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COUNTRY GOD AND . TRUTH
VOL. XLVill
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1917.
..it. DUE IN ADVANCE
NUMBER 88
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DUNCAN McGOOGAN PASSES SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS
TOLARSVILLE TOPICS
Died at Home at St. Paul Last
From Presbyterian Church
at St. Paul.
Mr. Duncan 'McGoogan, 77 years
old. died last night at 9 o'clock at his
home at St. Paul. He had been sick
since last June. Deceased was a Con
federate veteran, serving in the same
company with Mr. J. A. McAllister
of Lumberton, and had been an elder
of the Presbyterianchurch at St. Taul
lor many years. Tlis wife and two
daughters Mrs. Guy L. Hartman and
Miss Stella McGoogan and 5 sons
Messrs. L. L., Charles, John, George
and Stuart survive, all of St. Paul!
except Messrs. Charles and John Mc
Googan, who live in Florida.
The funeral will take place tomor
row (Friday) at 11 a. m. from the
Presbyterian church at St. Paul.
BROAD RIDGE BREEZES
WAR RESOLUTION READY
Titanic Struggles JSxpected Soon Miss Cassidey Organizes Commun
on CambraiSector in France and ity Club Health Work Per
Northern Line in Italian Thea- sonal Mention. . ;
tre Allies Prepared Russians Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Aid British Shipping Losses. Tolarsville, Dec. 4 Miss Gertrude
ttt,., - A Maxwell, who is teaching "School near
While for the moment there are no Marion, S. C, spent several days here
infantry operations of magnitude in last week with home folks.
progress on any of the numerous bat- Mr- Kelton Broadwell, one of Rob
tie fronts, indications are not wanting eson's selected men stationed at Camp
mat snortiy the Cambrai sector in jacKson, spent part ol last week here
France and the northern line in the with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Haynes
Italian theatre will again witness ti- Broadwell.
tanic struggles with the Germans and A- H. Graham made a business
the Germans and Austro-Hungarians to Fayetteville last Saturday,
the aggressors. . . Mr. Bunyan Martin and Miss An-
Already the Germans in the Cam- me Graham, students of Orrum high
brai region have brought up reinforce- school, came home to spend Thanks
ments with the object of blotting out giving with home folks.
the salient driven into their line bv . Mlss Cassidey, our home demonstra-
General Byng's dash, a small portion agent, was with us on Thursday
of which thev have reconquered, but last week. She organized a com-
at a fearful price. In Italy, along the nnity club here. Miss Cassidey will
bette Comum and the Asiago plateau. De witn us once each month. Jier
enemy guns of all calibres have open- "?xt v.isit wi1-l he on December, lith.
DOWN BOARDMAN WAY
Way Cleared for Prompt Response
to President's Call for Declara
tion of War With Austria-Hungary.
Washington Dispatch, Dec. 5.
Congress cleared the way today for
prompt response to President Wilson's
call for a declaration of war with
Austria-Hungary.
A joint resolution approved by the
President and the State Department
declaring existence of a state of war
between the United States and the im
perial and royal Austro-Hungarian
government from today at noon was
introduced in the House and unani
mously approved by the House foreign
affairs committee. It will be reported
tomorrow for House debate Friday
with final action in the Senate late
this week or nearly next week prob
ablv.
Conforming to the President's rec
ommendations, the resolution, which
authorizes and directs employment of
the nation's armed forces against
Austria and pledges the country s re
sources to victory, applies to Austria
alone. Germany's otner allies, lur
key and Bulgaria, are not mentioned.
ed fire on the Italian positions and
several hill positions have been cap
tured in small attacks. Both before
Cambrai and in the Italian resrion
the allied armies are awaiting with
complacency the enemy's assaults.
While near Cambrai it is .conceded
that the British will be forced by rea
son oi the dangerous salient held by
the enemy in their line to somewhat
straighten out their front, optimism
is expressed that on the whole Gen
eral Byng's forces will be able to give
a good accounting for any attacks the
enemy may launch
fche will make the trip with Dr. Mc
Phaul and Dr. Ellington of the State
Board of Health. Dr. Ellington will
be in the county Xo examine grown
ups free. Every person should be
present and take advantage of this
opportunity.
- Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Parnell spent
several days last week visiting rela?
tives at Laurinburg. :
Rev. R. L. Byrd went Sunday, No
vember 25th, to Murfreesboro. where
his daughter, Miss Elon, whois' in
Chowan colleere. was-verv ill. Mr.
Byrd returned home Wednesday leav-
School O. K. New Residence
Sugar and Gasoline Shortage.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
"- Broad Ridge (Lumberton, R. A).
Dec. 5 Thanksgiving was very quiet
in this section except the booming of
so many guns.
. School is progressing nicely. Ev
eryone seems interested in the work.
Mr. James Lawson is erecting a new
residence on his farm, which will ben-
eiit tne place very much.
Several people in this section butch
ered hogs last week.
Sugar shortage is distressing the
people very much. They seem to want
to stay sweetened up all the time.
The gasoline famine not only reach
ed the towns but reached way down
here in the country. When the visit
ing sailor's car leaked empty he had
to walk home.
The war is all we can hear nowa
days. "From the fury of the Ger
mans, good Lord deliver us."
ROZIER NEWS ITEMS
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
Likewise the menace of a dash bv U?S Miss Elon at Highsmith hospital;
a j i .-i .1 H nxrortoin I la
ine Austro-ijermans oown tnrougn
the hills and out upon the plains of
Venetia have been provided for, so far
F. A. Wishart Employed as Coun
ty Bead Superintend nt.
At their regular monthly meeting;
Monday the rtad commissioners em
ployed Mr. F. A. Wishart,, street Jkra
man and sanitary officer of Lumber
ton,, county superintendent of roads
at a salary of $150 the month. ' The
law requires the employment of a road
superintendent nominated by the State
highway commission: The office has
been vacant since the former super
intendent resigned in August to go
to the officers' training camp at Fort
Oglethorpe.
Mr.. Wishart has done some excel
lent road work in Lumberton and no
doubt will make an efficient road sup-
rintendent. He will begin work onj
the job next Monday. Mr. Joe Thomp
son has been working this week with
Mr. Wishart in his duties as street
foreman and sanitary officer and prob
ably will succeed Mr. Wishart in that
office, though no action has yet been
taken by the town board.
Chawed Up by a Raccoon That
Coon is for Sale.
As the result of being attacked by
a raccoon Monday afternoon Mr. Jud
die Moore is somewhat crippled. Mr.
Moore has two tame coons in a pen
back of his store on East Fourth
street. Monday afternoon he went in
to the pen as he had been doing be
lore. When he entered the pen one
of the coons the largest one jump
ed right onto him and began biting
him. The coon bit Mr. Moore through
the left wrist, on both knees and
chewed one of his heels to a finish.
Mr. Moore says the coon fought like
a tiger. That coon is for sale, Mr.
Moore says.
as the reinforcement of the
Italians by British and French
troops and the bringing up of
fresh guns is concerned. If Field
Marshal von Hoetzendorf, command
er of the enemy troops, should be able
to breach the line and gam his obiec
tive, it will be only after one of the
most sanguinary encounters of the
war. - s
In Mesopotamia the English and
Russian troops have carried out a suc
cessful operation against the Turks,
but just where has not been stated.
This has signifance, inasmuch as it is
the first report of the fighting of the
Russians with the British in this re
gion since thev formed a junction af
tei tue Briti i captured Eapdnd.
Although a British official an
nouncement characterizes rs a"shair.e
fu1 statement'" tha reports fora Eer
iiii and Vienna that Rumania has pro
posed to enter into negotiations for
an armistice with the Teutonic allies,
both Berlin and Vienna reiterate that
negotiations are -in progress.
British Shipping Losses. .
Submarines , or mines . were respon
sible for the sinking last week of 16
British merchantmen of more than
1,600 tons as compared with 14 the
previous1 week. '. Only one vessel un
der 1,600 tons was sent to the bot
tom, however, as compared with sev
en the preceding week.
Bishop Darst preaches and con
firms at Trinity church Sunday at 11
a. m.
Lumbee tent No. 18. K. O. T. ML.
will elect officers at the regular meet-
i a. f! i a
mg next mesaay evening. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
Mr. F. A. McLeod returned this
Louis. Mo., where.
he went to purchase mules for Mr.
C. M. Fuller's sales barn.
Mr and Mrs. C. H. Mclntyre
moved Monday from Rowland to Lam-
ter Hildah. of Kellv. are snendini? oerton. ihey moved into the Red-
some time with her father, Mr. C. W. fearn residence, Carthage road.
Williams. Sam McLean, colored, was riven
Mrs. A. M. Kelly has been in a hos- a hearing before Assistant I.ecorder
pital in Wilmington for the past ten E.M. Johnson yesterday on the charge
days, having had removed a coiter oi larceny. He was found not cruiltv.
from her neck since being there. She Messrs. Stephens & Barnes have
is expeciea nome soon. added a Utility Motor hearse to the
spent Thanksgiving with her parents, hearse arrived yesterday. It is one
xui. Kiiu mis. j. in. jveny. of the atest. mnrto s
ine a. x. f. u. had a social at the
Independent With Pork and Pota-toesr-B.Y.P.U.
Social Whoop
ing Cough Under Control Per
sonal. Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Boardman, R. F. D., Dec. 4 Quite morning from St
a lew nave Deen Killing porKers late
ly. Those who have pork and sweet
potatoes hardly think of. the sugar
scarcity.
Mrs. Ruf us Porter and little daugh-
Hog-Killing
Time Sunday
Notes Personal Men
Fayetteville
Mr. Carey Lewis and sisters, Miss
es Lillie and Same have moved to
Raleigh, where they will make their
home hereafter. We regret very-much
to lose them. i5 v
Miss Lessie Martin, who is teachinsr
school at Rozier Siding, camef home
to spend 1 hanksgivmg. x
Sorry to report Mr. Mack" Broad-
Our pastor. Rev. R. E. Clark. Nrili
fill his regular appointment herfe next family of the Pembroke section spent
baturday and Sunday. .-Everybody is ' a few days recently at the home of
Soon
School
tion.
Correspondence of The Robesonian
Rozier (Lumberton, R. 2), Dec. 5
All the farmers are almost through
gathering their crops and hog killing
11 1 1 M .1 -
win soon oe tne order of the day
Some have already killed hoss.
We had a very interesting Sunday
school talk Sunday by Mr. Everet
Prevatt of Clbornville section on
"What is the Sunday School?" Mr.
Prevatt is visiting all the Sunday
schools m the Central Sunday schpo
association. The next Sunday schoo
quarterly will meet at Rozier the 5th
bunday in this month, Dec. 30th.
The church at Rozier held prayer
service on Thanksgiving day and also
took a collection for the orphanage,
which amounted to $17.06.
Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell Bullock and
Woodland school house Friday night
All present report a very good time
Mr. D. b . Hester of Whiteville was
in this section recently. Having pur
chased 100 acres of land from Prof.
J. A. Williams, he expects to move
here in a short time. We heartily
welcome his coming
Mrs. Jesse Lennon s health is still
Recorder E. M. Britt has been
confined to his room for the past few
days with chicken pox. It was report
ed that he had smallpox, but that re
port had it down wrong.
The condition of Mr. Frank Jones,
who was seriously hurt some three
weeks ago when his clothing was
caught on -a shaft at the plant of the
improving since returning from the I Robeson Manufacturing Co.s thought
invited to come
We are looking forward to 'grand
time at the Sunday school association
to be held here in December.
?RIAL OF GASTON MEANS
State Sprung Surse by testing
Monday Defendant V. Ill- Go
on Stand. :- ;
Mrs. Bullock's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Lowe. Miss Anthlene Prevatt
of Clybornville was the week-end
guest of Misses Bessie and Mary
Lowe. Mrs. Warren Prevatt and
daughters, Misses Marie and Johnny,
of Back Swamp, were week-end guests
at tne "horns of Mrs. riwai.t's son-Li-
lrw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Lcvv. Menrs. Crady McCormas,
Freak Hail and Ooliier Tolar of Ren-
nerc tecuon vere visitors in this sec
tion Sunday p. m. Two Messrs. Wat
son of Fayetteville spent Thanksgiv
mg m this vicinity with -friends .We
hospital several days ago,
Mr. J. W. Ellis, who for some time
had been at the Bladenboro cotton
mill, has moved back to his home.
Mr. Al Burns of Whiteville was a
guest at the home of Mr. J. N. Kelly
Sunday.
Mrs. John Evan's health continues
very poor indeed.
Whooping cough seems to be under
good control, only two homes being
quarantined, those of Mr. Luther
Fields and Mr. H. T. Lennon.
Miss Sadie Spivey of Vineland is
visiting relatives and friends of this
section. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Freeman of Bla
denboro spent Sunday afternoon at
Mr. Mayes Hester s. near Boardman.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Haynes of
Boardman spent Sunday at the home
of Mr. C. C. Britte.
George, infant of Mrs. Geo. Kellv.
swallowed a pin recently but as vet
has suffered no ill effect.
STRONG FOR THE WAR
$150 Raised at Box Supper.
C. F. Lowrey, Indian, of Union
chapel, near Buie, was a Lumberton
visitor Monday. He said the box sup
per at Union chapel school house, In
dian. Thanksgiving evening, was a
grand success. Boxes sold for as high
as $11.50 each and the proceeds
amounted to $150.
Meeting of GrammarGradesTeach-
ers Postponed.
The meeting of the grammar grade
teachers of 'the county, which was to
have been held at Philadelphus Sat
urday of this week, has been postpon
ed until a later date.
The "Macs" Will See the Thing
Through Tar Heels Want
Drastic Action Against La Fol
lette. Washington Special, 4th, to Wilming
ton Star.
Congressmen who have returned to
Washington found a most decided feel
ing among their constituents that
some drastic action should be taken
to expell Senator LaFollette and those
onnosmg the war from the Senate.
This sentiment is especially strong
in the Sixth and Fourth districts. Both
Representatives Godwin and Pou stat
ed that they found a strong senti
ment in their districts against LaFol
lette and his following and many peo
nle asked them why Congress does
not purge itself of such members.
Mr. Pou found that the disinterest
ed and in some cases hostile feeling
aerainst the war, which was notice
able when Congress adjourned last
October has disappeared entirely. The
same was found by Mr. Godwin in his
district. But the people are now ask
ing Congress to "get right" on the
war by impeaching such members as
LaFollette.
The "God-Blessed Macs".
"Down around the Flora MacDonald
section," said Mr. Godwin, "I find the
most patriotic people in the world.
The 'Macs' are strong for this war
and they do not want it stopped until
America has won an honorable victory."
- The trial of Gaston Means iSiriife
cord on the charge of murdering, Mrs. hear that the condition'of Dr. R-. G.
Maude A. King near that place, last Rozier, who has been very sick in a
August, continues: Wm. J. Burns of hospital at Fayetteville is much im-
New York, head of the? Burns detec- proved. Also erlad to report Mr. J. W.
tive agency,, testified yesterday that Lowe, who, has been very , sick, much
Means while a German agent was better. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lowe are
really working in the interest of the all smiles: a fine girl. Miss Pearl
United States. Carlvle - of Charlotte arrived a few
The State sprung a surprise by days ago and is spending- a few iavs
resting its case 2 hours after court here at the home of her parents. Mr.
convened Monday. Half a dozen and Mrs. J. C. Carlyle. Mr. D. F.
North Carolina physicians placed on Britt and son, Mr. W. P.. spent Friday
the stand Monday by the defense de- of last week at Fayetteville on bus-
clared that in their opinion, based vp- mess. Miss Mary Barker . spent last
on their scientific knowledge, experi- week-end in Ten Mile section visiting
ence and observation, Mrs. King: could Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Watson. Mr. S.
have inflicted the wound that caused W. Carroll of Badin arrived one dav
1 J CI T I 1 i- 1. J J
nei ueam. oume ui Liie uiiysicians iaai weeii. aim is soenuintr some time
went so far as to say they believed in this section with friends. Misses
the deceased did fire the fatal shot. Orpie Rozier and Bertha Sessoms of
some of them thought she could have Great Marsh section spent Sunday in
aone so accidentally Dut not intention- mis section witn irienas
ally, while some of them refused to
say. Most of them described exper- Bellamy Briefs Movements of the
uiiciibcii testa which iiiey iiciu nictut: ut
observed with the kind of pistol with
whiclvMrs. King was killed in firing
at paper blotters. The State demand
ed production in court of the blotters
upon which the experiments were
made, but they were not produced.
Dr. W. H. . Wadsworth "demonstrated
People.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Bellamy, Dec. 5 Mr. D. C. Quick
of Olio, b. C, spent several days re
cently m this section. Mr. and Mrs
R. T. Barfield of Bladenboro visited
to the jury how he believed the shot wi "V Ditl1vVeiu
could have been fired, using a pistol rSSff! -f?
and hpinjr n?i?tpd hv F T 0;Wtip Pman and Belma Freeman visited
and Demg assisted py b. i. usoorne, M- MqHoIIo ,! oq r,QQV t??v.
of counsel for the defense. Judge
Clihe sustained the objection of the
otatc iU wiis, aim wiicu uuiiv.itui uov" i ,
den Clement' challenged the witness SPS "?Jff e ilTtr
to make the demonstration unassisted Tt a T ' ,
Miss Maybelle Singletary, near Rich
ardson, Sunday. Mrs. Will Gerrald
and infant of North Lumberton
are
PROCTORVILLE POINTS
$50 Addsd to School House Paint
ing Fund On the Way "City
ward" Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Proctorville, Dec. .4 Thanksgiving
passed off in a Sunday-like manner.
Services were held in the morning and
a good collection was contributed for
the Baptist orphans.
Ihe box and oyster supper was an
occasion of much success. Over $50
was neted for the benefit of painting
the school building.
Miss Blanche Surles came home
Wednesday night to spend theThanks-
givmg holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. R- Surles. She returned
Sunday p. m. to Mt. Tabor, where she
is teaching.
Misses Prudence Allen and Fannie
Byrd of Bunn's Level, Harnett county,
have been spending some time with
their grandfather, Mr. Atlas, at the
home of Mr. J. K. Atkinson.
Miss Sada Atkinson returned Sun
day night from Marietta where she
has been visiting since Wednesday.
Sorrj' to report little Rembert, son
of Mr. and Mrs. K. Atkinson, sick for
the past few days.
Mr. Purvis J-ieggette, who is m
training at Camp Greene, Charlotte,
was among friends and relatives Sun
day afternoon. Mr. Leggette says he
likes army life fine.
Miss Thelma Reynolds spent the
week-end with her friend Miss Clyde
Howard at St. Paul.
Proctorville will be a "city" yet.
Watch it grow!
Best wishes to Robesonian and its
readers.
to be improving.
The' condition of Miss Mary
Snead, sister of Mrs. L. R. Varaer of
Lumberton, who underwent an opera
tion at the Cumberland general hos
pital at Fayetteville several days ago,
is as favorable as could be expected.
Mr. M. A. Odum of Lowe was
among the callers at The Robesonian
office this morning. Mr. Odum has
accepted a position as bookkeeper foir
the W. G. Buie Co. of Wagram and
he and Mrs. Odum will move tomor
row to Wagram.
Ladies of the local Eastern Star
chapter will hold a rummage sale Sat
urday in the Williams' store building
on Chestnut street. They are earn
ing money for the Oxford orphanage
and gifts of anything saleable from,
those who would like to help this in
stitution will be gratefully receivedL
Last Saturday these ladies held a rum
mage sale m the same building and
realized $30.45.
Mr. W. J. DuBois, proprietor of
the DuBois bakery, has applied for
Federal license. He has to have it,
and will h&ve to make t-ad p. word
ing to g'vernmejit 1-eguis.vions, whth
r those regulatiDrs r-uit him or not
So much sugar may be use-i to a bar
rel of flour, says link Sa r, so much,
and no more; and one has to do as
Uncle Sam says. Uncle Sam says
what size the loaf shall be, too, sid
what it, shall sell for.
Shooting chickens and cows witlt.
air rifles seems to be' great amuse
ment for some of the boys about town.
One Lumberton citizen at least is get
ting tired of having his chickens shot
at during these days of high-priced,
eggs. Boys and air rifles don't make
a . safe combination about town and
the parents of boys who make it un
safe for the chickens and eyes of tbe
public with these "harmless"fire arms
should see to it that those boys are
very careful about their shooting.
he admitted that he could not know
when he had the weapon in the right
direction to point at his head without
mirror or assistance.
Col. W. G. Means, lawyer and fath
er of the defendant, testified that Mrs.
2 Hogs Killed by Auto.
Mr. J. W. MeShaw of R. 4 from
Lumberton had two hogs killed by an
automobile Tuesday night. The hogs
ventured out into the road and the
auto struck them a death blow.
Superior Court, Next Week.
A week's term of Superior court for
the trial of civil cases will convene
next Monday. Judge W. M. Bond of
JMienton will . preside.
The body of Mrs. Mary E. Moseley,
who lived in the Sandy Cros3 section
of Nash county, was found a few days
ago floating m T.?r river. Mis".
mcr f obej v, who at or.e unit vrs in
an asyittm for tha insane en' has no
lxin considered entirely sane latoly,
was arraated on the charge of
dering her mother. ' , .,
Complete Agreement Reached by Al
lies.
The French foreign office officially
announced Tuesday that at the recent
inter-allied conference, in which the
United States participated, agree
Tnents were concluded "upon the basis
ofa complete understanding and close
soldaritv amoner the Allies for the
solution of the questions in which
thev have a common interest in the
war." "
It was also announced that the ere;
ation of a supreme inter-allied nava!
committee had been decided upon.
The inter-allied general staff, it was
stated, was working upon a definite
military program which was placing
unity of military action in the way of
certain realization.
Play at CeEenrjy.
p" , y wi 1 bo given at th Centen-
ary school n.jse rnuay
rniir- cemher 7, it 7:30. Subject of play,
"Men, Maids and Matchmakers". ,
J. A. Branch. Mr. M. C. Taylor of
Maxton spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Taylor. Mr.
and Mrs. Wright Pitman were Lum
berton visitors Saturday p. m. Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. McLean and daughter,
Miss L.illie, spent a short while at
lmltl 6 Stiea?n sPlr Pembroke Sunday P. m.-Miss Ava
ill serins up kiic Fi.ujr v Bv " S" Tn loft frnr T.lin S P. it00tv1Qt7
Kd JhatwK he wlnf S ZE 1
111 iiex isLei mis. u. j. vmctv.
in
shooting on the evening she was kill
ed.
his son Af ton Means and others to
the scene of the shooting that night,
one slipper and the pistol were found
close together near the forked syca
more tree at the spring. Miss Belle
Means," sister of the defendant, testi
fied that she burned the large black
hat worn by the deceased on the even
ing of the' shooting Saturday follow-
il. . Jl.l -C Hf T7-; 4- 4-V,
ing me ueatu umnis. ximg, at mo
susrerestion oi her lather.
Before closin.e: its case Monday the
State read to the jury numerous let
ters and other documents, some oi
which gave evidence of business trans
actions of the defendant and others,
indicating that during some months
prior to the death of Mrs. King the
defendant, who was her business
agent, was making a vigorous effort
to keep his movements and purposes
concealed from her.
Miss Sallie Barfield visited friends
near Beulah Sunday. Mr. Pope Pit
man of St. Paul visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Pitman, Sunday.
Mr. James Barfield was a Lumber-
ton visitor Saturday a. m. Mr. Clif
ton Pitman of Maxton spent Sunday
m thi section.
The government's first move toward
curtailing non-essential industries dur
ing the war was made on tne na
when the fuel administration sent to
coal producers a preferred list of con
surierc; to erv1 when f'lli 7 rdcrs.
Th list estaMi if 3 p-efrentir Aip
me t for roernm nt ciders, iway
fael household ruuuements, public
utilises,' steel p'ahco, cohe ovens si.d
munitions plants.
OUT BARKER'S WAY
Best Wishes to the Soldiers-
sonal Mention.
-Per-
Former Commander-in-Chief of Rus
sian Armies Killed by Mob.
An official announcement was issu
ed at Petrograd on the 3rd signed by
Ensign Krylenko, the Bolsheviki com
mander-in-chief , - confirming the kill
ing by infuriated members of the Bol
sheviki of General Dukhonin, former
commalider-in-chief of the Russian ar
mies who recently was deposed be
cause of his refusal to request Ger
man army officials to enter into an
armistice with the Bolsheviki.
General Dukhonin was killed by be
ing thrown from a train after the Bol
sheviki forces had captured head
quarters at Mohilev, where he had re
mained after his deposition. General
t koin?lc't a.30 r. "oiner i.ussr.m om
"anaer ir.-chicf -cid who sc me time
?o st -rtea an unsv-ccessiu: revolt
F gaii.SL ti e Ksrc nsky government,
fled SJroni lohlov be for 3 the crrival
of the Bolsheviki forces.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Barker s (Lumberton, R. 1), Dec. 4
We have been having some cold
weather lately but.it is lots warmer
now and is raining.
Messrs. M.R. and Purvis Powers
spent Monday at Tolarsville on bus
Thanksgiving passed off very nice
ly around here.
- Mr. Andrew carter oi Florida is
spending several days with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carter.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Wishart and lit
tie daughter, Elizabeth, spent Sunday
with relatives at Barker s
Mr. C. B. Matthews of Lillington
Harnett county, spent bunday and
Monday with friends at Barker's. He
said he would lgave on the fourth for
Camp Jackson
Mr. F. C. Broadwell of Camp Jack
son is home on a furlough.
Mr. Vester M White, a student at
Buie's Creek, came home Monday
nisrht
Sorry to report Mrs. JNorman H.d
wards on the sick list.
Miss Amelia Powers spent Thanks
giving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
S. A. Powers.
Mr. John Carter spent Sunday with
home folks.
ev. J. Tj. Powers spen
mm -r 1
an u-id8y in uez county pretumg
Man Murdered at Fayetteville.
The dead body of Angeles Moutos,
keeper of a cafe for colored people,
was found bound and gagged in a
room in the . Martin house on Bow
street in Fayetteville lateMonday eve
ning. He had been murdered some
time that afternoon. There was an.
ugly wound on the back of his head,
he was bruised and beaten about the
neck and shoulders, and rags were
stuffed down his throat. Ab ByrdT
proprietor of the house, who was tried
and acquitted several years ago on
the charge of murdering Fred Thom
son in the same house, was locked ua
pending investigation of the affair..
The room in which the body of Mou
tos was found was occupied by a man
and woman who gave their names aa
Mr. and Mrs. Wiggins, who went ta
Fayetteville recently with a carnival
and stayed there after the show lefL-
is said they had been practiemg-
the "hold-up" and blackmailing game.
They left Fayetteville about 4 p. nt.
Monday in an auto, ostensibly for
Roseboro. Ed. Phillips, the chauffew-
said that the man paid fox the hire
of the car with money which had e
it a red stain. He told the sheriff
that he drove the couple to Roseboro
and took the sheriff to that town Mon
day, .night, but later a Fayetteville
man said he saw Phillips drive the:
couple into Dunn Monday evening and
Phillips was locked up as an acces
sory. Moutos was known to have
about $100 on his person and robbery-
is thought to have been the motive.
L. Sturm of Berkely county, S. CL
and Rose Edwards of Winston-Salem
were arrested at Rocky Mount Tues
day night and taken to Fayetteville
late yesterday afternoon. A dispatchi
states that Sturm admitted killing
Moutos but claims he was justified
under the unwritten law, but the Ed
wards girl admitted to the coroner
that she is not married to the man.
Box Supper at Rozier No. 2.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
St. Paul, Dec. 4 There will be a
box supper at Rozier No. 2 schooL
house, near Rozier Siding, Friday
night, Dec. 14th. The public is invit
ed. ' Miss Lessie Martin is teacher.
A general increase of 35 cents a
ton to the price of anthracite coal at
the mines was added Saturday by
r're-dJent Tikon to n:cet a y-uposel
vaere incre .se for " .ntLrac;e miners.
With Vp.st washes to the soldier bova i The new i rices aie ef.eci..e begia-
at Cam-) Jackson, wishing th3m a n4ng Dumber 1 and v,ill add mere
merry, merry CLristmas ar.d a happy, ti. an $30,000,000 to the public 3 an
New Year; also all the soldiers. nual coal bill. '
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