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THE. ROBESONIAN ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. " COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH " V8 $2-0eV-AR- DUE IN ADVANCE VOL. XLVIII ! LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 5, 1917. NUMBER IS WAR RESOLUTION PASSED BY SENATE THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS COUNTY COMMENCEMENT. Everytning is in Readiness and Frl day Is the Day LARGE CROWD EXPECTED Resolution Introduced in House This Morning And It Is Expected That It Will Be Passed By That Body by Night i 6 Senators Voted Against The Resolution. ' ' The war resolution which passed Y.he United States Senate last night (as introduced in the House this niorning at 10 o'clock and is bem- de lated as The Robesonian goes to i vess. A 'phone message from the W ilmington Dispatch to The Robe. . r.ian at 1 p. m. states that dis : i .tches from Washington indicate that the resolution will be passed by 'ihq House by tonight, if not earlier. Washington Dispatch, April 4. The war resolution was passed by t!u. Senate tonight by a vote of 82 to . It goes to the House, where , late -will begin tomorrow morning at '0 o'clock to continue until action is t'aken. Senators who cast the negative voes vert: Gronna, North Dakota: La Folk tte, Wisconsin; Norris, Nebras- a: Lane, Oregon; Stone, Missouri, dren, which will start from the grad- WILSON ASKS CONGRESS TO DE CLARE STATE OF WAR EXISTS BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS A Special Feature Will be the Parade Declaimers" and Reciters' Con tests This Evening Athletic Con. tests and Exhibits Road Bond Election Ordered Held May 7 St. Paul School District No. 2 Will Vote on (Special Tax on May 7 Ten Mile-Barker's Will Vote on Bond Issue for School Building Board of Commissioners! Will Meet Tomorrow to Canvass Petitions for Road Bond Election Under Clark Law The county commissioners were in regular session Monday for the trans action of routine business. It was ordered that an election be held on the first Monday in May to vote on the $500,000 road bond issue ana elect o road trustees to serve un-j urged Congress, assembled i j. u , . ' , LIUSLee J-ui session, to declare a state each district. It is a foregone' con- j isting between thQ TTniti U ti" Xl !ur?anr- Sis, a.ddlss fvs: ir attacKs as the law oi, -Mr. Q. B. Cribbs of Fair Bluff License has been issued for the marriage of Kelly D. Williams and Mollie Floyd; R. P. Hamer and Nao mie May Walker. M. . Aii i A ood rain fel1 throughout this momentous Address of the President Calling Upon Con-1 section last nteht and early this gres, to Deal With Germany's War Upon the United! STSS S? SUlSlLS tSSS States-Wants Vigorous Step, Taken to Bring Germanji... chapel wil3on ,.etunied Government to Terms and End the War. i daJr to Wake Forest College, where ' ! he is a student, after spending 10 i nays at tne nome oi his parents, Mr. Monday night used as the German submarines bnve' and JIrs- J- M. Wilson in Howells- President Wilson in ioint bppn nwd an-!,, 0,1,0. .u; : i vike township, WMr. Wils of war ex- it ; "M. ,, '! nome on account ot a slight oaf0, on.i 1U JO puasiuie lu ueienu snips , pneumonia. on came attack of and Vardaman, Mississippi Tht? resolution, drafted after con sultation with the State Department and already accepted by the House committee, says the state of war thrust upon the United States by Germany is formally declared, and directs the President to employ the entire military and naval forces and the resources of the government to carry on war and bring it to a suc cessful termination. Following is the text of a resolu i ro I I Ctfi I -. - - i. i nntinr U n r. - - . , , I 4-1 1 . . : . 1 1 i 1 i i , . . , k j -n . , .i . . -. Lilt vunifia mi;p ex- i n aaun cu umi mercnant- iniifu jiere iasL mgnt ana enlisted ti. utfpvtl ln'w6 Vrordi?ary Session .cause. there' men would defend .themselves against, in Uncle Sam's army" at the local rl Evervtbino- is in readiness for the riavl- hill nin , ecuuus, very serious, choices of , lyaieers or cruisers, visible craft j crui ting station. He will leave to- thirdelamSi bounty' tnSiSmSl C1T& "clu Sioners will he in J&K tA Tf It! night for Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Cribbs - .-nu - J. i ( v. l KAill ; x i v. i i lit- IVUI Ll'at 1 L, W ble that T ! stances, grim necessitv indeed, to en-! certain that, the IT. S. wnnUl m m ponsibility of, flavor to destroy them, before they: war with German v he could not long i hc-ve shown their own intention. Thev' er resist ioinino- the nrmr -rio-ht fnr On the 3rd of February last I of fic-! niuf.t be dealt with upon sight, if ; his countrv oeait with at all. i MI3s Mary J. Hartman of Spen- Tne German Rovernment denies the cer, Mass., arrived Saturday night light of neutrals to use arms at all j and is a guest at the home of Miss iC aiw ui uic sea vvinen uijanie Carlyle. Miss Hartman grad. - r-r -v r 4- 1 i 1 r . ..." - missionary trailing m ack N. Y., in the same iss Carlvle. Miss Hart man hopes to sail for China next fall. wnfii no ha n noro -t-rvr-- aviait nnri r-. , j j l 1 'V "" ugn lomorrow to canvass pe-; constitutionally permissi ii uiiauuiis ciie mat uiuusamis ui peo- titions tor a road bond election un-i should asnmp thp vp pie will gather from all parts of the der the Clark hill. Tf titmn nw L ' , as-urne tne ies - - vrfwiwviu 11 , V country for the occasion. A special feature of the occasion presented signed by one-fourth of the' I quahtied voters of the county the ; ially laid before you the extraordin will be the parade of school chil-i board will order an election under! Z ZunSnt of T ed school building: at 11 a. m.. Immed iately after the parade the spelling contests will take place in the -- 1 r. j :4-i C 1 A. 1 etiiuui auunuiium. muir tne ing contests diplomas will be award ed to more than 100 pupis from the various scholos w-ho have finished the seventh grade work. The athletic contests will take place on the graded school , grounds at 2:30 p. m. The exhibits from the various schools will be on display at the this bill to be held on the second! German government that on and af- 1 nesrlflv in Mav. ivhiph ic Mmr S j-u i -r-i , Aru:;' vr..;:: x, it-- ; .LC1 LIle lirst uay 01 eoruary it was xion declaring that a state of war; araded school building. exists between the United States and The deciaimers' and reciters' con oermany passed by the Senate. tests wil take place in the high "Wlleeras, the imperial German f school auditorium this evening at 8 government has committed repeated! o'clock. The public is invited, acts of war against the government! Attractive prizes will be offered and the people of the United States; for the winners in all countests and of America; therefore be it 'a great time is expected. "Resolved bv theSenate andHouse of i J? A 1 - IOUltnS. SnilO-ht tn onnl-na n nUUi. 1, It was ordered that a $5000 nptejof Great Britain and Ireland or the due Bank of Red Springs be paid. western coasts of Europe or any of It was ordered that $o000 be trans-! the ports controlled by the enemies f erred from the salary fund to the 0f Germany within the Mediterrane general county fund. , an. That had seemed to be the ob- W. S. Wishart was relieved of the ject of the German submarine war county s portion of taxes charged; fare earlier in the war, but since against tne iric tneatre, 1 April of last vear. the imnerial p-ov- hat restrained the undersea craft in lty with its promises then in. jicuuuu wcis pieseiaeu Mgueu emment had somew uiie-iuuiui ui me piuperty owners oij commanders of its c;jsmci wnite, at.i-aui townsniri,i mnfm-m dofer.d The intimation is conveyed that the armed guards which we have placed on our merchant ships .will be treated as beyond the pale of law and sub ject to be dealt with as pirates would be. ( Aimea neutrality is inettectual : a charge near Asheville enough at best; in such circumstances1 and m the lace of such pretensions ltj in p. is worse than ineffectual; it is like-1 ly only to produce' what it was meant Mrs. Milton Braun arrived Tuesday morning and will spend a few days with Miss Janie Carlyle. Mrs. Braun expects to go to China in the fall under the Southern Baptist board. Just now she and her husband have M. U. HOWARD PASSES Representatives cf the United States YOUNG MEN VOLUNTEERING I 4 s-i 11 Til . ' . . oi--vmerica m congress assembiea.tnat the state of war between the United States and the imperial German gov ernment, which has thus been thrust upon the United States, is hereby formally declared, and that the Pres ident, be. and he is hereby authoriz ed and directed to employ the entire asking ior a special scnooi tar eiec- Klven to us that passenger boats! to prevent; it is practically certain: End Came Suddenly at His Home tion to be nevi on tne iirst ctay or i should not be sunk and that due warn-1 to draw us into the war without eith-' Near St. Paul Monday Afternoon May, 1915. The election was ordered.; n Would be given to all other ves,!er the rights or the effectiveness of One of Kobeson's Leading Citi The amount of tax to be Peis which its submarines might seek I belligerents. There is one choice we1 zens Funeral Tuesday is iiuu lu uk niuicto r pstvov. when nr v.Qoistnnpp wns i cannot make, we are incanah n o t Th nor.i. c 7 ' " ' " - " " - i 1 t ' ' JtUUll Ul tnan -M cents on tne siuu valuation' 0ffprprl ov psr-qnp ittpi-nni-p'l nnrl ! and 90 cents on the noil. E. B. Sib-i tni-o-n q- iioi. .-,,,r -...c FOR SERVICE IN THE ARMY bett was appointed registrar, W. AJ at ieast a fair chance to save "their Kiaaie ana r. iorton juages Olihves in their onen hnnts. Thp re- tne election. ; cautions taken were meager and hap An olpptinn ivns nviierpn hpirl in Trip 1, r,,i i, i Ten Mile-Barkers (combined school : tressinsr instance after instance in districts) on May 7, 191, to vote on: its nrop-ress of the rrnel and unman an q,,uuu oona issue, Donas to oe iv business, but a certain degree of sold to secure money to build new, restraint was observed. We will not choos Paul territory were and sur- greatly 5 Young Men Have Already Signed! Pledge lor I nele Sams Service C5 Men Needed to Organize Lum berton Lxght Infantry Volunteers Wanted The war spirit has made its an- -s 1 - -- l w i i4-n -! (Minn s 4- -lirt i T 1 J I 1 I M-tai aim uuuwij iun.c.-, , pearance in lxUiuueiioii. nags nave; scnooi building, and a special tax ot! The new policy has swept evenT United States arM the resources of i been displayed everywhere and al-'. 25 cents on the S100 valuation andwm,, akiAa vMit the L,-overnment to carry on war! reedy an effort is beine- marL to or-! na . the r.nii t minrtiin .i 4.. ii...... .r. ngamst the imperial German provein-j ganize a company here Twenty-five; school, also an additional 25 cents on; acter, their, cargo, their destination, successful termination, all' of the re-lpledee which reads as follows: sources of the country are hereby. "We. the undersigned, volunteer nledced by the Congress of the -Unit- our Services to th United States ar- e". States. my in case war is declared and volunteers ai-e" called for. This com pany is to be known in its organiza tion as the Lumberton Lieht Infan- AGAlNST GOVERNMENT try, but our services are volunteei'ed j to be mustered into any service that d That Neirro Settlement Near, may be needed by our Government." I It will take 65 men to organize the fiEK.M ANS TRYING TO INCITE NEGROES cents -.oM'heiT- errand, havp been ruthlessly sent the poll' for tne purpose of votfiVqfl to thp bottom withoiifr wami-ncr and a sinking fund to pay interest on said - without thoucht of help or mercy for those on board the vessels of friendly bonds. N. A. Townsend wras appoint ed registrar, A. A. Bethune and Rob ert M'White judges of the election. p peopin e tne patn ,i; cnhmiccifin ond cnttor rho ro act 1 ' saered rights of nni- n.ntinn nn,l nm-l shocked Monday afternoon when news people to be ignored or violated. The of the sudden death of Mr. G. M. D. wrongs against which we now array j Howard, who lived near St. Paul, ourselves are no common wrongs: , cm.mj nav ti.. tj they cut to the very roots of human lite. XI'il. .1 P l 1 1 4--. cin r I 1 n nn r r-i n . . n n , . e..i,n and even tragical character of lu f "c ,IT the step I am taking and of the grave i and lt 1S thought he suffered a stroke responsibilities which it involves, but?f appoplexy Deceajed is survived in unhesitating obedience to what I hJ te cdren 4 daug iters Mrs. j avd was found in a dying condition about o clock and never was able my vise that thg Congress declare the re Howard of Lumberton and Misses v i.r viia u iiiK iie-At-. m:i.iait tilt; j-t i 1 x -1 1 T 1 -ii .1 i,h.r.w fi-,a .i,r,o-,-oi nmori! Clycie ancl Leila, who lived with their government to be in fact nothing less : tt a , 1 JKT-CVJi," iWt,I!- than war against the government and W. .lienor Greensboro is Being L'f-ed as Head cuaiters for campaign Ailorts company here, but it is expected thatj ino- for the election. Have -ut With Lutle Sympathy i these will be secured without much Cmir.ghun, Ala., Dispatch, Apr. 4. 'effort. When the required 65 volun- II., A. E., Eugene, Ewen and J. neutrals along with those of bellig-, people of the United States: i ;ye u". Jir-"'ds events. Even hosnital sh ns and shim ' that it formally accent the status of ''u,miUJ uw"u'' x t The board adjourned to meet again; carrying relief to the sorely bereaved belligerent which has thus been! r, . . . , , , tomorrow for the purpose of calling an aTjd stricken, people of" Belgium, thrust r.pon it and that it may take! i&e funeral was conducted from election on May 3 to vote on the Clark j though the latter were provided with immediate steps not only to put the1 Vlesu laptis, churc,., of whicn bond issue, providing petitions are safe conduct through the prescribed country in a mere thorough state of , ('Pv 0a'" , 'a ,on fT,'cn,a :5,! mem" presented signed by one-fourth of the; areas bv the German government it- defense but also to exert all its pow-. 'f1, aP(,' Vre iTrJVf,',CrnO0n registered voter?, of the countv call-; cl-P n-nr! rUctirxmicnorl h- rmmitt. pv mvl emnlnv all its reonreec to '.' - Lt-. IlLA- v Ia' r Mi , - j. ,',ijvvii i i nil. i.iwi un,uw iCf'itoi'ts that agent; L-overr.ment are usin.c r.'gio settlement r.e K.., as nea;iqu:ncrs ior K-it;n to incite Southern . . . '.. ..i i1. Jf.l 1T?JI I. 1 l 11 V -:! t govern m.ei i. oi tne unit-. country wno woutu iiKe to iom tnisi ;s wei'e. t'"P-!innea by local ; company see nun at once. ac.or.ts. The activities, ac-i The names of those who have vol- '"'"ing to the officials here, have; miteered their services will be pub- cits O'" Georgia. Alabama, the Car ter of the church, a ssisted bv Rev. R, Owing to the fact that the paper is I sm-.Tr with tha ssmo rprlVlpsc lark nf emnirp to terms and end the war. .-owded with other matter, of im-; compassion or of principle. 1 What this will involve is clear. Tt!:i?' utmost pract'cariiei -A, - ot tne vierman teer, an army onicer v.'iu ae sent; nort.ar.ee. ranort of hi s naid must t tnv i;tlo .-hilr. nmtHo n Elm Grove, a hare to train the members for duty.j bo held over' for the next issue. For j bliev that suh thing? would in fact r Greensboro, Mr. F. Eli Wi'hart is making the! the same reason the list of Hsttakersj De" done by any government that had cam-1 canvass lor volunteers and is anxious j appointed at this meetinsr will hp neld1 hh-t cnncvihorl to thr humane i practices of civilised nations. In- : ternation Law had its origin m the a negroes, that young men in the surrounding: over. Federal : p. i ir.d parts of Florida. ied in Monday's Robesonian. SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY ROAD MATTERS w; mvo ve the co-operation m counsel arid action. ry".' T.Tli-h h- o'ni'oi",-f)ntc T'P'.v fit v-.-i'"1 f'""L v ;th Germany, and, as ine'dent to that, the extension to tho?e s-ovcrn-mcnts of the most liberal financial attempt to set law which credits, in order that our re-ouves: H. W nil lUJUt: ictv u v.iiu, i i vyi.M. ii.f. ja a.. ..c...-. , . . j. . I uuum ue ieiJectea sum yuseivcu i .!. u - . . .,; . .mv.-. Rainey Elected Road Si'P'in-i on the seas, where no nation had theirs. It will involve the orariiza- of Court Will Adjourn This Afternoon Until Next Week No Jury Trials Monday and Jurors Need Not Re port T?1! Tuesday While Superior court for the trial civil cases has been in session xhese efforts, however, have met with little sympathy among the ne- gi'ces, who have pledged themselves! in h,i-ge numbers to support the1 President and render whatever ser vice they could to the Nation in case of war. Several attempts to induce negroes to rise against the whites in the Ejrmingham district have met with no 'success, the officials declar ed, but in some parts of the black belts of Georgia and Alabama the! will adjourn this afternoon until next Teutonic agents have succeeded in, week. Those summoned as jurors for appealing to th- negroes to an extent: next week s court need not report for :e(Umng some precautions The alleged work of the Germans m the South is believed by the Fed eral agencies to be closely allied t. the recent exodus from the cotton belts to Northern industrial centers of large bodies of negro laborers temlent Road Board War.ts Room; right of dominion and where lay the tion and mobilization of all the ma-j Fitted up in Court House- ! free highways of the world. By pain- terial resources' of the country to; A L rt -v . ! T a-P 4-V, A- T-..-...1..1 f P VnOfl ' 1 J J 1 n J. 1 ... .1.. 4-1-. .nfrtl.!ol.- f.f Tl'nl 1lfl W. hppri hnilt ii n with mea?re enough serve the incidental needs ot the na-i ' " ' midp m the enurch crmeterv. oullbea-'Pi" wr r.?: ?I'-s-r. A. D. :, L. IT. T-nvr-nd. 1). B. Lan- J. T. Cvlum -;"d Dr. J. F. A ash. A large crowd oi srnTOwing relatives .and friends nt-t"Tfled the funeral. Thc floral offerings were beautiful and compk-tc-H- covered the place .f ihe deceased. Mr. Howard was 63 vorxrs old, a .nason and one e.i i:oieson ing citizens. In his death loses a valued citizen. He f T'nltrs;nr' lpfn- Robeson will be l commissioners Monday Mr. H. Case of Interest From Fairmont j Rainey of Rowland was elected eoun-i results, indeed, after all was accom- tion in the most abundant and yet; ,. . p h Vw.nn.n n( nitk Pnnrt Will Aflinnrn This Affpmnnn r.,t-,l o olr,v,r vP . V xi.-i. ' t.i u i:T,,l 1, r.4- Jol ml o Ir. UH ljel"Une urCWll OI liUie ty road superintendent at a salary of Sl,380.00 the year, with no allowance for expenses. Mr. Rainey was re quired to give a $5,000 bond and has already begun wrork. He is a civil engineer and had a number of rec- plished that could be accomplished, the most economical and efficient way but always with a clear view, at least, possible. It will involve the immed-; correspondence oi ine Kooesonian. of what 'the heart and conscience of iate full equipment of the navy in Euie, April 4 Mr. Earl Bethune mankind demanded. This minimum all respects, but particularly in sup-i l-own died Saturday, March 24, aged of right the German government has plying it with the best means of.;:'P years, after an illness of 3 months swent aside under the plea of retal- dealing with the enemy's submarines.' with tuberculosis. His health for the since Monday, only a few jury trials! ommendations from various counties! iation and necessitv and because it It will involve the immediate addi- pr-st ten years was not good, but he have been completed. Judge Geo. W. where he has had charge of road I bad no weapons which it could use tion to the armed force of the United was able to be up and going about Connor of Wilson is presiding. Court , -. next wees s court neeu not, report, lot I duty until Tuesday of next wreek, as there will be no jury trials Monday. The jury trials which had been com pleted up to last night were: Margaret Pennington vs. J. A. Pen nington, divorse granted. E. P. Townsend vs. R. T. Douglass, Rumors have reached here that j judgment for defendant farmers in some agricultural districts have formed Ku Klux Klans to meet possible uprisings or dissatisfaction. Government agents declared today that information led them to the be lief that in the event war with Ger many is declared, efforts will be made by German agents to induce negroes to migrate to Mexico with a view to crippling industries in the South which depend on negro labor. building work. at sea except these which it is im- States already provided for by law Mr. H. J. Singleton, secretary ofpossibe to employ as it is employing in case of war at least 500,000 men, -1 - -I 1 I 1 1 I . , ... ..i" ! '"I. 1 1 11 ' I- "U .r. ah the board, was required to give bond! them without throwing to the winds who should, in mv opinion, be chosen l ty. His plain open life and inof- uo until January first. He had a l ost of friends throughout the coun- in the sum of $1,000. all scruples of humanity or of re- upon the principle of universal ha lt was omered that matter ot nt-i spect for the understandings that biiity to service, ana aiso ine aumw Jurors for May Term of Court Whilp in session Monday the board of county commissioners drew the following jurors to serve at the two- weeks term of civil court which will convene Monday, May 14: First week J. J. Beard, C. T. Brock, W. F. Chason, C. B. Sessoms, G. II. Cole, W. R. McNeill, S. B. Mc Cormick, H. G. Williams, A. F. Britt, J. C. MePhail, E. W. West, S. O. Thompson, I. T. Brown. E. D. Pitt man, J. H. Wishart, W. O. Barnes, J. J. MePhail, W. S. Lowe, W. M. Warwick. Second week W. J. Crawford. W. II. Averett, M. C. Caulk, J. 1. McAl lister, J. A. Thompson, J. M. Taylor, J. F. Barlow, C. T. Hill. J. E. Bar- field, I). L. Floyd, C. II. Whitlock, Rov Britt, Frank Singletary, Ti. A Melvin, I). J. Smith, A. II. Mercer, If. P. Martin. C. W. Barker, G. F Watson, W. S. Stone. A case in which there was much interest was that of J. E. Andrews, J. H. Pittman, N. A. Andrews, E. Fisher, A. J. Floyd, G. W Thomp son, F. C. Jones and J. D. Andrews, citizens of Fairmont, vs. ' Dr. J. P. Brown, mayor of Fairmont, and A. N.. Mitchell, A. L. Jones, F. H. Pitt- man and M. B. Floyd, the board of commissioners of the town of Fair mont. Suit was brought against the mayor and board of commissioners to try to prohibit the issuing of $30,000 municipal bonds for water works. The plaintiffs argued that a majority of the qualified voters of the town did not sign the petition asking that bonds be sold. Judgment was rendered in favor of the defend ants. ting up room in the court house for the board be brought to the attention of the county commissioners and the secretary of the board was author ized to buy a suitable filing cabinet for records, which are to be open to the public. fensive ways caused him to gam friends with all classes of people. He was never known to turn down any one where he could be of service. In writing this short article we feel that we would not have it' com pleted if we did not mention the fact that his life was full of the good Women of Lumberton who want to serve their country might organ ize at once and begin training for service as nurses. AMERICAN ARMED BOAT SUNK BY SUBMARINE in command. The soldiers went; American lives taken, in ways which.be likelv to arise out of the inflation! kef ball the plant on the south-west edge it has stirred us very deeply to learn 'which would be producen by vast i Correspondence of The Robe? New York Dispatch, Apr. 2. The American steamship Aztec, owned by the Oriental Navigation comnanyj the first armed ship to sail from an American port, was sunk yesterday by a German submarine, according to advices received here to night by the company from the Unit ed States consul at Brest, France. The cable message gave no informa tion as to the fate of the crew. There were 39 men aboard the vessel, all of them Americans. The Aztec sailed from New York March 18 for Havre. She was commanded by Capt. Walter Soldiers on Guard at Local Plant of Yadkin River Power Co. A detachment of soldiers of the 5th Co., coast artillery, North Caro lina National guard, arrived in Lum berton yesterday from Charlotte un der orders from Gov. Bickett to Tiard the local sub-station of the Yadkin Rjver IPower Co. 'Udeut. Carl D. Moore, a young lawyer of Hickory,! American ships have is to of town at once and guards have been on duty since the soldiers ar rived here. Two men are on duty all the time during the day and at night the guard is increased as the officer in charge sees fit. Guns are loaded with ball cartridges and any body who approaches the plant would 1 J J 1 1 J Irt-M 4- Dest give instant neeu zo an omei lu halt. Other detachments 0f soldiers of the same company began guard duty yesterday at the plants of the same company at Laurinburg and Blewitt Falls. fullv urore. to protect our people so.H. M. Brown. all nations, far' as we may" against the very se-j . been sunk.'rious hardships and evils which would i BennettsviMe Defeats Rowland in Bas- of, but the ships and people of oth-; loans CenterviHe School Closing Exercises April 9 Correspondence of The Robesonian. St. Paul, Apr. 4 The Centerville public school closes this week. There will be a closing exercise given by the pupifs of the school Monday evening, April 9, at 8 o'clock. The public is invited. The National Bank of Lumber rT..; c;vfDt,n TYioTvihoro nf thf ton has ntt p iiaer Button to Five appears, is lmpracucauie crew were native born Americans. away. Call for one and wear ,it. submarines are in effect outlaws when er nputral and friendly nations have been sunk and overwhelmed in the, waters in the same way. There has been no discrimination. The chal lenge is to all mankind. Each nation must decide for itself how it will meet it. The choice we make for ourseiver must be made w;th a mod eration of counsel and a temperateness of judgment befitting our character and our motives as a 'nation. We must nnt excited feeling away. Our motives will not be revenge or the victorious assertion of the physical might of the nation, but only the vm-j dication of right, of human right, of which we are only a singlp champion. When I addressed the Congress on the 2(ith of February last, I thought that it would suffice to assert our neutral rights with arms, our right to use the seas against unlawful in terference, our right to keep our people safe against unlawful Viol ence. But armed neutrality, it now Because In carrying out the measures by which these things are to be accom plished we should keep constantly in mind the wisdom of interfering as lit tle as possible in our own preparation and in the equipment of our own mil itary forces with the duty for it will be a very practical duty of supply ing the nations already at war with Germany with the materials which they can obtain only from us or by our assistance. They are in the field and we should help them in every way to be effective there. I shall take the liberty of suggest ing, througn the several executive departments of the government for the consideration of your comipitttees soman. Rowland. Apr. 2 The high school girls of Bennettsville and Rowland had a basketball game here Friday. The score was 23 to 22 in favor of Ben nettsville. Miss Miller, a teacher in the high school of Bennettsville, was referee. At the end of the first half Rowland was ahead. Both teams played well, the Rowland team play ing better than ever before. Its plavers were: forwards, Julia Graham and Beulah Williams: centers, Mary Currie Watson and Zula McCormac; guards, Mavme Bryant and Eula Mil ler. ' Gov. Bickett Sends Greetings to Rus sia Governor Bickett sent a cablegram measures for the accomplishment of j Tuesday to the Russian Duma felici the several objects I have mention-' fating that country on establishment cf a democratic lorm of government and giving assurances of sympathy and utmost co-operation along with, congratulation that the United States r.f America is taking up arms alpnsr with Russia and her allies against Ge;many as the common enemy. ed. I hope that it will be your pleas ure to deal with them as having been framed after very careful thought by the branch of the government upon which the responsibility of conduct- Continued on page 4 were supposed t0 underlie the inter- j ization of subsequent additional in. course of the world. J crements of equal force so soon as I am not now thinking of the loss they may be needed and can be hand of property involved, immense and led in training. It will involve also, serious as that is, but only of the of course, the granting of adequate wanton anr" whnlpsnla Hpstniption of credits tr thp government, sustained, the lives of non-combatants, men, I hope, so far as they can equitably j things which make eternal life grand wnmpn and rhildrep. engaged in pur- be sustained by the present genera- and sweet. It gives us great pleas- Units which have always, even in the tion, by well conceived taxation. , ure in stating that we believe and darkest periods of modern 'history i 1 say sustained so iar as may De are luiiy convinced tnat one more been deemed innocent and legitimate. I equitable by taxation because it seems, ife has passed from earth to heaven : Property can be paid for; the lives of to me that it would be most unwise j to be with the great God that gave peaceful and innocent people cannot j to base the credits which will now be jit. ; be. The present German submarine I necessary entirely on money borrow-j His nearest relatives are his fath warf are "against commerce is a war-jed. It is our duty, I most respect-jer, J. S. Brown, and one brother, W. f fare against mankind. It is a war against v;
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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