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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
GEN. DICKvIANS ARMY CROSSED
THE GERMAN FRONTIER TODAY
Plot to Secure the Return of William Hohenzoern and
Restore Imperialism Exposed by Overhearng a
Telephone Conversaton-American Soldiers Wildly
Received in New York

despatch from London says that the Bolsheviksts
have entered the Norwegian legation at Petrograd and
removed documents belonging to Switzerland whose in
ereStS are under NOrWayS protection, according to
Copenhagen despatch to the London Mail The Norweg
minister protested in vain and the newspapers of that
country demanding that Norway break all relations
with the Soviet government
despatch from London says that plot to restore
imperialism and secure the return of Emperor William
has been discovered in Berlin says Amsterdam des
patch to the London Express. The despatch which
fled Friday says thee hief behind the plot Field
Marshal Won MackenSen, Gen. Won Born and Count
carry the agitation beginning Immediately after the
rehabilitation. The plot completely collapsed owing to
the fact that secret service agent overheard the converse
ton the telephone Many arrests have been made
both in Berlin and in other cities.
A despatch from Paris says that eight days remain
the Germans to evacuate the left bank of the Rhine
from Lower Alsace to Holland The French and Allied
forces which crossed the German frontier Sunday have
received strict instructions concerning their attitude to-
ward the German population. s..
A Washington despatch says that the War Depart
ent issued statement today based on cable from Gen.
Pershing. The cabegram was dated Friday and was
sent in reply to inquiry by Cen March. The Aneri
cans released from German prison camps complained OF
poor, scanty food and bad housing Only small perce-
tage sick and hospital cases. That the majority were
suffering from slight colds evidence Of discrimna
ton against the Americans who state that the German
soldiers also suffered food privatons but that in
where the food supply was insufficient the food OF the
prisoners was cut before that of the German soldiers
With the American Occupation Army-No demon
sratons either hostile or friendly marked the entrance
of Gen Dickmans army into Germany Sunday. The
frontier crossed early and by nightfa the Amerl
cans had advanced IL miles, reaching Ragden the left
and Saarhozbach the right The line extended along
the Saar river and through Saarburg and Traves.
A despatch from New York says that the troops
aboard the Mauretana, which arrived from Europe last
night and landed today numbered 42O5 and included l5O
7Touned They received tremendous reception
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
PLOTS AND COUNTERPLOTS
AMERICANS ENTER GERMANY
The MAURITANIA ARRIVES
SUFFRAGE VICTORIES
South Dakota, Michigan and Okla
homa Show Increase in Sentiment

The National American Woman
Suffrage association had a meeting at
its Washington headquarters recently
to celebrate this years suffrage VIC
tories in South Dakota, Michigan and
Oklahoma, the largest number of full
suffrage states ever gained in one
year. "We have given the Senate
the most practical proof possible of
the increase in suffrage sentiment" I"
said the Rev. Anna Howard Shaw.
"All three of these states deplored
the necessity of individual amend
ment campaigns. The country wants
the federal amendment"
Michigan did not have woman's
campaign. 1t had a peoples cam
paign," said Senator Townsend, tell
ing of the activity of the suffrage
committee organized by leading
Michigan men to help the women.
Senator Sterling sent message ex-
pressing qualification at the passage
of the citizenship amendment E by
which South Dakota enfranchised its
women ard disfranchised its aliens.
at was the silent vote turned talka-
tive that put Oklahoma women
across said Miss Marjorie Shuler,
who had charge of publicity and polit-
ical work in the Oklahoma campaign.
Everyone said we could not carry
Oklahoma, requiring majority of the
/ highest number of votes cast at the
election, had never before beaten the
silent vote. No other state with
such a constitutional provision had
ever passed the suffrage amendment.
But the women persisted with their
campaign. And when the returns
were counted there just wasn't any
silent vote. In some counties the
combined suffrage vote was greater
than the combined vote on any other
issue. The suffrage amendment has
4 good safe majority and Oklahoma
has the distinction Of being the first
southern democratic state to enfran-
chise it's women"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
WOMAN'SCLUB
Pvt. Harold l.. Gero,
Co. G, 28th Inf,
Camp Hospital, No. 81.

The December meeting of the Wo-
mans Club will be held in Pythian
Hall this evening at o'clock Ex-
ccutive board meeting at 7 at Mrs.
Somerville's.
When "baby week" was observed
in Boston recently placard conspic-
uously posted, read as follows: "a
baby dies every 10 seconds, $50 every
hour, 8640 every day, 100000 every
year. One-half of these could be
saved"
This statement is challenge to the
Women of the World How Vermont
is trying to meet it will be told by
Miss Bclnice Tuttle of Rutland, state
chairman of the Child Welfare De-
partment of the Council of National
Defense.
A mentally and physically sound
child is usually "a. ".safe and sane"
child. But not all children are sound.
Do you know how many of these
blighted bits of humanity there are in
Vermont, and how the state is taking
care of them?
Miss Lena c. Ross, deputy proba-
ton officer under the Board of Char
tiles and Probation, will tell of hel
work among the unfortunate children
in Vermont.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
PRESSING WANTS OF
SERBIAN FOLKS
Their Country Devastated by Five
Wars

Washington, Nov. 15-(Corrcs-
pondence of the Associated Press. y
Food, grain and bread are the princi-
pal needs of the Serbs, says a Red
Cross worker who has returned from
Serbia since that country was re-
occupied by its own people. "They
must have farming tools of all sorts, /"
adds the worker, land wagons, plows
suitable for oxen, small cultivators,
spades, hoes, rakes, picks and build
ing tools of all sorts. Also they
need seed For the Austrians have
stripped he country of all tools and,
save near Macedonia, have taken
nearly all work oxen and other stock
Such houses as were not ruined in
the four Balkan wars that have ragged
over the country have been devas-
tated by the war. Furniture and
household goods have gone along
with the tools to be auctioned in
many cases in Austria to supply
pocket money to Austrian officers.
Needles and thread are needed. In
Prilep, l saw great groups of people
with torn clothes which they were
unable to mend simply because there
wasn't a single needle or a yard of
thread in the whole district.
"The Red Gross unit last summer
landed about S250,000 worth of Amer
ican farm nachinery-America trac-
tors, harvesters, reapers, threshing
machines and mowers and a vast
number of hand tools. Some 10000
bushels of seed-winter wheat, rye,
oats, barley and potatoes also were
shipped. The barley unfortunately
was sunk by a submarine. With the
other seed we are planting 10000
acres to winter wheat in the Monastil
valley and have supplied seed and
hand and OK tools to many farmers
Unfortunately in the whole valley
some 40 by so miles in area, there
are hardly more than 600 oxen left
and until more can be imported from
Greece, old hand methods must be
continued.
IN the rest of Serbia, the Austrians
have left verv few work animals OF
any sort. This means a huge area
of thickIy settled farming country
without any means of cultivation OF
Transportation"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
PLANNING TO
EMPLOY SOLDIERS
VIII Place a Representative of Labor
in Every Camp

Montpelier, Dec. 2--R. w. Simonds,
federal director of the U. S. Employ
ment service has received the follow
ing telegram relative to labor plans
"Our plan of operation in connec-
tion with placing representative Of
labor in every camp under order of
the adiutant general provides for the
establishment of bureau for re-
turning soldiers to every city and
large town. Soldiers being discharg-
ed at camp and sent home will
mostly seek employment at homes
rather than from camps. The task of
finding them occupation thus be-
comes a community responsibility
The function of the employment SER
vice is to concentrate cooperative
local efforts and all information as to
positions at central points; furnish
means of communication as to labor
supply and needs between communit-
les and to inform soldiers in camps
where and how to proceed on reach
ing home. Start at once organizing
such bureaus throughout your state
using local Offices, community labor
boards and public service reserve
agents and getting assistance from
other organizations in places where
service has not a representative. Co.
operation of mayors, local councils of
defence, labor unions, chambers of
commerce, county farm agents, and
other organizations interested should
be sought everywhere and every en-
couragement given this effort; giving
their representatives in offices help is
wanted and share in local manage
ment this service thus furnishing n
clearing house and uniform system
when existing employment service Of
fees are not advantageously located.
Try to open offices in public build
jngs or other desirable place securing
local contributions or rent and all
volunteer assistance available. Only
representatives of employment SER
vice win have full authority to deal
directly with troops at camps"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
THOU SHALT NOT PASS
New Jersey Office Holders Must Now
Pay Their Fare

Trenton, N. j., Nov. 30-The Fed
cI-al Railroad Administration has de-
cided that the State law requiring
railroads in New Jersey to furnish
passes to certain ofliceholders is of no
effect while Uncle Sam is operating
the railroads. Thus, after January
!, 1919, certain New Jersey citizens
will either pay fare, walk, stay at
home or board in Trenton. The gov
ernor, state senators, members of the
House of Assembly, judges of the
higher courts, certain state officers
other than the executives have been
cntitlea ate=these passes, as -wefl--as
most of the legislative employees
Each year the Legislature either adj
ded to or made an effort to enlarge
thel ist. The passes, it is said, were
used throughout the year by many
holders and were especially desirable
to the South Jersey resident who
spent his summers at the shore
Many Of the officials now commute to
Trenton on their passes.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
PVT. BELL WRITES
OF ARMISTICE
Paris Went Wild over the News on
November IL

Pvt. William Franklin Bell of Lu-
nenburg has written the following let
ter to his mother from Havre, France,
the day after the armistice was signed.
Nov. IL, 1918.
NY dear Mother:
Just q few lines to let you know
that | am well and awfully happy.
Yesterday was big day here, today
is holiday, except for the American
troops.
Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock
news came that the Germans had
signed the arrnistice I never saw
such crazy bunch of people, / don't
believe you could find a dozen sober
people, that is French or Belgians,
last night. And today they are
sure celebrating. When / came down
from Camp this afternoon I met a
bunch of Belgians coming up the
street nlayn.g an accordion, drunk as
could be.
I sure Ead good time myself yes
terday; | went down town about II
o'clock and stayed all day. We had
a parade in the afternoon, not an or
ganized affair, but just a mob. 1t
started up at the British Headquar
ters and cnme down past the Amer
lean Headquarters, then up Boulevard
de Strasbourg, the principal street, to
the Hotel de Vile which is the City
Hall. Everyone was in it, American
nurses AMI soldiers, British Tommies
and Waac5, not to mention mob of
Aussies. We paraded up to the
Hotel de Vile, where the band played
the Mar5eillaise, then the crowd broke
up. Last evening the people were
marching down the Rue de Paris,
singing anc! raising cain.
When came home about II o'clock
they were still at it, guess they did
not sleep at all last night. Today is
a holiday. l hear there is going to
be torchl;ght parade tonight. l
guess I will go down after supper and
see what is going on.
l sure hope they viii send me home
pretty soon, this waiting will be
awful hard. Tomorrow l go up to
the doctor for examination and clas-
sification. rather expect it will be
quite a long time before / get home
Of course l know nothing about it.
I sure would like to go now it is all
over.
AS there isn't much to write about
will close, with love to all,
Your son,
William +. Bell
Rest Camp 3-A. P. o. 760
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
HEALTH CONFERENCE
Will Plan to Combat Return of the
Influenza

Chicago, Nov 30.-Plans for COM
batting another influenza epidemic
which is expected to sweep the coun-
try in 1919 will be considered by
health authorities from all parts of
the United States,, Canada, and South
America at the forty-sixth annual
convention of the American Public
Health Association which opens here
Dec. 8.
Members of the association say
that all the influenza epidemics since
1929 have been recurrent for from
two to three years after the initial
outbreak. For this reason leading
authorities feel convinced that the
visitation of 1913 will be repeated in
1919 and probably in 1920. Also it
lis pointed out that in previous cpl
denies The second and third out
breaks have been more virulent and
attended by a higher mortality rate
than We're the initial manifestations.
1t was early in 1918, according to
Dr.. w. A. Evans, former health COM
missioner of Chicago, that the now
so-called Spanish influenza made its
appearance in Spain Now Spain is
having its second outbreak, according
to Dr. Evans more virulent in form
and attended by an alarming death
rate.
During the three-day meeting, the
methods used in combating the 1918
epidemic ir the United States will be
thoroughly considered and plans out
lined for meeting any future emer-
gency Among those who will pre-
sent papers and take part in the dis
cussions arc Major w. H. Welch, of
the National Medical Corps; DR.. E.
c Rosenow, of the Mayo foundation
DR. Herman Biggs, commissioner of
the New York State Department OF
Health, and Dr.. A. J. Mclaughlin
assistant surgeon general of the
United States Public Health Service
Besides consideration of influenza
many subjects of general interest
pertaining to public health during
the reconstruction period will be
taken up. There will be discussions
regarding proper precautions in the
care of children to reduce mortality
rates, rural sanitation, the effect OF
fashions on health and the use OF
narcotics ir war times.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
PVT. HAROLD L. GERO
WRITES HIS BROTHER
Was Wounded by a Machine Gun
Bullet in the Hand and Wrist

Pvt. Harold L. Gero of Co. Cy, 28th
Infantry, has written the following
letter to his brother:
With the American Forces in France,
Nov. /, 1913
Well, Brother of mine, l guess that
you have despaired of hearing from
me, but had you known the circum-
stances you would have forgiven me,
| know But it has bothered me and
that is why l am putting this awful
scrawl on paper as my writing is
slightly imperfect as yet. If the folks
have received notice that have been
wounded, you may tell them that
Fritz passed up one to me that kept
on going. 1t was a machine gun bull
let through hand and wrist, and the
wound is doing nicely at present so
that / can write after a fashion.
Kaiser Bill realizes at last that he
hasn't a leg to stand on and must soon
come to his knees if events are to be
read in their true light. Hope that |
have mail Somewhere in France"
awaiting me from you and the others
as have only received grand total
of three letters since reaching this
side
Well, must close now and don't for
get you are to keep this secret from
the folks unless they have already
heard of my being hit.
Eat hearty Thanksgiving day din
ner for me.
With love,
From your brother,
HAROLD.
Pvt Harold l.. Gero,
Co. G, 28th Inf,
Camp Hospital, No. 81.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
AMERICANS LEFT
STEEL
TO help The SERBS
The Jug Slavs Helped
Their Co Symen in
Their Sore eits
TEN SONS WENT
FROM ONE HONE
And They Fought Like In
dians Against Their
Old Foe, the Bulgars

Washington, Nov. 30.--Residents of
American cities fighting with the
Serbian army played a most impor-
tant part in the great victory over
the Bulgalians, the collapse of Aus
tria, and the ending of the Hun dream
of MittelEuropa. This informa-
ton has been brought to the United
States by an American Red Cross
worker just returned from Serbia.
Men from the steel and iron plants
in Gary, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Denver,
San Francisco and other cities
where there are heaths, blast fur
naces and rolling mills, were shock
troops in the very center of the great
Serbian attack, this Red Cross worker
who accompanied the Serbian army
reports.
They were the Jugo-Slavs who had
given up from SIS to SIS a day as
metal workers in the United States
to return to help Serbia throw off
the Bulgar-Austrian yoke, Their
going was unheralded-in fact they
had slipped out of the country as
civilians because the United States
was not al war with Bulgaria.
Almost every steamer carried off
four or five hundred of them in the
steerage. All ten sons of one family
in Gary, fo,' example, reached France
in this way. Arriving in France,
these men were supplied with uni
forms and sent to Bizert, Africa, to
be drilled by Serbian officers. When
ready, they went through Saloniki
and were rushed to the Serbian army
Several thousands of these metal
workers tt ok part in the last often
sive. They were not used as units
but were distributed among the first
and second armies to build up the
morale of the Serbian forces. Here
is this workers description of then
| fighting: .-....
Chow they fought. | was fortu-
nate enough to go with the army or
its offensive. .fhe Serbian genera
asked me to go because he wanted
someone who was openly an Amer
lean to see his army of 10000 men
aided by French artillery and Italian
and French airplanes, break the Bul
gar line after millions of money anC
many other troops had failed to ac
complish the result.
"And l saw these men from Amer
lea act as shock troops in the yer!
forefront Of the crucial battle.
saw them go up against Sokol, 1
mountain ten thousand feet high
into which the Rulgars had driver
tunnels and trenches and from which
Through pert holes in the living rock
they poured machine gun fire on tn
Serbian charges up the slopes.
"Then came fifth attack. TIL
Serbs got up to the tunnels and threw
grenades into the port holes Will
others scaled the cliffs like mountain
sheep. Finally the Bulgars brok
and fed, leaving behind them al
their guns and supplies. The Serb
pursued them for four days an
nights.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
LYNDONVILLE

Those home to spend Thanksgiv-
ing whit their parents were Maurice
Burpee. Boston University; George
Pierce Jr., U. v NJ; Howard Shat
tuck with two friends from Dart
muoth; Charles Darling Jr., of Wor-
ccster.
Kenneth Blake of Bradford was in
town over the week end visiting
friends.
Flavia Folsom was home from her
school in Rrookline, Mass, to spend
Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Folsom.
John Gilman and Raymond Hunter,
who have been home on a seven days
furlough, have returned to Boston,
where they are stationed.
George Cusson, who has been in
an officers training camp in the
South, has received his discharge and
will return to Middlebu1y College
later
A dancing party was held in Cable S
Hall Saturday evening, with good
crowd there. Music: Connell. piano
Burroughs. violin. A good time was
enjoyed by all.
Fred Pound is a business visitor in
Boston over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Bowlcs of St
1ohnsbury were in town for Thanks
giving at n P. Burpee's.
Mrs. IT. ? Burpee and Mrs Coo
Ratchelder have been in Boston OIL
business the past week.
Mrs. Lynn Bowles of st. Johnsbur,
has been staving with Miss Ruth
Bwpee while Mrs. IT. P. Burpee was
in Boston.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
RED CROSS NOTES

Wool has come for 80 sweaters in
addition to the stocking yarn already
on hand, SO there is need for a large
number of k1itters.
Now that the Thanksgiving holi-
days are over, cannot we increase the
number of worksers at the meeting
Tuesday afternoon? Please come
early prepared TO sew.
If anyone has been omitted in the
"Linen Shower" articles may be brot
to the Almo1y Tuesday. 1t is expect
ed the articles will be packed then.
There will be an evening meeting at T
o'clock.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
HOW TO GET MORE COAL
Vermont Fuel Administrator Offers
Suggestions

The fuel administration at the
State House has sent out the follow
ing information, which explains to the
people of the state how they can get
more coal. The order reads:
When ali deliveries have been COM
pleted in accordance with our in
structions Nos. At, 48 and 49, coal
dealers may be permitted to make
further deliveries up to an amount
not exceeding two-thirds Inclusive of
coal heretofore delivered) of the rea-
sonable requirements for the year;
preference to be given in accordance
with the instructions above referred
to.
In cases where only load not ex-
ceeding two tons has been put in, an
other load may be delivered, if really
needed.
When all deliveries as above have
been made dealers may make COM
plete delivery on all needs up to six
tons, and of an amount not to ex-
ceed six tons on applications for six
to nine tons.
No. 1 buckwheat may be delivered
to fill all applications, there being no
limitations as to its use by domestic
consumers.
Conservation is more vital today
than heretofore. There has been a
serious drop in production due to the
epidemic and the signing of the ar
mistice, ard efforts to overcome this
loss are none too promisir
You viii please notify ysur coal
dealers Immediately.
II. J. NJ. JONES
Vermont F'ueI administrator.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-02
TO COURT OF APPEALS
Gordon Case Taken from County
Court to u S. Court

Rutland, Dec. 2-The office in this
city of tn: clerk of the United States
court has sent to the United States
circuit court of appeals papers in the
case of o. II. Curran of Groton VS.. the
American Realty Company, the de-
fendant having taken the case to the
high tribunal. This controversy,
which arose over the alleged breach
of contract to cut pulp wood was en-
tered in Caledonia county court but
was taken without trial in the lower
court to the United States district
court, where the plaintiff received a
verdict to recover $2,Q45.