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VOL. XLTV. . -, ? LOUIBBURQ, N. O. ERIDA^ foOVEMBER 13, 1914. _ NUMBER 3f.
LOUISBURG TOBACCO
MARKET
HUCKS CONTINUE TO INC UKASE
DAILY.
Prottj Good Sales Each Day?1?
crn Express Satisfaction at Prcs-|
ert Prices.
The sales on the local t-.liaceo mar
ket the past we?k.liave been good each
day with splendid prices .showing a
?tea(ly__ihcrease. It waa (renerallv
conrcdeil that the we,ed.took an ad
vance of about $3.00 per hundred Mon
day.
Much of the weed Is being br.jght I
in anS the farmers seem to be especi- |
ally well pleased with the prices they
are getting. There seems to be a I
stronger demand and the buyers are |
Baking the bidding mor? lively.
Leuisburg's market rema'is in the I
lead wltk accommodations to tlx far- |
mere'. Come with your next load.
There wOt be no tobacco tales ta |
Lonisburg on November 26 and 27th.
deraian Cruiser Emden Reported As |
Being Burned.
London, Nov. 10?12:60, p. m.?It
was offlcally announced la London to
day that the German cruiser Emden
has been driven aahore and burned.
The losses among the officers and I
crew of the Emden. are reported to |
have been very heavy.
The Emden was destroyed In the
Bay of Bengal by the Australian
cruiser Sydney. She was driven
aahore on an Island of the Coco group.
The Sydney sighted the Emden yes
terday morning. With superior speed j
she at once closed in and gave hat- [
tie. The German boat could not es
cape. There was a running fight, at I
the end of which the Emden, burning |
from the shells of the Australian boat,
was beached. *
The casualties on the Sydney are
said to have been slight.
New Orleans Hears (Jerman) Paying |
18 Cents For Cotton.
'New Orleans, La., Nov. 10.?With J
important Southern spot markets
showing advances of from one to
three-sixteenths of a cent a pound .to
day,,the attention of the cotton trade
was centered on the demand for act
ual cotton. It was said foreign spin
ners were better buyers than domes
tic manufacturers.
Import* at cotton tr Ltaarpoollo
day were S&619 bales of which 32,033
bales were American. Liverpool now
is carrying twice as large a stock of
cotton other than American as It was
two years ago. Official figures on
this stock 282,000 bales last.Friday
?gainst 134,000 a year ago and 140,
?00 two year? ago. It Is being freely
predicted that England from now on
will be a heavy-buyer of cotton in
this country. ? -
Exports to forelgtresoKNea for,the
day were of encouraging proportions.
From all porta 18,846 bales were
cleared. 18,446 bales of which were
destined for England and 600 bales for
the continent. In connection with
shipments to the continent and with
reports of a better continent demand,
it was reported today that cotton in
Germany waa bringing IS centa a
pound. ?
Exports thus far this week are in |
excesB ot exports up to the correspon
ding day last" week. The ooaatwiae |
movement also ts heavier.
port shocks again snowed an Ir
portune increase standing today at I
811.031 bales against 768,029 balsa a [
week ago.
A Baaaar fJiven By The Bettor?t j
Association of Cedar Beck.
The Baaaar will open at 2:80 in the
afternoon in Cedar Rock Academy and
close after an Oyster ^upper that
night. If you like Basaar 'and Just
can not eat Oysters, you will be once
paid for yjjnr attendance; tr you like
Bazaar and Oyatara too., you will be
twice paid; it yon like Baaaar and
,Oysters again and fruits atad candles
in addition yon will be thrice paid,
t Bring ponr best RSls. !Tveryl>ody la
"ftrith wide open eyes for a Us time.? I
>fhs money received through the even
*i|Bg and ijlght ?s to aid In the build-'
I hi of a new Academy. Don't I *?
the time?all the afternoon and
I .of the night, Thanksgiving.'
:155vsr
Notice for ths Com
committees of Cedar
Committee,. Friday evening. J
?t e*#* Rock. The Imporu?A of
? the meeting la such to Uaytnf your
;?piy, to Advertise
Dunns
Harris
Youngtville ?
Franklin ton
Haytsville
Sandy Creek
(?old Mine
Cedar Rock
Cyureas Creek
Louisburg
Total
Majority
AMENDfvflNTS
WHISPER OF PEACE COMES
VROM RUSSIAN CAPITAL
Petrograd Report Intimates that ?er
nans Made Overtures Looking to
Cessation of War; No German Sol
diers Now Lett on Russian' Soil.
London, Not 11.?Coincident with
the news that every German soldier
has been sweet from Russian soil
comes a whisper of peace negotia
tions in the report from Petrograd
that Berlin has approached Russia
with overtures looking toward a ces
sation of hostilities.
Contrary to the German report that
the Russians had been checked on the
frontier of East Prussia, Petrograd de
clares that a brilliant'success In that
region has been succeeded by an act
ual invasion of German territory. An
equal trumph is reported from the
other end of the long Russian battle
line.
With Cossacks raiding within twen
ty miles of Cracow, the commandant
of that fortress has ordered the civi
lian population of the city to leave.
Przemsy is said to be fully Invested
again and the reduction ,of this fort
resses likely to procede any further
advance by the Russian left wing.
Petrograd is not wholly satisfied
with the scope of the victories re
ported against the Germans?for the
belief prevails in military circles that
If the Russian strategy of the Napo
leonic era had been followed further,
even to the extent of the surrender
of Warsaw, the invaders never would
have remained In their own country
with Ititact fighting organizations.
Others feel that political motives
quite justified the ^govenrment in Its
determination to defend Warsaw.
Contrary' to practice, Infantry -and
Hot artlllehy i\as been the dominant
force used by the Russians along
their western battle front In push
ing the Invaders back across the
border. Showing disregard of tfee
German batteries, superior forces of
the Russian Infantry time after time
have advanced and won positions
by the use of stdel. From Moscow
comes a report that during the fight
ing near Aerodz, on the river Warthe
the Russians captured General . Von
Makeenge, commander of the seven
teenth German army corps together
with members of his staff. It Is re
ported also that General Von Lle
bert, who was In command of Lodx
when the Germans occupied that city,
also haB been captured by the Rus
sians. ? * ?
Operatleiwt in Malaria.
There are i?p*rts that the Aus
trian army la. abandoning entirely
Its positions In western GalloU and
will winter at the foot of the Car
pathians, renewing the war from
that base In the sprihg. But the
stubborn defense of Prsenysl and
the evident determination to defend
Cracow hardly confirm this report.
Dispatches reaching London from
Belgium and Holland continue to
insist that- the Germans are. with
drawing many of their troops from
their western battle front, but tli?
communication from the
tartars of the allies does set
any lessening in the foroes
German attack which Is pro
wlth Its usual toy. ,Tm
situation In BelglapL is dally
more critical. ttyren Anfr
which Is the best, pjtpplled <4
Belgian cities, Is clai$Mi&ff
the prlvisions brought into the coon*,
try by the Amerloan commission.
Germans Encouraged By Western
Operntless.
Berlin, Nov. llvMBy Wireless)^
lis significance of the latest official
reports concerning the situation to
tne western aren of hostilities Is in
creased favorably. In the opinion of
German critics by the fact that Uis
words 'good advances" are ased in
rsferrlng'to the oonfllct In the Ar
gonnes. This is the first time such
an expression has been employed In
describing the fighting in this dU
trict.
Conspirators Against The Young v
Turks Shot.
London, 12:04 p._ m.. Nov II?A
i dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company from Athens says
"It is learned )Uiat a conspiracy
lias broken out at Constantinople
against the Germans -and?-young
Turks. The chief conspirators ' were
arrested and shot.
Bad Condition in fiiglish Prisons
Berlin, Nov. 11,?(By Wireless)?
One of the German prisoners of war
In Enland has written a letter to
the Prankfurther Zeitung in which he
declares that as a result of the bad
treatment, bad food and housing in
cold barracks, forty-six out of 700
Gerftian prisoners . died within one
week of pneumonia and typhoid
fever. There were no wounded men
among these prisoners.
Paris, Nov 11.?It is becoming more
and more evident to French observers
that Germany is now making av max
imum effort in Belgium to carry her
determination to penetrate the battle
line of the, allies with a frontal attack
and reach either Dunkirk or Calais on
th^Einglish channel.
This attack seems to be taking place
south of Dlxmude. What is described
in an official bulletin as "very violerrt
fighting" in the north continued thist
morning. The foggy weather Of the'
few days apparently haa cleared and
the Germans are pushing the attack.
Nevertheless Paris seems well
satisfied with the situation of the al
lies and the optlmttsm of the past
two weeks, is being ?lven considera
ble close study. ????
French military critics, from Ttlie j
standpoint of strategy,!. regard the I
German position between two j^dver-'
sarles too far from each other, for
united efforts in the sam??opers&ou
as a favorable one for the reason
that It permits the use of what is |
called "International lines." This!
strategy is sltaplv in theory, but ntil 1
always so in practice. * A classical ex- I
ample of Internal lines Is found in j
the campaign of 1814 In France, Na- i
poleon, holding the internal lines i
beat the Austrian army at one point j
and then after leaving sufficient !
forces before the AuStrians to hold
them in check, proceeded by forced
marches toward. the Russian army,
which he vanqulahed In its turn.
Now a days railroad transportation
makes It possible to apply this ma
neuver to two points a thousand
miles apart. German railroads in
particular lend themselves admirably
to this ffroceedure. . .?, ?
But there is an essential differ
ence, French observers point out be
tween Napoleon's campaign of a cen
tury ago and that of William IL
The operations of today were not be
gun in the same manner. The first
draft of troop? to Bast Prussia was not
sent' after a victory in France, but
after a German defeat at Gumblnnen
and further drafts of troops are now
feefng sent, to the eastern area of
the war aher German Meats at Au
gustowo and Wats*?. Thqp it was
not a question In the opinion of
French critics of upon the sec
ond* enemy after beatea the
first, bafnU|ar of iiHliljlVtl^Es"friii
of the first, importance for
mw to teat the allies" In Bel
? .tad J?e for a time at least
r line operations inorder that
f mar tarn thajr attention to the
-l?na. The line .of Wtfament
to the conviction la. Parts that
the German j^uieavor. In Seltfam will
be pursued with great determination
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A foot-not*. _The squeak of a shoe
Committee of Mercy.
* Mayor James A. Turner, at the re
quest of the United States organiza
tion o f mercy appointed the following
as a local Committee, who at once be
gan the work to do all In their power
to relieve the suffering to humanity in
Belgium. The Committee follows:
Mrs. T. W. Bickett Chairman, Mrs. F.
B. McKiune, Mrs. J. M. Allen, Mrs. S.
T. Wilder, Mrs, T. B. Wilder, Mrs.
Geo. W. Ford, Mr. W. H. Ruffln, Revs.
A. D Wilcox, and W. M Gilmore.
Address Baraca and Phlleatheas.
Mr. L. R. Call of Wake, Forest col
lege will make an address to the Bara
ca and Philathea at Leahs Chapel
Sunday November 22, a{ 11.00 a. in
All the Baraca and Phllatbeas iff
Franklin county are cordially reques
ted to cyme and hear Mr, Call's ad
Old Fiddler's Convention .
We are requested to state mat there
will be an old fiddlers's co'ivcntton
given at Ingleslde Academy 0,1 Sat
urday night, November 21st. AH old
fiddlers are Invited to attend aud take
part. There will be several nice |
prizes. The performance will begin
at 7:30. The public is cordially ln
.yited to come out. Admission 25c and |
15 cents,
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flay at Maplevllle To-night
"At Martin'B Jajuntry store,',' will be
gi^en at Maplenlle Academy to-night.
ThU is the Qrstf entertainment for the
school year andla large crowd is ex
pected. The pup represents a coun
try store and u funny from begin
ning to end. Ap is kept busy by his [
many customer
begin-promptly S eight o'clock. Dent |
fail to be on tlntf Admission 15c and [
25c.
KoK^s-Hight
Mr. E. A: Roars," and Miss Alma I
Hlght were united "in matrimony on |
Saturday night near the home of Mr.
E. A. Kemp's by Esquire S. P. Boddle |
after nnlte n rnmaTitir experience.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. Neal I
Hight, who lives near town and Is a |
young lady,of splendid attirement, I
while the groom is, Louisburg's sue- |
cessful tin worker
Episcopal Baxar.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
announce their annual Bazar to be
held In the Spruill building on Decem
ber lat. At which time many at
tractive articles will be on display for
Christmas presents. ,. ..
_ The ladles ot the Methodist church I
will hold a Bazaar Is the Spruill |
Building, on Wednesday December,
2nd, opening at ton o'clock. The pro
ceeds to be used for furnishing the
new Sunday school rooms, now Hear
ing completion. All are cordially In
vited to come, get a apod dinner, and
splendid Christmas presents at reas
onable price?.
At Justice.
Am. evening of social enjoyment and '
Dlfasnre will be given at Justice on
WedaeedaV night. November 25th, at
tUM festers will be served. |
Is invited to oome out
IkLolMtdit
- following is a list of letters, re
-ing ta the Post-offioe at Louls
burg. N. C. not called for November,
fclse Bottle Harris. Mr. William
? Bough, Mr. H. B.
Davis, Miss Anna
U Pnnston, Mrs
Kennedy,
- ? fpr abdsre letter? will
Pleaae sajr they saw-Clem advertised
1 R. H. Davis F. M
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MB. E. W. M0BBI8.
Weil-Known Frankliaton Citizen
, Passes to His Reward.
Franklinton, Nov. 9.?Mr. E. W.
Morris, of this place, died on Wed
nesday, November 4th, aged 70 years.
He was born In Henderson, served
In the Civil War, and lived the most
of his days fcfter the war here in
our midst, an example to the young
an bonor to the eld. In every public
work for the uplift and Improvement
of the town and community. He waa
a leader In every moral enterprise.
Mr. Morrises survived by his wife
and seven children, Messrs Lee
Morris, of Rocky Mount; R. W. Mor
ris, of Birmingham, Ala.; W. D. Mor
ris, Mrs. T. W. Whedbee, Mrs. J. S.
Morris, Miss Minnie Morris, of Frank
linton, and Miss Katie Bet Morris, a
teacher in the schools of Clayton.
Two sisters survive, Mrs. Bettle S. Cox
and Mrs. C. B. Green, of Durham.
Death of Mrs. Suxan Murphy.
On October 22nd. 1914, Mrs. Susan
Murphy calmly and peacefully passed
away from earth to be with God and
the holy angels. ?
She was a member of Sandy Creek
church for thirty .odd years being
nearer to White Level, she moved her
| membership there in 1907, and re
| mained there until she died. She was
I sick about five weeks and was strick-;
en with Paralyls one week before she
died but bore her suffering with chris
tian fortitude, and was ready when
the lummoss came to go to her re
ward whfch is laid up In Heaven for
all that love and obey him.
She loved her church and home and
was never absent at her church If "Bhe
was not sick. I
In every respect she was a chris
tian woman, loved by all who knew
her.
She was always ready to^help and
do anything for her Master. She was
the wife of G' B. Murphy, who proceed
ed her to the grave, some five ye&rs
ago. She was 77 years old and leaves
8 children, Ave boys and three girls
and 38 grandchildren to mourn their
loss. Vi
The TO^Bral services were conduct
ed on TBaisday evening by Rev. G. M.
Duke, and Rev. J. W. Sledge and the
remains Were interred In the family
burying grounds with a large number
of friends and relatives, who paid the
last tribute of respect.
She will be greatly missed by her
children and friends and all who knew
her. ^
- M. L O.
Louisburg Baptist Church,
j _ At 11:00 a. m. Sunday the pastor
will conduct the public worship, and
also at 7:00 p. m. This will be the
third anniversary of the present pas
torate. The subjets to M treated will
he. In the morning, "Here lit Raise
My Ebeneezer'T at night, "Freedom
Through the Truth."
The B. .Y. P. D. will be In charge of
Rev. J. D. Moore, of Rldgecrest, Hon'
day night, and everybody Is cordially
invited to,this and to all the oth^r
services. Vi
1 *? < ^
Franklin County Union Meets. .
The next session ot this body will
be held with the Baptist churelf ^
^unnfbeglnnlng Friday night, Wfj,.(Q,
and continuing, through SUnday. 0Vlt
* Two general Onestions will be d Is*
cussed?"What are fbe most vital
needs of the churches today and how
jjto meet them TV t . V ?
7- '"What are the most vital needa of
the Sunday ae^ooln and/how to -meet
themr " V
Every church In franklin ?a*nty,
belonging to U& Tqir Rtver Associa
tion, is expected t<i send messengers
to this meeting.
SabseTfbe la <?? iub??.
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CAROLINA GRAND LODGE OF ?
MASONS SPED FOB L1B1
Scottish Bite Ha ho 11? Are Net j _
gualied B y Grand Lodge?Muy
Prominent Masons of The State ate
Witnesses.
Wlnstott-Salom, Nov. 8.?What pro
mises to be qpe ot the most Interest
ing civil cases in the flstory ot
North Carolina will be staged In the
Forsyth Superior Court on the open
ing day, November 9. The case la
question is entitled The Supreme
Council of Soverlgn Grand Inspec
tors General Thirty-third and Last
Degree of the Ancient and Acepted
Scottish Bite of Freemasonary for the
United States of America, their terri
tories and dependensies, Orient of
New York City vs. the Grand Lodge
ot Ancient Free and Accepted Masoas
of North Carolina.
The case Is of interest to evexr
Mason fn North Carolina, and its oat
come will be watched with Interest.
Hon. Lindsay Patterson represents the
plaintiff, while Maj. J. E. Alexander
Of this city, Mr. S. M. Oattia of Hllls
boro, and Mr. A. B. Andrews, Jr. ot
Raleigh, represent the North Caro
lina Grand Lodge. Among the promi
nent witnesses who will be In this city
for the case are: Mr. John C. Drewey,
grand secretary ot the Grand Lodge
of Raietgh; Mr. John Nichols, ot Ral
eigh, past grand master; Mr. W. S.
Llddell of Charlotte, past grand mas
ter; Mr. Walter E. Moore, of Webster,
past grand master, and a number of
others.
The plaintiff is seeing for the sum
of 120,000. The plaintiff asks the
sum of $10,000 for alleged libel on the
part of the Grand Lodge and for $10,
000 for alleged loss of dues from the
action of the Grand Lodge of North
Carolina.
The suit grows out of a report sub
mitted to the Grand Lodge by a com
mittee composed of Messrs. Walter E.
Moore. Francis D. Winston, and John
Nichols, appointed by the (/rand
Lodge to investigate the standing ot
the plaintiff at the request of Salem
Lodge, No. 289, A. F. &. A. M It Is
said that Mr. W. M. Bayllss came to
this city about 1909 for the purpose
of conferring the Scottish Rite, offer
ing, it Is said for $25. The Grand Lodge
was asked about its standing, and It
Is over the report of the committee of
that body that the suit is started.
Itinerary of B . Y. P. C. Secretary, J.
D. Moore and W. M. Gilmore.
This 'section is fortunate" in having
Rev. J. Dan Moore, of Rldgecrest, N.
ft., the corresponding Secretary of the
State Baptist Young People's Union,
to visit it next week. Mr. Moore Is a
brother of the distinguished editor of -
the Biblical Recorder, and is quite aa
able speaker himself, besides being aa
expert organizer and director HOf ,
young people's work. He will speak
at the following places at the time
specified:
Louisburg, Monday night, Nov. 1$;
Bunn, Tuesday night, Nov. 17;
Seven Paths, Wednesday 11:0 a. at.
Nov. 18;
Mapleville, Wednesday night;
White Level, Thursday. 3.00 p. m. .
Cedar Rock, Thursday night.
First church Henderson, Friday ,
night, Nov. 20.
, Walter M. Gilmore, of the Louisburg
Baptist church, who is one of the Vice
presidents of the State B. Y. P. U.,
* will accompany Mr. Moore on his Itine
rary. the object of which Is to ?ulskea
Interest In the existing organizations
and, where there are no such organi
zations, to arouse the young people t*
organize for greater efficiency In
church work.
The great bane and weakness of
.practically all church organizations Is
Inefficient members. They are per
fectly willing to do religions work. If
they only knew how. They are the.
Lord's soldiers, but do not know how
to handle a gun; the Lord's cavalry,
but do not know how to ride a horse;
the Lord's hallelujah chorus, hot do
not know how to raise, a tune
Now what West Point Is to tte
Vrt
iltod States Army, that a B-. Y. P. y.f .
the Kingdom of God. We ??*(,''"
trained leaders, and the beat
|jto have them Is to train that*.'
one of the highest and mast
il functions of a church/
taect of a B. Y. P. U.. as glvaa
in th^^nstitutlon. Is," the iaers
spirlti^j^y of young Christiana;.!
trninlnj^essential chorch aC<
thefr edlSuion in ifcrlpture 1
fee; thelrmtrurtlon In B4H
rine aad qBory; thslr enl:
all fqnns & mlssi
through exlsttag doou
(animations. ,* word the i
acrostic set'ftrtth the paj
B. T. P. U. "AlI Baptlet \
pie Utlllized." '?*,