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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
Secretary Daniels Announces that Men Will Be Released
from the Navy as Soon as Possble-Private Yachts
and Motor Boats Being Returned to Owners.
TERRORIST REVOLUTION
SCHEDULED IN BERLIN FRIDAY
Population of Germanys Capital at the Mercy of Gangs
OF Marauders- President Wilson Works the First
Day of His Ocean Voyage.

London despatch says that there will be no formal
surrender OF German arpanes first expected be-
cause 1t has been found mpracticabe to assemble 1000
planes at place. It is doubtful if Germany has suf
tcent number Of reliable pilots for that purpose Hence
the first surrender in history of the air fleet is being eff
fected pece-meal. The Germans shedding their
wings IN the Of their retreat and the advancing
Allies picking them up.
despatch from London says that the British naval
authorities have decided that will be unnecessary de-
Dand return OF HelgOland to Great Britain from Ger
many. This announced Wednesday night by Wins
ton Churchill minister of munitions, at Dundee. Mr..
Churchill also said that the British government had de-
cided upon the naturalization of the railways.
The British transport Orca with nearly 1000 Ameri-
troops aboard arrived from Liverpool New York
city this morning This the fourth transport to bring
back returning soldiers
A despatch from Washington says that the discharge
Of 20 per cent of the Navs wartime personnel of about
100000 has been authorized by Secretary Daniels
The Secretary said that the men would be released
quickly possible with due regard to the convenience of
the service Private yachts motor boats and other craft
taken by the Navy already being turned back
the owners. Secretary Daniels said that by February
1G0 craft will have been stricken from the NAVY list
A Copenhagen despatch says that machine guns We're
used in suppressing food riots Cologne Several stores
were plundered and there number of casualties
The Zurich correspondent of Paris wires his paper
that terrorist revolution led by DR.. Liebnecht will
break in the city Of Berlin Friday night Lebnecht has
$4,000 we'll armed The population of Berlin, ac-
eordng to reports at the mercy of gangs of maraud
ers and there appears to be authority there.
President Wilson spent the most Of the first day
the working in his Office After acknowledging
from the bridge of the George Washington the greetings
the big ship put out to he turned pile of letters
and kilograms and then spent several hours with his
Istenographers
A Washington despatch announced the appointment
Of Representative Carter Glass Secretary of the Treas
ury to succeed Mr. McAdoo. He will assume the Office
December IA.
Washington despatch says the Senate foreign rela
tons committee has unanimously dsapprOved the reso
ton of Senator Cummns proposing to send Senate
nittee to the peace conference
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
PAY TO THE LIMIT
SAYS LLOYD GEORGE
No Fines as in FrancO-Prus-
sian War, but Reparra-
ton Only

London, Dec. 4-(British Wireless
Service)--In reviewing the question
of whether Germany is able to pay
damages and the war expenditures
incurred by the Allies, the Daily Mail
declares that the estimated Allied ex-
penditures of 925 200, 100000 are less
than one-seventh of the main German
assets in sight.
The railway systems in the German
States are the property of the vari-
Gus Governments, which, in addition,
own forests, mines and large areas of
land. The paper says that a moder-
ate estimate of the value of German
mineral deposits is 1,000,000,000.
In 1871 Germany made France pay
not only tic cost of the war, but ex-
acted fine of 986,000,000 and the
surrender Of Alsace- The
Daily Mail says that the Allies ask
for no fines, but require PREPARATION
only
Premier Lloyd George announced
recently shat Germany will be re-
quired to pay the costs of the wal
up to the limit of her ability
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
RED CROSS SEALS
To Be Awarded to All Who Join al
the Christmas Roll Call

The Red Cross Christmas seals will
not be placed on sale this year but ten
will be awarded to every person who
Joins the Red Cross at the Christmas
roll call The seals have been
printed by the Red Gross for-sexeral
years for TIE purpose of raising funds
for the fight against tuberculosis.
This year, however, it was decided to
make unified effort to enlist every
one in the Red Cross Christmas roll
call, and to award Christmas seals as
a pledge that tuberculosis work is
not to be neglected.
The Vermont Association for the
Prevention of Tuberculosis has been
promised minimum appropriation
from the Red Cross equal to the
gross total from the sale of seals of
last, year. This arrangement was
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
REPORTED DEAD
Boy May Have Died on
Transport of Influenza

The I,yndonville Union-J ournal has
the following concerning a former
member of Company D, Vermont Ma
tional Gu"ros:
The report has been received here
this week, but not officially confirmed,
that Sergeant Earle Henry Johnson
well known here as Jack Johnson,
died on a transport after an illness of
the influenza, while going overseas
to Franco, sometime in September
and was buried at sea.
Jacks friends will hope that the
report will be found to be a mistake
He had made his home at Lyndonville
for some time, being a brakeman on
the railroad He was a member of
old Co. d., Vt. National Guards, and
saw service on the Mexican border
Since war was declared against Ger
i many he has been in the national
army, and at the time of going over
seas was Il sergeant in the 57th Pho
neer Infarfry. While here on a fur
Tough the. first of last July he was
married u Passumpsic- to Bernice
Maude Chaffee of ST. Johnsbury. He
was then stationed at Spartanburg
S. C.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
WAR PRISONERS
Enjoying Life at China's Capital

Pekin, Nov. 5--About 200 war pris-
oners from Siberia are enjoying life
in the enemy internment camp near
the summer palace here. So pleased
are they-with their environments that
some of them have written letters to
their friends inviting them to come
to China and enjoy its hospitality.
At first these sojourners claimed
that they were Italians eager to re-
turn to Ital y,but when an attempt
was made to ship them on an Italian
transport for Italy they refused to go
and asserted they were Austrians.
The Chinese authorities have eXamin-
ed them and all have claimed to be
soldiers thus preventing the Chinese
from setting them free and compell-
ing them to work for living.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05

made through the National Tubercu-
losis Association, which has approved
the work of the Vermont Association
and recommended it as worthy of
help from the Red Cross during the
coming year.
H. w. Slocum, secretary of the
Vermont tuberculosis Association,
states that during 1919 theMassocia-
ton will enlarge the capacity of the
Preventorium, endeavor to extend the
Modern Health Crusade movement to
every school in the state, provide for
personal visits to all soldiers dis
charged on account Of tuberculosis,
and also t. take up intensive health
work in limited district, probably
Montpelier and Barre.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
HAS TERROR IN HIS HEART
William Hchenzollern Refuses to Be
Comforted

London, Dec William Hohen-
zollern wears detected appearance,
according to the Telegraph's CORES
pondent at Amerongen, Holland, who
says he has talked with "some one
who has come much in contact with
the exile" This person is quoted
as follows.
'sThe feamer emperor wore an all
of relief when he arrived at Amer
ongen, bot that soon vanished. Even
his CHEEKY wife cannot now rouse him
from Inoodiness. The former en-
press is really something of heroine
and tries TO make her husband look on
the bright side of things, but in vain
The distinguished fugitive has terror
in his heart"
Herr Hohenzollern keeps more anG
more TO himself and constantly is
less. inclined to go about. The cor.
respondent says his informant tool
him to an unfrequented place from
which al unshaded window in the
castle was visible. Pointing to the
window, the gentleman said:
"The tnlmer emperor sits at thai
window writing as though against
time, honr after hour, sheet after
sheet, often all the forenoon and al
the Afternoon"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
BRINGING HOME
CANADA'S TROOPS
The Dominion Had 286,s04 Overseas
Troops

Winnipeg, Canada, Dec. 5-Plans
for the rehabilitation of Canada S
236, 6,304 overseas troops under a sys-
TEN intended to meet economic and
industrial conditions have been COM
pleted and will be put into operation
when withdrawal of the forces in con-
sented to by the high command.
After considering available shipping
facilities and rolling stock in Canada,
the Imperial Ministry of Shipping and
the Canadian War Board have con-
cluded that the rate of return can ap-
proximate 10000 men month,
Close study of the military and &c
onomic phases. of rehabilitation re-
suited in a decision to first return men
whose trade classification showed
there was immediate use for them in
industry. Preference is to be given
married men, the order of their return
to be determined by the length of
time in overseas service. Then single
men will be returned along the same
general lines.
Classification of the troops into
occupational groups by the Militia
Department was deemed advisable to
meet the requirements of the labor
market in the various districts. To re-
/ turn the men regardless of their oc-
cupation in civil life and demands OF
the labor market in their respective
districts would work a hardship upon
them as well as upon industry, Off
! cials decided
Latest figures list 286,304 as the
number of Canadian troops overseas
| An estimate of how these men will be
distributed among the various pro
| vinces, based on the ratio of enlist
ment in each province, follows:
Ontario, 121, 500; Quebec, $4,000
New Brunswick, 1850; Nova Scotia
and Prince Edward Island, 1880
Manitoba, 33,5O0; Saskatchewan, 49,
500; Alberta, 21,500; British Colum-
bia, 25,500.
The problem of bringing back from
England the wives and families OF
Canadian soldiers, estimated at 35,00(
persons, has been placed with the
Department of immigration. They
will be returned to Canada as quickly
as possible, as the government desire:
to have the soldiers homes re-estab
lished before their arrival.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
TANKS IN THE WAR
Idea Came from Seeing an American
Farm Tractor in Germany

Washington, Dec. 5-The use Of
tanks resulted from ideas gained by a
British Official while watching the
demonstrations of an American farm
tractor in German city in 1913.
This official account Of the origin of
tanks is given by Col. Wellborn, di-
rector of the tank corps of the United
States army in his annual report
published today 1t contains no in
formation as to the American tank
program as it was prepared before
hostilities ceased
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
D. A. R. CONVENTION
Nineteenth Annual Session in Bur-
lington
Especial to The Caledonian)

Especial to The Caledonian)
Burlington, Dec 4-The 10Th an
nual conference of the regents and
state delegates Of the Vermont Chap
ter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution opened this morning at
the Algonquin club rooms. The state
regent, Mrs. H. r. Watkins of this
city, called the conference to order
A reception was given this evening
at the home of Mrs. Watkins, at which
Mrs. Watkins and two past state re-
gents, Mrs. Coates of Albany, former
ly Mrs. DeBoer of Montpelier, and
Mrs. morrill, Of -shelbnlne, received.
The following officers were elected
! Regent, Mrs. Harry r. Watkins of
Burlington; vice-regent, Miss Jennie
Valentine, Bennington; recording sec
| retary, Mrs. Arthur S. 1sham, Bur
lington corresp onding secretary, Mrs.
Jerome F. Downing, Essex Junction
auditor, Mrs. Wilfred G. Root, Brat
tleboro; historian, Mrs. F. G. Gilling-
ham, Woodstock; chaplain, Mrs. A. B
Engrem, Rutland; librarian, Mrs. A
3. Lamb, Burlington
Mrs. G. B. Walton of Montpelier
| chairman of the patriotic educational
| committee, disclosed the fact that the
state has 1000 homeless children, and
of a class not in the habit of accept
ing charity Many of them were or
| phaned by the recent influenza cpl
demic, when one or both parents died
| leaving large dependent families.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
MAY BE PASSUMPSIC MAN
The Michae; Delworth of "Sumack"
Mentioned as Wounded

Montpelier, Dec. 1.-The report Of
the casualties showing that Michael
Delworth of Sumack is wounded
caused no end of work in the adju-
tant generals office to locate the man
and possibly it has not been done,
although i; is very probable that it is
Murray Delworth Of Passumpsic who
was reported wounded last July. A
man by the same name; enlisted from
Passumpsic in Company c, 1st Yer
mont, and was later transferred to
Company = of the same regiment
and then to the 102d infantry in
August, 1917, and was wounded IN
July this year. a
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
Action Postponed until Thursday

Washington, Dec. IA general
discussion of the Presidents IA peace
terms started in the Senate by a
speech Of Senator Frehnghuysen of
New Jersey advocating a resolution
requesting the President to make a
public declaration of the interpreting
principles.
The action on the resolution of
Senator Crmmins proposing that a
Senate con1mittee be sent to the
peace conference was postponed until
Thursday by the foreign relations
committee.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
WOUNDED SECOND TIME
Wagoner James Thompson Had Just
Recovered from First Wound

Barre, Dec. A telegram has been
received by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Thompson of Farwel street, telling
that their son, Wagner James
Thompson of the 103d infantry, was
wounded in action for the second
time. He was first wounded on July
8 and was IL a base hospital for
about two months. Then a letter
was received by his parents, stating
that he was back with his regiment
It was net long after that when he
received his second wound. Wagner
Thompson is brother of Corporal
George Thompson, who was with the
Canadian army.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
DIED OF HIS INJURIES
Tree Fell on Wolcott Man Which
Caused His Death
Especial to The Caledonian)

Burlington, Dec. 4-Christopher
Fisher of Wolcott died here today of
compound fracture of the hip caus-
ed by a tree falling on him at VOL
colt Tuesday He was nearly 78
years old. He was born in Germany
but had lived in this country since he
was six years old. His wife and six
sons survive, one of whom, George e..
Fisher, lives at Lyndonville.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
Bold Robbery in New York City

New York. Dec. 5-Five men, three
masked, robbed the cashier and forty
guests early today at an East 18th
street restaurant and they escaped in
a taxicab. Later the quintet entered
a saloon, held up the bartender and
others present, emptied cash register
and fed with money and jewelry.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
CHEERED THE PRESIDENT
Returning Soldiers Met the George
Washington in the Hudson River

New York, Dec. Across the wa
ters of the Hudson, just as the George
Warrington with President Wilson
and his party was about to sail, came
roaring cheers from 1000 American
soldiers returning on the British
transport Lapland. From the crowded
rigging, the densely packed rails and
every portfolio the homecoming
fighters shouted greetings to the
President, and from the presidential
liner and the conveys answering
cheers came back.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
Bernard Baruch Has Resigned

Washington, Dec. president
Wilson has accepted the resignation
of Bernard Baruch, chairman of the
war industries board, effective on
January /, and has agreed that the
board shall cease to exist as a gov
ernment agency then.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
GRAND JURY WILL MEET
To Consider the Case of Private Luce

Especial to The Caledonian)
Burlington, Dec. 1.-The status of
John Luce, End, the young soldier
who stabbed Albert NJ. Prentiss, stat
ion agent here, last week, the agent
dying later, remains unchanged
Nothing has been done toward turn
ing him over to the authorities at
Camp Devens, where he is wanted,
they having made demand for him
from Attorney General Herbert G..
Barber of Brattleboro.
The grand jury will meet here Mon
day to take action in the case.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05

Because he was told that his millet
seed came fro mGermany a planter of
Nash county, N c., hitched his mule
to plow and laid his millet patch
in waste.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
ALLIES GET 1000 AIRP[ANES
ANOTHER TRANSPORT ARRIVES
BIG FOOD RIOTS IN COLOGNE
BOWLING LEAGUE
Teams No. and Play in the Fair
banks League

At Barquin's alleys Wednesday
evening there was d match between
Teams No. and No. 5, of the Fair
banks league with the following
score.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
WEATHER

Cloudy tonight and probably rain
or snow.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
THE CASUALTY LIST
Only Six Vermonters among the
Casualties

Only Six VermonterS among the
Casualties
Washington, Dec. 5-The follow
ing casualties are reported by the
commanding general of the American
Expeditiorary Forces:
Killed in action 42I
Died Of wounds 80
Died of accident and other causes 81
Died of airplane accident IL
Died of disease 431
Wounded severely 344
Wounded (degree undetelmined) 1913
Wounded slightly 6l9
Missing in action 474
3O3O
Died Of wounds:
Plvt. Jckn C. Coburn, Barre.
Pvt. Francis Homand, Bellows
Falls.
Pvt. Fritz l.. Oberg, West Rutland.
Wounded degree undetermined:
Sergt, Joseph F. Cheney, Lyndon
vile.
Wounded severely:
Pvt. Earl E. Brock, Newbury.
Slightly wounded:
Howard J. Shappy, Burlington.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
REDCROSS NOTES
Sold;eEa' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Soldiess Observation-Disclosures!
When writing to the War Risk In
surance Bureau about your allotments
or allowances, you are requested by
the Government TO observe the fol-
lowing rules:
Give lank, organization, and ad-
dress of enlisted nah when possible.
End lettel with your own first,
middle, and last name, address, city
and state.
Always give correct allotment num-
beri when referring to application Of
enlisted man. This allotment num-
ber appears on the face of the check
to the. right of the name
Write lcgibly. Poor handwriting
is the cause of much confusion and
delay. If possible. use a typewriter
or print plainly all necessary details
of name and address.
State your case in as few words as
possible Short, clear statements
will enable us to handle your letter
with the least possible delay.
Read catfully all circulars or let
ters of instructions sent you by the
GOyernme IT. These instructions were
prepared with purpose and should not
be disregarded.
Notify your postmaster and the
Bureau promptly of any change in
address. In doing this, always give
former address with the new address
clearly designated.
Answer promptly any communica-
tions requiring reply that are sent
you by the Bureau. When addressed
envelop is enclosed, the Bureau eX-
poets you 70 use this for reply. This
will assure more prompt attention.
Write the Bureau if any person in
your family dies who has been get
ting an allotment or allowance.
A better way still is to see the Red
Cross Home Service committee in
your own home town and let them
assist you. If you do not know this
call ut, W1'!te, or phone the Red Gross
Office at thc Armory, st. Johnsbury
phone 54S-W, or 14-M. and they will
advise:you
Following is the annual report OF
the ST. Johnsbury Branch, American
Red Cross, for the year ending Nov
2, 1913;
Cash on hand Oct. /, 1917 $929.0z
RECEIPTS
Pledges $5,155.74
% per cent 1st and 2nd War
Funds 2,834.5:
Gifts from individuals and or
ganizations, also from Red
Cross box and loose change
boxes 1,517.7!
Memberships 943.6(
Entertainment, ''The Run
ways" C06.2!
Supplies sold -. 3010!
Christmas Packets 266.7t
Migs Hcilieyiy lecture .7,2257..55t
Food sales I'll 208.5(
Sergt. Falnam's lecture 1910
Bond sold 100.O'
Miss Swift's recital 37.5l
Red Cross pins sold 29.5I
Tea Room, Christmas 1917 25.T'
Home service gifts from
South church 14.5t
Interest 1t Passumpsicsbank ST.
Contributions for Epidemic
relief $500
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
S11,613.88
EXPENDITURES

EXPENDITURES
Supplies, express and freight $6,961.70
Home service work 1,050.00
Christmas packets, 1917 221.15
Sergt. Farnam's tickets, paid
to county chapter 10000
Membership fees to state and
county 1876
Bond 10000
Expense Miss o'Reilley's lee
b. ture 86.40
Expense collecting 1st and
End War Funds 52.12
Janitor service $500
Paid for Red Cross pins $500
Canteen service F.51
Miss Swift recital programs 1.50
Epidemic expenses (All bills
not presented) Try 1920
Incidentals 3618
$9,158.91
Cash on hand Nov 2, 1913 $2,454.97
"a y 4 ~
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05

Cash on hand Nov. 2, 1913 $2,454.9
@ Margaret Robie, Treasurer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-01

while the city -ee-ler ANA the hallway nansge-
ments have been complaining about me unusual
snowfall this winter She farmer oE the central west
has had cause e congratulate himself Heavy snow
means 1atter dslds ana rster aedz ii these days 81
high prices means aargar pavEstao5ks.
Bat while concentrating himself on the prospect
OF greater yields 81 wheat corn and hay tia coming
summer. the agrieultarss shaal1 not lose sight Of
the fact that the cold weather and the heavy SHOWS
have meant great. Inconvenience 70 tbe government
II Washington. For weeks tAa railways ere vlrtu-
ally ted up ana unusual measures had TO be taken 10
gt coal and fooa ana machinery 70 the zeaboard ana
thence toscar men and their hFctaer-iu-causs in
France and Flanders Delays resulting from tile
unfayorabie climate conditions aog enly aisaFraaged
plans. but meant added expense.
The government is spending ia tla neighbofheod
OF billion dollars a mouth in the conduct os the
war against the Garmaa Plan oFfa. A great part OF
this money aud . great measure os the eSort Of
American forces abroad are beng iirsoted against
"a Ell vilally imPoFtaat - yse AmeTicaR favaar-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-01
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-01
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