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c-""" Tivr. GIGANTIC KKAK GUARD ACTION diibiirg Mas . w ii:., Hoi- 4-n yon i Effort to Save His Annies. T. Mason, War Expert.) IB r J- " indications that the Ger The: iv i t intend to halt their re nently along the Hindeii- t - I . rx --w rtirn mails treat tiu 1'ilui hut are piaiiiii-iie w 11KJ vc still far -,-niim: their front and Se SUV conal men for their new rib t, T ilUU kli ties, vnrh's Its continual ham- ?hal 'dlv interfering with Von menus ls pt Hindenburg pre-ai i cuigeu. xi.xx Hindenbug must send rr Viqovv n rti 1 1 frv Von we nt. back in before lOV lilO xilfe xxv-cnj infantry can retreat, yet in- doing so ho robs nis miauu ui artillery protection against jlde'it'"' the on- attacks. Tins is uue ui reasons for fae exira-orumaij ?mall looses being suffered by the ai- lie Von Hindenburg is now intic rpar guard ac- Tn reality fighting . 111 ,v . . X ir. i fnrocrmiP ,?on because there is no other c0 J Germany to concentrate her rower" to defend the Rhine a Sist America's forthcoming offen- 31VBut the paradox exists that by at-M-Hr the German through, inces crives. Marshal Foch is ac nVilv retarding the maximum speed of" retirement of which Von Hinden hnfc is capable. Thi action br Marshal Foch, how ler nrkes Von Hindenburg's re tren' a far more perilous enterprise TrA it would otherwise be. Not-on-lv"are extensive stores of ammuni tion? and large numbers of priso ner falling into the allies' hands, but'ro the possibility is always pres ?nt ibat during the German retire inprt Vprshal Foch may be able at some point to break through the Ger man lines. The danger of a break through is it.-'. ,.AtirpniP . is x iuiv.huv oeeuimng tne inajui tmcnuun cf the German general stair, it ac counts largely for the slow faltering steps to the rear, and for the dogged hack to the wall fighting now char acteristic of the German retirement. Von Hindenburg is certainly losing more men by these operations than the allies but he cannot help himself. The war has seen many kinds of re- tirements. is one however, nas Deen like the one now engaging Von Hin- . I denburg's attention. FIFTY-FIVE TOBACCO MARKETS J IN NORTH CAROLINA Oxford Stands Fifth in Number of Pounds Sold. According to the report of leaf to bacco sales in North Carolina last tobacco year, there are in the State 55 markets. Wilson leads with to- tal Palps last cpncnn nf 39 KK7.21R pounds. Winston-Salem was second j vkh 28,837,465 pounds, and Oxford ! stands fifth in number of nounds sold. Accordinf to this report, Wil son can claim the distinction of being the largest strictly bright tobacco market in the world. Danville, Va., has claimed this distinction, and as to number of pounds sold, it still gQ es ahead of any other Southern mar ket, but Danville sells more dark to baccos, which Wilson does not. BOY IN SERIOUS TROUBLE Mayor Mitchell Orders Him Taken Away From Oxford. Again the Public Ledger is re Quested by a parent to withhold the name of an erring son. Early Sunday morning trainmen discovered a white boy, fifteen years da, m the freight office of the South rn Railway. Officers arrested the lad and placed him in jail overnight. Tvr ved by compassion, Mayor ti eU at the trial Monday morning Save the boy a sound lecture and or aered the parent, a hardworking aan, to take his son away from Ox 101 d and see that he is engaged in a Useful occupation. Dp- TYREE WILL FILL I TI7PIT HERE NEXT SUNDAY e Pting-uished Minister Is Spend ing Few Weeks In Oxford. fnrVV,J' D' Haite, pastor of the Ox !i7 .raptist church, announced Sun ia 1 Dr' Tyree fill his pulpit 7: Sunday morning. m. Tyree is well known and much ou-ci in North Carolina. He was Tf the First Baptist church in pas? fr several years. He is now mZT -f a lar&e congregation in snpr'-v lppL He and Mrs- Tyree are thA vlng a few weeks in Oxford, at home of Mrs. J. M. Currin, the luf l0r of Mrs. Tyree. . . . ! w Three Men Called. ";Sst T P O'Brien, Crawford C nVG Thltc and Monroe F. Moore, , vluti 10 auuear before tne 10- 1 wn ff tho nnmhor TF1 II 10 Camp Grant. ' i tuv xx u xu. j v 1 . .f I. i PUBLISHED SEMI , y ert Vs - OXFORD, NORTH I LOANS TO ENTENTE REACH $6,089,064,750 SINCE WAR BEGAN Washington, August 26 Pav ments to the Allies since the'united f nothef h-ir d thG War today .d another bilhon. mark, and today stood at $6,089,064,750. Thisrep resents the aggregate of checks ac tually drawn on the Treasury and paid as distinguished by credits estab lished. All credit accounts . are open and are being drawn on periodically by the governments to which they are extended, except to that of Russia, which has an unexpended balance of $137,000,000 to Russia. Technical ly, this is still open, but the Bolshe viki government has never present ed any demand for payment. SERGT. LUTHER DAVIS RECOVERING FROM WOUNDS Writes To His Parents From a Hos pital In Paris. Sergt. Luther Davis, who was wounded in the battle of the Marne, and sent to a Paris hospital, sends cheering news to his parents, Mr, and Mrs. J. C. Davis. The letter received last Saturday was written in a Paris hospital Aug ust 4 th and mailed four days later, in which he states that he was wound ed in the leg; that the pieces of shrapnel had been extracted and that he was keeping them as souve nirs. He told his parents that he is on the road to recovery and asked them not to worry about him ashe hoped to be out and at it again in a few days. He spoke of the fine treatment of all wounded soldiers in the Paris hospital and the deli cious ice cream brought in by the ladies. GRANVILIjE CO. COAVS KILLED -BY EATING GREEN CANE Two Drop Dead In Their Tracks and The Third. Is Rescued. Startling is the announcement that two valuable cows were pois oned and died and a third one badly damaged last week by eating green cane. - Mr. .Tom Daniel, on Route 1, who lost one of the cows in this myster ious manner, states that he and his neighbors turned their cows into a field in which there was some green wuc xxxfexx. rkrnr n Kaiit nrmor nicrn '1 1 r riTtrQ suun iuuiiu Lilt; uaue ttiiu. ucgctu cu munch it in good style. The first cow that died had not gone down the row more than fifteen yards when it fell and expired almost instantly. The second cow-fell a moment later and expired without a struggle. The third cow, which was also suffering from poison, become alarmed at see ing her companions fall and die, broke and ran, and ,in her effort to leave the pasture fell across the fence, where she was a few minutes later - found in a dying condition- A dose of sulphur was administered and-the cow soon revived aim is uu ing well. LABOR OFFICE IN OXFORD. All Idlers Will Be Reported to the Exemption Board. The United States Public Service has opened an office in Oxford, and all males in the draft age who are not engaged in essential work, will be reported to the local exemption board to be reclassified and sent to the army camp. No evasion, such as working a few hours or days per week will be tolerated. The non-essential worker must go to work in earnest and save trouble. All good citizens are requested to re port idlers and non-essential work ers to the Granville County Board. AA. CHAPMAN, Chm. C. S. GARMAN, J. M. FAG AN. atttt7; TiOSE TWELVE HUN AMJPRED AIRPLANES IN JUNE The Second Highest Monthly Losses Since W ar Began. London, Aug. 2 6 -The official air reports for June from all the the aters of war give a total of 1235 airplanes, destroyed or put out ot action the second highest monthly total of losses since the war began. SAM RTSlccroENT tained injuries frooSpitai, Ra few hours later fllnioT treat leigh, where he was taKen iui ment. the DOV suffered In the accident .tneh.""ie.Tlt egt a the Oxford Library at fire Thursday afternoon. .TT1k - v COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT -CAROLINA .ENat EVERY- ! WHERE ALOkr, wirrnXir":-! BATTLE FRONT UY THE ALLIED FORCES VT -UAT- i tlsHaTe ken More Than Thir ty Thousand Prisoners and One Thousand Guns Since Last Friday German Officers Taken pS ners Are Anxious and DenieX (Associated Press Repon ) - Brltish continue smashhis the Germans tCHvard the old Hindenburg line, which has alm6st been reached m the northern battle zone. The German dead on the thirty miie Brit ish front is enormous. Diirins the past four days the British have can tured more than thirty thousand prisoners and one thousand guns and large stores of ammunition, Bapaiime is surrounded on three sides and the fall of this strategic position is close at shand. The German officer mit that Geimany i practically in a hrknrklf.fi ft 1 . ' . k- wjiuuiuu, jpom econmical lv and from the manpower point of view and ask whether Great Britain cannot now consider German v suffi ciently reduced to ;be no longer a dangerous trade rival or whether the allies intend to crush her altogeth er. In the latter case, they say, Ger many will be forced to fight "to the last, but they make no effort to con ceal their impression of what thi means for the f ath$rlnnXL They say they believe there is ev ery disposition to evacuate Belgium and northern France and even nego tiate for the retention or evacuation of Alsace-Lorraine, t OXFORD TOBACCO MARKET. The Four Warehouses Ready for the Opening Wednesday, Sept. 4. The warehousemen are - sweeping the floor and getting- everyhing in readiness for the opening of the mar ket next week. A new feature this year will be the handling of tobacco on baskets. The prices are sure to be high and a large number of to bacco growers from Granville and ad joining counties are expected to be present. The Johnson Warehouse. Mr. Sam Watkins did not get the announcement ot the opening of the Johnson next Wednesday in this is sue if thepaper, but he authorizes the Public Ledger to state that every thing is in readiness and that he hopes to see his friends. Honorable Mention. The Banner. Warehouse has always carried the banner; very -high, and there will be no exception to : the rule: this "year. EvetTthing--isriiy4 for the opnmg next week. And the cordial greetings of Mr. Mitchell, the dean of the market, is equivalent to a fat check. See the announcement of the Banner elsewhere in this pa pr. Ready for the Opening. We invite the attention of the readers of the Public Ledger to the announcement elsewhere in this pa per of Mr. B. E. Parham, proprietor of the Farmers' Warehouse. A hearty reception and a lot of new money await those who place a load of tobacco on the floor of the Farm ers' Warehouse. The New Mangum. It will be seen elsewhere in this paper that the Mangum Warehouse with its elegant appointments is ready for the opening next Wednes day. It will afford the tobacco grow ers much pleasure to visit the new warehouse on opening day whether they bring a load of tobacco or not. STATEMENT WAR SAVINGS SUB SCRIPTIONS IN GRANVILLE CO. The total allotment for Granville county was $552,000 in the War Sav ings Drive last June. Thus far a total of onlv $410,858.00 has been subscribed. The plan over Jthe state is to make up any deficiency by an other drive before September 15th. The drive in Granville county will be held during the week bginning September 2nd. , A statement is given here to. show the standing of all-the townships m the alloted amount,. Any township that is behind should determine that during this week the full amount will be raised. Those that are over the top ought to take advantage of this opportunity to invest .wisely. TownshiD Allotted Subscribed Dutchfield ' 8,618 Fishing Creek 59'?94 Oak Hill 63,130 Salem ft'lic Sassafras-Fork g,518 Tally "Ho . Walnut Grove 42,570 Brassfield 73,6tb 37.490 34,710 30,505 11,991 47,445 59,080 32,975 31,795 $552,244 Sfl?858 JOHN WEBB. Totals atttpc; CAPTURE 100,000 GER ALLIES CAs SINCE JULY 18 Paris, Aug. 26. Since the tart of the countercff ensive July 18, the Allies have -taken 100,000 prisoners, according to estimates published today by the Echo De Paris. REVIVAL SERVICES CONTINUED. -1.r'T,OI'fttlOnS Greet Dr. Lacfrte; At Ae OrfoM Methodist Church. The revival at the Oxford Metho Mkt church reached its, second week dist churcn i meetings are on Sunday last Dr Courtney ft lS hammer blows nTheerl wiUnbe an hour's service at Avmpk every morning; at eight cTook evfr evlning until further notice. : . : OPPORTUNITIES A LL HOME PRINT. 28, 1918 FIFTY " ' - DUXG MEN JlfeUl&TKKED HERE SATURDAY The following is a list of the young men of Garnville county who have attained their twenty-first year since June 5 th, last. White. Robert Williams, Early Thomas Humphreys, William Robt. Frazier, Joe H. Daniel, Dexter Nance, Julius G., Ellis, Braughton Parker Wilson, Sam H. Hicks,-, Ralph Currin, Jr., Au gustus R. Bullock, Ossie Cunningham Glennie Wheelons Frank Herbert Brummitt, Rial Broughton Loonam, Francis Earl Hunt, George Sunnie Owen, Joseph Herbert Newton, Ralph Campbell Allen, Charles Flem ming Ellis, Garlan Daniel Currin, Calloe Evans, James Crawford Willi ford, James Henry Hobgood, Charles I. Hursta, Frank Morton Clark, George W. Daniel, Burley R. Evans, Talton Hughes, Edward Clifton Har ris, Eugene Davis McGee, Eulis Leon Breedlove, William Hayes Dean, Wel don Edward Dalby. Colored. Wrilliam Henry Taylor, Jr., Johnie Jones, Charles Davis, Leonard Scott, Archer Daniel, William Burwell Mar row, Junius Tuck, Joe Smith, Riley Cozart, Sam Lyon, John Wilkins, James Holloway, Shepherd Smith, Allie Downey, Cartez Allen, John Hurd, John W. Crews, Preston Jun ius Wilkinsonr John Norman, J THE CASUALTY LIST. The Total List to Date Is 20,444 The total number of casualties re ported Saturday from Washington is as follows: - Killed in action (including 291 at sea) ........... . 4,212 Died of wounds 1,260 Died of disease ............ 1,594 Died of accident and other causes . . 715 1 Wounded in action ....... .10,476 Missing in action, including prisoners .. .. . . . . . . . . 2,187 Total to date .20,444 TOWN BOARD APPROVES INCREASE IN WATER RATES About Thirty Per Cent. Over the Old Rate. f x " Office of Mayor, - Oxford, August 16, 1918. At a call meeting of the Board of Commissioners ' of Oxford, held this day, there were present: W. Z. Mit chell, Mayor; Commissioners Ray, Yancey, Parham, Williams, and Per kinson. The meeting, was called to discuss" increases in water rates as requested by Oxford Water Company After due consideration and on mo tion of Mr. Yancey it was resolved that the Board hereby approves of the following schedules as set forth in paragraph nine of the Company's petition to the North Carolina Cor poration Commission, viz: -Minimum charge for 3,300 gallons per month, $1.50. For excess of 3,300 gallons and up to 5,000 gallons per month 40 cents per 1,000 gallons. For excess of 5,000 gallons and up to 10,000 gallons per months, 30 cents per 1,000 gallons. For excess of 10,000 gallons and up to 100,000 gallons per month, 26 cents per 1,000 gallons. For excess above 100,000 gallons per month 20 cents per 1,000 gal lons. R. B. HINES, Clerk. THE REGISTRARS OF GRANVILLE ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT The Local Exemption Board Seeks Information. The registrars in each precinct in Granville county are requested to re port to the Local Board the probable number of registrants in their respec tive precincts for the September reg istration. This may be ascertained approxi mately by taking the number regis tered in your precinct June 5, 1917, and adding one-third of that num ber. It is estimated that the Sep tember registration will be one and one-third times larger than the regis tration of June 5, 1917. crowderTssues FOUR SEP- ARATE CALLS FOR MEN 186,773 to Entrain for Camps Au gust 30-September S. North Car olina to Send 1,675 Men to Camps Jackson, Lee and Humphreys. Washington, Aug. 24. Four sepa rate selective draft calls, constituting the first of the September calls and requiring 186,773 men to entrain for training camps between August 30 and September 6, were issued tonight by Provost Marshal General Crowder - North Carolina's quota is, as fol lows I General military service: White: Entrainment September 3 1918, to September 6. 1918, 700 to Camp Jackson. General military service, colored: Entrainment September 1, 1918, 475 to Camp Lee. Limited service, white: Entrain ment September 3-6, 1918, 500 to Camp Humphreys. NUMBER 68 GRAXIUXE COUNTY AT i LEAST SHOULD FEED HERSFLF i Imperative Suggestions By the Conn- iy axempiMi Uoard. In view of the approaching grain seeding season, this Local Board wishes to impress the importance of raising grain crops. This is the op portunity of the farmers of this com munity to cooperate with the Govern ment in the great task of winning the war. While the sons and rela tions of our citizenship are making the supreme sacrifice in the offering of themselves at, the front, certainly the people at hpme should stand be hind them with all the suport with in their power. ' This means that more grain crops should be seeded than ever before. Let not the failure of the last wheat crop discourage any one. Failures are made in all crops at times, and even though we knew .the next crop would be a partial failure, it is incumbent on all to dsiregard this and show by our efforts that bur hearts and souls are with our boys and do our whole duty. Let Granville at least feed herself. She has not done so heretofore. It would be a sad comment upon our county for the news to go to Wash ington that not only are we falling to raise surplus food for our boys and our allies at the front, but actually failing to feed ourselves and making ourselves a. dependency on other sec tions for food. The GOVernirieiii wiU have little trouble in the. pasta, and have little toleration of such condi tions. Indeed this has been our trou ble in the past and claims for dis charge of our registrants on account of being engaged in agriculture, have received little recognition in the face of such poor showings of the necessary food crops. Farmers of Granville, you are call- j ed oh to bestir yourselves, and raise j food crops, stock, etc. Let there be j no bickering about this matter on j the part of any one. It is a necessity This is the proper thing also in view of the scarcity of labor. less labor is required for these crops. The gov ernment is counting on you. The boys are counting on you. Our al lies are counting on you. We are counting on you. ; We shall expect and believe you will do your duty. LOCAL EXEMPTION BOARD. THE PUBLIC LEDGER MUST GO ON CASH-IN-ADVANCE BASIS The War Industries Board has list ed newsprint paper mills on the pre ferred list, provided newspapers obey all the rules and regulations as to paper consumption which the board prescribes. ' The War Board has decreed that paper will be furnished to newspa pers only to supply subscribers who pay in advance. The Public Ledger does -not want to cut off any "subscriber, but must do so unless the subscriptions are renewed and paid for. You will confer a kindness by send ing in your subscription or handing it to our agent, RevrE. G. Usry, who will collect for the Public Ledger dur ing his spare time. MEET AT' WILLIAMSBORO WEDNESDAY, AUG. 28 The Granville District of the Wo man's Auxiliary will hold its annual meeting at Williamsboro on Wednes day, August 28th. Every member of the Episcopal church in Granville county is cordially invited to be pres ent. The meeting will begin prompt ly at eleven o'clock. BIBLE BEST TONIC, MARSHAL FOCH SAYS New York, August 26. -"The Bi ble is certainly the best preparation that you can, give an American sol dier going into battle to sustain his morale and fighting spirit," writes Marshal Foch in a letter to the Amer ican Bible Society in appreciation of nearly a quarter of a million, copies of the Scriptures which have been distributed among the American troops. A SERIOUS PROBLEM. Girls, What Would You Do Under the Same Circumstances? Suppose you had the problem fac ing you thatfaced a pretty Granville girl, how would you solve it? She had two lovers. One went to war and the other didn't Both were willing to go, but the one she felt she loved won exemption because of a slight physical disabil ity. . Later she-began to wonder if her heart didn't belong to the one at the front. Will she go with her word Or the way her heart is turning? Solve it for yourselves - Lt. Elliott Cooper Enlisting as a private a few months ago, Elliott, the fine son of Col Hen ry G. Cooper emerges from the offi cers' training camp at Atlanta with the rank of lieutenant. He arrived at home today and. is waiting to be assigned to his command. ) i
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