VOLUME 37.
THE SMITHFIELD .HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1918.
Number 90
CHAMP CLARK WON
BY GOOD MAJORITY
Senate Mighty Close, With Prospects
of Democratic Control—Important
That Senate Should Be Democratic.
Treaties Are to Be Ratified in Next
Senate and Administration Needs
Senate.
Washington, Nov. <5.—With control
of the House of Representatives
placed in the hands of the Republicans
by a majority of about sixteen, the
attention of the country tonight was
centered on contests in three States—
Michigan, Idaho and New Mexico—
which will decide whcher the Demo
crats shall lose control of the Senate
as well.
At midnight returns from five Con
gressional districts were missing—in
Montana, New Mexico and South Da
kota. Without them, however, the Re
publicans will nave 234 votes in the
House—sixteen mere than the 218
votes necessary for a majority.
The Democrats, on the face of ;hcse
returns, had 5 95 seats and if the five
missing districts were to be concede \
to them they still would lack 18 votes
of the number necessary to control
the House.
Champ Clark Elected.
Tonight returns show plainly that
Speaker Clark, instead of being de
feated as was reported as being likely
last night, has been re-elected by a
substantial majority. The contests
which will decide the politic com
plexion of the Senate were very close.
As the Senate stands without a deci
sion in these contests there ore 40
Democrats and 47 Republicans. In
Michigan the race between Henry
Ford and Truman H. Newberry was
so close that it was said an official
count might be required to decide the
winner. Both parties were claiming
the seat.
In New Mexico not a single county
had reported complete returns.
In Idaho, where 74,000 votes out of
an estimated total of 95,000 had beet,
counted, Senator Nugent, the Demo
cratic candidate for re-election, was
leading Frank R. Gooding, the Repub
lican candidate by a little more than
300 votes. The result is in doubt.
Senate Most Important.
With the House firmly in the hands
of the Republicans, control of the
Senate is more important than ever
to the Democratic administration. If
the Administration can retain con
trol of the Senate it can in a large
measure, check the activities of a Re
publican House. It is doubly import
ant to the national administration
because of the part which the consti
tion assigns to the Senate in
the ratification of the peace treaties
which will end the world war. In the
Senate reposes the prerogative of rat
ifying any treaties which the Presi
dent may make. Republicans made
one of their campaign arguments on
the contention that a Republican Sen
ate should be elected to participate in
the work of making peace. The Dem
ocratic administration or. the other
hand contends that the negotiation
of treaties is wholly the function of
the executive branch and that the
Senate’s part is to ratify them.
Mighty Close Margin.
With the Senator returns still miss
ing from Michigan, Idaho, and New
Mexico, the figures showed that the
Republicans had lost one—that of
Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts,
while the Democrats had lost six. The
Senators who will be retired are Shat
roth cf Colorado, Saulsburg pf Dela
ware, Lewis of Illinois, Thompson of
Kansas, Wilfley of Misosuri, and
Hollis, of New Hampshire.—Associa
ted Press.
NEGRO LYNCHED BY A
MOB NEAR ROLESVILLE.
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Body of George Taylor Found Riddled
With Bullets Hanging From
Limb of Tree.
Raleigh, Nov. 6.—The body of
George Taylor, a negro, was found
riddled with bullets this morning
hanging from a limb of a tree near
Rolesville, 20 miles north of Raleigh’,
having been lynched some time dur
ing last night for the alleged crinv
nal assault upon the wife of a promi
nent Wake county farmer; Taylor
was carried before the woman late
yesterday and, it is said, she identified
him as the man who had attacked her
ten days ago.
It is understood here that after the
negro had been identified he was
brought to Raleigh, when the automo
bile in which he was riding was over
taken by a mob who demanded the
prisoner. After getting possession of
Taylor the mob carried him to a near
by wood and hanged him, filling his
body with several hundred bullets. .No
clue as to the identity of the members
of the lynching party has been dis
covered, acording to the authorities.—
Greensboro News.
I
SEEKING PEACE
AND FIGHTING ON
Germans Using Machine Guns and
Poison Gas to Impede Progress of
Victorious Allies—Americans and
French Make Material Gains.
Deserted by all former allies; her
great military machine in the pro
cess of destruction by the onslaughts
of the Entente Allied armies; her
dream of world domination rudely
dissipated, Germany begs for a cessa
tion of hostilities, notwithstanding
the hard terms she knows she must
pay, says the Associated Press sum
mary for Wednesday.
Scarcely had the decision of the su
preme war council at Versailles with
regard to a cessation of hostilities
with Germany been rqade public than
Germany been made public than Ger
many was sending emissaries to Foch
to learn what the commander-in
chief’s terms arc to be.
Meantime ,in France and Flanders
enemy forces are being given no rest.
Along the whole battle line in France,
the British, French and American
troops have made further material
gains and reclaimed numerous towns
and villages. Thousands more of Ger
mans have been taken pi isoner on all
the sectors under attack. Generally
the enemy forces are in slew retreat,
but nevertheless at some points they
are offering sharp resistance, partic
ularly against the Americans in. the
Meuse river region and the French in
the Argonne sector.
The latest gainst of the llritisl on
the western side of the front have
been productive of the capture cf
several towns of great importance,
the gaining of more territory east of
the Scheldt canal, where the Cana
dians are on the attack, and in the
taking of several railway junctions of
high strategic value.
Along the Meuse, the Americans
continue to push forward and at last
accounts were almost at the gates Se
dan, a dominating point on the Ger
man line of communication to the
east. Beth east and west of the river
the Germans have materially stiffened
their resistance against the men from
overseas, using large numbers of ma
chine guns and gas in great quantities
in an endeavor to impede their prog
ress.
To the west of the American sec
tors the Germans near Rethel are
holding a bridgehead to protect their
retiring armies east and west. In do
ing so, however, they are forming a
dangerous salient in which capture is
likely should the French break
through. Numerous additional cross
ings of the Aisne have been made by
the French. Altogether, the situa
tion of the German army is a critical
one.
AT THE CAPITAL OF BOON HILL
Caspian Holt, of the Navy, Wounded.
Rexford Best Killed in France.
Thievery on a Rampage in Prince
ton—Flu Situation Growing Better.
Princeton, N. C., Nov. 6.—Miss
Ethel Thomas from Wilmington, is
visiting Miss Alma C. Holt this week.
Miss Bettie Lee Sanders was a vis
itor in town Sunday, spending the day
with her sister, Mrs. E. A. Holt.
Miss Mildred Massey is visiting
Miss Thelma Pittman in Goldsboro
this week.
Mrs. Laura Modlin, from Norfolk,
Va., is visiting Mrs. John R. Ledbet
ter this week.
Some unknown person drove an old
buggy to the home of Mr. Tom Mas
sengill Tuesday night, unhitched from
the old buggy and hitched up to Mr.
Massengill’s new rubber-tired buggy
and drove away, leaving the old buggy
in the road. Up to the present time
the thieves have not been caught.
Several attempts have been made
within the last ten days to steal an
auto in different places in this town
ship. Two efforts were made to get
Mr. Tom Bizzell’s car, although he
had a chain locked on the rear wheel,
they pushed the car from the barn
into the road, but failed to get the
lock and chain off.
Mr. David Best received a message
yesterday announcing the death of his
son, Rexford Best. He was killed on
the battlefields of France about the
20th of October.
Mr. Charles H. Holt received a mes
sage today stating that his son, Cas
pian Sj, Holt, had been accidentally
wounded, though not seriously. This
young man is an electrician on one rf
the battleships of the United State?
Navy now in European waters.
The number of new cases of influ
enza reported in this township 'for the
last week are twenty. This indicates
that the disease is somewhat on the
decrease.
The Democrats of old Boon Hill are
happy over the results of Tuesday s
election, the elimination of campaign
speaking did good for the party.
GERMANY MUST
PAY AWFUL PRICE
Elements of Softness Are Absenl
From the Terms on Which the Huns
May Have Peace—Claws of German
Military Machine Are Drawn.
The terms on which Germany may
have peace have been delivered, says
the Associated Press in Wednesday’s
dailies. The element of softness is
absent from them. Like the peace
given Austria-Hungary, Turkey and
Bulgaria, the price Germany will have
to pay, is virtually the price of abso
lute surrender.
The claws of the great military ma
chine of Germany are to be drawn;
invaded territories must be evacuated
and compensation must be made for
all damage done to the civilian popu
lations in attacks by land and sea and
from the air. Impotency by Germany
again to take the field is to be insisted
oa.
The Allied govertment have teclareh
their willingness to make peace with
the German government on the terms
lain rown in the Psesident's andress to
Congress last January and on the
principles of settlement enunciated in
his subsequent addresses.
The allies reserve to themselves,
however, complete freedom of action
when they enter the peace ionferenie
on the subject of te freedom cf the
seas.
It was further stated with reference
to restoration of invaded territories
that the allied governments under,
stand that compensation will be made
by Germany for all damage to the
civilian population of the allies and
their property as the result of the ag
gression of Germany, “by land, by sea
and from the air.”
STATE ELECTS TEN
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMEN.
Senator Simmons Carries State by
45,000 Majority—Amendments Car
ried—Old North State Answers
President’s Plea With Solid Demo
cratic Delegation.
Raleigh, Nov. 5.—At 11 o’clock ti
night Democratic State Chairman
Warren placed his estimated majority
in North Carolina from 35,000 to 45.
000 and is confident that all Demo
cratic Congressmen are elected.
“Senator Simmons has led the State
ticket with a certainty of 45,000 ma
jority,” says Chairman Warren. In
the tenth district Weaver defeats
Britss for Congress by 500 to 800 ma
jority.
Brinson’s majority in the third is
2,500.
Doughton’s in the eighth is 2,500.
Robinson in the seventh, gets 4,000
majority.
Stedman in the fifth has probably
4,000 mapority.
Raleigh’s Democratic majority was
1,291, with only 181 Republican votes
cast in the city.
Thirty-four counties heard from at
11 o’clock tonight at Democratic
headquarters gives a 37,420 Demo
cratic majority.
Sampson county gave 1,000 Repub
lican majority, voted for six months’
school amendment and defeated Biek
ett’s note exemption amendment.
The constitutional amendment for
six months’ school seems to be safe by
a vote of probably 25 per cent under
the general political vote.
Also Bickett’s. tax exemption fov
farm notes has carried, though few
reports tonight mention these notes.
Many voters didn’t vote on amend
ments, but opposition was small.
GERMANS MUST ASK
FOCH FOR TERMS.
Washington, Nov. 6.—Marshal Foch
has been authorized by the United
States and the Allies to receive rep
resentatives of the German govern
ment and to communicate to them the
terms of an armistice.
The German government is so in.
formed ina note handed to the Swiss
Minister here yesterday by Secretary
Lansing.
The note announces that the allied
governments have declared their wil
lingness to make peace with the Ger
man government on the terms laid
down in President Wilson’s address to
Congress last January and on the
principles of settlement enunciated in
his subsequent addresses. The allies
reserve to themselves, however, com
plete freedom of action when they en
ter the peace conference on the sub
ject of fredom of the seas.
It was further stated with reference
to restoration of invaed territories
that the aliled governments under
stand that compensation will be made
by Germany for all damage to tl .
civilian population of the allies and
their property as the result of the
aggression of Germany “by land, >y
sea and from the air.”
GERRMAN SURRENDER
A FALSE REPORT.
The News Received Here Yesterday.
The Report That Germany Had
Signed Armistice Was Sent Out
From Paris—Sent Here From New
York.
Y'esterday afternoon the news was
received here that Germany had sur
rendered. The report said that the
armistice was signed at 11 o’clock
yesterday morning. It seems that the
report was sent out by the United
Press by its correspondent in Pans
New York, Washington and other big
cities were taken in and great joy
demonstrations were made every
where. But they were a little pre
mature. At the time the report was
sent the German envoys had not
reached the French lines.
Official assurances from Washing
ton that the report was false failed
to check the enthusiasm of the peo
ple and many still believed it.
ENEMY REELING
UNDER ASSAULTS.
British and Belgians Making Roadway
Inti) German Lines—Americans I)c
ing Their Part in Great Style —
Large Number of Towns Reclaimed
The German armies in Belgium and
France are being defeated, according
to the Associated Press summary in
Wednesday’s daily papers. Nowhere
are they able to- stay the attacks of
the allied forces. Ground is'being
given over wide areas in Belgium and
France from the Belgian border to
east of the Meuse river.
The British and Belgians in Flan
ders have dug deeply into enemy-held
terirtory and the enemy is reeling un
der the assaults. From Valenciennes
to the Aisne the British and French
are driving the enemy in what seems
utter disorder backward toward his
border. Greater, perhaps, than all the
other strokes, however, is that of the
Americans and French in the Meuse
river region north and northwest of
Verdun, where fast strides are being
made northward over a wide front
which threatens to cut off the enemy’s
retreat and bring about a defeat of the
Germans on the battlefield.
From Belgium to the Meuse, the
Germans are in jeopardy. Especially
critical is the situation for them in
the great sack from Belgium to the
north of Rheims, for which the ad
vance of the Americans and the
French northward, and with the im
portant lines of communication un
der fire, it sems probable that large
numbers of them are destined to be
cut off and forced to surrender.
Likewise the crossing of the Meuse
river by the Americans places in peril
the large enemy forces in Lorraine
south of Metz. There are indications
that operations with a view to over
whelming the enemy in this region
are in the making. The German offi
cial communication of Tuesday an
nounced that the Americans had made
“partial thrusts” west of the Moselle
river, which runs through Metz.
Large numbers of towns have been
reclaimed by the allied troops
throughout the entire fighting zone,
many thousands of Germans have
been been made prisoners and large
numbers of guns and enormous quan
tities of stores have been captured.
In additoin, the enemy has suffereJ
terrible losses in men killed or wound
ed. Judging the situation from the
military map, the crisis on the battle
field is at hand. The Germans have
come to the realization that the Foch
military machine is the master of the
German machine. Therefore, they arc
giving ground everywhere before it—
seeking their border line in order to
prevent being crushed.
WILSON’S MILLS ITEMS.
Miss Frances Inez Honrine aroused
the interest of the children by offer
ing a Thrift Stamp for the one bring
ing in the greatest number of peach
seeds within three days. Miss Mabel
Barbour, the little daughter of Mr. S.
L. Barbour, was the successful con
testant.
There have been very few cases of
influenza in the vicinity. Those who
have suffered from the malady are re
covering nicely.
Mrs. Paul E. Davis and little son
have returned to Raleigh after spend
ing a few days with Mrs. T. C. Davis.
Marshall Uzzle, a student at Wake
Forest, spent last week-end at home.
Noah Wilson, who is with the naval
reserves at Charleston, S. C., is at
home on a short furlough. »
The following are at home on ac
count of school having been suspend
ed ; Misses Lucy Davis, Ellen Uzzle,
from Coker College; Lucy Turnage
from Oxford College.
The election held on Tuesday result
ed nearly 4 to 1 Democratic X. Y
OHIO JOINS DRY
STATES COLUMN
Early Returns Gave Lead to “Wets,'
Rut That lli!s Reen Overcome—I>i y
Amendment Wins; Democratic Gov
ernor Chosen.
Ohio Tuesday entered the fast
growing column of States where in
toxicating liquoi*s cannot be sold or
purchased. With the reports from
rural counties returned today show
ing such a marked tendency toward
the dry amendment, it became evident
early that the ,‘1(1,000 lead that the
wet;-, had obtained, would be overcome
and predictions to this effect proved
true.
With slightly less than 500 pre
cincts out, the prohibition forces have
assumed a lead of 5,851 tonight, and
their loaders confidently predict that
the final majority will be close to fif
teen thousand. The vote, with 5,148
precincts out of 5,756, prohibition
polled 396,436 while the voters oppos
ed to prohibition polled 390,585.
With a little more than than 350
precincts missing, Governor Cox.
Democrat, has established a lead of
18,768 over his Republican opponent
Frank B. Willis, and the latter has
conceded his opponent’s election. Re
turns to the Secretary of State’s of
fice Wednesday, however, indicated
that the Slate House would have a di
vided body, as almost the entire State
Republican ticket has been elected.
The Republicans also supported
their Congressional nominees in a
manner that realized the hopes of
their leaders. The Ohio delegation in
Congress will consist of 14 Republi
cans and eight Democrats, whereas
last election, 13 Democrats and nine
Republicans were elected.—Associa
ted Press.
CAMP RRAGG ADDITIONS
WILL TOTAL $400,OOP
Airplane Hangars to He Ruilt, Ind;
eating the Training of Aviators
There.
Washington, Nov. 6.—Expansions
and improvements at Camp Bragg,
Fayetteville, N. C., to cost approxi
mately $400,000 and embracing con
struction of three steel hangars by the
division of military aeronautics'is an
nounced tonight by the War Depart
ment. Similar improvements are also
authorized at Camp Knox and Camp
Sherman.
The expansion program indicates
that there will be extensive training
of army aviators at Camp Bragg,
which is primarily a field artillery
camp. In modern warfare aviators
work directly with the artillery
troops and observe and report upon
the range and effect of their fire. The
Fayetteville camp will be not only a
great artillery center but the training
place of aerial observers who will
soon be flying over that portion cf
North Carolina.
Camp extensions at Camp Sherman
are to cost more than $3,000,000 and
include increased hospital facilities,
a detention and quarantine camp and
brigade headquarters.
Regarding Camp Bragg the War
Department announced:
“The improvements at Camp Bragg
will cost $389,051. It, too, will have
three steel hangars, six lecture halls,
six telephone schools, six indoor
ranges, 10 saddlershops and one ori
entation school. The work at both
Camp Bragg and Camp Knox is in
tended to change the present canton
ments so that they will conform more
closely to the latest requirements of
the camps, which are under the super
vision of the division of military aero
nautics.”—Greensboro News.
FOUR OAKS NOTES.
Mr. L. C. Keen still remains sick
with malaria, brought on by the flu
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Barbour are re
covering from an attack cf flu.
Mr. W. R. Keen is still confined to
his bed but reports are that he is im
proving.
Messrs. I). H. Sanders and W. H
Tucker have opened their new garage
on Wellons street, which is an im
provement to our town.
The churches will open again Sun
day after having been closed for a
month. We hope to have Lieutenant
Stanley with us at our church Sunday.
The United War Work campaign,
which will open next Monday, Novem
ber 11, and continue to Saturday, the
18th, comprising the seven organisa
tions that are looking after our boys
in uniform, has as chairman fbr In
grams township, W. E. Barbour, who
with a corps of assistants, will call on
the people next week and trust that,
they will respond liberally. This is a
worthy cause. Give it funds.
Mr. D. H. Sanders is building a
grist and flour mill that should mean
quite a lot to Four Oaks.
ANOTHER SPURT IN
TOTAL NEW CASES
With More Counties Reporting Wed
nesday, Increase in Number is
Large—Deaths Reported Were 52.
Health Department Will AVagc
Anti-Epidemic Campaign Soon.
(News and Observer, 7th.)
With more counties reporting yes
terday, new cases of influenza ir.
North Carolina for Tuesday showed a,
decided increase in nil nber over the
reports for Monday. There were 887
new cases and 62 deaths reported to
the State Health Department.
For Monday, the number was con
siderably smaller but the reports ar
riving Monday, giving the number of
new cases developing on Sunday, in
dicated more than one thousand new
cases. The figures yesterday are re
garded as a fairly accurate estimate
of the situation. No appeals reached
the Health Department yesterday for
nursing assistance and the spots
where the epidemic has been at its
height for the past few days are
showing some improvement. The in
crease in the number of new cases is
pro rated among the counties report
ing in much the same manner ns the
advance in Raleigh during the past
few days, as, for instance, 44 one day,
a drop to eighteen the next anrrthen
| advances for two clays following.
With the passing of the epidemic in
the State, and it appears now that all
restrictions may be removed through
out the State within another month,
f he Health Department will inaugur
ate an educational campaign against
epidemics. The old-fashioned ideas of
putting sulphur in the shoes, wearing
assafoetida lumps around the neck,
and carrying a withered Irish potato
in a thin pocket arc as dangerous as
superstitious, acording to the health
officials, and the use of such “charms”
in the influenza epidemic has helped
to spread the disease rather than
ware! it off. Most people adopting
these “precautions,” it is pointed out,
cling to the belief that they are Im
mune from attack until it is too late
for them to be given medical treat
ment.
The campaign will be waged from
the Bureau of Epidemiology, under
the direction of Dr. A. McR. Crouch,
and will be conducted through the va
rious county health officers. Cleanli
ness and the observance of the most
commonly accepted health rules,
plenty of fresh air, exercise and sub
stantial food will be urged upon the
people as means of preventing dis
ease.
SIMMONS THANKS HIS
SPPORTERS FOR VOTES.
Also Expresses Graification Over
Election of Brinson in the
Third District.
Now Bern, Nov. 6.—Senator F. M.
Simmons today authorized the follow
ing statement: “My heart is over
flowing with gratitude to the people
of North Carolina for the generous
treatment accorded me in the magnifi
cent indorsement given in yesterday's
election.” Mr. Simmons is spending a
few days at his home here and at his
farm near the city.
This evening he stated that he was
highly gratified over the election of
S. M. Brinson as Congressman from
the Third district. “The people will
never have cause to regret the send
ing of this fine man to Congress. Ho
will make a fine impression in Wash
ington and will do his duty by his
President, his party and his country.
I feel that when all returns are in the
Senate will have a Democratic ma
jority,” Senator Simmons said.
Stedman's Majority Large.
Greensobor, Nov. 6—Major Charles
M. Stedman's majority over John W„
Kurfees, of Germantown, for Con
gress, wiL be approximately 4,500
votes. This is one of the largest ma
jorities Major Steelman has ever had
in the district.
Guilford county gave one of the
largest Democratic majorities it has
given in several years. The majori
ties will run from 1,250 to 1,400. This
is a gain of 500 in the average major
ity as compared with two years ago.
Weaver Wins in the Tenth.
Asheville, Nov. 6.—Tonight the
Democratic Congressional headquar
ters claimed that Weaver’s majority
over Britt would run over 1,000 in the
tenth district. The election of So
licitor J. E. Swain, which appeared
certain this morning, is in much
doubt on further returns from Madi
son and Buncombe and Republicans
confidently assert that George M.
Pritchard is elected. The official count
i alone will determine the result.