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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06
VERMONT WINS
DISTINCTION
Commended by National War Saw
ings Stamp Committee for Rank
ing First

Montpelier, Sept. dumping from
35th position to 18th in the per cap
tia sale of U. S. War Savings Stamps
since the National Campaign was
started January LIST and attaining
first position during the month of
July was the distinction. which came
to Vermont as the result of concert
ed efforts by the people of the state.
So fine was the record that it has
called particular attention to Yer
mont and State Director Fred A.
Rowland has received many congrat-
ulatory messages from directors of
campaigns in other states, as well as
from the national committee.
The national committee wrote:
accept heartiest congratulations for
the splendid success which came to
Vermont in the sale of War Savings
Stamps during the month of July.
You must take a great deal of salts
faction out of the fact that your
state on the per capita basis was No.
l for the entire country. Your sue
cess for the one month was $50 great
that it placed Vermont in position
No. IL for the entire country at the
end of July and easily No. among
the eastern states"
Having gained this distinction,
Vermont people will be unwilling to
) let Vermont's record be dimmed dur
ing the next four months. The total
per capita sale in Vermont up to Aug
ust II, was 1884, the total purchase
being $3,040,768.55. During Septem-
Der, October, November and Deem
Der Vermont must purchase approx
mately So, 250,000 more stamps. Those
who have pledged must remember to
make good their pledges and those
who have not pledged must start
buying at once. AS Director How
land says: at now becomes our duty
to maintain this fine record by seeing
that the pledges made are fully kept
and that additional pledges and sales
are secured sufficient to reach the
states allotment by December 81"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06
STARVING AUSTRIANS
SURROUND A TRAIN
Lady Passenger Searched and Ger
man Officer Annoyed

Paris, July 10, Correspondence of
The Associated Press Hundreds of
starving Austrians in the capital city
of Vienna recently surrounded a
train on which a party of Rumanians
was travelling to France and begged
piteously for bread, according to the
Rumanians who have now arrived
here.
The German colonel in charge of
the train, was so annoyed at the cries
of theh ungry crowd, that he gave or
ders to have the train moved forward
at once to another pat of the city.
All passengers on the train had to
submit to a rigid search by the Aus
train authorities and no one was per-
mitted to carry a single scrap of
paper. Madame Titelescu, and sew
eral other women passengers, were
temporarily deprived of all their
clothing and minute examination
made of their persons for the pur-
pose of detecting any secret informa-
ton they might be carrying from
Rumania to France.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06

WANTED-Man to care for cows,
milk some and run mechanical
mixer, and do general work. Wages
$4,000 to $4,000 per month and
maintenance, if married can give
wife employment, housework, wages
$4,000 to $500 per month and main
tenance. Box 708, Lawrence, Mass.
57-68
FOR RENT-One-half of a six room
house; bath and all modern, conven-
fences. Inquire at No. 1 Pearl
street. Soft
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06
BEAN BAGS WANTED
To Amuse the Soldiers When Off
Duty Overseas

Boston, Sept 1.-The task of keep
ing Uncle Sans soldier and sailor
boys amused during their leisure
hours is no small one, and although
game after game has been mustered
into the service since the war started
it is becoming increasingly difficult
to provide popular ones. Just now
the good old fashioned "Bean Bag" is
"a most sought after indoor sport and
there is a crying need from the
camps for bags measuring 5 by in
ches.
Since these are by no means easy
to obtain in sufficient quantities an
excellent opportunity to help enter
tain the "rookie" offers itself to any
one who happens to have any stout
odds and ends Of cloth lying about
and who can handle a needle and
thread well enough to do a little pat
riotic sewing. Once made the local
Y. M. c. A. will gladly forward them
or they can be sent direct to the Red
Triangle Supply Department, 564
Washington street, Boston, Mass.
1t isn't necessary to fill them-the
Y. NJ. c. A. will undertake to do that,
though beans may not be plentiful
enough to be used. And this, by the
way, opens up new problem for in
genious minds, i. e., what can bean
bag be stuffed with besides beans
that will give just as satisfactory re-
suits? Answers to this query will be
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06

welcomed, too, oCrn and dried peas
have been suggested, but these are
both good to eat. Here's chance
for bit of Hooverizing!
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06
SEASIDE FLORA AT
THE MUSEUM
August Records of Attendance

The visitors at the Fairbanks Mu-
scum during August numbered 2705,
the daily attendance ranging from
10 ane very rainy day to 141 on Aug
ust 30. The average daily attend
ance was 81. The small number of
summer visitors was even more no
tIceable at the Museum in July when
the record of attendance was smaller
than that Of April. The first Sunday
of September, the first "motorless
Sunday" brought 155 townspeople
and their guests to inspect the in
teresting collections.
August weather has averaged well
with that Of other years, except that
only twice before has there been SO
Hong a period of light rainfall. Up
ito the rain of Saturday night there
had been but nine-hundredths of an
inch of rain since August Is. The
total rainfall was 1862 inches as COM
pared with 7.86 inches last year,
which was the largest ever recorded,
or with LA inches the driest year.
| The highest temperature record for
this month was 90 degrees on the
7th and the lowest SO degrees on the
18th.
A very interesting collection of
plants typical Of the seaside flora
has been shown at the Museum dur
ing the past week. They were col
] lected at Ocean Pal&, Maine, by
Miss Susan Cunningham of Lyndon
vile and included the following spe-
cies: Seaside goldenrod, dusty miller,
seablite, blue curls, linear-leaved as
ter, ground-nut, purple, geradia, Ca
madam st. Johnswort, downy hud-
sonia, tall or wild NORWOOD, pitch
pine, rabbits foot clover, Aug. %.
The local flower list shows the
following additions since August "a:
Hedge nettle, August OF; cut-leavec
Christmas fern, hop sedge, panicled
hop sedge, wood muhlenbergia,- fruit
of pinesap, northeastern aster, wa
ter marigcld (Joe's Pond, white
water crowfoot, August %; Mill
thistle, August 80; mugwort, wilc
chess, snowberry, August 81; fruit
of arbor vitae, September 2.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06
PRESENTED TO U. S.
A. Glenn Woolson Gives Valuable
Stallion to Government

The many ST. Johnsbury friends of
A. Glenn Woolson of Springfield viii
be interested to learn that Gov. Ora
ham has recently formally accepted
on behalf of the State of Vermont,
the pure blooded stallion, Ben Lom
old, presented to the Government by
Mr. Woolson, Old Colonial Farm,
Springfield. This valuable Morgan
was raised by the late Joseph Bar
tell of Middlebury, and is own broth
er to Scotland, both we'll known to
breeders of fine horses throughout
the state. Ben Lomond has has been
stationed for the present at the Vail
Agricultural College at Lyndon.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06
WOMEN IN THE
WAR WORK
Thousands Already in Active Service
at the Front

at the Front
Behind the Lines, France, August
20, Correspondence of The Associat-
I'd Press -Within one months 1 900
members of the Women's Army Aux
;liary Corps, will be enrolled in the
United States Army Service Corps.
Three hundred are already at work
in the Offices, laundries and service of
The American Expeditionary Force:
They will supplant an equal number
Of able bodied youths who will leave
10 take their places in fighting units.
The valiant service that these
t'Waacs" have given in the British
army recommended their adoption by
The United States staff and as many
as can be spared are being transfer
red TO the United States service to
relieve some man for duty nearer the
actual combat.
The British "Waacs' are thorough
ly military being organized on mill
tary lines. The corps is differed
with regular ranks corresponding to
The army and the same insignia as
army officers is worn.
The barracks of the "Waacs" is
said to present model in military
precision.
In addition, 1000 French girls are
being engaged in the salvage depots
10 supplant the fighting men.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06
ORLEANS

oBrn on Thursday morning, Sept.
5th a son to Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ.
Kinsley.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Converse, Mrs,
w. J. Joslyn, Mr. and Mrs. E. Fl.
Lothrop and Miss Sadie Lothrop
were among those who attended the
fair at Ayers Cliff on Wednesday.
The Orleans Junior Senior high
and graded school opened on Tues
day morning with good attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Keys went to
Morrisville on Thursday morning to
visit their daughter.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06
LIEUT.-COL. ARNOLD
WRITES HOME
Was First aGssed and Collapsed in
a Fierce Engagement


Lyndon Arnold has received the
first word from his son, Lieut.. Col.
A. c. Arnold, who was reported Sc
verely wounded about month ago.
The letter is written from France
under date of Aug. IS and here fol-
lows:
Dear Father:
am having a little period now at
the seashore in good shape again.
They fixed me up very we'll in the
hospital and | am almost well again.
This gas is rather bad stuff when it
gets hold of you, but after few
weeks rest and sunlight it gradually
gets out of your system I couldn't
do much for a while without being
all in, but now I am getting about
quite al OF and in a few days |
expect to be as well as ever again.
[ was affected by the gas during
June and early in July, but would not
let the doctor send me out, and when
the "big show" started on the 18th
| was in very poor shape But
stuck it out and got some more be-
fore | could get a mask on during
the night of the 18th at Very.
When a shell gets, you close up it
is almost impossible to get a mask
IN time. | collapsed when coming
back out of the line with my batta-
lion on the night of July 1920. But
they take good care of you over here,
so now l am about well again and
getting ready for the next.
1t has been avery busy experience
for the past few months. Now that
it is over | can tell you we were in
at Chateau Thierry from the 31st of
May and | guess you have already
read about what our division did to
stop the Hun during the first part of
June. For the "big show" we were
up in camions for the start of it on
the 18th of July near scissors. We
went in 10 kilometers on that day to
just beyond Very.
am sending you a Boche cap that
| got on the morning of the 18th
near Beauripaire farm, also a Ger
man mask that / got on the night
of the 18th in Very. also have a
pair of field glasses. There was
plenty Of stuff around that day, but
no way to carry it. Must close now.
Your Aft. son,
A. G. ARNOLD,
Lieut. Cox 9Th Inf.
A. E. F. France
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06

LOST-Between st. Johnsbury and
West Burke, bracket for holding
top. G. A. Wilkie. $3.50
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06
MASONIC NOTICES

Passumpsic Lodge, No. 81, F. & A.
NJ.
Called communication, Thursday,
Sept. 5, to work the F. c. degree,
at the Masonic Temple at 730 p. m.
Regular communication Thursday,
the 10Th of September, at 7.30 p. m.
Masonic Temple. Visiting brethren
welcome.
Orville N. Pinney, w. M.
Fred I'll. Dolloff, Secretary
Haswell Royal Arch Chapter, No. / !
Stated Convocation Friday even
ing, Sept. 20, at 730.
Birney L. Hall, E. Fl. P.
T. G. Moore, Secretary
Palestine Commandery, No. S, K. T.
Stated CoDclave, Tuesday evening,
Sept. IL.
z. S. Waterman, E. C.
Earl D. Evans, Recorder
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w. K. Sproule, Jr., assistant Cashier
Columbia National Bank, In
dianapolis. Indiana.

Says: We are bothered quite a
little by rats in our basement, de-
stroying our stationery, but after dis
tributing your RAT-SNAP very
thoroughly, we are pleased to report
that we are no longer bothered with
them. Four, sizes, Csc, soc, $100 and
$500. Sold by Charles A. Searles &
Co., and Arthur E. Smith, ST. Johns
bury, VT, J. H. Goodrich, Barnet,
Vt.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06
$4,000 LOST
Trust Fund Created by c. c. Put
nam Not Turned Over to
to Trustee

Montpelier, Sept. GA hearing
took place in. the office of the probate
Judge in an effort to locate $4,000
which may be lost at least, was not
turned over to H. w. Kemp, who was
recently appointed trustee of fund
which was created by the last we'll
and testament of Christopher C.
Putnam, late of Middlesex, in favor OF
Harriet Putnam. The trustee I'M
til recently has been C. c. Putnam,
Jr. The fund was set aside by the
provisions of the will, but cannot be
accounted for since that time.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06
CITY OF NEWPORT
Continued from Page Three)
City Representative

Among the several candidates for
City representative perhaps no name
is more often or more favorably
mentioned than that of Dean N.
Dwinell. Mr.. Dwinell was born in
Glover, January 4, 1882, was educat-
ed in ST. Johnsbury and took a bus
mess college course. He came to
Newport in February 1905, entering
The firm of Lane & Davis which bus
mess he successfully managed until
the business was sold to Frank D.
Flint in 1914. In January 1916 he
purchased an interest in the B. F.
Moore & Co. overall. manufacturing
business in which he is now engaged.
Mr.. Dwinell is not politician, but
one of our progressive young bust
ness men, who commands the re-
5pect and confidence of all because
If his ability, his integrity and freed
ON from all entanglements
Frank C. Williams having sold his
house, and intendinge to occupy
smaller quarters, sold8a large part
Of his household goods at auction
his afternoon.
A. E. Ponton has sold his house
20 Harry M. Stevenson, and will sell
all his household goods at auction
Saturday at one o'clock.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-06
WAR INDUSTRY
Germany Has Exacted $46o, 900, 900
From Belgium

Paris, Sept Germany has ex-
acted war contributions from Belgi-
UNI during the first four years of the
war amounting to a total of $780,
100000. This is in addition to the
vast amount of machinery, materials
and men taken from Belgium to sus-
tain Germany.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

% room and board where she can
work for part or all of her board
w. P. Russell. Phone 147-23, Lyn-
donville. 59-61 pd
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-30
24,oooyooo SHOES.

Des Moines Tribune: The sena's
military affairs committee Learned
from Secretary Baker that large sur
plus OF blankets and shoes for the ar
nv exists. There are 100000 olah.
hets and 1900. 900 pairs of shoes. Tns y
war went to pieces before they cow'
be used or delivered.
The secretary couldn't say Wha'
disposition would be made OF them
That ought not to be hard.
There is certainly market enouen
for shoes and blankets in the world. .
The government might do worse
than, to sell them at cost or distrloa'.
them free to some suffering people,
of the world. More insurance agains,
boIshevism could be bought in ina
manner rather than by sending a mn
lion troops. =.
Or the blankets and shoes might "
made available for American Civilians
They could be offered through u.
trade. With a reasonable profit 70,
distribution added to the original coy
to the government. Dealers could :.
ford to take smaller profit ON thes.
shoes and blankets because they wou,.
not have to tie up so much money =
stock
Right now. during the period OIL yen,
porary sanity in the public's ouuoo'
on clothing. heavy, durable and con-
Portable military shoes would not U
looked upon scornfully.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-30
ToDAY's BIT or VERSE

TOAST 70 A FELLOW I'LL NEVER KNOW.
Here's toast drink to fellow I'll never
know,
fellow who's going to take my place When us Hle
for to go;
I'VE wondered what kind of chap wished
As8 could take his hand,
lust whisper Il wish you Well old man. IN a way ne II
understand.
I'd IKE to give him the cheering word Eve longed
at times to hear;
I'd like give him the warm handcasp when never a
friend seems near.
I've knowledge by sheer hard work ana ia
sS like to pass 1t on
To fellow who'll come to take my place some DAY
when am gone.
VIII he see all I've made and note all
the battles lost;
viii he guess all the tears they've caused ana the
heartaches they have cost!
Will he gaze through the failures and frutess toll to the
underlying pan
glimpse the real Intent anu heart Oh tne
vanqushed man?
dare to hope will day he tolls where
1 have wrought
And gain strength for his weary Work from the pat
ties have fought; ~
But rye only the itself to leave with the cares for
him to face, - -,
cheering word TO speak 10 the iehoW VINO
take my place
Then here's to your health old chap drink bride
groom his bride;
rll unfinished task for you, but COO KNOWS
have tried.
rye dreamed my all men do. but never one
true, -.
my today Is that every one may Dc reaAeu
And wen meet some day The Great Unknown-out in
the realms of space,
You'll know clasp as take your mana anu gaze IN
tired face;
newfound dawn,
en- I'm drinking the health of the who'll take my
place the world when am gone
Los Angeles Times.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-30
LINCOLN.

Norman Hapgood in Leslie's: Why
is Lincoln most loved of Americans?
Washington was q greater man OF
action. In special intellectual at
tributes Franklin and others have
euualed or surpassed Lincoln. what
in loved in Father Abraham is the
whole personality might say the
Christ-likeness IL Christ we're not SO
out of fashion at this moment. LIN
coins brains were strong, but the
best of them was in their moral In
sight. His mind and his heart were
welded. He was one OF the few ten
der and tolerant spirits who ever
climbed the twisting ladder that
leads to political eminence. No ran
cor marred his soul, no revenge, no
pride. He met public fury and 1t
passed him by. Against our imperiaF
istic and tricky war on Mexico he re-
fused to follow patriotism" The
Youngest member Of the Illinois legis.
lature, he was one Of the only two in
that whole body that dared to go on
record against public prejudice on
the most sensitive issue Of the day.
When the civil war was won he stood
like a rock against Furnishing the
south. His party in congress and in
the newspapers was breathing the
usual virtuous ferocity of conquerors.
With matchless nobility he took his
stand on reconstruction, and 1t will
do any American good to read his
reasons for holding out the hand Of
fellowship to Louisiana. The red
blooded ones were protesting against
such feebleness. What mollycoddle
Lincoln was, with his malice toward
none and his charity for all! How
serene and noble he looms, now that
the angry dust Of those days has
cleared aVayi
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-30

county agent. and to have n...
the glorious activity OF the twsn.,j
century midwest farmers. Ana
with the lads that have gone =
front from farms anywhere in
states. They are going back IL /
tasks with which they are fam;,i]
The Washington plan Il $
meant. 1t Is all right, with II. \
ception OF two small items !,
government has no farms 10. y
away, and II 1t had such farmss &
has no soldiers who would a..
them. However. the gentlemen I
entitled to credit for their yood !
tentions. These will be apprec,...
even il the drift to the city ia NOV,
be headed Oft or converted ints
Back to the Soil' movement in II
manner.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-30
WELL MEANT. BUT

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Some OF the
gentlemen high In position in Wash
ington are talking Of farms to b.
given the soldier boys who are com.
ing home as soon as the government
will make 1t possible for them to do
so. There is no first class land avail
able now for such purposes. The
great empire west of the Missouri,
that was untenanted until long after
the civil war, has all been taken up.
What land remains is either SO dis
tant from markets that 1t would cost
about all that the crop is worth to
get It 10 consumer or it Is not
ready for cultivation.
A large majority of the men who
were drafted for the service are not
farmers, and would not accept a
farm IL it were rendered them as q
free gift. As to those OF the boys
who are farmers. they know where
they want to go. Take. for instance,
the boys from Iowa and Illinois. They
know that they are needed at home.
They have heard something of what
miracles have been performed by the
farmers OF the middle west, despite
the shortage OF help. And they are
anxious to get back home and to
have a part in some more Of that
record breathing performance. They
know where to go. And they do not
for moment consider going any
where else They know that the
high priced land of Iowa or Illinois
Is really the cheapest land in the
United States. because it is situated
convenient to some of the worlds
best markets and is fairly gridironed
with railroads prepared to take to
these markets the produce of these
midwestern farms.
They want to come back and
watch the youngsters who belong to
corn, or pig, or beef clubs. and they
want to get in touch with the farm
bureau, and to rub elbows with the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-30
lis sweet to know there is an eye will mark
our coming, and look brighter when we
come-Byron.
THE HOPEFUL VIEW.

It behooves us to BE prudent but not pessi-
mistic Life for the next few months will not be
without It's perplexities. There will be some
economic unrest and stress. Work may not I'M
mediately be SO plentiful nor wages so high as
they have been in the recent past. But there
will be work. There will be living' wage.
There will be food enough for everybody.
Prices will fall and industry will be able to
command the comforts of life heretofore.
We should be unwise to let alarnst views de-
press us. Most of the evils we vision never oc-
cur. and those that do are generally not so bad
as we had feared. 1t may take little time
after war work ceases before the Industries of
peace get fairly under way. But when they do
there will be shortage of labor In our indus
tries as a whole because shortage is normal
condition and our immigration has been reduc
ed about four millions in the past four years.
As soon as labor is available for the production