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The Robesonian., 1917-01-29
CHURCH NEWS NOTES

Able Discussion Of "Stewardship' at
Presbyterian Church
Reported for The Robesonian.
On Wednesday, the oath inst, the
second of a series Of meetings for
the discussion Of the doctrine of stew
ardship as set forth in the Bible, was
held in the Presbyterian church here,
and participated in by some of the
brightest ministers in Fayetteville
Presbytery.
Christian Stewardship, by Rev.
A. R. Mcqueen, Dunn; "How to De-
velop it," by Rev. J. K. Hall, Lilling-
ton; Goods Measure, by Rev. W. S.
Golden, Sanford: "The Biblical Mo-
tives", by Rev. R. A. Mcleod, Gala
tia; ;"The, Obstacles, by Rev. L. A.
McLaurin, Jonesboro; "Practical Ap-
plication', by Rev. H. J. Mills, Row
| land.
Other points at which these meet
lngs will be held are: Carthage, San
ford, Ellington and Smithfield A
! second team. will visit those places
| composed Of Rev. w. C. Brown OF
Raeford, Rev. ]. J. Hill of Rec
Springs, Rev. L. T. Wilds of Fayette.
vile, Rev. ]. ]: Murray of St. Paul
Rev. Eugene Alexander of Antioch
and Rev. G: E. Moorehouse of Lum
berton.
The day Of the meeting here tn,
weather was cold and rain fell almos
continuously throughout the day, bu
the attendance was fine. thus evi
dencing the interest Of the laymel
IN the subject.
Many attended from Red Springs
MaXton, Fayetteville, Fairmont, Buie
Parkton and St. Paul. The St. Pau
laymen came down in good numbers
This splendid community can alwav
be depended upon when worthwhile
things are up for consideration.
The visiting ministers and delegate
; were entertained by the Presbvteria
: families here, who immensely en-
: jcyed having them in their homes.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29
STIFF SORE MUSCLES RELIEVED

Cramped muscles or soreness fol-
lowing a cold or case of grippe are
eased and relieved by an application
of Sloan's Liniment. Does not stain
the skin or clog the pores like mussy
ointments or plasters ard penetrates
quickly without rubbing. Limber up
your muscles after exercise drlve
out the pains and aches OF rheuma-
tism. neuralgia. lumbago, strains,
sprains and bruises with Sloan's LIN,
| iment. Get a bottle today. At all
Druggists, 25c.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29
Chickens Running at Large Are a
Great Nuisance

Great Nuisance
To the Editor Of TIE Robesonian:
VIII you please say in your paper
that chickens running at laree are
becoming a great nuisance. In spite
of time, money and trouble in trying
to have flowers, etc, in our yards,
there are those who are so careless
or inconsiderate that they allow their
chickens to trespass on their neigh
bors premises and destroy the effort
put forth to beautify premises.
There is an ordinance against fowls
running out but it does not seem to
be regarded. Let US live IN peace
have our flowers, ETC., by shutting
up or killing our chickens.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29
More Crop Liens

Register of Deeds NJ w. Floyd
says it looks now like a good nrany
more crop liens will be recorded this
year than were recorded last year
They are coming in large numbers
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

Rev. DR.. W. B. North has been
confined to the house, and to the
bed most Of the time since last Tues
day, with a sprained back, and his
pulpit at Chestnut Street Methodist
church was supplied yesterday morn
ing and evening, by Rev. F. E. Dixon
who preached excellent sermons.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

Mrs. R. E. Lewis returned last night
from Wilmington, where she attended
the annual convention of the Wom-
ans Missionary society Of the North
Carolina Methodist conference as a
delegate from Chestnut Street Meth
odist church.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

WANTED--A RELIABLE, HUST-
ling party to sell ecemetery work
for US in this section. Old estab-
lished company. Good proposition
to right man. Write for particu-
lars. Mecklenburg Marble & Gran
ite Co., Charlotte, N. C.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29
THJS-AND FIVE CENTS!

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose five cents to Foley, q
Co 1886 Sheffield Ave-. Chicago, Ill.,
writing your name and address clear r.
ly. You will receive in return trial
package containing Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound for coughs, colds,
and Group; Foley Kidney Pills and
Foley Cathartic Tablets. Sold every
whore,
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

AM MAKING LOANS FOR FIVE
wears on improved farm lands N
Robson, Scotland and Hoke coun-
ties in amounts 100000 to s5O,-
OOO.O bearing interest at the rate
of FIVE PER CENT. Call on or
write A. T. Mclean, Lumbertonl:
N. C..
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

Rev. Mr.. Grantham Of Rome, n
Y, preached ct Trinity P. E. church
here yesterday at II a. m.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

COMPARE MY INTEREST RATE
and terms with others who are
handling the same class OF aoa loans. ns
Amounts, 100000 to 100000;
Robson, Scotland and Hoke coun,
ties. Rate of interest FIVE PER
CENT. A. T. Mclean, Lumberton.
N. G..
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

EGGS FOR SALE-THOROUGH-
bred Rhode Island eggs from prize
winning birds 81 per fifteen. Fu-
ture orders taken now. B. Sam
Edwards, LUmberton, n. c.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29
Lumberton, N. c..

Mr.. Geo. Douglass of R. 4, Red
Springs, is among the business vlsl-
tors in town today.
Messrs. Hezzie Phillips and b. w.
Lovett of R. from Orrum are among
thu visitors in town today.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 7. Reese of Elber,,
ton, Ga. are guests at the home OF
Mrs. Daisy w. jenkins, Sixth street
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

DON'T FORGET THE BEST PLACE
to stop hunger is at the Olympia
cafe. Elm street, Lumberton.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

WANTED-TO BORROW MONEY
on real estate. Address "Anxious'
care Robesonian.
The Robesonian., 1917-01-29

RUB-MY-TISM-ANTISEPTIC, RE-
lieves Rheumatism, Neuralgia. etc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23

escapabie. Check LAG on tho Riggs
national Bank has been traced and
auoeo 10 the secret service collection.
IL is payable to koenig and signed by
Won Papen. Therefore. Won Papen
stands convicted. on the evidence OF a
report Claimed as All official document
by the Germans. of paying money to
q potter designing to blow I'D mer-
chant ships sailing from the port of
New York. The person who made this
report is known to Department of
Justice officials.
Compare these documents with tho
following authorized statement from
Berlin. transmitted by wireless for
publication in the New York Times in
December. 1915:
The German government has. nat
uraliy. never knowingly accepted the
support of any person. group of per-
sons society or organization seeking
to promote the cause Of Germany in
the United States by illegal acts. nv
counsel Of violence. by contrayention
Of law. or by any means whatever that
could offend the American people In
the pride OF their own authority"
Destruction was not by any means
the sole interest of Koenig's energetic
bureau. 1t concerned itself also with
spy enterprises. To Koenlr wrote
Otto West, an American citizen and
proprietor Of the Hour Glass. at 3o3
Tor 363) Fifth Avenue, recommending
relative of his who, according to his
description. must be an interesting
and somewhat formidable figure. Mr..
VESTS description. somewhat cur
tailed, follows:
"He Is grandson Of the late ober-
hofprediger Strauss, OF Berlin; brothe,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23

WASHINGTON. September e
Within q few days q German news
paper published in this country em-
ployed as the headline to an article
dealing with rumor Of German
American disafrect,on in this country
the derisive legend. "Lieb' washing
ton. magst ruhig sein."
This U.s., OF course, a parody on the
refrain or Die Yacht am Rhein," the
German national hymn.
Lieb' Faterland. mngst runig sein."
Loved Fatherlsnd. be restful Tor
undisturbed)."
In the parody 1t carries a sheer com.
prehcnsiblc only to one who under
stands the German mode of speech
and thought.
or itself the instance is slight But
IL typihes certain important phase
OF the German propaganda which sub
lily out persistently seeks to present
Gcrmany's course in America in the
most favorable light, even to the ex-
tent OF defending the improper activi-
ties of the Teutonic diplomatic renre
sentatiyes before their passport. wer.
given them. Because OF this continu
ing propaganda certain documents in
the possession OF the Departmept NJ
Justice now assume peculiar import
ance. in that they prove undeniably
the intimate relations between tho ac-
credited representatives of the Kaiser
an the United States and plotters
against the laws and the security OF
dthfs country, whose enterprise did not
fall short Of projected wholesale de-
struction of life and property.
3 Public for Frat Time.
Such OF these documents as were
essential to legal proceedings brought
against the Germans have been pub-
lished. Others are here made public
for the first time They form n curious.
III disjointed. cha pier in the Diplomatic
history OF the war
In the fall Of 1914. when the German
plots against Canada were fomentinr
lin this country, there was established
ut go Wall Street an "adyertisinr"
office presided over by big, suave ma,
8of Teutonic aspect named Wolf Won
l1gel. There were two peculiar fea-
lures about this office One was that
II was frequcnted durinl two years OF
Rineularly quiet and unbusinesslike ex-
tatence chiefly by Germans who had
nothing whatsoever to do with adyer-
Using. The other was a large safe
bearing the insignia of the German i'm
perial government. To this office there
came one morning In april, 1916, while
Won 1gel was preparing mass of
papers which, he kad taken from the
safe for transfer TO the German en-
bassy In Washington, four United
States Secret Service agents from tn.
4 department Of Justice. who made their
way past the guardians always on duty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23

his letters as duly appreciative. He
was able. he states. '.in my capacity
as physician to establish relations
! with officials OF almost all of the mu-
nltions factories situated in this
vicinity" Either DR.. Otto substitutes
iancy Tor fact or he was able to OBJ
tain curIously exact information in
many instances. such as the number
OF foreign sovernm emit inspectors; the
character, caliber and quantity OF guns
ordered by foreign governments, and
other valuable details. OF the Traylor
Engineering Company. of Allentown,
no writes In April Of last year:
An English Inspector is present in
tho department. and he most rigor-
ously tests the work, but 1 was as
sured that he seemed to be incompe-
tent. inasmuch as he had been repeat
eddy duped. Obviously. the manage
ment OF the concern attaches import
anco 10 creating q belief that all pro-
Jectiles being produced were intended
for the United States government"
This, he comments. is believed by the
presence OF foreign government in
spectors.
Nothing Illegal In Activities.
In these activities there was. of
course. nothing illegal. DR.. Otto Is
"N''t PA"SeiS''iS hio PioAScoioIt III Allen-
town. He claims to be an American
citizen. though his claim is not clear,
and declares himself thoroughly loyal
to this country.
Closely related to and to some ex-
tent under the guidance of Won Igel
was the German and Austro- Hungarian
Labor Information and Relief Bureau,
with central headquarters at 1873 Lib
erty Street. New York City, and
branches in Cleveland. Detroit, Bridge
port, Pittsburgh. Philadelphia and Chi
cago. The head of this enterprise was
Hans Liebau, from whom 1t took It's
Familiarity accepted name of the Lie
bau Employment Agency" During the
trying days which followed the arrest
OF the Welland Canal conspirators 1t
was unwaveringly asserted that tho
Ltebau concern was bona hde em-
p!oyment agency and nothing else, with
no object other than to secure posi-
lions for German. Austrian or Hun
sarian workmen seeking employment.
That was for publication only. In
Won IGefs papers tho truth appears,
brought out by the refusal OF tho
embassy to continue
Its subsidies to tho bureau.
That the Austro- Hunsarian embassy
had taken Official cognisance OF tho
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23

document in the collection IS a letter
Oh july 20. 1915. here reproduced as it
appeared upon the stationery of the
Bureau of investigation" This inno-
cent, pretending agency was at the
outset the secret service of the Ham
burg American Steamship Company.
Under Paul lloenig. it's menager. It
became an adjunct to the German dip
tomato secret service. xxx" is the
secret designation Of Koenig, who is
now under indictments on criminal
charges in connection with his "diplo-
matte work, and is interned at Fort
ogiethorpe. The person represented
ny tho figure 1000" is Captain Won
papen. former military attache of the
German embassy, and the practical
executive OF it's underground system.
Tho document as may be seen in the
reproduction, describes the suhterfuees
OF xxx" Kocnig) so that he might
not be identified by the mysterious
when they met. xxx" states
mat money was to be drawn for the
payment OF $50 to the unnamed por-
son. under peculiar precautions,
through Check No. LAG on the Riggs
national Bank. Washington, dated July
10. payable 10 signed
amount $3.50. No reason was given rs
to why the payment was made" says
tho report.
c:cral days after the payment. tho
recipient called at the PASSENGER Of
nee of the line" and made
statement. which Is thus embodied In
tho XXX report.
My namo is --. have nm Of
hco at the - building, but 90
not care to state my local address. I
intend to cause serious damage 10 YES
sells OF the allies leaving ports OF the
United States by placing bombs. which
am making myself, on board. These
bombs resemble ordinary Jumps OF
coal. and 1 am planning to have them
concealed In tho coal to be laden on
OF the allies"
Finally xxx states that "the caller"
brought with him g sample bonn.
such as has been described TO you
by the subscriber" and asks for tho
Tho document is lcttered at the foot,
o. X. TO 1000" indicating that the
secret agent known az 20. r. had
transmitted 1t TO Won Papen.
Now for the proof. direct and un.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23

bureau previously. however. u dis
closed In the letter written by the
ambassador to tho Austro. HunesFiAn
minister for foreign affairs which was
round In tho possession Of James F.. ].
Archibald by tho British authorities
August 80. 1915. In this letter tho am.
oassador stated:
1T Is my impression that we can
oisorganize and hold up for months
IL not entirely prevent, tho manufac-
ture OF munitions In Bethlehem and
tho Middle West. which. In tho opinion
OF the German military attache. 10 of
Importance and amply outweiehs tho
comparatively small expenditure OF
money involved: but even IL the
a.FiNes do not come of, 1t Is probable
mat we should extort under pressure
OF circumstances. moro favorable con-
ditions OF labor for our poor. down
trodden fellow-countrymen. So far rs
German workmen are found In the
skilled hands. means OF leaving will
De provided Immediately for them.
BESIDES this, private German en-
ployment office has been established,
which provides employment for persons
VINO have voluntarily given up their
places, and 1t is already working we'll
We shall also Join in. and tho widsrt
support is assured U.s."
Evidence Of EmcIeney.
The following representations on be.
half OF the bureaus efficiency wers
made, under date of March a., 1915.
In a letter to the German ambassador.
Won Bernstorff:
Engineers and persons In tho bet.
ter class Of positions. and who had
means OF their own. were persuaded
by the propaganda Of tho bureau 20
leave war-material factories"
Tho report comments with uncon.
cealed amusement upon the fact that
munition concerns innocently wrote
the bureau for workmen (Which. Of
course, were not furnished) ana con.
tinues IN reviewing later conditions in
tho munitions industry.
THE commercial employment hu.
reaus of the country have no supply
OF unemployed technicians. MANY
disturbances and suspensions which
war material factories have had 70
suffer and which It was not always
possible to remove quickly. but witch.
CONTINUED on Fourth PaEe.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23

put Won 1gel under arrest and under
took to seize the papers. The German
was large, powerful and brave. with
the aid of ono associate he stubbornly
tousht the officers, striving to rescue
the papers, to close the safe, to get
to tho telephone and communicate with
MS superiors. Revolvers were drawn
by the Secret Service men, They pro-
duced no effect upon tho intrepid Won
Igel.
This is German territory" he
shouted. Shoot me, and you will
bring on war"
Papers Seized by Force.
There was no shooting. But. after
protracted struggle, the defenders
were overpowercd and tho papers
seized The German embassy at once
entered It's protest. These were official
papers. Ihey were sacrosanct. The
diplomatic prerogative Of a friendly
nation had been overridden and the
person OF its representative insultcd.
10 this the State Department replied
That the invaded premises at GO Wall
street were described in the contract
AS private business office for the
carrying on Of advertising, and that
Won lsel had not been formally ac
credited as Il German representativ.
"hcn the papers were examined NV
the Department of Justic the reason
.or Won lgeNs determined fight bec,n.
apparent. Here. in the form OF Lot
'ers' kilograms. notations. checks. re-
cclpts. iedgers, cashbooks cipher codes
iists or spies and other memoranda and
records were found indications-in
some instances Of the vaguest nature.
IN others of the most damning con-
ciusiveness-that the German Imperial
government, through its representa-.
uVes in then friendly nation. was
concerned with
Violation OF the laws Of the unit,d
States. '''
Destruction OF lives and prop.rtv IN
merchant vessels on the high seas
Irish revolutionary plots apa,n.,
Great Britain.
Fomenting Ill feeling against the
United States in Mexico.
Subordination OF American wr,,ers
and lecturers
FINANCING Of propaganda.
'ehance OF spy system under
.nc Hu'se OF commercial Investigation
bureau.
anbsidizing OF n bureau for tho MIR.
pose OF stirring up labor troubles 4,
munition plants.
Tho bomb industry and otber ra,.,.a
activities.
Perhaps the most illuminating single
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23

OF the present Militar Oberpfarrer
Strauss. of Potsdam: nephew of tho
late Admiral Won Schleinits; the late
General Won Mantey, etc. This gen.
tleman changed his name some TWENTY
odd years ago to an American nam.
ana none OF his associates suspect his
German birth or antecedents. He I. an
International journalist OF great re-
pute' Tor years at tho head Of a news
paper organization In England. He
mas personal reason to be very BIT
ter against England. because two wears
aEo TINS letter appears to have been
written about June 1. 1915. which
would mako the date referred to the
early summer Of 1871 a certain attack
was made against him over CONNER
cial matters In Great Britain, and IL
was only by appealing to the United
States Department Of State and a writ
OF habeas corpus before the Lord Chief
Justice of England that he escaped
successfully. He was I'm England
and France at the outbreak of the
war; he has access to the great SOURCES
Of British and French official informa-
ton. He wants to 70 across to Eu-
rope and serve secretly for Germany"
or the completeness and skill of
Germany's spy system In this country,
glimpse is afforded through. tho
voluminous correspondence of DR.. Theo.
Otto. OF Allentown, Pa. DR.. Otto'a
special concern was to ascertain tho
nature OF tho contracts for munitions
and arms upon which the various fac.
tories In the neighborhood were en-
gagged and report them to tho German
embassy. His work was such as TO
earn him special commentator, for
which he expresses himself in ono Of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23

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The Butler weekly times., 1917-03-29
A Golden Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Cox of
Pleasant Gap celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary at
treir home March 21st.
Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Bob Wix, Mr.. Tom Hancock
and family, Mrs. John Wix, Mrs.
Arthur Burkhart, Mrs. Geo.
Utley, Mrs. Perkey, Mrs. R. B.
Campbell and Mrs. Ed Moore.
At the noon hour the table was
loaded with all kinds of good
things to eat to which all did
justice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cox came from
Cincinnati, Ohio, 30 years ago
and have since continuously re-
sided in Pleasant Gap township.
These two are excellent Chris
tian people and have the respect
of all who are fortunate enough
to know them.
OF their five children living,
only two, Mrs. Tom Hancock and
Mrs. John Wix, were able to be
with them on this occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cox received sew
eral nice and useful presents.
AT late hour the guests de-
parted, expressing themselves as
having spent an enjoyable day
and wishing them many more an
nivcrsaries. A Guest.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-03-29
Clean Up Committees.

At recent meeting Of the
Clean Up Committees Of the Com
mercial Club the following CON-
mittees were appointed to have
charge of the work in their re-
spective wards:
Around the square-Mrs. s. w.
Davis, Mrs. Thurza Robinson,
Mrs. H. H. Hollaway and Mrs
w. +. Welton.
First Ward--Mrs. Richard
Lislc, Mrs. T. j. Day, Mrs. Basil
Culver, Mrs. w. d. Stanley, Mrs
j. M. Christy and Mrs. E. G. Zey-
Second Ward-Mrs. Carl Hen
ry, Mrs. G. p. Wyatt, Mrs. j. T.
Hull, Mrs. T. W. Arnsld, Mrs. w.
E. Walton and Mrs. c. Argen-
bright. >.
Third Ward-Mrs. E. s. Clark,
Mrs. Arthur Duvall, Mrs. Wal
ter Cattcrlin, Mrs. Chas. w. Nc
Farland and Mrs. Chas. Fisk.
, Fourth Ward-Mrs. G. G. Cat
terlin, Mrs. H. L. Clinkenbeard,
Mrs. Ed Smith, Mrs. Chris Black,
Mrs. Lon Ray and Mrs. Sue
Rogers.
West Butler-Mrs. Waddell,
Mrs. H. H. Guyant and Miss Leta
Ward.
The committee being short Of
money to carry on the work a
program was given in ad-
diitien to the regular picture
program at the Opera House
Tuesday night. a part of the pro-
ceeds going into the Clean Up
fund. The day for the big Clean
Up has not as yet been decided
on.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-03-29
Railroad Man Held Up.

Conductor Bosley of the north
bound freight was held up and
robbed of $50 near the trestle
south of the Missouri Pacific
station Wednesday morning
about 3 80 o'clock.
/ The train, a long freight,
stopped with the engine at the
water tank to take water. Con-
ductor Bosley got off the caboose
which was near the trestle, and
started to walk along the, east
side Of the train to the engine.
When about midway Of the train
three men stepped from between
the cars and one of them placed
a gun at his head and ordered
him to hold up his hands. They
took $50 from his pockets and es-
capped. Sheriff Baker was mott
fled and deputies were sent to
the scene, but the holdups had
made good their escape and no
trace of them has been found.
Conductor Bosley could only
give a very poor description OF
them.