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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
LIFE ONA
SUBMARINE
CHASER
Springfield Boy Writes of
His Exciting Adventures
on the High Seas
HARD TO WALK
ON THE DECK
"Limeys' Showed a Good
Spirit Over the
Fourth

The Caledonian has published a
good many interesting soldiers let
ters, but here is the first one from
one of the boys on submarine
chaser. 1t has the real sea flavor
ard describes just the kind of life
some OF the st. Johnsbury boys are
leading on the high seas. The letter
was written by Capt. J. L. McFad-
den, native of Springfield, to his
grandfather, Lyman Whitcomb, of
that hustling Vermont town.
U. s. Sub. Chaser, No 83.
July 4, 1913.
Dear Grawpy:
| bet that it will surprise you to
get this letter. 1t has been in mind
for a long time to write you from
over here end tell you something of
how we got across.
The first thing that is to be said
j. that it took us a remarkably long
time to do it. In fact we thought we
were never going to see the end of
that trip. Of course now that we
are really arrived we do not remem-
Der so much of it and forget quite
readily all of the various unpleas-
ant details of the passage.
Aside from the length of the trip,
the voyage was not as unpleasant as
could be imagined. 1t is true that
it was pretty rough at times and we
climbed over some big waves all
right but they never caught US with
out a struggle. We were up on top
of the water all the time and we
have great confidence in the sea-
!worthiness Of the boats. Have you
ever seen d dry leaf floating on the
top of the lrpples of a stream? That
I is the way that our little boats han
die themselves on the ocean waves.
We became quite accustomed to
seeing a great wall of water coming
at US and towering high above our
heads While it was in front of US,
we could hardly see the other boats
aC ALL l. was nothing unusual for
one of the other sub chasers to dis
appear from sight entirely for a
space of half a minute or so. Some
days the waves were so high that
the large ship which was with us
went out Of sight also.
When we were bobbing about we
had to play strange tricks in order
tc hang on and live. Of course il
was impossible to cook as nothing
to speak O. will stay on the stove
Continued on page three)
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
RED CROSS MEETINGS
Public Gathering Tonight and Com
mittee Meetings Wednesday

The public are very cordially in
vited to the meeting of the Red
Cross at the Armory tonight when
the principal speaker. will be James
Jackson of Boston, the manager of
the New England division of the Red
Cross. Mr.. Gasllill Of Worcester
and other officers will present the
present needs and the objects of this
great organization. The speakers
will be well worth hearing and their
message is an urgent one.
Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock
Mr.. Jackson and his associates will
meet the delegates from five counties
at the Armory at 9 o'clock for a gen
eral conference upon the work.
About $50 delegates will come to this
meeting from Caledonia, Essex, Or
leans, Orange and Washington coun-
ties. At the close of the conference
Mr.. Jackson will give the delegates
a complimentary luncheon at the st.
Johnsbury House.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
TROLLEY COLLISION
One Killed and Five Wounded at
Castleton

Castleton, Sept. 9-One of the
worst accidents on the lines of the
Rutland Railway, Light and Power
Company in the last 10 years occur
red today at the gravel pit switch,
when one man was killed, another
perhaps fatally wounded and four
others hurt, two of them badly, by
q head-on collision of express and
work cars.
A misunderstanding of orders is
supposed to have been the cause of
the acciden;. The work car should
have waited at Castleton Corners for
the express car to pass, but it con-
tinued toward Castleton. The cars
came together on a sharp curve.
The impac; was SO great that the
work car was driven back about 40
feet.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
SAVE THE PEACH STONES
And Bring Them to the Fairbanks
Museum

And Bring Them to the Fairbanks
Museum
Peach stones help to win this war!
Absurd? Our boys over there are
winning the war, ships also, food,
fuel But peach stones also! Yes!
Because they are needed in the man
ufacture of gas masks to protect our
boys, your boys perhaps, in the
trenches against the hellish invention
of German chemists. Peach stones
heretofore have been thrown away.
Not now, however. Save them! Our
country needs them. And when col
lected send them dried to the Fair
banks Museum where they will be
packed and forwarded to our gov
ernment.
War Activities Committee
Woman's Club.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10

riod, when peace conditions are re-
sumed and the disbanding of the
great armies is going on, good citi-
zenship will be necessary. The end
Of the war will demonstrate the Will
of God that all men shall be free and
equal. In the words of the grand
Battle Hymn Of the Republic:
"He has sounded forth the trumpet
that shall never call retreat;
He is sitting out the hearts of men
before His judgment seat!
o be swift, my soul, to answer him !
be jubilant my feet!
Our God is marching on"
The following are the names of the
boys who have come from Lunen-
burg:
Major Joseph C. Breitling.
Madison Dana Nichols.
William ]. King.
Delmar Will Pond.
Irving Kimball.
Albert Lewis.
James Ernest Silsby. " q.
William Douglas Gordon.
Clyde Luther.
Harold Maillett.
Fred J. Lord.
Allen C. Moore.
James Fadden.
William Wood.
Ellsworth Forbes.
jake Jubilee.
William Franklin Bell.
Frederick E. King.
Martin Richard Pond.
William Kimball.
James Kimball.
! Leslie Hartshorn.
} Harland Roy Silsby.
| Louis Ponclos.
William MCGOWAN.
William Common.
Alfred Lord.
Walter Moore.
John Corcoran.
James Wood.
Lee Lemere.
Perley Howland.
Irving Brown.
In addition to these are the names
of those whose parents are now res
idents of Lunenburg, but who wen
from other towns: Glenn Lewis, sol
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lewis; Wal
ter and Lester Mailett, sons of MI
and Mrs. J. J. Mailett, the last nam
/ ed being engaged in work on wa
munitions.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
Wounded severely, Raymond H. A
den, Montpelier.

Private Thomas B. Tetreault, Co.
A, U. S. Infantry, recently reported
wounded with degree undetermined,
enlisted Feb. a, and left Newport Feb.
%, for Camp Greene, Charlotte, N.
c. He was transferred to Camp Mills,
Hampstead, L. L., the latter part of
April. He sailed on board the "Mol-
davia" that was torpedoed May "a,
and landed in England. He arrived in
Paris, July 3, and was in the Grand
Parade, July 4, and "a guest at a re-
ception that night. He left Paris
July 5, for the battlefield. A letter
written July "a said he had just come
back from the front, had been in
the big drive and was once more
safe and sound. On August II, he
wrote he was in the hospital. He
was born in Newport, April 8, 1896,
was first educated in the Parochial
school and then took a three years
classical course in st. Michael's In
stitute in Winooski. He worked for
the Boston and Maine as call boy
and checker, and when he left he
was employed at True and Blan-
chard's garage.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
PVT. FRINK ALIVE
Was First Reported Killed in Action

Especial to The Caledonian)
Burlington, Sept. 9-Private Noah
Frink, son CT Mr.. and Mrs. Cornell
ius Frink o. Charlotte, reported as
killed in action on July II, is alive
and we'll, his parents having received
letters from him dated August 5 and
IA, and friends, too, have also receiv-
ed letters. A memorial service for
young Frink was held at the church
al Charlotte, his will had been pro-
bated. commissioners for his estate
appointed, and life insurance paid.
including instalments made by the
government. He is 90 years old. In
addition to letters from the young
man himself. a member of the same
egiment has written to his pare
in Charlotte of having seen him.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
BAKER IN PARIS
Will Confer with Allied Officers on
the Winning of the War

Paris, Sept. 9-Newton D. Baker,
the American secretary o: war, has
arrived in Faris. The secretary was
conducted to the city home of Gen.
John J. Pershing, commander-in-
chief of th= American expeditionary
forces, where he will remain and
held conferences during the next few
days.
Secretary Baker said that he had
no statement to make at the present
time. It is expected his visit will per-
nit conferences between the Ameri-
can and entente allied officials. He
VIII visit American Headquarters and
the principal centers of American
activities.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
COMING HERE
State Council, Jr. o. U. A. M. Will
Hold it's Annual Meeting Sept. rs
(Special to the Caledonian)

Especial to the Caledonian)
Montpelier, Sept. 10-The goth
regular and fourth biennial session
of the State Council of Vermant, Jr.
o. U. A. NJ, will convene in Grand
Army Hall, Wednesday, September
25, at 1.3O p. m. Headquarters will
be at the st. Johnsbury House. 1t is
expected that the National Councilc>,
Hon. John H. Noyes, will be present
at the session.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
NOT MISSING IN ACTION
But Found in Base Hospital in
France
Especial to the Caledonian)

Especial to the Caledonian)
Burlington, Sept. 9-Private Will
liam Trayah, reported missing in
action, is convalescing in base hos
pital, his mother, Mrs. Peter Trayah
having received letter from him.
The government notified her Sept.
that he was missing, but word
from the boy himself disproves the
official notification. He is member
of Company F, 18th Infantry, and
enlisted at Burlington last February.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
VOTE TODAY

The polls for state, county and
town close at o'clock tonight. Be
sure and vote At the Town Hall in
the County Court building.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
THE CASUALTY LIST

One Vermonter Among the Casual
ties
Washington, Sept. 10--The follow
ing casualties are reported by the
Commanding General of the Ameri-
can EXpeditionary Forces:
Killed in action 149
Missing in action 220
Wounded severely 471
Died Of wounds 46
Died of aeroplane accident 2
Wounded, degree undetermined 35
Died of disease 8
Prisoners 1
Died of accident and other causes 6
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
NEUTRALS PROTEST
Against the Wholesale Executions
by Bolshevik;

Amsterdam, Sept. 9-The Berlin
Tageszeitung's Moscow correspond
ent says the neutral diplomats have
jointly protested to M. Chicherin, the
Bolshevik Foreign Minister, against
the wholesale execution of civilians
and officers.
They pointed out to Chicherin that
their Governments would expel all
Russian Bolsheviki if the Soviet
Government did not abandon it's at
titude of terrorism toward it's politi-
cal opponents.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10

An additional credit of $400,0O0,-
900 was made by the United States
Treasury to Great Britain on August
80. This brings the total of credits
to Great Britain to $3,725, 100000.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-10
WOMEN IN BELGIUM
To Take the Place of German Off
cials in Military Service

Amsterdam, Sept. 9-The large
number of German officials in Bel
gium have been called up for mil
itary service, according to the Nj
euwe Rotterdamsche Courant. Their
places are to be taken by women.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-15
STEELTON NEWS ITEMS
Children's Day Exercises
at Centenary u. B. Church

Annual Children's Day exercises
will be held in Centenary United
Brethren Church Sunday evening at
7.30 o'clock. The program to be
presented follows: Song, Forward!
Forward" school; prayer, the Rev.
MIR. Wier; offering, announcements
welcome, Emmett Geiger; recitation,
Willette Cargill; dialogue, Just Tell
Us What You'd Do" Paul Steever,
John Keim, Richard Stouffer; solo,
Anna Pugh; recitation, Fay Clouser;
recitation, Carmen Eisenhart; doll
exercise, Louise Richards, Lavina
Bennett, Louise Sanders, Barbara
Saylor, Marion Malehorn, Anna. Nc
Nance, Margaret Railing, Isabel
Kuntz, Carmen Eisenhart; recitation,
Tit For Tat" Marie Burkholder
recitation, "A Battle" Sara Shaeffer!
solo, Theresa Anderson; diologue,
"Columbia's Helpers; recitation,
When the Minister Comes to Tea"
Cora Pisle; recitation, Harriet Fry;
dialogue, "A Row of Buttercups,"
Anna Pugh, Teresa Anderson, Ruth
Richards, Helen Anderson, Louise
Sanders, Cora Fry, Barbara Saylor,
Isabel Kuntz, Toleda Shipp, Marion
Malehorn, Lavena Bennett; recital
ton, Alice Shaeffer; song, "Hark,
the Sound" school; recitation, "At
the Church." Grace Steever; parasol
song. eight girls: sketch, Feminine
Bravery; recitation, Fannie Steever;
recitation, Spoiled Children" Anna
keim; dialogue, "Parasol'; solo,
Edna Troup; recitation, THE Boys in
france" Iva Beaver; patriotic drill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-15
Boy Scouts to Present
Play in High Auditorium

Members of Troop /, Boy Scouts of
America, Charles w. Mccoy. scout
master will present three-act
comedy entitled. THE Boy Scouts"
in the High School auditorium this
evening under the direction of Prof.
w. M. Harclerode. Final dress re-
hearsal for the play was held last
evening under the direction of Prof.
Harelerode. Proceeds from the play
Will be used for welfare work in the
borough and for defraying expenses
of a camping trip this summer.
The cast of characters follows:
Nip, William Messenger; Tuck,
Charles Arnold; Dick, Henry Spon-
sler; Worthington Leonard, william
Sponsler; Tony Ardis, Merl Harman
jake Stein, Chester Reed Chubby
Childs, William Rupp; Mrs. Water
melon, David Dayhoff; Watermelon
jackson, Floyd Watson; Lippy Seud-
der, Lloyd Rhoades; Bub, Clifford
Douglass; Jack Hewitt Myers
Phify, Howard Blyder; Lee, Norman
Sheesly; Tom, Paul McNamee; shorty,
Huston Bellows; Harry. Crescent
Rupp; Charley. John Hoblitzel; WILL
Robert Mentzer; Frank, Harry Hart
man.
years experience playing incidental
music in some of the best moving
picture houses in the country, espe-
cially in the Victoria Theater of At
lantic City, has been engaged. He
will play the piano in most parts
and the organ in other parts. Lloyd
Watson and his colored family will
furnish the best part of the black
face comedy of the evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-15
Summer Girls Compel
Life Guards to Watch
Hour Longer at Surf

Atlantic City.-Summer girls have
refused to abide by the daylight
saving hours for bathing while the
sun remains high in the heavens and
officials have surrendered to de-
mands that life guards be kept on
for an hour later each day. Meal
hours and other summer activities
of the resort are strictly regulated
by the new time rather than by the
sun, and as the life guards are al
lowed to report later in the morn
ings the new plan is giving general
satisfaction.
Would-be patrons in bathing suits
are to be curtly refused any sort of
drinks in the saloons and cafes of
the resort under another new edict
which seeks to prevent accidents
among the bathers. Also the new
law is aimed to prevent securing
liquor by soldiers and sailors of the
lighting forces who might seek to
liquidate while they are out of uni
form and in surf rigs.
All June records for the number of
bathers were topped last week, when
over 100000 entered the surf for
dips.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-15
SPECIAL TRAINS
FOR THE CAMPS
Schedules Call For Movement
OF Men, to Be Extended
Over the Rest of June

Movements of men drafted for
special training and limited service,
under the selective service act which
have been under way to Pittsburgh,
Easton and other places the last
few days, were increased to-day
when the first contingent of fifty
SIX men moved for Vancouver Bar
racks under the recent call for men
for service in the aircraft produc-
ton, started for the west To-mor-
row thirty-one will go, forty-one
on the 18th; sixteen on the 18th;
thirty-two on the 18th and one hun
dred and forty-nine on the 23rd.
On the 21st sol colored men will
start for Camp Sherman.
Twenty-six special trains will be
required to move the drafted men to
Camps Lee and Greenleaf in the five
days period commencing June "a.
There will be $4,000 men go to Lee,
eighteen special trains being re-
quired, twelve of which will be on
the Pennsylvania system. The other
eight special trains will be needed
Tor the movement to Greenleaf.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-15
SMASH RECORDS
ON DRIVE-AWAYS
During Past Month Overland
Company Started 1888
Cars

Recent drive-aways at the Over
land plant have broken all previous
records. During the past month
1888 cars were taken across country.
In spite of the severe cold spell dur
ing part of the month, dealers and
distributors made unusual demands
upon the factory TO anticipate the
spring rush of business.
only 100 cars were driven away
during the same period in 1917.
Ihese flgures do not by any means
represent the gross shipment of cars"
SAID John n. WHY'S, commenting up
on this showing, but they do in
dlcate that the far sighted dealers
are getting ready for their imme-
olate requirements. In spite of un-
precedented traffic problems, our
dealers are doing their utmost not
to disappoint their customers as the
pest driving days of the year ap-
proach. 1t is certainly gratifying to
see the assurance OF these men in all
parts of the country" said WHY'S.
Those of broadest vision are unani-
nous in predicting a we'll sustained
demand for automobiles throughout
1918. The enormous demands made
upon time and energy for food and
munitions with less men to accom-
plish these bigger tasks make it only
reasonable to suppose that there will
be more sound reasons for motor
car demand in this country than
ever before"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-15

OF Allison Hill as a part of the gem
eral park improvement scheme. The
poard has gone on record as favor
ing the bridge and state and city will
unite in its construction.
j. e. Greiner, the engineer. who
MADE the estimates for the proposed
bridge at Walnut street, and who
recently made a study of the Null
Derry street viaduct, will be here
wlthin few days to make a study
OF the line of the proposed State
street viaduct, which some people
nave already named Common
wealth Way" The idea is to have
monumental structure which will
stretch for about a sixth of a milo
State street. -
William H. largest, deputy at
torhey general has been detailed by
the attorney general, to act as legal
ADVISER in the Capitol Park exten-
sion matters. He is a Harrisburg at
torney of wide experience in state,
municipal and realty matters.
Many at Capitol. - The plain
people of Pennsylvania, as mem
bers of the Church of the Brethren
style themselves, have certainly
shown their interest in the State Capi-
tol this week as the register of the
guides shows. The Brethren have
been thronging the corridors of the
Capltol and have not missed much
IN the way of the attractions of the
building. 1t is one of the peculiar
tues OF this sect that when there is
any gathering in this section, such as
the annual conferences which have
peen held frequently at Paxtang or
Hershey, that they make a point
or visiting the Capitol. While hav-
ing opinions against public office
they are greatly interested in public
buildings.
Good Fishing.-Commiss of
FISHERIES, Nathan r. Butler, who
has been surveying the results of
the planting of bass in the streams
or the state says that there should
be excellent bass fishing this year,
the first under the new fish code in
pennsylvania. The season will he
gin on July 1 and fish wardens saw
that there are plenty of bass in the
streams in the central section. Under
the new regulations there are
changes in the catch. For instance
only twelve black bass may be taken
when the season opens and 25 of the
rock, white, strawberry, calico and
other varieties and 20 is also the
limit of the wall-eyed pike or Sus-
quehanna salmon. The frog season.
which starts July 2, will also be
governed by rules. The commits
sioner does not anticipate any
trouble with the new regulations
and says that while there have been
numerous arrests for illegal trout
fishing they have been palpable vio-
lations and the letter to wardens
to be sure that more than 25 legal
hsh have been taken in a day before
making arrests has had a good eff
feet.
Big Hearings.-Over a dozen i'm
portant hearings are scheduled for
Harrisburg, Wilkes Barre and Pitts
burgh by the Public Service Commits
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-15
Local Lodges Will Hold
Annual Memorial Services

Annual memorial exercises of two
local lodges, KnightS of Pythias.
will be held tomorrow. Members of
Carthage lodge and Steelton lodge
will leave the hall of Steelton lodge
at 5.45 o'clock tomorrow evening
and proceed to the Baldwin Gene
terry where exercises will be held.
Following the ceremonies at the
cemetery the knights will attend SER
vices in st. Johns Lutheran Church.
Following is the program at the
cemetery: Opening ode, by the
lodges; prayer; male quartet, "They
That Trust" William Kreiz H. r.
Rupp, Harold Wells and Earl
Thomas; memorial oration, Charles
B. Pass; decoration of graves; male
quartet, Passing Down the Valley;
closing hymn, America" by the
lodges; benediction.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-15
Lodge Bitter in Opposing ]
Statue to Honor Buchanan

Washington, June Is. Compar-
ing James Buchanan. fifteenth Presi-.
dent of the United States, to Benedict
Arnold, and declaring that the out
standing feature of his administra-
tion was his "disloyalty." Senator
Lodge. of Massachusetts. bitterly
fought passage by the Senate yester-
day of bill authorizing the erection
of the proposed Buchanan statue In
Washington.
The fight on the bill went over un-
until Monday afternoon by agreement.
Senator Lodge having asked for more
time in which to gather more data on
President Buchanan's coreer before
the Senate should vote on the ques-
tion of honoring his memory with a
statue. taf
The bill authorizing the statue was
introduced two years ago in accord
ance with the provisions of the will
of the late Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnson,
of Baltimore, niece of President Bu-
chanan and mistress of the White
House during his administration. She
left 100000 with which to erect the
statue: The bill specifies Meridian
Hill, the most costly park of it's size
in Washington, as the place where the
statue shall be placed. The measure
has already passed the House.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-15
Steelton Churches

First Reformed-The Rev. Fl. H.
Rupp will preach at 1915 on What
Is Your. Life?' and at to the jun
ior congregation on Our Ten Ser
wants" June 80, Holy Communion
and birthday offering.
Trinity Episcopal-The Rev. w. c.
Heilman, rector. s, Holy Commun-
ion 10. church school; IL, morning
prayer and sermon; 7.30. evening
prayer and sermon.
ST. Johns Lutheran-The Rev. G..
N. Lauffer, pastor, will preach at
10.45 on "A New and Living Way"
and at 730 on Gods Good Will"
Sunday school at $50; C. E., $50.
First Presbyterian-The Rev. C. B.
Segelken, pastor. will preach at IL
on THE Law of Love and Good
viii" and at 7.30 on The Gospel of
Loyalty; Sunday school. 9.45.