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VOLUME XXXIII
THF INFLUENZA SITUATION
IS VERY SERIOUS
iu-ktest Observance of the Sim-
The s
' ,i ardour Aeainst the
pie i11111' "
Transmission of the Disease Must
j?e Had.
i:,. -.-rriVi r'hir'h Tit infill-
The rapuiiij' it- "
travels and takes hold
eiii.u 6
i p health authorities to give any in-
iiio-elu estimate of the situation
from day to day. There may be
Irni- improvement so far as the con
Sn i' concerned in Oxford and
rAuville county. The closing of the
tobacco market is crippling business
i-i tIih section.
Public schools are very generally
tended throughout the State as is
also the case vvx '..,7. " rr
Few public meet-
rhurch services, i'ew puuuc wwi-,-pVs
or public gatherings of any kind
cni be held. A great many coiuiuum
ire reported as suffering badly
a serious shortage of doctors
Ind nurses to attend and care for
;V.P ik Our Granville county doc
"rcVre' combatting the disease with
nil their power, but they are over
worked and are compelled to hang
up the telephone receiver when they
retire for an hour's rest.
Business Affected.
In mam' cities and towns of the
Qtate business houses have been or
Sered to close up at least one-half
of the dav. and in a few localities it
is even worse, only grocery and drug
Sores being permitted to keep open,
i part of the day. There can be no
doubt that the general situation is
fictuallv alarming.
No doctor will undertake to guess
Trtien the epidemic may begin to show
a decided turn for the better. Some
venture to guess that there is likely
to be little improvement before De
cember and others place it as late -as
Christmas. One doctor told the Pub
lic Ledger that he believes the dis
ease will continue throughout the
winter, while there are others who
venture the assertion that the influ
enza feature will show marked im
provement within the next ten days.
Precaution Urged.
These facts have been established:
Firstly, that the disease is most in
fections and rapid in its spread and
secondly, that its death rate is high.
This is sufficient information to war
rant every possible precaution. The
drastic steps that nave been taken
and that may be taken by the health
authorities will not suffice to stamp
out the malady unless there is the
most earnest cooperation on the part
of all the people. The strictest ob
servance of the simple rules guard
ing against the transmission of the
disease must be had. Those who
must come in contact with aptients
should ostracize themselves from the
general public and if they have to
come to their places of business or
mingle with the public they should
make sure that every precaution is
taken to disinfect before doing so.
The first and chief consideration
in Oxford and Granville right now
is to safeguard the health of the peo
ple. If the steps already taken by
the health authorities to produce the
desired results even more vigorous
measures will have to be adopted.
It is logical to assume that the soon
er adequate steps to check the dis
ease are taken the sooner the malady
may be stamped out. With that in
mind the Public Ledger bespeaks the
sympathy and support of every per
son for the health authorities. The
situation is serious.
SEVEN GRANVILLE MEN
EXT RAINED -HERE TUESDAY
Two White 3fen and Five Negroes
Leave In Two Special Details
Seven men in the draft left here
Tuesday in special details for college
training stations, all having been se
ated as being particularly qualified
tor the duties to be assigned them.
fhe two w-hite men were Richard
" Cardon and Edward Tifton Har
rjs. Jr., son of Commissioner E. T.
warns. They were assigned to the
university of Virginia. The five col
ored mm assigned to the A & E at
eensboro were: George Turner,
Joe Smith, Archie Daniel, Wm. Tay
lor. Jr.. Dock Jones.
All otner pending calls have been
Postponed indefinitely on account of
Spanish influenza prevailing at the
tamps to which they were to go.
MQUOR AS A MEDICINE.
Jt Has No Place In the Treatment of
Disease.
no years a the North Caroli
;!cal Society, assembled in con
mlV-011' reslved that liquor is no
"jeaication at all and therefore has
Place in the treatment of disease.
evii heing so' we believe that some
fplrit has persuaded tne com
uss10ners Qf internal revenue that
is necessary to release the fluid as
enzanaCea fr the treatment of influ"
-Wil
"un aparently depended on
-ax to mix it up.
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OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA FRTniTv AnmnnT. rr
1HE OXFORD TOBACCO MARKET
Sales Discontinued During the Epi
demic of Influenza.
On account of the situation with
regard to the Spanish influenza epi
demic, the Oxford tobacco market
tice Tn108 U7tU further no
tice. me other nearby marker i
eluding Henderson, DSrham Loul
Penlinrf rrentn' are als fe
pending an improvement of the epi
demic situation. Youngsville Sad
Creedmoor closed several weeks ago
J ouslmen and buyers are of
the opinion that sales will not be re
sumed during the coming week at
the earliest, but this, of course, de
pends entirely upon the influenza sit
uation. It is estimated that 2. Sun nnn
R01Jnd,s have . already been sold on the
"AIU1U uianvci mis season. Should
the market remain closed two weeks
longer, well informed warehousemen
are of the opinion that a glut would
follow. It is the .general opinion here
that the temporary closing of the
market could not have happened at
a better time, as it gives the farm
ers ample time to sow their wheat.
The Public Ledger is advised by
some of the best tobacconists here
that the indications are that the
prices for all grades will be higher
when the market opens than it was
when closed on account of the epi
demic. NORTH CAROLINA CASUALTY
LIST THIS WEEK
Those Who Were Killed In Action,
Died of Disease, Wounded Severe
ly, and Missing.
Killed in action Lieut. David S.
Grant, Asheville; Sergeant Adolph
Henry Lynch, Morgan ton; Private
Marvin J. Odom, St. Paul; Private
John D. Watson, Englehard; Private
Montgomery A. Sealy, Cerro Gordo.
Died from Wounds Heywood
Dennis, Troy; Private Robert J.
Hensley, Nealsville; Private Tally A.
Drum, Stony Point, R-S-; Private
Samuel J. Phillips, Bear Creek.
Died of Disease Eddel Hansard,
Noline; James A. Roberts, Raleigh;
Sherman Wise, New Berne; Lieut.
Raymond N; Davis; Private Carson
R. Morrison, Laurinburg.
Wounded Severely Seth T.
Shaw, Kenly; Lieut. Kenneth E. Cald
well, Concord; Sergeant Wm, F. But
ler, Magnetic City; Sergeant Lloyd
H. Cook, Red Springs; Private
Charles G. Oates, Carrboro, Private
Thomas J. StallinsTrotville; Private
Walter Parish, La Grange; Lieut.
Louis D. Sutherland, Charlotte; Pri
vate Willard F. Brown, Pleasant Gar
den; Corporal Lee H. Campbell,
Rutherford College.
Missing in Action Private John
W. Moore, Williamston; Lieut. Ed
win C. Klingman, Oxford; Lieut
John W. Art, Old Fort.
SOLDIERS SAY THEY ARE
INOCULATED FOR "FLU"
Troop Train Stops at Water Tank
and Boys Get Out to Play
Along the Road.
(Henderson Daily Dispatch.)
The people who live in the section
of the city near the coal chute had
the pleasure of entertaining the sol
dier boys on a southbound troop
train late Monday afternoon for a
short while, the train stopping at
the tank for water, getting coal and
to make slight repairs on the engine.
Most of the soldier boys got off the
train for a little outing and came
across the streets fifty abreast. They
are' about 100 or more rrels sit
ing on the rightaway, and the boys
would mount upon the barrels to
make a short speech or sing a little
song, getting a little exercise they
said, after such a long ride. Their
banners on the cars read Tne
Kaiser has one foot in Hell and the
other on a banana peel. we are the.
Pittsburg, Pa., Troops going to camp
in South Carolina."
The bovs were asked if any -oi
them were sick with the , W'. They
said not one of the entire regiment
had it "Two of our men died m
camp about ten days ago." said one
of The off leers, "but all our boys .have
bee? inoculated and not one has been
sick with the "Flu" since We are
driving the influenza out of . our
camps as fast as we ca n b mu
lation, and this train load of boys
rp nii well." The boys said they
were wiUin" for the Kaiser to beg
on a while longer for peace.
HTNDENBUROASKED FOB PEACE
FiMaSVoWd
toda through official sources. i
"UUHT
THE NEWS OF GERMANY
IS REGARDED AS THE
SHADOW OF GREAT EVENTS
The German Reply to President Wil
son's Latest Note Is Probably On
Its Way It is Expected That the
Reply Will Be an Acceptance of
President Wilson's Terms With
Some Stipulation to the Effect
That the Interests of the German
People Must Be Respected.
HUNS START RETREAT
ON TREMENDOUS SCALE
One of the War's Greatest and Most
Vital7ictories is iWon by Allies
In Northern Belgium.
Washington,. Oct. 18.- There is in
Washington no official word that the
kaiser has abdicated! or that he has
been overthrown, orjthat Germany is
ready to accept all of President Wil
son's terms. ..
The official opinion in the capital
is that the coming qf these things is
timed only by the Unknown degree
to which the German military pow
er has been broken. There may be
more information on that point in
the chancellories of jEngland, France
and Italy than there is in Washing
ton. If
The Leaven; At Work.
When President Wilson's reply to
the German peace proffer went forth
Monday night it was predicted here
that if it did nof bring a complete
and unconditonal surrender of the
military autocracy the eGrman peo
ple themselves would force one.
President Wilson's words -were a
plain invitation to: the German peo
ple to take such a step and an ulti
matum that there would be no peace
with kaiserism.
The coming -hours will show how
the leaven has Vdrked the - intima
tions in today dispatches from Lon
don, Paris and Holland suggest the
progress of the ferment.
The Reply Expected.
Most significant of all is regarded
the report from Holland by way of
London that Germany will imme
diately reply to President Wilson, ac
cepting all his terms and asking on
ly guarantees for the interests of
Germany and the German people. If
such a reply does come President Wil
son's only course will be to forward
it to the co-belligerents. The guar
antees for the interests of Germany
and the German people do not inter
vene as an obstacle if guarantees are
thought of in sincere terms.
If they are put forth as another
vehicle for a quibble, an opportunity
for diplomatic evasion and trickery
or a negotiated peace, they will meet
only one reply.
GERMANS ABANDON THE
ENTIRE COAST OF BELGIUM
Lille Salient is Growing Deeper
Every Hour.
Paris, Oct. 18. The Germans have
started a retreat on a tremendous
scale from northern Belgium. French
cavalry are approaching Thielt, seven
miles from the banks of the Ghent
Brugues canal. The canal itself is
only ten miles from the border of
Holland. So fast is the enemy re
treating that the French, British and
Belgian infantry, at least in the
center of the battlefront, have lost
touch entirely with the enemy.
Stacking Arms. ,
Around Lille the Germans are
keeping their cannon either on or
near roads so that they can be mov
ed at a moment's notice. Prisoners
corroborate each other's stories, say
ing that their tattered comrades are
constantly uneasy, never knowing
when or where an attack is coming
or when they may be called upon to
flee for their lives.
Emperor Issues An Order.
According to an Amsterdam spe
cial Emperor william has issued a
Atznroo sarins: that martial law in
Germany can only be administered
by an agreement between the civil
and military authorities.
THE INFLUENZA.
Dr. Cannady, County Health
Officer, stated this morning that
the influenza situation in Gran
ville is serious. Several deaths
have occurred and he does not
see any improvement in the
county at large.
How many kindly people there
are in the world just as long as you
are nice to 'em!
OPPORTUNITIES ALL HOME
IN THE ADH ABOVE METZ.
Our Young Friend Had a
Close
Call.
The following is an extract from a
friendly letter from our young friend
Silas Langdon, of Richmond, which
the Public Ledger greatly appreciat
es. ie was a little newsboy in
Richmond when we knew him a few
years ago, and we are indeed highly
yieasea to Know that he is now a big,
brave aviator:
"This morning while we were
watching the anti-aircraft break all
around us, and zigzagging our form
ation, m order to throw off their
range down out of the clouds
porued what at first seemed to be a
bout 50 Boche. I don't think I have
ever seen as many in one bunch be
fore. They opened up fire and so
did we, but being outnumbered we
dived into a cloud to lose them,
whicsh we did. When we came out
they had separated, but five of them
still stuck with us. When we saw
that we had a fair show we opened
up on them again, and ail of us to
gether got two of them and the other
three beat it. Then we proceeded ov
er to Metz, where we dropped thirty
six bombs, about as large as a man.
To any one who has ever experien
ced an air raid in Paris they can ap
preciate the privilege to "return the
favor to them. After you dpp your
bombs you can look ever the side of
your ship and watch them hit; a big
cloud of white smoke, generally fol
lowed by fire, especially in a big city
and this was our case today. I think
the whole bunch of them landed
nearly in the center of the town."
STOVALL NEWS NOTES.
Miss Helen Moore has accepted a
position with Mr. R. T. Moore.
Mr. Joe Davis, of the A and E. col
lege was at home on furlough this
week.
Miss Twisdale, of Townsville, has
accepted a position with L. G. and R.
C. Puckett.
We are glad to say at this writing
that we do not have a case of influ
enza in Stovall.
Mr. Presley Davis, of naval base
at Hampton Roads came home on
a short furlough Saturday.
Miss Lessie Wilson, of near Ox-
ford, was the pleasant guest of Miss
Linda Wilson last week.
The war department wants every
peach seed and hickory nut, walnut,
cherry pits apricot pits, prune pits,
olive pits, date seed, butternuts and
cherry pits. Please send these in at
once to the Scout master.
Mr. Ferris Wilson, of Stovall, stole
a march on the old folks Sunday. He
captured a fair daughter of Virginia
and took her to Oxford where they
were maried. The name of the bide
is Miss Grace Eudailey. They will
make their home in Keysville.
The Gipsies made a raid on some
of the citizens here Saturday. They
relieved Mr. L. C. Wilkerson of his
purse and went behind the counter
at N. L. Gillis' and got $14, but man
aged to get it back before she left
the store. She also held up Mr. Joe
Hunt outside of town. When such
a gang comes along again they will
not escape so easily.
MR. RUX AVERETTE DEAD.
A Victim of Influenza and Pneu
monia. Mr. Rux Averette, a clerk in the
Long Company's store, died Thurs
day morning after an illness of only
a few days.
Mr. Averette was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Averette, of Creed
moor, and they were at the bedside
when he breathed his last. He had
lived in Oxford two or three years,
and made many friends here. He
was a clerk at Hall's drug store be
fore going with the Long Company.
He tried two or three times to en
list in the Navy, but was rejected on
account of one of his eyes. He was
in the last registration and often
said that he hoped to be called to the
colors.
The father and mother, who were
constantly at the bedside of their
son, were overwhelmed with grief
when his soul departed. They do
indeed have the sympathy of the en
tire community.
The remains of Mr. Averette were
taken to the' home of his parents in
Creedmoor Thursday evening and
the funeral and burial will take place
this afternoon at Concord church,
conducted by Rev. E. G. Usry.
GRANVTLLE COUNTY BOY
DIES AT CAMP SEVIER
Son of Mr. and 3Irs. J. P. Currin.
Private Harvey L. Currin, twenty
three years old, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Currin, died.at Camp Sevier last
Monday. Pneumonia, brought on
by Spanish influenza, was the cause
of his death. -
The remains were brought to the
home of his parents near Wilton and
the interment was at Mt. Creek
Thursday.
PRINT.
NUMBER 83
REV. GEORGE T. TUNSTALL
IN QUAINT OLD LONDON
The Former Granville Pastor Goes
Sight Seeing.
Ivanho Hotel, London, Eng.
September 29, 1918.
Dear Home Folks-
So many of you asked me to write
to you, and I find my time so limited
that I am going to write a short let
ter to the Public Ledger and in this
way I shall be able to reach you all.
After a splendid voyage of fifteen
days we landed in this quaint old
city of London; which now has a
population of 7,000,000 inhabitants.
The first afternoon and a part of the
next day was spent in making the
necessary visits to headquarters to
receive instructions, a trip to the A
merican" Consulate to have our pass
ports vised, and then turn them back
into the Y. M. C. A. officials for a
French vise together with six photo
graps. Then we were notified that
we were free to see the city until our
names were posted on the bulletin
board of our hotel, which would
mean that our passports had. been re
turned and we would start for Paris
as soon as transportation could be
arranged for my name, with 60'
others was placed on the board to
day. I know you want me to write you
about the war, but you get in your
Miaily papers much more interesting
news than I could write, and our let
ters are censored, and not much war
news will get by, but we realize here
as all do not and cannot realize in
America something of what it means.
There are sad evidences of it on ev
ery hand.
The English people are very kind
to us and never tire of answering our
questions. I have to ask the way back
to my hotel if I get three blocks a
way. London is a city of roads, not
streets as we have them in the States
I have not seen a house numbered as
high as 100, before the number gets
that large a new street starts and
they begin and number from one a
gain. This makes it almost impos
sible for a stranger to find his way
without often stopping, to ask. Ano
ther strange custom here is that ev
eryone turns to his left when you
meet him, and all traffic is to the
left. The automobiles have the driv
ing wheel on the left even the
Fords.
A part of us, with a guide to lead
and point out the places of greatest
interest, have visited many of the fa
mous buildings of London. While in
the London Tower we saw the block
and axe that were used in execution
of the prisoners of the Tower, includ
ing many of Royal birth, and we saw
the cell in which Sir Walter Raleigh
was confined the last three months
before his execution. Then we visit
ed St. Paul's Cathedral, which cost
$5,000,000, took thirty-five years to
build, is 365 feet from the floor to
the top of the dome and is 520 feet
long. Aside from its architectural
beauty, which is the wonder of the
world, and excelled only by St. Peter3
in Rome, there were two other very
interesting things here to the Y. M.
C. A. men. In the crypt of this great
church we were shown a marble mon-
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THE LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
IN GRANVILLE COUNTY
Only One Day More In Which To
Secure Quota.
The second canvass of the county
still leaves Granville about $100,
000 short of its quota. There is on
ly one more day in which to secure
it. The committee, it is said, is work
ingon the plan of getting one hun
dred men to pledge to take $1,000
each:
The Liberty Loan is nearly two
billion short in the Nation.-
OXFORD SOLDIER PROMOTED.
Capt. James I. Stegall Goes to Camp
Beauregard.
The many frnends of Capt. James
I. Stegall are glad to see him in Ox
ford this week. He is on his way
from Camp Dix, New Jersey, to Camp
Beauregard, Louisiana, where he will
whip the boys into shape and return
to foreign soil next January.
Capt. Stegall saw service in Bel
gium and returned to the States a
bout two months ago and was assign
ed to Camp Dix. He was advanced
at Camp Dix from first lieutenant to
the rank of captain, and the cap
tain's bars never rested on braver
shoulders. In speaking of the dev
astation in Belgium, Capt. Stegall
says that the Hohenzollern tribe and
the Potsdam gang must be extermi
nated tooth and toe-nail. Anything
short of that, he said, would 'cheat
the world and humiliate the Allies.
Capt. Stegall wants to camp in Ber
lin and stay there until Europe is
made fit to live in.
Never tell us the Spanish, are
neutral after the direct attacks her
influenza has made against us.