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New Britain herald., 1917-01-18

If, then, the Central Powers succeed,
it will be to methods like these that
they will owe their success. How can
any reform of international relations
be based on a peace thus obtained?
Such a peace would represent the
triumph of all the forces which make
war certain and make> it brutal. 1t
would advertise the futility of all the
methods on which civilization relies to
eliminate the occasions of interna-
tional dispute and to mitigate their
ferocity. Germany and Austria made
the present war inevitable by attack
ing the rights of one small state, and
they gained their initial triumphs by
violating the treaty guarantees of the
territories of another. Are small
states going to find in them their pro-
tectors or in treaties made by them
bulwark against aggression? Terror
ism by land and sea will have proved
itself the instrument of victory. Are
the victors likely to abandon it on the
appeal of neutrals? If existing
treaties are no more than scraps of
paper, can fresh treaties help us? If
they be crowned with success, will it
not be in vain that the assembled ma
tons labor to improve their code?
None Will profit by their rules but
Powers who break them. 1t is those
who keep them that will suffer.
Conditions Of Durable Peace.
Though, therefore, the people Of
this country share to the full the de-
sire of the President for peace, they
do not believe peace can be durable if
it be not based on the success of the
allied cause. For a durable peace
can hardly be expected unless three
conditions are fulfilled: The first is
that existing causes of international
unrest should be as far as possible re-
! moved or Weakened; the second is
that the aggressive aims and the I'M
scrupulous methods of the Central
Powers should fall into disrepute
among their own peoples; the third is
that behind International law and be-
hind all treaty arrangements for pre-
venting or limiting hostilities some
form of International sanction should
! be devised which would give pause to
| the hardest aggressor.
| These conditions may be difficult OF
fulfillment. But we believe them to
be in general harmony with the Presi-
New Britain herald., 1917-01-18

with the presidents ideas; but they
feel strongly that the durability of
peace must largely depend on it's
character and that no stable system
Of international relations can be built
on foundations which are essentially
and hopelessly defective.
This becomes clearly apparent if
we consider the main conditions
which rendered possible the calami-
ties from which the world is now suf-
fering. These were the existence of
great powers consumed with the lust
of domination in the midst of a COM
munity Of nations in-prepared for de-
Tense, plentifully supplied, indeed,
with International laws, but with no
machinery for enforcing them, and
weakened by the fact that neither the
boundaries of the various states nor
their internal constitution harmon
lied with the aspirations of their con-
stituent races or secured to them just
and equal treatment
That this last evil would be great
ly mitigated if the Allies secured the
changes in the map of Europe out
lined in their joint note is manifest,
and I need not labor the point.
1t has been argued, indeed, that
the expulsion of the Turks from Eu-
rope forms no proper or logical part
of this general scheme. The main
tainance of the Turkish empire was
during many generations regarded by
statesmen of worldwide authority as
essential to the maintenance of Eu-
ropean peace. Why, is it asked,
should the cause of peace be now as
ISOLATED with a complete reversal of
this traditional policy?
The answer is that circumstances
have completely changed. 1t is un-
necessary to consider now whether
the creation of a reformed Turkey,
mediating between hostile races in
the Near East, was a scheme which,
had the Sultan been sincere and the
Powers united, could ever have been
realized. 1t certainly cannot be rea-
lized now. The Turkey of "Unioh
and Progress is at least as barbarous
and is far more aggressive than the
Turkey of Sultan Abdul Hamid. In
the hands of Germany it has ceased
! even in appearance to be a bulwark
i Of peace and is openly used as an in
strument of conquest. Under German
I officers Turkish soldiers are now
, fighting in lands from which they
! had long been expelled, and a Turkish
government controlled, subsidized,
and supported by Germany has been
guilty of Nnassacres in Armenia and
Syria more horrible than any record
cd in the history even of those un-
happy countries. Evidently the in
terests of peace and the claims of
nationality alike require that Turkish
rule over alien races shall. If pos
sible, be brought to an end. and we
may hope that the expulsion Of Tur-
key from Europe will contribute as
much to the cause of peace as the
restoration of Alsace-Lorraine to
France, or Italia Irredenta to Italy,
or any of the territorial changes in
Dictated in the allied note.
Evidently, however, such territorial
arrangements, though they may
diminish the occasions Of war, provide
no sufficient security against it's re-
currence. If Germany, or rather those
New Britain herald., 1917-01-18
II ested Over 60 Years

When d product has been used faith
fully for more than 60 years-it must
have real merit and it surely must do
what people say it will. Minards
L1niment was first prescribed by DR..
M1nard in his private practice for CIV
Ing instant relief to all sufferers from
pain Of every kind and for cuts and
bruises. 1t is sold by all druggists.
It has made thousands Of friends
fwho have used it and given it to others
when suffering from sprains, bruises,
sore hands and sore feet, rheumatism,
|1umbago, neuralgia and backache AL
ways keep it in the home ready for
instant use. 1t is an antiseptic with
1pdarful healing power: 49,
New Britain herald., 1917-01-18

in Germany who mold its opinions
and control its destinies, again set out
to domineer the world, they may find
that by the new order of things the
adventure is made more difficult, but
hardly that it is made impossible.
They may still have ready to their
hand a political system organized
through and through on a military
basis; they may still accumulate vast
stores of military equipment; they
may still persist in their methods of
attack, so that their more pacific
neighbors' will be struck down before
they can. prepare themselves for de-
Tense. If so, Europe, when the war
is over, will be far poorer in men, in
money, and in mutual good will than
it was when the war began, but it will
not be safer: and the hopes for the
future of the world entertained by the
president will be as far as ever from
fulfillment
Scraps of Paper.
There are those who think that for
this disease international treaties and
international laws may provide a suffl-
cient cure. But such persons have i'll
learned the lessons so clearly taught
by recent history. While other ma
lions, notably the United States of
| America and Britain. were striving by
treaties of arbitration to make per-
petual, Germany stood aloof. Her
historians and philosophers preached
the splendors Of war; power was pro-
claimed as the true end of the state,
and the general staff forged with I'M
firing industry the weapons by which
| cd ,icr},
be achieved. These facts proved
clearly enough that treaty arrange
ments for maintaining peace were not
| likely to find much favor in Berlin;
they did not prove that such treaties,
once made, would be utterly ineffec-
tual This became evident only when
war had broken out, though the
sought demonstration, when it came.
was overwhelming. So long as Ger
many remains the Germany which,
without a shadow of justification
overran and barbarously ill-treated a
country it was pledged to defend, nc
state can regard it's right as secure if
they have no better protection than a
solemn treaty.
The case is made worse by the re-
Election that these methods of calcu-
lated brutality were designed by the
Central Powers, not merely to crush
to the dust those with whom they
were at war, but to intimidate those
with whom they we're still at peace
Belgium was still at peace. Belgium
was not only victim, it was an
example Neutrals were intended ia
note the outrages which accompanied
it's conquest, the reign of terror which
followed on it's occupation, the depor-
tation of portion Of it's population
the cruel oppression Of the remainder
And, lest the nations happily protected
either by British fleets or by their own
from German armies, should suppose
themselves safe from German
methods, the subarine has (within It's
limits) assidious1y initiated the bar.
barous practices Of the sister service
The war staffs Of the Central Powers
are we'll content to horrify the worlt
if at any time they can terrorize it.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-18
In five minutes! No stomach misery,
Heartburn, Gases or
Dyspepsia.

Really does" put bad stomachs in
order-"really does" overcome ind1-
gestion, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn
and sourness in five minutes-that-
just that-makes Papes Diapepsin the
largest selling stomach regulator in
the world. If what you eat fer
ments into stubborn Jumps, you belch
gas and eructate sour, undigested
food and acid; head is dizzy and
aches: breath sour; tongue coated;
your insides filed with: bile and indi-
New Britain herald., 1917-01-18
WHIST AT SIT. JOSEPH'S.
Children Given Prizes AS Well
Adults at Successful Affair.

The Ladies Aid society of st jos
sephs held a successful whist last
evening in the parish hall.
Daniel Corgrove and Miss Ellen
Sullivan won the first prizes for gen.
tlemen and ladies, Frank Dobson and
Miss Catherine O'Leary the second
prizes and Otis D. Butler and Mrs. w.
MaIoney the third awards. The first
and second prizes for children were
won by Cyril Hasson and Ruth Igoe
and Earl Bailey and Grace Igoe resi-
spectively. The hall was prettily dec
GRATED and refreshments were served !.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-18

Under the new schedule of wages,
captains receive $4,000; 1ieutenants
$1,000; detective sergeants and SER
geants $1,000.
Twenty one new policemen were
appointed.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-18
HEALTH MEANS HAPPINESS
llEAL111 AND SUCCESS

Why live a "half-life?"
Resolve this year to be the man or
woman, you want to Dangerous,
happy, successful.
You know that HEALTH-Whole
health, not the miserable half-heaitn
that satisfies most people-is the basis
of happiness and success.
LET DIR. HYDE
TELL YOU ABOUT
HIS METHODS:
Nature works DR.. Hyde's cures,
BIJT HE KNOWS HOW BEST TO
HELP NATURE-how to make it
nossible for Nature to re-assert her.
self. TO recharge the human batteries
with the snap and vim of youth and
power.
First: Dr. Hyde makes your life
a gain worth while as quickly as pos
sible, by giving prompt relief, and
then proceeds to rebuild your consti-
tuition. UNLESS THIS IS DONE, RE-
Suits ARE NOT LASTING, and per-
manent results are what you want.
YOU CAN COME TO DIR. HYDE
IN PERFECT CONFIDENCE
DR.. Hyde promises only what he can
fulfill.
He will tell you, after an interview
and examination, your exact condi-
ton, and the probable length Of time
and cost of effecting a full restoration
to health.
Remember, DR.. Hyde is a specialist
In the treatment of nervous and
chronic diseases of men and women
New Britain herald., 1917-01-18

DR.. Hyde's prices and terms are
within your means. No person need
hesitate because of money matters
Dr. Hyde will arrange his fee to your
entire satisfaction. He never yet re-
fused a case because of a patient's
lack of money. There is nothing to
stand between yourself and the health
you want but your own inaction.
COME IN AND HAVE A FRIEND-
LY TALK. 1T IS THE STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION-AND COSTS
YOU NOTHING. 81
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-08
Realize
Reap
The Here Quoted Bargains

are by no complete list Stock but merely items p
dom the Just show you the tremendous tina
made everything will be marked plain figures, showing you the
as the Sale price One price how large small the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-08

Macaroni, per package
Raisins, per package
zoe Salmon, now
15c Corn
25c can Cocoa
Jello, 3 packages for
25c Baking Powder
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
POSITIVE PROOF

Should Convince the Greatest Skep-
tic in Lumberton
Because it's the evidence of a Lum-
Derton citizen.
Testimony easily investigated.
The strongest endorsement of mer-
it.
The best proof. Read it:
John B. Smith, Fifth & Cedar Sts.,
Lumberton, says: 81 had kidney dis
orders for ten years and my system
was filled with uric poison. NV back
aehed all the time and often I was
laid up for week. I could not turn
over without help. The kidney secre-
tlons were scanty and irregular in
passage and the trouble upset nv
whole system. Doan's Kidney Pills
We're So highly recommeneied that I
finally procured a supply at McDon-
AIDS Drug Store. The first box
gave me relief and several boxes
fixed me up in good shape. Nv
back stopped aching and I felt like
a different person.
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
SIMPLY ask for kidney remedy-get
Deans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Smith had. Foster-Milburn Co.
PROPS, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
WONDERFUL STUFF!
LIFT OUT YOUR CORNS
Apply a few drops then lift corns or
calluses off with fingers
no pain.

No humbug! Any corn, whether
hard, soft Or between the toes, will
loosen right up and lift out, without
particle Of pain or soreness.
This drug is called freezone and
is q compound Of ether discovered
by q Cincinnati man.
Ask at any drug store for small
bottle Of freezone. which will cost but
q trifIe, but is sufficient to rid ones
feet of every corn or callus.
FUt few drops directly upon any
tender, aching corn or callus. In
stantly the soreness disappears and
shortly the corn or callus will loosen
and can be lifted off with the fin
gers.
This drug freezone doesn't eat out
the corns or calluses but shrivels
them without even irritating the sur
rounding skin.
Just think! No pain at all; no sore
ness or smarting when applying it
or afterwards.If your druggist doesn't
have freezone have him order it for
you.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
q. knitting Mills and Silk Mills

\. C. knitting Mills and Silk Mills
There are eighty-seven knitting
mills in the State at this time, an
Increase of six over last year. The
ca1ital stock of 73 Of these mills ag-
gregates s4,1O8,449. Fifty-five of
these mills consume 33,485,8 1884 pounds
o. raw material The estimated
value Of the output Of 81 Of the mills
is S13,412.16 and rs Of the mills op-
crate 11,341 spindles and 81 Of the
mills use 1,0O4 sewing machines.
These figures are given out by Com
missioner of Labor and Printing M.
L. Shiprnan.
The report also shows that there
are 4 silk mills with S2,023,000 capi-
tai and using $4,000 spindles, 519
looms and operated by 900 horse
power. There are five woolen mills
with S564,900 capital and operating
1896 spindles, 243 looms and 27
cards. They use 100000 pounds of
raw material, approximately with
s1,O21,857 value of annual output
The silk mills use 275,00O raw ma
terial. They employ 895 persons and
the Woolen mills employ $50 and the
knitting mills about 1880 persons.
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
OATES EDUCATIONAL BILL
A Wonderful Thing Of Vasty Clever

ness
The education bill introduced by
Senator Oates was mentioned in re-
port of proceedings of the Legisla-
ture in Thursdays Robesonian. The
versatile Raleigh correspondent OF
the Greensboro News, w. Tom Bost,
writes of it thus:
Senator John Oates education bill
today combining the popular cleo
tion CT schoolboards, preservation Of
Democratic control, Republican rep
resentation ard transfer from Raj
eigh to county seat the power, went
my stifying into the senior house and
to the favored committee.
at is so vastly clever that re-
norters with difficulty caught it on
the wing. To them it appeared to
be recrudescehce Of the 1915 body
which seriously considered giving all
| Democratic counties the right to elect
their schoolboards and politely telling
all Republicans to go to hell. There
was a big sentiment for just that
thing until Republicans became re-
pentart and sent Democrats here to
Go Democratic things.
"The Oates bill is as smart as the
constitutional amendment which
shouldered the job of disfranc chising
the negro, immortalizing the Democ-
racy and dodging the constitution. It
is infinitely clever. 1t gives to all
the counties in 1918, Republican and
Democratic alike, the power Of elect
ing one member of a county school
board provided he is Democrat
gives in 1920 all counties. Democratic
and Republican, the right to nomi-
nate in party primaries another mem
ber of that county board; and in 1925
the Democratic party in all counties
the right to nominate in party pri.
mary the third member, thus pre-.
serving in the Republican counties
the control by popular election, yet
preserving the local self-governnent
/ feature and the popular election OF
the county schoolboards.
,"The first election under this act
fearfully and wonderfully made,
would eliminate from immediate
consideration those minority party
counties which would put up Republi-
IAN schoolboards and Republican su-
perintendents. For 1918 the Demo
| cratic primaries in all 100 counties
would name one man for the county
board. In 10 days after his nomina-
tion the Governor would declare him
the county schoolboard member, ap-
noint him, and withdraw him from
the popular election. In 1920, based
upon the gubernatorial vote Of 1915
each county would name another
member Of the schoolboard ard the
majority party in such counties would
select the second member. Again the
Governor would appoint him offici-
ally, and remove hi n1from the reg
ular election.
an 1922 the third party would
again be elected by the primary. but
again the majority party would dom
mate It would elect the third mem
her of the schoolboard in all coun-
ties, thus taking the control from the
Republicans in the counties in which
they predominant"
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
LONG BRANCH LOCALS
Measles Has Not Skipped Many
Homes-Tragic Death of Little Le-
ROyco Lamb

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
R. a, January 2e.MMeasIes
has been scattered in our COM
munity. Not many homes have been
missed. Our teacher, Mr.. Johnson,
has been confined to his room for
the past week. School hasn't stop-
ped yet. Miss Mary Wetmore, one
Of the teachers, took his place. We
hore for him a speedy recovery. Mr..
J. B. Edmund has been real sick for
the past two weeks. Glad to say he
is improving some.
Not much is being done on the
farms now on account of the incle-
ment weather.
The death angel visited the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lamb Friday
at 5 o. m. and took LeRoyce, their
t-year-cld child. Two weeks from
the day he died he was standing in
chair with a pocket knife in his
hand, the point of the blade broken
off. He fell and stabbed the knife
in his left eye. He was taken to
DR.. Beam and it was thought he was
about well when on Thursday even
ing last he was taken about 5 p. m.
with convulsions. Drs Martin and
Beam were summoned, but nothing
could be done. 1t had already passed
to the brain and in "a hours after
he was taken he died. He was a
sweet child of lovely disposition.
He made friends wherever he went.
He was very affectionate to all, es-
pecially to his parents and to his lit
tie sister Mildred. He will be missed
by the entire community. There was
an angel band in heaven that was
not quite complete SO God took the
loving child to fill the vacant seat.
The funeral was conducted from the
home of his grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Ammons, Saturday af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock by Rev. P. T.
Britt.
Mrs. J. E. Britt and children of
Fayetteville, who have been visiting
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
Advertised Letters

List Of unclaimed letters remain-
ing in the Lumberton, N. c., P. O.,
for the week ending Jan. 29th, 1917:
Mrs. Manila Anus, Mrs. Crissie Am
monds, Mrs. Ellen Athens, Mrs. Rose
Black, Miss Matte CLANCY, Miss Mat
tie Caisin, Miss Meattie Edge. Mr..
Chance Ellers, Mr.. W. H. Fisher
Mr.. Ernest Gavin, John Gilchrist, J.
w. Hazel, Mr.. Grady Hunt, Miss FL
lis Ivev. Miss Amanda Lewis, Mr.
w. J. Matthews. Will Melton, A. c.
Mears. James McKenith, Mr. Harri-
son Mclean, Miss Lila Mclean. Mr.
J. P. Peppers, Miss Mary Pridgen
Miss Anie Ranser, Miss L. C. Ship
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01
Says Simple Remedy
Prolonged His Life
DIR. CaldweIrs Syrup Pepsin Effec-
tive as a Remedy for
Cnpc%ipo finn

Among older people the various
organs of the body have tendency
to slow up and weaken, and this is
usually first manifest in pronounced
inactivity of the bowels.
Good health is dependent on reg
ularity in this important function;
whenever there is the slightest indica-
ton of constipation a mild laxative
should be taken to relieve the con-
gestion and dispose of the accumu-
lated waste. Cathartics or purga-
tives should not be employed, how
ever; these are too violent in action
and their effect is only temporary.
A mild laxative such as the COM
bination of simple laxative herbs
with pepsin, known as DR.. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin, is the ideal remedy
1t is gentle in its action, bringing
relief in an easy, natural manner
without griping or other pain or dis
comfort, is pleasant ITO the taste
and can be obtained in any drug
store.
Mr.. Robert LIE Forgee, 918 Kirk
wood Boulevard, Davenport, Iowa
says, he has always had bottle o1
DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin in the
house for the past eighteen years
and that by using it occasionally a.
the need arises, and in this way keep
The Robesonian., 1917-02-01

Orrum crr-erces-Personal Men
ton
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
,Orrum, Jan. 30-Miss Bernice Efird
spent the weekend at Parkton Wis
iting relatives.
Mr.. B. L. Floyd was a business Wis
ito~ in Lumberton Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. McCullen Wis
ited relatives at Back Swamp Sun
day.
Mrs. Walter Townsend is spending
the week here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Prevatte.
Misses Dinabell Floyd and Grace
Shart spent the weekend at
Fairmont.
Mr.. R. w. Nye was business Wis
i.or in Lumberton Tuesday.
Mr.. Tom Nye and Miss Lille Hum
phrey visited friends at Evergreen
Sunday.
Miss Lille Oakley of Barnesville
spent Friday and Saturday in town
visiting friends.
Messr5. Fred and Boyce Prevatte
were visitors in Fairmont Saturday.