New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1918, Page 10

R ———) MEN IN 102ND GET MEDALS OF HONOR Valorous Deeds on Battlefield Win Coveted War Crosses Dec. 20.—The Com- in the name of the President, has awarded the distin- guished vice cross to the follow- off and soldiers of the 102nd antry for the acts of extraordinary cribed after their names: Washington, mander in Chief, 1 First Lieut. Charles W. Comfort, ical Corps, 102nd Infantry. For xtraordinary heroism in action at Seicheprey on April 20. He admints- tered fivst ald for thirty-six hours thout rest or relief. to numerous wounded in the open, almost constant- Iy under heavy artillery fire, and as- sisted in the evacuation, theraby set- ting an example of heroic perfor- mance of his duties under the most trying circumstances. A bronze oak leaf is awarded to Lieut. Comfort for the following act of ctraordinary heroism: On Sept. 26, near Marche- ville, he displayed the highest courage and devotion to duty, being continual- ly present on the front line adminis- tering first aid to the wounded under violent artillery and machine gun fire. Home address, Mrs. Charles W. Com- fort, 1,190 Chapel street, New Haven, Conn. Chaplain Thomas G. Speers, 102d Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action at Marcheville on Septem- ber 26. He accompanied the advance clements which were constantly un- der terrific artillery and machine-gun fire during the action. He was con- tinually atding and cheering the wounded and particularly distin- guished himself by carrying a wound- ed offfcer to a dressing station through heavy artillery and machine- gun barrage. Home address, Mrs. James M. Speers, 345 Fifth avenue, New York city. Sergt. James Walsh, Co. A, 1024 Infantry. Fcr extraordinery heroism in action. He displayed remarkable coolness, courage, and devotion to duty under terrific shell and machine- gun fire. When surrounded by the enemy, he organized men near him, collected the wounded and brought them to safety. He was himself wounded but remained in action un- til his company was relieved sever- al hours later. Home address, Mrs. James Walsh, Hartford, Conn. Sergt. Frank J. Cummings, Head- quarters company, 102d infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action at Marcheville, on September 26. He repeatedly valunteered for dangérous missions, carrving messages through violent artillery and machine gun fire. When a small portion of his or- anization was cut off by the enemy, he went to their ald alone, and with HIT THE TRAIL ! FOR THE VICTORY SALE NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1018. | his pistol cleaned out a bomber's nest. laded the caemy with rifle fire and ef- | GOOD-BYE TO BUT g ! Home addr Mrs. Nesbit, 85 ' fected their capture, with the m,\JU[i[]SLAV EXPLURER\ You can't imagine a ¢l | Beers street, New Haven, Conn. { chine gun. Home addr Louts | 4 l more wholesome product than the | Sergt. Julian I. Twiss, Headquar-!Johnson, father, 98 Dikeman street, | ey i ite e o oo n [ters company, 102d iafantry. For ex-| Waterbury, Conn i Then you Vvt im: L cleaner or traardinary heroism in action ! Priv. Frederick E. Ballard, (de- PlflNEER iN “EXIEU‘M.W Wholesome product than Bene- | France, September . During the| ceased), Co. ., 102d Machine Gun l | it Brand “Sweet Nut” Margarine | counter attack on Marcheville, he be- | Battalion—For extraordinary heroism vhichlan made tromi the Enuttitions i l::::;:rm‘»m_infitfdu:',;(;;:w h‘x’s]dro’r;::_::la ;::!r:.m;(‘;n 1.;‘;? \‘;‘L;)rl:;:l» ::m‘?rx;(f:;r‘xa s . i ])‘n.r' of delicious white cocoanut meats #in fire, he voluntarily mathered fo- | courage and coolness durtng this on- | ANCESION OF Present IMMISTANLS | soumncs, i hrsieaizet itk oone | Bether a fow scattered men and or- | gagoment. When apparentiy trapped | v sl e - ot the finest | bought in | when served which is just creamery hutter you flavor, looks the same and has the same nutritive value. The zanized a point of defense showing coolness, bravery and judgment which materially assisted in the success of in an enemy trench near a machine gun emplacement, he worked his way out under the wire entanglement in cver Prominent Before Revolution the counter attack. Home address,!plain view of the enemy, and, return- + i | Mrs, Georgo L. Twiss, mother, 27 |ing vwith hand grenades, assisted in| Washington, Dec. 13.Although | PIE and only difference is in the price Whitmore street, Hartfard, Conn. bombing out the machine gun nest| Jugoslav immigrants have only begun | T-Benefit Brand “Sweet Nut” Mar- Sergt. H. B. Whedon, Company B, | ang capturing some of the men who | to come to America in large numbers | Barine costs only 33c a Ib.; good but- | 102d infantry.- For extraordinary | were defending it Later he accom- | during recent yvears, the first Jugo- | {er costs almost twice as much. No heroism 1In acton at Marcheville, | ToE 0T ment and assisted in | slav to land upoa American soll cross- | Vonder thousands of women are say- | September 26. During an Intermit- n,nning up the town, driving out the | ed the ocean long befare our Revo- | IN& sood-hye to butfer for this new tent barrage lasting for two hours, he i enenv ong taking several prisoners. lutionary war. In fact, he was an ex- | food, which can be used as a bread placed his men in the best shelter 31 "thug engaged he was struck by | plorer, a Jesuit priest, Father Ferdi- | sPread and all cooking purposes. De- available, but himself remained inj . " iodins choll and killed. Next|nand Konsag by name. Father Kon- | mand the new product by its full observation, refusing to take cover| . o " ar.o"yosgie . Ballard, moth- | sag8 was born in Varazdin, in Croatia, | name—Benefit Brand “Sweet Nut" from terrific artillery fires. He Was| .. g9 'Andover St., Ludlow, Vt. in 1703. In 1733 he came to North | Margarine—sold only at the Direct twice buried by exploding shells while America. upon a mission, iling to Priv. Richard Butler, (deceased), Importing Co.’s store with the yellow succoring _wounded. Home address, Vera Cruz. After a number of years' | front, 277 Maln Street, 365 Arcl 2 ; Co. D, 102d Machine Gun Battalion— 3 2 ain Street, 365 Arch g' D. Whedon, father, Madison,| g0 o traordinary heroism in action ‘;’Orkk*hem- he A OI;GPrtf;rl to un-| Street, New Britain. where Benefit onn. e dertake an expedition ta the mouth | Brand Teas, Coffees and Grocery ! & near Marcheville, September 26. He i and Teas, - Corporal Frank J. Dougeneok, | . i\ icore to accompany a party|of the Colorado river, to survey the | Specialties are retailed at wholesale Headquarters (Company, 102d Infan- try. At Marcheville, on September 26, when a patrol in charge of wounded eastern coast of the peninsula of low- or California. The journey was full of hardships. prices, whose mission was to bomb a ho: i Yook For Our Store in Your Town. machine-gun emplacement. Under hea shell fire he approached to officer was entirely out off by machine- | (i1 “30 feot of the emplacement,|Accompanied by a certain Captain istrs : gun and artillery fire he isplayed | (o y ras fired upon from loop- | Bernardo TLorenzo, Father Konsas publish any illustrated magazines in when he was fir iled as far as San Carlas, an inlet | this country, but issue instead a num- great bravery by voluntarily carrying holes in a stone wall. Working his a message over grounds swept by ma- | o bonind the wall, this courageous | Aortheast of San Iznozio on the emst- [ her of paper-covered annuals, dealing chine guns and later leading a Tescu- | viaior enfiladed the enems with rifie | € coast of Mexico. From here he | With an enormous aumber of subjects , i = . ¥ et T = - proceeded in four small boats, at- | and filled with pictures. Thus, one of ing party to the position. Home ad-| 1o and effected their capture. While | SNE dress, Mrs. Katherine Dougeneck, | 1o was disarming prisoners he wag | tended by a number of soldlers, | the most recent Ukrainian almanacs, mother, 158 North Main street, Bris- | rrot wud. movtalls wounded, Next of | Stilors and Yaqui Indlans. In some | Which is just off the press contains G 3 O A O s aflor. 178 Tac | Places the nutives were hostile, be- farticles on aeroplanes, agriculture, Corvoml Stephen Jona, Company B, | K Mre Johanna Butlef, 178 25| ing under the impression that the | politics international relations, mu- o e T e ESS B navigatars were the detested pearl- | sic, telegraphy and travel i 2 s s hers. Finally the mouth of the Rio |And th only the heginning. There heroism in action at Marcheville on one article about Woodrow Wilson, urande was reached, and an attempt Established 1886 { GLOBE CLOTHING HOUSE SPECIAL GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS The famous Rose Window of the ill- See fated Cathedral of Rheims reproduced on our Silk Four-in-Hands, $2.89. dow Display. 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Afterward | books, of Which there are about te:, ouble value have these G}fts as they take cover. e organized a platoon | ™4 4 o s | the dreaded ‘“scurvy” attacked the | have a wider circulation than the ot men who had become separated | given this fall by the Yale Students’ | (18 SFERCE, R, SRR T ewspapers and ono or | f h d. from their commands and led them | Army Training Corps \‘wl!lo seen ves- | reached the Gulf of California snd [more of them 'ls pretty sure to be| are out ot the or mary. forward under a heavy fire from ar- | terday when Major Welldom, com-|Jmther Konsag began his work. Tho |found even in the humblest Ukrain- tillery, machine guns and snipers, [ mandant, gave Second Lieutenant | equit of his labors was ian household ‘ Throughout the engagement he was | commissions in the F"W:) A"':.“:‘)“Y first ever drawn of lower California. AR N T 5 3 ; . - . a somurce of inspiration to his men. | Reserve to cighteen members of the | Apother Jugoslay missionary, Jo- | ! Home address, Stephen Jona, father, { corps. Yale was the only S seph Kundek. came more than a cen- | DODGE BROTHERS’ ; R = e e e Broen street, Hartford, Conn. of the f hundred and tury later. His birthplace was Tvan- | and Thighly organized competition them was Kermit Roosevelt W Private John J. Kearney, Company | lishing units of the 5. S ich, Croatio. He warked vigorously AGENT RETURNS | from several quarters. later served with the British B, 102a infantry. For extraordinary | October to be allowed to give arti-|for' his cause throughout the wholo | | “North American business men Mesopotamia, and is now in t heroism in action at Marcheville oa |lery training. '!‘rm-‘ Steens oL fiowe Y ppi valley, from Indiana 2o ns Aty {should understand,” Mr. Willems | American army September 26. When liaison with the | made because of the extraordinary|to Loui As ivicar generall he favil et i o rescniativertitiey front line companies several runners|record made since the fall of 1915 and | had charge of all the territory from wounters No Knemy Submarine or send to South American business T o had failed to reach them, he success-|of the presence of an artillery |the diocese of Vincennes, down to e LR houses should be equipped with a | FAMOUS JAP IS DEAD, fully carried a message through an |armory, and artillery hall, American, | New Orleans. During his time, regu- Raider in Four Years | good working knowledge and com- | oo = intense machine gun and artillery | French and British fieldpieces, and |jar collections were taken up in all ey T | mand of Spanish. A French scholar _1°Kio, Dec. 20-—Buel Nakano, pri barrage, returning with Important|an organiation perfected through |the churches of Croatia to support 3 {is at an advantage in South America, ident of the city council of To information. Home address, Mrs. |the R. O. T. C. these missions in America. The Vi-| faving sailed the “seven seas” al- because nearly everybody of the in- who with Baron Shibusawa headed| Marie Kearney, 41 Riverside street, e enna records, through which the| mogt continuously since 1914, without tellectual class also speaks French.” Japanese mission to the United Sta Hartford, Conn. . s 3 money was sent, show that the|gign or sight ol Hun raider or sub- | Since 1914 Mr. Willems hae visited | " 409 4 qead. He was £ i Private Abe Johnson, Company G, SOUTHERN SUGAR CROP. monthly collections sometimes | marine, B. (. Willems Dodge Australia, New Zealand, India, the - '°°° ach D 102d infantry. For extraordinary| San Juan, P. 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