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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-23
BRITISH PRESS
ISN'T HARSH
IN PEACE TALK
nv Ed l.. KEEN

United Press STAFF Correspondent
LONDON. Jan. ?3.-Mindful
OF tho error Into which they
were drawn on President VII.
sons peace note by overhastL
ness, British editors today were
generally cautious In their at
tempts to snslyre and interpret
the presidents speech In the
senate.
They evidently feared a possible
miseonstruction OF his remarks.
Most of the comment, however.
hinged on the American executives
use of the term ''peac. without vic
tory" The papers owned by Lord
Northcllffe insisted that there can.
not be a drawn war between the
spirit with which the allies are ami.
other the spirit OF Prusaian milltar.
lem
Applaud Lofty Principles
Tho Morning Post answered VIII.
sons assumption mat neither side
desires victory by pointing out sec.
tons OF the kaiser's recent procla.
nations and letters. in which he
emphasized Germany'n determine.
ton for complete victory.
As n whole the liberal press ap.
plauded tho lofty principles appar.
cnt In the statement. but baked AT
some Of the applications thereof.
notably the reference TO freedom OF
tho sea.
The impression among press and
public seems To be that tho speech
was intended neither pro-slly nor
pro-German. but rather pro-Amer.
lean. designed for American con
sumption.
Gazette 10 Careful
The Pail Mall Gazette expressed
no doub, OF Wilson's disinteresied.
ness and his observation-disclosures. but
only regrets the exercise of these
qualities in n purely theoretical at.
mospherc"
Victory for the allies" the news
paper said. lis the first essential
safety after that We can talk about
permanent suppression OF war a.
our leisure
Tho Times editorial today Illus.
trated tho desire OF British editors
TO go slow" in commenting on the
Wilson speech.
Universal Peace
It's language tho editorial said.
has evidently been weighed with
50 much nicely and care that pre-.
mature comment might overlook or
miSinterpre, tho precise shade OF
meaning which particular passages
are intended TO bear.
The presidents project 10 moth.
ing less ambitious. less splendid.
than tho establishment OF a perp.t.
uAi and universal reign OF peace"
Continuing. tho Times lands VII.
aon as the first individual In n big
nation who advances as "A practical
plan the dreams % many thinkers
for a great number of centuries. "
aliho expressing doubt that such an
appeal 10 tho Imagination and
hearts OF people will result in their
unrcsorved approval.
Victory Essential
The allies believe that n victory |
peace In essential" the Times said. |
as Lincoln believed Il essential in !
the civil war. They believe Il cs-
sen,ial for the attainment Of those
very aims OF the moral and ideal
kind which President Wilson re-
CARDS as Indispensable TO the foun.
dalton OF a solid peace such az
America might help to guarantee. ''
Tho Daily News also thinks the
speech should be welcomed In Eng
land. altho asserting the argument
many conclusions TO which
England cannot agree.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
ST. JOHNSBURY Is VISITED
Gypsy Band Escorted Through Town
by Police Force.

Even the gypsies are. keeping
abreast of the times. The once ia
miliar horse caravans have given place
to the automobile. The tents, pans
and other camp paraphernalia are
now piled in the tonneau of late model
machines while the innumera BILE dark
haired urchins of the band scram BILE
for seats on top of the load as they
once did on the old horse rigs. Such
party, composing five machines, paid
a brief visit to ST. Johnsbury yesteP-
day afternoon. A very brief visit.
Chief Finley and officers Coburn and
Wallace saw to that.
Word was received at the local po-
lice office from ,Plainfield to stop the
party and collect damages for num-
Der Of petty thieveries committed in
that town. The police met the first
three machines as they crossed the
town line between st. Johnsbury and
Danville. Very little persuasion was
needed to make them settle for depre-
dations committed in Plainfield. The
officers then escorted them to St.
Johnsbury, allowing the members of
the band time enough to make a few
purchases before accompanying them
further across the town line, and MAX
ing sure they had no part of st. Johns
bury on their persons or in the cars.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
FUNERAL OF MRS. MERCHANT
Old Resident Was Found Dead in Bed
Friday Morning.

The funeral of Mrs. Helen Mer-
chant, who was found dead in bed at
her home on Railroad street Friday
morning took place Monday morning
at 10 o'clock from the late home. Mrs.
Merchant was 50 years old and to the
time of her death was in compare
lively good health, although having
suffered two shocks before within the
past few years. She has been a resi-
dent of ST. Johnsbury for the past -25
years, and prior to the death of her
husband 80 years ago lived at East St.
Johnsbury.
Mrs. Merchant is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Frank Wilcomb of
Lyndonville: Mrs. Angie Shasteny of
Springfield, Mass, Mrs. Everett Gath
creole and one son, Raymond Mer-
chant, of this city. Rev. E. E. Gray
of East st. Johnsbury officiated at
the services and internlent was in
the cemetery at the latter place.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
SITE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
Will Also Get Plans for $35, 200 Ran.
dOlph School DOrmitOry.

"You may put that as strong as you
please: The State School of Agricnl-
ture at Randolph will open in the
fall''-Dr. Milo B. Hillegas. State
Commissioner of Education.
Dr. Hillegas announced that a COM
mittee of three consisting Of Luther
B. Johnson of Randolph, Frank
Brooks Of st. Johnsbury and himself
had been appointed to determine the
site of the new dormitory, get plans
and specifications for it and report to
the State Board Of Education SO that
it may submit recommendation to
the State Board of Control. The COM
mittee hopes to push matters that
the dormitory may be constructed and
ready for use as near the date of open
ing of the school as possible.
The report for the period ending
June 80, 1915, of the trustees of the
State agricultural schools announced
that the estimated cost of the building
would be $4,000.
The last Legislature appropriated
s35, 900 for a dormitory, to be expend
ed by the State Board of Education,
by and with the advice Of the State
Board of Control Gin building and
equipping a new dormitory and other
buildings and for such other purposes
as may be necessary at the school.
+ Dr. Hillegas said in the event that
the plans for expenditure of the $1,000
for a agricultural education under the
Smith, Hughes bill, were not approved
by the special Federal commission
which is to be appointed, the State
board would be able to readjust. the
State funds at their disposal so as, to
turn the Smith Hughes sum to one or
both of the State agricultural schools.
= The appointment of this commits
sion has been delayed, and plans
which any State might carry out for
the expenditure Of it's share of the
fund would be executed at it's own
risk. All such plans must be approx
ed by the Federal commission, al
though the apportionment of the fund
to the various States is fixed by law.
The State Board of Education plans
to use the 5000, available for Yer
mont in helping the high schools
which teach agriculture. Owing to
| the increase in the number of junior
high schools-there will be 1913 in
addition to the IL already maintained
| this added $4,000 will be only a
drop in the bucket and cannot be per-
mitted greatly to change the boards
plans.
The school at Springfield is the only
institution at present that can lay
claim to a share in the other $4,000,
to be spent for trade or Industrial edu-
cation, and the law says that not more
than so per cent of it may be spent
for any one of several named objects
| The scheme now is TO give the school
at Springfield about $1,000, to be ex-
pended in increasing the salaries of
the faculty.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
WILL STIMULATE RECRUITING
Campaign TO BE Launched at Once
In Vermont.

A campaign to stimulate recruiting
for the United States Army will be
commenced at once, according to a
decision reached Thursday evening at
a meeting at the Hotel Vermont in
Burlington of Governor Graham and
the members of the executive commit
tie of the Vermont Committee of Pub
lie Safety. Those present stated tehir
belief that Vermont, in proportion to
her population, had sent as many men
into the various branches of the ma
tional service as any State in the
Union. The slowness of enlistments
for the regular army, however, has
caused unpleasant comments to be
made. which will now be refuteC
Colonel Fred B. Thomas, commanding
officer of the First Regiment of In
fantry, Vermont National Guard,
stated that the regiment was yester-
day filed to within $50 of it's required
war strength. Several enlistments
were received last evening and it is
only a question Of hours until the
regiment is at war strength.
Definite steps will be taken imme-
| d;ately to start a State wide appeal
for $4,000, to cover the cost of the
committees work. which cannot be
done by State appropriations The
amount will be apportioned among the
| counties according to their grand list.
| The committees activities have been
the coordination of all war work, in
ending increased food production,
Red Cross work, recruiting cam
paigns. and other ways of preparing
for the future. Reports of the work
accomplished by the different com
m;ttees were received last evening
that of the food production and con-
servation committee being especially
encouraging.
A shortage of equipment for the
First Vermont Infantry. particularly
as regards ordnance, was reported b!
Colonel Thomas. This equipment i!
to be furnished by the National Gov
eminent. There are sufficient supplies
of clothing, tents. blankets, etc., in thu
securing of which the committee ha
: co-operated with the Acknowledgement
Those who attended the meeting
were: Governor Graham. james
, Hartne ss of Springfield, chairman
Fred A. Rowland of Montpelier, sec
rotary; Charles F. Lowe of Montpe
: lier, treasurer; Ex-Governor John A
: Mead of Rutland; Ex-Governor Allel
NJ. Fletcher of Cavendish, Mason
: Stone of Montpelier, George O. Grid
( ley of Windsor, c. H. Darling of Bur
$ lington, Frank E. Howe of Benning
ton and John E. Maun of st. Adams
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
BROTHERS KILLED IN ACTION
Both Fall in Battle on Same Day on
Adjacent Fronts.

Word was received Saturday by
Miss Isabel Mcleod of the death of
her two brothers who were killed
somewhere in France" in the action
of June %. Miss Mcleod, who has
been in the employ of DR.. NJ. G. Bene-
dict left in the afternoon for her home
in Springhill, P. @. When last she
was home in December a family re-
union was held. and soon afterwards
her three brothers enlisted in Ca
madam contingent about to leave for
the front. For some time the boys had
been I'M "a training camp in England,
and in the early part fof June two
of the boys went with their regime
to the trenches in France. ,; The other
brother being confined to the hos
pital, was unable to sail. No news was
received of the boys at the front until
official notice of their death.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
TO HANDLE MILK SITUATION.
The n. e. NJ. p. A. Has Divided YER
mont Into Districts.

Plans have been made by the New
England Milk Producers Association
to handle the milk situation OF New
England in case of disagreement be-
tween the producers of New England
and the distributors in the cities. By
systematic plan the officials of the
n. E. M. P. A. at the Boston head
quarters will be in immediate and di-
rect touch with all the producers of
New England at a moments notice
and reports will be received from dis
trict officials. In turn these district
officers will be directly in touch with
affairs at headquarters and every
member of the association, will be
kept informed by daily bulletins.
All New England will be divided in
to districts with a district leader in
each one. The list for Vermont is as
follows:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
JURY is DRAWN
Case OF Stanley Garfield VS.. Passump-
sic Telephone Co. Being Tried.


Owing to the absence Of Alexander
Dunnett, counsel for the Passumpsic
Telephone Company, defendants in
suit for damages brought by Stanley
Garfield. the Caledonia County Court
did not reconvene until nearly
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The case
was to have been called at o'clock.
When court was finally called to or
der a jury was impanelled in very
short time, but it was so near to time
for adjournment that the opening OF
the case was put over until Wednes-
day morning. The jury impanelled IS
as follows: Joseph E. Parker. Dan
vile: w. C. Baldwin, st. Johnsbury;
E. C. Graves, Lyndon; Merrill David
son, Danville; Eddie Coe, Burke;
Joseph Neagle, Lyndon: Guy c. Steb-
bins, Barnet; n. w. Wilson, Peacham;
Hale NJ. Atwood, Lyndon; D. NJ. Mich
OILS, Barnet; w. D. Young. Hardwick,
and John Chalmers, Groton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18

his resignation to take effect within
the next few days.
Malcolm Mcleod has been confined
to the house by illness for the past
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Randall of
Danville visited in town over Sunday
as the guests of Mrs. Randall's broth
err, Alton Rollins.
Wynne Johnson of Centervale is
convalescing rapidly from an oper-
alton for appendicitis performed at
Brightlook hospital last Tuesday.
Mrs. George Powell and daughter
Irene, are visiting in White River
Junction a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Reed and fam
lily and granparents, Mr.. and Mrs
Josiah Reed are spending a week
with friends in Littleton, N. H.
E. F. Miles Of West Burke was s
business visitor in town Tuesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
MISS FRANZ RESIGNS
Vaca:cs Position As Teacher of Mathe-
matics st. Johnsbury Academy.

Miss Violet E. Franz, A. B., member
of the faculty Of ST. Johnsbury Acad-
envy during the past year, having
charge of the mathematics depart
ment, has handed her resignation to
the academy trustees. Miss Franz
when interviewed Sunday night refus-
ed either to confirm or deny the rumor
and said "she had nothing to say"
One of the academy trustees when ask
ed admitted receiving the resignation,
and said it was final, as it was under
stood Miss Franz had accepted a posi-
ton elsewhere.
Miss Franz was very popular among
the undergraduates at. the academy,
and her action in leaving the coming
year will be regretted by many.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
Museum Notes.

Owing to very systematic collec-
ton during the past week, the flower
list is unusually long.
Many plants peculiar to the Barnet
region are now shown. The list since
July End is: Loessell's twayblade,
poison ivy, July End; Alpine golden
rod, July 3rd; Christmas fern, cut
Ieaved Christmas fern, maidenhair
fern, meadow fescue, pale sedge,
homework, common wood sorrel, tum-
BILE mustard. fruit of shadbush, liver
leaf winter-green, broad-lipped tway-
blade, dewberry, small prickly sedge,
sallow sedge, pointed brown sedge,
white grass, northern panicum.
July 9Th; reed meadow grass, small
headed rush, bur-reed. sweet flag,
sweet scabious, purple Towering rasp-
berry, white pine, evening primrose,
partridge berry. porcupine sedge,
July, 9Th; harebell (Barnet), one
Powered cancer root, sheep laurel
(Danville), messy stonecrop, wild
thyme, buckbean Danville), tuber-
cled, orehis @fBarnet), greenish-white
bog orchis, smaller enchanters night
shade, dodder (Barnet), round-leayed
cernef (Barne), 1ong-leaved starwort,
bladder campion, false asphodel fBar-
nett, variety Of Indian hemp, spread
ing dogbane. pine-sap (Barnet) },
greenish- Powered wintergreen bar
metz, bulb-bearing loosestrife, large
leaved orchis (Barnet), dalibarda,
marsh scullcap, India wheat, fringed-
blank bindweed, mullen, hedge mus
tard. couch or auitch grass. ox-eyed
daisy, fruit of hornbean, July 9Th.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
PERSONALS

A. Manson Donaghey is spending his
vacation in Concord. n. H.
Miss Ruth Barr will conduct SER
vice at the City Mission rooms Sun
day night at 1880 O'Clock.
Mrs Emma Albee returned Thurs
day from an extended visit in New
York and Westville, N. J.
Mrs. Abbie Humphrey goes today
to North Hatley, P. O., to visit her
son.
Mrs. Myra Wadleigh leaves today
for Pike. N. H. to visit Mrs. H. E.
Smith.
Miss Carolyn H. Lincoln Of Spring
field, Mass, arrived yesterday to visit
her sister, Mrs. Arthur F. Stone.
Mrs. George Powell and daughter,
Irene, are visiting friends at Lebanon,
n. Fl.
Miss Theresa O'Connor of Swanton.
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
J. F. Flynn, for the past week, re-
turned to her home Friday. Her sis
ter went with her and will remain in
Swanton for a few days visit.
J. c. Clark treasurer of the E. and
T. Fairbanks & Co., has purchased
the D. D. Bean house on Pleasant
street and will. take possession imme-
diately.
Mrs. D. W. King of West Burke is
the guest of her aunt Mrs. Sias Ran
dell.
All Dodge of Orleans was among the
out of town visitors in st. JohnSbury
Saturday.
DIR. and Mrs. Carl Woods are visit
ing in town as the guests Of DR..
Woods brothers, G. E. and F. S.
Woods and other relatives
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Macdonald and
niece, Edith Duclos, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Woods and son, Sherman,
are occupying a cottage at Joes Pond
for a week.
Mrs. C. A. Woolson and A. G. Wool
SON of Springfield were visitors in st.
Johnsbury over Sunday.
Rev. F. B. Richards, pastor of the
North Congregational Church, went to
Camp Winneshewauka, Lunenburg,
Sunday afternoon, where he held ser
vices in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Cowles and
Mrs. E. H. Gile motored to Irasburg
Saturday to visit with friends over
the weekend.
Wesley Cooke left Saturday for
Newport. where he spent Sunday as
the guest of his parents.
Ronald Roy is taking a two weeks
visit from his duties at Searles Phar-
macy.
Mr.: and Mrs. Carl Wilkie returned
Sunday from a two weeks visit spent
in Hardwick and Woodstock.
Mrs. Henry Little of Lyndonville
was a visitor with friends in town
Saturday.
Lieutenant P. B, Hartwell returned
home Saturday from fields officers
headquarters at Montpelier for a short
stay with his family.
Miss Mae Bailey of Stratford, Ont.
ia visiting in town as the guest Of Mrs
E. s. Bailey.
Miss Margaret Stevens of South Rye
gate was the guest of friends in town
over Sunday.
NJ. NJ. Stocker of Danville was q
business visitor in town Saturday.
Miss Beatrice Wright was visitor
with friends in Ryegate over Sunday
Russell Adams of New York City is
spending two weeks in town as the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Charlie:
Adams.
Miss Pearl Richards visited with
friends in Orleans over Sunday.
Lee Holloway and Miss Bessie Rob
inson of Greensboro were visitors with
friends in town Sunday.
Harry G. Underwood for the pas
10 years in the employ of E. and T
Fairbanks and Company has rendered
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
Accident Postpones Wedding.

The wedding of Miss Bessie Waters
and Harley Holbrook, which was to
have taken place Wednesday night,
has been indefinitely postponed owing
to the injuries which Miss Waters re-
ceived Tuesday afternoon while out
riding with Mr.. Holbrook on his mo-
torcycle. The couple were riding on
Portland street, which was freshly
oiled. when the cycle slowed, throw.
ing Miss Waters to the ground. Dr.
Miltimore was called to the scene and
at first it was thought that the girls
skull was fractured. Later, however
it was decided that she was only
shaken up and badly bruised. The
young man escaped without injury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
Halter Professor at Middleburx.

The following. clipped from the
Middlebury Register will be of more
than passing interest to many ST.
Johnsbury peoples: Wayne M. Halter.
Middlebury 1915. who has been at the
head of the department of foreign
languages in ST. Johnsbury Academy
the past year. and for the previous
year was Instructor in French and Ger
man at Mercersburg Academy, has
been engaged as instructor in the
romance languages at Middlebury Col
Iege next fall. He succeeds Roy C.
Phillips, who has resigned after year
in that department"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
South Church Notes.

In accordance with the vote taken
at the last mid-week meeting, the SER
vice will begin as formerly at 1880.
the bell ringing at 7:15. The subject
of the meeting Wednesday evening
will be "God, Our Helper"
The ladies of the North Church are
requested to receive solicitors from
the Sales Committee of the Woman's
Association this month and respond
generously as possible to the work
which the solicitors will outline.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
Junior High Schools, Teacher Course

Junior High SCHOOLS, Icacner courses
At recent meeting of the State
Board of Education it was voted that
the requests for the reorganization Of
the school system, in accordance with
an act of 1915 establishing Junior
high schools be granted in Vergennes,
Stowe, Greensboro, ST. Johnsbury,
Brandon, Swanton. Montgomery Cen
ter, Richford, Saxtons River, Hyde
Park, Waterbury. Irasbury, Proctor,
Springfield, South Royalton, Johnson
and Barton.
The location of classes for teachers
training was approved in the follow
ing towns: Barre, high school; God
dard seminary; Bellows Falls, high
school; Bradford, high school; Bran
don, high school; Bristol, high school;
Burlington. high school; Derby, Derby
academy; Essex Junction, high school;
Island Pond high school; Lyndon
Center, Lyndon institute; Middlebury
high school; Montpelier, Montpelier
seminary; Poultney, Troy Conference
academy; Randolph, high school;
Richford, high school; Rutland, high
school; Springfield, high school; st.
Adams, high school,; Wilmington
high school.
It was voted that the chairman ap-
point committee to apportion among
the junior high schools the sum Of
$4,000 provided by the acts of 1915.
and also $1,000 from the funds pro-
vided for under andther section of the
acts of 1915, when the courses given
in these schools shall be approved by
the Federal board.
The resignation of Myron D. Young
as superintendent of the Lamoille
West district was accepted to take eff
feet as of May Is, 1917, and Alfred
D. Simpson of Sheffield is to be en-
ployed as district superintendent in
the LamoilIe West district.
In lieu of office expenses each SUI
perintendent is to be allowed the sum
of $25 to be paid in connection with
the June salary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
Death of Frank Bradley.

Frank Bradley of St. Johnsbury
passed away at Brightlook Hospital
early Tuesday morning. The remains
were taken to Stanley undertaking
rooms to be prepared for burial and
the funeral will be held from the
church at St. Johnsbury Centre We'd
nesady afternoon. The deceased for
merly lived at the home of his father
George w. Bradley in Goss Hollow.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
Associated Bible Students.

The meetings of the Associated
Bible Students will be held in Grand
Army Hall. Citizens Bank Block, next
Sunday afternoon and evening at 8
and Z o'clock. The meetings will be
addressed by Pastor Huntly of Nor
risville, and the subject for the after
noon will be Goods Two Great Ar
miles," All are cordially invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-18
Universalist Church Notes.

A picnic supper will be held at $3.50
o'clock Thursday afternoon by the
ladies of the Social Circle.
Next Sunday mornings service will
be the last before the summer vaca-
ton. The pastor will be in Dover, N.
H., the greater part Of the summer
and will answer any calls for his ser
vice,