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The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS

The RObeson Soda Water Co. has
resumed operation after being closed
down for several weeks on account
of the sugar shortage.
Mr.. w. J. Wilkerson of the Center
section was among the visitors in town
Friday. Mr.. Wilkerson informed The
Robesonian that the contract wouli
be let at once for the erection of a
new Baptist church at Center.
st. Pauls Messenger: Mrs. j. A.
McGeachy was taken to Highsmith
hospital last Friday where she under
went an operation for appendicitis
Her many friends here and elsewhere
will wish for her a speedy recovery.
1t is reported that some srlall
white and colored boys broke into a
freight car on the Seaboard yards
here Yesterday afternoon. While the
! names of some Of the young robbers
have been learned, nc arrests have
get been made.
A fight in which two raccoons
and two bull dogs took part back Of
Mr.. J. D. Mc'Neill's blacksmith shop,
West Fourth street, about 10 o'clock
this morning was witnessed by large
number of people. A place vas wired
in for the fight and each dog had .
coon of his own. The 'coons belong
j ed to Mr.. |. j. Moore. One of the dogs
belonged to Mr.. McNeill and the other
belonged to a colored man, whose
name was not learned. Each dog
whipped his coon.
i Mr.. j M. Hoyle, who is pleasant
i ly remembered in Lumberton, where
! he spent much of his time when his
son, the late Rev. E. NJ. Hoyle, was
/ pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist
church more than 6 years ago, has
been a guest since yesterday at the
home of Mr.. w. H. Humphrey. Mr..
Hoyle will leave this evening for Cor
nelius, the last charge served by his
, son, where he has purchased lot and
4 expects to build home in the near
i. future. He came to Lumberton yes,
5 terday from Dunn, where ne VISITED
: relatives of his daughter-in-law.
a On page z Of this issue will be
) found a report covering work OF the
National Special Aid society OF Lum-
$ berton. This report, prepared by the
u vice-chairman, Mrs. j. ID. Proctor, mas
been printed IN neat pamphiet 1orn
and each member of the society may
secure copy by applying to Mrs
p I. Holloway, general chairman
, The report will be sent to the head,
quarters of the National Special And
in New York City, 259 Fifth avenue
l. In various articles published during
the life of the society The Robesoniar
carried all the information given II
the article published in this issue, bu
5 this is the first time that compre
n hensive report covering the entT'
y life of the society has been publish
70 ed. 1t makes a most creditable show
"a ing and members of the society ant
Or others will be glad to preserve It,
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
RED CROSS WORK.
Work Rooms Open Tuesday and Fri
day Afternoons-More Ladies Need
ed For Work-WOrk for Those WI ne
Cannot Leave Home.


Correspondence of The Robesonlan.
The Red Cross work rooms are
omen every Tuesday and Friday a1ter-
Moons from $3.50 to $50 o'clock.
It is very necessary for every iaay
member Of the chapter to be AT the
rooms on these afternoons, as more
ladies are needed to do both cutting
Those who are attending are mucn
interested and doing splendid work:
h,1t it is impossible to accomplish
verv much unless more ladies atteno'
as we only had about 70 III the sew.
ing room each afternoon last week
and we would be glad to have at least
SO every time. roor,
The chairman of the sewing room
wishes to urge every member, II pos,
s;ble. to be there this week, and wouio
also be glad to have some OF the NJ
tIe eirls to meet with us to cut snip
pings for pillows, :. ;,os
r. any Of the ladies find 1T lmpos
sible to 90 to the work room, but arf ar,
willing to do the sewing at home, VII
notify either Mrs. A. Nash or MIS- 1
c. B. Skipper, they will see that th'
work is taken to them -
"o' - EMMA H. NORMENT,
Secretary Red Cross Sewing Room
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
BIG DRIVE EXPECTED SOON

Today's press summary states mat
continuation of patrol attacks by the
Germans all along the western front
in France and Belgium indicate that,
their lines having been heavily rein
forced, the day is not far distant when
the Entente armies and the Ameri.
tan forces will be asked to Withstand
thrusts of a more serious nature. The
Allies and the Americans are conf
uent and the eremy will be given a
warm receri;on when he launches has
attack. The Germans already have
used every frightful devise known te
modern warfare against the Amerl
cans, but nowhere have they bee!
able to dent the front held by Genera
Pershing's lien.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
~Jurots For April Term of Court.

The following were drawn Friday
in the presence of Justices NJ. G. Nc
Kenzie and T. Grover Britt to serve
as Jurors at the two-weeks' term OF
Superior court for the trial OF civil
cases which will convene Monday,
April I:
Swamp; J. C. Lintz, St. Pauls; w. II
Farmer. Red Springs; Alfred Harden
Lumberton: c.. C. Townsend, Howells-
Vile: T. A. Davis. Thompson; w. T.
McIntvre, St. Pauls; T. A. Britt, Lura-
berton; A. R. Carter, Lumberton; r
P. Britt, Britts; E. j. Pope, Lumber
ton: P. McA. Nixon, Lumberton; E. 3
Freeman. Lumberton; Lem Brisson
Britts; E. L. Mccormick, Maxton'
Jas. Wilkins, Lumberton; Lon Arm
strong, St. Pauls; w. R. Ivey, Far
mont: Lon Walters. Orrum; w. +
McAllister, Lumberton; Jne. l. Hill
Fairmont; D. Staunton, Red Springs
| w. NJ. Leggett, Sterlings; ). 4. brltt
Second Week-W, o. Powers, ST
Pauls: G F. Huggins, Gaddys; Alex
Afford, Alfordsville; Ben Sealey
Sterlings: Frank Johnson, Fairmont
]. T. wilkins, Raft Swamp; j.. h
| Mcqueen, Rowland; Sandy Patter
! SON Howellsville; ]. J. McLaughll1
:, Smiths; A. E. Shook, Rennert; 5;
Williams, Burnt Swamp; }. y. MI
Neill, Red Springs; Thompson Barne
sterlings; Marcus Smith, Thompson
Id. A. Allison, Fairmont; H. L. Ca
! houn, Alfordsville; R. A. Sealey, Ster
ings; J. W. Edge, Rennert;, F. I
Jones, Fairmont; H. B: Ashley. u
Burnt Swamp; C. C. Britt, Sterlings
D. N. Cashwell, Parkton; r. u. pa,
lev. St. Pauls; Clayton Faulk, Fan
mont.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
LUMBERToN NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY MARCH H. 1918
BAKER LANDS IN FRANCE.
of War in France to Study
Military Conditions at First Hand.

A Paris dispatch of the 10th an
nounces tie safe arrival at French
port of Secretary of War Newton D.
Baker. The War Department at
Washington announced last nigh. that
Secretary Bakers visit is purely mill
tary and not diplomatic and is for the
purpose of inspection and personal
conferences with military officials
Mr.. Baker is accompanied by Major
Gen. VIM. NJ. Black, chair of engi
neers, Lieut.. Col. NJ L. Brett, and
Ralph Hayes, his private secretary
They sailed from an American por1
about February 27.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
RECORDERS COURT.
Fined S25 for Assault on 4 Woman
Administered Excessive Pun
ishment.

Walter Campbell, a young white
man, was before Recorder E. N. Britt
Saturday on the charge of simple as
sault on Mrs. Clyde Wade. The evi-
dence was that Campbell met Ms;
Wade on the road and acted improper,
IL towards her. He was fined s25 ard
the cost. Both the defendant and MI
Wade showed signs of a naix-up which
resulted from the alleged assault.
Andrew Graves, colored, subn 'ilted
to the charge of excessive punishment
of child and judgment was SUSPEND
ed upon payment Of cost.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
HOW WILL YOU EXPLAIN?'
Colonel Fries Asks North Carolinians
Says Lending Surplus Money Lit
tie Thing Compared to Giving Life.

Winston-Salem, March 9.-'What
will you tell your children ana your
grandchildren you did to help win this
great war Col. F. H. Fries of Wins
ton-Salem, State director of war saV-
ings. is asking men and women Of
North Carolina. when our veterans
return after tk.e war" he says, "and
pass for the grand review by the Pres
ident and later by the Governor OF
the State, who is going to feel thrill
not of joy, to be sure, but of shame al
the part he played in bringing the
soldiers home again? Who is going
to feel satisfied with his bit ir tn,
presence of those who gave their all =
Colonel Fries again asks: "Wha
are you going to say when you ar
asked in later years what part yol
r!ayed in winning the great war? !
/ you are beyond draft age, and oil
! little or nothing-made no sacrifice
how will you explain it? A youn
man who was recently called TO II
colors, but who apparently IA
1 grounds to claim exemption, said t
me recently. IF l don't go, never ]
a lifetime could | explain, when 1t
all over. why / didn't CO.
'It is true" says Colonel Erie
chat not everyone can go and flgh
and not everyone can spend lars
sums of money to send soldiers
fight, but a way has been provide
| for the people of America by, wnie
everyone of her citizens can have
part in winning this great war,
part that will not give him thri
Of shame when our soldiers retull
/, triumphant. This way is through t
L War Savings plan adopted by Il
3 Government.
$ Through it, person can save re
: ularly and invest safely, and there'
t lend his savings to his Gorernme
: with interest to pay the expenses
0 the war. It seems such a lit
Q thing" says he, "to lend our surpl
d money to the Government as our Pa
when there are thousands Of 70
+ young men giving their lives as the
n part to protect our homes and sa
; our country
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
WOMAN PLEDGED $500.
Folks of Iona Section Interested in
War Stamps-Prof. Sentelle I'M
pressed With Work OF Iona Teach

Prof. R. E. Sentelle, superintendent
Of the Lumberton schools. addressed
several hundred people at Iona school
house, near Mcdonald, Friday night,
OF War Savings and Thrift stamps.
He says the folks out that way are
much interested in the stamp cam
paign and no doubt he made a stir
ring address. After he had finished
his address one lady went to him and
told him that she was going to invest
$500 in War Savings and Thrift
stamps
After the address Refreshments
were sold and the proceeds will be
used by the school in buying stamps
Misses Mabel Lawrence and Ada
Mccormick are the teachers at Iona
and Prof. Sentelle says he was much
impressed with the work they are do
ing in the school and the communit,
at large.
/ Prof. Sentelle made an address a
! the Meadow school house, about
miles northwest of town, Thursda
| night.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
Red Cross Auxiliary Organized at
Orrum.

An auxiliary Of the Lumberton
chapter CT the American Red Cross
was organized at Orrum yesterday
with 80 charter members. The follow
ing officers were elected: chairman, F.
c. Nye; vice-chairman, Mrs. !. F.
Shepherd; treasurer, NJ. Shepherd; !;
secretary, Miss Tommie Nye. A mem
bership committee of ten was apooint-
ed.
Before the organization Mr.. Stepn-
en- Mcintyre of Lumberton made an
address, which was very interesting
and much enjoyed. The Lumbertor
male quartet, composed of Msssrs
Frank Cough, c. B. Skipper, T.. b
Freeman and j. Pope Stephens, FUR
nished music for the occasion. ;.
The people of Orrum and vicinity
are very much interested in the Rec
Cross work and no doubt many ney
members will be added to the auxll
iary.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
Alleged Assailant of White Cir
Bound to Court.

Mullen Smith and Dock Douglass,
the two negroes arrested In connectioli
with the assault made upon young
white woman at MaNton three weeks
ago, were given preliminary nearing
before, Recorder r. NJ. Wllllams a'
Maxton Thursday. Douglass was re-
leased. while Smith was bound over oo 70
the Superior court under a S1oo99
bond, which he failed to make, ana
was remanded to jail.
Mr.. T. L. johnson OF the ioeal pa, pa.
appeared for Smith and Mr. otepneil
Mcintyre, also Of the local par aP-
Mclean and J. P Virgins Of Maxton
represented the State.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU HERE
Federal Department of Labor Will
Establish Bureau in Lumberton for
Robeson-Relieve Labor Shortage
On Farms.

An employment bureau which will
have as its purpose the bringing to.
gether of the man and the job will
be established in few days in Lum-
berton by the Federal Department Of
Labor. Farmers and others who need
help and those who want employment
may report to this bureau and it is
hoped that it will<perform much
needed service in helping to relieve
the present shortage of labor or
farms
A Mr.. Collins, representing the Fed
eral Department of Labor. spent Fri
day in Lumberton and before leaving
he informed Senator Frank Cough
with whom he consulted, that he woule
advise the department to establish al
employment bureau here. County At
torney E. j. Britt assured Mr.. Collins
that the county would be glad to co
operate and would furnish an offic
at the court house. The Office used b!
/ County Farm Demonstration A. b
/ Kerr will be used for this purpose an
DR.. Kerr will have charge temporarl
ly until the Government sends ma
here. 1t is expected that this will b
, done within the next 10 days.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
No More Daily Lists of Casualties

Issuance of daily lists Of casua1tles
among the American expeo1'ioli44hl ~ ,
forces was discontinued Friday by the
public information committee as S,.e
result of an order of the War De'
partment under which the names ap,
pearing on lists hereafter VIII ~ =
withheld The official explanatioli ~ =
that the purpose Of the ofder - ~ ~
keep information OF value 1fo'ii 'ii>
enemy. col
der who may be killed or "ou.oe, =,
will be notified by the department. d
heretofore.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
VOL. XIX
SODA FOR COTTON AND CORN
Complete Deliveries of Nitrate Can
not be Made During March and
April But it is Expected That Later
S,eds VIII Be Supplied-ArranGe-
yneuts for Distribution.

Owing to war conditions it has not
been possible to obtain ships to trans
mort sufficient nitrate of soda from
Chile to this country to make farmers
comrlste deliveries during March and
anril Of nitrate needed in those
months, but shipping ARRANGEMENTS
,,opr indicate ability to fill later needs.
TIE above information was contain
al in telegram received Saturday
fTon, the Department of Agriculture
ar Washington by Mr. ". x. Bethune.
chairman of the committee which took
orders for Robson county farmers
for the nitrate of soda to be dlstrlb-
,,ted by the Government. The teie-
o,ram further states that the depart-
S,e,t wishes to deliver in the faifest
and most equitable manner the Guam
ritv of soda Immediately avallable and
in order to save time that wocld be
Consumed in sending money to Wash
iuoton. to save farmers cost OF keep
inq money on deposit for long periods,
10 make delivery as quickly as posi-
ble after arrival and to make best
nossible use of car space, the depart
inent contemplates appointing for each
of a number of counties special
distributor to whom all shipments Will
no made upon sight draft with bill Ct
Isding attached through bank alread!
desicnated. the distributor to collect
n-onev from the farmers at OF before
s,elivery of nitrate to them.
After consultation with other mem
hers of the Robson county Commit
tee DIR Bethune advised the depart
ncnt ,ha. he would act as distribute
for Robson. He will be assisted i
this. as in taking orders, by the othe
members of the committee, who arc
a. ]. McKinnon, Maxton; A I. No
Csllum, Red Springs; A. j. Floyt
Fairmont; ]. NJ Butler, ST. Pauls;
D. Mckenzie, Rowland; w. NJ. Olive
Marietta.
Mr.. Bethune is also in receipt OF
letter. written March s, from Coz
rressman Goodwin, in which Mr.. Cox
win states that in response to Mr.. B.
thune's inquiry about nitrate OF 500
he called upon the Secretary OF Agr
culture and received the following Il
formation:
"Up to the present 10000 tons ,
nitrate have been received at u
ports of the Southern Atlantic c0as
1900 at the port Of Wilmington. tn
being for. the early crops. A IafS
amount for the early crops would ma
been received but one Of the SIN
went on the rocks off the coast
Chile. The secretary assured me tn
a larger amount for later crops Wor
be available He also assured HE tE
he had every reason to believe TT
we would be able TO get enough SO
for our cotton and corn crops.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
5 AMERICANS OUT
FIGHT 10 GERMANS
Met in No Mans Land-2 Huns hlii'
ed. 2 Captured, Americans Unhurt.

A press dispatch Of the 9th states
that an American patrol OF five men
three nights ago outfought an enemy
natrol Of 10 men. They. met IN NO
Mans Land and the Americans opened
fire. The Germans replied ana Ior
three minutes there was sharp skr
mish. The enemy retreated leaving
two dead and two wounded Bavarlans
who were made prisoner. The Amer
lean patrol returned to its own lines
without having received a scratch
Officers report that despite the fac'
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
Tornado Takes Toll of Lives ano
Property in Ohio.

Lima, O., Dispatch, March 10. :,
Five persons are known to be dead,
several others are reported killed,
scores are injured, scores OF homes
were completely or partly demolished
and hundreds of barns and outbulii-
ings were razed by the tornado, when
travelled across northwestern Ohlo1
early last evening. Estimates OF
property damage range from one &c
five million dollars.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
To Insure Laying in Supplies o1
Coal During Summer.

An average reduction OF ~ Genus
ton in the retail price Of all an
tbracite coal sold for domestic use be-
tween m April / and Sept. l was an
no1i,ced on the 9Th by the fuel ad-
,n;nistration. together with reguia-
t;nns TONS governing the retail distribu
Hon % Of ali coal for the year beginaa ne
tha first of next month The rules are
dasioned I particularly to prevent
hoard;np and insure the filling OF al
domestic needs for next winter during
the summer months.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
NUMBER 8
SEEN AND HEARD
(BY HAPPY JACK.)
Hog Lived II Days without Fed e.
Water


How long do you suppose her
would live without food or water Mr..
G. F. Allen Of Bladen county recently
found one of his hogs caught in a steel
trap after the hog had been held fast
by the trap for 2l days and the hog
did not seem TO be so much the worse
off from his experience.
Trouble in Getting Merchandise.
Folks don't realize the troubIs
merchants are put to in getting mer-
chandise after il is bought" remarked
Lumberton merchant to me one day
recently. This me (chant had just
returned frcm the Northern markets
and said many of the large wholesale
dealers in the North had to secure
extra warehouse foom in order To
store the goods that had been sold and
prepared for shipment
Free Seeds.
! One often hears folks knocking the
government and their representatives
in the Senate and Congress because
free seeds are mailed out, but still
there are but few people who do not
like TO receive the free seeds. Here
: tofore The Robesonian has been re-
ceiving a supply of the free seeds ear
ly in the spring to give out TO its sub
scribers. but no seeds have shown up
so far this year. However. the folks
are beginning to inquire for them.
. Enlisting Land.
In Cumberland il is said the farm
: ers, many of them. have enlisted" q
half-acre of land this year and ths
:, proceeds from that parcel Of land viii
: be invested in War Savings am
i Thrift stamps Where the land j!
!, worked by tenants both the landowner
= and the man working the land agret
: to invest what the land produces il
u savings stamps. This seems to be .
good idea and one that Robeson farm
y ers might follow. Give the boy o
y girl an acre or half-acre and re4uir
= them to invest what it makes in Wa
!, Savings or Thrift stamps, and in s
~ doing teach the child to save.
X War Times and Scarcity of Labor.
Ill Speaking Of war times and scarcit
1t. of labor. Mr.. A. B. Smith, who live
he on R. 8 from Lumberton and who We
remembers Civil war days, says tn
e. present generation have much
st learn. Mr.. Smith remembers wke
ed just after the close of the Civil war
he man would plow mich COW all da
,ir and milk her at night. He says |
ue knew men to cultivate crops wit
Ii mich COWS and others who made 60,
crops without any plowing at all
ire nothing used but hoes
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
NEW PRESBYTE-
RIAN CHURCH
One of Most Attractive and Best Ar
ranged Houses of Worship in State
Classic Temple Style OF Architec-
INSTRUMENTATION Will Worship
in New Building For First Time
March II.

in New Building For First Time
March IL.
Net in eastern North Carolina and
perhaps no. in the State is more
attractive and better arranged church
building than the new house of wor
ship Of the First Presbyterian congre
cation of Lumberton Work on the
new buiiding. which represents an
| outlay of around $4,000. is practical
/ ~ completed and the congregation
will worship in the new .edifice for the
first time next Sunday, March IL.
| The rev building is located on a
lot fronting on Tenth and Chestnut
streets and is most attractive, both
inside and out. The architecture is of
the classic temple style and the build
ing is solid brick with write stucco
finish on the outside. The inside fin
ish is mahogany and white. The main
: vestibule fronts on Chestnut street
with a 2-foot concrete walk extending
from the front to the sidewalk. There
is also a vestibule fronting on Tentf
street and entrance may be had intc
the building from the back also. Th'
: porch floors are ade of marble.
The main auditorium Is on the frs
: floor and will seat 400 people. Th'
Sunday school assembly room is Gu
:. off from the auditorium by roller par
titions and the whole floor can easll,
). be converted into one 2udisoriur
y which will seat around 700 people.
IS The pews for the auditorium as We
as the chairs and tables are mahoe
any. made to order especially fo
:. this building.
IS The second floor is cut up int
~ class rooms In all there are Ii room
5. that can be used as Sunday schot
y, ~ class rooms and all these are COZ
~ rected with the main assembly lool
AZ by the electric bell system. The 81
ne perintendent while seated at his des
u can call the attention OF any or q
ae., : the teachers without leaving his sea
The laboratory and toilets are IN Il
a. basement.
re The pastors study is located b
ou tween the two yestihu,es on the flr
IL floor and the study can he enter
Id from either side. The pulpi: is at {
es south end of the building and the cht
re will he to the left CT the pulpic. B!
re Garnet covers tire aisles IN the az
90 torium.
I'M - - .ri.ss and are most attracti
is rhe gravity system of heating a
ventilation viii be used, while
es, Brasco lighting system has been
IT. stalled.
'ge The work of erecting the buildi
to has been supervised by Rev. DIR. G
led Moorehouse, pastor of the church
lch Moorehouse also did most of the
d signing. ~.
a The building is one of which
rlll congregation feels justly proud.
lIr is not only credit to the members
the the church, but to the town as wh(
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
Smallpox Around Pembroke.

DR.. w A McPhaul, county
health officer reports a nurnbe-
Of cases Of smallpox arounc
Pembroke. He says the disease
cinated against smallpox can be vac
cinated agains tsmailpox can be yac
cinated free by applying at the office
of DR.. McPhaul here.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11

At the meeting Of the Lumberton
detachment of the Robson reserve
militia Thursday evening Mr.. X. d.
Crichton was appointed first sergeant
and Mr.. T. A. McNeill, Jr., was ap-
pointed second sergeant. Mr.: Crlch-
ton will rank as first sergeant OF the
whole county militia.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11
Major Peterson Will Report For
Trial This Week.

Major Geo. L. Peterson, asslstant
o,artermaster at Camp Jackson, who
Was called out in Wake Superior court
last week for failure to appear to
answer charges of embezzlement al
legged to have been committed "n1ie ~
he was paymaster.-general OF Cae
North Carolina national guard Is eA-
pected to report in Raleigh today VI
tomorrow His trial has peen SET lol
Friday, March 10.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-11

that the Germans fired many shells
to prepare the way for q raid, not
single enemy soldier got into position
to carry it out, the American auto
matte rifles, machire guns and rifles
stopping the Germans in their attacks.