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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1919
Page
1
Report claims Bolsheviks were not invited to a conference of Russians as coal shortages in Germany grow. Armistice seizes locomotives for Allied coal transport. Government tackles unemployment, food scarcity, and public health issues amid factory closures.
Wireless dispatch from Moscow notes no formal invitation has been received for the Princes Islands conference. Reports from London describe Bolshevik forces dominating eastern Ukraine with a Soviet government in Kharkov led by Rakovsky. Paris and Berlin reports cover Wilson’s address to the French assembly and a worsening German coal crisis with low Ruhr output and labor strikes.
Austrian and German headlines note Frederick William Hohenzollern files for divorce from Grand Duchess Cecilie amid exile on Weiringen. The couple wed in 1905 and have five children including Princess Alexandra born in 1915. Farmers and miners face shortages as political cartoons and worker appeals reflect a broader upheaval.
Gordon A Smith a well known granite manufacturer in South Ryegate died Saturday afternoon from pneumonia after influenza. His wife and child are ill with influenza. He leaves Mrs Smith and one child, his mother Mrs M B McDonald, and several brothers in Graniteville and abroad. Funeral was private at 10 30 Tuesday with Masonic service.
Lord Norcliffe recalls Lloyd George era jokes at a Washington luncheon. An unnamed rescuer, awarded a gold medal, says he merely did his duty and saved a man from drowning, turning him over to ensure it wasn’t Lloyd George before saving him.
Theodore Roosevelt urged facing hard contests and danger to secure national greatness. He warned against seeking ease and urged steadfast duty to uphold righteousness and ideals, asserting only through strife and risky effort can a nation win domination and greatness.
Lyndon Arnold of 90 Eastern Avenue boasts a son, Alfred, cited thrice for valor in World War I. Despatches from General Pershing and French commanders praise his actions near Mont Blanc and Blanc Mont, detailing leadership under heavy fire and successful machine gun nest captures.
The Caledonian notes strong local advertising as Perry Crafts recalls early doubts about St Johnsbury and praises a lively business scene. Featured merchants Leach & Waterman Berry Ball Co E N Randall Asselin Bros Frank E Harris W A Taplin Amos W Scott and three theatres have joined the ad surge, signaling a thriving market and urging public support.
The Commander-in-Chief awards the Distinguished Service Cross to Lieut Colonel Alfred G Arnold of the 9th Infantry for extraordinary bravery near Medeah Ferme, France, during heavy shelling and massed counterattacks on October 4 to 9, 1918. He held lines, kept liaison, and repelled a counterattack under dire conditions. True Copy signed by Major John W Llu frio A.G.D.
The German people s party sends telegram to former Emperor William praising his three centuries of work for the empire and the monarchist ideal. At Amerongen Castle a birthday dinner for the ex-emperor drew about twenty guests, including Count von Bentinck and officials, as snow delays trains. The ex-king and queen reportedly in good health remain at Amerongen as servants gather for log sawing activities in a castle yard.
In a renewed session the House introduced over thirty bills while the Senate filed six. The agenda features numerous minor measures advancing through committees as lawmakers resume activity.
Six hundred seventy members gathered at Pythian Hall for Caledonia County Farm Bureau's annual meeting with Leland Wood presenting the county agent report. Glen Seavey spoke. 500 dined as Mrs. Somerville, Mrs. Ellis, and Mrs. Waite served. Directors elected include A. F. Stoddard and W. P. Russell.
On the western plains a sheepman and his human companion endure forced proximity for days. A former sheepherder recalls a night when silence broke with a cowbell remark, leading to a sudden decision to part ways the next morning.
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