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'mv. UK urn - i , ' pmUmEB SEM-WEE1SLY TOWM AMD COTNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OFFOCTHJMTIEg ALL HOME PRINT OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, MAY 5TH, 1917. NUMBER 36 A CO-OPERATIVE CANNERY PI N OUTLINED BY MRS. LIL LIAN W. CAPEHART. The Canning Club of Oxford is Pre pared to Help Save the Surplus Vegetables of the Town. So much has been said regarding the importance of raising food and feed crops that even the slowest of us must by this time have realized the seriousness of the situation, and that we each have our part to do, be it little or much, in this great emer gency. The appeal of our Governor in a recent proclamation is not only to the farmers, but to the people of the towns as well, urging them to plant ample home vegetable gardens, to cultivate the vacant lots of our towns, and do our part in solving the great food conservation problem. The season is getting late already and what is done must be done im mediately, and so I wish, before it is too late, to urge the housekeepers of Oxford to plant gardens not only to supply their tables during the summer, but to can more than a supply for their tables for the winter. Now this is very eaisly done as many of us have demonstated, and I know from my own experience and obser vation that a very small garden, when intensively cultivated will yield a wonderful supply of canned things, as well as a great variety. The Canning Club stands ready to help both those, who for some reas on may not be able to can their own splits, and those who wish to do their own canning, and yet have not had experience in that kind of work. We expect to hold public demonstra tions that housekeepers and girls are urged to attend. We also expect to do canning on shares or for a reasonable price. Tho our plans (Continued On, Page Eight) TO GO TO OGLETHORPE. Three Oxford Young Men Try For Place in the Officers Reserve. Three young men from Oxford will leave on an early date for Fort Ogle thorpe, Ga., near Chattanooga, Tenn., where they will enter the officers training camp, located there by the War Department for the train ing of officers who are to have charge of the millions of American youths vho are to be recruited into the great army with which the United States is to help the Allies beat Ger many. Fine young men they are, as follows : FRANK W. HANCOCK, JR. JAMES A. TAYLOR BILLY L. MITCHELL. The Oglethorpe camp is to be one cf fourteen to be opend in various parts cf the country for the training of officers for the army. There are many details of the course which are explained in literature issued by the War Department. It is announced that there will be no addmissions after the opening day, which is Tuesday, May 15. Young men who pass the examina tions and who make good in the course will receive commissions, some of them to be drafted into ac tive service immediately after they finish their work at Orglethorpe ,and others to be returned home to await a further call after the second or third increment of the army has been rai:-od and is ready for the training camps. The stay at Fort Oglethorpe is to be for a period of three months, and y the time the course there has teen completed, it is expected that tue first men gathered in by the draft system will be in camps and ready t o receive the instruction of officers tor active service . CREATIONS IN WHITE "" Special Announcement for Next Thursday and Friday. The Perkinson-Green Company in cites the ladies of this section to aeir idsplay of white summer mini fy next Thursday and Friday, for at announcement on the fourth la!6 f tMs paPer- n the third a,ge ,f this PaPer the Quality Store also has an interesting announce- went. for king at the vines, it is hard T)ome of us to understand why a4 th6S St four dollars a bushel - tfte ladr hats twenty-five dollars d Piece. SLEDGE HAMMER BLOWS. What French Have Done in One Week of Drive. In just one week the French in their great attack on the front from Soissons to Auberive, nearly fifty miles did these things:' Took more than 100 guns, some of large caliber. Took approximately 40,000 prisoners. Occupied twenty good sized villages, not including hamlets. Reconquering about fifty square miles of French soil. Put out of action in killed, wounded and prisoners, on con serative estimates, at least lOO, 000 German soldiers, the equiv alent yof seven divisions. Forced the German high com mand to throw in twenty lvi sions from their last reserves, their "strategic reserves whom they were saving for a great of fensive campaign, to save their whole front in France from dis aster. And the battle only begun! FINALS AT OXFORD COLLEGE Interesting Exercises For Week of May 20th. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached in the Oxford Baptist church at eleven o'clock on Sunday morning May 20th, by Rev. Baylus Cade, pastor Lenior Baptist church. The sermon before Young Woman's Christian Association will be preach ed by Mr. Cade at the evening hour in the College chapel. Monday, May 21 10:00 a. m. Morning Concert. 11:00 p. m. Class Day Exercises. J 5:00 p. m. Meeting of Alumnea Association. 8:15 p. m. "The Lady of Ly ons," presented by School of Expres sion. Tuesday, May 22. Graduating Exercises. - r : Annual Address before the Liter ary Societies. Mr. Archiebald John son, Editor of. Charity and Children. 4:30 p. m. Art Reception. Exhibits of Household Arts, Do mestic Science and Domestic Art. 5:30 p. m. Annual Concert. Marshalls Amaret Renfrow, Chief Bessie Holding Nina Davis PLEASED WITH CONDITIONS Mr. I. W. Mangum This Week Visited South Granville. The weather being ideal, Mr. I. W. Mangum one day this week made a trip to his old home in southern Granville, passing through Hester, Creedmoor and returning via Wilton. He ran up with many of his old farm er friends and they talked freely about farming conditions. They ad mitted to Mr. Mangum that they would not plant as much tobacco this year as in former years; that they in tended to clear land and raise mor foodstuff than ever before. Mr. Man gum is fully persuaded that there is a determination on the part of the farmers to raise their own supplies and to spare. Mr. Mangum observed that the farmers had prepared their lands and all is in readiness for a bountiful har vest. There is a certain air about the farmers' this year, he said, that indicate determination and thrift. He noted that the gardens on the south side of Granville are well advanced. Mr. Mangum himself is a farmer and a keen observer, and it is indeed a pleasure to get such a good report from an excellent authority on such matters. HANDSOME TURNOUTS. Oxford Chase Buggies With Harness to Match. That was a very attractive ; and pleasing sight we saw last Friday when B. D. Umpstead, W. L. U in stead and R. S. Umstead, from near Durham county and Mr. S. M. Hock aday from near Wake county hooked four very fine horses to four Oxford Chase Buggies with harness to match, which they purchased from Lyon-Wiston Co. These gentlemen are progressive, prosperous farmers and when they buy they want the best and they had no trouble in find ing their wants in the Oxford Chase Buggies and harness to match which are the handsomest, most durable, lightest draft buggies on the market. Oxford welcomes its friends from ev ery part of the county and country. THE UNSEEN SEA MONSTERS SUBMARINE IS MENANCE THAT MUST BE THWARTED. That it is This and Not the Military Arm of Service That Must be Ov ercome is Recognized by the Chan cellories of All the . Nations at War With Germany. (Condensed Report) That German's submarine arm, not her military arm, is the menace which for the moment is greatest for the future welfare of the United States and the Entente Allies is rec ognized by the chancellories of all the Powers which are at war with Germany. The Pinch of Want. The last days of April saw the Ger man underwater boats send to the bottom hundreds of thousands of tons of shipping, which means that huge quantities of ammunition and foodstuffs have been irretrievably lost to the Allies and made the pinch of hunger to those countries, their soldiers and their people more acute. Tolls of Death. These unseen monsters of the un derseas from April 20 to April 27 had their share with mined in the send ing beneath the waves, some of them unwarned and with tolls of death, 28 British vessels of over 1,600 tons and 13 others of less than 1,600 tons, the aggregate in each category being only two vessels less than the Brit ish Admiralty reported the previous week, when the high point in the sinking of British merchantment since the reports have been issued, was reached. Impetus is being given to the plans to combat the menarice by all the countries at war with Germany, and hopes are expressed that shortly a check may be put to the inroads of tljje submarine ''-into T commerce! " Defer Peace Talks. The anticipated proffer of peace by the Imperial German Chancellor will not be given to the Reichstag at pres ent, but will be withheld for a "more fitting occasion," according to advices reaching Copenhagen. Russia's Resolve. The Russian provisional govern ment has sent to the Russian repres entees in the Entente Allied coun tries a note assuring the Allies, that a change in the gevrnment cannot afford an excuse for abandoning the cause for which all the Entente are fighting. National Guard Fkst. There comes from Washington a strong intimation that those of the National Guard who saw service on the Mexican border would be selected and sent to France within a month. It' is stated that the Canadian trans ports will be loaned to the United States. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION VOTE FOR MAYOR AND COMMISS IONERS MONDAY. Vote at the Mayor's Office Poll Op ens at TO'clock and Closes at Sun down. The biennial municipal election for the chosing of a mayor and commissioners will be held Mon day, May 7th. The campaign, if such it could be called, is the quiet est the city has ever had. The polls will be open at seven o'clock and close at sunset. The only ticket in the field is as follows : For Mayor W. Z. Mitchell. For Commissioners C. D. Ray, W: H. Hunt; W. T. Yancey, W. A. McFarland, W. A Parham, A H. Powell, W. H Fleming. The above ticket is practically the old board, Capt. Will H. Fleming being the only new man. They will be inducted into office Tuesday, May 8th. " ' Women up the State declares that she prefers the society of her dog to that of her husband, but this does not necessarily mean that she would rather listen to a bark than a grunt. : . ' When a man's tongue begins to riin faster than his mind it is time he stopped talking. - t THE LIST GROWS. American Steamer Sunk With Thir teen Missing. Washington, May 3. The American steamer Rockingham has been sunk by a German sub marine. Thirteen men are Miss ing. Two boats containing 33 men were picked up yesterday, one by a patrol vessel. One boat containing 13 men .is missing. Secretary Lane told the Gov ernors conferring here with the council of National Defense that the Federal Government had heard that 400,000 tons of shipping had been sunk in the last week by German submarines. SOLDIERS TO FRANCE. As Soon as Ships Are Ready to Cross Atlantic. WASHINGTON, MAY 2. The French Commission have as surances that the American govern ment is willing to send troops to France one of the urgent recom mendations brought to this country when the Allies believe they can spare the necessary ships to trans port the troops across the Atlantic. The administration has put aside the objections of the army general staff to sending any troops to the battle front until an army has been raised and trained for nearly a year and has decided for the sake of the moral effect for America's actual participation in the actual fighting a small contingent shall be sent as soon as possible. SHERRDFF CAPTURES STILL Saw the Men at Work and Fired at Them. On Saturday evening last there was a rumbling noise in the elemnets above,, and Sheriff Hobgood hestened to the front door of the Court House to interpret the wireless message that was wafted overland from Mead ows Mountain, down in old Tally Ho. The Sheriff gathered a couple of trusted men about him and made a bee-line for the foot hills' of the mountain that stands like a sentinel over the most peaceful valley in all the county. Early Sunday morning, just berore the gray streak made its appearance in the Eastern heavens, the officers heard the sound of human voices deep down in the ravine. Approach ing nearer, they saw two men adjust ing something that reminded them of the Germans planting a gun in the trenches "somewhere in France." At the command to throw up their hands and surrender, the men broke for the bushes, and it was then that the officers fired at them with in tend to impede their progress, or per chance to kill. There was an abundance of sour mash on hand, and when the Sheriff appeared upon the scene the men were adjusting the cap and still worm. The kettle was made of cop per and was entirely new. The Sher iff dismantled the plant and brought the still to Oxford. The officers are of the opinion that they know the names of the two of fenders and it would not suprise us if they are landed in the lock-up be fore the end of the week. . THE SCREEN FAVORITE. Mary Pickford at Orpheum Next Monday and Tuesday. Pretty Mary Pickford grew up with the movies and she is today the "world's" sweetheart. This vivacious movie star to appear at the Orpheum next Monday and Tuesday, Matinee and night with special music score. This is Mary Pickford's own contribution, produced by her own company and publicity presented through Art-Craft Pictures Corpora tion, the wonderful filih, "Less Than the Dust." New Law Firm. Messrs. B. K. Lassiter and B. W. Parham announce that they have formed a partenership for the prac tice of law under the name of Par ham & Lassiter with offices in the First National Bank Building. Interesting to Housekeepers. Elsewhere in this paper the Caro lina Power & Light Company tells how to make cooking a pleasure and the same time save a pretty pen- i ny. -, &L&fm flOBGOOD LANDS BURGLAR - WANTED BY FEDERAL AUTHOR ITIES FOR POSTOFFICE ROBBERY. Oxford's Brave Chief of Police Mar shalls a Number of Boys and Goes in Search of the Bad, Bold Negro. During the winter months two men robbed the postoffice at Nelson, Virginia, and made away with the stamps and funds. John Harris, col ored ,of Oxford, was in some way identified with the crime. Ever since the robbery, Harris has fought shy of Oxford, but he mus tered up enough courage to visit his happy hunting ground last Saturday. Chief Hobgood learned of his pres ences in the community late Satur day evening, and knowing Harris to be a bad negro, he gathered about him a number of small boys and arm ed them and told them to be brave. They marched to the country two abreast and surrounded the house in which Harris was quartered for the night. With a gun in one hand and a snap light in the other, Chief Hob good knocked on the door. Harris, the man wanted, came to the door and seeing the officer's pistol point ing at his head surrendered and came to Oxford and was locked up, pending the arrival of the Virginia authori ties. In this arrest, Chief Hobgood claims the reward of $25.00. The postoffice and express office at Stovall were robbed about the same time the robbery was committed near the northern border of Gran ville and the supposition is that this same Harris was implicated. He is regarded as a bad man. COLORED DANCE HALL. Midnight Revelry of Dangerous Element. There exists in Oxford a colored dance hall,, where its patrons gath er in large numbers and make the night hidous. There are two classes of colored people in Oxford and those who frequent the hall are known as the ''Lower Five." The better class, known as "The Upper Tens," regard them as a dangerous element of non-producers. The dance hall ap peals to the younger people of the better class and once they become entangled with the alliance their path lead to midnight hours and dissipa tion. There is always something go ing on at the dance hall and on big nights when there are more than one hundred present they have "some- ! thing on the side," it is said. The town authorities should inves tigate this matter and bring them un der the law. They are operating without a license and they should be taxed at least five dollars for each night's performance if permittued to exist at all. Sambo, with a razor in his boot, is a dangerous element. THAT SUBMARINE STORY Col. Al Fairbrother Shoots a Di- dapper. (Greensboro Record) Many men read about the subma rine being shot some thousand yards away, and many men were inclined to regard the narrator of the story as a trifle excited. It may have been that the submarine was shattered, but in out time we have hunted for ducks on the lakes and when we saw a didapper one of those little black birds for the fun of the thing we would blaze away., at it, and its sud den idsappearance always convinced us that we had killed it. But it didn't take long for the little cuss to appear and disappear again and again. We are not discrediting the captain's story but we feel that had he not been in such a hurry he might again have seen the periscope boo ing up through the water. However in times of. war strange stories are related. And then after the war is over about fifty years they become still stranger to hear one of tSe old veterans relate them. 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