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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-21

huSki proetariat LENNON i'm Trockim c
zaupno pritakova od nemSliih socialistov. da bo.
do >Iediii njcgoyemu zgedu in strmoslavili kai
zerJa. liakor je Srmogavil caria Toda -
gleJmo! - names'o da hi Sc bill dvignili svoii
sill zoper peklenSkO hohenzollerrstvo, so trpcli
da 80 Jill llohcnzocn izrabjai "a napad ma Ru.
siJo in uniGeyanicm ruske Svobcde oncmogocili
niih a>tno Svobodo
Po"pcli;vo Gakali in hrepenenjcm
>mo upali. da pride kaj IL Nem6iie Navedcni smo
blll miSljenie, da vcliko socialno demokra
gbanle tc dezce c Gaka ma priliko, da Sc dvignc
za Seobodo Toda niG nj priSo in mic ne kazc, da
kaJ pride po poti revoucije cd nemSke sociane
hmokracijc. PonOvno nam ie pokazalo da je
nemSko sibanje navezano ma nacionalizem in pri-
pravljeno prelivati svojo kr vsak cas- in "a vsak
namcn Xxi hi ga kajzer doloG IA slavo "fatcr.
landa"
Naiprcj kajzcr in potcm socaizem - to IL
raza nJlhovo Zadrzavanje, &c ne besedah, pa
dcJanju. Tako popolnoma so vpoenjeni in tcro-
rizirani pod prrr,km mtarimom, da Sc ne upa-
Jo poStaviti ma revoucionarno staliSGe V nobeni
zadevi scdanje vojnc. &c Sc mnozice drznejo sto-
pitt stavko, da paralizirajo ndustrijo kot zaGe.
TEX Socane rcvolucije Jill njh us,raSeni in upla-
SEM voditelji nitro komandirajo nazaj V tovarne,
bojeti sc, da Jill nih lasn socialisticni sodrugi
militaristicni ma jemniki btuanega kaizerja- he
poStreljajo kakor pSe In to IN fetiSa nacio-
naizma i'll IA glcriio kajzcrja in "fatcrlanda
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-21

NaJ Sc potepta ruska revoluciia, mai SO pre-
maga ne"borozcni prolearijat IL plemenitih kme-
toV III dclavccv mai napravijo vazali: bolise
WIKI naJ Sc Siinogavijo in pora joGa sc demo
kraciJa maj l"zi izdihaioGa V svoji krvi in v raz
NaHnah; poNrajina pokrajino mai Sc iztrga
podJarlJcncmU in brcZmoCnemu ljudstvu: Poll
ska MAJ bo oSCpaTjena, Finska zasedena CeSka
pelNekullrana Liebinecht in Rosa Luxembourg
MAJ DoSta N!zcna V jcto vSaka Socialisticna aspi-
raclIa mai ho zadavlicna in vsaka s krvio plaGa-
ma demokracja maj pocpta pod kajzerievo ze-
Iezno peto - nemSio liulsvo ne protestira TO
Ilko, da b ga bilo sliSati Toliko slavjeno so
cialno demokraticn& gibanje V KaiserIandu ie
tako brczmotno. kakor da steje tolko otrociGev.
kokor ie Glanov. Zalostno ie, ali vprico take 81
tuacijc ic vidcti, da sc ne more mic priGakovati
cd znotraj
NcmSko liudStvo, vStevSi socaliste 2 lie ma
lim izjcmami, nj lie ncpripravjeno ma vstajo. nj lie
ncSpoSobno, da hi sc dvgnilo zoper svoje sred
njevcSke vladarjc in njh barbaricni militarizem;
ne lie da sc Samo noGe rcSiti jarma, ampak Sc cello
dovoljuic, da pa zorabjajo "a utrditev iarma
mad njegovmi revoluconarnimi sosedi, XII so ga
odvrgli.
Taxa jc suacija OzirOm ma vecno nemSke
Socialne demokracije sedanji kriz Zaman hi io
Sc nadalje posiuSa opravitevati ali izgovariati
Maj bo vzrok kakrScnlioli - to ie dejstvo i'm "a
man in sabSe kakor zaman ie poskusati, da hi
ga zakrili.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-21

berlinsk in drugi listi javnO napadali NiljemO-
vega avstrijskega tovariSa.
Karlovo potovanje nemSki glavni stan je
bilo torej pravzaprav pot V CanosSo.
Kdor We, da ne spada NilGe med liud lli hi
znali drzati jerk "a zobmi, 81 lahko nracuna ma
prste, da je moral habsburSki Karl sliSat neko-
liko gorkih. V TEN oziru Sc tudi veicanstvom yea
81 lahko zgodi, kar doleti navadnega lakaja.
Nj pa izkljuGenO, da ie bila nemSkm goSpo-
dom karlOva nerodnoSt navSezadnje vSec. Spra-
vio ga je namreG tax pOlozaj, da mu nj kazalo
nit druzega, kakor energitno Sc lotti cd Nemcijc,
ali pa brezpogoino vdati Niljemovim zahte
vOm.
Ia prvi korak nina Karl dovolj korajze In
menda hi bilO sedaj tudi prepozno. AvStriia ina
re od nekdaj navado da zamudi vSako pril;o
Zamudila je tudi tiSo, XII io ie imcla, da hi ;c
bila reSila nemSkega vrhovnega varlStva.
Tia zamlrda ne gre morda popolnoma ma Kar-
low raGun. Greh je bill veGinoma re dopolnjen, ko
ie bill Sc Franc Jozef xiv, Getudi nj bila vlada vec
njegovih rokah. DaSi ie bil iredcntiSidni duh
re OBJ zadetku vojne Avstrij xiv, vcndar nj bill
takrat Sc takO mOcan. kakor ie Sedaj. &c hi bila
dunajska vlada naSla in zrabila prav trenotek
da bi bia podelila narodom reSniGno avtonomijo.
bi bila najbrze lahko dOSegla kompromiS Z mimi
in TEN resila obsanek Avstrije
prvih mesecih voine so bile zahtcvc marc.
dov Sc skromne. NihGe nj vede kallo dogo bo
traJa konflikt; nihte nj vedel, kdo zmaga: nihGc
tudi nj vedel, kakSno neznanSko trplicnie nalo-
ri narodom.
Federalizaciia Avstrije, XII hi ba popolnoma
izpremenila n jen znatai in omogocia vSai gotovo
stopnjo demokracije. hi il bila tudi omogocila.
ola Sc napravi neodvisno od Nemciic Ali bogov so
re davno udarii avStrijsk vlaClni siStem Slepo-
to- Namesto da hi Sc bila oprla ma moe svojih ma
rodov, sc je rajSa posluza nemSke pomoGi 20
per Svoje narode in tako Sc je dala namSki vrhov-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-21

III komandi pOponoma rOke In zdaj sc ne more
rcSiti tek kleSc
GoSpod Karl nj mogel Stopiti pred Vljcma
kot Junak, ampak je moral igrau vlogo ponizne
ga Sluge, XII je velicanstvom in zavezniStvom
lie Slabo ogrnjena. Rezultat njcgovega obiSka jc
la, da je polozi Avstrijo milost in nem;los,
Niljemu pred noge.
Oficiemo poroGilo takozvani konferenci o.
ben ceSarjev prav da je "posvetovanje zaklju-
enc popolnlm SporazumOm in poglobitvijo I'VE
re med Ncmtijo in Avstrijo." Da je stvar Sc ne
k"ilko JaNnelSa, dodaja poroGilo da ma Sesan-
kl razpravjali "vSeh fundamentalnih polite
NH, @o>podarlh in voiaSkih vpraSanjih. tiGoGih
Sc Scdanjega polozaja in bodocega razmeria med
obcma monarhijama. Nodilnc poteze wa ajemnega
Nporazuma so Macedonia re doloGene'
To je povedano diplomatiGrom iezilu &c
preVedcmo to maSkerado jerk navadnih ljudi
dobimo .ledeGi rezultat:
i'oSpod Karl ie doSegel odvezo IA svoic ere
he "konferenca ie kontaa popolnim spora-
zumom.'
kcr ie ubogo habSburSko veliGanStvo prslo
delat pokoro, je umevno da ne more biti tn "po-
poInl Sporazum' nc druzega, kalior popona ka
pltuacija oficiene AvStrije "Mcd NemGiio i'm
AvNirllo sc je zveza razSira in poglobila " Bog
vNegavcdni We, da je bia Ia zveza ze precei "glo
hoka Nemciia ie komandirala, Avstriia je ubo-
gala tako jc izgledala Ia zveza.
Ma Se~tanku obeh cesaricv so po pa vendar Sc
pogIobill To ne more pomcniti mic drIzega
kakor da bo Nemcija Sc boil komandirala. Avstri-
ia pa Sc boli ubogala
GoSpod Karl ne bo piSal sorodnikom syoie ze.
ne nobenih piSem wee, vSaj takih potiGno vse.
bino ne. Nilicm bo zato tako mo,tliiv. da mu pu-
Sii krono Ampak 'zdeane 50 vodilne poteze wa.
jcmnega sporazuma, tifoGe sc vseh fundamental
NH vprdSanj poticncga goSpodarskega i'm voa-
Skcga znaGaja.'
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-21
NeIn$k1 VOja$l<1 upOr1.

Moskvo so prisla porOoila puntu nem-
Skin pokih Wesenbergu ma Estonskem. Pun
tarji so pobili wee castnikov. kmau so pa prisle
V Wesenberg lojalne cete in prijele 200 puntar-
jew; deset moz je bilo ustreljenih. Drugi suGaj
upora Sc je prmer Dvinsku in upornim Mem
Gem so pomagali vjetniki, XII so Sc vrnil iz Ru-
size.
To nj prvo poroGilo upornosti nemski ar
madi .Nemska vlada sicer zelO skrb da bi Sc
ka TAXA vest zatrla, ampak tudi pruska cenzura
nj vsemogocna Ko ie prisel upor nemski NOR
narici raihstag, Sc je enostavno morale govo-
rit MEM in takrat je svet prvic izvedel, da tudi
pri kajzerjev militaristiGmi masineriji ne tecc
vse tako gladko, kakor pripovedujejo Niljemova
oficozna trobila
q posameznih sluGajih upora je bio od tiste-
ga casa veGkra kaj slisati Ker prhajajo vse Ia
Ike vesti po ovinkih, nj seveda mogoce dobiti ma
tancnih podatkov Vendar je pa IL nJih razvidno
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-21

vadno velik Zato tudi pacifisti triumfirali
ko je dozdevno stal ma niihovi strani odobraya-
joe st .louisko resolucjo Ali Debs je cd tistega
casa opazoval, kar je godilo po svetu in e pri-
sci do preprcanja, da je tSto staliscc ki ga IRA
"a omenjena resolucija, nevzdrzjivo
DebSu gOtOvO ne bo mogel nihGe oCitati da
Je izgub pogum ali pa da je postal oportunist
postenosti njegovih nazorov Sc nj moglo nj .
kdar dvomiti in napram MENU ne bo mogoCc ra-
biti puhlih fraz Socalpatriotizmu'' in .pu
skarstvu". Dejsvo pa je, da govori Debs danes
ravno tako, kakor smo govorili mi ze takrat, ko
so mas obsipavali takimi epiteti
zadnji Stevilki "Social Builder je Dcbs
objavil clanek " katerem zahteva, da mai stran-
ka revidira svoje staliSte TEN clanku pravi ::
Vojna situaciia, kolikor Sc dotika Social =
sticne stranke, je sedaj poponoma razliGna od
one pred enim letom. Ruska revolucija je izpre
menila lice Europe, in njenc moznosti, XII so scdaj
ma tehtnici, izzvajo socialisticno gibanje da po-
kaze svoje zaupanje in svojo lojaInost napram
nateom mednarodnc demokracijc
Nemski vojni lordi, njh junkcrsk tovarisi
in vojaske tolpe, Xxi zvrSujejo Min poveia MISC
wee pod krinko glede ma bojSevike Pokazal so
svetu 2 vso jasnostjo, da je njih namen miGenic
socialne demokracje ma Rusicm in ponizanic tc
ga velikega narOda ma stopnjo vazaIov To ic njih
goh, nesramni namen, naSproten njih aSni po
godbi, pri cemer ie protest nemSkega ljudstva
SkrajnO saboten.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-21

AVStri1a in NeInGi1a.

Med AvstriJo in Nemcijo vada zopet najin-
timneJSe priJateljstvo Tako nam pripoveduieio
telegram Dunaja in IL Berlina, XII poroGaio o
Sestanku kajzerja Vjema 2 avstrijskim Karlom V
hemskem glavnem stanu.
SeStanek je bill aranzran zadnjo nedelio in
razume sc, da je moral gospod Karl priti h gospo
du |llJemu. ker Sc paG ne more priGakovati. da
IN hohenzOemSko bOzanstvo V teh vaznih Gasih
zapuStlio Svoj proStOr "a frOnto ALI kakor Off
eleIha porocla raise pravijo - ma 'front.' Sal We
NSaka vdana podoaniSka buGica da izvojujeio
NSaNo %mago prv vrsti velitanstva in visoGan-
Stva, potem Sec Hindenburgi in Ludendorffi. O
gmainariih," XII Sc daio pos,reliati. pa sploh nj
vredno govoriti. Kdove kakSna nesreGa bi Sc mo-
eIa zgcditi, Ge hi mogoGni zaveznik Boga zapu
still Savni stan in puStil nebeSkega vladaria sa-
mega ma 'front.'!
Kajpada, gospcd Karl Won Habsburg. Lotrin-
gen hi incl nazadnje tudi sam lahko kai opra
viii ma lakSni 'front.', ma primer ma italiianski In
ker je on re nekoikOkrat obiskal hohenzollern-
Skega glavarJa, hi sc menda v;emao 2 "etiketo"
ce b enkrat NemGfia priSla Avstriii Da Sc to
nj zgodilo, mora torej re prhajati IL drugih vzro-
kov kakor IL nujne navzoGnosti Viliemove "a
frOntO.
PuStmo oficieno olepSavanie ma stran, pa
lahko spoznamo, da je gospod Karl pravzaprav
priSei h gospodu Vijemu 'na rapport" Avstrij-
Sko veitanStvo je Berlinu hudo zamerilo: to
Je zelo Znana rec Mladi moz Sc nj dolgo cesar, tu-
di nj bill od otroskih nog vzgojen "a to- ker nj mo-
gel nihte prerokovati, da DO Rudolf ubit pri We
cerll sampanjcem in Frame Ferdinand ma dosej
Sc misteriozen na6n ustrelien Sarajevu; cato
je gospod Sc nekoliko neroden in v svoji
nerodnoSti je ustre nekolilo kozov, med kate
rimi le bilo psmo bourbonskemu sorodniku mai
bolJ nerodno Berlnu je bila zaradi tega veli-
ka Zamera IN nemSka cenZura je dOvolila, da so
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-21

Pri TEN Sc pa vodieljem nemSke sociane de-
mokracijc ne more prihraniti ocitek Tisto ljud-
sivo III ic kdaj slcdio geslu socalizma ne bi mo-
go bit sedaj tako paste ubogjivo, da nj bilo tako
vzgojeno, Sedaj Sc kaze, da je imela beseda eds
ciplira"'v nemSki socialni demokracij vehko
pretcNen pomen; Stella je menda skoraj tako ka-
Eor discipline armadi.
Razume Sc, da je vsali organizirani stranki
dSrpIna potrcbna, kcr nastanc brez ME enostav-
no anarhiJa Toda discipline, XII Sc opira brez-
pogojno poSluSnoSt, izpremcni liudi stroie; ce
50 81 navadiIi Slcpo ubogat svoie voditelje or
ganizacij so potcm cnalo sepo ubogljvi v ar
madi. &c so kdaj sami hrcpenel po revoluciji, jo
pomagajo Sami zatirati, kadar Sc Jim tako ukaze
NcmSko ljudStvO, StlaCeno unforme lie ma
ia na"n pomagalo zatrati revoluciio ma Pojskem
' t'raJini, Litv, ma EStonSkem, ma Huronskem,
na FinSkem in pomaealo io ie tudi zatirati donna.
(konec ma 8. strani)
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-21

da nj revoluconami duh NemGiii poponoma
mrtev Ce hi bill, edaj hi bilo TO sIorai obupno.
Id Sc nam pa, da so take poSamezne revole lie
simptom, po katerh je mogoce nasutiti, kar ;c
dosej Sc skrito.
Sposne revoucije nj V NemGji. Ali tudi po-
samezni rebelitni izbruhi sc ne bi tolikokrat po-
navlJai in Sc ne hi prikazovai zdai ma tenn, zdai
ma ohem kraJu, ce nc hi bilo wee nczadovoljnoSti
in revolucionarnega duha, nego ga ie videti od
zunaj. Da je TAX duh Nemciii, jc pokazala feb
ruarska stavka, Getudi jc bia ponesrcGcna. Klic
ma Strajk je takoi naScl odziv ma vsch koncih i'm
kraJih. To sc pa ne hi bo moglo zgodti - V ako
kratkem tasu, ce ne bi bilo velikega razpolozcnia
TO.
Seveda je oStala tiSta stavka brez uspeha:
nobenega drugega ucinka nj imea, kakor da c
bilo vet sto delavcev in dclave postavl icnh pred
sodiSre in obsoienih. Mase delavsva so Sc vrnc
ma deo, elm so Jill voditeji pozvai ma TO.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-21

IL tega je torej sklepati, da je bio uporno
razpoloaenie med ljudstvoni, ampak da je posuS-
most tcga ljudSva vendar sc mnogo veGia Mase
sc menda sploh ne zavedajo upoinega duha. XII
zivi njih In to je najveGja ovira revolucije
NemGij.
Da Sc je tisti Straik ponesrecil, ie Sc IL dru-
gcga razloga razumIjvo. Nada jc izrocila vso
oblast V tel zadevi vojaSkim povel jniStvom in te
so takoj zagrozila najboli drasticnimi mari-
Stitnimi ukrep Stayka bi bila mogla torci lie tc-
dai uSpct, &c hi Sc bilo moglo dclavstvo zanaSati
ma voiaStvo.
Noditclj SO cGvidno MISC zanaSali &c so V
tenn imcl pray ali ne, Sc mora paG ma NcmSkcm
boje vedcti, kakOr tukaj. Najbrze so res imcli
pray In naibrze je ma NemSkem Slepa pokorScina
res nekakSna nacionana Gednost, kateri ina kai-
zcr zahvaIit, da ie m0gcl scStayiti sv0jo vOiaSko
maSino, ki della visk, kakor da ie stroj brcz
duSe
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-21

PAZITE
va itcvilko v oklcpaju, XII
Sc nshajs poleg vaiega
naslova, prileplje-
mega spodaj ali ma
:l;; oyi'as. AAe j' (sss)
stcvilk1 .... ...
tedaj vam 8 prihodnjo Ste
vilko naiega lista poteSs
nsroenina. Prosimo. po.
novite jo takoj.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21

CALLED TO REPORT
MARCH 23RD
keglstrants of Robson Division | to
Be Entrained for Camp Jackson
Saturday.

Registrars of Robson division No
l have been called to report to the 10
cal board in Lumberton Saturday of
this week prepared to be entrained for
Camp Jackson as follows:
Whites ard Indians-Rufus NJ. San
derson, John N. Hardin Lock Shaw
Currie, James Bryant, Kelly Bass,
Richard A. Dial, Johnson William
Lane, Melton O'Berry Sellars, Greg
ory A. Hardin, James B. Boyce, r,
Neill K. Powers, Oscar Middleton Bax-
ley, Millard Dawkins, Evander Par y
er, Abner F. Stone, Joseph H. RAl-
mond, Joseph Clyde Cook, Johnnie
Collins, Henry Chester Pittman,
Thomas John Collins, Furman Martin
Parnell, Duckery Calder, Edmunm w.
Britt
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
u. S. AND ALLIES TAKE OVER
MILLION TONS SHIPPING.
Dutch Vessels Lying in American and
Allied Ports Put Into Service For
Benefit of Allies.
From Associated Press Summary.

The United States and her asso-
uates in the war have come into pos
session of appropriating 100000
bons Of much needed shipping with
Tnlch to aid in prosecuting the war
against the Teutonic allies.
Having been unsuccessful in per-
fecting arrangements with the Meth
erlands government for taking over
Dutch vessels lying in American and
Allied ports the United States and
Great Britain have ordered all such
vessels seized in accordance with in
ternational law and put into service
for the benefit of the Allies.
Holland, in the face of German
Shreats and intimidations, long had
hesitated to relinquish the desired
mercantile marine and nothing re-
mained but the United States and
Great Britain to act within their SOW
ereign rights and seize the ships, full
compensation for the use or destruc-
ton of which is to be given.
Not alone will the owners of the YES
sells, many of which have lain idle for
months, begin again to derive rev.
enue from them but all the people of
Holland will benefit by the seizures,
1nasmuch as the country will be per-
mitted to receive ample foodstuffs
from abroad and also be protected
IN carrying out her colonial trade.
AS a result of the action of the
American and British governments
Germany may now be expected to be-
gin heightened campaign Of fright
fulness with her Uboats which doubt
less will be met by a more intensive
program of defense against sinkings
on the part of the Allies.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
TOLARSVILLE TOPICS.
Preparing Gardens-Box Supper To.
morrow Night-FOrest Fires
Demonstration Club Meets-Per.
sOnal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Tolarsville, March 19.-Preparing
gardens seem to be the order of the
day in this section now.
There will be a box supper next
Friday night, March 22nd. The public
Is invited. The ladies' are requested
10 bring boxes, while the boys are re
Quested to be prepared to buy
Miss Sallie Parnell is visiting rela-
tives at Barnesville this week
Mrs. r. A. Martin of the Ten Mile
section visited relatives here this
week
Forest fires are still raging in this
section.
Sorry to report little Alex and Cal
YIN Flowers very sick of pneumonia.
Our regular meeting of the dem
onstratlon club met Saturday after
noon at 2:3O. We had a very in
terestlng program. Miss Cassidey
talked on the canning club for while
then organized one with a goodly num-
Der. DR.. Kerr also talked to the farm
ers for while.
Mr.. L. E. Ellis made a business
trip to Fayetteville last Saturday.
Rev. R. l.. Byrd filled his regular
appolntmenn near Fayetteville last
Sunday.
Sorry to report Mrs. L. E. Ellis OF
the sick list. Also Mrs. E. w. Britt
Best wishes to the many readers O.
| The Robesonian.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
Chairmen of Liberty Loan Com
mittees Will Meet in Raleigh
Saturday.

Mrs. L. T. Townsend, chairman of
the Robson county Woman's Liberty
Loan committee, will attend Saturday
night of this week in Raleigh meet
ing of all the county chairmen in the
State. Mrs. Townsend has been notl-
fled that the Treasury Department at
Washington has planned a tour of
noted speakers whose mission IS to
stimulate the various Liberty Loan
organizations, to furnish information
and inspiration for all Liberty Loan
workers, and to serve as preliminary
work for launching the third cam
paign on April 6.
These speakers, headed by Hon
John Burk, Treasurer OF the Unted
States. and accompanied by British
officer who has seen active service IN
the present war, Will be IN Rale1gf
for a mass meeting on the night OF
March 23rd, and it has been decided
to call into session at that time al
the county chairmen of the Women,s
| Liberty Loan committee OF NORTH
| Carolina.
County chairmen Of mems commit
tees will meet at the same time ant
the first conference will be held a
2:3O Saturday. Reservations for al
fhe women chairmen have been made
at the Marlborough hotel. The Gov
ernment will pay railroad fare ant
hotel accommodations for all count:
chairmen to this meeting.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
NUMBER IL
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS

.. Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Viii
hanson, Saturday, a fine girl
Mr.. Will Rheder of Wilmington
will have a cut-flower and plant dis
play at the Lumberton Bargain House
Saturday.
Albert J. Houser, travelling State
Auditor, is spending this week i'm
Robeson for the purpose of collecting
unpaid privilege taxes
Miss Lacy Johnson has resigned
her position as bookkeeper in Mr.. A.
Welnstein's department store. She
left this morning for her home at
Hope Mills.
-Seaboard train No. 13 from Will
mlngton. due here last evening at
6:l9, did not arrive until 2:15 this
morning. The delay was due to en-
CINE trouble.
Mr.. J. A. Raine returned last
night from Hot Springs, Ark, where
he spent three weeks for his health.
His condition is not thought to be i'm
proved, however.
Sheriff r. E. Lewis is assembling
| the material for erecting a Groom
residence on his lot, North Elm street.
Sheriff and Mrs Lewis will occupy
the residence when completed.
Mrs. B. l.. Coke of Lumberton r.
4, returned Wednesday morning from
Baltimore, Md, where she had been in
the Johns Hopkins hospital for treat
ment. Her condition is very much in
proved.
Vincent Revels, Indian, who lives
on r. from Lumberton, near Sad
dletree church, had the misfortune of
getting his house burned Saturday af-
ternoon. The fire caught from the
stove flue between the shingles and
i the ceiling and very few pieces of
| furniture were saved. He had no in-
surance.
Mr.. w. p. McAllister returned
Monday night from Hendersonvi'le.
where he went week before last with
Mrs. McAllister and their small
daughter, Nancy Pope, to install them
IN their summer home in the noun
tains. Mr.. McAllister will divide his
time during the summer between Hen
Jacksonville and Lumberton.
Mr.. G. p. Hayes of Kemper, S. c.
Monday night brought his father-in-
law, Mr.. Carey Ellington, to the
Thompson hospital here Mr. Elving-
ton, who is "a years old, fell the other
day and dislocated his left hip joint
and there is little hope of his recov-
: cry. Mr.. Hayes returned home Tues
day and was in Lumberton again yes
terday to see Mr.. Ellington.
Mr. John S. Walker, who had held
position in Messrs. White & Coughs
department store for several months,
,, left yesterday for Winston Salem,
where he will visit his mother until
the 30th inst, when he has been Or
dered to report at Greenville, Pitt
county, for military duty. Mr.. Walk
er was at Greenville when he regis
tered under the selective draft act and
!, will be sent from Greenville to Camp
. Jackson.
Mr.. Joe S Thompson, who has
served for several months as street
, foreman and sanitary officer, has re-
signed this position, his resignation to
become reflective Saturday of this
!, week The board of town commission
/ ers is called to meet tonight, at which
time it is expected successor to Mr.
!, Thompson will be appointed. Mr..
, Thompson will leave soon for Nor
folk, Va, where he has accepted a po-
sition as salesman in a large shoe
\ store
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
COTTON CROP
11,2S5,sss BALES
Final Report of Census Bureau of
Seasons Ginnings.

Cotton production from last sea-
sons crop was 1885, equivalent
500 pound bales, exclusive of linters,
the census bureau announced yester-
day in its final report of the seasons
ginnings. Linters produced to March
l amounted to 829,019 equivalent 500
pound bales.
In December the Department of
Agriculture estimated the production
at 1O,949,O00 equivalent 500 pound
bales. Early indications were that
crop of more than 100000 bales
would be produced but a heavy killing
frost about the middle of October re-
suited in damage estimated to have
reduced the crop by a million bales
Production of the 1916 season was
II ,449 $50 equivalent 500 pound bales
and for the 1915 season, IL 1,191 ,82O
bales.
Ginnings by States are:
Alabama, 517,279, Arizona 20,899,
Arkansas 1899, California 55,7O5,
Florida 1890, Georgia 1881 ,503,
Louisiana $685. 1888, Mississippi 903 ,237,
Missouri 60,668, North Carolina 616,-
673, Oklahoma 957, ,676, South Carroll
ma l ,235,735, Tennessee 239,677, Texas
3,124,165, Virginia 1883, all other
states 4,642.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-21
Shipping Losses.

London Dispatch, March 20.
The admiralty reports the loss by
mine or submarine of seventeen B1 t.
Ish merchantmen last week. Of these
eleven were / 900 tons or over, and six
under that tonnage.
Two fishing vessels were lost
Eleven merchantmen were unsuc-
oessfully attacked.
Announcement was made by the
British first lord of the admiralty
Chat the tonnage of shipping sunk
during the last twelve months ag-
gregated 100000. He dsnied it hat
been 100000 tons, claimed ty the
Germans.
The losses of British merchantmen
M the last week are slightly unde1
the losses Of the three preceding
weeks, when during each of these pc
RODS 18 vessels were sunk by mine d
submarine.