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1'AUE 2 - - MBL1C LEDGER SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 iqio i WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD. B. M. BARUCH, Chairman. : To Publishers of Newspapers: - The Priorities Board of War Industries Board has listed Paper Mills, as an essential industry, and has rated them in Fourth Class for priority for coal, on the distinct understanding that the greatest pos sible economy in the use of paper be exercised,- and that the RE DUCTION IN THE USE OF PAPER' BY THE JSTEWSPAPERS SHALL, BE FIFTEEN PER CENT ON WEEKDAY EDITIONS AND TWENTY PER CENT ON SUNDAY EDITIONS. DISCONTINUE SUBSCRIPTIONS. (Paragraph 2, Rules and Regulations,? Paper Section, War Indus tries Board) "DISCONTINUE SENDING PAPERS AFTER DATE OF EXPIRA TION OF SUBSCRIPTION UNLESS SUBSCRIPTION IS RENEWED AND PAID .FOR." (Publisher's Note: The above is one of eleven conditions im posed on newspaper publishers by the government and must be com plied with by all newspapers. Paper manufacturers have pledged themselves not to supply paper to any newspapers that fail to observe all rules and regulations of the War Industries Board, Paragraph 2 states clear'y that all papers must enforce a paid-in-advance circula tion policy.) k Subscribers will please examine the printed date on their paper and promptly renew their subscriptions, as the paper will be discon tinued .at expiration without further notice. It in no sense implies a distrust of your paying qualities. These strenuous war times have,brcught about conditions that we are forced to conform to. The subscription price of $1.50 will remain for the present, or until further advances in prices of paper. FROM SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE Extracts From a Letter Written By Sergeant Macon. Our readers will find much to in terest them in the following extract taken from a letter written by Ser geant Macon, of the Louisburg Com pany on July 5th to Mrs. Macon, nee Miss Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Mr Stephen Jones, of Granville. Elimi nating the personal references the letter follows: . My dear Elizabeth:- - As you know yesterday was the Glorious Fourth, everyoDcy over here seemed to be aware of the fact for there were lots-of big guns fired. Just an incessant roar very nearly all the time. This is the greatest grain country you ever saw. They raise wheat, oats and barley. The fields are just beginning to turn yellow and they are so pretty. The sorriest wheat I've seen looks as if it would make a bout ten bushels per acre andjt runs all the way from that to twenty-Svje and thirty bushels to the acre. The oats are good accordingly. They al so raise lots of flax. Have seen sev eral raisin vines, but they aren's ripe yet. Cherries are ripe now", but it will be some little before apples, peaches and pears are ripe. Guess what happened to me just now? A French lady about 22 years old had just come from the garden, where she had been picking currants. She asked me to come into the house and have some. She has been mighty nice to Brush and me. They seem willing to do just whatever they can for the American soldier. They seem to have the feeling that we arehere to help them win the war. I'm glad thev have that attitude as it certam- ly makes it more pleasant for Their courtesies aren't exactly us. the same as ours. For" instance today while I was in the home eating cur rants a lady visitor came in, and I, through force of habit, got up and offered her my seat.' They thought I was going to leave so one of the ladies said "Vos non departee" which means literally "You not depart" or as we express it "Don't leave." Here is what they say when they want ydku to repeat a sentence, "Que est que ce vois dit," which muans "what is it you speak." What I've learned most ly is "Non Compdeus" which means "I do not understand," I can tell you this .much 'ofjoar doings. We have certainly learned to hike with a pack on our backs. I have about got to the point that I can just keep on walking. The air over head is very badly contaminated with aeroplanes. There are very few minutes during the day that we can't either see or hear one, and at night the whole element seem alive with them. The Allies are on the job though. Just the other night I was out watching and listening, pre . sently I heard a plane, in just a few secods they had it spotted with one seconds they had it spotted with one anti-aircraft- guns started. Shrapnel shells began bursting. all aroundThey finally hit old Fritz and won he j game. Then before I had moved out of my tracks I looked in another di- i rectionand saw two more caught in -a search light. Very soon they were both brought down. Then anti's are stationed everywhere and whenever the Boches cross the line they open up on him. Some of them manage to get through the barrage though. The English and French soldiers make for the dugouts but we boys stand around and see the good work go on. Most every little village and farm either have trenches or dugouts fnr refuse. There isn't any real dan ger unless the "show" happens to b in the immediate vicinity. Honestly (danger not being considered) those air raids are the j rettiest sights I ever witnessed. Let me tell you the funniest sight I've seen . since I've been here. Yes terday I aw two dogs churning. Will try to explain to you how it is done. The plan was practically the same as an old fashioned tread mill. (Papa can :tell you how that is) only this machine was a great bi gwheel about 24 inches across the fae of the whel The spokes of "course came from the hub of the center of the band, and the dogs were chained to a post on the edge of the wheel on either side The old man gave the wheel a start and the dogs began to walk in order to keep their balance. The chun was attached to the wheel by means of a shaft from the center. All the boys had lots of fun looking at the per formance. When I get back I mean to try the same stunt. So you might as well get two puppies right away so they will be large enough by the time I get back (?) " Some of the boys laughed and said the cats were on the other side of the house grindi ng coffee. We can get candy at most every Tillage but it is not very good a,s sugar-is awfully scarce. Haven't seen, a soda drink, or an ice cream since I left Camp Merritt. . I'd give most anything for a good saucer of cream. We get plenty to eat and nelieve I weigh more than when I left the states. ' My address is: Corp. Willie G. Macon, Co. D, 120 Infantry, 30th Division, American E. F, Via N. Y. Devotedly, . WILLIE G. MACON. Where They Will Stop. (Francisco Bulletin.) Toda-r the Germans are asking where did those American troopscome from? Tomorrow they vill be ask ing when are they going to stop. They will not stop Jll they get to Berlin, unless the Germans make that trip unnecessary by canning the Kaiser. ;-' WHITE LEAD AND OIL, WE HAVE it, also ready mixed paint, Sher win & Williams, some Devoe, some Masury, some Kerfees, and the price we will save yoiTfrom 10 to 25 per. cent." Samuel Davis, your hardware man, Clarksville, Va. I mml Wood's L-u -.... ; A Woiideriiii Soil-Improver! Also Makes Excellent Win ter and Spring Gracing, the Best of Early Green Food or si w i o The high prices of fertilizers makes ft especially desirable fop farmers to sow a!! the soil-improving crops possible, and CRIMSCM CLOVER is unquestionably one of the best of soii-improving crops, making wonderful Increases in the yields of Corn, Cotton and other crops which follow it. Write for prices, and WOOD'S FALL CATALOG, which gives full information about CRIftlSCN CLOV ER, ALFALFA and a! 5 Seeds for Fall Sowing. Mailed free on request. T. W. WOOD & SONS, SEEDSMEN, - Richmond, Va.y fRIMCi DEMOCRATIC STATE BALLOT ' For United States Senator' F. M. SIMMONS. For Members of ' Coproration Com mission - Term of'Six Years: GEORGE P. PELL Term of Two Years: ALLEN JT. MAXWELL For Chief Justice Supreme Court WALTERCLARK For Associate - Justices Supreme Court. WILLIAM R. ALLEN PL ATT D. WALKER For Judge Superior Court Third Judicial District JOHN. . H. KERR. For Judge Superior Court Fourth Judicial District. FRANK A. DANIELS For Judge Superior Court Seventh Judicial -District THOMAS H. CALVERT For Judge Superior Court Eleventh Judicial District HENRY P. a-n-c For Judge Superior CourtsThir teenth Judicial pistrict W. J. ADAMS For Judge Superior Court Fifteenth Judicial District BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LONG For Judge Superior Court Seven teenth Judicial District - - T. B. FINXEY For Judge Superior Court Eigh teenth Judicial District MICHAEL H. JUSTICE For Juage Superior Court Nine teenth Judicial District p. a. Mcelroy For Judge Superior'' Court Twen tieth Judicial District T. D. BRYSON . DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL BALLOT For Representative in the Sixty-sixth Congress Fifth District CHARLES M. STEDMAN DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET For State Senator, 17th District T: G. CURRIN For Representative in the General Assem bly D. G. BRUMMITT For Clerk of the Superior Court D. C. HUNT For Sheriff E. D. HUNT For Register of Deeds J. B. POWELL For Treasurer JOHN R. HALL For Coroner W. N. THOMAS For County Commissioners J. L. PEED , - J. ENNISS DAVIS W. E. CANNADY B. I. BREEDLOVE J. T. AVERETT X DON'T FORGET THAT DAVIS THE Hardware man at Clarksville, Va., can fill your order quick on TO BACCO FLUES. His price will save you. 0 '- t We wish to our customers. 1 - " " " i ' " D R. Caldwell's Syrup Peosin ;c just what I did laxative, mild and pleasant and acts so quickly and easily. I wouldn't be without it and keep it in our home all the time." From a letter to Mr. G. C. Murphy, 4 Walker Street, 1 Dr. Caldwell's Stolid The Perfect Laxative Sold by Druggists Everywhere 50 cts. :(2) $1.00 i ; , i Recommended as a positive remedy for consti pation, mild and gentle in its action. The standard family remedy in countless homes. A trial bottle can be obtained by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 458 Washington Street, Monticello, Illinois. Fully Explained. The learned counsel in the great ! will case literally beamed with joy. Here was a witness who was every thing a witness should be. "I congratulate you, sir," he said enthusiastically. "Your memory for ) detail does you infinite credit. And on behalf of the numerous relatives of the testator who are present in court I should like to thank you for the very flattering, t hough none the less truthful, description that you ! have just given of that esteemed gen tleman who is now, alas! no more." A murmur of applause went round. the crowded court. "I presume," continued the learn ed counsel, "that you were very in timate with the testator during his lifetime?" The witness hesitated and blushed a crimson red. "N-n-no," he answer- ed, lamely "In fact, I never saw him in my life." "But really sir," cried the barris ter, in surprise, "I fail to see how you could give such an accurate and flattering description "of him if you never saw him!" ' , The witness gave a very sickly smile. - "Perhaps you will understand bet ter," he said, "when I tell y'ou that I married his widow!" t Sometiems it's even a hard mat ter to buy soft coal. buy a Farm in Granville County for See or write us what you haVe to offer-. ; ,MWiu)o : Oxford, N. C. need It is a snl Dr. Caldwell written hvV Atlanta, tfa. , Figure This Out For Yourself. (Boston GlobeT) According to the German papers, only a few thousand American sol diers have arrived ih France so far, and hundreds of thousands of them have been killed. The tax on whiskey, which has ris en from ten to thirty shillings a gal lon, has greatly stimulated ilicit dis tillation in Ireland, and there lias been a great addition to the number of cases of potheen-making reported, to the police. This has always been a secret hillside industry in Ireland, Now itis extending to the towns. In the country districts barley steeped in sacks in a, bog-hole and malted on the barn floor is the material used. DON'T FORGET THAT DAVIS, Clarksville, Va., is the man to save you on flues, and he will ship 'quick. ECKMANS FOR COUGHS AfiD COLDS A handy Calcium compound that safe guards against chronic lunsr and throat troubles. A tor.ic-restors.tive prepared without harmful or habit-forming druga. Try them today. SO cents a bos, Including va? tax For sale by all Druggists Eckmap Laboratory, Philadelphia 5 S i s I one of
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