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VOLUME XLVII. LOCISBCB?, X. C? FKID^V, AIUIST ??, litIH. , KUMBEK 28
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GAINS BY BRiT.SH
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balmume WELL W1T11IX
RAMiE OF ENGLISH tit'NS
French Again Are Hammering A way
At the Environs of Roye, the Cap
ture of Which Would Cause Enemy
t? Fall Back on Wide Front; Ene-,
my Counter Attacks Fall.
WhiloM ie Germans were busily en
gaged in defending themselves against
the attack? of the British and French
armi.'* trcni the Ancre river to the!
region of Soissons. Field Marshal j
Haig early Monday morning struck
another surprise over a new front'
north of the old battle zone. The*
new offensive was launched from the |
erst of Arras on tile Scarpe river and i
southward of the Cojeul. All along ;
the front the British pressed forward |
at somo places to a depth of more j
than two miles, and captured a half I
dozen or more villages, among them j
Monchy-le-Preux. Guemappe and Wan
court.
Across the Cojuel. the new British
attacks on the old battle front brought
them to the villages of Mory ana St
Leger and farther south the small
town of Favreull, one and a half miles
northeast of Bapaume. from which
the British pressed on eastward about
a mile. Pprther south the British are
reported unofficially to nave reached
the we tern outskirts of Tiiilloy in
. e nipper movement they are carrv
r cut against the Bapaumo. With
I tie's men standing well within gun
i ??"> of the town it ?eems that the
Cit i nns will be forced to evacuate
Barr.vme in short order.
Allies Better Position
/ ddit'onal gains also have been
made by the British east of Albert
and on both sldc3 of tne Somme
efforts of the Germans tftrough the
use of large reinforcements to hold
them in check, the British and French
all along the line from Alebrt to Soi
sons have materially bettered their
positions and carried further forward
their plan of making the Picardy bat
tleground untenable for the enemy.
The Frcnch are again hammering
a v.-ay at the environs of^Roye. one of
the strong points of the Somme-Oise
front, the capture of which doubtless
would cause the giving up by the ene
my of the entire salient from the
Somme In the north to Noyon. Fresnoy
les-Roye, to the north and St. Mard
to the south of Roye. both of which*
have been captured by tne French,
despite desperate resistance by the
the north, -apparently!!
helllg lUni'lii'd -nut uf the line in an
enveloping movement. More than six
hundred prisoners were taken by the
EVonrli in Hi o nporatlnn
Germans in Heavy Counter Attacks
The Germans have thrown further
heavy counter-attacks against the
French in the region of Soissons,
where the French continue their pres
sure -northward, in maneuvers which
seriously threaten to outflank the
Cheinin-des-Dames and l^aon sectors
and to put the entire German line
from Vprea to Rheims in jeopardy.
All the attacks have been sustained
by General Mangin's forces and thfe
French even have 'pushed back the
Germans beyond the points from which
they started. The famous Prussian
Guard has beeuthrown into the bat
tle to check the Fhanch. but, as in their
efforts against the French and Ameri
cans in the Vesle sector, they have
with defeat. The operations of the
British on tho northern part of the
front from the east of Arras to the
region of Bullecourt have brought
them virtually upon or very near the
? old Hlndenburg line. ,
There is still considerable activity"
on the eastern part of the baltre fronti
in the Vosges. where forces of Amerl-!
cans recently have been fighting. The!
operations, however, continue of tho.
nature of raids and small surprise at-j
tacks. Several of the latter maneuv
ers have been put down by the French.
There has been an increase in the
activity in the Albanian theatre. Here
the Austrians twice attacked the
Franco-Itulain troops but were repul
sed. Later ihe French slightly with
drew their line in order to maintain
laison with the Italians.
Itrlt Mi (apturo Tillages
London. Auk. 26.?Suzanne and
Cappy. towns north and south of the
Somme, respectively, were captured
today by Field Marshal Half's forces,
according to reports received here this
evening from the British front. The
British also took Avesnes-les-Bapau
me. a suburb of the town of Bapaume.
British troops also reached the wnat
ern outskirts of Thilloy, south of Ba
paume.
An unconfirmed report states that
Montauhan and the outskirts of I>on
gueval also were reached by the Brit
ish.
British troops today also captured
tho town of St. Leger.
French Capture Towns
Paris, Auft. 26.?French forces on
? the Avre have captured Pfesnoy-1o3
Royo and St. Mard. They have aloo
?:en more than six hundred prisoners
... cording to the war office annourxee
i.iet tonight.
After the above was- put in type a
report has been received that Roye
has been captured and a big offensive
by the allies started. I
YOUNG WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
The Young Woman's Auxiliary, met
in a business meeting Tuesday night,
August 27 in the Ladies' parlor at
the Baptist church. Tho president.
Mrs. J. O. Newell read a letter from
Miss Turner of t'.ie Thomasville Or
phanage concerning a little orphan
whom the Auxiliary wishes to cloth.
Then -various committees were ap
pointed. They are as follow?, Hie first
?Membership?Misses Kate Furman
Annie Green. May Cooper and Lillie
Hale. Program?Mrs. Newell. Miss
Onnie Tucker and Mrs. H. L. Candler.
Music Committee?Misses Ruth Hall
and Jewell Bryant. Finance Commit
tee?Misses Grace Hall and Ruth Al
len. Publication Committee?Miss Bur
nette. Personal service Committee?
Misses Nannie Hall Hale and Ama
Garner.
The Y. W. A. will meet again next
Monday night at 8:30 p. m. in the
Ladies' parlor. Members are urged to
come.
'AMERICAN GINS
BLOW I P GERMAN
AMMUNITION DUMPS
ilironsse Statu?1 of Emperor William
Torn Down to be Converted
Into Ordnance
I With the American Amy on the
Veile, Aug. 26.?Several German am
munition dumps north of the Vesle
I river were blown up tocay by high
explosives from the American guns
I This was the only notable incident in
the operations between- -Solssous.-iuid
Rheims. although the usual exchange
between the artilleries continued.
| The destruction of the dumps was
made possible by aerial observation
by American aviators. They were lo
cated near Revillion and early in the
day a battery of Ions range guns be
gan dropping shells at points indica
ted. The observation posts soon af
ter reported great clouds of smoke
from the targets.
1 An Indication of the lengths to
'which Germany is going for war ma
terials in a letter taken fro?n p. dead
:>oldier. It was written by his wife
and Informed him that the
[?Lunenbrrry Pnmer&nTa, r>a
down and sent to the touncry trt lie
converted into ordnance, as had laso
,the roofs of churches. %
"DRAFT 858" SEPTEMliKR .">|h.
"Draft 258" a most interesting
moving picture production will
be presented at the Star Thea
tre on Thursday, September 5.
lSISTTristead of September 2S.
as stated in their advertisement -
on another pace. This was an
error of the printer in setting
the advertisement and we call
your attention to same that
you may not mUs this great
picture. Remember it is billed
Cor Thursday. September 5th.
instead of September 2^'th.
FRANKUN CjHTV SK( l RES
STATF F A UM KXHIHIT
The secretary of tiie Franklin!
? County Fair has ?ecurod the exhibits I
I of the State Fair which would hava
| been displayed in Raleigh if there j
i had been any Sftte Fair.
I. Franklin county is indeed fortunate j
lin securing this exhibit which will
I be the most interesting agricultural
'exhibit that could be made "in any I
State.
| The exhibit will consist of almost
every agricultural product that can j
-be raised in North Carolina and also
some "of the stork to be ?--ent to th?
I State.
? The management of this fair is In
debted to Mr. J. R. Collie, superin
tendent of the State penitentiary fori
the loan of this exhibit. Mr. Collie has
done a wonderful work for the pris-1
oners of North Carolina and no man j
has been superintendent of thai in
stitution who is more liked than lie.
He is a former Franklin county man,,
and the county takes a great pride i
in knowing that he has mado good
in such a responsible position.
The war department is encouraging
county and community fnlrH and Mr.
Hoover has said he considers the,
county fair one of our greatest war
measures. Great preparation is be
ing made this year'to give tho peo
ple of Franklin county tlie best and
biggest fair that will be held in this
section of the State;
The secretary Is in correspondence |
with a number of agricultural Im
pi omenta manufcct'irnr.; and ho?es to
have a large department of labor sav- j
WAR ORDER
'L'o Vou Valile lUll! LUlil HBW&ymJLl! 11 UU Dll
That Your Subscription is Paid in
Advance at Once
The following order lins been issued by:
WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD
B. M. BARUCH,
Chairman. -
TO ALL PUBLISHERS OF NEWSPAPERS? DIS
COX'NX I* E SUBSC KII 'TK >XS
(Paragraph L', Rule* and Regulations, Paper Section,
War Industries Board)
"DISCONTINUE SENDING PAPERS AFTER
DATE ((F EXPIRATION OF SUBSCRIPTION I X
LESS^SUBSt'RlPTloX IS RENEWED AND PAID
FOR." _ ?
(Publishers Xote: The above is one of eleven
conditions imposed on newspaper publishers by- the
.government and must bo complied with by all news
paper*. Paper manufacturers have pledged, them
selves not to supply paper'to any newspaper that fail
to observe all rules and regulations of the War In,
dustries Board, aragraph 2 states clearly that all pa
pers must enforce' a paid-in-advance circulation pol
icy.)
Watch the elabel on your paper and be sure to
send in your renewal before.date of expirtation so you
will not mis* a copy.
ing devices on exhibit at the fair.
Special effort is being made to have!
a number of tractors, both steam and
gasoline to give practical demonstra
tion at this time, there will also be
demonstrations in canning drying and
preserving of all kinds of food products
also demonstrations in cooking," the
use of the tireless cooker, oil stoveB,
and a number of other saving devices'
especially designed for the women who
does her own work.
There has also been planted in tbF
fair grounds a test plot of corn which
will be exhibited to the fair, this will
be a most interesting feature, espec
ially in that it consists of one acre
planted in corn which has been work
ed and cultivated under absolutely the
same condition, the only thing being
the difference in the fertilizers which
is there, ten different grades of fer
tilizer are used on this acre and the
results is simply wonderful.
The premium list is now in the
hands of the printer; but on the ac
count of shortage of labor the print
er?; Vipvp hpon unable ?o print them.
j.The list this year will be almost the
? 1 ill i
Trrr&r
ten days.
The manager has secured some of
f r? h<?st and interesting amusements
t hat are on the road, to ne at nre~
county fair in October. The Brown
and Dyer Co., of New York city has
the contract to furnish shows and
concessions for the state fair. The
The secretary h?s made a special trip
through a number of northern states
examining carnival companies, and
finally decided on the Brown and Uy
er Co.. because that carries the beat
and cleanest amusement of any com- j
pany on the road.
Owing to the fact that there* will be i
no State _Fair this year Franklin I
county is expecting to nave the big
gest county fair in this section of I
the state.
A number of communities have re
gistered with the State Department
and will produce community fairs the
week before the county fair Is held.
The community fair is one of the
most interesting and constructive of
any of the work which is encouraged
so largely by the agricultural depart
ment. Franklin county had a num
ber of community fairs last year that
would do credit to any community in
any Stare and it is expected that this
year community fairs will far exceed
in number and quality -of those held
last year. The county fair will licMd
in Louisburg October 15 to 1 !>.
UST OK REGISTRANTS OK VI (il*ST
241 h, 191?s
Bailey. Johnnie Howard. Franklin
U?n R.I Wh.
Heaslev, Joe Bon. Louisburg. H 5,
Wh.
Clifton. John Robert. Loiiisburac. R
1, White.
Colbert. William Bryant. Castalja, R
1. White.
Croalin, Jesse. Bunn, Col.
C riff in. Nick Howard. Gupton. Wh.
(Irissom, Eugene. Hendersoh, R 6
White.
H.irris, Prank. Maplevillo. R 1. Col.
ITarrH, Willie Lessie. Youngsville.
Tl 1. White.
Karris, Herbert IT. Jr . Louisburg,
"Wh! to.
Ilol^e. Ivory. Youngsville. Rl, Col.
Jor.os. Perry. Louisburg. R 2. Col
Kearney. Willie. Louisburg. R 4. Col.
Lea. J;imes Howard. Wood. Col.
Long, Walter Perry. Louisbupg R 4
White.
I-oyd.^Johas, Kearneys. White.
Mlltim, Juha Willis, Louisburg. R 5,
Colored. <
Moody, Clyde Thomas, MapTcvTke,
R 1,White.
Mullen, Emmftt Wesley, Bunn, Wh.
Odum, Jackes Louisburg. White.
Pcarce, Roy Sanford, Louisburg,
Wh.
Pearce, Levin Clyde, Zebulon, R 2,
White.
Perry, Luther Davis, Wakefield, R,
1. White. . .
Shaw, Willie, Franklinton, Rl, Col.
Spivey, David, Youngsvtlle, R 2. Col.
(^Strickland, Paul t<gp, Louisburg, R
Stallings, William Milliard, Zebulon,
R 2. White.
Smith, William Piummer, Hender
son. R 6. White.
Tant. Crpmie Jenkins, Spring Hope,
R 3 Col,
Tharrington. Robert Lee, Franklin
ton, Rl, Col.
Thomas. David Arthur. Spring Hope,
R 3, Col.
Thomas, Jimniie, Youngsville, R 2,
Col.
Tuck, Clemmon, Wake Forest, R 2,
Box 49. Col.
Wester. Robert Ollie, castalia, R 1,
White. ?
Williams. John fitount. H^HOtjrUUll,!
R 6. Col.
William#. Lonnic Jordan. Zebulon,'
"R 2. White.?
Williams. Sonnle Floyd. Zebulon, R
2. White. ?
Young. Felix Araerirus. Louisburg,'
R 5. Col.
Pearce. Roseoe Cyrus. Wakefield, R [
1 White.
Xogales. Ariz.. Aug. 27.?Lieutenant J
Col. Frederick-J. Herman, command-1,
ing troops at Nogales. was among the
American soldiers wounded in a two-!
hour fight with Mexican?.*** Several
hundred troops wore engaged.
The Mexicans wore driven back in
to their town.
The Amcrlopn soldiers fired from
housetops and other points of vantage, j
The Mexicans hoisted :t flag of truce J
but continued firing and sniping was '
going on at 7 p. m.
Bullets were dropping thick and i st .
in Xogales. Ariz. One civilian, Gaston 1
Reddork. was wounded.
JIKXHlX AM) U. S.
TROOPS IX FIGHT
Two-Hour Battle Takes Placo nt'"Xo
rales, Ariz.! Mexicans Suffer
Heavily
A conference has been ealled be
tween American and Mexican officials.
The trouble was supposed to have
started aa result of an attempt on
the part of a Mexican immigration
official to pass a fellow countryman
across the border Illegally. American
sentries drew guns and Mexicans fired.
Other Mexicans, apparently fully arm
ed. came from all directions and aid
ed the Mexicans on the line until they
were driven back.
Casualties on the Mexican side, ac
cording to a late report, were over otic
hundred killed and wounded.
The Americans casual I teg- uro -said
to he three soldiers killed and twelve
wounded. Including Lieut. Col. Her
man.
to Ht <;asoi.i\e
rSE OX Sl'XDATS
Fuel Administrator Calls T'pon Peo-1
pie to Co-operate In Conserva
tion Measure J
Washington. Auk. 27.?The Fuel Ad- (
ministration .today called upon the 1
public 1n States east of the Mississippi
river to ceaso the using of all classes
of nutn'mohflpa tffMi a fawr named ex
ceptions, motorcycles and motor boats
I
an Sundays until further notice, a.s a
gasoline conservation measure. Only
voluntary compliance with the letter
and spirit of the request will prevent
mtim
prohibiting the use of gasoline on
Sundays, it was declared at the Fuel I
Administration. Automobiles for hire j
are included in the curtailment pro
gram.
I Motor vehicles to which the restric
tions do not apply were anuounced
as:
Tractors and motor truck* employed
in actual transportation of freight.
Vehicles of physicians, used in per
formance of professional duties.
Ambulances, tire apparatus, police
patrol wagons, undertaker.*'- wagons,
conveyances us- for funerals.
Railway equipment using gasoline.
Repair outfit* employed by tele
phone and public service companies.
Motor vehicles on errands of neces
sity in rural communities where trans
portation by steam or electricity is
not available.
YOl'NG WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SO
CIETY
The Young Woman's Missionary So
ciety met at the home of Mrs. J. M.
Allen, August 27th, litis in a study
circle.
Scripture lesson was read by Mrs.
Osmond Hale taken from 2: Samuel,
followed by prayer by Mrs. M. C.
Pleasants. Then a very impressive les
son was discussed by the members
after which Mrs. Allen served an ele
igant Ice course. Those present were:
Mesdames M .C. Pleasants. Osmond
| Hale, O. Y. Yarboro, E. L. Best, J Allen.
I Harris, J. M. Allen. Misses Clara
I Young, Funnye Lillian Ma/>senburg,
Sue Alston, Neva Rowland. The socie
| ty adjourned to meet with Mrs. E. L.
Best, Tuesday evening. Sept. 3, 1918
j8:30 o'clock in a business meeting.
ME. HOWELL DID NOT SELL
Possibly breaking all records in the
regular channels of business Mr. Jno.
S. Howell did not sell his stock of
furniture, house furnishings and un
dertaking as announced in last week's
issue of the Franklin Times, although
the transaction advanced beyond the
inventory stage. In discussing the pro
position this week Mr. Howell asked
us to give publicity to the following
statement made by him: "I wish to
state to the public that I did not sell,
my furniture and undertaking busi- j
ness as you will see from my adver
tisement in another column."
Mr. Howell informs us he is going
to put new life in his business the
coming fall, and run it on a larger
scale.
RED CROSS CONCERT
Miss Claire Henley, one of North
Carolina's most promising young mu
sicians. and one wfeeee fame as a pian
ist of exceptional ability has gone be
will give a toncWl lUf Mil1 ljiiTel^eT
the local Red Cross Chapter in the
College chapel. Friday evening. Aug.,
30111. at nine o'olorU.
.Assisting Miss Henley will be Mes
dames W. K. White. A. H. Fleming,
O. Y. Yarboro. Misses Sallie Williams,
Annie Helle King. Camilla Yarborough,
Olivia Hobgood. Dr. Fleming and oth
ers of our best home talent. An even
ing of rare pleasure and entertain
ment is promised those who "attend.
The entire procectfs" win be gTven to
the Louisburg Red Cross chapter.
Let every one come.and while en
joying a concert of unusual attract
iveness. also help n great and noble
work in your mjdst. Those who have
not already purchased tickets nn get
them at the collcge door tonight. Gen
eral admissiono-wOc. children under
twelve. 25c.
COLE BLEASK SEEMn
TO BE DEFEATED
(iflwmor Robert A. ('??per II?is a Ma-1
jorlty Over all Hi m petit?!**
Columbia. S. C.. Auk, 27.?With 20,
000 out of a prolnrWf *T2-r?.000 votes ?
cast in today's South Carolina uri-1
niarv, counted. Nat B. Dial seemed |
to have won the nomination for rhe'
Senate over Cole L. I'.kase, the firstj
returns showing t he Lauren* man far j
in the lead. Early returns which j
come from about one-fourth of the |
counties in the State give Dial u vote |
of 12.T.4S while Hlcas? has R.S55.
In the race for Governor. Robert A.
Cooper of Laurens. lias a majority over '
all "his competitors and seems to have
an excellent chance of^hHnf? nomina-{
ted on tlu' firsi ballot, lie has a vote
of 11.3f>r>. while John G. Richards has |
6.003 and Andrew J. Bethen t.7f?6.
Por the short Sonate -tor?i William
x' Pollock, of Cheraw. is leading
th a vote of 7.041. Christie Bennett,
Incumbent, has 6.172 while Thom
as II Peoples has 5,295. A second pri
mary will be necessary in this con
test.
For lieutenant governor Junius T.
Lyles. of Orangeburg, thus far has a
majorit y over (loo. W. Wight man and
Octavus Cohon.
In the four congressional districts
in which tho present representatives
have opposition, early returns are so
meagre that no definite forecast can
be made.
If you want mpst entertaining and
deliphtful simmer readinr k? cp In
touch with t ic rrpor'.s of i'.:e inveoti-1
gation of aircraft scandals. #
LOUISBURG TOBACCO
MARKET OPENS
WITII <.<)<)!> KALES AT ALL OF THE
HOC'SES
Break Estimated ut About H5,000
Pounds?Large dumber of Visitors
From Other .Markets and Sections.
The Louisburg tobacco market open
ed its 191S season yesterday with good
sales at all bouses, makin?r~ir~break
estimated at sixty-five thousand
pounds.
The sales were begun ut the Plant
ers Warehouse, which was followed
by the Union warehouse end closed
by the Riverside. Tiie crying of the
auctioneers sounded good to those
who are interested in the market and
better to the many growers as the
prices of the weed advanced, then
climbed out of all proportion to the
grades being offered. Especially was
this true of all common tobacco, while
the better gardes brought fair prices
but nothing in proportion to the low
er grades.
The buyers all seemed anxious for
the weed and made the bidding live
ly. Quite a large number of visitors
were on the sales from Xash, Vance
JWake, Johnson Wilson and Granville.,
and other adjoining counties and all
|seemed to be especially well pleased
with the prices of the weed. The
{warehousemen have begun the season
I in keeping with their expressed de
termination "to make Louisburg the
best market in the State."
As the opening sales took place as
we were going to pr^ss it was impos
sible for us to get positive figures.but
a fair estimate of the sale showed
that about 65,000 pounds were sold
at an average of exceedingly close to
40 cents.
SHOOTING AFFAIR
Squire A. W. Alston issued a war
rant yesterday for the arrest of Nel
son Foster for shooting Annie Wil
liamson,. both colored. The shooting
took place at the fair grounds
yesterday morning. The ball took ef
fect in Annle'B mouth breaking the
Jaw bone.
FRANKLIN COUNTY KARATE R8
UNION
There will he a meeting of the
Franklin County Farmers Union in
Louisburg Thursday. September 5th.,
at 10 o'clock a. m. (new time.)
Every local is requested to bo re
presented as there will be fntej^stin^
business to come before the meeting.
J A. BOONE. Pres.
J. C. JONES, Sec.
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. N. H. D. Wilson; who has been
recuperating at Chapel Hill, returned
on Friday and filled his pulpit Sunday
-I '...-a
from him brings the information that
he expects to return to Louisburg on
Saturday and will preach Sunday,
both morning and night. Tlie%liouF~fDr"~
the evening service will bo changed
to 8:30 o'clock.
Sunday night last was the occasldh
of the third quarterly conference in
the Methodist church. Rev. J. E. Un
derwood. presiding elder, was present
but at his request Rev. J. A. Lee of
fhe Tar mver^trrrrtt filled the pul
pit. While the congregation was dis
appointed in not hearing the elder it
was a real plesrstre to welcome and
hear brother Leo.
Prayer meeting in the Methodist
church Thursday night will be ton
ducted by the Rev. Russell I*. Har
riss. ?
LIST or LETTERS
The following Is a list of letters re
maining in the p.v toff Ice at Louisburg,
X ("., uncalled fr>r August 30'b 1918.
Miss Hessie Hlaeknall, Mrs. Katie
Boone, Bennle Clarx. Mrs. Ila Davis,
Mrs. Clara Davis. Mrs. Mabel Davis,
Clarence Shearin. Alma Stioiui' and
Miss Other Williams.
Persons calling f ?r rny of t.*" above
lfi'ii-r will s-they saw them
ft lvi?rtised.
IMPOHTANT MKKTIN?;
The following letter was received
the past week from .Mr. J. A. Itoonu:
Mr. Editor
Please allow me spare in your pa
per to ?ay to the menmers of the Far
mers' Union, that we hope to have a
large attendance at our next regular
meeting. Thursday. September tho
5th. We have a very important meet
ing and hope every member of the
Union can be present. Besides several
important matters to come before the
union ,Mr. C. II. Stanton, our <*ounty
farm demonstration agent,-has prom
ised to talk to ui on a very important
subject at this time. The Red Spider
and the control in our/ next year's
cotton crop. Unless something is done
to prevent this serious pest, from
making it3 nppearance next spring, it
is most likely to prove as serious to
us. as the boll weevU has been further
south. We must And out the right
thing to do. and should lose no time
in doing so.
We hope to see present at this meet
ing every farmer in the county who
Is a union man.
Yours very truly. .
J. A. BOONE.