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y rpi T7 1 HjH ROBE SOMA ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTH $1.30 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE VOL XLVI. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1915. NUMBER 33 Jfc" W. J. BRYAN RESIGNS AS SECRETARY OF STATE Could Npt Sign Note to be Sent Germany Differs With President Wilson on Note, But No Unfriend ly Feelings Exist Bryan Will Re turn to Private Life, But Will Con tinue His Political Support of the President Letter sf Resignation and of Acceptance Act Caused Sensation at Washington. Washington Dispatch, 8th. William Jennings Bryan, three times Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States and author of nearly thirty peace treaties -with the principal nations of the world, resigned today as Secretary of State, as a dramatic sequel to his dis agreement with President Wilson over the government's policy toward Germany. The resignation was accepted by the President. The cabinet then ap proved the response which had been prepared to the German reply to the Lusitania note. Acting Secretary of State Robert Lansing will sign the document and tomorrow it will bo cabled toerlvv. .., Secietary-uryan "will return to' p-; vate life tomorrow, when his resig nation, takes effect. It was learned that he intends" to continue his po. litical support of the President. Rather than sign the document which he believed might possibly draw the United States into war, Mr. Bryan submitted his resignation in a letter declaring that "The issue involved is of such moment that to remain a member of the cabinet would be as unfair to you as it would be to the cause which is nearest my heart namely, the prevention o" war." Letters of Regret The President accepted the resig nation in a letter of regret, tinged with deep personal feelings of af fection. The letters, constituting the official announcement of Mr. Bry an's departure from the cabinet to private life were made public at th White House at 6 o'clock tonight. Secretary Bryan's letter of resig. nation was as follows: 'Jv Dear President: "It is with sincere regret that I have reached the conclusion that I should return to you the commission of Secretary of State with which yoi honored me at the beginning cf your administration. "Obedient to your sense of du jgnatjCn matje simultaneously with and actuated by the highest motive vthe dL,patch of the note to Germany, you have prepared for trnnsmissi: i ,but wnen Mr Bryan di(1 not attend t0 the German government a note i;ithe cabinet meeting until President wnicn i cannot join wu.mui. vH,.aL-( ing what I deem to be an obligation to my country and the issue involved is of such moment that to remain a member of the cabinet would be as unfair to you as it would be to the cause which is nearest my heart, namely, the prevention of war. Tenders Resignation "I, therefore, respectfully tender my resignation, to take effect when the note is sent, unless you prefer an earlier hour. Alike desirous of reaching a peaceful solution of the problems arising out ot the use of submarines against merchant men, we find, ourselves differing irrecon ciliably as to the methods which should be employed. "It falls to your lot to speak of ficially for the nation; I consider it to be none the less my duty to pro mote the end which you have in view by means which-vyou do not feel at liberty to use. "In severing the intimate and pleasant relations which have existed between us during the past two years, permit me to acknowledge the pro found satisfaction which it has given me to be associated with you in the important work which has come be fore the State Department and tc thank you for the courtesies extend ed. "With the heartiest good wishes f r your personal welfare and for the succes- of your administration, I am, my dear Mr. President, "Very truly yours. (Signed) "WJ. J. BRYAN." The President's detter to Mr. Bry an was as follows: "My Dear Bryan: "I accept your resignation only because you insist upon its acceptance and I accept it with much more than deep regret, with a feeling of . per sonal sorrow. Our two year3 of close association have been very de lightful to me. Our judgments have accorded in practically every matter of official duty and of public policy until now; your support of the work and purposes of the administration has been generous and loyal beyond praise; your devotion to the 'duties of your great office and yur eager ness to take advantage of every great opportunity for service it of fered has been an example to the rest' of us; y0u have earned our af fectionate admiration and friend-1 ship. Even now we are not sepa rated in the object we seek, but only in the method by vhich we seek it. It is for these reasons my feeling about your retirement from the Sec. retaryship of State goes so much deeper than regret. I sincerely de plore it. Our objects are the same c; d we oght to pursue them to gether. I yield tc vour desire only because I must and wish to bid you God-speed in the parting. We shall continue to work for the same cause even when we do not work in the same way. "With affectionate regard, Sincerely yours, "WOODROW WILSON." Full Statement Later. Secretary Bryan said at his home when told of the formal announce ment of his resignation: "In view of the announcement of my resignation, I will say that let ters being made public therewith state my reasons, but I will have a more complete statement that will be given out when the American reply rtov'"tiSe' Ge'f mm WJZJfi o?n?' wtricti probably will be tom.orrow. My res ignation takes effect as soon as the note has been forwarded." Mr. Bryan added that he probably would remain in Washington for a while. Sensation at Washington Dramatically the official relation of Mr. Bryan with the administration of the man whose nomination he as sisted so materially in bringing about at the Baltimore convention of 1012 came to an end. It caused a sensa tion in the NatiDnal capital scarcely paralleled in recent years. Ambas sadors, ministers and diplomats from foreign lands, officials of every ran'i and station, heard the news as it was flashed by newspaper extras tonight. They interpreted variously its ef fect on the delicate situation that had arisen between Germany and the Unites States. The resignation of the staunchest advocate of peace in the Presidents official family spread broadcast the belief that the policy of the United States as definitely determined upon would assert and defend the rights of the United States in any eventuality that might arise. Originally it was the int.ntion of the President and Mr. Bryan to we tne announcement 01 the res Wiison sent f3r nim rumor hat the President had been unable to bring the Secretary of State to his point of view filled the air. Finally, shortly before 6 o'clock, the news leaked out and was confirmed. Few Knew Intentions Just when the subject was first broached between the President and Mr. Bryan is not known definitely, but the fact that Mr. Bryan would resign was known to a small circle of officials as early as last Sunday. WJhen the principles on which the note to Germany siiould be based were discussed at the cabinet meet ing of Friday Mr. Sryan found that he could not reconcile his own po sition with that of the administra tion. Work on the note went for ward, however, Mr. Bryan keeping his secret, as did other officials, awaiting the hour when the commun ication would be ready to be cabled. Today the cabinet assembled for a final reading of the note. Mr. Bryan was absent. He declined to receive newspaper men or callers and sent out word that he had been delayed on account of important bus iness. At the White House no word as to the reasons for his failure to appear at the meeting was given, but after the cabinet had been discussing the note for an hour Mr. Bryan ar rived, telling the newspaper men at the White House that he regretted be ing lata. It was learne tonight that with the knowl?dge that his resignation had already been accepted by the President, Mr. Bryan felt it would be indelicate to attend today's ses sion unless his presence was desir ed by the President. When Mr. Wilson telephoned an invitation the Secretary hurried to the White House, his face somewhat drawn and pale. When the cabinet adjournej shortly after 1 o'clock Mr. Bryan entertained sev en of his colleagues, all who could attend, at a luncheon at the Univpr sity Club. The luncheon was in the nature of a farewell. Friction Was Evident That there had been friction be tween the President and Mr. Bryan has been the under-current of com ment for several weeks, but as the President heretofore had always been able to secure the acquiescence of the Secretary in his point of view, talk f i t V g . . , irom page.i; U. S. SENDS NOTE TO GERMANY Reiterates Demands for Reparation for Less ct American Lives in Sink ing of Lusitania Sets Forth Clear ly Desire of American Government That Germany Signify Early Ad herence to Principles of Interna. j tiona! Law Ccliched in Friendly ! Terms. ' Washington Dispatch, 9th. I The United States today sent to ! Germany a note reitterating its de ; mand for reparation for the loss of 'American lives in the sinking 0f the i Lusitania and setting forth clearly the j earnest desire of the American Gov j ernment that Germany signify her I early adherence to the principles of international law that neutrals be : permitted to travcel on unarmed ships j without being subjected to the dan Igers of submarine warfare. Couched in much more friendly Terms than it was believed would be used when the unsatisfactory an swer to the American note of May 13 arrived from Germany, the commun ication was cabled to Ambassador Gerard for presentation to the Ger man Foreign office. It will be giv en out tomorrow night for publication in morning papers of Frday. As the allmportant document on VridjentWilaon- ; visers nave wornea lor tu days went I forth, it had behind it the united sup jpoi't of the Cabinet. The one man I who had opposed it3 terms because jhe believed it might percipitate war i William J. Bryan had resigned jthe portfolio of Secretary of State I at the moment the note was dispatch ed. A statement issued by Mr. Bryan I revealed that President Wilson ha; rejected his suggestions for an in. J made at the White House but some vestigation by a commission for a i high officials indicated that they be year's time of the legal phase of the.Iieved it most unfortunate that so j dispute with Germany during which ; profound an expression of opinion i Americans should according to Mr. should be made public while the dis. I Bryan's view, be warned against tak-1 cussion with Germany was in prog jing passage on any belligerent ships ress. or on American vessels carrying am- munition. President Wilson made no comment rn the statement, but the text of the! note, it was statecr, would outline j f illy the position of the President and the Cabinet. j The President stands unalterably, it w, stated. .n the principle that! oi.itc.-i lamiui, ainiiH iu surrender any 0f its rights; that the'd0 so were current today, but were Americtn people nad tought in 1811i j liatly denied on all sides. The re-.Miss Mildred Mclntvre to New York, for their rights on :he high seas and ports, it was said, grew out of the j where she will study music this sum eouLi not sacrifice those rights- with; well known intimacy in national nol-!mr the Nation's rise and growth tn a position of command as a world power. High officials generally held the view that Mr. Bryan's statement con - stituted a virtual surrender of Ameri can rights guaranteed not only by in ternational law, but by specific treat ies between the United States and Germany. Mr. Bryan's suggestion that Americans do not take passage fen American ships carrying ammuni tion was in direct conflict, it was pointed out, with the treaty of 1828, between Prussia and the United States, wherein either party in time of war is given the right to free ac cess to belligerent ports for commerce in arms and ammunition and other contraband. Moreover, the right of an American citizen to sail on an un armed and unresisting merchant ship of any nationality in time of war is held by the President and his ad visera to be an inalienable privilege founded on the international law of centuries. The President's view is understood to be that a new weapon of offense in warfare can be introduced only if it is made to conform with the gen erally established rules of interna tional law existing. The conditions of war may change, he said, but not the rules of war, unless there is a gen eral agreement among the Nations which contributed m the making of international la-w. Mr. Wilson, it became known, is not opposed to the idea of an in vestigation or diplomatic discussion j ed near me ranroad track and when Mr an(, Mrs j A gharpe re . with a load of xegetables c0nsist of cases in dispute between Germany Jhe train came near, the trucks n jtu h- mornin from Baltimore, I 'ng of beets, cucumbers, beans, Irish and the United States, but feels that I front, the h0rse became frightened at Md where Mrs Stiarne snent four potatoes, squashes, and besides, he beore such a step can be taken some guaranty must be given that in the J 1 1 Lfl 1 1 1 1 Ql UltSL'USSlOn ine llVCS OI American citizens will not be ardized and that the United States will not be required t0 yield any 0f ivq n-',in.- nunc uie uiscussiun is un der way. It is the repetition of attacks on American vessels or lives which the President believes must be prevented by an assertion of the rights of the United States and the attainment of Germany's acquiesence in that point of view before diplomatic negotia tion on the subject can continue. The note cabled to Germany, it was said, authoratively, leaves room . in many respects for a friendly reply, but contains firm insistence on the principles expressed n the 'American notes of February 10. and May 13. The Presdent has requested that detailed forecasts o( the note be not printed in advance of the publication of the official tec. BRYAN ISSUES STATEMENT Explain Reasons for Leaving Cabi net and Announces That He Will Appeal t Public to Sustain Him in His Views Statement Received With Undisguisrd Amazement in Official Quarters. Washington Dispatch, 9th. William Jenning3 Bryan retired today as Secretary of State. His first act as a private citizen wa3 to ; Agriculture, in semi-annual session issue a statement explainingg his rea-jhere, Commia.-ioner of Agriculture W. fons for leavng the Cabinet and an- A. Graham jeclared that he does nt nouncing that he itended to lay his j think that there has been a yeai views of what the American policy when the stand of ail crops was bet tcward Germany should be before the ter, although stme are now some- public for judgment. The statement came as a sensation, al climax to a day of farewell speeche? and good wishes from Pres ident Wilson and executive colleagues of the retiring Secretary. In his explanation Mr. Bryan re vealed that the president had not felt justified in adopting two suggestions made by his Secretary of State that an offer should be made to Germany to submit the questions in dispute wth the United States to an inter national commission for investiga tion during a year's time and that meanwhile Americans should by pro clamation be warned not to take pas sage on any belligerent ships or on AAmer - kas v?tT3-carrying- -ansfaa:-" tion. These propositions Mr. Bryan expects to urge upon the people "in the hope of securnig such an expres sion of public sentiment as will sup port the President in employing these remedies if in the future he finds it consistent with his sense of duty to favor them." Mr. Bryan's statement was receiv ed with undisguised amazement in official quarters. No comment was DANIELS WILL NOT RESIGN Rumors That Secretary of the Navy Would Resign Denied Secretary Stand? F'.rmly With Wjlson Likes Note Sent Germany. Washington Dispatch, 9 Reports that Secretary of the ivavv uanieis nau resigned or wnuia Hies of Mr. Bryan and Mr Daniels. As a matter of fact, nine members ot ine cabinet stood solidly for thdtown today. Mr. Sutton report, a President's position as expressed in ' hpnw ruin nnd a spvpta lApfri ofnrm 1 the note Mr. Daniels was with those who differed with the Secretary of State. Secretary Daniels late today said: "I think the note the President is Ku .o w.c nu-c no uuui .uiariy visiting tnis store today re send and the country will stand be. j reives a gift of a nice hatpin. The hind bim. Nine members of the cab- person making the largest purchase met are agreed that the President's position is right. In declining to sign the note I believe Secretary Bry an stood by his convictions." Mr. Daniels reiterated his state ment that he had not even thought of resiging as Secretary 0f the Navy. Mr. Daniels expressed regret at Mr. Bryan's resignation. TRAIN HITS WAGON Logging Train Strikes Wagon and Cuts It In Two Horse Slightly Hurt and a Close Call Caused by Leaving Horse Unhitched The loss of a wagon and the near ' 'os3 of a horse was the experience of Mr. Ben Edwards early this morn ing by leaving his horse unhitched, rj-i j , , , . . Jilr-TfY wVV -Vi a f"1"1, where the Whiteville roan crosses the V. & C. S. railroad. an,i the watron was struck by a log train belonging to the Kingsdale Lumberton Corpora tion. Mr. Edwards left the horse, whi ch was latched to a wagon gentle h0rse, too, standing unhitch - I ine ringing oi tne Den on tne engine proceeded to run across the trac-r I ' w """"K nam. Hie jeop-!norse crossed the track, but ! front truck struck the wagon j ting it in two in the middle, leav. ing the front wheels on one side ot the track and the rear wheels on the other. The horse wa3 knocked some distance and would perhaps have met death by falling nto a deep ditch nearby had it not been for some rail ings along by the side of the ditch. The horse wa, slightly bruised, but not seriously hurt. Engineer Robert Small stopped his train as quick as possible, but too late to save the wagon. - 1. STARTS IT PLUS 0 & 0 CROPS NEVER WERE BETTER Commissioner Graham Thinks There Has Never Been a Year When Stands of All Crops Were Better, Estimates Reduction 0f Cotton; Croj at About SO Per cent Fin- anrial Statement. j Raleigh Special, 9th, Charlotte Ob. server. In his report to the State Board of what "in the grass." He says flood i have done damage in some localities, ; but that the oat crop, which a month ago appeared to De a ianure, ia tui. !y up to the average and that the, The public is invited, same development applies to wheat The Commissioner estimates the re- Misses Emma Higley and Mar duction of the cotton crop in this aret poP a"d M. Clifton Blake, State at about 20 per cent j Oliver Nance and B. M. Sibley left The financial statement' f0r the yesterday morning for Mt. Airy, Department of Agriculture, as set out ! where tney are attending the State in the report, shows a balance in the ! Convention of the B. Y. P. U. treasury June 1 of $39,294, compared with a balance on June 1, 1914, of $77,987. The deposits 0f the de partment from December t oJune ag gregated $169,946 and the expendi tures during that period were $127,- the six months period December to June 1, amounted to $115,531, compared with $158,457 dur- v. t ivuo tui i no iinuiut; a 1 f Jill cottonseed meal tags the past six months was $17,600; feed stamps, $13,685; test farms, $11,781; hgo se rum,$6,932; seed licenses, $1,600. The report shows the fertilizer ton nage during the past six months was 577,657 and during the correspond ing period last yeay 792,288. Notices of New Advertisements. Maxwell runabout for sale cheap. Duroc boar for $18. Young man wants position. Card of thanks. The Pastime theatre is closed remodeling; will reopen June 15. Program at Star theatre. for Middling cotton is worth 8 1-2 cents per pound on the local market today. Mr. Stehen Mclntvre returned vesterrlav from New York- and othnpit,. et u r.r ! Northern cities. He accomponied Tr Ron Kf f ,,f a fm j Lumberton is among the visitors in down his way Tuesday night. Light ning struck a large shade, oak in Mr. Sutton's yard. The Holmes Jewelry Co. is ob serving "opening day" today. Each at this store today will receive a cuckoo clock tonight. The manager, Mr. A. J. Holmes, is being assisted bv Mr. G. H. Bell, a member of the firm, of Dunn. As stated in The Robesonian some time ago, these centlemen bought out the stock and fixtures of Mr. H. C. Boylin. They have had the building remodeled and expect to give Lumberton an up-to-date iewelery store. Mr. and Mrs. IT. C. Boylin and children will leave tomorrow for Rutherfordton, where they will spend the next three months and where they may decide to make their home. They will visit relatives and friends at Wadesboro and Monroe for a few days before going to Rutherfordton. ""J"" i jr nuuj ilia jcwcil) business here, as has been mentioned tl. t , . , -: .1 4 l A T 1 X - - iV . fall to engage u .other business n and his family have many friends in' lrmlioi4n .n , tli U., t- t-Un I a,, .t, i... V. J.i1t. 9 frm r; o,i ,!,. 1 f ; ; wepks undpnroinjr at Uni 1 j pr testant Irifirmaiyi an operation j mr th.nn threo n ooL-a nrr fi. tne.Sh?.rpe left for Baltimore Monday CU''nirlt r- f tVlia a'ooL- on,l Ti.ssJn,. j t commencement exercises 'of i J.-?ins Mopkins University, a nephew nf Mrs. Sharpe. Frederick Courtney ! T5rr, being a member of the grad uating cla.v. receiving the A. B. de gree. Mr Tarr for the fourth suc cessive year received a scholarship for making the highest mark in his class, and he also received a prize of $50 for the best essay in Spanish. Washington. June 9 A message from Chihuahua t: the Villa agen cy here tonight announced that Man uel Bonilla had started for Wash ington with General Villa's response ito President Wilson's warning t3 the effect that belligerent Mexican fac tions must restore peace and save the famine-threater.ed civilian population from further suffering. i WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST Sf,ued bv the U. s Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C far the Wek ikKinninK Wednesday, June 9, 1915 For SoBth Atlantic and East Gulf states: After the brief rains at the l.otrinnintr nf the nfrir,J fair uoathor - - (J . . v.-.l! set in and continue thereafter. The temperatures will ba a little be low the seasonal average. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS License has been issued for marriage of George I. Klarpp Mary E. King. the and i There will be children's dav ex- ercjsei at Tnlarsville Baptist church next Sunday, beginning at 5:30 d. m. Messrs. M. W. Floyd, J. P. Mc Neill, Q. T. Williams and W. G. Pittman went over toFairmont yes terday afternoon arcd-returned by way of Back swamp chutch They report crops looKing wen, and the grass The Seaboard announces a round trip summer rate from Lumberton to Hendersonville of $12.05; from Lum- berton to Asheville, $13.05. Ticketa are good all summer and the trip i, msde via Carlyle, S. C., which en ables one to leave Lumberton in the morning and rrive at either place on same day. Mr. R. M. Phillips of the Globe Swamp section was among the visi tors in town Monday. Mr. Phillips says he crossed the river swamp at Matthew's Bluff one day recently and the water ran up into his buggy, and when he had crossed he found in the buggy a turtle that tipped tne scales at 12 pounds after his head wa, cut off. Postmaster D. O. French asked The Robesonian to say that on ac count of a change in the sched' le on the main line of the Seaborn. all mail for the North will be dispatch ed by way of Hamlet instead of Hope ; Milb. as it will go nuicl or. All mail m. train office not ! must be ,lensite t P. later than 5:45 p. m. The Pa?time theatre is closed thia week while the building is be- modeled Ji Is expected that mt worn, win db iar enougn aavanc ed ty allow the show to re-open Tues day night. The interior is beinjr changed entirely, the roof being rais ed and an incline floor being put in. Plenty of ventilation is the feature of the change. Architect J. M. Rus sell is in charge of the 'work. It is understood that a number of colored folks who live about town were "stung" one day laat week when they bought tickets to "Big New York Sh0w" from a well dressed negro, who claimed to be ad vance agent for the show which would appear in Lumberton on a certain date. The negro left town on the afternoon train for parts un known, carrying with him some "easy" money, and the show . 8t,fll seems to be a long way off. Mr. J. P. Russell returned Monday night from Wilmington, where he at tended the State Convention of the Christian Endeavor Society. Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. Mr. Russell de livered an address at the Immanuel Presbyterian church, Wilmington. His subject was "Bible Authority For Layman's Evangelistic Work". Mr. r" In i Kussell e-!deav0rer and a fine speaker, and no , the , wh heardJhim. Mr V.vprctt Da via whn live: u , ti .aa ;n w n,:a brought some nice plums and eegs. That's the kind of farming that pays. iNOl all OI One tMnrr. hilt .imf nt 5111 things. Mr. Davis remembered how O. nOOr tlPWSnanPi. Ttlln Vina tr. An without thir.es -f that kind, and gave (acn member ot tne stiff a nice Duncn of beets, which were .extra nice ones lor tne early sea.-on. Mr. Simeon Caldwell, acconman iei by hi. father, Mr. R. D. Cald well, and sister. Miss Annie Ruth, and Mr. Woodherry Lennon, will leave tonight for Pulaski, Va., where Sat urday evening at S o'clock Mr. Cald well will be married to Miss Ruth Keister of thnt town. Mis Irene McLeod left Sunday fcr Pulaski and will ittend the wedding. Immediate-K- after the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell will leave for the Panama Pacific International Exposition, Yel low Stone Park and other places of interest in the' West.. They will be at home to their friends- in Lumber ton about July 13. ''
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