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Oxford eagle., 1918-10-17
AN ORDINANCE.

An ordinance entitled an ordinance
defining and prescribing what are non
essential industries, business. occupa-
ton and callings and prescribing who
shall engage in SAID business and fix
ing a penalty for violation Of same.
he It ordained by the city council of
the city Of Oxford, State Of Missis-
sippi:
Section l. That the following in
dustres, businesses, occupations, and
calllngs be and the same are hereby
declared TO be non-essentials. to-wit:
Auto industry. accessories and sup
plies, all employees. drivers of plea
sure cars; auto trucks engaged in
other than fuel and government work
teamSte-s, other than deliveries Of
products for war work. coal and
freight from OF to depot. bath and
barber shop attedants. all employees:
dealers IN cigars and tobacco all en-
ployees; cleaners, dyers and pressing
clubs, and all employees; confection-
cry and delicatessen establishment 4:
builders and contractors not engaged
IN the erection Of structures for war
work, and all employees. except that
this ordinance shall not apply to per-
sons who are erecting a building of
any kind where the same is thirty-five
per cent completed and does not in
clude churches and school buildings.
mercantile stores and all employees
except one porter and a sufficient mum
her Of drivers to make one delivery a
day but no special deliveries being
permitted; fruit dealers; junk dealers
proprietors and employees: livery and
sales stables. all employees; peanut
vendors, employees and proprietors
soft drink factories and dispensaries
and all employees; taxicab operators
between the ages Of IS and a5 years,
all employees except such drivers Of
cars as the local exemption board shall
deem necessary to operate between the
depot and town; all hotel employees
and hotel walters except one porter 10
meet night trains; Office and bull ngs,
all janitors except one man TO attend
10 the furnace; saw mills not doing as
much Is 30 per cent Of their work or
United States.
Section , BE II further ordained
that all persons. firms, associations
and corporations that are engaged IN
the above industries, occupations and
callings herein designated as non cs-
Sentials and who have employees en-
gagged therein between the ages ef JIG
and s. are hereby required 20 dis
charge the said employees; and all
proprietors engaged in business. oc-
oupation or calling herein defined as
non-essentiai for proprietors shall
discontinue the same:
Section 8. BE Il further ordained
that II any person. firm. association ol
corporation shall violate any Of the
provisions Of this ordinance shall bs
guilty Of a misdemeanor aud such Of
fender shall be punished hy fine OF
not more than one hundred dollars, ol
be imprisoned not more than thirty
DAYS. or both such fine ana lmprlson.
ment
Section {. BE Il ordained that Wher
reference is made 10 proprietors ol
employees il has reference only L
male proprietors and employees be.
tween the ages of Is and 63.
Section 5. That FOR cause shoWT
rnls ordinance take effect and be j
force from and after IL passage.
ApproycG this I0th day Of October
1915
II. T. SMITH. Mayor
J. II. LAWSHEE, Clerk
IL Or 1-l
Oxford eagle., 1918-10-17
NOTICE To CREDITORS.

No. 1912.
d. T. Mitchell. Administrator.
vs..
Charles 7. Chandler, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that all per
sons having claims against the estate
ri Charlie j.. Chandler. deceased, shall
probate and register any and all sucf
claims within one year from date oi
this notice. Any failure to so pro
bate and register such claims within
one year from date of this notice vii
bar all such claims.
ID. +. MITCHELL,
Administrator.
Oct. l7-24-30.
Oxford eagle., 1918-10-17
NOTCE

By authority vested in " by the
Government and the above order and
Ordinance. all employers Of men IN
above non-essential list are ordered 20
neport the names Of all male employees
between the ages of is and s. 10 the
Community Labor Board al lis special
meeting Wednesday. Oct p. IN Coun-
ty Courf House between the hou-s Of
II a. m and p. m with claims for
exemption.
(SignedD ". d. HEDLESTON. Chair
man.
". a. PORTER.
u. q. CARPENTER
Lafayette County Community Labor
Board
Oxford eagle., 1918-10-17
WHERE WOMEN Do The WORK

Miss Florence Wade. chairman Of
the Womsn's Liberty Loan Committee,
received a telegram from Mrs G. c.
Swearingen, chairman Of the Womens
Committee OF Mississippi. stating that
the new county of Humphreys
had been turned over 10 the women
entirely. and The quota was subscribed
he FIRST day. not a man working on H.
Oxford eagle., 1918-10-17
RO1Uland Drug Go. Oxford, Miss,

Germany Is bending. More
pressure and she VIII break,
says Secretary Lansing in a sta
tement today warning the ma
Oxford eagle., 1918-10-17

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilson have re-
ceived word from their son Lieut..
Abnsr T. Wilson who las been station
cd n Camp Perry, Ohio, that he has
been transferred TO Camp Shelby.
Miss, and Is in the hospital with in
fiuenza.
Oxford eagle., 1918-10-17

tion that the war is not over,
and that the fourth Liberty
loan must be a success at a time
when every dollar as well as
every man and every gun counts
more than ever before.
Oxford eagle., 1918-10-17

Ny wife faced NE across the table
tonight. / couldn't eat much. though
il was a good meal. hadn't told her
anything about what happened 10 me
today. But she seemed TO know about
It. This can't go on. she said. This
country has been good 10 YOU You
have made money and have 9ros-
pered. People know that Before the
war il was different. People did not
insist on everybody taking part IN
things. have been miserable for
months about this bond matter. You
are plenty able TO buy the amount OF
bonds that they want you to buy. You
had better do il the first thing .omor-
row. can't stand ths way things are
going any longer
wonder-well. l viii see If ! cant
find a way out Of this tomorrow. Ten
thousand dollars, And those fat mort
CAGES waiting for NE II can hold on
TO the money
Oct. 3. Something about man IN
the bible came into my head this
morning and has been running N my
mind all day. Il Is about SOMEBODY
named Ishmael, and every man
hand was against him" My wife told
me this morning that she vas soins
Oxford eagle., 1918-10-17
CONFESSIONS OH
BOND SLACKER|N
A GRAPHIC DIARY
SOUL OF A MAN WHO FAILED TO
DO HIS DUTY m LIBERTY
LOAN Is DAREp.
WHAT OTHERS MAY SUFFER
Wealthy shIrker Experisnss.
but Finally -
WHAT OTHERS MAY SUFFER

Mote: The following diary Of q
bond Stacker, written by C. M. Morri-
son, 10 remarkable human document.
Although little longer than the usual
newspaper article, every reader who
10 100 per cent American will be In
tsrested In every line Of IT.
Oxford eagle., 1918-10-17
IT'S A PEACH.

Come in and let me show you the
l15 Style Singer machine. It's n
peach, see il in show window at the
market on Southwest corner square.
Phone 81.
J. H. NORRIS,
Singer Agent.
0r+ I-sf
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
PNEUM(l Aims
MAI. A. ?. GARDNER
C0ngrc2aman Who Resigned Seat to
Join the Af4N1sscswar Was Dc
cIared Dies at{Camp Wheeler

MACON, Ga, Jan. 14.-Major Angus
tus Peabody Gardner Of the t2lst Csc
cond Georgia. infantry, died in the
base hospital at Camp Wheeler at 5:1a
@'clock tonight CT pneumonia. He had
been i'll only a few days and his condi
lion was not considered critical until
carly today Mrs Gardner arrived
from her home in Hamilton, Mass,
turing Sunday and spent most of the
time since her arrival at the beside of
her husband.
MIS-. Gardiner suffered a breakdown
at the base hospital this afternoon
when her husband failed longer to rec
ognizc her. Officers from division
headquarters assisted her to her hotel
There the news oil her husbands death
was broken to her shortly after he ex,
pred Mrs. Gardner is under the care
Of a physician
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
'IEU TONS HOLD
BIG PARL,E,Y
SUNDAY
EMPEROR AND BERLIN OFF,
CIAL MEETING.

! AMSTERDAM, Jan. 14.-Mc@t impol
tant differences wara held n D2rljn al
the week end, according to German
newspapers
/ They were in2ugurated by the ,1m
/ pcror's reception to Tue Crown Prince
Saturday when Ilindenburg and LudeH-
dorli also conferred with d number Of
I leading pac-onages Sunday
There were three important confer
encea between the higher army COM
inland and chancellor Won llertling al
ter which the emperor held audience
with the chancellor and iiindenburg.
II is reported that assistant foreign
secretary Won Rosenberg has been sum
moncd hastily to Berlin from Brcat
Litoysk
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
CATLLI.IAANX ARRESTED
()NLANSINC5'S WORD

PARIS, Jan 1.-THE arrest yester-
day CT former Premier Caillaux was
due principally to a cablegram from
Secretary Lansing al Washington, say
ing that in 1915 Caillaux had been in
communication with the Berlin For
eign office.
Will PUBLISH EVIDENCE
Secretary Lansing's cablegram sta
ted that an American representative
al Buenos Aires had been able to es-
tablish that CaillduX, during his Wis
it to Argentina, in 1915. had been in
communication with the Berlin foreign
Office through Count VonluXburg, then
German Minister to Argentina, with
he object Of concluding peace with
Germany at any price, so as 10 per
NIT the resumption Of business.
1t is understood that this evidence
will be published in America immedi.
ately.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
WOULD HOLD BY
SWORD AND
MIGHT
HERTLiNG IS PREPARING TO RE
SIGN PLACE

LONDON, In e. -~o@trcl Of the
des .inies q the German Empire, press
accounts in neutral countries agree
, is passing into the hands Of militia
rist5 CT leaders who want 20 hold
what has been gained BY might and the
cvc--].
Chancellr Won ileylling is again
reported i'll and preparing to resign
while the militarists also are demand
in6 the dismissal Of Foreign Secretary
FCa kuehlmann.
The socialist paper, Vcgwaert5, be
iieyes a military dictatorship is in the
making. No explanation has been YOU
chased by either Germans or BUS
SLAMS Of the temporary halt in the
peace negcia lions nor has it been an,
ncunced officially why the Peace Con
ference, If to be continued, viii be re
sumed at Warsaw.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15

James Lattimer Agee, Aged Thirteen,
Had GuFFERED SINCE
NOVEMBER

James Lattimer Agee sen of w J,
Ageo, died Fl a loc2l sanitorium las
,sht al stX c'clC1k from spinal trou
bic which developed paralysis. He had
been III since last November and had
been here for treatment.
Tho family resides in Ashburn. The
romans were prepared Tor burial here
I'd viii be shipped this efternoon to
Sickle, Ca, Ter the funeral and in.
torment Mother and father and sew
cral brothers and sisters survive.
They have the sympathy Of a hest OF
iricnGs
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
LOCAL. EXEMPT
BOARDCOES
AGROUND
Judge w. P. Fleming Fias Quit, Df.
Smith Out Of Tow, and the New
Appointee, Attorney Fakes,
IS Blocked

The Crisp county exemption beard
has gene en- the rocks The ticking
OUT time came when yesterday Judge
", F. Fleming wired tho adjutaa gen.
erals office III Atlanta that he had gene
as far as he intended to go with
things running as they are.
No special blame attaches to any one
so lar as this story goes. Or. Smith
is gu ol town for ten days. He left
yesterday. Mr.. Fakes had just Guali-
fed and the first work that had been
done in the matter Of CLASSIFYING was
done last Friday and Saturday nights
This was but just the beginning
There are mountains Of it piled up
Judge Fleming says, and tho law re-
CURED report on a quest pnaire
within four days after the registrant
had returned i. But the four days
have. ccmc and gene and the papers are
piled up with no board now to So.
where the registrant mus serve.
The gate is off the hinges, the buck
ct is in tho well, the fire is all cut and
Gid Tiee is dead
Seriously the government has been
too slow about raging for the herd
work Judge Fleming has been faith
Jul So has Sheriff John Ward, who
served as chairman IF The board unlil
he was shut in from work because Of
the shot in his arm fired by negro
while the officer was in the discharge
OF his duty. Dr. Smith has worked,
too. as much as q free horse ought to
be worked
Those who have charge Of the hand
ling Of vouchers and making remittan.
ces do not attend 70 their work at all
It may be a state delay or it may
be a delay somewhere higher up in the
war department. But it is there and
IL is a burning shame. Judge Fleming
has been forced to make remittance to
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
MILITARY DICT0RSElIP FOR GERMANY
B AC. K
FOR MEN UNDER
TWENTY

WASHINGTON, Jan14. At the re
o,est 81 The War DEPARTMENT today
~ ,nu,a cr,aa,,,o,,,, e ~ oon,to
~,
WIZ ''S C'iHA '''eo ny : ''''''0 4 O''-
for the registration lor military du-
ty all men who have become twenty
me since June 9Th, last, when the
Trait law became effective
Anotbo. hin chairman Cbamborlin
.,. n
- ''
i''-'istla1'; ! "otlu pio' -ce AoI luI-
gAin9 tAe Mon Army men Tor
harvesting crops, and other agricul-
lural duty.
Another bin Dut the GuC;2 Of the
to.,u - o,.o;,.,7, ,,,o,, :,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
Bible PRUBEEF1
PRAYER MEETING
esptist Services intended to Stir
Interest in Bible Study

The public is cordially invited to at
tend he Baptist prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening at seven o'clock
Subject fer discussion: The proba
ton period Ct the ola Testament, clos
ing with the flood. Central charac-
ter for discussion; Adam, with the
maiathoughts touching on obedience
and disobedience
BIBLE PROBLEM
The following Bible problem will
be demonstra ed: Upon being asked
by his Sunday schoCi superintendent
as to the number Of scholars present
II his class this morning, the teacher
replied ITO the number Of letters in
the name OF the mountain on which
the temple stood, add the number of
letters in the name OF the river ncar
" OF CHalded, multiply by lHe mum
Der CT times the Isracites marched
around Jcrico; subtract the number of
letters in the city in which Daniel
was when he was east into the lions
den; divide by the number Of letters
in the name Of the town which was
the scene Of Christs first miracle
SUB ract the number of letters in the
name Of the mountain on which Aaron
died and divide by the number of
Apostles presen, at the ascension
What is the answer? Work out this
for your self and come out and see if
you are correct.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
MEATLESS DAY
-
ENFORCEDBY
Law
BILL INTRODUCED TO REQUIRE
f} OBSERVANCE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Bills to
amend the food law to empower the
food administration to compel the OBJ
servance of wheatless and meatless
days were introduced today by Repre-
sentative Lever and Senator Pomer
enc for the administration.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
CARDNER'SDEATH
PUTSCAMPS
ON ROCK
CONGRESS WILL INVESTIGATE
CONDITIONS GENERALLY.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-As a di-
rect result of sentiment in the house
over the death from pneumonia of For
mer representative Gardner at Camp
Wheeler, Georgia Representative
Gard. of Ohio, today introduced reso-
luton to direct the military committee
to investigate camp conditions. camp
site selections and the sufficiency
clothing Hospital facilities and the
treatment of the sick will be investi-
gated under the resolution. Many OF
Major Gardeners friends are supporting
the movement
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15

Thu q -cE8 OF coat were IN
view OF ree2ing New Workers. during
their cold spell but they were on
in the frozen hudson river Mayer
Hylan had the rolico, il the mcan.in
50 lIon hcu@o 70 hoa-e 70 5ea cos!
which was sent in commandaercd wac
ons to the poor. The ulgcr photo
shows barges unable to cross ia2 icy
river. and the lower polioonca re
ceiving coal from a Broadway thaataT
which they loaded on a Communicated.
ice wagon.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
COURT UPHOLDS
POSTER EXCLUSION
FIRST TEST CASE ON ESPIONAGE
LAW

WASHINGTON, Jan 15.-The dis
trict supreme court today upheld the
right of the Postmaster General to eN-
clude from the mails the Milwaukee
Leader, under the terms of the espior-
age act in the first test case
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
IlEULl)NS SHELL.
YARMOUTH
F'R0lsI SEA
THREE PERSONS KILLED AND
TEN WERE INJURED.

LONDON, Jan. l5.-.Yarmouth was
oonbarded FROM the sea asl nsh. Il
is announced officially 4 Iout twent5
shells fell in the city. Trcco persons
were killed and ten injured
The report says the material damage
was not serious.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
ITALIANS DEAL
ROUGHLY WITH
TEUTONS
CONSIDERABLE ADVAN TAGE
GAINED IN NORTHERN FRONT.

ROME, Jan. 15.-By an attack in the
Monteosiline region on the northern
front, the Italians have gained consid
cradle advantages and inflicted very
heavy losses on the enemy, says the
war office
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
EMMA G0i ONION MUST
SERVE Her SENTENCE

AWSHlNGTON, Jan "A. The con
victim of Emma Goldman and Alex.
arder Berkman on charges of conspir,
acy against the draft law was sustain
ed by the supreme court.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
MINIS En- And
ST AFT ARE.
ARRESTED
ROUMANiAN ENJOYS AT PETRO
GRAD TAKEN BY BOLSHEVlNi

sea...'e 4tfseYssI sss a%s 3
LONDON, Jan. 15.-The Rumaniaa
minister and his entire staff at Petrc
grad have been arrested by the Bolsha
wiki, the Rumanian legation here an
nounces. rr
.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
LANSING WOULD SAY
NOTHING ABOUT CAl.LAUX

WASHINGTON, Jan. SecretarE
Lansing today refused to affairm or dc.
ny or comment upon what cause lea /
to the arrest of Caillaux, as told in 81
dispatch from Paris.
There seems to De no doubt hos
ever, that some such dispatch was con
tanned in the captured LuXburg cor
Tespondence.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15

FOR RENT: Two or three unfurnish
ed rooms, close in. Miss Luta Dixon
AIS Thirteenth Ave. 1-15-6t-pd
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15
Our
Optical
Department

Has been neglected during the
holiday rush, but we are glad
to announce that we are now in
position to take care of all pa
tients, and Mr. G. A. Crowell, our
siste. I'd Optrometrist, will be
glad to serve you at all times.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-01-15

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-12
US. MUNITIONS
HEADN0FNEEDED
Baker Disapproves Establish
ment--Sharp Questioning
Continued by Senators

Washington, Jan. t2.-Establishment
of a munitions director was disap-
proved today by Secretary Baker in
'testfying before the senate military
committee, who said the reorganixa-
tion of the war department is virtually
similar to the British munitions pur-
chasing system.
Secretary Baker came in for more
sharp cross examination today at the
hands Of the senate military commit
tee conducting the war inquiry.
At the outset the committee de-
manded to know what had been done
about 1900 Lewis machine guns held
in storage while cantonments and
camps needed them for practice.
TOO Much Delay"
Secretary Baker promised that they
Immediately would be distributed and
Senator Weeks observed that the dis
tribution had been delayed a month.
THAT is the essence of this whole
thing" said Senator Weeks. ,There
is delay, too mich delay"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-12
REMOVED CHANCE I
BREAK IN PARLEY
Russians Agreed to Central Powers Demands for Sake
Of Continuing Negotiations for Much Desired Peace

I2Referring the objection raised by ha
other neutral point requested by Russia might enable the
nations NJ Tozky said the boshevik
has been and independent its policy and
that there entente diplomacy would be able
oppose the conclusion of successfully neutral soil
than in Petrograd. kA
Moreover NJ Totzky continued the Russian delegation could
mi chancellor, Count Won Hertling.
II refer he said, "o the portion of Count Con Hering
(before the rechstag commttee which he
ferred in addition just intention Germanys
full achtseung) The Russian delegation cannot deny
and intend deny that it's country owing the policy Of
the until recently has been weakened The world
position of country not determined by its technical apparatus
alone also by it's inherent possbieas indeed Germanys
strength should be judged by her conditions
and means of supply.
"The the word peace
the head it's The great ympahes of the Russian
people for the peoples of the allies strengthen the desire to attain
the speedes based understanding the peoples
o from the quadrup alliance pretex for breaking
the negotiations technical the Russian deega
on the demand remain in in order not to
leaeve unu lzed possibility in the fight for peeace In
regarding the transfer of negotiations neutral
soil the Russian delegation proposes continuation of the negot
ations. ,g,r3
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-12
NOT TO LEAVE STONE
UNTURNED IN FIGHT

Amsterdam, Jan. 12.--Leon
T Trotzky. boishsvik foreign min
ister to the conference 4 6rest-
Ltovsk, yesterday said that in
order not to leave any possibility
in the fight for peace unutilized,
the Russian delegation accepted
the demand that the negotiations
be continued at Brest- -Litovsk.
The chairman of the Russian
delegation said that in full accord
with their former resolution. the
Russians desired to continue the
peace negotiations, quite apart
from the fact whether or not the
entente powers participated.
Trotzky said he had noted the
statement of the central powers
that the basis of q general peace
as formulated in their declaration
of Dec. 27, was null and void and
added:
I'VE adhere to the principles ot
democratic peace as proclaimed b.
u.s."
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-12
GEN. CHAS. G. MORTON'S
HEADQUARTERS BURNED
Soldiers at Camp Mcclellan
Shiver With Cold but Con-
tinue Routine Work.
Especial to The Nows)

Admission, Ala, Jan. 12.-With the
drill fields covered with more than
an inch of snow. soldiers under quar-
antine OF the blue and gray division al
Camp Mcclellan, went through the
usual Saturday morning routine. Drill
followed the usual inspection de-
spite the fact that the mercury went
to degrees above zero. The soldiers
of Camp Mcclellan slept comfortable
in their tents with good fires Friday
night. No suffering has been reported.
The private quarters of Maj-Gen.
Chas G.. Morton. commander of Camp
Mcclellan were destroyed by fire at 10
O'Clock this morning. The fire is be-
lieved to have originated from de-
fective hue. Frozen hydrants pre-
vented attendants from extinguishing
the blaze. Much of the furnishings
were lost, but all of Gen. Morton's Of
fetal papers and records were saved.