ONLY ?UO FEB YEAH f. IN ADYA5CE The Fraxklix'Times it. ' , AT ADVERTISING MEDIUM' THAT BRIN (18 RESULTS A. F. John?o?, Editor and Manager. __ THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION , ?? Subscription 11.50 Per Tear VOLUME XI.VII. ? " LOUISBCBG, N. C? FRIDAY, JULY 28, 191R. / " >cmbEB XL J. J. HOLDEN HELD WITHOUT BAIL FOK KILLING TOM HABPEB SCN DAT M (I KM NO. Cormier's Inquest Held Sunday Morn ing nud He-opened Sunday After noon? t ulile Pulley, Walter Pulley And Bill Harris Also Held lor Court ?Habeas Corpus Proceedings Be fore Judge Calyert Tuesday Con tirms Jury Becommendatlons. At the conclusion of a Coroner's in , quest at Franklinton on Monday after noon J. T. Holden was held for the killing of Tom Harper, alias Earp, on Saturday night about 10:30 o'clock at his home near Franklinton, without ball and Cullle Pulley and Walter Pul ley under bonds of $500 each, and Bill Harris under $100 bond for their ap QParance at Franklin Superior Court for the investigation of the Grand Jury. The report of the killing waa brought to Louisburg by Dr. S. C. Ford and Mr. J. T. Holden, accompanied by Mr, ?. ?. Moore and ofTicer O. L. Mc Ghee", of Franklinton about 3 o'clock Sunday morning and Coroner A. F. Johnson and SherlfT H. A. Kearney were ^summoned to the scene. Upon their 'arrival the proper affidavit was made, a jury composed of W. A. Mitch ell, C. C. Holmes, W. M. James, W. M. Perry, R. A. Speed, Q. W. May ?were summoned and an inquisition be gun. The body was examined and found to be lying on its back with two ristol shot wounds in the left side one about four inches above the breast t lie shoulder, the other Just above a little lo the left of the breast, left hand and arm were lying , ' < ''ed out from the body and a knife w. foil nil open lying nt a slight an gle thehand. In the pockets of the deceased wan fount; a' knife, five packages of cigarette/, twenty-one ceuis. a p..y-envclope. t'w'tf pic? u re's i*:id a lulsburg with Holden he left Chief Duke to guard the body. After examining Chief Duke whose evidence was substantially the same as Dr. Ford's the jury decided to re move thtrinquest to Franklinton and get the Messrs. Pulley and Bill Har- ' Is so the corpse was turned over to ' undertaker Cooke and the hearing re moved . At Franklinton Cullle Pulley. Wal- I ter Pulley and Bill Harris were exam ined. Their evidence only showed O) Ine.w j?d4BH moj, qjjM msid utqj Holden's early that night took drinks talked awhile and returned to Frank- | llnton, but that Harper would not re- 1 turn with them. The Jury then retired and discussed the situation and. finding nothing of much importance except thnt a man had been killed seemingly in self do fense or defense of the home. they re turned a verdjet a? follows: "That the deceased came to his death by a pistol shot wound at the hands of J. T. Holden and recommend that he be held under bond for franklin Super ior Court." The Coroner placed the bond at $300 and It was Immediately given. Later In the day new evidence begun to develop and a re-opening of the In quest was demanded. Upon which Coroner Johnson reconvened tho in quest and recalled tho Jury, and i r dfcred a post motem examination of the body by Dr. J. E. Majono and Dr. R B. Henderson. The question of the gun used was settled by the finding of a 32 caliber bullet In the body' that had passed through the heart of the deceased and both lungs. The Inquest was adjourned to 10 o'clock Monday morning when evidence wns again heard. At this hearing Bill Harris hlB ond admitted that they were all drunk and didn't Jon? thcy wern lr*'?!- In addition to his regular work.as pastor of the ?*lur.-c!i ntjtoxbury. Mass.. he estab lished ih the purmundins country numerous rommnnUi of "prrvylng In Mir.:is.v* Elliot t vri ? ih?m to enclose their fields, bnih'v 1 :us??s lor tliom seives. to spin and make. garments, plant g:tr- and orchards. During t Ms tlnu' lit1 also made a complete Iran susllon of the l-ibl?* into t!?e indian Ian rua^e. p. ft t w'-iUh he was jvllling ,to down his life which was crowned with sixty jvrrs of active service for I'is M?sftor ai?>i hi? follow man. O no is filled with admiration and tho deepest respect fortlte strength and bravery of Roger Williams. whose un selfish devotion to his cause r.'nd whose high exploits ~ei him as one apart from his fellows. Banished from the church at Salem ed he took refuge, in the'hpKinnlng or av severe winter, in the wilderness among the Indians, going from village to Village, making birch bark canoes crawling on hands and knees through dense morasses and tangled thickets and never knowing when he could ob tain shelter or food, lie made his way to the lodge of his friend Massasoit. Gov. Winthrop privately informed Williams that if he would go as far as Narraganset Bay he would be free from any English claims. Embarking vith five of his friends in a canoe, he ccme to a p'.ace which in recognition cf God's providence, he called Provi dence. This was the beginning of the colony of Rhode Island, which was founded on the broadest principle of toleration for all. Such is the knight errant of liberty to whom the American Baptists look as their leader. An interesting and well written pav per on the life and work of Roger Williams was read by Miss Fknnie Lil lian Massenburg. At tho close of the program Mrs. Allen, flttlnglv and beautifully served an Ice beverage with wafers which ev ery one present enjoyed. With many expressions of thanks for the courteey of the hostess, the meeting was adx journed to meet on Aug. 6 with Mrs. O. Y. Yarboro. LIST OF BETTERS. The following 1h a list of lettera re maining In the Post Office at Lou!3 burg, N. C., not called for July 26th, 1918: > Mr. N. P. Boone, Haywood Ellis, Mrs. Mary Foster,, MIbb Mary E. Fob .er, Mr. Iven Hlnton. Miss Rosa Leo Mhnaon. MIbs Matild^ Jones. Mrs. Mattle-Malne, Mrs. C. It. Proctor. Mr. iT. C. Robinson. Mr. Aftcor Smith, "Miss Mattle Tom8on. Persona calling for any of the abovo letters will please state that they saw hem advertised. R. H. DAVIS, P. M. Franklin C'onnty Tnlon. There will be a meeting of tha FVanklln County Farmers Union at he court hcu?e In Loulaburg, N. C., >n Thursday, August 1, 1918, at 11 ?'clock. It la Important that every oral should be represented and every Union man la urged to attend. * A. BOONE. PteB. r. C. JONES, Secretary. REV. GEO. M. DIKE DEAD. One of Franklin County's Be*t Beloved | l'ustors Passes Away Near Inez. Although not unexpected the news received in Louisburg Monday after-1 noon of the death of Rev. George M. lli.l in 1 1 urn uI his daughter. Mrs. Thomas Cheek, of near l,nez, where he had been visiting when he became worse, caused much sorrow over our entire community. He was probably the best known and most generally loved man in Franklin county. Mr. Duke had been in falling health for several years, but would not give up his work, which meant more to hi'm than life Itself. The end came peacefully like a quiet benedic tion to a life well spent. Mr. Duke was one of the oldest citizens in the county, being seventy-live years of age and had been preacher at Maple Springs. Cedar Rock. Laurel and sev eral other churches around Louisburg for many years and in addition had been pastor to the whole county. He was a Baptist, but all denominations will feel and mourn his loss. Aside from his ministerial work, he was known and honored as a brave Confederate veteran. No public or patriotic meeting in this part of the State was complete without Mr . Duke's | presence, and no man among us has I lived more worthily or blamelessly than he. In the passing of George M. Duke the county has suffered a distinct loss. He was a citizen and patriot of the I highest type, but best of all, he was a I humble, faithful, worthy follower of Christ. His last public address was in the interest of War Savings Stamps, and he never lost an oppor tunity to use the wonderful gifts vof mind, with which he was so ably en dowed. in the service of hls^country^ ?A great and good man lias gone from our midst, and the State mourns its loss. H4? wife, who before her marriage was Miss Elmyra Drake, and one son, George Duke and one daughter. Mr& Waller Strange, all of Mapleville. sur vive him. The remains were brought to his heme at Mapleville on Tuesday morn ing and laid to rest with Masonic hon or?? in the beautiful little cemetery .near Maple Springs church of which he wo*y Revs. \V. B. Vorton and T. D. Collins, oi* Louisburg. Geo. W. May. of < astalia. J. H. Harper, of Lau rel, while the services at the grave were held under Masonic rites and wore conducted by Mr. C. K. Owptco. Master of his lodge, assisted by Rev. X. II.D. Wilson, of Louisburg. The .Masonic ceremonies wore jointly be tween his lodge Sandy Creek xNo. !$."?. 'the John H. Mills lodge No. 624. and 'Louisburg lodge No. 413 .and were made the more impressive by the la'rgo number of Masons participating, being |possibly the largest procession that | has been witnessed in the county with t[iiirijiiiiirii,i^lu)iiniri:i(llv-lilvlT. j son and Edgecombe counties. Appro priate hymns were rendered by a se : lect choir and the floral tributo was 'beautifulT Fully ~twcniy-ttve hundred ;people were present to pay a last trl jbute of love to this grand old man. I The pall bearers were F. W. Wlve less. G. L. AVcock from Louisburg I Lodge. G. W. Eaves, E. X. Williams from John Mills^Lodge and W. A. jBurnette and John Burnette from San jdy Creek Lodge, with Messrs. J. Bai iley Owens, of Henderson, J. J. Bar row and J. A. Turner, of Louisburg, and B. B. Egerton of Sandy Creek, as Marshalls. GHFAT CONVEMIOy. The twenty-fourth annual convention of the Eastern Carolina Christian Sun day school met at Mt. Gilead Chris tian church on 16th, 17th, and 18th of July. The largest delegation ever attend iTxg a convection was present. Tha *omes of tut neighborhood^stood open and ready to receive the guests. Had the delegations been twice the size it was all the people who wanted dele gates could not have had ihem. The orchestra from the Raleigh Christian Church furnished most de lightful music. Solos by Miss May Stephenson. Mes srs. Herman Stephenson and Willie Johnson were greatly appreciated by the extremely large congregations. People from Franklin and numer ous other counties crowded the church long before time for the programme toj be rendered each time. Most sumptu ous dinners were served on the church grounds each day. ?J This convention was so much enjoy ed by the church that It was asked to be held next year at the samo place, | but as so many other churches also extended cordial Invitations to have it with them of course we had to give way to our sister churches. We hope that it may be our pleasure to present another such treat to this i section of the State in the near future.' Reporter, ? Sheriff H. A. Kearney, Coroner A. P. Johnson and Sen. W. M. Person went to Raleigh Tuesday to be ores- | ent at the habeas corpus hearing ne-"4 fore Judge Calvert. ? ? ? Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Yarborough vis ited Raleigh Wednesday. DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMIT TEE MEETS. Passes Resolution Km orlng Increas Inif Eees oi County Surveyor? j Fills Ticket. .iTHrii Urnimrilii- ?i ie of Franklin Coun riee oi Franklin County met pursuant to a call of Chairman Malone, in the! Court House on Saturday afternoon. ^ The meeting was called to order by! Chaihmnn E. H. Malone and a roll call' ? ordered. .Secretary A. F. Johnson call- ] |ed the roll and found the following' .townships represented: I Dunns?A. A. Perry. Sandy Creek?J. E. Collins. Gold Mine?C. C. Murphy. Cedar Rock?T. S. Collie. E. D. > Parrish. Cypress Creek?J. M. Sykes. Louisburg?E. H. Malone. The Chairman then stated the! ob ject of the meeting. The first business taken up was that of filling the County Democratic i Ticket, the positions of Surveyor and Coroner being vacant. Upon motion ? it was unanimously ordered that the I name of T. S. Gill be placed on the tic ket for Surveyor. A second motion pre vailing unanimously, was to place the name of Asher F. Johnson,, on the ticket for Coroner. The question of "Why the Surveyor never qualifies" was taken under ser ious discussion and resulted in the passage of the following resolution: "Resolved that whereas, the compen sation, fixed by law many years ago, for the services of County Surveyor are. tinder present conditions entirely inadequate, the Chairman of this com mitee is directed to urge upon the rep resentative of Franklin County in the next General Assembly that the pres ent law be so amended as to provide for* sucli increase in the per diem and expense? allowed for the services _of the county surveyor as will make his (compensation ccommunerate with the services renderecL" n.'. A plan was suggested by Chairman 1 Malone to secure the names of all ab sentee voters. Under the plan the lchainu.it or or.e of the members of each town ;hip Executive Committee will maV.e a complete record of al! voters in his township, in a special ')ook fu/nl -l.ed for the .purpose and in a'jcthe; a record aliov.M be made c? all pe.*so?is or.:Il!ed to vole in sV.cli township tltft niovel away, to gether wit!: iheir a-1 d r ?**>*. The* I o ok s vero distribute I to all i!.Oie present a'td ( hairn.nn .Vnlone hrs other-: to crive to those townships who were not r presence 1. ft is important that this work be dene at c:ue thai the tickets tv.ay b:- sent c .t pf early a?- possible. A re^lut' :! p.i ;r y' requ? .-tlnfr t ie ' "oun-y IVr.r^ :f l'!i'(Mons t ?> -p?i* the r.ecess.ir;* ?l:.!s :n tie hands of il.e printer in t t . t h:r.v t!.p tickets printed by the 1?m'? r?f Aupust. 11*18. thjit they may be mailed to t lie absen tee, voters at that titr.v. TMs compkti/i~ the bu;*ine?R of the day a motion to adjourn prevailed. wmm mm i PffimrBB! ? ONERS CAPTIRFI) TI'ESRAY ! IX ALLIED ATTACh NEAR BOSTIHDIER TAKEN BY AMERICANS. ! LONDON. July 23.?The Frcnch at tack near Montdidier today was a very well executed and successful minor j operation according to dispatches re |Ceived this afternoonfrom the battle ! front, was presumably designed as a diversion, aiming at keeping the ene ,my'?- mind occupied and preventing him from sending large reinforce ments to the southward. j At the same time it also affected an j important local improvement in tfce j lina at a sector where every advance ; means better protection for Amiens | and Paris. The French attacked on ! a four mile front after an hour's bom bardment of the German lines and cap Jturod all three villages or Sauvillers, Aubvillers and Mailly-Raineval within fifteen minutes. i Thousand Prisoners Captured. About a thousand more prisoners have been counte4 by the entente al lies in the past wenty-four hours. Of this number about half have been credited to the Americans and British. Fighting of the fiercest character con tinued and the present to-and-fro strug gling all along the Soissons-Rheims loop is very close, strenuous work, and probably not so many prisoners are being taken as would bo the case in a direct advance or a retreat action. All To Advantage of Allies. There has been little changes in the past 24 hours in the appearancc of the ' SoissonB-Rheims pocket as it appears j on the map. What changes have been ! made there are all to the advantage of j the allies. The Frcnch and Amerf-1 cans have gained further ground in :h* bottom of the pocket. The French al so are pressing hard on the lonj* line south of Soissons and the map shows \ advances of a thousand yard?* or so at several points. The expectations of those who thought that the Germans were pre paring to give up immediately the en tire Soisfions-Chateau Thierry-Pvheims salient and retire to the Vesle river or the Aisne have not yet been fulfilled. According to today's dispatch the German is fighting his hardest to hang on to every foor of ground he has and Is constantly counter-attacking with surprising momentum, both on Marno and^along the west side of the salient. Making It Difficult For The Enemy, i The Germans are burning villages and amall dumps but presumably a further prodding will be needed to push him back to the river Vesle. Meanwhile the entente allies are ] working without reBt at the business of making either a stand or a with The news received in London con tinues to praise the work of the Amer icans and the accounts of the cap ture of Jaulgonne and Buzancy indi cate that they were clean-cut pieces of offensive tactics such as the officers of the_Brltish general staff have come to expect from the American fighters. One British officer told the Associated Press: "I don't see how the work the Am ericans have done in the past week's fighting could possibly have been done better. Hind sight frequently finds many faults with military operations, but the work of the Americans stands such scrutiny well." 1 SEX. PERSON'S GREAT SPEECH. Last Tuesday night previous to the departure of the Colored drafted men for Wrightstown, X. J., a brilliant re ception was given them at the court house by the local chapter of the color ed red cross, on which occasion, Sen ator W. M. Person was the chief speaker. After a few preliminaries, President Pollard called upon Dr. J. B. Davis, to introduce the speaker of the even ing. In presenting the distinguished orator. Dr. Davis said: "Some men are born great, others have greatness I thrust upon them, and still others achieve greatness, but I have the hon lor and the privilege of presenting to j this large audience tonight, a gentle man who is a combination of the throe." "And I want to say right | here, that however highly I may regard the civic courage, the catholic patriot ism and the character of many of our distinguished follow citizens and coun trymen. that we have nothing braver j or better in the citizenship of this ? town, in the citizcnslnp of this State, yes, in the citizenship of this country (than this dauntless and rugged gentle man, who ha? lived here, a life of un blemished honor among our pcoj:!o. Hon. Wiley M. Person, former Sena tor from Franklin County?Senator Person.'? Prolonged applause followed this in troc!uf*i< r. which re-echoed when the oisiinguMie'l lawmaker arose t dier. j "Don't give up." continued the spea ker. "be brave men. and if yeu do that, the majority of you will come back 'home better men than you were when !you went there, but if you run. you will be shot in the back, and die the |death of a deserved coward." | The former legislator showed a thor lough knowledge of the war and the j problems eminating from it; he told of the ruthless murder of women and children by the atrocious Huns, and I gave a detailed account of the torture j and punishment meted out to those of the Allies who were unfortunate 'enough to fall into their hands as pris ! oners of war. He ended his magnifi cent speech with a promise to the draf Itees, that upon their victorious return from France, each one would find him self a homestead which had been bought and paid for by our govern ment. As he sat down, he was cheered to the echo by the large audience of colored pople. GERMAN SOLDIERS NOW SAT 10,. 000,000 TANKS IN FRANCE. With the American Army on the Aisne-Marne Front. July 21.?A Ger man prisoner captured by the Ameri cans today formerly was a baker in New York and Lebanon, Penn. He wan nuked what the German soldiers thought about the Americans since Thursday and the prisoner said the Germans had concluded that the an nouncement that a million Americans were in France was false, and that ru mors among the Germans on this front are that there are 10,000,000 Americans France. "YANKS HAYR NO BRAfNSr WONT QUIT" SAYS HI'N New ("Katie, Pa.. July 22.?"The Am erican soldiers have no brains because they don't know when tor quit." That was the observation made to Captain H. C. Harper, of this City, a member r>f Pershing's army of more than a mil lion by a German prisoner. "The Hun told me," he writes, "that France Ja flgfttlng for her existence, England for her honor, but that America wants nothing only to kill Germans." AMONG" THE VISITORS SOME YOr K>OW A>'D SOME YOU I>0 NOT KXOW. Personal Items About Folk v and Their ' 'm nil 11 iinii There. Miss Louise Thomas went to Raleigh Tuesday. ? ? ? Mr. J. P. Timberlake was in Ral eigh Tuesday. ? ? ? Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Justice visited Raleigh Tuesday. ? ? ? Mr. H. M. Stovall and little son, visited Raleigh Tuesday. ? ? * Miss Myrtle Drake, of Castalia, Is visiting Miss Annie Green this week. ? ? ? Miss Bessie Blount Winslow, of Hert ford, is visiting Mrs. O. Y. Yarboro. ? * ? | Mrs. W. T. Person, of Farmville, Va., is visiting her mother, Mrs. M.. H. Ayoock. ? ? ? I Mr. J. H. Goolsby, of Wlnston-Sa llem, visited his sister, Mrs. L. C. ILeach this week. I ? ? ? j Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Newell and i children are on a visit to friends and ?relatives at Williamston. ? * * ? . i Mrs. L. C. Leach Is spending sev eral days with relatives in High Point, Winston-Salem and Mt. Airy. ? ? ? I Mrs. R. E. L. Lancaster and daugli Iter. Miss Mamie, are visiting her bro ther, Mr. C. C. Davis. In Nash Coun . . . ! Constable J. E. Thomas" -went to i Rocky Mount yesterday to brin* a man named Odom buck to Louisburg for t trial. ? ? * % ! Mrs. John O'Dona Id, ' and mother Mrs. Hester, of L::k?land. Fla., is vis iting friends and relatives In Louis* lmrg. ? ? ? I Messrs. Geo. Holder, Bruoe Shear In. ?. ?. Harris. Dr. \Y. 1'.. Bass end .Mr. Sil Wig^lr-. v!s!-.?: Raleigh Sunday. * t ? I Mr. W. \V. Woblj i.nd li i?> itaugh i??\ Lliral-eth. find Mr. aid TIr?. 13. F. Thomas were visiiors i? Kalel^4! Wednesday. H" 01 ! Me*sr . F. W. Wheles.. T. Sto ker. J. I>. Iflr.c". A. A. r'if'on. and jSr.pt, K L. Resi u ro visit - r^ to Ral eigh Wednesday. ? * ? j Messrs. W. II. Yarborotiuh and D. T. HoUleu went 10 Raleigli the pust .week to appear in a habeas corpus case before Judge Calvert. ? ? ? Mr .To'lt) Ft Willil-ns rptnrnfil finn ' visited his son. Mr. Henry Clay Will lams, who is stationed at Camp Se Constablc J. E. Thomas left Satur day to take Hubert C. Layton, arrest ed for desertion, to Greenville, S. C. to be turned over to military authori ties at Camp Sevier. .('ALL FOR MOKE COLORED ME5. | The following fiamed men have been ordered to report at the office of the [UI L< l^ocal Board for Franklin County, 'Louisburg, X. C., for military duty and for transportation to a mobiliza tion camp. The time for reporting is 4 p. m., on July 30th. 1918, at the Court House. Alf Reed, Stovall. N. C. kelson York, Zebulon. Zollie Joyner. Youngsville. Doan Simms, Zebulon R. F. D. Julian Claude Stancil, Newport News. James Otis Holden, Young9ville. Samuel Williams, AUton. Willie Dunston, Louisburg R. 3. Oscar Williams. Bunn. John Macon, KIttrell R. 1. Sol Williams, Jr., Louisburg R. 3. John KingBberry. Louisburg R. 1. John B. Hunt. Kittrell R. 1, Cephus Wright, Louisburg R. 2. James Ellis, Louisburg R. 2. Elijah Joyner. Zebulon R. 3. Sol Wright, Mapleville R. 1. Needhantf Brodie. Mapleville. WTiley Perry. "Franklinton R. 3. George Webb, Mapleville R. 1. Jesse Johnson. Louisburg R. 4. Henry Jones, Kittrell R. 1. Dorsey Tlmberlake. Franklinton. Howard Foster, Henderson R. 6. Peter Foster. Mapleville. Jack Johnson, Louisburg R. 2. Wilfie WUIiamston, Franklinton. George Hunt. Louisburg R. 4. Robert H. Wright. Louisburg R. 6. ? William Clan ton Dent. Louisburg. Charles H. Young, Louisburg R. 5. Charlie Thomas, Louisburg R. 4. Ned Yarborough, Gupton. David Hicks, Louisburg R. 4 Zollie Eaton, Lmiisburg R. 4. Henry Hargrove, Gupton. Sebastian Satterwhite. Spring Hope R. F. D. Hllliary Dunston, Franklinton R. 3. Dink Person. Louisburg R. 3. Seth Jones Crudup, Louisburg R. 1. Jonas Alston, Youngsville R. 2. Walter Mitchell, Louisburg R. 5.