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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
First Members of Goth Division
Eeach Home

Boston, Jan. 2O-Thc troop shin
CANADA, from Brcst, dropped anchor
OIL here late today. The 1900 soldiers
remained o1 board tonight and will
go TO Camp Devens, at Aver, tomor-
row.
Among the men who l.ned the rails
to acknowledge a welcome from the
harbor cEd't were about so who wore
on tho!r shoulders the blue "Y. d."
OF the 26th yankee Division). These
were mcm"Cro of casual companies
made up in France for the trim
home. Othcr New Englanders were
abroad. Tomorrow formal, officia!
New England welcome will be given
the men who were recruited largely
from New York, Maryland, Ohio and
Kansas.
The Canada left Brest January 10
and ran iit." heavy weather on the
second night out. The greater part
of the trip was made through rough
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
VALUE OF NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING TOLD
Moving Pictures on Store Efficiency
and Practical IDEAS Helpful to
Merchants and Salespeople

One OF the best things along edu-
cational lines that has come to oul
notice recently, and which has secur-
cd great deal of comnlendab1e pub
licity from newspapers and letters of
endorsement from Business Crgani-
cations in the largest cities, is the
lecture and moving pictures on Retail
Merchandising that is being sent out
by The National Cash Reg. Co, of
Dayton, @. Tho Commercial Club has
been able 10 secure this entertain
mcnt for the benefit of the merchants
and clerks of St. Johnsbuly and ii
will be presented at Pythian Hal
Wednesday evening at $50 O'Clock.
The title Of the pictures is "The
Troubles Of the Merchant and How
10 Stop Them The feature film
was made by thc Essanay Company,
at great expense, and is pronounced
one o. the clevcrest pieces OF work
ever produced covering retail mcr-
chandising.
The wile-awake business man to-
day is eager to keep pace with the
latest ideas Of storekccping and bet
ter ideas in merchandising and these
pictures and lecture come to or city
ut m opportunc time. The lecture
covers: Retail failures-thcir caus-
cs; store organization; newspaper adj
vcltising; window display; clerks cf-
icicncy: selling methods; credit bust
ness; delivery problems, and system
in retail business.
Amy one of these sabjects would be
of great interest to the merchants
and clerks and the one in particular
which should receive favorable con-
sidcraticn from the business man TO-
lay is the value of newspaper adver-
ising-iudiciously and constantly
lsod. The lecturer will give some
Useful hints along these lines, as
we'll as other phases O. efficiency me-
.hods that will be helpful to the mcr-
,hant and clerk.
There viii! also be run numerous
cartoon and altogether the program
will be one of the most pleasing enter
ailments ever offered 20 ou- business
ncn.
There will be no charge for aamis-
ion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
Nations Must Cooperate

London, Jan. 20--If the League Of
Nations is to BE {, success, 1t mus
be positive as we'll as negative, ac'
cortling to a pamphlet issued by Ma
ior Waldorf Astor, Parliamentary
Secretary Of the Ministry of Food
today. Cooperation between the ma
tions, Major Astor says, will be OF
vital importance in the period of re-
construction.
Incorporation between nations be-
fore the wa: was an exception" the
pamphlet says. at has proved to be
the cause Of the Allied victory, and
must be tho basis of a permanent
peace. Tho League of Nations will
not last lon:, if its functions are eX-
crtcd solely through courts OF tlibu-
mails for the settlement Of disputes af-
ter they have arisen. 1t must make
the utmost use Of every means of
uniting nations, for accepting COM
mon purposes and rcpclling common
DANCES.
"All the bclligcrent nations, with
the possible exception Ct the United
States, Will now have to face an eco
nomc crisis caused by the general
disturbance OF markets, the unccr-
tainty OF prices and the breakdown
Of established governments over q
large 1a;- G. Europe. Tho chances for
international qua,rcls in the turmoil
OF competitive trade will be greater
than ever. II is important, therefore,
that the League OF Nations be equip
pod with machinery to secure the ut
most cooperation between nations in
facing these common problems.
Responsibility for repairing the
ravagcs Of war must fall upon The
League OF Nations. international la
Dor problems confront the League.
Even before the war, labor and cap
ital realize their interests were in
ternationaI. It will be Of fundamen-
til impoiiA:.cc that, in re-starting in
custly, the standard of living in civil
lied countries shall not be rendered
unstable b! the competition of sweat
ed and undclraid labor. 1t will prob
ably be necessary to secure this by
agreements guaranteed
by the League Of Nations"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
EXTENT OF DAMAGE
THROUGHOUT BELGIUM
Germany Systematically Destroyed
or Removed all Machinery

Brussels, Dec. 13--(Correspondcnc'
Of the Associated Press Thus Ia
it has been impossible to estimate tht
extent of damage caused in Belgium
by the Germans OF TO fix, even ap
proXimatlly, the amount Of indemnity
which Belgium will demand from
Germany.
In The majority of the factories
which the Ecigians were allowed tC
operate during German occupation
the plait .2rlains, but everywhere all
stocks of raw material have been en-
iirely lomovcd.
In the ether factories, which tic
Belgian; We're not allowed to operate,
there wa, Il systematic removal OF all
The machiarry which was dismantlcd
and %cnc TO Germany. Tie names of
the Gcrn,Vh manufacturers to whom
inc ma>hircry was shipepd have been
asccrtlinol.
Belgian industrial circles seem to
be div,icd whether to attempt to re-
cover Lhc stolen machinery from Ger
manY, Few necessarily worn, or 70
buy new rhach.ncs abroad and TO
make tic Germans pay for it.
The Belgian coal fields in the re-
cions Of Mcl.s, Charleroi and Liege
We're operated by the Germaas who
used Belgian coal a. currency to OBJ
tain from Holland provisions, cattle
and horses. Thus, while the Belgian
suffered from cold, coal
rose i'll pric" to 400 or 500 francs a
ton and eBlgians witnessed the spec
tac!c # wo.';men weakened by priva-
tiona forced to drag heavy cars load
el with coal. taking the place OF the
horses which the Germans had stolen.
The industrial region Of Charlcroi
suffered severely al the hands of the
Germans who destroyed the machin-
ns which they did not take away and
removed all material of which they
could not make use. A great amount
oi work will be necessary 10 clear up
he wreclucc and even il the stolen
machinery Or its equivalent is obtain
cd it vii! be impossible to resume
production before the middle of next
Icar.
Nothing row remains of the cstah-
ishnen5 '7hy-!e-Charcau which an
'ually turned out about 100000 tons
If steel. Sixty coke furnaces, four
blast furnaces, four 20-toE convertcrs
md six sets Of f!attening machines
nave been destroyed or sent beyond
he Rhine.
Some Of the steam engines were
'lcwn I'D end hlest furnaces were
destroyed BY cutting down the sup
porting columns. The DAMAGE there
20 several millions of francs.
L would be easier to enu!nerate
What the Gfrmans have left thar TO
'cscribc nc ruin they have caused.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
WAITING FOR THE NEWS
Fort Mcpherson in Canada Hasn'
Heard that the War is Over

Edmonton, Alberta, Jan. 2l---
There will be no premature colcbra-
,tion at For, Mcpherson, Canada, 70
miles south of the Arctic Ocean, for
Fort Mcpherson will not know that
the wa is ever until Jan. 2G or there
about1.
The new, will reach this trading
post in the semi-annual arctic mail
which left Fort MeMurruy, proposed
terminal Of the Alberta & Great
Waterways railway, by cog team ON
December 1. The news is included in
250 pounds OF mail carried by two
'lcdGcs, pulled by ten dogs each and
driven by veteran "mushcrs."
The distance is 1900 miles as the
crow flies. but considerably longer
over the frozen Athabasca and Mack
enzic Iiver<.
The hardened drivers will rest IL
week Ut Lor' Mcpherson, then begin
the long trip back to civilization. The
Territory tlaversed includes the great
barrcns deep under snow that begins
falling in September. The barrcns arc
known for billiards. which sweep
from the f. oxen sea across unob-
structed leagues OF snow-covcrcd and
1ninhabitel wilderness.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22

Mon'pc'i' +, Jan. 20-Thc Battle
boro Lu"ihcr corporation this morn
ing filed articlc5 Of association in the
Office cf secretary of state for the
purpose OF conducting ! lumber bus
mess in that portion of the state.
Their capital stock is $4,000 while
the papcr5 arc signed by ]. II. Unler-
wood, Ne" lane, +. e. Barber and c.
NJ. Nill":' tf Brattlcboro.
The Co2n Ice Cream company of
hurl.n@!on has also filed papers in
the same Office for the PURPOSE of
manufacturing ice cream and selling
the SANE, 'ta capital stock i, $40 900
Whllc .hc rapers are signed by i. T..
Mcintosh, H. 3. Slingcrland and Mrs.
Eta Sl'nGcgand, all of Burlington.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
5. A. II. c. Students May be Re
inStatc1

Word has been received at the Uni
vcrsity from Major +. c. Oakes, adj
ministrltiou officer of the war de-
partmcnc committee Of educational
and special training, concerning the
reimbursement of boys in the S. A. I.
G. who through no fault of their own
were not inducted and had to pay
their own expenses. The message is
as follows:
/. All Institutions where S. A. T.
c. units We. organized are informed
that measures are being taken to Sc
cure congressional action that will
permit Of settling with all students
who were regularly enrolled but did
not complete induction through no
fault cf their own.
2. Institutions should collect da
in refercnct to such steps and of
amount to which they are cntit
and hold until authorization is
tanned from Congress to make set
ment. When the institution has
+"'~od er"h information as tn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
Econoraic Delegations Itrc Studying the Blockade and
Kindred PYolenls. Joint Discussion May Be inau-
gurated-Arerican Viewpoint Contemplates Allow
Ing Foodsulls to Enter Enemy Countries.
ESSIIEHOlIAN SUCCESS WON
BOI.SHEVlK[ MINISTER HAS FLED
Monarcs Movement Has Been Successful in Northernl
Portugal. Lisbon is Relieved to Have Joined theI
Movement.

4 despatch from Copenhagen says incomplete
turns from Germany last night showed that the Major
Socialists will have ascendency any other sim
party, the results Indicating that the Bourgeois hs
made gains at the German Polls.
"A Paris despatch says that owing to the pressure
more urgent problems before the delegates to the Po'
Congress, the various economic delegations are stud
each for itself the blockade and kindred problems.
is probable they will inaugurate joint discussion.
Ielican viewpoint contempates certain relations of
earlier Watertight" blockade which would allow the
try of foodStutfs, lubricants and other materials
enemy countries. This it is held would permit of
restoration Of distributing systems of flour mills
other agencies involved in the preparation of food
blockade would be otherwise rigidly enforced as
because Of its value intend to force enemy to
peace terms that will be presented
A despatch from Paris says that President
was the guest Of the French Senate at luncheon and
greeted by Antonin Debost, p
tic address which he said t
and his ideas.
A despatch from Paris s.
the German elections nterpre~ ,s44Ay VI,
ing prospect for the establishment of fairly stable
man administration. At an early date the elections
brought in two fairly balanced socialist groups wit
significant representation from moderate and non-s(
st groups as was feared at the first controversies
bitterness between the majority and the lndeper
socialists would undoubtedly have converted the cons
ert assembly into q disorderly assemblage from
little could be expected
A London despatch says that notable success has
won against the Bolsheviki by the Esthonians accor
to a report from Stockholm They have taken Nawa
Reva Petrograd railroad with large numbers of priso
including Division and Regimental Staffs. Leon Tro
Bolshevli War Minister in Narva has fled.
A despatch from Madrid says the monarchst N
ment headed by Paivc Conceira has been successful
northern Portugal and government has been forne
Opcrto. According to report received by the Spa
government from the Governor Of the Province of P
vedra in North Western Spain, Licbon is believed to
joined the movement.
A despatch from President Wilson says he appr
Of the proposal to hold the Roosevelt memorials thro
out the country on February 8. II think it would
most suitable way to show the esteem in which the
try held him" the message read.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
Government Needs Hundreds a.
Accountants

Washington, Jan. 2O-Thc war j.
practically ended but war work j..
not. The tremendous labor of the
details of adjusting the accounts and
paying the Hills will occupy the time
of large force FOR many months to
come. The Ordnance Department OF
the Army alone is in need of 200 Sc
nior cost accountants at entrance sal
aries ranging from $1,000 to 1900
a year; 800 junior cost accountants
at entrance salaries al girg from
$1,000 to $4,000 year; and 300
clerks qualified ir accounting at en-
trance salar.es ranging from 81 1000
to S1,80OO a year, for service at ord
nance establishments throughout The
United States and in the hcaduuarters
at Washineit D. C.
The collection of the income tax
also calls for the employment of an
additional rumber of accountants
The income tax unit of the Bureau of
Internal Revenue is in need OF a
number of travelling auditors and res
ident auditors at entrance salaries
ranging from $500 to 81 800 q year
All of these positions are open to
both men al d women.
The United States Civil, Service
Commission is receiving applications
for these lcsitions. Applicants will
not be required to report at any place
for examination, but will be rated up-
on their physical abili..', education,
training and experience, based upon
the sworn statements in their :ppli-
cations ard upon corroEorativc ovi-
dencc adduced by the Commission.
Application blanks and tull informa-
tion may Ia obtained from the secrc-
tary of the local board of civil ser
vice examiners at the lest office or
custom house in any citv. or by COM
municatin,: with the United States
Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, d. c.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
BOWLING LEAGUE

AZ Darquins' alleys Monday night
Team No. played Team No 2, with
the following score:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
WHAT SHOULD
Be DONE WITH
THE EX- -KASlER
Even the Dutchmen Do Not
Agree on His Punishment
"CLAPPED IN JAIL AND
HANGED" SAYS ONE
Others Think He Is Pretty
Well Fed Up

Amerongcn, Dec. 29-(Corrcspond-
ence of the Associated fress)-Opln-
ion as to what should be done with
William Hohcnzollern, formerly Ger
man emperor, is very much divided
i'm Holland, even in the extreme east
crn corner &C the province OF Utrecht,
where is situated the castle of Amer
ongen, Hohenzollern' temporary
abode. Here the rural population
contentedly lives under the rulc oi
the gentry who have owned the land
around for &c nerations. An opportu-
nifty to observe the division Of scntl-
ment was afforded the Associated
Press correspondent when he sought
lodgings for the night in small
village hotel. Seated about the Office
We're half 4 dozen villagers.
After the stranger had been eyed
awhile with the furtivc suspicion OF
the rustic towards the :ownsman, talk
drifted b TEX to its former channel
Hohenzollcr1.. "What do people here
abouts think of him." the CORES
pondent asked.
"Thnk cf him. He should be
clapped in Jail, and hanged" raped
out a sharp faced man licrccly.
"That'.s what | think Of him.
"Nay, ne;Ghbor,' eXpcstulated al
fat complaccnt man, who looked like
prosperous cattle dealer oozing
with war profits, che don't deserve all
that, surely"
"What:" calculated the first man.
"a feller who had millions CT people
killed in them battles. = *
"What l say is" broke in the cattle
man, che always gave thanks to the
Almighty. He always praised God.
.You-can- see it in the papers. And
that's fit and proper thing to do.
There are many worse than he, and
it wasn't hi, fault alone that all them
people were killed. What de you say
landlord"
"Aye, that may be true said the
landlord automatically. "He had his
faults, darcsay. But I do say 'tis
sad come down for gentleman
in his position!" And he shook his
gray head.
"Pshaw!" said the sharp-faced
man. You bet he lacks for nothing
He lives On the fat O. the land. He
gets all he wants, and more. Cur
rant bread he gets every day, and
jam and tea. Folks like that never
lack for nothing, eh?"
The villdy, carpenter thus address,
ed cast d'gapproving look over the
assembly. II don't hold with royalty
and such,' hn growled slowly through
his teeth, which grppcd his pipe like
a wise. "Thcr's old Paul Kruger l
never could abide him. When he came
to UtreScht / was working at the ho-
tel where h. was staying. And twice
every day, every day, he had hot rud-
ding! Now I call that sinful, it's
scandaloui. 1t oughtn't be allowed"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
WILL SELL THEIR
HORSES AND MULES
Great Britoia Has One Hundred
Thousand Of Them on Hand

Lo.don, Lee. 28-(Correspondence
OF the Associated Press)-Owing to
lack of ships to bring them to Eng
land, 100000 horses and mules Oh the
British army in the eastern theatres
of the war are to be sold to the
Arabs o. destroyed That announce
mcnt has lcen made by MAJ ajor-Gener-
al Sir ". n. Birkbeck, director Of
Remounts He has also stated that,
of the British army's total Of 100000
horses III Europe, a large number Of
which we're purchased in the United
Statcs-orly those that arc sound
and under L years old will be shipped
here.
About 5000 war horses are to
be brought to England, and Belgium
is to have $4,000 for rcconstructional
work. General Birkbcck said eve
want to distribute them all over the
country h. big scales, il cities up to
100 ali,nati, and to smaller towns up
to 25. There is an unaccCuntablc pre-
iudicc against mules in this country
At present we have in England about
10000 mules, many of which we
want to sell, but people don't seem in
clincd to buy them. The mule is an
economical animal whicn does moi cat
as mucn az a horse, and for every
horse that goes sick, le>4s than half
u mule is sick"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22
WOMAN AGENT
RELIEF FUND
SnacrsDepartment Caledonian Farm
bureau

The ConserV-@g epartment Of
the Vermont FcdcI%ts9 Of Woman
Clubs held a meeting in the Fair
banks Museum Monday, Jan. 20, al
$50 o'clock.
In the absence of the chairman
Miss Bertha Lee of East St. Johns
bury, Mrs. Alvin Flint of st. Johns
bry, presided.
Miss Inez Howe reported for the
last meeting, and after Mrs. Flint ex-
tended greetings to the representa-
tivcs from The different towns in the
county, she introduced Mr.. Leland
Wood and Miss Charlotte Pierpont,
Who addressed the meeting and gave
information in regard to the duties
OF Il woman agent or demonstrator.
After ilcc discussion of same, the
organization VAS formed and called it
"tIonle Demonstration Department of
Caledonia Farm Burcau"-and The
following officers were elected: Prcsi-
dent, Miss Bertha Lee, East St.
Johnsbury; Vice President, Mrs.
John Chase, Lyndonvlle; secretary
and treasurer, MIS-. Alvin Flint, ST.
Johnsbury.
The advisory committee will consist
CT Il chairman in each town appoint
cd by the board and this committee
will act as center of organization in
each community to get members and
outline y course of work desired for
the demonstrator or agent to take up
in that particular locality.
This committee will be appointed
as soon as possible in each of The II
towns of Caledonia county and the
work OF securing an agent of splen-
did ability to work in Caledonia
county is already under way. The
appropriates $1,000 sal
lry for same, and the organization is
lnXious 10 secure vt least 600 CT 500
one dollar mcmbcrship-to carry on
he expenses. Any one Interested in
he work may become a member on
laymcnt OF 81. The woman agent is
Agent Mr.. Wood goes among the
.ounty as the County Agricultural
Agent. Mr. Woodgoes among the
nen. Her various lines CT activity
lre-to help along lines OF Home
Economic, work including food,
.lothing, sanitation and household
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22

Because it is Of so much more inn
portance that you should have infor-
nation about commodities and prices
than that you should merely guess
and assume, the merchants advertise
to you.
To ignore the store ads is to lack
essential information on which to
proceed with your buying task.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22

number of cases and amounts, they
should send q copy Of the list to dis
headquarters.
Institutions are requested to re-
e the Students wh> arc entitled
ch settlement and to inform them
the information will he sent
ugh the institution and that cor
ondence with the war department
nnaresSarv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-14
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Vermont and Good Roads.

1t must have been diseouraging TO the
promoters of the state good roads meet
ing at Montpelier Thursday that only
a mere handful of people were present
Does the paueity of attendance indicate
waning of interest in good roads? II
is to be hoped not. The fact probably
is that many Vermonters are discouraged
just now over the road Improvement
proposition because the last legislature
did practically nothing to encourage
highway betterment or to establish a
more effective system of administration
of the states road interests. Whatever
the real facts in the case, people general
ly feel that we are getting very little for
a large amount of money expended with
the showing They want TO get some
where in the better roads movement and
do not feel that they are. One thing is
certain Vermont must address itself
earnestly and in an enlightened way to
the matter of improved highways and
their systematic maintenance If it would
keep up with the procession. Better
roads are a vital necessity if Vermont is
to progress. And no time should be lost
and no money should be wasted to get
them. Every day and every dollar should
be made TO count for their full value
Rutland News.