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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31

The Vermont legislature has been
IN session four weeks and no one has
yet raised the voice of humanity" in
it. Some one is missing Il grand
chance to make himself famous
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31

With five bills already introduced
affecting dogs itssiooks as though this
legislature might win the appciation
nf u Jog gone Iegkslatur E. s
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31

Child Retirement and Social. We'll
fare, published by the Child Better
nent Bureau, states that during the
past three years los children have
died from arsenical poisoning due to
the use of fly poisons. Now the
question is, which kill the most child
rem, flies or fly poisons?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31

Out of the $50 colonies, captains
and first sergeants in the National
Guard on duty at the Mexican Dor-
der 500 of them haze declared them
selves in favor of universal training.
This indicates that the country is
surely coming. to a demand for this
form of preparedness. -.s.,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31
81. Sohnsbury Galedoniat,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY By
THE CALIFORNIAN COMPANY. =.
w. J. Birelow,
Editor and Publisher.
o. Eastern Avenue. st. Johnsbdry. Vt.
w. j. Direlovv,

Entered at the st. Johnsbury post
ONCE al second class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31

The distress of Austria in the pres
ent war is shown to the proposal
that the government take one-fourth
7all the real and personal property
Of it's subjects for use for war pur-
poses. The state. would give the sub
jects a kind of a mortgage bond to
be redeemed when it's finances would
permit for their property. h.. +
We note that Sen. Weeks of Mas
sachusetts is advocating a budget
system for the national government
as a step toward economy. That is
correct in theory but we have failed
to notice any economy in Vern1ont's
budget committee and we do not in
tend to knock the committee either.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31

81 TERMS OF THE CALIFORNIAN
One year to any address. ........ .sl.ay
etx months .................... 30
CierEymen in Caledonia County. 800
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-07
see PLOT IN
ACTIVITY Of
CUBAREBELS
Government Officials Re
gard Tt as New Stroke to
Force Intervention.

Washington. May Fresh reports
Of re0e. activities in Cuba are regard
al by tHls government as renewed CE5-
deuce ot Influences seeking 10 force
intervention bat they have not altered
the state Department. confidence IN
The ability OF President Mauocal I'd Ee-
store order
Reports trom American Minister
Gonzales that the rebels are being
brought under control are supported
by consular reports from Guantanamo
and Santiago although BIT is admitted
that ia those provinces bandit raids
and destruction Of property continue.
The railroads have not been reopcued
in all places but substantial progress
has been made and state departm aHt
officials appear confident that May 20
the date Of the Inauguration of the
president. wiz pass without serious
revival Of the revolt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-07

French guns have battered
down 1he back door 90 La0H and
the PoiIus OF General NiFelIe are
now only six miles from the Ger
man stronghold. One formidable
barrier lies between them and
their gaal-thc Aiiet5e riYer-but
from the captured heights along
the Chemin bes DANES the road
of the ladies' the French guns
overlook the stream.
Like the Chemin Des DANES the
Ailette runs east and west,
naraIFeliu2 the French lines. 1t
j. hardly worthy of the name of
river but its bed is in a deep
gorge which makes il q grave OBJ
stacie.
Laon VIII not be captured ez-
cept 1T heavy price hut the
French victories Of the last week
have brought ifs capture apDFe-
Gladly nearer.
BuIIecourt. directly oH the
Hfndenhurg line, has been entered
Hg British troops, who this morn
ing were fighting the Germans
within the town for its posses sion.
Giving tile Germans no time 10
bring M reserves from the hard
press Aisne front where the
French are driving through the
Siegfried line Tor LaOn by the
back way to that stronghold. Sem
eral Haig's troops began today to
widen the breach they have made
fin the HindenbuFg line in the
BulleeouFt region.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-07
9 Regiments
OF Engineers
TOGO QtOnce

Washington, May T.
he war department an
nounced today that orders
had been sent out for the
raising Of nine regiments
Of engineers for duty at
the earliest possible mo-
ment on the communica-
tion lines IN France. These
troops viii be in addition
to the forces contemplated
IN the administrators
army plans.
Recruiting points for the
regiments will be New
York City, ST. Louis, Chi
cago, Boston, Pittsburgh,
Detroit, Atlanta, San Fran
cisco and Philadelphia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-07
BANKS LOSE
FIGHT UPON
TEUTON SHIP
Claims for S2,240, 600 on
German Vessel Rejected
by Supreme Court,

Washington May T-&ew York
banks today lost their litigation in the
supreme court against tle \orta Ger
mani. lord liner krouprLuzessi0 le-
ellie. oft Boston iH which they claimed
So 100000 damages for failure ct the
vessel 10 deliver gold bullion worth
81 000 eco shipped 20 England and
France just at the outbreak OF the war
The Ceciije the supreme court de-
ri8ed. is not liable in damages 80 the
shippers for turning back 20 America
i'm T1ld-ocean and abandoning her voE-
aee The decision determines large
similar claims against a score of other
German vessels in American ports
Tnsf5ce Holmes delivered the dec3-
SONS. justices PitEey and Clark dis
scented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-07
ASK SETTLEMENT
OF IRELAND CASE


London, May 7-F Powerful represent
tag5ou5 are about 10 be made TO Prem
Eer Lloyd George and the war oahI-
net by representatives aE labor as to
their view of the imperative urgency
of a settlement Of the irish question
ire Pall Mai Gazette understands.
II is understood. adds the ne"spa-
per. that unless q satisfactory settle
maut is quickly arrived AT the labor
members Of the government may be
compelled to reconsider their position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-07
Latest Bulletins

london, May :. According to
Central News dispatch from Co.
penilagen, the Norwegian foreign
office has announced tine sinking
by German submarines Of the
steamships tapfo and Natuna. The
crews were rescued.
Washington. HAY r. Ambassa.
Cor Eikus. sick in C0nstantinople
with typhu~ is much better. but
may not be able 10 leave for home
for three weeks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-07
ALLIES HURL-
ENEMY BACK
IN NEW GAIN
French Announce Number
Men Taken-British En-
ter Bullecourt.

London. May :. gl2.05 p, MI
After sharp lighting the British
have pushed forward west Of Bull
leCoHrt and have taken q number
Of prisoners, according to an Off
ciai statement issued by the war
office today.
British Headquarters lin France,
May Z, lYia London, l;t5 a. m.l
Tie British have pushed their way
well within the town OF Bullec0urt.
Hand to hand lighting has doYel-
0ped there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-07
HAVE WAYTO
LINK NATION
WITH ALLIES
First Actual Step of Amer
iCa's Aid TO Entente Is
Worked Out.

Washington. Stay The allied
war commissions sitting con15n-
uou~lJ in London and the
other here appeared today IS one
81 the first actual steps 10 CO.
ordinate the powerful resources
the United States brings into the
war with those Of the allies across
1He sea-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-07

oped there.
Renewed fighting broke out about
Bulte court today The British. who
had been holding positions south and
east OF tle village, where they had
been violently attacked during the last
four days. moved forward just before
dawn On a general attack upon the VIII
iage itself
There has been patrol lighting in
BuiIec0urt before this. but tOday's att
tack was Of an euVelopiug nature 1T
met with stubborn resistance. but
steady progress was being made as
this dispatch was written and khaki
clad troops have passed well within
the town which lies absolutely astTide
the Hindauburg line, the front trench
and two systems Of support trenches
all being within the village limits
Paris Nay THE Germans have
counter attacked along the entire
French front and everywhere have
been Tepulsad. according to ain official
statement issued bg the war Office to-
day
Tae fighting was especially severe
IN the region OF the CAemiu-Des-D Danes
and east o. scissors. The statement
says that since april rs the French
have taken 20 600 prisoners The mum
beg taken IN the latest phase OF tae Of
lausiFa has reached more than 200.
German Losses Heavy,
Tie Germans concentrated their eff
forts yesterday morning IN attacks on
the west of the French front ju the 1e-
El0n OF LaaauE anl in the afternoon
on tho eastern section from Brave I'D
Cra0Hue But the French Ieid the
whip hand and beat off wave uD0u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-07

ASS ISOLATED Pres
Leased Wire Report
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-09
EDITORIAL

The Herald has thus far refrained
IRON saying but little about the Sen
atorial campaign, not from any fear
of expressing our sentiments. We
believe our past record will show
that we have not hesitated to count
the cost and declare our alignment
when the time came Our ideas run
to that outlined in a recent editorial
a regretful feeling that our state is
to be stirred by partisan politics
while the war is on and it dragged
in as an issue while our boys are
across the waters are getting their
baptism of fire or getting ready TO
go and enter into that awful horror
of blood letting as rapidly as they
can be made ready. But the die is
cast and the campaign is inevitabel
We have no desire to use our col
umns in way to needlessly hurt the
feelings of Mr. Harrison nor the rel
atives in this county, while we shall
continue to stand with Mr.. Varda-
man, not that we endorse every
move he has made with reference to
the war and the administration but
because of the fact he has in the
main acted ia manner to serve his
constituency and that we consider
that he will be valuable later on in
assisting the country to return to the
arts of peace and throw off and mini
mize the grip of militarism in which
we are SO fast drifting, admitting
that for the time being it nay be ex-
pedient 10 order to press the war
vigorously against powerful and
unfeeing foe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-09

~IT was evening on the broad
81 Hampstead Plain, Long Island,
where the Rainbow division was
spending its last night before embark
ing for France. 1t had been raining
hard in the afternoon a cold. steady
autumn downpour-and there was
nothing to suggest the rainbow in the
outward aspect Of the camp. Lines
and lines of sodden canvas housed
$4,000 men, gathered from q different
states The ground was dotted with
pools and quagmires. Under the wet
canvas it was damp and cold, with 9
penetrating chin. Lit by fiickering
candles, the tents were far from cheer
full shelter for a mans last night in
his native land.
But there were seven big tents
where electric lights, numbers and
friendliness made the night pleasant.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-09
LACK OF CHARM CAUSE OF DIVORCES


November Number Harpers Bazaar
Madame Sarah Bernhardt, IL e
great French actress, In signed
article in the November issue of
Harper's Bazaar attributes the nu-
iuer Gus divorces b a have
come into the courts OF late years
to lack of charm in the women con
concerned
IF stood at the threshold of life, =
saws Nine Berahardt, asking of
it something with which to buy hap
piness, | should beg for charm For
il one has charm, she will be loved.
And woman must have love TO be
happy. Beauty does not matter. II a
woman has charm she can secure
whatever she wants-Iove, success.
power
But the Divine Sarah also say S
that this invaluable quality can be
cultivated, and her prescription in
Harper's Bazaar reveals the secret.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-09

out of money orders by which the men
can send their pay home to their fam
lilies. In some of. the big camps the
Y. NJ c. A. is providing banking facil-
tiles for the men as well.
Do Your Bit With 4 Teansr.
This month (November) the Y. n.
c. A. must raise sS5,00o.000 to carry
on its work among our soldiers and
their allies until next July. OF this
$35.000,o00 about s24.0o0.0o0 will be
spent on the work with our own troops
or about SIC for every man in Uncle
Sans uniform. If everybody who has
received letters from soldiers and sail.
ors' were to contribute $40 the task
would be easy. Are your boys health
and happiness and clean soul worth
$40 to you?
Your town mayor, your pastor, your
school superintendent will know who
10 the treasurer Of the campaign COM
mittee in your county or town. Other
wise send check or money order to
Cleveland H. Dodge, treasurer, 1874
East Twenty.eighth street. New York
city.
Only sacrilcial giving by millions Of
givers will make possible the contin-
uance OF this vast work for American
soldiers and for those of our allies.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-09
A. & M. College Bulletin
THRIFT TALKS.
THRIFT AS AN EDUCATIONAL FACTOR.

BY G Howerton. Mississippi A s NJ College
| always noticed that the poor pig
was the one that lay in his bed and
breathed dust and grew leaner
Give him a start and he would go on
and keep on going on. And folks are
not much different from pigs. The
beginning is half the battle. First
money is hardest to save, first study
is hardest to do, first principles
hardest to learn. We grow as we
gather. A little gain begets great
en- 4 little strength develops more.
Nothing succeeds like success. The
race is run bv its own momentum
Pat SAID as he ran down the hill
The faster run the faster run. ="
Great characters and great fortunes
have their beginnings. The power
to do and to earn, to save and to
increase is at first only a small
itONGts pbt olti 1 10 duNl ~ ElONr.
So long as we think an education a
loading up job and graduation day
Finishing day we have no concep-
ton of a self developed thrift. The
only good and sure fortune which
NAV be left to any one is the power
to build one. The urge of the first
dollar earned and saved makes it
twice as easy to save the next one
And thi. is why the child who early
in life has to do and earn aud save
for itself gains in wisdom and
wealth as the year go by. Thrift is
the best teacher of thrift Thrift is
also the best teacher of all other
lessons. Where ever school savings
banks have opened the lessons "
have been better prepared also
there was marked Improvement in
conduct, Prosperity produces
personality.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-09

In each of these soldier was strum-
ming on a piano; others were reading
books and magazines; hundreds were
writing letters home. Behind the
raised counter at one end three or four
young men were busy passing out
notepaper and envelopes, selling
stamps and weighing parcels, which
the men we're sending home. One of
the soldiers said to me as l stood in
the tent used chiefly by men from
Iowa: I'VE came all the way here
from Des Moines, and we were mighty
lonely Then we found this Y. M. G..
A. on the Job, and it's been a home
and more than a home to us 1t gave
us what we wanted when we needed
1t most. Well never forget 1t. The
boys best friend Is the Y. M. G. A"
Fine, Clean-cut, Outstanding Fellows
How close those benches we're pack
ed with men, bending over the long
tables absorbed in their writing!
What an appeal to the sympathies
those great groups Of soldiers make!
Fine, clean-eut, outstanding fellows,
some of them mere boys. one thinks
Immediately of the sacrifice they have
made for the rest of US and how pre-
cious they are to some one back homej
Somewhere, in far off farm or village
or city street, there are parents or
brothers or wives who would give all
they possess for one glimpse OF those
sunburned faces as you and ] see
them on their last night before going
across And 1t was with throb OF
the heart that watched them, bent
over their letter paper, in one after
another of those seven big tents.
These were the tents OF the Y. III. G.
A. On that last night in America the
association was serving the soldiers
in the best of all ways-giving them
an opportunity to write home. On
previous nights they had enjoyed box
ing bouts, movies. concerts, dramatics
and score of healthy entertainments
as we'll as religious meetings. But on
this last night home ties were strong
est. And perhaps that is the keynote
of the splendid work the Y. M. @. A.
Is doing among our men in uniform
keeping them in touch with home.
Magic Words, "WIth the colors."
In these times there are some let
tiers that mean more to us than any
we have ever read before. They are
written on sheets OF paper stamped
with the Stars and Stripes and the
red triangle OF the Y M. G. A. and
they bear the magic words. with the
Colors." There are many more than
. million such letters in the mails now
wAlle you read this. Perhaps one at
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-09

part OF the world to another than sta
tistics can express. Statistics are
pretty poor anyway when 1t comes to
reckoning in terms OF love and human
tenderness Let's put 1t this way:
That the Y NJ. c. A. is the biggest sx-
press company the world has ever
SEEN and the parcels 1t Is handling
are the loves and devotions of human
beings.
Worlds Best Loved Trademark.
This war has made US think hard
and fast. Your boy or your neigh
boris boy or some boy you know and
love has been called to do his share
in the big job of policing the world for
democracy and human liberty. 10 1t
any comfort to you to know that wher.
ever his duty may call him your boy
win nave a friend that will serve him
in body, mind and soul? Are you
glad to know that this friend will place
books and magazines at his disposal,
organize classes to teach him what
ever he wants to learn, give him
pocket testament and invite him to
join religious meetings OF the faith
that he was brought up INF Did you
realize that the association provides
athletic equipment for his favorite
games, teaches him games If he knows
none and holds concerts, lectures,
movies, Bible classes, dramatic enter.
tainments and every kind of whole
some amusement to keep him interest
ed? Are you glad to know that this
friend will go with him overseas, help
to shield him from a score of difficult
and dangerous temptations and follow
him right up to the front line trench
and beyond 1t? The last contact the
soldier has with this life he loves 90
well is cup OF tea given him by the
Y NJ. c. A. free just before he goes
"over the top" to hand to hand strug-
gle with the enemy. And as he comes
tottering back from No Mans Land,
wounded. but strong enough and
plucky enough to keep on his feet
even before his wounds are dressed
the Y. M. G. A. is waiting for MIN with
tea and sweet chocolate, the great COM
forts of the man In the trenches. DO
you wonder that the Red Triangle is
called .the best loved trademark IN
the world?" One soldier in France has
called 1t tho last evidence. that any
body cares"
II every thinking citizen could see
with his or her own eyes something
OF the actual work being done for our
men by the association there would be
no question OF the Y. M. c. A. having
to appeal to the public for money
Rather than let this essential work
falter for an instant rich men would
| sell their motorcars, poor men would
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-09
>.-
FROMre@A
our
EXCHANGES


Chronicle ala Call Nov. 2nd
Jas. A. Davis of Exsho, Alabama.
was 10 town Tuesday. He had been
down at Chunchula assisting Messers
Charlie Turner aud Geo w Berry
to set up saw mill which they bad
just bought over az Leakesville.
They are to operate under the name
Of the Chuncnula Lumber Company.
their mill being on the NJ, and o.
tracks about half mile. this side of
Chunchula They estimate that they
have over a million feetof stuff to
cut. The capacity of their null is
about fifteen thousand feet day.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-09

least is on its way to you. Each one
OF our 16 cantonments, where the new
national army is being trained, 10
using more than a million sheets Of
this paper every month. In the draft
army alone that means 16. 900, 900 ala
ments OF love every month reaching
out from the great encampment where
the men are being trained into the
greatest army this nation has ever
dreamed and binding tnem TO the
hearts at home, Multiply that by
thinking of all the other places where
Uncle Sam has men with the nag--in
navy yards, on the high seas, in arse
nails and officers training camps and
"Over There" in France. In all these
places men are writing home. Those
unassuming little sheets of notepaper
gladden. millions of hearts day.
They transfer more love from oas
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-09

There are some things which the
federal government is doing as wal
measures that we wish they would
forget to quit doing when times be
come normal or when the country
returns to conditions of peace. A
mong these we think now of the reg
ulation of foodstuffs, fuels and other
greatly consumed commodities.
Some OF the great magazines of the
country are taking up this idea now
with view to recognizing the
trusts, by putting their products
under government regulation That
broadens the question and may point
the way of public usefulness to such
colossal monopolies insuring them a
certainty of life under government
tolerance and insuring on the other
hand to the people certainty OF rea-
sonable prices, but however, that may
be arranged as to law, the price reg
ulation when it shall have become
appreciatable operative, should have
come to stay and prevent for all
time the consumers from being
gouged SO heartlessly as of late years
and months by the greedy monopo
lists.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-11-09
personality.

The outlook for this term of cir
cult court seems to be for about the
usual run of clearing up old business
and the developing of new business.
The grand jury will have its usual
task OF combing the county over for
crime with the ordinary probing in
to regulation matters and perhaps
some specials will receive attention
at their hands. The Herald hopes
that this court will go down in his
tory along with some others we have
had, as distinguishing itself for fear
essly and yet unprejudicedly admin
lstering the law in manner to up
hold it and make for the preserva
ton of law aud order in the county
and swing out It's strong arm in con
tinueing protection of life and limb
and the PROPERTY of our citizenship.
Any thing less than this anyway is a
farce; mere going through the mo
uloHi RllhuihS vi tue uillls W Justlct
and turning out but empty grist.
We stand upon the side of justice
tempered with mercy at all times
but not at the price of guilty toler-
ance of crime or criminal tendencies
no matter where the accusing finger
may swing in Its rightful course
pointing out those who would rem
der negligible the law as to them
selves and yet ring it on with an iron
hand upon the poorer and less favor
ably sitnated