davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01
Letter From Soldier No1u
Dead Says War is Hell

Shenandoah, Aug. Frank D.
Prandy. Of Dubuque was killed in ac-
ton in France, May /, and the news
was but recently received here. He was
cousin Of Mrs. Mamie Anderson. Of
this city, and also Mrs. Sadie Stewart
Of Sidney. The following is an inter-
esting account Of the experiences OF
Mr.. Prandy, together with the last let
ter his wife received from him:
On Field In France, Dear Stella
Just received your letter. 1t was a
long time on the road I am very much
pleased to hear from you and to know
you are getting along o. K. Give my
regards to all my friends there. wrote
you last June just after I came out Of
the hospital and did not hear from you
till now. The only package ! received
was the cigars last winter al Chris tnas
time. thank you very much for them.
II looks as tho we would be here
for some time yet, but you never
can tell. I often think Of the good
times we used to nave on the river
and sometimes wish was home
again, but maybe I'll come back
sometime. I would like 10 have You
send your picture. You Eaid you
were going to but I never received
It, suppose a great deal OF the mall
goes down On the ships.
There are very few Of the oid
boys left. we have mostly new ones
now, but I have not met one from
Canada that know. This Is the
rainy season here and 1t is wet and
cold and very muddy.
/ would like to tell you something
about the great war but OF course
can not, as the letter would not pass
the censor. I receive lots Of letters
from people over there who want
me to write to them 50 as to have
the letter for a souvenir, but I an
swered only Mr.. Lowry Of Dubuque. If
they want souvenirs let them come and
get them. That is how I get mine, but
mine are mostly scars and Jumps and
bumps
Something Of the War.
One day 1ater.-I will tell You
something about the war now, as a
pal Of mine is going TO England on
wednesday and he can mail this letter
there
To start with we have been in
the firing lines since Feb. 16, 1915,
and only seven days leave out oi
that It isn't quite fair as the Can
adams are always in the hottest
places and there are only nineteen men
left Of our old Tenth battalion. I often
wonder II will go thru or nat OF 1t
Is he'll on earth when the Dig fights are
on. In front OF Loos there were 5000
dead Germans after they made thair
attack and we drove them back and
took the town away from them. The
smell of dead bodies Ia sicksning and
half are not buried. Everywhere you
look are dead men lying around. In the
night we stumble over bodies partly
tiecayed some torn to bits by the great
shells. It - he'll on earth. hell. hell,
nothing but hell. I nave 5esii Ans IIisH
ta5sen out Of the lines stark mad and
\ ,oltla wonder how stand i.
81 A9ajeee Q Request
e4slia. wish to ask q favor OF you.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01
FIRST OF STATE TROOPS TO EN-
TRAIN ON AUG. : FOR TRAIN
ING CAMP.
HEAVY RECRUITING INCREASES
TOTAL OF cUARDsmEN
No. Necessary 70 Add as Many Drafted
Men a. First Granddaughter Also
Heavily Recruited and Reserve Of
Drafted Men to Meet Wastass Will
Be Created.
(By E. G. Dougherty.]

Washington. Aug. THE Iowa Ma
tional Guard and the other troops OF
the thirteenth division may expect at
any time now to receive orders to pro-
coed to camp at Deming, N. NJ.
First orders sending troops south
were issued yesterday to troops of the
District of Columbia and neighboring
forces forming the eighth division.
These orders call for entraining of the
troops from home camps August 7. in
less than a week, to Admission, Ala.
This is explained as beginning OF
troops movement which will be con-
tinued until all the national guard OF
the north is encamped in the south.
Only unforeseen delays will postpone
departure Of troops south much after
August 8, the date on which all organ
izations are to- be drafted into the fed
eral service
Heavy recruiting since June 30, when
the draft quotas were fixed. make II
certain that it will not be necessary to
add as many drafted men as first was
visions to war strength.
A Reserve Reservoir.
The war department in fixing quotas
set $4,000 as the number of men need
ed to be supplied by the draft for the
guard. A total of 4e.Qe0 was added for
the regular army. which was the mum :
Der than needed to make war strength.
The national guard present strength
will not be known until reports are re-
ceiyed from all the states.
II is certain the regulars will not
need the 10000 which was added to the
draft totals TO bring it .to4strength. The
regulars yesterday were short only
$4,000 of war strength.
One plan suggested lis that the ex-
cess of drafted men over 100000 need,
ed by the national army and whatever
is needed by the TWO existing armies
be used as reserve reservoir 10 cover
wastagea -
Iowa was within i1s msn~of its. quota
of 4,44s for the regular army in yester-
days recruiting reports. Fsfty-one re-
cruits Saturday and Sunday gave the
state total OF 1892 Of its quota. The
remaining 1Is should be recruited early
this week. Allowance Tor these July re-
cruits will be given when IoYa's quota
for the second draft is fixed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01

to Chicago and ST. Louis at Christmas
time and of the time spent In the
FIamlbeau country. But / am not old
and If / come thru we can have more
good times, far better because am
different now. have learned the les
son that costs so much to learn. I
would like to send You something for
Christmas but there IL nothing here to
get and no money to get it with as we
only get one franc day GEO cents).
We buy grub with that. There is no
drink in France.
France is grand country. When I
was hurt in Ypres I was in different
hospitals. First at Baillient, then at
Bolainge, then De HAVE, then at Paris
and then back to the he'll line again.
I nearly lost my left eye but it 10
nearly as good as ever now.
The laws are very strict in France
and we never take our guns OF. I
carry three-one rife with long bayo-
net and two automatic IS Colts. can
shoot thirty-one shots without reload
ing.
Wanted Ride on Mississippi.
When I come back 4 am going to
TAKE tChB rue Oh Inc &nAoi0SaPPA,
call on few friends and then travel
back to the great northwest again and
settle down forever a. have seen
enough Of this old world. would
like to make one more tour back to
this graveyard and see how It looks
twenty years from now bet there
will be trenches. There are 30 many
they will never get Allied In. We travel
from one town to the other in trenches
and tunnels They are built back for
miles and miles.
The tobacco they supply us here Is
rottsh, but we can buy tobacco in the
z. NJ. C, A. canteens, but the price u
so high we can't afford much out OF
20 cents day. Eyes are seven cents
apiece and meat outside Of our ration
10 unobtaina6ie. - ~ a
Now, Stella, write soon after you ~
ceive this letter as you can never ten
! wnat VII; viii .:.;>SssiI would hike q
much to hear from you and 80 thu
photograph Mine will b here II
about . week and viii s&nd + =
once.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01

honor 81 ~ nj =, !. ~. 49, 81,
soon to LODI rsrpstls.s sg4. 4. - g
Mr.. George longer Wa 90 fas re-
covered from her operation IN the hos.
pitAl here for rsiief from appendicitis
that she was able ~ 90 to her home
Monday.
Prof. J. N. smith Joined the ambul-
ancs corps. going from here. early In
June. He has written to friends hero
that he arrived safe In Paris on the
l6th Of that month and had been sta
toned near the front.
Mrs. Emery shcklA. with her two
sons. went TO Cedar Rapids in the auto
with Mr.. and Ars. r. w. Thackeray.
and 20 from there to Fort Naditoh 70
visit with her sisteE Mrs. Floy KornS
Nanny.
DR.. J. n. Friend has traded two resi-,
dence properties In this city to Jesse
Rivers for his farm or 100 acres, eitu-.
ated two and = half miles northwest
Of Searsboro Possession of the resi-,
dences y given Sept l. and " the
farm March I. -
Mr.. and Mrs. g. J. Pooley ana their
four children. who antoed 70 Cedar
Falls and Manchester. are expected to
return today or tomorrow.
Mrs F. r. Spaulding and her, two
daughters went BY auto yesterday with
Ed Pottle ~ chauffeur for stay Of
some weeks at Spirit Lake.
Miss Jane Kuhnss begins her work
today a. librarian Of the stewart IL
brary.
Omer and Orrie stilwell have been
making their sister, Mrs. Chester Emit
Of this city. . farewell visit az they
have Joined the navy and expect or
ders to leave soon. Their home u II
Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01

submitted by them and siying the
counties ten days in which to appear
for hearing on the adjustment The
assessments, in the main. are about
the same as made two years ago. Many
county auditors sent in values far be-
low what they were adjusted to by the
council two years ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01

Tax Assessment Little Changed.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 1.-The state ex-
ecutive council fs now sending out no.
tees to county auditors Of the adjust
ments made in the tax assessments as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01
Chaplin.

Cn9ptns t&A
Special to Times Republican.
n Chaplin, Aug. REV. William Hard
castle. OF Iowa Falls. preached at the
Congregational church Sunday morn
ing.
The first threshing OF the season
was done Tuesday for G. T. Rowe. who
had rye threshed to secure seed for fall
sowing.
An important business deal was. con-
summated recently when the Farmers
Elevator Company purchased the ele-
vator owned by Bowles q Billings. also
one owned by Mr.. Webert, Of Sargent.
Mimi. The transfer to be made Aug. /.
Philip saWtelle ana family, Of Elgin.
H.. are visiting at the home Of Mrs. F.
n. Pascoe.
The churches Of this place will unite
in open air services thru the month, Of
August. S..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-01

Z In high explosives the British pro-
duction is now sixty-six times what IL
was in January, 1915 -,
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
BUSY DAY WITH RECORDER

Fined for Slander Of a Woman
Disorderly Drunks Who Deserved
Road Ser.tences-Fined for Killing
q Squirrel Out of Season-Other
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

of 1917 covered the drainage bonds
as well as other public moneys.
That the act OF 1917 covers the
drainage funds, jus: as it covers the
road funds and school funds, was the
position of the county commissioners
and the plaintiff bank. It is under
stood that it was contemplated IN
the bid of the National Bank Of
Lumberton for the county funds that
the drainage district funds were a
part Of the county funds, and that
otherwise the bid would not have
been made. In it's BID the bank
agrees to lend the county each year
up to $4,000 at 5 1-2 per cent.
Included in the drainage funds is
the sum Of $11,0 600 received by the
drainage commissioners from sale of
the S. R. Townsend property for
taxes. The land was bought by Mr..
Calhoun of the Beaufort County Lun1-
Der Co. Only ten per cent of that
money is due to be paid on the 1st
Of August each year, so that the
bank holding the drainage funds has
the use of the money, less tenth
each year, for tef1 years. Also the
bank with these funds has the use of
the tax money from the time it is col
lected, each Year, presumably in the
fall, until the following August
In arguing the case before Judge
Bond, Mr.. A, W. Mclean, of counsel
for the plaintiff bank, made the
point that the drainage commission
ers did not attempt to lend it's funds
at 6 per cent, as it might have done,
but attempted to designate a depos-
itory, which it had no right to do.
He contended that the law provides
that the county treasurer shall be
the custodian of the drainage funds
ard that the act designating a bank
as the county depository makes that
bank an officer of the county. He
contended that both justice and equi-
ty were on the side of the plaintiff
bank, and that there was nothing in
the claim Of the defendant bank that
it saved the credit Of the drainage
district when it could get no bids
for its bonds above IS per cent, be-
cause the bonds were backed by 81
to 40 thousard acres of land and that
as a matter Of fact that bank got
, its money out Of the bonds in a very
, short while.
Mr.. Mclean had not proceeded fa1
. with his argument before the judge
: interrupted him to say that it was
: not necessary for him to argue the
case farther as he had decided tt
2 rule against the defendant bank ant
l would hear what further counsel fo7
| the defendant had to offer.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
AT THE PASTIME THEATRE

The Pastime theatre offers this
week one of the best programs of
the year. The offering today is "The
World Apart" reel paramount,
featuring Wallace Reid and Myrtle
Stedman. Tomorrow "The Glory Of
Golanda', reel Vitagraph Blue Rib
bon feature, presenting dainty Anita
Stewart, will be run. Wednesday
David Garrick', 5 reel Paramount,
with Dustin Farnum in the lead, will
be offered. Thursday will be the big
day when '"The Girl Philippa", an s.
reel Vitagraph Special Blue Ribbon
production featuring Anita Stewart
will be run. This is the first time
the Pastime has ever been able to
secure Anita Stewart twice the same
week. The show will open Thursday
at 1 o'clock and new show will be-
gin at 3, 5, Z and 9 o'clock. Prices
Thursda will be 10 and 20 cents.
Fridays offering will be "Giving
Becky Chance, reel Paramount
featuring Vivian Martin. Prices
and 10 cents every day except Thurs
day. On Tuesday, October End, "The
Fatal Ring" a thrilling new serial
featuring Pearl White, will begin
Saturday October 9th, "The Lost
Express" Helen Holmes latest rail.
road serial, will begin.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

Mr.. r. W. Walters of surrency
"a, who was raised in the Barnes
Vile section ard left Robson Is
Years ago, was in the county last
week on business. He was in Lum-
.berton Friday and said he would
leave Barnesville Sunday for home
lie left in The Robesonian office q
sample of long-staple cotton. the
kind he raises in Georgia. Tho 10 ct
quotation he had on that sort Of COT
ton, he said, was 83 So cents pound
cotton. 0 " seeu
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

Mr.. E. F. Prevatt of R. 2 from
Fairmont was a Lumberton visitor
this morning.
Messrs. N. A. and J. 1. Townsend,
s. Jones and J. L. Batchel of the
Ten Mile section are Lumberton Wis
itors today.
Miss Vashti White will leave We'd
nesday for Lynchburg, Va, to re-
sumo her studies at the Randolph
Macon college for women.
Miss Sarah Stone, daughtertof Mr.:
and Mrs. j. z. Stone of R. from
Orrum, will go tomorrow to Green's
boro, where she will enter the State
normal college.
Mrs. Eliza Fuller returned home
Saturday night from Statesville
where she spent some time VISITING
relatives. She also visited relatives
and friends at Charlotte while away
Messrs. R. w. Wishart and Ru-
dolph Thompson, the latter q SON OF
ar. and Mrs. G. L. Thompson, will
leave this evening to enter Randolph
Macon college at Front Royal, Va.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
HOW's T1,;a ,

we we oner One Hundred Dollars Re-
wa ward for any case of Catarrh tIat can
n1, De cured by Halls Catarch Cure
bv a, COS 8 Gatarrh @ Cure has been taken
ithirty-five years, and has 'h ocnast last
Ent Sntwn as the most reliable remedy fnr
ESatarrh. tSu Halls Catarrh Cure acts thu. 1Un
pe1l,ns. G nlo4d on the Mucous surfaces. ex.
heaiins the tbe si aolson from the Blood and
After you have taken Hip.
Sure sr for a short time You will s.arrn 10 u
SeaI Improvement in your esneI e
Csn: Curs =. Start taking HaiFs catarrh
Send for once once and get rid Of catarrh.
y: CHENEY & co. To,eao ~.
0olo oy all Druggists. asc. uo' oalos
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
ITALIANS CAPTURE CREST
OF MONTE SAN GABRIELLE
Prcba ply Their Greatest Feat During
the War-Captured After 3 Weeks
of Most Bitter Fighting

the War-Captured After 3 Weeks
of Most Bitter Fighting
Press Summary, Sept. Is.
The crest of Monte San Gabrielle
commanding the plain of Gorizia to
the south and southeast and the FRI
gido valley to the east, has been cap
tured by the Italians after three
weeks of the most bitter fighting,
the Italian embassy at Washington
announces.
This news Of the victory, probably
the greatest feat Of the Italian arms
thus far in the war, precedes the lat
est official report from Rome. Fri
davis statement from the Italian war
office says that on Thursday the
fighting on the entire Austro-1tallan
front was impeded by heavy rain.
The Italian effort to capture San
Gabrielle began after the taking OF
Monte Santo, directly north, by Gen
eral Cadorna's troops on August 70
Several times the Italians had reach
ed the summit Of the great noun
tain, so important to their future
progress east of Goriza as we'll as
on the Carso, only to be beaten back
again. On the slopes of the ruggeF
rock in the last few weeks has oc
Cured some Of the heaviest and mos
sanguinary fighting Of the war. Sa1
Gabriele's top was occupied by The
Italians, the embassy reports afte
the fortified hill or saddle Of Dol an
the Gargaro basin, the main bulk o
San Gabrielle had been taken. Tn
Austrians, however. still cling t
some positions on the mountain. L
the forest Of TarnOvo, east CT Mont
San Gabrielle, the Italians capture
positions from the Austrians, afte
| suffering heavy losses.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
COPARTNERSHIP

The Copartnership heretofore
Known as the Farmers Bonded Ware
mouse Company Of Robson County
N N the Town Of Lumberton, State Of
Nortn -. carolina, is hereby dissolved
oy mutual consent. All parties hav
ing any unfinished business with said
concern are hereby directed to con-
Ter with the undersigned late Man
Z. B. TOWNSEND, Manager
1 dau,m1berton, N. c. Sept. IA, 1917.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

Fined for Slander of WOman-2i
Disorderly Drunks Who Deserved
Road Sertences-Fined for Killing
O. Squirrel Out of Season Other
Cases
Saturday was a busy day with Re-
corder E. M. Britt. Court was in
session practically all day.
A case in which there was much
interest was that Of Frank Prevatt.
who was charged with SANDER against
Mrs. J. A. Stone of Britt township.
Prevatt was found guilty and was fin
ed SIS, cost included. A large crowd
attended the trial.
W. A. and T. w. Childers of Rock
ingham were given hearing on the
public highways Of Robeson and driv-
ing an automobile when they We're in
a drunken condition. They were fin
ed $50 each, cost included. The ev
idence was that the two Childers men
stoppd at the residences of Mr.. J.
z. Stone, near Mt Eliam, and cursed
him out and threatened to whip him
They also stopped at the home Of
Mr.. John Lee, near Long Branch, and
made threats toward Mr.. Lee. The
men were drunk, according to their
own testimony. They came on to
Lumberton and were arrested by Of
ficers and made bond for their ap-
pearance here Saturday. The offense
was committed Sunday, September 9.
! Recorder Britt declared that he had
good mind to give the defendants
F., road sentence and warned them
that when they were out for a "good
time" to remember, when they struck
the Robeson line, that they must re-
spect the rights of Robeson county
p; citizens.
| Nathan Bruce was tried on the
charge of killing a squirrel. Judg-
ment was suspended upon payment
Of cost, which amounted to S13.40
Good pay for one squirrel. Recorder
Britt said had it been proven thai
i: Bruce went out for the purpose Of
hunting squirrels he would have fin
ed him $50 and cost. 1t has beer
reported to the recorder that squir
: rels are being illed in some Sections
Better watch out.
: ! Other cases recently disposed O
: by Recorder Britt were:
: Troy Rhodes, colored, larceny O
| brass which he sold to junk dealer
' 80 days on roads.
} David Britt, drunk and disorderly
= judgment suspended upon payment o
1 cost. Britt lives in East Lumber
:, ton.
Bunk Sims, colored, assault upo
t Mr.: Geo. Barnes; SIS fine and cost.
d Alex. Singletary, colored, larcen
e Of a pair Of shoes. Alex. is q 1:
o year-old boy and his parents az
e dead. He was bound out, to- Will
McNair, colore1, for years. M,
Nair agreed to feed and clothe ti7
n bov and give him something to d
r Slngletary took a pair of shoes fro
Messrs. White & Coughs store.
/, Seamore Locklear, Indian, drum
e and disorderly and carryinv concea
j. ed weapons; S. and cost.
Richard Oxendin!e, Indian, drur
l. and disorderlv and carrying concea
: weapons; SIS and cost.
L The above offenses were committe
before the new law which Says
r: fineof S50for carrying concealed we
n pons must be imposed when a perst
s. is convicted, went into effect.
,e Fuller Locklear, drunk and disc
Gerly: not guilty.
lie Eddie Locklear, disorderly on publ
e, highway; Judgment suspended upt
g payment Of cost.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

a notice, purported to be signed
oy the Heirs Lewis Jenkins Estate"
forblddlng all persons from fishing
IN IN theAtkinson mill pond appeared in
thursdays Robesonian.
This is to notify the public that I
own and have possession of said mill
pond, and the same will be drawn
off Thursday and Friday, the goth
ard 21st inst. for the purpose of re-
pairing the mill, and a charge of
$l.5o will be made for privilege of
fishing in said pond for the two
days; All persons desiring to fish
the dates mentioned above will have
my protection.
S. B. ATKINSON,
OWnor
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
INSTANT ACTION SUR
PRISES MANY HERE

This grocer's story surprises local
people. Il had bad stomach trouble.
All food seemed to sour and form
gas. Was always constipated. Moth
ing helped until I tried buckthorn
park glycerine, ETC. as mixed in
Ad!ee-Ika. ONE SPOONFUL as-
tonlshed me with it's INSTANT ac-
bon Because Adler-i-ka flushes the
ENIlRE alimentary tract it relieves
ANY CASE constipation, sour sfom-
ach orgas and prevents appendicitis
1t has QUICKEST action Of anvth;no
we ever sold. Grantham Bros.