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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-10-16
POLITICAL ENUDA
EISFRACES.

Tn c]orresponsal %enredador. escri-
be de la ciudad de Mexico diciendo
que los c~arrancistas han dado en- la
flor de disfrazarse de zapatistas, para
cometer fechorias en los pueblos
del Distrito Federal.
4 fuer de conocedores de 10 CUE
son Y de 10 que valen los dignos CO
laboratories de don Venus, protesta-
mos contra II calumnia.
Los c~arrancistas no necesltan de
d~isfraces para rObar.
FL despoio constituye para ellos un
| derccho: esta autorizado por Il Ley
u obtuvo la sanction de las Camaras
! Y es algo que Sc ~encuentra tan intlma'
| mente ligado con las libertades con-
! uuiStadas 4 fuerZa de saQueos. por Ell
! senior feudal de Cuatro Cienegas. que
/ leios de sci IN crimen, es tlmbre
de gloria para ell que 10 lleva 4 cabo.
;Por que iban los c~arrancistaS =
! recetitar de disfraces para ejercltar Ell
mas sagradO de los derechOs que les
consigui6 la r]evoluci0n?
Lo que paSa es que los reacciona-
rios no d~escansan en- su afan de des-
! prestigiar 4 la causa del pueblo y
no So ocIpan mas que de inventar
, historias perjudiciales para Ia soli-
da V bien canada reputation del ca
rraHciSmo.
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FOLLETIN Mum. l65.
UN OBRERO A~RISTOCRATA.

"
Los dos primeros fueron ~conde""-
dos : Ia deporJac;1n; q terce-o.
meros calpabIe, s%lio del lance con
einco amos lie preside.
De este modo. sc hacia justIcla-
Pero volvamos . Chateau-Thierry.
Terminada Il ceremonial legal en-
81 Mu.icipio. ell cortejo Sc puSo en- ca
mino para Ia Cathedral, donde Sc apre-
tuiaban curic=amente las tres Guar
ras parties de los h~abitanteS de Ia
ciudad.
Cuando los dos esposos llegaron.
las campanas sonaron 4 toao Tue-
10. lanaando hacia cl cielo el jubi-
70 de sus repiques que reasonable tam
hicr er los ~coraZones.
Ia sonora de Presles. de rodillas
sobre 81 reclinatorio, dirigia a. To-
dopoderoso una ferviente acci0n de
gracias. mientras ST marido contem-
plaba . SUI hijo : 4 su nuera con AFRO
barliento-
Cuando salieron del temple y Nag
dalena, -adiarte y belIiSima, apare-
30 ca g. portal, tiernamente apoya-
ia en- e. Drazo de Juan, n,urmuIIos
de admiration orota-cu De todas par.
&zs.
E conie d. PreleS, incIinado h.
cIa ~ muisr, murrnur6 con snterne-
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lCTHAl|DsDTS fXTRtkHRAS
Os REPATRIADOS FRANCHISES

CTraducidO del frances para IN Pi'fN>a''
FL seNor Armando Lapie, librero
v editor de Lausanne, ACADIA de publi-
car un folleto que lleva Ell titulo 81
guiente: "Acompanando a los repa-
triados franceses.'
Estas sofas palabras son evocato-
rias de visiones de miseria Y de doIor
- uIe hien grandes han sido las mi
~serias Y bien grandes los dolores que
han sufrido esas mujeres, esos an
,ianos Y esos ninos que Alemania ha
..onse1tido en- volver 4 Francia.
So comienza por lamar a la "kom-
! mandantur' a todos aquellos que
han siGo Gesignados para que regre-
sen q su patria: So les ALOHA en- inco-
rodos y estreChos departamentos q ca
,cccn de luz V de airc Y en- numcro
| de vcinte V hasta de cincuenta. Su
al;mentaci6n no hay palabras con
Que calificarla: 50 compone de una
| taxa de cafe de bellOta, sin aZucar,
y en- Ia tarde de una sopa inmunda.
Tn poco de pan completa este me-
ini Gigno de Iicurgo. Cuando los re-
notr;ados salen de csc lugar. espe-
ran bajo Ia nieve, kasta por espaclo
de ocho horas. algunas veces. Sc cuen
, IA que varios ancianos han muerto
, dc frio a causa dc eSta eSpera tan
proIongada.
:, 10 rortfdo roda mo De
..n.t,;.dos os desnoiado del d.
~, t;oro 5ai5rdola soIamente
l:o., r,.orcos o., monadae y ]cincuenta
snonoo. o., L.nlotaz do hanco france
,,odororsa 10 1os Documents.
...aaor;os =. 10 1os y~oIoras
-, n.,.+odo- o,o ncrteneccr . los
..,na.., .,,,o yo, . sa,ir les Darece
!, l.. oIsm,ros n cosa mas natural
so, mrrJo En- q momento de partir.
81 ar,,oro = caIo mo de los viaic-
,, .oL,.o senafo c~onfcr;.rdo So
o., - ,l;ca a Jinero jepositado
ror or,os cor anteriorjdad. en- los
hancos nero con Ia prohibition de
.l. ,.rIocarIo r.ria IN crimar :"
""'''''>' A1s''N'
"'''' 0>
DeS"e E! 'ren '"e .'N 'o''""''
haci" Hn'Za' los Fepa'f'""oS 's. Il"
los iHle!''eS P~''Sto"''"> S'i'S
reSes ne'E"S que e''"', o''p','", -.
reh"Far l" VIZ. ~
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V, lilo aou;lee FIorhnv
u;e5o . uuarta.
y
.L..
'0''o 49,. a;,crrsos
.;n,;aro
"l' rn;o3o.
~
>o' Ho'
o'~'S
S""""o
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CARlCATO.

que iamas olvidaran .esos INSTANCES.
I'm Zurich fu"ron recibidcs con 81
mismo entusiosmo. En- Berna. los
alumnos de Ia Escuela Normal Y los
de Ia Escuela Superior fueron a can
tarles el coro de Berat: Ma Nor
mandie." No es esta una idea en-
rantadora Y que pone de manifesto
IN simpatia de IN pueblo? En- Lau-
same. Ia conducta de los SuiZOs es
(Pasa a la 6. Pag. Col l..
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TIROS Al BLANCO
uN pUNADO DE HEROES CD

Por MOI de haber ~transcurTldo
cuatro amos desde que Huerta
dej6 cesante al Congreso
de Ia maderista gleba,
no con decretos inutiles.
sino con sus ballonetas,
IN grupo de iiputados
lie los cue en- aquella fecha
pasaron de sus curules
. dormir en- una zelda,
el Dasado diez de octubre
mandaron poner Ia mesa
de ricos manteles largos.
V prepararon Ia juerga.
Ostos. Elorduy. Sarabia.
Pelanchini. Luis Cabrera
Y orro monitor de "eminentes'
hasta completar setenta,
en- In Penitenciaria
Sc dieron toda Ia cuerda
' en- ampulosos discusses
h~icieron remiaiscencias,
de las que todos salian
mas v~aliosos que T Y perlas.
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Sc arrancaron con discusses
ocho mas de los Setenta.
d:ciendo todos 10 mismo.
sob-e e. mismo vieio tema;
pero cl supreme discurso
81 mcior en- consequence,
10 Dronunci6 el ey-ministro
de Venus. don Luis Cabrera.
70. Giio e. bilimbiquero,
ne fui antes de que o~currleran
los hcchoS del diez De octubre.
nero no por mieGo a Huerta,
Sino porquc ALA en- Ia Habana
me reclamaba mi hacienda:
mi familia. que es muy pObre.
SO encontraba en- Ia miseria..
Pero 81 les ju.o 4 ustedes,
compaHerOS. que 81 hIbiera
permanecido en- Ia Camara
cuanGo aquel "goipe' do Huerta.
con IA SonriSa en los lab!os
habria venido a las celdas
donde estuvisteis. pobladas
De chinches Y de tinieblas.'
-Yo. dijo Lopez Jimenez,
antes De que o t~rajeran
q Blanuuet le eche la visa
y 4 Pancho Chavez la vela.
-Yo, die otro ''diputado,'
insulte por carta a Huerta.
Y e. viejo fue tan cobarde
que nj contest6 siquiera.
-Yo, dijo Chelino Dava!os,
NE porte como poeta
que soy, Y 4 Banquet el barbara
l. die de esta manera:
no penetre un aureo rayo
de irisada luz febea
c4he Ia noche infecInda
Y e>ttril De la conciercia.
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Tiemb!a, pretoriano indigno,
p~retoriano indigno, tiembla.
piensa, indiGno pretoriano:
pretoriano indigno, piensa...'
y no segui: ne callaron
de un manaZo en- Ia cabeza.'
y aSi Siguieron los "brindis'
y...en fin. que de aQuella juerga,
todos los diputadillos
que sin "hueso" dejo Huerta,
salicron d!gnos de marmoles
Y de eStatuas gigantescas...
por haber lido 4 Ia chinche
por ma!oras y por Perperas....
CHANTECLER.
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edo acento:
-iAh, iRenata mia. Gracias por to-
ia Ia dicha que me has proportional
do.
Toda mi ternura sera para ii.
Amigo mio-replic0 dulcemente
IA Condesa emocionada ;-2hora es
precise conServar alguna de esa ter
nura para nuestros nietos.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
ELRoD STORE ROBBED
Ben Hicks, Colored, Had Keys aud
Old Coins Taken FIcm Store
When Arrested in Fayetteville.

Fayetteville Daily Observer, Dec. 5.
Police headquarters received this
morning phone message from Ell
rod, station on the A C. L. railroad,
that the store of Mr.. Pool there was
entered last night, the safe broken
open and between $40 and $50 stolen.
The message further stated that the
burglar might then be on the road to
Fayetteville on a freight train head
ed this way.
Police Captain Davis and Rounds
mar Mcleod a1 once went to the>rail-
road station, and when the freight
train reached here they searched It
and found a negro hidden on car OF
lumber. Captain Davis hauled him
off, searched him and found S26.3C
comprising one five-dollar bill, two
one-dollar bills and the balance il
halves, quarters, dimes and nickles
besides keys and an old coin. Mr.
Pool reached Fayetteville on the moor
train and identified the keys and the
old coin as his property.
The negro, whose name is Be1
Hicks, was locked up and will be tax
! en- to Rowland by Captain Davis thi:
| afternoon. Captain Davis tells th'
| reporter that he ran down and arrest
ed Ben about three years ago On ;
charge of breaking in a hardwar
store in Lumberton and stealing
number of pistols. He was convicte'
in that case and served time
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
MANY ASK FOR
EXAMINATION

Free Medical EXAMINATION Offer
&c by County Health Depart
ment as Means Of Prolonging
Life and Making it More Use
full.
Already many applications are be
ing received by DR.. W. A. McPhaul
county health officer, for the free
medical examination offered by the
county health department. DR.. Nc
Phaul is being assisted by DR.. A. J
Ellington of the State Board of Health
an this new work and the past week
was spent in lecturing and telling ~oi
the advantages of thorough physi
cal examination.
This examination has nothing to dc
with the selective draft. 1t is offered
free by the county health department
as a means of prolonging life anc
making it more useful. Any person
in Robson county between 20 and 6;
years of age may get thorough phys
ical examination or overhauling b.
sending his or her name, age and ad
dress to DIR. ". A. McPhaul, Lumber
ton.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
TORTURED BY INDIANS
5 Americans, 1 German and 3 Chi
nese Tortured and Then Shot to
Death by Yaqui Indians.

Nogales, Ariz., Dispatch, Dec. 8.
Five Americans, one German and
three Chinese were tortured and then
shot to death by the 4aqui Indians
who raided Esperanza, 70 miles south
of Guaymas, Sonora, Thursday, ac-
cording to a report brought here to-
night by an American mining man.
Forty Germans working on planta-
ton south of Esperanza were unac-
couned for.
The Yaquis came upon the Ameri-
cans, who were living in colony naer
Esperanza, according to the report
took them prisoners and tortured them
for hours, before shooting them.
Yaqui uprisings have been report
ed to General Pelias Gales, military
governor Of Sonora, from several
| parts of the State. Telegraph wires
south of Guaymas are down and trair
service has been suspended.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS
Civil Warfare Apparently Has
Come in Russia French Trops
on Italian Front

This mornings press summary
states that the long expected civil
warfare in Russia apparently has
come. Gen. Kaledines, leader of the
Don Cossacks, famous as dashing
fighters, supported by Gen. Korniloff,
former commander-in-chief of theRus-
sian forces, is declared by an official
communication issued by the Bolkshe-
wiki government to have raised the
standard of revolt in the Don Cos
sacks region against the people and
the revolution. No details of the up
rising are as yet to hand.
The Italians have made a brilliant
stand in keeping back the rush Of the
Austro-German forces from the Asi-
ago plateau region to the plains OF
northern Italy. Although tl1e~enenly
has bent back the line of the defend
ers to a point where it seemed that il
must give way under the press Of on.
| erwhelming numbers Of men anC
guns, the Italians, reinforced by the
| full strength of the French and Brit
ish troops rushed to the front. have
! stemmed the tide Of onslaugllts anc
for the moment at least brought tht
t1ghtlng 10 a pause.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10

Messrs. H. S. Nye and Condary Britt OF
Orrum were among the visitors in town SAT-
urday.-
Messrs. D. W. ParnelI and E W. Britt Of
R. from St Pauls were among the callers
at The Robesonian office Friday.
Mr.. ]. H. McArn of Rowland was Lum-
berton visitor Friday.
Mr.. D. F. Israel of r. 5 from Lumberton
was among the callers at The Rohesonian Of
flee Saturday.
Mr.. ]. L. Hall and sons Messrs Luther and
Graham, of route from Elrod, were among
the callers at Thes Robesonian office Friday
Mr.. Gilbert Lovette of route from Luna-
berton was Lumberton visitor Friday.
Mr.. W.. III. Batten of r. Z from Lumberton
was in town Saturday.
Mr.. J.. w. Lovette of r. from Lumber
ton in town Friday
| Mr.. J. R. Baxiey of r. Lumberton, was,
| in town Saturday.
Mr.. H. C. Atkinson returned Saturday tn
Eliza bethtown after spending a few days Wis.,
| iting his sister, Mrs. Tom Belle East Fifth
street.
N;ssas Flora Bass ans, Co-dia Jolly of r.
! :, Iiunb--t1n were visitors IN town S-tur lay.
| -ar. s p Allen of z. 5, Lumfs rton. was
| anolg t:,a visitor in town SATURDAY.
| Mr.. E. n. Prevatte o. F. 2, IIurnbsrton, was
among tie callers at The Ro5sonian offics
/ r.d;y.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Annette of R. S, Lumber
ton, were Lumberton visitors Friday.
Misses Henrietta and Leola Ammons of z
4, Lumberton, were Lumberton visitors Friday.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
Ben Hicks, Negro, Broke Out Of
Jail Last Night.

Ben Hicks, colored, broke out of jail
last evening about dark and made his
escape. Hicks escaped by pulling the
brick from under a window sill. The
heating plant at the Jail is out of or
der and on account Of the prisoners
getting so cold yesterday Jailer A. H
Prevatt turned them out of their cells
into the main hall of the building, and
it was while the jailer was eating sup
per that Hicks made his escape.
Hicks is convict who escaped from
the chain gang while serving a road
sentence for breaking into the store
of Messrs. r. D. Caldwell & Son some
two years ago. He was arrested at
Fayetteville Wednesday Of last week
in connection with a store robbery al
Purvis, as will be seen from another
news items published elsewhere in to-
days paper.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
A RED CROSS SCHOOL
School at, Alfordsville Has Con-
tributed $53 to Red Gross -
Money Raised for Improving
SCHOOLGIRLS Will Learn to
Knit.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Alfordsville (Rowland, R. F. d.,
Dec. Son Friday evening, Novem-
Der %, there was a weighing party
held at the Alfordsville school for the
purpose of raising a fund for the i'm
provement of the school building.
Fortune telling, fish pond and a vot-
ing contest were the amusements for
the occasion. Music also added to the
pleasure of those present.
During the evening delightful re-
freshments, consisting of chicken
cake and coffee were served.
The affair proved a great success
both socially and financially. The
whole amount taken in was s109.62
but owing to a misunderstanding or
the part of some present S35 of this
was given to the Red Cross.
This made the whole amount giver
to the Red Cross through the Affords
vile school about $500, as abou
$500 was contributed to the Christ
mas fund on November II thereb.
making it possible for this to be ;
Red Cross school. The people of 'thi
| district are interested to know if thi
is not the first First Red Cross schoo
| in Robson county.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
ADDRESSES WANTED
Sweaters for ALI Men in Service
From Lumberton Township.

Ladies of the local National Aid So
ciety have knitted sweaters for all
men from Lumberton township who
are serving in the army and navy.
However, the ladies are finding it a
difficult matter to get the names and
addresses of those who are serving
their country. All who have relatives
serving in the army or navy who for
nerly lived in Lumberton township
are asked to supply Mrs. E. L:'Hollo-
way with their names and actresses,
It is desired to gift the sweaters te
It is desired to get the sweaters to the
soldiers and sailors before Christmas
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
Means Trial Continues.

The trial at Concord Of CASTOR
Means, charged with the murder Of
Mrs. Maude A. King near Concord last
August, entered it's third week this
morning. When Cabarrus court ad-
journed for the week Saturday after
noon, the defendant had been on the
stand for more than two and a half
days but his cross examination at the
hands of Jno. T. Dooling, assistant
district attorney of New York, who is
assisting Solicitor Hayden Clement in
the prosecution, and who BEGAN the
{ rs eI;-a:na.ic.l E.'iu; =. iaa C;
.'sar cor plet-d. Do9ling's manner c1
lls ,dline tie yitness rous d the ire p
Means an1 members Of his family alc
friends Friday and newspaper reports
stated it looked for a while like there
was going to be some real gun play
in the court room.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
RECORDERS S COURT
She Stopped One Man With affirm
Hand in His Collar and Her
Own She Gould Stop With a
Word.

letter Connor of the Long Branch
section was before Assistant Record
er E. M. Johnson Saturday to answer
four charges. These were letting his
hogs run at large, cursing on the pub
lie highway, assault upon John Isreal
and also assault upon Mrs. John Is
rael. Judgment was suspended in
each case upon payment of the cost,
which amounted to $3.50.
The evidence was that Connor let
his hogs run out and Mrs. Israel pen
ned the hogs and would not let him
have them until he had paid s. for
them. This led to row and when
it looked like Connor was going to
attack Mr.. Israel, Mrs. Israel stepped
between tE2e two, PIT ns1 rand IL Con
nor's cellar ard IN TIE SETTLE lis
clothes were badly. torn Up. EThile
Mrs. Israel, who weighs around 20G
pounds, ard who declared on the stand
that she was not afraid of any man
was holding .Connor, he managed te
strike Israel with a lantern, inflict.
ing an ugly wound on his face. Mrs
Israel testified that Connor struck hel
on the arm with his fist. She also
testified that when she "collared" Con
ner she only did SO to keep him ane
her husband from "going together"
| When Corners attorney asked he
why she did not collar" her HUSBAND
| instead of Conner, she said that sh,
had her husband under control AM
could speak and he would stop.
There was much interest in the cas-
and large number of people witness
ed the trial.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
Much Stealing of Chickens
Trouble Ahead for Thief.

There has been much chicken steal
ing going on in the northern part OF
town during the last few months
Some families have lost practically
all their chickens in this manner
Sor f tloce whc Lave beer miss lrH
chickens at Wholesale rate 81! tney
are On the track of the guilty PAL y
AID if the chicken stealing doesr
stop there's going to be something
else doing soon. Those in position tx
know say the chickens are being sole
about town at attractive prices.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
APPOINTMENTS FOR
ROCKINGHAM DISTRICT

The North Carolina Methodist con-
ference adjourned at Greenville this
afternoon with the reading Of the ap-
pointments. Conference meets next
year at oGldsboro, and a resolution
passed Saturday requests that it be
held as early after November Is as
possible The Robesonian received
over long distane phone this after
noon at o'clock the appointments for
Rockingham district. "a follows:
Presiding Elder. H. Hall.
Lumberton-R. c. Beamau.
Lumberton circuit-R. A. Bruton.
Maxton-A. L. Ormond.
Rowland circuit-A. J. Groves.
Robson circuit. P. Draper.
St. Paul circuit-B. B. Ross.
Red Springs-A. j. Parker.
Troy. P. Bross.
Laurel Hill-G. E. Simmons.
Hamlet. H. Buffalo.
= Laurinburg-E. H. Davis.
President Carolina college-R. B
John.
Aberdeen-J. NJ. Daniel.
Biscoe-A. S. Parker.
Caledonia-J. B. Thompson.
Elizabeth circuit-W. 3. Humble.
Ellerbee circuit-G. H. Biggs.
Montgomery circuit-H. 4. Hardes
ty.
Mt. Gilead-N. c. Yearly.
Mt. Gilead cireuit-W. F: TraywieE
Rockinghanl-G. F. Smith.
Roberdell circuit-E. L. Hill.
Richmond circuitE. F. Watson.
Vass-J. NJ. Benson.
Raeford-B. P. Robinson.
st. John and Gibson-W. II. Brown
Army Y. NJ. c. A. secretary-W. F
Sharpe.
upernumeraries- W. Townsend
ID. A. Watkins.
DIR. W. B. North, who has serve
Chestnut Street church in Lumberto
4 years, goes to Hertford, EliZabet
City district Mr.. Beaman, who come
TO Lun,berton, has for a number {
years been considered the "biggest
preacher in the conference. He hs
served the church at Henderson fl
the past four years.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
1000 Latest Estimate of Dead at Hal
ifax-Relief Work Slow


Morgue officials at Halifax, N. S.,
estimate 1000 as the number of dead
as. the result of the disaster Thursday
when a munitions ship cargo expiod-
ed in the harbor. 1t is estimated that
between S2O,OOO,0OO and s25,OOO,O0O
will be required for relief of the home
less and reconstruction Of that part
Of the city which is in ruins. It is
said that hundreds, perhaps thousands,
Of bodies have been consumed by the
flames, and in scores of cases not only
whole families but whole neighbor-
hoods have been wiped out. Twenty
thousand persons are reported desti-
tute. More than a foot of snow fell
Friday night and this was followed
Sunday by heavy rainstorm, and
snowdrifts were transformed into
slush knee deep. Shock, fire, wind
snow and deluge have followed il
quick succession like plaques.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
AMERICAN DESTROYER SUNK
Only "A of ITO Officers and Men
Saved-First q. S. War Ship
Sunk bySubmarine- Lieut.. Com
mander Bagley Among Surviv-

The American destroyer JacobJones
was sunk by German submarine in
the war zone Thursday afternoon.
Only ID of the 110 or more officers
and men are known to have survived
including one unidentified man PICKED
up and carried off by the submarine
that struck the blow. Lieut. Com
mander David Worth Bagley, broth
er of the wife of Secretary of the
Navy Josephus Daniels, was among
the survivors. Secretary Daniels state
ment issued yesterday says the ship
was torpedoed at Alp p. m. on De
celnber and sank at 4:29. The sub
marine was not seen until some time
after the ship sank. First reports
stated the Jacob Jones was on rairoI
duty between 400 and 500 miles of
/ shore, but later advises stated the de-
/ stroyer was not so far from the Eu
repean coast as was indicated by firs-
dispatches. 1t was first reported thai
/ the mother of Gunner harty +. Hood
/ killed by the explosion of the torpedo
lived in Asheville, but this proved in
correct, her home being in Atlanta
! Among the survivors was Coxswail
Ben Nunnery, son of Frede Nunrer,
of Edgemore, S. C.
j Commander Bagley's mother ha
lived for several years at the hom
of Secretary and Mrs. Daniels An
other of her sons, Ensign Worth Bag
/ ley, was the only American naval of
| ficer killed in the war with Spain. H
died on a destroyer, killed by She
aboard the Winslow in the attack O
Cardenas, Cuba, in April, 1898.
The Jacob Jones, one of the larges
: and newest American destroyers, OF
Grating in the Atlantic, was the firs
:. American warship to fall victim to
German submarine, but was the sec
ond destroyer to be lost in foreign We
ters. The Chauncey sank with he
commander, Lieutant Commando
Walter E. Reno, two other officers an
IS enlisted men, after being cut j
{ two by the transport Rose early Q
e the morning of November 20.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
Box and Oyster Supper at Bloom
ingdale Postponed.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Barnesville, Dec. .8-The box and
oyster supper which was to have been
at Bloomingdale school house last Fri
day night, December z, was postpon-
ed until next Friday night, December
Il, on account of the serious illness
and death of Mr.. Latte Ward,a friend
of the school who lived near it. The
public is cordially invited to come the
night of the 14th. 4
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
Small Shipments of Sugar Cob
bled Up.

Small shipments Of sugar were re-
ceived by several local merchants Fri
day and Saturday However, the SUI
gar did not lsst long. Mr.. J. T. Biggs
received a 357-popnd barrel Saturday
morning and had sold the entire lot
within 28 minutes after it was opened
He sold pounds to customer.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-10
Zebbie Hardin Reported as De.

Zebbie Hardin of Barnesville has
been reported to Mr.. T. L. Johnson,
chairman of Robson army exemption
board No. l, as a deserter from the
army, as he failed to respond to the
call of the board. A reward of $50
will be paid for his arrest and any
citizen has a right to arrest him.