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THE RORFaSONT fiJi ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $2.00 A YEAS. DUE IN ADVANCE W)L. XLIX 1 a LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 11, 1918. NUMBEP 1 BONE DRY IN 3 YEARS 1st SECTION OF 1st GRADE CLOSED FOR FEW DAYS FOOD REGULATIONS NEARLY FROZEN WEEN FOUND CHAUTAUQUA NEXT WEEK.! BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS So Predicts Dr. Ira Landrith As To America In Speech On National Prohibition. FILLED DR. SMALL'S DATE Miss Dexter, the Teacher Leaves This Evening For Her Home For An Operation. M iss Elizabeth Dexter, teacher of -the first section of the first grade, is MAY j very sick and will leave this after noon for her home. Fliznhpth C.it f n , .Jt New Plan of Selling Flour Neces sary to Bridge Over to New Crop. RATION THE FOLKS (Woman 80 Years Old Wandered I From Home Near Barker j Church and Spent Cold Night I On the Ground Her Mind TT. tauqua next week Monday, Tuesday balanced. Wau TTt, Aio c a . Mk Josephine Brecoa, who ha w r u6iaui .uy oeen sick for the past two weeks with Surplus Will Be Donated to &. fa able lo u at her storc a Red Cross. Ti. u- i i ,, lhe Woman s club will meet Lumberton will have a :i-davs Chau- Wednesday at 4 p. m. in the direc- lors room at the Nationa Hank of Lumherton. i and Wednesday. A patriotic "Wake up j America program will be Riven. large Crowd Heard Noted Lec turer in Address Sparkling With Wit and Eloquence At Court House Friday Night Fourth Grade Won Flag. Notwithstanding the fact that Rev. Sam Small, who was scheduled to peak in the court house here Fri- i t o 1 I -" v. ....... .jay evening, was unaoie to get nere , As soon as the case is diagnosed Miss; on account of sickness, the large j Dexter will wire Supt. Sentelle, then crowd that gathered expecting to hear , some action will be taken for opening Dr. Small missed nothing in the way upr "er om again' fd she Ca, re; . JTi - , i turn within a month s time a local of a speech. Rev Dr. Ira Landrith, j supply teacher will be employed to mjiru wuu4 iwiurer, wm pro- carry on the work. If her case is j I Miss Maggie Mercer, acred about Anv surplus that may realized from 1 .. - -...I - X . ' 1 it unaergo an operation for aDnendicitis. 1 Pennlp nf P.nhnTi Aro riA.An0i-ot 80 vears. lpft the- hmn nf Mr vQ;n 0tX,K Ui BeBw ucKets ana aoor re ner graae win pe closed for a few days at least, as the work in her de-' partmem. is of such nature a special teacher for the work will have to be employed if her case if of such a se rious nature that she cannot return this spring. The Aldine method of reading is tautrht. which method con--ji rn out a coat and was bareheaded sists of the rnmhinatinn 8.nW i f ,atul' diueiiutu m rl',i lilht ! Neiehbors hunted for her Mon.Lnv won and nhonic svstoni ad n rnvi,Pi uuesaa a meeting oi tne county Monday nieht and continued the "s: could not take her place without sne-!'d administiators of the State as search Tuesday until she was found.! Advertising J. A. Sharpe, A. C. i a n ...,.;.... . vm i l i . i ciai training ior work oi that kind. ; stated in Thursday's Robesonian ceipts over the guarantee for the at ing With Government Plan1 """'"'"'"r 7 "T" near car' i traction will be donated to the loca ! ker church, last Monday morning Red Cross chapter. For Farmers to Pursue Wno about 8 o'clock and was not found till 1 t a meeting at the court hous TTn im o gwi luri .Tuesday at 11:30 a. m. Miss Mer- i tkis morning Mr. H. E. Stacy m , uixjr i cai. cer's mjnd has been unbalanced for Mr. H. E. Stacy, county food admin-; some time and she left home with Barnes secretary-treasurer of the lo- JX usual, the closing ordt cal club that has the matter is charge,! te tuy .ministrataoii having and committees were appointed as f!- Mplnded in s wtheni States Regular meeting Lumhee tat -No. 18, Maccabees, tomorrow evening at 8 Degree work. All me-nrs urged to attend. v7TMcS Iaudia Hursey of BennetU ville, S. C, has accepted a position as night operator in the local South ern Bell telephone office. Lumherton stores ! day as usual, the rlosimr r.t-,i t been that The the'Jonnson, KL bentelle, H. ii. An It . derson. Mondavi Social- K. U. Lawrence, R. I). Cald- old lady we"i A White, j . u. Proctor, Mes- s. L'nt and delivered an address that was both entertaining and instruct ive. Predicts Dry America in 3 Years. As a speaker Dr. Landrith might be classed as one of the best the coun try affords. He knows what to say and how to say it so as to make what be says stick. In his address Dr. Landreth made it clear that he expect ed to see America dry in 1920. He wade a strong appeal to his audience icr support in the work of making the nation dry so dry that there would not be a wet spot left. Fijtht for Peace and Pray for Victory. The speaker also made a most elo quent appeal for patriotism and de clared that it was time to, quit pray ing for peace, but to fight for peace and pray for victory. "We are in this war", the speaker said, to save such a serious nature that she canno; come back this spring a teacher who has had special training for this work will be employed. SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS. Military Activity in Major Thea tres of War Daily Increases Americans Clash With Germans Again. The military activity in the major theatres of the war daily continues to increase. From the North Sea all along the line in Belgium and France uiations and reauirements When interviewed by a Robesonian reporter about the meeting and his mpressions o. the food conditions. Stacy said: T'.u I ""en iouna sne was iving on 1 i . i . i . a r . i . . h-j i . , . . gruuna aimost irozen to death IZl rr? J- 1 I will be remembered ministrator EL A. Page for the par- nhrnt was vprv folH pose ot (fcseuspg yith the county could not walk'when found. She rave dames, R. D. Caldwell. C. L. Greare food administrators the new food reg- ac har voaann u ! H. M. McAllistor. C. R. SL-innnr 1 v- itfl 111, UUlliC I ! til " P ' ' J ""I'l " sne was afraid they were going to isolation ana mus'c wooaoerry take her to the hospital. When asked j Lnnon and Mrs. F. L. Nash, if she was cold Mondav night, she I Two teams were appointed to carry said no. and added that two iittlp'on a ticket-selling campaign in eora- Ihe captain and lieutenant j nie L. were much stirred up over Miss Mer- un n'e closing nignt oi tne unautau-i Pearl Crenshaw. qua. ine teams are. Team A K. M. Barnes, t A. W. McLean, lieutenant; i She was about a half mile from j home when found. Mr Rev. D. C U . . l f lit t'S i ,i who have been livine at East Lum herton for some time will move to morrow back to their farm at B- rn-s-ville. Members of the local Red C-os chapter may obtain Hod Cross sei vu-e flap and buttons by calling at The Robesonian office and showing mem bership receipt. License has been issued for the marriage or Edward S. Hart and An- , , , . . - . . I j - i i i i i nni Tinn i r 1 1 . . . , . , . , , i . lhe meet was like a Domorrat- tu i u. tJi.. - nf tho nCm i0,n- -in ..h,- . . ,'UI,"U waiters and ' r j j i va. tuv x j ctirvii .irv iiu v i . - - - -i 'in v i . i ', s a - ic convention. Practically all the one v2 Z yi ?i administrators cer's action; it was feared that she ! were present and all seemed anxious had fallen into a mill pond near the tot information. The morning session I foss home. whs laKen up witn asKmg and an swering questions. In reply to the question as to whether or not the pub lic snouid oe informed as to the real food situation, Mr. Pa?o made it I known that he thought ' the f acts J should be given the public as th'iy are. I Flour Situation. "Speaking of the flour situation, Mr. I Page said that in his opinion if the! i .ii. i , . peopie were anowea to use Hour as MUST PAY INCOME TAX. captain; privates: W. K. Bethune, J. R. Poole, H. M. Mc Allister, Dr. R. ( . Beaman. J. D. Vroc tor, John S. Holman, John T. Biggs, A Weinstein. W. Lennon: Mesdamcs: Dunn and Lula Tne Pickert Sisters and their stock company will hold the boards at the opera house this evening and to morrow evening and will give a mat inee tomorrow afternoon. lhe First National Bank of I nrr,. Somebody is Going to Tell on You If You Don't. E.I. Pool, E. L. Holloway, L. T. Town-1 erton has received its allotment of send; Miss Emma Norment, Corne-1 oerty bonds and all who subscribed lius Steele. Viola Jenkins. Hazel I fo.r bo"ds through that bank are ask- and they had been usine it the tunnlv on the rjorthern Italian front would run out by April 1 Carlyle. Team B A. E. White, captain; J. J. Godwin, lieutenant; privates: Frank tjough, J. A. Sharpe, Dr. H. A. Gran v V . v . " 1 . ... , - juui iin-unic La a. vuaticss nets ii.xeu from the region of Lake Garda east- j of not selling flour where a like num-; it so that somebody must tell, whether 4 MtvmnrtliAnl rf f Vin wAvl f r cava ! ward toward the Piave river. ftTir homes and to save America". hve been clashes between opposing as adopted in order to bridge over TnHrpth dprlarpd that the man ! infantrymen at various points and who is not enough . interested in his bombardments of extremely violent ountrv America to die for it!iiupuiww wi huiuwuus setwis hould leave it at once. Proud of Southland. Speaking of the loyalty of the South, the speaker said he was prouder of the stand Jhe Southland was taking in this war than of anything it has done since the Civil War. While he 5s a native of the South, having been Again American troops holding the until the new crop of wheat is put on the market. The new cron should be ready for the market by July. Mr. Page stated that in his opm line in the region of c' Mihiel have I ion if the war lasts through 1918 the come into contact witn the Germans I government will have to ration the and suffered a few casualties. These i people men operating in that dangerous ter ritory between the territory lines known as "No-Man's-Land," were am bushed by a superior force of the en- horn in Texas, the speaker declared ! emy, but fought valiantly against that he is now first ah American Make America Safe for Young Men. He commended the South for the great odds until they were either kill ed or made prisoner. Only one man out of the little party of ten succeeded nv coiiimenueu cue ouuni iui unci . . . - , . part it has played in the prohibition I in wpiiffllg the American trenches, rAA RniiHi"! and ne was wounaed. rive ot tne continue to stand firm in the fight to irv America. The speaker said that daring lhe time of war was a time i & i u i i i Americans are believed to have been killel. The other four are missing. Immediately the patrol was attack when America should be cleaned up I ?u "iC ?u,ia u in order to make it a safe home for!1" we trencnes iam uown a oairage the young men who go to the f ront j Jgamst the J Judpng '.o come back to after the war is over. om tne remakable accuracy oi aim ij-uiu. vffiit the gunners have shown recently it is tj-;4.x, 4.,.;u xva. believed aiong the American front Dr. Robeson Folks Co-Oneratine. When asked how the people c-ef med to be complying with the food regula tions, Mr. Stacy said that reports showed that where the public had been informed about the new rulings they are complying with them. Judg-, ing from reports, the people of Robe son are co-dperating better than they are in some other counties, Mr. Stacy continued. Farmers Who Have Supply of Meal. In reply to a question about farm ers who have their own meal getting flour, Mr. Stacy said that a farmer can take his meal to town, sell it to a merchant, and buy the same meal back, and he can get a pound of flour for each pound of the meal he buys back from the merchant. However, I the farmer must take the meal to town, as the merchant is not allowed Raleich. Feb. f) "Somphndv ic cm intr In toll n irz-vn i-f ir-l-ll lrvn'f i-oir tham. R. D. Caldwell. F L. Newhold. Vre i'lrt,liyour income tax. Congress has fixed! IV- oeni"5 misses ueorgia wnite- neiu, HiiizaDein oreece, juunan rrcc tor, Annie Ruth Caldwell, Miriam Weinstein; Mesdames John D. McAl lister, R. E. Lewis, E. R. Mclntyre, H. H. Anderson. A meeeting of all the officers se lected and all the persons named on the several committes has been call ed by the chairman to take place at the court house tomorrow evening at 7:30 and each of the persons named is urged to attend that plans may be laid to begin the campaign. .V.aimr"' . wr!' n , ! -"hat. sumo mpmhprs of thp enemv nar row Wilson, secretary oi w ar xsaKer, ; i -iV J a a Rrvan and Tosenhus Daniels He de-' were kllled 01 wounded. myan and Josepnus uanieis. ne ue Hpmmn nrHllmnr ao-in has be- SSJ "ttL . i g" f- bombardment of the ! J J- to a f armor because he declared thfn Baker has done, . KSSS3Lf teeafe That May S sSm Wtth F.our. Judging irom the address, ur. ian-; south.vest of Cambrai. Mr. Stacy said that some of the he wants to or not "One section of the war income tax law, exhaustively comprehensive in scope, requires every person, without exception, and every corporation, partnership, association, and insur ance company, in whatever capacity acting, who paid $800 or more to an other person, corporation, partner ship, association, or insurance com pany, as interest, rent, salaries, wages premiums, annuities, compensation, remuneration, emoluments or other 1 1 1 , 1 . f A nd income, to report the nar.v. anat address of the person, corporation, etc j to wnom tne payment was made, to gether with the amount of the pay ment, to the Commissioner of Inter nal Revenue at Washington, using a form prescribed for the purpose Form 1099 now to be had from this office. The forms must be filled cut and returned on or before March 1, 1918, .accompanied by Form 1096, which is a letter of transmittal and affidavit certifying the accuracy of Form 1099." NO BETTER TOWN kith is in favor of woman suffrage' ' " V7 and expects to see women vote as j wmle vi?Ien uf,sr 2 uFl'. mneh bp pvnpctu to spp America i L vVet;n uwluauB auu tuc l lcllt" i ..ticn as ne expects 10 see Amentd , x;annm i,-. ftp Pamnxmp Jury For February Civil Term of Court. The following jury list was drawn in the presence of Justices H. M. Mc Allister and F. Grover Britt Friday hy. The speaker held the undivided at- tre- ttntion of his audience and w ';uently applauded. Dr. Landrith was formerly editor cr.f thp Prpshvtpvinn church naner at - u -n rp 1.1. i river, wnicn would maicaie tnai on Nashjnlk, Tenn., is editor now of the M M f hg t the Christian Endeavor paper, and was;. . ene-aeins them candidate for Vice-President on the raids l?ntJEl by the Germans and Austrian, on the recently to speaking at the various cantonments. After the address pledge cards were -distributed throughout the audience and were later collected with a gen eral collection for the Anti-Saloon league of American. ges mountains The German official i says fl can only be sold pound for communication says there has been increased f.eth ity against the Ger mans on both sides of the Moselle which would indicate that on merchants had been selling' flour with ship stuff and middlings, which are afternoon to serve at a two weeks' used as hog feed. This is a violatoin ot the food regulations. The ruling pound with edible shorts or middlings Mr. Stacy added that the cereals with which flour can be sold are corn meal, grits, hominy, rice, oatmeal, soy bean flour, edible wheat shorts or mid dlings, and some other cereals not known to this section. The administrators were entertain ed at lunch at the Yarborough hotel and Mr. Stacy said the meeting as a ! whole was very pleasant. northern Italian front, the big guns on both sides are doing all of the work. The duels on the Asiago plateau and to the west of Monte Grappa are re- . r our women are servm ported bv the Rome war office as live- fc'-jd. administrators. A C serving m that capacity " ... Much nleasure is being evinced in Four women are serving as county woman is capacity in Scotland county. i SUCCcSS Ul Lilt Cell L JL cil puwcia in tx- Rev. Dr. R. C. Bea sto i.nestnut btreet Methodist cnurcn, ; . , cmflto roo with thp presided at the meeting, which v asUkrae raJa while the exact terms opened with prayer ottered bv Kev. 1 1 . , . iQQ onnnnr) it ia - oi : - . . .lia-IVt I (II; v t . L UCll U1111VU1 - V v -a j 1 I I I 1 1 1 M I I VIU U ' ... M 1UV SOLDIERS TO FRANCE. H A. urantham. pastor ot trinity j a 0Tci .wpt-o will . .ii -i i 1 1 tti : : : Episcopal church. Dr. Bear.ia.: liitro traced the speaker. Fourth Grade Wins Flag. A large U. S. flag w;.s offered the paded school grade thpt secured the largest number of pledges to attend the meeting. The f!pg was wen by the four grade, of which Miss Eliza- ler.d their aid to the Ukrainians in sup ! pressing the Bolsheviki and that in I return Germany and Austria will re ceive much of the wheat and other food supplies in the Ukraine, on which it has been known for a long time ! they had set their hearts. Peace with the Ukrainians naving or No Submarine. U. S. Will Continue Fearlessly To Send Troops to France. Submarines or no submarines, the United States will continue fearlessly to send troops to France, declared Secretary of the Navy Daniels in Bal timore Thursday night, referring to Visitors Are Impressed With City Like Appearance of Lumherton, the Hustle of Its People and Its Excellent Hotel. ed to call for same at once. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Robeson Building & Loan association will be held at the National Bank of Lumberton Thurs day of this week at 4 p. m. . Valentine box supper Friday eve ning at 8 at Rozier school house. Ev erybody invited. Girls are requested to bring boxes in shape of hesrts. Miss Alma Floyd is teacher. Mr. R. W. Freeman, district farm demonstration agent, spent Friday in Robeson. He in company with Dr. A. H. Kerr, county demonstration agent, visited the Philadelphus farm life school. People living in the south-eastern pirt of town were aroused about & ot the clock last night by the screams of two negro women. Investigations ANYWHERE) revealed th two women weie wnipptru Dy two negro men. Mr. L.C . Townsend opened Thurs day his new gents furnishing store, corner Elm and Fourth streets. The building, which was formerly occupied by Messrs. Townsend Brothers, has been remodeled and an attractive glass front put in. Mr. C. K. Morgan of Marietta was a Lumberton visitor this morning;. He says there is much whooping cough in his neighborhood. Six of his children have had it since Christ mas and his mother, who lives with him, is very sick and has been for some time. Messrs. J. W. Currie and Fred Brown of Antioch, Hoke county, were Lumberton visitors Saturday. Mr. Currie was formerly in the life insur ance business here. He has gone back to his farm, however, and says he has enough wheat to make his fl&ux That Lumberton people are justified in the pride they have in their town, in their boast that there is no better town on the map, size considered, is shown by the impression the town makes upon visitors; and the oftener one is a visitor and the more cne learns about the town the more fixed does that first impression become. Just a few instances: A St. Louis man who was a visitor here last week told Mr. H. M. McAl lister, president of the First National Bank, that Lumberton is the best town he has found in the South, theifor two vears i i"i J 1.1 al j t livest and most city-like and that its hotel is not surpassed in many cities. In Thursday's Robesonian was an important news item telling of a tex tile school to be conducted here dur ing the summer. Other towns are l : f T 1 1 U..4- T ..v liZl l I masters in the county to go. Robe v?" " Wrtrivlrwv.r"" doubt win be weii repi Postmaster D. D. French receiv ed a telegram frm Director Fries of the State War Savings committee urging him to attend the War Sav ings meeting in Raleigh tomorrow and Wednesday and to get other nost- because one oi tne Dest-Known men t th lth " 'presented term of Robeson civil court, begin mng February 25: First Week E. W. Floyd, Fairmont; C. E. Zedezer, Red Springs; F. F. Townsend, Raft Swamp; D. G. Gran tham, White House; A. M. M'Girt, Red Springs; C. K. Morgan, White House; W. M. McLean, St. Pauls; G. W. Taylor, Lumberton; Hartford Barnes, Orrum; W. D. McCallum, Al fordsville; J. J. Barrow, Maxton; S. F. Ashley, Fairmont; W. P. Burns, Maxton; Luther Mercer, Pembroke; Allen Jackson, Parkton; J. A. Greene, Lumberton; J. C. Prevatt, Saddletree; B. S. Edwards, Lumberton; J. D. Las siter, Alfordsville; C. A. Thompson, Fairmont; W. J. Andrews, Alfords ville; J. F. Britt, Sterlings; J. F. Davis, Fairmont; E. C. Watson, Britts ; Second Week W. F. Howell, Back ? XZ" ZZZ "V sales amounting- to S491 Thp fifrV-. Swamp; N. A, McMillan, Parktoh; f - 5- W STSi grade takes the second place they expect to return here later. j uaa.ML, LV " ' Without any fuss or feather Lum-! WEEKLY MILITARY REVIEW. berton has struck a gait that impress- es all who pass this way ir f Vk Qoo TrrVin ic pnnnectpf) wit the denartment that has this work in I, The Thrift Stamp campaign of charge, considers Lumberton the best; Vhe lumberton graded and high schoot town in the State. is progressiong very nicely. The cAmfl vrtytv,0T-n mon win ! children are very enthusiastic over the came to this section to hunt came to ! wo.rk an r.e waging a vigorous cam Lumberton and stopped at the Lor-jP31??- Pupils of the sixth grade will raine for a meal, and thev liked the ho-i b given a half holiday, having sold tel so well that they immediately mov-: the largest number of stamps, their . ' x cave VT 1 -11 " o 'idh V vsit ifn tct ., .-.-ii- Tttfl T Q CT i . . . i .1 1 1 . :rrc L'S.rrS- r6T" been settled, tne central powers nuw tomedoine- of the Tuscania in an 525"-!? "18S- : are bent upon a cessation ot hostilities -ddTGSS"at th Baltimore Press club. drith. Votes secured by the various grades were B8 follows: 2nd, 4; 3rd, 42; 4th, 77; 6ch, 61; 8th, 53; 9th, 17. I-Tcbants Discuss Regulations. New Food with Roumania. The time limit of the ultimatum sent by them to the lit tle kingdom demanding that peace negotiations be begun has expired, but it is not known whether Rumania gave a favorable reply or declined to treat witn the enemy, it is Known, A number of merchants, represent- j however, that the Rumanian cabinet ing practicallv all the towns in the county, met in the court house here today at 11 a. m. for the purpose of 'discussing the new food regulations. The meeting was presided rver by Mr. R. D. Caldwell of Lumberton, and County Food Administrator H. E. Stacy explained the new regulations in regard to selling flour, etc. A full er account of the meeting will be pub lished in Thursday's Robesonian. ROBESON SOLDIER DIES OF MENINGITIS IN FRANCE has resigned. Washington Special, Charlotte Observer Feb. 9, to Physicians Qo Up on Charges. Effective February 15 the physi cians of Lumberton will raise the charge for their services. The ad vanced prices of the things a doctor has t.n huv is responsible for the raise After February 15 the doctors will charge ?2 for day town cans msieau of $1.50. and $3 for night calls in stead of $2. Charges for country calls will be raised in proportion to those in town. Physicians in mahy places have nlronHv raised the charges for their I services and the physicians oi Lum- . i i j 1 address at the Baltimore Press club. "Just as fast as our ships can carry men to Europe," continued Mr. Dan iels, "and just as fast as they are equipped they will be sent and ships will carry them and no man living will ever again see the day when our goods will be carried across the At lantic except in ships flying the flag of the United States." Private Geortre E. McDowell, of i berton are not the first to make tms the engineers corps, of Pershing's move. expeditionary forces, died February I . 1 of meningitis. He was a son of J. Mr. Claude Boone of R. 2 from Lum M. McDowell, R. F. D 2, Rowland. berton was in town Saturday. New School Principal at Red Springs. Red Springs Citizen. Mr. W. T. Hurst, of Manndale, Ala mance county, arrived Friday evening to take charge of the graded school. Mr. Hurst is a man of experience, and it is hoped that the people of the town will do everything possible to help him in getting acquainted with the com munitv and his work. Prof. S. E. Leonard will leave the earlv part of next week for New York State, where he will enter into train ing for armv Christian association work. Mr. Leonard's many friends here at home wish him well. Mrs. Leonard will remain in Red Springs for the present. A. R. Haves. Lumberton; G. C. At kinson, Orrum; J. P. West, Wishart; A. H. Tvson, St. Pauls; E. B. Paul, Saddletree; R. B. Turner, Red Springs; W, M. Pope, Burnt Swamp; J. D. Mc- Ramey. St. Pauls; R. A. Moore, Lumberton; Neill Britt, Britts; H. H. Anderson, Lumberton; M. Q. lvey, Sterling; Nick Martin, Rowland; Nor ton Britt, Jr., Lumberton; D. B. Lew is, Sterling; W. S. Atkinson, White House; George McQueen, Maxton; A. A. Shaw, Britts; Jasper Prevatt, St. Pauls; Chas. Terry, St. Pauls; John Bridgers, Thompson; W. L. Daw kins, Lumberton. BROAD RIDGE BREEZES. Tuscania Sunk Near Ireland Home of Policeman Boyle. . Night Policeman J. B. Boyle says the transport ship sunk by a German submarine Tuesday night of last week, at which time more than 100 U. S. soldiers were drowned, went down not farffrom his old home. He was reared near the coast of Ireland and a part of th survivors were launched near where he lived before coming to America. He says the submarine was near 1,000 miles from Germany when it fired that torpedo that sank the boat. Hon. William Jennings Bryan spoko in Wilmington Thursday night under she auspices of the Y. M. C. A. He urged support of President Wilson and the Congress in whatever poli cies they may deem necessary while fcthe war lasts as the first and fore- a m i m . - most auty oi every citizen. Observing Meatless and Wheat- less Days. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Broad Ridge (Lumberton, R. 4) Feb. 9. Farmers are all preparing for another crop in this section. Wax is all the talk nowadays but I'm one that doesn't want to hear it. There's one man in this section that misses his biscuits for breakfast. He has been to all the little towns in Britts, and has failed every time. There's an old man up here who found some time ago an Indian 'spike." He says he is going to keep it until he goes to the war. Everv one is requested to ob serve- one "meatless" day in every week, but this scribe observes seven "meatless" days, and I think I shall ment says they U .VAw.nv.rs niv "aatlaca Anrra" . 1 1 m" ' soon be observing six "eatless days in every week. Wheatless days are also observed and why they don't send some of the rice and grits to the camps for the soldiers to eat as well as us 1 shall never know. Washington, Dispatch, Feb. 10. Development of Germany's long deferred offensive in the west from the reconnoitering thrusts launched during the past week around Cambrai and at other points is suggested as a possibility in the weekly military review issued tonight by the War De partment. So far, however, in spite of heavy fighting the department says no actions of more than local character have been recorded. The review tells of the torpedoing of the liner Tuscania, which carried more than 2,100 American soldiers and attributed the relatively small loss of life, estimated at about 113 men to the fine discipline of the sol diers and efficiency of those in com mand. It expresses profound appre ciation of the rescue work of the British navy. Describing briefly the activities of the American troops occupying a sec tor oi the Lorraine fiont the denart- have shown them- "Three Buffalo nickles and one thin dime "Why travel? Buy War-Savings stamps and stick at home." War Sav ings News. selves well fitted for their task and are rapidly becoming accustomed to trench warfare. Whatless day is this? It may be wheatless or meatless, but. for good ness sake don't let it be Thriftless. Buy War-Savings Stamps. War Sav ings News. Mr. W. R. Powell of Lumberton R. 6 was in town Saturday.
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