New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 28, 1918, Page 8

| When a Feller Needs a Friend - - - - PLAYEm RECORP SO MUCH WE \ \SEND YouR Goop ©n-P RECORDS To T9E SOLDIERS COPYRIGHT 1918, NEW YORK , W e DoN'T wWNOW WHETHER \{T'S A SELE PRINCE'S ORCHESTRA OR | A SPEECH / JENNINGS TRIBUNE _INC. "LIFE OF GENERAL PERSHING CHAPTER XVIIL (Continued) L t, 1918, by William Fox) | Pm,. INT WILSON had been urged to give General Pershing and several other American generals rank equal to that of European offi- ser§ with similar commands. It was not fitting, he was told, that the American commander-in-chief should be outranked by a British or French | officer, who ocupied a subordinate position. As a result, Oct. 4, 1917, :ongress decided to revive the rank of | zeneral and to create both Pershing ind Tasker H. Bliss, the chief of staff, full generals. With the elevation of General | Pershing, the only officers superior to | him on the front were Field Marshal Petain and Sir Douglas Haig. The | American army never had the grade | >t fleld marshal. By the promotion of Pershing and | Bliss, these two held a rank in the | military service of the United States | which heretofore had been held by anly four soldiers. George Washing- CASTORIA For Infants and Children | In Use ForOver30 Years | Always bears M—— I the | Signature of 4 M{ l | trenches. Pr | have them re ton was a general in the revolution- | only with the s eral. ions of the act ommanders of units 1 division in the field will rank of lieutenant-genera tomary in the Kuropean armies. In the latter part of October, 1917, General Fershing felt that certaln units of his forces had received suf- ficient training to occupy first line ations were made to hold a sector of the line. Under cover of darkness these troops marched from the little village where they had heen quarte self nearly under the fire of 4 my—through roads nearly impassable with deep, sticky mud. Missouri mules strained at the ma- chine guns that led the march. Aft- er these a long column of infantry, the men swathed in their and the rain glistening on their steel trench helmets. The Americans swung along as proudly as though on dress parade notwithstanding they had marched miles that day and still had some miles to go. Thers was abso- lute silence in the ks, for the Germans might ¢ 1y moment dis- cover their aj and shower them with chrapnel. D the trenches they line marching i the ction. 1t was the French battalions whose places they were taking on the front line. The flash- passed ARE YOU WET OR DRY? If Dry then you ought to Cast Your Balloc for the Only Dry Can- didate for State Senator. A Vote for B. B. BASSETT will be a vote for the ratification of the Amendment. Prohibition ¥ederal VOTE EARLY AND VOTE RIGHT. fice, City hall or Tel. 1050. Can you in any way Services paid for. Call Mrs. Chas. B. Parsons, Tel. 200 or call Visiting Nurses’ rooms, street, Tel. 790-3. care for the ill ? & T and P. H 2 vere e only | a | tremely muddy, but of excellent con- ace I'rench troops and | ponchos | - - - By Brig;gfj‘ ] | | cTioN BY BY wiLLum / BRYAN - 7 Vo / (& N 7 M light of a French officer revealed that here were the long-expected Ameri- cans, and soft greetings of “Vive PAmerique” came from the pollus, who forgot their weariness at the sight. , The troops entered the trenches ! safely unit by unit, passing quickly to the positions assigned to them by the Irench liaison officer, who had remained to conduct the transfer and | report the special activities of that | particular sector to its new occu- | pants. Tho trenches were found to be ex- straction. The Americ down to their new quarters, : | dayligsht got their first view of the German lines stre away for miles under the d General Pershing kept | touch with the front that night. | he sat in his headquarters surrounded by his staff, with the clicking of tele- graph instruments, the voices of tele- | | phone operators ' monotonously re- | peating orders, the dull booming of | big guns, and the occasional flash of a star shell brightening the night, he could fully realize the great respon- sibillity that had been placed in his hs settled s the first officer of the Unit- s army in more than fifty 10 had been entrusted ith | a great army of « ns these men takir front line of the re but a small repres o follow them. | places on t battlefield v tation of the millions It would mean much it good fortune should be with these men A1l night the general listened to the frequent despatches that came from | the front | With the dawn General Pershing's | htened in o smile that would ) alled a more cheerful v c safely in theiv ap- | o tighting | Stars and 1 rise. His men we pointed place jine was g K America at last was firmly | ! oad that led toward Berlin. | The armies that were to follow these | { men into the trenches would do s with an unsh first stage of been accompli (To Bo Continued) Caticura Heals Itching Burning Skin Troubles All drugglsts; Soap 26, Ointment 25 and 50 Talcym?25 Sample each free of “Outioura, Dept. 5, Boston.” Center T NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1918, Twenty Reasons why THOMAS J. SPELLACY fi;should be the next Governor 1 He is a Connecticut man—born and raised in Hartford. Even as a youngster he was a natural leader, founding, editing and publishing the now famous “School News,” which circulated in every grammar school in Hartford and originated valuable school reforms. He has made his own way since his father died when he was seven years old. He put himself through Georgetown Law School. He made a reputation as a trustworthy, alert news- paper man in Hartford. ‘ In 1906 he was elected to the State Senate by 81 votes. In 1910 he was re-elected by 432 votes —the best pos- sible endorsement of his record. He helped to draft the Workman’s Compensation Bill, now a law, and his entire record as State Senator is one of achievement for the rights of all classes. In his thriving private practice, all factions found him trustworthy. He represented both Labor Unions and the Standard Oil Company before the Supreme Court of the State. The poor man without a cent for fees received as faithful service as the rich client. In 1915 President Wilson appointed Mr. Spellacy United States Attorney for an unexpired term and in 1916 re- appointed him for a full term of four years. At the outbreak of the war, Mr. Spellacy gave up his private practice and since then has been devoting all his time to his official duties. He was offered a commission as major in the Army, but at the request of the Department of Justice declined it to stick to his post. . He has co-ordinated Federal and State forces to prevent enemy outbreaks. There has been no loss of life and no damage to property in Connecticut in spite of the fact that more than half of this country’s munitions are made in this state. He has achieved this result by bringing about the most perfect harmony of action among the manufacturers and State’s Attorneysof Connecticut, the American Protective League, the Department of Justice, and the Intelligence Departments of the Army and Navy. He declined the post of Corporation Counsel of Hartford though it offered twice the salary of his Federal post. Mr. Spellacy is in the prime of life—active, alert, eager for the tremendous tasks that must face the Governor of Con- necticut in the coming years. His record, both public and |_DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES private, is clean. He has never broken a promise. A vote for Spellacy shows that you stand behind the President in fighting the Hun at home. This is no time for party jeal- ousies and selfish prejudices. Whatever your party in the past, this is the year to be 100 per cent American in show- ing our enemies that Connec- ticut stands solidly behind the Commander-in-Chief at Washington. For Governor THOMAS ]. SPELLACY For Lieutenant-Governor CHARLES D. LOCKWOOD For Secretary HARRY L. BROOKS For Treasurer CHARLES 8. AVERY For Controller CHARLES B. PINNEY For Attorney-General HARRISON HEWTITT For Representatives in Congress First District AUGUSTINE LONERGAN 8Second District . - FRANK P. FENTON Third District . ARTHUR B. O'KEEFE Fourth District . - . LESTER O. PECK Fifth District . - EDWARD L, SEERY For Sheriffs Hartford County . GEORGE H. New Haven County . THOMAS L, Rxeltfs NewLondonCounty, ERROLL C. LILLIBRIDGE Fairfield County . . WILLIAM VOLIMER Windham County . . JOHN 0. FOX Litchfield County . . . DENNIS HAYES Middlesex County, FREDERICK H. DUNHAM Tolland County - ERNEST W. AVERY DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE