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The Robesonian., 1918-03-28
RED SPRINGS NEWS ITEMS
Recital Next Monday Night-Impres-
size Prayer Service-SociaI
and Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian

Correspondence of The Robesonian
Red Springs, March 27.-Mr. Hen
ry Livermore, who is in a training
camp in Oklahoma. was a visitor in
town last week He had been visit
ing his brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. R. w. Livermore, in Penn
broke.
Mrs. Lytch and little daughter of
Lumber5on, visited Mrs. Lytch's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Mcleod
this week
On Monday night the pupils of
Miss Emma Taylor gave a recital in
the college auditorium by TIE fam
Gus composer GODDARD The numbers
consisted Of organ. piano, voice and
violin.
Mr.. S. E. Leonard, who has beer
taking Y. M. c. A. training in Spring.
field, Mass, was Red Springs visi.
tor last week.
Mrs. Jennie Goodwin of Lumbertor
spent last Tuesday night and Wednes
day in town with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Pearsall.
Miss Mary McEachern spent Mon
day in Fayetteville.
l
vile spent few days in town las
week with friends.
Mrs. George Bullock entertaine,
the young matron's club on Wednes
day afternoon. Miss Carrie Mcneil
a bride-to-be, was among the invites
guests.
A very impressive prayer meeting
was held in the Presbyterian churc
on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting
was lead by Miss Pattie Watkins o
the college faculty, who gave yer
inspiring talk.
Mrs Harry Mclean of Goldsbor
is visiting her grandmother, Mr.:
Colin Edens.
On Monday night the third quartz,
, ly recital of the year will be held
the college auditorium. A very ir
; teresting program will be presente'
f Mr.. G. H. Hall spent Wednesday
= Fayetteville attending "the create
North Carolina meeting" in celebr;
= ton of the completion of the conoliz;
: tion of the upper Cape Fear river.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28
Fairmont Man Dies in Richmond.

A dispatch of the 25th to the Will
mington Star states that Charles 4.
Traynham, for many years member
of the firm of 0. A. Reeves & Co.,
tobacco warehousemen of Falrmont,
died last Sunday night in Memorial
hospital in Richmond, Va, and that
Boston, Va, for burial. Deceased
was son of Rev. D. J. Traynham Of
the Virginia Methodist conference,
who survives. He is also survived by
his widow. z children and 8 brothers
The family Of the deceased lives
at Fairmont.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28
PEMBROKE POINTS.
Easter Egg Hunt Saturday and Spe-
cial Service Sunday-New Church
Nearing Comp!etion-PersOnal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Pembroke, March 27.-Rev. Row
land Hedgepeth filled his appoint
ment at the Baptist church Sunday at
IL a. m. and 1880 p. m.
The new Baptist church is nearing
completion and will be more conven-
lent than the school house, which has
been used for a church since the
church was burned some time ago.
There will be an Easter egg hunt
for the small children at the school
house Saturday at 8 p: m. and Sunday
at II a. m. there will be an Easter
service by the Sunday school children
Mr.. Charley Stuart spent last week
at Coates with his brother, who is
sick with pneumonia.
Mr.. John Fields spent Sunday at
Moss Neck.
Mr.. w. l.. Beasley, who left'kere
some time ago, has accepted a posi-
! ton with the S. A. L. as clerk in the
freight office at Rockingham
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28
NUMBER IL
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS

The iocal banks will observe Mon
day, April lst, IS a legal holiday
A two-weeks' terms of Superior
court for the trial of civil cases VIII
convene here Monday.
Miss Annie M'White, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert M'White of the
Ten Mile section, is ill with pneumo-
MIA.
Mr.. J. F. Brisson and family mov-
ed Monday from the Dresden cotton
mill village to the St. Pauls cotton
mill.
License has been issued for the
marriage Of Dock Zurcher and Annie
Jane Cason; Henry NJ. Ivey and jamie
Burlls
Mr.. H. B. Robson has accepted
the position of street foreman and
sanitary officer. He began work yes
terday.
There is some talk of the old
| Presbyterian church building being
| converted into a rest room for ladies'
coming INTO town from the country.
a sum of money was found on the
floor in Messrs. White & Coughs de-
partment store yesterday! The own
er can get same by applying at the
store and describing same. :
Mr.. N. A. Kinlaw of R. z from
Lumberton returned Tuesday from
Laurlnburg, where he served on the
grand jury at term of Federal court.
The jury completed its work in one
day.
After Friday of this week no
more old clothes will be collected by
the local Red Cross chapter, and no
more will be received at the local
headquarters. The campaign closes
tomorrow.
.-Olen w. Odum, 15-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Odum of the
st. Pauls section, came to Lumberton
yesterday and tried to enlist i'm the
Y. 5. army at the local recruiting of
flee. His age kept him out, however.
Mrs. Sallie McRae of Washing
ton, D. c., is visiting her sister, Mrs
: Mollie Norment, Elm street. Mrs
n McRae came to Fayetteville Tuesday
: to attend the funeral of her mother
/. ir-law, Mrs. Colin McRae, who died
n Sunday.
r Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Hamilton and
: three children and nurse left early
: Tuesday morning for Scotland Necl
to visit Mrs. Hamilton's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. ]. Whitehead. They mad.
the trip in Mr.. Hamilton's car. The,
are expected home Sunday.
Mr.. C. NJ. Bryan, who lives abou
: miles northeast of town, returne.
last night from Camp Jackson, wner,
n he went in response to a telegram
advising that his son, Mr.. Warrel
Bryan, was ill. Mr.. Bryan was suf
fering with some head trouble and hi
condition was somewhat improved yes
= terday.
t -"Society goes into vaudeville
1t Friday night, April 5th, at the loez
opera house for the benefit of the Re
g Cross. The work rooms here will re
n ceive all the money. Program IN
IS details will appear in Thursday
le Robesonian, April 4th. General a
mission will be 25 cents, reserve seat
Mt 10 cents extra.
ol Mr.. N. E. Canady, an electrics
~ engineer from the State Insurance DE-
:, partment, has been in Lumberto
II. since yesterday inspecting the loc,
IN lighting system. He says that Lun
ID berton's "white way" is the prettie:
he has seen and he heartily coinpl
a. rnents the town on it; also he is mos
~, favorably impressed with the al
:; sence of unsightly signs on tt
/ streets.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28
Strategic Reserve Plans of Su-
preme War Council Now to Be
Tested.

Washington Dispatch, March 27-
were scanned eagerly tonight by Of
ficials and military men here for the
first signs of the counter-blow which
they think will be delivered soon by
the Allied armies in France, where
the rush of the German drive appar-
emily has been definitely checked.
While no official report has reach
ed the War Department showing the
participation of American forces be-
yond few engineer units, there was
reason to believe that some part of
General Pershing's army might have
taken part in the battles.
The only report reaching the War
| Department today was brief sum-
mary sent in by General Pershing
showing the British battle lines as
trey stood early yesterday morning
The German claim that 963 guns had
been taken also was quoted.
Tonight reports from London show.
ed the British defense to have st fen
ed sharply in the last few hours
Counter mentioned, it was
indicated. were of local character ans
not to be confused with the great ef
forts to be expected to develop nov
at any moment. Officers said the
shock of the German drive appeared
to have been absorbed by the with
drawal of General Haig's troops.
All depends, it is said, upon. tn
forces the Allies have been able II
muster to deliver the counter-stroke
There has been every indication tina
!, both British and French have beel
asing reinforcements sparingly. con
serving their reserve power for tn
, day that is just ahead. The strate
! gic reserve plans Of the supreme wa
Council at Versailles are new to b
tested, it is indicated, for dispatche
form all quarters mention the gathei
T ing of the "army Of maneuvers' TO
= the work in hand.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28
Free Inspection of Cattle By Gov
ernment Expert.

DIR. A. H. Kerr, county farm dem
cnstrator, has received from the Z; .
Bureau of Animal Industry numoef
of blanks for farmers who wish co
Rave their cattle inspected by a gov
ernment expert once or twice eacn
year to fill out and send IN to the de-
partment. .,
These inspections will be made free
for ali farmers who fill out one Of the
blanks and send it in.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28
DEBATE FRIDAY EVENING.
Goldsboro and Lumberton Teams Will
Hold Public Debate at Goldsb0rG
and Herein High School Audi
tOrium.

The two teams Representing the
Lumberton high school in the State
triangular debate will 60 up against
two teams from the Goldsboro high
school tomorrow evening.
Miss Carolyn Shooter and MI. Gas
ton Bruton will go to Golds,oro,
Where VIII they will defend the negative
side Of the query, which is, Resolved
That all industrial disputes should be
settled by compulsory arbitration
while Messrs. Redden Britt and Harry
Russell will defend the affirmative
side at home. Miss Blanche Henley
and Mr.. Paul Sadler will come mere
from the Goldsboro school 70 repre-
sent the negative. :
The debate here will take place II
the high school auditorium at 3 O'CLOCK
invited.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28
Mr. John D. McAllister recentl!

Mr.. John D. McAllister recently
bought a number Of English phea--
SAINTS and will loose them on the old
Pooe plantation near Long Branch
church. Mr.. McAllister says If the
oeople will aid him in taking care o.
the birds in a few years they viii be
plentiful throughout this section and
will make hunting much more pleas
ant and profitable.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28

The U. S. army recruiting office
which was established here some Two
years ago will De moved to Fayettee-
vile March 81. The Fayettevl1e Of
flee viii be located in the postoffice
building .la.G " a-' ssaa-
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28
Democratic Primaries Saturday )

Democratic precinct primaries will
ho ha1d at the various voting places
in Ie the desu county o W Saturday Of this week
III ~ % n M New township executive
conmittees co - + are to be elected and del
COATES to the county convention which
in vii be held April 6, will be elected
also
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28
MIR. Carey Ellington Died At
Thompson Hospital This Morn

ing.
Mr.. Carey Ellington, aged "a years,
died at the Thompson hospital at l
o'clock this morning. Deceased was
hrourht to the hospital several days
aco suffering from the results OF
f. / hen his left hip was broken Inc
remains were shipped today to the
home at Kemper, S. G.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28

Miss Monte Coins has accepted
position in the First Natlonal oaiin
She began work this morning.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28
FIERCE BATTLE CONTINUES ON WEST FRONT
German Losses Estimated 100000 Men-Strergth
Offensive Apparently is Fast Diminishing ngEyerywnere
British and French Holding the Enemy-Ofensive
Against Italians ExpectedSituaon in Russia Attracts Atten


enteen British merchantmen , of
both categories were destroyed. TIE
Italians during the week lost three
steamers and six sailing vessels in
submarine attacks
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28
Young Man Arrested on Serious
Charges.

A. r Cashwell, a young white man,
was arrested here yesterday afternoon
by Chief of Police Alf. 81; Mcleod
on on the charge of assault with attempt
to to rape, carrying concealed weapons
and having two wives. The warrants
were ~ sworn out in Bladen county and
Cashwell was taken to Bladen this
morning by Deputy Taylor OF that
county. ,- ~ +,,-
PEOPLES garage here for some time.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-28
FARMERS UNION MEETING
Matters of Special Interest to be Dls'
cussed at Meeting in LumDerton
April "a.

To Farmers Union Members:
All members of the Robson dlvl' m
sion If the Farmers union are re-
onus ouested ed to meet in Lumberton Wsd; "a;
nessI nesday, April "a. A matter Of Of speGla ;a1
;, interest to each member Of the unloI
iii lzill he discussed and acted upon. Le1
~ach m local urge that its members Of
resent Remember the date; 1rn
Sec-Treas. Robson Union
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-11
of they are furnished below cost.

they are furnished below cost.
Penniman reminds one Of a camp.
with it's monotonous rows of long
houses, all of gray color. The streets
are all lettered and numbered. For in.
stance, l live on the corner Of H and
Eleventh street.. But how could you
expect anything more when you con-
sider that little more than months
age, this whole place was nothing but
a corn-feld?
1t boasts fine class of girls here,
genteel and patriotic. Some are other
wise, but they are in the minority.
A great many are married, their hug
bands being in France. Numbers ~
girls come in every day, and. as the
drift calls the men away, they will
need more. To any who contemplate
coming here, would say, do not
come for the money only" AS Nc
Calls magazine says: "The compen-
sation is not commensurate with the
hazards taken" Those who come in
that spirit turn away sadly in about
weeks time.
Mr.. John L. Davis, U. s. Employ
ment Bureau, 1922 Washington ST.,
Columbia, 8. c.. will receive any ap-
plications any one sends in between
the ages of 1s to IS, they only being
eligible.
Sadie Bowers.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-11
DUpoNT ENGINEERING co.
PENNIMAN, VIRGINIA

AS a few Newberrians have been
asking about the work and conditions
here at Penniman, I shall write
something about it, although I have
been here only few weeks.
Those who have been here the long
est like it the best, and, while every
convenience has not been introduced
vet, I can say this, that the Dupont
company is trying. to make it just as
convenient as possible as quickly as
possible.
In that part of the munition plant
where work, we fill boosters with
powder, and get them ready for ship
ping. Some are sent to the shell line
in this plant, and some are shipped
away to other plants in this country
Pennims.n has the distinction q
having the first and only Booste;
plant in America. Before this plant
was built, our shells were shipped tr
France and England, and there sup
piled with boosters. TO get little
more into detail: the freight car un-
loads the iron boosters with the fuss
cap inserted, and the adapter screwed
on. In this first house. "a sort o1
store room, but called the Disassembly
House,) these three parts must bs
disassembled. A motor runs a little
machine, where you push in the boost.
er, and this separates the three parts
The girls who do this work say thei1
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a few words, some how I manage to
get by though with signs. feel sorry
for them-for fully realize what a
burden they have had cast upon their
shoulders the past few years. You
can notice by the expressions on each
and every one of their faces that 1t
has turned from sorrow into JOY over
the coming of our boys over here. II
has turned a possible defeat into a
positive victory, and the course OF
time is left to decide it.
have heard from Bill a couple OF
times since his arrival in England.
We are going to try to make arrange
ment to see each other in the near
future.
Please write me real otter darling
mother and sister. Let me know
everything.
GIVE every body my deepest love.
with great big heart full Of love
Your devoted son,
Doc.
A. P. o. TIT
Amer. Forces-IFrance
Via N. Y.
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shoulders ache after eight hours OF

shoulders ache after eight hours OF
work.
The boosters proper, after being in
spected (as to size and rust by sol
dier), are then slipped into tray case
holding twenty-five. Then a girl puts
these into truck, which holds twelve
trays, and two girls truck these to the
Pressing House.
Here two charges of Triton and two
charges of Tetryl (very high ex-
plosives) are weighed and put in the
booster, and each charge is pressed
in a pressing machine. There are
twelve of these machines to each little
house. From each house these boost
ers are now carried to the Roaming
House, where the roaming machines
press an elongated hole in the press-
ed powder. The booster is then clean
ed to get rid of any loose powder, and
sent to the Assembly House. Here
the fuse caps and adapter, (Which
have in the mean time been sent, fron
the Disassembly House to the Assem-
bly, House,) are adjusted and screwed
on.
Now, the assembled booster is ready
to be packed in a box with a rack.
thus allowing the booster to stand
! upright. From here the box goes to
the shipping house, the tops are
! screwed on, and the box car loaded.
The powder is yellow. and discolor'
| the hands and face badly unless vel!
! protected. However, the color will II
time wear of. Sometimes it causes
a slight eruption on the skin; but this
| can be treated, and will soon wear
away.
On the several shell lines at Penn:
man, they do not work in the powder
at all. Many seek to get in these
lines; but the truly patriotic ones are
willing to work in the Booster Plant
There are many girls here employ
ed in cafeterias and Offices. These
places pay s75 per month. while tn:
work with the shells and boosters pa;
45c per hour, eight hours day.
AS to living conditions: Pennimar
is overcrowded at present; but 81;
new dormitories are in process o
erection. ALI the girls dormitorles
have nice rooms, small of course, sup
piled with furniture and bedding. The
have nice baths, and also tubs Wner
you can wash your clothes, for ther'
| are no washerwomen in Pennima1
The Y. w. C. A. and Y. NJ. c. "A. ar
both doing splendid work here. The.
| have beautiful reception rooms tdtte'
| for entertainments and they organic
and arrange athletics.
The meals are good. They claim
| and I believe the claim is just, tina
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-11
From LIT. LEONARD NANCE
Son of Mrs. Alma Nance.
Somewhere in France,
Sept. 9Th, 1918.

Sept. Sth, 1918.
NV darling mother and sister:
Your dear and most welcome letter
received only few minutes ago, ana
I wish it was IN my power to state
how much it vas appreciated. You do
not realize how glad l am to hear
that you and 'fSnookums" are getting
along fine and having a good time
This ia the first time I have hearo
from you and believe me feel like
a new man already. You will have an
idea how long it takes a letter to
reach me over here by the date at
the head Of this little note-a little
over two months-of course all Of the
mail is not delayed this long.
The little clipping was also appre-
ciated-and. am glad that the peo-
ple of Lake City will not be surprised
when / return all decorated. am 60
ing to try to do my little bit while
over here, for realize that am play
ing with 90 many more OF my COM
rades in 8 great game Of chance, and
that the best man wins. am also
going to try harder than ever before
to return with few decorations, ano
expect to, il nothing but the soil OF
Fance on the sole Of my shoes. This
will be a remembrance Of the great
war now In progress. We are stiil
progressing very rapidly, and from
all reports it will not be long before
we four will meet again to celebrate
our absence OF so long time
I was pleased very much mother to
hear that Katie (excuse mel had ac-
cepted a position so close to you-this
will give you both an opportunity 70
see each other this winter. Tell
ssSnookum" that we are having live.
II time over here with the MAZDA
moiselles," and that I have learned
to say, a few words in French already
such as I love you, etc1,perfectlS
natural for boy. They are very fonc
OF the American soldiers and look up
on us as a curiosity more than any
thing else. You can very often see
them stand of to one side with theii
mouths wide open looking while the
boys pass. OF course human nature
interferes and the result is you have
an engagement for the evening, where
you will have to explain where you
are from. how long you are, what yo1
did in civil Hfe,-in other words tel
them the history of your life. You
can imagine what a - of a time you'
SON has trying to talk to these poor
French people, when I can only sa!
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newaI, to the Progressive Farmer,
Needlecraft, Ladies' Home Journal,
Saturday Evening Post, Country
Gentleman, Woman's Home Com
panion, Mccall Magazine and any
other periodical that is wanted. a.
publishers prices. Please send
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berry, S. C. 9-27
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WANTED-A colored boy to run er-
rands and do odd jobs and anything
that is to be done. Could give the
right boy a Job all the time or use
him before and after school hours.
Apply to "H" care The Herald and
News 9-24tf
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sss cures by removing the cause.
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
NO EXEMPTIONS TO MEN
Welded SINCE MAY, 1917

In no case will men of draft age,
married since the enactment Of the Sc
lective service law, be granted de-
ferred classification for military ser
vice except those becoming of age
since June 5, 1917, who may be given
deferred places if they married before
Jan. Is, 1918, the date on which the
new 1918 registration was authorized,
according to information received TO-
day by W. R. Tucker, clerk of the
Cass county draft board, from Adju-
tant General Fraser of Bismarck.
All local boards are requested, un-
der new rulings from the office of the
provost marshal general, to reclassify
all cases involving marriage. De-
tendency claims on account of chill
dren of such marriage will be allowed
where children are born or unborn
before June, 1918"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-06-20
Judge Severson Again Candidate in
Mountrail.

Our old friend, Judge John E. Sew
erson of Stanley, is candidate for re-
nomination for county judge of Noun
trail county. Two years ago hard
fight was put up to defeat him, but
he and his numerous friends demon
strated that they had something to say
about it, and he came out of the bat
tie with colors flying.
This year, as usual, an effort is being
made to defeat him, but the Judges
friends say that the election will re-
suit just as it did two years ago, and
the serene smile still remains on the
Judges good natured countenance.
This year there is a three-handed
contest for the nomination, but this is
not apt to make any difference in the
results, the Judges friends aver. One
Of the candidates opposing him is
pool hall proprietor. 1t would be a
most unusual spectacle for the people
of a wide-awake county like Noun
trail to select for this dignified office
a man, one of whose strong talking
points is that of being a good pool and
billiard player.
The writer has known Judge Sever
son for years; knew him when he was
a hard working farm boy back in
Story county, Iowa, and watched him
as he worked his way thru the Drake
law school at Des Moines, la. We re,
member we'll when he was admitted to
the bar in North Dakota, back In l9O9,
and have watched his steady and sue
cessful plugging ever since. Judge
Severson, or Honest John, as his
friends call him, is as common as an
old shoe and he knows the law, he
has been eminently fair, as all must
realize and admit, for during the four
years he has held this office, whenever
a case was taken to higher court,
his decision was always affirmed. No
better recommendation is needed.