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VOLUME XLTl?~ - ' . ' L0UI8BCB6, ?. C., FHSfejU, MARCH 1, 1918. * _ - , KUMBEB S
AMERICAN SECTOR HEAVILY
BOMBARDED BY GERMANS
With the American Army in France |
Feb. 24.?Last night and today the
German bombardment on various
points within the American lines nor.
thwest of Toul, was considerabl/
zr.cre intense than usual. The enemy
who was more active in many ways
apparently was using still more 'gun*
than customary.
Little damage has been done by the
bombardment although three men
were slightly wounded early this
morn log.
Last night enemy patrols made per
sistent efforts to penetrate, the Ameri
can wire defenses, but without suc
cess. One patrol was fired upon and
driven off while wire-cutting, prob
ably preparatory to a contemplated
raid.
Large troop m > cinniU aro going
on back of Ji?-?nemy's line during
the night. ' . ? ,? ?
There was no Serial activity tola/
owing to weather conditions.
Shut Up The Germans
With the American Army in Francs
Saturday February 23.?In -the Amer
?lean sector northwest of Toul today
the Germans tried the tactics of con
centrating artillery fire on one of the
v' mcricjli pi'trlK'ns, apparently with
purpose of xhHteratlng it. Tl'.e
An ^iran guns immediately replied
to t::3 German batier tii with a il ub
ly Upavlly retalUtor;1 fire and thijJf
. swept the enemy line.1: with a vjefous
1 anage, undoubted!/ inflictlrig con
bide i able damage.
The Gorman guns^tfromptly cease*!
fire. Whether tfetfy were silenced or
shotb been fired rom that point.
Jma\ night a German patrol was
^lounil once more within the American
wire. It was driven back by mac'i
lt?c gun and rifle fire. American pa
trols worked freo'y without interior
ence.
The German* today dropped into
the American tret ches an entirely
new ,ivpe o(, bomb, resembling a base
ball.! Xo damage was done.
Along the front' generally there was
firing owing to low visibility
nnri'tu 111 the town liMhind the Hres.
ndtftngr one town which has not hith
erto been shelled.
The W. "S^ ST" Program was observ.
ed at our school Friday evening,
February 22, 1918. T!;e children ren
dered their pgjts well.
We were veryj^lad to have Supt.
Best with us. Ho ma:le an excellent
address in which he urged every one
to help oux* country win this war by
denying onrselyps qprrn -un
necessary things of life and buy War
Savings Stamps.
After the program it was decided
to invest fifteen dollars, the amount
allowed us for fuel, in War Savings
Stamps.
"TM^^DCNG WOMAN'S MISSION
Any SOCIETY." \
The Young Woman's Missionary
" 1 "" "'nr nil
ruary 26th 1018 In a "Study Circle"
meeting at the home of Miss Kathleen
Egerton.
The devotional exercises were led
by Miss Lydia Inscoe,* who also
taught the lesson for the evening
-wWHr- wan tho?UmL- cha fit or in.._oiir
Mission ^Jtudv hook "The Luro of
Africa."
After the lesson a delicious fruit
naiad course was served.
Those present.at the meeting were:
Mosdames Mortimer C. Pleasants, Ed
ward L. Best, Osmond Y. Yarbor
ough and Misses Aline Webb, Hodgie
''Williams. Sue T. Alston , Hodgie Al
ston, Lydia Inscoe, Kathleen Eger
ton, Louise Thomas.
In behalf of the Society I .Want to
express to Mrs. Jones a cordial wel
come into the Society as a new mem.
ber. .
At an early hour the Society ad
journed -to meet at the home of Miss
Jlodgie Williams, on North Main St.
at 7:45 o'clock. Please everyone no
tice CnangB uf thy hour, and be
there on time arfil lea^b on time.
"Recording Secretary."
DR. B. T. VAHN SPEAKS TO
BAPTISTS AT LOUISBUB6
Dr. R. T. Vann of Raleigh, corres
ponding secretary of the Baptist
Board of Education In this State,
launched the million dollar campaign
for education In the Baptist church
here Sunday morning. A large and
enthusiastic audience heard him. The
Baptist forces in 4hls town and the
other towns In the Tar Elver and Flat
River Associations are being thoro
ughly organized for a big drive to get
subscribed twice the amount usually
given for benevolent objects by these
churches for the next four years, one
half of It going to the Baptist educa
tional institutions in the State/^hen
this is done in all the associations
the million dollars Will be in sight.
The campaign will- be consummated
in the two associations mentioned a
bove on. the second Sunday in May.
Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire of
Raleigh conducted services at St.'
St. Paul's church hero Sunday .bright,
a good congregation attending. Bis.
hop Cheshire assured the congrega
tion that within a fgyrweeks a rector,
who would bo highly satisfactory re
them, woujd^bo sent to Loulsburg.
This eopCregatlon has been without
a regrfiar rector for several months
^hfce the rethjment of Rev.. B. C,
Walton, who Is now In Aurora. ^
Mrs. T. W. Ulckett greatly delight
ed the college girls in the College
chapel Sunday afternoon with an ad
dress along the line of the Y. W. C. A.
work. Mrs. Bickett is always a wel
IjOBia. Wl to
she Is nonored and loved by all. In
recenf months she has come to rival
her distinguished husband. A
FINE KIDGE ITEMS
The Franklin county Missionary
Union will be postponed until the
first Saturday in April at which time
it will be held.at Midway.
Since the weather**vis warmer our
Sunday school attendance has great,
ly increased, and our B. Y. P. U. is
progressing nicely.
Among the visitors at Pine Ridge
Sunday-were Mr. Sid Alford, of-fiunn,
and Mr. Henry Maga. of Hickory.
jfiey?user!?to?he?plnyitaacoii?this
community and their meeting seem
ed to be a very happy one. We wore
slad ttr htrv^jhem with n*. ~
?Our music fmrrtmr, ~Mfch TjTTf^T
Griffin accompanied by her nephew
and niece. Worth and Pattie Pearl
Dodd, took a ten mile walk on last
Sunday afternoon over to' Spring
Hope, returned Monday and reported
a fine tip.
Mrs. Milliard Halo who has been
very ill with pneumonia at her fa
thers liume, Mri HHl|ard Richard
soifT returned to her home in Wen
doll Saturday.
Messrs. Eddie and Dumae Richard
son have returned from Norfolk, Va..
where they had boon to Bee their ne
phew and cousin. Vaster Richardson
who Is In the aviation training corps.
Mrs. Allen Perry spent the week
end in Zehulon with her son, Henry
Perry.
Our principal. Miss Dawson, and
E]ma Reddlngfield visited Loulsburg
Our Junior Order gave a ve^^tP
jcyable supper on last Thursday ev
ening In spite of tho high cost of liv.
Irg.
The Fiddlers Con^ntion on last
Friday evening was (fillto a succeap
and a neat little sum of $35.00 was
realized. The music was exceeding
ly good and bottf prizes, violin and
banjo, were awarded to Mr. Oreen
berfV"Mullen. The last on the pro
gram but not the least was the buck
ind wing dance by Mr. John Driver.
M.
FARMERS' FNIOV MEETS
There will be a meeting of the
Franklin County Farmers Union at
the cpurt house in Louisburg Thurs
day March 7, 1918 at 11 o'clock A. M.
Profesors Dan. T. Gray and R. S.
Curtis' of the -Agricultural Experiment
Station are expected to be witlfiye
that day?to make addresses.
Every member b*.the Union is hear
illy InTltcd 4o be prgMgpt. ? ?
J.* A. BOONE. Pres. ?
J. C. JOkES, Secretary.
THIS MAN SAVED B1J HIS I '5\J
KC'KINK MILES TAfXs
Lawrence Parker, 16 year old V*
of C. N. Parker recently of Johnston
county, but now In charge of one ,o?
IF. B. McKlnne's farms near tft'f
place, owes his life today to the e?d
of a kicking mule's tall.
After taking out late Saturday af
ternoon , young Parker attempted t?1
mount his mule with plough ge
and ride him to the house. Said
for some unknown reason, obje
strenuously to carrying any
gers on his back, and
there ensued a very lively perfOHp-^
ance In which the mule succeeded
in dismounting his rider but not BO
tlrel) freeing himself of -him. ' -j
j The young man's foot .was e
in the traces from which he
not extricate himself. In his"
Tor to lay hold of something
while the mule* was whirling arouifd
at & fearful rate, he ^succeeded hi
catching the end ot tbe mule's tall
with one hand, which he held with
a death gripfwith his limbs wrapped
around each other and caught In the
races^and holding on to the mule'?
tail, the young man was dragged over
all sorts of rocks and corn stubbly
for about a mile, the< mule nevej?
stopping till he reaches hta stable. <1
Strange to relate, the young mail!
suffered no serious injuries, no brok-j
en bones, beyond some painful brutal
es and being badly shaken up. . The
terror stricken mother witnessed the
scene, but was powerless to help.
LOl'SBVR? VICTORIOUS OVEB
FRANKLLNTON *?'
Friday, February 22, the LoulsbuiW
High School basket ball team defealL
ed the Frankllnton High Spb^ol tea?
, ?in'
the Frankllnton court. The Lqnis
burg boys put all their vim in the
game the first half 17-2 In favor of
Louisburg. In the beginning of 1116
second half the Frankllnton boys
played like they were going to catch
up with Iiouisburg or# break a
i chain trying, but in about eight
minutes "ofie of their players lost his
wind and had to drop out of the^ game.
^ soon as the*substitute was put in
and the playing started again anoth
I er one of them had the cramp and the
game was delayed until he recoyer
| ed. Tfie-game ended with a score of
23-4. This was Lnnishyrg'tt fifth
, g.i'mr nnri-she hen-woo four on t ut Uw
five. Any team in the county that
wants to play with Louisburg is ask
ed to write to Eugene Wilson, Man
ager-of-Lt'^I.-^. Tearhr^Louisburg, X.
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MARGARJET ITEMS
We are all glad that our pchool
-liouSo Is almost ready for use.
Mr. X. M. Pearce und family Vqnt
to Zebulon last Sunday. ?
?Miss Alary Howard of Justice, spent
the week end with her mother, Mrs.
W. II. Bunn.
Miss Sallio Foster Taylor of Louis
burg, spent Saturday night with her
sister, Mrs. Shirley Downey.
Miss Mary ?Uuun spent last Sunday
night with Miss Pearl Grifiin,? her
school teacher.
Mrs. Walter Strange spent last
Monday afternoon at Mrs: W. R.
Dunn's.
Mrs Gate Lyard made u short call
at Mrs. Thad Hayes" last Friday cv
Griffin
and Mr Jaclc Stalling*. afctl^Mi?s,
Marv Bunn went to Justice last Fri
day night to the oyster supper and1
had a grand time.
Mrs. Kllftn Day of Raleigh, visited '
Rev. and Mrs. W. M. Gilmore the past
week.
Messrs. B. E. Smith and J. C. Page |
visited Raleigh on Tuesday.
Qovernor and Mrs. Thomas Walter
Blckett were visitors to Louisburg
Sunday and Monday. *
Miss Hqlen Lamb, of Henderson,
visited Mrs. R F Yarborough this
week. ,
CA K I) OF THANKS
We wish to extend our? most sin
cere th&nks and appreciation to our
neighbors and friends who so kind.
during the recent Illness and death
6? OTir hustiund umi falliPr,
MRS. L. F YATES,
H. P. YATES.
FBASKLIXTO&.QDD FELLOWS
TO CULTIVATE WAR GARDEN
Boy Scouts Will Raise Vegetables;
Dr. Vbdd Makes Address
Franklinton, Feb. 25.?The local
lodge* of Odd Fellows has secured the
vacant lot next to the Citizens Bank
in the center of thq town,, and will
cultivate it as a >rar garden. All th^
membera of that organization hefe,
have agreed to assist -in th^work.
White potatoes and onion* - will be
planted and Dr. S. C^Pwd, who will
have charge of thp^arden, says that
they calculate th^|at least $200 will
be realized^om the sale ?of the pro
duct of^cfie garden. It has already
beenxtigreed upon that whatever a
pxfunt is secured that it will be giv_
en to the Odd Fellows Home at Golds
l>oro.
The Boy Scout?, under the direc
tion of Scout Master Duke, who is al
so chief of police, will cultivate a war
garden. There are about 26 scouts
here, and all have indicated their wil
lingness to join in this matter, and
Will try to beat the Odd Fellows.
Rev. R. T. Vann, D. D., of the Ed
ucational Board of the Baptist church
addressed a large audience at the lo
cal church here last night in the in
terest of the 9i;000,000 educational
fund that the Baptists of the State
are raising. Quite a nicel -amount
was pledged by the Baptists and thefts
friends here.
TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COM
^ MITTKK OF THE COUSTY FOOD
ADjriJiJSTttATlON
v
am sending this week to each
iber of the School District Com
a circular letter - explaining
of each member.
^e have triecfto appoint a commit
tee^ of four in each school district but
not being- very well acquainted with
the people in all the districts, we
were able to appoint only one or two
in eome, but any committee that wish
es. to may ask others to- help in the
work.
This work will be much easier than
that in the Pledge Card Campaign
for we are not -after any signatures,
only to distribute the 1918 Home
Cards.
' If anyone who was not a member
of- a Committoo in tho Pledge C-nrd
CampdTgYi "guis'Ti laier from me ulioiff
the campaign it means that they have
been appointed a-meinber of the com.
?o in their school district and
are asked to coopfer-?te with lis in
the Home Card. Campaign.
;?In some of the letters--*-am.endor
sing ~FOod?Administration Kmblem. "
?le emblem is a badge, of service
and is to be worn on the left sleeve
just above the elbow. ?
| Wt -In"1 s iUfi! juu~~fro a
i loyal worker for L'nclo Sam and that
j you are trying to do your bit.
I am very sorry that I have not
emblems enough for each member of
the district committees as Mr. Page
only sent ono hundred, to me but I
am writing for more, if I can get them
will send them later to. those who
fail to get them now.
j I am hoping that we shall have such
a hearty and active cooperation in
this campaign ? that by tho night of
March tho h there ill not be a
home, in the county in which there Is
n 11" * ' r ^
JOSEPH C. JONES,
u County Foodf Administrator.
LIST OF LETTERS
Tho following is a list of letters re
burg not cj^led (or IVlarrti 1r ?
Miss rah Davis, W. S. Funder
l uck, Nliss Molile Harris, Mr. How
ard House, Miss Addie Kimj, Mr. Izex
I.ee, Mrs, Anie McGhee,/Mr. L*m;.:;'t
Perry.
, The following has . been reccive<l
from the dead letter office:
Luther Locoes. Lomile Taylor (2).
Persons calling for any of the above
leters will please say thar they saw
them advertised.
R. H. DAVIS, P. M,
MR, por AT YOUNGSVTLLE
We are r'foq uestedT to state thatMr
James H. Pou~will speak In the^aucK
Itorlum f of the School 'building at
TimugBviile oil Snndiry .irtHniun ut u
o'clock in the interest of the War Sav
ing SUanpB. ^ *
v 4 * ' ?
GOVERNOR BICKETT
SPEAKS TO BIG CROWD
The Saving Work of Y. W. C. A.
Theprogrram of the War Work
J^mng Women's Christian Associa
tion is distinctly International In
Council of the National Board of the
character, as befits any- national
movement in 1918. One of the stand
ing committees is that, on work in
foreign countries, whose chairman is
Mrs. Johd R. Mott. All the* members
of- the Committee are familiar with
the conditions of women's life and of
Young Women's Christian Association
policies at home and abroad. The
program of this work in Europe as
In the United States includes the in
terests of young women and their
social, intellectual and spiritual life.
In the unusual situation, of course,,
American methods must bcf greatly
adjusted to meet such needs as have
never before appeared.
The agricultural South is gradual
ly becoming also the industrial South,
and we are awakening to the fact
that, not hundreds, but thousands of
our' girls have been drawn into the
w.eb of modern Industry to make their
living in factory, office and ?to.ro.
TJje war has greatly increased the
need for women workers, often in
that women would havo to take the
places of .men drawn^ off for army
service, camp coustructlon and the
manifold activities made necessary
by the mobilization of large numbers
| of men; but it was not so clear that
certain industries not connected with
munition making would have their
business tremendously Increased by
- pu! MiBiaiR-v, uui sim luvamj itu.
tories, our textile plants, cake and
candy factories, hosiery mills, shoe
factories and many others are con
stantly advertising for girls and more
girls. One tobacco factory is said to
have agents out in the country look
ing for girls.* -Almost every' news
paper contains such an advertisement
as this: "''We cfcn use one hundred
"more young "ladles. Beginners paid
$1.25 a day."
War* the great destroyer, consumes
so much faster than industry?* the
great builder, can produce^ that in
times of^var every available "worker
.aniL m:inv mnro nrp nrprtptl for nrn
aIbo oonrtfi ?males. siieh
as tobacco. c^nd^T woolen ifnd cotton
goods, blankets, mattresses., army
trunks, ^hflps, legging?, canned goods
and Inany other pcacefuT products In
addition to vast stores of munitions,
are needed in great quantities and at
f-OJUUL.__
j The Pomeri: power of the warring
nations is responding until millions
of v.timcn are^cioiiig what
considered men's work in the coun
riea across the water. It is inter
esting to learn that wftlle the IXipont
.Coifffrany ifi-employing more and iqpre
girls for office \yurk, it has not put
any women into munition making on
the ground that such work is too
heavy for women. It may he. how
ever, that America will be forced to
follow the example of England and
France. Tn England women are han
dling steel bars, lolling sacks of
flour, harvesting the crops, as dock*
hands lifting great weights. In Franrt;
Mb H. (I,
nitioa plants he saw four women to
every man employed, and in one great
aeroplane .repair building he found
more worocn than men workmg -a? j
mechanics. Sometimes in France, .
women drag plows through the fields.
* The War Y. W. C. A. knows of dan
gers. the snares and temptations that
boser tha gtrls near army cajpips; of
the need of comfortable housing un
der careful supervision for The girls
employed in large numbers in the vi
cinity ot these centers: of the neces.
-i.y of providing training for those
who accepted tfte new Job;%and of the
larger work of inspiring girls every
where, to uphold traditional sftcial
standards while embodying, iu .ii?Am
even finer higher ideals in their "re
lationships. )|""v girls frojn . the
small towns or country unused to city
life come for work in munition plants
or uniform factortaa^, Away from
home, la a strange' environment,
^-lendless and lonely ^c^.such girls^
the "lure of the khaki," the love of
fidvonturo
in LOUISBUBG ON MONDAY
Opera House Crowded With Apprecia
tive Audience?Governor Was I?
trodnced by Chairman Yarboroifh.
Possibly the largest crowd that has
gathered la Loulsburg In some Itme
to hear a public address was her?
Monday to hear Governor Blckett de
liver his famous war speech. After
the singing of America and an Invo
cation by Rev. N. H. D. Wilson, the
Governor was Introduced by Mr. W.
H Yarborough, Chairman of the War
Savings Stamps Committee for the
County. The Governor soon became
enthused In his subject and had his
hearers in a spell of quiet and inter
est. ,
The reasons he' gave for our en
trance Into the war were indisput
able and all sufficient. The Governor
reached a grand climax, when after
describing the part France played
In our American revolution and our
debt to her In consequence of that,
he pictured General Pershing as he
recently stood before the monumeat
of General LaFa^ette In Paris he ex
claimed, "Wo are here!" ""
I "We had to enter the war to save
our own bacon," the Governor de
clared. The imperial government
Germany already had her program
made out. She was going to reach
Paris in three weeks; London In three
months; and Washington Jn three
years. ? ?
'i^T5~mrVar, h,
further argued, "because it Is . the
great crucible of the ages In which
the future civilization of the world
Is to be moulded and colored. Our
American ideals had to go into this
mixture of elements."
In winning the war the" speaker
declared the first thinf? for everybody
to understand is that we are going
about this war in the right way; that
we are selecting and- trainings our
men in the right way.
.J* jvfls a great speech and our onI$"
regret is that we can't publish it for
the benejit of all who did not hear It.
Xiiia?iH7=-"
"VeaidULU III llH hflftio town in a pub_
lie way sinc<* his inauguration as the
Chief Ex^??44ve and the people of
Franklin were especially glad tcr-see
and" hear him. ~ ~~
HAVE VOI" COT A GOOD FAMILY
- COW ?
The published reports of <r?- "
suHn nI mtl! u.viuliu'lon. of ttie Jersey
cow in a. Raleigh bunk/shows that
people realize the true value of the
cow and that. It popr business to
feed high prlcejKfeed to sorry or lazy
animals.
Boardercows deserve the. same
i realki'.i : man who boards
wipi' his wife. They should be put
In the front lines of the beef brigade.
A good-cow will make a profit of
?200.00 or more yearly. A sorry cow
is a dead loss.
Mr. R. H. Mason, Dairy "Specialist,
ii iriif'ff1- " ""
county in the near futnTe to discuss*
the cow shortage. Mr. Mason goes to
Ohio In March to purchase co> . for
peoplo all over t' e State. If yo i are
in need of a. good cow*-advice. the
county agent and he will arraur.e for
Mr. Mason to see yen.
if you hcvtn't some soy bean seed,
get jame and try them this year.
They are an easy crop and hftve flT
number'-of use?.
* Mammoth yellow, Virginia, and Tar
Heel, Black are good for seed or ha^tp*
The Virginia is the e^liest. ??
Also try some .velvet beans they
are wonderful soif Improvers, and a
long step towards permanent coil
fertility...
SoiL fertility brltigs up the fertilizer
question. Are you; buying or mixing
for yourselfrs-^eato mixed fertilizers
are often decepfiip. You know the
composition of acid phosphate and
rotton seed meal. A permanently fer
tile soil cannot be secured with com
mercial fertillzers alone. The JndL
sious use of them with peas bqfuift
will work tottafck permanent fertll- ?
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