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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-11
PHILIP PETERSON
DESCRIBES TRIP INTO
HUN FATHERLAND
Writes His Experience From Time of
Leaving Camp Up to
Present

The following interesting letter
from local boy overseas has been
received by Mr.. Carl Peterson of Is
Main street from Philip Peterson,
now with the American forces in
France:
December s, 1918
Dear Carl:
Well, it is our day of rest again. We
had inspection this morning. It is a
nice day today, but we have had a
lot of rain lately and the wind is aw-
full. ] have worn out five pairs of
socks in the last two weeks. We wear
our rubber boots most of the time
/, and they are sure hard on socks and
the feet also. We have had a few
cold nights with the ground frozen
and ice on the mud puddles. 1t has
been as cold as twenty above zero a
few times, but have had wet weather
mostly. Had a shower bath last
night. We have just got our bath
house running. Most of the boys got
a cold shower as the hot water did
not last long, but it was better than
The ''tin can" bath. We can tell all
about our trip over and all about
what we are doing now, SO will tell
you about the trip.
We came to Camp Merritt, N. J.,
Jan. and stayed there till January
10, when we left for the boat. We
| got off the train at the ferry across
the river to the White Star pier at
the foot of 21st street, New York.
| We got off the ferry and went right
on to the boat, The Olympia, which
is one of the biggest boats af1oat. We
were the first United States troops
she carried. We stayed over night at
the dock coaling and pulled out the
next day at supper time. We wasn't
allowed on deck when we pulled out,
SO we didn't see any of the harbor.
| We had about seven thousand men
on board, and were out of sight of
land when we got up in the morning.
She carried six, 6-inch guns and the
gun crews were on the job night and
lay. We made the trip all alone with
convoy and saw just one boat pass
during the entire trip.
| We were allowed to go almost any
where on the ship and we were sure
| lucky in getting that boat. When we
got off the Irish coast we We're met
/ by four destroyers which brought us
into the Mercer river off Liverpool,
where we laid over night and the
morning of January 10Th we got off
the boat at Liverpool and got on the
train and rode to Winchester.
! We marched from the railroad stat
/ ion to Camp Winnel down and got
there at two o'clock in the morning,
Jan 10. We went sightseeing twice
while there to the city of Winchester
and got some of the old English his
tory from the guides in the old church
and castle we went through.
We left January 18 and went to
Southampton where we crossed the
lContinued on page 81
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-11
SUFFRAGE HLOSR
in THE U. S. SENATE
BY One VOTE ONLY
Anthony Amendment Is De-
feated for Fourth Time,
20 to IS
NO FURTHER ACTION
Leaders are Disgruntled and Declare
America Has Turned Its
Back on Democracy
NO FURTHER ACTION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-By a
margin of one vote, equal suffrage
met it's fourth defeat today In the
Senate. No further action at this
session is now possible, but advo-
Gates announced that the now nearly
halfcentury cid campaign for sub
mission of the Susan B. Anthony
constitutional amendment to the
states would be renewed when the
66th Congress convened.
On the final roll call today, 55 SEN
ators-one less than the required two
thirds-voted for adoption of the re-
solution and 20 senators cast their
ballots against it. Comparatively
brief debate preceded the vote, which
officially killed the resolution adopted
by the House on Jan. 10, 1918, by a
vote of 274 to 1876.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-11
st. Albans Young Lady
Goes Into German,

Miss Georgette Genin, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Genin of st. Al
bans, has gone into Germany with
the American army of occupation,
stationed at Strasbourg. A strange
feature of her entrance into Germany
is that her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Hugo Genin, left Al
sace-Lorraine, France, AZ years ago,
rather than submit to the rule of
Prussianism. They settled in Canada.
Miss Genin's father came to st. Al
bans in order to learn English and
has resided there the greater part OF
his life.
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CONTINUED on page twol
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-11
EVENING MEETING
OF SENATE TAKESUP
BOARD OF CONTROL
Move to Place Commissions
er of Agriculture In
Body Is Killed
HOUSE WILL BE RILEDs
Senator Villas Says Proposal Advocat-
ed Was Nothing But "Sop
to the Farmer"
HOUSE WILL BE RILED

MONTPELIER, Feb. 11-Mem-
cries of the 1917 session Of the Gen.
eral Assembly-with the fight on the
for ,few minutes during last even
ing's session of the Senate, when the
bill to place the Commissioner of Ag-
riculture on the much discussed board
was considered, and finally killed.
The, bill was passed by the House
last week and came to the Senate last
night bearing the stamp of committee
approval. Senator Villas, who fought
hard two years ago to defeat the bill
creating the board, Immediately NOV
ed to amend by adding the Secretary
of State to the list of officials. already
comprising the board. ~
He explained to the Senate that he
believed that if such a directorate
were to exist at all that the control
ing power should be retained as much
as possible by the people and the
Governor should not be given su-
preme power.
The placing Of the agricultural
commissioner on the board would
have the board composed of three
members appointed by the governor
and would place control in the hands
of appointivc rather than elective of
fcials. Senator Schoff agreed with
the Senator from Chittenden but
thought the board should have an
odd number of members and moved
to add the Lieut.. Governor. Then
started maze of amendments and
amendments to amendments. Finally
Senator Carr of Caledonia moved,
| with the permission of Senator Villas,
who withdrew his amendment, that
the part Of the measure adding the
Commissioner of Agriculture be
stricken out. Senator Schof ex-
claimed, "well, why not kill the bill"
After considerable discussion all
! previous amendments were with
drawn and Senator Villas moved to
substitute the Secretary of State
/! for the member appointed biennially
| by the Governor, the bill to take eff
feet Feb. 1, 1921. A yea and nay
vote resulted in the amendment be-
ing defeated % to A.
Then the Senators, calmly and dis
! passionately, proceeded to refuse
third reading to the unamended meas
ure. The House may not take kind
| ly to the harsh way in which its meas
ure was dealt and someone mildly
suggested after the session adjourned
last evening that it might be the start
of the usual "war" between the two
bodies of the General Assembly. Il
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-11

E. Mitson of Magog, P. O., and two
adopted children, who by love and
devotion were as much as their own,
Helen A. Mitson, now Red Cross
nurse at the Polytechnic hospital, New
York, and George w. Mitson, with
the A. E. f. in France. The funeral
services were held at the Advent
church, East side, Wednesday at 1.30.
The Rev. Perkins of Newport Center
oficiated. The burial was made in
the family lot in the West Derby
cemetery.
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Continued on page 50
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PEACE CONFERENCE
ON FRENCH SOIL Is
NOT SATISFACTORY
Proposal to Move Seat Of
Allied Diplomacy to
Another Country
WILSON GOING BACK
Will Come Home Only Long Enough
to Fix His Signature
to Bills
WILSON GOING BACK

PARIS, Feb. 10-The situation in
the peace conference has reached a
pass where some of the plenipoten
tiaries believe that drastic action is
necessary to relieve it.
| am able TO say that the American
and, L believe, the British delegation
intend to propose that the conference
be moved out of France on account
of the intensive propaganda here,
which is construed as designed to de-
lay the making of peace and obstruct
generally the efforts to obtain set
tiement that will restore normal con-
ditions throughout the world. The
dissatisfaction is such that conceal
ment is no longer thought wise.
The acute cause of this decision on
the part of the American delegation,
which, of course, means President
Wilson, is supposed to be the Cle~
menceau interview with the Associat-
ed Press. The text. of this interview
was published in the Paris newspap-
ers today.
LII cIddAClOtt, CilO CO1tS VI IllO Il lCllSI1
press has impressed the American de-
legation with the idea that a concert
ed campaign is in progress to hamper
action by the peace conference that
viii bring war officially to an end.
For this reason, it is held, the confer
ence cannot proceed in manner free
from influences of this character
while the sessions take place in
France unless there is a radical
change in the methods that are being
pursued.
No other place has yet been sug-
gested, so far as | know, for the
meeting of the conference.
Whether the proposal to move the
place of meeting has been made for
mally, | am not informed, but il
would not be surprising if it was
brought to the attention of the sup
RENE council before the dispatch
reaches Boston.
PARIS, Feb. 11-In view of the
complexity and diversity of the prob
lens raised by the armistice, says
a Havas report, the Supreme Wa1
Council has appointed committee tx
study into these questions. The Coun-
| Gil, therefore, has postponed for few
| days, the adoption of conditions to bs
| imposed on Germany so as to be
better prepared for insuring their ex-
| ecution. The American members OF
| this committee are Norman Davis and
General Bliss.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-11
THREE DEATHS In
.PASSUMPSIC THE
PAST FEW WEEKS
Alfred T. Synes, Miss Fannie Symes
and E A. synaes All Pass Away
This Season

Alfred T. Symes died December
20, 1913, after an illness of a few days.
with pneumonia, following influenza.
Mr.. Symes was born in Leeds, P.
O., Dec. 3, 1851. Most of his life,
was spent here on farm. In 1875,
he married Miss Fannie Orr Of
Leeds, P. O.; three children were
born to them, Elmer A., Fred, of
Wisconsin, Mont, and Lima, who
died in 1906. Mr.. Symes was hard
working man, a kind neighbor and a
good husband and father. He is
survived by three sisters and two
brothers.
Mrs. Fannie Symes died at her
home January 2, with pneumonia.
Fannie Orr was born in Leeds, P. O.,
June %, 1856. In 1875 she married
Alfred Symes. Mrs. Symes was a
member of the Baptist church here
and the Passumpsic Valley Grange.
She was very kind and thoughtful to
every one and especially those in
sickness. She is survived by one son,
Fred, of Montpelier, and two sisters.
Mrs. Lima Fiske, and Mrs. May
Tibbitts of Groveton,- N. H., and twa
brothers.
Elmer A. Symes died Dec. 27, 1918,
with pneumonia, following influenza
Elmer Symes was the oldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Symes. born IN
this village, March 2, 1877. In 1897
he married Miss Maude Trotter OF
Montreal. All of his life has been
spent here but short time that he
with his family were in Groveton
N. H. He was member of the Pass
umpsic Valley Grange. He is sur
vived by his wife and daughter
Miss Hildred Symes, and brother
Fred.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-11

St. Johnsbury has rightly been ac-
credited as the most beautiful town
in Vermont. In no other town in the
state can be found the wild rugged
Green Mountain scenery that is visi-
BILE on four sides from the village
proper. It's broad streets. beautiful
homes, unsurpassed schools, enter
prising merchants and increasing in
dustries make it an ideal spot for any
one to locate who wants to get away
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-11
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors for the many kind acts
and sympathy extended to US during
the illness and death of our loved
ones.
Mr.. Fred S. Symes,
Mrs. Maude T. Symes,
Miss Hildred G. Symes,
Mrs. Lima Fiske.
Passumpsic, VT, February 10, 1919.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-11
FRENCH JOURNALS
WANT ACTION THAT
WILL BLOCK HUNS
Want Germany to Give Up
More Guns and Limit
Her Army
MAKES HOT DEBATE
Allies Think Economic Restrictions
Solve the Problem of Checking
German Expansion

PARIS, Feb. 10, (By the Associat-
cd Press)-The supreme war council,
in which Marshal Foch and other
military commanders sit with the
council of great powers, continued to-
day the discussion of the terms for
renewing the German armistice with
out reaching any decision. At the
same time the league of nations COM
mission virtually completed the final
draft of that project, assuring its pre-
sentation at plenary session the lat
ter part of The week.
The discussion of the arnaistice took
a wide range, including the failure to
execute some of the clauses of the
previous aTmistice, the blockade, and
the use of enemy merchant shipping.
But the main issue turned on a series
of proposals of rather drastic ma
ture, designed to place the enemy be-
yond the possibility of rearming and
renewing the conflict.
From the French point of view the
menace of such renewal is not past
and it is argued as matter of fore
sight that suitable safeguards be es-
tablished. What these safeguards are
has not been disclosed, but it is gen
orally understood that they include
the limitation of the production OF
field and heavy guns and an exact ac-
counting of heavy guns now in hand
also some limitation of the military
organization which is to be Of police
service.
WEfMAR, Feb. 1.-THE German
National Assembly has adopted a
provisional constitution with little
amendment. The National President
will be elected Tuesday.
An evidence of President Wilson's
intention not to abandon the Peace
Conference upon a ratification of his
Society of Nations plan was found II
disclosure today that he plans tc
return here from Washington by
March 15. This involves so brief 6
stay at Washington as to permit only
signing of bills during the closing
hours of Congress.
1t is understood that the President
intends to give his personal attention
in Paris to the work of Supreme Exc
cutive Council which promises to be
a most important feature of the
Peace Conference after a disposal OF
the Society of Nations.
For Catarrh and Colds use Nazol
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from the pace and the mummery of
the city and yet avoid the provinci-
ality of the average country town.
In an endeavor to impress this fact
on CaIedonian readers outside the
state, the newspaper will run from
time to time en- this page series of
pictures presenting various views in
and about st. Johnsbury, her public
buildings, parks, thoroughfares and
business blocks.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-11-19

at is quite clear to me that there
is nothing in the circular to warrant
the Inference that twenty-five cents
pound is to be regarded as min
imum salable value for loan purposes,
as a matter Of fact, we know that
some long staple cotton recently sold
| in New Orleans at seventy-fve cents
a pound, and we also Know that it is
not unusual for the fluctuations in
cotton to amount to rs much as 200
points in a single day. Unless these
circumstances, it seems to me that it
1T is necessary to require larger
margin in making loans on cotton
than was the case When cotton was
selling at a much lower price and was
free of the extraordinary fluctuations
to which it is now subject.
II need not assure you that | am
anxious that the Federal Reserve sys
TEN should do everything that it can,
with due regard to safety and the
wants and requirements Of ether com
mercial interests in the country to aid
cotton producers to market their pro-
ducts in a gradual and orderly man
ner in order that no one would be
:oiced to sell at sacrifice. The other
members Of the board, I am assured,
feel as ! do in the matter; but we
Il" not, any of us, believe, and / am
sure that you will agree with us, that
Vine Federal Reserve Bank should be
rsed as the medium to enable the
owners Of cotton to withhold it en-
tlrcly from the market with view of
lolcing prices to an unreasonable
level
Very truly yours,
(SlgncdD w. p. G. Harding."
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STATEMENT BY SENATOR SMITH
In Reference to Loans on Cotton BY
the Reserve Board

Washington, Nov. 17-The follow.
ing statement is made by Senator T.
ID. Smith:
II was informed several DAYS ago
that there had been issued circular
by the Federal Reserve Bank taking
such a position in reference to loans
on cotton as resulted IN breaking the
market. 1t was rumorcd that the cir
cular set forth that no loans should
be made on cotton when the cotton
was to be held for speculative pur-
poses and that all loans already made
on cotton when the banks believed it
was being held for like purposes
should be called at maturity.
This was such an astounding state
mcnt; and it was so arbitrary and such
radical departure from the ordinary
conception Of the duty aud relation Of
the people 10 the banks that | called
upon the Governor of the Federal Re
serve Board for an expression on his
part as to what were the facts and
what was the meaning of the circular,
if such circular existed.
1T trauSpired that there was 4 cir
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ernment agents here, and steps are
being taken to prevent the carrying
out of these plans. In one case, it
was stated today, an agitator who
was on his way to the Indiana fields
was over taken by federal officers and
warned to keep away.
In statement given out today
by Dan w. Simms, special United
States district attorney, in the coal
miners case, it was declared that
miners as individuals are violating
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-11-19

the injunction of the court when
they refused to return to work.
"The miners cannot, collectively or
individually, do any act or refrain
from any act that will further or en-
courage, or continue the strike" Mr..
Simms asserted. 1t was the strike
itself against which the injunction
was levelled. Few, if any, miners in
the Indiana coal fields reported for
work today and no mines were op-
Grated.
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cular, number 81, issued by the Re-
gional Reserve Bank at Richmond and
the following is the letter received by
me from Governor Harding in refer
cnce thereto:
"Novcmber ID, 1919.
my Dear Senator
"Referring to our telephone conver-
sation last night, ana enclosing here
with copy Of circular No. 81, issued
by the Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond, regarding loans on cotton.
IL have had some correspondence
with the Federal Reserve Bank Of
Richmond regarding this circular, and
am assured that the bank does not
take the position that it would make
no loans whatever on cotton unless
the grade is shown by the receipts
pledged as collateral, but merely it
will not assume the value Of even
twenty-five cents Il pound, unless the
receipts do Indicate the grade or other
satisfactory evidence as furnished as
to what the grade is. There are so
many different grades of cotton and
the spread between the valuc of the
lowest and highest grade is SO .reat
that 1t seems to me that some knowl-
edge of the grade is necessary in lend
ing intelligenNy on cotton as collat-
cral.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-11-19
AUTOMOBILE TURNS OVER

Holly Hill, Nov. l7.-This morning
about o'clock what might have
been very serious accident happen
ed near the town limits of Holly Hill.
liobSon Hart. Bernard Hutto, Coke
fiutto and Lawton Kizcr were re-
Turning from st. George, when the
radius rod fthcir automobile gave
way The car turned across the road
and then turned over about three
times, completely reversing itself.
The car was demolished
Vobson' Hart and Bernard Hutto
each sustained broken collar-bonc
and were otherwise bruised Iawton
kiZcr received several gashcs about
the face, several stitches being ncccs-
Sary. Coke Iiutto was the only mem
bcr of the party who escaped unhurt.
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ton of the Department of Justice
are bending their efforts toward
prevention Of outside radical inhu-
cnce being excrted upon bitumi-
nous coal miners now on strike, it
was learned today.
Reports of plans of Red leaders
to go into the coal fields and urge
defiance of the law, and particu-
larly the injunction issued in fed
eral court here, to prevent encourage
ment of the strike, have reached gov
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-11-19
GOVERN MENT AGENTS
AFTER AGITATORS IN
NATIONS COAL MINES

Indianapolis, Ind, November IT,
Agents Of the bureau Of investiga-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-08
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Chica0O Livestock.

Chicago, July Cattle Receipts
$4,000. Market higher Beef steers,
medium and heavy weight. choice and
prime, $15.40@16.40; medium and
good, 3.25@15,50; common. $11.25
@1S.25; light weight, good and choice,
$4,000 1856; common and medium,
$1O.25 a 400; butcher cattle, heifers,
1915 400; cows, $7.35@12.75; can
ners and cutters, $6.25@7.35; veal
calves, light and handy weight, $1725
a 1926; feeder steers, s95O012.75;
stocker steers, $S.25@12.00.
Hogs-Receipts 5000 Market fair
ly active. mostly 10c to Csc higher
than Thursday; one load S2250. new
high record. Practical top. $2240:
bulk, $21.50@22.25; heavy weight,
$21.65 a 22.25; medium weight, $21.5O
a 22.35; light weight. $2i.65@ 2240;
light light. $4,000 Q22.Oo; heavy
packing sows, smooth, $20.90@ 21.50;
packing sows, rough, 5000 20.75;
pigs, $1S.25@20.00.
Sheep-Receipts 10000. Market
weak. Lambs: "a pounds down, $15.25
@17.50; culls and common, $1,000
14.75; yearling wethers, $10.50@14.00.
Ewes: Medium, good and choice, $500
$500; culls and common, $4,000
$50.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-08
FOR SALE

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built-in features, on car line, 4th
ward.
$4,S00-7 room, 2 story, modern res
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floors, oak trim downstairs, fur
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$1,000 room frame, bath, etc.,
large sleeping porch; N. Walter St.
81, 450-4-room brick, succeed, mod
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$3,500-Seven-room, two story, frame
residence. modern. fireplace, good
location, Highlands, close in.
81, 750-6-room cottage, modern, sleep
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3,000-S-room brick, modern; For
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s2,500-5-room brick. modern, good
p0rches. Fourth ward. near car line.
A. FLEISCH HER
Real Estate. Insurance, Loans.
Ill South Fourth Street.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-08
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.

Chicago, July wild upturns in
the value of corn took place today,
largely on account of scarcity of sup
pines and owing to new record break
ing advances in the price Of hogs
July delivery of corn showed at one
time bulge of &c. The market closed
irregular at a range varying from
l %c net decline to a rise OF axe
with September $1.SSh TO $1.SS&
and December $1,611s to $1.61B,
Oats finished e. off to q C advance.
and provisions all the way from 15c
down to zoe w.
Strength in the corn market forced
all deliveries to the highest prices vel
TINS season, but then bearish REPORTS
as TO the new crop led to a decided
setback for December. Notwithstand'
ing the December weakness, however.