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THE ROBESONIAN ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $2.00 A YEAR. DI E IN ADVANCE VOL, IXL LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY. APRIL 8, 1918 NUMBER 17 SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS. COUNTY DEMOCRATS MEET. Has Died Down and French and British Have More Than Held Their Own Allied Commander is Biding His Time. This morning's Associated Press summary gives the following: The second phase of the great battle along the Somme, which the Germans began on Thursday last, has died down. It lasted less than three days and the fighting has resolved itself into more or less isolated engagements in which the French and British al lies have more than held their own." The attention of the Germans for the present is mainly directed at the lower end of the battle zone which, ap parently they are attempting to en large for the purpose of getting elbow room in which to move their vast masses of troops. Meanwhile, Gener al Foch, the commander-in-chief of the Allies, is biding his time, meeting the German assaults with powerful re sistance and here and there conform ing his lines to the necessities of the battle. It is confidently stated at Paris that Foch will not.be drown into any false move where each move is of such vital importance but will strike with his reserves at the mo ment chosen by him. There may be some significance in the report that the German Emperor, after a conference on the western front on Saturday with his chiefs, von Hindenburg and Ludendorff, intends to proceed to Rumania. At the out set of the great offensive, when it was sweeping the allied forces before it, notwithstanding thir tenacious re sistance, Emperor William, it was an nounced officially from Berlin, was in supreme command. That announce ment was regarded at the time as evi dence that the Emperor expected a complete and decisive victory. Since then, however, British, French and American reinforcements have come up. THE RECORD OF DEATHS. PATRIOTISM ABOVE PARTY. Second Phase of Great Somme Battle At Convention Saturday Resolutions Were Passed Pledging Support of the War and Endorsing Democratic Administration Delegates Elected to State Convention. Pledging hearty support to Presi dent Wilson in his conduct of the war and entire approval of the war against Prussianism; endorsing the effiicient administration of affairs in Nation, State and county; endorsing Solicit or S. B. McLean of Maxton for re election; voicing hearty approyal of 1 i." L 1 1 7 . . . nie unsuntea ana natrintic service Republicans Say This is No Time For Party Fights Will Help Lick Kai ser and Then Will Lick the Demo crats Will Name Nominal Candi datesDelegates Elected State Convention. Around 25 Republicans held a coun ty convention here Saturday. The following were elected as delegates to the State Republican convention which will be held at Greensboro tomorrow: JJ. A. Shaw, J. R. Lawson, L. J. Tuck- rendered by the people of the county I r' T , ChaVs'RDwland Davis, in helping every work in connection! r- ZaIeT . Andrews, Ira WORK OF LOCAL RED Ladies ! CARLYLE WILL I BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS CROSS SEWING ROOM j CASE COMPROMISED I Heavy frost and ice Saturday Are invited to Visit the Work What i P ui u.. u . 'morning - . w.iuc-u u iMt- vumprumise Rooms-Opportunity to Work At Settlement-End of Hard Fought Ho m with the war. and electing delee-ates! HaV' J- V J Pa" - Edmund, W. to the State convention which meets! "oward, JJ. C Bollard, E. L. Mc- m Raleigh Wednesdav of this week J onocmy, K. Hester. Mr. J L,. Snoddv v.-fis rr-.ceoi prl held at the court house Sarnrdav was ?ounty chairman and Mr. W. H. Kin- nflrnlir Vw, vv, CC ' 1 iaV A xMelting Pot Will Be Plac ed in a Public Place Soon to Col lect Pieces of Gold and Silver. Correspondence of The Robesonian. The lady members of the local Red Cross chapter who have not been meeting with us are cordially invited ' V1(es that the caveators receive the to come and visit our sewing room a iv' Athesia Carlyle home place, the J. C. Tuesday or Friday afternoon from I paJe tract of land, the Campbell 3:30 to 5:30 o'clock. It is quite worth ; lanu 5 shares of Dresden cotton mill mc Lup lu see tne Dusiness like as-r . . . . ' ' . ' ,aiut; oi iown lot Case. As has been stated in The Robeson ian, the caveators and the propound er of the case in re the will of the late Athesia Carlyle compromised the case. Judge W. A. Devin formally signed the order Thursday. me lumui utilise aprampti n. winch had been sold since lhe death "i -uiss anvie. ine the Democratic county convention Infant Child of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Malone. An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Malone, who live on R. 7 from Lum berton, died yesterday afternoon. Death resulted from pneumonia. Miss Maggie Brown of Philadel- an entirely harmonious affair. tended, every one of the 2 Stownshipsl ,)rAa y i Vmino ronrnconfnfl T?. 4-C-.... i Willie Fairmont, Ijaddy, Pembroke,' Ster ling, Shannon and Smiths. In calling the convention to or der, County Chairman T. A. Mc Neill said that the party is in fine condition in the county, there is no discord, the rank and file are united as never before. He called Hon. G, B. Patterson of Maxton to the chair as temporary chairman After a few remarks Mr. Patterson was made permanent chairman, Mr. J. A. Sharpe, permanent secretary. Owing to the fact that the secretary has been sick -.since Saturday there has been unavoidable delay in getting further report of the meeting to the printer, and it must be held over for Thursday's paper. Delegates were elected as follows: Delegates to State Convention. Alfordsville W. F. Bullock, Alex Alford, N. J. McRimmon, Alex McGirt J. C. Henderson, J. B Bullock. Back Swamp W. F. Howell, R. W. Townsend, F. F. Townsend, W. N. Townsend. C. D. Pitman, D. B. Mc In tyre. Burnt Swamp J. B. Humphrey, A. C McLeod, W. A. Smith, H. Bascom, Ashley, S. B. Williams, I. P. Ray. Britts J. L. Taylor, W. L. Thomp son, W. H. Lamb. Fairmont N. W. Jenkins, A. J. Floyd, E. Fisher., E. V. McDaniels, O. I. Floyd, Dr. J. P. Brown, J. H. To ¬ man. V. H. Tavlor. A ,N. Mitchell. H.I can coa G. Stobbs. D. A. Jones, C. Erice. was re-elected secretary. ; i I r ii-' nnmn i-1 : . man Snoddv presided at. Hi n.v,mr ; J,ii" T , the Kenublicans will rnt. mid a ... H tir-Vof "hvofr,vQ ; u i , ;. r iiertt iiuraoer oi garments ?Je .Defre e ,next elecqn, they are already cut at each table waiting to be made. pect of the workers Evei'V One SPPm? incrirofl of V.U Ml kill i ' , , 1 . nieetm' to a move aprinns riowntin,, 1 the children wvw i. J . -f , I'll the work. If vou cannot meet, with i the children ii rt.-.,. L. 1 . TAtlyfUT AnH 1-.,. ua trctuii weeK, we are inviting vou to t ' tl"u L1H- cmioren oi .im. Mary cwibiey. an neices am npnh.-v f tho S m.. m STfw-r l!?8 accepted a position in Mess f ' M,ai'Ka"et Willis, D. Caldwell A Son's department of M s. Amantna Hum- He began work this morning. will not make a fight during the next campaign, judging from what was said at the convention Saturday. Republican leaders declared that this is no time for political fights and that they would do all possible to aid the President and administration1 in whipping the Kaiser. One speaker said that the Repub lican had two enemies to whip the Kaiser and the Democratic party and that they would aid the Demo crats in wnipping7 the Kaiser and then they would whip the Democratic party. WILMINGTON GETS late .Miss Carlyle. lhe compromise also provides that Mr. K. M. Biggs, the propounder, end his mother receive all personal prop erty, money and bank stock of the Could you not make at least one ofilate Miss Carlyle. Mr. Biggs is to pay tne children of the late J. B. Car lyle $1,000. Irvin and J. B. Carlyle, Jr., sons of the late J. B. Carlyle, were given a tract of land containing 23B these garments eacn week at heme for the boys "somewhere in France"? If so, notify the secretary and she will take pleasure in seeing that you get them. Almost every scrap in the sewi-g room is utilized in some way to help win the war. The very small pieces are cut into snippings for comfort pillows. The small pieces of outing and known as the old Carlvlp The agreement provides that the propounder pay all court cost. The amount of property which goes to the caveators as a result of the SHIPYARD Seven Concrete Ships Will Be Build at Cost of About Six Million Dollars Plant Will Cost $3,000,000. Washington Dispatch, April 5. phus. Miss Maggie Brown of the Phila delphus section d4ed in the Highsmith hospital, Fayetteville, Thursday morn ing about 5 o'clock. She had been in failing health for some time and went to the hospital in Fayetteville some six weeks ago for treatment. Deceased was a daughter of the late W J Brown and granddaughter of the late Reuben King. A large crowd attended the funeral, conducted from the Philadelphus church Saturday at 12 o'clock. Deceased is survived by six brother Messrs. Robert, John S., Thomas, Duncan, and Reuben, of the Philadelphus section, and Mr. William K. Brown of Birmingham, Ala. and three sisters Mrs. Mattie McGoogan, who lives near Rennert ,and Misses Mary Catherine and Nannie Bell of the Philadelphus section, the last named being in Fayetteville at the Highsmith hospital now for treat ment. Mr. A. C. Maxwell, Formerly of Rex. Mr. A. C. Maxwell, 68 years old, died Friday morning of Bright's dis ease at the home of his brother-in-law, Mr. W. N. Tolar, near Tober mory, Bladen county. He had been sick for several months. Up to six months ago deceased lived at Rex, but had lived with Mr. Tolar since then. The remains were interred with Ma sonic honors, Parkton Masons officiat ing, at Bladen-Union church yester day afternoon at 3, the funeral being conducted by Rev. J. L. Jenkins, pas tor of the Baptist church at Parkton, of which deceased was a member. De ceased is survived by his second wife and one daughter by her, Miss Mary Maxwell, and by one daughter Mrs. W. F. McDonald of St. Paul and 2 sons Messrs. D. J. of Wyoming and J. C. of Lumberton by his first wife. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Maxwell of Lum berton attended the funeral. Death of Mr. Joe S. Watson. Cnrrpsnnndotifo n-f TVio TJoVlPAnniFl'n. Lnmhortnn T? ft Anvil fi Mv Jnfi I LcntZ, J JMiiiijvi tun. lb. v. jvJi w S. Watson of the Ten Mile section Gaddvs Oliver McArthur, Worth Burns, John Stewart, Isam Phillips, Isam Butler, Robert Stewart. Howellsville J. I. Townsend, O. M. Britt, J. W. Barker, N. A. Kinlaw, Spurgeon Jones, H. H. Stanley.. Lumber Bridge E. Currie, D. Z. McGougan, Robert Monroe, M. L. Mar lev, Lacv John, L. L. Shaw. , Lumberton H. E. Stacy, R. E. Sentelle, G. B. McLeod, J. A. Sharpe J. D. McLean,, T. A. McNeill, A. E. Whits, A. W. McLean, W. P. Barker. T. L. Johnson, F- Gough, M. W. Floyd. C B. Skipper, R E. Lewis, M. G. Mc Kenzie, S. Mclntyre, Dr. W. A. Mc Phaul, W. P. McAllister, W. K. Be. thune, J. D Proctor, W. S. Britt, Eli Growing need for oil carriers caus ed the shipping board to decide today to begin as soon as possible the con struction' of a fleet of steel barges, ocean-going tugs and concrete tank steamers to replace the large num ber of tankers taken from the Mexi- vise service for trans-A t- I lantic trade. It is estimated that 75 i i i This case had been tried in court three times before it was comproniis- n was tirst tried before .Tudiro tin ... O ed. i rid the larger scraps are made 'nto I compromise is estimated at $21,000. lttle bootees, plain dresses and under clothes for the destitute Belgian and French children. Perhaps some of the ladies would prefer making some of these very plain little garments. If so, notify the secretary of the sewing room. Mrs. G. G. French has charge of this table and would like to have the ladies help make these little gar ments which are already cut. The attendance la?t week was good. Every woman, old or young, rich or poor, is invited to come and work with us, if only for an hour. Every minute counts and there is work enough for all. The "Red Cross" knows no clas License has been issued for the marriage of J. If. Wilcox and Hat tie Scott; Ernest C. Inman and Lirzie Jenkins. Mr. E. F. Lamb of R. 4 from Lumberton was among the visitors in town Saturday. Mr. Lamb said he had set 5 acres of tobacco. Mrs. L. R. Varser, who had been sick at her home on East Fifth street for a few days, was taken yesterday to the Thompson hospital. The regular quarterly meeting of the directors of the National Cotton Mill company was held Thursday Tr usual quarterly dividend was declared Mr. W. W. Hester of Bladenboro srs. R. t store. ng. -A Liberty loan rally will be held at St. Pauls Saturday afternoon at 3 The chairman of that district says his district will raise its entire quota of the third Liberty Loan. Oak Grove school, near Buie, Miss Hattie Powell, teacher, closes with an entertainment tomorrow evening Supt. R. E. Sentelle of the Lumberton school will deliver the address. A. W. O. W. monument erected at the grave of Sovereign J. L. Bare foot at Ten Mile church was unveiled by the Ten Mile camp yesterday af ternoon. A large crowd witnessed the unveiling. The East Lumberton Thrift so ciety will meet in the East Lumberton school building Wednesday morning ax 10:30. All members are urged to attend. Miss Dolar Pittman is secre tary of the society. Lieut. J. M .Russell, son nf Mr and Mrs. J. P. Russell of Lumberton, has recently been transferred from Camp Gordon., to Peoria, 111., where he will study a motor being manufac tured at a plant taken over by the n. W. Whedbee and after arhnnH two weeks had been consumed with the trial it became necessary to place a member of the council for the pro pounder upon the stand and Judge Whedbee ordered a rmstrial. The case was next tried before Judge F. A. Daniels. At this time the jury rendered a verdict setting government for handling field artil- tne win aside. However, judge Dan- lcrJ- additional steamers are reouired Seven of the concrete ships will be built at Wilmington, N. C., Chairman Hurley announced today, the board having selected Wilmington as the site of a new yard in the South. Three of these ships wll be of 3,500 tons and four of 7,500 tons. The Emergency Fleet Corporation will build the new yard, which has three ways. The Shipping Board is so well pleased with a concrete ship just built for it on the Pacific coast that it intends to enlarge considerably thr. concrete ship building program. Con crete ships can be built in less time than can wood or -steel vessels. Washington, D. C, April 5. Rep Phillips. C M. Bryan, R. H. Crichton, resentative Godwin held a conference iels set the verdict of the iurv aside. The case was tried last at the No vember term, 1917, and the jury ren dered a verdict setting the will aside. or creed and all are welcome who are! Attorneys for the propounder gave Willing to F-erve. notice oi appeal to tne supreme court uastonia, where she teaches. She Mrs. A Nash, chairman of the sev-1 and Jt was while this notice was came home for Easter and was de ing room, expects in a few days to 'pen(ilnr that the above-stated com-! tamed there with an attack of Cerman n at m one ot the show windows piumise uas maue. juuge vv . iU.i .i.easius J. . Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Jenrette and Misses Lenora and Helen Oliver, all of Marietta, wer,e Lumberton visitors Saturday. Miss Helen Oliver returned vesterdnv t drrci street a "melting pot." Just i5na presided at the term when thei mm the "pot" will be placed will I case was last tried. i iie caveators were representca Uy Messrs. Britt & Britt of Lumberton, Pharlie Deat.on. J. 1 Boone. i. L. Hamilton. Maxton G. B. Patterson, G. B. Sellars, W. W. Smith, W. C. Hamer, D. P Chason, S. B. McLean, W. B. Hamer, Rory McNair, McKay Mc Kinnon, C. W.- Henderson, Ben S. Barnes, A J. McKinnon. Orrum J. F. Shepherd, H. Barnes, J. K. Atkinson, Hector Stephens, M. Shepherd, N. F. Barden. Parkton J. B. McCormick, A. J. Garris. Collier Cobb, W. L. Stanton, E K. Campbell, T. M. Blue. 'Pembroke J. A. McCormick, John Thaggard, T. L. McNair, Hugh Mon roe, A. M. Breece, E. M. Paul. Raft Swamp J. A. Carlyle, Gen. F. A. Band, W. C. Townsend. Rowland D. P. McKinnon, W. E. Lynch, E. C. McNeill, J. B. McLeod, T. W. Brake, C. T. Pate. Rennert B. Tolar, Wm. Covington, Fred Tolar, W. R. Brown, Lacy Mc- Red Springs A. P. Spell, J. N. Bute Nair, Daniel Webster. D. P. McLeod, Dr. R. F. McMillan, Dr J. L. McMillan, John M. Brown, I T Brown, D McP. McArthur, Lacy Buie, Willie D.' McKay, D. McN. Gra ham, John F. McLean. uv,on T. Stewart. P. H. McAr thur, A. B. McLaughlin, J. K. McGirt, Neill Alford, w. u. nui. cnjii-oo Dr R G. Rozier, M. Vj Prevatt, G. S. Harrell E. J. Biggs, S.O -ixTin:,. T TT PoWprs. St. Pauls A. it. JfflCMW'wii, . v. Lcntz, J. M. Butler, r. J. w J. Brown Evans, Marcus Smith, A. D. Townseno, win uavis, this morning with the U. S. shipping board and immediately gave out the following statement: "The government will build a ship yard at Wilmington. Plans are now being prepared for that purpose and as soon as completed the construction of the yard will begin. The construc tion work will cost about $1,000,000. The snipping board expressed the hope that Wilmington would be rea sonable in the purchase of a site and they were assured no exhorbitant prices would be charged. The Government will construct sev en concrete ships, the first three of 3,500 tons each and the other four 7,500 tons each. The cost to oratruet all these will be about $6,000,000. There will be a payroll during the con struction of these seven ships of some thing like $3,000,000. The shipyard will be permanent and owned by the government. be published in The Robesonian and the proceeds will be used for the "aviation corps." Meanwhile, we want every man, wo man and child in town to collect an old pieces of gold or silver about the house and save for the melting pot. It makes no difference if the pieces are bent or broken, small or large. Pieces of gold chains, battered baby rings, bent or broken silver spoons, pieces of gold eyeglass frames, old silver thimbles in fact, any piece of gold or silver that you are willing to give to help the boys "over there," will be just the thing for the melting pot. Let the children throw in their out grown baby rings and help the men who are fighting that the world may be safe for them. Watch for this melting pot. The box of old clothes has been packed and the committee reports a splendid collection of garments. The ladies of Pembroke contributed very liberally to this collection, a nice box being packed and sent from there by Mrs Rhoda Stone. A' full report of all the work done in the sewing room will be published later. MISS EMMA H. NORMENT, Secretary Red Cross Sewing Roram April 6, 1918. REV. M. N. McIVER PASSES. Ex-Gov. W. W. Kitchen of Raleigh and Messrs. Bland & Bland of Bur gaw. The propounder was represent ed by Messrs McLean, Varser & Mc Lean, Messrs. Stephen Mclntyre and J. D. Proctor and E. J. Britt, all of the Lumberton bar. SEEN AND HEARD (BY HAPPY JACK.) A Darkey's View. "Dey tells me dey sho is killing dem Germans now." Dey is ? I sho hopes dey don't kill 'em all." "Wrhy does ! recently Miss Lillian Rice, who had been visiting in Lumberton at the home of Tier brother-in-iaw ano sister, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Singletary, since her school closed recently at Tobermory, Bladen county, went Saturdav even ing to the home of her father, Mr. Asbury Rice, at Long Branch, and left yesterday for Wilmngtion, where she has accepted a position. . The D'Esta Rhodes company will give an entertainment at the school auditorium tomorrow and Wednesday evenings under the auspices of the school. The surplus will go to the Junior Red Cross. This company comes highly recommended by princi pals of other schools, among them Pof. McLean of the Maxton school, where the entertainment was e-iven you hope dat?" "Because if dey kills 'em all de nigger race will be de low est down race on de earf." This was the conversation that took place be tween two Lumberton darkies recent ly. De Most Valualest Animal. A darkey wTho knows all about the chicken made the following statement about him: "De chicken is de most The "Victorv Flvint? SouaHrnn " composed of Mr. D. F. Giles and 5 other influential men, will come to Lumberton Thursday of this week for the purpose of holding a meeting in the thrift campaign. These men will be ready Thursday and Friday to make personal canvass over such parts of the county as may be desired poth in the interest of the WTar Sv. T A meu at his home rriday evening a u v S -i, "A dr n .fnWon. S. F Ij. Lj. mcauuiii, . - " ' 9 o'clock of heart and brisrhts disease He had been in bad healtn several months and his death was not unex pected. He was 68 years of age and is survived by his wife and seven children: Messrs. F. W., J. P., V. C, and E C. Watson, all of Ten Mile, and Mr. W. W. Watson of Turnbull township, Bladen county; Miss Ellen Watson, who lived with him, and Mrs. T. A. Bordeaux, of Dublin. T. L. Nob- Enemy Alien Lynched by a Mob In Illinois. Robt. P. Prager, who registered as an enemy alien in St Louis last June, was hanged at Collinsville, 111., Thurs day night by a mob that accused him of disloyalty. The mayor of the town said he telegraphed Friday to Sena tor Overman urging the immediate passage of a law imposing a severe Thompson. m oiTi(T R R. Barnes, lin Thompson Williams, Kelly John son, Craton Walters, Will Barnes. . . Shannon-J. N. Clark, D. O Currie, G I Klarpp, John Walters, Jr., J. D. Gibson, Frank McKenzie. Thornpson-G. M. Pate, S. McLean, W. M. Britfgers, G. E. Bond, G. W. ca Sof ftt.one. White House L. M. Oliver G. E. Morgan, D. M Rogers, C. T. Harring ton, J. S. Oliver G. S. Page. Wisharts J. C. Stansel, J. M. Smith, J. P. West, J. J. Prevatt, W. Q. Warwick, A. E. Israel. At a meeting of the Democratic executive committee immediately af ter the convention ,Mr. T. A. McNeill was re-elected county chairman. Superior Court. Superior court for the trial of civil cases convened this morning for the second week. Only one jury case was decided last week after the report of the proceedings published in Thurs day's Robesonian was written. This was Needham Sanderson vs. Celia Sanderson, in which divorce was granted. After two days had been spent in taking evidence in the case of Oscar Abbott, administrator of the late Leo nard Stone, vs. R. R. Barnes the case was compromised Friday night. The compromise provides that the defend ant pay the plain cm $1,750. lhe plaintiff was sueing for $25,000. The late Leonard Stone was killed at a mill belonging to the defendant at Barnesville in June, 1916, when an engine was torn up and a piece of the engine struck him. valuest animal dey is. He can beiings stamps and the Libertv loan eaten befo' he is born or he can be County Chairman Varser has wired eaten after he is dead." ( State headquarters that these men There Are Some Like Ihis. I can De used as long as they can stay. What are the laying hens saying T In Thursday's Robesonian it was told Mr. B. B Britt, who lives in East. TiimKprfnn hrOUffht an Cgg to Tho Penalty on disloyalty and that in his Robesonian office Saturday which was opimon thp lvnAhfaor of tVip man was ' onninned wdth a handle the result of" the neglect of the Fed-hooked like a club and no doubt the al government to furnish adequate 'hen that laid that egg wanted it used Penalty. on the Huns. Berlin Claims Capture of 90,000 Prisoners. Ninty thousand prisoners and more than 1,300 guns had been captured by the Germans in their offensive on the western front up to the 5th, ac cording to a German official communi cation Friday. The communication adds that the Germans gained successes south of the Somme and on both sides of Mor euil Thursday and that British and French reserves were repulsed in storming attacks. In southern Russia the Germans have captured the town of Ekaterino slav, an important commercial and in dustrial center on the Dnieper river, 250 miles northeast of Odessa. Well-Known Presbyterian Minister Dies at Maxton. Maxton Cor., April 5, Wilmington Star. , . . Rev. M. N. Mclver died at his home yesterday morning after an illness of several months. Mr. Mclver was a retired minister of the North Caro lina Presbyterian synod, having serv ed pastorates at Rockingham and sev eral points in Moore county. For ten 1.0 Viaa made his home in Max ton and during this time had endeared himself to the entire community. He was a veteran of the civil war Qnri wn nhmit. 72 vears of age, and leaves several sons and daughters, xirr rv-f TxrVvriTYl Mrs R. L McLeod and Mrs. Bertha Dillard, are residents of j Maxton. The funeral was held this! I morning. May Lose Eyesight. As a result of getting lime in his his eyes while spraying fruit trees Saturday, Mr. Neill Russ of the Bar ker's section will probably lose the sight of one eye, if not both. Miss Cornelia Steele of Lumber ton began teaching the high school department of the Philadelphus high last week. Miss Steele was principal of the East lum berton school during the term which closed some two weeks ago. Girls Camp At Philadelphus in May. Last Friday afternoon at a meeting of the trustees of the Philadelphus form li-Fo rhool fll ranerements were made for a girls' camp to be held at Philadelphus school during the week of May 20 to 25 under tne auspices of the home demonstration worjk. All club girls of the county will be admitted to the camp. "I boarded at a place where the fam ily said they would not take The Robe sonian. They did not like it at all. I later subscribed for the paper, how ever, and members of that same fam ily were so anxious to get the paper when it came that I seldom got a chance to read it." That's the way a Robesonian subscriber put it up to me he other dav. There are those who will not take a paper of any kind and yet they worry the life out of their neighbors borrowing the papers they take, f-uch people should listen to reason and act differently. Don't Waste Any tiring. "Don't waste coal," says Conductor "Buck" Williams of the Seaboard. Capt. Williams saw two lumps of coal beside the laiircad near the union station Friday and picked the coal up and carried it to the fireman. "Don't waste coal or anything else," is an order that all should obey. Invest in Government Bonds how a hen had laid an eercr on tha small end of which was a capital C. A hen belonging to Rev. J. L. Hum, phrey of Saddletree no doubt read about that in The Robesonian and turned right around and laid an egg on the small end of which is a capital P in the same style of arcnitecture as the capital C. The two hens together no doubt are saying, "Crush Prus sianism." Mr. Humphrey sent the egg to The Robesonian office Saturday by Mr. M. C. Powell. Monthly Report of County Health Officer. The monthly report of Dr. W. A. McPhaul, county health officer, for March showed that he visited 5 schools, sent out 316 letters, prepared 13 newspaper articles, made 11 visits A A 1 J 1 lu me county jan, made a examina- "WViit ovo tho farmers P.O slow about! buving Liberty bonds and War Sav-jtion under the child-labor law, made rnmn?" is a Question that I;1 V1?it to the county home and 1 visit number f times. I to the convict camp. ines stamps Li.im V-n aolrotfi licit c uccu tiivv - ------- rpv . , - , . It is a fact that tne farmers ot Kobe-i repwr aiso snowed tnat ii son failed to subscribe any great j cases of wnooping cough, 3 ises of amount to the two first loans. Seme measles 2 of diptheria and 14 cases farmers seem to be alraid to lend ""' were quarantinea aurmg cue iiiumu. inirty were vacinatea against typhoid and 318 against small pox. Twelve hundred examination cards were received from school children, 44 children were examined and six de- their money to the Government, fear ing that there is a "trick in rc. a Liberty bond is worth just a:, much as greenback and it is to be hoped the farmers will "take on' to the third loan more freely than they have Therp avi vet a i fects remedied. Twenty-seven applied 1U1 WM"U' ' . I . . - - .Lor iree pnysicai examination ana sn were examined during the month. few people living m the country who have money and are afraid to put it in a bank. These should invest their money in Government bonus and do away with all chances of losing their cash. The Right Spirit. There are some folks who are in clined to kick because they cannot get flour and other foodstuffs during war- times the same as they could during peace times. It is said that in one county in the Statv of Kansas tne citizens turned ah the flour they had on hand more than 10,000 bar rels over to the Government and Entertainment at Centerville. Correspondence of The Robesonian. St. Pauls, April 5. There will be a short program given by the pupils of Centerville school at Centerville school house Wednesday, April 10, at 9 o'clock (new time). The public is invited. pledged themselves not to use; another pound of flour until the war ends. This is the sort of spirit that it will take to win" the war.
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