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The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
RED SPRINGS NEWS ITEMS
Porch Party Given by Aiumnae AS
.o.;.%;on- Personal Mention

CORRESPONDENCE of The Robesonlan. :,
Red Springs, July rs Mr.. ana
Mrs. John T. McNeill and John I:
r. of John Station are visiting at
Tho home of Mr.. Will Roberts.
Miss Kate Mclean left Wednes-
dow for Goldsboro where she will VS.
# her brother Mr. Harry Mclean.
M. and Mrs. William Horne ano
children of Fayetteville are visiting
Mrs. Horne's parents, Mr.. ana MIS-
J. D. Callahan. 1;,,
Mrs. s. B. Carpenter of Cedar HI
and Mrs. W. B. McClendon OF An
sonv;lle are visiting their sister MRS
S. R. Townsend. o.hou
Mrs. T. c. Rogers and mother
| nn,.s 1ohn G.. Brown spent Tuesda.
Misses Catherine and Louise Dlxol
are spending while at Montreas' ~
| The Alumnae assoclatlon gay
very attractive porch party at soss e.
Red Springs Tuesday evenlne .,,eS., aaEr
| s until II o'clock. There were twels
tables very artistically dscoratee e.
! each one representing montn Oh u.
Sydar. Something. characterstle -. .
each month was cleverly carried Q.
II at each table. July, with MIMI
fure M soldier, flags and firecracker
Tho June bride, the May pole, WI
t % Give some idea of the attractivene
of each. ~ ,re+.
: pvpsv told fortunes in q very my
!. fer;ous-looking tent. The paGsu
a gallery was very popuea>:, Ea'
! Guest was asked to name oi11ere
n;ctures and q prize was given -,
= he one guessing the most. Dellgf
fuI cream and cake were served. ).
nj This is one of the many attraetl
~ entertainments that the local aiu
d nae ASSOCIATION will give during
isl summer.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
Nc NOW In FEDERAL SERVICE
After August Whole Force Wln De
Drafted Into U. 5. ArmyI"Muau Mn..
Regiments Probably VIII De nu'

After August S Whole Force VIII De
Drafted Into u. s. Army-Guaro
regiments Probably Will be Hur
ried to France ar
Washington Dispatch, July 70.
The entire national guard OF tne
country, with the exception of troops
from California and the southwestern
Statas was in the Federal service
ton;oht under President Wilson's cali.
The remaining units VIII DC
brought in August 5, on Wnlen cno oaG nao
The whole force Of probably oOO'oo4t
mon will be drafted into the army OF OF
+he The Tinted States and will lose lts
stains as militia. From that day or
An state troops can be used Tor an!
Jutv the President may direct q. ant
will he subject to no limitations Una
do not apply to the regular army
The first increment of the guaro wa VIZ,
called out ten days ago. Those cal.
ed toNav in the second increment en-
brace New England, Middle Westel
and Northwestern States and severa
Southern States. Probably more ina
15O 0OO men went on the Federal pa
roll. -, .r+;,
With Federalization OF the EMU
forca complete after August otn, 7,
rank ranks Of all regiments will then
filled up to full war st strength :. 9Th. fro
men of the selective draft hsts.
There have been many Things
indicate that guard regiments ~n' Il,
are now fairly we'll equipped a a
which have the benefit Of the s,I ooLu 1o,
mobilization will, not be held 10
at the divisional training camps.
transportation is available, I, the S,,rp; pi
of the State troops may be hurri
to France at once, stopped only
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
RECORDERS COURT
Husband Objected When Dusky Dame
Wanted to Leave-Charged Witt
Stealing Suit Case


Wanted to Leave-Charged With
Stealing Suit Case s
Troy Rhodes, negro, made scene
at the union station about 7 of ths1
clock yesterday morning when the
dusky dame who had sworn to be his
partner for life essayed to depart
on the west-bound seaboard nassen-
ger with her mother for Hamlet.
TTroy objected strenuously and pre-
| vailed, for the wife did not go, but
in doing so he created enough dis.
turbance so that Chief Mcleod gave
him free ride up town and to Jail
in his auto. When the case came up
before Recorder Britt later in the
/ daN his honor said that it was quite
usual occurrence among the colored
4 fraternity and he dismissed the case.
! One Boss Locklear, Indian, got off
the east-bound Seaboard passenger
at Moss Neck Tuesday night early
with another mans suit case and as
a result his rest was disturbed about
!, 4 a. m. the next morning, he was
brought to Jail, and Recorder Britt
: bound him over to court under S2Ot
: justified bond. The suit case belong
; ; ed to Mr.. Jas. Stephens Of Councils
al WIlO was OA 1i1o way AtOAA| AAO OAAA
: din. He had $500 worth Of notes ant
u other paper in the case and $6.45 II
J money. It is alleged that Locklea
watched the white man as he doze'
II and slipped the suit case out at ia
i i vorable moment, leaving his owr
'4f Mr.. Stephens missed his case befor
- reaching Lumberton and got off here
y Sheriff r. E. Lewis, Deputy Sherlf
Arch Prevatt and Rural Policema
Eli Phillips got busy but had har
II time finding the man. They 1 ma
IL mighty little clue to go on. IN
49, thing that finally led them to tt
rs ,es right place was the fact that Loci
ms ms lear got off the train with on
;" legged man. They found Locke;
- about 8 miles north of Moss Nee
rs KS about a. m. yesterday, and g
us i back to Lumberton about 5 a. !
ne ne Lockiear claims that he took tt
ice ne other mans suit case merely by nj
tsn e5 take. Everything was recovered
9o' 9' cept the money and some ra2
m m blades, and it is claimed that \
lot, Stephens is mistaken about havl
- those things in the case.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
LOCAL SELECTION BOARDS
District Boards Are the Exemption
Boards-Preparations Going Ahead
for Actual Mobilization of Nation
al Arnnv

al Army
Washington Dispatch, July 25.
Preparations for actual mobiliza-
ton of the national army went ahead
here today while the local selection
boards in many parts of the county
began summoning for examination
the men who will compose the force.
There are numerous details to be
worked out before those summoned
can be actually transferred to the
! military establishment and sent to
I their training cantonments. It is be-
lieved now that a considerable num-
! Der will have been finally selected
and will be awaiting the call to the
colors before August /. Practically
the entire force will be ready by the
time the sixteen cantonments are
ready early in September.
i Provost Marshal General Crowder
under whose jurisdiction the selec'
tive draft men will remain until they
; are transferred to books Of the adju
tant general as soldiers, pointed ou
tcday that the local boards actual,
: are selection, not exemption boards
| Their primary purpose, he said, wa
y to select from registered men thos
qualified for military service. Tn
men they turn away after examina
: ton will be rejected, rather than e.
! empted, because of physical disabl
- - ity or dependents. The exemptloe
\ boards proper are the district board
- who have power to say whether II
.e work a man is doing at home WI
~ be more important to the COVER
~ ~ ment than his services as a soldie
" When local boards certify any m;
u n to the higher boards for service, Il
eo s man becomes soldier and subie
to soldier law. 1t will be the du
II of the provost marshal general frc
y that time on to see that he compl7
~ ~ with all army orders affecting n
49, and also to turn him over to the
II ~ my authorities when he is called
ho the colors.
1e 4e Quotas from the various distri
w w probably will be assembled at tn
~, ~, district headquarters when the {
' comes. Whether they will be tu
n+ ed over to an army officer there {
n.' taken to their cantonment or whet
oc .se one of their number will be pla
e en-, in charge to conduct them to the c
~. ~ tonment has not been decided.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
VOL. XLVIIl
PREPARE FOR LONG FIGHT
Hone of Short Struggle Has Gone
Glimmering With Apparent Almost
Complete Collapse of Russian War
Machine

Machine
Washington Dispatch, July 25.
No attempt is made here to min
;unize the seriousness of the situa-
ton in the war theatres in Europe. !
The United States is In the war and
will go through with it; but any hope
of a short struggle has gone glim-
gnering with the apparent almost
complete collapse of the Russian war
machine.
The development was not unexpect-
ed by many army officers. When
the offensive of July l was started
by the Russian forces, the most fire.
ouent comment heard here was that
it was probably the dying kick of the
old Russian machine.
For the United States, the Rus
sian collapse may have an immediate
and direct bearing. It will, if the
German general staff presses its ad-
vantage, release additional German
forces to bolster up the Western
front where American troops will be
engaged. The German line in the
West has not been seriously impair-
ed at any point, officers believe. They
do not claim to know the situation
all along the battle front, but they
are unable to see that the British
and French wrested from the Ger
mans any key position Of such I'M
portance that it can be used mex
year to hurl the enemy back:
It has been noted, in fact, that tn
one strategic advantage gained in re
cent fighting was gained by the Ger
mans. Many officers here believ
that when a small sector of the Brit
ish line in Belgium was overwhelme
and it's defenders nearly al! capture
or killed the Germans improved tn
situation on their weakest front ma
terially. That view is based on tt
opinion that the only hope of decisl'
attainments for the allies in the We
lies in rolling up the German rlgl
flank, where it reaches the sea
Belgium.
IF that could be done, It is argu
that the U-boat bases could be stam
ed out and the only offensive instr
ment of the Germans be eliminat
entirely or made ineffective:
Tho h;g question is whether it c.
ba done. It would require combin
army and navy operations on Tn
Uarv OIL Lu6 DSlSioA So0ot
Germans, for it would be necessa
to force a landing behind their Il
and force the whole right flank ba
from the sea as result.
The price of a victory OF this
ture against the U-boats ana "
man shore batteries probably wo'
he appalling, and there is nothing
indicate that the effort is being Sc
ously considered at the prese
However, many army men, botn n
and in Great Britain, favor SO
such desperate attempt to bring
Reports received from France
no cheering picture Of what must
done. There appears to be no 90
that the allied line can stand agar
any force Germany can bring aga
it. Even the Russian disaster q
not affect that situation. But
gather the necessary strength 10
successful offensive will take 7
and ample sea transportation Il
tiles # the United States Is to
nish the needed surplus OF men,
nlanes. munitions and food.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
LUMBERToN, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. 1917
FAIRMONT NEWS LETTER
Movements of the People-Ladies Aid
SociaI"Silver Circle Er1tertain-


Correspondence of The Robesonian.
P. L. Stokes of Pinetop are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Pittman.
Mr.. Tom Greyard and daughters,
| Misses Donnie ard Alice, were Fair
mont visitors Wednesday,.
spent Tuesday night with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Thompson.
Mrs. Grady Mccormick Of Rowland
spent few days here with her moth
er, Mrs. Mary Ann Taylor.
! Mr.. F. Grover Britt of Lumberton
has been spending a rew days in our
town. Mr. Britt is local reporter for
: The Robesonian.
Mrs. H. H. Bailey and children left
+, Monday for Gaddys mill, where they
!. will visit Mrs. Bailey's mother, Mrs.
!, J. M. Gaddy.
Mr.William Bryce of Wallace spent
: the weekend with his brother Mr..
Il C. B. Bryce.
5, Little Miss Essie Johnson o.
Barnesville is visiting Mrs. L. E
% Kicks. =,
le Mr.. Cam Blue, member of Nortl
is Carolina national guard, Of Colds
r. boro, spent Monday in town visitin'
r. his brothers, Messrs. H. l.. and F. l
la Blue.
m Mrs. F. H. Pittman delightful
m entertained the Ladies Aid societ
IS. of the Baptist church Tuesday afte1
IS. noon from 4 to $50. The hall wa
no beautifully decorated in roses an
ed nasturtMms, while the parlor We
decorated in red roses. Mrs. Sledg
RS president, being absent, Mrs. Q:
at FLOYD, vice president, presided. Pin
)l- apple sherbit and waters were serve
bv Misses Gussie Mitchell, sister
at Mrs. Pittman, and Miss Estelle Pit
ew man. The invited guests, besides t
nd members were Mrs. D. r. Mitche
ily, Mrs. E. G. Mitchell. and Mrs. Ellin
10 ton. The society decided to have
md recipe meeting for the purpose
changing recipes at the home of M
has T. p. Kicks Wednesday afternoon
the q. All the ladies in town are inv
S. ed.
Mrs. A. L. Mcdaniel entertained
ren "silver circle" Tuesday afterno
.en- Guests were met at the door
drs. Mrs. Mcdaniel and Mrs. O.
age. Reaves. A very interesting "gar'
age, contest" was one of the features
iver the afternoon, Mrs. Claud Floyd v
um- ming the prize, a lovely bouquet
flowers. Vocal solos was rende
most by Mrs. Tapscott and MRS. l1 Ha
mer Davis, which added greatly to
the Measure of the afternoon. fo'
Miss two ladies were present ana 5
r of was realized which will be used
,nor. ward helping pay for the new ca
onal for the Methodist church: Mrs:
ants Daniel served cream and mans
after The next meeting will be at the
roll Of Mrs. F. C. Jones, Tuesday, Au
leas- 7th. All the ladies are invited tt
rook and carry "dime".
,hest Rev. B. E. Standfield left Mol
s1di- morning for Reidsville, where ne
af- conduct a meeting.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
SUMMARY OF THE WAR NEWS
Russians Still Deserving in Spite of
Entrance of Women Soldiers Into
Battle-Crown Prince Abandons
Attempt on Alsne Front

Attempt on Alsne Front
Even the actual entry of women
soldiers into battle on the Eastern
front has been insufficient to imbue
the ranks of the recalcitrant Rus
slams with patriotism. They are still |
deserting in large numbers in Ga
licia, leaving virtually free road
open for fresh advances by the Ger
mans and Austro- -Hungarians.
From the Baltic to the Black Sea
only at one point along the line in
the southern Carpathians have the
Russians risen to the occasion and
shown some of their old fighting
spirit. Here, fighting shoulder to
shoulder with their Rumanian allies,
they have attacked and captured sew
eral villages from the Germans and
broken the heavily fortified Teuton
line on a wide front.
In Galicia, the precipitate retreat
of the Russians continues almost ev-
, erywhere from the Carpathian foot
! hills to the region around Tarnopol,
! the government apparently not yet
: having had time to put in force its
strong repressive measures which
: Mr.. Kerensky, head of the govern.
!, ment, has promised to apply in or
Il der to stay the retreat.
= Nadvorna, in the fringe of the foo
II hills, Stanislau and Tarnopol ant
+ numerous smaller towns have bee1
|. approaching the important railroa
l' junction of Buczacz, which lies som
80 miles east of Halicz. The Ger
le man emperor was an observer of tn
E. battle on the Sereth front and SAY
+ his men put down the only effort G
.e movement that was made to hol
I, them back-an attack by the Rus
M slams between Tarnopol and Tren
eo eo bowla.
ne Since the penetration Of the Germa
d. d. lines on a wide front near krevo,
ne which the command of death" con
We posed of women, took notable pa1
,st despite which large numbers OF Il
NJ Russians ANONYMOUSLY retreated
N their old harassment by the enem
the Russians have not stirred fro
leo their trenches to face the foe.
lp' The hostilities on the Aisne fro1
ru, where for weeks the Germans ma
'eo} wasted men by thousands IN lnefte
tual attempts to break through Ge
AN eral Petain's front, have ceased
. hea only artillery duels are in progre
- now. Early Wednesday WoiAliiS "
tnc messed one of the last ATTEMPTS
ary the crown prince to gain his obj
Inc tive. This was on the Calltorl
ack plateau, where an attack was co
plete repulsed.
ma The Germans have been success
1er, in winning 200 yards OF trenc
'u.o from the British east Of Monchy'
70 Preux, which they had bombarded
ert- et olently for several days past. IN
lere o;- resorted to the use of lio
ONE e;sa A1ono, Tho front of North
the Palr;uno The heavy artillery {
give s;nn of either the British or
t be Wornaens ~ go starting an infantry att;
-
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
F.. ]. Justice Dies Suddenly in San

San Francisco Dispatch, July 25.
Edwin J. Justice Of Greensboro
N. c., special assistant to Attorney
General Gregory, dropped dead in MS
office here today. He had been on
the coast two years prosecuting the
government oil cases under the TAFT
Withdrawal act. Justice was form
erly a member of the North Carolina
Legislature.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26
TOBACCO PRICES ,

Nobody Ever Before Saw Such Prices
az Tobacco is Br1ng1ng-And the
Beauty of it is That Prices Seem
to be Advancing ,-.
There have been more big breaks
at Tho local tobacco warehouses this
week and prices continue high. The
market has advanced every day since
the opening. First primings which Ct
two t Years ago sold for 81 and S.
sold Yesterday for $19. Second rrlm-
;no which sold two years ago tol
around So, sold for $24.5O. :,
/ Everybody is happy over the h1gf
prices. - roal IN +h,
Fairmont market also. Tuesday 3oo'
900 pounds Of tobacco were sold ther @
for around 100000. Prices contln
. mo hiuh there
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26

Berlin, via London, July 25-fhe
British submarine C-34 has been sunk
bv a submarine, it was officially an
nounced today. The sole survivor
was taken prisoner.
The Robesonian., 1917-07-26

final Quitting before they sail. The
Intensive instruction to fit them Tor
trench warfare will be given at the
American training camps in Francs
where General Pershing's regulars al
ready are at work.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-26
j. s. SENATORS THREATENED WITH Death
Washington Authorities Two More Against Kaiser
Submarine Attacks
American Troops;
Three Shots; Sunk
\ n ATLANTIC PORT, Sept.

A n ATLANTIC PORT, Sept.
n 26.-Two submarine at
tacks on steamer carrying 5000
America troops were repulsed
off Fastnet and another attack
on a ship carrying 2500 Canad-
ians was defeated and two u
boats are believed to have been
sunk, passengers arriving here
from England said today. Both
attacks We're made within the
last two weeks.
The steamer which was car
rying the Americans flies the
British flag and Is one of the
biggest afloat.
STORY OF ATTACK.
In the first attack on it tor
pedo passed close under its
stern, the passengers declared.
Then the ships gunfire made
the U-boat dive.
Next day a submersibie ap-
peared dead ahead of the troop
ship in the Irish sea.
A small British destroyer was
said to have rushed out from be-
hind the big vessel and sunk
the German with three shots, &C
cording to the stories.
SUNK U-6OAT.
Twelve hours later another
liner carrying the Canadians
entered the Irish sea, A U-boat
popped up ahead of 1t but was
rammed and sunL before 1t
could launch it's torpedo. Sol
diers on1 the transports decks
saw German sailors carried past
in the sea, struggling to keep
afloat. Several were picked up
by a British destroyer, the pass
engers said.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-26
WEEDS DYING MAN.:
HUI MS DAUGHTER
BECOMES YANKEE
Maid of Saxony Marries
Former American Consul
Although He Is Stricken
With Fatal Malady.

New York, Sept. 26.--With death
near, A. Curtis Roth. former American
vice consul at Plauen, Saxony. is mar
ried today to Miss Marie Dora Bau-
mann, daughter of a German army Of
ficer.
The wedding resulted from war
romance. At his post in Germany,
while caring for refugees, Roth met
Miss Baumann. A little later. when
by exposing himself to dangers while
engaged in relief work, Roth contract
ed a disease which physicians say will
inevitably result in his death.
He came back to America. Miss
Baumann, despite her sympathy for
her native Germany, followed him here
and while the United States was rush
ing its war preparations, she remained
to nurse The man so hopelessly i'll.
BY marrying him she became an
American, but, despite this, when the
end comes she will return to Ger
many.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-26
HAIG's REPORT

London, Sept. 26.-Field Marshal
Haig started another offensive today.
East and northeast of Ypres at 5: 80
this morning we attacked on a wide
front, making good progress" he re-
ported.
The British assault is the third great
drive which has centered in the bloody
''Ypres sector" in two months.
1t comes on the heels of bitter fight
ing which was the aftermath of a
British success on both sides of the
Ypres- Menin road last week.
DID NOT GIVE DETAILS.
Haig's report did not definitely fix
the wide front" over which his troops
went over"
Last weeks drive which was also ini-
TALLY described as'"east of Ypres" ex-
tended for a distance of about eight
miles, four on each side of the Ypres-
Menin road.
British forces gained nearly a mile
advance in this push. Then came a
period of German counter thrusts of
extraordinary violence. Last nights
reports from Haig detailed day full
of bloody encounters, mostly hand to
hand. In which the British repulsed
these assaults. in some places from
their own trenches.
THE BRITISH OFTEN SINE
COMING AFTER THE GERMAN
COUNTER THRUSTS HAD THUS
BEEN BROKEN UP. WAS REGARD
ED AS HERALDING FIGHTING OF
A FEROCITY HERETOFORE UN-
PARALLELED ON THIS FRONT.
SUCCESSFUL RAID.
Elsewhere on the British front.
Field Marshal Haig reported sue
cessfui raid last night east of Gouzea :
court.
"ln the face of strong opposition,
he said, two occupied dugouts were
destroyed and many other Germans
killed by the bayouet. A few were
taken prisoner and a machine gun was
captured" :"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-26
KAISER OBCESSED
WITH DEMONIACAL
IDEA OF DOMINION
That Is the Conclusion of
Otto H. Kuhn, Who Voices
an Earnest Appeal to Ger
an-Americans.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 26.-Arraign-
ing Prussianism in bitter terms, Otto
H. Kuhn, of the banking, house of
Kuhn Loeb and company. New York,
today before the Chamber of Com
merce here called on German Ameri-
cans to fight for America against the
power arrayed against her.
i speak as one who has seen the
spirit of the Prussian governing class
at work from close by having at its
disposal and using to the full practi-
cally. every agency for moulding the
public mind he said.
Il have watched 1t proceed it's re-
lentess persistency and profound cum
ming to instill into the nation the de-
moniacal obsession of power worship
and world dominion, to modify and
pervert the mentality, indeed. the very
fibre and moral subsistence, of the
German people"
VOICES A WARNING.
Woe to the German American, So
called who in this sacred war for a
cause as high as any for which ever
people took up arms, does not feel
a solemn urge to rival and outdo his
native born fellow citizen in devotion
for the country"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-26
TEXAS GOVERNOR
SEEKS THIRD TERM
ALTHOUGH OUSTED

Austin. Tex, Sept. 26.-James e.
Ferguson, ousted as governor by the
state senate late yesterday announced
himself candidate for a third term
today.
Ferguson declared he had filed his
resignation with the secretary of state
Monday and was immune from the
senates action in dsqualifying him
from again holding ANY office Of hon
or, trust or profit" in Texas.
The impeachment resulted from GER
tain financial transactions in which
Ferguson is alleged to have used his
official position to obtain personal
profit, through his connection with the
Temple State bank. The vote was 23
to 3. with two paired.
Lieutenant Governor Hobby was ex-
pected to take the governors oath of
office today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-26
FEDERAL AGENTS
SEDITION AIDS?

Enid, Okla, Sept. 26.-The defense in
the trial of II draft resisters today
charged that John Barton and Will
liam Holmes. government agents. join
ed the Working Glass union for the
purpose of influencing its members to
revolt against federal authority.
Barton, who was the closing wit
ness for the government declared he
became a member of the union be-
cause he heard there was going to be
trouble" and he wanted to find out
what was going on"
The defense opened its case today.