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P c rr i Id) To) v PUBOSeEro SEMI-WISEKLY - TOWM AMP volume xxxii liOMID TO OBSERVE r DRAFT MEN EXCUSED. District 15oa.rd Asks Local Commit too to Follow "Up Claimants. Following the request of the Dis trict Exemption Board for Eastern ortli Carolina, the County Evemp tion Board is to keep tab on men yrho have presented claims for re lease from army duty who have been excused. The statement just received from the District Board savs that information has come to its chairmen to the effect that many men who were excused on the grounds of dependents have neglect ed or deserted their wives, mothers 0r sisters, or those for whose bene fit they sought exemption from the "Attention is called to certain men who, before the draft law went into effect, were loafers, poker players, or members of the famous "pool room aristocracy," and who immedi ately got jobs, went back to their wives, and became "model" hus bands, sons or brothers, as the case intent be, when they found that they could escape service only by estab lishing the dependency of some one upon them. Now that these men have been exempted;' the statement says, and are apparently free from immediate duty, they have gone hack to their old practices, and have ?gain neglected those whose depen dency saved them from the serivce thev sought to shun. The District Board asks that all county boards make examples of men of this calibre and character, and says that it is not fair to per mit such conduct on the part of aome men who fell within the draft aee. while others who were engag ed in really useful occupations in their communities dropped their all and responded to their country's call. The Orphan's Concert. The Oxford Orphanage Singing Class gave its concert at the Graded School building Saturday night. The attendance was not as large aswas expected, but the receipts were grat ifying on acount of the fact that many Masons took their assignment of tickets although they did not dis pose of them. - , The concert was greatly enjoyed by those present. It was made up of recitations, songs, ets., and re flected great credit upon the chil dren and the management. The lib eral applause accorded the per formers testified to the appreciation of the auditors. The committee from the local Masonic Lodge had the concert in charge and did everything possible to make it a success. The tickets sent out to several of the members of the Lodge have not been return ed and the committee desires that it be done at once. The tickets or the money for them should be sent to Mr. Brummitt, chairman of the com mittee, who is anxious to make set tlement of the fund. GRANVILLE COUNTY HOGS. Only One-Fourth of a Hog to Each Inhabitant. There are 26,000 people in Gran ville county, and acorcding to esti mate there is only one-fourth of a hog to each individual. If it was not for the great West the people of Jxranville county would perish for the want of fats. Statistics show that before war conditions prevailed, the number of hogs consumed annually per thous and people of each of the foreign countries mentioned, was as fol Jovvs: Germany, 332; Ireland, 298; jerbia, 237; Austria, 225; Holland, -1; Belgium, 201; Sweden, 172; ranee, 164; Switzerland, 151; Nor way, 13 8; Bulgaria, 122; Russia, 3; Italy 75; England, 63. PASSENGER TRAFFIC HEAVY. Standing Room Only on Someof the Trains. '"rhe eight per cent war tax on railroad tickets is going to bring in a good quantity of money,", said apt. S. H. Green, who is now con ductor on one of the through passen ger trains between Richmond and Columbia. "The revenue from tick et amounts to as much as $40 or Ho on one trip on my run," said he. possenger traffic is so heavy tnat there is harly standing room on lrams a part of the time. "Standing room only on this train," was the announcement Capt. Green made 0n arrival at Henderson where twenty-seven passengers were waiting ter midnight, which indicates that ven night trains are crowded. Mr. Claude Allen, who for many ars was indentified with the dry goods establishments in Oxford, J?re recently with the Perkinson feen ComPany, left Sunday last to r upon nis duties at the Treas ury department, -Washington ' " - ADVISORY BOARD IS - -NAMED FOR COUNTY. To Perform Legal Services for Ex emption Boards in Connection ' With the Drafti Governor - Bickett has announced the names of the 300 lawyers? three wTh0unty who will serve as a legal advisory-board to the county exemption boards for the national army draft. He names A. W Gra ham, Jr.- D. G. Brummitt and B. W Parliam for Granville. All of the other lawyers of Oxford wil also as sist the drafted men free. They ex pect to get together during the next few days to organize and prepare .themselves for the duties that are to fall upon them. ' . One of the chief, objects of the appointment of the attorneys to this work is to provide legal advice for men in the draft in filling out the papers which every man must turn m during the next few weeks to en able the county exemption board to place every, man in his rightful place in the new classification ordered by the Provost Marshal General. The services of these lawyers will be free to any man seeking assistance in preparing his claims. Another.' duty of the attorneys will be to look after the interests of families of men in the service, and to assist them in securing the allow ances of the men. It is pointed out that such procedure involves much so called "red tape" and the average citizen is not sufficiently acquainted with the routine necessary to secure the prompt settlement of moneys due to persons entitled to it. CORN WHISKEY FOR SALE. They Say the. Stuff Sells for $8.00 Per Gallon. . Some of our good friends tell" the Public Ledger that they can get a gallon of corn whiskey any time of day or night within gun shot of Ox ford. They tell us that the stuff comes high $8.00 the gallon for an inferior article and $10.00 the gallon for the better grades. The Public Ledger has not seen a drink of whiskey in twelve months, and doubt-that -it -is as plentiful in this section as our friend intimate. Nor have we seen a drunk man on the streets of Oxford during the present year. If whiskey was as plentiful here as intimated there would be more drunk bumping into you. They tell us that the lowest grade of liquor that finds its way to Ox ford is called "monkey rum," which tho colored neoDle for I $1.00 . the pint. They tell us that 1 one drink of "monkey rum" will .... A 1 A 1 keep a fellow sitting on tne sioui of remorse for several days.. There are a lot of people who say that prohibition does not prohibit, but a traveling man just in from New York tells us that he paid 35 cents for a little mixed drink, the like of which sold for 15 cents a few months ago. He further aver red that the visible supply of whisk ey in the United States could not last longer than 18 months at most, and that it wourd advance 25 per cent, a month until it had ali been consumed, The knowing ones may .. talk an they please, but-the fact is there will be less whiskey in Oxford next Christmas than ever before. , A GOOD CLEAN SHOW Town Visited By the Cresent City -Shows. The Cresent City Shows left our quite little city Monday for Frank linton and we feel quite certain that the town was not harmed by the visit. The show is a clean moral show from beginning to end. The pretty girls being the main feature of the show. We have .seen lots of pretty girls but these are the best in a long time. The people of Oxford are to be congratulated on securing such wholesome amusement. CRIPPLES FIGHTING WITH THE GERMANS. f (London 'Special) V. . . ThP Germans have been drawing t frSm other sectors and rush- them to the Cambrai , region. AmongThem were two companies of criDDles and convalescents, some of 2hPoPme we're captured exhausted and SSMJKS ofa&cers. DOTOiliAS FAIRBANKS Absorbing Love Story at the Or AbS pheiSn Thanks glvtog Jieum The management of the OrPbeum Theatre has fJZ Z - titled "In Agn( In the tiUe DouglaFalrbanka is m that role; ant,enat pleases every one. easy swing that P,eas ann0unce- emmnnr-m n.f OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, WKDNKSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 19 17 ?' THE WAR IN. A NUTSHELL . ' :- The r War News Continues to . Hold Good . The successes of the Allies on the westeona line grow in im- portance. and in extent. This ' success has - developed into an event of such consequence as to call for the ringing of bellsin London and the British Prbvin-.-? ces, this being the first : time - there was a victory of sufficient portent to justify such a pro- ceeding. The bells were rung not only in celebration of the Allied smashing of the Hind en- burg lines, but in rejoicing over another event that has not made much impression upon the American mind the British victories in Palestine. The Lon- d don bells might have pealed al- so in rejoicing over the success- iui operation the itlaians have been able to make to the invad- x ing Germans and their hordes of reinforcements. The success- f ul resistance by the Italian Ar- my indicates a reasonable hope that the German campaign into Italv is destined to failnr. for each day the Italians are ablejf to hold them back, the stronger the possibility, for aid coming to them -', throguh Allied rein- forcements, and once this aid . reaches the Italians, the day may be regarded as saved for Italy. It is likely that Venice it- self may escape a fate that had seemed impending. The Italians are adding mightily to their record, as fighters. Things were never going better for the Al- lies. , ,'V., - THANKSGIVING SERVICES Will be Held at the Oxford Baptist Church It has been a custom in Oxford to close up the business houses and go hunting, or sit around home all day. Dr. J. D. Harte pastor of the Ox ford Baptist church, said if there ever was a time in the history of the world-H;hat:' the people should assemble and extend thanks to the Creator it is now. He announced from the pulpit Sunday that there will 4 be services in the Oxford Baptist church at ten O'clock on the morning , of Thanks giving Day, There will be a collec tion taken for the Thomasville Bap tist Orphanage. . The other churches of Oxford are invited to worship at the Baptist church on this occasion. The Oxford-Presbyterian congregation is. at present without a pastor. Dr. Harte stated that they were invited to be present at the Thanksgiving service and take up a collection for their orphans if they elect to do so. At St. Stephen's There will be held the usual Thanksgiving Service -in St. Steph en's Church on Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. Morning Prayer and Celebration of the Holy Eucharist, the Scriptural Thanksgiving Service .nd Sermon. Offering for the Thompson Orphanage at Charlotte. All are welcome and cordially invit ed. At M. E. Church. Thanksgiving service will be held at the Methodist "Church next Thurs day morning at eleven o'clock. The service will be conducted by the Pastor, Rev. R. H. Willis, and. the Thanksgiving address will be deliv ered by Dr. :B. K. Hays. ' Special msic will be rendered by the choir. The Offering received on this occas ion will: be for the Methodist Or phanage in Raleigh. THE FOUR MINUTE MEN Hon. B. W. PP-rham Will Deliver Address. Mr. B. W. Parham will deliver a four minutes' speech at , the Or pheum Thursday night. : ' - Mr. Parham is a most pleasant speaker, and he will discuss a sub ject of vital importance. Granville's Big Store. Landis & Easton announce on the fourth page of this paper specials for next week. '," Early buying is n-ged by this old reliable firm. Cloak suits, shoes, millinery, ladies' waists and "housekeeping specials are enumerated in the list of goods that go on sale at a saving to im mediate purchasers. v If You are Sick If your system is run down read the advertisement of F. F. Lyon, the druggist, on. the 6th page of this paper. . Tnanksglving Specials. See the adv. of Victor Kaplon on the fifth page of this paper for Thanksgiving, 7 v litJMTIES ALL SAD NEWS TO THE . y ; L HOLIDAY TRAVELERS. All Roads Obliged y to Conserve Equipment for the War Service. No special Christmas holiday rates will be offered to the public thiskseason by the Southern railway, although some additional equipment will be put in service for the ac commodation of holiday travelers. . The explanation comes out from railroad men that this policy in re gard to Christmas passenger traffic is a war measure, adopted by all the : railroads of the country. The roads are under the necessity of cen serving fuel, rolling stock and crews for the service of the government in moving an enormous volume of sup plies and large bodies of men and the heads of the roads realize that it is useless to offer rates intended to increase travel when the lines are worked almost to their capacity to handle freight and passenger traf fic already unprecednetedly large. ' With transportation . facilities on ly very slightly increased in pro portion to the increased amount of service performed by the roads, the railways have this year made a rec ord that has surprised even govern mental officials who were familiar with traffic matters. - The Southern will do its hest to take care of the holiday passenger travel, but it is felt that the people should be reminded that the roads are in no position this season to place extra cars without limit at the disposal of the traveling public. THE EASTERN RAILROADS POOL THEIR INTERESTS War Board Orders That All Roads East of Chicago Poll Business. (Washington Special) To relieve the tremendous freight congestion rail railroads east of Chicago will pool their facilities. This action was decided upon Sat urday at a conference between the railroad's war boards and heads of government departments. At once the following reforms will be put into effect: All facilities including shops and supplies east of Chicago will be pooled.' A mm m mm' a m z. au "open top'- rreignt cars "at home" on eastern lines will be pooled and redistributed prorata on a basis of the , tonnage carrying ca pacity of the pool. 3. All freight that canbe hand led by an open route will be divert ed from congestion lines. 4. All coal supplies will be pool ed wherever practicable. 5. The fuel administration will be asked to supply coal markets from the nearest lines instead of from longer distances. 6. Request will be made that the demands for prefential ship ments be reduced. Y The program to relieve congestion will be conducted by a committee of operating vice-president's of the eastern lines. The report also says: "The east ern railways are in serious need of more, men and special measures may be necessary to provide them." There is no doubt the railroad war board knows what it is under taking. It terms its measures "dras tic" and "revolutionary." Its re port says that the roads will be "op erated as a unit,." entirely regard les of their ownership and individ ual interests," and that the operat ing committee may adopt -'all meas ures necessary to relieve the present situation and assure 'the maximum amount of tranportatipn." ( SLIGHT BLAZE SUNDAY NIGHT. I-- - A Wild Ford CHr Crashes Into the Crowd. ; The fire bell sounded at nine oViorr Sunday, ght and off rushed the firemen to the residence of Mr. 0 A. Carroll, on Broad street. The usual number of excited people that generally rush to a fire were- on hnnd to impede the progress of the firemen, and along came W. C. Starns. driving a Ford, and in the car with him was ' Private Paul Hiks. U. S. N--, Their car struck the - fender of the big fire" fighting truck and glanced over to the Hook and Ladder wagon and tore it to smithomariries. ' The obstruction in the way of the wild Ford saved the lives of a dozen people, more or less. , . : The fire was soon extinguished, the damage being slight, and in Municipal Court Monday afternoon Mayor Mitchell, reduced the temper ature of Starns when he assessed vhim with the damage, which was placed at $50. Handsome Contribution. " After General Royster"., explained to the Baptist Baraca ; class ' last Sunday morning the urgent needs of the orphan institutions of the State, a collection was taken for the Thomosville Orphanage." The class collection amounted to; $140. - IHIOME PRMT - NUMBER 94 DR. N. M. FEREBEE DIED SUDDENLY SUNDAY MORNING Was For Many Yeaas Surgeon in the United States Navy. The community was shocked Sun- ' day morning last to hear of the sud den death of Dr. Nelson M. Ferebee at his home on High street. He was . on the streets Saturday Dassiner in and among his friends in his usual jovial manner. Dr. Ferebee had suffered from as thma for many years, and he fre quently told his friends that the areadtul disease had come near suf ficating him several times. An as-; thmatic attack and a weak heart was the cause of his ; death, .... He was in the 69 th year , of his age. Dr. Ferebee's ! children having married and departed from, the par ental ho mer he died alone at his residence on Front street, save the' presence of -a colored man who wait ed on him and lived on the home place. About 4. o'clock Sunday morning he called the servant and advised him that he -was A sinking, rapidly and told him to notify his daughter. Mrs. Lee Taylor, and his son, Mr. Nelson Ferebee. The low condition of Dr. Ferebee frightened the servant, and instead of using the phone he went in search of aid When his daughter, son, doctor and friends arrived he v had passed to his reward. Y - , Dr. Ferebee was born in Camden county and came to Oxford with his. father when a mere boy. He was educated at Horner's Military school and at the State University. Among' his class-amtes at Horner's were Prof. F. P. Hobgood, Col. H. G. Cooper and Mr. Sam Parker. Soon after graduating at Chapel Hill, Dr. Ferebee married Miss Mag gie Gregory, of Granville. Of this union five children survive, as fol lows: Mrs. Ruth Kennon, Norfolk; Mrs. Stamp Howard, Tarboro; Mrs. Lee-Taylor, and Mr. Nelson Ferebee. of Oxford, and Mr. McPherson Fer-" ebee, of California. Dr. Ferebee was for many years a surgeon in the United States Navy. He had traveled extensively-all ov er, the world and was a most inter esting conversationalist. He was placed- upon the retired list about seven years ago, but was a member of the Naval Medical Board . when death claimed him. He was a fine citizen, highly esteemed and much beloved by eld and young in this community. It was Dr. Ferebee's wish that his remains be cremated and the body, was accordingly sent to Baltimore Monady accompanied by Mr. W. S. Howard, of Tarboro. Don't Miss Cohn & Son's Sale Beginning Friday morning Nov ember 30th, Cohn & Son's will place on sale one of the largest and finest assortments of fall and win ter goods ever displayed in this city, any where near the price. This will undoubtedly mark the greatest sav ing opportunity ever offered to the bargain seeking public. Now, when the saving is the most important consideration in every home Cohn & Son are proving, that they are giv ing values more than ever before. During this sale they have cut prices deeper than ever in the face of rising cost. Remember every thing- in their two big stores on Main , street are sharply reduced. They offer you the best opportunity of the year to buy vour winter outfit at great savings. No sale they have ever had was plan ned along such liberal lines and while the lots in most instances are big enough to last several days it is to your advantage to get there the first davg of Cohn & Son's sale. See the big advertisement on the last page of this paper. (adv.) A Vicious Rumor. . ' (Statement of Secretary 'McAdoo) , 1 "Among the many absurd and vic ious rumors put into circulation these , days, probably through pro German influences? is one that the United States proposes to confiscate money on depoisit in banks. The ab surdity of the statement is obivious on its face. These rumors are wholly without foundation and probably circulated for an evil pur pose. The Government has no pow er to confiscate the money of de positors in banks." - A Substantiol Farmer The fact that Mr. E. T. Jones sold a load of tobacco at the Farmers warehouse last week, which weighed 2.262 pounds and brought him $938.77, the public is apt j: to re gard him as a tobacco grower of first importance. The truth is, to bacco is only a side line with Mr. Jones. His specialty is cattle, and he is doing as much in that line as any other man in the county. As a broad-minded, energetic farmer and good citizen we take our hat off to Mr. Jones. - . A 1 . - . ' .4 - -v. '. ' i - vi-'- --- ! t 1 A V it ..'3-i:. f 1 'j'X"i' -4l -A-
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