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VOLUME XL VIL . PAGES 1 to 8 LOUISBURti, N. C., FIU DAY, OCTOBER 4, 191s SECTION ON K NUMBER 3?
Call Number 15147.
For 00 colored men for Camp
Greone, Charlotte, N. C. Called to
ed October 17. 1918. To report at the
Court House, October 10th, at 4 o -
clock P. M.
Erne.it Eaton, Louisburg. R. 4.
John Colbert, liunn. N. C.
Elijah Joyner. Louisburg. R. 5.
Zollie Ftlton Hill. Louisburg, K. 5. *
Cordie Perry, Kittrell, R. 1.
Jordan Williamson, Franklinton.
George Lee Allen. Franklinton.
Jonas Hayes. Henderson, It. 6.
Walter Evans, Castalia, R. 2.
Willie 15. Alston, Castalia, R. 1.
"Hugh William*. Louisburg. 11. 3. ,
Kddie Edwards, Franklinton, R. 2. .
Ernest Walker. Louisburg* R. 1.
nillie Hayes. Alert, N. C.
? MoSwr ?tsutR3'-o^FriiikHnton, R. 2.
Joe Jori"..nr~Poiivia, X. C.
Willie ?Hawkins. Louisburg. R. 5.
Fred Freeman. Spring Hope. R. 2 ,
Percy Massenburg, Wood, N. C. ,
Nathaniel Perry, Franklinton, R. 2_j
Henry Daniels. Louisburg. R. 5. j
Willi:.tn Mvreditli Thomas. Norfolk. I
Ya.. American Chain Co. I
Shadrach Alston, Castalia, R. 4.
Charlie Stone, Louisburg, pox 61.
Moses McCown, Alert, R. 1.
Van Stamper, Gupton.
Sanders Perry. Alert, R. F. D.
John Rogers Person. Jr., Franklin
ton, R. 3. v
navk Lewis, i/oulsburg.
Ji'ures Pender. Franklinton.
James J ohm on. Louisburg, R. 2. j
Roger Tharrlngton Al.ton, Frank
linton, R. 2.
Edward S. Debnam. Philadelphia,
Pa.
Sydney Ounston, Kittiell, R. 1.
Robert Egerton. Louisburg, R. 1.
Buril Brodle, Mapleville, R. 1, Box
Gv.
John Leonard Valentino, Spring
i:?, e, R. 2.
i.:nry Wilkins, Louisburg, R. 2.
L r.ilis Giles, Wakefield, R. 1.
Be:;nie Perry, Franklinton, R. 2.
Norman Gupton, Castalia, R. i.
' Elliot Young. Louisburg. R. 3.
Billie Coppedge, Louisburg, R> 4..
Leslie Gupton, Castalia, R. 1.
Romie Gupton, Castalia. R. 2.
Zollie Williamson, Louisburg.
David Talborne. Franklinton.
Pcarlle Leavister, Franklinton.
| Tiicodore Par bam, Louisburg.
James Leonard, Mapleville, R. 1.
Clarence Davis. Henderson. R. 6.
Range Davis, Louisburg. R. 5.
Hinton Southerland, Henderson,
R. 6.
Chris Graham, Bunn, .N. C.
Thuiman Cannady, Youngsville, R.
3.
Robert Green. Franklinton.
William Clarence Hill. Mapleville.
Horace Alston, Henderson, R. 4.
David Connie Haves. Youngsville,
R. 2.
Willie Vines Harris, Franklinton,
R. 1.
Willie Shaw, Franklinton, R. 1.
? WUlie Kcaim?>. lyUwigburgrTt. ~2r
John Willis Milum. Louisburg, R. 5.
Jimmie Thomas, Youngsville. R. 2.
Robert Lee Tharrington, Franklin
ton, R. 1.
James Howard Lee. Wood. R. 2.
Lee Perry, Louisburg. R. 3.
Jonas Loyd. Kearneys. N. Gr?
Frank Harris, Staple ?lile. R. 1.
John Blount Williams. Henderson.
R. 6- ;?
Ivory Hodge. Youngsville. R. 1. &
David Spivey, Yonaggvillo, R.
Willie Williams, Louisburg, R. 5.
Felix Ajyicricau Young, Louisburg.
R. 5.
Farmers I'll Ion
The greatest drive of the whole
war Is now going on in Franco with
the G< rman armies beaten and reetrat
ing at every point, the Hindenburg
line which the Germans claimed was
impregnable, has been broken at many
places and will soon be in Allied
hands, and it is only a matter of time
before France will be entirely clean
of the Huns.
The Turkish armies in Palestine
have been wiped out and for the first
time in many hundreds of years the
Holy Land been cleared of the
Turks.
The Bulgarian armies have been
crushingly defeated, and Bulgaria,
beaten and defeated, has laid down
her arms, and is willing to accept any
peace terms the "Allies will give her.
Austria is tottering and may col
lapse at any time.
Germany, fighting desperately, but
steadily losing, is being forced back
to German soil, and the war that was
"made in Germany" will soon be en
ded in Germany.
There are even good grounds for
believing that the war may end by
Christmas.
This terrific fighting is railing for
enormous acnfiunts of war material,
hundred? of thousands of tons of am
munition. rifles, machine gun*, can
nons of all sizes, food end clothing for
the soldiers, ships to carry them to
the soldiers, and every soldier and
sailor must be paid a salary.
All this calls for money, billions of
dollars of it. and if the war is to be
won quickly our government must
have it now.
Instead of putting a staggering bur
? den of taxes upon the country to raise
the money our government is asking
us to lend It to her and at a good rate
of Interest.
For those who are not able to fight
?? their country, there is no better
> 10 sl.ow i heir patriotism, und no
re eileclive way to help than by buy
' ^ht, millions of dollars worth of
?a every duy.
n t ho other Liberty Loan drives
_? eitiea and towns have been given
? cfio t for buying the bonds.
a this campaign in Franklin Coun
i want tho farmers to be given
. redit for every bond they buy.
Therefore, with tho editor's per
mission. 1 am going to publish an
"Honor roll" in the Franklin Times
for the farmers who buy Liberty Bonds
and I want every farmer who buys,
or has bought, a Liberty Iiond of tho ]
4th edition, to send me his name, the \
number of bends bought, ana the per
son from whom he bought the bonds.
The names will bo published in the i
Franklin Times under t:ie title of the
"Honor - Roll for r'arniers."
The bonds may be purchased for
ensh, or they may be bought, upon
installments. $5,00 being the lirst pay
ment.
It vas the farmers who fired the
first shots for liberty in America, now
let us do our part in getting that lib
erty for the world.
Yours for the Fourth Liberty Loan.
JOSEPH C. JONES. Sec'y.
Franklin County Farmers Union.
Red Cross Tobucco.
To the #farmers of Franklin and j
adjoining counties who so liberally j
and generously helped the Red Cross
Vast week, we wish to express our sin
cere appreciation. The contributions
in tobacco at the different warehouses
were as follows:
Union 902 lbs, 3X3.0J.
Riverside 831 lbs. 2J*7 03.
Planters, 750 lbs, L'44.00.1
Total, 2,533 lbs, ??74.07 |
Wo especially appreciate the lib- j
eral contributions of the colored pco-j
pie.
Tho Red Cross work has the sanc
tion of the Government and is hand
I led in the same thorough and sys
tematic manner in which all our Gov
ermer.t enterprises are handled. Ev- <
jery dollar paid in the Red Cross" fund
. purcliaa.es 100 centsworth of com
| forts for our boys who are fighting
in France, as not a penny of the money
lis paid out in salaries,, commissions,
?sweaters, socks, sheets, etc., which
are not furnished by the Government,
|and also to equip and maintain hos
pitals for the use of the soldiers.
With nearly two million of our boys
now in France and three millions
D\ore scheduled to land "over there"
jiefore the last of next summer, it will
be necessary for us to raise large and
ever increasing amounts for this .work
and we trust thai every one who is
interested in our hoys and the cause
ffDr; .H.!1,.,;"/;!',!'"
Faithfully your.?.
Louisburg Red Cross Chapter.
Mrs... D. -F. MeKinnfc.
In Eclipse.
..Occasionally our metropolitan news
papers niiike casual mention of the
deaths of French deputies on the Wes
tern front. There were two more in
the first week of September.
The Items are generally In some oV
scure corner or t le nacK p;ii;e~ JH !
consist of s'x or eight line pa'atjrapl: ..
In French panera they get more spa e,
but not much. Deputies shouldering
-rifles -anr immeror.s, aiul to ?neome^
illustrious? each must equip hmsclf 1
lustriously in battle. It Is not easy o
shine p;*'- eminently when so manv do
?heir h'ft.
Yet It is unfair to say the French
belittle the functions of a legislator.
ClrcumftiHren have combined to cause
a readjustment of values. They heve j
ruled thai an average man with a bay- i
onct is more important than an av??r-1
age deputy, congressman or par;lo
jnentarian.
Many who have answe/ed tiie 45
year draft call should find a doei^ con
tentment herein. There are those who
do not ijopo to attain even the dignity
of a congressman, and yet feel that
experience has given them executive
capacity and aptitude in specialized
lines of endeavor which would be was
ted In the trenches. But if they have
the supreme quality of physical sound
ness and do not include in their make
up something peculiarly necessary to
military or iidustrial establishment
here a' home, they are likely to find
themselves in training camps.,
They wlir .be in good company. The
elected representatives of the French (
people measure up to the standards of (
eloquence and political sagacity main- j
talned in American and English leg
islative bodies, but rhetoric and elec
tioneering dexterity are surprisingly
easy to dispense with when wars are
to be won. \Jany gifts of mind are at
present subordinate In importance to
strong limbs an?l t "ing digestions.
The words "Giants" and "Cubs' and
"Sox" are blotted from our vocabular
ies until, the close of the war
The Amateurs.
They have checked up on the war
gardens. The crop estimate Is placed
at $525.000.000 00 according to tho
figures of the War Garden Commis
sion
National advertisers have a pictur
esque habit of expressing large totals
In graphic form. "One year's output
of Hunk's Chewing Gum stretched at
FIRST AIR MAIL, NEW YORK TO CHICAGO
Two airplanes carried the first air mall between Now York and Chicago. It was expected the trip would take nine
hours, but storms and accldonts lengthened it to 23 hours. The photograph shows the milling of a package of pic
tures to the Western Newspaper Union.
full tension would roach the moon."
"The Stingo Soap Works ship enough
car loads each day to shave the Bol-'
|eiievijti." We would like to figure how
many carrot9 and spinach can
feed a given number but it is
more practical to guess how many
gardeners contributed to the magnifl
t ceni total.
? Be good sports, you folks of Louis
burg. * Give the big cities some of the
credit. Those flat-dwellers who did
.Uistr-Hilar? had.more to learn..than
: we haa, and many must have felt that
their contribution wouldn't make an j
appreciable difference. But you don't!
need an ophthalmologist to help you !
to read eleven figures in a row?an
aggregation of assembled infinitasi
roals.. <??
The amount would have been m'ica
larger if the amateurs ha<j known that
a garden needs preparation in the
fa}l as much a3 in the spring. Igno
rance of this has meant failure for
many of the novices, and now i"3 -he
?*lh?.t will atone tor tut omissions or
i last year.
Speukhig ui Justice.
On Friday evening, October llt!ipl
there will be an address in the Jus-,
tire High School auditorium on the1
Fguftli Liberty Loan drive. Mr. Mc
Kinnc will secure the speaker for the
occasion. We feel sure that he will
make a wis? selection and that tho.e
W:in i'Miild V. i11 rcrcivn ?.nth prnlit
urd ?pl'csure.
We extend n cordial invitation to
every one. Come and help tis make it i
List of L.'tlcra.
T!:,? fallowing i:, a list of letters re- j
mair.int; in the post office at Louis- .
bur*. .V i'., not called lor Oc t. 4, 1918.'
>jir?o .V.inie livens, Mrs. Lanie High, I
Mr. Benny Perry, Miss Laura Wil- i
llaras, Mr. W. H. Williams, Mr. Rich- !
mon Williams.
Persons calling for any of the above ;
letters, will plea.se state that they
saw them advertised.
R. H. DAVIS. P. M.
Without Bloodshed.
During the^ American operations a
gainst Meti aVtiptmarn regiment un
tier went anialiadkUunique experience
It waa Jttfaitfl'leniiimuna<i:
[^g!yr?rThWffffw!Eii* iia*g Mxk
tinue,i to tight it d'd just as practical
i a tiling in surrendering. The Amer
icans cou|d have massacred it or starv
ed it without losing a man.
Its Colonel called the roll, and sv
ery man answered. He then suggest
ed to his captors that as his command
? was so distressingly complete it might
as well preserve its organization, and
marched, disarmed and under escort.
'to the detention camp. The only thing
Hacking v.':"; brass band.
The ?'C".p was accomplished by Van
i'j linn lun j i. mi'
|Trade possible by (lawless transpor
tation facilities and eflnipiiiii"* ^"-9
1 things niaKe for woodless victory. And
t hoy cost money.
I The amount called for in the new 1
i loan appeal is stupendous. It is not
I a case of ''Have you bought a bond?" i
,but "How many have you bought?"]
I Hut money means superior equip
! njent and bloodless triumphs. Fight-]
iug with safety^so far as it is possi
""l'tll nr^iPiyri.m lw .fl>
and casualty rates have been shrunk
considerably at the front. We have
seen S per cent go to '6 per cent.
Moii>.y l;?u>v fiafc masks, life-saving
appliance* rnd hospital equipment.
It's our money or the lives of our
boys. Don't weaken, men and wo
men of Louisburg.
I
Clack, ('lurk.
Fowls are on rations in Great Bri
tain. But it isn't any old kind of a
fowl that qualifies at that.
Tlity deserve the food allowance fix
ed by government the hen must show
a record. If she delivers her quota
of eggs he stays on the pay-roll?or
grain-roll; but woe to the slacker
Her case is even harder than that of
Israel in the Egyptian brickfields; If
she fails to provide meals she be
comes one.
We do not learn that the same prin
i la-ttW. fo Jywyi
slackers, but It would be a good rule
! to follow, both here and theere. This
j is not a plea for cannibalism, of
'course. Even cannibals are under
1 stood to cook their enemies, not their
unproductive friends.
! But there is virtue in the recently
expressed demand that shipyard work
ers be compelled to put in six days a
week. Their wages arc so high that
many of them refuse to work more
than four, and if these leisurely ex
quisites are given the option of work
-i-iliz?? wct'k nr L'oinir ti> the
t renches they mayiorgoiTne lure
of the movies. _
^HStttmg^-trr plt'j ure theatres and
cheering the American flag displayed
on the filma is a poor substitute for
tho work that is needed to keep that
flag flying. Shipbuilders can hardly
claimto be in a necessary occupation i
if they are generally* unoccupied.
Give them rifles?not exemption. |
The IS to 45 draft law will soon find
me?-4o 1114?their places. ? ?i
. ?? 1
Knrmy Opt? )i?>l Message hi Keply 1
to Threttls* of Slmi-fJun !{<??
prlsals.
Washington. Sept. 20.?"T.e Amor- :
lean government in reply to Ger- I
many's tlfreat to execute American j
prisoners of war found in possession j
of shotguns today gave notice that if
Germany carrios out any such threat
suitablo reprisals will be takep. ?"If ;
1?American bnttery of 16&-mllllmeter heavy artillery which helped capture Solssons. 2?British cleaning up the
Menln rond after the retreat of the Germans. 3?Latest photograph of King Alfonso of Spain, taken while*on a bear
hunt. v
t lie German government should curry
will be the Tight and duty of the
United States to make such reprisals
as will best protect the American
forcees. and notice is hereby given
of the intention of the government of
tile I iiitcd Stales to niUKe such repris
als.*'
SHOTGUNS SANCTIONED.
Secretary Lansing's .reply declares
tiu'.t the Issue of shotguns is ^anction
ci! by the Hague conventions, and tha.4
:ti com parte oil with other weapons
now ?;sod in modern warfare the sho*
runs used by the American troops
tannot he the subject of legitimate or
reasonable protest.
So far a is known here, shotguns
have not been employed by American
troops in France only in police work
and in repelling trench raids; Offi
cers say they have been very effective
in me:!illy enemy attacks because
ily*y turnish a scattering fire at point
blank range and the roar of them
alone is very hard on the morale of
the troops against whom they are
used.
AXSWETt TO ENEMY GRENADES.
?There is a possibility, it was said,
that shotguns have been used in mop
ping up c'iif?*ui*ed trenches, but they
have no* been extensively distributed
to the troops abroad, nor do they sup
plant any other weapon. They are
viewed by some officers as an answer
to the German gas grenades and flame
throwers, use of which are specifical
ly forbidden by the generally recog
nized rules of warfare.
Train Strikes Trnck. ? '
The Louisbi|rg train struck and
badly damaged the truck of the W.
H. White Furniture Company on Tues
day morning about half past ten o'
clock at the Tarboro crossing. The
train was returning from the Colonial
Pine Co., after shifting there and the
j t ruck was driven by Mr. A. E. Mit
chell, who was delivering some furni
ture. Just above the crossing is an
; embankment and when Mr. Mitchell
''and the traia crew saw each other it
iwaB too late to save the Impact though
;the car was brought to a stop just as
lit reached the track and was struck
by the train Instantly. Mr. Mitcsell
'says ho heard no signal given tor the
given. Tire damage to the car is ap
parently considerable as a new radia
tor and possibly a new engine will
i have to be gotten.
No persons were injured although it
[was a narrow escape for Mr. Mitchell,
Automobile Accident.
| As a result of a Forj automobile
turning over on Sunday near the home
of Mr. J. A. Duko on the Franklinton
road. Mr. A. G. Holmes has a badly
'iiir ml i" h ii i i ' "
(is in a serious condition. Mr. Holmes
was driving tin* our nnrl ssa.y&_tiie-ra?
idius ro(j broke while he was travel
ing possibly twenty miles an hour
'which caused the trouble. Mr. IVed
dv received a broken leg besides being
badly injured internally. The par
ities were ts ken up by Mr. W. J. Bar
row who was soon on the scene and
carried to Franklinton where medical
[attention was rendered.
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uurrows-t nuerjiiu.
The following announcement has
been made:
__ M rs. G i 1 ca R. L' nderJ.il1?
announces the marriage of Ker
daughter *
Ina Chan.blee
to
Private Otis D. Burrows,
of Cr.mp Sevier, Greenville. S. C. on
Thursday, Sept. 20, 15*18, c.t Hen er
son. X. C.
The contracting pa'ties are ai mg
Franklin County's most popular yo mg
people vho have hosts of friends who
wish for them a long and happy voy
age on life's journey.
In November we shall probably have
two mlljion soldiers in France. Your
contribution to the Fourth Liberty
Loan will help provide them with food,
clothing and shejter. Subscribe to
your limit.
It in stated that 5,000 miles of tele
phone wire were laid in the St. Mi
hiel saliant_and along its borders by
tin*?Atnericans before their attack on
the saliant. Wheen the battle opened
trucks laden witfi wires started north,
unreeling the wires through No-Man n
? Land, and 6.000 telephone instru
ments wera used to connect these
?wires in the battle zone. The tele
? phones were also supplemented hy sev
ieral thousand carrier pigeons. When
I the American army wants information
ilt gets it.
' . .The First Baptist Church, Colored..
"Heroes Day" will be celebrated l?y
I the II. Y. IV t\ of the First Baptist
j Church. Sunday night, beginning at
S o'clock. An interesting program has
been prepared, and a large crowd, is
expected. The significance of the
I Fourth Liberty Loan will be fully ex
plained by the President. Dr. J. B.
Davis, who will also render a solo.
Excellent music will be in evidence,
under the direction of . Mrs# Bessie
W. Hobgood. T*he church will be be
decked in patriotic colors, and It Is
expected that the colored citfzens will
turn out en i^asse. in obedience to
the proclamation of our worthy Gov
ernor. the Hon. T. W. Biekett.