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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
French Have Reached Outskirts of Bagancourt-Ger-
mans Suffer Heavy Losses and Retire in Disorder
SWISS LEGATION RECEIVE GERMAN NOTE
And SEND IT TO STATE DEPARTMENT
London Dstrusts Germanys Intention and Says Peace
Must Not be Granted Until German Leaders are
Surrendered for Trial

The French have crossed the Suppe river, eastward
Of Granville, and have reached the outskirts Of Bazan
court and Boul Suppe. The crossing affected
after fighting The Germans suffered heavy losses
and retired in disorder Todays fighting completed the
deiverance of Rheims.
The battle north of St. Quentin continued all day
Sunday and Remaucourt Tiloy Farm and several fort
fed woods taken.
Reuters despatch from the headquarters at France
says that the Americans fighting under Gen. Gouraud
credited with amazing performance Friday In the
Champagne sector Here detachment assisted by French
volunteers under American captain attacked strong
gun nest Bacmonts slopes which had long held up the
advance of the Allies The nest enveoped with the
utmost skill and the entire garrison of four officers and
269 captured, besides rs machine guns, many
trench mOrtars and several tractors And best of all
there no American casualties.
A Washington despatch says that the Swiss legation
received Monday morning the German peace note to the
United States from Chancellor Maxmian and transmit
ted 1t immediately to the State department.
A London Dispatch says there is a general distrust
of Germanys Intentions and skepticsn to the result
Of the evertures of the Central powers forpeace. This
is reflected in the newspaper comment Of the London
press.
The Daily Mail says the offer not peace but trick
cry, adding that the Germans must leave the territories
they occupied restore the property they STOLE pay for all
the damage DONE and surrender for trial to the Allies the
great criminals of the The Daily Mail says there
are about 500 of the latter beginning with the Kaiser
himself.
A Washington despatch says that prompt and de-
cslve reply to Germanys peace proposal indicated by
developments early today The President cancelled his
usual morning recreation and remained secluded in his
study few minutes after the Swiss embassy presented
the peace offer of the Swedish minister gave Secretary
Lansing note from the Austrian Hungarian minister.
The latter similar to Germanys note, both asking the
President to arrange armstice Official comment is
withheld.
Germanys peace note has been delivered to the
President personally by attache Of the Swiss legation
giving rise to the ruOr that from the Kaiser
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
COMMUNITY KITCHEN
Work Will Be Continued During the
Week

The Community Kitchen which was
opened Saturday at the Summer
street school by the Red Cross has al
ready shown that such thing was
needed in town during this epidemic.
Many cases were found where
every member Of the family was sick
and nourishing broths were needed.
The Community Kitchen will con-
tinue its work during the week. 1t
is felt that there are still many fanil-
les who are not reached and who are
in need of food. Will any one ~ho
knows of such families telephone to
Mrs. w. H. Haywood, 342W, before
ten o'clock in the morning.
Broths, soups, stews and custards
are prepared each day. This Kitchen
is designed to help any who are not
able to get assistance to prepare food
for the sick or for members of the
family VINO may be busy caring for
the sick. Will any who are willing to
donate cereals, meat for stews OF
broths, fruit or money please notify
Miss Maude Sprague, 174-W. The
food is delivered at The homes
each morning between II and II
o'clock.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
ANOTHER CALL

Seventeen Boys Will Entrain for
Special Service
From the following % names II
will entrain on Oct. Is for the
Clarkson Technical College at Pots
dam, N. Y, for auto mechanics,
blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen,
machinists and surveyors:
96 Arthur E. Webster, Newport.
.786 Percy A. Bonett, st. Johns
bury.
934 Cassius L. Smith, South Wal
den.
992 Adelort Gaboriault, Hardwick.
1130 James Cruickshank, Hard
wick.
1902 Charles Mahoney, Danville.
1870 Theodore A. Carr, St. Johns
bury.
14O2 Rupert G. Franklin, East
Ryegate.
14O2 Gerald E. Smith, South Rye
gate.
1912 Edward ]. Randall, Lyndon
vile.
~ Paul w. Gilman, st. Johns
bury.
34A Roscoe L. Cobb, Hardwick.
46 A Samuel w. Thurston, Gro
ton.
asa William A. Brickett, St
Johnsbury.
SOB Theophile Menard, st. Johns
bury.
Sc C Lester P. Freer, Groton.
STA Walter H. Cox, st. Johns,
bury.
7OA Edward G. Legendre, Lyn-
donville.
88 B Loren P. Porter, Barnet.
"a Herschel M. Hitchcock, Hard
wick.
95B Harold E. Phillips, Eas'
Burke.
105A Joe H. Cordella, Hardwick
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07

Greek letter societies, and even with
out this the three months course idea
is not conducive to college spirit or
rivalries.
Surgeon General Gorgas, who
achieved worldwide fame by clean
ing up yellow fever in the Panama
Canal zone, thereby making the con-
struction cf the canal possible, re-
tired this week from active command
of the medical department of the
army.
The most sensational charges of
collusion with Germans so far filed
against any American official were
lodged with the secretary of state,
Mr.. Lansing, against an American
minister to a Latin-American repub-
lie by the intelligence section of the
War Trade Board, and by an official
of the Public Health Service. The
charge was that this official had given
free access to the confidential records
of his leea ton to German agents. 1t
is expected that a sweeping inquiry
twill be made into the German propa-
ganda IL several of the Latin-Amer-
iican republics, where Germany is
building now for after-the- war trade.
They are working especially against
American concerns, charging that the
Americans are now squeezing the
ILatin-Americans by their profteer-
ing.
Another desperate effort to force
the big rev eight billion dollar tax
bill through was made this week by
the secretary of the treasury, Mr.
4 McAdoo, who declared in a letter to
Chairman Simmons, of the senate fl
nance committee, that the whole f.
nancial system of the country was hit
by the delay. 1t is virtually certain
however, that the bill will not be en-
lacted before election, though the SEN
ate committee is now expected to re-
port by about October 25.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
THE PERSONALITY
. NEW CHANCELLOR
The Personality of Prince Macmillan

ne FSISOna1lty OF FT1nCe M aXrnll1an
Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 6-Prince
Maximilian of Baden, now German
Chancellor, is regular human be-
ing," according to James w. Gerard,
former Ambassador to Germany
"The Prince" Mr. Gerard said, ''is
man who knows English perfectly,
and is one of the high Germans who
seems 20 be able to think like an or
dinary human being. I saw him with
reference to the prisoner question, in
which he took great interest.
"He is Il man of most charming ap-
pearance and manner and indulgent
of his views of other countries. He
is not the direct heir of the present
Grand Duke of Baden, being a neph-
ew, think. He always carries a
book of Emerson's essays in his
pocket.
''Von Jaeow and l wanted to have
him put at the head of all prisoners
work in Germany. Won. Jagow told
me he tried to bring about the ap-
pointment Of Prince Maximilian, but
was terribly set upon by the military
Baden is much more liberal than
most of tae principalities and duchies
indeed, the most liberal of all OF
them. 1t made a brave attempt fol
liberty during the revolution of 1848
and 10000 people of Baden in that
revolution took refuge in Switzer-
land, great many of them eventu
ally coming to this country.
"The putting forward of man Of
Prince Maximilian's personality ano
veiws in the position of Chancellor
to my mind, means very definite at
tempt to seek peace and an abandon
emnt of TIE Pan-German policy.
81 always suspected that when the!
really sought peace they would EN-
ploy either Prince Maimilian or D1
Solf, the German colonial minister
who was So opposed to the breal
with America that when relation
were broken he took to his bed"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
AMERICANS SURPRISE The HUNS
TAKE OFFICERS, Men and GUNS
FRENCH CROSS SUIPPE RIVER
WILL MEET HERE
Twenty-second Annual Meeting
Nov. 1923

The twerty-second annual meeting
and exhibition of. the Vermont State
Horticultural Society will be held in
this town November Goth to 23rd.
This is the first time that the state
meeting has ever planned for a
meeting in this part of the state,
merely because more urgent calls
have been accepted in other places
1t is the plan of the state society to
meet in Ill sizeable towns or cities in
the state in some sort of regular ro-
tation.
The annual exhibition will be for
fruits of all kinds especially apples,
barrels, in boxes and various other
displays; earned and preserved fruits
and jellies, exhibition of all the COM
mon vegetables. Ribbons and prizes
will be offered for excellence in the
various products noted above.
The secretary of the society, Mrs.
NJ B. Cummings of Burlington, will
soon be able to furnish a complete
premium list to this paper and to in
terested and prospective exhibitors.
The competition for prizes is open to
men, women, boys and girls and all
residents of the state.
Along with the exhibition there
will be Il two and one-half day pro-
gram of lectures, addresses and dem
onstrations On many phases on fruit
and vegetable production by experts
both within and without the state.
E. H. Fallett of St. Johnsbury
Center will be in charge of the local
arrangements and will be able to fur
nish detailed information to all who
are interested in this state enter
prise.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
STATE QUARANTINE
All Public Gatherings Prohibited until
Further Notice
Especial to the Caledonian)

Especial to the Caledonian)
Burlington, Oct 6-The state
board OF health issued last evening
an order prohibiting all public gath
e1ings III Vermont until further no.
tice, as q precautionary measure
against the spread of Spanish infu
enza. This order will apply to all
saloons, in the discretion Of the local
boards of health. There are 1000
cases IN the state, with Washington
county beiEg hardest hit. A dozen
deaths have been reported every day
for a week past at Barre, and some
days more. Ten OF II funerals are
being held there daily. Eight men
of the mechanical school at the Uni
versity of Vermont in this city have
died in three days, the epidemic here
being mostly confined to the univer-
isty, with less than a hundred cases.
Fort Ethan Allen is comparatively
free.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
VERMONT WILL
OVERSUBSCRIBE
Chairman Morse Sends Thanks to
Caledonia County
Especial to the Caledonian)


Rutland, Oct 7-On Saturday
night, Chairman E. r. Morse, after
hearing from every county chairman,
sent the following message to the
secretary of the treasury in Washing
ton:
"Vermort's subscription to the
Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan now
totals $10.845,900, which is 81 per
cent of allotment. This is exclusive
of $1,576,000, the allotment for
Washington county, where epidemic
conditions make canvassing impossi-
BILE. You can rely on Vermont for
an over-subscription.'
Col. Morse says: "Had it not been
for the unusually severe weather con-
ditions for the past month, making
travelling difficult, and the Spanish in
fiuenza, it is l think conservative
statement to say that the states al
lotment would have been subscribed
by Saturday.
II am very proud and grateful to
the people of Caledonia county for
the magnificent way in which they
have worked for this loan, and
would be glad to have you say this
to them through your paper for me.
All but fCul of the towns in Gale
donia. county oversubscribed their
quota and these four are we'll along
towards it and l have no doubt that
in short time every town will be
over 1t may interest your readers
to know the allotment by counties
and the amounts subscribed up to
Saturday riOhf Oct &.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
LYLE E.. DEAN
WRITES HIS MOTHER
Wheelock Soldier Finds a Travelling
Y. M. c. A.

Mrs. w. P. Dean of Wheelock has
recently received the following letter
August 10, 1913.
Somewhere in France.
Dear Mother:
| received your most welcome let
ter, with two or three others. We
are now located in the southern part
of France and it is very hot. We
have a good comfortable room to
stay in and the best of it all is the
kitchen is right in our dooryard. The
people are very good to US. Some
difference in the ways of the people
here than where we have been in
towns of this size. The people here
are more energetic, and seem to be
more advanced in their customs.
The people here have beautiful
herds of brown Swiss cattle. The
COWS here are not fed right for
milk. They would not know what
to do with the luxuries the cows get
in the States.
| am feeling fine; never felt better
in my life than l do now.
l spent all yesterday in the next
town, distance of six or seven miles
from the town we live in. That is
quite large place and a lot going on
for amusement. There are lot of
stores so that you can purchase any
article tha: you want.
Today we spent drilling. The drill
period ends at three O'clock. | am
writing this after the drill period
We have Y. M. c.. A. that travels
with us right along now so we have
a good chance to write letters.
Maple sugar is certainly the article
| miss. We can not buy many sweets
that are good without paying three
or four times as much as it is worth
We can buy chocolate bars, that is
milk chocolate, quite reasonable
Fruit also is very high. Oranges
are ten cents apiece There are g
lot of plums grown here but there
are very few apples except in certain
sections of the country; but grapes
we'll, most every hillside is all grape.
vines, and back yards I have seer
quite filed by nothing but grapes
France is certainly having good crops
of grain this year and I hope it viii
prove 50 ore1 in the States. I have
seen great stretches of land level al
can be, three or four miles long
nothing but wheat, cut, and tied il
lunches and stocked up. It is GER
, tainly wonderful sight.
We are living very we'll over here
have had good white bread all th'
time. | am going to have furlougl
and can go to Engfand provided
have relatives living there.
What kind of weather are you hav
ing over there? 1t does not rail-
any here to speak of lately. Well
[ must close.
From you son,
I LYLE E. DEAN
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
ST. JOHNSBURY
REPORTED "OVER
THE TOP" but
We Need $4,000 More That
the Committee Has
Guaranteed
LOCAL BANKS
SUBSCRIBE $16O,OOO
And 1915 individuals Rails
ed the Rest of the
Quota of $582,7

Splendid work was done by the
local committee on the Fourth Lib
erty Loan campaign Saturday.
The handicap of this scourge of
sickness mad reached almost the point
of frightfulness and it was absolutely
damnable weather. But despite all
this and niany other troubles the re-
ports from all sources Saturday night
showed sales to 1915 persons and IN
stitutions amounting to the splendid
sum of $558,000.
1t will be seen from this that st.
Johnsbury still lacks about $4,000 of
filing it's Quota. Several men among
the committee and workers offered to
double thcsi' subscriptions if neces-
sary but Chairman Brooks felt that
this would be adding burdens to those
already so generously assumed by
these persons and he believes that
this last $4,000 will come in during
the first few days of this week from
parties who, for some good reason,
have not yet been able to forward
their subscriptions.
The community accepted this view
of the. situation and they feel so con-
fdent of the patriotism Of st. Johns
bury people that they telephoned the
county chairman of the Liberty Loan
campaign that the quota. was so
nearly raised that they would guar
antee to ii oduce the balance within
the next few days and St. Johnsbury
could be reported cover the top" now.
The committee therefore makes
this final appeal to the public
| Please bring OF send Immediately
to your bank or to any st. Johns
bury bank or to any Of the local
workers q subscription for as many
Liberty boids as you can buy.
We can and will raise these last
I few thousand dollars if necessary
. from parties who have already sub
scribed for all they ought to.
Don't let someone else stand your
share in addition to their own.
"The most you can buy is the least
you can de-
While these good results have been
4
of our best business men, we should
remember at this time the local in
stitutions which are the n1ainstay and
backbone of this and every other
loan campaign. Without the assist
iance of our banks, this loan could not
be raised. Few people realize, just
what the bend campaigns mean tc
the banks. These institutions han
die every transaction of every person
firm OF cooperation who invests il
these bonds and these transactions
have to be carried on in addition tC
their" regular business and as to prof
it's, not one of these banks but coulC
find much more profitable invest
ments than loaning to individuals al
, 6 per cent.
In addition to all this the bank:
lift a great part of the load by sub
scribing for large blocks of thes'
bonds. The Roll of Honor of th'
local banks in the order in which
their subscriptions were made follows
| Citizens $50,0O(
+ Passumpsic 50,00t
First National 25,00l
} Merchants 35,0OC
4 Total $16O,O0'
= Let the good work go on. Subscrip
: tions will be received at any of tn
/ local banks all this week and mex
e but don't wait-"Now is the accepte'
time" Help make up the last $25,
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
FOUR KILLED
Automobile Plunged Through Bridge
into River

Barre, Oct. 5-Four persons were
killed and two seriously injured here
late last night when South Barre
touring car crashed through bridge
railing on the Gulf road. The dead
are: Allison Spencer, age As, of
Barre, and driver of the car; Har-
old Spencer, of South Barre, age
25, and cousin of Allison; Leon Spen-
Ger, six years old, and son of Alli-
son Spencer, and Ruby Wilson, age
10, of Corinth. The injured were:
Mrs. George H. Wilson, of Corinth,
mother of the dead girl, and Pvt.
Fred A. Comstock, of Camp Devens.
Harold and Leon Spencer and the
Wilson girl were pinned beneath the
car and drowned The accident was
believed due to defective steering
apparatus.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
NEEDED FATS
And so the Huns Stole Candles from
the Altar

Paris, Oct. 7-Germany's desperate
need for fats was recently shown
when, after desecrating st. Crepin's
church in Chateau-T Thierry, the van
dals confscated 400 pounds of can
dies. Even the scant supply which
they found in little chapel of
the nuns at a hospital nearby was
taken by the Germans, before they
were driven out of the city by the
American troops according to the
Rev. James Horton of Atlanta, Ga,
a Knights of Columbus chaplain.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
BONE DRY
Saloons Closed to Stop Epidemic

Saloons Closed to Stop Epidemic
Philadelphia, October drastic
measures TO combat the spread of in
fiuenza, which is sweeping through
many parts of Pennsylvania, were in
effect tonight. In obedience to the
order issued by the State Department
of Health, the greater part of the
state tonight was "bone dry" All
places where liquors are sold, even
private clubs, have been prohibited
from dispensing intoXicants until fur
ther notice.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
YEARS LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Pres. Bentcr Will Return to France
in War Work
Especial to the Caledonian)

Especial to the Caledonian)
Burlington, Oct. 6-President Guy
Potter Benton of the University of
Vermont has been given another
years leave of absence to devote to
war work in France, either in the Y.
M. C. A. OF an army chaplain. He
returned early last month after a
year spent in service for the war
work council of the Y. NJ. C. A. and
has had many requests to return,
both in that field and as an army
chaplain. President John NJ Thomas
of Middlebury College is already at
Camp Taylor fitting himself for SER
vice as an army chaplain, having been
commissioned with the rank of first
lieutenant.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
THE CASUALTY LIST
Several Vermonters in the Names
Announced

Several Vermonters in the Names
Announced
Washington, Oct. THE following
casualties are reported by the Com
manding General Of the American
Expeditionary Forces:
Killed in action 357
Missing in action 283
Wounded severely TAG
Died from wounds 169
Died from airplane accident 4
Died from accident and other
causes %
Died of disease 78
Wounded, degree undetermined 8
Wounded slightly 1
Prisoners 8
Total 1903
Total Number of Casualties to Date
Killed in action (including 291 at
sea) 1890
Died of wounds 1856
Died of disease 1892
Died of accident and other
causes 960
Wounded in action 21,922
Missing in action Gncluding
prisoners) 5,221
Total to date 40,671
These Vermonters are in the list:
John w. Porter, Swanton, serious
ly wounded.
Albert Fresell, Rutland, killed in
action.
George F. Willard, West Dunn
merston, wounded severely.
George A. Swinnerton, Rutland,
killed in action.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07

Announcement was made last night
at New York that s1,300,000 worth of
new furs was sold in the first two
days of the fall auction. High prices
prevail, the best silver fox pelt
bringing 5000. Buying for export,
especially to Denmark, was active.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07

All perfumes of whatever nature
are due to volatile oil, the escape
of which from the flowers is the
cause of the fragrance peculiar to
the blossom.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07

Of the total of men called to the
colors in this country to a recent
date $4,000 were found to be tuber-
cular.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07

When the war is won, be proud
of what you've done.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
WEATHER

Fair tonight with frost. Tuesday
fair. and continued cool.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
S160,000

Total 100000
Let the good work go on. Subscrip
tions will be received at any of the
local banks all this week and next
but don't wait-"Now is the accepted
time" Help make up the last $685.
900.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-20
AID GAS HEROES.

On the roof sf the Pavilion Beli..
vue. near st. Coul, u q most interest.
Ing hospital for soldiers who have b..
"gassed, Tho Pavilion Bellevue r.
the former home OF Isadora Duncan
and is In charge ee the American Red
Lieut. wllfrsd u. Day Of Nlax.rs
Failss N is In charge OF this hos
pital. which treats snly those who have
been -gassed, and is the nrst hospitaI OF
Its kind to be established. Lieutenant
Day has visited every country that
was In the war;. except Bulgaria and
Turkey. and has worked In each one
Durias . FsesAt vfsit - Worcester
England. hs was ssceivsl by the Lord
Mayor and AeaseUl because of hIs
work. and the ovSsa Of Roumania CON
ferred honor upDa him. commendine
him for his work among the wouaded
md destitute sS her country. :