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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
Japan's Place in the East.

: Very encouraging were the state
ments of viscount Ishii, head of the
Japanese Mission to the United States.
in his recent address before the bust
ness men Of New York. If they cor
rectly state the attitude of Japan to-
ward China they must be accepted as
very satisfactory. This speaker said
there was no disposition to close the
open door in either japan yor China,
that Japan does not and will not seek
any Chinese territory, that It will not
nor allow others to assail the integ-
rity of the Chinese government. In
brief, Japan aims to be the defende,
of Monroe Doctrine for the Far
East.
This, Is well. China has been the
victim Of intrigues as vicious as those
of Germany against America and MOI
able to defend herself from encroach-
ments by the stronger nations. Ii
Japan is ready to defend her from
these strong and INSCRIPTIONS nations
there will be a tremendous territory II.
eastern Asia open to development by
the commercially great countries OF
the world. In this work Japan vii,
be serving itself as well as China.
Japan has naturally come into thu
position of prcdominence in eastern
Asia. 1t has developed very efficien
military system, has built up great
commercial power, is growing tire
mcndously rich during the present
war and is the greatest force TO
government in that section. 1t ha.
done it's part in aiding England t.
sweep the German raiders from tn,
sea without serious loss of men O.,
ships and is ready to fill the grea
demands that will follow the close
of the war. 1t cannot be stoppet
and if it holds true to its announced
policy it will be better for the yworIt
that it is not stopped.
1t is not impossible that japan
may be more than overload OF
China Should the Russian people
fail to establish a republic and de
mocracy and in their chickering's ane
weakness be in danger of falling into
the hands of tho Germans, it might be
better to say to Japan Get Russia
and save it and it's vast resources
from the grasping hand of the Ger
man Kaiser. Of course we hope
Russia can save itself but if it can
not who can better serve it thai
Japan?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10


rom Lyndon Institute on account of
n in disposition.Mrs. E. ]. Forrest
d daughter Alice were business visit
ors in st. j ohnsbury Saturday.-Mrs.
Iarcia Sandstrum and daughter ALL
ene Of Lyndonville were visitors of S..
Forrest the last of last week.-How-
ard Elliott has gone to Boston on
psiness.-Arthur Bandy visited his
cousin. A. L. Banedy, Saturday, Max
cohen spent the week in ST. Johns
ury-Sale and Harvest Supper at
sarnet Center, Thursday, Oct. II. An
entertainment will be given in the
vening at the church by Rev. Glenn
oouglas.-The concert given for the
encfit of the Red Cross by .sThe Com
,anion operetta Co.," Friday evening,
as one of the best ever given in Bar
ct. About eight dollars were clear
d.
e. C. Wilson has returned from
kinner, Maine, to take his family
,ack with hin.-lRamie Champany
nd family are moving to Claremont,
!. H.-Margaret Blair has returned
rom her visit in Boston and is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Hall Mortified. -
florence Williams of Lyndonville was
4 week end guest at Perley Ayers
Dr. Jesse Brown of Ohio visited ris
'athcr. Oscar Brown last week.-Alice
IcLam is boarding with Mrs. Ned
'omers.- Mr.. Sand Mrs. E. j. Gilfillan
TENDED the funeral of his uncle,
saac Aldrich,, at Burke Saturday.
IF. L. S. Brock is reported as being
bout the same.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
Airplane Reprisals.

Driven to desperation by the re-
oeated attacks of German aerop1anes
On defenseless towns and helpless
women and children, the English peo-
5le are demanding that England
.aunch attacks against the German
owns and people. The government
apparently is yielding to this popular
lemand as Premier Lloyd George has
aid the Germans shall be repaid
With compound interest. While this
curse is the natural result Of the
,rievous propagation of the English
people, we regret that England has
committed itself to this policy.
I'VE believe the Germans could be
properly punished by sending air
1eets too powerful to be overcome
against the military and naval bases
# Germany. An air fleet large and
;trong enough to commit more de-
struction of noncombatants than the
German fleets Have destroyed should
De able to reach the Krupp Cur
Works and seriously damage, if not
lestroy, that great plant. The same
8 true of the German submarine fac
.ories and base. In this way the
weapons of German savagery rather
than the better classes of the Ger
mans would be destroyed. This we
believe would be more creditable
achievement.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
BLOOMINGTON.
A. w. Davis, Correspondent

CA. w. Davis. Correspondent
Edith Belle Hitchins was born
February IL, 1892, at West Derby.
At the age of nine she came with her
parents and sisters to Bloomington to
the farm formerly owned by William
Davies, and a year later to the vii
lage where Mr.. and Mrs. Hitchins
now reside. Therefore her education
was received in the public schools of
Derby and Bloomington. Atsan early
age she took up music, and was
very excellent organist and pianist.
In years later she had pupils in that
art. When Is years old she united
with the Congregational church ana
Christian Endeavor Society, in which
true Christian. June 2, 1910, Edith
was united in marriage to Leon e..
Lewis of Morgan, formerly of this
place. Tuesday morning, Sept 25,
1917, she passed from this world to
q better home above, after short i'll
ness Prayers were conducted at her
late home at 1890 O'Clock, Thursday,
and funeral services were held at the
church at Morgan Corner, at
o'clock. Rev. E. B. Harris officiat-
ed, assisted by Rev. Cook. There
were many beautiful floral pieces and
cut flowers from relatives, church, c..
e. Societies, Sunday School, and La
dies Aid Society The bearers were
the four brothers, in law: viz:
Messrs. George and Bert Lewis and
W. A. Virgins, and c. M. Hagar IN
terment in Pine Grove Cemetery,
10
her loss, q husband and daughter, Isa-
BELLE aged years; father and moth
er: two sisters, and many other rell-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
Senate Should Act.

Tho senate committee on privileges
and elections has decided it has tn,
power to proceed in the case Of SEN
ator LaFollette although no resolu-
ton regarding his case has been pre-
sentcd on the floor Of the Senate. +
this writing we do not know wha
that committee may have decided
do at its meeting on Thursday blu
express our belief that it should pro
coed to formulate a resolution for hi
expulsion. The Senate has the pow
er to eXpcl a member by two-third
vote and the constitution does no.
limit the causes for which mem
Der may be expelled.
Pro badly Sen. LaFollette cannot be-
less his speeches and conduct in TIL
Senate is decided to have been giving
laid and comfort to an enemy" Blu
he is unquestionably guilty of oppos
ing the United States government i'll
it's prosecution of war, of melting the
people to class conflict in publicl:
charging the wealth of the country
with responsibility for the war, and
unduly delaying the action of the
government by holding up the vot
of the Senate on several occasions
In all of these matters he has sacri-
feed public welfare for personal pref
udice and shown himself unworthy Q;
the high honor he holds as amen
Der of the Senate
That the people of the country ara
opposed to such actions in war time is
shown by the large number of reso.
lution5 adopted by all classes of or
ganizations asking for his expulsion
from the Senate. The Senate has ths
opportunity to purge itself of disloy-
atty and of unreasonable obstruction
by responding to the public demand
and rididng the country of the dis
grace of LaFollette. 1t should do it
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
BARNET
&C. E. Hazelton, Correspondent }.

&C. E. Hazelton, Correspondent
The library trustees are very crate
,ul to Rev. c. B. Bliss and the Boy
Scouts who made the Library Wal
fund week a success, even passing the
GOAL Five cents for each man wo-
man and child would amount to
eighty-five dollars and five cents
AMOUNT raised was eighty five dollars
Ind twenty-one cents, also Is good
books have been forwarded.-Mrs
Abbie Farrow and her daughter, Mrs
Ethel Burt and baby Stella OF
Springfield, VT, were guests of Mrs
Farrow's sister, Mrs. F. H. Goodale,
The last Of last week-Violet Guthrie
of McIndoes was the guest of her
cousins, Misses Ellene and Edith Haz-
elton Saturday.--Dr. and Mrs. r. Fl
-Hazelton, Ellene Hazelton and Edith
t1azelton, Mr.. and Mrs. Len Brock of
Vest Barnet motored to Lebanon, N
H.. Saturday, returning Sunday.-EI-
3anor Peck spent Sunday with her
aunt. Mrs. A. L. Guthrie In McIndoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. .Perley Amadon of
Windsor spent Sunday at the home
u 1dIo- pdIeilLS, MI. q
Mrs. T p. Robie.-Donald Miller of
Lebanon, N. H. was a guest at DR.. r.
H. HazeIton's Sunday.-BeuIah Whit
iley from Brightlook Hospital is visit
ing her sister. Mrs. Minot Woods
Miss Margaret Wiley left Monday for
her work in Cleveland, Ohio.-Rev w.
C.. Clark went to Columbus, Ohio, Mon
day as a state delegate from the Con-
gregational shurches of Vermont
Mrs. w. C. Clark went to Toledo, Ohio
to visit relatives.-Mrs. Kenneth Nc
Candach has returned to work fo1
Mr.. Chase or McIndoes.-Rev. w. C.
Clark went to LyndonVille Monday to
officiate at the funeral of Mr.. e. B
Chase's brother Mr.. and Mrs. E B.
Chase also attended the funeral
Theadore Clark will stay with Chester
Somers and Marjorie Clark at Mrs
Robert -Parker's of McIndoes in the
absence of their parents Miss Edith
Wallace went to ST Johnsbury Satur.
day to attend meeting of the chair.
men of the Liberty Bond committees
Alice Forrest is home for week
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
A Professor ofMedicine
On Internal Baths

Horace T. Dodge. NJ. d. Professor of
Materia Medica,, writes Or. Chas. A.
II can truthfullys say that have had
the very best results in my experience
with the j. B. L. Cascade You GER
tainly have struck the keynote of
many diseases. :,
BY means Of the 81. B. L. Cascade"
simple warm water cleanses the lower
intestine the entire length, removes all
the poisonous waste therein, and keeps
it clean and pure, as Nature demands
it shall be for perfect health.
You will be astonished at your feel
ings the morning after taking an in
ternal bath with the -. B. L. Cas-
cade.'' You will feel bright, brisk, con-
fident and as though everything is
working Highland it is.
1t absolutely removes constipation
and prevents AutoIntoXication. Ian
dry's Drug Store. st. Johnsbury.
will show and explain the u. B. L.
Cascade" to you and will also give you
free on request most interesting
booklet. "Why Man of Today Is Only
50Go Efficient" by DR.. Chas. A. TyrrelI
of New York, specialist on Internal
Bathing. Ask for it to-day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
War Thoughts.

Wednesday morning there marched
rom the Armory to the depot eight
Young men, all at the age that the
most interesting and hopeful period
Of life is opening and of the
pest physical type OF manhood, to
join the American army that is to
light German frightfulness and world
lust. Before them there had march
ed another contingent of nine men
and before them that splendid body
IF young men making up the persone,
Of Company d. ALI of these men are
going to fight beside the French and
English soldiers on the battlefelds OF
France. The French and the Eng
lish will help them in the terrible
struggle against the German terror.
But the French and English soldiers
need more food than their countries
can supply them. If they are not fed
they cannot fight as they should will
the American boys but, properly fed
,tuCy Will Clu 10 III Liz VIZ
tory. Every well fed French or Eng
lish soldier will fill the place of al
American boy in the battle lines. S
every denial of concentrated foods il
an American home means aid for thu
American boys in France. Mr.. Eater
won't you make this little sacrifice fol
the manly young fellows. who havt
gone to France to fight your battles.
A million and a quarter of the sons
the battlefields to stop the lust mad
dened Germans scheme for world
conquest. This tremendous sacrifice
by France has saved America from
invasion by the murderous Germans.
It has also reduced the productive
forces of France to such an extent
that France is no longer able to feed
the widows and fatherless children o.
these heroes who have given their life
for the safety of democracy. America
is the only country that can furnish
these destitutes with the necessary
food. BY sacrificing some of its fav-
orite foods and using substitutes
that will sustain life and satisfy hum
ger this country can send enough food
to keep these noble women and child
rem of France alive. Such a sacrifice
is worthy of every loyal American
Be an American and help France and
to give up a single lump of sugar to
the hungry people of France.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
WALDEN.

!! District superintendent Shaw con-
Quoted services here Sunday Rev.
j. O. Angel supplied the Methodist
church at Danville.-The Ladies
Mite Society will have a harvest sup
per on Thursday evening, Oct. IL.
After supper the Red Cross Auxiliary
will have an auction sale of articles
useful and ornamental = Mrs. Clyde
Hale spent part of last week in Mont
peIier with Mrs. Annie Morehouse.-
T. E. Cox was in Queechee last week
attending a sale of registered Jersey
stock-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams
of Peacham and Mrs. Page of Dan
vile have been visitors at CHI. Kings
bury's.-The Ladies' Mite Society will
be entertained this week on Thursday
afternoon by Mrs. Guy Clifford.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10

of the vast majority of his colleagues
and the government. Not one con-
structive suggestion as to what this
country should do in this great inter-
national crisis was made by the speak
er. His wrole speech was devoted to
the defence Of a small minority In
speaking its ideas and blocking the
work Of the majority of the members
of congress-.
six members of the senate. and, as
recall, about fifty members of the
house voted against the declaration
Of war;" he stated. BY Implication,
at least, re maintained that this mere
handful of men should have the
right to express themselves and block
the work of the ATS other members Of
the two legislative bodies. OF course
it is possible that only fifty-six men
out of SCI are right but it is not pro-
bable These men are proven in the
wrong by the overwhelming majority
against them and man who will oc-
cupy the time of the senate in defend
ing this handful of mistaken men
when their country is at war is no
patriot.
BY his speech of Saturday Sen. La
Toilette has only added to his own
condemnation. He resorted to mis-
representation, failed to offer a single
word of support to his government
ind made more clear than ever the
necessity of removing such a man
ill.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10

That the United States is the richest
country in theFworld is shown by tbe
following statement of the wealth per
capita in the leading countries. These
figures are for the year 1908: France
the wealth per capita was $1,410, Ger
many s1,325, United Kingdom ST, sos
United States Gin 1922 $1,965. The
total wealth of this country today j.
estimated at from 200 to ESQ billion
dollars, SO the per capita wealth to
day would be about $500. So W.,
nave the wealth to finance the war OF
larger scale than any other country
Burlington has decided to stop tn
manufacture of electricity at it's owl
plant and has purchased what cleo
tricity it needs from the Burlingtc,
Light & Power Company at the rat
of one and one-quarter cents pc
ki1owatt hour, a price, two and three
quarters cents lower than it can man
ufacture it itself The city has al
ways been able to purchase electri
city for less than it cost to produce
it at its own plant and this NOV
seems to be good business. It will
retain it's plant SO it cannot be hel.
up on prices later.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
LaFollettc Further Condemned.

For three hours on Saturday, Sen.
LaFollette of Wisconsin occupied the
time of the United States senate in
defending himself and his personal
ideas. actions that have been repud-
lated by his colleagues and the public
and ideas a minute majority of the
American people maintain. Not ref
erence was made to his reasonable
speech made in St. Paul and not a
word was spoken in defence or COM
mendation of the government but the
whole time was given up to criticism
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
REPORT
FOR ST. JOHNSBURY.

The wife Of merchant had
stomach trouble SO bad she could eat
nothing but toast, fruit and hot water.
Everything else would sour and fer
ment. ONE SPOONFUL buckthorn
bark. glycerine. etc, as mixed in
Adler-i-ka benefited her INSTANTLY.
Because Adler-i-ka fiushes the EN-
TIRE alimentary tract it relieves ANY
CASE constipation, sour stomach or
gas and prevents appendicitis 1t has
QUICKEST action of anything we
ever sold. w. B. Eastman, Eastern
Ave, st. Johnsbury
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
WEST DANvILLE.

(Mrs. E. F. Aver. Correspondent
Miss Helene Hack of Barre spent
Saturday and Sunday at A. j. Goss'
Sidney Gle spent Sunday at Barre.
The Boys Scouts will have a supper
at the church Thursday evening for
the benefit of the minister
Weifhempels and son of New York
City. who have been spending a few
weeks.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10

In this monthly report of the States
work under the Fish and Game De-
partment, it says: 1.-THE regular dis
tribution of trout from the various
stations has been carried on during
the month etc. We have not noted
in any Of these statements the num-
Der of young trout that died before
reaching their destination during the
months of July and August. We have
seen a few news reports of consign-
ments of fish being thrown away dead
or nearly, so, but have no knowledge
how general this was. An authoritative
statement on this matter would be
very pleasing to the sportsmen of the
state who have furnished the funds to
carry on the propagation of fish in
Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
Why We Lack Sheep.

Sylvester p. Robertson, writing in
the New England Homestead. gives
this as the reason why the sheep I'M
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
PERSONALS.

Charles Warren has moved his
family from Clark's avenue to 81
Concord avenue.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
Ono Bushel More to the Acre.

The Providence Bulletin suggests
as a slogan for 1913 "One bushei
more to the acre." and quotes west
ern agricultural expert as saying ''it
could be made to produce just one
busheI more we should need 1880
trains of fifty cars each to transport
it to market Six hundred and sew
enty-five more carloads of produce
would make a result of great magni-
tude contributed in very small units
Putting the value of each carload a,
400 we get value of $270,000,0 600, ali
immense sum of money to be dis
tributed among the producers of the
country.
One bushel more to the acre is no
an impossibility. Each year the ayr
cultural interests are being educate
and how to get larger returns fol
their labor and they should be abb
to make this slight increase in next
seasons results. But crop raisers
should not wait until next season to
begin work for this worthy object
They should begin at once to select
Ind secure the best seed for their
land no matter whether it is a ten
acre polt or a back yard garden,
Then every bit of land possible should
be plowed this fall so the farmer car
devote himself at the earliest profit
able, moment in the spring to putin;
his seed into the ground. These TIVE
things undoubtedly would increase
next seasons crops by more than a
bushel an acre. Go to it.
The extent to which the United
States is feeding the people of Fraoco
md England is choWn by the export
figures just made public by the De-
)artment of Commerce. Comparison
S made for eight months ending wi,
August 1917 and 1916. AT the end OF
August 1915, the exports of bread
/ stuffs amounted to $287,431,706, ano
! in 1917 to s419,0S9,31S. The figures
| for meat and dairy products are, in
1916 $176,S15,S55 and in 1917 $685.
| 522,S SAT. These are tremendous in
creases but the French and English
people need more than we are sending
| even now.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10

Entered at the st. Johnsbury post
once az second-class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10

TERMS OF TIE CALIFORNIAN
One year to any address. ....... .sl.o.
Six months ......s........ ...... rs
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Clergymen In Caledonia County $1.00
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10

New York City politicians are try
ing to win a political victory despite
the fact the country is at war; Tam
many Hall. the socialists and the re-
publican politicians have their candi-
dates for the Mayorship of that city.
But the strong men of the city like
Charles E. Hughes and others of his
kind have started move to re-elect
John ,Purroy Mitchell, who Theodore
Roosevelt says is the best mayor New
York City has ever had. It will be
a great misfortune if. the politicians
win in New York at the present time
and we hope that Mayor Mitchell as
a citizens candidate will defeat
Hearst, Hylan and Hohenzollerns.' -
/ In Japan railroad officials who are
getting less than 1884 per month are
to have their wages increased a dollar
a month and those working by the
day are to get an increase Of three
cents per day. Such increases would
look pretty small to an American wage
Garner. Free trade in this country
means that the American wage Garner
would have to compete with the keen
japanese working for such minute
wages. We hardly think Americans
will stand for such. cheap competition
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-10
IT. gul,asbury Ualfduillan
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1917.
'Niits CALIFORNIAN COMPANY.

Editor and Publisher.
% Eastern Avenue. st. Johnsbury. VI.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-20
FARiS MANS AUTO HITS
CHILD IN LEXINGTON

While rounding a street corner in
Lexington, Wednesday afternoon. an
auto driven by Mr. c. L. Steenbergen
manager of the Paris Electric Light &
Gas Co., struck a little negro girl
named Mamie Hall, who. appeared
from no where in particular in the
path of the machine. Mr. Steenber-
gen did all he could to avert the acct
dent. but the child was too close to
the machine to avoid being struck.
The girl was not seriously injured
but seemed to be overcome by tho
shock She was removed to St
Joseph's Hospital, where her injuries
which were pronounced not serious
we're attended.
Mr. Steenbergen was placed under
arrest by Police Capt. Dennis Nc
Carthy, charged with reckless driving.
but gave bond for his appearance in
Police Court.
When the case came to trial in the
Police Court at Lexington this morn
ing, Mr. Steenbergea was dismissed
The girls mother testified that the &C
cident was entirely the fault of the
child and that Mr.. Steenbergen was
not to blame.