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VOLUME 37. THE SMITHFIELD HERALD, TUESDAY, NOV. 5, 1918. Number 89 EDWIN SMrTH POU DEADJN FRANCE. Young Tar Heel's Machine Collided With Spar Buoy Off South Coast of France—Brief But Brilliant Air Record Terminated — Began Ris Overseas Career Eight Months Ago Son of Congressman Pou. (S. R. Winters in News and Observer) Washington, Nov. 2.—Ensign Ed win S. Pou, of Smithfield, N. C.. youngest son of Representative and Mrs. Edward Pou, was killed off the south coast of France at 4:15 o’clock on October 28 when his airplane col lided with a spar buoy. The daring North Carolina aviator made the su preme sacrifice for the cause of hu manity. The plae was badly wrecked. ^message from Admiral Sims, com mander of the European naval forces, to the bureau of navigation at the Navy Department here conveyed the sad tidings. No details were given save those indicated above. The re mains were buried at He Tudy, Finis terre. After conveying the news of the death of Ensign Pou to his wife here in Washington, Secretay of the Navy ^Josephus Daniels sent the following telegram of condolence to Congress man Pou in Smithfield: “Commanding Officer United States Naval Air Station, lie Tudy, has just reported that on 28th October at 4:15 his plane on landing collided with spar buoy. The plane was badly wrecked and took fire after hitting buoy. En sign Edwin S. Pou, U. S. N. R. F., first pilot, killed. Remains buried at He Tudy, Finisterre. There are no words with which I can express to you and your good wife and all your family our deep and tender sympathy. We share with you the sorrow. Nothing can al leviate the grief, but you have the con solation of knowing that he gave his life in the service of his country in a holy war for liberty. His devotion, his courage, his sacrifice, will as the years go by bring pride in his consecration to duty.” Brilliant Career. The death of Edwin S. Pou termi nates a brief but brilliant aviation record and when the history of this war is written the spirit typified by suck young men as this Smithfield boy will add luster to the glorious pages. The daring spirit, the bravery end self-abnegation that characterized the flying record of young Pou stamped him as the ideal soldier. Physcially, he bore all the earmarks of the finest specimen of manhood. Weighing 165 pounds, erect in statute, and towering something over six feet he possessed the courage and composure that so well equipped him for air service. Edwin Pou, fresh from his studies at Georgetown University, enlisted in the cavalry of the national guards of the District of Columbia is the spring of 1916. In May of that year, the na tional guard were mobilized and he was among the Washington boys that went to the Mexican border. He was by th elapse of a few months just old enough to enlist in the national guard. After completing his service on the troublous Mexican front, he took a* examination for a commission as sec ond lieutenant. His youthful age was a natural bar to the granting of this commission. War department regulations forbid ding the issuance of the commission. Young Pou hurried to Washington and „had a personal conference with the Adjutant General. His presentation and outspoken personal qualification for an officer was responsible for the act of the Adjutant General in waiv ing the restriction regulations. His commission was granted him and he was assigned as instructor at Fort Meyer, Va., in May, 1917. iraineo m tanaaa. The first officers’ training camp at Fort Myer afforded him an opportu nity to stand the examination for avi ation service. He grabbed the chance aad qualified. He was sent to Canada for training in the summer of 1917. Here he gave abundant evidence of his daring spirit and bravery, notable among the examples being: One morning while in training he arose and decided to take a flight be foi-e breakfast. He had hardly got going good before he lost his course in the fog and when he determined his course he found the machine sailing over the Niagara Falls headed for the American side. Ho was off his ap pointed course by several miles. He had turned around and started to re trace his course whea his gas became exhausted. He was over the little town of Hamilton, Ontario, and de seeftsioa was iaevitable. When he descended near enough to earth he viewed a great throng of curious spectators watching the flight To land in this field meant certain death to some of the spectators, to rise was impossible. He then viewed an open spot near a clump of bushes and giving concrete evidence to that spirit of bravery and self-abnegation EDWIN SMITH POU. he decided to risk his life to save the lives of the spectators. He descended in the open spot near the clump of trees. Fortunately, he alighted without injury to himself save a severe shaking up. A Cana dian officer who witnessed the descen sion brought the story to Washington. He declared that it typified that Am erican spirit of bravery and the fore thought for the interests of others even at tbs risk of life to the indi vidual. Attached to Bombing Squadron. Soon thereafter. Edwin Pou was promoted to first lieutenant and sub sequently transferred to the aviation service in the navy. Some eight months ago he went overseas attache^ to a bombing squadron. He saw serv ice until his death. He preferred the life of an aviator; wanted to serve his country, and never dodged danger. The body of Edwin Pou, buried off the coast of France, is mute testimony that he died the death that would have been his by choice. Edwin Pou was 21 years old. He was married to Miss Margaret Rob erts, of Washington City, some time before going overseas. His wife is the beautiful daughter of Colonel Roberts of the United States Army, he having seen much service bverseas. Mi's. Ed win Pou, almost prostrated by the news of her husband’s death, will leave Washington tomorrow for Smithfield to join Representative and Mrs. Pou. Congressman Pou has one other son, George R. Pou, who is an enlisted man in the navy, being stationed at Nor folk. FIRST KEEL IS LAID AT WILMINGTON SHIPYARD. President of Carolina Shipbuilding Company Places Keel—Other Three Ways Almost Ready. Wilmington, Nov. 2.—The keel for the first ocean going steamer ever laid in Wilmington was put down at the yard of the Carolina Shipbuilding company this afternoon at 3 o’clock. The keel was placed by Lorenza C. Dilks, head of the building company, and the first rivet was driven by John W. Towle, resident engineer for the yard and representative of the ship ping board. The ceremonies were of an informal nature, with brief ad dresses by United States District At torney J. O. Carr and Dr. Thomas’G Travis, a returned Y. M. C. A. work er from France. Col. A. W. Chase, commandant at Fort Caswell, was present as a guest of honor and music was provided by the port band. Tonight the Carolina company opened its new club house with a dance to employes in celebra tion of the laying of the first keel. T^e remaining three ways are almost ready to receive keels. HEALTH CONDITIONS AT RALEIGH MUCH BETTER. Resumption within a few days of exercises at St. Mary’s school and Peace Institute as well as the steady wiping out of influenza by regimenta tion of the sick in emergency hospi tals, publishes not only the local but the Statewide improvement in condi tions. The State Board along with its or der for the re-opening of tobacco warehouses, issues a statement that it will be safe to go to the polls. The influenza situation is improved. It is leaving Raleigh gradually and the deaths have dropped off greatly. Raleigh lost many who were not well equipped for battle with disease that assails the lungs. And then Raleigh lost many of her finest. Peace loses a teacher, St. Mary’s a pupil and the A. and E. in West Ral eigh more than 10 boys. But Mere dith College hadn’t a case. Meredith is surrounded by it but the girls have lived within scholastic walla and kept it off.—Greensboro Daily News. TURKEY GIVES UP TO ITALY. Armistice Turkey Accepted Is Uncon ditional Surrender — Opening of Dardanelles and Bosphorus and Ac cess to the Black Sea Specified; Also Demobilization of Turkish Army and Surrender of War Vessels. An Associated Press dispatch dated I London, November 1, says the ar-mis- I tice accepted by Turkey amounts to “complete and unconditional surren der.” This statement was made by Lord Robeit Cecil, assistant secretary of state for foreign affairs, to the Asso ciated Press tonight. Lord Robert emphasized the state ment of the foreign office to the Asso ciated Press by saying “no secret un dertakings or engagements have been made with Turkey as far as the Brit ish government is concern egL” He added that the armistice had been signed by Great Britain on be half of all the allies. Discussing conditions in Germany Lord Robert said the indications of the last day or two are that the pan-Ger mans were losing their hold. He de clared that no Bolshevikism had been reported in Germany, but that it was spreading in part of Austria. Terms of Armistice Granted. The terms of the armistice granted by the allied powers to Turkey fol lows; First, the opening of the Darda ness and the Bosphorus and access to the Black Sea. Allied occupation of the Dardanelles and Bosphorus forts.” Second: The positions of all mine fields, torpedo tubes and other ob structions in Turkish waters are to be indicated or remove them as may be required. Third: All available information concerning mines in the Black sea is to be communicated. Fourth: All allied prisoner’s of war and Armenian interned persons and prisoners are to be collected in Con stantinople and handed over unci-rf^ ditionally to the allies. Fifth: Immediate demobilization of the Turkish army, except such troops as are required for surveillance on the frontiers and for the maintenance of internal order. The number of effect ives and their dispositions to be de termined later by the allies after con sultation with the Turkish govern ment. Sixth: The surrender of all war ves sels in Turkish waters or waters oc cupied by Turkey. These ships will be interned in such Turkish port or ports as may be directed, except such small vessels as are required for police and similar purposes in Turkish territorial waters.” Seventh: The allies to have the right to occupy any strategic points in the event of any situation arising which threatens the security of the allies. EightK: Free use by the allied ships of all ports and anchorages now in Turkish occupation and denial of their use by the enemy. Similar conditions are to apply to Turkish mercantile shipping in Turkish waters for the purposes of trade and the demobilize tion of the army. Eleventh: A part of trans Caucasia already has been ordered to be evacua ted by Turkish troops. The remainder to be evacuated if required by the al lies, after they have studied the situ ation. -Twelfth: Wireless, telegraph and cable stations to be controlled by the allies. Turkish government messages to be excepted. Thirteenth: Prohibition against the destiuction of any naval, military or commercial material. Fourteenth: Faclities are to be giv en for the purchase of coal, oil fuel and naval material from Turkish sources, after the requirements of the country have been met. None of the above materials are to be exported. Sixteenth: The surrender of all gar risons in Hedjaz, Assir. Yemen, Syria and Mesopotamia to the nearest al lied commander, and withdrawal of Turkish troops from Cilicia, except those necessary to maintain order, as will be determined under clause six. Eighteenth: The surrender of all ports occupied in Tripoltania and Cyrena c’aca. including Misurata, to the near est allied garrison. Nineteenth: All Germans and Aus trians, naval, military, or civilian, to be evacuated within one month from Turkish dominions, and those in re mote districts as soon after that time as may be possible. Twenty-first: An allied representa tive to be attached to the Turkish min istry of supplies in order to safeguard allied interests. This representative to be furnished with all aid necessary for this purpose. Twenty-second: Turkish prisoners are to be kept at the disposal of the allied powers. The release of Turkish civilian prisoners and prisoners over military age is to be considered. AUSTRIA QUITS THE WAR GAME. Signs Armistice to Cease Hostilities at Three O’Otoek Monday — Allied Force Take Eighty Thousand Pris oners on Italian Front.—Americans' Clear Enemy Out of Argonne For est—The German Lines Itapidly Crumbling—Southeast of Valen ciennes Germans Are Retreating Before the British. (Associated Press, 3rd.) Austria-Hungary is out of the war. Deserted by her last ally, Germany fights alone a battle which means ul timate defeat or abject surrender. Aftc ' days of pleading, an armis tice has been granted Austria-Hun gary whose badly defeated armies in the Italian theater are staggering homeward under the violence of the blows of the entente troops. Trent, in Austrian Tyrol, which the Italians always have claimed as their own. has been captured by them; Triest, Austria’s principal seaport on the Adriatic, over which there has been such bitter fighting, now flics the Italian flag, and Belgrade, capital of Serbia, has been reoccupied by the Serbians. In France and Belgium the Germans are being sorely harassed by the Brit ish., French, Americans and Belgians, and there are indications that a do bade is about to occur. Germans Are in Retreat. Tlx? Argonne massif, which has proved a great obstacle to the ad vance of the French and Americans, at last has been cleared of the enemy, and the entire line appears to be crumbling. American airmen report that the enemy in front of the Ameri cans are retreating northward, that the roads are densely packet! with troops, artillery anti transports. Likewise southwest of Valenciennes the Germans are retreating before the British, who are in close pursuit and taking numerous prisoners. North of the Aisne in Champagne the French continue their pressure and have tak en several important villages, large numbers of prisoners and great quan tities of war stores. The advance of the Americans and French on the southern part of the battle /rent, taken in conjunction with th« operations of Field Marshal Haig and the Belgians in the north, threat ens tc prove the culminating blow to Germany’s attempts to hold ground in France and Belgium. Indeed, it is not improbable if the advance from the south continues as rapid as it is, the greater portion of the Germuu army will be trapped before the men can reach their border. The situation of the Germane seem ingly is a critical one. Although the Austro-Hungarians have been given an armistice they are Still being bitterly attacked by the Italians, British, French, American and Czechoslovak troops in the moun tains and on the plains and will con tinue under chastisement until Mon day afternoon at 3 o’clock, when a ces sations of hostilities will take place. Entire regiments are surrendering to the Italians in the mountains and large numbers of the enemy are being made prisoner on the plains. Heavy casualties are being inflicted on the retiring troops. Many additional towns have befcn reclaimed. In their swift drive against the Austro-Hungarians the allied forces have up to the present taken more than 100,000 prisoners and have cap tured more than 2,200 guns. So rapid has been the advance over the plains that Italian cavalry already has cross ed the Tagliamento river and entered Udine. PROFESSOR STACY IS NAMED. Acting President of University Until Graham’s Successor is Elected. At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the University of North Carolina held at the Governor’s office at Raleigh Thursday, M. H. Stacy, dean of the college of liberal art3, was elected chairman of the faculty to perform the duties of president of the University until a successor to the late Edward K. Graham is appointed. Mr. Stacy is a graduate of the class of 1902, and has been a member of the faculty since graduation from Cor nell in 1906. Dr. H. W. Chase, professor of psy cology, was appointed acting dean of the college of liberal arts. Twenty-third: An obligation on the part of Turkey to cease all relations with the central powers. Twenty-fourth: In case of disorder in the six Armenian vilayets the allies reserve to themselves the right to occupy any part of them. Twenty-fifth: Hostilities between the allies and Turkey shall cease from noon, local time, Thursday, the 31st of October, 1913. SUGAR ALLOWANCE INCREASED Three Pounds Per Month for Each Member of Family Now Allowed.— Fulfills Promise. State Food Administrator Page Thursday issued a statement, author izing an increase from two to three pounds of sugar for each person a month, thereby fulfilling the promise made some months ago. Mr. Page’s statement follows: "The rapid manufacture of the new crop of beet sugar in the West, and the new crop of Louisiana care sugar in the South, together with the freer railway transportation conditions, the reductions that we have made in the consumption of sugar in the man ufacture trade and the patriotic con servation in the past months, enables us to increase the household allow ance of sugar from two pounds for each person a month to three pounds for each person a month, with the same ratio to public eating places as from November 1. "This makes good our promise to increase the household allowance of sugar at the earliest possible moment that our supplies would justify, ond makes it possible for the householder to more freely use the apple, cran berry ar.! grapefruit products and to use the fruits canned during the sum mer without sugar. "The regulations ire also revised te the extent that any person may pur chase his whole monthly allowance at one time if he so desires, that, is, any family may purchase a month’s supply for the entire family in one purchase from the retail trade.’’ AUSTRIA MAY BE A REPUBLIC The Austrian National Assembly Ac cepts Constitution; No Place Left For Crown. Copenhagen, Nov. 1.—A dispatch from Vienna printed in the Tageblatt, of Berlin, says: "The national assembly met at ?, o’clock in the afternoon.VA vast crowd had assembled before the diet and frantically cheered the red flag which was displayed by laborers from the suburbs of Vienna. “Socialist members of the diet were cheered when they addressed the crowd in favor of a republic. “Mayor Weisskirchner tried vainly to get a hearing but he was gree*e;l with hisses. "Meanwhile the national assembly had accepted a constitution in which no place was left for the crown. The national assembly has the legislative power while the state council and the state government share the executive power. It was planned to name a new government Wednesday night. "Victor Adler, a Socialist leader, is the probable choice for state secretary for foreign affairs. The Socialist, Leu ter, is the most prominent candidate for secretary of war while the pro gressive, Ofner, is mentioned for min ister of justice. "At 8 o’clock in the evening a depu tation of officers and soldiers visite^ the national council and demanded the formation of a soldiers’ council to con duct the demobilization of the army and to abolish provisionally the mili tary garrison. “Groups passed through the streets in the night compelling officers to re move their cockades. Even old gener als were not exempt. Youths invaded cafes on a similar mission.” SUPT. LOCKHART TAKES HOLD. Succeeds Dr. Knight as Head of Wake County Schools. Prof. Johii C. Lockhart yesterday assumed his duties as superintendent of the Wake county schools. He sue ceeds Dr. Edgar W. Knight, who re signed to become assistant regional director of the S. A. T. C. of the Fifth district. Superintendent Lockhart, in taking up his new work, opened the educa tional department in the courthouse for the first time in a week as the ill ness of Dr. Knight and the clerks pre vented the regular work in the office. Dr. Knight, however, has recovered from an attack of influenza and spent several hours at the office yesterday assisting Superintendent Lockhart in learning details of the office work. Prof. Lockhart is well known in Wake county, where he has been iden tified with the schools for several years. He was principal of the Wake Ion school at the time of his election as superintendent and went to the Wakelon school from Duan, where he was superintendent of schools.—News and Observer, 2nd. British Capture 172,650 Prisoners. In the past three months the Brit ish forces in France have taken 172, 659 prisoners and 2,378 guns from the Germaas, according to an official communication received in London Field Marshal Haig. CROWDER ISSUES NEW DRAFT CALLS. For Mobilization of 290,773 Men at Training Camps Before Nov. 21. 253,335 White Men Will Entrain Nov. 11 to 15—Largest Single Call Vet Issued Under the Selective Ser vice Act. Washington, Nov. 2—Draft calls for the mobilization of 290,773 additional men at army training camps before November 21 were announced tonight by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Between November 11 and 15, it was announced, 253,335 white men phys ically qualified for general military service will entrain, making the larg est single call issued under the se lective service act. The remainder of the November to tal so far as is announced will be made up by negroes for entrainment November 19 to 21. With the assembling of the men pro vided in these calls at camp, the total number of men inducted into military service under the draft will have pass ed the 3,000,000 mark and the number i f men in the United States army in the field or in training, will total more than 4,000,000. Men Registered Sept. 12. Men who registered Sept. 12, under the act extending draft age limit? will make up the largest proportion of the November mobilization as the eli gible list remaining from previous registrations largely was exhausted by the October calls, though the Octo ber calls were suspended because of the influenza epidemic, nearly all have been re-issued during the last three weeks. In States where the calls have not been re-issued men called for eamn in October will leave with the men called for this month. Calls for addi tional men to entrain later this month are in preparation it was said today at the office of the provost marshal gen eral. White registrants from Southern States and the camps to which they will be assigned and . selects from other States will be sent to southwest ern training camps follows: Alabama, 172, Camp Greene; Ar kansas, 70, Camp Pike; District of Columbia, 150, Camp Greenleaf, Ga.; 1,478 Camp Greene, 105 Fort Dade, Fla.; Georgia, 5,000, Camp ^Wheeler, Ga.; Illinois, 2,500, Camp Greenleaf; 2,395, Camp WadBworth; 1,500 Camp Forest, Ga.; Indiana, 5,794, Camp Wadsworth; Iowa, 2,500; Camp Green leaf; Kentucky, 8,125, Camp Green leaf; 0,000 Camp Beauregard, La.; Louisiana, 6,000, Camp Sevier, S. C.; Massachusetts, 13,000, Camp Lee, Virginia; 9,000 Camp Sevier; Michi gan, 2,334, Camp Wadsworth, S. C.; Mississippi, 1,457, Camp Shelby, Miss.; New York, 3,000, Camp For rest; North Carolina, 107, Camp Greene, 1,000 Fort Caswell, N. C.; Ohio, 4,000, Camp Wadsworth; Okla home, 5,000, Camp McClellan, Ala.; Pennsylvania, 6,725, Camp Greenleaf; South Carolina, 312, Fort Moultrie, S. C.; Tennessee, 8,543, Camp Shelby; Texas, 3,000, Camp Bowie, 6,500, Camp Travis, Texas; 1,202 Fort Crocket, Texas; Virginia, 743, Camp Greene; Wisconsin, 6,736, Camp Wads worth. . Negro Registrants Called. Negro registrants are called as fol lows: Alabama, 978, Camp Pike; 2,000 Camp Humphreys; Arkansas, 1,000. Camp Bowie; 1,094 Camp Pike; Flori da, 632, Camp Meade; 1,890 Camp Wadsworth; Georgia, 4,000 Camp Wheeler, Georgia; Louisiana, 1,037, Camp Funston; 2,300 Camp Beaure gard; Mississippi, 5,000, Camp Shel by; North Carolina, 2,500 Camp Greene; 1,600 Camp Humphreys, Va.: Oklahoma, 347, Camp Funston; 1,000 Camp McArthur, Texas; South Caro lina, 1,110 Camp Wadsworth; 2,000 Camp Sevier; 497 Camp Humphreys: Tennessee, 1,915 Camp Sherman: Texas, 500; Camp McArthur; 1,500 Camp Travis; Virginia, 2,000 Camp Lee. Loan Was Oversubscribed. Despite peace talk and influenza, American citizens have responded for a fourth time to the government’s appeal for war loans with more than was asked. Total subscriptions of $G, • 866,416,300 from more than 12,000, 000 individuals is the record of the fourth liberty loan, as announced Fri day by the treasurer, based on care ful estimates by the twelve federal reserve banks. The entire ?86R.416,300 oversubscription will be accepted an» applied to reducing the size of the fifth loan, to be offered in the spring. Final figures may send the fourth loan total even higher. All districts reported oversubscrip tions, ranging from 26 per cent for Boston to a little less than six per cent for San Francisco. The aggre gate over-subscription was 14.44 per cent.