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. , 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 TtP 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 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,