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THE COUNTY, THE I
VOLUMN XLV.
LOUISBURG, N. 0., Fi
Subscription $1.00 Per Year.
NUMBER 22
THE UNION.
JULY 14, 1916.
VICTORY ACHIEVED AF
TER BATTLE OF 10 DAYS
BECAPTUHE OF TBOISES WOOD IS
ANNOUNCED. ?
After Prolonged and Bitter Struggle
Town of Contalmaison Is Captured
and Now Being Held by English
Against (ierman Coanter-Attaeks.
London, July 11. ? The capture of
the whole of the German's first system
of defense on a front of 14,000 yards
(nearly 8 miles),' after ten days anil
nights of continuous fighting is an
nounced in the official 'report from
British headquarters in France.
The number of prisoners taken ex
ceeds 7, SOS.
Text ?( Rcp?i
The t^xt reads:
"After ten days and nights of con
tinuous fighting our troope hare com
pleted the methodical capture of the
whole of the enemy's first systems of
defense on a front of 14,000 yards. The
system of defense consisted of numer
ous and continuous lines of fire tren
ches, extending for various depths
from 2,000 to 4,000 yards. It Included
five strongly fortified Tillages, nuntcr
oub heavily wired and entrenched
woods and a large number of Immen
sely strong redoubts. The capture of
each Of these trenches represented an
operation of some Importance and the
whole of them are now in our hands.
Recapture Trones Wood.
"The German success in the recap
lure of Trones wood, after costly cas
ualties was of short duration. Today
we recaptured nearly the whole of
this wood. AH but the northernmost
end is again la our hands.
"Apart from the number of guns
hidden in houses and burled in the de
bris. etc., we have, in the course of
these operations brought in 26 field
guns, one naval gun. one anti-air craft
gun and one heavy howitzer while the
number of German prisoners captur
ed exceeds 7,600."'
Tf1>w? ?l ft**? t?n? .
After a prolonged and bitter Strag
gle the .British have captured the
town of Contalmaison, north of the
Somme river, and are now holding it
against German counter-attacks. The
greater part of the Mametz woods are
In possession of the British who have
also recaptured nearly the whole of
the Trones wood.
On the eastern front the Germans
'nsamit the fighting on the Stokhod line
is approaching Kovel en both sides of
, the railway, but they claim the Rus
sians have been driven back near Hul
evlche. Today's news told of heavy
fighting on all fronts, with the allies
making substantial progress In most
places. A striking illustration of the
difference in the relative positions of
the allied and Teutonic forces and of
the remarkable change from the mo
notonous defensive trench warfare
which characterized the allied opera
tions for so many weary months, un.
til the present summer, is found in
the number of prisoners and guns ta
ken. These for the battle of the Somme
amount to 22,000 prisoners and 104
-guns captured from the Germans,
while the, official figures for the Rus
sian General Brussiloff's drive to the
tenth of July are 271,620 prisoners,
312 guns and 866 machine guns.
Position Is Important.
The importance the Germans have at
tached to the Contalmaison position
may be measured by the fact that they
? recently threw the- Prussian ? guards
into the fighting at this point
It lo now oloap ? that ? the ? Russian
drive in the direction of Kovel has
brought the German offensive at
lAitsk to a standstill and according to
the Russian communication, the Ger
mans have brought up strong rein
forcements to defend the Stokhod line
and Kovel. Gen. Brussiloff, however,
now has the impassable Pinsk marsh
? es covering bis right flank and Is in a
position to outflank the German de
fences of Kovel. The capture of 34,
000 prisoners by the Russians in the
Stokhod and Gallclan battles from Ju
ly 4 to July 8 seems to Indicate that
the Germans have been unable to
throW la reinforcements in sufficient
strength to stem the Russian advance
'According to a report from Berne,
Switzerland, the Austrian* are hurri
edly transferring the landstrum from
Serbia and Montenegro in an attempt
to hold back the fiuMi*ns.-?The dlffl
? cultles confronting the central powers
in meeting (he all-romd attack are
Indicated In the Italian official state
ment tonight In which It la stated that
the Austrlans have been obliged to re
call to the Italian front troops wtiich
were about to be sent to the Eastern
front.
French bearing Feronne.
The French army under General
Foch has moved up In the southern
section of the Somme until it now
holds the dominating hills around Pe
ronne, a town which has been strong
ly fortified by the Germans and the
possession1 of which they are likely to
contest with the utmost determina
tion.
Germans Gain at Verdan.
In the Verdun sector, the Germans
have succeeded in gaining a foothold
In the Damloup battery and in the
French line In the Fumin wood on the
right bank of the Meuse. At other
points the Germans are carrying out
a strong offensive.
On the Russian front the Stokhod
sector is the central point of the Rus
sian advance. The Germans have
brought up strong reinforcements of
artillery to oppose the Russians, who
now are within 20 miles of Kovel.
The defenses of this town are believed
to be powerful. . Fighting along this
line Is of a furious nature.
Austrian ? Pat to Flight
In Southern Bukowlna, Petrograd
reports that Considerable enemy for
ces have been put to flight northwest
of Kimpolung. Vienna does not refer
to the fighting in Bukowlna and Ga
lica, but asserts that Russian attacks
near Sokul and along the Stokhod have
been repulsed.
Up to July 10, the drive of General
BruBSlloff had resulted in the capture
of 271,720 prisoners It is officially an
nounced.
The Italians have captured addi
tional positions from the Austrians,
particularly on the Pasubio front
Rome asserts that because of the Ital
ian offensive In the Trentlnop several
divisions of Austrian troops already
on their way to the Russian front,
Iifcv?~btei]i"W8*Mi: **"*"' V'sOT
COUNTY- COMMISSIONERS.
Met on Monday ? Bond of P. B. Griffin
Received ? Tax Lists Received.
The Board of County Commissioner*
met on Monday In an adjourned meet
ing, with all members present. This
was as a Board of Equalisation.
The bond of P. B. Griffin, Treasurer
for the Bridge fund was received and
ordered recorded.
The tax lists were received from
the following townships: Franklin
ton, Youngsville, Hayesvllle, Louls
burg, Sandy Creek, Harris, Cedar
Rock, Cypress -Creek, Dunns, Gold
Mine.
Green Perry's land In Dunn's town
ship, was reduced from $1045 to $800.
The land of Mrs. E. W. Gupton In
Dunns township and In the town of
Bunn be raised from $341.00 to $1000
Report of P. B. Griffin, Treasurer
for the Second quarter ending June
5th, was received and recorded.
The Board adjourned to its next
regular meeting.
Miss Vienna Terrell DeaiJ.
At the residence of her" nephew and
niece, Mr^and Mrs. W. H. Allen. Mis a
Vienna Harrison Terrell died at an
early hour Friday morning after an
Illness 6t several months, In the 76th
year of her life. Miss Terrell was
born in 1841, during Harrison:? ad
"ministration when "Tippecanoe" was
the favorite song, so she received the
Trtckname', "Miss Tip," which has fol
lowed her through the years.
Miss Terrell was the only surviving
member of a large family that has
been prominent In this county for
many years. Her nearest relatives
who survive her are nephews and
Aleces.
Since girlhood she has been a mem
ber of the. Corinth Baptist church,
near her home In Uie country, where
she lived until a few months ago. Tho
funeral services were bald 8unday
morning at' the fnmHy burying ground^
ten miles In the country, conducted
by Rev. Walter M. Gilmore. of the
Lottlsburg Baptist church.
' Loulsburg Baptist Church.
Divine Worship Sunday 11 A. M. and
8.18 P. M, conducted by the pastor.
"The Value of a Vision" will be thn
thetne of u>* morning MtiMn; "Th?
Tree-like fihristtas'I.wUl. lM t he sub
ject at night.
DUETSCHLAND READY
TO DISCHARGE CARGO
HAYE NO FEABS OF ALLIES WAB
&1IIPS.
Captain Is >>17 Cordial to Official!
And To Newspaper Hen; Has Noth
ing to Conceal Ah Vessel Is Purely"
A Merchantman; Port OIBdals Sat
isfied.
Baltimore, Md., July 10.? "The Ger
man submarine merchantman Deut
schland, tonight was ready to dis
charge her million-dollar cargo and
take aboard for the return trip metal
and rubber needed by the Emperor'*'
armies and nary. The return mat* 4
chandise Is waiting on the dock, and;
the time tor learlng port will depend/
largely upon plans (or eluding rigllaat !
enemy cruisers which it Is expected'
will be waiting outside the Vlrgiaiaj
capes. '?* . j
Tonight tli? daring German seamen
who brought the submarine merchant-"!
man Deutschland across the Atlantic,
slept quietly abroad Ujeir vessel,
which lay moored to a carefully
screened pier guarded by a strong
squad of Baltimore police. Capt\
Paul Koenig, the skipper, had deliver
ed his papers to the North German
Lloyd office, entered his vessel at the
custom house as a commerce carrier
and had presented to a German Em
bassy official a pack of correspondence
for Count Von Bernstorff.
One of a Fleet.*
One of Captain Koenig's first ?ct?
after be moved his ship up. the harbor
from Quarantine early today, was to
announce that the Deutschland was
but one of a fleet of mammoth sub
marsibles built or building for a reg
ular trans-Atlantic freight and mail4
service. He said the next to come
would be the "Brenjen" and that she
might be looked for within eight
weeks.
Ne Trouble Expected
Neither Captain Koenig nor agents
whom the boat is consigned, seemed
apprehensive of diplomatic difficul
ties. It was stated on the authority
of thcT captain th&t the only arms on
board were four automatic pistols be
longing to the officers and a sports
man's rifle for firing dockets.
Breaks the Blockade.
Later, at the office of tn^North Ger
man Lloyd, he issued a typewritten
statement telling of the coming of oth
er boats like the Deutschland and as
serting that his voyage had broken
the British control of the seas. At
the same time he submitted to an in
terview in which he described his
3,800 mile cruise from Helgoland to
Chesapeake Bay. He denied that he
had been chased off his course by en
emy warships, declaring that so far as
he knew there was not an allied war j
craft in the Atlantic.
Traveled on Surface.
During nearly the entire voyage,
said Capt. Koenig, the Deutschland
traveled on the surface. Once she
submerged for ten hours and lay dur
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IE MOVING PEOPLE.
10U KNOW, SOKE YOl 1)0 1
NOT KNOW.
ly BnsiaeN*, Mauj an Fleasnrc,
tiers to be (>olng, But AU Uola* or
??lag.
r. J. J. Barrow visited Baltimore
past week.
r. J. R. Bunn, of Apex, is a viai
to Louisburg.
tr. K. P. Hill Tisited Washington
t the past week.
fcr. G. L. Crowell went to Raleigh
?May on business.
?r. J W. Ho lliags worth Is an a
" I trip to Marion.
Br. R. G. Allen, of Ralelgfc, was a
?or to Louisburg Tuesday,
?re. G. B. Rice left Monday to vis
Lr .people at Wlnaton-Salaca .
plots Jesse Cooler, of Blacks tone.
, is risiting Miss Ruth. Webb.
:f. D. G. Pearfte returned Tuesday
n a busineoi trip to Wilmington.
Ir. John Cnrlyla, of Savannah, Go.,
tatting bis uncle, Mr. S. S. Mead
It
!r. Thomas W. Raffin risked Mr.
an Hart at Winston -Sal em the past
ik.
Er. S. S. Williams, of GreenvljjST
i a Tlsit to bis people here *^nis
rs. W. B. Cooke and sons William
George, are risiting relatires in
leld.
[essrs. S. M. Cracker and Bruce
arte visited Raleigh and Cary the
t week.
heriff W. H. Allen and Register of
ids J. B. Yarborough spent Wed
day in Raleigh.
[essrs. W. H. Yarborough and W.
Person went to Raleigh on bnsi
l the past week.'
Uss Mary White, of Guilford Co!
), is risiting tiro family of her klae
l. Mr. W. E. White.
[rs. M. H. Aycocke and daughter.
? Noye, are on a visit to Mrs. Ay
re's sister In Burlington.
Blacks tone, Va., the past week.
Mr H. B. Hardy, representing the
News-Observer, of Raleigh, was a vis
itor to Louisburg the past week.
Miss Iantha Pittman has gone to
Ridgecrest and other points in the
mountains for a months vacation.
Lieut. W. W. Boddie spent Sunday
with the miliary boys at Camp Glenn,
making the trip in hts automobile.
Miss Sbllie Pleasants, of this city,
has gone to New York to take the
summer course at Columbia Universi
ty.
Mrs. Ivey Allen, president Lou is -
burg College, is spending some time
at Chapel Hill, taking in the summer
school.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Houck spent
Sunday at Morehead. While there
they riBied the military boys at Camp
Glenn.
Miss Bessie Lee Alston, who Ins
been visiting Mrs. W. H. Pleasant?,
Jr., has returned to her home near
Henderson.
Mrs. L. D. Lyles and daughter, i
Josephine, o f Charlotte, are guests at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. S. Green.
Dr. E. M. Perry accompanied Mrs.
J B. Thomas to Baltimore -the past
week, where she will enter a hospital
for treatment.
Miss Lucy Allen, who has been in a
Richmond hospital for several weeks,
has returned home quite well again,
though weak from the operation .
Miss Daisy Allen, connected with
the State Board of Health, Raleigh, is
spending her month's vacation with
her mother here, Mrs. E. C. Allen.
Mr. and .Mrs. Geo . H. Cooper left
today tor a month's visit to Mrs.
Cooper's sister in 9t. Louis. Mr.
Cooper will go on to Hot Springs, Ark .
where he will take a course of baths .
Misses Kate and Lillian High and
gaest, Mrs. H. Rodgers, of Dyers burg,
Tenn., and Mr'. N. B. Allsbrook mo
tored throwgh the country this week
to Moreheed City where they will
spend several days.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. McKinne and
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. McKinne, who
were summoned to the home of their
father at Turnersbnrg sometime ago
on account of his serious nines 3,
which resulted in his death, have re
turned home.
Miss Paaline Smith left Monday to
spend a few weeks la Asheville.
While there she will attend the .Na
tional Forestry Convention. Miss An
nie Wilder, of Franklinton, will havj
charge of the Home Demonstration
Work in her absence.
Candy Kitchen Closed.
George Lewis, Proprietor of the
Loulsbnrg Candy Kitchen, closed his
place of business on Tuesday and in
forme? us he would spend a portion
of the summer In Norfolk, where he
will conduct a like business. He v"l
return to Louisburg on August 15..;
and reopen bis place of business.
Services at St Paul's Church Next
Snnday, Morning and Evening.
The congregation o^St. Payls church
regular services, and beginning next
Sunday morning Rev. Basil Manly
Walton, a native of Marion, N. C., re
cently ordained, will begin his minis
trations as assistant to the rector.
Rev. Isaac W. Hughes, of Henderson,
and the two will serve the three par
ishes of Henderson. Louisburg and
Kittrell. both residing In Henderson.
Services at St Paul's next Sunday in
the morning at 11 A. M. and evening
at 8:15. All cordially welcomed.
Shew* Good Attendance.
Supt. E. L. Best gave out figures the
other day that show up well tor
Franklin County Schools in attendance
they maintain. The figures show an
increase during the past school year.
The average dally attendance of school
children in the county was as follows:
White 1803. colored 1385; total 31
The average daily attendance of school
children in the county between the
ages of 8 and 12 years was. white 333,
colored 786; total 1719. Supt. Best is
very much gratified at the increase of
the past year over the former years.
BUSINESS MEN IN CAVALRY TRAINING CAMP
ARRESTED JOR MURDER
AND THE LARCENY OF AN AUTO
MOBILE.
Coleman Merrltt and Willie Lee Good.
son Placed In Jail- Alleged Crtae,
Occurred In Virginia? Taken to Bal
elg-h flatnrdaj.
Quite a surprise was sprung on the
people of Louisburg on laat Friday
afternoon when Deputy Sheriff w. IT
Fuller. Constable R. w. Hudson and
Chief of Police D. C. High brought
Coleman Merrltt in town and place!
him to jail, which was soon followed
by the arrest and confinement of Wil
lie Lee Goodson, who it was learned
were Held oa a warrant charging the
murder of a negro named Richard Bil
lings. of Portsmouth, Va., and the lar
ceny of a Ford automobile. Until this
time no one here except the officers
and perhaps a rery few others hud
heard anything of the crime, although
it was committed on the night of June
14th. The officers in Virginia wore
notified and Chief of Police J. M.
Broughton. of Portsmouth, accompan .
led by Luther Turner, colored, also of
Portsmouth arrived on Saturday
morning at 10:20, when the who.e
story leaked out. In the mean time
the local officers here had found and
brought to the car.
From the statements of Chief of Po
lice Broughton and Luther Turner, the
story ran as best we could get the
connection somewhat this way. On
the night of June 14th, somewhere
about 9 o'clock Merrltt and Goodson.
who had gone to Norfolk on an excur
sion. called at Turner's transfer shed
and hired a carlo take them to soon
place In the country. Turner sent
Billings, who rwas one of his regular
drivers, to drive the car. The cai
with the occupants left the garage all
right, but did not return. Turner got
uneasy, fearing some accident as the
car did not show up next morning iud
instituted a search which resulted la1
finding Billings dead side of the road
the car gone with no tidings. He im
mediately took the matter up with the
officers at Portsmouth who got busy oh
the Job and the result was the arrest
of the6e two young men as the parties.
Upon their arrival Turner and the
Chief of Police Immediately identified
the car and also Merritt and Goodson.
Learning of the possibility of finding
more evidence a search warrant was
secured and the home of Merritt
searched where was found two pistols,
one that was identified" by Turner as
the one owned by his driver Billings,
and which he carried wttti_him that
night. 'S
The boys claim they bought the car
and paid $175 for It, and know noth
ing of the killing.
The officers found Merritt at the
home of his cousin Charlie Strother,-,
near his home nnd Goodson was found
at Blrsh Bros saw mill about four mil
es south of Louisburg. ? T ie car was
found about six miles from Spring
Hope, where it had been carried the
day before by F. G. Goodson, it is
said, in the woods.
Merritt and Goodson were taken to
Raleigh-Saturday efternoon by officers
Fuller. High and Hudson for aate
keeping and in order to be on hand for
a hearing before the Governor when
requisition papers are sought. They
were also accompanied by Chief of
Police Broughton.
Mr. Merrltt Is tliu uuly HOU of MT. ?
jC. S. Merritt, one of Franklin coun
ty's respected planters, who lives jaea^
Moulton and whose many friends sym
pathize with him In this trouble.
Phllathea Class Helds Meeting.
Franklinton, X. C., July 8th.? The
Methodist Phllathea Class held its
monthly meeting in the Class Room
Tuesday night July 4th. Nine mem
bers were present. After the Devo
tional exercises business discussion
followed.
The Committee on Wesley Class Or
ganization reported that all Internte
-diat^and Adult Classes of the M. E.
S. S., with the exception of one had
been organized.
Finance Committee reported profit
$11.40 from the Claas entertainment.
General discussion of the Sunday
School lessen followed. CtaM ad
Journed to meet Tuesday night Au
gust 1st.
Mr. 3. 3. Barrow returned Wednes
day from a trip to Baltimore.
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