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24-DAY RECORD
IS MADE WITH
''INVINCIBLE''
l2,000-Tonner Launched
in Quick Time at
Alameda.

The 12,0oo-ton steel steamship Invin-
cible. whose keel was laid on the
Fourth OF July. will take the water
from the Alameda. California, yards
OF the Bethlehem Corporation tomor-
row.
: The keel of the Invincible was laid
directly after her big sister, the
Denance, was launched as a part of
the great Fourth of July splash which
was heard around the world.
Records are being smashed almost
daily in American shipyards in the
launching and finished production of
steel and wooden ships. but the feat
Of the Alameda yard in sending two
record-breaking ships from one way
was such a notable performance that
Chairman Edward N. Hurley. of the
United States Shipping Board, sent
the good news abroad in cables to
Lord Northcliffe and Sir Joseph
Maclay, the British minister Of ship
ping.
Ceremony At Hog Island.
In his messages of good cheer
Chairman Hurley included the news
that the first big steel ship would
be launched from the great Hog
Island yards at Philadelphia, Monday.
On this occasion President Wilson,
high officials Of the government and
members of the Diplomatic Corps.
will take part in the ceremonies. and
the ship will so into the water under
the sponsorship of Mrs. Wilson. The
launching at Hog Island will mark
the actual birth to the water of the
first ship from the greatest yard ever
built, and one that will produce ships
faster than the same class of vesstls
were ever built before.
Mr.. Hurley's cable to Lord North
cliffe reads:
you know so well the high spirit
of American shipbuilders and their
friendly rivalry to deliver tonnage
that you will be glad to learn that
Alameda shipyard. California, to-
morrow launches 12.000-ton steamship
Invincible built in twenty-four work
ing days. Keel laid July 4th. In
thirty-fve working days after
launching she will be ready for use.
Hog Island launches first hull Mon
day and Merchant shipyard, Bristol,
Pa, launches first hull today. Four
big fabricated ship plants all swing
ing on steady production. This tom
mage backs our fighters and feeds
nations associated with US during
war, and after war will help restore
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KAISER'S PETS
BROKEN UNDER
YANKEE STEEL
Ex-Lumberjacks at Cierges
Cause Carnage Among
Hun Gunners.

(By Universal Service stad Corespoudentl
With the Americans on the Ourcq,
Aug. 2.-(Delayed-Six hours after the
Prussian guards pulled out Of Bellevue
farm just north Of Cierges this morn
ing, ] visited the scene of the 36-hour
struggle between a battalion of Amer
ican ex-lumberjacks and the kaiser's
picked trops.
The dead, Of course, were still un-
buried. Even the wounded of both
sides were still about and the work
of mercy was Just beginning.
I was surprised to find that such a
desperate struggle had cost only SO
few casualties. An American officer
explained to me that IL had been a
battle between relatively small forces,
but it was a battle to the death.
American and German artillery al
ternately battered the hamlet which
was formerly the headquarters of the
German Gen. Won Wichuras. A few
remaining houses testify that Is was
a village a week ago. The fighting,
however, took place mostly outside
Cierges.
Few Americans Fall.
Only a few Americans fell IN the
course of the gallant charge down
the slopes and through the wheat
fields into the village. In the out
skirts, especially on the north side
of Cierges. the Prussian machine gum
ners stood ready to receive the Amer
leans. Their guns were jammed by
our boys before they could break
down the attack. So the lumberjacks
Ieaped among the Teutons and a
frightful carnage ensued. 1t was fight
ing with cold steel all the way
through I saw more bayonet wounds
among the dead and wounded than
ever before. Germans and Americans
lay side by side transfixed by broken
bayonets.
Several Hun bayonets which had
been withdrawn had saw teeth filed
in the blades.
The bayonetted Germans outnum-
bered the Americans ten to one, owing
to the fact that the Germans were
serving machine guns when the
Yankees came upon them.
The stretch between Cierges and
Bellevue Farm was dotted with dead
Prussian guardsmen sniped by Ameri-
cans. .--
Corpses Washed I'm Rain.
The German corpses presented a
CHASTITY appearance. The faces were
pinched and drawn and washed white
by the pouring rain,
Bellevue Farm itself was turned
into a shambles. AS the German bat
talions were forming for counter at
tack there they were caught by the
American gunfire. The courtyard Of
the farm Is Uttered with torn and
twisted bodies, sometimes three deep
where a shell exploded among a knot
OF fighting men.
Between Bellevue Farm and Cham
cry only a few odd Germans caught
en- route lay dead, except on the
Dereddy Farm, which became an
other burying ground for the elite Of
the .Kaiser's army. Prussian reserve
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AMERICAN TROOPS ENTER FISME1S::aa
VESLE REACHED; 50 TOWNS FALL
Baker Denies Report
That u. S. Casualties
In Offensive Are 1900

Official denial of the report
that American casualties in the
present offensive total $4,000
was made late yesterday after
noon by Secretary of War
Baker in the following press
interview:
II have before me a copy 3
of the Times, carrying a
statement that Gen. PERISH
ing estimates United States
casualties at $4,000, and
says that Gen. March said
that to the Military Affairs
Committee. That is not
so. Gen. March said moth
- ing on the subject, nor did
/. Nobody said anything
on that subject or anything
like it, that I can recall.
There was a chart ,
showing the total number
of casualties in the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Force
up to the present time, of
all kinds, from all sources,
and that aggregated some
thing like Iz,ooo, and that
chart was shown, but it had
nothing whatever to do
with casualties in the pres,(
ent drive"
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QUERIES HUEREsERvEP POWER
Westminster Gazette Asks How Lu-
.dendorff Will Fill Gaps.

London, Aug. 3.-"where will he
get his men7" asks the military
critic OF the Westminster Gazette
in discussing the question of how
Ludendorff viii attempt to regain
the initiative In the West.
The German class of 1920 win not
fifl the >wastage of q single month.
In any event such immature re-
cruits are not for a moment to be
compared with the American troops
who are not alone the flower of mil
itary age but have already proved
that. given q brief experience they
are phenomenally quick to learn and
are equal to any hghting forces in
the world.-
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U. S. FARMERS
OFFER TO TAKE
PREWAR PRICE
Labor Unions, too, in Fight
on Prohteering; Letters
to Congress.

Coincident with announcement of a
nationwide campaign against food
profiteering of retail dealers by the
National Food Administration yes
Eerday, it became known that every
Congressional district in the coua-
try is being canvassed by the Ameri-
can Agricultural Association and CO.
operating organizations in support
of it's proposal that a maximum
rice-fixing law be enacted by Con-
gress.
Every member Of Congress will
receive a letter signed by constit-
uents urging him personally to for
ward Joint Congressional inquiry
into the practicability of such a law
and support such measure when it
is introduced.
Central Labor unions of each
Congressional district. together with
farmers organizations, are at pres
ent circulating these letters among
their membership. The first letters
are expected to reach members of
Congress next week. There are from
six to eight million men directly in
terested in the movement. officers of
the Agricultural Association saia
last night, and the letters will be
signed by approximately eighty per
cent of the constituency of each
member.
Protection Against Prohteer.
Adopted as a measure of protec-
tion against the profiteer and ini-
tiated by the American Agricultural
Association. the movement has been
Joined by other farmers organiza-
tions and labor unions throughout
the country. The Central Labor
Union of Washington have Joined in
the movement, as have others, G. w.
Stearn. secretary of the Agricultural
Association said last night.
Twenty-six governors of States, six
heads of prominent labor organiza-
tions, five women internationally
prominent in club and welfare work,
heads of local and national farm or
ganizations and a number of mem
bers of Congress of both parties are
on the advisory council of the asso-
citation, Mr.. Stearn said. The asso-
citation is not a political organization.
he added, and has no connection with
the Nonpartisan League of theNorth-
west or any other political associa-
ton.
Farmers are Loyal.
"The reason for the present cooper
alton between the union labor organ
izaions and the farm organizations" Z"
said Mr.. Stearn yesterday. lis that
we are sick and tired of having the
press of the country publish state
ments that the farmers of this or that
section of the country are diloyal.
The next day we read that labor
unions in another section are dis
loyal"
We have decided" continued Mr.
Stearn. ito put the matter to a test
We wish to show who are, the real
disloyalists in the United States.
We wish to prove that the farmers
are not disloyaL
This is our proof. The great
majority of them will promptly
signify their willingness to sell their
products for the average price pre-
yailing in the years 1914, 1915 and
iSl6. The great majority of labor
unions through the country will
signify their willingness to accept
scale of maximum wages taking
the United States as a whole for the
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PENALlZE BIG N. Y. HOTELS.
St. Regis. Plaza and Imperial Guilty
of Over-.toeL ~ g.,

New York. Aug. a-The exclusive
81. Regis. Plaza and Imperial hotels
were penahzed today upon conviction
Of food boarding. Investigation by
Arthur Williams, New York food ad-
ministrator, disclosed that the three
big hotels had on hand from two to
four months over-supply of sugar. A
months supply Is the maximum al
lowance
The ST. Regis and Plaza lost their
licenses to make. bake or sell Ice
cream or pastry for period of thirty
days, The Imperial's penalty was the
closing OF its restaurant for two days,
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Paris, Aug 3Amercan troops have entered Fsm the
flee announced tonight.
Allied continued today ttye front be-
Scissors and Rheims.
The Vesle River has been reached between Sosson
To the of Fismes the battle line north of Coury
Brancourt and Courceles to Champigny. !
More than fifty villages recaptured by the allied
ing the day.
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PERSHING GIVEN HIGH HONOR
WITH TRIBUTE FROM CLEMENCEAU

Paris. Aug 3.-The Grand Cross of the Legion of
Honor conferred today upon Gen. Pershns by Premier
Clemenceau. who said in making the presentation:
We recognize your eminent qualities and remark
able services France will never forget that at the moment
of her hardest struggle the valiant Americans came"
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According to Plans, !"
Germans Explain.

Copenhagen, Aug. 3-Territory Wal
given up according to plans' by th'
German armies ncrth of-the Narns
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OFFICIAL WAR REPORT

Berlin, via London, Aug.
3.-The successes of the
army of Gen. Won Boehm,"
says today's war office re-
port covering yesterdays
operations in the West,
Contributed to our success
yesterday. The enemy's
FIRE was directed against
our old fighting zone till
II o'clock, when his infan-
try and cavalry followed US
hesitatingly.
In the Champagne we
took 100 prisoners near
Souain, east of Rheims.
"An English attack near
Ypres yesterday was beat
en- off by US"
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Our Troops Enter Important Supply Base Progress
Over 30-Mile Front Between Soissons
and Rheims; Reach Vesle,
MORE THAN so VILLAGES RETAKEN
DURING DAY AS ALLIES PROGRESS

Dozen Bridges Across Asne Near Scissors Now in Possession Of
| Freneh Score of Others Under Gunfire of Allies.
! Gains May Stretch to Albert.
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Ludendorf Is Polite;
Says Enemy Follows
Us Hesitatingly" III!

Official reports may come
and official reports may go,
but here's the most polite way
in which Ludendorff has yet re-
ported defeat and retreat to
the Homeland" -
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THE WEATHER

Today and tomorrow-Fair and
warm. Highest temperature yester-
day, IS; lowest. 6o.
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The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
Pc r S O N AL

Mr.. Harrison Sealey, of Barnes
vile, was Lumberton visitor yes
terday.
Messrs. A. A. Wright and D. H.
Mccormick Of Parkton are Lumberton
visitors today.
Mr.. C. w. Britt of R. / from Elrod
was among the callers at The Robe
sonian Office Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Marcus Smith, Of R. 8 from St.
Parls, was among tie callers at The
Robesons an Office Monday afternoon.
= Mrs I L. Warwick, OF Columbia
S. c., vas a Ayl1,.))e,,' LIN, 81 :2ll visitor Tues
day. Mr.. Warwick spent several days
near Attention visiting his fail
Mr. w. @. Warwick
Miss Lucille Darden Of Wilmington
arrived last evening and will spend
some time here visiting her brother.
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno
S. Holman, at the Lorraine hotel.
Mrs. C. H. Fore returned to he1
home in Wilmington Tuesday aftel
spending several days here visiting
at the home of her brother-in-law ant
sister, Mr.. and Mrs c.. V. Brown
North Elm street.
Mr.. j. Southgate Beaman spen
Sunday and Monday here at the home
! of his father, Rev. DR.. R. C. Beaman
returning Monday night to Hender
son, where he is cashier of the friegh
department of the Seaboard Railwa.
! Co
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~ aINGS NEWS ITEMS.
Dixon-deVane Wedding at Pres
byterian Church

Correspondence of The Ro5csonian.
Red Springs, Jan. 3O.-A pretty
wedding was celebrated in the Pres
byterian church Saturday evening,
January 26, when Miss Katherine
Dixon, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H
M. Dixon, was married to Lieut.. Tom
deVane, Camp Jackson, the vows be-
ing given by the brides father.
Mrs. T. W. Davies, Of Augusta,
Ga, and Miss Louisa Dixon, sisters
OF the bride, were dame and maid Of
honor; Mrs. N. NJ. Gibbs, of New Bern
was also a dame Of honor and Miss
Annie Belle Williams, Of Red Springs,
bridesmaid. The bride was gowned
in white satin, with silver emhroid-
cry and court train, and carried
brides roses. The danes of honor
wore their wedding gowns Of white
satin, en- train, and the maid Of honor
wore white charmeuse, with court
train. The attendants flowers were
pink roses. The ushers were Messrs.
B: r: Huske, Jr., of Fayetteville,
Charles w. Tillett, Jr., of Thomas
vile, Douglas Mcmillan, of Red
Springs, Lieut.. Blanks and Lieut..
| Barnes from Camp Jackson, Colum-
bia, S. c. The bride entered the
church with her uncle, Rev. j. H.
Dixon, Of Charlotte, who gave her in
marriage, and the groom was attend
ed by his uncle, Mr.. ]. NJ. dsVane, of
Fayetteville, as best man.
The altar decorations Of green and
white, with numerous candles, had
as q background 3 large United
States flag, while smaller flags hold
| the ribbons
The music by Mr.. Roland Brown
organist, and Misses Ruth Vardell and
Annie Johnson, violinists, included
Brewers Springtime Sketch, Elgar's
Loves Greetings and the wedding
marches from Lohengrin and Men
: delssohn.
:. The out-of-town guests here fol
the wedding, in addition to those i,
I, the bridel party were Miss Norm.
Bell, Of Monroe, Miss Berta Davis, O
Dunn, Mrs. ]. II. Dixon, Of Charlotte
Miss Clara deVane, of Rock Hill, S
c., Mrs. B. R. Huske, Jr., and Mrs
]. M. deVane, Of Fayetteville, Mrs
Hugh McAllister and Mr. and Mrs
T. A. McNeill, of Lumberton.
Following a reception at the hom
of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs
deVane went to Pinehtlrst for a fe,
: days stay. Later they will be q
home to their friends at Columbis
S. c.
nj Mrs. N M. Gibbs returned to he
home. today after very pleasar
visit to her parents, DR.. and Mrs. .
= l.. Mcmillan.
Miss Lucille Cook has game to Ricf
/. mond, Va, to enter F1assey's husines
e college.
Mr.. Floyd Cook from Camp Sevie
Greenville, s. c., is at home u fu,
5, Tough for a few days.
81 Mrs. A. 7. McCallum spent Monda
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hkh11IsI- "r.e-.r~
MUlnEN ElHNIO
DAUGHTER RIGHT
Both Profit By Information They
Have Received.
Public Comment Reaches Mother
And Leads Her to Take
Step With Good
Results.

More undeniable proof of Peplac's
great work is offered by Mrs. Mary
E. Switzerland, Ninth and Castle SITS.
Wilmington, N. C. Her story explains
why this marvellous remedy is at
tracing such favorable comment
from the people of this section, and
is as follows:
81 suffered from stomach trouble,
indigestion, and nervousness. The
little food that l managed to eat
did more harm than good, and a good
nights sleep was out of the question.
l heard how much good Peplac was
doing for people l knew and started
taking it. 1t relieved me at once,
and l lost no time in starting my
daughter, Ruth, on it, for she had
been suffering terribly with pains
in her side, the result Of kidney trou-
BILE. She was also nervous and, like
myself, slept poorly and had no ap-
petite to speak of.
what Peplac did for me it also
did for my daughter. The two Of
US arc now enjoying q health race
It is simply wonderful how Pepla.
has helped us, and we join in thank.
and only hope that it will help Others
| the same way.
Peplac is proving a boon to hun
dreds Of sick, run down men and wo
men like Mrs. Switzerland, and viii
do the same for others. It is nov
being sold at Grantham Bros; ]. .
Mcmillan; Pope Drug Store; Row
land, Rowland Drug Co.; Maxtor
Barnes Bros; Bladenboro, Bladen
boro Drug Co.; Clarkton, G. L. an
2. S. Clark; Fairmont, Fairmon
Drug Co
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
SMYRNA NEWS NOTES.
Good Sunday School-Quarterly
Sunday-Church Painted-Per-
sOnal,

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Smyrna, (Lumberton R. ~, Jan.
28-We are still having some rough
weather and farmers haven't done
much towards farming.
Our Sunday School is progressing
nicely. Yesterday We had 1T pres
ent. We think that is good for us
but of course it could be better.
Our church is being painted, al
most finished. Hope it will be fin
ished by next Sunday for the quar-
terly meeting, for we are looking for
big crowd.
Mr.. George Collins spent a short
while in this section this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Lamb Of Lum-
berton spent last night in this COM
munity.
Messrs. E. M. and C. j. Rowan and
Henry Lamb spent today in Lumber
ton on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Okley Coke are al
smiles; it's girl.
Mrs. Lonnie Bullard, who has beer
sick with fever, is very much i'm
proved. Mrs. R. C. Moore, who has
been sick for some time, is improved
Messrs. Henry and Andrew Laml
spent Saturday night in Lumberton.
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Presbyterian-Dr. G.. e. Moorehouse
Pastor

Presbyterian-Dr. G.. e. Moorehouse,
Pastor.
Correspondence Of The Robesonian:
Sabbath school every Sabbath morn
ing at 9:30. Classes for all ages,
men, women and children.
"Take heed that thy Morality be
not thy snare. The young man spok-
en- of in the Gospel might have been
a better man If he had not been so
good" Gurnall.
Morning worship at II o'clock.
Sermon theme: "Habits, Mastered or
Masters
Evening worship at 1880. Sermon
theme: "Who are the Wicked"
Midweek service Wednesday at 7:3O
p. M Directory of worship chapter
XII: "The Lords Supper" The
mid-week prayer meeting is good
test of the church members loyalty
Give your testimony to the world by
being present.
All Presbyterians and all those who
have no regular church affiliation ir
the town are cordially invited te
share with us all the services of this
church.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
CHURCH NEWS NOTES
Parkton Union Prayer Meeting.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Parkton, Jan. 29-Last evening the
ministers of Parkton held their reg
ular monthly meeting for the purpose
of discussing various subjects and ar
ranging program forthe union pray
er meeting. On each Wednesday eve
ming during the month of February
at 1880 o'clock these services will be
held in the Presbyterian church, of
which Rev. ]. X. Hall is pastor. All
are cordially invited to hear and take
part in the following program:
February 6:-Leader, Rev. J. L.
Jenkins. Subject: young Peoples
Night"
February 13-Leader, Rev. W. L.
Maness. Subject: Sabbath Dessecra-
ton.
February 20-Leader, Rev. J. K.
Hall. Subject: Business Mems
Night"
February 27-Leader, Rev. ]. L.
Jenkins. Subject: "The Sins of the
Tongue"
w. l.. MANESS,
Secretary.
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80 a--%sAS1S.
Sunday School Sunday After
.noons-Preaching Service
Personal.

Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Baltimore, lFairmont, R. u, Jan.
29.-Rev. J. R. Miller, of Fairmont,
filled his regular appointment here
Saturday and Sunday. He preached
excellent sermons to large congre-
CATION both times.
Prof. C. C. Waldrop spent Satur-
day in Boardman on business.
Miss Velma Floyd is visiting Miss
Christine Floyd Of Fairmont this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben G. Floyd and lit
tie daughter, Helen Taylor, of Lum-
berton, spent the weekend with Mr..
Floyd's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. ID.
Floyd.
Mr.. Ben johnson spent a few hours
in Barnesville Saturday.
Mr.. Guy Grantham, of Lakeview,
S. c., spent while Sunday at the
home Of Mr.. D. L. Bullock.
Messrs. Newman and Raymond
Miller were visitors in this section
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. A. O. Inman Of Whiteville
spent Wednesday in these parts on
business.
Glad to report Mrs. E. M. Smith
improving.
Messrs. Herman Johnson, Gay Bull
lock and Raymond Inman were South
Carolina visitors last Sunday after.
noon.
Mr.. Mem Griffin and Miss Matte
Bullock, Of Fairmont attended preach
ing here Sunday afternoon.
Miss Mamie Lewis, of Conway, S
c., is visiting Misses Bera and Lors
Tedder.
Mr.. Darden Smith, of Back Swamp
spent a while Sunday afternoon il
this section.
Misses Jessie Floyd and Eurek;
Pittman, of Lumberton, spent the
weekend with Miss Floyd's parent
here.
| Miss Cletus Thompson, who ha,
been visiting Miss Martyre Ward
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31

blood, the disease being caused by an
infection which breaks out through
the skin. That is why the most satis-
factory treatment for all so-called
skin diseases is S. S. s., for this REM
edy SO thoroughly cleanses the blood
that no impurities can remain. Get q
bottle to-day at any drugstore, and
you will see results from the right
treatment. Write for expert medical
advice, which you can get without
cost, by addressing Medical Director,
q Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-31
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
NORTH CAROLINA, Robson County In
Superior Court Before the Clerk. 49,
White q Cough, Inc,
va. z,,
Callie Jackson and Husband, Clinton P.
Jackson, Docia Hogan and Husband. Tom
The defendants, Docia Hogan. and hus-
hand Tom Hogan, will take notice that an
acton entitled as above has been commenced
In tho superior court Of Robson county Tor
the purpose of partitioning a certain tract
Of land situated in Robson county, Ka1t
Swamp township, adjoining the lands OF John
e. Townsend, E. L. Townsend. ana y. u
Townsend and others, containing 100 acres,
more or less avd .he defer Snrtf 2"n tn
aid B. is ;. &.nan.s II III sr1 I'D ne
said deiond..ncs viii further tax lHties y
th. said action h.s been inst'tu 81 To- nc
purpose Of rartit5or orng said Lids nd =.
sel the interest CT .ae def :r ants 'ocla
Hogan and Tom Hogan in saIG lands fol
nartition: and the said defendants Docla
Hogan and Tom Hogan will take notlce taat
| they arc required to appear at the once Oh
| the clerk of the superior court OF Ropes6l
county, at Lumberton, North Carolina, on 1ne
26th day of February, 1918, and answer o'
| demur to the petition filed in said cause
| or the petitioner will apply to the cour'
| for the rolief demanded in said complaint
This 25th day Of January, 1913:
A-1 c. B. SKIPPER.
i'i- Clerk Of the Superior Court.