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The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
GAVE HAPPINESS
TO WHOLE FAMILY
From Grandmother Down to Hir
ed Hand
Mother Made A Discovery That Pu1
The Garden City Dairy Farm
On A New Basis.

A short distance out from the city
Of Wilmington, N. c.. there is farm
called the Garden City Dairy, which
is owned and operated by the Decov-
ers. we'll known family of that To-
cality. Until short while ago dis
ease and i'll health held full sway at
the Garden City Dairy. Everyone on
the place. from an aged Grandmother
to the hired hand. was a victim Of
some form of maladv which incapac-
itated them for work and made their
lives miserable.
Miss Minnie Decover interestingly
| describes how Peplac banished i'll
| health from the Garden City Dairy in
the following words:
Mother got Peplac for me and she
made no mistake, for l am now feel
ing fine. am no longer troubled with
that tired. worn out feeling when ]
arise in the morning and I relish ev-
erything that I eat. I have gained
in weight and l feel myself getting
stronger every day"
/ Evidently the credit for introducing
this great remedy at the Garden CITY
Dairy is due Mrs. Decover, for she al
; so gave it to her mother. the venerabl.
Grandmother Of Miss Minnie Decov
, er. and this was the result:
, "My mother, Mrs. Westerman, i.
sixty-eight years DID," said Mrs. De
cover" and she has also been helpet
by Peplac. For the past ten year
mother has been treated for Bright
disease. She was so bad that sh
could hardly walk, but wish yo
could see her now, since she has tax
en- Peplac"
George Davis, an employe of tn
farm, saw all Of this improvement tax
ing place in the Decover family an
knew that Peplac would be similarl
beneficial to him. After taking
he expressed himself in this manner
"Peplac has worked wonders for M
70 ! have already gained twelve pound
IN good, solid weight, and am thanl
full that Peplac was brought to US"
There is striking instance Of PEI
lac spreading health and happiness {
p. a wholesale plan. What Peplac d
Tor these people it can do for yo
Get a bottle today at Grantham Bro.
!. ID: Mcmillan or Pope Drug Stor
Rowland, Rowland Drug Co.; Maxto
barnes Bros; Bladenboro, Bladenbo
Drug Co.. Clarkton, G. L. & p.
Clark; Fairmont, Fairmont Drug c
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
February American Magazine.

Harold Bell Wright, who has sold
over seven million copies Of his books,
has written his first magazine article
for the February American Magazine.
It is called "The Sword of Jesus" and
asks what Jesus would do in this
great world war. Every man, woman
and child in America should read it.
In addition there are fine articles
about the Mayo Brothers, the great
doctors Of Rochester, Mimi; Thomas
Edison and Abraham Lincoln. The
Edison article presents a new view of
the famous genius, discussing not
his inventions but the personal wis
dom Of the man. @What I learned
from Abe Lincoln tells how pictures
and the life of Lincoln has inspired
one man, and Walter Pritchard Eaton
tells Of the plays worth seeing this
winter.
The fiction contains good stories by
Holworthy Hall, William Dudley Pei
ley, Samuel .Derieux and other we'll
known writer's. The Interesting Peo-
pie Department is fine this month
Bruce Barton continues his serial, "The
Making Of George Croton". Sid Says:
IF you aren't fighting, are you worth
fighting for?" and Family Money
contains many helpful hints on how
to save.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28

OF LnS Sai-c-
Under and by virtue of the power ves,-d
in the undersigned commissioner by yirtJsc a
a decree lately rendered by the Superior c-INr.
of Robson county in certain cause therein
pending entitled Fidelity Mutual Life TsIru--
ance Co. plaintiff. X. T. Gaitley- defend
ant. the undersigned will offer for safe
public auction. for cash. to the highest hSd-
der at the court house door in Lunhr-.ui.
N. c.. the 25th day of February. 1919. at
said decree, the following described Lands. to
Being the same la,ds described ii, ,he
deed of trust dated the End day Of Ma-rh
| 1912, from R. T. Gaitley to the Fidelity BIZ
| tual Life Insurance Company. and rcz.i,t,-res.
| in Robson county registry in Book Of Mort
| Officially described in the fifth paragraph oC
the complaint filed herein. follows
FIRST TRACT: Containing 3s acres. usorr
or less. on both sides of the Parkton and Fay
| etteville public road and on the north z:ae
| SECOND TRACT: Containing 5-f acre.
| adjoining the said first tract. both tci,s.
known as the Underwood land
THIRD TRACT: Lying north of f:ucEtcr-
swamp, adjoining the Malloy land h'.rscorl
branch and Buckhorn swamp about a mile
north of the Lumberton road: also known a
the Underwood land. containing about III
/ FOURTH TRACT: A part of the Jane /.
Barnes land adjoining the Richard Towr,ert
land the Bullard tract. and r. w. Townzead
lands conveyed to R. T. Gaitley BY l.. 5
Townsend ct ux deed 5-p. page So
The first three tracts are situated III ss-&
ton township, and the fourth tract Is st
uated in Back Swamp township, and is knorl
| as the Mclean land.
This The s4te COOK OK Of ond 'inuary vaRsEe igis
II Commissioners
Tim. Of sale; asth da, of February. 1855
. Place Of sale: Court house door. Isuses
Tsrms Of sale: Cash.
ii MCLEAN VARSER MefEAK
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
KEEP THE SARRATH
President Directs Proper Observ.
ance of the Day by Men in Ser.
vice.

Observance of the Sabbath day by
all men in military and naval service
was directed by President Wilson in
a statement issued Monday night at
the White House. All Sunday labor,
he asked, be reduced to the measure
Of strict necessity.
"The President, commander-in-
chief of the army and navy" said the
statement. following the revered ex-
ample Of his predecessors desires and
enjoys the orderly observance of the
Sabbath by the officers and men in
the military and naval service Of the
United States. The Importance for
man and beast of the prescribed week
ly rest, the sacred rights of Christian
soldiers and sailors, becoming def
erence to the best sentiments of a
Christian people and due regard fo.
the divine will demand that Sunday
labor in the army and navy be reduc.
-e1 to the measure Of strictest neces
sity.
"Such an observance of Sunday i.
dictated by the best traditions of oul
people and by the convictions of al
who look to divine Providence fo1
guidance and protection and in repeat
ing in this order the language O
President Lincoln, the President i
confident that he is speaking alike t.
the hearts and to the conscience O
those under his authority"
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
TIME Is SHORT NOW
Every Man in Service ShouldTake
Insurance Offered by Govern
ment-Important to Families of
Men in Service.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. c., Jan.
2z-Last Saturday night, January l9,
Lieut. David II. Fuller, division III
surance officer of Camp Jackson, re-
ported that eighty million dollars of
insurance lin round numbers) had
been purchased up to that date by Of
ficers and enlisted men of the dlvls-
ion. Never in the history of the
Country has so much insurance been
sold in so limited an area and in such
. short time.
About November 1st the movement
was launched to insure every soldier
m Camp Jackson. Since that time the
division insurance office has been
busy day and night and is even now
adding to it's force of clerical work
eW.
There still remains, however, many
men in the camp who have not avail
cd themselves of the liberal offer of
the government which covers them in
the event of either death of total and
permanent disability.
This great movement was created
FOR the protection of the men in the
service and their relatives and it is
feared that many men are putting of
taking this insurance without think
ing of the limited time in which they
have to avail themselves of the oppor-
fnnity. For men in the service Oc
tnber 18th, 1917, or before, February
18th, 1918, is the last day on which
they can apply for same, and efforts
are being made to induce every mar
Who has not already applied for tn
full amount of this insurance to do 81
= AIn raw mi khroo vuooIo
In connection with the results OBJ
tAined to date it was pointed out tina
3l6th field artillery was leading tn
camp both in the amount of insuranc
and also with regard to the averag
amount per application. (Only 13
men in this regiment not insured)
Their position is not any too secure
40r several other regiments are nos
ing their way to the top. Now tha
the time has narrowed down, grea
deal of interest will center on the re
manning days of the campaign.
The insurance itself, as frequentl
explained before, provides the loves
paid man in the service of the gov
ernment protection that he can eas
lily carry without unnecessarily bul
dening himself. The maximum amour
of insurance sold is $4,000, and tn
premiums average about sixty-seve
cents per month for each one tl1or
sand dollars.
A $4,000 policy provides in ever
Of death that $57.50 be paid eac
month for twenty years to the benz
ficiaries and in the event of total an
permanent disability to the person il
jured, the same amount is paid hi
each month until death, and in eve,
of death previous to the payment {
continuous installments for twent
years the remaining are paid to tt
beneficiary.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
Let Them Keep Their Goods.
Wilmington Star.

t.'.' a. o., f-tGEn-g ION a
3cok at me work Of the Huns inFrance
and Belgium, ups and says, relative
t. ~.aG.ls with Germany after the
war: "Who wants to handle the goods
made by hands that perpetrated the
atrocities in Belgium? Let them keep
their goods, and to hell with them!''
Shake, Ken, old boy! "Made in Ger
many" is verboten. IF America for
years after the war buys any Hun
goods, they will have to be camou-
1aged with "Made in Switzerland"
which indeed is said already to be the
Plan Of the commercial interests OF
Germany. -
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
LETTER FROM OKLAHOMA
Former Resident Rejoices at Eyi-
dences of Prosperity in Lumber
ton as Reflected in The Robson
ian-Cold in Middle West-A
Great Country.

To the Editor of The Robesonian:
l have just read The Robesonian Of
Thursday, the 18th inst. 1t makes
one who once lived back there rejoice
to see so many evidences of prosper
ity as we are bound to notice in read
ing your paper, when he compares the
condition there now to what 1t was
26 years ago. Then LumbertOn was
mere village, but now it must be quite
a city, with it's three banks, and many
cotton mills, and other enterprises
+ which are mentioned in your paper.
! Well, yes, it SHOWS here in the west.
! The snow is now three feet deep on
my front yard. Many Of the roads
and streets are drifted with snow SO
that they cannot be travelled. This
has been the coldest weather, so iar,
that any Of us can remember. The
temperature has been near the zero
mark for the past two weeks. 1t IS
showing now, and 1t looks as II 1t Will
never warm up to that extent that
the snow will melt. Cattle, which
i constitutes quite proportion Of our
industry IN this country, have suffer
ed considerably by the severe win
ter. Wheat in places has been badly
damaged, but it is not possible to tell
at this time to what extent.
The production Of oil has been cur
! tailed considerably also by the ex-
! treme weather, and all these things
being 80 much in demand by our coun-
try at this time, makes us take notice
, when ordinarily we would give then
but little thought.
0 This, the Central West, is q grea'
country. When l was boy the In
o dian Territory was spoken Of as the
o Far West, but we here speak of th'
a West, the same as you there. We d,
not consider this the West.
% Oklahoma, comprising what wa
70 once the Indian country, is one of tn
70 greatest States in the Union. Its pop
70 ulation is about equal to that ofNort
: Carolina, but it's development has bee
70 so great that it is marvellous to thin
q about.
i Tulsa, our neighbor city, celebrat
r. ed its goth birthday last Saturday.
= now is recognized as the oil capita
v of the Western Hemisphere. 1t ha
:. a population Of 10000, with bank de
Il posits of S5O,0OO,0O0. No other cit
= in the country has such record.
"a There is pleasure in reading you
s ss paper and learning Of the vast in
provements back there, but there
70 sadness to it all, when in each issu
70 of your paper l see the account {
= some old friend and acquaintance ha,
IS ing passed on to the other country.
az l have in my possession a lette
written 26 years ago by former ow,
" er if not the founder of The Robesol
"a ian-Mr. W. W. McDairmid-w
~ l cherish very much, for the reasc
ar that I thought him to be one of m
n best friends, and also a man who
every one who knew him loved.
this age had more such men as
20 was there would be more happine
rf and less sorrow in the world.
" = e. j. HOMPHRE
rs Claremore, Okla.
or Jan. 21, 1918.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
Tic February Woman's Home Com.


DanlOn.
Ida Tarbell has written a fine ar
ticle called patriotic Buying" for the
February Woman's Home Companion.
It POINTS out how much could he saw
ed by sensible ordering and elimina-
ton of deliveries by the stores ''The
High Cost Of Beauty" is the story of a
beauty parlor Of Fifth Avenue, New
York, as told by Corrine Lowe; Mary
Heaton Worse writes about "The Per
feet Young Person; and there is an
interesting article about Better Films
In your town.
The fiction is fine this month, start
ing off with the first part of new
novel by Mark Lee Luther called '*The
Hope Chest. 1t will be concluded next
month. Other stories are by Elizabeth
Jordan, Nancy Gunter Boykin, and
Mary Cutting.
Every department maintains its
usual high standard, and the fashions
pictures, cooking, and all the other,
having interesting and instructive ma
terial.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28

lutlOn.
Conditions in Austria promise q
revolution Of far-reaching conseQuen-
ces, Representative Fess Of Ohio. told
the House Of Congress Thursday, COM
menting on the significance of foreign
news dispatches Of the last four days.
AS student Of history he said he
interpreted beneath the words Of the
dispatch that there was unrest and
dissatisfaction because of industrial
and economic conditions in Europe,
w..ic, $ :.ev4. l, I rcv,,, .st.'.5..
If the Central powers win, Aus
tria loses; if the Entente allies win
she loses no more than if Germany
wins," he said, declaring the differ
ence between Germany and Austria
on religious questions always has been
acute and that Germany furnishes to-
day all the brains and money Of Aus
tria.
He said that Of Is, ,O0o, 900 people in
Austria only 10000, 900 speak German
and that the minority ruIe the major
lty in a country enmeshed in an in
extricable financial slavery to Ger
many.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
SOLDIERS LEAD CLEANLIvEs
Never Has a Similar Body OF Men
Led as Clean Lives as American
Soldiers in France, Says Per
Shing.

Persistent reports have been cir
culated as to, immoderate sale OF IL
ouor among American soldiers In
France. Many parents have been dis
turbed by these reports and nave
feared that their sons would contract
vices more deadly than the dangers OF
hattie. In a cablegram to Secretary
Baker, made public Tuesday night,
General Pershing gives the following
comforting assurance to the mothers
of soldiers: .,
"There has never been a similar
hody of men to lead as clean lives as
our American soldiers in France. They
have entered this war with the high
est devotion to duty and with no 9TH
! er idea than to perform these duties
in most efficient manner possible: They
| fully realize their obligation to then
own people, their friends and the
country.
ga rigid program Of instruction /:
carried out daily with traditlona
American enthusiasm. Engaged II
healthy, interesting exercises in 'th'
open air with simple diets. officers ant
men, like trained athletes, are read.
for their tasks. Forbidden the US
of strong drink and protected b.
stringent regulations gainst sexua
evils, and supported by their own NOR
al courage, their good behavior is tn
: subject of most favorable comment
especially by our Allies.
"'American mothers may rest as
: sured that their sons are credit t
/, them and to the nation and that the
| may we'll look forward to the prou
day when on the battlefield thes
splendid men will shed a new lustr
: on American manhood"
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
Japan Takes Note of Internal Disc

Japan Takes Note of Internal Disor-
ders in Russia.
Japan holds herself responsible for
the maintenance Of peace in this part
Of the world and consequently in the
event of that peace being endangered
to the inevitable detriment Of our in
terests the government Of Japan will
not hesitate to take the proper meas
ures".
Thus Count Terauchi, japanese pre-
mier, spoke at the opening Of the diet
in Toxic Thursday in referring to the
internal disorders in Russia spreading
to the Russian possessions in Eastern
| Asia.
The premier declared that the situa-
tion in Russia was causing him the
greatest measure Of anxiety.
GAS the true friend Of Russia" he
said, Japan earnestly hopes that
country may successfully settle it's diff
ficulties without much further loss OF
time and establish a stable govern.
ment."
Count Terauchin said also that ia.
pan joined unreservedly with the al
lied powers in the determination moi
to sheathe the sword until an honor
able peace is secured.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
ONLY A VOLUNTEER.
Written for The Robesonian.

Written for The Robesonian.
Why didn't I wait to be drafted
And led to the train by a band?
Or put in claim for exemption?
Oh, why did I hold up my hsrd?
Why didn't I wait for the banquet?
For the drafted received all the credit,
While I only volunteered.
But nobody gave me a banquet,
And not soul said word
The puff of the engine and the grind of tn
wheel
Was the only Goodbye that I heard.
l am off to the traning-camp hustle
To be trained for the next IA weeks,
Abandoned, forgotten-I was only a volunteer
Perhaps some day in the future,
When my little boy sits my knee
And asks what l did in the world war,
AS his big eyes look into those eyes
That at trustingly peer,
And tell him that 1 wasn't drafted,
I was only volunteer.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
AFTER TAPS.


In the GOODNESS of the morning,
After all the lights out,
And throughout the camp is silence,
Velvet darkness all about,
Comes the hour of deep reflection,
and the-'~eaTy onss find co.E.iffc-t
In the darkness, after Taps.
In the darkness CLEAN the faces
Of all folks we left behind:
There Is grandmother, father, sweetheart,
And friends true and kind.
Once again there comes a vision
OF that homeland, and, perhaps
One even hear the voices
Of those loved ones-after Taps.
But the aching heart grows weary
Till it almost seems to break,
Midst wars mad and hellish turmoil
And the suffering they make.
How bless the starlit gleAmins
As the busy day it caps,
And ease comes, escapes from torment,
In our dreams-4fter Taps.
| To the soul there comes assurance
| That can't bs doomed to failure
While in God We put our trust.
! Well find peaoe when life's cord snaps,
For we know we'll meet our loved ones yon
der, after Taps.
PVT. HUGH G. INMAN
Marine Barracks, U. S. Naval Depot
Dover, N. j.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
Party of 454 Germans to Hot
Springs.

A party of -454 interned Germans,
including Is women and 13 chiId-en.
who had been detained at Angel Is
land, California, left there Thursdsy
for Hot Springs, n. c., for perman-
ont iptorpmopt
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28

EVERY BUSINESS MAN. NO
MATTER WHAT LINE OF MER-
CHANDISE OR KIND OF SER
VICE HE IS OFFERING THE
PUBLIC, SHOULD ADVERTISE
PERSISTENTLY AND CONSIS-
.TENTLY BECAUSE ADVERr
TISINd IS THE GREATEST
BUSINESS BUILDER, AND Ev-
ERY ONE OF THEM SHOULD
STUDY THE SUBJECT OF AD-
VERTISING DILIGENTLY RE-
CAUSE 1T IS THE MOST I'M
P0RTANT SCIENCE IN THE
WORLD T0DAY.-Charles Stew.
art Walsh, in American Press.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28

(The report Of condition Of the Plant
ers Bank & Trust Co., printed below,
was turned over to The Robesonian
in time for publication in the last is
sue, but Mr.. Barnes kindly consented,
on account Of the crowded condition
Of Thursdays paper to allow US to
hold it over for this issue.-Editor. J
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28

~. $SVl,Sl9.7S
S141e OF North Carolina-County Of Robson
January 21st, 1918,
l, T. II. Barnes, Treasurer Of the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the
ABOVE statement IS true to tho best Of my
knowledge and belief
K. II. BARNES, Treasurer.
~ Subscribed and sworn to before me. this
22nd day Of January 1918. A-'
e. N. JOHNSON. Not.rv p,h,;.
Correet-Attest: 1'iiS'
B. B. BARNES.
d. D. KING,
T. A. NeNEILL
The Robesonian., 1918-01-28
Report of the Condition of
PLANTERS BANK & TRUST co
Iumhorfon N q

AuAtOC1IO ~. ~.
at the close of business Dec, 81. 1917.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts s158 1856 20
Overdrafts secured s145.71: unse-
cured s1,S41.22 .............. 1,4869s
All other stocks, bonds and mort
cages $500: .:...:..... .....-..... b6.4ss 90
FURNITURE and fixtures .......... 4.48l.65
Demand looms l.o50.09
Due from National banks SS8,877Ss
Due from State banks and
bankers ..s..... ...... 1A7S6
Sesh items ..........,... 609.R1
Silver coin. including all
minor coin currency :. 21o5.8l
National hank notes and
other q. s. notes .. 112S7 90 SARA ~
Custoners liability on aceeptances 81 81
Liberty Bond acct. aS.681 N
foaf $50. .819.7s
| LIABILITIES
Ca1ital stock paid In ...........e s4.2qs. 80
Undivided profits, less current ex-
penss and taxes paid ::........ e,11ss4
lime certificates of de-
Qsie SS,197.lo
Sav1n2s deposits ........ 352Se8o
ing :..:..:. .......... 2,s41S9
Certified checks ~ 20 2na oso = .
Due to national banks TX 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-08
FORD DEFEATED
Continues from Page One)

tests still in doubt late returns from
Tuesdays elections tonight gave the
Republicans a total Of 48 senators,
just half the membership and lack
ing one vote necessary to insure con-
trol-and 46 to the Democrats. In
Michigan the Republican candidate,
Truman H. Newberry, was reported
to have increased his lead to $500
over Henry Ford. with 125 precincts
missing. In Idaho the Democrats
candidate Senator Nugent was cred
tied with an increased lead of about
600 votes over former Governor
Gooding, the Republican candi, ate
Closcness of both Michigan and
Idaho contests upon which Demo-
cratic or Republican control Of the
Senate depends were regarded as
giving prospect of official counts and
possibly contests later in the Sen
ate.
Republican control Of the House
however is now beyond all question
With only one district missing, the
second Montana, the returns tonight
show: Republicans 238; Demo-
Gratis 1875. including one independent;
Socialist / missing /.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-08
HISTORIC SEDAN
fra.N,n,>l gra> 0.n> n..\

0omo points since Wednesday they
have penetrated to depth Of ten
miles. Notwithstanding the heavy
ground due to rain and mud. and at
last accounts were still pressing on
ward and meeting with only moderate
resistance by machine gun rear
guards. From the region of Origny,
tho French guns are now dominat-
Ing the important railway junction Of
Hirson. which the enemy must use
h a retreat from the district east
D. ~. Quentin toward his frontier
The French now have thrown cav
airy into the action CT the eastern
end ana OF this line where il con-
meets up with General Pershing's
front, and are driving the Germans
toward the Meusc.
In the north. Field Marshal Haig
north and south Of the old Valen-
cicnncs salient Is giving the enemy
M time for rest. The Canadian, Aus
italian. English and Scottish troops
az his command again have bitten
deeply into enemy territory. still far
Their north the armies of King AL
bert IT Belgium arc keeping their
pressure against the Germans. 1t is
rcporfci that II has been decided by
the enemy to abaEdon Client. Seem
ingiy the days Of the onemy's ten
uro ~ allied soil in the west are num-
herod. Although not by any means
IN rout he is falling back. In view
20 the gains made by the French and
Americans on the southern part OF