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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28
Hailstorm Does Great Damage a
Wilmington

Wilmington
A special to the Greensboro Daily
News gives the following graphic
account af hail storms that hit Viii
mington Wednesday of last week:
1.-TWO hail storms that hit this city
and outlying districts today did dam
age to crops, fruit trees and build
ings that will run far into thous-
ands of dollars. The first that came
at 1875 was of five minutes dura-
ton and during that time stones al
most as large as hen eggs pelted
down, crushing skylights, breaking
windows and cutting holes in auto
mobile tops parked on the streets
The second, which came an hour and
half later, did great damage in the
country, completely wiping out crops
in certain sections. At places the
stones drifted six inches deep. Corn
was cut down and vegetables shred
ded by the unusually large stones
The hot houses of florists were
wrecked and the plants greatly dam.
aged.
A portable house that was being
erected at Wrightsville beach collap'
sed, narrowly averting serious injury
to workmen. Houses occupied by ne
groes near the city and covered with
cypress boards had the roofs beate1
in like so much cardboard. The old
est inhabitants cannot remember any
storm Of such proportions"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28
GAINESVILLE News Ratch

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
GAINESVILLE, May 23-Farmers are
preparing their crops for this year
and We ar. glad to see sunshine and
rain. nJaasa
Mr.. T. C. Barnes of Lumt erton
was business visitor in town Tues
day.
Miss Hesba Hedgpeth, a student at
Meredith college, returned home
Wednesday
Mr.. Ed Britt Of st. Paul was a bus
mess visitor in town Tuesday.
Mr.. Craven Pitman, a student at
Buie's Greek, returned home Friday.
Mrs. H. ". Powers of Boa oman
was visiting Mr.. and Mrs. II. r.
Barnes Tuesday.
Mr.. J. H. johnson of GAINESVILLE
was a business visitor in Lumberton
Wednesday.
Mr.. Roger Pitman of GAINESVILLE
was visiting at Fair Bluff Wednesday
night.
Watch out for the wedding bells
soon.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS
80 PHo~.cHE KIDNEYS AND - ID DEE

you right up and make you feel fine
and vigorous want you to go back
to the store and get your money.
Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying ut
sale of calomel because it IL real liver
medicine; entirely vegetable, therefore
it can not salivate or make you SICK:
guarantee that one spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and consul
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miser.
able. I guarantee that bottle Of
Dodson's Liver Tone will keep your
entire family feeling fine for months
Give it to your children. It is harm
less; doesn't grippe and they like it,
pleasant taste.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28
BRIEF ITEMS OF WAR NEWS
Two Big Ships Sunk and Many Lives

Two Big Ships Sunk and Many Lives
Lost
German submarines have sent to
the bottom two more big steamers
and caused the loss of 458 lives. The
vessels were the British steamer
Pennsylvania, acting as a transport,
which was sunk in the Mediterrane-
an, and the French steamer Sontag,
with passengers from Saloniki for
Marseilles.
Airship Raid
Under cover Of the clouds, four
German airships, presumably Zeppe-
Inns, have carried out a bombing raid
on the eastern counties of England
Only one person was killed and the
damage done by the explosives was
slight. In the thick weather the mar.
auders escaped unchanged, although
British airmen arose and tried to
locate and engage them.
1000 Additional Doctors Wanted by
Navy
The navy is seeking 1000 add
tional doctors to furnish proper med
ical care for the 100000 men wht
will be in the naval establishment
when it reaches full war strength.
In addition, 1000 hospital appren
tice recruits will be needed in two
months. About that number alread!
are under training and will be pu
into active service as rapidly as pos
sible.
New examinations for navy sur
geons will be held June 2 when 81
men have been authorized to underg
the test. The last examination
brought in 88 out Of 1913 candidates
Fayetteville Offers Site for Canton
ment Camp
Fayetteville is offering some 20,
900 acres of land between that tow
and Manchester as site for one o
the IL cantonment camps to be es
tablished in the Southeast depart
ment. Col. H. J. Hunt, U. S. A., in
spected the site last week.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28
PLANT CORN ADVISES u. S.
DEP ARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Corn Must Help Win the War-The
Winter Wheat Crop is Short-Eat
More Corn and esq Wheat

Corn Must Help Win the War-The
Winter Wheat Crop is Short-Eat
MOre-C Corn and Less Wheat
The Robesonian has received from
the United States Department of Ag-
rigulture a large poster reading as
follows:
"Plant Corn. The President of the
United States to Farmers:
"'By planting and increasing his
production in every way possible, ev-
cry farmer will perform labor of
patriotism for which he will be rec
ognized as soldier of the commits
sary adding his share to the food sup
ply Of his people,
"Corn must help win the war
Plant corn on all suitable land moi
used for food or feed crops. If ear
ly planting has failed, replant wher.
ever there is a chance for crop.
1.-THE winter wheat crop is short
Report of May 8 on condition Of
winter wheat indicates that the crol
will be the smallest for 13 years
Condition of spring wheat not We
determined, but estimated wheat pro
duction is inadequate to meet de
mands to meet prospective demands
More corn will make up for short
age of wheat.
"Eat more corn, less wheat"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28
Ugh! Calomel is Horrible! It
Shocks Your Liver, If Bilious
VALOMEL SICKENs! DON'T DAYS WORK! CLEAN YOUR
LIVER AND BOWELS WITH "DODSON'S LIVER TONE !

ugn! Calomel makes you sick. It's
n nOr Take a dose of the dan
s ser0us drug tonight and tomorrow
'OG C may lose days work.
VIII Gdlomel ie mercury or quicksilver
CaI ien causes necrosis of the bones.
VIII Uf;.tSTmei' when it comes into contact
ina ,n !; sour bile crashes into it, break
tbsst II up, This j. when you feel
Won Won awful nausea ard cramping. If
outn are :s sluggish and "all knocked
els con ~ your liver is torpid and bow
SS.azlzlness, coated tongue. breath Is
s Snu or stomach sour, Just try q
T yUoniul Of harmless Dodson's liver
lone ne tonight. ' 'A
drnn f 81 my guarantee-Go to any
Of ha STORE and get a so cent bottle
suoo w%saSon's Liver Tone. Take q
a' and It it doesn't straighter
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28
War Preparations of United States
Remarkable

In farewell address to the Amer
lean people Thursday, Foreign Sec,
Eetary Balfour warmly expressed
thanks for the kindness and sympa-
thy with which the British war mis-
sion has been received in this coun-
try, declared what the United States
has accomplished during the forty
days since it entered the war most
remarkable, and said he would car
nv back to the Allies across the water
his belief that with as little delay as
human imperfections allow the full
ard decisive weight Of America
would be thrown into the struggle
for democracy.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28
Members of Onion Trust Indicted

Members OF ONION Trust Ind1cted
Eighty-eight corporations and in
dividuals were indicted by the Fed
eral grand jury at Boston Thurs
day for conspiring to monopolize in
ter-State commerce in onions. The
indictments, which were returned as
as a result of a nationwide inquiry
into the cost of food conducted last
winter by United States ATTORNEY
George w. Anderson of Boston, al
lege that the defendenants divided
territory of the country between
them for the purpose of eliminating
competition; that maximum prices
were fixed for the purchase of onions
and that the supply was boarded il
order to increase prices:
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28

Tor purpose OF considering the QueS-
ton Of borrowing ten thousand dol
lars for public improvements of said
town, and for the transaction of such
other business as may come before
the said meeting.
This the 18th day of May, 1917.
L. N. AUSLEY, Mayor,
A. M. BREEZE,
N. McINNIS,
WIN. LOWRIE,
J. A. MCCORMICK,
Commissioners.
The following, constituting the
mayor and all the board of commits
sioners were present: j. N. Ausley,
Mayor, A. M. Breeze, N. McInnis,
VIM. Lowrie and j. A. Mccormick,
commissioners.
L. N. Ausley presided as mayor
and E. M. Paul, Clerk and Treasurer,
acted as secretary and clerk.
On motion of N. McInnis, second
ed by J. A. Mccormick, the following
ordinance was unanimously adopted
by the board, all the aforesaid COM
mlssloners, voting in the affirmative
and none in the negative.
Whereas, it appears to the board
of commissioners of the town of
Pembroke that in order to preserve
the health Of the citizens of the said
town and for the public welfare and
interest of said town, it is an i'm
perative public necessity that the
said town Of Pembroke borrow, and
it's mayor and board are hereby di-
rected and empowered to borrow the
sum- of ten thousand dollars and is
sue and sell it's negotiable coupon
bonds in the said sum of ten thou
sand dollars ($1O,OOO) for the financ-
ing of said public improvements.
shall be to finance the construction
of a system of surface drains, cutters
and bitches within said town, finance
the labor for same and any and all
things necessary to an adequate
drainage of said town; to improve the
streets Of said town; to finance the
labor and material and any and all
things necessary for said improve
ments.
(b). The maximum principal
amount of said issue shall be Ter
Thousand Dollars ($10,O0O.0O), So,
900 Of which amount shall be uset
for drainage and $4,000 for stree
/ Improvement
(c). Bonds bear a rate of interes
not to exceed five and one half pc
I centIm, per annum.
/ (d). The said bonds shall matur
twenty years from the date of thei
> issue.
l (e). The average period of useful
ness Of said purposes is thirt
years.
e.. A tax sufficient to pay tn
i principal and interest of the bond
shall be annually levied and collect
ed.
5 (g). A statement of the debts of tn
said town of Pembroke has been fill
ed with the clerk and treasurer an
is open to public inspection.
(h). The average assessed valu
!, aticn of property subject to taxatio
! by the municipality for the three fis
: cal years not preceding this, a
! shown by statement heretofore fl
ed is $77,809.00.
G). The amount of the net del
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28
REVISING WAR REVENUE BILL
Senate Committee May Reduce Gross
Tax Levy of Bill by About One
Third

Senate Committee May Reduce Gross
Tax Levy of Bill by About One
Third
Revision Of the $1,sO0,OOO,OOO war
revenue bill, passed Wednesday by
the House of Congress was begun
Thursday by the Senate finance CON-
mittee. Reduction of the gross tax
levy of the bill by about one-third, or
to about $1,25O 900 900, is said to be
favored by most Of the committee
men.
It is deemed certain, at least, that
the aggregate tax burden will not be
increased, and that the committee will
not consider adding the extra esti-
mates of $445, 100000, recently sub
mitted by the Treasury Department
Short term bonds to take care of the
millions by which the total levy fol
this year probably will be reduced
apparently is generally favored.
Chairman Simmons announced that
the committee had agreed to the fol
lowing changes in the House meas.
ure:
To strike out the additional retro.
active income tax on incomes earned
in 1916.
To strike out all provisions for in
creased second class mail rates, un
der the zone system, and substitute z
low direct tax probably about two
per cent, on all advertising, includ
ing that in newspapers and maya
zines and of bill boards, posters ane
streets cars.
To strike out all the proposed in
, creases in inheritance tax schedules
and
To substitute for the House excess
profits tax, on profits over eight pei
cent of invested capital and exces!
profits based instead on average prof
its for a period Of years not more
than five.
Newspapers and magazines have
vigorously fought the proposed zon'
| system increase, declaring they woul,
be ruinous to many publications. Tn
loss of revenue by elimination of tn
section will be partly if not who'll.
recouped, the committee believes, b.
its proposed two per cent tax on al
| advertising.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28
RIFT OF $4,000 FOR FLORA
MACDONALD COLLEGE

Geo. Watts Gives That Amount on
Condition That an Additional $780,
200 be Raised Commencement Ad-
dress by DIR. Henry Churchill King
Business Department Added
Graduates.
An offer of Geo. w. Watts of Dur
ham to contribute $4,000 to Flora
Macdonald college at Red Springa
on condition that other friends of
the institution give 100000 was
announced by the board of trustees
on commencement day Wednesday of
last week. Plans which are expected
to result in securing this generous
donation are already under way. This
announcement aroused enthusiasm
similar to that aroused year ago
when DR.. Jas. A. Macdonald of To-
ronto gave the college $4,000 to en-
dow chair of history.
DR.. Henry Churchill King president
of 0berlin college, Oberlin, Ohio, de-
livered the address before the grad
uating class, an dit ranks with the
best addresses ever heard at the col
lege, which has been fortunate IN the
class of men secured for this annu-
al event among the most distinguish
ed in recent years being DR.. Jas. A.
Macdonald, who delivered the address
last year. DIR. Kings subject was
Reverence for Personality.
He used many illustrations and
quotations from the classics, but in
each instance declared that these had
been found first of all in the Word
of God. "The greatest use for q
life is not to dominate other lives,
he said, "but to influence others to
make the most and the best of their
lives. There are only limited num-
be: Of features with which to make
up the human face, yet there are nc
two faces in the word exactly alike
Just so with personality; it is in
dividual; it is solitary; each is uni.
que; it is the greatest miracle in the
divine economy; no one person real
ly knows the innermost personality
of another; God alone holds the key
to each and every one and only Coo
can satisfy the individual heart ant
soul". In discussing the respect due
the personality of others, he made
the point that even Christ will mo-
force His way into the human heart
but stands at the door and knocks"
The board of trustees authorized
the establishment of business de
partment for next year, for teaching
sstenography, typewriting and book
Keeping; the enlargement of the do
nestle science and art departments
ard other improvements in the build
ings.
The trustees found the reports TO
the year full of encouragement ant
the prospects for the next yea
bright. An unusually large numbe
Of paid applications for next yea
nave already been registered.
diplomas and Bibles were presente
70 the following young ladies': Misse
Annie Barr, Greenville, S. c.; Lou
Use Dixon, Red Springs; Grace Cal
ther, Newton; Ruth Gilchrist, Lau
nnburg; Lucky Haskitt, Kinston; An
RE Johnson, Red Springs; Glady
MErrby, Kenly; Geneva Morrison, Nc
COLL 5. c.; Ethel McEachern, Hs
mer, S. c.; Mary Mcleod, Re
springs; Virginia Taylor, Greenville
Huth Townsend. Raynham; Dickso
,yardell. Red Springs; Louise Wi
ilams, Dunr.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28
10 PREVENT SELF-POIsONING

Bowels clogged with waste matter
poison the whole system. Foley Ca
thartic Tablets work gently but sure
ly; do not grippe nor cause nausea.
Recommended for indigestion, consG-
patton, sick headache, bloating, bill
iousness, sour stomach, gas on stom-
ach, coated tongue, bad breath or 9th
er conditions caused by disordered
digestion. Sold everywhere.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-28

=, bunk Maske, negro, was electrocut-
90 IN the penitentiary at Raleigh Fri
GTay Tor the murder last March of
LGgar Williams, a member Of the
ponce force of Wingate, Union coun-
". Inc negro killed the officer while
resisting arrest On minor charge.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-09
NEGRO DESCRIBES
DEATH RIDE ON
TOP OF U-B0AT
-Four Americans Among VIc-
Tins on Belgian Prince,

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 9 - William
Smell, negro OF Jacksonville, Fla, the
only American survivor OF the British
steamer Belgian Prince, which was sunk
July II by German submarine with
the loss OF thirty eight lives, today gave
details OF his experience 10 the Asso.
cated Press He said
Story of Negro.
"A torpedo hit the engine room. A
submarine then quickly came to the
surface abou, 100 Yards TO s,arbasrd
and fired at our wireless apparatus
We left the Belgian Prince in three
boats and had got fifty yards from the
ship when the submarine came along
side and asked for our captain, who
was taken aboard and inSid. the IT,.
boat
we were then ordered to the deck Of
the submarine, where we were told by
the commander to remove our life.
belts and to lie on the deck. Then the
commander went into the boats threw
the oars into the sea and had hi, men
remove the provisions After that the
plugs were taken out OF holes in the
boats which were then cast adrii,.
Saved His Life Belt.
The submarine went 10 the north
east for twelve miles the commander
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-09
AMERICAS WORK
IN RUSSIA TAKEN
UP BY OFFICIALS
Reports From Mission Still
Kept Secret,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-America's
work toward rehabili,ating Russia was
taken up by officials today who had be-
fore them the extensive reports and
advice OF the mission headed BY Elihu
Root
Details Still Secret
Details of the general report still are
kept secret Mr.. Root believes that any
information regarding the missions
findings should come from President
Wilson. Other members OF the com
mission, while refusing the discuss the
report are anxious that il be published
as quickly as possible because they be
licve il would be OF great aid to the
United States in understanding true
conditions in. Russia.
Six special reports probably will be
sumitted to different departments Of the
government by the commissioner, each
OF whom was given a special assign.
ment to cover some particular branch of
the new government that he might give
the Russians advice and be OF particular
aid to the United States officials on his
return home.
Labor ConditionA
Reports on labor condition, particu-
larly are being eagerly awaited by gov
ernment officials and labor leaders, be-
cause OF the great activity OF workmen
in the formation Of the new govern
ment and the fact that unofficial re-
ports on tha, iedthre of The situation
have been conflicting. Although James
Duncan has not completed his special
report. he gave an outline OF some of
the principal features OF II today that
he nigh, set at rest conflicting s,orie,
which have gone broadcast
The Russian workingman certainly
will do his shae," Mr. Duncan said
He has done IT already, and he is en-
tering the spirit OF the new government
with a whole heart When the scheme
of government finally is rounded out
he will be found to have big hand in
IT and he will discharge his duties
properly"
The mission lunched today with Sec
retary Lansing Mr. Root probably will
leave for New York tomorrow. Others
have not decided when they will leave
Washington.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-09
On the German slur.

To the Editor
Your Issue Of July rs contained AN al.
tice or the "german slur about the
United States being nothing but bluff
Evidently they think they know what
they are talking sbout
After sizing up the latest attack on
the government by way Of enlolnins
the draft army from leaving the United
States wo wonder. The Honorable Tay.
lor SAYS he In not Ia the service ~ any
pscinst or similar Organization, and nv
he Ia not working for his health. who
10 he working for
Ia there any limit 10 the millions ~
dollars and iron crosses that Gesmany
would give to keep the American army
at home
with members Of both houses In wash
ington fighting the air with their mouths
IN, majority OF the rest In the cloak
rooms, on, Of hearing ~ the meaningless
hArangue, and the government wnits the
last straw broke the camels back" how
long win n take England and France 20
see through the things, and atand by 10
lot the Germans come and Get what they
want
No sane man buf knows that tho Eng
llsh navy In the only force that IL keeping
Germany NJ home nov, aud II the re-
port ~ the sight Of one periscope causes
20 much uneaslress on the Atlantic coast
what would-O, hell what's the use
the country desires what Ia happening or
II would not happen.
J. EDWARDS,
Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-09
CREEK SOCIETIES
ARE DRAWN INTO
FERGUSON PROBE
Report Said Politics Played
by Texas ''Frats,

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. "a state
nent by DR.. R. +. Vinson, president OF
the University OF Texas, that he ia
vored iratcrni,les under certain con
dtionS, was followed by long exami-
nation into the Greek letter societies
Al the university today by w A. Han
ger, attorney for Gov James + fersu-
son. at the hearing OF charges looking
10 the impeachment Of the chief exeou-
tive which were filed by P o, Fuller,
speaker Of the house.
Exceeded Sphere Of Activities.
Mr. Hanger read a long report ot a
committee which Investigated the fro.
terniiy question while President Me1es
WAS head OF the university. This re-
port said that 1t had been unanimously
decided tha, the fraternites at that
time exceeded the sphere OF their &C
tivitieS in political and other ways and
had created class distinctions
Previously DR., Vinson had testified
that there had been an immense i'm.
provement during his administration il
this phase OF the school. He said that
of course, there still were some fools in
the university" and added, there prob
ably always would be
Absence of Professors.
Mr. Hanger questioned the absence
from the university OF certain profes
sors but DR.. Vnson declared that the,
had only been away for a short time
and without interfering with their du-
ties
Or Ninson favored paying teacher.
for working during the university sum,
mer schools. lie said that while The
university might compel instructors tc
do summer school work without addi-
tional pay, no other university did so
and action along that hne would pu
the University of Texas in class b,
itself"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-09
BROTHER DENIES
FORTUNE WASTED
BY De SAULLES
Statement Says Wife Caused
Domestic Trouble,

MlNEOLA, N, Y, Aug o,-Charles
A. II. DeSsulles, in a statement issued
today denied that his brother had
,quandSed Mrs. Desaulles fortune.
This charge is entirely without foun
dation," he said. "My brother did no,
only no, use any OF her private fund,
but was generous in his financial deal
ingS with her spending large sum. TO
CRAFTY her expenSlv, tastes and to pay
her debts
AS to their married life shall make
no charge or recrlmination Bu, |
shall say tha, my brother was dcyo,-
ed and loving husband in the earlier
days OF their married life and that il
is the opinion Of her friends as well
as OF his that the chang. in their mar
ital relations ~aS due to her treatmen,
OF him
~ have It IN writing over her own
signature that their domestic differ
enceS were chiefly due to her own
fault II is certain tina, her friends
continued to like and respect my brother
after the divorce proceedings
"Nor do / believe her act was caused
by an over-powering affection for tn,
boy She had agreed to a division oI
custody Even when she had him IL
her charge she did not spend her tim,
with him by any means
During the divorce proceedings sh,
went abroad Tor several months leaving
the boy in this country"