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The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
Army Regulations Urge Cordial Re-
lafions Between Officers and En-
1ictnd ETrn

The following paragraph of Army
Regulations is the only rule now ex-
!stlng regarding the relationship be-
tween officers and enlisted men:
"Superiors are forbidden to iniure
those under their authority by tyran-
7'o9 q" capricious conduct or by abus-
e an Cage. While maintaining dis
.N' and the thorough and prompt
..eftf12r .ance Of military duty, all Of
%:.o&s, n dealing with enlisted men.
VII eo:r III mind the absolutely ne
cesslty Of so treating them as to pre-
serve their self-respect. Officers will
heel> II as close touch as possible with
the men under their command. viii
strive to build up such relations o.
confidence and sympathy as will in
sure the free approach Of their mer
10 them for counsel ard assistance.
This relationship may be gained and
maintained without relaxation of the
bonds Of discipline and with great
benefit to the service as whole"
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
HIGH COURAGE.

(The following lines were enclosed
IN a letter to Mr.. H. ?. Rhodes OF
Lumberton from his son T. C. Rhodes
9TH Co, =. S. regulars, Fort Totten
L. l., n. Y-Editor.)
III 60 with my head held high, dad
:, III enter my country's fight.
I've out one death to die, dad,
One life TO give for right.
Don)t fret for me at home, dad,
Fear not while Pm away.
Never will | moan or sigh, dad,
Braveiy I'll work and pray
Fray to my God above, dad,
Prayers that will heaven rack.
ana God will guide me in the FIGHT
And safely bring me back.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
THE FARMERS SHOT AT
= KAISERISM is MAXIMUM CROPS


oS'S'SS Du'0au, f%Siantd, 1d
2. Harrow. roll and pulverize the
seed bed thoroughly before planting
3. Use only the best possible seed,
preferably pedigreed seed, from a re
sponsible plant breeder.
A. Make liberal use OF fertilizers.
and use manure whenever obtainable
to supplement- the fertilizers
3. Give thorough and frequent cul-
tivation to the titled crops, preferably
shallow and frequent cultivation.
6. Harvest savingly and protect the
stored crops from pests.
While it is true that everything the
farmer has to buy is high in price, it
is also true that whatever the farmer
has to sell is also high in price. The
fertilizer people figure out that their
products have not advanced in price
as much as the price of crops, and that
as matter of fact, cotton, corn, pea
nuts, tobacco and the like will buy
more fertilizer now than ever. Which
being true it follows that it will pay
better now to use it than formerly,
for the increase for which they are re
sponsible will be worth more.
Another thing that the farmer must
bear in mind if he would be sure tc
raise a bumper crop and that is, to
place his orders early for everything
that is to be shipped by rail- The
railroads are hard put to it and dc
not afford assurance of prompt ship
ments. Orders paced late are more
than likely to be too late to be deliv-
cred in time.
Even if shipping were good, there
would be nothing gained by delay
Prices are not likely to be lower H.
fertilizers, especially there is a scare
ity OF materials and advancing prices
making it improbable that the fertiliz
er will be cheaper.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21

and decided and attempted to kill the
men and women and children of GER
| tain other nations, and to continue
the killing until these nations submit
ted to German domination after which
all remaining nations would be COM
pell to submit.
Il seemed incredible that there were
such ideas left over in the twentieth
century world, but there is no long
er any doubt of it. 1t is the prepos-
ferrous but undeniable truth that there
exists a large and powerful group of
Germans-prospero people and of
high attainment in certain specialties
who decided to have great numbers
Of simple minded men under their Or
ders GO out and kill their fellowmen,
and continue to kill them in order to
increase the power of the plotters.
The great majority of the men who
did the actual killing would obtain 10
benefit whatever for themselves, and
many Of these German soldiers might
have brought little enthusiasm to
their task if they had understood it,
SO they were told that they were fight
ing for the "existence" of the "Fath-
erland" and that Russia began it,
and England began it'.
vi course, government WHICH De-
lleves in violating oaths-that is, vi
olating the honor of the nation which
it represents or controls-such a gov
ernment would lie to it's own people
1T made Germany a perjurer, for the
German government stands before the
world as Germany and acts as and
for Germany-until the German peo-
pie remove it, and only by removing
it can Germans regain for Germany
something of lost honor), This gov
ernment deceived it's own people first
about the immediate causes of the
war, then about the historical causes
of the war, and then most vehamently !
about the character I'D intentions Of !
the allies opposed TO Gern.an.r
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21

Upon those whom the United States
has not called from the farm, rests
great obligation of feeding and
clothing the liberty armies Of the
world. The greater the crops the
harder the armies will be able to
strike.
What can hinder the farmer from
making maximum crops? Will it be
q lack of market and a good price?
No, the market and price prospects
are good.
Will it be for lack of money or cred
1t with which to buy tools, seeds, fer
tilizers or other necessary supplies? I?
No, money is plentiful and credit is
good.
Will it be for lack of labor? Labor
Is scarce without doubt. In fact, the
shortage of labor is practically the
only great obstacle the farmer has to
meet in producing maximum crops. If
he could have abundance of labor he
could increase the cultivated acreage
and by proper fertilization he could
bring in a very great crop. But in
view of the lack of labor what must
he do?
He can do two things to overcome
the labor shortages: First, increase the
applications of fertilizers, which will
increase the yield without enIargng
the cultivated acreage. Second, use
labor saving machinery.
But overcoming the labor shortage
is not all that is necessary to obtain
maximum crops. Here "a a schedule
of important things that must be done
by every farmer to get maximum
crops:
l. Bleak the land deeply turning
undes all stalks, stubble and litter pos
sible
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
Payroll of .. S. Fighting Forces Near.
ly SlOO,000.00G Month.

Payroll OF Y. 5. Fighting Forces Near
ly s1O0,00O.OOO a Month.
Washington Dispatch.
Inc payroll Of the fighting forces
OF the United States now is nearly
S1OO,00O,000 a month. This includes
salaries of officers andenlisted noer,
IN the army and navy serving both
IN thus country and abroad, family a.
lotments and compensation for certain
services rendered, but does not take
INTO account family allowances paid
oy the government toward the SIM.
nort Of families Of enlisted men m
der specified conditions, nor does #
lnclude any of the special compensa.
tory features Of the military and nav
al insurance act. Details Of the nav
received by sailors and soldiers pnd pnd
OF the operation Of the war risk IN
surance bureau have just been comn;I- IL
eo py the several departments for in
formation of the public and those Dsa re- re-
!a'lng to the navy were made nnhl;c
!onlght by the committee on c pnbl;c
information. The others will be pnai1e made
puollc later and separately.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
Viewed as Military ir1p,sf'' "a .oo1,.

Greensboro Daily News.
The advent Of tie EeW yea l.1ss CIV
en- the military critics, or experts, an
opening of which they have lost no
time in taking advantage. They have
been as busy as have the financial re-
viewers. A brief review Of some Of
thase reviews may be considered worth
while, albeit we have been greatly i'm
pressed with the idea that The element
Of uncertainty is to be regarded as
about the most conspicuous element
in war, or in the tide Of battles.
Generally the reviewers start out
with recognition Of the fact, known
to most of US, that the allied forces
on the west front, and that the ope-
rations on this front generally found
the Germans on the Defense Never
theless, the critics are inclined to
agree that if the war were to come to
an end at once, if a settlement should
be arrived at on the military map,
Bethmann-Hollwey once said, it would
have to be admitted that the Germans
have won the war
Fortunately, however, the Allies are
under no compulsion to stop the war
at this juncture, hence the military
map becomes an incident in the gener-
al situation. The weight of men and
metal and resources at the command
OF the allied powers is held to be of
more consequence than the appearance
of the military map, however much
the appearance Of that map may be
regretted.
( On the east front German strategy
has followed that of Napoleon, who
sought continually to drive a wedge
between his enemies when he could
: not defeat them in open battle The
seriousness of the situation on this
,, front is said TO lie, not so much in the
fact that the Germans will seek fooc
supplies IN impoverished and disor
, ganlzed Russia, but in the fact tha
the cavlng in Of this front has forced
J, the Allies to change all their wal
. strategy, which always contemplated
: ring OF IRON, which sooner or iatel
g was bound to crush the German wal
E machine. Now, instead of ring O
: iron, there is a straight line running
4 from the North sea to the Adriatic
. and this has resulted in two develop
ments of advantage to GERMANY: tn,
n Germans have already been enabled
) to not only straighten their intario,
Q lines, already Of advantage to them
S but the Initiative has passed to tn,
t Germans, and they will be able, fo
: the most part to choose, the battle
: fields.
J In the matter Of men actually un
! der arms there does not appear to b.
/ much difference between the Allies an,
e the Central powers, and in the matte
J! OF strateglcal ground occupied neithe
/ side has any great advantage whe1
! account is taken Of the line from tn
North sea down through Italy, bu
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
Prefers Chamberlain's.

Nm The course Of a conversation
with Chamberlain Medicine Co.'s rep
resentative today, we had occasion to
discuss in a general way the merits
of their different preparations. At
his suggestion l take pleasure in ex-
pressing my estimation Of Chamber
lains Cough Remedy. l have a family
of six childrel and nave used this rem
edy in my home for years. I consid-
er it the only cough remedy on tie
market, as | have tried nearly a,l
kinds. Earl G. Ross, Publisher Ham
1lton County Republican-News, Syra-
cuse, Kap.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
ADMINISTRATORS NoT1cE

&c enaaV1ng this day qualified as adna;,;,
to notie ea.e , OF .. L. Ward, deceased tI;s :
sa,a aesiy eststs al persons having claims ai san1
ed admin;s+,a+p q present them tc the undersign.
me 10Th day Of Dec. 1918, or this notice oe,oIe LOT,
oe se PLEADED IN bar Of their recovery. All n.r mn
INN, lnueoted to said estate will please make
This Dec IA, 1917
% :, j. B. WARD, Admin;stra+or
= - onon =. J. BRITT, Attornsv
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21

Three women, 3 children and 10
men We're killed near Hammond. Tex
as, Monday when passenger train
sldeswiped freight engine standing
on a siding. Four. of the dead We're
soldiers. Ao "eie
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21

NOTICE OF COMMIssI0NFp,s cAIE
=, Under and by virtue of the power yestad y,
aas, dLe Undersigned commissioner by virtue of 2
ascfee lateiy rendered by the SUPERIOR col,rf
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
Grow CASTOR BEANS
The Government Needs a Supply
Of Castor Bea1ls to Make Oil for
Aeroplane Engines.

An aeroplane is awful particular +
about the kind Of oil used in it's en-
gine. 1t demands castor oil and will
not do it's best work with any other
kind of oil.
So the word is put out, and so the
government has put out the word that
farmers who can grow the castor
bean, from which this oil comes, will
be doing service to the country by
doing SO. Mr.. T. L. Johnson, chair
man of Robson army exemption
board for district / received the 9TH
er day from the Aero Supply Com
mittee, Washington, letter which he
passes along to The Robesonian with
the request that it be passed along to
the people. The letter reads as fol-
lows:
"The United States government is
in great need of a supply of castor
beans to make cylinder oil for aero
plane engines.
"Please send us the names and ad-
dresses of a few enterprising land
owners in your county who might be
willing to demonstrate their patriot
ism with the plow in growing a crop
Of castor beans on good cotton or
corn ground.
''Please rush your reply"
Any farmers who will undertake to
raise these beans are requested to send
in their names to Mr.. Johnson, whose
address is Lumberton, so that he may
forward them to the department at
Washington. The committee making
the inquiry is working under the di-
rection of the Congress in an effort to
furnish war supplies.
A news item in daily papers the 9TH
er day stated that the growing of
these beans is profitable and that the
government will furnish the seed and
let the farmers pay for them out of
the proceeds of the crop.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
Simple and Practical Food Conserva
tion Plans.

Simple and Practical Food Conserva-
ticn Plans
Progressive Farmer.
Now while all foodstuffs are high
in price and conservation is demanded
both in the interest of economy and
patriotism, we again direct attention
to two plans whose Importance we
have previously urged:
(D To Save Wheat-A mixture of
three parts wheat flour and one part
finely ground corn meal, or corn flour,
makes a biscuit which cannot easily
De told from the all wheat flour bis
cult
- 20 S1ve Corr-If tie horses
I'D 1-1u'es CT tie South were fed 5
'o.---1r76s O. ccr~G and ! ,ound of cotton
SCI -7asi ic~ ave~y 7 not-20g Of corn
~::~e7s fhaac. they would 77a batter fed
and the change would save about 1OO.-
CO0,000 bushels of corn in year.
-Four pounds less corn a day may be
fed by adding two pounds of cotton
seed meal.
These are two of the biggest and
most easily practicable methods Of
food conservation for Southern farm
ers. Why should not every family
enforce them in 1918? In this con
IiSNeAoiI, wv, VIC WISH 10 ask every
Progressive Farmer reader to observe
just as far as possible the important
new rules of food conservation lust
promulgated by the United States food
administration. Every family in the
country is asked to do these five
things:
1. Observe "Meatless Tuesday,
The word meat In this case does not
include fish or poultry, but means that
the family should eat no red meat
beef, pork, mutton, veal, lamb: nc
preserved meat-beef, bacon. ham o.
lard-on Tuesdays.
! 2. Observe ssWheatless Wednes-
days.-Eat no wheat products on
3: To observe Porkless Saturday"
Eat no fresh or salted pork, bacon
ham or lard on Saturdays.
4. For each day in the week.
serve each day in the week one
''wheatless meal" and one "meatless
meap, as above described.
5. Limit sugar consumption.-The
government will seek to provide three
pounds of sugar for each person ne1
month. DO not consume more.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21
PROFESSIONALS CARDS

z. Js bhllI
Attorney at Law
OFFICES over Pope Drug Companv
Viii practice in all courts. Pron3 =.
attention given to all business
The Robesonian., 1918-01-21

1omas L. johnson M I.h
JOHNSON b JOHNSON
Attorneys and Csanselors n Ia
LUMBERTON, N. C. A"
Practice in State and Federal Cop,.,
Notary Public in Office. Offices over -,
FIRST National Bank. o'ef
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To Stop a Persistent,
Hacking Cough
THIS hest rrmedy IL ono you cau
easily make at home Cheap,
but TeFy effective.
rpQQQrfrr1rn1ttt


Thousands Of people normally healthy
IN every other respect, are annoyed with
A persistent hangingon bronchial cough
year after year, disturbing their sleep
and making life dsagrccahlc. It's 90
'nccdlcss-thcrc's nm old home.madc
remedy that will end such q cough
easily and quickly.
Get from any druggist "2ti ounces Of
tincT W cents WORTH, pOur II into n
pint bottle and fiji the bottle with plain
granulatpd mrar syrlp petin tokjng
II at once. Gradually hut surely. vou
Will notice the phlcgm thin out and then
nlsappeT altogether, thus ending n
cough that YOU never thought would end
Il a 40 promptly looscns a dry or tight
cough, stops the troublesome throat
tickle, soothcs the irritatcd membranes
That line the throat and bronchial tubes,
and relief comes almost immediately.
a days use will usually break up an or.
1inary throat or chest cold. and for
bronchitis, Group, whoOping cough and
bronchial nrthma there is NOTHING
better, 1t tastes pleasant and keeps
perfectly.
Pinox ia n most valuable concentrated
compound Of genuine Norway nine ex.
tract, and Is used by millions Of peo.
pie every year for throat and chest colds
with splendid results.
To avoid isappointment Ask vour
druggist for "2l ounces Of binrxo With
lull directions and don't accent Anvthinl
Use. A guarantee Of absolute satisfac,
tion or money promptly refunded poe
With this preparation, ILe Timex Co.
Fl Wayne And
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-07
SWAMP.R00T FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that
really stands out pre.eminent as q
medicine for curable ailments OF the
kidneys. liver and bladder
DR.. Kilmers Swamp Robt stands
the highest for the reason that it has
proven TO be just the remedy needed
in thousands upon THOUSANDS Of dis
ressing cases. Swamp Root, a physl-
clans prescription for special diseases
makes friends quickly because its mild
and immediate effect is soon realized
in most cases 1t is a gentle, healing
vegetable compound
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles Of two sizes,
medium and large.
However il you wish first TO test
this great preparation send ten cents
to DR.. Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, n
y for a sample bottle. When writing
be sure and mention the Oklahoma
City Daily Times. (Ady)
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Who Stole Jim Keeshen's
Big Thrift Stamp Banner?

from the Ice Huekins management 20
attach the other rope 20 il' property
and Joe Huckins, didn't aDl o., II he
thought the Inn would crash although
there had been perfectly good quart
crash In the lobby t'oihcf day
Thus upheld IN his ieW0r and judg-
msnt, Keeshen returned 10 = pressing
rehearsal Of Thrift Stamp glee club
whose members were having difficulty
memofiflng
There. little Thrift Stamp. don't
YOU CB,
Y0ull be war bond byc and bye"
Wednesday night me Thrift Stamp
haonrr disappeared whence. mo- one
knovelh or II he knoweth, dare not in
form
chIseh Take the Trail.
Kee,hen today put the matter diplo-
matieslly mp 90 Anton Cla0en, head
Of the traction company, not 90 an in
dictmeni Of blame or responsibility but
for information
Cle"en said he did not know that any
order had been given 10 an emp'oye OF
the company 10 take the banner down
or that It such an order had been given.
why the deed had been done ~ dark
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-07
ENGINEERS ON
THERAILROADS
IN FAVOR OF IT
Men in Cabs All Over Country
Tell How Tsnlsc Restored
Health.

When a railroad engineers health
IS impaired. the lives OF thousand, may
be endangered daily for hi' work re-
1ure' 2 clear brain steady nerve and
strong constitution. The following
statements from some OF the best known
railroad engineers in the country tell
how Tanlac relieved them Of suffering
and restored their health
W l. Nabcrs. Atlanta, Ga. said 81
had lost appet,s-liyer and kidneys
were derangcd-hayen't had pain since
taking Tarlac-eained ID pounds
l. c Bowers, olO First avenue, Nash
vile. Tenn, said "Tanlac oyercame
my stomach trouble and neryousness-
gained & pounds
d. A. Middleton, l7l7 Chenoyert
street Houston. Texas said wa, in
bad shapc-cou'dn't walk Tanlac built
me up like new man-gained II
pounds"
s. T. Watkins Birmingham. Ala
said Suffered II years with stomach
dsorders-Tanlac ended my troubles
jeff d. Riggs, 1020 Pearl street,
Nlcksburg. Miss, says WAS neryou,
and physical wreck-gaincd 25 pounds
Other we'll known railroad engineers
who have endorsed Tanlac are: J. b
Watson Mobile, Ala; b f House, r
d No 5, Atlanta, Ga; T. G. Ayers
lO7 Raincy Ave, Nashville, Tenn C.
! J Weeks, 2l59 Lydia Ave. Jackson.
vile, Fla Lynn Sills, 44O Bellevue
Ave Memphis Tenn, and others too
numerous TO mention.
Taulac is sold in Oklahoma City cx-
elu,lvcly by Ncstiall Drug Co-Adv
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,ar Company Is Not Suspect
ed But When NcAdoO S Co.
hotS Ask for information
Anton CIaSSen Takes the
Trail Of the MiSCreant

Who stole the Thrift Stamp banner
that hung suspended high in air over
West Main street, one rope tied 10 Joc
Huekin' Inn, the other fop. tied &. =
pole Of the Oklahoma railway com.
pany'
Who stole it'
Let the Guilty Beware.
Let him beware jim Keeshen. city
chairman Of the Thrift Stamp campaign
Is camped on the fohbef, tfail Who.
ever he is.--whtreyet he may be. Jim
keeshen, who they say has practically
abandoned all hi' own personal busi-
ness TO boost Thirst Stamps. Is on his
trail. and. according 70 Jim although
Leayenworth prison is a crowded in
stliuilln. there is room for one moro
offender. such one for instance a.
would pinch Thrift Stamp banner.
H. be squeezed in albeit he might be
forced 10 sleep On 'hs electric chair for
three or four weeks until some prison
er finished his BIZ
Il was a perfectly harmless LITTLE
Thirst Stamp banner kee,her aver,
and no one had any business 10 monkey
with b. In fact monkcying with a.
according 10 keeshen. Is iu,, such a
grave and punishable offence q, ia
would be TO grab Uncle Sans necktie
and give II yank u1acr mistaken
dsa OF il, being a Joke
The banner waved quite a long time
IN peace until the Oklahoma Railways
company ordered kteshen. a. Thrift
Stamp chairman 10 have IL removed
saying the foundation Of the pole had
been weakened and the traction com.
pany feared 1t would fall 10 the pave.
nent iniuring some one
Pol, Expert Approves,
Ket'hen was not convinced and got
a pole expert from the Oklahoma Gas
and Electric company 10 give the pole
and it' foundation the once over
maybe the twice over, and the expert
said he though, the pole was standing
up well in spite OF iu Thrit Stamp
aiilllation and burden and he didn't be-
lieye the crash would take place very
soon Kee'hen had obtained permission
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ness He told Keeshsn a thorough ln.
ye,ligation would bs made
keenshen awaits the result Of the in
yestigation before proceeding further
II is gathered from what kseshen
says, Just taking down y Thrift Stamp
banner under such circumstances Is Just
about a' serious an Offence in the eyes
Of Bill heAdoo et al, a. It would be
TO run down flag At a fort before sun.
set
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ADMIRAL. SIMS
VISITS IN ROME

ROME. Feb. Vice Admiral vii
liam S. Sims. commander Of the Amcr,-
can destroyer squadron in American
waters. has arrived in Rome A dinner
in his honor will be given tonight
Uncle Sam is not too busy to forget
his coming manhood He wants a
more prosperous and independent pco-
ple-hence War Savings Stamps and
Thrift Stamps Buy them to show your
appreciation
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SELBY WILL PROTEST
DAVE MYERS PARDON

Dave Myers will stay on the county
road, for the next year and a half Il
County Attorney Charles Selby's rec
ommendation Is accepted this afternoon.
when Myers application for a parole
will be heard in the office Of Attorney
General S. p freezing Selby will 20
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Uncle Sam Is not too busy TO Il
his coming manhood lie want
more prosperous and independent
plc-hcnce War Savings Stamps
Thrift Stamps Buy them 10 show
appreciation