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The Robesonian., 1918-05-27
Mexico Sewers Diplomatic Rela-
tions With Cuba.

Mexico has severed diplomatic rela-
tions with Cuba. In this is seen at
Washington an indirect action against
the United States, possibly the fore
runner Of interruption Of intercourse
between the United States and Mex.
ico.' The action is explained official.
ly as due to the fact that because o.
the war in which Cuba is involved
that government has been obliged tx
dictate measures that affect the in
terests of the Mexican government.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27
Trinity Episcopal.

Correspondence of The Rooesonian.
No services Wednesday on account
OF special services at St. Stephens,
Red Springs. The service held in
response to the Presidential proclama-
ton will be held Thursday $3.50 p. m
The offering at this service will be
for the fund for Belgian and French
orphans. A special service published
for the occasion will be used. Church
open all day for private prayer and
meditation.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27
Children Killed BY Reckless Auto
Driver.

Two colored children, one aged 8
and the other IL, were run down by an
auto and killed at Whiteville Friday
afternoon. Those who saw the car
say the driver drove out of the road
in order to run over the children, who
were playing by the roadside. There
were three white men on the car. it
is said, one of them wearing SOL
dier's uniform. They sped away af-
ter killing the children.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27
Germans Have Not Yet Begun Ex
pected Offensive.

Still another week has passed and
the Germans have not begun their ex-
pected offensive against the allied
forces in Flanders and Picardy And,
as yet, there is nowhere any indica-
ton that it is the early inten.ion Of
the enemy again to try to break the
battle front and reach the channel
ports, according to this mornings
press summary.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27

st. Pauls Messenger: DR.. W. a:
McPhaul and Mr.. Woodberry Lennon
Of Lumberton, were here Frieay q y
night. Mr.. Lennon spoke for the ,asn1 Rea
Cross and the doctor gave seere4pe tbe
ticon views as he lectured on IN Ine
health work, in his campaign IN Koner pc.
son county. Prof, league IS nelping =
Dr. McPhaul in this township, durlhs
his summer vacation.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27
Congress Abandons Plans For Ad-
journment in July.

Congress must revise its legislative
program an dabandon plans for ad-
journment early in July. Democratic
and Republican leaders faile dto agres
last week on plans proposed by Pres
ident Wilson for a special session af-
ter the fall elections, and the work
of forming new tax bill will PRO-
ceed at once unless there is some un-
expected development.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27
Chestnut Street Methodist.

Services will be held at II a. NJ. and
$3.50 p. M. Thursday, There will be
no sermons but they will be services
of prayer and meditation and Scrip
ture reading. The church will be open
all day for those who want to spend
other time there in prayer and medi-
tation. The regular prayermeeting
will be omitted Wednesday evening.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27

Mr.. D. M. Barker, who has held
a position with the Dupont people
for the last three years, arrived last
week from Wilmington, Del, and will
leave tomorrow for Camp Jackson.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27
Red Cross Rally at Mt. Elm.

At Red Cross rally at Mt. Elm
yesterday afternoon II enrolled as
members of the Red Cross. An auxil-
iary will be organized there next Sun
day just before Sunday school. Miss
Lulu NJ Cassidey and Prof. r. H
Taylor addressed the meeting yester-
day.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27
Presbyterian.

Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
There will be series of neighbor-
hood prayer meetings this week
Tuesday, in connection with the Pres
ident's proclamation of a day Of fast
ing, humiliation and intercession, as
follows: Mrs. A. Nash's home, Fifth
street; Mr.. M. G. McKenzie's home,
Elm street; Mr.. Russells home, Wal
nut street; Mr.. j. S. McNeill's home,
Elm street; Mrs. S. A. Rowland s
home, Carthage road.
There will be united prayermeet-
ing of all these groups at the church
on Wednesday at $3.50 p. n.
Thursday there will be services at
IL o'clock a. m. and $3.50 p. m. for
quiet meditation. The pastor will
conduct these services on Thursday
and the church will be open all day for
those who wish to offer up their pri-
vate devotions to Almighty God. Let
all the people make this a real HOLY
DAY, and beseech God for a blessing
on our country, and for the forgive
ness of sins.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27
Floral College Couple Married
Here.

Miss Beulah Wright and Mr.. Zeb
johnson, both Of Floral College, were
married in the Office Of the register
Of deeds at the court house Friday
at IL a. m. The ceremony was per-
formed by Justice NJ. G. Mckenzie
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27
First BAPTIST.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Noxt Thursday, in accordance with
resolutions of Congress and the proc
lamation of President Wilson, will be
generally observed as day of pray
er. Hours of prayer will be observed
at the First Baptist church II a. m.
and $3.50 p. m. There will be no
preaching nor lecturing, just prayers
with occasional hymns and appro-
pirate Scriptures. We are greatly in
need Of the blessings of God. We are
where we certainly cannot go ahead
and prosper without Him. All our
churches should be crowded with rev.
erent, serious throngs next Thursday
The Baptist church building will be
open all day for any who may wish
to drop in at odd hours for private
meditation and prayer.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27
No Word from Capt. Bowen.

Relatives of Capt. ]. B. Bowen, of
the U. S. army, who mysteriously
disappeared from Charlotte two weeks
ago, have not yet heard word as
| to his whereabouts.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27
Mi Film

Special prayer services will be ob-
served at Mt. Elm church Thursday
OF this week at 1920 a. m.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27
East Lumberton Baptist.

Services will be held at East Lum-
berton Baptist church Thursday at
IL a. m.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27

does not give him much attention, it
is said.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-27

w. F. Love, Chief Clerk.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-22

In almost any community there Il
rrandma who knows Mothers Friend. Not
only Is she reminiscent Of her own expert
ence. but Il was through her recommends
ton that 80 many eXpeCtant mothers de
rived the comfort and blessing OF this famous
remedy.
Mothers Friend Is an external application
prepared especially FOR eIpectant mothers
after the formula OF a noted family physE
eian x certainly has a wonderful effect In
relieving tension brought about b. expanding
muscles. and IL a most grateful encourage
ment % the woman awaiting motherhood.
The action Of Mothers Friend makes the
muscles free. plant and responsive. When
baby arrives they expand easily, and pain
and danger az the crisis Is naturally less.
Strain upon the nerves and EEaments ia
lessened and IN place OF a period o. discom-
fort and consequent dread, II Is season or
-alm reDose and happy anticipation.
Mothers Friend enables the mother 70
preserve her health and natural grace and
she remains a pretty mother BY having
avoided the pain and suffering which more
often than otherwise accompanies such an
occasion when nature Is unaldcd.
Write the Brad1eld Regulator Co,
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RS. and boz the meantime do not By any
.hance fail TO purchase a bottle q Mcther's
Friend from the druggist and thus fcrtify
Yourself against pain and discomfort. Moth
RS Friend should be applied night and
morning with the utmost regularity,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-22
HIS STAR
BY AdOlphe T.. Smylie
of The Nigilantes.


We laughed when little Bbill said,
Dad.
I'm going TO the war;"
But that's his star a-waving
ON the flag outside our door.
1t didn't seem conceivable
That such a puny lad
Could get into the army
But il shows the spunk he had.
Yes Bill was a persistent,
Bull-headed little cuss
Though when the doctors turned
him down
He didn't make a full,
Just said, Me for the country, Dad,
I'll come back tine as silk:
I'll eat my weight in potcheese
And I'll swim in cream and milk
That night he came and~ told me
Just before he went to bed,
AS near as he remembered,
What the army doctors said:
They listened through stethoscope
To get some inside news.
And something in my heart told me
That 1 was going 10 lose.
They didn't mention leprosy,
I'm glad / haven't that
But I've got everything else. Dad.
TO put me on the mat.
I'm underweight and understood;
They say ] have flat feet;
I'm short a few bicuspids
Used for hecherizing meat
Ny right lung is as good as new.
The other ones a wreck.
But though the left one is not right
The right ones left, by Heck,
Then. infantile paralysis
They say I've barely missed,
But spinal meningitis may
Soon put ME on the list
Ny optic nerves do not project
clear pictures TO my brain;
My pericardium shows that
I'm suffering from ptomaine.
Then somewhere i'm my system
! There's a kidney floating loose.
And there's too much saly-something
in my pancreatic juice.
They limited at sarcoma
OF the epithelium;
I don't know what it is but youll
Admit that's going some.
Ny respiration is too short:
My tonsils are too long;
My whole metabolissu is
a bsodamlutely wrong,
But why should a corpse worry?
I don't care now, what they said
Their autopsy distinctly shows
I've been "A long time dead"
Bill left next day for the old farm
Owned by his doting aunts,
I We haven't seer him since. although
He wrote tc us from France.
We laughed when little Bill said
Dad,
I'm going 10 the war"
But that's his star a-waving
on the fiag outside our door.
Yes. Bill was a persistent,
Bull-headed little cuss,-
He writes he's now chief deck-hand
OH an eight-ton army bus.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-22
Finances of Cities Call Forth :.
Host of Figures

equal 20 1864 per capita, a figure
nearly eight times as great as the
corresponding one for the federal
government. S9.77
The net indebtedness Of New York
city alope. S9S7.347.61O. was more
than three-ffths as great as the
total for all other cities Of over
1000 taken together and more
than eight times as great as the net
Indebtedness Of Philadelphia. which
ranked second in this respect with
S121.316.234 The per capita In
debtedness OF New York city,
S176.22. was greater than that of
any other large city. but the CORE
spending per capita for Philadel-
phia. s7O97. no only was much be
low the average for the large cities
but was less even than the average
for all cities Of over 10000. In per
capita net Indebtedness. however.
Chicago and St Louis. with $3.50
and S25.07. respectively, stood far
below all the other large cities and
most Of the small ones.
Seventy eight Of the cities de-
creased their Indebtedness during the
year. while IA reported an increase.
The proportion Of those decreasing
indebtedness is somewhat larger
than in 1915 or 1915, due I'm part at
least to deferring Improvements and
their accompanying bond issues be-
cause of war conditions. while ma
turing obligations were met as US
ual
Commission Form OF Government.
The commission form Of govern
ment prevails in 90 of the PIG cities
covered by the report. These cities,
Of which the largest is Buffalo. y.
y. are distributed throughout IS
states. and include also the District
Of Columbia.
OF Is cities Of over 10000 inhab-
itants in which the matter of
adopting the commission form OF
government has been submitted to
popular vote during the past four
years. seven adopted the proposed
change and eight rejected it.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-22
Preening Their Wings
By Ferdinand Sinclair

soT the switch and wait for what will
happen.
All Of this sounds very definite.
The instructor asks the pupil 10 re-
peat the formula for him. He does
So
Very good. the instructor tells
him. And now you will please go
up and do il for me-
Go up alone2 Yes. TO be sure
That is the requirement of the
French aviation school. The candi-
date takes his seat all by himself.
makes his start and ascends TO a
height of about 5000 feet. The in
structOr follows him up, and times
him until he is about a mile high.
Then he is expected. without hesita-
ton, 10 go through the maneuvers.
He must be quick and game. II he
hesitates or appears frightened. he
is likely 10 be shifted to "A bombing
plane or reconnaissance work. That
would. OF course, be a verv deep dis
appointment TO him.
Difficult Tests For FLYER.
The pupil also learns the "vrille. ."
or spinning nose dive, and how to
come out of il easily. He takes a
course In machine-gun practice.
shooting at special moving targets.
This course in craftsmanship is
highly important. for no matter how
clever an aviator may be, at han
ding his machine. he must also be
able TO send bullets into an enemy
airman and his plane. Then come
the group flights and battle forma-
TONS which are very intricate Sew
eral long cross-country journeys.
with landings al unknown points.
are required for practice. Then
there is "A final test. which results in
giving the flyer a certain rating.
The training OF Campbell and
Rickenbacher lasted for about four
months. This was a rather long De
riod, but the winter weather delav-
ed matters and made flying impos-
sible on some days. Campbell was
sent TO a machine gun center some
where on the coast for special work,
and then went TO the front. Their
brilliant achievements in downing
Hun aeroplanes are by this time well
! known.
A short time ago Lieut.. Campbell
was slightly wounded. His father.
who is halfway around the earth
from his son-in California-was in
terviewed by newspaper men. who
asked him if he frequently was not
/ beset by fears for the safety of his
boy. The fathers reply was i'm
( pressive
"A mans life should not be meas
ured in years." he said. but bv what
/ he accOmplishes. Ny sons letter
say that he is happy over there"
) This is true Of most aviators
Their profession is a wonderful
game Not an instant Of their live.
/ is duh. The French officers think
highly of the American airmen. be-
cause of their youth. vigor. and in
/ domitable energy. Moreover, avia-
/ ton is becoming more and more
significant in warfare, and our f1y-
ers have the added satisfaction OF
! knowing that their branch of the
service is one Of the closest TO the
heart OF the struggle
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-22
STONY RIDGE, IND.

Miss Mary Mull.gan gave a mis-
cellaneous shower for Grace Haney
last Thursday. Miss Hauey was
married TO Mr. McLinden Tuesday
morning at Notre Dame.
Mrs. Ida CANCER OF South Bend
spent Wednesday with Mrs a L.
Jennings.
The Clay township Social Center
held its regular meeting at the
Ullery school Friday night. The
semi-annual election OF officers re-
suited as follows. Hazel Mark ham.
president Chester Osborne. first
vice president. William kuehl sec
ond vice president. Frederick Hell
men. secretary. William Graves
treasurer After the election Rabbi
Leibert gave a talk.
Mrs Ida Barnard OF Seattle
Wa~S spent Saturday and sunday
with Air. and Airs Grove r. Mark
ham.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-22
ANGRY FARMER SLABS
PHYSICIAN IN BACK

FORT WAYNE. Ind. July %
Or. J. r. Luckey Of Wolf Lake, Ind.
% miles northwest OF here. while
crossing a street in that town last
night at 10 o'clock, was suddenly
attacked and stabbed in the back
three times by Albert Miller. farm
er living just north of the town.
Luckey fell 70 the pavement and
was picked up unconscious and was
rushed to his home. where physi-
clans attended him. 1t is said he
Will live.
Miller. who was Immediately ar
rested after a scuffle, stated that
he stabbed DR. Luckey in a fit of
frenzy and that there has been a
quarrel OF seven years standing be-
tween the two men.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-22

In iz9 OF the PIG American cities
Of more than 10000 population. the
excess OF expenditures for govern
mental costs. including interest and
OUTLAWS Tor permanent improve
ments. over revenues during the
fiscal year 1917. amounted 90 S69.-
461.352. OF $500 per capita. In
the remaining go cities the excess
o. revenues over Expenditures was
Sz6.316.aze. CO.. Si.75 per capita.
Taking the entire PIG cities as "a
group. the excess of Expenditures
amounted 90 &4-.f8f423. or SIPS
per capita The net ndebtednees OF
Of these cities asgre gated $2,587,-
0S2.50I. or &I11S per capita.
Ninety-six cities on a. per cent Of
Ne total number. are operating
under the commission form OF gov
eminent. These facts. together
with many others of related char
lcfer. are brought out iu "a report
entitled Financial statistics of
cities having population OF over
10000. 1917" soon 20 be issued by
Director sam. 4. Rogers. OF the bu-
reau OF the census. department Of
commerce. This report which was
compiled under the direction OF
starke ~ Grogar. chief statistician
for statistics Of states and cities.
gives detailed data iu respect TO the
revenues the expenditures. the as
sessments, the taxes. and the indebt-
edness and assets of the 219 Ameri-
can cities each OF which. on the
medal date OF its last fiscal year
terminating prior TO July J.. 1917.
had an estimated population of
more than 10000
The aggresate population Of these
ZIG cities Is estimated at 33,260.000,
or more than 80 per cent of the
total population or the country. Ten
cities are estimated 10 have more
than 100000 population each; II,
% from 5000 to 500 900. 45. from
100 600 Co 100000: 81. from $4,000
TO 100000; and 81 from $4,000 TO
$4,000.
Revenues.
The total revenues OF the 219
cities during the year were $1.065.-
537.142. or S32.0f per capita; the
aggregate payments for expenses
and interest. SS21.491.575. or S24.7O
per capita; and the aggregate out
laws S2S6. 529.9gO. or 1851 per capita
or the total revenues, $742. 320,S7S
or almost 20 per cent represented
receipts from various kinds Of taxes
The bulk or This amount. 1856, 402.
G37. was derived from the general
property tax" made up of taxes on
real and personal property. OF the
remainder. the largest item. S36.-
974.197. was contributed by taxes
on the liquor traffic This amount
was smaller than the corresponding
sums reported for the fiscal years
1915 and 1916-S29. 6O6.956 and
s38.O2f,542. rcspectively-alt
the total number OF cities covered
by the inquiry has been increasing
from year 90 year.
Next to- taxes the largest source
Of revenue was found i'm the earn
ings Of public service enterprises
which amounted TO $1O6,15S.S73
This sum is considerably more than
double he amount OF payments foI
expenses OF public service enter
prises. S46.62s.421 The bulk of the
earnings Of these enterprises came
from water supply systems. from
which the receipts aggregated $50.
S5S.44O
Another important source or rev
enue consists of special assessment
and special charses-levied main
ly TO defray the cost of OUTLAWS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-22
Grandma Talks
About Babies

HasaIsrse circleof Listeners WhOPrOf-
Il by Her Wisdom and Experience.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-22
GETS STOMACH
BACK IN SHAPE
TanIaC is Best Stomach Medl-
cine He Ever Tried-Ap-
petite Now Good.

"Tanlac is the best medicine 1 ever
took for the stomach and I recon-
mend il" said Jack Shirley, 323 East
Market street. Indianapolis, Ind. a
carpenter and brick mason
Il had a mighty bad stomach be-
fore started taking Tanlac. I had
a gnawing feeling in my stomach
most Of the time. Eating made my
stomach feel like il was burning and
sometimes food would raise in my
throat. IL tasted sour. had 10 keep
taking soda TO keep my stomach set
tied.
Well. I tried a lot Of medicines
but nothing helped me much until ]
started taking Tanlac Two bottles
OF Tanlac have put my stomach back
in fine shape My appetite is fine
now and when I get through eating
a meal I feel satisfied and my stom-
ach feels all right.
Yes. Taniac is the best medicine
for the stomach / ever took. and
recommend H."
Tanlac is made up entirely Of veg
etable ingredients and is line for the
stomach You can get Tanlac at she
Public Drug store in South Bend OF
lin Mishawaka az the Red Cross
Pharmacy
Tor Rheumatism.
Try Tanlac rheumatism Treat
ment for rheumatism. Il is helping
hundreds You can get il al The
Public Drug store in South Bend. Or
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-02-15
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

and disillusioned when Sabbatai, being
summoned before the sultan, Moham-
med ", who had heard of his schemes
and intrigues, cheerfully consented to
embrace Islam in order to escape the
monarchs wrath. To his dupes that,
too was foreordained part of the
Messianic plan. From that time on he
played a double part. Among Muham-
medans he was a Muhammedan eager
to convert the Jews Among his Jewish
followers he was still loyal Jew, anxi-
Gus to bring the Moslems under his
Messianic sway At last his dup1city
was thoroly exposed, and he was SO
completely dscredited with the Muham-
medan rulers, that he was banished to
a small village in Albania, where he died
in poverty and neglect.
His sect, however, continued to exist
in two divisions: One in Turkey, COM
posed largely of those who, following
their leader, had embraced Islam, and
were thereafter known as Donmeh
(Apostates); and another in Poland,
known as the Sabbathaians. This divi-
sion finally furnished the opportunity
for the rise of the last pseudo Messiah,
the greatest and most impudent i'm
poster Of them all, Jacob Frank, born in
Podolia about 1926. His father was a
member of the Sabbathaian sect, and
the boy being disinclined to study and
serious eNertion in any line of endeavor,
led for time a free and easy life,
and in the course of his travels came in
contact with the Turkish Sabbathaians,
or Donmeh. Adopting their doctrines
and vagaries, he returned to Poland and
proclaimed himself the incarnation of
Sabbathai levi, the new Messiah. His
new doctrine was mixture of Christian
lty and immortality, and when his follow
ers carried this doctrine into practice,
scandalizing the faithful Jews, the
Frankists were promptly excommuni-
Gated and reported to the authorities
Frank and his dupes thereupon con-
them before the Catholic hierarchy of
Poland, denounced the Jews in the vilest
manner, repeating all the ages-old SLAM
dcrs against them, and proved that their
own faith was so closely akin to that
of the Catholic church, that the Jews,
and not they, should be prosecuted and
punished. The calumniators were sue
cessful, and with their help the hierarchy
took new measures OF haraSSng the
Jews of Poland. Twice rabbs of repre-
sentative Jews were summoned to dis
putations with the Frankists. Copies of
the Talmud and other rabbinc writings
found among the Jews were confiscated
and consigned to the flames The Jews
however, were not silent, either, and re-
peatedly exposed the criminal machin-
atoms of the Frankists, who to prove
their sincerity were finally compelled by
the church to submit to baptism Even
then Frank continued his plotting and in
triguing; was convicted by the authori-
ties of instigating and disseminating
heresies, and thrown into prison. He
was released after thirteen years, lived
for a time in Vienna then in Offenbaoh,
Germany, where he died. His followers
in Poland remained in the Catholic