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ROBESON FAIR WAS A GREAT SUCCESS SOUTH BEING FREED The Army Of Orphans OF EXPENSIVE PEST BY A?T EX-PRIVATE. iiiilllilililltilllllMMll 4 IMF V AJtout 80,000 Square Miles Cleared of Cattle Tick. Federal aud State Forces Drive Para site. from Great Scope of Territory he Released From Quaran tine December 1. Crowds Larger Than Ever and Exhibits Better. Robeaon Far Over the Top For War Relief Roller's School House Burned Soldiers Returning OtheM Xtws. I ''(Special Star Correspondence.) ' .Washington. November 23. The year that brings to America ana the allies Victory in the great war also brings to the south the fruits of the biggest year's work that ever has been done irf- freeing it from one of the greatest obstacles to the development of bal anced and prosperous agriculture. 'The federal and state forces fighting the cattle fever tick the destructive animal parasite that has caused an an nnal loss estimated at $40,000,000 liave so far "over the top" this year that in the 12 months ending Decem ber 1 they will have driven the tick from 79,217 additional square miles of territory in nine southern states. That .is the greatest area ever freed from the tick in one year since the campaign began actively in 1906. Added to the territory previously freed it makes 458.529 square miles 63 per cent of the 723,565 square miles infected and quarantined oh July 1, 1906. The ac complishment convinces officials of the (bureau of animal industry, , United States department of agriculture, that their goal of a "tick-free south" will Ibe attained early in the nineteen-twen- - ties. . South Carolina Wholly Free. "Aside from the outstanding fact that " the release from quarantine on De cember 1 soon to be formally author Sized by the secretary of agriculture will open up a great area to unre stricted cattle raising and marketing, Jthe year will be notable because it i-nlares another state in the 100 per 2 ceat tick-free column. That state is j? J South Carolina, from 10 counties of .Wtticn tne ieuerai resinuuuna iic -v V b raised. These 10 counties, lying j along the coast and with an area of ! STTitt square miles, are the last in the j state to be freed. In 1906 all the 44 I counties of South Carolina, with a to- tal area of 30,495 square miles were in fected and quarantined. Drives Wedg-e to the Sea. The freeing of all of South Carolina is significant, because it is the first Atlantic coast state to be wholly lib erated. It marks the driving of a wedge to the eea, just as last year the -freeing of all of Mississippi drove a wedge to the gulf. The tick map, changed to accord with the December release, shows how the long battle is being won. In place of the solid band of red that 12 years ago covered all the south, there is a broad ribbon of white to the gulf, another to the At lantic, and white areas through all the territory that in 1906 was closed to the unrestricted production and move ment of cattle. Tiek Fight a War Measure. That tick eradication has been re cognized as a war measure was shown by an emergency appropriation by con gress to provide additional men for the work. As a result of the special funds, added to the regular appropri ation, it was possible during 1918 to attack the tick with a larger force than ever before. On July 1, ,1918, there were at work 354 inspectors of the bureau of animal Industry repre- - senting the federal government; 353 state inspectors; and 1,490 county in- . apectors. They supervised 6,680,232 dippings of cattle during that month - in the 26,976 dipping vats that were 'available. The method of eradication ; followed this year was the same as that adopted early in the campaign, .consisting of systematic dipping in a 'standardized arsenical solution of all i cattle in a community at regular inter , Tals throughout the season. Why Tick Eradication Pays. : i Does tick eradication pay? The j ' question has been answered in every community freed of ticks by better . j cattle, better agriculture in general, better prices, and higher real estate Talues. The cost of eradication has fbeen found to be from 18 to 30 cents a head of cattle, while the increased -Talus of each animal is greatly in ex cess of this, one canvass having re sulted in an estimated average in crease of $9.76 a head. Added to the strictly monetary advantage is the feeling of satisfaction of the cattle raiser when he knows that his ani mals are converting their food into flesh and milk, and not into blood sucking parasites, and that his cattle are free to be sold anywhere in the l United States on equal terms with all V others. Then and Xovr., When the fight was begun against the nek the movement of cattle from all the south 'for slaughter and other purposes was restricted by federal ', regulation, the animal population was of inferior quality, good breeding s stock could not safely be imported to improve the breeds, because of the susceptibility of imported cattle to the parasite, the dairy industry was in- eignincant, general agriculture was retarded through the presence of the i tick, and the belief .prevailed gener , ally through the south that the ticks couia not be exterminated. v On December 1 just 63 per cent of the original quarantined area will ; have been freed from ticks and quar antine, the quality of cattle, as well 'a- their numbers, has risen steadily in the freed areas, the dairy industry has developed greatly, agriculture in gen eral has thrown off a disco,uraging im pediment, better blood is being used very year to improve the breeds, and it has been proved beyond all doubt that the tick not only can be extermi nated, but that before many years, wit! a continuation of federal, state and county co-operation, and .the con tinued efforts and interest of the indi vidual farmers, the-tlck"will be driven into the gulf of Mexico neper to re turn. This Year"; Release. The areas to be released this year follow: '.Alabama, four counties, 2,102 square " miles; Arkansas, two counties and two , parts of counties, 2,184 square miles; Florida, two counties and one part of a county, 4,745 square miles; Georgia, 20 counties, 7,618 square miles; Louis iana, 29 counties and six partB of coun ties, 23,492 square miles; North Caro lina, two counties and one part of a county 1,983 square miles; Oklahoma, eight counties and. 13 parts of counties, . 8749 square miles; South Carolina, 10 counties,: 8,739 square miles; Texas (south), three counties and four part of counties, 3,8S4 square mili Tmj BY F. GROVER BRITT. Lumberton, Nov. 23. This has been a gala week in Lumberton. The an nual Robeson county fair opened Tuesday and closed last night. Many declare the fair this week was the t-est ever held here. Larger crowds than ever attended any previous fair were here this week, thousands of people from all parts of Rpbeson and many from other counties attending. The expectations of the fair promotors were surpassed, both in the number of entries made and the attendance. . As has been the case at previous fairs held in Robeson, the poultry show was the leading feature. More than 300 fnwelaj-some of as fine as could be seen anywhere were entered. Pr haps no better chicken show has been hAiri in the state and certainly no finer chickens have been displayed. While the number of farm products entered was not quite so large as last year, owing to the postponing of the fair, the quality was much better than before and the display much more at tractive. Some of the finest of all crops, grown in the "state of Robeson" were brought in. Larger pumpkins, potatoes, melons, etc., than one unusl lv "runs across." Quite a number of fine hogs were on exhibition, as well and some fine cattle. Another feature of the fair was the community booths, A booth sent from St. Pauls a thriving Robeson county town won first prize. The booth was made up of various articles, the most attractive perhaps being the products of the St. Pauls flour mill. Samples of the flour made at the home mill and all sorts of bread made from" the flour was shown. Also products of the cotton mill at St. Pauls attracted much attention. St. Pauls was well represented at the fair. Thursday was "baby day." Twenty six healthy, robust youngsters were in the show all competing for tne grand prize. The winner has not yet been announced. Besides the fair exhibits there were other amusements, such as the merry go-round, the ferris wheel, shows and all that it takes to make up a carnival No doubts plans will soon be in the making for a "bigger and better" t; next year. Robeson went more than 50 per cent over the united war work drive Practicallv all the townships in the county raised more than their allot ment. Lumberton went 50 per cent "over the ton." Much credit is due Chairman James D. Proctor, who work ed day and night during the drive for the success he attained. Robeson has made a 100 per cent record in every war work campaign yet put on. The school house at Rozler's, Sad dletree " township was destroyed by fire Tuesday. The fire started on" the roof from a spark. The loss was around 1350, with 5200 insurance. Some of Robeson's soldiers who were at camp when the armistice was i signed are being released from mili-1 tary duty and are returning to their I homes. A number have returned home ! this week. Relatives of William Russell Oxen dine, Indian, of Buie have been advised that he was killed in action at the front In France Oetober 14. Several Robeson Indians have given their lives for their country. A Red Cross meeting for the election of officers" of the Lumberton chapter will be held in the court house here Tuesday evening, November 26. All members are urged to be present. Many Robeson farmers are placing their cotton in bonded warehouses and holding for "a higher price." There are no indications of a fuel shortage in Lumberton this winter. Many have enough wood and coal on hand to "take them through" and much wood is being brought in by country people. At present prices, hauling wood is a profitable business. Sheriff R. E. Lewis has been out col lecting taxes this week. He reports good luck. On account of the death of a relative Dr. C. H. Durham was unable to reach Lumberton this week and will not preach at the First Baptist church to morrow as he had planned. He ' and his family are expected to arrive here Tuesday. Dr. Durham recently accept ed a call to the pastorate of the church here, resigning his church at Winston- Salem. License has been issued in Robeson for the marriage of Frank Wilkerson and Ila Rogers. The Frist Baptist Sunday school of Lumberton took a collection amounting to $230.60 for the Baptist orphanage at Thomasville Sunday, November 10 This school has contributed more than $100 t othe orphancre each month this year. Chestnut Street Methodist Sunday school made a contribution of $119 for the Methodist orphanage on last Sun day. Both splendid collections. Rev. E. J. Richards, of New York, is conducting special services at the Gospel Tabernacle. Dr. J. D. Quick, colored, was pain fully hurt yesterday afternoon when he drove his auto down a 12-foot em bankment near town. His wife was in the car with him arid 'escaped un hurt. A new truck has been added to the Lumberton flre-flghtlng department. Two trucks are now ready for use. A Lumberton citizen ordered a quart of the "old familiar" "flu" remedy. When it arrived h invited a friend to accompany him to the room where it 'was to be "opened up" It was opened and soon after it was opened it was learned that somebody had drank the original and re-filled the bottle with water. That was luck of some kind. The Robeson Baptist Association was held at Parkton Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The meeting was most interesting and profitable Little hiore than a ,year ago the United States was transformed into one vast military camp. A nation that had lived in peace for years almost over night became a great, warring power. We had learned to loye peace. We had tolerated numerous untoward ncidents tjiat would: have caused many another nation to take up arms against tne common foe. ' We were lenient arid continued to abide an at titude of good will to all, until There came a knocking at our door not the gentle rap, rap, rap 6f a friend on a friendly mission, but a defiant, blustering knock-with the rugged dub of the war god. The beast ha! come. His emissaries had sneaked through already. Treacherous propaganda had been spread among our people. Plots and conspiracies had been carried out with sucess. Factories had been blown up. Bombs had been placed upon ships in our harbors. On the high seas our vessels had been sunk; men, women and children had been sent to watery graves. And thus our patience was exhaust ed. There was but one course open if we were to retain our honor. We must fight! We began to prepare. American mil itary and business genius did the job in short order. In a little while the tramp of soldiers could be heard In every section of the country. Every city, town, village, and almost every coun tryside had its representatives in what was to be the "great army of libera tion and defense the liberation of western Europe and the defense of our own fair land. Steadfast as we held to our love for peace, equally as stead fast did we show our determination to get into the struggle and bring vic tory quickly. themselves that thev -may - 'eke out such existence."1 as untrained ha.nds and minds may permit; The war has struck the orphans' homes a hard blow. They have been more -, or less forgotten. Interest of nearly all, whether charitably inclin ed or not, has been centered in events transpiring abroad. These homes have a limited, capacity always crowded; while they have long, lists of needy ones continually appealing for places in the ranks-of the mobilized units of the state's helpless little ones. North Carolina has responded nobly to appeals for-war charity funds. Her people have given liberally to aid the orphans and widows of France and Belgium and other stricken na tions. We have thought in terms of hun dreds of thousands to help those abroad. If we will think only in terms of thousands there need be no cries of North Carolina's orphans unheeded. We have Just been through a cam paign to -raise funds for our soldiers ill the camps and overseas. This state did her full share. We have seen that the boys in khaki shall not lack the 'extras" the diversion from the mon otony of army life that they may be kept smiling. The "privates" in the army of or phans are not asking for "extras." The mere necessities of life will keep thm smiling. . The great army- was prepared. Mil lions of red-blooded Americans went to Europe. They fought, and the rest of the story has just recently been told. We are proud of that record. We are proud of those Americanboys in khaki everyone of them Individually and collectively. We will cheer them when they return home within a few months. We will bow our heads in submissive silence as we note those broken ranks the vacant places of the thousands whose bodies lie buried under the sod of a foreign land, who died for France, for Belgium, for Italy, for America, for a civilized world. There will be tears of grief mingled with tears of joy. North Carolina had a full share in what happened "over there" and she played her part well. Some day, I hope, a full story of the "Old Hickory" and 'Wildcat" divisions will be told, and it is going to be a brilliant record that goes down in history to the credit of the sons and grandsons of the gallant men who . followed Lee and Jackson On the battlefields of old Virginia. But every Tar Heel is thinking as I am thinking, and nothing I could say would add to the feeling of honor for the boys that we knew would strike the ruthless Hun a death blow. I might more appropriately have re ferred to the thousands of dependent motherless and fatherless ones as a multitude. But I chose to refer to them as an army. Our army of orphans and our army of fighters are in no wise analogous. In fact, they are very dis similar. In. time of war, however, we think in military terms, in military dollars, in military almost everything. In the stirring days of the past year as our thoughts were centered on those men who were to subdue the ruthless Hun it is probable in fact, it is evi dent that the little fellows of the oth er army here within the confines of our own state have been lost sight of to some extent. That is why I have typed these lines. Thanksgiving day is near. That day the orpans have chosen as the time for their biggest "drive," militarily speak ing. But just as it will not be with guns and bayonets, neither will it be with sobbing appeals or despairing cries. Because none of that is beard, there is no reason to think that the need of "putting the drive over" is net Urgent. This brings me to my story, if I may be permitted to term it thus. I will confine it to a scene in our owri grand old state. There is another army. It if not an army of khaki-clad. No glistening bayonets are. to be seen. There 4re no trumpet-blasts or drum-beats. The splendor and pomp of the military or ganization's absent. It is a great throng of "privates" picked from isortn Carolina's childhood little tots in their infancy and others ranging on up to near the adolescent fatherless. motherless, homeless and in them selves helpless. It is the army of orphans. Orphans are human, just like other folks, and they have a certain priae in themselves that forbids the asking the fortunate fellow with a pocket full of dollars to ' divide. I know, because I have been a private in one of the mob ilized bnits of the army of Orphans an inmate in an orphans' home. I know what it is to stick my hands In two empty pockets, pass a show window on the day before Christmas, gaze upon some special ardcle in the brilliant array of toys and exclaim to my orphaned pal: "Gee, I wlsh't I had that, Joe!" But the wish was all, and I Would pass on with the thought that some day I'd be grown, independent, with money in my pockets. Quite a nuriiber or years have pass ed since then. I have been through the grilling of a college career and have had my share of the knocks that a fellow generally gets when he starts out shifting for himseir. I guess I'm "grown" in the general interpretation of the word. I know what t is to have some "change" jingling in my pock ets. But as for being independent, I've learned that tew people in the world are. Coca-Cola Is "All There 9f pOCA-COLA, though reduced 50 per cent in quantity, still maintains 100 per cent quality. There's only one glass to be had now where there were two before necessary conservation cut our sugar supply in half, but the glass that you do get ig all there" in materials, exactly as it was before the war nothing to dilute or cheapen or in any way alter your favorite beverage. A When youorder Coca -Cola, ask for it by its full name and demand the genuine. Your palate will tell you if a substitute is served. If you suspect you've been served with a substitute, put the question squarely up to the dealer. The coca-cola Company atlanta. ga. 3 COMRADES RESCUED TWO AMERICANS FROM HUNS Captured hy German They Lay In Divrat Swept Alternatively by Guns of Both Armies. There are many thousands in the ranks of the army- If mobilized in military formation for parade the line would be a lengthy one, and would be a spectacle the lik,e of which no North Carolina city has ever witnessed. We would see in it the bright, spark ling eyes of the sons and daughters of some of the state's best blood, 'iney would come from every nook and cor ner of the land, from the mountains to the sea. There would be those frofti the humblest cabin homes; others from homes in which there was once lux ury and happiness all now homeless through the intervention of Fate; helpless but through no fault of their's. It would be a person with the heart of a ruffian who could look upon the scene without a feeling of sympathy. I could tell a ..long story, replete with human interest, of six years spent In that home of the homeless way up in the hills of Piedmont Carolina. That, however, was not my purpose in writing this. So I refrain. But to those noble men and women who made that home possible and to those who have since maintained ft I shall always have a feeling of grat itude.. And when It is to be consid ered that hundreds of others have similar feelings, there is sufficient at testation that the effort is worth while. RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUES With the American Forces in France, Oct. 30. (Correspondence of the As sociated' Press). Wounded, and taken prisoner by the Germans and for two days kept in a dugout on the side of a hill which was under shell fire al ternatively by the Americans and then by the enemy two American privates were resued by their comrades after, fortyeight hours of fighting. Owing to censorship regulations regarding wounded soldiers it is not possible to give the names of the two men. ( The privates were captured in the region of Chatel Chehery, along the eastern edge of the Argonne forest, just Vlfore the Chatel Chehery was captured by the Americans. While the Germans were- endeavoring to decide what to do with the wounded men the American artillery opened up and the Germans determined fn a hurry to re move them to a nearby dugout, and four bigv Germany .crowded m oesme, them. -7.i '- ; ' ' "' For two days the artillery, first of the Americans and then of the Ger mans, swept .the hill and so intense was, the shelling- that even the Ger- -mans dld riot attempt to escape. On the third day the American in fantry began going forward and when the crest of the. hill was reached there was a rush of the Americans to the place where . their two comrades had been wounded in an encounter while making a reconnaisance in . the early morning. Leading the men' was 'Cap tain Howell Foreman, of Atlanta, Ga., (north), 13 counties and six parts of counties, 15,841 square miles. The areas remaining under quaran tine after December 1 follow: Alabama, 17,816 square rixHes ; Ar kansas, 18,768 square riilleB; Florida, 45,216 square -miles; . Georgia, 27;706 square miles; Louisiana, 14,332 square miles; North Carolina, 7,691- square miles; Oklahoma, -13,628 square miles; Texas, 123,193 . square miles;- Virginia, Yet units of this great army pass before our eyes almost every day. But they pass unnoticed, unheralded and unknown to many. The scene is differ ent from a body of men in khaki. There are no distinguishing marks in thisi army of orphans to evoke applause. The man in uniform would be asked into, almost any home, dined and paid homage in many ways. But the waif on the street or by the roadside is overlooked or passed by as one who has merely strayed off from home in search of some childish pal with "whom to play. His would be a pitiable plight if there were no solution. But there is a solution. Tears ago North Carolina's benevolent men and women saw tnat tne states neipiess children must be cared for. Their ef forts were small in the beginning but the fruits of them have : gfown to a great size. ' ' These fruits are the score of orph ans' homesx that have sprung up throughout the state. They are our greatest institutions. In them are fed and clothed and educated boys ana girls whose chances, would otherwise be slim slim to the breaking point. Some day they must shift for them selves and these homes are preparing them for that day. Hundreds have been trainedprepared for profes sions and responsible business posi tions which they are filling with as great credit as those who have unlim ited opportunities.. They are traveling the rugged highway of life along With the fortunate who never dreamed of looking Inside an orphans' home. They are an asset to the state that gave them birth aVid have proven that the saving of human -life and morals is the greatest investment. . But of many thousands of orphans merely a few hundreds can find places in these homes, leaving a vast army of children and youths to either shift for PULLMAN 8BBV1CE. . .-. Commencing November 16th, all re quests for Pullman sleeping or parlor ear space from Wilmington should be made to C. M. Acker. ; Ticket Agent, phona U0t-W.".iv . , ... , v"v " .16-8t Q.-r'.yt T:i Y- ;-r ' . ;;. . Rochester, N. T., Nov. 22. Retention of the essential . features of govern ment control of railroads, telephone and telegraphs; maintenance of a nu cleus, of the present fuel and food ad ministrations and continued federal In fluence to prevent profiteering in basic r-nmmodities: extension of federal con trol of corporations and efforts to free nnrhnmtinns from conflicting State control and continuation of federal in terest in moral and'health problems of municipalities by the public neaitn service were among the more' import ant features of the plaform adopted by the national municipal league tnree rTn.v conference on reconstruction which closed here today. .. A-telegram was sent to all citizens of more than 10.000 inhabitants in the country urging them to give immediate attention to the reception ana protec tion of men demobilized from the army in the face of a probable relaxation of present rigid vice control. 21L 0 A iittU CAPU- i 7,blNEtIittle Iff water plaant tmmc ana wy vour headache. Whether It U caused by colif, heat, mippe,ne wesa,tdmach trouble or brain fag,-! van ishes. Oh my, what welcome re lief! Good for backache also. MEABA' impair the werre -ancl prevent one from doing hie bt rorkj therefore should not be allowed to run on. Stop it at nee. CAPUDINE does not contain ace tanilide, the coal tar heart de pressant, nor any "dope, so cmn 4 be taken without ' fear. ' Much I quicker and more agreeable than I tablet.t)owdcr or pilla. Trial bot- I tLv in. 9 iIamL - ' Larver' sizes 80c and 60c at dray stores, Try itj who had little hope of finding the two men alive. One of the Americans heard a sound from within the dugout ana one oi Vhe detachment, in German, ordered those . on the inside . to surrenaer, threatening to. shower the dugout en trance with hand grenades at once. The reply that come back was in per fectly good American and four husky Germans stepped from the cave with their hands above their heads. A mo ment afterward the wounded Ameri cans had come into their own again. Despite German machine gunners fir ing from the edge of the forest and from commanding heights to . the northwest the Americans were car ried back over the hill from which they had come more than two, days before, the four German prisoners marching beside them. Friday is America's lucky day. Co lumbus discovered land on that day; the Pilgrims landed and a Friday; and George Washington was born on a Friday. THANKSGIVING Let our soldier boys have the Turkeys. Order Pork Hams, Pork Sausage, Liver Sausage, Native Beef, Pork Loins from your Butcher or Grocer. Clean, sanitary, delicious. Gov ernment inspected. Take no sub stitutes. Demand the genuine. CAROLINA PACKING CO. Meat Packers. Wilmington, N. C. BoctorPraises Eczema Remedy The cure of Skin diseases (eczema) and dis eases of the scalp iz known to be difficult even with the best effarts of intelligent and discrim inating phyeieiarr. However there is onv. rem edy that is entirely dependable in this distress ing and trocblesonie disease, that is D.D.D. Pre scription, manufactured by the D. D. D. Com pany of Chicago, 111. I take much pl-s.ure in recommending it to the entire confidence of all sufferers with any form of skin disease, as a medicine they can rely "upon ' rith perfect con fidence. M. L. RANDOLPH, Md. Dec. 11, WIT. Oakhurst, Texas. Ask your druggist and he will tell you what D. D. D. Prescription has accom plished in your own neighborhood. Your money back unless the first bottle re lieves you. 35c, 60c and $1.00. W. J. Wilkins & Co. ARCHITECT$ . i Rooms 9 and 10 Masonic Temple SAFE ABSOLUTELY V -ScATF-mJNTAS-tf. J If T C. W. Polvofit be LiO. Home Furnishers THE BLANKET AND COMFORT STORE OF WILMINGTON ' White and Gray Wool Nap Blankets, a pair'.'. .$5.00 Plaid Blankets,' a pair $6.00, $7.50, $8.50 and $12.00 Blue and pink bordered White Blankets for single beds, a pair Jj8.50 to $12.50 Wool Blankets for double beds, per pair ..... r: . . : . . . . . .$12.50 to $18.00 Baby Blankets, pink and blue 75c, $1.25 and $2.00 Comforts for cradles, cribs, single and double beds, cotton fill ed, wool ftlled and down filled. Feather Bed Pillows $1,25, $1.75, $2.00 and upwards Christmas Toys Are Arriving Dolls, Doll Carriages, Doll Beds, Air Guns, Coasters and Scud- der Cars for Boys. - x Store full of new and useful Christmas Gifts. Shop Early-et the First Pick-Prices are Moderate THE C. II m. tWojgI -si-iMsiis!i
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