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ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE VOL, XLVIII LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1917. NUMBER 88 ( FREE ADVICE FROM LAWYERS Attorneys Will Assist Registrants in Filling Out Blanks Sent Out hy Exemption Boards Begin Mailing Out Blanks on 15th Inst. FREE MEDICAL EXAMINATION From the office of Mr. T. L. John son, chairman of Robeson army ex emption board No. 1, mailing of ques tion blanks to each of the 2,000 regis trants of this district will begin on the 15th., or as soon thereafter as pos sible. It is the intention to mail out 100 blanks each day for 20 days. Each registrant has 7 days after his blank is mailed out in which to fill out and return to the local board. Every law yer in Lumberton is a member of the advisory board and will give any reg istrant free of, charge any assistance he may need in answering the ques tions. Beginning on the 15th and con tinuing for 7 days after the last ques tionnaires are mailed out, some mem bers of the local bar will be at the court house for the purpose of render ing assistance to registrants. Regis trants must not go to any member of the exemption board for information: lawyers are offering their services for this purpose free of charge, and mem bers of the exemption board are net allowed to assist registrants in fill ing out the blanks. Miss Carrie Dunn of Bladen county is head clerk in the office of Robeson exemption board No. 1. There is a vast amount of work to do and volun teers are wanted to assist in this work. If every exemption board in the coun try were able to secure enough volun teers to perform the work that ha j to be done it is estimated that thtt government will be saved the vast sum of $2,000,000. By volunteering for this work you will be doing a pa triotic "bit". Seven days from the time the first notices are mailed out the local board will be in session every night from 6 to' 10 or 11 o'clock. NEGROES WILL BE CALLED Examinations Will be Held in Five Towns in Robeson Every One Should Take Advantage of This Opportunity. Dr. A. J. Ellington, of the State Board of Heaith7"who is now in Lum berton to assist Dr. W. A. McPhaul in Khe life-extension work, has arranged lv open an oiiice m &t. rams, Kea Springs, Rowland, Maxton and Lum berton. Any person, sick or well, may get a thorough physical examination at any one of these places by simply I sending her or his name, age and ad dress to Dr. W. A. McPhaul, County Health Officer, Lumberton. The examination is free to all, rich or poor, ignorant or educated. The county has already paid for the work. . Every person in Robeson county should take advantage of the medical examination offered by the county health department. It is a thorough physical examination and would-or No Ground for Fear That Negroes Will Not be Called Into Service to Their Full Quota. In some quarters the fear has been expressed that delay in calling ne groes into service under the first draft THINGS SEEN AND HEARD (By The Robesonian's local reporter while on and off his beat.) Good Citizens Will be Welcomed. The reporter recently read a letter from a banker living in Georgetown, Ky., in which the banker says he in tends coming to Robeson county soon for the purpose of buying a large wnnlri rpenl-h in rni o ...f . i iarm ana settling clown "m tne open hPr nf wWto mon a; ! He states further that he has been IV. LO ICS" il 1 i . i ist.vnti -p Wmc, if rv t i'ln tne Daniang ousmess twenty years Johnson,' chairman of Robeson e'xemp- j dJhf'J demands that he get tion board No. i. has rP,,iTOfi ! ?n the 'outside". Judging from the tion board No. 1, has received from "ie V"T i ' v SJ T C Adjutant General Young of Raleigh j leteT the banker has plenty of cash a telegram which quote! a telegram i3? L 13 behopd thatf h" will1be from Provost Marshal General CrW ! able tJmd, whathe fants in er and which shows that that fear is ! son Tare's plenty of room in Rob- dinarily cost from $5 to $10. It is now offered free of charge to any person between 20 and 65 years of age. The time for the work is limited. See Dr. McPhaul at once. groundless and that negroes will b called into service as soon as arrange ments can be made for them. The telegram is as fellows: - "It has come to the attention of this office that there is some fear in States with large colored population that the cew classification vill caiise the in clusion of white men with early or der numbers high up in class 1 and that the result will be the negroes already selected for service and not eson for men of the right sort The reporter was also shown a let ter from a man living in the State of New York, who would like to buy from 2- to 500 acres of Robeson county' farming land. Come along, gentlemen, and settle down in the best county m the best State m the best country under heaven. J V- j One Reason for High-Priced Meat. Speaking of high-priced meats. : Hpfprrwl ! ge?lt!eraan from the -country sprung It c? riiG : I o coiri too4- -.no ioir vo THE RECORD OF DEATHS COTTON GINNED IN ROBESON Mrs. John H. Johnson of Barnesville. Mrs. John H. Johnson died at her home at Barnesville Monday night. Deceased had been sick for several months with tuberculosis and her death was not unexpected. She is sur vived by her husband and two small children one of whom has pneumon ia. Interment was made in the family burying ground near Proctorville yes terday at 11 a. m. yet ordered to camp will be by the classification, so that the per-! WUV i Aie - U!1 uy T fr.. nf ar i!i t . i i , i cently he came to town and when he SS LB lileft home his little girl told him to will be reduced, with the effect that e? reader to use at S the first draft in such States will beiWhlie m.tov'7n ft- ?an 4i o,i i .4.:i --c i baeon which cost him 1.80. ffl book. She piciced up the of meat and ran to thi i. j.i :i l. i fV, n j .i i.J I'ousu Wiin il, luuikiu il was ne t -A" "ll-1 U!JLar book. It might be added that one rea son for high-priced meat is the fac that so many farmers buy meat who ought to be selling it. Miss Hester Ivey, R. 4 From Lumber ton. Miss Hester Ivey, aged 82 years, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ber ry Ivey, on R. 4 from Lumberton, Mon day night. Death was due to pneu monia. Deceased was never married. She is survived by numerous rela- or any considerable proportion there-! ot, remains deferred will be called upon for the remainder of its quota under the first draft composed of as many colored men as would have been included therein had the regulations not been changed. In order" to give effect to this plan, please keep accu rately compiled the number of white C i 4s Absent-Minded. "I want a 'ticket to Lumbertou That's what a lady said to the ticke agent at the local union station when i she was leaving town. You want sk v,jh, It x j sue w ijiuuie iiumutjx- ui uuioreu men seieci- t t 4. 4-i . 4. . ,i , , -i , , , . ncJYtJt lu j-iuxiiuex mil i Lilts iiiieiit cisiv- ntX &J3K? ea? JVrUdV. "Yes," was the reply. Then the elude December 15, and on that date ls,v h'y,t Kft1lt tht h report to this office the total white and total colored selected in the quota for the State." MANY SAMPLES GRADED ! lady thought about the fact that she was already in the best town between Charlotte and Wilmington and said "I mean Bellamy". tives m the county and nad many I 43 718 Balss to December 1 This ' friends. Interment was made in the Robeson Ginnors Have Sent in 7,- Year 26,923 Bales Ginned Same Date Last Year. Ivey bury ins: .. frroiuri, neai Correspondence of The Robesoniaii. Barnesville, Dec. 12 There were 43,718 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, ginned in Robeson coun ty from the crop of 1917, prior to De cember 1st, as compared with 26,923 hales ginned prior to December 1st, 191G. J. W. BARNES. 2-Inch Snow Fell in Lumberton Tuesday Night More Expected. Mrs. Daa Piili..;! -hi PoarJr.iiai. Mrs. Don Pifrr.-aa died at her ho:ne at Boardman Tuesday aftrenoon at 4 o'clock. Interment was made in the family burying ground, near Bellamy, yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. :hurch news notes BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS NEW METHODIST PASTOR Methodists Congratulated Upon Se curing Dr. Beainan Words of Ap preciation from Pastor of First Baptist Church. To the Editor of The Robesonian: Permit me to express the pleasure feel that Dr. R. C. Beaman is to be come pastor of the Methodist church m this city. He was pastor of ' the arge Methodist church in New Bern when I was pastor of the First Bap- lst church m the same city, about eight years ago. He is an all around good man, has had wide experience, and possesses the gift of stately elo quence. His attitude toward other de nominations and their ministers is cor dial and fraternal. He will make us a good citizen as well as a good min ister. Of course there is no need of commending Dr. s Beaman to Metho dists, who are satisfied as to a minis ter when he comes to them accredited by the conference. But one can at least congratulate them, and bespeak for Dr. Beaman a cordial reception by the community as a whole. xours truly, CHAS. L. GREAVES. Lumberton, N. C. Dec. 12, 1917. Presbyterian. Dr. G. E. Moorehouse, pastor. Sab bath school every Sabbath morning at 9:d0. Classes for all ages, men, wo men and children. Come. Pray much before you talk much about how big a sinner you used to be. Morning worship at llo'clock. Ser mon theme: Forgiveness of sins, and restored to Health." Evenine wor ship at 7:30. Sermon theme: "The Na tion s Strength". Mid-week service Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. Directory for Worship Chap. VI. Subject, "The Preaching of the Word. License has been issued for the marriage of Frank A. Jones and Tula. Yarborough. Mr. A. P. Page, son of Mr. E. E. Page, left Tuesday evening forGreena boro to enlist in the aviation corps of the army, clerical department. On account of engine trouble the Seaboard passenger train from Wil mington due here at 7:12 a. m. did not arrive here until 12 o'clock today. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Watts of the Broad Ridge section, were am r.g the visitors in town Tuesday. Mr. Watts reported many new buildings on the "Ridge". Mr. V. B. Morgan returned last night from Dillon, S. C, where he spent several days on account of the illness of . one of his small children, there. The child was somewhat im proved when he left Dillon. Rev. Dr. W. B. North, former pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, returned Tuesday morning from Greenville, where he attended the Eastern N. C. conference. He has not yet decided when he and his fam ily will move to his new charge at Hertford, Elizabeth City district. Many Lumberton people will be interested in the fact that Dr. W. E. Wishart of Charlotte has been pro- mo ted toa captaincy in the medical corps of the U. S. army. Dr. Wis- art is a son of Mr. J. L. Wishart, who formerly lived here. He is a first cousin of Mr. J. H. Wishart of Lum berton. Lieut. D. B. Floyd, f o -merly of Fairmont, was a Lumbert jn visitor. Monday. Lieut. Floyd was recently commissioned first lieutenant after attending the officers' training camp at Fort Niagara. New York. lie is a son of Mr. G. D. Floyd of Fairmont and is spending some time in the county visiting relatives. Lumbee tent No. 13, K. O. T. elected the following officers for the ensuing year at the regular meeting: A two-inch snow, the first of the season, fell here Tuesday night. Thisi Mr. Morrison Taylor. Mr.. Morrison Taylor, aged about 27 years, died at the home of his father, Mr. J. R. Taylor, near Beulah church, at 4 o'clock this morning. Deceased had been sick for two weeks with pneumonia Remains of Mr. N. T. Pittman Taken to Fairmont. Wilmington Star, 12th. Mr. NpiII Thomas Pittman nassed is the first time a snow has visited away at his home at No. 210 North this section so early in the season in; Ninth street at 7:30 o'clock yesterday a number of years. It will be re-j morning. Mr. Pittman was a watch membered, however, that a light snow; man at the Champion Compress Co., fell hereabouts - the night bef ore j hi this city and was G5 years old. The Thanksgiving, 1013. remains will be taken to Fairmont on The weather still has a snowy ap-; art early train tomorrow for interment 000 Cotton Samples tc Local .Grading OfficeOffice Closes December 21. The local government cotton grad ing office will close December 21. The ginning season will be practically ov er by that time. However, any farm er who wishes to have his coton grad ed after the office here closes can get instructions and shipping tags from Mr. O. J. McConnell at Raleigh by writing for same. Mr. T. W. Trogdon, government grader in charge of the office here, 1 ! 1. 1 1 1 M .1 says ne is rngmy pieasea wun rne number of samples sent in this sea son. To date 9,000 samples have been graded. Of this number 7,000 were sent in by Robeson ginners and 2,000 by Bladen ginners. Last year only about 4,500 samples were sent in by Robeson ginners. Judge Bond Popular Here. There is general regret thatthis is the last term ofRobeson court at which Judge W. M. Bond will preside for some tirno. No jude In. 5 nr.ade more inanas among tne All PvochvtoriaTic inn rnnco toro have no regular church affiliation in Tuesday evening: Commander, L. M. the town are cordially invited to McKenzie; L,t. commander, K. M. ban- share with us all the services of this derson; record keeper, Hood; chap- church. HOW TO KEEP WELL" pearance and indications are that more snow may follow before the present supply disappears. The weath er man predicts more snow today and promises fair weather tomorrow. Reports say the snow was general in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Some sections report as much as ten inches of snow. , Superior Court Closed Tuesday After 2 Days' Session. Superior court for the trial of civil cases closed Tuesday afternoon, after a two days' session. Only two jury trials were heard during the term. These were: Beaufort County Lumber Co. vs. Geo. Willard et al. Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiffs. Minnie Norris vs. Frank Norris; divorce granted. A number of judgments were sign ed. This was Judge W. M. Bond's last court in Robeson. He will be succeed ed during the next six months by Judge Geo. W. Connor. BRIEF ITEMS WAR NEWS This morning's press summary says the Germans, following their heavy artillery preparations of recent days, have attempted to drive a wedge in to the British line west of Cambrai but although thev used numerically superior forces their effort brought them only a minor gain. Snow is fall ing heavily in the mountains along the Italian front, which is expected to aid the Italians in holding the Austro Cermans back from the Italian plain. The Cossacks have been victors in two clashes with Eolsheviki forces. Twen-ty-oneBritish merchantmen were sunk by mines or submarines last week as against 17 the previous week. Call for Your Premium Money. in the family burial ground here. Mr, Pittman is survived by a wife and five sons, four of the sons being in the United States army. One son, Lieut. Milton Pittman, is with a company of the Forestry corps; Mr. Ernest Pittman is with the Wilmington en gineer troop train in France; and two sons, Messrs. Frank B. and Jacob H. Pittman, are in the Second regiment stationed at Camp Sevier. FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER All prize-winners at the recent county fair who have-not yet gotten their money are requested to call on Mr. W. O. Thompson, secretary-treasurer of the fair association, at o.i :e. M"- Thompson ka3 the moi.e? ar.f! is anxious to turn it ovor to tm who won the premiums. He cannot "il out checks for all rrizes for tui l"e.'.80n' thflt wViotq nriTuc riff v .,; y the State Dpnnrmpnt. nf Agricul ture he has to have a receipt for every dollar checked out. Call for your '"oney and relieve Mr. Thompson. W. O. W. Camp Meets Friday Night Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Fairmont, Dec. 12 Miss Penelope Ashley, who left some time ago for Los Angeles, Cal., where she and Mr. Reginald Whittemore were to be mar ried, arrived back home Thursday. Mr. Whittemore beinsr . called in ml 1 .1 ' . service, rney postponed meir mar riage for the duration of the war. While away Miss Ashley visited Red lands, Cal., San Bernardino, Riverside, Lone: Beach, Universal City and sev- feral more points of interest. Misses Fannie Byrd and Fruddie Al len of Buns Level were guests of Mrs. A. E. Mitchell this week. Mrs. P. P. Jones, who had been vis iting her husband at Badin, has re turned home. There will be a regular meeting of Yellow Pine camp No. 225, W. O. W., Friday night, 7 o'clock, December 14th. Every member is urged to be present. ' Mr. Alpnans inompson, wno nau for some time been in Akro, Ohio, re turned home last week. Miss Blanche Johnson, vho is op erator in Rowland, is home for a few days. . , Mr. Cohen Jonnson irom tamp oe vier. is home visiting his parents. Mr. Sam Asniey, irom tamp uacs son, is home for a few days. Rev. B. JU. btaniieia nas Deen trans ferred to Chadbourn. We regret that we have to give up Mr. btaniieia. Prizes Offered School Children for Best Article on This Important Subject. County Health Officer W. A. Mc Phaul offers 3 gold medals to - the school children of Robeson for the best papers on "How to Keep Well". One medal is offered to pupils of first, second, third and fourth grades of all public schools of the county; one to pu pils of fifth, sixth and seventh grades; one to pupils of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh grades. The con test is open to every school girl and boy in the county. The papers are to be sent to Dr. McPhaul and the med als will be awarded at the county com mencement next April. These prizes are offered for the purpose of stimulating health work among the school children of the coun ty and the plan fits in well with the campaign now being carried on in the county to prolong life and make it more efficient by giving free physical examination to all adults -between the ages of 20 and 65 years. than Judge Bor-d. - Paid fcr His I)'sd Brother's Tacr ,."Mv brother has been dead for a long fume; but I have been taking his paper out of the box and reading "it, so 1 am going to pay tne suoscrip tion," said L. H. Woodell, who lives on R. 6 from Lumberton. That's the way for a sure-enough man to act. Tobacco Crop Will be Increased. Indications are that the tobacco crop in Robeson will be greatly in creased next year. However, it vill be well for those who have not been growing tobacco to remember that it takes woi'K, and lots of it, to grow and harvest a tobacco crop. Labor is go ing to be scarce another year, too, and it would not be a goo didea for a farmer to plant more tobacco than his family can "tend". "I believe it will be a sin to buy Christmas presents this year". That's the way a Lumberton citizen puts it. He thinks the money one intends to spend for Christmas presents should j be loaned to the government. What do you think about it : Snow Helps the Land. "I would like to see a two-foot snow," said a Robeson farmer Tues day. "A snow helps the land so much," he continued. While he did not see the two-foot snow he saw a snow when he got out Wednesday morning. The farmers as' a whole say a snow helps the land a great deal. Snow is cheap er than sacked fertilizer Robeson Baptist Union Meeting. The Robeson Baptist union meeting will be held at Smyrna December28-29. Tne lolcving progiam has bee 1 ar- piiUlic ntre I anged: I'Tiaay morning, 11 o cicck, sermon by R. A. Hedgpeth. trivia y aiternoon- .uisev-ssicn as follows : How shall we develop leadership in our churches? R. E. Clark, B. Town send. An adequate support for the pastor V. H. Taylor, L. R. Varser. The Biblical Recorder, helping it that it may help us. A general dis cussion. Saturday morning, meet at ten o' clock. Devotional service, 15 minutes. Address Like-mindedness C. L. Greaves. A-ddress Foreign Missions J. B. Miller. Sermon R. N. Cashwell. Saturday afternoon. Discussions as follows, 20 minutes for each address, en minutes tor general discussion: mportance of aim and method m church finances I. P. Hedgpeth. The one-room church building. Dees it meet our needs? L. E. Daily. Once a month preaching. Can it de velop the churches? R. E. Powell. 3 o clock. Adjournment. Mr. Harry Greene Selected for Im portant Duty. Reported for The Robesonian. A long distance 'phone message from Mr. Harry A. Greene to his mother last Tuesday informed her that he was leaving that day for Jacksonville, Fla. Orders were re ceived at Fort Caswell, where Mr. Green was stationed to select one man from each of the companies there for detached duty. They are to take 30 days training, in mechanism pertain ing to automobiles and probably air ships. Commander Chase made the selection of men, the boys eagerly awaiting his choice, as it is m line North Carolina Day Will be Ob served in Robeson Schools De ceniber 21. North Carolina Day is scheduled to be observed in the public schools of the State on December 14, but owing to the fact that literature was not re ceived in time the day will be observ ed in most public schools of Robeson Friday of next week, December 21 Mr. L. R. Varser of Lumberton has been appointed chairman for the coun ty and it is expected that speakers wil be sent to many of the schools. In a letter to county superintendents, State Superintendent Joyner urges tha special emphasis be placed on thrift conservation and patriotism, and that the active help of all county patriotic organizations be enlisted. Enlisted at Local Recruiting Of fice. The following young men have re cently enlisted in the U. S. army a the local recruiting office: Ed J. Glov er, A. Pink Page, Clarence A. Moore all of Lumberton; C. W. Seymour Jas. B. Moon of Laurrnburg 1am, J. l. rsryant; bgt., ju Lamb; master of arms, Rossie B. Britt; 1st M. G., Hayes Pittman; 2nd M. G., Fos ter Flowers; sentinel, Robert Phillips; picket, J. B. Brut on; physician, Dr. .r. A. IvJiitin. As v.iii be ,-veii irom the list of ap 5o::itmt:;ts published tlsewhra in this, isstic, Rev. F . Dixo.i, vnt. has, eond-Utsd r. stuiis 1 tr-j during t'az past year and recently sold the bus iness to re-enter the active ministry, was given the Goldsboro . circuit, in the New Bern district, by Bishop Candler at the Methodist conference which closed at Greenville Monday Mr. Dixon and his, family will move to his new charge in a few days. JUDGE BOND LEAVES DISTRICT irst Baptist Church to be Dedicated December 30. The First Baptist church building is ing of December 30. The congrega-0lJff regret tion has just finished paying for the edifice, having lately raised a balance of over S6,000. Former pastors of the church have been invited and will take part in the exercises. The dedicatory sermon will be preached by Rev. C. H. Durham, under whose administration as pastor the church was erected. More extended notice of the dedica tion will be given later. He Expresses Appreciation For Many Courtesies Extended Him in Lumberton. To the Editor of The Robesonian: Having closed my terms of court in. your splendid little city, permit a line by way of appreciation for the many courtesies extended me. My visits here have renewed valued acquaintances and led to the forrna tion of many that were new. Impressed by the treatment accord ed me by the lawyers, court officers and public generally, my departure from your city floats over me a phase .Ser- First Baptist. Dr. Chas. L. Greaves, pastor, vices next Sunday morning and even ing. Morning subject: We are His Workmanship . Evening subject: The Activity of Humility". The pub lic is cordially invited to be present. If fortune is kind enough to decree my return here in the future, I shall be most glad; if not, I can at least, cherish pleasant recollections of the stays I have made. In either event I tender thanks for courtesies and leave with best wishes for all. Truly, W. M. BOND. Lumberton, N. C. Dec. 12, 1917. (Judge Bond -has won many warm friends during his visits to Lumber ton. The public generally has been most favorably impressed with bis. manner of conucting courts and re grets that his terms of court in tii& county have closed. Editor.) Gospel Tabernacle Next Sunday morning at 11 a spec ial message will be given on missions, after which pledges will be taken for the support of Rev. W. H. Oefield of boutn unma ana other missionary work that the church is supporting The topic of the message, "The Mis sionary Message of the World War" Other services of the day: Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.; young peoples meeting at 6:30 p. m.; preachingat 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially in vited. and Jas. B James T. Barker, Andrew E. Kure of of promotion, and a commission for Wilmington; Gough M. Davis and Ar Investi 'r.to.s tf ts TftfeiV Try's those who make good. A letter to day from Mr. Green states they are being treated fine in their new quar ters and the weather is delightful. His address will for the next 30 days be Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Jackson ville, Fla. Block D. 14, 1st Service i c . ... : , ., chie F. Britt, Lumberton, R. F. D.; Rufus W. Alford, Carson F. Wliliams, Sam J. Clark and Jimmie B. Culbreth of Columbus county; Clifton P. Ash ley, Fairmont. - . nig'it for various sections tin. coun try 'o b!",in an inquiry direct! by r An lisiiiiner Victor Mjidock Lto re- Al general officers of lir r?gula?. armyund nationa gu; Trinity Episcopal. Rev. Herbert A. Grantham, priest m charge. No service tnis evening Third Sunday in Advent, Holy Com munipn 7:30 a. m.; prayer "Christ in the Psalms," 11 a. m.; church school 4 p. m.; prayer, 8 p. m. iard ax. , emg ' Mr. Greer e is a son of Mr. ardl aoairied ' by medical boards and efiic- ported speculation in foodstuffs which Food Administrator Hoover has charged are responsible for shortages and high prices. Mrs. J. A. Greene of Lumberton. Re volunteered for service Irst gunracr. He was expert at handling an auto before ' he enlisted, and his selection for this service will not occasion sur prise among his friends. The Robesonian. . i -i tt i t lency noaras "wrcn a view oi aeterm min? the advisability of sordini tiem for service abroard." In announcing this step Tuesday, Secretary Baker said it was necessary on account of the unusually severe conditions of service in this war. Hugh . Munitions Plant Destroyed in Germany. Germany suffered a disaster com parable with a very , serious military defeat in the explosion last month which destroyed the Griesheim chemi cal wivLs 2ur W a nkl'cr c-oii-the-Main, one oi tne greatest munitions facto - ! J . j 1 . u . I x . i i n i in mm worm, becoming uj a state ment issued by the press bureau. It is said tc be ir -potsible that the works can be restored before the end of the war. The statement adds that sooner or later Germany must show on her fighting fronts the effects of this staggering blow. Cotton Ginned in North Carolina Eobeson Leads. Director Sam L. Rogers of the cen sus bureau, in the preliminary report of coton ginned by counties in Norths Carolina for the crops of 1917 and 1916, announced on the 11th, gives the following, first figures being: amount ginned to November 21, 1917, second figures being amount ginned to same date of crop of 1916: Robe son, 37,76123,999; Bladen, 5,254 4v 572; Columbus, 5,421 3,536; Cumber land, 10,28611,828; Edgecombe, 11, 20320,466; Halifax, 12,093 21,536";, Harnett, 13,99013,316; Hoke, 10 129 6,637; Johnston (largest num ber bales next to Robeson), 23,449 27,110; Mecklenburg, 10,4758,928; Nash, 10,261 18,279; Sampson, 12, 94115,965: Scotland. 22.99014.025 Union, 12,08615,571: Wake, 11237: 15,951; Wayne, 15,07923,319; Wil son 10361777; Anson, 15,955 ; 12,375. All other counties less than 10,000 each. Total for the State fac 1917378,617; for 1916 479,243. Conscription of labor, Secretary Wiko.i told Congress in his annual report is not likely to -be nee essary for the winning of the war, but he suggests that should it become nec essary for the government to con script labor, it should at the sanies time conscript the industries on whihc they are engaged. is! 'A l mi i I 1 1
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