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I THE ROBESONI AN ccrnr unrn ibta sivnt.p rnpv nrr -"-cxi-rci COUNTRY, GOIf AND TRUTH $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANC1 ! 1 B . VOL. IXL LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1918 NUMBER 34 i 290 MEN REGISTERED 155 in Robeson District 1 and 135 In District 2 Registered for Military Service Yesterday Close Tab on Those Who Failed To Register. Two hundred and ninety young men R. R. BARNES PASSES. One of Most Prominent Men and TAX LEVY FOR iqiraEdpEo i GERMAN IN TOILS FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Wealthiest Man of Robeson DiedTotals Same as Last Year May j Change Special School Tax at! Meeting Next Monday $200 j To County Fair at the Meeting Suddenly Tuesday Funeral at Barnesville Yesterday Afternoon High Tribute to His Christian Char, acter and Sterling Worth. TVta fnnorol n-f 1W. T T D ; who have reached the age of 21 years' , ' - n.n t. j t- i who died at his home at Barnesville ince June 5, 1917 .registered in Rooe-1 J1 . . . at 4:10 Tuesday afternoon, took place on county yesterday, as follows :i , . . ', . , , In district No. 1, at Lumberton, 155 j yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock from 113 whites, 12 Indians, 30 negroes;! Spring Hill Baptist church at Barnes- in district No. 2, at Red Springs, ville. The church was crowded to its E. Stubbs of St. Pauls Charged With Making Seditious Remarks Bound Over to Federal Court. J. E. Stubbs of St. Pauls was bound over to the Federal court yesterday Union Revival Well Attended To bacco Warehouses Expect Season Serious Charge Against License has been issued for the marriaee of B. F. Gaitlev ami Cmr Record McGirt. rains of the County Commissioners. Monday the tax levy for the year! b Unitl States Commissioner E M Correspondence of The Robesonian. 1918 was made the same as last year.' donnS(yn under a $500 bond on the Heavy rains fell in many seniors ill t ho rnnnfi' traafAwluit T Some Young Men cf Lumberton wen needed. Perse rial. The levy last year was $1 on the $100 valuation and $2.90 on the poll. The proptrey levy is divided as follows: State 27 2-3 cents, schools 20, general day afternoon county o cents, roaas zo cents, court k. kmm. The evidence OaMvin r,n , in 1 v, 'Bank- nf i,,mh0r . .. n- T J i PIT .. . " I u-.,.- V,l. 1 1 O i II -,niikl J. j. i . . - I : , "u liaa I -...u..vii. 5'J wnites, zi inaians, oo negroes, (capacity and many could not get in-!yuuc ,"7 o IU f u eS: r neannS wa-j to the large congregations in attendance at Monday. MemDers oi me iocai uuru uis-. siae. ine entire countryside seemed1 , , pciuwus wuw, stwuwi!"'" .tcv oiudob, wnt is yard lore Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Britt ; of R. 4 from Lumberton, last night, a , 10-pound girl. Fairmont, June 4 The union revivJ Te DuBois bakerv will oDen to- al of the Methodist. Baptist and Pres- ""ow after being closed for about byteeian churches began last Sunday I three Weeks for rePairs- niQrht in thf Panlp'Q Trhannr tiro ra- 1 MlSS Tnilico Trvttrraai4 Vi m a. id fought to jail by I house. Rev. Luther Bridgers. oftcepted a position in the National She began work charge of making seditious remarks fctubbs made hnnH Ihe defendant was arrested Tues trvsido SflPmoH trict No 1 say that while only 30 col- to have turned out to nav a last trih. nred men registered there were more i ute to this man who for 1 than a hundred in the district who was the most prominent figure in his school tax 5 cents total $1. Last - man at the St. Pauls cotton mills had year the general county fund was 19 ; remarked that the United States gov cents; This year one cent of that eminent was rotten and that, vnnU i eacn service. people were nisrht. Mrs. 0. L Floyd and Mrs H. L. Blue. Jr., attended the women's clubs meeting in Raleigh last week. Mrs Floyd went from there to Cary, where ; ed a position as salesman in the gro- v-eiy uepartmenc oi Messrs. K. D. Nearly one thousand had become twenty-one since June 5, section and one of the most prominent I as akf.n off and wiU be applied to! rather live under German rule than ULi. kjivsk mu io uemft uu luuac auu nonorca men oi tne county and mif n i v1Vi -c!n.aii guverninen';, mat who failed to register. The names I a large number of people attended the , poV ,1S divided aa. follows:: Germany would whip and he would be of those who registered will be pub-: funeral from Lumberton and manvl reuiar scnooi tax special scnooi; a oi it i i rp ' T) . , '. , , . , , , ,, n 4- ! t ; i.1 i . . m , w present last Sunday licprl in The Robesonian at an earlv other serti I tax 15 cents, State 12 cents, county date. I eral was conducted by Rev. J. R Mil-1 f 4 cents, special road tax 75 cents, The registrars here were Messrs. j ler of Fairmont, pastor of deceased I undln bonds 3 cents total $2.90. R H. Crichton, W. O. Thompson, L. assisted by Rev. Dr. C. L. Greaves and! A sPecial school tax of 5 cents on p Trwn5nrl Robert Prevatt. W. S. Rpv t p UaArrv. f r ,k,. property and 15 cents on the Doll was Britt, L. M. Oliver. (Interment was made in the family! leV, ,st year -and tne school board states were doing all tney could fori lege. In district No. V. a tew on tne cnam-l burvine srround. iust acrnss thp md! ine commissioners to raise tne! ssermany and tnat Germany would Mr "ane near &t. rauis aia not regi but they are expected to register it restpd in tho .hnrih on ir.-n,- ' day oi next week and decide then to its last restine- Dlace were "two I whether or not the additional school win us levieu It was ordered that $17.50 be paid each of ths county pensioners, same Mr. If. G. McK-mzie celebrated his 74th birthday yesterday. Mr Mc Kenzie is very active for a man of his summers. -Mr. Wm. T. Norment has accept- M r, t t-v , , ' oicnu juiuc omic viaiLiiig reiii r. It. W I )flnt-fri mosfnv w.nt;n:n j.; 0 " intiot. mcLiiauit uvea S1J1 (l-l f c ?auls, ,ot1ion milIs- testi" I Misses Lillian Baker and Mary ;L Vr-.fcS lard StUDbs remark that; Belle Ricks spent the week-end with tne united btates government was ; friends in Maxton, attending the com- wn.cn, niai tne people oi tne United ! mencement exercises of Carolina coi- Caldwell & Son's department store Mr. Frank Gough returned Tues day from Baltimore, Ml., where he spent some time taking treatment for a head trouble. His condition is very much improved. 200,000 MORE REGISTRANTS TO BE MOBILIZED IN JUNE Orders Sent Out Yesterday Will Make Nation's Army 2,000,000 Million Registered Yes- beautiful sheafs of wheat tied with ribbon. Mr. Barnes suffered an attack of That ! acute indigestion Friday night of last ' week. It was thousrht that his condi tion was improving, but he became worse and died very suddenly. In his remarks at the funeral Mr. Miller said that it was not necessary to say anytning to empnasize the es Over Leon Draper and sister. Miss' ine regular monthly meeting of the executive committee of the Lum- ' harfrtii Da1 L. j 1 1 ... it ... civ "vui m injiiiio w 3ciiu men v,l- c v n ucu tij33 CIlctpLei Will De ne'd tne same mills, testified that Stubbs I cation here. j tomorrow evening at 8:30 in th corn- declared in his presence that the high Mrs E. G. Floyd, who had been' missioners' room at the court hona cost of living was caused from specu lation and that the war had nothing to do with it, that it was the govern- to be charged to the county pension! ment robbing the people out of thr nvius, tnat tne Germans were going to whip and he did not care of they terday. While a million young Americans!""" " wiuca uie ueceasea just turned 21 were registering yes-, .as,: fe paid high tribute to terday for service in the war for ! his deyotmn to his cnurch and declar world freedom, orders went out from ! ed that the poor of the community, to the office of Provost Marshal General I whom he had always been a true Crowder to the Governors of all friend, would miss him greatly. Be States except Arizona, for the mobil-i jm ln adversity, Mr. Barnes ization between June 24 and 28 of ' Pusned on with great will power and S ooo more resisterants. This I determination, he said, and lived a brings the total number of selective service men called to the colors to 1,596,704 and when they are in camp the nation's army will number well over 2,000,000 men. Verily a prince in Israel great life. had fallen Mr. S. Mclntyre senior member of the law firm of Mclntyre, Lawrence & Proctor of Lumberton, was asked by Mr. Miller to make some remarks The registration yesteroay appar-1 : S TT"w a I xemaa- r.. 7t7r,r intr a nart or-1 Mr. Mclntyre said he had known the 7ilrinrS'eitoTyWd9cea intimately for 22 years, thatJ llar(1 was uicreased irom p to f 'fLfUJK? l X S nl-ia lawsuit in which his firm did not Brayboy was increased from $2 to S4 represent him, and that he had been .C .11 ii if m-.:. i.i orufit reservatton unon which the na tion is drawing to furnish the balance of power on the western f rdnt to crush the German war machine. The men who appeared yesterday before the 4,500 local boards over the country have become of age since the first registration day, June 5, 1917. Military authorities estimate that from their number there will be had 750,000 men fit for active duty. TWO MORE SHIPS SUNK BY SUBMARINES fund. The bond of the National Bank of Lumberton, acting as county treas urer and financing agent, in the sum of $50,000 with the Fidelity & Depos it Co. of Maryland as surety, was accepted and ordered filed. It was ordered that $200 be ap propriated to the county fair asso ciation, same to be paid October, 1918, Cancelled coupons in the sum of $625 from E. H. Rollins & Sons for coirfrt house refunding bond; were burned in the presence of the board. The . monthly report of Dr. W. A. McPhaul, r county health officer, was ordered filed. Several rebates were allowed. The report of the committee on the boundary lines between Robeson and Cumberland counties was accepted. The reeular allowance of Pleas Bullard was increased from $2 to $3 " : i i ! Tr , i visiting relatives in ivingstree, nas m j t, n T ,.,,. . teturned. She was accompanied by! ,T t 0" i Williams and her sister, Miss Erline Mcintosh. I 3 &ZSl3SSr3P&. -J"' From nrpssnt nrneno 17o?rtv,)- T." J " ' .."iuc Willi ivirs. W II imiiio aiaici una present prospects will go "over the top" this season ml uiu u.& ne wouia ratner live under tor quality, quantity and prices. Ev German government than under I ery thing is in readiness for the open ! - - - w s jt xcsiueiiL , nig, wiuuii is unougnt to Qe aoout juiy Wilson according to the witness).! : 0th. ine witness also testified that he had! Mr. S neard Stubbs make a number of re -marks that made him think that the defendant was in favor of Germany. Stubbs is a native of Bladen coun ty, having moved to' St. Pauls several months ago educated. Mr. W. Lennon, solicitor of the Lumberton recorder's court, repre sented the State, while Mr. W. S. Britt appeared for the defendant. V. Stanley, who has been chief of police for a number of years has resigned and expects to leave f r Whiteville soon. Mr Glenn Ashlev cf Franklin, Va., former chief elec- the month. Melvin and Celia Nance nrr,fo7inrHv imnrosspri hv the fat fW I were placed on the regular pauper never had he heard deceased sneak an ! list at $3 each the month. Queen j unkind word of any person, that he j way boy was placed on the regular was always so anxious to do justice' a' ne month. tn tVino wVir nnnneeH Viim fVicif Via ' ' JAUU lTlVfXvXU ri.iVxXi3 J. XI. All X O. 23 White Men Will Be Called June 24 and 4 Negroes June 19 For Military Duty By Local Board of Robeson District No. L sors to Chateau Thierry. Nowhere I well-parented young men of Lumber always wanted to go further than jus tice demanded. He was a rare man, he said, rare in good sense and judg ment; a big man, big in those great essentials of truth and character. The greatest thing about him was his great big loving heart. He held no malice. He was so big in heart and Christian character that he loved Two more vessels, a Norwegian those who hated him, if such there steamship and one schooner wyere ado- were. He was fervent in spirit and eri vpsterdav to the list of ships known served the Lord: he wanted to do all m . . . s. - - - liicl L u x lias uccii cim .av.u kij . - " to have been sunk by the Lrerman suo-, he could for those about him; he loved war Donartment to call 23 white ree-i m the line from Moulm-Sous-Touvent, : Ll.ti - ,.;,lm(. irt A mori 1 e ;t v; i v Ct J " wcr? " " . i.T j. - O-i j m trician of Fairmont Lieht and Powar He is apparently un-1 Co., has returned and will take up the duties as chief of police, it is un derstood Mrs. C .A. Thompson, who has been staying at Camp Jackson with her husband, spent a few days here with relat;,"es before going to Camp Sevier, to which camp Sergt. Thompson was transferred recently. Miss Janie Stamey, who has just finished her season with Miss Annie McMillan, is the guest of Miss Bennie Baker for a few days before return ing to her" home at Falston. There have been several complaints made by the ladies of Fairmont in regard to insulting remarks made by NOWHERE IS ENEMY MAKING PROGRESS Still Allied Stonewall of Resistance Being Imposed Against Germans Fury of Invaders Hat Not Been Checked. The allied stonewall of resistance is still being imposed against the Ger mans on the battle front from Sois H. L. Baxiev. who is a patient at the Highsnuth hos pital. Master Wiley Barnes, 11 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C Barnes, who live on Willow street, informs The Robesonian that he had a "mess" of roasting ears yesterday from his war garden. Members of the Lumberton chap ter of the Eastern Star have pres-r. ed St Alban's Lodge No. 114, A- F. & A. M., with a service flag for. the members of the chapter who are in the army and navy. The flag has 11 stars. Tom Handon, colored, struck Wil lie Farley, a colored boy, on the head with an ice pick at the Lorraine ho tel about 7 o'clock last evening. The boy bled freely and Handon ntade his escape. Both were employed at the hotel. -s-Mrs. A. E. White and daughter, Miss Vashti White, returned yester day from Lynchburg, Va. Mrs. White went to Lynchburg to attend the commencement exercises of Randolph- the young men of Lumberton. Many: Macon college for women, where Miss ladies are patrons of the Pastime! Vashti has been a student the past 2 nicdue etuu ujieia nuuse 111 ijuiiiueiiyn years. and would be very glad if something I njnTT ''" - t . Via Anna of A.J 0ifa wZ Mayor Jas. D. Proctor returned Zli rrsTL-j -f "T tu"j home last night from Chapel Hill, is the enemy making progress The fury of the invaders, however, has not been checked, for all al ng the front they are launching assault after assault on various sectors in the i hope that the allied ranks may give The army exemption bo&rd in dis-j further ground, which would enable ton Mr. Edgar Thompson attending Bellevue in New York city, is at home for a few days. Mr. Thompson has enlisted in the medical reserve corpsr, U. S. army, and will return for the summer course pre- where he attended the commencement who hi heen ! of the State university. Mr. Proctor , wno nas neeni i. jj t i : i ctiou oucuueu, lunuov cveiiiiiK x meeting of the board of trustees of the university, cf which board he is a member. I. lie ell 1U V civciii li Liuii uuiiu in uiii-i " r I , j -r trict No 1 has been advised by the enerhy to straighten out the eurve paratory to graduating in January marines which are raiding in Amer' his family, his church, his Sunday can waters. The total now stands at school, and loved the Lord with pas 13 five steamers and eight schoon- si0nate devotion. He made a wonder ers. i ful succcess in business but he placed The fact which stood out most the interest of the Lord Jesus Christ prominently iti the day's development: ah0ve all. The rich aroma of his life is that the" U-boats are still operat- UtdU ijve; he leaves a rich legacy of in? near the coast and have not re-' Christian character to his family. turned to their bases, assuming that Rev l P. Hedgepeth also paid high the two, which already have been j tribute to the life and Christian char identified, are the only ones on thisjacter 0f the deceased, whom he had side it the Atlantic. ; known all his life. The secret of his This was demonstrated when the j ife as pictured so truly by Mr. Mc Norwegian steamer Eidsvold was. intyre was that he was a genuinely sunk off the Virginia capes late Tues- converted man, a man who loved the day. The location of the attack shows j Lord an(j served Him. He was that also that the submarines are moving j rare combination, a man of great steadily southward, if th.ey are the j veaith who was a devout Christian, same ones that attacked shipping al-i During the services a quartet corn- most at the gateway to New iorkipoge(i 0f Messrs. Frank Gough, C. B. istrants for military duty about June northeast of Soissons, to Troesnes, 24. These will be sent to Camp Jack- J which lies southeast of Villers-Cot- son. The board has also been advisea i terets. to call 4 colored . registrants about j Great masses of artillery and large June 19 These will be sent to Campinuoers i troops are Demg usea oy 7 SCHOONERS AND 4 Taylor, Louisville, Ky. harbor. The Navy. Department re ported Tuesday an encounter between a destroyer and a submarine off the coast of Maryland. So far as known, the only loss of life was in connection with the sink ing of the Carolina , and that was defi nitely established at only 16 by re vised fierures compiled by the com pany showing there were aboard ; casket was opened there instead of at Skipper. E. B. Freeman and J. P Stephens of Lumberton sang the fol lowing songs, a most touching and tender part of the services: "Nearer, My God, To Thee"; "That Beautiful Land;" "Blest Be the Tie That Binds." It was raining when the service at the church was concluded and the vessel onlv 218 nasseneers and 111 in the crew making a total of 320 instead of 350, as originally report ed. All those who perished evidently were lost from the lifeboat which ar rived Tuesday at Lewes, Del. Ten of them were passengers and members of the crew. McGirt is Democratic Nominee in Road District 3. In Monday's Robesonian the total vote cast for the candidates for road commissioner in district No. 4 was given an dthe vote if. all the town ships in district No. 3 except Alfords ville was also given. The vote in Al fordsville was: L. L. McGirt, 10; J. A. McCormick, none. This made Mr. McGirt's majority over Mr. McCor mick 62, which makes him the Demo cratic nominee for road commissioner in that district. Midwives Attend Meeting Here. Around 50 midwivtes ' attended a meeting called by Dr. W. A. McPhaul, countv health officer, here Tuesdav They were addressed by Dr. McPhaul anu Dr. T. F. Costner. the grave in order that those who de sired to do so might take a last Io. k at the features of the deceased. The rain continued throughout the inr nierit. The pallbearers were: active G. L. six were Thomnson, H. E. Stacy, G. E. Rancke, Jr., S Mclntyre and H. M. McAllis ter, all of Lumberton, JJod rioyd, L. J Noblin and J. W. Barnes, all of Barnesville; honorary Dr. N. A. Thompson, Messrs. L. H. Caldwell, H. B. Jennings, C. M. Fuller and R. C. Lawrence, all of Lumberton and Messrs. Van Floyd, Thompson Wil liams, Kirk Page and W. M. Walters, all of Barnesville. R. R. Barnes was born December 14, 1844, and was in his 74th year. He was born and raised near Barnesville and anent all his life there. He was a large merchant and farmer and for many years had been considered the wealthiest man in the county. Besides his interests in and around Barnesville he owned large bio -ks of bank anV mill stocks. He was a di rector oi the Lumberton, Dresden and Jennings cotton mills of Lumberton, of the National Bank of Lumberton, Jurors for July Criminal Court. At their meeting Monday the county commissioners drew names of the fol lowing to serve as jurors at the week's term of Robeson Superior court for the trial of criminal cases which will convene Monday, July 8: J. D. McCall, Parkton; J. G. Coun cil, Parkton; W. W. Thompson, Al fordsville; Humphrey Odum, Raft Swamp; A. D. McKenzie, Rowland; Robert Turner, Britts; James Kinlaw, Howellsville; H. M. Beasley, Lum berton; D. H. Stephens, Lumberton; W. R. Tyner, Raft Swamp; D. D. Hinson, Shannon; C. M. Leggett, Sterlings; J. D. Lewis, Britts; W. F. Guy, Lumber Bridge; C. F. Gaddy, Red Springs; W. E. Baxley, Raft Swamp; C. T. Pate, Rowland; Luther McDaniel, Fairmont; K. H. Jones, Saddletree; P. B. Thompson, Fair mont; Oscar Smith, Shannon; R. L. Collins, Wisharts; R. M. Norment, Lumberton: L. B. Inman, Back Swamp; D. M. Lane, Shannon; J. B. Regan. Howellsville; I. J. Flowers, Wisharts; J. E. Morrison, Maxton; D. J. Smith, Fairmont; A. B. Baker, Lum ber Bridge; J. H. Harrelson, Maxton; Richard Johnson, Gaddy; Powlar.d Davis, Raft Swamp; E. G. Canady, Parkton; Joseph Mercer, Wisharts; Foster Sealy, Sterlings; J. T. Webb, St. Pauls; J. B. Lewis, Wisharts; L. J. Tucker, Maxton; W. E. Lewis, Lumberton. Death of an Infant. Floy Mae, 2-months-old daughter o Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Hatoway of ast Lumberton, died last evening at Miss Sadie Thompson returned Tuesday from Greenville, where Mon day she was graduated at the East Carolina Teachers' Training school. She was accompanied home by her sister. Miss Ruth Thompson, who went to Greenville Saturday. Her mother, Mrs. N. A. Thompson, also attended the erraduatincr exercises Monday and went on to Kinston, returning home last evening. She was accompanied home by her sister Mrs. S. E. Patrick. Trust Co. of Lumberton and tfaU and was vice president of the Plant-1 known throughout the county, survive mtm m -T j 1a v 1 a tr -w -ww- -w i , ' Rank & Trust Co. of Lumberton. He served 3 years in the Civil War and served twice as county commis sioner. In 1866 he was united in mar riage to Miss Francis Floyd, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Floyd. His wife and one son, Mr. K. M. Barnes, treasurer of the Planters Bank & An only daughter, Mrs. J. H. Pittman, died in 1900, and her two sons, Roger R. and Craven, were raised by Mr. and Mrs. Barnes. Roger Pittman is now in army service in France. Two sis ter, Mrs. L. E. Tyner of Lowe and Mrs. Haynes Powers of Chadburn, also survive. the Germans in almost continuous battles, btit notwithstanding this fact the allied line everywhere has held strongly and at several points the defenders have taken the offensive in to their own hands and improved their positions. Standing out in sharp contrast against previous" communications is sued by the German war office, claim ing gains by feats of arms or the fail ing back of the AHies, is the announce ment made in Berlin Wednesday night. "On the battlefront the situation is unchanged," says the announcement. The Germans are still suffering heavy casualties in their unsuccessful assaults. Along the Marne front there has been no fighting of great moment al though in the vicinity of Rheims the German artillery has begun a violent another infantry attack in this region which has been relatively quiet for bombardment which probably indi cates several days past. The American troops in the Lone- ville sector, daily are showing their merit in fights with the enemy. Wed nesday witnessed another venture car ried out successfully by them, thirty of the men from overseas attacking the German lines and penetrating them to the third defenses and as saultincr the 200 occupants of them with rifles, bayonets and grenades. The losses to the enemy were num erous while the American casualties were very small. The German seemingly are ieanui of the band of warriors in the Lune ville sector for they have again in creased the rain of shells of all kinds, including gas upon and behind the American line, firing them from guns or dropping them from airplanes. Un stinted praise continues to be given tne Americans tor tneir uitrepiuib . There still has been no resumption of the battle on the front in Flanders and Picardy where the British are facing the Germans. The enemy, however, is carrying out violent bombardments on var .ous sectors. In the Amiens sector near Morlancourt, the Germans made an attempt to capture a British posi tion but were repulsed, the British takinc some nrisoners. Near Lens the British also captured a number of Germans. Unofficial reports credit the Rus sians with a victory over the Turks Mrs. J. A. Parham and 3 children repent last night here at the home of I Mr. Parham's mother, Mrs. E. Par j ham. Mrs. Parham and children left fhis mornincr for Charlotte, to which STEAMERS SUNK place they are moving from Wilming ton. Mr. Farnam is managing editor of the Charlotte Daily Observer At a meeting of the board of graded school trustees Monday eve ning' it was ordered that all members of the faculty of the graded and high schools be requested to notify the board by tomorrow if they desire to Coast Towns Prepare For Possible Raids From Airplanes Which The t German U-Boats May Carry. Enemy submarines still were oper- ooara W tomorrow n tney oesire to ing off the American coast Tuesday, tech here during the next term of atine A French tank steamer, he Hadio- leine, first trans-Atlantic raft to be attacked by the raiders, was saved from destruction by an American de stroyer 65 miles eff the Maryland ccast The same destroyer found the coast ing schooner Edward Baird Jr., sink ing after having been bombed in the same vicinity making seven schooners and four steamers known officially to have been sunk. The toll of dead and missing from the raid of German submarines against shipping off the American coast apparently stood Tuesday night at 58, all from the steamship Caro lina of the New York & Porto Rico Hoe. .Sixteen of this number are scnooi. . ine boara win meet again Tuesday evening of next week at 8:30". AMERICANS TOOK ACTIVE PART With the French Army on The Marne, Monday June 3. American machine gunners, only an hour or so after their arrival on the banks of ..he river Marne on the 31st of May, took a most active part in the de fense of Chateau Thierry which then was menaced with imminent capture by the Germans Scarcely had the Americans alight ed from their motor lories when they were ordered into Chateau Thierry with a battalion of French Colonial known to have perished when one of,, troops. The Americans immediately the ship's boats capsized in a storm J organized their defenses and by rapid Sunday night after the vessel had;action and excellent shooting caused been sunk. j the approaching enemy to hesitate. A boat convoying 28 survivors, 21 1 The northern half or the town of passengers and 7 of the crew arrived j Chateau Thierry was finally captured at Atlantic City Tuesday afternoon, by the Germans. The southern sit Another life boat with 10 passen-1 0f the town, lying on the left bank gers and nine members of the crew j Qf the Marne still is being firmly held arrived at Lewes, Delaware, with the J by Entente allied troops. reDort that 16 of the 35 who had start-1 ed from the ship had lost their lives! in the storm Sunday night. If the company's figures as to the number aboard the ill-starred liner are correct this leaves 42 unaccounted for. Thit number might have been crowded into one lifeboat. The only possible clue to their fate was found in the fact that an empty boat, marked with the name of the Carolina was picked up at sea by a British steamship Which arrived at New York Tuesday. It had every evidence of having been rid dled, by gunfire. It may have carried the passengers and sailors who still are missing. While all the resources of the navy were engaged in a determined search for the sea raiders, coast cities made preparations for any emergency. All display lights were ordered extin guished in New York city and i ci- FULL CONFIDENCE IN OUTCOME OF WAR The supreme war council of the Allies, which has had under advise ment the entire war situation, has ex pressed in an official statement made public in London Tuesday night, full confidence in the outcome of the war with the aid of the American forces. Complete confidence in General Foch also is expressed and trioute is paid to President Wilson for hi co-operation in thworK oi tran -porting and brigading American troops. ties and towns along the Long Isl.rd and New Jersey coasts. The ordera were issued in this city by the police commissioner after consultation with rrmv and navy officials as a prec.n- and Germans in the Kars district of j tion not only against a possible at Transcancasia. The enemy is report.! tack on the coast, but against air ed to be in retreat and massacring raids from air planes which it is the populations. thought the submersibles may c.rry.
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