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ONLY $1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE A. P. Johnson, Editor and Manager. - * ? THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION. _ Subscription $1.50 Per Year lOlUJEV XXVI. LOCISBUBG, N. C., FBI PAY, AUGUST 24TB, 1917.. KtTMBEB 8S BIG GAINS FOR ALLIES CANADIANS FIGHTING WAT KEAREB HE AKT OF LENS Soldiers of Dominion Put the Germans To Bayonet, Who Scurry to Tren ches, Where Again Bayonet and Bomb Executes and Puts Others to Flight. Terrlffic Drive of Italians. (Janslng Austrian Line to Crack at Numerous Points. Hard smashes at the German lines In France again have produced lm jortant gains for the Entente ^Allies. North of Verdun the French have cap - tured additional points o t vantage -Khlle the Canadians have fought their way forward nearer to the heart of the town of Lens, taking 2,000 yards ct positions west and northwest of the tc wn. All the counter-attacks by the Ger man Crown Prince's rorces against General Petaln's men o? tne newly captured ground in the Verdun sector have been-Ill-starred; those of Crown Princo Rupprecht against the Cana dians at last accounts had brought nothing more than an augmentation of tl.e already terrible casualties 1 his troops have suffered in their attempts to save the important coal center from capture. Under a canopy of mist the Cana dians and Germans met at daylight in t"e open of "No Man's Land" north wort of Lens, neither expecting the otaer. Springing at their surprised foe vlth their usual intrepidity, the Canadians put the German-! to the bayonet and forced them to scurry for a seeming haven of safety inside their trendies. Here however the Ger nens apparently were no more secure man in the open, for again-witli the bayonet and v.I'.".? bombs the Cana dians did Ei'eat execution, killing or wounding many of the occupants and tutting the others to flight. West of Lens, aided by a heavy ar tillery fire the Canadians also advan ced, pushing the Germans farther into the environs of the town. To both the captured positions the Canadians are holding tenaciously, already hav ' ins put down with heavy losses three strong counter-attacks?two on the northwest and one west of the town. North of Verdun, on both sides of the river Mouse, the French troops l.ave kept up their vigorous offensive started Monday and have been re warded by the capture of aditional. important positions. West of the ri ver, Cote L'Oie. a point .of considera ble strategic value and the village o.' Kegneville have been taken while ea^t of the stream the village of Samog nenx and fortified trenches over a front of shout a tnllc and a half, con necting Samogncux with the defenses on Hill 344 aro in tho hands of Gen eral? Petain's men. Countcr-ottaclts JUL l'^e Germans all along the new front have been ""repulsed by the French. In addition to more than i>,000 pris oners taken by the French in Mondays advance, additional captures resulted from the attacks of Tuesday. The German war office ~ possibly with the idea of heartening the peo ple at home, says counter-attacks by the Germans have driven out, the French from almost all the positions they cailured on the Verdun front. * It adds that the German troops and > their leaders anticipate a favorable ^conclusion of the Verdun battle. .Wn the Austro-ltallan theatre, the teHtoc drive of the Italians is caus ing / ustrian line to crack at nu r. erouaLpoints. The Austrians are n-istinj vigorously. Although the tattle Is proceeding without interrup tion, little is available In tile official communication to delimit geographi cally the advances Ibe Italians thus : fa' have made. Austrian defense? between Corlte and Selo and arc the tstrongly fortified Starilokva position rare among the places capturpd. Up . to Monday night more than ten tbous ? and prisoners have been taken, not counting 243 officers. The Russians to Galleia and Buko wina are apparently holding their own against the Austrians and Germans, ; nt-.t in Rumania the Russians and Ru ? manians have been compelled to cede further ground near the village of Ocna and east of tlio Fokahani-Nara ocna-Ajul Railway. The Intensive aerial fighting be tween th Allies and the Germans In France continues. Numerous Ger man machines have been brought down in aerial battles but the Enten te Allies also have lost a consider able number of machines. British warships have destroyed a German Sr'pppelin off the coast of Denmark, the entire crew perishing. Catches Burglars. Constable R. W. Hudson returned from a trip to Henderson Tuesday night after having caught A1 Conn and Bryant Murray and turned them over to the Chief of Police of that place un der a charge of store breaking. From what we can learn they confessed to having broken into the O'Xell Hard ware Co. and the Watklns Hardware store at Henderson and McKlnne Bros. Co. store at Loulsbnrg. Also that they had accomplices in the per sons of two boys named Harris and Roberson. Quite a good lot of the articles stolen were recovered. Up on pressing ?ie search for the stolen articles the officers found a new whis key still complete, which tlrey seized. From the statement of one of the boys it was Conn and Harris who broke into McKinne's store on Friday night entering through the stcy light from tli o top of the building. Red Cross Society. Jn the meeting of the Red Cross Society on Wednesday there was a dis- ; cussion of the placing of the knitted wool garments. The ladies are anx-! ious that it shall oe generally under stood that this immediate call for sv eaters, wristlets, socks and scarfs comes from the military headquarters of the Red Cross organization and not from the Navy League, and that these supplies are for the Army boys. Every one, whether a member or not of the Red Cross Society is urged to take up the knitting at once that supplies may be ready before severe weather sets in. Another word about the comfort bags. The estimate cost of these Ivigs is $2.00, at the minimum price. It is the privilege and surely the ple asure of all in the towh and county ? aid in furnishing theso bags. It i j the purpose of the society to have ??* bags complete within the next ten days. Surely every townsman and <V"".3ntryman interested in the Louis V.i:v; ^Utary company will aid in the pmcHnfo of these supplies^ Any ar * ? \o. may J>e bought otJWr?. Annie W. Neal, who has the supplies in charge and has ordered* ^fhem at minimum price, through our merchantmen and druggists. Money may bd given her, nr Mrs. E. H. Malone or Mrs. W. H. K'jifln, stating purposo for bags. Our colored peoplo are beginning splendidly, this week giving in $18.50 to the Red Cross Auxiliary. Tlie Society is meeting tw|c2 a week on Wednesday and Thursday. The i ext meeting will be Acid in the old Presbyterian church building on V.;ddle street, kindly donated for use by Mr. J. P. Winston. College Not os. Mrs. Ivey AJlen and Master Ivey j Allen are visiting relative?! in Warren- j ton and Ridgeway. ^ Miss Elizabeth Allen Is tlie house j r.n st of Miss Kettle Benn, in Thelma J this week. Rev. F. S. Love, Misses Cornelia and Mary Harvey Love and Mr. Ger ald Allen motored to Kinston on Sat urday. They were accompanied or. tlrir return by Miss Leah Love. Miss Gladys Vick, of Oold^boro iwrfle a short, visit to the College re c::itlly. She completed the business ctnrse here in 1916, but will return In September and take the regular lit erary course. . Yiss Nettie Jenkins of Nashville, was here yesterday to make arrange ments for her return In September rti.e was a student here two years ago but since then has been teaching in Nash county. Mrs. William Burw^ll of Wood worth a former member of the facul ty accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Norwood Boyd, Mrs. H. A. Boyd and Miss Miriam Boyd, of Warrenton,' spent a few hours at the College last week. The (lollege opens on Wenesday, Sept. 12th. A large number of stu dents is expected, and many reserva* tions have already been made. The announcement that Miss Elba Henninger would return to LouiBburg has brought forth many congratula t4cns. During her year's absence she was a member of the faculty of Gal lowa^^ollege, Searcy, Am. , The new additions to the (acuity are Miss Luclle Womble, A. B., Trinity College, who will teach Education and Bible; Miss Eleanor Yarborough, Lou isburg College, State Normal, French and German; Miss Vera Keller, B. M. Converse College, Voice, and Pres. F. 8. Love, A. B., Trinity College, M. A., Columbia University, History. Other members of the (acuity ar6 Mrs. Ivey Allen, Misses Edna Wat kins, Gladys Yelverton, Mary Under wood, Elizabeth Allen, Burdette Joy ner, Ruth Gaither, Nellie Clapp, Elba Hcnnlnger and Mabel Davis. Kevhnl at Baptist Church. On account of tlio serious sickness of Dr. Weston Bruner, it was found a. the last minute that he could not fulfill his engagement here this week to conduct a series of evangelistic m<*etinga, as was announced in these columns last week. The pastor was exceedingly fortu- I nate In being able to secure the ser- | vices of pastor-evangelist John A. Wray, pastor of the First Baptist I church of Monroe, who arrived In the city Tuesday afternoon, and preached his first sermon here Tuesday night, which highly pleased the good sized audience that heard him. Rev. Mr. Ray has held very suc cessfully some of. the best pastorates Sn the Southern Baptist Convention dv.rlng the past 23 years, and during] all that time has been in great demand | for evangelistic meetings, for which 3 he is specially gifted. ,Mr. Wray is a man of pleasing and magnetic personality with very di& c'aed oratorical gifts. He has al ready made a very fine impression on lile Louisburg people. To hear him cnce is a guarantee that you will go back to hear him again. The music which under the dtreo tion of the regular choir and a Junior' an*1 senior chorus, Is a very attractive feature. All the singers in town, old and young, are cordially invited to jt in one or the other of these chorus es. There will be three services Sunflny 11 A. M., 3:30 P. M., a big ma?8 meeting for everybody, and 8 at night. Services daily during the conJng week at 8:30 A. M. and 8 P. M. The prospects for a really great meeting in Louisburg is gootf. You will mlos a superb opportvinV tv if you should fail to connect your self with this movement for the uplift o 1 the town and surrounding country. Lawn Party. We as Bereans of Cypress Chapel Sunday School accepted an invitation of the Fidelaco class to a lawn purty F,iven at the home of Mr. W. J. Wil de**. Wednesday afternoon Auk. At an early hour the lawn was well <Jive;with laughter of the young con-, r cs to participate in the occasion. They assembled in a ring, which had tiecn made around a beautiful arcli in the lawn, while chair? and r? r? had been placed about to ]>ro vide for the comfort of the guest*. In spite of the threatening weather we as Bereans enjoyed every moment of. the time for everything was done for our pleasure and comfort thai r.rr.essary. Tor amusement the smelling c<*jn?offC of four kinds of drugs was cr.rriod out In order 1, 2, 3, 4. Several contestants prnelt right so ^he priae was awarded to tliem to gether. Second the luck guess got his uvrt iter from the sight of a lmnrl wi tch c.ifce frcm behind a curtain. The dclicious courses served wa - of tbe mo t appetising kind*. Choi^n!?, jelly, cocoanut and fruit cake find <*n cumber and peach pickle, lcmrucdo, watermelon, cantaloupe, apple* and rfaches. Mesdnmes B. R. Moore. T. 5*. Wil der and M. T. Lamm acted as horftets. At a late hour all departed doc' ring tiiat it hrtd been ono of the mort en? joyable occasions of the season and jpo as Horeans. honestly come.- i-hut the party cannot be surpassed. "We boast their Fidelity." BEREAN CLASS. Reporter, President Wilson has taken notico of the coal situation and has ordered that the price at the mine shall not exceed from $2 to $3.25 per ton. He will give out the figures that middle men may charge within the next few days is the opinion expressed in Wash ington. \ THE MOVING PEOPLE. SOME YOB KNOW, SOME YOU DO NOT KNOW. Many on Business, Many on Pleaaare, Others to be Going, Bnt All Going or Coming. I S' Mr. E. C. Perry visited Henderson Saturday. | Miss Lillie Hale left Wednesday for ! Sonatoria. ? Mr. A. W. Person spent Thursday lq Raleigh. Sheriff H. A. Kearney visited near Oxford Sunday. ? Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Davis spent Monday in Raleigh. ^ Mr. C. D. Egerton, Of (Jreensboro. 1.' visiting his people here. "Mr. Paul Jones, of Tarboro, was a visitor to Loulsburg Monday. , Mr. Ellas Beasley loft Wednesday for a visit to relatives at Wendell. Mr. R. G. Allen, of Raleigh, was a visitor to Loulsburg the past week. Supt. J. R. Collie, of the State Prison, was In Loulsburg Tuesday. Mr. Geo. W. Hines, of Alexandria, Va., is on a visit to his people here. Mrs. Cora Phelps, of Macon, Is .visiting her neice, Mrs. J. L. Palmer. Miss Louise Thomas and Master James Johnson spent Monday In Ral eigh . Mrs. G. R. McGrady was a visitor ?to her people in Loulsburg the past week. a Miss Virginia Htpward, of Danville. Va., is visiting at the home of Mr. ' L. P. Hicks. I Mrs. C. M. Howard, of Danville, Va., is visiting er parents Mr and Mra. L. P. Hcks. v Supt. W. R. Mills returned the past week from a vigil to his people i at Rocky Mount, Va. Mld-Shipman Sam Oupton, of the I'nited States Navy, was a visitor to Louisburg the past week. Mr. W. J. Cooper returned home the past week after a visit to relatives I in the western part of the State. Mrs. B. W. Brown and little daugh ter. of Pettrsbyrg, Va., arc visiting her mother, Mrs. Caddie Strickland. Mr. P. B. Houck left Wednesday for Whitney, where lie will take a posi tion as guard of the State convicts. Mr. H. L. Candler left the past week for the Northern Markets to purchase the fall stock for the Can dLer-Crowell Co. Little Misses Adelaide, Eliza belli, and Sadie Johnson, who have been vis iting relatives in Rocky Mount, re turned home Tuesday. Misses Nettie Gaither, cf Hertford, and Helene Northcutt, of Winton, were visitors to Louisburg the past week. | g?c?ts of Miss Annie Belle King. Mr. J. J. Barrow and daughter.! Mies Julia, and Mr. W. J. Barrow mo tored to Greensboro Sunday to visit Mr?. J. S. Barrow. Mr. J. J. Bar row, while away will attend the Cen tral Convention of the Clerks of the Superior Courts of tlio State which will convene in Charlotte on August 22nd. Mrs. II. W. Egerton and son Mas ter H. W, Egerton, of Jacksonville. Fla*; tore visiting the home of Mr. H. I). Egeiton at Laurel. IT. W. Eger tcp has many friends in Franklin connly wlio will be glad to learn tha^ 'je is making good in Fiorfda. Mrs. M. L. Bradley, who has been ?pending some time at "the home of Messrs. H. D. Egerton and J. B. Jones at Laurel, lias returned to her Lome in Lakeland, Fla. Mrs. Brad ley is so much pleased with Franklin county that she will enter-, her son Master Ballard Bradley in. school at louisburg next session. LOriSBCl?; SHADED Si HOOT. COMPUTES ITS FACULTY Tour New Teachers Elected?sVcf. V". R. -Hills. Supprlntwileuf. ' The Louisburg. graded school, which will open it* fall term Tuesday, Sep tember 5, has completed its faculty { which is as follows: Superintendent | W. R. Mills; teachers or the high achool department, J. Glenn McAd ams and J. Robert Brown; seventh grade. Miss Annie Mizzell; sixth, MV*s Lnla Jarman; fifth. MJss May Cowell; fourth, Miss Llzzio Stewart; third. Miss Kate Furman; second, Miss An nie Belle King; first. Miss Onnie Tuck er. The four new teachers are, Prof. 'J. Robt. Brown, of Newland, a grad Randy Tvilder, of Franklin County, Puts Funds In Trust for Institution. Handy Wilder, a well known color ed farmer of Franklin county, lias do nated $2,000 to be held in trust by the Rafeigh Savings Bank and Trust Com pany for the benefit of the colored Orphan Asylum at Orford. The Asy lum Is to get the interest of this am ount for 25 years and at the end of that time the principal goes to the asylum. This gift, it is thought, Tras actuat ed by the gift by S. C. Vann, manu facturer of Franklin, of (10,000 to the Methodist Orphanage at Raleigh as a *OEn fund for orphans who may wish to continue their education by going to college after finishing their studies at the orphanage. Orphans may bor row money from this fund on their personal note to be paid back after se curing their education. Suffers stroke of Paralysis. The latent Information we have re ceived from Mr.* W. J. Strickland, of near Katesvllle, who suffered a stroke of paralysis on last Friday s. ;s that he is improving. He is re gaining the use of himself to such an e'Jent that his friends think he will hi rn be able to be up and out again. Mass Meeting for Everybody. ^ On Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock Dr. John A. Wray, will deliver his houl stirring sermon-lecture in the I<uuishurg Baptist church to- a mass nutting of men, women and children. T:ie subject of the sermon will be. "A Heart-to-Hoart Talk to Every Member of t:ie Family." The evangelist will deal with the great fundamental and I asiic principles that underlie t!:e structure of the home, social and civic life. The address is the fruit of a ripen? ed experience which has grown up in the preachers own life, and which ha has found has struck a responsive c'l.rd hi the lives of" thousands of outers whom he has toucn?.-r. * ou will be intensely intcrc.- oil in v i.nt will be paid from start to ft ' ? . 1 .ie music also will be a featur . Trmo nnd brlnp every member of the family. uate of Guilford College and for the pat>t two years a teacher In the State Institution for the Blind at Raleigh; Mius May Cowell of Greenville, and Miss Lizzie Stewart, of Whitakers, both recent graduates of. the Green ville Training School:.and Miss Annie Belle King, of this city, a graduate of St. Mary's. All of these teachers are I exceptionally well equipped for their vork and come highly commended. Prof. Brown takes the place recent ly made vacant by the resignation of Prof. Richardson, of Greensboro, who has joined tfie aviation corps and ex pects to a^o France soon. Picnic at WHlougltby Hill. Tuesday Ac?. 14th was a red-letter day tor the young people of Perry's Chapel neighborhood, when" they mo lored io TVillougV.*>y Ilill, on the bank.? of the Tar, to enjoy a picnic in honor of Miss Lillian Kearney and Mr. Hal Kearney, of Childress. Texas, house guests of Miss Minna Wilder, an i Mioses Neppio Jones and Mary Mitch l.ici, of Garner, guests of Miss Mary S':errod. Six of the hoys donne?l bathing suits arid seined for the iinny i: ibc, while tht> rest of the party play ed roolc or strolled along the banks of the river to applaud the seiners when t "icy made a .successful haul. rv?uite a number were captured and. soon fried to a golden brown by the camps fire and served with tho do lic.'ou* lunch which was spread near t::o spring. After dinner, which wa* a veritable feast, kodaks were brought ... ? ? many pictures made. jyrocnt of tho day was /er ased in the evening l:y the tlie party attending the mo r'eopleN 3Ilssirtnarj So ciety. ; People's Missionary So l ' uejday evening at the f isae iClizabeth and Fannie L: anburg at S:30 o'clock. '1 4...0.amnw for the evening was arranged and was as follows: bible Lesson, 13th Chapt. list Cor.? Mins Young. I rayer?The Lord's prayer in con cert. Our Missionary Creed?Misa Young. Iluon High School to Open Sept. &rd. 1917?9:00 O'clock. Bunn High School will begin Mon day morning Sept. 3rd, 1917. This 1? a four year high school. Pupils will bo admitted to this school upon certificate from the last school atten dod. Pupils entering high school for the first time must have county diplo ma, showing that seventh grade ex amination has been successfully com pleted. The opening of this Bchool promises to be interesting. We are planning to have a noted speaker, and we ex pect a large crowd of patrons and friends of the school at the opening. A word to the patrons of the Bunn High School. Ou?* faculty consists of j seme of the very best material wo I could secure for t!.e money.. They aro i fc( ing to do their best, but they ean I not work without the children. You ' say: "Oh well its war times I just can't do without my children this fal!.M Stop! Think! Our country is being sapped of the flower of young | manhood. Somebody must make the j sacrifice to replace these young men? j will you not do your bit?now. Especi ally do we need your boys. Father! | Mother! Think, your boy will have an opportunity for service, net only for Franklin county, North Carolina? but for our own L\ S. A. Not in the l.vnctieg, as their older brothers, but of :v. ilntalnlng democracy. Why not scud your son on to Bunn, let him pre pare lor . v!!c?C, the University, or for life? We ivv 1 vour help your co-op eration, hcl|> ? ajvl we will do our best for you. Especially do wo :r soma pupils for the 10th and Hi h grades. Wo are not asking you to leave >our own school and Join ours, we only want you at llunn after you have finished ? r^'ur home school. Why go to-anoth er county and pay tuition? For the boy or girl who enters our high school department from Franklin county there Is no tui'tloTT. You say "I want to go to a bigger school than Bunn." Our pupils have made good in college. You should patronize your own home, your own county first. "Whero will we board?"' Board may be had in private families. Good beard cheap. If you are interested in our school, come to .see us, or write. Wo will a:mounco our opening program soon. Cordially, N". E. Wright, Prla. Auto Accident. What was a costly and nearly a se rious acrident, occurred near' Wake Forest on Tuesday evening when a five passenger Ford ear belonging to Miss Pauline Smith and being occupi ed by Messrs. Clyde Collier, Joo Bunn Riuco Shearin, Clifford Smith and Pri vates Jordan and Smith, of Co. D, who were on their way to Raleigh, turned over, dumping the occupants on the ground. Mr. Bunn was painfully, but not.seriously hurt and Mr. Shear In was slightly bruised, the others es caping Injury.The car was badly dam aged. \ ' Did it ever strike you?"?Mies Sue AlBton. "I will pray to your God too."?Miss Sue Alston. '?Lessons of the War"?Mrs. M. C. Pleasants. "A month's salaiy for the Congo"? "( ne day's work a month ror God"?? MIkb Hodgie Alston. ' _ "World Brotherhood as War's Re nulls"?Miss Fannie #Lillian Massen turg. "Wh'y I do not believe in Foreign M stlons"?Mrs. Swindell. "Call to Prayer"?Miss Young. ' "Why S. America needs the Gos pel"?Elizabeth Massenburg. "Do your bit for Christ"?"His Gift and M*ne"?Miss Young. "Child protection in time of War"? "My Lord and I"?Mrs. M. C. Pleas ants . , Minutes?Miss Louise Thomas, Sec. Roll Call?Miss Sue Alston. After the programme was rendered a delightful melon course was served. We had with us a new member Mrs. i Swindell. | 'Those present at the meeting were I Mesdames Pleasants, Swindell, Missts Hodgie Alston, Sue Alston, Addle ' Young, Louise Thomas, Elizabeth Mas I senburg, Fannie Lillian Massenburg. No business to be discussed the So ciety adjourned to meet at the home of Mrs. M. C. Pleasants on Tuesday evening Sept. 6th at 8:30 o'clock. RECORDING SECRETARY.