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Evening star., 1917-12-07
Move Cautiously Forward.

throughout the afternoon the Ger
mans in considerable numbers kept
moving cautiously forward across the
Cambrai road. and toward evening
they started digging in front or the
new British line. 4 fairly large Ger
man force entered Anneux last nisns a.
yeIoped north OF Anneux yesterday art
ernoon was smashed by artillery nre
This morning the British operation was
completed successfully successfully sma most 'he Of the
evacuated territory and were digging
It was naturally a sad body Of British
troops which made their way from
through many bitter days to capture
and hold the place. They knew 1t was
best for them to go; still they hated TO
relinouish what had been won. Prob
ably the hardest part was the farewell
said at the graves OF comrades scat
tered through the woods: Iney
marked each mound with its little
wooden cross before they left
Dfmcult Place for British.
Bourbon wood has been a difficult
place for the British to hold. and it
will be as bad for the Germans
throughout this forest are pools OF
water over which poisonous gases hung
for twenty-four hours after discharge
from the shells From their new posi-
tion the British artillery will be able to
pour a steady stream Of explosives
into the wood. The zone from which
the British retired south Of Bourbon
will also be a hard place for the enemy
to build his defenses. for it is low-ly-
ing ground, dominated by the new
British lines.
ish line at this time. but it certainly is
much stronger in every way than the
previous one The British still retain
their hold on the famous Hindenburg
lines. which furnish Field Marshal Haig
with very desirable reserve of de-
fenSes.
Evening star., 1917-12-07

Leaders in Congress, on both sides of
the House, including men who handle
the appropriation bills, are determined
not only to give the government work
ers a continuance of the 5 and 10 per
cent increase in salaries on a graded
schedule, allowed after July l, last year,
but they hope to be able to give some
slight further increase.
This unequivocal assurance for the
government clerks was gained today in
talks with appropriations committee
leaders. with the chairmen Of the COM
mittees on expenditures In the vari-
Gus government departments and with
the prominent men in Congress gener-
ally
Evening star., 1917-12-07
Launch Heavy Attacks.

Throughout Wednesday forenoon the
Germans continued to hammer away at
the wood, and a little after noon hey
launched a heavy attack westward OF the
wood. in the direction OF Moeuvres. ms
move was made under a heavy barrage,
which broke harmlessly on the vacated
territory.
The British troops from their distant
positions watched the German maneu.
yers with delight. These eliminated
in a fine charge in mass formation
against the former British line AS
the Germans reached the trenches they
paused in evident surprise, and halt
was called for consideration OF the
situation. About o'clock in the att
ernoon the Germans were seen comins
Bourbon wood in large numbers and
proceeding toward the Bapaume- Gam
brai road. A considerable force OF the
Germans was caught in the artillery
Are to the west of the wood and SUI
fered heavy casualties.
Evening star., 1917-12-07

ANO W.
Boys Mackinaws. $6.!5
up.
Boys School Overcoats,
s to 18 years. at $3.50 to
$1,000.
Boys Juvenile Over
coats, 3 to 10 years, at $
to SIS.
Boys Blue Serge and
Cheviot Suits, $3.50 to SIS.
Boys Blue Odd Knicker
Pants. $1.75 to $3.50.
Boys Corduroy Knicker
Pants. $1.25 to $500.
Boys Mix W ool
Knicker Pants, $1.7S to
$3.50.
Boys Bath Robes, $2.75
to So.
Boys Sweaters. $3.50 up.
Boys Blouses, CSC mp.
Boys Shirts, s5c up.
Boys Worsted Gloves.
6Oc up.
Underwear. Pajamas,
etc.
Boys Gauntlets, 7oc mp.
Evening star., 1917-12-07
I Asks Unanimous Passage.

Chairman Flood OF the foreign af-
fairs committee asked the House to
pass, the resolution unanimously.
This is war; war by Austria upon
this country" said Mr.. Flood. The
assault upon these ships and the mur-
der of these American citizens was as
much an act of war against this coun-
try As If Austria had landed an army
upon our shores and marched IL to this
city, burning our homes and murder
ing;iour citizens as 1T came.
Our flag has been insulted. our ter
ritoxiai integrity invaded. the lives OF
our trfrIzens taken and to submit would
hriEtt;l rreparabie Injury, loss and suf-
. fs,-yfEyzfo our people.
Eef irs pass the resolution speedily,
nis3ng together for overwhelming de-
4 frats the two medieval governments
whfth plunged the world into war and
II stanf as the worst obstacle to q
jlst Ia among tue nations.
Evening star., 1917-12-07
FAVOR CONTINUING
SALARY INCREASE
Leaders in Congress Hope to
Pay More to Govern
ment Clerks.
NO DIRECTORS FouNI
By MAJORITY LEADER H.IrcH1v.

By MAJORITY LEADER EITCHIN,
"Of course the government workers
should have the and 10 per cent grad
ed Increase continued. and 1 am i'm
clined to think they might be given q
little nore even, especially those re-
ceiving the lower salaRies.o
BY MINORITY LEADER GILLETT.
''The present conditions are NO bet
ter for the clerks than last year, and
therefore the same reasons which
guided the House last year WILL, i
suppose, control this year, allowing q
continuance Of the and 10 per cent
increases allowed after July 1, 1917"
Evening star., 1917-12-07
completely out Of control thrse Of tnsu
being probably destroyed

completely out Of control. thrse Of tnsua
being probably destroyed"
Retirement Il Successful.
BY IL Associated Press.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. December e-Ths British
have withdrawn from the salient about
Bourbon wood to a prepared line whfoh
should make their position much
stronger and more desirable in many
ways. The retirement was carried out
successfully mainly between the hours
OF IL and { o'clock Wednesday morning
and under cover of darkness. Not until
many hours later did the enemy dis
cover he was facing evacuated terri
tory.
The Germans today had swarmed
over much of the vacated zone and were
digging themselves in along the ad-
vanced line. but as late as 1850 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon they were stiil
Smelling Bourbon wood and between a n
noon and l o'clock they launched q
heavy attack against the empty
trenches near Moeuvres. showing that
they were uncertain of the situation
ayen then.
Evening star., 1917-12-07

Boys Raincoats, $2.75
to $1,000.
Boys Suits, fancy mix
cd woolens, $500 to $1S.
Boys MILDLY Suits Sc,
$3.50 and $3.50.
Boys Wash MILDLY Suits.
regulation W hite and
blue collar, $3.50, $3.50 and
500.
Boys Christmas Neck
wear, SOC and 55c (boxed).
Special Neckwear. zoo
(not boxed).
Xmas IIandkerc h . Z 9,
Novelties. Juvenile Hand
kerchiefs. Xmas boxes.
Boys Kid Gloves S150
Evening star., 1917-12-07
Remarkable Achievement.


Remarkable Achievement.
The successful manner of the with
drawal places it in the category of
remarkable military achievement Tor
had the Germans become aware tnat
it was impending grave losses mishe
have resulted to the retiring troops.
The question of abandoning the sailent
must have been under careful consio-
Grafton for some time.
Wednesdays retirement cannot ~
desienated as a retreat, for there Is no
reason to believe that the British could
not have maintained themselves tnere,
but the position was not desiraoIe anu
it would cost the lives of too many men
to have held on to the sharp saiienl.
which could be swept by enemy euhhie
from several directions.
The ground abandoned was cleared Ihor-
oughly, and not gun or any other ma
Moreover. the vacated positions were rem
dered temporarily untenable. SO the enelny
would be forced to construct new oelehses s
and dugouts. The British prepared ine
new line while they stu heio oouiio''
wood.
British Guns Keep Busy.
A sort Of temporary rearguard was ss-
tablished until the main BODY reaGnea !ns snv
the British silently began to pull PACK
The British rifles and machine guns con-
tinued to spit fire along the line ana the
t;II.ry maintained its customary ham,
mering of German positions. The unsus-
pecting Germans chung to their trenches
and fired methodically at what they sup
posed was the British front line
Nv 3 o'clock in the morning the main
British body passed into the new posi-
tions and the Bourbon wood was virtually
stripped of soldiers, with the exception
of a few rearguards
A little later the rearguards had fol-
lowed and the great forest was left silent
save for bursting of shells.
Evening star., 1917-12-07

DUY the boy practical gifts-quality
- gifts The P-B Boys Shop never dis
played a larger stock for your selection.
TShop in the mornings if possible-but shop
NOW 4
Evening star., 1917-12-07

Shoes for discriminating
men-new English lasts in
, the popular cord van
shades. Tecks, "a to SIP.
House Slippers, Comfys.
etc, for Christmas.
Evening star., 1917-12-07

Each P-B Suit Model is made for a
certain type OF man-your type. The
the same basis. Extra value Suits at
$1s, 20, Is, 80, IS
Evening star., 1917-12-07

Boys Gauntlets. 7ec up.
Evening star., 1917-12-07
Handbags and
Suit Cases

Excellent and appreciated
gifts. Genuine Cowhfde,
$3.50 up.
A special value in Genu-
Inc Cowhide Bag, leather
lined, at $3.50.
Evening star., 1917-12-07
Bath Robes

Khaki Color.
Military collar. buttons
and belt; entirely new; the
hit of the season.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-10
Slid INTO AUTO
Four Lach;incc Children Injured III
Collision Between Sled and j. E.
Ecrtrald'S Taxi.


with children sliding down Maple
street onto Railroad street, occurred
Sunday night shortly after six o'clock
when four young children of Modesto
Lachance of Maple street, slid under
the automobile OF Jack e. Bertrand
on a traverse sled, one sustaining a
fracture Of the right elbow, another
suffering from what may prove inter
nal injuries and the other two eScap-
ing with Il slight shaking up and q
few bruises. Mr.. Bertrand suffered
considerable nervous shock as re-
suit Of the accident and had to be
helped to his home, where he required
the services Of q physician.
The four children were Lorctte,
aged 8; German, aged 8; Romeo,
aged 6, and Bona, aged ~.
Bona, who suffered a fracture of
.>the right elbow, and Gcrmain, who
was picked up unconscious were talk
en- to Brightlook Hospital after Il pre-
iiminary examination at the office of
Dr. W. B. Fitch. The latter regained
consciousness before arrival at the
hospital and is not believed to have
suffered seriously.
Romeo, who suffered bruised
hand, walked to the home on Maple
street himself. Lorette also walked
to the house, but collapsed on arriv-
ing there, and appeared to be suffer-
ing about the chest. DR.. Provost was
called and later expressed the belief
that no serious implications would
result.
Witnesses of the accident were un-
animous in the statement that Mr..
Bertrand was bameless for the acci-
it.
Mrs. Lachancc stated that the chill
dren had just left the house which is
near the junction of Pearl and Maple
streets, and that theF accident must
have occurred on the first slide Of the
children down the hill.
Mr.. Bertrand in telling the Gale
DOMAIN Of the accident said that nc
had gone by the foot of Maple street,
but d short time previous to the acci-
dent and had noticed children sliding
there, and on that account he was
especially careful when he came back
that way, slowing down as he ap-
preached Maple street. AS he was al
most at the foot of the street the sight
of the four children on the traverse
sled loomed up in front of him. He
threw on the emergency brake and
stalled his engine. On account of the
hard icy road the car skidded nearly
10 feet before coming to a dead stop.
When the car had been finally stop
ped it was found that the children
had gone under it.and one wheel was
on one of them
Mr.. Bertrand said: My God.
hope none are dead. l did the best
could, but it is an awful thing to sec
four children piled under a car like
thatr'
The hill on which the children were
sliding had been posted and Chief OF
Police Finley had spent the greater
part of Saturday afternoon in stop
ming children from sliding there
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-10
X. OF P. ANDPYTHIAN SISTERS
HOLD JOINT INSTALLATION

A joint installation of officers of
Apollo Lodge, knights Of Pythias, and
of Glover Temple Lodge, Pythian Sis
tcrs, took place Tuesday evening at
Pythian hall. A large number of
members and their families were
present A social hour was enjoyed.
at which time refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served.
The installing officers for the Pyth-
ian Sisters were Grand Chief Lillian
McGill; Grand Senior Collie Waite;
Grand Manager Mary Harlow. The
following officers took the chairs: M.
E. c., Mrs. Lizzie Clark; q. c., Mrs.
Blanche French; NJ, Mrs. Ruth Jack
son; M. Of r. c., Mrs. Carrie Wright;
M. of F., Eta Mute; protector, Miss
Grace Varney; guard, Miss Hattie
Twombley.
= Knights of Pythias officers were in
stalled by d. G. David Harlow, as
sisted by V. G. c. w. 3. Atwood, G. p.
C. f. Varney, G. M. at A. Henry w.
Ellis, K r. and S. Charles French.
The following were indicted to OF
nce: C. c., V. B. Ticehurst; V. c.. J.
A. Mcleod; prelate, III. w. Clark:
*. of r. and S., II. w. Anderson; M.
OF f., +. c. Wright; M. of f., G. III.
Clark; NJ. at A., w. w. Peters; N. of
W., A. II. Densmore; O. G., B. s.
Wright; l. G., S. c. Piper
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-10
HOSPITAL AID ASSOCIATION
CLOSES A SUCCESSFUL YEAR

The annual meeting of the Bright
look Hospital Aid Association which
was held in the lecture room, at the
nurses home, Monday afternoon, was
well attended. The President, Mrs.
Rebecca Fairbanks, presided.
After the reading of the secretary's
report, the treasurer's report was read
by Mrs. r. #. Hazen. showing a small
balance on the right side. A large
amount of work has been accomplish
cd during the past year and much
sewing has been done by the men,
bers.
The following officers were elected:
President. Mrs. Rebecca Fairbanks;
first vice president, Mrs. p. L. Hazen;
second vice president, Mrs. George IL.
Cross; secretary, Mrs. l.. p. Leach;
treasurer, Mrs Carrie T. Hinman; au-
ditor, Miss Josephine Woods.
Committees for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: sewing COM
mittee: Mrs. E. B. ingalls,, chairman;
Miss Mary Warden, Mrs. George Ha-
zen, Mrs Able j. Balch, Mrs. Hans
Anderson; finance committee Mrs.
s. J. Somerville,f ehairman; Mrs. Ira
Preston, Mrs. Charles Simonton.f Mrs.
Myles Gilman: Mrs. c. l.. Clark; Mrs.
Henry Ellis, Mrs. G.. r.. Hazen. Mrs.
Gould: charity committee: Mrs. w.
G. Smith, chairman: Mrs. f.. Z. Love-
Joy, Mrs. f. y. Richards; visiting cUm-
uittee: Mrs j. Scott, Mrs. Frank
Boynton. Mrs. Margaret Haywood;
vegeta bIe and floral committee: Mrs.
Byron. Miss Carrick, Mrs. Stephen
HastingB.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-10
GOVERNOR GATES MESSAGE
Recommended State Insurance And Changes In Taxing HdoEctc
Powers.

tune time to consider the question as
to whether or not the state should
carry part of its own insurance and
thereby reduce the amount of pre-
miums now being paid annually.
Some plan whereby the state insuring
only its principal properties, or each
parcel of property for Il part of its
value, ,~and creating sinking fund
into which shall be paid the premium
which it would be necessary for the
state to pay on the uninsured part on
the basis of the insurance now car
ried. would, / believe. work out to the
advantage of the state.
School for Feeble Minded.
''Thc appropriation of $4,000 made
by the legislature of 1912, for the es-
tablishment and equipment of a
school for the feeble minded, was
deemed by tho trustees to be made
quate for the purpose, and not being
able to decide upon a location out of
the several properties offered, they
brought the matter to the attention
of the legislature of 1915, which in
creased the appropriation to s65, 900.
The Chase stock farm Of Brandon
Continued on Page g.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-10
ST. J. NATIONAL BANKS ELECT
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Officers and directors of both the
Merchants National and the First Ma
tional Bank of ST. Johnsbury, were
elected for the ensuing year, at meet
ings held in the bank Offices Tuesday
afternoon.
In both institutions the same board
OF directors and officers were elected
as follows: at Merchants National
Bank, president, f. T. Ide; vice pres
ident Harry Blodgett; cashier, Chas
w Ruiter: assistant cashier, t. H.
FTlbert; teller, +. c. Johnson. The
board of directors arc It. r. Ide, Har-
ry Blodgett, Alexander Cochran. Wells
River; DR.. T. r. Stiles, George H.
Cross, and Leslie ii. Thornton OF West
Burk
Directors and officers ut the First
National Bank are: directors, John
e. Clark, Charles II. Stevens, Walter
T. Smith. Frank Ii. Brooks, W. A
Kicker. H. A Waterman and George
caldbeck. Officers elected were:
President. ]. G. Clark; vice president,
Charles Stevens and cashier. Homer
4. Smith.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-10

Montpelier, Jan. AT the morning
session of the House, a joint assembly
was held at 1915 O'Clock to receive
the message Of Governor Charles w.
Gates, the retiring chief executive of
Vermont.
AS Governor Gates arose to deliver
his valcdictory address he was recciV-
ed with long and hearty applause.
In formally turning over the exc
cutive office to his successor today,
Charles w. Gates of Franklin, ad
dressed valedictory message to the
people of Vermont, and directly to
the legislature, in which he outlined
the work accomplished during the past
two years, and also the proposals
which he deemed wise, after studying
the conditions and the needs of tho
state His message, which was very
complete report of his stewardship of
the public affairs during his admins
tration, follows in part:
Governor Gates Address
''Thc responsibilities and detail
work of the executive department
have outgrown the provision former
ly made for handling the work. Con-
sidering the work at hand, and the
desrablity and economy of an Office
centrally located. it seemed to me
upon taking Office that the interests
of the state would be best served by
making the executive office at the
state house at Montpelier, the per-
manent office for the biennial term
rather than take the Office with me, as
has been the usual practice.
''By an act of the General Assembly
of 1915, the construction of build
ing for the state library, supreme
court, historical society, and other
state purposes was authorized. An
appropriation of s150,000 was made
State Insurance.
"At the present time the state is
supposed to be insuring its various
properties at 80 per cent of their
value The total amount Of insurance
carried is as follows:
Buildings $1,471.000
Personal property 714,50g
Total $2,1S5,700
Annual premium, $7.i32.3S; number
of risks, 145; number of policies, 100
number of companies, 46.
In view of the fact that the policy
of the state is at present, and in the
| future should be. one of constructing
absolutely fire proof buildings, or
buildings as nearly fire proef as pos
sible. it would seem to be an eppor-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-10
BOLTON MALPRACTICE
CASE ON TRIAL AGAIN

AT the reConveninS OF Caledonia
County Court yesterday afternoon,
George w. Bolton of West Burke, ap-
peared for the second time at this
term Of court. charged with perform
ing an Illegal operation upon Miss
Anna Gunderson of Bridgeport, Conn.
at West Burke, June /. last. The
first trial which was concluded on De
cember %, resulted in II disagreement,
after the jury had been out Sc hours.
Most of the afternoon session Tues
day was used in impanelling u jury,
which took to within 80 minutes of
adjournment. Both the prosecution
and defeDsestook advantage of their
six challenges each. and of "a tales
men called, 23 were .eXamined"-before
| both sides rested content.
States Attorney Norton called Miss
Gunderson to the witness stand, after
the jury had been sworn in, and her
testimony was party finished when
Judge Butler adjourned court at )
O'Clock, until 3 am. Wednesday,
The jury hearing The case consists
of: w. l.. Blodgett, Peaeham: TIM
othy Buckley. Wheelock: q. II. Bur
roughs. Stannard: Fred w. Clifford
Danyille: Burton Grove. Ryegate;
Henry Eldridge. Hardwick. G. E.
Greene. Lyndon; Arthur Rickaby
DauviIie; oiin Sargent. St Johnsbury
]. {. Somers. Barnet e n Wheeler
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-10
INJURED COASTERS GAINING
Later Examinations Shows Girl Also
Has Fractured Hip

The children are reported as gain
ing, who were injured in the coastng
accident Sunday night, when four
sliding down Maple street, on i traV-
erse, shot under the automobile own
ed and driven by Jack Bertrand as he
was proceeding up Railroad street.
Mr.. Bertrand, who suffered a severe
nervous shock, so that he required the
services of a physician, was able to
be about Monday afternoon.
The boy Romeo, later proved to be
uninjured except for the shock. Bo-
ma, II years old, was the most serl-
ously injured, and besides a fractured
left elbow as at first reported, was
found also to have sustained a frac-
ture of the left hip. This fracture
was reduced Monday morning by DR..
w. r. Fitch. who was called to at
tend the cases. Germaln, although
suffering from numerous contussions.
was reported as gaining. and 1t is
expected she will be able to leave the
hospital in u short time. Loretta also
badly bruised about the body is i'm
proving.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-10
James Walker, Night Watchman
AT E. and T. Fairbanks, Walked
In Front Of Switcher And Wa
Instantly Killed
ABOUT TO CLOSE GATE
Following Usual Duties of Past -
Years in Position, 1t Is Thought
He Was About to Close Yurd
Gates Across
Track

james Walker, for % years a
watchman at the e. and I. Fairbanks
Company's scale works, was run over
and instantly killed, by the switching
engine, from the Boston and Maine
yards about $50 Yesterday afternoon.
when die stepped from the doorway
of the annealing room onto the track,
and in the path of the approaching
engine.
There were no witnesses to the ac-
cidcnt, but it is thought that after in
specting the annealing room, he was
about to close the yard gate across the
track at that point, and did not see
the switching engine backing up and
started to cross the rails.
The engine was brought to stop
as soon as possible, but not before the
body had been badly mangled. The
remains were taken to CalderWoods
undertaking rooms.
Mr.. Walker had been in the en-
ploy of the Fairbanks Company for
the past 33 years, and for % years
has been night Watchman. One of
his duties was to shut and lock the
yard gates at the close ut the days
work. This duty he was Probably
starting to do as usual, when the ac-
cident occurred which resulted in his
death.
James Walker was born in Inver-
ness, P. c., May 1G, 1861. He came
to st. Johnsbury about 81 years ago,
and in July, 1886, was united in mar
riage to Mary J. Mcdonald. Two chill
dren were born, of whom one is liv-
ing: Miss Myra Walker of this place.
Besides his wife and daughter, he
leaves two brothers and two sisters
IT'S follows: John of Inverness P,lQ.,
stephen of Alberta, B. c., Mrs. Eliza
! beth Bowen and Mrs Fred Walker Of
this city. ...s..5e..
r. No funeral arrangements have been
made as yet, and they will be an
nounced later. y