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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
Trained Pigeons Garry Army Messages
These Birds Can Fly From 100
to 500 Miles and Are Sent
Out With AeropIanes
or MotorboatS.

Training homing pigeons as means
OF conveying messages between mill
tary stations of the United States Is
not being neglected. The picture
shows two of the birds now being
trained at an eastern army reservation,
with their soldier instructor. The gov
eminent has put In training many
thousands of homing pigeons. The
birds when trained have a flying radius
OF 100 to 500 miles. according to wealth
er. They are sent out with aeroplanes
or motorboats of the mosquito fleet"
and when released carry messages
home at at the rate of LOCO to 100
yards a minute. In aviation work the
birds are used as emergency messen-
gers.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
GEOGRAPHICAL COMPARISONS.
How Some Well Known Places Com
pare With Our Country.

1t Is only by comparison that some
things can be understood. and this Is
particularly true of divisions of the
earths surface. Every one has fairly
clear idea of the size of his own state
or county or even OF the whole area
of the United States. BY comparing
other countries and seas with those
that are familiar to US on the map a
much clearer notion of them is OBJ
tanned.
Greece is about the size of Vermont.
Palestine Is about onefourth of the
size of New York.
Hindustan Is more than a hundred
times as large as Palestine.
The great desert OF Africa has nearly
the dimensions of the United States.
The Red sea would extend from
Washington to Colorado. and 1t is
three times as wide as Lake Ontario.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
And This Is For the Children
UNITED STATES MAIL.
A Game Which ls Played Much the
Same as "stasecoaeh.'

A Game Which ls Played Much the
Same as "staeeco aeh.'
An enjoyable game is United States
mail Place the chairs at equal dis
tances and IN each a player. These
players choose the names OF cities Of
the United States. and the leader. who
must have n good memory, will begin
the game by calling out, for Instance,
Buffalo and San Francisco These
two cities viii now change places. and
IL the leader can possess himself Of
either vacant seat In the course of the
exchange the person thus ousted must
be leader In his turn. When the leader
calls General delivery every one
must move to some new seat, and the
person that is left without seat Is
the new leader.
The old game of Stagecoach is played
In much the same way except that diff
ferent parts OF the stageconch and its
various passengers the horses and so
Oh are selected by the players, and the
leader must improvise a story intro
ducing as many Of these names as
possible. AS the name of each player
Is introduced he must rise and whirl
around. resuming his seat. When the
leader says "Stagecoaeh' the whole
company must go through this per-
Torrance. and when the climax Of
breakdown is reached all change
places. and In the melee the story tell
or finds Il chair. thus forcing a new
story teller TO the front.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
TRICK WITH A ROPE.
Releasing Yourself While Your Hands
Are Tied.

Procure rope the thickness. of q
clothesline about twelve or fifteen feet
long Ask some one to tie your wrists
together with handkerchief; then get
him to draw the rope through the arms
and hold the two ends tightly. Bid
him stand as far away as the double
ropes will permit. The performer is
now to drop the rope from his arms
without untying the handkerchief
To accomplish 1t he must pull tight
ly against the person holding the ends
of the rope This enables him to draw
the rope well In between the wrists I'M
til on stacking the rope the fingers can
easily reach 1t and draw it through the
handkerchief until sufficient Is through
to permit one hand to slip through the
moose of rope which is formed by this
last movement A slight pull from the
assistant causes the rope to fall free
of the hands and arms.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
Whole Wheat Bread.

One and one-half pints whole wheat
flour. one teaspoonful of soda. two tea
spoonfuls cream of tartar. one tea
spoonful of salt. three-fourths pint of
cold water Sift the dry ingredients
together. the teaspoonful of soda
rounding, the salt and cream of tartar
level. then add the water and stir
thoroughly. Put in a well creased
brown bread tin, cover and steam for
one hour over constantly boiling wa
ter. then remove from steamer and
bake three-quarters of an hour In II
moderate oven. This bread makes
very nice zwieback If sliced when cold
and then Drowned in the oven.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
Conundrums.

When are two apples alike? When
paUred.
Why Is a bedcover like mustard
plaster? Because ii is Il Counterpart.
Why does tying n slow horse to a
post improve his pace? 1t makes him
fast.
Why are gloves unstable articles?
Because they are made to be kept on
hand.
Why is life like this riddle? Because
you must give 1t up.
Why does boy sneeze three times?
Because he can't help 1t.
Why are some women like facts?
Because they are stubborn things
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
Rhubsrb With Raisins.

Peel the rhubarb and cut In half inch
slices. For u pound Of rhnbarb take
half eupful OF raisins and a cupful Of
sugar. Use seedlets- ralslns Cover
the ralslns with boiling water and let
cook until the pulp Is tender and the
" aicr Is eyaporated 10 two or three
spoonfuls Sprinkle the rhubarb. rails
ins and sugar In a baking dish In lay
era and let cook In the oven or on top
OF the range until the rhubarb Is ten
der. but not broken.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
HIGH and Low,

A boot and a shoe and a slipper
Lived once In the cobber's row,
But the boot and the shoe
Would have nothing TO do
With the slipper. because she was low.
But the king and the queen and their
daughter
On the cobbler CHANGED 10 CALL
And as neither the boot
Nor the shoe would suit
The slipper went off TO the ball,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31
About Pockets.

We are 70 be ''pocketed" the coming
season as never before. and who will
admit that this fashion feature can fail
Ia please as and inspire In our hearts
and minds ycry strong and substan-
tinl desire FOR new clothes?
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31

l. Behead not dull and leave a mu-
steal instrument. 2. A number and
leave a pronoun. 3. To grin and leave
q distance.
Answers. i, sharp; 2, -four; . 3.
smile.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-08-31

Our word heaven" comes from the
verb ''heave" and means that which is
heaved or raised up.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
NUMBER Sc
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

Residents on Pine street COM
PLAIN of reckless auto driving. Sew.
eral people have narrowly escaped
being run down by cars.
Mr.. E. L. Whaley has volunteer
ed Tor aviation service in the army
ana Will leave Saturday for Newport.
KY, where he will 60 in training.
Mss Annie Meares has accented
position in the drygoods department.
OF Mr.. K. M. Biggs' department store.
She began work Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Whaley and
daughter, Miss Eveline, and sons,
Messrs. E. L. and Ralph, will 90
this afternoon to Wrightsville Beach
across country in their car. They
will return Saturday.
Rev. DR.. G.. E. Moorehouse, uas-
tor of the Presbyterian church, is as
slsting his brother-in-law, DR.. Hell
lier of Laurinburg, in a protracted
meeting at Smyrna this week. He
will return home Saturday.
Mr.. W. S. Wishart, manager of
the Pastime theatre, left Tuesday
evening for Rutherfordton and 9TH
er points in the Western part of the
State, where he will spend his va
cation. This is the first vacation
Mr.. Wishart has taken since 1909.
Mrs. Frank Cough left last night
for Baltimore, Md, where she will
take treatment under a specialist in
private sanatorium. She was ac-
companied by Mr.. Cough and their
daughter, Miss Lima Cough. M.
Cough will return home in a few
days. Miss Lima Cough will stay
with her mother while she is in Bal
timore.
Red Springs Citizen: Miss LATHE
Rhodes of ST. Pauls, who so efficient
ly served the local exemption board
the selective draft sstenographer
and copyist, has returned home. She
will in a few days go to Coker college.
Hartsville, S. c., having accepted a
position as secretary to the dean in
that institution
Mr.. M. G. Mckenzie, superin-
tendent of the Presbyterian Sunday
school and of the union Sunday
school at the Jennings mill, North
Lumberton, was given an auto trip
to Jadason Springs this week by
the Jennings mill school. He was
accompanied by, Messrs. Alex. Daw
kins, Will Stone and Joe Britt. They
, left Tuesday and went by Maxton
, Laurinburg and Hamlet and returned
. last night by way of Aberdeen, Rae
, ford and Red Springs.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
HONOR LUMBERTON's OFFICERS
Rock Tournament at Lorraine Hotel
This Evening-Every Citizen of the
Town is Invited

Town is Invited
Every citizen of Lumberton is proud
of the towns boys who went to Fort
Oglethorpe and returned the other
day with army commissions. They
will be here only a few days longer
and opportunity will be given this eve-
ming to honor them by your presence
at a rook tournament that will be
given at the Lorraine hotel by the To-
cal National Aid.
The rook tournament will begin at
$3.50. The newly commissioned Off
GERS in whose honor it is given are
IGeuts. G.. B. Skipper, JE., E. K.
Proctor, J. M. Russell, David II !.
Fuller, F. Eli Wishart and j. 2:
Cashwell.
Seats may be engaged as late as
6 this evening. Phone Mrs. H. H.
Anderson, chairman OF entertainment
committee. Each guest, except the
guests of honor, will pay rs cents.
Progressive rook VIII be played
and the winner will have the honor
of presenting to the National Aid a
prize, donated by Mr.. L. H. Caldwell
Light refreshments will be served
and music and other entertainment
will be provided.
| Honor the young officers with youl
| presence this evening.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
Woman Bitten By Dog Which Was
RepOrted to be Mad

Mrs. Frank Stephens was bitten on
the hip Tuesday at her home about
one mile from town on the Whitevllle
road by flee that belonged to Mr..
E. A. Faulk. 1t was reported that
the dog had been, bitten by mad
dog recently but Mr.. Faulk says that
is a mistake and that he is certain
the dog was not mad. Mr.. Jeff Taylor
killed the dog and the head was sent
to Raleigh for examination by Mr..
Stephens, but no word had been re-
ceived in regard to it at 1:3O this
afternoon. Mr.. Faulk says the dog
had been trained to defend his chill
dren and that it would not let any
one touch them. Mrs. Stephens was
picking beans near the road when
Mrs. Faulk passed with her children
and when one of the children went
close to Mrs. Stephens the dog bit
her.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23

James McDou- aid, Rennert ri.
Richard M. Thompson, Rowland.
Donnie Sutton, Lumberton r2.
Willie Lee Jordan Smith, Lumberton.
Theodore Hunt, Fairmont.
Walter McAllister, Lumberton.
Some Had Enlisted
Some included in this second call
had ralready enlisted. These were:
Furman Williams of Lumberton, who
is already in France; Edward Knox
Proctor of Lumberton, who received
his Commission as second lieutenant
at the close of the officers training
camp at Fort Oglethorpe recently;
and Jesse Belton Bowen, who is one
Of the Lumberton men who have been
accepted for the second officers
training camp at Fort Oglethorpe.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
Peru Sends Ultimatum to Germany

Peru Sends Ultlmatum to Germany
Amsterdam Dispatch, Aug. %.
The Berlin Vossische Zietung an
nounces that Peru has sent an ulti-
matum to Germany.
The Hamburg prize court recent
ly refused damages to the owners of
the Peruvian sailing vessels Lorton,
which was sunk by German subma-
rine on February off the coast Of
Spain.
The reason assigned by the court
was that the Lorton, when stopped
and asked for her nationality, hoist
ed the British flag. 1t is also alleg-
ed that the Lorton was carrying con-
traband for England.
The Vossosche Zietung says that in
view of the threatening tone of Pc
rus note, the imperial German chan
cellor has ordered the Hamburg de-
cision referred to the upper prize
court at Berlin for final adjudication.
Recent advices from Lima showed
that the tension between Peru and
Germany over the sinking of the Lor-
ton was high. Peru, it was announc-
ed, had declined the offer of Ger
many to submit the question to a
prize court Peru insisted that the
sinking was unjustified and that Ger
many pay the damages and also an
indemnity. The chamber Of deputies
unanimously approved the energetic
handling Of the Lorton case by the
Peruvian foreign minister. The Lor-
ton was sunk last February inside
Spanish territorial waters.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
NATIONAL GUARD TO FRANCE
Preparatory Steps for Sending-Men
Transferred to Regiment of Engi-
reers With Intimation That They
Will be in France in 60 Davs

Will be in France in so Days
Preparatory steps for sending the
entire national guard to France,
states a special of the 21st to the
Wilmington Star, were taken Tues
day when 420 men now stationed in
the various companies of North Car.
olina, South Carolina ard Tennessee
at Camp Sewer were transferred to
the. 117th regiment, U. S. engineers,
with intimations that thew will be in
France within 60 days.
The South Carolina battalion of
engineers, with Major J. M. johnson
in command, and of which the 420
men will become members has al
ready received orders to prepare for
embarkation to France within the
next 80 days. They have been sent
to Greenville temporarily in order
to put in a month Of intensive train
ing. Upon leaving they will go to
Mineola, Long Island, where the en-
tire contingency Of engfneers Win
probably assemble for final instruc-
tions before boarding the transports
for overseas service.
The Importance of the drafting of
the men into the engineers service
is significant because they will pos
itively be the first men from. the
North Carolina infantry to engage
actively in the war. They will share
the distinction with the men transfer
red from the Tennessee and South
Carolina infantry, with whom they
will be colleagued.
So far as present orders 60, the
Greensboro AMI Charlotte compan-
les in the North Carolina engineers
battalion are not included in the di
vision scheduled to be sent to France
Immediately.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
President Takes Up Whole Subject
of War Prices

Washington Dispatch, Aug. %.
At a three-hour conference with
the Trade commission today, Presi-
dent Wilson took up the whole sub
ject of war prices and went over in
detail the commissions figures ON
production costs. Most of the time
was given to a study of the COM
missions report just completed on
the cost of producing steel.
Additional measures to control the
coal industry came in for discussion
and it was learned later that last
nights order fixing a scale of prices
for coal at the mouth of the mine for
the entire country will be followed
closely by others designed t give the
government complete control Of
the industry, from mine to consumers.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
Town Bonds Finally Sold

been advised that bonds of the town
Of Lumberton in the sum of S51 900
were delivered on the goth inst. -
Harris, Forbes &Co. of New York
ard it is expected that the money
will be received tomorrow. This mat
ter has been hung up on one techni-
cality and another since 1915 but
seems now to be satisfactorily set
tied. The bonGs were issued for
light and water improvements and
sewer extension.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
Shot at Lakeview, S. c., and Brough'
tn LumbertOn for Treatment

Mr.. Luther Campbell, % years old,
was shot by Runey Scott at Lakeview,
S. c., Tuesday night about midnight
was rushed to Lumberton and was
operated on at the Thompson hos
pital about 4 O'clock yesterday, morn
ing. A pistol bali passed through
his upper abdomen, puncturing ms
;ntost;nes 3 times. DR.. Thompson
SAWS his condition today is as ia
vorable as could be expected.
The shooting was the result OF
some trouble which started last WIN
ter. ~
Mrs. Alex. Campbell, mother OF the
wounded man, is with him today.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
JUDGE BOND FRIDAY EVENING

ne VII Speak at the Court House on
the World War-Public is Invited.
Especially Women and Child dren and
Drafted Men
AS stated in Mondays Robesonian,
Judge w. M. Bond of Edenton, who
has been presiding at Raeford for
the past two weeks, will speak on
the world war at the court house in
Lumberton Friday evening ats The
public is invited, especially women
and children and men who have been
called for army service.
Judge Bond is an able speaker
and has made special study of the
great war, the one subject of most
absorbing interest to everybody now.
He no doubt will be given a large
audience. This is a rare opportunity
to gain a clear, truer insight into
the meaning OF the great events that
are transpiring in the world today
and their meaning for folks right
here at home.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
off for Fort Oglethorpe Saturday
Night

MessrsJ.B.BowenlR r. C Birmingham,
R.A.McLean, EarlThompson ana 70. o. .
Pope will leave Saturday evening 1or
the second officers training camp
at Fort Oglethorpe. Mr.. Bowen VIII
spend Sunday in Atlanta with MI:
s. K. Nash, who is in the school OF
aeronautics of the Georgia school OF
technology. The young men must
report at Fort Oglethorpe Monday,
9th inst.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
County School Superintendents wiz
Meet in Lumberton September L.

Supt. J. R. Poole has just. Deen
advised that the Southeast Dlstrlct
associations of county superintendent
will meet in Lumberton September
12 and 13. There are 20 counties IN
this association, and 20 superintendi-
ents are expected to attend the meet,
mo besides State Superintendent
Jovner and others from the State De-
nartment of Education. 1t is expect
ed that rs or 80 people will De
brought to Lumberton for the t"o
davs of this meeting.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
ONLY ONE WEEK OF COURT

September Court Will Begin 10th In
stead of 3rd-Jury Drawn for First
Week Need Not Report
By agreement between the, local
bar and the judge it has been decided a
to hold only weeks term OF civil
court in September. A jury was
drawn for a two-weeks' term, which
was to have begun Monday, Septem-
ber 8. The jurymen drawn for the
first week reeonot report,as court Will
not begin till Monday, September lo
and the jurymen drawn for the sec
ond week have been summoned to
report on the 10th.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23
At the Head of the List
Statesville Landmark. q.

Statesvil1e Landmark.
The young lawyer at Shelby who
is trying to escape the draft on the
hence State officer, and who threat
ems to take the case to the courts if
the exemption boards turn him down
well, he is just about at the head
of the list.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-23

on the 29th inst, at Hoboken, N. J.,
fully equipped for extended field
service, which urlioubtedly means
for service in France.
When the newly commissioned Of
ficers who report at Columbia We'd
nesday of next week will go to
France in on the knees Of the gods.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
Will Move to sol.n

Attorney Edw. s. johnson and
family will move to Solen the last
Of the week, where they will be To-
Gated for the rest of the winter Mr..
johnson has rented place there to
live and secured office quarters. He
says that he needs more room for
his family and as it not possible to
do any building this winter, he has
decided to take up residence al
Solen temporarily until he can
make other suitable arrangements
here. He will be able to handle
the affairs of his office as states at
torney from Solen as we'll as when
located here, and when his presence
is required at the county seat he
can come down in his automobi le
on short notice.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
$50, o,oooAppropriiation
Ft. Yates Indian School
The Indian Appropriation Bill Carrie.
$4,000 Item for New Reservation
School at Fort Yate,

Washington, Feb. 26.-Congres,.
man Norton, as a member of the
conference committee, was success.
ful in having the conferees on the
Indian appropriation bill agree to
an appropriation Of $50, 900 for the
construction Of new school buildings
at Fort Yates on the Standing Rock
Indian reservation.
Reports before the bureau of In.
dian affairs show that the school
buildings now at Fort Yates are in
a dilapiaated condition and that
new nnd modern buildings are much
needed.
1t is not expected that the confer.
ence report agreed upon will re.
celve any opposition in the house.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
Supt. Kitch Arrive.

j. B. Khch, the new superintcn-
dent of the Standing Rock rcserva-
ton, arrived Saturday from Wash
ington, d. c., to assume his new
duties which he will enter upon as
soon as he invoices and receipts for
the government property which will
be turned over to him by Mr..
Covey. In order to check over the
property Messrs Covey and Kitch
will be obliged to make trip to
the different sub-stations on the
reservation and it will be probably
about the middle of March before
this is completed. Mr.. Kitch states
that he is glad to return to Fort
Yates, and his many friends are
pleased that he was selected to the
position Of superintendent.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-03-01
Wsnts Three Young Men

Congressman p. D. Norton wants
three young men from this district
to appoint to good positions. 1t
may seem that he should have no
difficulty in finding them, but there
arc certain restrictions and require.
ments that limit the number of
eligiblcs.
Congressman Norton has the an.
polntment OF two young men to the
United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis. These must each be
between the ages of 16 and 20 years,
not less than 5 feet 2 inches in
height and not less than II pounds
in weight. They must be in good
physical condition and eyesight and
hearing must be perfect. A physical
examination is required. The ed
ucational requirements are reading.
writing, spelling, grammar, geo.
graphy, U. S. History, arithmetic,
algebra and geometry. An examin-
alton in these subjects must be
taken and no high school or college
certificate will be accepted in its
stead.
Congressman Norton has also the
appointment OF, one young man to
the United States Military Academy
at West Point. ITc must be between
the ages Of II and % years, must
be less than 5 feet 4 inches and
must not be ola weight proportionate
to stature. The same requirements
as to physical qualifications and
similar requirements as to educa-
tional qualihcationals, (there being
a number OF elective subjects per.
mitted) apply as given for the U.
$. Naval Academy and exa,nina-
tlons must be taken to secure en-
trance.
The young men appointed bv
Congressman Norton MUST be res.
idcnts Of the Third Congressional
District Of North Dakota They must
be OF good, moral character and
poverty is no bar to entrance.
Young men who see in this an op.
portunity and who desire to learn
more concerning it should address
Hon. p. ID. Norton, Representative
in Congress, Washington, ID C.