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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04

A Catawba county farmers wife
writes the Governor to urge the peo-
pie to kill all useless dogs and cats
if they cannot feed them literally.
while he is about urging them to cut
out useless expenses, until Ameri-
ca is safe, in order that farmers may
add sheep to their livestock for meat
and wool, also for the reason that
dogs destroy SO many hen and tur-
KEY nests when they have to Nseek
their living away from home. If all
the useless dogs were killed it would
result in saving. a lot of food stuffs
for folks, but some folk would rath-
er see people suffer for food than to
part with their worthless dogs.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04
Are you uO1ng tn1S ..--
A FARMERS DAUGHTER.
Requests for Dicharge of Soldiers
From Co. A Will Not be Approved

Requests for DichaEge of Soldiers
From Co. A Will Not be Approved
Capt. Geo. w. Gillette of Co. A, N.
C. engineers, with headquarters in
Lumberton, writes The Star Of Will
mington, home town of the company,
that he is being overwhelmed with
applications from mothers and faith
ers for the discharge Of their sons
from the service Of the United States
and he authorizes the statement that
no more requests for discharges will
be given favorable consideration at the
headquarters of his company and all
will be disapproved by him.
Capt. Gillette writes the Star as
follows: g.
eve are now face to face with a
gigantic struggle; the United States
Government has met the situation
squarely. The pay Of enlisted men
has been doubled to meet the present
high cost of living. The men seeking
discharges on the grounds of having
dependents are largely ones who have
never contributed to the support Of
their families but on the other hanG
have been largely dependent upo1
them for support.
at has cost the government more
than $125,000.00 to equip and TRAN
this company during the last tel
months, and any one seeking a dis
!. charge at this stage of the game
e not true to himself or his country
One trained man is worth untraine.
men in time of hostilities and it i
!. up to all trained men to stay in tn
service more so than it is up to the un
0 trained men to enter the service.
II trust that the mothers and faith
: ers, instead of endeavoring to insti
n dissatisfaction in their sons by er
I deavoring to get them out of tn
service, will insist on them remain
y ing and discharging their duties q
: a good soldier invariably Does"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04
Baby Held by Kidnapers

A dispatch of the LIST from Spring.
field, Mo-, stated that somewhere in
the Ozark hills the infant son Of J.
Holland Keet, former banker Of that
city, was being held by kidnapers,
who late Wednesday night stole the
baby from it's bed while maid slept
and the parents were away from
home. In response to an anonymous
letter received Thursday the father
droveThursday night through a storm
carrying $4,000 with which to pur.
chase the child's freedom, but the
kidnapers did not keep their ap-
pcintment.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04

Those boys under FL who have been
getting liquor by deposing to the
thing that is not in the way of age,
in order to meet the requirements of
the law which says one must Fl or
over to get liquor shipped to him in
this dry State, face now a situation
that is worse to the tinid ones than
the morning after. They are in evil
case. If they claim to be too young
to register under the selective draft
they convict themselves of perjury
If they have lied to get liquor will
they lie some more in order to reg.
lister for the service of their coun.
try, or will they tell the truth now
They have certainly digged pit fol
themselves.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04
Armstrong Brothers Given Indeterm.
mate Sentence

Carl and Arthur Armstrong were
given an indeterminate sentence of
80 or 20 years in the penitentiary by
Judge George w. Conner in the Su-
perior court at Fayetteville Friday
after jury had convicted them of
second degree murder in the killing
of their uncle, Neill Averitt.
no The sentence ten t passed BY y Judge Con
nounced in Cumberland county since
the passage of the act by the last
ing of an indeterminate sentence
# the Armstrong; behavior is good
it is within the power Of the prison
commission to release them at tn.
end of 20 years. If not, they viii
serve the maxiaaua1stime of 80 years
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04

Mr.. r. P. Stone of R. from Loh-
berton was in town Saturday.
Messrs. E. E. Hunter and Il. T.
Peasants Of the Seaboard, with heaa,
quarters at Wilmington, are among
the business visitors in town To-Day
Mayor and Mrs. ]. D. Proctor anu
two children, Elizabeth and Calh ne.
rine, went Saturday to Grahan, "
visit at the home Of Mrs. Proctgi
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. kern gu:
Mr.. Proctor will visit Winston oaie1 :,
and Chapel Hill before retufh-Ns
home.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04
LOCAL MARKET

Reported by John Thomas Biggs,
general merchant.
Report for Today
Middling cotton 20 1-2 C. the pound;
cotton seed Is cents the bushel; corn
81 the bushel; fodder $1.25 the hun
dred; eggs 80 cents the dozen; chick
ems, grown, so cents each; cured
hams 80 cents the pound; sides Is
cents; shoulders rs cents; butter
Country 80 cents; sweet potatoes
81 the bushel.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04

Get ready to be registered: The
registration June 5th is not like any
other registration you ever stacked
up against. Any other registration,
you could tilt your chin and pass it
Up if you wanted. Bot this is differ
cnt. If you have reached Fl years
of age and have not fully arrived at
the age of 31-even though you may
be Fl on June 6-you must register
June 5 or take the consequences. 1t
is not advisable to monkey with I'm
Gle Sam or to disregard his orders.
If you are within the age limit and
fail to register you will have to serve
a term in the penitentiary and then
go into the army. This registration
does not mean that you are drafted
into the army. The government may
tc7l you to keep on doing what you
are doing now. But that is neither
here nor there: the thing to bear in
mind is that registration is compul-
sorry. No matter if you are sick or
away from home-you must register.
Somebody can register for you if you
cannot get to the registration place.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04

A Lumberton man says he had fine
prospects for a garden but the chick
ems of one of his neighbors got busy
and his garden prospects went glim-
mering. Then he had some chickens
and another neighbours dog spent a
festive while among them and
slaughtered all but a lonely few. If
-if-oh, what's the use!
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04

:, A British hospital ship, Dover Cas-
tie, has been torpedoed and sunk. The
patients and hospital staff and crew
were saved with the possible excep,
ton of 6 men. The British armed
cruiser Hilary also has been torpe-
doed and sunk and British DESTROY
er has been sunk after a collision.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04

Hoarding, storage or destruction of
food, fuel or other necessaries of life
to limit supply or affect prices would
be a felony under an amendment of
the governments first food bill adopt
ed in the Senate Thursday.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04
FRENCH NOW HOLD INITIATIVE
From April Is to May "a They Took
31,829 German Prisoners Conf
dence of French in Their Superior

From April Is to May "a They Took
31,829 German Prisoners Conf
dence of French in Their Superior
ity is Absolute
A staff correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press on the French front in
France sends the following dispatch
under date of May 81:
Between April Is and May "a the
number of German prisoners falling
into French hands reached total of
81 1929 of whom 28,045 were unwound-
ed. The period covers three phases
of the general attack, now temper.
arily abated which the French un
.1oubtedly will continue when the
proper moment arrives. 9~s+'-,
AS result Of their successful at
tacks the French now possess the in
itiative and occupy many more impor
tant positions than when they begun
the forward movement in April. Artil
lery duels continue increasingly at al
points on the front, occasionally in
termingled with local infantry com
bats in which short stretches O
trench sometimes change hand.
Thus far, the French always hav
regained any positions taken fro1
, them, and at some places hav
J bitten further into the German line
The Germans are showing gres
nervousness as to what is about
happen, and the slightest movemer
:; in the French lines calls forth hu,
| ricane Of artillery and machine gu
fire. The absolute confidence
!, the French in their superiority
! seen in the manner in which the
move. over intervening ground b
tween the lines when ordered to a
tack.
s The tactics now employed perm
g them to attack with minimum losse
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04
Want to Discontinue One Maxto,
Coast Line Train

The Columbia Is. c. State of June
LIST has the following item of local in
terest:
"W: H. Newell, superintendent of
the Rocky Mount division, Atlantic
Coast Line, appealed before the rail-
road commission yesterday and asked
for permission to discontinue one
passenger train between Maxton, N.
e., and Sumter. A hearing will be
held before the commission.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04

President Wilson has Joined the
ranks of participants in the Liberty
loan, by subscribing for a $4,000
bono.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04

Misses Belle, Ava and Addie Lee
Johnson of st. Pauls were Lumber
ton visitors Thursday AFTERNOON,
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04

"Howdy, how is your garden" takes
the place of other forms of greeting
these days.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04
CHURCH NEWS NOTES
Protracted Meeting at First Baptist

Pr0tfa acted Meeting at F1fst Baptlst
A series of revival services began
at the First Baptist church yester-
day and will continue for two weeks.
Rev. DIR. J. Clyde Turner, pastor Of
the First Baptist church Of Greens
boro, will arrive today and assist the
pastor, Rev. DR.. Chas. l.. Greaves, in
the meeting. DIR. Turner will preach
his first sermon tonight. The ser
vices will be held daily at 10 a. m
and 8 o. m. The public is invited.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04
Trinity Church. "EpiscopaI''-R

Trinity Church EplscOpaT'-Reg1
tration Day June 5, 1917
In accordance with the request of
the President and others in authority
and influence, intercession will be
made tomorrow for the nation. Holy
communion will be celebrated at 1880
and $50, at the latter hour with mus
ic and brief address. All welcome
See I Timothy FL and 2.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
BERLIN STATEMENT ADMITS
GaEAT BRITISH OFFENSIVE

Berlin (via wireless to Ssyville), March
1S.-Between La Basse Canal and the
Scarpe River there was lively lighting.
Near Loos, German accommodating de-
tachments brought eighteen prisoners
from the British lines.
On both sides of Arras hostile recon-
noitering detachments, in strength of one
battalion, advanced against our positions
and were for the most part repulsed by
our fire. Near Roclincourt and Tilloy
enemy forces which had entered our po-
sitions were defeated in a hand-to-hand
fight and left a number Of prisoners in
our hands.
Between Arras and the Disc the British
and French. In a strip OF land systemat-
ically abandoned by US, occupied our
former positions and several towns.
among which are Bapaume. Peronne.
Roye and Noyon. Our protecting troops
inflicted considerable losses on the enemy
and then gave way as had been ordered.
On. the right bank OF the Meuse two
French companies made an attack at
dawn on a trench sector captured by US
on March 16. north of Chamnretes Farm.
The attack failed. On Combres Height.
and near Massey, north of Mihiel, storm
ing detachments entered the French posi-
tions and returned each with twenty
prisoners"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
TO SHOW LOYALTY BEST GUNNER OUT
Patriots Here to Sign Petition
to President.

Patriotic men and women of Wash
ington will have an opportunity in a
few days to sign this petition:
ITO the President of the United
States:
"As an American, faithful to Ameri-
can ideals Of justice, liberty and
humanity, and confident that the gov
ernment has exerted it's most earnest
efforts to keep us at peace with the
world, 1 hereby declare by absolute
and unconditional loyalty to the gov
ernment of the United States and
pledge my support to you in protect
ing American rights against unlaw-
full violence upon land and sea, in
guarding the nation against hostile
attacks. and in upholding international
right"
This declaration will head petitions
that will be circulated by the Legion
of Loyal Women to show the President
and the rest of the country that Wash
ington is not lacking in loyal support
one of the oldest patriotic societies
in Washington and II will ask the
Woman's Relief Corps. the ladies of the
G. A. r., the Daughters of Veterans,
the Women's Auxiliary of Spanish War
Veterans and the Daughters of the
American Revolution to cooperate in
the work and the Chamber of Com
merce to supervise the work
II think it is highly important to
show the President that we are right
behind him." said Mrs. John A. Logan.
one of the oldest members of the
Loyal Legion last night. There has
been to much clamor by peace Soc
ieties and peace speakers who seek to
give the impression that the great
majority of people in the country are
opposed to any action to protect
American rights.
'T do not know of a better wsy to
show the President our feelings than
to sign these petitions and send them
to him so that he will know where the
vast ma jorfty of us stand"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
RUSSIA SWEARS
WAR TO DEATH
AGAINST KAISER
New Government Formally
Notifies Allies of Blood
Vow Against Germany.
TROOPS SWEAR FEALTY
Portraits of Car. Family and Ances,
tors Disappear from Govern
ment Office Walls.

(By the International News Service.)
Petrograd, March 1S.-Paul Milyukoff,
minister OF foreign Affairs in the new
revolutionary government, sent messages
today to Russian representatives In all
capitals Of the entente allies informing
them that the new Russia was united for
continuance OF the war against the
central powers.
All the armies in the field have been
informed of the abdication of Emperor
Nicholas. The troops received the news
with enthusiasm, 1t was announced here
tonight. The committee OF twelve stated
that they had received messages from
practically every commander declaring
allegiance to the new government
Portraits of members Of Car Nicholas
family and their ancestors disappeared
today from nearly all government Offices.
Foreign Minister Milyukoff received the
ambassadors and ministers OF the entente
governments today. There was a long
session of the new cabinet.
The entire Baltic feet has joined the
revol, ,ionary movement. Its chief COM
mandeT has pledged the fleets loyalty to
the provisional government.
Berlin, March 1S.-Revolt is still in full
swing In Moscow. Violent street fighting
between troops, police and civilians con-
the Russian-Swedish border.
The military commander Of Moscow re-
fused to submit to the revolutionists.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
PROBE ON

Investigation \ of the Roper-Siebert
episode to determine whether or not Miss
Siebert's alleged pro-German attitude in
her classroom should be considered as a
direct disobedience of instructions at the
outbreak Of the war cautioning teach
ers to have a care in their expressions" I"
will be begun this morning. This was
learned last night from z. l. Thurston,
superintendent Of schools.
When asked how serious he considered
Miss Siebert's determination to have
photographs Of the Kaiser and the royal
family in the Schoolroom and of publicly
scolding young Roper for turning them
to the wall, Mr.. TRurston said he would
rather not say" adding he had a re-
port Of the affair at his Office which he
would carefully examine this morning,
Immediately afterward taking the matter
up with those concerned.
Explanation of the affair by Miss Sic
bert in a four-page account Of the
episode, as she views 1t, written by her
yesterday afternoon, is prefaced by the
sentence, II have always used pictures
in my school work and cannot teach
without them"
She refers to the photographs of the
Kaiser which have caused such vigorous
protests from teachers and pupils Of the
Central High School, as 'the poor little
pictures"
Miss siebert denies she locked the
doors of her room to keep her German
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
UNIONS ENRACED;
10 FIGHT To END
Street Railway Charged at
Mass Meeting with Plotting
Slavery Against Employees.

A demand for the abdication Of all
Kings" vehement attack on the indi-
vidual contract Of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. as a ''docu-
ment" which is aiming to throw the
employe back to where Abraham Lincoln
brought the negro from fifty-nve years
ago." and a declaration that the carmen's $
strike will not be broken until every man
on strike will be back on his job, marked
the spirit OF a rousing meeting held by
strikers, organized labor generally, and
citizens OF Washington in National Rifles
Armory yesterday afternoon.
About 2.oeo men, women and chill
dren hlled the armory to capacity. while
a similar number were out in G street
unable 10 gain admittande Sensational
addresses were made by labor leaders,
citizens, attorneys. and ministers.
The following resolution. addressed to
the Board of District Commissioners. was
passed:
Whereas, we. the Central Labor
Union. composed OF seventy local organ
tzations, comprising in membership 60 OOU
organized workers, in mass meeting as
sembled. respectfully request the Com
missioners of the District Of Columbia to
compel the Washington Railway and
Electric Company to carry out the man.
dates Of its franchise with the District OF
Columbia. in operating the cars to ac-
commodate the public, and be It further
Would Deport StrIkebreakers.
Resolved, that the undesirable ciu-
Eens. who. as the public press and police
court records show. are guilty of crimes
ana misdemeanors, ranging from the
theft OF street car ticket to an at
tempt 10 attack our women. are now
operating the cars. be deported from the
District OF Columbia in the interest OF
public welfare, and be 1t further
Resolved. that organized labor. does
hereby declare that it will not patronize
the Washington Railway and Electric
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
BERLHi HEARS DETAILS
OF RUSSIAN UPRISING

Berlin (via Sayville). March 1S-The
veil Of mystery that shrouds the fateful
events in Petrograd during the first days
of this week begihs to be lifted.
The first refugees from the revolution
have arrived in the Scandinavian coun-
tries. Their reports are obviously con-
fused and fragmentary, but they indicate
how these isolated outbursts OF popular
frenzy and mad fighting In different
quarters were going on simultaneously
and were only parts OF one great move
ment. finally converging into a revolution
and overthrowing the former order OF
things.
Until Saturday OF last week there were
only hunger riots in Petrograd. They
were without purpose and connection.
On March 10. toward evening" the Duma
members took the movement in their
hands Several of them assembled in the
parliament building and conferred with
the Duma president, NJ. Rodzianko.
The rumor ran like wildfire through the
city, and within a half hour the house
was besieged by thousands anxiously
awaiting developments. They saw the
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
WILSON CLOSELY WATCHES
CONFERENCE DEVELOPMENTS

Watching close the progress of the
mediation negotiations In New York be-
tween the government representatives,
the railroad heads. and the chiefs Of the
railroads brotherhoods, President Wilson
was last night confident that a general
strike throughout the country would
ultimately be averted. The White House
confidence in the outcome of the efforts
of the governments mediators was based
largely or full and complete accounts of
yesterday conferences, transmitted by
Secretary OF the Interior Lane, who
heads the mediation commission. The
reports were not made public, but 1t was
stated that they were OF an encouraging
nature.
Secretary of War Baker, who Is chair
man of the Council of National Defense
named the mediators. was at his desk
throughout the day. scanning the reports
from New York. He kept in close touch
with the President, and transmitted to
the White House all information as to
the days developments
The Washington herald., 1917-03-19
B. & 0. NORMAL
Men Who Struck Through
misunderstanding, Return.

Freight traffic in and out of Washing
ton on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
system was completely restored early last
night Those men in this department
who walked out Saturday night owing to
IA lack OF notification that the railway
strike order had been deferred for forty
eight hours were all back to work again
by yesterday afternoon.
Passenger traffic was not affected in
any way. and officials in charge OF the
Baltimore and Ohio freight yards here
asserted that the walkout had caused but
little or no Inconvenience. They explain
ed that every effort had been made to get
all freight of before the hour set for the
strike, and had succeeded well in this
direction.
w. ]. Wilson, superintendent of the
Washington Terminal Company. stated
last night that all passenger trains of
the railway have been running without in
terruption and are arriving and leaving
this city on schedule time. 1t was indi-
Gated that the Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany has been unusually successful in
coping with the extraordinary freight
conditions which have been confronting
all railways Of the country.
Several score of handlers of freight.
trainmen and other employees in the local
yards of the Baltimore and Ohio had
quit WoTk at Ine nour SET lot tne Strlke
When Informed that the order had gone
out from their leaders that the strike
had been postponed for forty-eight hours,
the workers showed suspicion and said
they would await official notification be-
fore they returned to work.
On a special train Vice President G. F.
Shines, of the National Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen. sped through New
Jersey, Delaware Maryland. Virginia
and the District of Columbia yesterday
notifying Baltimore and Ohio Railway en-
ployes that the strike had been postponed.
Men went back to work without delay.