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VOL. XLIV. . N, THE FRANKLIN TIMES, 7BIDAY, OCT. 9,1914. ? NUMBER Si V
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SUSPiaOUS MOVEMENT OF GERMANS
Causes Much Alarm Among the Allied Forces
on the front
?EJUEAK .aimhip. OYEB. IRS
_LAJfD EMTLNEHT.. ..
Tke Investor '.?( .Z**UI*. Wa*?U#
Fnahtt Emperor William to P?
tem tke -threat Week" IMA ke
Expect? of HtB?flliliklat to ClMt
Esreleplag Flu irUeh ku Stretch
?d too far ob left Win??Big Smip
Ing Engagemeat Between Artillery
London, Oct. 7.?The most Import
ant development qt the fighting In
Prance Is the reported movement of
& German Army, said to be 20,004
strong, southward through Belgium
fcr way of Temple Nauve and Tournai
la the direction ot the French border.
Berlin military critics predicted re
cently that the allies would meet dis
aster il they stretched their line on
the left wing too far and it is be
ttered here that the Germans are
aow seeking" to crash the enveloping
Moveqjent which has been closing
around General Von Kluck, the com
mander of the right Wing.
With the exception of the' left
wing of the allied army where there
is reason to believe lively actions
are being fought, the great battle
front In the western arena of war
may today be described as a gigantic
"sniping" engagement in which rifle
men have been replaced by heavy ar
,tillery masked along the heights of
the Alsne and the Mueee. These des
ultory artillery duels seem to have suc
ceeded the desperate infantry charges
during the early stages of the bat
tle.
? One result of Che present stage of
operations has been a very apprecia
ble diminution in the casualties. Ob
servers recently at the fro^t de
clared the allies are well content to
play this waiting game; they now
outnumber the Germans and for that
reason can give their ^roope rest
while the Invaders most keep their
men constantly In the trenches.
The latest official Puis communi
cation declares that the situation in
this locality remains the sama bnt
admits that the fighting along the
left wing north oC the Olse Is becom
ing more M4 .more violent. Cahn
prevails In the center with the alliea
gaining a little. ground In the north
ern part of the heights of the Muesse.
Count Zeppelin is at Wllhemshaven
on the North Sea, where tils staff is
wotklng day and night preparing a
great German air fleet, presumably
for a raid on England. "?*
Following England's lead in the
North Sea, where she felt compelled
to imitate the German procedure of
mine laying. Prance has announced
a similar course In the Adriatic
where several trading ships have been
blown up recently by mlneq^
Tokio, Qc^,7'.?pelief was expressed
at the war office today that the Ger
man cruiser Connor an and two
other German gttnboats had besn
sunk la RtaoThow Hay. Tbe Japan
ese amy has occupied the Shaa
Ttfnf! railroad as far west at CI.In
"Kan:-"'
London, Oct 1.?(8.18 p. m.)?In a
dispatch from The Hague the cor
responded of tSI Daily Express says
German newspapers reaching there
Indicate that Count Zeppelin is now
at Wtlhelmhaven,on the North Bea,
with his staff. Wtthelmshaven is the
point from which the great alrahp
rsld on the British Isles Is expected to
start. One of these papers publishes
an Interview with the Count tn which
he is quoted as saying that he had
not forgotten England and wouM
prove It very soon.
It Is also reported, the Express oof
respondent continues, that Count Zep
pelin wss summoned recently by tar.
peror William to Mains. His Majesty
said to the Count that he railed on tilm
for great work and offered to 1uUU
htm commander In chief of the .Ger
man air fleet The Count smilingly
refussd. but said he wotifl accept
the title when he returns# from Eng
land.
__'The Zeppelin staffs are working
day and Alght at Wllhelmshavsn and
J
another station ' 1? being established
at Bmdea for other types of airships.
French VTlaged This Oae.
Pasta, Oct 7.?A dispatch from
Troy?#, France, to the Havas Agency
states that an announcement cornea
from Retail ly-Sur-Selna, a town S3
northweet of Troyes, (hat the
brougkt down a Oerman aero
plane while it waa flying over that
city.
Official silence maintained (or the
past IS hours over the Allies' opera
tions sin Northwestern France ba
broken today by the official set forth
that the left wing of the Allied army
was extending more and more widely;
that strong forces of Oerman cavalry
had appeared In the vicinity of Lille,
In the department of Nord;' that
between the Somme and the Otse
thejre had been alternate advances
and wtthdralals and that a Oer
man attack near Lasslngly had failed.
North uf Polssouu the Allies have ad
vanced. Thexjremalnder of the front
shows no change .
The disclosure that the operajtlons
on the western end ort^e great bat
tle line have reached the vicinity ot
Lille, places the Germans In strength
at a point eaaly Within 10 miles of
the Belgium frontier. Taking Lass
ingly as the elbow of the French bat
tle line, it now extends roughly for
80 miles due north and for consider
ably over lOO.miles from Lassingly to
the eastward.
In spite of the fact that the French
yesterday were compelled to yield
ground before German attack on their
left wing, confidence In the ultimate
success ot this flanking movement
In favor of the Allies Is described In
French military clnlese critics refuse
to attack any importance to the set
back announced In Paris yesterday.
Great Britain also is described as op
timistic concerning the nature ot tUe
revelations when the curtain ot sec
recy drawn aside.
No confirmation baa come from an;
German source of the reported rem
oval by Emperor William of Field
Marshal Von Moltke from the poet
of chief of the German genMal staff
and the succession by Major General
Von Veights-Rhetz. This story was
received In London last night from
Amsterdam. General Von Veights
Rhetz, according to an official an
nouncement from Berlin last Satur
day, was recently appointed quarter
master general of the German army
tn place of General Von Stein, who
had been given command of an army
corps.
The Japanese navy department, in
explaining the occupation of the Ger
man island of Jalult, one of the Mar
shal group in the South Pacific, de
clare? the move was made tor military
purposes and not for permanent oc
cupation.
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The day so tar haa brought no news
from operation? in the eastern are?]
of the war, although the Ger
battle of . vaster proportions
than- the one in Northwestern]
Prance la said to be about to begin.
Emperor Nichols is at the Russian
front and the impending combat mar
become at supreme Importance.
Twenty-four American nurse# and
six doctors, members ot the Red Cross
units assigned to Russia, are at Stock
holm, Sweden, on thel/ way to Pet dro
grad.
Aforce of 90 French architect? and
3*000 workmen stand ready in Paris
to go forth tisdo the war sone to re
pair damage' done by shell and flame.
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French troops are well established
In 41?<e, according to m news 41?
petH tnxn Belfort, France, and the
German forces before them are not
nvMrtMK. Another newspaper cor
respondent telegraphs that the French
art fortified In exoellent position in
the Voegee.
A second Ripsla army Is now
threatening the town of Hnsit, in
Eastern Hungary, according to a
news dispatch from Rome. HiUit Is
40 miles from the boundry of Oalida,
which Is near the crest of the Carpa
thian mountains.
Each A raj Pitted Against UtIiIUc
Foe.
London, Oct. 7.?The Time?' cor
respondent at Bpernay, - Prance tele
graphing under date ot Sunday, iwi:i
entered upon Us fourth week do 4?
unless some flanking movement H1
carried through' there appear* no
I reason why the Tltantlc tragddr I
should not continue for a long Ume
Its successful run.
"Now that the perfection oC .the
German trenches 1# rl Tailed by thoae
of the Allies It bas become a strag
gle (n which one Is pitted agai^at
an Invisible to* who . la never aaaa
nntfl he sprlnjnT suddenly from fMj
hiding place. The countryside alpng
the Alana Is ??' vast military
Germans Oa Offensive. t.
"Both sides are resolutely
mined not to fire (round. The Ger
mana are continually- delivering at
tacks and counter attacks but the Al
lies are not making any definite at
tempt to advance In this region. They
are content for the time being with
beating back all German attacks and
are not trying to occupy the enemy's
trenches. ~ ? -
"The forces of the Germans are
worn by hard campalglng and fre
quent attacks while the Allies' troops
are fresh because they are frequently
rested and changed. One feature of
the Allies' stonewall policy Is that
the casualties on the Allies' side
have been very slight recently.
The Strain of Waiting.
"Everything^ poBBlble Is bejng done
to relieve the men from the strain
of waiting. Tobacco and newspapers
are provided and mall Is delivered
regularly. The strain of waiting has
been especially severe on the African
troops.
"One of the most' useful articles
of the German war equipment Is
sky-rocket which gives a powerful
Uumlnatlon fasting forty seconds
above the ranks of the' enemy en
abling the German arttlery officers
to obtalnan accurate range of the
trenches.
Others Hoarding Besides the Banks
Dec lares.McAdoo.
Washington, D. C Oct. 6.?"There
Is evidence In some quarters that In
dividuals and corporations are hoard
ing money; It is Just as repreaenslble
for them to do so as It Is for the
banks," declared Secretary McAdoo.
of the Treasury Department, In
statement Issued tonight.
"There Is no reason," he continued
"why people should not deposit money
in the banks in the usual way and
with absolute confidence, and there is
no reason why business should not be
conducted In a normal way.
The statement says the following
rates have been charged by banks ex
cept In exceptional cases:
In New York, 6 per cent; Chicago,
7 per cent; St. Louis, 6 and 7 per
cent; Boston, 6 per cent,'and Philadel
phia, 6 per cent.
The statement announces that no
more lists of banks carrying exces
sive reserves will be made public for
the present because there Is evidence
that a more liberal disposition is be
ing manifested.
"I have a long list," he goes on,
"which are holding excessive reserves
and I shall not hesitate to publish It
"In a nmber o< places which have
?been brought to my notice the
rateNif Interest has been pat up arbi
trarily by th* concerted action of the
banka. ? There Is no Justflcation for
high Interest rates. There Is no real
reason for tight money la this coun
try." ?' 'V j'; "
Hatted Danghters of {Janfedereey
Meet Here."
Executive preparations are being
made for the meeting of the North
Carolina division, United Daughter?
of the Confederacy which #111 be held,
In this cty next week, October 14-1?.
Miss Dalay Dee sob Is the president
of tin tooal chapter and committees
have the matter at entertainment In
hand for the, visiting daughters, a
large attendance 0< which expected'.
A program for thf three days meet
ing trietng arranged and will te.
ready for publication In a few ways. A
numMr of aooal events wtu also be
given In hoaor of the vMtlng dele
Mrs. Marshall Williams of Falson,
1? president W the Stats associate?
?ltd will preside over the delegation*
Of the convention.??tow* and Obser
ver. irj*1
? DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL AFFAIR,
? '
(Mrs. duri? M. Cooke Pro rid?? a
r Caique Katertalnmnet For Her
OiimU. '
1 Wednesday of last week Mrs. Char
ley Mather Cooke gare quite a char
ming social affair for the older mat
rons of the town. The occasion was
Vn old-fashioned "spend the day."
4 Northfletd Hall, the stately colonial
home of Judge and Mrs. Coolie, was
a picture ot genuine old-fashioned
.Southern hospitality, with Its Teoer
kble-white haired hoe toss and her
Watnt old family servants.
' The yvoager element was repre
sented by Mr*. William H. Allen, Mrs.
Chaa. K. Cooks and Htsa Jessie Smith
of Fayetterille, Who asalsted Mrs.
/Cooke In -entertaining her gnesta.
L Mrs. Cooke'a guests were Mesdamee
ildy Green, Mathew Davis, Wiley
Person, James Malone, Joe Person,
pharles A Person William H. Pleas
ants, Willis Boddle and Mlacea Mary
Hawkins. Lucy Ptrry and Jessie Smith
of Fayettevllle. . ? t ?
The decorations were flower vases
filed wit autumn leaves, chrysan
themums and black-cyed susans,
which, with open wood fires, made
quite a beautiful setting for one of
the most unique social affairs ever
given In this city.
Mrs. William Montgomery Person
of Birmingham was recently the
guest of her relatives, Judge and Mrs,
Cooke, for several days, and was the
honoree of many social luncheons and
qther social functions. Mrs. Person
If pleasantly remembered here as
Miss Mary Andrews of Raleigh
Rev. G. W. Coppedge.
Rev.^}. W. Coppedge, Of Epsom, was
stricken with a very serious brain
trouble Wednesday night at Mr. S. C.
Lamb's residence near Spring Hope,
and Is not expected to Uve.
His wife and children, Mrs. Dickey,
of Epsom, Mrs. Walter N. Johnson, of
Wake Forest, and Mr a. J. H. Weathers
of Bunn and Mr. Nick Coppedge, of
Greensboro, have been summoned to
his bed side. Rev. Mr. Coppedge
has been attending the Association at
Epsbas, where he was suddenly
oken. ""J^f ?'
Biggest Prayer Meeting In The
Called States.
Denver, Oct 3.?"The biggest
prayer meeting in the United States.'
This is what Rev. "Billy" Sunday
baseball prayer-evangelist, promised
for tomorrow at hi? table tabernacle
here in compliance with Vhe procla:
mation recently issued by President
Wilson- requesting "all od fear
ing ;meu" to, pray to the Al
mighty that peace might come to
Europe. The very day the presi
dent's proclamation was Issued, near
ly a month ago, Sunday entered en
thusiastically into the plans for
the Day of Prayer. As a result of
the proclamation Sunday will dlgross
from his- ordinary revival program
and deliver a sermon on peace tomor
row. It will mark the beginning of
the fifth week of hts six weeks cam
paten
Opening at Racket Store.
The ogpnlng of fall and winter
k and millinery at the Racket
Tuesday and Wednesday
ks a most glorious soocess
as throngs were seen to be crowding
-the store at at! tfmes. As the visitor*
entered they were served with punch
?nd then escorted around the store
where' all kinds of the most seasona
ble fables and trimmings were dis
played in a most tasty manner. They
ware then shown the millinery room
In which a mort pleasing display o^
the latest designs and shapes of head
wear was displayed. The entire oc
casion was a great success and cree
ted much pleasure tor the large
t who visited this store on this
3
Ballard-Chesthsm (V* Advertise*
Aa will be seen from their advertise
ment In another column the Ballard
Cheatham Co., one of Trankltn
ton's most progressive firms has de
cided to tell you of their appreciation
of your business with them and to
kee* yon posted on all^th* best things
on the market A person never loses
anything by trading wtth a firm who
knows his goods are worth advertis
ing.as does Mr. Ballard and we direct
yonr attention to his advertisement
and his place of business In our
slater town.
COTTON MEN WILL TALK TO
WILSON. '
President Will Betrif? Member? Of
Fanners' I'nlon In Conference
Today.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 6.?The
North Carolina delegation will .call on
Preeldent Wilson tomorrow morning
at 10:30 o'clock to discuss the cotton
situation. With them will be Dr. H.
Q. Alexander, of Mathews; W. B.
Qlbson, of Statesvllle; Dr. J. M.
Templeton. of C&ry, and J. Z. Green,
of Harsh vlile aU officials of the
North Garollna Farmers' Union. The
engagement was made today by Sen
ator Overman.
These affidals of the Farmers' Un
ion together with most of the North
Carolina Congressmen, attended the
hearing on the Henry bill beforg the
Senate banking and currency com
mittee. Dr. Alexander was one of
the speakers. All testified to the
acute situation In the South. ^ ?
Representatives Page and Lever
called on Postmaster General Burle
son today to urge that he use cotton
twine In place of jute for wrapping
and tying letter mall ant parcels. Mr.
Burleson has already announced that
he will favor cotton twine If its prices
can compete with jute. Already his
announcement has aroused opposition
a Minnesota Congressman having In
troduced a resolution of Inquiry as to.
his authority for favoring any par
ticular material. Mr. Rage and Mr.
Lever submitted figures showing that
cotton twine is'Tust as cheap as jute
and has advantages over jute in other
respects.
Baptist Church.
The pastor will conduct the public
worship Sunday 11:00 a. m. and 7:30
p. nr. The theme in the morning
will be "The Suffering Savior and at
night, "The Man who ends in Him
self." ... _ v. W
Llst of Letters.
The following is a list of letters
remaining in the Post-Office at Louis
burg, N. C. Sept. 10th, 1914.
Mrs. B. S. Adams. Rev. Geo. Alston,
Mrs. Linard Bullock, Mrs. Liv&n Bul
lock, D. W. Bunn, Miss Mary Cop-:
pedge, Mr. John Foster. Mrs. Sarah
Hayes, Mr. Early King, Mr. Hugh
Parham, -Mi^s Mary B. Perry, Miss
Mana Yarboro. *
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please say they saw them
advertised. _ ?
R. H. DAVIS, P. M.
Free Distribution.
"By directions of the General As
sembly of 1915, 500,000 copies of the
Constitution with the proposed Am
endments have been printed for dis
tribution to the people.
"Every voter in the State should
be familiar with the provisions of
these amendments.
"Copies may be had upon appli
cation to any Register of Deeds or a
eopy will be mailed to any address,
upon request, by J. Bryan Grimes.
Secretary of State, Raleigh, N. C.
MISS BURNICE BAKER
of Harris Township.
'' Mtsa Baker Is a young lady just
thirteen years old, but has made a
record In the Canning Club to be
envied by mas/. During the iSftat
year she cultivated one tenth ot an
acre and canned therefrom 372 cans
of tomatoes. Thai most Interesting
part of this record la the fact tbat
she only planted out two rows of
plants and when they were late?
enough she pruned the plants sat*
ting out the cuttings on the remain
der which brought the returns men
tioned above. She did all her work
hwMIt - ' ; ?
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PRICE STILL ADVANCING
w???_ ?. ?-* -? 'I
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
POUNDS SOU) WEDNESDAY
All tkiM Warehouses Hit? Bltf
~ Sales ud the Fataers~adTExpress
TkNINlTM M Well tlwut
Quite a lot of tobacco has been sold
on the Loulsburg market the pasi
week, with a Balo tor Wednesday of
about one hundred thousand pounds
each Warehouse having a floor practi
cally fall.'
The price? tor the weed has ad
vanced a good deal the past week and
the (armors all seem to be wearing
a emlle at the results of the sales
they are making. The demand also
Is Increasing and the sales are becom
ing quite Interesting. " v ?
Another big,sale was had yesterday
almost equal to the one the day be
fore and Including many visiting
planters.
Sheriff and Major Ossted For Negleflt
ef Duty.
Butte, Mont, Oct. 6.?Sheriff Timo
thy Drlscoll and Mayor Lewis J. Dun
can were found guilty today of neg
lect of their duties In connection with
the recent miners' riots and were re
moved from office by Judge Roy E.
Ayers of the district court, after a
trial lasting more than two weeks.
In Honor of the College and
Graded School Teachers
The doors ot the College will be ?
thrown wide open to the friends and
patrons of that Institution on Friday
evening, October 9th, from 8:00 to
11:00, at which time Mr. and Mrs.
Ivey Allen will hold an informal-re
ception In honor of the Graded school
and College faculties. All ot the
resident alum one friends and patrons
of the College are cordially invited.
Committees to Pnsh Amendments.
R. R. Williams of Ashevllle, chair
man of the informal conference held
.in the Chamber of Commerce Satur
day for the purpose of getting action
behind the constitutional amend
ments has named the executive and
publicity committees. The executive
committee follows:
J. W. Bailey, chairman, Raleig&f
W. S. Wilson, secretary, Raleigh;
J. Bryan Grimes, Raleigh; A- D.
Ward, New Bern; R. R. Williams,
Ashevllle; S. C. Brawley, Durham;
J. O. Carr, Wilmington; A L.
Brooks, Greensboro; H. Q. Alexander,
Mathews; A. E. Holton, Winston
Salem; E. E. Briton, Raleigh; George
L. Peterson, Sampson county; O. Max
Gardner, Shelby; Henry A. Page,
Aberdeen; Edmond Jones, Lenoir,
Cyrus Thompson, Onslow county; W.
A Self, Hickory.
The publicity committee is as fol
lows:
Maj. H. A. London, Plttsboro;
Clarence Poe, Raleigh; Josephus
Daniels, Raleigh; W.' C. Hammer,
Asheboro; Judge H. G. Connor, Wil
son; T. W. Blckett. Loulsburg; A. W.
McLean, Lumberton; Archibald John
son, Thomasvllle; W. A. Hlldebrand,
Greensboro; R. R. Clark, States
villa. James H. Calne, Ashevllle;
Sanford Martin, Winston; James H.
Cowan, Wilmington; Samuel L. Rog
ers, Franklin; A. M. Scales, Greens
boro; N. J. Rouse, Klnston; J.Z.
Green. Marshvjlle; Willis G. Brlggs.
Raleigh; William Porter, Kerners
ville.?Raleigh Times.
What It Takes To Be As Editor.
(Exchange.)
Moat any man can be an editor.
All the editor haa to do Is to at
hla desk six days In a week, tour
weeks In a month and twelve month*
in a year and, "edit such stuff as this:. \
Mrs. Jones, of Castas Creek, let a ~
can opener sHp lest week and' cot
herself In the pantry. A mtschleroaa .
lad ot Plketown threw a stone ait
oat Mr Pike In the alley last Tues
day. Joe Doe climbed on* the roof' 't
of his house last week looking tor a
leak and fell, strlkta?^ himself on
the back porch.
Green was escorting lfla? i
from the church
tiky night a Barage doc I
and bit Mr. Green on
square. Isiah Summer. oC 1
Creek, waa playing with 'y
day when It aerate ked -
the reran da. Mr.
neaadng a bronco laa^.
kicked Mat sooth of I
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