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THE ROBESONIAN V ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. VOL. IXL COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $2.00 A YEAR. DUE EN ADVANCE LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JULY 25, 1918. NUMBER 48 ALLIES STEADILY MOVING FORWARD I Violent Counter Attacks By Huns Fail to Stop Them Reach ing For Railroad. PUBLIC SERVICE RESERVE. OFF TO CAMP CALLED TO REPORT JULY 29. RED CROSS MEETING I BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Robeson Branch Organized With T. A. ! McNeill, Jr., as Chairman Each I Seventy-Two White and Indian ! Press Summary. Township in the County Represent-, ed by One Member Represents- ' ! tives to Meet in Court House Here I i ; Tuesday. j Robeson county now has a branch; ! of the United States Public Service District No. 2 Men Who Will Entrain For Training Camp Monday of I Next Week. Registrants From Robeson Dis trict No. 1 Entrained Yesterday j For Camp Hancock, Ga Oth-j Foiiowing is the list of registrants ers, White and Colored, Will Be j called for military duty and ordered j Called Soon. Meeting to Be Held in Court House Here Saturday at 2:30 p. m. Be On Hand. At the request of divisional head- to report to local board for Robeson ! quarters I hereby call a mass meeting to be held in the court house at Lurti Violent German counter-attacks and; Reserve of the Department of . actions in great strength Mr. T. A. McNeill. Jr., of Lui of Labor. ' son district No. 1 entrained last eve- rinr(1 actions in great strength I iicieni. jr., 01 umoerton ning for Camp Hancock, Au(?usta,j reai ., , i i;as ueen eiecteu cnairman. ivir. A. K. rk..:4. j n i - ua , ,tiU fail to serve tne oein.au McEachern of St. Pauls represents the j rt 1 .Mn,nn(l as barriers to the advance i employers of labor and Mr. . ., .. n;Qri tvnnns on the Soissons- 3urney of Li ot tne . laboriner class Rheims salient. j branch will have a representa- True they have added somewnat m tive in each tovllsv.ip as follows: uown the fast nace set hy tne i Allordsville W. t . Bullard. district No. 2 at Red Soriners Mon Seventy-two registrants from Robe-;day July 2&th, 1918, at 2:30 p. m.: ! berton on July 27th, at 2:30 p. m. for a11 day affair- Harrison McCallum, Purvis barley Baker, Rowland. Lumberton chapter No. E. O. S. meets this evening at 8:30. Mr. C. L. Byrd has resigned his position as book-keeper for Mr. K. M. Biggs. License has been issued for the marriage of Ivey Reynolds and An nie James. There will be a picnic at the Jen nings beach Saturday. It will be an .IaWIIM aij-ea at the commencement ot tne of fensive but nevertheless on the three ,i'e3 of the now U-shaped battlefront further important gains have beer. i r.'.aue. for Railroad. Driving slowly but surely south of Sdnon. the American and Trench ; troops have pusned their fronts f ur-; T'-er eastward toward that part of the, oissons-Chateau Thierry railway line that is still in the hands of the enemy, snd further south along both sides; of the Ourcq river and the road lead ing to Fere-En-Tardenois, Germany s ci eat storehouse for the supply of her troops to the south., important pene trations into enemy held territory hive been made until the maximum mint where the allies are fighting near Coincv is about lo 1-2 miles from their point of departure last Thursday. Americans in Fierce Fight . In the Marne region north of Chat- .... Tv,;0rvir the Americans anu w lyr station to see me uoys on. mc icg-j i 'J . . ... .. .. r T ' j i i 1 . ... ... . ... . . . .. ... .. . l . , ... ... .Lit".. . . i ii'i i vo ic soissons- ouiney ol LiUiiiutfrLon represents tne ! is nanus wcie w uiku ;'Jiui,a anu ri- having a great time. On account of I engine trouble the train came in late! and it was 8 o'clock when the boys left j Lumberton. They were on a special car attached to the regular Seaboard passenger train. Following; is given the list of names and addresses of those who left for camp yesterday: Johnson William Lane, Lumberton Charlie A. Powers, Lumberton R L Raymond Hunt, Lumberton. Hezekiah Miller, Fairmont. John N. Hardin. Lumberton, R. L Martin L. Stewart, New York. John L. Musselwhite Lumberton R L Dudley Britt, Lumberton, R. 4. Martin L. Lowry, Raynham. Murphy F. Hardin, Lumberton, R. L Henry A. Hunt, Raynham. Owen Hunt, Fairmont. Eldon Claudius Biggs, Lumberton, R. 6. Bailey Preston Floyd, Fairmont. William A. Stone, Lumberton, R. 4. Ford Smith, Fairmont. Arey Weldon Connor, Barnesville. John B. Locklear, Lumberton, R. 2. Julian Mcl. Price, McDonald. Britts Wade H. Lamb. Back Swamp Mike Sinscletary. Burnt Swamp J. A. McLeod. Fairmont Van Taylor. Rowland J. A. McArthur. Howellsville Ed. Taylor. Lumber Bridge H. M. John. Lumberton R. H. Creichton. Maxton McCoy McEachern. Or rum Frank Sheppard. Parkton A. J. Garris. Pembroke D. A. Shaw. Raft Swamp Gen. F. A. Bond. Rennert Arch McGoogan. Rowland T. W. Bray. Saddletree Gaiter Hall. St. Pauls Lee McGoogan. Shannon J. T. Gibson. Smiths Wm. Tiddie. Sterlings Pitman Barnes. Thompson Thomas Greyard. White House W. T. Genrette. Red Springs A. W. Townsend. Wisharts Joe Freeman. The representative from each town- ne. . Amentdiis hi evnected to meet in the court i Tnl-o nvi T.uTnhe-rt.nn R. fi French have met with the nercest Kinu , r imw TWrf Jnlvi t:" miL. . m u flip ( rPrman 11UUOV- ill wiii... J 1 - J tiaSMCl nUMlOUU, i kiiu.vhk lSdil.nttJn are 3 - C25i5& to larS- j RECORDER'S COURT. bers of the German forces who are in danger of capture, and also to save, part of the great number of guns and i Number Before Recorder on Charges ntmntities of war materials which it impossible to get out except by the Of Violating Automobile high roads over the undulating and Ordinances. wooded country. Advantage V ith Allies. Te f0nowing cases have been dis- The advantage in the fighting, how-, gd of . RecorGer E. M. Britt: ever, has rested with the amalgamat- T R p00ie. M. N. Folsrer. F. M. oA allied troons who have pushed onj rtK m a Pitmnn .Tank Edmund. nnrthward nast the village of Epiedes i T p Tnv.-nd. Nathaniel Simmons, and ousted the Germans frorn the , colored- j b. Bruton, Eddie McNeill, greater part of the Chatelet forest.. P. Andrews all running autorao In this region the allies new hold the j-j without new license numbers; village of Epiedes and Trugny-Epied- j ju.ment suspended upon payment of es, which were captured by the er- j cosjT E i mans and wei-e recaptured Wednes- Carlyle, speeding auto on day in a counter-attack by tne Am" : streets ; judgment suspended upon encans. Pressing on northward the ; ment of eost allies have driven their front beyona! j. K Filyaw, selling intoxicants; j Cowrpoll, which lies about 6 1-2 miles! nQt o.uilty- northeast of Chateau Thierry. j flora Spears and Mack Campbell,; Steady Advance From Marne. colored, public nuisance; prayer for Along the Marne at several points iuoinent continued upon payment of notably m tne region 01 tnaueves and Jauleonne and further east at Treloun the allies have nnt the north Morgan Turner, Fairmont John A. Morgan, Marietta. William L. Floyd, Fairmont. William A. Jenkins, Fairmont. Floyd Townsend, Fairmont. John H. Sutton, Lumberton, R. 4. Memory Floyd, Fairmont. William B. Tyner, Buie. James P. Ivey, Orrum. Jurney A. Floyd, Fairmont. Roy Lee Townsend, Buie. Joseph P. Fields, Allenton. Thaddus Hunt, Lumberton, R. 6. Joel Datwson Herring, Badin. Justin Lovett, Fairmont Jacob C Nye, Orrum. Eddie Britt, Lumberton, R. 1. Willis Allen Lee, Fairmont. Council Wilcox, Lumberton, R. 4. Walter A. Lowry, Raynham. Herman Johnson, Fairmont John McCallum. Maxton. Luther Pugh, Mt. Gilead. Will McDougald, Rex. Lacy G. Smith, Rennert. Parth Laker. Maxton. Willie Floyd, Alma. Charlie Brown, Parkton. Arthur McDougald, Rowland. Wm. H. McCallum, Maxton. Charlie Cook, Parkton. Henderson Roberson, Maxton Joe McKay, Rowland. Windell L." Leach, Maxton. Henry McNair, Wakulla. Wesley Campbell, Maxton. Oscar Newell. Buie. Will Bethea, Maxton. James Graham, Maxton. Sandy Patterson, Red Springs. George Moody, Maxton. Jasper Glover, St. Pauls. Villia Weeks, Wakulla. Robert Fairiey, Maxton John Roberson, Pembroke. ALTERNATES Major McLeod, Lumber Bridge. Mat Bullard, Rowland. Willis McLean, Red Springs. Cleve Wallace, Richmond, Va. Mack Nicholson, Maxton. James Patterson, Red Springs. HOOVER IN ENGLAND. the purpose of organizing a represen tative county chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross, with Robeson county as a unit. Mr. J. (i. Lane will reoresent divi Lloyd Hunt, Indian, asked that it be stated in The Robesonian that a fine boy was born to himself and wife Mondav. Mr. S. A. Enps left Tuesday nicrht sional headquarters at this meeting fr Baltimore and New York to buy He is an able speaker and well versed goods for Mr. L. H. Caldwell's in the work, and will assist In the ' department store. organization of this chanter j Eeiow you win find a iet'"r ad dressed to A. E. White, chain;. an ef the Lumberton chapters, which ex- ; plains in detail why this meeting is I necessary. I earnestly hore that everyon in terested in the Red Cross work will Mrs. Addie Prevatt has accepted a position as stenographer in Messrs. R. D. Caldwell ft Son's store. She began work Monday. Mrs. L. B. Weinstein and two chil dren, Pauline and Albert, of Fair mont lett last week for Little Rock, 1 L l. ... ,1. i.1 :n , . - make a special effort to be oresentj YvV: wuvr? "ie win spenu some time iimi n.ii-t. in th nrorannatinn r.f , ' li,IllnS relatives. Mr. M. C. Britt of R. 4 from Lum berton is among the visitors in town today. Mr. Britt recently advertised some pigs for sale in The Robesonian and the ad sold the pigs in a short time. Mr. J. A. Floyd of R. 2 from Fair mont brought to The Robesonian s lo- Tells Britons What United States Will Do. this new chapter for Robeson county. A. E. WHITE, Chairman, Lumberton Chapter, A. R. C. "Mr. A. E. White, Chairman, Red Cross Chapter, Lumberton, North Carolina, "My dear Sir: "You will kindly call a public nieet- ! ing in the court house at Lumberton i Cal editor yesterday a basket of deli- i on July 2(th, at 2:30 p. m. for thlcious Elberta Rose peaches. They purpose of organizing a representa-1 were beauties and of course were tive county chapter for Robeson coun- j highly appreciated. ty. Under the new plan, Robeson Mr. Ben M. Carter left last eve. I county will be governed by a board !ninfif for piattsburg, N. Y., where he of directors chosen by representation enter an officers. training camp. I from independent branches at umber-l Mr Carter ia only 17 years old and berton, Rowland .Fairmont, Maxton, wag selected as one of 10 3tudents Kea springs, at. rauis ana otnei io- frQm Elon college to enter the camp calities m the county large enougn , 0. , ,... to support a separate workroom,1 .-Mr. .and Mrs. Sidney Willoughby each branch being entitled, in addi- of Crosby Ala., are spending th.s tion to its chairman, to one director week in Robeson vjs.t.ng relatives for every one hundred members or and frnrnds. Mr. Willougnby is a na- .omr fr-ofir.n fhprpnt IVlfl kp sure "" "V"-'"""! t vr4rwn ThItt Tti n statement that vour chamber and its branches are UUUUUllj v M1J - . ,i today on food problems, Herbert C. represented at tne meeting on the Hoover, the American food admmis-i ''Efficiency and economy from thej Miss Sarah trator, spoke of the great problem ox standpoint of our whole organization agricultural substitution which he said ; oemana tnat mere oe uui , uuc was dominated by two critical and re- ter to a countv Even with this re- bama 22 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby were Lumberton visitors Tuesday. McPhail, who lives about two miles east of town wa- taken Sunday to the Cumberland Genera4! hospital at Fayetteville by Dr. I J. A. Martin. She underwent a se- . 7 , , . .u jr:4- .i,;v, , cW nr nn wa will have some five nun- J. A. Ha tZA 0Hitnre m dred chanters with which to comn uni- rious operation Monday and is report uiiiic ai.u ' J ,Uiy f w rp- Pri an Paker McCall Bryant, Lumberton, , production i tn lv rtiontn Mr. Hoover fodder and land productivity. J cate and irom wmcn w re v. c- u - -uS c - "To increase our beef production; mittances, repoiws, cuu n.i"-t fortiftlied Mr Hoover, "would require exceptions to the county unit rule, ltl fljr. and Mrs. J. A. Sharpe. Miss from three to five vears. On the oth- 1 will onen the door to hundreds of new i josephi!ie Breece and Miss Edith trhatid we could bring about an enor- independent chapters. The task of Courtney left Tuesday for Asheville ! mous incre cost. Daniel and Elias Tyler, cursing on prayer ior juutu:i up me aines na f public highway; prayer ic jank of the Marne farther behind ortinUe(f uoon payment i in advances and captured a large r w McPhaul, sp ot cos. eeding auto era b; them r'imlmv rf r-annny ailn mncunfi (TUI1S j j. . i- ...... , on street; uou guui-j. , and considerable war material. j q Johnson, parking auto Picked German Reinforcements. j Qn street; not' guilty. In the region between the Marne j T Buiock, parking auto on Eim and Rheims where the German crown street. 'not guiltv. i iniiite iihs urwugut . im.,-,, u u Anderson, running cai R 5 William D. Locklear, Lumberton. Earnest Watts, Lumberton. William R. Carlyle, Buie. Neill A. Hammond. St. Pauls, R. J Frank Chavis, Rennert. R. 1. Ernest C Inmon. Fairmont. Elmer Hedgepeth, Fairmont. Hncc-is Misinw. Elrod. R. 1. William E. Stewart P o J. v . n,p in our meat ana tax; maintaining surim),io.....v ia aiuj.-i!; ir.u annua, tuuvcuiiiuii ui uic azz in vri i , .....iiiMn rf fnt-rp- i li f 1: r. f i 8 throuffh swine withm nine ical iorce ior tne hj Vi lNortu uarouna rresa rtssutidiwn. sponaing wna a mwiuouu iney went across t- ui.vxy in itiiss sad the American agn- cnapxera anu me uuw . oreeces aum ai.u c.ic.i, ,o ic-m m - 7 ii ' -it. .i:,.tl ... rViQ nmlTSiTW fir c- . i i. T : 1 . I . cultural iiuuuiduuu ' "i . . -f - t .i i- . j u j u ,n a. q mtiriv mdenendent units is next- to n oner riiis line anu nuu uccn fiiv.i ..u ....... r- surances which had led to a wonuei ful increase in swine production. nave in niv uusscsaiuu uv- wivaivv - -luij v.. - -.. .n,i i i i 1, i-oannrrs i ,v ij'i Hit- iwjjfv" I e men and women the whole of that' -I imnosr.ible; at any rate it is absuri TeiP-o-aph and Telephone i to think of such an undertaking wr in j ' s ; correspondence can come through one ; Will Be Jnder Governm of the European allies for meat," the channel and the i food administrator went on. "We can; shared by the caoabl . furnish this whole volume in pork in each county lor 1 Lines ernment Op eration After Juiv 3i- Rui" Nve, Orrum. John W. Stone, Lumberton, R. 4. Gladstone Smith, Lumberton, R & Robert Leggett, Barnesville. James Townsend, Lumberton, R. 7. John F. Bethune, Lumberton, R. 1 -7-1 i. t Tonl T iimhprt.nn. TR.. O. numbers of picked reinforcements to i. new licerse numbers; not guilty.; . Barne, Fairmont, R. 3. stay the British, French and Italians ; jjugh Thompson, speeding auto m - Lawson, Orrum. his warriors are meeting with hard . . . aarment suspended upon pay- rv:ff T.nmherton. R. 4. usage. Following up the advance o1 ent of cost. ! LeonEdge Lumberton, R. 7. the French and Italians of Tuesday i Tebster, running auto without wm-am ' McCormick,' McDonald. the British, immediately to the south-;,. . . iudement suspended upon pay-! McLean. McDonald. west of Rheims apparently have oe-, ment of cost. Thad Johnson, Fairmont, R. 1. Don ivicuiu, . speeuiug w Harvev Leslie ivey, uumoeiuon, ix. streets: judgment naucuuu payment of cost. Henrv Addison, larceny; not guilty. Mrs. Gaston Britt, slander; case dismissed. Lumberton,; furnish I alone. S rns;it.ior!; bv f gun a movement which possibly po tends good results. Britons Gain at Vrigny. Here the British have overcome a strong counter-attack and following it a violent bombardment and struck the German line at Vrigny for a good ly gain. This manouever, if it is pressed to further advantage, will seri ously menace the Rheims-Fismes rail- Washmcton, Dispatch, July 23. alone We car. summarize our present : county. , i Acting under the authority recently notions bv stating that within the' "We are well aware of the the argu-, confemA b congress, President Wil- easuiuwtjf auv TnIair isiif.l -a nrociamation hone peration tlnesdav LIllS VailclUci vlll auw ,v. w , i .... ,. ; anu iiili w . " o - After announcing that all anxiety will lead you to respect our jmhe , had Dased Mr. Hoover contmueu: .expressed in tne Although congress empowered nun "We are 'all building ships as a part and national considerations. - , i to do so, the President did not include of our submarine defense. We have "I am counting on you to help make t systems, because the navy now built up our food reserves in the this meeting a wcxesaineveryy. &lwad m control of tfc nd :.ie nrlJl" oC a fnrt.hpr defense. ! Mr. J. G. Lane will represent division include ocean cables, pre- The call f ships for food next year headquarters , at J j ;8Umably because contracts the bie wam omi msiv v I c,,;; nf svin uoon our people, ex- from your local standpoint du; we , all telegraph and telep port 18 000,000 tons if necessary and , feel confident .that your patrio.is.inui.. under vernment 0 L?i TCTl a nnn OOQ tons " Invaltv to the American Red V1.'ss L,i r.t mwinicritt We. to wUlbeles "than last and consequently an able speaker, well yrseminvJur ! companies have with foreign gove-n-we will have more ships for American work, and I bespeak for him 1,,,, shores they land c- Germany Makes Peace Offer. Amsterdam. July 24. Germany has way, a scant three miles to the north, j maae suggestions for a peace conter- ana also will tend materially to ies-;ence to the Spanish government, the socialist Vorwaerts, oi dwuh. The suggestions are: wants no annexa- soldiers.' son the width of the mouth of the pocket through which the Germans are endeavoring to retreat from the Sois-sons-Rheins salient. Hun Situation Grows Grave. tions in 'indemnities in the west. tViP neace treaties Gauged bv the war maps, the new p11cin and Rumania may not be ques inroads of t-hp nlli tmnns into the a German-held territory necessarily add ! "Third, the principle of self-determi- iurther to the extreme gravity ot the situation of the Germans inside the l.U2e nopWpt nnH with the Ion? ranze UUns nn KnfVi alloc nf -Vio TT hpavilv I olan ;a tn he settled shelling them far behind the actual Fourth, the Balkan question is to be settled around the conierence "Fifth, the Ireeaom oi wie "r0 v" nation of peoples has not been a cussed, but may be settled at the neace conference, where the fate of fighting front; with airmen bombing them assoduouslv and with the infan try attacking them on all sides with rifle and light gun fire, their situa tion seemily is a hazardous one. V T) John Miller, Rowland. Dougald Miller, Fairmont. George M. Sessoms, Lumberton, R 7. ... . . Clyde B. Pittman, Fairmont. John S. Hill, Marietta. Seven more white registrants will entrain Monday, July 29 for Camp! Hancock. Two wall leave on ine date for Vancouver, Washington. Twenty-nine colored registrants from district No. 1 will go Monday to Camp Green, Charlotte. The board has a call from the Wat Department for 52 -white men to go .l- WorJewnvth. Snartanburg, o. - o.nnnH AllonlST. D aUU Oii tuiuit registrants to go to Camp Green abou. August 1. MEETING OF DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THE RECORD OF DEATHS. i -,Tor!a-tion ' . . i Ai-uiT.mpnt ; neaiueai luuFv-.v :itain Clauses respettms - I "If the meeting cannot be held in. ti which raised involved ques ., l i ..r. oaw spp tnat a, i i the COUn nuuac, - suitable place is provided. ' Cordially yours, r,TTV E. SNAVELY, Mrs. R. L. East of R. 1 From St. ; Director, Bureau of Development,! dminfat tion of the wire systems , I Southern Division A. K. . , with postrnaster General Burleson and rauis- t-inn The navv aireaay is in tical control of the cables through its censorship. The President's proclamation piaceu BROAD RIDGE BREEZES. Mrs. R. L. East died Monday after noon at her home on R- 1 from St. hpen ill for some time and her death was not unexpect j in Helped Crops Sunbeam Rally hv her husband i pa. one is su.i . y , and eleven children. The lunerai wab, conducted Tuesday at 4 p. m. by Kev.j A S Parker of St. rauis anu luw Cotton Fruiting Well. tery . j ..... onri Mrs. Kast was a goou will be sorely missed. I provided that until otherwise decided the present management ' ployes will continue. President fman- ci?l arrangements aisu wm win..., with the approval of the postmaster general. Notice of New Advertisements. Let's make all we can to eat at 1 home L. H. Jaldweii s naruwaLc ment was made in the Regan ceme' j CorregpondenCe of The Robesonian Broad KSVSr& at the Star Warehouse .-Farmers of this section are s all gfsaws L. H. Cald- dismantl'ing of Gibraltar and the Suez canal i and the right for Germany to use coaling stations Sixth, the coioniai quesu - ' - - Hi.ni.1ia mirk ' Man and Wife svit TOViilo V.nt.inor i A i-ht. hasis of the status quo The Vorwaerts consiucis reasonable peace program. Supper. Followinor n rmu af a t.nhsir(o ham.! . i TTill J Mack Strickland went to the home of Germane Have and Mrs. Utley Arnette, near Princess Anne Monday night and fir ed several shots at Mr. and Mrs. Ar nette through a window. Mr. and Mrs. Arnette were eating supper when Strickland fired onthem. Strickland "sed both a pistol and a shot gun. Wounded, Taken, 180,000 Since July 15. According to careful estimate war- Router's cor. ranting aecepun , , Members of the county Democratic executive committee are called to meet in the court nouse m lubu ton Tuesday, July 30 at 3 p. m. Th.s is a very important meeting and each u. ; nro-prl to be present. " T. A. McNEILL, JR: Chairman Robeson County Democratic Executive committee. Not Safe For Automobiles. TWr. T. H. Townsend, county road superintendent, asks The Robesonian to state that it is not advisable for automobile to be driven across Martha Victoria West nr;D, TWoVia Victoria West, aged 49 years, died yesterday at the home of her brother, Mr. A. C. West of R. 5 from Lumberton. Deceased had LnAi ainb t Ar crmp time. The funeral UCCLt Olrw , fou4 fjviftv at 10 a. m. oy Rev. J. M. Fleming and interment was made in the family burying ground. ' Charles A- Parnell. tt- r-i 1 a Parnpll of the Buie section died this morning at 4 o clock. Deceased had been ill , for several months with cancer of the head. He is survived by his wife and several ! smiles, as the long neeui j begun to fall apm ha?e a sunbeam rally at Broad Ridge church Sunday July 28. Everybody has a welcome. , Mr. Redmon ivey nas . A-A Lot's of the young men of our sec tion who were placed m the 4ft ith class are expecting to cut some of the pines of Califdrnia m the near future for Uncle Sam's needs. ne?..4i". j i-v,i action is our pret- I iULUIU w w . -i i ' tiest crop at present. Althougn km small, it is just loaded down witn frUit. . . . iUn Most all the farmers nave - Warm weather specials- WLearn by doing SandhUl farm-lifo school. Stop: Look E. Thomas. Report of E. J. Davis & Sons to- Report of O. L. Joyner Company, proprietors of the Big Banner.Ware- Fold touring car for sale W. H. M. Brown. Buie, N. C. g Office appointments of Dr. . o. Dietz. Notice of summons. Cow and dogs for sale E. L. Udum, Pembroke, N. C. Visit Jennings beach. Toaar Second-hand cars :e ranuns ai,-ci""''' 'tC vrnnt the 1 automooue io ue umcu . " r.nr.ndent on the French rront, me o,oWr, of Sine-letarv's crossing u piOTOI -" w Ll,iTl C 1 V V a1fl Xilt UYOHI lw " w Soun.. u.i j. i mm- a ii. ,n avoH hptween SlXtV a-ui' mu J Km no- rc- -'tiai bunt scrucK ivir. Arneii,B in i Laerumiia cw : , r . 1 1 at. nrpsent. ine iwu . v . r .... .. ... .... i . i . . aiiua juiv iti ni.u - -ue IRPO nn.) it ia tnnno-nt- ho will OSf' CPVPT1T.V Q1V1S1UUO v " one eve. TI ; a wif wns nlsn struck and prisoners "y several shot. Strickland escaped and has not bee apprehended. Prices ET lost rtiSflSS men killed; wounded tobacco off the stalks anrn rket I T Gibson" Lurinburg, N. C carried their last curing to market. I and oats for sal i iivrwiiuui nwj ara : . jj '-nw onri is VRrv muuuv. i "vw i wishing to cross with teams can get Js Still Way Up. Much tobacco is being sold on th markets here and at Fairmont this week. Prices continue the highest on fecord and tobacco growers are wea' 'nS smiles that will not come off. yoou tobacco has sold as high as $48 we hundred. Shipping Losses Lowest Since 1916 t -j Tiii v 9A Tie losses tw JiOI1UU11, ouij , . . j i British and allied shipping, due to ;. t;n nr marine risk, for the month of June totalled 275,629 f oss tons, this being the lowest record for any month since September 1916. The British losses totalled 161,062 tons and auiea anu ikw - l567. pnilnrpn The funeral will be conduct- eo tomorrow a't 10 a. m. M t RMmrtei Alive Is! H. M. Beasley. Mr Parnell was a prosperous farm- Hmdenburg Keportea ituve a Ccrn wantea er and valued citizen. He was U3 years old. e through, Mr. Townsend says. Mr- T R Tucker of Whiteville re ceived a telegram Saturday advi'mg that her aunt, Mrs. Samuel Poots, had teen killed in an auto accident in New York. Mrs. Potts was on a visit to her son Mr. Sam Potts. She had made her home with relatives in Whiteville since the death of her bus land, Capt. Sam Potts, at Lake V ac camaw a few years ago. 503 American Women "Y" Work ers. HL cioiA Marshal von Hindenburg, chief of the German general staff is seriouslv ill and has taken no part m military operations of the present vpar. savs a vjcuhi w T r iT n A MAM m r ranee mere we w" " 1 4 rr,,Mj0 fha AIIipH armies. Two of these" heroic women, Miss Wenona Martin and Miss Marion cranaeu, have given up their lives on activa service under the Red Triangle. 70,000 Cakes a Week. A Red Triangle bakery at North ampton, England bakes nvon; week for X. . , , Engusn u""" imonran anu camps in that country oo.0-Qdd fhe field marshal was pres ent at a few of the receptions, but went through the functions without speaking. He is quite incapable of writing, the advices declare. - PE. WILLIAM W. PARKER Optometrist