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The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
Thompson Hospital Notes.

Renorted for The Robesonlan.
Mrs. B. Stansel, Attention, IS pa
tient at the hospital. =, +ho
Mr.. z. A. McKinnon, Charlotte, snG s
hageage master on the Seaooard
train Who fell from the car at LauIei nlea
Hin last Sunday night, two weeks ;a,
AGO. and suffered severe concussIor' n
Of Of the brain, is gradually improving: So
Mrs W. G. Wilson, Bladenboro, VINO o
was onerated on last week, is getIiils
W. MS Julius Stephens, R. F. D., VINO 70
was operated on ten days ago Is
setting @st along as well as could be eS-
Little Gertrude Hugglns, MaliGe.a MAR 5s "a
who was admitted to the hospltal 1ass s'
week Wee suffering with fracture Oh nei
r;ght @ elbow was able to go nome
oaNq NJ Charles Afford, Powers, 4. :
D. /. was operated on for appen1aicl.,s ani
and tonsils last Saturday week all'
returned ,p home last Tuesday. IN
Mrs. Justin Philips, who was oop' up
Grated on for appendicitis and com ON
nlication a few days ago, Was ao'
F. return home last week.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
PATRIOTIC SERVICE.
Members of Exemption Board of
Robson District l Serving
Without Pay.

Many people are under the i'm
preston that members of the army
exemption board get pay-good Pay
for their services. Even this re-
porter was under the impression that
they received some compensation for
the services rendered, but has learn
ed recently that none of the members
Of the board receives a penny for
his services except the physician who
makes the examinations. Some peo-
pie have charged that members of
the board get "big pay" for their SER
vices. This reporter is aware of the
fact that the Office of Mr.. T. L. John
son, chairman of the local board, has
been the busiest place in town dur
ing the last six months and while Mr.
Johnson has given at least half OF
his time to this work since last July
he has never received any comrensa,
tior for the work and does not expect
any, No man renders a bigger servic:
in the war than does member of al
exemption board who does the worl
required Of the board and does i
gratis.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
Two Young Men of Robson on
List of Eligibles.

Two Young men of Robson county,
Daniel C. Mcleod and John A. Nc
Leod, both of Red Springs, were
among the 81 North Carolinians plac-
ed on the list of eligibles for COM
missions at the end Of the third tram
ing camp, held at Camp Jackson, 5. T.
Thev were announced Monday.
These are young men who were ~
the enlisted ranks of the army ana
who were chosen therefrom by ticn
officers to take training for comm's,
sions. Instead Of being commissioner
outright, as was the case IN the pre-
yious training camps, they are noIill.
mated as eligibles and will be glVei
their new rank when needed. Al ars
eligible for the lowest commissioner
rank. second lieutenantcy. -.
Among others from East Carollni :
are: Talmage Baker, Ahoskle; Lee zee :
Best, Dunn; Levie c. Bridger, blaa
enboro: Herman H. Duncan, Clayton
Lawrence S. Everett, Laurlnourg
Clarence c. Hunter, Rocky Mouno 3
/ Leland S. Lemm, Tarboro; john =
Manning, Roanoke Rapids; Josla
Maultsby, Whiteville; Robert F. MOS
lev. Clinton; William T. Polk, war
renton: Jacob P. Shrago, GoldsDofo
Charles A. Sloan, Garland; EdWl
Turner, Teachey; William S. WllklI
: son, Rocky Mount; Thomas Il. ,s4;l W.
iams, Warrenton; Craven 5. VIII
!, slow, Elizabeth City.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
SUGAR PURCHASES MUST
BE UPON CERTIFICATE
Households, Boarding Houses, Hotels
and Bakers Alone Excepted.
To the Merchants of Robson County

To the Merchants Of Robson County:
By order of the food administration
all sugar purchases by any manufac-
turers of beverage syrups, candy or
other confectioneries, soda water, soft
drinks, wine, ice cream, medicine, ore
serves, pickles, tobacco, ETC., after
May 18th, will have to be upon certi-
ficate which they must secure from
the food administration. In word,
all users of sugar, except households,
boarding houses, hotels and bakers
will have to secure certificates from
the food administration before they
can purchase sugar, and any Jobbers,
wholesalers or retailers selling sugar
without the certificate to any indivfd-
Eual Or concern, except the allowed
classes above named, will be promptly
dealt with.
H. E. STACY, >.
- County Food Administrator
! Lun,perton, N. c.. May 9Th, 1918.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09

Mr.. A. J. Taylor of Ochiltree,
Texas, arrived here yesterday and
will spend some time in Robson Wis
iting relatives. Mr.. Taylor left Lunl-
berton II years ago and this IS his
first trip back. He was amazed at
the improvements in the town since
he left.
His friends, numbered by his ac-
ouaintances, are glad to see Mr.. B..
NJ. Davis able to be out again. He
suffered a light stroke of paralysis
6 weeks ago. He hopes to be able to
resume his work soon at the Lumber
ton cotton mill store.
Mr.. M. S. Humphrey and family,
who moved four years ago to VIM
gate, moved last week back to MS
farm at Rennert, where they will
spend the summer. They will move
back to Wingate in the fall. Mr..
Humphrey was Lumberton visitor
Monday.
Mr.. A. w. Mclean returned
Tuesday night from Washington,
where he spent a short time confer
ing with government officials witt.
reference to the War Finance board,
of which he is one of the four mem
hers. He will return to Washington
in few days.
-Maxton Scottish Chief: The grad
ed school closes Thursday, May 23rd
Miss E. L. Jones will have recital
on Wednesday night, the 22nd, and
Professor n. W. Walker of the fac:
ulty of the State University, Chape
Hill. will deliver the address or
Thursday night.
i Mrs. W. J. Prevatt has been get
; ting the finest potatoes, lrlsh-Cop
, bier variety, for the past two week.
from her garden, East Fourt street
, She sent to The Robesonian offlc
= Tuesday four fine ones that weighed
one and a ahalf pounds. The larges
, of them weighed half pound.
$ Mr.. H. H. Redfern, formerl
: chief of police in Lumberton, was L
town Monday. He has resigned, a
a chief of Laurinburg, to which 'plac
t he moved from Lumberton some tW
r years ago, and has accepted a sim
lar position at Hartsvllle, 5. =. MI
Redfern is an efficient police office
:. a terror to the transgressors.
S -Rev. DIR. R. C. Beaman, paste
q of Chestnut Street Methodist churcl
will preach the dedicatory sermon
} the Methodist church at Marietta, G
l. Robson circuit, Rev. T. j. Drape
le pastor, on the third Sunday in tn
month, and will preach the baccala
reate sermon at Carolina colleg
a Maxton, the first Sunday in June.
" Mr.. W. J. Dubois, proprietor
I'd the Dubois bakery, attended in Re-
n eigh yesterday a meeting of the ba
ed ers Of the State The meeting w
called by H. A. Page, State food a
OF ministrator. The bakers pledg
tit themselves to cooperate to the Ia
lie degree with the food administrati
T. and organized the North Carroll
lie bakers service board for the prom
,etl ton of the welfare of the indust
er and particularly for the purpose
re cooperating more effectively
closely with the food administrator
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
TOMORROW MEMORIAL DAY,
Cam Morrison of Charlotte Invited to
Address Veterans-Daughter Will
Serve Dinner-stores Asked to
Close During Address.

AS stated in Mondays Robesonian,
tomorrow is Memorial day and 1t is
hoped that as many Confederate vet
Grams as can do so will attend the
meeting of Camp Pope, hear the ad-
dress either by Mr.. Cameron Morri-
son of Charlotte or Mr.. H. E. Stacy
of Lumberton, and enjoy the free din
ner which will be served the veterans
by the Daughters Of the Confederacy.
Commander McAllister has issued a
call for 8 meeting of Camp Pope as
follows:
GAIL. aaembers of Camp Willis =
Pope, GJAfederate veterans, are cali
ed to meet nj the court house Friday
Nav 10th for the purpose Of observ-
ing Confederate Memorial Day.
tsHon. Cameron Morrison, Of Char
lotte, has been invited to deliver the
address but in case he can't come we
will have an address by Mr.. Il. +
Stacy. -, :,
"Some musical selections will be
rendered by local talent.
s'The good women Of the Daughter:
of the Cenfederacy will serve dinner q
all the veterans present. An INVITA-
ton is extended to all veterans l!
the county to attend and take part.
| "The stores of Lumberton are re
ouested to close from II to II ant
the public generally is invited to at
tend.
"By order Of ,,rrn
! Commander
i um r Mckenzie. Adit."
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09

Mr. !. S. Gore, who has nelo
no.;t;on in the Mcmillan pharmacy
Roe's for SEVERAL months, has resigned ana
1oa III, ~ +ornorrow to his home at Con,
wau w s G. He expects to be called
into the army at an early oatS. Mt
Wilbur Leggett was '1u NJ Rritt
guilty before Recorder E. ,.tcroohiie ~,
Tuesday of violating tne Mr au'oT =
1Hc1. McI ean each driving an automobile
NJ M"nd.v and each blamed the Other
for the trouble. The cars "eis
slightly damaged.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
CLASS / REGISTRANTS r
WIFI. RE CALLED MAY 25-30
Balance of That Class Will BE Caileo
For Military Duty-95 Must Go 10
Camp This Month.

Every army registrant in class
in Robeson district No. l who mas not
heretofore he been called for military
dutv viii be called out by the board
during the days from May 20 10
90 This does not include, however,
those who have been called heretofore
and deferred. There are in TINS e,s-
trict IT'S white men IN class ! WY
have never been called Tor neiii.a.i ~ !
duty. Of the number called. 90 riiroe no
be selected to go to camp during e. I.e
lime til between May 25 and 80 These
viii Will be sent to Camp Jackson, Colun1-
bia, S. c. ~ = will
Be necessary to send a number OF OF
farmers to camp. Only those who are
most needed on the farms wiz pc ae.
ferred, according to Mr.. 7. L: Johnson
chairman of the board.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
LAST MEETING OLD BOARD.
Newly Elected Town Fathers Take
Hold This Evening-T. W. Hall
Succeeds G.. L. McNeill as Water
and Light Superintendent-M
Borrowed to Pay Teachers.

At meeting Of the town commits
sicners Monday evening Mr.. Thomas
". Hall of Davidson was elected su-
perinterded of the local water and
power plants, succeeding Mr.. Geo. l..
McNeill, who had filed notice of his
resignation to become effective SatIr
day of this week. Mr.. Hall has been
employed for some by the Southern
Power Co. and has had experience III
building both water and power plants
and looking after them after they
built. His salary was fixed at $125
the month, while that of Mr.. McNeill
was only $50. Mr.. Hall is here this
week going over the work with Mr..
McNeill and will enter upon his job
Saturday, when Mr.. McNeilPs resig-
nation goes into effect.
i Mr.. G.. V. Brown went before the
board and explained the financial con-
dition of the graded school and the
: board ordered the clerk and treasurer
to negotiate a note in the sum of
/ 81 500 to pay salary vouchers of the
teachers.
, The board declared the following
town officials elected at the regular
town election Monday:
Mayor-Jas. D. Proctor.
Commissioners-first ward, w. P
McAllister; second ward, A. V. G
Wishart; third ward, T. A. McNeill
= Jr.; fourth ward, E. NJ. Johnson. AL
these were members of the old boar'
Il except Mr.. McNeill Mr.. A. S. King
the retiring member, did not ente
o the race for the nomination.
Graded school trustees-Q. I. VII
liams, R. C. Lawrence, ]. H. Wisher'
DIR. w. A. McPhaul. Messrs. Villa n
=, and Wishart were members of tn
IS old board. Mr.. Lawrence and d.
- McPhau. succeed Messrs. R. D. Cald
,,e we'll and ]. P. Russell, who decline
to make the race.
l. Board of audit and finance--Fran
y Cough, H. NJ. McAllister, W. S. Brit
- all reelected. :.
Il Is A resolution was passed com "lent
y. ing the splendid work being done +
a Mr.. H. B. Robeson, street forema
- and sanitary officer.
?, The board authorized Q. V. Srow
3 a. officer in charge Of the 21s5 Co, n.
~ reserve militia, to use the main liz
~ of the new municipal building as {
armory.
1t was ordered that the conlIni
- - sioners be paid $24 each, salary t
ne last years services on the hoard.
" " This was the last meeting to
T. held by the old board and the fir
meeting of the new board will be ne
"e at 6 o'clock this evening.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
Shoe Was on Other Foot Then.

washinqton Cor, Wilmington Star. :,
H. H. John, a lumber dealer OIL
Lumber Bridge, Robeson county, mas
written Representative .iv', Godw,n "a a if:- f;x
ter protesting the agitation TO- 70 1lS Tx
the price Of cotton. he say: eI inse
is complaint about what ene ds,a;no iaao.
is getting for what he is producl1ng. 1:
They forget what a hard tlme me Inc
farmer has had for number OF yeals
and they forget also how tne 1alll;e, n;e,
begged the government to TX a pI.GSss Ss
on cotton in 1914, but we were !olo
then it would be class aegislaslon
Just as soon as cotton begins 70 go
up we hear of the fixing Oh Tie
,,rica"
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
VOL. lXL
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS.


Playing Prelude to Resumption OF
Major Offensive-Over Half Mil
lion American Soldiers in France.
The British this morning in counter
attacks have driven the enemy from
mart of the front lines on the Flan-
ders front in the La Clytte-Voorm
,oele sector. The British have made
further gains in the east. The Ger
mans made a new attack north OF
Kemmel this morning and pressed
the Allies back slightly.
Nothing of unusual Importance mas
hoen reported from the front IN the
p"Nf More than 100000 American SOL
d;ers have been sent to France ac-
onrd;no to a statement made by Sec
rotarv of War Baker at Wasning
ton yesterday. +ho
What possibly may prove to be tne
nreiude to the long expected resump-
Hon of hostilities by the Germans Oh
tho western front is being played.
Woornezeele to La Clytte the Ger
a.rs have launched an attack against
the British and French troops holding
the line and at certain points over
the five-mile battle front they nave
nanetrated front line trenches. Ap-
perentiv however. over the greater
pct ~ the field Of combat they met
with repulse. ,ooor thu
.+taoL ,fter heavy preliminary
aon,hardment. The ground gained Is
so,,tb of Dickebuesch lake and Kldge
.wood around which places hare 1lghI-
mo was continuing at last accounts.
The objective of the enemy seems
r. he the pushing forward OF ms
line in this region in order still 1ur' ,
ther to outflank Ypres on the SCUM
west and press on toward foep y
inohe and the railway line running
between that tow1 and fpres. .,,
As vet only .meagre advlces nav
come through concerning the :lI'ul' ~,
of the engagement, but unoh.slai ~
norts indicate that it was mace ON
in divisional strength. WhetEeI
would develop later into anocAet 80
the great battles that ma, Es.
fought in this area could not 'e lol'
told. +ho front i
Flanders and Picardy artillery duel
ard small operations continue on on iso :
Lated sectors. The French, so"Vh
la Clvtte have penetrated Germa
ers, erv@nesu and pA the Australians .t;ans east
Amiens have again taken portions {
the German lines. :, 40,
The artillery activity has been pa
ticularly heavy on both banks oi II !
Are. southwest of Amiens, ana q
The M sector in Ncardy held by ts
American troops. Q nthe lou Ioul Sc Sc,
tor the Americans for the first I'm
Save tur @ onened against the Germa'
with their heavy artillery.
On the other battle fronts the ope
ations continue of minor characte
In Mesopotamia the British nave d
vanced ther line to within 80 mlles
MosuI, capturing the town OF kerku
which the Turks evacuated wltno
giving battle.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
Rex Finals Tomorrow Night.

Rex school commencement exercises
will take place at the Rex school
house tomorrow night, the 10th.
The program will consist of pa
triotic pageant, which will be given
hv the students, and an address by
MIR. Woodberry Lennon of Lumberton
This program will be of special
interest to all concerned in the pres
ent conditions and therefore all who
can possibly do so should attend.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
Government Locks on Cape Fear
in Commission Again.

Mr.. Robt. C. Merritt, assistant en-
gineer in charge, advises that the
two Government locks on the Cape
Fear river, one at Browns Landing,
two miles below Elizabethtown, and
one at Kings Bluff, 80 miles above
Wilmington, which were tempor arily
put out of commission during recent
freshet, have been placed in working
condition again, and navigation is
now possible through these locks for
all boats as formerly.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
MIR. Walter G. Lamb Killed II
Florida.

Mr.. King Lamb received wire
message Monday stating that his s son
Mr.. Walter c. Lamb OF Ebp' rla''
was killed by negro Monday morn
ing. Mr.. Lamb has not been ape W
learn any details as to the kllnng.
Mr.. Lamb was married, but nao ny
children. He formerly lived here ano
is well-known.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
Women of N. G. Raised $5, 10000
For Third Liberty Loan.

Over five and a half million dol
lars was raised by women OF North
Carolina for the third Liberty loan,
according to the report of Mrs. r. II.
Latham. chairman Of the State Wom-
ans Liberty loan commission.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
Field Workers for County Health
Board.

Prof. T. S. league, principal Of the
St. Pauls high school, has accepted, a
position. as field worker with the
county health board. He will begin
work May Is Mr.. l. F. Britt has al
ready begun work for the board. Z.
D. Brewing, Indian, has begun work,
also. He will work among the In
dians. The board needs two or three
other men to do field work during
the summer.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
Work Begun on 4th Tobacco
Warehouse.

Work has been begun on Lumber
tons fourth tobacco sales warehouse'
AS has been stated in The Ropesonee
ian, the building will be mace VI VI
brick. This means that Lunloeleoii
will have two large brlck : var
houses ready. for the opening Oh lne
selling season, besides two othei
good warehouses.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
rs Per Cent Cotton Acreage Had
to Be Resown.

1t is estimated that at least 75 per
cent of the cotton acreage IN Rope-
son had to be sown the second time
as a result of the unprecedented
rains and cool weather. Farmers
think that with favorable seasons the
second sowing will make a fairly
good crop.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
BUIE,s CREEK HONOR ROLL
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.

Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Buie's Creek, May THE faculty
and students of Buie's Creek academy
are anxious to secure as far as pos
sible by May 18th the names Of all
former students now in the service
Of our country.
Will not every reader Of these lines
serve the school ard our common
cause by sending to J. A. Campbell
Buie's Creek, N. c., the names Of all
former students known to 'je in the
country's service, and do it at once?
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09

Tomorrow is a legal holiday
Memorial day-and all the banks in
town will pc closed.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
Aged Negro Passes.

Ben McNeill, a highly respected
colored citizen of the Raft Swamp
section, died Tuesday. He was 92
years old.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-09
Roads Damaged BY Recent
Heavy Rains.

Members of the Robson county
road board estimate that the roads
were damaged to the extent OF $!o,-
900 by the recent unusual rainfall.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

 WANTED BY
 METHODISTS

NEW YORK. Dec. 2.-One-fourth of the Methodist Episcopal churches in the United States are without pastors. it was announced here today D" the joint centenary committee Oe th3t d. nomination. in making public plans ligious workers The recruits. l3,O0O of whom will be clergymen. will Do utilized in helping raise S80.000.000 to advance the cause of Methodism over the world. The fund will be in honor of the tooth anniversary of the found. ing of the first Methodist mission in this country.
 The wars great drain on Methodist educational institutions was shown by the report that from 42 colleges and universities of the church, 9.617 men had gone into military service and 6,2S7 more were enrolled in the Stu dents army training corps. Candi- dates for the ministry being drawn from the foregoing student group, it was said, there are no men to replace pastors who have retired and chap lans who have gone abroad.
 Forty thousand of the workers now to be recruited will consist Of deacon esses. medical missionaries, teachers and laymen. They will man the hos pitals. schools and churches to be es- tablished here and abroad. Bishop Theodore s. Henderson of Detroit and the Rev. Dr. ]. Franklin Ream of New campaign
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

to 
 The billiard then the
   less than hour after the dishes had been He  a physicians bill
  and $OOO on the attempted felonIous
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

distress and finally resulted in his ap- pearance in the Heights police court on charges of attempted fclonlous as sault and carrying weapon.
 The principal actors in the feath- cry drama are August Heithaus, n resi- dent of Hackensack, N. j.. and Julius Schoonbath, a poultry dealer with an establishment in New York.
 The testimony showed that Heit- haus, who is the proprietor of a pool and billiard parlor, was passing the
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

Captain Lathrop announces that there will be no more dark nights at tfo Empress. He has just completed installing lighting plant, much larger than the one formerly used, in the now Empress theater building. In case of trouble with the city lights the plant can be used to furnish power in the present building, so that, regardless of whether the city lights are on or not. the public can depend upon show being given every night in the future.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

J. II. Bazinet. formerly head driller at the Ellamar and kennecott, writes Attorney F. II. Foster from Gordon, England, that he is member of the Canadian infantry and now that the war is over, hopes to soon return to Alaska He also wishes to be remem- bered to all of his Cordova friends.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

The steamship Victoria sailed this afternoon for Seattle via the outside passage with the following passengers from Cordova: Captain George Groen w. Austin, J. Rilpolt B. F, Pryor and wife, William Young. I. w.. Jensen. Carl Umbaum, Mrs. E. Hall, A. Cameron. John Slathes, George Nc Lain, R. c. Bray, o. F. Radabaugh, B. F. Sherman, Joe Paz and Mrs. x. Bo!' finger.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

Our former townsman, Tommy Van, and writes that he and most of the Alaska boys are in hopes of returning north as soon as they are demobilized. He says that he often longs for Cor dova and will get back as fast as he can
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02
Chickens Caused Purchaser All Kinds of Trouble

NEW YORKThls
 IN overnight and which caused the Kinds trouble
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

DcLin Eames has returned to La touche to resume his position at the Beatson mine
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

Charles Aur came over from Ka- leave for the States on the next boat.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

The Admiral Watson arrived in port early Sunday morning and Is now to the westward
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

Colonel Barrett of Katalla Is spend ing q few days in town.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

The Empress theater at Valdez has been reopened. the quarantine ban having been lifted.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

Magnus Edgren came down from Kennecott on this afternoons train.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

The steamship Alameda arrived from the westward at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

A telegram from Valdez veries our returns from the delegate election with Sulzer in the lead by eighteen votes There are eleven small pre- cincts to be heard from in this division and one in the First and one in the Fourth.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

Captain Walter Tinglcy is now sta toned It Chicago, where he is in charge of two officers training schools.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

Dr. W. W. Council has returned from Latouche and repos s that there are only fifteen cases of "flu" at the hospital. and all of the patients are doing nicely.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

Mir and Mrs. Luther C. Hess of Fairbanks were arrivals on today's train They are en route to the States on a visit Mir. Hess has just been reelected as territorial senator, de feating Attorney l.. K. Pratt.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-02

Miss Julia Durkee of Katalla is visiting local friends.