The Great Johnston County Fair October 22, 23, 24 and 25th, 1918 VOLUME 37. THE SMITHFIELD HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1918. Number 77. ALLIES MAKING FINE HEADWAY DISASTER FOLLOWS FAST AF TER GERMAN ALLIES IN PALESTINE. In Macedonia Similar Disasters Are Threatening the Enemy; Allies in All Theatres of War Hold the Whip While the Enemy is Able Only to Stand on the Defensive; On a Front of 80 Miles Entente Troops Are Assailing Bulgarians and Germans in Southern Serbia. Associated Press Summary of the day’s war news in today’s News and Observer. Disaster has overtaken the armies of the Teutanic allies on all fields. In Palestine the Turks wre all but abso lutely crushed; in Macedonia the En tente forces are harrying their foes and threatening them with similar disaster; in France the British and French troops slowly but surely are eating their way into the vitals of the German defensive positions, the collapse of which would result in im portant changes all along the western battle front, and in eastern Siberia the" Japanese have made additoinal strides forward in the process of re claiming that territory from the Rus sians. In all theatres of the war the en tente allies have the initiative in their hands and are pressing their advant age rigorously. The Germans and their allies are able to do no more than stand on the defensive. And in Palestine and Macedonia, their efforts in this respect have proved sorry ones Fiom north of Jerusalem to the Sea of Gallilee, in the territory lying between the river Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea, the Ottoman forces have been caught by the swift drive of the British armies and virtu ally annihilated. Added to the heavy casualties suffered by the Turks hordes of them have been made pris oners, and many more are wandering bewildered, without leaders in the hills, eventually to be brought in to swell the great total. At last ac counts more than 25,000 of the Sul tan’s soldiers and 260 guns and large quantities of war stores were in Brit ish hands. To add to the demoralization of the Turkish morale, allied aviators are carrying out successful bombing raids against Constantinople. Over a front of eighty miles in southern Serbia, from Monastir to Lake Doiran, the entente troops are vigorously assailing the Bulgarians and Germans. Already in the swift drive in the center, a great spearhead has been pushed by the Serbians across the Istib-Prelep load, severing communications between the Bulga rian army northeast of Monastir and that in the Lake Doiran region. Un official reports are to the effect that the Serbs have taken 1 between 9,000 and 10,000 prisoners had 120 guns. Not so spectacular, but of vital im portance have been the operatfbns of the French and British from the south of St. Quentin to Cambrai. Both the French, General Dabney and Field Marshal Haig have won highly essen tial ground in the maneuvers which have as their objectives the oblitera tion of the Hindenburg line, the cap ture of St. Quentin and the turning of the German line at Laon. South of St. Quentin the French have advanced their line to the west bank of the Oise canal over a front of three miles and now completely outflank St. Quentin on the south and La Fere on the north. Meanwhile, Field Marshal Haig north of St. Quentin, around the village of Epehy, ha* taken strong positions from the enemy. Rev. J. W. Suttle, of Shelby, former ■ pastor of the Smithfield Baptist church was here today. Airplane for Rocky Mount. Representative Pou has obtain ed the loan of an airplane to lend im petus to the Liberty Loan drive to be inaugurated at Rocky Mount on Oc tober 1-4. George Horne and W. S. Moye presented the claims of Rocky Mount for such an attraction in its efforts to oversubscribe the Fourth Liberty Bond allotment. The War Department is only loaning airplanes to towns and communities within a ra dius of 100 miles of Norfolk.—News and Observer. WEDDING IN FAYETTEVILLE. Mr. Archie S. Lawhon, of Smithfield, and Miss Annie Elizabeth Watson Married. Will Live in Smithfield. Fayetteville, Sept. 21.—At 11:30 Wednesday morning the wedding of Miss Annie Elizabeth Watson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mallett Watson, and Archie S. Lawhon, was solemnized at the First Baptist church, the pastor, Rev. Joel S. Sny der, officiating. The ushers were Alonzo T. Watson, brother of the bride; Royal Woodall, Sam Stallings, of Smithfield, and Charles V. Sharpe. After the entrance of the ushers came the dame of honor, Mrs. Roy B. Chase, sister of the bride. She was attired in flesh-beaded georgette crepe, with hat to match, and she carried pink Russell roses. The maid of honoi* was Miss Lelia McLeod. She wore a frock of white georgette crepe with picture hat. and her flowers were Russell roses. The bride entered on the arm of her father, by whom she was given in marriage. She was met at the altar by the groom with his best man, Will Franck. The ring ceremony was used in taking the vows. ' The bride wore a handsome suit of taupe with hat and accessories to match and she carried bride’s roses. The wedding music was rendered by Miss Maud Hall, who played sev eral selections preceding the cere mony and while the vows were being spoken softly played “To a Wild Rose.” Miss Margaret Cotton sang “Until,” by Sanderson. Mr. and Mrs. Lawhon left on the noon train for a trip to northern cities, after which they will be at home in Smithfield, where the groom is a prominent druggist. He is very popular in Fayetteville, where he has spent much time. The bride is a handsome girl and greatly admired for many lovely traits of character. The gifts were very handsome and numerous, among them being a home on Rosemary street, presented to the bride by her parents, and a handsome chest of silver by the groom’s peo ple. A number of parties and showers were given the bride, among them be ng one tendered by Mrs. S. L. Clem ent, Miss Myrtle Moore and Mrs. R. B. Case. Train Strikes Auto, Four Persons Killed. Greenville, N C., Sept. 21.—William R. Wheeler, Seth Corbett, Miss Lizzie Corbett, of Waltonburg, and Miss Maude Sawyer, of Camden county, were killed about a mile west of this city late yesterday when an automo bile ip which they were riding was struck by a Norfolk Southern passen ger train. The accident occurred at a crossing during a rainstorm and it is thought the driver failed to see the approaching train. Miss Ruby Burch, of Walstonburg, the only surviving member of the party, was seriously injured, but physicians say she will recover. Sliss Corbett and her brother were students at the Winterville High School, of which Miss Sawyer was music teacher. They were en route to Walstonburg to spend the week end. KENLY RED CROSS NOTES. Kenly, Sept 20.—The Kenly branch of the Johnston County Chapter A. R. C. reopened their work room last Wednesday after a brief vacation dur ing the warn/ weather. There was a good attendance at this meeting and the ladies seemed eager to resume their work. The short rest seems to have been very beneficial. The Kenly people regret the loss of two of their most earnest workers. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Johnson, who have departed for other fields of act ivities. Mr. Johnson was publicity chairman for the Kenly branch; also chairman of the Junior Red Cross for Johnston County. His work during the War Relief drive will long be re membered by his local chapter. Mrs. Johnson was organizer of the Kenly Junior Red Cross and had charge of this at the time of her de parture. She also organized a Junior Girls’ Knitting Club for the Red Cross. This work will now be in charge of Miss Beulah Bailey, and Kenly feels very proud to find one so capable to carry on this work for its branch of the Red Cross. LIBERTY DAY SET FOR OCTOBER 12 126th Anniversary of Discovery of America Proclaimed by the Presi dent. Stimulate Fourth Liberty Bond Loan. Every Town and Com munity Asked to Properly Com memorate the Day. President Wilson has proclaimed Saturday, October 12, the four hun dred and twenty-sixth anniversary of the discovery of America, as Liberty Day, and called upon all citizens to celebrate it to stimulate a generous response to the Fourth Liberty Loan. Every city .town and countryside is asked by the President to arrange commemorative addresses, pageants, harvest home festivals or other dem onstrations, and he directs that all Federal employes whose services can be spared be given holiday. The President’s proclamation fol lows: “Every day the great principles for which we are fighting take fresh hold upon our thought and purpose and make it clearer what the end must be and what we must do to achieve it. We now know more certainly than we ever knew before why free men bought the great nation and govern ment we love into existence, because it grows clearer and clearer what su preme service it is to be America’s privilege to render to the world. The anniversary of the discovery>of Amer ica must therefore have for us in this fateful year a peculiar and thrilling significance. “We should make it a day of ardent rededication to the ideals upon which our government is founded and by whic^i our present heroic tasks are :n spired. “Now, therefore, T, Woodrow Wil son, President of the United States, do appoint Saturday, the twelfth day of October, 1918, as Liberty Day. Or that day I request the citizens of every community of the United States, city, town and countryside, to celebrate the discovery of our coun try in order to stimulate a generous response to the Fourth Liberty Loan. Commemorative addresses, pageants, harvest home festivals or other dem onstrations should be arranged for in every neighborhood under the general direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and the immediate direction of the Liberty Loan committee in co operation with the United States Bu reau of Education and the public school authorities. Let the people’s response to the Fourth Liberty Loan express the measure of their devotion to the ideals which have guided the the country from its discovery until now, and of their determined purpose to defend them and guarantee their triumph. “For the purpose of participating in Liberty Day celebrations all em ployes of the Federal Government throughout the country whose serv ices can be spared may be excused on Saturday, the twelfth day of October, for the entire day. “In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. “Done in the District of Columbia, this 19th day of September, the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hun dred and eighteen, and of the Inde pendence of the United States of America, the one hundred and thirty third. “WOODROW WILSON.” STATE COLLEGE NOW OPEN. Nearly Eight Hundred Students Get ting Their First Touch of Military Life. The North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, for the present one unit of the govern ment for training the student army corns, opened yesterday morning with a quarantine ordered by Major Hul vey. . Seven hundred young men, whose average age is nineteen, are getting the'r first real taste of mili tary life by an order that will keep them on the college campus for prob ably three weeks, the enforcement of which is assured by the presence of a detail of twenty men from the Tank Camp. The college authorities expect at least eight hundred men when all that have registered and all that can be admitted have arrived. More than three thousand boys have applied for entrance and the dormitories are overflowing.—News and Observer. | REVENUE MEASURE PASSES HOUSE Provides §8,182.000.000 and is Largest Bill of Its Kind in History. Senate • is Yet to Act. Leaders There Say All Possible Speed in its Passage is Assured. Washington, Sept. 20.—The house late today passed the war revenue bill, designed to raise by taxation approx imately $8,182,000,000 of the 24 or more billions needed by the nation for the current year. The huge measure —the largest of its kind in the his tory of any nation—now goes to the Senate. Passage of the bill was unanimous. A formal roll call, demanded by Ma jority Leader Kitchin, recorded 350 yeas and no nays which, when an nounced by Speaker Clark, was greet ed by a roar of cheers and applause. All possible speed in the bill’s course through the Senate is assured, ac cording to leaders, the Senate finance committee having concluded formal hearings. Desire for the bill’s enact ment before the November elections has been expressed by leaders in both houses but this is considered doubt ful. Consideration of the measure by the House today pri