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The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS.
French Repel Fierce Attacks-Amer-
leans Use Gas and German Airmen
Drop Gas Balls-Secretary Baker
Threaten Petrograd.

All along the western front the ac-
tivity of the fighting forces still has
been held down to small infantry at
tacks and artillery duels which on
some sectors have been quite violent
To the French again has fallen the
task Of repelling fierce infantry at
tacks, but all of them were put down
with sanguinary losses to the attack
mans also have endeavored to pene-
trate French positions, but every
where have been beaten off, leaving
behind tie men killed or wounded.
The American troops on the Toul
sector recently have been giving the
Germans, and effectively, dose of
their own favorite weapon-asphyxi-
ating gas. -Four different sectors of
the Germans were gas shelled and the
quiescent attitude Of the enemy upon
all Of them afterward indicated that
the gases had had the desired effect.
On their part the Germans have
adopted another new plan of warfare
which the American troops on the
sector attacked described as "dirty
work" This was the dropping from
an airplane Of large rubber balls fill
ed with mustard gas. None of the
American troops was injured in the
attack.
Secretary of War Baker has had a
narrow escape on the American front
A German shell burst within forty
yards of his automobile, but did no
damage.
Although the snow is melting in the
mountain regions of the Italian thea
tre sufficient Of it still lies on the
ground to make impossible for the
present the commencement by either
side of hostilities Of great magnitude
Bombardments continue all along the
front, being especially violent west Of
Lake Garda. Heavy freshets have
made the Piave river impossible to
! large forces of troops. Enemy air
| men continue to drop bombs on We
nice, where the already great damage
daily is being added to. Large por-
tions of the populations are evacuat-
ing the city.
In Russia the Germans and Austro-
Germans are still advancing. Petro-
grad is being menaced by a force OF
Germans which is operating $50 miles
south of the former capital, while in
the south, Kharkov is being approach
ed by combined forces Of the enemy
Even Moscow is reported to be in dan
ger Of an enveloping maneuver and
there is talk of again moving the
capital.
While special dispatches from Rus
| sia continue to assert that the Bolshe-
| vik leaders are hostile toward the in
vaders no concrete evidence has beer
forthcoming to show that for the pres
ent at least efforts are being made tc
reorganize the army and give combat
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
COLLECT OLD CLOTHING.
To Be Sent to Destitute Belgians and
French-Increased Attendance in
Red Cross Work Rooms-Children
Doing Their Bit-Thrift Stamp Of
fered.
Reported for The Robesonian

Reported for The Robesonian.
Several ladies responded to the ap
peal for more help in the sewing room
of the Red Cross chapter and the in
crease in attendance and interest for
the past week has been most graft
flying.
1t must be remembered in looking
! over our sewing room that some of
our good workers are doing their bit
at home, by making one or more of the
hospital garments a week.
The children, too, are doing their bit
by meeting with US each afternoon
and cutting snippings for the comfort
pillows. Mrs. E. K. Proctor and Mrs
S. Mcintyre are the chairmen of this
table and Mrs. Proctor is offering a
Thrift stamp to the child who cuts
the most snippings for a month.
In the sewing room will be placed
this week large box which we hope
To fill with old clothing to be sent
to the destitute Belgians and French.
We would be glad if the ladies in town
would send to the sewing room any old
clothing they may have for men. wo-
men or children, also blankets, pillow
cases, etc. The following is taken
from the Wilmington Evening Dis
patch:
"The movement is of a nationwide
nature and is sent out jointly by
Chairman Davis, of the Red Cross,
and Food Administrator Herbert
Hoover, who is also chairman of the
commission for relief in Belgium.
"The articles needed by the COM
mission, which wishes to collect 5000
tons this week, includes mems wear,
women's wear, boys and girls cloth
ing and articles for infants and also
blankets, pillow cases, etc.
"The commission for relief has the
ships, if the clothing can be obtained.
In these vessels carrying cargoes and
other foodstuffs to the Belgians and
French in the territory occupied by
the Germans, there is room fer all the
clothing you can give. The commits
sion for relief has safe conduct pass
es for its ships, and the absolute as
surance through its own representa-
tives in Brussels that the clothing will
only be delivered to those for whom
it is intended. The Germans are said
never at any time to have seized the
personal apparel of individuals.
ct is useless to send = garment
which is not made of the strongest
and most durable materials, as the
clothes are subjected to the hardest
kind of use. But this does not mean
that all garments must be in perfect
| repair. There are upwards of hun
dred thousand women in Belgium and
northern France who will do any
thing for little work, who were mob
ilized to make new clothing while
there were still raw materials and who
can repair and mend old clothing.
"Tnere is great need for blankets
as we'll as clothing. These to be sort
ed and packed, must go to the ware
house of the commission. From there
it goes to the docks and thence b.
ship to Rotterdam. Four or five times
a month general cargo vessels vii
take hundreds of tons of this cloth
ing. To meet the situation ard the
opportunity, this week should see
not less than 5000 tons Of clothing
collected and on its way to the com
mission warehouses"
MISS EMMA H. NORMENT
Sec. Red Gross Sewing Room
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
KILLED BY A HORSE.
13-1ear-Old Boys Foot Caught
Harness and Horse Ran Away
With Him.

Wade Baxley, the only son of Mr..
and Mrs: Thomas Baxley, who live
near Red Springs, was killed by a
horse when he started to the field to
ploW Saturday afternoon about 1.3O,
The horse had the harness on and
when young Baxley started to get on
the horse to ride to the field the
horse became frightened and darted
off and caught the boys foot in the
harness and dragged him for a half
mile, breaking his neck. He was
about 13 years old.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
341 TONS NITRATE NOW.

Among Robson County Farmers
At Once-Mr. Bethune Will Go To
Wilmington to Assist in Routing
and to Hurry Delivery.
Three hundred and forty-one tons
of nitrate of soda are available for i'm
mediate shipment to Robson county
farmers and Mr.. w. K. Bethune, who
has been appointed county distribu-
tor, will go to Wilmington to
assist in getting it routed and to
hurry up delivery.
Mr.. Bethune received a telegram
from the Department of Agriculture
In Washington Tuesday advising that
owing to small quantity of nitrate a.
vailable for Immediate distribution
it would be possible to supply Rob
eson county farmers now only 341
tons. As stated in Mondays Robe.
sonian, Mr.. Bethune had requested
IT'S tons, or Is per cent of the entire
amount ordered by the farmers OF
this county, at once. The amount a.
wailable for distribution now is lit
tie more than 10 per cent. of the a.
mount Of orders placed and Mr.. Be-
thune wired for it to be shipped ir
amounts as follows to the places nam.
ed, distribution over the county being
practically on 10 per cent. basis:
To Rowland, 26 tons; Marietta, TO-
Lumber Bridge 80; Maxton so; Purvis
IL; Mcdonald 20; Proctorville 12; Rec
Springs, 20; Pembroke, %; Fairmont
80; st. Pauls, 16; Lumberton, SO.
Members of the committee acting
Som Maxt9n A F,dxd T. NfCaum; Ts;rn,nnt Red
M. Butler, St. Pauls; A. D. Mckenzie
Rowland; w. M. Oliver, Marietta
Each member of the committee will
distribute the nitrate shipped to the
point nearest him.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
Compromise Settlement of Car
lyle Will Case Agreed Upon.

Attorneys for the caveators and the
propounders in the Athesia Carlyle
will case have agreed to compromise
settlement. The terms of the settle
ment will not be made public until af-
ter the order has been formally sign
ed by the judge. 1t is expected the
case will be finally disposed of imme-
diately after the next term of civil
court conveneS.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
Tobacco Plant Shortage.

Judging from reports from the to-
bacco-growing sections, there is to-
oacco plant shortage in Robeson; The
plants in many places failed to "come
up" Some farmers have plenty OF
plants and will soon be transplanting.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21

The Democratic primary in New
Hanover Tuesday resulted in the NOM
ination Of W. B. Cooper for the State
Senate, denomination Of L. Clayton
Grant for the House of Representa-
tives, Sheriff Geo. c. Jackson and
Recorder Geo. Harris.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21

The annual naval appropriation bill
carrying more than $1,000, 100000 and
authorizing wartime increase in tie
navy's enlisted strength from $1,000
to 10000 men, was reported to the
House of Congress Tuesday by Chair.
man Padget of the naval committee.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21

j. Franklin Deaderick, a bank cash
ier, was shot and killed at Lexington
Tuesday by J. Graham Iege, in the
latter's home. Hege Immediately gave
himself up and said he shot in defense
of his home.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
VOL. IXL
DUNKIRK BOMBARDED
THIS MORNING
German DestrOyers and 2 Torpedo
Boats Sunk by French and Brit
ish Warships.
Special to The Robesonian.

New York, March 21.-A London
dispatch states that German warships
attacked Dunkirk this morning
French and British warships attack
ed them, sinking two destroyers and
two torpedo boats. A British destroy
ey was damaged
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
Sold 20 Bales Cotton at 32.47.

Mr.. J. A. McAllister sold 20 bales
of cotton yesterday at an average of
32.47. He sold the cotton to Mr.. John
T Biggs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-12
HUNS PREPARE
TO RAzE TOWNS
AS They FLEE
Prisoners Describe System Of
Mines Being Laid to De-
= stroy Buildings and
Entrap Allies.

With the French Army in France,
Sept. 1l.--Prisoners recently captured
BY the French have thrown light upon
the work OF destruction undertaken
by the retreating Germans with the
aid of extremely slow fuses that pro-
duce an explosion of mines days and
even weeks after the Teutons have
evacuated locality. The same sys-
tenn that destroyed Chateau Bethan-
court to the west of Guiscard Sep
tember 9th and the cathedral at Nesle
shortly afterward, was used freely at
Ham and Noyon and is being utilized
by the Germans in preparation for the
destruction of villages north and
northeast of Rheims.
Prisoners who worked with a de-
tachment of pioneers placing mines
under church pillars in that region
say the Germans are making ready
to raze all the towns.
Traps are being laid by use of the
same system on the forest of St. Co.
balm and in the region of Laon, while
all the crossroads in those regions
according to the captives, are being
heavily mined Some of these prep
arations for wholesale destruction
are behind the Hindenburg line.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-12
CHICAGO MAY OR
BEATEN IN RACE
FOR U. S. SENATE
Mccormick Wins Nomination
in Illinois Though Thomp-
son Carries Chicago by
About 10000.

Chicago, Sept lin the face OF
early returns from today's statewide
primary, Medill Mccormick has de-
feated Mayor William Hale Thomp-
son for ths-republican nomination for
United States senator.
At 1920 o'clock tonight returns
from 2,260 precincts out of 5,454 in
Illinois gave Mccormick 70,6s6, and
Thompson 6O.74l in the statewide
primary for the republican nomination
for United States senator.
If the present ratio of voting con-
tinues it was estimated that Thomp-
son will carry Chicago by approx
mately 10000. while Mccormick will
come to the Cook county line with
a plurality of approximately 7l,000.
Congressman George E. Foss was
running third. The democratic nomi-
nation has been won by Senator
James Hamilton Lewis.
The principal issue between Nc
Cormick and Thompson was one OF
loyalty, Mccormick and his support
ers charged the mayor with nu-
merous anti-war activities. 1t was
declared that he had opposed the
country's entrance into the war. that
he criticised the passage of the Sc
lective draft and that he opposed the
sending of American troops to
France.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-12
MORE AMERICAN
TROOPS LANDED
At ARCHANGEl
Campaign Planned to Keep
Open Railroad and to Pro-
tect Government of
North Russia.

Washington, Sept. l1.-Americarl
troops have landed at Archangel to
assist the other allied forces there in
their campaign for the re-establish-
nient of order in northern Russia. This
announcement was authorized tonight
by General March. chief of staff.
For military reasons the number
of soldiers landing was not revealed
nor was it made clear from whence
they had embarked. 1t was assumed
however, that the soldiers had been
sent from English camps, where
Americans are training.
The purpose of the allied campaign
in northern Russia is to keep open
the railroad from Archangel to
Vologda, and to protect the govern
ment of the north which has been
set up at Archangel and through
which it is hoped to re-establish order
in Russia and overcome German in
fluence.
Germany. recognizing the success
thus far attending this campaign. has
been pressing Firms into its army
in Finland j. lie hope { thering
together a sufficient force to attack
the allies from across the Murmansk
peninsula
Bolsheviki Scattered in Siberia.
Vladivostok, Sept. 1.-THE Siber-
ian front has disappeared overnight.
In the words Of IN American author
ity. it has moved 1900 miles to the
westward"
Communication has been complete
'ly established between Vladivostok
and Irkutsk.
So Czecho- -Slovak forces have broken
through from Lake Baikal in the d.
rection of Tchita under Captain
Gaida, while General Semenoff's Cos
sacks, supported by Czecho -Slovaks,
have approached the Trans-Baikalian
capital from the Onon river.
The bolshevik forces, seemingly
over-awed by the presence of entente
allied troops. have scattered.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-12
Americans to Kill
On Spot Anyone Urging
Surrender in Battle

With the American Army in France,
Tuesday, September l0,-American
troops in all units have been instruct
ed to kill on the spot anyone who in
time of battle urges surrender or at
tempts to persuade them that fur,
ther resistance is useless.
These instructions which originated
with certain division. and have now
been universally adopted because they
proved so popular, were made neees-
sary because someone in American
uniform during a German attack on
Fismette August q ran among the
troops calling upon them to cease
resistance and declaring that the Of
ficers advised surrender.
The instructions point out that
these statements were absolutely
false.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-12
Heney Named for Governor
By California Democrats

San Francisco, Sept ll.--Francis
J. Heney was selected as the demo-
cratic candidate for governor at the
general election in November by the
democratic state central committee,
which late today instructed its chair
man and secretary, to certify Heney's
name to the secretary of state.
Heney ran second to Mayor James
Rolph at the primary election. Rolph's
supporters have asserted that they
will oppose any attempt of the demo-
Gratis to place Heney's name ON the
ballot as the party's gubernatorial
candidate,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-12
GE RmAnS REmAN DEFEN NSES
TO STOP F0CH'S next DRIVE
"Registrars are at Their Posts Awaiting
You", General CroWder's Last Word in Call
For Muster of Nations Manhood For War
PROVISIONS MADE IN OMAHA TO TAKE
NAMES OF ALL MEN WITHIN NEW LIMITS

provost marshal will probably take a
considerable part Of Thursday night
and Friday morning.
In this work the registrars will have
the assistance of the teachers of Oma-
ha, who have volunteered, through the
superintendent, to lend their aid. The
teachers will distribute themselves
through the city at the different pre-
cinct headquarters and will help in
any way that they can.
The registrars are urged to be in
their places promptly at J o'clock.
This is essential to the securing of a
complete registration.
]. J. Breen, chairman of the board
in the Second district. South Side, has
sent out an urgent plea to his reg
istrars to be prompt. The telephone
number of the board is South 4499
and Mr.. Breen wishes to keep in
touch with all the registrars.
The exemption boards wish to cali
attntion to the fact that every man
who has today passed his 18th birth
day must register, and that all who
have not today passed their 46th
birthday must register. Eighteen to
IS in this case is inclusive.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-12

All men who have passed their
18th birthday and have not yet passed
their 10th birthday, except those who
have already registered, must register
today between the hours of J a. m.
and 9 p. m. for the draft under the
selective service law. Registration
must be within the exemption board
district in which the person lives,
and may be in any precinct in the
district, though it is the desire Of
the registrars that SO far as possible
every man shall register in his own
voting precinct.
The process of registration is a
simple one, only few questions with
which everyone should be familiar,
being asked 1t is important, however,
that it shall not be neglected. as the
government has provided heavy
penalty for those who fail to reg
lister.
The registrars who will have charge
of the work on this day are largely
volunteers who are giving their ser
vices. The task of classifying the
cards and getting ready the reports
which must be sent Friday to the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-12
Provost Marshal of Nation
Gives Utterance to Appeal
to Those Next in Line
For Duty.

Washington, Sept. 1l.--On the eve
of the great muster of the nations
manhood for the war, Provost Mar
shal General Crowder summed up the
situation in a brief sentence ad-
dressed to the 100000 men between
IS and IS years who will register to-
morrow.
THE registrars are at their posts
awaiting you"
General Crowder has asked that the
event be observed as a holiday with
flags flying and bands playing in trib-
ute to the men who will enroll. His
last word to prospective registrants
was:
Census of Man Power.
Upon every man between the ages
of l8 to IS years, both inclusive, not
heretofore registered or not already
in active military and naval service,
rests the obligation to register Thurs
day.
Through this registration, it Is
proposed to enroll the names OF ap-
proximately 100000 men not sub
ject heretofore to the draft.
This task completed, America will
have taken a census of its available
man power. With this enrolment
and the registrations of June 5, 1917,
June S, 1918 and August "a, 1918, we
shalt have placed in this reservoir the
names Of approximately 23.40O,Ooo
men. From those we select, choos-
ing for the army those best suited
physically and by circumstances for
the field of battle and classifying
those remaining in accordance with
the extent to which their energies are
needed for the. support Of the nation
at home and the maintenance OF the
military establishment. It is thus that
we must proceed if we are most ef-
fectively to distribute the energies OF
our people for the supreme task OF
winning the war.
Slackers Must Come.
::The obligation resting upon the
individual this day is clear cut and
not to be mistaken. The patriotism
and the honor of our manhood furnish
the main reliance of the nation at this
hour. Patriots will not fail to re-
spond. Slackers must respond. For
those who would evade their obliga-
ton the law provides punishment
swift and certain. A years imprison-
ment faces the man who evades. And
no man can buy his escape from this
penalty through payment Of a fine.
THE registrars are at their posts
awaiting you
Questionairies Next.
While the lottery drawing that de-
termines in some measure the order
of entering service will not come for
at least three weeks, boards have
been ordered to start at once number
ing serially all the cards that will be
filled out before the registrars tomor-
row. and to send out questionnaires
to all whose ages are above l9 and
below 81. years on September II.
From their classification, to be start
ed at once, will be filled the October
draft calls.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-12
Senator Hardwick,
Whom Wilson Opposed,
Is Beaten in Primary

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. l1.-William J.
Harris, former chairman Of the Fed
eral Trade commission, whose candi-
dacy was endorsed by President Will
son, apparently swept the state today
in the senatorial democratic primary.
On unofficial returns he had carried
100 of the l52 counties, while Senator
Thomas w. Hardwick, who was sec
ond in the fve-cornered race, had a
plurality in only 10.
Unusual interest centered in the
senatorial contest because of letter
President Wilson wrote to Clark
Howell, democratic national commit.
teemar, in which he said he opposed
the denomination OF Senator Hard
wick, whom he characterized as "a
constant and active opponent of my
administration"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-12
Charles Gyger, While in Berne
Finds Mernento of His Mother

Gyger to go as chief clerk. While in
France Mr.. Gyger was assigned to
the important work OF buying certain
supplies in neutral countries. He went
to Berne where he arranged for the
purchase OF l,2S0000 wrist watches.
In Berne he found the birth records
of his mother and .located the house
where she was born. His mother, died
in Omaha few years ago.
Mr.. Gyger was at a French port
when the first ships brought Amer
lean soldiers to the aid OF the allies.
There were three boats which still
bore their old German names, having
been vessels which were interned in
this country. He stated that the emo
tons OF the French people as they
viewed the American soldiers leaving
the ships were beyond his powers to
describe.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-12
I'VE Are In aBad Position"
Hun Officer Writes Home

Il am only interested In whether
we are going to- hold out longer than
this winter. In my opinion the En-
glish will bring up such crowds Of
Americans and others next spring that
we will be unable to withstand the
heavy pressure. Also, our enemies
will have such a number of aircraft
available that we shall not know
where to find cover from this horror.
Taking it all round. we are in a
bad position. Not only here at the
front, but at home, too, things are in
a very bad way.~ And the eastern
problem crops up again andI shall be
interested to see whether the English
will succeed in starting a mess there
again. As far as can hear we are
again moving a great many troops to
the east"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-12

The fortunes of war took Charles
L. Gyger of this city to Berne, Swift
zerland, where he located the house
where his mother was born 90 years
ago.
Mr.. Gyger's home is at ll25 South
Thirty-second street, where his wife
and children reside. Miss Martha
Gyger, daughter, is stenographer with
Mrs. c. NJ. Wilhelm Of the home SER
vice department OF the Red Cross
civilian relief.
This Omaha man worked in the
United States quartermaster's depart
ment here for 20 years, at one time
serving under Colonel Mccarthy dur
ing the latter's service as quarter
master in Omaha. When General
Pershing went to France he took Col
oncl Mccarthy with him as quarter
master and the colonel wired to Mr..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-12
Spanish Influenza
Appears at Seaports
On Atlantic Coast

Washington, Sept. i1.-Spanish
influenza, which recently ravaged
the German army and later spread
into France and England with such
discomhting effects on the civil
population, has been brought to
some of the American Atlantic
coast cities, officials here fear. but
they are awaiting further investiga-
ton and developments before form
ing definite opinions.
In the opinion Of officials. the
strange infection has been brought
over by persons on returning
American transports.
Spanish influenza, although short
lived and of practically no perma-
nent serious results, is most dis
tres5ing ailment, which prostrates
one for few days, during which he
suffers the acme of discomfort.