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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15
SPANISH INFLUENZA IN SWIFT
ZERLAND
American Red Cross Gives 100000
Francs to Combat Epidemic
BY w. w. Husband of the American
Red Cross in Berne

In no country have the ravages Of
the so called Spanish influenza been
more serious than in Switzerland. At
Fribourg, for example, there were
1,500 cases at one time, and in Berne
1000 cases were officially reported
within a period of few days, with 81
deaths.
The Swiss authorities found the
greatest difficulty in handling the dis
ease, particularly among the soldiers.
All places of public entertainment
were closed, including theaters and
moving picture shows, and people
travelling iii trains were warned to
take the utmost precautions. TRAY
elers to ard from Switzerland were
subjected to rigorous medical eX-
animation.
The disease appeared to assume a
particularly violent form in Switzer-
land land the medical authorities
| were at thcir wits end to handle the
epidemic. 1t was at this point that
the American Red Cross addressed a
communication to the Swiss govern
ment, stating that the Red Cross
would be glad to render every assist
ance in its power, and that if finan-
cial help would be acceptable, it
would place at the disposal of the
Swiss Republic the necessary funds
up to 100000 francs, for the estab-
lishment and equipment of special
hospitals, isolation camps, OF such
| other measures as were necessary to
stamp out the disease.
| The War Council of the American
Red Cross in Washington took the
first opportunity to confirm the action
thus taken by the Commission tc
Switzerland. The Swiss government
accepted the offer with gratitude anc
stated that as result of the Rec
Gross offer of assistance, the govern
ment was taking steps to secure hos
military and civilian population af
fected. ...
An attempt has already beer
made in Switzerland to make sci
entifc study of the disease, with ;
view to isolating the cause, but httl
definite PROGRESSES has yet been re
ported In fact, it has not even beel
determined whether the epidemic is
new disease that must be dealt witt
or simply the well-known form O
influenza which has assumed q par
ticular VII ulcnce owing to war con
ditions.
The present manifestation of tn
disease was first noted in Spain fey
months ago, thus giving the name t
the epidemic. It's next appearance
was in Germany, where it is reporte
to have been very serious, particu
larly among the troops. Underfeed
ing appears to have generally aug
mcnted the fatality Of the epidemic
American specialists have take
several special cases under inspectio
for the purpose of ascertaining tn
exact organism with which scicno
! must contend.
When | left Bernc d few days ag
! the epidemic had largely subsidized, a
/ though the strictcst precautions wei
still being enforced. The theate1
{ have just been allowed to reope
There is a general fear, however, tn;
I recurrence of the disease will con
g during the approaching winter, al
efforts are being directed now towal
preventing this.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15
CITY OF NEWPORT


Cassius A. Fuller died at his home
on Glen Road Sunday afternoon at
i've o'clock. Mr. Fuller was 81 years
IF age. The funeral. services were
held at his late home this afternoon
1t two O'Clock. The burial was in
Pine Grove Cemetery. More extend
ID notice will appear later.
Mrs. Lucia Whipple passed away
it her home in Newport Center,
1onday afternoon. Mrs. Whipple
vas 81 years of age and leaves one
on, Walter. Whipple of Newport
Center, also one niece, Mrs, Ida Fer
is of Providence, r. l., and one nep-
lew, Charles Clemens, who lives in
he state of Washington. The fu-
leral services will be held at the
Id home place on Wednesday, fore
loon at 1890, the Rev. Charles Morse
officiating. The burial will be in the
Newport Center cemetery.
Those who are reported as being
ard sicl. with pneumonia are Willis
rue; P. c. Blanchard, B. J. Smith
nd Miss Edith Daggctt.
Undertaken F. B. Hammond of
Torth Troy has purchased the under
aking stock of the J. B. Fitzgerald
Co., of Newport. M. Hammond will
move the stock to North Troy.
The Young boys received mes
sage Sunday night from their sister,
Nellie Young Scott of New York,
stating that George Scott was seri-
ously i'll and no assistance could be
procured. L. T. Young left Monday
morning for New York where he will
stay until MI. SCOTS condition i'm
proves.
H. c. Squires received a message
rom Washington Saturday night re-
porting George 0. Nilsson as missing
since Sept. 23. George o. Mitson
s the son of William Nilsson on Shat
-uck Hill. He has one sister, Helen
Nilsson, who was the district nurse
Up to the time that she enlisted and
entered the war service.
Mr.. Nilsson will be remembered as
living at 81 North Ave, and was
employed by F. d. Burns at the
Premier Theatre. He enlisted in
20. L, and went to the Mexican bol-
ler and was later transferred to Co.
E, 103 Infantry and went into SER
vice overseas. He is reported miss
ing in the battle of Chateau Thierry
If SeDc. %, when there were many
casualties reported in Co. E, 1913 Inf
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15
The Boiled Shirt

The shining breastplate of the Eng
lishman, his stiff white shirt, will
soon be a thing of the past. The
rigid rationing of coal will prevent
the fine gloss on linen. This will be
blow to the conventional well-dres-
sed man, but he will survive it, as he
has survived greater calamities. 1t
is all to the good that the war has
taken the starch out of US. We were
too stiff to adapt ourselves to circum-
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15

Mr. and Mrs. John Potter, for visit
a few days ago, and the whole fam
lily are i'll. Mrs. Roy Potter and one
Of the children have pneumonia and
the others are i'll with severe colds.
Miss Victoria Goss of Boston is
boarding with Miss Carrie Damon,
G. w, Dodge suffered Il slight
shock last Monday but is now recov-
clTng.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15
Orleans County Men go to Fort
Slocum, N. Y.

October 3 the following men from
Orleans county cntrained for Fort
Slocum, N. Y:
Carl R. Jenness, Derby; George A.
Mertz, Rock Island, P. O.; Carroll E.
Lowell, Mass; Gerald H. Cooper
Somers, Orleans; Charles G. Smith,
Lyndonville; Harley A. Leland, New
port.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15
VERMONT NEWS

Isaac Lefevre, ID, of st. AL
bans, was found dead in a small
house near his home Thursday night.
Apparently the man had been deao
for some time. He leaves a wife and
three daughters. The cause of death
is unknown.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15
Vim. Cook & Sons

says VIC arc pleased to state we con-
slider RAT-SNAP is without doubt
the finest rat and mouse extermina-
tor we have eyer used. 1t does all
you claim and more too. Four sizes,
25c, soc, $1.00 and $500. Sold by
Charles A. Searles & Co., and Arthur
E. Smith, st. Johnsbury, VT, J. H.
Goodrich, Barnet, Vt.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15
Orleans Men Go to Potsdan, N. Y.

The following men called to go to
he mechanical school at Potsdam,
N. Y, entrained Monday.
Thomas w. Ansboro, North
Craftsbury; Orlo c. Vance, West
Glover; Arthur J. NORM, North
Troy; George E. Thibodeau, New
port; Adelbert C. Leland, Glover;
Walter C. Barton, Barton; Aimc
Dore, Newport; Myron G. Clapper,
Newport; Jerry A. Lunderville
Lyndonvilic; Silva Davignon, West
Glover; Burton C. Rollins, Newport.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15

Cadet Louis T. Tomasi, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Anthony Tomasi Of II MGR
chants street, Barre, died at Norwich
university Friday afternoon at 2.3O
o'clock He had been i'll nearly two
weeks, although his condition did not
take serious turn until latterly
when his father and mother were
summoned to his bedside.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15

Shane Leslie in the Boston Herald
When flashed the letters on the wall
In God Almighty's cipher code,
Dclshazzar knew for once and al
The balance Of the debt he owed.
But now prophetic wires arc cut,
Nor photographs from heaven play
While Wilson's bitter lips are shut,
The Kaiser guesses settling day.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15


F.
MAIIOo In advance:
ASSOClAT
to noto
8 f,a
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15

Fire caused a loss of $4,000 Fri
day night at the Windsor Club Inn
rooming and boarding house owned
by the National Acme Company and
managed by H. w. Harpin. The
cause of the fire is not known. The
building was erected before the Civ
il War as a gun shop in which mill
tary rifles we're made for the Brit
ISL Government. When the Civil Wal
War broke out it was used in making
rifles for the American government.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15

William D. Dean has on his farm
in Springfield several acres of ever
bearing raspberries, introduced from
Canada eight years ago. He has had
them under cultivation for six year
and one Gay recently picked six bush
els of the fresh berries.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15

Gale Scott, three-year-old son o.
Walter Scott of West Glover, dice
Oct. 7 as the result of being kicke(
by a horse He ran behind som
horses which were being led into the
yard, and when one of them kicket
him he was made unconscious am
never regaincd consciousness, dyin.
Monday.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15

Prudential policy holders please
read the notice OIL the first page.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15

Charles Whiting Baker, membe-
of the class of 1918, U. V. NJ, died il
the Waltz Reed hospital in Wash
ington, D. c., Oct. 8. He was a ser
geant in the department of militar!
aeronautics, assistant to the chief in
spector of the aviation construction
camp at Morrison, Va, and the sor
of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Baker o
Montclair, N. J.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15

Sergt. Bert A. Barrett of the 57tl
Pioneer infantry and a Rutland man
died at Camp Wadsworth, S. c., Oct
10 of pneumonia. The news of hi:
death vas a great shock to his wife
as she had received no word Of hi
illness. He also leaves three chill
dren. While in Rutland he was !;
member Of the police force.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15
MENES TEKEL

Shane Leslie in the Boston Herald
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15

Adelbert C. Blanchard drove his
car to the summit of Mt. Mansfield
last Tuesday, and is one of the very
few to make the trip the entire dis.
lance this year He was accompanied
by Lester H. Greene, secretary of the
Automobile Club of Vermont, anc
members of their families, and they
made an inspection of the new State
highway through Smugglers Notch.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15

Miss Katherine A. Morgan, daugh
ter of Ed. Morgan, New York bank
CT, and First Lieut.. jeremiah M. Ev-
arts, U. S. A., of Windsor, were mar
ried recently in New York. Mis-
Morgan is 10 years old and Lieut.
Evarts is 70. The wedding was helC
in the chapel on the estate of Mr.
Morgan on Wheatley hill, and Rev
John Cortell of Newport, r. l., {;
great-uncle of the bride, officiated
Lieut.. Evarts is a son of the lat
Maxwell Evarts of Windsor and {;
graduate OF Yale college. He at.
tended Pjattsburg for his militar.
training and has been in France eigh.
months, returning home only shor
time ago. In giving his occupation
in the wedding license, he answered
a soldier.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-15

William Counter, an employee of tn,
Middlebu,y branch of the Vernon
Marble Company, was severely hur
about the head while working about ;
saw gang Tuesday of last week. Hi
head come in contact with one o
the saw keys, cutting cash abou
one and one-half inches hong.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-26
HULL, OF SECOND IOWA DISTRICT
FEELS THRILL OF AVIATION
GAME.
EXPECTED TO DIE IN
DROP OF 1000 FEET
Takes Trip Over Washington With
British Colonel, Who Demonstrates
How He Would Fight German Plane
in mo Mans Land"-lmprsssed
With Importance Of Planes in War.

Special to Times Republican.
Washington, Feb. 26.--How It Yeels
to shoot downward 1000 feet in a few
brief seconds, in the full confidence
that certain death awaits at the boz
tom, is fully appreciated by Congress
man Harry Hull, Of Iowa, who went
up in an ael oplane last evening with
Col. G. F. Lee. a British flier, and
toured the air above Washington while
the colonel gave vivid demonstra-
ton Of just how he would fight a
German plano over mo mans land"
When he dived those 1000 feet :"
said Mr.. Hull, Il was certainly wor-
ried because while he knew he could
stop, l didn't. was pretty sure he
couldn't. 1t certainly is n wonderful
sensation. Flying along without any
Of the frills is Just about as delight
full an experience as one can have. Tho
falling Leaf the rolling over and over
sideways and looping the loop, ali Of
which we did, gives you about 5000
times the sensation you get on a par
ticularly scenic railway at Coney Is
land"
Congressman Hull said he was great
" impressed with the facility Of the
airplane and expressed keen disap-
pointment that congress did not pass
his bill introduced two years ago pro-
viding for an airplane factory at Rock
Island arsenal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-26
If BACK HURTS USE
SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
Eat Lsss Meat " Kidneys Fssl Like
Lead or Bladder Bothsrs You
-Msat Forns Uric Acid,

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
like the bowels. get sluggish and clog
ked ana need nusning occasionally
else we havo backache and dull misery
In the kidney region. severe headaches
rheumatic twinges. torpid liver. acid
stomach, slesplessness and all sorts Of
bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean. and tho moment you
feel an ache or pain In tho kidney
region, get about four ounces Of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here
tako = tablespoonful in a glass Of
water before breakfast for few days
and your kidneys will then act fine
This famous salts Is made from the
acid OF grapea and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithla. and Is harmless to
iiush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. 1t also neu-
tralizes the acids In the urine. 80 1t
no longer irr4tatcs. thus ending blad-
der disorders
Jad Salts Ii harmless; inexpensivc:.
makes delightful effcrvescent lithia-
water drink. which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean. thus avoiding serious COM
plications.
A we'll known local druggist says he
sells lots Of lad Salts to folks who
believe In overcoming kidney trouble
while Il = only trouble.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-26
INSPIRATION FOR STATEWIDE
MOVEMENT TO ENLIST sERv.
ICES or FARMERS.
ASKED TO DONATE TO :
VARIOUS WAR WORK FUNDS
Farmers and Their Families Urged to
Grow ore Acre Of Special Crops and
Turn Money Over to War Y. M. c.
A., Red Gross and Knights Of
coIumbus-PIedsss Being Made.
special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Feb. 26.-"Give an acre!
That is a new slogan for these days OF
slogans. 1t is to be the inspiration OF
a state wide movement to enlist farm
ers and their families in growing spe-
cial acres Of crops and donating the
sale proceeds to the Red Cross, the
army "Y." the army X. C. or to other
similar war service.
This movement had its inception
among the graduates Of the two-year
agricultural course at Iowa State Col
lege at their reunion dinner at the
time Of the recent farm and home week
at Ames. Il grew an acre Of beans
last season that yielded eighteen bush
els" said Rem Sweeny, Of Clay county,
at this dinner. "I'll do it again and
give all the proceeds to the Red Cross
Immediately John Reilly, OF Sioux
county, spoke up. I'll grow an acre OF
potatoes and do the same thing" After
that others pledged an acre Of some
special crop for the same purpose and
the movement has grown space.
I'VE hope to enlist many hundreds OF
Iowa farmers in this give an acre
movement" says ]. S. Cunningham,
who has been assigned by the college
to promote the war garden work in
Iowa. Thru this special crop any
farm household can. by Joint effort.
make a splendid gift to some war fund
and hardly feel the gift. Iowa farmers
might easily make gift Of million
dollars and more in this way thru their
various local agencies. We hope that
hundreds Of give an acre pledges may
be secured in every county,"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-26
CAPT. v. p. TwoMsLv DEAD.
Long illness Claims Former State OH
ciaI and War Veteran.

Lung iuUSUS ~IassVo TVVW0V 0taS0 WI.
ciai and War Veteran.
Des Moines, Feb. 26.-Capt. Voltaire
P. Twombly, who carried the colors Of
the Second Iowa infantry, 1.-THE bravest
Of the brave" on hard fought fields Of
the civil war, charter member Of the
William c. Harper post, and three
times elected state treasurer, died at
his residence, 1928 East Eighth street
at $50 O'clock Sunday afternoon, after
a lingering illness Of several months
duration. Mr.. Twombly had just passed
his seventy sixth birthday anniversary,
having been born near Pennington,
Van Buren, county. Feb. u, 1S43.
After the war he entered the Bry-
ant & Stratton Business College 1t
Burlington. On May 1. 1866. he was
united in marriage to Miss Chloe A.
Funk OF Keosauqua, who survives him.
He also leaves daughter, Mrs. c. W.
Jeffries, Of Des Moines.
Mr. Twombly was charter MEM
Der Of the William C. Harper post, No.
70, g. A. r., Of Keosauqua, and at the
time Of his death was member Of
Kinsman post Of Des Moines. He was
also member Of the Military Order OF
the Loyal Legion and Mason Of many
years standing. He was member Of
the Union Park Presbyterian church
OF Des Moines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-26

seat. Steele ID recognized a. q shrewd
politician and vote getter. Whether
he would consent to enter the race
against his fellow twonsman, Governor
Harding, ia a question but many OF his
democratic trends would like to see
him run.
Attic Judge Wade has been suggest
ed 1t Is hardly thought probable that
he would leave the federal bench {.
enter the race for governor. Judge
Wade was made member OF the state
council for rational defense by Gov
ernor Harding and Is recognized as an
ardent patrios. He served in tho M
ay-eighth congress as congressman
from the Second district,
Dr. J. w, Reynolds, OF Cresion,
chairman OF the democratic state COM
mittee, has called conference to be
held in Des Mcines March to discuss
party leader; and make pans for the
spring campaign.
r. #. Meredith OF Des Moines. who
was the standard bearer for the demo-
Gratis against Harding two years ago.
will be in Washington at that time
and will not attend the conference.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-26
Northw,ood News Note..

Special to Times Republican.
Northwood, Feb. 26.-Hanlontown.
an adjoining town in this county, is to
have new $4,000 school building.
Work will commence as soon as the
frost is out.
Il. M. Sabin has bought the Ed
monds bakery, and Mr.. Edmonds has,
purchased the Alvestad restaurant.
The telephone lines around North
wood which were wrecked last week
by the storm are being put in shape
again. OF the $50 poles down on the
Western Electric system, $50 OF them
were on the Northwood exchange.
q. "A. Leo has sold his residence and
two lots to Bennett Johnson.
Mrs NJ. =. Beckett left Sunday for
Washington. D. c., for an extended
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-26
MINER KILLED AND ROBBED.
Austrian Resident at Carney Found
Murdered BY Readable.

Mueo0T0o oy NoAoSloos
Des Mones. Feb. 26.-Joe Kerhickcr
an Austrian coaf miner at Carney nine
miles north OF Des Moines, was muir
dered some time Sunday night.
His body was discovered early yes
terday lying in road half a block
from where he lived. IL
There were several cuts upon his
head and gashes at the back Of his
skull were deep and long. His body
was stiff and cold.
Kerficker was in the pool hall at
Carney until o. o'clock or 10 o'clock
Sunday night and while there he Of
fered $50 bill in payment for some
cigars. The pool hall was filled with
persons at the time
The proprietor OF the pool hall could
not change the, bill and several per-
sons say they remember Kerflicker
put the bill into his right-hand trou-
sers pocket.
When his body was discovered, the
right-hand pocket Of his trousers was
turned out. There was no money found
upon the body.
Circumstances seemed to point clear,
ly to murder to rob him. There are
several reasons why the authorities
have not definitely accepted that the.
DRY to account for the commission OF
the crime
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-26

visit 1t the homo q her daughter.
Miss Pearl johnson. who has been
attending training school for nurses
at Chicago, is at home for q short time,
necessitated by sickness.
Harry Pike is at home from his art
studies in Chicago, attending to some
matters in connection with the draft.
Mrs Frank Hall, Of Fargo, N. D., is
visiting at the home OF her daughter
Mrs. l.. T. Dillon.
Mrs. A. " Williams was at Albert
Lea Monday for a short visit with her
brother Louis, who was called in the
last draft.
Northwood school children have
been experiencing an epidemic OF
liberty measles. No bad cases have
been reported so far.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-26

MAploeon.
Louis Larson, young business mar
Of Danbury, committed suicide by
shooting. Dependency over Ill health
Is supposed to be the cause Of the rash
act.
Waterloo.
Martial insists are unusually pre-
valent in Waterloo. judging from the
court record. Eight divorce cases were
filed on Wednesday and several on
Tuesday and it Is believed the record
will be broken for the number OF this
kind OF cases filed in one term.
Sioux City.
Judge George Jepson has issued an
order in the district court closing for
year the Minnesota hotel, q house
popular in Sioux City in it's early days.
The cause for the order Of the court
was the conviction on charge OF
selling liquor against the proprietor OF
the house.
Lyourgus.
Rev. P. H. Mcnamara, pastor Of st.
Mary's church. is highly gratified over
the excellent response of his parish
toner's in behalf Of the endowment OF
Dubuque College. In one half hour the
congregation subscribed over 10000.
on last Sunday afternoon, after the
appeal had been made by the Very
Rev. George L. Haxmeier, Of Lansing.
Sioux City.
Three workmen were injured at II
o'clock Saturday when q partition in
the old Boston lunch room at 4OS Neb-
raska street which is being wrecked
to make way for the new Martin store
building collapsed and pinned the men
underneath. Robert Johnson received a
wrenched back and Peter Carney a
dislocated shoulder. J. J. Osbourne. the
foreman was slightly bruised.
Lake View.
The citizens of Lake View observed
Washington's birthday by raising
service flag which bears fifty stars
representing the fifty-on young men
from this community who are in the
United States service. A patriotic
program was rendered by the school
children and . program Of patriotic
music was rendered by the local band
Roy Ferguson, one Of the soldier boys
10 at home on sick fuTlough.
Clinton.
During Friday night some unknown
thief secured entrance to the DR.. Top
ping dental office in the Wilson build
Ing, and an inventory Of stock showed
that goid in plates and ioT osasI Wos'''
to the value Of S125 had been taken.
In addition to the loss OF material Dr..
Topping will suffer the loss Of time
.N a. fl,a q 4 L. A~>u