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The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
BIGGEST BETTER BABIES
CONTEST AT STATE FAI

New Building for Better Babies-Ba-
bies Now Enrolling ..
State Board of Health Bulletin.
ever held in the State and probably
in the South will be held here at the
State Fair next month, October ID
20. For this purpose a wing or sec
tion of the woman's building, re-
Gently constructed and used this sea-
son for the first time, has been SET
apart and specially equipped. The
interest of the babies has been well
looked after in the new building, and
their presence with that of thei1
mothers is counted on as being one
Of the biggest features Of this
years fair.
The babies are already enrolling
Miss Mae Reynolds, of the State
Board of Health, who is secretary of
the better babies contest, is receiv-
ing applications and requests for in
formation almost daily and says that
such interest in the contest has not
been shown this early before. The
names of one half dozen fine babies
have already been placed on the list
The contest will be again under
the management of the health de.
partment Of the Woman's club Of
Raleigh, with Mrs. w. A. Withers a!
chairman. The same rules and reg
Qlations as those governing the con
test last year and previous year.
will be observed this year. Babe
from six to thirty-six months oil,
will be admitted and the same sys
tenn of making the examinations an
keeping the scores will be used. IN
services of expert physicians, bap,
specialists, ard trained nurses vii
be secured.
In addition to the usual numbe
OF prizes which are offered each yea
to the better babies, the State Fai
association this Year offers q hand
some money prize, the amount o
which and the conditions governin
it is to be announced later.
Parents making application fo
their baby are requested by the sec
retary to give the baby's name i
full, its age in months, and the da
on which they will attend the fail
Babies under six months or owe
thlrty-six months will not be ente1
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

special proceedings entitled Keith Da-
Wis ct al VS. Norah Davis ct al, the
same being No. 4O78, upon the spec
ial proceedings docket of the said
court, the undersigned commission
ers will on the oath day Of Septem-
ber, 1917, at II o'clock, noon, at the h.
G.. offer for sale to the highest bid,
der for cash that certain tract OF
land lying and being IN Back ss swamp ann
olina, more particularly described as
follows, to-wit: (this land is to be
sold subject to the dover right OF
the widow, Addie Davis, which dow
er right has been determined and sci
apart by jury and which CONSISTS
Of Is acres)
Beginning at stake in Gatewooo
Lewis second line of a two hundred
acre survey, about six chains from
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
HOOKWORM DISCOVERED
TO BE PRO-GERMAN

Causes Large Percent of Army and
Navy Rel ections-State Active in
Fighting Hookworm Disease
The hookworm has been discovered
to be a German ally. 1t was found
recentlv that he was the direct cause
of a large number of Southern men
being rejected for service in the
American army or navy when their
examinations had shown that they
were anaemic, under weight and 9TH
erwise in i'll health. The medical ex-
amining boards are not required to
examine drafted or enlisted men for
hookworm disease, therefore it was
not known until recently to what ex-
tent this disease SO largely disquali-
fled for army and navy service.
DR.. C. w. Stiles Of the United
States Public Health service was the
first to make the discovery. He found
forty-seven cases of hookworm IN
seventy-five recruits mobilized for
war service. These findings caused
the United States Public Health Ser
vice to recommend the prompt exam
nation for hookworm Of all units of
the national guard and national ar
my, especially those from the South.
North Carolina has for number
of years realized that hookworm dis
ease was a serious menace to the
health and vitality Of her people, es-
pecially her rural population. A few
years ago, the State Board Of Health
conducted one Or more campaigns
for it's eradication in every county
of the State. 1t is thought that many
of the worst and apparent cases
were reached at that time but that
there are still many minor and re-
infected cases that need attention
Consequently, a more intensive cam.
paign against hookworm disease, in
cluding typhoid fever, has been plan
ned by the State Board of Health
and is now working in five counties
The board has just, recently made
a new attack upon this disease in {
special bulletin on "Hookworm Dis
ease, It's Cause, Cure and Proven
tion," which it has prepared and pub
lished for free distribution. It say:
that it is estimated that about on,
fourth Of our school children am
about one sixth of our adults ar
infected with hookworm.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
ANOTHER CHAPTER
Light Upon Methods of Another
Swedish DiplOma attic ReDresentati tiv,

Light Upon Methods of Another
Swedish Diplomatic Representative
Another chapter of the story of
German intrigue in neutral countries
and among neutral diplomats was
revealed Thursday by Secretary of
State Lansing in the form of a let
ter to the imperial chancellor from
the notorious Won Eckhardt, the Ger
man minister at Mexico City, to
whom the intercepted Zimmerman
note was addressed. 1t disclosed
that Folks Cronholm, then Swedish
charge in Mexico, was depended up
on by the German diplomat to fur
nish information from the "hostile
camp" and to transmit communica-
tions to Berlin, and that Won Eek
hardt wanted him rewarded by a
secret award from the Kaiser of the
"order of the crown of the second
Glass;.
The letter was written on March
8, 1916, and apparently has been in
the possession Of the American gov
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
E. J. BRITT
- xxr

HOIOTHty dC Law
Offices over Pope Drug Company.
VIII practice in all courts. Prompt
! attention given to all business.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

the corner and runs with his limo
south 26 east % chains to the cor
ner; thence south 3 east Is chains
to a stake by a pine; thence with
the line of said Lewis other survey
north 80 west A chains to Charles
Thompson's line; thence with his line
north 65 east 27 chains and so links
to the beginning, containing SO acres
1t being the same tract of land con-
veyed by Micheal Mcintyre to Ma
riah L. Mcintyre and children bv
deed recorded in book 80, at page
346, in office of the register of deeds
of Robson county, North Carolina
reference to which is hereby made
for a more particular description Of
said land.
This 9th day of September, 1917
DAVID FULLER,
w. S. BRITT,
g 10 2mon Commissioners.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as administrator
OF the estate Of Nancy Ann Carter,
deceased, late Of Robeson county
North Carolina, this is to notify ali
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned at Pom
broke, N. c., on or before the 9Th
day of September, 1918, or this No. NO.
tlce will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted -
sald estate will please make immed-
late payment. '-0'-
Ihls 3rd day of September, 1917.
M. B. CARTER,
Admlnstrator of Nancy Ann Carter.
deceased. O . 60 ~
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

Read the advertisements in The
RobesOnian. They are as interesting
as news and are frequently more
profitable reading than the news.
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

-ADMINIOI IRAIUR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
OF the estate Of J. T. Sanderson, de-
cesead, late of Robson county, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having. claims against the estate Of
the said deceased to exhibit them to
the undersigned at Pembroke. N. g.
on or before the 10th day of August
1918, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 10th day of August, 1917.
J. E. WOODELL,
Administrator of J. T. Sanderson.
deceased. -
H. E. STACY,
Atty. for Administrator. 13 emon
The Robesonian., 1917-09-17

NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
Under and by virtue of an order
Of the Superior Court Of Robeson
county, North Carolina, made in the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-27
MEN READY FOR
FOOD CAMP AICN
Twenty-0ne Districts Formed
Managers Named,

Men food pledge workers have been
called TO the oolors by John Embry, city
manager Tor the food conservation cam
paign The business section has been
divided into twenty districts with a
manager in charge of each district
These managers will appoint their own
workers The managers include
l. Bounded south by Reno avenue, cnrt
hy Santa Fc. north by Main street aud
west by Broadway =. X, hernatcln,
manager.
2--Rounded south by Reno east by
broadway, north by Main and west hy
tohinson, Don Nation, manager
S-Bounded south by Rene AAat by
Robinson, north by Main aud west by
Harvey Fimsr II Fulton, manager.
t-Bounded south by Reno. east by
llarvery, north by Main and west by
Hudson George Barnes, manager,
6-Bounded south by Reno, east by
Dewey, north by Main and wrst by
Western Fred hcarly, manager
= bounded south by main east hy
Santa Fe lines, north by Rock Island
lines and west by HrUadway A. j Me
MUhan, manager,
sRounded south by Main, east by
Broadway, north by Rock Island lines
and west by Robinson. John A. MAupln
manager,
liOuhnen Hohlh ny Main, Dnst nv
Robinson, north by Rock Island lines and
west by Western NJ # Wilson man
Rger,
lOBounded south by Rock island lives
east by Rantn Fo lines, north by Fiuh
street and west by broadway. Arthur
HeiBlcr, manager.
IL Bounded south by Rock Island lInes.
east by broadway, north by Fifth uIreot
and west by Robinson. Herbert Francis
manager
l2-Bounded south by Rock Island
lines, east by Robinson. north by iluh
street and west by Klein avenue. A. A.
Masfleld. manager
t-Bounded south by Ninth street,
east by Santa Fo lines. north by Thir.
.senth s'ret and west by Robinson, V, E
MclnnlH. manager.
ID bounded east by tho Rantn Re lincs.
north by Reno, west by Western and
south by tho south Frisco lines Rev W
II. u lIfch, manager.
lI-Capllol nm. ~, H. Butterflsld.
2i- The work among tho color.d me-,
under the management OF Rev. r n
WlSemRn :"
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CITY;BRIEFS

Conway III--C. q. Conway. arslstan nj
principal Of tho high school. has been
absent the entire past week due to hfs
Illness OF typhoid fever
Debating Society Entertalns--The Ath-
encnn Debating society the second old
est debating club In Oklahoma CITY high
school, entertained the Irving Literary
society last night at the home of Mr md
Mrs. T. J. Turner. l2O7 West Sixteenth
street one OF the features OF the eve
ming entertainment was an original
mock trial" participated In by the
members Of both clubs.
Ed l. Hahn. Funeral Home w. 2a.-hdv
oldneld 20 Return roday--Districl
Judge Edward u. Oldneld and his court
reporter, Louis j. Sartaln, who have
been In III Reno all Of the present week
holding court. will return to oklahoma
CITY this afternoon.
Voluntary Bankruptcy Petltlon--A ne
tition In voluntary bankruptcy was filed
In the federal court today by J. II.
Stephenson and H. r.. Stephenson, who
have been conducting a general mer-
chnndlsinB business Ht Butler, Okla
Their liabilities are about 81, 700 and their
assets I2,2l0, part OF which they claim
Fire insurance Wal rs TaH Upshay
ADV
Pollsck & Polack, Painless Dentists.
Maple 1896. il6h N Robinson. opposite
Lyric. ADV,
Three Million Scent Stamps Hare
The local postoffice has received 1000, 70
600 3-cent stamps 10 supply the dema nd
when war postage goes Into effect No
vember 2 Drop letters viii be 2 cents
an ounce. post cards. 9 cents On private
cards the rate Is cents and on printed.
/ cent,
Church, $500 shartel Subjects Proc
lomntion," Luther ADV
Unlawful Possession Charged -- v. n.
bryce was arrested early today by Dep.
uty Sheritfs Nash. Tyler and Adtean on
n charge of having unlawful possession
Of eight quarts OF liquor at his home in
the 1900 block on West Second street
An Information was filed against him
In county court
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n. Y. POLICE ARREST
Three FOR FRAUD

NEW YORK, Oct. H--The offices Of
Warren C. Daniel promotion broker
were raided by postoifice inspectors
here today Warren C. Daniel head Of
the concern; Raymond N Bond and
II, p Dowst, stock salesmen. were ar.
rested on the charge of using the mail.
TO defraud investors in the stock Of the
Alliance Tire and Rubber company. The
alleged frauds are said to aggregate
$4,000
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REVELATIONS
0tRWlPE
How Madge MET and Conquered
Cousin Agatha.
6Y Mele 6orrison

TT HAT Cousin Agatha was in the
state characterized by Dicky as
being on the war path | saw by
my first glimpse OF her as she emerged
from my mother in laws room. knew
that she must be furlouSly angry at
Katie for the language the girl had used
10 her, and had wondered what course
he would pursue.
Before she began TO speak saw what
her tactics would be Years OF posing
had enabled her to control her emotions
to a remarkable degree She meant 10
preserve her usual martyr air when
speaking OF Katie to convey the idea
that her only motive in coming 70 me
was to do me kindness, to warn me
Of the viper | was cheriShlng in my
bosom. wondered If she had told
Mother Graham OF her encounter and
quickly decided that she hadn't | had
seen that for some reason Cousin Aga
tha stood somewhat in awe Of her auto
cratic relative. She probably hadn't
cared to inform my mother in law that
she had become involved IN vulgar
controversy with my maid within half
an hour OF her arrival in my home,
She evidently did not stand in the
same awe OF me. A wave oi remember.
Ing bitterness, tnged with sardonic
amusement, swept over me katitS
verdict of long ago was Just one.
was too easy Even this hanger on
Of Dicky's family, this Cousin Agatha, -
had seen this in her quiet survey of me
and meant to take advantage OF It.
MAY ! speak TO You alone, Mrs.
Graham" she said purringly as she
came up 10 me, and vet there was in
her voice a note o( authoritative cX-
pectanCe
"You may" returned. and ! didn't
put any cordlality into the answer |
threw open the door Of my room and
beckoned her in closing it after Us,
we are moving, as you see said,
so you will have to excuse the appear
ance Of this room viii YOU he seated ''
"No, thank YOU she returned, and
saw that she had caught the coolness Of
my tone What have 10 say to you
will take but a minute or two
She paused evidently TO let me make
,omc reioindcr saw tina, she knew
he value OF letting an antagonist do
most OF the talking but as ! had the
same knowledge | kept my lips firmly
closed and she was compelled to 60 on
"A Painful Duty
"It is a very painful duty | have 10
perform Mrs Graham" she said and
! recognized the whine OF the proic3.
ioNal philanthrop't in her tone. II
have been in your home only half an
hour, and vet | have discovered some
hing about your maid which am SIRE
YOU don't know The girl has been de
,eiyiag you shamciuly When / taxed
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GIRL BAKES BREAD
DURING A BATTLE
French Child Is Decorated for
distinguished Service"
OTHER INHABITANTS FLEE
Bombs Fall in Village While
She Works,

She travelled the road to tame Via
the bake shop door
She was only child too but recent
" President Poncare decorated her for
distinguished service What had she
done2 No startling deed to be sure.
To little Marie it had seemed but the
obvious thing to do when the fighting
came near her village, and the other M
habitants fled for her to stay IN her
fathers bake shop and bake bread for
the soldiers
All day long she stayed there alone
while the guns thundcred IN the near
distance and an occasional sharp cN-
plosion followed hy The crashing OF
glass and Gathering OF fallen wood toll
her a stray bomb had landed IN one OF
the village streets. Still she mixed.
kneadrd, and baked mixed, kneadCd
and baked, until the rows OF creamy
white loaves stood waiting for the sol.
diers
Soldiers Clamor for Bread,
And she knew they would come FOR
them Hardly would darkness fall but
they would begin to stumble into her
shop-a tired spattercd little
crowd often wounded, but always hun
grv and clamoring for the bread,
at was Marie'S bread that pulled Us
through that spell OF fighting" one OF
them said attcrward Every night ~
would crawl almost all the way from
the trenches TO her shop on our hands
and knees. There was hardly a man IN
ne company who would not risk his
life for a loaf Of that white bread
Risk their lives for a loaf OF white
bread
Can We. who daily sit down to tables
with an abundance OF white bread,
know what this means. When we DO
come to this realization, there is not j
housekeeper in America who will not
try to devise some means OF dividing
our bread supply with the soldiers. She
will be glad to substitute other cereals
for part OF the wheat in bread making
Ship Wheat and Flour.
OF course shipping bread is impos-
sible. But we can ship wheat and flour.
II the soldiers get any white bread at
all next winter the wheat must come
from US Unfortunately, our wheat
crop was below normal this year. This
means we must make a real sacrifice
in the use of it, or there will not ne
enough left to ship abroad.
1t will not be hard to make this sac
rifice when we have an abundance OF
fruit, both fresh and preserved For
instance, it every housekecper in Amer
ica decided not to serve a dessert tina.
required white flour for a whole month.
think what a lot of wheat could be
saved for the soldiers And this would
be very simple thing to do, Fruit des
serts are innumerable Look them up
in your iavorite cook book
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SAM LoYD's BRAIN FOOD
7 Minutes to Digest This.
No 2Bl.

The blanks in each of the follow
lng sentences arc to be filed by
placing IN the first space a word.
which decapltatcd and placed in the
next space will make the sentence
entire
Youth is the time in which to ---
those useful lessons which later
must -- competence
With a gay - he rushed down
the street his new -- rolling
4hrad
Appreciate this -- to the full
for you will never have AN --- no
matter how long you live.
asked for -- and he gave me
t--, which YOU see was 50 percent
more than requested
was about 10 teach her to ---
when | discovered -- knew more
OF the art than did.
II YOU will not ---- me 5 yards,
At least let me have an - of
these goods.
Answer to No. 283.
Electric GELS cerily eyed EVELYN
Copyright, 1917, by Sam Loyd)
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carp TO INSPECT
TROOPS AT BOWIE

Ancei Earp, adjutant general will
leave tonight for Camp Bowie, Fort
Worth, Texas, where nc will inspect
the Oklahoma guardsmen now train
ing there
General Earp expects to be gone
about a week, and during his visit will
make his home in the camp under can
vas with the soldier hoyS.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-27
RURAL SCHOOL MEETING
SET FOR HOT SPRINGS

WASHINGTON, Oct 27-As part Of
the nationwide campaign for rural
schools that has received increased i'm
petus from the needs of education in
war time, the bureau OF education will
hold three day conference on rural
education and country life, at Hot
Springs, Ark, beginning November II.
This is the first conference to be held
for the special benefit OF the south
central states
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-27
DRAFT SUBJECTS
TO Be EXCHANGED


Americans who went TO Canada to
cvadc the draft law and Canadians who
came to the United States for the
same reason, following the passage ot
the drait law in Canada are between
the devil and the deep blue sea- An
agreement has been reached between
the British and United States govern
ment. whereby all registered men will
be sent to the country from which they
came.
CAPTAIN |, Finn. a member Of the
Tenth Canadian Battalion and who
went to France with the First Canadian
eNpedtonary forces, was here yeStcr-
day afternoon to arrange for the trans
icrring Of all British subjects through
the district exemption boards to Can
ada. United States officers are in
Canada on the same mission.
Hit Three Times In One Battle.
Captain Finn is still in a weakened
condition as a result OF having stopped
two machine gun bullets, one in his
left hip and the other in his chest and
part Of a high explosive she'll which
struck him in the left side during a
battle between the Canadians and the
Germans at Fostubert France. He
was in the hospital for eighteen months.
1T is impossible to exaggerate the
atrocities which the Germans have
committed" said Captain Finn, "for !
know personally Of horrible eruelteS
which they committed in France and
Belgium.
Three Shells for Each Gun.
81 do not know why the Germans
failed in their intention at the begin
nirg of the war because no nation was
fully prepared to resist them When We
first went to France the supply Of am
nutrition was so small that only three
shells were fired by each gun day
The Germans rdded us with artillery
fire and il was only the men who op-
posed them, practically without defense
that saved France, England and the
United States, for Germany surely had
her eyes turned toward this great
country.
81 do not expect an early termination
of the war. but it would be shortened
considerably If the American people
would wake up
Wounded Will Awaken People.
mot until after United States sol
diers have been in the trenches and
faced the fire and one or two men re
turn to nearly every city in the United
States with one arm or leg missing
that the people in this country will
really awaken Once the wounded
start returning to this country. there
will be a steady stream OF them
"Thc United States is a wonderful
country and when the people once rr'
alizc the seriousness of the situation
and get thoroughly awakened look ont
Germany"
Captain Finn left Oklahoma CITY for
Muskogec last night. He is visiting
the district exemption boards Of the
states he visits to arrange for the
transfer Of British subjects in their
districts TO Canada
4, dollar wisely invested will return
handsome dividends. Qua Jack Lead
and Zinc company, 4l3-4l4 State Ma
~ 4
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-27
TRIAL BARS STORIES
IN MINERS JOURNAL

FORT SMITH, Ark. Oct H.
Stories Of violence in mine strikes in
other fields published in the Miners
Journal were barred from testimony in
The federal court hearing here of the
2.222 900 suit OF the Bachc Dcnman
Coal syndicate against the United Mire
Workers by a ruling OF Judge Elliott
Friday The ruling closed volunnous
documentary evidence by the plaintiff,
which has occupied the court since
Wednesday morning
Milk-ii there is any-will be out OF
sight before Christmas. Buy COW
now at Belle Isle Dairy companys
closing out sale November |, lol7-
Adv
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OIL OPERATORS FLEECE
lNDIANAN FOR $4,000

CHICAGO. Oct H.-Fiyc men sus-
pected of swindling Charles II Wordcn.
Fort Wayne, Ind, ont OF $4,000, are
under arrest here today. Worden is
said to have been fleeced in oil stocks,
The swindlers were operating as the
American Investment company and had
elegantly furnished offices.