Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-04-22

Perth Amboy is going to Finish
the job"
Any doubt as to the residents of
this city supporting the government
in this last bond selling campaign was
removed last night at the enthusiastic
demonstration held in the high school
auditorium when General Chairman
Adrian Lyon announced that pledges
totalling more than sS75,0OO had
been received on the first day of the
drive.
This means that sixty-nine per cent
more than two-thirds of the city's
quota-has already been secured. leav-
ing but $37S,350 to be secured during
the remainder of the campaign.
Many of the big industries and the
employees of these as well, have not
been heard from, making 1t appear as
though the Pacemaking City is des-
tined to "go over the top" in this cam
paign with greater margin than ever
before.
1t is not question of soliciting sub
scriptions in this campaign as every
one seems to realize the wonderful
opportunity being given them by. the
: government to show their patriotism
and at the same time make an invest
ment which will pay four and three-
quarters per cent. The team work.
ers by canvassing the city are merely
making 1t easy for residents to sub
scribe No arguments in favor of buy
ing these notes is necessary 1t seems.
The question now is not "Will we
reach our quota?' but How mrch
will Perth Amboy oversubscribe?"
Never before have the citizens
shown such willingness to subscribe to
this loan. No persuasion is necessary.
The enormous amounts being bought
up by banks, business firms and indi-
yiduals throughout the country speaks
for itself.
Last nights demonstration was
started with a street parade in which
fraternal, military and patriotic or
ganizations, together with the firemen
of the city and the Red Cross partici-
pated. The meeting in the high school
was largely attended, the speeches
made by Ensign Tedford Cam. Capt.
Paul Perigaud and Judge James w.
McCarty having the desired effect in
arousing the enthusiasm of the audi
ence. Albert Leon, chairman of the
speakers committee, introduced Gen.
eral Chairman Adrian Lyon, who then
conducted the meeting. Mayor Frank
Dorsey made a short talk, urging the
purchase of victory notes.
Ensign Cam told of some of his
experiences on board a converted
yacht which was acting, together with
tye similar boats, as convOys to sup
ply ships going to and from Bordeaux.
The Mosquitoe Fleet, Ensign Cam
stated, was composed of broken down
destroyers, converted yachts, row.
boats. canoes and in fact any craft
which could carry a gun. He told
something of the cruising ability of
the boats when he declared that the
trip from New York to Bermuda took
five days when it should be navigated
in so hours and that in going from the
Azores to France twenty seven days
were required whereas seven days is
all that is required by a liner. Two
of the submarine chasers, which had
10 be towed across the ocean. owing to
their engines breaking down, broke
away he said. One with thirty men
aboard was never heard of. The other
arrived in Portugal under sail made
of blankets and clothes rs days after
leaving the Azores minus four of the
crew who had died of thirst and ex-
posnre.
Ensign Cam told of the torpedoing
of ships which were in his convoy. of
the laying of mines in the North Sea
and the great expense attached to the
transporting of troops.
Capt Perigaud, head of the high
French commission. told something of
the way the French fought at Verdun
in withstanding the attacks of the
Crown Princes army which. according
to the speaker, had decided to take
a town after having taken nothing but
furniture, pictures and silverware." up
till that stage of the war. They did
not succeed. the Captain stated. he
wildly describing the three days con-
centrated bombardment which the
small French garrison withstood after
which it successfully repulsed the
wave after wave of oncoming Huns.
The speaker declared there was no
truth to any reports of iIl-feeling be-
tween France and this country. He
told of the demonstration in Paris
when the STARS and Stripes" were
placed on French soil for the first
time. In closing he pointed out Z
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