New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 16, 1917, Page 2

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1017. 0N T0 THE FRONT | YOUR STATIONERY a sure indicator of your knowledge what is correct in every department f the world of fashion. The woman ho knows is therefore very careful her selection of papeteries, cor- pondence cards, etc. If you would @ absolutely sure of the correctness your stationery we advise you to rocure it herc. iokinson Drug Co. 169-171 Main Street Cily ltems Hotel Nelson opens up season witn ecial dinners. Music Saturday Eve. advt. Daniel J. O’Brien of South Caro- 18, who is in ill health, accompanied t his brotler Timotbhy W. O’Brien, wived here last evening. Mrs. Esther Litch will entertain fte Starley Women's Relief Corp i@ their fricnds Wednesday after- n from 2 to & at her home on rl Court. Goodness of Aunt Delia’s Bread.— fivt. Alexandria lodge, I. O. D. of St. WITH H. C. HUMASON Ambulance Driver Describes Pre- parations for Blow at Prussians Regiments of soldiers, hundreds of big guns, whole trains of ammunition wagons, savory odors from the kitchen, airplanes whizzing overhead, shells bursting in the near distance, orderly confusion—the army of La Belle France is moving forward for an offensive. This is the graphic picture drawn by Howard C. Huma- son of the American Ambulance Corps, now in France, in a letter writ- ten to his mother, Mrs. H. B. Huma- son of Vine street, received yester- day. Inactivity is at an end. For- ward, ever forward, the sons of T'rance move, to drive the Prussian trom their country. Mr. Humason has written many letters from the “Land of Somewhere” but none has been more interesting than his latest, which follows: “En France, Sept. 12, 1917. “My Dear Mother:— “I am beginning this letter seated on my Camion in the shelter of a hili well up to the front while waiting to be unloaded. The days of Inactivity are over and we are decidedly on the Jump. We have been to this park for four days straight and it is evident that there is to be an offensive in the district. The road here which at all times is as popular as the state pike on a Yale-Harvard football day, is now absolutely packed with humanity, wagons, ctc. No crush en the Brook- Iyn bridge was ever worse. There is nothing but a constant stream of vehicles running in all directions, as well as a great number of men on foot and accordingly progress is rather slow. We have passed on the way here four regiments with all their various paraphenalia carried on wagons of all descriptions, innumer- able officers’ cars with thelr occu- pants visibly chafing at the delay, rge, will hold their regular meet- in Turner hall tomorrow after- jon at 3:00 instead of 8:00 p. m. as ere will be the annual social and ipper in the evening. The members 1l meet this week at the home of Ralph Chant, 38 Fairview street, Thursday afternoon to sew for the 2d Cross. /A daughter has been born to Mr. \d Mrs. W. S. Hart of Maple strect. [Mr. and Mrs. Edward X Callahan d Mr. and Mrs. John F. McGrail e returned from New York, where attended the world’s series ball mes. [Kennedy's dancing school tonight. avt. . [LL TEACH WOMEN TO SEW DRESSINGS Cross Opens School of Instruc- tion at Room on Court Street, n accordance with the great need r surgical dressings across the wa- the local Red Cross, located at TCourL street, has made arrange- ents to teach girls how to make the rglcal dressings. Prior to tho ption of this plan a number of en, about 50 in number, have doing surgical dressing work at home of Mrs. Cooper of Vine et, but because of the greater ac- mmodations at the headquarters on urt street it was decided to start class wih Migs Constance Leigh, a faduate nurse, in charge as in- uctor. A plea is made to the local work- s for all kinds of knitted articlas d second to this request is the great and for surgical dressings, hence e starting of the new branch of rk. Under the able direction of Leigh the class met for the firat vesterday afternoon. Beginning Monday, the class is to meet afternoon and on Monday ts.. The course will consist of ven lessons, following which those o have taken the course will be d as assistant teachers, and will ach others who are ready to pre- re to take up surgical dressings rk. The work will then be packed at cal headquarters and sent to head- arters in New York from where it 1l be distributed to the different re- Hiving stations on the other side. ter being sterilized at these receiv- stations the goods will be dis- Jbuted to points where the need is 08t pressing. Two rooms have been tically set apart from all other k for the purpose’ of giving the Eg opportunity to advance without iterruption. These rooms are to be t on similar t‘.t are employed at the hospitals d will differ but slightly from regu- ition conditions. sanltary standards | ‘WILL SPEAK ON BIRDS. ‘Wilbur F. Smith, game warden of urfield County, will address the anley Quarter Bird Study club, at @& Stanley street school tomorrow rening. His subject will be “Tho feservation of Bird Life,” one with bich his experlence makes him fa- Mlar and in which he is an acknow- dged authority. He has made an iviable record In his position as e warden. All who are Interest- are invited to attend. There s charge for admission. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. lew Haven, Oct. 16.—Election of eers, revision of the constitution R4 statutes and conslderation of in- sed assessment were the chict jatters of business awaiting atten- on of the delegates when the annual te convention of the Knights of thias resumed its sessions today. messengers,on motorcycles running in and about with a skill and speed that would make Barney Oldfield envious; long wagon trains, whole companies of two-wheeled carts drawn by mules which are used to carry ammunition to the extreme front line. ““At the side of the road there are the same signs of activity. Troops stationed everywhere, an open field presents a suitable resting place—the cooks busy getting ready the evening meal while the men have fallen asleep In the spot where they halted, some dropping in cold slimy mud appar- ently too tired to care. ““In every bunch of woods along the road we saw spaces cleared and bushes cut to make a hiding place for the guns soon to be installed. At one spot,a number of sallors wera busy erecting a huge naval gun and everywhere new parks are being laid out for material of all kinds. “In places not taken by troops, parks, etc, women, girls and old men are busy ploughing and tilling the soil in preparation for the fall plant- ing. “This is & most encouraging sign for up to now there has been no sign of fertilization at this point. “Old trenches have been filled up and barbed wire entanglements have disappeared as by magic. All roads have been macadamized and are as fine a plece of road-bed as you can find in the States. “One could readily believe that the war if it really exists must be miles away and yet the front line is but a T E————— A CHILD DOESN'T LAUGH AND PLAY IF. CONSTIPATED Look, Mother! Is tongue breath feverish and stomach sour? coated, | “California Syrup of Figs” can’t harm fender stomach, liver, bowels. A laxative today saves a sick child tomorrow. Children simply will not take the time from play to empty their bowels, which become clogged up with waste, llver geta sluggish; stomach sour. Look at the tongue, mother! 1z coated, or your child is listless, cross, feverish, breath bad, restless, doesn’t eat heartily, full of cold or has sore throat or any other children’s ail- ment, give a teaspoonful of *Cali- fornia Syrup of Figs,” then don't worry, because it is perfectly harm- less, and in a few hours all this con- stipation poison, sour bile and fer- menting waste will gently move out of the bowels, and you have a well, playful child again. A thorougH “in- side cleansing” is oftimes all that is necessary. It should be the first treat- ment given in any sickness. Beware of counterfeit fig syrupe. Ask your druggist for a bottle of “‘Cal- ifornia Syrup of Figs”, which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly print- ed on the bottle. Look carefully and see that it is made by the “California Fig Syrup Company.” short two or three miles over the brow of the hill. “Surely our French comrades are sure of their holding and pushing forward their lines with such opera- tions. An Exploring Expedition. 4 “Here at the park, all doubt is dis- pelled as to whether the war contin- ues or not for there is a constant, never ceasing booming of guns. We arrived at 5 p. m., which is supper time and had to wait until 6:30 for men to unload. Having nothing to do in the meanwhile, a number of us decided to go on an exploring party 1and climb the hill which at this point is almost a precipice. The top Is reached by an old winding trench, very steep and tortuous but as the sound of the guns came apparently from the woods at the top. we had an idea it would be well worth our while and might possibly give us an opportunity to observe a battery in action. “It was worth our while but all of us saw more than we expected for we found on reaching the top that the explosions were not all or even the majority, the result of Irench bat- tortes but they were coming from the Boche. Here and there a French gun was firing but the most of the noise was caused by gun shells. “The woods here are honeycombed with batteries, mostly 75's, a fairly <mall gun which the French have standardized and turn out in some- what the same way that Henry Ford does his flivers and they are used chiefly in “barrages’ or ‘curtains of fire, which have proved so effective. Apparently they have caused Mr. Roche a lot of discomfort for he was making great efforts to ferret them out. “Sept. 12, 1917. “Sometimes the shells would strike the ground before breaking, while sometimes they would break in mid- The Truth about Aspirin The genuine is of unvarying quality and every package and every tablet bears TABLETS 1n Pocket Boxes of 12 Bottles of 24 and 100 CAPSULES in S, of The trade-mark ** Aspirin** (Reg. U. 8. Pat. Of acetic ) i3 & guarantec that the mono- idester of salicylicacid in these tablets and capeulos s of the reliable Bager manufacture. son why they are so happy over here in the war. “I just heard a call ‘Fini’ so we must get started for home, will finish later.” Sept. 13, 1917. *“We got jammed into more traffic last night and progress was so slow that it was 11:30 before we reached home. This morning we leave at nine for the same place so letter must wait another day.” air, scattering shrapnel in all direc- tions. And all this was from a quar- ter of a mile to a half mile away and on ground which I had walked over twice before when a few old shell holes were the only signs of La Guerre. “It was at this spot that I visited a battery some weeks ago which ¥ mentioned in a previous letter. “The lieutenant told us he had been there for several weeks but no .shell had landed near there. Perhaps his boast is not so good now for if he is at the same place it is well in the shell zone. Eightcen Planes in Air. “We had been so interested in this sight that no one had thought of any- thing else but someone happened to glance up at the sky and noticed that the activity was in no way monopol- jzed by Mother Earth. ‘Leook! there are five planes’ someone said. ‘No, six’, seven ang so on until the count reached a total of eighteen, some low and plainly visible while some were like little specks in the sky. Some were circling around and around un- ceasingly and were quite evidently sig- naling to those French batteries which were working. Some weré glid- ing back and forth along the line, probably making observations. Some darted back and forth and up and down, patrolling the park and keeping an eye open for enemy planes while the remainder were way over the German lines bent on either bomb- ing or observation expeditions. “We stayed in this spot, fascinated for about half an hour when a shout from below told us the lieutenant had arrived wiht supper. With his ad- vent into command we have a suit- able dining place and he recently pur- chased, with is own money, a fireless cooker so that where we formerly had a cold canned meal on convoy we now have a hot one. Tonight we had a dinner which was made to crder for me. Just imagine, mother mine, your son sitting down on a pile of lumber at this point of activity and having a dinner of beefsteak, french fried po- tatoes, string beans and peaches, to- gether with fresh bread and butter, which one of the fellows managed to get while passing through a town on the way here. The meals have gone back to their old standard now and there is no kick heard. The Scngalese. “The unloaders here are Sengalese from Africa and fascinate me im. mensely. In appearance they are ex- aetly like the American negro but of the blackest variety. In action they are like a lot of chattering monkeys. They all talk together without paus- ing to draw a breath and all have a very high falsetto voice, which to- gether with smiles, giggles and roll- ing eyes, causes a lot of fun. “In spite of their continual talking, they make wonderful willing workers and we can be sure of being unloaded quickly when they once take hold. They all of them have from two to ten rings on their fingers and as each one “Sept. 14, 1917. “The trip yesterday was a repetition of the previous one except that there were but two aeroplanes to be seen and both were Boche. They had evi- dently sneaked over at a high altitude and then dropped, for they were plain- ly visible when we stopped at the park, and the French were just be- ginning to fire on them. They were pretty low for enemy machines and circled around with great audacity, apparently caring nothing for the shrapnel that broke around them. They were in an excellent position to observe everything going on and to make photographs of the country, which they undoubtedly did. The French gunners were beginning to find their range and, having got what they wanted, or finding it was getting too hot, they turned to leave, but they had waited a bit too long, for there was a scream of shrapnel, the burst of the shell, and the tail-end machine began dropping. Its pilot was evi- dently not seriously hurt, but his ma- chine had been damaged, for the plane dropped for a few feet and then would proceed along and then drop. ‘When a point was reached midway between the earth and the point where the shell burst, it apparently gave way for it dropped straight to the ground, landing in a town I should judge about a mile away. The other Boche, seeing what had happened to his comrade, started to climb to safety at a ter- rific rate, and had just reached a cloud where in one second more he would have been out of sight, when there was another shell and the sec- ond Mr. Boche cafme tumbling down without any hesitation, turning over and over. So the French will know what sort of observations the Ger- mans are making and the Huns will have to record two machines and four men as missin; FRATERNAL NEWS Stella Rebekah Lodge. A regular meeting of Stella Re- bekah lodge will be held Friday even- ing. The meeting will open at 7:30 o’clock sharp, after which a whist and social will be held. Royal Arcanum. New Britain council, Royal Arcanum will meet at 7 p. m. Tonight, so that members can leave at 7:30 for Meriden. ‘Worthy Temple, Pythian Sisters. The usual bi-weekly meeting will be held on Wednesday #fternoon at 2:30 o’clock in Judd’'s hall, street. All members are invited to be present, as reports from the grand convention, which is to be held on Tuesday in Bridgeport, will be read. A special session of the entertainment committee will be held and arrange- ments will be made to hold a supper signifies a wife, this may be the rea- SAGE TEA BEAUTIFIES AND DARKENS HAIR Don’t stay gray! Sage Tea and Sul- phur darkens hair so naturally that nobody can tell You can turn gray, faded hair beautifully dark and lustrous almost over night if you'll get a bottle of “Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Com- pound” at any drug store. Millions of bottles of this old famous Sage Tes Recipe, improved by the addition of other ingredients, are sold annu- ally, says a well-known drugglst here, because it darkens the hair so nat- urally and evenly that no one can tell it has been applied. Those whose hair is turning gray or becoming faded have a surprise awalting them, because after one or two applications the gray hair van- ishes and your locks become luxuri- antly dark and beautiful, This is the age of youth. haired, unattractive folks wanted around, so get busy with Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Com- pound tonight and you’ll be delighted with your dark, handsome hair and your youthful appearance within a few days. This preparation is a toilel requisite and is not intended for the cure, mitigation or prevention of dis- ease. Gray- aren’t the first meeting in November, to which all brother knights will be in- vited. Court Charter Oak, No. 36, F. of A. The above court will hold an impor- tant meeting next Thursday night. The quarterly report of the auditors will be read and the question of se- curing ‘more Liberty Bonds will be acted on. Committees on social, membership and finance for the win- ter months will be appointed. A re- port will be read from the grand court approving the amendment to our by-laws whereby all members of Court Charter Oak who join the mil- itary or naval service during the present war will be kept in financial standing. Owing to Dr. G. H. Dalton being called to service Dr. J. E. Mar- tin will act as physiclan for the court. The Foresters club will hold its annual meeting at its club rooms in the Electric building tonight and all members interested should attend. New Britain Council, O. U. A. M. On Thursday night the council wiil observe the thirty-ninth anniversary. Members and their wives are invited. A donation supper with speaking in the main hall and a social hour will be enjoyved by all. National Councilor E. S. Burlingham of Providence, R. 1., State Councilor George L. Pelham of New Haven and State Council Chaplin Dr. A. J. Cutting of South- ington will be the speaisers of th:s .evenlng. Ex-State Councilor F. W. Main | Johnson of this city will act as toast- master. The regular meeting for members only will be held in the parlor at 7:30 sharp. Aparee Lodge I. O. O. T. At their meeting Wednesday even- ing the first degree will be conferred on two new members in English. A, large attendance is looked for., This lodge has voted to keep all members in good standing who are called away by Uncle Sam. There are 15 members in different branches of the Army and Navy. Phenix Lodge, I.. O. O. F. Phenix lodge, No. 52, I. O. will meet Wednesday evening. O. F. Stanley Post, G. A. R. There will be a regular open meet- ing of Stanley Post G. A. R. tomorrow | evening and the usual entertainment of musical and instrumental music will be furnished. Commander J, S. Dougas of Forestville Post is to de- liver an address. The open meetings for the fall and winter season are to be held on the third Wednesday of the month. EVENTS TONIGHT Lyceum theater, photo- plays. superior Fox's theater, high drama. class photo Keeney's theater, vaudeville moving plctures. and War bureau meets in City hall. Board of public works meets in City hall. W. L. Morgan lodge, K. of P. meets in Vega hall. at Isabella Circle, meets 166 Main street. N. D, I, Central Labor union meets at Church street. New Britain lodge, N. E. O. meets in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall Clan Douglas, O. S. C., meets 277 Main street. S Leading Star lodge, S. of B., meets in Electric hall. New Britain council, Royal Arcan- um, meets at 242 Main street. GRAMMAR SCHOOL SERIES. United Parents and Teachers Associa- tion Opens Course Tonight. The first of a series of the fifth annual entertainment and educational course to be held under the auspices of the United Parents and Teachers’ association will be held at the Pre- vocational Grammar school hall to- night when a piano recital will be .given by Raymond Havens, assisted by Miss Edith Castle. In past years the course has been well patronized and the entertainments and educa- tional program that is offered for this | vear will no doubt be as popular with the public as in preceding years. The following program has been arranged for the initial opening of the course: 15 Come to the Garden... «...Salter Behave Yourself Before Folk, (Scotch) - ...Grinnell Night and Dawn...........Fairfield The Rose Leans Over the Pool.... Chadwick Miss Castle it Scherzo, B minog............ Chopin Prelude, E flat' Etude Op. 25 No. 2 F minor Waltz, A flat Mr. Havens III. My Heart at Thy Dear Voice (Samson & Delilah)...Saint Saens Sous les Oranges.... Children’s Songs The Argument... . ....Loomis Little Miss Muffett. Carpenter Solomon Grundy Miss Castle Iv. The Wind e e Etude D flat major,.... Rhapsody No. 2 Mr. Havens Edward F. Laubin, accompanist. ..Alkan . .Liszt OFFICIAL HEADQUARTERS. Indianapolis Chosen by Commander- in-Chief of the G. A. R. Indianapolis, Oct. 16.—This city has been designated as officfal head- quarters for the Grand Army of the Republic, in a general order issued by Orlando Somers of Kokomo, Ind., commander-in-chief of the organiza. tion made public late yesterday. A number of appointments on the ARMY SHIRTS We have been fortunate to secure some very fine CANADIAN WOOL ARMY SHIRTS That are far superior in fit, material and workmanship to most so-called Army Shirts of today. WE GUARANTEE these Shirts to be strict- ly ALL WOOL. They sell for $4.50 and are actual $6.00 values. We advise early selection, as we have only five dozen, and it is impdssible to obtain any more. Come in. TTorstulls T PAYS TO BUY OUR KIND 03-90 ASYLUM ST. semectingwis 140 TRUMBULL ST HARTYORD NOTICE! On account of owner being drafted, the stock and fixtures of I. Honeyman & Sons of 399 West Main street are now being sold below cost. This is a good opportunity to get Fruit and Groceries at less than cost. DON'T MISS THIS BIG SALE RENIER, PICKHARDT & DUNN 127 MAIN STREXT. OPPOSITE ARCH. TELEPHONE 3133 UTUMN COATS Flatteringly becoming are the New Models, Materials and Colors of these New Coats. Prices to meet all calls. $12.50 to $50. Serge and Satin Dresses. A collection of most attractive Styles, touches of beads and embroidery. Dresses which should be tried on to fully appreciate _them. Will gladly try them on you if you have the time to spare. From New Britain Patriots Enlisted in the Nation’s Service. Name ......... Age ol Address ........ Parents’ Name .. When Enlisted In Army or Navy In What Branch Nearest of Kin ¢ (Fill This Out and Return to Parents) Editor of The staff of the commander-in-chief nlem'sh(p in the Connecticut Agricultural were announced at the same time, college leaves today in company with among them chief of staff, George A. James Glover and Gertrude Luddy to Hosley, Boston. commence his studies, at the college. Alfred B. Beers of Bridgeport, Today is registration day at the col- Conn., was named as a trustee of the lege. general fund, to serve until the next| Cullen graduatod from the New | encampment, | Britain High school with the class of Miss Gertrude Luddy. was a student at Georgetown Miss Luddy is to take a domestic science and Cul- take the regular academic GO TO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. | 1917 as did _— Glover William Cullen, James Glover Miss Luddy Register. William Cullen of 21 Franklin Square, who was awarded a scholar- and e in len will course.