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The Robesonian., 1918-09-02

AR REVENUE BILL READY

completed By Committee and Ready
To Report-Greatest Revenue Pro-
ducing Bill Ever Presented to Con-
gress.
fhe House of Congress ways and
means committee agreed Friday to
report the eight billion dollar war
revenue bill today. 1t carried greatly
increased income taxes beginning
with normal tax of six per cent. on
all below $4,000 year and above the
exemption limits.
To reach war profits a flat war
profits tax of 80 per cent. is levied,
with an alternative plan of excess
profits taxes ranging from 35 to 70
per cent. The minimum surtax of in
comes is raised to IS per cent and the
normal tax on all incomes over $4,OCG
IS made IL per cent
The bill which will affect either di-
rectly or Indirectly every person and
tnuslness concern in the United States
probably will be taken in the House
for consideration next Thursday, with
prospects that it can be disposed OF
within week or ten days.
Treasury experts have estimated
Chairman Kitchin stated, that the
bill as finally agreed upon, will pro.
duce an annual revenue of between
$8, 100 100000 and $4,000, 600, 900, thus
making the measure by far the great
est revenue producing proposal wl,ic!
congress has ever been called upon tx
enact.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
FOR LIMITED SERVICE.
10 Men Called to Go to Camp Thurs
day for Limited Military Service
a Left Friday.

The following registrants Of Robe.
son division No. have been called
by the local board to report in Lum-
berton September 9Th to be. entralned
for Camp Humphrey. Va, for limited
service:
Joseph Robert Prevatt, Lumberton;
Luther Harrison Prevatt, Bule, X: +.
D.; Eugene Thomas Miller, Lumber
ton; William Farson Tyler, Lumber
ton, R. 5; Johnnie A. Hedgepeth, Or
rum; Frank L. Nash, Lumberton;
Ralph Howell, Barnesville; Walter A.
Fowler, Lumberton, R. 2; Tucker
Britt. Fairmont; Simeon Williamson,
Raynham.
The following were entrained here
Friday for Camp Greene, Charlotte,
also for limited service:
Edgar T. Elliott, Lumberton; Greg
ory A. Hardin, Orrum; Tom L. Free
man, Elrod, R. 1; Forest O'Berry Lew
is. Fairmont.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
SALES OF SEASON AT
LEAST MILLION POUNDS
Lumberton Tobacco Market Has
Grown Steadily in Favor With
Growers-Last Week Biggest of
Season-One Big Warehouse Will
Be Doubled in Size Next Year.

AS the selling season has advanced
the Lumberton tobacco market has
grown in favor with tobacco growers.
Last week was the biggest week of
the season, more than a half million
pounds having been sold on the local
market. The market will sell at least
3,OOO,00O during the season.
While the Farmers Warehouse, Of
which Messrs. Knott & Smith are pro-
prietors, has closed for the season,
the Star and Banner warehouses will
remain open as long as there is any
tobacco offered for sale. Messrs.
Knott & Smith left Friday for their
homes at Henderson, where they con-
duct a large warehouse. They ex-
pressed themselves as being highly
pleased with Lumberton and their
business during the season. Their
house sold more than million pounds
up to Friday when it closed. This
house will be doubled in size before
the next selling season, which means
that it will be one of the largest sales
warehouses in the State.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
Club Agent Robertson Goes te
Wayne County.

West Raleigh, Sept. 1.-Mr. A. K.
Robertson, the friend Of the North
Carolina farm boy and the organizer
of corn and other agricultural clubs
over the State, has resigned his posi-
ton as assistant in club work for the
Agricultural Extension Service and
has accepted the offer made him by
District Agent R. W. Freeman to go
10 Wayne county. He will begin his
new work Monday, September 2. He
and Mrs. Robertson and children will
make their future home in Goldsboro.
Mr. Robertson is a graduate of the
Stale college of agriculture, class Of
1912, and has spent the last six years
in agricultural club work, devoting
most of his time to organizing corn
cubs. Not only has he been very
successful in this but he has also
made many friends of farm boys out
over the State encouraging them to
90 to school and later to college. The
counties of the State are dotted with
farms which are better managed and
are producing more food in this
worlds crisis because of the trained
club members on them.
Mr.. A. K Robertson is a son Of
Giles Robertson of Rowland, this
county.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
Big Shipbuilding Plant to Be
Built at New Bern.

New Bern has been selected as the
site of a big shipbuilding plant, it
was announced by Senator Simmons
Friday. Several million dollars will
he spent there.
+, The West Coast Shipbuilding Co.,
Of Everett, Washington, which has
several large plants on the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts, will build the
yard. Five hundred to one thousand
smen will be employed at the outset
i'm construction Of the yard. In reali-
ty, it will be two plants, as both wood
en- and concrete ships are to be built.
The number Of ways is undetermined.
The Emergency Fleet corporation,
through General Manager Piez, ap-
proved the site, which was really Sc
lected by the War Department, since
the vessels to be built are for that
department. Five 265-foot car fer
ries will be the first products Of the
slant. Tugs, concrete schooners, riv-
'9f steanerseand transports will also
be built there.
New Bern is thirty miles from the
Atlantic ocean, but is on the Neuse
river, which has splendid depth and
is said to be ideally suitable for a
ship yard in the vicinity Of New
Bern.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02

The condition of Master William
Carlyle, who has been confined to his
bed for week. is slightly improved.
The U d. C. will meet in the di-
rectors room at the National Bank Of
Lumberton Thursday afternoon at
4:3O.
Superior court for the trial Gf
civil cases convened this morning at
1890 with Judge C. C. Lyon of Eliza
bethtown presiding.
DIR. N. A. Thompson has male
application to the National Council
Of Defense to join the medical re-
serve corps of the army.
DIR. j. V. Turner, who is doing
free dental work for the school chill
dren Of the county, will be at Max
ton tomorrow, Wednesday and Thurs
day Of this week.
The board Of county commission
ers. the county road board and the
county board Of education are all
holding regular first-Monday meet
ings here today. Large crowd in towr..
Mr.. j. E. Fisher of the U. S.
army stationed at Camp Logan, Hous-
ton, Texas, arrived here Saturday
night on visit to relatives. He will
be at home a week. Mr.. Fisher en-
listed in the army Feb. 5, 1914 and
has spent much time on the Mexican
border since he enlisted. He was
an emlpoyee of The Robesonian before
he enlisted.
"A letter which relatives Of Lieut..
]. M. Russell, who has been in France
since May, recently received from him
stated that he had been selected with
number of other officers to return
to the States to instruct soldiers in
special work before they sailed for
France. He stated in the letter that
he was trying to change the plans
so he could remain in France in or
der that he might go to the front
with his regiment.
AS was stated in Thursdays
Robesonian, the Lumberton graded
and high schools will open for The fall
term Tuesday, September II. Prof
w. H. Gale has already arrived her.
from Henderson and is preparing for
the opening. Mrs. Gale and their 8
children are expected to arrive Wednes
Gay and Prof. Gale and family will
live in Mr.. L. R. Stephens residence
Fifth and Walnut streets. Their fur
niture has already arrived. Prof
Gale expects some trouble in finding
places for teachers and is anxious
| that any who could take teachers te
board advise him at once. He is also
anxious that all children who will be
old enough to enter school by Decen:.
ber 1 enter at the opening.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
Columbus and Brunswick Will
Build Good Roads.

Wilmington Star.
That Wilmington and Charlotte are
destined to be connected by modern
highway sometime in the near future
is indicated by the increased enthu-
siasm over good roads that is becom-
mo more and more evident every day
among the road officials of Columbus
and Brunswick counties, says u. IL
Winslow, State highway maintenance
engineer. With modern roadWays
leading through these counties there
will be little left to be done in the
wav of construction to complete TINS
much-agitated highway, as the roads
through most of the other counties.
through which the proposed highway
is to pass, are in good condition, with
one or two exceptions.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
National Prohibition Moves
Step Forward.

National prohibition moved con
siderable step forward Thursday IN
Congress. 4,1,o,,
or requested, the Senate adopted the
leaders compromise on "bone dry,
prohibition, effective July l, 1919, and
continuing during the war, and unIiI 1
the American troops are brought
home and demobilized. ~
The comphomise amendment py
Senator Sheppard, of Texas, pronlol-
tion leader, to the $11 100000 emer-
gency agricultural bill, is expected a.. 70
ren,ain in the measure under the mar.
mony agreement of "wet" and DRY
factions, although technically sub5ec'
to another vote.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
P ER S o N A L S

Mr.. D. A. Mccall of Elrod was a
Lumberton visitor Friday.
Mr.. F. G. Odum of Buie, R. 1, was
Lumberton visitor Thursday.
Mr.. J. F. Stephens of Orrum, K. l,
was Lumberton visitor Friday.
Mr.. T.. B. Britt of R. 4 from Lum-
berton is among the visitors in town
today.
Mr.. N. T. Wilso nof R. from Lum-
berten was among the visitors IN
town Saturday.
Mr.. w. D. Kinlaw of R. z from
Lumberton was among the visitors IN
town Saturday.
Mr.. Richardson Britt and small son,
Robert, of A from Lumberton were
among the callers at The Robesonian
Office this afternoon.
Mr.. C. P. Powers of the U. S. army
stationed at Camp Wheeler, Macon
Ca, is spending few days furlough
in Robeson visiting relatives.
Messrs. J. E. Nye and N. F. Bar
den, Mrs. M. H. Warwick and Miss
Nye of R. 2 from Fairmont are among
the visitors in town today.
Miss Mamie Mcqueen has returned
from Wilmington and Greenvllle
Sound, where she spent ten days Wis
iting her brother Mr.. II. G. Mcqueen
Mr.. and Mrs. j. z. Nash and three
children and Mr.. Jake Aycock,, who
live near Monroe, spent the weekend
here visiting at the home OF MIR: anc
Mrs. S. J. Starnes, Third street, They
made the trip in Mr.. Nash's auto, re-
turning home today.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
MIR. j. j. Goodwin Goes to Train
ing Camp.

Mr.. Junius J. Goodwin, who has been
in Lumberton since 1912, having form-
erly lived at Raleigh, and who. has
been a member Of the law firm of
Mclean, Varser and Mel Lean, left for
Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ca, last. Fri
day, at which place he reported for
duty at the officers training school,
(infantry). If he is successful in the
work required, he will be eligible TO
commission Of second lieutenant about
January l, next. Mr.. Goodwin vol
unteered and says he is willing to take
the chances, stand or fall, on his own
merits. He is willing to be private
for Uncle Sam, if he cannot get the
commission, and this he will be if un-
able to get through the school suc-
cessfully.
Mr.. Goodwin is Class w man, and
while he says it has been his earnest
desire to get in the conflict since it
started, his personal affairs have been
such that he could not fulfil his own
desires before this time Now. having
been selected for service, he goes
with full heart and quickened spir-
it, that he may do his full duty, as h.1i
sees it, on the field of honor.
Mrs. Goodwin will make her home
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Pearsall, at Red Springs, until Mr..
Goodwin returns.
Since war was declared Mr.. Good
win has been active in patriotic work
and has given much time, without
compensation, in helping fill out ques-
tionnaires, advice to registrants and
dependents seeking allowances made
by the government; to Liberty loan
campaigns, devoting practically all
his time for two months to the second
and third Liberty loans; to the Red
Cross, in organizing the local chapter
and acting as treasurer and member
of executive and finance committees
of this chapter; in local army Y. M. c.
A. work, acting as local secretary IN
securing recruits, a number having
been obtained who have entered both
the foreign and home service.
Mr.. Goodwin is the third member OF
the firm of Mel Iean, Varser & Nc
,ean who has entered the service Of
the Government. Mr.. A. w. Mel lean,
senior member Of the firm, is a mem
ber of the War Finance board at
Washington; Mr.. J. Dickson Mclean
was recently commissioned as cap
tain and is now at Port Hoboken, n.
J. Mr.. L. R. Varser is the only mem.
Der of the firm left to take care OF
the firms business.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
Not Much Autoing Sunday.

Scarcity of autos on the streets
here yesterday was very noticeable:
The first Sunday under the request OF
the fuel administration that use OF
autos for pleasure driving be dlscon-
tlnued seems to have been reilglousiy
observed by most autoists hereabouts
A few autos were observed, but wheth-
er they were driven for pleasure, III
defiance of the request Of the Gov
ernmnt to save gasoline for wal
needs, or were driven for business
IS not known. g.. .-
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
THE RECORD OF DEATHS.
MIR. VIM. Brewer Nof Back Swami

Iy.
Mr.. VIM. Brewer, aged 40 wears
died at his home in Back Swamp
township Friday at 1890 a. m. of tv-
phold fever. Interment was made at
Pleasant Grove, church, near Rayn-
ham, Saturday at 10 a. m.
Former Lumberton Citizen Dies in
Georgia.
Mr.. w. S. Wishart calls to the at
tention of The Robesonian the follow.
ing dispatch published in the Char.
lotte Observer of Aug. "a:
Toccoa, Ga, Aug. 23.-Mr. John
4. Blake, father of John S. Blake and
Fred D. Blake of this city, died sud
denly Sunday morning while attend
IN gservices at his church in Toccoa
ia. Mr.. Blake was nearing his
elghtieth birthday. He was a true
ceonsecrated Christian. The deceased
leaves wife and seven children"
Deceased lived in Lumberton 40 or
5O years ago. He was a brother of
the late w. B. Blake of Lumberton
and a great uncle of Mr.. Clifton
Blake. who works in the postoffice
here. During the residence Of the
deceased in Lumberton his father
made his home with him, the family
living in the old Lumberton hotel.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
KILLED IN FRANCE.
Other Robeson Boys Make the Su-
preme Sacrifice.

Mr.. Ephriam Sutton, who lives a
bout mile east of Lumberton, re-
ceived yesterday a cablegram advis-
ing that, his son, Mr.. Donnie Sutton,
was killed at the front in France Au-
gust II, last. Young Sutton had
been in France some time.
1t is reported that Mr.. Claud Bull
lard of Georgia, a grandson of Mr..
Tom Billiard cf Lumberton was re-
Gently killed in France. Mr.. Bullard
is a son of Mr.. George Billiard, who
moved several years ago to Georgia
Relatives of Mr. Billiard here have
not been able to confirm the report of
his death.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
DR.. McPhaul Reelected County
Health Officer.

DR.. w. A. McPhaul was reelected
county health officer by the board OF
county commissioners today. His sal
airy was ordered increased from
$2,10O to $4,000 the year. This raise
in salary was recommended both by
the county board of health and the
State board of health. DR.. McPhaul
rendered his resignation a month ago
to become effective September |, bat
he has decided to continue with the
health department.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02

The biggest intensive roundup OF
illicit whiskey distillers ever under
taken by the government has just
been completed in Southern mountain
districts by revenue agents! alded D. ny
local officials. under direction Oh IN
ternal Revenue Commissioner Dan-
iel C. Roper. The activities OF tne e
agents resulted in the seizure OF 41o .s9
stills, arrest of 200 moonshlners, Kill
ing of five outlaws and two snerl1ts
and wounding of a number OF otner
Government men and liquor makers.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02

GERMANS STILL GIVE
GROUND ON WEST FRONT
Peronne, Important Railroad Center,
Taken By Haig'S Forces
Unable to Hold Back the Allies.

Latest news is to the effect that
the Allies are Still making telling
progress all along the Western front
and the German armies continue their
retreat. The report says also that
the American soldiers are also doing
good work today.
Peronne. the railroad center at the
bend of the river Somme, taken by
the Germans in their offensive of las.
March, was recaptured yesterday b.;
forces of Field Marshal Haig.
The town of Bullecourt and Morval
..lso were captured by the British.
The British have reached the sub
urbs of Lens, Large fires are burn
ing in the neighborhood of Lens and
Armentieres, states a dispatch of last
night from London. These are re-
earded as an indication of a further
German retirement.
In the region north of Scissors
French troops Saturday night storm.
cd the town of Leury and captured a
thousand Germans, the French war
office announced yesterday.
French troops have crossed the
Somme canal at Epenancourt, seven
miles south of Peronne. Rouy LIE
Petit, two miles northeast of Nesle,
has been captured by the French.
The American troops in their drive
beyond Juvigny Saturday night and
Yesterday advanced about two miles
and captured nearly 600 prisoners, to-
eether with considerable war sup
plies.
The advance from Juvigny began at
a o'clock Saturday and the Americans
had gained their objectives by
o'clock at night. Ragged points in
the new line were smoothed out yes
terday.
In addition to the 600 prisoners two
pieces of artillery were captured and
a great number of machine guns and
trench mortars. Trenches, shell holes
and the open field were strewn with
German dead.
All along the western battle front
states this mornings Associate
Press summary, the Germans continue
to give ground before the Entente AL
lies. Daily the trend of events ac-
centuate the insecurity of the German
lines and the inability of the German
high command to hold back the ag-
~-yreSS0rs .a..-. Il ss-a. ,s.ys.1 q
Where two months ago great sal
tents projected into the allied front
these have either been flattened OF
are in process Of being blotted out
an din some instances the Allies them
selves have driven in wedges that
seriously menace the enemy.
Mont st. Quentin, dominating Pc
rome and the angle of the Somme riv-
er, was taken Saturday by the Aus
tralians, together with Feuillaucoult
lying to the west. In this operation
which was in the nature of a surprise
attack, more than 1900 prisoners were
taken.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
Spain Will Seize German Ships
Because of Submarine Sinkings.

A dispatch from Madrid states that
the Spanish government decided Sat
urday night to take over all the Ger
man steamships interned in Spanish
ports in accordance with Spain's re-
cent note to Berlin, because of the
torpedoing Of Spanish vessels by Ger
man submarines.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
R. G. Seasons Safely Overseas
First Glass Gunner.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
St. Pauls, Sept. 2.-Mr. R. c. R.
Seasons received card Saturday that
his son R. Casper had arrived safely
overseas.
Casper went to Fort Screven, Ca,
last February and in short time got
to be first-class gunner. He won a
nice silver medal on long-range shoot
ing 1850 yards, and on the 4th OF
july Casper and a Mr.. West won $25
on long-range shooting against an
other company.
Just before he sailed for France
he won a cross and a badge for being
an expert rifleman at 1000 yards.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
SOLDIER ACCIDENTLY ''eo
KILLED IN NEW YORK.
Remains of Edgar Lovett Arrived
Here This Morning-Enlisted in
1916 and Was in Coast Artillery.

The remains of Mr.. Edgar Lovett,
son Of Mrs. Ellen Lovett of R. 4 from
Lumberton, arrived here this morn
ing from New York where he was
kllled accidentally &C while on duty Fri
nay. Inc wire message received by
Mrs. Lovett did not state in what
way Mr. Lovett, who was serving in
the army, met his death.
On deceased enlisted in the army July
70, 1916, and was in the coast art;i.
lery; Inc casket was draped with
Lne large U. 5. flag. The funeral will
pe conaucted from the Lovett home
1hlS afternoon at B o'clock by Rev
@ maae IN the family burying ground
near Smyrna church.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02

David Evans, negro, was sentenced
to 20 years in the State prison by
Judge Lyon in Cumberland Superior
court at Fayetteville Friday following
a jury verdict of murder in the second
degree for killing Vivian L. Bundy on
July 13 at a sawmill, of which Bundy
was superintendent, in dispute over
the amount due the negro on pay day.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02

The government Thursday paid cut
S156 100000 for ordinary war ex-
penses, making the largest single
days expenditures for these purposes
in the nations history. This was in
addition to disbursing $4,000, 900 on
foreign loans, and number of minor
expenses.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Virginia's first lady, Mrs. West
moreland Davis, donned gingham, car
ried her own lunch and journeyed to
the United States bag loading plant
at Seven Pines Thursday to enter the
training school to be made full
fledged munitions worker. AS presi-
dent Of the woman's munitions re-
serve, states a dispatch, Mrs. Davis
feels that she should lose no time in
becoming an expert in sewing raw
silk bags and filling them with smoke
less powder.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
Safely Overseas.

Relatives of Mr.. Ambrose c.. Will
hanson of R. from Lumberton have
received a cablegram announcing ms
safe arrival overseas.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02
Lenine Reported to Have Died
of Wounds.

Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevik pre-
mier, who was shot twice by an as
sassin last Friday night at Moscow,
has died of his wounds, according to
telegram from Petrograd.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02

Rev. R. Walter Townsend OF Rayn-
ham was a Lumberton visitor oatur-
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02

Mr.. R. A. Hedgepeth, Jr., spent yes.
terday at Dunn.
The Robesonian., 1918-09-02

Mr.. A. K. Robertson is a son of
Giles Robertson of Rowland, this
county.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-02
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE

MOI ICE Or MOH iOAO6 oAIG
Default has been made in the condi
tons of that certain mortgage con-
tanning power of sale, executed, ac'
knowledged and delivered by Frank
w. Pouder and Sina Pouder,, his wife,
mortgagors, to Edward E. Becker of
Sycamore. Illinois. mortgage. dated
February 23rd. 1917, filed for record in
the office of the Register of Deeds Of
Eurleigh county in the state of North
Dakota on April 18th. 1917. at 2
o'clock D. M. and therein recorded in
Cook 1872 of Mortgages on page 4S4,
which default consists in this: First.
that one installment of the debt OF
1915 90, secured thereby to-wit; $1,000
became due on February 23rd, 1918.
and is unpaid; second, that the mort
gors have failed to make payment
of $4,000 interest when due, towit,
February 23rd 1918, on a prior mort
gage which still remains unpaid by
the mortgagors, but has been paid by
the mortgage herein; and said mort
gage contains, among other things the
conditions tht. in case of default in
the payment of any part of the prirl-
cipa1. and also in case of default to
pay the interest and principal of any
prior mortgage as the same shall be-
come due, the mortgage may pay the
same and declare the whole of said
debt to be due and payable and said
mortgage has declared and does
hereby declare the whole Of said
debt. to-wit. the sum OF $4,000. prin-
c.pe O 40 - and payable at once.
.,otice is hereby given that the