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The Robesonian., 1918-12-02
RED CROSS TOTALS
Women Of Red Cross Fave Produced
An Enormous Ancl ol Supplies.

Durlns the past ~~Chs the v-o-2-
p : ne American !. Cross ca-
produced 2 total Of 29s. 134.03a 1acas-
s&ry ARIES, accordln- 20 Z ~e-a~-
Just nca-e public by the war co-rc g.
a. na~-2n2I headquarters. The v-e~e:
sur CA dressings. 253 1856 .90O; l1 I'D
-ac-es, "A ,059, ,09o; ~--lg4= gs--ae-7--s
-o4, 900: hospital ga---lels er.5 s1.-
pies, p 2255. 900.
WORKING with raw materials -eIQa3
a. s4o 900 600, these won1n Pr 1rced
IIn1shed articles valued at S59.CsJ.00
turing the past year alone.
1hs American Red Gross HIS BE-
come one OF the worlds grea test manu-
1acUur1ng concerns, having over 5. 100,-
ooo active workers, many Of whom
nave now become expert Practically
every one Of Americas soldiers who
has crossed the Atlantic has carried
with him some of the knitted ar
cles furnished by the Red Cross. such
as socks, muElers, helmets, and wrist
let's.
Al the men on this side in need 9.
knitted goods who are in CO 1ps ~
canJonmsnIs VIII be sinailarIv sup
plled this winter, as will also many OF
our allied troops and thousands of i'm
poverished refugees N the war-s-ricA-
en- districts.
That the American Red Cross has
not forgotten our valiant allies Is
shown by the fact that France. Eng
land, Serbia, Italy, the Palestine and
Russia have received gross total o.
Z27 -236, ,54S garments du--lg the past
year.
Hundreds Of millions Of yards Of
gauze, q hundred million yards Of fab.
4 nc, and millions Of pounds Of yarr
! have been purchased since the entry
Of America into the war, and mads
+ into useful garments Of varied sort:
for the use Of our soldiers, sailor;
and Allies.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-02

5e vas working II g hospital where
f-2S-lSs prisoners were sleFer.nc badly
1roT1 IySeEcery. While s1n alive 3
nan vas r-t INTO Z coffin ana some
German soldiers were preparing %
na-. he nd of the coffin down.
protested, saId the Officer. that
the man was not dead, but l was
laughed al ana pushed 70 one SIDE. The
Germans proceeded with thier r~1e-
some task and afterwards Informed
me tnat they had nailed the coffin I'D
down With four and SIX inch nails"
Another man who said he had been
captured eight months ago describe
the murder Of an officer n q prison
camp near the Alsne
In the camp one day he said. Il
saw q British officer being buIhed hy 8
German sentry. The German soldier
was demanding the officers boots. but
the officer refused to part with them.
After little further argument the
German soldier shot the officer and
took the boots from him as he lav dy-
ing on the ground"
The Robesonian., 1918-12-02
5 JRIED MAN ALIVE.
nc-rlhle Stories of Inhuman Cruelty
ID Brush Prisoners by Germans.

; orles Of the cruelty by the Ger
MAJ 70 prisoners would fill many vol
ur10-, no doubt. Some OF these sto-
r2es reveal the German IS q character
that Is positively fiendish.
4 sergeant who had been a prison
er To- months spoke bitterly Of an
enforced march after his capture.
or fur days, he said the prisoners
rad virtually no solid food and when
t-ley arrived at camp they were put 70
Wo~-- SUryIng men who had died from
starvation In one week Is out Of 100
died. No pity or leniency was shown
70 men who we're unable to work
through sickness. Only blows and the
usual punishment Of half rations were
given them.
= non-comnissioned officer of the
royal army medical corps said that the
7vors- sight he saw was near scissors
The Robesonian., 1918-12-02
GALLANTRY OF OLD
HICKORY PRAISED
BY MARSHALL HAIC

The American second corps, which
served with the British fourth army
during the closing days of the war.
has been rewarded for its werk by a
glowing letter Of praise from Field
Marshal Haig, the British command
er-in-chief
The field n1arshal's message to the
command Of the corps, reads:
Now that you are leaving the Brit
ISL zone, / wish again TO thank YOU
and all the officers, non-commissioned
officers and men on behalf of myself
and all ranks Of the British armies ir
France and Flanders for the very gal
liant and efficient service you have rem
dered during your operations with the
British fourth army.
''On the 29th September you parti.
cipated with distinction IN a great ane
critical attack which shattered ths
enemy's resistance on the Hindenburs
line ard which opened the road Il
final victory.
The deeds of the 9th and 50tl
American divisions which took Belt
court ind Nauroy, and gallantly sus
tained the desperate struggle for Bon.
will rank with the highest achieve
nents of the war.
i The names of Branceurt, Prt-lon1
Busigny, Vaux-Andigny, St. Souple
ana wassigny Will testify to the das
and energy Of you rattacks. l ar
proud to have had you in my com
mand."
The 3Oth division mentioned b
Field Marshal Haig was known as tn
Old Hickory divisions, composed G
troops from Tennesste, North Care
lima, South Carolina and District {
Columbia. and which was trained 9
The Robesonian., 1918-12-02

Grae~~Lle, :. {. The 2-ch and so-h
--V-s-cGs probably were the first
---E1er11an divisions 10 fight in Be
Gum. having crossed The border with
t99 firth British army. The 27ta
~-Vlslon -s composed q New York
rs ma was trained a. Camp WaGs-
E---c.. 5. Cl
The Robesonian., 1918-12-02
20 BOYS From Robson IN Il
Same COMPANY.

Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Somewhere IN France (date not lesi-
blel-Twenty boys from Robeson are
StllI n the same company. All are
well and getting along fine
{. A WALOROP.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-02
vIN0L MAKES
GOOD BLOOD
Positiy-Convineino Proof
Proof

W.
Many so-caIled remedies for aaae-
MIA are only 50 n name. Their max
e-s are afraid 70 prove their claims BY
telling what their medicines contain.
The only way 70 be honest with the
people IS 70 let them know wha, they
are paying foc. Here IS the VInol
formula. When the doctor knows
what a medicine contains, It ceases
so be patent medicine.
= Cod Liver and Beef pep.ooex i-on and
Manganese PePsonasex, Iron and An
moniun Sieraee, Lime anx Soda SlySe-c-
phosphases, CasCaran-
Any doctor VIII tell you tha, the IN
gradients Of Vinol as named above,
VIII enrich the blood and Danish anae-
mia and create strength. When ehe
blood IS pure and rich and red, the
body IS strong and robus.
You can prove this at our expense
because your money viii be returned
Il VIaol does not improve your health.
Dr.. J. D. Mcmillan & Son. Druggists
and druggists everywhere.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-02

For q mild. easy action Of the bow
els, try Doan's RegUletS. e modern
laxative Soc at all stores.
The Robesonian., 1918-12-02

Mr.. n. ?, Buie Of PhiladelphuS was
a L1mderton visitor Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbs, Miss, September 6.-(Spe- cial )-The resignation of Policeman R. c. Noble has resulted in a raise in sal aries for his former associates. the city council having decided to divide the money heretofore paid him between other members of the force The council also advanced the salaries of Misses Ozzie Jordan and Ella Mosby, members of the public school faculty.
 l. H. Whitfield and Miss Daisy Davis were married at the parsonage of the First Methodist church on South Third street yesterday afternoon, the cere- mony having been performed by tho pastor, Rev. s. L. Pope.
 A contingent of local draftees, in- cluding Messrs. J. U. New, R. M. Boyd. c. T. Jones, H. G. Perkerson, F. IT. Smith. c. P. and Henry McManus, left Thursday for Camp Pike, where they will be inducted into military service.
 In addition to the above named men, who will enter the regular army, Messrs. Gay Lacy, J. w. McPherson and w. D. Barnes left the same day for Camp Wheeler. where they will enter the limited service.
 Thatcher M. Lewis of Washington, D.. c, and Miss Nora Scott were married yesterday afternoon. the ceremony hav- ing taken place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. c. Scott, parents of the bride, on North Ninth steert, and having been performed by her brother. Rev. Champion Scott of Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
sum-

express the happy mating? Thus does music wrap itself about us completely ministering to pleasures, worship, work and war in grief, and, finally makes it's final contribution to the grave.
 And so-with music playing so i'm portant part in the worlds work what more natural than that beautiful music should take the place of me- ohanical music in the moving pictures theatres-the most largely and gener- ously patronized industry in the world today?
 The Strand theatre, the Rialto and Rivoli New Yorss s largest picture the atres, have superb orchestras and mag nificent organs; the highest type of mu- sicians are employed in these theatres solo organists, whose names spell fame throughout the world, conductors whose names have been flashed in electric lights from busy Broadway; and this evolution of music in the moving picture theatres has spread all over the world and Bir- min gham is right abreast of the times in this line.
 MT, II. F. Kincey. the popular and pro- gressive young manager of the Strand, was talking to me the other day about his aims and ambitions for the theatres here, of which he is the head
 T want to place them in exactly the same class with the Strand theatre, Rialto and the Rivoli in New York; we have made vast Improvements in the Strand, decorated it beautifully, put the best pictures on and now we present to the public the best orchestra in the city of Birmingham.
 The Strand orchestra personnel car ries the names of musicians who are at tho head of the profession here," said Mir Kincey. Everybody knows Mr Frank L.. Davidson and his splendid work. Davidson's orchestra has for years been Birmingham's greatest asset in this line; at all the fashionable weddings. receptions, the Country club, the South
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
Sewing Circle With
 Much Whispering
We Are All Greatly Indebted to Those
 Who Tell Their Experiences.

Before the arrival of the storlS there is much to talk about. The comfort. or the expectant mother is the chfet topic, and there is sure to be someone Who has used or knows of that splendid eN- 1ernal help--Mother' Friend.
 Nausea nervousness, bearing down and stretching pains and other symp- toms so familiar to many women are among the dreaded experiences thous- ands of mothers say they entirely es- cape by The use of this famous rem
 it's influence on the fine network of nerves and fragments just beneath the skin is wonderful.
 By the regular use of Mothers Friend during the period the mgscles are made and kept soft and elastic; they expand easily, without strain. when baby is born and the pain and danger at the crisis is naturally less.
 Mothers Friend is for external use only, is sold by all druggists, and should be used with the utmost regu- larity Write to the Bradfield Regula- tor Co. F-11S Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ca. for valuable and interesting Motherhood Book" There is wealth of instruction and comfort to be de- rived in reading this little book. It is plainly written and will be a splendid little text book for guidance, not only for yourself but will make you helpful to others. And in the meantime do not fail to get a bottle of Mothers Friend from the drug store, and thus fortify yourself against pain and discomfort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07

E7T1HE following from the Montgomery
 Advertiser will be read with in
 = terest inasmuch as it shows the work being done by an Alabama girl in the military camps throughout the south:
 As a part of the entertainment pro- gramme of the army Y. NJ. c. A. at Camp Sheridan during the week just passed, there has been given series of evenings at the various huts by Miss Lois Threadgill, who is making a tour of all the camps and cantonments in the southeastern department under the aus pices of the Atlanta office of the army and navy |. M C. A. Miss Threadgill is an Alabama girl, having been born in TIskegee, but has spent most of her life in the east, and more recently in Wash ington. Sle is a volunteer for overseas work with the Y, and has been accepted, only waiting for orders to report to the port of authorization, and while thus walt ing she is putting in the time lending her vocal and hstrionic gifts to the boys on this side the pond. This young lady will not go to France only as an enter fairer, but has been accepted, as she says, Ito do anything the I. M. C. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
Word About the Strand Theatre Orchestra Which Is
 One of Brmnghams Best Attractions Including Mr.
 Davidson, Mr. Memoli and Other Well Known Musicians

], ern club, the Phoenix club, everywheren Mir. Davidson and his orchestra havIi ! been conspicuous, and MT. Davidson ha
 never done better work than in tn i, Strand theatre. MT, Philip MemoIi stand i head and shoulders with the most beauh tifully educated musicians in the counl try; for years he conducted the Munic,I ipal orchestra in Milan, Italy, where hfl went to study, bringing back to America the highest of honors. As a composer ! and as an artist, he is unsurpassed, and his part in the community singing hertI added laurels to his record as musi1 clan
 with MT. Davidson (violin), MT Mep moi (cornet, MT. T. T. Davidson tpiano)l
 Mrs. D. T. Elliott lclarineD, Mir. F.. 1 Lilley Drum) and Mir. E. V. Taylor
 (organ), l believe no finer orchestra
 could be organized in this city, Mri Kincey said. Besides the orchestra we, have our solo organist, MT. George L.'
 Hamrick. whose musicianship is unsur- passed and whose playing is enjoyed by hundreds every day. Thus alternating,f the solo organ and the orchestra, the. Strand, practically has a continuous mu-' sical programme.
 T have never liked the organ for com-i edy and war pictures" Mir Kincey said
 Take our comedies and the Pathe war, pictures and the orchestra adds a splen-' die interest to their presentation, while to the romantic, and society pictures, the. organ lends itself with beautiful effect
 "I feel that in presenting to the patrons Of the Strand our orchestra under Mr. Davidson's direction, and MT. Hamrick, our solo organist.' MT. Kincey said, i've have provided the very best musi- cal setting it is possible to obtain in Birmingham and our patrons have the assurance that we will continue our high standard of music just as we shall con- tinue our high standard of pictures"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
GIVE ONLY USEFUL PRESENTS Is PLEA
 MADE ID PUBLIC
Council of Defense Asks That Holiday Purchases Be Spread Over Months
 of Oct. and Nov.

l Montgomery, September 6-(Special)
 Because many merchants over the coun- 1 try have already planned for their Christ
 mas trade by ordering the merchandise. toys, etc, the national council of defense at Washington has modified it's resolu- tiof which had as a purpose the discour- agement of Christmas giving" The ob- ject of the first resolution was to re- strict merchants as far as possible from the usual Christmas orders The modi- fled plan, however, resulted from a con- ference of merchants, srate council of de- ferse and otherss
 The state council of defense has to- day issued an important general letter to all councils of defense regarding the sub Ject of Christmas buying," said l.. M. Hooper, chairman of the state council.
 There has been several conferences held by the state council of defense and the retail merchants of Alabama who are in terested in the sale of toys and articles suitable for Christmas gifts.
 The general letter issued by the state council represents the final conclusion ol the council of national defense in regard to this subject and after confer- ences with local dealers and after attend ing conference on this matter with rep resentative merchants and the council of national defense in Washington that the present attitude in the matter will over come possible serious consequences to Alabama dealers who had already laid in a stock of Christmas merchandise, and by reducing Christmas giving largely to useful articles there will be unnecessary waste of labor and material
 The council of national defense was prompted to restrict Christmas buying owing to the necessity of saving labor and material in the manufacture and sale of Christmas gifts and of saving transportation and delivery facilities, 7 says the chairman to the councils of defense.
 After further consideration, however, it is recognized that the manufacture of goods for the coming holiday season has been substantially completed and large quantity of the merchandise is now in the retailers hands. In consideration of fense requests that Christmas giving be limited to useful articles and that holi- day purchases be spread over the months of October, November and December, so as to relieve transportation facilities Of the country from congestion during De- cember. The suggested restriction in Christmas giving shall not apply to young children for whom holiday custom should be preserved without endangering the national interests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
THME was in the oiden. golden

WINNIE was in the o1den, golder
 days of pioneer moving pictures theatres when the "joy box" ou
 front was winding and grinding out
 canned" music by the yard also re posed the little blonde girl in "tht gilded cage' chewing gum for dear life taking your perfectly good dime ant handing you back your nickle in change ] Chats why they called the movie the atres "Nickleodeons" then I suppose 1 because you paid a nickle to go in) and then setting down again to hel paper-back novel, Bertha. the Sewing Machine Girl" or Nellie, the Beauti. Iful Cloak Model" while on she chewet and the mechanical music still wounc out.
 Then suddenly came change, presto sort of the "quickness of the hand de ceives the eye and leaves the spectator deon" evolved into a higher class ot theatre, the little blonde girl in "the gilded cage" became more dignified and more important, the class of pictures produced grew steadily better and bet ter. the price admission was raised and best of all good music was installed and the moving picture theatre took on a most important air
 Columns and columns could be writ ten on the subject of '"The Evolution of the Moving Picture Business" and then the half would not be told, devoting chapter after chapter to the musical end of the game, for in no department of the movies has more subtle change come OCT the face of things and no more important step has been taken in the upward direction than in the music furnished for pictures.
 And why not good music for pictures? Isn't it MT Addison who said. Music is about all of heaven that we have on earth" And so why not have it everywhere? Music is universal-we know not whence it comes nor whither lit goes; We only know that it has al- ways had it's connection with the vast scheme of the universe. and that the greatest thing about itfis that one may enjoy it to the fullest without know ing the slightest detail of it's rudi- ments. Every nation has it's music Music traces itself as far as history. Indeed the history of music would be the history of the world. When we are sad nothing soothes the weary soul like music, and when we are glad nothing expresses the joy like music. Even the evil influences of the world resort to music to heighten the effect of those who bow to their shrine, but has not religion long had as her counterpart the same agency, music?
 We have music in peace, and in war what could take the important part that music is playing? Some one has said that music is the very language of war.
 The mother sings her baby to sleep with a lullaby. The youth expresses the joy of living in their musical child hood games. The lover serenades the loved one with songs of love, and what would a wedding be without music to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07

nation in an accurate and comprehensive form, is to read from week to week in THE LITERARY DIGEST the exact facts regarding men abroad their movements, their various activities their share of the fighting and the measures that are being taken for their comfort and support facts drawn from all the authoritative and that may be accepted without question, forming continuous history of our part in the war that isswell worth preserving. Begin studying it to-day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07

OLApO TkLU NUN
 All the members and teachers of the 1917 Central High school class are re- quested to attend the annual reunion to be held in the ballroom of the Hilman hotel from 5:3e to ' this Saturday, after noon. There is important business to he transacted, and it is especially desirable that every enc take advantage of this opportunity to see old classmates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
Changes Recommended
 in Standard Time Zones

Washington. September exchanges in the standard time zones of the United States, moving the lines slightly west ward, are recommended in tentative report made public today by the inter- state commerce commission
 The primary object of the changes which become effective next Thanksgiving Eff the commission finally approves the report is to unify the time changing practices of cross continent railroads.
 The proposed new boundary between the eastern and central zones would run from a point near Port Huron. Mich, south through Detroit, Toledo, Columbus. Kenova. W. Va, Bristol, oJhnson City. Tenn, Thomasvillc. Ga, and Apalachi- cola Bay, Fla. The present line extends from Buffalo through Pittsburg and thence south to the Florida line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07
lDnrYSf1Ar1rTYal lpr1nOSOPfTYl

Li'l Honey, sum Folks dat thinks deys got SOCIAL .STANDIN' 7 finds out dat hit $ jes' "SOCIAL-STAND- IN'-ROOM-ONLY." Y as- sum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-07

One subject of paramount interest holds to-day the
 first place in the hearts and minds of the fathers and mothers of America and of the millions of anxious women here at home the wives. sisters, and sweet hearts of the gallant fellows who have gone lover there" It is the question of how the ''boys in brown farine on the battledelds of France what they are doing. whether they are making good and holding their own successfully against the onslAughts of the Teuton The one sure way to get this infor-