AOLUJTH XI.VI. LOPISBUBG, If. C., FK1DAY, i|m?wv 8, 1918. } - ~ MUMBEB 68
C. K. COOKE MADE
COUNTY AUDITOR
Mi POETS FBOK OFFICERS EE
CEIVED 4
Orders Bridge Built Id BayesTille?
Accepts Resignation of B. W. Hud
* son?Becelres Bond of Cotton Wei
gher for Frankllnton?Bontlne Bnsl.
ness.
Tin* Board of County Commission
ers met In regular session on Mon
day with all members present. After
approving the minutes of the past
meeting business wets disposed of as
iollows: ? j
Ordered that the Bond of A. L. Al
len,* cotton weigher for FTanklinton
township berenewed and recorded.
Ordered that D. C.. Tharrlngton be
relieved of paying tax on T. J. Hlght
?state ?
Upon motion It was ordered that the
Board appoint an all time auditor for
Franklin county.
Upon order the Board' decided to,
build a bridge over Buffaloe Creek In
Hxyesvllle township.
Upon motion of J. H. Earle the
Board proceeded to elect an auditor
for the ensuing year. C. K. Cooke
was placed in nomination and was el
ected unanimously.
It was ordered that the old Treas
v/ers office be vacated and that C. K.
i. i olte take tiiat for hia oflice. Also
tl. . C. H. Stanton, Farm IDemonstra
tloi. ..gsnt, occupy the office with Mr. |
Cookq. '
j.il?? Paulino Smith was given tha
use of 0ne of the room6 In the neconu
story of the'Court House..
The report of Dr. 'J. E. ?Malone,
County Health Officer Nras received
and tiled.
? Ordered that J. J. Holden be instru
cted to tell Mr. Harris to loave the
County Home.
Report of J. J. Holder, Superln.
tFRdent of the County Home, was re
ceived and flled. lie reports 14
while and 8 colored inmates.
The resignation of R. W. Hudson,
Constable for Loulsburg township was
read and accepted.
Upon motion the election of a con
Hiablc for Loulsburg township^was de
ferred till the first Monday In March.
The resolution In rogard, to the
flnnry t ri-t-k Itnml llnmln waa paaaftii
all the Hoard voting ye*.
~ Henry Perry was placed oil outaid*
pauper Ust at. $2.00 per month.
The Hoard liistrurtud J. J. Holden
to take Linda Evans, a colored wo
?nurrrifum Hie county home.
Alter allow.ng a number?of accounts
the Board adjourned to IU next re-,
gular meeting.
WOMEN ARE REl'QESTEl) TO
CEASE "ADOPTNG PEK
- THING'S MEN
With the Amorlcan Army in France
" December 25.?Tho American gxperil^
tionary force wishes to discourage the
budding practice of American women
In "adopting" individual soldiers In
France for the period of the' war. The
"practice already threatens to choke
the congested mail service-an4 re
sult in delay in tho. transmission of
Important matter, fartreover the cen
sorship regulations forbid the men
to correspond with strangers, and, as
this rule is being enforced rigidly, it
_ _ls desired that the people at homt^j^
irtm li n n um | ill i i " H I' lnT" i m
embarrassing poslim, as they feel
under obligation to answer such com
munications.
An example the interest certain
women at home are taking in "adopt
ions" Is an advertisement which has
reached headquarters showing the
picture of a pretty girl and urging
soldiers without godmothers to write
to-a girl's address.
MARAARET ITEMS
The ftrmcrs are still sitting by the
* Master Sarh Alford of near Seven
Paths, made av short call to Margar
et last Sunday afternoon. _
MUs Mary Dunn spent last Friday
nitftt #t Mrs. T. M. Pearce's.
Mttie Ruby -Poarce spent Sunday
with Miss Mary Bunn.
Mr. Tim Perry, of Maplevlllo, spent
~ with hI? fother," STr. Sam Per
LOUISBURG'S RED CROSS
9
The Red Cross Chapter at Louisburg
feels a particular pride in the work
it has donef tho' It has a great hope
of larger and better things in the fu
ture.
" The Red Cross Auxiliary which
was organized Til June 1917 wlth? 40
members has grown Into an efficient
active Chapter of several hundred
members. It became a Chapter in No
vember with Mre. W. E. White, Chair
man, Mrs. K. K. Allen* Vlce-Chalrman
Mrs. G A. Cralle, Treasurer, Mrs. R.
F. ^arborough, Secretary, Mrs. M. C.
Pleasants, Chairman of the Knitting
and Mr. W. H. Ruffln, Chairman of the
Executive Committee, Mrs. J. E. Ma-,
lone. Chairman of Ways and Means,
Mre. R. H. Davis, Chairman of In
struction, Mrs. T. W. Watson, Chair
man of Supplies, Mrs. L. Scoggin,
Chairman Of Instruction for children.
. Through the summer months the
lied Cross Auxiliary held Us regular
Wednesday at the Graded School
Building. *. ?^r;?r' ?
With the epening of school another
plkce for meeting had to be sought
and Mr. J. P Winston kindly loaned
to the Chapter his building on Mid
dle street, where the ^romen worked
faithfully and untiringly in all day
sessions until the first of January.
Since then the Chapter has held its
regular all.day Wednesday meeting in
the Company D.- Armory, a large and
sunny room, amply a^fflctrpt to .acco
ruodato manyworkers.
Financing tli? R?4 Cross has bera!!
i ono o t the biggest problems. JSlnee"
i'.3 origin many and various eritertatn
. ments have been given, the farmers
have generously contributed gifts of
tobacco the merchants and drug
; gists have given It the benefit of*
wholesale prices oiKgoods.
j Since Its organization the Ch?pt&s j
, lias shipped to Red Gross hekd4uftCt- j
. era, 108 gauze bandages, 628 gauze
j compresses, 156 gauze drains*. 404
gauze laboratory pads, 72 gauze rolls,
'flannel bandages, 320 four tailed ban
, dages, 150 crinoline bandages, 162'
I fannel bandages 320 four tailed ban
I dages, 1S6 muslin bandages. Ill iJ
bandages. triangle- bandages; W
splint pillows, 270 oakum pads, 200j
Smral weeka before mrtBfiniCil
the. .regulation Red Cross?Christmas
m?. i|||flm'
the auspices of the feed Cross Chap-!
ter KM comfort bags were provided j
for Company D. oys and drafted,
l??n frurn tlie county. The?comfort
bags, sixty tn all, are~rea3y~TDTr-ib?
colored soldiers when calle'd.
Since the knitting began in October
?372 knitted garments have been
forwarded to Atlanta, viz: 102 mvpat
ers, 80 mufflers, 71 palfs of wristlets,
94 pairs of socks, 24 cloth and 1 hel
met.
Auxiliaries are organizing: at Ma
plevniw nnti Cod&r Rocli which will re-"
port later. ?
Under the Auspices of the Red
Cross the war fund collected for Inputs
btirg ^amounted to one thousand and
fifty bne dollars and thirty nine cents, j
It took nn actire part In the sale of
Liberty Loan Bonds. JJp to the pres
ent date total expenditure for wool
and supplies has amouiU?d__to $922,94,
making a total of $2.074..TO, which has
passed through the ha
Tt takes- determination and untiring
energy to y^ftccompllsh things like
these. I
When enlisted in a worthy cause
Louisburg d splendid womanhood is I
equal to it.
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AMERICAN TROOP SHIP
vSCJfK
?The American troop ship Tns
clanla nasjarprdoed and snnk
off the riorthern coast of Ire
land Wednesday.
The ship carried 2,1?" officers
and men and 1,912 hare been re
ported saved. The soldiers on
hoard the ship were small de-^
tachments from almost eYery
section of the conntry .No de
tails of 4he sinking had been
received by the war department
up to yesterday morning.
A CALL FOR A WAB SAVINGS INSTITUTE
The one supreme task that confronts this Natifm is
the Winning of the-War. To this end the Government
is calling on the people of North Carolina to invest
forty-eight million dollars in Thrift Stamps and War
Savings Certificates. To the timid this task is a terror
?to the heroic it is a challenge.
If the people of North Carolina respond to this call
it will mean two things: . ? ?
First, that we have done, not our bit, but our best.
Second, the habits of thrift necessary to save forty
eight million doPars and working capital thereby
created will insure the financial independence of our
people. . . ? j.
To accomplish this gigantic task plans systematic
and comprehensive must be laid. To this end and at
the request of Gol. F. H. Fries, State Director of the Na
tional War Savings Committee, I hereby call a War Sav
ings Institute to be held in the City Raleigh on the
12th and 13th days of February, 1918. Tfatt^d experts
will conduct the Institute, and on Tuesday night, the
12th, speakers of international reputation wtH-aatiress
the public. T ~~ ? ? v
All people interested in the work are cordially in-'
vited, but I nominate and appoint the following dele
gates.
1. Every county superintendent of public instruc
tion. * ' ^
2. Every superintendent of town and 'city schools
3. Every farm demonstration agent.
' 4. Every home demonstration agent.
5. One physician from each county in the State tp
bff named by the State Board of Health.
6. "Every cpunty chairman of a political party in
the State. ?
I eSKestly urge the boards of county commission^
ers to pav the actual expenses of the Farm and Home
IVmnnfitrntiimi Agents and: the physician. I'earnestly
urge tli? county_oncl cityjbftards of education to pay the
actual expenses of their rAresentatives.? It would be
impossible for these boards to spend money that will
yield larger returns to the public.
Let it be borne irr mind^tbatrtbis meeting is not to
be a celebration, but, as its name implies, it is to be. a
school, and all wl'io attend will be thoroughly taught
just what thev are expected to do and just how to do it.
?T. W. BICKETT, Governor.
This the 31st day of January- 1918.
HAVE TOC A SCFFICTEN'T QFAN
TITT OF PLANTING SEEDS!
Every indication Is" that there- Is a
I shortage ot planting seeds of all kinds
The extreme tigh prices hare caused
BggglS fargfit fflo rutam
crlooK the fact that this years crop
iVpencTs" in a large measure?ca_laaLj
>tar's seed selection.- -So then .any
s??3 Is a pla-utag seetfr they forget ]
that seeds couia'n histories ot past
fenerations an.I iiomlses ot future
-tj i. era t lom.
And, becau9?^JTrtH^-~CQiid!tion9 of
prices and the shortage of suppTTesr
it is more important than ever that
we not confcftler any seed a planting
seed. The man who plants good seed
Of known qualities has a great ??eal
more assuFance of a successful crop
than he that, pinnti any ueed. Also,"
it is a patriotic duty to everything
possible to assure success of this
year's crops.
Now is the time to attend to this
matter of seeds. If you did not select
your own seed. It is time you had a
Lgupply bought. The prices are al.
ways higher about planting time and
sometimes thore are delays in trans
port atioji that are cosily.. ?
don't forget your garden. Get cata-1
log? ?j\.m sellable houses and make
early cdlect'ors. And. select a full j
line. Make your plants for a year
round garden. Just as soon as you pos
sihlyr"cair is the time to start. Peas,
onions and irlsh potatoes need to be
planted as soon as the ground will per
mit
1 What about a few more legumes
this year? Do you grow enough peas
I for your hay and seed. Soy beans
'nxo good for man and beast and eas
' fly grown. Velvet beans are wonder
ful soil improvers. Seed may be a
? little high, but if you had them to
^ 8?tl^-yeaj?puld not object. jJ
The County Agenr^wiH-ie_gl?d to |
assist anyone in. search of speds oT^
! an? kind. i
A
. -C. H. STANTON County Agept.
Mr. and-'Mr^. M. M. Person and lit
tle baby, visited the family of Dr. Burt
?Mhe nast week after returning from
Raleigh, where Mrs. "Person went for
an^ roturnc^ to
THE "YOUNG WOMAN'S" MISSION.
AMY SOCIETY
The Young Woman's Missionary
Society met on Tuesday' evening at
the home of Mrs. OsmcuTd Yarboro,* in
p business meeting.
Ml i 1 1
T<uke Mrs. N. H. D. Wilson
Prayer Mrs. N. H. D.Wilson
Song, "Oh, Eyes That Are Weary,"
" Mrs. A. R_,?wards. __j
A New Year's Greeting to the Young!
People ......, Miss Julia Barrow !
Gltts to the Missions in War Times, j
Mrs. E. L. Best,
Song, "Let Us Have Peace" Miag An
nie "Betlo King!
I Minutes .... Recording. Secretary 1
Constitution and By-Laws. .Mrsy M.I
C. Pleasants.
Distribution of Pledge Cards. .T-"-- '
nrer.-?
r.ls T1"1""1- j
A Japanese Siory Miss Ailoen Webb
Aftfer the program delicious refresh
meuts were served.
Thoso present were: Mesdaraes Os
mond Yarboro. Misses Julia Barrow,
Minnie Brickell, Aileon Webb, Kath.
leen JSgerlon. Lillian High Lydia In
scoe, Sue'Alstonj Louise. Thomas.
We w ere very glad indeed-to httfc
with us as U- visitor.
jjB^ie^will^lff'^Rexv'TicmborrMiss
Annie Bolle King.
At an early hour the Society ad
journed to~ ncct on Tucsdr.y rrerrlnT'
February 12th", al t ho hoWU1 uf Mi
Minnie Brickell, on Middle Street at
7:00 o'clock. Pleas? everyone bear in
mind the change of. time, which has
been changod to an earlier hour.
"Bcording Secrtary."
JOSPEH J. DATip CHAPTER
The Joseph'J? Darfcr Chapter met j
on Tuesday evening at the hoai: of
3. D. C. High, with Mrs. High ai; v
her daughter, Mlsrf" Lillian High
In the absence rff the Chaplain the
meeting was opefed by Mrs. D. T.
Sraithwick.^
Pap9^? were rolid by the following
meHjherH, Mesdames S. J. Parham, J.
E. Malone, J. W. Mann.
Mrs. A1 Rufus Edwards sweetly
sang "He Waa a'Princfe." "The Star
Spangled Banner" was sung in chor*
us, after which refreshments were'
served, which were tomatofsandwlch
es, coffee and /i "froven Frnit fialad. |
. Everything was tastily carried, out In
; the Va!entin? effect . '
NOTICE?liEGISTBATION OF (JER
MAN ALIENS
In pursuance of authority of the
Proclamation of the President of the
United States, dated November 16, 1917
notice is hereby given that:
1. All natives, citizens, denizens or
subjects o? the German Empire or of'
the German Imperial Government, be
ing males of the age of 14 years and
upward, who. aire within the United
States and not actually naturalized
as American citizens, are required to
register as alien enemies.
2. This registration shall extend
and apply to all land and water, con
tinental or Insular, in any way within
the Jurisdiction of the Unlted States.
2. An alien enemy required to re
gister who fails to complete his re
gistration within the time fixed there
for or who violates or attempts to
violate or of whom there is reasonable
ground to believe that he 1; about to
violate any regulations promulgated
by the President of the United States
or these regulations, in addition to all
Kjther penalties prescribed by law, is
lfftfcir to restraint. Imprisonment, and
detentlto for the duration of he war,
or to givfeVecurity, or remove and de
part fro mtSfcy U. 6. in the man
ner prescribed Sections 4067, 4069,1
and 4070 of the UnWed States Revised |
Statutes, and to all ^J?^r penalties |
prescribed in the several'proclama
tions of tfce President of th l/jlted
States and in the regulations duly
promulgated by or uiuleiithe authority
of the President.
? 4. flljpn enemy required to re
gister who shall after-the date
for the issuance to him of a registra
tri.tion card be found within the lim
its Qf the United Sates, its Territories
or possessions, without having his re
gistration card on his person, is 11a
bl to the aforesaid penalties.
Time for Registration
The Attorney General of tlie~tlnlted j
Stateff^faaa fl*cd tho time for regis- j
tration of German Allen Enemies as
the 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 days of February,
1918, inclusive, from 6 a. m. to 8 p; m
on eaCh of the said days. All German
attens-a*e-requlrfi(L under heavy pen.
altles, to present themselves for~>tP
gistration to the registrars in their lo
calities, and to register themselves In
mice with the rGquireifcents
la#
IMacc&Jif Rpgfsiratlon
1. JW W11M Hf ft.ww or mnrtr iTTtinb-'
itants registration will be-made be
fore the chief of police" or such as he
may have designated aiTAssistant-Re^
gl?trar*.> ? *-??
2. In non-urban areas or in subur.
ban districts not within the-jurisdic
tlon of the Chief of Police of.a city ot
5,000 or more inhabitants, registra
tion must be made before the local
postmaster.
Method of Registration
1. Registration shall be made by
affidavit of .the alien jincmy?fequired"
?id- regis It* i\ to bo executed in tripli
cate, accompanied, by four unmounted |
photographVof tho registrant not larg
er than 3 xT 3 inches in size, on thin
papsr wlrli a light background. Each
photograph must be signed by the ap
plicant across t^ie face thereof-so as
not tO'-tibSClire Ihb ft'lUurus. 1f tiiu ap.-^
plicujit is able to wrke, which signa- j
uro must be made in the presence of
the registrar. Each alienen^fl^J^
berequired
to register^his finger prints.
2. A registration ?card v.ill be is
sued by the registrar and delivered to
repistrpn .
?ir?''^?Tn;itiori and instructions to re
gistrants wili be given by the ?M??fB
of police or postmxsters upon applica
tion.
Registrants aro required again to
present themselvoB before the regis
tration officer after ten but before 15 j
days from the last day fixed for regis. I
tmtion to obtain a registration card
rnon which he must sign his name or
:p ke his mark, and place his left
tliumb print in the presence of the re
gistration officer.
BART M. GATLING,
Chief Registra*. In Non-Urban Ar
eas for. Eastern District of Xorth Car
olina.
Those present for the evening
were: Mos^bws A. R. Edwards, J.
A. Turner^ C. K. Cooke, Georgia Bod2."
die, D. T. Smith wick, E L. Best, & J.
Parham, J. E. Malone; J. L. Palmer.
J. W. Prttlll, D. O. High,
O .R. McGrady, arid Mlasoa Lola Jack
son and UuUin High. " ?
WAR NEWS SUMMARY
From the meagre accounts of the
economic situation in Germany reach
ing neutral countries?and they ar* ?'
meagre to a degree?the general
strike that prevailed throughout the
empire last week has virtually ended.
Apparently the hard hand ot the. mili
tary authorities had much to do with
the breaking up of the movement om
the part of the workers by the gov
ernment at the present moment to aid
in the prosecution of the war, for even
their leaders are reported to have ad-,
vised the men .to return to their jobs.
The proclamation ot martial law la
Berlin and throughout Brandenburg
by the military commander evidently
had Its full effect for, with the threat
ot summary court martial and execu
tion staring them in the face the Btrl
kors carried out no disorders in Ber
lin Saturday like those earlier In the
Industrial quIelUde^-now seems im
pi evade the entire country except at
Jena, capital of the Duchy of Sax*.
Weimar where new trouble has arise*
It la not lmprpbale that the strlk?
here has been engendered by sympa
| thetlc feelings on the part of the nu
merous students In this educational
I centre.
That under the surface the political
waters in Germany and Austria-Hun
gary syil are disturbed is indicated
by the, announcement that the German
and Aust\a-Hungarian Foreign Min
i?t?i^-^uid!LGeneral Von >L#Udendorff,
chief of tlfo German war lords, next
to Von Hindenbarg, are to meet in
close conference itf-jan endeavor to
bring about_ an ameli^Hatlon of the
tense economic and political ques
1 tions affecting Germany and therdtfal
monarchy and doubtless lay plans Y<J -
combat the peace views and desires
of large parts of the population.
Apparently with the Germans it was
a case of the biter having been bit in
their attack on the American sector
in Lorraine Saturday. Although the
attack was a sudden one and the Geft
mans placed a- haavy, barrage along
the American line of several kilomet
res', the Americans responded with a
vidity and with their 75's tore up the
German frout trenches, blew up sev
eral _Of \\y ir rliVtrnn^ r.ml nnf thnl??
tarbed wire entanglements, causing
tfamage which it will require several r
repair. Little Vgsi^age w-as
done the AmerTcan^^bsItlons.
iugly the Americans outgamed the ei>
emy^on his initial point of assault-"
and later even extended their zone of
bomardment over a wide region. On
\he other battle fronts the operations
of the infantry eontiirae-of a minor
character, although tlie artillery duels
arc intense on certain sectors Jti Bel
giuin and jklons-tW-Atstrrrtn France.
After weeks of watchful waiting
there still is no indication that the
Germans contemplate at an early date
their promised big offensive against
the Entente fronts, which it has been
asserted would be delivered with the
old armies reinforced by troops
brought from-4Jie Russian theatre.
- Drrrtnff the paat week the total Brit
ish casualties were 6,354?the small
est number In many months.
The review this week gives first
place to the statement that "Ameri
can trooprf* whfch have completed
their training are now occupying a por
tion of the actual battle front." It
warns the country that "the world has
been flooded' with the reports of in
ternal unrest in Germany, whlofcuou&L.
not be allowed "to affect the effective
ness or speed tof our own prepara
-tions." * *
Commenting on die meeting Of tJ|e
?"supreme war council at Versailles,,the
review says It "promise* to po
sitive results" in tfae way of oaltjr,
1 ot action on all fronts. ? .
AMERICAN TROOPS IN TRENCHES
Washington. Feb. 4.?All reports to
tl:o Wnr repartition! Indicate tlat t lie
. % 11 it h ull.l held u very flppreclr.Me
rr.um >rical suieriorlty both In men and
"j iius on Hie western tropt. despite (he
heavy Oormoti concentration there
since the defection of Russia. Secre
tary Baker's weekly war review to
day made this announcement and in
commenting later, Mr. Baker said it
represented the best Judgment of the
department based upon advices from
all sources. fj,