VOLUME 37.
THE SMITHFIELD HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1918
Number 96
SOCIALISTS WANT
EX-KAISER TRIED
Willie, Jr„ Von Hollweg, VTon Jagow
and Zimmerman Also Are Sought
by Reds’ Leader.—Calls Them Mass
Murderers—Radical Socialists, How
ever, Appear to Be Losing Ground
in Germany—Returning Soldiers
Reject Bolshevism.
Berlin, Nov. 25.—“We demand the
immediate convening of a revolution
ary tribunal for the purpose of pass
ing sentence on the Hohenzollerns,
father and son, and on von Bethmama
Hollweg,” says the Red Flag, the or
gan of Dr. Karl Liebknecht, in com
menting on the disclosures made in
Munich concerning the complicity of
Germany in bringing about the war.
William II must be commanded to re
turn and give an account before this
tribunal.”
The Spartacus organ also demands
a reckoning with the Socialist lead
ers, Ebert, David, Molkenbuhr and
others, for participation in propa
ganda calculated to absolve Germany
from responsibility for causing the
war.
“We have been told that Germany
had no knowledge of Austria’s ulti
matum to Serbia. It was a lie,” says
the Vorwaerts. “Berlin was said to
have admonished Vienna to go slow. It
was a lie.”
“In the course of his proclamation
William II declared ‘in the midst of
peace we are attacked by the enemy.’
A base, impudent, bottomless, shame
less lie.
“And does this band of mass mur
derers who in the progress of the rev
olution and through the generosity of
the German people managed to escape
unhurt, really still believe it can once
more establish its blood-stained, lie
bedecked?”
The organ of the independent So
cialists, Die Frieheit, says:
“They committed high treason. We
could lay hands on William and his
son, but it is to be hoped that they will
yet be brought to justice. Their for
tunes, however, must be confiscated.
Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, von Ja
gow and Zimmerman, who were their
tools, must forthwith be arrested and
brought into court.
Count Reventlow in the Tages Zei
tung, says that neither Bethmann
Hollweg nor his associates desired a
world-war and that they were not pre
pared for it. The Count adds:
“It is not to be denied, however, that
their jumbling was responsible for
complications which ultimately in
volved Germany.”
Reports of tests of strength between
the conservative elements and the in
dependent and Bolshevik Socialists in
various places in Germany continue
to indicate that as far as mere num
bers go the extremists are almost neg
ligible.
The elections to the Soldiers and
Workmen’s Council in Dresden, on
Sunday show that the extremists
polled only 4,300 votes against 56,400
for the old Socialists. Both groups of
independents won only three or four
seats in the council of 50.
Fuller reports from Bremen show
that the movement in the coast cities
already has turned into a more con
servative channel.
A meeting of soldiers, workmen’s
and peasants’ councils, representing
Bremen, Hanover, Hambug, Olden
burg, Flensburg, Osnabrueck, Wil
helmshaven and a number of smaller
places in the provinces of Hanover
and Schleswig-Holstein adopted a res
olution declaring that these councils
would stand behind the present gov
ernment and demand the convocation
of a national assembly. The resolu
tion was adopted by a vote of 81 to 20.
There also was a crushing defeat for
the extremists at a meeting repre
senting the Tenth Army Corps at
Hanover, where by a vote of 140 to 4,
a resolution was adopted against ef
forts to establish a dictatorship and
demanding the summoning of a con
stituent assembly.
Soldiers from the front are begin
ning to arrive in,Berlin and men who
have conversed with them express
themselves optimistically as to the re
sult of their arrival as regards its ef
fect upon the preservation of order.
These men declare that the great bulk
of the soldiers reject Bolshevism in all
its phases.
It also may perhaps be considered
an indication of the general public’s
faith in the conservation of the sol
diers that German and Prussian flags
are beginning to reappear over all
Berlin, after having made way for the
red flag since November 10. Only in
one of the suburbs was any objection
raised to the flying of the national
flag. Certain elements there tore the
Prussian banners from the street
cars. Elsewhere the emblems were
not destroyed.
NEWS ITEMS FROM SELMA.
(Regular Correspondence.)
The local Red Cross met Tuesday
afternoon in the Red Cross room at
the school building to discuss plans
for carrying out successfully the
Christmas Roll Call. The members de
cided to recommend to Mr. Dwight
Barbour, the County Roll Call chair
man, the name of Mr. John Wiggs as
chairman for Selma township. Mr.
Moser met with the members and of
fered a plan of work that was adopt
ed and will be carried out. The local
organization is enthusiastic about the
success of the Christmas drive.
The local organization has elected
officers for the coming year as fol
lows: Mrs. L. D. Debnam, chairman;
Mrs. Young, vice-chairman; Mr. W.
C. Call, treasurer; Mrs. Bethel, sec
retary and publicity agent; Mrs. Rob
ert Etheridge, chairman work room;
Messrs. M. C. Winston and N. E.
Ward and Miss Margaret Etehridge,
executive committee.
The Selma school celebrated Thanks
giving Thursday morning with a
short, program. It went as follows:
Song—All Hail the Power Jesus’
Name. The School.
Twenty-third Psalm. The School.
Prayer. Rev. J. H. Worley.
Recitation — Thanksgiving Poem.
Sixth Grade.
Song—On Thanksgiving. Second
Grade.
Song — On Thanksgiving. First
grade.
Snatches of several popular songs:
There’s a Long, Long Trail,
Keep the Home Fires Burning,
Pack Up Your Troubles. The school.
A Short Talk—“We Should Be
Thankful to Be American Children
Today.” Supt. Moser.
Solo—When the Boys Come Home.
Miss Folger.
Songs—Your Flag and My Flag,
The Star Spangled Banner. The school.
A number of the people of the com
munity came out to the exercises and
went away refreshed, filled with the
spirit of Thanksgiving.
School turned out at noon for the
general turkey dinner.
Under the direction of the Board of
Charities special dinner was served
to those who otherwise would not have
felt the special feeling of good will
and pleasure that should come to all
of us at this time of abundant harvest
and boundless blessings.
The Selma public school is running
six days to the week now to offer the
children an opportunity to make up
the lost time. If the experiment is a
success, and it should be, the schools
in Selma will likely run six days to the
week next year. Is there any reason
for not running all our schools six
days to the week ? *
Supt. Moser attended the Christmas
Roll Call conference at Greensboro
Saturday in the interest of putting the
thing over in Johnston county. Do the
people of Johnston know that last
year only six people out of every hun
dred were members of the Red Cross,
while in New England thirty-five out
of a hundred were members ? What
is patriotism, anyway?
A number of the young people of
Selma went to Raleigh and Wilson
Those going to Raleigh were Misses
Kilpatrick, McNeil, Brietz, Rodwell.
Those going to Wilson were Misses
Edgerton, Folger, McKee, Keel and
Paris.
Two of the teachers, Misses Jones
and Paris W'ent out of town to spend
Thanksgiving.
Mr. M. C. Winston is in Richmond
for part of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Edgerton and
family were in Raleigh Tuesday shop
ping.
Judging from the turkeys that have
been brought to town recently the day
was celebrated in real Turkey style.
The celebration at the Methodist
church Thursday night was one of sin
cere praise, heartily entered into by
the congregation. An offering of mon
ey and materials was made for the
Raleigh Orphanage. The pastor of
the church, C. K. Proctor, made a fit
ting talk for the occasion. Mr. Proc
tor also made Thanksgiving talks at
Sanders Chapel and at Kenly Thurs
day.
Rev. R. R. Lanier and family are
away this wreek attending the Baptist
Association at Bethesda.
Miss Frances Walker, of Fayette
ville, and Miss Florence Neighbors,
of Wilson, were visiting Mrs. I. W.
Mayerberg during the last week-end.
G. M. Jones, an employe of the
Southern Railway, who has been liv^
ing in Selma, has moved to Raleigh.
Preston Mozing moved his family
from Selma to Wilson Tuesday. Mr.
Mozingo will go into business at Wil
son.
Mr. Bundy is moving his family to
Selma. Mr. Bundy recently bought a
home in Selma near the school build
ing. We'are glad to welcome him.
Mrs. John Winston, of Wendell, who
| has been visiting relatives in Selma,
,| returned home Wednesday.
HIGH PRAISE FOR
THIRTIETH DIVISION
“Will Rank With Highest Achieve
ments of the War” —Pays Tribute
to 27th—Carolina and Tennessee
Troops Thanked in Message From
British Field Marshal.
With the British Army in Belgium,
Sunday, Nov. 24.—(By the Associated
Press.)-*-The American second corps,
which served with the British fourth
army during the closing days of the
war, has been rewarded for its work
by a glowing letter of praise from
Field Marshal Haig, the British com
mander in chief.
The field marshal’s message to the
commands of the corps, read:
“Now that ycu are leaving the
British zone, I wish again to thank
you and all the officers and men on
behalf of myself and all ranks of the
British armies in France and Flanders
for the very gallant and efficient serv
ice you have rendered during your
operations with the British fourth
army.
“On the twenty-ninth of September
you participated with distinction in
a great and critical attack which
shattered the enemy’s resistance on
the Hindenburg line and which open
ed the road to final victory.
“The deeds of the twenty-seventh
and thirtieth American divisions,
which took Bellecourt and Nauroy and
gallantly sustained the desperate
struggle for Bonoy, will rank with the
highest achievements of the war.
“The names of Brancourt, Bremont,
Busigny, Vaux-Andigny, St. Souplet
and Wassigny will testify to the dash
and energy of your attacks. I am
proud to have had you in my com
mand.”
The thirtieth division mentioned by
Field Marshal Haig was known as the
O’d Hickory division, composed of
t’roops from Tennessee, North Caro
lina. South Carolina and the District
of Columbia, and which was trained
at Greenville, S. C. The twenty-sev
enth and thirtieth divisions probably
were the first American divisions to
fight in Belgium, having crossed the
border with the fourth British arffty.
The twenty-seventh division is com
posed of New York troops and was
trained at Camp Wadsworth, S. C.
Four Selma Boys Met in London.
Selma, Nov. 27.—Mr. Bartha Deans,
now in the service of Uncle Sam’s
navy and who has made several trips
across the big pond, related a very in
teresting incident on his last furlough
home. Mr. Deans said that he was
walking down the streets of the big
city of London taking in the interest
ing things to be seen in the world’s
metropolis, when suddenly a good fel
low slapped him on the shoulder. Who
was this good fellow but William
Creech, of Selma—the famous city in
the Old North State? William knew
where to find two more Selma boys—
Wilbur Perkins and Arthur O’Neal.
They were soon found and the four
Selma boys scattered to the four
winds of earth by war, had come to
gether in London and were celebrating
the coming together in a sumptuous
way, feasting at one of London’s fam
ous eating places Such a good time
these boys had and what a joyous
surprise that they should meet in the
very heart of the world’s population
to talk over old times in Selma. Per
haps every man in that dining room
that evening thought that North Car
olina was a small place in the State of
Selma. What a strange coincidence
that this should happen, but such is
war. And this is one of the pleasant
est phases.
Robbers Steal Pistols.
J. D. Smith’s hardware store was
broken into some time last night, and
the robbers helped themselves to five
pistols and several boxes of car
tridges, valued at about $100. En
trance was effected at the rear, where
a glass was broken. Nothing else in
the store w'as molested. The blood
hounds were phoned for, but owing to
the illness of their keeper they could
not be secured. Every effort will be
made to find the guilty parties.—
Clayton News, Nov. 28.
Students Average $5.00.
Chapel Hill, Nov. 26.—The faculty
and students of the University of
North Carolina subscribed a total of
$3,700 in the war work drive just end
ed, $700 being the faculty’s share.
The subscriptions frcrf the students
averaged about $5 per man.
Illinois has approved a $60,000,000
bond issue to provide means for the
construction of 4.800 miles of good
I ”Op.ds. The interest on the loan is to
I be met by automobile fees.
AT THE CAPITAL OF BANNER.
Several Marriages Among Bensonites.
Death of John Jones in Elevation.
Boys from the Camps Spending
Thanksgiving at Home.
Benson, N. C., Nov. 28.—Mr. Hugh
Royall, of Richmond, Va., spent a
few days here this week with his wife
and daughter, who are spending some
time with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Royal.
Messrs. J. L. Hall, G. W. Rollins.
Alonzo Parrish and L. Gilbert have
been attending the Baptist Association
at Bethesda this week.
Deputy Marshal George F. Moore
is in Raleigh thi^ week attending the
Federal Court for the Eastern North
Carolina District.
Mr. Decker Creech came home yes
terday to spend Thanksgiving with his
parents in Elevation township. He
is in the Navy Yard at Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Denning and Mr.
Lonnie Denning spent Monday in Fay
etteville visiting.
Mr. John Jones, a son of Mr. Rom
Jones, died at his home near Reho
both lats Thursday and was buried
Friday at Rehoboth cemetery. Mr.
Jones had been seriously sick for sev
eral days and his death was expected.
He leaves a wife and three small
children.
Mr. J. C. Clifford, of Dunn, was a
visitor to our city Tuesday on legal
matters.
Miss Annie Parker, registered nurse,
who has been in service with Uncle
Sam, has been here for a few days
recently.
Mr. R. U. Barbour left Tuesday for
Tennessee, where he will buy two car
loads of fine mules for the Benson
market.
Messrs, Roofie Penny and Shepard
Penny spent yesterday in Raleigh on
business matters.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Capps went to
Henderson Tuesday to visit Mr.
Capps’ mother, who has been sick at
her home for the past few days.
Messrs. Julian Godwin and Roy
Smith went to Goldsboro yesterday,
returning last night.
Mr. Marvin Clifton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie O'ifton, of our city, who
is on one of the big battleships of the
United States fleet, is home for a
few days’ visit.
Messrs. George W. Hall and John
T%11. were visitors to Fayetteville
Monday on business.
Mrs. Walter Strickland is spending
a few days in Bentonsville township
with relatives this week.
Mr. Tom Baker, of Penniman, Va.,
came home for a few days this week.
Mr. William Strickland, of Camp
Sevier, was home for a few days the
first of the week. He visited his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Preston Strickland,
in Elevation.
Miss Hell Lamb, who has been vis
iting relatives in Wilson county for
a month, has returned and resumed
her work at the postoffice here.
Mrs. W. D. Boon and daguhter,
Florence Boon, left this morning for
Elizabeth City, Norfolk and other
places to visit relatives.
Mr. J. Willis Creech, of Elevation,
has bought the Dr. Rowland place in
Benson and will move here in the near
future. We welcome Mr. Creech anti
his family to Benson.
Mr. Claud Canaday went to Fay
etteville shopping Tuesday and spent
the day.
Mr. A. W. Perry is spending some
time in Millbrook, N. C.
Miss Dale Weaver spent Sunday
here with her sister. Miss Bess Wea
ver. Miss Mary Wilson also spent
the day here with Miss Weaver.
Miss Clyde Hocutt and Miss Maud
Ilocutt, of Garner, spent Sunday here
with Velma Brady.
Misses Lucile Eaton, of Mocksville,
and Grace Bryan, of Marshall, were
here Sunday with friends. They will
teach at Peacock’s Cross Roads this
year.
Mr. Arthur Jernigan, of Camp Jack
son, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Jernigan, near here Sunday.
Miss Dora Norris died at the home
of her father, Mr. Eldridge Norris,
near Benson, the first of the week.
She had pneumonia, following influ
enza and death resulted.
Miss Ruby Day, of Durham, is vis
iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Warren.
Miss Gertrude Surles, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Surles. and Mr.
Tom Baker, of Penniman, Va., were
married Monday at Lillington, N. C.
Mr. Baker holds a responsible posi
tion with the government works near
Penniman. to which place he has re
turned. His wife will remain with
j her narents till the first of the year.
I Miss Florence Jernigan, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Jernigan, was
married Mondoav morning to Mr.
John W. Hill, of Laurens ,S. C. The
wedding was a very quiet one, only a
j few relatives of the bride being pres
ent, They left Mondav aftemoor. for
th°ir future home in South Carolina.
A very prettv marriage was sol
| emnized vesterday morning in Dur
I ham at the parsonage of the Second
THE NEWS IN CLAYTON.
Clayton, N. C., Nov. 27.—Misses
Helen Rogers and Gladys Barbour
spent last Sunday in Raleigh with
Mrs. R. II. Garrison.
Mrs. E. E. Murchison ind little
daughter returned to their home at
Sanford last Sunday after spending
some time here with parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. L. Barbour.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ellis, of Ral
eigh, spent last Sunday here with
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ellis.
Mrs. C. G. Boyett returned to her
home at Wilson a few days ago after
spending some time here with rela
tives.
Mr. Ransom Averitt is at home
from Wake Forest College to spend
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. John Stallings is here on a
visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Cable.
Mr. Borda Allen, a member of the
U. S. Navy, stopped over and spent
Monday here on his way to his new
post of duty at Norfolk.
Mr. Exum Ellis, who holds a posi
tion at Baltimore, visited his parents
several days this week.
Mr. Edgar Averitt, a U. S. Navy
boy, is at home for a few days.
On Thursday and Friday, December
5, and 6, at Miss Taylor’s Millinery
store, the ladies of the Baptist church
will hold their bazaar. They will have
a good display and the proceeds to go
to the church.
At the home of Mrs. C. W. Carter
last Friday evening the Mothers’
Club held a meting known as the
“fathers’ meeting.” All the fathers
were invited and all enjoyed a pleas
ant afternoon.
Thursday night Mrs. John S.
Barnes entertained the young married
folks of the town in honor of Dr
and Mrs. T. A. Griffin, who are to
leave real soon for their new home at
Wendell.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving day.
Each store in town will be closed for
the entire day. Services at the Meth
odist church at 11 a. m. and at the
Baptist church at 7 p. m. We realize
that we have much to be thankful for
on this day. Most of all we are in
peace again, and have not lost a single
home boy in the awful world war.
We understand that the packages
for Christmas may be mailed as late
at November 30, but none after that
time. There are as yet lots of fami
lies who have received no labels and
have not been able to secure any
through the Red Cross, so therefore
have not sent any.
Lots of peop’e are attending the As
sociation at Bethesda church this
week.
BENTONVILLE NEWS.
Some winter weather visited our
section Sunday in the shape of hail
and cold rain.
Messrs. Harvey Westbrook and Al
len Lee went to Camp Humphreys,
Va., last week to visit Mr. Norman
Westbrook.
The “flu” has broke out in Ben
tonsville township again. It seems to
be the Wayne county kind, having or
iginated there.
Mr. Snider, of Winston-Salem, is in
this section in the interest of the ben
eficiary degree of the Jr. O. U. A. M.
The Mill Creek school opened Mon
day with Miss Esther Rose, of Wayne
as principal and Miss Lorrie Massen
gill as primary teacher.
A Thanksgiving sermon will be
preached at Ebenezer M. E. church
next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 for the
Jr. O. U. A. M. by the pastor, Rev. T.
W. Siler. You are welcome.
Mr. W. A. Powell, the township
health officer, has his thinking cap on
now. with the schools opened up, and
the “flu” nearing on them. He is ask
ing the people to help him that the
epidemic may be kept down, otherwise
the schools will have to close.
Bentonville, Nov. 27.
Joseph Fielding Smith, president of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Later
Day Saints (Mormon), died at his
home in Salt Lake City, a few days
ago, after a long illness, in his eigh
tieth year. Death was due indirectly
to a paralytic stroke suffered last
April. An avowed polygamist, Mr.
Smith was married six times. His
children numbered forty-three and his
grandchildren ninety-one. Five of his
wives are living and thirty of his
children.
Baptist church when Miss Lena Beam
became the bride of Mr. David Pleas
ants. The marriage ceremony was
performed bv Rev. W. A. Avers, pas
tor of the bride. The young couple
arrived here vesterdav afternoon and
wiH visit relatives of the groom for a
few davs before returning to Durham,
where thev will make them home.
All business places in Benson have
closed for Thanksgiving. It is the uni
versal opinion of our people that there
| is much to be thankful for this vear
and all places have therefore closed.
TH1R1IETH DIVISION
TO RETURN SOON
Only About 12.500 Men and Officers in
Each—Not Reduced to This Num
ber By Losses in Fighting, How
ever.
Washington, Nov. 20.—News from
France today that the Twenty-seventh
and Thirtieth divisions, which have
been fighting with the British Fourth
Army, have been withdrawn with only
approximately 12,500 officers and men
in each, does not mean that these or
ganizations have been reduced to less
than half of their normal strength in
the severe fighting on the British
front before the signing of the arm
istice.
Army officers recalled today that
only the infantry and machine gun
units of these divisions went into ac
tion with the British forces, the ar
tillery being used elsewhere. It also
was regarded as more than possible
that the infantry and machine gun
units were reduced in number so as to
make the division conform in size to
the British divisions. The British di
visional unit numbers about 12,500
men.
The Twenty-seventh division is the
New York National Guard division
commanded by Major General John F.
O’Rvan, the only National Guard offi
cer to have served through the war
with that high rank.
The Thirtieth division was compos
ed of the North Carolina, South Caro
lina and Nennessee National Guard.
Roth these organizations saw heavy
actions with the British and were
highly commended by British officers
for their desperate fighting when
Marshal Haig’s armies were smashing
the Hindeburg line in northern
France. Their losses undoubtedly
have been heavy, but it is not regard
ed as probable that half their original
strength figured on the casualty lists.
So far as is known here, no date
for the return of these or any other
divisions from France has bee* fixed.
Secretary Baker said today that none
of the divisional organizations would
arrive home before Christmas.
HALF DEAD FROM STARVATION.
While 800 Bolshevik Prisoners Perish
ed En Route to Nikilsk.
Vladivostok, Saturday, Nov. 23.—
Half dead from starvation and disease,
many beyond help, 1,321 survivors out
of the original total of 2,100 Bolshevik
prisoners and refugees in a train sent
across Siberia by the Czecho-Slovak
troops fighting in Samaria, European
Russia, have arrived at Nikolsk, near
Vladivostok. The journey from the
Ural mountains to the Pacific occupied
weeks.
The survivors reached Nikolsk in 40
cars. The train carried no provisions
Of the 800 persons missing from the
original total some were shot while
trying to escape from the train. Oth
ers lost their lives by throwing them
selves from the car windows. Disease,
starvation and exposure accounted for
the remainder.
When the Czecho-Slovak forces cap
tured Samara, they loaded the inmates
of the jails into trains indiscrimi
nately along with the Bolshevik pris
oners of war. The American Red
Cross at Vladivostok has rushed doc
tors to Nikolsk to aid the arrivals, who
arc in a terrible condition.
Other train loads of human freight
in similar straits are now on their way
eastward over the trans-Siberian rail
road.
Among those reaching Nikolsk were
a dozen women who formerly were
nurses in the Bolshevik hospital at
Samar'i. Many innocent persons were
included. There was a girl stenogra
pher, who had been sentenced to six
days’ imprisonment for serving the
non-Bolshevik city administration. The
American Red Cross is taking care of
500 of the survivors in an improvised
hospital. These persons are depend
ent solely upon charity.
BUILD 2,985 NEW VESSELS.
American Yards Make Great Record
Since Declaration of W ar.
Nearly 3,000 vessels were built in
home yards between April 6, 1917,
the date of the declaration of war by
the United States, and November 11
last, the date of the armistice.
The actual number was 2,985 of 3,
091,695 gross tons, of which 506, ag
gregating 2,056,813 gross tons, were
ocean-going steel steamers. Ocean
going wooden vessels numbered 403,
of 753,156 gross tons, and nonseago
ing vessels numbered 2,076 with a
gross tonnage of 281,725.—Washing
ton Post.
From all organizations over the
country comes the call, “Do your
‘ Christmas shopping early."