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DUELS OF BIG GUNS
 ONLY ACTIVITY WEST
Artillery Pounds Away Along New Battle Line, at Lens and in Bel ginnl-LO0k for TentOnic Offensive In Italian
 Theatre.

Associated Press War Summary
 Aliho fighting activity along the entire front of the new Somme offen- slVe remains sight, there still pre- vails a feeling that soon again battles on large scale will begin and with tne allied troops, after the respite of several days strongly arrayed in bat tie formation and eager to test the,r strength against that of the foe From the Somme to the Oise river. along the portion of the battle line which bulges out toward Amiens Ally and Breteuil, the bis guns of the opposing sides have opened ,u duels of great portions, and it ap- parently is not unreasonable to ss- sume that either side at any momen, may take the offensive with their infantry, in resumption of battle which ranks among the greatest tn. world has ever seen.
 Since the beginning of the present week there has been no marked change.
 The fighting has lacked the sanguin-. ary character of the previous days, owing in part, no doubt. to the ex- tremely bad weather conditions. Neither the Germans nor the allies have been idle, however. for daily there has been going on a reinforce. ment of strategic positions. both in man and gun power. for the coming engagement. upon which it is conce- ded so much depends for the victors.
 In vicinity of Lens artillery duels, of intensity have been revived on some sectors, and in Belgium at vari- CHS sectors reciprocal shelling con- tlnues. In both these region,. how ever. the infantry has kert to the trenches. eXce9t for patrol and rec onroitering purposes. An American sector has been heavily attacked with gas.
 Expect Italian Fight.
 In tae Italian front theatre. there is still no indication of when the ax- pected big battle between the Italians and the Teutonic allies will burs.. but daily there is increasing activ- ity all along the front.
 Along the various fronts the afr men of both sides are Keeping up their intensive activity. combng posi- tions behind the lines. searching out troops and transport movements, and engagening in aerial combats. The French war official reports more than 13' tons of projectiles have been dropped on German railways and cantonments at Ham, Chaunv and Noyon and also in the region of Rove, on the Arras front.
 The Germans last week did not keep up their successful sumhsrine campaign of the previous week hay ing sunk only 13 British merchant men. as against 2S during the preyi- ous seven days. The Austro-Hungsr- ian foreign minister Count Czernin, in an address to the Vienna municipal council has declared that Austria Hungary does not intend to go beg eing for peace. ''but to force it by our moral right mad physical strength
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To be fed to the Dodgers after 22 years of brilliant pastiming has caus- ed the nanny of one Napoleon Lajoe to beat it.
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Terry Turner, the veteran Cleve- land infielder. will start his fifteenth season with the Indians on April Is.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09

The soldier threaded his somewhat
unsteady way back to the colonels
dugout. lie had been in half Il
dozen skirmishes with tho enemy in
as many weeks. He was still alive,
but somewhat scratched and wearied
from crawling through barbed wire
and in and out of shell craters.
He entered the dugout and saluted,
with click of heels and hand to cap.
Colonel" he said, Il think l will
have to Quit, The battles arc getting
to be so many. It's rather too much
of good thing. | have given about
all | can OF time and strength and
blood to this war, | am going home"
No; the incident didn't happen.
But why shouldn't it? There are lots
of civilians here at home turning
down Red Cross, y. NJ. G. A. AMI
Liberty Loan solicitors because the
calls are SO many From the Chi
cago Evening Post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09
The Public Swccfer ANYWAY.

As between Mr.. Claus Spreckles,
Mr.. Earl .. Babst and Mr.. Herbert
e. Hoover, about all the average cit
izcn is able to gather is that sugar is
'scurse" and likely to continue 80.
Among the reasons advanced for this
condition aredelay in fixing a price
for the Louisiana product, lack Of
transportation facilities for bringing
the crop to Northern reiineries. ship
ment of large quantities to Canada on
account OF the higher prices paid
there. and the heavy movement OF
sugar from the Western hemisphere
to Europe Had there been no fixing
OF prices according 10 Mr.. Hoover
sugar would have been selling for 25
or 80 cents a pound, and more than
SEQ, 100000 would have been taken
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09
n Contrast.

The raids by German aircraft on
the eastern shores of England. with
the dropping of bombs killing in
offensive men and women and child
rem. are now familiar features of the
world war. And Notwithstanding the
almost unendurable provocation,
England has not yet inaugurated re-
REisals- But often these ships-of-the
AR yailsin their murderous, mission
and are brought to the ground. And
the crews when captured are always
treated humanely and have all the
honors of war. One particular raid
deserves more than passing attention,
because thereby the British way of
waging war can be contrasted to the
Teutonic way. @ re
on August IL last fleet of these
air Honsters dropped bombs on in
offensive southend, a we'll known
outing resort at tho mouth of the
Thames, and once again children are
hIiith uldl14itn 1O4 III. IIANAoiA
alrmcn rush TO defend the homes and
there is a battle in the air. And a
German Gotha is overcome and falls
into the sea From the sky the con
gueror sees his foe in tho waters
clinginE to the wreck. At once he
throws 10 him his own life belt. thus
saving rs life.
on sris 81 the steamship The Bel
sian Prince IS tQrpedoed ard the
crew taken otf and ordered to the
deck OF the attacking German u
boat. The ships life boats are de-
stroyed, and tho life belts are taken
away ftoru the prisoners. when
miles away from the laundering ship
thc U-boat sihks and the sailors left
to their fate Evidently the policy Of
sinking without . trace" did not
originate with the German ambas
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09
GREENSBORO BOY CHOSEN.
Bert Cummings Sent 10 Fort Sam
Houston In Texas.

Fort Sam Houston, Dec. 26, 1917.
The Caledonian, st. Johnsbury, Vt:
II may be of interest to the friends
of Bert Cummings, who was from
Greensboro Bend, and later being
employed by the e. & T. Fairbanks
& Co, to know that he was trans
ferred from Aver, Mass, to Fort Sam
Houston, San Antonio, Texas. A,
friend who has recently heard from
him states that he was one of. party
of eight men who were selected to
serve in the O. NJ. Mechanics Repair
Shop, No. 304. The @. NJ. Corps is
the third highest branch of the SER
vice. These men represent practical
ly all of the New England States and
New York state. They are all auto
mechanics and machinists and ex-
pect to be signed to unit shortly.
unit consists of four motor trucks.
four motor cycles with side cars. ana
% men in charge of lieutenant
These trucks are fitted out with a
lathe, sharper and drill press and
other equipment, making a veritablc
machine shop on wheels.
The personnel of the party is: Bert
Cummings OIL GREENSBORO bcnu' -
E. G. Johnson, Manchester, n. H.;
A. J. Walsh, Bridgeport Conn; Gus
A. McShanc. Albany, n. y: j. ].
jackson, Troy, y. y; f. w. Barrett.
Edmeston, n y; Y. A.. Anthony,
Greenwich, Conn; Z. a. Garland,
Gorham, Nc.
The camp is situated on a level
track OF land the view being OBJ
structcd only by palm trees. Mr.
Cummings writes that lie is very
comfortably situated and enjoying
the best OF health, and that he had
as Merry Christmas rs possible nc
ing $500 miles from home. ana
wishes his many friends here avery
Happy New Year.
His address is q. NJ Mech Repair
shop. No. 5o4. Fort Sam houston,
san Antonio, Texas.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09

ador to Argentina In tho hurry,
loweyer a thorough search had not
been made. three men had secreted
:heir life belts. With the result that
their lives are saved, and they are
afterwards picked up in an exhaust
ed condition by a British trawler, and
the above story given to the world
When we hear men glibly talking
of the '1ibelled" Germans it is al
ways well to ponder over incidents
that bring out chivalry on the one
hand and Hun savagery on the other.
a contrast that is even greater than
light to darkness. The world can
not, must not tolerate such "civiliza-
ton made in GERMANY
Encouraging Outlook.
The report of the American dele
gates to 1nterallied War Council held
recently in France is one of the
most encouraging features Of the war
situation. The principal recommen-.
dations are:
That the United States exert all
their influence to secure the entire
unity of effort, military, naval and
economic, between themselves and
the countries associated with them in
the war.
'.Inasmuch as the successful ter
mination of the war depends on the
United States shipping programme,
that the Government and the people
of the United States bend every effort
towards accomplishing this result by
a systematic coordination OF. re-
sources Of inen and materials
THAT the fighting forces of the
United States be despatched to Eur
ope with the least possible delay in
cident to training and equipment"
Entire unity of effort between all
countries engaged in war against
Germany is the prime necessity This
Should be carried SO far as to place
the control of the armies under one
head and operate them as one mill
tary force, transporting them to the
most critical points with the same
dispatch and efficiency Germany has
shown.
Getting tho americans across the
ocean ready to take their place in
the fighting line is Imperative and
the agreement TO England and
France TO aid in their equipment
will solve one OF the most perplex7
ing questions before America.
With the agreement effected be-
tween the allied nations America
may be depended unon to push to the
limit the production of ships, cloth
ing and munitions for its soldiers aaa
fife men il sends across will go with
as good n fighting spirit as any in the
world. It certainly looks as though
America is going to do it's part in
crushing the military power of fiend
iSh Germany. We at home must la
Dor, deny and Cooperate TO make
Americas fight a successful one.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09
PRESS COMMENT
Take the TiD?

With the masters in the advertising
world, the war has tendency to- in
crease rather than decrease the OK
tent of the campaigns.
The recent meeting of the associa-
ton of national advertisers held in
New York recently, revealed the
somewhat startling fact that in Can
;;da and Great Britain during the past
three years of war, courageous firms
throughout the dominion and the en-
pirC have maintained advertising cam
paign even on a larger scale than be-
fore the war The results thus OBJ
tanned in the way Of Keeping the spine
Of business stiff through the trouble
some and demoraliZing times Of war,
produced on the New York convention
of advertisers q sentiment practically
unanimous III favor of pushing the
advertisinS' business even harder in
1915
Then. too, here is what Gordon II.
Cilley, advertising manager OF Wan
amakcr's Philadelphia store says:
The Wanamaker store will use
double tho amount Of advertising
space used last year" He states that
this policy has beentadopted in order
to overcome selling handicaps result
ing from war conditions, to properly
inform the public, since it will not be
possible to get many articles formerly
Kept in stock and finally to still more
firmly impress tho public with the
service this big store gives to it's Gus
toners.
The Wanamaker store, one of the
biggest advertising mercantile estab-
iishments inc America. is to double the
space in war time! Will the country
merchant stop for a moment and see
what that means? Will the country
merchant be sufficiently far seeing to
profit by the wise policy of the papa
Of 'em ALP
The natural gloom cast over the
business of the nation in such a world
catastrophe as the present war, needs
an antidote that is quick and lasting
in its effects. Healthy, sound business
must be maintained, war or no war.
else the results on the business fibre
Of the nation will be dire ones.
Wanamaker and other big men who
are buyers of advertising space re-
aliZe that the most telling antidote for
business gloom-clouds and the only
legitimate methods of inStilling the
principles Of healthy buying is by hon
est advertising, and so they are going
after it by using double their normal
space.
What Wanamaker is doing in q big
way, the country merchant is duty
bound to do in a small way. 1t is his
chance to have part in the continual
tion of the business of the nation
VIII tbs country merchant follow
the lead of his successful brother
merchants, and do his part to main
tain tho business of the nation-and
his own business-or will he crawl
into Il dark and dismal-walled hole
and draw his business in after
him?
We do not see on the mercantile
horizon any better example for the
country merchant, if he is bent on
progress. and success, than Mr. Wan
amaker. Therefore his decision for
1918 furnishes the nucleus of plat
form for the country merchants New
Years resolutions that if adopted.
will spell his success Will he take
the up?-Swanton Courier
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09

: When it takes from September II
TO November IA to get an answer
from the quartermaster generals Of
fee to a letter asking for more cloth
ing and more tent room for men in
camp there is ground for the charge
Of criminal Indifference in that office.
That was the experience of Gen.
Greble, and the only relief he got
after that delay was an order to put
fewer men in each tent. He got no
more tents to put the extra men in
or clothing to keep the men warm.
That experience is enough to war
rant the dismissal of Quartermaster
General Sharpe without further in
vestigation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09
Should Save It's Pancr

An announcement by the trustees
IN charge of the defunct St Johns
bury Caledonian conveys the informa-
ton that publication will be suspend
ed Jan. unless purchaser for the
property is found before then. While
the lot of q newspaper is hard these
days it would seem as if there ought
to be enough enterprise among St
Johnsbury's business interests to
keep its daily medium from going to
the wall ly.-Brattleboro Re-
former.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09
fndifstrfaI Read5usfneeIa1 ].

tas 81 q ~ ~
Evidence 4is constantly being rex
ceived showing the great Industrial
changes the war: has brought about
WheA the war is over manufacturing
and sttade sfiil follow. new lines quite
Sehefaily we know of the develop
riieat, ot the dye industry in this
c6pnlty Which Is making American
nlAnufaeturefs largely independent Of
Hetfs1aAy. Of the nationwide search
FOR Supplies of potash for use in
cbnftiercial fertilizers and of the de-
veldphient of trade between the
Uhfted States and South America.
fA1iothcr country showing tremend-
GUS Industrial development is Japan
About fifteen million dollars have
been invested in chemical plants in
that country which are producing
sulphate, Of ammonia, potassium
chloride. caustic soda, bleaching
powder, inter, sulphate of potash,
potassium carbonate, sodium sui
phide,, sodium chloride sodium per-
oxide. iodine, fatty and stearic acids,
nitric acid, .giycerine, oils, dyes,
drugs, fertilizers, disinfectants, phos-
phorus, etc. New iron works and
steel plants have begun operations
Intending to do large export trade
Zinc, aluminium and lead Industries
are started. machine shops. electrical
supplies and many new plants in
textile. industries have been put in
oneratloa. XII Of this shows that
Japan IS making mighty strides IN
dbstrialy and plans to become. an OK
porting nation in addition to supply
ing its domestic demands
8 AHpther tdevelopment is underway
in England where substitutes Cor gas
slime a. meteor fuel are being perfect
etl. The minister of agriculture re-
Gently announced in. parliament that
there are plans for using potatoes
for, Industrial alcohol ana if The
- NRs - 49, - w 81 l'dl sc tilfAt, Will
out risk 70 the food supply, they can
be used for that purpose. We shall
ind a most valuable source of mo-
tive power. in this country home
made" 1t has also tScn thoroughly
demonstrated that coal-gas traction
Is Il practical and economical prop
osition. and constantly increasing
number Of motorists are adopting ii
as qsprpctical way out Of the gasoline
dtfigulty. IN Manchester gas is being
supplied for cighty-one cents pei
thousand feet and firms elsewhere
are perfecting storage for the gas to
be used in the autom obiles.
. All Of these developments show
what the people of the world are do
ing IN Industrial lines to make them
selves disappearing and in the case
of Japan, at least, to get possession
OF large trade enjoyed by Germany
previous to the war. 1t will be a
new business world when the war
closes and the United States must be
alert to capture las many of the
routes of trade as possible when its
population can devote itself again to
the pursuits of peace.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09

1t is hardly believable That OF the
million and a half of freight cars in
England 81 per cent of them are
standing still. two and u half per cent
are empty and only one half of one
per cent represent real efficiency.
Only 1900 cars arc really at work
out of the immense number owned
This condition prevails under gov
ernment control too. 1t makes one
wonder how many of America s
freight cars are doing real efficient
service.
The bill fer the government oper-
alton of railroads, if passed, would
make government control of rail
roads permanent and government
ownership necessary This could be
avoided by striking out the last eight
words in this clause:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09

A detailed report on health condi-
tons at National Guard and National
Army camps in the United States
for the week ending December 21,
published in the Official Bulletin,
shows that in the National Guard
divisions there were $50 cases of
venereal disease and in the National
Army divisions there were LOO
cases. There are surely greater dam
Sers than those of bullets for the
young soldiers of this country. How
to protect these young men from
their own folly is a greater question
than supplying them with arms and
clothing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09
now reported that the r

1t is now reported that the Rus
sian peace proposals are German, the
Germans having furnished Lenines
The money with which. to spread
peace propoganda in Russia. This is
not surprising, but it looks as though
the Russians were inclined to give
the Germans more than their money
worth when they demand the evacu-
alton of Poland as d preliminary of
peace negotiations. Germany will
not grant this and viii take care that
the Russians do not press such a
claim. There will be no peace that
dcprives Germany of any Of the
spoils of it's frightfulness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09

Ex-Gov. g. II. .Prouty who was in
town the other day said that the
Prouty and Miller mills in Jacknlan,
Ne. were saving 100000 feet Of
lumber daily. 1t must take quite a
large force of men to produce that
amount of lumber each day and goes
to show that labor can be had if you
so after it. Some of the farmers
who have facilities for turning out
more crops another season should
adopt the Prouty method of getting
help.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09

tory OF our statement that we must
insist on these changes for purpose
of effectually curbing German mill
tarism.
1t must be evident to all that the
Allies are lighting a common cause
and that each one of them Should
do all demanded of it to win the war.
Especially must the United States do
its part and do it quickly if the AL
lies are to win without terrible
sacrifice of blood and treasure
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09
dnlged in during the recent past.
Tho proposed creation of ) Il,

The proposed creation of a depart
mcnt of munitions to be headed by
cabinet officer completeiy repudi-
ates Secretary of War Baker because
It would take from him nearly all
his powers and give them to another.
We doubt the wisdom of the bill be-
cause it simply gives the president
power to appoint another cabinet Of
fcer Much more fitting would be a
request from the president that Sec
rotary Baker resign and allow COM
petenf man to be put in his. position.
This would insure better work
ment rather than in one division OF it,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09

There is real patriotism in the al-
dress of President Samuel P. Comp
ers issued to the membership Of the
American Federation of Labor. lie
said: War means victory for our
cause or danger to tho very exist
cncc of our nation. With our ma,
ton at stake individuals cannot in
tcrpose opposition to the war-a
war declared by the will of the ma
TONS representatives. Under the
exiSencics of war, opposition to the
war declared by constituted author
ity becomes treason With the head
of organized labor intoxicating such
loyalty the country's cause seems
safe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09

Net all the brave men of Vermont
arc with. the, army. The fighting Of
fires under tile weather conditions Of
the past few days calls for bravery
and determination and large
amount of physical suffering. The
men holding nozzles to throw streams
Of water on fires these days are per-
forming heroic service that is not
fully appreciated by the general
public.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09

Annie Il. Pierce Of Portland, Me-,
has been promoted from a clerkship
in the Office Of the register OF probate
to acting register, and proposes to
turn the salary Of $4,000 a year over
to the regular register who is serv-
ing with the colors. We have heard
Of no other demonstration Of patriot
ism that .surpasses this
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09

Women trained for nursing will
have a great opportunity for service.
The government estimates it will
need $500 nurses for service with
the 1rnly and it has only $500 nurses
in service now There Will soon be
q, c; Ii for every available nurse in
TIE country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09

Farmers in Nebraska are consid-
ering the organization of a mutual
Insurance company to protect sheep
growers against damages by dogs and
coyates Vermont farmers who wish
to raise sheep might investigate the
same project.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-09

German professors arc advocating
polygany and econdary marriages in
Germany for the purpose of produc-
ing ''frightful' Germans to take the
place of the millions who have fallen
in the war. Our President has OK
pressed his. unwillingness to deal
With the German Kaiser but We do
not see how he can treat with the
people" who support such barbarotis
idcas Us these. a nation that adj
vocatcs making their women merely
breeding animals would not be de-
pendablc in their dealings or agree
mcnts with men. There's more than
the Kaiser to fight in Germany.