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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-09-14
4 GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
LADIES AND YOUNG MEN.

The demHd for telegraph oucrators
VS. never So great as at ttc present
time. The largest telegraph school in
America equipped with over hun
drcd sets Of instruments, miniature
train service, Il train wire Of a main
.nc railroad, all telegraph and freight
blanks and boks of record: tickets. and
~ fact everything Just rs complete .as
FOUND i'll tie best equipped railroad,
'if;ces, the best practical teachers -
be obtained, Thorough -Aexperieuca+.
commercial and railway telegraphv. st3-
Ion ard freight work-the TYLER Com
mcrcial College of TYLER, Tcias. is un-
able 70 supply the demands of the rail
roads, Western Union and Postal teje-
graph companies for operators. Read
the following letters just received from
our leading raiiroadsI TYLER Commer.
clal college, Gentlemen: Further ref
rrencc t. fcur conversation of rocont
date concerning shortage Of competopt
tclcgraphcrs, on account Of 50 manv en-.
tcrlnG the Government Signal Corus
service. Us it is likely that more win
ioia the colprS through the scicctive
Iraft, and we cannot hope to fiji va
c2ncl"S with any degree of certainty
with men over IS years of age, the
st. Louis Southwestern Railway Lines
VII, as vacancies occur, use competent
ladY ana Young men telcgraphcrs and
II would seem to me an 0pportune
'lme i"1 'Wig men and young ladies
10 take u1 the study Of tcicgraphv and
STATION counts. The wages and oppor-
tunltN Tor advancement are very good.
and with the well equipped school Won
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-09-14

Resolution OF the Board l.
ers OF the Crsya..
OF Date Scr+en-r,, t... ....
lng Taxes m sar r......
No. 5.
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or COMNf~~isE..- 49,.
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tri.t that ... ,.
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distinct \. . ........
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March 1919 ...
paf of ,l, ....
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hc..lv levied ... ......
cof.rrtct r.r .r. $780,. 49,.
MILLS. .-m. .., .. .....
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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-09-14

Every mall bfTIis to the reunion
committee humid i of requests for
reservations OF sgJns at the hotels
boarding housesi I'd private homes
Applications fo--lcertihcates upop
"nloh uekets exxuI purchased keeps
two stenographe busy attending to
them. The head Il departments and
divisions reportsJ Increasing interes;
in the Tulsa reuIF ! all over the south
ana southwest. rIThe demand for
rooms is not co; ned to one section
II Is widespread Tulsa expects
large attendance and is making prep
arations Accordingly.
II q "a EEAr1I aE No
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-09-14
CIT RID or SCOT.

One oac.taadrrdth 5nch Of SCOT has
rle same power .of resisting heat that
ton inches oi iiDt mas.
Doa'' waste coal 70 heat useless SCOT
Save the tIet for warships and war
industries
Clean furnaces stoves AID chimrevs
now s. Summers
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-09-14
TULSA REON|ON II.
OLD CT )NFEDERATES
COMMIT
NTERTA
EST REL

CSI MT IN
DATES ARE.1E
Committee BfI
Work and - r
to Def(>z>Sl
Tulsa. Okla, y.
federate yetery "a,
ate Veterans, + -
tolerated Men///e
their annual |
Tulsa, the frs q,
selected Oil; e
which to NEE L
union are Sc q, q. ,
Railway rates SIN
each way from IN
have been graz ="
al McAdoo of ;;
tration. Ticke }.
sale about Sc J
return passage g
These rates
bers of the ass !
and to membe s
Tickets are to T
signed certifca
and camp conn.,
The certificates
reunion commi---I
authorities at
committee sent On
of the various !
"a lions throug3SA
used in securio rlr
all entitled to 1rW-
be purchased xrJC
is shown to tn b
n
therefore, impoRTl
tend coming to "a
vide themselve
necessary certi Z
commanders II
The Tulsa res &c
one of the mo. ie
the old Confed--a
lies and FRIEND Z
a fund of 500,
by the people -
the reunion. -
man of the &c d
Nathan Bedforo~ b
secretary. The I
posed of a nurXfi
enterprising citS !
taking much int I.
The usual nn =
arrangements III; !
from 5000 to > =
veterans who soi
guests of Pm
Owing to do q
armyr%ds ly
tentage for Mpe5p
probably a bekane.
tents has been 'hK.
authorities OF ID
of the reunion COZ i
the public schoI
for the entire YR
and the old soldW
school houses.
of brick, one stoI
provided with amp.
water and electric Ii
and double mat ress
chased by the r@unit
other necessary bee
large tent will be us
1t will be located '
the convention hall
business sessions OF
to be heidi e. IA.
who has sT fully
Confeder9 Mon
ga ged by u Onion
the honor4 the
is now in 1-sr5a Maitt
TO come. He/ vii,
three meals I ay f
The conY N h
business s. J Of
be held Is new y
seats more than (,
ventilated and 4 II
be interrupted BIB
traffic. The hal 4
fire pipe organ, Il
the southwest. !
Ample arransRb
made to accomn III
itors, in hotels. <li
private homes. b
good hotels an, 4
Restaurant facil p
any city affords.MH
Tulsa is situsp 4,
belt of Oklahomif '4n
section of count
are entirely diff b
reunion I city, .EPTl
a cordial = CRO1
visitor, and 4
gies to wcLocate1
Oue JIe tODl6sr. a
have ever enjoyN1
the watchword h
and southwest. |
- y
Every mall aT1lf
committee hund /
reservations OF nj
boarding houses N
Applications 10 =-lc
which tickets II
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-09-14
A Wcnan'5 Keaty Recommendation.

Won slJ ovy-work cauSc kidney
trouble, and women suffer equally VIII
me-. Mss sara Weston, : Belyilere.
III, writes : could not stooD AMI wlo1
down I lad to crawl up br d chair. !
vas 50 lana ] suffered agony. Now !
feel ike q new person. stronger ana
better in ever way heartily recon
mend Foley Kidney ills. " - Sold
ErcrTWAtre-AdY.
> --- w SIS ---- -
Coal-~the driving 10rce Of the wa
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-09-14
Ont This I Z. is Worth Money

Don T MIssxrc1s. Cut out this slip
eqclose with MO Foley 4 Co., 1885
Sheffield Ave, 1CBicago H., writing
YOUR name and ddress clearly. You
VIII receive in return trial package
containing Foievs Honey and Tar Com
bound, for coughs, colds and Group,
Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic
Tablets.--Sold Eferywhere-Adv.
--ws.s.-----~-
Il occurs TO US that a LOT of Tore
sighted old settlers seem TO be more
interested in koY to punish germany
after the war than they are in the
Present task Of Winning It. /
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-09-14

Show your goods in the windows and
Advertise them IN the PrOsl.ss,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-09-14

Coal--tAe driving Iqrce Of the wa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-16

At the battle of Fredericksburg the
Confederates achieved comparative
ly easy victory as they fought from
behind the 'stonewall at the foot Of
the Marye hill. At the battle of Cham
cellorsville that followed few months
after the conditions were reversed as
In that battle the ConfeIarates at
tackled the Federal army strongly en-
uenched behind breastworks. 1t was
lat Charlottesville that Jackson made
his famous flank movement that has
been the wonder and study of mill
|tary men both in this country and in
Europe.
Al Fredericksburg the Confederates
had ample notice that a great battle
was impending, as the Federals had
placed in position on the Stafford
heights many guns with which 10
lombard the town. A hundred ana
seventy-five OF these grim monsters
were in position waiting for the sig
nal to beich forth their deadly mes
Isengcrs of shot and she'll AT an carly
hour on the morning Of December 18th
the signal was given and for hours
la deluge OF shot and shell was poured
upon the streets and houses OF the
town. Many private residences were
burned with their contents, among
them the residence in which the post
office was located and the house in
which was the Bank of Virginia
| On the morning of Friday. Dec. 2.
| the Union army was in line OF battle
! prepared to advance. Sixty thousand
men with n hundred pieces OF artillery
were on the south bank of the river
and near, the mouth of Deep Run.
mile below the town, there were as
many more. The Confederate army
was confronting them in a line extend
ling from Fall Hill to Hamiiton's Cross
! ing, a distance of between six and
seven miles.
On the morning of Saturday, De-
cenber 18th, under cover of a dense
fog. the Union army advanced Line
after line OF battle advanced on the
Confederate position behind the stone
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-16

But IL all these were closed. the
authorities could not consistently stop
there. The hotel iobbies. where citi-
gems and guests congregate In large
mum hers the stores where hundreds
OF employees and customers crowd
tht limited spaces: the street cars on
which almost everybody rides at least
twice day while engaged in any
useful occupation---all these must be
closed, too. If the lid is to be ciamped
down with any clear degree of even
theoretical helpfulness
Ttmid parents. who are not willing
to risk the skilled and faithful super
vision OF the school authorities, NAV
keep their children at home. DUH
people who are also over~~autjo,,s
about infectious diseases. may keen
away from places of recreation
Those who fear the fiu-derpon more
than they love God are at liberty to
stay away from the churches. Those
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-16
wuAr VIRGINIA EXPECTS OF THE SIXTH DISTRICT

trust men who appeal to the shaser
emotions and to the class prejudices
on which certain politicians have
sought. and continue to seek. public
office. Sanity and eoeer common
sense are needed al this critical hour
In every seat In congress
The extraor binary situation with
respect to national prohibition and
the eli-essablished prohibition views
of a vast majority of the voters of the
sixth district are the foundations for
the third requirement No man can
truly represent that magnificent con-
sfttuency IL he is in any sense a friend
of the measureIessiy iniQuitous liquor
business Beyond This Ia an even
more I'm portant consideration of the
national welfare. The dry amend
meut Is certain to be ratified before
the first regular session Of the next
congress. That body win face the
duty of framing legislation to put
into effect the will OF the people. 1t
is necessary. for the good of the
nation, that every possible soundy
dry vote be mustered. 30 that the
legislation on this vital subject may
not be haif-hearted or loosely framed.
The Virginia delegation in congress
has been solidly dry during the time
when the most important liquor legis-
lation TN history has been under dis
cttasion 1t Is important. for the sake
OF Virginia's good name, that the
delegation be not split on this subject
by the election OF q man from the
Sixth district who is even doubtful In
his loyalty to prohibition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-16

The annual report of the comrnfs-
sfoner of internal revenue for the
fsscal wear ended June so. 1918, might
\. ir,ernreted as the death warrant
Of the liquor revenue system tn the
United States. Not so much because
~. .rg,..s .hs.sys a tTemsI e}osis zFsuz1aS
i, production OF both fermented and
dfstilIed LIQUORS tthis could be e1-
nlsined by liquor champions that IL
had been caused by restrictions i'm
rosed an war necessities). but be-
csuse il is made plain that this gov
arument no longer depends upon
liauor for its chief source OF revenue.
In this report. Commissioner Roper
that the fiscal year 1919
marks the beginning of q new era OF
fntssnal revenue taxation. THIS Is
explained Mter on by figures showing
that 7s.A4 per cont Of the total In
terpai revenue receipts In 1913 came
from sources subject to taxation
under The income tax laws
In ss1<, 1891 per cent Of the total
hntsrnal revenue collections caIne
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-16
Peoples Forum
HELP THE STARVING. -

Editor Richmond Viginian:
Help tbs starving millions OF Arme-
mia and syria
We who are about to die salute
you, and cry comes to us across
the seas, Come over and help us
Men. women and little children of
Armenia and Syria will starye II we
Americans do not hasten to their aid
with our gifts OF money 10 buy bread
for them. -
We in our sheltered homes do not
realize the bitter and cruel parsecti-
tons that these Christians have been
called upon to endure for the sake
OF Jesus Christ. and they gave their
lives bravely.
The power OF God has kept a rem.
nant OF these noble ones alive in
spite of the hatred and brutal treat
ment of their enemies. The 100000
orphans, without father or mother.
cry TO us with oltstretched arms for
bread. Hear their hungry rryl
Christ's birthday viii soon be here
Let lis give our King ii royal birthday
present. Let us deny ourselves and
sacrifice some of our desires and
pleasures for The King so His great
heart will be touched by the gift OF
His children Let TIA, as a nation.
form ourselves into "the Christ Child
'S'C'Nis anu AiNf our l<STd n Christ
mas gift worthy of His name and His
cause
Every one who gives to the hungry.
the poor. the destitute and sufrerlnrs
humanity, becomes a member. The
Head OF the Society is our Lord and
savior Jesus Christ, the Score. ary and
treasurer Is the Recording Angel in
Heaven. who writes Down our feeds
in the Book OF Cod Our motto is.s
'inasmuch as va have done 1t unto
one OF the least of these. Yny brethren.
ye have done il unto mc,"--St. Mat
thew. $3.50
Let every church and Sunday
school help, and all who want to deny
themselves and give our King the
most beautiful birth lay present on
earth--bread for His hungry people
in far-away Armenia and syria.
MAMIE n. CARTER
Amherst. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-16
Watch. vhginisn ~
For Good Bargains
The best Shops Advertise
In It's Columns

these soldiers. by every honorah le
means. Not from the motive Of per-
petuating it's power~-for then 1T ought
ito wane; but from the motive OF do
ing good to it's fellowmen and -gleri--
Tying God.
In the interest OF the truth, which
we should all want to know ana in
no spirit OF challenge. | make this
proposition.
I win GO with any editor and repu-
table. unbiased business man, of this
city, to half a dozen hospitals for
wounded overseas men and ascertain
from the men themselves their opinion
of the Y. Nj. c, A. work in France. We
wiz publish in the four daily papers
of Richmond the result OF the inycs-
tiEation. Should that investigation
prove that / have been misinforrned
as to the attitude of n majority of~the
men | shall rejoice and shah do ali
can 10 correct the prevalent reports
SO discrcditable to the y. NJ. G. A. lie
the reports are untrue they ought to
he disnroven: il they are true they
must be faced
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-16

Axatn the city Ia menaced by some
tA1ng more deadly than influenza;
numethfng that brings misery into the
uves Of the people. disturbs business,
Abstracts attention from the very real
cans OF duty which every day brings
- svcry individual. palsies number
1nes valuable social and civic enter
rrisea, brings gloom and depression
~ the entire municipality.
This menace rs the WORT Of an
ow1ls-fear.
And it liz needless. worse than use
-. The recrudescence Of the in
0nenza epidemic, though in mid
form. brought new attempt to force
Ghe officials OF the city into course
~ action which our experience in
October proved TO be futile. A small
Fcup Of physicians, who had bitterly
1naasted that the ban on all sorts of
n0hl1c gatherings be maintained long
sAkfer tho useIessness OF that policy
ID been demonstrated. got together
vE1day night and asserted thai the
tn ought to be declared once more.
4 while wc have the highest respec;
- the professional skin and ability
~ Zach Ut these men and for their
1antions, and probably would accept
1khout question the clearly expressed
fntoa Of any one OF them regarding
~ tsoatMent OF any single patient.
- NO regard At al for their
Nh - - N11A - Wkhlasalw exns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-16
TIE DEADL1EsT MENACE IS FEAR.

ride. city Of many thousands. with
IT'S multfarfoos activities. its large
numbers Of immune individuals. It's
incessant material. educational and
spiritual needa. cannot b handled
arbitrarily without eyoking worse
things than tho evil designed to BE-
cured. This is fact which the pro-
fessional gentlemen. with = neces-
Sarily restricted outlook. have ap-
parently never even tried to under
stand. ~-
To close tho schools would be
foolish from every standpoint The
pupils are better protected in the
clean. weii-ventilated and properly
warmed clasrooms than they would
be II turned out II the schools are
closed. the children viii either be
compelled to stay closely shut mp In
their homes. which OF itself is bad for
the little folks, or they would be
turned loose on the streets for ap-
proximately suchstime as they would
normally be IN school, exposed fully
to the very danger from which the
worthy doctors claim to wish no pro-
tect them To close weIl-kept places
OF recreation would serve to deprive
the people of sane and wholesome
enjoyment, which are as necessary to
health as food itself. And to close
the churches again, especially at this
season, would be most serious
ofYense against the moral and spiritual
weu-bsAng Of The c4tA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-16

when Hon Garter Glass OF Lynch
burg, ia sworn In today as secretary
a. The treasury. g vacancy viii be
<reafed IN the seat which he has so
acnr acquitted IN the house rs repre-
sentative src-, the Sixth congressional
asstrscs Of Virginia. Already there IL
v~r~h ~r,pccis don rs TO tho candidates
mo vii, offer themselves for the
naacs. Bafcre the primary rs called.
II h timely to consider what issues
s~~ involved and the duty that falls
u.cn the Democrats of the district
These things may property be re-
CURED Of any Democrat who asks TOT
the nomination:
That he be In accord with the
national Democratic admtnistra-
tion On all its major policies;
Thu, ne he free from the faint
~ rclshrytsn. which. due TO tho
noa4ctes Of the prt4srnt governor
S,f Virginia, Is making more head
way in the state than VIC like 10
admit;
Tint he he now loyal beyond
question to the policy OF proht-
bition in the state and the nation
The first requirement Ia dictated
t,x the most obvious prudence. the
Rad iu~tment OF national industry
which Is now under way viii call TOT
the wisest ststesmanship and this
must be exercised mainly by the
Democratic party. which has no spe-
cial and private interests to serve but
which seeks the greatest good to the
greatest number.
The second lis no Tess important
In making secure that advance In
democracy which has already been
achieved through the war. we cannon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-16
THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG

wall at the foot of Marye's hill only
to be repulsed with great slaughter
Charge after charge was made with
out cessation from o'clock in the
morning until 4 O'Clock in the after
noon, when desperate charge with
troops en- masse was made all along
the line in front OF the stone wall
accompanied by the most terrific fire
of artillery.
In this last and greatest charge the
men marching to death through an
open field got within twenty-five
yards of the stone wall notwithstand-
ing the deadly fire of the Confeder-
ate infantry behind it. and the de-
structive fire of the artillery on the
Marye hill. The Union army suffered
a disastrous defeat, losing nearly fifty
per cent. Of the numbers engaged. the
battlefield being covered with the
dead. wounded and dying.
On Monday night the Union army
was withdrawn to the Stafford side of
the river and the pontoon bridges re-
moved. and thus ended the battle of
Fredericksburg, battle in which the
Confederate loss was slight, while the
Federal loss was greater than in any
battle that had taken place up to that
time.
Among the many interesting Incl
dents of this battle was the remark
able coincidence that marked the NOR
tai wounding OF General Thomas
Reade Rootes Cobb. General Cobb's
mother was Sarah Rootes. daughter of
Thomas Reade Rootes, whose home
was Federal Hill. on Hanover street,
and General Cobb was MORALLY wound =
ed by shell thrown from the front
yard of Federal Hill, the house In
which his mothter WAS born and
married. There Is not a more re-
markable coincidence recorded on the
page Of history, ancient or modern,
from the days of Herodotus, t1e Faith
I er of History, down to the present
time.
| L. S. MARYE
Charlottesville. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-16

Last Sunday night In discussing the
Proper Treatment of Conquering
Troops" using at a basis Gideon's re-
buke of the men. of Succoth and
Penu1, who refused to give bread to
the three hundred warriors faint,
yet persuing," / alluded to the I'M
favorable Impressions formed OF the
Y. NJ C. A. in France by the wounded
men and urged the members of this
congregation, by their cordially ana
hospitality, to give these soldiers
correct idea OF Christianity. My re-
marks were not intended for publ
cation. few minutes after the
sermon was delivered was sur
prised to be called to the phone by
the representative of morning pa
per who asked II had manuscript
Of the sermon. In delicate way.
without seeming discourteous.
sought to divert the pap1r from IT'S
purpose OF referring to the Sermon
Failing in that. I furnished the re
porter, who was sent TO me, a writ
ten statement of what had been said
about the Y NJ C. A. Probably
every pastor says things In his pulpit
which he would prefer not being pup
lished; though when 1t becomes
necessary I will stand everywhere for
WnaL i nave Ssiiu any WHSiN'
sure some unknowing ones would in
terpret my words as an attack upon
the Y. NJ c. A when. as matter or
fact, 7 hard simply stated certain con-
ditions reported by the returned SOL
diers and expressed my bitter dfsap-
pointment 1t was no pleasure to me
to relate the disagreeable facts. They
were unwelcome and had been dis
credited until corroborated by many
Witnesses
Since Sunday one paper. which
never quoted my remarks, has dealt
editorially with this subject and
failed to publish courteous letter
from me presenting my position.
Very we'll, II that is journalism ! am
thankful that I am not journalist.
II that is Justice let us hope that
we shall have another type from the
at Versailles. The letter
which was not published is as follows:
Editor OF the News Leader:
"Your editorial explaining the Y. NJ.
c. A. prices in France was In fine
spirit. but it does not fully clear up
the situation. Like yourself I long
since heard criticisms of the Y. NJ. G.
A. in France but gave these no cur
rency; on the contrary, accepted
the statements made to justify the \.
NJ. c. A. and supported II In the late
cam paign. However. when six hun-
dred and twenty sick or wounded
soldiers came to our city at one time
ten days ago with a practically un-
animous unfavorable report Of the Y.
n. G. A. in France l was convinced
that. no matter what the excuse. the
Y. NJ. C. A. had failed 80 to serve
these young men as to receive their
and gratitude. This to
me is painful beyond expression. /
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-16
Let Us Know the Truth About
the Y. M. {. A. in France

Mcdaniel
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