VOLUME 37.
THE SMITH FI ELD HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1918
Number 92
SUGAR ALLOWANCE INCREASE!'
Regulations Relative to the Purchase
of Cereals With Flour Withdrawn.
Four Pounds Sugar Per Person
After December 5.
Regulations requiring householders
and bakers to purchase 20 per cent of
substitutes with each purchase of
wheat-flour were withdrawn today by
the Food Administration, effective im
mediately, says a Washington dis
patch dated November 13.
Increase in the beet sugar producing
States and in the cane producing terri
tory of Louisiana, of the household
sugar allotments from three to four
pounds monthly per capita was order
ed by the food administration effective
December 5, and at the same time
public eating places in these sections
will be permitted to increase their
consumption from three to four
pounds for every 90 meals served.
For the remainder of the country,
it was stated, the allotments of three
pounds monthly per capita for house
holds and three pounds per 90 meals
for public eating places will be con
tinued for the present at least. In
crease for sugar producing States was
granted because of lack of cargo
space for overseas shipments.
THE NEWS IN CLAYTON.
Clayton, N. C.—“Victory.” such as
the world has never known before.
War is over and America victorious,
not a single Clayton boy lost and only
one W'ounded in this great struggle.
This Thanksgiving we have so much
to be thankful for and so much to look
forward to. We trust it will not be
long before they are home again, and
then comes our day of rejoicing, and
nothing will be too good for the
brave lads who, through their efforts,
have brought peace to this glad land
of ours and defended their country’s
flag unto the very end.
Mr. C. B. Gill, of Raleigh, was in
town Tuesday on business.
Mr." A. B. Hollowell spent Wednes
day in Raleigh on business.
Mr. Duke Duncan, a private of
Camp Jackson, is here on a five days’
furlough with his sister, Mrs. John S
Barnes.
Mr. Swade E. Barbour, of the U. S.
Navy, stationed near Norfolk, spent
Sunday here with his mother, Mrs.
A. J. Barbour.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Smith spent
last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Barney
Edgerton near Kenly.
Mr. liume oreecn, oi i.amp jacKson.
is here for five days with his mother
and father. Mr. and Mrs. A. Creech.
Mr. A. Sam White went to Wilson
Monday, being called there by the
death of his brother-in-law*, Mr
Bovett. Mr. White returned Tuesday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith and
children, of Selma, spent Sunday here
with Mrs. J. D. Gulley.
Dr. J. H. Austin came up from Four
Oaks to spend the day with his fam
ily, who are visiting Mrs. M. C. Gattis
Mr. Carl Smith, of the Merchant
Marine, near Norfolk, is here to spend
two weeks with his parents.
Mrs. Robert Boone is spending this
week in Selma with her daughter,
Mrs. Walter Barham.
Mr. Lea Thomas, a student at A.
and E. College, spent the past week
end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C
M. Thomas.
Mrs. Creech, of Selma, spent a few
days this week with her daughter,
Mrs. Pearl Wallace.
Miss Carrie Austin, of Wildwood
Farm, spent the past week-end here
visiting friends.
Our people were glad again on last
Sunday morning to hear the church
bells. Regular services morning an 1
evening at both churches. Each night
this w’eek at 7 o’clock there is a ser
vice of one hour at the Baptist church.
Miss Lenora Keeter, en route to
Kinston, to teach, stopped over and
spent the week-end with Mrs. L. M.
Edgerton.
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Starling came
up Sunday for a visit to relatives.
Messrs. E. R. Gulley, D. H. McCul
lers and W. H. McCu’lers went to
Fayetteville today to attend the fair
there.
Mr. Sam Honeycutt, of Smithfield
was in town today on business.
Miss Nannie Lou Poole, of Mt.
Moriah section, visited Miss Thelma
Barbour a few days this week.
Mrs. E. E. Murchison and little
daughter Rebecca, of Sanford, are
here on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. D. I
Barbour.
The Clayton Red Cross Chapter has
been very busy today packing boxes
for the boys over sea.
Our entire town was grieved today
to hear of the sudden accidental death
of T?f>nhen Myatt. which occurred at i
Swift Creek bridge near Smithfield, |
when his car turned over and broke
his neck.
Remember the United War Work
campaign.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
Report of Meeting of Johnston
County Red Cross.
The monthly and annual meeting
of the Johnston County Red Cross
Chaper was held in Selma Thursdaj
afternoon of last week.
Representatives from Clayton, Four
Oaks, Kenly, Selma and Smithfiel'
branches were present. Reports from
the various officers and chairmen
showed that despite the epidemic of
influenza, most of the branches had
their allotments completed on time.
The most important work of the
month was the co-operative work with
the Board of Health in fighting influ
enza and nursing cases where it was
needed. Soup kitchens were opened
where needed, and volunteer nurses
went from house to house to care for
the patients.
The Homo Seiwice work under the
efficient leadership of Rev. J. G. John
son was reported as having been ard
uously pushed. His services have been
given freely and at his own expense.
His work entails travel over the coun
ty from end to end, and in apprecia
tion of what he has done and what
he will do, a resolution was passed
giving him $25 per month to cover the
expense of the work.
A resolution was also passed assess ■
ing each Red Cross branch in the
county five cents per member per
month for chapter expenses, the mon
ey to be taken from the treasury of
each branch. The secretary of each
branch should make out a bill for thi
assessment, have it signed by the
chairman, sign it herself, present to
the treasurer, who sends a check to
the County Treasurer, Mr. F. K.
Broadhurst. This should be done as
early in the month as possible.
After discussing other phases of
the work which will be given public
ity at the proper time, the annual elec •
tion of officers took place. The re
sult was as follows.
Chairman, Prof. E. H. Moser, Selma.
Vice-Chairman, Mr. E. L. Hinton,
Clayton.
Treasurer, Mr. F. K. Broadhurst
Smithfield.
Secretary, Mrs. B. B. Adams, Four
Oaks
Chairman Woman’s Work, Mrs. H
P. Stevens, Smithfield.
Supervisor Surgical Dressings, Mrs.
B. A. Hocutt, Clayton.
Supervisor Hospital Garments, Mrs.
R. J. Noble, Selma.
Supervisor General Supplies, Mrs.
C. F. Darden, Kenly.
Purchasing Agent, Mrs. W. H. Aus
tin, Smithfield.
Shipping Agent and Chief Clerk,
Mr. J. D. Spiers, Smithfield.
The chairmen for the main com
mittees are:
Extension, Mrs. Joe Darden, Kenly.
Membership, Miss Evelyn Wilson,
Wilson’s Mills.
Publicity, Mrs. T. J. Lassiter,
Smithfield.
Finance, Judge F. H. Brooks, Smith
field.
Nursing Service, Mrs Arthur Griffin,
Clayton.
Canteen Service, Miss Margaret
Etheredge, Selma.
Junior Membership, Miss Beulah
Bailey, Kenly.
Home Service, Rev. J. G. Johnson.
Smithfield.
The next meeting will be held in
Clayton on the second Tuesday after
noon in December at three o’clock.
Remember the United War Work
Campaign.
Rat Campaign Becomes Icreasingly
Popular.
The campaign for exterminating
rats, inaugurated by the Agricultural
Extension Service, is rapidly spread
ing over the entire State. Many coun
ties are offering prizes to the boys and
girls killing the largest number of
these destructive rodents. Boys and
girls, both white and colored, in the
agricultural clubs are now taking up
the matter, and school children in
many cities are also planning to enter
the campaign.
The week of November 18 to 23 has
been designated as “rat killing” week,
when the campaign will end with a
final great effort during these six
days.
Owing to the tonnage made upon its
tonnage for the transportation of Uni
ted States troops, Great Britain has
decided to increase the retail price of
meat and reduce the ration of beef,
lamb fresh pork or poultry, from one
pound to three-quarters of a pound
per capita weekly. Fortunately they
have on hand a good stock of bacon
and ham from this country, and this
meat is at present unrationed. “Econ
omy of every kind is so direct a con
tribution to shipping resources that
waste of any kind, or even failure to
sacrifice when sacrifice can be made,
is at best a thoughtless offense against
national interests.”—British Food
Controller.
AT TIIE CAPITAL OF BANNER.
Manage in Meadow—Mr. David Bar
bour, of Elevation, Had Stroke of
Paralysis—Local Items of Interest.
Ber.son, N. C., Nov. 14.—Mrs. T. T.
Lanier left the first of the week for
several days’ visit to relatives in
Chalybeate Springs.
Mr. Edgar Johnson, of Oxford,
spent Sunday here with his father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Johnson.
His wife and baby have been visiting
here some time.
Mr. Marion Raynor has moved his
family to the residence on Main street
recently vacated by Mr. Fonville.
Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Lasister and
children returned the first of the week
from Cleveland township, where they
visited relatives.
Mr. R. I. Austin had the misfortune
to sprain his back badly Monday while
lifting a heavy piece of timber. He
has since been confined to his home.
Mr. Earl Fonville and family moved
the first of the week to Durham coun
ty, where he will carry the mail on a
rural route. He has lived here sev
eral years and has many friends.
Mr. J .H. Godwin and other Benson
ians left this morning for Fayette
ville to attend the Cumberland County
Fair. Mr. Godwin has a Farm Trac
tor plow on demonstration at the fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, of
Newton Grove, were here visiting re ■
cently.
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and chil
dren and Miss Ida Adams spent Mon
day in Cary.
Mr. R. F. Smith is spending a few
days in Richmond, Va., this week on
business matters.
Mrs. S. T. Coats and daughter. Miss
Alma Coats, and Miss Hilda Parrish,
of Smithfield, were here Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Turlington.
Mr. David Barbour, of Elevation
township, was tricken with paralysis
while at Fayetteville last week. He
was taken home and his condition is
very much improved at this time.
Mr. L. B. Capps and family moved
to the new bungalow on West Main
street in our city.
Mrs. H. W. Darden and Mr. H. B
Giddens, of Clinton, are here for a few
days’ visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. M. T. Britt.
Mr. J. Will Moore has moved his
family to Benson. Mr. Moore has
charge of and manages the Banner
Gin plant this season.
Some unknown party stole a bale
of ginned cotton from the cotton com
press of ,T. W. Wood here last Sun
day and Monday night. The bale of
cotton belonged to A. V. Norris. This
is the second time that a raid has been
made on cotton left at this gin plant
this season.
Mr. S. H. Washburn, of Lillington
and Mrs. Arch McDavid, of Brookfie’d.
Mo., spent a few' days here recently
with relatives.
Mr. Ivan Byrd, of Duke, was a vis
itor to our city this week on business.
Mrs. S. C. Pipkin, of Lillington, vis
ited Mrs. J. E. Ligon several days re
cently.
Mesrs. J G. Greenthall and Willie
Woodall spent Monday in Raleigh cel
ebrating.
Messrs. T. T. Lanier and Casper
Jernigan and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Pool
were visitors to Smithfield Sunday.
Mr. J. C. Stancil and Mr. and Mrs.
N. L. Perkins, of Smithfield, were
here Monday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Rose.
Air. Almon Hood and Miss Vida
Smith were married last night at the j
home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. Smith, in Meadow town
ship. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. G. W. Rollins, pastor of the
Benson Baptist church. The young
couple will make their home in Mead
ow township.
Rev. J. T. Stanford, who has been
pastor of the Benson Methodist
church for the past two years, will
move with his family this month to
their farm in Northampton county.
They have made many friends while
here who will regret to see them leave
our town.
Some one erected a huge banner j
across Main street Wednesday night
bearing the inscription, “A Republican
Congress has abdicated the Kiser.”
Thursday night some other artist
painted on the same banner and un
derneath the first inscription, “Said
Congress has also lowered the price
of cotton five cents a pound.”
CASUALTIES MAY RUN TO
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
The officials at Washington esti
mate that the total casualties of th■?
American Expeditionary forces in the
war may run to one hundred thousand
including the men killed in action
wounded, died of disease and from a!1
causes. Some of the missing may be
accounted for when the prisoners are
returned from Germany. Secretary
Baker states that a considerable num
ber of reported casualties have no.
been given out yet, but that they will
be released as rapidly as the newspa
pers can handle them.
THE NEWS IN BOON HILI
Princeton Hold a Meeting Monday
tNight and Raised $610 for the Uni
ted War Work Campaign—Good Set
of Teachers in Charge of School.
Princeton, Nov. 13.—Miss Lena
Woodard, from Sanford, is spending
two days at home.
Mrs. Lila Massey and children are
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T
L. Burton, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Holt and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Grantham went over
to Wilson county Sunday and spent
the day with Mr. Wiley Williamson.
Mrs. Jesse Godwin from near
Kenly, has been visiting her parents
a few days.
Mrs. Geo. F. Woodard and little
daughter Virginia, are confined at
home with the flu.
Mr. John Woodard and family have
gone to attend the funeral of his sis
ter, Mrs. Hodge, near Kenly today.
Mrs. Holly D. Wells has returned
home after spending several days at
Black Mountain visiting her son
Frank, who moved to the mountain
some months ago with the hope of
regaining his health.
At a meeting of the citizens Mon
day night in the school building, six
hundred and forty dol'ars was raised
for the war work cause. Those inter
ested in forwarding this work are
having splendid success. They are at
work and fully expect to raise the
amount allotted to this section. Every
one was most agreeably surprised at
the success Monday night, because
there wasn’t very many present at the
meeting.
Mr. Leslie D. Horne came home
Sunday from Durham bringing hi?
bride with him. This youthful coup’e,
being about nineteen each, has made
an early venture on the matrimonial
sea.
Mr. Arthur Johnson, of Eureka, was
in town Sunday on his way to Buie’s
Creek school.
We are delighted with our graded
school teachers. Each one is thor
oughly competent for the work ta
vhich she has been assigned, and pos
sessing that most remarkable femi
nine winning way, which displays wis
dom and discretion in the school room.
Miss Myrtle Nicholson, the superin
tendent. has that determination and
vim which is so essential for one ii.
her position.
There are yet many cases of the
influenza in fh's school district, and
this fact necessarily reduces the at
tendance at school, and it is entirelv
probable that for several weeks yet
the attendance will be very small.
Germany Feared Bolshevism.
One of the dangers feared in Ger
many is the power of Bolshevism, a
festering sore which the Germans en -
couraged to grow in revolution-ridden
Russia. With the people all torn to
pieces on account of the revo’ution in
the Empire it is hard to tell what the
outcome will be. The people for four
years have lived in the hope of the
great victories promised them by then
autocratic leaders and now that the
defeat has come, sudden and terrible,
they are shocked beyond measure.
They have endured hardships, and suf
fering and hunger. Now they are
ready for almost anything and only
a strong and masterful leader among
themselves will be able to save them
from a fate worse than Russia’s.
Allied Fleet in the Dardanelles.
It is reported that the Allied fleets
passed through the Straits of Darda
nelles and anchored off Constantino
pie Wednesday.
BERLIN PROGRAM PROCLAIMED.
Siege Raised, Censorship Abolished.
Full IJberty For AH to Form Asso
ciations—Direct Secret Suffrage.
Berne, Nov. 14.—A dispatch receiv
ed here from Berlin says the new gov
ernment has published its program in
a proclamation. The dispatch adds
that the program enforces many mod
ifications toward democracy and lib
erty. economically and politically.
The proclamation includes that
the victims of the fighting during the
past few days inside Greater Berlin
sha’l be buried together in the ceme
tery where the victims of the 1814
revolution were buried.
The proclamation includes that the
state of siege has been raised, that
there is to be full liberty for all, even
functionaries, to form associations;
the censorshin including that on the- ,
atricals, is abolished; there are to be i
freedom of speech and of ■writing,1
amnesty for political offenses, annul- j
ment of the law of national auxiliary ]
service, an eight-hour work day and
universal direct secret suffrage, with
proportional representation for both ;
sexes above 20 years of age, for elec
tions to all public bodies.
FLOUR RULING AMENDED.
A Family May Buy Six Founds For
Ferson Without Having to Buy
Cereals.
Smithfield, Nov. 14, 1918.
The rule of the Food Administra
tion requiring the purchase of corn
meal, corn flour or barley flour with
wheat flour has been rescinded, and
flour can now be purchased without
cereal substitute, Merchants can se'l
a family supply of six pounds per per
son and not more than sixty days’
supply at a time.
This, however, does not lessen the
obligation of American citizens to
continue to conserve wheat flour, for
there are over two million persons in
Europe in imminent danger of star
vation <luring the present winter. In
spite of all America and the other
countries of the world can do there
wi'l be thousands, yes millions who
will starve during the coming winter
However, we can save some of those
poor unfortunate people from such a
horrible death if we continue to con
serve food as we have for the past
year, and save many, many more lives
if we save a little more than we did
last year. “America can ship 50 per
cent more food this year if we all arc
50 per cent better Americans,” says
Mr. Page. “We will be held blame
less if we do our best, but unless
every individual in this country does
his utmost it will be to his cver'ast
ing shame,” Mr. Page continues.
“Food helped win the war. The next
duty and opportunty of food is to save
the starving nations in Europe.” Re
member, that the fields of Europe, es
pecially Northern France and Bel
gium, have been torn with shot and
sheM and honeycombed with trenches
and dugouts, and it will be another
year or two before those fields can be
put in shape for cultivation.
When we sit down to our bounti
fully filled tables, let us give thanks to
God that our good land has been
spared the fate of Franco and Bel
gium, and then remembering those
starving millions, let us save in order
to share with them the good things we
enjoy.
There has been no change in out
sugar allotment for North Carolina.
This remains the same, three pounds
per person, but a family can now
purchase the supply for a month at
a time, instead of in two arid five
pound packages.
F. II. BROOKS,
County Food Administrator.
DON’T WANT TO STOP
OVERTIME WORK.
5,000 Men in Brooklyn Government
Construction Go on Strike on
That Account.
New York, Nov. 14.—Nearly 5,000
workers employed on government con
struction in Brooklyn went on strike
today because of an order attributed
to Secretary of War Baker which ter
minated overt'me and Sunday work,
it was announced tonight by army and
navy officers in charge of the work.
The strike, which affects an army
base and a nival barracks and a naval
fleet base, started early this morning,
but the officers in charge did not then
anticipate thS situation would become
serious, aserting that ' nly 400 or 500
men had struck.
More of the workmen walked out
during the day, however, and it was
admitted tonight that operations on
the army base were virtually tied up,
while those on other jobs were seri
ously affected.
With overtime and Sunday work
many of the men had been earning
from $57 to $00 a week.
KAISER FINDS HAVEN AT VEEP.
Former German Emperor Arrives at
Count Bentinck’s Chateau.
London, Nov. 12.—William Hohen
zollem, the former German Emperor,
arrived Sunday at Count Bentiick’s
chateau of Middaehten, at Velp, near
Arnhem, acording to a dispatch to the
Daily Express, dated at Velp, Sunday.
Velp is about fifty miles southeast of
Amsterdam and eighty miles north
east of Eysden, where the ex-Kaiser
crossed the frontier Sunday.
Gather the walnuts and hickory
nuts before the leaves hide them. Use
or se’l the meats and turn the shells
over to the Red Cross. Up to Novem
ber 1 only one solid car load of pits
and she’ls had arrived at the Gas De- j
fense Division in New York City, al-l
though many car loads are reported on !
the way. It is conservatively estima
ted that a minimum of 1,000.000
pounds of fruit pits and nut shells are
needed daily for conversion into char
coal, so don’t leave the black walnuts
and hickory nuts to ret on the ground
BRITISH RECORD OF SUCCESS.
Sir D. Haig's Praise of Fighting Qual
ities of the Yank—Made 15 Miles in
Six Days—British Official Report
Saturday Night—In the course of
the last three weeks the Twenty -
Seventh and Thirtieth N. C .Divisions
of the Second Amercian Corps, oper
ating with the Fourth British Army,
have taken part with great gallantry
and success in three major offensive
operations, besides being engaged in a
number of lesser attacks. In the
course of this fighting they have dis
played soldierly qualities of a high
order and have materially assisted ir.
the success of our attacks.
Having fought with the utmost
dash and bravery in the great attack
of September 29, in which the llinden
burg line was broken, and having on
this occasion captured the villages of
Bellieourt and Nauroy, with a large
number of prisoners, on October 8
troops of the Second American Corps
again attacked in the neighborhood of
Montbrehain. In three days of suc
cessful fighting they completed an ad
vance of ten miles from Maton to St.
Souplet, overcoming determined re
sistance and capturing several strong
ly-defended villages and woods.
Throughout the past three days the
Second American Corps has again at
tacked daily, and on each occasion
with complete success, though the en
emy’s resistance has been most ob
stinate. Fighting their way forward
from Saint Souplet to the high ground
west of the Sambre Canal, they have
broken down the enemy’s resistance
at all points, beating off many coun
ter-attacks and realizing a further ad
vance of nearly five miles.
Over 5,000 prisoners and many guns
have been taken by the Second Amer
ican Corps in these operations.—Lon
don Mail.
The above clipping was sent us by
First Sergeant George R. Sanders, son
of Mr. E. S. Sanders. He is in Com
pany D, 119th Infantry, and was in all
the fights named in the article. He
was wounded in the fighting on the
high ground west of the Sambre Ca
nal. Sergeant Sanders spent several
months on the Mexican border in
1916, and has been in France since
last spring. He participated in much
of the hard fighting between St. Quen
tin and Cambrai when the Ilindenburg
line was broken.
Packages for Sailors.
The Postoflice Department an
nounces that articles for men on na
val vessels or attached to naval bases
are not subject to restrictions of the
order of March 28.
The statement of the Postoffice De
partmental Order No. 1259, of March
28, 1918, and the instructions of this
office pertaining thereto dated April 8
and May 31, 1918, prohibiting the ac
ceptance for mailing to members of
the American Experitionary Forces in
Europe of parcels containing articles
which are not being sent at the writ
ten request of the addressee, approved
by his regimental or higher command
er or an executive officer of the or
ganization with which he is connect
ed, postmasters are advised that such
restrictions do not apply to parcels
addressed in care of the Postmaster,
New York, N. Y.. to the officers and
men on board United States naval
vessels or attached to naval bases and
not addressed to the American Expe
ditionary Forces in France.”—Fleet
Review.
GERMANS WEPT AT TERMS.
Reading of Conditions by Foch
Punctuated by Sobs of
Envoys.
Paris, November 12.—The German
armistice envoys sobbed when they
heard the terms of the true \ accord
ing to details received here today con
cerning the momentous event.
Dr. Mathias Erzberger, Clerical
leader, was one of the speakers in the
conference. Addressing Marshal Foch,
he said:
“Marshal, have you any s\ mpathv
for tre German populations ? We want
peace.”
Marshal Foch replied:
“Sir, I have the terms of the proto
col, which, being signed will bring
peace.”
Immediately the Generalissimo be
gan reading. As he proceeded the
Germans broke into tears.
By an order effective November 4
syrup, molasses, honey, jam and mar
malade, will be rationed in G^eat
Britain to four ounces a week with an
extra two ounces for children while
the supply lasts. This represents a
very real hardship, as the sugar ration
is two pounds a week and buttex four
ounces.
Give—United War Work Campaign.