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' '' ' ' ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLVIII 100 ADDITIONAL MEN CALLED More Registrants Summoned to Re. port in Lumbertoni August 20 for Examination for Mliitary Service Quota fr Robeson District May a A ! 1 A As INot oe uuiamea rrura nrsi oov CaUed Notices were mailed yesterday from the office of the army exemp tion board of Robeson district No. 1 iftA additional ree-istrants fn ta- r weeh., ufeuav v, wv uc cMuiuuu iw jvlve German counter-attacks were military service. On' the first call repulsed. 3G0 registrants were summoned, tak- Copenhagen Dispatch, Aug. 15 v, nrlw tVioi i;Qv,ii;t Tk-J-1 The renewal of the Entente offen- en m the order of their liability. This sive on the western front on a Rreat. call for 100 men takes in habiltyjer scale-than ever before is looked number from 361 to 461. The lia-jfor by German newspapers, accord- .ii 1 ! 1 1 ' l i i n rv 4- rv T2 t1 tyi r i c m rt n Vi r c T 4- -Ic Unity ana senui numuers ana names of these were published in The Rob esonian of August 2nd. Mr. T. L. Johnson, chairman of the board, returned this morning from a short trip to the western part of the tSate and the board will begin tomorrow . considering claims for ex .enlptiojf. Chairman Johnson sayJ that so many meritorious ciahns for exemption were made and so many of those in the first 360 called are married that it was deemed best to make the call for additional men in order that there might be no delay in securing the quota for this dis trict, 180. If this additional hun dred men are not needed to make up the quota they will of course be in line for the next call. YOUNG MEN HOME FROM CAMP Lumberton is Proud of Record Made by Young MervWho Left 3 Months . Ago Raw Recruits and Return With Commissions as OfficterS Some Who Were Not Mentioned in Monday's Paper -- Lumberton is proud to welcome home her sons who left 3 months ago for the training camp t Fort Ogle thorpe as raw recruits and- return with commissions as officers. They have been - through intensive training during the past 3 months, cramming into that short space of time train in? that heretofore it has been con sidered necessary to extend over fouri years. : Second Lieutenants F. Eli Wishart and J. P. Cashwell -of- Lumberton and Frank , McNeill of : Howellsville township arrived last night. Second Lieut. D. H. Fuller arrived this morn- ing, First Lieut. C. Basil ' Skipper: 'is , E. Knox Proctor is expected -Satur- ed. Mr. Raineyvis among the accept day. ed applicants for admission to the These young officers are home on second series .officers' training camp a furlough and will have to leave on ! at Fort Oglethorpe. No further ac the 28th inst. to report on the 29th!tion in regrad to superintendent was at Fort Oglethorpe. taken. , Mr. James M. Russell, son of Mr.; Messrs. J. I. Townsend and G. and Mrs. J. P. Russell of Lumberton, Floyd, members of the board, were has received a commission as second ! appointed by the chairman, Mr. I. lieutenant, field artillery officers', reserve corps, at Fort McPhearson Besides those mentioned in Mon day's Robesonian, the following Rob eson county young men who have 1 i jV 1 I 1 1 been at Fort Oglethorpe have receiv-! across Lumber river from Dick Phil nmmissirYns a'o second lieutenant i?rc trt tVip Creek road and Mr. J. 1. officers' reserve corps: John P. Rob-! Yt?tson, RowlUnd, infantry srticjn; I Thos.rK, Cobb, St. Pauls, infantry i section; -Frank McNeill, Lumberton K. 7, field artillery; (Jiauae i5.vouz,jis accepted by tne poaru. Maxton, quartermaster corps; Jno. A. MciKay, Red Springs, quarter master corps; Frank G. Everitt, Max ton, quartermaster corps. Besides those mentioned in Mon day's Robesonian as having been ac cepted for the second officers' train ing camp, at Fort Oglethorpe, the following from Robeson and near by counties have been accepted: Hi ramW. Rainey, Rowland; Don. L. McLauchlin, Wagram; Wm. D. Biz zell, Daniel McDuffie, Newton Rob inson, Jr:, Elizabethtown; Elery Brown, Chadbourne; Frederick A. DoHgre, Boardman. For this second ca'mp 467 North Carolinians were accepted and they are to report August 27. There were about 1,100 applicants, and the 467 selected were taken after other ap plicants had been weeded out, so that those who were accepted count them selves fortunate. To Take Short Course n Agriculture County Farm Demonstrator L. E. Blanchard will take a number of Rob. cson county boys to Raleigh next week for the annual boys' and girls' short course at the State college of ag riculture and engineering. This course is a part of the regular work fif the ovfoncinn SPTV1CP n? conduct- ed through the office of boys' club!pope's propasal fa rmore compre , i. t? 1 ov.i of ; i. v,on o rnerp acknowleage practical instruction, inspiration and stimulation for thousands of boys and girls who belong to the various agricultural and livestock clubs of the State. This year the key-note of the r,i l. . a a fVio oiiun, course is centeieu aiuwuu topic of "conservation". Every phase of the program bears some relation to this subject of national interest. The following have already agreed to go with Mr. Blanchard for this course: Warren and William Fergu son, Lumber Bridge; Douglas Brown, John Pat Buie, Red Springs; Glenn Purcell, Tom McNair, Maxton; Joe Sinclair. Leach Robertson. Rowland; H. Townsend, Leroy Townsend, Mur phy Townsend. Sam Britt. Vester M'- Wite, :Lum,berton; Sherwood sn.d Dewey Nye, Orrum; Van Floyd,' Ran. fiolph Bullock, Fairmont; Jim Jones; St. Pauls. Others haVo .indicated a desire to go and Mr. Blanchard expects to take with him around 25 boys. Any. one who want to take advantage of this i noon, Federal Judge Henry u mc course will do well to communicate Dowell presiding. . Ajury will be em. with Mr. Blanchard at once. - panelled tomorrow morning. GERMAN POSITIONS CAPTURED Hill 70, a Formidable DefenSe Work Included Renewal of Entente Of fensive on Greater Scale Looked For Brilliant Advance Made by Canadians 4 London Dispatch, Aug. 15. with only slight casualties Canad. wa wraps ugnting south and east uiovanutii. pecteu mat tne new. amea aueropi may be made on a section of the front heretofore quite calm. A heavy French bombardment on the Asine and before Verdun, ener.j getic reconnaissance activity, in creased by aviators and the closing of the French-Swiss frontier are in. terpreted as signs of impending de velopments . of greatest moment. British Front-in France, and Belgium, Aug. 15. ? Considerable numbers of German prisoners taken in the British drive today are beginning to arrive in the collection depots. The new British front has been es tablished on a triangular line like a p?wr of shears whose points are to the north and south of Lens. In the first stages of the fight insr the Canadians' met with compar atively small opposition but as they pushed into the Lens environs the defense of the Germans stiffened. -. Whatever the outcome, the battle alreadv has taken a nlace in the list of the most important conflicts in the war throusrh the capture of Hill 70 The British and Germans were m close grips, in the western part of the city of . Lensr .itself,- toiiowmg ? . xne brilliant mornmfir' advance whereby the Canadians captured Hill TO .jand then swept on northwest of Lens. ROAD SUPERIN- TENDENT RESIGNS Mr. Rainey WU1 Oro to lrammg camp - at Fort Oglethorpe Koaa . io d Built From Gbe Swamp to Creek RCad Road Proposed Via Als ton to Singietary's Crossing At. a called meeting of the county road board held Monday afternoon the resignation: of Mr.-H. W. Rainey t.. Brown, to investigate condition 01 Edmund mill bridge and report at next regular meeting. Tt'-oraa ordered that $1,000 be al lowed for' the building of a road Townsend was empowered to draw contract for building this road and maintenance of same for 12 months, the $1,000 to be paid, when the road This is the roaa tnat peopie ux wib Globe swamp section have been try ing to get for many months. . lhey have been in a pocket, s0 to speak, with outlet in only one direction, and have been put to great incon venience. This road will afford them great relief and will give them a good road into Lumberton, besides shortening-the distance. " ... It was moved tha a road be built to Whiteville by way of Allenton to Singletary's crossing and that mat ter of financmg be left t0 Mi. J. i. Townsend until next tax money comes in. , , , , . , This is also a road about which there has been much complaint and the condition of which has incon venienced a large number of people. Attitude of U. S. and Allies Not Likey to be Greatly Changed by Peace Proposals Washington Dispatch, Aug. If- Conferences . among the Lente diplmotas today crystalized into con viction the opinion here that Pope Benedict's move is iot likely to change in any substantial degree the attitude either of the Allies or the American government. tj. r-nori Vinwfiver. that tnere must be made a response to tne ment of receipt. To do this witnout opening the field of argument which rojght result in developing apterences between the Allies to be seized upon by the Germans is reab3e . "J a Jiifjs:,,!. QTirJ rlplirate undertaKing. uuntuu - Qn the other hand, some consiaera tion is being given to the suggestion X the F&ff has given Indent Wilson a golden opportunity w impress upon the American eople and tho world in the most convincing fashion the rectitude . of his position In reaommendi&r to Congress the declaration of a state of war with Germany. Trial on Charge of log1 KfH'i? Bigstone Gap, Va., Dispatch, Aug. William V. McCoy and Joseph W. Phillips, charged with inciting rebel 5t the government in con nection with the selective draft, were v4. rvn trial at 4 O'ClOCK tniS aitei- COUNTRY, GOD ' LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, PEACE PROPOSALS EXPECTED Possibility of Pace Move Discussed in United Stages Some Months Ago Proposals Cannot be Accepted by United States and Allies as They Stand and Possibly Not at AH An8wer is DeUrato Taet- I WaehiTrrvr TV A r PoPe Benedict's Deace ifrnnnssW The possibility of a peace move was discussed with British Foreign Minister Balfour and Vice Premier Vivian when the British and French official missions were in Washing ton, and it was agreed that all the Allies, including the United States should refuse to discuss peace terms with Germany while Germany occu pied the territory she had taken by force and thereby avoid what tho Al lied statesmen considered a GermarH trap. Now, the pontiff's proposal pre sents the question in a somewhat dif ferent light, difficult perhaps : to meet, Because it oilers to a war weary worm a hope for peace. Germany and her allies are. ex pected promptly to accept the Pope's proposals. - - American officials acknowledge that the Vatican's proffer is of a nature calling for a reply. Diplo mats of the Entente circle voice nothing, but an unanimous opinion that it wij - be ...rejected. American officials! realize that a convincing reply is required for the wbrtd's i ' . rrn . ii page pi msory. mat tne proposals can not be accepted as they stand, is .certain. That they will : not bSj- ceptea at aji .is prooabie. An unofficial outline of the JH&ne'si communication was received nereitmsfTsenting proaucers ana consumers. morning. Members of the Fresi dent's Cabinet said it had not . beenf- discussed at this afternoon s meet ing, but some of the President's oPi ficial familv erave sisms of the diffH cuuy wmcn it nas presentea. j v-,The first appraisal of the proposals! byi';' officials-and-diplomats was ' thajtiilldustry incouraged it was another attempt, by Germany, ii ii j m - ' this' time 'working through Austria because of the latter's close relatioi to the Vatican, to accomplish , wha she failed m her first offer of peaci ! the assembling of peace delegates at a round table conference where the interests of one ally could h$ played-off against the other with th uisiuuiiuil oi Liie Kiaiiu eiiiiaiitca a i the stake. In no quarter is there anr disposition to question in any way the faith of the Vatican although the peace activities of the Roman aniouc elements m vjennany aau' I. - H I f , Ai'nc!T,Tio liQwa 'Knon nrATninonf -frit several months. But, as the 'unofficial outline dis closed the terms of Pope Benedict's proposal, officials were astonished to realize its similarity with some of President Wilson's jdeclaraions on the subject. International agree ments to enforce peace, a reduction of armament and recognition of the national aspirations of the small peo ples, all were brought forward by the President in his epochal ad dress beiore Congress. . Although the proposal to leave for diplomatic discussion such great questions as Italia Irridentia, a free Poliand a:i AlaqleIJorraiine might be rejected on many grounds, close observers foresee the possibility of embarrassments in declining to dis cuss proposals which the President himself brought beiore the world. The allied statesmen realize that once consideration of any part of the Pope's proposals begins, pa cifists and Socialist elements are at once enabled to take up discussions which will embarrass their govern ments. President's Pronouncement Inlterest- ' ing President Wilson's own view of what reply shall be made obviously can not accurately be" asserted at the present time. His latest public pro nouncement on the most vital of the proposals Pope Benedict makes are interesting. , When the new Russian government was wavering on the point of mak ing a separate peace and declaring for no annexations and no indemni ties, the President in a message to the Russian people declared: "Of course the imperial German government and those whom it is ine- to obtain pledges that the war UOllltf 1U1 tilC-H VJ vv ii uimuiiig cue will end in the restoration of the status quo ante.- It was the status quo ante out of which tnis iniui - tous war issued forth; the power of the imperial German government, within the empire and its widespread domination and influence outside of that empire. That status-quo must be altered in such fashion as to pre vent any such hideous thing from happening again." - - Two days later in his Flag Day ad dress the President, referring to the military masters of Germany said: "If they can secure peace now with the immense advantages still in their hands which they have up to this rtomfi apparently" gained, they will have justified themselves oeiore tne German people; they will have gam- fnrre what, thev promised to gain by it; an immense expansion of German power; an immense enlarge ment of German industrial and com, merciial opportunities. Their pres tige will be secure and with their prestige , tneir puuucai punci. The one point on . which Germany might stick, diplomats feel, is the restoration of -Alsace-Lorraine. These provinces, because of their mineral deposits, are . not only , necessary to the economic extension of Germany, they say, but in the hands of France again would disrupt the weoie vrer- man scheme on the Western frontier, AND TRUTH THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, WILL TAKE OVER ALL WHEAT - GROWN IF NECSSARY $50,000,000 Corporation Formed WUh All Stock Held by Government To En;d Speculation x Washington Dispatch, Aug. 5. . ', Tne food administration prepared to take over the entire 1917 wbsat I op if necessary to stabilize prices guout lfte year- At formed a ?50,000,000 corporation; with all of the stock held by the Federal govern- .ment, to buy and sell wheat at the principal terminals. : The move was the first of a series to be taken to reduce the price of bread. Millers alreadv havp aerreeJ "to put themselves under voluntary regulations and are working out with - o Ci HUlAlllg U U t W ILiI I the food administration a different- ial of profits. Distribution of flour by the wholesalers and the baking of Dreaa will be taken un next. " 'i The hope of the food administra tion is to establish a scale of prices from the farm to the grocery store, eliminating undue profits and ending speculation. In announcing f orroatiofn ' of the wheat corporation, the food admin istration also has made known the personnel of a committee which will fix a price to be paid for this year's wheat, yield, and the names of 13 men who will act as purchasing aeents for. the. corporation at terminals. , .The wheat corporation will be put Under . the administration's grain di .VisiOn. Its chairman will be Herbert K Hoover, and its president Julian isarnes, a Duluth exporter, now serv infir. as a voluntary aide in the food administration. The " prace-fixind committee will be headed by Presi dent Garfield, of Williams college, fthd will comprise -12 members, rep- t?-The wheat corporation will handle all allied grain purchased and will do the buying for the ' American gov ernment. The Allies; will be requir ed to purchase flour instead of wheat oft the' theory that manufacturing costs will costs will be reducfed and -American FAll of the grain men who are tak , n 1 1 j? en into the food administration's gfain division will disassociate them selves, from business interests and give their entire time to the govern ment without remuneration. "These men," said Mr.Hoover, "are making a magnificent sacrifice ar.d many of them are giving up large in- v,uiiico Authority to license grain elevators and milling concerns was given for mally to the food administration to- r day in a proclamation by President vr usun mr. i-wvei nupcs tiicn, upc- I 11 1 1 J J11 ration r xne licensing system win make unnecessary any extensive gov ernment purchases for the allies. He believes a stable export price and proper supervision of exchange deal ings will do more than anything else to keep prices on a constant level. More than 100 representatives of boards of exchanges and elevator sys tems came to Washington toda for a conference with officials on the government's plans. x At the end of an all-day meeting they issued a statement approving the food admin istration's proposals. No plans have been made for grain purchased ibv neutral countries, al though it is likely all will be requir ed to buy through the food adminis tration. This will give the govern ment a close check on purchases and will aid the exports council, to which applications for grain exports must l ie submitted Just now no food of any character is leaving the United States for the European neutral countries, but some will be permitted to go as soon as the countries concerned have supplied full data as to their needs. Lumberton Graded School Will Open ..September 17 A card from Supt. R. E. Sentelle, received this morning advised that the Lumberton graded and high school will open for the fall term September 17. Supt. Sentelle left Lumberton Monday evening and the card , was mailed . at Salisbury. He was on his way to the mountains to join his family, near Wiaynesvitle. A neutral diplomat today ventured the opinion that Germany, beaten, would concede all but the loss of Al sace-Lorraine. Answer a Delicate Task -Allied diplomats and American of ficials alike realize that the answer to the peace proposals involves one 1 oi tne most aeiicate tasKs oi tne war, They realize that the people of a war-worn Europe, whipped by pacif ists and socialistic agitation, must have a convincing answer to a pro posal to stop the fighting and still be held true to their war aims. They do not wish to leave Germany in the position she has worked so hard to attain the position of offering peace to the world and having it re jected. A war which was to have been fin ished in six weeks is entering upon its fourth year. A warfare of sub I marine f rightfulness which was to , nave orougnt ureat umam o aur render within ninety days is enter. ing its seventh month without the promised result. The group fighting Germany has widened into a world circle of seventeen nations all unit ing their resources and power for the destruction of the German mm tary autocracy. The imperial gov ernment which entered the conflict with aims of world domination now wTould be satisfied with a restoration of the status before the war. In these events, the allied diplo mats here see the moving causes for tte newest proposals of peace and in them they believe will be round tne answer of the allied governments. 1917. MARIETTA NEWS MATTERS 'TTXL' M. OliTer of DU. .on r-ronai Mention funds for the monument of the late Correspondence of The Robesonian. Prf. D- P. Allen. Contributions will Marietta, Aug. 15 Mr. W; H. 01- be niMy appreciated, iver of Raleigh, came several 'days M'- and Mrs. M. A. Odum, an o and is visitin, relatives. Mrs. Slasf wlekYs SSSlSSS in & 21Sf J aS Deen here f0r several issue- KturneJ from WriEh Jno. C. Sel,ers and daughtersds BeaCh' Wh"C U o" "ue.ana Jatnaieen, of; MtTr I Pa(Fa v. . !r- , Seffe'rs and ' SSSS. ited rdatives. Mrs! Pef who has; been hero for cottot-oI ...m : , - J-.v-Atu CCtt3. Will' ieave ln a few days for her home at! Lyns, Ga, Messrs. J. S. Oliver and Joseph Page, Misses Rachel Oliver and Alice ! Page, went last Friday to Rowland i Mr. Allen EdensI "'"-e dLteuueu ie iunerai oil Miss Jewel Inman 0f Vidalia, Ga., is visiting at the home of her uhcle Mr. G. S. Page. Miss Elizabeth Oliver has return ed to Wdnston after spending two weeks at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Oliver. Miss Monie Collins of Lumberton was the week-tend guest of Miss Florine Rogers. Misses Ada Henley and Mclntyre -Vpent last week in Berntetsville. Miss Mclntyre, who had been here for several days visiting Miss Hen ley left Monday for her home at Wingate. Mr. Joseph Page and Misses Car rie and Alice and little Miss Esther went last Saturday to Cerro Gordo, wnere tney -tfasited relatives. Mr. Joseph and Miss Alice returned Sun day, the other two staying over for this week. A number of people from here went Monday to Dillon, where they auenaea tne tuneral of Mrs. R. M Oliver of that place. Among those who went were Mr. srnd Mrs. J S Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Page, Mrs. Jane Oliver, Mrs. A. W. Har- nngton, Misses Nona Oliver. At-. tie . McArthur and Jewel Inman. Messrs. W. T. Jenrette, W. M. Oli ver, W. H. Oliver and Hoyt Harring ton. Miss Viola Watson has returned from a visit to relatives at Green Sea. Mips Attie McArthur from near Rowland came last Friday and will spend a few days with relatives here. Mrs. Nance of Chadbourn is visit ing in the homes of "Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Oliver and . Mr. and Mrs. ;R. M: OMver. Mr. G. S. Page is in Wilmington on business. Messrs. J. S. . aril D. J. Oliver made a business trip to Wilmington last week. Mr. J. T. Hamilton and Mr. For est and Miss Nellie Hamilton were recent visitors to Fayetteville, mak ing the trip in their car. Mr?. Glov er, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hamil ton, is in a hospital in Fayetteville. DeutscWand Converted Into War Submarine Copenhagen Dispatch, Aug. 14. The German commercial submarine Deutschland, which twice visited the United States, has been converted into a war submarine, according to German fleet gossip reac(hing The Associated Press. The Deutschland has been fitted with six torpedo tubes The submarine, it is said, may soon leave for the Pacific to operate against traffic from San Francisco. The U-boat was to have started ac tivities some time ago but an ex plosion on board during a trial trip made necessady repairs which took considerable time. - - Only 16 BriUsh Ships Were Sunk Last Week London Dispatch, Aug. 15. A falling off in British tonnage sunk last week by mines or subma rines is indicated in the. weekly ad miralty statement made" public to night. Fourteen vesels of 1,600 tons and over were sent to the bottom, 9 rilvlm,, wppV rd street Mrs- Wilson wil1 t PIinUiSfinn tn to Wadesboro Monday to visit rela of less than 1,600 tons tiyes and wm return tQ Lumberton as against Two vessels- were suniasu wee, xne Bdmc Three fishing boats met with disas ter last week. Personal Items From Red Springs Correspondence of The Robesonian. Red Springs, Aug. 15 Mr. Hud son Miller of Charlotte spent the week-end with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Alex. Miller. i Miss Sarah Townsend of MacDon. ald is visiting Miss Erline Coxe. Mr. Closs W. Hearne of Greenville spent a few days in town the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hamilton have returned from their wedding trip and are at home with Mr. Ham ilton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hamilton. Mrs. Alex McNeill of Wade and Mrs. Ann McGeachv of Fayetteville are visiting their sister Mrs. D. P. McEachern. Mrs., W. T. Williams and son-in- law, Mr. T: A. McNeill, Jr., of Lum berton, spent Monday in town. Miss Annie Belle de Vane is visit ing Mrs. Hugh McAllister in Lum berton. . Miss Wyatt McKinnon of "Ardlus sa" is spending a few days with her sister. Mrs. JohmH. McKav. Mr. Arrowood McLeod of Tarboro is spending a few days in town. Mrs. Alexander of Salisbury is vis liting Mrs. Hiram Grantham. (Statelirarv ' " $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN) ADVANC3 NUMBER 54 BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS -Robt McNeill is still coIIpw -Mr. W- C. Rnftno s, j ....vr UU efonian's local reporter a gift of a fendj' 1P Mondaynin 1 apTecffi de"C1US "-n appreciaiea. Tlf T O 11 - , c on James. Sellers, son of Mr. W. & - sellers, who lives m Columbus CUUIIl? was operated on yesterday ormng for appendicitis at, the ThomPson hospital. He "is getting on -i"..itu. Prof. E. K. Creel of Hnnp Mill who was. principal of the public school at Rennert last year, is a Lumberton visitor today. He will be principal of the public State high school at Warsaw, Duplin county, the coming school year. . D. C. Cummins, an Indian who lives near Buie, came into The Rob esonian office yesterday and asked that mention be made of the fact, duly vouched for by himself, that he grew a stalk of corn this year 15 feet and 4 inches high. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. White and daughter, Miss Vashtl, and Mr. W. F. French returned Tuesday even ing from a cross-country trip in Mr. White's auto to the western part of the State. They went to Winston." Salem and thence to Blowing Rock. Mrs. Harry Weinstein and twa . sons', Masters Morton Hana and Rae ford Lee, of Fairmont, passed through, town last evening en route to Alios- , kie, where Mrs. Weinstein will be dame of honor at the marriage of her niece Miss Lillian Feldman thJs evemg Farmers are buying buggies at - suctl a rate with tobacco money that they are being shipped into Lumber- ton by . express. Ten already had been received at the local express office . before the Seaboard express arriv ed this morning, some were on that train and more are expected. Mr. J. W. Bullock recently, sold -his house and lot on First street to Mr. Lonnie Bullard of R. 4 from Lumberton and has already begun work on a 6-room cottage on a lot he recently purchased on Chippewa street. Mr. Bullock will move his family into the new residence as soon as completed. Mr. J. E. Floyd returned Satur day to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Floyd, at Orrum, after spending 8 months at Akron, Ohio, where he was in the employ of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. He liked his job at Akron, but two of his brothers joined the army and he was needed at home. Maxton Cor., Aug. 14., Wilming ton Star: Miss Sallie Lou McKin non, who left last week for Van couver, B. C, will sail tomorrow for Shanghai, China, where the mission board of the Southern M. E. church "null assign her to mission work. . possibly as teacher of English in ' one of the large mission schools in Peking. jr. P. H. North returned this morning from Durham, where he i3 ! ree-istered in the draft, havinsr gone there last week to report for exam ination. Mr. North's liability num ber is 436 and the quota for that district is 294, so Mr. North thinks V very probable that he will be reachea on the first call. If he is reached on the first call he expects to have to leave about September 15. MrsA. R. Wilson of Mayesville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Pre vatt of Lumberton, arrived last eve ning to attend the wedding of her aunt Miss Edna Prevatt and MiV Remus James Hall of Kerr, Samp son county, which wedding will take place this evening at 8 at the home of the parents of the bride-to-be, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph . Prevatt, Pine and before going home. The Robesonian's local" reporter was not specially hunting 'possums last night, but he and Mr. A. C. Johnston, editor of the Lumberton Tribune, captured one and today Mr. Johnston has been feasting on a 'possum, which, as the old darkey said, is a mighty fine vegetable. The reporter was walking along on the sidewalk on Second street, near Mr. Johnston's home (not any nearer his hen house than the sidewalk) when Mr. Possum walked out m front of him. and "bowed up". The reporter. being afraid of the 'possum, called out Mr. Johnston, wno witn a noe ended the 'possum's career in this sinful world. Little Delay Expected n Mobilization of 1st National Army Forces Washington Dispatch, Aug. 15. Preparations for mobilization of the first of the national army forces, beginning September 5 are going forward without serious delay, at (carding to inSormafcicin reaching Provost Marshal General Crowder. There are only a few districts where any loss of time is getting the first 30 per cent of the men entrained for their cantonments is expected. Mr. J. B. Allen 0f R. 7 from Lum berton was' among the visitors in town yesterday.
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