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ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH
SUO A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE
VOL XLVII
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1916.
NUMBER 29
CARRANZA RELEASES
AMERICAN PRISONERS
IMMEDIATE BREAK AV ERTED
. American Demand for Release of 23
Prisoners Captured at Carrizal
Complied Wilh Whether War Has
- Been Prevented or Merely Post
poned it. is Not Possible Yet to Say
'-, News of Release of Prisoners
Brings Relief to Officials at Wash
ington .
Washington Dispatch, June 28. . .
An, immediate break, between the
" United States and Mexico has been
averted by compliance with the
American .demand for the release of
23 troopers captured, in the fight at
Carrizal. Whether war has been
jprtevented or merely postponed no
one here would attempt to say to
night. ''"."
Official information as to the at-1
litude of General Carranza was lack
ing.. Until his response to Secretary
Lansin&r's note, dispatched Sunday.
making two peremptory and dinstinct
demands, is received, there will De
no decision on whether President Wil
son shall lay the crisis before Con
gress. .
News of the release of the prison
ers received early tonight in press
disnatehes broutrht undisguised re
lief to high officials". It was accept
ed as correct and assured that Car
xanza, impressed with the urgency o
the situation, had ordered that the
cavalrymen be started for the bor
der without waiting for his reply to
reach Washincton. '
While it generally is conceded that
this move lessens tension ana maices
th crisis less imminent, no one con
versant with the grave problem lost
aiight of the fact that the aiwmport
ant question A Carranza's' attitude
toward, the American expedition
-across the border to protect the ter
ritory and citizens of the United
States from bandit outrages. If the
de facto government stands upon the
order to General Trevino to attack
Pershing's men when they move oth-
- erwise than toward the border, the
situation actually is just what it was
. before, except that there now is a
possibility of diplomatic negotiation
that did not exist while the America,
cans were held prisoner at Chihua-
' ' hua. ' . ;
The preparations of - the United
States for war will go steadily for
ward. There will be no'interruptipn
of the rush of the National Guards
men to the border and Qeneral Funs
ston will continue disposing of bis
forces as though he expected an im-
1 mediate attack. v ' '.
Carranza's compliance with one of
the demands is accepted by the more
optimistic officials here as an indi
cation that he is striving to prevent
a break. Even though he should
again attempt to throw all blame up
on his right to forcibly oppose any
xcept northward movements of
American troops, it is thought pos
sible that he will state his position
in such a way as to make further dis-
cussion necessary.
During the negotiations, however,
the United States will insist uoon
freedom of movement of the troops
in Mexico and any attempt to inter
fere with them will be met by such
force as is necessary
The nossibilitv of Latin-American
Affora nf mediation in the crisis
again was widely discussed, Iena
cio Calderon, minister from Bolivia,
will make a second call upon Secre
tary Lansine tomorrow to ascertain
whether a tender of good offices by
the South and Central American re
publics would be entertained at : this
1'lt is known that powerful influ
ences have been brought to bear on
Carranr.a in the past few days to
make him turn over the American
nrisoners. Prominent Mexicans in
the United States as well as Amer
ican barkers and business interest
with influence in Mexican aiiairs
. - ti.. nhiof with
nen him the
mcoDovo. "".'. . , i.ii xv- : i
same.warnms: trat to noia me pus-.,
vners would mean war.
MOBILIZATION COMPLETE
JU1 Unis Called in Southern States
. Are in Camp About 20,000 Sol
diers in Camp and Several Thous
and of These Are Ready to Go to
the Border , , 0
n "New York Dispatch, June 28. - -
. Mobilization or tne iNauonai vxua
of the Southern States called out for
Mexican service virtually was com
plete tonight, according to informa
tion at headquarters, Department of
the East, United Sates Army, bene .
" All the "units called in Virginia, South
Carolina, Tennessee. Alabama, Flor
ida. Mississippi and Louisiana were
in camp, while the last of the Georgia
troops-were expected at Macon to-
' morrow and of the North Carolina
troops at Morehead City Saturday.
Approximately 20,000 soldiers, in
cluding infantry, cavalry, field ar
tillery and signal and hospital corps,
were under canvas at the nine State
camps and "several thousand of these
-were about ready to move to the bor
der, part of the Virginia and Flor
ida troops being expected to get
away within a day or two. -Plans
were for all the others to move as
soon s they were ready and troop
trains were being assembled at sev
eral of the camps-
Rcruiting stations have been open
ed in all of the States and the work
of filling in the various units to wr
A strength was progressing rapidly. In
several States the Governors have
issued calls for volunteers and recruits
are being movd to the mobilization
camps almost daily.
Mr. Scott Stone of McDonald was
-a. Lumberton visitor this morning.
ENTHUSIASTIC GODWIN RALLY,'
Supporters of Hon. H. L. Godwin
7 From Various - Parts - of County
Have a Good Time at Meeting at
; Court House Prof. R. E. Sentelle
and Mayor A. E. White Told the
Crowd Why Mr. Godwin Should
:' Receive the Nomination and the
Character, of the Fight Against
Him Others Also Spoke God
win's Nomination by Large Major-
ity Predicted
A large crowd of people represent
ing practically every section of Rob
eson county attended one of the most
w w w avkwuw
enthusiastic political meetings of the
season in the court house here
fuesday night. The meetin? was
called by supporters of Hon. H. L
uoowm and his opponents were in-
vitea to take part in the meeting.
nowever, none 01 Mr. Godwin's on
ponents made any remarks, i Strong
Bpeecnes endorsing Mr. Godwin were
made by citizens from various parts
iu - ui county.
rrqx. n. xu. benteue acted as
chairman of the meetinc and af teT
he called the meeting to order asked
if there was anybody present who
waited to have anything to say. in
Mr. Brown's behalf., There was no
response and Mr.. Sentelle then call
ed' Mr. W. P. Barker to the chair
and took the floor himself. Prof.
Sentelle took up the charges that are
being .'made by Mr. Godwin's oppon
ents and proved that many of them
are false. As to the, charire that Mr.
Godwin is not known by President
wnson, rroi. senteue said that he
himself less thfn a week before saw
Mr. Godwin and the President talk-
i 9 A.. ... n u . 1 I. i. 1 1
"in I wicy were miiuy wen ac
quainted. He said that lie was re
liably informed while in Washington
that President Wilson Jiad had many
private conversations with Mr. -God
win- on important matters. As to
the charge that Mr. Godwin missed
30 roll calls out of 67, Mr.' Sentelle
said that the record showed that Mr.
Godwin missed 80 out of 457, 28 of
these being unimportant, one of tha
number Mr. Godwin, was sick, anoth
er he was attending the funeral of
his mother. Prof.- Sentelle declared
thai it is impossible for any Con
gressman to be present at all the
roll-calls during a session of Con
gress. Often they are" out on com
mittees, etc. ... ,1
Prof. Sentelle said that it had
been charged that the civil service,
committee, of which Mr. Godwin is
chairman, had not met in 5 years.
He showed reports of three meet
ings of that committee held during
last few months Hci.nlan trJA
. j v bum
cf how the leaders in Washington i
taiKea oi uodwm as one of the ris
ing congressmen and said, thev de
dared that Mr. Godwin was doinor
as mucn ior nis district as any man
could do. L , .
The next speaker was Mayor A.
E. White, who-declared in beginning
his speech that the charges that had
been brought against Mr. Godwin
had fallen to the ground. Speaking
of the charge made by Mr. Brown
and his supporters that Mr. Godwin
had missed 30 roll calls, he said he
only disked that his hearers listen to
the record, which he read, showing
tnat when Mr. crown was in the State
Senate he missed 241 roll calls and
i Mr. Mclntyre, who was representing
Robeson in the State JSenate at the
same time missed 84. Out of all the
number missed, only twice were
trese gentlemen excused. He. said
he was not criticising these mn who
ma'le good representatives, but mere
ly showing how absurd it is to bring
this charge against Godwin. Mr.
White told of how Mr. Godwin voted
and worked for the rural credits
bill, and many other bills that
meant something to the farming
classes. He declared that the pol
iticians had alwavs tried to rotate the
job of representing thjs district in
Consrress.
Mr. White told of how it is being
1'iiimeu xur,
Godwin had been
-lin? politics with the Indians. of
Kohpaon countv. Tie Raid these samA
j folks would go to the Indians and
InH:in, BnA
- f 11 them that Godwin had been asleep
at the switch and failed to secure
the $50,000 for the purpose of es
tablishing a school for them, and that
these same politicians would go back
and tell the white people that God
win had done more for the Indians
than he had done for them. Mr.
White said that he regarded Mr.
Brown as a gentleman in every re
spect, but that the plea of some that
he was a farmer would not , hold
good, that he was just about as much
of a farmer asne (Mr. White) is.
He owns farming lands and operates
a big store. Too, if he is a farmer,
why did he not get some good Rob
eson county farmers to manage' his
camDaitrn and not leave it in the
hands of two of Lumberton's lead
ing lawyers ? In regard to the
charge that Mr. Godwin was respon
sible for the Federal Court not be
ine established here or at Fayette
ville, Mr. White said it was the law
vers of Lumberton and other places
that were responsible, and not Mr.
Gedwin.
Others who had something to sav
were Judge D. P. McEachern and
Dr. B. F. McMillan of Red Springs,
Mr. John Atkinson of Proctorville,
Capt. W. K. Brock of St Paul, Mr.
Austin Smith of the Philadelphus sec
tion. Messrs. W. K. Bethune and G.
Br McLeod.
Mr- Atkinson said that during the
good roads convention at Wrights
ville Beach last Week he came in con
tact with men from every county in
the district and that from what he
gatVred from them he is satisfied
thatMr.Godwin will carty every county
in the district in the primary July
1.
Mr.McLeod declared that Messrs.Ste
phen Mclntyre and G.B.Patterson.meri
ENTHUSIASTIC BROWN RALLY
"vlUlft Hit. PUtic 1 Meeting Last
Night, This in Interest of Candi-
-'.date J. A. Brown Mr. Brown Pre
sented His Cause Well Others
( Made Remarks
- For the second time this week last
night the people of Lumberton had :
t hd AitnAT4nti!tM 9 J : i :
;;Krrr 3." lTu,"K " wv
fathered iTouS S foVtb?
nnrnnto nf hiiinni. nr.. t o.J
r--r- - uivwu
of C.,uBb,, MM,d.t. for Cong,.8.,
m tha akconAA t nc t r n u
' .S "e u&ence ot air. n. L). aia-
i . , . , - - -
President of the local Brown
T-
ciub. Mr. k. m. RamM
v.i,o- nVu. :T..-r-
nrS.rJ!a!?,'"f h?r to share wfth him the honor
. maut eume re- that has come to er trough his an
Sa8 ZTn?Jn' r Pintment. That 313
manager in Robeson, introduced the
speaker in a most fitting manner,
Mrt Stacy said that Mr. Brown had
ever stood by Robeson and that Rob
eson should stand by him. He told
of how in 1898 Mr. .Brown helped to
bring the Democratic party into pow
.er in Robeson county. In closing hi3
remarks Mr. Stacy referred to Mr.
Brown as the next Congressman from
the Sixth district.
v Hearty applause greeted Mr. Brown
as he rose to speak. In beginning his
address he said that he had not come
to make any charges against his op
ponent; that if he , knew anything
against him he would not tell it. He
declared that the time had come when
suffrage should be. given serious con
sideration. Conditions are not the
aame. In speaking of the charge that
he missed 241 roll calls while he was
representing his county in the State
senate, ' he said that he had never
run from any bill and that the oil
calls he missed were not calls of any
importance to North Carolina at
- ww.jt JJ1 vWll B LaiHUiilVn
Tl . , .
Jarge. -
. Mr. Brown declared that if he is
sent to Congress he will stand bv
the people. He told of how one man
had offered to- carry two townships
in , one of the counties in the district
tor ?i,U00 and how he had refused
to buy his way yi. Another, he said,
had offered to secure 30 of Mr. God
win's votes for him if he would fur"
nish 30 SI bills.
; "If after I have been in Congress
two years I have to send to Mis
souri to proye my record, kick me
out." said Mr. Brown.
The ballot is the most sacred right
of ari' American citizen and should
to so , regarded, declared the speak
er. "
Before the. first primary Mr. God
win sent out the news that he would
beat all four of his opponents. This
he failed to do. Everyman who vot
ed for Little, Young, Nimocks .or
tnyself were antKGodwinites.
Mr. . Brown declared that he be
lieved he would be nominated at the
primary Saturday. In the first pri
mary he said that he had no organ
ization, but now Joe Brown clubs are
scattered throughout the district. He
said that if Robeson gave him a
majority he was sure jot winning.
been made about the telegram he
sent out, which it is charged caused
on T,it m
1 1
beVt"TmocVatic" nomhT e "in the!
it.- tut. n .j au.x i
oont thtio j
thn itn r th !
stead of a Republican.
w v VX . MIC lllUCCUUUIlb ' Ail
" After Mr. Brown was through Mr.
Jno. S. Butler of St Paul was called
to the flpor. Mr. Butler said that
both men in the race were good men
and that the vote at St. Paul would
divide the honor between the two.
Others to speak in high terms of
Mr. Brown were Messrs. J. P. Rus
sell,' J. E. Carlyle of Raft Swamp
and Fred Brown of Red Springs.
, Mr. W. K. Bethune, Mr. God
win's campaign manager in Robeson,
was called on. He spoke highly-of
Mr. Brown, declared he was the no
blest Roman of them all," and that
he was like William Jennings Bryan
in that he was a good runner but a
poor winner. At this point the crowd
howled and hissed Bethune down and
he did not get a chance to go on with
his remarks, though Chairmah Barnes
Md his best to restore order.
The East Lumberton band furnish
ed music for the occasion and all
present seemed to enjoy the occasion.
Mr. Brown sneaks at Red Serines
this ? afternoon at 4 o'clock and at
St Paul this evening at. 8:30
Residence Struck by Lightning
. Mr. John W. Branch, who lives
near Mt. Eliam, is among the visi
tors In town today. Mr. Branch says
that during an electrical storm yes
terday afternoon lightning struck his
residence and tore down a chimney.
The lightning also tore off some few
pieces of weather boarding. A clock
which was setting on a mantle was
torn to pieces. One of 'Mr. Branch's
children was slightly shocked. Mr.
Branch says a heavy rain fell in that
section Tuesday afternoon and also
yesterday afternoon.
who are fighting Mr. Godwin so hard
now, are two of the men who robbed
Mr. Godwin of the nomination against
the wishes of the people at the
Wrightsville convention six years
ago.
Continuous applause pealed forth
as the various speakers told of why
Mr. Godwin should . be returned to
Congress.
Music "was furnished for the occas
ion by the East Lumberton band and
as a whole it wos one of the mo?t
enthusiastic political meetings that
has been pulled off in Lumberton in
many moons. .
" Mr. E. McQ.
ten, R. 3, was
Tlnwa- of Lumber-.
a Lumberton visitor
Tuesday.
RED SPRINGS NEWS LETT Fit
Nothing is Gai , V in Political
Fight by Impugning Motive -Fiue
v-rops o rams cl J. A. McPhaul
Lumber Bridge Light Infantry
Boys Entertained at Luncheon
Miss Townsend Appointed Sponsor
Personal
M
Corresponcitnce of The Robesonian. 1
SP'.. ?8-W. were
ga to meet in Lumberton a few
,.. a k ,r: . , .
Eg SVV7.W.r Si
i . . .
i wja win ue a prominent
fiirure in Rnkac
, 7-0 . .www.. vvuiivjr, HUU
: aia. lit MVUCoUU CvUI
Us today adve-tisinir
. :t :rr'i uve..l,?.,nf i.n" co.Ty
K"out me united states, allow-
I MUU JO
OTirf to
makinir eood-all who know
him admit, and concede that he is
the man for the place. We asked
Mr. McLeod if it was true that his
mission here was a political one and
that he was still drawing his salary
while away from Washington. - "No,
said Mr. McLeod, "when I left Wash
ington my salary ceased till I return.
l - am at home to attend to some
personal matters but shall return
avail, for the second pri ury.'' It
occurs to us that the fact that Mc
Leod holds a eovernment Dosition
should not -disfranchise himnd if
he should support Mr. Godwin ac
tively this should be and is his -riv-ilege.
While we are not fighting for
either Godwin or Brown, yet we
don't believe anything is gained by
impugning tlit motives of any ci'.i
zen be he a Brown or Godwinite.
. Another thing we do know is that
A. W. McLean can neither be bought,
Swapped or sold, and he has never
been afraid to let .;fehe world know
where he stocd on any isFue, oa that
issue plitical or ' moral, and his
friends are always loyakto him and
he to them; and he would not resort
to ' any unfair method to carry his
point or elect his man. We think
as -an observer that nothing is gain
ed, by trying to make it appear that
A. jW. McLean has any personal ax
to grind. He is too big a man to
solr his hands with local politics.
In our travels to and fro the best
crops we've seen are on -the farms
of J. A, McPhaul. Mr. McPhaul has
about two hundred acres of cotton
that can't be duplicated in any sec
tion we've seen, and his corn is also
above the average. This year he
also has several . acres in watermel
ont which he is raising for market
and judging irom their looks, if there
be. any demand for melons McPhaul
will fipd his experiment profitable.
He tdso raises his own flour and is
proving "to his neighbors that farm
ing is a pleasant and profitable bus
iness. Mr, McPhaul is one of the
most progressive men in' this entire
section, - lie has been since its cre
ation a member of board of commis
sioners of Hoke county, being her
present chairman. Beginning life a3
a small farmer with a limited income,
each year has seen his efforts crown
ed with success. Mr. McPhaul is a
gai oenever m education, is cnair
man of board of trustees of Antioch
nign scnooi. iwo oi nis cnnaren
1 , 1 m . .1. !l J
ha their collegiate edu-
cation, another is pursuing her
course in college now. John A. Mc
Phaul is one of the noblest of all of
those who were once Robeson's "God-
blessed Macks".
Near by him you find his brother
and business partner, M. H. Mc
Phaul, who, like his brother is both
a progressive and aggressive man
whose farming is also up-to-date. J.
A. and M. H. McPhaul stand a3
synonymus of progress in their re
spective communities, i
Red Springs entertained the mem
bers of the Lumber Bridge Light In
fantry at a luncheon given on the
i campus, in front of hotel. I tie Doys
arnvel Monday evening at e on a
special car and were immediately es
corted to the hotel. Preceding them
were the members of Camp Ryan
After reaching the hotel five-minute
speeches were made by Maj. o. ti.
Hall. Col. A. P. Spell. Rev. H. M.
Dixon, at the conclusion of which
dinner was served them on the
grounds. Red Springs feels a pecul
iar interest m these boys as twelve
of her sons are found within her
ranks, obeying their country's call,
have gone forward to fight ior ner
rights.
Miss Hannah Townsend has been
appointed sponsor for the N. C. Con
federate veteran's reunion atWrights
ville and has appointed as her maid
of honor Miss Alyce Hall, daughter
of Maj. G. H. Hall. This is an hon
or worthily bestowed. Miss Town
send is a granddaughter of the late
Col. Hamilton McMillan, now of
blessed memory.
Mrs. Ida Currie and daughters,
Misses Flora Belle and Hallie, spent
the week-end with relatives at Anti"
och.
Red Springs will send a large del
egation to Lumberton -Wednesday
night to the Brown meeting. This
is one of "The Columbus man's"
8tronghl'ds and his friends are leav
ing no stones unturned, neither al
lowing any grass to grow uder their
feet, to secure his nomination next
Saturday.
Next to the war in Mexico interest
is now centered on the war with "gen
eral green". The almost daily rains,
make it imnossible for the farmers
to plough and they can only standi
nelpless and watcn ine lnvauing ar
my. Cotton and corn are consider
ably damaged.
i
Mr. M. M. Rozier has let the
contract to -Contractor J. I. New-
herrv for a 5-room cottage to be
built on Mr. Rozier's lot, Second and
Pine streets.
BUIE AND PHILADELPHUS NEWS
Cotton Crop Late aud Not Over Half
Crop K pec ted Auo Ownrs On
:- IntJs.i;e.New R-sidence, the 4th
at Buie Thi Year Those Who
Have Stuck to it Have Crops in
Good Shape Personal
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Buie, June 28 Messrs. C. C. Bax -
lWa'ter ? ! V A. Ray;
A Rv
8Pen rnuay in me Kowiana sec
:
tinn
MV.'.d M. J. S. Bro. d E.C
r"- nincr,;
. .
We have had lots of rain throuehf
here the -past few weeks and it con -
tinues to come
Messrs. Paisley McMillan, J. M.'cepted a position in the Pop Dror
McCallum and John M. Brown spent: Co.'g store. He began work Monday
Monday evening at the home of Mr.j Memrn Jnfcn M.,.a t k
fftt' .L,uinburS- Williamson' kUed f Sf.ttS
Jfl.MctaJ!Lh",J,i "" aboSt 5 mies froi town on tit
time.
somewhat better.
" c "IC K'a" w "
Messrs. J. B. Humphrey, W. A
Smith and R. J. Brown were Lum
berton visitors Wednesday.
, The " cotton crop through this sec
tion, on an average, is from 20 to
30 days late and then will not come fliurpny the nrst two
up to the standard of cotton made w?ks J?1 and the last two he
last year. Throughout the county wej w. V condu.ct institute at Waynes
notice it the same way. In spots!'9' ia ni' own county,
here and there in different sections! " The following Lumberton attor
it is fairly good, while the larger part,tny art attending or have attended
is far below the average. Mr. Pais-! 'or day or so and returned, the
ley McMillan in making his report! State Bar Association at Wrights-
to the government says he cannot
see where there will be hardly half
a crop made. "
Buie seems te be getting very pros-
Eerous in the way of. Ford automo
iles. Six months ago there was not
one in the place, and now there are 4:
in town and two not more tnan
mile away. Messrs. J. A. Stanton
and Ci C. Baxley are the latest pur
chasers' "." '
Mr. W. D. Davis, is completing a
nice little four-room house. When
finished this will make four dwell
ines completed here this year.
JVe hear that the principal for the
Philadelphus high school has been
hired. At this writing we have not
learned his name,
Mr. Willie McMillan of Laurinburg
spent a few days at the home of Mr.
and Mrs., Paisley McMillan tne past
Miss Esther Brown of Fairmont is
spending a few days with Miss Aman
da Brown.
For all it has rained and the grass
has grown, those that stuck to their
crops have them' now in very good
shape-. Among the , cleanest large
farms we have seen are 'Messrs. J.
B. Humphrey's and I. T. Brown's.
Miss Mabel Currie, music teacher
at the Philadelphus high school the
past three or four years, spent a
few days recently at the home of
Mr. - and Mrst J. M. Brown. Miss
Currie made many friends through
this section during the time sne was
in the Philadelphus community.
Mr. I. T. 'Brown spertt a few
days in Wilmington the past week.
GREAT MARSH NEWS NOTES
Miss Leitha Lancaster and Dr. Holt
Married Yesterday Laying by
Corn Personal '"."'
Cnrresnondence of The Robesonian.
Great Marsh (St. Paul, R. F. D.),
June 28 Miss Ollie Livingstone is
spending a few days over at St. Paul
preparing for the marriage .of Miss
Leitha Lancaster and Dr. Holt, which
will take place today.
We were glad to have one of our
home boys back with us when we saw
Mr. B. H. Johnson out at church Sun
day. Miss Clelon Odum was at the Great
Marsh church Sunday. We were all
glad to see her once more.
Th farmers of this section are
almost through plowing corn ior tnis
year. , . .,
Mr. NR. Humphrey of the Saddle
Tree section passed through here to
day en route to at Paul.
Miss Bertha Sessoms will attend
the Lancaster and Holt marriage to
dav. V .
Mr. E. G. Johnson is recovering
very fast from a very serious stroke
of paralvsis.
Mr. Bill McDonald spent the week
end with his home folks. He 13 now
nnvrlrincr in Marion. S. C.
These warm days make the boys
and young men want to go bathing
more tnan ever.
M. I. E. Brady spent San
day with his home folks near Hope
Mills.
G ADD YS VILLE GRIST ;
Wheat Short But Two Crops Will be
Raised
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Gaddysville (Fairmont, R. 1), June
28 Your comspondent has never
bad the high privilege pf report:ng
a Gaddysville marriage through hi
ten years of corresondence but wait,
watch, somebody will do the stunt. .
We had the heaviest rain of the
season Sunday p. m.
Miss Bessie Gddy spent Saturday
and Sunday with her friend Mis3
Kate Rogers. - '
Wheat was exceedingly short but
thr farmers ave put the stubble
land to use and will get two crops on
the same land.
W. V. B.
Picnic at Pembroke July 4
A. S. Locklear, a leading Indian of
the Pembroke section, asks The Rob
esonian to say that there will be a
picnic at Pembroke July 4. There
will be a basketball game for the
eirls ar.d a baseball srame for the
boys. The public is invited and a
rreat time is expected. 1
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
License has been issued for the
marriage of J. E. Holt and Leitha
Lancaster.
Heavy rains have fallen in va
rious sections of Robeson county
during the last few days;
1 w1 .orn' Ml and Mrs- H. G.
"ir, at uieir noma near the Vir-
mia & Carolina Southern !
i ounuiiv niipnr a ftna I ; I
. j . i . . .
,-Mj. i. T . "Cto U '& U, b.
" "x io njs
t ... . , . v&
cutting his left foot with a hatrht.
' Mr. M. O. Register, an imnW.
ed "druggist of Lillington, has ac-
i tlizabethtown road n,.
snake had six rattles.
Prof. R. E. Sentelle and family
will leave tomorrow morning for their
country home in Haywood county.
Prof. Sentelle will conduct a teachers
vine ceaca tnis week: Messrs. A. W.
McLean', R. C. Lawrence, L. R.
Varser, J. D. McLean, H. J. Singleton,-E.
J. Britt and W. Lennon.
Messrs. W. P. MeAllisUr and
James Barker. Mrs. R. F. Twia
and Miss Annie Kinlaw returned Sat
aiurday niirht from Henderson ville.
where Mrs. McAllister is' spendinfr
the summer. They spent 10 days at
Hendersonville. They made the trip
in Mr. McAllister's Chalmers auto
and made the run, 264 miles, in 11
hours and 5 minutes.
Misses Emma Gray Led better,
Mary Entristle, Laura Page Steele '
and Octavia Scales returned last eve
ning to their homes at Rockingham
after spending ten days here guests t
at the home of Mayor and Mrs. A.
E. White. After reaching Rocking
ham and while going from the sta
tion home an auto in which Misses
Scales and Ledbetter were riding
turned over, but the girls escaped
with slight scratches.
National Guardsmen of North Car
' olina Ready to Go Anywhere
Raleigh Special, June 28, to Wilming
4 ton Star.
VThe National Guard of North
Carolina is ready to obey the orders
of the President of the United States
and volunteers to go into Mexico or
elsewhere as thev may be ordered
regardless of the technical provisions -of
the- Army Reorganization bill."
Thus reads a telegram sent to
President Wilson today by Governor
Craig.
It was sent, the Governor says, for
the reason that some members of
Congress are making the point that
the President has no right to send
the soldiers into Mexico.
He says that every man of the
North Carolina Guard, from briga
dier commander to the private in the
ranks, Is ready to sign any enlist
ment volunteering his services to the
United States anywhere and at any
time.
Apology Demanded of Austria for
Attack Upon Petrolite
Washington Dispatch, June 28.
The American rejoinder to Aus
tria regarding the Austrian subma
rine attack on the American steam
er Petrolite, made public today, de
scribes the act as"a deliberate in
sult to the flag of the United States
and an invasion of the rights of
American citizens" and requests a
prompt apology, punishment of. the
submarine commander and payment
of indemnity.
In vigorous language the commun
ication, sent a week ago today, makes
it clear that the United States be
lieves the facts of the case entirely
different from what the Austrian sub
marine commander reported them to
be and that immediate amends are
expected. - " .
- War News Summary
Gains of . additional ground by the
Italians from the Austrians, by the
French from the Germans northeast
of Verdun and by the Germans from
the Russians in Volhynia, are chron
icled in the latest communications is
sued by the Italian, French and Aus
trian war offices. In addition it is
stated that the Austrians are still
holding back the wing of the Russian
army which is endeavoring to drive
pastKuty, Bukowina, with Kolomea
as its objective.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Smith, who
live near Hunter's Lodge, are Lumr
berton visitors today.
Mr., and Mrs. Alex Sessoms and
little daughter, Christine, spent Sun
day at the home of Mrs. Sessoms
rents, Mr. and Mrs. David Davis
who live near Raft Swamp.
Miss Ida Feldman, who was visit
ing her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Weinstein. has gone to Fairmont
to visit at the home of her uncle v
and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. H. Wein
stein. .My glasses were fitted bv Dr
Parker, the only specialist ia
Lumberton licensed by State Boat 4
Examination for this . importan
work.. HIS SERVICE SATIS
FIES ,