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VOLUME 37.
THE SMITH FIELD HERALD,
FRIDAY ,OCTOBER 11. 1918.
Number 82.
AMERICAN AND FRENCH
IN PURSUIT OF ENEMY.
Many Villages and Towns Overrun by
the Allies. 11.000 German Prisoners.
Foch is Bending Back German Line
in One Great Converging Movement
Huns Forced to Flee—In Macedonia
and Asiatic Turkey the Troops of
Entente Still Have the Enemy on
the Run—Americans Move Forward
Berlin, via London, Oct. 9.—Re
porting the great battle in the Cam
brai-St. Quentin, general headquarters
today admit breaches in the German
lines on both sides of the Roman to
wards Le Cateau, and also a German
withdrawal to Fresnoy-Le-Grand.
Associated Press Summary.
The formidable German defense
system between Cambrai and St.
Quentin has been utterly demolished
and British, American and French
troops are out in the open country
eastward in pursuit of the retreating
enemy.
Cambrai, the pivot point in the
former line and over which there has
been so much bitter fighting, is in
British hands; numerous villages and
hamlets to the south have been over
run by the Allies and thousands of
Germans have been made prisoners
and hundreds of their guns captured.
The victory seemingly is a complete
one, and with General Foch’s strategy
working smoothly in bending back the
German line in one great converging
movement, the Germans apparently
are in a serious prdicament. From
the region northwest of Rheims to the
Meuse river, north of Verdun the
P'rench and Americans are slowly but
surely pushing the Germans back
ward toward the Belgian border.
In Macedonia and Asiatic Turkey
the troops of the Entente still have
the enemy on the run. Nowhere is the
enemy able to do more than fight re
tarding battles, giving ground when
the pressure becomes too strong .
Under the avalanche of steel hurl
ed against them on the Cambrai-St.
Quentin sector the Germans could not
live and were forced to flee eastward.
Heavy casualties were inflicted on
those of the enemy who had the tem
erity to endeavor to make a stand. On
the other hand the casualties of the
Allies are declared to have been rela
tively small, those of the Americans
being less than half of the number of
prisoners taken by them.
Where the enemy proposes to make
his next stand cannot be foi'etold, but
probably an effort for a turnabout will
be attempted along the Valenciennes
Sedan front. After this line the only
known German defensive position west
of the Rhine is the Mpuse river. The
Americans already are threatening to
make this line untenable, having start
ed an advance up the valley on the
eastern side of the stream toward
Sedan.
Strong resistance also is being im
posed by the Germans against further
advances by the French and Ameri
cans in Champagne and east of the
Argonne forest. Particularly heavy
counter attacks have been launched by
the enemy on various positions, but
without results other than increasing
his casualties. Along the Suippe river
the fighting is furious, but the French
have been able to make further cross
ings of the stream. St. Etienne has
changed hands several times in bitter
combats.
West of the Argonne forest the
Americans have driven their line for
ward to the region of Cornay on the
Aire river, where they have effected
a junction with the French troops and
seemingly the Argonne forest soon
will be in allied hands. On the east
ern side of the Meuse the Americans
have advanced and taken several
small villages and also straightened
out their line which was being enfilad
ed by the German gun from the east.
Reports persist that the Turkish
cabinet has fallen and that the new
grand vizier will be Tewfik Pasha,
whose sympathies are declared to be
pro-ally rather than pro-German,
Rumor also has it that the Turks have
dispatched a peace not to the Allies
through the Spanish government.
JUNIE JOHNSON IS WOUNDED.
He is Now at Hartford, Kent, in Eng
land in American Rase Hospital.
Mr. R. A. Johnson, of Smithfield
township, was in town Tuesday and
stated that he had ijust received a let
ter from Iris son. Junie Johnson, who
is a member of Company C, 119th In
fantry, stating that he was wounded
in France on August 31. He received
wounds in the hand and one leg. He
is in the American Base Hospital,
Dartfo^d, Kent, England, where he
is getting along well and will perhaps
soon be ready for service again.
Young Johnson’s father was a fighter
in his young days and spent many
years in the United tates army when
'•t was waging its campaigns against
the Indians in the West.
SOW FOR LIBERTY LOAN DAY.
N'ext Saturday, October 12, Sould Be
Made Memorable for the Rallying
of the Folks for Bonds.
Fo All Liberty Loan Workers:
Next Saturday, October 12, is “Lib
erty Loan Day” by proclamation of
the President and the Governor. May
we not make it ever memoiable as the
day on which patriotic North Caro
linians united with loyal Americans
everywhere in a ringing answer to the
Kaiser’s peace proposal: “Here is our
allotment oversubscribed, and the sol
emn pledge of all our people to follow
it with as much as may be needed.”
We can do this if every worker will
get busy and keep busy. It must Ije a
man to man canvass from now on. The
influenza forbids public meetings in
many places at present. We must con
tinue our work, however. Our boys
with their faces toward Berlin call
back to us for funds to provide food
and ammunition. If we fail them now
we yield them to the merciless Huns,
which means death or a fate far worse
than death.
Call upon your people to volunteer
subscriptions. Ask your local papers
to urge the necessity of this. The time
is short—only eleven more days and
thirty million dollars to be raised in
North Carolina.
Do not be discouraged by influenza,
do not be misled by peace propaganda.
Do not be disheartened by the size of
your allotment. Germany still has
millions of soldiers, and they will fight
more desperately than ever when our
feet are on their territory.
The quicker, the larger and the
greater number of subscriptions,
means an earlier realization on the
part of the Germans that we are in
the war to a finish. It means a speed
ier return of our troops from abroad.
It means that the time will be short
ened when we can once more gather
around our own firesides with our own
boys back home ,and rejoice with them
over the triumph of right over wrong,
and the establishment of righteous
ness and peace in the world forever.
Y'ours for the Fourth Liberty Loan,
JOSEPH G. BROWN,
Chairman.
Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 8, 1918.
THE NEWS IN CLAYTON.
Clayton, Oct. 9—Mr. Allen S. Smith,
of Smithfield, was here this week on
business.
Mr. A. V. Gulley, of Smithfield,
spent Sunday here with his family.
Mr. Laurie Pool, who for a week
has been confined to his room with
influenza, is out again and back on his
job at Pope’s Pharmacy.
Mr. M. E. Yelvington, who is still
at the hospital in Goldsboro, is very
much improved.
Last Friday afternoon little ‘Stan
ford Williams happened to the misfor
tune to break his arm while skating
on the pavement in front of the Clay
ton Bank.
Miss Gelza Barnes came home from
the Conservatory at Durham Satur
day night and since that time has been
continued to her bed with influenza.
It is hoped she will be out again in
just a few days.
Mr. Alf Duckett, of Raleigh, was
here on business Tuesday.
Cards were received Tuesday telling
of the safe arrival overseas of Hun
ter Hamilton, William . Barnes and
Ashly Farmer.
If the writer should attempt to give
the names of each person in town who
is confined to bed on account of influ
enza it would be a very difficult task.
Firty or more cases are reported,
hardly any families are free from it.
There was no Sunday School or
church anywhere in town last Sunday
on account of this spreading disease.
It was suspended for a few weeks and
the graded school closed down for a
couple of weeks. Every preventive is
being used that is possible.
Most of the graded school teachers
left Sunday and Monday for their re
spective homes to stay while the
school is closed.
Some of our people think the con
flict with Germany will soon be over
and we will see our boys return. The
papers for the past two or three days
have been very encouraging.
The farmers regret to learn that
the cotton market is off some this
week.
Mr. Hugh Coats, a private at Camp
Hancock, Augusta, Ga„ arrived last
Saturday to spend ten days here with
his wife and parents.
Mr. C. B. Turley, who holds a posi
tion in Raleigh, spent last Sunday
here with his family.
Mr. Council Poole, who has been
working for J. R. Hinnant and has
been confined to his bed at his home
in the country, is very much improved.
Mr. P. A. Wallace returned the first
of the week from northern markets
and since that time has had a severe
case of influenza.. It is hoped he will
jsoon be out again.
*18,920,000 BUSHELS OF
WHEAT ESTIMATED.
Department of Agriculture Places the
torn Crop This Year at 2,717,
775.000 Bushels.
Washington, Oct. 8.—This year's
.vheat crop will be 918,920,000 bushels,
the Department of Agriculture an
nounced today in its preliminary esti
mate of .production. Winter wheat
production is 555,725,000 bushels and
spring wheat production 303,195,000
bushels.
A corn production of 2,717,775,000
Dushels was forecast from the condi
tions of the crop October 1.
Estimates of production of other
props follow:
Oats, 1,535,297,000 bushels.
Barley, 236,505,000; buckwheat, 19,
473,000; white potatoes, 391,279,000;
sweet potatoes, 85,473,000; flax, 15,
606,000; rice, 41,918,000; tobacco, 1,
265.362.000 pounds; pears, 10,194,000
bushels; apples 198,389,000 bushels;
sugar beets, 6,458,000 tons; kaffirs,
72.650.000 bushels, beans 17,802,000
bushels.
Condition of the various crops on
October 1 was announced as follows:
Com, 68.6 per cent of a normal;
buckwheat, 75.6; white potatoes, 73.7;
sweet potatoes, 77.4; flax, 70.8; rice,
85.4; tobacco, 87.4; sugar beets, 89.6;
kaffirs, 49.0.
Tobacco production in pounds by
principal States, forecast from its
condition, October 1 follows:
Virginia .162,371,000
North Carolina .240,444,000
South Carolina . 64,161,000
Florida . 4,554,000
Kentucky ..360,739.000
Tennessee . 61,594,000
TEXT OF PRESIDENT WILSON’S
ANSWER TO GERMANY.
Washington, Oct. 8—The text of the
communication handed to the Charge
of Switzerland here follows:
Sir:—I have the honor to acknowl
edge, on behalf of the President, your
note of October 6th, enclosing the
communication from the /German gov
ernment to the President, and I am
instructed by the President to re
quest you to make this communication
to the Imperial German Chancellor.
“ ‘Before making reply to the re
quest of the Imperial German govern
ment, and in order that the reply shall
be as candid and straightforward as
the momentous interests involved re
quire, the President of the United
States deems it necessary to assure
himself of the exact meaning of the
note of the Imperial Chancellor.
Does the Imperial Chancellor mean
that the Imperial German government
accepts the terms laid down by the
President in his address to the Con
gress of the United States on the 8th
of January last and in subsequent
addresses and that its object in enter
ing into discussions would only be
to agree upon the practical details
of their application?
Enemy Must First Withdraw from
All Invaded Territory.
“ ‘The President feels bound to say
with regard to the suggestion of an
armistice that he would not feel at
liberty to propose a cessation of arms
to the governments with which the
government of the United States is
asscociated agains the Central Powers
so long as the armies of those powers
are upon their soil. The good faith
of any discussion would manifestly
depend upon the consent of the Cen
tral Powers immediately to withdraw
their forces everywhere from invad
ed territory.
“ ‘The President also feels that he
is justified in asking whether the Im
perial Chancellor is speaking merely
for the constituted authorities of the
Empire who have so far conducted the
war. He deems the answer to these
questions vital from every point of
view.
“ ‘Accept, sir, the renewed assur
ances of my high consideration.’
“ROBERT LANSING.”
Bad Fire in Meadow Township.
On Tuesday afternoon October 8,
a disastrous fire occurred in Meadow
township by v'reh Mi s. J Claude Lee
lost her residence and ts contents
and her smokehouse ;«n 1 two pack
house*-' "T*d a store house. Tkv'>/* ’as
of cotton v-ere burned and abo ,i ♦ o
thi-ds of her crop of tobac' '''he
fa-oily 1 --t all wearing ac . r?1 c pt
th clothing they were using fh ’ y.
An automohi'e and n buggy were
saved by a neighbor who arrived just
in time to srv~ +hem. All the family
were in the ■'’•"las at work *■-—ept two
boys wh - had gone to a cotton gin. No !
insurant.
Opening of Colored School Postponed.
On account of the influenza situa
tion the opening of the Smithfiel!
Training Sehool has been postponed
until October 24. This school wa*
schedule to eve.: 0etc her 17.
ASKS MAXIMILIAN
FOR EXPLANATION.
Does Germany Accept Principles of
Peace as Repeatedly Laid Down?
Can’t I!e I'sed as Basis—Does Chan
cellor Speak for Military Masters
or the Whole German People? —
President's Note a Master Stroke.
Washington, Oct. 8—President Wil
son has met Germany’s peace note
with a move which will, at one stroke,
develop whether her proposal is sin
cere ofc merely a pretension, and, if a
pretention it be, fully justify for all
time before the world the prolonging
of the war to the utmost, force with
out stint or limit. At the same time
the President has left wide open the
door to peace.
Declining to propose an armistice
while the armies of the Central
Powers remain on invaded soij, the
President today called on the German
Chancellor to state as an absolute ne
cessity preliminary to a reply from
the Entente Allies and the United
States whether Germany accepts the
principles of peace as repeatedly laid
down, or merely proposes to accept
them “as the basis of negotiation” and
whether the Chancellor merely speaks
for the German military masters con
ducting the war or the whole German
people.
As the full significance of the Presi
dent’s diplomacy is disclosed it be
comes evident that he has left open
the way to peace and at the same
time left the militarist leaders of the
Central Powers with a question they
must necessarily answer in a way that
will lead to peace or confront them
wit ha most embarrassing situation in
their own countries. Among diplomats
here the President’s communication is
regarded as one of his master
strokes. It is pointed out that upon
cursory examination it may not show
such strong terms as some may have
desired. All the President’s advisers,
however are confident that as a close
consideration reveals its full import
will be apparent that it is a long step
forward if Germany really means
peace, and that if she does not it will
strip bare another hypocrisy of Ger
man diplomacy so completely that the
responsibility for prolonging the war
never can be charged to the allies,
even by the German people them
selves.
The text of the President’s com
munication was made public today by
Secretary Lansing, together with the
official*text of Prince Maximilian’s
note now published in America for the
first time. At the same time officials
let it be known that there would be no
reply at present to the Austrian note,
similar to that of the German Chan
cellor. It is not considered necessary
to deal with Austria until the time
comes for a reply to her dominating
ally.
Advance in the Price of Grading
Tobacco.
The warehouses of Smithfield ad
vertised this week that from now on
it will cost $2.00 per hundred pounds
to get tobacco graded here. This
is the result of so many farmers rush
ing their tobacco here before they
could get time to grade it and before
they could get it graded in the coun
try. It is probably a good idea for'
farmers to sell their crops early but
this fall there has been too much of a
rush in getting off cotton and tobacco.
The gins and the warehouses and the
men who handle cotton and tobacco
have been overworked. While prices
have been good, they have not been as
good as if these crops had been mar
keted as dealers were prepared to
handle them. The Smithfield grading
rooms have been overstocked with to
bacco and their graders have not been
able to keep up with the grading.
Hence the advance in their charge.
The best place to grade tobaco is in
the country, where it is grown and
every farmer who can do so should
grade his own tobacco. If he cannot
do the grading himself in most cases
he can get it done in the country and
at a much lower price than is paid for
grading in town. The tobacco grading
done in the towns is done by negroes.
The advance in the price of grading
announced here this week was made
when a demand was presented by the
negro graders. Every farmer should
remember the adage, “Never turn
yourself over to the tender mercies of
a negro.”
Grade your tobacco before you
bring it to market.
Through the courtesy of our repre
sentative. in Congress, Hon. Edward
W. Pou, we have received another
supply of the Johnston County Soil
Survey which was published several
years ago. This is a valuable publica
tion concerning Johnston county and
is of much interest to our citizens. We
shall be glad to give a copy to our
subscribers and friends as long as the
supply lasts.
INFLUENZA BUSY IN BOON HILL
Nearly One Hundred Cases Reported
Some Folks Seriously III—Bud
Williams Loses His Right Arm.
Princton, Oct. 9.—There are more
than one hundred cases of influenza
in Princeton and Boon Hill township.
Less than a dozen of them are in town.
Several cases in the country have de
veloped into pneumonia and up to 12
'’clock today they are in very serious
condition.
Mr. Will (L Rowe, a prominent
farmer anti good man, is dangerously
ill with pneumonia as a result of in
fluenza. Several of Mr. Rowe's chil
dren have the influenza.
Miss Aggie Blackman is very seri
ously ill with pneumonia after having
influenza.
News has just arrived of the visit
of the stork to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Capt. Fennell at Wilmington,
leaving with them a fine little boy.
Mrs. Fennell was a popular Princeton
girl as Miss Julia Sanders. One other
Princeton girl married an Atlantic
Dast Line conductor, Miss Addie Me
Kinne to Capt. Hart.
Farmers are hauling cotton from
the Bentonville section to the electric
gin here, a distance of sixteen miles.
This would have been impossible be
fore the road was graded and placed
in good condition.
Nearly every man in the township is
tickled to death over the defeat of the
woman suffrage bill in the United
States Senate last week. “Too much
picket work.”
Mr. Bud Williams had the misfor
tune to have his right arm sawed en
tirely off at the cotton gin Tuesday
He has only been married about one
month.
Since the declaration of war and
the draft of our boys and the induce
ments of high wages nearly one hun
dred persons have left the town to en
ter the powder plants and ship yard
work in Virginia and other places.
Mr, and Mrs. Thud Woodard and
children, from Selma, spent Sunday in
town, visiting Mr. John Woodard.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Ayeoek and
children, from Fremont, and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Grantham, of Wayne,
spent the day Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Clifton G. Holt.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Suggs, of Kin
ston, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Perry.
Mr. F. B. McKinnee, of Louisburg,
was a visitor in town today.
BENSON ANI) BANNER NEWS.
Death of Mr. John Tart Last Satur
day—Few New Cases of Influenza
in Benson—Several Soldier Boys at
Home With Relatives.
Benson, Oct. 10.—Mr. W. D. Boon
returned Monday night from Winston
Salem, where he spent Sunday with
his daughter, Miss Evelyn Boon, who
is in college there.
Mr. Alonzo Parrish returned yes
terday from Washington City where
he has been for a few days on busi
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Barbour, of
Scotland Neck, N. C., were here today
on their way home after visiting their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Barbour
in Elevation township.
Mr. Jesse T. Morgan has returned
home, from Lumberton, where he has
been confined'to his bed with "Flu”
for several days.
Mr. S. F. Ivey was a visitor to Saw
ford this week on business matters.
Rev. T. J. Stanford left this morn
ing for Northampton county, where
he will look after his farm. His wife
and little daughter, who have been
visiting relatives there for some
time, wil accompany him home.
Mr. Hal Stephenson, who is in
training at Camp Jackson, returned
home this week on a furlough.
Private Willie Norris, of Camp
Johnson, is here for a, few days’ visit
to relatives. He is a member of the
Military Police at the camp.
Mr. Leonard Hall, who is with
Uncle Sam’s Navy at Norfolk, is here
this week with relatives.
Gene Lee, the Son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Lee, of our town, died at the
home of his grandmother in Cleveland
township. Gene, as he was familiarly
known, had been sick for many years
but though badly afflicted he was
always able to walk about till a few
days before his death. He had many
friends here who will miss him. The
funeral services were conducted by
Revs. G. W. Rollins and A. T. Las
siter.
Mr. Martin Stewart left this week
for West Point, Va., to visit his son,
whose famdy is sick with pneumonia
following "Flu.”
Misses Clara Woodall and Ellie
Morgan, who have been in Raleigh at
tending one of the colleges there, are
home for a few days visiting rela
tives.
Mr. John Tart, who lives nr few
miles below Benson, died at his home
last Saturday after having suffered
for several years with an injured
’OSSIBILITY OF SAVING
12,000,000 BUSHELS CORN.
•eeding of Part Ration of Cottonseed
Meal to M ork Stock and Hogs Great
Conservation Measure — Fertilizer
1 nine Mould Be Saved—Farmers
Can (Jain §18,000,000.
There are in the State of North Car
>lina 185,000 horses and 200,000
nules, a total of 385,000 head of work
stock. Repeated and conclusive tests
lave shown that a grain ration in
.vhich two pounds of cottonseed meal
s substituted for four pounds of corn
s a better balanced ration and more
valuable ration for the average horse
rr mule than an all-corn grain ration.
If the better-balanced ration, con
taining two pounds of cottonseed meal
ivere fed 365 days in the year to every
head of work stock in the State, it
would furnish a market for 140,000
lorn of meal, which would take the
place of approximately 10,000,000
lushels of corn.
The 140,000 tons of meal would be
worth, at present prices, $7,420,000.
Fhe corn which it would replace would
he worth, at $2 per bushel, $20,000,
>00, a clear gain to the farmer or
feeder of $12,580,000.
Approximately 2,000,000 hogs will
he finished and slaughtered in North
Carolina during the fall and winter.
Probably 100 pounds of cottonseed
meal, if fed in two periods separated
by a period of three or four weeks,
luring which meal was taken from the
ration, could be fed to each hog in the
place of a larger quantity of corn, and
produce a firmer, better finish and
make cheaper gains. Using only 60
pounds per head, however, assuming
that the meal takes the place of only
the same weight of corn—but remem
bering that it gives a quicker, better
and cheaper finish—60,000 tons of
meal might tie used to save $2,130,000
bushels of corn. The 60,000 tons of
meal would be worth $3,180,000; the
2.130.00 bushels of corn $4,260,000.
Thus the feeding of cottonseed
meal in a balanced ration to work
stock and to swine would save North
Carolina more than 12,000,000 bush
els of corn and give the farmer in
cash as the difference in the market
value of the two feeds, the sum of
813.660.000 in cold cash.
The story does not end here, how
ever. The cottonseed meal in the ma
nure from the animals would have a
theoretical value of approximately
$8,000,000, upon the presumption that
it would letain 75 per cent of its fer
tilizing value after passing through
the animal; and it wrould actually in
crease the value of the manure, after
figuring out the waste and loss, proba
bly $4,000,000 to $5,000,000.
Conclusion: The North Carolina
farmer is in position by following bet
ter and more approved feeding meth
ods, to save 12,000,000 bushels of
much needed corn, and at the same
time be the gainer to the extent of
$18,000,000 or more.—U. S. Food Ad
ministrator.
MRS. M ADDEN CONVEYED
THANKS TO PRESIDENT.
Cast Saturday’s News and Observer
carried the following paragraph from
its Washington correspondent that
will be of interest to our readers:
“Mrs. T. A. Wadden, formerly Miss
Annie Ihrie Pou, of Smithfield, daugh
ter of Representative E. W. Pou, con
veyed thanks to President Wilson yes
terday for his support of equal suf
frage for North Carolina women. Al
though indicating to the women lead
ins that she was not a suffragist, con
sented to convey the message on the
solicitation of Dr. Anna Shaw, since
outspoken women suffragists from
North Carolina were sparsely distrib
uted in Washington. Mrs. Wadden left
her personal card with the President
after writing an expression of
thanks.”
Now that the Hun is on the run,
buy bonds and more bonds.
foot. Blood poispn was the imme
diate cause of death. His remains
were buried Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Tart was well thought of in his com
munity and leaves surviving- his wife
and several children.
Last Tuesday afternoon the resi
dence with its entire furnishings, the
barns; out-houses, cotton houses, and
store house of Mrs. Minnie Lee, who
lives in Meadow township, was burn
ed. All the wearing apparel of the
family was entirely destroyed. There
was no insurance on any of the'prop
erty. There was no one at home and
the' oring of the fire is not known.
All schools, Sunday-schools, churches
and other public gatherings of every
kind were stopped last Saturday by
the town of Benson by order of the
town authorities. This action became
necessary after a few cases of Span
ish influenza had developed here.
However, at this time there are very
few new cases.