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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
JULIUS H. DUPRE DEAD.

julius H. DuPre, died at the home
of his sister, Mrs. W. G. DuPre, on
Sunday afternoon, March 9th, at
four o'clock from paralysis, never
having recovered from the stroke
which he suffered some weeks ago.
Mr.. DuPre was in his sixty-second
year. He was son of the late j. F.
C. DuPre and was born and reared
in Abbeville, and lived here all his
life. Upon reaching manhood he en-
tered business life being at one time
book-keeper for the old firm of
Wardlaw & Edwards and later for
r. M. Haddon & Co. For more than
twenty years he was Cashier of the
Farmers Bank of Abbeville, perform
ing the duties of that position with
conspicuous zeal and fidelity. He re-
tired from this position some years
ago on account of failing health, and
since then has been out of business
except for the writing Of fire insur-
ance, which he had been doing for
several years.
In early life Mr.. DuPre was happi-
ly married to Miss Josephine Hill, a
sister of Messrs. James A., and VIM.
E. Hill, of this city. Four children
were born of the union, but three
died in infancy, leaving Julius H. Jr.,
who survives his father. Mrs. Du-
Pre- died about twenty-five years ago.
Mr.. DuPre was a member of the
Methodist church. For many years
he was an officer of the church, but
in the last years of his life, his health
forbade the holding of any official
connection with any organization.
Funeral services were conducted at
the residence yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock by Rev. J. L. Daniel. The
interment was at Sharon Church,
about four miles from Abbeville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
ARMY TO RETAIN
MANY SOLDIERS
Two Hundred Thousand Selectmen
Must Remain-Fault Of Congress.
Failure to Pass Legislation
Works Hardship on Men Who
Would Go Home.

Washington, March 8.-Retentlon
within the army of about 2OO,OOO
men, obtained originally through the
drafts and by transfer from the Ma
tional Guard, is planned by the war
department in building up the tenn
porary military establishment of the
nation. This was definitely made
known here today by General March,
chief of staff, who announced the de-
cision of the war department that
the army would "not be reduced un-
der any circumstance" below 509,-
9O9 until some law was passed fixing
the permanent forces.
GAIL the military problems that
confront us have been carefully con-
sidered, determining the number of
men necessary" General March
said, "and we can not get along with
out that number-509,9 9,90O-and they
will be held"
Under existing legislation, the
maximum war strength of the perma-
nent army is around 298,000. The
exact figure, officers explained, can
not be stated since some of the staff
corps, as the quartermaster corps,
for instance, are permitted wide lati-
tude in their expansion. Voluntary
enlistment to fill the regular army
has been reinaugurated both in this
country and in France, General
Pershing having been authorized to
transfer recruits obtained from the
expeditionary forces to the regular
Organizations and to release an equiv
alent number of drafted men. There
will remain, however, a deficiency
of 100000 from the total declared
by the military authorities to be the
minimum consistent with the respon-
sibilities of the United States. These
men therefore will have to come
from the forces which the war de-
partment had planned to demobilize.
Secretary Baker several days ago
in explaining the position of the war
department as result of the failure
of the Sixty-fifth Congress to pass
the army reorganization and appro-
priation bill, said his greatest regret
was that ga large number of men
will now have to be retained in the
service"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
VOLUNTEER TROOPS
TO BE USED IN EAST
Hindenburg Plans Drive on Bolshe
viki-Plans Kept Secret-Ameri-
cans in Coblenz Hear of Great
Number of German Soldiers
Preparing for Battle.

Coblenz, Mrach S.-Field Marshal
Hindenburg is planning to use volun.
teer units in a drive against the Boil
sheviki, with Libau as the base of
his operations, it is indicated by in
formation which has reached Ameri-
can intelligence officers.
According to American experts,
who are keeping in touch with the
progress of the readjustment of the
enemy forces, German great head
quarters seems to be following a
policy of secrecy as regards the East
ern front troop question. This is be-
lieved to be due to the fact that the
Bolsheviki now have a normal milit-
tary organization and so will be able
to utilize any information they might
obtain concerning their enemy. Ap-
parently the German headquarters
staff in Kolberg is directing it's ener-
gies again towards organization on
the Baltic front in the confidence
that there is no longer any immedi-
ate occasion for concern over the
Polish front. Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg is in Kolberg and the
commanders of both the northern and
southern armies on the Eastern front
are presumed to be applying most of
their efforts at present to the or
ganization of the forces available.
Great numbers of volunteer com
panies have been raised throughout
Germany for the Eastern front, ac-
cording to information here. Scores
of these small units have been iden-
tilted proceeding eastward, but
whether they were organized into
divisions afterwards, or whether they
are undergoing training and to what
locality they have been assigned has
not been established.
The. total number of volunteers
now on the Eastern front or about
to proceed there is estimated at near
ly 100000. Some of the old army
troops are now on the Eastern front.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
AMERICAN CLAIMS AGAINST
GERMANY REACH $75O,OO0,O0C
Figures Announced by State Depart
ment Include Submarine Damages
and the Property Confscated-
Additional Claims Are
Expected.

Washington, March 8.-Claims fill
ed by American citizens and concerns
with the state department against
Germany and Austria-Hungary total
about S75O,O0O,OOO, the state depart
ment announced today. Additional
claims are expected.
The, claims, which run into the
thousands, are divided into two class
es, those arising from submarine a.
trocities and those due to other acts
of the central powers. The state de-
partment for several months has had
a large force engaged in compiling
American losses.
Included in the items comprising
claims growing out of. submarine
warfare are losses alleged for death
and injury of American citizens;
losses suffered in the destruction of
or damage to American vessels;
losses suffered in connection with
American cargoes, both in American
and foreign bottoms; and the loss
of much valuable personal property
other than cargoes.
Losses due to other acts of Ger
many and Austria-Hungary include
destruction and requisition of Ameri-
c2n property both in enemy terri
tory and territory occupied at varl-
Gus times by enemy forces. .
The state department statistics
show that American citizens at the
outbreak of the war had about $780,
100000 worth of property in enemy
countries and in those which have
been under enemy occupation. Heavy
losses have resulted in connection
with this property as a result of war
measures taken by the central pow
ers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
MAJOR HORTON HERE.

Major Jeter G. Horton was in the
city over Sunday visiting his brother,
Mr.. E. C. Horton, and his cousin,
Mrs. R. C. Philson. Major Horton
has recently been stationed at Phila-
delphia, but is now on a short fur
lough during which time he will visit
the kindred of Mrs. Horton in Ken
lucky. After that he will sail for
China, where he has been assigned
to duty for the next two years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
STATE PROVIDES FOR
FEEBLE-MINDED HOME
Institution to Be Located at Dover
Junction, Soon 10 be Under Way
Buildings For Inmates to be
Fire Proof Construction
and Modern.

The state appropriation bill as
passed by the General Assembly last
Saturday, carries an appropriation of
S87,500 for the State Training School
for Feeble Minded which is to be To-
Gated at Dover Junction. The bill
as passed by the finance committee
of the senate carried an appropria
ton of $4,000 but this amount was
reduced to $s7,5OO by the free con-
ference committee report of the two
houses.
The appropriation is now available
and will be spent this year for build
ings and equipment. The buildings
to be erected will be of attractive
fire-proof construction and comfort
ably equipped for the: inmates. DR..
B. o. Whitten, the superintendent is
now on a Northern trip collecting
data and formulating plans in order
to begin work at once. The board
of regents will meet at Clinton at an
early date at which time the program
of procedure will be announced.
The site at Dover Junction is an
ideal one for the location of the new
institution and consists of about a
thousand acres of land. Z A subscrip-
ton of $4,000 was contributed by
citizens and business houses of Clin-
ton to procure the site which was
donated to the State.
1t is expected that the first building
will soon begin to go up and that
the growth of the institution will be
rapid during the next few years in
order to accommodate the several hun
dred children now needing it's care
and protection. It is sure to prove
a big asset and one in which the peo-
pie of the entire state will become
intensely interested.
The executive committee which has
had charge of the proposition has
made several trips to Columbia re-
Gently in the interest of the school
and has worked untiringly to get the
proposition started off right.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
TAKING A VACATION.

Mrs. Foster McLane is leaving to-
day for Atlanta, where she will spend
a week with her young son, Giles
McLane, who has his headquarters
in the big city. The whole McLane
family has been sick recently with
flu and the mother is taking a well
earned vacation. She expects to en-
joy the spring styles, some good
shows, and all the gay sights to be
found in a big city. Capt. McLane
will look after the children and :be
good" while she is away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
PRIZES ARE AWARDED
TO SUCCESSFUL CLUBS
Abbevilie Home Demonstration Club
Wins First Prize of $25-Second
is Taken Ly the Cold Springs
Club. Merchants Again
Contribute.

At the beginning of last year the
Abbeville merchants contributed
funds to be used as prizes for the
boys, girls and ladies in the Home
Demonstration Club work. There
were numerous prizes for boys and
girls and two for the Clubs making
the best and next best records. The
first prize, S25, was won by the Abb
beville Club, and the second, SIS, was
won by the Cold Springs Club. This
money is to be used in purchasing
some article to help all the club la
dies in the communities, and they
have decided on tseam pressure can
ners.
The Abbeville report is such an
excellent one that the County Demon
onstration Agent wants the people
of the county to see just what these
ladies have accomplished. The fol-
towing is their report:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
= COMING CHIEF JUSTICE.

News was received in Abbeville
Saturday of the birth of a fine eight
pound boy, on March 9Th, 1919, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Eason, at their
home in East Orange, N. J.
The young man will bear the
name of Eugene Gary, and friends
and well-wishers at this end of the
line hope he will grow up to bear the
name as honorably as his grand
father.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
ATTENDING THE CLINIC.

DR.. ]. r. Nickles leaves tomorrow
for Atlanta, where he will spend the
week attending the Mid Winter Clin-
ic of the dental fraternity, now in
session there. He is accompanied on
the trip by Mrs. Nickles, who goes
along to see that he does not. study
too hard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
Total al-----------Sl, $3.50.

The merchants have contributed
money for prizes again this year and
similar prizes are offered. including
a prize for the girl making the best
display of seeds. Any club member
can win these prizes, therefore, let
all the members get hard at work
right now trying to win out next fall.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
THE DUE WEST ROAD.

H. L. and Martin Ellis were in
the city on Friday. They told us
that the people residing along the
Due West road had been doing some
work on the bad places in the road.
Several places have been greatly i'm
proved.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
HOME SERVICE WORK.

Mrs. M. T. Coleman is leaving to-
day for Jacksonville, Fla, where she
goes to take a course in Red Cross
Home Service work. She will be
away for about six weeks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
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INCOME TAX RETURNS.

1t is announced that a rep
resentative from the Office of
the Collector of Internal Rev.
enue will be in the city on
Tuesday and Wednesday (to-
day and tomorrow), for the
purpose of taking income tax
returns. Those people who
have not yet made their re-
turns should call on him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
CRAFT Of AMERICA
. PLYING SEVEN SEAS

Vessels Carry Products to Far Cor
ners of World-Big Gain During
War-Stars and Stripes Again
Seen on Routes for First Time
in Last Half Century. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11
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COTTON MARKET.

Good cotton on the Able
vile market brought 27 lac.
yesterday. March. futures
closed in New York at 23.15.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-03-11

Amount sold by Clubs 914.94
Average for Each Member 1912
Value of Canned Goods 402.50
Value of Preserves-- 242.s5
Value of Pickles--------- 10000
Value of Jelly--------- 43.35
Value of Brined Vegetables 500
Value of Dried Vegetables 600
Value of Vinegar 1000
Value of Preserved Eggs 1880
Sales of Member Reporting
Late --- 5000
Total 1886. &c
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
(Honorable Mention.) IA
A Helping Hand. !

Marie Hayiicek, age 10. Verdigre. Neb.
Dear Busy Bees: This is the first
time ! am writing. One nice, sum
mer, my brother and l were playing,
when we heard a dog whine. We
ran to see what was the matter
When we got there we saw wound
cd dog. | ran in and told my moth
er about the dog. She came /out
with me and she said we had to
chase him away. But my brother
and | begged to keep him; SO my
mother said we could We built a
dog house for him. Then we were
bunting for name One day we
found book that had the picture of
a pug dog. 1t looked just like our
dog, so we named it Pug. After
Pug was we'll we got horse. We
named it Dick. He was an Indian
pony and a very slow horse. This
year We sold our horse and bought
Buick four One day in the fall
we went car riding; the dog always
went with us. We we're going pref
ty fast, when a car happened to
come toward us, so we turned out
of the road and ran over Pug We
lid not know it at first, but we
found him. coming back.
Dear little Busy Bees, ] would
like to- join your hive.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
(Prize.)
A Trip to Southern California.
Leon Nurnberg. Axe IL, Plainview, Neb.

Leon Nurnbers, Age ~, Plainview' Nee'
We have been on the train for
three days and are now IN Calltor-
MIA. We soon reach Pasadena. The
climate is very delightful. We get
on a street car and ride out to the
Jones fruit farm.
Oranges, lemons, peaches, pears,
grapes, figs, olives, walnuts, al
lnonts and many other kinds OF
fruits and nuts are grown on this
farm.
The~Yinter season is the harvest
time for oranges, which are picked
from about the middle of November
until February or later. They are
cut from the trees, sorted accord
ing to size, then packed in boxes
and shipped away.
Tomorrow we start for Los An
geies. 1t is the center of all trunk
railways. 1t is so beautiful that it
is we'll named the city of Angles. y
1t has wide streets shaded with
trees, and large parks, in some OF
which are beautiful lakes. The
houses are surrounded by lawns, in
which grow palms and India rub
Der trees. There are also pepper
trees on the lawns.
Los Angeles lies in the midst of q
rich orange country, and there are
scores of small villages and towns
around it.
1t is the chief distributing center
for this productive region, 1t has
fine buildings and comfortable
homes. The city is surrounded by
irrigated orchards and groves.
Long trains of oranges and other
fresh fruit are always moving from
it to the east: This is all | can
tell you about Los Angeles, so /
will say, goodbye.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
What the Dog Has Done to Help
Win the War.

Pearl chappell. Age u, Nehawks, Neb.
Z The shepherd, the Airedale ter
rler and the Scotch collie are used
in the war more than any other
breeds Of dogs. The collies are the
very best ones. They are the best
dogs any army can get to train.
They do not need much feed and
care. They too, are faithful and
strong. When they are hunting
they keep their noses close to the
ground so they will not lose scent
of the trail. They attend strictly
to business. never paying attention
TO other people. or dogs. Their
work is to find the wounded and
they attend to it until they succeed.
A dog. to be a good ambulance
dog needs strength, fleetness, good
sight. hearing and scent. Above all
he needs love for his work. Not
all dogs have this. The greatest
kindness is shown to these dogs
while they are being trained. for
not a whip is allowed to touch
them Not much food is given. sell
dom more than three biscuits dav.
One dav when the dogs were out
for practice, some men went out
on a big field and hid themselves.
Officers sent the dogs out to hunt
for the men. Two men lay down
close toeether. When the dog came
I'd to them. what was he to do?
Save one ard let the other die? Oh,
no. not such a dog as he could do
that. He stood as if thinking then
he heeon to quickly RIM back and
forth till hello came This dog was
horn in the Scotch F;ab'ands. Then
he was brought 70 France, perhans
he woutd have Fixed to remain in
his Highland home. hut he was not
asLed which he would rather do.
He wert where our hovs went
wherever Uncle Sam asked.
The dogs oarrv parks on their
backs so when tlev find a soldier
he can handase no rs wounds as
we'll as he can until he gets hack
to the hoeni'al. Wien the wou~dei
are gathered m "hat iov il is 10
save ore tov's Iifr who're Re rn;~1,t
have dol Il il had rot heen for this
doo Hund~eds of cases NAV I've
/ similar to this. The dog is also
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
The Latest from
Supposy vile

When the temperature is sliding
Upward in Supposyville,
And Mr.. Sun is turning roads
And highways to grill;
When affairs Of state are worrisome
And spirits rather low.
The king and Solomon T. Wise
Know just the place to 60.
In costumes rather sketchy
And with faces all agrin,
They hasten to the swimming hole
And Rayly tumble in.
And there they dive and swim and
sport
AS gay as any boys
With most as many splashes,
And large amount OF noise.
The only way to keep real cool"
The king says, blowing bubbles
Under water; "and the only way
TO drown your cares and trou
/bles."
Says Solomon Tremendous Wise,
And takes back dive neatly
To come up smiling, Only way
To Danish care completely"
| think they're absolutely right,
But if | dived like that
Id drown more than troubles.
Pshaw! I'd drown elf-that's
flat!
While Solomon's built for a diver
Not so his royal highness.
He has floating figure and
He floats with ease and finesse!
Oh, wouldn't it be nice if we
Could HE to soNe big pool
And drown examination cares,
And worries after school?
Kansas City Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

young Dubson, but when | asked
him how he would regard me as a
prospective son-in-la~. he asked me
if | had eyer heard him express his
opinion of the kaiser
We'll"
= Not being quite as foolish as I
looked, | decided right then and
there that it was time for me to be
OIL my way."-Birnngham Age
Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

Ex-Soldier -- Howdy, old pal
aren't you out yet?
Soldier-No.
"How's that?"
so the officers will have q job
and won't have to fall back to con
ductoring. BY R. J. Reiber, U. S
Naval Air Station, Akron, Ohio.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
To the Quick.

Doctor, I've just received your
bill for the operation you performed
Oh me. Would you cut anything off
for cash?"
"Yes, my dear sir, anything-an
arm or leg, or what else you may
wish removed ."-Detroit Free Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

Paw" yelled several Of the John
son children. "Bearcat says he
won't 60 to school this morning"
He won't hey?" roared Gap
johnson of Rumpus Ridge, Ark,
KNOCK him down with something,
and then five or six of you pile on
him, hoe-tie him and drag him
along. What the Sam Hill does the
little cuss think he is, anyhow-a
second lieutenant"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
That Makes 1t Proper.

DR.. Marie kitoon aanounces that
she has again resumed her practice
of osteopathy, and patients can
make appointments by phoning No.
437. Gentlemen desiring baths are
requested to make appointments for
evenings, at which hours Mr. Kit
son will be in the offlce."-Osage
Ia.l News.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

Hazel Turpin. Age Q. Corns. ksb.
We have set our incubator the
first time, turn the eggs at night.
Now it has hatehed and we got SO
chickens. My mother incubator
hclds 140 eggs. We have set it
again. We have the Plymouth
Rock chickens.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Plaved Out.

"Let me carve the words i love
you on one Of these forest mon-
archs. Which tree would you sug-
gest?'
"A chestnut" replied the nom
chalant girl.-Kansas City Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
An AIibi.

Her Husband-Did you take 81
bill out Of my vest pocket last
night?
Mrs. Snoops-Certainly not. Prob
ably you don't know it, but there
was hole in the poe ket where you
put it.-Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

He somewhat embarrassed, after
the car had stopped on lonely
road)--1 can't start my engine; the
thing won't spark"
She-Must be like some people l
know.-The Olive Branch.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
"Our Pet Dog"

Clara Banker. Age 10. Riverton. Nsb.
Dear Busy Bees-I have never
written before. ! ain going IT, tell
you about our dog. His name is
Gordon. He is bird dog. One day
daddy and ! took him out hunting.
We shot bird, aud threw it in the
water. Gordon jumped in the water
and got it. We brought ithome and
mother cooked it. After we had
eaten it I went to bed as | was very
tired. Ny letter is getting long.
Hoping Mr.. Wastepaper basket isn't
home, I will close. Your friend,
CLARA BANKER.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

pieces of Father Fold-Up on heavy
paper and cut them out. Now, If
you will get some elder member Of
your family to bring you some little
brass "McGili Fasteners" you can
fit the pieces together where the
round holes are found. Punch the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

Peace Problems.

Jimmie (speaking for the 23d
squad)-Corpril, did you tell your
mother we were coming to stay
with you:-By Sergt. Rud Rennie.
u. S. A,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
The Return of the Catbird.

La Verne r. Keettel. Age II. Lyons Neb.
Dear Busy Bee: AS you all know
the plainly colored grey catbird al
ways builds his nest in some low
bush, such as the lilac.
We have three large lilac bushes
in our yard and each year a pair of
catbrds come and rear their young
here.
This morning while we were in
the kitchen we heard bird singing
loudly and as though very near. We
opened the door and what do you
suppose2 Right on the railing of
the porch stood Mr. Catbird sing
ing to his hearts content.
Several times he has done this
and each year seems more and more
tame. Goodbye, Busy Bees.