AIE XXXIIL
VOLU
mr4V FORCES
THE AJir'1,lv
APV-1XCK UNDER GUNFIRE
AND WAVES OF GAS
wiillery of IkSTTaes Are Still
.briiiiX Duels and The Germans
Kivt AlsiO Continued Small Arm
Resistance; French and American
ructions Get More and More Se-
fari.
V'ith the American Army on the
4ire-Marne front, Aug. 7 (By The
Vcociaied Press.) Under an infer-'
no of shrapnel and machine gun fire
-a -VI vps of eas the Americans forc
fr their way over the esle river
l.-.si: ni&ht
and early this morning
while rain, varying at times from a
drizzle to a downpour, drenched the
battlefield.
jr'rciu'h troops already have gain
ed positions on the American left and
the point movement has strengthen
ed out the line from a point west
of Bazoches to Fismes. The Ger:
mans lost considerably in casualties
and also a few prisoners, whose stor
ies tended to corroborate the express
ed opinion of those previously taken
that the Germans expect to continue
their retreat until the bank of the
Aisne is reached.
The attack began between four
and five o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
By midnight those men on the right
cad reached their objectives, the
main highway east and west extend
ing along the foothills that rise north
cf the river and become a series of
terraces to the Aisne.
The left wing was delayed, but it
also reached the line shortly before
eight o'clock this morning. Artillery
cf both sides are still fighting duels
ever the captured positions and the
Germans also have continued small
arm resistance. -But with every hour
the positions of both the French and
Americans have been rendered more
secure.
Dash Across River.
The attack by the infantry was
oreceded by artillery preparation.
Under cover of a barrage the engi
neers completed the work-of throw
ing light bridges over the stream,
while the officers chosen to lead the
dash tacross the river placed their
men in position working them down-
ward
toward the points where the
bridges were known to be. The chal-
-igcs were accepted immediately by
the German artillery and in 'a few
minutes the intermittent reports of
tne guns which had been heard all
day were merged into one great
rof-
ihe clouds, which had lifted slight
I)', reappeared just before the attack
as launched and therefore the ac -
tion was conducted without much ad
vantage in observation by aircraft.
When the order for their advance
v-as given the men, for the most part,
SWT-Tit f fT"n-o ,1 i J? 1 i
thf arZ " ' "Nto
tence, and even more. They had pre
pared, although apparently hastily,
a counter-attack which they launch
ed without success Iaer .n the en
gagement. Flounder Through Mud.
The men on the American right
1 ought their way along the chosen
routes. Some of them floundered a
cross through the water while others
used the bridges that were still stand
msr.
One detachment of Germans some
?at more than a company, moved
forward into the open. Here the A
mencan machine guns caught them
!nd' sleeping them with bullets, de
stroyed them almost totally. The
ermans also attempted to strike the
Americans a disconcerting counter
blow with a considerable force by
Ponging down a ravine leading to
tne river. Their path had been clear
by artillery and they might have
succeeded in reaching the Americans
out the movement had been reported
!? the artillery stations south of the
esle and from them there swept into
p advancing column such a mass
ot shells that the formation was
quickly broken.
At another point a detachment of
Germans stood until the Americans
4t upon them. Then it
became
lu-uana contlii
c, the only one
thV ma QUring the battle. In
co i"1Ud and in darkness where the
ombatants were barely able to dis
o3msh each other they fought it
" Tne Americans won.
to Americans on the left failed
h aeach their objectives until they
W (lalled for a second barrage. Un
KlPrt1? Ver they rallied and strug
a forward to the chosen positions.
e Germans, in attempting to re-
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN
0XP ' vRTH CAROLINA SATURDAY
MEETEn.V of couYay board
Committee Appointed to Organize !
County Historical Commission I
rne County Board of CommS on J
- -v, ...y cuaru or commission
ers met last Monday, the following
members being present: Messrs. E. C
Harris, Chairman; Thos. G. Taylor!
R. S. Hart, J. Luther Daniel, W. e'
Cannady.
County Roads.
Commissioner Cannady and S. M.
Wheeler were appointed a committee
to locate the newvroad from Hester
Church to Hebron Church.
Messrs. A. J. Yancey, Commission
ers Hart and Tom Pittard were ap
pointed a committee to lay off the
new road from Virginia State line
to intersect the Buchanan and Corn
wall road near the Babe Royster
place.
Sheriff Hobgood Commended.
The Sheriff presented his insolvent
list, which was accepted and allow
ed, and the following testimonial of
appreciation was adopted: "That we,
the Board of County Commissioners
of Granville county, desire to thank
the Sheriff for his efficient work in
collecting the tax, and by so doing
he was enabled to present the small
est insolvent list ever presented and
allowed in Granville county; he hav
ing collected out of $130,000 all but
$391.70, this including dead and re
moved from the county.
Historical Commission.
The recommendation of the Grand
Jury as to the organization of a- his
torical commission was heartily ap
proved by the Commissioners, and
the Board recommended that Chair
man E. C. Harris, and County-Attorney
A. A. Hicks confer with the chair
men of the Board of Education and
the "attorney to said board of Educa
tion with a view of perfecting said
organization.
Pauper List.
Susan Parish was admitted to the
Home of the Aged and Infirm.
PLENTY" BLACK WALNUT .
Abont One Thousand Trees In Gran
ville At the Disposal of the Gov
ernment. It is announced from Washington
that the systematic search for black
walnut for use in making airplane
propellers by the Boy Scouts of A
raerica, has located enough to meet
-th remands of the eovernment for
j seVeral months.
j The Boy Scoiuts of Stovall, under
I tne direction of their Scout Master,
j Capt. Luther Wilkerson, found about
1000 trees, which were duly tender-
Pd to the Government.
j :
iTO ACCEPT NEGROES FOR
SPECIAL DUTIES IN NAVY
The Navy Wants a Large Number to
Go to Newport News.
The Public Ledger is authorized
state that instructions have been
issued to enroll negroes in the nary
as firemen for special duties. Ne
groes enlisted will be used as coal
-Nrcuwnnrt News, it was
tllmulcl , '
announced. Men enrolled wm d ui-
rectedto return home awaiting orders
The navy is anxious, according to the
notice, to receive a large number of
negroes for this special service in
the navy, and it was announced that
full information will be given appli
cants at the recruiting depots.
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
The Official Report of Granville
County
The report on subscriptions to the
third Liberty Loan of 1918 for the
fifth federal Reserve District, show
ing totals of states, counties, cities
ad towns has been compiled by the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
and mailed to newspapers.
Granville is credited with a popu
lation of 27,000; apportionment,
$219,800; amount subscribed,
050:' number subscribers, 435; per
capita subscription, $8.33. Oxford
population, 5,000; apportoinment
$?0,000; subscribed, $69,000; Creed
moor, population, 500; aw
ment, $24,000; subscribed, $25,000,
Stem, 200 population, apportionment
$6,300; subscribed, $7,300; Stovall,
population, 300; apportoinment, ,$6,
600; subscribed, $6,250.
pulse the attack, used guns of 77 and
and 105 calibre and Minnenwerfers.
They had them on the higher ground
considerably to the rear of the battle
line. The American guns did excel
lent work not only in covering the
advance, but in breaking up forma
tions, especially one large assamblage
of infantry.
JNTYOFFEE B RILLIANT
FOCH PREPARES TO STRIKE i
THE FINAL BLOW?
1
rw- ' n '
t0 Hnrl
All Power of !
Entire United Military Strength 'of 1
France, Great Britain nnVi i
i - ii
United States Against the Oer-,. i enrollment of young women for the
on Western Front to BrJlS Jl? eSerTe Tf lnicf
, IJ1S ual i Schools feel much encouraged and
to Successful Conclusion in Short-1 from the interest shown, now feels
est Possiblo Time.
Washington, Aug. 8 Backed
by a reservoir of 5,000,000 A
merican troops, Field Marshal
Foch, supreme commander of
tho American and allied armies,
is preparing to hurl the entire
united military strength of
France, Great Britain and the
United States against the Ger
mans on the 'western front in or
der to bring the war to a victo
rious conclusion in the shortest
possible time.
This was the impression gain
ed Thursday by members of the
senate military committee who
heard General March, chief of
staff, explain in executive sessioi
the war department's reasons
for asking extension of draft
age limits to include all men
between i8 and 45 years of age.
CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY.
Nearly Half Million Wiped Out Since
July 15.
German casualties since the
crown prince started his drive
July 15, are estimated at 35,
000 to 400,000, including 40,
000 prisoners. The allied losses
are much smaller.
WILL PROBABLY REGISTER
THIRTEEN MILLION MEN
ON SEPTEMBER FIFTH
The Man Power BUI Introduced Into
Congress Last Monday Includes All
Between the Ages of -18 and 45
Years.
That the age limit for drafting
men in the military service of the
country will be changed in the forth
coming session of the Congress is a
certainty Just what changes will be
made is, of course, a matter yet un
determined. The man-power bill introduced in
to Congress last Monday proposes to
change the age limit in the draft
Law to include all between the gaes
of 18 and 45 years. The measure is
urged by Provost Marshal General
Crowder. September 5 has been sug
gested as a probable registration day
and it is believed that a total of thir
teen million registrants would be en
rolled General Crowder urges that
the bill which was introduced in both
House and Senate at the same time
be passed without delay.
It is understood that Secretary
Baker and President Wilson are be
hind the measure. There will develop
quite a lot of opposition to making j
the age limit as .low as 18. Many be-
o-l ir or,ir, nnH that
neve lhu,l "
2U snouia oe tne muii..
The Public Ledger believes
that
the maximum age should not be low
er than forty, but in spite of the re
port emanating from Washington
that opposition t o the inclusion
of boys under twenty one
is disappearing, we still feel that
it is neecssary and an injustice to put
the bulk of the burden on the boys
and decimate them. The time may
come when all age limits will have
to be thrown to the winds and every
man who can carry a gun and ap
proach to any degree the physical fit
ness required, will be called, but
until that time and until the men
from 31 to 40 are called upon, the
Public Ledger believes that the age
limit of 21 is low enough.
MORE BOOKS ARE NEEDED
FOR THE SOLDIERS
The Camp Athletic Committee of
the Granville County Chapter Amer
ican Red Cross, will send another box
of books to the soldiers at Camp
Greene; the last of this month and
those who have books to donate for
this purpose will please leave them
at the Red Cross work room before
that time. h. POWELL, .
Chm. Com. Camp Athletics.
Special Service Men.
The Granville County Exemption
Thomassona Granville's quota
racuse, N. x-. lu
of special service men.
OPPORTUNITIES A LL HOME
AUGUST 10, 1918
GRANGE WOMEN RESPOND
TO COUNTRY'S CALL.
Five Oxford Young Women
Enroll.
The committee in charge of the
j assured that Granville as usual will
prove No Slacker County, but will
furnish its full quota to the call for
young women to take training in the
Student Nurse Reserve Training
Schools.
Those who have enrolled for ser
vice are:
MISS ESTHER MITCHELL.
MISS MARIE BURWELL.
MISS HELEN SALLS.
MISS HELEN ROYSTER.
MISS ETHEL HANCOCK.
These young women have serious
ly considered the question, and fully
realizing the duties which this ser
vice will demand of them, have nobly
expressed a desire to go whenever
the call may come, thus releasing a
graduate nurse for service at the
front. There are also two girls from
the county who expect to enroll, but
who are only waiting to reach an i.m
derstand fully the requirements for
enlistment in this service.
Several others have expressed an
interest in the call, and we feel that
many more will visit the Recruiting
Station and enroll before the 11th,
which is the date to close.
There is no more valuable nor
womanly service than to serve the
country in this capacity now and each
recruit may feel that when she en
rolls, she is releasing a graduate
nurse to go into the war zone to save
the life of some soldier dear to the
heart of some one perhaps her
own brother or sweetheart who other
wise might have died on the battle
field for lack of attention.
The young women who releases a
graduate nurse, -is going to hasten
the end of the war, just as surely as
the soldier who fights.
If you are considering enrolling,
don't put it off until too late. The
opportunity will only last a few days
longer. COMMITTEE.
THE INSOLVENT LIST.
The Smallest In the History of Gran
ville County.
Sheriff Hobgood will soon relin
quish the office of sheriff with an en
viable reputation. The insolvent
list this year is the smallest in the
history of the county, and is doubt
less the lowest of any in the State.
The tax list of the county is $130,
000. The sheriff collected out of this
amount all bu.t $391.70, which is
three-tenths of one per cent.
Townships.
The insolvent list of the townships
is as follows:
Fishing Creek $
Brashfield
Dutchville
Tally Ho
Walnut Grove
Oak Hill
Sassafras Fork
Salem :
Oxford . . .
28.34
82.50
84.62
33.42
8.63
29.24
8.63
23.17
93.15
Total j 391.70
Happy Coincident.
Every white man in Walnut Grove
paid his tax, and every colored man
in Sassafras Fork paid his tax. The
insolvent list in these two townships
is exactly the same $8.63.
OFF TO BUY GOODS.
Fall MiUinery Will Soon Be In Evi
dence Here.
Mr. Josh King, buyer for the dry
goods department of the Long Com
pany, is on the northern markets,
and Mr. Frank Blalock, buyer for the
men's department of the Long Com
pany will leave Jor Baltimore and
other northern cities next week.
Mr. Oscar Breedlove, buyer for the
Perkinson-Green Company, will go
north next week,and Major Will Lan
dis buyer for Landis & Easton will
leave for the north within the next
ten days.
This trip to the northern markets
include the purchase of millinery,
and along about the 1st week in Sep
tember we may expect to see the fall
styles displayed by the Oxford milli
ners. .
Mrs. Carroll, of New Bern; Mr.
Nick Carroll, of Washington, and
Capt. Carroll, of, Clinton, are the
guests of Mrs. John Gooch.
PRINT.
NUMBER 63
lOBACCO FORECAST FOR THE
EASTERN CAROLINA MARKET
The Kinston Free Press says that
tobacconists in that section are advis
ing the planters to market the leaf
slowly during the approaching sea
son. There will be no need to hurry,
they say, because of a certain falling
off inthe world's supply. They are
expecting no material increase in
production. South Carolina's crop is
reported to be slightly less than last
year's. Around 375,000,000 pounds
should be marketed in the Carolinas
and Virginia this season, tobacco
men state. The East Carolina belt
will probably furnish 140,000,000 or
150,000,000 pounds.
Warehousemen and others are ex
pecting an average price of at least
40 cents a pound throughout East
ern Carolina. They assert that far
mers can easily keep the average at
that price, if not higher, by market
ing "reasonably." They would have
the season prolonged until the end
of January or later. "This season
will be the best local farmers have
ever known," in the opinion of prac-
tically all tobacconists in, Eastern
Carolina. Interest is manifested in
the announcement that Chinese in
terests will buy heavily in this belt
this fall. China as a market is de
veloping rapidly. After the war, ex
perts predict., many more foreigners
will buy in the East C&rorma belt
than heretofore.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION
Auxiliary To Flat River Association
Will Meet At Enon September
5th and 6th.
The Woman's Missionary Union
Auxiliary to Flat River Assoication
will meet at Enon Baptist church
September 5th and 6th, beginning on
Thursday, September 5 at 2:30 p.m.,
and continuing through Friday.
Mrs. Wesley N. Jones, state W. M.
U, President, will, be : present. Rev.
J. D. Harte and other good speakers
will make addresses during the meet
ing. A full attendance is earnestly
hoped for, because of the importance
of mission work at this critical period
of the world's history. The Chris
tian women of our Association need
to be more earnest in prayer, and
more active in service than ever be
fore. As Suprintendnt of Flat River
W. M. U. I call upon the women and
young people of our churches to come
together for a day and a half to con
sider this our greatest work; that
we may pray together and plan to
gether our mission work for the com
ing year. Every church whether it
has a society or not is requested to
send delegates to the meeting.
Miss Cora Phipps Route 1, Oxford
is chairman of Hospitality. All those
expecting to' attend, notify her by
August 20, and those coming on train
notify her when they will reach Ox
ford where they will be met by com
mittee. MRS. JOHN WEBB, Supt.
OXFORD-HENDERSON HIGHWAY
The Money for a High-Class Road Is
Now Available.
The Henderson Daily Dispatch
says that unless there is a later dicis
ion to cancel their agreement, the
federal road aid for maintenance
work in the county in the sum of
$14,300. A contract for this amount
was signed by the Commissioners
Monday, and forwarded to the State
Highway Commission. The county
will match this amount by appro
priating a similar amount for the
same purpose, the sum to be realiz
ed from the road maintenance fund.
The Commissioners of Granville
having agreed to match $23,000 of
the federal road aid, work on the
Oxford-Henderson h?grr7&y is expect
ed to beunder way at an early date.
Federal and State road men hope to
make this road equal to the best in
the State.
Open Air Prayer Meeting.
The weather being extremely
warm Thursday night, the prayer
service at the Oxford Methodist
church was held on the church lawn.
Dr. Willis told the congregation that
he hoped everybody would make
themselves as comfortable as possi
ble and suggested that the men pull
off their coats.
Carolina Lodge for Rent.
Elsewhere in this paper the Gran
ville Real Estate & Trust Company
offers the attactive home of Mr. B.
M. Caldwell for rent.