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THE BRITISH ATTACK AT ST. QUINT1N
Village of Holnon, Three Miles West of St. Quintin
( Captured; field Mar hal Haig Reports.
ADVANCE IS MACEDONIA
i
^ Allied Forces Have Penetrated to a
Depth of Oyer Four Miles on a FIf- .
leen Mile Front.
Field Marshal Haig, two months
from the day of the allied offensive on
the Marne, ha? begun a closer Invest
ment of St Quentin. His troops; are
attacking north we a t of the city with
the evident intention of outflanking it,
on the north. The new operations
against this bastion of the Hlndenburg
line follow the British capture of Hol
non. village on high ground three miles
northwest of St. Quentin Tuesday
night. Holnon is on a h#l, as! is Mais
semy, captured late Saturday. These
?hill positions, dominate the terrain
north of St. Quentin and the road con
necting the city with Cambrai.
From these favorable 'Jumping off'
points the British are moving ih to
ward the city. Full deetalls of the oper
lions still are lacking but undoubtedly
the British will meet with stiff oppo
sition. The Germans here are on or
near the Hlndenburg posltioss and
captured documents show the enemy
troopsi have been ordered to maintain
their positions.
To the north the Germans are us
ing their big guna actively against the
BritiBh lines. Tuesday evening the
Germans attacked Mouvrear, west of
Cambrai and pressed the British back
io the wejtern outskirts. Apparently
i.:e enemy is determined to hold his
1 i'wAnd on the line between the Ssorpe
* v.L*. the Oise.
t.u-hwest of Metz the Germans have
attempted to strike back at the Amer
icans west of the Moselle river. The
- American artillerymen, however,
smfothered the enemy effort and the
Germans were driven back with lostoes.
The attempt to attack was made Tues
.y \y evening and the enemy did not
- . ^Alow up the repulse with any further
moveniculb toward the American line.
in Macedonia the allied drive is pro
gressing. Serbian and French troops,
after taking the important Sakol Ridge
have pressed on nearly five miles on a
front cf more than fifteen miles. The
prisoners taken have reached 4,000
and thirty guns also have been cap
tured. The early success of the allied
troops may leiad to a general offensive
in this area with the purpose o? cut
ting off Turkey. A movement of this
crush Bulgaria and free Serbia and a
large part of the oppressed national
ities of tho Balkans.
London, Sept. 18.?British forces a.t
=_taeked-^hlH~=mornThg north vTest of St.
Quentin, according to an oiicial report
from Field Marshal Haig, received at
the war office this moring.
The village of Holnon, three miles
captured" by tho British, the field mar
shal reported.
_._A- German attack laiit evening at
Mnnvroa, iinripr hPBvy nrHUnnv ppntftf
tion resulted in the Britisn being push
ed back to the western outskirts of
the village.
The statement reads:
"Ag a result of our operations yes
. terday on the southern portion of the ?
battle front wo gained possession of (
Holnon village with several prisoners.
"Thia morning our troops attacked
northwest of St. Quentin.
MYesterday evening the enemy at- .
tacked at Bouvres under cover of a
heavy artillery barrage and pressed
qur troops to the outskirts of the vil
lage.
"By several local operations carried t
out during the night wo pushed our ,
line shortly immediately north of La
Basse Canal. r*
? *
Paris, TUG8day? Sept. 17.?Allied
forces on the Macedonian front have
penetrated to a depth of nearly four
and a half miles on a front of fifteen
and one half mlle^ and have captured
four thousand prisoners, according to
a* official statement issued tonight by
the war office.
"Operations on the Macedonian front
continued very successfully. The front
through Sokola, Dobropolje and Vetren
lk has been widened to twenty-five
kilometers and the Allied forces have
penetrated to a depth of seven kilo
meters.
; tisonera to the numbeer of four
thv ?and, Including a staff colonel,
have been captured. Thirty guns, nu
merous mine throwers, and machine
guns and considerable booty have been
taken.
"The Siberian forces are die ing with
i the French in courage and spirit."
R*d Cross Work.
The Lonlsbyrg Chapter of the Amer
L lean Red Crosa had representatives oV
[the local tobacco market last Friday
Land again Tuesday, soliciting tobacco
tfrom the farmers. Their efTorts were
(wonderfully su^pessful from a finan
*al standpoint, but even better from a
tnerai.Reeling of satisfaction. This
due to more than one reason. Not
tly were the warehousemen cour
ous and considerate themselves, and
be buyers a splendid help and lnspl
on, but the spirit that the- farpie^s
owed vm a revelation. They gave
gladly, And liberally, Cls & whole. Of
course there were a few who did not
respond fend for these we have no 111
|Will, only a hope that before this hor
rible war is over none of their trtends
or lored ones may: sufTer and die bec
cauite they and others lika them, have
'not supported the Red Cross as they
should. It is a blessed privilege far
mers of Franklin County that the Red
Crosls is giving you to* help send doc
tors, nurses, medicine, surgical dress
ings, hospital garments and hundreds
of other necessities to our wounded
men. Every uound of tobacco you give
will g toward buying the articles that
will save the lives of our soldiers and
sailors, We deeply appreciate every
thing that you have done to help this
work whether you are a warehouse
man, buyer, farmer, or just a well
wisher; a sympathetic -understanding
means' much.
./LOUISBURG CHAPTER, A. R. C.
Revival Services.
i The public is cordially Invited to
Methodist Church in Louisburg. Rev.
I A. L. Stanford one of the ablest and
most successful minister In North Caro
j lina, will conduct the service. The
morning service ^fWl commence promp
tly at ten o'clock and close promptly
at eleven. The evening service will
i be at 8:30 o'clock. There will be in
spiring music, splendid preaching and
| a gracious,1 opportunity. We invite
i you to come and receive a blessing.
N. H. D. WILSON, Pastor.
Are You at Work!
The following letter from Dr. a. C.
? Ford, Chairman of Committee on Em
ploymcnt for Franklin County ex
: plaind itself:
| Mr. A. F. Johnson,
Louisburg, N.C.
Dear Sir:? '
Will you please announce
. through your paper, thai In compll
ance with the duties assigned the com
mittee on Employment, of the Frank
lin County Branch of the N. C. Council
of Defense, I request that all County,
and .City officer^, Employers, Farmers
and all other patriotic citizens, fur
nish me with a list of the following
classes of men who live in our Coun
lty:"
1. Men who have some income
who are not working.
I" i. immmmmmmmrnrnrnp
,40 hours a* weok.
3. Men who are not working at
I all.
?^Thanking yon- lnfaavance r
am
?- Yours truly,
S. C. FORD.
Chairman of Committee on Employ
ment.
o^TJefense.
A Card of Thanks.
i?The Loiial 14 c>A F d express^ gratcrui
acknowledgment of the valued ?.nd
j indespensable services of all the la
dies and gentlemen of the town who
so generously gave their Ir.bor Fridey,
Friday night, Saturday and Sat
urday night and Sunday in the
accomplishment of the stupendous
task of numbering, listing and copy
ing the registration cards of the 2735
registrants of the County. An order
wa?J preemptory to have the serial or
red ink numbers assigned and lists
made in offices of the Provost Marshal
in the offices of the Provost Marshal
General and State Adjutant General
by Monday the 16th. Thanks to the
unremitting labors of all, the Chair
man was enabled to accomplish the
task in the schedule time by driving
over to Hendersbn Sunday night- so
as to get the lists off in the night mail
I which Is not taken up at Loulsburg or
jFranklnton.
I rPhere *,e repeated calls! for
, volunteer work, but none can be more
generously responded to than was the
first in the man power Jjive now on
In our country to hac* uj the boys
on the other side in accordance with
the War Department plans.
Shearln?Walk?V.
The following item was! taken from
the Raleigh Times: .?
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Walker, of
321 West Lane street, announce the
marriage of their daughter Louallle
P. Walker, to Bruc? C. Shearin, on
September 13th, at Franklinton.
The bride Is one of Raleigh's at
tractive young ladies, while the groom
is the popular young drug clerk at
F. R. Pleasants. Both have many
friends who extend congratulations.
List of Letters.
-37le following Is a list, of letters re
malning in the post office at Loulsburg
N. C., not called for Sept. 20, 1918.
Mr. Lewis Allen, Mrs. Blanch Dunn,
Mr. Brysle Frazer, Miss Iber Gills,
Mr. W. F. Hill, Mrs. Josephine Hof
kins, Mr. J. I. McKnlght, Mrs. Edna
Perry, (2) Miss India Richardson, (2)
Miss Martha Wood, Adftr Yarboro,
* Persons calling for/iny of ^he above
letterswlll please state that they s^w
them, advertised.
R. H. DAVIS, P. M.
EXPIRED SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE DISCON
TINUED
By order of the War Industries Board all newspapers
must on and after October 1st; discontinue all subscrip
tions immediately upon expiration, unless in the mean
time the subscriber shall have renewed and paid his
subscription in advance of another, term. No choice is
left to the publishers as to what they will do about it.
They must obey the order of the Government in War
Times^ike these. It makes no difference how good the
subscriber's credit irfJTy be, nor how good he or she may
have been to pay in the past. Unless their subscription
shall have been renewed and paid in advance, before the
date of expiration, for another term, it must be promptly
discontinued at the end of the term for which it is actual-;
ly paid. The time of expiration Of a subscription is the
end of the period or term for which it is actually paid.
This is the ruling of the Government.
This paper does not want to discontinue a single sub
scription for lack of full compliance with the order on the
part of the subscriber. But as explained above, no choice
is left with us as to what we will do about it. Compliance
on our part must be full and complete. While the greater
part of our list is always paid in advance, just at this par
ticular season of the year and for the next few months to
come a great many yearly subscriptions are expiring
every week. Your subscription, dear reader, may be one
of them. Look up the date on the little label which ap
pears on your paper. It shows the exact (late to which
your subscription is paid. Our admonition; is to govern
yourself accordingly if you would not like to miss at least
a few copies of the paper.
If you have any reason to believe there is any error in
your account take it up with us before October 1st that it
may be adjusted. But don't forget- that so far as we know
the label on your paper bears the correct date and that
will be the determining factor with us on October 1st.
May tbtre be ooo* upcnlMted"?Woodrow Wilson
SEPTEMBER 21HOHOR HAB M)
Counties That Have Received War Savings Honor Flag*
Requested to Raise Them September 21
Count to? that have reoe+veit fhelr
War S*rtnf? Honor Flags, or will
have received them by September 21,
ara requested to celebrate the oocar
?Ion by holding a patriotic rally on
that day at the oounty seat. Ool. W. H.
Flies, State War Savings Dtreotor,
?rte? the chairmen of every oooaty
?which will bay? on mat day a 10?
per cent War Savin*? record,?? rec
ord that the d tirnem of the oounty
harv* pledged themselves to bny their
CuU quota of War Saving? Stamps be
fore January 1, lilt?to emphasis?
tkte eertdence ef their patriotism- for
the Inspiration it will havs for a con
tinued and even greater service
through the War Savings campaign.
While tiio chairmen of each county
win make the plana for his oounty'i
celebration. Colonel Pries suggests
that patriotic spseohee, music, pa
-ade? and a ptcalo dinner be made
mu of the feature?, and that every
patriotic clttsen at tka oounty be In
rtted to attend.
As the War Savin?? Honor Flag rep
resents a? ys* o air tb? pledged vic
tory of any oounty. ta the War Sav
ings Oainp?lgn. Jfc* occasion of rale
in? the ooantjr's Honor Flag should
bo used to Impress upon tho mind?
of the people the Importance and vaiue
of their redeeming theflr pledge? m
soon as possible and increasing them
to the full extent of their abiMtf to
buy. lit Is beliered that oeunty cinUr
men oaa turn to good aocoant ttita
ooc?a>aa acid should Ion no Um? la
making ti Mr plana for tta suoces*
The Honor Tal? It sigfet f?et krtiW
bT feet vide kad to similar t? d?
Rlsrn to the National Sarrloe Kal g. In
the large wfclta center t? pteco of tho
stara are the blue letters and figure?
"W. 3.i8. 100%". TMa ftac should b? j
raised either on th? flag pole Just W- j
neath Old Glory, or on a separate lag I
pole erected on th* Court House or j
the Court House grounds (or tki* I
purpose.
To date sixteen oountles have *? i
certred their War Savings Honor j
Dace. These are Wtloon, Martla, j
Oreene, Pitt, Jones, Psrqnimaofc
Rdgeoomhe. Nash. Lejiotr jVankltti
Forsyth. Cabarrus. U"*4wlt. tTutoa,
Henderson and Oaten, oAp
oonntles are expectldf ta rati? Am
fall quotas and pledgee and to receflfe
thedr Honor Ma* by September H. '
PRICES STILL HIGH
)n the Loulsburg Tobacco Market
Demand Remains Good.
The sales on the local tobaco mar
ket the paBt week have been especlal
y good. with a good strong demand
or all grades. On Wednesday the
ndtcatlona were that the prices had
aken a drop, but the sales yesterday
ailed to conflrmjhese conditions. Th6
Rrarehousemen as wejl as the farmers
v ho were on the sales seemed to be
nore than well pleased.
Try Louisburg with your next load.
Veteran* Reunion.
The annual reunion of the K. M. Mc
Kinney Camp of the Conrederate Veter
ins was held at the Court House
Tuesday. The os. J. Davis Chapter of
the Daughters of the Confederacy '
spread a most bountiful dinner which
ill enjoyed. The Camp held its busi
nesv meeting in which suitable reso
lutions were passed concerning the
death of the Chaplain and other com
rades; Rev. Charles Malone, was elec
ted Chaplain to fill the vacancy, trhd
arrangements were made for those who
plan to attend the Reunion at Tulsa,
Oka., and the secretary waa instruc
ted to undertake the organization of a
chapter of Sons of Veterans for Frank
lin County.
Rev. N. H. D. Wilson then read a
beautiful paper which had been pre
pared by Mrs. J. E. Malone memorial
of Rev. Geo. M. Duke and paid a feel
ing tribute to the courage, skill and
heroic struggles of the men of the
Sixties. In the fciagnlficent daring
and almost marvelous accomplish
ments of the American soldiers1 in
Europe she saw a reproduction of the
spirit of the olde^day, they are worthy
sons of noble sires.
A prayer was offered by tho new
Chaplain. The splendid dinner enjoy
ed and then followed a Reason of broth
erhood in which hands clasped hands
in memory of the days long gone. At
the request of Commander Alston brief
but inspiring talks were made by W.
H. Ruffin, Esq., Capt. T S. Collie, Com
rade J. J. Allen and Chaplain Malone.
Though every heart was sad because
of absent facest it was a time of rich
comradeship and high joy.
What the Red Cross Is Doing.
Kipling, N. C., Sept. 10.
Mr. M. N. Matthews has received the
following letter from his son. Murphy
N. Matthews, who was seriously woun
ded in action August 1st:
"August 8, 1918.
"My Dear Father:
"I am now in the hospital suffering
from a wound received the morning of
"Tell mother not to worry about me,
| for I have a mother over here, the
I Red Croks. I can never say enough iif
i Its behalf. The nurses are as kind to
?ub as any mothe could be to her^own
| son. They go day and night to com
fort ns. I cannot aee how they can
do so much work. They seem to be
tireless workers. As to the medical
attention I do not think we could get
better anywhere and everybody is 30
kiud to us.
"Your affectionate son,
"MURPHY."
The above is an extract taken from
a letter from a soldier in France show
ing -what the Red Cross isf doing. Lets
make the work stronger.
MRS. J. A. TURNER, Pre*.
Louisburg Chapter, A. R. C.
Special Notice.
On account of the memorial ser
vices to be held at Maple Springs Sept.
29, The Franklin Union will be post
poned to a later date.
C. C. WILLIAMS, Moderator.
Services at St. Paul's Church
Rev. Alfred O. Lawrence, Archdea
con of the Convocation of Raleigh,
will hold services at St. Pauls Church
Sunday next morning and evening;
j evening service at 8:30. The congre
gation of St. Paul's are greatly disap
I pointed that Rev. Mr.' Nugent, of Mary
j land who had been called and accepted
j the call Is unable to come because of
j the refusal of his bishop to allow him
to leave the diocese.
In Memorlum.
In the work and whirl of the present
ay events, when demands on theheart?
and brains ofour people aro most im
portunate, when we grow 3ick with
horror at the atrocfc>us crimes in the
world, and utterly weary of its deadly
strife, it is mete and right that we
should sometimes let our memories
drift back to the days of the past.
(There was a time when our own be
! loved land was rent and torn by a
-fratricidal war. We would not recall
rlie bitterness of those days. On the
.vtie-fields of far-away France there
are brave .Khakl-clad boys of the
North and South. Those r.re fighting
side by side under the same flag and
for the tjame great Cause, and for the
sake of these boys, we would remem
bfcr the big things in the years of the
Sixties. We would dwell only on the
bravery and "allegiance to duty on one
ftide, and .the invincible courage, the
heroic self-cacriflce and sublime endur
ance of the other. It is to sho^r you,
the survivors! of those hard, bloody
days that we do remember youx gal
lant deeds, and do love you for what
you suffered and bravely bore, and hon
or you for your rfteacJTast fidelity
through the. 7earsi that have passed
since then, ' that -we have met to-day.
It la wltTS' saxT hearts we note the ab
- V ? .
Bence of some who, from year to 76^r,
have been wont to gather with ua here,
T key have answered the "Last Roll
Call?they have passed over the river
to rest Inthe shade of the trees. Tie
life of Rev. Geo. M. Duke, the Chaplain
of this Camp, was so full of the real
beauty of work and so rich in its har
vest of sheaves, that a memory of
him will .rest like a benediction on us
all. The strength of his youth and ear-\
ly manhood was heroically offered to
his home and counry, and when to our
gallant men in gray, the command w<?b
given to lay ^own their arms, defeated
but not whipped, he, with his brave
comrades turned again home, and the
same devotion with which he had serv
ed his country was henceforth given
to the service of his God. For years
he lived among us a life of unstained
integrity untiring energy and unfailing
and beautiful love. With heart ruid
brain he worked for the Master, and
through the eloquence of his tongue
and the compelling Influence of his
constantly lived rellgiop, he brought
many precious sJbuls into the Kingdom
May his comrade whom he loved so
tenderly, and for whom he so often
prayed, be hi again in a home beyond
the jeach of strife and sorrow, and be
with him fore'ver in the preBjence ot.
the Lord.
The<re are others whtf^have passed
from our mid&!t during this year.
Theirs were familiar figures on our
streets and their counsels# and compan
ionship were dear to many. Mr. Peter
Cooke and Mr. A. S. Strother were
gallant soldiers of the Confederacy,
and we will love and honor their mem
lory always.
I These men all gave to their coun
try in her hour of need the service of
brave, true hearts, and you, their com
rades' in arms, shared with theim pri
vations and want, endured hunger and
cold and faced bravely the fire of Fed
eral guns.
Like them, you were denied the vic
tor's wreaths, and in gitead were forc
ed to come back, foot-sore and weary,
to saddened homes; and race a future
that was dark and terrible. Bravely
you dealt with the perils of those try
ing day& of Reconstruction, and brave
ly you have helped to make grand and
glorious our beloved Southland.
"Oh! Ye with banners battle-shot,
And soldiers to shout and praise.
I tell you the kingllest victories
fought
Are fought* in these silent wp.yai'
Hi8tori' an J. J. Davis Chapter.
Pershing Has Just the Medicine for
Premier.
London, Sept. 18.?In reply to the
messages sent by premier Lloyd
George to General Pershing, congrat
in Lorraine, in which the premier re
ceived the news on his sick bed, de
clared it wa? "better and infinitely
more palatable than any physic," the
American commander lias sent the
following telegram:
"Your congratulations are deeply
appreciated. It shall be th? endeavor
of the American army to supply you
with occasional doses of the same sort
of medicine as needed from now until
the final ^victory has been attained. I
trust this "will find you recovered from
your Illness/"
American Troops Give Hun Prisoner*
Reception.
Southampton, Sepu??.?A party of
twenty German officers, prisoners of
war. found an unusual reception' a
waiting them inSout hampton. An
American regiment was resting by the
avenue, on its march from the ship
to camp when the German officers
were escorted past. Their progress
through a half mile of Yankees was
embarrassing. The American soldiers
enjoyed the occasion immensely but
ot so with, the Cormnn officers.
"Is this the road to Paris?" shouted
one American.
How do you liki crossing the chan
nel?" was another query.
"Have you any message for the Kai
ser and the Crown Prince when we
get to Berlin?" was another Jibe from
the Americans.
The Germans plodded steadily on
in silence, keeping their eyes on the
ground.
PERSONAL
Mr. B. G. Alford, of Nashville, was? a
visitor to Louisburg yesterday.
Mr. J. W. Mustian, of Manson. was
a visitor to Louisburg the past week.
Mrs. T. W. Ruffin and little chljd re
turned the past week from States
ville.
Mr. Lindsay Lancaster and wife, of
Raleigh, visited Mr. J. J. Lancaster
near town recently.
Mrs. R. A. Bobbitt attended the fun
eral of Mr. Tomliuson in Washington
City the pi st wee'x.
Mrs. E. F. Thomas, who is taking a
business courso In Raleigh, spent the
week-end with her parents near town.
Mrs. M. F. H,ouck returned Saturday
from Henderson where she has been
! receiving treatment under a special
ist.
Mr. iCl. F. Houck left Monday for
lyjiddiesex where he will begtta the
erection of an orphan asylum for Free
Will Baptist denomination.
Mr. J. M. Poole, lotut manager for.
the Rose's 5 and 10 cent store, Re
turned Friday from a trip to B<l
more where he purchased a big stock
for his stone ? ? /
i Santa Claus in America is looking
longingly over to France. But
passjiog* hare been denied Mm thin
yeer.
'i