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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23
Purses
In Velvet and Leathers

Don, forget, that Silk Chiffon Velvet Hand
Bags a. we'll a. those Of leather, play as i'm
portanl . role In Miladys wardrobe A. furs
or the blouse she wears. Better still. her hat
They come beaded or plain, II they're velvet
or envelope and bag shape with clever fit
tinss, " they're leather,
Priced sec to oiscU
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23
WOUNDED SLIGHTLY

wOUNDED HLi0IiTLY1
Covpi Andrew Bsker. Wewoka,
Prisats Carl 4. Camel, Nsw NihOn.
pr.vats Joe johnston. Hubert.
I'ri,s,o Hrsros Henson. TAFT.
fri,ate Earl Moore 1rsm'nsi. Hesld-
tan.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23
Jay W. M,cammon. II.
Judcs Terry pumenll.

The funeral o. Judge Terry Dumsnli.
who died suddenly Friday nlght In O
hotel AZ Fort Worth. Texas will he
conducted ~ tho Marshall q Harper
chapel tomorrow afternoon at : O'Clock
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23
l11

VEFWWTWHW7 w WI
vOuNLLgD BEVERLEY
iTiysts Letter y. Haas. sn) Der,
Private Roland FELTON,, lupoll
fri,sic GsosGo u. Parsons. Geld
springs,
Pri,nie lee Taylor. Drumrisht.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
THE U. v, M. AND THE WAR
The Splendid Service Rendered gy
Alumni, Faculty and Students

= Burlington, Dec. 23-The Univer-
sity of. Vermont has rendered distin-
gulshed wartime service to- the .eoull--
try. Two thousand two hundred
and forty-eight men have been train
ed on her campus; including me-
chanlcs, Signal Corps, and S. A. T..
c. Eight hundred of her alumni and
students are in active service-one
third of whom are graduates Of the
medical department.
When the United States entered
the war, the University turned over
its equipment to the Government and
was immediately selected for a Signal
Corps school Since then, three sig
nal schools and three mechanical
schools have been held here. The
instructors were members of the fac
ulty; the class rooms We're converted
into Offices and recreation rooms; and
the dornitories were used as bar
racks.
This fall, the university recruited a
Students Army Training Corps of
over four hundred and fifty men.
Fraternities lent their houses for bar
racks until the government built
buildings were ready for occupancy.
These regulation barracks had been
in use only two weeks when the entire
corps was demobilized. They will
soon be torn down.
President Guy Potter Benton was
granted years leave of absence in
September 1917 to do Y. NJ. C. A.
work in France. His services We're
so we'll appreciated that the trustees,
upon the urgent request of DR.. John
r. Mott, have granted him another
leave of absence although he is need
ed badly at home.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

Paris despatch says that Monday the President and
his wife went shopping tour, many Of the principal
shops being visited The Presidents plans for visiting
the American army headquarters at Chaumont and then
proceeding to England complete He will leave
Paris late Tuesday night and not return until New Years
day. The President insisted taking his Christmas din
ner with the troops and eating from kit with the
soldiers about him. He will have formal dinner with
General Pershing dhis officers later After reviewing
the troops the President will deliver an address which he
has already prepared The President will review 10000
troops composed Of infantry battalion from each d-
vision sixth, tWentynnth, seventy eghtieth
and eighty-second There will be besides some cavalry
sixth division the President will return by automobile to
Chaumont On the way he will stop at several small
towns where the American troops stationed
A london despatch says that the arrangements for
the banquet to be given Friday night in honor of Pres
dent Wilson similar to those made for the king of
Denmark during his recent visit to London The banquet
in the Buckingham palace is decorated in white and
gold and has of the finest tapestry in existence It
the largest in the palace with the throne in one
end which will probably be hidden by flowers.
A despatch from Washington says that the opinion
of the Judge Advocates Office approved by Secretary
Daniels holds that the officers and enlisted men of the
National Guard will revert to civilian status when dis
charged from the Federal service. The effect of this r
ing is to wipe out the existence of the National Guard
organized before the
A despatch from Paris says that the condition of
Major General Rhodes who injured in the fall of an
arplane northeast Of Paris Monday is greatly improved
The pilot of the machine Lieut. Gipin Of the British
army, was killed The pilot hampered by the dense
fog and lost his bearings He trying to avoid
landing in the heart Of the city when the machine fell 1900
feet. They were flying from Treves in Germany to
Calais on the French coast. Maj Gen Rhodes is at the
first American officer to enter the lines after the
istce was signed.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
The PRESIDENT Still SHOPPING
WILL dine WITH TROOPS XMAS
BIG BANQUET FRIDAY EVENING
WHEN THE WAR STARTED
The Whole British Empire Was In
formed in Six Minutes

London, Nov. 20, Correspondence
of The Associated Press)-1t requlr-
ed only six minutes to inform the
British Empire that England was at
war on the night of August A, 1914,
says Lord Harcourt, who was then
Colonial Secretary.
"On that unforgetful night" he
said to the Empire Parliamentary AS
sociation, 81 was in the Cabinet
Room, Downing street, with a few
colleagues. Our eyes were on the
clock, our thoughts on one subject
only; but there was a feeble effort to
direct our conversation to other mat
ters. We were waiting for a reply,
which we knew full we'll would never
come, to our ultimatum to Berlin.
"When Big Ben struck 11.30-mid-
night in Berlin, we left the room
knowing that the British Empire was
at war.
"I crossed to the Colonial Office to
send war telegram to the whole oil
the British Empire. | asked the Off
cial in charge of that duty how long
it would take He said about six
minutes
dSkC0 Hill " 1CCQIH 10 MY
room when he had done his work.
In seven minutes he was back and be-
fore morning | received an acknoW-
Iledgemcnt of my telegram from every
single Colonial Protectorate, and even
islet in the Pacific.
$50 the grim machinery of war
began revolving in perfect order and
with perfect preparation because,
more than two years previously, an
individual YEARBOOK had been pre-
pared by the Colonial Committee Of
Defense for every single Protectorate
and island. 1t was at that moment
locked in the safe Of each Governor
or Commissioner and they knew at
once what to do"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

the Something Happened
"Now, miss, you have unloaded
these vague babies on me. What do
-zzan propose that I should do with
them? Adopt then?'
"Not vet, anyhow" she answers,
smiling broadly. "Let us take them
up to the camp. I'll bet we can find
some one there to look after them.
What do you say, sir?"'
"Well, WE'LL" he sighs, "have your
own way as usual Just ring that bell
for the automobile, alstUblieft.
In the busy sewing room the two
children are standing up on one of the
tables The commandant has an arm
around each Of them, for they are a
littlef frightened by so much noise and
so many eyes looking at them. The
chatter. dies down, as he. speaks in his
gruh, authoritative voice, but with q
twinkle in his eyes, rather like a mid
dle-aged Santa Claus.
"Look here! I've got two iine
babies
A litter runs through the ROOM
"Ja, Men'eer," says one of the Wo-
men, congratulations! They are
lingen-darlings
"Silence!' growls the commandant
amihly. ENone Of your impudence,
YOU women. Look here! These two
ehildren-I want somebody to adopt
them, OF at least to take care OF them.
| will pay for them. Their names are
Hendrix and"
A commotion at the lower end OF
the room. A thin, dark little woman
is standing up, waving her piece OF
sewing like flag, her big eyes mann
ing with excitement.
"Stop!" she cries, hurrying ana
stumbling forward through the GROVE
Of women and girls. "Oh, stop nlin-
ute! They are mine-l lost them
mine, tell you-lost-nllne!
She reaches the head OF the faple
and filings her arms around the poy'
CRYING: "My Hendrix" !,
The boy hesitates q second, stafliea
nv the sudden wildness OF her cafess'
Then he presses his hot little race III
her neck. ,,,e
"Lieve moeder!" he murmurs'
"Where are you? l looked. -,
But the thin, dark little woman mas
tainted dead away. ..;ao
The rest we will leave, as the w wise
! conmandant does, to the chlef hurse.
From "a City of Refuge, Dy
Henry van Dyke, in the January
Scribner.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
RED CROSS
DRIyEOVER
LAST NIGHT
Returns Not All In and
Members Still Joining
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP
rs NOW 2343
Fairbanks Factory Team
Leads the List

The Red Gross Christmas roll call
is over, but people are still joining,
which is as it should be.
st. Johnsbury has not obtained as
many memberships as was hoped, but
all previous records for Red Cross
membership have been excelled and
a very considerable portion of our
population now have part in this
great humanitarian work
1t was impossible to obtain COM
plete returns from every team last
night, but 2343 names were recorded
and membership fees paid up to eight
o'clock Monday evening. Additional
reports showed about one hundred
more memberships which will be ad-
I'ded today so that the final result of
the drive will be about $500.
st. Johnsbury Center makes a par
ticularly good showing with 1856
members. The special team of St.
Johnsbury Academy girls, which did
not begin until Saturday morning,
gathered 143 memberships, showing
splendid results of concentrated effort.
The Fairbanks factory team leads the
list with 459 members.
On the whole, it is good showing.
A year ago it would it would have
been considered a wonderful demon
stl,ation of patriotism and two years
ago the Red Cross in St. Johnsbury
| had a membership Of less than one
hundred. Great things have been ex-
Ipected of us and have been performed.
Mistakes have been made because we
are human, but during this war more
of as than ever before have learned
of the pleasure of giving in q good
cause and that ''it is more blessed to
give than 70 receive.
AS this campaign comes to close
I the committee requests the Caledon-
ian to express their appreciation to
| all who have assisted in this roll call.
May The knowledge of this service
rendered make our Christmas cele-
/ bration more happy.
The results of the teams as tabGlat-
| ii - iCrI,4 oc- fnl1o1Y--
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
IMPORTANT NOTICE
To Returned Soldiers and Sailors

To Returned Soldiers and Sailors
The Home Service Department Of
the Red Cross wishes to bring to the
attention of all men discharged from
the service the following points:
Advantages of Government Insur-
ance.
1t is impossible to over-emphaslZe
the advantage Of keeping this insur-
surance in force. If the right to
continue it is lost, the holder cannot
again obtain insurance except from
private companies, at an. increase III
cost. Moreover, many of the men
may have become uninsurable as q
result of the war through physical
impairment, and if they drop this
insurance, they will lose the last OPP
portunity for their families to have
such protection.
Insurance VIII Lapse.
Unless premiums are paid within 81
days after the insured ceases to be
in active service, insurance will lapse.
Checks or money orders should be
made payable to the Treasurer of the
United States and sent direct to the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance, At
tention Of Insurance Section, Treas
ury department, Washington, D. c.
The War Risk Insurance Bureau
will grant reinstatement under GER
tain conditions if application is made
within six months after the date OF
lapse.
When insurance has been allowed te
lapse in any instance, the insured will
be assisted in Being reinstated by the
Home Service of the Red Cross.
Every person holding this insur-
ance may keep it up for a period OF
FIVE YEARS AFTER PEACE Is
PROCLAIMED BY THE PRESI-
DENT, upon regular payment of pre-
miums.
Not later than five years after the
termination of the war this tern
insurance may be converted WITH
OUT MEDICAL EXAMINATION
into such other forms Of insurance
as may be prescribed by regulations
and as the insured may request. II
accordance with the provisions of the
law, these regulations will provide fol
the right to convert into ordinary
life, 20 payment life, endowment ma
turing at age of 62, and into other
| usual forms of insurance, BUT IT
WILL CONTINUE TO BE A GOV.
/ . Al Nj ITATT TNJCtTTI0
Consult Your Home Service.
Before allowing your insurance t.
lapse, consult your HOME SER
VICE. Advance notice will be SEM
to them as soon as the Government
arranges the new forms of policies
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
IN MEMoRIAM
Resolution Adopted by the Academy
Trustees upon the Death of Prof.
Henry Fairbanks


The following resolutions were
passed at j meeting of the board of
trustees Of st. Johnsbury Academy
in recognition OF the loss sustained
by that institution in the death of
Prof. Henry Fairbanks:
"1n 1912, the first year of the eX-
istence of st. Johnsbury Academy,
one of its students was the boy Henry
Fairbanks. From that time until his
recent death, his interest in the in
stitution never ceased. For 50
years he was one of its trustees and
its president continuously since 1886,
period of 80 years. No other per-
son ever rendered to it SO long a SER
vice. To it, he gave freely his time,
his thoughts, his experience, his ripe
scholarship, his prayers and gener-
Gus financial support. The long pro-
cession of graduates who have, year
by year, passed from it's portals to
take their places in the work of life,
are greatly indebted to him for the
educational facilities that have been
placed at their disposal. AS trustee
and president, his ideals of what the
Academy ought to be for the best
development of mind and character
were high. His deep convictions
and piety were never weakened by
compromise or principle for the sake
OF expediency. He endeared him
self to his associates on this board
by his sweet reasonableness and low
atty to principle.
Our sincere sympathy goes out to
his bereaved family"
In commenting upon the memorial
when 1T was returned to the trustees
for its adoption one of Prof. Fair
banks most intimate friends, Prof
James F. Colby of Dartmouth Col
lege, paid this deserved tribute:
mot until l read this draft of a
memorial did realize how largely
Prof. Fairbanks life had been given
to educational institutions, for in ad-
dltlon to his service in the Dartmouth
faculty from 1860 to '68, he was q
trustee of the college and yer,
active one from 1870 to 1905. Here
as at the Academy, his interest ir
individual students and his fnancia
help, especially for those preparing
for the ministry. / have reason to be-
heve, began early and was large"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
HARRY III. PETTY
WRITES HOME
Writes from the Hospital After Being
Gassed

Writes from the Hospital After Being
Gassed
B. C. Healey has received the fol-
lowing letter from Harry III. Petty
who was recently a victim of gas
attack:
Convalescent Camp, France,
Nov. q, 1918
Dear Bert:
Today is the day that all of the boys
write home Xmas letter to their
dad, SO | thot that I would drop you
a few lines.
/ guess it is 'fine la guerre" with
the Boche. | was up in the Argonne
Woods in Verdua one day. land / got
gassed little so they sent me to the
hospital and when I was there in the
base the armistice was signed We
did not celebrate very much, but the
French in the towns and cities had a
great time.
I am in camp about eight miles
from Nevins, a large French city.
suppose that you remember the Cha
teau Thierry drive and the St. Min
iel. was in both Of those. was on
the Verdun for about ten days be-
fore we started the drive / wish
that you could have heard our artil-
lery barrage at st. Miriel. We had
1900 guns all going at the same time
and, believe me, it was some noise
and it knocked the German trenches
all to pieces. When our company
went over they never lost man, and
when we came into French town
that had been German four years, we
stopped for rest We had cigar
cites and cigars and we found q nice
little theatre with two moving picture
machines and piano. Believe me.
we had fine time.
I do not know whether I can get
back to my company or not. 1t is
pretty hard for fellow to get back
to his outfit Charles Brownlow Is
here at this camp and Harlow Hatch
is here too. He is cooking for the
nurses at the Base Hospital 48. Sc
| went down from this camp and got
q feed from him last Sunday and had
a chicken supper. I think we are
going to have turkey for Thanksgiv-
ing.
will have to close, with lots Of love
to all my friends.
% I remain, yours sincerely,
HARRY.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
REVENUE BILL PASSED
Senate Votes Eight Billion Dollars
for Two Years

Washington, Dec. 23-Without a
vocord vote. the Senate late tonight
nassed the war revenue bill to raise
phout about Sc, ,Ooo, 100000 in 1919 and 81
oo0 o0o 600 in 1920, as compared with
the lew Of $8,2OO,0 100000 for next
wear. proposed in the bill passed pv
tbe House three months ago.
When the final vote was taken at
IN A0 o'clock the Senate had been IN
continuous session for nearly 70
hours. Immediately after the pass
age of the bill, the Senate began It's
holiday vacation under the plan 1of
three day recesses until January
p. Abesnce of a quorum IN the
House. however, had prevented that
body from putting similar program
into effect.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
SAW SOME FIGHTING
Lunenburg Soldier Was in the Thick
est of the Fight
Especial to the Caledonian)

Especial to the Caledonian)
Lunenburg, Dec. 24-The many
friends of Ernest Silsby will be glad
to know that a lester has been re-
ceived from him written on Dec. 2
saying that he was all right and now
on his way to Germany. He was in
the battles of Verdun, Chateau
Thierry, Ardonne Forest and ST. Mi
hiel and came through all these
severe engagements without any
wounds.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
SEC'Y LANE COMING
Will Speak in Burlington in January
on Good Roads

Secretary of the Interior Franklin
K. Lane has consented to come to
Burlington early in January to speak
on Good Roads under the auspices OF
Vermont Patrol Committee.
Warren R. Austin of St. Albans has
been made permanent chairman of
the Legislature committee of the
Patrol committee with Judge Edward
Griffith of Manchester, Secretary.
Judge Marvin C. Webber of Rut-
land will prepare a bill to be reported
to the Legislature.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
MAI. GEN. EDWARDS
Will Speak Three Times in Vernon

VIII Speak Three Times IN Vermont
Montpelier, Dec. 23-Col. H. u.
johnson, acting adjutant general, to-
day made public the Vermont itin-
erary of Major General Clarence R.
Edwards who will come to the state
the middle of the month.
January 1st he will be in Montpel-
ier, January 16 at Barre, the 17th at
Burlington afternoon at the Univer-
sity of Vermont and evening in the
city He will address the Legislature
on the afternoon of the 18th, and re-
turn to Boston on the 18th.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

Private Frank Wheeler of Lowell
wounded severely. is a step-son of
William Collins of that town. He
was member of Company L, which
he Joined at Fort Ethan Allen and
was later transferred to the 103d in
fantry.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
BOWLING LEAGUE
Team No. 3 and Team No. S Played
Monday Night

In the Fairbanks Bowling League
at Barquin Alleys Monday night
Team No. 5 played Team No. 5 with
the following score:
Team No 3
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
London Planning to Give the President Big Banquet at
Buckingham Palace-The Throne in the Banquet
Room VIII Not Be Visible.
EXISTENCE OF NATIONAL GUARD AS
PREVIOUSLY ORCANI ZED TO BE- WIPED OUT

President Wilson VIII Lunch with the American Soldiers
and Later Have Formal Dinner with Gen. Pershing
VIII Review Ten Thousand Troops Christmas
Day-Condition of Major-General Rhodes ImprOv-
ing.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
WEATHER

Snow tonight. Wednesday cooler.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24

In house in Panama is a beam
of Nazarene wood more than CEN
tury old. AS it is in a place pro-
tected from the sunlight it still has
the original bright purple color.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
THE CASUALTY LIST
Eight Vermonters Among the Casu,
ualfies

Eight Vermonters Among the Casu-
ualties
Washington, Dec. 24-The follow
ing casualties are reported by the
commanding general of the American
EXpeditionafsg Forces:
Killed in action 273
Died of wounds 206
Died of accident and other causes IS
Died of airpl&ne accident 8
Died of disease 144
Wounded severely 622
Wounded degree undeterminedO 18
Missing in action 299
Total 1889
Killed in action: Pvt. Frank Will
fore, Barre; Pvt. Clinton B. Laducer,
Lyndonville; Pvt. Harry V. Sherman,
Enosburg Falls.
Died of wounds: Lieut.. Robert NJ.
Burns, Cambridge.
Wounded severely. Capt. William
Fl. Munsel, Wells River; Lieut..
Charles 3. Lawton, South STAFFORD
Pvt. Austin Magoon, Greensboro
Bend
Missing in action: Pvt. Charles
Trentini, Barre; Pvt. Fred Brown
Burlington.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
COMMANDANT FINDS
TWO LITTLE ORPHANS
IA 31ftX
the Something Happened

He Tries to Get Them Adopted and
Licking Valley courier., 1918-01-17
Hiah Individual Morale.

The reason why morale is necessary
In times of peace as well as In war is
that the morale of no army can be
higher than the individual morale of
the men, declares San Antonio Light.
Therefore the very best soldiers are
those recruited from civil life who
have every day mOrale-the men who
do things, who stand feNrlessly for
what they believe TO be right, who
are undismayed by opposition and APP
parent defeat, and who accept life's
tribulatlOns calmly, patiently and with
fortltude.
Men of that stripe cannot be STAN
peded or confused In military affairs
once they have been trained as sol
dlers, just as in everyday life they
cannot be kept down by circumstances
They are individually invincible ant
hence when organized into an army
they are militarlly invlncible.
Therefore when you read of an arm!
or a military unit with high moral,
you know that the men In the ranks
and the officers over-them are men o
strong, dominant courage who NEE
death calmly in the discharge of thei
military duty and who cannot be rout
ed nor overawed by the enemy, bu
must be vanquished, II at all, by fight
Ing.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-01-17
Communication by FLAGS.

Those who have read Cooper's novel,
"The Pilot" will remember how the
American officer instructed his lady
love to communicate with him by little
flags of varied colors. Cooper with u
nOvelist's freedom, made his charac-
ter apply u system which had already
been extensively experimental with IN
the British and French navies. For
after much experimenting comblna-
tons Of flags of various shapes and
colors were gradually developed into
what we cnll "code" today. Prob.
ably the most famous flag signal ever
flown was Nelson's ut Trafalgar, but
1t required great number of combina'
tlons Of flags (hoists, they are tech
nically called) to spell out: England
expects that every ITan win DO his
duty"