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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23
Practice CheerfusnesS.

Cheerful1oss ought to be the Watt
cum vitae OF their life TO the old age
without cheerfUlnesS is a Lapland Win
ter without Il sun; and this spirit OF
rchecrfulncss should be. encouraged in
eur youth if we would have the bene-
fit Of it in our old age time will make
Il generous wine more mellow; but it,
will turn that which is early on the
fret, to vinegar.-COlton.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23
nrsnared poisson cas in 1aoa

Prof Richard Merton. who organized
the American Volunteer Motor Ambu-
lance corps. and whose death in Paris
has been announced. disclosed the fact
In the Champagne battle In October
1915, that the German gas apparatus
captured at that time dated as far
back as 1908. Evidently these delect-
able people were at work on their bar
harous devices six long years before
the war broke out.-Scientific Ameri-
can.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23
THE SAME OLD DRAY

From the Flights and Landings
Just because you
Have written home
To the town Bladder"
And told them how
Many Boche planes
You have brought
Down and they printed
Your picture and
Said, "What brave
Boy he isl" and just
Because they all
Write those nice
Things to you and
Everything, don't
Let it go to your
Head. After the
War is over and you
Get back you will
Still drive the
Same dray. That is
All for now.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23

Mrs. Edwin Annis has at her home
in Albany an orange tree which is
bearing fruit for the third time. 1t
now has blossoms, three green and
four ripe oranges.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23

George l.. Stimets, aged 76 years, a
well-known business man of High
gate Center, died at his home there
Dec. 10, after an illness of seven
weeks with artelio scierosis.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23

Franklin Dunshee, 16-year-old son
of Herbert Dunshee of New Haven,
blew off the ends of the fingers on his
right hand with a dynamite cap
few days ago.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23
SAVING OF COAL
Editor Caledonian:

Editor Caled0nlan:
If you put half hod of coal on
your fire and then after it has burned
up place a tin can in the middle of
the fire you can then add the rest of
the coal and the old tin can will get
red hot and make hot fire. If
every family in st. Johnsbury would
do this way it would save 1000 tons
of coal every year.
Respectfully,
F. E. Lucas
ST. Johnsbury, VT, Dec. 81, 1918.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23

Among "a New England men re-
ported in a recent dispatch as having
arrived in France from German prison
camps, was Edward A. Johnson of
Rutland.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23
Hog H ESCAPED Draft.

First Little Boy twhose father is
In the draft age)-My father got out
Ut the draft.
Second Ditto-How did he do it:
First Little Boy-Why. lie simply
closed Tie window.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23

Warren Wheeler, an Orleans boy
and q member of the 26th division,
who was wounded in action last July,
is now in hospital at Washington,
d. c., awaiting an operation to re-
move a piece of diseased bone.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23

T. G. Gale has been granted four
months leave from his duties as U.
S. customs inspector at Newport, a
position he has held for 81 years.
With his wife, he has gone to Florida
to spend the winter.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23

At q meeting oil the various s0cle-
ties that are ldentihed with charity
work III the city, held Monday after
noon, The Associated Charities was
organized, with Carroll Huntington
president ard Rev. MI. Coontz sec
rotary and treasurer. 1t is under
stood that q canvass will soon be
made for clothing and money with
which to carry on the work for the
winter. The president informs US
that unless people donate clothing
and toys for the poor children in our
city many will be disappointed and
fare slim. Now that the war is over
we should bend every effort to make
all our children happy at this Christ
mas and to do this our people should
act at once, Leave your contribu-
tions at the Joel B. Bly, drug store,
where the president, Mr.. Hunting
ton, will take them in charge for dis
tribution, not only at Christmas time
but all winter anything for this work
should be left at this station
/ Lieutenant Ben Borella has receiv-
ed his discharge and has returned to
Newport.
Mrs. Rosa M. Sawyer will go to
Boston Tuesday to spend Christmas
with her son Harlie of Fall River,
who will meet her at that place.
Raymond H. Benedict, who has
been in the military service, has re-
ceived discharge and returned to
Newport, where he will resume work
at the custom office.
Carroll Huntington, who after sell
ling out his drug business enlisted and
was accepted for Y. NJ. C. A work for
overseas, has received notice of the
cancelling of his service, caused by
! the change of the military situation,
as nearly u per cent CT the enlist
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23
VERMONT NEWS

In Weybridge, it is whooping cough
and munps that are so prevalent as to
warrant giving up Christmas tree
and exercises this year.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23

Earl Lewis of Barton was shot in
the head recently when a companion
handled revolver carelessly. The
bullet penetrated the scalp, but did
not injure the skull and was removed
by physician.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23

In municipal court in Winooski this
week Almon j. Clark of Hyde Park
was fined $50 and costs for operating
an automobile under the influence of
liquor. His license also was taken
away from him. Clark ran into a
team, smashing up the wagon and
damaging his car somewhat.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23
Conscientious Obiector.

NoHsCTeHtIoUS ObJsctor.
I'm az conscientious objector," ex-
claimed the Prussian general who was
about to go out of office.
TO WARP"
No TO peace"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23


and q member of the 26th division,
who was wounded in action last July,
is now in hospital at Washington,
ID. c., awaiting an operation to re-
move piece of diseased bone.
In municipal court in Winooski this
week Almon j. Clark of Hyde Park
was fined $50 and costs for operating
an automobile under the influence of
liquor. His license also was taken
away from him. Clark ran into a
team, smashing up the wagon and
damaging his car somewhat.
Newport's oldest resident, Mrs.
Louise Pelkey, quietly celebrated
her Tooth birthday anniversary Dec.
| -. She has never required the use of
| glasses and is now engaged in piecing
bed quilt by hand. On her birthday
she was in the best Of spirits and
sang during the day in very clear
voice. She lives with her daughter,
Mrs. David E. Prue.
The oldest railroad man in active
service in the United States, if not
| Ill Inc WOIlu Is Il ICEltldi OcIlCuS Vi
Burlington, in his 10th year. He has
been in the service of the Central
Vermont railroad for more than Sd
ycrs and is still on duty. He is one
of 10 children and the father of II,
10 of whom arel living. He has 80
grandchildren and 10 great-grand-
children.
Pvt. Wesley w. Smith, formerly of
Colchester, son of Rev. w. w. Smith
of Bakersfield, is reported as wound
ed in action. He is 20 years old. Last
July he was wounded in both should
ers by. two machine gun bullets. His
last letter home was dated Nov. Is,
and he was then starting on three
days trip with German prisoners,
who were being transferred. 1t is
supposed he is now in northern
France with the British.
Mrs. Nellie M. Pike of Rutland has
reviewed word from the war depart
ment that her son, Sergt.~ Dana E.
Pike, was wounded in action on Oct
"a. He is rs years old and served
with. the United States forces at the
Mexican border, and upon the en-
trance of the United States into the
European war he enlisted again, go
ing overseas with the 26th division If
September, 1917. Sergt. Pike had
, written his mother of his wounds
i. which were in one leg, before she go1
the government notification.
The work of organizing the conn
ties of the state for Armenian ant
Syrian relief is under the direction Of
Roland e. Stevens of White River
S. Junction, state campaign manager
and one week early in January IS t.
be given over to campaign for funds
The chairman for Washington coun
ty is w. C. White of Mortified; fol
Chittenden county, Rev. Chauncey c
T Adams of Burlington; for Caledonia
county, Gilbert NJ Campbell of Lyn
i, donville; for Windsor county, Rev
Burton A. Lucas of Windsor.
A few hours after his mother, Mrs
Bridget Dougherty of Rutland, hat
received a telegram that he died il
Mechanicsville, N. Y, her son, Charlie
Dougherty, aged IL years, arrives
home alive and well. Young Dough
erty went Saturday to Mechanicsvill
for visit and it is supposed that /
confusion of names led to the teie
gram, which gave no particulars
merely stating that the son had died
All arrangements had been made TO
! an undertaken to care for the bod,
when he walked into the house.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-23
German Field Library,

St. Johnsbury, VT, Dec. 81, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-31
France W ANTS
Security and
Restitution
World Must BE Constituted
on New Basis, Says Pichon ;
Adl1crcs 10 Wilson Points

PARIS, Dec. so BY The Associated
Press rs Stephen Pichon, the Foreign
Minister, said to The Associated Press
to-d day:
"you asked mo in what spirit the
French government is preparing TO
participate in the peace negotiations.
1t is agreeable and easy for me to
reply that the ideal which sustained
us during the war is guiding us eff
tectively on the eve OF peace. This
defines our policy.
eve have been attacked; VIC want
security. We have been despoilcd; we
demand restitution. We have been
devastated; We want reparation.
"But that which We asked for our
selves, VIC demand for all, and hence
arc closely in accord With President
Wilson We intend that peace, in
erasing the effects of the German
crime, shall bring 20 all peoples the
certainty that this crime will not be
renewed"
~. iNhOi'' Niii-c opPHi SiiOtS ldIlSu uSN
from the cighteen-hou session in the
Chamber of Deputies yesterday, made
these statements with great energy.
'ln order to achieve this he con-
tinued, "the world must be constituted
on new basis. The basic points you
know. President Wilson has expressed
them; we have adhered to them"
'Rumors Of suspicious origin have
attempted in the last two weeks to
lead ono to the belief that notable
differences existed between the Allies
on the conception Of peace" NJ. Pchon
continued "In order to dispel doubts
and to bring forth the truth, | cannot
do better than to appropriate the
words spoken in London by your Pres
ident and to declare that the exchange
of views which have just taken place
between him and the Allied govern
ments have proved the complete ac-
cord regarding the meaning and pur-
pose Of the duty for the accomplish
nent Of which we have gathered.
"TOgether We have saved the worlds
democracy; together we will establish
laws which Will record in peace the i'm
mortal principles for which our SOL
ders died. The voices from the grave
dictate our duty to the living. and we
are jointly and whole heartedly ready
to fulfil it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-31
Home of Philadelphia
Police Head Is Bombed
Shrapnel Shells Damage Resi-.
dences of Two Judges Also;
People Hurled From Beds

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30. The
homes of Justice Robert Won Mosch-
zisker, OF the State Supreme Court;
Judge James c. German, Of the Mu-
nicipal Court, and Acting Superintend-
cnt of Police Mills, situated in widely
separated sectors OF tic city, were
damaged by bombs late tonight
In each instance shrapnel bombs
were used and the force Of The cxplc-
sions was so great that eli the occu-
pants Of the houses were hurled from
their beds. No one was SERIOUSLY in
jurcd
The motive for the outrage was not
known. although the guess was haz-
ardcd that i might have been another
chapter in the gamblers warfare in
this city.
The home Of Justice Won Moschzis-
ker was practically wrecked by the
every window in the block. Mrs
William c. Knowles, Wife Of Judge
knowles. Of the Municipal Court, who
lives across the street from Justice Won
Morsch2isAer vas injured by Ay!ng
shrapncl. Mrs. Won Moschziskc~ was
also struck on the head with rag
nents of the bomb, but WAS not badly
hurt.
The explosions occurred shortly be-
fore midnight and within half an hour
Of each other.
Scraps of paper found in front Of
the Mills home expressed hatred of
soldiers, judges and parasites. They
declared that these classes Of men sub
sisted upon the "stealings from dis
orderly. homes" and that their rule
was at an end.
Details Of police we're hurried 10 the
homes OF United States Senator Pen
rose. Mayor Smith and the judges Of
the Federal courts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-31
" ilson viii Start for
Italy TO-morrow Night

pARIs. Dec. so (By The As
4 sociated Press President
Wilson plans tc spend New
! ears Day in Paris and depart
for Italy Oh New Years night
tie VIII return from Italy aoouc
January 10, when the ;nter-AI-
lied conference 'vil! assemble.
1t is general! understood now
Ina. The President Fill remain n
EuTeDe for about month after
his return from Italy. and that he
viii take passage for America
about February 10.
Rome IS The only city IN ltaiy
the President will visit. He VIII
be the guest of the Italian gov
ernment. 1t seems certain now
that he will visit Pope Benedict
and also call at the Methodist
College.
~ the time the President re
Grne 10 Paris from EtalF The
British delegates TO the peace
conference viii have arrived.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-31
New Committee Will Be
Organized by Citizens
Who Denounced Hearst
Pershins Men Send
Letter of Protest
Officers on the Turrialba
Resolve 10 Reject Any
Greeting by Publisher

Developments yesterday in the effort
to oust William Randolph Hearst
as q member Of Mayor Hylan's
committee of welcome to home
coming troops included;
representative of many patriotic
societies made preliminary plans
at the Hotel Belmont for the
calling of a public mass meet
ING for the purpose OF Great
ing representative, 100 per
cent American, welcoming com
mlttee. They adopted also a reso-
luton denouncing Hearst and
demanding his resignation from
the Mayors committee.
Ninety seven wounded officers re
turning from France on the trans
port Turrialba recently author
i1ed one Of their number as
spokesman to inform any repre-
sentative Of the Mayors vel
coming committee that might
board the ship that they wanted
no welcome from a committee of
vhch William Randolph Hearst
vas member.
-our Of Pershing's veterans, still
in France, read of the appoint
ment of Hearst to the welcoming
committee. and have written q
letter of protest to The Tribune.
harles r. Hughes made public Z
letter, in which he refused tc
serve on the Mayors commit
tee because of Hearst's mem
bership in it, declaring that
American soldiers would not fail
10 rssert Hearst's appointment
lie made public also the letter
he received from Mayor Hylan
in return and his own reply to it.
Dr. Henry van Dyke, former Min
ister to Holland, who became 5
chaplain in the navy, also de
s clned, in letter written by his
secretary, TO become a member
Of the welcoming committee Sc
long as Hearst was a .menber.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-31
III Are MISSING.
After E~plosio
I'm jersey Town
Lebanon Postofficc Wrecked
by Blast Thought Due
to Acetylene Plant

SOMERNlI.LE, \. J., Dec. 30.-An ex-
plosion believed 10 BE- that Of an
acetylene gas tsnh in the cellar
wrecked the postoGioo at Lebanon, n.
j., this evening. Eleven persons
known to have been in the place are
missing and are thought to have been
killed. The explosion was distinctly
heard here, although Lebanon is
eighteen miles away.
Only two men ore known to have es
capped from the building They were
blown through the walls or windows
and we're picked up across the street.
Their bodies were full Of splnters and
their clothes almost torn Oft. They arc
George NJ. Manning, 3 farmer, and
Leslie Apgar n resident OF the village.
Both suffered burns.
Those known to have been in the
building OF whom no trace has been
found are Joseph Stryker, Wesley Bird,
Henry Bragg, Clarence Emmons, Oscar
Argar, Peter S. Niper William Apgar,
John Smock, Russell Hockenberry, Her.
man Alpaugh and George Nicholson.
The building was two-story frame
structure. On the ground floor was
the postof1ice and general store run
by Joseph Stryker. one Of those be
ieved to have been killed. The second
floor was occupied by tho Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows and the entire
structure was known sometimes as the
Post Office, sometimes as Odd Fellows
Hail. and sometimes as Strykers store.
This evening the last mail had been
sorted and several persons had assem-
bled as usual about the stove. Harry
Drake, resident Of the village, had
just got his mail and was on his way
home, when, turning to catch last
glimpse OF the store lights before turn
ing his corner, he saw the roof 60
soaring to height of fifty or seventy
five feet while the walls collapsed. The
shock Of the explosion threw him fat
flames was shooting up .yhere She
building had stood. He ran back. his
feet scuffling on broken panes of glass
and the echo Of other Fastening foot
steps beating on his ears. Across the
street from where the postoffice had
stood he found the only two victims
of the explosion who are known to
have escaped slivc-Manning and Leslie
Apgar. Manning appeared to be the
more seriously injured.
Drake got his autom moble and brought
Manning to Somerset Hospital in this
place. Leslie Apgar was taken to Leb-
anon Hotel.
The village has no fire department
and a bucket brigade was organized
to keep the flames from spreading.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-31
Citiseus' Committee
To Be Organised Here
To Welcome Soldiers

Representatives OF many patriotic,
political and civic organizations met
at the Hotel Belmont last night, adopt
ed resolution denouncing William
Randolph Hearst, demanded his re
moyal from Mayor Hy1an's committee
Of welcome to returning troops and
formed the nucleus Of a new and in
dependent citizens committee Of wei
come phich is to be expanded into 3
representative body at mass meet
ing in New York not later than Jan
uary Is.
The resolution follows;
"Resolved that, this meeting pro-
tests against the appointment of
William Randolph Hearst by the
Mayor OF the City of New York as
a member Of the committee in con-
nccton with the welcoming Of the
returning American soldiers and
sailors and also in connection with
the erection of memorial to our
dead soldiers. His course, both be-
'crc and during the war, having
1cen such as to make his appoint
nent an insult and an affront to our
soldiers, sailors and other citizens,
his meeting demands Hearst's res
2natIon.'
The organizations repre- cscnted were:
The American Defence Society. Ma
''onal League for Universal Military
Service, Military Training Camps A.
7oclaton, National Security League
'meficen Committee for Devastated
France. the Republican Club. the Na
'ona League for Woman's Service. the
orand Army Of the Republic, the Pa
'fIotic Service League, Colonial Danes
Nommerce, Patra Club, the Women
Federation.
Among the individuals present were
The Rev DR.. William 7. Manning,
ctor of Trinity Church, Rabbi Joseph
aiverman. OF the Temple Emanuel !;
"ooert A. Parke- Mrs. John Blair, Mrs.
Aaudc Wetmore, Alderman Arnon l..
Nqu'er. Richard NJ Hurd. president of
'ne American Defence Society; Robert
w. Bonynge. president Of the Repub
ncan Club; Charles Stewart Dawson,
e uscar ". kerhorn, secretary Of the Re
saoilcan Club, who acted as secretary
!. yesterdays meeting; Mrs. Henry P
moomls, Of the Colonial Danes; Ly-
S.n, San beecher Stowe and Mrs. l.. B.
"sniwell ,snlll and Miss Mary Aldrich. repre-
nsenting the American Committee for
.nevastated France; Henry L. West, Of
Ne National Security League; Elisha
Tswltt, Alden S. Thurston, Military
''slhing Camps Association; Edward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-31
Clemenceau for Balance of Power:
Only a League of ALI Nations
Will Satisfy Z. S., Says Wilson
Balance of Poauer as Vie,Ued
BY President Wilson and CIemenceau


T'HhSE are the contrasting otous Of President Wilson
ond Premier C'cmenceau the question Of the bal
oNce OF powcr sho III the Presidents speech at Man.
cHeste and d. Cemence0us statement before the French
Chamber Of Deputies.
President Wilson:
egnnlng Of her history that keep herself
any hnd Of connection with European politics. say
frankly that she
politics. but sic Interested the partnership right
tween America and Europe If the nothing
but new attcmp to keep the world right balance
the United States would
VIII combination of which combination
all of US She is not interested merely the Europe
but IN the peace of the world
Premier Elemenceau:
ihee old system Of alliances called the balance
power 1t to be condemned nowadays, but if
had preceded the if England the
France and italy had that
attacked whole world the would not have occurred
This system OF alliances which do be
guiding thought the confidence sends
there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-31
Army Blullders
Denounced l)v
CT, q 1llberlaila
Wounded Neglected, Pay
Withheld for Months,
Oregon Senator Declares
Inefficicncy Is Alleged
Pcrshing Report Used 10
Substantiaic The Charges
Against War Department
The Netc York Tribwir
IInsJtirOyOu P,,ycn,,

! nc Netr ORR IrlbN1ir
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec So.--W ounded
soldiers, returning after their sacrifice
IN France TO find no adequate provision
made even for their proper care, much
less their com fort, and With their nay
withheld for months, all as result Of
War Department blunders and incCf-
cheney, were pictured to the Scnate to-
day by Senator George E. Chamberlain,
o, Oregon, chairman Of jhc Senate
Military Affairs Committee.
For three hours the Oregon Senator.
adm ttcdly one Of the Democratic lead
e's, discussed the War Department rec
ord for the last eighteen months in the
same pltiless, searching fashion in
which he held its deficiencies up to the
country year ago.
The speech one year ago followed a
rebuke from President Wilson, given
after speech by MIR. Chamberlain in
New York City. At that time Mr..
Cham berlain made a detailed criti-
c1sm in justification Of his position.
which to-day he reviewed. Discreditcd
by the administration at the time. he
showed how cfrectual it actually had
been in bringing about remedial ac-
ton.
f'e was interrupted svmpatheticallv
from time to time by his colleagues
to-day in commenting ON the truth
of this.
Makes Democrats Squirm
Democratic Senators squirmed in
their chairs when the chairman or the
Military Committee warned that "the
officials responsible for the failure to
give returning boys the right kind Of
treatment will be held accountable in
the future which he emphasized bv
declaring that the men who fought
this war viii take charge Of politics
when they return
Senator Chamberlain used the rcr-
shing report as a text for the proof OF
the accuracy Of his last years charges
He inserted the report in the Congress
sonal Record, and also the Hughes air
craft report.
The chief offences charged against
the War Department now by Mr.. Cham
berlain were:
!. Keeping the country and army
in the dark on rehabilitation plans
while England made this information
public more than month ago.
2. Returning wounded soldiers do
Continued on unoe sir