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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23
PUBLICITY
MAN SAYS GERMANS
WILL DEFEND METZ
I'VE VIII NeDer Let French Americans Through Here
They Say; Admits "HuTraR Spirit Is Gone and Men
Hope Only to Resist OnruShing Allies

hearing of the dull roaring cannon
fire, Emperor William, conducted bv
Field Marshal Duke Albrecht Of
Wurttemburg, the commander-in-
eshief OF the army group, went from
and hospital to hospital"
The emperor passed aong the en-
tire Lorraine front. but instead of
visiting staffs, he called on small
units, brigades, regiments and hat
talions. 1t is true that the 'hurrah'
feeling of the commencement of the
war has vanished, but everywhere
calmness which never for a moment
doubts of a victorious resistance,
The correspondent reveals the
fact that the brigade commanded bv
Prince Oscar, the Emperors son. is
stationed on this front He saws
Prince Oscar has returned to tSe
field Notwithstanding the after
effect of his wounds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23
BAND CONCERT FRIDAY

Two fine tympanies or concert
kettle drums were received by the
Steelton band on Saturday. Chris
Seratimoff, once a member of the
Royal Bulgarian Band. will handle
the instruments. Next Friday the
band will give the concert that was
postponed last Friday evening be-
cause of rain. If the weather per-
mits, next Fridays concert will be
the last of the open air engagements
of the band this season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23

1t will rest with you to see how best
you can help in your locality. The
assistance of the Red Cross organiza-
ton should be through the Liberty
Loan Committee, and as a part of
it, and not through the Red Cross
organization as such.
THE use of chapter headquarters
and workrooms for meetings. for the
display of posters and for the distri-
button of campaign material should
be rendered the Liberty Loan Com
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23
MISSIONARY LEAVES

Anticipating four years as a
teacher at Muehlenberg Mission. Lii
IBERIA, West Africa, Miss Gertrude
Rupp, of Pine street, sailed last
Thursday for that country. The mis-
sion is situated in Monrovia. Miss
Rupp formerly spent two years at
the same mission, returning to this
country only few months ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23
CONDEMN ACTION

Local members of the National
Creation Society passed resolutions
yesterday at a public meeting con-
demning the action of minority dele
gates to the national convention of
the society in Chicago in attempting
to sidetrack the Jugo-Slav propa-
ganda in the organization. The meet
ing yesterday was held in the rooms
of the Croatian Sokol, 551 South
Second street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23
SEE AIRPLANE

The whir of an airplane engine
quickly brought big crowds into the
streets early Saturday evening. They
saw a hugh biplane flying eastward
at high speed. 1t seemed to be
following the line of the Reading
Railway through the Rutherford
yards and Hummelstown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23
BAPTIZE IN RIVER

The Rev. A. K. Weir, pastor of the
Centenary United Brethren Church,
baptized five persons in the river
here yesterday, it being the first
ceremony of the kind for a number
of years. The baptism took place on
the island opposite Francis street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23
TO AUCTION RUBBER

Old rubber, bottles and papers,
collected by the local Red Cross. will
be sold here at auction Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock. Steelton
Chapter headquarters in North Har-
risburg street will be the scene of the
sale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23
WAR PLANT FIRE KILLS $40

Amsterdam, Sept. 2S.-Three hum
dred and eighty-two persons have
been killed and many others injured
in a fire and explosion in an am
munition factory at Woellersdorf.
near the Austrian capital, Vienna
newspapers report. Most of the vic
tins were girls.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23

Two local boys were reported yes
terday to have been wounded in ac-
ton, another missing while a fourth
died from wounds.
Harvey c. Sites, Mechanicsbufg, r.
F. d. No. 6. died from wounds. Pri-
Vate David Daniel Swavely, 1908 Re-
gina street. was reported missing in
action. He is 81 years Old and a
member of the Headquarters Com
pany of the One Hundred and Twelfth
Infantry.
Private Clyde Worth Greenawalt,
of Lemoyne, was wounded severely.
He also is a member of the One Hun
dred and Twelfth Infantry.
Corporal Wilbur N Potter, Com
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23
NIscELLANEOUs SHOWER

Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Pierce were ten
dered a miscellaneous shower Satur-
day evening at their new home in
Lincoln street. Games and music
were the features of the evening. A
buffet luncheon was served.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23
YANKEES TAKE
HAUMONT;; GET
% PRISONERS
Sharp Fighting With Mem
bers of Jaeger Battalion
Out of Metz Defense
By Assoeiated Press

With the American Army in
France, Sept. 23.-American troops
raided the enemy lines in the neigh
borhood of Haumont village, in the
center of the new line across the st.
Mihiel salient, Saturday night. They
captured twenty-five prisoners.
The unit attacked Haumont itself.
1t had sharp fighting in the village
taking twenty prisoners and killing
and wounding about forty. The
prisoners were members of a Jaeger
battalion formerly stationed at Metz.
American patrols have discovered
enemy trenches and a machine gun
emplacement south of Donmartin,
which is in the Kriemhild line. The
enemy continues work all along this
front.
Washington, Sept. 23.-American
raiding parties in the Woevre pene-
trated the enemys line at two points
tnf1icting numerous casualties and
bringing back twenty-five prisoners.
says General Pershing's communi-
que for to-day, received last night at
the War Department
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23
SERBIANS GAIN 40
MILES IN 8 DAYS
Cut Ripng Line to Prilep, ain Avenue of Communication
For Germans West Vdrdar; Number of
Prisoners Inc DdiIy

ESe".y reinforcements have been
forced e retreat. Since September
Is the Serplacs have advanced fortS
miles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23

pany /. One Hundred and Twelfth,
has been wounded in the left should
er. Corporal Potter, is aged 21, and
formerly brakeman on the Penn
sylvania railroad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-23

Use McNeirs Pain Exterminator-Aa
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

License has been issued for the
marriage of Bennett Scott and Mary
Fowler; Clarence l.. Fisher and Meekie
Graham.
DIR. w. w. Parker, local optomet-
rist, returned Tuesday from Columbus,
Ohio, where he attended, at the Ohio
State univer sit:., lectures and clinics
upon the eey He was away weeks.
Mrs. Parker went to Columbus two
weeks ago and returned with DR..
Parker.
Rev. Paul T. Britt of Bolivia,
visitor Monday Mr.. Britt is pastor
of the White Pond Baptist church,
Gaddy township. and his son Rev ".
F. Britt conducted series of meet
ings there last week. There were 10
additions to the church
/ Mrs. F. F Townsend and son,
Master kesler Greaves.. who live on
! R. from Lumberton, were among
the visitors in town this morning.
! Mrs. Townsend, known to Robesonian
readers as Aunt Sophia" has just
received from Governor Beckett an
appreciative letter, thanking her for
beautiful letter to him.
INI W. N. DcIuuIlc DcRdH yes
! terday selling his kno-stick invention
for autos and in two hours sold so of
/ them. He applied for patent in
March, 1917, and secured patent about
: months ago. The device Sells like
7 hot cakes. Every one who sees 1t
!, wants at least one, and most people
= want a pair. It can be put on and
e taken off in jiffiy and does tho work
r when there is any danger of sticking in
i the mud.
i. Mr.. S. w. Phillips and four sons
7 O'Neal, Vernie, Eldrioge and Hyden
of R. 5 from Lumberton, were il
i town Monday afternoon. Mr.. Phil
: lips says he deposits $40 in banl
for each of his boys when he become.
), 10 years old, subject to check when h,
e becomes 81, and gives each smal
J. parcel Of land to grow his own crops
T. on. The money they clear from -rork
ing the land is added to the bank ac
count. Good idea.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
DR.. EVANS SAYS HE HAS NOT
BEEN INDICTED.
One of Physicians Mentioned in
Mondays RobesOnian Says No
Charges Have Been Preferred
Against Him.

In Mondays Robesonian news item
was published to the effect that 8
Robson county physicians, names he-
ing given, had been indicted by DR..
Roy C. Tatum, inspector for the State
Board Of Health, who had been i'll the
county for several days, for failure
to report cases of typhoid. Among
the physicians mentioned was Dr..
Evans of Rowland. DR.. w. f. Evans
called up The Robesonian over the
phone yesterday from Rowland and
stated that if he had been indicted
he did not know it, that DR.. Tatum
was not in Rowland until Monday, the
same day the paper was printed, aid
that the matter was not mentioned to
him.
The names were published just as
given to The Robesonian reporter by
DR.. Tatum, who stated that Drs
Evans, Stephens and Andrews had not
been tried but would be tried later
The Robesonian is glad to give DR.
Evans statement in connection wit
this matter. DR.. Tatum included hi:
name among those who had been il
dicted but DR.. Evans says he has no
i cen indicted.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
It Has Been Hot Officially, Shirt
sleevedly and Altogetheredly.

You don't need no bloomin' ther-
mometer to tell you it has been and
is hot, but it may be of interest to
know that the official therm olreter at
the home of Mr.. B. M. navis, which
Thermometers last-reporte remarks
about the weather were seriously ques-
toned by not few folk, rises to re-
mark that yesterday officially the
mercury went to 101. The next hot
test day during the past week was
Tuesday, when the mercury went to
100. The record for other days since
last Wednesday is as follows: Mon1ay,
95; Sunday, "a; Saturday, SO; Friday
SO: Thursday, 80.
That is the official record. You
know your own self that it has been
hot shirtsleevedly an1, for that mat.
ter, in the altogether.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
SAFELY OVERSEAS.
Relatives of a Number of Robeson
County Soldiers Have Been Adyis-
ed of Their Arrival Overseas.

Relatives of the following Robson
county soldiers, members Of the S1st
division, received yesterday cards saw
ing the ship upon which they 81 led
had arrived safelye overseas: Cart.
David Il. Fuller, Sgt. L. Mex, Park
err, 3. M. Sibley, Haynes A. Collins
all formerly of Lumberton-W. D.
Goodwin, Benson Lockey, w B. Bax-
ley, Raymond Hardin, Austin Taylor,
Bailey Prevatt.
1t is estimated that more than rs
ger cent of Robeson's selectmen who
had gone to camp UP to June /, this
year, belong to the 81st division, and
1t IS supposed they are all overseas
DR.. Carl V. Tyne1, son of Mr.. and Mrs
L. E. Tyner of the Lowe section, also
has arrived overseas.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
DIED OF INJURIES.
Walter Barnes, ColoTed, Died as Re-
suit of Being Struck on Head by
Heavy Piece Shafting He Was
Helping to Unload.

Walter Barnes, colored, of the Proc
torville section, died last night at 10
o'clock at the Thompson hospital as
a result of injuries received Tuesday
when a heavy piece of express fell
on his head at the union station.
Barnes came to town Tuesday and
was employed to assist in loading a
heavy piece Of shafting on the 10:1o
Seaboard train Several men had hold
of the piece Of shafting when enc end
slipped off a truck and fell upon
Barnes. A deep cash was cut on the
back of his head and no hope was en-
tertained for his recovery. He was
carried to the hospital Immediately
after he was hurt.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
NEW OFFENSIVE EXPECTED.
Officers in Washington Anticipate
Complete Change in Character of
the Fighting.

Tie
A new drive against the German
positions either in Flanders or between
the Disc and Scissors is expected by
many army officers at Washington as
a result of the slowing up of the ad-
vance in the Picardy theatre.
Outlining the situation at his mid
week conference yesterday, General
March, chief of staff, confined his
statements to pointing out that the
Germans have now been forced back
until they are not within so miles Of
Paris at any point The head Of the
army has previously laid stress on
the fact, however, that the greatest
advantage won by Marshal Focn IN a
military way is in having wrested the
initiative from the enemy. :.
The opinion prevailed among other
officers that the present struggle
around Roye and Lassigny would soon
terminate in the capture of those
points to be followed by the taking of
Noyon They agree with the commen-
tators abroad that all signs indicate
that the enemy intends to withdraw
and is fighting fierce rear guard ac-
| tions only to cover his retirement and
/ to permit him to prepare strong lines
| in his rear on which to stand fast.
/ In the course of his discussion, Cen
eral March said that General Pershing
now has 1,250,000 American troops
! organized into the first army corps.
i Presumably the Americans on the
British left flank in Picardy, identi-
+! fled by the chief of staff as the 131st
infantry of the 33rd Illinois national
j guard division are among those still
brigaded for training.
| It appeared possible to some officers
tha tthe organization of the first
4 American army might be followed by
an all-American attack at some point
) along the line which it holds beyond
| Verdun. where there has been no re-
cent fighting. No reports, official or
unofficial, have been received, throw
: ing any light on General Pershing's
i plans or the part assigned to him by
Marshal Foch in the present offensive.
: The primary purpose OF the two
: blows Foch has struck has been reallZ-
{ ed. Both in the Aisne-Marne battle
and again in Picardy, the attacks were
defensive measures to free Paris from
the menace of the two wedges the
enemy had drivn in that direction.
the value Of the drives in this respect
was pointed out by General March.
Officers in Washington, therefore
anticipate a complete change in the
character Of the fighting in the next
phase of the battle with Foch's armies
assuming the offensive in the fullest
sense of the word and striking to force
;, the enemy back in such manner that
he cannot avail himself Of his ole
Hindenburg line defenses.
II It appears very probable to som.
observers that the Flanders from
might see the next blaze kindled with
II a double drive by British forces II
pinch out the salient there as it ha'
been pinched out at the Marne ant
| again in Picardy. They foresee, also
II however, the initiative of movemert
!. III of far greater scope in the near future
II aimed at flanking the Germans out o
the blunt wedge into which the Picar
DIV and Aisne battle fronts have bee'
meroed by actions.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
Strong limitations That "Gas'
Was Not From German Subma'

rine.
Although final reports Of the inves-
tigation into the "gas attack on
Smiths Island, North Carolina, Satur-
day have not yet reached the Navy
Department there were strong. 1nti-
nations yesterday that the "gas" was
not from a German submarine as tlrst
reported. No explanation Of the Incl,
dent, however, has been offered ana
none probably will be until complete
information is at hand.
It is understood there is reason TO
believe no submarine was near the Is
land at the time six men in the coast
guard station and lighthouse were
reported to have been overcome: Inc
theory that submarine had discharg-
ed gas-laden oil on those waters never
was accepted by many naval experts
and fishermen living in the vicinity
have insisted that no submarine could
lave approached close enough to the
island to discharge gas that would
have remained effective until the on
carrying it had drifted in with the
tide.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
TO REGISTER
AUSUCT 24TH
All Men Reaching Fl Years of Age
Since June 5th Will Be Required to
Register-Most of These VIII Join
The Army At Once.

Chairmen T. L. Johnson and A. R.
McEachern, of the local boards Of Robe
son divisions / and 2, were advised
Yesterday by wire that all men reach
ing the age of 21 years since the last
registration day, June 5, will be re-
quired to register for military service
on Saturday, August "a.
All men reaching 81 years who live
in Alfordsville, Burnt Swamp, Lumber
Br& &ge, Maxton, Pembroke, Parkton.
ReHaert, Red Springs Rowland
Sndths, Shannon and St. Pauls town
ships will be required to register at
the Office of the local board for Robe
son county No. 2 at Red Springs on
the day stated above.
Those living in other townships in
the county will be required to register
at the court house in Lumberton.
This registration was ordered YES
terday by Provost Marshal General
Crowder under proclamation by the
president. The purpose is to ado
quickly to the almost exhausted Class
/ to meet army draft calls in Septem.
Der.
About $4,000 young men will regis.
ter. Most Of them will qualify 70,
Class and therefore will join the ar
my probably within a month afte,
their names are recorded.
There will be no new drawing to es
tablish the order Of liability of the new
registrants. The provost marshal gen
erals office announced last night tha
the 1900 numbers drawn for the Jun,
registrants would be sufficient t,
cover the August "a registrants in tn,
largest district in the country.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
U-BOAT MAKES GAS ATTACK
AT MOUTH OF CAPE FEAR
Attacked Coast Guard Station and
Lighthouse on Smith Island-6
Persons Overcome by Gas But Not
,saks
:. Seriously Injured.

Using poisoned gas, a German sub
marine attacked the coast guard sta
ton and lighthouse on Smith Island
off the North Carolina coast Satur-
day night, the Navy Department an
nounced Monday night. Six men were
overcome by the gas.
The gas was released from oil spread
over the surface of the water by The
submarine the Navy Department an
nouncement said. Three large areas
Of the oil, each larger than an acre
grounded near the island. The gas
which appeared similar to mustard
gas used in fighting on the western
front, was effective about 40 minutes
None Of the men overcome by the
fumes died.
Information from the coast guarc
station on Smiths Island, at the mouti
of the Cape Fear river, is that none
OF the victims of the gas there OF
Saturday afternoon suffered seriou:
injury and all are doing we'll. Thoss
who suffered at the light house ar;
understood to have been the keeper
Captain Charlie Swami, his wife ant
one other, composing the entire crcv Gre;
Cf the lighthouse, while three OF tn
coast guards at the life saving statlol
also suffered. A brood OF chicken
on the reservation was killed and oth
er animals on the place showed sign
If the gas. Captain Willis Of the coas
guard station, would make no state
aent other than give the informatlo
contained in the Navy Department dis
patch.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
TEN MEN TO CAMP.
Whites and Indians to Camp Wads-
worth and Colored to Camp Greene
Entrained Here Tuesday.

Seven white and 2 Indian regis
trants for Camp Wadswortb, Spar
tanourg, >. C.. and 1 colored for Camp
Greene, Charlotte, all farmers, were
entralned here Tuesday by the local
board as follows:
White-Joe Preston Byrd, Rowland
X. z: Jesse Lee Floyd, Barnesville. R.
l; Caswell Furman Pridgen, Bdie,
X. /; Victor H. Britt, Lumberton, R.
4; John Miller, Rowland; kinnie d
Lowe, Lumberton, R. 2; Donald T
townsend, McDona]ds.
lndlan--Stephen F. Bell. I.umbertor
X. 2; Arbor Oxendine: Fairmont.
Colored-Alex Granger, Lumber
ton. R. 4.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
French Steamer Torpedoed; 49,
Men Missing.

Four hundred and forty-two men
are missing as result Of the torpe-
doing Of the French steamer Djemnah
in the Mediterranean the night of July
14-15 while bound from Bizerta to
Alexandria with troops on board, ac-
cording to an official repore from Paris
in the 18th. Four days later the
French steamer Australian also was
torpedoed in the Mediterranean. Still
another steamer was torpedoed, but
remained afloat.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
Two Ladies Have Volunteered for
Student Nurse Reserve.

Mrs. L. T. Townsend, chairman of
the woman's county council of de-
Tense, writes The Robesonian from
Hendersorville, where she is spend
ing some time, that Miss Cora Miller
OF Rowland and Miss Clyde Regar oi
hope Mills, R. F. D. 2, have volun-
teered for the United States nurse
reserve.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
Barn of Tobacco Burned.

In Howellsville township Tuesday
morning between daybreak and sun
rise barn Of tobacco belonging to
Messrs. H. w. Ivey and Jno. G. Smith,
on the latter's place. went up in flames
At the high prices that have ruled
this season the burning of barn OF
tobacco represents a loss of around
81 900. Mr.. Ivey, who was in town
Tuesday, says that he has been on
that same place for Is years and that
this was his first loss Of that kind.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
open Cotton Bolls.

IN a letter dated August 12 Mr..
y; W. V. G; Butler Of GAINESVILLE sends
Inc Robesonian cotton boil which
sao been open for three days, picked
rom his place. Several open cotton
p DoiIs were reported in Mondays
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15

The condition of Mr.. Alf. H. NC
Leod. who has been i'll for some time
at his home, North Elm street, IS
somewhat improved today.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
JEWISH RELIEF CAMPAIGN.

Governor Beckett has apart August 1918 as Jewish re-
lief dday, and part Of his proclamation says:
ed over the wires that Jerusalem had been delivered the
whose history forever associated This fine sentiment
but finer and vastly important than the
disease and DEATH In Turkey Palestine Lutania Russia
in in poan Poi and in Gaiea stare the children
pale and fade into the Silence Daily Jewish babies
h din of & at 0Fsa a @ 6a or are "he m and Dry and above
for children refusing
mothers and children who have 20 been eeT
Of their bread their homes and bread must be
sed 5Ssb With aarnd u5stsn b t nesuts % the
& fastened ] % upon the prosperity Of our people those
have conditions growing critical day day They
are suffering through fault Of their For four
famine and plague sudden
tens Of thousands and old have perhed from famine
Jews territory but by Gentle we'll
At recent meeting the court house in aid this
adjacent territory co. for which it
has been asked s1oooooOo has been
North Carolina out Of its abundant prosperous
II The committee follows:
L. R. Varser Chairman.
II Weinstein
R. c. Lawrence.
young soliciting
having the
warehouses been
along this for the Jewish relief
that farmer willing contribute Of his tobacco
boxes and recepacles that have
the Red Cross various places will be used
NJ person and subscribers this worthy and
needed object Unless help them they die of starvation
this be reached by the
Germans they will be sdnstered without by patriotic
II Mr. A. A Joseph Of Golboro N Co. is State Treas
n urer fund A. Wenstein is local treasurer
AZ BY THE COMMITTEE
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
FREE DENTAL CLINICS.
Teeth of 639 Children Examined in
First A Weeks-Work in Private
Practice Would Have Cost $1,O73-
This Service to be Given 4 Weeks
Longer.

For the weeks ending last Satur-
gay Dr. j. V. Turner, who is conduct
ing Tree dental clinics in Roteson for
scnool children, had examined and
treated the teeth of 639 children. DIR.
W. A: McPhaul, county health officer,
says that this service in private prac-
Iice ce would have cost $1,O73. DR.. Nc
fnaul arranged for 8 weeks of free
Silnlcs and they will be given weeks
longer, including this week.