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THE ROBESONIAN ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH . YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCB 1XL LUMBERTON, NORTHCAROLINA, THURSDAY. MAY 30, 1918. NUMBER 2 nY OF PRAYER AND FASTING Business houses are closed and all business is suspended today in Lumberton, which is observing the day as a day of prayer and fasting in accord ance with President Wilson's message, published in Monday's Robesonian. Prayer services were well at tended in all churches in town this morning, the large attend ance at each church showing that the hearts and minds of the people are knit together today in prayer and supplication. Prayer services will be held in all churches this evening at 8:30. , BOYS OFF TO CAMP tramed For Camp Jackson. the War Finance board at a salary of ' member of the firm, Mr. Dickson Mc- .Lean, goes to camp to serve at $30 1R9 P0mctr0t. u ithe month- Mr McLean volunteered! 182 Registrants of Robeson En- for the first officers' training cW Literary I iasc summer but was rejected on ac I count of his eyes, but under changed j regulations that did not bar him from HIGH SCHOOL FINALS REGISTER JUNE 5TH Address BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Alfred Rowland chapter, U. D C will suspend its metiriir during .J imp GIVEN GREAT SEND-OFF. going to serve as a private J. Dick-! ! son is a most popular young man, who is apparent-; JL ly exceptionably well qualified for the GRADUATING EXERCISES rt nd I j : ui aii wush , anu a seems a 1 great pity that he could not enter the! officers' training camp, but he goes cheerfully in whatever capacity the Government sees fit to accept his services. Tomnrrnw T.i i will ."-'.r tuuu" man w no woe' t.,i.. 1 nr. . - - o i.iij jui uiii. .AUjfUSl. morning by Prof. Flowers of ' Reached 91 sk t k Must Reaister Vnr ri S tt Newport News, Trinity College. : GERMAN DRIVE IS ON FRIDAY EVENING 8:30 Commencement exercises of the Lumberton high scohol will be held Several hundred people gathered at the union station Tuesday evening to bid farewell the 95 army registrants from this district who entrained for Camp Jackson. The registrants left on a special train to which was at- f'U'VlQ f WfA St At 1nr. -T XT TT- , iuciua ui icw xanuvrr -j. t tut r t r " ,L ai J auuress win oe delivered registrants. A car load from district! 1! : Prof, R. I, Flowers of ino. a was aaaea to tne tram at Max ton and two car loads of Scotland county registrants were added to the train at Laurinburg. Ladies from the Red Cross work rooms went in a body to the station presented the registrants with "somiJ SCatl0n weie good to. look upon. A Snm frn UAa ..U. ! tSP&F" Schl auditorium :iefcrP:?i "i8 be delivered erly town cleark and treasurer, said Trinity co iee Poll nt U9? i he was glad to go. That is the way teireS 5ft Si all the boys seemed to feel about it. g Sd tboys of thgSduISng There was no downheartedness in : iQOe tu "-8 that crowd. 'Nur The tram left at! ll 11 Lt"lti 1Vrltn "3 iXI?w Salutatory p. m. 77 i Vt i , roem u;mn This rpnnrtpv Qppnmnonorl fViQ vomo r e ttpJtai. trants to Haml fine spirits great time. se, he called, stand-' Testamur VilQ et and the boys were in! u Ci:a UJ- a tu" -."-. ?. History Adrian Britt: Class Pronhe- orobahlv Hit,M " miV ' :iIness ot his father. Mr. W P (W. and apparently having . t S e charSgny1 S whom S??leMPope' Jrophy Bearer- men will be addTd to the AS .There was nothing dull;the , rf gg Ssed ffi chm Vaiedic- army by the new registration. His -Miss Nannie W. Llovd is attend that tram. They were k it x-n.. : ..luf - : t Carolyn Shooter. The ushers I estimate is haspH nr. f-., i in- "--. .. ... Z, , 're going to get the Kai-j r"" r"C?SC-a-way aiore' wiU be Sarah Carlyle, Drina Hedge-! most 10,000.000: men rer e. BMkTfl r 't you want to go," andr tl!.. risw- , peth. Lula Norment. Forrest McGilL year This mmr i7xAJ oil Hi h. ti r ' j.": ' Cl' of their own "make." One Ml- IT i1? ttere- , ! Harry Russell, Ervin Williams. tween thsaTS 91 TT SiTr mere -v list, hi i.riM niiiTifii ot rno man wnn ' .. .. w " oca- , j Enemy Has Scored Initial Sue cesses on 30-Mile Froint Sois- thing to smoke. sons Captured By Huns. There has been no material change in the situation at the front since last night, according to a dispatch at : or safj on 2 n. m this afternoon. The French , singing, "We rp brineins up their reserves. ser. and don other songs This moraine's press summary j thing that impressed the reporter was states that in their violent attacks on the fact that along the roadside no the 30-mile battle front running from ; man, woman or child was too busy to Soissons eastward to the region north-; wave a hand or a hat as the soldiers west of Rheims the German armies j passed. Even the old "black mammy" are continuing to force back the ; would salute the boys. Supper was French and British forces on nearly served the registrants on the train at 4. tTorv,!- L EUvfiwl nf Smnn thp Th task of seWW & qk n on tn Va- Albert QuincyPridgen, Lumber- extreme left flank of the allied battle' go from the 174 registrants called in! JZJtJ line, has been occupied by the enemy,. wras completed luesday morning and Tilthough the French are still holding : those selected were called together in tenaciously to its western environs,) the court house at 3 p. m., at which through which emerge the railway time Mr. T. L. Johnson, chairman of lines leading to Paris and Com- the local board, gave them some time peisne. ly instructions. He advised them of According to the German official the importance of being to the minute communication, 25,000 prisoners, after reaching camp and also urged among them a French and British them to look into the matter of tak general, have been taken and numer- ng insurance immediately after reach ous additional towns and vantage ing camp. He advised them to allot points all along the front have been i to their parents or any others in any captured. I way dependent upon them a part of their pay, as there were many left be ine moraine exercise open and close with a chorus. TTm'-forrviori i ... ' Tomorrow evening at 8 :30 the grad- A 0 . . w " ill i-ui.v. IS 1 K K. V . rlhe iiegisxer Your LocaliVa., to Wilminon Board Has Charge of Registra-' Mr. o. J. Williams left last eve tion ! nmg Penman- Va., where he has The Secretary of War authorizes the following: accepted a position. With the signing by President Wil son of the bill and proclamation des ignating Wednesday, June 5, a3 the day on which all men who have reach ed the age of 21 since last June 5 TLMrJ; Barker donated a calf to the Red Cross Monday. Mr E J Pope bought the calf for $10. More than 200 teachers ar; at tending the teachers' institute which opened at Red Springs Monday Mesdames H. M. McAllister and shall register for militarv Provost Marshal General Crowdpr''l ,A' McLe?n are attending in Ral office immediately began preparations SWJS!H for the enrollment of the men. In-1 WHnmna C1"bs. stead of using the election m.ichin-! Mr. H T. Wilson and family mov ery as was done last year, Gen. Crowd-1 ed Monday from Wilmineton to Lum er will cr.ll upon the local boards. It berton. Mr. Wilson represents the ;a wurveu 1 . ; ; i . cneir experience dur-! .-vrmour fackme (,. n tr.ie 1 -41)1,1 . V L. R. Covineton lpf thia for Rockingham in resMaaa advising him of 11 be as follows- Chorus;! me the past year has peculiarly fitted! ,T -Laura Bullard; Class 'them to handle the new registration I - )' aa Fleming; Last Will and economically and efficiently mcrning to PRIMARY JUNE 1ST A list of the names of the men who composed the contingent from Robe-j son division No. 1 that entrained her 5 Tuesday follows: Fletcher Thompkins, Lumberton," R.! 5: Pink Banes, Lumberton; Ford I Smith, Fairmont; Ottis Kittrell, Fair- No Contests Except in Road Dis- TYirmf Mcnnn Flan RorL-or tTrxTTrvl 1 r The German offensive was resumed ; hind who would need the money worse Monday evening between Soissons and J than the men themselves, as the gov Rheims along a 30-mile front. Ini- ernment furnishes all that is neces tial efforts obtained for the troops of;sary for the. soldier and also dupli the German crown prince some notable cates any sum he may allot to the advantages as they succeeded in car- folks back home. rying the Chemin des Dames and After Mr. Johnson finished his re thrusting back the Franco-British con- marks he introduced Rev. Chas. L tingents from the Ailette to the 1 Greaves, pastor of the First Baptist Aisne. The enemy attacked in greatly church of Lumberton, who spoke to superior numbers and the British and the soldiers for ten minutes. Dr. French gave ground everywhere, but Greaves said the occasion made him with such precision was the retire-1 realize how poor a thing is a word to ment conducted that both the British express the feelings of a human heart, and French troops were able to carry He told of recently watching several back with them all of their supplies ' thousand soldiers marching and how and guns or to destroy those they were for the first time since the war was not able to handle. The drive was in-1 declared he wished he was young augurated and pressed by the Ger- enough to enlist, and felt that it was mar.s with large numbers, some es-(a misfortune to him that he has born timates placing the number of shock too soon to be in the fight. While troops alone at 25 divisions, or about just after war was declared he pitied 300 picked men. German official com. the young men who had to go into munications claim that numerous : the fight and thought it a tragedy for towns and villages, were taken by them ! a young man to give up all and go to up to Tuesday night and that 15 al- the army, now he saw things differ lied troops had been made prisoner up ent and thought it a tragedy for a to that time. The German advance young man to stay out. Dr. Greaves was one of the most rapid since tha ; declared that this war was not started beginning of the war and they out-, when the United States declared war numbered ten to one the allied tro.ps! against Germany, but when man first which gave way before them. ! caught the vision of liberty and took American Troops Capture Village I up arms for it. He described .his , . . ! conflict as between the people and the and Take 200 Prisoners. princes or crowned heads. American troons in Picardv attack-! Speaking to the soldiers the speak- ed Tuesday morning on a front of;?! T LU L ill 13 TTViVUJ wwv one and a quarter miles, captured the viaa ers and ed and wounded on the enemv. savs Gen. Pershing's communique made public Tuesday night at the War De partment in Washington. The Amer ican casualties were relatively small. Gen. Pershing's communique issued Monday night by the War Depart ment says that after violent artillery preparation enemy infantry Mond' penetrated advanced American posi tions in Picardy at two points only to be driven out by counter attacks in which Americans entered the ene my lines. e of Cantigny, took 200 prison-: ne can serve rae Psent ad inflicted severe losses in kill- ?,nd those, ? cme b tnem or aymij tor inem. u n'.c tauoc be worthy of death, it is a hero that answers the call. Dr. Greaves commended the manner in which young Americans have an swered the call of their country and said they had the stuff in them to make them men and that they will do the things that will make them heroes. Speaking of the United States flag, the speaker said that it is now a rich er and better flag than ever before. It stands for more. CAPT. BOWEN STILL MISSING Rossie Brown Britt, Lumberton; Har vey Smith, Lumberton; William Ed gar Barnes, Fairmont; Charles F. Phillips, Lumberton; George Small, Lumberton; Charles Everett Page, Charlotte; Mitchell Smith, Lumber ton; Julian Mcl. Price, McDonalds; Troy Hardin, Lumberton, R. 1; Plum mer W. Lowry, Fairmont; Eddie Hickman, Lumberton, R. 7; James C. Morris, Marietta; Martin Luther Fairfax, Fairmont; Rufus Kinlaw, Lumberton, R. 7; Clayton Hall, Lum berton; J. Dickson McLean, Lumber ton; Pink Sutton, Lumberton, R. 5; Francis McMillan White, Fairmont; Ellis Hardin, Lumberton; Grover Temple Page, Lumberton; Joseph Benson Nye, Fairmont; Bascom Smith, Lumberton, R. 5; Raymond Henry Hardin, Lumberton,, R. 1; War ren A. Bowen, Raynham, R. 1; Mar vin Earl Kornegay, Lumberton; Aus tin Jerry Taylor, Lumberton, R. 5; Andrew' Jackson Bullard, St. Pauls, R. 1; Garfield Brooks, Lumberton R. 2; Raymond L. Spivey, Lumberton; Bernice Willoughby, Fairmont; Oliver K. Barnes, McDonalds; Carl Bullard, Lumberton; James Talmadge Smith, Lumberton, R. 6; Harron O. Floyd, Fairmont; Albert Haynes Wilson, Lumberton, R. 5; Dockery Kinlaw, Lumberton, R. 7; I. J. Walters, Or rum; Daniel W. Fowler, Elred; Brax ton Townsend Branch, Lumberton; John Woodson Rogers, Lumberton; Mack Kinlaw, Lumberton; Claude E. Phillips. Boardman; Julian Carr Pow tricts 3 and 4. As has been stated in The Robe sonian, no primary will be necessary fn . Robeson Saturday, June 1, except in; road districts Nos. 3 and 4, where tv$o Democratic candidates are in the nace for road commissioner. Dis trict No 3 is composed of Maxton, Atfordsville. Back Swamp and Thomp son townships. The candidates are Mr. J. A. McCormick, present incum bent, and Mr. L. L. McGirt. District No. 4 is composed of Red Springs, fiee show that a little more than 10 i p- t STS f ?ev-atto Mrs A W' no - i-i w iV revatt .r.d .Iiss L'.::zip Prpvitt- mi it ry wicse men were sl years; ?j0 a j 7." 7. v. uuudj, ltF unmci me, wneie tney there. Mr. A. W. McLean camp hnm old. On that basis it is estimated by ntLn " n ' eiS draft officials that the total registry nme time v,s,::ng 9Ci tion will exceed 1.000.000. of wW! lea.t, who is taking treati . - ' ' n v rnawa 750,000 will be available for military- service, inis makes proper allow ances tor pnysi tions becaus er oars to military service. wrmt r inance Doar r.ave The law provides that every young! oeen &cupy:ng r.:m lately, lie will mar. in the United States who has Ieiui o asnington Sunday nicrht. Miss Jessie Stone, daughter of Mr )hysical defectives, exemp-l13 morning from Washington, where se of dependents, and oth- , hls duties as a jdirector of the Gov military service. ! ernment War t inance board have reached the aare of 21 years since June 5, 1917, or will reach that age on or betore June 5, 1918, must register and Mrs. Scott Stone of the Rayn ham section, arrived horr.p v-;rr nfVirv i i ,!. t i . Auc uitijr cAuepviuiis are in tne cases UciJ uvn iinieion. wnere sue was a of men who are actually in active student at the Littleton Female col military or naval service. All male lege. She was met here by her father, persons, citizens or aliens, born be- Mr. Joseph A. Nye, of the avia tween June 6, 1896. and June 5, 1897, tion corps of the U. S. army station- lULluolvc- umceis una enuscea ea az Montgomery. A:a. passed 1 . . O " J J Smiths, Raft Swamp, Sadd etree and i marine crops, and the National guard; the home of his parents: Mr. and Mrs uxm. owamu townsmps ana jyir. i. l.iand naval mil-tia while in Federal I J. E. Nye, on R 2 from Fairmont" 5?)Sn1JS?ent cumbent, and Mr. service, and officers in the officers' I where he will spend a 10-days' fur A. fc,. Wilkerson are the candidates. I reserve corns and enlisted men in the: lough Only voters living in these districts j enlisted reserve corps while in active Rpv Tohn R Mil ... , ,' Ko a m-d fu o. i j-i i. , . tvev. jonn k. aimer, pastor of the to be registered permanently resides, Robesonian that Fairmont will ob LSL ?ther. $Fe uby Pul?hci serve the day of prayer and fasting tween 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. on Wednes-i McAdoo Orders Freight Rates Raised i day, June 5, 1918. I ' It is npcpssarv to 0-n to fhp rprifraJ Mrs. Eliza Fuller attained the 25 Per Cent and Passenger Fares 1 tion place in person. Any man vihoae.Pf '9 year? yesterday. In honor i expects to be absent from home on; he -allowed to take part in the primery. FREIGHT AND PASSENGER RATES TO BE INCREASED Increased to 3 Cents a Mile. To nounc? of the event she entertained vester- Wednesdav. June 5. 1918. should m aa. l l"e nome "er son-in-law once to the office of thp lornl hnarH ?J?. daugnter, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. meet watre increases iust an- once lo cne omce tne local board, wiT.-J 7 -'u j-' rneeL wage increases just an-, here Re exnects to be and hav-P hi hlte two other young ladies, Mrs id and higher costs of coal and ; jJ. JSL P. Courtney of Baltimore. Md P. Courtney of Baltimore. Md . who is a guest at the home of her other simony th4 war nivor-w r.or,-! registration card lined out and certi- eml MrAdnn ha orriovori roiiv..n.i ! fied. He must then mail this card to freieht rates in the " United States the office of the local board having T Z ana a"? Mrs- ireignt rates in tne united states . . .. . , , wherein J- A. Snarpe, and Mrs. Annie Breece, raised 25 per cent and passenger fares ! JiBuicHon oi tne piace wnerein tie who ar 74 d 7 VMr vnnnt, increased to three cents a mile from I permanently resides, and m view of JJ'V and 76 ears Joun re" ersLumterton" Mr, a f n i u- ers, lumperton, ysca, ocott, nennert, MHm9 tw fV,o nmm i ceived by his home local board on or! Mrs. A. E. White will leave this linn .-s mpi nrmiPK fmrmnnr k. .s ; -- ". "-"" - i m t ir j.? , Henry Hunt, Fairmont; Clarence G Townsend, Lumberton; Bunyan H. C1J 1 A 1 1 i . T T1 i. TT $900,000,000 more revenues to the railroads within the next year. It ring, Fairmont; Dock Hardin, Lum-i represents by far the biggest rate in berton, R. 1; James R. Kinlaw, Lum-i crease in the hlstory of railroads. j one who expects to be away from! tend commencement of Randolph- home on tnat date arrange for his rer-! Baacon ocuege, wnere her daughter. ion immediately. Miss Vashti White, is a student. She berton; Oliver Floyd Nance, Lumber ton; Joseph E. Sturgess, Lumberton, ville; Will Carter, Lumberton; Walter A. Lowry, Raynham; Alfred C. Spi vey, Marietta; Eldra Moore Floyd, Fairmont; John Pittman, Lumberton; Clyde Williams, Barnes ville; Silas Ralph McDaniel, Fairmont; Martin Jackson McFayden, Lumberton; gus Gaston McRae, Maxton: Barton R. 2; Atlas Calvin Johnson, Barnes- i J?1 ' Johns Station; John M Cad- 7 7 Wall Mqvati TVvtr Ki'rH P on - I t-, ri vi e! Wi ( arter. Lumberton: Walteri "v'" il"J' . """iai u uB James T. McRamey, Parkton; Charlie 1110 Faircloth, Parkton; Arthur A. Crump, St. Pauls; J. Gilbert Hodgin. Red Springs; William B. Baxley, St. Pauls; William A. Varnum, Red istration immediately Anyone who is sick on June 5 and unable to present himself in person at the office of the local board may will be accompanied by Miss Sarah Kedwine ot Monroe, a former studert of Randolph-Macon, now a member of Thomas Fulton Baker, Fairmont; Wil- A; .Ja?KSO"' ."KTO"j lie Augusta Floyd, Fairmont; Lonnie, Doe..n William Jannh Fairmont- Atla Ha-! Smith, Latta, S. C.j Henry Pittman vis, Buies, R. 1; Walter Bert Ivey, Orfum; Johnnie Lewis McNeill, Lum berton; Albert H. Stone, Raynham; Henry Jacobs, Raynham; James Kes ler Hall, Parkton; Hezzie N. Ward, McDonald; Furman Ivey, Orrum; James Aubrey Graham, Proctorville ; Aubra C. Bracey, Raynham; Ira Km send some comnetent friend who tnv the faculty of Carolina colleee. Miss be denutized bv the clerk to nrenare! Redwine came down from Maxton this i uior ning anu is a guest at tne nome or ! Mr. and Mrs. White. An Epoch in the War For Amer- Mrs. Mary H. Klarpp of States- boro, Ga., and her daughter, Miss lean Troops. Ruth Hasty of Richmond, Va., are Springs; John H. McCall, Hamlet; (From Wejdnesdav's Press Summary.) ; SfV g tne nome ot Mr. D. W. Artv A Jackson Pnrktonr Arfh T. Tho'c nrMncr i t-u ,ri;UJ ! fiastv , near Maxton. They, with of Montdidier"wm"nark an epoch n I STn'W" Hdah the war, so far as the American troops i S 0f.,S'- ig!!fe.gf Ml33 are concerned. Here in an attach' Mary q oW Bridge, wem they captured their first village-Can-1 ffThome or Mr Sft rio-riv rrrhu vaB o 1 tne home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. rortheastoT MontdTdier"' TheTalso ! OTilr D wfS,h a'3 " took several other nhioprU-oo n lwl li ter 01 MT- U- W Plasty. After Dr GSaVes finished his talk law. Lumberton R. 7 ; Clarence Stone, Stubbs, Maxton; Tom A. Jackson, Rennert: William J. Crawford, Row land,, R. 2; A. J. Chisholm, Maxton; Lee Ray McFarland, Red Springs; Robert M. Herndon, Red Springs ; j took several other objectives and held Charles Dickerson Dearen, Lumber all of them in the face of counter-st-i Bridge; Silas W. Butler, Rowland: j tacks. The Germans suffered severe i Gaswell B. Baxley, St. Pauls; James fosses in men killed or wounded and ' C. Smgletary, St. Pauls; Leslie Aim addition left behind them 200 men RECORDER'S COURT CASES. Two Rumors About His Whereabouts But Nothing Definite Known. xtev. mjl. rv nwiuou, i"""-"1 v"!t, rn; t .i-o t w i aowiana wiiuam oeiieis, niy uiutui, i cers. ine American casualties were Chestnut Street Methodist church , of-j Lumberton, u mnn jooks Neill Henrv Phillips, Rocky Mount; ; relatively small. The German official! fered a very earnest prayer which ton, Lawrence uaston nean, Arfnur A. Bullock. Rowland: Walter i report -announces the taking of Ameri- deeply moved all within sound of his Hues, K. 1; Austin urney 1M, c Jackson. Rowland; J. Frank Sin- can prisoners. The report from1 1 voice and brought tears to the eyes of i Uirum: btringlield Mays, jrum. dai RowJand; Shaw Edwards. Park- American headquarters, " however.1 many. He prayed that God would Grover C Townsend Lowe Howard) James T. Smith Laurel Hill; 'shows only two Americans missingJ V, .- fV,Qo xrnnntr men in His keetunff : 1 llOmpSOn r'OWerS. "UlllDertOn, B.. l,l tit Dniav Cr Panic- rhnvle: nrso in OUinlv onA fVQ i Utt; St Pauls; Alphus H. McLean, 'made prisoner, among them two offi-' A Number of Cases Engage Atten tion of the Court Joyriders Pay Heavy Fine. as they go forth to fight for God and countrv ana liulii aim ngut ou Walter Washington Page, Lumberton; Willie Oxendine, Rowland; Cnarhe E. White, Pembroke; Edward Law- Luneville sector. rence McLeod, Red Springs; Jim Mac; The following cases have been dis posed of by Recorder E. M. Britt: Ed. Smith, larceny; four months on No authentic information has been 1 home safe and pur received here vet in regard to Cant J. B. Bowen, who left Lumberton on the evening of the 12th inst. after a visit to his family to return to Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C, and disappeared from Charlotte on the morning of the 13th. A rumor was circulated here Tues day to the effect that the Columbia, (S. C.), State carried a news item that day stating that Capt. Bowen had been in Florida and had returned to Camp Wadsworth. Mr. W. Len Pgtt, brother-in-law of Capt. Bowen. the camp yesterday and learn ed that Capt. Bowen was not there Another report has it that Bowen Wrt to Canada to enlist in order to jqWbo France fdf"srvice earlier than M could hone to so from Camo Wads- wnere, the report has it, it it 7 Itnown tnat he tuts gone tc vl (1a 1 m 4aMi1if wahi nine 1m ma i h nrnirpuiHiiii w country anu uuui anu ngm - - - ,T . ' m -fir;i r. i rence ivicieoa, dom, and that he would bring them . nui, Seflers, Raynham. Member of Road Board Indicted the roads home safe and pure and clean and umDerron, oanu x. umvw, ; 31 Tniians Entrained at Red Springs! ! Jim McMillan, speeding: auto on Yesterday. For Plowing1 Into Road. streets; prayer for judgment .tontin- Thirty-one Indians were entrained , , xxr- i I ued upon payment of cost. at Red Springs for Camp Jackson ,': "rSVTV Dallas and Frank Jacobs, assault xuu . : I 1 . T A TI..-1 r 1.. strong from temptations and from the oerwm; uas ; a. nuuv muimuu . dangers of battle. It was the tender, rut) From KODeson division no. nk Gounrh is in Baltimore g treatment for seme heal earnest plea of a father to the all- wise Father to watch over ana Keep the sons about to embark upon a perilous mission to save all that is worth living for. At the request of the Robesonian the registrants assembled in front of the court house, where a group pic ture was taken, wnicn win De pub lished in The Robesonian as soon as a cut can be secured. Mr. J. Dickson McLean was put a charge of the men from Robeson div sion 1 as captain, and Mr. Grover Page was lieutenant. A first lieuten ant from Camp Jackson came in with the New Hanover contingent and went on the special from Lumberton. Notes. Mr. J. Dickson McLean did not have to go to camp at this time but he refused to accept an extension of time of 60 days that was offered him. The senior member of the law firm of Mc Lean, Varser & McLean, Mr. A. W. McLean, recently waa. taken to Wash ington to serve the Government on Go to Camp. At the request of The Robesonian, Mr. A. R. McEachern, chairman of the local board of Robeson division 2, had a group picture taken of the 56 registrants who were entrained at Red Springs Tuesday and a cut will be published in The Robesonian as soon as it can be made. The names of the 56 registrants entrained at Red Springs Tuesday follow: John Nelson Baxley, St. Pauls; Wil liam Justice Townsend, St. Pauls; William McLean, Maxton, R. 3; Walter Beasley, Maxton; Elias Jordan Dean, St. Pauls; Lacy T. Edens, Rowland; Furney Baxley, St. Pauls; Victor Mell Bond, Rowland; Emory G. Baxley, Sr. Pauls: John H. McLean, Maxton; Hen ry Lee Thomas, Charlotte; Furman W. ivey, Maxton; Burnice Tew, cuie; William P. Groom. Maxton: Brooks W. Bennett, St. Pauls; John Alfred Bracy, Rowland; Edward Lee Phillips, Parkton- Bailev Prevatt. St. Pauls; Herbert D. Culbreth, Pembroke; An- Buie. yesterday, as follows Jesse Oxendine, Buie; Richard Por ter, Clio, S. C; James E. Chavis, Pembroke; John W .Oxendine, Pem broke; J. R. Cummings, Pembroke; Charlie H. Oxendine, Pembroke; Bur leigh Lowery, Raynham; Handy Emanuel, Pembroke; James Jones, Pates; John W. Oxendine, Buie; Wil liam Russell Oxendine, Buie; Gus Locklear, Maxton, R. 5; Jim Lock lear, Maxton; Charlie Barton, Red Springs; Luther Locklear, Lumberton; Jasper Jones, Pembroke; James Ash ley Locklear, Maxton, R. 2; Harrison Jones, Pembroke; Clarence E. Oxen dine, Buie; George Strickland, Max ton, R. 3; Ferry Barton, Maxton; Quire Rerrv. Maxton: John Archie Locklear. Maxton; Russell W. Oxen dine, Pates; Dock T. Jones, Pembroke; Charlie Locklear .Maxton; Glover C. Woodell, Buie; Roye Lowery, Pern- Mr. F. A. Wishart, county super-! Brown, chairman of the county board fwil. Jw vT n ' of road commissioners, Monday on Dallas found not guilty; Frank gudty; the charge of plowing into the public road. Mr. Wishart says i tis against the law to plow into the roads and he is going to put a stop to it. The fact that he indicted his "boss" would seem to prove that he means what he says about it. A number of others in various sections of the county have also been indicted on the same cnarge. Fairmont Doubled Allotment. Special to The Robesonian. prayer for judgment continued upen payment of cost. Braddy Jacobs, whipping his wife; prayer for judgment continued upon payment of cost. James Mosley, colored, carrying concealed weapon; six months on the roads. H. G. Norment, practicing opto metry without license; released upon condition that he fit no more glasses. The evidence was that Norment had been giving eye glasses as a premium with a magazine. Bessie Jones, colored, using profane and indecent language in town: pray er for judgment continued upon pay- Fairmont, May 29. The Fairmont Red Cross chapter and auxiliaries more than doubled the allotment in the second drive for Red Cross funds. The ment of cost allotment was $500 and the subscrip-j Lizzie Key, colored, assault upon tions amounted $1,126.24. Bessie Jones; prayer for judgment continued upon payment of cost broke- Ed. Gibbs, Rowland; William Mr. J. B. Clark of Lend, Cumber- Ralph Whaley and Lacy Bennett, uOCKlear, rates; JLUUlcy opaumuig, xauu wuuuj, .iroo . uumuciwu vuiw. lading auivuiuuucg vu siiecLa, jiJ.ig Monday. each, cost included.
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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May 30, 1918, edition 1
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