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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19
HOPE FOR SERBIA.

It begins to look as if Serbia was at last to
have turn toward the better in her fortunes.
The allied advance In Albania, the Italian
progress against Austria, the renewed activity
of the Macedonian forces of the allies, all make
for weakening of the grip of the central
powers on Serbia. And Serbia richly deserves
turn to the right in her fortunes. She has
suffered more bitter fate than has even Bel
GUM, because she has been far more isolated
from the help and sympathy of the allied ma
tons. What we know of Serbia condition is
bad enough but there is every reason to believe
that the half has not been told yet. But if
the allies are now taking measures to build up
the striking power of the armies pushing up
from the south into Serbia, this will be one
thing needed to centraize the hope and aspira-
ton of Serbia. The domination of the Aus
TRANS over the Serbian people needs but Sc
we're military reverse to bring it to an end And
once Austria is beaten, the day of Serbia is at
hand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19
To be caught in ones prevarication is but
a minor catastrophe compared to the shock
sometimes of being caught in ones truth
Eleanor Halowen Abbott.
THE ITCH FOR BIGNEss.

Publishers have to contend not only against
governmental restrictions and lnordlnately
high prices for materials, but with bull-headed
foolishness and disregard OF conditions on the
part of many in their own line OF business. The
newspapers of the country are now complying
with economies suggested by the government to
save paper. There is need Of this saving and
the measures put into practice will help. But
the real saving would be made if the trend to-
ward megalomania in the use of print paper
were ended; if in print as well as in speech we
became chary of waste that does no any
good The government sins itself; there is
duplication In prints; matter printed that no
one reads matter printed that is greatly YER
bose. The metropolitan newspapers sin in ex-
travagant use of print paper in many PACED
editions, particularly in their Sunday issues.
They do this under the impression that the
public demands conglomerate for Sunday
edition. There is reason to believe that this is
a mistake; that the large Sunday edition has
defeated the motive which brought it to be-
In the Sunday edition there is supposedly Civ
en- alarge number of specially prepared articles
informative and in comment, designed to add to
the knowledge and stimulate interest of road
ers The mass has become so large that much
of this matter is never read. The magazine Is
kept for future reading and examination. tba
daily paper is not. The life of the dailv manor
is news 1t follows that nothing is deader than
Yesterdays paper. Commensurate with tba
actual value to readers, the Sunday paper sent
out from our large cities is grossly extrava giant
of material.
And it is a question whether the weekday
editions of these same newspapers are not ex-
travagant if measured by the same standard
News is valuable in proportion to its genuine
Importance. Its presentation has much to dc
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19
TODAYS BIT OF VERSE
SWIFTLY RREATHiNe, vERNAL AIR.

sWEETLY BREATHING, vERNAL AIR.
Sweetly breathing, yernal aid,
That with kind warmth doth repair
Winters ruins; from whose breast
All the gums and spice of the east
Borrow their perfumes; whose eye
Giids the morn, and clears the sky;
Whose disheveled tresses shed
Pearls upon the violet bed;
On whose brow, with calm smiles drest
The halcyon sits and builds her nest;
Beauty, youth and endless spring
Dwell upon thy rosy wing!
Thou, II stormy Boreas throws
Down the whole forests when he blows,
With pregnant, flowery birth,
Canst refresh the teeming earth,
IF he nip the early bud
II he blast what's fair and good,
II he scatter our choice flowers
II he shake our halls or bowers,
If his rude breath threatens US,
Thou can stroke great Aeolus,
And from him the grace obtain,
To bind him in an iron chain.
Thomas Carew.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19
NEW SCALE OF VALUES,

The world needs new scale of values The
war has brc.ght home to us with tremendous
force that we have souls as well as bodies.
Material power and material comfort had
weighed with us too heavily. But the great
cause to which America stands committed ap-
peals to things that unseen It will be to
the glory of the American people in the days to
come that they fought against brutal might and
sacrificed both blood and money to maintain
the moral order of the world.
Neither nations men live for themselves
alone. The great principle of sacrifice demands
that strong nations should help the weak
against cruel and tyrannical power. 1t was
not merely our own safety that was menaced
but that of the whole world. We are in this
war for no selfish end, but for that eternal
ri ght which no nation can oppose without losing
her own soul
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19

I ice, to be charged two prices. The
people do not exist for these institu-
tons; they were built and are run to
accommodate the general public.
Everybody prior to the war who
came back from England could recite
to you their difficulties with the use
of a public telegraph and the use of
a public telephone. First, the rates
in this country are lower than they
are in England. know they referred
to the ten words in a message. and
to show that is lower when reduced
to our currency than our 25-coat
charge for 200 miles transmission
but when you add to it the fact that
they charge you for the blank teIe
gram, that they charge you for the
address, and charge you for the sig
nature, and charge you for the name
of the hotel or the number of vo,,r
street. and where you may be found
hereafter, it costs more in that coun-
try for teiegraphing the same dis
lance than in the United States.
where all that service is free.
Therefore, Mr.. President, / think
it is very material to inquire if these
telephones are taken over under this
joint resolution what viii be the con-
dition OF things afterwards. There
are no telephones extending across
the sea. The only interstate service
OF interforeign service would he
across the border in Mexico or into
the Canadian country In Canada 1
apprehend there viii be no difference
that would arise. Possibly in Mexico
there would be. as there is some nm
friendly sentiment existing in that
country. but that is easily a matter
TO be controlled al the border in the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19

respective offices where message
stop and where all the transmissic1
can be properly censored.
| have heard in the sum total h1
adequate reason why telephone]
should be taken over. / anticipate
Mr.. President, it is part of the gem
eral drift among certain school y
thought. These emergencies a
made the excuse for putting into op1
Grafton and making experiment sa1
tons out of these mighty enterprise
that have been developed by the VI
dividual initiative OF the Americaa
people. They are to be taken unoe
the guise of war necessities any
used thereafter as an argument whsa
the war ends to continue the plan y
government ownership and operauol
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19

with its reliability but the actual news value
in fixed by the events chronicled small
paper, like The Gate City, read with interest
and confidence in its fidelity to fact and intel
hgance of comment, is, or should be, more sat
igffying to the reading public. The big city
newspapers have educated the public to look
for megalomania but the public quite possibly
is not grateful for the education or for its
present results
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19
When Politics q No. Adjourned.

Aberdeen News: AS recent CO...
vert to woman suffrage, and sinVs
politics lis adjourned" the presioel1
might gracefully and gallanily slsa
forward and ask Montana republican
to please nominate Consresswonia,
Jeanette Rankin for United StaIes
senator. with assurance of suppV,.J
from democrats. VIII the president y,
it? Nay nay Montant is in the haoI|
Of electing democrats quite often, s..
politics is not adjourned in
where democrats have a chance for y
flee
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19

With all the various occupations and Jobs
that he has on his hands, it must be great re-
lief to Mr. McAdoo when the six and twelve
O'Clock whistles blow.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19
Sub Sea Society.

Dallas News: II the truth eoula :
discovered probably it would oe ious
that swordfish are as popular w. !.
the mermaids as lieutenants are wiz
regular girls.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19

The kaiser says he has more men in the field
than at the beginning of the war. And more
of them decorated with the wooden than the
iron cross
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19

Soldiers fighting against the Huns are all
candidates for the Nobel peace prize.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-19

The interesting feature Of worry, we'll the
most astonishing, when we examine carefully into it. is
fact that through il nothing is be gained but
the other hand, everything is to be lostRalph Waldo
Urine.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-03
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The Robesonian., 1918-06-13
LuMBERToN NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY JUNE 13 1e1s
CAPT. BOWEN SHORT IN
COMPANY ACCOUNTS
Lumberton Man Who Disappeared
From Camp Wadsworth Short.
More Than $500.

The following special of the 18th
from Spartanburg, S. c., is taken
from this mornings Charlotte OBJ
server:
"The accounts of Capt. Jesse B.
Bowen, formerly commanding officer
Of company A, 54th Pioneer infantry,
who mysteriously disappeared several
weeks ago, are short to the extent of
approximately $3.50, according to in
formation given out there by military
authorities at Camp Wadsworth. The
missing captains accounts have been
carefully checked and audited.
Several weeks ago Captain Bowen,
who was then in command of COM
pany A, was transferred to the intelli-
gence department. He asked for a
leave of absence of few days which
was granted. He has never returned
to the camp, and was last heard erom
at Charlotte. His mysterious disap-
pearance has aroused considerable in
terest, and there has been much spec
ulation as to the cause of his disap-
pearance and his present whereabouts.
A thorough search has been made for
has been ascertained concerning his
whereabouts.
It will be recalle dthat after visiting
his wife and child in Lumberton on
May IL Capt. Bowen was accompanied
to Charlotte by his father, who lives
in Laurinburg, and that early on the
morning Of May 13 he mysteriously
disappeared after leaving the room he
and his father occupied at the Selwyn
hotel. There has been much specu-
lation in regard to what had become
of Capt. Bowen and it is a sigma
tribute to the previous good reputa.
tion of the young man that among al
the guesses made no one ever thought
Of any shortage in his accounts. Capt
Bowen made wonderfully fine rec.
ord at the training camp, winring 9
commission as captain where mos
men won commissions only as secone
lieutenant, and his record since, up t.
the time of his disappearance, hac
been a source of pride to his friends
His family here have the deep sym
pathy of the entire community.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-13
PATRIOTIC RALLyxy
Evangelist Luther Bridgers Will
Speak at Patriotic Rally at
Fairmont June Is at 4p. M.

Evangelist Luther Bridgers, who is
conducting union revival at Fair
mont, will deliver an address at
patriotic rally that will be held at
Fairmont Saturday of this week, June
Is, at p. m. Patriotic music will
be led by Mr.. Earl Stapleton of Bir-
minghar, Ala, who has been in Y. M.
c. A. army work at/Fort Oglethorpe,
Ca, and who is assisting Mr.. Bridgers
in the revival meetings. Business will
be suspended in Fairmont during this
hour.
Before going to Fairmont to hold
the meeting in which he is now engay-
ed, and which is being attended by
large congregations, Mr. Bridgers was
for some weeks engaged in speaking
in the interest of the Liberty !os
and the Red Cross The Enterprise
published at Albermarle, says that
Mr.. Bridgers is the man that put Stan
ley county ''over the top" in the third
Liberty loan. He is said to be a
speaker of rare ability ard his pa
trlotic speeches are we'll worth going
miles to hear, say those who have
heard him.
It IS understood that Fairmont wi.
launch q drive at this rally for it;
! quota of War Savings stamps.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-13
Er. Barnes Will Continue With
Planters Bank & Trust Co.

Owing to the fact that it is general
ly known that the late Mr.. r. r.
Barnes left large business interests
the general oversight of which de-
wolves upon his son Mr.. K. M. Barnes,
there has been much speculation on
the part of the public as to Mr..
Barnes plans. His host of friends in
Lumberton will be glad to learn that
ne and his family will continue to
make Lumberton their home and that
Mr. Barnes will continue to hold the
Office of treasurer of the Planters
Bank & Trust Co. He will of course
have to devote considerable time to
management Of the estate of his faith
er and will divide his time between
Lumberton and Barnesville Mr.:
Barnes will continue to have genera
management of the affairs of the bank
but will necessarily have to be reliev-
cd OF some of the details of the work
at the bank.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-13
SCHOOL TAX
CHANGED
Special School Tax Changed to 10
Cents on Property and 80 Cents
On Poll-Commissioners Go
Over Tax Books.

At a called meeting of the county
commissioners Monday the special
county school tax was changed to 10
cents on the $100 worth of property
and 80 cents on the poll, as requested
by the county board of education. The
special school tax has been 5 and IS
cents, but, as stated in Mondays Robe.
sonian, the school board found that
sufficient revenue would not be rais-
ed this year for 4-months' school
terms throughout the county unless
this special tax was doubled.
In fixing the tax rate at their reg
ular first-Monday meeting on the 3rd
it was understood, ard so stated IN
The Robesonian, that the special
school tax probably would be chonged
at the called meeting this week. No
other change was made in the levy as
published in The Robesonian of the
9Th inst. This makes the total prop
| erty tax $1.05, instead Of 81, and the
poll tax $3.O5 instead of $3.50.
At their meeting Monday the ccn-
n1issioners went over the tax books
with Sheriff Lewis and designated in
each township those that woull ne
:; lowed on the insclvent list. No set
tlement was made with the sheriff at
this meeting.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-13
Charlotte Gets Synodical College
For Women.

By a vote of "a to 26 representa-
tives of State Presbyterian synod yes
terday at Greensboro decided to locate
the synodical college for women in
Charlotte, which city won over Green's
boro.
It means tina tthe Queens college
debt will be paid by Charlotte citizens,
and the denomination will put IN
sufficient sum Of money to make it a
wonlan's college Of the first rank.
Greensboro offered a site and $780,
600 in money, but the fact that q col
lege is already located in Charlotte
gave that <city an advantage.
Peace institute will not likely be
continued as denominational insti-
tuition.
Flora Macdonald college lat Red
Springs made bid for the synodical
college, offering plant at Red
Springs worth approximately $3.50
900 and an endowment Of $1OO, 900:
The decision to locate the synodical
college at Charlotte in no way affects.
however, the status of Flora Macdon-
aid.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-13
THESE WON THE PRIZES.
Winners of Prizes Offered By County
Health Officer on How to
Keep Well.

Miss Evelyn McGirt of Lumber
Bridge, fourth grade, Rex school; Miss
Beulah Mae Humphrey. fifth grade,
Saddletree school; and Miss Sue Smith
of Maxton, R. 1, eighth grade, Hill
side school, are the winners of ti.e
three prizes offered by County Health
Officer w. A. McPhaul for the best
articles by school children on "How
to Keep Well"
Some time ago it was stated in The
Robesonian that DR.. McPhaul had Of
fered three medals, each Of the same
value, for articles on this subject, one
to pupils of grades up to and includ-
ing the fourth; one to pupils Of fifth,
sixth and seventh grades, and one to
pupils of grades above the seventh. 4
large number Of articles were sent in
and the judges had great difficulty
in deciding the winners. Some were
sent in with no name signed. Prof
J. R. Poole, county superintendent OF
schools, and Miss Mae Seabolt of the
Lun1berton school faculty, assisted DR.
McPhaul in grading the papers.
Others who sent in articles Of merit
deserving special mention were Miss
L. Mae Easterling, tenth grade, Phil
sdelphus school; Miss Irene McGirt
third Grade, Philadelphus school; MISS
Lily Gladys Prevatt, seventh grade
Pembroke school; Miss Elizabeth Jen
nings, fifth grade, Lumberton school
Miss Swannie Prevatt, fourth grade
| Mt. Tabor school; Hilbert Billiard 81
r. 8 from Lurnberton, school anc
grade not given.
DIR. McPhaul offered medals but il
keeping with the patriotic duty OF
the hour will write to each prize-win
ner offering to give a War Savings
stamp instead. In 1923 each winner
can convert this stamp into media
and in this way will be helping tine
Government in winning the war b!
lending the money until that i ne.
The winning articles will bt
published in The Robesonian, ana
some others sent in in this contes
as soon as space requirements vii
permit.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-13
619 ADDITIONAL TONS
NITRATE FOR robson
Allotment Made From Another Ship
Unloaded at Wilmington
Yesterday.

Mr.. W. x. Bethune, chairman Of the
committee that is handling Govern
ment nitrate Of soda for Robson
county farmers, received from Wash
ington yesterday telegram reading
as follows:
"Have allotted Robson county 619
tons of nitrate from Sacramento, now
discharging at Wilmington. Wire
shipping instructions Immediately,
whether original of overweight bags
desired. Delivery may be facilitated
if shipment is made in original sacks. -
This is the third shipment from
which allotment has been made to
Robson. Mr.. Bethune has wired that
this is to be distributed as follows:
The Robesonian., 1918-06-13
More Than Million Americans IN
France in Near Future.

More than million fighting men
will be in service IN France in the
near future, declared Secretary OF
War Baker in an address yesterday to
1877 graduates of the United States
military academy at West Point, N. T..
snt hts re'fRs That Tntd
State States It troops "S exceeding 7 7oo,o 900 in
number" have disembarked on French
soil, the secretary told the cadets
''it is not unfair to speculate that we
will shortly pass the million mark"
The Robesonian., 1918-06-13
Former Lumberton Boy Killed in
London Air Raid.

Mr.. Claude Baker, son Of Mr.. c. L.
Baker, formerly Of Lumberton, now
Of Geuydan, La, was killed in an air
raid in London an May 18 last. This
information came to Lumberton this
morning in a card received by Mrs
l.. M. Mckenzie from Miss Nellie Ba.
ker, brother of deceased: Mr.. Claus'
Baker was attached to the aeroplane
corps of the U. S. army. Mr.. G. L.
Baker and his family are remembered
by many people Of Lumberton. He
built the First Baptist church and the
court house here.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-13
WILL CONTINUE TO INDICT
Road Superintendent Wishart Says
He Will Continue to Indict All Who
Plow Into Roads or Obstruct Roads
In Any Way.

Road Superintendent F. a. Wishart
saws he is going to continue to indlct
all who plow into the public roads or
who obstruct roads in any way.
Mr. Wishart was quoted In mon
days paper as having said, in his 'lne :
patience at the result OF the trial OF
some men he had indicted, that he
would not indict any more men Tor
this offense. Mr.. Wishart says that
those who so quoted him to Thc Rote-
sonian misunderstood his remark, that
what he said was that he would not
try any more cases before Recorder
E. M. Britt. He says that hereafter
he will endeavor to have such cases
tried before a magistrate.
That puts the matter in better
light and serves notice on all and
sundry that they had better not ploW
into the roads if they want to avoid
trouble.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-13
They've Reported, Of Course.
Greensboro News.

Greensboro News.
Says the Statesville Landmark:
"Some other paper will have said it
before now, but the Landmark is go
ing to say it, too: The folks who
didn't want to fight until the Germans
nearest recruiting office, in view Of
the submarine incident; and Doc Alex
made his plans to raise regiment"
We have also been holding our breath
waiting for the announcement that
Colonel Bryan was proudly at the
head of that "army of million men
springing to arms between SUNS"
The Robesonian., 1918-06-13

Mr.. F. Grover Britt, The Robe
sonian's local reporter and business
manager, is away on weeks vaca-
ton. He left Tuesday morning to
visit friends ard relatives at several
points in South Carolina. He will
visit Camp Jackson at Columbit be-
fore returning home Sunday night.