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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-17
J;eut. Riddick Becomes an Officer in

Co. A
Wilmington Star, 18th.
Lieut.. Wallace w. Riddick Of Raj.
eigh yesterday became an offlcer OF
company A, engineers, N. Z. N. "
which has headquarters at Lumberton
for the present, from which point sew
eral detachments Of men are ope7,
rating, guarding railway bridges and
other property. Riddick has just
successfully passed the examination
for second lieutenant, is civil engl.
neer of much ability and man OF
stalwart physioujn He is a son OF
prof. w. C. Riddick, president OF the
State college Of agriculture and en-
cheering. 49,
Prior to his graduation from the
state college last year, Lieutenant
Riddick was one Of the greatest
football players ever wearing
uniform of that institution. Since
completing his college course he has
held an important position with the
engineering department Of the 5. A
L. railway, resignlng a short time age
preparatory to entering the natlona
guard service.
In announcing Lieutenant Riddick'S
acquisition to company AS staff Of
officers, Captain Gillette states thai
the company still lacks several pr
Yates to bring it to full strength
and that he is eager to get II
touch with any young men deslr
ing to enlist.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-17
WILL CUT OUT USE
LESS ENTERTAINMENTS

Wife Of the Governor Endorses Suo
gestion of Farmers wife" That
Town Women Should Practice
Economy i'm Their Social Enter
tainments
from "A Farmers WIFE ' to G .evee
nor blckett that was published re-
Gently IN the press Of the State-itl
was Puolsned in The Robesonian-l
MRS. Beckett, wife Of the Governor,
mas written letter to the president
OF the State Federation of women's
ciuDs tnat is to reach the club woceni
throughout the State declaring her!
deep interest in the economic: and
the seif-denials that are being urged
as beflttlng this time of war stress.
In TINS letter Mrs. Beckett says:
l prsonally am deeply interested
IN the work Of Mr.. Bickett's admin
.stratlon In endeavoring to improve
IN every way rural conditions, and in
dong all pos ':hle for the comfort,
aeaith and hapoiness those on the
farms. l honor sincerely the great
service being done by both men and
women in the country in food pro-
ductlon and | feel sure that I voice
the spirit of the women of the State
IN saying that we desire in every
way to cooperate with them in their
noble service. We honor the industry,
ability, and patriotism that is TAX
ing advantage of this larger service
Tor our country and accept grace
fully the suggestions of our sister
to lend our aid.
We do not feel, however, that we
have been lacking in patriotism and
a real effort to serve. We are buy
ing at high prices the farm and gar
den products. We are utilizing our
own small plots and corners. We are
training the children and those about
!, US to conserve space and material
artd each one is doing her bit in the
, noble work Of the Red Cross. I am
sure we will be glad to add another
: excellent way Of service by emitting,
: as suggested by our sister, the elab7
crate refreshments so often served
at our entertainments, food that does
r not, indeed, feed single hungry per-
son, but is usually served to those
: who would be better off without it
Surely this is most excellent time
to break away from a custom thai
2 would be more honored in the breach
than in observance, and use the funds
e that would be thus expended to help
D in the great work before us.
n "Mr. Beckett and I will gladly de
e this, using foresight and economy il
every way possible during these dark
0 days when our hearts are aching with
! throbbing sympathy for those suf
f fering ard bereaved across the seq
;, and with fear and forboding for oul
e loved ones at home 1t is a privilege
n to aid in our small way our sister:
r Of the farm and town in producing
: and conserving such a crop of foot
e that our own MAJ not go hungry, ant
h succor those sadly needing our help
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-17
Claims Audited and Paid by Road

Commissioners
The following bills were ordered
paid by the road commissioners at
their regular monthly meeting last
Monday:
J. H. Turner. 1926, H. B. Ashley
SIT, B. B. TewS13, Bank of ST. Pauls
5000, Planters Bank and Trust Co.
S791.1O, Shulk Plow Co. S14, freight
agent, Pembroke, $1.26, Mccormick
CO. $3.50, Peter Dial $15.75, Richard
Cum ings & Son So, Oakley McMil-
Ian S62, Cherokee Supply Co. $12.75,
Arch Mcneil S25. White & Cough
S31.75, E. B. Stone $6.25, T. R. To-
lar SIG, Raynham Trading Co. s27,-
80, X. M. Biggs $1O4.20, st. Pauls
maJkey $3.50, salaries keeper and
guards chain-gang No. 1 $1,000, R..
II. Braswell $19.49, Jerry Pugh SIS,
]. J. Alison $3.50, D. A. Mccall S5.76,
Mccall Bros. $29.45, L. w. William
son So, Hub Hdw. Co. $13.25, A. B.
Watson Co. $245.19, Ira Billiard S52.-
IS, J. D. Buie s43.93, Wishart Co.
s265.O6, N. jacob H'lw. Co. $38.25,
Oakley Mcmillan $3.45, R. D. Cald-
well & Son $18.45, w. G. Brown 81,
Id. W.. Biggs SIS, K. M. Biggs $38,
McAllister Hdw. Co. $6.68, D. B.
Hu. rphrey Sc, Owcut Bell $21.25, w.
/ H. Rainey road supervisor salary
s115, Robesonian fus Co. publish
ing road law and mailing 1,UU3 OK
ira copies S25, statement Of road fin
ances s2.75, Splits, salary keeper and
guards chain gang No. $1O5.42
; Bracy Bros. So, S. B. Williams $12
H. J. Singleton duties as secretary
and legal work S1OO. Total $685.
80.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-17
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

New York's historic city hall, built
more than 100 years ago, constructed
mostly of marble and considered ar
chitecturally one Of the most beau
tiful buildings in the country, was
threatened with destruction by fire
Thursday. Flames broke out in its
wooden clock tower. After an hours
work by the firemen they were un-
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-17
: Whooping Cough

One of the most successful prepa-
rations in use for this disease is
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. S. w.
McClinton, Blandon Springs, Ala,
writes, "Our baby had whooping
cough as bad as most any baby could
have it. gave him Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and it soon got him
we'll" Obtainable everywhere.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-17
"Chamberlain's Tablets Have Done
Wonders for Me-.

II have been a sufferer from stom-
ach trouble for a number of years,
and although I have used a great
number of remedies recommended for
this complaint, Chamberlain's Tablets
is the first medicine that has given
me positive and lasting relief" writes
Mrs. Anna Kadin, Spencerport, N.
Y. "Chamberlain's Tablets have done
wonders for me and I value them very
highly" Obtainable everywhere.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-17

der control and later were extinguish-
ed. The loss was estimated at $685.
900.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-07-27
MARsHAL's SALES FOR AUGUST

VIII be sold before the court house
door in the Town of Smyrna, Cobb
County, Georgia, on the first Tues
Eday in August, 1917, within the le-
gal hours of sale, to the highest bid
der for cash, the following described
property, to-wit: All that tract or
parcel of land situated, lying and
being in Cobb County, Georgia, and
beginning at the corner of Mrs. Lau-
ra Walkers lot on the north side of
Roswell street, and running in q
northerly direction along said street
| 36 feet to street; thence running
along the last named street 108 feet;
thence west 80 feet more or less to
B. F. Reeds line; thence south a.
long Reefs line to Mrs. Laura Wal
ker's line; thence along Walkers line
to starting point; said above describ-
ed land lying and being in the Town
of Smyrna, Georgia. Land part of
original land lot No $50 in the 18th
District and End Section of Cobb
County, Georgia.
Levied on as the property Of w.
Y. Allen by virtue of Tax Fl. Fa.
issued By G. L. Daniel, ST., Clerk
and Tax Collector of the Town of
Smyrna for Town Taxes for the year
1916, and to satisfy said fl. ia and
costs.
Written :.otice given in terms of
the law.
This 18th day of July, 1917.
H. HEMRRE, Marshal
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-07-27
NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is hereby given of the in
tention to have introduced, for pas
sage at the present session Of the
General Assembly of the State of
Georgia, local Bill having the fol-
lowing caption, to-wit:
A BILL
To be entitled an Act to amend ian
Act to authorizeuthe Mayor and
Council of the City of Marietta in
the County of Cobb, to have held an
election by the qualified voters of
said city, to determine whether or
not bonds shall be issued by said
City of Marietta to be sold for the
purpose of purchasing, establishing,
maintaining and acquiring system
of waterworks in said City of Mariet-
IA, and to authorize the issuance of
said bonds and assessing and collect
ing a tax on all property both real
and personal, in said City of Mari
eta, for the purpose of paying in
terest on said bonds, as well as the
principal thereof, and for the pur-
pose of creating the Board of Water
and Lights and making them a body
corporate, and defining their powers
and duties, and for other purposes"
approved August 20, 1906, SO as to
strike from said original Act the pro-
vision therein that the Mayor of the
City and the Chairman of the Com
mittee of water and lights from the
Council shall beEx-Officio members
of said Board of Lights and Water
works, and by providing that said
Board shall consist of five members,
to be elected by the Mayor and coun-
ell of said City; to fix the terms of
the members of said Board and times
of their elections, the filling of va
cancies in said Board and for other
purposes.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-07-27
SHERIFF'S SALES FOR AUGUST
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.

GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
Will be sold on the first Tuesday
in August, 1917, at public cutlery,
before the Court House door in said
County, within the legal hours of
sale, to the highest bidder for cash,
the following property, to-wit:
A certain city lot on West side of
Atlanta street, in the town of Smyr-
ma, Cobb County, Georgia, bounded
as follows: Beginning on west side
of Atlanta ST. south east corner of
Ruan property and extending in
Southerly direction along west side
of said St. distance of 3051a feet
to the lot of Walker Fuller, thence
westerly along Walker Fuller line to
a point of 1862 feet from the south
line of said Ruan property, thence
north westerly from northwest cor
ner of Walker Fuller's lot distance
of 1862 feet to south line of Ruan
property, thence Northwesterly a.
long south line of Ruan property,
back to starting point.
Levied on as the property of F.
ID. Tinsley to satisfy tax fl. ia. in
favor of Cobb County, issued by T.
H. LEROY, t. c., for State and
County taxes for year 1916, Writ
ten notices given in terms of the
law.
Also at the same time and place,
East half of land lot No. 1859, of
the 10th District and End Section of
Cobb County, Ga, containing 20 ac-
res, more or less,
Levied on as the property of Mrs
Milton Terrell to satisfy a tax fl fla
in favor of Cobb County, issued by
I. H. LEROY, T. c., for State and
Couty taxes for year 1916. Writ.
ten notices given in terms of the law
Also at the same time and place
all that tract or parcel of land lying
and being in the town of Austell il
the 18th District and End Section OF
Cobb County, Ga, more fully de
scrlbed as follows: Commencing or
Southeast corner of the property Of
Ed Crosby home place, running Easr
SO feet on north side of Washing
ton st. thence North 200 feet uni
formed width of SO feet being the
west half of property bought by Ed
Crosby from James Hill, on January
9th, 1904.
Levied on as the property of Lind
sey Butler to satisfy a tax fl ia il
favor of Cobb county, issued by T
II. LEROY, T. c., for State and Coun
ty taxes for year 1916. Written no
tees given in terms of the law.
Also at the same time and place
Is acres more or less on the nortl
side of land lot No. Ait, in the j It'll
District and End Section of sale
County, said property extending al
the way across the North end of sale
lot (417) and being in the shape Of
square, extending from the NORTH
linerof said lot along the East anc
West line thereof a sufficient dis
lance to embrace 10 acres, more OF
less.
Levied on as the property of |. V
Edison, to satisfy tax fl fla in ia.
vor Of Cobb County, issued by T. H
LEROY, T. c, for State and County
taxes for year 1916. Written notice
given in terms of the law.
Also at the same time and place
all that tract or parcel of land, lying
and being in the City of Marietta
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-07-27

W. E. SWANSON, Sheriff.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04
EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN

We hope there are none in this
county but for fear that there are
some parents who have not seriously
considered the education of their chill
dren we recount again the blessing of
an education.
The child who has to face the next
quarter-century without generous
education will find mother wit incom-
petent to earn livelihood. The in
creased intelligence which is being de-
manded of workers in every walk OF
life shows too plainly what will be the
fate of the poorly educated in the flu
ture.
Not only in the field Of labor will
this work at books prove helpful. II
the realm of mental fancy dwells
many lands which the educated minc
can explore. For a parent to selfish.
ly deprive a child of its chance is 6
crime, as it well should be, in the eyes
of good people, and society owes it t.
every child that it have a fair oppor
tunity to learn and become wei
trained.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04
! ITALY,S GREAT FIGHT

- NaIsu- faIu- al, yea iza. Just hna
war at this time. Prejudiced, per
haps, at first, by the story of he
adhesion to the allied cause, wher
she came only after unsuccessful hec'
llings with Austria for territory, v,
have unwittingly ignored the import
ant battles which have been fought b
the Italian soldiers.
AS you very well know, ItaIy's goa
is Trieste, and the Austrian port i
defended by positions which were con
sidered almost impregnable. The Ital
ian army has extended its line beyont
the direct approaches of the seapor
and to the northeast is fighting BE-
tie which experts declare may result
in signal disaster to the Austrian ar
mics. The object of the italian staf
seems directed at the armies mo-
than the city, although most of III
agree that the latter will come if tht
armies are destroyed.
Just at present the long battle lins
is comparatively quiet. Perhaps til
shell supply is out, for the Italians hav'
to depend upon their allies for mo
of their coal and munition materials
but at last the allied chiefs are awak.
ening to the possibility of an advar
through Austria from Italv. Already
they remember that guns which boor
in France and Flanders can be fri
in Austria in four days and that
transfer by the Germans means :
longer trip. Here at last is the inner
line, along which the allies can bea'
the Central empires at transferring
men and materials!
The United States is not at wa
with Austria. This is strange S..
uation for partner in a gang fight
We might as well declare war on the
allies of the Teutonic empire in or
der to be able to use our troops and
supplies where they will produce thu
most results quickest. 1t is our idea
that on the Italian front things
would begin to move if the French
British and Americans concent
their artillery and supplies. Italy
assures us that she can furnish the
trained men.
We write this to call your atten-
ton to the fight which the Italians
are waging. Their struggle is COM
parable to that of the French, but
we have been hearing very little of
its hardships. Through Austria lies
the road to Berlin is the wisdom
credited to Napoleon-who knows
but that the advice of the Corsican
will be followed in the present wa-
For ourselves we believe that the
Italian front is the strategic front of
the war. Let US watch results with
attention.
-
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04
THE WORLD WANTS PEACE

In the midst of war, and our own
preparation for slaughter, let US not
lose sight of the aim of our activity.
We are like the man in~the story; we
like peace well enough to have war
for it.
The cause for which we struggle is
peace; the characterization of Ger
many is sought merely because it will
give the world peace. In our enthu-
siasm for war we must not lose sight
of this cardinal point in our bearings.
While peace talk is being frowned
upon, officially and unoficially, the
people of all nations have a right to
orderly seek a common understanding
with their foes, if they can do SO with
out hampering the war activities of
their own government.
There are more human beings inter
ested in the making of peace than in
the waging of war. Every govern
raent at war knows this, and each one
of them seeks some noble ground up
on which to excuse a war to the hilt.
Governments know that peoples are
going to have hand in the peace thai
is to come.
1t is the will of the people that
peace be secured as soon as possible
| The American people have faith If
their rulers. Other countries are
the same and while all wish fol
peace, the war continues.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04
Music

There is something marvellous in mu-
sic. ! might almost say that music
is in itself a marvel. Its position is
somewhere between the region of
thought and that of phenomena, a
glimmering medium between mind and
matter, related to both and yet diff
fering from either, spiritual and yet
requiring rythm, material and yet in
dependent of space Heinrich Heine,
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

The corn crop is estimated to
reach 3,247, O0o,O 900 bushels. Oats are
estimated at 100000 bushels. This
means about 12O,OOO,0OO bushels in
crease in corn and about 350,000,0 900
bushels increase in oats.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04
Straddling between Tigris and Eu

Straddling between Tigris and Eu-
pirates, the British army controls the
land route to India, leaving the Turk
hundreds of miles of desert to the
west and some precarious Judgments
in the mountains north and east. The
drive on Bagdad which the Germans
are reported to be preparing will have
plenty of work on its hands.-Nev
York World.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

Canada has discovered new source
of revenue. It proposes to tax the
tourists who leave that country and
come to Florida this winter. But the
head tax will not keep many of the
Canadians at home. Those who cal
afford to come south, can afford to
pay So each to get out of Canada
st. Petersburg Independent.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

We are ready for the Italians to
plunge forward again. The Aus
TRANS seem sick of the war anyhow.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

There are lots of hot days ahead
of youth this life.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

If England does not win the war,
she has lost it. If Germany does moi
lose the war, she has won it," says
Paul Lensch. There is some reason
sng behind his words.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

Don't insist upon being duller than
YOU really are; take in everything you
can.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04
From Our Exchanges

The kaiser must certainly be big
headed kind of fellow saying to our
dignified ambassador, as he did, "Ill
stand no nonsense from America af-
ter the war;" It's wonder that Ger
ard didn't hit him a tap. There are
some Americans who would have done
it, and taken chances on getaway
Arcadia Daily News.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

We see where swimming expert in
Honolulu has invented web gloves so
humans can swim like ducks. Nobody
didn't have to invent anything to make
some people act like geese.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

Entered at the postoffice at Tarpon
Springs, Fla, as second class matter.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

A boost for your customers is added
pay.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

The war has withdrawn about L.
COG, 1000 men from the industries Of
Che nation. Naturally there must be
some radical changes in our methods
In order to prevent loss.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

Good business and hard heartedness
apparently go hand-in-hand many a
time.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

afirms the German foreign minister.
kuhlmann, who ought to know.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

Food famine is always a danger.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

mo man can advise any course for
young people except moderately early,
well-assorted marriages" says DR.. W.
S. Roble. They might advise other
wise, but it would be well-nigh useless.
Laura Jean Libby says "have one
pocketbook between husband and
wife which shows how much she
knows. But in these times the aver
age man catches the devil having one
pocketbook, even.
A man stopped US the other day and
asked US if we were making money.
We told him that we cleared five thou
sand last year. He looked puzzled,
and so were we-as to whether he
would believe it.
During August Great Britain i'm
ported $250,000,000 worth more than
she exported. For the first eight
months of the year the excess Of i'm
ports totals more than billion and a
half dollars.
We wonder how the American
wife of Count Won Bernstorff must
feel over the disclosures which have
mixed up his name and shown his
faithlessness to the government to
which he was accredited?
Just how true are the reports of
persons arriving at an American
port" is shown by the story of mass.
ed U-boat attack, which sank five mer-
ehantmen and two destroyers. Sec
rotary Daniels has denied the report.
NAVAL experts" says the Wall
Street Journal, "who signed a note
stating that England would be
brought to her knees in three months
expect the customary renewals" In
The peace conference that note wcr'
be negotiable paper, either.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

Germany certainly had some fools
In her diplomatic service throughout
the world.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

Not every cloud rains; why weep?
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

"There should be no evasion on the
wife's part" says Laura Jean Libby,
hut that doesn't help hubby getting
home early in the morning.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

The announcement that an airpIane
motor has been invented leads one to
think that the hot air artists have
been harnessed.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

German currency" says the Wall
Street Journal, sis approaching a
scrap-of-paper basis"
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

With the present high prices of 10
Dor almost anybody can make $500 6
month.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-04

"If you have brains" says Gen. Gal
lieni, "use them; if you haven't, plant
cabbages."