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New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Unsinkable Ship
Ready for u. S. Test

AN ATLANTIC PORT, March 6.-Thc
former Austrian steamer Lucia, which
has been honeycombed with compart-
mcnts designed to make her unsink-
able, arrived here day to undergo
tests to determine her ability to stand
up under torpedo attack
The special interior construction Of
the ship, 5,0O0-to vessel. was in
stalled under the auspices Of the. Naval
Consulting Board, and, should the YES
sci prove her ability to remain anoat
after being torpcdocd, efforts will be
made to have many other vessels. par
uculnrlY army transports, similarly
equipped
Many naval and shipping men object
to such construction because of the
great amount of cargo space it requires
and the length Of time necessary to
~ n ship with The compartments.
Others. however, contend that the say
ing Of ships from submarines would
porc than Offset the losa in time Of
building and of cargo room.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Rudder and Flag
Found Near Boston

BOSTON. March Ga torn and
water-soaked American lag and the
rudder of ships boat bearing the
words "Cross Rip" were brought here
to-day and believed to be evidence of
the sinking of the Cross Rip iightship
which was torn from her moorings off
Nantucket by ice foes late in January.
The articles were picked Up by fisher
men of the schooner Kineo, while they
were hauling their nets 185 miles east
of Georges Bay, February IS.
On board the lightship when she was
carried away from her moorings we're
Mate Henry F. Joy, Of Dennisport, in
command; Machinist F. NJ. Johnson, of
South Yarmouth; Cook William Rose
of North Harwich, and Seamen Almon
+. Wixon. of Dennisport; E. H. Phillips
Of West Dennis, and a. c. Joy, of Den
nisport. All but the last named were
married.
Captain Richard Phillips, commander
of the craft, was ashore at the time or
leave.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Sir Eric Geddes Attacked
For Dismissing Jelhcoe
Ousng of Admiral From Post of First Sea Lord National
g Calamity Carson Tells Commons; Naval
Officers Protested

LONDON, March 6.--The dismi SIS al
Of Admiral Sir John K. Jellicoe from
the post of First Sea Lord last Decem-
bcr was the subject of attacks on Sir
Eric Geddcs, First Lord Of the Admir-
atty. in the House Of Commons this
afternoon.
Sir Edward Carson, the former First
Lord Of the Admiralty, termed it a ma
tional calamity He asserted that the
War Cabinet, of which he was at that
time a member, was not responsible
and said that naval officers protested
against it.
Admiral Sir Hedworth Meux declared
that Sir Eric Geddes had flouted the
whole fleet.
Andrew Bonar Law, spokesman for
the government, explained how Premie r
Lloyd George had summoned him to
the Cabinet room; Gcddes was there,
and said he had come to the conclusion
that in the public interest there should
be this change
Sir Edward Carson, interrupting Mr..
Bonar Law. said: "If I had continued
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
War Has Ended Caste,
Says English Primate
Glass Distinctions Are Being
Wiped Out in All Coun-
tries. He Declares

That the day of extreme wealth for
the few and poverty for the many was
ended was. pointed to by the Arch
bishop of York in the course of his SER
mon at Trinity Church yesterday as
one of the most significant results Of
the war He declared that class dis
tinction has practically been wiped out
and that high and low. rich and poor,
were united in all countries iu the
struggle for democracy.
Yesterdays was the third of series
of short sermons to be delivered by
the Archbishop. He is also to preach
to-day and tomorrow.
Trinity Church was far from able to
accommodate all those who sought ad-
so great that the Archbishop on his
arrival was forced to enter the church
through the small doorway at the rear.
Referring to the change that has
taken place in the world during the
last four years, the Archbishop dc
Ciared that war. in itself, could only
destroy. not build up.
at devolves on the Allied nations"
he said. "to renew themselves and pre-
pare. not only for victory in the war,
but the greater task Of rebuilding after
the conflict is. ended. 1t would be
futile to destroy the autocratic menace
and chen to return to the old condi-
tions
"Thc new spirit" the Archbishop
went on, "the spirit of humanity, of CO.
operation. of brotherhood, is needed if
the full fruits of the war are to be
reapcd for the good of mankind. Moth
ing less will make the battling Of to-
day worth while"
In an address later in the day on
church war work for girls, in Synod
Hail, One Hundred and Tenth Street
and Amsterdam Avenue. the Archbishop
declared there was hardly girl of anv
oducation in England now who is not
engaged in hospital or other war work
England. he said. was one vast net Of
hospitals.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
point where production balances losses
will be postponed to dangerous ex

point where production balances losses
will be postponed to dangerous ex-
tent.
During the critical period which
confronts us we must rely mainly on
our Own ships. Our Allies are making
every effort to increase the production
Of ships, but despite the glowing re-
ports in the American press, and great,
doubtless, as the effort Of that coun
try is, there is no doubt a considerable
time must clapse before the desired
output is secured.
U-Boat Destruction Increases
GAS to the destruction Of German
from my opinion that the submarine is
held but not mastered. Submarines are
being destroyed in increasing numbers,
and as our methods develop the num-
bers will further increase. There is
a growing reluctance on the part of the
German crews to put to sea- The
chances of a submarine returning from
voyage in the waters around England
are one in four or one in five. For
some months We believed VIC and the
Americans have been sinking sub
marines as fast as they are built.
"The rate of exagge ration in the
enemy's publication of tonnage alleged
to have been sunk increases steadily.
The rate of eXaggeration IN the second
quarter is twice that of the first quar-
ter. The rates in the third and fourth
quarters are three and four times the
rate Of the first quarter The rate in
January was four and ono-half times
that of the first quarter.
"The efforts of the British navy and
the navies of its allies are being stead
lily developed and a large programme Of
anti-submarine craft and devices is be-
ing pushed forward, although the lag
in the mercantile shipbuilding is re-
tiected here also. Nevertheless, We and
our allies are now able to devote more
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
ii.y The Associated Pres,

AN IRISH PORT. Monday, March i.
Inc people ot this town. who few
days ago won the gratitude OF the
American people by ,heir Aindness to
the survivors from the Tuscania, have
extended their hospitality in the last
few days to nearly 500 men from the
Calgarian. orc Of the finest auxiliary
cruisers in the Atlantic service. The
Calgariah. with 6l0 persons aboard
was torpedoed in the late afternoon,
not far from the place where the Tus-
cania met Disaster
The ships bell had just sounded
O'Clock wHen Il torpedo struck The
shock was 50 slight that i. was thought
the vessel had merely touched mine
astarn. It was hoped 70 get her safely
10 port.
A considerable time later second
torpedo struck her, followed quickly
by two more. BY this tinic there were
several trawlcrs and patrol vessels in
the vicinity and the work of disem-
barking the crew was FASTENED BY
good fortune tne CalSarian remained
;.fioat or an even keel for some time,
notwithstanding the four torpedoes.
It was possible to take off nearly all
the crew except men in the stokeh olds
and others who had been injured by
the explosions
-urSt VI lHS itSCu'u men were
brought here. Hot meals and dry
clothes were provided. and the same
beds which the Tuscania survivors had
occupied few days before were turned
over to them.
The Calgarian was vessel of 1875
tons gross. 56S feet long and 20 feet
of beam. She was built in Glasgow in
1914 for the Allan Line.
There are no published records OF
the recent movements of the Calgarian.
which for some time has been in the
service Of the British government The
last report given out concerning the
liner was in April of 1916, when she
sailed from Halifax for England with
Canadian troops.
A most unusual circumstance in con-
rection with the sinking of the mer-
chant cruiser is the fact that she was
struck by four torpedoes. So far as
published reports have shown, in no
previous case has merchantmen been
subjected to such n heavy attack by
submarines. Evidently the Germans
concentrated U-boats to insure the
sinking of the liner.
Officers of the local branch of the
company. the head Offices of which are
in Montreal. said that recently she has
been conveying cargo ships between
British ports and Nova Scotia
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07

ately preceding quarter, that is. the
third quarter of last year. the world's S
shipping would be 100000 tons less
than it is to-day"
At this point the First Lord exhib-
tied to the House a large diagram
showing the curve Of the shipping
losses. He then took up the question
Of shipbuilding
Drop in Ship Production
"Thcre is no lack of material in the
yards to-day said Sir Eric. "and there
are more men in the yards, but the
output only reached $4,000 in Janaury.
1t should have been much larger. 1t
is true the weather was exceptionally
bad and also January, owing to the
holidays. is always a bad month for
the output Of ships. We cannot take
one week or one month by itself. Feb
ruary. think, will be better nearly
twice January-but still only about
two-thirds what the same yards have
done in month with fewer men. In
stead OF rise in ship production we
have a serious drop. Why?
"The main fact is that owing to
labor unrest and strike difficulties the
men in the yards are not working as
if the life OF the country depended on
their eXertions. The employers are
perhaps not doing all they could. The
long STRAIN Of the war must have an
effect upon their nerves, as upon
every ones else. The serious unrest
which existed in January will have an
effect on compilations in later months.
am driven to the conclusion that even
at this late date this situation is not
fully realized.
81 believe the individual piece worker
on ships works as hard now as he did
last year when actually at work, but
he seems reader to take holidays and
we cannot afford holidays. If ar i'm
provement is not speedily made the
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Armed British Merchant
Cruiser Hit by -Four
Torpedoes
Lost Vessel Had
61O Men ON Board
Ran Into Waiting Subma-
rine Squadron Near Scene
OF Tuscania Disaster

LONDON. March 6. Ofhcial an
nouncement was made by the Ad-
miralty to-day that the British armed
mercantile cruiser Calgarian was tor
pedoed and sunk on March l. Two
officers and forty-six men were lost.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Text of Goddess Speech Telling
How Allies Are Winning at Sea

(Co"s ertracts from the First Lo' speech
London ycsdoy, b fuller
uiN)
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-24
THE POTATO MARKET
Receipts Moderate and Market
Steady
Especial to the Caledonian)

Especial to the Caledonian)
st. Albans, Oct. 24-The United
States Bureau of markets have is
sued the following bulletin from their
Boston office:
Boston receipts are moderate with
the market steady. Maine and Bruins
wick Cobblers and Mountains, No. l.,
are selling from $2.4O to $3.50. New
Y ork Mountain No. 1 on few sales
are quoted at $40 to $2.45.
New York receipts are moderate
with the market steady Maine
Round Whites in 165 pound bags, No.
1 quality, are selling from $4.15 to
S4.35. Michigan Round Whites in
$50 pound bags sell for 1925 to $3.50.
New York Round Whites in bulk, No.
/, range from $2.10 to $2.20.
At Presque Island there is a mod
crate demand with the market slight
ly stronger. From the warehouse to
grower for cash, in bulk, per barrel,
Mountains and Cobblers range from
s2.70 to So, with few going to S3.10
to $315. In carload bulk Mountains,
No. 1, are mostly selling at S1.90
with d few at $1.95.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-24
BRITISH AVIATORS
Exploits of the Most Famous Not
Heralded

London, Oct. 24-Blitish Air force
authorities do not allow publication
of stories of exploits of the most sue
cessful British aviators using the
names as in France and Germany be-
cause it is considered unfair to men
who are doing fine work but who
have not had opportunities for win
ming many air victories. Also they
say the loss of a famous aviator
creates bad impression if the peo-
pie at home have been led to believe
that he is almost a superman.
This view also is taken by many
British flying officers. One of them
recently wrote: II go into the all
perfectly equipped to bring down
"Hun" machines. A pilot on artillery
observation or photography work
goes up to do a highly necessary Job
and perhaps has to spend several
hours over it and in any case has
other work to do and cannot go straf.
ing however much he might like it
Why should l be advertised and glor
flied any more than he is? We botf
are trying to do our job and nobody
can do more.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-24
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Shot by Playmate While Hunting
Especial to the Caledonian)

(opecidl TO Cne CaIeQOnlan)
Burlington, Oct. 23-Clement Pat
rick Kennedy, the IL year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Kennedy of
this city, died yesterday afternoon
shortly after receiving in his abdomen
a shell from loaded II guage shot
gun slung over the knees of Law
renee Riley, aged 16.
Young Kennedy lived scarcely an
hour and knew that death was at
hand as he asked his companions to
pray for him.
A red-headed woodpecker was
sighted and they all sat down to
watch it. Riley had the gun over his
knees, and the trigger was cooked
Kennedy started to get up sudden
ly, saying that he was going to get
a closer look at the bird, but by the
time the other lads had the warn
ing out of their mouths Kennedy had
stepped in front of the gun, his coat
in some way catching in the trigger
Mayor Jackson was reached and
Communicated private automobile
as the police ambulance was temper
ari1y out of commission, to take the
boy to the hospital.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-24
NEW FOOD BOOK
Text Book Being Prepared for the
Public Schools

Montpelier, Oct. PA conference
has been held at the commissioner
of education's office relative to the
new food book that is to be used in
the public schools. It is similar to
the war book which the educational
department printed a year ago and
will explain the food conditions with
more acuteness than any of the pub
hcations that the federal government
has placed before the young people
of the state.--The conference was at
tended by Commissioner Hillegas, F.
H. Brooks of the food department,
Miss Sara Louise Arnold, dean of
Simmons college, who is in Vermont
on q dual errand, namely, from the
National Educational association and
associated with the educational de-
partment of the food administration
and representative of the federal
government, who is an expert on
wheat marketing, and Miss Bessie
Goodrich, principal of the Johnson
normal school, and members of hel
faculty. The book is being prepared
by the faculty of the normal school
1t will take up the food subject in q
manner that will make the situation
plain to the students in the graded
schools and yet will furnish data fol
adults and those interested in an eX-
act knowledge of why Vermont must
conserve on food and must produce
more crops.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-24
WAR CORRESPONDENT
William Dudley Pelley Now With the
Allies on the Eastern Front

The Caledonian has received a let
ter from William Dudley Pelley,
written in Japan on August rs, stat
ing that he has been appointed staff
correspondent of the American Red
Cross Commission to travel with the
Czechs and Allied forces into Siberia
where the troops would engage the
Germans on the eastern front. He
will also keep the outside world in
formed of the work of the Y. M. c.
A. in this campaign, working in con-
junction with the Associated Press
representatives at Vladivostok and
Toxic
AS war correspondent he is now in
the thick of things, probably, cover
ing the campaign Of the Allies
against the Bolsheviki and German
forces. On conclusion of the cam
paign ne writes that he expects to
return to Japan and resume his trip
around the world.
At the time of writing it was eX-
pected that Mrs. Pelley would soon
return to Toxic and possibly come
back to the United States.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-24
THE DANGERS OF
FLYING BY NIGHT
Various Expedients That Will be
Used Afte Var

l3h<a
London, Oct 6-(Co4sa ance
of The Associated Press)-
of flying at night will not interrol.
the aerial express service already be-
ing planned here for flights between
London and Cairo or Calcutta, say
aviation experts. The great machines
designed for this work will fly by
compass throughout the night, with
powerful lamps lighted on their
wings and the instruments in front
of the pilot brilliantly Illuminated,
Lights will be turned on in the cabins
and the members of the crew who
are off duty will turn in and sleep,
as they do on steamships.
If the weather has been bad during
the day time and it clears up at dusk,
the delayed machines will leave at
once in order that their cargoeS and
passengers may be delivered on time
at their destination. 1t is believed
that business men, travelling from
London to Petrograd or Rome, will
prefer to journey at night, so that
they may sleep during the voyage and
waste no time.
The wind, which is an important
factor in aviation, is nearly always
less strong at night.
Each airplane will carry powerful
navigation lights, visible twenty OF
thirty miles off, and also luminous
number. There will be frequent
landing places along the way, so that
whatever it's need, a machine will al
ways be able to land.
Each landing ground will be bril-
liantly lighted and near it illuminated
wind-arrows will automatically indi
cate the direction of the wind, :
knowledge of which is essential te
the pilot of a machine about to land
All machines landing will display g
bright light of a particular color, il
order to warn pilots Of other ma
chimes of it's intentions.
Aerial lighthouses, probably viii
be used in the same way as coastal
lighthouses. They will consist pre-
sumably Of vertical searchlights
flashing on and off, twin searchlights
colored searchlights, OF bright flash
ing lights on the ground. Machine!
will be able to land either at sea Of
on the ground, and will carry large
flares to light up tEN ground below
in case of forced landing.
All that war conditions have
taught the allied airman will be O.
immense value in organizing night
flying after the war
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-24
BOYS IN THE AIR SERVICE
Youths Urder Seventeen Anxious t.
Get Into the Service

London, Sept. 14-Popularity of
the Royal All Force is emphasized at
the recruiting office here. The mill
tary age minimum is II years and 10
months. So many youths under that
age have attempted to join that it has
become necessary to require birth GER
tifcates with each application.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-24

countries strive for permanent, demo-
cratic peace, and equally hate the
German imperialism We hope that
our friendly feelings toward America
will allow US to grow more and more
acquainted with her life and culture
and, that, taking her as model, Rus
sia will occupy her former rank.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-24
BRITISH TAKE 5000 PRISONERS
ALSO CAPTURE FOUR VILLAGES
SHARP FIGHTING ON BOTH SIDES

Allies Await Presidents Note With Much Interest as
the Germans-Sent by Gable in Code and then Given
to the Country by Wireless-No Peace With the
Kaiser Now or Later
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-24
CURTAIL FURNITURE MAKERS
War Industries Board Announces
Restrictions for Wars Duration

Restrictions for Wars Duration
Washington, Oct. 23-Restrictions
on the manufacture of furniture ell,
iminating all new patterns for the
duration of the war and curtailing
active patterns SO per cent were an
nounced today by the war industries
board. The new schedule applies to
bedroom, diningroom, and upholster-
ed furniture, chairs, certain tables
and mirrors. Beveled mirrors are
eliminated, bedroom mirror plates
curtailed 25 per cent, and the manu-
facture of toilet table chairs discon-
tinucd.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-24
AMERICAN IDEALS
Russians Want Permanent Democra-
tic Peace

Archangel, Oct 24-America is
held up as a model for regenerated
Russia by the Sievarnoie Utro, an
Archangel newspaper, in urging Rus
SLAMS to restore their country to its
former place in the world
"The ideals of America and Russia
arc alike" asserts the paper. Both
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-24

Some of these schemes to end the
war sound a good deal like the argu-
mcnt of the barber who says he can
cure dandruff in two weeks.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-24
THE CASUALTY LIST

Washingl on, Oct. 24-The follow
ing casualties are reported by the
commanding general of the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29
Every County Should Construct State
Roads.

Under the provisions of the Halves
Road Law the system Of State Roads
must be extended into all coun ties,
substantially in proportion to their
respective areas, population and mile
age OF county roads" The State
Highway Board has sent out letters to
all county courts in Missouri urging
that applications be made without
delay for the Improvement OF State
Roads in each county. Hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars are now available
from the State Fund to match dollars
with counties In the construction OF
State Roads. Projects covering the
construction Of earth roads are pro-
vided for In Section IA OF the Halves
Law. "T;ven earth road constructed
under the provision Of this act shall
be given q substantial character by
providing proper grades, bridges,
culverts and drainage" This mskes
It possible for every county in Mis-
souri, to obtain a share OF the State
Road Fund, and there Is no reason
why grading projects should be fur.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-29
Red Cross knitting.

WASHINGTON, D. G., August IA
program for knitting garments for
soldiers and sailors will be announced
by the American Red Cross as soon as
it can determine how much yarn Is
available for such use. The Red Gross
now has 10000 pounds of yarn for
distribution to chapters and hopes to
maintain additional yarn from wool
unsuitable for Government use.
There are 1874 900 knitted articles
in Red Cross warehouses, including
1900, 900 wool sweaters, $4,000 muf'
flers, $4,000 wristlets, 22s, 900 helmets
and 1,32s, 900 pairs of socks. From
September /, 1917, to June 30, 1915
the Red Cross distributed 5,s75,00t
knitted articles to American soldiers
aud sailors. During the same period
500 900 knitted garments were dis
tributed in France and Italy.
Red Cross knitters used 10000, 0o'
pounds OF yarn In knitting articles TO
soldiers and sailors, last year.