Febru
ary 1918.
On acount of the shortage of avail
able shipping it was possible to bring
in only 75,000 tons, leaving Chili be
tween 35,000 and 40,000 tons. Shins
have just been assigned by the ship
ping board for the transportation to
this country of the remainder of ni
trate contracted for last year, which
of course cannot be used this season.
No announcement can be made at
this time as to whether nitrate will
be offered for sale to farmers next
year. The question of procuring n<
trate for agricultural purposes is
closely connected with the demand for
nitrate for munitions and with the
availability of tonnage for bringing
in the nitrate. It has been intimated
to the department by the war indus
tries board and the war department
that the need for nitrate for muni
tions is such that it is doubtful wheth
er it will be possible to import any
next year for use as fertilizer.—S. K.
Winters in Wilmington Star.
Adams-Patterson.
Weldon, July 31.—Saturday, July
27th, at 11a. m„ in the M. E. parson
age here, Miss Alice Patterson, of Air
lie, and Lieutenant Leon Adams, of
Four Oaks, were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony, Rev. Dr. Sham,
burger officiating.
Mrs. J. M. Bragg was dame of hon
or. The bride’s sisters Misses Townio
and Bertie Patterson, of Airlie, an'1
Mrs. George Haynes, of St. Louis, wero
also members of the bridal party.
The bride was handsomely attired in
a blue “going-away suit.” The party
motcred to Mr. J. A. Patterson’s,
where they were entertained at an in
formal luncheon, after which they met
No. 12 in Littleton and amid shower?
of rice and cheery good wishes, lefo
for Northern cities.
After the eigth of August, Mr. and
Mrs. Adams will be “at home” in Four
Oaks, N. C.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Patterson, of Airlie,
the groom is the son of Mrs. Soph:3
Adams, of Four Oaks, N. C.—From
Newsom! Observer, Aug. 1st, 1918.
Revival To Begin at Piney Grove.
There will be a spell at the Old
Webb Graveyard Wednesday, Au
gust 7. Everybody invited to come
and help in the work. The revival
begins Wednesday night, August 7
at Pimey Grove Free Will Baptist
church. Everybody invited to come,
C. L. WILKINS.
Four Oaks, N. C.
An aerial mail route has been es
tablished between Vienna and Lem
berg. It requires seven hours to maks
the trip by airplane. It took 17 hours
to make the journey by train.