COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH
S2aa, VyEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE
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VOL. XLVIII
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. JULY 26, 1917.
NUMBER 4S
ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
PREPARE FOR LONG FIGHT j SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS
Hope of Short Struggle Has Gone
(Glimmering With Apparent A1 most
Complete Collapse of Russian War
adhine
Washington Dispatch, July 25.
No attempt is made here to min.
imize tne seriousness oi tne suua
ft -Russians
Still Deserting in Spite of
Entrance of Women- Soldiers Into
BaHle CrOwii - Prince Abandons
- Attempt on Aisne Front
Even the actual entry of women
soldiers into battle on the Eastern
front has been insufficient to imbue
LOCAL SELECTION BOARDS
MARIETTA NEWS MATTERS
District Boards Are the Exemption Death of Little Daughter of Mr. an
Board Preparations Going Ahcad
for Actual MobUizaUon of Nation
al Army
Washington Dispatch, July 25.
Preparations for actual mobiliza
Mrs. F. F. Purvis of Orrum Can
ring Demonstration Well Attended
Social and Personal ,
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Marietta, July 25 Mr.Henry Page,
tion of the national army went ahead Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Page, Mrs. Cap-
t . -i ... - .. j tnrtoTT wtViiiq th Unal caiactinn ers Oliver ann Master Shfinarn rape
tion in the war theatres in Europe. ' J!iliecaSranlui hoards in manv narts of the county of Lyons, Ga., have been visiting rel-
The United States is In the war and deVertin in nnmW Sf oW 'began summoning for examination Utives here for several days, mak.
...til f tVrftn ffV -ro?tVi ?t Vnt o-nir Vmr i the men who will comnose the force.! ing the trip here in an automobile.
v,t -w- 'T'TT j I Vi, n There are numerous details to be All except Mrs. Page left Monday
of a short struggle has gone glim- ojfoijad She will be here for some
vnerine with the apparent Oiost,s' UaT, be actually transferred to the time longer.
,nmrAt- collapse of the Russian war -f rom Pea.c "?Be mlitrv establishment and sent to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Oliver, Misses
Machine. .
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER i BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
I the southern Carpathians nave., tne . "j" of 0 nnm. M.. Paul and Beni. Oliver, Homer
.doffr JlSe OTlb and Wilmer.Spivey spenta
-the offensive of July 1 was started ;"V ; Were fil n? shoulder to ' and win be awaiting the call to the lew aays oi last wees at nase wac
IJ. . -d,, t -u 4. spirit. Here, fighting shoulder to , a ..oust 1 Practically camaw.
iRnSmSSe W1C ; eral villages from the Germans and . september W- M- liv for the past ten days,
ld Russian machme. i broken the heavily fortified Teuton "ady early m ptemDer. Mondav for bis home.
SSPT:etr CStfS42&rtS Mvher parents,
vantage, release ,mu HUg to the rej,ion arotUMj Tarnopol, Sat' the lcal boards actuallv . Our deepest sympathy goes out to
forces to bols r up the Western the vernment apparently not yet d0no?eSra Sards. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Purvis in the
front where American troops wilt be havi had time to t in force its re flection daughter, Lois
noraered. The German line m the .,.,..-.. monS11rOC wWb Their primary purpose, ne saia, ws XT"1 , if
Movements of the PeopIe Ladies Aid Mr. Archie E. Barnes left last
Socia" "Silver Circle" Ertertain-; week for Petersburg, Va., to bcgm
ment ! work on .the government cantonment
Correspondence of The Robesonian. be:nc erected at that place.
Fairmont, July 25 Mr. and Mrs. Mr. G. W. Mercer, who resiiraed
P. L. Stokes of Pinetop are visiting. his Dosition with Mr. Jno. T. Biezs
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Pittman. a few davs aaro. left this mornins
Mr. Tom Greyard and daughters, f or Petersburg, Va., where he ex
Misses Donnie ard Alice, were Fair. pect3 to accept a position,
mont visitors Wednesday M A1 Fleming o Et
Mr Clem Thompson of Maxton Lun)berton got the ends of
sp!nt JYeSdTniShtA 'n" two middle fingers on one hand cut
ents, Mr and Mrs. A. S. Thompson. off last ni ht in a machin in the
Mrs. Grady McCormick of Rowland Lumberton cotton mills. Dr. T. G
spent a few days here wuh-her moth- Johnson dressed the wound this morn.
er, Mrs. Mary Ann Taylor. .
Mr. F. Grover Britt of Lumberton 1 s . . . , . . .
has been spending a few days in our -Work of. replacing old pipe with
i.c . . . t . e heaw iron nine to the old ffUllev OIL
xown. lvir. oriit is local reauiuci iui - --- - y. .
Tbp Robesonian Elm street goes on apace an dit 13
Mrs. H. H. Bailey and children left ' Probable that the excavation across
Monday for Gaddys mill, where they .Elm street goes on apace and it a
will visit Mrs. Bailey's mother, Mrs. the past week, will be filled m in a
. -. -. torn noire
Wes. has not been seriously impair- nT. ir.raneiv Vioo. f tbo o-overn-
d at any point, off icers believe. They ment hag promised to apply in or-
do not claim to know the situation der to st the retreat.
all along the battle front, but they , Nadv0rna. in the fringe of the foot
are unable to see that the Bntisn hmg gtanislan and Tarnopol and
and French wrested from the. Mer-1 numerous smaller towns have been
mans any key position of such 'm; , aT,roachinff th important railroad
junction of tfuczacz, wnicn ues some
30 miles east of Halicz. The Ger.
man emperor was an observer of the
battle on the Sereth front and saw
his men put down the only effort of
movement that was made to hold
them back an attack by the Rus
sians between Tarnopol and Trem-
howla.
Since the penetration of the German
lines on a wide front near jsrevo, im
portance that it can be used next
year to hurl the enemy back.
It has been noted, in fact, that the
one strategic advantage gained in re
cent fighting was sained by the Ger.
mans. Many officers here believe
that when a small sector of the Bnt-v-v
in "Relorium was overwhelmed
and its defenders nearly all captured
or killed the Germans improved tne
Totristered men those. Neal
qualified for military service. The
men they turn away after examina
tion will be rejected, rather than ex
empted, because of physical disabil
ity or dependents. The exemption
boards? nroner are the district boards,
to sav whether the
work a man is doing at home will
be more important to the govern
ment than his services as a soldier,
Those from here going to Or.
Mr.William Brvce of Wallace spent
the week-end with his brother Mr.
C "R. Rrvce.
Little Miss Essie Johnson of I
J.
Mr. Richard M. Norment, who
went last week to Columbia, S. C
to work on The State newspaper as
reporter, has returned home on ac-
r . ... . TT
Barnesville i3 visiting Mrs. L.
Ricks.
Mr. Cam Blue, member of North
Carolina national guard, of Golds.
VinvA cTkOTit. Mondav in town visitinff . Tr.n .f r T7!tiaoTn1 burrh her and of
rum to attend the funeral were Mr. I his brothers, Messrs. H. L. and F. L.I the Episcopal churches at Maxtoa
and Mrs. P. C. Henley, Misses Ada ' Blue. ..... and Red Springs, will leave Monday
and Eva Henley, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Mrs. F. H. Fittman aeugntruny , f or Brooklyn, N. Y., where he wui
count of trouble with his eyes. He
hopes to be able to return to work
in a few days.
Rev. H. A. Grantham, pastor of
Henley, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Parham
and Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Henley. Mrs.
Purvis is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
P. C. Henley. Miss Ada Henley, who
is still with Mrs. Furvis, is expectea
home this week.
Mis Elizabeth Sellers of Sellers
entertained the Ladies Aid society
of the Baptist church Tuesday after
noon from 4 to 6:30. The hall was
heautifully decorated in roses and
nasturtiums, while ithe parlor was
. orated in red roses. Mrs. Sledge,
president, being absent, Mrs. o. l.
TTii 3 : n .e-,..lTi 4- nrooiflprl T P-
.--'v---- ' . J J
: " : . , . i c,n-4- rin T.T- t-am. nf is wees aLii.invH vi.p nresment. nresiaeu
to t higher is BewA.-the the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. 01- apple sherbit and wafers were servej H customed channei again.. Here's de
Jr J , a e,ihiect iver. bv Misses Gussie Mitchell, sister of voutlv hoi)w.
man becomes a soldier and subiect
to soldier law. It will be the duty
of the provost marshal general from
that time on to see that he complies
with all army orders attectinf mm
tbeir weakest front ma
ariaiw. Tbat view is based on tne ,.rv,?v ..a PAmmand of death
tbat the onlv hope of decisive I BoA n
wrim en. took a notable
v"'"v" . - ,,. - . .I tit ..j. vKijy-'L v.. , i rue ooiors.
attainments .for the ames v ?e Jf SS?.t5 t.l Quotas from the various districts;
lies in ruuius l A KUSSians lgnunumuuaij ica. v Drohablv w
. i ".y . --i , ii -..
Among those from here who at- Mrs. Pittman, and Miss jhsteue rnx
tended the Ford reunion at Lakeview ; man. The invited guests, besides the
were Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Oliver and;members were Mrs. D. R. Mitchell,
or.i- Mrs .Tan Oliver and family, Mrs. E. G. Mitchell, and Mrs. Ellmg-
7 . - - - r -m Tlr:. XTiyv . rri :-!.
have charge of services in a hospital
during his month s vacation.
Lumber river, which reached
here yesterday the highest point it
has reached this summer, has begun
to fall and if the glorious sunshine
and let-UD of rainfall holds for a
few days it will be back inside its ac-
j T 1 XT -
customed cnani
voutly hoping.
fianV. wbere it reaches tne sea n.v,0.T. old barassment bv the enemy
"Belgium. , . the Russians have not stirred from
Tf that could be done, It is. argued , v j.--w to face the foe.
that the U-boat bases could be stamp. The hostilities 0n the Aisne front,
.ie.f-ri4- Vioadmiarters when the call
comes. Whether they will be turn
oA over to an armv officer there and
I . i !. - ... r-w -rtrVi 4-l
-j ,,. n-nA to onlv offensive mstru-1 nr. DAua 1,0 fiermans have-.,, , , .:n jon
ment of the -Germans be eliminated, wasted men by thousands in meffec. ?he to conduct them to the can-
i wm.. rwn i .n . ... r. -..
c " . ... - 1 i. r r.m-rnmnl lOVO 1T1 TnP A
i i-i :ii un nnv.v.iari thAir. neen iruesi j.ur sycioi ujrt -
riT i.ri.iiiv win 1 1 1 d&-ciiivitu ab -i - - ,, i -i o
.4-;oiTr tr made ineffective. , ,fmrts to break throueh Gen
-.MlV4J.--J V . , , ., IUm OHV"r I ' J J
The big question is whether it can petain's front, have ceased and
be done. It would require comb'ued ; Qnly artinery duels are in progress
army and navy operations on
HAW
nar of the Belgian coast held by the nessed one Df the last attempts of
,. ft landincr behind their Une.. . n the Californie
and force the whole right nans
from the sea as a resuu.
Early Wednesday morning wit-
. . j . f
tonment has not been decided.
RECORDER'S COURT
plateau, where an attacK was com,
4-r. ami1aa1
The price of a victory of this na.j The Germans have been successful
tare against the U-boats ana Wl- -n 200 yards oi xrencne&
aKAlUOV 1.11- . , , 1 1 III Y llllllll "V- J . , .
..B,. i .. nTrkVkaVklv would, i -r. .:, v. 4- T Mfvnfhv-le
man snore Dawrs iu- lirom ine ait ,ao ,r "j 1
be appalling, and tnere
Ei:t 4.1, of fi. effort is beine sen
inuicaiic biiou w"c .."-.. 4.
usly consadei-ed at the . -P"
However, many army men, both here
j -.Y r. -Rritain. favor some
JUlll 111 uicai, . , , . , 1
such desperate , attempt to bring the
struggle to a conclusion. .
Reports received from France give
no cheering picture o wui, rr
done. There appears to be n0 doubt
that the allied line can stand against
any force Germany can bring against
U. Even the Russian disaster does
not affect that situation. But to
gather the necessary strength for a
Successful offensive will take time
and ample sea transportation facil
ities if the United Statesis to fur
nish the needed surplus of men, air
planes,' munitions and food.
N. G. NOW IN FEDERAL SERVICE
After August 5 Whde Force Will be
Draftelnto U.S. Army-uard
Regiment Probably WiU be Hur
ried to France
..: k- TJorkotrb. .TulV 25.
wasningtuii "a f tbe
The entire naxionai - --
D.n,,v TOV.v tberv-had bombarded vi-
for several days past. In the
. . ? 1 . XL AwAVMtf
capture of tne position wc c"c":
again resorted to the use of liquid
fire. Along the front of Northern
Belgium the heavy artillery duel
. mi, but as vet there has been
i no sign of either the British or the
i w c . ....... m 4-4-o nr
Germans starting an inianiy
ThTe Women anilMan an, the,Ilog
. L. 'Cii.f-! ;" - :
A dickens of a little pet dog caus
ed one man and three women to spnd
the day in Lumberton yesterday when
4.vvrr horl iiitended to journey on to
r-u-.i t Tbree women and a man,
and be sure to mention the dog. The
..4.o. mtat. etnnned tho tram, lhe
people were late m getting to the
4..;v t,a tbe train had started.
Biauuii r.v . .
The conductor stopped the tram al
ter it had pulled up a bit and was
troing to let them get on, but when
fie told the lady the dog could not go
w wav. that he it or she would
have to be expressed, the entire par
tv decided not go until they could
m
TTnSKand Obiected When Dusky Dame
" Wanted to Leave Charged With
Steaing Suit Case 2
Trov Rhodes, negro, made a scene.
at the union station about 7 of the
clock yesterday morning when the
dusky , dame who had sworn to be his
partner .for life essayed to depart
on th west-bound Seaboard nassen-
ger with her mother for Hamlet.
Trov obiected strenuously and pre
vailed, for the wife did not go, but
in doing so he created enough dis
turbance so that Chief McLeod gave
him a free ride up town and. to jail
in his auto. . When the case came up
.before Recorder Britt later in the
day his honor sajd that it was a quite
' vf Messrs. Timothv and G. S
r l H o vj. - .i
Mrs. Mary Graham and children
have returned to their home at Ren.
nert after a visit to the home oi ivirs.
art.i.am's sister Mrs. Timothy Page.
Mocorc .T S. Oliver. T. J. Page,
Toniniivr ad Miss Rachel Oliver
spent Tuesday in Fairmont and Lum
Tbe G. W. club had one of the most
delightfiul meetings of its summer
cario. Sa fnrrlav afternoon, when the
pntertained bv Miss
T ar,i Oliver. Mrs. W. H- Oliver of
oaT?frVi Kpinor the cruest OI nonoi
TT-P fa 4S r TeipoYatioins' in ' the. nataona
nr-a .Affptthpr with Totted plants
.- flrtwr were used. After
the- minutes were read and the roll
,oiirJ i. .inb enioved a -very pleas-
s-orial hour. in niavanK
ed,
Mr. C. R. Monroe of Tar Heel,
who was a Lumberton visitor yester
day, brought to the editor from hi3
father, Mr. W. M. ivonroe, wno is
The Robesonian's correspondent ar
Tar Heel, a box of the most delic
ious and beautiful apples, a rare
gift that is appreciated.
Mr. R. M. Phillips of the Globe
- 1 I 1 J T -n.-l ntl WTO TT
Mrs A L. McDaniel entertamea a. awamp section, uown ouaiumau
"silver circle" Tuesday attemoon
li. .tiro ii j ,
All the ladies in town are mvit-
Guests were met at tne iaoor u
Mrs. McDaniel and Mits. O. A.
1 tt . J
dAoi,c a vew mteresunr "trarueu
X V J ' m i
contest" was one of the ieatures
i, off.rr.nnn Mrss. Claud Floyd win.
bll CJ.l.w., . .
: x.t lnveiv hnunuet oi
-nTTrrvT-c vnrai soios was leuucicu
iLungui " TT
V... TJf-ra Tanspott. ana mrs. ixarvy
"J -T ii.. 1.1 i. fV,o
Davis, whicn aaaea Kiean iaj vn
pleasure of the afternoon. , Forty
two ladies were present and $5.25
. m.11 K nccwl -tr-
was reauzea wmui ni
ward helping pay for the new carpet
for the Methodist church. .Mrs. Mc
Daniel served cream , and nabiscos.
The next meeting will be at the home
of Mrs.'F. C. Jones, .Tuesday, August
7th. AH the ladies are invited to go
and carry a "dime
Sal '2 am S' S . Mrs. W. H. OTirer, The P-
paternity and he dismissed the case. ''Lf AH e Pae and S
:nna Rnas hn. k ar. ineiian. trot om .
the east-bound Seaboard passenger
at Moss Neck Tuesday night early
with another man's suit case and as
ant social nour. jn maYi" aim y a -. - i,
Mrs T C Parham madV the highest Rev. B. E. Standfield left Mondav
core :'Th Eddi?o furnished addi- m0rning for Reidsville, where he will
. i' - ... ntVifwiif 5T .-.4..4- o n.stin9.
tionai pleasure uiiunvuv w cyuuum Uvv..-0.
ternoon. Delicious refreshments, be- xrtrwc ttomS
Porch Pary Given by Aumnae As-
animation Personal menuun
Correspondence of The Robesonian. .
L Snrine-s. July 25 Mr. -and
Mrs. John T. McNeill and John 1.
of John station are visui..5
..;Tl1,r narirdi-nir mit the '(tolor
t .,1 wVi ite and ' blue, were
stuciuc, i ..... . - ,
C3 T-7fl W tbo hostess, assistea
by
TT.ll
d.v W t .Tenrette returned Sat
urday 'from Chapel Hill, where he
BU1I1 HICl
rLArr-.-r Ti "tw1 attended the university
a result ms res was uiaimucu
4 a. m. the next morning, he was school . Oration
XUR txiiiuift , a
here
brought to jail, and Kecpraer n"XZ " well attended. Miss
bound him Over to court unaer uu ; -.. at the inter.
case belong- w nn. wo-
ed to Mr. Jas. Stephens of Councils, esi "
justified bond. The suit case
wbo was on his way home from Ba- men are doing,
i, oi.ino-pments. decently and m
AIlc cuti'e " . . . inane oi""h ', , . f
country, with the exception of troops, d t h his dogship travel in
tUUiiLi J , 4 . j 4.v- aMifT.weste.rn . ' tttj r nmm.n and
from Calliornia a" wic kJV,w v i state, vyneiei-uic, unc -
irom v.aiii.ui wderal service ,a(i the chance of
- . 1 1 I a. Illilll iivi a. . , i
their lives yesterday to spend a aay
in the best town to be sure.
din. He had $300 worth of notes and! . ArT?TTwiT NKWS
other paper in the case and $6.45 in; BUIU Anu rxxi--
Protracled Meting. Going OnShip-
. . -r . CtAnlr tAr
11 J l1 JL T ...LUnV
money, it is aiiegea inat uucMcai
watched the white man as he dozed
"T.. "Tident Wilson's call.
xonignt uiiucx
mi . WAtVIQlTllTlir IMI Ul ll3 "
be
. i . . a. ..!. K on which aay
STSSil! force .f probably 300,000
vne j.f1j :4.ft tbe armv of
men win oe uiailw j i :..
the United States and will lose its
status as militia. From that day on
. . . . ,an v msed for any
the ataxe ?. and
k M-TJii tans t
Will Oe sudjcci, to ",1"" armv
4. t the regular army.
"fiUrYnrement of the guard was
Those can-
TOBACCO PKICESontinde ,,
. '.. .:...
was a L.umDeixon visitor ve-'tc-i"
He thinks that corn is better thi3
year than last but that cotton in his
'section perhaps has already been
damaged more by wet weather than
it was damaged last year.
Mr. Lum Edwards, who lives
near Old Kingsdale, had to kill a
mule Friday night of last week as a-
result of the mule failing inrougu
a bridge on a road near Proctorvilie
The mule broke his right front leg
when the bridge broke through, sax.
Edwards says the mule was worcn
around ?150.
Mr. and Mrs. U. S; Page; and
small child left yesterday for their
home at- Mount Uiive alter a-visit
here at the home of Mr. Page's fath
er, Mr. ET E. Page. They wereac
companied by Mr. Page's sister, Miss
Lizzie May Page, who will go to
School at Mount Olive, of which town
Mr. Page is chief of police.
Mr. Colin H. Phillips received
yesterday a letter from home folks
in Edinburgh, Scotland, in which he
was advised that his brother Lieut.
t m PhUlins. who had been in a hos
pital in London since May suffering
.;v. enrained knee. had been
brought home and was m an ldin-
. T ... 1 Ml .U1. nrTV
. -. tttiii TvV.w-c 1 urnuiriiT. inmt
the home of mr. wu Wedneff1 burgE hospital, still unable to walk.
Miss Kate McLean left weanes , uuig v , QrfviwHl
riT,hmo where she will via- Local Odd Fellows were aoyisi
u k?h lE. ttSrV McLean. last night of the death at Ashejille
t ? iparents' Mr-and Mrs' iaafsuwtara
Mr, T C Roeers ana raowiw, was a dtoui 01 - -
mrs. A. V . rp..nnn I nrl.lo.'11 . T?d nh
t G. Brown spent iuua. nguisiue .
i TTavetteville. I Miss UlizaDetn uexier oj.
ln ayeiieyuie T ,:.. nirnn U l, o:.. , bridesmaid m
Misses uatnenne.anu D.etn,' "". "r-" Ti:,Z o
ninff Meons-Raising Stock tor Mrs. T. Koger uu wtli: Beach
Cotton MiH at Red Sprmgs-Koaas Mrs. John . crown . tl
i Ra Ponditiorf Personal
Correspondence of The Robesonian,
and slipped the suit case out at a fa
vorable moment, leaving his own.
Mr. Stephens missed his case oeiore
. . 1 1 JL !? 1 rviA
reaching umoerton ana goi on r.rntrnpted meet- are spending a wniie ai aiuuucv. tne Mcimyre-owu;. cuuiUfi -----Sheriff
R. E. Lewis, Deputy Sheriff Buie, Juta ' J. arS Alumnae association gave a and has since been a guest at
Arch Prevatt and Rural Policeman ing : started Jere Sunday and will I part t jd e home, of Mr. and I Mrs . C . V.
t?h Th.iiiTa crnt. hnsir mir. naa a nam tii've unuuu
r.. fiT-dino- tb. man. They hadi IN
- w " mi . : -mr i
rne Meivm
SeS V. a unci, me ..v -- y , ucm " , , ... i.
pendine a while at Montreat. the Mclntyre-Stack wedding a week
e Alumnae association gave a a?0 and has since been a guest at
.4.4...o nrvrrb nartv at hotel 1,0 home of Mr. and Mrs. v.
v, tbrough the weeK. very Tuesday eveninp- from Brown, will leave tomorrow evening
Messrs. J. Wl Glover and R. A Pgd TnerS were twelve fgwwk, thence she will go to
elvin are spending the day in Fay- 8 1 U o ciock. . decorat ior coast of
The first increment
Ian davs aeo
zVJZnmA increment em-
Z7& StCi Middle Western
J VT ,., states and several
..... Prnbablv more tnan
150,000 men went on the Federal pay
.i
T01I. iUa Anfre
With Federalizauon oj.
force complete -after August 5th, the
ranks of all regi ments will be
filled up to full war strength from
thines to
. "a.r jna ; ments which
maicaxe tnau ifu " j qt,j
x-ui !?-. nfi. Saw Such Prices
Beauty of it is That Prices Seem
to be Advancing
There have been more big breaks
. xv.. Wol tAbappo warehouses this
week and prices continue high, ine
market has advanced every day since
i "Pifct nTiTirimirs whicn
two years ago sold for $4 and
sold yesterday for $19. Second rim-mo-
which sold two years ago for
thing that finally led them to the etteville. ' nmmff each one representing a month of the Massachusetts until time to return
! right Place was the fact that Lock- Miss Nena Khyne left this mommg ?har4cteristic of to Lumberton for the opening of the
,lear got off .the train with a one- for near Maxton. month was cleverly carried out fall term 0f schooL Miss Dexter is
leggel man. They found Locklear Lots of StX ?tel? tUe. July, wia muua- teacher of the first grade m the rad-
aKniit S miles north ot Moss nee.
about 4 a. m. yesterday, and got
back to Lumberton about 5 a. m.
Locklear claims that he took the
other man's suit case merely by mis
take. Everything was recovered ex-
T mo-nev and some razor
VwioToa ot ;t is claimed that Mr.
"- . . T . i .
Stephens is mistaken aooux navmg
case.
around $8, sold for $24.50. I those things in the
iir.rvVinrlv is happy over the high
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Francisco
Everybody is happy
P This is proving a big week on the
Fairmont market also. Tuesday 300,
000 pounds of tobacco were sold there
ai QrAnnn aiuu.uuv. x iiwo
J. JA. 1J.VW T '
me high there
are now fairly well eauippea aii-j; tmt before they sail. The
which have the benefit'of JJJJJ liiSe SSieaon to fit them for
mobilization will - not be held ions intensive . -at the
mobilization wmiw Tf
at the divisional train lug .camps, if
transportation is avauaoie, -of
the State troops may be hurried
to France at once, stopped only for
trench warfare will be given at tne
a:s.0 tfoiTnncr ramus in r ranee
where General Pershing's regulars al
ready are at work.
fn tidier, flags and firecracKers sch0ol.
. ' . . ,i n r .A txriui
oupes are being shipped
this season. . ; i" c T de. the May nole, will
j..Sm JSr2ESab at Sveme of the attractiveness
iss xx cue, -0,t,
JLU1U1. -r nr
Messrs. James Mcleoa, James
Record of Vessel Sunk
nis?natch. July 25.
At oAe end of the porch a pretty Twenty-one British vessels of more
tac)j.o. " ,--,. TTt-I rrrrns-T told IOrCUneS in a 1 i.OUU IrUUO a"- "'" - 7
Millan and Lacy Prevatt spent Fit gypsy .Y tent. The "picture Uan 1,600 tons each were sunk last
a -.t,,-t,o. i the Harmony section. terious-iooKing vcuv , T.aeb L ,; onhmarinps. ac-
dav evenins in the Harmony
f --- - i j ..nriiTrr n rroiiprrv was r x - l w. w .. ... ...
Miss Kuby Meivm . 0f-"-"H - ; ked to name different cordig to the weekly aomirauiy
few dav at Buie visiting her fath- guest was aseu tQ s sbinnine-losses: One fish-
rf" . . . i momrps .uu a .... i .mw v" rr 1-
er, Mr. K. A. Meivin. w tbe one euessing the most. Deiignt- vessel was also sunk.
We are glad to report Mrs. J. W. the JjJJ cKake were served. . The announcement of the British
Uiover improving. . . i- mv:. ;e At, of the many axx
.toTfo'oIUntents that the local
mill which is to be built at
Springs in the near future,
yesterday getting up stock tor cor"";""iation will give during the 1600 tons sent to the bottom as coin.
Son Francisco Dispatch. July 25.
F.dwin J. Justice of Greensboro
m r cnpcial assistant, to Attorney
General Greffory. dropped dead in his
todav. He had been on
.'l.i.iv-c "'.' ww j . ,
!. noct two vears nrosecutmer tne
i - J 4-t. rTi-Ft
jrovernment on cases mmcr iut .
-V". " 'of so much rain.
He is summer.
h.ihi in secunne sud
eenhora. alreav havinff near ?iuu
000 subscribed
pared with the report of the previ
ous week wnen tourteen were bujl-
Berlin, via London, July 25-The In the smaller category the loss
British submarine C-34 has been sunk one less tnan - ;;
Lids aVe in bad c
number of fishing vessels sank.
The
was taken prisoner.
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