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The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
SURRENDER IS ESSENTIAL
President Says That Must be Under
stood if U. S. is to Deal With Mill
tary Masters of Germany-No Ar
mistice Except With Germany Hors
de Combat.
President Wilson has submitted tn

President Wilson has submitted the
German plea for armistice and peace
TO the Allies and at the same time
has informed Berlin that there can
be no armistice except upon terms
that would make it impossible for
Germany to renew hostilities.
While consenting to deal further
with the present authorities in Ger
many, the President has given them
this warning:
IF it (the United States) must
deal with the military masters and
monarchical autocrats df Germany
now, or if it is likely to have to deal
with them later in regard to the inter-
national obligations of the German
empire, it must demand, not peace
negotiations, but surrender. Nothing
can be gained by leaving this essen
tial thing unsaid."
The Presidents reply to the last
German note was handed to the
charge of the Swiss legation last night
for transmission to the German gov
ernment. It accedes to the request
that he take up with the Allies the
proposals of the new spokesmen of
the German people, but does it with
notice that virtual surrender of the
Teutonic armies in the field will be
the price demanded for interruption
OF the beating now being administer
ed,
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
Big Naval Program Proposed.

Congress has been asked by the
Navy Department to authorize . sec
ond 3-year naval bill building pro-
gram to provide 10 additional super
dreadnoughts, 6 battle cruisers and
140 smaller vessels at cost Of $780,
000, 900. This authorization is asked
for the next fiscal year and il in ad-
dition to the 156 naval vessels COM
prising the first 3-year building pro-
gram authorized in 1916 and the
great number of new destroyefs and
other special types contracted for
since the United States entered the
-War. til
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
STANTON McKINNON.
popular Young Man of Rowland Sue.
cumbs to Influenza-Pneumonia.
correspondence of The Robesonian.

correspondence of The Robesonian.
Rowland, Oct. 22-It is hard to re-
member when more sincere grief
spread over this community than on
Saturday night, Oct. 10. when news
OF Stanton Byrd McKinnon's death
was heard. The young man was born
IN July 1900, and died from pneumo-
ma resulting from influenza.
stanton was general favorite
with young and old throughout the
entire community. His sunny DISPOSE
tlon and cherry smile quickly won
friends for him. He was never too
busy or too tired to do something to
Tighten someone's burden. Just a few
days before he was stricken with in
fluenza, he volunteered to carry a
grleving father and mother to see
their son who was ill at Camp Jack
son, thereby exposing himself to the
disease Of the epidemic; but that was
characteristic of his noble young man.
hood. .
Stanton left high school here in the
spring Of 1917 and enlisted in coast
artillery for the defense of his coun.
try, which he served like a hero un.
/ til his fathers. death in July of that
year. Since that time he had beer
| with his mother here but was plan.
| ming to enter the university for mill
tary training this fall. Surely a splen
did, young man has Joined the throne
OF others who are going so rapidly
now.
Twas significant fact that just a
1.-The hour of his death, news reached
there that Henry Straughan, who en-
listed at the same time as Stanton
had died Of influenza in France o,
September 26. The two boys wer,
great friends.
The funeral was conducted from tn,
residence of his mother, Mrs. Graham
WcKinnon, Monday morning at l.
o'clock and interment followed at Ash
pole cemetery. The floral tribute
were unusually beautiful.
Il Surviving are his mother, tw
brothers, D. Prather and Graham, an
one sister, Miss Allie Byrd McKinnor
Ebesides numerous other relatives.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
CREST OF WAVE REACHED.
Influenza Conditions Are Expected to
Improve Rapidly Now-Tide Has
Turned-Very Few New Cases and
No Deaths in Town-Mills Resume
Operations.

The crest of the influenza wave IN
and about Lumberton has been reach
ed according to local physicians;
VERY few new cases have developed
in Lumberton this week and no deaths
have. been reported in town. Doctors
saw they expect conditions to improve
very fast now that the tide has turned.
Conditions at the mill villages are
reported as very favorable, no new
cases developing. The mills have re-
sumed operations in part after beng
Closed down three weeks.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
ST PAULS NEWS PACKAGE.
Patriotic Folk-"Flu" Situation I'm
proved-News From Soldiers
~.
Personal Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Correspondence OF The Robes0nlan.
st. Pauls, Oct. 23.-We are proud to,
see our little town did so we'll in
getting up 4th Liberty Loan bonds.5
Our folks are patriotic enough to do
all we can to help our noble boys who
are sacrificing so much for us and
our dear old native land.
Yes, the "Flu" has been and is
here, but we hope will soon take it's
flight. We notice the factory was
able to start up again this week.
Probably the churches will soon be
able to open up also. Let's hope for
the best, anyway, and watch for the
sunshine. We notice few new cases
at this writing, but trust they will
soon be out again. Don't get up too
soon, though, seems to be good ad-
vice in this "flu" business. Lots Of
the folks are wearing sulphur in their
shoes. No harm, sure, and might be
some preventative, and anyway ut
does not hurt our feet to tread on
sulphur.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Powers are
smiling over their new daughter.
A cable message sometime ago in
formed us Mr.. John Alex McGeachy
who went as Y. NJ C. A. worker, was
slightly wounded over in France. We
learn also Mr.. Carl Johnson, brother
of our townsman Mr.. A. B. johnson.
was slightly wounded. We trust we
shall hear some "good news" soon
which will relieve the anxiety of the
home folks and friends.
Mr.. Hally M. Johnson, who belongs
to the navy. spent a few days among
us. Got days furlough, was look
ing we'll, seems like navy agrees with
him o. k.
We were sorry to hear some time
ago Mr.. Shaw McEachern was i'll
but is in one Of the naval GONZALES
cent hospitals and says he's putting
on 2 pounds day" now. Let Us
hope he will soon regain all he lost.
1 Rev. J. ]. Murray, our former pas
tor, was still at Camp Fremont, Cal
ifornia but was in quarantine, SC
guess he will soon join our noble
men cover there" and success we wish
lem all. Get old Kaiser, boys, and
hurry and come back. We folks back
home are keeping the home fire burn
ing for you.
Miss Josephine Evans is home. He,
school was suspended on account o1
E.sflu" rage. Mr.. Francis NurthroT
was able to return to Greensboro
where he's been in school. : This in
fuenza epidemic must look somewhat
brighter when some of the school:
and colleges are opening again
Flora Macdonald broke last week
Lots of the girls were sick and coule
not get away.
Miss Mary Lavinia johnson came
by on her way to help nurse the sick
She's been at Parkton for some tims
nursing.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24

EXAMINATIONS SUSPENDED

No Registrants for Military Duty
Will Be Examined Until Further
Notice-Subscribe for The Robson
ian and Save Yourself and the Lo-
cal Board Unnecessary Trouble.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
The War Department has left it to
my discretion as to whether we should
continue physical examination of reg
istrants recently placed in class one,
and on account of the fact that so
many registrants or members of their
families have the influenza, and the
further fact that the medical member
OF this board is himself ill with the
same disease, and the demand for the
other physicians in treating the sick
is so great, have concluded to sus-
pend examinations until further no.
tice. 1t is impossible to state lust
when examinations will begin again,
as this will depend somewhat on the
breaking of the influenza epidemic,
but it is safe to assume that there
will be no examinations before the
sonal notice will be given, but notice
middle of next week. No further per.
will be given through the Robesonian
and l advise all registrants to look
for the notice in Mondays and Thurs.
days issues.
In this connection, I desire to say
that every important notice effectine
registrants will hereafter be publish
ed in The Robesonian, and l therefore
URGE that every registrant in dis
trict No. 1, who does not have acces.
to the paper subscribe Immediately
It will save both the registrant ant
this local board a vast amount O.
trouble incident to coming to tow
for information, writing letters, tele
phoning, etc. Of course the infor
nation will also be given to the othe
papers, but The Robesonian is tn
only paper published twice a week
and therefore the only paper through
which you can promptly get the in
formation.
Very truly yours,
T. L. JOHNSON, Chairman.
Oct. 23rd, 1918.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
TO DISPENSE NOUR1sHMENT
TO FLU" VICTIMS
Central Soup Kitchin Opened to Sup
ply Families That Need Help
Town Divided Into Wards and
Committee Appointed.

A central soup kitchin has been
opened in the old Columbia hotel
pudding and soup will be dispensed
from this kitchen to- those suffering
from influenza and complications. The
town has been divided into four wards
and committees appointed to make in
vestigations and report cases where
aid is needed.
This action was decided upon at
meeting of the civilian relief COM
mlttee of the Lumberton Red Cross
chapter yesterday afternoon. The
meeting was held in front of the court
house.
The town was divided north and
south by Sixth street. The northern
section east and west by, Elm and the
southern section east and west by
Pine street. The following were ap-
pointed as committee to look after
conditions in the wards in which they
live: Mesdames S. Mcintyre, Daisy
w. Jenkins, A. s. King, j.
M. McCallum, E: R. McIn-
tyre, L. T. Townsend, R. E. Lewis,
p: B. Freeman, G. B. Skipper, Misses
Winifred Rowland, jamie Carlyle,
Marjorie Russell, Agnes Mclean,
Cammie McNeill, Lillian Proctor and
Amanda McDiarmid.
The soup kitchen is being operated
under the direction of Miss Lulu M.
Cassidey. It is desired that all who
can send soups from their homes 70
the kitchen. They will be distrib-
uted from there to the homes where
they are needed.
Not only will the white people be
supplied, but colored families as well.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
ATTACK RENEWED.

London, Oct. 24.-The attack was
renewed this morning on the whole
front between the Disc canal and the
Scheldt, Field Marshal Haig reports
today. The forest north of Valen-
ciennes has been cleared of the enemy
and villages have been captured.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
Recorders Court.

The following cases have bean difs
posed of by Recorder E. M. Britt
John Leach, colored, assault upon
James McEachern, colored; judgment
suspended upon payment of the cost.
James McEachern, colored, assault
upon Carl Leach; not guilty.
"Stump" Mitchell, Indian, carrying
concealed. weapons; prayer for judg-
ment continued upon payment OF the
cost.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
Miss Matte Scott.

Miss Matte Scott, aged about 40
years, died at the home of Mr. Lewis
Scott, with whom she lived, three
miles east of Lumberton, Tuesday.
Deceased had been sick for several
days with Influenza
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
Over 2 Million Men Overseas.

At the same time the Presidents
reply to Germany was made public
last night the White House gave out
correspondence between Secretary Ba-
ker and President Wilson showing
that more than million American
soldiers have embarked to participate
in the war overseas.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER

Washington, Oct. 24-Marshal Foch
together with American and Allied
commanders left by President Wilson
to apply armistice terms have agreed
upon a course tantamount - to Ger
many's unconditional surrender.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
CARING FOR SICK.
Rowland Red Cross Has Equipped
School Building for Hospital for
COlOred-It Also Has Opened Diet
Kitchen.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

OF Inc hoDeSonldn.
Rowland, Oct. 22.-The Rowland
chapter of the Red Cross has equipped
the colored school building for an
emergency hospital for the colored
race. The rooms are large, well ven
tilated and everything is in readiness
to accommodate any patients suffering
from influenza or pneumonia.
The Red Cross has also opened a
diet kitchen and is serving hot, nour,
ishing soups and other suitable food
to those who are sick. The influenza
situation has been rather serious here
but seems more optimistic today than
at any other time since it broke out
This community has been very for.
tunate in securing and very grateful
to DR.. Herring Of Charlotte who came
last week to relieve us.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
/. Mr.. Norman Britt.

Mr.. Norman Britt, aged 19 years,
died Tuesday night at the home of his
father, Mr.. Nathan Britt, at the Jen-
nings cotton mill village, of influenza.
Several other members Of the family
are sick.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
MIR. Lester Britt of Mt. Elm.

Mr.. Lester Britt died Tuesday af-
ternoon at his home near Mt. Elm of
influenza a-pneumonia. Mr.. Britt is the
fourth member of his family to die
from this disease and four other men,
bers of the family are seriously ill.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
TIE RECORD OF DEATHS.
Mr.. Noah Stubbs of Fairmont.

!, Mr.. Noah Stubbs Of Fairmont died
Monday afternoon Of pneumonia fol-
lowing influenza. Deceased is sur
vived by his wife and two children.
Interment was made in the Fairmont
cemetery Tuesday at noon.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
ALLIED TROOPS CONTINUE
TO ADVANCE.

London, Oct. 24.-British troops
with Americans cooperating continue
their advance on front of nearly 20
miles south of Valenciennes.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24

Mr.. J. Frank Stephens Of r. /
from Orrum was Lumberton visitor
tuesday. Mr.. Stephens has recovered
from an attack Of Spanish influenza.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
: Max Has the "Flu"

Copenhagen, Oct. 24.-Prince Max
imilian, German chancellor, is i'll with
influenza.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
VOL. IXL
ALLIES AGREE UPON
TERMS OF ARMISTICE
(BY United Press. J

London, Oct. 24.-The Allies have
agreed upon the terms of the armis-
tice, according to information OBJ
tanned here.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
Dates for Farmers Union Meet
ing Changed.

The dates of the annual meeting Of
the North Carolina Farmers Union
have been changed from October 30
81 to December HIP. The change
was made on account Of the influenza
conditions. The meeting will be held
at Wilson.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
Mrs. Ralph Purcell of Floral Col

lege.
Mrs. Ralph Purcell Of the Floral
College section, near Maxton, died
Monday of influenza pneumonia De-
ceased had only been married few
months.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
Association Post

Burnt Swamp Association Post
poned. -
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Buie, Oct. 23.-The meeting of the
Burnt Swamp association has been
postponed indefinitely, subject to the
call of the moderator.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
Mr.; J. L. Williamson Critica
At Camp johnson.

Mrs. ]. L. Williamson left Tuesday
evening for Camp Johnson, Jackson
vile, Fla, in response to a message
advising that her husband was very
i'll in a camp hospital with influenza
pneumonia.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
COTTON MARKET

Middling cotton is quoted at %
cents the pound on the local market
today; strict middling % Ia cents.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24

Mrs. F. M. Page of Gaddysville.
Mrs. F. M. Page of the Gaddysville
section died Tuesday Of influenza.
pneumonia. Her husband died Friday
Of last week of the same disease. Six
children survive, all of whom are sick
with influenza.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-24

All American Dead to Be Brought
From France.
All the American dead in France
will be brought home after the war,
according to orders received by army
chaplains.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04

discovered a superior number lying
under cover with pixies in their hands
ready to receive them, on which our
people retreated instantly into our
own ship and returned to their guns
again till half past 10, when the fri
gate, coming across our stern and
pouring her broadside into US again,
without our being able to bring a gun
to bear on her, I found it in vain and,
in short, impracticable, from the stu
alton we were in, to stand out any
longer with the least prospect Of sue
cess; I therefore struck (our main
mast at the same time went by the
board). She had 300 men killed and
wounded in the action; our loss in the
Scraps was also very great"
Important testimony to place
against many stories of Jones' brutal
ity while fighting on the Coast of Eng
land is the following statement from
the London Evening Post, Sept %,
1878:
"By the examination of the four
men belonging to one of Paul Jones
squadron before the Mayor and mag
istrates of Hull it appears that Jones
orders were not to burn any houses
or towns. What an example of hon
our and greatness does America thus
show as!
while our troops are running
about from town to town on their
coast and burning everything, with a
wanton, wicked and deliberate bar
barity, DR.. Franklin gives no orders
to retaliate- He is above it . . Paul
Jones could have burned Leith the
other day, with the greatest of ease,
and another little town near it; but
his orders were perenptory, not to
burn any towns"
There are many versions of the
character of Paul Jones. A gentle
man who visited him in Nantz says
to a British correspondent that Jones
Carried his command without an
oath, appeared to be very well bred
; and was a man of few Words An
English woman, in a letter dated Yer
sailles, June 7, 1880, says: '"The IA
nous Paul Jones drives and sups here
often, smart man of and 80, speaks
but little French, appears to be an ex-
traordinary genius, a poet as well as
a hero. A few days ago he wrote
some verses extempore, to wit:
Insulted Freedom bled; I felt her
cause,
And drew my sword to vindfcate he1
laws
From principle, and not for vain ap-
plause.
I've done my best; self interest fal
apart,
And self-reproach a stranger to my
heart;
My zeal still prompts, ambitious tt
pursue,
: The foes, ye fair OF Liberty and you
Grateful for praise, spontaneous, and
unbougf1t,
A generous peoples love, not meant!
fought!
To merit this, and bend the knee t,
beauty,
: Shall be my earliest and my lates
duty.
This was addressed '~To the 1adie=
who have done me the honor of thei
, polite attention by him t.
Mademoise1aa G."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04

on small group of islands with poor
soils. They fought and financed a
great war, and have grown to a great
Industrial nation, on a diet mostly of
rice, root crops. barley, vegetables,
and fish.
In Great Britain the farmers are al
ready growing six months wheat sup
ply on their eramped territory. They
expect to be able very nearly to feed
themselves in 1918. Yet cur country
with it's vast acres can scarcely raise
it's own food.
Beans, with their rich oils and pro-
teins, are a splendid war time substi-
tute for meat Potatoes form 6S per
cent Of the food of Germany, Austria
and Russia. The Germans have Ger
tanly demonstrated on this diet their
physical ability.
! Rice is the staple of the Chinese
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04
WHALE MEAT PIE
APPETIZ1NG DISH,
SAYS FOOD SHARK

Chicago, Jan Recipes for dishes
to be prepared from little used varie-
ties of fish will be given to the public
when the Patriotic food show opens
here on Saturday. One recipe, by
which it is claimed an edible substi-
tA4e for meat can be made from
whales, was announced today. Here
it is:
Dice sone cup of whale meat and
boil for Is minutes. Add one cup
of parboiled and diced carrots. Make
a sauce of the stock from the meat
and carrots, thickening it with rye
-four. Place all of this in a creased
baking dish and cover with crust of
hot mashed potatoes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04
PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN
FOR INDIGESTION .
OR BAD STOMACH
Relieves sourness, gas,
Heartburn, Dyspepsia in
five minutes.

Sour, gassy, upset stomach, indiges-
ton, heartburn. dyspepsia; when tha
food you eat fermsnts into gases and
upssts you; your head aches and you
feel sick and miserable. that's when
you realize the wonderful acid neu-
tFaHzhAg power in Pape's DiapepsIn.
1t makes all such stomach misery,
due OF acidity, vanish in five minutes.
If your stomach is in a continuous
revelt-if yeu can't get it regulated,
please, for your sake, try Pape's Dia-
pePsiR, It's SO needless to have an
acid stomach make your next meal
faEerite food meal, then take a lit-
tie DiapepsiR. There will not be any
distFess-eat without fear. It's be-
cause Pape's Diapepsin really does'
sHeeten eut-ef-eFder stemaehs that
gives it its millions of sales annually.
Get a large fifty-eent case of Pape's
BiapePsin from any drug store. It is
the quickest, suFest antacid and stom-
ach relief known. 1t acts almost like
magis-it is a ssisatife preparation
which truly belongs in every home
Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04

dimes want Ads. One euas a Word
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04

Empire, a nation of hard working in
dustry. Our rice prUauction has trip
led in five years, and our people are
fast learning its value. Wheat has
only three-fourths the nutrition of
cleaned rice. The difficulty is that
rice production requires extensive
PLANTS for irrigation and other equip
ment. In these times it is not easy
to find capital for such development
The worlds food shortage will not
wholly end when the war closes
though that will afford some relief.
There are causes even more funda-
mental than the great war. We need
scientific agriculture, home garden
ing, intensive farming, more food pro-
ducers. And one of greatest needs
is the saving of moro capital to put
into farm enterprises and equipment.
Every nan who saves a dollar and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04

ApVEaFIsE IN TNE 1nsHs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04
| Open All Day
| Saturday
| and EVENING
RELEASE % OF
SUSPECTS HELD
IN NORF ok, VA.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. ALI but two
Of the Is suspects caught in the police
dFagnet thrown about the city to find
responsibility fer the s., 600, eco fires On
New. Years day have been released
Johannes Emmef and his son Otto
still lare held because they are I'M
naturalized and have no enemy alien
permits to he in a barred zone.
The city is fast getting back to
normal Military permits to pass
through the downtown section no
longer are required and theaters and
public buildings have been reepened,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04
DON 6. SEITz OF
The WORLD WRITES
ABOUT PAUL JONES

has Found Much Fresh Material In Contemporaneous
Newspapers About the Famous Naval Adventurer-
Tells How Grew of the Ranger Got Drunk and Set
Fire to Collier-Jones Refused to Allow His Men to
Burn or Destroy Property When Raiding the Coast
Towns of England
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04

puts it into enterprises that help agri-
culture, does something to relieve food
shortage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04
GAS BAGS REPLACING
GASOLINE TANKS

London, Jan. Number Of motor
ears in this city are being converted
into gas driven vehicles. So many
men are engaged on this work that
it is probable the government will
take steps to forbid the. use of gas as
propellant where petrol licenses
have been refused.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04
Our Famous Guarantee

Every overcoat and suit in this sale is guar
anteed the if you paid regular price
and therefore will refund your money if you
are not perfectly satisfied in every particular.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-04
What Other
WORLD NATIONS
SUBSIST upon
America With Unexampled
Resources Can Barely
Raise Food For Itself.

Our people might well reflect on-the
patient frugality by which Japan has
| become q great nation, though living