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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1918
Page
2
The Oxford Eagle and Lafayette County Press merged on August 24 1913 becoming the official organ for Oxford Mississippi. Editor publisher G W W Price lists advertising rates and obituary charges of one cent per word with payment required in advance.
A 1918 Mississippi law approved March 27 allows soldiers and sailors in service to vote after May 1. Votes are cast by writing a declaration on a blank sheet and sent to the circuit clerk for counting after the primary. The law secrecy is strict with penalties for disclosure, and officials urge wide publicity to inform service members. Farmers urged to avoid cotton and rely on home storage, with advice against the supply merchant and to address boll weevil and mesquite pests.
Liberty Day drew strong support in Lafayette County with bond sales exceeding quotas aided by prominent neighbors. The event drew criticism over outside political influences and the ethics of using the loan campaign to attack Senator Vardaman. Mississippi voters will decide in primaries, weighing patriotism, policy, and local leadership.
Mississippi and Lafayette County set quotas for a May 20 to May 27 drive to raise funds for the war effort. The United States target is 100 million dollars, Mississippi 350 thousand, Lafayette County 2 thousand 975. Citizens urged to donate generously before May 27 to J. E. Avent in Oxford with multiple committees listed.
Citizens fund and organize distribution of Lucky Strike cigarettes to American soldiers in France. Authorities and medical staff support keeping the trenches supplied as doctors and officers join the effort. The campaign highlights toasted tobacco and Burley blends as practical, satisfying aids for soldiers in billets.
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