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VOL. XCATII-NO. 59
WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 21; 1916
WHOLiE NUMBER 39,589
20,000 CLUB WOMEN
GOING TO NEW YORK
That Number Expected to Attend
Biennial Convention of Gen
eral Federation
A. W. fil'LEAN DISCUSSES
L
NATIQNA
CONVENTION
OPENING SESSION MONDAY
Convention Will Be In Session Until
June 8, Largest Gathering in New
York This Year Mrs Pen
nybacker to Retire.
Predicts Large and Enthusiastic
Gathering
National Committeeman Expects Great
Democratic Victory M. L. Mar
ley for Commissioner Hia
toric Communities
New York, May 20. The club wom
en of the country ,two and a half mill
ion of whom are represented in the
General Federation of "Women's clubs.
have perfected a plan for the greatest
convention in the history of the Feder
ation in New York this month. The
dates are May 22 to June 8. During
those seventeen days it is expected that
fully 20,000 women representing clubs
in every state in the Union ,as well as
eome from Alaska, Japan, England, Ha
raii and South America, will attend
"many of the innumerable meetings and
social functions that, have been ar
ranged. Xew York city this year is said to
have more than 500 different conven
tions on its calendar but from all in
dications none will equal in attendance
the gathering of women. Special sen
timent is attached to the women'
convention by the fact that although
the Federation was founded here twenty-six
years ago, it is the first time
since then that the women have met
in New York. It was "Jennie June"
Croly, one of the founders of the So
rosis. the pioneer woman's club In this
country, who initiated the idea of a
general convention of women's clubs in
1SS9, and the outcome of this was the
holding of the first cpnvention of the
General Federation in New York in
the following year when 63 clubs were
represented by 126 delegates and the
Sorosis was hostess.
Chicago, Philadelphia, Louisville.
Denver, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, St
Louis, St. Paul, Boston Cincinnati, San
Francisco and Chicago again, liave been
the convention cities in the order nam
ed. The forthcoming convention, the
thirteenth, willhave- SorosTsagalrr" at
its hostess, in conjunction with the
. Mew York state and city federations
hich are working their hardest tc
make the gathering a notable one in
The main drill hall of the armory
of the Seventh Regiment of the New
York National Guard, which will ac
commodate upwards of 8,000 women,
will be the principal meeting place. The
..- colonel's room and other officers' quar
ters will be turned over to the wo
men for headquarters. The armory is
located at 66th St., occupying an en
tire block between Lexington and Park
avenues.
The chief executive is Mrs. Percy V.
Pennybacker, the president of the fed
eration, whose home is in Austin, Tex.,
but who for the past two years has
been traveling throughout the country
keeping in personal contact with the
activities of women's clubs. She will
not be a candidate for re-election this
Fear, however, and the question of her
successor will be one of the most im
portant items of business during the
invention. The two candidates for the
office are Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath. of Tif
fin, Ohio, and Mrs. Josiah Cowles, of
Los Angeles. The Ohio candidate is at
present first vice-president of the fed
eration, and is a club woman of wide
experience. Mrs. Cowles. whose name
has been put forward by the California
women, has also been prominently iden
tified with the federation several vears
' s director, treasurer, and chairman of
various committees.
In the words of Mies T.ntii. V.
Stearns,. One of the rlirntnrs of th
federation, "the business of being a club
"uman is a big business and is get
ting to be a bigger busy every day.'
is apparent from the elaborate
programme that has been arranged for
he convention. The topics indicate
an increasina-lv wide ranee of affairs
n which .the club women are taking
oniy an interest but an active part
mere Was a timv fnr instMniu wViti
the Xew york city Federation of Wo
ens Clubs could report on all of Its
umes at each convention, but now,
nent of the city federation, it takes the
x conventions of an administration
o get through the reports of the thir-
-eignt committees which have devel
3Ped.
The General Federation has as its
croad object the furtherance of every
.,..5roent n the interest of women,
"iren and mankind in general, and
ne programme calls for reports and
o-scussion by committees on art, child
'ire, civics, civil service reforms,
"iie economics, conservation, indus
,'ai and social questions, legislation,
-Qucation, literature. music. Dublic
Where the Fight for War or Peace Begins in Chicago June 7.
CUE 111 CASE IS
(Special Star Correspondent.)
Red Springs, N. C, May 20. Hon. A.
W. McLean, Democratic National Com
mitteeman, of Lumberton, who return
ed a few days ago from Washington
and also from a meeting of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee at Raleigh,
says that all arrangements for the
great Democratic National Convention
to be held at St. Louis June 14 are
about complete and that indications
point to a very large and enthusiastic
convention
Asked as to what would in all prob
ability be the most important matter
coming before the convention. Mr. Mc
Lean said it would be the adoption of
the platform' and the nominations of
candidates for President and vice-Pres-ident.
Knowing, of course, that Mr
Wilson will be unanimously re-nomi
nated, Mr. McLean was asked as to
who would probably be, the nominee for
Vice-President. He replied that while
the name of Governor Major, of Mis
souri, was being discussed in this con
nection and that while the people of
North Carolina feel very kindly towards
him for his prompt repudiation of the
offer of the syndicate now engaged in
an effort to collect the fraudulent re
construction bonds, he hardly thought
it probable that the North Carolina
delegation would seriously consider
voting against Mr. Marshall.
As to who would be the temporary
chairman, Mr. McLean said the sub
committee on arrangements had under
consideraiton several Democrats of na
tional prominence, among whom might
be mentioned ex-Governor Glynn, of
,New York; Senator Stone, of Missouri,
and others, and that the matter would
probably be decided by June 1st. Mr.
McLean says he prediction now is that
there will be a full attendance of the
North Carolina delegates.
Predict Great Democratic Victory
Replying to a question as to what
were the prospects for Democratic suc
cess next fall, Mr. McLean said they
were good. Continuing, he said, "I
was glad to fin,d while in Washington
few days ago Democratic leaders
from every section of the United States
very optimistic Indeed over the great
success which shall be ours next fall.
Mr. McLean stated, with reference
to who might be the Republican nora-
nee for President, that the trend to
wards nominating Roosevelt which was
so strong a month ago, seems to haye
.spent Its force and that indications
now point to the nomination 01 iiugnes
or a "dark horse, ' there being a possi
bility that either Root, Cummins. Bur
ton or Fairbanks might be nominated.
However, Mr. McLean gave it as his
opinion that Hughes would be nomina
ted and that Roosevelt would endorse
him. This interview with Mr. McLean
revealed some information of value and
interest to thousands of people in this
section of the State and will be gen
erally accepted as authoritative.
Marley For Commissioner
It has been learned that Lumber
Bridge township, this county, is push
ing the candidacy of M. L. Marley (the
Duke of Lumber Bridge) as one or
Robeson's next commissioners. xne
people are impressing the fact that this
township has not had representation
on the board of county commissioners
for twelve years and owing to the great
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Will Probably Go to Supreme
Court Regardless of Judgment.
This photograph shows the Coliseum in Chicago where the Republican National convention will begin June 7. It may be as lively a" show as the last
National convention. Col. W. F. Stone, the sergeant-at-arms, is now on the ground,- very busy making arrangements.
PROGRESS OF
WORK
QUARANTINE STATION
Additional Wharfage and Mooring
Piers Being Built.
Job Will Not be Completed by July 19,
as Contemplated Government 'Ex
pert Gives Information About
Sea Parasites.
DECLARES SHIPPING
BILL ISJIIADEQOATE
National Foreign Trade Council
Reports to Congress
Says Proposed Bond Issne of $50,000,000
Far Too Small to Make Ameri
can Trade, Independent of
Foreign Shipping.
health;
Objects
and under these headings come
rang"inp all Vt a -nrav f.Am
tie ? pIcturea to international rela
nships. one important announce-
vpnv that be made at the con"
-"on is the fact that the federation
-as raised an endowment of 1100,000.
-it: 11 an x
iQ,ft at e Cincinnati convention in
i and- now that the sum has been
-mzed it will be invested by trustees,
'on J rest being used to help carry
- the Tvork of the General Federation.
CImh v' women prominent in New York
-uo life win take their turns as hos-
V,""er!n- Mrs- Thomas A. Edison, for
-ance. win be one of the first to en-
-rtain
LlewkVi women .at her home at
arK, n. J. Mrs. John Hays
tn on 1 11 ue nostess at a luncneon
liam t Etate Presidents. Mrs. Wi
tin" 0,1 He'muth will be hostess at
.tin, olut-women's dinner, and in ad-
nPT. ! -re wl be luncheons and din
Aon mer entertalnmete at va
iBa:n, wo,nen's clubs. A Shakespeare
tar, x recepon at the Metropoli
... -u ..tum of Art nnrt a nnmliar nf
er outside features will be Included.
distance to Lumberton and no commis
sioner much nearer they f eel they are
handicapped; that 60 per cent of their
taxes go to maintaining the chain
gang and yet they get no worx. mr.
Marly is an ex-commissioner of Robe
son and . one of her most successful
farmers and largest land owners. ie
is also a leading merchant and an all
around business man and would doubt
less fill the office to whicft ne aspires
with credit. ,
Two Historical Settlements
In aiding Dr. C. G. Vardell in seciir
iT.r Bome local history of this commun
ity, the Star correspondent unu iw ui
the oldest rural communities in this
section, from point of settlement, are
Antloch and Philadelphus. At each
place is located an old Presbyterian
church, which for nearly a century have
been great lighthouses for all this sec
tion. They were before Red Springs
was and will be at least as long as. Red
Springs is.
In the old cemetery at Antloch,
among the hundreds of antique graves,
one was noted of Rev. John Mclntyre,
who was born in Scotland and was one
of the pioneer Scotch preachers of this
section. He once preached at both of
these old churches (if memory has it
correct) and the epitaph on his tomb
Stone states, that he lived to the ripe
old age of 103 years, three months and
20 days. Father Mclntyre, as his name
has been handed down to the present
....! was. it IS Deiieveo, me
great-great-grandfather of A. W. Mc
Lean, Of LumDerton, wno 10 uiuiDen
great student of nis ancestors me
Scotch.
Candidate Young a Visitor
Hon. E. F. Young, one of the numer
ic candidates for Congress in the
sixth district, was a Red Springs vis
itor this week. ljiKe tne oiner aspi
rants, Mr. Young is making a clean
campaign and is confident of being
nominated. He Informed The' Star cor
respondent that he would surely carry
his home county of Harnett, with sub
stantial support -from various otner
counties. Mr. Godwin says he will car
ry Harnett so ttiere it is. j une o u
alone can tell who will get the plumb.
That Q.' K. Nimocks Is steadily gain
ing ground in his race to succeed Con
gressman Godwin, all who have-given
the matter consideration admits At
least this Is true in various, sections of
Robeson. It seems to be the field
against Mr. Godwin, and yet there are
many strong and substantial men in
Robeson who are usually politically
wise who remain firm for the present
congressman, believing, that this is the
(Continued on Page Eighteen.)
(Special Star Correspondence).
Southport, N. C, May 19. The gov
ernment quarantine station, located
on the opposite side of the channel of
the Cape Fear, river, . and about two
miles" above this city, built twenty
years ago, has always lacked in wharf
age and mooring piers
Some months ago. In fact over a
year ago, the government asked for
bids for the construction of this need
ed room, the contract being awarded
to A. J. Robbins, of Southport. at $24,
271, the work to be 'finished July 19,
1916, but It will be later than that date
before the contract can be completed,
owing to various delays and difficul
ties in securing materials. This is not
the fault of the contractor.
To Mr. J. E. Langley, superintendent
constructor of United States Public
Works, who is here supervising this
new work, your correspondent is . In
debted for much information regard
ing the material part and facts as to
the sea parasites that destroy pilings
and - timbers that must be submerged
in part or whole, for the United States
quarantine station at this port Is en
tirely surrounded by waters of salt at
all times.
The new extension to the station will
be 32 by 330 feet; wharf and piers. It
will take 355 pilings. These with the
superstructural material have receiv
ed extra creosote treatment, the piling
being impregnated with dead oil of
coal tar, 22 pounds' to the cubic foot,
which gives a penetration of 5 to 6
inches, and the timbers of the piers,
12 pounds to the cubic foot. The lob
lolly pine, being more porous, with no
heart, iBTised for the piling now, all
other kinds having been tried and
failed to. meet the requirements. In
this connection it is of interest to no.
that where the barn remains intact
on the piling it' proves a barrier against
the sea parasite, as was shown by pil
ings at the quarantine station here,
which had been down five years, and
were found in sound condition when
recently examined. A palmetto, re
cently taken from the water at Miss
Kate Stuart's water front, which had
been submerged at least half a cen
tury, was found Intact, the wood of
this tree being too fibrous for the tore
do. The Norfolk Creosotlng Company, at
Norfolk, Va., had the corftract for creo
sotlng the pilings and timbers at the
ntatlon here. Mr. Langley spent a
month at . the company's plant while
the work of creosotlng was being done,
representing the government as in
spector. This - plant, as are all such
plants, in this country just now, is be
ing worked to capacity. One delay
was occasioned by a : vessel bringing
coal tar, or oil, being torpedoed.
The above company was the first on
the Atlantic coast to creosote piling,
doing a Job in 1882, at what is known
as Pier No: 6, in Hampton Roads, and
this piling is today in practically good
shape. The first creosoted piling used
in this country was near Galveston,
Texas, in 1875, and a recent examina
tion shows, it pretty good yet.
- The Cape Fear marks the dividing
line for -the' intensity or fierceness of
the sea parasites these being far
erous in- southern ' waters,
hence the real need for creosotlng all
timber that must go in boutnern wa
ters. Countless- numbers
Washington, May 20. In finding in
adequate the. present administration
shipping bill for the creation of an ef
fective merchant marine, the National
Foreign Trade Council, in a report just
submitted s, to- Congress - declared that
the proposed $50,000,000 bond Issue for
a fleet of ships to make this country's
trade independent of, foreign shipping
would be far too small and that from
$520,000,000 to $1,040,000,000 would be
nearer, the mark.
-The report further held that until
a definite Federal shipping policy was
adopted, much like that in force in
England, investors would be-disincim
ed to embark in such a venture. The
main proposal advanced by the Council
advocates the creation of a non-partisan
shipping board comprised of men
experienced , in shipping and foreign
trade and unchained to any policy
seeking government ownership or op
eration," or . any wholesale regulation
of ocean freight rates.
The council says its report is based
on a thorough .investigation of exist
ing conditions directed by the . Coun
cil's merchant marine committee com-
i prised of James A. Far r ell, president of
DIOCESAN COUNCIL III
SESSION AT KINSTON
From 250 to 300 Delegates Expect-
ed to Attend.
Annual Convention of Council of East
Carolina Diocese Met Last Night,
Bishop Darst Pre siding
Woman's Auxiliary.;
ALLIES' PLANS CALKED
F
CONSUMING
MUCH Til
Bains Better Conditions in Robeson
Lumberton Commencement Week.
New Methodist Churck to Be
Opened Today
of minute
the United States Steel Corporation;
Robert Dollar, export merchant and
ship owner of San Francisco, and P.
A. S. Franklin vice president of the
International Mercantile .Marine Com
pany. -
The three chief, objects of a truly
national shipping policy, says the re
port, "should permit and encourage
the development of .a merchant " fleet
discharging the following functions:
First, to increase the national Income
and domestic prosperity thrpugh
greater facilities ' for the sale abroad
of . products of the, soil and industry
of the United States, , through the; im
portation of materials Indispensable
to life arid industry and through the
freight collected from world, com
merce: second, to maintain under the
flag, communication with distant pos
sessions: 'arid third, to aid the national
defense and maintain commerce during
the war whether the United States be
belligerent xr neutral."
After an. analysis, of the amount and
nhn.rn.rt.er of tonnage necessary to
serve American . foreign commerce be
fore the European war, the Council in
its report reaches the conclusion that
"with the $50,000,000 derived from the
proposed bond , issue , not more ' than
600.000 etoss tons of shipping can be
provided at existing, prices or less than
one-tenth of the minimum amount ne.
cessary to. establish the United States
in the position sought.. Nothing. like
600,000 gross ,tons is available, frotn
the few nations which, during the war,
permit alienation of. their merchant
men vessels., American shipyards will
not guarantee deliveries of new con
struction within two years.. Rear Ad
miral Benson hap testified that the. ut
most the navy yards can guarantee, if
assured prompt deliveries of matrieals,
is six 100,000 ton ships in two years,'
On the assumption that the carriar
of 60 per cent of American foreign
commerce" In American vessels would
render this country independent,' and
in view of the fact that1 in ,1915 J.871.T
543 tons of American shipping carried
14.3 per cent of the total foreign com
merce, the committee estimates that
between 6,000,000 and 10,000,000 gross
(Special Star Correspondent.)
Kinston. N. C, May 20. The annual
convention of the council of the Epis
copal "Diocese of East Carolina wa:
opened in St. Mary's church : here to
night about 8 o'clock. ' More than 100
delegates had arrived , early . in the
evening. The number is expected, to be
swelled to 250 or 300' by tomorrow,
Represented or expected to have del
egates here are churches- in Elizabeth
City, Edenton, .Williamaton, Washing
ton, Aurora, : Wilmington, Fayettevile,
Newborn, Kinston and scores- of other
towns. '.
The diocese comprises, all - of " the
strictly eastern . portion of the State,
with a territory of 17,407 square miles.
Rt. Rev. Thomas 'C. Darst, of Wilmlng
ton, the bishop, is presiding' over the
cbuncil. ' - . ;
Speakers will be Bishop Darst, Rev.
Dr. S. Harrington Littell, Hankow,
China, ; who will speak Sunday night'
on "Missions;',' Prof.. Chas. H. Herty,
University of North Carolina, wiio will
make a plea for - the -"Five Million
Church Pension Fund" ($2,000,000 of
which has been raised) on. Monday; Dr.
Jas. Hardy Dinara, oi -unariottesvme,
Va.,vwho will on- Sunday afternoon 'in
a . downtown theatre speak 4 on "The
Spirit of Social- Service;' Rev.' Archer
Boogher, of Fayetteville, to prfeach the
(Special Star Correspondent.)
Lumberton, N. C, May 20. All this
section has been greatly refreshed dur- .
ing the week by good seasonable show
ers of rain, which was greatly needed.
All kinds of crops, notwithstanding
the cool weather, show much improve-
ment, though' cotton has not yet come
up. The farmers expect within the
next three or four days to see cotton.
coming up alright. The rainfall here
Monday and Tuesday was three inches.
less the 100th part of an inch. Another
good rain . fell Thursday.
Superior court convened Tuesday
with Judge Daniels presiding. The first
work of the court was to grant five
divorces. When that had been done the
Carlyle will case, was taken up and is
still going on. It was stated last night
by attorneys that this case would prob
ably not be given to the jury before
Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morn
ing of next week. This is an action
brought to try to break the will of the
late Miss Thesia Carlyle. The law firms
of McLean, Varser & McLean and Mc
lntyre, Varser & Proctor appear for
those opposing the breaking of the
will, while Britt & Britt, of Lumberton,
Ex-Governor Kitchln, of Raleigh, and
Mr. Bland, of Burgaw, represent the
heirs desiring the breaking of the will.
The opinion has been expressed that the
matter will go to the Supreme Court
regardless . of the winning side in the
lower court.
A cow said to have gone mad sev
eral days ago, following the bite of
a mad dog, died yesterday, after being
confined several days, suffering terrible
agony, to . all appearances. The head
was. sent to Raleigh last night for ex
amination. Another cow was reported
yesterday to be acting in a manner
which caused the fear that the animal
had. also been bitten and was similarly
affected. Quite a number of dogs were
reported bitten two or three weeks ago,'
but, strange to say, their owners in
some cases have sent them away to
protect them .while others had them
killed, thereby taking no chances. It
is said that the law Is very rigid in
Berlin. May .20. The "far-reaching such cases and it is hard to under-
Signiflcance" of the spring operations fand owneu ff d,gtLU fubJefw
- - ' - mclUDCl VCQ &IIU lUOll llCIgXlUUKa DUV11
on the Western front has, from a Ger- dangerous risks. It is not right for
man point of, vie w, been the fact that one person to dump his trash on an-
while the Entente . Allies had planned other. If there, is a possibility that a
ni ,inf tw. m-in th or- has been bitten, no time should
R ARMIES n
GERMANY
"Significance" of Spring Opera
tions on Western Front
Entente Plans Thrown 'Topsy Turvy,'
, According . to . General Military -Survey
Published in Ger
man Press".
man armies anticipated .them and threw
their plans-"topsy turvy,". according tc
a general military " survey which is
published in the German press and
which has evidently emanated from of
ficial quarters.
"Our enemies had been preparing foi
this general onset with all the resourc
es at their disposal," says the German
summary, "and they have never ceasec
telling us their resources were inex
haustible. Feeling certain' of victory
be lost in killing it, instead of putting
it off on some innocent person in the
country. It seems to be a question of
which shall be protected, human or
dog life:
A good number of people from this
section are attending the 20th of May
celebration in Charlotte.
Commencement. Week
The Lumberton Graded School, will
close next Friday. The baccalaureate
sermon will be preached at fthe Meth
odist church tomorrow morning at 11
o'clock by Rev. Dr. W. B. North, pastor
The literary address and graduation
in advance, they had heralded their in- exerclses wJ11 De held Friday. It is
counciliar sermon -Sunday - morning;
Rev. Dr. H. r L. Burleson, editorial ; sec
retary of the Church J Missions House,
New' York - City, to - make- an -address
to , the Woman's- Auxiliary on Monday;
Rev. Lester Bradner, - Ph.D., of New
York,- who wiir on Tuesday ' evening
speak on the work of the general
board of religious education; Miss Claudia-
Hunter, of Henderson, to make an
address to the Woman's -Auxiliary
Monday or Tuesday, and others. ;
Monday night's service will be in
the interest of diocesan missions,
The closing service will be on Tues
day evening,
Officers of the - Woman's ' Auxiliary
and ' Parochial Society,1 to meet ' simul
taneously with the council, are:. Mrs,
James Grist Staton, Williamstori, pres
ident; Mrs. Geo. H. ' Roberts, Newbern,
treasurer r Mrs. H. Mr Bonner, -Newbern,
vice-president; Mrs. T-. G. Skinner,
Elizabeth City; second vice-president.
Officers of allied- organizations are:
Mrs. 'T." P. -Noe, Wilmington,' president
of1 the Girls' Friendly Society; Mrs. N,
N. Davis, Wilmington,- traveling-; sec
retary; Mrs. F. R. Rose, ; Fayetteville,
secretary Junior branch; Mrs. John B
Cranmer, Wilmington, secretary Little
Helners: Miss Minnie Albertson, Ellz
abeth City, and Miss Luclle Mufchison,
Wilmington, educational secretaries,
and Miss Mary C. Roberts, Newbern,
correspondent for the Church Periodi
cal Club. .'"'.
' There are two convocations the -con
vocations of Edenton and Wilmington
In the diocese;
In the diocese is the oldest church
of anv denomination in the State, - St
Thomas at Bath, built of brick brought
from Europe ad church -home of a
flourishing congregation more than 200
years ago. "
COUNTY CANDIDATES NAMED.
itiative before their own people and
everybody else. The German armies,
however, anticipated them and threw
their well-matured plan topsy-turvy.
"Their operations as seen from the
German side, consisted: partly of of
fensive and partly of defensive battles.
yet they are all characterized by the
one uniforni feature namely, ' that a
German ;spring offensive has come in
stead of the offensive planned by the
enemy.
"The attacks of the Russians and the
Italians at the Same -time are. only, in a
tactical' sens'e Iffehslve: They are real-
said that at least two of the teachers
will not stand for re-election for the
next term, which is greatly regretted
by students and parents. Lumberton
has a graded school which any city
or town might well be proud of.
Mr. W. P. McAllister is stocking his
fish pond on the west side of the river
above ? the iron bridge with perch of
different kinds, but jack and pike are
forbidden to enter therein. A flowing
well probably 75 or 80 feet deep emp
ties Into the pond, so that regardless of
dry weather the pond will at all times
be supplied with fresh water. Mr. Mc-
ly aeiensive operations on-i.no- argeB1 4,lut" ,s onnRMHnr nrlvinc- another
has, the merit .of; being, ornamental and
pretty, but also clearly lnteiligiDie. A
relieving offensive is an offensive act
with a defensive purpose
"What, this-means In its effects upon
the morale of the troops can be fully
comprehended, only by a man who has
himself taken part in this fighting
The words 'we are advancing' exercise
a magical charm upon the
pply
No names are being used, as the Star
correspondent always avoids hurting
a mother's feelings as far as possi
ble, but' there are .a few boys in Lum
berton who are goihg to cause tears
to. flow in the near future, unless they
change their course. Some of them
would not know the truth if they were
German to re lfc ' in the Blble- But that
tne small part or it tney go arouna
. . .. 4--, on.ll nir.1 AVAT-V
b7anh orthelgigantlcTrgansm of our hunting, trouble and they are almost
army. We are, going to attack' in Bht of "lyJ V118, tr t
. ' onH hnnnv ored woman reported to Chief McLeod
t? th.t four of the knee-breeches squad
section be assigned to mere defensive had gone to her house south of the
duty. The Germans fighting on the railroad, and told her that he, the chief,
east front, conscious of the fact that had sent them down there to search
we are dictating the character of the her house, and according to her state
fighting, are just as much inspired by ment, they went through things. These
the , offensive spirit . in heroically re- are smart little chaps, possessing in
slsting the onsets of the Russians en their own estimation, more wisdom
masse as. their comrades. Precisely the than they will possess when they are
troops fighting in Russia, who enjoy- four times as old as they are now.
ed the good fortune last summer of Better hold up, boys,
pressing forward incessantly and Marriage of Mnck Interest
wresting enormous stretches of terri- A marriage of much interest was sol
tory from the Russian colossus, are emnized Wednesday at 5:30, Mr. Lacey
now' looking on without envy at the McK. McKenzie and Miss Isabella Woo
attacks of their comrades in the west, ten being the contracting Parties. Rev.
after these had for so long been con- J- Frank Gorrell performed the cere-
demned to the self-sacrificing task ol mony. Mr. Mckenzie ana Driae are
rTnu warfare" among the most popular young people
The survey takes up in detail the in Lumberton and have the best wishes
various operations on the western front of a host of friends. The young coup-
but covers the operations only up to le left immediately, for the western
Anril 1 and gives but little further in- Part of the State where they will spend
formation than has been contained in
the official communiques and other
despatches.
Referring in a general' way to the
several days.-
Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son have
greatly Improved the appearance of the
front of their big department store by
toredo Infest ; these -: waters, seeKing tons or snipping , wuwu . uo
tint? nnAtifne fn wood, where ' And at the prevailing rate of con-
this parasite begins operations at once.
boring, not to find a living, but a home,
for the toredo subsists upon the sea,
sucking in this living through an ap
erture at the tail, while boring ahead.
There are three classes of ' ship
worms, all borers. The toredo, boring
spirally," lengthwise; Is the best known
(Continued, on rage juigmeen-i
struction before the war of $50 a ton
and of $100. a ton the present ' rate, it
was found the final costs would be be
tween $520,000,000 and - $l,040,000,000i
"In what situation," asks the 'report,
"does capital find itself when- urged
gradually to- finance,' at a cost of be
tween -one half billion-' and 'a ! billion
(Continued-on Page Eighteen.)
Full Ticket Put Out by Wayne Repub
lican Convention. .
- '(Special Star Correspondence.)
v" Goldsboro, N. C, May. 20. At a-meeting
-of the Wayne County' Republican
convention this week, ; Mr. E.. W. Hill
was elected county chairman, arid" af
ter a short business meeting the-following
county candidates were select
ed and ratified by the convention: Sen
ate, J. T- Hooks; House, N, A Howell
arid 4 D. M, Kornegay; sheriff, J. C. O'
Berry ; register pf 'deeds,"Sam 'Taylorj
eooner, J. E. Pearson-, - commissioners;
B. Sasser, W.-M UzzelU: C.; Cald
well. R, E. Fields and. J. Fsnutiu .
battles of the Meuse, ,it declares that removing the stationary awning frames
. mn,t . imnnrtont rsiiit wis that I and. substituting therefor the modern
French , troops were relieved by the patterns. Only a very few old style
English from Armentieres to Arras
and in the' last third of March still
further southward of the Somme.
"But," the report adds, "the substituted
troops have not. developed any con
siderable activity. 1 Neither . have the
frames remain now and they will have
to be removed before the fronts of the
buildings where they are can be pro-:
tected.from the sun by awnings.
The Star man visited four grocery
stores on Elm street a few mornings
ttlLiVlUJ. A.iti.v.. . " - - - I " ,
English made the slightest attempt to ago on an information tour as to the
relieve the strain upon their hard- prevailing prices of hams. North Caro
pressed ally by making an attack upon Una and. those shipped in. The first
their own account," " place visited only had shipped hams
The other two allies of the French and', the price was 25 cents per pound,
the Russians and Italians made more The other three only had the good
earnest efforts to support their ally, .old North Carolina, raised we presume
says the survey. and it sums up what in Robeson. One place charged 22
these operations were -as follows: - cents, another 20 and the. last 18. The
"Before-the German east -front there hams' all looked like com fed, but they.
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