The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-14
One MILLION FACING STARVATION SOON

German Soldiers Destroying and Piagng in Their Re-
trement to the Triumphal Entry Planned for
Sunday Into the Cities of Metz and Strassburg.
A despatch from Paris says that the American
troops have crossed the German frontier towards the
cities of Metz and Strassburg.
A Paris despatch says that Marshal Foch and the
Allied generals will make solemn entry into Strassburg
and Metz next Sunday in the presence of President Pon
care and Premier Clenenceau
A despatch from Basel Switzerland, says that the
report that the former German Grown Prince is with his
father in Holland denied by dispatches from Berlin
The despache says the Grown Prince is win his troops at
the front.
A despatch form Senlis says that Gen. Pershing to-
Gay conferred the american distinguished Service"
medal upon Marshal Foch The presentation made
in the of President Wilson at the villa where Gen.
Eoch has his headquarters. In presenting the medal
Pershing said 1T is token of gratitude Of the Ameri
can people for your achievements Gen Foch replied,
u will wear this with pleasure and pride in the days Of
triumph as we'll in dark hours will never forget the
tragca day last March when Gen. Pershng put at my
disposal without restrictions all of the Amer
can army"
London despatch says that Marshal Won linden
burg remains the head of the supreme German army
command, according to German wireless despatch
ce1Yed IN that city The same despatch gives the text OF
the message which he has sent to the army commanders
ordering them to lead their troops in order and with dis
cpline.
At Italian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. McLeed of
Montreal and Young of Des Moines, Iowa, who
taken prisoners by the Austrians during the Italian
paign have been released They reached the Italian
lines Tuesday and bring direct of the internal
dltions in the AustroHungarian empire Horrible food
conditions prevail Mr. Mcleod says and he thiks it
quite possible that million Of the inhabitants will die this
winter from lack Of food and weakness of body by lack
Of nutrition and disease. He says the conditions the
quiet there noW but that another Russia may grow out
of the situation the troops returning from the
front discover that the end of the has not brought
the desired relief
despatch from Copenhagen says that Queen Will
hemina of Holland wished to extend hospitality to the
former German Emperor, says the Frankfort Gazette
though Holland fears the coming days that is found
desirable that he is to live as private citizen.
A despatch from Washington says that Secretary
Daniels has announced that the who left the Amer
colleges for the Navy and desire complete their
college may resign from the Navy and 60 back
their college work.
With the Americans in France-From Sept. II to
November H. American avators asert that they brought
down 473 German machines Of this number 353 have al
ready been confirmed officially The day bombing groups
from the time they began operations have dropped
i ~ III kilograms of bombs inside the German lines
despatch from London says that the German SOL
ders committing acts violence against the nhab-
tns destroying and pilaging contrary the terms of
the a1mistce. French official wireless message receiv-
ed in London today from the Allied high command to the
German high command says that the Allies expect the
Germans to take to stop the violations of acts
If they increase then the Allies will take steps to end
them.