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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-04
GRAND LIST FIGURES IN
Totals Show Slight Decrease From
Those of 1916.

The figures filed with the Town
Clerk by the listers Of the town of
ST. Johnsbury show totals in real es-
tate of $5,042,O93; personal property,
$1.662,132; 2,503 polls, s500,600, MAX
ing a total Of. ST ,204, s25, and a grand
list of $72,04S.25. Last year the real
estate valuation was .$5,O0O,S4S; per-
sonal property, s1,750,414; 2,520 polls,
$500, 900, making a total of $7,255,-
262, and grand list Of $72,552.62, or
S504.37 larger than that of 1917. The
polls Of 1917 are II less than those of
1916.
A special town meeting for the pur-
pose of raising 20 cents on the dol
lar of the grand list of 1917 has been
called for July Z, at the Town Hall,
and all citizens who are voters are
warned to be present.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-04
Hold Flag Raising.

A flag raising was held at 1870
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon at the
plant of O.. Y. Hooker & Son. The
banner was flown to the breeze amid
the cheers of employees of all depart
ments of the company. Appropriate
remarks were made by P. F. Hazen,
general manager. The colors fly from
a staff newly erected on the north end
of the buildings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-04
BABY BOY BORN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur j. Boucher, Of tliis
Town, are tie Proud Parents.
f A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Boucher, of this town at IL $50
a. m. this morning. Both the baby
and the mother are doing we'll. Tho
child is a grandson of Mrs. Agnes
I4aferriere of this town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-04
HOlneS-Cuyer

Mss Anna Guyer, of this town, and
George E. Holmes of Sutton were mar
ried at the Baptist Parsonage Thurs
day evening by the Rev. Frank Toll
man. Holmes is an employee of tho
Boston and Maine railroad. Mr.. and
Mrs. Holmes will make their future
home in Sutton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-04
Red Cross To Omen worl,roo,n

The st. Johnsbury Branch oe the
Red Cross Society opens Monday, July
2, workroom at the ArmoryA which
will be open daily excepting Tuesdays
from nine until, eleven O'Clock in the
forenoon. The room will be opened
SO as to give all who wish to do Red
Cross work may go there and carry
on the good work. The room will
not be open Wednesday,, July A.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-04
HELPS ASTHMA AND HAY rnyE

HELPS ASTHNA AND HAY FEvENs.
Now comes the season when Hay
fever and asthma, cause thousands to.
Years with asthma writes HslE.
Schaaf, Creston O., land find F,oleV's
Honey and Tar the only thing that,
gives me relief. 1t loosens the p1legM
to sit nights in my chair, not befak,
able to lie down, before using ,FoleV,s
Honey and Tar A standard family
remedy for coughs, colds, Groups
CHARLES a. SEARLES & CO. !Stt31 :
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-04

"A. B. Dow, of the st. Johnsbury
Real Estate Exchange, has sold the
H, F. Litchf1eld farm in Newark, in
Guiding stock and tools. to Harold
Kane, of Springfield. Possession will
be given at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
Germans Regard u. S. and Russian
Parts in the Conflict as Negligible

Copenhagen, June 16-(Via Lon
don. Representative of the Ger
man press were told yesterday, at the
regular weekly press conference in
Berlin, that the arrival of American
troops in noteworthy numbers in the
European theater was to be expected
only in 1918.
The general staff lecturer also took
the ground that the American forces
should be treated as negligible guam
tity in the general reckoning, owing
to the difficulties of finding sufficient
tonnage for transportation and sup
plies. The suggestion was followed
in numerous articles in the news
papers yesterday and this morning
The newspaper representatives also
were told that a new Russian often
sive was highly improbable, but that
artillery and aviation activity and re-
connoitering raids indicated new
French offensive was in preparation.
The British also were certain to try
their fortunes again, but no surprises
in offensive methods were expected
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
J0IBBERS TO MAKE
DELIVERIES With
WAGONS AS USUAL
Teamsters' Union Calls Out All
Drivers and Chauffeurs
Except from Bread,
.,s.ssM Milk and Army. %

All teamsters and chauffeurs IN
Omaha, except those delivering milk,
bread and army supplies, were def
nitely called off their work ycster-
day by the striking Transfers union,
Ina great many cases the drivers
have quit under threat of pickets, but
in other cases deliveries are being
made all day.
The Gordon Van company EN-.
ployed woman truck driver and she
made several deliveries without mis-
hap. The men drivers of Gordon Van
company went out when the new or
der came in the morning.
Jobbers report that their deliveries
will be made as usual, regardless Of
any strike among the drivers. They
have made all arrangements for the
delivery of goods as usual.
Have Police Protection.
Much delivery work was done un-
der police protection. In many other
cases pickets stopped drivers>who at
tempted to deliver and forced them to
go back to the yards. The Burgess
Nash company had difficulty in get
ting its deliveries made, as pickets
were stopping the auto deliveries as
well as the team deliveries. Al King.
manager Of the grocery department
OF Hayden Brothers, said none OF his
auto deliveries had been stopped up
to nrok
The Merchants Express company
put twenty drivers out on twenty
wagons and worked them in a ver-
liable feet SO that the men might
be together when trouble arose.
Though the order was that milk
wagons were not to be molested, the
drivers for the Alamito dairy were
stopped and asked to join the union
and then allowed to 90 ahead with de-
liveries.
The drivers for Loose-Wiles Bis
cult company quit upon the order of
the pickets.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17

from either the French or the the
British, and the only variant from the
earlier ofensives would be a change
of geographical location.
Germany's situation was described
as absolutely secure and German vic
tory as certain, owing to the relentless
working Of the submarine. Heavy es-
Inmates of French and British losses
were supplied to furnish encourage
ment to the readers.
England's losses in fifty days of the
spring offensive were placed at 225.000
men from thirty-four divisions en-
gagged, The same proportion was app
piled to seventy-two French divisions,
producing an estimate of French
losses of more than 100000.
The correspondents were told that
the purpose of the air raids on Eng.
land was to keep in the islands trained
men of the aerial corps and guns for
defense and that the submarine war
fare also served to weaken the British
offensive by keeping from the front
men and guns required to arm mer-
chant,uen.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
HOOvER'S WORK
WON'T WAIT FOR
: CONGRESS. i !. Il s.; ]. TO .|..|| ACT
President Orders Food Commits
sioner to Go Ahead With
Volunteers in Conserva'
tion Campaign.

Washington, June 10 Congress
delay in passing the administration
food bills drew from President Wilson
today an order directing Herbert c,
Hoover to proceed Immediately with
organization of the new food admins
tration insofar as it contemplates food
conservation and elimination of waste
through the cooperation of volunteer
forces.
"While it would in many ways be
desirable to await complete legisla.
ton establishing the. food administra-
tion," the president wrote, 1T appears
to me that so far as volunteer effort
can be assessed, we should wait no
longer"
To Enlist Housewives.
Plans for enlistlng every housewife
in the country as volunteer member
of the food administration have been
announced by Mr.. Hoover, who plans
to reach the women through state de.
fense councils and through various
women's organizations. EverX wom'
an will be taught to save food in the
kitchen and how to purchase for her
family.
President Wilson's insistence that
the food bills be speeded up caused
the senate today to put the food con-
troll bill next on the calendar and the
measure will be taken up Monday
when the house also begins debate on
the bill. The measure was reported
to the senate today without recon-
mendatlon.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
Secret Mail Route to
Germany Is Uncovered

New York, June 16-Additional
light washed on the secret mail sys-
TEN between this Country and Ger
many today, when two Austrians,
Antoine and Rudolph Sager, arraigned
before a United States commissioner,
with Herwarth Schmidt, butcher on
the Norwegian liner Bergensfjord, on
charges of conspiring against the gov
ernment, confessed to having gath
cred letters among Germans here.
The letters we're placed in packets
addressed to Schmidts wife, who
lives in Bergen, Norway. They al
legged that Schmidt took the letters
when the Bergensfjord sailed from
this port and that his wife remailcd
them from Bergen to their German
destination.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
; - a9-1aaIg-3 I4-
OFFICERS / BREAK
into. new UNITS
At Fl. SMELLING
Months of Common Training
Over and Time for Intensified
instruction Soon to Begin
at Reserve Camp.

Minneapolis, Mimi, June l6.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. 1.-The Northwest Off
GERS training camp is a busy place
this week. Embryo officers from Ne
braska, Iowa, Minnesota and the Da-
kotas are being classified into units;
that is, into separate formations. ac-
cording to the branch OF service in
which they are desirous of obtaining
commissions.
This shakeup marks the end of the
first period OF the three months
course. All students thus far have
been on an equal footing, learning the
same army data common TO officers
of all arms Of the service Now comes
the intensified and specialized grind
ing. It's every man to his chosen
work for two months and he who
does not swat for all he's worth, keep
right up to the scratch on physical
and mental exercises, is doomed to be
dropped. Sixty students have been
dropped in the first period, many are
likely to be dismissed in this reorgan-
ization, but the real wedding out
process is due to come in the second
period under the intensified system Of
study and drill.
Fifty students assigned to the coast
artillery arm of the service for officer
training left this morning by special
train for Fortress Monroe, Va..'where
they will remain for two months.
Some of the students going to
Fortress Monroe will take heavy mo-
bile artillery training and if given
commissions will be sent to France.
This has been moving day, most Of
the students being required to change
quarters on account Of reorganization
of the fourteen infantry companies
into nine infantry companies, three
batteries of field artillery and one
troop of cavalry. The reorganization
will be completed Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
Chinese Civil War Now
Reported in Full Swing

New York, June l6.-A cablegram
foreshadowing extensive military op-
erations by six of the Chinese south
ern provinces against the government
was received here today by the
Chinese National leagu Of New York
from its headquarters in Canton. The
league claims to represent politically
the six provinces and to favor China S
entery into the war on the entente
side under liberal republican gov
ernment.
Southern troops already are march
ing on Wu-Chang, according to the
message.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
BeioW Par Bid for
Liberty Bond Made
By Agent of Germany

Chicago, June 16.-1f a certain
and as yet unidentified German
propagandist could have been
found in La Sale street yesterday
there would have been fun where
at he would have had no cause to
laugh.
Brokers were hanging over the
tape when the first quotations on
Liberty bonds came in, slightly
above par, when suddenly there
were two at SO 1880.
Instantly messages began to fly
to the New York Stock Exchange
and reply came that the bidder,
obviously a propagandist intent on
extracting one note of cheer for
the kaiser out OF the patriotic
American chorus, was in Chicago.
A search of brokerage houses en-
sued, but failed to unearth the name
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
Superintendent KUGEl is
SURPRISED THAT MALONEY
SHOULD CALL HIM DIRTY rat
Kept Secret Records at Home Because Office Was OPEN
Women of Underworld Throw Sidelights on
Operations of Omaha Police Department.;
To Resume Monday.

AL c. Kugel superintendent of the Omaha police depart
appearing the witness at the mornings session of
the Maoney hearing before the city council surprise
Captain Maoney Thursday should have referred him
dirty rat" The superintendent went into detail
ing his employment of Detective Sutton special nvesga-
and defended the methods employed in conceang
the Identities and activities of Sutton before he became
lar detective in the department.
The fifth days session of the council did not yield anything
materially relevant connection with the charges against Ma
oney The council to the testimony
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Kugel connected e,vt of Detective Sutton the Kuge
May IL by explaining he received reports that Harvey
Wolf of the Omaha Detective association had been
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
TEUT0N LINES
ATTACKED on
THREE FRONTS
Entente Forces in Aggressive
in France, Belgium and
y Along Austro-ItaIian
Line. o
(By Associated Press.)


Heavy fighting is in progress If
Belgium, France and along the Aus
tro-Italian fronts with the entente
forces on the aggressive.
Rome reports, considerable
achievement by Alpine troops in the
capture of strong Austrian position
at Corno Cavento in the eastern Tren,
tino, at an altitude of more than 10000
feet. Two field guns and several
smaller guns were taken from the
Austrians. Attacks on Italian posi-
tions in other sectors were repulsed
The British attacked again today III
the Bullecourt region on the Arras
front and along the Arras-Cambrai
road, according to indications in the
Berlin official statement. The repulse
of British attacks in Belgium and on
the Artois front yesterday is claimed
French Increasing Fire.
The French are increasing their fire
. both in the Aisne and Champagne re.
gions and there are indications that a
resumption of the French offensive in
those sectors may be looked for. Ber-
lin is expecting such move by Gen
eral Petain, according to unofficial ad-
vices. .-.....->>-.........,
In a fight with a submarines the
Mediterranean on june IL the
japanese destroyer Sakaki was tor
pedoed and fifty-seven Of its crew
were killed and fourteen wounded
The damaged destroyer was towed to
port. ....
Stockholm has report of a peace
offer BY Germany to Russia through
the medium of Swiss federal coun-
cillor. The German ne%spapersIc con.
slider an article in the semi-ofhcial
North German Gazette to be bona
fide offer to Russia.
No Bar to Russ Peace.
Russia was Informed in this article
that her formula of "peace without an
nexations and indemnities" was no
bar to a peace between Russia and the
central overs, "who have never de-
manded annexations or indemnitiies
from Russia"
HOLLAND IrOntleI politS lidFS i@Poi -
that rioting Of serious character de-
veloped yesterday in several German
towns.
Elihu Root, head of the American
mission to Russia, in a speech to the
Council of Ministers in Petrograd, de-
clared that America was fighting tor
Russian freedom as well as her own
and asked Russia to fight equally Tor
American and Russian freedom.
Russ Planes Busy.
Petrograd Via London), June 10
British Admiralty per Wireless
ress.)-Artillery firing on the west
ern front and skirmishing on the Rou-
manian front are reported today by
the war Office, which adds:
"Four of our bomb throwers bonn
barded the railway station at Uzkol-
koleika, near the small town OF Vesen'
An enemy squadron of seven ma
chimes bombarded Dvinsk. Near the
Stokhod our artillery brought down
an enemy airplane."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
LOAN CLERKS ARE
T0IL|NG UNDER
MASS OF FIGURES
Latest Estimate Places Total
Of Subscriptions at Nearly
Three Billions; One Dis
trict Finishes Work.

Washington, June l6.-So over
whelming was the country's response
to the Liberty loan that officials were
unable at noon today, twenty-four
hours after the closing of the books,
to strike more than an approximate
of the huge total.
Only enc reserve district, Atlanta,
had completed its work of tabulating
the totals at that hour. Reports from
the other eleven districts told of a
great volume of subscriptions, with
belated letters and kilograms still
pouring in.
The totals of figures actually tabu-
lated in New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia. Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland and
San 'Francisco-where, with the ex-
ception of Atlanta, the work of conf
piling the totals was still in progress
and of official estimates in the other
districts, showed a. subscription of at
Ia portion Of the full amount.
Estimates of all districts, including
returns from Atlanta, sent the pros
! pective total to $295l, 100000. These
figures included $l,500,000 subscribed
in the Philippines, but did not include
any Of the subscriptions sent direct to
the treasury here, no estimate of
which has been made public.
I Official Estimates.
Official estimates made at the re-
spective reserve banks and tabula-
tions follow:
New York, tabulated. Isl, ,Os0. .OOO, 900
Estimated uast night ...... 1900, ,0OO, 900
Boston, tabulated Qate yester-
day. -. ..........~........ 268, 800, 900
Estimated, $40 1000, 900 to $500, ,oOo. 900.
philadelphia, tabuated ....... SEES, ,00O, 900
Richmond, estimated .......... 103, 900, 600
Atlanta, final tabulatfon. ....... 58,500,O 600
Chicago, tabuIated ............. $4,000, 600
Cleveland, tabulated .....,..,. 276,200, 900
Estimated, $3.50, LOOT, 900.
st. Lodis, estimated. ...........$ 90.000,0O0
Minneapolis, estimated ......... $4,000, 900
Kansas City, estimated. ..:...... 10000, 900
Dallas. estimated -.,........... 100000
San Francisco, tabulated. ....... Ill, 600, 900
Estimated, $3.50, 100000.
Assuming New York's big estimate
Of 81 ,200,000000 as approximately cor
rect and allowing for shrinkages of
$50,000000, it appeared that the total
would reach $2,o00000,o00
Thousands of Small Subscriptions.
Officials were surprised most of all
at the large number of men and
women of small means who bought
$50 and $l00 bonds. The subscrip-
tions cape from all communities
cities. towns and country districts
and were a tremendous factor in the
last 'minute increase in the loan.
The governments printing and en-
craving plant is working day and
night to turn out the bonds and their
distribution to subscribers will begin
soon.
Secretary McAdoo, in a message of
thanks to all agencies which helped
to solicit subscriptions, asked that
these organizations be maintained in
preparation for second national loan
campaign in the fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17

lin Officers Unger, Barta and Walker
On alleged raid-tipping missions.
When Sutton told him Of the Chad
ron affair, he said he told the detective
to 60 to the bottom of the affair. He
also explained that he ordered Barts
and Walker taken from the morals
squad and detailed to regular detec-
tive work.
In his testimony earlier in the week
Sutton stated that Wolf and Unger
were present at times of raids without
reason and he charged that some pro
posed raids had been tipped of.
Knew About Automobiles.
The superintendent of police related
having had a quarrel with Maloney
at the police station two years ago.
but in the interest of fairness he testi-
fed he had knowledge of the proposed
purchase of disputed automobile by
Mr.. and4Mrs. Maloney last December.
He said he wanted to buy the machine
himself, but illness in his family rend-
cred him financially unable to make
such an investment. q
. He went into detail as to the
methods Of the morals squad, declared
that half of the written and telephone
information received at his Office is
anonymous; that he kept records OF
his special investigators at home bes
cause his private Office HI been open.
lie declared he had no pc. .onal know.
ledge OF May having been COIL
nected with the Omaha Detective as
sociation.
Mrs. Margaret Nelson of 6l0 South
Twenty-hfth avenue, formerly of 5l6
South Nineteenth street, resumed her
testimony to show that Sutton and
Elsie Phelps had been at her former
place on various occasions.
She was bufetcd around by the op-
posing lawyers and after an hour OF
examination pleaded she was feeling
i'll and asked to be excused. Many Of
the questions asked this witness were
in terms OF the underworld and the
answers were i'll kind. Mrs. Nelson
was unabashed.
Woman Paid Sutton.
Her explanation of having been
drawn into the case was that she had
talked too much and had inadvertent-
ly unbosomed herself to an enemy OF
Elsie Phelps.
Dorothy Davis of Grand Island was
called to the stand to testify that last
Defender she paid $s protection
money to Sutton. City Attorney Rinc
openly secuted her statement that
she knew Sutton had been after her
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
Man Refusing to Buy
Bonds Loses His Job

Tampa, Fla, June l6.-Ernest Kre-
her, president Of shipbuildlng COM
pany here, whose refusal to subscribe
to the Liberty loan, caused strike
of shipyard employees, has resigned
at called meeting of the company's
board of directors. After electing a
new president and directors instructed
him to purchase 81 1000 worth of Lib
erty bonds.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
American Women Asked to
Aid Destitute of Europe

Washington, June 16.--Millions of
destitute women and children in the
war zone will suffere from cold this
winter unlss clothing is provided for
them, and the women S committee of
the Council of National Defense has
appealed to the women of America to
make garments during the summer
months.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
American Schooner Is
Damaged by Shell Fire

Washington, June l6.-An Amer
ican schooner given\as the Ritter. at
tackled by submarine, has been
towed into port damaged by shell fire,
the State department announced to-
day. No vessel Of that name is reg
istered in this country.
Elizabeth, N. J., June l6.-The
American four-masted schooner Anna
R. Hedritter was fired upon and dam
aged by submarine off Gibraltar yes
terday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
Find Fifth Blaze in
NelD York NaUy Yard

New York, June l6.-The fifth
fire in the navy yard here since this
country entered the war broke out
today in pile of shavings near a
shop. The blaze was quickly ex-
tinguished, causing only slight dam
age. A board has been appointed
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
Anton Lang, Christus, Is
Called TO the COIors

Copenhagen, June l6 Via London.) J
Anton Lang, the "Christus" OF
Oberammergau's passion play, has
finally been called to the colors, &C
cording to a dispatch to the Berlin
Tageblatt from Augsburg, Bavaria.
Herr Lang hitherto has seen no serv-
ice, although it has been reported
repeatedly that he has been killed in
the war
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
Woman Tells of Appreciation of
Work of Bees "Good Angels

Chicago, June 15.-To the Editor
of The Bee: ] have just received
your enclosure of the page Of the
Omaha Daily Bee of yesterday, con-
tanning marked article with reference
TO Mrs. Soikland Of Holbrook, Neb.,
and can not express to you my hap
piness and appreciation Of your pa
per, your Good Angels, and yourself
in SO speedily responding to the call
from stranger
| expected response, but truly, not
so quickly, and not SO generously
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
Newspaper Publishers
To Meet in WASHINGTON

New York, June l6.--A special
meeting of the American Newspaper
Publishers association has been called
for Washington, June 81. The war
revenue bill and the federal trade COM
mission report will be considered.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17

knowing as l do the great demand
always upon local workers.
In my sorrowful days OF giving my
own only child7Ta son just q years,
to the call of our nation--even the
help to one so much more unfor-
tunate makes this day bright and be-
cause Of the happiness you and your
Good Angels are carrying to one |
know is a patient sufferer.
Accept my thanks, my appreciation
and my sincere good wishes for you
and yours, r. D. H.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-17
German Steamship Is
T0rpedoed and Sunk

London, June l6.-The German
steamer Thuringeh, which has been
plying regularly between Hamburg
and Rotterdam, was tropedoed Thurs
day off Turchelling and sank, says an
Exchange telegraph dispatch from
Ymuiden TODAY.