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V vJ! VOLUME XXXIII. HABP FOUGHT BATTLE OX OLD G R AN YDLLE SOIL,. Termers Have Concentrated rriipii Reserve For the Attack. edition is rife in the fields and n-o vrieilS of old Granville, rne sura- Lr offensive of the bugs and beet- past Ins IS 0 .n,a- nnd the warm weather have spell U-" the breathing c-1 V the wee as ,MnQt reauire and allowed the t! 1 1 i V - v - - -..ricentration oi men xetcivca. .mty Vvl Mn-tient to battle for the sus- . . J."l X j-v turn r- r I 1 I- re- llnnce afforded by the well-pre- - --.reel garden piot. Now is the phy- r.i0ric?.l moment to go over the top the hoe. Give no quarter; no prisoners. Extermination with T :;ko nnlv applicable remedy. is tne 1 lion upon battalion of cab- ' i -t J. Vv.-4-l.-i -i-J-i Tiiise worms, Diisiei :,- and plant lice (v .;r phmce to strike. beetles, cut are waiting Make their " i nons untenable by the applica-j ::o:i nf the proper sprues iuiu uuoc- rr.M' there ever greater at-i . - -c than those committeed year pestiferous potato bugs, rear their young under the de- j v.? non-combatant leaves ! to destroy Spray their their first an no leaf un- rauks vrith poison at ivi-ranee, and leave coatee.. the sweet corn salient -i);u;n on the weeds are attempting a flanking movement. Now is the time to counter offensive with stp.rc youi cultivator, rooting them out the rows, smashing them back by a hand-to-hand hoe enga A clean war garden is a thing ot beauty and a joy through the sum- nier: a weeay one is tin uuumma- r;,vi unto vour neighbor, and one beridden with insects and fungi is direct insult to Nature.- a i HISTORICAL GROUND. 0;:r Boys Are Few Miles Northeast oi Paris. There is no other spot on the earth where so many world-im-rcrtant battles were fought as in that very region of the Marne where our boys are today combating the murderous Hun. Napoleon Banoparte was first de throned in 1814 and made an exile largely by the efforts of the Huns under Bluecher in that land where the tall poplar trees stand like giant j soldiers guarding every roadway. It was there that the Huns under von Mcltke came crashing through upon Paris 47 years ago this sum mer, from the tyrannous and savage results of which onslaught France is still bleeding. Away back, nearly 1,500 years ago, at Chalons, what Creasy de scribes as one of the fifteen decisive battlrs of the world was also fought right among "the long rows of pop lars through which the river Marne winds its way." It was then civilization against the father of Huns, the scourge of God, Attila himself. Local French tradition still gives to the little mounds around there V, name of "Attila's Camp. (ill APE VINE STORIES TRAVEL FAST IN GRANVILLE. J acre Are Only a Few Believe Everything Here They Who Hear. The story brought to Oxford last "fteek by a traveling man to the ef fect that the Crown Prince and 40, -O'JO of his men had been captured, turned out to be a wild rumor. Sev eral farmers quite work and come town to see if there foundation to the report was any ino Government cautions the Public not to circulate wild rumors, ho idea of catching the Crown ' rcG or the kaiser is all bosh. Ai'y have men on the battle line to Personate them, but the crown 11 'ads are never exposed to danger. NATIONAL FLAG DAY. Will lie Obsprvpfl "V-vt 'KVir'io-c Jntifi et Friday is set apart as umal Flag Day, and Old ?T should float from every 1 1 uate residence, church,, pub- 5 hmldbig and vehicle. If ypu an not get a flag ging the t;u Spangled Banner" over nd over again. Miss Francis Abbitt and Master aro f bbltt' of Appomattox. Va., - le guests of Mrs. R. L. Brown. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY T 5 OXFQw GSXEKAL REVISION CLASSIFICATIONS IS- IDERED. Investigation Intended Flit SORK Class IV Men irs rincc 1 ' '7 L t 1918 Registarnt Can't En list . In Navy or Marines. (Washington Special) A general revision of classifica tion under the selective service act has instituted by Provost Marshal General Crowder to determine the reason for the small number of registrants in Class 1 in some local boards. Thousands of men in should be put in 'Classes the Provcat Marshal said der also instructs local Ck IV I and II, The or boards to look over the status of ,a number of men in Class 1 who ousht to be in Class IV Provost Marshal General Crow der announced that the class of 1918 egistrants will not be allow- ! ed to enlist -in the Navy or Marine Corns. nnrJ thnt rn vnlntifortr in. - i V4. II C tA. - ductions will be granted until order and serial numbers have been as- signed. After numbers are assign- ed registrants may enlist if thev obtain certificates from the local boards stating that they are not in the board's current quota. It is expected the rearrangement will bring into Class 1 more than 500,000 men. Cases where registrants were married after the passage of the draft act will be carefully consider ed, and, if. evidence warrants class ification in Class 1, boards will pro ceed to rclassify them. Married men "whose wives have sustaining incom es probably will be reclassified. LANGUAGE UNBECOMING OFFICER OF THE ARMY. Charges Lodged By Local Officials Against Officers at Camp Lee. Officers from Oxford and Hender son who have recently taken de serters to Camp Lee complain of the manner in which a lieutenant at that post has frequently insulted them. "You , fellows down in North Car alina," said the lieutenant, "hatch up all kinds of schemes and bring men here on the charge of desertion merely to get the reward." A captain, who was near at hand, heard this and other insulting re marks of the lieutenant, assured the officials- that the lieutenant would be duly censured, but the local of ficials have made affidavit and filed it with the Adjutant General. ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY REGISTER IN GRANVILLE FOR SERVICE IN ARMY. Young Men Express Willingness to Get to the Front and Wipe Out the Huns. A big percentage of young men who registered at the second draft registration June 5 expressed a will ingness and desire to get into action as soon as possible. About 180 registered in all. The draft officials say the men appear to be in much better physi cal condition than did those who registered last June. This, of couse, is largely due to the fact that the men are younger and more interest ed athletics and other forms of phy sical endeavor. The Exemption Board has ar ranged the names of the drafted men and their order numbers as follows: 22 Adcock, Wm. Benj wh. 9 8 Allen, Chas col. 43 Allen, Willie col. 151 Allen, George col. 105 Arrington, Ed. D wh. 124 Averett, Elijah M vrh. 170 Averett, Frank Hester . . . .wh. 163 Averett, Lee .wh. 162 Avrett, Ellis T wh. 87 Baily, John M col. 89 Barker, Slick col. 90 Bagby, Tommie .col. 110 Baily, Paul Fredrick wh. 137 Barker, Charley M wh. 126 Battle, James col. 52 Bennett, Marshal W wh. 9 1 Blackley, Alex Minnis .... wh. 13 2 Bowling, Roy Thos wh. 32 Blalock, Wallace Allen wh. 77 Blackwell, Henry L: wh. 76 Blackwell, W. L col. 179 Bradsher, Jas. Sid, Jr wh. 21 Bryan, Henry B wh. 46 Breedlove, Jas. L wh. 45 Bullock, Jas. H col. 9 5 Burwell, Quincy . col. 143 Branch, Oscar col. 100 Bridges, Lee col. 9 6 Brandom, Wm. col. 133 Bullock, Jesse Jas wh. 172 Bynum, Lenwood col. (Continued On Page Four) e N AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT NORTH CAROLINA Bm BLOODIEST BATTLE PRESENT I WAR NOW BEING FOUGHT. The Allies Are Prepared For Airr ! v uiuaiitj illiu tile n.nemT Chai'ge Into the Sepulcher That xb.v Aiieiu beimans Gain j Some Additional Ground in the! Center and Capture Three Unira- I portant Villages, Rut On the j Wings the Allies Are Holding the Enemy Back and Inflicting Apnal- I ling Losses in .His RkiWs. 1 wiiere nave tne uernians Pierced 1 W H' .it - ; the 'Front. Enemy Reck! ?ss in wasting Life and the Highest Price The Americans G.round. Fr he T? ?nch Exact Can Pay. lie More itn ti:e a ren in in France, June 10. this war prohahly been more severe Fighting never has on. than that ing on today, in the great battle of French and German armies between Montdidier and Xoyon. DENSE MASSES ENCOUNTER HOT FIRE. When the German infantry began coming ovei' in the dens est masses they encountered imediatelmy an extremely hot fire from both machine gnus and artillery which mowed them down. TWENTY DIVISIONS. The Germans knew when they opened the attack that their task would be difficult. Therefore then sent into the fray only chosen, divisions, which had been specially train ed for the assault. It is esti mated that they engaged ap proximately twenty divisions on the front line fe.r the first shock, while behind these, ready to take the' place of the exhausted divisions, there prob ably were similar numbers, per haps even greater. MEETING OF THE WAR SAV INGS TOWNSHIP CHAIRMEN. On last Saturday morning the meeting for all the Township Chair men for Granville County was held in the Court House. At this meet ing the plans for the big War Sav ings Drive were explained and dis cussed. This drive is to be made during the week of June 23 to 2S and must result in an Over the Top Campaign for the County. Each Chairman was instructed to appoint sufficient members on his commit tee to make the house to house can vass possible during the early part of the week. Each family in the State at that time will be expected to do every thing possible to make this drive a success. The members of the various com mittees appointed this week are urged to take the matter very ser iously and determine to succeed. Thy are asked to be present at the meeting called at which they will be instructed as to what to do and how to do it. The Township Chairman are as follows: Oxford W. H. Fleming. Tally Ho Graham Daniels. Oak Hill W. C. Clark. Salem E. D. Hunt-. Dutchville J. A. Pitts. Fishing Creek E. C. Harris. Sassafras Fork W. L. Taylor. Walnut Grove Graham Hobgood Brassfield Odis Jenkins. REAL FEARS ARE FELT FOR PARIS SAFETY. Bombardment"" Would" Render In dustrial Life Impossible. (Paris Special) By another drive made with out regard to sacrifice, the Germans, if they did not enter Paris, perhaps could approach near enough to hold the capital under the fire of long range guns. "SiirU condition would ren- ri industrial life impossible, and the government's will must not be influenced by the fear of sacrificing the lives of non-combatants, or by fear of consequences vrith a cessation of .the munitions factories which surround the capital would bring," says Fredench Bonnet, chairman Committee of Defense. Drawing to a Close. The millinery business in Ox ord n. close, and with that a 4 viow The Long Company i, inl announcement on the this paper. Also ele- gant ltae of spring coat suits at ex actly factory cost. OPPORTUNITIES -ALL HOME THE BAXKHEAD HIGHWAY WILL BE COXCRETE OR BRICIt ho Official Sign Will Be Perma nent, Unique and Famous the World Over. Mr. J. A. Ronnt.rpp. fioprotorr f the Bankhead Hisrhwav AssnMptinr.. gives out the following information: A tour of the Bankhead National Highway will be made by President Plowman and Secretary Rountree. They expect to visit a number of principal towns to stir up interest in regard to the Bankhead High way. Due notice cf their visit will be given to the various officers and good roads boosters along the route. Information reached headquar ters that many miles of. actual work are being done on the Bankhead Highway in Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina, -and portions of Vir ginia. Every effort is being made to make a great success of this highway and have it ready to ten der to the United States Govern ment to maintain tind build a per manent concrete or brick route .from Washington to T.ns Anip Calif. The Official signs of the head National Highway will Bank be de days, from Calif. cided upon in the next few This sign will be erected Washington to Los Angeles, It will be permanent, unique famous the world over. and LARGE STORAGE WAREHOUSE GOING UP IN OXFORD. Will Be the Largest Buildins: in This Section. Ground has been broken and the material is being assembled for the big storage warehouse of the Imper ial Tobacco Company, which is be ing erected on the newly acquired property adjoining the plant. Imperial The structure will - be one high lwithaixoriret,e fJoor,.r story Col. Ballou estimates that nearly "IT" f 1 ;ii -i . i one munon docks win De consumed in the building. . The structure will cover more than twice as much ground as that of the old Owen Warehouse and Cel. Ballou hopes to have it completed by the time the market opens next fall. FARMERS ARE TAKING CARE OF THE WHEAT CROP The Golden Grain is Being Cut and Bound auto Sheaves. Wheat is beginning to ripen in Granville and the farmers will have Dlenty to keep them busy for thejJ- ouyei. ui rdyCi!u.B wuu . t 4o KQtta ! a nephew of Col. H. G. Cooper, of aauV 1 till y ctn.Ot -M- xo w i cut wheat with a binder," says a good farmer, "than with a cradle, but it is very disappointing to wait on a man who has a binder, who fails to show up at the right time." A long season of wet weather will sometimes ruin wheat in shocks and it damages to some extent in stacks if a wet season lasts very long. After the Avheat dries out well it should be threshed and the sooner the better. THE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN WAS VISIBLE HERE. Ente.red at Aberdeen, Wash., 3:55 O'clock and Ended at 6:41 O'clock in Florida. An eclispe of the sun was barely noticible here Saturday evening about 7 o'clock as the shadows passed from the State of Washing ton at 3:35 over Oregon, Utah, Col orado, Kansas, Arkensas, Mississip pi, Alabama, Georgia and Flordia. JUDGE DEVIN WILL TEACH BARACA CLASS Will Be In Oxford Every Sunday For Next Six Months. General Royster having relin quished for the time being the teachership of the Oxford Baptist Baraca Class, the class is indeed fortunate in securing the service of Judge Devin, who will be within easy reach of Oxford every Sunday during the next six months, and who has consented to teach the class. Should Judge Devin be ab sent, Mr. Fagan will present the In ternational Lesson. The class is in a flourishing con dition and it is hoped that there will be no let up during the summer months. Chaplain W.W. Morton, of Camp Sevier is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morton Route 4. PRINT. NUMBER 46 OXFORD AND GRANVILLE ARE IN THE WAR. The Soirit of Sacrifice Is Taking Hold on the People. The fact that Oxford and Gran ville county is in the war at last vivid. We struggled with two is sues of Liberty Lean Bonds and sent a large number of boys to the ranks of the noble before we rea lized for sure that "We are in the War." But now it conies home to us. The third issue of Liberty Bonds carried a new tone, an "In the War" tone that the others lack ed. The sky high drive our ener getic people made in the recent Red Cross campaign made us wake up the more, and our recent gifts to the army and navy, human gifts, made the fact still the more apparent. Now, all over the town and coun ty the spirit of sacrifice, the war spirit, prevails; the Red Cross work ing rooms are busier than ever be fore; we are shipping to our boys larger amounts of supplies than ev er before.; we are being more con servative with the luxuries, being more freely with the war gifts. And the cream of the town and county is in the ranks enlisted men of Uncle Sam. HE SAID HE WOULD DO IT AND HE DID. Harry F. Utley, Formerly of Chapel Hill, Hangs Himself in Cell at Richmond. Harry F. Utely, twenty-four years old, member of Seventeenth Com pany, fifth training battaltion, Camp Lee, committeed suicide in the po lice station at Richmond last week where he was held for desertion. According to his mother, Mrs. Delia Cheek Utely, of Petersburg, : formerly of Chapel Hill, N. C. and ! Charlotte, N. C. Utely declared last ; winter before being drafted that he would kilL himself before he would j cross the Atlantic I to fight the Ger- i mans. SERGT. TAYLOR MEETS LT. COOPER IN THE TRENCH. Lt. Cooper Censors Letter Written Sergt. Taylor. Six months ago E. W. Taylor, Oxford, son of Mr. Arch Taylor, of enlisted in the Marines, months later he became a Three sharp- shooter and was taken to France. In a letter to his father a few days ago ne saia mat ne nau iub pieu&- i i i i j it. A ure of meeting m the trenches Lt. Oxford. "This letter written in the trench es," said Sergt. Taylor, "will ba censored by Lt. Cooper." And it was. When it reached its destina tion it bore the inscription: "Cen sored by Lt. J. C. Cooper." MR. R. L. BROWN, OXFORD ELECTED PRESIDENT. State Orphan Association Urges Leg islature to Take Steps Against Vile Diseases. The North Carolina Orphan As sociation in session at Raleigh last week adopted resolutions urging upon the Legislature the passage of marriage laws which will take into consideration the known scientific facts regarding the degenerate di seases and particularly the feeble mindedness. Mr. R. L. Brown, superintendent of the Masonic Orphanage at Ox ford, was elected president of the association to succeed Rev. Zadok Paris, of Concord, resigned. The offices of secretary and treas urer were consolidated and Mr. M. L. Shipman was chosen for the of fice. MAJ. THORNTON YANCEY DEAD. One of the Best Men in Person Coun ty Answers the Call Major J. Thornton Yancey, highly esteemed citizen of Person county, died' at his home in southeastern Person last Friday in the 8 4th year of his afe. His grandson, Mr. W. T. Yancey and Mrs. Yancey, and son William, Col. H. G. Cooper, Mayor Mitchell, Major Will Landis, Char les Landis and S. M. Watkins at tended the funeral Sunday. Miss Betty Jordan, one of the sweetest and most cheerful ladies in Oxford, attained her 80th birthday last Sunday. Her many friends wish her many happy returns. P f . M 7: a ! 'i : ' . 1 !'.: . i it t- '.'!! I ! " M ,. ) lj i 1 1 , t I i r I 5 J It ' C! it t C it f M V i
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