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The Robesonian., 1918-09-16
Lawyer Employed to Take Case
Aqainst His Sister-in-Law "Un-
beknownst. -

Mr.. Aaron Penny Of the National
cotton mill was knocked down one day
last week near the mill by an auto
driven by lady. The. lady who was
driving and other ladies in the car
with her were excited and distressed
and stopped with the purpose OF TAX tax,
ing the man to a hospital, but some some
men came up and took charge -o1 MN MN
and they went on their way. mr'
Penny was bruised up t put tdn mo1 se,'can ta con
y injured He xba came wrate TO sG~n to the se sec
1etsrv 1ets Of State to find out the owner
If the car number, which Mr.. Penny
oava ~ when the answer came the law
y Yer was astonished to learn that tn the
car belonged to his sister-in:law: :o+a1a: Mr.
Penny accepted compromise plaa1 se1Tle: n1e:
ment of the case and everybody, pre-
sumably, was satisfied.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-16
VOL. IXL
TEUTONS BID FOR PEACE.
Allied Troops Advance While Peace
Kite Flies-AnOther German Ruse
to Get Better Terms Than They Can
Expect Later-WOmen and Chill
dren Perish When British Ship is
TOrpedOed.

The Associated Press this morning
gave the following summary of the
wal news:
Overshadowing in interest even
Marshal Foch's hammer blows against
the harried Germans, is the 1eutonic
bid for peace made through TIE i'm
perial government of Austria-H
gary.
The formal plea of Emperor Charles
to the belligerents comes as the first
sensational move in the ''peace often
sive" which has been expected since
the German arms began to stagger
back from the fierce thrusts of the
British, French and Americans.
Washington and the allied capitals
hailed the call for a conference on
neutral soil as another German ruse
to get better terms than they might
expect when the war has been carried
to the Rhine. They were convinced
that Austria, whose people have long
been war weary, has been called upon
to bear the onus of making peace
oyertures and thus save the face of
Germany.
Not only in Washington, but in Lon
don and Paris, pacifists found cold
comfort. one of the governments in
yolved was inclined to take seriously
the request that delegates be sent to
such a conference as that proposed
by the Austrian ruler. It was pointed
out that the United States and En-
tente Allies have made their. peace
aims so clear there can be no nnistak-
ing.
The assertion that the central pow
ers leave it in no doubt that they are
waging "war Of defense for the IN
tegrity and security Of their terri
tories" was greeted with added skep-
ticism in the face of the Washington
disclosures unmasking completely the
intrigue which has wrecked Russia
Publication of documents proving be-
yond all question that Germany had
waited only for a plausible pretext
to plunge the world into war. cast a
sinister shadow over the benevolent
protestations of Emperor Williams
closest ally.
1t was accompanied also by the an
nouncement that a German subma
rine had sunk the British steamship
Galway Castle with the loss Of 18!
lives. Ninety of those who perlshec
were women and children. At the
same time U-boats renewed their at
tacks upon shipping on this side O.
the Atlantic, shelling only eighty
miles off the coast transport carry
ing Canadian sick and wounded.
Grim meaning was given the over
lures by the announcement from Paris
that Austrian troops which tried t.
block the way Of the Americans wer'
utterly demoralized and SURRENDERED
to a man
While the peace kite was in flight
British, French and American troop
continued their pressure against tn
Germans. Pershing's men advances
from two to three miles on a 33-mll
front, Haig's forces advanced norta
west of st. Quentin while Frencl
forces made progress south OF tn
same city.
Margins army struck a new blo1
at the German salient north OF Sols
sons Wherever the allied troops IT
tackled the German lines moved back
The Robesonian., 1918-09-16
AMERICAN FIRST ARMY
CARRIES OUT INITIAL TASK
Famous St. Mihiel Salient Leyeled
and Important Towns and Positions
In the Sector Taken and Many Pris-
oners Captured.

In the Sector Taken and Many Pris-
oners Captured.
By Friday night the American first
army had carriel out the initial task
assigned to 1.-THE leveling Of the
famous st. Mihiel salient-and in do
ing so had taken 1890 prisoners
many guns and machine guns and
large quantities of ammunition and
other war stores.
In little more than "a hours not
only had the work been accomplished
but General Pershing's men had all
the important towns, villages and stra-
teglc positions in the sector within
their hands and were standing on the
banks Of the Moselle river at Pagny,
looking across the stream into German
territory. And the southern outer
Notifications of Metz, the great Ger
man stronghold in Lorraine, were only
four miles distant
The Associated Press Saturday gave
the following summary:
From Hattonville, on the north,
across the salient eastward to Pagny,
the Americans have closed the mouth
sof the big sack which extended south
ward to st. Mihiel, trapping within it
by their fast advance all the enemy
forces who failed to take refuge in
flight when the great bombardment
OF Thursday morning heralGe1 the ap-
proach Of the offensive.
In addition, along the eastern side
+ Of the heights north of Eattonville
Esthe Americans have debouched from
the hill region and are astride the rail
road running from Commercy to Yer
dun. Likewise the Thiaucourr Metz
land Nancy Metz railroads in Ameri-
ran hands.
Beginning in the northwest and
j crossing the salient eastward, Fres.
res. Les Eparges, Hattonville, Preny
/ and Pagny and all the ground lying
between them are in American hands
/ The towns of Vigneulles, Thiaucourt
! Pont-A -Mousson and St. Mihiel are fa1
in the rear of the present line. Mont
! sec, the dominating height in the cen
ter of the salient and from which
! much trouble had been expected, fel
without fighting. Among the numer
4 Gus prisoners taken were Austro
Hungarians.
! Although the operation of tn
/ Americans has been described as hav
j ing Limited objectives," it neverthe
Tess can not but have nassilnport
ant bearing on the future of the wal
: From the Strengthened line GROWN!
cut Of the obliteration Of the St. Mi
7 hiel salient the Americans are in
splendid position to act with thei
brothers in arms on sectors eastwar
when the time is ripe for strike in
to Germany direct. Also they ar
aligned on territory from which it
possible to get behind both the Meus
and sMoselle rivers and thus make mo-
the reported plans Of the Germans t
: stabilize their front along the Meus
:; should they be unable to hold the Al
! lies in the west in check.
y Already allied airmen are hcavll
: bombing the Moselle region aroun
] Metz and it's outlying fortifications
r having dropped many tons OF bomb
; on the strategic railways leading fror
! the great fortress and it seemingl
e. is not without reason to expect tha
: with apparent supremacy IN the all
Metz and the surrounding countr
he nceforth is to be badly harassed %
. the allied flying squadrons.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-16
CASH IN ADVANCE!

The War Industries Board
has placed newspapers in
preferred class to receive ma
terials necessary to ther produc-
tion. provided the newspapers
conform to certain require
ments. One of these require
ments limits us to sending THE
ROBESONIAN only to those
who keep their subscription
paid in advance. The War In
dustries Board will not permit
those from whom we buy pa
per and other materials neces-
sary to produce THE ROBE
SONIAN to furnish us these
materials unless we comply
with the provisions of. the or
der of the board. So our SUBJ
scribers can readily see why
we must obey the orders of
the War Industries Board.
The last copy of The Robe
sOnian any subscriber will re-
ceive unless and until his sub
scriptiOn is paid in advance will
be MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
80. If you get your paper
through the mails DO NOT
wait for statement. The
Robesonian's force is kept SO
busy getting out the paper that
there is scant time for sending
out statements. On every
paper sent through the mails
there is a printed label that
will enable each subscriber to
know how his subscription
stands, the date on each label
showing the date to which the
subscription is paid. Look ut
the label on your paper. If it
shows that your subscription il
not paid beyond October, 1918,
please attend to the matter 1t
once. To those who receive
their paper by The Robson
ian's own carriers a notice viii
be mailed, as there is no label
on these papers by which the
subscriber may know how he
stands.
We hope every one of The
Robesonian's subscribers will
get her or his subscription in
shape-paid up and in advance.
before October 1. We do not
want to lose or cut off single
one, but we cannot take any
chances of having ourselves
cut off from materials necessary
to issue The RObesonian. What
ever the Government asks of
us we are going to do.
We are not going to set the
= time ahead to which you must
pay your subscription. All we
are concerned about is that il
: be kept paid in advance. On
+ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, we
will print just enough papers
to supply subscribers who have
paid in advance of that date.
Each issue after October 1 we
: will print just enough papers
to supply those whose subscrip-
tions are paid in advance Of
the date of the paper on the
day it is printed.
Those of The Robesonian's
subscribers who are not paid In
: advance are just as good as
gold. We have shown our faith
n them by sending them the pa
per. But we are under differ.
ent conditions now. Whatevel
the War Industries Board says
goes. We are going to comply
+ with it's requirements and we
will appreciate a prompt and
loyal response from all sub
scribers. Keep the matter in
mind, watch the label on your
paper, and do not let your sub
scription get behind after
3 Tuesday, October 1.
THE ROBESONIAN
4 4
The Robesonian., 1918-09-16
Robson Farmers Union Meet
Wednesday.

A meeting of the Robson division
OF the Farmers Union will be held at
Back Swamp Wednesday of this week
The meeting will open at IL a. m. AL
union members are urged to be pres
ent as some matters Of Importance
Will be considered.
F. GROVER BRITT,
.,. Sec-Treas. Robson Union.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-16

Miss Christabel Moorehouse,
daughter of Rev. DR.. and Mrs. e. =
Moorehouse, went Friday to Koc
Hill, S. c., where she entered WIN
thrcp college. DR.. Moorehouse, az
companied her to Rock Hill and re-
turned home Saturday night.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-16
The Spirit That Will Win-"Car-
ry On"

Mr.. Ed. Smith of r. 1 from st.
Pauls, who was a Lumberton visitor
this morning, registered Thursday foe
military duty with one Of his sons, Mr..
Franklin Smith, and another son, Mr.
Dannie Floyd Smith, came in last
night from Richmond, where he has
had a good position, and registered
this morning. Mr.. Smith senior says
that he and his three boys are ready
and willing to go to the front. No
ticing the headlines in this mornings
papers, Mr.. Smith said it looks like
one side wants peace and the other
wants to keep on, and he hoped Uncle
Sam would keep on and do the job
up right while about it.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-16
Robson Red Cross Executive
Committee Meets at Rowland
Wednesday.

To the Editor of The Robesonian:
The executive committee Of the
Robson county Red Cross chapter will
meet in the Red Cross sewing room at
Rowland Wednesday, September, IL,
at 2:3O p. m. Each member has been
notified and is expected to be present.
A. L. BULLOCK.
Chairman.
Rowland. N. c., Sept. 16, 1918.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-16
WITH robson SOLDIERS.
Now Corporal Rossie Britt.

Mr.. F. Grover Britt received Sat
urday a letter from his brother, Ger
poral Rossie B. Britt, who was with
the large number of Robson county
soldiers who sailed for France the
last of July. The letter was mailed
at Romsey August 10. In the letter
Mr.. Britt stated that he was~enjoylng
good health and was promoted from
private to corporal August 5. one
month and IA days after he was as
signed to his company.
He is Now Captain Eli Wishart.
Eli Wishart of Lumberton got his
step up to a captaincy Saturday. He
is another one of the boys of whom
his home county and town are proud.
He has made fine record. He en-
tered the first officers training camp
at Oglethorpe last summer and won
commission as second lieutenant.
Early last spring he got his step up
to first lieutenant. He has been at
Camp Jackson since last fall, mem
ber of the 156th depot brigade, which
is to be transferred soon to Camp Sc
vier. Captain Wishart is deservedly
popular in his home town and every
body here is proud of his record and
glad of his promotion: he IS a DrotI-
er of Mrs. j. L. Williamson OF Lum-
berton.
From the Scottish Chief it is
learned that Private Marshall A.
Thompson. Robson county boy who
was wounded by shell in July, ar
rived in New York more than week
ago from overseas and is at his home
near Maxton. The Chief says that
Lieut.. Henry A. McKinnon, son OF
Mai. and Mrs. A. ]. McKinnon OF Max
ton, arrived home Thursday from I'm
France, having been sent back as an
instructor Of new troops, and Will 60
to Camp Meade to await assignment
for duty. ;, =
nv. stationed at Fort Caswell, sren'
last night in-town visiting his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Green. Sgt
Greene was returning from Caml
/ Jackson where he carried three prs
oners. He returned to Fort Caswel
today.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-16

Miss Ruby Thompson has gone to
Charlotte, where she entered Queens
college. 4.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-16

DIR, WILLIAM w. PARKER,
Optometrist
Expert knowledge of Eye Diseases
and Fitting Glasses.
LUMBERTON, N. G.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31
THE NEWSPAPER CRITIC,

We reckon every newspaper Office has calculated that
some time when dull day came along that many of the
burdens of the community would be lifted and suitable
publicity would be given to the numerous things "hat
ought to be shown up, if only had paper that was
up to snuff For instance, there is the stretch Of high
way south Of town that certain citizen discovered six
months after everybody else knew all about how bad
It Is Sure everybody from the township board to the
council of defense ought to be hauled the editorial
Goals on account of that road Then there is the
plant of the lady who observed that someone had turned
loose handful Of waste paper which blew right over
onto her lawn Yes sir mussed up her peuna bed so it
did. The party who wants ive-verse poem original
Of course) about the duty of good citizens to put out
water for the poor little BIRDS and the kndhearted party
who has preventive of potato bugs in summer and
chiblans in winter The people who desire to see the
police roasted to rich brown because they do not ar
rest the neighbours chickens and because they do not
perform faithfully dog catchers are simply too
numerous to mention But on dull day some time hey
might be touched up little During these irving war
times there are several notes saved up on hearsay and
shootmouth evidence of how disloya some one is be.
cause he heard to remark that it is awful that the
German soldiers had to be sacrificed to the lust of the
kaiser An this is aside from a fussy individual who
wants the youngser with the push wagon sent to the
reform school, and the temperamental party who thinks
an ordinance should be adopted prohibiting the presence
on the town site of player piano. These are just
few suggestions of the top The entire stock touched
upon ever so lightly would fill up the paper about ever
50 often without any other matter.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31
at MATTERS MUCH"

III VIA ENO MO(AAs
It matters little where | was born,
Or whether my parents were rich
or poor,
Whether they shrank from the worlds
scorn
Or walked in the pride Of wealth
secure,
But, whether | live an honest man
And hold integrity in my clutch,
l tell you, friend, as plain as can,
1t matters much.
It matters little how long stay
In this world of sorrow, sin and
care,
Whether in youth I'm called away
Or live till my bones and pate
are bare;
But whether ! do the best can
To soften the weight Of adversity's
touch
On the faded cheek of my fellow man
1t matters much.
1t matters little where be my grave,
On the land or in the sea,
BY purling brook or stormy wave,
1t matters little or naught to me.
But whether the Angel of Death
comes down
And marks my brow with his loving
touch
AS one that shall wear the victor's
crown,
1t matters much.
Quarterly Bulletin.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31

Troy Vann, a member Of the firm
of Vann Bros, has just purchased
the store Of Mr.. B. E. Brabson, at
Limestone, and will put on sale at
that place for about 80 days. The
stock is fine and was bought for about
4Oc on the dollar, and he is going to
sell it the same way. In addition he
will add about two thousand dollars
worth of extra good merchandise
that will be sold the same way.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31

The Daily Sun on sale at the Mason Corner Tobacco
In letter from Hon. ]. W. Howard, who is at
Glasgow, KY, experimenting the work in the Beech
Haven oil field he tells us that six wells now
that prospects very bright for good results at an
early date. All the surrounding country he tells
has the oil fever and that all the property in that section
Of country is either being developed is under con-
tract for early development. It is becoming and
evident that those of our citizens who for
tunate enough to connect themselves with this new local
organization going to get big returns for the amount
of money invested We daresay the developments during
the next few weeks will prove the true worth Of the
Beech Haven proposition.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31
GOOD FARMS PRICED RIGHT

All of these farms are located neg
Morristown. All have running waite,
timber, buildings. Convenient term
on each.
S95 acres. This is a very strorg
producer of corn, clover and blue
grass; rs acres bottom; no fertilizf
is used on this farm. Price s25,00I
ITO acres Of good laying land, wit
one-third the present corn and pc
crops. Price s13,50O.
1877 acres with excellent building
on pike. Price $4,000.
IS acres Of good land. s acres bot
tom. All lays fine. Ordinary buile
ings. On pike. Price $4,000.
Write for full descriptions.
ROBEsoN-HALL LAND co.
Morristown, Tenn.
ls5.7t-dly
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31
WHAT GOVERNORS
OF DRY STATES SAY

Governor Rye, Tennessee-"We
have lost the liquor traffic and we
are glad. Crime reduced; streets free
from drunkards; bank deposits enor-
mously increased; property more val
liable; life safer; people more pros
porous and happier; public morals on
higher plane"
Governor Kerr, North Carolina
"Twenty-one per cent more children
attending school; bank deposits in
creased 100 per cent; building and
loan association stock increased $50
per cent; benefits great and contin-
ually increasing"
Governor Carlson, Colorado
1.-TWO thousand new savings accounts
opened in one month; collections in
department stores broke all records /;
credit men report many overdue ac-
counts, deemed uncollectible, paid
up; crime reduced greatly"
Governor Hunt, Arizona mark
ed decrease in commitments to pris-
on and insane hospital; needy fami-
lies perceptibly decreased; no adverse
effect upon legitimate business"
Governor Hanna, North Dakota
Both from moral and financial
standpoint prohibition has been a
success in North Dakota"
Governor Capper, -"The
wealth per capita greater than any
other state; death rate lowest per
capita; bank deposits largest Of any
state; fewest tenants, most home
owners of any state; no open bar
rooms and an auto to every fifth
family; two million people who never
saw a saloon"
Governor Alexander, Idaho-"Nev-
er such beneficial results from any
measure in so short time; Boise
chief of police and four policemen
dismissed because no longer needed;
police courts deserted; city and coun-
ty jails empty; savings banks depos-
its increased"
Governor Hatfield, West Virginia
Business has improved; arrests
decreased; insane commitments less;
savings banks deposits welled; prohi-
bition a great uccess."
Governor Clark, Iowa-"Arrests
reduced forty to forty-tive percent;
commitments to state hospitals are
greatly decreased; demands on poor
farm much reduced; practically all
merchants say collections much i'm
proved; Importation Of Ihtoxicants
reduced nine-tenths.
Governor Hays, Arkansas-"0ver
ninety per cent fewer arrests for
drunkenness; prohibition a decided
success"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31
AS TO RAcTIME.

Apropos ragtime music: Almost everyone enjoys a
selection two occasional relaxation when tagged
out mentally and physically, but steady diet would
be enervating The is true of ragtime folks They
gurge and bubble and eFervese, and hop and skip and
dance in their conversation They delightful for
time, but imagine having all that claer and noise for
breakfast dinner and supper and every evening at
fresde for three hundred and sxyve days of the
year.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31
WITHOUT MOTHER.
Marie Galbraith

Marie Galbralth
It's awful lonesome at our house
'Thout Mother!
It's just as quiet as a mouse
'Thout Mother.
An father looks so lonely there
Of evenin's sittin' in his chair
It Just amt cheerful anywhere
'Thout Mother!
It's awful hard to get along
'Thout Mother;
II seems like everything goes wrong
'Thout Mother.
Course, Father does the best he can;
But then, you know, he's just man,
An don't know how to fix and plan
Like Mother.
Seems like / don't enjoy my play
'Thout Mother;
Things just get worser every day
'Thout Mother!
There's no one now to mend my doll,
Nobody's sorry when l fall
Oh, home just amt no place at all
'Thout Mother!
But Father says we must be brave
'Thout Mother!
Cause him an me, we only have
One mother,
An if we're brave, an strong, an
true,
An good, just like she told us to,
Wen go up to Home, when life is
through,
To Mother.
Christian Herald
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31

We in hopes that action had been taken
which would put stop to the penning up of calves in
the stock pens at the depot over night But all who
had to spend the night in that section of the city realized
that there had been no action taken in the matter up
the present time.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31

The extension of the age limits for the draft is not
meeting with the opposition which the original draft law
did year Of experience has shown the people that the
only way to get big army is to order out necessary
regardless Of their individual wishes.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31

Atlanta papers have been forced to increase the price
from to cents and from TO cents for the Sunday
editions. By and by three-cent newspaper will be
thing Of the past The cost of print paper and produc
ton has necessitated raise in price in many different
cities. No relief is in sight until after the war.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31

The sugar situation has been relieved, to certain
tent, during the past few days. Consumers are now
The trouble, however with most people just is the
fact that the fruit is almost overthe relief came
little too late to benefit would have done several
weeks ago.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31
ARMY oF uNITEn sTATEs.

ARMY OF UNITED STATES
MEN WANTED. Able-bodied men,
non-registrants, between ages Of Is
and 40 years, inclusive, of good char
acter and temperate habits, who can
speak the English language. For IN
formation apply to recruiting officer,
Sedgwick Bldg, corner Market st.
and Union Ave-, Knoxville; 816h
Market St., Chattanooga; 122 Buffalo
St., Johnson City; sol Roana St,
Hartman; P. o. Bldg, JelIico. Tenn.
and 2131 22d st., Middlesboro, Ky,
or any postmaster. Sept. igt
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-31

People generally will keep their eyes upon the joy
regulating the Of gasoline by pleasure goes into
effect tomorrow Watch and see who refuses to make
the sacrifice.