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The Robesonian., 1917-07-21
Wide Field of Speculation as to Chi
mas Future Re-Opened


Washington Dispatch, July II.
The accession of acting President
Fling Kwo Chang to the presidency Of
China as result of President Ii Yam
lungs decision not to resume office
has re-opened a wide field of spec
>ulation here as to China's future.
Feng has ALWAYS been military man
and has held many offices urder the
old empire but in the two great crises
which recently have swept China he
practically caused the defeat Of the
monarohists by failure to give them
active support.
When Yuan Shi Kai sought to
make himself emperor, Feng, as mill
tary governor Of Marking, refused to
march against; the southern provinces
which had risen in revolt. Yuan con-
sequently gave up his monarchial
ambitions and the movement died.
Similarly, when the other military
governors formed their secessionist
government at Tien Tsin he refused
to throw in his lot with them.
Whether he will continue to follow
out the indicated policies of support
ing a constitutional republic is con-
ceded here to be an open question of
great importance.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-21
TAX WORTHLESS DOCS
ot@te Council of FarmersUnion Wants
% Encourage Sheep Raising-Meets
Next at Winston Salem

State Council of FarmersUnion Wants
% encourage Sheep Raising-Meets
Next at Winston Salem
selecting Winston-Salem as the
next next meeting place for the North
Carollna Farmers union, and advo-
catlng tax on worthless dogs. in or-
ger to stimulate interest in the sheen
industry of North Carolina. the State
council of the Farmers union mat
IN Asheville Thursday, spending the
DAY IN the discussion of number Of
matters OF business Of interest tn tho
ASSOCIATION. DR.. H. @. Alexander,
president of the association: DR. r
NJ. Templeton of Carey, vice presi.
dent; =. c. Faires, Aberdeen. secre-
.1aary-tre:aa;surer; and J. z. Greene.
Marshville, State organizer, togeth,
81 Win the members of the executive
committee, were present at the meet
lhg. "A committee consisting of DR..
Aa,iexander, Fred L. Seelv and Dr.
Clarence Poe and J. 2. Greene was
named to secure data on the sheen
iinoustry, for the purpose of present
Ing IL TO the next meeting of the
FARMERS union and also for the mir
pose OF presenting it to the next ses-
sion OF the Legislature in the interest
oI securing a tav on worthless dogs
IN the state. Fred L. Seely made an
lnterestlng talk on the wool industry.
poahsing POI u out the desirability of west
: sfn ~ NoItn Carolina as sheep center
II the dogs could be eliminated
Inc president was also authorized II
20 appoint committee to confer with
cne Just Freight Rate association
ano am other freight rate organizations.
ffelatlve to the hearing on increased
lLrelghr ! rates which is to take place
DeIore the Corporation commission at
halelgn IN August. The president
was wa 1urtner authorized to call spec
"a la meeting of the State council at
the time of the hearing. "
The Robesonian., 1917-07-21
ANTIOCH MEETING BEGINS 29th
Evangelist Who Will Conduct the
Meeting Urges Time of Prepara-


To the Editor of The Robesonian:
May | speak through the columns
of your paper to those interested ir
the evangelistic services to be con
Quoted by me in Antioch Presbyte.
rian church beginning July 29th?
wish to say that for many reasons
I look forward to this work with con-
fidence and pleasure and will doubt
less always regard it as one of the
greatest privileges OF my life. The
ties of blood, of friendship and Of
sacred associations bird me to this
church and it's interests as to no 9TH
er. Then, too, the good roads, num-
erous automobiles, and the coopera-
tive spirit of the community general
ly leads me to hope for packed
house at each service. The esteem
which Antioch has won by her many
years of faithful service will certain
ly bring many of her friends within
her gates during these services. Sure
ly the faith of her fathers and her
mothers, her sons and her daughters,
will be declared with gratifying zeal
during these services.
May l ask you therefore to begin
now to spend much time in prayer
and in the study of Gods word and
also to begin to encourage one anoth-
er to lay aside as much as possible
the secular duties of life during the
time set aside for genuine spirit
ual revival at "well-known Antioch"
Plan to come to each service and
come expecting a blessing. While |
serving strangers it has been my
pleasure to see that a large proper
tion of the congregation had attend
ed practically every service. Let it
be more true of my own people than
of strangers that they began at the
first and were faithful till the last
in striving with me to advance the
kingdom of righteousness, peace and
JOY. For one time in your life let
the joy of genuine sacrifice, the joy
Of faithful attendance, and the joyI
Of having heard every one of Sc
res of services be yours at the close
If this meeting.
The time in which we are living is
90 grand and too awful for us not !
o be enthusiastic about something.
life is too short for US not to be en-
husiastic in striving for the best for !
urselves and others. Away with vain l
.lory and false modesty. Let US be :
p and doing! o
Watch this paper for further in
ormation regarding these services.
DANIEL A. McNEILL, Il Il
Ev., Savannah Pres, II II
Vidalia, Ga. !
The Robesonian., 1917-07-21
STATE NEWS

Miss Lena Luther of Fayetteville,
fatally injured Wednesday when a
passenger train struck an auto at
Method, near Raleigh, killing 3 per-
sons instantly, died in a hospital in
Raleigh Thursday. Miss Elizabeth
Harris of Raleigh, the fifth member
of the party, is seriously injured but
it is thought she will recover. Those
killed outright were Miss Alice Har-
ris of Forestvllle, E. B. Elan and H.
K. Harris of Raleigh, both Seaboard
locomotive engineers on leave of alb
Sence.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-21
WITH ,,.LDIERS IN EKtNr5
American S: ldiers Have Made rhcr-
selves Thoroughly at Home liz Their
Training Camp in Franc

American S. ldiers Have Made rhcr,
selves Thoroughly at Home i'll Thei
Training Camp in France
American Training Camp in France
Press Dispatch, July II.
The American troops have beer
here for less than week-they are
not all here by any means--ani they
have already made themselves thor:
ougnly at home, so much so that Vhi:
section of France looks like little
bit of America.
Men Full of Life
The correspondent made an extend
ed visit to the encampments this
|, morning and found the men fit and
in good spirits, ard full of praise 70,
the friendly cooperation of the
French people, who have willingly
and gladly given up many Of their
own comforts to accommodate the
army. The available houses, howev-
er, are not sufficient to accommodate
all the Americans who have arrived
and so the countryside is dotted with
newly erected barracks that have
sprung up over night and make even
more picturesque this beautiful neigh
borhood.
Water is abundant here, but un-
certain as to purity, so the troops are
adopting filtering methods by means
OF bags suspended from tri-poles,
which astonish the local inhabitants
almost as much as the Americans in
explicable thirst for water, which is
unknown to wine drinkers, many of
whom seldom touch water.
Residents Amazed
1t is task which the army had
taken upon itself in the clearing up
Of the entire countryside and at the
present pace the whole district Will
soon look Ike a well-ordered garden.
SUCH prisoners as are under arrest
or minor infractions of the regula
ions are EMPLOYED each morning in
making headquarters spot1ess and are
ringing such degree of orfderliness
nto the place that the original resi-
ents are amazed. Likewise thew find
t difficult to understand why the SOL
lers take so many baths, for the men
nake for the nearest stream and dive
as soon as they are at liberty. The
resence of the soldiers here has ma
1rally introduced many novelties.
ut probably none is more welcome
IAN the daily evening concert, which |
ttracts people from far around, peo-
[e chiefly who have never heard :.
vely American music and who have =
zen without music since the outbreak =
the war. /
Lion Cub Their Mascot
An attractive feature of the camp
a lion cub, which occupies a corner
the camp Of a certain regiment.
le cub was presented as a mascot
American residents in Paris. It'll
young and playful and harmless all
ort time ago, but is growing as
nlshlngly and is a veritable terror
the townspeople and now a source
doubtful amusement to the sold-lI
s, many Of whom bear scratches toll
'tlfy to the nature of his playful-1
IS.
An even more strenuous course OIL
llnlng is in force here than at thel
glnal camp near the landing pointI
the troops. The men work a mini-I
I'm OF eight hours daily; the officers |
I'm II to Is. In addition thew take
hikes to get into condi-lI
n. Here and there one falls bv the =
yslde by the exertion, but the ma :
1ty are standing the gaff in way
It speaks volumes for the efficiency /
the system.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-21
indian Boy Shot Small Colored Girl
M6ytOn Soo441c1 VII

Aao Atou ScOCC1Sh Chief.
An Indian boy deliberately shot a
iseven-year-old Sc daughter of Mary Ba-
ker, , colored, on the place of Mrs. M.
Tunn, ~ OF route No. 2, last Saturday.
th uile Dullet from 20. % rifle entered
ed ede ,1 'front.' OF the child's neck and lodg-
neck, haging luckily missed the mo- TO-
ular vein and carotid artery and
struck the bone and glanced to the The
posterior Of the neck. " VIC
Dr. ). .. McClelland was called to
dress the wound, though he did not 10
cate the ball until Monday, because If
the danger of probing. -
The boys father administered tho
punishment, which probably was com m
mensurate J with the pain endured by
his victim. gu ny
The girl is doing ali right.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-21

Jake Beronsky, a young tailor of
High Point, kissed Miss Eva Nash,
15-year-old Salvation army work
er, twice in his shop the other day
ard the kisses cost him S25 each.
When he was hauled up in police
court the judge fined him s1OO and
The Robesonian., 1917-07-21
CHURCH NEWS NOTES
...- Trinl%v

Holy communion 9 a. m. Thursday
Ll,tany ard address s n. M. after
winch a meeting of the committee
The Robesonian., 1917-07-21

the costs, but the girl said she
thought $50 would do and the judge
let him off at that. IA
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-14
WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
EastbOund.
AUTOMOBILE STAGE LINES

Office and Garage, Sixth and Melar-
key Sts., Winnemucca. Phone 46.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-14
X DEFIANT

1t is within the bounds of fair dis
cussion to call attention to the fact
that the resistance TO the draft in or
gained form has thus far been con-
fined to Democratic states-Oklahoma,
North Carolina, Georgia, Texas-all
these are communities where the con
stitution and the laws have long been
Knocked. derided and violated through
legislation enacted by Democratic law
makers, who have not hesitated to set
aside the solemn national guarantees
of civil rights to colored citizens. In
consequence, IL is not surprising that
the CONSUMPTION law, affecting these
people directly in their daily lives, is
now defied by force of arms. Con-
tempt of law is a contagious proceed
ing. 1t cannot long be confined to n
single statute; and continuous disre-
gard OF n law with impunity is
bound to be followed, whenever pre-
text a be found, by disregard for
another law. This truth is now being
exempliied by Southern Democrats
who. having dehed the constitution
for so many years without punish
ment, are not now to be overawed by
a mere statute. The course which the
administration will pursue toward its
" political followers who have set
out TO nullify a law to which the Pres
ident has been so warmly committed
will be interesting to observe.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-14
WHY H00YERl
II NOT PERKINSl

The whole fabric OF ~fOod-control, as
the administration views it. has been
built upon the enigmatical personality
of Herbert Hoover, whose previous
activities in the food line have been
confined to the distribution of sup
plies gathered in this country and
doled out by him to the people Of
Belgium. which has an area a little
smaller than that Of the State of
Maryland. He is not known 10 pos
sess exceptional knowledge Of agri-
cultural, transportation or dietetic
conditions in this country; and. while
no one will question his executive ca
pacfty. he has exerted it for many
years exclusively in countries where
conditions are by no means eompar-
able to those in the United States.
On the other hand, George w. Per
kins has spent his whole life in Amec-
lea. He has been identified with some
of our largest and most progressive
industrial enterprises and with some
of the strongest of our financial in
situations. He has been a student OF
economic conditions; he is acquainted
with our politics; and more than that,
he has given special attention in the
last three years to the problems OF
our food supply and its distribution
At his own expense he has gathered
experience of the food question in the
United States which is superior to
Herbert Hoover's, and the great State
of New York. skeptical perhaps of the
success of the Hoover experiment, is
at this very minute debating the prob
lem of food control and shaping ac-
ton upon the suggestions which Per
kins' experience has produced.
The administration at Washington
seems to think that Hoover is the one
man in all the world to administer
~food-control for America. Why no
Perkins? To be sure. Perkins has
been politically opposed to Wilson
and he comes from New York, a stat'
which is likewise opposed to the Pres
ident; whereas Hoover has no politici
and halls from California, a Wilson
state. However, hunger is non-parti
san and requires no partisan treat
ment. Therefore we inquire again
Why Hoover? Why not Perkins?
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-14
NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, the 18th day of September, AID.
1917, in the City of Winnemucca.
County of Humboldt, State of Nevada,
an election will be held pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter CXXV of
the Statutes of Nevada 1907, approved
March 81, 1907, and as amended by
Chapter AZ of the Statutes of Nevada,
1915, for the election of the following
municipal officers for said City of
Winnemucca, to hold Office until the
first annual election of officers OF
said City. to wit:
One Mayor of said City of Winnie
mucca.
One Councilman of the First Ward.
One Councilman of the Second
Ward.
One Councilman of the Third Ward.
At said election polls shall be open
not later than eight o'clock I'm. and
shall continue open until 6 O'Clock
pm. on said election day. at which
time the polls shall be closed.
The polling place for said election
shall be at the Town Fire Hall in said
City of Winnemucca. situate on Bridge
Street in said City. All electors OF
the three wards of said City OF Win
nemucca will vote at this polling
place.
All nominations by petition OF
otherwise for the respective officers
hereinabove set forth shall be filed
with Fannie Harpe, the Secretary OF
the said Commissioners, on or before
the hour of five o'clock pm, Septem-
Der 9Th, 1917.
j. A. LANGWITH,
G. p. HOSKINS.
FANNIE HARPE,
FRANK ROTH,
MARY E. WOODWARD,
Commissioners for the City of Winnie
mucca. Humboldt County. Nevada.
First publication August IL. 1917.
Last publication September Is. 1917.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-14
BRITAIN PREPARING FOR
POSTWAR TRADE


The British Trade Corporation with
a capital stock Of s5%O,0O0,O0O. par
value $50, has been organized to push
British trade after the war. A first
issue OF 100000 shares has already
been subscribed at par. and a second
Offering OF 1906 o shares is now being
gobbled up. The organization of this
company was the result of recon-
mendations Of the departmental COM
mittee of the British Board of Trade
appointed to consider the best means
of meeting needs of British firms after
the war, as regards financial facili-
ties for trade" The directorate OF
this company includes prominent bust
ness men and capitalists. and it pro-
poses to provide financial facilities
covering longer periods than ordinar
lily given by bankers, and to assist in
opening up new channels for enter
prise.
The opportunities to be found in
South and Central America will re-
ceiye the earnest consideration of this
new organization, with a view to
capturing as much of Germahy's lost
trade in those markets as possible
These countries annually purchase
from other countries about $500, 600,
900 worth of manufactured goods. ami
sell to them $1,000. 000, 900. principally
that Germany's share of this rich
trade, prior TO the war, was 1897 1000
900. Our trade with these countries
in 1914 totaled s404, 500, 900, of which
$241,000 900 was imports. This year
it reached nearly sS5O.000,0 900. OF
which $40, 000. 900 was imports. Still
we made an appreciable increase in
our sales to them. Sc appreciable, in
fact. that the Germans refer TO us as
Yankee yultures" who are grabbing
the trade of South America
While ii is true that our increased
trade with Latin America is due en-
tirely TO conditions brought on by the
war, there is a possibility of holding
a great deal OF it after the war if We
keep awake. The administration ha!
numerous agencies at hand to make
a study of the situation and 10 rouse
American business men to the import.
ance of consolidating for that pur.
pose. The British government anc
British business are alive to the
needs of the future, and Germany is
training for the commercial struggle
when the restrictions Of war have
been removed. What are we doing in
that direction? The tariff commits
sion is circularizing importers of for
eign goods with idle questions; the
Federal trade commission is upset
ting business generally; the Depart
ment of Commerce, from the auroral
Redfeld TO the black janitor are Who'll
ly immersed in the export control
work, and most of our business men
concern themselves altogether with
financing current needs. 1t is to be
hoped that the German characterize
ton of us will prove to be without
merit A "vulture" gorges himself and
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-14
JUSTIFICATION

Every speech that is made these
days by the President and the mem
bers of his Cabinet is a testimonial to
the foresight of those men who, with
Colonel Roosevelt, asserted when the
Lusitania was sunk in May, 1915, that
the United States should and must
enter the wal against Germany.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-14
McDermitt-N National Line

Leaves Winnemucca land opposite
points, daily, except Sunday. at z a.
m. for McDermitt, National and way
stations.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-14

At least, the nation is not being
bothered with any views from Mr..
Bryan as to how to run the war
butte Miner.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-14
Paradise and Willow Point Line

Leaves Winnemucca (and opposite
points, daily, except Sunday, at 7 a.
m, for Paradise. Willow Point and
Way stations. rs lbs. baggage allow
ed; &c Id. for excess.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-14

Germany expects every Hessian fly
in the wheat belt to be true to the
Observation-Disclosures Transcript.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-14

The slogan OF the food sharks seems
to be. consume the Communications
ton Post.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-08-14
II SILVER STATE

Eptsrsd n. second class matter, December 10, 1910, at the Postoniee
:. Winnemueca. Nevada, under the act Of March 3 1873.
Published Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at winnemuecs, Humboldt
County, Nevada
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-13
About Our Creamery

II YOU think it is worth while to have
a creamery in Leavenworth, show your
faith by your works When you order
butter specify Leavenworth butter. If
the big creameries succeed in freezing
out the small home concern you will
have to pay from five to ten cents per
pound more for your butter, and then
the big creameries will send an inferior
quality Of butter here, for the simple
reason that you will then have no alter
native but to use it. We are stating
what we know to be facts. The small
local creameries are a thorn in the side
Of the big concerns. They get cream
that would otherwise be shipt to the
cities. a creamery syndicate owns ana
CONTROLS the Spokane, Seattle, Portland,
Salt Lake, Wenatchee and some twenty
FIVE other creameries in the northwest
and their policy is and has been to
freeze out all small concerns. They
have succeeded in dozen instances
on the west side by raising the price OF
cream and lowering the price OF butter.
In every instance after the local con-
Germ was closed the price Of cream de-
clined and the quality OF butter was
lowered and the price increased. They
make the consumer their tool by giving
him a temporary benefit to get rid OF
the local competition, and in the end a
fool by seeking it to him after the field
is clear. II you want to be tool first
and fool afterwards make it impossible
to maintain the home creamery by re-
fusing 10 patronize it.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-13
BIewett

Miss Grace Aston returned Thursday
from Everett, Wash. where she has
been spending the past two weeks.
Mrs. S. A. Covert and son Jack, left
Thursday for Wenatchee to spend a
tcw days.
Mr.. A. D. Gregorie is moving his
family to Leavenworth this week. Mr..
Gregorie has been transferred from the
Peshastin Lumber Co. TO the Leaven-
worth Box Co.
Sunday on the way to Wenatchee,
to attend the base ball game, Blewett's
city ford had the nerve to stop in the
middle OF the road and refused to 60
any further. Consequently it was
placed in the Cashmere hospital where
it is still confined.
Mr.. Aaron Cox and wife expect to
motor to Seattle this week.
Mrs. Geo. Former has moved to
Leavenworth and expects to make that
place there home.
Mr.. J. F. Howertou has moved to
Cashmere.
Mr.. Jesse Drake had the misfortune
TO mash his foot, the end of the truck
falling on it. He is still unable to
work but is doing nicely.
The Blewett base ball team, played
very interesting game Of ball in We
natchee last Sunday, defeating We
natchee by a score Of 60.
While the Blewett team was dining
in uniform at one Of Wenatchee's lead
ing cafes, someone asked where the
uniforms were from and was told from
Blewett. Then they remarked they
did not know Blewett was on the map
Excepting the Blewett fans, one could
not say Wenatchee was on the map.
Wenatchee planning $4,000 hltr1'
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-13
Wenatchee Boosters Here Yesterday

Mr. C. w. Finlaysen, secretary Of
the Wenatchee Business Mems Asso-
citation, with the following to help him
clinch his arguments, was here yester-
day: Messrs. N. A. Pearson, D. A.
Sinner and E. L. Baker. The cere-
monies connected with the laying Of
the cornerstone of the new postoffice
will be under the direction Of the Ma
sonic lodge and the committee circu
lated among the Leavenworth brethren
urging them to attend and take part
in the ceremony. It is needless to
say they were willing victims and will
be on hand next Friday.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-13

Conservation ought to be practiced
as we'll as preached. You may have
noticed little man about FIVE feet high
on the street yesterday with enough
cloth in his pants for two men OF his
size. At least six inches OF his pants
were dragging on the ground. Such
waste Of rough material ought to be
discouraged in these piping times.
There is no sense in eating scraps for
supper TO conserve the food supply and
then let some man use six yards OF
cloth for one pair Of pants when as a
result some other man will have to go
without pants. Shocking. There is no
good sense in making two six yards OF
cloth 20 where only three ought to go.
The censor ought to get busy.