VOLUME XXXIII.
LISTS
HAVE BEEX PROVIDED
s to Be Furnished to the Papers
Coiic
By Mail.
Aviated Press and
other
Trie v-3"-"
ozonations
in co-operauoii
j
'14- -ffar-r ci now a Tr
ill1 Vt-i pUL 111 LU CliWl. M. uvii u.
mtnt by which a daily list of
1iq Aniaviian frTr-
range
I ties auiuug a...
t.s overseas
are aenvereu uun uy
-i i - j l -
i! to rhe pap
apers of virtually every
" lv in the United States.
yiovmniX ami Evening Lists.
nl.iCinn has been made for hav-
, o h If of the names appear first
inthe morning papers and half first
i.- nsinprs. hut all na-
in TilC au-i""11
pers
receive the complete
lists for
,ih1irrition at
the stated times.
Families Notified.
In announcing the inauguration of
hnrrnneement, the committee on
public information explained that it j
nil not affect the war department's j
policy of notifying immediately uy
telegraph the families of men men
tioned in the list.
Slight Restrictions.
In order that the plan of simulta
neous publication in the newspapers
may be carried out fairly, and that
the relatives of soldiers whose names
appear on the list may be saved an
noyance, the war department has the
pledge of the press association that
no use whatever shall be made of any
lists before the day fixed for publica
tion. The papers specifically are re
quired to refrain from seeking infor
mation or pictures in advance of the
publication date, fi-om relatives of
friends of men named.
THOSE HUN LIES
AND SUSCEPTIBLE EARS
The Old Granville Grays Company Is
All Right.
Tales, unauthorized by Washing-
ton, of "sickening losses" to Amen-
can troops abroad are lies.
They are circulated by
gullible
fools.
The intent of this class of individ
uals is of course not criminal but
the effect of their actions is.
The latest wild falsehood alleging
that the old Oxford and Henderson
companies have been "obliterated"
is a typical specimen of disloyal men
A e ni i--- TT J mi i "m
uctLuv. nun agents exuit wnen sucn i
a yarn gams credence. ' It tingles '
poignantly in the ears of emotional- J
ists, and the fart that snob nprsntis ;
have often offered those dearest to
them to the cause of freedom, while
it explains, does not excuse their dan .
gerous folly. j
-the cruel facts of war must be
taced, but sinister myths are intol- ;
erable. The law's weapon against-
xix is a nue 01 $iu,uuu, twenty
years imprisonment or both. The
cost of traitorous inventions and sus
ceptible nerves comes high.
ARISTOCRATIC PIGS.
See
Them At the County Fair
In
October.
One of the leading farmers of the
county the other day said to the
Public Ledger:
''If you don't believe the Nation
al Bank of Granville has done a no
ole work in the county during the
last three or four years, just watch
e pig pens at the Granville County
Fair in October. At the same rate
tbe Bank pigs have multiplied, Gran
ule county win be noted for an a
pundance of thoroughbred hogs with
ln the next five or six years."
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ACCUSE AMERICANS
OF USING BUCKSHOT
Claim to Have Found Violation
Geneva Convention.
of
toTheh 1 CorresDOndent re0rtJTHE SOUTHERN GRANVILLE
"-aeir newspapers that they inspect' j Tlfci 65 COMMUNITY I
. - bub iaKen trom the 77th Amer
ican regiment and found them to be
shot
guns, each carrying five cart
rid
as loader! wirVi Klrr.V,t TViQir
eciare that the use of such guns is
ontrary to the Geneva convention.
ot Suns are mild weapons as
spared to the work of the German
Lboats.
SALE OF W. S. S. AT STOVALL
p T TlePort for Past Week.
p Gregory, N. L. Gillis, L.-G. and
" V uckett, T. M
Cottrell, R. A.
.vior & Co
13 i - 1
L. C. Wilkerson. J. C.
A1uard &
Son, J. w. Royster, J. J.
oodv
C. G. T? nvctor -n n rpnnrt.
t m v - - noyster, no
tilP n re' $1-00
lUe Company, $5.00.
Stovall Mercan
Total $6.00.
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PUBLISHED SEMI-WxEKLY-TOWN AND
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY, AUGUST
AVIII'Y lrrr t I
- ir,t AB END?
T YEAR, FICJHTERS SAY
General March, Chief of Staff
"With eighty divisions of
American troops in France bv
June 30, 1919, Ave, should be
able to bring the war to a suc
cessful conclusion before the
end of next year.'
The man in fighting line
"It seems to be tne concensus
of the best-informed army cir
cles that the war will be over
next year. The month of Sep
tember, 1919, is often mention
ed as the time when the Ger
mans will have had enough."
The stay-at-homes "We ex
pect to see the white flag
up at any old time."
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TOBACCO BRINGS HIGH PRICE
AT OPENING -AT G REEX VDLLE
Greenville, Aug. 21. The tobacco
market opened wi
five warehouses.
vith good sales at all
About 300,000
pounds were sold at a general aver
age of 40 cents per pound. Nothing
but the commonest trash went under
20 cents and stuff mat sold a few
years ago at from two to five cents
a pound today brought 25 to 30 cents
A big crowd was present and was
as jolly as at a picnic.
ONLY SEVENTY-FIVE LEFT
IN ONE ALABAMA COMPANY
(Birmingham Special.)
Casualties of the most severe na
ture were sustained by company D,
the Bessemer Ala., unit o fthe 167th
infantry, Rainbow division, in the
fighting which accompanied the wip
ing out of the Soissons-Rheims sal
ient, according to a letter received
from Captain Lacy Edmondson by
his wife. Twenty-five snembers of
the company were killed, about 100
were wounded and several, includ
ing Captain Edmondson, were gassed
the latter -states. Only about 75 men
were left in the company.
THE JS'EW DRAFT.
About Forty Young Men Will Regis
ter in Granville Saturday,
August 24th.
This Saturday is registration day
for all young men who have become
twenty-one yeare of age since June
5, 1918. To carry on the war to a
successful conclusion many men are
needed.
There are now over three
million men under arms in the camps
and cantonments cf America and in
rn t fnrpp3 in THnrnnfl. Of the 11 11 Til-
ber nearly fifteen hundred thousand
are with out overseas forces,
Dr. white, of the Exemption board
whQ keep tab Qn everything, estimat-
es that about forty young men in
the county will register Saturday,
August 24th.
MISS NORMA FULLERTON THE
BRIDE OF MR. TAYLOR JACKSON
Were
Married In Richmond Last
Wednesday Evening.
Richmond, Va., Aug. 22, A pret
ty wedding took place Wednesday ev
en in s. August 21st, at 9:30 in Mon-
ument Methodist church, when Miss
Norma Virginia Fullerton of btovaii,
N. C became the bride of H. Taylor
Jackson, also of Stovall. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. G. H.
Lambeth, the pastor, in the presence
of a very small company of relatives
and close friends. Miss Alice Mar
row of Henderson, N. C, was the
bride's only attendant and Robert
Young of Baskerville, Va:, was the
best man. The bride wore an au
tumn suit of midnight blue with trav-eling.-hat
to match, and a corsage
boquet of bride's roses. After the
ceremony the bridal party and a few
friends went to the Richmond Hotel
where supper was served. Mr. and
Mrs. Jackson will be at home to their
friends after August 27th, at Stovall,
N. C.
FAIR
Premium List Will Be Printed In a
Few Days.
The Creedmoor Times says that
practically every .merchant in Creed-
Lcerhcprihed to the fund to
moor
r,r0minms to be awarded at
The South Granville Community Fair
pay
to be held in Creeamooi
17th and 18th, amounting to ?&u.
The Dfrectors of each deP"tment
lutve about finished their lists of
premiums to be offered in their re
spective departments, and the prem
,Sm list will so t;eaPreSfS0rmdenveery
ouT'lle'lOthS September.
The Huh.
Read their ad
It is on the corner.
vertisement UiTws paper and step in
and see the new gooas.
COUNTY OFF BR
BRILLIANT
TIDE OF mww n.
i SURKS 3. .
THE GERMAN ARMIES
Allies Are Strikin Winnuig Blows
on Four Sectors! of the 120-Mile
Front; British aijp Slowly Flatten
ing Out Lys Salient; German Po-
oxiiw xiiaecux-e itn tlie French
Advancing on Two Sides of No-
on.
The tide of defeat sitll surges heav
ily against the German armies in
France and Flanders.
Allied blows on the 120-mile front
from Soissons to Ypres continue to
force the Germans back and the ene
my appears unable to stay the at
tacks which increasingly threaten tno
j stability of his defensive system in
X1 IclHCe.
On four sectors the troops under
Marshal Foch are hitting the Ger
man positions for good gains. Un
less the Germans want to sacrifice
men needlessly to defend partly out
flanked salients it would appear the
time is close at hand for an enemy re
tirement. . . ' .
It is estimated that the allies have
recovered during the week 400
square miles of territory on the 120
mile front and captured 30,000 pris
ones. It is surmised by military writers
that Gen. Foch is determined not to
give the Germans time to rest or dig
in.
As a result of the-Allied successes
during the past month, the battle
front has been reduced more than
fifty miles.
ABBITT-ROSE NUP1LALS.
Miss Francis Abbitt the Pretty Bride
of Mr. John D. Rose, Jr.
A marriage of interest to a wide
circle of friends throughout Virgin
ia and North Carolina was solemniz
ed in the Baptist church at Appoma
tox, Va., on Tuesday, August 21st,
at eleven o'clock in the morning
when Miss Frances Bransford Abbitt
became the bride of Mr. John : D.
Rose, Jr. The bride, never looked
lovelier 4nan'-"-nvttnen'tered the
church on the arm of her mother,
Mrs. Julian H. Abbitt, who gave her
away, groomed in ciel blu georgette
crepe, embroidered in orchid and
carrying a shower boquet of sweet
heart roses and valley lillies.
She was met at the altar by the
groom iand his best man, Mr. J. H.
Burke, and the ceremony which
made them man and wife was per
formed by the pastor, R. C. W. -Mc-Elroy,
who used tie beautiful and
impressive ceremony of the Episco
pal church.
The only attendants were Mr. John
Scott, U. S. N., and Mrs. Scott, cous
in to the bride, whose wedding was
celebrated two weeks ago.
Little Miss Vara Abbitt brought in
the ring concealed in a basket of
rose buds.
Miss Abbitt comes from one of the
oldest and most prominent families
of Virginia, whose homes are scat
tered throughout the historic county
of Appomatox. The groom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Rose,
of Henderson, N. C, and is connect
ed with important business indus
tries of that place. His family is a
mong the number who made the his
tory of North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. Rose left immediate
ly after the ceremony on a motor
trip. They will make their home in
Henderson, N. C.
GERMAN ARMY MUCH WEAKER
THAN ALLIES THINK
It Is Believed In Cologne That Ger
man Strength Is At Low Ebb.
(London Special.)
It is believed in Cologne that the
Germans are weaker on the western
front than even the Allies claim, say
the Daily Mail's correspondent at
ThP Hague. He does not speak for
other sections of Germany, but gives.
this resume of conditins m rne ioiu-
gne district: .
All leaves from the front have
been reduced to one half. Men are
sent to the front from the hospitals
before completely fit.
of the eternal truth that three strikes
discontinued.
Deserters are being sent to the
front from punishment camps.
Wounded horses are hurried west
with bandages still in place. The
correspondent adds that it is ; report
ed that the Germans have stolen food
parcels sent to French .prinoners in
order to feed neutral laborers who
are striking because of inadequate
food.
OPPORTUNITIES ALL HOME
24, 1918
MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED
IN REVIVAL SERVICES
Dr.
Courtney Makes -a Strong Ap -
-
neal.
, The revival services now in prog
ress at the Oxford Methodist church
grows in interest. It is seldom that
one hears a more eloquent, direct
I urgent appeal to the sinner and
j luke-warin church member than
tno
se or Or. Courtnev in this sorips
of meetings. All of the ministers of
Oxford and the good people of all
denominations' attend these meetings
and pray, for its success.
Mrs. K. L. Street presides at the
organ and some of the best singers
of the other churches are assisting
the choir, and the music is an inspir
ing feature of the services.
There are quite a number of old
sinners and backsliders in this com
munity mat would be converged if
there was any way to get them under
the influence of the Gospel truths pre
sented by Dr. Courtney,
ervice will be held every morn-
mg at y o'clock and every evening
at 8 o'clock until further notice.
PUBLIC THANKS ARE DUE
Col. Benehan Cameron Is a Friend
of Granville.
In conversation with a public spir
ited citizen of Oxford the other day,
he suggested that public heartfelt
thaks are due Col. Cameron for the
interest he manifested on all occa- j
sions in locating the Bankhead High-
way through Granville county. j
Nov is the time for the Granville !
Commercial Club, the merchantile
Association and the county and town
boards to extend to Col. Cameron the
thanks of the entire county.
OFFICERS CAPTURE MOONSHINE
PLANT IN SHAKERAG
Deputy Hutchins Gets a Full Dose
of Still Beer.
Hhoriff TTnhernr1 Denutv Hutchins
and Chief Hobgood spent Tuesday
night in the woods out in,.. Shake
rag. At the break of day ) they
came to a placid stream, and desir -
ing to explore the regions therea-j to see the flying machine and were
bouts, the officers scattered; Hutch- disapointedm not seeing..lhem in the
ins following the stream. ' J air- But that is a thinS of the past
Finally he saw a man in the un- ; and we find more enthusiasm this
derbrush in the act of skimming the year for the success of the fair than
dross from a cask of still beer, and ever before.
when he had approached on tip-toe Secretary Peace is a hustler and
close enough to lay his hands upon , he is going to put it over in fiiw
him, the man, who appeared not to shape if exhibits and high class a
see the officer, dashed a large pan j musements count for anything,
of still beer in his face and broke ,1 Former Secretary P. W. Knott, who
for the tall timber and disappeared , was in Oxford the other day, gives
before Hutchins could restore his eye f it as his opinion that the several
sight. Hutchins fired his pistol into i community fairs in the county this
the air to attract the attention of fall will have a tendency to strength
the other two officers and when they , en the big county fair, which will be
came to his rescue he looked like : held two days Tuesday and Wednes
a drowned rat. y day, October 29-30.
There was about one thousand gal j Mr. Knott states that there is
Ions of still beer in the vessels ready j more stock in the county this year
for the kittle, but there was no ket- than ever before; that the crop are
tie to be found anywhere. The foun- j good and that he sees no reason why
dation had been built for the kettle
and the officer thinks that if . they
had waited a few hours longer they
would have caught the moonshiners
in the act of making whiskey.
After bathing Hutchins in the placid
stream, the officer emptied the sever
al casks of beer and drove to Oxford
and issued a warrant -for the moon
shiner. CALL FOR THIRTY MEN.
To Entrain In Oxford Tuesday, Au
gust 27.
The Local Exemption Board has
issued a call for the following white
selectmen to report Monday, August
26 th, to be in readiness to entrain
on Tuesday, August 27, at 3:30 in
the afternoon for Camp Jackson:
Jesse Cade Preddy, Hunter Martin
Thomasson, Gratis Howell, Eddie
Washington Davis, Fannie Allen
Duke, Lawrence Thomas, Lewis A
raos Hart, Rufus Carroll O'Brien,
Herman Thomas Sherman, Robert
Aivis Yancey, Henry Wesley, Fara
bow, James Gibbon Breedlove, John
Slaughter, Robert E. Lee Finger,
James Fuller Culbreth, Titus Oakley,
Oliver Laton Currin, Crawford Mor
ton Davis, Thomas Garland Hobgood
James Lee Chandler, James Otto
Gordon, Ollie Marion Nails, Frank
Hester Averett, Esastus Benj. Latta,
Henry Hoyle Mitchell; Zolla Thomas
May, Jonadus Herman Pierce, Uriah
Pettis Cutts, Ror'Thomas Bowling,
John Bullock Pittard.
For the Farm and Family.
We invite the attention of our
readers to the timely announcement
of the Lyon-Wiriston Company on
the fifth page of this paper. In this
announcement there is something to
interest every farmer and family in
this section. '. . "
PRINT.
NUMBER 67
' FARMER'S CONVENTION AT
RALEICH NEXT WEEK
j Farmers Should Get More out of
Iife Than They Do Bv Studvinff
Conditions and Advise With Gov
v v
ernment Agents.
The bankers, lawyers, doctors rail
road men, packers, and many other
trades and professions hold a con
vention once a year to discuss the
pros and consabout their businesses
and have good attendance. Why
should not the farrrers do likewise?
Well, they do but they do not come
out as strong as they should.
Now that the farmer is the man of
teh hour and that his Interests con
cern him. and the world more than
any other one calling he should rally
to the cause. He should become
posted on the almost daily changes."
mat arfect him. He should study
the conditions and advise with the
agents of the government.
The Farmers' Convention at Ri-
, TTT , , ,
i "r , . ' ' "J ' "11VA
j rio-ay, August z, zy and 3U, is for
mis purpose. There he can see what
is going on and learn a thing or two
that will mean more money for him
and at the same time be a greater
service to his country.
There will be many things to see
there this year. There will be trac
tor demonstrations, soy bean har
vester demonstrations, home conven
ience deomnstrations, speakers of na
tional reputation and lectures gov
erning the important farm subjects.
. The North Carolina men and women
are invited to attend. There will be
j lnstructlon- and entertainment for all.
, .g Qne annual vacation the
'. farmer should take if 'he wants to
keeP UP with the times in farming
profitably.
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GRANVILLE COUNTY FAIR.
Mr. P. W. Knott Sees No Reason Why
It Should Not Be a Grand
Success.
Here and there we find some one
j who came to the fair last October
the fair should not be a grand suc
cess. He said that Secretary Peace
is a hustler and can be depended up
on to put the fair over the top in
good shape if. fine exhibits and whole
some amusements with an educa
tional fgaturf e. count for anything in
its make-up.
Secretary Peace is busy this week
in getting the premium list ready for
the printers. He is meeting with
more success along this line than he
anticipated. The slogan should be:
"Let everybody help Secretary Peace
to make the 1918 Granville Fair the
best in the history of the county."
OXFORD SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. 9
BIG ENROLLMENT EXPECTED
The patrons of the public schools
are hereby notified that the regular
termof the city schools will begin
on Monday the 9th of September.
It is of great importance that ev
ery pupil begin at the very .first of
the school. A-day lost at the open
ing is never regained. A week lost
makes it very hard to keepthe work
up in a satisfactory manner. If this
is the case parents should see to it
that their children are in at the first
roll call.
A very strong group of teachers
will have charge of the work this
year and the prospects look good for
a wonderful year in this important
work.
Do not let the boy feel that the ex
tra demand for labor is calling him
away from the school room. The
President and all the great leaders
are impressing the fact upon us that
the place for the young boys is the
school. See that they do not fail in
this crisis. G. B. PHILLIPS.
Intercessory Prayer.
Intercessory prayer service, led by
Mrs. Kerr Taylor, will be held at St.
Stephen's Episcopal church next
Monday at six p.' m.
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