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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-13

are taking medical, technical, scien-
tifc or other courses important to
the prosecution of the war.
Competent officers and non-com-
missioned officers will be assigned to
the various institutions t ocarry on
the work of military instruction
Every enlisted student must register
with his local board after he has
reached the draft age. Upon stat
ing in his qu~estionnaaire that he is in
the S. A. T. c., and, therefore, al
ready in the military service of the
United States, he will be placed auto
matically by the local draft board in
Class SD. The draft board will not
call him into service as long as he re-
mains a member of the S. A. T. C.
However when he does reach the
draft age the president ofthe college
and the commanding officer of the S.
A. T. C. will report to the committee
of education and special training of
the War Department the form of SER
vice for which the drafted student is
best qualified. He may be called into
the service as a private just as he
would be if he were not in the S. A..
T. c., but will be likely be sent to an
offers training camp or allowed to
continue in the colleg euntil he has
finished his education. If congress
should lower the draft age men of the
new ages not already enlisted in col
lege training units, will be able to
entr the military service only as pri-
Yates and through the local draft
board. 1t is, therefore, highly i'm
portant for as many young men as
possible to attend college and enlist
or enrol in the S. A. T. C.
College education at the present
crisis has become not only apersonal
privilege, but a patriotic duty. If
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-08-13

the war closes before a member of the
S. A. T. C. reaches the draft age no
one can accuse him of being a Stacker
because he will have the status of Al
United States soldier. Never in the
history of our country has there been
such a demand for college trained
minds, trained muscles, and foremost
of all, for men trained in instant, i'm
plicit and cheerful obedience to law
full constituted authority.
For the solution of the many prob
lens that will arise during the re
construction period following peaci
the demand for college trained me1
will be even more urgent. Wd
therefore, call upon all members q
the State Council of National Dd
Tense and upon all other organize
tons in the State to carry out the rd
quest of the War Department and fl
our colleges with young men who wi
render the most important service
their country within the college wal
In this appeal it i snot the interes
eff oht colleges, but the Nation tn
are at stake.
W. S. CURRELL,
State Director for the Campai|
of Student EnlistmeI
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ANTREVILLE AND RAY
SEND CONTRIBUTIONS TO AR {

We want to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of $500 from the Antreville
Chapter, $4,000 from the Ray Dis
trict and $1,000. from Antreville
This is the second sum sent as re.
Gently by Antreville. 1t is fine. KeeI
the good work up.
J. S. Morse, Chairman.
Abbeville Chapter A. R. C..
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the members of the city council and
of the committees of that institution
are trustees of the public, and it is
their duty to protect and preserve
public property and they have no
right to squander it.
The members of the city council
and the members of its committees
have a perfect right as individuals
to go down into their pockets and
give anybody they desire a present,
but they have no right, under the
thin guise Of taxes, to put their
hands into the pocket of the editor
of this paper and of other citizens
and take their money and give it to
Anderson. Although he had made
a personal canvass of this town to
save his head, appealing to church
affiliations and to fraternal orders
in a manner which seemed to right
thinking men as utterly unworthy
of a self-respecting man, the people
of this city told Anderson in no un-
certain terms that they were tired
of him. He took his pay and should
have been satisfied with it.
We do not say that the men who
gave to Andersen the city's proper
ty were dishonest, we do not be-
lieve that they are. We prefer to
believe that they were ignorant, but
with all that when a man is right
he is "as bold as a lion" we are
told, and it is passing strange that
somebody does not remember just
who it was that gave away city
property.
For Anderson we must say that he
took property away from this city
which was not his, and which he
knew as any honest man should have
known vas not his, and which was
not the property of anybody to give
away. He pretended to be a mar
with enough sense to run a one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollar bust
ness, and we take it, that he knew
when property was not his, and when
it belonged to somebody else.
1t is up to the city council to re-
cover this property. Anderson has
no right to keep it, and it should
be recovered if it costs twice the
amount involved. If the instru-
ment cannot be recovered the men
who authorized Anderson to carry it
away. from here should as honest
men pay for it. Having made An
derson a present they should 60
down into their own pockets and
pay the bill and not take it out of
the public treasury. If they refuse
to do so then the city of Abbeville
should commence an action against
them for the conversion of property
and we guarantee that there is not
a court Of justice in the land which
will not make them foot the. bill.
W. have told the people before
that there is nothing to expect from
Notwithstanding councilmen. The
time has come to abolish salaries
for councilmen and mayor, and per-
haps then we may be able to get
men with enough judgment and
sense not to give away the
hard earned money Of the people
extorted from them in the shape of
taxes.
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ORR's REUNION.

The reunion of Orr's regiment
will be held on the 18th and 18th of
thsi month at Honea Path. The peo-
pie of Abbeville are interested in
Orr's Regiment and no doubt many
will attend. Mrs. D. A. Rogers will
attend and will have a place on the
program.
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HE v US STILL.

DR.. James H. Austin was in town
for a short while this week seeing
his old friends. He likes the people
of Bennettsville and says the country
down there is full of pretty girls,
but he just has to come to Able
Vile now and then. Everybody is
glad to see him.
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MORE. TWO DOLLAR WORK.
TOE SALE

p-operty has again been given away.
Sometime ago, we do not know
when, the city council, or the water
and light committee, we are not in
formed which, decided that the city
needed a transit, or surveying in
strument for the purpose Of laying
sewerage and other pipes, grading
streets, and perhaps doing work
about the power house.
The authorities duly took the
money of the taxpayers of this city
and purchased the instrument. We
have no doubt that it was absolutely
necessary that the city have this in
strument as without it the superin-
tendent of the streets would be at
4 great disadvantage. In fact it
Is impossible for him to lay sewer
age lines properly without the in
strument. He needs the instru-
ment frequently. - -
. A few days ago the superinten-
dent again needed the instrument,
bit a still search for it at the coun-
cal Offices, the water and light plant,
the office of the water and light
plsnt, and other places where is
might be, failed to locate it. 1t fin
ally leaked out that E. M. Ander-
son, formerly the superintendent Of
the plant here, packed it up and
carried it away with him. And it
then was stated that certain city Of
fcials gave it to Anderson as a pres
ent when he was leaving.
just who gave it to him has not
yet developed. One member of the
water and light plant, when asked
about the matter, as we are inform
ed, did the Peoples stunt as describ-
ed by Pollock, he swallowed and he
didn't swallow, he. turned red and
then turned pale, his Adams apple
jumped up and then jumped down
and then stood still, and finally he
could not remember anything about
the matter. Another councilman
stated hat he had a "faint recollec-
tion" about the matter but was not
able to give any satisfactory infor-
nation.
We are not informed who is re-
sponsible for this misappropriation
Of property, because such it is. We
have warned the present city coun-
Gil before against appropriating
money for political campaigns and
to hire men to abuse taxpayers who
are forced to foot the bills. 1t is
the plain duty of the present coun-
ell to ferrit out the true state of
facts with regard to this matter and
give it to the public. A matter of
a hundred or two dollars, perhaps
less, may be involved, we do not
know But we do know that no
man, not even the whole council,
has any right to give away a single
dollar of the city's money to any in
diyidual for a present or for a keep
sake or for what-not. They have no
more right to give away a transit
belonging to this city than they have
to give away the city hall or the
water works plant or to'write a check
for a present. "
The money which buys the city
property is the money of the tax
payers of the city of Abbeville, and
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~USTRA

The illustrated lecture at the Pres
byterian Church Wednesday night
by the pastor, will be on PALESTINE"
Ibis is one of the most interesting
lectures yet given.
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COLD SPRING PICNIC.

The annual Cold Spring picnic
will be held on Thursday, Aug. 18th.
Several speakers will be present.
The public is cordially invited to
come and bring we'll filled baskets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18

Violet Rebekah Lodge No. Sc.
Odd Fellows. at It's meeting last night
planned for q peach and ice cream
social to be held at the rooms OF the
lodge In Odd Fellows hall at the last
meeting next month. The entertain
msnt committee will have charge Of
the arrangements.
-Four candidates were initiated
and I'VE applications for membership
were received by Perth Amboy Camp.
No. IS. Woodmen of the World. at tts
meeting last night at W. o. W. hall.
The second degree % the order
was conferred on three candidates by
Middlesex Council. Ne. es. Jr. o. u.
A. NJ. at It's meeting last night Two
applications for membership were
received and arrangements were
made for comforting the second de-
gree at the next meeting.
One candidate was Initiated by
Court Amboy No. IS. Foresters OF
America. last night At its meeting.
No committee was named at this
time TO work In conjunction with
Court Standard No. III for the men,
bership drive.
-valhalla Lodge No. avs. Odd
Fellows. VIII meet tonight at Odd
Fellows hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18
CITY CLOSED To
MEN FROM CAMP
Camp Raritan Soldiers Not Al
lowed to Visit Here-Maj. BUST
Refuses to Divulge Reason.

1t has been learned definitely that
orders have been issued to the SOL
diers at Camp Raritan. refusing them
permission to visit this city.
So much was admitted today by one
of the officials at the Camp in Bon
hamtown, but when efforts were made
to gain more information on the sub
Jest Major Buist informed the NEWS
that be could give no information out
over the phone. but X visited at the
camp would explain the order.
As the information from Major
Buist was received Just before going
to press. IL was impossible for a repre-
sentative to visit the camp. but from
rumors about the city 1t seems that
soldiers nave been coming from the
camp here each night and obtaining
liquor. and going back to the camp
with . lot of liquor In them and max
ing trouble.
1t is understood thai the dealers in
the wet stun In this city were blamed
because OF the fact that the boys were
getting liquor. when In reality II seems
they have been obtaining the refresh
ments from private houses whore they
were entertained.
It was stated at NJ of the cafes
of the city today. that IL a soldier
wished to come here. he must ffrst
obtain a pass at the camp 30 that q
record nay be kept Of just who IL
leaving the camp each night
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18
State Board DismisseS Appeal
Of Roosevelt Tax Assessor
pr spectal oorrespordest.

TRENTON, July 18;-The State
Board of Taxes and Assessment to-
day fled a memorandum dtsmissing
the appeal made by Assessor John HI.
NeviH of the borough of Roosevelt In
Middlesex county. from the action OF
the County Board Of Taxation, in re-
ducinR his assessment levied for 1917
on property of the United States Met
ais Refining Company, situated In
Roosevelt.
Nevill levied an assessment against
the personal property of the company.
consisting Of large quantities OF cop
per r the sum of $~1.180,000, which
was an Increase OF $e75.00 over the
assessment for the preceding year.
The County Board of Taxation re-
duoed the figures to $780,000, a de-
crease Of $400, 900, which action New
Ill appealed.
The refining company contended
that at the time Of the assessment 1t
denied 1t owned the metal which was
valued for taxation purposes. and in
sisted also that the property In oues-
ton could not he assessed against II
on the ground that 1t was practically
in course of interstate transportation.
stopping only at the company's plant
to be refined
The board says 1t has no doubt that
the property was not owned by the
on the date of the assess
ment. and therefore was not liable to
taxation, and that in reducing the
assessment, to the extent to what 1t
found TO be the value of the property,
the county board Of taxation did not
err.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18
BeIglans Planning For The
Rehabilitation Of Their Land

PARIS, July 1e:-In the south
western corner of Belgium, where its
little army Is ~valiantly holding It's
strip Of land against the Hun hordes,
Belgian soldiers and refugees are lay
ing the ground for the re-occupancy
of their lands.
Entire villages have been planned
and laid out with the help of the Red
Cross, and schools for the young who
are to rebuild the nation are In every
hamlet.
The lsteet and most striking ac-
complisbment of these Belgfans Is the
establishment OF q university right al
the front for the benefit of the SOL
diers.
The university has oil modern ap-
pliances; chairs, heat, electric light.
At present purse n being given
In rhetoric. poetry. modern languages
and courves for candidates for the de-
grees in philosophy and literature.
Engineering courses will soon be
added.
It took weeks of search before
competent professors could be 90
cured. Many Of them held response
BILE positions in the army and could
not be relieved from duty.
A soldier who is eligible for a
course and anxious to follow II Is de-
tached aud sent to live at a unit main
tanned near the university. He stays
there TIL his course Is completed and
then returns to the front. AZ present
there are more than 200 students tax
ing advantage OF the courses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18
ASK MORE FARE
FOR FAST LINE
Service Railway Company
Wants 2h Gents a Mile-Hear-
ing to Be Held July "a.
ep sp@csal correspomasnf.

TRENTON. July 1s:-Wednesday
July "a, at the Utilities Once In
Newark, Is the time and place set to-
day by the Board OF Public Utility
Commissioners for the hearing on
the application of the Public Service
Railroad Company for a new sohed-
ule of rates providing for a price OF
two and one-half cents a mile. with
ten cents as the minimum fare, ex-
cepting from Chrome Junction to
Chrome, where the fare Is to be hve
cents each way. No reduction 10 to
be made on round trip tickets. This
proposed new schedule IL to relate
only to transportation between the
following points: Bayway, Elizabeth
and Bonhamtown, in Middlesex coun-
ty: Bayway. Elizabeth and Sewaren.
also Midtown Junction. Middlesex
county, and Trenton.
This case Is in no way directly con-
|nected with the decision of the utility
board last week allowing the Public
Service Railway Company to charge
O. cent for each initial transfer. The
proposed rate Is to be effective only
between the foregoing named COM
Imunities and not within he cities
The railroad company. which Is SIX
ing for the new schedule, Is q sub
sidiary Of the Public Service Corpor-
alton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18
Cases at Police Court

Joseph Smith Of Syracuse was
added yesterday to the rolls OF the
alleged slaekers held al police head
quarters until they an be tnducted
into the National Army. He was ar
rested BY Patrolman Underhtil. An
thony Verenich G. Jersey City wac az
rested on a similar charge BY Pauol
man Morgan.
James Horth Of 90 Stamford street
was arrested last night by Pa2rOiman
Buchan for being drunk and dtsor-
DERBY. John koveski OF Set Stockton
street attempted 10 interiors where
upon he was himself a9rested and this
morning the former was nned
twenty dollars BY Recorder Pickers-
gsn and the latter paid thirty dollars
into the city treasury.
ID. Asarin Of 22t New Brunswtck
avenue arrested ~ pmtrolman Nor.
gan. CHARGED with Violations 81 The
auto laws IVES fined tWeptT dollars ~
the roconaex te&ar
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18
Bet Won By kmbOy

A check for SIS has been turned
over to the Perth Amboy Chapter oi
the American Red Cross by Albert
Leon. chairman of the second war
FUND drive OF the Rcd Cross IN th;r
city, the result OF a wager between Mr.,
Leon and r. w. Johnson. of New
Brunswick. Al to which chapter would
obtain the most money during the
campaign.
Mr.. Johnson was chairman OF tie
committee In charge OF the drive In
the county seat and when n drive
was at its height. wagered Mr.. Leon
that his chapter would beat Perth
Amboy's by $1,000.
New Brunswick's allotment was
SIS. 900 and Perth Amboy's $4,000
When everything was v and the
fnal count taken. New Brunswick had
raised $4,000 while this city raised
ss3.o o0.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18
6%oc1etp7|
Girls Patriotic
League Is Ready
For Reception

Preparations are being made for
the entertainment of the Girls Patri-
otto League tomorrow night in the
auditorium of the public library in
Jefferson street. The entertainment
will be open to the girls of h city
over sixteen years of age. A recep-
ton committee headed by Miss La
Verne de Hamm will receive, starting
at 8 o'clock. assisted by Miss Irene
Warter, Ruth Cheshire and Jessie
PhillippL. Games and dances and
other features have been arranged
under the direction OF Miss Alberta
Williams and her assistants. the
Misses Sally MichaelS. Doris Willsey,
Lena Goldman and Ruth Block. The
"eats" have been contributed by the
mother and advisory club, the Wom-
ans Club. They will be well taken
care of under the direction of the
Misses Elizabeth Dolan, Katherine
Henry and Dagmar Skov.
All hands on deck and don't for
get to put your name OF a slip of
paper and pin it on your right
shoulder.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18
EAGLES TO OPEN
TOMORROW H. NJ.
Two Day Convention Sessions
Start in Morning and Continue
ALI Day. Big Parade Last Day

The second annual convention OF
the New Jersey State Aerie of Eagles
will open its two days session IN this
city tomorrow morning at Eagles
hall In Smith street. The convention
Twill be called to order at 10 O'Clock
by Worthy State President James J.
Desmond Of Elizabeth.
Mayor John f. TenBroeck, q mem
Der of Perth Amboy Aerfe, No. 1886,
Fraternal Order of Eagles Of this city
will make the address of welcome In
behalf Of the city. Following the ad-
dress of Mayor TenBroeck the state
organization will so into session and
a report OF the credentials committee
that Is to meet in session tonight at
Eagle hall will be given.
There will be two business sessions
tomorrow at which several matters
of Importance to the state organiza-
ton will be taken up. The election of
officers will be held Saturday morn
ing. State President Desmond, who
Is to retire at this time, will be S1c-
ceeded by William Williams. Jr., OF
Treton. the present state worthy vice
president.
Past Worthy President Thomas Ln-
cas-. of Perth Amboy Aerie. who at
present Is state inside guard IL in the
field for state chaplain. He hal been
making a thorough canvass Of the
strte aeries and xpecsJ 20 land the
Office. It is expected that about one
hundred del 5gates will be nse4 for the
Convention fiori all pas OF the state
To- & rrow. with manw np-s members
he's OF Sa'uflh9 TO ttsa part in the
~ :Bde In tEs Ltefnd;' The parade
will start at 1850 o'clock from city hall
park.
There are twenty-nine aeries in the
state and each II is expected Will be
represented in the parade by q large
delegation of members. Word was re-
ceived from a number OF the aeTtes
saying that they will be here In bis
numbers, accompanied nv Bands. Sew
eral prizes viii be ava:lDd III the pa
rade.
The block dance N Fl 15br' street
Saturday night for the benefit of the
Jewish war sufferers fund. will also
be a feature of the convention A
band will be stationed in the street &c
give a concert and to provide the mu-
sic for the dancing. The headquar-
tiers of the state aerie will be at the
New Packer House. while the con-
vention Is being held.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18
Yacht Club Men at Stag

The members OF the Raritan Yacht
Club who gathered at the clubhouse
last night were treated TO q real.
genuine novelty when Maurice, a
magician of New York City. mysti-
fled the gathering with his bagful OF
tricks His work was certainly most
excellent and his running fire OF pat
ter kept the audience in good humor
throughout his exhibition.
Harry Lafferty, of Newark. told
stories, sang and ave banjo selec-
TOMS, completing his program with
an excellent demonstration OF banjo
Juggling.
Blaine Pritchard. oficial pianist of
the club. who has been III at the City
Hospital for several weeks. was again
present and presided at the piano.
The entertainment committee of
the club had charge OF the program
which was arranged by X. w. Nc
.Comas. chairman of h committee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18
rhs Parsons Reproos.

Ordinarily I should hesitate to
criticize one Of my hoek," said Par.
son Brown from the pulpit. as be
giared reprovingiy at the 40oround
member in the front pew, who had
suddenly wakened from his little nap
with a snort. but. In the language
OF the father 10 the beautiful parable
Of the prodieal son. ! feel like saying,
Bring hither tie fnttec calf and kin
It's
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18
PrssbytaTIans Elect Elders

Al the special congregational
meeting held last night In h chapel
Of the Presbyterian Church the cleo
ton of elders took place.
Those elected were Edwin G. Moke,
c. Douglas Fraser. Adrian Lyon and
Samuel e. Shuu. A committee was
next appointed consisting of nine
members for the consideration OF
candidates for the church Passionate.
They are: Edgar Kleinhans. Mrs
Dorsey.zMrsl Clarence NJ. Lid
die. Geo. ". Sharp, Jr.. L. r. Hughes
Glenworth sturgis, Daniel w. Boehm
and Edwin Q. Moke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18
CaIedOnian Club
Auxiliary Holds
Closing Session

The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Gale
DOMAIN club held the closing meeting
of the season last night in the club
rooms in odd Fellows hall. Follow
ing the meeting a social was held'
About one hundred guests were pres
ent. An apron was awarded TO MIS-
Elizabeth Alchin. Music was furnlsh
ed By Professor Conklin's orchestra.
M chairman OF the committee was
Mrs Alexander Dickson and the
other members were Mrs. Henry
Dickson, Mrs. Russell Anderson, Mrs.
Annie johnson, Mrs. James Gilfllen,
Mrs. Hugh Dunlop and Mrs. William
Woods. ~.
The opening meeting of the 1913
1919 season will be on the first Wed
nesday in September.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-18
British improve Positions
Taking Prisoners and Guns

LONDON, July 1S:-British troops
continued to improve their positions
in various sectors of the Picardy
front. Field Marshal Haig reported
today.
Australian troops in a local enter
prise in the neighborhood OF Villers-
Bretonneaux, succeeded n advancing
our lines on a front of more than a
mile last night. taking two Held Guns
and some prisoners and machine
guns. Our positions were also slightly
improved during the night, east or
Hebuterne. A hostile raid was re-
pulsed south Of Bucquor. Hostile ar
tillery was active during the night
north of Bailleul.