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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
French Attack Came As Sur
prise, AS Their Position Was
Not Considered Strong
HAIC HOPES TO FORCE GERMANS
: TO RETIRE FROM U-B0AT BASES
English Capture Poecapelle and Many Prisoners While
French Advance Mile and Quarter on Wide Fronta-77.
Advances of Allies Apparently Made With Ease


The big fight is on again i'll Flanders
and the Germans are being hammered
hard. Field Marshal Haig is batter
ing away on the sector east and north
cast of Yprcs while French troops
have joined with the British left wing
to the south of Dixmu:,de in All endca-
vor to bring that section of the line
even with the sharp wedge that has
been driven into the German front by
Haig cast of Broodseindc.
Launching their attacks simultan-s
,cousIy Tuesday morning both armies
have been rewarded with goodly gains
before nightfall in addition to having
inflicted heavy casualties on the Ger
mans and taking many of their mel,
prisoners. Prior to the announcement
of the commencement Of the attack
there had been no ntimation that tho
Frencllmcns were ready for the adj
vance. zsss. Ssss = <z-s.x
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
GOVERNMENT TO
CONTROL FOOD.
-9.k
Beginning Nov. l the United
States Will Prescribe
y. ..,-5-
Food Regulations

washington, oct virtually al
the staple foeas ! 1Eeat1sssaae e by, .tHe
American people will be put under
Gosernement control. Nova,1- The
food administration Announced that
within a few days President Wilson
will issue IAN executive order requir-
ing that manufacturers and distriblters
of some 20 fundamental foods operr
ated under license restrictions des-
ignad to prevent unreasonable profits
and to stop speculation and boarding,
Regulations will be prescribed fof
mat packers. cold storage house, mil
lers, Gamers, elevators, grain dealers
and wholesale dealers, and retailers
doing business of more than 100000
annually in the commodities to be
named, /
''The prime purpose Of the food ad.
! ministration," the announcement, says
'is to protect the patriot against the
Stacker in business" !,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10

Our love for. this church, for we
have tried to give our best freely, will
never die. Our frequent prayer will
be that God will give this work a
constantly. enlarging usefulness and
that the whole people united ina true
love for a. common master, 4 common
mission, and q gospel fellowship may
work together in a unity, and shall
give "a large channel of power for the
spirit of God. desire the church to
consider my resignation as final and
to take effect in accordance with the
conditions herein stated.
Efectionately your Pastor.
FRANK S. TCLMAf.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
LOCAL NOTICES

Notices will oe inserted in this
column in reading matter type at the
rate of ten cents q line for the frHt
Insertion and FIVE cents line for sub
sequent insertions of the same copy. J
~ Get "a Box of Almon's4 Cold Tablets
at Searles Drug Store and Cure that
Cold. Only 25 cents. 9-26-tf.
Buy all your. Drug Wants at Searles'
Drug Store and Help Some Candidate
Win the Automobile. 9-26-tf.
Kildust, new sweeping COM
pound Eve think it's the best) cleans
and polishes floors, rugs and carpets.
Ask your grocer for it.
tPetralite. Fills all old cracks in
floors and other places. invaluable In
many cases-20c. a pound. Money
back On either of above if not salts
factory.
THE PECK COMPANY.
Fairbanks CGffee, sold by A. II
Gleason, 73 Main street.
I II you need a monument or any
lettering done in cemetery write Of
call 534M. J. E. Walker.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
LIBERTY LOAN PLAN
PUT UP TO employees
Scale Company In Spirited s Article
Urges Employees to do "Bit' ON
Second Lean.

E. and T. Fairbanks and Company
have had printed and distributed to
the employees p11amphlets urging sup
port of the second National Liberty
Loan. The company sets forth its
instalment plan which. will be used
for the benefit of the employees and to
aid in the Liberty Loan work. Brief
ly outlined it is as follows:
ANY Of our employees who may
be unable to, comply with the Gov
ernment's terms of purchase and, who
may wish to buy one or more of these
bonds and pay for them in install-
ments out Of their weekly earnings
may procure them from us in the fol-
lowing manner:
We will buy from the Government
agents for you one or more bonds in
dem oninations of $50 or 500 and al
low you to pay us for the same at the
rate Of $500 per week for each $50
bond or $500 per week for. each 5 90
bond, until the amount shall have
been paid; these amounts to be de-
Quoted from your weekly pay roll and
credited to your bond account ON our
books. When the final payment
shall have. been made the bond will be
delivered to you.,...,
Employees Bought $37 900 in Bonds
Employees ffthe concern during the
first Liberty Loan campaign purchas-
led fabuot $4,000 worth of bonds
through the company and the res
ponse this time is expected to be mucl
greater. Besides setting forth 2th.
company's plan the folder also con
tains the government plans, and will
many appropriate catch phrases
points to the duty of those remaining
at home. The phamphlet is signed
by Frank II. Brooks as president.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
REV. F. S. TOLMAN /
RESIGNS PASTORATE
Pastor Of the Union Baptist Church
j. to Leave Soon, After Eight Years
~ of Service. +:

Rev. Frank S. .Tolman for the past
eight years pastor of the Baptist
church here rendered his resignation
to the. Congregation at the, Sunday
morning service. The resignation to
take effect III the near future.
=. :.
DR.. Tolman shar had a very success
full .pastorate sins st. Johnsbtuy,s being
popular in the community at large as
wei as iiias his oW n chaaralI circle. AT
ter much effort and successful. plan
ming he brought about the union OF
the Free Baptist and First Baptist orr
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
VERMONT SUBSCRIBES
81, ,H7, 900 IN LOAN

Boston, Oct 9.-Overnight reports
showing $6,341, 900 additional Liberty
Loan subscriptions brought the New
England total to $35'456,O00 as tabu-
lated today. The total by states was
New Hampshire $916.000: Vermont,
$1,000, 900.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
ATTACK. SIMULTANEOUSLY.

ATTACK. SIMULTANEOUSLY
With apparent ease the French
men crossed flooded rivers and caps
tnred two villages together with NUM-
cTous biockhouses and made prisoners
of several Germans. The advance or
the French was over a front Of more
than mile and a half and they pencl
trated the German line to depth Of
ono and onc-fourth miles.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
TOLIF'T CANADIAN 81
COAL EMBARGO

Washington, Oct. 9.-The fuel adj
nainistratoni is preparing to modify
the EN- mbargo on coal shipments to
Canada as it has been found that
Canada can be supplied in limited
quantities without threatening the
supply now going to the northwest.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
war Library Fund.

The canvass for the War Library
Fund is in progress quietly. and it is
hopes that by the end Of theesweek
the entire S400 appoitioned to this
town viii be obtained The amount
ask ed for by the government is one
million dollars. Contributions sent
to the Athenaeum will be welcomed
Aand dFcredited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10

Railroad street in the business
district has been improved by the
widening of the sidewalk in front of
II. +, Estabrook's store and the re-
moving Of the steps. by constructing
,neafei: the building.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
COTTON EMBARGO
TO BE LIFTED

Washington, Oct. 9.-Stoppage of
cotton shipments to northern Europe
and Neutrals has resulted in such
surplus of the staple, in this country
that the exports administrative board
today. determined to permit for an
indefinate period the expectation of
raw cotton to the, Allies without
license.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
KIMBALL REELECTED II
C. & M. PRESIDENT

Concord, N. H., Oct. 9.-Benj. A.
Ki1nball, was reelected President of
the. Concord and Montreal railroad at
a meeting of the directors here today.
At Shis annual report to the board Mr..
Kimba1l declared that the. temporary
reeeivership of the Boston and Maine
railroad WHICH operates the Concord
and Montreal under lease had brought
about complications in the problem of
consolidating all lines of the Boston
and Maine system and arat further
measures which he dids not specify
mast be taken before anything could
be- accomplished in carrying out the
plan. i
;Directers chosen at the meeting Of
| steel holders are: Benz. A Kimbal,
Walter NJ, Parker. George NJ. Kim
William III. Moses. Elisha r. Brown
| ball. Arthur II. Hale, Benj.s C, White
and Arthur NJ Heard
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
CANADIAN CONSCRIPTS
JOIN COLORS DEC. |

Ottawa, Ont, Oct. 9.-DecembeT I,
has been fixed as the: date for calling
the first Increment of men to the col
ors under the canadian sclectiyey con-
scription act. Il !,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
). .FRATERNAI. MEETINGS,

Haawrtl Rey-I arch Chapter. No. ~
& Called Colyecation Friday evening
October 18TH at s7-.3D O'Clock. ,rWorl
Mark Master degree. -
&c. " HERDRRr "a, LorGRE, &. H F
81 FRED G.. MOORE, Secretary
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
CENTRAL POWERS SOON
ARE TO SUE FOR PEACE
Tages zeitung Of Berlin Says Offer Will be Based on
5 Surrender Of Belgium and France; No Territorial J
Aggrandization; No Indemnities for Either .
Side; Remuneration Of Positive Acquisitions

officials. as well as those connected
with the Imperial government, that
all are free in their political opinion
and are permitted to belong to any
party so long as the Empire is not en-
dangered theraf,v. -
AS regards to the army, the Chan
cellor said all political propaganda vii
be. excluded After the Chancelor's s
speech the committed adopted "a sup
Elementary budget for the office of
vice Chancellor, only the social DEM
ocrats voting against it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
PUT me ON YOUR LIST
Get Me- The Best Coal You Can, At The
Best Price iii Leave Il To Yeu.'

i. Quite few people are saying
this to us this year. With that
much confidence iinposed,swe
would naturally do our best
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
st. Johe.bmry Atheu

! ~, st. Joh0sbnry Athenaenm.
i LIBRARY REApINe ROOM ART GALLERY
+ g. O'Clock too O'Clock each week day, Wed
! nesday evenings excepted.
s 3 O'Clock to 8 o'clock Sundays.
/ Stes An are invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10


Amsterdam, Oct. 9.-Germany and
Austria Hungary have agreed to make
another peace offer to the Allies the
De5tsche. Tages zeitung of Berlin says
: 1t. learns an authority. The offer will
have as It's base no territorial aggran-
diznent !: thessurrender of Belgium and
+, French territory the remuneration of
positive territorial acquisition for pay
meht in money; and no indemnity on
other side. =,
Michaelis Addresses Reichstag.
Amsterdam, Oct. 9.-Chancellol
Michaelis in an address to the. Reich
stag Main committee yesterday, as re-
ported i'm Bertin despatches,' replied
to the charge that officials had under-
taken propaganda for a new Father
land party which is carrying on a
movement in5 favor of a German
peaeer- The chancellor laid down the
principals WhichTapplied to Prussiaan
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10

The Nuseuin s,f Emtsrnt >rt~nce.
Open week days $50 An. tod 80 P n
Sunt ays 2 40 to P. M. =.
n All visitors welcomed,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10

Frederick Jackson completes his
work at E. & T.. Fairbanks and Co.
Saturday and will leave Monday for
Fore River, Mass. where he will be
employed by the Fore River Ship CO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
HcIffclich to Resign.

Hclffcrich to Resign
Amsterdam, Oct. 9.-There is grow
ing displeasure in German parliament
airy circles against DIR. Helfferich ow
ing to Saturdays event in the Reich
tag The General Anzeiger, of Dussel-
dorff. prints asreport that Dr.. .Helffer-
ich will resign the vice-chancellor-
ship in few weeks If not sooner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10

Mrs. George Barrett and son Rich
lard leave for Boston Wednesday for
a weeks visit.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
To Force. German WithdraNs.I.

g To Force German WithdraWaI.
Haig's principal offensive cenfered ION
the portionr of PassehendeaIesH Hei1lu-
Wit ridge .still held by. the Gerfnans.
being directly eastward from Peeleap-
ellie which was captured. TAX ensas a
whole the joint operation MAX akssmore
apparent the crowning desire ofg & the
allies I'M this region-tfe forcing Back
of the Germans to points ,Wherertheir.
evacuation of Ostend and Zeebrugge,
naval and submarine bases on. the
North Sea, will. become necessary
At several points Ifaig's advance
was sharply contested by the Germans.
In Chanfpa agne the French have car
iied outSa successful raid and taken
phisoners..
Russians Fighting Hard.
There still is considerable sif1fa4atfy
ad1ssG tillery activity hetWeaIg the
Russia hsAs1ld Germans in the Riga
sector Of tlae Russian froaltEbat Meth
crt side. h9s made any atfenaptts Tan
advance, ! III js1s@s sst.sssss1ss q
other' Austro- erlnaIf II sftffsr which
is to be- based on the plincsl leasof no
territorial aggrandizemeilts aes sss,1r-
render Of Belgium and French sarri-
tories, the renunciations of, Territorial
sacauisfens for money payments, and
nd indennities for eithefs side Isl soon
to- be pat forward. according to- a pro-
nIincnt Berlin newspaper
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20

human problem. The popular impress
sion that from the very nature of the
case labor and capital are two great con-
tending forces arrayed against each 9TH
er, each striving to gain the upper hand
by force, each feeling that it must arm
itself in order to secure from the other
its rights and its just dues, is even more
unfortunate than it is untrue.
81 cannot feel that labor and capital
are necessarily enemies, | cannot believe
that the success of one must be de-
pendent on the failure or lack Of sue
cess of the other Far from being enc
mics, these two forces must necessar-
lily be partners"
Referring to his experiences when he
visited the strike regions in Ludlow,
Colo, IS months ago, Rockefeller said
Tells of Colorado Trip.
"As went from camp to camp,
talked with representatives of the men
individually and privately, / went into
their homes, talked with their wives and
children. This personal contact with the
employees of the company led to the es-
tablishment of mutual confidence and
trust and to the acceptance on their part
that they and we were partners. The
men generally came to see that the man
about whom they had heard was very
different from the man whom they had
met in their homes and their work
While they distrusted the former, they
believed in the latter
Before left Colorado plan of in
dustrial representation providing for
close personal contact between the duly
elected representatives of the men and
the officers of the company was worked
out ard adopted by a large maj jority
vote. do not venture to make any
prediction as to the ultimate success of
the plan, but it has been adopted by two
affiliated bodies of labor and the com
pany is now working to the limit of its
capacity, while other companies are hav-
ing difficulty in securing an adequate
supply Of labor"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
USHER TO QUIT
c. L. u. POSITION
Refuses to Run Again for Presi-
dency of Labor Organization
Says he Desires to Give Others
Chance. - Charles Miller and
Other Nominations.

Toledo, O.-Ccntral Labor Union will
elect officers January %
Candidates were nominated Thursday
evening. Edward u. Usher declined to
run again for the presidency, saying he
had held the office long enough and
wished to give others chance.
Charles Miller, OF the Typographical
union, and Harry Baum, delegate from
the Bartendcrs' union, and now vice
president of the {. l.. L., were nomi-
mated for president.
Oliver Myers, business agent of the
Electrical Workers, was the sole nomi-
nee for vice president.
August Smith was nominated to sue
cccd himself as recording secretary. He
is member of the carpenters local
John ]. Quinivan is the only candidate
for business agent. Quinlivan is present
business agent and member of the Long
shoremens union.
Harry Marker, member of the Typo
graphical union, was nominated to con-
tinue as treasurer.
Nominees for the board of trustees
were Thomas McCourt, of the Brewery
Workers; Ernest Rieger and Henry O..
Shewell of the Carpenters union; JO-
seph Burns, of the Typographical union,
and Walter Watson, of the Stationary
Fremen.
Only unions in good standing will be
allowed their representation. Delega-
tons of each union will decide the mem
berS who are to exercise the locals vot-
ing privilege.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
LONE WOMAN DEFIES POLICE
Three PatrOImcn Required to Escort
Picket to Station.

Minnie NIeacham, laundry worker,
who is about five feet high and weighs
probably 100 pounds, caused three stall
wart policemen and several grocery
clerks no little trouble last Thursday
night at Thirteenth and Main streets.
Standing in the doorway of a Krogcr
store the woman advised shoppers to
deal elsewhere, it is said,
,Patrolmcn Ilafncr, Bruck and Chaser
escorted her to Third District Police
Station, where she was charged with
disorderly conduct She said she is mar
RED gave her age as 81 and lives at
1899 Dudley street. She was released
on bond.
81 am in sympathy with the Kroger
drivers out on strike. At one time !
pcketed for the laundry workers and
am proud of it," she said.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
ARBITRATION BILL,
To Restrain Employees From Strik-
ing, Meets Opposition.

Washington. - Consideration OF the
arbitration legislation to supplement the
Adamson law in the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee today developed
that it is improbable the committee will
approve an arbitration bill which re
strains an employee from striking or an
employer from enforcing lockouts pend
ing investigation.
Many members OF the committee were
said to feel that such a measure would
be unconstitutional and could not pass
No action was taken, but the committee
next week will attempt to frame a bill
that a majority will approve.
1t was said efforts will center on bill
providing for investigation of railroad
labor disputes and widespread publica-
tion of results at Government expense,
but without any restraint on the right to
strike or lockout pending the investiga-
tlOu
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
DREDGEMEN REDUCE HOURS

San Francisco,-Employers OF steam
Shovelmen and dredgemen have signed
a contract to reduce the work day from
10 to s hours
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20

The firm of Thorburn & Trunnell,
composition roof contractors, is COM
posed of Chas. Thorburn and Durbin f.
Trunnell
MIR. Thorburn was superintendent for
BreeSe Bros, for seven years and formed
a partnership with Mr., Trunnell two and
a half years ago.
MIR, Trunnel was formerly in the
horse trading business, and for twenty
wears worked for Dig Goodman &
Gardiner, and Moock < We'll.
Ihornburn 4 Trunnell are employers
OF union labor and have done work for
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
SHARP "REASONING."

Washineton.-ln advocating compul-
sorry investigation before strike can
be called lanes \. Emery, general
counsel for the National Council for In
dustrial Defense, gave an exhibition of
sharp reasoning before the senate
committee on interstate commerce.
This is Mr. Emery's system:
Compulsory investigation is not in
voluntary servitude because congress can
not compel a man to work, but it can
condition his quitting under circum-
stances of pubic necessity"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20

the J. II. Day Co., Lippincott Glass Co.,
Alexandria, Ind; Lion Brewery, Gam
brinus Stock Co., Wctterer, kaufman,
lIerancourt, Schallcr and Hudepohl
breweries
Both members of the firm are popular
with their employees in appreciation for
the kindly manner they have been treat
ed. Thorburn & Trunnell hake a spe-
cialty of Barrett Specification roofs and
would be pleased to furnish figures re-
pairing or painting roofs, and deserve
the patronage of all union men. Their
telephone is Canal 2557.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
CLERKS REDUCE HOURS.

San Francisco.-Continued agitation
by the Retail Grocery Clerks union has
resulted in a reduction of one hour
day These employees are now working
II hours, but many stores are on the 10
hour basis.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
Act Justly With Labor j. d., Jr.
Tells Cornell Audience Capital Must Deal Ancably With
Employees Ne,O Era In the Industrial World
Says NeW Executives Will Be Chosen For Ability to
Get Along With Men.

Ithaca, n. Y.-"Teach your young
men how to deal amicably with labor.
This, in substance, was the advice
given many educators here by John D.
Rockefeller, in speech commemorating
Founders day at Cornell university.
Rockefeller declared hatly that the
labor-capital problem was the largest
one now confronting the country The
time is coming, he warned, when the big
men OF the country are going to be Sc
lected largely for their ability to get
along with the working classes.
Heretofore" he said "the chief ex-
ecutives of important industrial corpor
ations have been selected largely be
cause OF their capacity as organizers or
iinanciers. The time is rapidly coming
when the important qualification for
such positions will be mans ability to
deal successfully and amicably with la
Dor.
Wrong View Points Now.
"Too often capital regards labor mere
ly as a commodity to be bought and sold,
while labor, not infrequenty regards
capital as money pcrsonified in the soul
less corporation But labor and capital
are mcn-men with muscle and men
with money. Both are human beings,
and the industrial problem is great
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
uNIONISTS' IDEA STATED.

New York.-"America is not de-
mocracy so long as the mass of the peo-
pie have no share in the government Of
those things which matters most to them
Political Government is a very small af-
fair alongside of industry" said George
+. O'Dell of the American Ethical IN
ion, in an address in this city.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
FEW MOLDERS ON STRIKE ROLL

Springfield, Ohio.-The iron molders'
strike for a shorter workday has resulted
in the establishment of the nine hour
day and a minimum wage of $3.50. There
are less than score of molderS on the
strike roll
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
USHERS RAISE WAGES.

Charleston, w. Na.-lhe newly-organ-
lied Theater Ushcrs' union has secured
an agreement and substantial wage in
creases with the two leading theaters of
this city.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-20
LEE NJ. HART Is DEAD.

Peoria, Ill.-Lec NJ, Hart, formo.
secretary of the International Alliance
OF Theatrical State Employees, died in a
hospital in this city and his remains
were inferred at Chicago. A wife and
two brothers survive him.