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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05

nlei1t and especially the food Minister
has been too optimistic. When cab
lcgrams from Washington stated that
the American government was going
to place an embargo on different
articles the answer from the Nor
Wegian government to the press, ask
ing how this would affect Norway,
was that it only meant that Norway
should guarantee that nothing would
he re-exported to Germany, and then
Norway would get all it needed.
At last, during the last two months
it has dawned on the government
that Uncle Sam means business and
that Norway cannot expect special
favofs as a favorite friend:
After the importation of grain and
flour stopped the government estab-
lished a grain monopoly taking
charge of all grain imported and
produced here. The farmers are no,
allowed to sell their crops to anyone
but the government and at fixed
price. The nation will be put or
-four and bread rations, every. per-
son, adult or child. being allowed 25
pounds of bread monthly, OF LIZ
pounds of ullsifted flour. The peo-
pie, however, arc instructed to mix
potatoes in the bread dough. With
this years crop and the imported
gran in storage, Norway has enough
-four till February or March, 1T is
hoped here that the United States
will grant export licenses for some
of the grain bought there by Nor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
BRIGHTON K HOSPITAL
RECEIVES ST 1000 GIFT


Ansns III. Mcleod Memorial Fund.
The trustees of BTignt1ook hospital
hare received from Mrs. Maude Nc
Leod Brooks and Mrs. Grace Mcleod
Stevens $1,000 as a memorial fund in
memory of their father, the late Ans
gus H Mcleod. He WAS one OF the
original incarporators Of the hospital
and always manifested a. keen inter
est in the affairs of this most worthy
institution. l.ss
The gift cones very appropriately
at Thanksgiving time and the trustees
are most happy and grateful. They
are ready to receive many more such
gifts for an, institution that should be
remembered in this generous way b,
its many friends They say, the hos.
pital needs very large fund to dc
work that is knocking badly at it.
doors. This work can only be under.
taken when the friends of the Hos.
pital advance the necessary funds.
For this reason the gift OF Mrs
Brooks and Mrs. Stevens is .doubl,
appreciated 1t is hopea that other.
will sgo and do likewise -
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been so needless in making such a

been so needless in making such a
statement. =
How far this statement of mine had
a bearing on the case of Mr.. Jenne,
do not know. but I wish to state
that l was wrong in SO stating.
Evidently the officers to whom Mr..
Jenne went at Newport, gave him no
aid, or they would have told him to
register through them. and the card
sent to the proper registration office.
Mr.. Howard JENNIE, as well as his
brother, have always borne the best
of regulations here, and no one would
pick either of them out as slackers,
and in my mind. 4 do not think for
a moment that Howard SO intended
to- evades the law.
He was on a good run, paying him
pretty well, and he did not feel like
losing any time, and the full fnpor-
lance of his registering. did not i'm
press him at the time, and in other
words he was careless, end coupled
with my own bad service, he has in the
eyes of the iaw,s been an offender.
hope he will not be made to suf-
fer, for anything have omitted to do.
Respectfully,
Chas. G. Braley,
Town Clerk
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
wegian importers and the Norwegian
government which now is ready for

wegian importers and the NORWEGIAN
government which now is ready for
shipment.
Norway is dependent on impartea
sugar as no sugar is pr0fuced here.
The consumption of sugar is still un-
limited. Candy factories turn out rs
much candy as before and no sugar
card is in use here. as in Sweden.
Last summer an ordnance was
passed putting motor vehicles and
motor craft on rations of gasaline
The result was that automobiles We're
used more. freely than ever. me
American embargo again forced the
authorities to action and the saleNoi
gasoline for use in private cars was
entirely stopped beginning October a..
Taxicabs were only permitted to OPP
crate from a. m. to 3 p. m. ana tne
streets in the city are now as Glaiet
and free from noise as they We're
twenty years ago.
The supply of kerosene is becoming
very low with no prospect ofsreplaee-
mcnt. For fishers this is disastrous
as all along the coast they are using
kerosene driven motor boats. Ine
country population and the poor peo-
pie living in the cities using kerosene
for light and cooking arc hard hst,
is every family is only allowed two
gallons a month.
The scarcity of fat is felt more anu
more every day. The majority of the
population have been using margaf-
inc instead of butter, but now that
the raw stuffs for this product arc
nor allowed to be exported from the
United States the margarine produc-
tion is reduced every week. Grocers
have been forced to put their GUS
toners on allowance, nobody receiv-
ing more than pound at once. Nor-
way is facing fat shortage and the
nation will. have to be fationed 81
AS for fuel, the people are put on
rations except those who can take
care of themselves and afford to pay
the prices for coal and coke inn
ported from Great Britain.
Everybody asks, why docs not
he government entirely stop exports
f thereby more favorable importing
conditions can be established with
.he Allies 90 But no official answer
S given. lt'F
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
ANOTHER SOLDIER BOY WRITES
Thinks France Great Country But
Not Like Old Vermont.

Word has been received by Mr.. md
Mrs. Robert Brownlow from their
son:
Dear Mother and all:
You have most likely received the
letter l sent while in England. I am
now in France. 1t is a great country.
Something like the United States, hut
believe me, it is not like good old
Vermont. We were one night on the
boat. two days and two nights on
the cars on the journey to France.
We have had nice trip SO far.
We expect to start drilling tomorrow
The food here is pretty good, it
consists mostly of canned willie" or
eorned beef in tin cans, hard bread
or bareback, also tea, coffee or cocoa
All of the people here talk French,
though e do not stand much show
except with my hands. We are quar-.
tered in houses. Now I am feeling
fine. VIII close with love to all.
Your loving son,
PVT. CHAS. II. BROWNLOw,.
Machine Gun Co.. American Expedi-
tionary Forces, Somewhere in
France.
Letter from st. j. A. Boy in France.
A letter has been received by Mr..
ana Mrs. J. 7. Ashton from their son.
Sergeant Merton Ashton, now mem
| Der of the 102nd machine gun COM
pany with the American expedition
airy forces in France. Sergeant Ash
| ton was a member of the class of IT
/ st. Johnsbury Academy. The, letter
| folIowc.
| Somewhere in France.
October "a, 1917
Dear Mother and Father:
/ Just a. line to let. you know that ]
am feeling fine. I don't know wheth-
er any of my letters have been re-
ceived or not because l have not re-
ceived a letter from the u. S. A. since
4 left and have been writing regular
ly since we landed.
AS am now attending training
school I keep very busy during the
| day, but have my evenings and nights
/ to myself so will try to write as often
as l can.
''I don't believe I told you in my
last letter that Bill Knapp is here al
this training school with me. So you
can Tell MS molHer Thai wall Idhe
| good care of him.
Everything is going along in good
shape and everybody is feeling fine
and happy. Well as there is nothing
more that 1 can write I will close with
i love to all.
I remain your loving son,
i MERTON c. ASHTON
! Address Sergeant Merton c.. Ashton
/ Co. B. 102nd NJ. G.. Co.
American Expeditionary Forces, vi:
New York City.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
St. Johnsbury Churches Hold
lrion Thanksgiving Services

The Methodist church was we'll fIlfT
ed last evening at the union Thanks
giving service and most eloquent
md inspiring address was given by
Rev. Dir. +. A. Poole of the South
.hurch The Scripture was read by
Rev. +. S. Tol1nan, the prayer was
offered by Rev. F. b. Richards and
the Presidents proclamation was read
oy Rev. G. A. Martin. Music was
FINISHED by the ladies' choir with a
iolo by Miss Edwina B1odgett.
The speakers theme was death
yoR1es to our Civilization that the
Life within May Be Released that a
new Order May Arije.' The speaker
orefaced his address by saying that it
vas no easy task to preach a Thanks
giving sermon this year as there: was
TOO much for which we cannot be
he nkful. Then taking. his text from
John 1924, where the grain of wheat
died that it might afterwards bear
fruit, he said that death for Christ
meant life and, and Christ was never
20 much alive as now. The old order
ST civilization is passing away. 1t is
having its climax in q vast crusade Of
lee tn. Besides destroying property it
IS killing the old order of civilization.
It i; an era of organization and a stor-
ing up of wealth and both are being
used to make wicked war more effec-
tive. Death is clutching at the very
throat of our civilization while our
civilization is committing suicide. Blu,
it will again be proven that death
will be followed by life. The old or
der is gone that the new order may
arise. There is sentiment through
out the world of a world peace but
world peace andea Prussianized. Ger
many are inconsistent This is a wal
to do away with wars.
That the old order changeth is also
true of democracy. We believe in 9
lem ocracy as exercised by men. but
| not. perchance, in democracy exer.
cised by men and women. The al.
led nations are committed to democ,
~acy as never before. Anew lease Of
life for democracy will be one of tn,
'ssues of this death-dealing war A.
President Wilson says, This is a wal
/ TO make the world safe for democ
racy."3
This life after death is true in re
spect to idealisn1. Business pros
| perity and social gayety have beef
feasting at the table and religion ant
righteousness have been picking ul
the crumbs. An out-and-out materia
civilization is recreant to- morta
ideas and doomed to self destruction
in the new order of things tn,
spirit of service will have a large
place. The exploitation of the veal
by the strong will cease. Anew err
Of religions will push forward and TIL
missionary propaganda win swee
over the world And finally in the re
leased idealism of the new era tn
hope of immortality will come to it
own. 4ss4s ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
To Whom It MAY Concern

Mr.. Howard Jennie has been to my
office. and in a frank, straightforward 1
trouble with the Federal Authorizes
in not complying with the Military
Registration Act.
E I am convinced that he has been
sinned against. as much as he has
sinned.
He wrote me. from some town north
Of here, stating that he was on a
railroad run, and that it would not
be convenient for him to register here.
The time was SO limited for replying
and my work. so pressing. attending
to the registration. that / did not reply
to his letter.
United States Marshal at Rutland,
among other things stated that Mr..
JENNIE was not listed here for. taxation,
This is an error on my part, and
am deeply sorry that I should have
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
Pledge Sum for Each Week

The proposition looking to this. end
was presented by Frank II. Brooks
and the whole question was thoroughly
discussed in all its phases for nearly
two hours. 1t was pointed out that If
q number would pledge O fixed sum
each week until the end of the war
It would obviate the necessity of shap-
ing drives whenever national orders
anne for them and the war committees
would have a fund on hand to devote
10 the local Red Cross as needed and
apportion to the drives as they were
announced through 1918.
In addition to the war committee
Of 25 a fund committee of seven was
also chosen
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
Strange Request Gives $1,000
Yearly to Presidents Wife

Philadelphia, Nov. %. Twelve
thousand dollars year pin money"
for the wife of the President of. the
United States is provided for in a
fund from the estate Of Henry G..
Freenan, Jr., a wealthy lawyer who
died here recently. The estate is
valued at $4,000, 908.
..rhe reason 4 make this fund. 8 the
will explained, is because I feel that
the! presidents salary. is such pit
TANGO for the man holding the great
est position, on earth
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
War Committee Elected.


War Committee of IS: II. r. Howe;
r. G.. Bundy. J.. H. A. Bonsfeld, G.
w. Steele, w. A. Riekerr DIR G. "A.
Champion, L. q. Asselin, w. n. Taylor
c. e. Peck. G. e. Woods, DR.. j. O.
erouin, Frank G. Landry, George G.
Cary, L. N. Snythe, Arthur r. Stone,
II. F. Balch, A.. B. Noyes. +. e.
Jacques, DR.. j. NJ. Allen, DR.. r.
Stiles, E. A. Silsby, p. +. Hazen, j.
Ii. Brooks, Henry G.; Ely, Charles II
Stevens.
Fund committee, Judge L. p. Slack,
G.. L. Woods. James Cosgrove, II. p.
Ifowe, John c., Clark.
Publicity committee, Arthur F,
Stone, Charles r. Walter, 2. s. Water
man. y.
Committee on teams, Charles w
Steele. H. A. Power. G. =. Peck.
It was announced that the campaign
would start Jan. and end on Jan.
and the minimum amount to be raised
would be $4,000 and the maximum
$4O;0 for the year 1918. is the
intention to get as many as possible
to pledge a liked sum per week and
until this campaign is put across the
! needs of the local Red Cross will bt
financed by d temporary loan. 81
| The committee of rs will meet at thu
Arlnory at 8 O'Clock Wednesday nigh
! for further consideration of thu
coming campaign.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
Creditors Meeting.

The first meeting OF the creditors
of The Caledonian Company was he'd
at the municipal court room yestar-
day forenoon before T.. A. Cook, Esq,
of Lyndonville. referee in bankruptcy.
number of claims were proved after
which the creditors elected Ernest il.
Cowles, "A. B. Noxcs AMI Fred u. Gil
man trustees. These appraisers were
appointed: Arthur f. stone, p F..
Hazen and Wallace H. Gilpin, the edi-
tor and publisher of the Barton Moni
tor. 1t is expected the trustees VIII
take charge of the property next
week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
Basket Ball Game

The Junior High school boys play
ed the. Boy Scouts at the Y. M. C. A.
building. yesterday and the Junior
High were winners by, the score of
"a to Z. The proceeds, of the, game
were devoted to the Junior High
pledge in the Y. NJ. c. A. drive and
$3.50 was realized from the game.
Charles Kicker, son Of John Rick
er, and now of Hartford. Conn. has
enlisted in the Naval Reserve Corps
and has gone to Boston to report for
duty. ~. ~ 90
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
FOOD EMBARGO
PINCHES NORWAY
Exports to Germany Stopped
and Government Takes
Charge of Grains

christiania, Nov. 23.-(Correspon-
dence of The Associated Press The
food situation in Norway has grown
from bad to worse, especially since
the American embargo was i'm
posed. So long as the commercial
relations could be maintained be-
tween Norway and the United States,
the import of food was about big
enough to meet the consumers de-
mand Except for the steadily in
creasing prices of all articles of food
everything could be bought as before,
the only form of rationing being
sugar. which could Gully be bought
from government stores two pounds
at 9 stime.
AS matter of fact, the govern
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
GERMANS LOSING EAST AFRICA
End of Campaign Before Christmas
Is Predicted.

London, Nov. 30.-The end of the
East African campaign before Christ
mas is predicted by the Reuter- corr
respondent at Ndara.
He declares that by that time the
German commander-in-ch will
either be a prisoner or in exile.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
~ -
Business and Professionai
Men Will Push Drive E TO
Finance Local Work
s&a So
=.
SAC. GOO IS MAXIMUM
MARX .Al1! TO SHOOT AT
Money to Be Divided Among
Red Cross, <. N. 6. a
Knights Of Columbus

About 40 of the business and pro-
fessienal men of this city met in the
Armory yesterday afternoon and after
+, discussion of two hours on how
best to finance the various drives in
tho war, and especially how to help
the local Red Cross who need $3.50 a
week for their work, it was voted to
place the whole matter in the hands
of a general war committee of 253 to
serve through the war.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
READY NOW ar OLD PRICES:

Ereshs lots INST rece}y = Foley 5
Honey and Tar are selling at before
the-war prices. This puts a we'll
known cough medicine. ready 10 use.
in homes at tess than ii costs to buy
and mix the ingredients yourself. and
saves bother and muss. Mrs. MARY
Kisby. 1853 Princeton Ave, spokane.
Wash. writes: II was sick in bed with
Il crime. Il coughed very badly. !
took Folev's Honey and Tar. II stop
ned my cough and / got better so
now, / am around the house agaIn
-. fSHA RI.ES A. SEARLES q CO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
The Hnice-A Week Edition
Of tie. New York World
in 1918 81.
Practically a Daiiy Mt the Price Of
4 Weekly. NO1Other Newspaper In
the world gives 80 much Mt NO law
a price.

Tire value and need of: a newspaper
In the household was never greater
than at the present time. We have
been forced to enter the great world
war. and large army of ours is al
ready in France You will want to
have all the news from our troops on
European battlefields, and 1913 pronlis-
90 10 be the most n10fnentous year in
thu history of our universe.
M other newspaper at SO small a
price will furnish such PROMPT and &C
a,,.'n.e news of these world sf1a king
events. 1t is not necessary to say
more. - -.
THE THRICE WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is only Slot
'>s,r- vfsnr. and this pays for 156 papers
aad ST IoHNSBURY CALIFORNIAN
torether for one year for $2.25.
The regular subscription price of the
two papers is $3.50
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
Will Divide Fund.

1t was voted that. the fund raised be
devoted to the Red Gross. the X. AZ
G. A. and the Knights of Columbus,
the division to be rranged by the com
mittee of %. After these matters
were decided nominating committee
was named consisting of Judge Har-
land B. Howe, Fred G. Bundy. James
Cosgrove, Charles w. Steele, j.. A. FL
Bousfie1d and Frank H. Brooks. Tho
committee presented the following
officers and committees: Chairman
Frank HI. Brooks; vice-chairman
James Cosgrove; secretary, Fl. "a
Power; treasurer, Fred C. Mayo; as
sistant treasurer, Philip A. Fletcher
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-05
I'll Show You How
Corns Peel orr
Ever peel a Banana skin 4 THAT'S II

EVGF 9IsG1I Il f1U1ufIslF SIKH If1Hl q gI6.
II should worry about those COINS
II just put some. 'Gets-1t' on Corrs
used to poster the world Into a fre,fzy',
enduring pain. digging sliciilg. tees.
tinlSering with plasters and tapes. ifs:-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
Sentence Tha. Seems Sensible,

Six Baltimore school boys, who refused to join
in salute to the flag when given at school, have
been sentenced to recite THE Star Spangled Ban
ncr' each day for six days before the class, in
addition to giving the salute. This sentence will
get approval, not for its novelty, but for being
sensible The boys urge as their excuse that they
are "internationas," whatever that is, and there
fore immune from allegiance to any one country.
One good way of impressing on them the value
OF law and order is to acquaint them with the
means by which security is obtained To do this
it s.not necessary to upset their faith in Inter
natonalism,' the most vague and inchoate of all
modern political fads. They may be left free to
believe any form Of nonsense they care to adopt
so long as they keep within the law in so doing
1t is very vital to them, however that they be
made to understand the necessity OF regarding
the rights OF others, which includes respect for
the government under which they live. When
they have imbibed this lesson and thoroughly
assimilated its meaning they will be all the bet
ter qualified to determine as to "internationasm."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
"Intellectuals" and Military Service.

favorite and oft-repeated charge of the radi-
cal element of the socialist party has been that the
"intellectuas' are parasites; that they consume
and do not produce. This line Of argument, pro-
jccted to military requirements, holds that the
proletariat also does all the fighting. Some fig
ures just now available may servelto answer this
charge. On the rolls Of the British army at pres
ent are the names OF l3,200 graduates Of Cam
bridge university; of these, 5000 figure in the
casualty list, while 2,l00 have won notice for dis
tinguished service. II may be questioned if any
group Of society can make better showing The
Rhodes scholars at Oxford university have orga-
nized themselves in anticipation Of possible serv-
ice to the United States they may not be called
upon, but they are getting ready. One-thrd of
the present Yale undergraduate body is reported
as ready for the call
Each belligerent country can duplicate the
list from Cambridge, for each of the great schools
of Europe has its own list OF graduates and under
graduates serving with the colors, in all ranks
and grades. The reserve list OF the United States
army shows thousands OF young men, recently
from the universities, ready for the call of Uncle
Sam, many especially trained for the exacting re-
quirements of modern warfare
The "intellectuas' have given the most en-
phatc reply to the accusation OF the irrespon-
sible agtators
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-18
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.

Women letter carriers will soon be deliv.
efing mail in Paris. H.
Amelia E. Barr, Americas Oldest woman
novelist, has just published her sixty eighth
novel.
The University Of Wisconsin claims the
largest number of women athletes Of any
college in the country.
England has sent number of young
women carpenters to France to build huts
for the British soldiers.
The "farthest north" member of the
National Federation of Women's Clubs is
the womans club at Nome. Alaska.
Mrs. George Rife is taking a course at
Ohio state university to keep up with the
interests of her son, who is freshman at
the same college.
Probably the only woman coroner and
public administrator in the country is Mrs.
D. A. Potter of Plymouth, Cal She is also
an undertaken and expert embalmer.
DR.. A. W. Marchant. prominent woman
physician of Baltimore, has organized and
is president and producing manager of her
own motion-picture producing corporation.
When the board of estimates of the city
Of Baltimore learned that Mrs. Mary
Schoal's hat had been ruined by falling plas-
ter in one of the city markets it promptly
voted $4.9S to buy her new one.
Many women of Washington. D. c.. have
formed units. which together will comprise
a great comforts committee of the Navy
league. They will furnish knitted wristlets,
sleeveless jackets. etc, for the sailors and
marines Of the navy. r
Miss Beulah Armstrong. member of the