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b VOLUME XXXIII. RAISING OF UNITED STATES ARMY IN ALL HISTORY, SAYS SECRETARY BAKER War Secretary Tells of Vast Military Work Answers Criticisms Conced ,ing Some Errors in Vast Undertakings -Troops Well Provisioned Pershing's Men Ready For Active Service. Secretary of War Baker, in answering criticisms of the conduct of the war before the Senate war investigating committee, last week made the following salient declarations concerning the American Army No army in the history of the world has ever been raised 'trained and equipped so quickly and no such provision made for the comfort of the soldiers. 1,500.000 men are in the field or training. Modern arnl have been provided for every man available in 1918 A substantial force in , France is ready - for active service at the front. . The Army has been enlisted and selected without serious dislocation of industries. ' Subsitence of the Army is above criticism. Vast supply facilities are under construction in France. Great programs for additional equipment and new instruments of war have been formulated. v " -VTEWTON D. BAKER dominates a bigger army by half than all tne armies which Ulysses S. Grant led. At the top of the Civil War the Union had but 1,050,000 men in the field. Our army now in uniform, at the head of which stands Secretary Bak er, is fully ten times as large as was the Army of the Potomac, which vras the biggest one under the im mediate eye of Grant. Napoleon's greatest army started for Moscow, and it was only about one-third the size of the American Army today. At Leipsic, where the troops ac tually engaged, formed the climax in number of all Napoleonic wars, the total on both sides was but half the size of our Sammies in khaki. During eight years 310,000 Amer ican troops fought in the Revolu tion, but Washington never waged a battle with more than one-sixtieth Mil. I. W. MANGUM PUR CHASES WAREHOUSE SITE. Will Erect Modern Warehouse During Summer. Mr. I. W. Mangum has acquired by purchase from Mr. James Webb, the site of the odl Minor Warehouse on Penn street, and will erect there on during tlfe coming summer a modern warehouse, which will be slightly larger than the old Minor which was destroyed by fire early in December last. Modern quarters for the farmers, a plank driveway, convenient offices and perfect san itation throughout the building are some of the things contemplated by Mr. Mangum, who has spent many years in the tobacco business and is now in a position to bring to pass his fondest dream that of a mod ern warehouse. Mr. Mangum will spend a whole lot of money this spring and sum mer. He owns a good wide lot front-" ing ware poso;' is " age way stre t' tioi; SIT? ant ne: hr re' r on Broad street and extend- '' to his newly acquired e property, which he pro- ievelop this summer. There of room for a large stor se on this lot and a drive ough from Penn to Broad aid Mr. Mangum. tobacco growers ;in this sec 11 wish Mr. Mangum much in his large undertaking, ey will not be disappointed ill when they see everything and new and ready for their on. ! ill For Recent Magazines, mbers of the Literary and Li- xtenton DeDartment of the Woman's Club are requested -to send or bring with them to the meeting which has been called for Wed nesday afternoon, 3:30, Oxford Li brary recent magazines to be sent to the soldiers in the camps. The Department will also appreciate magazines from others . interested. Only the most recent numbers of magazines are desired. S MRS. A. H. POWELL, Chm. Will Call Minister There will be a congregational meeting at the Oxford Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning at which time a pastor will be called. Culbreth Community Club Clubreth Community Cliib will I hold an important meeting next .Sat urday night. Election of officers will take place. .. UNEQUALLED as many soldiers under him as are directed by Newton D. Baker. Our men now in uniform are ten times as numerous as that classic host in air three armies which con tended for thrones among the rye fields and red poppies of Waterloo. Only 112,000 Americans were needed by Taylor and Scott to make their conquest of Mexico. Fewer than a third of that were led by Shafter at San Juan Hill, which ended in the overthrow of Spanish power in the whole West ern Hemisphere. Cromwell's ' "Ironsides," their pockets buldging with Bibles, never lost a battle, but the great usurper never saw an army a thrid as large as the Americans already have in France." One of Mr. Baker's machine guns could put to flight Ceasar's pet tenth legion as it was armed and rout the whole of any army ever led by Marl borough, Hannibal or Alexander. So you can see that Mr. Baker, erstwhile a quiet citizen of Ohio, holds a job fit for Mars himself. - ENROLL ALL MALES : 18 TO 45 YEARS OLD -' -' A bill authorizing the Presi dent to enroll all males from 18 to 45 years of age for mili- tary purposes was introduced Wednesdar bj Senator France and referred to . the military committee. Classifications ac- cording to ages is prescribed those between 18 and 20 years of age to be classified in a fed- oral cadet corps, from 21 to SI, in the federal first line of de- fense corps, 32 to 36, in the second line of defense, and from 37 to 45 years of age in. . the federal reserve corps. HOW IS THIS? The More We Spend the More We Have." Money in circulation in . the United State January 1, amounted to $5,120,424,000, or $48.76 per i . ... a -rtxivi k nss - capita, as cumyaicu ' wv.uvu um " 7 year money in circuiauuu creased $680,000,000. WORSHIPING IN THE LYON MEMORIAL BUILDING. The Methodist Congregation has worshiped for the past two Sundays in the Lyon Memorial Building in stead of the main auditorium. Each Sunday this building has been per fectly comfortable, and if the weath er continues as cold as it has been, it will still be used, both "for the sake of comfort and of coal conser vation. When the various class rooms are thrown open, there is ample room for the congregation on a cold day. A cordial welcome will be extended to all visitors. Horse Drowned. The Public Ledger learns that the fine horse of Mr. Billy Currin, of Whetstone, sank beneath the ice m Grassy Creek Saturday and was drowned. No particulars of the sad calamity is at hand. NOTICE TAX PAYERS. If you have not paid your 1917 State and County Taxes please call at office and do so now.--1 1 must collect now to meet demands being made upon me u,. . Statements win oe 7? upon request. S. C. HU?uuui, Sheriff Granville County. OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA WrEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH GOV. RICKETT. Granville County Negro Escapes the Electric Chair. . At the November term of - the Granville County court one Herbert Perry was convicted of rape and sentenced to death, Judge G. W. Connor presiding. The date of the execution was fixed for December 2&th, and Perry was accordingly sent to the State's Prjson to pay the death penalty in the electric chair on that date. . On the 28th day of December, Perry's brother who lives in the Herrieane district- of Granville County, went to Raleigh to claim the body, but when he arrived at the Prison the authorities-told him that the execution had been post poned. This was the first intima tion of the "postponement" receiv ed in Granville county, and the peo ple with one accord began to in quire into the matter. "Something must be rotten in Denmark," was the general sentiment of the whole community. Desiring to assertain the facts in the case, Judge Cam Hunt, Clerk of the Court, wrote to 4 the prison authorities, and the fol lowing is the reply: Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 11. Mr. D. C. Hunt, Clerk of the Court, Dear sir:- V Answering yours of 10 th instant relative to the execution of Herbert Perry, would state that notice of ap peal has been served, and of course there will be nothing done until the Supreme Court acts upon the case. (Signed) E. F. McCULLOUGH, i Clerk. What is the matter with Governor Bickett? If he is opposed to capi tal punishment he should have nev er taken the oath of office. - FOOD ADMINISTRATOR'S NEW YEAR SUGGESTION - . Go back tbthe simple life, be contented with, simple food, simple pleasure; simple clothes, Work hard, pray " hard, play hard. Work, eat,-recreate and sleep. Do it all courageously. We have a victory to win. - THE FUNNY SIDE.. The uestionaires Cause Many a Hearty Laugh. . f Some of the answers given to questionnaires are indeed laugh able. One strong, robust young fellow was asked if he was born in the United States, said: "No, sir, I was born in Dutehville Township and I am proud of it." Another when asked if he ever had any military training;- stated that he had the pneumonia and measles one time. When asked how many languages he speaks, a big fellow down in Tally Ho stated that he had been accused of cursing in five languages when he gets real, .mad. "I don't kuow how it is," he said, "when I get drunk I can use some mighty big words, but when I am sober the tallyho-shagerag language is about the limit." The questionnaires contains the following: "Sate why you cannot be replaced on the farm by another person." A big fellow up in Oak Hill Township answered the ques tion as follows: "Because my wife objects. MISS FLORENCE HUNT DEAD. Funeral and Burial This Tuesday Afternoon. y v Miss Florence, the beloved daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hunt, died at the residence of her parents in Oxford Monday. Funeral at the Oxford Methodist church at ,2:30 Tuesday afternoon, and interment willl follow at Salem church. Miss Hunt was 28 years old and was a faithful member of the Meth odist church. She is survived by a devoted father and mother and the following brother and sisters: Mrs. Helen Parham, Misses Elizabeth, Lillian and, Dorothy, . and . George Hunt. ... . - : - The Way it Goes Now. Little bits of bacon, 'v Little grains of wheat,, ( ; Give a soldier's body Energy and heat. ' d ALL - YOUNG MEN MAY YET ENLIST IN, THE U. S. NAVY ' The general public appears to be under the. impression that voluntary enrollments in the Naval Reserve Force ceas- ed on December 15 th, after that date, all men of draft age not previously enrolled in the Naval Reserve Force are inel- igible. This belief has caused the naval authorities of this. District considerable concern. in view ofthe fact that the Second Naval District, head- quarters at Newport, R. I. Re- serve Force, is in need of 1,500 men. SENSATIONAL ARREST. Negi'o Captured in Rose's Five and Ten Cent Store. ' On his rounds late Saturday, night; Capt. Reid, of the local po lice force, heard the smashing of glass at the rear end of Roses' Five and Ten Cent Store on Main street, and hastening around the corner saw one negro boy, John Barnes, break and-run down the dark' alley. On investigation the officer found George Jones a colored . boy, inside of the store. In his pockets was found $2.30 and a lot of candy which he had appropriated. Having been deserted by John Barnes, who was left on the outside to Watch and sound the alarm in case of danger, George Jones told the officer of the whereabouts of the said Barnes, which proved to be correct, and the officer marched the two men to the police station and put them under lock and key. pend ing a hearing" in municipal court Monday afternoon. The case came before Mayor Mitchell, who heard evidence and bound them over to the February term of court under $250.00 bond each. UNCLAIMED QUESTIONNAIRES. Posted By the Local Board of Gran . ville County. Dave Alonzo Hicks, Early Coop er. Floyd Cozart, Ollie Cozart, Jes sie Chavis, Crawford E. Dean, Cro ten Brandon, Jno Neal Allen; Grady Autry, Charlie Amis, Walter H. Childs, Warren Hopkins, Isac Black, Dana Braxton, William Barnes, Geo. Washington Wilkins, John Winston, Leland Wilson, Ernest Wilkinson, Jessie Jones. Jennings Edgar John son, Joe Lewis, Willie LewisrW al ter Moss, Robt. Dalphus Mangum. Willie Bailey, John Berton Fowler, Lonnie Harris, Willie A. Hicks, Lee Hubert Hicks, Cornell ' Cheatham, Joe Criidup, Roy Galloway Jenkins. Albert Henry Taylor, Fred Lee Smith, Henry C. Smith, James Sat terwhite, Joe Tom Smith, James N. Smith, William Parris, Robt. Luth- er uavis, jtiuoert uiwuuu, v uuaui Martni. Frank C. Royster, Colonel Thomas Faison, Stephen Faucette,' Geo. Wmi Ferrell,, John Daniel! William Taylor, JF. N. Sneed, David Morris, Willie Lee Turrentine, James Crossby, Richard Thomas Hightower, Samuel Downey, Robt. Smith, Aubrey Thomas, Hubert Rog er Wilson, Connie Pruitt, Arthur Lunsf ord, Carbin Taylor. COMMON GRADES PROFITABLE. There .Will Be a World-AYido Call For Commoner Leaf. (Southern Tobacco Journal) Suplying the most, profitable de mand should be the tobacco rais eis aim, and the present selling season has demonstrated that a small production of fancy leaf is relatively less profitable than com moner tobacco grown upon the same area of land. There is and will continue to be an insatiable world wide call for the commoner leaf, and it is the thing that , should en gage the grower's attention. Every pound of home-produced fertilizer should be saved for use, and then every square foot of whatever area it is practicable to devote to tobac co should be cultivated on the in tensive plan. Tb.us the farmer may easily double his income without increase of - expense provided his labor be guided - by common sense, renenforced by energy and elbow grease. ' Note the change of schedule of local " passenger trains on the S. A. L;, published elsewhere in thi pa per. . ' ' ; ' . . IHIOME PRPT NUMBER 4 FREEDOM OF RUSSIA - ADDS FUEL TO FLAME. Germany Never in Such Danger of Collaspe From Internal and External Difficulties as - "V Now. Amsterdam, Jan. 13. Germany was never in such danger from col laspe from internal and external dif ficulties as at-present, says the cor respondent in Germany of the Tijd in an analysis of the existing situa tion. The political struggle concen trated around Foreign Secretary Von Kuehlmann has been reflected in violent scenes in the -Main Com mittee of the Reichstag. Public ac tion of the Socialist Minority cannot -long be resisted, 'and, even should militarism gain to a temporary vic tory, the correspondent thinks an uprising will follow shortly. Russia's example is said to have laready infested popualr and mili tary sections of the poulace. The food situation, national mourning, the dislocation of indus try, and "the growing desire for peace, and fear of a new offensive in the West threatenen to , lead to a tragic phase if the negotiations at Brest-Litovsk fail, and in that case a domestic explosion is inevitable. In a speech before his departure from Petrograd to Finland, Premier Lenine said: - "I fear we -will have to stop this demobilization and prepare for war. If Germany and her allies do not ac cept our peace, we will declare a revolutionary war on them." HEAVY WIND STORM VERY SEVERE HERE. Was. Accompanied By Sudden Changes in Temperature, With Big Rise. . A heavy wind storm, accompanied at times by a light drizzle of rain, passed over. Oxford and this section of the State between 11 o 'clock Friday night and 3 o'clock Satur day morning. Despite the fact that the wind reached a velocity esti mated at from 3 5 to 4 5 or 5 0 miles, the damage was slight. ' At various times during the night Oxford was in darkness. Shortly before 9. o'clock Friday evening what is known as a "flash-o" occur ed at the Blewitt Falls plant of the Carolina Power & Light Company near Rockingham, and all current was cut offfor a quarter of an hour. 'Limbs were broken from trees in many instances, and - windows were crushed in some residences. The Home Telephone company reported several telephones out of commiss ion. Repair men were early on the job, however, and communiciation was reestablished with Raleigh, Durham, Richmond, Weldon and Henderson and other points before noon. The storm was accompanied by a sudden rapid rise in temperature, which was observed in the . early part of the night. At 8 o'clock the thermometer registered 34 degrees above zero, two degrees above freezing. Three hours later, at 11 o'clock, the official record was 61 degrees, which was almost summer temperature. Again Saturday morn ing at 7:30 o'clock'' the reading found the mercury back to 34 de grees, and from tha.t time on dur ing the' day there was a gradual drop. The cold wave which was predicted by the weather bureau did not arrive during the night, but it was here in all its unpleasantness Saturday night and Sunday. EXPLOSIVES LICENSLVG AGENT. Mr. M. P. Chamblee Qualifies For the Position in Granville. The directors of the Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. C. has ap pointed Mr. M. P. Chamblee, of the Acme Hardware Company. Explo- -sive-Licensing Agent for the county of Granville. Mr. Chamblee accept ed the position and qualified Mon day. ' - It is a new. office created by Con gress October 6, 1917, and has for its purpose an absolute correct rec ord of all people who handle jex plosives. Mr. Chamblee is the right man in the right place, and if any -man in Granville County attempts x to blow up the government he will know who it is. .- The Woman's Club will' hold an important meeting in the Oxford Library. Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock. All members are urg ed to be present.
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