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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26
.CaIedonia's Honor Roll.

Who knows just what young men
from Caledonia county are now serv-
ing the government in the, military
and naval departments? Who knows
how many there are Of them? AL
though The DAILY. CALEDONIAN
has published lists from time to time
we do not know the humble or who
the men are. Quite a number OF those
With Company D were rejected after
they reached Fort Ethan Allen. Other9
have gone to Fill vacancies until we
are unable to tell today who are serv
ing in, the army. A large number Of
our young men have gone into the
navy or naval reserve. There are no
official records in the county to show
who has gone or where they have been
assigned to duty. --47sss4s-e.s
We know of but one way%to get
this information and that is from the
parents and friends of the young men.
Therefore we request everybody in
this fcounty who knows of young
man, who is serving in either the army
or navy to send his name. to The
DATEY CALIFORNIAN, together with
the organization in which he is serv-
ing and the rank he holds. AS soon
as complete list can be secured The
DAILY CALIFORNIAN will publish it,
In this way the people of the county
will know who and how many of it's
young men are entitled to have their
names inscribed on the roll of honor
The publication of such a; list will
have an historical value to peo-
pie in the coming years No
such list will be available unless col
lceted and published by some local
authority and The DAILY GALE
OF course it is probable that some of
the young men who have responded
to their country's call will never re-
turn and the county can never have a
complete list unless it is made now.
SO we ask every one who knows of
young man who has gone into the SER
vice of his country, to send in thei,'
name, rank ami the organization :! in
which they are serving and help make
up this historical Roll of Honor for
Caledonia county F+>szr..i 80
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26

I :
doing such dastard1y acts were the
tools Of the Imperial Government. !"
but there can be no friendship or con-
fidence in a people that will perform
such acts for anyone. There can be
no negotiations with such tfeaclTery
amy more than with a wild beast.
The Ge11haiis must be conquered en-
friasse and beaten into complete sub
mission before the civilized world can
offer them any terms of peace. We
dislike to have such feelings against
The Germans but their own 'treachery,
barbarity and fiendishness have forced
the world to. the most hostile feelings
against them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26
Congressman Dale has Spoken.


On Saturday, September Is, Con-,
gressman Porter.sH. Dale of Vermont
was given ten minutes in which ito
express on the floor of the House his
indignation over the attack on the
American base hospitals by German
airships. It was an eloquent ar
raignment of the German methods
and the frequency of applause shows
it struck "a responsive chord in his
hearers. For the benefit of his con-
stituents in Vermont we reproduce
the columns Of the Congressional
Record giving T. his address. The
speech follows y Y
t.. Mr.. Chairman, 1 most cordially
agree with the gentleman from Ken
lucky, Mr.. Sherley, who has in his
very clear style impressed upon this
committee the necessity of raising
revenue to prosecute this war even
though there are objections from some
sources. = 80, =. - 500
Ill have asked the House to indulge
| me for. just a few minutes in touch
ing upon a. phase of this great war
fare that has been brought very keen.
| ly to our ,attentio during the past few
days. That is the attack upon the
American base hospitals in which the
| first among our forces in France have
been killed--four men i killed, four
others seriously wounded and manned
for life, and five others moderately
| Wounded. -.
Mr.. Chairman, this organization in
| which they were serving represents
4 the most effective effort of humanity
to lessen the horror of war It is a
| branch of the, military establishment
/ based on the broadcast sense of COM
i passion in these recent times To its
insi gnia no human heart has ever re-
sponded in hate. Under the banners
.Eof battling foes its international flag
/ had passed on the pledge of civilized
nations that the red cross in the white
| field must not sbe rent by shot or shell.
! Any belIigerent who at. this time at
stacks that system not only ignores. the
| common ethics of war but violates
/ the rules of a fair fight, strikes below
! the belt. and becomes contem ptfbie
(Applause.)
! Why. gentlemen, this organization
4 was established by IL great European
nations. At its creation it's articles
were signed by Prussia and later Ger
1 many pledged its faith to it. The first
| liberal donor was that beneficent wo-
man, still living. at thought of whom
one seems to hear a pure tone among
all these sweet bells tangled out of
tune-Louise of Baden, daughter of
| Wilhelm I. once King of Prussia and
| Emperor of Germany.
In the Franco-Prussian war the
first blood that flowed from German
soldiers was staunehed by Red Cross
1 nurses, and over all the magnificent
castles of the grand duchess turned
i by her into hospitals. ioated with the
scarlet and gold of Baden the red and
white of that great international So
1 ciety- To these fields and hospitals.
to help care for these soldiers as the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26

It isaestimated that Vermonters this
year will produce $1,000 bushels of
wheat, compared with $4,000 bushels
the year previous. That is a pretty
good increase for one year and shows
what. the farmers can do if they set
out for it. That Vermonters have not
confined. their efforts to increased pro-
'duction to wheat is shown by the fact
that the estimated production of corn
wheat, oats, barley and potatoes in
1917 is 10,698,0OO bushels compared
with 7,S47.o00 bushels in 1916. YER
monters have certainly responded we'll
to tie appeal to produce more.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26

: Everyone who has attended the
University.of Vermont within the past
80 years is pleased 20 see Prof. @. H.
Perkins made acting president of that
institution during the absence of Pres
always been an enthusiast in his work
and always in sympathy with the
spirit of youth. To serve for time
as president of the institution to
which he has given all the best years
of his life is deserved promotion that
will be endorsed by all acquainted
with the man or the University.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26

.. 3 s.
viscount Ishil, head of the Japan
csc mission to America, in a speech dit
Newport. r.. l., said: II am con-
vinced that with the turning of the
page and the opening of this new
chapter of international history, and
SO through to etlset ,endrof all time and
am chapters, oar good understanding
will increase The road between our
homes will Become. more and more
the beaten track of neighbors. am
more than ever convinced that we
have done with the difficult pages
over which we have 3labored in the
night of doubt and that in the: full
light of honest purpose, with the eyes
Of faith and trust, we shall both as
nations free. strong and independent,
mako more frequent pilgrimages to
the shrine we lovc-you to Toxic,
where we hope to bid you welcome
soon, and we to Newport, whose
beauty and wealth of hospitality ex-
ceeds the most vivid picturings of our
Imagination. We are sure America
will welcome an increase of good un-
derstanding with Japan. +
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26
(Applause.)

St Johnsbury is said to be in a most
serious position regarding coal and
the people here may be obliged to fol-
low the advice of the New England
Coal Committee not to start furnace
fires until the first of November. But
that would be pretty cold business in
this section. With all the wood grow
ing on all sides of this town there
should be no real suffering for want
of fuel. An old fashioned bee to
cut winters stock of wood may
have4to be resorted to.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26
Some Peaceful Developments.

The mind of the public generally is
upon the war, it's demands and hor-
rors, but progress in peaceful lines has
not been stopped and it is refreshing
to note. some of the things that are
being accomplished in manufacturing
and commercial circles s.s4 -
United States Consul R. B. Mosher
at Victoria, B. c., reports that COM
panyshas been organized there for the
development and manufacture of
smpkeless fuel from wood waste 1t
is estimated that 1 900 cords of wood
waste are destroyed daily in British
Columbia that will make TO- 900 tons
OF smokeless fuel This fuel will cost
$3.50 per ton and can be retailed any
where on the Pacific coast for SIS "a
ton. II this can be done in British
Columbia It Will be only d short time
before the mills all through the United
States can adopt the process and
make tremendous saving of fuel. 1t
will also do away with dumping saw
dust into streams and make the
streams more habita BILE for trout and
other food and game fish.
1t Is reported that Scotland has
1875 acres more of potatoes this
year than last and the area for hay is
increased by 3.421 acres. War condi-
lions are probably responsible for this
but 1t shows the Scots what they can
do any year If they try. s'.-
In the United States it is efficially
announced that more than 1000 farm
loan associations are in progress of
organization and that these organiza-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26
Gcrmany's Outrages.

Hardly a day passes now that some
diabolical scheme of the Germans
against people with whom they were
at the time at peace is not revealed.
The latest is the revelation of the
sending Of explosives and germs of an
thrax and CHAMBERS, under the seal of
diplomatic courtesy, into the German
embassy at Roumania before the
declaration Of war with that country.
Evidently the Germans were Obliged
to leave the Roumanian capital before
they could distribute these destructive
agents to their intended destinations.
Germany had already withdrawn her
diplomatic representatives and was
being represented in Roumania by
American diplomats who were entire
ly ignorant of what the sealed pack
ages contained.
1T is Impossible to express in new
words the devilishness of the Germans
in such work. The only thing more
contemplate than. the attempt to
start these fatal diseases among the
animals of. the Roumanians is the
dipping of friendly diplomats who were
representing Germany where it could
not be represented by one of its own
diplomats.
President Wilson made it very clear
in his war message that Americans
were not hostile to the German people,
but it is not possible he was cognizant
of such acts as these when he made
such a statement. 4Itis true the men
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26

Norwich University honors itself
and a. deserving citizen by comforting
the honorary degree of master Of
science on Hon. Alexander Dunnett of
St JofInsbury. Many, people of the
second, congressional district of Yer
mont realize now they withheld the
degree of congressman for Mr.. Dun
nett about four years ago. While it is
probable Mr.. Dunnett will not ask for
further political honors his host Of
friends are glad to see recognition by
such an institution as Norwich Uni
yersity. ss+' :, - - -,-.'s-es
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26

The Bratt1eboro Reformer very
properly calls attention to the case Of
Jennie Hemingway the fourteen-year-
old 81 Adams girl who was choked
to death by the soldier Warm. It
cites how she was led to her death
because her parents( did not know
where she was or the kind of man
with whom she was associating. 1t
says: There are a good many Jen-
mic IIemmiilgways in the making.
Girls-little girls-tf1at wander around
the street at night, when their pa
rents don't know where they are, who
are .introduced'' or in some other
way become acquainted with men
whose anteeedents and characters
they know nothing There is too
much truth in this statement and all
parents DESTROYS of raising their girls
to respectable womanhood should
consider well the habits and asso-
GATES they allow their daughters to
make.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26

Good for Argentina She seems to
really resent the treatment she has re-
ceiVed from Germany and probably
will sever all diplomatic relations with
her The circle of nations willing to
deal with outlaw Germany is becom-
ing very small.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26

The German kaiser tells the pope
support every proposal compatible
with the vital interest Of the German
empire and people, That means a
many to get ready for 1.-The next wal"
just what the civilized world cannot
allow. If we are to have real peace
many.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26
s.rE REMEDY FOR CHILDREN.

Every parents is. or should be. careful
in giving medicine to children. Chas
Baker. Brownsville, Tex, writes: For
some years past ] have used Foleyse
Honey and Tar and have found 1T esr
pecially efficient for bad coughs OF nay
children. | always recommend it to my
friends as a safe remedy for children
as it contains no opiates. My wife
would not think of using any othsr
kind of cough medicine as it is certain
to bring quick and lasting relief" 1T
checks aoroup.+CHARLItE sA-aSEA.RIxFsS
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26
! PuBL1sHED wEEKI.r b..
Enfered at the st. .Johnsbury posi-
|h1, q 40 second class mail matter.
Must Do Better Next Year.

y 81
The early frost and the unusually
ssvere rust OF this season undo ubtediy
have discouraged many people who
labored SO faithfully In the war time
gardens last summer, but it must
not dishearten them from more labor
another season. The department of
agriculture estimates that at least
238,000,0a0T acres must be planted in
this country next season to supply the
necessary food for ourselves and al
lies. This is AS per cent more land
than was under cultivation last year.
The Question where shall, this in
CREASED production be made is an inn
portant one. Certainly the farmers of
the country cannot be expected to 'cul@
tivate more land than they have the
past season. Every farmer has done
his best this season and cannot do
more next 1t, is quite probable that
Nature will help him on some crops.
For instance there should be a better
yield of wheat next year than there
has been this Corn probably will not;
be as good but oats should yield bet
ter. But the country cannot rely
Wholly upon Nature. There must be
more land cultivated and5if the farmer
cannot do it some one else must.
The only hope we see of meeting
this extraordinary demand is for the
people who have been ctl1tivating gar!
dens the past season to conduct their
agricultural work on a larger scale
the coming season. They have gotten
themselves into better physical condi-
ton for out door work this season and
have learned many practical things
about the care of growing crops. These
things win enable them to work to
better advantage another season and
they can If they will meet the demand
for more food So 7
The determination to do this must
be formed now and all preparatory
work possible done through the fall
and winter months. First seed must
be selected at once The best of this
seasons grains and vegetables should
be set apart for seed supply another
season. Having a proper supply of
seed on hand will enable everyone t.,
plant at the proper time. Much was
lost this last season by not having the
seed to put into the ground ar the
calliest time available. Early planted
p5tatoes yielded MUGS better thIn the
late planted ones and many farmers
had corn ahead of the early frost.
The most successful crops sshotId be
secured for seed now and held ready
Tor seasonable planting next season.
Ground should be prepared as far as
possible this fall. Any crop producer
is Handicapped if he is obliged to be
blowing his ground when he should
be putting his seed into it. Fertilizers
should be ordered this fall and ship
ped during the winter so they will be
ready: for use when wanted
1t is evident that there is enough to
do and the only question is, will there
be enough to,d do it =? Evidently 1.-THE
american people cannot win the food
brittle in one season but must 5dedi-
cate themselves to continued effort in
this line and they can do it, with "a
reasonable expectation of better re-
suits as they develop efficiency in this
line of work. ~ -
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26

Names are beginning to come in for
the Honor Roll Of Caledonia county.
OF course to be valuable the roll
must be complete. Send in name and
is connected with at once.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26

A number, of St. Johnsbury fellowsf
are dawn at Bumkin Island. Fisk, Sar4
gent and the two Farnham brothers.
are there. That old motto, Read Thes
CALIFORNIAN for the. real news.3f
was brought home to me forcibly the
other day when I read under youF
personal column the item that "CarH
isle Sargent and John Fisk, first
class seamen, U. S. N. R., had BEEN
detailed as orderlies to the command,f
ant Of the Bumkin Island Naval Re7
serve Training Station Good for
them They have4an excellent chance
now to get somewhere, which may
mean that indefinite address. "Somea
where in France" which all We fell
lows are so anxious to get. .4s-ss3
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26
The Socialists in Stockholm hay,

The Socialists in Stockholm have
adopted a resolution condemning the
German for misusing the trustful con-
fidence of Sweden and declared it was
.the firm and mistaken will of the
entire Swedish people to maintain the
most correct neutrality" This shows
the Swedish people to be the same
honorable citizens they have always
been but discredits the government
which has been evasive and unsatis-
factory in it's conduct of the inter-
national outrage perpetrated in Ar
gentina.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26

Members of congress are said to be
anxious to investigate the plan :" OF
Count Won &Bernstorff to use $4,000
many There is hardly time now for
investigating past events and it would
seem wiser for congress to let bygones
be bygones and attend strictly to get
ting this country in condition to deal
with Germany in the only effective
way that is left now war has been de-
clared.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26
working on the Covington.

Working on the COVlngtOn. .5s =
/ have been transferred to lha. W N
S. S. Covington, a real navy ship WHICH,
Uncle Sam is making out Of the ex-
German Hamburg American III liner
Cincinnati All of the German ships,
which the United States governments
seized at Americas entry into the war
have been renamed, given real AmefI1
can names. This was probably
brought about by the embarrassment
caused sailors stationed on them VINO
had to wear on their hat bands sucn
names as .sKaiser Wilhelm" or 'kron-
prinzessin Cecilie." -.
Since 1 came down to active duty on
the 10th of July as third class yea
man, I have had two promotions, or
changes in rating, as they call It, FIRST
| was raised to a second class yeoman.
and then the other day l got my fl mrs
class rating. My work is of general
clerical nature, involving mostly use
of the typewriter. It was my seven
months practice taking that news re-
bort from Boston every night on the
mill for The CALIFORNIAN which has
enabled me to get along so Well.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26

If the. government estimates of
crops on September are correct the
past season has been a very successful
one for the producers. These esti-
mates for the important crops COM
pared with last year follow: Corn
1857 per cent, wheat 1914, oats 1924 /,
barley 1927, rye 1881, buckwheat
17I.2, white potatoes 1921, sweet po-
tatoes 1912, tobacco 1861, fax seed
II, rice 1911 hay 1876. sugar beets
1874, cotton 1895, apples S7.6 and
peaches 1854 per cent. Some of these
crops probably will not equal the Sep
tembcr estimate, as we note that the
condition of potatoes in Vermont was
estimated at 81 per cent but study
of these figures should give some in
timation of what prices for the differ
ent foods should be the coming win
ter.
The National Republican suggests
that it would be a good plan to send
Col. Roosevelt and a hundred thous-
and volunteers to Russia in the hope
of saving the day in that country. If
Russia really wants help in that form
it might stop the German successes in
the only quarter they. now exist.
Germany certainly has no such COM
plete system of Notifications in Rus
STA as it has in France and a force of
one hundred thousand fighters might
accomplish more than twice that
number can in France.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26
Saw the Harvard Trenches.

Yesterday ] took a long walk over
into Cambridge with a fraternity
brother of mine. We rambled all over
the system of fighting trenches that
the Harvard Reserve ,Officers'a7Traiak
ing Corps built around Fresh PONG.
They surely are wonderful to see arfp
walk through. The first line treaches
are laid out with barbed wire entar-
clements some distance in front
them. and with lines Of communicaf
ton trenches leading back to the seq
ond and third lines of trench defcncax.
Away out, cover the top" and beyons.
are the shallow inches and shesil
craters'' that were used by tho eff
envy in storming the trenches. TheEe
arc dugouts. all boarded, way beneath
the ground where tho men and ofn
GERS rest, and hold their confercncae.
IT surely was wonderful walk, tf9
one Of Yesterday. / wish you couId
have been along on the trip; you
would have been very much intcn
ested. q
As look hack over this letter, Rag,
it seems to have become unduly long.
Pardon. I didn't mean it. but onceal
get started on this war stuff. l an
just as much a bug as anyone l eveF
met / think I'll stop it here. Bf:t
first allow me to express a humble
opinion. The paper looks fine, any
/ see that advertisers are waking Hp
to the possibilities of advertising a.
The DAILY CALIFORNIAN. Ny best
regards to all my friends. and tall
them / would appreciate a line from
them now and again. l promise to
answer all cOmers
As ever your friend,
WALTER MYERS.H
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-26
Lively In the Navy Yard.

Lively In Inc Navy AdIu.
Tho Boston Navy Yard has UNDER
gone the most wonderful change that
jyo,r4 could imagine since you saw II
last. The change is not a physical
one, but more a change in the at
Anosphere Where before the war 1t
was simply the efficient base mead
Quarters for the First. Naval District,
lit is row the workshop wherein the
workers of Uncle Sam are forgngl the
prison bars and letters which we ma
val mdn hope soon to embarrass hals-
FER Bill with Everything, from early
morning until late at night, Is bustlle.
and orderly hurry No half Jobs here
Work goes on with the utmost speed
and vet job once finished is ready TO
ftstand up and do it's best. 1t is mere
that, the work of repairing the-sf4
German liners for sea service IS gong
forward. The three boats hercs the
Covington (CncinnatD, Amerlka
S(America), and the Kronprinzessin
Cecilic (Mount Vernon) are perhaps
the biggest and most valuable; snaps
fEseized. The food prepared forqatnc
crews is good, wholesome food Al "
course, however, no pretext is made OF
nicely or delicacy of service. But. 1t
answers the purpose. 1t fills you UP
and gives nourishment. So what more
could a fellow ask. 80 ~ s.t'g.'