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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-12
ROWLAND NEWS LETTER
Betterment Association Organized
Debate-Coldest Day in IL Years
Social and Personal


Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rowland, Feb. Honor roll for
January: First grade-Ethel Am
mons, Bessie Bracey, Agnes Bryant,
Sarah Faircloth; Second grade-Ad-
ellie Andrews, Claire Robertson,
D. W. Brake, Vayden Draughn, Eliz
abeth Faircloth; Third grade-Carl
Lennon, Drada Bracey; Fourth grade
Ralph Brake; Fifth grade-Mack
Baker, Opal McCallum, Howard Mar
tin, Fraser Mills; Sixth grade-Vir-
ginia Mae Adams, Elizabeth Nickel
| lar, Lena Mclean, Flora Mccormick,
Ora Mccormick, Willie Mccormick,
| Leitch Robertson; Seventh grade
Irene Mills, Margaret Robertson,
Lucia Mae McCallum, LIE Verne
Adams; Eighth grade-Margie Hines,
Alehta Bracey, Zula McCormac, Mel
son Edens, Earle McKeller, James
Pool; Ninth grade-Pete Ward, Rae
ford Butler, Clifton Butler; Tenth
grade-Beulah Williams, Charles
Hammond, Agnes Evans; Eleventh
grade-Cornelia Ayers, Agnes Rob-
ertson.
| last week the Betternent asso-
citation was organized with Miss
Puett as president. There are forty
three members.
The R. H. S. basketball played
Latta last Friday afternoon. Owing
to the condition of the we"ther ard
other disadvantages, we were de-
feated.
Miss Neva Rhine, home demonstra-
ton agent of Philadelphus, met her
tomato club here Friday.
Iaho To 1oc l..
was, "Resolved, That wealth has
done more to produce crime than
poverty or ignorance. the judges
decided unanimously in favor of the
negative and John l.. Mcqueen was
voted best speaker.
The Tuesday Afternoon Rock club
met with Mrs. B. P. Blanchard last
week.
Misses Eva Peasants and Agnes
Evans attended a weekend house
party at the home Ct Miss Cecelis
Mckenzie of Timmonsville, S. c.
I Miss Julia Graham spent the week
erd in Lumberton.
Miss Demma Hill is visiting he
sister Mrs. Normv Cobb.
Miss Bessie Mckay visited rela
tives in Latta last week.
Mr. H. j. Mills returned home las
night from Fayetteville Presbytery
Miss Ruth Branch spent the week
end at home last week.
Miss Jessie Afford of Dillon, S. c.
is visiting relatives in town.
Tuesday evening ten girls assem-
bled at Miss Katherine McArn's 70
a candy boiling. Fudge, sea foam
and ice cream taffy were made an,
eaten in abundance In short, w
rad a "jolly good time.
Mr. J. T. Williams led in praye
: meeting Wednesday night. He reat
18th chapter of Romans.
Saturday was the coolest day w
have had in IL years.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-12
CalOmel Sickens! Its Horrible
Don't Stay Bilious, Constipated
GUARANTEE "DODSON'S TONE" WILL GIVE YOU THE
BEST LIVER AND BOWEL CLEANSING YOU EVER HAD

Calomel makes you sick; you lose a
days work. Calomel is quicksilver
and it salivates; calomel Injuries your
liver.
If you are bilious; feel lazy, slug
gish and all knocked out, if your
bowels are constipated and your head
aches or stomach is sour, just axe a
spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liv-
er Tone instead of using sickening,
salivating calomel. Dodson's Liver
Tone is real liver medicine. You'll
know it next morning because you
Will wake up. feeling fine, your liver
will be working, your headache and
dizziness gone, your stomach will be
weet and bowels regular. You will
Sel like working. You'll be cheer
\; full Of vigor and ambition.
our druggist or dealer sells YOU
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-12
Germany Wants Old Treaties Reaf.
firmad

Germany has suggested that trea-
ties of 1899 and 1928, having refere-
ence to the rights of nationals re-
siding as merchants in either coun-
try to continue their residence there
for months for the purpose of clos
ing up their business, be reaffirmen.
The matter is of decided import
ance to Americans in Germany, since
the German governments course to-
wards them, particularly on the ques-
ton of permissions to leave the coun-
try will be materially affected by
the American governments view on
these old treaties between Prussia
and the United States.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-12
For a Bilious Attack

When you have a severe headache,
accompanied by a coated tongue.
lloathing Of food, constipation, torpid
liver, vomiting of partly digested food
and then bile, you may know that
you have a severe bilious attack
While you may be quite sick there is
much consolation in knowing that re-
lief may be had by taking three of
Chamberlain's Tablets. Thew are
nrornt and effectual. Obtainable
everywhere.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-12

able and attractive rural civilization.
The small farm owned blythe man who
tills it is the best soil in the world
upon which to grow men. A land
less population will make a Mexico,
but the citizen standing in the door
way Of his own home is at once the
builder and the bulwark of the COM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS T. Nv. Bick-
EFT.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-12
FOR GROUP. COUGHS AND coins

FOR GROUP, COUGHS AND COLDS
A. Baxter, Wheeler, Wise, says
For ten years we have used Foley's
Honey and Tar in our family and
consider it the best cough medicine
on the market, especially for children,
as they like to take it." Contains
no opiates; safe for babies; effec-
tive for adults. Checks Group; stops
coughs; relieves colds. Sold Every
where
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-12

eson. Watch for the date.
The next meeting of the associa-
ton will be held in Maxton on Sat-
urday, February "a. A large attend
ance is expected.
L. w. Jacobs is teacher.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-12

Builder and Bulwark
Ownership of land by the men who
cultivate it is the very mud-sill upon
which alone can be builded a profit
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-12

: To The Robesonian and
r. D. Caldwell & Son:
Register my name for the
Government Bulletin Service.
Bring or mail this to The
Robesonian or R. D. Caldwell
& Son at once.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-12

Right breeding is fine thing, friend,-
so is right reading, right thinking and
right living. If you may say of man that
he is scholar, and gentleman, and a
Southerner you have said it all, men, you
have said it all!
Why, it's the love of good things that
makes men of us, good home, a good
book a good horse or a good dog. Yes
and good cigarettel
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
Austria Stands by Germany.

The increasing possibility Of war
between the United States and Ger.
many has increased the tension be-
tween Vienna and Washington, ac-
cording to the Vienna correspondent
Of the Rcrliner Tageblatt.
The correspondent te!egraphs:
Ambassador Tarnowslii has not yet
been able TO present his credentials
to the White House, and the diplo
matte situation between AustriaHun'
gary and the United States is at a
standstill. Negotiations between the
capitals are not taking place. Fur
ther developments are looked forward
to with complete compOsure by the
Dual Monarchy, which is awaiting the
next stems by President Wilson to de-
termine its future course.
"The determination Of the United
States government to permit the arm
ing Of merchantmen is looked on as
menacing element in the situ:~on.
This would deprive U-bHat command.
ers of the only remaining possibility
Of permitting American ships, which
they recognize at present as being un-
armed, to disembark crews and pas.
sengerS"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23


Property loss estimated at s150,000
was wrought by two fires of unknown
origin, which swept the business and
residential sections of Mahanoy City,
Pa.
The flremen battling against the
flames IN zero weather were greatly
handicapped by the cold and by frozen
plugs. Every available piece Of fire.
fighting apparatus in the city was
rushed to the scene and assistance
was given by the Shenandoah and
Pottsville fire departments.
The buildings either destroyed by
fire or Quilted with water, with their
losses. are: Joseph Doyle hotel, s10,.
600; Abraham Guzenski, shoe store.
$4,000; Thomas Horan, gents furn.
ishing store, $4,000; Isaac Supowitz,
dry goods store. $4,000; Harry either,
shoe store, $4,000; Refowich Sisters,
art store, $4,000; Dipper & Co., drap.
cries and carpet, 100000; Patrick Dill.
loin, wholesale liquor store, $4,000:
Consolidated Millinery Store, $4,000,
and the residences of Garfield Rich.
ards, Matthey Stinconis, Joseph Yut.
kes, joseph Barkes and the meat mar
ket of Chubbuck e Savage, the com.
bined losses of which were $4,000.
The first fire started in the meat
market Of Chubbuck e Savage and the
second in the Gatlin Shoe Store.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
u. S. Unaware of a Break.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE state de-.
partment had nothing to explain the
report that negotiations had been
broken off between Ambassador Pen.
field and the Austro-Hunga garian gov
ernment. Officials seemed at a loss
to understand it.
The only negotiations in progress,
so far as known, were the ambassa-
doris efforts to inform the government
of the attitude of the United States
on unrestricted submarine warfare.
Discussing the report from Paris
that Americans had been warned from
Washington to leave Austria, officials
said no instructions to this effect had
been sent to Ambassador Penfield.
They considered it probable that AM
bassador Penfeld might have taken
such action on his own initiative.
Officials say they still hope that a
break with Austria may be avoided,
but admit that all recent indications
are to the contrary.
Inquiry has been sent to Germany
through the Spanish embassy, at Ber'
lin, regarding the delay in the depar.
ture Of the second train load Of for
mer American officials from Germany
for Switzerland, it was announced Of
fcially. The train should have left
Munich early this week, carrying the
eighty-six former American consuls
and their families and an unknown
number of other Americans.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
PASS POSTAL BILL
Measure With Prohibition Rider Goes
Through Senate.

lHFOuun SeHdle.
With its added drastic prohibition
legislation provisions, the annual pest
office appropriation bill, carrying $685.
100000, was passed by the senate after
a week of vigorous debate.
1t was sent back to the house,
which will ask for conference on the
amendments.
The senate wrote into the bill pro-
vision making it criminal offense to
ship liquor into states which prohibit
its manufacture and sale, thus null.
flying the statutes of certain prohibi-
ton states permitting the importation
of limited quantities of liquor for per-
sonal consumption.
Another provision would bar from
the mails letters, postal cards, circu-
lars, newspapers and other publica-
tions containing liquor Advertising i'll
states having laws against such adver-
Using; violation to he punishable by
a fine not to exceed 500 or impriscn-
ment not to exceed six months for the
first offense or more than one year
for the second offense,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
Butcher Was Too German.

Frank P Reiss, of Haverstraw, N
Y, is a sadder but wiser man.
Mr.. Reiss, who conducts butcher
shop, made the mistake of declaring
that he had enough Germans in his
employ to lick all the Yankees in
Haverstraw.
Village Treasurer Patrick McGrath
who was near by, thought Reiss was
kidding. but when the butcher per
sisted in his declarations McGrath
sailed into him and administered a
sound thrashing. Reiss retired to a
hospital for repairs. HaverstraT
housewives have declared a boycott
against his butcher shop, and public
sentiment may compel him to discon
tinue business.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
LOST HUBBY ng HONEYMOON
Bride Stopned to Get Handbag and
Train Pulled Out

Married at Clearfeld. Pa, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hawkins started on honey
moon to eastern cities.
The bridegroom had boarded an
eastbound train at Tyrone when the
bride discovered she had left her hand.
bag in the station. Recovering it, s'e
stopped to pick up some oranges she
had dropped and the train pulled out
"He has all the money and ticket
and | don't have cent" sobbed the
frantic bride, while the husband tried
to get off the train, but failed.
Railroad officials bought her a tick
at to Huntingdon, then telephoned
ahead and had the husband leave the
train there and wait for her.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
PAPER MAKERS ACT
Offer to Relieve Newsprint Situation as
u. S. Threatens Indictments.


The federal trade commission in
Washington announced that the
principal news print paper manufacture
ers of the United States and Canada
had proposed that the commission de-
termine a fair and reasonable maxi.
mum price for paper from March l,
1917 to September l, 1917.
The proposals, it was said, would be
taken under advisement and an an
nouncement made within few days.
A statement issued by the COM
mission said:
"The offer, with its promise of low.
er prices and more equitable distribu,
ton, not only means the saving Of
millions to the great publishers of the
country, but averts the absolute ruin
that now threatens hundreds of the
smaller publishers"
The statement continues:
"The proposition is the outcome of
the news print paper investigation
that the federal trade commission has
been conducting for the last eight
months. AS result Of public hear.
ings and the work of the economists.
accountants and financial experts. the
commission arrived at the conclusion
that the paper shortage was largely
artificial. that prices were extortion'
ate, and that free competition had
ceased to exist"
It was not stated whether the propo.
sition, if accepted would affect the
department of Justices federal grand
jury Investigation in New York, but
the intimation was that there was a
close relation between the two.
The action of the manufacturers fol
lows two days of conference with the
commission and the proposal was sub,
mitted to Francis J. Heney, spectaI
counsel for the commission, in it
print paper investigation.
The manufacturers hurried to W"sh.
ington soon after it was annou"ce1
that the federal grand jury in New
York had been asked to return :rd:ct
ments charging criminal violations OF
the antitrust laws.
The effect of the proposal just made
on the grand jury investigation in
New York is not fully known, but pub
fishers generally are more keenly in
terested in a reduction Of prohib:tive
prices than in prosecutions.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
WON'T BARGAIN
OVER u. S. RIGHTS
Wilson FIatIy Rejects German
Plan For Conference.
REFUSAL IN CURT NOTE
Overtures Meet Deaf Ear in Washing
ton Until Ruthless U-Boat Campaign
is Chopped.

lOn OHIli HIlileSS O-Doal SoiiPe'S'
is ctopped.
The United States has replied to
Gcrmany's proposal of discussion OF
the Submarine situation by declining
to enter into any negotiations while
the proclamation of unrestricted war
fare remains in effect and until Ger
many restores the pledges given in the
Sussex case.
The state department made public
Germany's proposal, submitted in a
memorandum by DR.. Paul Ritter, the
Swiss minister and also the govern.
ment's reply. thereby confirming fully
the announcement made on Saturday.
The state department statement
says:
an view of the appearance in the
newspapers of February II, Of a re-
port that Germany was initiating nego
tiations with the United States in re-
gard to submarine warfare the depart
ment of state makes the following
statement:
"a suggestion was made orally to
the department Of state late Saturday
afternoon by the minister Of Switzer.
land that the German government is
willing to negotiate with the United
States provided the commercial blcck'
ade against England would not be II.
terfered with. At the request of the
secretary OF state, this suggestion was
made in writing and presented to him
by the Swiss minister, Sunday night.
The communication follows:
Memorandum:
"'The Swiss government has been
requested by the German government
to say that the latter is now, as be.
fore, willing to negotiate, formally or
informally with the United States,
provided that the commercial blockade
against England will not be broken
thereby.
(signed) asp. RITTER
"This memorandum was given i'm
mediate consideration. and the follow
ing reply was despatched:
"My dear Mr. Minister: | am re
quested h the president to say to you,
in acknowledging TIE memorandum
which you were kind enough to send
to me on the 18th instant. that the
government Of the Unitel States would
gladly discuss with the German gov
ernment any questions it might pro-
pose for discussion, were 1t to with
draw its proclamation of the 31st OF
January, in which, suddenly and with
out previous intimation of any kind,
1t cancelled the assurances which II
had given this government on the
fourth Of May last, but that. it does
not feel that it can enter into any dis
cussion with the German government
concerning the policy Of submarine
warfare against neutrals which it is
now pursuing. unless and until the
German government renews its assur
ances of the fourth of May and acts
upon the assurance.
"No other Interchange on this sub
iect has taken place between this
government and any other government
or person."
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
Would Sell Four Counties.

Delegate Patrick, Of Kanawha
county, introduced a bill in the
house of delegates in Charleston, w.
Va, providing for the disposal CT
four counties in the upper Panhandle
Of the state either to Pennsylvania or
Ohio, the proceeds to be used to help
pay the Judgment against West Vir'
ginia in the Virginia debt case.
A resolution also was introduced
providing that the proposition be sub.
mitted to a referendum vote. The
counties are Hancock, Brooks, Mar.
shall and Ohio. -----o--
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
Pass Naval Bill.

The naval appropriation bill ag'
gregating S369.0OO,OOO, including ad.
ministration emergency amendments
for communicating of ship yards
and munition plants, if necessary
was passed by the house of represen
tatives. Tie bill now goes to the
senate.
The amendment authorizing the ap
preparation Of S1,00O,000 to acquire
basic patents for air craft, was adopt
ed.
The appropriation of $12,000,000 tc
equip navy yards to build ships re
fused by private builders, was agreed
to after some discussion. Amend
ments to specify the Boston and other
yards were defeated.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
Duke of Norfolk Dies.

Duke of Norfolk, ranking member
Of the English nobility and the FORE
most English Catholic, died in London.
The death of the duke was rather
sudden, the first announcement Of his
serious illness having been made on
Saturday. Prayers were offered in the
leading London Catholic churches for
the repose of his soul.
The heir to the dukedom. the Earl
Of Arundel and Surrey. who is eight
years old, comes into an estate esti.
mated at 100000 annually.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
cbiJdren to Salute the Flac Weekly.

By the order Of the Chicago
school board the salute of the fig
will be a weekly observance By the
375,OO0 pupils in the public sch"os.
The first observance will be next Mon.
day, when the children VIII rcpoat:
az pledge allegiance to the Ame len
flag and the republic for which 4
stands, one nation indivisable, with
liberty and justice for ALL
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
GENERAL MARKETS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Winter clear, S7.75GS; city mills,
S9.50@10
RYE FLOUR-Quiet, per barrel.
S750m 7.75.
WHEAT-Firm; Nc. 2 red, $500
1877.
CORN-Quiet; No. yellow, s1150
1.16.
OATS-Steady; No. white, 6Sh@
G9c.
POULTRY-Live, steady; hens, 21
a G23c: old roosters, 15016c. Dressed,
steady; choice fowls, 251ac; o.d roos.
teTs. 1ac.
PUTTER-Firm; fancy creamery,
47c Ter lb.
FnGS - Firm: selected 41@53c;
nearby. 49c; wesern. 49,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
BANDIT HOLDS UP BANK
Locks President in Vault and Escapes
With $25O0.

Robbers locked the cashier Of the
National Bank of University Place in
Lincoln. Neh., in the vault and escap
ed with $2500.
The robber strolled leisurely into
the bank and finding the president
B. H. Schaberg. alone, ordered him to
the vault at the point of a revolver
The money he took was in currency
piles Of gold and silver being untouch
ed. Schaberg managed to unlock the
combination a half hour later and give
the alarm.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
Women In Delaware Ask Vote.

At a joint session of the De;a.
ware legislature, advocates of the
suffrage amendment were given
hearing. Addresses were made by
Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles, Now
Castle, and Miss Anna McCue, Phila
delphia, who has been at suffrage
headquarters since the opening of tie
session.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
TWO COASTERS KILLED
creensburg, Pa, Lads Are Struck by
an Au+ooohiIe

an Automobile.
Two brothers were killed in a coast
ing accident in Greensburg, Pa, and
p third is in the Westmoreland hos
pital with an injury.
James Tre1ennick, aged sixteen
years, and Clifford Tredennick, aged
fourteen, were almost instantly killed
at the corner of Second street and
Vannear avenue, when their sled was
struck by an autcmchile. Kenneth,
the eleven-year-old lad, sustained a
fracture of the left arm and was taken
to the Westmoreland hospital. The
driver of the machine did not stop al
though he dragged the boys almost
forty feet. The police have been un-
able to get any trace Of him.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
Liner Afric Sunk; II Men Missing

Lloyds' announced that the White
Star line steamship Afric, of 1899
tons gross, has been sunk.
Part of the crew was landed. The
Exchange Telegraph company says the
Afric was sunk by submarine and
that seventeen of her crew are miss.
ing.
Other ships sunk were the British
steamship Toreland. and the Norwe-
gian motor ship West. CA Lloyds
list sent to Washington contains the
name Of another ship, the Ada, 1S7
tons. not previously reported sunk)
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23
Minnesota to Vote on Prohibition.

The Minnesota house of representa-
tives repassed the statewide prchibt
ton bill passed by the senate, after
conourring in the amendment extend.
ing the time the law would become eff
fectivc from January /. 1920, to July
/, 1920. The election will be held in
November 1918.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-02-23

The Yarrowdale was one Of the yes
sells captured by German raider III
the South Atlantic some time ago.
With an armed prize crew aboard, the
ship was taken into a German harbor
December 81. She had 4G9 prisoners
on board, among whom were seventy
two Americans, according TO an
nouncement made by the foreign sec
retary. It was announced these men
were to be interned as prisoners, hav-
ing been captured on an armed vessel.
Early in the present month-the
day OF the severing of diplomatic re-
lations with Germany-the American
government demanded the release Of
the Americans. The following day it
was announced that Germany had ac-
ceded to the demands.
Later it was said from Washington
the men were being held in Germany
until assurances had been received
from the United States of the safe de-
parture Of Count Won Bernstorff and
the German consuis, and the safety
of German warbound ships in Ameri-
can waters.
A Washington despatch, february
10, said Secretary of State Lansing,
through the Swiss government, lad
made inquiries of Germany as to the
reasons for the continued detention
Of the American seamen. Thursday
a peremptory demand for the release
Of the men was prepared by the state
department, to be sent at once.