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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07
FARMER
TAKES own LIFE
West Burke Man Shoots Sell
With Rifle; Was Owner
of Pythian Block
Especial to The Caledonian.)

West Burke, Nov. 6.-Charles A.
Whipple, So years old,i committed
suicide by shooting with a rifle at his
home here about $50 yesterday
morning. Mr.. Whipple was a retired
farmer, and dependency over mac
tivity and business trouble is said to
have prompted the act.
Mr.. Whipple was for many years a
prominent farmer of Sutton, where
he, up to recently, had large property
interests. About two years ago he
sold his farm there and came to this
place to live. About week ago Mr..
Whipple bid off at auction the Pyth-
ian block and real estate at the cor
ner of Eastern avenue and Prospect
street, st. Johnsbury, for S20,275.
The decea sed is survived by a wife
and son, Roy. Also by two brothers
and sister, Mrs. Sarah Beals and
Willis Whipple of Boston, and M. P,
Whipple of Sutton. Funeral arrange
ments have not been made.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07
Evening Glasses Begin.

It is the intention OF the school
department to start the usual evening
extension classes during the week of
Nov. II. Registration will be held
On Monday evening, Nov. 5, at 1870
o'clock. It is very important that
those intending to take the evening
work be present at this time.
instruction in home economics and
manual training will be given under
the direction of Miss Waring and Mr..
Baxter.
1t is planned this year to form a
class in mechanical drafting follow
ing Glossy the schedule of work
taught in the evening schools of Mas
sachusetts. This class will not be
formed unless at least Is signify their
Intention of Joining. This is q new
class this year and offers a fine OPP
portunity for taking up the very i'm
portant study of mechanical drafting.
The registration will be held. at the
office of the Summer street school,
the tuition fee for 20 lessons, two
lessons per week, will be $3.50 for
the home economic classes and $500
for the manual training and me-
ehanical drafting classes.
Below is the schedule of work to be
covered in the drafting class:
Materials and instrument
Pictorial representation.
Conventions and lines
Lettering
photographic projection.
Layout.
Working drawings-Adv. W & d
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07
St. J. Man In south Carolina.

The following clipping taken from
the Georgetown, S. c.. Times, speaks
as follows concerning E.. e. Hitch
cock, a former resident of st. Johns
bury:
..Mr. e. E. Hitchcock of Auburn, N.
Y, brother of DR.. e. w Hitchcock,
who last year purchased the Bene-
ventum. plantation on the Black
river. arrived here from st. Johns
bury, VT. Thursday night to take
charge of the place
MANY improvements are contem-
platde and this beautiful location will
ere long he ca regular show place
and one of the most up-to-date farms
in the county. Mr.. Hitchcock is a
trained agriculturist. We welcome
him and his like to our county"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07
EAST BARNET.

Rev. Glen Douglas of Burke will
Friday evening, November g. for the
benefit of the chapel society.-Mrs.
Myrtle Fulford spent Friday in Bar
net visiting relatives-Miss Nan
Glover and Alex Welch spent the
weekend in Groton visiting her par
ents.-Mr. and Mrs. Edward Averill
and daughter, Marguerite, spent Sun
day in ST. Johnsbury visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mcqueen
Mr. and Mrs. George Morrill,. spent
the weekend at the Boarding house.
Ward B1andin and family left Tues
day for Mexico.-Mr. and Mrs. DAN
lei CooIin. Miss Jennie Tilton and
Lewis Clark of Fairfax. were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. c. w.
Tilton-W William Warrill spent Sun
day in West Waterford. visiting his
brotlaer-Mr Alex Blair and Mrs.
Hattie Wood spent Friday in st.
Jofinsbury John Churchill has
moved his family to the tenement
vacated by Andrew Menard. and Ed.
Glaabet has moved his family to the
tenement vacated by Mr. Haseltine.
There was a large crowd In atten-
dance at the auction at Ward Blan-
dins Friday afternocn.-Niss Della
Kay spent .part4ofs last week in Bar
net, visiting her aunt. Mrs. Chandler
Whitney Percy Smith has been
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07
WATERFORD

MRS. A. M. Sunbury, Correspondent
Phillip Curtis was home from
Long Island Sound where he is in
camp for a few days last week.-O.
H. Fisher has returned home from
Woodbury.-The bridge is nearly
completed near Bucks residence and
they are working at Lower. Water
ford.-Freeman Priest was home
from Camp Aver a few hours Sum
ELECTROMAGNETIC are extended
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Bede1f by
their many friends.-Mrs. Ada Par
ker of St Johnsbury is visiting her
brother, A. M. Sunbury-Royal Lewis
has finished work for Ed. Brown and
Hollis ingalls, has moved his family
here and is working for Mr.. Brown
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07
FIRE DESTROYS MORE
AVER BUILDINGS

Aver, Mass, Nov. 4.-The third
serious fire within few weeks at the
national army cantonment at Camp
Devens, tonight swept two barrack
buildings on the drill field occupied
by workmen. Twenty seven other
buildings in the same group were
threatened, but were saved by the
camp fire department. The cause of
the fire is not known.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07
spending a few days in Burke with

spending few days in Burke with
relatives.-Miss Evelyn Blandin Of
st. Johnsbury visited her brother
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Blan-
din, Thursday. Mrs. Emma Ken
dali, Mrs. Lizzie Kendall and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Cushman of Water
ford, spent Thursday in Danville,
going by automobile with Henry
Gammell.-Mrs. Lizzie Kendall re-
ceived a letter last week from her
SON Merle, who is somewhere in
France" saying that he was well,
also the rest of the boys-Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Champany and children
spent Sunday in Monroe, N H. with
Mr.. and Mrs. Rammie Champany-
Clarence Blandin, of st. Johnsbury,
spent Friday with his father. Ward
Blandin.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07
BURNS ARM In VAT
OF BOILING WATER

John Campbell, employed in the
foundry at the e. and T. Fairbanks
and Company's shops, severely scald-
ed hrs entire right arm Saturday
morning when he partially fell into
vat of boiling sal soda and water
Losing his balance while working
near the vat he put out his arm to
save himself, sustaining terrible
burns.
The quick assistance of nearby
workers saved him from worse in
juries. He was taken to Brightlook
hospital where the burns. were dress
ed. Yesterday he was reported to be
suffering severe pain.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07
| mo new ENGLAND men IN CASUALTY list.
Pates Eg Gresham and May First To Die In Battle With World
Is FoeMen Captured Probably Trapped In Dugouts. +
FIRST CASUALTY LIST.

-: Killed: Private Thomas F. Enright Pittsburg Private
James B. Gresham, Evansville Ind Private Merle B
Hay, Glidden Iowa.
Wounded Private John J. Smith, Ludington Mich !
Private Charles Hopkins Stanton Tex. Private George
L. Box Altus, Okla Private Homer K. Givens Glover
dale, La. Private Charles Orr, Lyons, Kan
Captured Missing: Sergeant NJ. Halyburton, Stony
Point n G.. Corporal Nicholas Mulhal Jersey City, ~
j.; Corporal. Edwin H. Haines, Woodward, Okla; Pn
vate Herche Godfrey Chicago; Private Vernon NJ. Ken
DALI Roll Okla; Private w B. Grigsby, Louisville, KY.
lei B. Gallagher, Blockton, Ala; Private John p Lester
Putwiler o. Private Harry Langhman Chicago Private
dewey d Kenr, Collins, Iowa; Private RECKON, can
mot be identified.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07

With the American Army in France, Nov. 5.-A small
detachment of American infantymen attacked in the
front line trenches early Saturday morning by much
superior force of German shock troops The Americans
cut off from relief by the heavy baage in their
They fought CALAMITY until they overwhelmed solely
(by numbers
The fighting in the trenches was hand to hand It was
brief and fierce in the extreme.
AS result of the encounter three Americans were xii
He'd and five wounded sergeant and corpofaIand ten
|men were taken prisoners ser
Two French soldiers who in the trenches also
We're killed The enemy lost but the number is
unknown their dead and wounded carried off by
the retiring Germans.
From the beginning of the engagement until the end
the Americans lived upto all the traditions of the Amer
can army the records showing the bravery of the detach
ment and of Individual members.
Washington, Nov 5-American troops captured by
the Germans in the trench raid the morning of Nov
probably were trapped in their dugous and forced to
render or be blown to pieces with hand grenades without
chance for their lives.
This is the only explanation which occurred to army
officers today, lacking any details of the fight.
Gen Pershings brief report merely stated that the
German artillery dropped heavy barrage fire about the
trench sector cutting the off from help No expanat
ion of the eight casualties reported and the twelve
captured however indicated that the trench had beer
reoccupied by the American forces ).
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07

Matt B. Burbank of East Barnet is
very happy these days over his record
as Boy Scout. Last week after the
village had been canvassed by older
people he sold $3.50 worth of Lib
srty Bonds in Ia families there,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07
WOMEN OBTAINED
LARGE SUBSCRIPTIONS

Following is the complete report OF
the contributions of the women of
Caledonia county to the second Lib
arfV Loan. - = - Z - !. =.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07
AMERICAN TROOPS KILLED in
TRENCHES BY GERMAN RAIDERS
Protected by Heavy Barrage Fire Boshes Storm Salient
Killing Three Men and Wounding Five-12 More
- Reported to be Captured or Missing

3 Washington, Nov. advancing under protection
Of heavy barrage fire German raiding party before
daylight on November g. stormed trench held by Amer
infantry killing three, woundng 5, and capturing II
according dispatches from Gen. Pershng received by
the War Department tonight.
The official statement issued by the War Department
is follows
"The War Department has received despatch from
the Commanding General Of the American expedtonary
occuped for Instructions bv company of American in
fantry raded by Germans. The enemy put down
heavy barrage fire. cutting off the salient from the rest of
the t&sS
Our losses were killed, wounded and u captured
missing. The enemy's losses not known. One
wounded German taken prisoner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07

This is to certify that Clarence
Phillips was in my employ sew
eral years in the taxidermist
business. Being a natural tax
idermist he produced the very
best of work on my moose, car
ibou, deer, small animals and |
birds. Signed. C. S. Phillips.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
Churches Unite at Cambridge,

Within the boundaries of Cambridge
which comprises 33,70l acres and i ropula-
ton of 1886 people, are three villages
Cambridge, Cambridge junction and ,Ieifer-
sonville. The latter has well sustai ned
church of the Congre ,ational denomina-
ton
Cambridge formerly ,raintaned a Con-
gregational and a Methodist church and it
also has a Roman Catholic church With
changed conditions the work of maintain
ing two separate Protestant organizations
became more difficult. Several months
ago a consolidation of these two organiza-
lions was effected.
The plan, so far, has worked out success
fully and it is now practically determined
that it is for the best interests of all con-
cerned that it should be made permanent
During the summer Rev. John L. Sewall
of St. Adams formerly Congregational pas
tor in that city has acted as temporary
pastor pending the arriv of clergyman
who is to fill the nIaee permanently, and
who has been mating a special study to
fit himself for a p2storate of that type
Rev. Walter III. Gould, who has been a
Methodist clergyman. has now arrived in
town and begun his work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
"a DADCY'Sg[N|NQ'
vi [A|RY TALE
La G MACY GRAAANBOyNeR
MAGIC LANTERN SHOW.

Daddy was in great hurry to COM
mence his story. Il have been mean
ing to tell you this for some time" he
said.
''There lived little girl named Lucy
in lighthouse. She had no other play
mates, though every little while her
daddy would take her on a trip with
her mother to town to visit some
cousins. And how they would love to
see her! For Lucy had so many stories
to tell them. They We're always so
busy rushing about that they could not
tell many stories, for they had never
had the time. And to Lucy it came so
easily. Her daddy had always told her
stories, and so had her mother, and
even the sea had told them to her.
ooh, yes, many was the time that she
would go to sleep and the sea would
! roar and the waves would dash against
| the lighthouse. and old Mother Ocean
would tell her stories as she slept
! Such wonderful stories as she could
| tell! Adventures which the sea shells
had and the little creatures under the
! sea. And the adventures of the fishes
and of the water fairies!
"And these stories Lucy used to tel
to her cousins when she went visiting
them. These visits were to keep hel
from being lonely, but she really never
minded being alone. There were al
ways books to read. too. and she found
plenty to do.
Zone day in the lighthouse, Luc!
was thinking what she would play.
don't want to have my magic Lantern
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
Where Are the Doctors.
{ Barre Times.3

The war department has reason for
being disturbed by the slow movement
of physicians from civilian practice to
army life. 1t used to be a saying that
doctors were getting to be thicker than
patients, which was another way of re-
ferring to the large yearly accession to
the ranks of the profession. The tide
seems to have turned and now the ma
ton needs $4,000 physicians properly to
conduct the work of the medical depart
ment Of the army. From the moment
the soldier presents himself for exam
ination until his discharge every phase
of his physical welfare Is under the sun
ervision of the medical department. The
work includes inspection of food, san
itation and the education of the conva-
descent cripple, in addition to the care
of the sick and wounded. Army officers
have testified time and time again to
the Importance of the department and
still the profession lags in its response.
An opportunity for enduring service
lies here and the wonder is, with thou
sands of non-professional men offering
to serve under arms, that the devoted
band of doctors who have already vol
unteered are not Joined by a large mum
Der of their colleagues
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
MADE THREE ATTEMPTS.
Broadhurst, Thrice on Torpedced Ships
Will Try Again to Cross Ocean.

RUTLAND, Sept. S.-Horace Broad
hurst, formerly an engineer on the Cen
trail Vermont railroad, has left here to
make another attempt to cross the
Atlantic in the country s service after
having been three times on ships which
were torpedoed by German submarines.
The ship he will be assigned to for the
coming trip has not been made public
Broadhurst was on the Cymric, which
was the victim of a torpedo off the Irish
coast in 1916. The Moreno, a cattle ship
returning light from a trip to France
i'll April, 1917, with the Vermonter run
ming the engines, was sent to the bot
tom. He was below in the engine room
on the Kingsland, a supply ship, which
was punctured by a torpedo on Aug. l l.,
last in a place near Ireland, where no
hostile submarines were expected to be.
As the torpedo pierced the ship it went
within 10 feet of Broadhurst s head.
An American destroyer vessel rescued
the crew some hours after the explosion.
Broadhurst has the unusual distinc-
tion of having been commissioned an
engineer by the government four times
within q months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08

The announcement that permanent
trout rearing station is to be built
at Bennington means without doubt that
little further will be done to develop the
experimental plant at South Vernon.
The latter may be used in its present
form as place where any surplus of
trout fry may be raised to the lingering
stage but the bulk Of this rearing will
doubtless be carried on at the Benning-
ton station where conditions are said
to be especially favorable. The South
Vernon plant certainly ought to be used
in so far as trout for this part of the
state are concerned, since train connec-
tion between Bennington and Windham
counties is such as to make the ship,
mcnt Of fish from one to the other a
precariouS business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE
By LEE PAPE


Weather Postal cards frum fellows in the
country, saying, l wish you was heer.
Spoarts The Invisible baseball TEEN
went out to the park last Satidday aftir-
noon to play the Young Marvils, witch wen
they got there they found the Young Mar
wills was all big fellows with tutf ixpres-
sions saying they was large for their ages.
So the Invisibles wawked home agen
Insure yourself agcnst getting cawt in
the rane for 6 sents a munth. All you
half to do is to get under sum awning and
telefone to Ed Wernick or Lew Davis and
they will run to your house and bring
YOU your umbreller. The Ed Wernick
and Lew Davis Rane Insurants Kumpinny
Pome by skinny Martin
They Wished They Could
Come on fellows, lets have catchr
That's CRATE ideer!" cried all,
Then SUDDENLY their Impression changed
| Because nobody had ball
| Intristing Facks About Instristing Pee
pie. Sam Cross can crawl under smaller
space than eny luther fellow his size.
Sissiety Notes Miss Elizabeth Greer
has new pare of wife shoes, being yer!
ibewtifill to look at, but enybody can tel
if enyhody has bin setting next to her OF
her frunt steps by the wife marks on hi
stockings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
RED CROSS SALARIES.
Small Question in Expense Compared
With Growth of Organization.

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-Henry P
Dawson, chairman of the Red Cross war
council, authorizes the following:
1t Is the plan of the war council 10
publish monthly statement concern
ing its finance and administration, and
every detail which may be found to be
of interest to the public will be made
known. The following facts concerning
salaries paid by the Red Cross may
prove of interest to the public.
One year ago, on a peace basis, with
only about 200 chapters and s, little
over 100000 members, with annual funds
Of only few hundred thousand dol
lars. the Red Cross employed az its
headquarters in Washington - paid Of
ficers and employees, of whom % re-
ceived salaries of from $4,000, to s. 800.
At the present time, with the Red
Cross on war footing, with $500 cnap-
tiers to administer 3,621.01l members
and a war fund of $100,000,000 pledged,
Red Cross national headquarters en-
ploys 624 paid officers and employees,
of whom As are paid salaries of $4,000
/ a year or more.
IN other words, since war was de-
| clared, 800 paid officers and employees
have been added 10 Red Gross headquar-
ters staff, and of that number II re
celve salaries of from $4,000 to $4,000
a year. The highest salary added since
war was declared is $4,000. The high
est paid official in the national organ1za
| ton receives S., 800, and he was on the
| staff on a peace basis.
! OF those receiving less than $4,000
year, 40 now receive salaries of over
a hundred dollars month. There are
80 clerks being paid one hundred dollars
while clerks and messengers receiving
less than 500, number 491.
! In addition to paid officers and en-
ployes in national headquarters, the
number of full-time volunteers now con.
Itributing their services to the Red Cross
is 4. Practically all the important ad
administrative positions created since wal
was declared are filled by volunteers
During the last month, although the
number of Red Cross members has in
lcreased from 2,547 ,412 to 1921 OH, and
the administrative work at nationa
headquarters has increased substantial
~, the number Of paid employees has de
creased from 707 to 624. This is partl,
to be accounted for by the decentral;
cation of the work among thirteen ter
ritorial divisions under a new plan Of
organization adopted by the war council
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
Tomorrow You VIII Be Free"

show until later this afternoon she
said to herself. 1T is much more fun
TO have it when it is dark
There was q queer cry from out
side the ighthouse-on the window
ledge-and Lucy looked out. There,
against the shutter was sea gull and
another was by him. The window
ledge was very wide but they did not
seem to be there from choice. Then
Lucy remembered what storm there
had been the night before, and she
thought that these sea gulls must have
been hurt.
"Oh, yes, she remembered how 1t
told her stories of the great and won
Crous frolic all the creatures Of the
sea We're having. She told Lucy, too,
Of the fun the old Wind was having
blowing for all he was worth.
Lucy opened the window and took
the sea gulls inside. They were very
young and they had been hurt. But
they had not been hurt very badly,
They had simply been hurt little. But
they had been very much frightened.
Gall the day Lucy looked after the
sea gulls. They grew quite tame, and
as if they knew that Lucy was little
girl Of the sea.
1T was late in the afternoon when
Lucy remembered that she had plan
ned to have a Magic Lantern show.
This will be fine said Lucy tC
| herself. I have two for my audience
! Usually I have to be audience and
! stage manager, too. Sometimes Daddy
! and Mother come, but they are busy
at this time, and usually / am alone
! OF course, I have lots of companions
in the pictures that / show, and
leave them on the sheet which shows
the pictures for long time and tall
to them
Lucy took q great cushion and she
| put the sea gulls upon it. Tomorrow
You will be strong enough to be Sc
free she told them. I know yo,
! would hate to be prisoners when yol
are used to flying over the great sea.
1.-THE sea gulls paid no attention t.
I the magic lantern show, which disap
pointed Lucy II little. But still, the.
| did make an audience, and that wa
Z unite q traaff