New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1917, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS — = PRICE THREE CLNTS. NEV BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1917. —TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED 1876 " SEND TOBACGOE GRISHOLD'S PLEA - FROM ‘OVER THERE Former Captain of Company I Writes to Mayor From Town in France SOLDIERS WELL AND IN' EXCELLENT SPIRITS | It Rains Every Day Except Those Days It Snows—Men in His Com- pany Subscribe to Bonds to Value of $35,000—Sit Right Down and Send Some Tobacco Before You Forget It Captain H. Griswold, formerly in coumand of Company I of this city and now in command of one of the ditionary companies in France, written o letter to Mayor G. A. Quigley in which he relates in an in- ter wuay the experiences 07 his men abroad. e also makes a plea | CAPT. A. H. GRISWOLD. for tobacco and newspapers for his men. To showthe extent to which his men have gone for their country, Captain Griswold writes that not only have they enlisted to fight, but among the 235 men in his command they have subscribed to $35,000 worth of Liberty Bonds. His letter follows: “France, Nov. 1, 1917. fon. Geo. A. Quigley, “Mayor, City of New Britain, Dear S “1 thought I would write you a few lines to let vou know about some of the hoys from New Britain that were not drafted but went on ahead as vol- untecrs. The health of the bovs is very zood considering the climate we have ovor here. Hard colds are about the £ we are up against except a s of prcumonia. Tt simply just here all of the ume. Just for ion the other day we had a snowfall of about two inches but it soon melted. The spirit and morale of the hoys are wonderfully good con- sidering the discouraging weather conditions. There is one thing the cit- jgens of New Britain could do if they would and that is to send over some good old American tobacco, cigarettes and cigars. The stuff you get here is simply rotten, and you have to cover it with gold. As it is a pack of ci- warettes that would cost five cents in Conn. wo | First | spire of the Congregational SPECIAL WARNING FROM SPAIN SHE WILL FIRE. St London, Nov. A Madrid despatch says the Spanish zov- ernment has issued a special | warning that Spain would re- ! gard any flight of American airplanes over her territories as in violation of neutrality, and would instruct the military to fire on such airplanes. | | | | ‘THE BRITISH LOSSES ' HEAVIER THAN EVER They Have Increased Be- cause of Bitter Fighting in Flanders. London, Nov. 20.—British casual- ties reported in the week ending to- day reached a total of 32,227. They were divided as follows: Killed or died of wounds: Officer: Officers, 923; men, 24,848, The British casualty lists have been increasing recently, probably in con- sequence of bitter fighting in Fland- ers. Last week they were 25,056, Historic First Congregational Church in Norwalk Destroyed by Fire— Two Houses Saved. Norwalk, Nov. 20.—The historic Congregational church was burned today, and St. Paul's Episco- pal church close by was partly burned. Two houses between the churches were saved by the firemen, | the latter being handicapped, how- ever, by low water pressure. Ansie Waters of Rowayton at work on the church had to jump from a considerable | height and was apparently badly hurt. The losses have not been fixed. THR NEW CLUBS. Attorney Susan O'Neill Gives a Little Talk in Waterbury. Nov. 20.—Three new clubs were taday admitted to mem- bership at a meecting of the execu- tive committee of the Connecticut Congress of Mothers in this city. Tho, clubs are the Bristol club, the Morris | Cove parent-teachers association and | the Ivoryton Child Welfare associa- tion. Mrs, George Brinton Chandler presided. Attorney Susan C. O'Neill of this city, as chairman of the Juv- enile court commission Tead a re- port explaining the act passed by Gen- eral Assembly of 1917 which author- izes the establichment of juvenilo courts in Connecticut. Waterbury, TO INCREASE RATES New York, Nov. 20.—The New Haven railroad company applied to the New York Public Service Com- mission to increase freight and pas- senger rates with this state. It was proposed new tariffs show no change | in commutation rates but an increase in all local one-way passenger fares from 2 1-2 to 2 3-4 cents per mile, all | mileage ticket fares from 2 1-4 to 2 1-2 cents per mile and all local party fares from 2 1-4 to 2 1-2 cents per mile. The proposed freight increases are divided into six regular classes and will affect shippers of freight to the extent of 2 1-2 per cent. 4 the States cost twenty-five cents here and hard to get at that. If they care to send some over addressed to me I will see that it is equally divided ‘between the two old companies. The men over here, most of them, haven’t received dny pay for two months but they don't care so much about.that as tobacco. Most of the money will come back to the States anyhow as most of the boys are subscribing for Tdberty Bonds , “The company I am now in com- mand, men, took $35,000 worth .# bonds <o you see the hoys are not fizuring on coming home broke. An- othep thing T wish to mention is let- ters. 1 wish that everyone in New Liritain that has a friend on this side could write at least once a week. If phey could only reallze what a letter Tueans to the boys on this side they And also, send some newspapers. All the news ‘we get is from United States papers. You peo- ple over there know more about how the war is going than we do. : “We are within sound of the big suns on the firing line but know very little of how things are going. I wish could see the room I am sitting It has a great open fireplace The house was built hurdreds of years ago. It is very primitive architecture, has a com- hined kitchen and living room and also a hodroom, storeraom and pigpen on the first floor. On the second floor j= a havloft and on one side is a stable for horses also for cows and to com- ete the Whole thing a manure pilo in the front yard under the front yoom window. ) ] your health doctor could o nitary conditions of the it 2 howl he would put up. ‘uucd on Ille surely would. vou in now. and stone floor. wish the R {uwn uth (Cunt Page) WORKING OUT DETAILS, Washington, Nov. 20.—Under super- visian of Attorney General Gregory, department of justice officials today were working out final details of a comprehensive system to be employed in registering every alien enemy with- in the borders of the United States. Publication of the registration reg- ulations is expected in a few days, CHANCELLOR LAW LKS. London, Nov. 20.—Chancellor Bonar Law said in the house of commons today, in response to a question that the British government had informa- tlon quite officially that President Wil- son had sent a cablegram asking Col. House and Gen. Bliss to attend the first meeting of the inter-allied war council. CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION ? Hartford, Nov. 20.—At a meeting in this city today trustees of the Con- necticut Agricultural college decided to refer to the state council of de- fense the question of continuing the construction of college buildings dur- ing the war. The last legislature ap- propriated $100,000 for new construc- tion at Storrs. CONDEMNED TO DEATH. Copenhagen, Nov. 20.—The trial by court martial of a French prisoner of war has brought out the hitlierto suppressed fact that the commis storehouse at Augshurg, Bavar containing hay, straw and flour from last year's erop to the value of near- 1,000,000 marks has been burned prisoner admitted having sct t and wus condemned to de iy I The i fire 296; men, 6,106; wounded or missing: | | port. | ment of the Connecticut State Council TG ELIMINATE FIRE HAZARDS IS PLAN ;New Britain Real Estate Owners | 'Issue Warnings Regarding Laxity | 'BIG FIRE A SEVERE LESSON i Conscrvation Association of Connecti- cut Will Vislt This City to Make Inspection and the Organization ‘Will Also Go to Other Cities. Since the disastrous fire on Main street, when thousands of dollars were lost in a blaze which threatened the destruction of several buildings, New Britain real estate owners have become cognizant of the fact that fire prevention a pretty good thing. A lighted cigarette-butt, thrown care- lessly upon the floor on leaving the office, store or factory. may result| in causing considerable loss, and, be- cause of this, owners of building have issued instructions to their em- | ployes to be careful of their cigar- ettes, pipes and cigars. Inspectors of the Conservation A | sociation af Connecticut that recent started a campaign to eliminate or ‘duce the fire hazards in this state s | a war measure will extend their work this week and next in this city, as! well as in other cities. New Britain | has had its share of fires, and this will be the second city visited. Wa- terbury will be the first. Over in Wa- terbury they usually have a great number of fires each year; but, thanks to the efficiency of its fire depart- ment, to the personnel of the depart- ment, and to the department chief, Henry Heitman, the fire loss is de- pleted vear by year. Other towns besides New Britain and Waterbury ta be visited by the association are: Bristol, Plainville, Berlin, Terryville, Union City, Nauga- tuck, Watertown, Waterville, Thomas- ton, Mystic, Noank, Stonington, Paw- catuck, Groton, and all of Windham county. The inspectors recently made in- spections in New Haven and Bridg Their wark has the endorse | | | of Defense and the Council of tional Defense, and their methods aro to make careful surveys of the places they visit to discover fire hazards and | make recommendations that the con- | ditions they find be changed sa as to reduce the fire risk as much as pos sible. There are between thirty and thir- | ty-five men engaged in the survev. They are experts in their line. and let- ters i hy the State Coun cil to the mayors and five and police chiefs of the two cities which, it hoped, will help to malke the task of the inspectors easier. The Council also asks the gencral public to co-op- erate as much as possible with the inspectors so as to help make their patriotic efforts successful. Certain classes of property will not be inspected, notably buildings that are regularly inspected by insurance companies, comparatively isolated | pieces of property that are of insignifi- cant value and certain buildings that | are classed as non-hazardous. The inspectors will visit the various pleces of property as representatives of the State Council and the State gov- ernment. They will be equipped with authorization cards issued by Gover- nor Marcus H. Holcomb and counter- signed by the State Fire Marshal and Richard M. Bissell of Hartford, chair- man of the Defense Council. With | these arrangements made for creden- tials, it is expected that the inspee- tors_will he welcomed by the property owners to whom they apply and that the latter will co-operate in making efficient the accompishment of what is considered one of the most important conservation movements set on foot since the start of the war. This movement is part of a Nation- wide campaizn to prevent the waste of the country’s resources by fire at a time of grave emergency when every waste of property, however trivial it may at first seem, is likely to be the indirect cause of the waste of many lives. Tn addition to being a move- ment ulong the general lines of con- cervation, the elimination or reduc- tion of fire risks, especially in the | larger cities, is a step intended to pro- tect plants engaged in the production {of war materials, for any small fire | may lead to a conflagration and there | are few cities in Connecticut of any size in which a conflagration would not likely cripple a *“war order” fac- tory. The work has been taken up al- ready in New York State, Pennsylvan- ia, Delaware, Maine and several west- ern states, where valuable results have been attained. through the co- operation of merchants and other owners of prope o n s | i | GOOD IDEA. | = Superintendent of Police in Boston | Would Save Youngsters' Lives. Boston. Nov. 20.—Superintendent | Crowley of the police department has | issued orders for the indiscriminate | arrest of hoys who persist in jumping on the back of antomobiles and street Agents of the Automobile Legal associution are co-operating with the police in detecting the delinquents, | Superintendent Crowlev said that there Lad been great increase recently in the number of accidents die to this cause, and that sty *nt A [ sary to call it to the | cars, tion nece of the | | ) tiention i have . 8. DESTROYER SINKS WITH LOSS OF LIVES o _ Washington, Nov. 20.—Sink=~ ing of the American destroyer Chauncey, in collision in the ‘war zone early yesterday morn- ing with a probable loss of 21 lives, was announced today by the navy department. No further details were given in a brief report to the depart- ment from Vice Admiral Sims. The Chauncey was a small, old type boat of only 420 tons. Secretary Daniels made this statement: “The Chauncey, a small American destroyer on patrol duty in foreign waters, was sunk in a collision early Mon- day morning. First despatches indicate that 21 lives were lost. Further information will be made public when full reports are received, The Chauncey was one of the old type destroyers completed in 1902. Her displacement was 420 tons and her complement ninety-one officers and men.” For several years before the war the Chauncey was used only in coast defense work and was classified as a coast tor- pedo vessel. She was built at Philadelphia. NO SECRETARY YET Executive Committee Meets Three For Chamber of Commerce Berth, But Selection is Deferred. Three candidates for the secretary- ship of the Chamber of Commerce met Wwith the executive committee yesterday afternoon, but no action was taken relative to appointment. Those appearing at the meeting were Joseph Ward of Providence, R. I, Carl Marshall of Bristol and J. Herbert Annear af this city. All candidates, it is said, made favorable impressions. The commiittee will meet again to- morrow afternoon when the other applicants for the berth will be given an opportunity of appearing and an- swering questions. FIRE ON TRANSPORT. Chemicals Start Blaze But No One ‘Was Injured. An Atlantic Port, Nov. 20.—Chemi- cals used for fumigation purposes are belleved to have caused a fire on a United States transport, tled up at her pler here early today. The vessel had been sealed for the fumigation and no one was on board when the blaze was discovered. A guard of soldiers, thrown about the docks, refused to al- low local firemen access to the ship until it was thought the blax as likely to get hevond control he fire was confined to space between two decks. age was slight. a =mall The dam- THEATER TO CLOSE. Honor, Mayor Campner, Let S. Z. Poli Proceed. New Haven, Nov. 20.—Mayor Campner this afternoon notifled coun- sel for 8. Z. Poli that a new theater which the latter opened last. night would not be permitted to remain open until the building laws were complied with. The point of objec- tion is a main entrance which is several feet narrower than provided by ordinance. The aldermen last night passed an order to permit the theater to remain open until Decem- ber 5, pending settlement of the is- sue. The mayor holds that such an order has no legal weight. His ‘Won’t SAVINGS SOCIETIES. Washington, Nov. 20.—Organization of thousands of war savings societies to encourage systematic thrift and ri- valry in purchase of government sav- ings stamps is planned by Secretary McAdoo as one of the principal fea- tures of the war savings campalgn which will open December 3. Ten or more persons it was announced today, may form such a society and obtain a charter from the secretary of the treasury. The socleties are to be or- aanized in factories, offices, stores, schools. clubs, churches and neigh- borhood groups INVITED TO PIE FEAST. Boston, Nov. 20.—Solde ors stationed in this vicinity unable to go home for Thanksgi Day have been invited by the Massa- chusetts Anti-Suffrage association to participate in a ‘pie-feast” at the Thanksgiving market to be conducted by the organization on the "Tuesday hefore the holiday. Home made pies will be served to the men all day or until the pies g FIRE IN WASHINGTON. Waushington. Nov., 20.—A quantity of powder at the navy powder factory at Indian Head, near here, was des- treved last night by fire, believed to been due to static electricity. The flames were easily extinguis and no one was seriously injured. ER DEPAR’ —Gen. Mari olle, commander of the French forces in Italy, departed last night to take up is duties. Gen. Fuayolle is an artil- Nov —Forc- T ain - and ton and Hartford cast for New vicinity: Cloudy Wednesday. L~ e ARRESTED BY 'DEGLARE MEXICANS ARE IN OUR ARMY About 2,000 of Them Said to Be With Our Fighting Forces. Mexico City, Nov. President Carranza's declaration to a committee from the chamber of depu- ties that Mexican citizens are not in the American armies El Democrata asserts that 2,000 Mexicans have been drafted in Texas and California and they are now in France against their will. El Universal, answering the charge, says that the director of El Democrata is a congressman and ask why he did not have the courage to make this statement before the Mexi- can chamber It intimates that German propagan- da is behind the statement printed by El Democrata. American Ambassador false impressions made public by certain newspapers in Mexico. He cites the American draft law to show that aliens are allowed ample oppor- tunity to establish their right to ex- | emption from military He admits that it process of deciding claims for ex- emption that some errors have oc- curred. subjecting to military service some aliens in the United States, possibly including a few Mex He adds that it appear: t aliens, including Mexicans, did claim exemption and accepted ice in the American army teers. Ambassador IFletcher that r cently the Mexican government called the attention of the American state department 1o this matter, and a note dated November 1 advised that the president, as commander-in-chief was ready (o consider the discharge of any Mexican izen who had deafted. even thongh he had declared Lis intention of becoming an Ameri- can citizen, should the Mexican gov- ernment request such action on theirv behalf and provided that evidence of Mexi N nationality w furnished. Such action was taken President ‘Wilson, the ttement not be- cause he doubted the of the serv 1h many not serv- ays by says right its sons within risdiction deavored to who en- cating their umed allegiance to the TUnited but hecause of a desire to friendly ird for the view ies in respect to the service of their nationals. tement conclude: States, show can citizen has been conscripted, his conscription was due to his inability or failure to establish Mexican tienality and not to a desire on the part of the government of the United States to force him into its military service. DENTES REQUISITION Governor of Massachusetts Refuses to Return Negro Brute, Boston, Nov. 20.—Governor McCall, in a letter to Governor Cornwell of West Virginia, made public today, ex- plained that he declined to grant a requisition for the return to that state of John Johnson, a negro. charged with an attack on a white girl at Charleston because of the “grave dan- ger” that the defendant might be con- victed and sentenced to death for crime of which he may not have heen ! guilty Assistant Attorncy Gen. Brown, who was directed by Governor McCall to Fletcher has | ¢ ! ENe issued a statement tending to correct | York and in this trip, it is said, lies | is possible during the | as volun- ! heen | intention | EASTERN VENETIA OVERRUN 'BY FIGHTING AUSTRIANS U. S. MARSHAL Kirk Boehm Alleged to Have Violated Terms of Permit by Coming to This City From New York. [ Kirk Boehm, organist at Fox's the- ater in this city, has been taken into custody by a United States deputy marshal and held pending investiga- tions made into his case by United States District Attorney Thomas J. Spellacy. It is said that Boehm, who a German, is charged with violating his permit granted him in New York. During the performance at Fox's theater yesterday afternoon the deputy marshal arrived and inquired for Boehm. He was ushered into the orchestra pit where he ordered the i ater for a conference. Following a long discussion Boehm was notified of | his status before the eyes of the de- | partment of justice and was ordered 'to appear before United States Dis- | Hartford at 9 o'clock this morning. Boehm came to this clty from New | the cause of his detection. It is said !that when the government issued an |order several months ago all Germans to certain localities ana there Boehm secured district in New York. main la certain by coming to New permission. - s impe ible | permit | without | It w to locate Mr. | Hartford office disposition has e in question suret and United States the stated no of town, but as yet made of the The speed. with which the conducted this e one in the theater that a department of justice coup w being made. | \ | ' KILLED BY FALL ¥ Simko Found Dead From Con cussion of Brain at | yard Early This Morning. a transient, N, 1 John Simko, ! to belong believed in Passaic, United States to claim for service per- ‘ found dead outside the barn at the W. Holmes morning, by cern. Simko had conenssion brain, and Medical Examiner Elcoc | Who, was summoned. gave this { cause of death. The remains turned over to John A. . brepare for burial. Simko. from what was formerly an employe Holmes brickvard, but left the place { last August. Nothing was heard of him until vesterday when he called at the brickyard and asked for some wages due him. The foreman in- | formed him that Mr. Holmes was not around at the time and to return later. Simko left the place and that was the last seen of him alive. It is be- licved that he returned in an intoxi- cated condition and tried to cnter the barn. The door opens with dif- ficulty and it is surmised that fell and hit his head again: ground causing the fatal inju was about 40 vears of age. brickyard ecarly Andrews to can be learned, at the MEETING TOMORROW. COUNCIL Municipal I B 'm Committee and War cau Scheduled for Attacks. Tomorrow night's meeting of the common council should develop a sensational affair, if all predictions into) conduct a public hearing reported that exaggerated accounts of the crime had been circulated in Charleston and because of their nature and Johnson's color there existed a prejudice “‘which would be difficult. if not impossible of control by the most upright judge.” Mr. Brown recommended that the negro who is in jail here be not re- turned to West Virginia. SUBMARINE MENACE. Waushington, Nov. 20.—The hopeful outlook for effectively curbing the submarine menace, indicated in the speech of the British premier yester- day, will serve to increase rather than lessen the pressure the government is putting upon destrovers building and other anti-submarine measures. This was indicated by Secretary Daniels to- in refusing to discuss details of the part American vessels have heen playing in the campaign. NOT TO ISSUE PASSPORTS. London, Nov. 20.—Great Britaln has not only decided not to issue passe ports to any one desiring to attend the so-called peace conference in Switz- erland but, it was stated today, the government will also consider the withdrawal of passports from any British subject, resident in Switzer- {land, who may attend the conference. heard in City hall and on the street come true. It is said that the report of the Municipal Farm committee, which is to be presented tomorrow night, will be subjected to a scathing criticism by members of the council and it is also reported that the War Bureau will likewise be the subject of a heated debate. At least one member of the common council is said to have been m?klng some inquiries concerning the,/ War Bureau and has made up his mind to attack that institution tomorrow night, particularly the item of $1,800 per year for clerk. ARMORY IS SECURED. Chairman W. F. Mangan of Camp Devens Athletic committee today re- cetved from Adjutant General George M. Cole permission for the use the State Armory on December 7 for the reception and dance to be held in connection with the benefit to be given for the soldiers. The chairman is algo in receipt of a letter of thanks from Captain J. H. Daly of Company C, 301st Machine Gun Battalion, at Camp Devens, acknowledging the re. ceipt of a check forwarded for the purchase of athletic goods from the baseball and foothall games. of !man to come to the back of the the. | trict Attorney Thomas J. Spellacy in | restricting issuing passes to permit them to re- | five flags, Austrian, one for It is | flag | claimed he violated the terms of this | which went Britain Spellacy . this afternoon as he was out | been prouiptness officer se was such that no at the time knew Holmes Brick- was | quarter this the foreman for the con- of the the were —= |GERMAN ORGANIST AT FOX’S |Emperor Charles and| ' King Ferdinand Pay | a Visit to Battle " Fronts " CORRESPONDENT SEES THE DUKE OF AOSTA Leaving Petrograd -and Moscow by Way of Siberia Because | of the Unsettled Conditions Existing | in Those Citics—Submarine Sinks After Torpedoing Vessel. Col. Me gratulates His Wonderful Troops. | | Italian Headquarters in Northers | Italy, Nov. 18—(By the Associated Press) —Information is trickling a¢rof ‘he Piave from the Itallans in esd |ern Venctia, now overrun by the enemy. According to these reports,i Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary has visited Gorizia and Udine and King Ferdinand of Bulgaria has{ passed through Gradisca and Palma- nova. The garrison at Udine, the formen Italian headquarters is said to made up of Turkish soldiers, who using the church of Santa Maria s& one of their barracks. ‘On the cita~ del of Udine the invaders have raised German, Bul Turkish and Greek. The last represents the Greek divisiol over to the Bulgariand: !m Kavala and Fort Rupel and which: | some reports put among the enemy | divisions operating on the Itallam | front. Barly in September, 1916, the fourth Greek army corps, with head« quarters avala, surrendered ta the Bulgarians. Its strength was res. be ,000 men, and these Americans rian, ported to were later transported to Germany. Correspondent Visits, correspondent made a tour’ along. the Piave battlefront visiting Zenson, Iagare and the Sega mill, where desperate fighting has occurred: and the Duke of Aosta, comasi i mander of the third army guarding | the Piave line, whose men hurled the ! Austrians into the river and re-estali- | lished the solidity of the Piave front. CAL (he moment the duke was issuing | in address to his army congratulating. { them on their glorious achievement. 1| An oflicer from general staff head-/J ompanied the correspon: the headquarters The saw i dent and. although of the third army was reached at ani | early hour the duke was coming out | | to proceed along the front. He held [in his hand o war map which he con- {sulted with his aides before giving | directions for the route to be traveled. It was a striking picture as the | stood there studying the map. tall of athletic build with gray hair and moustache and face bronzed | DY exposure. He wore the service uniw | form ‘of high command with boots, spurs and a great coat edged with [black fur. He acknowledged coratally the salutes of the correspondent’s party and a colonel of his staff ex- plained conditions along the line. Everywhere, the colonel said, _the enemy had been thrown back, except at the brink of the river at Zenson, where a few men were huddled in the bushes, unable to go forward or back- ward, and were being slowly cut ta pieces. At Fagare, Follina and the Sega mill the rout of the enemy wag complete heing accomplished in fear< ful hand-to-hand fighting on Friday night and Saturday. This confirmed previous information and gave added assurance of permanency of the efw forts obtained. The officér procured a copy of the duke's address to his men. It says in art: K Soldiers of the Third Army: The ¥ cnemy has attempted to yass our des fenses on the Piave, but his mudselty has met with defeat before your heroic lines and he is driven back, leaving in our hands a great numbes of prisoners and machine guns. Mgy soldiers, Your commander greets you at the moment of this glorious ex« ploit, and conveys to you the grates ful acknowledgment of the country, With you rests the victory. With all our hearts we join our efforts for tha country, for liberty.” The tour along the front took the party to the very centers of the hard- est fighting and along the edge of the inundated regions, where tha’ | countryside was transformed sudden- |1y into a vast inland sea. Approach- {ing the battlefront the party passed 'the brigade mentioned hy Gen. Diaz, the commander-in-chief for its furious | assault at Zenson. It was just back from the front line, and the men still i wore helmets. They were sturdy country hoys and marched along seemingly unconscious of their glory. At the barracks they were count- ing Austriun rifles and guns. Tha line of captured machine guns looked iike a collection of huge black grass- hoppers. The bayonets were detach= able bowie knives with two-edged Lilades. Gen. Euhereni, of the famous Ber lieri bridage which carried the day, (Continued on Eleventh Page)