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THE asp ROBESONIAN -'I a BUSHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH S2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN AD WCl -ja VOL. IXL LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1918. NUMK 61 ! BIG EVENTS ON PROGRAM. Baker is Again in France for War Conference Allied Armies Continue to Cut Their Way Into the German Lines. ROBESON CHAPTER MEETS. I MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS. Delegates Elected to State Convention 100 Per Cent Enrollment of Robeson Fallen Heroes of County Honored Other Matters. County Physicians. of To the Editor of The Robesonian: The following doctors of Robeson the ! county have enlisted in the Volunteer The Associated Press this morning j Reported for The Robesonian. P.rvlliTrirrr eiimmaru rvT fho I he September meetme war news. . !-,. ,ii,0 c tt t r i..u; Medical Serving rnrns- The British and French armies con-j w ne F Postoer H . r- ! on Thursdav aftimnnr, sDn m,,. inomas r- costner, n. tinue to cut meir way miaj mm uei- .ju. vu. xuc man linos on various sectors of the lower part of the battle line in BROAD RIDGE BREEZES. CHASON. Cotton Crop Short Rain at Last Some Town Canning Person al and Other Items. J '.withstanding the weather, which has caused somewhat of a slackening j , in the violence oi me . "iolrl Marshal Haig's lorces unon Cambrai c fWnlin. while farther south the I alternates " . : i- 1 VAqi. vK, (' 1. j i ' u . iulh. tJi:ill. i . VV . 1I - rpnch armies are pressing eastwiiu: . " wuik., educational en- m;oni w it rr j tj mm Ti . u XT cf frnmi Tj. dOWment arH aHontmr, 4 1 - " .' "'-up, uwwoiu cuj, ,;1 Xne OIU INUVFll r V ili vv " v jv. - - 7 " " uKi.iiLiii: LUC vJ 111" j 1 AlKIl' slackening! """s aK- m uctooer. ivies- ";" A mcLie operations, dames Costner and N. A. Thompson SJJ" Eu 5 have ma- were elected delegates, with Mesdames Sn R D mSESS imbrai and N. A. McLean and Irvin Jenkins as w ' v olLiT Correspondence of The Robesonian. Board Ridge (Lumberton R. 4), Sept. 7. Fodder-pulling is almost a thing of the past in this vicinity. The farmers say they didn't have as much as they expected. Tobacfco curing is over and I guess every one is glad, even if they did get a very good price. "Aunt Becky", we were glad indeed to have the privilege of reading ph. 1 til " - D j otner one o your letters, and T. Pope, Session was nn irv,.v, l """" i w a , . xx. i.iainii, i. v. ouiiii- iiuyv'i l-ciiiu unci liiciiio x . representation .at the State convention of Lumberton; R. G. Rozier, Lumber- weeung at Wilson in October. Mes- tnn- z; O. McLelland, D. W. Har- W. r Exum-Maxton: H. H. iilan, J. L. McMil an Ked bnnnt's W. F. Stephens, L. E. Ricks Fair in, ii no more - , ot1j u ; c , Anarews ttowiana; u. s. bur. , . , "& . V-f ""2 i. onri .nnn and noruiwnra xiumi "" nouunicss ui uur iivine- vpt.p- ,,; n i i r in t tnere ast wppk- o ncmr snnHsn v Soissons in an auxiliary maneuver j rans have been the phases of U. D-1 broke; K G Rosser St Pauls' E ly l.wo members. Rev. L P. Red with the same objectives m view. . C. work most-stressed by the organ- Bowman McDonald' Thos StnnsMPeth did the Poaching. ; uwrci one or your letters, ana are .(.glad to know you are improving. If Ifyou've not killed the goat, send him ,l;his way and I'll insure one shot at on rivers, where the American troops are righting with the French, additional jrround has been gained by the allied orces. The British now are standing at Villeveque, six miles from St. Quen tin having carried out an advance over a 10 miles front on the general line of Epehy, Hesbecourt and Ver. mand. To the north, the greater part of the Havrincourt wood, one of the German strong points barring the way to Cambrai also has been captur ed. So rapid has been the British ad vance along this portion of the front, that they now are in positions they held before the big German drive of last March. In these positions the Germans are offering stout resistance to further progress by the Britsh. Gradually the French are working their way around the St. uoDam loresv uurwi w Soissons in the movement that aim? at the outflanking of LaFere and Laon and all the German positions east of this region. They have reached the out-skirts of the village of Sevais, on the northern edge of the forest and 2 1-2 miles from LaFere while a short distance to the north, they have tak en the village of Mennessis on the St. Quentin canal. ization the "past year. The Robeson T.irnhpv 'rhhTp cnapter will send a very creditable! Drs A TT Wmroc tfo t tv " X1"J till HiVJliL, J 1 1- 1 ' , ' report. Besides other war work, the chapter has purchased a $50 Liberty bond within the year. Mrs. Costner, through the chapter, made a personal gift of $6 in pay ment of a renewal of the chapter's proportionate subscription to the Stonewall Jackson bed endowment, this bed being one of the beds in the ward maintained by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in a hospital in France. The treasurer reported the payment of $2 to the educational endowment fund. The historian reported several valuable additions to the chapter's scrap book. The Daughters of the IConfederacy and the community mourn the death of two brave soldiers, who, going out from our immediate community, have made the supreme sacrifice Messrs. Donnie Sutton and Edgar Lovett. Mr. Sutton was killed in a battle in France and Mr. Lovett was accidental ly killed while in training in a camp Quick, Lumberton, and M. L. Perry, Maxton, have already been commis sioned in the Medical Reserve corps.i Dr. J. P. Brown enlisted in Haywcl?11 haf aJ?yJ county, where he is now practicing. Robeson county has enlisted one hundred per cent of its doctors. W. A. McPHAUfj. County Health Officer Lumberton, N. C, Sept. 9. 1918. As has been stated in The Robe sonian, Dr. McPhaul was asked bv the State representative of the .Coun cil of National Defense to enroll the doctors of Robeson. This does not mean that all who enlist will be tak en but that doctors will be selected with due regard to home needs. The Rabesonian'h Parkton corre spondent writes that Dr. D. S. Currie of Parkton, who was put down in Thursday's paper as of Maxton, "did not volunteer at this meetinv as he had made application to the National Defense committee, Washington, sevf- eral days prior to the meeting fot Cotton picking is coming on and the farmers say there isn't much more than half a crop. Our late bean's are in full bloom and we'll be enjoy ing ourselves. Wonder if "Aunt So- Several of the bovs from around here are in the service of Uncle Sam. We greatly miss them but still we are proud to give them up. A big rain fell here vesterdav and Hve believe everything will look much Detter. . We will soon have a city down here, for we already have a town nearby, "Ninevah" by name, with one mer chant and four streets, a piano, and goodness knows how many organs! Yes. and a light house, if its ever finished. , Everyone in this section is trying to can all the fruit and vegetables they can get for winter use. . Mrs. Brown, write again, your let ters are interesting. A. F. I CASH IN ADVANCE! XT -r-.-1 -L i uajo in ew iorK, nis Doay was convevea ' i;4-,,4. 4-u i -r home for burial, the interment being) serve corps TherefoJe it is with "fc. ?iei.,an??ly Dburyi5g Pride that we note he was not infla- " "J'A ,UIUtJ1 r rieienced by the action of anyone else to president general the Robeson chapter sent on the occasion of the funeral answer the call to duty." THE RECORD OF DEATHS. T. Watts of Broad TV;, latter train brings the French , the Confederate colors, adding these within little more than eight miles! lines: "He died for his country" from St. Quentin. i "Glory guards with solemn rounds xwvrvf thp Aisne. near Soissons, the bivouac of the dead." Thus we the Germans are fighting hard to keepi paid homage to the first hero of thej phe.ck. realinzing that! world war interred in the soil of our the gain by them of much more terri- i immediate neighborhood. torv in this region, in conjunction j witn the maneuver that is in progress I LIEUT. RUSSELL HOME. around the St. Gobain forest will , i ; rtioo tno pntire German defense lmei eastward toward Rheims m a critical position. Near LaFaffaux and north U 0uoc.c5iir-Aisne the Germans have delivered strong counter attacks, but. the French everywhere have main-i tained their ground. The Germans also are reacting somewhat south of Ypres, especially in the region of Ploegsteert. where the British are threatening the re capture of Armentieres. Counter of fensive maneuvers here and east of Wulverghem were broken up by the British. During the first week of September, Field Marshal Haig's forces have tak en more than 19,000 nrisoners and large numbers of machine guns and quantities of stores. That further big events are un wc MEETING OF CAMP POPE. Mr. M. G. McKenzie Elected Com mander Delegates to Reunion. At a called meeting of Camp Willis H. Pope held here Saturday Mr. M. McKenzie of Lumberton was elected commander of the camp, succeeding the late J. A. McAllister. Mr. J. F. Raybon of Lumberton was elected ad jutant, succeeding Mr. McKenzie in this office. Mr. M. G. McKenzie was elected principal delegate to the Confederate reunion at Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Messrs. J. F. Raybon, N. C. Graham and Willis Speight were elected alternates. '"" ------- . . . .v program of the Entente mwyn ' battle front- He is looking well nrn;poiition of the war. is indicated . by the fact that Newton D. A United Nation With the Will the American Secretary of War, again ki in France for a war conference. -yin. Register at Your Voting Precinct ! Rev. Dr. Chas. L. Greaves, pastor register xuui 6 j of the First Baptist church, returned Sept. 12- : home Friday night from Ridgecrest, i wliprp hp snent a month's vacation. Rp$ri?lrrs for the var.ous townsmps , n T j v,;ijot, QV1 aY appointed to register those of draft age Thursday of this week will meet He Was in France 3 1-2 Months Leaving His Company Like Leav ing Football Team Before Game Goes to Camp Meade. Lieut. J. M. Russell, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Russell, arrivel home last week from France, where he spent three and a half months. Lieut. Rus sell will leave tonight for Camp Meade, Md. He says leaving his com pany before getting to the front was like being pulled off a football team just before a game. He tried every way possible to stay overseas and pvneets to cro back to France soon.! T.ifiut. Russell saw an air raid while Farmont, Sept. 7. The , Fairmont in France and was located near the; school will open Monday morning, September lb, with Frof. H. L- Dick son, principal. The school will open with the pub lic school money, therefore it is hoped that parents will have their children in school on the opening day. The 11th grade will be taught by Miss Amy Wilson Childs. This grade will include French and all the other 11th grade studies. Tuition will he charged all pupils in the 11th grade. Fairmont High School Will Open September 16th. Special to The Robesonian. Mrs. Greaves and children are ex pected home Wednesday of this week. in the court house here tomorrow at , intments at his church here yes 4 p. m. for the purpose of receiving tprdav. jn some preliminary remarks instructions, etc before beginning his sermon yester- It seems that some people have an , Tlr rirpavps said that idea that they will either have to af travelin'g more than 2,500 miles come to Lumberton or go to Ked Springs to register. The people living in the various townships in the county will register at their voting precinct. Free Dental Clinics. Dr. J. V. Turner, dentist, who is c'nim? free dental- work am6ng the school children of the county, will be at Rowland Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday and Thursday of this week. Fri day he will be at Mt. Olive and Satur day at Prospect. At the two last named places Dr. Turner will treat the teeth of Indian children. He will have an appointment next week for colored children. x Mr. L. C. Parker Said to Be In Canadian Army. It is reported that relatives of Mr. L. C. Parker, former freight and pas senger agent of the Virginia & Caro lina Southern Ry. Co.. who mysteri ously disappeared from a hotel in Raleigh some three years ago. have been advised that he is serving in the Canadian army. Registrants to Camp Humphries. The following limited service regis trants entrained Thursday afternoon for Camp Humphries, Virginia: Eugene T. Miller, Winston-Salem, Luther H. Prevatt, Buie, R. 1; Wal ter A. Fowler, Rennert; Tucker Britt, Fairmont, R. 1. Mr. F.. Jj. Nash of Lumberton en trained Saturday for Camp Greene, Charlotte, and most probably will be assigned to clerical duty with the exemption board here, as mentioned in Thursday's Robesonian. ropPTit.lv he had learned 'beyond a doubt that we belong to a united na tion determined to win victory. He had talked to soldiers and soldiers' parents parents of of soldiers who have made the supreme sacrifice at the front and nowhere had he heard a note of faltering. COMMUNITY FAIRS FOB ROBESON Killed recently in France, as men tioned in The Robesonian. He was a son of Mr. A. F. Chason of Lumber Bridge, R. F. D. 3. BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Mr. Dock Bidge. Mr. Dock T. Watts, aged about 90 years, died at his home near Broad rvmge enure n oaiuraay at b a. m. Deceased served four years in the: Civil war. He was a loval member of the Broad Ridge Baptist church. The funeral was conducted from this church Sunday at 10 a. m. by Rev. L P. Hedgepeth of Lumberton. In terment was made in the church ceme tery. He is survived by a number of children. Mr. Alfred Prevatt of East Lum berton. Mr. Alfred Prevatt, aged about 80 years, d'd at his home in East Lum berton Thursday night at 10 o'clock. Deceased was a Confederate veteran and was well-known. He had been in ill health for several months. DIED SHOUTING IN CHUBCH. To the Editor of The Robesonian: Following is a list of the Community fairs to be held in Robeson county this aHowellsville at Regan school, Octo ber 1st; J. B. Regan, president; T. W. Maxwell, sec-treas Centenary at Centenary school Oc tober 3rd; R. H. Miller, president; J. O. McArthur, sec-treas. Oakdale at Oakdale school October 4th; A. W. Harrington, president; G. E. Morgan, sec-treas. Farrr Demonstration Agent. LULU M. CASSIDEY. Home Demonstration Agent. Bosh Hashanah Observed Yom Kippur Next Monday- Rosh Hashanah was observed by local Jews from 6 o'clock Friday eve-nino- t.n last evening. Services were conducted in the Jewish synagogue here by Rabbi Miller of uastoma. Many Jews from other nearby towns attended the services here. Yom Kip pur, or Day of Atonement, will be frnm 6 n. m. next Sunday to the same hour next Monday, the 16th. for his department store. "We Are Beady to Complete the Task." "This is the Nation's war. "To register now for selection for military service is to enlist yourself as one f the Nation's manpower units. Every citizen owes it to him self and to his country to make this dav a unanimous demonstration of loyalty, patriotism, and the will toi win. "This registration is America's an nouncement to the world that we are ready to complete the task already begun with such emphatic success.' WOODROW WILSON. "Aunt" Edie Jones, Aged Indian, Had Prayed That She Might Die While Attending Service at That Very Church. Edie Jones, Indian, aged about 70 years, fell dead while shouting dur ing a revival service at Smyrna In dian church, near Allenton, Thursday at noon. The preacher had finished his sermon and "Aunt" Edie was shouting when she fell dead. All ef forts to revive her proved futile. De ceased had prayed that she might die while attending a service at this church, according to members of the congregation. She was in her usual health and walked more than a half mile to church Thursday morning. Mr. C. M. Fuller returned Satur day from St. Louis, Mo., where he spent several days buying mules for his sales stables. Mr. J. T. Purvis of R. 2 Fairmont was a Lumberton visitor Saturdav. Mr. Purvis sold his tobacco crop this year for more than $580 the acre. Mr. J. I. Carter of R. 5 from Lum berton says he killed a rabid cat Fri day night. Te cat made fieht at Mr. Carter's children and then attacked! him. i Miss Berta McNeill, daughter of ex-Sheriff E. C. McNeill of Rowland. has accepted a position in the Na-1 m tional Bank of Lumberton. She be- gan work Thursday. m Supt. L. W. Hall of the local light and power plant received a card this morning advising that his son Mr. Boyd Hall, M. B. unit No. 7, had ar-j rived safely overseas. Mr. W. J. Wilkerson of the Cen ter section was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. Mr. WilkersonJost a stack of fodefer which was struck by light ning Friday afternoon. Reports from all sections of' Robeson say a splendid rain fell Fri- day afternoon and evening. The rain was much needed and broke a long drought in many sections. t Mrs. Jno. S. Thompson returned m home Thursday night from Baltimore, m Md., where at Johns Hopkins hospital, m she underwent a serious operation. Her condition is improving. m Jlr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Thompson left Triday for a cross-country trip in their auto to Asheville, via Greens- boro and winston-baiem. iney ex- Charged With Selling Intoxicat ing Bitters. ; Alfred Britt was before Recorder E. M. Brftt ths morning on the charge of selling Noah's bitters, said to contain 25 per cent alcohol. Judg ment was continued upon payment of cost and defendant was required to make justified bond in the sum of $500, same to beforfieted if he sells any more Noah's bitters or any other intoxicants. Chief of Police E. L. Hanna recently seized six dzoen bot tles of the bitters which he found in Britt's store, Third street. Dr. Costner One of First to Volun teer. I nthe list of names ol doctors who had enlisted for war medical work ihlishpH in Thursdav's Robesonian nf Dr. T. E. Costner of T.nmhprton should have been included. Dr. Costner was among' the first to volunteer for this work. i Mr. A. Weinstein will leave this, evenine for New oYrk and othei? northern markets to purchase goodf Edgar Lovett Killed While Oper ating a Gun. Relatives of Edgar Lovett, the Robeson county soldier killed acci dentally in New York more than a week ago, have been advised that he met death from an explosion while operating a disappearing gun in a pit. As has been stated in The Robesonian, the remains were shipped to Lum berton and interred near Smyrna church. A soldier who started with the remains missed a train and fail ed to get here until a day after the remains arrived. Miss Edfcthv Courtney arrived this morning ioritj Washington and will be head trimmer for Miss Josephine Breece again this season. She has been viting- friends in Washington since spending some time recently in Baltimore and New York, studying fall and winter styles. pect to return home tomorrow Miss Pearl Humphrey spent yes- tprHnv At St. Pauls vi si tine rulaovM I The condition of her sister, Miss Har riett Humphrey, who has been sick for some time, is somewhat improved. Sgt. Eric W. Jones of Fort Cas-i well spent the week-end here visit'.ngj his sister, Miss Ruth Jones. Sgt.i Jones has been ordered transferred from Fort Caswell to Fort Monroe,! JYr Va. Mrss Dora Broadwell and Mr. Ben Ward, both of the National cot ton mill village, were married at the The War Industries Board has placed newspapers in a preferred class to rweive ma terials necessary to ther produc- . tion, provded the newspapers conform to certain require- ments. One of these require ments limits us to sending THE ROBESONIAN only to those who keep their aubscription paid in advance. The War In dustries Board will not permit those from whom we buy pa per and other materials neces sary to produce THE ROBE SONIAN to furnish us these materials unless we comply with the provisions of the r der of the board. So our sub scribers can readily see why we must .obey the orders of the War Industries Board. The last copy of The Robe sonian any subscriber will re ceive unless and until his sub scription is paid in advance will be MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. If you get your paper through the mails DO NOT wait for a state nent. The Kobesonian's force is kept so busy getting out the paper that there is scant time for sending out statements. On every paper sent through the mails Cro is a printed label that will enable each subscriber to know how his subscription stands, the date on each label showing the date to which the subscription is paid. Look at the label on your paper. If it shows that your subscription is not paid beyond October, 1918, please attend to the matter at once. To those who receive their paper by The Robeson ian's own carriers a notice will be mailed, as there is no label on these papers by which the subscriber may know how he stands. We hope every one of The Robesonian's subscribers will get her or his subscription in shape aaid up and in advance. before October L We do not want to lose or cut off a single one, but we cannot take any chances of having ourselves cut off from materials necessary to issue The Robesonian. What ever the Government asks of us we are going to do. We are not going to set the time ahead to which you must pay your subscription. All we are concerned about is that it be kept paid in advance. On THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, we will print just enough papers to supply subscribers who have paid in advance of that date. Each issue after October 1 we will print just enough papers to supply those whose subscrip tions are paid in advance of the date of the paper on the day it is printed. Those of The Robesonian's subscribers who are not paid in advance are just as good as gold. We have shown our faith n them by sending them the pa per. But we are under differ ent conditions now. Whatever the War Industries Board says goes. We are going to comply with its requirements and we will appreciate a prompt and loyal response from all sub scribers. Keep the matter in mind, watch the label on your paper, and do not let your sub scription get behind after Tuesday, October 1. THE ROBESONIAN. A. T. McLean Succeeds Mr. Goodwin as Treasurer of Red Cross. At the regular monthly meeting of iiuiiic J. Lilt vtiiiaviiig viui u uo iivv j M. G. McKenzie, Elm street, y ester-1 ovpntivp mmmittM cf the local day at 4 p. m. Red Cross chapter Friday evening, Mr. C. M. Fuller received yester- j held in the commissioners' room at the day a cablegram from his son, Capt. : court house, Mr. A. T. McLean was David H. Fuller, who recently lar ked j elected treasurer of the chapter to safely overseas. Capt. Fuller is wth' succeed Mr. J. J. Goodwin, who, as the 81st division and tne message has been stated in lhe Kobesoman REGISTER UNLESS 46TH BIRTHDAY IS REACHED To remove any misunderstanding as to who will be required to rjegister under the new man-power act, Provost Marshal General Crowder, in a statement at Wash ington, said that all men who have not reached their 46th birth day on or before registration day, i September 12, will be included within the minimum age limit. All men within those age limits who have not heretofore registered will be required to do so on Sep tember 12. stated that he was well. Mrs. W. L. Dougherty and son. Hoyle, returned Friday night from Blowing Rock, where they spent sev eral weeks. Mr. Wm. Dougherty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dougherty, who had also been at Blowing Rock, has en tered school at Newton. The editor is indebted to Mrs. F. F. Townsend of R. 6 from Lum berton, known to Robesonian readers as "Aunt Sophia," for a treat of the finest scuppernong grapes, some fine potatoes, some of them weighing 2 pounds, and fine butterbeans. Mr. J. B. Strickland, formerly of Lumberton, who has been at Camp Jackson, S. C, since last spring, came to Lumberton Friday night and left yesterday fo rSmithfield, near which place he will visit home folks. He is in the depot brigade and is away on a 9-days' furlough. Mr. J. L. Williamson of the U. S. army, who has been taking a special course in motor mechanical work at Clemson College, S. C, spent yester day here with home folks. The course at Clemson was completed Saturday and Mr. Williamson expects to be sent "somewhere" right away. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Finch left has gone to Camp Gordon, Ga., offi cers' training camp. Before Mr. Goodwin left his books were audited at his request, Messrs. F. P. Gray, J. Q. Beckwith and V. B. McMillan serving as an auditing com mittee at the request of the executive committee. The report of the audit ing committee showed total receipts of $8 730.97; total disbursements of $7,57452 balance on hand of $1,156. 45. Following the itemized report the committee writes: "All records appear to be very neatly and care fully kept." Mr. Goodwin served the chapter ef ficiently from the time of its organ ization till he left for service in the army. A vote of thanks was tender ed 1h& auditing committee by the exe cutive eoramittee for their careful report. A number of Robeson county schools will open for the fall ter n this week. Mr. Edward F. Parnell was ap pointed Friday rural letter carrier on R. 2 from St. Pauls. Mr. L. C- Townsend left yester day for New York and Baltimore to buy goods for hi sstore. Mum KfvnViOTic fir TinTTlPS . i iUOO10( w Friday evening for Lynchburg, Va..l hoWht FriHav from Mrs. A. Nash where Mr. Finch will be connected; 1.530 acres of land near Pembroke. with the Independent tobacco ware house. Mr. Finch was auctioneer for the Star warehouse here during the past season. He says he was very favorably impressed with Lumberton and likes the town. DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER, Optometrist Expert Knowledge of Eye Diseases and Fitting Glasses. LUMBERTON, N. C t
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