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Rock Island Argus., 1917-05-19

the ghborfng city a rousing recep-
ton.
Professor L. II. Jones Of Augustana
college VIII speak before the mems
bible class of the sunday school at
$50 a. IA All men OF the city not
otherwise affiliated will receive a
hearty welcome at the meetings Of
this class and the members are look
ing forward 20 Il special treat at to-
marrowis session.
Rock Island Argus., 1917-05-19
DUNBAR HELD FOR
BEATING Up MAN
Peter Vert, Iuscatine. Identities De-
fendant IS One Who SIugged
Him and Took Away Wallet.
Is B0UND OVER TO GRAND Jury
GA Failure to Produce -. 900 Bonds He
Is Sent to County Jail on High
way Robbery Charge.

After au investigation of several
weeks John Dunbar, who has had
something Of police record here.
was placed under arrest yesterday aft
ernoou on a charge Of highway rob
berry, the complaining witness being
Peter Vert AIuzcatine Dunbar
waived preliminary hearing and was
bound over to the grand jury under
81 900 bonds this morning bv Police
Magistrate O. r. Smith.
Vert claims to have been seriously
beaten MP and robbed by Dunbar He
says that Oh Saturday april 28. he
came TO this city from BIuscatue
where he was employed on q con-
struetiou gang and was piIOted around
@ number of booze joints by Dunbar
and thar when he became tired, Dun
bar offered to give him q bunk at his
own home on Third avenue between
Twautg-Hfth and weuty-sixth street
After he got into the house. the
man left him and thinking he had been
deserted he started to go out. Just at
the threzhhold he says Dunbar sapped
him and that he was then frIsked out
Of s4 iH money his watch and every
thing else Of value which he had on
him He was found in an unconscious
condition at 1850 the following morn
ing. His nose had been broken and
he showed evidences of having been
brutailv handled. He was taken to
ST. AntbouEs hospital and was just
released yesterday He has positively
identified Dunbar
Nex Is Held.
aaIph Vaiquez was bound over to
the grand jury under 81 900 bonds on
charge Of assault with a deadly
weapon The trouble occurred in a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-22
OYERTON'S REMAINS SENT TO HUNTSVILLE

The remains of David D. Overton were sent to Huntsville at l2:2o o'clock yesterday afterpoon by the Johns Cn- dertakine company over the Louisville and Nashville railroad The body arr rived in Huntsville at o'clock. Flu neral services will e held this aft ernoon Interment will be made in the family cemetery.
 H. c. Overton. A. D. Overton Of Huntsville brothers of he dead man; Mrs. David D. Overton. his widow: Da- vd Vernon and Miss Nora Overton. children of the deceased. accompanied the body to Huntsville.
 Wallace C. Johns president of the Johns Undertaking company called upon Chief of Police Martin Eagan ea,ly yesterday morning to keep the c~owds out Of his undertaking parlors. who sought to view the remains of Mir Overton, and a policeman was de- tailed for this purpose.
 Coroner Hogan gave orders late Tuesday night to allow no other than the Overton family to see the re- mains It was estimated that over 5000 people saw Overton' remains Tues day night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-22
MISCONSTRUED HIS VIEWS

To the r.u.. .or he ASe-1ieia4u
 In your issue the 1ttn you iiau a let ter relative to the remarks pr. Dehny made hts speech in blrmlng nam ''tnat pronipItion legisiation had set Aiasa.l.a pack Zo years
 Occupy Ing as he does one of the high est positiIns III the gift of the people of Aauaoa, as the very shepherd Of our flock, the leader of our young men, the character builder, looking to the highest ldeals in building, not only for time but Tor eternity, 1t was but natural tLat these remarks from the learned doctor would cause comment.
 HoweN CT, since publishing my letter l have received a nice personal letter from niin, trans ating to my satisfaction the those remarks
 pleasure and privilege to say that in on his illustrious pathway, I fane would bestow tenfold of sunshine. In conclusion I must say that a most bitter experience from observation only has made me extremely sensitive on the prohibition question Today as my mind reverts back to my years at the old l university. the pride of southern homes, my very heart bleeds over the pr emature graves of a large number of the brightest of my comrades. Endowed and equipped as they were with every thing necessary to make great men, they induiged too frequently in that peril ous stuff that weighs upon the heart and annihilates life. Very respectfully
 C. C. BAILEY. Faunsdale, March 1e, 1917
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-22
'HISTOR Y OF LAST HOUR OF NICHOLAS
 AS RUSSIAN GEAR

Petrograd. March H.-CYia Loncon, March O.)-The history of the last hour of Emperor Nicholas as ruler of Russ.a is related by a correspondent of the Outro Rossii of Moscow as follows:
 Two trains arrived at the station at Vishera lon the Moscow-Petrograd rail- road, l25 miles southeast of Petrograd on the night of March 14. One carried the Emperor's suite the second the Elm peror; Gen Baron F'redericks, minister of the imperial house; Rear Admiral Niloff. General Zabel, and others Nich- olas, called from headquarters by the Empress, was on the way to the Tsar- skoe-Selo.
 None of the telegrams about the revo luton sent by President Rodzianko of the Duma had reached the Emperor. Every effort was made to keep him in ignorance. General Zabel protested, de- claring that if the others refused to in- form the Emperor he would do so. Nich- olas, who had been sleeping was awak- ened at o'clock in the morning. He went to the dining car and demanded that Admiral Niloff tell him what had happened in Petrograd. He was told that crowds of students, hoodlums and young soldiers had terrorized the Duma but that a few attachments of troops would be able to put them down.
 Just then Commander Voyekoff of the imperial train entered with a telegra m stating that 700 of the St George cavalry were on the way to Tsarskoe-Selo to pre- sent cross to the Emperor and had ar rived at the nearby station of Ono, head ed by General Ivanoff.
 " Your majesty" said Voyekoff, "it is enough that you appear at the Tsarskoe- Selo in the midst of these heroes and with the Tsarskoe-Selo garrison, go to the Duma. All the troops will remember their oath. It will be easy to overcome these young soldiers"
 Tt is a lie, your majesty" shouted Gen. eral Zabel. You are deceived. Read these telegrams, Here is the order: To the imperial train at Vishera: Do not send the train to Tsarskoe-Selo, but to Petrograd. "
 The Emperor arose and exclaimed What does this mean? Is it revolution ?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-22
.DR. DENNIS VIEWS
 ABOUT PROHIBITION
 LAWS ARE DEFINED
Faunsdale Man Also Says He Was Under Wrong Impression By Re
 cent Speech

i To the Edito of The Age-H Herald ! Mr. C. c. Bailey in his recent letter
 to The Age Herald misconstrued my posi-
 ton regarding the matters discussed by him. am as deeply interested as any
 man in the cause of temperance l ex- ceedinsly regret the fact that simple
 and sinceie effort on my part to urge
 an enlarteu programme on the part of the fhenGs ol tn.s great cause mas re-
 suited in even the slightest misunder-
 standing of ay position.
 1 For a quarter of century l have by
 vote and by pubic utterance stood for
 temperance. profoundly believe that temperance 4e-ls.4t on so far from ar 1 to our progress.
 1 My desire has been simply to sound a | note of warning that there are other burning issues that are clamoring for I solution-issues involving fiscal, educa- | tional and eleemosynary reform. My de- ! sire has been to appeal to the progress | sive men who stand for the cause or l temperance not to allow d single issue, | however vital, to crowd out of the way
 other issues that need solution. My de-
 sire has been to stress the fact that men
 are e,e4 yN.4vre expected to add to tenn 1 pelan~e virtue, and to virtue knowl- euee.
 l '.ne snnple question is. II other Ameri- can OVn,.4,~..,. Cai.lls nave tound Way 1 not l4.e4e4y ,u es.aol.sn prohibition but at the '.,a.ne t-nIe to give adequate at l tentlom to other effective measures that | conlr.oLte eU an auVancinS ciNIIlzatoh' l shail not 4 lata ana do l1keWise! 1nere l can be sound reason why men who 1 have regard the larger ioeai of pup lie serNiCe should feel sensitive ln the presence of a constructive suggestion of l lhis chataGter Surely such a suggestion 1 is in exact accord With the pnlloSopny l that unuerIes tne.r confession of faith. l Believe me, very truly yours,
 GEORGE Ii. DENNY. | University March zu, lSI1. ,F
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-22

Is Grekon (who signed the order to divert the train) commander in Petrograd?" Then General zabel spoke out saying; There are e0.0oo troops, with officers. backing temporary government. Your maj esty has been declared dethroned. It is impossible to go further
 Nicholas. completely nonpiussed, ex- elaimed: Why was I not told before2 Why tell me now when all is finished?'
 After a moment he added with ges- ture of helplessness: Let it be so. Thank God I will abdicate if that is what the people want. I will go to Livadia che estate of the Russian imperial family on the south coast of the Crimea) to my gardens I am so fond of flowers
 The train moved toward Bologoie. At Dro telegram was received stating that the Tsarskoe- Selo garrison had revolted and that the Empress had appealed to the Dufna for protection. Nicholas pom dered the situation. then said: T shall go to Moscow. MrozovsM Commander of the Moscow garrison) used to say Mos COW always would defend me-"
 At Bologoie was received telegram
  joined the revolution. The train returned to Ono, where it met the train beaing General Ivanoff. The general related everything which had taken place, add ing: There is only one thing to do now. It Is to open the Dvina front to the Ger mans and let them quiet the canaille"
 Nicholas rejected the suggestion, ex- claiming angrily: T shall never become a traitor to my country"
 Then Nicholas broke down and wept After a moment he said: If only | knew my wife and children were safe should go to Livadia quietly to finish my life and let Michael govern the country. He is liked by the people. will sign my abdcation and then go back to the army. say good-by to the soldiers and let them do as they like. I shall not stand in the way
 This last colloquy occurred on the sta- tion platform. Nicholas, who was dressed in a soldiers coat. with a coloners shoui- der straps and a sheepsldn hat tilted back, frequently mopped his brow. He gazed about in an abstracted manner and then mounted the steps of his car. There upon the train moved off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-22
ARMY OFFICERS DO NOT FEAR INJURY ID PANAMA CANAL NOW

Washington, March 21.-Army officers feel no uneasiness as to the security of the Panama canal in the present crisis despite many published reports that the big waterway is exposed to raiding par ties intent ui ion crippling it. It was said authoritatvely at the war department to- day hat the canal is regarded as the most secure of the nations outlying pos sessions.
 So far as military operations go. con trol of the sea would be an absolute ne cessity for any power planning an at- tack the canal.
 German propaganda in Central and South America has led to reports that rading parties might attempt to dyna- mite the locks or other working sections of the canal. It was asserted that every inch of the locks and power plants is un- der constant patrol and no opportunity for such damage exists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-22
Mississippians Return

Jackson, Miss, March a1.-The First regiment of infantry, Mississippi National Guard. arrived here today from San An tonic, Tex. The men will be mustered within a few days, it was announced al the adjutant generals office today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-22
Clark Hurries to Washington

New Orleans. March H.-Speaker Champ Clark of the House of Representatives, who for the past few days has been visiting his daughter Mrs. James NJ. Thomson and family here, left tonight for Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-22

cordially invited to attend A bas- 2t dinner will be served at noon by ~-'Aers of the class and friends, free to all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-22

day, assisted by class of able leader. delegation from Blornt. Shelby an
 other counties will attend All lovers of sacred music and the general public
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-22
DOWN BOARDMAN WAY
Epidemic of Whooping Cough
Death of an Infant-Personal.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Boardman, Nov. 19-Whooping
cough seems to be at it's best IN this
section.
in this vicinity today on business
Mr.. Ira Lennon of Chadbourn was
guest at the home Of Mr.. A. M. Kelly
Sunday-Mr. Frances Fields OF the
Boardman section was Bladenboro
visitor today.
The little son Of Mrs. John Green
about one year of age, was tenderly
laid to rest by the side OF its father,
who had gone on not so far ahead.
Cold and stomach trouble caused its
death. The mother and little broth
er and sisters have our deepest SYM
pathy.
some time with his daughter Mrs
Rufus Porter, near Kelly.
Mrs. Jesse Lennon, who has beer
in Wilmington hospital for two
weeks, is expected home today, he1
health being somewhat improved.
Cotton picking seems to remain th'
order of the day in our section.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-22
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS

License has been issued for the
marriage of A. c. Covington and Ell
len McPhall.
LATHE Parnell and family will
move tomorrow from Tolarsville tn
R. from Barnesville.
Don't forget that by paying your
| town taxes before December L you
get a per cent discount. After that
date no discount will be given.
Mr.. L. B. Britt of R. a from Lum-
berton was among the callers at The
Robesonian office this morning. Mr.
Britt reported the cotton in his section
almost harvested.
!, Mr.. H. NJ Beasley, team contrac-
tor and dealer in feed and llel, has
moved his stables and office from the
f Jennings building, Second street, to
: the McNeill stables, West Fourth
S street
r Robert Wilmington and Tia Bry-
e ant, colored couple from Falrmont,
q were married in the office of Regis
V ter of Deeds NJ. w. Floyd yesterday
afternoon about of the clock. JUS
# tice NJ. G. Mckenzie officiated.
It Mr.. H. c. Roberts of R. z from
j. Lumberton was among the callers at
:. The Robesonian office yesterday. Mr.
x Roberts reported most of the farm
Of ers in his section almost through pick
at ing cotton. Mr.. Roberts sold bale
u Yesterday for % cents the pound, the
r highest price he ever received Tor .
bale.
mp Mr.. J. w. Prevatt of R. from
tn Lumberton brought live owl to town
X Yesterday He caught the owl i'm .
" trap Tuesday night. The owl killed
one of Mr.. Prevatt's geese Monday
le- night and Mr.. Prevatt set trap and
ar used the wing of the goose as bait
let The owl did not act as wise as an
no owl is supposed to act and could
ne hardly wait till dark to go after the
ac- wing. Mr.. Prevatt had him trapped
ac. before of the clock.
iss @ Alice Mckinney, colored, was
lin, hLio' eo;h4 ~ 80 Nv Caaboarr
Eli freight car yesterday morning. Th'
of engine had been cut loose from the ca
,od VI when it struck Alice and was NOV
lleu n11 ing at slow speed Alice cried like sh
ahe a was much hurt, but it developed tina
w - she was more frightened than hun
We W. and she soon went her way rejoicln
le.J 20 in the fact that though she had clos
80. call she was not kilt.
that Mr.. Jas. Sanderson, who lives
vere Back Swamp township, 9 miles frol
stlv Lumberton, and who was Lumbertc
very visitor this morning, narrowly cseal
fish ed losing his residence by fire yeste
eing day afternoon. While all the 1aml
how except Miss Bertha Sanderson we
nply away at MaXIon the mouse ca0in1
war IRE from 1lue e'iri ol-5 'iiiiIhy .
rendered by some passing pIsmhers
the Beaufort County Lumber Go
Mt force and some nearby cotton plcae
Ch saved the house. The damage was o
ly about S35, covered by insurance.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-22
FOUND DEAD IN BED
Mr.. A. Will Maxwell of Lumber
ton Died at Williamson Tues
day Night-Had Been in Poor
Health-Funeral from Resi-
dence Here This Afternoon.

A wire message received yesterday
morning by his family here revealed
the fact that Mr.. A. Will Maxwell had
been found dead in his bed at a hotel
in Williamson, this State, early yes
terday morning. Deceased had not
been in the best of health for several
months, but had been working regu-
larly. He had been doing carpenter
work at Williamson for some time.
Mrs. Maxwell received letter from
her husband a short time before she
heard of his sudden death. The letter
was written Sunday and in the let
ter Mr. Maxwell stated that he was
not feeling well, but would not come
home before Christmas.
The remains arrived here this morn
ing over the Seaboard and the funera
was conducted from the Maxwell
home, East Second street, at O'Clock
this afternoon by Rev. DR.. Chas. L
Greaves, pastor of the First Baptis
church, assisted by Rev. DR.. W. B
North, pastor of Chestnut Stree
Methodist church. 1nterment wa
, made in the Meadowbrook cemetery
Deceased was about 81 years Of ag
, and is survived by his wife and on
child, besides numerous other rels
, tives. He was member of the w. I
o w. order and had many friends wh
! will be shocked to hear of his sudde
n death.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-22
BETTERMENT WORK
Organized for Graded
School Cooperation of Pupils
and Public is Wanted.

of The Robesonian.
The betterment association OF the
Lumberton graded school was organ
lied three weeks ago and is really at
work. ANY organization working un-
der the guiding hand of Prof. Senteile
as general advisor, and Miss Bunch
Rowland, as president, is Obliged to
do things.
Committees have been appointed for
reporting each room every afternoon
and any one noticing the rooms VIII
see a wonderful improvement.
A flower committee, with Miss May
Seabolt as chairman, has been ap-
pointed for the high school rooms and
She will be glad to have pot plants
from any ladies of the town for the
rooms.
The grounds COMMITTEES have been
busy also and are trying to make the
grounds attractive. To do this as 1t
should be done, they must have the
cooperation of the entire student
body, also of the general public, as
/ it is a hard task to gather the waste
| paper dropped on the grounds BY
those who carelessly dispose OF 1t a
they pass our way.
The association asks the help d
every one interested in the school 4
a whole. You help US and we prom
Use to help you. Let us work togeth-
er and make our school the one at
tractive place in town. You need q
and we can't get along without You
SECRETARY
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-22
BRIEF ITEMS WAR NEWS

A dispatch of yesterday from Lon
don states that British forces IN Pal
estine have now advanced miles
northwest of Jerusalem.
1t was announced in the House OF
Commons last night that 5000 prls-
oners. including 1S0 officers, have
been taken by the British in their
present operations. At one point the
British penetrated 5 miles behind the
! German lines and several villages, In
| addition to those already announced, !,
! have been taken. Nearly score Ct
guns were captured by the British
Tuesday.
Italians Holding Tentonic Invaders.
/ This mornings press summary
states that the italians everywhere
are holding the Teutonic allied invad-
ers along the Piave river and IN the
hilly region from the upper reaches
Of that stream to Lake Garda. NO
where has the enemy been able to
gain additional ground. On the con-
: frary. violent attacks in the hill coun-
try have been repulsed with heavy cas-
, ualties.
l 2l Men Lost in Sinking of U. S. De
!, strOyer. r.
5 Lieutenant Commander Walter E
I Reno, the commanding officer, his two
$ junior officers, Lieut.. Charles F. Wed
o derburn and Ensign Harry G. Skin
: ner, Jr., and Is enlisted men were los
in the sinking of the American tor
pedo boat destroyer Chancey IN a col
q fision in the war zone Monday morn
q ing, the Navy Department was advis
n ed yesterday by Vice Admiral SIMS
l. Shipping Lesses Last week.
= British shipping losses last wee
x x >agggregated II vessels. Only ~ cS
le these were craft IN excess OF l,ot
7e tons. Losses for the previous wee
p were only / vessel of 800 tons or o
L er and 5 craft Of less. tonnage.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-22
INQUIRE BY NUMBER
Inquirers About Registered Men
Must Give Order or Serial Num-

To the Editor of The Robesonian:
l desire to give notice once more
that INQUIRIES in reference to those
registered under the draft act cannot
be answered unless the party making
inquiry gives either the order num-.
ber or the serial number OF
the registrant. There are 2O7o reg
istrants in this district, and the tiles
for these men are arranged by mum
Der and it can be easily seen how dit-
ficult it is to furnish the information
desired unless the number is given.
It is much more desirable that the or
der number be given, where this is
possible, but if this cannot be done
then give the serial number. Num9r- 3
Gus inquiries both by letter and te!e-
phone are made every day, and the
volume of work required at this CT
flee has become entirely too large Z
permit of further answers to these IN
uuiries unless the numbers are given
T. l.. JOHNSON,
Chairman Local Board No. !
Lumberton.
November %, 1917.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-22
BALTIMORE NEWS BATCH
School Progressing Church Notes
Personal.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Baltimore (Fairmont, R. -, Nov.
2O-School is progressing nicely un-
der the efficient management OF MI.
C. A. Waldrop and Miss Kate Page.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Floyd and lit
tie daughter, Helen, of Lumberton,
spent Sunday with Mr.. Floyd's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Floyd
Mr.. Roy and Misses Sallie and Mag
gle Bullock spent Sunday with friends
at Iona.-Miss Jessie Floyd left Sat
urday to take charge of her school at
Bakers chapel Monday.-Messrs Har-
vey Griffin and Bun Johnson spent
last Saturday with friends in South
Carolina.-Mr. Ebert Nye and
sister, Pauline, attended preaching al
Pleasant Grove Sunday p. m.-Mls>
Cattle Bullock, who is teaching a
Union, spent the weekend with home
folks Mr.. Clifford Mccormick o.
Camp jackson, Columbia, S. c., spen
a short while in this section Sunda.
afternoon.-Gladt TO Eei, ort little Mis-
Stella Walters, v 40 has been yer.
sick, is inproved.-Messrs. PeteWard
Charlie Hammond and Tom McCor
mick of Centenary were visitors i
these parts Sunday evening g-Messrs
Guy Grantham and Victor Annette Q
South Carolina were visitors in thu
section Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Miller will fill his regr
lar appointment here Sunday p. n
Hope to have large attendanc'
2 Prayermeeting every Tuesday nigh
Best wishes to The Robesonian.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-11-22
Premier Lloyd-George Successfully
Defends Administration.

Premier Lloyd-George defended
himself in the House of Commons
Monday against the first serious at,
tack his administration has faced and
so far as the commons is concernerd
his defense seemed highly successful,
states a London dispatch. The Prime
Minister'S admirers call it triumph
incidentally, during his speech, Mr.
Lloyd George announced the destruc-
ton of five German submarines In one
day.
"Of the submarine" he said, Il have
no fear. We are on its track, and L
am glad to tell the house that on Sat
urday we destroyed five of them
five of these pests of the sea-"
The attack on the Premier was To-
cused upon two points-the character
of the war council which the Premier
announced in Paris and the condemna-
tion of the Allies past strategy when
he pronounced in his Paris speech.