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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
old GLORY At FRONT
Illinois Men and Australians
Fellow American Flag.
Mothers Gift to Sergeant inspires Men
to Daring Deeds at Vaire
Wood.

London.-When the Illinois troops
and Australians attacked together at
Vaire wood and Hamel, a sergeant of
the American contingent took into ac-
ton small American flag, the gift of
his mother. The men under him sur
rounded and destroyed a machine-gun
post hidden among tree trunks just
inside the wood. AS they went on af-
ter bombing the German crew, the SER
geant brandished the little flag over
his head and shouted. "Come on, fell
lows; there's another one" Just ahead
some Australians were fighting around
shallow pit in which were five Prus-
slams and a machine gun. Two or
three Chicago boys dashed up with
their bayonets poised. One of them lit
orally fell on a big Rhinelander who
was about to throw a bomb and sent
him sprawling with cracked skull,
and, with the Australians, put the re-
mainder of the crew out of action and
cleared dugout behind Of IL submits
sive fugitives.
Still following the tiny Stars and
Stripes, little bigger than a pocket
handkerchief, but, as one of the men
said afterwards, 'looking like a regu-
lar flag" the Americans, shoulder to
shoulder with the Australians, passed
through the eastern end of the wood
and out into the open fields again.
'"The first time I have ever fought I'M
der the American flag, Yank," said
tall, raw-boned Queenslander with a
first-aid bandage round his head. They
arrived at their final objective, group
of strong, well-sheathed trenches
linked with the rear defenses of Ham,
ell village, and here the Chicago SER
geant planted his emblem on a bit of
wood and set it on the parapet. Bull
lets whistled all round it, cutting the
silk into ragged strips and eventually
it was wholly shot away save one I'M
recognizable fragment, which was pre-
served as precious souvenir Of an
historic day.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

1t is only short time back when
that now very effective weapon, the
trench-mortar, was a doubtful guam
tity indeed, according to Captain T.
Barrow-Green of the Royal Naval
Division. Writing in Everybody's for
September, he says of the old style
"Jam-T TIM"
"Her supposed range was worked
out by supposed angle of eleva-
ton, a cordite cartridge, and wisp
Or two of gun-cotton. Her 'innards'
consisted chiefly of bits of old iron,
the explosive being detonated by a
fuse, which was lit by the action of
firing. When ready for firing, the
unfortunate people in her vicinity
were warned. Dugouts not being
available, they assumed an express
sion of abject misery, at the same
time (as one MANI dropping their
heads back and directing a balefu-
glance at the unoffending heavens
This position was maintained until g
slight 'plonk' was heard, and hel
ladyship went sailing coquettishly
through the air. When she haC
reached the apex. of her height she
used to falter as much as to say, 9
don't want to co. and as often as
not she didn't. Given the slightes
puff of wind in our direction, sht
would about turn and whistlins
cheerily as she came, land usually
within few yards of where she wa:
fired from.
"After the crash was over, and thu
stretcher-bearers had departed will
those dilatory onlookers who had no
been able to get out of her way, tive
individuals would crawl out of what
ever cover they might have been abb
to find, and rather sheepishly ap
proach the still-smoking mortar
One would then invariably turn t,
the other and in a puzzled tone say
Z wonder why she did that, Bill?
The others reply would invariabl,
| be Dunno! Give her five degree
morew These two well-informe,
gentlemen {they came from the artil
lery) were the experts in charge o
the 81 trench-mortar!"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
Political Prophecies

Pick up a Vermont newspaper
prior to Tuesday, Sept. 10, and see
what a queer sensation it gives you
to read the political stuff that has
been embalmed in printers ink dur
ing the past few weeks, and .particu-
larly during the past few days. The
creators of some of the thoughts
therein expressed would scarcely
recognize their children now, either
because Of the strangeness of them
or because of their desire to cover
their own confusion. These post
norton political statements show the
fallibility of the human mind, or its
proneness to wander into unknown
places. 1t is warning to all that
politics is enc of the most elusive
things to corner there is in the
world.-Barre Times.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
ANCIENT DEED IS RECORDED
Placed on File in County Recorders
Office 100 Years After 1t Was
Drawn.

Lawrenceville, Ind.-A deed issued
to Jesse M. Laird by the United States
government in May, 1919, for 65 acres
OF land on Wilson creek, Dearborn
county, has been placed on the books
of the county recorders Office for the
first time. The original tract of land
consisted of $40 acres and was bought
at $1.25 an acre by Mr.. Laird and his
wife. The 65 acres, with the home
stead, has not left the family and is
now owned by Samuel M. Laird, his
grandson. Jesse NJ. Laird and his
wife are said to have been the first
white settlers on Wilson creek.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
August IL, 1918.
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
He Gives His Life to Save His
Comrades


Paris, August 81, (by maiD-
Down in one of the French port
towns is a Y. M. C. A. hut entirely
devoted to serving the navy. Behind
the counter of the canteen is a
small, graY-haired woman who used
to have boy in the navy.
His ship was torpedoed last Spring.
1t sank 50 quickly that there was
time only to cut away two or three
RATS. The officers and crew went
into the water together. 1t was every
man for himself. But there was not
room on those RATS for everybody.
This woman's son, who was an of
ficef, swan from one raft to another,
making sure that every possible man
was saved. Then, because his raft
was sagging with the overweight, he
dropped quietly over the side and let
himself go down.
The navy knows that story. 1t
knows that this mother is trying to
take up her sons job where he left
off-taking care of the blue-jackets.
You ought to see the way those boys
look at her and speak to her.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
SUGAR. BOWL GONE
1t Disappears in Hotels, Restaurants,
and Dining Cars

and Dining Cars
Montpelier, Sept. 1.-THE open
sugar bowl has gone from public eat
ing places! Hotels, restaurants, and
dining cars are cooperating in every
possible way with the Food Admin
istration to save sugar. Just how
this shall be done is a matter of pa
triotic initiative on the part of the
managers.
By an agreement among them
selves all dining cars are now serv-
ing but one teaspoonful of granu-
lated sugar or two half Jumps per
person, and this must be made to
cover all the sweetening needs of the
meal.
That restaurants can do much to
reduce the sugar consumption has
been proved by the following record
made in the Food Administration
cafeteria in Washington. Here, an
average of 900 persons per day are
served at the noon hour. Fifty
pounds of sugar was made to cover
G,000 meals, including cooking needs
This is at the rate of 1 pound fol-
120 meals, as contrasted with
pounds for 90 meals, now being asked
of public eating places by the U. S
Food Administration.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
SONG OF THE TIMES"

The winter killed our apple trees,
In June, we had an awful freeze
That made the crops look sick;
And bugs, of every kind and size,
From beetles down to common flies.
Have been amazing thick.
The sugar bowl is rather low,
i frosted cake we would not know,
If one we CHANGED to see;
But all our barns are full of hay,
And homegrown grain is on the way,
So strong of heart are we.
For, over there, mid smoke and noise,
They tell us that our splendid boys
Are making more than good;
So here at home We'll keep abreast,
And try to do our very best,
AS valiant soldiers should.
What though we work from morn till
night,
And eat war bread, that's not so
white,
Well do it with a vim;
If he who brought this war about
II only driven down, and out,
And all his friends with him.
Then, when our lads come sailing
home,
In foreign lands no more to roam,
Wen have thankful bee;
Through ell the land the bells will
ring,
And songs of jubilee we'll sing,
Because the world is free.
M. A.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
MEXICAN LABOR TO HARVEST
RICE
Many Thousands of Workmen Elk.
pected to Augment American
Labor Supply in the Near
Future

Mexican labor, which may now as
war emergency measure enter the
United States, through the action of
the Secretary of Labor, will have an
important task in the harvest of the
rice crop in the Southern States-a
crop that is said to be the largest
ever know1l.
According to information received
from many sections in the South, the
labor situation so far as the rice crop
l., concerned, makes the advent of the
Mexicans most welcome. In some
places so many men have been called
to the colors, or have enlisted volun-
tarily, that without Mexican labor it
l., feared much Of the crop might be
lost.
The Department of Labor has per-
mitted the coming of Mexicans to
ports along the Gulf and to Atlantic
ports as far north as Charleston.
They are men who are familiar with
farming conditions in semitropical
districts and wilh be the most salts
factory labor supply that could be
found for the South, in the opinion
OF men from that section of the coun-
try.
Next season it is expected that the
MeXicans will be given larger share
ir the agriculture of the country, for
they will be available for all next
seasons farm crops in the South.
Porto Ricans will also be brought to
this country. as will natives Of the
Bahamas, but these islanders will be
used principally in shipyards or on
sugar plantations.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
LABOR'S APPRE-
HENSON
Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung Fears Prac-
teal Industrial Slavery After
the War Ends


The Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung, re-
Gently characterized perverted
newspaper" by the powerful Austro-
Hungarian war interests which it has
bitterly attacked, warns Austrian la
Dor of a most disquieting situation to
follow the world war.
Labor will no longer have to deal
with individual employers" it says
"but with closely organized combi-
nation of employers, allied with the
large banks and supported by the
state"
The dual monarchy has formed
many "war unions" of employers and
guarantees them substantial profits
with the proviso that a share OF
these profits shall go to the state
This condition, the Zeitung believes
will lead to a vicious circle of state,
banks, and kartels Industrial com
panies) that will completely dominate
labor. The war has also, it is de-
clared, led to the formation of large
trusts in Austria-Hungary, for many
small manufacturers have become
rich and have sold out to Large in.
terests.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
THE MOUNTING COST OF WAR

A comparison of the reports of our
Treasury Department with recently
issued British financial statements
shows that America is already spend
ing so per cent more than Great Brit
ain on the war. The war outgo for
July was $1,508, 100000, or more than
$2,000,O00 each hour. Thus we have
come to yearly rate of $4,000, 000,-
900; but each month shows an in
crease over preceding months, and
the year 1919 is expected to need
$4,000, 100000, not counting between
five and six billion dollars that will be
appropriated for that year but cover
I'd by future contracts. Although we
are going so much faster than Great
Britain, and at a constantly accel-
Grated rate, our total war debt is as
yet only about one-third as large as
Great Britain's, owing to America s
shorter period of war effort-$12,-
50O,0O0,000 against 6,600,000,00
In the current year we have raised
about $4,000, 100000 in taxes as COM
about $4,000,000,000 in taxes as COM
Great Britain. With a population
here twice as great as our Ally's, we
should, to make the individual burden
of taxation as great as the English
mans, raise eight billion dollars
just the sum we propose to raise next
year. 1t must be remembered, how
ever, that England came to this
present burden by gradual incre-
ments over four years, while we will
have jumped to it in less than hall
the time.-From "The Progress of the
World" in the American Review OF
Reviews for September, 1918. is
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
BROWNS CIGAR STORE
40 Main St.

For the 18th consecutive year Eng
lish Wesleyanism is compelled to re-
port a decrease in its membership.
The total membership reported last
May was 469,077, decrease of SIG
members. There was a decrease of
356 members on trial. The Method
list Recorder, the official organ of the
church, attempts this year no ex.
PLANTATION of the decrease.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
PRESS COMMENT

"Kamerad," but Look Out for Bombs
Of course Baron Burian and other
Austrians Gin all honesty" want
peace There never has been a time
since the first battle of the Marine
when Teutons of all stripes did not
want peace. Some have hoped for a
Prussian peace more than others.
Now that hope has been sent glim-
mering by allied successes, Burian
and the others for whom he speaks
crave almost any kind of peace
short as yet of the only kind they
can have, a peace preceded by Gun
conditional surrender"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
Judge Stafford Inspires as Well as
Entertains

Those who heard Judge Wendell
P. Stafford's address, "a Look
Ahead" delivered to two different
audiences in st. Johnsbury, agree
that it is one of the most prophetic
as well as one of the most eloquent
and finished war speeches yet heard.
Judge Stafford is easily Vermont
leading orator-poet-student. He in
spires as well as entertains and in
structs.-Barton Monitor.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
Fight Isn't Over Yet

The fight isn't over yet. There is
still work to be done. It will be a
mistake if the Republicans rest con-
tent on their oars finding security in
the great Republican victories of the
past. The conditions this year are
unusual. The Democrats may take it
iEto their heads to make a real fight.
There are certain elements of trouble
that are close to their hands.-St. AL
bans Messenger.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

The resignation of John D. Ryan
as presiden: of the Anaconda copper
mining company so that he might de-
vote his entire time to the govern
ment as director of the air service
was announced after recent meet
| ing of the company's directors at
New York. c. F. Kelley, a vice
president, formerly of Butte, Mon
tana, was elected president.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

An order for a million emergency
rations for the oversee force has
been announced by the war depart
ment. The ration corresponds to
the "iron ration" of the British
troops. 1t is composed of ground
meat and wheat compressed into a
cake, and block of sweet choco-
late, and will sustain a man day.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
Tickets Still on Sale for Sergt. Far
nam.

Will all members whe took tickets
to sell for Sergeant Ruth Farnam
kindly report by telephone to Miss
Margaret ROBBIE or Mrs. F. P. Rich
ards by Friday, or not later than
next Tuesday afternoon at the Ar
morY Advance tickets at so cents
may be had of these officers A large
sale is desired.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
FACTORY INSPECTOR
Woman Appointed in Indiana by
Governor

GOVernOr
Indiana has woman factory in
spector, who won the friendship of
employers and employees when she
was a club member interested in well
fare work. Mrs. Arthur T. Cox, OF
East Chicago, was a representative
of the State Federation of Women's
Clubs when she became interested in
one of the most congested factory
districts in the West. Her acquaint-
ance with the workers extended so
rapidly that she soon gained a wide
knowledge of conditions affecting
women. When the war added thou
sands to the army of industry, Gov.
Goodrich found Mrs. Cox equipped
for the task of safeguarding the in
terests of employees.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

Rev. H. w. Cummings closed his
passionate of the Congregational
church in Stowe Sunday and has
gone to Portsmouth, N. H., where he
will be employed at shipbuilding in
the U. S. navy yards. His family
will remain in Stowe.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

c. E. Novak was obliged to with
draw from the candidacy for states
attorney in Rutland county because
OF military call, inducing him into
service.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
Munition Work in St. Tohnsburv

The prospect is that the Fairbanks
Scale Works in St. Johnsbury will
soon be manufacturing munitions.
This will assist to bring the money
from war loans, war taxes and saw
ings stamps back into this part of
Vermont.-Barton Monitor.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

One hundred and twenty-five
teachers from Brattleboro, Westmin-
ster, Springfield, Chester and Bellows
Falls met in the armory in the latter
place one day last week. DR.. T. E..
Hayes, physical culture instructor in
the schools of Burlington and head
.of the Hayes sanatorium in that city,
rave instruction in military drill and
tactics. Daily physical culture exer-
cises of a military nature are to be
introduced in the schools of all the
towns represented.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

A Jersey calf owned at Pinehurst
farm in Hydeville was looked up
when it failed to come from a piece
of woods after its dinner recently
and was found Cumming" with
small deer The calf was reluctant
about going to the barn, but the deer
made for the deeper woods.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

MINISTERS GO TO WAR,
ALL CHURCHES CLOSED

Albany, N. with the en-
listment of Rev. William Wal
lace Eaton, pastor of the Meth
odist church, Schoharie church
es are without ministers.
Every church in the village
has been cloesd up, temporarily
at least, for the call of Uncle
Sam.
Rev. Mr.. Eaton will soon be
on his way to France for work
: with the 7. M. G. A.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
MORE WAR COLLEGES
Twenty-Five Additional Institutions
to Have Army Training

Washington, Sept. 11-Twenty-
two additional colleges have been au-
thorized by the war department to
organize units of the students army
training corps in October.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

Rev. Benjamin Lomax, who the
first of July resigned the pastorate of
the Baptist church in West Rutland,
left last week for Lakeport, N. H.,
where he began his duties as pastor
of the church.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12
VERMONT NEWS

With record of 62s cans, the COM
munity canning kitchen at Brattle-
boro is closed for the season.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

The kindergarten building in Bur-
lington is To be closed this fall on
account of fuel conditions, and school
will meet in another building.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

The Chicago board of education
voted to discontinue the teaching of
German and all other foreign Ian
guages in the elementary schools this
year.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

Miss Gertrude Walsh of Rutland
has received her appointment as a
yeowoman and has gone to Boston,
where she is to be a bookkeeper in
the Charlestown navy yard. She was
the first woman in Rutland to sign
for naval service.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

Merely a pause in the days work
when a Canadian gun crew snatches
bite to eat and gulps down hot soup
before it resumes its appetite Of send
ing few more sizzling shells over to
Fritz. The Huns meals consist of a
regular diet of shells, samples of
which are seen in the foreground. Note
the strings of foliage in the back
ground which carefully camoufage the
big gun.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

Henry Merrill Wolcott, American
consul at Santiago de Cuba, and Miss
Jessie Eleanor, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. M. Lord of Burlington, were
married at the home of the bride Sat-
urday. Mr.. and Mrs. Wolcott are
t. reside az Santiago.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

Rutland had exceptionally good
luck with its fair this year and will
have net receipts of between $4,000
ard $4,000 from the fair alone, with
$4,000 additional from the Red Cross
carnival held in connection with it..
This clears off all the Indebtedness of
the fair company.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

Norman S. Foote of Rutland, who
was arrested about four weeks ago
by County Fish and Game Warden
George H. Chaffee for having II
short trout ir his possession and who
was found guilty at second jury
trial in municipal court, stating at
the time that the case would be ap-
pealed to tho supreme court, has set
tied the case by paying the fine and
costs amounting to $65.3O.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

Miss Enid Christie of Island Pond
died at hospital in Sherbrooke, P.
O., recently from the effects of burns
received at her home as she was
lighting an oil stove. Miss Christie
was employed at the canning factory
and was getting her dinner, her
mother being blind and her two sis
tefs, who work nights at a restaur-
ant, being asleep upstairs. Her moth
Ell could not see to help her and be-
fore she could gfet to her sisters
there were deep burns all over her
body except on her face.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-12

The Rutland Railroad, Light and
Power company made g. passenger
carrying record on Thursday. The
reports of the trolley crews showed
an increase Of fully Is per cent in
business over the best previous day
The total was equivalent to 32,7OO
fares. This is estimated to mean at
least 10000 persons, many of whom
travelled over the main line and paid
more than one fare.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-12
Notice to Taxpayers

Notice is hereby given that the municipal tax roll of the town of Wrangell, Alaska, is now in my possession and that the said tax is now due.
 The said taxes may be paid and the amounts due will be re- ceived at my office on Front street, Wrangell, Alaska, on and after the date of this notice.
 All municipal taxes for the year 1918 that are unpaid on Dec. 23d of the same year become delin- quent and thereafter a penalty of 5 per cent will be added.
 Given under my hand and seal this 18th day of Nov, 1918.
 CHAs. BENJAMIN,
 Town Treasurer.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-12-12
Everett Elks Spring q New Plan for
 Christmas Cheer

The Elks' Lodge of Everett, Washington, has turned over to the Everett chapter of the Red Cross five hundred dollars to be used for extending Christmas cheer to some of the destitute children. of northern France and Belgium.
 Back of this lies story. This year, in addition to having the an- nual Christmas tree at the Elks' Club for the needy children of the city and vicinity, the lodge decided that it would, at a different time on the same day, give all tbe other children of Everett an opportunity to put something on the tree for the less fortunate youngsters in