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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05
HAROLD WHITNEY

One OF ihc saddcso deaths, which
o;,.t Il gloom over the entire com
, i,lu.;ty, occurred at the home Of Mr..
and Mir. Charles N. Whitney, when
t,'eil' third son, Harold, passed away
after q weeks illness Of pneumonia.
lie Was born Feb. -, 1898, on the
home place where he died, at the age
! o. twcnty-oEc years and six day..
! Jlarold wa q home-loving boy Of
sterling qualities, and his convection"
a. right and wrong was displayed at
hoMo and among his friends. lie was
:: loyal member Of Green Mountain
Grange where his quict retiring dij-
position Won him many friend.
lne funeral occurred al his homo
Friday afternoon at two o'clock, hi
pastor, The Rev. Harold Scott, Off
ei....int, and illjolmcnt in the family
los. re leaves to moUlr his loss, his
parcn... one brother, hay.aond, and
sister, Doai-, of this place.
lIis death Genes II; Il hard blow to
his parents jas they buried their sec
ond son, Ralph, at The same age, 1otr
yl;,s% ago.
All l@:lcnt Lis early death and
deeply ayH0athi2o with his parents.
as.@ other near relatives.
Those calicG here from out Of town
were .lrs. .hrthur Duticr Of Eoston,
Ct .!lc3 Ayor OF Barre, and Glen
yer o. Greenfield.
God knows the way, he holds the key,
Ec Guides Us with unccring hand
Sometime "W;,h fearless eyes We'll
see,
Yes tre!c, u tEctc, wo'll under
s,;.ut,."
FRANK SWEET
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05
PEACEfAM

FranI; Taylor cot his hand badly
2y, the last oi ,h week when aaw,!!&
wood n. f.. j. iinhart'- Thu >aA
which was fastened up a. usual
when the rig is not running became
looscned in some way and fell down
striking MI Taylor on the wrist and
cutting an artery. He has been pretty
we'll used up from the effects OF it.
Wallace Taylor has been quite sicl,
end threatened with pneumonia.
The school at EWeli's Hollow was
not in session "Wednesday on account
OF the sickness Of al the pupils. Out
Of fourteen only one WAS able to so
10 school.
V. E. Lamb has just purchased .
span o. colts of Allen Bartlett.
John JcNniscn, who has been away
Ill winter has returned TO his house
at Ewcll's Hollow.
M. and MIS-. Clifton Sanborn and
1Ig and MIS-. Harry Stanton and
daughter Of 81 .!ohnsbury visited at
Frank Gos5' Sunday.
Fred Allen received a letter las
wccl, from his son, William Allen.
He is now in La Tertc about $50
miles from Paris, nth Division, Co.
G., 37ih mi. He is well and writes
there is d prospect that they will
come home in April.
Rev. and MIS-. Y. A. Carlson left
Saturday for their new home ct West
Rutland.
Mrs. Joseph Guthrie, who has had
80 much trouble with her finger has
been obliged TO go to the hospital
and have moro taken eff her finger.
Harvey Lyford has returned home
from Brightlook hospital where he
was operated on for appendicitis.
The sophomore class held their &c
ccption at Academy Hall on Friday
evening, Feb. %.
Ornlan Hooker and sister Katha-
rine were at st. Johnsbury Thursday
to sec Mrs. Hooker who is still at
BriGhtloo!s hospital.
There Will be y farmers meeting
and dinner at the town hall or Satur-
day March g.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Lsden were
at Montpelier several days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Rowe and daugl-
ter, aPuline, were at Groton Sunday.
Miss Lou Stevenson, who has been
at Monroe for Il few days, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Walter Thorne has been
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05
IIast Concord


'lr. and MIS-. rank Mcdonald and
Il@io son OF Bangor, Me-, are visit
/ t.n' thtir uncle, J. G. McDonal9.
] Nm. ord Mr.. willis Emery cpiry-
I tincI the whist oal4v last Thuraday
! evening and = very pleasant c,.criue
/ w,yi pu.sod. -g5 Lem Fisher and y.
II. $Mit1 succeeded in sccu,n.s 1T
llizc- and Linda Whipplc and I;arC!d
H"4on the BOBBY prizes.
Mr. AMI MIS- Nalc Stannarl and
,j.,o @.u si,fr,.. snort thc ,yotl,-nnA :,
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- IONA. @t't| ld't week.
-iii!h..;l Carpenter OF DatP'l, n.
IT, "''i !! guest oil relative. here In"
it.t OF the week.
AIn'ohd ,'i'!1n ana Mr5. jennie
" rent OF I1ttletCn were ~ AE
9mlIh $ f&thor, -. III. Smith Sunday
-If'' '!a,t.' lS.l2m was u huSihc@"
visitor IN concord Monday.
CARA bishop oi Munroe, N. H., fyi'5
! NceK-ehC %ut~U OIL hcr slstcr, NF@'
A%fon farf''
l.. =. Grant mas 1lhlahcd WORK ~
f'lZ4Alc and has moved his house
hoAt goods to Ms brothers, James
Grant.
1he social ut llr. and MIS-. ". II:
Carpenters friday evening proved
Il GREAT success beth socially and IL
tlancI'hE. About 40 beng present.
jane Grant, George Lavatoh and
%lIrcd I'rIeg8 each brought large sled
load Those who did not attrrd c9r-
tH'lY rl>52d the treat oil the season.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05
West Waterford

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cushman,
have been i'll with the humps.
Mr., and Mrs. C. I. Beer Of st.
1oh0shury visited Mr.. and Mrs. j..
w ITovcy, recently
The Rcd Cross met with Ms.
Marion Leystcr. They decided to
Discontinued meeting for the present.
Mr.. I'cno moved to The farm re-
Gently occupied by Frank pero.
Mrs. Walter Cusllman has been i'll
with toNcilts. She is some better at
present.
T.. J. Tarnham recently visited Mrs.
Albert Howe in The Spaulding Neigh
borhood.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05
FOR EIGHT YEARS

Rheumatic pains, lame back, sore
muscles and stiff joints more frequ-
emily can be Traced to overworked,
weak OF disor,lerel Kidneys. Daisy
He'll, L. I. il. 8, Box 234. Savannah,
Ca. whites: II was suffering for
els hi year, tlo!n pain in the back and
could aot do any Of nay work, but
since I have taken Foley Kidney
Pills. I can ID all Of my work"
Foley Kidney Pills have given relief
to Thousands who suffered from kid
ucy or bladder trouble. Try them.
Sold Everywhere.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05
FERDINAND D. BEDARD


Ferdinand Ied":d, aged G6, died
;Asr@dAy morning at his home, -
''aple street, after . long period c.
'@L!N" hf1Itl d@e to hlEght3 disease
d $50. Ho'tard Tt1 Il yklliIdl carpen,of
'--.! l-j been employed IN the Far
1A"N shops for M"ny years. He Is
",'Wtd a! h., "i'o, who Nae '!iss
Iu,c.j,, -'.2natd, two daughters, Mr..
r.,.e" SO Marie Ferdinand Of lie
]o@@h ;eaard o. Hastings street,
congregation OF Metre Dame OF Pro
TideN(e, r. l., and one son, Ferdinand
nd "i-o O. Lak"rot, \. Il. The lat
e. Win a!a.er Sc Marie Ferdinand
were c'i!ed here by their fathers i'll
Ae'S. jic also leaves nine Grandchil-
HFen, i've brothers, Joseph, OF L!l-
;onFi!'e, t!,.Nin, ol Ste AgAthc DIES
.4o;.t5, J.. z, Enalbe OF Iltchburg,
MAJ, Napoleon OF Id Ike Acg2ntlc,
b, T., bathehumc OF this town and one
Is,2r Ms. solomon Dufofd OF Ascot,
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05
ESTATE OF
MARY CLARK CRONIN

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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05
LUXEMBOURG

The many friends of lev. Albert
Gregory viii be paired to learn that
he is gradually falling. A nur:c
from Whitelieid came on Monday to
care for him as Mrs. Gregory wa
getting over-tircd
Pvt. William i, Bell received his
discharge from the service at Camp
DcVcns on Friday and returned to h,&
horne III South LuncnbulG On Salu1-
day and i once more "Franl,i;n' to
his friends.
Harris X. Phelps was business
visitor in st. Johnsbury Oh Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. and MIS-. Guy Remick Of Lis
bon Were guests Of Mr.. and MIS-. Ly-
man Wentworth Oh Saturday
Herbert l.. Eodlc ct Eu,ton, n.
H.. wa il town Tho first Of thc
week.
Elwyn Nichols and family have
moved from the II. L. Dodge farm
to the Albert Brown farm which he
and his son-inlaw recently purchas-
ed.
Mrs. Alvin Thompson, who has
been i'll for the past week was taken
suddenly worse Oh Monday morning
and was failing at last reports.
Mrs. Hattie Smith is Ill with Dir.
Lcith of Lancaster in attendance.
Edith Lewis is staying with her part
OF the time.
VIII Blood who is employed at the
U. S. Bobbin mill plant in the north
part OF the town, is i'll with grip.
Charles w. Turner has been ap-
pointed local chairman of the Fifth
Liberty Loan drive.
The Red Cross Chapter sent 20
finished children's undcrgarments to
headquarters on the 26th. The al
!otment Of sewing due March 10th Is
not nearly completed and all workers
arc asked to make special effort to
attend the sewing meetings on We'd
ncsduy and Saturday afternoons OF
this week, or to take work home TO
finish in order that The garments may
be sent in on time.
The Upstreamers are planning to
have Rev. C. W. Wilson Of Lancaster
give a lecture under the auspices OF
the class in The near future.
The sacrament Of the Lords Sup
per was observed on Sunday morn
ing, there being a good audience al
that time and also at the Sunday
school following. Missionary day
was observed by the Sunday school
with large Offering for the work OF
missions. In the evening the theme
of Pastor Douglas address was
"Mary's Song, Zacharias's Song, Our
Song" Minutc-man Stanley 3nith
spoke Oh Incorporation among The
a ioectiog OF the local
centenary committee was held after
the morning service.
On Thursday evening special SER
vice i; to be held with short addresses
by Stanley Smith, subject, "Is tithing
d spiritual lelp?" by TT. r. Stuart on
"Why should we give tithes?" on
Glow should tho rithcs be u5ad?"
Mrs. A. w. SugC, and on "What docs
tithinr accomplish" Mrs. G. c. Bell.
Sunday evening there will be an IL
lustratcd lecture on Centenary work.
March 10Th will be observed as go
to church day with special effort for
q large attendance.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
= Mar 70

ESTATE Oh LOIS A. AVER
The undersigned, having been APP
polnycd rs the Honorable Probate
Court lor the District OF Caledonia,
COMMISSIONERS, to receive, ex.
an'iIlc, oA;, @oiGat the claims and de
nan;i> Of Ill persons against the &C.
g;:te OF Lois A. Aver, late Of st
.Iohnsbuly, in said district, deceased
and al claims exhibited in offset
'ncreto, hereby give notice that We
" ii meet Tor the purpose aforesaid
al thc store o. &. A. Farmhain in the
town Of ST. JoAnsbury, in said dis.
tgi>;. or the Sd day OF April and the
"a d., O September next, from one
o clock ,, u., until four o'clock p. H.,
OF each If ;;i,;l dAys, and that six
months from the I'd day OF March, A.
y. 1913, is the time limited by said
coa.t for said creditors to present
their claims to Us for examination and
allowance
Dated at ST. Bloomsbury this 9TH
DAY CT Malch, A. H.. iJl"
G. II. MORRILL,.
ClI.AS. A. WHITNEY,
Commissioners.
l. Mar 70
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05

IF it wasn't for the income tax may
be we wouldn't be having Il Peace
Conference. Have you paid yours
for 1918?
Not all OF us can be heroes, but all
of Us can be patriots. Paying your
income tax helps to make you one.
Uncle Sam still has big job ahead
Of him. Help him by paying your
incomt tax now.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05

Victory is ours by the cost in dol
lars is yet to be met Have you paid
your income tax?
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05

Your income tax goes to the cost
of war that has brought us peace
and victory. Have you paid it?
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05

When you pay your income tax you
set receipt from Uncle Sam. What
would have William Hohcnzollern
have handed you?
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05

i. s!ar 70
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- $500 So = -
WANTED
ColllnniSsi oNors
X Nch 10

Veneer CATER, one
clipper NAN in New England Mill,
Address L, Calcdonian.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-05

- r. J. zoys243 Tobacco Corns,any instoasaen, n e.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
Ships in Collision.

New York-One ship was sunk and
three others were damaged in COLI
sions in fog off New York harbor, ac-
cording to messages received here. The
steamer Yankee, United States ship
ping board vessel, went down after
crashing into the Italian steamer Ar
gentina, off Fire Island. The Argen-
tina was damaged. She saved all hands
from the Yankee. The 13,000-ton trans
port Graf Waldersee, former Ham
burg-American liner, was rammed by
thes hipping board steamer Redondo
off Sandy Hook while outward bound
from New York to Brest. Her wireless
distress calls brought the transport Le-
viathan and the Patricia TO the rescue.
Most of those aboard the Graf Walder-
see were transferred to the Patricia.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
ORDER KAISER'S BUSTS OUT
German Ministry of Education Directs
Removal From SchooIrooms
of Country.

Coblenz. = According to German
newspapers published In the unoccu-
pied districts beyond the American
bridgehead many schoolmasters dur
ing the revolution removed the busts
of the emperor and the crown prince
which decorated their classrooms.
Some time afterward the busts were
restored to their places. but recently
the ministry of education has ordered
them down again. There was also n
proposal to change the names of all
streets in Germany named in honor
of royalties. This has been met by the
press with some hilarlty and sugges-
tions that there were more important
TOPICS for discussion just now than
names Of streets.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
WAS TURNING OUT
GUNS BY MILLIONS

On November IL "a tanks of the
French six-ton type had been delivered
and by January 81 of this year POI.
OF these six were shipped abroad.
Orders for 1000 Mark light tanks
were Cancelled as were orders for 15,-
015 three-ton tanks, 15 of which had
been completed on November IL.
The history OF the rifle production,
including all of the considerations
which led to the adoption of the stand
ardized British Enfield weapon for
American use, also is fully outlined
The department states that 1t sees no
reason now to change Its view that the
wisest course was that which was fol-
lowed. The total rifle production in
the United States from the beginning
of the war up to November 8, 1918,
was 2,506,307, of which a little more
than 100000 were Springfield rifles.
Pistols Of v. S. Type Valuable.
Considerable attention Is devoted to
the production of automatic pistols
and revolvers for the troops. Euro
pean countries failed to appreciate the
value of large caliber, hard-hitting
weapon of the American type and the
chief use of pistols and revolvers in
European armies had been as orna-
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
Japs Rush Warships.

Tokio.-Advices received here from
China show that there has been seri-
Gus spread of anti-Japanese agitation,
especially in Shanghai, Hankow, Nan
king, Canton, with indications that it
may develop into a general anti-foreign
movement. Several warships of the
Japanese China squadron have been
hurried TO Shanghai. Shippings at Chi
nese ports has virtually ceased, owing
to boycott resulting in great none
tary losses to steamship companies anG
exporters.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
ULited States Producing Arms at
High Speed When Fight
ing Ended.
WORK OF WINNING The WAR
History Of Rifle Production Shows
Great Record-Many Tanks Under
Construction When Armistice
Came-Pistols Efficient.

Washington, d. C.-Machine guns
and small arms produced by the mil
lions, ammunition turned out by the
billions of rounds and tanks built by
thousands when the armistice ended
hostilities, furnish the subject of chap
ters just made public of the war de-
partment's history Of the material"
side of winning the war.
In regard to machine gun production,
about which such hot controversy
waged in congress as result of the
failure of the American army to adopt
for standard general use the Lewis
weapon used successfully abroad, the
report says manufacturing facilities
for machine guns In this country were
much more limited In extent than the
public had any notion of when the
United States entered the war or to-
day, and that there were at the out
break of the war only two factories
which were actually producing ma
chine guns In any quantity at all.
Dearth Of Aircraft Guns.
The report says here was great
dearth of heavy machine guns for air
propellers. The Browning aircraft gun
would have met the requirements, but
1t would be long time before 1t could
be produced in quantity. In seeking
a stop gap weapon until the Browning
could be ready, the ordnance depart
ment, by zone of those surprising and
almost accidental successes" some
times encountered. found that a modi-
fed Marlin gun which could be quick
ly produced met all requirements.
The work of the Brownings is de-
clared to have been spectacular as
compared with any existing weapons
of this character. Up to November IL
the production of Browning rifles was
52,23S, a majority of which were in
France. In addition 10000 Chauchat
guns had been purchased, so that
enough light automatic rifles were on
hand to supply 100 divisions, or an
army of 3,500,0O0 men. In the same
time 41,S04 heavy Brownings and
enough Vickers guns had been pro-
duced to make, with the Hotchkiss
weapons purchased from the French,
a total of 54627 of this type, or
enough to equip 200 divisions, or an
army of 100000.
Other production struggles described
include items varying in size from
trench knives to the 45-ton Mark VIII
were being constructed in cooperation
with the British and 1,45O additional
wholly by American enterprise.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
TAKE LOOT FROM HUN

tons of chicory, 100000 candles, LOO
tons of soda, 200 dynamos, 1000 farm
implements, 5000 shovels and picks.
In one sale of loot 10000 stoves have
been disposed of, mostly to Belgians
and French.
A cargo of rags was bid up to $3.50
ton before the auctioneer discovered
what the bidders already had learned,
that the rags covered a store of
copper.
Here is just partial list of the arti-
cles seized and now being sold by the
disposing board:. Brooms, buckets,
trench mirrors, dried tripe, toilet pa
per, water bottles, hammers. lamps,
pumps, blunderbuses, carbide, beds,
spring mattresses, mousetraps, bells,
rotary pumps, wheelbarrows, harness,
mosquito netting (by the 1000 yards).
churns. oil, paint, shovels, wire cut
ters, bags, paper string, paper bags,
medical stores, huts, field forges, uni
forms, bells, Klaxton horns, gas alarm
sirens.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14

tno Vacancies leIt Dy tue DlOtdh lulel-
ligencia with officials from Bohemia
and Moravia. This naturally angers
both the Magyarized element and those
Slovaks who are unfit but would like
to occupy all the Jobs.
A decided sentiment for real local
autonomy is making itself felt On
the whole, the government may not be
opposed to granting an outspoken de-
mand for home rule in the province.
The peasants do not take much inter-
est in theoretical politics. They COM
plain that the republic lasted only
three days. BY this they mean that
they were allowed to plunder the Jews
for only three days In the interval be-
tween the withdrawal of the Hungar-
ians end the arrival Of the Czechs.
During this time the peasants had
| very free hand. There were very
few towns or villages where they did
not completely clean up the Jewish
population, who are the shopkeepers
and small traders, and at times les
sors of estates. Now the peasants have
no longer the Jews to plunder their
interest in the new state has dimin-
ished. They were kept in a state Of
| illiteracy by the Hungarians and
therefore are by no means ripe for
real self-government. However, Just
now they are very bitter because they
claim the Czechs take their food sup
plies away.
Bolshevism Not Popular.
| Bolshevism has not taken a great
| grip on the peasantry. Slovakia is
largely an agricultural district and we
| know farmers are always the most
| conservative element. In the few in
| dustrial communities in the more
mountainous north and east q certain
amount of unrest has developed. In
Kassav, far eastward, the large mills
| are not working and the food situation
is very bad. as it is in most of the in
dustrial districts. Here the workmen
hold meetings and growl in bolshevik
tone. Naturally Kassav is rather near
the Hungarian border. So that boil
shevism there would be natural. In
the other Industrial districts the work.
| men seem to have taken out their
class-consciousness in making big de-
mands upon their employers. Not un-
usual was it for workmen to come to
their employers and demand that they
receive a percentage of all profits ac-
crued since the wars beginning. With
all this discomfort the food situation
is very much involved.
Generally speaking, Slovakia would
not be the first province to go up in
| -l,t-
the bolshevik overturn in Hungaria
has had indeed rather quieting eff
feet on Slovakia. The wealthy or
well to do who were most attached
to their old fatherland now do not
relish the idea Of returning to Hun
gary which Will take all their property.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
DISQUIET IS SEEN
AMONG SLOVAKS

Pressburg, Slovakia. Bohemia.-Gen-
orally speaking, the situation in Slo-
vakia, formerly a province OF Hun
gary, now annexed to Czecho-Slovakia'
is not without disquieting features.
The honeymoon of the revolution has
passed and some of the disillusionment
bound to follow the Introduction OF
new regime has set in. The Magyars
and the Magyarized elements have not
as yet been reconciled to the new re-
gime, and the peasants have recovered
from their first enthusiasm. A difhcuit
task of reconciliation remains to be
performed by the Czechs.
The population of Slovaha Is made
up of three elements-Slovak intelli-
gencIa, which has always been very
strong for the union with Bohemia
the Magyars and Magyarized Germans,
and the peasantry. The intelligencia
has been completely satisfied by the
Czecho- Slovak government. The ad-
ministration has been handed over
completely to the very small number
of Slovak doctors, lawyers, authors
and professors that could be mustered
for service.
Maeyars Ignored.
Meanwhile the Magyars and Mag
varied elements have been quite ig-
nored by the government except where
the government could not find a Slovak
to fill the job. Intense loyalty to the
old Hungarian rule characterizes these
people. They could be reconciled to
new conditions were they taken into
the Czech administration. But the
government at present prefers to fill
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
Four Billion Dollars Worth Cap
tured by British.
Immense Amount Of Stolen Properly
Left Behind In Hurried Ger
man Retreat.

Namur, France.-Four billion dol
lars is the most conservative estimate
of the value of the war loot captured
from the German army by the Brit
fsh because of the haste of the Hun
retreat.
Eight hundred barge loads, each car
rvinr 500 tons, and 10000 trucks held
a part of the treasure.
Some of the loads were coming TO
~nnnlv the German army. Some were
eargoes taken from the allies and load
ed for shipment to Germany. But the
1otter was the least part. One barge
carried 400 tons of iron bolts.
In one small area was seized 3o,ooo
The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14

ments for officers uniforms. 1t is said.
With the standard army automatic
1t is stated, "any average soldier with
average training can hit what he
shoots at. In almost the first skirmish
1t proved its superior usefulness in
trench fighting. Such incidents as
that of the single American soldier
who dispersed or killed whole squad
of German bayoneteers which had sur
rounded him struck the enemy with
fear of Yankee prowess with the
pistol"