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VOLUME XXXIII.
miF WHOLE COUNTRY
' IN THE GRIP OF
THE SPANISH INFLUENZA
Schools, Churches and Moving Pic-
tore Houses in Oxford Closed As
a precautionary Measured-Fifty
Cases In and Around Oxford.
Acting in conjunction with the
at Roard cf Health and State of-
nr. S. H. Cannady, health of
ficer of Granville county, and JVlr. W.
Z Mitchell, mayor of Oxford, on Sat
urday last proclaimed to the. people
of the town and county the impor
tance of not assembling in large num
bers on any occasion whatsoever un
til the epidemic of Spanish influenza
has subsided; and with the desire to
fulfill the functions of their office
and protect the health of the people
whom they serve, did, according to
the power invested in them, close all
the schools, churches, Sunday schools
and moving picture houses until such
a time as it is safe for the people to
assemble in such places. - -
Public Approves Action.
Early Saturday morning when it
became generally known that the dis
e?e had reached Oxford, the minis
ters school directors and others be
seig'ed Dr. Cannady and Mayor Mit
chell and requested them to take im
mediate steps to protect the public
healtkn.
First Official Act.
John Robinson's advance ' agent
was in Oxford Friday morning and
made arrangements for the circus to
exhibit here on October 8th. He com
pleted all arrangements and left for
Henderson on the noon train with
out seeing Dr. Cannady, who later in
the day called him up and told him
that he could not show here on ac
count of the spread of the Spanish
influenza.
The Doctors Busy.
The dreadful disease has appeared
in this section and more than fifty
cases have been reported in and a
round Oxford. All of our physicians
are kept busy, and should the
disease continue to spread the limit
ed number of physicians here would
be unequal to the demands.
Spanish Influenza
The United States Public Health
Service says that the disease now "oc
curring in this country and called
"'Spanish Influenza" resembles a very
contagious kind of "cold" accompa
nied by fever, pains in the head, eyes
ears, back or other parts of the body
and a feeling of severe sickness. In
most of the cases the symptoms dis
appear after three or four days, the
patient then rapidly recovering;
some of the patients, however, devel
op pneumonia, or inflammation of
the ear, or meningetis, and many of
these complicated cases die. Wheth
er this so-called "spanish" influenza
is identical with the epidemics of in
fluenza of earlier years is not yet
known.
The Symptoms.
In most cases a person taken sick
with influenza feels rather sick sud
denly. He feels weak, has pains in
the eyes, ears, head or back, and
may be sore all over. Many patients
feel dizzy, some vomit. Most of the
patients complain of feeling chilly,
and with this comes a fever in which
the temperature rises to 100 to 104.
In most cases the pulse remains rela
tively slow.
In appearance one is struck by the
fact that the patient looks sick. His
eyes and inner side of his eyelids
may be slightly "bloodshot," or
congested," as the doctors say. There
may be running from the nose, or
there may be some cough. These
signs of a cold may not be marked;
nevertheless the patient looks and
feels very sick.
Be On Your Guard.
Nurses and attendants will do well
to guard against breathing in dan
gerous disease germs by wearing a
simple fold of gauze or mask while
near the patient. It is very impor
tant that every person who become
sick with influenza should go home
at once and go to bed. It is especial
ly important to beware of the per
son wh0 coughs or sneezes without
covering his mouth and nose. It al
so follows that we should keep out
oi crowds and stuffy places as much
as Possible, keep homes, offices, and
workshops well aired, spend some
time out of doors each day, walk to
ork if at all practicable -in short
ae every possible effort to breathe
?s much pure air as possible.
BK- XKLSOX THOMAS
ANSWERS EMERGENCY CALL
Clarksville Is-Also In the Grip
of
Spanish Influenza.
Clarksville is also hard hit by the
Spanish influenza. There is only one
resident physician in Clarksville and
ne ls among those stricken.
As soon as Dr. Nelson Thomas, of
Uxford, heard of the conditions in
ur neighboring town he hastened to
tneir rescue Monday to battle with
Jhe disease. Dr. Thomas will return
Oxford today, and possibly other
ULlorS -Will lrv-i VA4 oarviPOS in
this
emergency.
OXFORD, NORTH CARC EDNESn A V
CLOCKS TO BE TURNED
BACK AN HOUR OCT. 27
(Washington Special.)
du.timo Pieces are to
urned back one linm. o
n,day' ober 27, when
w uayugnt savins
ends, according to orders issued
today by the railroad adminis
tration. After the change in
time, regular trains must be
held to conform to their regu
lar schedules. s
HESTER BAPTIST CHURCH
INVESTS IN LIBERTY BONDS
Twenty Conversions At Recent Re
vival Services.
' The protracted meeting at Hester
church came to a close last Friday.
The services were conducted by Dr
J. D. Harte, pastor, of the Oxford
Baptist church, assisted by Dr. R. H.
Marsh, former pastor of Hester
church.
A member of the church tells the
Public Ledger that these two good
"old war horses" made things lively
for the congregation. The whole
congregation manifested much inter
est in the meetings and there were
twenty conversions.
At a business meeting $4,000 was
raised for the church debt, and the
congregation voted to buy a Liberty
bond.
NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
IN THICK OF FIGHT
ON WESTERN FRONT
General March Announces That Old
Hickory Division Has Broken
the Hindenburg Line.
Washington, D C, Oct. 7. The
North Carolina National guard sol
diers have been in the thick of the
fight on the western front.
General March declared today that
the 30th division, which embraces
the Tar Heels, the South Carolinians
and the Tennessee guardsmen, had
been active. -
The North Carolinians, with their
comrades from New York, South
Carolina and Tennessee, have gone
through the Hindenburg line.
While it is" too early1 to get any of
thexdetailSf of this historier action iii
which" the ; men of the Old 'Hickory
division distinguished themselves,
many small bits of information have
trickled through to. show that their
achievements was considered remark
able in taking several strongly forti
fied towns on the Hindenburg line.
BANK EMPLOYEES URGED
TO CLAIM EXEMPTION
The Provost Marshal General has
ruled that banking is an occupation
necessary to-the maintenance of the
national welfare; and that skilled
officers and employees of banks, who
waive, the right to be placed in a de
ferred classification are showing mis
taken patriotism. Realizing that if
left to themselves many bank em
ployees will fail to make claim for
exemption, the Provost Marshal Gen
eral authorities that that claim be
made the bank in which they are em
ployed. Thus if an officer or clerk
fears unjust criticism or believes his
act may be misconstrued, the bank
which employs him may file a claim
for his exemption on occupational
grounds with the district board of
appeals.
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Premium List About Ready For Dis
tribution. It is now only twenty-one days till
the Granville County Fair, and a
great fair it will be.
Secretary Peace is working likea
beaver to make the fair a success. He
expects to get the premium list from
the printers this week. - m
The management of the fair tnis
year has many new and interesting
attritions to offer the public, and
while there may be a few remaining
away because of the influenza, it is
thought this will not interfere to any
appreciable extent. Being in the op
en it is claimed that there is little
danger. -NEACALIlPED
Two Whites and Five Colored From
Granville.
The Adjutant General has an
nounced a call to the local boards of
the-State for 200 white men l and 280
colored men of grammar school edu
cation and special aptitude for me
chanical work to receive Gaining as
technicians for army service.
The white registrants, who will re
ceive training at the University of
Virginia as auto mechanics, and will
be entrained on October 15. ine coi
orea registrants will receive train
inl as farpenters, horseshoers .-and
ruclfdriWS and will entrain on the
same date for the Negro' Agricultur
a? and Technical College, Greensboro
NThe allotment for .OcrtSSS
is two white men and five colored
men.-
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i fir, rLAIShK IS
ON HIS KNEES
BEGS PRESIDENT WILSON TO
TAKE HAND IN THE RESTO
RATION OF PEACE.
In a Proclamation To His Troon
the Old German War Lord c!
knowledges That He is Faced Bv
a Superior Army.
TEXT OF THE NOTE.
Amsterdam, Oct. 6. The text of
the noto forwarded by the Imperial
German Chancellor, Prince Maximi
lian, to President Wilson through
the Swiss government follows:
, "Tho German government re
quests the President of the United
States to take in hand the restora
tion of peace, acquaint all the belli
gerent states of this request, and in
vite them to send plenipotentiaries
for the purpose of opening negotia
tions. - "
. ."It accepts the program set forth
by the President of the United Stat
es in his message to Congress on
January 8 and in his later pronounce
ments, especially his speech of Sep
tember 27, as a basis for peace nego
tiations. '
"With a view to avoiding further
bloodshed, the German government
requests the immediate conclusion
of an armistice on land and water
and in the air."
It is announced that Turkey will
take a similar sten.
(Washington Special.)
Efforts to Save Something From the
Wreckage.
Plainly, is was recognied as the
next step in the continuing efforts of
the German statesmen to save some
thing from the wreckage of their
dream of world" domination, the step
which might be expected from a los
ing trader who makes his proposition
has it rejected and offers his next
best, each time coming nearer to the
demands of his e adversary, mean
while endeavoring to hold out in the
hopes of getting, the best terms- he
can. ' : ": .
No Councils Table Quibbling,- '
It hardly is latlng.a position in ad
vance of the American Governmen t
to say that if the present proposition
signifies Germany's ' unqualified -. ac
ceptance of the four T; principles i of
peace laid down by President Wilson
hi Ms Fourth of July "speech at the
tomb of Washington, it will be consid
ered. If it doesn't; if an acceptance
"in principle" with saving diplomatic
language paving the way for quib
bling around a coun cil table, it will
not be considered. -
It is Not Germany's Deal.
Those terms accepted by all the
Allies as their own, the President
compressed into a single sentence:
"Reign of law based upon the con
sent of the governed and sustained
by the organized opinion of man
kind." - : ; :
They provided for, the destruction
or reduction to virtual impotence, of
any arbitrary power capable of dis
turbing the peace of the world; the
settlement of every question on the
basis of the interest of, the people
concerned, and in effect a league of
nations to enforce peace.
To Accept Wilson Terms Means
Disarmament.
If in the offer of Prince Maximil
ian, the new Imperial Chancellor,
Germany is willing to accept these
terms and the remainder of the world
is satisfied that he speaks not alone,
but with the military masters of Ger
many in acquiescence, the next logi
cal step would be the withdrawal of
every German foot of occupied terri
tory. From that point the Allies
might begin to test the sincerity of
Germany's willingness to conform to
the world peace preserving program.
All Peace Offers Must Stand -the
Acid Test.
There is nothing to indicate that
the view has been changed. No one
here doubts that sooner or later Ger
many is going to make a peace offer
that may be worth considering. None
of the Allies wishes to assume the
responsibility of , prolonging the war
a day longer than is necessary to in
sure the future peace of the world.
Therefore, it is realized that offers
of peace are not to be rejected be
fore they are examined. Prince Max
imilian's offer with those said to be
coming simultaneously from Austria
and Turkey will go under the same
acid test which has, been applied to
all others. If it fails to stand the
test it will go the way of all the
others.
NO MORE STTGAK CERTIFICATES
TO BE ISSUED FOR PRESERVING
No more certificates for sugar for
canning and preserving will be issued
for Granville county- Merchants are
directed not to sell sugar on any
preserving or canning certificate, af
ter this date. . . , ,
B. W. PARHAM, Co. Food Adm'n.
- Lgaiem Community Fair has been
postponed. ...
OCTOBER
9,
THE WAY TO WORLD
PEACE EMBRACE
FOURTEEN ARTICLES
The President presented the fol
lowing as necessary elements of
world peace, in his address to Con
gress in joint session, January 8,
1918:
I. . Open covenants of peace with
out private international understand
ings.
2. Absolute freedom of the seas
in peace or war except as they .may
be closed by international action.
3. Removal of all economic bar
riers and establishment of equality
of trade conditions, among nations
consenting to peace and associating
themselves for its maintenance.
4. Guarantees for the reduction
of national armaments to the lowest
point consistent with domestic "safe
ty. :.
5. . Impartial adjustments of all
colonial claims based upon the prin
ciple that the peoples concerned
have equal weight with the interest
of the government.
6. Evacuation pf all Russian ter
ritory and opportunity-for Russia's
political development.
7. Evacuation of Belgium with
out any attempt to limit her sover
eignty. .
8. All French territory to be freed
and restored, and reparation for the
taking of Alsace-Lorraine. .
9. Readjustment of Italy's fron
tiers and on clearly recognizable
lines of nationality.
10. Freest opportunity for. au
tonomous developments of the peo
pies of Austria-Hungary.
II. Evacuation of Roumania,
Serbia and Montenegro, with access
to the sea for Serbia and interna
tional guarantees of economi1? and
political independence and. territorial
integrity of the Balkan states.
12. Secure .sovereignty for Tukr!
key's portion of the Ottoman" em
pire but with other nationalities
under Turkish rule assured security
of lie and opportunity for autonq
mous development, .with the Darda
nelles permanently opened to all na
tions. 13. Establishment of an inde
pendent ; Polish state, including ter
titories inhabited indisputably v by
Polish" ' populations with free 'access
to sea arid political; arid economic in
dependence and territorial integrity
guaranteed by international cove
riant. " ' . ' '..V, ,
141 General association of nations
under specific covenants for mutua
guarantees of political independence
and territorial integrity to large and
small states alike.
THE STATE CHAIRMAN CALLS
FOR HEARTY CO-OPERATION
By Proclamation Saturday, October
: 12th Is Declared a Holiday In
the Interest of the Fourth
Liberty Loan.
To the Mills, Factories, Cotton and
Tobacco Dealers, all Corporations
and Business Houses in North Car
olina: The President of the United States
and the Governor of North" Carolina
have by proclamation declared Sat
urday, October 12 th, a holiday.
On behalf Of our Liberty Loan
workers I appeal to you to observe
this day, and to give your own time
of your employees to the securing of
subscribers to Liberty Loan Bonds.
The task' before us is the greatest
financial proposition any Nation has
ever undertaken to sell, in three
short weeks, six billion dollars worth
of bonds. It seems impossible, but
loyal Americans have never yet
found a task too big for them.
North Carolina's Quota, $39,900,000
It can be reached only by the unan
imous suport of our people. Every
body must help everybody must
buy a bond.
Busy? Yes, I know you are busy.
So are our boys now in pursuit of
the Germans. They have given up
everything at home, they are endur
ing hardships, and many of them are
laying down their lives for us. Can
we be too busy to give just one whole
day for them?
Two things we must do: .
First, see that North Carolina go
es far "Over the Top." .
Second, make sure that the great
mass of our people show their loy
alty by buying bonds.
There must be "a bond in everf
home."
Yours for the Fourth Liberty Loan
JOSEPH G. BROWN, Chairman.
THE LIBERTY MOTORS REACH
QUANTITY PRODUCTION
Ready to Smash the Huns Right and
Left.
Washington, Oct. 6. Liberty mo
tors now have reached quantity pro
duction and American-built airplanes
are being shipped in trainload lots
daily from factories for service over
seas. W. C. Potter, acting director
of the bureau of aircraft production
made this announcement today upon
his return to Washington from an in
spection of factories building planes
md motors. "
NUMBEKSO
J TJE SENATE URGES ZM- r
? MEDIATE REJECTION OF
THF, PEACE PROPOSALS
They Would Make the Conditions
Absolute Surrender First.
Washington, Oct. 7. -Upon, receipt-
of the note President Wilson
retired to his study and shut off all
callers. Quite irrespective of the
nature of the reply, it seemed to be
agreed that the German note called
for a prompt reply, so that American
people might not be misled into re
laxing their efforts for the Fourth
Liberty Loan. .
There will be no cessation of the
fighting on part of Foch's Army until
Germany shall have agreed to accept
the terms she well understands the
Allies will , exact of her.:
Immediate rejection of the Ger
man and Austrian proposal for an
armistice and peace negotiations was
demanded in the Senate 'by leaders
voicing the common sentiment of the
membership.
OUR COMPLIMENTS TO
OLD KAISER BILL
Let Us Send Him a Boat Load of
Shells to Be Delivered By Maj.
Stem and Lt. Royster.
Granville county has the opportu
nity of paying its compliments to the
kaiser in the form of a boatload of
sixteen-inch shells to be delivered
by our county boys now serving in
France.
One sixteen inch shell costs Uncle
Sam "$ 1,0 00 when it is ready for our
boys to deliver to the Huns. Uncle
Sam has fixed Granville county's
quota in the Fourth Liberty Loan at
four million and seventy-one thous
and dollars, and we are going to buy
that much and more.
When we have done our part we
will have provided a boat load of sixteen-inch
shells for our boys to send
on their way that they may add speed
to the heels of the retreating Heinies.
To think of Liberty bonds as shells
gives -us an idea of what we can do
in this war. These Granville coun
ty shells can create a veritable hades
in the. ranks of a Hun army. They
can carry death and destruction to
those :who have been responsible for
the devastation of the world. They
can ; destroy the trenches that " are
shielding the murderers of French
and Beligan children, and the ravish
ers of French dnd " Belgian women.
They can destroy the machine gun
nests of the-Huns from which they
are shooting our county boys. They
will, infact, bring the war nearer to
that victorious end for which we are
all waiting.
RED CROSS TOBACCO
Occasionally You Meet a Crusty Old
Fellow But the Ladies Know
How To Handle Them.'
The Red Cross ladies -who have
been soliciting tobacco from farmers
on the local market are well pleased
with their week's work, and express
themselves as being grateful to the
farmers on their prompt response.
In this connection an amusing cir
cumstance occurred on the Winston
market last week. Speaking of the
incident the Southern Tobacco Jour
nal says: "One "of the ladies ap
proached an old gentleman with a
large load of tobacco and in her
sweetest manner asked him for a
sample of his load. He promptly re
fused and said he could not afford it.
that he was not able, etc. "I am sor
sorry for you," said the lady, and
if you are in such distress compar
ed to the boys over yonder, I will see
if the Red Cross can not help you,"
and she turned away as if she was
overcome with sympathy for the. old
fellow. She had not gone far, how
ever, before she was overtaken by
the old chap with his arms full of his
best tobacco.'
URGED TO CONTINUE
TO SAVE GASOLINE
Winston-Salem, N. C, Oct. 6 Pa
triotic North Carolinians are urged
to continue the conservation of gas
oline. The better the news from
cause as our armies advance gasoline
consumption increases. Keep the
ambulance tank full and the motor
transports moving at top speed by
keeping your car still.
Cohn & Son's Big" Sale.
The greatest bargain opportunity
of the year starts Friday morning. It
is in times like these that you need
in a store like Cohn & Son's. They
are again headquarters for big bar
gains. Cohn & Son's lowered their
price again during this sale. Because
their buyers were very fortunate in
securing large purchases at their own
prices. So they have decided to sell
their up-to-date stocks regardless of
present cost and you know what that
means. Bargains and savings, such
as only their stores can bring about.
Cohn & Son's reputation for giving
the best values for your money is es
tablished. If you want to save mon
ey on your winter outfit make it a
point to attend-the big sale. See the
advertisement on the last page of
this paper, and it Is only a sample of
the great values they are offering, ad.