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The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
SIAM DECLARES
WAR ON GERMANY Y

Announcement Carries Greater Sig.
nlficance Than Might at First b
Supposed
The announcement that Siam has
declared a state of war with Germany
carries greater significance than
might at first be supposed, accord
ing to John Barrett, director of the
pan-American union, Washington
and formerly United States minister
to Siam.
'Siam's chief Importance in the
present war crisis, is that it is prac,,
tically the rice granary or source OF
food supply for China, and it action
may have a direct effect upon Chinas
attitude toward Germany" Mr.. Bar
rett is quoted as saying in dispatch
of the 23rd from New York:
cit also gives the Allies now, fo1
the first time, an unbroken favorable
coast line all the way from China to
the Mediterranean, for Siam was the
only neutral territory in that entire
distance of many thousand miles. II
also possesses an excellent navy, ade
quate to patrol the Siam coast line
Of nearly 1000 miles.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
CLIP THIS AND PIN n
ON WIFES DRESSER

Cincinnati man tells how to snrlVei
un corns or cailuses so they
lift off with fingers, e
Ouch ?? +? I! This kind Oh
rough talk would be heard less mere
in town if people troubled with colns
will follow the simple advice OF TINS
Cincinnati authority, who claims tnat
a few drops of a drug called treez-
one when applied to tender, acnlng
corn or hardened callus stops sore
ness at once, and soon the corn 81 81
cailus dries up and lifts right OH
h saws freezone dries immediate
" and never inflames or even lrr1, !,
tates the surrounding skin. A small
bottle of freezone will cost very ut
tie at any drug store, but will posi-. posi-
lively romove every hard Or soft corr
or callus from ones feet. Million:
Of American women will welcome thus
announcement since the Inauguration
of the high heels. If your druggis
doesn't have freezone tell him to or
der small bottle for you.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
Absolute Embargo On Exports
Northern EurODean Ountries

The American governments con-
troll of exports has resulted in an ab,
solute embargo on cargoes destined
to the northern European countries
Since the control was made effective
little more than a week ago, one
cargo, states a Washington dispatch
of the 23rd, has been licensed fol
shipment to these nations.
The policy enforced is described
as temporary, to be changed as soor
as it is possible to put the neutrals
on = rationing basis. Despite sub
mission of much information by tht
neutrals affected the government
considers that it lacks convincing
evidence regarding exports from
these countries to Germany, and i
wants to take no chances on permit
ting American food to go through t.
the enemy.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
VIRTUAL DICTATOR IN RUSSIA
herensky Has Been Given Unlimited
Powers-Wiu Force Recalcitrant
IrOOpS Again fo FACE the Eoo

las Dcen OiVen Onlmlted
Powers-Wiu Force Recalcitrant
troops Again to Face the Foe
andrew F. Kerensky, the man of
tne hour in Russia-the man who ear
~ IN July started the brilliant often
slve against the Germans and Aus.
tro-Hungarians in Galicia which gave
the Russians notable gains-has been
made virtual dictator in Russia and
given the tremendous task of putting
down the disaffection of the troops
which has resulted in retreat along
the front of Galicia, and otherwise to
END the situation that prevails in Rus
| sia.
BY an almost unanimous vote, the
council Of workmen's and soldiers
oelegates and the peasants congress
realizing that man of ability Of the
highest order was required at the
present juncture to strengthen the
morale Of the Russian troops, has
given unlimited powers" to NJ. Ker-
ensky and his government and Mon
day he was already on his way to Ga
llcla where he soon may be expected
to use all the force at his command
against the recalcitrant troops and
again bring them face to face with
i, the foe.
The situation in both east Galicia
), and to the north Of the Pripet marsh
es for the moment is proving discon-
), certlng to the Russian government.
Added to the struggle it is having
) with the deserters in Galicia, who are
), still falling back nearly everywhere,
states a press summary of the oath,
lack Of stability among the men fight
ing against the Germans in the re-
gion Of Smorgon and Krevo, southeast
of Vitna, is giving great cause for
: concern.
In fierce battle between Smor-
gon and Krevo the Russians drove
a wedge into the German line to a
r depth of two miles at various places
and took more than a thousand pris.
: oners. The Petrograd war office
communicate announces, however
l that the lack of morale of certain de-
: tachments of the Russians is placing
:. the success in jeopardy, while the lat
S est Berlin official communication
which admits that gains We're made
asserts that already most Of the cap
I tured positions have been retaken.
Taking advantage Of the chao
n that reigns, the Germans and Aus
n tro-Hungarians are keeping up thei
intensive push against the Russian
3 all along the front in Galicia. TIL
k Germans are directly before Tarno
n pol, if they have not already cap
o tured this important pivotal poin
le east of Lemberg where the Russian
e have held since early in the war, an
n also are advancing on both sides G
the Dniester river and between tn
lie Stripa and Zlota Lipa, where the
have occupied additional villages.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
DISTRICT BOARDS MEET TO-DAY
Organization Meetings Being Held in
Statesville and alelgh-RobesOn
Man on Eastern BOARD

Organization Meetings Being Held in
Statesville and Raleigh-Robeson
Man on Eastern Board
Orders for organization meetings
to be held on Thursday Of this week
were issued Monday by Governor
Beckett to the members Of the two
exemption boards in this State, the
Western board to meet in Statesvile
and the Eastern district board in
Raleigh. The Governor says in a
special letter to each member Of the
board:
cit is of the utmost importance
that every member of the board be
present at this first meeting and to
arrange to expedite the work. It is
a great work to which you are called
in which you can render service alb
solutely indispensable to the country
in this emergency. You have been
it is believed that you stand ready
thusiasm."
The membership of the boards fol-
low:
Western district-O. R. Jarrett
Asheville, former president Fedora.
I
Vile, farmer, member of the exec
utive committee Of the Farmers I'm
ion; R. B. Bedwine, Monroe, lawyer
and farmer; w. N. Reynolds, Win
ston-Salem, manufacturer and bust
ness man; DR.. J. w. Long, Greens
boro, prominent physician.
Eastern district-E. r. Pace, Raj
eigh, labor representative and com
missioner of public works in Raleigh
commission government; A. w. Pate
Purvis, Robson county, farmer, (sub
stituted for Graham McKinnon, wht
died suddenly after the Governor
had recommended him to Washing
ton); J. D. Langston, Goldsboro, law
yer; C. D. Bradham, New Bern, drug
gist and general business man; D,
Charles OH. Laughinghouse, Green
vile, president of the State Medica
association.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
ANTIOCH IN HOKE

Farmers Institute and Sunday School
Picnic August 3rd-The Boys of
1917-SOme Fine Fields-Protract
ed Meeting-GOOd Wheat Yield-A
Little History for Snyder
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Antioch, July 2O-On Friday, Au-
gust 3rd, the Hoke county farmers
institute, together with the Sunday
school picnic of Antioch will be held
here. AS the institute is a county af-
fair, all are requested to bring bas-
kets. The exercises in the a. m. will
consist of an address before the Sun
day school by Mr.. L. R. Varser. Spec
ial music by Lumberton quartette.
Dinner. The afternoon will be given
to institute.
| Before these lines shall have been
boys shall have been chosen to plant
the Stars and E: Stripes on a foreign
shore. While they go forth as heroes
in the great worldwide strife, yet
their going necessarily brings sad
ness, as doubtless many of them will
bid final farewell to home and low
ed. Yet being enlisted as most of
them doubtless are, under the ban
ner of the great King Of Kings, He
will preserve their going out and
;, their coming in love forever more.
When the various exemptions boards
shall have finished their all-impor.
tant task there comes the final test
ing. Our boys go forth bearing the
national slogan designated by one Of
our most loyal and patriotic sons
"America First"-and may they, slim
ulated by this patriotic slogan, plan
democracy and free government OF
, every European battlefield. All hon
, or to the boys Of 1917.
; Your correspondent has recentl,
surveyed the fields of D. T. Skipper
w. w. Strickland, Miss Lou Smith
!; M. B. McBryde, J. A. Hodgin and H
C. Maxwell, and really it's a gambl
T. to guess or say which crop surpasse
= the other Their cotton and corn i
! seems to us would be hard to dupli
' cate; yet we believe, everything con
! sidered, and counting in watermelons
: vegetables, etc., we would have to Civ
Mr.. McBryde the laurels. He has Al
abundant crop of everything and i
8 allowing nothing to waste. Mr.. Hod
gin believes in conservation and thi
q scribe has given Mr.. McBryde a sol
t emn promise to help him conserve hi
: melons and if his other neighbor
; will assist him as faithfully as W
there will be no waste of watermel
n ons, at least. The corn crops in thi
section, taken as a whole, are abov
the average, while cotton is hardl
an average crop.
! Rev. Chas. E. Hodgin and famil
: of Greensboro will arrive this wee
+ to spend several days with hom
n folks. The annual visits of Cha
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26

Hodgin and family are always pleas
antly anticipated. He is one of old
Antioch's sons Of whom they are
proud, and whose friends are num-
bered by his acquaintance.
On next Sunday a. m., July 29th, a
series of meetings will begin in this
church. The pastor, Rev. J. M.
Goodman, will be assisted by Rev. D.
A. McNeill of Augusta, Ga. Mr.. Nc
Neill is also one of Antioch's minis
ttrIal sons who has made good in
the State of his adoption.
Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Goodman and
daughter, Miss Grace, also, Misses
'Iartitia and Margaret Hodgin, spent
friday near Raeford, quests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Mcleod,
which home with it's surroundings Is
one Of the most modern in this Sec
ton of North Carolina.
Miss Sallie Currie, who is in train
ing at the Cumberland general hos
pital, Fayetteville,is spending her va
cation with her father, Mr.. Timothy
Currie.
/ Mr.. J. w. McNeill reports sixty
bushels of wheat on one and three
quarters acres, pretty good for Hoke
county dirt.
! Our folks in this section of Hoke
extend our most hearty congratula-
tions to Hon. A. w. Mclean on his
election as president of N. C. Bar
association, and they are genuine and
hearty even if Blue Springs was cut
off from Robson, because we know
Lumberton and her bar, A. w. Nc
!. Lean especially, were unalterably 90
posed to any division of Robson and
:, had not Red Springs and Snyder, TOO.
/ agitated North Robson there would
have been no raping of Robson. Yet
had not Lumberton interfered and
r taken an equitable view the raping
which North Robson would have
caused would nearly have ruined dear
old mother Robson. We just want
: ed to call Snyder's attention to this
5 to keep history straight and then to
t let North Robson have credit fol
:, the creation of Hoke, and not Lum-
berton, nor A. w. Mclean. "Lest we
> forget" Snyder, think again. :
: F. B
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
CONDITIONS
:. ON RUSSIAN FRONT

Military Units Have Been In State of
Complete Disorganization - Entire
Units Have Deserted
The chaotic changes prevailing on
part of the Russian front are disclos-
ca IN a telegram sent to Premier
keren,sky, the provisional government
and the council of workmen and SOL
dlers' delegates by the executive COM
mlttee and the commissioner of the
provisional. government with the Sec
ond army, on the southwestern front.
The telegram announced the inaugu-
ration OF stern measures to combat
disaffection.
we unanimously recognize that
J the situation demands extreme meas
ures and efforts, for everything must
be risked to save the revolution from
catastrophe" the message reads. "The
commander er-ln-chief on the western
front and the commander of the sec
ond army today have given orders
to fire on deserters and runaways.
Let the country know the truth
Let it act without mercy. Let it find
enough courage to strike those who
by their cowardice are destroying
Russia and the revolution"
Referring to the threatened disas.
ter, the telegram says:
"Most military units are in state
of complete disorganization. Theil
spirit for the offensive has utterly
disappeared. They no longer listen te
orders Of their leaders and they neg.
lect all exhortations of comrades
even replying by threats and shots
Some elements voluntarily evacuate
positions without even waiting for thu
approach of the enemy.
Ceases are on record in which al
order given to proceed with all haste
to such and such a spot to assist com
rades in distress has been discussed
for several hours at meetings and re
Inducements consequently have bee1
delayed several hours.
"The troops abandon their position
at the first shots of the enemy. Fo
distance of several hundred varst
long files of deserters, armed and un
armed, men in good health and ro
bust, who have lost all shame an
feel they can act altogether with i'm
punity, are proceeding to the real
Frequently entire units desert in thi
manner"
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
Charlotte Meets All Requirements
for Camn

It looked Tuesday like Charlotte
would lose camp Green and that II
would be moved to Georgia, but lat
er advises indicated that the Char
lotte committee had met all require
ments and that work of more tnan
a thousand men on the great can
Torment site continued undated. AS
ner usual when the government wants
land. it is said that the price OF lano
and rents went sky high, but it was
Charlotte that had to pay the frelgnt
this time. Several farmers who
owned lands which have been con-
sidered of small value have grown
rich at the expense Of citizens OF
Men charged rents for tracts OF lano
three or four times as much as s me
land is worth. The committee palu
the the price because it had to pay or
lose the camp site. In some instan-
ces prices unheard Of in that seetlon
Of the State are said to have been
paid for land covered with virgin
timber.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as administrator
of the last will and testament Of w.
T. Fisher, deceased, notice is hereby
given to all persons having claims
against the said estate, to lodge them
with the undersigned at Parkton, N.
c., duly authenticated for payment
on or before the 9th day Of July,
1918, or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate must make
immediate payment.
F. N. FISHER,
6 26 6thurs Administrator.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-06-15
GOOD WORK
BY STATE
UNIVERSITY
Big State School Renders Valuable
Service on Many Lines in
Great War Crisis.

Dean e. J. Iddings, vice-presiden1
of the Latah county branch of the Ida
ho Council of Defense, takes pride in
the work the University of Idaho is
doing to promote crop production at
this critical time and the part it is
playing in the solution of the problems
of the hour. In a review of the sit
uation he points out that the univer-
sity is working along the following
lines.
To make an accurate survey of the
agricultural resources of each county
in the state SO that we may know what
is available for our own use and what
may be sent to others.
To make a census of labor required
and to take such measures as seem
best to supply labor.
To urge by personal visits, meet
ings, and pamphlets, the planting of
idle hands and the greatest possible
crop production.
To conduct a campaign for increas-
ed livestock production and for the
growth of proper feeds for livestock
use.
To supervise, wherever possible, all
lines of increased production.
To aid families in assisting toward
their own support by gardens and cul-
tivation of small holdings.
To thoroughly supervise the boys
and girls clubs in each county, so that
by the cultivation of gardens, growing
of livestock and poultry, and the
preservation of foods by canning and
drying, much can be done to increase
the total available food supply.
To urge, by means of canning,
evaporation, ETC., the widest utilization
of vast quantities of horticultural and
garden products that formerly have
been wasted.
To cooperate as closely possible
with the bureau of farm markets in
assisting in marketing and labor prob
lens.
To locate seeds, plants, breeding
animals, horses, and machinery, and
aid in distributing the same.
To urge and assist in careful use
and saving of food in the home
To issue timely bulletins, giving the
people helpful information along the
many lines mentioned
To cooperate as closely as possible
with other western states which are
organized and are carrying on such a
as is above proposedSsE
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-06-15
MURDER TRIAL
IS UNDER WAY IN
DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT COURT ENGAGED IN
SECURING A JURY IN
NCLUNG CASE

Today the district court is engaged
in efforts to secure jury in the case
of the State VS.. Homer B. McClung.
Before noon the regular panel was ex-
hauSted and a special venire of 20
men was ordered by Judge Steele.
The court took a recess to l 80 to en-
able the special venire to be rounded
up.
In an information filed against him
by Prosecuting Attorney Moore, Nc
Clung is charged with murder. He
had his preliminary hearing before
Probate Judge Nelson May 8 and was
held to the district court on the.
charge.
The incidents leading to the arrest
of McClung are still we'll remembered.
He is charged with having shot a
neighbor, Hamlet H. Choat, in
neighborhood called West Cove be-
tween Viola and Palouse April 20,
from the effects of which shooting
Choat died. The trouble grew out of
a disagreement over property line
fence.
It is clear that the case will be hard
fought The state is represented in
it by Frank L. Moore and the defense
by Attorney Robertson of Spokane and
A. H. Oversmith of Moscow. Yester
day Mrs. McClung and the three chill
dren sat by the side of the prisoner in
the courtroom while Mrs. Choat, heav
lily veiled, sat with the attorney for
The prosecution and conferred with
lim at times.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-06-15
FALL BACK
STANDING
ORDER NOW
Germans Plan Another
"StrategiC" Retreat
Before British
HAIG STILL BORINGEs In
London Looks Forward to Big Mill
tary Changes on the Front in
Belgium and France.

LONDON-Sir Douglas Haig drove
forward another rapid blow to-day
between Ypres and Confines gaining
all his objectives Prisoners to the
number of $50, a number of howitzers
and seven machine guns were captur-
ed.
The extent OF the stragetic retreat
Germany is planning around the form
er Ypres salient is the subject of keen
est disC uSsion iii military circles. It
is unofficial1y reported that there is
now only German artillery fire from
very long range indicating that most
of the German pieces have been moved
back.
London expects another powerful
British offensive along the Lys which
is particularly adapted to such oper-
atoms
Field Marshal Haig reports that the
British now occupy the German front
trench from the river Lys to Warn
ave, advancing between 500 and 1000
yards on the whole front from Warn
ave and Klein to Stillebake q dis
lance of seven miles.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-06-15
APPEAL TO BANKERS
TO HELP RED CROSS
Stock Exchanges and Merchants Also
Appealed to Help in $10O,OQO,OOO
Campaign

NEW YORK-Cooperation of prom
inent bankers in all American cities
where there are stock exchanges or
associations of stock exchange mem
bers is solicited on behalf of the Red
Cross war councils $100,000,0O0 fund
in an appeal sent to all members of
the ASSOCIATION of stock exchange firms
by the president, John F. Prentiss.
Many houses are expected to do
nate all or part of the money received
by them in the ordinary course of bus
mess during Red Cross week, begin
ming next Monday. Other houses will
make straight contributions, irrespect
i've Of the amount Of their business.
The appeal says that while it is ex-
pected wide publicity will be given
that the exact amount Of each con
tribution be not made public.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-06-15

WASHINGTON-The signing of this
bill started the greatest single series
of contracts in the history of the
world. They will include contracts
with manufacturers throughout the
country for shoes, uniforms, lumber,
and all other things needed immed-
lately for the new arms and the en-
alrged naval establishments. These
contarcts were awaiting the time
when the president would sign the
measure making the funds available.
1t was impossible to sign the con-
tracts until after the budget bill had
become a law. The money, over 49,
900 900, 900, is now available for the
great army, navy and shipping work
that has been pressing for months.
The bill included s750,000,000 for buy
ing and building merchantmen. The
work of defense for the
Panama canal is now made possible
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-06-15
SOLEMN SERVICE
in HONOR OF THE
NATIONAL EMBLEM
CITIZENS UNITE IN ELKS PA
TRT0TIC CELEBRATION OF
FLAG DAY.

Over 800 citizens of Moscow attend
ed the Flag Day exercises held last
evening at the Elks' temple, under
the auspices Of Moscow lodge, 249,
B. p. o. z. The impending crisis in
American history, and the fact that
the Stars and Stripes will soon be
borne by United States troops on the
European front, carried with ii a spirit
of solemnity that has never before
been evidenced on similar occasions.
In the audience were many parents
whose sons have voluntarily been in
the service 0? their country for sew
eral months, and young men who will
doubtless be called for duty during the
summer 1t was the most impressive
program given in Moscow since the
declaration OF war.
Patriotic airs we're played by Car
ev's orchestra and the audience stood
to sing America" and Columbia, the
Gem of the Ocean"
The record Of the flag was inter
estingly given by NJ. ]. Chapman of
Pullman, and Francis Jenkins gave
the Elks tribute to the flag One of
the most impressive numbers on the
program was the altar service, par
ticipated in by the esquire officers of
the lodge THE Flag is Passing By
by Henry Walcolmb Bennett was very
beautifully read by Miss Camille Nc
Daniel