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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27
SHORTAGE OF
0VERCOATS IS
HIT SHARPLY

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-Examina-
ton of Quarternlaster Sharpe was re-
sumed today by the senate military
committee, investigating war prepara-
tions Sharp criticisms for the short
ages of winter overcoats was made by
the senators who declared orders for
clothing were not followed up to in
sure deliveries.
General Sharpe said he had the in
recollect the details.
1T isn't a question Of Details said
Senator McKeIlar. "It's question of
coats. Thousands of men are without
them. Why is it,"
Delivery Delay Cause.
General Sharpe replied that delay
in deliveries was largely the cause.
"You practically surrendered your
power over contracts to the Council
Of National Defense didn't you, except
that you had a representative meeting
with the board?" asked Senator
Chamberlain.
Sharpe answered in the affirmative
and explained that the council has
nothing to do with making uniforms
but only with getting cloth for their
manufacture.
Placed Soon Enough.
General Sharpe said manufacturing
contracts we're placed in sufficient
time for making clothing but that de-
lay in deliveries held up the clothing
manufactures
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27
SEND IN NAMES:
II II AVE you a son, brother
n or relative in the serv-

VI 1SidIIFS III tile SEW
ice of his country?
If you have, send his name
on a postcard to Frank Albus,
secretary of the Richmond
Commercial club.
Richmond is to have a large
community service flag. the first
of its kind, so far as is known here.
in the United States. The name OF
every Richmond man, in the serv-
ice OF his country, will be sewed
on a star in the flag. AS more men
enlist their names and another star
will be seWed in the flag.
To make this complete success
it is necessary that every family in
Richmond. which has given a sol
dier or sailor to Uncle Sam send
the name to the Commercial club.
A two-cent stamp is all that is re-
quired to do this.
In case Of casualty or death a
black border will be sewcd around
the mans star and name
The flag will be invaluable after
the war. 1t is planned to raise the
flag at Eighth and Main streets
for the first time on New Years
day
Families should send the names
to the Commercial club at once.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27
LUKENS MARRIED
HALF; CENTURY

DR.. and Mrs. j. H. Luken celebra:-
ed their golden welding anniversary
Wednesday with dinner at their
home, 1925 East Main street
They were married fifty years ago
in Cincinnati and have been residents
of Richmond for the last forty-three
years.
Members Of the family attended the
dinner. In the afternoon and evening
an informal reception was held when
100 guests called No invitations were
issued.
Miss Kathleen Mclaughlin, of Chi
cago, niece of the host and hostess
was the only out of town guest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27
Series of |tWood Chopin Bee"
in Wayne County is Bates Idea

effort should be taken to conserve
fuel as "Uucle Sam needs that extra
shovelful."
The municipal light plant at Cam.
bridge City was forced to suspend op-
erations Wednesday because It's coal
supply was exhausted. Every effort
was made to secure coal at once and
1t was said that coal was to be receiv-
ed at the plant some time Thursday.
Other towns in the county have sen.
no can for help to Administrator
Bates.
Thursday night is "lightless night"
again and every person in the city and
county should burn only those lights
that are necessary. Signs intended
for advertising or display purposes
must be kept dark, under the orders
of the government fuel administration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27
Foe is For "No Annexation Policy Says Count Czernin

PETROGRAD, Dec. 27.-The central
powers, Count Czernin, the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister. told the
peace conference at Brest-Li:ovsk yes.
terday, solemnly declare their resolve
to Immediately sign terms which will
terminate the war on conditions equal
ly just to all belligerents.
The central powers also favor gen
eral peace without forcible annexa-
tions and indemnities. They could not
bind themselves to such terms without
a guarantee that Russia's allies would
recognize them and carry them out
honestly toward the central powers.
Count Czernin declared that The
central powers believed that the basic
principles uttered by the Russian dele
gates could be the basis of such =
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

ROME, Dec. 27.-Eleven Austro-
German airplanes have been brought
down by the British and Italian forces
in a big aerial battle which developed
when the Teutons made an unsuccess-
ful attempt to bomb Treviso, 16 miles
north Of Venice.
Announcement to this effect was
made officially today by the Italian
war office. ss
GERMANS MAKE TWO SMASHES
AT vERDUN BUT ARE FOILED
PARIS, Wednesday,, Dec. 26-The
Germans made two attacks on the Yer
dun front today, but were not able to
break through the French lines, the
war office reports.
The visit Of the German emperor to
the Verdun front last Friday and the
delivery Of his Iron fist and shining
sword" speech in another western
front sector the next day has been
followed by determined attack by
the German troops on the French de-
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be met by each government and its
people in the manner established by
the constitution of that government.
The protection Of the right of minori.
ties is an essential part of the right Of
peoples to self-defnition
Must Join in Time.
In the event of a mutual refusal
to meet war expenditures, and pay
damages" Count Czernin continued.
each belligerent shall bear only the
expense of its subjects made prisoners
and damages caused to property OF
civilian subjects by deliberate viola
ton Of international law on the part
of the adversary. The creation of a
special fund for this purpose, as sug-
gested by Russia, could be discussed
only in the event that the other
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

peace. He said they shared Russian
condemnation of the continuation Of
the war for the sake of conquess 1t
is necessary to indicate most clearly.
the count added, that the Russian pro.
posals could be realized only In the
event that all belligerents obligated
such a peace.
The Austro-Hungarian foreign min.
lister declared that the central powers
did not intend to forcibly annex terri.
tories seized during the war. nor to
deprive nations of political independ-
ence lost in the war
The question of the subsection Of
nationalities who have not political in.
dependence to another country, cannot
be solved internationally, and must
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

series OF wood chopin bees"
will soon be started in Richmond and
Wayne county to aid the government
in conversing coal.
F. S. Bates, Wayne county fuel ad-
ministrator, at a meeting Of the
Wayne county permanent war board
at noon Saturday, will ask that repre-
sentatives of the fifteen townships II
the county make survey Of the wood
supply in each townships.
When full information on the await
able supply Of wood in the county has
been obtained people in the townships
will be called upon to organize wood
chopin bees" to reduce the coal con-
sumption in the county.
Fairly Well Supplied.
Richmond is fairly we'll supplied
with coal, however, the fuel admins
traitor said Thursday. However every
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

belligerents join in the peace negotia
tons within certain time
The chairman Of the Russian dele
cation expressed qualification at Ger
man willingness to make peace with
out annexations and indemnities and
with the self-definition Of peoples. He
demurred. however, at the German
statement on self-definition as being
incomplete. He said the war could
not end without the re-establishment
of the violated rights OF little and
oppressed nationalities, and Russia
would insist on guarantees that their
lawful rights would be protected in a
general peace treaty.
Count Czernin explained the position
OF the central powers in statement
which he read at the second session
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of the peace conference at 10 o'clock
Tuesday evening. His statement fol-
lows:
"Wiil Of People,"
THE delegations of the allied
(Teptonic) powers, acting upon the
clearly expressed will of their govern
ments and peoples, will conclude as
soon as possible general peace. The
delegations, in complete accord with
the repeatedly expressed viewpoint Of
their governments, think that the basic
principles of the Russion delegation
can be made the basis of such a peace
The delegations of the quadruple
alliance are agreed Immediately to
conclude a general peace without
IContinued on Page Eiaht.l
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American Troopers Following
Bandits Into Heart of Mexico

MARIA. Tex, Dec. 27.-Two troops
Of American cavalry are pursuing fifty
Mexican bandits toward the interior
Of Mexico today, making the second
time within a month that Mexican
raiders have been followed across the
border
Movements Of the American troops
were unknown by Col. George T. Lang
horne, commanding officer of the Big
Bend patrol district, until late last
night, as it was impossible for the
pursuing forces to get in connection
with headquarters until they had
chased the bandits out of the rocky
country where they sought refuge
Tuesday night, after raiding the Brite
ranch and killing three men, one
American and two Medcans.
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Reports of the crossing into Mexico
were sent to Colonel Langhorne from
river points where government tele.
graph stations are located.
Another Raid Made.
Another raid was made by a smaller
band of Mexicans, on the Fitzgerald
ranch. fifteen miles west of the Brite
postoffice, Christmas night. This band
is supposed to have been a detach-
ment of the fifty who raided the Brite
postoffice and merchandise store on
the Brite ranch, twenty-seven miles
southwest OF Maria, Christmas morn
ing. a Mexican ranch hand employed
on the Fitzgerald ranch reached Valen-
[continued on Page Eighth
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27
GET ELEVEN FOE PLANES;
TWO THRUSTS REPULSED

fensives northeast Of Verdun on the
east bank of the Meuse.
The blow was delivered yesterday
at Caurieres wood on a direct line
north from Fort Douaumont, the ia
nous key point of the Verdun battle
of 1916. from which 1t is slightly less
than two miles distant. Two attacks
followed a violent bombardment
The effort. according to the Paris
official report, was a sanguinary fail
ure. In the last attack, the enemy
succeeded in reaching the French
lines. He was Immediately elected,
however. losing heavily in killed,
wounded and prisoners.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27
Lose Fiue Children
in Last IS Months

Five children have died in the Coal
ter family So Grant street, in the last
fifteen months. Their ages range
from five months to 21 years old.
Daniel Reid Coalter, 5 months old
died Thursday morning at the resi-,
dence of his parents.
He is survived by his parents. M
and Mrs. Stephen Coalter, and four
brothers and sisters Funeral an
nouncements will be made later
Friends may call at any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

For Wayne County, by w. e. Moore
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday.
Occasional snow flurries. Colder Fri
day or Friday night.
General Conditions-The weather
continues cold in the east aud Sc.
we're cold in the northwest. 1t Is
10 below zero at Port Arthur, Ont.
Another cold wave has made its ap-
pearance over Montana, and is NOV
ing southwark Probably will cause
zero weather or below some time dur
ing the next 4s hours. No severe
storms in the west, although small
one covers the plain states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27
"A Great National Necessity
Dictated Action," Says Wilson
BY WOODROW WILSON

exercised the over the systems
of the country which granted by the act of
August 1916 because has become pravey
to do This Of less than Of perhaps
than of and is for the complete mob
zon of that the transportation systems of the
country should be organized employed under single authority
and smpd method Of ordination which have not proved
possible under private management and control
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

He is wearing the uniform of a Turk
ish field marshal.
The photo is remarkable even for a
picture Of Wilhelm in that it shows his
crippled left arm which he usually
manages to hid from camera men. He
is very sensitive about this deformiJy
but his cane can be seen over the
short arm in the photo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

This picture, one Of the few of the
kaiser to reach this country recently,
shows the Hun leader commencing a
German nurse for her work at the
Mosque of St. Sophie in CONSTANT
nople. He visited the mosque on his
recent trip to Turkey to hearten the
barbarous ally. The kaiser appears
greatly aged since the beginning of
the war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27

The committee of railway exc
cutives who have been co-operat-
ing with the government in this
all important matter have done
the utmost that it was possible
for them to do; have done it
with patriotic zeal and with
great ability but there we're diff
ficulties that they could neither
escape nor neutralize. Complete
unity of administration in the
present circumstances involves
upon occasion and at many
points points serious disloca-
tion of earnings, and the COM
mittee was, of course, without
power or authority to rearrange
charges or effect proper COM
pensations and adjustments of
earnings.
Several roads which we're will
ingly and with admirable public
spirit accepting the orders Of the
committee have already suffer-
ed from these circumstances and
should not be required to suffer
further. In mere fairness to
them the full authority Of the
government must be substituted.
The government itself will there
by gain an immense increase of
efficiency in the conduct of the
war and of the innumerable ac-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-27
THE WEATHER

For Indiana, by United States
Weather Bureau-Partly cloudy to-
night and Friday. Colder Friday.
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Today's Temperature
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
BROAD RIDGE BREEZES

Plucky Farmers Are Not Daunted by
Loss From Cold But Will Try Again
"A School to be Proud Of-Pre-
pairing for Entertainment Feb. 81
Personal Mention
Correspondence of The Robesoniar.
Broad Ridge (Orrum, R. u, Jan.
Prev. Paul T. Britt filled his reg
ular appointment here Sunday p. No..
and preached an excellent sermon to
large congregation. .s..
Mr.. John Branch was a business
visitor in Lumberton Saturday. .
Sorry to report Miss Polly Billiard
still very sick.
Mr.. Howard Watts was a Fairnont
visitor Monday. -.
Miss Sallie Powers is spen'dir -
some time visiting friends and re
atiyes at Hallsboro.
Mr.. Gregory Stephens Of board
man and Messrs. Durham and Jake
Stone of Mt. ELAN attended. preach
ing here Sunday p. M. -.
Messrs. Dalton and Okey Stephens
of the Mt. ELAN section were pleas
ant callers in this section Sunday.
Mr.. Will Cox was business Wis
itor in Fairmont yesterday.
Sorry to report Mrs. Archie Wal
tiers still very sick with measles.
Crocheting is the order of the day
with the school girls.
Farmers Of this section are buslly
preparing for another crop. They
say the cold has killed their tobac-
| CO plants and has almost killed their
| oats and wheat, but they are trying
again. ..t-,- .... -. ,..
We are glad to see Master Alex
Britt out again after few days i'll
| ness. ... 49,.
Mr.. W. J. Stephens spent last Fri
dav in Boardman. 80,
The school at this place is progress
ing nicely. Mr.. M'White has taken
up the stumps in front of the school
house and teachers and pupils have
swept the yards nicely. They have
school and playground which they
are proud of. The school is prepar-
ing for an entertainment on Saturday
niht, Feb. "a. The public is cor
dali y invited Come and let's have
another good time.
Misses Jessie Floyd and Nina Bry-
an spent the weekend at Lumberton
Miss Floyd with her brother, Mr.. B
G. Floyd, and Miss Bryan with he1
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Bryan
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NEW HOME HAPPENINGS
Farmers Church News-Bad
Roads in Every Direction-Person-
al Monfiona

al MenClOH
Correspondence of The Robesonian:
New Home (Parkton, R. p, Feb.
13-Our school is processing nicely
under the efficient management of
Miss Esdale Currie.
Farmers are all busy preparing for
another crop. The cold weather has
got them somewhat behind with their
blowing.
A protracted meeting closed at this
plast last Sunday. Everybody seemed
to enjoy it, ard we sincerely trust
that there was much good accomplish
ed. Prayer meeting every Sunday
night. Let everyone come out and
help.
Sorry to report the illness of lit
tie Alton and John B. Barlow with
measles.
The young people of this section en-
jcyed a party at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. X. Everett Thursday night.
Every one declared most pleasant
time.
Mrs. C. B. Newberry of Fayetteville
visited her mother, Mrs. Davis, the
latter part of last week.
Miss Nora Guy of Lumber Bridge
spent Saturday night with home folks
Mrs. j. W. Carter and children of
Lumber Bridge, R. 2, spent Sunday
! with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H
Chason.
! Messrs. Joe S. Barlow and D. S.
-, Carter spent Sunday in Hope Mills.
! Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Everett OF
Parkton visited relatives in this sec.
ton Sunday.
! The general talk Of the neighbor.
hood is bad roads. Everywhere yor
start there is a bad road in Robe
son
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BALTIMORE NEWS BATCH
Box Supper February 16th-Personal
Mention

MenClOn
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Baltimore (Fairmont, R. u, Feb.
13-Rev. w. S. Ballard of Cerro Cor
do filled his regular appointment here
Sunday and preached an excellent ser
mon.
Misses Eva Spell and Teva Ashley
spent the weekend with friends and
relatives at Fairmont.
Misses Cora Bullock and Katie
Brown, teachers at Porter Swamp
spent last Saturday and Sunday at
the home Of Miss Bulock's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Bullock.
MIR. c. L. Fisher visited homefolks
at Roseboro Saturday and Sunday.
Prof. Miller and Mr.. Melton Shoot
er of the Gaodysville section attended
preaching here Sunday morning.
Miss Cattle Bullock visited home
folks Saturday and Sunday
j Messrs. Tom and Troy Nye of Or
rum were visitors in this sector
I Sunday p. m, r"
i Mr.. William Bullock of near Fair
mont spent Sunday at the home Of
! Mr.. A. r. Bullock
Quite crowd of the Baltimore
folk attended Sunday school at Pleas
ant Grove Sunday o. m. .es5
There will be a box supper in thu
! Bahimore school house next Frida,
rioht, Feb. 18th. The public is in
vited.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
BROAD RIDGE BREEZES
Resolving Tobacco Beds - School
Grounds Cleaned Up-Box Supper
Feb. 23-Additions to Residence
Lines to the Broad Ridge Hunter

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. a, Feb. 1O-Farm-
ers are sowing tobacco beds again.
Plants were up before the freeze but
they got killed and now it will be
late plants or nothing.
The school grounds have been
cleaned up and a lot of the stumps
taken out, which makes everything
look better.
There will be box supper at the
Broad Ridge school house Feb. %
and a celebration of Washington's
birthday altogether. The proceeds
will go to the benefit of the school.
Mr.. Redmond Ivey of lower Broad
Ridge has added some more rooms to
his house.
We are sorry to report Mrs. Archie
Walters sick with measles.
We must not go any further with
out writing a few lines about our
"Broad Ridge hunter" When he
hears his old dog bark, he gets his
gun and takes a start. When the
rabbit goes running around he never
fails to shoot him down. Whether he
eats them baked or fried he skins
them all but saves no hide He
whoops and hollers, he can't sing;
he kills the bird upon his wing. He
goes to the water wet or dry, then
he lifts his nets SO high; catfish and
suckers, let me see, he never comes
home with less than three. When
he scales them can't tell, but some
times he has few to sell. Our hunt.
er has a great employ, one that ev.
erybody can't enjoy. He is always
sulking about till the hunting law
goes out. When it's out he takes
his strings, then as you see the fur
begins. You all can guess, if you'll
try, what makes our hunter quite 81
spry.
Hoping to have another letter from
Aunt Becky" / remain the same OLE
A w
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-15
HOTEL PROPRIETOR
GIVEN UP BY DOCTOR

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ative of your Company today, could
not help expressing my feeling OF
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he said the hip joint had become If
ritated and it would take long time
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I felt So discouraged over my condi-
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and advise any sufferer to give
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sick at her home near Boardman
with jaundice but is somewhat i'm,
proved now. ....
Our teacher, Miss Sallie Kelly, at
tended teachers meeting in Eliza
BEETHOVEN Friday.
Mr.. J. w. Ellis and family moved
yesterday to the Bladenboro cottor
mill. We hope they may like thei1
new work.
Mr.. Luther Brown spent Sunday
IN Hamlet with his son, who has beer
IN the hospital since Christmas.
Mrs: Margaret Porter, mother Of
Rev. A. H. Porter, fell Sunday, bu1
was. only slightly hurt. Mrs. Por
ter is more than IS years of age ant
is getting somewhat feeble.
Mrs; e: c. Brittle spent Sunday p
m. with Mrs. Francis Hester.
Tobacco plants that were up wer,
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GAINS 20 POUNDS
Greensboro, N. c

NIOCHoOO1O1 IN. ".
Denium Branch.
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Burlington, N. C.
Dear Sirs:
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MRS. w L. CAPE.
r. F. D. No. 8. N G.
Grantham Drug Co., st. Paul, N. c.
Grantnam Bros, Lumberton, N. c.
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Clarkton Cash Store. Cla1kton. N C.
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