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THE ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VOL. IXL ROBESONIAN COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY. JUNE 10, 1918 $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANO NUMBER 35 1 " GERMANS BEGIN NEW DRIVE HOPE TO GET NITRATE - OF SODA THIS WEEK Between Montdidier and Noyon Over, 20-Mile Front Enemy Advances By Arranging for One to Haul for Sev Near 2 Miles French Resisting eral Many Men Can Avoid Being j Taken From Farm Work. TO REPORT THIS MONTH. ADDITIONAL TAX NECESSARY TOWN FATHERS MEET. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Whites June 24 and Colored June 19- i Called to Report For Mili tary Duty. Mr W v Rotv.nT,Q i,o;.,v,o caI boari of Robeson exemption di Mr. W. K. Bethune, chairman of; trict No 1 to n for miliarv du1 this month follow: With Their Usual Valor. The armies of Crown Prince Rup-i precht of Bavaria again are hitting; .i - ..u;w4 lino in s now ottptismvp with Lie ' ""fi7, thr. KWf. ! committee that is handling Govern Tte latest news from the front; ment nitrate of soda for Robeson, was state1 that the Germans continued j assured in a long-distance 'phone con their" attack last night but failed to versation Saturday with the man who Sti S3 of the shipments received the French captured 500 German pris- at Wilmington that the 588 tons al oners lotted to Robeson from a shipment re- Between Montdidier and i centlyreceived at Wilmington would VlfmSS by a heavy bombardment J be shipped today and tomorrow if with shells of all calibres and with ine necessary labor to handle it could noxious gases, the enemy s mwiaiibe obtained m Wilmington. It is al '.',. pvidentlv has in view the together a nupst.i on nf lnhnr nrvtv TVio bending back of the allied front to-; shipment from which this allotment ward the town of St. Just, on the Was made was received some days ago ill wine and toward the rail- on1 cinop that, time tmrn mrya ahin- mad junction of Compeigne, on the ioads have reached Wilmington. How southern iianK, geine . I I m"cn rtooeson win receive irom tnese Oise river and driving southwest to- additional shipments has not yet been ward the French capital. determined. The French troops are resisting the . This 588 tons is approximately 15 impact with their usual valor but the per cent Gf the am0unt ordered by Germans on their right and in the cen- Robeson county farmers. Mr. Be- ter have been able to penetrate the thune sugeests that farmers can save line for distances ranging from two a iot of me and duplication of la- j.y.-.-.A rf a mile SOUth of Montldier, ' Kftr nv rlnVihina fauiwW nnrl woHncr to relatively two and a half miles at one man to do the hauling. Where sev-Hessons-Sur-Matz, in the center. eraj farmers will get less than a wag Thence to Noyon, however, the allied : 0n-load apiece they can get one 'man line is holding strongly. to do the hauling for all and save the If success should rest with the ene- j jme 0f men and teams.. In order to mv on the new battle front, it pos-!do is it is only necessary for farm siblv might badly affect the stability ers wh0 send for their nitrate to give of the line oi trie aeieuueia A1"1" ""Jjj an order on Mr. tietnune tor the Names of the men called by the lo- i 3- rnilitary duty; Board of Education Asks for Special Levy of 10 Cents on Property and 30 Cents on Poll for Schools Meeting Thursday to Consider Re-establish, ing Farm-Life School. Cows May Be Grazed on Unfrequent ed Streets To Purchase Hose Truck Lady to Read Meters. The bowling alley in the Grif fith building, Elm street, has been closed for the present. Messrs. Jno. G. Proctor and Ad rian Britt left yesterday for Norfolk, Va.. where they will work in a ship . yaro. At a mpet.intr nf the mawA tinrJ w Mr t urman K Bis SQn f town commissioners Friday afternoon and Mrs. K. M. Biggs left Saturdav it was ordered that the nriM White Men Called to Report June 24.1 canea meeting of the county which prohibits the tieing out of cows in the U. S. navy. Oscar M. Baxley, Lumberton, R. 5r board of education will be held at "n ine e e revised so as to al-; Miss Mariorie Steele pinw, i .i , . . . i i nu rnwa t n (rrQ70 rn nnncAH - r -, - i , r- in the suburbrof the" SSSSTOTSlfiS wishing to tie cows on such streets Carolina Teachers' Training Soil the aPProval f the street; Miss Cornelia sJSftaSL ioretnan. . day morning for Raleigh, where- she j i - x. "iwiu caxe a special course Boyd Davis, Lumberton, R. 4; Johnson William L,ane, Liumberton, R. 1; Ray mond Hunt, Lumberton R. 1; John N. Harden, Lumbertoii,. R. 1; Duncan & Ratley, Fairmont; Claude E. Floyd, Fhiladelphus Thursday of this week at 4 p. m. to consider re-establishing the farm-life school at that place. It will be recalled that a month ago Barnesville; Luther C Chavis, Lum-jthis school was ordered' discontinued ueibuii, rv. ixooert rnuups, ijumoer- Q. fu . . . . . , ton, R. 5; Hezekialr Miller, Fairmont; i ruest of tne Phuadeiphus Wilson Brooks, Lumberton, R. 2jjhl?h school trustees and people cf Frank Lowery, Lumberton, R. 2; Dave that community, who thought the iSi5S4 was interfering with rheir R 9- Tshnm Pni.so T.nmhoHnli P I?1 hl?h School R. 2; Isham Rause, Lumberton, R. 4; Dargan Hardin. Lumberton, R 1 h Tm i luiar montniy meeting Alvah M. Simmons, Marietta; Nash jTt"6 county school board Locklear, Lumberton, R. 1; John l. j asked that the county commissioners M'White, Lumberton, R. 4; Barley ake spe"al. taA levr for schools Dayton Hardin, Fairmont; James E.,A" ttrc tae ?iuu worth of prop Dial, Lumberton, R. 1; Martin amJ cents on he P01' instead Lowery, Raynham; James Clarence1 ot 5 a?d. 15 cents- as heretofore. The Collins, Fairmont; Claude Lerov Turn-; commissioners at their meeting last er, Fairmont; Robert Brown Andrews, ! S1 auowea the rate to remain , board making complaint about unsani-j demonstration work at the A and tarv conditions about the restaurant L.ii ana operated in the Bethune building,! t,' A , J West Fourth street, bv Sam Richard- TMr- Andrew Bullard says he son, colored. Mr. W. K. Bethune,1 a. alll?r cross East First owner of the building, agreed to im-lfu , lK n,ni re,c,enciy- e says nr-a ua on;for A;t.: u.. t 1 ine gar was well-erown and m. 15 Messrs Ira B. Townsend, W. Len non ar.d E. M. Johnson were annoint compel a falling back westward from , the same amount will be sent as uu Oise to tne region of the Marne ; farmers would get if he should c northwe 01 nateau i merry m u f0r n himself to straighten out the deep salient tnat would then project eastward with the Soissons sector as its apex. ifie allied commanders, it is as- serted, were not taken unawares by !Er2L ftff pnive. On the contrary Trial of Men Indicted they had anticipated since the failure ; Roadg t ht pnemv of the German crown prince to yain its objective between(j Soissons and the Marne, and thence on, the southern part of the line running to Rheims, that the German high com-; mand would decree another maneuver to the north and preparations accord- taffy were made to witnstana tne shock. . ... ji The fighting is oi extremely sai rairmont: Her.rv A. Hunt. Kavrtham:: : - . wmes uu Dougald Miller. Fairmont: Eldon C. rga;v.to:cp,ns;aeratlo at a special Biggs. Lumberton, R. 6; Preston! the county commissionera Floyd, Fairmont; Clark Raymond Ev,! ray-- .ih niade. b County ers, Lumberton, R. 5; Roy T. Mc-L Superintendent J. R. Poole and ap PhaiL Lumberton, R. 2; Otto Pre-i !'rov?d the board, of funds needed vatt, Lumberton, R. F. D.; John Gol-! for 4;mo.nth;5 terms of Robeson -oun-den Manning, Lumberton. j ty schools for the year oeginmng July ri,Mlui M r.iioj r,. iq 1 and ending June 30, 1919. shov that P.os.oe Mitchell, McDonalds; Ben! i T . . uuiuiiai, iev ux wv rp Ti'-.iT-TT.n.nt P - 5i-.i Pa 10 and 30 cents, instead of 5 and lo meters in th License has been issued for the marriaee of Lieut. R. H. Houo-h and "I TT1 -r l n. . ed as a committee to purchase an au-i? 'To n,V1?- Monroe An tomobile to be used as a hose truck. lr.ew,s and ?eha B. McLean; Giles W. In order to maintain the present in-! Phlll?s and Fissie Durant. surance rates it will be necessarv to! MrT w Katley of Fairmont purchase same when the office of t'r.3 unLDerto" visitor Saturday clerk and treasurer and the fire de partment is mcved into the new muni cipal building. It was ordered that a ladv be se cured to read the meters in residence Mr. Ratley brought his daughter, Miss inat, to L,umberton to take a tram for Charlotte, where she is a student tt Kin:'3 business college. Master Henry Huggins, Western e line oi tne obww ""- an order on Mr. tietnune tor the a- Toro Fahnt h o. aim iu and 30 cents, instead of 5 ar to the region of the Marne and mount that is coming to them, and j rSU r!w' 1 r cents, to raise sufficient revenue the come ALL CASES NOLPROSSED. For Plowing Blank- Road Superintendant Wishart Throws Up His Hands and Says He Will Indict No More Men For That Offense. Thompson, Fairmont, R. 3; Isaac;. Pas.sea a Pyious meet- Pittman, Fairmont; Lester McNeill,"! !n , autnonzmg the county superni Buies, R. 2; Rufie Jacdbs, Hillsboro ; JTC", to sel tJe sg1 Prcperty Zeddie Robeson, Lumberton, R l;i ?L?arkers and T?l fle at.;jublic Cantney Williams, Marietta; Fjvan-i auftlor er5 rescinded and it was H, Rsar?in Phno. tl ordered that mne-tenths of an acre ivo;,. TufiUir,. HiJine r'!of land at Barkers be sold Jo the Fairmont; Matthew Higgins, Con way,, S. C; John Sherdon, Maxtdn; June Hayes, Maxton; Luther Page, 1829 Poplar St., Philadelphia, Penn. Calvin Moore and Jesse Fulmore, K44 Taaca MifVirla T no Rlaflr guinary character and whether it will ; raan WeWon Lovett. French Wilcox, be confined to the area at present at -1 cheston, and Andrew Branch and I. T. fected remains to be seen. At last ac- j Brownj th last-named chairman of counts it had not spread north of the eoujjty road board, were called be Montdidier to the village of Can.igny, ore Recorder E. M. Britt Saturday which the Americans are noiamg. afternoon on the charge of plowing ROAD TO FRANCE WILL BE KEPT OPEN. U-Boats Will Not Stop Steady Stream of Men and Supplies to Europe. rnmnarative auiet prevails in the region of the Marne and on that por tion of the line in Flanders held by the British there have been no occurren niu nf intPTPs according to Field into the public roads. Calvin Moore and Jesse Fulmore were first tried and found guilty, judgment being sus pended upon payment of the cost. Porter Rockwell, colored, was next 1 HAitr's latest communication. 4.-- j The only attack reported in the trench - out of a ditcn int5 the road. Mr. official communication in tne region , a e -hite represented Rockwell, of Rheims was delivered by the Ger-, He :ent Qn tha stand and testified mans, who suffered serious loss but ; t1 t pockwsii threw the dirt into the gained no ground. . road at his (White's) request and that to the Barkers Methodist church for $75, that one-fourth acre at Ten Mile be sold to the Ten Mile Baptist church for $25 and the remainder of this lot be sold to Mr. S. E. Britt for ex change payment on new school lot. It was ordered that $30 be allowed district .3, Britts, white, one-third pay ment on painting house. occunied bv whites. This move was! L nion messenger bov. nave a show made because of the fact that it isithe other day and raised $1.10 for the embarrassing both to the man who ' e(i Cross. The boys and girls have reads them and also to the housewiv s. caught the spirit and all want to do The superintendent of the light and something for tnis noble cause. will continue to read! The Woman's c'.ub will mc,-. the business section of town1 Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock in and in dwellings occupied by colored 1 the directors' rooms of the National people. (-Bank of Lumberton. The president The town clerk and treasurer was j urges all members to be present as authorized to borrow $1,000 to pay current expenses. The board willrneet again tomor row evening at 8:30. TO REDUCE COST OF FOOD TO THE CONSUMER. ANOTHER SHIP SUNK. Dealers Must Observe Fair Price Lists Lists Will Be Published. German Submarine Sunk American American naval iorces in European, to Miu nir MarvhnH waters are uui iwmg wcabucu m uuti- . seciuence of the operations oi Lrer- Coast Saturday. man submarines off the American coast and the ocean highway for the at&bhliyTtS! Rjo by a Germaj sub London Times The message follows : I .mijef ??J&L Cl & SfftSj , "The activities of German subma- SaJurJay monS; n,0n 1 rines-off the American coast have not the caPtam and. " KebQnf in nnv wav rhins-ed the nolicv of this tfte crew were reported by a Wash SSChoadet5 FrlnS wHlj patch lajtg.; ! Virffinia coast. taere is important business to come before the club. Mrs. J. S. Thompson and children, John, Elizabeth and Woodberry, lsft Thursday evening for Norfolk, Va., to join Mr. Thompson, who accaptcj a position there some weeks ago. They will return to Lumberton if they do not decide to make their home in Norfolk. Mrs. L. P. Stack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Mclntyre of Lurn'-rtoa, has been appointed txtive organist by Independent Presbyterian church of Savannah, Ga. Her church connec tion before going to Savannah was Rutger's Presbyterian church of New York city. Mr7. E.; Hood, wfao for the last seven years had been manager of the Southewi B411 Telephone Co's office here and- at Rowland and Fairmont, has recently been transferred to Flor ence, S. C. He is succeeded here by Mr. C. C. Rogers, formerly of Tay lorsville. Mr. Jno. B. McLeod arrived home Saturday from Sewanee, Tenn., where last week he graduated from the Sewanee military school. Mr. and From the Astico resrion t. : 1 Tt-nlion r'nontrp . ... , -. Ttn:i.. i j ji J n: ml - I nave river in use "j,'! holes m the roaa. ivir. nmw aisuiana tnose oj. our anies. is uc" I nt-ino- not v whether the shin there have been intense artillery duels, ,p..f.H tha he had had a contract! ir,e no weakening of our naval, forces sinkinl .V,1 not SfL ? E he intended to place the dirt in some tions and food supplies for our forces! iast nieht announcing the v,ic i the h Mr Whit also and those of onr al ies There is be. ! partment last mgnt announcing tne A countrywide move to reduce the cost of food to the consumer antt standardize metttoda of compelling the observance b? dealers of "fair priee lists" was ordered Friday by Food Adnumstracor noover. Lists' wtTl T)e published in, every county, town and city and consumers will be asked to co-operate vrith of ficials in forcing merchants to bring their prices to a uniform level. If this can be accomplished a state ment issued by the food administra tion says, the average buyer will not only be protected but the patriotic nwreiiau w.iu nao yy - , Mm Alf TT MrT poH naronk of Mr m:rQme cn-ro-AsHon regard-1 ivtrs- AT- n- iwCLeoa, parents oi air. "rrr,r --r- McLeod, attended the closing exer- 1HS Drives Will Lc uiyucttcu ogomiji . , , j the unscrupulous dealer who has at tempted to take advantage of the sit uat:on. cisesxof the school and returned home Saturday. Mr. T. L Johnsc", chairman of but no infantry engagements of Srea vvjth the road board up until a month importance although the British south Q tQ keep the road retired through of the Assa and the Italians east ot , thg white & Gough farm, and that the Brenta river carried out success-; y contract had exoired or been can- fully surprise attacks inflicting con-; lled recentlv. Mr. White cross-ex siHprnhle losses on the enemy and tak ino1 nrisnnfrs and machine euns. Sim- e r " . . . . i amined the witnesses put on by the State and" also argued the case betore ilar attacks by the enemy in the vai thg r5Corder. He argued that the dirt Arsa and Astico Valley were repulsed. The American casualty list issueu Sunday was the largest yet of any single day since the war department began to make public the American losses. It contained iy names. inir-; Rockwell not guilty tv three were killed in action and. w r a wionn was not placed in a part of the road that was used by the traveling public Solicitor W. Lennon argued that the dirt was placed on the right-of-way of the road. Recorder Britt found T TT A Wiahnrl- POimtV SUOer- nine died from wounds. In addition, Of'roa(js. who swore out all eleven men died of disease, one from , warrants, did not like the deci- nn.;jnn4. rA fnti-r from acci- . ... t j : i j;j cjii sion oi the court ana neuuci um ou citor Lennon. Mr. Wishart asked the airplane accident and four from acci dents and other causes. The aggregate of deaths in the ser vice from; all causes reported up to the present is 2,927, while 4,046 have been wounded and 342 are missing. REPORT OF CAPTUEE OF U-BOAT NOT CONFIRMED in je new activity necessitated on our TeiZ 'The country has remained calm 11 turn up at some point along the m the face of Germany's attempt to I ast brmgfrightfulness to our doors fcLJ" ted showin themselves iact, mis enemy euori nas siuuuittieui . XT tt- iOT, j Recruiting and lengthened the deter- cee Norwegian stoker mmation of our people to use every' Z;, ofOQt the enmv" Wednesday evening In carrying out the new standardi-! the local army exemption board, asks Hone is i zation nlan the administration will! ine noDesonian to state mat an wno uui-iusuiuui ".i shelled or torpedoed. Hope is j zation plan the administration will! ine ivooesonian w sta-e an woo European waters as a result of; t h m,ssinP either has establish price interpreting committes . wish to obtain information in regard composed of reDresentatives of whole salers, retailers and consumers. Tne board will determine fair retail prices on basis commodities that comprise a large part of the nation s diet. to family allotments of soldiers sala ries and insurance should see Mr. L. R. Varser, who has charge of that department. Prof. R. E. Senteele will leave to- resource to defeat the enemy.' EDMUND DAM BREAK ON CREEK ROAD TO BE BRIDGED solicitor to ask for a nol pros in all the cases, including those who had been found guilty and taxed with the cost. In asking for the noipros tne solicitor declared that he could not afford to take cost from the two ne groes found guilty and let Mr. White's negro go free." The recorder granted the request of the solicitor the cases were all nolprossed A Norfolk dispatch states that re- Roa(j Superintendent Wishart said ports that 2 American destroyers at j he wouid never indict another man for 8 o'clock last night had been seen piowing into the roads and some who with nn unidentified craft in tow,: UoovH the nroceedinss were frank to believed to be a submarine, that avia- sav that the result of the hearing tors patrolling the coast during tne gaturdav would encourage larmers xo past 24 hours sighted 2 submarines p;ow int0 the reads. off the Virginia and Maryland coasts j . and additional stories cited as con- AMERICAN LOSSES 7,315. firming the Saturday report of a brush between destroyers and a U- boat off the Virginia capes were the penalties Since Land- outstanding features in the subma- Exact Total of Casualties snnce Lana rir.e situation yesterday. A Washing- . ftf Fjrgt American Forces in ton dispatch states, nowever, tnat nu - word of capture of a submarine or France Last June. any other vessel had been received by the Navy Department last light, and there had been no reports there of a brush between destroyers and a sub marine or of the sighting of one by air observers. Mrs. Edmund Has Agreed For $1,000 To Let Mill Go Bridge Will Be Built Soon. Mr. J. I. Townsend, a member of the county road board, advises The Robesonian that a deal has been made with Mrs. L. A. Edmund to let the Edmund mill go down and the road will be bridged where tne dam broKe some months ago. The mill is on the All sinkines reported to the Navy Department since the submarines left the New Jersey coast district last Sunday have occurred off the coasts of Maryland and Virginia with sev eral of them due east of Cape Henry. This indicates that the U-boats are operating over a very limited area, probably of not more than a few hun dred square miles, but in a very im portant shipping lane. Since it became known that the sub marines were in this area naval and air forces have concentrated their ef forts there. The task of bagging the sea wolves even in so limited an area The published lists will give the j nicrht for Raleieh to begin his work ranee of maximum selling prices,! as instructor in the summer school showing a reasonable price which will reflect the prices that should obtain for teachers at the A. & E. college. Miss Evelyn Sentelle. daughter of t i tt A. i Tt e t mm c 1 1 111 - in Uasn ana carry stores auu inai. ana mrs. oentene, win aaum- er prices representing a fair price for am "crfdit and delivery" stores. The local administrator for each lo cality will act as chairman of the price board. FAIRMONT RED CROSS. Good Reports Made at Regular Monthly Meeting Allotment More Than Doubled in Drive. is not an easy one as the vessels can PA.oartn;an submerge and lie on the bottom until , Special to The Rdbesoman. Fairmont, June 8. Fairmont chap danger is past. Then, too, the sug gestion has been made that the craft may have been finding refuge at night 1 1 X 1 A. I- Creek road, which is a part of the th many coves and inlets along the wiimin.gi,on-::aiiuti-e iusu.w.v. -l. Eastern Virginia shore line ana tneie Edmund agreed to let the mill go- for j re.charge batteries and 'give the crew 5i,uuu ana tne ruau uuaiu wm yv ( breathing and resting spens. $750 of this amount ar.d the citizens; Transport Raced With 2 U-Boats And Reached Port. The story of a transport's race up the Atlantic coast, closely hugging the coast with darkened light at night and under a full pressure of steam in order to elude German U-boats, at least 2 of which gave chase, was told at an Atlantic nort Friday by men on shore leave. The race lasted for 12 hours but the transport maintained ner lead, out of the reach of a torpe do, until 3 American destroyers, comi ing to the rescue, were sighted, when tne u-boats dived and disappeared. the American ex peditionary forces thus far reported by General Pershing including Snn ,J . ,. ... t..i.i n Qie vo War Da- HOT Till M I 1 I LU VMW partment announced yesterday m mak ing public the first of regular weekly summaries of casualties, ueains it action and from wounds, disease, acci dents and all other causes numbered oqot nrhiio 4.046 men have been living aoout tiie pond agreed to pa $250 of the $1,000. It is estimated that it would cost around $1,000 to fill in the dam where it broke. It will cost much less to build a bridge and then there will be no more dan ger of the dam breaking. The bridge will be built before the opening of the tobacco selling season. SECOND LARGEST WHEAT CROP IS IN PROSPECT i n.U n r. n A ...ill fnlfO aS.MA special work at the school. Messrs. W. P. McAllister and Arch pivey returned last week from Hendersonville, where they spent some time. They were accompanied home by Mr. Tom Norment. Mr. Mc Allister reports the condition of Mrs. McAllister, who is spending the sum mer at Hendersonville, very much im proved. Mr. W. J. Johnson of the Red Springs section was a Lumberton vis itor Saturday. Mr. Johnson says the crop prospect in his section was never better at this season of the year. The rainfall in that section has not been so heavy during the last few months as it has in other sections of the county. Mr Julius Bullard, who drives a delivery truck for Mr. J. T. Biggs, ter held its regular monthly meeting in the Red Cross rooms Thursday af ternoon, June 4th. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman and the different committees made the following reports: was stung Saturday afternoon, when Tla Vmirmnn renorted 6 boxes OI,, , i- . i. ii u Given Commissions As Second , supplies shipped, toning 33 P"i 0fbeea in the eastern part of Ufrnn. TWAT..T,te ! lows' 54 bed shirts 43 P1"? f ases,, Mr Bullard says the bees covered the Lieutenants. w o1-Qr.-i5 smts. and will ship seerai , , , . A v. . I ft !uji".- 7 - rpVia Irnit : UUCIi anu lie tiuilliuuiicu nic Lai iui a Mr. Daniel Calhoun McLeod,323rd more boxes in a few days. L he knit-, Three rf the bees , t Mr Bul. a . tit.. t l v,rt,i.nrts IV i r ran sir hliii at viiv, vv- lrttonTw vir r r l inn uuu ; w . j i . i FT a a I r r tj ooo-j Wowi- of RedlreDorted lb sweaters, i ' iff I 1 . . 1 .. . I 1 1 1 1111C1.1VL Y . .w. i . gie, onu 'hn teuffhtl ir, ha t.i,twi hi?h school two branches ana T V I II 1 1 1 1 Ul Ivtu i avaww. - - 1 J ' u . , i J Matr onrt PYnPPt. i -nr.. t i. r1 vwni chirmpn h su uuiine i.xcijr z springs, ana ivir. xeit uaglc, rr-- - . om j9V, The The second largest wheat crop in the history of the country is in prospect for this year's harvest. The Depart ment of Agriculture Friday forecast a total of 931,000,000 bushels of win ter and spring: wheat combined. That is only 69,000,000 bushels less wounded and 342 are missing in action than the billion bushel crop the gov Zhiai man htAA crisoners in Ger-1 eminent had hoped for and contmua- i tion of the ideal growing: conditions, The department's recapitulation fol- such as prevailed during the last iowg. i month, might yet produce a harvesfcof Killed in action (including 291 at! 1,000,000,000 bushels seal 1.033: died of wounas, aiu; died of disease, 1,192; died of acci dents and other causes, 6t; wounueu artinn 4 046! mlSSUlSf HI action in Mr. W. Lennon delivered an ad dress before the Cumberland county Baraca-Philathea convention at Cedar (including prisoners) 342; total, 7,315. Falls, Cumberland county, yesterday years ago, were among the 173 men who graduated at tne tmra umceio training camp of the 81st division at Camp Jackson and wno were piaceu on the eligible list to receive com missions as vacancies' occurred and were given commissions as second liAiitTintits at. Camn Sevier last week. They were assigned to the infantry replacement camp at Camp Pike, Ar kansas. Norwegian Ship Sunk Off Vir ginia Capes. The Norwegian steamer Vinland tirna aiinir hv n fiprman submarine 65 miles off the Virginia capes June 5, the Navy Department announced iFru day night. The crew was rescued and landpd FHdav at Caoe May, N. J. The ship was laden with a cargo of sugar from Porto Rico to an Atlantic puu fnilnwine- of the above shipment Marietta 16 bed shirts, 12 pajama suits, 4 sweaters, 2 pair socks; Back Swamp 18 bed shirts; Deep Branch 8 bed shirts; colored people 2 bed shirts. We more than aouoiea our umr ment of $500 in the drive. The chair man made the loliowmg report. From Marietta $103.75; Barnesville $70; Back Swamp $56.75; Deep Branch $9; colored branch at Fair mont$42.38; Fairmont $844.86. To tal, $1,126.74. FARMERS' UNION MEETING. A meeting of the Robeson division of the Farmers' Union will be held at Back Swamp Wednesday, June i; The meeting will open at 11 a. m All members are urged to attend. F. GROVFjR BRITT, Sec-Treas. Robeson Union. lard know they were members of the swarm before he could escape. The editor of The Robesonian is indebted to Mr. Rufus Kinlaw for an interesting souvenir folder containing 18 views of Camp Jackson. Mr. Kin law is from Howellsville township a ad was clerk at the Lorraine hotel in Lumberton when called into service recently. He went to Camp Jackson with the contingent that left May 28 and the return address on the folder indicates that he has ieen assigned to the 39th company, 156th depot brigade. In a shipment of fish receized the other day Mr. Real Sanderson found a fish that was a bird. It was no bird, either, but is was unlike any fish anybody in these coasts ever saw. This sonuvagun was well equip ped with teeth, carried a big pouch underneath, and stroking his back the wrong way was like pushing your fingers against the sharp teeth of a fine saw. A queer fish it was. It had the "ancient and fish-like smeH" all right.
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