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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
CONSERVE COAL
Vennont's Allotment Will Not Be
Increased

Montpelier, Dec 10--There has
been some report, apparently without
foundation, that Vermont's allotment
Of hard coal was to be increased and
so much Of this sort of report was re-
ceived at the fuel Office that the de-
partment obtained information from
Washington, which arrived this morn
ing, stating that there will be no in
crease in VerInont's allotment of fuel
and that 100000 gross tons of hard
coal is the allotment. Reports COM
ing to the fuel office are that the fuel
dealers have been telling. there would
be plenty of coal and that the allot-
nlent was increased, which is not true,
according to the statement received
this morning. The only way in which
there win be plenty of coal is for an
other month of warm weather to oc-
cur. If that takes place possibly the
allotment win supply the demand.
Conservation must occur in every
possible way, it is stated, If cold
weather like last winter occurs.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
THEY TAPPED
A GERMAN WIRE
The American Was Can In," but Hi:
knowledge of the Language
Saved the Day

inst as he had made up his mind
to call up the other fellows for the
anal spread out in fan formation, hls
cropping right hand touched some
thing round and smooth and hard
it seemed to be made fast to string
or wire, but he pulled it toward nm
and gave the "stop" signal to his fol-
lowers.
The thing he had picked UP was a
telephone receiver. How it came to
be there the Lord only knew. Per
haps a German listening post had car
ried it out last night, in order to re-
ceive directions from the trench; per-
aaps the mining party-man killed,
receiver dropped, wire connection not
cut, or tangled up with, other wires
who can tell? One thing is sure
here IS the receiver, family bazsineg-
Phipps-Herrick ioyfully puts it to his
ear He hears a voice and words,
but it is all gibberish to him. With
a look of desperation on his face, he
gives the "get together" signal. Then
COMES MtICilcl1s SAOW1y1 q 4AttAO AIAAAN:
and almost "all in" Phipps-Her-
rick thrusts the receiver into his hand
AS he listens beatific expression
spreads over his face. 1t lasts a
long time, and then he lays down the
cylinder with a sigh.
The three heads are close together
and Mitchell whispers under his
breath:
SCOT 'eln-got the whole thing
line of mine changed-raiders coming
out now-twelve men-rough on US,
but if we can get back to our alley
we've got 'em! Crawl home quick!
Meantime the American trench had
opened fire and the German trench
answered The still night broke into
tempest of noise. A bullet or bit
of shell caught Mitchell in the knee
and crumpled him up. Phipps-Her-
rick lifted him on his back and stood
up.
"Come on" he said, "you little cuss
You're the only one that has the
stuff we went out after. I'm going
to carry you in, spite of hell"
And he did it.-From "The Hearing
Ear" by Henry van Dyke, in the De-
cember (Christmas) Scribner.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
FINDING WORK FOR
THE SOLDIERS
National Council of Defense VIII
Help Them to Get a Job

Montpelier, Dec. 10-All members
of the National Council of Defense
living in Vermont are asked to put
forth their individual efforts in seeing
that the boys who are returning from
the war whether from the army or
navy are getting an early opportunity
to obtain employment. The organi-
zation depends upon the officers in
the different communities to help i'll
This work just as much as they have in
the work efforts they have made to-
wards advancing the war. All of the
organizations that reaped benefits
from the allied war drive for funds
have agreed to help in this work and
TO assist in carrying out the program
of the National Council of Defense.
Persons knowing of employment are
urged to give them information to the
representative of some Of these or
yanizations or to the community Ia
Dor boards that the soldiers and sail
ors may be able to get back into civil
life as quickly as possible and without
loss of money or time after of course
they have enjoyed reasonable visi-
tation with relatives.
Soldiers and sailors returning from
the navy or camps should feel at lib
erty to ask the community labor
boards and others to help them in Sc
curing employment. There is not a
surplus of labor as some seem to think
and while preference will probably be
given to the men in uniform yet jobs
will be filled promptly.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
NO PEACE WITHOUT
ORGANIZED RUSSIA
The Russia of Tomorrow Must
Counter-balance Germany"

Inc Russia OF Tomorrow Must
Counter-balance Germany"
Paris, Dec. 10-Dr. Masaryk. the
Czecho-Slovak President, on arriving
in Paris, made the following impor-
tant statement regarding the future
of Russia:
Without having a strong and well
organized Russia, no complete peace
IS possible. The Russia of tomorrow
must counter-balance Germany. We
Czecho-Slovaks, if strongly constitut-
ed, will protect Russia. From the
Baltic to Italy, chain of Czecho-
Slovak, Polish, .Rumanian and Jugo-
Slav states win form barrier be-
tween Russia and Germany, and the
Germans will thus use all their direct
influence on other peoples. +,
"Now that the great pre-occupa-
tions of the war have begun to dis
appear, hope the Entente will aid
Russia. 1t is a great problem which
the peace conference should discuss" 4"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
DRESS NOTES

Anvone possessed of some bits OF
old Paisley can put them to the very
hest of use, for the very latest frocks
from Paris are trimmed with weh
placed bits cf this brilliant jumble OF
color.
Worsted embroidery is noted on
each and every occasion. 1t is used
in vertical lines on the bottom OF
blouses and tunics with the best of
success.
Smartest among the new frocks is
new model which combines black
velvet with copper colored metal en-
broidery, thus bringing into play the
new red brown shade so much IN
favor at the present moment.
Navy blue dresses for street wear
are frequently trimmed with brilliant
colors, for which purpose rust color
Titan, cherry and Alpine blue are
used
The square neck line is seen on the
majority of the new frocks, which
also feature long, narrow skirts.
noted on many of the new suits
Thfee-quarter length sleeves are
lately sent from abroad.
Capes have taken a new lease of
life and are being shown in a great
many new and fascinating styles.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
OUTLOOK CLUB

On Wednesday afternoon the Out
look club met with Mrs. John Kicker,
Caledonia street. Mrs. c. H. Moffett
read paper, "The Pilgrims Thanks
giving" and Miss Sylvia Kicker gave
a piano solo. Friday afternoon the
club was entertained at the Museum
by Miss Inez Howe. Miss Howe
gave a most interesting illustrated
talk on "The Winter Habits of Fur
Bearing Animals" The annual meet
ing of the club will be held with Mrs.
Erma Goss at % Caledonia street,
December 1S.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
RED CROSS
MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE COMING
Fan In for the Campaign
That Begins Next Week
MEETING AT GLOBE
SUNDAY NIGHT
Big Speaker Coming from
Red Cross Headquarters

There was a time not SO very long
ago when people in st. Johnsbury
said TO each other, Another wal
drive" and then what some of them
said immediately after that was moi
proper for the children to hear.
But times have changed. The
world war, with all its horrors and
eruelties, has educated us. We ac-
cept each new drive or campaign as a
new opportunity for us to help in the
great cause of right against brute
force.
Next week, December 16 to %, is
the Christmas roll call of the Amer
ican Red Gross. Everybody up for
the big drive-Everybody! Every
American man, woman and child.
All you need is heart and dollar.
So wear your button.
This is drive for membership only
not drive for funds. The great
est organization in the world offers
every person in the country the op-
portunity to become one of its mem
bers for only one dollar or better still
it offers for two dollars a member
ship for one year and a years sub
scription to the Red Cross Magazine,
which is a bargain in itself, and with
each membership you receive a but
ton. a window flag. and supply Of
Red Cross seals So wear your
button, display your flag and join the
majority.
The campaign in st. Johnsbury
opens next Sunday evening with a
union meeting of all the churches at
the Globe Theatre. A grand chorus
made up of the choirs of the various
churches will furnish music and a
speaker from the New England Rec
Cross headquarters will make the
principal address. It will be well to
go early if you want to get into this
meeting.
Join the Red Gross. ~.
All you need is heart and a dollar
-Seafzyf8FFpz = - =
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
HOME PROJECT CLUB
Met at the Junior High School Tues
day Afternoon

The Wide Awake Home Project
club meeting was held Tuesday after
noon in the junior high school build
ing at 4.15 o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by
the president. The secretary called
the roll, followed by the secretarg's s
report. Eight new members Joined
the club and took their oath.
The club songs were sung, with
Miss Mcdonald at the piano. The
members of the club were entertain
ed by some very amusing magic tricks
by Jack Leonard.
Rev. Harold Guy Don Scott gave a
very interesting talk on Industry,
Work and Habit" Refreshments
were served, after which adjourn
ment was taken to the second Tues
day in January.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
COLLECTION OF FURS
Burlington Rendering Company Has
Largest In New England

Especial to The Caledonian)
Burlington, Dec. 10-The largest
single collection of furs outside OF
New York city is believed to be right
here in Vermont, being in the pos
session of the Burlington Rendering
company's plant. Buyers from all
parts of the country are attract
ed here The business is now at its
height and the traffic shows an IN
crease of about 25 cents over last
years.
Some idea of the extent of the busl-
ness can be gained from the state
ment that last Saturday 5000 musk
rat skins were shipped from Burling-
ton and at another time 1000 were
shipped.
The company has 90 branches scat
tered all over Vermont and northern
New York state.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
EAST CONCORD

Mrs. John Folsom has received
word from her son, Pvt. Ross Fol
som, who was wounded Oct. %. he
says he is getting along. fine and can
walk on crutches. He may be sent
home soon. Pvt. Folsom is in Go.
3. 1O2 Machine Gun Battalion, and
went to France in September 1917.
He thinks he was a lucky boy after
what he went through as he was
only wounded in the foot
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
HIGH PRICE FOR GAME
Paris Sportsmen Pay High fe
Partridges and Rabbits

Paris, Dec. 10-High prices for
game followed the recent opening of
the hunting season in France. In
place of the usual large crowds, only
a few elderly sportsmen left Paris on
hunting trips.
Cartridges for such use cost. six
times as much as before the war, and
there are heavy taxes to pay. Conse-
qnently, the first lots of game offered
at Paris markets We're sky-high.
4 consignment of ten partridges
was sold for $780, A brace of rab-
bits cost s1O.50, while pheasants
brought 81 apiece.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
VERMONT GAVE
s729,1O9 TO
Wa. DRIVE
State Exceeds Its SO Per
Cent Oyersubscrip-
ton Quota
CALEDONIA COUNTY
SIXTH IN STATE
Victory Boys and Girls
Pledge Over S51, 900

Although final figures showing the
result of the United War Work CAM
paign in Vermont are not now avail
able, practically all the reports have
been received at the Office of the
publicity bureau, of which Harold P.
Hnman of Barre is chairman. They
show that the state exceeded its
quota, which was a so per cent in-
crease over the quota originally
named. Following are the figures
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
VICTORY ISSUES"
Viii Be Subtitle to the Fifth Liberty
Loan Campaign

Washington, Dec. I0--The next
popular loan, to be issued in the
spring, probably will be known as the
Fifth Liberty Loan" Some sub
title such as ''Victory ISSUE" however,
may be appended.
National war loan managers will
confer with district directors of sales
and publicity at Atlantic City next
Thursday to draft plans for- the next
loan. They also will discuss steps to
amalgamate further, the activities of
the Liberty loan and War Savings
organizations.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
$729,1O9.66

YIAS, ,IUJ.OU
The report of the Victory Boys
and Girls division shows that total
'of 1888 boys pledged s25, 5,824.65 and
a total of 1894 girls pledged $685.
373.18. These figures will be changed
slightly by the final results. Wind
ham county made the best showing of
all the counties in the state when its
original quota is considered, and it
was second only to Rutland county in
the amount Of money pledged. Fol-
lowing is the summary:
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
SMITH COLLEGE UNIT
Going Into Germany with a Hospital
Canteen

Northampton, Dec. 9---Mrs. Hannah
Dunlop Andrews, Smith. '04, of Bronx
vile, N. Y, director of the Smith
College Relief Unit, cables from Paris
to the alumnae Office in Northampton
some members of the S. C. r. u. are
about to go into Germany with a
hospital canteen.
Mrs. Andrews cable reads: Sew
eral girls must go into Germany with
hospital canteen; others busy with
plans for return to Somne early
January. Devastation indescribabie.
Great need of material relief"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
THE CASUALTY LIST
Nine Vermonters among the Casual
ties

Nine Vermonters among the Casual-
ties
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE follow
ing casualties are reported by the
commanding general of the American
Expeditionary Forces:
Killed in action 2o5
Wounded degree undetermined) zlo
Wounded slightly IA
Missing in action IO4
Wounded severely S33
Total 1897
Killed in action:
Corp. Glen w. Bassett, Wilmington.
Wounded severely:
Pvt. Fred Ferris, Northfeld.
Pvt. Frank Ballou, Randolph Cen
ter.
Wounded slightly:
Pvt. John Mccarthy, Newport.
Pvt. George O'Brien, Searsbury.
Pvt. Glenford P. Moore, st. Albans.
Wounded degree undetermined:
Pvt. Merritt G. Chapman, Enos-
burg Falls.
Pvt Hermann. Wright, Grafton.
Pvt Edward C. Kennedy, Walling-
ford
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
= AMERICANS RELEASED
Twenty-six Hundred Prisoners Left
for Switzerland Sunday

Berlin, Dec. 9-Twenty-six hundred
American prisoners of war interned
at Camp Rastatt left here yesterday
and today for Switzerland. Two
hundred other Americans who have
been scattered in various camps in
Germany are leaving Germany by way
of Holland and Denmark.
1t is expected that the last of the
Americans will be out of German
camps by the middle of this week.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
I. o. o. F. ENCAMPMENT

st. Adams, Dec. 1a-About SO
members attended the annual en-
campment of district No. 8, Indepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows, Patri-
archs Militant, held with Columbia
Encampment No. 9 in this city last
evening. Among grand officers pres
ent were: Grand Patriarch J. NJ
Jewel of Newport, Grand High
Priest E. F. Nash of Burlington
Grand Scribe G. F. Walker of Bellows
Falls and District Deputy Grand Pa
triarch w. Fl. Duncan of Burlington
A banquet was served and a meeting
for instruction and business was held
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
AMERICAN COOKIES
The Red Cross Is Distributing Six
Million Made in France

Paris, Dec. 10-More than 6,000,O0O
old-fashioned American cookies have
been manufactured in France and dis
tributed with the compliments of the
American Red Cross to the soldiers
IN service, the wounded in hospitals
and to scores of canteens. Within a
month it is expected that 100000
cookies will be made a day. At
present the output is 100000 day.
1t is the belief of Red Cross Off
clals that the manufacture of cookies
Will not be affected by the cessation
Of Nhostilities.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
STARTED The WAR
COUNT CzERNIN EXPLAINS IT
SAYS KAISER DIDN'T WANT IT
INFLUENZA'S TOLL
Approximately $4,000 Deaths from It
in Army Centers

Washington, Dec 10-An official
summary of the result of the infiu-
enza epidemic in army camps and
military certers in the United States,
made public by the war department
today, says that there were 338, ,257
cases of the disease up to Dee. /
with approximately 1900 deaths.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11

Ingenious residents of West Phil
adelphia, disgruntled at the adoption
of the trolley skip-stop system, have
found a way to make the cars stop
where they think they ought. Wait.
ing passengers roll big rocks on the
track, and while the car men are roll
ling the rocks off, the passengers get
on board the car.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11

AT wedding in the hospital at
Camp Upton, the groom was suffer
ing from influenza, and the entire
bridal party, with the exception of
the bridegroom, wore sanitary masks.
and were covered from head to foot
in protecting garments.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
VERMONT NEWS

Martin F. Ingram broke both bones
below the elbow of his right arm in
two places few days ago as he was
putting belt onto the shafting at a
sawmill in Marlboro with his hand
instead of using a stick. :
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11

The dates for the 1919 Addison
county fair were set for Aug. 26-29 at
the annual meeting of the Addison
County Agricultural society, held in
Middlebury Dec. a. Officers were
chosen, among them being secretary,
Frank c. Dyer of Salisbury, who has
served the association in various
places for 36 years. The total assets
of the association are S5,242.22 and
the, liabilities, $2,080.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11

They made the quarter famous
the American Liver Tablets.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
WEATHER

Rain or snow, warmer tonight and
Thursday.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11

The local plant of the International
Garment Co. of Richford was practi-
cally destroyed by fire Thursday
night, the stock building being en-
tirely consumed, the main building
badly damaged. A government ship
ment was lost. About DO persons
were employed by the company. The
company has been working on big
government contracts and only the
last shipment was in the building.
Much stock material also was de-
stroyed. It is believed that the fire
must have originated in the furnace
room.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11
UNREST CONTINUES
IN GERMANY
DIR. Liebknecht against the Entente
and Counter Revolts in Potsdam

DIR. Liebknecht against the Entente
and Counter Revolts in Potsdam
Paris, Dec. 10--"We refuse peace
with the Entente, and intend to over
throw the present Government within
a fortnight" Karl Liebknecht, leader
of the German Bolsheviki, declared in
IA proclamation issued in Berlin, ac-
.cording to a Zurich despatch to
Information today.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
Berlin, the despatch said.
Two hundred and twenty persons
have been killed, and about thou
sand wounded in the recent skir-
mishes in the German Capital.
Berlin, via Berne, Dec. 10-De-
monstrations by the Spartacus group
continue. Karl Liebknecht, in an
automobile, armed with machine
guns, led a procession of radicals
through the streets.
The Spartacusians make numerous
speeches in the public squares. de-
manding the arrest of the Hohenzol-
lerns, Won Hindenburg, and Won Beth
mann-Hollweg.
Fifty thousand former Krupp en-
ployes are reported to be out of work.
Hamburg, Dec. 10.-The counter
revolution at Potsdam is in full swing
according to reports received here.
1t is also stated that the main army
has established headquarters in Ber-
lin, and is refusing to acknowledge
the authority of the Workmen's and
Soldiers Council.
The Workmen's and Soldiers Coun-
ell here announced today that the
Bolshevlsts planned coup d'etat in
Hamburg on Sunday night, but were
Several arrests were
made.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-11

Attorney Alfred G. Whitten1ore of
Burlington suffered a shock of paraly-
sis Tuesday evening while he was
calling on his sister-in-law, Mrs. Clara
Whitemore. Mr.. Whittemore is one
of the oldest members of the Chit
tenden county bar and has been for
years attorney for the Burlington
Traction company. He is also a di-
rector of the Howard National bank.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-18
SPOILED GENERALS
BREAKFAST BUT WON
RECOMMENDATIO

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 16.-Although
he spoiled breakfast one bright morn
ing last summer in the Plattsburg
camp for General Leonard Wood, an
American boy whose father now lives
in st. Petersburg, sufficiently i'm
pressed himself upon General Wood
that he carried a recommendation
from that high army official to France.
This young man is Paul V. Allen, "a
year-old son of Charles NJ Allen, trus-
tee for the St Petersburg Invest
ment company.
Sergeant Allen has just written his
relatives from his station in France
of an unusual air experience, The
young man is with the American Am
/ bulance corps Recently an aviator
landed in Aliens camp with his gun
ner badly wounded. He asked for
volunteer to replace the injured gun
rer. Sergeant Allen volunteered and
was accepted for the flight through
the air in quest of enemy planes. At
ter this flight which was quite excit-
ing the aviator logged the young man
out in furs and took him up into the
air height of $4,000 feet, keeping
him up two hours. He writes home
that he enjoyed the experience.
The young man spoiled General
Woods breakfast last summer after
this fashion:
One morning while in the discharge
of his duties as driver OF car, he
started down a steep hill with wa
ter tank, filled with water for the sol
diers. The hill was steep one with
; slippery sand at the bottom and a
sharp incline on the opposite slope
In order to negotiate the sand and
get a running start" up the next
hill, the young man shot plenty OF
gas to his car. But when he hit the
sand he skidded. In a ravine at the
bottom of the hill near the roadside
General Wood and his staff were
camped The table was spread with
snowy linen for breakfast Wher
: the car skidded IL deluged the table
with water. General Wood himself
rushed out to learn the cause of the
disaster When he saw the cause, he
stormed bit, but promptly forgavt
the young man when he explained
that he was in the discharge Of hi
duty and not to blame for car thai
skdded in the sand.