The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-12
FRENCH AND ADlERICN COLORS NOW
ARE FLYING SIDE BY SIDE
General Strike in Vienna Scheduled for Wednesday,
Draft Calls Held Up and No Questionnaires for
Those Over Thrty-seven Years Old.

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70 Copenhagen despatch quoting private advces from
Vienna that reports general strike will be declared in
Vienna Wednesday. Victor Alder the leader of the
Austrian Socialists and former secretary the German
Austrian cabinet formed at Vienna on Oct 81 is report
ed dead.
A New York despatch says that when the last shot
vas hred yesterday the Allied battlefront from the
Dutch border to Switzerland approximately as fol-
lows: The frontier Of Holland north of Sezafte to
Chent, to east Of Audenarde to Gramont to east of
Mons which the last big town captured by the Brit
sh to east of Mauberge Then east of France from the
Belgian border to north of Rocro Thence the line
along the river Meuse to Mezeres to Sedan and
the river in the region of Stenay This the last town
taken by the Americans Then south and eastward,
south OF Montmedy and northeast of Verdun to the
Nose!e river near Pagny northeast OF Pont Mousson
The line then paraeled the Lorraine frontier to the
vest of Markirch where it entered Asace Thence it
southwark to Switzerland line 20 miles west of
The Rhine. France has been entirely cleared of the in
Naders except fer strip of territory from the
Meuse to Alsace ~s.~
Washington despatch says that the Americans
turned today towards the ways Of peace with the military
strength of the Central powers shattered Hostites
lave ceased under terms of surrender that preclude
the renewal of the great struggle The United States
and the Allies took up the problem of reconstruction
Immediately. Ahead however, diplomatic Washington
peace conference at the worlds court of justice be-
fore which Germany chief criminal with AUSTRIA Tur
key and Bulgaria, will stand prisoners at the bar
With the Americans the Meuse and Moselle
RlversAssociated flags have appeared like magic all
over shel-torn Verdun. French and American colorS
flying side by side in every village Even those from
which the Germans have been driven in the last few days
there flags and decorations brought up the front
0y the soldiers in the villages back Of the lines There
impromptu celebrations everywhere and civilians
III holiday attire saluted the Americans and shouted
THE War Is Finished" Northeast Of Verdun just be-
fore II o'clock American artierymen in loading six
inch howitzer wrote "Good luck 90 pound shell and
then let her 60 The shot aimed at the road at
Ornes, just ahead of the American lines.
With the British on the Belgian Front-Associated
peace descended like mantle the battlefront at H.
The last big gun crashed its final challenge and great
oVerpOWering quiet replaced the turmoil death and des
truction of the entire region.
A London despatch says that DR.. Solf, the German
foreign secretary has addressed letter to Secretary of
State, Lansing, requesting that President Wilson inter
to mitigate "he fearful conditions" existing in
Germany.
A despatch from London says that the former Ger
man Grown Prince is reported to have been shot.
London despatch says that the British admiralty
has intercepted German wireless addressed from The
command and soldiers council the cruiser Strassburg
to All ships torpedo boats destroyers and submarines
| IN the North Sea-"
The message refers to the terms of the armistce and
declared:
"This would entail the destruction of us ALL Ger
an comrades Defend country against the unheard
Of presumption
! Washington despatch to all local boards says "You
will at discontinue all work connected with the
classification of who Sept r. 1913 had attained
their thrty-seventh birthday (The Caledonian is adj
vsed by the local board of this county that question
nares will be sent out those who 81 years of
agc)