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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-21

FIGURES SHOW RESULTS.
Americans Demonstrated Sturdy Sup
port of War by Conserving for
the Benefit of the
AtIjeG

When figures began to SHOW def
lnitely thai he people Of the United
States were actually reducing their /
consumption Of foods needed abroad. I
the United States Food Admins
tration was told that il was com /
paratively easy TO bring about consef
walton of staple necessities. hut thar Il !
would be far more difficult 10 accom- /
p!ish all actual decrease. in the aae. of
iuxuries The doubters took sugar as
an example, and declared that ii would
be practically impossible 10 bring our
consumption of sugar down TO a point
that would meet only the food needs
OF the people.
Now that demands upon ocean ton
mage Will be lightened, European IN !.
lions will be able TO so farther afieidf
for foodstuffs. and will no longer be
entirely dependent for sugar upon
North American supplies. with the
stocks now in prospect, we will have
sufficient sugar TO place this country
back upon normal consumption il the
present short fation& IN Europe are
not materially increased. Ii the lsu-
ropean ration is 10 be materially in
creased over The present low amount
it can he only through the American
peoples making IL possible BY con-
tinueG restriction TO greater or less
extent here.
The fact that the Food .Administra-
ton has been able 10 relax the yaiuii-
tary sugar ration is in itself proof that
the ration of two pounds per person
per month was generally observed
throughout the country. This conseF-
gation allowed the Food 4Adniaistr;l-
zion TO build up reserve, and 10 tide
over the period of scarcity. until The
the new crops of Louisiana cane and
beet sugar were ready for distribution.
The records of the. Food Admins
tration show that in July. August, Sep
TENDER and October $4,000 IONS were
distributed. Normal consumption for
that period is 100000 tons, This
shows definite, concrete saving Of
over 500, 900 tons. These figures ap.
/ ply to sugar consumed on the table. In
| the kitchen and in the various indus
| tries. and show conclusiyeiy thai In
| the homes and public eating places OF
America, where 20 per cent. of all our
sugar is consumed, The sugar consump
| ton has been reduced by more ttlnn
| one third.
In the four-month period begin
ming with July, this country normally
uses 100000 tons of sugar per month.
Last July 100000 tons entered info
/ distribution. In August only aal000
tons were distributed. In September
the figures showed 279,000 tons. aud
then fell to 100000 tons III October.
There could be no more definite
proof that the American people have
given their loyal cooperation and sup.
port of the war
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-21
The D. S. M. Is of Bronze.

The Distinguished Service medal is
of bronze. with the eagle in the middle.
crowned with Il stars. Around the
eagle, in gold letters on blue enamel
are the words Fer Distinguished
Service. AICMXvIII.'
The ribbon has wlfite center, With
Il pin stripe of dark blue edging the
white and a band of red at either end
The d. S. NJ. may be awarded TO any
one who distinguishes fimself-or her
self-by exceptionally meritorious
service to the government in duty
OF great responsibility in time of war
or in connection with operations
against IN armed enemy of the United
States. The D. S. c. is awarded for
exceptional gallantry in action only :;
the .. s. 81. may be awarded 10 sol
diers in the service overseas, or to per
sons in civil life back home who are
engaged in war work Of some kind
Stars and Stripes, France.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-21
WILL RECOGNIZE
THEIR PATRIOTISM
Y. M. c. A. Workers Who Did Not
Get Overseas Will Be Recognized


Recognition of self-sacrifiee and
willingness to face death on the part
of men who put aside their businesses
to serve in the war zone, under fire,
ii necessary, as Y. M. c. A. workers
is being given by the Red Triangle
organization in the form of certlfi-
Gates of honorable discharge to those
volunteers who were not sent over
seas. In Il statement announcing
this, the personnel division of the
Natinoal War Work Council Y. NJ.
G. A. sets forth the particular need
Of specialists instead of general hut
secretaries, developed by the War De-
partment's speed in returning the
American Expeditionary Forces. The
statement follows:
'tThe Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation as one of the larger organi
cations thai have been serving our
military forces overseas finds itself
confronted, following cessation OF
hostilities, with the necessity for =
radical revision Of it's program. The
character of much of the work re-
lquired under present conditions i,
quite different from that called fo.'
while men were entering, leaving G.
in the trenches.
Immediately following the arms
tice it was thought that q largely in
creased force would be needed, and
Il call was made for more men.
! Later, when the return of the army
from Great Britain was put into CT
feet Immediately, and the early de
mobilization of the American forces
in France was begun, it was found
that entire classes of%.n heretofore
needed in considerable numbers by
the Y. M. C. A. would not be re-
quired
"The 'Y' now has over 5000 work
ers in France alone. Hereafter the
requirements will be limited to Ger
tain specialists and experienced lead
ers. This change of program viii
assist very materially in conserving
the gifts Of the nation. Educational
work will be largely increased for the
army Oh occpatlon, and to an eVc.
greater extent than before an al
around Red Triangle program will b,
maintained. This will limit recruit
ng to specialists.
"Many men, some of whom al
ready had reached New York on thei4
way overseas, have had to be re
turned to their homes because tn;
particular form of work for whici
they were chosen will not now bs
needed. They will add to the nun
Der of men in every community dis
appointed because they did not get
overseas but entitled to equal honol
with those whose unselfsh and pa
triotic desire has not been thwarted
All will receive certificates of honor
able discharge in recognition of theil
patriotism"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-21
Felt Pinch of War.

Even far away Iceland felt the pinch
of war An increase in the average
prices of necessaries at Reykjavik, the
principal city, last July amounted to
211 per cent when contrasted with
their cost in July, 1914, as shown by
data appearing in the journal of the
Ieelandic statistical department. If
coal and petroleum. which show in
creases over prices in July, 1914. of
1851 and 217 per cent, respectively, be
omitted, and the comparison be linn
tied 10 articles of food alone, 1t is
stated that the average increase was
1870 per cent. rs compared with July,
1914 The extent to which certain of
The principal groups of food have risen
III price. in Iceland since the outbreak
OF the European war may be seen from
the following officiaI compilation
Bread POI; -four, oatmeal. beans, etc,
284: sugar. 1885: coffee, tea, cocoa,
chocolate. 109; butter, fat. milk.
cheese and eggs. 235: beef, mutton.
bacon and pork 136.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-21
ORLEANS

Cadet Paul French came home
from Post Field, Oklahoma, Wednes-
dy. He has been discharged from
military duty and viii re-enter U. v
NJ. after the holidays.
Robert Dean came home from Nor
wich University on Wednesday, hav-
ing been discharged from the S. A.
T. C.
Mrs. Jennie Kipp visited her sister
Mrs. Frank Sheldon, in Barton, or
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Bean motored
to Beebe on Wednesday and spent
the evening with their brother-in-law
Lyman House.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-21
O,~-~~~~~~~ The ~~~~~~O
Scrap Book
OIL ElAN TROUBLE.

o. Man rrouble comes a-pee%in' 'crost dc
hill
l says. You'll never git me-" but he SAYS
Il guess / Will"
He mussed ny my Intentions in de work
tried to DO
But said. "l!l never mind him an III
start de work anew"
OF Man Trouble KEEP a-hangin' on my
track
He got to calm names an tried to make
me answer back.
But simply let i'm holler an | only
stopped to say,
Il amt got time To argue, cause dis is
my busy day"
or Man Trouble got so ugly in his ways
lie bought liag o. powder an he tried to
start Il blaze.
Den ] says. "NIistah Trouble. since yoh
other name is Hun
Dis is where l lose my patience an I got
to git u gun"
-Philander Johnson in Washington Star
Japan has 80 artificial dye factor
les with an annual capacity in ex-
cess of 100000 pounds.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-21
AN AMERICAN HABIT
THAT WAS EXPANDED.

Coming to the relief of the dis
tresSed is not new sensation to uH
Having sent shiploads OF food to the
famine sufferers of India as offhatfd-
eddy as the housewife hands out n cut
of the loaf to the wayfarer, 1t seemed
the most natural thing in the world 10
succor Belgium. to take on the feeding
Of nation quite informally.
The test of peace Is to summon Tor
the healing Of nations devotion equal
to that given the tasks of war.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-21
Save &altk
that we zraay share
Save food
METHODS or DEMOCRACY

!. The extent to which the United
:. States Food Administrator has
4. relied on the voluntary support
=. Of the American people is shown
:. by a statement made by the
i. United States Food AdmInistra-
!. tor speaking before the Senate
i. Agricultural Committee less
+ than three months after this
+ country entered the war That
i he was justified in his implicit
i. confidence 10 the strength of de-
4 mocracy has been clearly reflect
:. ed by the measure of support we
I. have lent the Allies.
+ IF democracy is worth any
1. thing" Mr.. Hoover declared, 1--WE
:. can do these things by co-opera-
:. ton. by Stimulation. by self-sac-
:. fifee, by the patriotic mobillza-
i. ton OF the brains of this coun-
y try. II it cannot be done In this
+ manner it is better that we. :tc-
:. cept German nominations and
= confess to failure Of our political
Il ideals. acquiescee in the superior
r. ity of the German conception
/. and send for the Germans TO i'm
:: struct us in IFS use
:.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
spain Will UTILIZE
HUN SHIPS in PORT
WILL SUBSTITUTE GERMAN
SHIPS FOR ALL SPANISH
ONES SUNK.

Madrid.-Spain will utilize German
vessels now in Spanish ports in place
of Spanish ships sunk by German
submarines and will continue to OBJ
serve neutrality.
This decision is announced in an
official statement issued after a meet,
ing of the cabinet at San Sebastian.
The Spanish ambassador at Berlin
has been instructed to inform the
German government Of this action.
The cabinet statement reads:
In the course of the recent meet
ings held at Madrid the government
considered the International situation.
las a consequence of the subma-
rine campaign more than 20 per cent
OIL our merchant marine has been
sunk, more than 100 Spanish sailors
have persisted, a considerable number
OF sailors have been wounded and
numbers have been shipwrecked and
abandoned. Ships needed exclusive
ly for Spanish use have been torpe-
doed without the slightest pretext,
serious difficulties resulting to navi-
cation.
The government has believed that
it is unable, without failing in it's es-
sential obligations and without set
ting aside neutrality, to defer the
adoption Of measures necessary TO
guarantee Spanish maritime traffic
and to protect Spanish crews and
passengers.
Consequently the government has
decided to address the imperial Ger
man government and declare that ow-
ing to reduction of tonnage to its ex-
IRENE limit, it will be obliged in case
of new sinkings to substitute there
for German vessels interned in Span
ish ports. This measure does not i'm
ply the confiscation of the ships I'M
der definite title. 1t would be only a
temporary solution until the establish
ment of peace, when Spanish claims
also will be liquidated.
Our ambassador at Berlin has re-
ceived instructions to bring this de-
clSlOn 10 the uOIlCe VI the UcTudu
government The Spanish government
does not doubt that the German gov
eminent will appreciate the circum-
stances determining this resolution
and will recognize that Spain, in
holding to the neutrality she has prac-
ticed since the beginning Of the war.
has sacrificed many Of her rights and
legitimate conveniences when it las
been possible without affecting the
dignity of Spain and her national life.
1.-THE decision of the government 10
assure for itself sufficient tonnage.
which is indispensable to its exist
ence, does not affect the firm resolve
to maintain strict neutrality"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
GERMANS LEAVING
THE LYS SALIENT
MARSHAL HAlG'S FORCES CON-
TiNUE TO ADVANCE IN THE
MERVIllE SECTOR.

With the British Army in France
Field Marshal Haigs forces continued
to advance throughout the day in the
Merville sector of the Lys salient.
They are closely following the retir-
ing Germans, who seem to have gone
back TO an extreme depth of between
three and four miles and are still
showing no inclination TO come to a
halt. Especially TO the south of this
sector, the Germans have left behind
them numerous lines of retarding
wire entanglements.
British, in their advance near
Vieux-BerQuin, gained all their OBJ
jectives. The enemy troops now
falling back belong to the Sixth Ger
man army, commanded by General
Won Quasi.
British patrols have maintained 4
steady pressure on the retiring Ge--
mans and have inflicted considerable
casualties. The enemy manifestly
continues to be in a nervous state.
Field Marshal Haig has sent tele-
gram OF CALCULATIONS to General
RawlinsOn, commander of the Fourth
British army, reading as follows:
''Warmest congratulations and
thanks to yourself and staff and all
ranks on the magnificent success re-
Gently gained by the Fourth army.
The brilliant manner in which the op-
GRAFTON was prepared and successful
ly carried out at comparatively small
loss by the Third Australian and
Canadian corps, in conjunction with
the cavalry, air force and tank corps,
is striking tribute to the skill Of
the leaders and the bravery of the
individual soldiers, as we'll as to the
high state of efficiency of the stats
and department services concerned.
The gallant and skillful cooperation
Of the armored cars and motor ma
chine gun batteries is worthy of the
highest praise"
By withdrawing their forces in the
Merrille sector of the Lys salient, the
Germans definitely have given Up
one OF the points from which a drive
for Calais logically would be launch
ed. This is taken to indicate that the
German high command has, at least
for the time being, abandoned hope
Of reaching the coast and now, per,
haps. is chiefly concerned with get
ting the German lines back to place
of greater security.
The withdrawal here has been ez-
pected for some time and it continued
last night and today even on slight
ly broader front than that Of yester-
day. The retirement marked the col
clusion and failure of the effort which
Germany launched early in the spring
to finish off" the British army by
driving through to the sea.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
APPEALS TO STATE
FOR MORE LlbORERS
LOUISIANA DEFENSE COUNCIL
CALLS ON STATE FOR $500
MEN AT ONCE.
ONE MILLION MEN SHORT
Supplying Of These Men Is lmpera-
tive To War Production-Men Can
not, However, Be Drawn From
Railroads, Mines or Farms.
Baton Rouge

b1ibi iNpu6'"
"Gaa nation Is faced with a short
ag,. If 900. 900 Inskilled laborers in
'y..r indus 'ries," says Arthur Il.
Fleming, chief Of the states section
ui jhe Council Of National Defense, in
. elegiam -eceived by john Mar
shall, secretary of the Louisiana
State Council of Defense.
THE new army draft expansion
Nill increase this shortage as The
need grows for supplies. Acute
shortages are apparent in skilled Ia
hor. The supplying of these men is
imperative to war production. and II
has been put up 10 the state. VIII
YOU. your county and community
councils. aid the United States En-
pioyment Service director in filling
his state quota? Men cannot, how
ever be drawn from railroads, mines,
farms, or other essential industries.
They will have to come from non-es-
sential industries. Please lend every
aid possible. You state quota $500
Secretary Marshall said the Louis
lana council and all OF louisiana
parish councils can be relied upon 10
do everything possible to aid in GET
ting these men.
Governor Pleasant has appointed
thirteen LOuisianians to represent
this state at the meeting Of the lii
ternational Association of Game and
Fish Commissioners. in New York
city, September II and Is. NJ. l..
Alexander, conservation commission
er Of Louisiana, is president of this
organization.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
ATTITUDE GERMAN
OFFICERS CHANGED
CLAIMS GERMANY ENTERED WAR
WITH ENTHUSIASM, BUT THIS
HAS DISAPPEARED.
HOPE OF VICTORY IS LOST
They Are Aware That Acerican Army
Now Has Assumed Very Formula
BILE Proportions and Seriousness
of This Factor Is Admitted.

British Army Headquarters In
France.-The demeanor of hundreds
of German officers taken prisoner re-
Gently is in striking contrast with the
attitude of officers captured during
the British retreat last spring. Then
German officer prisoners were AFRO
CANT and meant to crush the British
to earth, but now they are depressed
and very anxious. They appear very
willing to talk and the tenor of their
conversation may be summed up al
follows:
They say Germany entered the war
with enthusiasm, but this has long
since disappeared and the struggle
has now become an economic one,
with Great Britain.
They admit that Germany is In
practically hopeless condition. both
economically and from the manpower
point of view and ask whether Ger
many sufficiently reduced to be no
longer a dangerous trade rival or
whether the allies intend to crush her
altogether. In the latter case. they
say, Germany will be forced to fight
10 the last, but they make no effort
to conceal their impression of what
this means for the fatherland.
They say they believe there is ev-
cry disposition to evacuate Belgium
and Northern France, and even nego-
tiate for the retention or evacuation
of Alsace Lorraine.
They are generally unanimous in
agreeing that exactions thus far made
were great mistakes, but think thew
cannot withdraw from Russia in the
present condition of affairs there.
They are aware that the American
army now has assumed very fOrmid-
able proportions and there is a gen.
eral admission of the seriousness of
this factor.
The submarine campaign they can
not refer to without gestures Of i'm
patience.
Captured noncommissioned officers
attribute recent German defeats to
the inefficiency of their air service
and more especially to the inexper-
ince and lack of stamina of the lat
est recruits, who are most inadequate
~ drilled and trained and who are
physically incapable of sustaining the
heavy strain of defensive warfare.
The mere presence of these new re-
cruits, they say, produces in a COM
pany a demoralizing effect upon the
older men, because it indicates to
what straits Germany must be reduc-
ed to employ such poor material.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

New Orleans Offices Of the United
States Shipping Board of the Emer-
gercy Fleet Corporation that a TO-
000-ton dry dock and large ship re-
pair plant would be constructed at
New Orleans. 1t is expected to have
them in operation by January l. They
will cost about S1,250,000 and will BE-
able TO accommodate the largest
steamships that enter this port.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
New Artillery Camps.

Washington. - New field artillery
camps to be located near StithtOn,
KY, and Fayetteville, N. c., were
named Camp Knox and Camp Bragg,
in honor of Henry Knox, who was
commander in chief of the army III
1888, and later secretary of war, and
Braxton Bragg, who was Confede-
rate general after rendering valuable
service in the Mexican war.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
For Gas Victims

. New York.-A hospital unit design
ed exclusively for work among gas
victims. the first of its kind, and re,
cruited from many cities for the
women's overseas hospitals, the hos
pitfalls of the National American Wom-
en- Suffrage Association has started
for France.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

AT a meeting OF directors OF the
Ouachita Fair Association at Monroe
to consider the advsability of cam
ceiling the fair, il was decided that
the fair is needed more now than ever
and the decision was unanimous ic
hold it on the dates previously ad-
vertised, October % to 20 inclusive.
Despite the drouth for many weeks it
is stated there will be some excep-
tionally fine agricultural exhibits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

Protection of migratory birds, based
on agreements between the United
States and Canada. Is made the sub
tect Of a special proclamation issued
BY President Wilson putting into ef-
feet necessary regulations. There
will be no spring open season and the
fall open season will cover generally
September 1 to January 81, with some
exceptions. States have the right to
enforce their own regulations when
not inconsistent with the federal rul-
ings.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
BAD German Plane

Washington. - Lieutenants Stiles
and Drew of an American aviation
unit encountered four German h.;
planes near Flirey on August Is, and
shot down one of them, General Per-
shing reported.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Germans Get Cotton.

Amsterdam. - The Germans have
discovered great stocks of cotton Mt
Tifiis, according to the Ukraine news
papers. copies Of which have been re-
ceived here. OF these stocks 100000
pounds have been taken to Budapest
to be divided between Germany and
Austria, the newspapers say.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Bio Fire At Troy, Ala.

Troy, Ala - Estimates placed the
stroyed one of the phosphate buildings
stroyed one of the phophate buildings
of the Standard Chemical and Oil
Company here at 100000. Six thou
sand tons of acid phosphate were stor-
ed in the building.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
laundrjes For Soldiers.

Washington. - Laundries will be
established in all the principal army
camps and environments and the War
Department has set aside $5,754,999
for the construction. The average
cost will be about $4,000.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
New BARGE Line Soon.

Chicago.-Edwin s. Conway, chair
man of the Board of Water Resource
Advisers, announced that within 30
days there will be a line Of power
boats and barges plying between Chi
cago and St. Louis. carrying merchan-
disc from the Great Lakes to the
Mississippi river.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Nav bav From Leaves.

Zurich.-Children in Munich were
employed in stripping the leaves from
trees and bushes in the public parks
for conversion into hay, according to
the Munich Post, which says this is
necessary owing to lack of fodder for
army horses.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Island Aids Red Cross.

San Juan, Porto Rico, U. s. A.
Final figures for the Second War
Fund Drive for the American Red
Cross Cross show the subscription of
approximately $4,000 throughout
the island.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Bio Army Purchase.

Washington.-Olive drab cloth for
manufacture of wooden uniforms has
been contracted for through the
quartermaster's department to the
value OF s4,7O9,25O, the War Depart.
merit announced.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Germans Seek Escape.

Salt Lake City. Utah.-Seven aliens
OF the war prison camp at Fort
Douglas are in the post hospital with
their bodies full Of buckshot as the
result of an attack upon prison
guard. All seven were wounded, but
only one is in a serious condition.