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The 4Franklin Times
A. V. Johnson, Kditor uud Uumsw. -?.HE COUNTY, THE STAjTE, THE UNION
> PLIME XLVIL t ? , . >. r,.l'i,lClf tl l.| ST
9, ism.
AS ADVEHTIBIJfG
ME1HI.M THAT BRINCS 1
1 , RESUiXS
SubscrlpJljn #Ud!, Per Tew
JIFJCBEB 25
TO ERECT MONUMENT
TO REV. G- M. DUKE
MH(iAMZETIO> VER+fclTHO TO
I'HOMOTK WORK OF LOVK.
~u" ' 1 ' m | i
ecutlve fommJtte and Tonuship
Chairman Appointed -Donut&ms.
In accordance with a call for a mass
meoting of the citizens of Franklin
County to be held in the Court House
on Monday, August 5th, to arrange
for the erection of a monument to Rev. I
G. M. Duke on the Court House Squ'are
quite a number of citizens gathered to
takte part in the proper organization
of the movement and to give It a good
start.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. J. A. Turner."who explained the
object of the meeting, was to organ
ize a Duke Memorial Association whos'e
functions would-be to solicit and re
ceive funds to erect *a monument to
the memory of Hev. Geo. M. Duke.
Franklin County's most beloved son.
After which Mr.'T. S. Colli?' wr.s called
to preside and A. F. Johnson request
ed to act as Secretary.
Upon motion the following officers
were elected:
T. 8. Collie. President.
L, L. Joyner, Vice-President.
A. F. Johnson. Secretary.
Farmers and Merchants Dank
Treasurer.
The President appointed the follow
ing as an Executive Committee: J. A.
Turner. E. L. Best, E. J. Cheatham, H.
D. Egerton. J. P. Davis.
The Executive Committee was in
structed to appoint a Chairman for
each of the Township Committees
it having been decided to u?e the
to.vnship r.s the working unit.
The Secretary reported the receipt
4.: ?2.00. a donation from Mr. H. C.
Iti-..ton. This was followed with cash
c ions as follows:
Fa.*:: rs Union $ 10.00
L. I.. Toyner.... 4 5.00
Th'- following subscriptions v'ere
nih<!e: E. L. Hesi $.r>.C0. J A. Turner
$&.0<V Dr. J. K. M; lone $5.00. J.C.Jonos
So Of W. D. Fuller $25 00. v.*. H Allen
i i or oo.
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the following ({Uli?iicn for tl??; cvetni
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po se <f ?'??itin.: ti.?? *.oM n !.'i ?h'-!
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Tt .? .d ?i:.;s'? .1 lU-st '.'k Scoi et ir.*
open :e s\b-)w l .i und tliai |
i ttVy it.3<.T ia ''le count" be invitel
\ \ f' Tv l.i vhotc/ei c >n.r?"'-u'on they
"Iniigh' ffo? tvilUn*' tr tfvc to A. F.'
^ ?irv. ! ovir'iifg, >*. t.'.,
wtto ivil! prepare .?? ]?.'c: i * ...o"d- nn l j
?In" ' a? ' f!' m v??n ?l' ic.ii'- n '
??.iti: *he ara,A:Uj ' jutri if.ei? pub- ,
lah-v n fin.* Fia?;kli Timei
Tbi?. cmpipUng. tb,? verk ?>f o/gani-.
?fcfttifrrr nt th?g ?tinr?rCti ?i ?i. c nt was '
'aken subject n L\ ca.I from 'ho. 1'res- j
Went.
KKOJI SO V,J fV ni; TI V> KRASTE.
The followfng le .tr r i.'< 33 -Mi". Willie
!Macon, u ho Is with tao/ovonea^i fbj*ce3
will be read with much in; >re*t by
our xead?T5":
July r.ti:., 1918.
My dear. Elizaheth:
As ydu know yesterday was the
Glorious Fourth, everybody over here
seemed to be aware of the fact for
there were lots of big guns fired. Just
an incessant roar very nearly all the
time. The papers stated yesterday
that the Americans took a little village
Just to celebrate the Fourth.
This is the greatest grain country
you ever saw. They raise wheat,
oats and barley. The fields are just
beginning to turn yellow and they are
so pretty.. The sorriest wheat I've
seen looks as if it would make about
ten bushels per acre and It runs all
the way from that to twenty-five and
thirty bushels to the fccre. The oats
are good accordingly. They also raise
lots of flax. Have seen several raisin
vines, but they aren't ripe yet. Cher
ries are ripe now but It will bo some
little while before apples, peaches and
pear a are ripe.
Guess what happened to me just
now? ' A French hidy rbout 22 years
old had just c-ome from the garden,
where she had be<n picking currants.
Hho asked me to come >n?o the bouse
and have some. She has heen mighty
nice to Prush and mo. They seem
willing t?> do lust whatever they can
for th*? American soldier. Thi-y^e^m
to have the feeling that to are hore
tohelp them win tho war. I'm glad
they hove that attitude as it certAinly
makes It moro pleasant for us. Their
courtesies aren't exactly the sam? as [
ours. For Instance today ^hHo I was
lr *l^e heme eii'ng ~urran*.'? a lady vis
itor canio in, end I through force ^
habit; got up ami offered her my seat.
ThkyXiiought 1 was tfoing to leave so
one of the laides said "Vua no:; dc
partee" which means literally "You
not depart" or as we express it "Don't
leave." Here is what they say when
they want you to repeat a sentence,
"Que est que ce vols dlt," which moans
" Ul m 11 JU 11 A1JMA
learned mostly la "Non Compreus^'
which means "I do not understrnd."
I can tell you this much of our doings.
We have certainly learned to hike with
a pack on our backs. X have about
got to the point that I can just keep
on walking. **
All the boys are well as can be sln j
Co. D. They are so congenial too.
Co. D Is all right.
I got a mighty sweet letter from
Aunt Ellen Davis saying that ?he hadl
been down to see you. Brush andf
have received sbm6 of the sweetest ]
letters in tho world from our dear
home folks and friends.* You- Just 1
don't know how- we enjoy them. i!
will venture the assertion that no oth- j
er two boys got miy/nicer letters than
do. If I don't keep up with njy i
correspondence as 1 should you will]
have to tell them why. It is this way,
our time is somewhat limited. Then,
too, the facilities! for writing are nol
as good by any means an whgn we
were in the Btates.
The air oyer head is very badly con
taminated with aeroplanes. There
are very few minutes during the day j
that we can't either see or hear one, i
and at night the whole elements seem
alive with them. The Allies are on
the Job though. Just the other night
1 was out watching and listening, pre
I sfently I heard a plane, in just a few
seconds they had it spotted with one
of those big search lights and then
? anti-aircraft guns started. Shrapnel
1 Stalls began bursting all around. They
finally hit old Fritz and down he came.
Then before T had moved out of my
tracks I looked In another* direction
and saw two more caught in a search
light. Very soon they were both
brought down. The nntl'4 are sta?
tloned everywhere and whenever the
Dosehe cross the line they open up
on him. Some of them manage to set
j thru the barrage though. The En
j {.tish and French soldiers make for
liho dugouts but ve boys stand around
ii:ud see-'he pood work go or.. Most
?every little village and farm either
lia.e vren'bts or dugouts iVr rcf-ige.
Tlscro ?sn't any real danger unles"? i
i?io" " rltcv'* h be in the
liif-tM;*'.1 ViC-nity. Honestly tda'^er
vt?t bflr.f con-id rud'j vbo?.?* fir raids
::i? I ::v iMOUi* ;t lit:? I >C. VllmeSS
0.1 ?- s- ^ ' i
i ? i .;?c '-tli U I ?> I'ili
i'v.? -ins-e l\p been -r . iVt
?rt..ay. I *.tvr f.vo 'iog'-i ebutning. Wil!
tr> explain to you luv* it i? done,
"s e plan wm piactku;iy ruo -omr as
; jt ?It! in?h'.oncit i?.-rl mill ii\?pn
i *1 t V vrv i liovr fbi* i-> ? a" 'Ms
1. i 'iii'1' vj?- j ii ??i' off: v h ?vl .*'v :t
. I :j:-r. a^?i e face o- i ?. a*'.?. ?!.
I ..e f |> d ?-'* *eur ? ca::v ;"u :> ?e
hub o- 'l;j I'iriw >f tb-1 b; *: J. ami i':e
1 * ).: \.f.* c.ii. od lo a -n t ".e
Ic itP c f t'to w": eel on elthe.' ^ d:. V ic
' <\ d0?* I est:n to wivlk is- orUr.slo
V; op heir balanvi-. Tllrr ?.icru
'if Pt it turning. Tie t it ri vt.- it
n. ired 'o ? :e >iie<?l by t. e:*n* <f a
tuft fv?m t ha c<*utcr. All 11c :ny..
ad let' of fu:i looking at :>.e pc rforra
r:). When I ;-'et back I ni*in to ry
the ?aru- sunn . Ho you m.ghi a iv -11
: y. t wc pt* p pie 4 l ipi t aw ty so t1 *?
vi : 1c fCTg^^iL*4i?tT -i^'*rRv fir ^ I _rH
of. tiiC boy* Ir t ; *A i Ui! s.i'd
th? l at j v ore cn the >tl .r . o* t ie
}.o 4 r.i Ldipg co* e
We enn caod:';: l mc?t c^ory
I. re out. ?t is not ve-*y gcod a5* sugar1
s r a Stilly s*a.-??se Hnvt n't s ?en a
?oda rrink. or an ice crerni Fince I
fynip Mc-rri'.t. 1' J .i' .* iuurt any^ I
ttinfc for a gooc! taut ^r cf cream. We
yt plenty to er.t ai d I be'itve I weigh
TTiOre than when I li-ft *he staler
I Kuesa I haV?" about written all t"he
new* this time.
T,oy of .lovavfor yoi> r.r.d the home
folks,
Devotedly,
Wit LIE O. MACON.
My addroB9 is:
Corp. Willie Q. Macon,
Co. D, 120th Infantry,
30th Division, ->>
American E. F. Via N. Y.
LIST OF LETTERS.
The following Is a Hat of letters re
maining In the Post Office at Louis
burg. N. C.. not called for August -9,
1918:
Mr. Harvey Bonoy, Mrs. Sarah
Hioka, Mrs. P. S. Hayes. Miss Lossie
Harris, Miate Dora Lee. Mrs. Pat Ma
con. Miss Onnie Musy. Mies Qarlgtta
S. Smith, Mrs. J. T. Strickland. Miss
Flossie Strickland.
The following from the Dend Letter ;
office: Alice Williams.
Persona calling for any of the abovo I
lottars -wtll please state lhat t'aey saw j
them advertised.
? , P. H. DAVIS, P. M.
Call No. 1124 is for 20 colore?? men
for Caul p Gre? n Cha-lotfe, N C. Aug.
21 ad, 1918. 1917 registrant*. n>i:i be
callol first anil (nor 15*18 rcf'stents
v ill bi called to make up quctn,
Thr local Boartl ha.- b^e.i
to grrnt doferuion;t> for farnJc- or
specir.! h;:rr?sftip*>. ard h.iVf 'fi n ord
ered to fill cut ?;**???. f v.M h:'
IMc VAX AS LASi YEAR!
ivmi tfM.i ?t. v. exnrfions. I
<?rant> i'rhifcgt* to I'luce MoiiuWiifj
lo Hi'v. Ci. >3. Ihike on Court .Square
?IU'?tlcels J. .1. lioldeu
Ill Hll)M?.
The Board of County Commission
ers met in regular session on Monday
with all members present. After read
ing and approving the minuted of the
previous meeting the following busi
ness was transacted:
J. J. Holden was elected Superin
tendent of the County Home for the
next two years t o succeed himself,
without opposition.
It was ordered that the two Are com
panies of Louisburg be allowed $75.00
among them a^ an annual contribu
tion.
Upon motion it was decided that the
Hoard would appropriate not exceed
ing $200.00 for typhoid fever vacci
nation.
It was ordered that the friends of
Hev. George M. Duke be allowed to j
erect u monument to him oh the Court
Hous& square in the town of Louis
burg. ... ? * * I
The Board ordered that two prizes,1
a gold medal and a silver-medal, be
given to the persons in Franklin Coun
| ty who raises the largest and next
i largest yields of wheat-per acre during
the season of 1919.
It was ordered that the same tax
I levy as 1917 be made for 1918 with the
'following corrections:
j General school tax 35 cents on prop
erty and $1.50 on poll.
Sandy Creek township roads 75 cents
Ion property and $2.25.on poll. ?
j Gold Mine township roads 50 cents
Ion property and $1.50 on poll.
I The levy for school taxes was as
follows:
fine Ridge. 30 and 90. *
Bunn, 30 and 90.
Robert* School, 50 and $1.50.
Plat Rock. 20 and 60.
Laurel. 20 and 60.
Moulton. HO and 90.
Mountain. 20 und CO.
Sandy Creek. 30 and 90.
Wilder, 30 and 90. .
White Level. 30 and 90.
Justice. 50 and $1.50.
Seven Paths, 30 and 90.
MupU'i'ille. 30 and 90.
Hh Kory Rock. 30 and 90.
f Ctf'iJi' Ruck. 30 ar.il fO
j H a;. t ?. 30 and 90.
i Ir.nglo-Ul.e 20 and CO.
T: renort ?>? J J. ITolden. flupfrr
irterdi n? ff County Home, ??/,*? receiv
ed ..:iu ? rd<*red llitii. Hi r ???.?rt.-? 12
?vili ? ;ii: ! ,f> ccUred 'imutoH*
Orae-cl tfca' tie Hoard buy an ad
cUr.r machine fer :!;?? county al a price
no: ?<> fXi-icd $-20.00
1 A resolution was unanimously pass
ed t: od'-i. it * Fin.'lice Cciumii' c*o - om
p<?* od of .fouu 1) Alston ?:d K L.
Paul < u audit th* books, accounts.
nrd vourifra of :!I county
i!ii :r;'< :f KiuliUliu ('??untyw!?ic'? show
f?.Crf ar.?t con:riia*>loil's 'collec'.ed?and
ra. , e:ve?l '?y't h< tn.
t'i? Cou ity Hotn? oil Friday. August
i: If IS.' ?
lUL'E ANT!-TVi1!!01D V.'.CC INE FOR
i'RANkLIN COCMI. #
'/ho Franklin County B. aid of
ilt .Ul. n *i wUU tiio Foard > ( i d(\\ ty
uui a:j],?iw Mi?nii.iy l.iL't. Tin Sec
i-.ti.ry ?..f tli a S:.>:?r Ii-;a:d . li.v.'i
Tr v. . .?a.. ;:r., r qucstou >.} .
e"o s 'c i?a?le 10 I it. p out irT'.^U
f? e ;n Mr county. Yae yphoi \ Jtua
ticn'iiT Ncrth Carolina ghtrr- err-kt
concern ro !/nitc?l S*:tos \rtr.y '.Led .h
m ?n. They are te-riiu; tl**-.r ?y:ih*>.d
fever ni. y h? ca'ri- d into the cvuy-;
by n:en sen- In fr 31 Mils - talc Jov.
Bickutt and t ho Chairman >t
Defense for the State lr?vc b<Va Jr.
conanlta.Ion with It. Rankin
It was de idrd to hav? tiu
situation tak?n in ham! nr.-: j.ak *oni>
physician or physicians to give the
vaccine at appointed r,m>\> in each I
township at expanse of C.iurUy. For!
Franklinton township. Drs J. H Har-;
risand R B Henderson. Ycimgiville.,
Dr. R. E. Timberlake. Harris. "Drs. 1
Harris and Henderson. D'nnt, Dr. 13.:
C. Johnson. Cypress Creek, Dr. H. (J.
Perry, Haysville, Dr. J O Newell,
Sandy Creek. Dr. J B. Yrilliams Gold
Mine, Dr. H. M. Benin, Cedur Rock.
Dr. W. P. Simpson. Louis h ar^ Drs. J.
E. Malone S. P. Burt and J 3. Davis.
All between the ages of five and for- 1
ty years are requested to tik?? t h rs"
treatment and provided they have not
taken it in three years or hive never ?
had a well marked ca<e of typhoid.1
Those younper ur<l older in it ?me it. t
.... Miss >fary Hawkins l?.*atl. .
The many tricnda of Mis? Mary Haw
kins vere made sad early Tne/dpy
morning wbemt wm lenro^f tr.it shr
die<l on Monday night at a? ou 1 *? t:>4?
o'clock at the heme of V . \. L .1
die on Main sir??*i .MU? i ivkir,
was SO year* o!4 v a . - hu in of
pronounced idv.ils that i !r. :rrvi
oft. ail :ioqu^:7ta:irn*. f ;v- :*r?eral
way held ?ron\ 6t. Par 4* p sc..pal
ckur-th el Trefcrtso aftorr.?? ? V; i vero
conduct s bj .Mr* Ti.u <?- 0:
rent<in, jntitbo in'firii t.;l ?. i m.! > at
Qq?ia\yu feCHter . V: * .P -..rers
were D' D 'Trrry f. i ?:? r. ?V H
Ruffin. J. M Alien, M. S :?* W. II
Yarborough
Quite a Jirsrc mintc L trwere
present to . %y a lat* ^ ' ?? luve.
J. %. "I'ETE" BUNN
POINDED IN FRANCE
OM-i SLKillT AND ALMOST RE
CUVLKEI).
Write* Father Tell In k Hinr He Has
muhi, inunm Jiuu iu
(?nod Health.
Mr. W. K. liunn, of noar Mapleville.
was in Louisburg Saturday and loaned
the TIMES the letter that follows tor
publication. It is from his son, fa
miliarly known in Louisburg as Pete,
who is now in France. He Is the first
Franklin County boy reported wound
ed in the war. The letter follows:
? "Somewhere in France,"
Sunday P. M? June 30, 1918.
Dear Papa:
Hope this finds all at home well. I
received Mary's letter a tew days ago
and was real glad to hear from home.
Please write as often as you can.
"We are having warm weather here
now. Grady is well and neai? me. 1
have been to the front, I have a small
wound in left arm but not serious, it
is almost well now and 1 am in good
health, but guess I had best knock on
I wood, "liar."
Give my love to all and write soon.
Your. Son,.
JOSEPH.
Arms List Is 358.
Washington. Aug. 6.?The army cas
alty list today shows:
Killed Id action, 31.
Died of wounds. 6.
Wounded severely, 313.
Wounded degree undetermined, 7.
Prisoner. 1.
Total, 358.
The list contains the following eight
men firm North Carolina:
Servant Harwell A. McCarrell, of
Charkkie. l'rivate Alonza L. Denton,
of Magnolia; Walter L. Morton, of Oak
boro; les? Wood, of LaGrange; Donald
C. Hall, of Durham; Victor E. Harris,
of Bynuni: William H Heath, of Cove
City, and John D Morris, of Yo ings
ville, all of whom .vere wounded se
verely.
Marine Casualties 140.
Washington. Aug. 6.?The marino
cor p? casualty list today shows tho
following:
I Killed in a-1 Ion. 7.
Died <-f tv 3. .
j ?Vouik ' VciVlV. is.
j Wokfiue i lo.n^e. unci :tc-?n!netl. Ill
j WijuhdoJ t lightly, 1.
"utai. 140.
; "li-1 lv.tluie.l t:?e fol!o?v!rg
jN< i ! t'arol'iiian?:
I Vour.dc d si v?*-ely: (\rp: ral Mi
;Cl:?i' l Reed cf i'ii more.
j Wounded in oct!- n decree unc>ter
niir: d: -Iltrber; A. Kirk patrick. n.
F. I).. Xo. 2. ?. invi??* *e.
.?liuniwrs to s j.i. win kav.
IM ?' S ST \ MPS
Mr. \*\ I'erls ein. o? Ha'iiK'J, n 1
?ir? .->cd a nieeti-ii? o.* ihe u.e:
o i LNii&bui ^ in lie i*o?.irt Hn-j^c Tres
iuay i..ght In th .? Interesi o; War Sav
!llJ !i,l.|.t-a?:. ti
sale of the standi -* l'p m ixt ri;.llnjr
the Invitation for then? t. urokr tlie
r.ecA:**nry application i e e tire -mii
v-?r nre^enr rot-^ond^-cl v .i? "i va.
??i?o i tov.y. Othern cHme iii an,.
t *>? a p<?rt.
?i . Perl?toin tr.i v .*? n^^r.i? 1 1 y
:? H* *b?r*.* R? ?e*it"i. ?i R; l.?i h.
>?n.i-r V? 'n.* \ .urili y.
1 v .?* ? \i
*. tile' v!?i: M > i'. .\i; n ,
'I . y i.- .c .\ic t i \ii : ?-i
. *?..-** *4M l?y M*? ?? i?"in]
? . t- .-i i.!t* "r - ji Mr.*. J. r
1. ar.?1. ih' ?.-'?"i- .V.i? - j
. a <Jay. Tbo -'. o*: vr-^rarn
v ? M'?:. UudcrhiH .v. \ AH ? Muuie j
r.v:*: Tuesday ni?! 1. ncu.-t !5Hi|
:? WixJiiiiy vrli n c: i ? o'clock1
v- ,r. Mi?s Xa&ni* H.:!| l!.ut Ali i
r- ;ire afkert tu con';?.-.
( OLLFUK NOTKS.
It will bo of vita! interest to the
many friends of Louisburg College in
Franklin. County, and to the students
returning to us to know something of
the changes in the physical equipment
of the college. The old furniture that
has done service in the dormitories'is
being replaced by high grade, uniform
furnishings throughout the buildings.
A part of the old furniture will be *old
at auction on the court house square
oil Saturday, August 17th. The rooms
in the college are being overhauled
and the walls kalaorained, the heating
plant renovated and everything postrt
Me for the comfort of the girls is be
iiur done. There is being Installed a
Irfuit a thousand dollars worth of
>? i? i.tific equipment during the sum- 1
\'.-t rhis will b?? made available a' the '
h? fnt:tiing of the school t ?.mi f. r n
1.fir; or grade of work hi the depar t- i
: i t of Science Butthcre is no change
: kipatcr slgiiitb ai:ce to t!ie institu
ti ? i an the strengthening of the fac
ili. ' ith a large nuiD^r n wttach
? r.- from the leading i<llige< and uni
vi r t ies of Am< ficii.
i.--? Jessica Vanv. mtI.o will have
? 11 ?. * i: c of (ho L*??in, for th$ riming
>c t.- is a graluac oi Cone!! L':>lver
-*:> rr.d a most HU*vi4*ful nd exp&
rie: cod teacher.
Irene Abemet^y. v ho takes
of the 's, i? an hon
; :?'/ruinate of Trinity Col.ere. and 1
lm; '.ad feverr.l v??arj F*ic?cs.-ful
tea ir.nc. ?he com?- t?? r. ? j'rc m the .
Presbyterian College at Charlotte.
Miss Gladys I lodge* is a graduate
of Randolph Muron Woman's College
and lias two years of successful teach
ing to her credit. The work In Kuglisii
will be well cared for by tlil3 efficient
teacher.
Miss lone Bivins comes to Louis
burg for her first yetff as a teacher,
last year with unusually high stand
ing, especially in hec. work in French
andCerman. which branches she will
teach at Loulsburg.
Mish) Kate Brooks, who is a graduate
of the State Normal, will have charge
of the Domestic Science during the
coming year, also the work in Chem
I istry.
i Miss Hattie Brinson, well known to
the people of Louisburg and to the
'music lovers In the Str.te returns as
i Director of the Department of Music,
i The prospect** for a large" attend
lance for the coming year have d *ver
been better, and the college has never
been In better condition to serve In a
1 large way the students who come to
us.
COMPANY I> IS IN BATTLE
lint: on the bh; front
No Indication That Franklin Boys
Have Been In Action?State
ment Only Says "In Line
Heady for Action."
The 30th division, which includes
Company D, commanded by Capt. S.
P. Boddie and composed partially of I
Loulsburg boys, is "in line ready for I
action" in the big Solsson?-Rheims sa-!
lient, according to Gen. Peyton C.
March, chief of staff, in a statement
given out to the press Sunday. Ac
cording to Gen. March's statement at
the time it was given out the 30th di- I
vision was probably in the line of re
serves. However, since that time
some of the hardest fighting of the war
has taken place. The enemy resist
ance has been harder and it is very
likely that this division, with the oth
ers mentioned, have been in the thick
? of the fight during this week.
The detailed lists of units in the
fighting as given out by tiie war de
partment and published in the New
York Times shows that the four regu
lar army divisions and the throe na
tional guard divisions participating
the big drive includes the famous Rain
I bow division, commanded bv Maj.-Gen.
harks 11. Monelier. This division
i includes uuits from New Yor'{, Penn
sylvania. Ohio. 'Alabama, towa. Geor
gia. North and South Carolina. Minn?
lepota, ludiana. Illinois, Tennessee. Ne
braska, Calit'oiiii.. Maryland. Tex?M,
? Michigan. Wlscom in. Kansas. Oklaho
IV.a. Colorado. Niv.- Jersey. Virginia,
! Missouri. Lou siai a aiul ihe District
;c.f Ct lunibia.' Tin North Ca.olina unij
?,1s the 117tU ergtn er train.
The f ixt'i army ilhi-ioiis w* ii h are
in line reauy for .uti< n and wulch aro
'units of Gen. Fur*kit:g'a Firs?t fie! 1
army, are oreani/* ' a - folio 27th
division (New Yc:ki. r.Ot'i division
'North Carolina. S iu U 'aroLi.a a id
Tennessee L 32nd di^.si-n (Michigan
jfr*?urii.-an?! 41st ?' i ?i; (Sun-.et).
TV? unf c :' th ? M Ji . ifion are as
folio .vs. V tl O? U. G*'?rgc \V.
.I:eit.. t or.iii v Ihj'.
j Ki'ty-iiiti'h -n .e of lr.fau ry:
lllsh regfrn ui ?3: i t ne -ee in
fantry i .
[ 1:Stli rei?in:-ni ?>4 ui'. Carolina
? infant,ry?.
' II?*.. n.uhiuc ..r *tt. ton 'l P'-a*
?? ootn of T-ir. "? ? .. t y .
1".-th re^in..: ir-? it n 'uro. na
,inf; /?try??. ? i
ltjih rorjir.cin .i...>?.I % or:hi "'arolinrt 1
infan'r?).
11 ifh m?fr*hi*><? unr ba-irtiion ulnve .
troop i f)t North ?\.ro?ua cuairv).
Fi*:y-fift:i U '.aui PV.d Artil
lery . . ?
lloth regiment *N->"t3. Carolina!.
Il4fh reyrlir.eiit *iT?-nn'?^eei.
115:h regimen' tTcun**?eei.
1'jM.h trench u.onar batiery jone
troop' of Tenn^see.* cavalry i.
i-'ngineer Troops;
lOr.th regiment i North Carolina).
Signal Troops: i i:
106th field signal batt^lioif (Soath
Carolina\.
Trains:
|05th headquarters and military po
lice < South Carolina*'"
105th ammunition train (South Car
olina) .
105th supply train (North Carolina).
105th sanitary train fuuits from all
three states).
Division Units:
Headquarters troop (one troop South
Carolina cavalry).
113th machine gun battalion (Ten
nessee and North Carolina infantry).
North Carolina's Quota, KM).
Washington. Aug '3.?Twenty-nine'
States ani the Dl>?trl t of Columbia
* ere called upon today l?y Provofct
..'j'-gKal General Crowder to supply!
6.000 registrants qualfied for limited |
military training. Tl *y will entrain
August 5 for the Syracuse. N. Y., re-!
? -rutting ramp. The quotas by South? ?
em S:ate* follow:
Florida 30; Georgia 5^:. Louisiana. |
.V); Minai' slpp". 50- North Carolina.
100- South Carolina 40; Ttnnossee
100.
To Occupy 1^ Yarboronghto Office.
Dr. J. O. Ve vreli has roved hi& otflco
lo the rooms formerly occupied by Dr.
R. F. Yarborough In ?ho brick building
J?<t above the hotel ?>n Malr. ?tre*.
AMONG THE VISITORS
SOME YOU KNOW AND SOMK YOU
I?0 NOT KNOW.
Personal 1 terns Atont Folks and Their
Friends Who Travel Here and
?i .an m mi
Mr. and Mr?. G. D. Modlin, of Rocky
Mount, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. S. P.
Burt.
Misses Elizabeth Allen and Mary
Exurn Burt are visiting relatives at
Areola.
Mr. H. O. McBrayer is on a visit to
his family at Murphy.
personal ein.ohS
Rev. W. W. Staley, of Suffolk, Va.,
Is vldlting Ills daughter, Mrs. Ben. T.
Holden, on North Main Street.
Miss Louise Thomas went to Ral
eigh Tuesday where she will take* a
position with the News fend Observer.
, Mrs. P. A. Koth is visiting her peo
ple In Philadelphia. While away Mrs.
!Roth will purchase the fall stock for
I. J. Deitz Co.
Messrs. D. W. Splvey and wife. J. W.
Mann and wife and G. A.JBicks and
wife left Wednesday for Ocean View,
Baltimore and other points. Mr. Ricks
will visit Laurel. Md.. before return
ing home.
iiEX. LtTPENDORFF ISSUES LOCD
CALL FOR CALF ROPE.
"What He Told Newspaper Men to
Whom He <?tiTe Audience In the
Presence of Illndenburg; Makes
Statement About (Jen. Foch; What
Hlndenburgr Said.
Amsterdam, Aug. 4,?"The enemy
evaded us on July 15 and we thereup
on, as early as the evening of the six
teenth. broke off operations. It Is al
ways our endeavor to,stop an under
taking as soon as the stake is not
worth the coal. I consider it one of
my principle duties to spare the blood
and strength of our soldiers."
Gen. Ludendorflf. first quartermaster
general of the German array, made this
statement to an assemblage of German
newspaper correspondents who were
received Ijy Field Marshal Von Hinden-'
burg and himself, according to dis
patches received here.
Referring to Gen. Foch. Gen. Lu
dendorff continued:
"His plan was undoubtedly to cut
off the entire arc of our front south of '
'.the A1.4QC by p. breek-ihrouph on the
jtlank. r.ut with ;he proved leader
ship uf our bcventi* nnd ninth armies
that was quite -impossible:
"We reckoned with an attack on Ju- -
jly IS and wer^prerared for it. The
J enemy experienced very he avy losses
jand the American* and African aux
iliary troop*. wi.ieiT *v,? ?i?> not under
ie>timaU\ aafierc'l teverely.
I "Py i iie a t 'i uon of the 1 !*? !i. we
I jr'rea-ly were fully masters, of t lie 8lt
jtMtlon and shall remain so. We left
jt/e abandoned groumi- 10 the i?nemy
a. cording to our regular p!an. "Gain
'l>a ground" and Main ' are only catch
(woni* without imp rtance for the is
Wne of t?? "*fr. We are now a^' be
|dilated on h?\v economically t'.ie troops
,0'* G?rtn. n had been used. He said:
"This c rcunn.tame and sui ply con
.s derations ie* idtd our measures, and
we vrar.sff re?j ti e figln ng to favor
a!?le groun d v he;e ti e tr..ops: could
easily he s? .>r He 1.
"H"e- aJL v .114 .;eac ? but, it must be
Pi itce whTi ? >nr *. ?
Thcjctri'C' -o*, "c Vde<". . ?? ha Von
Hi id .1 n. ., i.. l u-'i>;??" tu-ilili.
W ir .in* Xi^ioiiir]' I'blon.
The l'o :rte ti'h ; nr.ual m etin? of
lb? Voor: in sVri6.;i ?nr.ry Union. Aux
iliary to t'.ie Tar River Act uation la
to meet fiut NVw Bet. el Baptist
church Sep en.her 3rd and 4th. Mrs,
Percy Du?e. Her.lers.n.R. P. D. is
(linir:-.an of t ie entertainment com
mitter. PelegUes please send their
name* to her.
Mrs Wesley N. Jones, tho W. M.
V. Stute President, is to meet with the
Uirtrrn.
Mrs W. W. Parker,
Supt Tar River Association.
AJUok Heaped Full Fruit? of Victory,
Says General Pershing.
Washington. Aug. 4.?Allied troops
in tho Aisne-Marne salient reaped
'the full fruits of victory" on Satur
day "when the enemy who met his sec
ond great defeat on the Mamo was
driven in confusion beyond the line of
the Voale," Gen. Pershing reported
in his communique for yesterday re
ceived today by the War Department.
American troops alone have captured
8 400 prisoners and 133 guns.
The text of the statement follows:
"Section A?The full fruits of vic
tory In the counter-offensive begun so
gloriously by France-American troops
on July 18 were reaped today when the
enemy who met his ajecona great de
feat on tut Marne was driven in con
fusion beyond1-tho line of the Vosltj.
"The er.emy. In sr ito of suffering the
severest losses, has proved incapable
< f stemming the onslaughi of our
trot pt fghiing for liberty side by side
with French. British and Italian vet
erans. In the courso of tho opera
tions. S,4"0 ^risonerd and 1 >3 gun?
have l een captured by. our men alone.
"Sermon n?Th$re is nothing to re
port in this section."
General FochV policy of patience
?.I v itinc has been ro^ard^l .