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The Robesonian., 1918-01-24

Of the clerks made the mistake of in
dicating class four on the card of a
certain unmarried man who lives in
Lumberton. OF course it was merely
clerical error, and the records in this
office showed that he was put in class
one-in fact, he had waived deferred
classification. Some people almost
had fit, | am informed, until an ex-
PLANTATION could be made.
T. L. JOHNSON, Chairman.
Lumberton, N. c.
Jan. -, 1918.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
Two Tar Heels Die in France.

Sixteen deaths among members of
the American expeditionary force, l5
due to natural causes and to drown
ing, were reported to Washington by
General Pershing Monday. Among
them were Private Joseph Bonner, en-
gineers, Jan. 10, pneumonia, mother
sara Bonner, Ransomville, n c.; Pri-
yate Roland F. Macarthur, marines
Jan; ~, cerebro-spinal meningitis
mother, Mrs. Irene Jessie Macarthur
Carthage, N. C.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24

nation OF breast glands IL soothed. rns<
- sure TO make for less pain at the ertua.
and the form Is preserved Get a hoetie
from tho druggist today and write for ~
iustrated book. Motherhood and r.
Baby It Is free Simply addroaa rN>
Bradneid Regulator Co. Dept b, SeS E.
mar Bldg. Atlanta, Ca
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
Motherhood

The expectant mother should not fail TO
do those things which keep her a healthy
and pretty mother. Thousands Of women
have used the tried and safs external rrsp.
aration. Mothers Frisad''. The ten.
dency to morning sclEnsss il avsadsl. the
abdominal muscles expand naturally and
easily when baby arrives and the iafiam.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
Mild weather aid treatment,

Don't be misled into thinking that
your Catarrh is gone. The first touch
of winter weather will bring it back
with all its discomforts.
But this is an excellent time to
thoroughly cleanse the blood of the
germs of Catarrh, and be forever
rid of the troublesome sprays and
douches that can never cure you
S. S. S., the great blood purifier,
searches out the germs of Catarrh
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
Now Is Good Time e~@<.>'
To Treat Your Catarrh

which infest your blood, and chases
them entirely out of your system. 1t
IS by far the most satisfactory treat
nent for the disease, because i,
reaches down to its very roots and
gets at the cause. Write TODAY fo,
tull information, and expert medica
advice regarding the treatment o.
your own case. Take advantage o.
this chance to-day Address Swift
Specific Co., Dept. G Atlanta
Ga.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
CORRECTIONS IN REFER
ENCE TO REGISTRANTs
Registrants Whose Questionnaires
Were Returned UndeliveredAre
Not Classed as Deserters- Some
Are in Service-Some Errors
Have Occurred in Classification,

Have OCCuITcU III CIaSS11 lea ton.
TO the Editor Of The Robesonian:
desire to make two or three sor-
rections in reference to registrants:
1. There seems to be a prevailing
opinion that those included in tho lat
of names published in the paper last
week are now classed as deeerters
This rs not true. These are simplv
ahe names of registrants whose cues.
tionnaires were returned undelivered
and we published them for the pur-
pose of having the public furnish us
any information it could in reference
to the present location of the parties
We learn that several men whose
names were published are already in
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-31
KNICHTHOOD CONFERRED
 ON SHIPPING OFFICIAL

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-American
 friends of Connop Guthrie, the repre- sentative in the United States of the
 British ministry of shipping, have just learned that a knighthood has been conferred him in recognition of his work here. He has been made a knight commander of the Order of the British Empire and henceforth will add the prefix "Sir" to his name. Sir COnnop has made his headquarters Tn this city whence he has controlled all the British and some of the entente al lied tonnage employed in the trans portation of supplies to the war zone. This has brought him in close contact with large business interests of Amer 1ca. At the beginning of the war he went to France with the Grenadier Guards, was wounded at Neuve Cha. belle and incacpacitated for further service, retiring with the rank of captain. Afterward he was attached to the British admiralty service in London.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-31
WAR PIG" FAVORED
 IN ALBUQUERQUE

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, Jan. 31.- City ordinances which from early days have prohibited the keeping of live. stock inside the city limits, except un, der special license, and then only in the case of draft animals or dairy cows, may be abrogated soon in favor of the war pig" A war pig accord. ing to the city officials, is a pig raised or fattened on table scraps, kept to aid in winning the war by increasing the food supply.
 City authorities are Investigating the question of permitting war pig geries." The state food administra. tor, Ralph c. Ely, brought the matter to their attention.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-31

usage.
 All of the European countries are using corn to the greatest extent of their power In none of the allied lands can all-wheat bread be baked. An admiXture of at least 20 per cent is being required in all of them. In some, this admixture may go as high as 50 per cent. Practically all of the bread consumed in Europe is made in commercial bakeries. Corn bread is not considered at it's best except when fresh. It would be almost impossible to supply individual consumers with fresh corn bread from commercial ba- keries, and the housewife in Europe is not prepared to bake it at home.
 These are only few of the reas- ons why American should consume more corn. One of the others-and the most important one-is that corn is one of the most nutritious, paIat- able, foods in this country. It's uses are almost countless. It is as good for breakfast as it is for lunch; as good for lunch as it is for supper: as good for supper as it is for dinner. We could multiply by many times the amount of corn we normally consume and still be healthier and stronger than we are today-and we would have helped relieve the food strain under which Europe is striving to send our first line of defense across the Ger man border.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-31
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
 AND CORN SHIPMENTS

Since Americans are asked to con serve wheat and use corn in order to furnish the allies with wheat, the ques tiOn naturally arises why cannot Eur. opean countries eat corn meal bread as we'll as Americans. This is ex. plained in statement sent Federal Food Administrator Royal A Gunnison, for Alaska, by Herbert Hoover, as follows:
 Why don't we ship corn to Eur. Ope and eat wheat in America?
 The United States food administra- tion has been answering that question for the past six months.
 In the first place the question i'm plies an untruth--we are shipping corn to Europe. We are shipping just as much as those people over there are prepared to utilize.
 Outside of Italy there are few mills in Europe prepared to grind corn.
 People in Europe are not familiar with corn. Not only are they not pre- pared to grind it, but the people in the homes do not know how to use it, It would take months and months to teach them. It is far simpler and far quicker to send them wheat than to undertake an educational campaign that would acquaint them with corn
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-31
CONVENTIONAL TRIBUTE
 ID FRENCH GUNNERy
(By Associated Press)

FRENCH FRONT, Jan. 31.-General Ludendorff regarded by the entente allies as the master-mind of the Ger man army, pays an unintentional com. pliment to the accuracy of French ar tlIlerymen in a memorandum issued to the troops on October 4, which has just been made available to the cor respondent of The Associated Press.
 In this document he admits that the French gunners by their counter battery fire destroyed in one German army alone in the course of a month e1ghty-three German field-guns and seVenty-tWO heavy cannon, while they seriously damaged and put out ot action also 282 field-guns and 213 heavy cannon, as we'll as ninety-one field-guns and fifty-nine heavy cannon slightly injured but capable of being repaired and used again in a short time.
 To these imposing figures of ar tillery losses caused by the French 'gunners the same German army in the same period of time had the mortifi- cation of adding an almost equally large number of losses brought about by the wearing out or bursting of guns. In this way seventy-three field-guns and twenty-one heavy cannon were destroyed; 164 field-guns and 129 heavy guns seriously damaged and 177 field-guns and ninety-one heavy guns slightly disabled
 The memorandum was issued to the German army by General Ludendorff because his artillery officers had ar gued repeatedly in favor of making counter-battery work secondary to at tacks on infantry and communications. They asserted the French artillery di- rected their guns more generally against the German infantry than against the artillery batteries. The figures collated by the German gener- al demonstrate the falsity of this ar gument and show the French deter imitation to prevent the German guns, as far as possible, from being used against the French infantry and lines of communication and supply and
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-31
SPLENDID RECORD
 OF FL PASO CLUB

FL PASO, Tex, Jan. 31.-The El Paso university club has given one fifth of it's membership to the army in officers and men. The service flag which has been unfurled in the clubs quarters here contains 50 service stars. Both of the clubs honorary members are now in service. One is General John J. Pershing, commander of the American expeditionary forces in France and the other is Captain Richard F. Burges, of the Texas Ma tional guard.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-31
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
 ACCOUNT.

In United States Commissioner Court
 in and for CordOva Precinct, Terri tory of Alaska, in Probate In the matter of the estate of A. B. Cooper. deceased.
 In accordance with the order of the above named probate court issued on the 31st day of January, 1918, notice is hereby given that the undersigned ad- ministrator has filed his final account, asking that the same be allowed and approved and that the probate judge of the above named court has set the 4th day of April, 1918, as the day for a hearing on said final account, on which day in the office of the above named probate court in Cordova, Alas ka, at the hour of p. m. any person interested may appear and filn ob- jections in writing, to said final e. count and the allowance of th5 q. Dated at Cordova, Alaska, tLe 3lst day of January, 1918
 w. J. SHEPARD, Administrator of the Estate of A. B. Cooper, Deceased. First Publication Jan. 31, 1918. | Last Publication Feb 2S, 1918
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-31
WILL ENCOURAGE
 EATING OF BANANAS

HONOLULU, T, T., Jan 3,.-Ha- waiis latest food rorscrYat' 1n move is the organization Of the Banana Consuming Propaganda committee" as a branch of the local American de. fense society. The committee has been organized because of the large quan- titles of bananas that are spelling in the fields for lack of market
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-31
that they do this suceessfully.

General Ludendorff in concluding his memorandum points out that by counter-battery work not only is the enemy's artillery destroyed or put out of action, but the opponent is forced to a considerable extent to turn his at. tention away from the doings of the enemy's infantry which is thus able to manOeuVre with greater ease.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-31

Daily Times, by carrier or mail, S1 per month. Six months, $5, if paid in advance.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-31

Times Want Ads Bring Results
New Britain herald., 1918-05-13

Contributed by New Britain Herald.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
SANK THREE U-B0ATS
ON SATURDAY, NOV. 9

New York. Dec. 2h-Three of five
German submarines attacking an
American transport were sunk in the
Mediterranean by American destroy
ers NOyembers 8. two days prior to
armistice signing
This was revealed today when Of
fcers of the transport, the Black Ar
row, arrived here. One of the off,
GERS said:
We were attacked OF the African
coast, near Tangiers, by five suma-
rines, the nearest being five miles
distant when first sighted.
II. VI. s. Britannia, conveying US
came in between us when our dis
lance from the subs had been reduced
TO three fOurthc OF mile.
The submarines sank the Britain
MIA and we made off at top speed,
sending s. o. S. for help.
American destroyers joined US and
gave battle 10 the submarines, sink
ing three with depth bombs. The
other two escaped.
The casualties on the Britannia
must have been great, for many bod
les We're piled up on the shore. A
destroyer came into Gibraltar with
her decks piled with British dead.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
700 MEN DISCHARGED
FROM CAMP GRANT

Camp Grant, H., Dec. 2O.-Camp
Grant medical officers held a clinic
today on a sergeant whose left leg
had been so shattered that amputa-
ton would have been the only solu
ton five years ago BY the new sur
gerry, damaged tissue was cut away
bones set and wound sewed up so
that the man has perfectly serv-
icoble leg. This work was done
overseas The Rockford Motor Corps
has placer three cars daily at the
disposal of the wounded for jaunts
about the country. Seven hundred
men were discharged today and 1900
sent to other camps for discharge.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
CARNEGIE HELPED
SECURITY LEAGUE
WITH LARGE SUMS

Washington. Dec. 20-COntribu:iOns
to tine National Security League OF
100000 by the Carnegie Corporation
and $4,000 from John ID. Rockefeller
We're testified To b. Colonel Charles
r. Lydecker Of New YORK City. presi-
dent of the league. al the congress
siOnal Investigation OF the league yes
terday afternoon.
Lydecker said the Carnegie sum
was made in two payments OF $4,000
each and another donation of $4,000
from the same source had been prom
Used the league
Salaries as high as sl0,O00 year
are paid executive officers Of the Ma.
tiOnal Security League for carrying
on work that is purely patriotic,
Lydecker testified.
Representative Johnson Of Ken
lucky. chairman of the committee,
signitied his intention TO develop who
had financed the league and how is
alleged $l,200.0t0 fund had been used
in this years congressional campaign
TO defeat members OF Congress.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
DOING Her Best.
Notice to Bidders.

Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned commissioner of Highways
OF the township of South Ottawa, La
Sale county, Illinois, will receive
sealed bids for furnishing and hauling
720 loads of gravel, more or less Il l2
yards to the load
Said gravel to be first class road
gravel and to be placed on the high
way generally known as the Moore
road, extending for a distance Of one
mile east from the intersection Of the
Moore and Ohlendorf roads, and
thence north one-half mile.
Contract must be completed by
March |, 1919.
Bids will be received by the town
clerk up to 200 o'clock p. M, Satur-
day, January 4. 1919.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
Dated December 20, 1918
ROBERT f. HETH,
Commissioner Of Highways
F, NJ. DE LAPP,
Town Clerk.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
AMERICANS Buy FAMOUS ISLAND
Noted for Prehistoric Remains, Coded
By Mexico to United States Used
for Sheep Raising

Helena, Mont.-Lewis Penwel OF
Helena, president of the Independent
Publishing Company, and associates,
have bought San Clemente Island, six
ty miles southwest Of Los Angeles, To-
gether with $4,000 head Of sheep on
the island, for 100000 cash.
Mr.. Penwell will now be known as
the duke Of San Clemente. the seven.
ieenth of the line, The Penwell com
panies will operate the island as a
sheep raising ranch. Mr. Penwell also
has designs on its caves as winter
resort.
San Clemente Island Is one Of the
most famous in the world. chiefly for
the many evidences Of a high prehis
t0ric civilization which have been
found there. Its rugged caves and nat.
ural Ravens have sheltered pirates and
smug2lers without numbers, one of
its bays being even now known as
Smuggler's Cove.
It's fishing grounds are regarded as
the finest Of any about the channel
islands. It's lonely rugged character
and the glamor of romance cast about
it by thousands of years of hard won
life on it inhobpta6le rocks has made
it fayorite with writer's Of fiction and
on archaeological subjects.
The San Clemente Island sheep
ranch Is larger than any in California.
Sheep have been pastured on it for
more than sixty years and with the
water system and other Improvements
made by the San Clemente Wool Com
pany il has been regarded as one OF
the best ranches in the country Chas,
r. Rowland, one of the principle own
ers of the San Clemente Wool Com
pany. has retained an interest in the
new concern and will be on the board
Of directors.
Mr.. Penwell is a prominent sheep
and ranch owner of Montana. He is
owner or part owner, of twenty-five
biz ranches in this state, and has con
Quoted operations on big scale for
many years. Last year 10000 sheep
were sheared on his ranches.
San Clemente was coded to the Unit
ed States by Mexico With the other
channel islands, and is one Of the most
interesting of the group. Implements
and utensils have been unearthed there
that Indicate the existence of a high
/ type Of man in prehistoric times Not
long ago a set Of chess men were found
in a cave with only two or three
pieces missing. The chessmen were
carved from soapstone and in lorna
ton are practically the same as those
commonly in use. Mr.. Rowland has 6
curved sword of good workmanship
that was unearihed by one OF his herd
ers. When found II was in fair state
Of preservation and still showed eyi
dence of having been stained or paint
ed. II has one sharpened edge.
While the greater portion Of the Is
land including the mesas at the top
are fairly level and provide good for
age and grain crops, the remainder Il
extremely rugged. Deep, narrow can
yons that are inaccessible to men OF
horseback and ravens are numerous
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
LONDON PLANS BIC
RECEPTION FOR j. s.
CHIEF AND PARTY
KING CANCELS ENGAGEMENTS
IN ANTICIPATION OF VISIT OF
WILsoN-DkTE HAS NOT BEEN
ANNOUNCED.

London. Dec 20.-The British gov
eminent was without definite informa-
ton last evening regarding the exact
date on which President Wilson will
visit London.
The officials however, are making
tentative arrangements to greet him
immediately after Christmas, as that
is the time suggested by Mr. Wilson
There is undisguised confusion in
American centers here as to the re
suit OF the change in President vii.
sons plan and the most directly in.
terested are anxiously awaiting Of.
fetal word
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
After Thouqhts.

Invest a little money in bonds--ol
friendship.
When business gets bad, go hunt
ing--new business.
Give every man square deal and
q woman more.
Go to church next Sunday-eyery
week.
Don't fire the office boy for whist
ling learn to whistle.
Be kind to the dumb-not dumb to
the kind.
Forget your troubles by remember
ing your blessings.
Smile on everyone-and never at
anyone.
Believe every man innocent until
he is proven innocent.
Be game--not everybody's.
Lift the fallen--and catch the fall'
ing.--From Judge.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
EX-SOLDIERS CAM
WEAR CHEVRONS

Washington, Dec. 20 49, Secretary
Baker today directed that each sol
der honorably discharged be furnish
ed with two cheyrons, to be worn on
the left sleeve as a recognition of his
service to the country The chevrons
will be the same size and shape as
those prescribed for service abroad
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
Two Timely 1lps,

iodine stains may be removed from
bureau scarfs, towels, etc, by using
peroxide. II the first application does
not remove It LET the article dry and
try again. DO not use peroxide on
colored clothes, ms the color will come
put as well IA the stain.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
His Scheme.

Soiled Spooner fthe Tramp
How's business, Pard2
Slackputter (the Village Constable)
Pretty blame slow, jest at present
SOiled Spooner look like a
good sport. Tell you what I'll do:
Lend me a quarter to get the neces-
sary drinks, and I'll come back here
and raise such row that you can run
me in and git the usual fee What
dye say?
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
Cold STORAGE.

Refrigerator cars cooled by ammo.
MIA machines operated by internal
combustion engines utilizing petro-
leum for fuel are being built for q
German railroad.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20

The longer man lives in a com
munity the more money his neishbors
owe hm-or else the more he owes
to his neighbors.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
The Price OF Courtesy.

"Politeness costs nothing" said the
man who quotes proverbs.
you are wrong again" answered
Mr.. Sirius Barker. You have evil
IDENTIFY not figured how much 1t costs
20 persuade a New York waiter to
look pleasant and say thank you "
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20

A woman's best female friend will
tell you more Of her disadvantage in
A minute than you can learn from her
worst enemy in two weeks.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20

II Is fun to watch the actions OF a
widow and widower who are anx.
ious to remarry when they get TO-
gether and try to fool each other.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
kinq to Welcome Him.

Premier Lloyd George had hurried
conferences last night with Sir Eric
Geddes. first lord of the admiralty,
and other ministers.
King George, it was announced, has
Cancelled plans to go 10 Sandringham
palace for Christmas, and will remain
in London to welcome President VIII
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
British Want Honor.

British army officers, ever since it
was announced the President was
coming to England. have been ex
pressing the hope they would have
the entire honor of supplying the mill
tary forces required for his protec
ton and for his guards Of honor and
for any occasion when the presence
of troops might be desired.
The President will be welcomed
whenever he arrives, but the date now
proposed Dec. 26-has a handicap as
far as the public and officials are con-
cerned, as Dec 26 is a holiday box
ing day" All who have country
homes and live in London, from the
king downward, spend the day in the
country Business in London custo
marily is at standstill.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
Navy Seeks News.

With nothing more dennite than the
British official announcement OF last
night to work upon. the naval repre-
sentatives are making endeayors to
reach American naval headquarters
in Paris to learn what they can con.
corning the Presidents trip.
In the absence of notification it is
recalled that the President is report
ed TO have ceased to consider himself
an official guest Of France when the
official reception ceremonies ended
II is also pointed out the American
naval authorities abroad were not no,
titled that the President was coming
to Europe until he was almost here
and that the plans of the navy to cs
cort him were unotiicially planned.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-20
May Use English Ship.

II was suggested in American cen.
tiers that the President might come
to England in a French or British YES.
sci. although there is nothing avail.
able at the British admiralty to show
such plans are contemplated.
All Of the American battleships
that were in European waters have
sailed for home, but there are plenty
OF American destroyers for the escort
OF any vessel bearing the President
The reception of the President in
London will not be participated in by
the American army to any extent, &C.
cording to indications.
Major General John Biddle, com.
mander of the American forces in
England, is still here, but most Of the
troops are homeward bound or are
preparing for the trip