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The Robesonian., 1917-04-30
INCREASE FOOD AND FEED ACREAGE
Time May Come Soon When You Can't Buy Food and
Feed Stuffs You Need No Matter How much Money
You May Have

most all of our cities and towns laid
off for building lots which should be
put in corn, soy beans, cowpeas, po-
tatoes or other staple food crops. In
almost every town, too, there are
horses and mules available for such
work. Your organization can, no
doubt, through a syndicate of bus
mess men or otherwise, arrange to
cultivate this land and not only serve
a patriotic purpose but make a good
profit on the operation.
'"There are many other ways in
which your organization can serve
it's community and the nation in this
crisis. The Raleigh Chamber of
Commerce, through the older children
in the schools of the city, was in
strumental in having 657 gardens
planted.
s'The Raleigh Rotary club furnish
ed free seed to 100 poor families.
"The Charlotte Chamber of Com
merce, through its agricultural bu
reau, has canvassed the entire coun-
ty of Mecklenburg in the interest of
increased food and feed production,
interviewing farmers, distributing
circulars and tacking up posters.
"sseores Of mills and other indus
, trial corporations in the State have
plowed up free gardens for their en-
ployees, many Of them furnishing
seed free also.
/, "The city of Raleigh utilized it's
work stock to plow up and prepare
gardens for scores Of people in that
city.
"The county commissioners OF
Johnston county are advancino sew
eral hundred dollars for the purchase
/ of cans for the canning club girls.
"Many counties are alreadv plan
ming to follow Governor Bickett's
suggestion that the county road force,
including work stock and convicts, be
used to cultivate idle land.
t care your city and county offic-
ials living up to their opportunities
in this crisis? The members of your
organization are progressive. wide
awake and patriotic men. 1t is UP
to them, as citizens OF America and
of your community, to do their ut
most to make this tremendously i'm.
portant campaign for increased fooe
production effective. This is a cal
for earnest, vigorous service. Dc
MOI let it be said of your organiza
: ton and people that they failed t.
) heed the call of patriotism and eco
nomic necessity"
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30

and other products for several wears,
to come. No capital can be raised
without the consent of the govern
ment. | tell you, England today is
being run On the basis of socialism
Experience has proved that laws
adopted by one branch Of the Anglo
Saxon family are very apt to be ac-
cepted by the other branch. I mean
that there has been of late years a
strong tendency for American legis-
lators to adopt measures introduced
abroad. Who can doubt that our
government if it's gets into the war
deeply, will enforce one after anoth-
er of the socialist1c steps taken in
Europe"
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30
WHY NOT A GRAIN EXCHANGE:
A Good Investment for Southern
Town is Warehouse Where Farm
ers May Take Their Food and Feed

Town is a Warehouse Where Farm
ers May Take Their Food and Feed
Stuffs
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
From time to time the newspapers
and Department of Agriculture have
been urging the farmers to plant
large and abundant crops of food
stuffs in order to keep down the high
cost of living and render a real ser
vice to the country in such a criti-
cal time instead of planting all or
largely cotton and tobacco and thus
being burden instead of help.
However, so far as we have been able
to observe, the effect generally has
been about the same as that of try
ing to wet a duck by pouring water
on his back.
1t is true We have never seen
greater efforts put forth toward the
| preparation for a crop than We have
seen this spring, but with but one or
two exceptions, if any, the extra push
and rush has been toward tobacco
and cotton, with no regard more than
under ordinary conditions for grain,
etc.
I recently noticed that plans for a
new tobacco warehouse weer being
talked. Now isn't this encourage
ment for the farmer to increase his
I grain crop? It seems to us that a
grain exchange would be a better in
vestment at this time. What we
/ mean is to have business or ware
house and if needs be have it man.
aged by the government to which the
/ farmer may take his corn, peas, rvs
oats, meat, and such other foodstuffs
as he may have, and exchange it fol
such other articles as he may need
This would do much to encourage the
i Using of food crops, which are SC
necessary in time Of war. AS it is
there is not a stable market for such
products in the county.
In only week or two crops will
be planted and too late to change the
!, situation
Brother Farmer, will you be bur.
den or will you help bear the burder
by planting something man or beas,
can eat?
"R. F. d.
, Fairmont, N. C.
April rs, 1917,
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30
Family of the Kaiser Exerting Pres.
sure on Him to Abdicate?

Rome Dispatch, April "a.
The Corriere d'Italia declares that
it is able to confirm. reports publish
ed in the Spanish newspapers that
the immediate family of the German
Emperor is exerting pressure on him
to abdicate. The paper says that at
a recent meeting of the Hohenzollern
family, one member, bolder than the
rest, intimated that the Emperor
might save the situation by following
the example Of Emperor Nicholas.
The German monarch is reported to
have turned pale, and, after observ-
in" that the general opinion was
against him, left the room, muttering
"We shall see. The same evening
he summoned another family coun-
ell. The chancellor and some of the
ministers were present, fbut what
passed remains unknown.
Little Importance is attached to this
story in Italian political circles. In
these quarters it is thought that the
story has German origin, and is
put. out with the intention of influ-
encing opinion.
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30
Safe Medicine for Children

. "Is it safe?" is the first question
to be considered when buying coug'
medicine for children. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy has long been IA
vorite with mothers of young chill
dren as it contains no opium or 9th.
er narcotic, and may be given to q
child as confidently as to an adult
1t is pleasant to take, too, which is
of great Importance when a medicine
must be given to young children
This remedy is most effectual in re-
lieving coughs, colds and Group. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30

President Wilson has issued a proc
lamatior warning all per-
sons in the United States, citizens as
well as aliens, that reasonable acts
or attempts to shield those commit
ting such acts will be vigorously
prosecuted by the government. Aliens
are warned that resident aliens as
well as citizens owe allegience to
the United States" and therefore are
equally subject to the laws against
treason and like crimes. Not only
are conspirators themselves subject
to heavy penalties, but any one, even
a German resident, who has knowl-
edge of reasonable acts and fails to
make known the facts to the author
tiles may be sent to prison for seven
years and fined $1,000 for mispris-
on of treason. In his proclamation
the President defines treason, citing
statutes, provisions of the constitu
tion and decisions of courts. Sec.
tion of the criminal code of theUnit.
ed States provides: "Whoever, owina
allegiance to the United States, lev.
les war against them or adheres tt
their enemies, giving them aid ane
comfort within the United States Of
elsewhere, is guilty Of treason" The
dragnet would seem to include treas
enable talk.
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30

antee that each spoonful will clean
your sluggish liver better than g.
dose of nasty calonel and that it
won't make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morn
ing because you will wake up feel
ing fine, your liver will be working;
headache and dizziness gone; stom-
ach will be sweet and bowels regu-
lar.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and
can not salivate. Give it to your
children. Millions of people are US
ing Dodson's Liver Tone instead Of
dangerous calomel now. Your drug
gist will tell you that the sale Of
Cafsmel is about stopped entirely
here.
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30
Lumberton, N. c
April 81, 1917.
Samuel Merwin

Samuel Merwin, who among the
younger writer's of American has al
ready won much renown, is a regu-
lar contributor to COSMOPOLITAN
Americas greatest magazine. AT
present Mr.. Merwin is contributing
short stories entitled "The Loves of
Henry the Ninth, which are stories
of boy and girl love. Never was
puppy love" so gayly, yet so deli
cately treated as in these splendid
stories. The story for May is entitled
"The Counter-irritant'- and it's a
corker.
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30
A WORD TO MOTHERS

There seems to be more than the
usual number of children suffering
from measles, whooping cough and
other children's diseases this suring.
Do not neglect any cold, for cold
weakens the system and makes child
more liable to attack of more serious
ailments. Foley's Honey and Tar re-
lieves coughs, colds and Group. Solo
everywhere.
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30

President Wilson'S proclamation
calling upon all to "speak, act and
serve together" puts the matter of
loyalty to the nation squarely up to
every man and woman. Every one
can serve. The great majority will
not be called upon ror any spectacu-
lar service, but they shall also serve
who do their level best to increase
the food supply and use every econ
omy. "The supreme test of the ma
ton has come, the President says
in his proclamation; and each one
should take that to himself or her.
self and realize that the supreme test
: has come for each individual. As
each individual answers for himself
so will he answer for the nation.
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30
CUT THIS QUIT IS WORTH
MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with SC to Foley & Co.,
1886 Sheffield Ave-, Chicago. nj.
writing your name and address clear
ly You will receive in return a trial
package containing Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound for coughs, colds and
Group; Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley
Cathartic Tablets. Sold everywhere.
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30
Georgia Pledges to Feed Herself fol
Next IL Months

Macon, Ga, Dispatch, Apr. "a.
Georgia will feed herself for the
next IL months. This was pledged in
resolutions adopted at a Statewide
meeting of farmers and bankers held
here today which was attended bv
nearly 1,50O men. A campaign fol
more food for man and beast will be
carried into every county in the State
of Georgia.
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30

Our Gaddysville correspondent
writes that Mr.. Evander Shooter was
plowing the other day with the Unit
ed States flag flying from the plow
names" Glory be, that's the "stpuh"
Decorate the plows and plow harness
with Old Glory. Those who follow
the plow and WELD the hoe in an
effort to raise food and feedstuffs
are performing patriotic duty and
we'll may proudly decorate with the
grand old flag.
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30

1t would seem that flowers, recep-
tacles for flowers, ribbons, and any
thing of a similar nature placed upon
a grave by fond relatives would be
safe and sacred from molestatior
but sad to say it is not always so. A
fond mother who has been trying to
keep the grave of her cently-bur, I'd
small daughter in Meadowbrook cem-
etery bcarti;Il and cloa hts b>cs'
repeatedly shocked by finding th'.t
flowers and cther things which sne
places upon the grave are removed
A receptacle for flowers she car
ried to the grave has been removed
and ribbon with which she tied some
flowers proved too much of tempta-
tion to some one. These acts of van
dalism no doubt have been commit.
ted by children who are incapable OF
realizing the seriousness OF what they
are doing. 1t is to be hoped thai
some means of stopping such depra
dations may be found. Perhaps the
town has reached the point, anyway
when a caretaker should be employed
to stay at the cemetery and take care
of graves. A small fee from eacl
family that has loved ones whose
graves it want cared for regularl!
and guarded against t:le careless ant
thoughtless would make a fund suf
ficient to pay some one to devote hi
time to this work.
The Robesonian., 1917-04-30
MONDAY, APRIL 80, 1917
MAYORS WHITE AND PROCTOR

Lumherton has been fortunate in
the administration of its affairs in
der Mayor A. E. White and the town
is to be congratulated upon the nom
ination of such a worthy successor
for that office. Mr.. Jas. D. Proc
tor has served on the board for a
number of years and is thoroughly
conversant with town affairs. He is
public-spirited and progressive and
no one who knows him doubts that
he will give the town safe and
sane administration and prove a
worthy successor to his father, the
late E. K. Proctor, who served the
town as mayor for several years and
whose memory is honored today be-
cause of his public spirit and loyal
devotion to- the best interests of the
town, Mr.. Proetor's grandfather al
SO served ene town as mayor.
Mayor White: who declined to Of
fer for the office again and who re:
tires after May, has distinguished
himself by his wise administration OF
the towns affairs. He has served
the town as mayor for s years, con.
tinuously for the past 4 Years, and
has given his time freely to the work
Under his several administrations
many notable improvements have
taken place-streets and sidewalks
have been paved, beautiful "white
way" has been installed, the sewer
has been extended, filter plant has
been put in, the old inefficient light
plant has given place to an uD-to
date system which gives the towr
continuous current. The town has
moved forward with it's face to the
future and has taken no backward
step.
Under Mayor Proctor we expect tx
see the town continue to 60 forward
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
R|OT|NG FOLLOWS IL
STRIKE ON COAST
TWENTY-FIVE UNIONS DEMAND
niGHeR WAGES, $4,000 MEN
HAVING QUIT WORK.
employers Have Placed Issue SQUARE
" Up to Government and Closed
Down Their Plants, Making No
Attempt to Operate.

San Francisco.-Strike riots and
disorders in which fifteen persons re-
,eiVed injuries necessitating hospital
treatment and thirty rioters were ar
rested, continued throughout Monday.
Following the walk-out of $4,000 IRON
workers and shipbuilders, which
drought work to a standstin on more
than Sl5O,0O0,OO0 of naval and mer-
chant vessel construction for the gov
eminent, The strike is characterized
as the most extensive In the history Of
the Pacific coast.
run details of the strike and the de-
mands of the twenty-five unions in
VOWED for higher wages have been re-
ported to Washington. The employers
nave placed the issue squarely up to
the federal officials, closing down
their plants and making no attempt to
operate while they await government
action.
The strikers, most of them skilled
heehanlcs started quitting work at 9
O'Clock Monday morning when te 10000
lronWorkers in the Oakland and San
Francisco plants of the Union iron
works laid down their tools. The
strike spread rapidly until every
shipyard in the bay district was closed
down and more than 100 factories. ma
chine shops, automobile concerns and
other plants We're affected.
No demonstrations took place in
connection with the ironworkers' walk
out against their employers, but as
soon as the thousands of strikers left
tilelr work and spread throughout the
city, the worst rioting and disorders
TOOK place in connection with the
strike OF street car men since the en-
ployees of the United Railroads walked
out weeks ago.
A company of United States marines
was landed Monday evening at the
Union Iron Works docks, where 1000
men went on strike. 1t is reported an
other company has been ordered from
Mare Island to the plant, and that the
government will take similar action to
protect the shipbuilding plants at
other bay points.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
ERRONEOUS:
GARRIsON's SHORTAGE

ne record was misinformed Iass
week. we regret to say, and the
statement to the effect that former
oounty recorder, Aauditor and AS
semolyman c. w. Garrison. con-
Vic'ed OF grand larceny, had paid
INTO the county $500 of his shortapa
III county funds was untrue.
me Records information came
from one of the late officials bonds
men, who 1t appears, was also mis-.
informed.
up to. this writing no part of the
shortage has been paid into tho
county treasurer
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
RAID GERMAN NAVAL BASE
British Seaplanes Strike Effective
Blow in DARING Attack.

London.-British seaplanes struck
an effective blow against Germany's
naval base on the Belgian coast SAT-
urday, the admiralty announced Mon
day.
The raiders dropped the bombs pro-
miscously upon fleet of Teuton de-
stroyers and trawlers.
ohe large destroyer was hit amid
snip, and one, probably two, Of a
group of four trawlers, was sunk. the
statement says
The same night the British and Ger
man seaplanes clashed in sea cruise.
one or the German planes was shot
Town in flames. Shortly afterward an.
other German aircraft was .bagged."
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
SELECT WAR HOSPITAL SITES.
Nineteen Cities to Have Homes for
Wounded From Front in Europe.

Washington.-Sites have been chosen
tentatively in nineteen cities for the
great reconstruction" hospitals in
which the United States will begin the
work of rehabitating for private life
It's soldiers who return wounded from
the front in Europe. The cities, Sc
lected as the largest centers of popula-
tlon were announced Sunday by Major
General Gorgas, encouragement of
the army. as follows: Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Chicago.
ST, Paul. Seattle, San Francisco, Los
Angeles. Denver, Kansas City. ST.
Louis, Memphis, Richmond, Atlanta
and New Orleans.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
PR0CLA|Ms RUSSIAN
NATION A REPUBLIC
neNReNskY ISSUES PRocLAMA.
'.oN AS PRESIDENT OF THE
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT.
strong Man of Russia Still in Com.
mand, the Affairs Of State Havino
Been Entrusted to Five Mem.
bers Of the Cabinet.

Petrograd.-Russia has been pro-
claimed republic. The provisional
government Sunday night issued the
proclamation, dated September IA. as
follows:
General Kornilofrs rebellion has
oeen quelled. But great is the con-
fusion caused thereby, and again
great Is the danger threatening the
late OF the fatherland, and its free
| DOM
Holding it necessary to put an end
~ the eternal Indebtedness of the
states organization. remembering the
unanimous and rapturous approval of
lhe republican idea expressed at the
dosco" state conference, the provis-
lohal government declares that the
constitutional organization. according
TO which the Russian state is ruled
Is republican organization, and il
hereby proclaims the Russian re-
public.
lSlgned) "KERENSKY.
Minister and President.
"YAROUNDI,
Minister of Justice"
The title minister and president"
a1tiXed to Premier Kerensky's sigma
lure TO the proclamation probably re-
iers to his position as president of the
ministry, rather than of the republic.
Inc provisional government has an
hounced that all the affairs of state
had been entrusted to five members
OF the cabinet. The following official
communication was issued
PENDING the definite constitution of
Il cabinet and in view of the present
extraordinary circumstances, ell af-
fairs of state have been entrusted to
NJ kerensky, premier; Nj. Tereschen- I
ko, minister of foreign affairs: Cen
eral Nerkhoysky, minister of war: Adj
mlral Nerdervski, minister of marine.
and NJ. Nikitin, minister of posts and
telegraphs."
Election of the constitution assembly
again has been postponed because the
work of organization throughout the
country has not been completed. Elec-
lions to the assembly now are fixed for
November II, and the members are to
convene November %.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
EXPORTS EMBARGO TlGHTENEp.
Nothing to be Shipped Unless II Helps
to Win the War.

Washington.-The exports admins
trative board on September 10 an
nounced formally that the embargo Oh
The export of munitions and food
staples has been made almost absolute.
long list of commodities is made
public, including all of the munitions
and food staples. They will be per-
mitted to leave the country only when
the export will directly contribute to
help the United States win the war.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
WOULD GLOSS OVER AFFAIR.
Germany Regulates Language of Min
ister to Argentina.

Buenos Ayres.-Dr. Luis 3. Molina.
me Argentine minister at Berlin. has
Informed the Argentine foreign office
py cable that the German government
had expressed regrets over the action
Of Count Won Luxburg, the German
minister to Argentina. DR.. Molina re-
ported that Baron Won Dem Busche-
Haddenhausen, under secretary of the
ferlnan foreign office. had . Informed
lilh That Germany disapproved abso-
lutely of expressions used by Count
Won LuXburg in his dispatches.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
Repentant Picket Released

Washington. = Telling the warden
she was sorry she had picketed the
"iiite House and promising not to do
It again, Mrs, Bertha NJ Jackson of
Baltimore on Monday obtained her re-
lease from the workhouse at De-
coquan
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
Two Americans Wounded in France.

Paris.-Paul Bentley of Chicago and
Carson Kicks of Eureka, Cal. both
members of the American field serv-
Ice, were wounded Friday. A shell
struck the automobile in which they
We're riding.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
Alien Priests Must QUIZ Mexico.

Mexico City.-lt was learned Sunday
that, according to one of the clauses
Of the new Mexican constitution,
foreign priests in Mexico must either
change their profession or leave the
country,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
Engineer Asleep at Post.

Aurora, lll.-A. c. Carlson, engineer
IN Il Chicago, Burlington < Quincy
freight train which killed eight stock
men when it crashed into stock train
at Earlville, ILL.,, has admitted that he
was asleep at the time of the ac-
,ident.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
Airplanes Attack Hospital Unit.

Washington. = How German air
planes attacked the Harvard university
hospital unit in France, and dropped
bombs among the wounded and sick
men is told in message received Sat
urday by the Red Cross war council
from Major Grayson NJ. P. Murphy,
Red Cross commissioner in Europe
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
Consulate Destroyed by Bomb.

washington. - Destruction of the
american consular agency at Dunkirk,
france, by German bomb September
{, was reported Monday to the state
department. The consular agent, Ben.
amin Morel. was injured.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
euckwheat Crop LARGE.

Observation-Disclosures buckwheat
crop promises to be the largest for
many years, according to reports To
the food administration. Previously 1t
had been reported that the crop would
be probably about 80 per cent short.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
Fix Price Of Cuban SUGAR.

ana.-Announcement was made
Saturday that a committee of three
mad been named to confer in Wash
ington with Herbert c. Hoover, the
American food administrator, regard
ing the fixing Of the price of Cuban
sugar
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
People Speak Well of Chamberlain
Tablets.

i have been selling Chamberlain
Iablets for about two years and
heard such good reports from my
customers that l concluded 10 give
them trial myself, and can say that
do not believe there is another
preparation of the kind equal to
them" writes G. A. Mcbride, Head
ford, Ont. If you are troubled with
indigestion or constipation give them
a trial They will do you good. Advt.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-09-21
Race Riot In State R.form,,orv

Pontiac, Mich.-Many inmates Of
state reformatory We're injured, three
Of them fatally, when 25O prisoners
engaged in race riot in the reading
room OF the institution Monday, knives
and chairs being used.