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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
GOODWIN WANTS TO KNOW.
If State is Not Getting Square
Deal He Wants to Know 1t.

If State is Not Getting Square
Deal He Wants to Know 1t.
Washington Cor. Feb. Is, Greensboro
Daily News.
Representative Goodwin wants TO
know whether North Carolina has
been Disseminated against in favor
Of South Carolina and Virginia. In a
letter which he wrote to Secretary
Baker today the Sixth district Con-
gresham calls upon the secretary for
an explanation of reports sent out
from Washington in this correspond
ence, stating that the people of North
Carolina feel that the State has been
neglected in the way of camps.
Mr.. Goodwin enclosed in his letter
to Mr.. Baker copy of a story pub
lished from Washington in the Daily
News in which the Washington CORE
spondent stated that delegation of
Raleigh people believed North Caro-
lima has not been dealt with fairly
and that the State has lost money by
it's failure to secure environments.
Mr.. Goodwin says he has no criticism
to make of the Daily News CORE
spondent, but he simply wants to know
the facts. His letter follows:
Washington, February Is.
"Hon. Newton D. Baker, Secretary OF
War,
washington, D. C.
Dear Mr.. Secretary:
81 am enclosing a letter from Mr.
w. E. Kindley, of Fayetteville, N. c..
% Oh, o4f oh oII
ping headed: Tar Heels Sore on Mer
in Congress, by Parker r. Anderson.
Not Correspondent Words.
"This article was sent out from
Washington and printed in the Viii
mington Star in my district, on Feb
! ruary 9, and sent to me by Mr.. Kind
ley, who is very much interested II
securing camp for Fayetteville.
81 wish you would have this article
considered very carefully and write
f; me letter answering same in detail
If the North Carolina delegation il
Congress have been negligent in TIT
/ performance of their duties to thu
State, 1 want to know it, and if tn
| War Department has Disseminated
against North Carolina, in favor O.
South Carolina, want to know 1t.
| 81 would appreciate a thorough ex
PLANTATION Of the question as raised il
the newspaper article"
It can be stated in this connection
| that what was said about the faiiur
of the States Senators and represen
tatives to get camps was not the state
ment of the correspondent, but of tn
business men who stated the facts t
me. The story stated, so far as tn
correspondent knew, that the State
representatives here had workd a
hard as they could for the State, tu
their failure to secure camps probabl
was due to some extent, to the fac
that SO many towns jumped into tn
fight as soon as even rumor wa
current that camp was to be locs.i
ed. This may or may not have pre-
vented North Carolina from getlin
her share of the "spoils Of war"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18

In Washington correspondence OF
the Greensboro Daily News it is stat
ed that Senator Overman is convinced
that there is a determined effort on
the part of Northern and Western Con
gressmen to have the price Of cotton
fixed before Congress adjourns the
present session. - 8, h. that .lacy
fix it high enough-not lower than 80
cents the pound, say-there will be no
serious objection raised But price
fixers want to remember that cotton
at 80 cents is not higher than the
price of other commodities now.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18

In refusing to vote for the new dog
ordinance the other day Mr.. w. P.
McAllister stated that while he heart
lily approved the measure he felt that
it was useless to put on the books an
other ordinance when other dog or
dina noes are not enforced. That is
the great trouble with laws about
dogs. An ordinance is passed and
promptly forgotten as soon as the
special occasion that prompted it has
passed. 1t is to be hoped that the new
ordinance will be strictly enforced
Entirely too many dogs are allowed te
roam at will in Lu:nberton.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18

The word has been put out that
now is the time to lay in supply of
wood for next winter, that the chan
ces for getting any coal at all are
mighty seldom. Wherefore the wise
ones will proceed to stock up on wood
for the winter of 1888 and the fool
ish will pass on unheeding and be
caught unprepared. But no one will
be able to claim that lie was not warn
ed in time.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
AMERICANS IN ACTION.
Artillery Took Brilliant Part in I'm.
portant French Raid.

Grand Headquarters of the French
Army in France, Feb. 14.-The Amer
lean artillery took brilliant part in
an important French raid yesterday
between Tahure and the Butte du Mes
nil, in the Champagne, participating
in the preparatory bombardment and
the ensuing barrage fire while the OPP
Grafton was being successfully execut-
ed
The action was extremely interest
ing the the result most satisfactory.
The assaulting troops brought back
100 prisoners and established them
selves in German positions to depth
of three quarters of mile along a
front of nearly mile.
The task of the assaulting forces
was to attack and take the German
salient dipping into the French posi-
| ton. 1t was a difficult operation oW-
| ing to the nature Of the ground which
| formed a basin-like depression into
which the Germans could F ,ur the
fire of their concentrated guns IN the
/ surrounding heights.
The artillery preparations lasted six
!, hours and with the aid of aviators il
was ascertained that the enemy's de-
| 1enSlVe pOSlClOIlS, WHICH were IeIIdIk'
able strong, had been broken up tc
large extent. At Ais in the after.
noon the order was given to the in
fantry units to go over the top. Ev
cry man had been instructed fully re
garding the detectives to be attained
4 Just before this a steady rain be
gan to make the chalky earth like
a skating rink. The troops, however
advanced with determination although
they were obliged occasionally to ar
rest their progress owing to machine
gun positions having escaped the at
tention Of the French and American
gunners.
With the help Of courageous gre
nadiers these positions were storme.
and destroyed and their occupant
were either killed or captured. B,
5:15 o'clock rockets announced that al
of the detectives had been Gained.
The American gunners with thei
+ French comrades, extended thei
. range, putting UP an effective barrag
. to prevent counter-attacking, whic!
J however, did not come, the German
having been completely disconnected
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
MANY NEW CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS FOR ARMY
Include Munitions Plants, Ordnance
Depots, Etc.

Many new construction projects Tor
the army, including munitions plants,
ordnance depots, storage plants, port
terminals, hospitals, aviation work,
environments and housing were disclos-
ed in a statement given the Senate
military committee the other day by
the War Department. The work will
cost total of 1858 $50, 900 and while
some of the projects had been an
nounced before, in most cases the 10
cation and cost had not been given.
The statement shows that $37 ,OOO,-
600 will be spent in building a gas
making plant at Edgewood, N. j.,
while 40 interior storage depots to
cost an aggregate of $3OOOO.O0O are
to be erected at unnamed points. On
aviation work, including new can
torment, the location of which was
not given, $46,OOO,000 will be expend-
ed.
Ordnance depots are to be built on
the south Atlantic coast and at "some
seaport" at cost of 100000 each
and one on the middle Atlantic coast
at cost of $6,OOO,OO0. An ammuni-
ton depot at "some seaport" is to cost
$500 900 and like sum is to be ex,
pended for an ordnance depot in cen.
trail Pennsylvania.
Hospitals for sailors suffering with
tuberculosis are to be built at Denver
Colo, and Asheville, NJ c., at cost Of
$50O,000 each and 12,80O,0O0 is to be
spent on hospitals at 80 army training
camps.
| A division cantonment for the regu
lar army is to cost $8,0OO,00O, but it:
location was not given.
Eight millions will be spent on {
port terminal at Boston and $4,000,
900 on a similar terminal at Charles
ton, S. C. Two millions are provided
for three powder bag loading points a
sites not yet selected.
For housing for the shipping to re
lieve congestion in shipyard communi
ties the department plans to expent
$25 100000. This will represent par
Of the $5O,0OO,OOO for this purpos
provided in a bill which passed tn
House. In addition to this 100000
will be expended at Newport News
!, Va, for housing the negro stevedor
!. regiments engaged there in loadin,
; vessels.
, Another item is that of $4,000
, for a high explosive plant at Sand
, Hook, L. l.
5 Brigadier General Littell, in charg
; of cantonment division and other con
struction jobs, also submitted state
7 ments to the committee, showing tina
in addition to the new work, his Blu
: reau has charge of construction now i
5 progress calling for an expenditure Q
S135, 100000, making the total fo
present and future work $404 $50, 900.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18

The Robesonian extends sympathy
to Rev. ]. M. Fleming in the loss of
his mother, whose death was mention
ed in the last issue. Mr.. Fleming has
been a constant correspondent of The
Robesonian for number of years and
is we'll known oreaders of this paper
He is always ready with sympathy
and aid wherever others are in dis
tress and the hearts of readers of The
Robesonian will go out to him in his
bereavement.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Fiftytwo children were burned to
death Thursday night at Montre i,
Canada, when the Grey nannery was
destroyed by fire. All the inmates of
the great building except the children
escaped. They included nuns, nursing
sisters, wounded or sick soldiers from
oerseas, sick or crippled men and wo-
men to the number of almost a thou
sand.
X SIS
Mrs. H. H. Hirsch and J. w. Cook
the latter real estate man, were in
dlcted Thursday by the Fulton county
Ga, grand jury on charges of at.
tempting to blackmail Asa G. Cand.
Ter, millionaire mayor of Atlanta. out
OF 100000. Mayor Gambler issued :
statement in which he told of a visi,
OF Mrs. Hirsch and Cook to his office
and declared that he MADE no ad
vance whatever to the woman.
Jim McIlherron, negro who sbo,
and killed two white men at Estil
Springs, Tenn, on the 9Th, was burnet
at the stake at that place Tuesda,
| night after a confession had beer
forced from him by application Of no
irons. A sister of one of the me,
the negro killed addressed the MOI
OF thousand men, denouncing he
brothers slayer.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18

King George and Lloyd Geor-e.
British Prime Minister, in addras ,es
in the British Parliament last week
have declared again that in the re-
cent utterances of the spokesmen of
the Teutonic allies there can be eounG
no basis for a peace which fulfil the
demands of democratic government
The addresses of both were at one
with President Wilson's speech made
Monday.
Sugar is said to be So pound ir.
Russia.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
Contest For School Children

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. IA telegram
mas just been received from Wash
lngton by the Bureau of Junior Mem
oership of the Southern Division
American Red Cross, asking that the
SCHOOL authorities have the school
Children of the Southern Division,
compe*. in drafting 20 word mes
sage interpreting the good will of the
American school children to the school
children of the Virgin Islands.
The best message received will he
forwarded FROM Washington as a rem
resentation Of the friendly feeling Of
the children here for those in our new.
est territorial acquisition. All mes.
sages must be in Washington by Feb
ruary Goth.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
Shipping Losses Last Week.

Nineteen British merchantmen were
sunk by mine or submarine in the
past week, according to the British
admiralty statement last Wednesday
night. Of these thirteen were vessels
OF 500 tons more and six were un.
DER that tonnage. Three fishing craft
also were sunk.
The loss shows considerable in.
crease over that of the previous
week which totaled fifteen vessels
III OF them over 1000 tons. In the
preceding three weeks the losses were
eight, eight and fifteen respectively
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
State of Ohio. City Of Toledo,

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
- senior partner of the firm Of F. J.
City Of Toledo County and State afore-
SAID. and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
eacn ana every case of Catarrh that
CATARRH CURE. FRANK ]. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed
an my presence. this 9Th day of Decem-
oer; A; ID. 1856. A. w. GLEASON.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern.
S ny ana acts through the Blood on the
mucous Surfaces Of the System. Sand
Tor testimonials, free, 0e't~
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. n
Sold by all Druggists. 75c' 0' W
&aais Family Pills for constipstion.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18

A billion dollar urgent deficiency
appropriation bill, the largest of its
kind in the history of Congress, was
favorably reported to the House
Thursday by Chairman Sherley, OF
the appropriations committee. The
bill provides for the immediate needs
of the war, navy and other depart
mentS.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
State Democratic
Meets March 5.
Committee

Chairman T. D. Warren has issued
a call for the State Democratic exc
cutive committee to meet in Raleigh
March S. 1t will fix rules for hold
ing the regular Democratic primary
write a platform, and fix the date
for the State convention.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18

In a fit of jealous rage Am $ Go.e.
a negro about 25 years old, at VIII
mington Monday shot and killed .,iary
Burnett, a colored woman about his
own age who, he said, had been living
with him about 3 years and whom he
recently took to Wilmington from
Whiteville.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
A Live Country Church.
Charity and Children.

Charity and Children.
The Spring Hill church has asked
Maxton to look out for another pastor
and called Rev. w E. Goode for his
whole time with an ample salary. This
church with less than $50 members *
giving more money for the various Oh
jects, so far as we know, than any OH
er Baptist country church in North
Carolina.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
Robson Negroes Who Were Par.

Hoke County Journal.
1t is unusual that the people do not
crltlcise Governor Bickett's pardoning
proclivities. The people of Robson
even said but little about his pardon
ing those negroes that beat up Rural
Policeman Lon Townsend. So far as
they were concerned those fellows are
murderers. They left off beating him
when they were sure he was dead. And
ne an officer of the law and in the dis
charge of his duty. Well, folks used
to say lot about Governor Kitchen
apologize.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
Chamherla;n'e TohIo+

These Tablets are intended espe-
SS!ally for disorders Of the stomach,
liver and bowels. If you are troubled
with heartburn, indigestion or consti-
patton. '.o''
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18

The Red Cross, volunteer, drafted man
or Stacker.
NJ. L. G.
Lumberton, n. c., r. No. /, February
Is, 1918.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-06
ONLY ONE WAY THAT JUSTICE CAN
BE DONE TO MINERS OF COLORADO
Pipe Caulke and Tappers Union Says Smash
The Ring and Turn the Rascas Out Lawson and Doyle
Stands What Diggers Want Believes Workers
Be Investigation

Frank A. Byrne, secretary of the
Pipe Caulkers and Tappers Union of
Greater New York is taking n keen
interest in the controversy in Colo
rado, in which the coal diggers of this
state have been robbed of the privi-
lege of choosing their own officials.
He praises John r. Lawson and Ed r.
Doyle and The Bulletin for the stand
taken in defense of the rank and file
of the organization.
Following is letter received from
Mr.. Byrne to the editor of The Bull
letin:-
NEW YORK, March &c, 1918.
Mr.. Clint G. Houston, Editor The
Denver Labor Bulletin, Denver, Colo.
Dear Sir and Brother: In your is
sue Of March 23, 1918, there is a state
ment that the Kansas District Miners
Union demand thoro probe of cleo
ton frauds committed in Colorado.
who want exact justice done to John
II. Lawson, Ed r. Doyle and the dig
gers.
There is but one way to my mind
that Justice can be done to the min
ers. that is, to smash the ring and
turn the rascals out. Why temporize
with ofIicials why supplicate them to
correct false election returns; why
cringingly beseech them to give the
miners n square deal? Would n man
plead with n thief to return part of
the property that he had taken, or
would he want all the thief had taken
which belonged to him2 There should
be little or no time lost in reorganiz-
ing the United Mine Workers of
America.
And now may l say that the or
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-06
INTERNATIONAL TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
FINANCE COMMITTEE WAR RESOLUTIONS
Meeting Union Printers Home in Colorado Springs Last Week
Pledge Support Call Upon All Resi-
Employees of Institution to Assist in Carrying
Patriotic Efforts of the Organization

Union Printers Home, declare unquali-
fiedly that we will do all that we
can, now or in the future, to support
the administration of the United
States and the countries with which
we are allied in this great struggle
to win the war and administer to au-
tocratic power such a blow that all
autocratic government will be at an
end forever; and, be it
Resolved, That we call upon all the
residents and employees Of the Union
Printers Home to assist in carrying
out the patriotic efforts of the Inter
national Typographical Union and the
board of trustees and do what they
can to encourage and help all the al
lied forces now fighting our battles
for continued freedom; and, be it fur
ther
Resolved, That the superintendent
of the Union Printers Home be in
structed to at all times carry out the
desires of the government, or any of
its subdivisions, along the lines of
food conservation; and to refrain
from the use or service Of any foods
prescribed by the governmental au-
thorities during such times as the
abstinence orders may be in effect,
and in general to so conduct the af-
fairs of the institution as to conform
to all requirements of the government
during the war.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-06
LIBERTY LOAN HAS
NEW HONOR FLAG
CIV E N ALL CITIES EX-
CEEDING QUOTA.
Help Our Town Win the Right to
Fly This Flag" Organized Labor
Thruout the United States
VIII Do Its Share.

The third Liberty loan honor flag
has been adopted by the Liberty loan
organization, and under its colors the
hosts of patriotic workers are going
to achieve a great victory by over
subscribing the third Liberty loan.
The honor flag has the endorsement
of Secretary McAdoo of the treasury
department and of the national Lib
erty loan committee. 1t is S6N54
inches. 1t has a red border, n white
center and three vertical blue stripes,
Indicative of the third Liberty cam
paign.
1t is 70 be awarded TO each commu-
nifty that subscribes the sales quota
set for it by the federal reserve dis
trict Liberty loan committee An ad-
ditional honor emblem, blue star, to
be sewed in the white field of the flag,
will be awarded to communities each
time they increase their quotas by
100 per cent.
a window card 7x9 inches, to be
given each bond purchaser, will bear
reproduction of the honor flag and
place for the name of the purchaser.
An honor roll will be 25XSS inches
and viii bear reproduction of the
honor flag and these words, Help our
town win the right to fly this flag"
and These are the people of our town
who are helping to win the war by
investing in U. S. government bonds
of the third Liberty Loan
The honor flag should be potent
factor in the third Liberty loan cam
paign. Announcements of the details
of the plan will be made by the COM
mittees in each community.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-06

department However. this force is
being reduced, as the big rush is about
over. Some fifty to sixty employees are
retained the year around.
Fred A. Cantrall, who holds priority
No. / on the machine side of the Post,
has returned from his visit to Cali
fornia.
On March IL when the checks were
handed out at the Wichita, Kan, Eagle
office each of the regulars was very
agreeably surprised to find that he
had received the sum of S25 in addi-
ton to the regular weekly amount, as
a war bonus, thru the kindness of Vic
tor Murdock. The subs were treated
in like manner, according to the
length of time each had been on the
slip-board.
Lightning is said 10 seldom strike
twice in the same place. But light
ming has nothing to do with the war
savings stamp pools on the Post. Two
weeks ago Ma Belle Jordan and John
Oliver profited by the respective pools,
They repeated this week.
Sacramento, Cal, Typographical
Union has signed new wage scale
with the publishers of that city. The
scale provides for seven and one
half hour work day, instead of eight
hours under the old contract, and an
increase in wages Of So per week. Day
men will receive $3.50 and night men
S34.50 per week.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-06

The finance committee of the board
of trustees of the Union Printers
Home, consisting of President Mars
den G. Scott, Secretary-Treasurer j.
W. Hays and Resident Trustee Thomas
McCaffrey, adopted the following res
olutions at a meeting held at that in
stitution last week:
Whereas, The United States govern
ment has been forced, as matter of
self protection, to enter the war that
is now raging for the preservation of
the rights of free people, and the en-
forcement of democratic principles
thruout the world; and
Whereas, The international Typo
graphical Union has declared its 10y
atty to the government in this, its hour
of need; and
Whereas, Thousands of members of
the International Union who have in
years past contributed their "bit" to-
ward the maintenance of this most
magnificent and democratic institu-
ton are now doing their 'bit" in the
service of the government and are on
their way or at the front going ''over
the top" in order that we may con-
tinue to enjoy that social freedom for
which we have all fought industrially
and which we are organized to per-
petuate; therefore, be it
Resolved, That this committee, rep
resenting the board Of trustees of the