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OHLI I1J0 FEB YEAS ?f ADTAHC1 ? AW ADVERTISING *EDIC|! THAT BRINGS - RESULTS , * . A. F. JOHNSON, HlUr and luifti THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNION SUBSCRIPTION ?L60 Per TOLCJDI XLTH . LOUISBUBG, V. C, F BID AI, ^AUGUST If, ltM. NUMBER |5 ' ATTITUDE OP II. S. REMAINS OBSCURE No Definite Commitment By Washington So Faf'in Re gard to Poland OFFICIALS KEEPING IK TOUCH WITH SITUATION Effectiveness of Blockade Proposed By France and Great Britain Again st Soviet Bnssla Is Questioned t Proclamation To Peoplfc of Poland To Defend Nation. Washington, ?>. C.,' Aug. 9. ? Defi nite commitment of the United States government to a plan of action In the Polish crisis continued to be held In abeyance today while word was being received of the decision of France and Great Brltalfi to Impose upon Soviet Russia In an ettort to relieve the_ Pol es. ' . The note dispatched by the Polish government to the Untied States has not been received hero us yet. either by the PSlish legation or thin State Department it was stated, however, by- officials that the tjovc; nment was continuing In constant communica tion with* France and Great Britain and that the exclusive attention of of ficials of the governnven: concerned with foreign affairs. Effectiveness Questioned, Effectiveness of the blockade pro posed by France and Great Britain as means of bringing pressure to bear i.^u the Bolshevlkl was seriously (i >.:oned by officials, who pointed out .hatr^uch a blockade has been mai:....med by the British navy In the Baltic Seas since the conclusion of the armistice. The blockade, altho ugh never fully prevented the Impor tation tnto Russia of any goods which the allies desired to "keep out, - these officials claimed without having bro ken the power of the Soviet .regime . There was uo reason to-expact, It was said in ?the--samer_ official 1 quarters that .the formal announcement of a "WpCKade already existing for many months would promise any of the ho>' - ped for remedial results claimed for It by some. The use jiL tflrfifi-bJ-Erflft ce and Great Britain was equally void of hopeful results in tire opinion of officials,- even, if these nut ions posses sed -tr?op?->n sitiHcieiU numbers to give adequate -nillltaiy .aid. Proclamation By Poles. A proclamation addressed by the Polish council of ministers to the Po lish nation was made , public here to ~Uay by the "Polish legations. Affirm7" ment to maintain good relations with ita neighbors, appeal was made for_ "V.t citizens to defend their homes "in* the Holy war before the gates of War saw." -The government will defend the country to the last drop of her blood" the proclamation added. ] At the same time the Polish lega tion made public the text of the note addressed by the Polish government to the league of nations, as follows: Sote To The League. ?Poland informs the league that notwithstanding the declarations ma de to the league council July 6," and notwithstanding the reiterated efforts to obtain the armistice and a just and durable peace with the Soviets, the attitude of latter has rendered the cessation of hostenses the Soviet gov ernment refused until now to state the conditions of ^armistice. Notwithstan ding the Polish government did not and will not cease to do everything within its power to reach an honor able peace but declines all responsi bility for the continuation of the war Xhis responsibility it considers as falling on the Soviet government." Week's Short Course at -Raleigh Tit Club Boys. The state boys club short course is to be held at West Raleigh, August 30 to September 4. Only club members fourteen years or older may attend the week's sessions which Include dally Instruction with time out for sightseeing, games, singing and mov ing pictures. ? This year the announcememt says that boys are expected to bring along a pair of overalls as instruction Willi be given In farm mechanics lnclud Wg 'gtt? HilftiUWI, UMJIUK, lighting plants, water works, farm machinery ami labor saving devices. Each morning 1s given over to wuik ami the afternoon to iec reatlon and a general-good time un der the supervision of club leaders. Boys expecting to attend may se cure more information about the club short course from their county farm agent or by writing to the Tar Heel Club News, Raleigh, N, 0, If we listen to their own dulcet war bUp4?, the presidential qampalgn is all over except the rejoicing. They'll (Jl be elected and there'll be no one llittto do the weeping. It's really unkind, sister, to alt up nights wonderlngg why your neigh bor does not go to bed. She may be waiting for you to deuse the glim. DRAFT D0J>6ER8> DBIVt mtL START SHORTLY Tabulation of,Nini(i of Drmlt Desert ers Bj Ar Mj Rapidly Hearing Cob. pieties. Washington. Aug. 9. ? The work of the Army ih listing the names of men whose record* show them as draft de serters Is rapidly nearlng completion and In order, to avoid harlng the na me of an y man who served honorably on the Hit Of draft deserters, the War Department announces that any draft registrant, who Is In doubt as to his statuB, should Write to the , adjutant general Of the Army at Washington, D. C., and find out how he Is classifi ed. If any error exists In the record of the registrant, It Is probably due to his lack of Interest In keeping track of his obligations to the Government Each man who has been classified ae a draft deserter has had hie name posted in the community in which he registered a* being required to per* form certain duties and efforts were made to notify the man at the address given by him. Although the 'fact that a draft reg istrant does not know hie status is largely his own fault, yet any man who now suspects that, he may be clas sided as a deserter can, as stated ab ove, write to the adjutant-general of the Army at Waehinggton, D. C., and receive full information as to how he is classified. This notice ls'given to the public so that any of the 175,911 men whose na me* 'are now listed, who can show that they did not wilfully evade their duty may have their names removed before the publication of the list. Any man who Is in doubt as to hit status should communicate with the adjutant-general, within the next two weeks so as to afford sufficient time, for his case to be settled beforA-tl^ public announcement of the names of the deserters. Due to the tremendous expense that the Government would be put to in apprehending such a large number of draft deserters, and believing that the public Spirit of State and local offic ials, patriotic societies and other ag encies, including the Department of Justice/, will cause them to co-operatc in search for offenders, the War De partment has decided to temporarily suspend the, payment of $50 for e:?cli ed over to the military authorities. turn : Lmhlimy tuiltetm. ^ ElatuHiarw in thla Uaue of the Tim carrying -an. ad(l?of Louis burg College, an old institution which has fox a long time occupied a big life'. organisation of tho Sohool of Mueiq which for the cpming year carries tH? best faculty in the history of the Col-, lege. Mrs. F. S.'Love who is to be Direc tor of this school is a graduate and post graduate of one of the great Con aervatories of the middle west. Since her work in these institutions she has had three years special training with Emmitt Murphy and Robert Wall of St. Louis ih Piano Music. She has studied voice for four and one-half ! years with Ethen Allen Taussig and jalso for two years soloist in one of the largest Methodist churches of St Louis. Besides directing the School o'f Music Mrs, 'Love will .probably have charge of the department of Voice. Miss Esther Stanbury, of Boone, N, C., who is a graduate of oHe of our own State Conservatories and was a special student of teachers in ?the north, will be in the piano depart ment and have charge of music the ory. Miss Stanbury not only an ac complished musician, but a young wo man of such splendiG enaracter that her coming will adrf greatly to the atmosphere of the institution as well as community life. Miss Rosalia Adams of the piano department and teacher of harmony has for the past three years been a teacher In Synodical College at Ful ton, Mo., and will bring to. her new jwork at l*oulsburg these three years of successful experience. Miss Ruth Hall of Loulsburg, one of the Colleges own graduates and gifted musician is for this year in New York doing special work. Her developing talent and capacity as a teacher gives her an esteemed place in the entire community. ?For the first time the Institution has a definitely organized department of violin music. The teacher for this department the coming year will be ble received her training at Peabody In Baltimore and also inN New York Her teachers being among the great est In the country. ? To- this training Mies. Constable, has added successful experience. Pres. Love takes great pleasure In presenting to the people of Franklin county and Loulsburc this splendid faculty, finding it only a pleasure to bring to the community talent of such character as will prove Always a ple asure. o A writer of note declares that the country Is rapidly becoming feminlr ed ? that the women are gradually ta king over all of the work of man Oh, Joy! What a relief It would be If they would only complete the Job In' time for ua to take one royal loaf before we caah In. Bnt there's no such luck ALLIES PLAN TO RE-IMPOSE BLOCKADE / . ' 1 >. - Plans Include Giving Poland Technical Advice and Sup plying Munitions, But No Troops Are To Be Employed WOT TO 00 INTO EFFECT ''~ UNTIL CONFERENCE AT MINSK SHOWS RESULTS Plana DetUed Dpoa By 11IM Prem ier* Are Subject To Approval of tb? British Parliament, Which Will Be Addressed Today B y Premier Lloyd George; Busstan Mission To Re main In. London Until Minsk Nego tiations Are Concluded; Actual Bat tle For Possession of Warsaw Has Not Begun. Hythe, England, Aug. 9. ? The Hy the conference, hurriedly called Sun day to consider means for saving Po land from the Bolshevik menace, en ded today with an agreement between Premier Lloyd George and Premier Mlllerand on, the aid Ju> be given the new Polish state. ; After the premiers decided to re impose the blockade on Russia and to furnish munitions and technical ad vice to Poland, ,Mr, Lloyd George sue. ceeded In getting M. Mlllerand to con sent to withhold application of aid un til after ^he preliminary results of the conferenA at Minsk between Bolshe vik and Polish representatives are I known. *? Premier Mlllerand Yield*. ~?| M. Millerand, w-ho had been firm in urging the French policy,' whlrh In eluded the blockade and strong defen sive measures, was obliged to yield somewhat to the milder policy .of the British premier, who was determined that no allied troops should be used, in 'Poland. ~ Establishment of a defensiv# line in Poland, which was considered by the conference if carri<~ ? * . Imgtftded bj> Uie 15 1 ill sti ami FrumMi as more than *-plan to defend Poland ; _ -It-would be efiect a. ''cordon saaU . taire" to keep the Bolsheviki from - wogtom EufOpe.' PUt from ? ?artiKt happened at the closing moments of the conference it Is considered that titude ^at Minsk. A merleu Not DfagmdL . American paitltlpatioa to ?aco<g tance to be given Poland was not dis cussed by the premiers. Ail- the allied piaire were drawn up on the assumption that the United States would not assist. Washington dispatches saying that President Wil son is keenly interested in Poland we re not taken notice of officially by the confference, though unofficially hope was expressed in British circles that the United States would partlci pate. Await Conference Results. It is probable, if the plans are ap proved, that they will not go into ef fect until the preliminary results of the meeting at Minsk between the So viet and Polish negotiators are kiiown If these indicate a willingness by the Russians to adopt a course consider- i ed reasonable in dealing with the PCfl es, the Allied aid may be withheld. The British government has decid ed the Russian mission may remain in London until the Minsk conference is concluded. ? Immediately the conference had en ded Premier Lloyd George and For eign Secretary Curzon took a train ! for London, while Premier Millerand and his party boarded the destroyer. \ Meuse, bound for France. cording to opinion BATTLE TO DECIDE FATE OF WARSAW HAS SOT BEGIN Paris, Aug. 9. ? The battle which is expected to decide the fate of Warsaw has not yet really begun, according to the latest news reaching Paris, but both sides are gathering forces for the final struggle. General Haller's newly formed ar my occupies a strongly intrenched po sition in the fork between the Narew and. .thfcJB.mc.rlTflr8. whara-an,, army-la. aDle to block the approach upon War saw of a numerically superior enemy, an was demonstrated in the Napoleonic so- Polish war in 1831. In the opin" ion or Tfillttary observers, the danger for'the Poles is the advance along thc^ Pruslan frontier, because it would j force them to extend their front west '? Ward wimp they need to keep their sir mies concentrated as much as possi ble east of Warsaw. ? The Poles, thus far, haye been able to ignore this advance, which is me rely a demonstration, but it is consid ered likely that the Red staff will avoid battle in .the fork until stronK er forces can be pushed toward lflTlawa Heavy fighting continues on the eighty-mile front along the middle Bug between Vladimir Volynsky and Droyichyn. North of Brest-Lltovsk the Russians have obtained a footing PBOelAM Ol'T FOB > FABM WI,mTIW and State Leaders to Speak ? '" ipWJ Exhibits and Demffnstra MF . completed program for the Carolina Farmers' and Farm 'a Convention to be held at '.aleigh, August 24-26. contains of speakers with national and putatlons. Howard. President ^ of the Na Pederatlon of Farm Bureaus, plain the purposes and achie of the farm bureau move file the organization of home is to be covered by. Dr. Ruby imith, state leader of home bu New York. f t is the outlook for the Amer-I rmer" is the subject of an ad iy H. W. Collingwood. editor rRural New Yorker. The ques " cotton marketing is to be by D. 8. Murphy of the Bu Markets' ? Washington, D. C. 11 explain the plans now being several states for handling speakers included In list are Or T. W. Bickett. Secretary of Ilture Edwin T. Meredith, Dr. Kllgore, President W. -C* Rid the 8tate College, Major W. ham. Dan T. Gray. C. B. Will C. V.Plper, Catherine Mulligan. |ln Sherman, J. H. McClain and ane S. McKlmmon. subjects are to be covered by j!lks and demonstrations, spec entlon being given to nuttket untry life problems and coop marketing. fou don't come to Raleigh to ners* and Farm Women's Con you are going to regret it as -you live? at least if you find hat you have missed*," says ce Poe, President of the Farm bnvention. "Come to stay three fd&ys," he adds. principle purpose- of a fair, or state, as I understand it, is }mote agricultural and industri- , erprises in the county or state Jch~1t is* held by an exhibition of ry. beat products from the l'vmi and factory and py this exhlbi stimulate -others to an endea grow such crops, or create 1 Utiles in tins* liunm ur rm'iuiy bill ?qual or surpass those they falra . Aide of our fairs twin the attention It deserves and there fore the exhibits from our farms have not been nearly so good a a they sho-. uld have been. In an endeavor to correct this Dr. Fleming in a recent meeting of the t board of directors or me county rair : suggested that they appoint an agri cultural secretary to get up aud -su iperintend the agricultural exhibits. They adopted his suggestion and ap pointed me agricultural secretary. It is my desire, with the help of the | fanners, to have at our fair next fall the very best a-nd largest exhibition ! of agricultural products that have ev- ! er been shown at any county fair^inj the state and we can do it for we have j as good crops here in our county as j are grown anywhere in the state, i I will be very glad indeed if every one who has anything that is just a| | little better than the average wheth- 1 'er livestock, poultry, orchard or farm] crops will begin now to make prepar ation to put them on exhibition at the fair next fall and I will be glad &lfto to^ look over anything any one wishes to exhibit and to assist them in any way I can in preparing them j for exhibition. # Lets ail pull together for-the very[ best county fair in the State. JOSEPH C.JQ&ES, Agricultural Secretary. Cedar Bock School. The gpod people, of the Cedar Rock section are very interested in Ttielr school. This interest is manifesting itself in the construction of a $25,000 brick school building which we hope will be ready some time during this session. The session of 1920-21 will open Sept. 20th. High school work will b?. taught through the tenth grade. This will be an opportunity for pupils in near by districts to attend *high s( hool and save them the expense ot going to distant boarding schools. The teachers for this session are* J. Louie Price, principal; graduate of \y:tke nniiAya Min Mary Belle Dement, Louisburg, N. C., grad uate of Louisburg College. 4 years ex pericnce. Miss Christian McKeathan Fayetyttlte. N. C.. a .college., gradu ate, six years experience. Mrs. J ? Louis PrftW, graduate of'M&rs Hill College, 2 years experience. We are looking forward for a full Bchoi?rand a good year's work. v It wouldn't be so bad after all to have i- woman for secretary of Btate. The secrets of the state department would?be an open book, and that would prevent the danger of any en* tangling alliances. >n the left bank of the river. South >f H refits Litovsk the Poles Command ?>oth banks of the 1-lver. On the Se ?eth river and the Oaliclan frontier he situation remains unchanged. DELUGE OF BILLS AS SENATE OPENS -??*; " Seventeen Offered During Fir st Three Minutes of Business BK0W5 WOULD REPEAL . ESTIRE I'BIXABY ACT Frank I). Harkftt CDunlmouMr (ho nen Clerk To Succeed R. 0. Self; Scales Would Allow Counties To Establish Cottages at Training. School; Meet at 11 O'clock Today* ^.Raleigh, Aug. 11. ? WUthin three mi nutes after the Senate had disposed of the formality of Informing the Go vernor that it was in session and waiting upon his pleasure and had unanimously elected Frank D. Hack ett principal clerk to succeed R. Otis Self, resigned, the body came very nearly to setting tt new record for bills introduced on the opening day, and when adjournment came present ly. Senate bills had advanced to sev enteen in number. A caucus preceded the formal op ening of the Bession at 11 o'clock, at which it was determined to name Mr. Hfcckett to succeed Mr. Self. Lieu* tenant-Governor O. Max Gardner mo unted the speaker's dlas, rapped sha rply, and declared the Senate conven ed. Senator Williamson offered the opening prayer and the presiding of ficer declared the session ready for the consideration of whatever busi jness was at hand. Brown Throws Bomb. Aftfer the formal courtesies had been extended the Governor on motion of Senator Warren, Senator Cooper mo ved adjournment until after the Gov l.eriior'3 message had been read. Sena tor Mangum would not have it so, and while he was talking, Senator Brown arose to present the first bill, i A page rusheTTit to the clerk's desk, land the clerk began to read, and as ' he read, other bills began to be rusli ~ed up from every quarter of.tUe cham jEer. 1 ? ".A bill to be entitled- an- act- to re peal the primary law for roughton tire- wqrdi ? to: onored custom -am heard, and heard? with unmixed any azement. It had been generally un IderaUMMi that something of the sort was due to befall, but the Senators 1 paredneBs. _ Amendment Offered. * Other bills followed hard on the heels of the measure that would undo the primary, all of them local in char jacter, until Senator Cowper offered as ;a committee bill the. measure to am end 'the public laws and to amend the | constitution, and Senator Scales of fered a measure to enable the several | counties to erect and maintain cot itages at the Stonewall Jackson Train ling School at Concord. ! The constitutional amendment bill Iliad been prepared in committee dur ing the past week since the constitu tional and finance committees gath ered here at the call of .the Governor "to facilitate legislation at the spec ial session. The measure carries, a provision to limit the tax rate for State and county purposes to 15 cents, tax on all incomes not to exceed 6 per cent, removal of the "stand or fall together" clause from the Grand father amendment, and remove the re (Juirement of payment of poll tax as a qualification for voting in North Caro* Una. t The full text, of Senator Brown's bill, which was referred to the Com mittee on Elections, is as follows: "Section 1. That Chapter 101 of the Public Laws of 1915, betftg an act to provide for primary elections throughout the State, and ail amend ments thereto, is hereby repealed. "Sec. 2. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. "Sec. 3. That this act shall be in force froiji and after its ratification." All other measures introduced were purely local in character, conferring upon local authorities, for the most part, authority to provide bond issues, or increased revenues for special pur poses, except the measure introduced by Senator Cooper, changing the cou feWgtilli, m TVUmmg ton, district. Recess was taken at 11:30 to hear the Govenor's message, and at rhe Senate adjourned until 11 o'clock .Lis morning. No roll-call was taken in *he Senate, but several members were absent. Senator Haymore ask *d to be excused from the sessions > intil Tliuratfay morning. ? - - I It must be a whale of a job for lit* tlo Dan Cupid to work up a wedding in the face of the present high coat of everything and nothing. Rut little Dan is a hustler, and rumor has It' he is busily engaged (n pulling off a sur prising stunt right here In our own midst. In Europe there are not enough men to go round, but the trouble in this country is to get them to go. Tuesday, august 3ist OPEXJTiB DATE FOB LOCISBURG GRADED SCHOOLS. I- ' 'y ?' ? ^_L ? ' f Strong and Complete Faculty ? Only Children Six Old or Abare Can Attend ? Indications Good. ? With Battering Indication* for a most successful beginning ot a new term Loulsburg Graded Schools will open (or the 1920-21 season on Taea*. day. August 81*t, 1920. Thla terms begins with possibly the strongest (acuity the school has had In. mainy years and Is composed as folloiraf Lower Section first grade ? Miss Cfn nle Tucker, of LoulBburc Upper first and lower second ? Mist, Sallle J. Williams, ot Warrenton. Upper second ? Miss Helen Guilford ot Aurora. Third grade ? Miss Urma Britt, -of Enfield. Fourth gra^e ? Miss Lizzie Stewart, of Whltakers. ? Pl(th grade? Miss Louise Smaw, of Balelgh. Sixth grade ? Miss Glenn Dunevent. ot Albany, Ga. Seventh grade ? Miss Loulia Jar man, of Loulfcburg. High School ? Miss Kathryn Dor | sett, of Aaheboro. Miss Zula Mitchell, I of Youngsvllle, 'Mr. A. S. KJser, of ^King's Mountain. ' Supt. W. R. Mills informs us that | he will be at the school building sev eral days before the opening and re quests all students who expect to jiit j tend to call and get their text books before tbe opening so that no time may be lost in beginning the work pt tbe session and In order to eliminate all the confusion ? possible. " He also asks us to call the attention of, tbe I parents to the fact that the school au thorities are not allowed to take chil dren under six years old and requests that you save them the embarrass ment of having to lefuBe? the admis sion ot a child under six years of age by not sending them. With the continued support of the patrons the schools look forward to a most successful session. j PranklinUm Schools To Open Early I - ; ... . . . 7 1 FrankUnturi. jThk n.? t'l'Hl Huy ? Taylor; - Buperlnteteleut of ttre ? TOCST . t: radou sohoola. has announced that [[the fall term will begin on Monday, | will return. Several new teachers are * | to be added for the next vpar in nrrW Hto keep pace with the growing de ,'mands of the school. The teaching rorce ror the new year will be as fol h lows: High School, mr. e. t. Jolin son, a graduate of Wake Forest Col' j lege and a law student in thaL Insti itution, will be the principal and will :be assisted by Misses Frances Win jston and Bessll? Stacey. Grammar [grades: Misses Sara Wilkins, Maude Poole, Martha Wood, Bessie Lee Al ston and Mrs. Made E. Joyner.v Pri mary department, Misses Marjorie Grlzzard, Madge Wilkins, Blanche 'Bailey and Elizabeth Bass. One tea cher is still to be provided for the de partment of adult illiterates. 'Birthday Purty of Richard Yarborough In spite of the continued rain on Tuesday, Governor and Mrs. T. W. . Bickett and Mr. W. Y. Bickett, with their house guests, motored to Louis burg to attend the birthday party of Richard Fenner Yarborough, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Yarborough. The Yarborough home was decorat ed with a variety of cut flowers. In the dining room, the birthday cake with its single pink caudle and floral decoration added charm to the pretti ly appointed table, \*ith its display of many lovely gifts. . The out-of-town guests were Gover nor and Mrs. T. W. Bickett, Mr. W. Y. Bickett, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Ballard of Frankllnton; Mrs. John Pearson, of Birmingham, Alabama; Mrs. Richard Brewer, of Wake Forest; and Miss Annie Mae Ashcraft, of Monroe.' Oth ers present were Mrs. J. B. Yarbor ough, Miss Mary Yarborough, Mrs. J J. Barrow and Miss Annie Perry Neal of Louisburg. State Labor Federation Asks State Legislature To Ratify Equal Suffrage. i mcse* portant resolution before the State Labor Federation, in annual conven tion, today, was in reference to puf^ . frage. After much debate" and spirited speaking, it wne decided to send & telegram to the State Legislature at Raleigh and a copy to Governor Blck ett, urging ratification of the Federal suffrage amendment to the Constitu tion of the United States. This was put before the convention and unani-t mously adopted. Con^reBS owes a sacred duty to the country. It should take prompt ao tion to restore the declining Liberty bonds to par value. MilHons of small Investors who placed their all In the Be ' bonds to aid the government are facing a serious financial loss throu gh the shrinkage. It is a reflection upon the country.