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The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
Garfield and Aaron Pitts Acquit-

Garfield and Aaron Pitts were ac-
Quilted Saturday by a Burke county
jury at Morganton OF the charge OF
numbering DR.. p. A.. tennessee a.
Glen Alpine last month. Dr. Hennesc s
see was shot in the back as ne got OH
an evening train from greensboro
result of a feud that had existed pc,
tween DR.. Tennessee and the flI1s
fano;lv which eliminated in fierce
fioht at Glen Alpine five years ago
when a member of the Pitts family
was killed and DR.. Tennessee was Sc
verely wounded.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
WAR GARDENS
FOR CHILDREN
Prizes Offered Graded School Children
For Best Garden in Each Grade
sas Children Already Have Register
ed in War Garden List-Those Who
Want to Join Should Apply to Mrs
Holloway.
Renorted for The Robesonian.
Reported for The Robesonian.

The committee on war gardens
appointed at last meeting Of the exc
cutive committee Of the Red Cross,
composed of Messrs. w. K. Bethune
and W H. Humphrey, Miss Cassidey
and Mrs. E. L. Holloway, went TO
chapel at the hgih school last Thurs
day morning and Mr. Bethune ad-
dressed the children. He urged them
to raise vegetable gardens, and toid
them that the gardens would be grad
ed in 3 classes, a prize offered for the
best garden in each grade. ,,o,,,.,
Just after school Mrs. Holloway
met the children and reglstered OF
in the war garden list. These chlldre1
promised to start gardens Immediate.
" and seemed very enthusiastic. VI s.
Cassidey will distribute literatut7 OF
the subject, and DR.. Kerr will yisl Wis
each garden, grading them according
The rest Of the committee will he'll
on all occasions. All boys or girl
wishing to enter this contest, appa1'
immediately to Mrs. Holloway, l2O
Chestnut street, or phone 124.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25

DIR. w. A. McPhaul, county health
officer, is attending conference OF
the health officers of the South at
Birmingham, Ala. His expenses TO
the conference are being borne by the
Board Of Health of New York City.
Lee, 13-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G. Norment, who live in the
northern part Of town, was bitten BY
dog Friday afternoon. The dog Gu
cash abor. an incn long in the boys
high. a. iirst it was feared the dos
was rabid, but it has been learned
that it was not.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
ROBBERS OPEN SAFE.
S2S Taken From Safe of LumbertOn
Motor Car Co.-Safe Priced Open
Suspect Arrested.

The safe in the office of the Lum-
berton Motor Car Co., Fifth street,
was broken open between the closing
hour Saturday night and this morn
ing. $28 in money and some valuable
papers were stolen.
Entrance to the building was MADE
by prizing a window up and the safe
was priced open.
Heck Gilchrist, colored, was arrect-
ed and placed in jail this morning or
the charge of being connected with
the robbery. Heckhas a wooden leg
and the track of a man with a wooder
leg was found back Of the building .i.t
traced for some distance towald
where Heck lives.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
REGIsTRANTS OFF TO CAMP
Soldiers in the Making Leave Fol
Camp Jackson.

The following army registrants
from Robson district No. left Sat
urday evening for Camp Jackson:
Rufus M. Sanderson, Lock Shaw
Currie, Kelly Bass, Richard A. Dial,
Gregory A. Hardin, Jas. B. Boyce, Jr.
Evander Parker, Abner F. Stone
James Clyde Cook, Johnnie Collins
Edmund w. Britt.
Mr.. Sanderson was made captain Of
the party.
Three of those who left Saturday
for the training camp had been K
camp before and had been discharged
because Of physical disability. Ihes'
were: Abner F. Stone, Gregory Har
din and Evander Parker.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
NEWS ITEMS FROM REGAIN.
Wheat Fields -Threshing
Machine Purchased-Tomato Club
Girls at Work-Thrift Campaign
Proving Success-Red Cross
Rally Was Enjoyed.
CORES pondence of The Robesonian.

CORES pondence of The Robesonian.
Regan Lumberton, R. y March 23I
The wheat fields through this sec
ton look much refreshed since the
rain last week.
We hear that Messrs j. D. Herring
and ]. B. Regan have purchased a
thrashing machine. These gentlemen
are two of our most prosperous farm
ers and their purchase of this machine
will mean much to our community.
Sorry to report Mrs. Miles Mercer
very i'll
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. NJ
White, recently, a fine girl, making a
total of girls and no boys.
A number of our folks enjoyed the
exercise at Tabernacle last Friday
night.
The tomato seed for the club girls
came this week and most of the girls
have planted.
| Mr.. J. B. Regan spent a day il
Wilmington recently.
Miss Blanche Thames visited hom,
folks at Parkton last weekend.
The Thrift campaign ir our schoo
is proving to be success. A priz
has been offered by the teachers an
also Mr.. Claude Smith, our mali cal
rier, to the boy or girl who sells mos
War Savings and Thrift stamps. Las
: week Miss Anna Belle Regan was
q the lead, having sold SCI worth. Th
weeks record shows Miss Charit
I Graham in the lead by few dollar
The total sold and promised to
sold amount to about $4,000. Let
s hear from some other school in HOY
q ellsville.
n The Red Cross rally at Ten Mi
!" was enjoyed by all who were fort
'o nate to go from this community.
Regan and Powers game Of baske
ball was much enjoyed. The SEQ
es was ID to Is in favor of Regan. Reg
m also played Ten Mile, the score bel
10 12 to 13 in favor of Regan.
The Regan school Will close Ap
5th with a good program. The pr
nd lie is cordially invited.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
ENFORCE VAGRANCY LAW.
Town Fathers Say There Must Be No
Loafers About Lumbertcn-Other
Town Affairs.

At a meeting of the board of town
commissioners Friday evening a reso- !
luton was passed instructing the po-
lice force of the town to see to 1t that !
the vagrancy laws are enforced and
have all unemployed put to work,
whether or not they are financially
able to live without work.
This move was made in response to
a request from the Governor and Food
Administrator H. A. Page.
Fly Traps.
! The town clerk and treasurer was
instructed to call the attention of the
business men Of the town to the i'm
portance of putting the fly traps fur
nished business houses by the town
last summer to work at once. The
clerk was also instructed to sell the
traps to individuals living in town
at actual cost of production.
l. Old Wooden Bridge Condemned.
On account of the unsafe condition
of the old wooden bridge across Lum-
ber river at the foot of Third street
it was ordered that the bridge be con-
demned and closed at once SO neither
vehicles nor pedestrians can cross Ovel
it.
The resignation of Mr.. Joe S
G. Thompson as street foreman and san
i itary officer was accepted. The mat
: ter of securing a successor was lef
d with the street committee.
a The salary of Hezzie Carlyle, col
v ored scavanger, was increased fror
$12 to $3.50 the week, owing to hi
It faithful service and the high cost
n, living.
o-I Current For Cooking.
| TIL IL 4~4
is instructed to make investigation {
I'd the charges made in other towns Il
x current in cooking with the vie
ID of establishing rate for current use
ed in cooking here.
Water Lines to Be Extended.
tn It was ordered that the water lin
w. be extended on Chestnut street fro
First street to "town commons" al
IS; thence west to the union depot.
Of Close up Unpaid Accounts.
IL Town clerk and treasurer Townse
as was instructed to close up all unps
accounts due the town for the VIII
Wav, sewer connection and other {
p counts due the town by individuals
business concerns. All that are 7
settled at once will be turned over
the town attorney with instructic
OK to take judgment.
It was ordered that an electric liz
line be extended to the residence
nts Mr.. A. F. Ward in the extreme we
at ern part OF town.
The committee appointed at a
aw cent meeting of the board to make
ial, vestigation concerning the app
Jr., made by officials of the Lumber
me, Hotel GO. Tor reduced ngnt Tate
ms, ported that 1t would not pe aoVlsa
to reduce the rate.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
Address and Ice Cream Supper at
Baltimore School House.
ror,osnondence of The Robesonlan.

Correspondence OF lHe isoOo
Fairmont, R. F. D., March 2a-Prof Prot
R. e. Sentelle Of the Lumberton graz. a.
ed school will make an ADDRESS al
Baltimore school house on War say.
mos snd Thrift stamps Friday, Marcf
10Th, at 8 p. m. no,
There will be an ice cream slppe1
following the address, the proceeds o.
which will go ior Var ~arlngs Stamps
The public is cordially invited.
c.. A. WALDROP, Teacher.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
East Lumberton School Closes To,
morrow.

The public school at East LUMBER
ton will close tomorrow. Pupils OF
the school will give an entertainment
consisting Of plays and music tomor-
row evening beginning at 1880. An
admission fee of Is cents for adults
edand 10 cents for children Will De
charged and the proceeds will 60 to
the Red Cross. The public is invited.
The teachers at East Lumbertor
are Misses Cornelia Steele, Katie
Stone, Eulalia McGill and Euphemls
Tyson. This is the fifth term Misses
Steele and Stone have taugh at Eas'
Lumberton and the third term Mlsse:
McGill and Tyson have taught in th'
East Lumberton school.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
Residence Burned at Tar Heel.

The residence of Mr.. G. F.. Smith
at Tar Heel was destroyed by fre
yesterday about 1880 p. m. Inc
building was erected 65 years ago al
a cost of $4,000. Mr.. Smith had nc
insurance. The origin. of the fire ma:
not been learned.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
Furman Martin Parnell Already
in Service.

The name of Furman Martln n Par-
nell was in the list published IN ihurs-
days Robesonian OF those Gal1eo 10 70
report Saturday OF last week 70 1ne ,
local board in Lumberton 1or mlliCary
duty. Chairman I. j.. Johnson ao-
vises The Robesonlan that TINS was al
error, that Mr.. Parnelll mas Deeh Ill 'iis
service about 5 months.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
Some Still Holding Cotton.

Mr.. A. P. Caldwell, local public cot
ton weigher-grader, has weighed and
graded 6,7S3 bales from the 1917 crop
to date. Quite number of Robson
farmers are still holding on to part
of their 1917 cotton crop.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
Poor Old Horse.

A plug horse, and bridel thrown IN,
seld at auction for S1.10 here Satur-
day. The purchaser said he wanted
the bridal worse than he wanted the
horse.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
Two Stores and Garage Burned at
st. Pauls.

Fire which was discovered at St.
Pauls between 10 and II o'clock Fri
day night in the old Seaman garage
burned that building, the building in
which Mr.. Frank Powers conducted
a grocery store, and a building in
which young man named McCormick
began business only last week. Mr.
Powers saved most Of his stock OF
goods. 1t is understood that Mr.. Nc.
Cormick's stock of goods was burned
How the fire originated is not known
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
BRITISH HURLED
BACK GERMANS
THIS MORNING
British Defeated Enemy With
Heavy Losses-Americans Have
Not Been Engaged So Far.
GERMANS ARE FORCED
BACK ACROSS sOMME

Paris (via New York, Union Asso-
ciated Press) March 25.-The British
hurled back the Germans across the
Somme this morning.
The British defeated the enemy
north of Bapaume with heavy losses
No American troops have been en-
gagged so far.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
Brother of Mrs. w. L. Dougherty
Passes.

Mrs. w. L. Dougherty was advised
today that her brother Mr.. R. ". II
gle died early this morning at the
State sanatorium, where he had keen
a patient for some time. Mrs. Dough
erty and her father, Rev. John lngle
who has been visiting at the Dough
erty home for some time, will leave
this evening for Lenoir to attend the
funeral and burial of Mr.. Ingle.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
Ten Mile Local Meets April H.

Ten Mile local of the Farmers I'm
ion will meet at 2:3O p, m. oa1uroEy
before .he second SUNDAY n APR l.
Some important business Will DC
transacted. ;. L. A.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25

Mr.. z. D. Sealey of R. 1 from
Barresville was Lumberton visitor
this morning.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
LUhdBERT0N, NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY MARCH 25 1s1s
NUMBER l3
MOST DESPERATE BATTLE OF THE WAR

Furious Fighting Over so Miles Of British Front Past DayGer
Claim Victory London Says Withdrawal of British
Forces According Long Formed sangunary sug
gle Still is Going On
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-04
"A = a # = = ;. = = 4 5. - u q
= SUCCESS OF A GUTHRIE BOY !
e: - E.tME :. = Z, =. = e n 2 Il

Word has ju been received by MIR
and Mrs 2 + Dooley Of llt East Noble
avenue, that their son. Brete, who has
teen employed in the indian service,
has lately heen appointed by Com
missioner Cato Sells as travelling audi
tor, his territory practically being all
over the United States This appoint
ment came with a handsome salary
That any young man might justly be
proud Of
Young Dooley received his college
education at IIolton and Salina, Kan
whore he especially fitted himself foI
this class OF service After his grad
uation, he was appointed clerk in the
gosebud agency where he was rapidly
promoted, and later was transferred
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-04
FEE

If you send 5 for four boxes Of
Black and White Ointment, 25c cake
cf Black and White Soap included
free Agents make an easy living
representing US. Apply for territory
and special deal Address Plough
Chemical Co., Dept. SO, Memphis,
Tenn. Write now-today--while you
think about 1t. Black and white oint-
ment sold eyerywhere.-Ady,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-04

Anna Shepard administrative OF the
tate Of james w Shepard has ron-
d,red her final account 1t shows mo-
rcccipts disbursements, $27l
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-04

cynthia a Hawkins, eNecutr,N OF
,ho state of EHiah c Hawkins, has
rendered her lnd account II shows
e; h IN bank Si3tOl, amount paid
eut Sl5149; balance 9-i936
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-06
THE EFFICIENT HUN

We have heard much since the war
began of the wonderful substitutes de-
vised by scientists of Germany for near
Iy every product imaginable, but their
latest effort along these lines, which is
described in an inimttable manner by
Arthur Baer. in the New York World, we
never dreamed. Mr.. Baer- says in part:
What do you think the gents with the
Iron Doublecrosses are doing now?
Making underwear out of wood
IAN American abattoir boasts
that it utilizes every part of a hog ex-
eept the squeal The big German abat-
toir trumps this by making graphic
phone record of the squeal and setting it
to waltz music. Nothing escapes this
epidemic of efficiency. But when they
start making lingerie out Of lumber It's
time to page the squirrels.
They make this whoozis stuff out of
wood that has been patted to pulp. 1t
will only stand about five washings
which means that one suit of planked
gleheim about two thousand years. The
advantage of this timber underwear is
that it can be nailed on for the winter
But any good splinter student who has
studied the science of splintering knows
that timber lingerie will be more COM
Portable while you are standing up. Any
Hohenzollern who sits down in a set of
wooden Whatzums does so at his own
risk May his blood be on his own head
and the splinters elsewhere.
"Of course wooden oyercoatSe are no
novelty. Timber kimonos are being worn
by the thousands in Europe, thanks to
the kaiser, but mahogany pinkies are
something else again. No wonder the
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-06
FORMER SURGEON GENERAL OF U. S. FIGHTING
vENEREAL INFECTION IN EECAMPMENT CITIES

ID For the treatment of those who vol
unteer for treatment.
(2l For the obligatory treatment Of
BY legal enactment:
~ Declaring the venereal infections to
be quarantinable.
(2) BY substituting confinement to hos
pital for confinement to jail in the case
of those convicted by courts and having
venereaI Infections
(3) BY substituting remanding to q
probation officer for the imposition of
fines.
"a To carry out ~ and (3) it is neces-
sary that all persons arrested be exam
med by the city physician or other au-
thorzed person.
(5) BY arrest of acknowledged and
clandestined prostitutes by policewomen.
Public Education.
Relieve problem of all moral and So
cial issues and place campaign solely on
basis of control of communicable dis
ease.
Propaganda of wisely conducted pub
Iicity:
~ Through public meetings addressed
by forceful speakers.
(2l Through public prints.
go BY placarding public toilets, plac-
ards to emphasize danger of venereal dis
eases, and to recommend prompt treat
ment either by competent physician or at
the free venereaf clinic.
(4) BY follow-up work by social work
ers.
(5) BY the education of infected per-
sons-{a) by physicians I'm private prac-
tice; (b) by venereal clinic and hspital
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-06

Surgeon General Rupert Blue in re-
cent letter to health officers of all states
says:
The Public Health Service, in co-opera-
ton with thesRed Cross and the medical
department of the army, is establishing
venefeal clinics in cities in immediate
eontfguity- to the army cantonments.
There is even greater need for the be-
ginning of an active anti-venereal cam
paign in those cities which are outside
Of the military zones but into which
soldiers go in search of recreation. Most
important of all, perhaps, is the thorough
education of the general public to the
end that this disease group will be con-
sfdered in the same light as are the
other communicable infections. This win
permit the free and frank discussion of
this important question without offense
to modesty.
Quarantine and Cure.
The memorandum accompanying the
letters says, among other suggested
methods of quarantine, control, and cure
of the disease:
Establishment of venereaI clinics by
health authorities.
ID Federal, in zones in close eonti1, uity
to environments.
~ State, in situations where local au-
thorities refuse or fail to establish clinic.
- City, particularly those cities in
which commercialiZed or clandestIne pros
tItutfon fourishes for the patronage of
soldiers but are beyond the authority of
the secretary of war.
~ Country, in thicllly settled rural
communities
BY the creation of new Or the ultiIiza-
t1on of existing hospital facilities:
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-06
THE JOY TO BE

oh Mother
ne ne avs o
soldier
oh Mother, ago
it.
Mother
8
all
Is battling there happy MOTHERS.
E, A,
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-06

women of the Kaiserland are registering
chagrfn and disapproval. They realize
that the kaiser has turned out to be an
awful smear.
Synthetic rubber, artificial breakfast
food, automatic eyes and mechanical
beer are products of efficiency and make
fairly good substitutes But timber lin
gerie--if you are wearing wooden I'M
derwear you have to walk with the grain.
If you don't you can get job in the
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-06

sible to contemplate. What a won
derful thing it would be if successful
in crossing the rat and weasel, the
cat and dog, the guinea pig and rab-
bit, the clam and bean and so on. We
are promised equally wonderful re-
suits with such combinations, as have
been ACCOMPLISHED with horses.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-06

zoo as a porcupine. You will be full of
splinters in FIVE different dialects and
heliotrope.
And then, again, how about cedar,
yellow pine or hickory pajamas? There
will be no privacy in 'em, because you
never saw a board fence that didn't have
at least one-dozen knot holes to the yard.
TITS time they cancelled efficiency and
substituted sufficiency."- American
Druggist
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-03

of ;h, state. but this sort OF talk id
not cool RI" ardnr Of the indomitaHle
Gaines. who commenced tn electrify
meeting after meeting with his elo-
u,nnc,. until til" latent sentiment in his
favor commenced 10 b. an active work.
ing sentiment.
Mr.. Gaines with his long stride AMI
nimh;. step reached all sections of TN"
state and everywhere his hearers passed
the word around that West Virginia
needs u man If Mr.. Gaines ability in
IN. United States senatc. esp. cially
since our country is facing the greatest
crisis Of it's history. lie is recognized
hv aIi to be far the best qualified man
and ;lblrst man in ii" race.
The First Big Boot.
Tho first big impetus given the Gaines
canIidacy was the wholesale endorse
mcnt by the leading business men and
manufacturers of III" northern end o.
Tho state. This published endorsement
was signed hv the Hon. W. r. Hubbard.
ex-senator Julian G.. Hearne. Jos. Brady.
". T. Wells. and scores or others who
gave as their reasons for supporting
Mr.. Gaines that he was til" best quail
iticd man for that place. that he WAS
on. ct the hest to handle the tariff
question. which will b. vital issGe
during tho =; construction days after tn"
war
They pu: aside the question OF tn"
geographical location al the candidate
in favor % brains. ability. experiences.
honesty. and integrity. plainly shows
ing that their support was prompted tH
patriotic motives and not brought about
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-03
Local River Man Tells
About Concrete Boats
Capt. ]. Harvey leighton Has Data
Showing First Craft of Kind
Constructed il l349.

Il -" 10y Il Huntington paper Il few
%harfmast~r AT tha, pla;S crcdirSa
VI %'n nS;"E " %"a n ;hT 9"ni
: j. Harvey Leighton. "rH+tf III" last
surviving river El"n of TIL" old school
and az present is ihr active and OhiiGluG
riGhI clerk at Tho Siamm hotel.
1T IprarS L" ~" that Capt. Massey
must have been drra ming of being one
IT in" first .;llvnratrrs at concrete h"hIs
before II" Hrr.-~i on this earth. for |
haI" tn" authrnt:- infnrmatiO That the
first ruu"rct" boa; Was built in Franco
in ISi9. sixty years ago, and captain
Nns soy is not more than % or bh years
old.
"Hciug Il steamboat man all my life.
! 7 naturally took an unusual interest IN
the concrete boat building subject ana
when tho runCrri" craft. hunt ut l1tt%-
hurEh recently and WAS here last month
| mad" Il careful inspection Of II and
then | Eul busy and secured all me
;LN;iiI hl,. reading matter on tho Question.
Il find in Il booklet Just puhi'Hhrn
hy tin. Portland Cement ASSnGlHtlcn al
chicago. much valuable informal I,n In
;;i,in" tn, history Of concrete l"ai build
ing it says thai the first on" was ''"i-
StrlIuttd III France in lhl?. and II luf-
Il,rr says about this craft: Large con-
crete barge ar rnwlmht built ana patent
ii by VI. Lamb"t. If thrr"S, France.
rlrSt Tnnrrrt" h'al III "iii't '"'. I -
any record. Also first Example or use
If reinforced concrete. As lat" ns l!'''i
thi.. boat WAS in "XISt"uc" an'l reported
q, H., in first class condition
Til. mmklcl. filled with interesting
r,-"diu.. even iur tn. lHIuIin. gives ms
;rrIral summary uC, principal progress Ill
con-, tiurIi"lI of "un"rri" fmhlS. hArErS.
shiIS ana similar floating structures.
rho n"At concrete craft. says the DOCK
let. was in 1887. in Holland. when Il
hrrgc Of .lI-tnn capacity was lu'lt. IL
continues by giving other Facts ana
countries relative In concrete DoatS'
including those built III Central America
lulv. Germany. Holland and Canada
Tho first concrete craft CONSTRUCTED In
the United States WIS in 1910. II beinS
a. 5.i-ion capacity concrete scow Tor
San Francisco harbnr traffic. The next
cunrrctc construction in this country
was in Igl2, when Il Ju0-ton capacity