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The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
SMALL BOY DROWNED
14-Year- Old Oscar Bullard Drown
ed in Lumber River Friday
Funeral Sunday at
Boardman.
TERRIBLE WARNING TO BOYS

Oscar, 14-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. P. Bullard, was drowned
in Lumber River about mile north
of town Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The unfortunate boy was bathing in
the river with a number of other
small boys. He could not swim anl
ventured out too far.
A small boy who was on the hill
and saw the Billiard boy drown hur-
ried to town and made it known. It
was not long before number. OF
young men were searching for tie
body, which was found about 40 min
utes afterwards. The body was or
the bottom around 25 yards from
where IT last vert down and was first
found by Mr.. John G. Proctor. After
the BODY was located by diving
Messrs. John and Robert Proctor,
Jack Edmund, Adrian Britt and Steph-
en- Epps dived for it. The body was
brought to shore by Messrs. Robert
Proctor and Jack Edmund. DR.. Jno
Knox was Oh the scene when the bo ~
was recovered and DR.. T. c.. Johnsol
soon arrived and they, with the aid
of others, worked for near an hour
trying to restore life to young Bull
lard, but to no avail. The remains
were then turned over to the under
taking establishment of Messrs
Stephens & Barnes.
The funeral was conducted from,
the Baptist church at Boardman by
Rev. DR.. Chas. L. Greaves, pastor OF
the First Baptist church of Lumber
ton, yesterday afternoon at o'clock
and interment was made in the church
cemetery.
It is said that a number of small
boys who live about town have been
slipping away from their parents and
bathing in the river at the point where
young Billiard was drowned. Marvin
Barker, a small boy, who was in the
stream at the time Billiard was drown
ed, says the drowning boy got hold
Of him and almost carried him dowr
with him.
This should serve as warning to
other boys.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
MIR. Mclean s War Finance Board
Is Hard at Work.

Mr.. A. w. Mclean left last night
to return to Washington after spend
ing a few days with his family here.
The Government War Finance cor
poration, of which Mr.. Mclean is one
Of the directors, plunged immediate
ly into a mass of work as soon as it
was organized few weeks ago, ard
already has applications for loans
amounting to $300,OO0,OOO It has
so far approved loans amounting to
about $6O,O0O,000. The corporation
has Offices on the second floor Of the
Treasury building, on the 18th street
side of the White House Each direc-
tor has two Offices, with his own force
Of clerks and stenograohers. There
is an immense amount of work for
the corporation to do and it's members
will take no vacation during the SUM
mer, though Mr.. Mclean hopes to be
able to come home for a day OF SC
every two or three weeks.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
WINS IN 4TH; McG1RT
SEEMS WINNER IN 3RD
Complete Returns From District 4
Shows That Brown Defeated Will
kerson for Road Board-Incomplet
Returns Indicate Defeat of McCor-
mick in Third by McGirt.

Complete returns from the five
townships constituting road district
No. give Mr.. I. T. Brown a ma
jority Of 100 votes over his opponent,
Mr., A. E.. Wilkerson, for road COM
missioner. Mr.. Brown received 296
votes in the primary Saturday: while
Mr.. Wilkerson received only 1875.
Returns from all the townships in
district No. 8 except Alfordsville give
Mr.. L. L. McGirt 141 votes end Mr..
J. A. Mccormick 49, While Affords
vile has not been heard from, it is
thought that Mr.. McGirt was nomi-
mated.
The vote in district No. was as
follows: - |
Red Springs-Brown 78; Wilkerson
los.
Raft Swamp-Brown 8; Wilkerson
Snith's-Brown SO; Wilkerson l3.
Burnt Swamp-Brown SO; Wilkerson
saddletree-Brown 33; Wilkerson 9.
The vote in the four townships
heard fro min district No. was:
Naxton-McGirt 90; Mccormick 2
Pembroke-McGirt 8; McCormick
62.
Back Swamp-McGirt 6; McCor-
mick Is.
Thompson's-McGirt So; Mccormick
10.
The canvassing board is composed
Of Mr. J. C.. Everett Of Maxton, chair
man; Mr.. r. B. Branch, Red Springs
secretary; and Messrs. Dan Near
thur and NJ. NJ. Singletary.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
Army Y. M. G. A. Man Viii Be
Here Tomorrow,

Mr.. J.. T. Mangum, army Y. NJ. c..
A. secretary for North Carolina, will
spend tomorrow in Lumberton at the
Lorraine hotel and will be glad to
consult with any men who are inter-
ested in army Y. M. C. A. work either
IN this country or overseas. Only men
above the draft age and under so. are
accepted for this service, except that
in rare instances men Of 25 and under
81 are accepted if they have some
visible physical defect that would bar
them from army service. The need
for men for this important branch Of
army work is urgent, as will be seen
from an article published elsewhere
in this paper, and it is hoped that sew
eral men will volunteer from Robe
son.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
NITRATE THIS WEEK.
Shipment Has Arrived in Whining
ton But Re-Shipment Delayed By
Labor Shortage.

Mr.. w. K. Rethune, chairman Of the
county committee to look after the
distribution of the Government nj
trate OF soda, advises The Robesonian
that the soda he expected to deliver
last week did not arrive. However,
he talked to Mr.. Walter Snallbones of
Wilmington. who has charge of the
shipping of the soda, and was advised
that the soda was in Wilmington and
would have been shipped out last
week, but for labor shortage. Mr.:
Bethune was told that the soda would
be shipped out some time this week:
Robson purchasers will get around Is
per cent of their orders from that
shipload and since that load came into
Wilmington another shipload has ar
rived there and Mr.. Bethune expects
to get another per cent next week.
He is not sure as to how much Robe.
son will be allotted from the last
shipload that came in. Purchasers
will be advised by Mr.. Bethune on
what day to call for the soda.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
WILL STOP SHIPPING
FLOUR INTO STATE
North Carolina Merchants to Refrain
from Importing Flour-North
Car0lina's Share is Within
Her Borders.

Raleigh, June 2.-"Based on the to-
tai supply in the United States for
nome consumption, and considering
the decreased consumption by cur
people, there is within the borders of
North Carolina our share end more
OF 1lour," today stated Food Admin
istrator Henry A. Page. "This being
true | am calling upon the wholesale
ana retail merchants of North Caro-
ma to refrain from sending further
orders for flour to mills outside of
North Carolina.
The larger mills which have been
accustomed to ship tremendous GUAM
titles of flour into North Carolina ere
most OF them close to export points
ana az all OF them are in position to pack
HHesdr Tor export. Therefore, even
where merchants in Some parts O.
North carolina could secure from such
mills their flour cheaper than they
can from North Carolina mills wnic h
nave flour avanable, am going to
ask them to take the hcme flour even
ct higher price.
I DO not pretend to say that there
IS sufficient flour in North Carolina
S'PPAy any IiiIAS llk0 GIlS norman
demand. What 10 mean to say is
tnat II we are to supply our Allies
with the quantity they must have we
nave as much flour in North Carolina
as we are entitled to and as much in
proportion as the people of any other
State or section-and we have no
right to more.'
There are a considerable number of
small mills in North Carolina which
heretofore, have been able to supply
orly their immediate territory but
which, because of the conservation OF
flour by the people in their respective
communities, have for the market cut
side Of their communities, considerable
Quantities of flour. In scores of in
stances these small mills are not pre-
! Eared to pack flour for export or to
supply it in sufficient ouantitie,; to
warrant offering it for export and
lit is these small units of flour which
heretofore improted all or most OF
Mr.. Page plans to divert to those mar
kets in North Carolina which have
their flour from outside the State. Mr.
Pages Office has sent out a letter tc
the miller sof the State requesting
them to list their flour 50 that his Of.
flee may put prospective buyers and
sellers of flour in touch with eacl
4SaskeEs
Mr.. Pages request to flour dealers
to refrain from purchasing flour out.
side the State is not an order but il
! is very clearly indicated in the office
of the Food Administration chat all
dealers will be expected to comply
| with the request and that any disre-
gard of the request will be looked
upon with extreme disfavor by the
! food administration.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
Alleged Deserters Carried t.
Camp jackson.

Oscar Jacobs, Indian, was arrested
near Rowland Friday night by Rural
Policeman H. Carper on the charge
Of deserting the U. S. army. Jacobs
left Camp Jackson some two months
ago without leave. He and Troy
Maynor, another Indian who is an
alleged deserter from Camp Jackson,
and Sunny Morrison, colored, who fail
ed to answer the call to report for
military duty, were carried to Camp
Jackson Saturday night by Mr.: F. A.
Wishart and Rural Policeman Carper.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
Clash With German Fleet Expect
ed at Any Time.

The United States now has a large
number of first class battleships pre-
pairing "side by side with the best
ships of the British navy for an en-
gagement on the high seas which is
expected to occur at any time with
the German fleet" according to .
statement made in an address in New
York Sunday night by Rear Admiral
Albert Gleaves.
Admiral Gleaves said further that
1--WE have about $50 vessels over there
now and between $4,000 and 10000
men aboard them," and that 1--WE now
have navy of 10000 officers and
more than 100000 men," or ga navy
four times greater than it. was just
before we entered the war"
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
Find Camp Life Better Than They
Expected.

Mr. F.. Grover Britt, business mana
ger Of The Robesonian, received a let
ter this morning from his brother,
Mr.. Rossie B Britt, who entrained last
week for Camp Jackson. He stated
in the letter that the boys who left
for camp last week were finding army
life much better than they expected
and that about half the number who
went from this district were assigned
tc the same barracks, while the 9TH
ers were scattered around. The boys
have not yet been assigned &c COM
panies, but have been drilling.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
REGISTER JUNE 5TH
Young Men of Robson District
Will Register at Court House
Registration Place of District 2
At Red Springs.

AS has been stated repeatedly in
The Robesonian, all young men who
have reached the age of 21 years
since June 5, 1917, or who will be-
come 21 on or before June 5, this year
must register for military duty We'd
nesday Of this week between the hours
Of Z a. m. and p. m. Red Springs
is the registration place for young
men Of Robson division No. 2.
Young men of Robson district No.
l will register in Lumberton at the
court house, where the following reg
istrars will be on duty all day: L. NJ
Oliver, w. Lennon, o. H. Bracy, R. H
Crichton, J. Robert Prevatt. Ed
Rancke. W. O. Thompson, T. A. Nc
Neill, Jr. ..--~>--
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
VOL. IXL
U.BOAT SINKS NUMBER
OF MERCHANTMEN

A dispatch at 2:45 p. m. today
states that German submarine
operating on the English coast
near Nantucket sound fired
upon and sank a number OF
merchantmen.
The French made a number
of counter attacks last night
and made gains at many points
and took prisoners. A violent
German attack on both sides
the road between Chateau-Thi-
erry and Paris was broken up
by the French.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
Parkton School District Votes Ad
ditional Special Tax.

Only two votes were cast against
a proposition to levy a special school
tax of not more than so cents on the
$10O valuation and so on the poll
in the Parkton school district Wed
nesday of last week. This district al
ready had voted special tax Of 30
cents on the $1OO valuation and 80
cents on the poll.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03

Mr.. H. C. Rogers has been mott
fled by the government that MS hal1-
brother, Mr.. James F. Pulley, mas ar,
to Co. B, 120th infantry, The OLD
Lumber Bridge company belonged to
the same company and it is supposed
that this company is also IN france
making the trip on the same boat.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03

Miss Martha Lee North, daugh-
ter of Rev. DR.. w. B. North, former
church, now pastor Of the Methodist
church Of Hertford, and Mrs. North,
Is member of the graduating class
OF the Hertford high school this year
MISS North is pleasantly remembered
ny many friends here.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
COUNTY PENSIONS READY.
Pensions For Old Soldiers and Sol.
diers' Widows This Year $3.50
which is $3.50 More Than Last
Year.

At their session this morning the
county commissioners, holding their
regular monthly meeting here today,
passed an order granting pension
of $3.50 to each old soldier and sol
dier's widow of the county. This is
$3.50 more than the pension allowed
last year and is the largest ever
granted by the county.
Old soldiers and widows who are
entitled to this pension may obtain
same by either writing or applying in
person to Register of Deeds NJ. w
Floyd.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
DROVE OVER CHILDREN.
One of Occupants Of Car Says Driven
Named Dove Turned Out of Road
and Drove Over and Killed 2 Negro
Children,

A news item in last Mondays
Robesonian told of two colored chill
dren being run down by an autome-
bile near Whiteville and killed. Since
that time two young men named
Freedman of the Chadbourn section
have been arrested. One of the Freed
mans turned States evidence and
testified that he was in the car and
that man named Dove was driving
the car when it struck the children.
Dove has not been arrested and it is
reported that he enlisted in the army
after killing the two children. Freed
man said the three men were drinking
and that Dove drove the car out of
the road in order to strike the chill
dren, one of whom was instantly kill
ed, and the other died in a short
time.
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
TO WAGE THRIFT CAMPAIGN
"a of the 26 Postmasters of Robson
Attended Meeting Here This Morn
ing-To Launch Vigorous Campaign
For Sale of War Savings and
Thrift Stamps.

Twenty-four of the .26 postmasters
in the county attended a meeting here
todav which was called for the pur-
pose of planning campaign 19r or ee tne
sale of War Savings and a AInrl1s
stamps in the county. Mr.; L. +. var
ser, chairman of the war Savings
committee in Robson addressed tne
postmasters and Postmaster y. y;
French of Lumberton also addressed
the meeting. A campaign Will pe
launched at once in the interest OF tne
sale Of stamps and MIR. Varser Will or
ganize War Savings and Inrl1t So
ciety in each community In the county
The Robesonian., 1918-06-03

Mrs. T. N. Higley is seriously i'll
at her home, Seventh and Cedar
streets. :! !!..Agak01
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-22
Story HON" to
Be Resumed Soon

Library hours, 9 A. M. to p. NJ.
daily except Sunday when the read
ing rooms are open from 2 to 6 P. NJ.
The children's room is open every af-
ternoon from $3.50 to $3.50, and every
Saturday afternoon from i: 80 to $3.50.
The opening story hour for this
year will be given on the Wednes-
day before Thanksgiving, November
9th. 1t is considered best to con-
solidate the story hours this year,
and only one will be given each week,
on Wednesday after school Mrs.
Arvold will tell Indian legends this
year, supplemented by animal and
nature stories. The story hour has
been very popular institution in
the library, and judging from tho
number of ardent inquiries concern
ing it, it will continue to be popular.
About 40 books were sent to the
high school this week, to help out the
high school library, which at present
is in it's infancy. These books, which
were administered from the library
after the high school building burn
ed, will be used as required reading
by all the students. The cause for
this transfer of books at this time
is charged to the over crowded condi-
| ton of the library, where "a state Of
| COlS6SLlOu Is dElSlIlB WAACl Id SOiuS
to demand surgical action soon.
It was a pleasant task last week
| to select a list of titles of children's
| books for a charitably minded wom-
an in Fargo. She intends to place
them in a struggling library in a
small town in the south.
| The library was among those
which closed promptly last Monday
morning at the sound of the timbrels
land the dancing. Who cared to Cor
could read on that day? The in
Icreased circulation of books on the
following day, however. shows us the
lfutility of shirking. What we fail to
do one day doubles our work on the
tnext. In this case no number of
added tasks could lessen the en-
| thusiasm. It was worth it.
/ WINNIE BUCKLIN,
/ Librarian
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-22
CHARGE AGAINST.
la f0LLETTEIS
ORDERED DROPPED
BY SENATE BODY

Washington, Nov 22.--Investiga-
ton Of the alleged disloyal speech Of
Senator La Toilette at st. Paul more
than a year ago was abandoned to.
day by the senate elections commit
tee on vote of to 2. Committee
members said that however much the
speech of Senator La Toilette, or
which the proceedings were brought
might be developed, there was nc
basis for expulsion from the senate
Senator Pomerene OF Ohio. chair.
man, and Senator Walsh OF Montana,
both Democrats, voted against the
dismissal of the charges.
A contest may develop In the SEN
ate over the adoption of the major
ity report which will be submitted
when the senate reconvenes Dec. 2.
by Senator Dillingham; of Vermont
Republican. Chairman Pomerene
announced that he would submit a
minority report and might contest
adoption by the senate Of the dismis-
sal resolution.
The committee today acted on the
motion of Senator La Follette's at
torney, Gilbert E. Roe, Of New York,
formerly his law partner. to dismiss
the proceedings. Four Democrats.
Senators Reed of Missouri. Ashurst
Of Arizona, Vardaman of Mississip-
pi, and Waicott Of Delaware, Joined
with five Republicans, Dillingham; of
Vermont, Kenyon of Iowa, Sherman
of Illinois, Knox OF Pennsylvania,
and Kellogg Of Minnesota. in voting
to dismiss.
Senators Pomerene and Walsh
voted in the negative, and three
committee members were absent
Thompson Of Kansas and King Of
Utah, Democrats and Fall Of New
Mexico, Republican.
After Senator LaFollette's speech
at st. Paul on Sept. 20, 1917, before
the Nonpartisan league, charges
were filed with the senate commit
tee by the Minnesota Safety Commits
sion of which Governor BurnQuist
was chairman. Proceedings seeking
Senator La Follette's expulsion from
the senate Were asked by the Min
nesota commission which asserted
that Mr.. La Follette's speech con-
tanned utterances of "a disloyal and
seditious nature" created treasona-
BILE sentiments in Minnesota, and
weakened support OF the federal
government during the war. Ine
charges characterized Senator La
Toilette as "a teacher of disloyalty
and sedition" and declared he was
guilty of giving aid and comfort to
the enemy and hindering the govern
ment in the conduct of the war"
For more than a year the senate
investigation has been proceeding
intermfttently. In October, 1917,
Senator La Toilette and counsel APP
peared before the committee deny
ing the charges. disclaiming disloyal
imputations placed upon the re-
marks, and demanding a thorough
investigation of his statements.
Senator La Toilette charged and
evidence was submitted to prove
that an inaccurate reference to his
speech was published to the effect
that he stated the United States had
no grievance in entering the war. He
said the country did have serious
grievances but. he believed, INSULT
Ciest for war.
Statements of Senator LaFollette
regarding the cause for war. the
sinking OF the Lusitania and the rec
ord of congress on taxation princi-
pally were the basis for the charges.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-22
No Decision In
Mortgage Case

Judge A. T. Cole has reserved de-
cision in the case of Henry Amer
land, Fargo, against the First Ma
tional bank OF Casselton to recover
81, 600 on farm mortgage which
Mr. Amerland holds as assignee, and
which he alleges is not first mort
gage on the land described. Argu-
ments by counsel were completed in
Cass county district court Thursday
afternoon.
Today's schedule was broken by
settlement of two cases out of court.
The case of j. G. Mahon VS.. w. l..
Purdy was Withdrawn. The case Of
John C. Lee VS.. Mrs. Marion Darga-
vel was also settled. Mr.. Lee, form
erly OF Lee g. Piper, Fargo grocers,
was suing to recover money paid TO
Marvin Dargayel, formerly q North
ern Pacific switchman,} for sugar
stolen from cars. Marvin Dargayel
is now serving time in the state
penitentiary for the theft.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-22

It is reported from Rome that the
occupation by Italian forces of Italy
Irredenta, provinces where Italians
predominant but which for genera
tions have been part Of Austria, is
going forward apace.
The armIstice terms accepted by
Austria return to Italy these lost
provinces, together with the greater
part OF the Dalmatian littoraI and it's
adjacent islands. Possession Of the
Trentino and the Istrian peninsula is
granted In full, with the dominating
strategic mountain positions of the
Rhedan, Dolomite and Carnic Alps.
to make the redeemed area possible Of
easy defense.
The most important city in the re-
deemed provinces is Triest, which
before the war was Austria's one
great seaport The second most i'm
portant redeemed city is Trent, Pola,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-22

Al French silopkeeper wrote TO ons
of his customers as follOws:
~ am able to offer YOU cloth like
the enclosed sample at 0 francs the
meter. In case do not hear from You
shall conclude that you wish to pay
only s francs In order TO lose no
time, / accept the last mentioned
price"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-22
Italians Are Taxing Possession Of
Their PYO1i1cgs Held BY Austria

sons II peace principles provides that
every nation shah have an outlet io
the sea, and Jugo- siavia's only
chance for a seaport is on the A6rg-
attic.
Italy's victory orcr Austria aa-
sures the realization Of Itaiy's long
dream that tho Adriatic shall be an
Italian sea. The Juso- -Slavs are fsoG
expected to compete with Italy Cdr
the control Of this body OF water. nh
only other country bordering on ftle
Adriatic is Albania, very backward
state, which nrLy have an Italian pro-
tectorate until 1t is ready for SELF
government.