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kit' . TOmr Toffy comy pfm 3- ,p-pnBmTrirrnr Tr miE sxxiii. OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY TV l'ATIUOTIC BOYS EN- GENERAL ROYSTER VTI,!, AG iTV "I.N !; CAMP JACKSON BE ADJUTANT GENERAL ..iii-i Squad That Has Depart- Governor Pleased To B Ahlo t S "i. ) Unvflle County. AppO,t Man otMist That avut a n n 1 t To 0ffice )unUfor Camp Jackson. Theyj It has been rumored for some time "uesaa.. frrml ii parts of the that r.n,10mi t, ume e gaivr nmi-iv ana spent me uigiu count? Vas one young man in here. ,.hn.P heart was sad. He gnu a 11 , iornt nrnv frnm 111 it Hl.-il - " " J 1 OP hal or,' ome of the boys. were dis il0111e. f ;1 se inm by calling him posed iu cthP1. boys wno posses ":( tiicment, rallied to his secl r -md thereby a substantial, PP01.1:.., uinn was formed. lainM'v r-ornins before the train ,Tu?bu-cii the boys called at p-lii.-'LeaiTer office and asked w 1 j:o;f,.OOUi"for a card of appre if we ; y.as decided that James cll-n Breedlove, a big fine fellow, CI10bH vi-te the card, and here is v-i,ot he wrote. . v r:il of Appreciation. tVthirty selectmen of Gran- ;V OH liAt V: vv. jacicson, aesire iu the kmd- ed upon Aemrican Kea uross hand. coin ri 1c tnr I n i P'llll'::,v.n vnression for K UdVmpathy showei KVthe Granville County '.'nor.rd. the Granvilte 1UU - - - Chapter oi m Tthe cood people on every M?v the Lord bless them.' Uu The ScHUltl. t rde Preddv, Hunter Martin on.' Gratis Howell, Eddie Thomas, Lewis A- YTn chill Tt Oil JJa 15 Duke. Lawrence 1-4 O It ! i 111 11 il v. t. J. v WPH-.inn Thomas Sherman, Robert vViVYancev. Henry Wesley, Fara James Gibbon Breedlove. John Shunter, Robert E. Lee Finger, rhieFuller Culbreth, Titus Oakley, (Ve- Lrton Gurrin. Crawford Mor ton Evis, Thomas Garland Hobgood Tales' Lee Chandler, James Otto Go-dci Ollie Marion Nails, Frank He-ter Vverett. Erastus Benj. Latta, Henrv Hovle Mitchell, Zolla Thomas Alav "Jonadus Hermon Pierce, Uriah Pettis Cutts. Roy Thomas Bowling John Bullock Pittard. LOE FKEXCH SOLDIER CAPTURES 700 GERMANS (Paris Special.) The capture of 700 Germans is the expiio; attributed to Pierre Cellier, ased 2C, a corporal in the French tank corps. Two field pieces also were taken. Cellier has been award ed the cross of the legion of honor, a reward rarely given to "any one but a commissioned officer. Cellier was in command of a tank manned bv fifteen Americans in the recent fishting in the Marne salient. A shell rendered the tank uselss. The men then advanced on foot. Cel lier discovered the Germans ambush ed in a cave. He kept guard at the entrance for an hr ur, when a Ger man appeared with a white nag. Behind the first one came the rest of the TOO. one by one. The German threw down their arms before Cellier hat General "R lord, would aeain wA ' .7 general of North Carolina. Thp Ra leigh News and Observer last Tur? day contained the following- S" The rumor was assured todnv when Governor Bickett announced Adjutant General Young who leaves -jet- r 'il AUGUST .31, 1918. - NUMBER 69 Noyon Captured By French; Ba- paune Bg British GERMAN LINE CRUMBLING BEFORE ALLIED ATTACK OX EVERY SECTOR OF FRONT Violence, Bom of Desperation, Char acterizes Counter Offensive of the Geimans Old Hindenburg Line W An-as; is Well Outflanked;' , x;s aiime- Back. GEN. B. S. ROYSTER. the state service shortly to accept ap pointment as Major on the staff of General McCain, Adjutant Gneral of the Army. The appointment of Gen eral Royster will become effective as soon as General Young winds up the odds and ends of his office which will probably be within the week. "Governor Bickett expressed him self as being highly pleased that he could place the responsibilities of the Adjutant General's office upon a man whose former experience, sound judg ment and legal talent promises to fit in so well. As a matter of fact, the jGovernor intimated,, that it was only after the exercise qE some pres sure that General Royster, who has a flattering legal-practice agreed to accept the Adjutant General appoint ment.'-' " PRESS COMMENT. A Fitting Appointment. (News and Observer.) It is fortunate for. the State that there was avaible for the position vacated by Adjutant General Laur ance W. Young to take a place on the staff of the Adjutant General of the United States a man as well qual ified as General B. S. Royster, of Ox ford. By long yea. 8 of military ser vice and by several previous terms of service as Adjutant General he is easily the best qualified man in the State for the nost. while in addition Casualty lists issued for Tuesday ; he has that high character which contain a total of 307 names. Eighty- should be the unvarying posession of nine were killed in action; 7 missing a man in public place. The appoint in action; l"l wounded severely: 22 1 ment of General Royster was -indeed and mr.rched to the rear at his direction. CASUALTY LISTS OF 307 NAMES ISSUED uiea ci wounds; 4 died trom acci dent and other causes; 3 died of dis ease; 1 died from airplane accident; 1 woundf d slightly, 19 wounded de gree undetermined. The following from North Carolina are included: Killed in action: Lowan Morgan, Andrews. T n 150111 n Vonohio urnam, N. C; Karl M. Salisbury, X. c. Died of wounds: C. B. Lumber Bridge, N. C. Hounded severely: aamS Wilson, N. C. "EEUY FLAG FLYING AND EVERY BAND PLAYING" ?royst Marshal General sends pra to State and County Councils fla !fe-nse: 1,1 want to nave every rn p ying and every band playing tL flsiration Da-" It is the inten t ?t Selective Service authori t; tnat5 the great day of registra- ,utr me new law shall b 1 X5J.Xi. a most nappy ana 111,11115 une. General Royster Drafted. (Greensboro News.) Governor Bickett today drafted General Rcstyer, who could have , tLich money. The application of the declined for a dozen cogent reasons. Drincipie of "Laying by for the rainy GERMAN CAUGHT IN TWO TRAPS Escape Without Heavy Losses Seems Almost Impossible Scores of Ad ditional Towns Have Been Captur ed by British, French and Ameri cans. (Associated Press.) The Germans facing the allied for ces from Arras to Soissons every where are in dire peril. On almost every sector of the bat tlefront the enemy line continues to wuwl6 S?for?the .allied attaek. not withstanding the violence, born of desperation, of the counter offensive tactics. Near Arras, the old Hindenburg llnenow 13 well outflanked; from the Scarpe to the Somme the hostile line gradually is falling back. Trap One. The first trap in which the enemy finds himself is the triangle formed by the sharp curve of the Somme ri ver with Peronne its apex and with Curlu on the Somme and Fresnes respectively its northern and south ern bases. Trap Two. With the fall of Chaulnes the French forces routed the enemy over a front of about 19 miles and pene trated the region to a depth at some points of 14 miles and taking Noy on. v . Americans Are' Fighting. -Official reports have the American and French fighting violently with the enemy around Juvigny and Chav igny, where they have gained some ground. The Americans have suc cessfully sustained several heavy en emy counter-attacks in this region. CAPT A. A. CHAPMAN IS ROUNDING UP THE SLACKERS Every able bodied man regardless of age is called upon to do his bit forking six full days per week. a he Government does not think 5V2 days a full weeks work and will not accept it as such. When you take a half holiday on Saturday do you think you are doing your utmost to back up the boys at the front? The Government must have the support of every- man left at home in order to help those on the nring line 111 food and munitions.' As to the man of draft age, in deferred class, your Government expects you to do your full duty without compulsion. If you can't find work in essential industries, register at the U. S. Em ployment office and we will place you. If you are a slacker dont think for a moment you can evade work by going from town to town as it is just as easy for the Exemption Board to change you from class 4 to class 1 when you are in some other State as it is when you are in Oxford. All laborers are reauested to con fer with the United States Employ ment board before leaving the county for work in order that they may in vestigate the parties offering them work in order to ascertain if they are legitimate government ascents. We also appeal to the business men of Oxford to cooperate with us and a'ssist in working up a public sentiment so strong that any man who is not doing: his full duty will be ashamed of himself. . In order to accomplish this we will have a rep resentative call on you to get you to give us an ad in the Public Ledger. These advertisements have been pre pared by the U. S. Employment ser vice. A. A. CHAPMAN, Chm. U. S. Employment Board for Granville County. GEN. B. S. ROYSTER WDLL STDLL PRACTICE LAW IN OXFORD The friends and clients of General Royster, in Oxford and Gmnville county, will be glad to know that his acceptance of the office of adjutant general of the State will not require his living in Raleigh. He will keep his law office in Oxford open and will he able to serve his friends and clients without interruption. We are glad to make this an nouncement, and to know that Gen eralRoyster will continue to he ac tively Identified with: the people of our county, in serving good word and BRIGHT PROSPERS FOR SE ASON1 work Just as soon as General Royster as- The Business Men Should Invite the i Farmers to Oxford. Perhaps never before have the to bacco farmers of Granville county fac ed a more promising market season. The crop is large, the quality good and the prices will most assuredly run much higher than in past years. Oxford starts, the season this year with one new warehouse. She now has four well appointed houses, man ned by experienced tobacconists. The warehouse floor space afforded in Ox ford this season will insure ample ac commodations for daily sales exceed ing all averages of former years. The season's sales, the Public Led ger predicts, will run well beyond the ten million pound mark and it is not unreasonable to expect that it may reach eleven million pounds. The crc. sold in Oxford this year will probably bring five million dollars. SnfAlv nrostterous conditions must I prevail when a single crop brings so Hooker, j Chason, John D. el- new IctW to II it 11 U" iX Tum out joyful rededication of the r-Uencans tO their frrnt nntimml or winning the war for security niu"'u nWe to take the First of all. everybody knows that he has an income that easily trebles the $3,000 salary attached to the ad jutant generalship. Then he is an exceedingly clever politician, to use the talk of Chairman Tom Warren 'anent" Judge Allen f erninst the sub sequency of President , Wilson to make up a mind for Judge Allen. General Royster is in the fiftn dis trict, has come within an ace or two of being nominated for congress 111 that district, and is ever a first con sideration when Major Stedman s friends will hear to a succession. Notwithstanding, General Royster allowed Governor Bickett to draft him It so happens that m the enjoy ment of life General Royster is too young even for the 18-year-old class Militarily he is beyond 4 b He is n WhO COU1Q nave " " desired sumes the duties of adjutant general he will make a definite announce ment as to when he will be in his office in Oxford. HAD CLOSE CALL. Stranger Shoots at Capt, Reid of the Oxford Police Force. In the wee small hours last Tues day morning while making his round Capt Reid, of the local police force, noticed a rather suspicious car turn down a side street and stop. Capt. Reid quickened his pace and saw two men get out and walk a round the car. and examine the tires. The men saw Capt. Reid approaching them, and with pistol in hand, de manded to know what he wanted. "That's my business," answered Capt. Reid, and seeing that he was determined to investigate, the men jumped into the car. and as they were moving off fired a shot, which barely grazed the right ear of the officer. Capt. Reid sent a load of lead af ter the men and heard the shot strike the rear end of the auto. Capt. Reid said the men were strangers and he thinks the car was loaded with blockade whiskey. 3 n A 1 Sp J?istlc.e- Tne date, expected to XSTi this extremity and as soon e early hi Sentpmw win o nn-1 office m this exuemitj' it: th IP0- in n ,JV"'V' Live idw xivy w jjciiix CLftwFEAU SAYS FORTUNE ni, T 111 September will be an-1 oni"VnT Youn- is called into line heeon,?1, ,the fin?:i Passage 2f ia" ?nk a iJ adjutant general's -"fe extended selective law now nend- a?. maP0xr-ut7:,t1. fipneral Roys- ter will come here to assist the com mander-in-chief of the North Caroii narirf?S ttovs'ter held the adjutan- Ana- OO i!... . . VministratlOll OI VjrOV decidUheast eeks have definitely ! eVnor Acock and during th e leave ?Cld the fortunes of war." aavain r.1ftral Young, on Mexican border in emenceau, the French Premier, auty General Royster again x v s which voted He Is both predecessor and ccesBor on tY: r,h"uus 10 tne Government . twice of General """rord of elec the trend of the war. i i of the state board oieiec ifle ninninin,i "rii" t t : - j KDon on cuDernanjiitx; nfv-.dl l"0ch a sword in rpooernition 1 1 ffiisil connection Pari is, day will oe very umcij . foretell what another season may bring forth. V(se indeed is he who looks ahead. . fi , Some of this money may not find its way to Oxford unless our mer chante Invite the farmers to come and "how them that it is to their in terest to trade here. Other towns ntveStinv0ited them and are holding out inducements. Why not Oxford. Some of our business men have mvit soine ji TYinlnritv have fail ed to ektend the glad hand. The worst! according to a message from ntinnnl Bank of Granville took a Dusseldorff received in Amsterdam National -LailJx ui 2e mrlr lnst . rii tV,0 PvphanP'P Tele- whole naee of tne ruunt it-, - nuu mi vicuutu w - Wednesday to exploit tne opening ui vyeanebudor Wednesday, and m - xn ! T- M W " - IUC w " GERMAN EIPRESS DYING. Kaiser Remains Constantly At Bed side As His Wife Grows Weaker London, Aug. 28. The German Empress, who has been ill for sever al dnvs has taken a turn for the wnoie vt - - t.ft nnpnine of ! P-mnh P.nmnanv Wednesday tu -f' - llH that her heart displays increasing weakness. Emper BnaninZ i ipai council of Pans has , tiops and has Dee" v ince his old Maro asreed to present to staffs almost constantly since of Ms &Y?I An recognition i ofliclal connectioii. uenerai " oan Qf the of ti r as commander-in-cmei .meu. loicess. THAN 100,000 GER MAN PRISONERS TAKEN (hi.J a? Also Taken 1,300 Field i J:rom Germans, General S declares, er rVf T!"-?ton' A"g- 29. The nura sinof T,?i s?ners taken by the Allies mark ry lf has Passed the 112,000 Ir tbleneral March said today. tak,4, ?,e same time the Allies have nor, nF'm the Germans 1,300 larepr lue neld gun calibre can-and resignation ByWfeuncertain nation and it ljn s0 0r Gen when General Young vm Knardiy be eral Royster come. It win a distant penou fitnvall. Sale of v. 0CTxVeDort of the The following is Vhe Tweek sale of War Savings Stamps iu ending August 24: . ...$5.00 L. C. WUKersuii . 5 00 Stovall Merchantile CO. ... y N. No report from R. T. Jf5"1 R. 'iPViT MotreU, r!"' A. Tay-PoVPJ.CkWU'RJoyster Wl?f kneowof LT invitation more cbrtl&tiild like to see how it looks m print. LECTTJREB COSnXG TO OXFORD. Under' the Auspices of the Home Economics Dept. of the Vo. man's Club. The Public Ledger is pleased to learn that such to ble worker as Mr n M Dav.s fecTureS under the auspices of the Home Economics Department of the W2"a,1lCHm' will be interested in the MlowtaS casing and preserving recipe of Sfs. Davis which we find current pubUcation: m "" rffiseS is used aTa sugar syrup or moiass results are obtain rtesorlhum lfflSt boiled with eV nriM on" teaspoon of soda to soda, using vruD Let the mix each ga ion 'cfP0-, lt sUgbtiy and S ""it to tnen ready to use." -The iSj3tnnoSS? the men rrtT,- nhrkas else- 4- Mr. v . x... nivui. q paper, where m this or William has not been able to leave his wife's bedside. It is declared that no bulletin on the Empress con dition will be issued in order not to alarm the people. SMART YOUNG WOMAN. Miss Bettie Hobgood Is a Full-Fledg ed Telegraph Operator. Miss Bettie Hobgood. the smart and attractive niece of Sheriff Craw ford Hobgood, has qualified as a tele graoh operator and will leave this week to accept a position with the Western Union at Mt. Olive, N. C. In a class with several young wo men, Miss Hobgood began her stu dies under Capt. Frank Spencer, lo cal manager of the Western Union office, five months ago, since which date she has attained Doth accuracy and speed. ' 'TOTAL OF 463 NAMES IN CASUALTY LIST W. S. S. CAMPAIGN. Rally Around the Flag,- To the Granville Countv Citizens: During War Savings Week, June 22nd to 28 th, some citizens of this county failed to make a pledge to purchase War Savings Stamps be cause they were not solicited; many who were solicited pledged too low in proportion to their means, and a few refused to pledge at all. Be cause of this our county failed to sub scribe its quota. We are going to make our second canvass to get the balance subscrib ed between September 1st and Sep tember 7th. We are .expecting all the canvassers to recaiwass their school districts and see that every individual is given an opportunity of having a part in this great campaign. The personal solicitation always plays a very important part in the success of the campaign which seeks to encourage American people to make sacrificees to save and invest in Government securities. It is this plan that we want to call all the citizens of the town and county -to put aside their business for a short while and help put Granville county "ov er the top." Granville county now lacks $140, 000 of having its full quota. JOHN WEBB, Chairman. STEM NEWS LETTER. Community Fair At Culbreth Young Men Leave for Canada. Stem, N. C, Aug. 29. A Commun ity fair will be held at Culbreth on the 16th of October, and all the peo ple of Western Granville are request ed to co-operate with the fair man agement in making it a success. Mr. E. N. Clement has been chosen pres ident, and Dr. E. B. Meadows, sec retary. Premiums will be offered on live stock, poultry and household and fancy work, and most of the things which will be on exhibit at the county fair. Active preparations are in progress and it is to be hoped that the people will give this worthy project their cordial support. Marriage Vows The services of Squire W. S. Gooch is much in demand recently in admin istering the marriage vows. For the second time within the past week he has been called upon the contracting parties, this time being Mr. Herman William Lyon and Miss Blanche Par rott, both of Lyons, on Tuesday, ac companied by several friends they called at the home of Squire Gooch where they entered the parlor to the strains of Mehndellsohns. wedding march, played by Mrs: M. S. Mayes. The ' Squire in his usual happy style quickly spoke the words which made them one. . Immediately following they left for the home of the bride's parents near Lyons, where they were extended a royal welcome. Off for Canada. Messrs. Harper Minor, and W. P. Allen, of Route 3, Graham Wheeler, of Route 1; G. C. Bowling and Lon nie Nelms, of Stem, and Willie Dan iel of Tally Ho, left last week for Canada, where they will engage in curing tobacco for the next several weeks. OXFORD'S ATHLETIC STAR IS AWARDED A COMMISSION Lt. Lee Gooch, accompanied by his pretty bride of a few months, arriv ed Thursday from Camp Gordon, and will spend a few days here With Mrs. Alice Gooch and R. L. Hamilton, mother and sister of Lt. Gooch. Having been identified for several years with, the National baseball lea gues, Lt. Gooch's name is familiar to the people all over the United States. He was playing ball when Uncle Sam called for him about one year ago and sent him to Camp Jack son. Being an old Horner boy both physically and mentally strong the drill and discipline was an easy matter. He was immediately ap pointed first sergeant of his company and many of the boys who are now overseas were drilled by him. Lt. Gooch entered - the officer's training camp at Camp Gordon a few months ago and was this week com missioned first lieutenant. He stood second in a class of more than one hundred young men. He has been assigned to special duty at Camp Gordon. Casualties announced Thursday total 465. Fifty-two were killed in action, 46 missing, 172 wounded se verely, 33 died of wounds and 13 died from other causes. There were four North Carolinians in tne list, as follows: Killed in action, Alpha Thigpen, Hallsville; died of disease, W E Warren. Topnot; wounded se verely B. C. Hicks. Francisco; Er nest Shaw, Reidsville. Tbe Old Reliable We call the attention of thetobac co growers to the announcement of Watkins & Fleming on. the fifth page of this paper. The oJhnson will be ready for business next Wed nesday and the genial proprietors will be pleased to see the tobacco growers at the opening and every day thereafter. Hearty Reception for Judge Devin. Judge Devin exhausted the dock et of the Durham County Superior Court Thursday and is now spending a few days in Oxford. The members of the Oxford Baraca class, of which he is the teacher, will give him a rous ing reception by their presence at the Sunday School hour next Sunday morning. Going Above the Clouds. Last year our old friend Wes. Brummitt was awarded a $1,00 cigar by Horner Bros. Co., for producing high grade tobacco and some more. With the present high prices this season, Wes will spread his Things and sail above the clouds and smoke a $2.00 cigar. Gone to New York. Rev. George T. Tun stall has gone to New York to start the physical test to entr the Y. M. C. A. work r overseas. Mr. jmoii jinnix is aiso in New York for the same purpose. m r 1 ml: Mr- f: i it f . I t : f 1 it ( r, 5 ! ; III! at 1 ' ' if 1 1 J 1 ' V t .. f !' ', ' a i i It i ' ; ' : 1 ! I I! it f J mi- Mil;!1 u 'H' i 1 1 I'M- ' ! J " t : 1 1 1 ' i : I j : p ' 5 : jl S