The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-21
COMMENT ON VARIOUS MATTERS

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Surgeons Place at. the Front-Now
is the Time to Help in the Great
War-Food Control Why Not Or
ganize Canning Clubs-Wake Up,
We Are at War!
Correspondence of The Robesonian:: /
Red Springs, June 1--we notice
now that the surgeons place in
battle is in the front, where he can
be of immediate use to the wounded.
In our late war between the North
and South, his place in our army was
as far in the rear as he could get.
In the Yankee army his place was
in the front. Many life in battle
is saved by immediate attention.
** *
W. see notices of Red Cross work
in almost every town in North Cav
olina except in Red Springs. The
Young folks here are busy about en-
downing different chairs in Flora Nc
Donald college. Wouldn't it be bet,
ter to let the chair and Vardell rest
awhile and think about the great war
that is now upon US? The Red Cross
work is a great work and we hope
that our young folks will see the
necessity of doing their bit in aid
of the war and think about their
duty as patriots. We have boys that
will soon be at the front.
We are often asked our opinion
about the war, as we often ask othefs
the same question and our answer is
that we don't know; and We don't be-
lieve any body else knows. In the
beginning we thought it would be
simply walk over, but We have to
admit that Germany is a great ma
ton and is ruled by no ordinary
man. But it does look strange to US
that the world can't whip Germany.
She found her salvation in the U-boat
invention. If it hadn't been for that
she would have been whipped long
since. And now the question is what
are we going to do about it? AS
long as she can sink our ships, she
has the whip hand of US. It may look
little foolish for a penny-a-llnel
like the writer to give his opinion
upon a question that is now stagger-
ing the world but you know cat may
look at a king, and as he is one OF
the sovereigns Of this great country
he hereby exercises that right. We
hope that when America gets into it
good and strong that something is
going to happen; and in the mean
time we are going to make all the
cotton we can and hope to get a big
ice for it.
Food control by the government is
one of the greatest issues that now
confronts US. 1t is the little men in
| Congress that are now delaying these
| important measures. They envy the
President and are so conferred in self
that it really looks like they would
rather see the government fail than
that the President should succeed IN
ming the food department, says that
80 per cent of the, food of America
| is directly under the control Of the
women of America.
We see it stated that the Red Cross
! organization is epected tc raise
$10O,OOO,OOO. This is an item that
Z, people who take no interest in this
grand movement should rise up and
take notice.
l Corn bread is coming to it's owl
j again. The South was raised upo!I
it, but within the last few years il
became questionable to use it, ant
flour became the "cake of the walk
When we were chaps on the old plan
tation, We only got biscuits every
Sunday morning, and then only one
or two. 30 Temporal, 0 mores."
| Why don't we keep up with the pro
e n
canning clubs? Wake up people! W.
! are writing to the Red Springs PEG
: pie now and want them to heed ou
, voice. The time is coming when yo1
will regret your dilatoriness and in
difference TO the call of your coun
try. Remember, We are in grea
+ war, the Ike of which has never bee
= read or heard of before, and may b
= the Arma geddon of all wars. w
should think about the tremendou
work that is now on the hands of GU
government. Living as we are, in
! secluded little town, we cannot real
= ize the Importance of the movement
= that are taking place all around u;
: Again We beseech you to wake u
. and get in the procession.
= We wish to call your attention
. another subject, and that is the con
: muniy betterment movement. It COZ
y sists Of president, an education;
n committee, farm program commits
) tee; a cooperating market commute
81 health committee, an organizaio
:, of social life committee
y We think We are simply doing OF
:, duty when We call your attention
). these matters, and leave it with yo
Il to work up to them, or pass the
" by; and may God bless you.
ID The July Woman's Home Companio
al The July Woman's Home Compa1