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THE ROBESONIAN ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. $2.00 A YEAR. DI E IN AP'" VOC IXL AMERICAN TROOPS NOW IN BRITISH LINE IN FRANCE LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 11, 1918, NiMBER 18 NO SUFFRAGE PLANE IN DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM CHURCH NEWS NOTES' DOWN BOARDMAN WAY. ROZIER RAFTS. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS New Offensive of Germans is Being state Convention Thought it Unwise to Carried Out With Great Despera tion Germans Have Not Been Able To Break Through Decrease in Shipping Losses. Make This an Issue During War Times That Was the Only Ques tion on Which There Was Division. The State Democratic convention American troops are now reinforc-! which convened in Raleigh yesterday ing the British line in France, along j at noon adjourned last night with the the greater portion ot which the Ger mans are keeping up their strong at tacks with hordes of men and great concentration of artillery in assaults, that now apparently have their objec last Fridav niorht. as There will ! a concort t... i erm n hr.iKp rf nrArehin in Vr.T.1-',. ' ioan montiis nast lias hen v.m-v !.! ' ti, . r t P.Mtti-vin . iw,-,t ; , . , . i nriiino- SgT fu! 'gVr..The Lumberton. A drive will be launched se"ls unimproved T. . .:. .... night, April 17th. Misses Marv Wet- issue on which the nonlp Vf fV,. qJT immediately to raise funds with which flss Maude Kelly spent the week-I, TL L o in;u more and Stella Murraj an the teaeh- are ?3 erect the building. I en n Whiteville visiting her uncle held at Iio7R'r the tifth Sunday was en euedr?nto "ft, , L . 4. , , . M?- J ?" P"' r EE ! SSf"' "- by a --There will be , ehiiW. exer- fnm ot. i.IHdl i First Baptist Dr. C. L. Greave-'. '"' Mrs. G. Freeman of larsre crowd: . . Tirii. s..., by the'';SSo7 K i r v Pas0f- EX SSr ISftf J?"fei SK We had a good rain tolay which Aprill4th7t SclockTb? tteS erates its f-.ith j in the absence of the pastor who is P"" Mr. an1 Mrs. Mayes Hester we were all glad to see. beams and V W l' Th- . u;.. ;. SnSrSion of Nan W sSte" 3 U" WaynesviHe conducting a meetmg ?J Boardman Wednesday afternoon. I Mr H. C. Conner of Lamberton Ur?iSd. ' ' assures its Rmmi.in aL', t Dr- L- E- M- Freeman, professor .of c- c- Bntt P'nt i while in I was a visitor in this vicinity Sunday ' m . p on i ... , fcn9f Bible Meredith coIlewiHJh Bladenboro shopping Saturday . . Little Miss Alma Campbell, who u -7,7 ? S " ! fe .ec . is hoped that &IF- p , . J A- Jf-te W S E? he h Tuesday I . 1 v II- v,.......i j: . i , 1 .1 1 - , ill- . . . j i t, : 1 . ( 1 4 It- : adoption of a platform that was si lent on woman suffrage, for which the Republican convention held at Greensboro the dav hefraw rWlavori tive in the penetrating of the battle That was the only question over which 1 1 Dili jii nvnueru r rante ami uei- gium. It was a happy lot of men that swung into the sector chosen for them, and they were greeted with great enthusiasm. From the south of Ypres in Belgium to the region of the La Bassee canal i.i Fiance, the new offensive of the Germans is being carried out with great desperation with thousands of men, under cover of unprecedented bombardments of the Allied rear lines, endeavoring to pierce the bravely de fended fronts held by British and Portuguese and now also at some un named point by Americans. On several sectors oi the new 20 milea battle line, a few deep salients have been driven by the enemy, but i:i the process the Germans nowhere l ave been able to break through, the line merely bending b un.ler the great pressure. Particularly deep are wedges northwest of Armentierea and northwest of La Bassee salients which seem to make certain the evac uation by the British of Armentieres . and to threaten seriously the impor tant railroad junction of Bethune. British positions southwest of Ar mentieres along the five-mile front between the Ploegsteert wood and the Wytschaete-Messines ridge have been pressed back by the Germans. East of La Bassee, Givenchy hill, the key to Bethune, has been tenaciously held by the British and the town of Given chy re-taken, while to the north in the region of Ypres the enemy's at tacks against the high ground about the Messines ridge everywhere have been decisively repulsed. The British in recapturing Givenchy made nearly a thousand German prisoners. The latest German official state ment asserts that betveen Armentier es and Estaires the Germans have crossed the Lys river and that north of Armentieres the British lines on Mt. Elim. In the absence of the pastor, Mt. Elim pulpit will be filled next Sunday afternoon by Rev. R. E. Sentelle. Four o'clock, Washington time. j Setting Tobacco and Planting Cotton F Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. armers Almost Through Planting.1 Irish Potatoes Killed By Cold. - ( Personal Mention Chestnut Street Methodist Dr. R. C. Beaman, Pastor. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Preach ing at 11 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. Visi tors cordially welcomed. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Lot Donated for Church Luniberton. A member of the church of Lr.mberton has in North Boardman, April 9. Tobacco set ting and cotton planting seems to be the order of the day. Mrs. D. F. HesUr'went shopping to Whiteville Friday. most through planting and some corn Messrs. Henry and Francis Lennon i is un ..v-i uniiiucmujwii visitors r rinuy iVI I" John F.llis vi-;ir..l rolai.-na ..f It is paid by some that a small amount of snow fell hereabouts Tues !; niirht. License has been issued Icr the marriage of Ernest (Iraham and Ci rie Belle McNeill. Tom Graham and Maggie John pon, colored, were married by Justice M (J. McKenzie in the court hnust Rozier, (Luniberton R. 2L April 9 The farmers of this section are al 'ast ''vminvr about 7::'.0. iss Hariett Humphrey and donated First Baptist "f Vonn V18 as nnrnhaRPrf KaefonJ recently. which to: Jonn Ivans' health, which for North "mil.v monins past nas been vei We are baring some riht weather now and some Irisn potatoes i'l killed went yesieraay to m. rauls in response to la message advising her that her cold mother. .Mrs. R. B. Ilunmlirn- I 7 was political ficrhts Chairman Victor Bryan! in nis Keynote" speech also empha sized the fact that the chief business now is winning the war and partisan fights should be avoided. Attendance upon the convention was much smaller than usual Sixth District Meeting. At a meeting of Sixth district del egates in the Raleie-h Ch.-imW r,i commerce rooms yesterday morning, the following elections were made: Vice president of the convention, Sen ator Frank Gough of Robeson; Con gressional committee J C. Clifford of Harnett, Geo. McNeill of Cumber land, E. F. McCulloch, Harnett, Peter Ruark of Brunswick, A. D. Powell of Columbus, Frank Gough of Robeson, Z. W. Whitehead of New Hanover; judicial committee R. H. Bucking ham of Cumberland, E. F. Young of i-iarnett, i. L. Johnson of Robeson, H. H. Clark of Bladen, E F. Burton of New Hanover, J. W. Ruark of Brunswick, D. J. Lewis of Columbus; for State executive committee A. W. McLean of Robeson, Homer Lyon of Columbus, E. F. McCulloch of Bladen T. E. Cooper of New Hanover (tl succeeu t,ne late Maj. Bernard, this being the only change), Geo. McNeill of Cumberland, E. F. Young of Har nett, Geo. H. Bellamv of Rrn both sides of Waaste-Warneton have i senatorial committee S. K. Gran- been penetrated, bix thousand pris oners and 100 guns are claimed to have been taken by the Germans in the fighting between Armentieres and La Bassee canal. The famous Vimy ridge, won a year ago by the Canadians is receiving a prodigious visitation of shells from German batteries. While the battle in the north has been in progress the fighting south of the Somme where the British are alligned against the Germans has been rather subdued. Not so, however, on the sectors where the French and Germans are disputing the occupancy of the terrain. Furious assaults and counter-assaults have been go ing on around Chauny, the village 1 1 11 ' . 1 rT 1 1 -- ' nan.. Ho nr Durham 1 nr ';l j-'i r.v-i.vi CUHI messages an earnest and evft: , will deliver splendid lop" Mills with relatives last wee!;. Hessrs. A. M. Kelly and Duncan ( O 'V. unv i abnon made a business trip to Chad- afternoon. Gospel Tabernacle. Correspondence of The Robesonian. A " 1 , a special service Tia- service oou'n FridaV Mr. and Mrs Jesse Ballard of Bra- McPhaul. countv health Ml . . . " iling at Ten Mile Sunday i-SSr' WiU alrI a meeting of the I i State county health officers aasoeia- tioii at rim-huri Moiulav and Tues- 1 zil spent Saturdav nurht and Smulv W T I! ! 11 nn n 1 he held Sunday morning in connection fen Tnnn ' A with the Sundav school and we would;' n,Ti i 1 1 j L like all who have loved ones in "-i at a f f gc "owd attended church sendee of the Government tiTlSJS. tham of Harnett. R H. Powell nf C.n lumbus, J. K. Pearce of Bladen, J Q Nimocks of Cumberland, T. E. Cooper of New Hanover, Peter Ruark "of Brunswick; platform Homer Lyon of Columbus; permanent organization W. B. Harker of Robeson; rules Geo McNeill of Cumberland; assistant secretary to convention J. A. Sharpe of Robeson. Mr. Geo. H. Bellamy of Brunswick presided. Very few of the delegates from Robeson attended, among those noted being: A. W. McLean, Frank Gough, W. K. Bethune, W. S. Britt and J. A. Sharpe from Luniberton: W. B. Har ker, Maxton; Mac Mc Arthur and Lacy do vou e-ood "cu opiiiiga. xyii. vjoun attena- us for according to the U. S. Government standard time. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Preaching by the pastor at 1 1 a. m. Subject "The Great Leader.-' The time of the evening services will be announced at the Sunday school and the morning service. Come and wor ship with us. Presbyterian Dr. G. E. Moorehouse, Pastor. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Sabbath school every Sabbath morn ing at 9:30 (new time). Classes for all ages, men, women and children. Come. This is written on the parliaments of the nations, and on the palaces of rungs: Wnat is morally wrong can not be politically right; and what is morally just, must be politically ex pedient. All history teaches this as a fact. Morning worship at 11 o'clock (ne-,v time). Sermon theme: "Reasons for Unreasonableness." Evening worship at 8:30 (new time) Sermon theme: "Courage." A sermon we need to hear at this time. Mid-week service Wednesday at 8:30. Subject: "Attendance at Pray er Meetings." Read Acts III. Alll Presbyterians and those of kindred faith and order, and all who have no regular church affiliation in the town are cordially invited to share with us all the services of this church. There is a cordial welcome. delivered mon. Mr. Will Thompson is spending a few days with his family. This section was visited by quite a gale last night and today. RENNERT NEWS NOTES. It s "ins t ."it nmr rutnnta ov. rrt.t ting their- April fools mixed up in and y of rMSx1 wttk- around this vicinity from what we The "Flying S;uadron" campaign can hear. j has been caUed tT by agreement with Messrs Otis Kitrel and Robert Pul-I State director Fries and the I ibrtv ley and denning of Fairmont attended ! Bond campaign management, hence the quarterly here the fifth Sunday. 1 "o meeting in Luniberton today (. Mr- . Martin of Camp Sevier Farmers coming to Lumberton Ureenville, S. C, who was a visitor I from the Rennert section say 1 ish po the home of his parents, Mr. and I tatoes in that section were" killed bv Mrs. S. N. Martin of the Ten Mile j the recent cold. They were surpriaed to section last week, spent Friday here find potatoes about Lumberton appar- J of hjs uncle and aunt-1 tntlv unhurt by the cold. mr. aim 11 rs. j Kj. uarlVie Messrs. Douglas Britt and Stedman Holder visited in the Oak Grove sec tion Sunday afternoon Red Cross Unit Doing Good Work- School Glosses April 26 School Buys Flag Personal. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Rennert, April 10. Those from here attending the funeral of Miss Maggie Brown at Philadelphus Sat urday were Mrs. Mary Graham, Miss Katie B. Webster, D. F. Webster and Master Dan Everett. Misses Lillie Oakley, Leila Cul brotk, E. H. Wilkins and D. F. Web st;: visited Mr. Bill Webster in Red Springs Sunday afternoon. Mr. W. T. Covington and son Frank were Raeford visitors Friday, going over to hear Governor Bickett speak. Mr. W. L. Everett and son Dan, vis ited home folks in Laurinburg Sun day. Mrs. W. L. Everett, who has been quite sick, is improving. Old Glory is waving over us these days, the school having purchased a nice flag some time ago. Rev. J. J. Murray failed to nil nis Mr. J. D. Monroe, who for some time has held a position with the Mc Allister Hardware Co., moved his . . . : 1 . . j x t 1 . Mr MH M-o w o r . , )ieiuay nom L,aunnoufg to Sunaay Saddietreer- Lumberton They moved intx the Messrs Thera and John Collins of 1 Barnes es,dent:e. Chestnut street. Lumberton spent Sundav afternoon A history of Antioch church, in this vicinitv Miss Annie Belle Hancock of Apex, Hoke county, written by Messrs. Jno. A. McGougan and Fred Brown, has Int tm Z Z ?C ? af fr yU' andi regular appointment here Sunday, but you will be certain to hear a message tnat win nelp you m your spiritual life. Come with us. we will trv to changing hands many times. At last j ed in Raleigh Tuesday a meetine of ine state prison Doarct directors, this being his first meeting with the board as a member. accounts the French not alone held the village, but also the nearby cemetery. The German submarine menace evi dently is growing less each weefc. Ac cording to the British Admiralty's statement, the sinking of British mer chantmen last week by mine or sub marine consisted of four of more than 1,600 tons. The total of the previous j 1- 1 L 4 U I weeK was six meiciiaiiLiuen ul me larger category and seven under that tonnage. Only two French merchantmen were sent to the bottom during the week ending April 6. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. J. LIBERTY LOAN SPEAKING PROGRAM M. More-head for Senate xgainst Simmons Woman Suffrage Endorsed. Parkton A. W. McLean and J. D. Proctor, Friday, April 12th, 8 p. m. Lumber Bridge Dr. C. G. Vardell, Saturday, April 13th, 8 p. m. Red Springs L. R. Varser and T. L. Johnson, Friday, April 12th, 8:30 p. m. Fairmont A. W. McLean and J. D. Proctor, Saturday, April 13th, 4 p. n. McDonalds Stephen Mclntyre, Fri day, April 12, 8 p. m. Orrum H. E. Stacy and K. M. Barnes, Friday, April 12th, 8 p. m. Harmony school house S. B. Me-i Lean and J P. Wiggins, Friday,' April 12th, 8 p. m. Marietta J. D. McLean and A. E. White, Friday, April 12th, 8 p. m. The Liberty Loan committee for Robeson county is anxious that every community in the county be reached by speakers before the end of next week and as soon as arrangements can be made further notices of speak ings will be given. In the meantime, Chairman A. W. McLean desires to hear from any town or community in Robeson county wishing Liberty Loan speakers. At the Republican State convention held in Greensboro Tuesday John M. Morehead of Charlotte was endorsed as the man to make the race for the United States Senate against Senator Simmons. Other recommendations were: for Chief Justice of North Car olina, W. P. Bynum of Greensboro; for Associate Justice, Judge H. R. Starbuck, of Winston-Salem, H! F. Seawell of Carthage; for corporation commissioner, J. J. Jenkins of Siler City. Mr. J. C. Snoddy ' of Red Springs was elected Sixth district member of the State executive committee. The convention endorsed woman suffrage in its platform. will preach here the 2nd Sunday after noon. Miss Fay Brooks has returned to her studies at Pineland school, after spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. A. M. Tolar. Our Red Cross unit is progressing very nicely. Some are knitting and a good number of hospital garments have hpon made. Anv one wishing to Called April 26 Eleven White Men : j0in should see Mrs. Duncan Graham. t t e 4- 4- n r w iJ Our school will close April 25-26. To Be Sent to Camp During W eek Everybody cordially invited. Don't forget the Wednesday mgnt praver-meetings. They are very helpful. Mr. Porter always brings us good thoughts. MORE MEN TO CAMP. Twenty-Nine Colored Men Wifl Be of April 26 Farmers May Be De ferred Temporarily. who soent a few davs hers visiting 1 just been completed and will be pub- at the home of hpr nnrlp nnH nnf I lished in pamphlet form. It is dedi- Mr. and Mrs. Alex Butler, returned to her home last week. Mr. W. K. Bethune of Lumberton passed through this vicinity Monday afternoon. Mrs. S. W. Martin of Ten Mile vis ited her sister, Mrs. J. C. Carlyle, one day recently. Aunt Becky, we enioyeclvour war song and wish you would write more. Miss Mary Barker of the Great Marsh section spent the week-end with Miss Pattie Odum. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Johnson and lit tle daughter, Onell, of the Great Marsh section visited relatives here recently. Messrs. J. Goodman and Rabon and Misses of Clio, S. C, spent Sunday here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McDonald. Mr. Jack Carter of King Hiram vis ited friends in this vicinity recently. Superior Court Adjourned Tues day. The civil term of Superior court closed Tuesday morning and Judge W. A. Devin left Tuesday for ms home at Oxford. The following jury trials were heard after the report of the proceedings published in Monday's Robesonian was prepared : W. T. Adams vs. A. R. McEachem et al; judgment for plaintiff. Bladenboro Cotton Mill Co., vs. A. M. McNair; judgment for plaintiff D. B. Thompson vs. A. W. Powell. judgment for defendant. Twenty-nine colored registrants from Robeson district No. 1 will be called for military duty on April 26. Of this number 9 will be sent to Camp Grant, 111., to complete the first quota of colored men from this district, while the others will be sent to Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C. During the week of the 26th 11 white registrants of the second quota wdll be sent to Camp Jackson from this district. The order number of the last white registrant called was 1,008. Under a recent ruling of the War Department men who are actually en gaged in farming and in cases where the crop would be lost if a registrant was taken away at this time, such registrant may get a temporary post ponement, providing he makes the proper affidavit. However, regis trants cannot apply to members of the exemption board to get the affi davits arranged, but must apply to some member of the legal advisory board. This board is composed of all the attorneys in the county and a number of business men throughout the county. Affidavits should not be made ex cept in cases where a crop will be lost if a registrant is taken away at this time. PHILADELPHUS SCHOOL NOTES GADDYSVILLE GRIST. Labor Problem is Serious but the Farmers are in Good Spirits No School Closing Entertainment A Pious. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Former Robesonian Dies in Colo rado. Mr. Lacy McNair of the Rennert section was amone the visitors in town yesterday. Mr. McNair inform ed The Robesonian of the death of his uncle, Rev. Evander McNair, which occurred at the home of the de ceased in Colorado on the 4th inst Deceased was a Presbyterian minis ter and left Robeson county 60 years ago. He was 87 years old and is re membered by many of Robeson's old est citizens. Three-Inch Snow In Virginia. Richmond. Va., Dispatch April 9. Reports from various parts of the state indicate that the cold weather of today seriously damaged the fruit crop. At Winchester a blizzard raged for the greater part of the day and snow was falling late tonight. Fields were covered to a depth of three inch es. Reports from Lynchburg said the Blue Ridge mountains are snow-co-ered tonight. At times the storm reached blizzard proportions. Snow fell in Richmond today and a cold rain is falling tonight. ' Field Worker for County Health Board. Mr. Ira Britt of R. 4 from Lum berton has accepted a position with the county board of health as field worker. He will begin work the first of May. Dr. McPhaul will use five field men this summer in the health work in the rural districts. All Of Crew Drowned. London, April 8. A British torpedo boat destroyer sank last Thursday as the result of a collision and all hands on board are believed to have been drowned, according to an admiralty statement issued tonight. Play Given at Fairmont for Benefit Red Cross Junior Red Cross Mak ing Garments For Belgian Children Commencement May 8, 9, and 10. Correspondence of The Robesonian. pViUoolnViiKi CRed Snrings. R. 2) in ThP nlav "The Dust of the Earth" was given at Fairmont last Friday evening. The proceeas weie given to the Red Cross. T.nat Fridav morning the domestic science class rendered an interesting program in chapel on food conserva tion. The girls were dressed in cook ing aprons with food conservation badges on their caps. If Mr. Hoover could have been present he would have heartily agreed with tne sentiments exprssed, for all the reading and songs had one refrain "Save the food so that our soldiers may be fed. The Junior Red Cross has been sewing every Wednesday afternoon. The girls are at present making gar ments for the Belgian children, and they are finding their work very in- ...... 1 nr a nmic Stewart and Coit Whitlock spent the week-end at home I i ecu mw" PasiTstm. accompanied by Miss Peyton Markbam, spent the week-end m Fairmont. , , All grades of the Philadelphus school are busily using out of school hours preparing features of com mencement exercises which will oe held May 8th, 9th, and 10th. The regular quarterly meeting of the directors of the Planters Bank & Trust Co was held Tuesday morning. The report of the secretary for the last quarter was very satisfactory to the directors. cated to Mr. A. W. McLean of Lum berton. "Stop my ad. The first insertion movod the goods," v as the word The Rob' soniar. received yesterday from a Robeson farmer who placed an ad in the "Business Builder" column re cently. Robesonian advertising sells the goods. Miss M. V. D. Costello and little Miss Margaret Redmond went yester terday morning to Charleston, S. C., to attend the wedding of Miss Cos tello's neice, Miss Marguerite Barrett. They will visit other relatives before returning home. All Red Cross members are urg- luuiiictu diiu iwuua cinu i j u.. i 1,: u: 1: Annie and Gertie McDonald r...y." JVf" .i ""T luic lumiiiiLiee nut iu lorm, 10 senq magazines to the local workrooms ev ery week. They will be stamped and mailed immediately to the soldiers, who need them. The public school at Bethany, Saddletree township, will close Tues- j day, April 16. There will be exercises I by the school on the night of the 16th j beginning at 8:30 (old time). The 1 public is invited. Miss Henrietta Duncan is teacher. Vance, 6-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Bardie of Boardman, died at the Thompson hospital here i Tuesday afternoon. Death was due j to pneumoni?.. Interment was made j in the Ward cemetery, near Orrum, 1 yesterday afternoon. Gaddysville (Fairmont, R. 1), The D'Esta Rhoads company will April 4. The labor problem is becom-l ?ive entertainments in the graded ing very serious but m the face Oil school building at Fairmont Tuesday this the farmers are in very good anrt Wednesday nights of next week, spirits. They are buying more fer- This company delighted large audi tilizers than usual and are preparing I ences at the school auditorium here for an extraordinary food crop, borne already have corn up, and Madam; Rumor states that some are plowing cotton. Tobacco plaaYs are doing fairly well and the tobacco planter); are waiting on the shower for transplanting- The school here was preparing for a concert but has suspended it and will have no entertainment at the close, so far as we know. This seems to us a very logical idea, for no gala day and elaborate school closings, considering the turmoil the world is now in. There has not been a word saia aooui me scuuui neie through this paper, but nevertheless Rowland Sealy has had things on a boom and the people are well pleased with his management. "Trench and camp" is a newspaper gotten out by the soldier boys and through the generosity of our good friend Mr. P. E. Miller we received a copy. It is splendidly put up and is chock full of interesting stuff for the civilian as well as the Sammies. Mr. Miller in now at Camp Johnson in the 2nd M. D. He is well remem bered here as having taught school here last year. Going back home he was elected county superintendent of schools for his county, also was hold ing the chair of normal teaching in mm .1 1i I Tuesday evening and last evening. News has been received here to the effect that Mr. T. Olin Edins, formerly of Lumberton, had his left arm broken while engaged in a battle on the French front. Mr. Edens join ed the U. S. engineers soon after war was declared against Germany by the United States. Mrs. C. B. Skipper, Sr., returned Tuesday night from Columbia, S. C., where she spent some time visiting her son and daughter-in-law, Lieut, and Mrs. C. B. Skipper, Jr. She was accompanied by Mrs. C. B. Skipper, Jr. Lieut. Skipper left Camp Jack son yesterday with his command for "somewhere." The "keep well" campaign is still going on and Dr. McPhaul, county . health officer, says he is still receiving applications for the free medical ex aminations and a good many are be ing examined Mondays and Tuesdays of each week. School children of the county are being examined other days in the week. Frank Spear of Charlotte, a native of Germany but for 33 years a resi dent of America, was convicted in Federal court in Charlotte last week of threatening the President but was allowed his freedom by Judge Boyd Berea college, then volunteered his in order that he might provide for services to his country. His many friends here wish him the very best. Talk about "cuss words" used in re gard to the Germans, it's as much harm as any form of profanity, but we know a very pious man who was never known to blaspheme, say the other day "Well, damn the Germans. I'm glad God made a hell for the devils." Well, we shall '.rite again for tb;s paper each week and shall refra;n from talking about the three W's the war, women and weather or at least endeavor to. W. V. B. his wife and child. He was ordered to report to the judge at the next session of court, when sentence may be im posed. The indicted against Spear charged that he said "the President ought to be shot," that he "proved a traitor," and that "the President ought to be taken out and his head chopped off." Cigarette books, bock covers, and papers invoiced a.' the American con sulate at Ntntes, Fiance, for th Ltnited States during 1917 were val ued at nearly $1,000,000.
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