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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31
WEST DANVILLE.

Mrs T.. f. Aver, Correspondent
Mrs. Hattie WillouX is nursing al
james Cregg's at Peacham.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Swasey spent
Tuesday of last week at John Bar
nett's in Cabot.
Mrs. A. J. Goss and Mrs. T. B. Mil
ligan are sick with colds.
The Ladies' Aid will have supper
at tho church Thursday. There will:
be an entertainment afterwards.
The Literary club met last Weel
with Mrs. George Gile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Kittredge OF
Walden were at George Kittredge's
last week.
Mrs. George Kittredge spent Thurs
day at st. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31
DANVILIE.
"Mrs. Briggs of the Poultry Yard
administering of the Il. Il. Club

lcESOUUlS.
(Mrs c. w. Bartlett, Correspondent
There was a large attendance at
the three act comedy, Mrs. Briggs of
the Poultry Yard which was pre-
sented by the pupils of the high
school under the direction of Princi-
pal w. J. Rideout at the Town holl
last Friday evening. All parts we've
we'll assigned and were very nicely
taken. Following was the cast of
characters: Mrs. Briggs, a woman
of business. Gladys Hatch; Ralph.
Herman Simons, Jimmy, Harvey
Danforth, Alriva, Marian Morse,
Melissa. Marjorie Currier, her fam
lily; Silas Green, near relative, Cnel-
lis Currier; MIR. Lee, wealthy neigh
Dor, Winfield Thompson; Virginia
Lee his daughter, Luella Frye; Daisy
Thornton, her friend, Ethel Fellows;
goats, Gladys Fellows; Mandy Bates
Whose tongue will stumble, Vie Dole.
A very pleasant social gathering
was held at the home of Mrs. Nelson
A. Dole last Saturday afternoon, when
the B. B. club were the guests of
Mrs. Durant, Mrs. L. A. Rowe, Mrs
Harriet Bailey, Mrs. Laura Webster
and Miss Laura Dana. Dainty re-
freshments were served to the 81
present and a very interesting pro-
gram was given which consisted Of
grafonola selections and readings by
Mrs. Anna Dole and Mrs. Augusta
Williams
Rev. Mr. Atkins acted as substi-
tute the first of the week in the gram
mar room during the illness OF the
teacher, Miss Marie Gordon.
Mrs. Mary Paddleford of st. Johns
bury Center spent last week at E. L.
Hartshorn's.
Herman Osgood was confined tc
the house last week by illness.
Edward B. Dow of BakersvilIe, S
D., is spending several months with
his sister, Mrs. John Bacon. and
family.
l.. Arthur Bartlett is in Windsor.
The Snow Shoe club is to meet or
Thursday evening at o'clock at the
postoffice to tramp to West Danville.
where supper will he. served at the
church by the Ladies' Aid.
Mrs. George Fox is ill with the
grip.
The Good Luck club will serve
oyster supper at the Pythian hall, at
$50 ON Friday evening of this week
Charles w. Bartlett went Monday
to Windsor where he has accepted 6
position as salesman for the Wear
Ever Aluminium Co.
Fred Oderkirk was at Woodsville
n. H., last week to purchase a new
horse.
Little Thelma Hartshorn was i'll
| last week.
Gilbert Needfam. who has been in
| town for several weeks, has returned
| to Peacham.
w. E. Smith was confined to the
| house last week by illness.
Miss Ethel Kittredge spent Sunday
| at her home in Walden.
Mrs. Harriet Bailey of North Dan
vile spent the weekend at Carl W
| Lays.
Merton Rodgers has had the New
| England telephone installed in hls
| house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31

Mrs. Frank Champany and siaugh-
ter, Azilda. of Bradford were the
guests of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Anell, Thursday and Friday.
They also visited Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew, Menard.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. HI. Jewell spent
Saturday in st. Johnsbury.
Miss Thelma Burbank was sick
Wednesday and Thursday and unable
to teach her school. Miss Belle
Gammell taught during her absence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31
KIRBY.

Mrs. w. ?. Russell, Correspondent
John Moro from Victory is serious.
ly sick at Lewis Perry's on the noun
tain.
Mrs Sarah Davis, widow of the late
Hiram Davis, died at her home at E.
H. Mitchem's Friday morning, after
a weeks illness of grip and o compli-
cation of diseases. Mrs. Davis was
the daughter of Michael Conley and
wife, and was born in CANADA SO
years ago. Most of her married life
was spent in Kirby. She is survived
by one sister. Mrs. Harvey Wood. Of
Laconia. n. II, daughter, Mrs. e.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31

The Merry Dozen Club was en-
tertained Wednesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Dan Hurley on Fort
land street. Cards were played and
4 social hour followed during which
refreshm ents of salmon Wiggle, ccf-
fee and cake were served
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31
WEST BARNET.

Last Sunday evening when Edwin
Manchester went to the barn to do,
his chores he found a large men
hawk in the hen house. which had
just badly torn a nice pullet. The
hawk tried to escape but was held
fast and carried to the house, whore
it was confined in a box. Shortly af-
ter it got out and made q dash for
the window and liberty, but was
again caught and put into stronger
box. 1t is a large one, measuring
three and one-half feet across the
wings, of. d rather dark color and
very handsome.
Some very important stories can be
told in six lines of type. Can you
tell your want ad message in tia.
amount of space?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-31
NORTH DANNIL.LE.

/ tAlice P. Massey. Correspondent
+ Miss Hazel Taylor, who has been
visiting at Mrs. d. A. Langmaid's, has
returned to her homo in Danvilie.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
GOT FORTUNE FROM
TWO-CENT STAMP

los Angeles, Cal, Jan. S,.--Iow a
wide-awake young Irishman, by
keeping his eyes open and spending
two cents for a postage stamp, won
a quarter-section of valuable home
stead land, come to light when Reg
lister Richie and Receiver Mitchell, of
the local office. rendered decision
awarding Michael Walsh the con-
test which entities him to- posses
sion of a part of what was once the
estate of Marcus Daily, the Montana
mining king The tract is one of
the most fertile in the State and is
easily worth $4,000.
The land, an hours ride from Los
Angeles, is at Homby Junction on
the Southern Pacific and on the
line Of the State highway leading
from this city. How others who
had long been watching this section
should have failed to seize the gold
en- opportunity, and how Walsh won
1t, in spite of the fact that there
was already settler on the tract,
is a remarkable story. There prob
ably will be a contest by the man
who has lost the property. but
Walsh has won the first round OF
the battle, and possession is nine
points of the law, particularly when
1t is backed up by the government
land officers authorization
Through some means yet not
clearly understood. Michael Walsh
got a "hunch" that the land wa'
open to entry, although there wa
nothing in the local office to show
it. He wrote the general land Of
fee in Washington, investing a two
cent stamp in the enterprise. ant
was informed that the land was oper
to entry and had been since Jun
. o. 1915. Since that time 1t has bee1
right under the eyes OF eager home
steaders, waiting for some one =
lpfck up . small sized fortune
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
ADANSON LAW IS
CONSTITUTIONAL IS
DECISION Of
DEPT. JUSTICE
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Jan. 8.-The depart
ment of justice brief in the Adam
son law fight submitted to the su-
preme court contended the law to
be constitutional as to the "hours
service" act and also the wage law.
The practicability of obeying 1t was
admitted by railroad heads in con-
ferences, the brief stated.
The brief declared it had been as
sumed that all that was intended by
the law was to change from the ten
hour standard day to the eight hour
standard. It admitted a rigid eight
hour day for train operation was not
completely practicable, but said the
law should be enforced as far as
practicable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
WARRANT FOR AUTO DRIVER
Who Caused the Death Of ]. c.
Adams Sworn Out Before
Justice Combs

Miami, Jan. S.-Charging gross
carelessness, the coroner's jury
which was selected to inquire into
the cause of the death of j. c..
Adams, who was run into by an au-
tomobile on Avenue d extension, last
Sunday evening, rendered a verdict.
severely censuring the acts of c. M.
Weeks, the driver of the machine
that caused the accident, and war
rant was sworn out for his arrest by
j. j. Combs, justice of the peace.
The jury was composed Of Walter
Anderson, B. A. Hewitt, Peter
Christensen, Thomas Grace, Rich
ard Chalmers and AL christensen
The verdict rendered was to the eff
feet that Mr.. Adams death was
caused by being run over by car
driven by C. M. Weeks and that
the cause of the death Of Mr.. Adams
was carelessness on the part Of said
Weeks.
Mr.. Adams, his wife. son and
daughter, were returning to their
home near st. James Park from
church services and while walking
along Avenue d extension, the auto
mobile struck the members OF the
family from behind.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Adams and
their son, James, were injured sc
badly that they had to be taken &c
the city hospital for treatment. Mr.
Adams was so severely injured thai
an operation became necessary ant
his death followed. Mrs. Adams was
not So severely injured while the son
James Adams, remained in the hos
pital nuntil yesterday when he wa
permitted to be removed to- hi
home.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
lN MAKES STRONG DENIAL
k)NNFCT|QN WITH LEAK"
k)N NDENOUNCESCOND|T|ONS
N j. s. IN FIT Of TEMPER
MANY MASCOTS LEFT
AT LONDON zoo
(By Associated Press.) }

London, Jan. S.-The London Zoo
has been augmented by many warship
and regimental mascots. The pets
we're left there by troops from the
Dominions and will remain until the
latter return from the fighting zones.
They range from monkey. which
survived the battle of Heligoland and
the Dogger Bank, to bears from Cana
da, which await the return of their
battalions from the front.
Other mascots which will adorn the
peace procession, il they live long
enough. are deer. unsuited to trench
life. The bears, which hail from the
Rocky Mountains are housed on the
Mappin Terrace, and are very much
at home.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08

into an art by the Belgian
troopers. For four days at stretch
the same men remain without relief
at the front under these distressing
conditions, but there is no complaint
for the men are mostly hardy peas
ants or laboring men who have had to
combat the Belgian climate all their
lives. Hardships which for troops
from other and drier districts would
prove insupportable. are borne by
them with cheerfulness.
King Albert. who lives near the
actual fighting line, pays an almost
daily visit to some part of the front.
The Qeen. too remains on Belgian
soil, and when not engaged on hos
pital work is often seen walking along
among the soldiers when they are en-
joying a short respite from active SER
vice.
Everywhere there are evidences OF
, Americas aid to the Belgian wounded
and to refugees from the interior who
insist on remaining on the small por-
| ion of Belgian soil still left to them.
American ambulances are often seen
along the routes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
HANSON CABS NOW
IN USE IN LONDON
(By Associated Press.

London, Jan. S.-Under the stress
of war, hanson cabs have again be-
come a frequent sight in London
streets. The "growler" has always
been a fixture as the station cab for
timid country folks, but the taxicab
was deemed to have SO completely
banished the "godola Of London" that
it was enshrined in the London muse
um. The cab derived its name from
the inventor, John Aloysius Hanson.
who sold the patent away back in
the SOS for $4,000 to a company which
got into difficulties and was never
able to pay a penny Of the money.
The original Hanson. patented on
December 23, 1894, had no back seat
for the driver. The inventor was an
architect who became widely known
in church buildings all over England,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
ARE
CON1|NU|NCTO|
ADVANCE IN
RUMAN|A
HAVE TAKEN 1000 PRISONERS;
RUSSIANS GAINED AT ONE
PLACE; ALL QUIET ELSE
WHERE
(By Associated Press.)

Further Teutonic advances in Ru-
mania, including the capture of Fox
shani is announced by Berlin. The
Teutons claimed the capture OF
strongly fortified positions in south
ern Moldavian. Nearly four thou
sand prisoners were taken. Contin-
uation of the Russian offensive on
the northern end of the Russo-Gali-
clan line near the Riga Gulf is also
reported. The Germans admit the
Russians gained at one place. Other
fronts are comparatively quiet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08

ia Fyrar" or "Darkened Beacons".
Many Of the verses were written dur
ing the Princes service as captain OF
torpedo-boat destroyer. All the
poems are regarded by the critics as
of high order; and they have already
become popular.
It is Prince Williams third book.
The first, "Indian Love Poems" q
free translation after L. Hopes "The
Garden of Kama. appeared in 1872
under the pseudonym "L. Wica". The
following year the Prince published
under his own name a book desr1b-
ing his travels In Siam, entitled.
Where the Sun Shines. The
Prince visited America In 1908.
Prince William is imposed to have
inherited a prediction for poetry. for
his grandfather. Oscar IT,, published
several volumes Of verse which be
came very popular. One Of these.
collection entitled The Baltic, d
stiIl used In the ewedish schoolA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
BELGIANS TAKE PRIDE IN
HOLDING THE GERMANS BACK
(By Associated Press.)

with the Belgian Army, Belgium
Ian. 8.-The pride of the Belgian
troops in holding back the Germans
from further encroachment on Belgian
soil is observable Immediately one
enters the sector occupied by King
Alberts troops. Determination to
prevent any advance by the Germans
and the will to push back the invaders
when the time is ripe are evident ev-
erywhere.
The Associated Press correspondent
has visited the Belgian advanced lines
at point between Dixmude and Bose
ingbe. where, for the moment, there
is still fighting. Water under foot'
thick mists making the atmosphere
heavy and preventing observation,
and cold rain falling in continuous
penetrating downpour make action al
most impossible.
Ont in the front lines, after long
tramp over board walks across sod
den fields and irrigation channels, the
correspondent saw the Belgian sol
diers keeping their constant vigil
clothed in heavy wooden coverings and
oilcloth raincoats and high rubber
boots. Here and there a sentinel
stood looking out over the mile or sc
of water covering the space between
the Belgian and the German lines
,dimly visible in the distance. NC
barbed wire entanglements are posi-
BILE here: their place is taken by sea
water. which, by cutting Of dikes
has been permitted to flow where Il
wills. although 1t renders the lant
Iuncultivatable for twenty years.
The crack OF an occasional rfne
shot, fred from one side or the othel
when a guard imagines some move
lment in the opposing lines, was dullet
by the heavy air. and sometimes nea
but generally far of was heard th'
lroar of an aerial torpedo.
1t is impossible at any point OF tn
belgian front to excavate trench
for each spadeful of earth taken ou
is at once replaced by a hole full o
, water. In place Of trenches the onl,
way to form a protective line for tn
: infantry occupying the front lines
, to construct shelters Of sand-nlle'
canvas sacks and this has been Dc
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
FROM EUROPEAN BATTLE
FRONT TO SUNNY FLORIDA
TO TAKE PICTURES

Pensacola, Jan. 8.-After sixteen
months photographing European bat
ties, during which time he was many
times under bombardment, Edwin F.
weigle, staff war photographer Of the
Chicago Tribune, and the Selig Week
ly, is in Florida cinematographing the
news and views of sunshine land. He
is now in Pensacola.
Though, of course, American avia-
tion is not developed along anything
like the extensive lines Of Europe, Mr..
Weigle was astonished at the number
of planes, and the efficiency demon
strated at Pensacola's aeronautic
station, and wired the people to find
il they wanted him to "shoot" the
yard and Pensacola, which is now
squarely in the limelight because Of
the governments proposal to estab-
|lish military training camp here.
Thrilling War Experiences
II was with the Beigians until Aant-
werp fell" said Mr.. Weigle. further
more, was in Aantwerp. furthermore,
l was in the part of the city where
the worst bambardment was concen-
trated, and spent fifteen hours In a
cellar. Later on, l was with the Aus
trians, with whom, indeed / spent
most of my time. never will forget
one airplane fight made with a pilot
from Goritza to Venice; he to do
some bombing and to do photograph
ing. A lot of Italian warships started
shelling us and though we we're about
10000 feet up, the shells were break
ling mighty close. We circled around
a while and the pilot dropped some
bombs at the warshiped which looked
labout as big as cake of soap. and
did a little shooting of my kind, and
then we flew back over the mountains
No. we didn't hit any of those war
ships, but, then, they didn't hit US.
Marrow shaves? Yes" he contin
ued, you have them all the time
over there, but you get 80 you onlI
notice some of the extra close squaks
, land being bombarded first by the Ger
mans and then by the allies was gel
ting 1T coming and going"
. If Pensacola is cinematographed
the views will be flashed upon tn
, screens of thousands OF movie Thea
tiers In the United States. as part o
the Weekly News Bureau of the er
terprise mentioned.
Mr.. Weigle travels across countr
. in his own automobile so he is sure I
|, "shoot" all the interesting places
When he leaves Pensacola he will
to Jacksonville and make his wa
. lsouth to the peninsular section.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
PROHIBITION MAY NOT
COME UP IN MEXICO
(By Associated Press. }

Queretaro, Mexico. Jan. 8.-There
seems little possibility that a clause
providing for prohibition in Mexico
will be included in the new constitu-
ton, according to delegates to the
constitutional congress. The advisa-
bility of prohibiting the sale of intox-
icants and prohibiting gabmlng was
considered in connection with Article
4 which declares that no person shall
be hindered in following any profess
sic. industry or abor which does not
offend against the laws or society
The article, however, was reported
from committee without specific men
ton of prohibition and passed as re
ported by the congress.
The delegates to the congress are
confident for the most part that the
body will complete its labors vel
within the time specified in the decree
of General Carranza which provides
that the new constitution must bs
completed by February 1. The dele
gates declare that although there ar
over one hundred and thirty articles
in the draft of the new constitution
there are many to which there IL N
deposition and that action on thes'
will be speedy.
Although the call has not formal,
been issued 1t is known that the cleo
ition for president probably will b
called for the FIRST Sunday in Marcl
and that the successful candidate vii
assume ONCE April 1.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
"DOLL UP" SAYS JUDGE
TO END MARITAL WOES

Chicago, Jan. Husbands and
wives who want their helpmates back
will have to show Judge Stelk. of the
court of domestic relations, that they
will do their share toward mending
conditions which have separated
them.
An untidy woman stood before him
and declared she loved her husband
and wanted him to come back to her.
why don't you comb your hair.
then?" demanded Judge Stelk.
4 haven't any hairpins," she re-
Piled
Haven't you any neighbors?" de-
manded the court. "They will be
glad to lend you some. Or they can
be picked up in the street If you can't
afford to spend nickel. Now you go
home and doll up and see IL that
won't bring him back in a hurry"
| The woman promised and left in
hurry.
A
man.
81 don't blame her" said the judge
gazing with disapproval upon un-
shaven jowls, rumpled gray sweater
and red tied, frayed at the ends.
Now you go out Of here, get
shave. comb your hair, put on shirt
and collar and buy some flowers for
her." he commanded as he accepted
800 which the man had brought to be
given his wife. "You forget you are
married and 60 and court her again.
Perhaps you can win her the second
time, il she will forget what sight
you are now"
81 wouldn't have him, Judge" de-
: clared the woman.
But soon they returned arm In arm
The Judge had known what he was
talking about.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
CARRAbE[LO TO
TAKE FILA. VOTE
FROM WASHINGTON:
Names DRAWN
FROM HAT
Especial to the Telegram. J

Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. S.-Martin
name was first drawn
from the hat when presidential cleo
tors met here today to choose one to
carry the vote to Washington and j.
Turner Butler was drawn out sec
ond. so Carrabello will be the mes
senger and Butler his alternate.
Carrabello is from Tampa. All
electors wanted to take the vote to
the capital except Frank Harris,
who did not participate in the
drawing, but he as well as all others
were present.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
FMS HAT
FOR FISH STORY

rsburg, Jan. s.-Roy ).
fish story at the an
Of st. Petersburg Tar
friday night and won q
red by the Dent 4 Eng
N for the best yarn con-
FISH and fishing. Tne
= made by tbe ladies at
q dinner, q Secret ballot
George Lizotte was sec
anna told of a trip TO
arbor, in an old steam
q a big storm. He said
oiled 50 that the smoke
under at each roll and
nullet which were scaled
a they went down ths
= finally in the flreoos
wmo boautifu11y cooked
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
Press.

4A6oUSiUIOo hASsf
Lansing told the COM
A. E. Snowden Of New
Aylor, a navy civil engi-
N. M. T. Mclean Of the
present without his
when he told the news
The note had been sent.
waiting to see him, and
q of his statements were
y that he told the news
he note was not a peace
an offer of mediation.
a the note was closely
! the state department.
Lawson, who gave his
ns a farmer, declared he
kifying In regard to the
ondition which had ex-
10 years for the purpose
remedy for conditions
"a hundreds of thousands
- be driven to enormous
wson threw The hearing
roar after a half hour
came enraged at an in
" Representative Chiper-
declared he proposed to
had to say regardless oi
!" He was pulled bacf
air by Jerry South, clerF
d. Lawson declared there
any leaks of information
the stock market. Ht
Il within two years thu
sople had been robbed o
Fty billions. He said n
was responsible for th'
lev had been trying Z
he goat"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
! BIG TT.
bES HAD
ZEN SUSTAINED
| BY THOUSANDS
ECLARED THERE HAD
my LEAKS OF INFOR-
AND HE WOULD TELL
REGARDLESS OF THE
ENCES
Associated Press. }


IN, Jan. 8.-The denial
. anyone advance infor-
arding the Presidents
= had discussed the peace
r note with anyone en-
ck market dealings was
Presidents secretary,
umulty, in a statement
p hearing. He declared
low the note existed or
Mated until after 1t was
press. This statement
4 by the President. Tu-
red he never had taken
nth Bernard Baruch. An
Il letter to Representative
1hat he had been told Tu-
lunched with Baruch in
Just before the note was
nulty said no one in the
1mces knew of conferences
President and Secretary
He said he attempted un-
to ascertain how the
khave occurred.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-08
SWEDEN HAS NEW
LIQUOR RESTRICTIONS

Stockholm, Sweden. Jan. S.-The
new liquor restrictions. reported some
weeks ago, have already cut down
the retail sales of "schnaps" Swedish
brandy In Stockholm roundly fifty
per cent, according to DR.. Bratt, head
of the System company" 1t is be-
lieved also that the consumption IN
restaurants has been materially re-
duced.