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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-12
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

North Carolina, Robson County.
In the Superior Court.
Edgar Hall and wife, Katie M.
Hall, J. E. Mcmillan and wife, Flora
K. Mcmillan, Mary Belle Mcmillan
and J. H. Bethune, VS.. Neill
A. Mcmillan, Murphy Mcmillan
and wife Annie Mcmillan, AL
ex. Bethune and wife, Flora Bethune,
]. c. Shaw and wife Lollie Shaw.
The defendant, Neill A. Mcmillan,
above named, will take notice that
a special proceeding entitled as
above mas been commenced in the
Superior Court Of Robson county,
North Carolina, to secure a division
of real estate, or the proceeds there
Of, owned by the parties to this ac-
ton as tenants in common; and the
said defendant will further take no.
tice that he is required to appear
before the Clerk of the Superior Court
of Robson county on the 18th day
of April, 1917, and answer or demur
to the petition in this proceeding
which will be deposited in the office
of the said Clerk of the Superior
Court of said County within ten days
or the petitioners will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in the
petition.
This March 10th, 1917.
G. B. SKIPPER,
Clerk Superior Court
Shaw & Leach, Attys.
Raeford. N. c. 8 10 I'm 8 224thu
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-12
Robson County Preacher Offers Ser.
vices to NAVY

wees 10 Navy
Raleigh News and Observer.
From the estate of Robeson," album
dant with the God-blessed Macs,
comes to the Navy Recruiting Station
the tender of the services of the Rev.
w. Nee. Miller, pastor of the Pres
byterlan churches at Lumber Bridge
and Parkton. Mr.. Miller writes the
navy department. here as follows:
Il offer my serv. :es to our gov
eminent at this critical time with
pride. l am pastor of the Presby-
terrain churches of Parkton and Lun-
Der Bridge. We heartily endorse the
recent action taken by our govern
ment against the German outrages
and we stand here, so1idly back of
our princely President in this trying
time. TO man, in the town OF
Partition and 1 umbc, Bird g, we are
at the service Of our country to serve
in the way in which we are best fit.
ted to render the greatest amount Of
service"
The letter, along with many others
was received at the main recruiting
station here yesterday. Lieutenan
London has received authority to en-
list young women in the yoemanr,
service of the navy for clerical help
and during the coming week expect
to have two lady stenographers in hi
office to relieve the men who hav
been placed on other assignments.
Three applications for enlistmen
II the aerial service of the nav
were received yesterday by mail an
one applicant came in person fror
Salisbury. Advices from sub-station
yesterday announced that eight ar
pllcants for enlistment would arriv
, here for examination fndau
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-12
Why Constipation Injuries

The bowels are the natural sewer
age system Of the body. When they
become obstructed by constipation a
part of the poisonous matter which
they should carry off is absorbed in
to the system, making you feel dull
and stupid, and interfering with the
digestion and assimilation of food.
This condition is quickly relieved by
Chanhorlain's Tablets. Ohtainahle
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-12
American Steamer Sunk by German
Submarine in Mediterranean

The American steamer Seward was
reported torpedoed and sunk without
warning in the Mediterranean by a
German submarine, in a dispatch to
the State Department today from
Consul Gaulin at Marseilles. All of
crew of 81 was said to have been
saved.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-12

NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
Under and by virtue of an order
Of the superior court of Robson
county, North Carolina, made in the
special proceeding entitled Keith Da-
Wis ct al. VS.. Norah Davis ct al, the
same being No. 4078 upon the spec
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-12
Sale of Land for Taxes

By vested in s5fEff o Ef0e5o
noon 81 the Court House door Lunbeon N c. offer for sale
highest the following lands to atsy e oae
paid for the year OF 1910
~ R. o. LEWIS, Sheriff Robson County.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-12
MERGING THE RAILROADS.

To is rather much OF story now 10 cell of the
merging all the railroads in the into
continental system doing away with competition
for sake of maximum national efficiency in trans
men have gone and how willing they 20 use their
power o aid the government.
Railroads have been alone in their sacrifices:
many lines of business have done something similar
Every of this kind the part Of the business
interests shown the clearly how vital their aid
how much less the government could without
10, proving il is a business mans war.
this connection. Grosvenor =. Clarkson secretary
OF The council of national defense and of the advisory
commission. said:
Modern means. that battles are won not alone
10y lighting but by fighting industries. War has
are called ON the contrary it enliss the specialists
every industry and every science firing
clear back the last line Of defense.
lin the words Of Howard Coffin who started the
movement for mobizing the Industrial forces of Amer
ic twentieth century conflict demands that the blood
parts the the man in the mills mines
and factories OF the nation arms"
This sentiment Of Mt. Clorkson Crvstalizes the
thought TO the great change conducting warfare.
IL applies equally we'll i'm both Great Britain
United states and perhaps the other allies British
and American business than those OF France
Italy and Russia prosecutiug the war. because
upon them lies the task financing struggle Eng
land helped her allies financially during early DAYS
of the war; and the United states has taken over
the job for virtually the entire world
They only give money but without being
parsmonious for had ia their united sup
port both governments-British and American
would have been hundreds millions dollars worse
of
The injection OF business men directors OF the
novel has achieved results that could
have been obtained under the older form Of things.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-12

of the royal northwest mounted police was put
the Was il a murder and if how and when had
ii happened? He had mighty little material work
The fact tIat LOG had turned back and that n
Indian had heard gInshOt the night might i've
interesting in itself but IL mighty evidence
upon which To build up murder But Anderson
dismayed. With Chief MoOstOOs went the
camp and made careful search and rewarded ny
finding piece of bone buried in the ashes the
IL was evidently part of human In the swamp
near the camp ne found kettle fastened with a piece
OF stovepipe wire. Then MOOstOOs waded into the mud
dy waters of the creek and found pair of boots
tanning gold and bit Of wire that correspond
eel with the piece attached the kettle.
It did not take Anderson long construct the story
Of the crime from these bits evidence The ViCtins
had been murdered the gold, his murderer had
attempted To destroy all proofs Of the crime
il would he easy conceal the details Of "A murder
which would into tbc lumber undiscovered
mysteries But he rcckOned without the mounted rid
of the plains-tiOsc maryeOusly successful deeC
tiVc> OF the frozen north
First NJ necessary establish the identity OF the
victim and OF his supposed murderer That a long
and tedious task. Ii involved research much
respOndence with London. Scotland Yard coOpcraed
at this stage OF the inquiry and from among the
northern gold fields. last retained in the
sieve These were Edward Hayward and Charles kins.
Further inquiry proved that the man with the three
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-12
The Dog That Turned Back
Worlds StrangeSt
Detective Cases

This is the story OF how dog-a faithful Eskimo dog
furnished the first shadow a suspicion which led
the discovery OF murder in the frozen wilds of tie
great northwest.
Chief MOostoos. Indian guide connected with the
northwest mounted police the vicinity of Sucker
creek in the AthabasCo region when he noticed man,
three pack horses and dog the nOrthward trails
That i'm itself uncommon sight. but while tie
tiCed that the dog halted and turned to back.
The man addressed il harshy and the Journey re-
sImed. But the second time the dog stopped amt
made If IL would rcract its steps Plainly il did not
follow the man.
That was the question the Indian asked himself He
knew something of the dogs and their devotion
their and lac satisfied that there must he
some reason for the rcpDgnancc which this animal felt
toward its master. he made investigation and
tound that two men had been seen i'm camp at SwaIa
Hill. far from the place where he had the
queer procession Ilc located the spot the only
tgc OF the recent was heap of ashes. That in
itself meant nothing.
Iiut MoOsoos was nqu>tyc Indian ana after
questioning all whom he he upon another In
dian who had been IN the locality time. The
second Indian remembered quite distinctly that there
had been i'm thc camp. Also lac recalled that
ne had heard a gunshot during the night before the
camp brOke-and that morning one man had
left the camp.
What had become of the second man?
MOOstoos hurried TO headquarters and sergt Ander-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-12
BY
George Barton

paal horses and the dog that turned back King.
The victim. therefore, Hayward.
While all of this being discovered other member
of the police force had kept tive trail OF King. -
followed from one point to- another until finally o
Gated at Edmonton. IL was necessary ca work With
caution first that King should take alarm
and escape and SoC,ud that there might De- gathered
the evidence that would convince a jury Of hc
murder. There were times when r. looked II t would
be impossible many needed links In tc chain
Or evidence
The forms OF law sCrupulou-ly followed IN the
frozen north, but the DELAYS the aw thcy
highly civilized parts Of the world. unknOW
Hence il certain that jury became
WINGED OF the guilt Oh the offender ulat h~ fate would
DC sealed All OF the evidence carefully gathered
together and King confronted with H. He was
plainly aeitatcd. but when placed under stouy
denied his guilt lie admitted that hc had had quar-
rel with h~ partner. hut maintained lat HAYWARD had
taken the Trail 40 sturgeon lake.
E5u in spi'c OF h- disclaimer he could explain
wis Hayward had lcrt hi- boots ia the muddy waters
swamp and part his the camp \
number of witnesses identified hing and when he
eeachcd there found uuon his person several
ticleS that had belonged 10 Hayward.
lie placed trial quickly convicted. and hanged
the police barracks at saskatchewan >erg't Andcr
SON Chief MoOstOOs and other connected with the
a northwest mounted police highly commended
their patient and intelligent work ina this
case. curiously enouch nothing said about
the Eskimo doS that refused 10 follow the accused
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-12
FOLLOWING ENGLAND.

What these men have done in England-and their
results will hest told after the is and men
carefully analyze just what they have done-is being
done i'm America a remarkably similar degree.
Never before were with such earning capacities
and with such ability organize and direct all
gathered for the same purpose When it is cOnsid-
cred that such Howard Coffin of the great
est engineers the country; julius Rosenwald,
camille power of particular acumen; Thomas Edison,
the electrical wizard; Daniel willard transportation
expert. and others all working toward single
goal-the success of the United States the war-it
is truly remarkable.
The entire personnel OF the advisory commission OF
the national council defense breathes power. 1t
naturally would with like Theodore n. Vail head
of the Bell Telephone system; Wallace d. simmons.
head Of the largest hardware company in the United
States and others the list all actively engaged in
the councils work. There who the
committees who leave important work 20 go Wash
ington and unravel knotty questions transporta-
ton food and kindred subjects.
Most of the big railroad i'm the country are do
Ing what they aid the big fnancers join
ing in The manufacturers. Although they have
acCOmpl she'd wonders since their organization a few
months ago, if could but ascertain the
Of their efforts. Of which only few leak out and
then would deserve properly TO be classed above
goth century miracles
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-12

York but this simply of long list Of achieve
ments.
Lord Rhondda food controller, is commercial
man o front rank England. in poll
tees but later quit and when he called TO his
ent post he head OF great colliery alliance en-
ploying 10000 and he also found time TO be di
rector in not less than 40 companies.
Lord Rothermore, who has charge of the army cloth
ing department president founder of the Anglo
Newfoundland Development Co, which developed the
resources Of that colony to a marvellous extent Sir
Alfred Mond, who commanders hotels, tills public
parks and erects buildings needed by the government
overnight, made millions manufactures of chemi-
Gals.
in detail the exploits of the men mentioned. It
gives however, idea of the Caliber of men who
haveensted aid the British government Their aid
been invaluable; their be measured more
than by savings of ten of millions. Their savings, il
might he said, are real and not imaginative.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-12
CowDRAY ~ WAR.

hoard. and has faced him since he took office. lie is
better known under the name OF Pearson. being the
head The old hrm Of that name that successfully
hattIed with the standard ou Co Lord Cowdray him.
self personally directed many OF the marvellous ens-
ueerlns reats Tie has carried through n Mexico
and Canada. one OF his partners. sir Ernest William
Afor charge of the inventions department OF the
ministry OF munitions Ernest resident engi-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-12

or bust men NJ an I'll NJ a much
sonof the w I'M t bust I ~ e n lie o Il
r. T Pear s
n
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-30

She brought nome one day, nall
starved, ragged tramp, leaning on
her shoulder for support. He was
Jim Darby, he had told her when she
found him nursing a broken ankle
by the wayside. Her adopted parents
had inOcUlated rare human SYM
pathy in her tender soul. She feared
no rebuff when she led the castawa.
up to the porch of the little home and
seated him in a rustic chair.
There, be as comfortable as you
can until l tell mother" the bright,
winsOme creature told Jim Darby
"She will do the rest.
There was no failing of her ear
nest promise. The homeless tramp
was given a comfortable bed in, the
garnet. He was nursed and fed and
told that he was welcome to such as
they had until he was we'll enough to
resume the road.
Which is my natural bent" OBJ
served jim, "and somewhere along
it I'm going to find. something to pay
you back for all your kindness"
Innocent, inexperienced Lois saw
IN fancy JneU graJeIul pauenJ delV-
ing hard at honest work to keep his
pledge. In his secret mind jim
chuckled as he recalled a certain
dOmicile 20 miles or more distant
There its grabbed master had set his
dogs on him, not, however, until the
keen-eeyd mendicant had caught
sight of glowing wealth in the libra
ry of the mansion.
He was well and strong as he an
nOunced at the breakfast table one
morning that he would be no longer
a burden upon them.
Better stay over few days,
friend" invited bluff, kind-hearted
Alan Ware.
Eyes, at least for today" supple
mented Mary, ''fOr-Alan, l suppose
you had forgotten it, but we were
married just so years ago today"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-30

this house during the half century,
But, oh! what true, pure gold of
love and trust and faith, cried Mary,
springing up, agile as a girl, and put
ting her arms around his meek. And
as to the other, gold - why, Alan,
dear, we've always kept and Tevered
this. Don't you Observation-Disclosures
Bruce gave this to me only a week
before we ran away and got mar
ried.
Mary removed from her neck
chain and Iocket. It contained the
portraits of her parents. She placed
it on the table and it should remain
there all day, she declared, as a re-
minder. She planned a fine dinner to
celebrate the occasion. Jim Darby
went outside, deeply thoughtful.
They shall have a real golden
wedding if 1 get jagged for it, solil-
Ouuized jim, and he left the house for
that grander one 20 miles away. He
was not home at dinner time Mary
and Lois, returning to the house just
before dark, stared strangely at the
table as they. entered the house. In
its center was a little heap Of gold
coins and a blurred, misspelt note It
read; -Four your golden Wedding
jim Darby
why, what can it mean?" mar
veled Mary, and then picking up a
box from the floor which had eyi-
IDENTIFY been the original receptacle OF
the coins, she uttered a kind OF Il
scream.
What Jim Darby had done was to
rob the brother of his kind hostess
and the box he had stolen bore on its
side his name and a description of
the rare coins it contained. In a flash
Mary suTmised the truth.
Nothing would do but Lois must
instantly proceed to the next town.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-04-05
SHE WILL CALL Upon YOU.
Lady Representative OF the American
Falls Press to Begin Subscription
Campaign Next Week.

Evelyn Ellison OF the Ellison Circu-
lation agency Of Pocatello will begin
work Monday. representing the Amer
ican Falls Press in the subscription
field She will begin with the city and
cover the entire county in the course
OF the next month.
The Press reaches every hill and
valley Of Power county and endeavors
every week to carry all the county
news there is. Some OF the things
you'll want TO know about during the
coming months are the activities OF
the American Falls Preparedness
Club" and the "Rockland Rifle Club, "
the Red Cross and the amount OF mon
ey subscribed the military recruits
from Power county. the work OF the
Boys and Girls clubs. the court news
at the coming session Of court and
the story OF the trial OF E. D. Rogers
Then there is the country cores
pOndents that furnish it every week
with the live community news of the
county. There is always to be found
IN the Press the activities of the
Farm Loan assoc, ,atiOns of the county
and state, the agricultural progress
and experiment that is being made anC
the news Of all the churches of The
city and county. The theatres are al
ways billing good road shows that 70,
viii want to see. Read about them il
the Press. Then the Press is the Of
icial county paper and carries all III,
county legal news that is so essen
I tial.
And last and best OF all the Pres
always has some advertising new,
from the business firms that will saw
you money and assist you in tradine
subscribe, 1t viii be good for you
heart and head as well as for you
pOcketboolI.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-04-05
CASES SET FOR TRIAL.
Retrial Of T.. d. Rogers on Murder
Charge Only Criminal Case to Be
Heard.

The State Of Idaho rs. z. D. Rogers
Is the first case set for the convening
Of court April IS before Judge Terrell
OF Pocatello. Rogers was convicted
before Judge Guheen in the fall OF
1915 for the murder Of J. H. Cross who
was stabbed to death in front Of the
Arnold pool hall following a fight with
Cross. Rogers was convicted on
murder charge December s, 1915, and
sentenced 10 the state penitentiary
where he has been for over year.
His attorneys, Bissel & Baum obtain
ed a new trial on the basis Of certain
irregularities in the conduct OF the
trial and the judges instructions 10
the jury. The case is set for ?. n.
Wednesday, April IS.
Fifteen cases we're set for trial By
Judge Guheen last week, four appI-
cants we're granted final citizenship
papers and eight applications were
continued until later in the session Of
court.
Those who obtained their final pa
pers we're Andrew Litz, Josef Sedina
David Gabert and Paul c. Marchand
Those whose cases we're continued are
Israel Tschritter, James Sandro. Dan
lei Lindauer, Ernest Tschritter, Ber-
nard KoOp, Joseph Muehlburger, Jac-
Ob SchWeikert and Henry Huva. The
applicants for admission TO final citi-
zenship we're questioned unusually
close BY the examiner and not infre-
quently did he ask the question In
case war was declared between Ger
many and the United States, would
you be willing 10 go to Germany and
tight against her on her own soil?r
The answer vas always in the az
frmatiTe.
The cases set for trial beginning
with Wednesday, April 18th are as fol-
lows: State rs. E D. Rogers, Wednes-
day, April IS p. H.; Ludwig Hoffer
ct al vs.. H Averill Machinery Com
pany, April 1s; Lee Walton IS. ]. H
Mays. p. n, April 20; ". A Davis
and Ole Olson IS. Philbrick & Green
wood, a corporation, April q; L o
Naylor IS. r. R. Wilson, ?. N, April
%; L. o. Naylor vs.. c. z. Tyler, 2 ?
m, April %; Hart Grain Weigher Com
pany rs. C. H. Schroeder, $3.50 a. m.
April "a; W. II. Griswold. et al VS.. c
". & NJ, April "a; l. o. Naylor rs
Philbrick & GreenN God, $3.50 a. N.
April 25; George E. Montgomery vs.
Ernest Eymann, et al. p. m. Apri
25.
The above cases VIII all be rrieC
by jury for which twenty-five mer
viii be called
Cases that viii be tried by the cour
are Thomas C. Elgin rs. Lee Campbell
et TX, $3.50. April %; Idaho Powei
Company IS. F. L. Cunningham. $3.50
April IS. Hannah Snyder vs.. 10.
Smith, et al. 10 a. m- April so. ". C
Phoenix IS. Jacob Schroeder. ]. 3
Barnhart, CT al, .. M. April 80.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-04-05
SPRING WORK OUTLINED
BY FARM BUREAU
win Be Busy Season ii All the Work
Outlined Is Undertaken.

The Power County Farm Bureau is
working on a program for the better
ing OF methods and conditions, part Of
which will extend. over five years.
Some of the projects aim at the ex-
termination Of weed and animal farm
pests; others with the growing OF peas.
beans, alfalfa. and clover for seed; the
production Of wheat, oats and barley
from only the best varieties; the stan
dardization OF farm products. the or
ganization of livestock improvement
associations. the promotion Of boys
club work. and finally the perfection
Of a countrywide farm bureau to make
most effective the work undertaken.
President F. R. Meadows and Secre-
tary J. P. voight in conjunction with
the other directors. are working hard
upon comprehensive program having
for its object:
l. determination OF weed and an
imal pests.
,. Rotation OF crops by using le-
gumes.
8. Improvement of varieties and in
crease of yields Of farm products.
4. Standardization Of production.
5. Encouragement OF the farmers
of tomorrow.
All Of which are worthy OF the best
efforts of the farmers. The securing
Of these aims will result in promoting
the general welfare. The program i:
a good one.