\";-y H .) ?L ? M mm A* AftVEKTISING 3LEDIUM TKAT BEINGS BESQLT8 ?A. F. Johnson, Editor and Manager. the county, the state, the union Subscription $1.50 Per Yew Volume xiVil LOPISBBRtt, If. 0., I#DAT, HAY 8, 1918. -M kbe? ub ENTENTE DECIDED TO MAKE A STAND AND THEY HADE IT Anglo French Forces Withstand Tremendous As "sault by Enemy on Positions at Ypres. 175,000 MEN FLUNG UPON 10-MILB FBONT. Attatkera Suffered Heaviest Cuul ties of any Single Dajr Since Drlre Began?Too Weak To Cobtlnne. Today's reports from the battle front only serve to emphasize the completeness of the victory won by the Anglo-French forces yesterday In withstanding the tremendous assault by which the Germans hoped to break Into the Allied hill positions south ?east of Tpree and begin cutting their way on toward the Channel ports. Th* situation .seems to have been ?-one of the Entente high command deciding once tnore to make a stand after having forced.the Germans to use up tens of thousands of men in fighting their way desperately for ward as far as ihey have. The de cision made, the stand was taken and the Germans were stopped as they have been on other fields since the great offensive began March 21. The enemy/ It Is estimated, threw as many as thirteen divisions, or about 175,000 men, Into the attack on this twelve-mile front, but despite continued furious assaults, was held almost in his tracks everywhere. At a few points there was slight enemy peuetration but the lines were rectified r'tor. During last night the French, iv dashing couater-attacks, drove the Cc mans from Locre, and re-establish ed t'j< mselves there. A most welcome feature of the currant news from the front Is the announcement that the French on the crucial part of the line at Locre have not lost any part of their hold on Locre. They now have undisput ed possession of the place for the first Lme in several days, and have killed ofl the enemy efforts to gain a fcotiug there. The importance of Locre lies In the fact that it guards the approach to Moht Kouge, one of the most valuable hills of the defense flank, which can not be taken as long as Locre remains in Allied handB. Similarly the Allies have stopped the thrtist. toward Scho ertcnburg by holdtrg Lacrete, while the Belgians dealt with them suc cessfully and prevented any breach In the line toward the sea. All the evidence points to the pro bability that the Germans suffered well nigh the heaviest casualties of any day on the Northern front aswave after wave of the attacking forces was mowed down by artillery and infantry fire. They were so exhausted by tliulr fruitless effuils tu advance that they remained virtually inactive throughout the night, and there were no advices today-to~Indicate that they" had resumed their offensive this mor ning. South of the Somme front the Brit ish carried out a local operation last night further improving their position before Amiens. ~ Declaring that rumors of a change of government in Russia "do not sound altogether improbable," the Ber lin Foreign Office has asked the Ger mans at Moscow to report on disor ders in Petrograd in connection with the eported restoration of the mon archical government. Further re ports on conditions are lacking. Service Flag Presented at Maplevllle. At Maple Springs church Sunday morning April 28th, Service Flag pro sensation speech was tnade by Princi *Cthe boys who have gone from the church and are now in the military | service of their country. The Pre sentation speech was made py Princi- i pal E. B. Cox and was accepted oh behalf of the church by Pastor G. M. Duke. The remarks of both were very appropriate to the occasion. Following Is Mr. Cox's tribute tg., nnr qftjrilftr boys: ? It Is fitting that our church should 1 give public recognition to those of her of duty and 'are now in the service of their country, other churches have service flags hanging on their walls, Maple Springs church, today, does honor to those of her boys, who in the crucial moment have heard a Na tions call and have nobly responded. Xqt those of her boys who have an swered the call, stand ready, if need be, to make the supreme sacrifice. They are fighting for the Liberties of Our Country, for the civilization of the world, for the Religion of Jesns Christ, and for the maintenance of law and order among the great family of nations. They are fighting to make the world a safe place in which to live. No Crusader ever fought In a holier, worthier cause than they. In spired by the loftiest instincts of pa' triotlsm they have waved all consid erations for themselves and their lov ed ones, and are now ready to do their share "Overthere"--to laugh at death and to advance across "No Man's Land',' porhaps to the Great Beyond; descendents of noble blood?soldiers of a new faith. Butof an ancient tra dition. Mr friend, you might possess all the glittering wealth of the Klon dlkes, and of the Peru* and give It all to be used for the good of yourcoun t ry In the present emergency, and go to Washington and work for Uncle Sam for one dollar per year and board and clothes and your sacrifice would be lnfinteelmal in comparison with the sacrifice these boys and those near and dear to them, ara making. And the members of Maple Springs should feel proud of these boys, honor them and do everything In their power to make them realize that they appreciate the noble thing these boys are doing. I was reading last week a letter from one of these boys, and In that letter, after stating how hard he was work ing, he said: "A soldiers life gets monotonous at times, but I am not kicking on fate; If I were out of the service today, I would enlist just as | soon as possible for I realise that I am doing my duty to the old U. S. A. by be lng right where I. am." These words came from Hal Perry, noble words fr noble boy?no more genial, generous hearted, lovable boy lives In Franklin county and if that spirit expressed by blm in those words, be the spirit of all the boys in the service, then we need have no fear for the safety of the Republic. German autocracy will be swept from the face of the earth, and the civilization of the world will be saved from the wreck of universal war and out of It all Christianity arising triumphant, will have a newer and deeper meaning for the peoples of the world. And now, as this flag is pre sented to this church and as it hangs from Sunday to Sunday on these walls may It have a meaning lor us, may It serve to remind us of the nobility of the sacrifice these boys are making. May it serve to remind us of the prin ciples at stake for which they are fighting and on which the foundations of this church. Itself; rest?Christian ity and Freedom. And finally may it serve to remind those left at home, that there Is a duty also for them to perform: To stand behind these boys and to omit the doing of no act and to leave unsaid no word that will has ten the victory for America. Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the Throne, And yet that scaffold sways the fu ture; And behind the dim unknown Standeth God within the shadow Keeping watch above his own. Mr. Duke accepted the flag In behalf of the church in his usual happy man ner. Among; other things he said: Keep- the line straight between the Old Home Church and our Soldiers, it we would have our boys (s&ved afid have them come back to us not moral wrecks the_old church and the Relig ion of Jesus Christ will have to do It A Mr. Meadows to Operate Farmers Un ion Warehouse. As will be seen from his advertise ment on another page Mr. S. S. Mea dows has luased the Farmers Union Warehouse and will operate* the same the coming season. Mr. Meadows is one of the most experienced ware housemen In the S^tate and is well known to the patrons, of this market. He informs us he will make this house more convenient and will be ready with a full reliable and accommodat ing force to handle your tobacco at the opening of the season. Read his announcemont. \nnnal Reunion. We are requested to state that the annual reunion of Confederate Veter ans will be held at Justice, on May 10th, 1918. A big dinner and a good time generally is in store for all who attend. The ladies and children will take a most important part In the pro gramme. Miss Bryan' RrcttiO. "* Quite a large number of Louisburg.s people enjoyed a most Interesting re cital given by Miss Kathryn Bryan at The music am Bryan and her assistants were excel lent and greatly appreciated list of Letters. The following Is a list of letters re maining in the Post Office at Ix>uis burg, N. C., not called for May 3rd, 1918: Mrs. Rod ah Alson, Roy Evans, Miss Llllle Harris, Mr. J. W. Long, Miss Mary B. Peray, Mr. and Mrs V. Dixon Slkes. Miss Healan Williams, Mr. B. R. Williams. Persons calling for any of the above letters will please state that they saw them advertised. R. H. DAVIS, P. M. C. 1?. C. Weetlnff. The Jos. J. Davis chapter, U. D. C. k'H meet at the home of Mrs. D. T. Smlthwlck, Tuesday afternoon, May the seventh, at four o'clock. Mrs. J. L. Palmer, Pres. Mre. J. A. Turner. Sec. COUNTY-WIDE SCHOOL TAX j Expressions by our CIUmds on This All Important Question. Mapleville, N. O., April 29th, IMS. ML JMItnr. * NI have read with care and inb what has been said (or and county-wide school tax and I wohld not have a word to say were It not'tor the deep interest that I teel In the fu ture well being of the. county, state and nation. The tjoys and girls of to day must make the leaders in church and state when we who are now doing this work are gone. What that state and church and community will be will depend upon the preparation of the boys and girls of today receive. To have the best and reach the true ideals of Democracy there must he as far as possible sound bodies trained minds and a spiritual conscience. Owing to the great upheavals Treated by the War the many new Issues "and problems that confront u8, the htgh price of living, it spems as if we must have more money to ran the schools. Whether the present plan of couitty wide tax is the best plan I leave for those who know better than I to uy, many of them have said that It la fnd I agree with them and shall support It. I have just this advice to give if it may be accepted, to the parents of my adopted county and home', for I | love every one of you. You hure been kind and good tome since I ha^e beea in the county, to pause and think and pray a long time before you decide to vote against this measure, I think I can see how you may oppose it but I beseech you before you finally decide to hear It explained by those who fa vor it and those who oppose it and then before God remembering the Fu tuffe~well being of your children, tjl'e Future well being of your county fend your own responsibility and then nst your vote as you conscientiously be lieve to be the best. <j, O. M. DUKE , Editor Franklin Times May I trespass upon your valuable space to the extent of expressing in a brief manner my views in favor of the proposed additional tax for the betterment of the County schools? This is a matter that should not be dis missed or settled without due consid eration like the purchasing of a'jford car or whether to go to town on Sat urday; as it'B effect will certain!^ show in the general tone and class of our citizenship from the day of the election to the en<J of time. Because a man in one Township near a Town with Graded School has raised his children and had that school's advan tages is no reason why the same schooling should be denied another Township further away and with few er advantages. It's all plain Franklin County, North Carolina, and should be treated as a whole and not parcelled out according to the general idea's. : or like of ideas, of one particular community as the Bolshevik} is trying in ailPA up WiiRqfa. Kvprv one knows that the child is not responsible for the spot on the earth where it hap* i pens be-bern and reared and there-! t fore should not be compelled to suf-1 fer In comparison with some other child living in a more favored locali ty; if the child in town is entitled to nine months out of each year in scliooL ?and all admit that it is?then?the child in the. country should certainly be accorded the same privilege. As to the. failure of each parent to send his or her children to school each day in the school term that is a matter to be left to the discretion of such -parent but the school should be there with open door and the teacher waiting with knowledge to impart to the child a full nine months term throughout the entire county. I The very fact that North Carolina ranks next to the bottom in tfcu ex pense per capita per child of school age is evidence enough that we are not giving the "kiddles" a square deal. You can't get around bare facts and these will show that a sparsely settled Ftate like Wyoming is paying the sum of $20.00 per capita per child while the good old North State is paving but FOUR! _?Like the-boy hi Jtnnes'WhTtcomb Ri ley's "The Raggedy Man" some of our youngsters would no doubt, in their innocent lack of knowledge of the im portance of an education, prefer to stay from school and "water the horse be permitted but Instead provide the longer school term and enforce the compulsory attendance law, and at the same time pay our teachers a liv ing wago. I believe all will now ad mit that this is the poorest paid class of people on the face of the earth when one takes in conslderction the preparation that is necessary to fit one for such a calling. As I view yie matter we have a Su perintendent who is well fitted for the i position he holds, surrounded by cap- | able teachers in each school and we, should by all means show the world by our votes In this election that we are a progressive people and will re fuse to take a backward step In so im portant an undertaking. L. L. JOYNER. Editor of the Times. City. It is very seldom that I write for (Continued on Paice Six) MU W. F. EVANS SPEAKS TO BIG CROWD AT OPEBA HOUSE ON Tfiffim Id the Interest of the Third Liberty Loan Bond Campaign?Introduced By Mr. F. B. McKlnne. Quite a large number of our people enjoyed the Interesting and entertain ing address In the Interest oTThe Third Liberty Loan Bond delivered by Mr. W. P. Evans, of Raleigh, at the Opera House, on last Tuesday evening. The Bpeaker, who was filling an engage ment of Hon. J. 8. Manning, Attor ney General of North Carolina, was introduced by Mr. F. B. McKlnne, Cashier of the First National Bank, In his usual happy and pleasing man ner. The speaker then took up his i subject and for quite a while held the I strictest attention of his hearers.' j After Mr. Evans had completed Mr. |W. H. Yarborough was called on and delivered a most fitting after piece which was much enjoyed by all. Swindell-Barrow. A beautiful wedding was solemniz ed Saturday at high noon at the Me thodist church when Miss Julia Bar row became the bride of Dr. F. <S. Swindell. Before the entrance of the bridal party, Miss Sallle Thomas Williams rendered an organ selection and Mrs. A. H. Fleming sang "Constancy." Immediately preceding the bridal par ty, Misses Minnie Brickie, Mary Belle Macon, Kate Blacknall, Hodgie Will lams, Kathleen Egerton, Ruth Hall, Mary Turner, Ruth Early, Elizabeth Allen and Mildred Scott, in afternoon dresses of white, georgette crepe and wearing large tflack picture hata en tered. As the soft strains of Lohengrin's wedding march rendered by Miss Wil liams on the organ and Mr. W. J. Barrow on the violin, begun, the bri dal party entered. First came the ushers, Mr. B. W*. Ballard,-Dr. R. P. Yarborough, Mr. L. E. Scoggln and Mr. E. H. Malone, followed by the little flower girls. Misses Wary Malone Best and Anna Gray Watson, carrying baskets of valley llllies. The maid of honor, Miaa Francis Barrow, Bister of the bride, wearing light blue tulle ov er silver cloth and carrying pink Kil lamey roses next entered. The bride entered on the arm of her father ,Mr. J. J. Barrow. She wore an exquisite bridal costume with court train, a veil and wreath of orange blossoms and carried bride's oses. They were met at the altar by the groom and his brother, Mr. Harry Swindell, where the impressive vows were spoken, the ceremony being performed by Rev. N. H. D. Wilson. During the ceremony Miss Williams and Mr. W. J. Barrow played softly "A Perfect Day," and lyiendelssohns wedding march as the party left the church. 1 Di . ami Mrs. Swindell left on an af ternoon train for Asheville where they will spend a week before returning to [Camp "Jackson "where Dr. Swindell is I now stationed. I The bride is the daughter of Mr. J. J. Barrow, one of the county^s lead ing citizens and Clerk of the Superior Tnnrf and sbft is riosprvlnelv nnnnln among hosts of friends here who re gret to see her leave Loulsburg for her new home at Camp Jackson. Marriage Licenses. Register of Deeds Yarborough ls trtleTI marriage licenses to the follow ing couples during the month of Ap ril: ? WHITE?Arthur L. Goswick and Lil lie H. White, Claude Cearce and Bea trice Pearce, John H. Griffin and Ronnie WUMams. Richard Layton and Ina Gates. Pettigrew Arnold and Tna Perry. Logen Gupton and Bessie Bur-/ nett, W. J. Collins and Nellie Jatfo Utley. J. E. Privett and Eva James, Herman Rogers and Julia Wheeler, Ivey Pearce nnd Lillie Pearce. F. W. Songer anjl Emily Belle Macon, W. H. Edens antL-Xora-l^-Mfty; P. Swindell and Julia Elizabeth Barrow. George M. Hlrter and Temple P. Phelps. John K. Foster and Lois Wat kins. COLORED?Otho Dunston and Bet tie Foster, George Williams and Mar tha Joyner, Mann Foster ancP^attie .Will Monroe and Xovetta Freeman and Lucy Perry. Alfred Al- i len and Parnoll Williams. Sol Will-] i lams and Nettie Durham. Charlie j Wood and Beulah Williams, Wash ] Kearney and Mag Holden. Jim Hagan and Geneva Neal. Arthur Cherry and Eliza Davis. S. S. Debnam nr.d Bet-' tie Winston, Jimmie Smith and Mattlc Egerton. To Repeal Special Tax. We, thQ^ Trustees of Mapleville school, do hereby agreo among our selves and promise the people of Ma pleville school district that in the ev-, ent the county-wide tax now pending j In Fjankin county carries in the elec- i tion of May 14. we will abandon the. present special local taxes and that i the taxes In our district will be no higher than they are at present. G. M. DtTKE. H. P. HARRIS. J. O. WILSON. S. W. FULLER. PEBSOHAl MEHTI03C. Mr. C. W. Shotley, of Snow Hill, Md., was a visitor to Louisburg the ijfast week. Wily Mtti'f 'ITelle TrTacoQ, of^loc^^ Mount, visited ber people here the past week. ' Mrs. J. S. Barrow, of Greensboro, attended the Barrow-Swindell mar riage Saturday. ? ? ? Mr. E. C. Barrow, of Greensboro, was in attendance' at the Swindell Barrow marriage. ? ? ? Chief and Mrs. D. C. High went to Raleigh Sunday to visit their grand daughter, little Miss McGrady. .. ? ? ? Solicitor H. E. Norrls and son, of Raleigh, and Mr. Caddell, of Wake [Forest, were visitors to Louisburg yesterday. ? ? ? Sergt. A. W. Macon and Mr. Ray mond Hobgood, of Camp Sevier, S. C., who were on a visit to their people here, were called to camp Sunday. * * * . Lieut. C. C. Julian, of Camp Wads worth, Spartanburg, S. C., was a vis itor to Louisburg the past week. Lieut. Julian was formerly with the Franklin Tim es. After returning J from the Border duty with the Com pany last year he attended the offi cers training camp at Forte Orgle thorpe, from which ho received hia commission. He returned home Fri day. Red Dog Regulations. Since putting the notice In the Tim es a short time ago regarding the sale of Red Dog I have had considerable complaint regarding the prices being charged for it, and some confusion has resulted from a misunderstanding of the notices. When a merchant had bought mill feed or fted Dog before tfce-reductlon in price was made he will be allowed to dispose of the supply he has on hand at a reasonable profit, not to ex ceed $4.00 per ton, when he hr^ghfr in I lots uf one ton or more, of $5.00 in lots of less than one ton. I Under this ruling Red Dog should 'not Bell above $3.75 per hundred, ex cept in a very few instances. If any one is charged more than the above for Red Dog and will report the sale to me It will be investigated. Under a recent ruling of the Food Administration a miller is forbidden to grind more than a thirty day sup py of flour for any farmer who brings his wheat to the mill, unless the far mer has permission from the Food Administrator to have more than a thirty days supply ground. The Food Administration has ruled that the manufacture of corn meal, molasses, sugar, etc., Into intoxicating liquors Is a wilful waste of food and as such is punishable under the .Food Control Act. ^ Merchants or millers who sell the above articles of food In such quan tities or to snrh persons as will make it appear reasonably certain'that they will be used In the manufacture of intoxicating liquor?-wilK be?judged equally as guilty as the blockaders and will be dealt with harshly by the Food Administration. I have information that four or Ave merchants and One or two millers are supplying blorkaders with corn meal In considerable quantities, these mer chants and millers are hereby warned that they will be Investigated and when sulflcicnt evidence has been obtained by^he Secret Service they will be se verely dealt with. JOSEPH C. JONES, County Food Administrator. The Colored I ?rafter?. Several splendid entertainments j were given the colored drafters dur iag the past week. Friday night In jffe court house, a large crowd was !p?fcsent at the affair given under the j auspices of jMtfled Cross. Principal George C. Poll ?d. had a large num ber of his stucJents render patriotic , songs and music, appropriate for-the njccnSIoBT "Excellent speeches wore (made by Mr. Ben liallard. of Frank llnton. Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Yarbor ough. Dr. J. E. Malone and Dr. J. B. Day is. The musical selections were/nighly enjoyed and were under the direction of Mrs. Carrie S. Haw kins. Wednesday afternoon in the court r^erc{ses wore held in ! hono^ortrre^WfflP?PlV!W*WP^PlP!Wl [.for Fort Wayne, Thursday. At this meeting, the soldiers were Riven fine !advice by Hon. W. H. Ruffin, Chair man of the local exemption hoard. | Speeches were made by Dr. J. E. Malone. Dr. Adam Ball, and Dr. J. R Davis. The school children and the r-'mhors of the colored section of the l:od Cross assisted materially In the rendition of the program. In his address. Dr. Davis took occas ion to laud the local exemption hoard. He declared the members the fittest of any holding similar positions. Then ho urged th^ men to be ohedient, hon est. trustworthy and God-fearing. He pointed out in detail thfc long and honorable career of colored soldiers of the past, and closed by admonish ing his hearers to follow In iboic,foot staps. THE FRANKLIN TIMES $1.50 Per Xftar. In advance. ANOTHER SCHEME TO ESCAPE DRAFT " " WMW> fTfll ) BMM TO APPEAB DBOWJfEP. Leaves Clothes on Mill Dam at Whlt | akers Mill and Flees?Was ta Have Left for Camp Tuesday. Cleveland Perry, colored, 28 years old, and called to report In Louisburg on Monday afternoon in answer to a call to the colors, apparently In com* pllance with statements made previ ously tfiat "he would rather die than go to war," attempted to leave the Im pression that he committed suicide by drowning himself In Whltakers mill pond early Monday morning, not real izing that a search would be made which would reveal the true state of affairs. Upon finding his clothes up on the dam a search waa begun and Coroner Johnson, of Loulsburg, sent |for. When the Coroner arrived on? the scene, they had begun to drain the pond. Upon investigation it was found that the boy left homej tjiat mor ning early, carrying with him a pis tol. Later his overall pants and jac ket, shoes and hat were found on the mill dam. After drawing off and seining the pond no trace was found of Cleveland. The matter was reported to Mr.*W. H. Ruffln, Chairman of the local Board .who stated that the^a. was a reward of $50 for hio delivery p.t any Army poBt by any officer or cit izen. The public around the community in which the ruse was attempted do not believe that the boy committed any rash act, but that he was shirking his duty as a registrant. ? Notes From Ingleslde. This Is the season to plan and plant to can. It seems that the rule is to plant everything you can to can and can everything you plant to can. And when the time comes ranr ewfv body^trrer can can and will can "can can can after can with an abundance of good things at hand to can?can he not? Thousands of dollars were sav ed last year by canning products that otherwise would have gone to waste. There are thousands of fine young men throughout the country still at "the bottom" through no particular fault or choice of their own, who are Anxiously awaiting an opportunity to I go "over the top". | Mr. R. G. Pinnell, who has been {quite ill at his home near Ingleside, the past week, is resting better today, and it is believed that his condition Is more favorable. ? Farmers are making rather slow i*ro gess in planting the! crops, and some are beginning to feel right mnch "un der the weather" on account thereof. War bread is not the worst feautre of the trouble after all. It is the best ever. Miss Kittle Foster is spending the week with IhkIohIJo friends.? Mlsa Foster expects to go North soon to visit her people in Bridgeport, Conn. Mr. and Mrs7~JoeI MclCenzte were among the ploasant visitors to Ingle side friends a short time last week. Mr. Pallas I. Dement, son of Mr. and Mvs. W. E. Dement, left last j Wednesday Tor NOTTclk, V&. 3nelt?T~ from'thd young man to his people sta tes that he hap entered in the LVS-. Navy and is serving in the St. Helena Training Station. Norfolk. Va. Some of our people are seeing many wonderful things these (lays. Tues day night lightning bugs were taken for air ships. Returns From Bridal Trip. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Harris, who were married last Thursday at Blue field, TV. Va., have returned from their bridal trip and are living at Mr. j Harris' country home, one mjle east of Loutsburg. Mrs. Harris before her l marriage was Miss Estelle Wiggs, of Raleigh. * Error In Pollholders. On account of an error being made in copying off the list of registrars and pollholders we raado an error in the list published last week. In San dy Creek the name of J. J. Cooper was used instead of J. J. Carr. The list for this township should be J. B. Jones, A. S. Oupton and Since the Tiat last VWPF^fTH'fWffflenecessary to change the registrar in Franklinton township, as Mr. C. O. Moore declined to serve. Mr. W. D. Upchurch was appointed in his place. Jarrell-Hlgh. Announcements as follows have been received here: Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Moye announce the marriage of their sister, Miss Ma mie Ora High. jLp__Mr. Dennis Bliss Jarrell, Lieutenant, United States Ar my. on Thursday the fourteenth of Mareh, One thousand ,*?ine hundred and eighteen, at Philadelphia, Pa. Cards reading as follows were also enclosed: At Home after the first of May, Franklinton, North Carolina. Miss High is ono of Franklinton's most popular young ladles and for a number of years has been engaged in hospital work as a trained nurse. She has many friends in the county who will extend congratulations.

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