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THE UOHKSOXIAM I ESTABLISH ED lata ttTMr.t i T mr rTrnTn I 3ar! - CBNTS - COUNTRY, GOD AWB TRUTH $2.00 A YEAR DUE IN ADV ' 1 mmmmmmm lyWi' : 1 1 TmracDnrM- . ... . P.. - - " . i VOL- IXL LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY DECEMBER 12, 1918. NUMBER 88 . z.iL R0BSOH COUNTY CASUAXTIKS Casualties Reported Among Robeson County Men in Service flHri Monday. 19 nmg Names of the following Robeson county men have been reported in cas ualty lists since Monday: Missing in action: D. W. Hinds, Orrum. Died of wounds: Private A. C. John son. Barnesville. Wounded slightly: James Melton, R. 2, Lumberton. '- Mr. C. p. Evers of R. 5, Lumberton, was advised by the War Department yesterday that his son, Private Ray mond Evers, was missing in action. He nas Deen missing smce Ucto'oer J 5. the i.e:;t kfte l'rivate avers Deiongea to the Slst division. Mrs. Zella Mayes of R. 1 Orrum, received a letter yesterday from her son Private -tnngfield Mayes, stat- SBRVIOES EVERY EVENING. Evangelist McLendon is Preachiiur Stirrfaig Sermons to Crowds at tki Warehouse Every Evening Subject f or .This Evening is "The Hour Has Come." --- :S?tf- Services are being held at the Big Banner warehouse every evening, the song service, led by Prof. James Car roll, beginning at 7 o'clock and Evan gelist McLendon preaching at .'.30 Mr. IMCLi FROM A ROBESON SAILOR A Robeson Sailor Writes of a Trip to swrat America. IcL-jndon's subject for this eve-iDearegt Mother: will be "The Hour Has Come."i "Well, Mama, I 4 Mrs. A. W. Harrington of Marietta sends The Robesonian a letter she has just receded from her son Mr. Charlie g. Harrington, U. S. S. Pittsbure Excerpts from the letter follow: S' U. S. S. Pittsburgh, Jnov. 8, 1918. OF SODA. Senator is Trying to Get it to Farmers at Cost. BRITT-FOUNTAIN WEDDING. NEXT CALL TOMORROW. Another issue of The lobesonian The folkwing letter explains itself: My dearr. Townsend: i am nr receint of vour Mms Annie Ruth Britt Become Rnd. wlU Kotten out tomorrow, D. V., oi of Mr. Vinton P account of being overcrowded today 1 V". n E Fountain of Lee- with advertising, makinir three .JL . ,wnt Cnnwh Wedding. I this week, and if conditions warrant ine. First Bantisl- nhu it three issn.vo xiill ha ,h ... an.. , wits me . : ... t'tn i v.w ii. au i. J dav ff "os!,ve,y wedding iw k?'JJ .nd Fri- f u r v I . ' . at o o clock whon in;.. Auvernsers w Please lake no- SliP with regard to dispo- Ataie Ruth Britt, daughter of Mr : tice and turn in their ropy a. carfy k I9 me of mtrate of soda ?nd Mrs. S. E. Britt of I l rlmill as possible. y to pe; aiverted from munitions manu-1 9n became the xacrare to agncultural uses. I now!E- Fountain of LeireBtt va1 !n: COTTON MARK FT "if.'SfiSE-?' with, the Depart-; county.. The cTZzTfc. OOTTONMARKET. to be diverted from munitions man7-i n, became ttTbrite of MtV? tO&Si cultural uses. I nowE- Fountain of Leet? SlS" nave tnis matter up wit ment of Agriculture and partment and will advi: : . " a.1 a. uuilLa r CICTnf rtar em i a. St i. 1 -w '--Mi , tUUCCD WAS t-Qe.,11.. Hts subjeet Sunday eveninB will be , S? wd,y,, eating evIrythineThel 5.. Pk i 52. -,n - Li. to.. KE what VaTofoS Miss LinaV"h',S"?- !-- " 24 1-4 cenU t n . " V"lu .1wn2P Tsriti . u Know that I am ceaure will be adonted. T Qm oreran anrl me, me pounu. ai iA m.i P- m., ana r.6U. ihe!"' "en, we have Irish notatne! service next Monday evening will beevy ,day, and beans three times a vv.iwv.vi u.vi w mc vuiutcu jjeuyie. I 23"- uui unngs such as meats Reoorts of sprmnns will Ka r44ftw? i i rice, fish nnvl ala v..,.-j. ' 1 6"v" . J . z " "uitB. inow we Waii H 01 xnat at one time. Well TYinVt. T u j 'a. ; r 've never come Middling cotton is selling on the Resources of the 28,880 Banks in the United States. Aggregate resources of the 28,880 - 1 1 tt "j a .l . i m i j - '- . '. il-.i 1 ... : heiiL-e in tka TTt4-- 4- C!4-4- J injr mat ne was sugntiy wounaed by ! . . ut www uw.ca, olji'-c aitu ullet. Private Mayes national, last June 30, amounted to a machine gun bullet. Private Mayc belonged to the 81st division. $40,310,000,000 of which $22,371,000, crr i ' i i t it w - m. . , i uuu was creaitea to tne zi,rio state. NO TRUE AMERICAN WANTS ; ?aIinFf,and ttoSi ust TO VISIT GERMANY. President Declines to Consider Any Suggestion That He Visit That -Country. According to a wireless dispatch from the United States ship George Washington, says Marcel Hutin, in the Echo de Paris. President Wilson has been informed that Premier Ebert and Foreign Secretary Hasse, of the Berlin government, and Premier Eis ner, of Bavaria, were about to make an effort to get him to visit Germany The President is quoted as having made this MjvSg- "Only by long yean of repentance can Germany atone for her crimes and show sincerity. No true American could think of visiting Germany un less forced to do so by strict official obligations. That is to say, I decline in advance to consider any sugges tions of the kind. CAUGHT AFTER 4 YEARS. companies and $17,839,000,000 to the 7,705 national banks. This was shown Monday by a report of Comptroller of the Currency Williams. Deposits of the State banks amount ed to $18,567,000,000, and loans to $12,426,000,000, showing an increase of five per cent in deposits over the record of the year previous and of 6.5 per cent on loans. National banks showed $14,021,000, 000 deposits, an increase of 9.8 per cent, and $9,620,000,000 loans, an in crease of 9.1 per cent. All banks, State and National, had $32,589,000,000 deposits and $22,046, 000,000 loans. nnt J u . V" "L - wiiu you just where I am It onVpriim?6 rHUle- ,yeft Norfolk on April nth and sailed south. We Rah in Rvo ; l a owppeu at was Jahia, Brazil, on April 25th. That was a 14-days' trin wQ 4..j . day and night, then weTtarted Z Rio ?r?nJawir' Which was four days' trip We spent 2 days there and some of our men were taken rr w! 2 Pt on jTlffiS fot Iw0as not taken off then. We went on The 25? runr' JhrwasV"! thlL ? ,WS ""loaded our shin Sit f 'it took us a week to dl .thi?Si tSre,th.ere twice. That soil. I kad L"2S on S-A '.'With high esteem and best wish es, IjiflM- "f5 S. very truly yours, rr "F. M. SIMMONS." To Mr. L. T. Townsend, p- Lumberton, N. C. t ? with Robeson soldiers. Fountain eicfov. ,,V DDTPP Tirowa t rr r ine groom, sane "SuinHo . xxjunxo lual WB Smiles " ti. anstoie and "At DawnTn? CarIyIe sa! License has been issued for the marriage of John Baxley and Martha The hvirlnl A strains of eT,ed to. the J Tedder The ushers-MessSrsE Sfi u"3' Magie Norment went to S? SkaSJ?r- J- N. Britt, brott-l H?lip80" .l101?1 .Suay ,!or vwc uxiue, and Mr. J Pone1 "fc"TOV AUl swmacn troume. ner i Stephens came first, followed' bv thZ conditi(n as favorable as could be KrW ..n lyburn of Now a Captain. Maxton Scottish Chief. C- Miss Irma Fountain 1 There will be a box supper at Re- Mrs. JL A. Clifton has heard this Miw aLvC &room o Leggett, and ?n'8 scho1 house Thursday evening, week frdm her son Jam p A rnif t; . A&nes Massey of Smitui ' December 19. The nuhlip i invito in L T iext came tV.o ,;j u Vlr.-i iw; ,i -- x iancc, xie nas Deen nrnmntpri tn .7 r ui nonor. Mica '"'sacs uei iruue a axwen ana Lena the rank, iof captain and is enjoying ! Wol a ' giTOr.! the bride, fol-TKuss are the teachers at Regan'3. v X 1K ill. H IGIC hr U , It. 11 T A. 1 i j it. vy. l,. virantnam ana lamuy me.4-mAnw A --1 1 (.(. u; .n aii r ' jcoociuay lur Asneviue, wnere ivr . vk, pink satin nvlVJl m tnese worejtney will make their home. As stat- Maxton Scottish Chief: Caotain Ci fatin.?er dresses of tulle, with ed in a recent issue of Th Rnhln. t iO Lti u win bj'maU i i . . rt wwm me itfus.ioi captain and is enjoying owpj 1" ' tne Drie, fol-ius" good healjh and the measure of peacfldaW nfT" the.,right aisle by the! -that the armistice has brought. P ?er in 2w !?S W" S' Britt. sisl left H ce -n-law of the briHe All tu; i u.. Frank BPLean, of Camp Dix, N. J., visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. McLeanis week, returning Wednesday. V. S. Ships Carried 952,581 Sol diers Overseas. Of the entiie army of 2,079,880 men taken overseas,. 46 1-4 per cent were carried in American ships, 48 1-2 in British, and the balance in French and Italian vessels. Of the total strength of the naval escort guarding all these convoys, the United States furnished 82 3-4 per cent, Great Britain 14 1-8 per lent.god France 3 1-8 per cent. In actual numbers of men transport A 1 11' : 1 i A i t Q1 O OCQ ntani norrial Imori. Murder in Hoke County 4 Years Ago. n naval transports fKM w X" i received my first month. After tw, we went back t.n So" S.,LI sPiflamft Ai xn r Tx i 7 . ""UWS. OfH7.ll I I w VMM A JJltl UULLie 1 1 1 I.M.SI came was i bananas for" 5! cneat We snent. a iuV .v . ,7!, back tn Pin n. 7 ."ere, tnen SSLfalAv?" Then I Then the "g Sw of fune' Then ve went back toMontevideo again. We spent sev- From tK we Wlni?TBnos Aires. It is 90 miles i.ar-iatte river. I did not eet to go ashore tW t "ol t w'w r"us?ent, several weeks Bays Without a Scratch. Mr F. ISrover Britt received yester day a letter from his brother, Corporal Rossie m Britt, of Co. K, 321st infan try 81sf division, dated November J.6. In the letter he stated that he came out of the bigt battle oi the test days i Sir withut a scratch. Corpor al Britt mentioned Messrs. John Rog- hats to match. Each carried a' shen nerdess crook tied with mg these came rKreT uSk rivQoj t rr"j "in,. one in wnite and was ian, Dr. Grantham will open an office in Asneviue ior urological work. N. W. Oxendine, an Indian who lo-pf TnKnnv. OC j uicaseu in wnite and wn furt,., u" iW.wou" ou yaia ago ana lives the flower enrls rhri0fi frCtt uy. ;at laylorsvilie, Miss., is visiting rela- Marv t" ' 'W,1B -unnson and'tives in the Rumt ?u,amn Dfi u w4w mJ TT Mill 11C qv,;-i tT. , "a' uiesea in white Shirley McPhaul and Mary Lawrence Jn pink- The two last-named mSStSif068 alor1 the aisle as they marched before the bride, who entered fe111"? P .e arm of her brother- ThL ; - aritt who &ave her away flSLSSf!!! 6nte at the 8ae time irom the rear with 1.; 1 Ti will return home on the 18th inst. He makes a pilgrimage back to the old home every once in a while. Mr. H. J. Rogers and family will brother I mov.e aoout tne iirst oi tne year, or ma.,, j. 5aoio. uuuu g-1 uij. j vx udwo. i ne ers and Oliver Namo othr i .mnkor. oriae s dress was nf ton boy; and Mr. Furman Ivey. .of fatin' trimmed with Princess Louise ynura, au memDers oi the same in- ' tSr'f ana nana-made embroid- ianwy, na saia tney an came out o. k. Judging from the letter, the boys ex pect to get home early next year. rurr""?" we came back to Rio on 2d my firs it was th lupree, coioreu wauwu i;V7 .. , tIS:' Ifflay knnw W t 1 ,v -u"" iUI Koke county for the murder of a white ; JlJW! W i1:"" sVffi 'T K; was to get it. nt-nMT w rwi no n cnino i n Tiruru - viii i m 1 1 1 m i mot n .. . i Aaron Dunree. colored wanted in 'carried in British bottoms, and 68,- Id had wpce I left Norfolk. Yon i m ri i . HE k gflrffri- u; i 1 can't, 1L- u , ? mm named Brown 4 31 i 'Z:e i mui, vt.aixigic buiuici ui vtiott-j- uagtj j tnen x arrested yesterday ill Wilmington, -ssumed name of Jas. McNeill since he fled from Hoke immediately pfter u J"'U"J 111 .Mm.ii.SB.Hi:. TT.U.J U4t 1 4-.,f c VV'JUlO eniOV ffflinn. Jij!.. ', T where he had been living under the,"1 " OLftUC0 I1-'-Vti liulM nao Hftw pis iWM" ! ai i ( i 7. - juu cm ape sret- 1-m.m ttt:u ti i TT .lllie anntr -fine J T 1 " the killing. According to information ' Jany iroops win xs-etuin nurne ,fe through "PPOse:that . .. o ""'a ami sir.rinop aces. now is everything eomine on around home ? I hope Jou K A cabkgram from Mr. Guy C. Town send, Iprmeiiy of Lumberton, now in France, to relatives here stated that he was-well. The message was dated December S. - Mr. Townsend belongs to the 8Jst division. Rejfl4Slings Citizen: Mr. Henry McLeod arrived at B5WTarSunday from Camp Gordon, where he was -in training for an officer in the army earlier, from Lumberton to the farm of Mr. D. W. Hasty, Mrs. Rogers' father, near Maxton, in Scotland coun ty. Mr. Rogers has had charge of Mr. A. W. McLean's farms during the East year, coming to Lumberton with is family last January from Hoke 2 JFS veil wa caught wth(county- uiuaauuis. " 1 r' Chas- H- Durham, pastorl Death of Clara Bryan. ot the First Baptist church, officiated I Mr- and Mrs. J. W. Bryan returned in a most impressive manner no, ! last evening from Snearf's Ferrv the ring ceremony. Lohenoro'c ! where thev went Mondav in resnonse 4 ; around the fir received by Wilmington officer? from During Next Summer Snenff Edgar Hall of Hoke, states Eight of the 13 divisions comprs-. verv enmfnru , LIictl' .& both havm the Wilmington Star, the negro com-j ing the American third army, now ap- rains and snows- thnt'cT tv, i s charge. idling the Rhine, either are nation-! cemory goes to now y ' ' 1 , "VUGHU tit ? ?iayed as a recessional. f a vire message advising them of i 7 o u s- fountain left on the I the serious illness of Mr. Bryan's mi beaboard train for Washington,1 mother, Mts. Clara Bryan. Mrs. Bry-AJ- i-., and other points North, where' an was dead when they reached the tney will spend their honeymoon, after Bryan home, having died at 4 o'clock which they will be at home to their Monday afternoon. The funeral was iriends ategtt. The' brida wore a s conducted Tuesday afteyiocn and in traveling suTtoT brown velour, with terment made wear th home. De- nat, shoes and crloves to matnh ceased was 70 vears olrl nr.H hnH hpfn I1V. r, J . 7 7 --"-v.... X Ul LC . , T J Mr. Max Mayer, who was also in thel?; j l pan,led them to the sta- 111 health for several weeks. same omcers' training camp with MrJt;; 7. r;cieu tnem Wltn nce as .. mitted the murder in cold blood and nro very nttie provocation., lnef'al guard or national army troops, ana witn very nttie provocation.. inera e-uard or national army troops, ana "i don't ti-.i x,i T. ... Star says that when arrested the ne-1 there is every reason to believe that to leave you yet and if heH gro denied his guilt but latar cod-1 they will be on American soil again j want have to go 'across 3 however, that it was accidental. A re-j General March, chief of staff, an- from you now and I f2Sffy ward of $400 was offered for the ar- nounced the other day he anticipated gone so verv lone- ' " 1 wuik ana sittmor mt t ci...ti 2-Slne. !nur -H-ir.4- , . i i ,i i . ' . . . . 1 tip mnmr hoont f., i . h j v ?, a! D.otn navmg received an honorable dis- PTltc ; i""1'". -n" u.seiul Pre.s- r..v v.c,vCu Hum ineir tnends show m a small way the esteem in which the UIU C u groom are held. The oiftc . , O Over the Top Last Day of War The Boys All Did Fine. The editor of The Robesonian has j received the following letter, dated PRESIDENT WILSON'S RED CROSS CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL MESSAGE , V. aiAiacuve snowmar. ii The White House, Washington, D. C. Nov. 26, 1918. rest of the negro. It was expected no difficulty in getting these units that he would be taken to Hok'e county I home within four months after peace today. has been established formally by pro IctllictLiUII. riCSlUClll f T HDvU) ill mo No School Saturdays No Deci- J cent address to Congress said the ses sion Yet in Regard to 4 ' Flu. Supt. W. H. Cale advises The Robe sonian that no effort will be made to make up time lost by requiring pupils of the graded and high school to at tend school six days a week. If they do well 5 dr- eek that is ai. that will be Tf. -!-'U .ed c-f them. sions of the conference probably would be concluded by spring, and based on his estimate of the time, General March's statement was accepted to mean that these forces would return Hnrint the summer. f L casualty list bearine- t.h t L This willl Says Austria Wanted to Withdraw m Lacy McCallum as having died of very lone Write me as often as you can. Your devoted sailor boy More Maxton Sacrifice? lo The God of War. The bride is o lu i j'uung worn-; an Who is knoyn for her sweet and ! Kind disposition, while th Nov. 13. .from Mr. Oliver Nance, a a Progressive young merchant of W.! To the American People j former employe of this paper: I e ne year a" twenty-two million Un JNov. 11, the last day of the , """S tne out-ot-town attendants Americans enrolling as members ot war, my company went over the ton' the marriage were: Mrs. L. H the Red Cross at Christmas time, sent and for a few, hours we had a warm! Ptain anc Miss Irma Fountain, to the men who were fighting our time of it fading machine guns and!m. er and sister of the groom, of' battles overseas a stimulating mes- ir -i i : . , ; I ,aircrai- TVflv. .,i mi ' . I i j i -n t-l. Scottish Chief. odrew Mc.callum, colored, has lost "UUW1 &un in me war, yesterday'; be welcc. ? :fw to all concerned From War m 11 The "fk" his r.iade. its appearance garian foreign minister, Monday toid ,:G " "ggjf t018 the name again but no decision has yet been I the Associated Press correspondent at bePn killoH ton' as havi announced as ti clccing schools again Vienna that Austria, in iyi7, made on this account. There are several cases of the "flu" in Lumberton not many, but still a few and Surgeon General Blue, in warning issued last night urged that all possible precautions against the disease should be taken, advised clos ing public schools on the first sign of reannearance of the epidemic. He desperate efforts to withdraw from the war, even to the extent of offering Germany the empire s ricnest coai and oil provinces, Galicia, if Germany would surrender Alsace-Lorraine. Count Czernin added that Austria's efforts always were defeated by eith er General von Ludendorff , the Ger man chief quartermaster-general, or .l. j: tU. r i-sAc, ! nthor hich ,firman OmCiaiS. WI1U uvcu to occur more frequently among school j went to the extent of asserting that children. they were willing to declare war on Austria it Austria maae a sepairtw: peace. Alexander Again Heads Farmers' yni?Tn- . . Jsome Wounded Soldiers of 30th ur. n. Aiexanuer was ic-cxiraij president of the State Farmers' Union I at Wilson yesterday in the State con- Arrive at New York. TViP Rritish transport Empress of vention after a bitter fight. He won , Britain arrived at New York Tuesday ihe casualty list published in this of been killed in action ' " "av"ls The Scottish Chief is not informed but.supposes that he is a son of one ot its esteemed subscribers, Mr. Zack Norton, of route No. 1. The saddest part of the war for this section has been the casualty lists published since the war closed. Senator Gough Sees a Tank Demonstration. under"heavy artillery fire. The boys an did ting and did not appear to be excited at all. I came out without a scratch. "The Germans shot lots of rockets on the nights after the firing ceased, celebrating peace. The German Red Cross came over and helped to dress some of our wounded after the fight ing ceased. The soldiers .tlso tame over and talked with our beys r nd seemed very friendly. They tyc.jtng ed souvenirs. "OLIVER NANCE. ' 321st Inf., Company M. Leggett; Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Fountain ! sage of cheer and good will. They l Leggett; Mrs. J. C. King, sister of made it clear that our people were of It Jr-6' Wilmington; and Dr. 3. their own free choice united with their N. Britt, brother of the bride, of government in the determination not Rochelle, Ga. ' i only to wage war with the instpu- Misses Vista Thompson and Drina I ments of destruction, but also by every Hedgepeth presided vat the victrola means in their power to repair the during the evening. ! ravages of the invader and sustain and renew the spirit of the army and i elf i Renpntinn in xiv,v 4,1.- of the homes which thev renresented Mr. and Mrs, W. S. Britt eave a rZlr t T rcf,- rvS dX5 a m Italy. Beleiun ;SST "K3irJ5??? JtoM, and will tell again, the story of in Italy, Belgium, and France have ji i -ii a n z a.1 street MnnHav , ' r """ toia, ana win ieu again, me si-oiy ul Z dTahSe heZng iSn.2j.lw Red CroSS, worker, restored with ninlf vnio.v, j , : , morale in tne nospitais, SS S5ttUi at the cantonments, with 2,450 American soldiers on board. of whom 405 were wounueu. -The wounded included men of the 27th, 30th, 33rd, and, 37tn divisions. over his opponent, Gray King, oi :asn founty, by a vote of 64 to 30. Dr. J. -I. lempltton, of Wake, was elected vicp-nrp;;.rUn without onnosition: Vi. Faires, of Aberdeen, secretary over Sojne had lost arms orN legs. .1 c t S T?rn,r onA W R. Tim' nrtor trnotis were from train Dixon, of Wilson, State organizer, I mg camps in England and included over J. R. Reeves, of Sanford. meti af the 307th, 361st, 140th, 337th, PtPnr,rt fmm officers indicate that:9F;at.h and 834th aero squadrons and there are now 17,000 members of the! the 10th, 13th, 14th and 17th air ser- Ux-State Senator Frank Gough spent Monday in Raleigh on business. While m Raleigh Mr. Gough visited the tank camp and saw a tank dem onstration. One of the larger type of tanks which he saw carries arnimH 9 I men and. is equipped with 16 machine guns, wnicn will shoot 6,400 times-a minute. This tank passed a deep rail road cut and moved right on, accord ing to Mr. Gough. He was very much impressed with the tank as a fightmg machine. Sergeant Hal V. Brown passed through town Tuesday en route to his home at Fairmont, having been hon orably discharged from the U. S. army. Sgt. Brown was stationed at Camp Jackson, Columbia. S. C. He said many troops were being released from military duty at Camp Jackson, 1,000 having been discharged at the same time he was released. Sgt. Brown went to camp 3 months ago and re ceived 2 promotions private to cor poral, then to! sergeant. Sgt. Brown expects to move soon to Charlotte, where he has accepted a position with the A. Collins Lumber Co. - n was aJei?r,ate morale in the hospitals, in the camps, niaiiicj xuacis ana iignted 5, tulip desiem. nvpr oW.t color scneme being j Dermitted to be of service to those , , . J U i. nink rnnHloc ti,n a &nd at tne cantonments, ana we cugni Pi?.k candles, tuhp design, over elec- to hp VPV nrmi(i that we have been union in North Cafolina and that there is $14,000 in the treasury. vice construction companies. New York Welcomes Many Wounded Soldiers Home. New York welcomed home Monday Navy Loat Only 44 Ships During the War. ' " Only 44 vessels of the navy, includ-m0re than 2,200 wounded American iriK army and cargo transports man-1 s0ldiers, representing vumwuj P'tJ "fe'l by naval crews, were lost from the state in the Union. The men came on declaration of war April 6, 1917, until 3 ships. All the ships were warmly hostilities ceased Nov. 11, and only 12 cheered by crowds that lined the wat of these were destroyed by enemy sub- er fronts and clustered on house tops marines. Water craft in the harbor tied down - their whistle? to loigment the wei- Pormer Kaiser Tries to Commit coming din. -: Suicide. I. tju, artiHprs Returninff i the Seaboard Air Line Railway Co luauy xvuov" at Maxton, a splendid operator and Small Boys Broke Into Hardware Store. David Bryan, aged 13 years, and Thad Shooter, ' aged 14 years, have submitted to the charge of breaking into the McAllister hardware store bunday night and are in jail. Five pistols, a number of cartridges and some pocket knives were, missed from the store and the pistols and several 01 the Knives have been recovered. Entrance to the store was made bv breaking out a window in the back of the building. The defendants have -been in court before on the charge of larceny. Wants News of Home Folks. To the Editor of The Robesonian: I was raised in Robeson county but I have been away 25 years and I am taking your paper and If can't see nothing of my people in it. My father was named Silas Curry. Twenty-five years ago he was stay ing with W. K. Culbreth, near Moss Neck. So if any onr knew of that set I would like to know. I am glad to know that my old coun ty is in the lead in all their under takings. I am glad to hear of the prospects in my old county, bo you have nfy good will and I hope you all success. So I would be glad if you would put this piece in the paper if you have space. HENRY CURRY, Limana, Fla., Dec. 4, 1918. Cream, heart-shaped cake anr,lwno!u u B l -i B J mints were 10j AT ,caKes , and I are the heritage of humanity. I? were. ?erved, the color scheme! Mow hv ttnri' erace. the Red Cros-; inTfoom wash1" SEE Pe "-Christinas message of 1918 is to be The kL r beautifully decorted. j a message of peace as well as a mes Ind whYte Lat;traCte th Pisage of good will. But peace does ?handi?er ffl llT the! t mean that we can fold our hands. bZ cl hl . a ' Whel? Iarge! It means further sacrifice. Our mem were tt TlA"d-rangf blossoms bership must hold together and be in Se monoffrJm t St' -"f creased for the great tasks to come. cSL g . bh bnde and We must prove conclusively to an 8 S;v"f the CeUter PiG-Ce- Cndles attentive worid that America is per TlS 111 ? W6re US6 m.ProfuSion-tmanently aroused to the ne-ds of the ingThlLeTrnnrMVnw M ffi' SiW Tta tare of the future fEt :r"tt'JVIrsI ' H; Fountain, service of the Red Cross will de- r a m' mr' nck pend upon the programme of the as m Mlss Agnes Massey, Mr. SSted governments, but there is im Pope Stephens Miss Irma t Fountain, mediate need today for every heart mL - p,2i, A t' Mrs J-C-Je"klns' ening word and for every helpful ser- ?Ur S ?AUTn' i g"tt'ivice. We must not forget that our sol Mrs. J. B. Brideers. Mrs. J. C Vinv ... j ,4-;ii ,,at Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Britt and Miss Dovie Britt. The guests were met at the door by Scottish Chief: Mr. A. P. Mitch ell who had been for many years with 0 and allround office man, went to Lumber ton last Friday to take over the Sea board office at the county seat, where The Scottish Chief wishes him and tinue who prevented him from carry-, had only been in military service a 1 Mrs. Mitchell a pleasant sojourn, be in out his intention received a wouna,'few months have gained from 15 to 50 fore returning home again, it is said. ' pounds ii weight. xt : 1 1 : tt . 1 n tvmcw fZo-r " uuurn noiieiiuiiei 11, .ivim. tt nan emperor, haH attempted to com-: xiuiuc. fiit suicide, following mental depress- Many Robeson soldiers are return ion, according to a German paper. A ing home each day from various tram member of the former emperor's re- ing camps. Many of the soldiers who Vice President Presides at Cab inet Meeting. W Vice' President Marshall presided Tuesday over a Cabinet meeting at the White House at the request 01 1'resi dent Wilson, who is en route to Eu rone. No other Vice .President, so far as records show, ever presided at a Cabinet meeting. orders and still, have duties to perform of the highest consequence, and that Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Brown. Mrs. R. V. ! " . SO Tho n. Lewis presented the gueststo the re- Dle of the saddened lands, moreover, ceiving line and Mrs. n. K. Proctor UmSm home todav where there are conducted the guests to the dining no homes must have the assurance that room, where Mr. and Mrs. Jno. S. Mc- the hearts of our neonle are with Neill received, Misses Lillian Proctor, Janie Carlyle. Jennie and Marcie Rus. sen, assisting. Miss Cammie McNeill presided at the bride's register, where eacn guest was registered. Aijfter leaving the dining room the guests were taken to the room where the many beautiful and useful presents were displayed, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Johnson receiving there. They were then received by Mr. and Mrs. R. H. them in the dark and doubtful days ahead. Let u, so far as we can, help them back to faith in mercy and in future happiness. As President of the Red Cross, con scious in this great hour of the value of such a message from the American people, I should be glad if every Amer ican would join the Red Cross for 1919, and thus send forth to the whole hu- ; man family the Christmas greeting Crichton and Dr.-and Mrs. W. A. Mc- f0r which it waits and for which it r-naui, wnere delicious punch was stands in greatest need. served by Mr. and Mrs. T. A. McNeill and Mr. and Mrs. James D. Proctor and Miss Mary Williams. Mr. J. L. Jenkins of R. 3, Lumber I ton, was in to wn this morning. WOODROW WILSON. DR. W ILLIAM W. PARKER, Optometrist Expert Knowledge of Eye Diseases ar.d Fitting Glasses.
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