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LEAVES Ex-HUsBANB $1,000.
Mrs. Alice Rand LaidIaw Gives
$4,000 Residue to Daughter.
SPECIAL Despdtch 10 TIE Soy.

GREENWICH, Conn. Aug. Mrs
Alice Rand Laidlaw. who died in New
York March IA. aged 22, left real estate
valued at $1,000 and personally esti-
mated at 100000 in this State, according
10 petition for probate filed In the Pro-
bate Court here.
Under her will she leaves her husband,
Lnper Laidlaw. from whom she was d.
vorced only short time before her
death, $1,000. The balance is to be In
vested for her two-year-oid daughter.
Nadge Laidlaw, she to receive the in
come until she arrives at the age Of rs,
when the principal will be turned over
70 her in full. Kate Ogle. an aunt, re-
siding in New York. and w. T. Caring
ton OF New York are named as execu-
tors The will has been admitted to pro-
bate
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FOSDICK DISCLAIMs DOLLS.
lie and Baker Deny Authorizing
Fannie Regiment" Cutouts.

In letter to District Attorney
swami, received yesterday. Raymond B..
fosdick. director OF the War Camp
community Service activities. denies
connection with the Fannie Regiment
uolLs. money from the sale of which was
70 De turned into the treasury of the
service OF which Mr.. Fosdick is the
, MI Fosdick's letter contains a sim
nsr denial from Secretary Baker, to
"nom Mr. Swami recently wrote.
=, mr.. Fosdick offers to cooperate with
nj Swami as follows: May / take
nus opportunity TO express the wish
NAV you will not hesitate to call on us
we can be of any service to you in
'our campaign on fake war charities %
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BAY0NNE TO BUY WATER CO.
"ayor Garvnn Forced to 'siRn
s2.O17,OOO Contract.

bayonne. ~ j.. which is governed BY
city Commission. entered into a con.
uact Yesterday for the purchase OF the
property OF the New York and New
Jersey Water Company at a price OF
Mayor Garvan. who is also Prosecu.
or OF Hudson county. signed the aon-
, 49, only after being served with a
~ OF mandamus. He had refused 10
sh on the grounds that the price was
nnseS Ne and that the proposition I.
purchase had been rejected three times
t!onA ''s'"A eie''
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Park, sleepers Orderly.

All the park slumberers were orderly,
the police reported. and special precau-
tons OF any kind were wholly unneces-
sary. In the river front sections. tho
sufferers focked early to the williams
burg Bridge. to the ctildren's play
grounds the parks and the length Of all
the great spans crossing the East River
and slept outdoors all night. StrolIng
among the sleepers always were tho
police, not to disturb them but to see
that no light fingered lads relieved the
sleeping poor OF the few valuables they
boasted.
About the time the Weather Bureau
late last night was intimating that there
were some faint signs-more ian had
been expected earlier In the ddy-of a
measure OF relief before many hours,
there was a groaning from the Jersey
side OF the North River as thousands Of
Grated chickens In the railroad termi-
nals-began to droop and die. The heat.
plus the strike OF the chicken rabbis of
the East Side. was given by the poultry
slippers as the seuss Of the misery and
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tentious streets unusual bedtime scenes
were enacted. On the IRE escapes ard
roofs along the drive many wealthy
occupants. forced to remain in town for
various reasons, took pattern after the
East Side and slpt outdoors unashamed.
At II o'clock last night the tempera-
ture took a light drop. but Immediately
thought better or worse of It. At mid
night 1t Jumped back to 90 degrees
again.
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Big Crowd mt Canarsie.

At Canarsie the biggest crowd OF the
year. estimated at $4,000. packed the
water front Sheepshead Bay was
paved with perspiring folk who had
bsen unable to get seats on outgoing
trains at Coney Island and Brighton
Beach and had walked to Sheepshead
Bay. hoping for better luck. The re-
suit was that an overflow also slept
outdoors at Sheepshead Bay all night.
Rockaway Beach was proportionately
as crowded as the other resorts. Pa
trolman Joseph Patterson distinguished
himself at Rockaway and won hearty
cheers for rescuing John Andrews.
a laborer. from drowning in the after
noon and less than an hour later saw
ing Sam Wurzzel, a clerk. SO East
Seventh street. Manhattan, from going
to his death in the Rockaway waves.
Not only the beaches and the slums
had their outdoor sleepers. but also
along Riverside Drive and other pre-
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death among the close huddled crates Of
poultry.
Heat stripped the coats of even the
dignihed Magistrates presiding at night
courts last night. Court gowns were
upheard of things. And for once ex-
IRENE heat was a cause for speeding
up. The Magistrates threw Justice into
high and shot the defendants in and out
as fast as the decencies would permit
Policemen. court attendants, spectators.
prosecutors and everybody else In the
night courts were told by the Magis-
trates to throw their coats aside II they
wanted. wherefore It was a shirtwaisc
crowd.
Hot Mt Nearby Points.
From nearby suburbs came reports of
heat as terrifying as Manhattan was
suffering. Up the river. at Hastings,
heat and lack OF rain caused the village
literally to 80 dry so far as water was
concerned. The village board of trus-
tees late last night completed arrange
ments to tap New York city's water
supply until the Hastings stock Is re-
plenished.
From Hastings also came word that
for the first time In the history Of the
New York Central line It was necessary
to slow up traffic on the railroad owing
to heat conditions. Expanding joints
along the rails caused the railroad men
to decide to run local trains loaded with
commuters into Hastings on<the express
tracks, owing to the fact that the heat
had caused a spreading on the local
track at several points. Flagmen were
sent ahead OF the trains to inspect the
tracks at Hastings before the trains
pulled out again.
In New Rochelle Mayor Waldorf had
the City Hall closed at 3 o'clock Many
factories and business houses shut down
for the afternoon at Mount Vernon and
the children OF the commuters and per-
marent population turned garden hose
upon one another throughout the day.
In Hoboken 5000 employees of the
Tietjen & Lang Dry Dock Company re-
ceived a half holiday and many other
plants along the Jersey shore gave way
TO the heat.
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Whatever the number above the pix
Ing 100000 on the island" which until
yesterday was Coneys highest guess on
a rush day. the fact remained that by
nightfall many a weary ex-swimmer at
Coney had to wait two hours. in some
cases bit longer than two hours, at a
sweltering terminal before II was pos
sible to climb near enough to a subway
or elevated train that would take him
or her Off the island
All this bathers who were In the
waters of Coney. Brighton, Manhattan
and the Rockaway beaches Tuesday
were there again yesterday--and then
some All the little Able Cohens not
lost the day before we're lost yesterday
and brought to the Coney Island police
station. and so found their wailing
parents again.
Police reserves under the personal
command OF Capt. Byron r. Sackett of
the Coney Island police station had 10
stay on the job from morning until
night at this West End and Culver
terminals. particularly at the latter.
Bathing accommodations were next 10
impossible to obtain. SO far as public
and private lighthouses were concerned,
during the afternoon.
Tfen as night fell the teleohons SER
vice at Coney began to pant aai finally
cracked under the strain. So uncertain
was the outlook In countless cases that
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CLIMB, men! I'm for IT,.
Statistical Pests GIeefuI.
The worlds record fan could point with
pride to the fact that the high mercury
mark during the frightful heat of a year
ago was four degrees below yesterday
gosh awfullest. August I, 1917, the
thermometer went up to 9s, which the
record of yesterday makes the fourth
highest point in local weather bureau
markings. The hottest previous Au-
gust was In 1900, when the mercury
reached "a degrees. With yesterday the
topnotcher OF official history and Sep
TENDER 7. 1885,. coming next with a
mark of 100 degrees. the records taper
of to a mark Of 80 degrees. July 3. 1899.
and SO In August year ago. The pre-
vious high mark for TIRE present summer
was "a degrees. July %.
The sight of men and women. girls,
boys and babies asleep in doorways, on
fire escapes. roofs and outer stairways
was common last night. In Prince street
girl in her late teens lay asleep across
the sidewalk. an old sheet wrapped
around her night dress. her bare feet
protruding. and with the exception of a
small pillow under her head nothing
softer to rest upon than the stons side
walk. Beside her slept soundly her iit-
tie sister At a fruit stand close by
youth divided his time between tending
the stand and keeping a watchful eye
upon his sleeping sisters.
Harlem and the lower Bronx. In the
of the Harlem River,
learned early last night that there was
at least a suspicion OF breeze blowing
the iron webs OF the Harlem
bridges. Whereupon hundreds living In
the neighborhood paraded TO the bridge
walks. chairs and camp stools under
their arms. and sat thtsughout much Of
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transportation homo would be found
that large part Of Coney began to
Storm the telephone booths to tell the
Manhattan and Brooklyn folks how GER
tain 1t seemed that there would be
vacant beds in the homs fiat las. night.
Wherefore business men who tried
to telephone for more cooling supplies
and reporters anxious 20 telephone tine
boss in Park Row what laundering
big day and night Concy had had gen.
orally found themselves sweating
around a telephone booth for on hour
before they could talk to Manhattan.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26
VICTORY GIRLS AND
VICTORY BOYS
Nearly So 800 Raised by 1000 Boys
and Girls in Caledonia County

The girls of Caledonia county
pledged $1534.60 in the United War
Work Campaign. The boys pledged
$1760. 15+and this included but a small
part of Suttof's pledge as the work
was slow ir getting started there.
In compliance with directions issued
by state headquarters last Saturday;
I'm rural communities of necessity
the teacher will be the collector She
will hand the money to the district
superintendent, receiving a receipt
for the same. The district superin-
tendent will keep two separate ac-
counts, one for the Victory Boys and
another for the Victory Girls. He in
turn viii hand the money to the town
treasurer OF the general campaign,
receiving separate receipts for the
same"
The fgu1es for the several towns
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26

A Copenhagen despatch says that Gen. Ludendorf
reported to have long been the head Of the actual drec
ion Of Germanys military affairs, has quit German soi
according to the Frankfort Gazette He left .Sassnitz
Prussia for Sweden His titular position in the German
military system First Quarternaster General.
With the American Forces-The soldiers of the
american Expeditionary Forces standing on the
west bank Of the Mosele The extreme left of the line
is at the frontier village of Vaendorf the Sauer
From here the line follows the Sauer it's confluence
with the Mosee From the latter river it extends along
southwark to Carsch The third division the first to
reach the German frontier having established headquar
ters overlooking Germany Lieut.-Col Theodore Ro0se
Vet IL, IS occupying room In the hotel formerly oc-
cupied by Major Hindenburg the son of Field Mar
slal Won Hindenburg
despatch from London says that in planning the
rapid withdrawal of the Americans from England the
American officers have decided that only the units which
will remain feW-0fthe medical service and the
staf of the rest camps Steps are also being taken to
clear the hospitals Patients not likely to recover within
two months will be sent home soon suitable ships
available. When the Mauretania sailed today she had
on board nearly 5000 men from the Flying Corps It is
planned to despatch steamers to America every day this
week ..>~ ~a. .@%+m
A Washington despatch says that within one month
PRESIDENT wilson expects to be IN Europe for the opening
of the peace conference and the preliminary discussions
10 definite limit has been fixed but the President plans
to be back American soil within six weeks after his
ship sails for the other side.
despatch from New York says that Ia enemy seats
the New York Stock exchange the New Orleans cot
ton exchange the New York cotton exchange and other
markets have been seized by Alien Property Custodian
Palmer The seats will be sold shortly to American ctz
ems
despatch from Berlin SAYS that reports of tests of
strength between the conservative elements and the Boil
shevi socialists in various places in Germany continue
to indicate that far numbers go the extremists
are almost negligible
A Paris despatch says that the Allied warships have
entered the Black The Bosphos has been cleared
OF mines and the fleet has visited seapOrts from Varna
taround to Nov0rossysk
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26
THE MEXICAN PLOT
Zimnetmann Merely the Tool of the
German Who Suggested 1t

Amsterdam, Oct. 17.-(Corres-
pondence nf the Associated Press. -
The German plot to incite Mexico and
Japan t. war against the United
States originated with Herr Won
Chemnitz, who bore the title of Lega-
tion Counselor and was employed in
a subordinate capacity in the German
Foreign Office, it is. now asserted.
This is disclosed by Professor Bonn,
rector OF the Commercial Academy
at Munich, Bavaria, according to the
Munich Neueste Nachrichten.
'fVon EChemitz," says the Munich
newspaper, imagined himself an au-
thority on Latin-American affairs and
suggested the scheme to DIR. Albert
then German Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs. "Zimmer-
mann discussed it with other Foreign
Office officials but they thought it
unfeasible.
Zimmerman kept the matter in
mind Presently, Won Chemitz came
and told him that in the next few
days an especially reliable messenger
would leave for Mexico, to whom the
mssage could safely be entrusted,
and that it was a matter of now or
never.
Zimmerman allowed himself to
be over-peySuaded and so the fatal
step was taken"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26
MUSEUM NOTES!

The subjects Of the Saturday morn
ing talks for the children for the next
four weeks are as follows:
Nov. 80, How Animals Live, (stere-
opticon)
Dec Z, The Story of Wool.
DEG ii, In Eskimo Land.
DeG 21, Christmas Stories, Old and
New
These. informal talks for the chill
dren will be given at 1890 a. M, and
all the children of the town are invit-
ed to come to the Museum and enjoy
the Saturday morning children's hour.
All who are interested in studying
or collecting stamps will be glad to
know the newest edition of the Scott
stamp catalog is now in the reference
library of the Museum where it may
be consulted at any time.
The younger readers or those who
read to little people. will enjoy bor-
rowing from the Museum library
"Tales from Birdland," by 7. Gilbert
Pearson and "The Outdoor Story
Book" by Carolyn S. Bailey.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26
SPEED IN WAR WORK

Girls Making 1870 Cores an Hour
The core shop of an old British iron
foundry is cited as a revelation in
speed i'll turning out war work
Young girls are producing cores there
for hand s. enades at the rate of 1S0
which takes 81 movements of the
hand, being turned out in 16 seconds
The foundry itself is old and by no
means convenient, but by system Of
standardization of the work and by
encouraging employees to take an in
telligent interest in their work, the
output has been actually trebled.
Every 1909 feet of floor space in the
foundry row produces 6.5 tons of
light castings week, working day
shift only. It is the only factory in that
particular town working a 48-hour
week. Besides, the girls and women,
who form 60 per cent of the en-
ployes, are allowed 10 minutes for
lunch and 20 minutes interval in the
afternoon.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26
BOWLING LEAGUE
FORMED AT THE
SCALE FACTORY
Six Teams Selected to Play
at Barquin's Alleys Dur
ing Winter Season
OPENING GAME
PLAYED LAST NIGHT
The Personnel of the Teams
and the Schedule of
the Games

The Athletic association of E. & T.
Fairbanks {: Co.have formed bowl
ing league and the opening game in
the series to be played through the
winter was run off at Barquin's al
leys last evening. The games start
promptly at 7..30. There are six
teams in the league and the mem
bers in each are as follows:
No. 1, Martin Carr, captain, N.
Ranney, J. Beck, MI. Hawley, G. Mel
son, F. c. Wright.
No. 2, L. Burrows, captain, A.
Dean, c. FL. Horton, Oscar Beek, C.
Goodall, j. Flynn.
No. 3 term, J. Drummond, captain,
C. Day, Mr.. Long, c. V. Perry, B.
H. Wells, c. B. Rathbun..
No,e4 team, Clyde Fuller, captain,
Mr.. Blodgett, Morton Starr, Osmal
Ullrich, Walter Cox, Horace Ander-
son.
No. team, NJ. Coleman, captain
IT. Legendre, Mr.. Anderson, Gil
Howe, A. Jay, James Logan.
No. s team, Mr.. Holiday, captain
Mr.. Farnum, Mr.. Munl1ittrick, II
Stuart, F. Beck, Mr. Clarke.
The following is the schedule fol
the winter:
Mondays, Dec. 2, team one and
four; Dec. 8, team one and five;
Dec. 16, teams one and three; Dec
%, teams three and five
Wednesdays, Nov. 27, teams three
and four; Dec. 4, teams two and five
Dec. II, teams two and three; Dec
Is, teams four and five; Dec. 25
teams one and six.
Fridays, Nov. 20, teams five and
six; Dec. 13, teams four and six;
Dec. 20, teams two and six; Dec. 27
teams two and four.
The score of the first game Oh
Monday between Mr.. Cars team and
Mr.. Burrows team was as S6llows
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26
STATION ACT. KILLED
AT BURLINGTON
A. M. Prentiss Stabbed by a Soldier
Especial to The Caledonian)

A. M. Prentiss Stabbed by Soldier
Especial to The Caledonian)
Burlington, Nov. 25-A. M. Prem
tiss, the station agent at the union
station in this city, was stabbed in
the face shortly before noon today
and died just a few minutes after
reaching the Mary Fletcher hospital.
The murder was committed by sol
der named John F. Luce, I'd, of Troy,
N. Y, member of the 37th Company,
10th Depot Brigade, Camp Devens.
Luce was caught after he had run
short distance and lodged in the Chit
tenden county jail. Luce is thought
to be but 21 years of age. Prentiss
was over so.
Luce came into Burlington on the
early morning train from the south
over the Rutland road. He had no
money when he arrived. When the
train was pulling out at II o'clock this
morning Luce was aboard, but had
climbed to the top of the car, where
he intended, he said afterward, to ride
back to Massachusetts,. Prentiss, the
station agent, saw him and shouted
to him to get down.
Luce obeyed and the station agent
then informed him he was under ar
rest for trying to beat his way on
the railroad. Prentiss put his right
arm through the left arm of the pri-
vate and started to walk with him
into the station, when Luce snatched
a knife, long sharp instrument at
tached to a wooden handle, from his
pocket.
He tried to stab Prentiss on the
right side of his face, but the knife
slipped and hit the agents soldier a
glancing blow. Luce then quickly
stabbed Prentiss just above the left
ear and drew the knife down to the
shoulder blade, cutting in an inch
and half.
Prentiss did not lose consciousness,
despite the fact that blood was gush-
ing from the deep wound in his face,
and was able to walk some distance.
A motorist rushed him to the hospital,
but the agent lost consciousness on
the way, and the driver Of the car had
difficulty in supporting the fast dying
man and handling his machine.
Luce stated that he left Troy last
night on a pass from Devens, which
allowed him two days away. Al
Troy, he said he took the wrong train
and when he awoke found himself in
Burlington, He told the chief of pol
ice that railroad man said he could
ride on top of the train. Luce had
no explanation for his assault on
Prentiss.' He appeared greatly agit-
ated when told Prentiss was dead.
Prentiss had been station agent
here for five years, coming from Rut-
land. where he was employe1s for. :
time on the Rutland Evening News
His parents live in Binghamton, N.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26
TEACHERS WANTED
Half Million Scholars Must Be
Taught

Montpelier, Nov. 26.-The follow
ing message has been received by l..
A. Kelly, director of publicity for
Vermont OF the national council of
defense: "Rureau education finds half
million school children untaught this
winter urless married women and
other teachers go into school rooms
at once. Investigate your state
teachers shortage with view to con-
Quoting campaign to relieve situation.
Send names and addresses of all un-
employed, qualified teachers to bu-
reau of education, Washington"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26
MOTOR TRUCKS IN THE WAR
How the p;.ckards Saved the Day at
Chateau Thierry

Detroit, Nov. 25.-The victory at
Chateau Tlierry-that furious en-
gagement which turned the tide of
the war forever in favor of the allies
was made possible through the per-
Torrance CT a single motor truck.
How This came about is related by
Captain Guy A. Whiteomb of the
motor transport corps.
"The marines, who were smashing
the last German offensive, were run
ming short of machine gan ammuni-
tion," said Captain Whitcomb. "Their
commander telephoned back for
more. The motor transport COM
mander called for four volunteers
from among his 80 trucks-and ev-
cry driver volunteered.
He chose four, loaded the trucks
with $4,000 rounds apiece of machine
gun bandoleer ammunition, and they
set out-four trucks made in Detroit,
turned out of the Packard factory
just few months before. Three of
them were caught in the German
barrage and their cargoes blown up
and their drivers killed. The fourth
made his way through with the price
less $4,000 rounds that put the finish
ing touch or the American victory
and saved the day at Chateau
Thierry.
"Thc driver made his way back to
the transport park, and reported in
these words: Sergeant Anderson re
ports, Sir, the delivery of $4,000
rounds, and requests permission to
make another trip But his captain
noticed the blood pouring from the
brave serecant's wounds, ordered him
to the hospital, and the brave Ander-
son died 10 hours later from IA shrap-
mel woan Is
Captain Whitcomb said that>14 pei
cent of Pcrshing's entire force is
classed in the motor transport and
that the l}.mber of trucks under the
American flag overseas would hardly
be believable to most people.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26
DECISIONS UNANIMOUS
No Dissenting Votes at Coming Peace
Conference

Washington, Nov. 25.-Decisions Of
the forthcoming peace conference
must be lranimous. There will be
no majority rule. AS a result, pre-
liminary conferences of England,
France, Italy and the United States
will be held, at which the slate will
be written and agreed upon, and then,
when the full peace table is assem-
bled, the ticket will be adopted-with
perhaps some minor alterations. The
preliminaries will get under way late
next month or the first Of January.