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The Robesonian., 1918-08-08
NUMBER 81
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

--Lumbee tent, Maccabees, meets
this evening at $3.50. Degree work.
License has been issued for the
marriage of Ira H. Fields and Ella
jolly.
Mr.. Claud H. Britt of R. from
Lumberton has accepted a position in
the Lumberton Bargain House.
Geo. White. colored, wanted on
the charge of stealing horse from
Mr.. A. c. Thompson of Fairmont, was
arrested at Chadbourn yesterday
The executive committee of TIE
Lumberton Red Cross chapter will
meet in the commissioners room at
the court house Friday evening at
$50.
Arch Grice Of the st. Pauls Sec
; ton was taken today to the State hos
pital at Raleigh on account of insani-
ty. He was accompanied by Mr.. D.
B. WcNeill of Lumberton.
: Geo. Monroe, colored, was be-
fore Justice NJ. G. Mckenzie Tuesday
! night on the charge of assault upon
: Mr.. H. j. Sawyer with an axe He
e was fined $40 and the cost
t The midwives of Robson will
e meet in the court house here Tuesday
d of next week at 2 p. m. The meeting
e has been called by DIR. w. A. Nc
r Phaul, county health officer
Mrs. o. H. Bracey, who is in
: charge of Messrs. R. D. Caldwell e.
. Sons millinery department. left
n n Monday evening for New York, where
le1 she will spend about ten days pur-
~ chasing goods and studying styles.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Freeman have
= been advised of the safe arrival over
a. seas of Mr.. Collins H. Phillips, form
o- erly of Lumberton. Mr.. Phillips was
m connected with the National Bank of
ne Lumberton before going to the army.
as Prof. A. H. Flowers, who came
ed home recently from Pennington,
where he has been principal of high
school for the past 3 years, will leaI e
. Monday for Palmetto, Fla, to take
charge as principal of the high school
at that place.
no., Mr.. Hezzie NJ Ward returned
last evening to Camp Jackson afte,
X spending few days with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Ward, at Nc
Is Donald. Mr.. Ward is attached to tn,
personnel Office of the 156th depc
brigade at Camp Jackson.
Mr.. l.. R. Varser returned Mon
:, day evening from Richmond, Va
oAu Where ne underwent an operation Ol
ay his nose one dav last week He wa
ent accompanied to Richmond hv Dr
A. Martin, who returned with hin
IN Mr.. Varser has been confined at hom
,lct since returning but is not confined
w bed.
l..n
c. Miss Edith Courtney left Nor
lis day evening for Baltimore, Md. Sh
ap expected to leave there yesterday fo
lin, Atlantic City, where she will spen
ngs few days with friends who are ther
". from Washington, and then will G
J. to New York, where she will spen
ace, some time studying millinery style
don and purchasing goods. She will n
rnt turn in September and will be wit
lev. Miss Josephine Breeze again next sc;
dis son in her millinery store.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08

FOCH MARSHAL OF FRANCE.
Unusual Honor COnferred-35, 900
Prisoners and $50 Cannon Taken and
Paris is no Longer in Danger.

A Paris dispatch of the 9Th states
that the council of ministers has elc-
waited Gen. Ferdinand Foch, command
er-in-chief of the allied forces on the
western front, to marshal of France
The ministers also have conferred
the military medal on General Petain,
commander-in-chief of the French ar
mics on the front. President Poincare
presided at the meeting Of the council.
In presenting the name Of General
Foch, Premier Clemenceau said:
CAT the hour when the enemy, by a
formidable offensive on a front of 100
kllometers, counted on snatching the
decision and imposing a German peace
upon us, General Foch and his admir-
able troops vanGuished him.
Paris is not in danger, scissors and
Chateau Thierry have been reconquer-
ed and more than 200 villages have
been delivered. Thirty-five thousand
prisoners and seven hundred cannon
have been captured, and the enemy's
crushed. The glorious allied armie:
have thrown him from the banks Q:
the Marne to the Aisne. Such are th'
results of the high commands strate
gy, superbly executed by incomparabl
commanders. The confidence place.
by the republic and by all the Allie
in the conqueror of st. Gond, the Use
and the Somme, has been fully just.
fed"
The awarding of the "medaille mill
taire" to General Petain is distinc
: tion rarely given to officers, the deco
ration generally being reserved for er
listed men. Marshal Joffre is one c
the few officers who have received TIL
honor.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08
High Temperatures Records Brok

High temperature records that have
~ rla5 the limits of heat waves dur
ing ~ ali the period Of official obseree
uaf;on I in the northeastern quarter OF
the United States were broken tues
day. dae washington and Baltimore, by
ua c.+hor bureau thermometers, expe-
Teneedf r;eneed a Tempe temperature Of 1o6 degrees,
q 'e noint not even approached by the
noerc,1rv since 1881, and not reached
than n. In Detroit, Mich; Harrisburg
Pa, and Toledo, Ohio, with :t.te tempfabb- appfab-
1ished as did Scranton, Pa, and Clev1 od
Gland which each officially regls1ereo
&c Greensboro reported 102 IL; LynSe,n,
bure. Va, 1O5 at nightfall; DanVlile
va. 1O7; Charlotte, SO.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08
VOL. IxL
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS.
Allied Armies Have Obtained Fur
ther Successes Over the Germans.

The allied armies have obtained fur |
.hor successes over the Germans in
t;mbtinp in the Soissons- Rheims sec
80. 11s and to the north in the Montdidier
.oa;on W. and still further north in Flan-
ders, between the Lave and Clarence
rivers, ~
vaslp river, midway between Soissons
va Rheims, American and French
troons after the stiffest kind Of fight
NO have crossed the river and held all
the 4he nositions gained. The French to
tho North of Rheims have penetrated
tho German positions for more than
400 Yards in the railroad triangle be-
living at Rheims and running north
eeastward toward Rethel and north
westward to Laon. In addition all the
roeitions previously gained by the al
tied troops throughout the entire
pLe,n,s- scissors salient have been SOL
;1jv held Notwithstanding counter-at-
+arks and the heavy artillery fire the
enemv has poured down from the
bpights north of the Vesle upon their
anita gonists.. Near where =
VesIe | enters the Aisne east Z
scissors the French have overcome
tba resistance of the enemy and TAX
ON the village of Ciry-Salsogne.
In the Montdidier sector the French
south and southeast of the town have
further advanced their lines on this
;nnortant sector, which represents the
junction point of the armies OF the
German crown prince and CT Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria.
II remained for the British, how
aver TO deliver the hardest blow
AGAINST the Germans Wednesday. Fol
lowing UP a previous ADVANCE IN tht
famous Iys sector northwest OF LIZ
Rassee. Field Marshal Haig's mel
nushed forward their line over affron
Of nearly five miles to a depth OF
thousand yards, between the Law
and Clarence rivers. The details
this advance are not yet in. hand, bu
the maneuyer doubtless will go ia
toward lessening the point OF tn
nasty salient that has stood as men
ace for months to the British liz
north and south of it.
Next in Importance is the furthe
gaining of footings by the French an
americans across the Vesle, where tn
nressure against the Germans towar
ihe Aisne can be resumed when ful
ther troops ford the stream, but tn
gain of ground by the French in tn
railway triangle north Of Rheims ais
must be looked upon as a-moVe
great strategic value. From their p,
sitions the French now are able
dominate with their guns by raliwa
line over which the Germans ha,
been bringing stores from the. mort
east throughout the town OF net
and that line running northwestWa'
across the Aisne toward Laon, VIII,
undoubtedly has been used since tl
retreat began for the removal
troops, gurs and supplies out ot Il
threatened zone.
David Lloyd-George,. the Brltl
prime minister, addressing the Hou
of Commons, spoke optimistically,
the status of the war from the ALI
standpoint. He characterlzed
present offensive or the Aisne-M Mar
front as the most brilliant in the .
nails of the war and praised the rs
taken in it by the American trool
More than $50 submarines had ne
destroyed since the war began and I
submarine menace had failed, he ae
ed.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08
o. o. DUKES COUNTY AGENT.
Former Principal Of Farm Lifs School
Will Begin Work as County Dem
Onstration Agent August To-
Formerly County Agent of Wilson

AOAHohiS SOuHtJ ASChI VI VhsOH.
Mr.. o. o. Dukes, former principal
of the county farm1life school at
Philadelphus, has been employed as
county farm demonstration agen. ard
will begin work August 16. Mr.. R.
W. Freeman, district agent, who has
been trying for some time to secure
a suitable man to succeed Dr. Kerr,
who recently entered military ser
vice, writes Chairman A. j. Floyd of
the county board of commissioners as
follows:
"Mr. Dukes is a man of splendid
practical experience, we'll trained, ard
has good personality. l feel sure
that he will render splendid service
and give universal satisfaction in
the work in your county. We hat
previously employed him to do simi
lar work in Wayne county and he
was to begin there this month, bu
since he is in the county and since W.
have been able to find another goot
man to take up the work in Nayn'
county we decided to employ him TO-
the work in Robson.
i "Mr. Dukes has had previous ax
i rerierce as county agent as he wa
formerly county agent in Wilsol
county. I feel that when your peopl
i learn to know his work as we do tn 1
you will feel fortunate in having oh
tained his services.
"We will be glad to have sugges
7 tions from you or any other membe
: Of your board in regard to the cor
duct of the work at any time. al
: sure that Mr.. Dukes will enjoy tf
4 cordial cooperation of your board g
t your agent in the past has enjoye
f it,"
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08
SERVED WHEAT BREAD
ON A WHEATLESS DAY
Proprietors of Olympia and New York
Cafes Allowed to Make COntribu-
tions of $25 Each to Red Cross in
Lieu of Action Against Them For
Violating Food Regulations.

S. Pappas and Nick Mitchell, pro-
prietors of the Olympia and New
York cafes, respectively, were given
hearing Tuesday before County
Food Administrator H. E. Stacy on
the charge of selling wheat bread
Monday, a wheatless day. Upon the
agreement of each to make a volun-
tary contribution of S25 to the local
Red Cross chapter and strictly to OBJ
serve wheatless days hereafter, Mr.
Stacy said he would recommend tc
the State food administrator that nt
action in the matter be taken.
The charge was preferred EE Mr.
NJ. w. Nash, United States food IN
spector. Mr.. Nash got a meal at the
Lorraine hotel and each Of the cafe:
here Monday and was served botf
wheat bread and corn bread at thu
cafes. Both Pappas and Mitchell sa1t
thew served wheat bread because fy'
bread they had ordered from Whining
ton failed to come and the local pax
ery was closed. They also stated tina
they served corn bread every day an
seemed to be under the impression
that that made it all right to serv
wheat bread with corn bread o
wheatless days. Mr.. Mash also state
that on Wednesday Of the last cou'
week a son-in-law and State a,
, Administrator Page happened to tax
a meal at the Olympia and found
serving wheat bread, but no chare
was preferred then because the pre
prietor said he had larger crowo
, than he expected and his supply
!. bread ran out. .
;, Both Mr.. Stacy and Mr.. Nasn IN
! pressed upon Pappas and Mlfcheli II
E fact that wheatless and nneatless Ga!
J must be strictly observed ana no'
q the cafe 1oen promised to onset,
q them. Mr. Stacy recommerded u
q settlement of the matter lndlcat'
q above because he did not beiieve elt
y er of the men meant wll1ully 20 VI
= late the food regulations.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08
LIGHTSHIP OFF CAPE HAT
TERAS SUNK BY U-BOAT
Submarine Appeared Within Half
Mile of Coast in Trying to Hinder
Commerce.

Diamond Shoal lightship, helpless
craft anchored off Cape Hatteras to
warn shipping from the treacherous
shoals forming the "Graveyard CT The
Atlantic coast" was sunk by a Ger
man submarine Tuesday. TIE crew
of 12<men on the lightship escaped IN
small boat and roWed the 10 or Il
miles to shore. News Of the shelllng
and sinking of the lghtship cleared
up the mystery of earlier reports to
the Navy Department from coast
guard stations on the North Carolina
coast tina theavy shelling was heard
at sea Tuesday afternoon.
! Subsequently the submarine appear
ed within half a mile of the land
which projects far out from the main
coast of North Carolina. There were
no reports of attacks on villages, coast
guard stations, or lighthouses and the
purpose Of the submarine commander
in showing himself SO near the beacf
was not clear. So far as has been re-
ported no attack was made on any
villages or any other objects.
Secretary Daniels said yesterday
that undoubtedly the purpose OF tns
submarine commander III destroying
the lightship was to hinder commerce
as much as possible. Great volumes
of both coastWise and overseas com
merce pass Cape Hatteras both t.
> and from Southern ports and tn.
German probably believed that wit
the lightship gone some vessels mlgh
: be wrecked on the shoals.
Steps have been taken to replac
: the lightship by another which aiway
I is held in reserve for this station.
Officials at Washington recalled yes
terday that since the first raider ar
reared off the Virginia capes las
Nav no warships or other formidabl
? antagonists have been attacked.
The raiders now operating, the on
off the Virginia-Carollna coast an
the other in Canadian waters, appes
k to have been even more cautious thu
were those which sent down some
l. vessels between New York and tt
VIRGINIA capes in May and June.
In the absence of any specific Il
r. formation to the contrary, officials
sumed that it was this submarll
which sank the American tank stear
er C. B. Jennings off the Virgin
J. capes last Sunday. :,
Attacks on other vessels IN tn
n vicinity are to be expected but .na7
y patrol boats and seaplanes ALREADY a
~ endeavoring to protect shipping "a a.
10 hunt out and destroy the enemy WI
le a long shore line on which to opera
a. and deep water for submerg1ng
a al hide from patrols, however, the
D vantage in this game Of hide ana Sc
=. lies with the enemy.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08
COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS.
Committee to Report at Next Meeting
on Proposed Consolidation of Bak-
er's Chapel and Cedar Grove Dis
tricts-A Number of Committee
men AppOinted-Other Matters.

The county board of education held
it's regular msnthly session Monday
in the office of County Superintendent
J. R. Poole. Il
Mr.. C. T. Pate made report in
regard to the committee in district
No. 3. white race, Alfordsville town
shin. and upon his recommendat1'. n
!. Q. McLaurin. Chas. Raye and K. e. |
Bridgers were appointed for this dis
trict. School committeeman were ap |
pointed as follows: Mr.. T. j. Noblln,
in district No. 6, white race, Sterllngs
township, in place of Mr.. j. T. Mur
raw. whose term expired; W. M. .J.i
Hunt, in district No. 1, Indian race,
| White House township; Mr.. Gordon
Britt, in district No. 2, white, Burnt
Swamp, in place of Mr.. J. c. Baxley
| who resigned; Mr.. L. c. DAVIS, IN ols-
trict No. /, white, Raft Swamp, IN
place of Mr.. w. c. Townsend, VINO re.
signed: Mr.. w: F: Guy, IN hlstr!c1
No. 9, white, Lumber Bridge town
ship, to fill unexpired term OF M Mr'
! A. W. johnson, who resigned; Mr'
w Gaddy. in district No. 1, white,
Gaddy township; Mr. E. D. Beard, IN
district No. 2, white, St. Pauls town
ship. NJ o
white. St. Pauls township, for part
pavment on a ten-foot addition TO ire
school building provided patrons COM
plete the addition.
District No. /, Indian, Maxton town.
ship, was allowed 5000 from the coun
, tv building fund, for school building,
:, nroyidec patrons contribute one acre
IF land and complete the buil1ing.
4 The per capita funds Of the children
of Mr.. J. R. Burns and Mr.. D. V. Rog-
ers were ordered transferred to Pleas
=, Messrs. J. R. Poole and T. L. John
son were appointed committee TO IN
! vestigate the matter OF consol1datiol
If the Bakers Chapel and Cedar
Grove districts, and report same al
! the next meeting of the board:
y The county auditor was lnStructet
to follow the reports O fthe various
list-takers where there IS any contes
as to special tax districts; ana Wnei'
there is any contest as to tne 1o9iiu =.
ary lines the matter will be se11ieo D
al the board of education.
s. Sheriff R. E. Lewis was allowe
ri +be sum of S6O1 account Of over-pai
IS snecial tax districts and $33l.l
,e amount over-paid general school funf
te transferred to other districts.
IN The chairman was authorizeedd 1t
,y oxac,te a note in the sum Of 81 90
D. for 80 days at the National Bank Ban .
Lumberton, for renewal Of $5,OoO an
,e Mr. Geo. H. Mckay was appointe
q member Of the board OF trustee
Of the Philadelphus graded school, a1' az
t. trict to fill the unexpired term Oh ~ NJ
Of Paisley Mcmillan, ,.od VINO resagnIa nggnshers :
on tbeJ tba hoard Of trustees Of the Philade
az az 4 c. Mcleod, J. NJ Brown and Mi
&c Messrs. T. L. johnson ani J.
nc Poole, were appointed a committee 15;
investigate the matter. OF selling
mart of the school site in district n
OF /. Indian race, Lumberton townsnl
as a location for church.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08
CALI, FOR BALANCE OF
CLASS / COLORED
REGISTRANTS
"a Called for and There Are Not Iha'
Many Left in Class l in Robson
District No. 1.

Chairman r. L. johnson Of the local
exemntion board received a wire yes
terday instructing him to call Tor To- r
military service So colored reglstrants
- he entrained for camp between the
23rd and 26th inst. The exact ae aaee
will be learned later. Mr.; Johnson
saws there are not quite thas many
Class / colored registrants remain
ing in this division.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08
American Machine Gunners wipe
Ont Entire German Battalion.

American machine gunners, proIectee
mo . location on the Vesle,. west OF
M F;sres wiped out an entire battalion
: nf fstae, Gerran infantrymen and machine
% o,,nners me- ST tuesday. The Germans, at
the % time were getting into position
to to- attack a group of American bridge
hni1ders who we're approaching The
location.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08

Mr.. John w. Long Of Davidson
has heen employed as superintendent
of the National cotton mill. he en-
tered upon his duties here Monday
Mr.. Long was formerly superintend
ent of the Dresden cotton mill and ma;
manv friends here who will be pleaset
ct his return to Lumberton.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08
GA WHITE REGISTRANTS TO
CAMP WEEK OF AUG. 26.

Chairman T. L. Johnson of the local
board of Robson district No. l re-
ceived about 1 p. m. today tee.
gram instructing him to call ga white
registrants to be sent to camp during
the week beginning August 26. Trl'
will take about all the Class l regis
trants remaining in the district.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08
Million Men to Be in Camps OF
The Country.

Secretary Baker issued a statement
Monday in which he said it was the
purpose of the War Department. 20
keep at last one million men IN tram, n
ing in camps in the United States So
long as the war shall last. He placeo
the number of men now training IL
the United States at 1,5OO,OOO.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08
Great Improvement in Crops.

There has been great improvement. 81 7.
in Robson county crops curing ~ ;s
last three weeks. The cotton crop -, -
especially promising ana She r One
crop has improved considerably. H. ~ he
farmer was heard to remark thas ,.s rs
would make four times as mucn H. " ~
as it looked few weeks ago AAe '''
would make.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08

Mr.. Zach Prevatt, who lives near
Fairmont, a well-knOwn citizen VINO
took an active part in stirring events
IN Robson during the last quarter OF
the last century, was Lumberton
visitor Tuesday. He reports his fam.
lily as we'll as usual and in spite OF
his 79 years he himself looks well
and active.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-08
NEGRO Died From Heat Prostra'
-~o
ton.

C10n.
Tim Gaddy, colored. aged around 40 -
wears, died last night at MS ,,1t no,dt ~ ~
Back Swamp township as a resuJ
icing overcome by neat yes'1p paay
Caddy was working tor Ine i'eN
fort County Lumber Co.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-21
Young Fallin was nephew OF VIII
liam Fallin Of Grants Pass.
BRITISH WOMEN ENGAGED
IN MAKING TANK PARTS

London, Aug. 21.--British women
have proved their ability in the max
ing of tank" parts, and in one fac
tory the whole process Of tank manu-
facture is now carried out by women.
says Miss Anderson, inspector of fac
tories.
Shipyard work is considered by
inspectors as hard but healthy
while Others see the same benefit to
women in the heavy work of steel
and iron works, blast furnaces, brick
works and spelter works. A fore
man in charge of blast furnace said
he would be willing to undertake any
ferro-concrete work with women
only.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-21
FALL Of THE RED GUARD FORTRESS
UNDER ATTACK OF CZECHO-SL0vAKS

When the local Bolsheviki had de-
cided to disarm them on June 80,
the Czecho-Slovaks forced all this ac-
ton by presenting an ultimatum to
the Soviet demanding the disarma-
ment OF the Red Guards on the
ground that 1t was necessary to safe
guard the transport Of the Czecho-
Soviet forces from Russia.
When the Soviets refused to COM
ply with the ultimatum orders were
given to arrest these delegates and
all of the prominent Bolsheviki. War
flags were hoisted on foreign war
ships in the harbor. Four Soviet tor
pedo boats attempted to put to sea
hut were stopped and surrendered to
officers of Japanese cruiser
The British and Japanese cruisers
landed additional forces and aided
the Czecho-Slovaks in occupying all
important points Including the pow
der magazine. Strong forces of Jap
anese with machine guns, British
marines and Czecho-Slovaks lined
the main streets. All traffic was
stopped. The streets we're thronged
with people and all business was
suspended. Materials were landed
from a Chinese cruiser to protect the
Chinese consulate and residents. Ar
rests OF the Bolsheviki were rapidly
made and each was greeted with the
cheers Of the people.
Then came the fighting at the
fortress Now the Czecho-Slovaks
are the military masters OF the town
The British, American. French. Jap
anese and Chinese consulates are
guarded by their own national forces
respectively, except that the French
consulate is guarded by the Japan
ese. A small party sof American ma
rines landed from the Brooklyn on
the evening Of June 29
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-08-21

vladivostok. July 2.-(Correspon-
dence Of the Associated Press =.
Three thousand. Bolsheviki Red
Guards entrenched themselves in the
fortress here and defended them
selves with furious fighting when the
Czecho-Sloyaks took over the COM
mand OF the city on June 20. The
Red Guards were aided by so Mag
yars and German prisoners of war.
The Czecho-Slovaks had surround
ed the fortress and placed machine
guns on the roof of the British con-
sulate and on the roof OF the railway
station near by. They called upon
the Bolshevlki In the fortress to sur
render but the Red Guards shot
down their messengers. Immediate
ly the machine guns opened fire and
for two hours stream OF bullets
ralned on the fortress. SO fast and
furious was the firing that the men
in the fortress were unable to re-
turn the fire from It's windows. Sud-
denly there was a tremendous explo-
sion. A Czecho had crawled near
the fortress under the fire barrage
and thrown q mine into the building.
A white flag appeared at one Of the
windows, party of Czechs rushed
to the main entrance of the fortress,
burst open by a hand grenade. The
Bolshevlki threw down their arms
and surrendered.
In this conflict the Czecho-Slovaks
lost four men. with 10 wounded,
while Of their opponents 149 had
been killed and wounded. Thus, In
the course of a few hours, the all
powerful Soviet had been overthrowr
and its delegates arrested, Its MILL
tary staff overpowered by force oi
arms, and It's army Of Red Guards
had either surrendered or thrown
away their arms and dispersed with.
out fighting.