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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
WOUNDED GIVEN
BEST OF CARE
!
Officer, Many Times Injured, Loud
in Praise of Hospital
Service.
TELLS OF HIS EXPERIENCES
Many American Girls Among Nurses
on the Western Front-Man With
;. Artificial Hand Pulls Crew.
some, Joke on Visitors. .z>

washing -''The hospital services
On the western front is excellent" sail
Lieutenant ----, of, the Royal Fly
ing corps. Il ought to Know. Eve
had enough experience With it. Every
Thing is done to make the less seri-
Quslv wounded man comfortable, and
no effort is spared to save the more
critically wounded mans life. 80
81 used to get into the hospital at
to know me very well. They arc
splendid women, these nurses, and
there are more American girls among
them than You might suppose. They
got to saying hes back again. after
L had been there four or five times, J
seldom heard them because I usually
was unconscious But they always
gave me my favorite bed and the at
PENDANTS I liked best.
"OLe Thursday morning, after had
been unconscious for more than q
week, / woke up in England, instead
OF at Boulogne. / knew then that ]
must have been seriously injured. The
men most seriously injured-thosc not
expected to live-usually are sent to
Ramsgate. From London I went to
Ramsgate. They have wonderful
hospital there. -
Take the Sea Air.
3 Down along the waterfront there
lisa great promenade. 1t is perhaps
IS feet wide. When hopeless cases
have been cured they are, given wheel
chairs which they propel with their
hands1and sent down to- the promo
made for the. sea air. l saw many
funny tldngsson that promenade. The
favorite sport was for about fifty OF
these men, some without legs, some
without arms, to join their chairs to-
.gether and, after getting up speed.
play at crack the whip Then there
would be jousting matches, the men
charging at each other with their
chairs. The winner was the one who
succeeded in throwing the other m,ll
out of his chair. Frequently the re-
suits doctors had secured after months
of painful work were undone in this
way. -
ut used to be funny and sometimes
pathetic to see the men trying out
their artificial limbs. There were two
long iron rails supported by posts be-
tween which the men with artificial
legs would practice. They would grip
the rails with. their hands and walk
from one end of the path to the other.
The stunt was to turn around with
hands off the rails. Many a time ]
have seen. man 60 sprawling when
one of his legs went out from under
him.
Rather Grewsome Joke.
'sThere vas one chap at Ramsgate
who used to have great deal of fun
out of an artificial hand. 1t got to a
point where his companion invallds
would make him pledge that he
wouldn't pull his hand joke when
they. introduced him to their women
friends.
"'You're right he'd said. that joke
Is pretty crude. I wont pull t again.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19

The annual meeting. of the stock
holders of the, North Danyillc Co
operative Creamery Association will
be held at the office in. THE Creamery
Thursday, Jan. 3, 1918, at 2 p. m.
for the election of three directors
and the transactation of any other
business that may come before said
meeting.
FRED. GADAPEE,
Secretary.
12-19-2t
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
CHURCH NOTES.

First Church of Christ, Scientist,
corper Main aud Prospect streets.
Sunday morning service lo.45. Sub
ject, Is the Universe, including Man,
Evolved by Atomic fotce?" The read
ing room is il, the same building and is
open daily, except SUNDAY from 2. 80 to
500 p. m.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
Mrs. Harry Larabee.

Mrs. Harry Larabee, who went to
St. Johnsbury and entered Bright
look hospital recently for an opera
ton, died at that institution Sunday
night The body was brought to this
city Monday and taken to her late
home in Newport Center where the
funeral will be held this afternoon.
The. burial will be in the family lot
in the Lake Road cemetery. A
Mrs. Larabee was 81 years of age
and leaves husband and one son,
aged five years -.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
. OutiOok Club Holds Meeting.

The regular meeting of the Out.
look Club was held last Wednesday
with Mrs George Chamberlain on
Portland street. Five new members
were welcomed into the club after
which Mrs. Herbert Moffett read an
excellent paper on Yuletide, which
told of the Christmas customs in
other lands. Mrs. Chamberlain and
son, George, favored the club with
selections on the piano and cornet.
The next meeting will be held De-
cember 20.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
Cur THIS QUIT Is WORTH
AsANEN

5D0N'T MISS THIS: Cut out this s
enclose with SC and mail ii to Folel
20. 1855 Sheffie cid Ave,igGhieaEo,
Mriting your name and address Gag
II. You will receive in return a 4
ps.ckage containing F'oley''s Honey
frar Con, pound. for coughs. colds; q
GROUP: Foley Kidney Pills, for pain
sides and back. riieuma tism, ibaokaf
kidney and bladder ailmeptsf- /
Foley Cathartic Tablets, a wlQlesa
and Thoroughly clcapsing catIartic1
constitution. kiliousness. headache 4
Sluggish bawels. ---- -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19

But when the time for the introduce
ton came the impulse was Irresistible.
The chap would put out his false hand
for the girl to shake and then would
pull his arm away, leaving the hana
in her grip. More than once I've seen
that hand drop on the hard floor Of
the promenade while the girl shrieked
in horror
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
Captain Bisbce Breaks Hip.

Late last evening Capt. John Bis
bee, who has, been in failing health
for some time, part of the time
being confined to his bed, while en-
dea1oring to get from the bed to his
chair nearby. fell breaking his hip.
DR.. J.. II. Gaines was Immediately
called and made him as comfortable
as could be expected, but owing to
his; advanced age it will be a long
TIME before the fracture is healed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
NEWS Of
NEWPORT

Local Items Of Interest to the Shire
Town III Oriestus County, Gathered
by Our stan Gorrespondnt--Ve Phone
Happenings Too Late no MalI--The
Very --latest Town News For Your
isrcs.kfast -1;esainuaiicale loir
News 10 Cs--AIl Article. Must he
Signed; Telephone 1855.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
G a 8 TO Fri a
Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting OF. the. stock
holders of the First National Bank
Of st. Johnsbury Vt, for the election
If a board of directors FOR the year
ensuing. will be held at, the office of
said Bank on Tuesday, January 8,
1918, at two o'clock p. M
= HOMER e. SMITH,
Cashier
st. Johnsbury, VT =
December 4, 1917. 12-5-5t
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
Hang Up a
Jar Instead of
A Stocking

q O LITTLE Mexican boy or girl
= ever thinks of hanging up d
n stocking. They have. some-
thing far more interesting.
- Three or four days before
Christmas stands spring up
~ about the alameda. or open
81 park, without which no Mex
u lean village is complete. ALL
e about these shops are hung
n the pinatas, which take the
81 place of Christmas stockings.
II These are apparently great
q dolls 2 or 34feet tall, dressed
In tissue paper, with napier
~ mache faces and dangling
ID legs and arms. In reality
i, their flowing paper garments.
conceal earthen jars fer. the
~ holding of candies. 81
- Sometimes the pinatas are
+, in the form of angels, or
z. fairies, but usually they rep
resent some person prOmf-
q! nent in Mexico. President and
- Mrs. Diaz used to smile from
y. every stand. The Mexican
3. child may. live in a hut built
e! Of. fiat stones piled together
- in a public lot, but he has his
II pinata at Christmas time.
=: In. the better homes the
pinataS are strung on Il rope
~ across room. They are al
IL ready heavy with their load
* of dulces, or candies, and they
* dangle somewhat dangerously
~ over the heads of the behold
- ers. Finally, the tallest man.
is blindfOlded, given Il stout.
& cane and turned round and
a. round. Leaping up. he strikes
3 at the suspended figures.
I'll Amid .shrieks OF laughter and
directions he keeps striking
Il, until he hits one of the jars.
u 'Crack !" go it's sides, and,
u being made only of baked.
e clay, they crumble away and
!: the sweets come pouring out.
~ Nobody is too. dignified to.
- scramble for them. The older
s, people are on their knees
4. with the children. Everybody.
- gets at least mouthful. Then.
q another is blindfolded, turned
4 about and told to strike for
another sugary -deluge.-L.
y Grocer in McCalPs Magazine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
WANTS TO SHINE SHOES
FOR PERsHlNG's ARMY

Pueblo, Colo.-Thornas Price,
twenty-seven, a Tegless boot
black here, wants the job OF
shining shoes for General Per-
shing's Sammies cover. there"
His crippled condition prc*ants
him from entering the. army SO
he has written President Wilson,
requesting that he be given a
chance to ''do his BIT
81 am told that soldiers have
to keep their boots polished
wrote Price, who conducts a
shoe-shining parlor here, land
that they have to do it them
+ selves. II you can make a place
for me to do the shining for
them I don't think you'll find me
loafing on the job"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
0nr Ohriatn,aa
Bunniitg

81 Perhaps the most heroic Of
e tempt to Keep Christmas in
81 conventional fashion under !
unconU entionGI condi- :
81 ti0ns a1ds that made BY the !.
RI late Lord Wolseley, tc7sen q
81 youag officer, in the trenctes /
before Sebastopol during the ;
: Crinrean aDar sirty gears ago. !,
Rf He and his comrades decided
81 that the Christmas should 1
be hOnored and that there ;
! should be plum pudding.
VI The pudding toos COM
z pounded OF biscuit, grease
and such fruit as could be OBJ ].
"a tanned, the INGREDIENTS being
u n,ired in a fragment of q
- Russian shell. Wrapped in a
cloth, it aeds boiled for some
! hours, and q tasty reminder
q Of the, great festival toas ca
- gerly looked Joraudrd to By
~ the hungry officers. But before
the pudding tOGs considered
u COOKED orders came trans
% fesring Wclseley and his tent
~ companions to q distant part
of the agorks.
~ Should they 1edve the pud-
n ding until their return or eat
- it as it s0ds! They acre hun
JTy. and the latter course aods
NJ decided upon. The pudding"
a. 11as duly sUallotoed, and
e. oway they 11ent in obedience
y to orders. Late that night
~ Wolseiey e1ds troubled acith
III internal Disturbances that ne
81 ccssitated the doctors kindly.
illustrations. 1t seemed, said
" the future field marshal, as IT
Nf pieces OF Russian shell aoere
81 rolling against each other
inside 1t aods the only pud-
~ ding, the first and last, he
N ercr made.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
: Red Cross Benefit.

!, !. There will be- Red Cross social
andg musical. entertainment at Hotel
Raymond Friday. evening. A good
orchestra wil'1FSbe in attendance. A
program has been prepared consist
ing of songs, short speeches, etc.
Dancing. Will. be- INDUCED in after
II O'Clock Comefand help the Red
Cross. 1t is where your money. will
go. d
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
Charles Chapman, Aged ).

= Charles, the three-year-old son. of
Charles Chapman living Ion FFogg
hill in. Derby, died yesterday after
noon after long illness. The funer-
al will be held at the house Thurs
day morning at. 1890 O'Clock. Rev.
e. Bernard, rector of st. Mark $
Episcopal church will officiate.
The burial will be in Pine Grove
cemetery beside the mother who died
about one year ago.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
Annual Meeting.

Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting; of the stock
holders of the Merchants National
Bank of st. .Johnsbury Vt, for tho
election of directors for the year en-
suing, will be held at the Office Of said
Bank on Tuesday, January 5, 1918, at
two O'Clock p. m.
sss CHAS. w. RUITER,
;;71sse ? 80. ~ :. t5&5ff Cashier.
st. Johnsbury, VT, va. ~
December o. 1917 12-755t
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
DEATHS,
RICKER's LOCAL MARKELL

AT St. Ioiansh Dec. 16, Mrs. I. i'm
aged "a years. a!is< flEG - - <on. 20
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
BIRTHS.
MARRIAGES.

At Lvndonv,Ile, Ice IS. by Rev. X
Moore. George Pierce, Sr., and Miss
Batchclder. ss5
At st. John sbury. Dec. l., by Rev. &c
a. Martin. Charles S. Hcrsey and
lscrtlia Il, Ora <. both of st. Johnsbury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-24
CANVASS OF sAPrIsTs
Parish VIII Be Visited For Renewal
of PLEDGES,

Tomorrow will be Every Member
Canvass Day at the First Baptist
church. A committee of about so
have been chosen to do the work.
This committee will meet at the
church at 1.45 At thar time they
will be paired and receive their as
signment They will travel in com
panies of two The. object is not on
ly to have the members of the church
renew their pledges for the current
expenses and benevolences but. to
create spirit of fellowship by these
visits Il is planned to keep up regu.
lar visitation at definite periods The
teams will report at the church when
they have completed their work
Light refreshments will be served
The church has taken forward
step that will mean much for its flu
ture. 1t has adopted the budget of
the church school and hereafter will
pay the bills of the school. An ef-
fort will be made now to have every
member of the school become regu-
lar contributor to the church. This
new idea will eliminate separate col
lections for church and school It's
ultimate aim is also to train the chill.
dren early to become regular supper
ters of the church.
In furthering the campaign the
pastor has mailed to each member
q from the chairman of the finance com
mittee, l.. Fl. Nichols, a circular let
ter and little folder entitled Def
mite Goals for, 1919. With the fold
er was inclosed a pledge card The
purpose of the campaign is to secure
the active and nancial cooperation
o fevery member, so that at the end
of the year every person connected
with the society will have taken some
share of the obligations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-24
]. J.0LEARY IS
. INDICTED BY
GRAND JURY
Young Irishman Charged
With Espionage
BAIL FIXED AT $25OO
BAIL FIXED AT s25oo
o'Leary Has Been Strongly Anti
British But Claims to Be Loyal
To America.

New York, Nov 2s--Jeremiah
OLeary, president of the American
Truth Society and editor of the Bull
a publication recently barred from
mails, was today indicated on the
charge of violating the espionage act
and the postal laws
The Bull Publishing Company, Inc.
and S. Adolph Stern and Luther S.
Bedford, connected with the company
also were indicated on the same
charges.
The indictments were returned in
the United States District Court
OLeary and Stern later appeared
before Federal Judge Manton and
pleaded guilty. OLeary's bail was
fixed at S2500 and Sterns at $4,000.
Stern is business manager of Bull.
While waiting for his bail to be
arranged O'Leary said
Il am deeply shocked at this turn
of affairs. but | welcome the oppor-
tunity to prove that ! am, and at all
times have been. q loyal and patriot
ic citizen OF the United States.
have been indicted for public utter
ances on matters of public policy con.
cerning which believed, and still be.
iieve, had the right to speak
The Indictment of OLeary is the
elimination of O series OF episodes in
which he has seemingly figured as an
opponent of this Government or of the
Allies in the wag against Germany
His publication I3ull, a frankly anti
British paper, was refused month
ego and subsequently, was reported TO
have suspended publication. So
OLeary, both in his paper and by
personal communications and speecli-
es. had assailed the foreign policy of
the Administration. He was named
by the Sim F'ein leader. Mellowes, as
having participated in conferences in
New York since Americas entry into
the conflict This, he denied.
O'Leary also was mentioned in COM
munications which passed between
the German Government and the Ger
man embassy at Washington on the
subject OF sabotage. During the pres
idential campaign in 1916. O'Leary
sent telegram to President Wilson
crlticizing his alleged 'pro-British
policies" The president said in re.
ply:
81 would feel deeply mortified to
have you or anybody like you vote
for me. Since you have access to
many disloyal Americans and | have
not. will ask you to convey this mes
sage to them
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-24
IN \
. NEW ATTACK ]
GAIN RIDGE
Capture Hill Dominating
Meeuvres .
GAIN ON BOTH FRONTS
-
Haig Announces That Operations are
Proceeding SatisfactorllyAByng
Is Promoted.
GAIN ON BOTH FRONTS

London, Nov 24-While. in the
main the British troops are consoli-
dating the positions they won in the
spectacular two-day battle in the
region of Cambrai, considerable hard
fighting of a local character is taking
place on numerous sectors. where the
Germans are endeavoring to throw
back the English, the Scotch, Welsh
and Irish contingents, whose drive
has placed them virtually upon the
threshold of Cambria.
Especially severe has been the
fighting around Crevecoeur. Moeuyres
and the Bourbon wood, in the latter of
which regions at last accounts the
British cavalry was operating bril-
liantly in an endeavor to surround
and capture the wood, which would
give to Gen. Byng position dominat-
ing the entire battle front. All the
ground previously gained by the Brit.
ish had been held up to late Friday;
and in addition west of Moeuyres an
elevation dominating large section
OF the canal du Nord and the town
of Moeuvres. which is in the hands
of the Germans, had been captured
The Germans are fighting bit.
terly to recapture lost terrain and to
hold back further incursions into
their line. The fighting, however.
apparently is between the opposing
British advance and the German rear
guard. for the major portion of Gen.
Byng's army evidently is engaged in
consolidating the territory already
won and preparing for another dasli
forward when the time is opportunc.
Although the British are busily en-
gagged in the Cambria sector, Field
Marshal Haig has not overlooked a
chance again to stab the German line
in Flanders. Southeast of Ypres in
an attack the British have thrown
forward their line slightly On the
southern front the Germans have de-
livered several small attacks agains,
the French in the Aisne region, north
west of Rheims and in Champagne,
but all of them were repulsed by the
French artillery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-24
ALL UNLICENSED
DEALERS TO Be
PROSECUTED.
Vermont Food Administrator
Warns Merchants
SOME ARE DELINQUENT
Applications Tor Licenses Should
Have Been Made Not Later
Than November 1.
SOME ARE DELINQUENT

Springfield, Nov. 23-The institu-
tion of proceedings against manu-
facturers and dealers affected by
President Wilson's proclamation OF
October 5, who have not secured lic-
enses, will be undertaken by the gov
ernment if such licenses are not i'm.
mediately secured, according to a
statement issued at the Office of Food
Administrator James Hartness to-
night.
Mr.. Hart1ess is in receipt of the
following from Federal Administrator
Hoover:
"The manufacturers and dealers
covered in the presidents proclama-
ton of October should have applied
for license division of the United
States food administration, Washing
ton, before November /. Some firms
have not applied and proceedings will
be Immediately instituted to suspend
trading operations of such firms un-
less applications are received ct
once"
The presidents proclamation calls
for the licensing Of manufacturers
and distributors of some 20 funda-
mental foods Meat packers, cold
storage houses, millers, Gamers,
elevator grain dealers and wholesale
dealers and retailers doing business
of more than 100000 in the commod-
tiles designated are affected, An i'm
portant regulation affecting these
trades reads as follows eHo,f'"
licenses shall place oil every
contracts order, acceptance OF. .ofder.
invoice. price list and quotation is
sued or signed by him, reiating to
food commodities the words United
States Food Administration license
number followed by the nuhYbef OF
his license No Iicensee shall know.
ingly buy any food Commodities from
or sell any such commodities TO any
person required to have d license.
who has not secured such license and
complied with the provisions of this
rule"
Mr. Hartness said that all COM
plants of infringement OF this rule
should be made to him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-24
$40 FOR WAR ORPHANS
Very Successful Entertainment Given
III by Camp Fire Girls. i

The bennington Camp Fire Girls
scored another success and added one
more point to their Camp Fire Law
of ~Give Service" by the entertain
ailehtf held iat Library hall last even
ing. But much appreciation is due to
all the people who helped by buying
tickets and attending the exhibit.
Over $40 dollars were realized, repre-
senting the support of about 400 peo-
pie. This money will be cabled Miss
Park at once with instructions to use
it in the way she thinks will bring
most Christmas JOY to her young
charges. Beside this sum of money.
40 dolls were dressed and very cley-
erly. too. There were Indian maids
and Scotch laddies; Sailor boys and
ballet dancers; baby dolls in long
dresses and in short; Red Cross
nurses and bloomer girls; and lots
and lots of plain American boys and
girls, most of them wearing their red,
white and blue in some way. All the
girls who did not dress doll. fur
ulShcu CithCi paper hoHo, S'n! SNS W.
some toy OF especial note was the.
linen scrap book made and planned
by the; -Benhiwatha Blue Birds" Al
together it Will be bov just bursting
over with Christmas Joy.
The Misses Cecilia Bishop, Philo-
mena Royce, Marion Blisbee, and
Fannie Levine OF the Minnehaha
group gave very effective French
doll dance, initiating mechanical
toy. All the Camp Fire girls united
ing giving ceremonial costume, an
Indian Sun Dance and three motion
sons, Burn Fire Burn Work SONG"
and Nanny Moon
Mrs. George NJ Hawks had offered
prize of one dollar to the girl fur
nishing the best dressed doll but the
array confronting the judges was so
uniformly good that Mrs Hawks of
fered a second and third prize of 80
cents each. The prize winners were
as follows: First, Alice Fitzgerald;
second, Eileen Briggs; third, Mary
Donnelly. The judges were Mrs.
Southall, Mrs Thatcher and Mrs. E.
L. Sibley.