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f" PUBUSHEB SEHfflf WEEKLY TOWN AOTOUT OTEK Air.ir.wnp immri : OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20TH, 1917 NUMBER 49 V A STATE OF WAR NOW EXISTS WHAT ARE WE TO DO ABOUT IT IN OXFORD.. Before Long Old Granville County Will Give Up Over Two Hundred of Her Young Men for the Firing Line In France. (Contributed) We are at war. This fact is grad ually being born in upon our con sciousness. We got a touch of it on registration day, but many of us did Vnt fully realize what it means. Yes, pn million men have registered for Srvice at the call of our President. a Vreat many of these appear to take fnmfort in the reflection that, who ever else is called, it will not be thelU A Realization Last week while in Greensboro we witnessed more than five thousand ,"en of the regular army going through to some point for instruc tions in the new warefare, in prep aration for early embarkment for Fiance. Every day from now on this scene will be repeated on the trunk Hue railroads. Yes our young men are going. And they are going to fight in a glor ious cause for the liberation of the whole world from the domination of an unspeakable autocracy; for the defense of the honor of their moth ers their sweethearts, their sisters, and of the lives of their little broth ers and sisters, and the lives of non combantants, even including the sick and dying in hospitals. Our Duty. What can we do in Oxford; we who are left at home to carry on the affairs of the nation? Our duty is plain. We must do nothing that would embarras our government, or our young men who. are going to jiht We must keep "business as usuai." That will be easy in view of the fact than billions of dollars will he put into circulation in our prepar ations and the carrying on of ,the war. Money will not be scarce in -America. We have the bulk of the currency in the world in our banks, and there must be no hoarding. It is silly to talk of saving to buy something to eat. What we must do is to see that there is plenty to eat in America, and we will get our share. Present high prices will not be maintained. They are speculative prices, and do not represent what the producer has re ceived for his share. Pices will be governed by the Food Conservation Commission, and the supply and de mand, and we produce largely then prices will become normal, but to hoard money is little short of crime. We must keep things going as usual. Rare Opportunity. We can also do our bit by seeing to it that none of our boys on the fir ing line lack proper comfort, or any thing to alleviate his sufferings when wounded. The Red Cross offers op portunity for this. It is an opportun ity of most compelling nature. Those who can do actual work will find joy in assisting the Red Cross. All must contribute for the purchase of mater ial and we ought to tax ourselves volunteerily at so much per month for this splendid work so long as the war lasts. Our boys must have an abundance of anesthetics, ban dages, hospital clothing, comfort bage for use in camp, and no boy on the firing line who has none to send him loving remembrances from "home" must be overlooked. It is a work of most exquisite mercy, and Oxford must do its part in keeping it going. Our ladies even now are getting down to actual work. Meet them with hearty welcome and throw yourself into the work with them, and give them every encouragement and help you can. You may be help ing your boy on the firing line. C. THE MOVIE CALANDAR. Fine Pictures All the Week With Four Changes of Program Saturday. There is an unusually strong bill at the Orpheum Theatre every night this week. The four changes of pro gram for Saturday is so arranged as to accomodate the large crowd on thpt-day. Tuesday Blanch Sweet in a five act drama "Those With Sin." .Wednesday Red Circle and Bea trice Fairfax series and Pathe News. Thursday Marie Doro in a fiveact Two"08 f ld Ireland "Castles for Friday The final episode of wone s Romance;" Pathe News and several reels of fun. . Saturday First show ODens at 9. new show at 12 o'clock noon a change of program at 3 o'clock, w r.1llar program for the even ts will begin at 6 o'clock. Tin Cans to Spare. tin have now on nand about 5,000 "on' at $5-00 per hundred. Per nl?P Jvh- wisn to buy them will as J ! Te ther orders to me as soon in r ?lbl We Prefer to place them qiiicku H-lle Co- but if they are not sell til dls0osed of here, we shall eu tnem elsewhere. LILLIAN W. CAPEHART. Canning Demonstration. a canniHf1!?11 w- Capehart will give G. Eliwg demonstration in Mrs. C. 10 a S ack yard on Thursday at inning Club members bs bad V Should the weather Wace Ton lie. demonstration will take ce on Friday at 10 a. m. THE COUNTRY RESPONDS. Estimated Subscriptions to Liberty Loan Bonds. f T?A fSllowigT.i.s the subscription of each Federal District as estimated hnt w,Ufi)f closmS the loan books, but with the returns incomplete District. Subscription SSnoJ- $ 1,200,000,000 Philadelphia . . 223,000,000 OSfn ' j 270,000,000 Richmond 103,000,000 Atlanta 58,500,000 Chicago 345,000,000 Cleveland 280,000,000 St. Louis . .... 90,000,000 Minneapolis ... 62,000,000 Kansas City . . . 90,000,000 Jalla 48,000,000 San Francisco . 180,000,000 Total ... .$ 2,951,000,Q00 It is estimated that there were nearly three millions individual sub scribers. The Government's printing and en graving plant is working day and night to turn out the bonds and their distribution to subscribers will" be gin very soon. , , RALLY AROUND THE FLAG Two Important Meetingsc at the Cout House Week. The members of the Granville County Chapter of the Red Cross so ciety will meet at the Court House this Tuesday night for the purpose of perfecting the organization and laying plans for an aggressive cam paign. Five hundred new members are wanted and it is desired that the people living outside of Oxford will ake a lively interest. The first thing you know our boys will be on the firing line. Those who stay at home must perform their patriotic duty . New Members. The following have joined the lo cal Chapter since our last issue: W. H. UPCHURCH, MRS. DELIA BONITZ, MRS. JOSHIA CANNADY. Meeting Thursday Night. . Hon. D. G. Brummitt announces a Red Cross meeting for Thursday night to be held in the court house. One of the best speakers in the State on Red Cross work will. address the meeting. A full planof the work will be explained. THE MACHINE GUN CREW. Capt. Stem Will Conduct Recruiting (Durham Herald) Among the many other recruiting officers in the city will be an officer to recruit men for the machine gun company of the Third Regiment of the North Carolina National guard. This recruiting station will be in the Durham Book and Stationary store and one of the most attractive fea tures will be the demonstration of the operation of one of the modern machine guns used by the company from this state. The campaign will be under the supervision of Captain T. G. Stem, of Oxford, and he will be assisted by two .Durham boys, Corporals Ralph Hayes and Robert Canada. Captain Stem was in the city on Friday inspecting recruits recently signed and making definate plans for the extensive campaign that is to be conducted on Thursday and Friday of this week. THE TOBACCO SCARE. Something of An Unknown Nature Causes Deep Concern. The farmers in some parts of Gran ville county state that they have dis covered that something of an un known nature is impeding the growth of their tobacco. The disease, if such it could be called ,has a tenden cy to wither the stalk and cause it to die. The blighted stalk is found here and there through the entire patch, and in some places as much as a quarter of an acre is thus affect ed. This does not apply to all parts of the county nor to all of the to bacco farms. But from the wide spread alarm there must be some thins; in the report that causes deep concern. Those who have had long exper ience in the cultivation of tobacco are disposed to believe that it is pure lv an atmospheric condition and that it will disappear or be arrested with the advent of gocTd growing weather. It is stated that scientific men will investigate and report their findings this week. The Public Ledger hopes that it is not as bad as it is reported to be. The scientific men should be able to locate the trouble and let the public know what caused it and how best to overcome it. HENDERSON'S NEW CHAMBER. Hon. D. G, Brummitt Will Deliver Address. The program for the opening of the new quarters of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night has been completed and was made public Saturday. R. S. McCoin was chairman of the committee that had charge of the arrangements for the bp- event, which is expected to be the ratest of its kind ever attempted here. Dennis G. Brummitt, of Oxford, Granville county's representative in the lower house of the General As sembly, is to make the principal ad drs of -he evening. He will be in troduced by Mr. McCoin, who repres net? Vance and . Warren counties in the' State Senate. . Quite a number of the business men of Oxford have expressed a de sire to be present. THE DRAFT ARMY TO MOBOLIZE i -CALL TO COLORS, OFFICERS THINK, WILL BE ISSUED FOR SEPTEMBER 1 At Least Three Months Drill On American Soil Considered Absol utely Necessary Before Recruits Are Sent Abroad. The conscription army will be mobolized on or about July.l, in the opinion of Army officers at Washing ton. At least three months drill on American soil is considered absol uetely necessary before the recruits are sent abroad. The first month would be taken up with drill in the close and extended order, the second with the use of the guns and the third with target practice. Selectmg Men In selecting the men for the draft Army close examination is to be made into the excuses for exemptions which are given. It has become known that many have given their occupation as farmers or machinists in an effort to escape military ser vice; while in life they have been en gaged in other pursuits. In one in stance, the agents of the Department of Justice have learned that a weal thy man purchased a large farm which he gave his son, so that the young man could giive his occupation as a farmer - when the proper time came. Creating Districts Together with the final enroll ment reports from the various states is a number of names to be submitt ed to the War Department at Wash ington as suitable men to compose the committees in the several new districts created at the direction of the Washington authorities. Exemption Tribunials. The greatest single problem pres ented is formation of a fair policy of selecting exemption tribunals. Three plans are understood to be un der consideration. One would pro vide for appointments through the governors of the states, a second through Federal judges, and the third a central committee to be locat ed in Washington . Later Telegraphic Report. Washington, June 18. Unless there are unforseen developments to hurry construction of the sixteen can tonments for training the new nat ional army, the first increment of 650,000 troop's will not be" in train ing by September 1, as generally has been supposed, and, in fact may not get in training for six weeks thereaf ter. CRAIG-PHDLLDPS. Prof. Guy B. Phillips Goes to South Carolina For Bride. Invitations reading as follows have been received in Oxford: Reverend and Mrs. Braxton Craig invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter Annie Elizabeth to Mr. Guy Berryman Phillips on Wednesday evening, the twenty-seventh of June, nineteen hundred and seventeen, at seven-thirty o'clock. First Baptist Church Timmonsville, South Carolina. Miss Craig, the bride-to-be, is a niece of Ex-Governor Lock Graig. Her father, Rev. Braxton Craig, trav els in the interest of the Judson Memorial Fund. "She is the prettiest Prof. Phillips is superintendent o jflpres i wool the Oxford Graded Schools. FINE HORSE KILLED. Was the Property of Dr. W. Nelson Thomas. While standing in the alley in the rear of Perkinson-Green Company's store last Saturday evening about six o'clock, the fine horse of Dr. Nelson Thomas was frightened by the crack of a whip or some other noise and ran at a rapid rate down the alley toward the Farmer's Warehouse and out into Main Street, landing with a thud against the Granville Real Es tate and Trust Company's building. Mr. Powell and Mayor Mitchell were seated in the lobby of the build ing and saw the animal dash across the street and felt the jar when it ran against the building and fell to the sidewalk. Eye witnesses state that the horse seemed to realize that it was ap proaching the building and tried to turn up the street, but was going so fast it could not check itself in time to avert the crash. It is stated that Mr. Oscar Breed love had been keeping the horse for Dr. Thomas for some time and that it was a splendid family horse. Several parties had offered Dr. Thom as $275 for the horse, but in every instance he refused to part with the animal. ' , Dr. Thomas was out of town when the horse ran away, but when he re turned a few minutes later and heard of the incident he hastened to the scene ,and finding the horse with a broken leg and otherwise badly bruised, ordered Chief Hoberood to end the animal's suffering with a pis tol shot. - WILL AVOID THE RUSH. R. F D Men -Wll l eave Oxford Early Saturday Morning.. . In order to avoid the rush m the nublic roads, the R. JBY D. men will leave the Oxford office Saturday, June 23rd at 4 o'clock a. m. EMPEROR WILLIAM WRATHY. Says God Will Restore King Constan tine to the Throne. A telegram from Berlin says Em peror Wiliam has addressed the fol lowing message to one of the Greek diplomatic, representatives abroad for transmission to former King Constantine: I have heard with wrath of the infamous outrage committ ed by our common enemies upon you and your dynasty. I assure you that your deprivation can only be temporary. The mail ed fist of Germany with fur ther aid from Almighty God, will restore you to your throne, of which no man by right can rob you. The armies of Ger many and Germany's allies will wreak vengeance on those who have dared so insolently to lay their criminal hands on you. ' We hope to welcome you in Ger many at the earliest opportun ity. A thousand cordial greet- ings from Your WILLIAM. AMONG YOUIX FRD3NDS. How And WTiere To Spend St. John's Day in Oxford. ' -In this issue of the Public Ledger will be found the announcement of several of our leading merchants, all of whom extend to the people of Granville and adjoining, counties a most cordial welcome to come to Ox ford and make their stores headquar ters next Saturday, the day on which St. John's Day will be celebrated. Our merchants, always abreast of the times, make a special effort on St. John's Day to renew the "tie that binds." Horner Bros. Co. Look over this paper carefully and notice on the third page that your old friends at Horner Bros. Company will be greatly disappointed if you do not make their store yojur headquar ters. Landis & Easton On the fourth page of this paper you will see that Landis & Easton in vites you to come to. come to Oxford and make their store headquarters. Don't be afraid to ask them to show you any article you wish to see. Their stock is complete. , . ' . Perkinson-Green Company On the second page you will see that Perkinson-Green Co. The Store of Quality expects you to drop in and make your self at home. The Long Company. ' On the "back page of this paper it will be seen that the Long Company extends to you a most cordial invita tion to make their- store headquar ters.. A maid will look after the comfort of the ladies. - Lyon-Wmston Company. It is worth a trip to Oxford to shake the honest hand of Tom Win ston and see him smile. Take your sweetheart with you and show her a Chase Buggy and harness to match. Read their invitation on the foutrh page of this paper. Orpheum Theatre Open from early morning next Saturday until 10:30 p. m., with fre quent changes of reels. The coolest place in Oxford. See announcement on the fifth page. GERMANY'S ESTIMATE. Describes Her Position as Being Ab solutely Secure. Copenhagen, via London, June 17. Representatives of the German s were told yesterday at the weekly press lecture that' American forces would not begin to arrive on the European front until the spring of 1918; that Ameican forces were to be treated as practically a negligible quantity, owing to the difficulties of finding sufficient tonnage for trans portation and supplies; that a new Russian offensive was highly improb able, but that artillery and air raids indicated a new French offensive; that German victory was certain owing to the relentless working of the submarine; that the purpose of the air raids on England was to keep in the island trained men of the air plane corps and guns for defense, and that the submarine warfare also serves to .weaken the British offen sive by keeping from the front men and guns. '"w. Heavy estimates of The French and British losses were supplied to fur nish encouragement. England's loss es in fifty days of the spring offen sive were placed at 225,000 men from 34 divisions engaged. The same proportion was applied to 72 French divisions, producing an estimate of French losses of more than 400 ,000. DEATH OF AGED LADY. Mrs. Bettie Adcock Passed to Her Re ward Last Saturday. Mrs. Bettie Adcock, wife of the late Absolum Adcock, died at her home near Hester church last Sat urady, aged 87 years. She was a niece of J. M. Saterwhite and was born and reared in Granville county. She had long been a devout member and Hester Church. Three sons and one daughter sur vive, as follows: John, Robert and Dave Adcock, and Mrs." J. B. Pruitt. Interment at the old Satterwhite home Sundav afternoon, conducted by Rev. G. T. Tunstall, assisted by Dr. Marsh. . . Mrs. Adcock is survived by 75 grand children. 52 great grand chil children and five great-great grand children. A large number of sorrow ing friends were at the grave side. HEARTY WELCOME AWAITS YOU ST. JOHN'S DAY CELEBRATION NEXT SATURDAY. All in Readness for the Great Throng of Visitors Speaking, Songs and Barbecue Dinner. The thousands of . people within a radius of fifty nijtes of Oxford anti cipates with pleasure a visit to our beautiful town and the Oxford Or phanage next Saturday, the day on which St. Pohn's Day is celebrated by the Masonic Fraternity. The expansive lawn at the Orphan age was never prettier or more invit ing, nor the foliage of the tall oak trees more dense than at this season, making it an ideal place to ramble at will and meet old acquaintances and enjoy a sumpetous dinner. While it was practically impossible to make arrangements with the rail roads to run excursions to accomo date the crowd, all trains will carry extra coaches. , This may have a tendency to diminish the attendance from a distance, but Raleigh and Durham with their hundreds of au tomobiles, will be here in full. Gran ville, Vance and Person counties will contribute at least five thousand visi tors. In the grove at the Orphanage General B. S. Royster will introduce Dr. B. K. Hays, who will deliver the annual address. The address of welcome will be delivered by Mr. F. W. Hancock, Jr., and the inspiring songs by the children will make the hour one of genuine pleasure. Our live merchants bid you come and make their stores your headquar ters. Great tanks of ice water will be arranged in front of their stores to quench your thirst. The pigs at the Orphanage this year are the finest in the history of the institution, and the usual number will be butchered for the barbeque dinner. HANDS03D3 SCHOOL BUILDING To Be Erected By Contractor. Oxford (Correspondence Public Ledger) The building committee with the aid of the arcnitect, Chas. C. Hob good, of Charlotte, and Prof. J. F. Webb, of Oxford, last week awarded the contract of building the Knap of Reeds school to contractor Leo .E. Byrum, of Oxford, for $6,300, the' structure to be brick veneer. v Wheeler Second Lowest Bidder There were five contractors for the 'i joi, ad cue bids were reasonably close to gether. Contractor S. M. Wheeler, of Oxford, who bid $6,522 was the next lowest bidder. In order to get this beautiful struc ture several of the citizens of the community subscribed 10 each. Increases in Foodstuff. As a member of the Granville County Food Conservation, I have in vestigated a large portion of Knapp of Reeds community, both white and black, and found that each farmer has wonderfully increased his food stuff, thereby meeting the National demand. The acreage in corn over last year among sixty farmers is 2 52 acres, or 39.8 per cent; the estimated number of bushels of sweet potatoes per fam ily is 69 bushels; Irish potatoes 13 bushels, while the estimated cans of foodstuff per family reaches 96 quarts each. J. RALPH WEAVER. r THE PRESIDENT'S VD3W. No Time to Allow Business to Slow Up. Every means or stimulating busi ness should be used now, says Pres ident Wilson in a letter to E. P. V. Ritter, of tho Merchant's and Man ufacture's Exchange of New York City, made public Monday. Mr. Rit ter wrote the President concerning the advisability of holding commer cial, conventions during the war. "I not only see no reason why com mercial conventions should be om mitted during the war,'' the Presi dent repjied, "but should regret to seen any instrumentality neglected which has proved serviceable in stimulating business and facilitating, its progress. This is not only a time to allow any slowing up of bus iness but is a time when every sen sible process of stimulation should be used." 4 The News of Watkiiv. (Correspondence Public Ledger) A few nights ago someone entered Mr. Herbert Crews's smoke house and carried away the finest sides of meat he had. Mr. John May, who has been farm ing in this section about three years, now has tobacco in top. He also has fine corn. Mrs.. Annie Crews ,of Tar River, spent Saturday with Mrs. John Bur roughs. Children's Day. at Herman church on the teiith was greatly enjoyed. THE NEW STATE LAW To Be In Full Force on and After July 1. "A motor vehicle of any kind op erated on the public highways of the State shall not use any lighting de vice of over four candlepower equip ped with a reflector, unless the same shall be so designed, deflected, or ar ranged that no portion of the beam or reflected, light when measured seventy-five feet or more ahead of the lamps shall rise above forty-two in ches from the level surface on which the vehicle stands under all condi tions of load." t V J .. if e I t. J. i - ?: . i. i" f 1 i i; ! ' f ; I V f i . v " v. ' - - I I i. 4
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