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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
American Sailors Detained in Ger
many ..

Washington Dispatch, Feb. IL.
Formal notification of the retention
in Germany Of the Y sailors brought
in as prisoners on the prize ship Var
rowdale was given to the State De-
partment today by DR.. Paul Ritter,
Swiss Minister here, acting for the
German government, together with
an inquiry as to the status of the
crews of the German war-bound ships
in American harbors.
Germany, Dr. Ritter said, had de-
cided to hold the Yarrowdale prison
ers until she had had definite assur-
ance that German crews in American
harbors would not be held or impris-
oned.
This development, wholly unexpect-
ed, was amazing to the American
government. Officials here had come
to the conclusion that the early re-
ports which misled the German gov
eminent as to the treatment of Ger
man crews here had been effectively
.iispelled bv the forwarding of COM
plete details.
A query was at once cabled to the
governor of Hawaii, the only section
where German ships are war-bound
where all the conditions are not
known. There is not the least thought
that any variation will be found there
in the uniformly courteous treat
ment accorded German vessels.
Eventual release of the Yarrowdale
prisoners is regarded as assured, but
an urgent protest against the re-im-
prisonment will be made at once.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
Universal Service Bill Gets Favorable

The United States Senate military
committee reported favorably Satur-
day a bill to create military
and naval citizen reserve force
oased on universal military training
and service. The bill requires 6
months training without pay for all
youths during the 10Th year. 1t is
not expected that Congress will act
On the measure at this time, but it
offers a specific plan on which pub
lie sentiment can crystalize.
Il is estimated the bill would pro-
vide for the training of 100000 boys
annually, each of whom would be fur
Laughed into a reserve for nine years
after his training period. With al
lowances for shrinkage of classes due
to various causes as the years pass:
this plan would give total force OF
4.3150OO men who had six months
training, at the end Of the first nine
year cycle, all subject to call for ser
vice only in the event of declaration
sof war.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
LIFT YOUR CORNS -.
OFF WITH FINGERS

Tells how to loosen a tender corn or
callus so it lifts out with
out pain
You reckless men and women who
are pestered with corns and who have
at least once a week invited an aw-
full death from lockjaw or blood pols-
on are now told by a Cincinnati au-
thority to use a drug called freez-
one, which the moment few drops
are applied to any corn or callus the
soreness is relieved and soon the en-
tire corn or callus, root and all, lifts
of with the fingers.
Freezone dries the moment it IS
applied and simply shrivels the corn
or callus without inflaming or even
Irritating the surrounding tissue or
skin. A small bottle of freezone will
cost very little at any Of the drug ,s
stores but will positively I'll a0f+ rid corn no
hardened callus. If your druggist
hasn't any freezone he can get it az
any wholesale drug house for you.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
Mr.. Jobie Weatherly Passes at Max

Mr.. Jobic Weatherly Passes at Max
ton
Maxton Special, 18th, to Wilmington
Star. ....
After an illness extending over six
months, Mr.. Jobie Weatherly passed
away at his home here this afternoon
at six o'clock. He had been in bad
health for some years, following, an
attack of typhoid contracted while
travelling five or six years ago. he
was the second son of the late J.B.
Weatherly, one of the oldest business
men of the community at the time of
his death here six years ago.
He is survived by mother, one sister
Mrs. D. C. McIver, now living in OK
ford N. c., and two brothers, MI
Ernest Weatherly of Hopewell, Va
and Emil Weatherly of this place. lie
was % years old and unmarried.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
STILL TALKING ABOUT
CONGRESSIONAL RACE
Warm Campaigns Expected in Sixth
and Third Districts a Year Hence

and Third Districts a Year Hence
Who IS likely to be a candidate
for Congress in the Sixth district is
always an Interesting Subject and
IN: M. CO., writing from RALEIGH
under date of the 10th inst, sends the
following to the Wilmington Star:
1T now looks as though the Third
and Sixth congressional districts NAV
furnish an interesting campaign two
years hence. Visitors from these dis
trlcts at the capital say that they are
looking forward to something warm
in the next primary.
"L. Clayton Grant, of New Hanov-
or, who is representing that county
in the House, will not say that he
will or will not be candidate against
Mr.. Goodwin. Mr.. Grant, it is known,
is being urged by numbers of friends
to make the race, and if he does de-
eide to run, those who know him say
he will go in to win. Mr.. Grant is
a very strong man in the House and
makes a forceful speech. Should he
get his gasoline bill through, which
now appears probable, he will have
achieved Statewide fame.
"There appears to be no doubt that
UHo LUKE Ol DIuHS WICK Will Do i'll
the race, and others have been men
toned in connection with Mr.. God
wins position.
GAS to the Third, Messrs Charles
L. Abernethy ard the present incum-
bent, Geo. E. Hood, have both an
nounced themselves. Senator Matt
H. Allen of Wayne, although as yet
he has not announced himself a can
didate, it is believed, will be in the
race. Mr.. Allen is considered one of
the strongest men in the upper branch
Of the General Assembly and has
strong friends throughout the Third
district His father, Judge Oliver
H. Allen of the Sixth Judicial dis
trict, part Of which comprises the
Third congressional district, is
doubtless the most beloved official in
that section of the State. 1t is point
ed out that love for the father will
win many votes for the son. The
Hon. M. H. has many of the traits
of the father. Kind, courteous, po-
lite, a good lawyer, forceful speaker
and a good mixer, he has, his friends
say, the qualities which go to make
successful candidate and a deserv-
ing official. Mr.. Allen will not make
any statement as to his intentions
until the Legislature adjourns.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
CROWDING THE LEGISLATURE
It Looks Like All the Folks All Over
Are Lying Awake Nights Think
ing Up Things for the Legislature

n Looks Like All the Folks All Over
Are Lying Awake Nights Think
ing Up Things for the Legislature
to Do
Mr.. f. F. Beasley, editor of the
Monroe Journal, is representing I'm
ION county in the House of the Leg
Stature and is writing back home
-snc interesting letters to his paper.
In the last issue of The Journal he
..inits the following remarks:
It is probably a good thing that
Legislature can't stay in session
.eYy long. Mr.. w. S. Lee and 9TH
RS of Monroe have expressed the
lpmlon that we ought not to even
rave them every two years. While
7 do not agree at all with their idea,
/ does now appear to me that the
constitution makers who limited the
sessions to sixty pay days were act
ing wisely. Why? Simply because
4 appears that while a Legislature
IS in session there are about a mil
ion people all about trying to think
IF something to have done. The
.oncer the session lasts the more
1usv these folks appear to get. Most
!eElSldlOIS tllSIiSClNSS HdVG d SOOu
many things up their sleeves that
they want done, but this is not a
..irsumstance to the folks of the Leg
stature who are constantly on the
lob of getting up ideas for some kind
of changes. One is almost tempted
70 become like Senator Little-op-
posed to all changes. The longer we
stav the more insistent becomes the
outside pressure to have things done,
: am the first man when it comes
20 2 willingness to do things that
need to be done, but the constant de-
uaai to do things that are not worth
doing, to change this and that which
IS rs we'll or better without changes,
MAKES me kind o tired. New coun-
:ies, changes of county seats, changes
VI townships from county to county,
..hangas in this thing and that from
everywhere pour in upon a Legisla-
tire for consideration. Outside folks
had become so numerous and so
pressing, hanging on the backs of
members, filling the Hobbies, and
crowding around generally that
Speaker Murphey has begun to en-
force the rule that no persons what
ever except those allowed by law Of
the House be allowed in the Hobbies.
1t looks like folks from Cherokee to
Curri tuck are lying wake at nights
thinking up something for the Leg
stature to do.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
,GERMANY's OFFER REFUSED
Not While Ruthless Submarine Cam
paign is in Progress Will U. S. Dis
cuSC differences

Washington Dispatch, Feb. II.
The United States has fatty re
iected Germany's offer to discuss diff
ferences between the two nations
while the ruthless submarine cam
paign Is in progress.
In note today to the Swiss min
lister, who on Saturday presented, or
ally the German proposal. Secretary
Lansing said the United States docs
Mt feel that it can enter into any
discussion with the German govern
ment concerning the policy Of sub
marine warfare against neutrals
which it is now pursuing, unless and
until the German government renews
its assurances of the fourth of May
(the Sussex note) and acts upon the
assurances"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
The Robesonian Completes It's 47th

Year
Lumberton Cor, 10th, Wilmington
Star.
The Robesonian will complete its
47th year Monday, and during its
long career of usefulness has never
been in q more prosperous condition
than at the present time. No manage
ment of the paper which has con-
trolled it during it's existence ever
worked harder to publish a good pa
Der than does Editor Sharpe, and he
is Justly entitled to the liberal pat
ronage he is receiving. The price OF
The Robesonian is now 50 year, two
thirds of the price at which the paper
was first published though it was
then % columns once a week, where
as it is now 48 columns twice week.
Nav the thousands of friends OF the
old paper continue to give it the SUBJ
stantial support to which it is so
Justly entitled, is our most sincere
wish.
Belgians Forced to do Military Work
for Germans
The Belgian government, according
to Harve dispatch, says 1t has
learned that laborers at Bruges are
being arrested in the streets by Ger
/ mans and Immediately sent to the
German front along the User, where
thew are forced to do military work
such as putting up barb wire fences
and digging trenches. 1t is assert
ed that Is per cent of the men VINO
were compelled to present themselves
to the military authorities have been
taken for work.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
Gov. Beckett Declines to Pardon Hayes

Gov. Beckett Declines to Pardon Hayes
Gov. Beckett has declined to grant
pardon to H. A. Hayes, serving 10
years sentence in the penitentiary for
embezzlement of funds while manag-
er of the Orphans Home of the West
ern North Carolina Conference at
Winston-Salem A son of Hayes has
been pressing the matter and prison
authorities confirm reports that the
health of Hayes has been very much
broken. But Gov. Beckett examined
the record of Hayes prior to his con-
viction of this charge and found that
it was such that he did not care to
interfere with the sentence.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
A LITTER THAT MAY INTEREST
Vol

N. w. Mcconnell, Riverdale, Ca
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and strengthening the bowel action
and having a good effect on the stom-
och and liver. Give stout persons a
light and free feeling. Sold Ever ~ e y.
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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends and
acouaintances for the many kind
nesses shown US during our recent
bereavement in the death of our nus
band and father, T. L. Grlmsiey:
THE FAMILY.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15

10 feel strong, have good appetite
and digestion, sleep soundly and en-
JOY life, use Burdock Blood Bitters the
family system tonic Price S1.OO.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15

A Business Builder ad will solve
that want problem.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
FREE BULLETIN ON FARM
PRODUCTS FOR FARMERS.
FRIENDS & SUBSCRIBERS

The Robesonian ard the firm Of
K; d. Caldwell & Son have, perfect
ed a plan for the farmers of this
section TO receive free bulletin SER
wee direct from the government,
Durlng the year these bulletins will
pc mailed at the time the crop is
pelng grown or planted. These bull
letlns will cover a wide range of farm
products and will be very helpful and
instructive and should be read with
eager interest by all progressive
farmers.
Every farmer in Robson county
should take advantage of this great
opportunity offered through The
Robesonian and R. D. Caldwell &
Son to improve his methods of farm
ing, which will enable him to grow
peter crops in a smaller acreage.
Agricultural Department experts
have carefully worked out these prob
lems by making a scientific analy-
SIS of each subject.
here's How You Can Get This Ser
vice From the Government With
out Having to Write Letters Dur
ing the Year for the Various Bull
letins:
Just sign Coupon below and mail
or bring to The Robesonian or R. D,
Caldwell & Son, who will register
you for The Government Bulletin
Service on Farm Products.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-03-02
Free Flower Seed
Hastings Catalogue
Tells You About it

No matter whether you farm on a
large scale or only plant vegetables
or flowers in small way, you need
Hastings 1917 Seed Catalog. It's
ready now and we have copy for
you absolutely free, if you ask for 1t,
mentioning the name Of this paper.
In addition to showing you about all
the varieties of vegetables, farm
grass. clover and flower seeds, this
catalog tells how you can get free five
splendid varieties of easily grown, yet
beautiful flowers, with which to beau
tify your home surroundings.
Good seeds Of almost every kind
are scarce this season, and you can't
afford to take chances in your seed
supply. Hastings Seeds are depend
able seeds, the kind you can always
depend on having good luck" with.
You are going to garden or farm
this spring. Why not insure success
so far as possible by starting with
the right seed? Don't take chances
that you do not have to.
Write today for Hastings 1917
Catalog. It's free and will both inter
est and help you to succeed in 1917.
II. G. HASTINGS CO., Seedsmen,
Atlanta, Ga.-Advt.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-03-02
CANTALOUPE AND
MELON SITUATION
The Outlook is Good for Fair
Prices This Season

The cantaloupe and watermelon
situation seems to be bright, and
those interested in the culture and
marketing of these two commodi-
ties in this section are looking for
ward for good prices this year.
There will be between 400 and
500 acres of cantaloupes planted in
the vicinity Of Pelham this season,
besides there will be a number of
acres planted in melons.
A gentlman from Arcadia, Fla,
was in Pelham first of the week,
and says that there were young
melons on the vines in his section
Of Florida, and that the recent cold
weather killed everything. Florida
melons and cantaloupes always are
from two weeks to a month earlier
than the Georgia melons and canta-
loupes, and, of course, by the time
the Georgia crop begins to move
the market is flooded with Florida
fruit, and for this reason the prices
received by the Georgia growers are
considerably less than those re.
eeived by the, Florida growers. He
says for this reason the Georgia
market will not be hurt this year
by the Florida market, as the
Georgia crop will be as early as the
Florida crop, which will be almost
Il complete failure this year.
Mr.. ]. N. Mckenzie, one Of our
local buyers and growers, says that
u large northern concern has made
arrangements through him to pur-
chase several hundred cars of mel
ons this season. This concern will
also buy cantaloupes, but not very
extensively.
1t might not be a bad idea for
the farmers in cutting down their
cotton acreage, on account Of the
boil weevil, to put in a few acres to
watermelons and cantaloupes, as
the outlook for fair prices are good.
Pelham Journal.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-03-02
A CAR OF FINE POTATOES

Mr.. J. B. Wight was loading a
car Of very fine potatoes this week
OF the Porto Rico variety. 1t may
be remembered by some that Mr..
Wight lost last year fully one half
Of his potatoes crop from rotten all
ter they we're harvested. Mr..
Wight says that he has not lost
over one per cent this season under
the new method Of curing by heat
that he has adopted. The potatoes
we're placed in crates and stacked
about five or six crates deep IN a
building built especially for the
purpose. After the potatoes were
placed in the building the temper
ature was kept from rs to so de-
grees for ten days or until the eyes
were just beginning to swell a little.
No more heat was used to Keep the
potatoes sound except during two
or three days Of the very severe
freeze in February. Mr.. Wight
states that the building which is a
two story building cost hm about
five hundred dollars to build. The
lower story was fitted up for curing
potatoes and has a capacity OF about
1000 bushels. The upper story he
uses for storing other farm prod
ucts. He has cured about 1900
bushels this season with a loss OF
about one per cent.
He is selling them for $1.00 per
bushel. Last year he lost 81 pei
cent Of his entire crop. At one
dollar per bushel, if he had had the
same result this year, he would have
lost $4,000. Grady Co. Progress.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-03-02
Advertisement Of Sheriff. Sale.

GEORGIA, LEE COUNTY.
Will be sold on the First Tuesday in
March, next, at public cutlery, at the
Court House in said county, within the
legal hours OF sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, of which tile following is full
and complete description:
Two acres of land, more or less, and
all improvements located thereon situa-
te, lying and being i'll the town OF Phile-
ma, Lee County, Ga and more fully
described as follows: Beginning at
South side OF street running towards de-
pot at Philema, lying west of Jack Car
ter Gin House lots, with small open
space between Jack Carter lots and said
two acres) the north west corner COM
mencing 200 feet from the open space
aforesaid running from the point OF be-
Ginning at the north side OF the street
j. oresaid south All feet; thence east 200
feet; thence north Al feet; thence west
200 feet; to point of beginning; said
parcel of land being in Philema, Lee
county, Ca, and fully described in Deed
from A. B. Gore to d. j. Harris, dated
July 18th, 1912, found recorded in Deed
Book II, page G2S, and being further
described as the lands OH which Mrs. NJ.
E. Ray now lives.
Said property levied on as the proper
ty of w G Laramore, Jr., to satisfy an
execution issued from the City Court of
I.eesburg, of said county, in favor Of
Lamar. Taylor 4 Riley Drug Company
VS.. w G Laramore, Jr.
Said property levied on as the pro
perty Of W c Laramore, Jr., to satisfy
an execution issued from the City Court
of I.eesburg, Of said county, i'll favor of
Americas Grocery Company VS.. w. G.
Laramore, Jr.
Said property being in possession Of
Mrs. M. E. Ray. Written notice given
as required by law to said Mrs. M E Ray
and w G Laramore, Jr.
This the 6 day of February, 1917.
P. C. Coxwell
Sheriff Lee County
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-03-02
CATTLE TICK FIGHT BEGINS

DIR. A. P. Abbot, Government
agent for South Georgia in the cat
tie tick eradication campaign, spent
last Thursday and Friday in Lee
County. He is getting the senti-
ment of the leading cattle and
stock breeders on this subject pre-
paratory to making an application
at the next Commissioners meeting,
for aid and cooperation from the
Commissioners and citizens in the
County. lie reports that he has
found no man in the county as yet,
who does not agree with him that
IL would be to great advantage to
the County and every cattle owner
in the county to enter this fight
and get rid of the tick nuisance and
expense once and forever. This
will cost the County between
$4,000 and 100000, The bal
ance and main expense to be divid-
ed between the State and U. S.
Government. This fight will last
six months and after that time we
can ship or carry cattle to any place
we choose, unless we do go into
this campaign we will be unable to
carry our cattle to any market out
side the County without delay Of
two weeks at Il quarantine station
and the expense of dipping twice.
Dougherty county will be released
from quarantine in July, Terrell
County about Oct. LIST. II Sumter
takes it up as they are practically
certain TO do, we will be at great
loss for market. The only way
out of it will be to ship to Chatta-
nooga, or st. Louis or Chicago in
Quarantined cars. Then if we do
that, it will be at a disadvantage
for the prices win be greatly re-
duced.
Let every citizen study this ques-
ton closely before expressing him.
self. II is a good move for the
farmers. All other Counties in
South Georgia and Southern States
are going into it. We will be even
tually compelled to go in too. 1t is
inevitable we might as well go into
it this year.
Discuss it with the Commissioner
from your District,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-03-02
Tax Receivers Notice.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
For the purpose of receiving re
turns for State and County Taxes
| will be at the following named
places on dates as follows:
SMrrHvILLE DISTRICT:
E. A. Clark's Store - Tuesday,
March 6; Thursday, April 5.
CHoKEE DISTRICT:
Laramore's Store-Tuesday March
10; DC Jones-Thurs., April II.
REDBONE DISTRICT:
McDonald's store-Tuesday, Mich
20; Ell Stocks---Friday, April 13.
PALMYRA DISTRICT:
Armena---Tuesday, Feb. 81; H L
March 81; Cen
tnry--Tuesday. April II.
I will be in Leesburg on every
Saturday, beginning Feb. 10, until
the books close May 1.
All other dates not mentioned, |
can be found at Adams.
G. W. SCARBOROUGH,
Tax Receiver, Lee Co.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-03-02
Plenty of Pork in Georgia for 1917

Atlanta, March PLENTY of pork
in Georgia for 1917 is the news that
comes from south Georgia and from
middle Georgia and from north
Georgia. Allup and down the state
the smoke houses are full and the
smoke wredths are curling from the
hickory embers where hams and
shoulders are being cured. Georgia
may be short on cotton for all future
time as the result of the boil
weevii's dread invasion, but there
will never again be a desrth of pork
as long as the doctrine of live at
home" continues to be practiced
throughout the state.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-03-02
GEORGIA. Lee County.

GEOKGlA, Lee county.
Will be sold before the courthouse
door in said county within the legal
hours of sale on the first Tuesday in
March, 1917, the following lands, to-wit;
South half Of lot No 8, 80 IL acres off
the north end OF lot No. a and that
part Of lot No. % lying north and east
Of Muckaloochee creek, it being strip
245 feet wide extending east and west
entirely across the,north end of said lot
No. "A and tile north end of the desig-
mated part of lot No. %, situated i'll
18th dist. OF said county, and contain
ing 1876 acres, more or less. Levied on
as the property Of J. E. Booker to salts
fy two ii fas issued from the city court
Of Ieesburg against said-J f. Booker,
one in favor Of D. G.. Avera, Transferred,
the other in favor of Montezuma Fertil-
izer Works, also a Fl ia issued from the
City Court Of Americas in favor OF
Moreland- Jones Co. VS.. j. f. Booker,
prin. and w r. Booker, secretary, also
a debt scored by deed to said land,
made by J. f. Booker to Chickamauga
Trust Co., which is due and now owned
by w. II. Phillips. Said lands are in
possession OF ]. E. Booker.
This Feb. 9th, 1917.
P. G. COXWELL,
Sheriff