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This is the LAST issue of THE FRANKLIN TIMES you may expect If You Haven't or Don't Pay Up and In Advance NOW OMIT ?1.50 FEB YEAB IN ADVANCE The Franklin Times AN ADYEBTISBf? MEDIUM THAT BEINGS HESITLTS A. F. Jfclinson, Editor anil Manager. THE COUNTY, TKE STATE, THE UNION Subscription *U,0 Per Y VOLUME XLYII. LOU18BCRG, N. C? FRIDAY SEPT. 8?, 1918 f XIMBEB 8? ALLIES GIVING EM ? NO REST IN MACEDONIA D ON WEST FRONT V f Huns and B'llgariatis fir: i the Situation Growing Critical Every day, Same in Palestine. ST. Qf KM IN lillPOiiTEl) AS ALL itt T rr?'i ii: r,*.;?tur** T?\.th v;<?f ;>f S:. IJuv.tl: ? .' id 'J'.ikc ? '*'* i'fl-Jiwrs; Germans, Fcariup Another AttucK, Hy Americans, Increase Intensity of Heavy (J nil fire: I :i.'i?*oraJ?te Wea ther Hinders Iniantry i)\Prations; buy's War Sens Summary. I:i Macedonia ar.rl Palestino the l?n-' tente allied forces are Riving the al ready badly beaten Dulgariantk, Ger mans and Turks no rest, while in I ranee the British and French are con j tinning to draw their net more closcly i about Sr. Quentin and the remaining elements-of the Hindenburg line in frhi* immediate region. In Macedonia thesitun'iica of the Bulgarians and Germans daily grows Miiore critical as the allied forces stead ily maintain thalr prc? ure against them. In Turkey the latest operations of the British and Arab tribesmen triendly 10 the allied cause seemingly forecast the. complete destruction or capture o i the Ottoman troops in Pales 1.7.Q on both sides of the river Jordan. (Jueutir. Almost Enveloped. ~t. Qa>ntin, throur,ii t'ae. latest ad . 03 of the British and French, fs all "i . 'iveloped. and to tiie north the ? tnemy ?i.;e protecting Cambrai lias i.een further encroached upon by I'le'.d Marshal Halg'a men. ?U1 along the 100 mile front In Mace ? v.. a freri the region north of Monis t ? to L.::v: Ljiraii the e*?U:o Sntents ^??i iies have pressed further forward against the demoralized Bulgarians an,, Ce:man3. wiioso reinforcements have not been able to stiffen the line for a face about. North of Monastir the im portant strategic position of Prilcp has been occupied, thus giving control of the numerous roads radiating from it to the French cavalry; in tfco center the Serbians'have pushed their wedge further in between the encmys eastern and western armies while on the ex treme eastern flank the British and Greeks have advanced along both sides of the Vardar to a depth averaging about ton miles over a front of twenty miles. Nowhere are the Entente com i l" i I Hi' liH'-ji|l'iil to iq. e contact witn t and Germans to Iq; c con! advancing troops, who arc harrasslng them vigorously. Dire Calamity Faces Knemy. So ba lly has the hundred mile been penetrated or altered that in mediate fUra seemingly faces the ene my" unl- -Ts hect -eMotlgll of foot to outdistance the allies on the wings of the drive and reconstitute his front to the north, with its center rei'.Jng possibly on . Uskub or there abouts. Even if such a maneuver is possible, doubtless it. will be necessary for tise f nemy "tn strrrirrhten hte line westward tn.rmigh Alhanta to tin? Ad riatic Sea. That tho allied flanks pro moving swiftly to prevent the separated ar mies from joining up is indented in the capture of Prelep and advancing of the British to the north of Lake. Doiran. The maneuvers point to an ? attempt at rolling-tip movements of great proportions y the allies. hi Palestine. In Palestine the British on the eoast have taken the important towns of Haifa and Acre, while-east of the Jor- ? dan the Turk? are everywhere in re treat, hard pressed by the British and the T.rlesmen of the King of the Hed ja?. Inside the big saek the neck of which was sewn up by the British in their Initial drive, many more prison- j ers have been taken and the aggregate ] now greatly exceeds the 25,000 offi cially reported. On Western Front To the west of St. Quentin over a front of four miles, running south from tho Omignon river Hie British have materially advanced their -front, notwithstanding the desperate resist ance of the enemy and take about 800 prisoners. Hard fighting Is In pro gress at Selency, a seant two miles from the western outskirts of St. Quen tin. Around Epehy and further north in the Cambral sector the British po rtions in front of the Hlndenburg line ''have tteen bettered. In Flanders the iBrltlshi have recaptured a portion of their old trench system south of Ypres. Fear AnntW American Attack. That the Germans, even though the nonditlanfl preclude Infantry activity are fearful that the AmeMcan anticipate a further attack ls^indicat f d by their almost continuous bom bardment of tho Amerhrari position! with heavy guns along tlfe Lorraine front Fre*li Several Tonns West of St Qnentin. Paris, Sept. 24?West of St Quen-. tin the. French troops, In conjunction with i'.:e British hfcve captuied Fran7 cllly-Selen.v. LI'pine de Da'lon^aucl tho -village of Dallon, according ly, the. French official communication lssned this eyenng. * ? ? ?.Io:-c than 500 prisoners and a large ; vr.:!;cr of machine cunt- were trk>.;i ; i i the operation. Americans. Willi the American forces, in Lorv | raine. Sept. 24.?The Germans in the i pavt Uvrr.ty-i'ou- hourj have increased., the intensity of tl.oir heavy gun lire on tho American front, which seemingly I denotes t lie greatest uneasiness otf the pari of the enemy. Otherwise the Ger man activity has been confined to raids and patrolling. Although there appeared to be no sbt purpose for tho vague fire of the German artillery which did no damage the ent my spent the entire night in i bombing the back areas south-west of j Kaiftme.?. and kept up a bombardment both north and south of Pont-a Mous-. sen for hours at a Btretch. The German lire was a little more j intense but no more effective than it had been since the Germans retired as the result of the American offen sive in the region of St. Mililel. The German artiliery fire seemed dl-: rected aimlessly an 1 purposelessly ; the enemy similar'y thelled viciously the fields end woods to the east ??*' Denoit, doing no more damage than at the other points. Very unfavorable weather contin ued vO hold the infantry and aviators 'on both sid'8 fairly inactive, and the enemy ventured from his trtncl c- *. ?? ly rarelv s*id fov* of h:s f*tor- wn?? seen. The Americans rr.r. ied out a successful *i' l ??: oi VJll*?ccy .. .?? * \iolent artillery preparation whlclr netted fl.*e rri cnars antf pat-tflln/ expeditions at various points on the line. , COMI Oim.NG XKWS FROM C.FN EKAL flOJWAft FOR "JIOTHEK" ?GOD BLESS 15 Kit Tours, France,. Sept.. 23.?Major Gene.rul William C. Gorgas. Surgeon General of the United States Army, who is making a complete inspection of the* medical corps of tlie American expeditionary force? said today: I "I am very mu'l: pleased with the care and the health of tho troops. Their sanitary condition is good: the excellently eared for. A large bulk of these men art* getting very much ; better profes'/onnl v-af:e here than they would have had 'at home.* General Gorgas cited as an exam ple a man whore les had been crushed in a logging camp, or a farmer's son shot accidentally, and pointed out llfflt they would have had country practi tioners treating t!iera at irregular in tervals, often with more or less de lays, while the troops in Fr/??jge have the most skilled surgeons# -a fore moat physicians attending ?em, with -ail nppttance* eni ?conveniences as V. e'l L'S ll,l!lltul ! Ul.'Uv ? "From what 1 soe," concluded the Surgeon General, "so far asf the med ical department is concerned, I loo1.? forward to the troops getting through the v.inter very satisfactorily." Paper for l iberty Bonds. The papc upon which the Liberty Bonds are printed nsr.de of the wood of Spruce trees srrr.wn jr. the'Tar north. It is. pci'taps il:o in?v' valuable paper in the world and counterfeiters would risk thetT-lt?er; to~get a~few sheets of it. It is made by a kiecret process and is sold only to our government. It was. no small job that the. Bureau of En graving and Printlnfg at Washington has to do when called upon to print the third Liberty Loan Bondsi; which were offered to the American public in the largest and most important campaign ever put across anywhere in the world. For the first issue 6.060, 500 bonds were printed; for the second 17.363.000, while for the third' 21.100. 000 were required.?The Paper Dealer. Leaves for Camp Grant. Lieut. H. H. Harris', who has just completed his training at Plattsburg Camp, New York, where he received his commission as a second lieuten ant in the Regular Army Service, af ter visiting his people here several days this week left Tuesday for Camp Grant. 111., to report for duty. The commission was worthily won and his many friends were glad to learn of hlrf promotion. Mversrlnaepe* Rev. IW.Jarbir O Myers and Miss Lydla Inscoe were married Monday, 2 P# M. at the residence of the bride's grandmother, Mrs. Polly W. Pernell on Winder street in Henderson. Rev. Wal ter M. Gilmore of Sanford, performing the ceremony/ Only a few immediate re'atives and close friends witnessed, the marriage. Immediately after the ceremony the happy couple left for Washington City and other northern points of Interest. After Qct. 3, they will be at homo in Louisville, Ky., where Rev. Mr. Myers will complete his theological training this year at the Southern Baptist The r>la'. Seminary of that cty. Mr. Mynr? is a jjVuicalc of Wake Forest CollCi>7 and is a very promtslnr young laiuMcr. i'or the |u.-t : ur he Ima .J !)clv> * j ? ' o ?? c; t.:c ci.u**cb at Plymouth. M? s. Myers 1m the oldest Unu^liltT of Vr iv o. I\ 11! .'?o, <>C fills city. anil is i -. ry r.f ractive ait'1. highly aecom ; : ?!?' ' ytiuuy. '.?j'v. if <? i * a graduate of Louisburg College >* !:. Jle i ?n r. - ; ji*:j. A. am auj ??/v. V. lliiiis:,-. " ?*. v ..i* :on. 'J-.ol..hah* pa four oV'ock. I'jo.ryeT-1 ??. V\*r aro rec?u;'i I to t.-:'.t ; ro m.'CtiiV > . .|i .. Chisel on next Srji a/ niornln;? at 11 o'cloe'r.. :ui%I vil! i.. by Hev. A r. Jackson. ?he p v. .lor. Tlie public is invited to at:eri?:. Ql'IKTLV MAKRIKIJ THIS MOKMNGj Miss-Minnie Cray Hopkin* and Mr. Thomas Williamson Snapp were quiet* j ly married this morning at the home of the officiating minister. Rev. Shu-! ford lieeler. The marriage took pt^ce at 11 o'clock J only members of the family being pres ent. The bride wore her traveling suit of dark blue with becoming gray j accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Snapp left j immediately after the ceremony for Washington. D. C, Mrs. Snapp is the daughter .of Mrs. i Bettie Hopkins, of 211 South McDow- j ell street. She lived in Franklinton until a f.ew years ago when tlie family i I came to' this city. ; Mr. Snapp i3 a prosperous farmer of' New Market. Va. The following an nouncements are being mailed to the trends of both: | Mrs. Bettie Hopkins i. ' : ? ur. ;es the marriage of her daugh ter Minnie Giav to Thomas Williamston Snapp V.c-lr.esday. t;:c eighteenth of ? September r.rtcen hundred and eighteen \r Charlotte, North Carolina V. home after September twentv . fcitrt New Marke:. Virginia.?From ?C'l^rlctta Nev;s, 9-1S-1S. i RftoncPerry* ; .'.nr.Duncemer.t; as follows have been received by friends here: Mr. K. .T, Fcrrv of Franklinton ?ir.nu?.n-:oj lite m trriape of his Uausfr ter Nellie Cleveland to .. Mr. John W Boone of Morehead. N. C. on Thursday noon rid o r.Sneteeh hunrt e,j p nil eighteen New York City. To Speak at Pilot. Hen. W. M. Person will deliver an r.dilrefM to the people of Pilot at 4 o' clock Sunday.afternoon in the interest ci thr t-wirlfi Llbfrty "L^an. j?veryfco4y is invited to go out an;! hear hira. Mr. Person is o;?e oi'the r.iov. interesting speakers in this section and those vho go out to hear him may expect to en joy the occasion. Pr.rc V'ifn1 frr Brcittr K'll*!*.:'!??i.;?:h'"ihKelv. the smiximum retail p?*.<???- of '?read have been fiXod u t 1?) emr- for? * n?? pound ioavciT l.i ?or and o*ie i\.x\l poun'l !oa\c. nciorlin# to an anaoumenient made today by State : F<mU Adni'nlelrr.for Hcr.ry a. Pi^e. Tiu-.A} rrn\fRr:ir j?r!;r? are fl?:ed for either cash and carry or credi and delivery an,j will be enforced in-each ? 3tate.|n the union. They have been i established by Federal Food Admin istrator Herbert Hoover after exhaust ed investigations of lnanufacti:|ing costs and wholesale and retail prices. The investigations have shown that 8 and 12c for the two sizes are con sidered fair wholesale price? in some j sections anj where these prices ob tain. retail pxiees of nine cents per (pound j*id 14 cents for pound and a half loaves) will be enforced. Receive* Commission. Among the State College students who have received commissions after attending officers training school at Plattsburg barracks New York we note that of Mr. Talbert Lacy Stal i lings son of our countryman. Mr. G. B. H. Stalling*, of Cedar Rock. Mrs. Eg^ton Entertains. The Current Literature Club met on Thursday afternoon Sept. 19th at the home of Mrs. Lula D. Egcrton"' The following program was given: Characterization of LoFayette?? ! Mrs. Mortimer Pleasants. Paper: "How America has paid i her debt to France? Miss Jarman Reading: "Old OlofV" J. VT. TtlTcy I ?MIs? Henninger j Chorus: The Marseilles. After the pfogram a short business sesiUon was held aft or'which ice crcam 1 and cako were served. ? Guests present were Mesdames Flem ' ing, *11111, Williams and Miss Sai"e | Williams Pay up your subscription and in ad- I vance or you can't get the Times a'fter this week. "Cash and Carry" savings equal the j interest on a safo investment. r?il! CA LOM K L M A ki: S YOIT J> TATI! L V SICK Kiop uslug dan^crou* drug before it salivuto-i you. I'** horrible! You're ?iilJoii i. >lur 'Isk, c.on.tipated i :*:vi believe you need vile. dangerous | calomel to staU your liver a'iir| cle-.n . your bowels. Here'* my ?1.r:.:ui:*.oe! Ask your ? i.r; ?? ;l.!t for a !.? ? Jo ?,<: JJci ?on's Li.'er c and XnV..' j. ipr;.urul tonfs'ut. li :li 3 n*: -?tl: :i i \ uu : I el ? .* li u:i culolfiol ?i ilf.-.iu i ' ?; ? ?? maV'nj you :< k T wk*!t ; '?u so to t'le store ; ii iset : our nio::oy. :v. *; s calrmc! i..:iay m\ tr.niorrr .v; y ?} v.iH fee! x i aV. it"-\ :?ki; and r.;?u roalcd. Doa * ?(>:<? a -U.yV. work. Take j a Fi>oohr,-:l of M'lv ? . v-?;viable Dod- 1 oii'n Liver Tore tonight *?nd v.ake up fteiiiv: . ? ?*.?% p?rfcctly harm-i let's so give it *o your children any' time. It crii't ?:'?*v.">io >u 1?: them '.at anything afterw.-.rrt?. I". S. {? uit:? !*ropp!iia Shells on Xctz, ? Amsterdam. Sept. 2o."?"It is an-J nounced that, owing to the long range i bombardment of Mctz and other places preparatios arc making for the expe- j ditious evacuation of civilians and mov a'jle property from pldees wthin range of such guns wh?.n the evacuation be-1 comes necessary. says a dispatch re-! ceived here from Berlin. The sacrifice of the American home, added to the efforts of the American farmer, have removed fear from the minds of our Allies, for this year, at least. U. S. SEAPLANE DESTROYS GER MAN SUBMARINE Ensign Corson Put Out of Commission C-Hoat Which Showed Fight London, Tuesday, Sept. 24?The first care in which it i? known that a sub marine fought back when attacked by a seaplane resulted in the probable destruction of i he submarine by an American aviator. Reserve Ensign J. F. Carson, it was announced by the admiralty today. With shrapnel from the elevated for ward gun of the submarine bursting jarodnd his seaplane, Ensign Carson [maneuvered until he was able to pour j machine gun lire into the crew, felling | two of them and driving the others in iside. The submarine submerged and | as she was diving two bombs were dropped on her. I Within a few minutes the b<J\V of (the Uboat appeared on the surface and i remained visible about four minutes. More bombs were dropped in this in terval and it is believed the undersea craft was either badly damaged^ or destroyed. Knslgn <'arson's mac! i no. with two ?marine was sighted on tiic surface. As Ensign {'arson was getting into posi tion' to use his machine gun or to bomb the undersea boat the German ?tired five shrapnel shells, three of which burst close to the seaplane, do jin?_ii some damage The other sea I planes did not take part in Hie attack. {Ensign Carson remained over the spot I fifteen oP?twenty minutes, but the U boat was no longer i evidence. .Mako Plans for ('cm m unify Fair. A community mpetini: wan held at ??nn Timrilay night S.-ptcmbtr -4lh to I discuss planj for the coming Com munity Fai^ Tlie meeting was large My attended and much enthusiasm was I manifested, having most interesting (speeches by Mr. Pearson. Dr. Johnson land others. It was decided to have | the Community Fair and also a Com munity exhibit at the Kranklin County 'Fair. Pr. Johnson was electee Pres ident, Mr. Pearoon, Vice President and j Miss Gill Sec. and Treasurer. After itho election of officers t ho following I * committees were appointed: ? Live Stock?C. C. Pippin. J. B. Har ris?. K. P. Dodd, B. S. Pace.'fcus Pierce. | Agriculture?W. A. Mullen. C. D. White, G. A. Clayton. J. T. Mullen. Jeff Massey, E. O. Pierce. Pantry?Mrs. Robert Shearon. Mrs, iR. B. Sykes, Mrs. B. C. Johnson. Mr#, j Wiley Perry, Mrs. Jeff Massey. Mnr I Charlie Williams. | Fancy Work?Mrs. J. B. Harris. Mrs. Pearl Griffin. Mrs. Jimmy Alford, Mrs. ? KlliJ Privett. Flowers?Mrs. J. A. Clayton. Mrs, C. ? II. Mullen. Mrs. Robert Sheron. Mrs. W. H. Lucas. Mrs Ivan Phillips. Mrs. Deck Yeargin. Canning Department?Mrs. W. A. Mullen, Mrs . W. W. Sheron. Mrs. K. B. White. Mrs. H, H. Beddingfleld. Ora Alford. Ava Williams. Old Relic.*?J. H. Odom. J. R. Al-I | ford, J. H. Ballentine, A. C. Perry, i B. B. Brantley, Mr. John Pierce The above committees rep oser.t [some of the most spirited people i:\ jthe Bunn- section, and with these peo | pie working to produce a Community ' Fair it's success is assured. The sec tionw of Ptna Hidga, Piloi and I'earcaj lhave been iuvited* to enter into thai Community, Fair with Bunn and rep resentative citizens of these sections' have been added to the Committee al so. Bunn had one of the besit Com-j munity Fairs that was held anywhoran in the State last year. an<i it is expec-l ted that their Fair will not fall short) of anything that was done la? year. It will be tho purpose of the com mittees to make the Bunn Fair a, grand rally for all the people In that i section and a t^pwk^r of Sta. wide , reputation will be .secured for the<y gathering at that time I *w.WM DA1AI.K FliO.U KAIL AT STATE FARM Three Hundred Acres of Cotton Com- ? pletdy Stripped* Corn nnd Sojr4 j . '?cjin* liuincd, i A hail mo. i-4 strticK the Stale farm in Ha!ira< county last Wednes day did damage to the .amount o f $7.r?,- ' 000, aceo^ii.g to State Superintendent J. It. Col si" 'of til* S'cle i'ri o:* who ( returned to K.\k I;; h lu.>l night afie.r a vMif of in -obligation 10 li c farm. Cal edonia i':.i ii* .No. i\ >v. - t:,;? farm visit ed by the i.a . l u!e,l--.:ia J-'arm, No. 1. was damaged srnuo hy he wind whii-h a*f oniptni- =4 l*?" Mail but not serious ly. Suporiate.hi';?llle was acconi pu"ivu by \ ol. 3..;.uur(i Martin, pri vate scc.tvtaiy 10 Governor Dickett, aiiU i?. r. i'ca -v. citato Commissioner cf I'ublic WW.e. Turce itt.f.dred acres of cotton were j completely lUiMd. Tfco stalks, it is said", were Irft as bare as they are in January, it is estimated the loss was $00,000, as the cotton would have pro- i liuce-l a bale to the acre. Two hun dred acres cf corn was damaged but' can be used as feed by cutting at once. , One hundred acres of soybeans were | jcomple ely ruined. The damage to these two crops was estimated at $15}-! 000.00. The wind unroofed several buildings and blew down several shimneys. The farm of Mr.- June Tillery, ad joining Caledonia Farm No. 1, was vis ited by the hail and severely damaged but. other farms in tl^e vicinity were not damaged. (hernial! Heads Committee to Investi gate Brisbane. Washington, Sept. 23.?The Senate'8 |investigation of propaganda ^nd polit lical activities of brewing interests, I v.ith particular reference to the pur khase of the Washington Times by) (Arthur Brisbane with money furnish-1 ? ed by brewers, was entrusted by the: Judiciary Committee today to a sub committee headed by Chairman Sen ator Overman, of North Carolina, and {Including Senators King, of Utah; ,Waicott, of Delaware; Nelson,-of idin inesota, and Sterling of South Dakota, i The scope of the inquiry will be de termined when the sub-committee meets later this week after Senator ? Overman, who is now out of the city, ' returns. i Americans in Fatal Shoot Fest With Mexicans. I Jerome, Ariz., Sept. 23.?Horace Kar jrison, head watchman at the United I Verde Copper Mine here, was shot and I killed early today by an unidentified 'Mexican whom he ordered to halt. An hour later another Mexican, identified |as Gabriel Ace.rp, a urfner, was killed j on the school grounds here ofter a running "light with officers. Alter the a posse to Jiunt for hid. assailant. Fed !eraf and State officers attempted to stop demonstrations with lire arms by another group of Mexicans, and in the ensuing fight, Acero was killed after he had wounded J. G. Crowley. the?city . p:;:i sh;il ;md deputy United Sf-tes j Marshal Carlson. ; Clothing for Belgians. i Starting Monday, St:|)tember 23rd j and ending September 30(1? American Red Croats Chapters throughout the. Inked States are doing their uuaost wi mi !(k-i ?? oOQ "tony of curauie cssi- J j oft clothing for the ( ommiision lor1 rclitf in liv-tgium. t| j Ten million people, imprisoned in oc 1 iuj>i>;l Belgium and Northern France iirv- in dire need of clothing, with the j winter fast approaching. The Com mis I j s on will tuke charge of the shipment i I oversea? and distribution: the Fled .Cross Chapters will have charge of i J the collection in America, j H. I*. Davison, chairman of the Red ] .Cross War Council, at the request of [Herbert Hoover. Chairman of Hie Com mission for Relief in Belgium, isi psk , ing every Red Cross Chapter to as sist in this undertaking. THE KIND OF GARMENTS NEEDED I Every kind of garment, for all ages and both sexes, is urgently needed. J In addition, piece goods?light, warm, cantop Jltinnel and ftther kinds of cloth | from which to make gaVments for j new-born babies.- ticking, sheeting j and blankctsf, woolen goods of any ; kind, and shoes of every size are asked j for. Scrap leather is needed for re pairing footwear. j Since the clothes will be subjected to the hardest kind of wear, only gar ment* made of strong and durable materials should be sent. It is useless ? to offer to r.ny afflicted population gar jmcnts of flimsy material oV gaudy coloring. Make the gifts practical. J Garments need not he in perfect condition. A hundrrlj thousand des ? ite women in the -?Coupled regions .?-? eager to earn a livelihood how i t-. i Inadequate, by repairing gift, clothing and making new garments j adapted to needs with which they are j fnmtlior. 1 Attend to your subscription today so you wont miss a copy of the Times. This is the last issue we can send you the Times unless you have paid up in advance. Every ncn proves that home-canner have reached the goal. 1,500.000,000 quarts. Thla'. by the way. insures the home pantry, for the Government need most of the commercial pack for the army. HI<; BREAKS OF TOBACCO Witli-b'iah Trie Remaining Is tile L\x perivuee i)i the* Loiiisburg Mar * ki t I tic* Past \V"vKr .As the "ser.-m v ;:;??(?? t lie dally bjv;;vj, a; t?!?-* se?'ei.r.i tobacco ware house^ increases auit t!.c grades grad ually uiue JkjU'T. The prices are still i?j) as they im.ve istfeii ir.id se*n? to "oe getting stronger on good frradc T.'ie buy? ra don't .'.?"su Jo y- o?v any . v?* living "ove:* loadcl ' ye*. ;". :l aro bidding i-ir.t.ig on all t'-'ia(io ptuV.d upon the market, i i.c s.utiaio ai! expre.-s the greatest satisfaction at tiio lor*i;l msrkft. some j-oing so Vitr as to ki v thai Louisburg i the Jiigh".:t mark**. in the rftatc. Pay i* the hfglioM ri.irkvt in the sTnto. Pay Louisburg-a \ :.A tVad for 111 an opiuion ? f yjur own. I litiiI.tfii i'<?tuny (jmitu sin^J'J.oo Quite i larye delegation from Frank lin County attcuilvil tl:e United War Work Conference in Kalelgli on Fri day ami Saturday. This cenfyirence was held at the request of President Wilson to consolidate, the war funds for all welfare organizations into one campaign, which will be begun as soon as the drive for the Fourth Lib erty Bond issue lias been completed. Franklin County's quota for all these purposes has been merged into one total and is $10.232.00. Among those attending the Conference from Louis burg were Rev. and Mrs. X. H. I). Wil son. Rev. and Mrs. F. S. Love, Mrs. F. 14. McKinne, Mrs. D. F. McKinne, Mrs. S. J. Purham, Mr. E. H. Malone and Rev. and Mrs. T. D# Collins. OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED OF TANK CAMP'S NAME Mr. Marshall Ilaywood Receives Letter | From Adjutant Genernrs Depart ment. ' Mr. Marshall DeLancey Haywood, i Marshal and Librarian of the North (Carolina Supreme Court, has received , j official notification from the office of i the Adjutant General' that his sugges jiicm of Camp Polk as the name o i the | Raleigh Tank Camp has been accepted. |The letter of notification follows: | "You are informed that your sug gestion as to the name of the tank 'corps camp at Raleigh. North Caro lina, has been accepted by the War De partment. (Signed) RALPH HARRISON, 1 Adjutant General's Office." The .Helludlsl Meriva). . Rev. A. L. Stanford nf Wadesboro, who is conducting the revival services jat the Methodist church, wa^ delayed bv a death in his congregation and I there/ore the meeting did not begin j until Wednesday night. Services wi'l have ii'.ifpred meetings held by Mr. ! Stanford speak especially of three elements which will, we believe, make him most acceptable to the people of [our town. I First, lie is an {mutually eloquent ;to work up feeling- except those that 'are manifestly proper. Third, lie deals i fairly with the unconverted man. He jtakea no advantage of you. While | he urges with all argument and eti Jtreaty, he respects your right of choice ? and your sacred individuality. I The following extract, from .1 j from Dr. W. H. Nicholson, once a,cit izen of Louisburg. anTl still beloved 'here, to Mr. L^ 1\ Hicks, will be read with, interest: I 1 am informed that Rev. A. L. Stan ford will conduct a meeting for you next week. You are certainly vary (fortunate as he is in my opinion one i or* t he finest evangelists in this State. ! He was our pastor for four years and I did more for this church t ha. any ipastor I ?ri-r knew. He~Ts a line man, a magnetic speaker and tireless work jer. 1 "predict that all Louisburg will be wild over him in a few days. He is not sensational hut deeply in earnest and a man of great faith. I congrat ulate you. the church and Louisburg and trust that he will have at the start the heartiest cooperation of all and that God may greatly bless you all througE his efforts'." The Martha Washington Debating Society. The initial meeting of the Martha Washington Debating Society was held in the society room on Thursday. Sept. 19th. with Miss Margaret Hayes act ing as president and Miss Lucy An drew? as secretary. At the appointed hour the nomina inations wfcre put Co.rth, and Miss Mamie Hayes was elected treasurer. In like manner Miss Elizabeth Fur gurson was elected chaplin an(i Miss Annie Harris, marshal. The president then appointed the following as pro gram committee: Misses Dtar, Perry and Macon. The new meniV.r.? .vere then enrolled by the secretary. ?-A iHhcuwmpp wfte then bro?K*H concerning the changing of the debates from every week to semi-monthly. The Society was unanimous in the latter, but owing to other reasons, it was left to the leader, Miss Draughn. LWith I ho new members JLtt. our So crety, and with 'the"efficient leader ship of Mlsgt Draughn, wo hope to mak? our Society during the coming year, a glorious success. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. ^Attend to your subscription today so you wont miss a copy of the Times.
The Franklin Times (Louisburg, N.C.)
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