WLCE TWO
THE ROBKSONI AN , MONDAY, JANUARY 2ft, 1918
TIME IS SHORT NOW
THE RICH AND THE WAR LETTER FROM OKLAHOMA
Every Man in Service ShouldTake
Insurance Offered by Govern-
mem lmpoitauu w r amun . University News Letter.
, There were seven of us in
Talk of a "Rich Man's War and Former Resident Rejoices at Evi-
a Poor Man's Fight is Arrant
Demagoguery if Not Treason.
Men in Service.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Camp Jackson, Columbia, b. tM Jan.
sm
the
oker of a train Koinz into Wash-
dences of Prosperity in Lumber
ton as Reflected in The Robeson
ian Cold'' in Middle West; A
SOLDIERS IiEADCLEANLIVES HAPPINESS
Never Has a Similar Body of Men JQ WHOLE FAMILY
Led as Clean Lives as American
Soldiers in France, Says Per- From Grandmother Down to Hir-
shing. ed Hand
Persistent reports have been cir-;
culated as to. immoderate sale of li
quor among American noiuwre . Mother Made A Discovery That Put
Party of 464 Germans to Hod
Springs.
A party of '454 intern.! German
including 16 women and 13 children,
who had been detained at Angd I
land, California, left there Thur. lag
for Hot Springs, N. C, for pen. nn
ent internment.
Great Country.
intfton City the other day. One mem- T FjUnr nf rhfk Robesonian
ber of the party fussily asserted his . . . . , Th Robesonian ofltVon Manv narents have been dis
makps t,Kn, hv thpsp renorts anu nic
VMS. -rw w- -
And
The Garden City Dairy Farm
On A New Basis.
22 Last Saturday night, January 19, nariotism. He was thoroughly anti- T, , J V7th t jt
Lieat. David H. Fuller, division in-i German and wanted this light toum. who Qnce Uved fcack there rejoice ! feared that their sons would contract
orance oincer oi v,amu kuuu, i- M a xuusn, u wmu, ul -. tQ sQ m evidences of prosper- vices more deadly than tne aangers oi i
sorted that eighty million dollars of then he jumped on Congress for lea- . &s wg &re u,ound to notice in read-1 battle. In a cablegram to Secretary;
iwrance un roun.i "um - ; ing tne ran uu K . - ing your paper? when he compares the j Baker, made public Tuesaay mgni,, j A short distance out irom the city
own iuiciia-u w inai, wac .,jr , wai . x iuio mnriitian there now to wnat it was Opnera rersninpr gives tne iuiiuwhik , . ., . .
firatni nnrl pnlitH men of the fllVlH-1 will' rnv these war taxes: the rich r?" T , f - .. T -u mftfhpTS i oi Wiiminpron, :. u.. there is a farm
? Kr i th- hiatorv of the!;;, n'nt navin anvthine to sneak of. ,, L ..V LI; ' Tj: . " ! called the "Garden Citv Dairy", which
ooantry has so much insurance been ; he said; and so on and on, ad indigni- me . . . . , - "-ThiJl has never been a similar1 is owned and operated by the Deeov-
sold in so limited an area and in such ; turn, ad nausoum Two-cent post- - j and other enterprises i body of men to lead as clean lives as ; ers a well known Jamiiv of that lo
& Wt. time. ranis, three-cent letters, movie and I : ,u;Qr. in Fmn.-o Thev caMy. -1 ntil a short while ago dis
w , , . . . . ill II WIIICll Sri; I trill HI jr will ('Qi'ti. i nnr III tTl H cXli 9ViUlvi o.s.ww.. mi i UL L 1J J 11
About November 1st the movement railroad ticket taxes and the like were here'in the West. have entered this war with the high-, ease and ill health held full sway at
m lAimrhefl to insure everv so dier.'rited to show how the plain people , 'J ' f. j I . j,,.,, a ,,.;fn nn nth.: the Garden City Dairy. Everyone on
. . , . , . , - - 1 lie SHOW ia l(J-v t-iiitro icci ucc; wu I HSl uev ULlUJi iu uuij o" . i , , , - ,
! Camn Jackson. Since that time the were taxed to death. . : . f 1 w.-,, f'no ...c: I ii,n norfnrm these dnties'the place, from an aged Grandmother
dKrision insurance office has been j The alarming thing was the quick streetg- are drifted with snow so I in most efficient manner possible.They j the hired hand was a victim of
busy aay anu nignt anu is even now . agreement oi nv ui us v-
addini; to its force of clerical work-; tommyrot
i the low level
of five of us to all the cannot be traveled. This', fully realize their obligation to their some form of malady which mcanac-
the fool was talking and - ldest weather, so far, own people, their friends and the jteted them for work and made t.ieir
vel of intelligence tnat a . rpmemher. Thei,,ntrv i lives miserable.
" 'A rigid program of instruction is
rried out daily with traditional
Sl t 1 11 A-A nomlp ronro. "l ui .U3 J tOUHU)
mere stui remains, nuwevcx, umhj group ' "-u'u temperature has been near the zero
m m. in 4 Iw. -.anrtn urtirv V"i I'O rli V r. i 1 contnfl 1 . , i l Ti. '
.! j'-'-'- ... i mars tor uic r.ast tv.o weeivs. il is car
ed themselves of the liberal offer or. We stood it as long n pw snowing now, and it looks as if it will American enthusiasm. Enga
the government which covers them in 1 and finally we asked him it e .n!never warm up tQ that extent that healthy, interesting exercises
the event of either death of total and read the war revenue bill. JN o, ne gnow Cattle which open air with simple diets, offi
permanent uisaonity.
Tliia trroiit mnuwmpnt wne freter!
who would pay tne two uimon eigui.
this bill was contnved to raise. , Ammttt hnt nnf jKip tn tell
The Simple Truth. .Ttet
Then we told him that two billion I -"rT""Z.Sl S fu"
hingaged in
in the
officers and
for the protection of the men in the
ihadnt he said; nor naa lie reaa v-um- . nronorl.ion of mii-in p, HI-p trained athletes, are ready
for their tasks, roroidden tne use
r. , . i- COnSMl
missioner Koper s ae a. su huw industry in this country, have sufter-
who would nay tne two uuiiun ugui. , ., ,
fheir relntives nil it is I hundred and sixty-six million dollars ; . SSV "'al ,
Miss Minnie Decover interestingly
describes how Pemac banished ll
health from the Garden City Dairy in
the following words:
"Mother erot Peplac for me and she
made no mistake, for I am now feei-
! inar fine. I am no longer troubled with
feared that many men are putting off
taking this insurance without think
mg of the limited time in which they
rr i il 1 1
.... ... i no nrnmifi nn fir f 1 1 iisi p t-' l fill
taive to avail themselves of the oppor- seven hundred and fifty million ol tne onsiderablv also bv the ex
i j i i a fc. n i . m- r n. wivn u nn . - - r
tanity. For men in the service Oc
tober 15th, 1917, or before, February
18th, 1918, is the last day on which
they can apply for same, and efforts
an being made to induce every man
who has not already applied for the
fall amount of this insurance to do so
m the remaining three weeks.
Tn rnnnprHftn with t.h results oh-!
tained to date it was pointed out that
316th field artillery was leading the
camp both in the amount of insurance
and also with regard to the average
mount per application. (Only 135
men in this regiment not insured).
Hieir position is not any too secure,
for several other regiments are nos
ing their way to the top. Now that
the time has narrowed down, a great
deal of interest will center on the re
maining days of the campaign.
The insurance itself, as frequently
eirplained before, provides the lowest
paid man in the service of the gov
ernment a protection that he can eas
ily carry without unnecessarily bur
dening himself. The maximum amount
ST" ii IZa fC lurvTovin and treme weather, and all these things
the well-to-do, the luxury-loving and , .imanH hv ft
pleasure-seeking people of tne coun-
- V - ... . . n
try. And we showed mm tne iigures
of the government experts. Here they
are :
War Exccm Profits
Income Taxes, personal and cor
porate
Alcoholic Beverages
Tobaeeo Taxes
Commodity Revenues autos, films.
jewelry, drugs and the like
. $1,200. MO.WO
1,150,000,000
206.000.000
6, 000,000
60,000,000
being so much in demand by our coun
try at this time, makes us take notice,
when ordinarily we would give them
but little thought.
This, the Central West, is a great
country. When I was a boy the In
dian Terrtory was spoken of as the
Far West, but we here speak of the
West, the same as you there. We do;
not consider this the West.
Oklahoma, comprising what was
once the Indian country, is one of the
greatest States in the Union. Its pop
ulation is about equal to that ofNorth
Carolina, but its development has been
Tota1 J2,866.ooo,ooa ! so great that it is marvelous to think
Our Denny increases in postage a2,uV . , , , . .
. v . Ki. -re ;n;7m An ' Tulsa, our neighbor city, celenrat
will amount' to ahout 75 million dol- . . d 'f H r.
lars a year. Which is to say, for edits as tL ocSoitll
every three dollars we pay in increas-; no 13 JP112 as- tne ou fPL
j T onwii tn Hn rav of the Western Hemisphere, it has
ed postage, the rich and well-to-do pay of 70 000 with h-.U Hp-
mo.tonths nt tnp nprson- ; - rr ";-"-"' :
0f strong drink and protected by that tired, worn out feeling when I
stringent regulations gainst sexual arise in the morning and I relish ev-
evils, and supported by their own mor- erything that I eat. I have gained
al courage, their good behavior is the in weight and I feel myself getting
subject of most favorable comment, ; stronger every day."
especially by our Allies. Evidently the credit for introducing
" 'American mothers may rest as- this great remedy at the Garden City
sured that their sons are a credit to Dairy is due Mrs. Decover, for she al-
them and to the nation and that they
may well look forward to the proud
day when on the battlefield these
splendid men will shed a new lustre
on American manhood."
ONLY A VOLUNTEER.
Club dues, show tickets, etc W.000,000
Munitions Manufacturers 25.000,00
Miscellaneous 100.000,000
nn - ,.11.
i : 4. KTh roUr.o will posits 01 ifDV,UUU,0UU
ill HIUU I UtT LdAtS ill i'lUI tli VCl. VlliM tt a : . . -i . i i j
be paid by two or our richest men. the country has such a record.
Ten of the richest men in America1 There is pleasure m reading your
of insurance sold is $10 000. and the ! will each oav personal income taxes PFjr anu a""S U1 "t
premiums average about sixty-seven amounting to $650,UUU or more
cents per month for each one tnou-
No other citv
provements back there, but there is
sand dollars.
A $10,000 policy provides in event
of death that $57.50 be paid each
month for twenty years to the bene-
! - 1 1 11 1 ' 1
xt " on w,OQr,e ar,,l larffP 3. sauness j u an, wnen in eacn issue
patriotism will allow himself to be , of your paper I see the account of
Lifnto Kit Cfnmn t3vPS these davs. I some old friend and acquaintance hav-
U&1VUWU J w.- v
Written for The Robesonian.
Why didn't I wait to be drafted
And led to the train by a band ?
Or put in a claim for exemption ?
Oh, why did I hold up my hrd?
Why didn't I wait for the banquet?
For the drafted received all the credit,
While I only volunteered.
But nobody pave me a banquet,
And not a soul said a word.
The puff of the engine and the prind of the
wheel
Was the only Good-bye that I heard.
I am off to the training-camp hustle,
To be trained for the next 14 weeks,
Abandoned, forgotten I was only a volunteer.
It is about the only way many of us
can help to support our boys over
ing passed on to the other country
I have in my possession a letter
: ; i xl " x4.i i .i - wucujn U veaih aiiu ov a iormer owu-
U j.uiK.. l : j t,,- nrQ,ti,aiw er if not the founder of The Robeson-
nvrl 4-V-i cri-v oi-wAitf Jr. mi'1 Vv wi ; Jvllnv r:tv linir TXTOT" TOVDC Vl , xT
each month until death, and in event paid by wealth and luxury. As never J cherish very much for the reason
of death previous to the payment of, before .in this country or any otner friend? and also a man whom the coolness of the mornin
rnnt nnnn instnl mentc inr fwnntv ovpent F.np-lnnfl wealth has been con- Desl irienus, ana aiS0 a man Anom ,. . . . .
voors the iwmsrinino- Mi-e nnirl tn thp ! printed far o-nvernment nurnoses. I every one who knew him loved
Perhaps some day in the future,
When my little boy sits on my knee
And asks v.-hat I did in the world war.
As his big eyes look into those eyes
That at me so trustingly peer,
And tell him that I wasn't drafted,
McDairmid which! 1 was onli' a volunteer.
so gave it to her mother, the venerable
Grandmother of Miss Minnie Decov
er. and this was the result:
"My mother, Mrs. Westerman, is
sixty-eight years old." said Mrs. De-
cover," and she has also been helned
by Peplac. For the past ten years
mother has been treated for Brierht's
disease. She was so bad that she
could hardly walk, but I wish vou
could see her now, since she has tak
en Feplac .
George Davis, an employe of the
farm, saw all of this improvement tak
ing place in the Decover family and
knew that Peplac would be similarly
beneficial to him. After taking it
he expressed himself in this manner:
"Peplac has worked wonders for me.
I have already gained twelve pounds
m good, solid weight, and am thank
ful that Penlac was hrnuo-ht. t nc "
There is a striking instance of Pep
lac spreading health and happiness on
a wholesale Dlan. What
ior tnese peoDie if? mn A
Get a bottle today at Grantham Bros.,
J. D. McMillan or Pope Drug Store;
Rowland Rowland Drug Co.; Maxton
Barnes Bros.; Bladenboro, Bladenboro
Drug Co Clarkton, G. L. & E. S.
vmiis.; rairmont, t airmont Druo- Co.
"S'OTICK OK CO"HMIS.1U.m.vm t
Under and by virtu" of tbc p.v.i - rasta
in tne UDOenqcDea coinmLioner iy in.M- r
de-ree lately rendered by the buueriov- ' -.t .
of Robeson county in a certain CMHe th.
pending, entitled "hKlelity Mutual l.if.- T.i u--ance
Co. plaintiff, vs. R. T. flaitli y. d. f.irt.
nt". the undersignel will oiler for ;. Hi
Dublic auction, for cash, to the highest bid
der at the court house door in I.umb-
N. C. on the 25th day of rebruary. 19'--. st
about noon of aid day. for the purpo ... Ql
said d:rec. the following described land-., t ,
wit:
Being the same la ds escribed 1.1 lh
deed of trust, dated the 2nd day of Msccfc
1912. from R. T. Gaitley to the rutt-My Mt
tual Life Insurance Compaay. and rev.i .
in Robeoon county registry in Book of Mori
gage Deeds No. 26. pajre 333. and &Im .r
cifically describetl in the fifth paraitrcim o
the complaint filed herein, n follow:
FIRST TRACT: Containinn 3S acres. rr.n
or less, on both sides of the Parkt..a .t- &
ette-ille public road and ou the nort". ..
of Buckhorn swamp.
SECOND TRACT: Containing i M tcr
adjoining the said first tract, lioth 1
known as the Underwood land.
THIRD TRACT: Lyinis north of Bwrlfcti
swamp. adjoininK the Malloy land. Viu--- -branch
and Buckhorn swamp, ab ut a ntl
north of the Lumberton road: also known
the Underwood land, containing abriut. 11 Z
acres.
FOURTH TRACT: A part of the Jan ;-
Barnes land adjoining the Ri-hanI Tv -
land, the Bullard tract, and K. W. Town ui'.
and containinjj 223 96-100 acres, betas; In
lands conveyed to R. T. Gaitley by
Townsend et ux deed "-P, pafre 56.
The first three tracts are situated ii ia- -
ton township, and the fourth tract is Mt
uated in Back Swamp township, and is Lnntrs
aa the McLean land.
This th 24th day of January, 191K
H. L. COOK and L. R. VARSER.
Commissioners.
Tim of sale: 25th day of February. 19 IS
at 12 o'clock M
Place of sale: Court house door. Luathcr
too, N. C.
Terms of sale : Cash.
COOK ft COOK and
McLEAN, VARSER A MeLEAN.
1 28 4m on Atbumeys
Wanted!
75 to 100 MEN
To Work in Fertilizer Factory o
The American Agricultural
Chemical Company
WILMINGTON, N. Cl
(POCOMOKE)
Gas Boat Ripple Leaves Duplin
Wharf 6:00 a. m. Leaves Red She
r -i r
6:10 a. m..
All Inside Work.
PAY $2.25 PER DAY
AFTER TAPS.
beneficiary.
KEEP THF- SABBATH
Al-?- T 1 1 1
n;xri Unm Uon TH I mis age naa more sucn men as ne
Davison of the Morgan Banking ! waf there would be more happiness
Company J&S closed his. New .Yprkj and less sorrow m the world
IWlgUW .A.M. J , I .
and is civinc all hia time and crenius Miaremore, Ukia
President Directs Proper Observ
ance of the Day by Men in Ser
vice. Observance of the Sabbath day by
all men in military and naval service
was directed by President Wilson in
a statement issued Monday night at
the White House. All Sunday labor,
he asked, be reduced to the measure
of strict necessity.
"The President, commander-in-
chief of the army and navy," said the . night at gigantic war problems with
j I After all the lights are out.
And throughout the camp is silence.
Velvet darkness all about.
Comes the hour of .deep reflection,
Aadthe-weary ones find comfort-
to the Red Cross in Washington, for'
a dollar a year. Otto Kahn gives up,
his share of profits in a great bank
hag business and surrenders his in-
Jan. 21, 1918.
In the darkness, after Taps.
February American Magazine.
Harold Bell Wright, who has sold
come freely to patriotic purposes, j ver million copies of his books,
v,nTim nf r.irrr Wnrirmnl Rank i has written his first magazine article
of New York gives practically all his r the February American Magazine Jr.,
fcfm to floating Lihertv Loans and It w called "The Sword of Jesus" and ""V.
War Savings Certificates. Henry ! asks what Jesus would do in this
Ford turns over his great factory to eat world war. Every man, woman
the government and refuses a cent of ! an? child in America should read it.
profits. Hurley, Willard, Harrison lition there are fine articles
and hundreds of other rich men are j abont the Mayo Brothers, tne great
in Washington City working day and j j u ' W11', ino9
In the darkness gleam the faces
Of all folks we left behind:
There ia grandmother, father, sweetheart.
And our friends bo true and kind.
Once again there comes a vision
Of that homeland, and, perhaps
even hear the voices
Of those loved ones after Taps.
statement, "following the revered ex
ample of his predecessors desires and
enjoys the orderly observance of the
Sabbath by the officers and men in
Edison and Abraham Lincoln. The
Edison article presents a new view of
the famous gemus, discussing not
his inventions but the personal wis
dom of the man. "What I learned
out a eent of pay.
The time, the genius, the ineomes,
and the sons of these and many other
the military and naval service of the in supreme sacrifice. Our University ( from Abe Lincoln tells how pictures
United States, lhe importance for ( Glee Club ran across young Gould and aRa tne 1116 01 Lincoln nas inspired
man and beast of the prescribed week- j scores of other rich young men in- the s one nd Walter Pritchard Eaton
ly rest, the sacred rights of Christian I camp at Spartanburg the other day. I lls tne ply worth seeing this
soldiers and sailors, a becoming def- j They are privates in the ranks, tak-; wr- .
erence to the best sentiments of a ! ing; not-luck with half a million other j Th fiction contains good stories by
1 T A - 1 1 1 1 M . . . m
wmrain peqpie ana a aue regard ior privates m cur American army, rnesa
me aivine win aemana tnat tsunday are some of the things we said to tnis
labor in the army and navy be reduc-
Holworthy Hall, William Dudlev Pel-
ley, Samuel -Derieux and other well-
to the measure of strictest neces-
sity.
""Such an observance of Sunday is
dictated by the best traditions of our
people and by the convictions of all
who look to divine Providence for
guidance and protection and in repeat
ing in this order the language
President Lincoln, the President
confident that he is speaking alike to
the hearts and to the conscience of
those under his authority."
little group. And they had a very j known writers. The Interesting Peo-
, or. rir.;fQ Q-ffci- Pie .Department is fine this month
The drummer apologized to the ! Bruce Barton continues his serial,"The
company, saying. Well, I guess I ! Making of George Croton". Sid Says:
talked too much. j J! yu aren t fighting, are you worth
Mischievous Talk. fighting for?" and Family Money
Here is a fair sample of the talk j cntams many helpful hints, on how
that is common everywhere today. It t save.
of . is mischievous because it weakens i T. . -. ,
1 4- - (The report of condition of the Plant-
perilous hour; and it is talk that! !f?D .WT? Delw'
spreads like a prairie fire. The dead
liest lie that is going the rounds to
day is the saying that this is a rich
But the aching heart grows weary
Till it almost aeems to break.
Midst war's mad and hellish turmoil
And the suffering they make.
How we bless the starlit gleaming
As the busy day it caps,
And ease cornea, escapes from torment,
Ia our dreams after Taps.
To the soul there comes asauranea
That we can't ba doomed to failura
While in God we put our trust.
We'll find peaoe when life's cord snaps,
For we know we'll meet our lo-yed ones yon
der, after Taps.
PVT. HUGH G. INMAN.
Marine Barracks, U. S. Naval Depot,
Dover, N. J.
GET OUT A POLICY
and do it now. Fires are dis
astrous, and delays are dan
gerous .
You can't bring back wnat
Is consumed by fire. Yon cam,
though,
BE REIMBURSED ON
YOUR FIRE LOSS
if if 9 one of our companies.
Premiums on doubtful policies
is money thrown away.
Be sure and insure with m.
Q. ?. Williams
Lumberton, N. C.
The February Woman's Home Cam-! man's war and a poor man's fight
panion. when an ignoramous says it, you
Ida Tarbell hr.s written a fine ar- can forgive him; but when it is said
tide called "Patriotic Buying" for the i by a man that ought to know better,
February Woman's Home Companion. you feel like denouncing him as an
It points out how much could be sav-1 agent of the Kaiser and a traitor to
ed by sensible ordering and elimina- his country.
was turned over to The Robesonian
in tune for publication in the last is
sue, but Mr. Barnes kindly consented,
on account of the crowded condition
of Thursday's paper to allow us to
hold it over for this issue. Editor.)
t'on of deliveries by the stores. "The
Higli Cost of Beauty" is the story of a
beauty parlor of Fifth Avenue New
York, as told by Corrine Lowe; Mary
Heaton Vorse writes about "The Per
fect Young Person"; and there is an
interesting article about Better Films
in your town.
The fiction is fine this month, start
ing off with the first part of a new
novel by Mark Lee Luther called "The
Hope Chest".. It will be concluded next
onth. Other stories are by Elizabeth
Jordan. Nancy Gunter Boykin, and
Mary Cutting.
Every department maintains its
snual high standard, and the fashions,
Iictures, cooking, and all the others
aving interesting and instructive material.
It is a problem whether or not a de
mocracy can anywhere survive gulli
ble ignorance on the one hand and
designing knavery on the other.
For our country's sake, let us have
only the truth these days. Here's a
fine chance for demagogues to fool
the folks; but let us hope that it will
not be attempted in North Carolina.
Conditions ia Austria, Promise a Rev
lution. Conditions in Austria promise a
revolution of far-reaching consequen
ces, Representative Fess of Ohio, told
the House of Congress Thursday, com
menting on the significance of foreign
news dispatches of the last four days.
As a student of history he said he
interpreted beneath the words of the
rliana.tfri that tVioro urge lirvraa-i- nrA
Let Them KeeD Their Goods. rl
Wilmington btar. nd economic condit.inn in liWnna
jcok a jie worK ot tne nuns mb ranee
Report of the Condition of
PLANTERS BANK & TRUST CO.
Lumberton, N. C.
at the close of business Dec. 31, 1917.
resources
Loans and discounts $158,756.29
Overdrafts secured $145.71 ; unse
cured $1,341.22 1,486.98
All other stoeks, bonds and mort-
8K 66.488.00
Furniture and fixtures A 4i kz.
Demand loans 1.050 00
Due from National banks $8,877JS
Due from State banks and
bankers . . , 147.56
Cash items 609.21
Gold coin 687.50
Silrer coin, including all
minor coin currency . . 2.186.81
National bank notes and
SL 11,267.00 6S.784.47
Customers liability on acceptances 91.04
Liberty Bond acct. 26.681.40
Japan Takes Note of Internal Disor
ders in Russia.
"Japan holds herself responsible for
the maintenance of peace in this part
of the world and consequently in the
event of that peace being endangered
to the inevitable detriment of our in
terests the government of Japan will
not hesitate to take the proper meas
ures". Thus Count Terauchi, Japanese pre
mier, spoke at the opening of the diet
in Tokio Thursday in referring to the
internal disorders in Russia spreading
to the Russian possessions in Eastern
Asia.
The premier declared that the situa
tion in Russia was causing him the
greatest measure of anxiety.
"As the true friend of Russia," he
said, "Japan earnestly hopes that
country may successful! v settle its Hif.
ii... fit . . . w
iicuities witnout much lurther loss of
time ana establish a stable govern
ment." Count Terauchin said also that Ja
pan joined unreservedlv with t.hn al
lied powers in the determination not
to sheathe the sword until an honor
able peace is secured.
Tort VHmn W01.819.78
, LIABILITIES
f1 Vtkid In $ 84.228.50
surplus fund a Ann qa
Undlrided profits, less current ex- 'ZZ W
penses and taxes paid 6 nj
Deposits subject to check $126,720.79
Tune certificates of de-
posit ...... $8,187.49
bavins deposits 15,286.80
it,.- , 1 " vwaw.u. vni will, x. UCr-
-and Belgium, ups and says, relative tria loses; if the Entente allies win
V1 fei'a,Vy fter the she loses no more than if Germany
made by hands that perpetrated the
atrocities in Belgium? Let them keep
tfceir goods, and to hell with them!"
Shake, Ken, old boy! "Made in Ger
many" is verboten. If AmenVji tn
years after the war buys any Hun
roods, thev will hav
flaged with "Made in Switzerland",
which indeed is said already to be the
wan of the commercial interests of
Germany.
wins," he said, declaring the differ
ence between Germany and Austria
on religious questions always has been
acute and that Germany furnishes to
day all the brains and money of Aus
tria. He said that of 28,000,000 people in
Austria only 10,000,000 speak German
and that the minority rulff the major
ity in a eountry enmeshed in an in
extricable financial slavery to Germany.
2,441.69
2.40 20S.0S9.17
.... 15.87
ins
Certified cheeks
Due to national banks
QL. , 'ii "JA" V. $801,819.78
State of North Carolina County of Robeson
January 21st, 1918, '
Jf- Barnes, Treasurer of the abore
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
aboTe statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
q , ... . K- M. BARNES. Treasurer.
Correat-A-: JOHNSON- N Public
B. R. BARNES,
D. D. KING,
t. a. McNeill,
Directors.
EVERY BUSINESS MAN, NO
MATTER WHAT LINE OF MER
CHANDISE OR KIND OF SER
VICE HE IS OFFERING THE
PUBLIC, SHOULD ADVERTISE
PERSISTENTLY AND CONSIS
TENTLY BECAUSE ADVER
TISING IS THE GUSATEST
BUSINESS BUILDER, AND EV
ERY ONE OF THEM SHOULD
STUDY THE SUBJECT OF AD
VERTISING DILIGENTLY BE
CAUSE IT IS THE MOST IM
PORTANT SCIENCE IN THE
WORLD TODAY. Charles Stew
art Walsh, in American Press.
MULES
MULES
Big assortment of :Mules on hand
today (Jan. 24, 1918.) Sizes rang
ing from 800 to 1200 lbs. These are
just the kind you buy.
New Buggies, Wagons and Har
ness. Our stock of vehicles is com
plete Our Terms and Prices Will
Attract You.
C. M. FULLER
&
CM. Fuller & Son