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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-14
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENT
Farmers Busy-Mr. Fleming's Moth
er Passes-Biblical Recorder in
New Dress-Church Notes.
Correspondence of The Robesonian

Lumberton, R. S, Feb. 1.-THE
farmers are getting down to work in a
real lively fashion. The past sever
al days have been joyfully favorable
to then. AS we heard nothing from
the hogs'ip of the proverbial ground
hog we hope the toughest of the win
ter is in the past.
Mrs. and Mrs. Geo. P. Branch aEf.sd
children Of Proctorville, and Mrs. ]
j. Branch of North Lumberton, were
pleasant callers Sunday. Messrs. D.
A. and Jesse Prevatt and Miss Bette
Smith of Rowland were recent visitors
in this community.
Sorry to report the condition of
Miss Sarah Smith not much improved.
Sunday was fine day at Smyrna
The house was almost packed, and
the services were, if possible, abo, 9
the average in interest. After the
sermon many responded to the pas
SOr's earnest request that we recon-
s3ecrate our lives to the servic of God
and our country.
The pastor being absent Saturday
Rev R. A. Willoughby preached, to
the delight of our people,
The Biblical Recorder has reduced
the size Of it's dress; but the one it
comes out in now is very becoming
There is nothing like keeping step
with the times.
We have been trying to minister to
the comfort of others in hours of be-
feavement and gloom for rs vars but
last week was the time when we need
ed the tender condolences Of the dear
minister because of our own distress
He was sick and we had to bear up
under the burden as best we could.
1t was Thursday when the message
came that our mother had died at 10
chat morning. We were on mission
of comfort and sympathy to others
A little child had died and the fun
eral was just over. We were shocked
as never before, but the Holyy Com
forer came at once and gloriously
strengthened us for the sad and lonely
journey.
Mother had been visiting in our
home from Thanksgiving until very
short while ago she returned to her
home on R. from Conway, S. C.
She had been real well during her
entire stay with US, and looked ever
better when she babe us goodbye to &c
home than we had observed in a lone
time. Little did we dream that hel
going was so near at hand. But 6
sudden cold developed into pneumonia
and she succumbed in a few days
The blessed Master let her live 6s
years, and her youngest child is 33
Father went home 81 years ago, ane
we have tried to visit the old home a:
often as we could to cheer and comfor
the dear mother. Now she is gone
and we feel like the old home has los
it's charm for us. With tears in theil
eyes many dear friends and relative.
said, "Come back, and see us. DON
stay away. We want to see you jus
the same" Of course we shall no
lose interest in the welfare of ou
friends at the old home. AS we write
a sense of isolation infolds us, ant
our eyes well up with tears; but ou
soul will try to sing and make tn
sweetest music of which it is capable
Let the good people remember us il
their devotions.
J. M. FLEMING.
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RUSSIA QUITS THE WAR.
Cessation of Hostilities and With
drawal Of Troops From Trench
es Decentralization of Ru.
mania Critical
mania Critical.


Press Summary, Feb. IL.
Although no formal treaty has yet
the Central Powers, the Bolsheviki
government has ordered cessation of
hostilities by the Russians against
Germany, Austria Hungary, Turkey
and Bulgaria and the withdrawal of
its troops from the trenches and for
titled positions, from the Baltic sea
to the Rumanian frontier. 1t long had
been foreseen that such an outcome
eventually would follow upon the rev.
dictionary movement in Russia where
for nearly year civil strife and war
WEAKNESS generally proved most po-
tent factors in weakening the LIttle
front. Long ago the enemy forces be-
gan the withdrawal of troops from
this front and virtually only a hand
full of them have been faced by Rus
slams there.
Peace having been effected 10th by
the Russians and Ukrainians xii, the
Teutonic allies, the situation of Ru-
mania becomes most critical one. En-
tirely cut off now from her allies the
nuHldHlaIlS apparently are FACED with
the absolute necessity Of etfecting a
separate peace or being overrun by
superior enemy armies. Nothing has
as yet come through to show whether
another Rumanian cabinet to take the
place of the one which resigned last
week has been formed or whether any
reply has been made to the ultimatunl
of the central powers that peace nego-
tiations should Immediately be start
ed.
AS had been anticipated the terms
of peace between the Ukraine and
the central powers contain the much
desired clause providing for the i'm
mediate entering into economic rela-
lions between the contracting parties
by which Austria and Germany may
obtain much desired focdstuffs.
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STAND BY THE FLAG.
BY F. J. STAHL.

BY r. j. STAHL.
Stand by the Flag, boys, our Presi-
dent commands
We go, fight it out across the sea.
The time has come to fight for God.
Home, Native Land,
Crushing Kaiser Bill and Tvranv.
CHORUS
America forever, stand by the flapl
Down with the Kaiser,
Hoist the grand old rag.
To keep Columbia's shore stainless
from wars gore,
Well go and fight across the ocean.
Before we return from fighting DER
the sea,
Kaiser Bill we'll give an awful bang:
To Columbia's girdle for a Souvenir
His scalp we're surely going to hang
CHORUS
America forever, stand by the flag!
Ho! Bill Limburger,
Your scalp we've got to have.
Then it's Johnny get your gun,
Put the Hun on the run,
Well go and fight it. out across
the ocean. - =
DR.. F. H. Pittman of Faifmont wa,
LumbertOn visitors vos+o,,do,,
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Americans Abused in No Man s
Land.

Five American soldiers are be-
lieved to have been killed, a missing
and one wounded when an American
patrol was ambushed in No Mans
Land on the night Of the 9Th by a
superior force of Germans. American
patroling soldiers were walking in
front of their wire entanglements
when a big enemy patrol that had
been divided into parties which took
up concealed positions, according to
a press dispatch, opened fire at close
range. The night was clear and the
forms of the Americans made the
best possible targets for the hidden
Germans. There is no doubt that the
Americans battled CALAMITY until
completely overpowered, states the
dispatch.
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John D. Huffines, about 81 years old,
a prominent business man of Reds
vile, committed suicide in his office
in that town Monday by shooting him
self through the head. Dependency
over financial embarrassment is. sup
posed to have been the cause. His
wife and 5 sons survive.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-14

Doan's Regulets are recommended
by many who say they operate easily.
without gripping and without bad az
Ter effects. 30c at all drug stores.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PARDON

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
will apply to the Governor for a nardon f.n1o
term on the Robson County chain-gang un-
ger sentence for assault. All persons are
nereoy notified that said application will be
the Governor. w
VANCE FORD.
W. Z. Lynch, Atty. Rowland, N. C.. 2 ID 2 Tn
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SEEN AND HEARD
(BY HAPPY jack

war Tines Are Nat Like Peace Times
is it POSSIBLE that the people Of the
United States have enjoyed too great
a freedom? It see1..s that many 'Deo-
pic expect things 10 run along just
IS smooth with the country at war
WIKI a mighty power IS they did
lille TIE dove Of peace Tad resting
place. Every day | hear ssnlplcdy
yrumb!ing about some more lade by
the Government in connection with
the war. People who are nos willing
10 part for spell with 4 small por-
ton Of the great freedom we have Ell
joyed in order tnat plans may be car
ried out which will secure the free
dom of future Americans have no
right to freedom themselves. Those
who remember Civil war days and
the days following that bloody conflict
can tell you that war times are not
like peace times.
Food Worth More Than Money.
"I'm afraid something is going to
happen to the tobacco crop this ye:.r.
The farmers have gone too crazy over
it." That's the way one tobacco
grower put it up to me the other day
81 never saw anything like IT," he con-
tinued. No doubt many farmers will
plant acres in tobacco which they feel
down in their heart should be planted
In food crops. A farmer should grow
a money crop, but he should be sure
that he has planted enough acres in
foodstutfs to provide food fer his fam
lily and stock and some to spare be-
fore he plants an acre in tobacco or
cotton: The farmer who does not
grow food for home use this year will
have but little chance of getting it if
the war continues another year, it
matters not how much money he may
have. Food is worth more than mon
ey. Every farmer who fails 10 grow
the food that he needs must deDend
upon another of lis calling to grow
it for him.
Not many days ago-a farmer patted
me on the shoulder and with a smile
on his face, said, Il have got enough
wheat to make my flour for two years
and ! don't have to mix it with meal,
either" Wrong. He does have to
use some other cereals-Editore
That farmer had right to smile.
Another farmer said, l have planted
twenty acres in wheat and wish I had
They Love It.
| have heard of several hogs being
killed by automobiles during the last
few months. The owners of the hogs
were mad about it, Of course, but
could not help themselves, because of
the fact that it is a violation of the
law for hogs to run at large. Have
you ever noticed how anxious a hog
is to get run over by an auto? He
will cross the road in front Of an au
tomobile whether it be to his advan-
tage to do so or not.
Two Clucks and a Grunt.
'Hame and eggs," said the gentle
man in reply to the question of "What
for you?" as ne entered cafe. 1.-TWO
clucks and a grunt," said the cafe men
to the cook.
Pigeon Hatches Bsddie.
did you ever hear 81 a repigeon
Matching biddie ?" was the question
a gentleman from the country asked
me recently. l answered in the mega
tive and then that gentleman told me
about pigeon in his neighborhood
Matching a biddie. He said a hen
laid an egg in pigeon nest in a
Darn and the pigeon sat on the egg
for three weeks and hatched it. The
q hioEon 10 olive o,l
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touches a corn or callus the g.,
is doomed. 1t takes but f-ls" .o"th
onds to apply "Gets-It." Thu sec sec
pain is eased at once. Yan 60 .oi IN.
at your desk or walk about Jnn 81
think, love and work with ShsdilSv,e.
ease. You can apply "Gets-Tt'' cor
veniently almost anywhere MI III
you can take your shoe ana e Snete
ing on for a moment or two, &c
It. dries at once; then put vour ebH-
and stocking on again. There's Nc
Iurther excuse for SUFFERING f-a-o
corns and corn-pains. --on
Gets-It is sold at all druggis,,
(you need pay no more than ~ -
bottle), or sent on recent Of rs
by E. Lawrence & Co. Chicago, I'M m
Sold in Lumberton and recomna.
"a as the worlds best corn remedy IN
Pope Drug Co., and GrantLam A.!
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"corn.less Day" =,
/ for Feet, Every Da,
Use "Gets-1t" the Great Com n.
covery! Makes Corns Peel Rich S W "

Look at the illustratior
See the two fingers peeIinr oelos
corn as though it were on
peel! And the man is smiIi,,o anaas
he's doing It! All done Will.
3oyfully. The moment .Giisssly.
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DR.. F. H. Pittman of Faifmont wa, {
Lumberton visitors yesterday,
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Two Clucks and a Grunt.
"Hame and eggs" said the, gentle
man in reply to the question of "What
for your" as ne entered a cafe. 1.-TWO
clucks and grunt," said the cafe men
to the cook.
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Pigeon Hatches a aSddis.
SCHOOL NEWS NOTES.

Have you bought that Thrift STAN,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-04
Russia Names New
Envoy to ENGLAND

LONDON, Jan. 3.-The appointment
as Russian Ambassador to England of
M. Tchitcherin not having become ef-
tectve because tho appointce is still
informed here, the British government
having issued no order for his release,
the Russian Council Of Peoples Com
missioners has now appointed to the
ambassadorship the Russian revolu-
zionist, M. Litvinotf. The appointee
has been q resident Of London for a
decade past and has a wide acquain-
tance here.
Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik Foreign
Minister, has ordered the Russian EN-.
bassy in London to hand NJ Litvinoff
all moneys and documents belonging to
bassy say that NJ. Litvinoff has not yet
he will not get them.
NJ. Litvinotf learned of his appoint
ment only through wireless message
which appeared in the newspapers He
has not received any instructions, and
frankly declares that he does not wish
to take the post. He has booked
passage for Russia, intending to start
to-day, and hopes to leave before the
orders arrive.
NJ. Tchitcherin was released from
prison to-day. He started mediatelv
for Russia.
NJ. PetroN, another of the Russian
Bolsheviki, who had been under arrest.
was released from Holloway prison and
his wife from the Aylesbury prison.
Both Joined M. Tchitcherin on the iour-
ney to Russia.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-04
G Gerrnan Peac &c Stu alton
Associated Press correspondence.l

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 18.-Thc month
of November marked probably the
blackest period in the history Of the
German food supply; not, indeed. In
the actual supply, but in the outlook
for the winter and spring. The public
had already become aware that the
broadstufrs harvest was poor and the
tions came rapidly during the month
which must have an all but catas
trophic effect ON thinking people in
Germany. The supply Of vegetables. it
became known, Is very inadequate
everywhere; there is hardly any pros
pect Of help from the fish trade, and an
alarming drop is shown in the pros
poets Of the already scanty supplies of
milk, butter and fat.
Finally, on top Of all this, it became
clear that the potato harvest Is disnp
pointing in the extreme. The quantity
shown in tho official returns is indeed
SO disappointing that the authorities
refuse TO accept the revised estimates
declare the farmers liars, and propose
to call in the military TO requisiton
stocks Moreover, the quality in diff
ferent parts Of the empire is reported
90 cheAc1'cAy pOOI, oV tHat al ulluSudl
percentage Of loss can be counted on
with certainty.
1t is now regarded as certain that
both the meat and bread rations will
have to be reduced in the early spring,
despite desperate effort to gather up
all the remaining foodstuffs in the oc-
cupied territories. This latter move
mcnt is likely to be extended to ex-
trcme limits during the winter, with
the result that the inhabitants Of all
occupied territories face the prospect
Of absolute 1tarvation for Germany's
benefit.
In an effort to stretch further the
supplies of breadstuffs, orders have
been given for wider use Of potato
-four. But this movement is found diff
ficult, owing to scarcity Of potato -four.
Hence, until February, bread must be
stretched with fresh potatoes-a meas
urc Of doubtful expediency.
The failure Of the fodder harvest CO.
incides with a generally unsatisfactory
hay crop. This is leading to increased
slaughter Of pigs, a falling off in the
weight Of cattle slaughtered and a
steady diminution in milk and milk
products.
The place of meat cannot be taken to
any extent by fish, for the supply Of
fish is very poor, and the authorities
hold out no hope of any Improvement
The obvious emergency food is vege-
tables, but there has been failure OF
the market garden crop in many dis
trcts, and the Wholesale evasions OF
regulations as to illicit sales have ap.
parently left tho market almost bare.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-04

Lansing said to-day that the depart
mcnt had received no intelligence re-
lating to the peace negotiations be-
tween Russia and the Central Powers,
with the exception of press dis
patch published in Sweden to the ef-
feet that Russia, in reply to the Ger
man proposals regarding the Baltic
provinces and Poland, maintained that
an expression Of the population under
the pressure of war could not be con-
sidercd.
Very little optimism concerning the
peace negotiations has been observed
here as 81 result Of the unofficial re-
ports that they might be terminated
because of the insistence on the part
Of Germany that Russia acknowledge
the independence Of Courland, Lithu-
ania. Esthonia and Poland, or to ccde
to Germany the right to maintain
garrisons at Riga and other strategic
points for the duration of the war or
pending the adhesion of the Ukraine
to the peace negotiations.
The belief prevails that the Bolshc-
wiki will continue the negotiations and
obtain the best terms possible for Rus
sla but will not permit differences with
the German peace commissioners to de-
feat the Bolshcvik determination to
conclude the war. The impression held
here Immediately after the overthrow
Of the Provisional Government, that
the Maximalists did not represent the
wishes of the Russian people, has beer
considerably modified, especially al
concerns the Russians desire for peace
Russian diplomats here had predicted
that the Bolsheviki would be tiscred
tied and cast out whenever they sought
to withdraw Russia from the war, but
there is a general conviction here nov
that the Russian people almost univer.
sally dema-E peace, even if it must be
81 SpDaratc Doacp
New-York tribune., 1918-01-04
Ultimatum inquiries Wheth-
er Two Governments Are
at War or Peace
Explosion inP Petrograd
Twenty Killed, Munitions De-
stroyed, in Mysterious
Blow-Up and Fire

pETROGRAD, Jan. "A dispatch
from KictF reports that the Ukrnlnian
government has sent an ultimatum to
tho Bolshcvki demanding that they
withdraw their troops within twenty"
four hours and state whether they con-
slider themselves at war or at peace
with Ukraine. Shipments Of sugar and
grain to Northern Russia have been
cut Off.
General Kornilofr. former commander
in chief and one of the leaders in the
movement against the Bolsheviki, has
arrived in the district Of the Don Cos
sacks. (The death Of General kornl-
loft was reported unoiiicially on Tues
day.
Eleven hundred airplanc machine
guns and quantity of ammunition
were destroyed and approximately
twenty persons were Killed as the re-
suit Of a mysterious fire and explosion
to-day in military depot in the
Gutuycvsky Basin, in Petrograd.
A small delegation Of delegates from
the Ukraine elected to the Constituent
Assembly arrived in Petrograd to-day
and demanded an answer from the
Council Of Peoples Commissi ionors a.
to when the Constituent Assembly
would oper.
A conference Of all parties except
the Bolshcvki, from which the mem
bers Of the Left of the Social Rcyou-
tionists withdrew, decided that the
Constituent Assembly sh ould be opened
upon the arrival in Petrograd of one
third Of the membership.
The members Of former Russian gov
ernments who are under arrest in the
Fortress Of IS. Peter and Paul hav,
abandoned their hunger strike.
The strike was undertaken as a pro
test against the confinement in a dun
geon Of NJ. Kartashcff, former Minister
of Religious Affairs, in consequence O
a passage in q letter to his sister il
which he said it was dcplorablc that th'
Russian people we're falling into Ger
man servitude.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-04
Seize Moscow Branch
OF National City Bank

-. PETROGRAD. Wednesday. JAN g
The Moscow branch Of the National
City Bank of New York. which for sew
eral days escaped the general order for
the conflscation Of all banks there, was
seized by the Bolsheviki Saturday
night. II. J: Dreher, the manager, was
not arrested
The Petrograd branch Of the Ma
tional City Bank, which was seized by
the Bolsheviki week ago, expects to
arrange to take care of the financial
needs Of American residents in few
days.
The currency shortage in Russia is
becoming increasingly serious.
England. France and the United
States have asked of the Bolshevik au-
thorities what disposition will be made
Of the foreign property in the banks
when the banks have become entirely
nationaliza1.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-04
Teuton Prisoners
OF Russia Do Not
Want to Go Home

LONDON,A Jan. 3.--Petrograd dis
patches indicate that differences de-
vcloped at the first meeting there of
the Russian and German commissioners
for the discussion of economic rela-
tions. The Germans desired to reach
an understanding with the Russians re-
garding regulation of railroad transit
between the two countries. The Rus
sian delegates strongly emphasized
their unwillingness to go beyond the
lines indicated in the armistice, and re-
fused to fix regulations without pre-
else definition as to what classes Of
persons and goods the railroads were
to carry.
The Bolshcvik Foreign Minister, Leon
Trotzky, is quoted in an interview as
having said that the commission which
is discussing prisoners was taking up
only the question Of civilian and invalid
war prisoners. He said that the cx-
change of the ablebodied war prisoners
could be undertaken only after the
signing Of peace.
A Pctrograd dispatch to "Thc Post"
says very large proportion of the
German war prisoners, and still lar
turn to their fighting fronts only un
der compulsion: They have not been
confined in prison camps, but have
lived among the people, and every
where have proved their worth in agri-
cultural, industrial, comercial and even
artistic purzuits. Many of them arc
getting on better than they did at home,
and arc more than contcnted to remain
in Russia.
Furthermore, it is impossible, the
dispatch says. thac Germany desires
the return from Russia of majority of
her war prisoners. She will get back the
officers and non-c nllnissiohed officers
in any case, and many of them already
have returned. But for both Germany
and Austria, the dispatch continues, it
is sounder policy to regard the rank
and file Of these men as the advance
guard for commercial conquest.
The Military Commissioner of Posts
and Telcgraphs on the Northern front
has sent notice to the postal and tel
egraph stations that severe punish
ment viii be inflicted on any person
who transmits appeals to French or
American Socialists. who are charac-
terzed as "those imperialist hire
lings"