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The Robesonian., 1917-10-25
FIGHT FOR YOURSELVES.

Does the war in Europe seem so re-
mote to you that it is a thing about
which YOU cannot feel much concern
Do the appeals to buy Liberty bonds
fail to meet yith your eager response
because you feel that the job is going
to be done anyhom and that it is/not
worth while to bother? If you feel
that way, maybe it will jar you into
some proper appreciation of your du-
ty to do your bit to read what Har-
ry Lauder, the Scotch singer and
comedian. said about the war in a
talk in New York the other day to
a group of newspaper men. He urg-
ed the newspaper men to warn the
people of America earnestly again and
again that they have entered upon the
biggest job in the history of this
country He said in part:
"You are so far from the zone of
war that you have no idea-you can't
understanding can't-destruction so
abominable. Nothing by earth
quake or cyclone can compare with
the Hun. For destruction he beats
God in His wrath.
"There is only one hope in the
world whereby this destructive force
may perish, and. that lies in the unit
ed effort Of the English-speaking
races. Our effort is to bring about
that union as quickly as possible.
eff 1 were to tell you some of the
atrocities I know of, don't think you
would believe me. And. for the sac
red memory of my son, who laid down
his life for the cause, would not tell
a lie.
america will know all about the
war when the first convoy brings back
the men who will never see again, the
men who will never walk again, the
men who will never speak again.
That's when America will realize
what's she's up against.
"Don't think you're comm to fight
for Britain, for France, for Belgium.
You're comm to fight for yourselves"
The Robesonian., 1917-10-25
DAUGHTER WAS
WEAK AND FRAlL
For a Long Time Lacked Strength
to Walk Far-Nothing
Seemed to Help
Her.
FRIEND SAID AIM
WAS WHAT SHE NEEDED

I "My daughters condition worried
me a great deal. She was weak, run
down and troubled all the time, COM
ing into womanhood with 'irregulari-
ties which seemed to weigh her down
terribly and sap her strength and en-
ergy. She could walk but little
ways without resting" says B. H.
Carter, of Basset, Va, just few
days ago.
"A friend recommended Acid Iron
Mineral to me and my daughter hadn't
taken but two bottles before she was
housework feeling wonderfully i'm
markable in her case I believe Acid
Iron Mineral will do all that is claims
ed for it and take pleasure in rec
ommending it to ALL. I consider it a
Godsend to suffering humanity"
The above enthusiastic endorsement
of Acid Iron Mineral, the great iron
remedy, which thousands of people
praise, proves how splendid it is as a
tonic for the blood, kidneys, bladder
and digestion.
Acid Iron Mineral may be obtained
at most drug stores in large or small
bottles. A teaspoonful in a glass Of
water makes a dose. It helps the
blood, drives out uric acid and other
impurities and strengthens one almost
from the first dose. The appetite is
stimulated, digestion is helped, and
the blood enriched, bringing back that
rosy health glow to the cheeks and
a sparkle to lack-lustre eyes.
Note: Acid Iron Mineral is lust a
highly concentrated natural medicinal
iron, tested and bottled by the Ferro
dine Chemical Corp, Roanoke, Va,
the lessons of the deposit from which
it comes. It is non-alcoholic and non
Does not affect the teeth.
cause constipation or harm digestion
as ordinary iron is apt to do. Get
a bottle today.
The Robesonian., 1917-10-25
USE<'CASCARETS"FORR
LIVER AND BOWELS
WHEN CONSTIPATED
When bilious, headachy, sick, for
sour stomach, bad breath,
bad colds.
Get a 1O-cent hoy

0eC lucent box.
lake a Cascaret tonight to cleanse
your Liver, Stomach and Bowels eansd and
you Will surely feel great by mornine
you You men and women who have head.
hGne, hiIie,, coated tongue, a bad cold, are
olllous' nervous, upset, bothered with
sick, gassy, disordered stomach or or
nave n backache and feel all worn out II.
are Are you T keeping your bowels clean
with. Cascarets-or merely forcing q
passageway every few days with salts
catnartlc pills or castor oil?
wascarets Immediately cleanse and
lvgGaase ,na;aaa the stomach, remove the sour.
foul To- gases; take the excess bile from 1mu
the liver and carry off the constinat al.
ea waste matter and poison from the
Remember, a Cascaret tonight will,
sSEnralghten you out by morning a 4
boaieht, ho-Geht box from your druggist means IS
and and''cy cSeerf',1saa pfWel action; clear head
forget the children. Ion Z
The Robesonian., 1917-10-25
$l00 Reward. S1OO

pleased S readers ta essrn OF this paper will be
Sne Se dreaded disease that science at ieast hst
that "a ao,e e. TO cure in all its stages. and
iniiuenseeSsa rs Ssatarrh arr Catarrh being greatiy aJ
requires Dy constitutional conditions
ana So. Catarrh Cure is taken ia,ent: intarneI,t.::
SUES sc.s thru the Blood on the M,la,y MIna,,yy
sivng the s'e patssnaf 1tassnaat,on Of the disease
fure 'ie ne constitution and assIstina Y pudding
tors have eeing en lit, Its work The Ths pronria- ma
Of 50 Hais Hmneh faith in the curative curative
easy th 1mer One Hundred Della lure that
of testmoan5,afisi n fails to cure Send for any st
Address: r. j. cEENrv
A0' Sold by all Druggists. 9 a7sc. CO. Toledo.
The Robesonian., 1917-10-25
Liberty Watch Fires.

washington Dispatch, Oct. %. =
country over tonight, the eve Of Lib
erty Day. Under the direction of the
Wornen's Liberty Loan committee the
1lfes lghted from Florida to the Can
adian border and from coast to coast
IN several States the Governors light
ed the principal fires which were made
the occasion Of patriotic demonstra1 -
tlons. Here in the national capital
a roaring bonfire, fed by fagots from
historic spots in MANY States was
lighted at the base of the Washinoton
monument by Mrs. VIM. G. McAdoo.
wife of the Secretary of the Treas
ury.
The Robesonian., 1917-10-25

Hundreds of dollars for gasoline for
pleasure riding, for fine raiment, for
sumptuous living, for vain show
and not one cent for Liberty bonds
while men are dying that you may
be safe and prosperous at home! If
you know any such man as that, mark
him well. Some men who have ret
bought Liberty bonds are either allie
to do so or the "front'' they put up
is a lie. Affluence, or pretention to
atfluence, is now become badge of
disgrace where one has proved a
Stacker and refuses to buy a Liberty
bond. Such men are not deceiving
anybody but themselves. Their neigh
bors are watching them and their con-
duct will cause their wives and chill
dren, and their children's children, 10
hang their heads in shame. Nothing
can wipe out the deep disgrace cf
failure to support the government in
this crisis with your money, if you
have the money. You may laugh and
sneer and leave it to others to fight
your battles and pay your way in the
fight, but you'll sing another tune
when you find yourself pilloried in a
peoples contempt
The Robesonian., 1917-10-25
AMERICAS CALL

Written for The Robesonian.
WY not buy bend
While you wait to do your bit
Millions of men are falling.
Americas facing an enormous task.
The clouds of war grow thicker.
Row is the time to do your mart
10 end the slaughter quicker
You keep your money to yourself.
put think and you'll come across:
For what will your money be worth
II Americas cusc is io3.?
ne time draws nigh to a close
Let US be up and about:
america must win this war,
You must help her out.
The Robesonian., 1917-10-25

Inc Cape Fear fair opened at Fav
eetevllle Tuesday with the largest af
tendance ever recorded for a1y onen-
1mng m day. Former Representative p
~. y. rage OF the Seventh districr do" '
llVered the opening address. 'e
The Robesonian., 1917-10-25
County Fuel Administrator

MIR. Fl. M. McAllister of Lumberton
has been appointed fuel administra-
tor for Robson county. If those who
are IN need of coal will confer with
him they may get relief.
The Robesonian., 1917-10-25
THE RECORD OF DEATHS

Julia Steeles, Indian.
Julia Steles, Indian, one of the old
est inmates at the county home, died
Monday afternoon. Deceased had been
at the home some 20 wears.
The Robesonian., 1917-10-25

Robert Fitzsimm;ons, former cham
p1on heavyweight pugilist of the
world, died at hospital in Chicago
Monday after an illness of five davs
of pneumonia. 'S'
The Robesonian., 1917-10-25
FALSE ALARMS

1t has come to The Robesonian that
some preacher is proving that he is an
unsafe leader by advising people that
the banks are going to get hold Of all
the money and lock it up away from
the people. Any man who is able to
go about by himself ought to have
sense enough not to be misled by fool
talk like that; but the pity Of it is
that some people are easily scared
along. that line. If all the money that
is hidden away in old socks and in
out f-the-way places was brought out
and invested in Liberty bonds, those
who are hiding the money would get
a return for it in interest and it
would be safe, whereas now it is in
danger of being stolen or destroyed.
A preacher who spreads alarms like
that is playing into the hands of an
enemy that in league with the dev-
il and is hurting the cause of Chris
tianity and liberty and decency.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11
THE SMALL Roy AND SCHOOL

The small boy of a Briggs cartoon
Is SO regularly true to life that 1t is
almost a question of the infallible to
doubt any doings of "Skinnay." But
schools change, though boys do not.
Therefore Briggs annual school open
ing picture this year is subject to
question. In questioning IT one ques-
tions a tradition as old as any Of us,
Does a Teller hate to start to school.
Briggs boy is in swimming with a
happy gosh" He swings his base
ball bat with a joyous gee" He
hikes over mountain trails Nth a
cackling "jiminy crickets." He hooks
a "punkin' seed" with a breathless
"whes." That is In August. Now he
faces the schoolhouse door with a
detected Jaw shucks."
Does he?
Perhaps in some benighted commun-
ity where school Is still = dreadful
thing OF facts and whacks. he does
Even In those places in old times the
Arab youngster came back to his
prison with some pleasure in renewed
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11
sUFrRAeIsTs AGAINST BONDS

The new Liberty loan will have to
be pushed to success in the United
States without the assistance of the
national waman's party, IL the attitude
adopted by a conference OF $50 mem
bers OF that party at Baltimore Tues
day is a criterion. Mrs. Henry O..
Havemeyer. Of New York, a member
OF the advisory council of the party
urged the suffragists mot to lift a
finger" in support of the bonds. The
convention cheered, and those present
expressed readiness to act upon her
advice.
or course, the reason for this re-
government to neglect the war in
order to give these women what they
want when they want 1t. IL haven't
the nerve to ask money" said Mrs.
Havemeyer. for a battle for demo-
cracy when they who demand true
democracy are thrown into Jail for
so doing" The errors in her state
ment are two. In the first place, the
jailed women were rot imprisoned
because they asked for ctr lie demo-
crazy but because they asked for
something quite fair enough in itself.
but asked at the wrong time and in
altogether the wrong way. in the
second place. one can hardly concede
hat any part of the national wcman's
party reason for refusing to sell is
based on a lack of nerve.
Expressions like those OF Mrs.
Havemeyer, If made by an Industrial
Worker of the World, would be held
to be ground for an indictment. IL
uttered by a United States senator,
they would lead to a demand for his
EXPULSION from the senate. Even
though, in this case, coming from a
woman who represents. admittedly,
the only remaining sense of true
in the country. they sound
s~6spiciously like treson.-Sioux City
Journal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11

An item In the Platte Tribune says
the consolidated schools I'm Charles
Mix county are trying out auto buses
to take children to and from school.
Some OF the buses make % mile trips
morning and evening.
The consolidated school costs more!
or course an automobile costs more
than a buggy, a piano more than
an organ. Why do people buy them
They are better. So with everything
we have In life. Men could wear
jeans. and women calico instead OF
mor costly clothes, but they won't,
1T costs more" Ia all right for almost
everything II one gets the better
thing! The consolidated school Is
bigger, better, and gets greater re-
suits in educating children for the
battle Of life.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11


Reports from the Allies claim that
the British and Italian armies have
made good gains on their battle fronts
in the past ten days. France il slowly
knawing away at her line. and Russia
is trying to stiffen up her ranks on
the east. From Washington comes
the statement that Uncle Sam has
loaned these countries two and a half
what has helped TO make the Allies
victorious in the past few weeks?
The Kaiser was right about it taking
america a year to get an army ready.
but he entirely overlooked what Uncle
Sans fat pocketbook could do.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11
CONSOLIDATED RURAL SCHOOL

Minneapolis Journal-The days of
the Little Red Schoolhouse are fast
drawing to a close. II has been found
wanting in efficiency. It was a pow
er in its day-and so was the harness
ed OK. II gave to some of the great
Americans of the Nineteenth Century
their sole book education, and to
many of the prominent Americans of
the Twentieth Century all their pre-
college education. But it cannot do
so any more; not because IL has lost
It's pristine power. but because the
world has grown so great q cannot
longer be driven by power OF that
size.
The child that spends eight a
In a one-room rural school has had
little more than a chance to blunder
through a few books unguided.
Teaching eight grades In one room
can consist of little more than watch
ing eight grades teach themselves.
Few are competent to teach the entire
eight grades. even were the school
day long enough to give the adequate
time for the work.
Naturally. then. the child of the one
~oom school comes to the institution
VI higher education handicapped. as
compared with the child taught in a
well equipped school plant by we'll
equipped specialists. So is he handi-
capped for his life work. IL his school
ing goes no farther than the grades.
The one-room school is an expen-
sive educational institution, as COM
pared with the consolidated or CO.
operative school. Comparing the cost
OF these schools in Minnesota, the
money expended in consolidated rural
schools brings so much more for the
outlay. that no consolidated. district
would for a moment contemplate
going back to the old small-unit sys-
tenn. Except In the open-air season,
the ordinary one-room rural school
house is unfit to house the school
child. Wholesome heat and ventila-
ton. while not impossible, are usually
lacking.
The rural schools of Minnesota are
rapidly consolidating. SO rapidly that
the State is now about to efface its
active propaganda by aid of the State
Superintendent's Office. because the
rural population is voluntarily calling
for these schools as rapidly as the
State can provide them.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11

contact with his mates. But from all
we can learn about modern schools
the Teller who hangs back on opening
day Is a fairly rare exception School
is not so contrary to boy life and a
ture as 1t was in the days of lickin
and larnin'. 1t offers play TO boyish
instincts and there is a disposition to
smuggle facts into his inhospitable
brain instead of beating them in with
a single. II there were statistics on
the subject we think it might be found
that Skin-nay goes to school now be-
cause he likes to. though of course be
wouldn't admit it.
The hard working schoolma am who
starts the bell to ringing this month
deserves at least the benefit of a
doubt on this point. S~hakespcare's
schoolboy with shining morning face
is not necessarily eternal. Nor even
Whittier's feet that Creeping slow u
school, went storming out to playing"
Youth and school may nave changed
while Briggs and we grownups have
kept unchanged our ancient impress
sions OF youth and school. We have
no Idea that Skin-nay will cotton
| to his school books with quite the
zeal of an attack on bread and jam.
But let us be fair to evolving educa-
ton and consider whether his stereo-
typed September scowl hasn't passed
| out of date.-Lincoln Journal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11

American newspapers Of nearly all
shades Of political opinion admit that
Colonel Roosevelt is doing a work
that few others could do. The "Hun
within u gates" is his object of
battle and when he gets through
there will be few disloyal men In this
country willing to face his fire. OF
course the Colonel will make person
al enemies, as does any torcefnl mar
who performs his duty with strength
ard courage, but he never appeared
to care what anybody thinks, II he
believes he Is right. Few public men
have possessed such courage. The
tolerance, the freedom, the generos-
ity Of America has been so great that
many men have taken advantage OF
A. 10 abuse the Independence and fsee-
dom granted sAem, Colonel Roosevelt!
rays there are only two sides to the
war question now that we are IN It
a citi1An A either for Dr. ~ Inst THU
country. II he IL against II he has
no business here. He should set out
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11

Congress has adjourned until De-
cember. The session is counted as
one of the greatest In historical value
in the country's history because OF
the wal vote and measures of various
kinds connected with the war. The
appropriations have exceeded all
former records.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11

A writer in the Mitchell Republican
takes d fall out of Hand County's
state fair exhibit, which won first
premium. The exhibit was displayed
at the Mitchell Corn Palace. BY the
way. Dawson county made a fine ex
hibit at the state fair. where Hand
county was accorded first premium
Sphinx county second. Minnehaha third
Gould II be possible that somebody is
a bit sore?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11

Senator LaFollette claimed that
former Secretary of State Bryan told
the President the Lusitania carried
munitions OF war. Mr.. Bryan declines
to stand for such a remark. Although
a former paciist, Bryan is now sup
porting the governments war policies.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11

Former Governor r. M. Byrne re-
Gently made public his long known
ambition TO be q United States Sena-
tor. He will make the primary race
against Senator Sterling next year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11

Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
was in Aberdeen Friday. on his Sc
oond swing around the circle" advo-
eating the benefits and necessity of
the second liberty loan. The Secre-
tary was greeted by large crowds
everywhere.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11

The new war tax is said to catch
everybody from the cradle to the
grave" IL not one way It will an
other. Among other things 1t will
require three cents to carry a letter
after Nov. End.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11
T

About the cheapest things Ameri-
can heiresses can buy nowadays are
European titles. Royalty is going
OUT very rapidly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11

"A lesser Microbe" is the Colonels
latest description Of the American
who is not In touch with his own
country.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-11

We set glass. Bring your window
frames to u Our prices are right.
Wilcox's Drug Store.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-25

Rev. AkaikO Akara for the ldGt
several years i ,tI!cly identified With
religious WORK in The territory, is 20
ing considered for nomination rs tire
new pastor Of Ne wa'q 1ao church to
succeed Rev. Harry II Par G. vines ,
resignation is - :ai-e effcct 1t he
end of the year.
This announcement was made today
by member of the congregation ard
confirmed by John X. kamanoIlu,
leader of the so-catled Kamaroul1
faction of the church. A committee of
the congregation is to meet shortly to
select some enc for nomination 70 sue
coed Mr. Parker and it is declared
that Mr.. Akana will be the one select
ed.
According to Kamanoulu, about
three-fOurths of the members of the
kawaiahao congregation, and probably
more, favor Mr.. Akana's nomination.
Mr.. Akana is now on Kauai.
For the last few years Mr.. Akala
has been associated with the Ha-
waiian board of missions ard head Of
the Young Peoples league He is q
profound student and an excel snt
speaker and is we'll known to men,
bers of the Kawaiahao congregation
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-25
KANEOHE SLAYERS
ADMIT Crime ON
EVEOF. HANGING
Continued from page y

Sullen but frightened, refusing at
first to talk, but finally under the aw.
full realization that tonight would be
his last on earth, Bonnella confessed
that he had shot the Japanese store
keeper. His story was the same as
that of Gabriel. They knew the Jap.
anese had a large sum of money in
his store and they planned to rob
him of it, They entered his store, and
while two of the Filipinos held the
helpless man, Florencio shot him.
When l shot the man. and be be.
gan to cry out in pain, Gabriel grabbed
the gun out of my hand and shot him
again" he said.
Wetting his parched lips, and ner.
vously twisting his fingers about his
prison garb, the condemned man con.
tinued:
Il told a lie in court. Gabriel told
me to blame Eduardo, and they would
let me go free. was going to tell
the truth to Detective McDuffie but
Gabriel said no. Eduardo told US to
rob the Japanese, because he had two
bags of money. f..
Il was going to work when they
stopped me and made me go with
them. ! had bad luck that night"
A dazed look spread over his face
as he thought of the penalty he must
pay for that nights work. He did not
plead for mercy, nor pardon. His last
words, before he was again placed
in the death cell, were brief.
4 have nothing more to say. | have
told the truth f..
Garcia, who shot the Japanese or
Hawaii, had nothing to say. He was
silently. awaiting the morrow when
he should walk to his death On the
gallows. -.-
In the prison yard the attendants
have erected a gallows. = The three
men will be taken from their cells
q few minutes before s O'Clock and
walked slowly to the gallows and on
to the platform. The black caps will
be fitted, and the nooses adjusted
When the final signal is given. and
the buttons pressed, the traps will be
released, and the three men will have
paid the extreme penalty of their
crimes. ....-: ..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-25
ROTARY Club TO
VISIT OFFICERS
TRAINING CAMP

After a vigorous and straightfor-
ward talk to the Rotary Club today
by Capt. Thomas H. Lowe on the Of
ficers training camp at Cashier, the
Rotarians decided to visit the camp
in a body, if it meets with the ap-
prevail of the army authorities and a
suitable time can be found next week
or soon after.
. Capt. Lowe told briefly how the men
are being prepared for the fighting and
hardships of the war-front in Europe
under modern trench conditions, and
the Rotary trip was proposed by John
Butler to show the men in the camp
that Honolulu's business and profess
sional men are with them, and to drive
home to the Rotarians also what prep
aration for modern warfare means.