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VOLUME XXXIV
BIG FOUR" WRESTLING
WITH LAST OF PROB
LEMS CONFRONTING IT
Germany's Peace Delegates Will Go
To Versailles Friday.
(Paris Special.)
The peace treaty with Germany
j a in "excellent shape," President
Wilson allowed himself to be quoted
Sunday.
Fast progress has been made dur
ing last week in putting the final
tmiches on terms which Germany
and the document will be finally
drafted by Wednesday at the latest.
Every effort is "made to guard the
secrecy of the treaty until it has
been submitted to the German pleni
potentiaries. Germany's peace delegates are ex
pected to arrive at Versailles Friday,
but the proposed treaty of peace is
not expected to be ready.
THE WAR MAP TELLS
A WONDERFUL
TALE
It Shows the Minute, the Honr, the
Day and the Place Where the
Thirtieth Division Broke
the Hindenburg Line
Lieutenant James A. Taylor, who
is at home on furlough pending his
discharge from the army, has in his
possession an engraved copy of the
official map of the movement of
troops in the vicinity of Bellicourt
on the day the Thirtieth division
broke the Hindenburg line and sent
the Huns whirling back toward the
Rhine.
Lt. Taylor was oa crol. Minor's
staff. He, with other officials made
constant observations of the battle
fields from aeroplanes. The official
map on the morning of the great
drive shows the exact position of the
Thirtieth and Twenty-seventh divis
ions and a division of British troops.
The map shows that the line formed
by these divisions was practically
straight when the word was given on
the morning of September 29th to
advance. It shows that the Twenty
seventh ( on the left, and the Eng
lish on the right, did not keep up
with the Thirtieth division. It shows
that after the Thirtieth broke the
Hindenburg line the support to the
right and left went across and took
their position in the formation.
The official map, supported by
pictures taken from the club, tells
a wonderful tale. It shows that the
New York troops to left, and British
to right,' did not keep up with the
Thirtieth division when the command
was given to charge the Hindenburg
line, thereby endangering the lines
of the Thirtieth division. The offi
cial map becomes a permanent record
and it is writ in history.
A hasty yet effective insight into
the vigorous combativeness of the
30th may be obtained from the re
cord, which shows that from Septem
ber 29 to October 30 the 30 th cap
tured 98 officers and 3,750 men, and
in the same period lost three officers
and 24 men as prisoners, 44 officers
and 1,011 men killed and 113 offi
cers and 4,823 men wounded or gass
ed total casualties in that period,
160 officers and 5,858 men.
THE UPS AND DOWNS
OF THE NAVY MEN
John Graham Webb Is Coming and
Going.
John Graham Webb, aboard the
Martha Washington, is on his third
lap acress. We wonder how he feels
this morning. Knowing that practi
cally all of the home boys have re
turned and are kissing everybody
they meet mothers, sweetheart, sis
ters and all.
There are 1,000,000 soldiers on
the other side who must be brought
home and hugged and kissed before
the navy men get a chance.
The navy men may have sweet
hearts in every port, but there is
nothing quite so sweet as the home
girls who call them by their given
names "John G.," "Will," etc.
Addressing the army of occupation
on the Rhine last Sunday Secretary
of the Navy Daniels threw a hand
grenade in the ranks of the sea dogs
when he said : .
"You will all be going home, soon
toys," began the Secretary, and then
arose great cheers from thousands
of voices, "I must explain, resumed
Mr. Daniels, "that there are also
90,000 others in our navy who have
asked to be relieved. , I have told
them that you are here waiting to
get home to your wives and sweet
hearts, and they must see that you
reach America's shores. The navy
is your guardian and I am captain of
the ferry boat and the navy will cer
tainly see that you get home."
The next issue of the Public
Ledger will contain sixteen pages.
You will profit by reading every, line
advertisements and all.
PRACTICALLY ALL OF COMPANY
E AND MACHINE GUN
COMPANY HAVE ARRIVED
The Boys . Are Being Kissed on Both
Cheeks. . ', ,
This good old town is radiant
with the bright and happy faces of
the boys who have returned from
overseas via Camp Jackson. The
boys who have arrived are the hap
piest lot of fellows the Oxford peo
ple ever saw. They grabbed their
friends around their necks; hugged
and kissed their sweethearts; rushed
home to see their mothers and did
everything else possible to shoW
their joy at being back in the old
home town. The mothers, sisters,
brothers and sweethearts were in no
less joyous mood. They made the
welcome of the soldiers bovs real
and it is needless to say that Oxford
never experienced just the same kind
of thrill as that of the past few
days. It is a different feeling entire
ly from the one experienced when
the boys left more than a year ago.
In fact all the boys have their sto
ries, but if some one did more than
some one else you never hear it
from their own lips. Some of their
thrilling experiences vary slightly,
but when it comes to the principal
points they are the same. It was
reckless fighting and no joke, they
declare. Furthermore the boys can
not understand how they lived thru
the more than 12 months of fighting
and don't care to taice the trip a sec
ond time unless it is absolutely nec
essary. "We say we are lucky to be
living and that's no joke," is a popu
lar expression.
The boys had heard before reach
ing home of the big celebration for
next Thursday and they are wonderfully-
appreciative. There's not a
one of them who talked of the cele
bration, but was grateful to the home
folk. They were also grateful for
the things the folks at home did
during the war.
The following is the personnel of
the home boys who have arrived:
Machine Gun -Co., 120th Inf.
Sergt. William H. Powell.
Sergt. Charles G. Powell.
" ""Corp. "Henry L. Taylor. " "
First Sergt. John G. Mitchell.
Corp. Robert K. Fort.
Sergt. Fred Parham.
Corp. Gus Landis.
Sergt. Waverly Harris.
Cook Charlie Eakes.
Headquarters Co. 120th Inf.
First Lt. James A. Taylor.
Sergt. Maj. John W. Medford.
K. Co. 120th Infantry.
First Lt. William T. Landis.
"E" Co. 120th, Infantry.
First Sergt. James E. Matthews.
Sup. Sergt. William C. Robards.
Mess Sergt. Albert H. Taylor.
Sergt. Leland S. Averett.
Sergt. Willie G. Matthews.
Sergt. James J. Walters, Co. Clerk.
Cooft Ernest O. Eakes.
Corp. Harold F. Green.
Cook Joseph Horton.
Pvt. lcl. Willie A. Hall.
Pvt. lcl. Richard T. Hightower.
Corp. Kenneth T. Lumpkin.
Sergt. Albert H. Parham.
Pvt. lcl. Jack J. Peed.
Pvt. Lennie T. Pullium.
Corp. Charles C. Staley.
Sergt. Charlie H. Volz.
Corp. John B. Hart.
MONEY FOR BONDS
NEEDN'T BE LISTED
Attorney-General Has Ruled In
Favor of Purchases Before
May 1.
Col. Ballou, chairman of the Vic
tory Loan drive in Granville county,
says that money left in the bank for
the purchase of bonds, and which
had been specifically assigned for
that purpose, need not be listed on
the tax record May 1. as "money on
Hand or in the bank," The money in
question, however, must be assigned
to the buying of bonds, and appli
cation must also have been made for
the bonds to be takenv
Col. Ballou raised this question at
the conference in Raleigh . last wek
and no one web - in position at that
time to reply intelligently. A rul
tag by the Attorney-General was
sought, with the result as announced.
WARNS GERMANY AGAINST RE
FUSAL TO SIGN TREATY
Kaiser Is BlameT AH the Misery
; of the World War. ,
Berlin, April
21. In a sxxijs.i"6j'
ij.ia written
by Eaouara
sober ainv ----- . warns the
Bernstein, the voia"7rs at
German nation, of the dangers at
tendant upon
a reiu w o
and declares xne
terms or. yew
will not absolve former EmperJ, Bargams
a advisors from re-
Sr an the.mlsenr t the
war.
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OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA,
GREAT PARADE AND BARBECUE IN
HONOR OF RETURNED SOLDIERS
ON THURSDAY GREAT CROWD
EXPECTED.
The celebration-in honor of the returned
soldiers will begin with a parade at 11:00
o'clock on Thursday morning-, April 24th
Immediately following the parade there will
be a short ceremony at the speaker's stand
in the Fair Grounds. At 1 :00 o'clock the
barbecue dinner will be served to the sol
diers in the exhibition building at the Fair
Grounds.
The line of march for the parade will be
as follows: Beginning in front of the ar
mory on Williamsboro street and following
Williamsboro street to Gilliam street; along
Gilliam to Spring street, along Spring to
Main street and then with Main and Hills
boro streets to the Fair Grounds. The com
mittee has purposely made the line of march
a short one as it is not desired to march the
men unduly.
The organizations taking part in the pa
rade will assemble at the following places at
10:30 a. m.: The boy scouts in front of the
Episcopal church ; the Junior .Order at the
Odd Fellows' Hall; the graded school pupils
at the College street school; the Red Cross
at the Baptist church' and the soldiers and
sailors at the armory. Other features of the
parade will be directed as to their places by
the committee in charge.
The soldiers and sailors are requested, if
convenient, to wear uniforms and to meet
at tKffarm m:thW'tteketil:
for the picture show, fountain checks, etc.,
will be distributed.
At the Fair Grounds an address to' the men
will be delivered by Dr. E. T. White an$ the
town and county will be represented off icial
ly by Mayor Mitchell and Chairman Davis.
The public is invited to bring baskets and
enjoy a picnic in the Fair Grounds. The
barbecue dinner will be served only to the
soldiers and sailors.
From 7:00 o'clock a. m. until 2:30 p. m. all
places of business except -the drug stores
and cafes will be closed and the people will
unite in doing honor to our soldiers.
The committee in conjunction with lead
ers of the colored race have arranged a celer
bration for the colored soldiers at a date to
be announced. J. ROBT. WOOD, ,
Chairman Committee of Arrangements.
TO OUR GRANVILLE HEROES.
Welcome home, oh khaki clad
boy. You have fought for us
and our safety and we want to
show our appreciation. If
there is any way in which the
Red Cross can be of service to
you don't fail to let us know.
We will look after your allot
ment, 'insurance, or bonus for
you and if any one has been
wounded or gassed have a visit
from the Red Cross nurse. She
has taken care of soldiers be
fore and will take care of you
. if you wish her to.
Granville Co. Red Cross Chapter
DEMOBILIZATION IS NOW
NEARLY TWO MILLION
Progress of Returning Soldiers to
Civilian Life, is Shown by War
. Department Statement.
Washington, April 21. Progress
of demobilization was announced by
the War Department today as fol
lows: '
Total discharges, 1,769,999! offi
cers resigned or discharged, 96,812;
Total troops - ordered demobilized,
1,949,000. .
n wi cat., uargaios see. xne ; aav. ol
The Hub on the third page of -this
paper. .
TUESDAY, APRIL. 22, 1019.
CALL FOR PATRIOTIC MUSIC
It is earnestly requested by the
music committee which has been ap
pointed by the Mayor of Oxford, that
each community in the county, or
school district, send a number of
their best singers to join in the sing
ing to welcome the boys home.
Please be practicing on such patriotic
songs as "America,'.' "The Star Span
gled Banner,' etc. ' ,
W. LANDIS, Chmn, Music Com.
MRS. JOHN BOOTH, Music Director.
FLEW FROM CHICAGO
TO NEW YORK CITY
Army Aviator Makes Flight Of 730
Miles in Less Than Seven
Hours.
Mineola, N. Y., April 20 Captain
E. F. White, army aviator, completed
a non-stop flight from Chicago . at
:40 tonight when he landed at Ha
zelhurst field, having flown an esti
mated distance of .730 miles, in J6
hours and 50 . minutes The start
was made from Asnnurn field, Chi
cago at' 9:50 a. m.
Haiur Out Your Flae. :
"business house and dwelling in Ox-
ford Thursday. If you haven't got
one, act quick.- ; You can get them
for very little money "at Hall's Drug
Store, at the Long CompaTiy and per
haps ; at other places in Oxford.
PRESIDENT WDLSON'S CAM,
President; Wilson's appeal to , the
American people in behalf of the Vic
tory Loan follows:
V For two anxious years the A
. merican people have striven to
h - fulfill the task of saving bur civ
ilization. By the exertion of un
measured power they have
quickly won the victory without
which they would have remain
ed ill the field until the last re
source had been exhausted.
Bringing to the contest a
strength of spirit made doubly
strong by the righteousness of
their cause, they devoted them
selves unswervingly to the pros
ecution of their undertaking in
the full knowledge that no con
quest lay in their path excepting
the conquest of right.
Today the world stands freed
from the threat of militarism
which has so long weighed up
on the spirit and the labor of
peaceful nations.
But as yet we stand only at
the threshold of happier times.
To enter we must fulfill to the
utmost the engagements we have
made. The Victory Liberty
Loan is the indispensable means.
Two yeras ago we pledged our
lives and fortunes to the cause
for which we , fought. Sixty
thousand of our strongest sons,
have redeemed for us that pledge
of blood. To redeem in full
faith the promise of this sacri
fice we now must give this new
evidence of our purpose.
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FISHING WILL LOSET
ITS CHARM JULY 1.
Mr. A. P. Hobgood Will Retire From
Sporting Life.
The fishing season is about ready
j to commence. Our oa friend A. P.
Hobgood has already had a pike
dream or two. Being unable to get
j away , from the store for a spell, he
j is engrossed in what is called dry
! fishing. He is mentally landing a 4
! pounder. No doubt it is of the f a
7mous x"but-he-got-away" species. He
f wiir-icatdtr thls-'fishmany times dur
( ing his summer day dreams. He
' knows only too well that dry fishing
in another form will go with the. real
wet fishing this turn.
We feel real sorry for our friends
; 'A. P. Hobgood, Sam Averett, Frank
,'Blalock and other noted local fish
i ermeri who took Dr. Harte along
with them last year to dignify fish
ing, out tnis year ne can go witn im
punity.. There won't be any liqiud
bait in their pockets. . The only cork
in view will be on the line.
Yes, we are especially, sorry for A.
P. The angler of the near future
won't come home from a. fishing trip
a la pickeled herring. He'll have to
content himself with being a near
beer bluefish.
SIN ABOUNDS EVERYWHERE
There Are Hundreds of
Unsaved
People Here. -We
have noticed that when . our
ministers . refer to the existence of
evil and unsaved people in this com
munity they always qualify the asser
tion by adding that this good old
town is a Httle better morally than
other places of the same size.
It is alright for the ministers to
use sugar-coated words, but the fact
is, there are hell-holes in Oxford as
dark and damnable as there are in
Chicago. The mid-night prowler,
the galmbilng den and the bad
house exist here. Why, there are
hundreds of people in Oxford who
would play baseball on Sunday if it
was not for the preachers and public
opinion.
So far as sin is concerned, Oxford
is on the map, and there is no use
for the people in this community,
just because they live in this good
'bid town, to get it into meir neaua
that they are nearer the gates oi
Heaven than those who reside in the
main-line towns.
GREAT FRENCH PORTS
DESERTED BY YANKEES
Withdrawal of Large American Units
Turns Seaport Back to Pursuits ,
of Peace.
(Paris Special.)
The American activity which, dur
ing the past few. months has charac
terized the life of several French
ports has ceased. with the withdrawal
of large American units.
- Rouen is already on a. peace basis,
and wholly controlled by the French
Havre. Marsailles, Tonnay-unarmeni.
ofori- Marans. La Rochelle and
x.es Sables d'Olonne soon will be de-
serted bv American . soldiers
jr The sports mentioned have hand
led 2,586,634 ton's of American ar
my material. At Havre 648,43 8
troops were disembarked.
NUMBER 32
MONEY FROM FOUR LIBERTY
LOANS HAS SPELLED PROS
PERITY FOR AGRICULTURE
In previous years in which Ameri
ca has figured the brunt of the fight
ing and the burden of the loss were
shouldered by the rural patriots of
the yougn republic. The young
blood of the soil was the first to re
spond to the colors, anct the soil itself
suffered depredations from the arm
ies of attack and defense.
But not a foorof American ground
was laid waste in the world war.
Not an American child or woman was
outraged; not an American home
was despoiled. The draft called a
like from crowded metropolis and
the free air of the farm. Exemp
tions were effected alike for the far
mers sons and the boys in town; for
the armies of America and 'the arm
ies of the allies had to be fed, and
this food-had to come from American
farms. Th boys who responded all
honor to them fought with the
same determination and conquered
with the same grace, whether they
came from field or street. And now
America is one of the victors.
Will Grateful America Pay the Bill?
From April 21 to May 10 the peo
ple of the United States have an op
portunity to show their gratitude to
the boys by subscribing to the Vic
tory Liberty Loan. The loan is nec
essary because America must pay its
bills, just as America always has
done. Our soldiers fought for peace
Peace came, it was what America
wanted. It is what America obtain
ed. It is what America must pay for.
Who Is America?
In the first and second Liberty
loans the American farmer shared
lightly in lending to pay the war
bills. He didn't wan war. None of ,
us did, for that matter. The excite
ment, of the war was centered in the
cities, and the cities responded won
derfully in the first calls for -war fi
nance. The wage earner was within
easy reach. . He; was solicited. He
responded quickly. In many cases
; he not only lent every thing he had,
but mortgaged his pay check. In the
third loan, the farmer began to take
part in lending- for; warr. in the fourth
the record shows that he responded
well in the lending that brought vic
tory. But in the fifth, or Victory
Liberty loan, the nation looks to the
farm for a much greater share in;
this last public call for lending to
pay the price of peace.
Will the Farms Respond?
Whom has the world war bene
fitted?. In 1914 the American far
mers received $10,000,000,000 for
their products, wheat, eorn, cotton
and live stock. In 1918 they receiv
ed $23,000,000,000 an increase of
230 per cent. The cost of produc
ing this increased, of course. Some
authorities say,, it increased only 50
per cent. But even if it was 100 per
cent this leaves a net increase of 130
per cent for the farmer on his pro
ducts over 1914. Isn't 130 per cent
a pretty good' figure for a war to
bring -
X EASTER IN OXFORD.
Vesper Service At the Graded School
Largely Attended.
Impressive services were held in
all of the Oxford , churches Sunday
and the . attendance taxed the copa
city of the several sanctuaries.
The vesper servises held in the au
ditorium of the graded school at 7:15
in the evening was also a happy oc
casion. The rostrum was decorated
with Easter flowers and their beauty
were enhanced by the glow of a hun
dred candles. The many pretty chil
dren, dressed in white, made the
scene one of beauty. The program,,
arranged by Mrs. , John Booth, con
sisting of Easter songs and recita
tions, was very pretty and impress-
sive. i
Another inspiring event of the
day was the splendid address deliv
ered by Judge Devin to the Baptist
Baraca class. It gave the big strong
men of the class genuine pleasure to
hear Judge Devin say that the "cor-
roberative testimony of witnesses
preclude all doubt as to the resur
rection of our Lord and Saviour.'
LEE MEADOWS, BASEBALL
STAR, HURT IN; ACCIDENT
WiU Not Be Able To Play Ball For
Some Time.
Lee Meadows, of Oxford, for the
past three years a star pitcher for
the St. Louis National league team.
was in jurd last week' in an automo
bile accident and will not be able to
play ball for some time, according
to news received . from St. Louis,
Meadows, it is said,, was' driving the
machine when it 'collided with ano
ther car. Newspaper reports declare
that the injury to Meadows has great
ly crippled the St.; Louis club's pitch
ing staff. ; - " " ". ;
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