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' VOLUME XL VIL LOOISBUB?, K. C., ERIDAY, MAY SI, 1?18.
NUMBER IS
FRANKLIN COUNTY LEADS
Great Showing Made in War Saving fampaign
CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN ANEW.
Franklin Count) Hanks Next to For.
syth Where -State Headquarters are
located?Quotation From President
Wilson's Speech.
Official reports Just Issued by the
ty leads every county In North Caro
lina In per capita sales of War Say
ings Certificates and Thrift Stamps ex
cept Forsyth which Is the home coun
ty of Col. Fries, State Director, and
?where State Headquarters are located.
Franklin's sales per capita of popula
tion exceed Nebraska, and double the
average for North Carolina and fqr
the nation at large. This Is a most
magnificent tribute to the patriotism
and high determination of our people,
for we are not a rich people, and to
accomplish such a result has requir
ed a splendid spirit of sacrifice and
unselfish devotion.
Mr. W. H. Yarborough, County
Chairman, In furnishing us the offic
ial report, said: "The credit belongs
to the township committeemen and
Vvoman War Savings Societies. I
' hive lived nearly a half a century in
" "rnklin County, but I neverknew
t splendid men and women we had
- ? I began to cooperate with them
in is., .otic work. I have been made
positively happy by contact with the
li!?h, fine spirit of service and noble
??cr.l which I have discovered among
those who load ing ood works in the
various sections of the county. It is.
Indeed, a "glorious company." I
thought of ti;em when I read the close
fo President Wilson's last speech to
Congress which I wish you would pub
lish. ??
The campaign which has been held
up recently to make way for the Lib
erty Bonds and Red Cross campaigns
?'ill hegln anew next week and it is
Panned to raise the entire otiotn nt
vv1""'1"'
duriiic the montfiof June The Pres
ident and Governor will lS3uo procla
mations making the week begJnnlnp
June 23rd War Savings Week. In or
der to preserve a record of the patrl
wnr thS p;op,p d'lrlr)K the
war official record hooks are being
prepared In v.iiirh will be r. corded the
ut every man. woman and child
who purchase War Savlngr. Certificat
es and these will l)e filed In the office
of the. Clerk of the Superior Court as
part.of the official history of the great
w?r. We expect to see the name of
e'-erv man. woman and child in Frank
lin County upon this record of honor.
The close of President Wilson's
speech referred to hy Mr. V.irhorough
is as follows:
?* T'le consideration that Comlnates
every othSrnow and makes every oth
er seem trivial and negligible. Is the
winning of the*war We are not only
In the midst of the war, we are at the
very peak and crisis of it. Hundreds
or thousands of our men. carrying our
hearts with them and our fortunes are
in tills field, and ships are rtfewdlng
raster and faster to the ports of Franca
and England with regiment after reg
iment. thousand after thousand, to
join them until the enemv shall he
beaten and brought to a reckoning with
mankind. There can be no pause or I
intermission. The great enterprise!
must, on the contrary, he pushed with
grenter and greater energy. The vol
ume of our might must steadily and
rapidly be augmented until there can
be no question of relating it. If that
1s to be accomplished, gentlemen mo
ney must sustain it to the utmost. Our
financial program must no more be
left In doubt jjr suffered to lag than
our ordnance program of our ship pro
gram or our munitions program or our
program for making millions of men
ready. These others are not pro
grams. Indeed, but mere plans upon
paper, unless there is to be an un
questionable supply of money.
I have alwnys been proud to be an
American and was never moro proud
than now, ?hen all lhat we have said
and all that we have foreseen about
our nfople Is coming true. The great
days have come when the only thing
that they ask for or admire Is duty
greatly and adequately done; when
their only wish for America Is that
she may share the freedom she enjoys
when a great, compelling sympathy
swells up In their hearts for men ev
erywhere-who suffer and aro oppress
ed: and when they see at last the
high uses for which their wealth has
been piled up and their mighty power
accumulated and. counting nolther
blood nor treasure, now that their fi
nal day of opportunity has come, re
joice to ?penrt and to be spent through
a long night of suffering and terror In
order that they and men everywhere
may see the dawn of a day of right
eousness and justice and peace. Shall
we grow weary when they bid us act?
PEBSONAL MENTI05.
Rep. 8. A. Newell went Raleigh yes
terday.
? ? ?
Miss Minta Holden, of Wake Forest,
is visiting Miss Hodgie Williams.
? ?' ?r
-Mr'. Allen J.-Barwink, of Ralftlgh,
was a visitor to Louisburg Tuesday.
? ? ?
Mr. Thomas White, of Norfolk, Va.,
was a visitor to Louisburg Sunday.
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Solicitor H. E. Norrts, of Raleigh,
was a visitor to Louisburg yesterday.
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Mrs. E. Detter, of Laurinburg is
visiting her sister, Mrs. B. H. Mead
ows.
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Lieut. E. B. Webb, of Spartanburg,
S. C., visited his people here the past
week.
Misses Bessie and Beulah Lancaster
are visiting friends and relatives near
Nashville, this week.
? ?? ?
Mrs. G. R. McGrady and little
daughter, Sarah Rawlings, of Raleigh,
are visiting her parents.
? ? ?
Messrs. J. M. Allen and J. A. Tur
ner returned Wednesday from a trip
to Camp Jackson, S. C.
? ? ?
Mr. J. J. Lancaster, who has been
on a visit to Camp Jackson, S. C., re
turned home Wednesday.
t ? ?
Mr. Ransom Duke, of Henderson,
passed through town Wednesday en
route to Rocky Mount. He was ac
companied by Messrs. S. P. Brum'
mitt and P. H. Gill.
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Rev. T. J. Taylor, of Warrenton,
was in attendance at the funeral of
Rev. Baylus Cade Monday. While in
j Louisburg he was the ^uest of Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Watson.
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Messrs. Ezra Bowers, Thad Bowers,
Watson Bowers and Miss Carrie Bow
ers, of Littleton, who attended the fu
neral of Rev. Baylus Cade Monday,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. W.
Watson.
^TTBeT^ureSuoTT^odTSmlnTstration
meets dally. Do you suppose they en
ter into conversation about conserva
tion. or do they prefer conservation
to conversation?
MADE-IN-GERMANY LIES
' CIRCULATED IN CANADA
Canada is also having tfcuTSlcr with
Made-ln-Germany lies calculated to
hinder Canadian food conservation ac
cording to an official statement re
ceived from the Canadian food con
troller by the United States food ad
ministration.
The ? stories bothering Canada are
of the same general character as those
the United States food administra
tor recently denounced in this coun
try, 6uch as the ridiculous salt and
blueing famine fakes and the report
font the government would seize
housewives' stocks of home canned
goods.
The Canadian food controller esti
mates that when the people listen to
and pass on such stories, each one
has tire power of destruction that Ilea
hi a battalion of soldiers.
"Stories without even a vestige of
foundation have been scattered broad
cast," said the Canadian statement
MNor have they come to life casually.
They have started simultaneously in
different parts of the country and in
each instance have been calculated to
arouse public indignation.
"They are insidious, subtle, persist
ent. Bit by bit .they dissipate public
trust, the great essential Hi the work
of food control.
"It lies with every individual to for
bear from criticism; to refrain from
passing on the vagrant and harmful
story, and thus the more effectively
to co-ope rate in work which Is going
to mean more than the majority of
people yet realise."
THE UNITED 8TATE8 FOOD
ADMINISTRATION 8AY8t
There Is no royal road to food
conservation. Wo can only ac
complish this by the voluntary
action of our whole people, each
element In proportion to Ita meana.
It Is a matter of equality of bur
den; a matter of minute saving
and substitution at every point In
the 20,000,000 kitchens, on the 20,.
000,000 dinner tablea, and In the
2,000,000 manufacturing, whole
sale and retail estjfc^thmenta of
the country.
PRICE INTER
PRETING BOARD
LOUISBURG TUES
DAY.
Object is to Fix a Fair Price on Ne-I
cessltles, with Fair Margin of Pro
tit for the Merchant- -
At a meeting of merchants, whole
salers and consumers held In the court
house on Tuesday morning upon the
call of County Pood Administrator. J.
C. Jones, a Price Interpreting Board
for Franklin Cuunty was organised by
the election to membership of each
board the following gentleman: ?
Wholesaler?P. A. Reavis.
Merchants?D. W. Spivey, J. B.
Perry, Youngsville; J. O. Pernell. R.
D. Collins, Franklin ton; L. P. Hicks,
B. N. Williamson, Loulsbursj W. D.
Fuller, W. P. Leonard, Wood; D. T.
Hollingsworth, J: H. Weathers, Bnnn.
Consumers?J. A. Boone, H. D.
Mitchell, Franklinton; W. R. Perry,
S. S. Meadows, Loulsburg; J. C. Win
ston, R. B. Roberts, Youngsville; C.
H. Mullen, J. H. Ballentlne, Dunns;
J. H. Wood. John Andrews, Wood.
A. F. Johnson was elected SecretaiT
to the Board and Mr. J. C. Jones te
made Chairman by virtue of his ap
pointment as County Food Adminis
trator. Mr. Jones explained that the
duty of the* Board was to meet once
each week and revise the prices on all
groceries and necessities and publish
a price list of same that the consum
er could know when he was being
charged an extortionate price on any
article. Tuesday of each week at 11
o'clock was the time set for the meet
ings, at the court house. ,
Upon motion a committee composed
of B. N. Williamson, E. H. Malone
and H. G. Harrison were appointed to
revise the price list each week prior
to the meeting of the Board that tiiuch
time may be saved in the meeting.
The following prices were authoriz
ed for the coming week, all of which
are based upon Tuesdays wholesale
market.
Wholesale Retail
ARTICLE Cost Tuesday Pricec
Flour $12.00 13.47
Meat. Fat back
Sugar 8.50 9 1-2
Lard 24 1-2 20 1-2
Lard in tin 25 30
Canned Corn 16 2-3 , 20
Canned Tomatoes 16 2-3 20
Canned Peas 15 20
Corn Meal*-* 2.34 70
GRADED SCHOOL CLOSES
HON. W* J. BROGDEX DELIVERS
ADDRESS.
Kiss Williams Music Class Glres Be*
cltal?Graduating Exercises Friday
Afternoon?Certificates Presented.
Thursday evening Miss Williams'
music class gave recital to a packed
house. These recitals are always in
teresting to music lufgis mill all who
enjoy tho work of little children. The
program Thursday evening was high
ly icrtdltoble to both'tea-ifr and pu
Friday afternoon, the graduating
class In the high school offered the
following program: I
Star Spangled Banner.
Salutatory?Blllle William*. I
Hiutory?Lesll? Perry.
Stradell^, Overture?Flotow?Misses
Cooper and Williams
Poem?Mary Ray Stalllngs.
Prophecy?Beulah Cooper.
ClajBs Will?Arch Perry.
Glgue Bretonne?Bachemann?Miss
Cooper.
Valedictory?Edna Beasley.
Star Spangled Banner.
It is worthy of note that the last
humber on this program was a home
made song, the words having been
written by the high school class and
the music by Miss Williams.
Friday evening after a week of spea
king, a full house greeted the speaker
of the evening. Hon. W. J. Brogden,
of Durham. Mr. Brogden is working
under the auspices of the North Caro
lina Council oft Defense, and gave us
a strong and helpful discussion of the
causes of the war and why America
happens to be engaged in it.
I He showed that in spite of the hard
ships and sacrifices that we are called
to make to win the war. we will gain"
(much from it. He argued that we
must accept a new definition of patriot
ism. and see that man's highest dutifa
:1s to serve. He argued for universal
{education for all the children of all
j the people. In no other way can we
I hope to meet the responsibilities of the
Icoming years.
j At the close of the address of Mr.
Brogden, Misses Williams. DeFord,
Cooper, and Mr. McAdaras delighted
the audience with a rendition of the
Ave Maria, Miss Williams singing in
'Latin.
I Certificates were presented to the
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STAR <P*Mr-l FH RAM MFD
TRIUMPHANTLY ALONG FRONT
Carrying Everything Before Them Our Troops
Capture Two Hundred Prisoners and
Take Cantiguy ? ~
?:> enemy divisions were in the
?RIVE THAT FORCEITAt;
LIES BACK.
Western Allied Flank Has Maintained
Its Position Well and Reserves are
Hurrying to Threatened Positions.
Enemy Carefully Planned Attack
And Had His Reserves Ready to
Strike. Purpose of Germans Now Is
to Exploit Their Initial Success;
Day's War News Story.
GEN. PERSHING REPORTS AMERI
CAN 8CJCCES8.
Washington, May "3.--American
troops in Picardy attacked, this morn
ing on a front of one and a quarter
miles. Captured tho villa*? of Cantig
ny, took 200 prisoners and inflicted
severe tosses" in killed and wounded
on the enemy, cays? Gen robbing's
communique made public tonight at
tlip War Department. The American
casualties were relatively small.
The statement dated today follows:
"This morning in Picardy our troops
attacking on a front of one and on&
fourth miles advanced our lines and
captured the village of Cantigny. We
took 200 prisoners and inflicted on the
enemy severe losses in killed and
wounded. Our casualties were rela
tively small.
"Hostile counter-attacks broke down
under our flro.
"In 1-orraine and In the the Woevre
artillery of ooth sides continued ac
tive. Early in the day our aviators
shot down a hostile machine."
With the American Army in Fr.-uice,
May 28. ? (By the Associated Press.)
?Two lone Americans gave the Ger
mans an opportunity to mention the
capture of "prisoners from Amorican
regiments" in the German official
communication today. One of the
Americans is missing in Picardy and
one in the Luneville sector. These
are the only men missing. *
With the French Army in France,
May 28.?At least twenty-five German
divisions today Joined in the attack
and forced farther hc.fk the new
French and British divisions holding j
the line. |
Tanks, machine guns and poison gn3 '
shells were the principal factors in
the succe33ful advance aside from the
numerically superior forces of the
Germans.
Notwithstanding the smallness of
the allied armies they did their utmost
to stay the Immense push of the ene
my troops, ten times thefr number.
The Gorman advance, which was one
of the most rapid since the beginning
ofthe war, could not be held, however,
as wave after wave in dense lines
came forward.
The western allied flank has main
tained its poitions well, and reserves
are hurrying toward the danger point
of the greatest advance.
The retreat of the French and Brit
ish was made in orderly fp.shlon. the
troops destroying their material as
they left or taking it along with them.
The army staff still retains the fullest
confidence in the outcome of the bat
tle.
PRESENT PURPOSE OF ENEMY. |
Paris, May 28.?The military critics
now consider that the Idea that the
German offensive launched yesterday'
between Siossons and Rheims is a di-j
vision, must now be abandoned, since !
the movement has developed into a
great battle along n thirty-mile front.'
The enemy's initial effort, says the
Temps, having unfortunately obtained i
for the troops of the German Crown j
Prince some notable advantages, as <
they succeeded in carrying the Chcm-1
in des Dames and thrusting back the
Franco-British contingents.from the I
Allette to the Alsne. the^ncmy com
mand has at once made every effort
to exploit the success.
Commenting on the news from the
battle front the Temps says:
"We have retired; that is unfortu
nately incontestable But we are on-j
ly beginning the battle. The French
command has only begun to place In j
the line tbe reserves which will go Intq
action when the enemy's intentions
are perceived, and this Is why the rolo
of commander of a defensive army Is j
more difficult than that of his adver-,
sary's.'*
Henry Bidou, the military critic of.
the Journal des Debate, says the ene- ?
my began the offensive with some j
thirty divisions, ?
He has enormous numerical super
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iority, M. Bldou continues. On the
allied side the front was held by a
few French divisions, and on the right
In Champagne by a small number of
exhausted British divisions.
M. Bidou calculates that the Ger
mans had fromtilnety to one hundred
divisions for use in the battle, of which
they employed one-third for th* int.
tial shock.
SUMMING UP SITUATION
j?Paris, May -
'of the Tem
Temps sums up the situation
aB follows:
The enemy, who had a carefully
prepared plan who had chosen the hour
of its execution, and who had his re
serves ready to strike where they
could be employed most effectively,
engaged Monday evening with fresh
forces, which were in highly super
ior number to those with Which we op
posed him.
The enemy in consequence of this
has succeeded In crossing the Alsne
between Vallly and Berry Au Bacon
on a front of about twenty miles. The
Franco-British forces withdrew to the
valley of the Vesle, which flows some
six miles south of the Alsne, in the
region of the Plateaux behind which
our reserves are arriving.
E. H. MALONE SPEAKS AT WOOD
To Appreciative Audience on Red
Cross Work?Subscriptions Taken
Amount to $1S?>.25.
At a meeting held in the Interest of
the Red Cross drive at Wood Store on
Saturday $135.25 was subscribed which
added to $75.00 subscribed in Louis
burg on Tuesday before for Wood mak
eS~~fi" total for that section of $210.75.
Mr. Edwin H. Malone was the spea
ker for the occasion and delivered a
most interesting .and touching address.
|le gave a brief but interesting history
or the past history of Europe an$l the
causes of the War. Also gave illus
trations of happenings that made plain
and clear the work that Is done by the
Red Cross. He spoke.of the southern
soldier as the "bravest of the brave,
and the truest of the true," and re
minded his hearers of the fact that de
scendents of these same soldiers were
hurrying to the battle fronts of Picar
dy and Flanders now?one hundred
and two having left Loulsburg today,
and a message receivved today stated
that the Louisburg boys had already
is doing for all the other soldiers."
The speaker was introduced by Mr.
W. D. Fuller, aud a subscription was
taken at the close of the meeting.
Those contributing and the amounts
contributed were as follows:
G. M. Kaynor $25.00
D. M. Hamlet t ' 25.00
W. S. Montgomery 25.00
M. LaHH'Ittfr" 10. M
A. S. J. Hamlett 10.00
|Mrs. W. D. Fuller 5.00
R. C OuptOH -t-rf-r *r~. ~. i 5.00
(Mrs. M. Lassiter ... 5.00
!E. 13. Gupton 5.00
j Alex Wester .... 5.00
N. C. Gupton 5.00
Mrs. W. S. Montgomery .... 1.00
jB. K. King 1.00
|0. R. Radford 1.00
i May Hamlett 1.00
Mrs. A. S. J. Hamlett 1.00
i J. M. Sykes 1.00
I Elizabeth Fuller 50
iB. B. Burnett 50
I Bud Gupton *. j 50
(Daniel Stamper
William Spruill .25
Lovett Burgesa 2.00
Mrs. A. Hodges Hostess.
The Younger Set Book Club was
entertained May 10 by Mrs. Allison
I Hodges. Needless to say it was one
j of the most pleasant meetings of the
yerr since we all know how Mrs. Hod
jges extends her hospitality.
The club was in a short business
meeting, after which the meeting was
given over to the hostess, who had as
her program subject: "Wralt Mason"
In the absence of Mrs. O. Y. Yar
boro. Mrs. Mann read a sketch of Walt
Mason's life which brought enlighten
ment to her hearers as few of uf
knew very much of his life.
Mrs. Garland Ricks, who had beer,
away all winter, delighted the club
with her presence, and gave us several
selected readings.
Mrs. K. L. Best gave us current
events.
The club was honored with Mrs. D.
F. McKlnne. Mrs*. L. Beasley ^nd Miss
Kathleen Egerton. ^
The program hoing flnfshed the hos
- served elegant refrewnments.
Lr.st but^ not least by any means,
v.jis th<* f,reat surprise given us by the
three Hirks grandchildren. Miss Sarah
Suttner Hicks. Master A. Hodges and
Master J^ary Howard. As 'twas the
first aftehipt in society, the Juniors
were not very much disposed to talk,
but furnished.a subject for us all.
However they were wise not to ap
pear sooner or the Literary part of
meeting would have been a failure as
the gandchildren were iqore attractive
The meeting adjourned to meet May
30 with Mrs. Spencer Baker.
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Appropriate Ceremonies Held Frldar
Afternoon and Saturday?ManyPa.
trlotlc and Interesting Talks.
. Possibly the largest crowds that
have gathered in the Court House In
_ ln -mani" Jfiara were here
on Friday and Saturday to take part
In the exercises bidding the one hun
dred and two drafted men a last fare
well before their leaving for military
duty at Camp Jackson on Saturday
morning at 12:30 o'clock.
The meeting on Friday afternoon
was opened with a prayer by Rev. N
H. D. Wilson. Chairman Ruffin af
ter palling the roll announced ^hat
one hundred and ten men answered,
leaving only two missing, as the
Board for one reason or another of
grave Importance other than the fact
that the registrant was a farmer had
excused the remainder. Information
was soon handed ln that one of these
Joseph Edward Jeffreys was at home
sick a/id could not answer, the other
Bennett L. Parrish, failed to get his
notice but answered the next morn
jing, having been informed by a friend.
I Mr. Ruffin then gave the men the mil
itary instructions required of him-and
(took occasion to say that the Board
had not granted a single exemption
upon the claim of being a farmer, bnt
that the Board considered all the far
mers of the same class. There were
only eleven who were not farmrs and
ho paid quite a compliment to them
when he said "the farmers deserved es
pecial credit for planting and sowing.
I when they knew they could not reap."
"The national army Is the grandest
army ever assembled on the earth, in
manhood and In purpose."
Capt. Phil Alston after cheering and
enthusiastic remarks declared "that a?
Sherman sai's War is Hell but I'd ra
ther be in war "than under German
rule."
Dr. A. H. Fleming was the next
speaker, who showed his' Interest in
the present conflict by referlng to .the
fact that he was one of the first den
tists In the State to enlist and would
j go when called. His statement that
!there Is. "nothing I would like bet
jter than to see the rivers in Flanders
'running in German blood," brought
rounds of heartv applause
.entreating them that evervbody will
I be behind you. Those who are not bo
j through loyalty will be made bo
throueh force. It Is time for nil who
j loves God and humanity to do their
? part whether It he in the trenches or
elsewhere, and we are proud of you
j men who go to do your part.
I Rev. J. E, Mttchinwv-who made a
ivry Mnthu.sidsl Ir aii'T pai iTuiTtnufilress
[concluded by saving '.'we ask you to
i ho men: men not afraid. Christian
, cien. and all we have will be yours.
! Dr. Morton made a few well chosen
remarks, assuring the men that he
would do his full duly in rounding up
the slackers if there be any in Frank
lin .
The ladies in a rising vote assured
the men of their love and adnflration
for the manly manner in w! ich they
had answered the call.
Chairman Ruffin then announced the
commander and squad leaders as fol
lows ::
Commander?John Wiley Neal.
Squad Leaders?John Xorman Wil
der. Richard L. r.avton. Bertlee Tay
lor Boone. Swepsamus Harrison, Bal
lard S. Mitchell. Thomas Spencer
Dean. Ell Goswlck. William Smith'
Person. Henry Clay WllliamS. John
Clifton Floyd. Royal Harris Strick
land .
Just,before rtie- adjoufiittent of the
meeting Capt. P. G. Alston, a veteran
of the Civil War offered his services to
Chairman Ruffin for any branch of
the service the government could uso
him in.
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The meeting on Saturday morning
was opened with prayer by Rev. 'G.
T. S.vkes. of Franklinton. after which
the roll rail was called by Commander"
Neal, showing all present excopt one
who could not appear on account of
having received a broken leg in a run
awry that morning Chairman Ruf
fin paid a pretty and fitting tribute
to Louis Clyde Holllngsworth for pre
senting himself to take the place of a
brother whom he felt was needed more
at home. This ydurfg man was so
low In the list that he was Justified In
feeling that he woitTd not bo called to
go. However It so happened, that
both brothers had to go. "I salute
you sir as a man made of the stuff that
makes heroes," said Mr. Ruffin. *
Rev. d. T. Sykes was called and
responded with a most fitting patri
otic address which was greatly enjoy
ed. In conclusion he said he knew
they would by first In efficiency, fur
thest in Plcardy and Flanderj and last
at BerlthTV
Dr. Mortrmspoke for a few mo
ments upon the Importance of the men
writing to: their mothers, illustrating
his point l|y showing how two letters
from his brothers who served in the
Civil War had been so faithfully pre
served and highly prized by hit moth
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