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The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25
FUNERAL OF MRS. CRESS
 WILL BE HELD FRIDAY

Mrs A. H. Smith and children ar rived from Effingham. Kan, on No. , today, with the remains of her mother, Mrs. Julia A. Cress, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Bishop so suddenly Tuesday at II a. m., Oct. g. Mrs. Smith was accom- panied home by her niece, Miss Hazel Cress of St. Joseph, Mo, and her nephew, Elvin Bishop of Effingham.
 The party was joined at tito pock by Roscoe Cress, from the St~ta Inj- versity at Fayetteville, vh7 came home to attend the obsequic
 The remains were taken in charge by Undertaken Cornish at the train and carried at once to the undertaking parlors, and were later carried to the residence of A. H. Smith, where Mrs Cress had made her home, and where the funeral services will be held Fri day at 2;30 D. m. Interment in the family lot at DeAnn cemetery.
 Friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25
THE WEATHER
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

A Liberty Bond as an investment cannot be beat. Ask Prescott's banks
 Get the November Ladies Home Journal-242 or 244-15 cents.
 Numbers of parties motored down to Hope this evening to attend the Fair
 Lowney's Chocolates-65c to $1.25 per pound-sIways fresh. Buchanan Drug Store.
 See either of Prescott's banks for information regarding purchase of Liberty Bonds.
 MT. and Mrs. E. H. Daniel, wife and little daughter of Laneburg, were in the city today visiting MT. and Mrs. H. F. Helton.
 See J. A. Wilson, phone 173, or Clyde Thornton, phone 42, for car service to Hope Fair. 22t4
 Master John Marshal Putnam, son of Mir. and Mrs. Chas. F. Pittman, is entertaining a number of his little friends this afternoon at his home on East Second street, in honor of his 10th birthday.
 We carry large assortment of bible and testaments; prices range from 15c to $3.50. Buchanan Drug Store. Phone 67.
 The News Printing Company will take county scrip on subscription pay ments at 75 cents on the dollar.
 If you want it in hurry, phone 67, Buchanan Drug Store.
 If you don't get your paper every afternoon and are sure that your neighbor has not borrowed it, call PAP and we will send you one.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25

Get the news first in Ire Prescott Daily News.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25
Try The Prescott Daily News for one week. You will like it.

Try The Prescott Daily News for one week. You will like it.
 John Nelson, who lives six miles east of Prescott, happened to the mis- fortune last night of losing his barn which contained a bale of cotton and about two hundred bushels of corn, all of which was consumed in the fire. It is believed that the barn was set fire Intentionally by some person and we learn that bloodhounds will be se- cured to run the guilty party down.
 The First Regiment Band, now sta toned at Camp Pike, went through Prescott on number five this morning en route to Hope where they will play today for the Hampstead County Union Fair. The Prescott boys in the band had about five minutes while the train stopped with which to greet home folks and the time was put in very profitably.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25

Little footsteps soft and gentle Gliding by our cottage door, How love to hear their trample, As heard in days of yore, Tiny feet that travelled lightly, In this weary world of woe, Now sleep beneath the grass and
 daisies In dreamless perfect peace.
 II. She sleeps the sleep that knows no
 waking By the golden river shore, And my heart it yearns with sadness When l pass the cottage door, Sweetly now the angels carol, Tidings from our loved one far, That she still does hover OCT us. And will be our guiding star.
 III. Little footsteps now will journey In the world of sin no more, Ne'er they'll press the sand-banks
 lightly By the golden rivers shore, Mother weep not, father grieve not, Try to smooth your troubles o'er, For I'll think of her as sleeping, Not as dead but gone before. Christian Sunday School Children of WaXahachie. Texas.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25
Farmers National Congress, U. s. A.,
 Springfield. Mo-, October 27, 1917.

For this occasion the Mo. Pac. Ky, will sell tickets Prescott to Springfield and return for $1S.65, routed via Mo. Poe. or Mo. Pac. to Hoxie, thence the St. L. X S. F. Ky. to destination. Tickets on sale Oct. 2lst and 22nd, 1917, going passage to commence on date of sale and bear final return limit to reach original starting point prior to midnight of November lst, 1917.
 G. A. HAYS, Agent.
 Contribute to the Red Cross fund.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25
FUNERAL NOTICE

The funeral services of Mrs. Julia Cress will be held at the residence of MT. and Mrs. A. H. Smith tomorrow, October 26, at 10 o'clock a. m., and will be conducted by Rev. J. A. Par ker. The remains will be inferred in DeAnn cemetery and the pail bearers will be as follows A. C. Hawkins. C.. B. Andrews, M. L. Moore, Jno. A.. Davis, C. L. Green and B. H. Logan.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25
LIBERTY LOAN PASSES
 THREE AND HALF BILLION

United Press Special.
 Washington, Oct. 25.-The indica tions at noon were that the Liberty Loan had passed the three and half billion mark. The whole nation is aroused to high pitch of patriotism. The treasury expects to complete the loan by Saturday night.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25
The Whole NeighbOrhOod Knows

Mrs, Anna Pelzer, 252G Jefferson St., So. Omaha, Neb., Writes: ."T can recommend Foley's Honey and Tar as d sure cure for coughs and colds. It cured my daughter of a bad cold. My neighbor. Mrs. Benson, cured herself and her whole family with Foley's Honey and Tar, and everyone in our neighborhood speaks highly of it." This reliable family remedy masters croup. It clears the air passages and eases the gasping, straining fight for breath.
 Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25
25 ENEMY AIRPLANES
 BROUGHT DOWN IN RAID

United Press Special.
 Paris, Oct. 25.-Twenty five enemy aeroplanes were brought down We'd nesday, the official statement says.
 Nancy was the object of another raid, but without effect
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25
TREE FALLS ACROSS AUTO.
 KILLS TWO PEOPLE

United Press Special.
 Dallas, Oct. 25.-Frank Boyd of Rockwall, and Jean Nanby, school teacher, were killed when a huge tree fell across the automobile on the road to Dallas
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25
YEGGS SECURE S5,OOO AND
 MAKE GOOD ESCAPE

United Press Special.
 Carmi, H., Oct. 25.-Yeggs blew the First National Bank safe, acsep- ing with five thousand dollars, after pistol battle with posse. The front of the building was wrecked.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25
NOTICE

Effective today the new traffic ordi- nance will be enforced. October 25, 1917.
 RANDOLPH ?. HAMBY,
 Mayor.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-25

In memory of little Hazel Crow. five-year- daughter of Mr and Mrs. S. l.. Crow, who met such a tragic death on September 29th, 1917, while visiting her grandparents in Prescott, Ark.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27
Home Demonstration Agent VIII
Begin Work October l

AS stated in a recent issue Of The
Robesonian, Miss Lula NJ. Cassiday
will begin work October 1st as
whole-time home demonstration
agent of Robeson. She is expected
to arrive next Monday from Hills
boro. Miss Cassiday was for four
years rural school supervisor ard
home demonstration agent of Safnp-
son county,, and for the past two
years she has been home demonstra-
tion agent in Orange couty, so that
she has had six years practical ex-
perience in the work in addition to
her college training.
This is really only the beginning
of home demonstration work in Rob-
eson, for the work covers much
more than merely practical instruc-
ton in canning and preserving, i'm
portant as that is and efficiently as
that was carrier on in the. county
during the summer. Miss Cassiday
will travel about over the county in
her own automobile and much is ex-
pected Of her work, in VIII ich she no
doubt will be given the hearty CO.
operation Of the people.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27
Steel Prices Cut in Half

steel prices in the United States
were cut in half Monday when Pres
ldcnt Wilson approved scaleN of
prices fixed in scale voluntarily
submitted by producers to the war
industries board. The general pub
II!ic', as well as the American and al
neg governments, will share in the
[ececuctlons, which go into immediate
u.1Iiect' and thee agreement provides
mat producers shall not reduce wag-
TTo,o To. The prices will obtain January
t;0' t5I0' to be revised then if investiga-
Fioi Fion shows they are inequitable. Of
.liclalS in touch with the situation say
tnat the price agreed upon, sos ton
was was lberal and would allow fail
pf prollts to all steel plants, as the cost
~ fbo producing steel plates in some Of
."e larger mi lis is about $35 to $3t
nr Gsoh' s' showing that tremendou!
ton t,Oi''s have been made at $3.50 {
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27
WILL BUILD NEW TOWN HALL
2-Story Brick Structure Will be
Erected Corner Elm and Second
1st Floor Office and Apartments
fO,. Fire COmnany

At a meeting of the board Of town
commissioners Tuesday morning it
was decided to build a new town hall,
Elm ard Second streets. Plans for
the new building We're designed by
Messrs. Burney Brothers, local con-
tractors.
The new buildino will be two
story brick structure 42x54 feet. On
the first floor will be the office of
the town clerk and treasurer, a lob
by and apartments for the fire COM
pany. The second floor will be one
open hall for meetings of the town
board, etc.
The town clerk and treasurer will
receive bids for the erection of the
new building and work will be be-
gun as soon as the contract is let
The contract will be let on the day
labor plan.
The building will cost $4,000 to
$4,000 and the money to pay for il
is in hand The water and light
plant cost $51 900 and before sale
of bonds for this purpose $4,000 Of
the maount was floated in notes and
$4,000 was paid out of the general
fund, so that when the bonds We're
sold and the notes taken up, $4,000
was left for the general furd; anc
it is this $4,000 which will be useC
to build the new town hall.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27
RED SPRINGS NEWS ITEMS
Silver Tea Given by Ladies Aid
Personal Mention

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, Sept. 26-The La
dies Aid society of the Methodist
church gave a "silver tea" on Tues
day afternoon from 4:3O to $50 at
the residence of Mrs. J. S. Jones.
Miss Vergie Goodwin gave several
solos, which were much enjoyed.
The money will go on the parsonage
debt
Miss Alice Woodward of Stillmore
Ga, is visiting her sister Mrs. George
H. Hall.-Mrs. J. J. Goodwin OF
Lumberton is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Pearsall.
Mrs. T. C. Rogers spent Tuesday
in Fayetteville with her father, Mr.
John G. Brown, who is in High
smiths hospital. Mr.. Browns con
dition was improved, his many
friends will be glad to learn.
Miss Eunice Pearsall artl Mrs
Junius Goodwin spent Wednesday il
Fayetteville.
Mrs. Hiram Grantham and chill
dren and Miss Susie Moore left to
day for Salisbury to visit Mrs. Gran
tham's mother, Mrs. Brown. The,
made the trip through the country
From Salisbury Miss Moore will g
to Charlotte to visit her brother, MI
George Moore.
Misses Anna and Nell deVan
and Susie Moore spent the week-en
in Raeford, guests of Mrs. Dixon.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27

MILITIA ROLL ONE OF HONOR

Committee of Three Men in Each
= 10unty Will Select Members for
Militia Companies-Men of Intelli-
gence,. Character and Courage to!
be Selected and If Any Man De-
Zines the Honor it Will Not be
Thrust Upon Him
10 put into effect his proclamation
issued Sunday, Governor Beckett
tuesday directed Adjutant General
Young to proceed to organize State
militia companies in the several coun-
ties OF the State beginning in the
counties. having the largest popu!a-
ton. The Governors order says:
You will designate an advisory
committee of three men for each
county and direct such committees to
carefully select the members for the
militia companies. 1t is my desire
that the men selected shall represent
the Intelligence, the chara and
the courage of the communities in
which they live. These men are to
be the special guardian of our wo-
men and children, and the keepers
! Of the peace ard order of the State.
The service they are to perform re-
quires that the militia roll shall be
a roll Of honor. / d
Il insist that the men selected shall
be men who fear God, and make a
decent effort to keep His command-
ments, men of fortitude who are able
and willing for the public veal to
! face danger and endure hardships
without complaint; men of quiet
minds who will be very careful Of
human life, but will, when necessity
demands it, shoot straight to protect
! the helpless and preserve the peace
and order Of the State.
! "These men are to be selected, but
not drafted. The organizations are
to be composed neither of volunteers
nor of drafted men, but of men chos-
en- by the committees because it is
believed that they possess peculiar
qualifications for the service to
which they are called. If any man
who is selected shall decline the hon
OF, it will not be thrust upon him;
any unwillingness to Serve would in
dicate that the committee had made
a mistake in the selection of that
particular man. In designating the
advisory committees you will take
pains to name men who are them.
, selves patriotic, intelligent, unself-
ish and unafraid."
The county selective committees
and the quota of men to be selected
for each county will be announced
within a day or two.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27
TOWN TAX BOOKS NOW READY
Law Provides That All Taxes Ex-
cept License and Privilege Are
Duo October |

Town Clerk and Treasurer Ira B.
Townsend now has his tax books
ready for 1918 taxes and is anx-
ious to get in as much money as
possible during October as money is
badly need for school purposes.
Section 8 of an act to amend the
charter of the town of Lumberton
passed by the last Legislature pro-
vides:
That all taxes levied by the town
commissioners, except license and
privilege taxes, snail be due and
payable at the office of the clerk
an dtreasurer on the 1st day Of Oc-
tober of each year and after that
time may be collected by distraining
any personal property of the tax
payer to be found in town. A discount
of 2 per cent. shall be allowed by
the town to all taxpayers who shall
pay the full amount of their taxes
before the 1st day of December OF
each year, provided that payment is
made at the office of the clerk and
treasurer and not at the solicitation
OF the tax collector. On December
lSSt Of each year the tax collector
shall proceed Immediately to dis
train any personal property of al
taxpayers who have not paid theil
taxes.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27
XLVllI
SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS
Haig's Men Start Drive in Flanders
and Are Meeting With Good Sue
coSS on Front of Nearly 6 Miles

Field Marshal Haig's men again
are striking in Flanders and the
force of their blow, like that of
those that have preceded it is meet
ing with good RESULTS on front of
nearly six miles.
Notwithstanding the necessity of
carrying the battle to Crown Prince
Bupprecht across uninviting ground
Nyfirtually a morass, owing to re-
cent rams and floods-and against
the inevitable concrete and steal re-
doubts and woods and shell craters
teeming with rapih-fire guns, the
English, Scotch and Australian
troops have snached valuable ad-
vantage points from the Germans,
out not without terrific opposition.
The battle at last accounts was
still raging with the greatly rein
forced Germans who had anticipated
the new thrust, fighting with un-
usual bitterness to hold back fur
rher advance or to recapture ter
rain already wrested from them.
Haig's new thrust was delivered
from the base of front line positions
taken and consolidated last week
oefore which the Germans held num-
erous vantage points of strategic
value, barring the way to further
inroads by the British or for har-
,assing the British line by machine
gun or rifle bullets.
On the other fronts, except in the
Champagne and Verdun sectors OF
the line in France no hostilities Of
Importance are in progress.
The sinking OfBritiSh merchantmer
by mines and submarines last weel
was smaller in the aggregate mum
Der of vessels sent to the bottom
than during any week since Ger
many started her intensive subma
rine campaign. In all Is merchant
men were destroyed. =
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27
RORESON INDIANS LIKE CAMF
They Are Enthusiastic Over First
Drills but Want Uniforms

Dr1llS out w ant Un1f fOrmS
Columbia, S. c., Special, Sept. 25, to
Wilmington Star.
Camp Jackson was excited today
at the news that it's commanding
officer, Major General Francis H.
French,had been granted two months
leave of absence on account Of ILL
ness and that Major-G General Hugh
l.. Scott, just retired as Chief of
Staff, would probably come here ta
command the Eighty-first Division
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Barth is now
in command, pending the arrival of
a major general.
The IA Croatans from Robeson
county are enthusiastic over the first
drills yesterday and today but Want
their uniforms. eve like this place
fine," said one Of the Indians, "but
we'll like it better when We get ou1
uniforms. They call ther company
commander the "best man..
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27
Large Deficiency of Men VIII be

Washington Dispatch, Sept. 26.
There is little doubt now that a
large deficiency Of men will be shown
when the first increment of the ma
tional army-687,00 men-has been
mobilized.
Seventeen national guard divisions
must be brought up to war strength
and several special service forces
organized out of this reservoir, sc
the number of drafted men remain
ing at the cantonments hardly will
be sufficient to organize the sixteen
national army divisions at a full
strength basis. Whether incomplete
divisions will be formed or a cal
for more men issued has not beer
indicated.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27

White Man and Negro Found Guilty
before Recorder Britt Of Killing
Sick Cow and Selling Meat-Sev-
eral People Bought and Ate and
Later Learned the Sickenlng Facts
they Got Off Light
Pettaway Watson and Joe Willis,
white, and John McBryde, colored,
were tried before Recorder E. M.
Britt Tuesday on the charge of kill
ing and selling a cow knowing that
she Was diseased. Tn case against
willis Was nolprossed, while Watson
and McBryde were found guilty of
the charge. Prayer for judgment
was continued upon payment of cost,
which amounted to $19.4O. The de-
PENDANTS live in the Ten Mile sec
tion.
+ The evidence Was that the three
defendants Went to Bladen county to
buy cows which they intended to
kill and sell. After reaching Bla-
den they learned that an old color
ed man had a cow that had been
hurt and that the COW could be
bought at a bargain. Watson and
McBryde bought the cow for $40 and
butchered her right on the spot. The
evidence was that the cow could not
stand up when killed. The defend
ants testified that they were told the
cow was hurt by coming in contact
with a barbed wire fence. They al
So testified that the COW was band
aged up when she was killed. After
they had dressed the COW they start
ed for home and began retailing the
beef to people living along the route
Later some Of the people who bough!
and ate the beef learned that the
cow was sick when killed. Mr.. H
: C. Flowers Of the Tolarsville section
bought some of the beef and after
learning that he "bought and ate
sick COW" he had defendants irdict-
ed. Several others who bought ane
ate Of the cow attended the hearing
and some Of them We're frank te
admit that it would be several moons
before they would care for more
beef. Mr.. Flowers testified that his
wife became sick after she had eat
! en- some of the beef.
! It is probable that Recorder Brit
would have given Watson and Nc
Bryde road sentences had it not beer
for the fact that Mr.. Flowers am
others, who bought the beef, mad
it known that they did not wan
them to be Sent to he road.
Quite a number of spectators wit
messed the "cow trial".
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27
Suffrage Committee Ordered by
House of Congress

Creation of a committee on woman
suffrage was ordered by the House
Of Congress Monday. The new COM
mittee will assume charge of all
suffrage bills now handled by the
strongly anti-suffrage judiciary COM
mittee. Creation Of the committee,
for which the suffragsts have long
contended, indicates an early fight
on the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment at the next session Of Congress.
Both suffragists and anti-suffragists
Say they are anxious for the bill to
be reported as both are confident of
victory on the floor.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27
Mill Building for More Spindles-All
Mills on Full Time

Seventy-two feet additional space
is being added to the National cotton
mill. When the building is COM
pleted 5000 more spindles will be
added. This will bring the total num-
Der of spindles at the National mill
up to $1,000.
The Lumberton, Dresden and Jen-
nings mills have all added more
spindles during this year and the
four cotton mills here now have,
total of 10000 spindles and all the
mills are running full time.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27
Chain Gang is Not Popular Thes'
Days

Judging from the small number OF
people now serving sentences on the
county chain gang, the folks must
be behaving themselves much bet
ter than they have been heretofore.
There are now only 80 men in the
gang. Twenty-four Of these are
colored, 4 Indians and one white
Four years ago there were 66 men
in the gang and the average number
runs about 60. The men are now
working on the Lowrey road, near
Elrod. MxI l1Fl y
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27
Mrs. Means and Alton Means En-
Joined by Judge Boyd

Greensboro Dispatch, Sept. 26.
- Federal Judge James E. Boyd to-
day signed a decree directing that
Mrs. Julia A. Means and Alton
Means turn owed to the Central
Bank & Trust company of Asheville
any and all property which they may
have in their possession, custody or
control belonging to the estate of
the late Mrs. Maude A. King. Judge
Boyd also enjoined and restrained
Mrs. Means and Alton Means from
disposing Of or interfering with any
of the property and assets of the
estate Of Mrs. Maude A. King.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27
Thomas Bailey, a weaver frol

Thomas Bailey, weaver from,
Fort Mills, S. c., shot and killed
Berry B. Barrett, card-room hand
and a native Of Cherryville, n. c.,
in North Danville, Vay Monday in
a house jointly occupied by the two
families. Bailey says that Barrett
accused him Of being intimate with
his wife, which he denied, and that
Barrett advanced upon him threat
eningly and grappled with him when
he shot.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27

Messrs. ]. H. johnson and j. w.
Barnes Of GAINESVILLE are among
the visitors in town today.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-27

If Mr. Norment will send The
Robesonian the names and addresses
of men at Camp Jackson who are not
able to take the paper, a Lumberton
man has advised the editor that he
will be glad to undertake to raise the
money to send the paper to them.
The best way to send the paper
is to subscribe for it for some one
you know at the camp. It will cost
very little more to send it that way
and it is certain to go regularly;
whereas if. YOU undertake to send
your copy after reading it, you have
the trouble Of wrapping it up, the
expense of putting a stamp on ev-
cry copy, and it will be few days
late in reaching the camp.
You cannot remember the boys
from home in way they will appre-
ciate more than by sending them
The Robesonian. In no other way
can they keep up with home news,
ard they are more eager for the
home news now than ever before.