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The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
The INSIDE HISTORY
OF The WAR

There have been many interesting
viewpoints of the causes of war with
Germany, and the German ideas and
policies of World domination
But no individual can speak SO au-
thoritatively and from personal knowl-
edge of the real facts as Ambassador
James w. Gerard.
In the wonderful feature film pro-
duction made from Ambassador
James W. Gerard's book, "My Four
Years in Germany" you see scene af-
ter scene that eloquently exposes the
Prussian menace to American and
world freedom.
You see the Kaiser tell Gerard, af-
ter he had churlishly refused to see
him for six months "that Ame ca had
better look out after this war, l viii
stand no nonsense from her. You
see the overrunning of Belgium, the
German prison camps, the U-boat var
fare, the underground pages of Ger
man diplomacy that Germany ueve,
intended Americans to find out.
1t is historic document of tre-
mendous importance TO every man
and woman who would know the trut:1
and stand Loyalty behind our Eove1u IL
ment.
In this picture you will see why
American troops are over there. YOU
will see the real reasons why they went
there and why they will stay there tc
the last man if necessary until Ger
man autocracy is broken.
No mere bit of fiction in motion pic
lures will hold your interest and az
tention as this most remarkable page
in world history which created inter
national sensation in print.
This picture will be shown at the
Pastime Theatre in Lumberton Friday
and Saturday, August 23rd and 24th.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
BALTIMORE NEWS BATCH.
Pleased With Tobacco Prices-Per-
sOnal Mention.
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.

Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Baltimore, (Fairmont, R. ~, Aug
ust 12.-Rev. Mr.. Miller filled his
regular appointment here Sunday af-
ternoon and preached a fine sermon.
MIR. and Mrs. Gregory Stephens Of
Mt. Elm section spent Sunday with
Mrs. Stephens parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. R. Bullock.
Misses Jessie and Rosa Lee Floyd
scent the weekend with their brother
Mr.. B. G. Floyd Of Lumberton.
Miss Loree Bullock Of C!axton, Ga.
and Misses Lima Mae and Connie
Floyd of Cerro Gordo spent part o1
! ,lasSS week at the home of Mr. D. L
Bullock.
Messrs. Boyd Ayers, Pete McCor
mick, Carl and Bruce Grimsley of Cen
F.: terary were visitors in this section
Sunday afternoon.
Messrs, Gay Bullock and Raymon
Inman. Misses Arva and Loree Bul
lock spent last Tuesday at Lake Wac
camaw.
Miss Agnes Spivey Of Mt. Tabor
visiting her cousin Miss Pauline Ny
Messrs. Raymond Innman, Be
Joanson, Harvey Griffin ard Miss Clt
|; tus Thompson were Lumberton Wis
tors last Thursday afternoon.
Most of our farmers are abo,
through with their tobacco and see
to be very we'll pleased at the prices,
! it looks SO to see so many people bu,
ing cars.
Miss Cora Bullock is visitir
friends ard relatives at Chadbourn.
Best wishes to The Robesonian al
its readers
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
MARIETTA NEWS MATTERS
Roads and Bridges in Bad Condition
Personal Mention. =

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Marietta, Aug. I5.-Messrs- S. NJ.
Oliver, w. H. Oliver, L. M. Oliver, G..
S. Page. T. G. Parham, Leon Henley,
and j. T. Hamilton left yesterday for
Lake Waccamaw.
Mrs. Abe Oliver and children from
Florida are expected today to visit
at the home of Mrs. S. M. Oliver.
Mr.. w. T. Jenrett., Miss Viola Wat
son and Mrs. w. P. Oliver and son
John Frank, spent today in Lumber
ton.
! Mrs. Lizzie Price is visiting friends
IN the community. We are always
| glad to see Mrs. Price.
Mr.. Forest Hamilton is home for a
few days with sore wrist.
Mr.. 0. c. Connolly spent the week.
end at home with parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Jenrette anc
children spent Monday in Fa;rmont.
Mr.. J. S. Oliver and son, Mr.. W. NJ
Oliver. were Lurberton visitors Mon
day afternoon.
j What about OUR roads: and still
worse, the bridges, or the places wher,
they ought to be? Were a strange
to pass through our community h,
would wonder where the road peopi
are and where the road money goes
One Of the bridges on our main roa.
from Marietta toward Fair Bluff i
impossible. I have never seen tn
bridges, taking ali in this community
in worse or as bad condition. From
Fairmont this way the roads get Yer,
little attention. The dam in Ashpol
swamp was fixed so people can eros
BY being shaken up considerably.
We pay our taxes and l think w
deserve better roads and some bridges
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
Work of German Submarines.

stad was sunk by German submarine
Monday rs miles southeast of Fire
Island, New York. Captain Hansen
and his crew of 80 men were landed
by a naval patrol boat which found
them at sea in small boats 10 hours
after the steamer went down.
Two submarines raided the fishing
fleet off George Banks, Massachu-
setts, Saturday, and the crews Of the
fishing schooners Old Time and Cruis-
er probably were lost when their boats
were sunk by gunfire without warn
ing.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
Professional Men Will Pay FEEDER
al License Tax of $40.

Proprietors of all businesses and
professional men, with only a few
exceptions, will pay an annual Fed
eraI license of $1g and heads Of whole
sale concerns doing a yearly business
of 100000 or more will be required to
pay an annual fee of $25, accordln
to schedule inserted Tuesday in the
draft Of the $4,000, 600 900 revenue bill
by the House ways and means com
mittee Farmers, mechanics, minis
ters and teachers will be exempted
from the $40 occupational tax: as WI!
concerns doing an annual business o.
less than $4,000.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
AT CAMP HANCOCK.
Uncle Sam Takes Good Care of His
Men-A Word to Home Folks.

To the Editor of The Robesonian:
Please allow me space in the good
old Robesonian to have a few words
to say in regard to Camp Hancock.
First, l want to say to the draft
age boys of Robson. boys, it's meet
ing time now, and I guess you boys
hate to leave home till the meetings
close. You need lot wait for that, if
you come to Camp Hancock. We have
meetings here. We nave few preach
ers III Hancock that are going cover
the top" Some of our preachers
don't want to fight for their old un-
Gle. 1t took five of Uncle Sans
boys to put a uniform on a Methodist
preacher, four to hold him and one
to dress him. You ought to have
seen that preacher shout after he was
dressed and sing, "Good-bye Broad
way, hello France" He says he cam.
serve the Lord and his country too
(Which is darn foolishness, of course
|-Editor.) "Uncle Sam" is good to us
boys. He has nice table set three
times day, with sweetened coffee al
breakfast and lemonade at dinner. We
get ice cream and lots of variety
foods.
"Uncle Sam" is feeding somewhere
of about thirty thousand % 10wneir bows ;r
Hancock. They all seem to be II II
good spirits. We don't know wher
we will get pass to cross the water
though we hope it won't be long before
we can go over and get a shot al
the Kaiser. "Uncle Sam" has a lot
OF boys in France doing their bit, they
are moving down the Huns.
- want to say few words to the
Christians of Robson: We ask tho
prayers of you all. Pray for US thai
we will win the victory and return
60 Old Robeson county again. We are
doing our bit in preparing ourselves
to fight far our country And we
are trusting in God to guide rs
through this great war.
Some Of our home boys have beer
rejected from the servihe. Mr.. Cliff
ton Pitman, Mr.. N. A. Hamond and 6
good many more from other town:
were rejected. We hope that they viii
arrive home safely.
Mothers, don't grieve and WORRY
over US boys. We are in hopes O.
seeing you again. To the young girl:
| OF Robson: Girls do your bit ant
| don't let your hearts worry over tn,
Young boys at home, think of the boy:
that have gone on to fight for free
dom. Make him nice pair of hose
send him a present, do your bit ant
pray for him that he may return af
ter winning the victory. We hope tina
it won't be long before we can NEE
our dear little sweethearts. Girls
don't lose hopes Of US, we Are comins
llq lust as soon as our old uncle get
through with us. We promised t,
stick to him through this great war
We are going to stick to our old I'm
Gle: Believe me, he can fight.
Mr.. Henry Hamonds and Ra,no1
Hunt are two Of our cooks for tn
zOth Co, R. R. D. They We're greatl,
surprised when they asked the k1tchel
sergeant how much beef to cook fo
dinner. He said better cook abon
a hundred pounds and IS pounds o
mutton. "Uncle Sans" coffee STAN
holds two bushels.
/ will close, thanking the cdito
for: this space in the good old Robe
Privt.- NORMAN HARDEN.
i Camp Hancock, Ga.
I Goth Co. R. r. D.
/ August II. 1918.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
EGG HAS A FUSE.
Can Anybody Explain Why This Hen
Laid Such a Curiosity?
To the Editor of The Robesonian:

To the Editor of The Robesonian:
lam writing to tell you of curios-
ity in the shape of a hen egg. It
was laid Saturday and has fuse to
one end of it. There is no shell at the
end where the fuse sticks out. Sever
al people have seen it and say they
have never seen anything like it be-
fore. Maybe some of your readers
can explain why it is in that shape.
HENRY H. WOOD.
R. F. D. 2, Red Springs, N. c.
A1g. II. 1913.
T. he Editor of The Robesonian:
I have seen the egg above referee
to and it is curiosity.
n. G. Smith, Carrier No. 2.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
NEWS AND COMMENT
A Good Woman Passes-Revival
Begins at Smyrna Fourth Sun
day-Mr. = Monroe's Strange
Plant is Sand Burr of the West
Personal.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. 5, Aug. 13.-Misses
Emma Fleming and Eureka Pitn5an
bye returned home after an extend
ed visit in South Carolina, and report
very much enjoyed trip.
In the death of Miss Victoria West,
mention of which has already been
made in The Robesonian, the commu-
nity in which she lived is made poor
er, but she was a devout Christian
and no doubt the angels rejoice in
welcoming her to their beautiful home
in heaven. On account Of being out
of the county at the time os her in
terment we did not conduct her fun
eral, as was stated in the paper, hut
her loved ones have our tenderest
sympathies in the loss they have been
calld upon to sustain. 49,.
Miss Annie Belle Humphrey O.
Rockingham has been recent visitor
among friends and relatives in this
community. St. Pauls and Hope Mills.
S. c., returned home Monday after
a weeks visit among kindred and
friends in these parts. w..
NliSS 1S&-IIi 1lCStSI vi LilLuIettttOiFI A.
was visiting Miss Emma Fleming last
week.
Mr., and Mrs A. S. Pitnan ~anc
by Mrs. Alex Spivey, Mrs J. M Fler,-
ing and daughter. Miss Emma. Mr.
and Mrs. Ambrose Prevatt and :hil-
oren, Mr.. R; L Collins and family, ex,
cept Mrs. Collins, spent Satur lay al
T oil l1 r h6
trip in autos, Mr. Prevatt having re.
Gently purcl.a .ased nice new Pie6 mo :
We are sorry to lose Prof. R. f
Sentelle from the county on account
! of the splendid school and church
work he has done, but we congratu
late Edgecombe on her good fortune
in being able to secure him. Blessings
on him and the cause!
Bill says, "Woe and death to then
that oppose my will. I am the AL
mighty's agent; I am His sword.
He is more impious than Belshazzar
more presumptious than Nebuchad
nezzar, and meaner than Herod thu
Great. ..~. -
Good congregations attended 4ou1
services Saturday and Sunday a
Smyrna. The visitors, all Of whom
| WcIc WClCOIHc, WSIC wv AOEiCIOUo W
mention. Our revival meeting will be
gin there the 4th Sunday night. Rev
DR.. J. L. Shinn of Winter Park, Viii
mington, has been engaged to do th'
preaching. ..z
Mr.. T. P. Monroe, in whose fell
came up that strange plant, mention
of which was made in The Robesonian
sent specimen fit to the Division
Of Horticulture at Raleigh, and re
oeived the following explanation fco'
! Prof. W. N HUT:
! "On examining the weed !! find
/ to be the sand burr Of the west, some
times known also as beaked or prick
4 night shades, or Buffalo burr. Thi
plant belongs to the potato family ant
is known to botanists as Soianun
Rostratum. This is quite a commo
plant in the arid region of the west
Tut have never seen it before in tn
! east. It probably came here in hay
grain or some other western product
)! | would take great care to destroy thi
weed so that it will not gain foot
hold here"
! The weed has been DESTROYED.
i J. M. FLEMING.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15

Final tabulation of reports for JULY
Just made by the State Board Of
Health shows total of 822 cases of
typhoid fever in the State for the
month. This is a material increase
over the number of cases reported in
June, and is in excess of all the cases
occurring in the first five months of
the year. The city of Charlotte has
the largest number of cases, there be-
ing eighty reported from that city
during the month.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15

Anna Held, the actress, died in New
York Monday after an illness of sever
al months, Miss Held had been i'll
since April of a rare malady known as
myeloma, disintegration Of the spinal
marrow and her condition was report
ed several times as critical.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
Czecho- -Slovaks Recognized or
Side of Allies.

The British Government, follow
ing similar action by France and
Italy, has issued a declaration form
ally recognizing the Czecho- -Slovaks
= ar allied nation and the three
Czecho-Slovak armies as an allied
force regularly waging war against
the Central Powers.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
Plump and Pleasing

Wouldn't you love to be the picture of hcalth
you see so often in others-but have ncyer yet
been yourself on account of your thinness.
The difference between you and what you yearn
to be can easily be overcome.
We all know hat some thin people are
healthy but the great majority Ct the under.
weights are apt to be weakly, nervoos, de.
vitalzcd.
If you are one of these unfortunates, stop
p:ning for the sadly. needed health and plump
ness. Go about getting them N the right way
and right away. Nothing ever was 80 easy.
CERTONE TABLETS will work wondrous
change in your appearance. You can then
''chuck" the padded clothes that . unsrccess-
fully tried to Eli out those humiliating hoiiows
so characteristic of the thin'and scrasyy frame.
For CERTOSE will abolish taas which went
to make uo yoar "uglihcaton.' Wa.ch you,-
self grow plump and pleasing oac. more.
Watch that sa!low scraGginess vanish Watch
your faee take on it's natural lines again.
Whe. CERTONE waves the magic wand os
proper no-rishment-nature' wa7 es repair.
lag exhausted blood and vitality-of strength
making a1j Sody- building. CERTONE is
NOT patent medicine but special norrisa-
ment Teo.7ation-composed of the hisoes.
form OF nutrients extracted from certain high
caloried foods, precisely combined, compress
ed ia tablets. CERTONE is bringing pounds
and pounds Ct health, beauty. and sell. salts.
faction to a multitude of users Be like them
quit being bean pole. Treat yourse!: TO
-CERTONE. 1t is pleasant and easy t, take,
TRIAL BOX Soc, REGULAR SIZE 81 90
You can get cERTONE at any drug store o,
we Will send II direct on receipt Of price t.
eGERT0NE COMPANY, Inc. !,
w "ono su''d'"s New Yofi
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
Stahl Released.

Laurinburg Cor, 10th, Wilmington
Star
]. T. Stahl, who was brought here
two or three months ago from Lum-
terton and placed in Jail, charged With
using his mouth too much regarding
war matters, was released this week
on his own recognizance for Fedora!
court.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15

The will of the late R. ]. Reynolds
provides $120,0OO for the establish
ment Of another white hospital in
Wlnston-Salem and $4,000 for a ne
gro hospital for that city.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15

Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheuna
sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch
OF your clothing. Doan's Ointment
IS line Tor skin itching. All drug
gists sell it, 60c box.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15

q. s. Food Administration.
Sides savin' fats en- wheat, we
got ter save sugar. De bes' way
ter save sugar is ter use syrups, en-
honey.
A nice iii pitcher full er 'lasses
conveyed by a fleet er buckwheat
cakes is one er de bes' ways to
get crost'' wild de sugar projick,-
en- it saves wheat flour too.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15

q. 8. Food Adninisusn'a.
Arter de wise OIL owl spit on ~
bait he say, sez ee-'I gTins :.
sprize you all wild a mess er nsn..
cause you alls mus save De mea.
en- eat sumpin' else instid en- les 81 :.
out dat OIL game bag en- make
work. too," sez ee. Den he Ro.e-
big fish and say. sez ee, "t-hoC Gy..,
t-hoot-t-sub-sti-t sez ee. on
he say dat he means dat when ~.
alls make riz biscuits jes don't lnas, n.,
,em-use corn meal ter save HnsS'
hour fes de sojers- Q .k.as,sAsD
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
Chronic Consultation.

t is by no means an easy matter to
cure this disease, but it can be done
in most instances by taking Chamber
iain's Tablets and complying with the
plain printed directions that accom-
pany each package.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15

q. .. FOOu A1ulInI5tratlOn- u
or Squire 'Tater low he Soia' to
be mighty nigh king er de roos'
'mong garden sass folks. We alIs
kin eat him as 'tater boiled, baked,
fried, stewed, cooked wild cheese en-
dey gettin' so dey make i'm inter
flour; SOS we kin "substi-tute'' him
fo' wheat flour. He's ale "substitu-
tenest" of all de vittles. he seq.
De uddef garden sass folks lax
tnguns, stomatues, cabbage en- turnips
en- squash don't need to git peeved.
cause deyss goin' to be room in de
pot TO- de whole tribe Ev'y las
one on 'em can hep save wheat Ell,
meat fer de boys dat's doin' de fight
i'm over yauder.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15

Can't look we'll, eat well, or fee! We!
with impure blood. Keep The oiooa
pure with Burdock Blood Bitrers, tass
exercise, keep clean, and good heaI.a
is pretty sure to follow. Sl.25 D0''
tie.
The Robesonian., 1918-08-15
Ask Anyone Who Has Used

NoA ffNyOIC " ITO ro,.- a!y
There are families who a."ayS ri.
to keep a bottle of Chambe--an. lo,ss
ic and Diarrhoea Remedy II the I'M f;ri
for use in case it is needed an. an-,ar.
that it is not only a good Irlvsss.,-ii1. .s.-i1..
but saves them no end et SUI, SUI. wdc
As = - liz ility, ask anyone
has used it.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-22
CORN WILL WIN DEMOCRACYSW WAR
America's Greatest Cereal Crop Is Now Moving to
 Market.
MAINSTAY IN NATIONS CRISIS.
Surplus Wheat of the United States Has Been Sent to Famine Threat
 ened Europe.

America's great corn crop, exceed ing 3,O00,O00O00 bushels, will save the worlds food situation, officials of the United States food administration be- lieve.
 Corn is the nations best food cereal, housewives are beginning to realize. It contains all the clements needed to keep the body in state of health and when used according to the scores of tried recipes, especially when com- bined with an added portion of oil or fat, will sustain life indefinitely. h. dian warriors in colonial days lived on parched corn alone for many days at a time, and at Valley Forge parched corn was at times the sole ration of the Continental soldiers
 Owing to transportation difficulties caused by the war the corn crop moved more slowly to market this year than ever before. Now, however, the cereal is reaching the millers and consumers. In the meantime the nations surplus wheat has been sent to Europe.
 Today there are approximately 30 bushels of corn for every American. This quantity is greater by five bush els than in former years.
 Corn has become the nations main stay in the crisis of war;
 Just as this cereal saved the first American colonists from famine on many occasions, just as it served as staple food during the War of the Rev olutlon and during the Civil War, King
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-22
.IN.GERMANY LIES
 CIRCULATED IN CANADA

Canada is also having trouble with Made-in-Germany lies calculated to hinder Canadian food conservation ac- cording to an official statement re- ceived from the Canadian food con- troller by the United States food ad. ministration.
 The stories bothering Canada are of the same general character as those the United States food administra- tor recently denounced in this coun- try, such as the ridiculous salt and blueing famine fakes and the report that the government would seize housewives stocks of home canned goods.
 The Canadian food controller esti- mates that when the people listen to and pass on such stories, each one has the power of destruction that lies in battalion of soldiers.
 Stories without even a vestige of foundation have been scattered broad cast" said the Canadian statement. Nor have they come to life casually. They have started simultaneously In different parts of the country and in each instance have been calculated to arouse public indignation.
 "They are insidious, subtle, persist ent. Bit, by bit they dissipate public trust, the great essential in the work of food control.
 Tt lies with every individual to for bear from criticism; to refrain from passing on the vagrant and harmful story, and thus the more effectively to cooperate in work which is going to mean more than the majority of people yet realize"
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-22
The Smallest Cartoon.

A certain small boy has drawn caricature picture of President Wilson upon single grain of corn. He spent about half hour in doing the work, for which he used water colors. says Christian Science Monitor. It is said that some time ago he drew q similar picture upon single grain of corn and, upon sending his work to the pres ident, he received an appreciative ac- acknowledgement from Washington. This Is believed to De the smallest cartoon picture in the world, for 1t measures only about q quarter of an inch in the longest direction. The likeness is Ln profile.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-22

Corn has again come to the front in the nations battle with autocracy.
 Corn meal is finding greatly increas- ed use in the making of ordinary white bread. Hundreds of housewives and many of the larger bakers are mixing 20 per cent. corn meal with wheat flour to make leavened bread. This kind of mixture is worked and baked in the same recipes and with the same methods that apply to straight wheat bread.
 Corn bread-uslng corn meal entire ly-is gaining a greater popularity than ever before. Housewives are coming to realize that C, cry pound of wheat saved in America means pound of wheat released for shipment to the nations with which America Is associ- ated in the war.
 There are score of corn products that today possess unusual importance for Americans. Corn syrup for sweet ening corn cakes and buckwheat cakes and for use in the kitchen instead of granulated sugar is one of the leading products made from corn.
 Corn oil, excellent for frying and for every other purpose filled by salad oils, Is appearing on the market in large quantities. It comes from the germ of the corn.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-22
A Handy utenslI.

"The soldiers in the trenches wes. gas masks, and near the front Ins| French children go to school Wlu] them on," unused q citizen of Paff| winkle, who was of unusual width Oe) twixt the eyes. observes the hansa'l City Star. "I believe if l could sul hold of practicable gas masf wous| wear 1t to the town hall tonight wna'I the handbills announce taa5 nVD Braggin Blow will talk on th6 patdfa| duties of the hour, but whefe iar.s ity he will with many words pefm' us to learn the glad news that al ' earnest solicitation of his man friends he has reluctantly consented become a candidate for re-elecuoh congress-"
The Prescott daily news., 1918-01-22
A Paclnst.

The newcomer had hardly sea'j himself in the railway comparlm'. before he began to talk, relates Is don Tit-Bits T am pacltlst ' he in a voice as If he wanted V 7. arm all Interruption. If we can the enemy in three years its uln' started waving the olive brlhen stead of the sword"
 Just then q severe feminine inserted Itself at the carriage W'na "ls there q John Tamson heref N there he is. Cam oot O that sl,y carriage, ye heather, before l 'ae by the lug. Dae ye think your VI haddie for the curin'?' ,s
 John Tamson left, and the 1 ished silence which followed W's ken by one passenger remarAs "Pulr fellow. nae wunner hes . y ist It's mair nor three years fs.fa fra+f Tffss fI.fs.7 Essi fl