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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
BUCK PRIVATES
SOCIETY FOR
EVERY STATE

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCE
IN GERMANY, Aug. 16-(Corres-
pondence of the Associated Press).
The buck privates society organized
at Montabur by members of the First
division, announced recently that
headquarters in the United States
would be opened in Chicago late in
August with Edward M. Mcclure,
national field representative, in
charge Branches are to be estab-
lished in every state in the union ac-
cording to present plans.
Private Paul f. Collins, battery ID,
9th field artillery, of Los Angeles,
Cal, is president of the society which
has several thousand members. All
headquarters of the society in the diff
ferent states will be known technic-
ally as "dug outs" A women's aux
iliary is also planned, which will in
clude in its membership all women
who served with the Expeditionary
Force, such as welfare workers, tele-
phone operators and nurses.
AS it's platform the society has ad-
opted these planks: Broader edu-
cational work; cleaner politics, COM
pulsory schooling for all boys under
sixteen years of age; to make big
ger and better Americans and to in
terest ourselves in industry, COM
merce and labor"
The society is characterized as a
"great monument for the heroic dead
of the A. E. F." and it is planned
to make fathers and mothers of men
who died in action in France honor
ary members. One of the duties of
members of the society will be to
make annual visits to the homes of
soldiers who died on the battlefields
of the world war;
Membership in the society is res
tricted to privates.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
Two FLOTILLAS
OF TORPEDO BOATS
LEFT TO GERMANS
All That Is Left of Proud
Navy of the Empire-Now
Doing Police Duty

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN GERMANY, Aug. 16.-(Corres-
pondence of the Associated Press.)
The Germans have organized two
flotilla of torpedo boats since the
armistice and these constitute Writ
ually all the warships left in active
service in the German navy, accord
ing to information received here.
One of these fiottillas is described
in Mittschiffs, a German naval peri
odical which has reached the Amer
lean headquarters, as the Iron Tor
pedo Boat Flotilla. 1t consists of
twelve torpedo boats which, the per-
iodical says, have been engaged in
maintaining order on the western
coast of Germany.
Some of the vessels of the fotilla
have been used on several occasions
for police work in the port of Ham
burg, doing duty guarding allied
food shipments to the Czecho-Slovaks
and similar work during periods of
disorder. The fotilla has its head
quarters at Wilhelmshaven. A land
ing corps of about $50 men is dis
tributed among the twelve boats,
each of Which has a platoon of 80
commanded by naval lieutenant.
The clothing and arms of members
of this landing corps are the same as
in the infantry.
The other group of vessels called
the Half fiotilla is supposed to be
doing similar duty on the Baltic
coast near the Russian boundary,
with headquarters in Koenigsberg.
The boats are armed with machine
guns, and in some case with 81 CEN
timeter guns as we'll. The fotilla
was organized for operation in con-
nection with the East Prussian Frei-
willige corps and was until a few
weeks ago subject to the commander
of the northern army.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
SAVE
SUNSET HOUSE
FROM FLAMES

BRETON WOODS, N. H., Aug.
16--The Sunset Hill house at Sugar
Hill caught fire in a blind attic Thurs
day evening while the 800 guests
were at supper and was considered
doomed by the owners, Seth Hoskins
& Son, who removed all valuables
from the safe while the guests were
removing their effects from the
rooms.
Bellboys, caddes and other boys in
the employ of the company formed a
bucket brigade and saved the house,
in spite of high wind. Three bell
boys were overcome by smoke and
one lay unconscious for two hours,
but was finally resuscitated. The
damage was confined to the attic and
to water flooding a few upper rooms.
The same boys were called out at
$50 Friday morning to fight fire
which started in the village church,
and promptly extinguished it.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
RECOMMENDS
RECRUITING in
). ST. JOHNSBURY
u. S. Army Office May Soon
Be Opened Here for
Men In Service

The matter of branch recruiting
station in st. Johnsbury of the U. S.
Army has been recommended by
Sergt. Robert H. Stiltz to the Recruit
ing Officer, Colonel H. j. Hunt who
is favorably impressed with the loca-
tion and is considering opening a stat
ion in the near future as soon as a
member of the Recruiting party is
available. Until such station is plac-
ed in St. Johnsbury any one desiring
information regarding the Service or
War Risk insurance, extra travel pay
OF other information are requested to
write the Recruiting Station in Bur-
lington.
Ralph H. Jennison of 171s School
street has been accepted and forward
ed for enlistment at the U. S. Army
Recruiting Station in Burlington for
duty in the Air Service of the United
States Army. The young man has
been employed by an automobile
firm in St. Johnsbury for about three
years and has been accepted for the
Air Service schools in the Mechanic
class.
A mother enlistment of a former
St. Johnsbury citizen was Philemon
A. Cecile, 51s Portland street for the
Motor Transportation Corps who'also
enlisted for the chaufeurs and me-
chanic school of that branch.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Aug. 16- friday Samuel
Gompers, who has been attending a
labor congress at Amsterdam and
has been spending a few days here,
will sail from Brest Sunday for
America on the steamer George
Washington. He is going home in
response to an urgent cablegram cal
ling upon him to cut short his visit
in Europe. He said he regretted the
necessity of breaking number of
engagements and of curtailing his
study of the European situation. He
said, "Matters at home are more ur-
gent, however, and | want to get
back as soon as possible to help all
l can in the solution of problems
which are uppermost there"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
day morning.

The Lyndonville strikers followed
the action of the other shopmen who
have been on strike in the three great
New England railroads and those in
other parts of the country
AS the strike situation now stands
the railroad men have answered af-
frmatively the request of President
Wilson that they return to work so
that their demands may be settled by
Railroad Director Hines. The presi-
dent made this request early in the
week and it was the vote of most of
the railroad men that they carry out
the presidents wishes and return to
work
They demanded 85 cents an hour
for machinists and a raise for helpers
and other workers in the shops. 1t
will probably be but a few days be-
fore they will know the decision of
Director-General Hines. 1t is the
firm belief that the men will be given
most of their demands.
The action of the New England
strikers was in line with that taken
in all the other centres affected. A
telegram from B. NJ. Jewell, acting
president of the railways division of
the American Federation of Labor,
to strikers in every part of the coun-
try, probably had much to do with
the collapse of the strike.
"Make orders positive to all points.
Now is the time to act. We cannot
much longer delay and if you refuse
to comply will be compelled to ad-
wise Hines and Wilson, if necessary
that you do not belong to the or
ganization. If negotiations are re-
sumed, strikers will be deprived of
benefits" wired Mr.. Jewell.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
SOLDIERS AND
SAILORS HOME
DAY WELCOME
LyndOnville Has Its Celebra-
ton This Afternoon and
Evening

This is the day and Lyndonville is
the place for the welcome home cele
bration to the returned soldiers and
sailors and the committee in charge
have prepared fine program for the
boys.
AT / o'clock, led by the stirring
music of Grants drum corps, the
crowd will march from Music hall to
the campus at Lyndon Center where
two ball games have been scheduled.
At 1.30 the home nine will cross bats
with the Woodsville aggregation and
later in the afternoon Lyndonville
and Island Pond will play. Lyndon
vile has won the only game that the
Woodsville boys have lost this sea-
son out of ID games played, and has
also won a game from Island Pond
so some fast playing is assured.
At o'clock a supper will be SER
we'd to the boys in Grand army hail.
At 8 o'clock the medals that have
been secured for all the returned
soldiers and sailors will be presented
from Main street band stand. Fol-
lowing this exercise there will be a
street carnival with music by the
Lyndonville military band and the
Newport band.
"a Man in the Open" by Dustin
Farnum will be given at the Com
theatre and all performances
will be free to the soldiers and sail
ors.
The medals will be presented to
the soldiers and sailors by Principal
o. D. Mathewson of the Lyndon ms
titute and it is expected that there
will be brief address by one of the
returned chaplains of the &c tn div
ision. The presentation will take
place in front of the Cobleigh Libra
ry at 8 o'clock.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
The Weekly Caledonian

The management takes pleasure in announcing
that the services of Arthur F. Stone have been secu
ed to edit the Weekly Caledonan and that it will be
the aim of those interested in this paper to make it
the most readable and valuable paper in Caledonia
county, Mr.. Stone needs introduction to the many
readers of the Caledonan who recall that for 40
years the Weekly Caledonan was in the Stone family
fuential papers in the state
The Weekly Caedonian at the present price of
100 per year is the cheapest and best newspaper in
this section and you cannot keep house without it.
If you want complete weekly paper to send to rea-
the best paper of its kind in the field.
Watch it grow. *' ~
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Aug. 16-Mayor
Hylan announced today that the COM
mandent at Governors Island had
promised to lend the city two humid
red large motor trucks in the event
of a threatened strike on the traction
lines in Manhattan taking place to-
morrow. The mayor also appealed
to all automobile owners to place
their cars at the disposal of the trav-
elling public should the strike mater
ialize.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
THIRTY DAY TRUCE IN
BURLINGTON STRIKE

BURLINGTON, Aug. 16-A 80
day truce has been declared between
striking street-car men and the Bur-
lington Traction Company, and the
cars are again running. During the
truce the question of wages and hours
will be arbitrated.
The truce is the result of the eff
forts of Mayor Jackson, who persu-
AIDED representatives of the company
and of the men to meet in his office.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
(By Associated Press)

MONS, BELGIUM, Aug. 16-The
Canadian cannon which fired the last
shots at the Germans on armistice
day were presented to the village of
Mons today with elaborate ceremon-
les. The Canadian commander said
the guns would be souvenirs of kind
ness shown by the natives to the
soldiers. The Mayor of Mons spoke
of the self sacrifice of the Canadians
who, without profit, came to fight for
the Belgium's liberty.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
Lyndonville> ar Shop Workers Return Monday
LATE NEWS BULLETIN
fBy Associated Press)

PARIS, Aug, 1G-Germany under
the guise of evacuation is methodical-
ly stripping Lithuania. 1t is the Ger
man hope to delay the departure OF
its soldiers until they can take with
them the Lithuanian harvest as they
go. The success Of this plan win
give Lithuania another winter of star
vation, and make it's national restor-
alton almost impossible. The robbery
is being done to the accompaniment
of deeds of brutality and sacrilege.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
(Rv Associated Pressl

LONDONDERRY, Aug. 16-Riot-
ing and looting occurred here during
the night and early today. Troops
charged on mobs but did not fire.
Soldiers were met by volley of
stones when they attempted to break
up the Nationalist demonstrations.
Although several revolver shots were
heard, no reports of injuries were re-
ceiVed.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
RUMMAGE SALE

There will be a rummage
sale in the store vacated by
the Atlantic & Pacific Com
pany in the Pythian building
Friday and Saturday, Aug.
Is and 16. Food sale in con-
nection Saturday afternoon.
adv.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

At Boston-Boston S, Pittsburg 3
FIRST game), Boston 3, Pittsburg 2
(second game)
At New York-Cincinnati A, New
York 8 (first game), Cincinnati a,
New York (second game).
At Philadelphia-St. Louis 7, Phil
adelphia 2 first game), Philadelphia
7, St. Louis 2 (second game).
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn 8, Chicago
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
(Rv Associated Pressl

BELFAST, Aug. 16-Ten Nation
list excursionists were injured in q
fight Friday with Orangemen at Lis
burn County Down, serious rioting
also occurred at Coal Island County
Tyrone where several policemen and
military officers were injured.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
(BV Associated Press)

ST. JOHN, Aug. 16-The Prince of
Wales sailed from here for Halifax
at seven a. M, on the cruiser Dragon.
The cruiser Dauntless acted as an es-
cort.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
Railroad Men Follow Wishes Of
Leaders And Now Look For
Early Settlement

The striking shopmen of the Lyndonvle car shops
of the Boston Maine railroad will return to work Mon
day morning This is the result Of vote of the at
special meeting. They had received instructions from
their leaders that the majority of the strikers had voted
in favor of returning to work They went out last Mon
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16

Games Today
st. Louis at Boston e games).
Pittsburg at Philadelphia e games)
Chicago at New York.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
BASE BALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results


At Chicago-Chicago 6, Boston 5
(11 innings).
At Detroit-Detroit 7, New York 0.
At Cleveland-Washington 3, Gle
veland 2.
At st. Louis-St. Louis 8, Philadel-
phia 2.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
Standing of the Clubs
Games Today

Boston at Chicago.
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Washington at Cleveland.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
Get New Details
of Food Sale

Postmaster Gleason has been busy today studying
the instructions for ordering groceries and food products
from the government and the list of products to be sold
as published in Fridays Evening Caledonian has been
posted in the lobby of the post Office Only orders for
goods scheduled that list will be taken and the list ap-
peared in the sixth column in Fridays Caledonian Some
of the articles which appeared in the price list in Fri
days Caledonian will not be offered for sale.
Only Is staple articles will be offered for sale in the
second and third class offices, namely, baked beans
strngess beans corned beef canned roast beef canned
cherries sweet corn, corn beef hash peas BEANS -four
rice JAM pepper, toilet soap soups pineapple tomatoes
and bacon.
Instructions have been received enmen offer bunch their
the sale will
~ r announced will packages
until all the articles
tised sold. ed indv goodsto make fnl
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16

ernments offer to bunch their orders
as it will not be permissible to break
the packages containing the articles
and unless enough orders are receiv-
ed on individual goods to make a full
package the original order will not be
filled.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16

Instructions have been received
that the sale will not be concluded on
Aug. 20, as first announced, but will
continue until all the articles adver-
tised are sold.
Postmaster Gleason advises all who
wish to avail themselves of the gov
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-06

Here are other points of similarity
noted during the muggy afternoon:
"Old DR.. Cox is still winning games
in the bulIpen, though he has shifted
from right field to left field and has
changed the color of his uniform.
Mike Menosky stilI plays football
with ground balls.
Home boys still lose well-pitched
games behind Walter Johnson by
sloppy work afeld and poor hitting.
orr Ainsmith still has pepper and
a good whip-alsO a nasty opinion of
ollie Chill
Ty Cobb still acts like a petulaet
boy when called out on strikes, hurl-
ing rough words and delaying the
game. and getting away with it.
Home boys still swing madly at the
second pitched ball when the opposing
hurier, is growing wild.
Rooters still roar at Bill Dineen
for rotten decisions which Bill still
makes.
BUT
There were two strange things
noted.
Ty Cobb went hitless in four trips to
the pan. once being called out on
strike and once whiting.
Hal Janvrin got a hit. showing his
yearly total from AS to Isl.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-06
CAPITAL CANOEISTS
WILL ACT AS HOSTS

On Labor. Day Washington win
have its irst opportunity TO see les
canoe champions in action. for the
Washington Canoe Club. winner Of
the title glories at Worcester. Mss.
last week, will be host to the Ameri-
can Canoe Association IN q regatta on
the Potomac. The visitors viii spend
a week on the river here and careful
plans are being made TO make their
visit pleasant.
.washington's canoe champions de-
feated probably the greatest talent
ever Assem- bIed. The local club was
able to send but four men and they
were handicapped by racing In
strange canoes over an unfamiliar
course. but these men were known 70
every canoe team in the country BY
their almost unbrolSen line Of victories
in past years and their great records
this year in the meets at Philadelphia
and New York.
2 In. the six events OF the meet AZ
worceste1. the w. c. c. team record
was:
-Four men. single blade, Wagner, b.
knight, BuFch. hrst.
Four men. double blade, wagner, r.
Knight. Burch. first-
Two men. single blade, Wakner and
H. knight. first.
Two men single blade. Burch and
K. knight, third.
One man. single blade. Wagner sec
One man. double blade. Fl. knight.
second: Burch, W. c. C., third.
Two men. double blade, knight AMI
Burch. second; H. Knight and Was-
ner. third.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-06
Here's Some Sentiment.

Seldom do you bump into sob stuff
on the sport page. but here's some in
the tale of the death of George w.
Leavitt. at Rcadville. Mass
Leavitt. known all over America
as breeder and dealer in bIooded
horses. owed a board bill at Readville
for his famous trotting sire. North
ern Man. Having no money. he had
to sec the old horse sold at auction
for the unpaid bill. and il broke his
heart. He thought so much OF the
horse that he travelled long distances
twice year just to visit him.
The love of man for a favorite
horse or dog is well known in story.
No other animal holds such a deep
regard in human affections. And
when he lost Northern Man. long re-
tired from the track, Leavitt be-
lieved he had nothing more for
which to live.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-06
'UHIFF NAMES BID
FOR PITCHER MAYS
as Told by Manager Barrow TwIrIer
VIII Work for Red SOx
or No One"

Denman Thompson. The Stars
clever sporting editor. had written a
piece for his paper from Chicago. He
told Of Mays desertion from the Bos-
ton club and how the managers of the
Chicago, New York. Cleveland and
Detroit clubs kept the wires hot with
inquiries and offers OF athletes, money
and both in exchange"
But if Ed Barrow. the Boston
pilot, and the belligercnt boss
with whom Mays constantly was
at logScrheads. is to be believed"
writes Thompson, Mays either
will return and toll with the
Down East outfit or remain out
OF baseball. He will not even be
transferred TO the lowly Nation
ais or Athletics, nor TO the
Browns, according to Barrow,
who is determined that Mays
shall not force his hand.
In a long-distance telephone
conversation with Manager Crit
nth yesterday Barrow asserted
there was not a chance OF Mays
being turned over to any other
club: that unless he did Barrows
bidding, the latter would see to
II that Mays never participated
IN another, game under the con-
troll Of organized baseball
If Mays thinks he can get
away with the stunt he is trying
to pull. he is mighty mistaken
Barrow told Grif. He will either
do as he is ordered TO or stay
out OF baseball. Its up to him."
No. we're not growing unduly
hysterical over the chances the Wash
ington club might have had to land
Mays. We know Denman Thompson
pretty we'll, We don't think he i'm
agIneG that long distance telephone
conversation. But what did Griff
call up Barrow for-to congratulate
him on something or to ask him how
the weather was?
Confound memory, anyway. well
say.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-06
OPERATORS HAVE
SEVERAL BATTLES NOW

Naval Operations players have sew
eraI engagements listed before the
Government League flag can be
awarded. The circuit met last night
under the direction OF C: c. Dean.
operations is listed to play Zone FL
nance tomorrow, Liberty Loan Fri
day. and Bureau on Tuesday and
Thursday OF next week.
Operations has won the first series.
Wins of the games this week and
next will give the pennant TO Opera
tons. The loss OF a game may cause
a post series between Operations and
Bureau.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-06

In the upper bracket today 'CIar-
ence ]. GriiTin is meeting J. c. Cush-
man, OF Newport. who gained the
round by a default from Gerald Pat
terson when all the Australians for
feited their engagements. The eyes
OF the tennis world are centered upon
Maurice Mclaughlin. whose come
back performance" is being watched
with interest.
Today McLoughlin meets one OF the
cleverest lefthanders in the country
in s. Howard Voshell. Critics who
watched Mclaughlin defeat DIR. p. B.
Hawk. OF philadelphia, yesterday
were not impressed.
The cannon-balI service was miss
ing. and while Mclaughlin won
rather easily he had little TO display
OF the form OF 1914. when he de-
feated Brookes and Wilding. Vosheh
will have light to throw on the sit
uation today.
William. T. -Tilden. another upper
bracket possibility, Is playing Wat
son n. Washburn, the A. e. F. title
holder, while r. Norris Williams is
down for an engagement with
Charles S. Garland.
williams and Tilden are picked to
win their matches, as are Griffin and
Mclaughlin in the upper bracket un-
less a startling reversal is noted
OF the players IN the lower round
Kumagae Is expected to have his
hands full with Craven. Murray Is
expected to defeat Niles. while john
ston, under normal conditions, is bet
ter than Bundy. Wallace Johnson ID
almost sure to defeat Cushman.
Experts are expecting almost any
thing OF the McLoughlin-Voshell en-
gagement. Vosheu Is capable Of ris-
ing to great heights. Those who are
supporting McLoughin admit that
much OF the FIRE Is gone.
The Australians after defaulting
drew. byes in the doubles to insure
their playing tomorrow. A wireless
from the AdOiatfc' from Norman z.
Brookss says the playersFwi be on
hand tonight as the ship is due to
dock today.