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THE TKAN KLIN TIMES A. F. JOHNSON, Editor and Muipii ?. J. HALE, Assistant Muagvr ; ?ne 1'ear ?1.5? Sight Months I.?*1 81x Months .31 Four Months " .M FOBTT SEVENTH VOLUME it, our pleasure to announce to the ? readers of""th?"^Finies~ tn&7""WTnr ; this Issue we begin a new volume representing the successful comple tion of another year's worlc This be gins our forty-seventh volume and" we are indeed grateful to you for the liberal patronage and loyal support you have given us during these pi years, .which Is assurance to us that we have been giving you a paper which you appreciate and an endor sement of our efforts to give you a wx>rthy publication. Although the con ditions connected with publishing a paper have completely changed in the past few years and nothing con. nocted therewith at present Is stable we propose to continue our untiring efforts to give you a reliable edition each week, and continue out battles for a bigger, better and more prosper ous County and citizenship. Where we would not attempt to claim the credit It gives us much pleasure to look back over the past and see so -tnanf things accomplished that we have seen sct- tnvich__J^grest In and have labored so unceasingly for. We hope that future efforts may be equ ally or more successful and are sure that with your continued support the? will be. i f Therefore lets Join again In renewed efforts to accomplish much In ^ the coming year. We will take pleasure In doing our "bit" freely and fear lessly. _msnf FORMATION A prominent Southern jurist. In ad dressing a class of young men in a prep school outlining the reasons for America being at war with the cen tral powers, , among other things says: "We freed Cuba and the Philli pine Islands from the tyranny of Spain, and they now rejoice in this freedom. We come now to the sup port of France, a former noble ally in our own struggle for freedom, that her people may remain free and not be crushed to earth by a barbaric foe. scientifically skilled to be cruel." Just such erroneous statements as* the above are responsible for much of the dissatisfaction in the country. Ignorant and unthinking people gather from such utterances that this coun try is fighting the battles of France Nothing could be farther from the fact ^ 1 Had not the German policy run. counter to every Interest of the Am erican people; had not that country leveled an offensive directly at us, we would stilt be found adhering to the policy of neutrality, the policy to which we deliberately, tried to cling even In ine race-of replied IubuIIs-' &Dd aggressions. Had Germany hi 1917 in good faith -icarrltiLcat 1?r promises .n regard to submarine warfare, President Wilson would not na*e several relations wit j ~ner~iiherVauses-might, and probab ly. Would, ^raie worV:-J a rupture; but the direct cause of car entering t*ie fght was German y s lailure o keep?fiff pltghta 1 word in a matter that meant almost the*life or death of this country. '' The- Un1tPd_gtates has no quarrel With Germany on France's ""account; The wrongs of that country may, and no doufct jprlll. add to the zeal with -wblch_our_ people will prosecute the war, but they~~"Were?no?part, of the causes that led this nation to"~taS=" We are today as loyal to the Monro?*^9WWwi?^|^at__any time in our history. The purely national affairs of the Old Worfd countries are no concerns of ours, and never Bhould Ire. We arei glad that, since we are In the strug gle on the entente side, we can in . tome measure repay the debt we owe io that plucky republic; but without grievances of pur own, we could not in honor have entered the conflict. - There is no necessity of our in venting reasons for our acton. The causes were plain and could not be mistaken^ The American people weje expected to .bow to the arro gant demands of Prussia and her war lord, and surrender rights guaran. teed to us by the laws oC all nations ?even those of the arrogant teuton empire. To have yielded would have been to forfeit our-self respect and U9 flimwi UI Uit 'U1UUUI m * un earth. + Let us be honest with our people. We are in the war betause we . had ""cause to enter?just cause?causes piled mountain high. We are not fight ing the battles of any other country We are fighting our own battFgfe. We shall However, fight side by side with the entente armies in all good fellow, ?hip, glad that we are fighting in the same noble cause?the preservation of freedom in the earth. ARB THE PACKERS PROFITEER. I3GI i The Investigation Into the packing industry is threatening to bring things to light, practices that hare been alleged and denied many times. The most serious accusation against them is that the five leading firms have divided thq territory of the coun try foraying purposes, each firm re. fusing to purchase from the territory of the others, thus completely elimin ating competitive buying. This has been repeatedly charged In the past and as often denied. The Investiga ton now going on, however, has pret ty well established the. fact The packing Industry Is one of the most important in the country, and In justice to both the packers and the people the full truth the matter < should be brought to light If the charges are unfounded, the country should know it; that justice may be accorded these^ concerns upon which' we are so greatly dependent. But If they have been using their great wealth and - powerful purposes of unlawful profiteering, then the Government should promptly penalize them -and take over their property. The American people are In no temper to be exploited on such a gigantic, scale for the enriching' of a few commercial brigands. We sincerely hope the packers can prove a clean bill of health but the fact that they have made desperate ef forts to stave off ao investigation would lead the country to tne conclu sion that there must be an African gentleman in the aroodpile some, where. THE BUSI3K4S OF WAR The fact is b^ig driven home to the people of thlMftbntry that we have reached a state >f war where heroics and stage oratiry must be dropped and serious wn*k take their place. We have -exhaisted our vacabulary and Invented ither languages in our fnnHnmnatlnn r>f -the- HUO which was ptubably.o be expected and nec essary in th# working up of a gen ; eral war sprit. -Now, -haw6ver, the j preiimlnarie are over, and- depend ? entirely onour future actlonr. j o^the facfthat a half million of our ! boys are it. this moment facing the i greatest ;ngine 4T destruction this I world h*i ever known. Other thou \ -J [sands ae daily departing to share ! their labors and bare their breasts to the sane dangers. These men have j no fale or exaggerated notions of Hhe awaiting them. They are I imbud with but one thought?td~fer j move from the world the greatest* men ace to human liberty. To'this end they are witting, if need be to give "Hl0^4i*ea*__Certainly they are giv ing to the tasiTTKtpvery-beaLjjf their imxhhood. It is a serious business yH^^iMa^Sf^olngabout it in dead : I? earnest. Are we who must remain at home ^'.aklng the same serious business view (of the work before us? Are we de voting our lives to the end that their ' live? may be preserved, or, if sacrl ficed In the cause, that the sacrifice may not be in vain? Just recently the country was call ed upon tor the first real sacrifice of thq war?the conserving of fuel, li has been Interesting to note the spirit in case where the order was met. As is case in all such blanket orders, there were many loopholes of escape for' those desirous of evading the ordfir. Be It said to the everlasting credit Of our people, very fe,w sought fat' these -excuses. The rule was rather to cheerfully comply if there was any tlMflie ? that Hw uidei igJWliud Llum Unless circumstances ?work to mod ify th4 order, it will'stand until April 1st and unless all signs fail there wUl be added to It the necessity of compulsory saving of food, This too should be met cheerfuHy. Our own boys must be kept up to the highest point of efficiency and 'onr allies must be fed .American citizens" must ded icate their lives afti energies to two objects- producing an d saving. The entire question resolves Itself Into a purely business proposition?that of Increasing our Income to the high est possible^ figure, and then living well within tliat Income that each may lay upon the altar of our coun try. Let's cut out the heroics and get' grimly down to the business of win ning the war. Any other course spells failure.?Exchange. Quite a little interest is being brought out In the discussion of local politics (or th$ year. The heatless Monday closing order has been revoked (or eight southern states south of Virginia. A meeting of the Democratic Exe cutive Committee for the State has been called to meet In Raledgh early In March. Gen. Pershing is reported enfjfrged to be married. Let us hope this esfeage ment will be free from the dangers In. cldent to the one Uncle Sam entrust ed with him. J > Ireland has 350,000 mens in the Brit ish army out of her population ofx4, 390.000. And yet Congresswoman Rankin cherishes the delusion that there is an "Irish question" that she can settle. Gov. T. W. Bickett will address a patriotic Mass Meeting in Louisburg on Monday, February 25th. If Mr. Hoover will see to it that all tUe vegetables and fruits raised this year are really put on the market and not dumped In. the rivers or left to rot in the fild it will -ad greatly to the food -supply. ?# ??". ?? Reports show that tbe food order re quiring every person?to purchase an equal a' ount in weight of some cer* eal of the flour he buys lias been etianged so that a person who raises and uses any or all of these cereals to such an extent can-buy flour^wfth out buying the cereals, provided that he will certny to II1G fuiit iAial lie using such cereals in good faith. ;?Chiftf nf Pftllgf High rftquftstfl us danger InaU lowing children to skate on the streets of Louisburg saying that ho had noti fied all of the danger and that further indulgence of the practice is at their own risk. He'also says that they witt be allowed to skate ori Middle street below the home of Mr. F. B. McKlnne. This is an exceedingly dangerous practice and one the parent?- ahou^LJook^ after and stop I 1?. 1 a matter of impossibilitjrih fflsny cases for a skater to control his move ments and traffic is not ^required to give way for pleasures*of this kind" Recently a little child fell In front ut-a-horseand before the horse could be stopped^3"TJro?e4-QygrIt. |t was iust a streak of good tortune^tTfiir-fcfa^ the future childlygrown folks the^streets for skating had better j use the place designated or they may be the rlctim of serious injury. We are looking for our big new line of Watches and Jewelry every day. Below We mention a few articles that are wonderful values at the prices quoted, quality considered. - - - - Solid Gold Cuff Links $2.00 to |4.00 15 jewel Wathes, 20 year guaranteed cases Elgin or Waltham $12.50 Solid Cold CAMEOS $7.50 to $15.00 L.'W. PARRISH Give Your ? T^ A fHANCE THEY'LL SEBVE YOU IF YOU'LL LET THEM. BIT YOU MUST SEND THEM 10 THE BIGHT PLACE IF YOU EXPECT THEM TO BO THEIR LULL DUTY. The Family Store guarantees yon 100 per cent Talne lor eyery one ol your dollars yon leaye with us. The superior quality ol our goods, the extre mely moderate prices, and the careful and courteous attention yon receive, are the three sufficient reasons for bringing your dol lars (? this store. AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES WB HATE JUST RECEIVED A BIG LOT OF AUTOMOBILE N TIBE9, CHAINS, SPABK PfUGS, INVEB TUBES, ETC, AT BARGAIN PBCES. CHAINS $2.50 PEB SET. C HUDSON CO - Wide Awake Merchant" LOUISBURG. N. C. Nowadays when 70a see a fellow 1 coming to town with a basket ot eggs! you wonder it he is preparing to lift I thq mortgage on the old borne. If the price of eggs continue to rise old Blddle will soon require ? body guard. Shell be too valuable to- let run loose. It the shadow of old Abe Lincoln er. er hovers about the halls of congress the discussions going on there must sound mighty familiar to him. The End of the Is Not Yet A good heater will ad3 much to your comfort! and greatly economize in J I fuel. Our 8tock.[i8 complete.^Full Lined Heaters. ----- No, 18 No. 25 $2.00 ?3.00 $4.00 We also handle the famous Cole's Air Tight ior wood. -CfrlVn Hft* ^iQof for Coar Phone your^order and we will install the heater promptly , ' NIcKINNE BROS. CO., INC. "Satisfaction or Your Money Back" LOUISBURG, Ncjrth Carolina
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