New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1919, Page 7

NEWw Rugs, Carpets and Lino- leums at February Clear- ance Prices Mean Exira Big Money Savings CHANGES IN A HOME WILL SOON BIZ 1IN ORDER. NEW THINGS NFEDED. A WORN RUG OR CARPET TO LE REPLACED, NEW LINOLEUM FOR THE KITCHEN FLOOR OR BATIH ROOM. WHY NOT BE FORESIGHTED AND PLAN AHEAD A LITTLE EAPING REWARD IN SAVINGS SUCH AS TOLD OF HERE. NO THIE M — BETTER YET—BENEFIT BY THIM SPRING E sized Loyal Axminster 8-3x1( regularls price $27.50 Roval Wilton feet, would $145.00, Body foot ize, Seamless a pri of reg Axminster g8 9x12 feet for $29.50. Axminster Roval pet $38 Roy St h Rugs o gular s sale L sized r 9x15 egularly handy Ru gular vou $98.50. Rug: sold regularly $15.00 each Turkestan Rugs sized ax1 regular pric $65.00, Febru- ary sale price $15.00. Calonial Rag Rugs. regularly priced sale price 98c. N $6 cost 36563 iue, for $4.95 ea. Royal Wilton vere inches sale price Brussel § 12 00, at sizod i Rugs, d 3 pr &1 sale price $95.00. Prussels Rux regularly pric §12.50 ea Wilton Rugs Larchmont 0 each 29,850 Bady 3x10-6. pric Roval Mahal & kind, for sized 3 sized £85 inches at $1.7 359.7 February <ized Ax9 feet, regular price §12, for $7.50 ecach the back, February through to Our Special solid the square vd. colors right vard Inlaid l.inoleum, and $2.50 is only $1.45 sq. 2,000 vards § Price Reg ice 25 ¥ « HAVING AN AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN DEPEND ON PROMPTLY CFIVING ALL DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF U RE The students of the and the Wor- will also gathering place evenings kitchen of the Hotel de we talk French, German and discuss everything growing of turnips, to the | training of children If sios get too hot some of cuss fn French, some German, some only in cuss in all three, and in little Ttalian, 1 can the saying is; and ‘A few days ago newspaper men and here looking up the went with them down over the roads which wecks to get over in November, It was amusing (o hear their comments about conditions which they knew nothing about, as I never let on that I had travelled over these old shot-up roads a good many times. 1 am in- terested to see what they will have to say about it. I note what you say about Porter Dean and the Ventres boys. Of course such hoys will come out all right and on top, becavse they have ‘got it in ’em.’ It has not been my good fortune to meet a Ber- for the last two years, youw at your | |in hoy over here, but I know I have end and T at mine. and we are 100K- | many times been close to {hem. Wao ing to the time when we can get| have a number of Connecticut men back to Connecticut and settle down |in the regiment, and my orderly is to business once more. a fine young man from Bristol, son “The town which you of Dr. Robbins of that place. Not must have been Apremont, |long ago 1 was at a station just o ) T i ys on our troop train went by quite siowly, from Buzancy. {when I heard someone shout: ‘Ho! Th s e Matt! Ho! Matt!' then three or four and Mombasle heads popped out and someone yelled, e e Bully for Berlin and another yelled et e bl oo Bully for Kensingion but they got e, away before I could tell who they “It was near here were horse, and it nearly DRel=o P hG e a proposed memorial for those in to the old cuss, (ihat's what every | fervice from Berlin. If vou want ome called him) and we had heen | OPINion, and I believe I should voice htoutk wobic very Nard times b0l ihe opinlen of every Loy over neie, % 2 4 1 should say hosh. Nobedy wants to gether. 1 got him down at Glevres, | = out of a Veterinary hospital, Bvere. | $°¢. Nis name on a memorlal tll he is dead, and then he can't see it. so onegasked el mha tRIE Y an REolng S0 || i} o ¥a twastelolinion ey iond 1ia not do with the ‘old clothes' frame' but| .ome across the water and go through I had a ‘hunch” that he would be‘on | what the boys here went through the road and in good cdndition when | for the sake of sceing thel some of the younger ones were|on a stone or other memonrial ‘down and out’, and he was. Befors ‘Put-the names on record in we got into the bhig drive he had put | manent shape in the Town Clerk on fifty pounds of hard meat, hae|fice. That's enough. Th 'knew how to take care of himself on | over here came because the picket line, could out walk, out|it our duty to come, not trot, and out run anything in the | glory or honor, and all whole outfit. He had been ‘through | fair show and a good the mill' and knew his business, and | get back. Memorials that a public school| gjgn’t waste any energy on fancy |2 man ta settle back entertainment will be| stepping. He made everv thing and | and take care of his teachers and | everybody tired that tried to get gay | Dest the boys dver here ask is at the Berlin | with him, for he could. and did, use| When they get back the folks evening at 8| pjs heels and also his teeth, but | home shall see that they have number of speakers Willl woug follow me like a dog, never | d jobs back, or better.” ncluding Mr. Showalter, | stympled in the dark, would travel Tof Mold {Soclal, O'Brien of the Americani- | jixe 5 deer in underbrush and woods, | The Christlan Endeavor society of New Britain and a| .14 way ag cool as an old hunting | the Berlin Congregetional church, at juntor speak-| op under any kind of fire, When | tROIr regular meeting last evening will endeavor 10 ex- | ne® et “T Jost mu best eompanion, | 2In0UNCed that the postponed social Amerioanization | 1 ypioy a0 f T eS| COMPANIPT: | which was to have taken place last of his work in the elty of [ ¢o 0 Lhoui the Regt getting eeugng | TONt: Will be held tamorrow evening Britain Mr. Smowslter SRU|, o Cooc 0 S oE B 13.‘ “g at the church parlors. The social will on the present situation In the il u \' Ang osing SO | pe for the voung people of the class to the recent resigna- Ee= Now they have given [and program is heing arranged by me a car, just think of it, a car to|the members. All members of the so- ride over these roads. and last week I |cletr are urged to be present. Re- went back over a section of counfry fn nine hours that it took us thirteen freshments will be served. Another Veteran Tn Town. days to get through when we camae up here. Sergeant George Framer of Com- pany H, C. N. G., of Bridgeport, who “Just now has been in France for over 17 the world’ months, in a number of the large ofl it and drives. and has been wounded and Chef, a gassed on two different occasions, has sleeping, and some amusement, but a\’:"{‘)‘l"g [DALaRD fenaglep (he jau estig oL not much time for the latter. T am ;lnwfi1 enn of Brandy lane, Ken- iy oot Ty 0, | Eorane Pramo i 20 sonr of e e ne, wj N-land is the san of Mr. and Mis., Henry gpection trip twice week another | Framer of 324 Water street. Bridge- station about fifteen miles westh | port. He enlisted in Company H in There one other captain at ‘this|1916 and went to the Mexican border. station, two and several [ Upon returning his regiment was French officersy and our Y'f.‘gu!:lrlm(orp(xrmod into the 102d regiment, is the great Metz where and ‘Yank, form the raising and the discus- the crowd in French Yank tion of teachers. Kensington Grammar thington Grammar schools take part. Captain Griswold Writes. Following is a letter received from Captain Matthew H. Griswold, is with the Second U. 8. Cavalry, at Ste enehould, Marne, France. Ste Menehould, Marne. January 22, 1919 AR EAST RELIEF CAMPAIGN BEGINS . . | which you speak, of its being. about tions to Committee Members i can and I can sprinkle get it, as going.’ quite a bunch of historians were roads, and I about 20 miles it took us two a 50 Dear Fathe ‘coming Your letter of Jan. 19th just at A heen time for you to gel your chloroform. “Of course 1 realize that vou are no callow vouth, but when I think of thé zood times we have had to- sether, and that there is no man I know of my own age with whom I :an have much real clean fun as with vou, and how many times I have vou travel with = class a good deal younger than yourself, and hold up vour end and a little more, ought to make you feel reai spry. Of course we have all “been in it” TOWN'S QUOTA SET AT $500 Fntertainment at Town Hall Tomor- | i seen row Night to be Given by School Teachers and Pupils—Capt. Gris- «wold Writes—Briefs. Rev. A. Fiske, who has been appointed chairman of the Near East relief fund campaign which is be- ing held throughout the nation, has completed his plans and will start the campaign in Berlin tomorrow morn- ing. The aim of the campaign is to obtain money for the war sufferers in tfa near east, consisting of Armenians, Persians, Greeks, and Assyrians. Mil- lions of these people are starving and ving of disease. The only relief that can be brought to them is through the relief societies in this country and the American missionaries who are work- ing in these countries Rev. Fiske states that there will be house to house canvass or no fac- and all people wishing to contribute are urged to send their ontributions to Mr. Fiske or else the committee which have throughout the town. E. W. Mildrum have appointed to receive contribu- Berlin All people are send whatever they wish. Keriin's quota has been placed at $500 vhich Is expected to he reached with- The campaign will end on Samuel refer to ! where we | way back as was a shot up was not much better two houses left thero use of for town, that I lost my broke my heart. much attached note what you say about the my vary nd tory canvass a members of appointed North and been A heen tions names in Rast , per- 's of- of us thought for tha sk s when not civil family, and week we rday Public Show Town schools, School Meeting. superintendent of announced we job will into a R Rerlin ; e help life the that a their \is morning meeting and th school tomorrow frildren the town ywn hall A present P yureau he ancis on at -minute My the m fou O'Rrien meaning of nd results pea a town in regard Benefit Entertainment I am ‘sitting on top of with enough to eat, plenty well cooked by a French fine place for office and and Dance Given by Froggy Voice Sextet THURS. FEB. 27, 8 P. M. FORESTERS' HALL, BERLIN to . well known Five and 18 Music by Jazy lieutenants Entertainment by popular Happy Four BRILALN DALLIT but v RETURNED S8 GIVEN REGE Sergeant Burgess Presented” Set of Gold Cuff Links % TOWR'S SOCIAL ACTIVIT Entertainmients Scheduled or Weds# nesday and Thursday ovganize Iioly Name SociCty— Phone Exchange Out of Service. was held Saturday Mr. and Mrs. South Washing- Har- returned Rurgess was pre- of cuff links Bristol Games About 50 A pleasant party t rome of Madeley t in Fidwa ton str lan P, e honor of Sergeant Kurgess who i from France. M. nted with a pair James Simpson of nd music were enjoyed beople were present from Waterbury, Britain and Plainville. Bu enlisted in the ard al the Mexico and the troops. T when ice at the entered the overseas gold Sergeant Tr National i the ioi Connecticut time served B the at raess of o horde led r fe time the ( World War service on n s into ser: nit He for 1917 “anada and ar- the at to September 1 Mont ( The troops Elizabeth pier and spent three in France on three months in ing. They arrived at Braine wtter part of January, 1818 immediately for the front par- ticipated in several engazements in the Chemin Des Dames sector and transferred to the Aisne front there they experienced 26- hour gas attack three bombard- | ments. Thexy 1 on the Sois. front. On the Toul front Bur- was badly zassed and sent to a hospital and later to a base hos- He was rendered unfit for fur- and when the ar- he was slated for States. He land- News, Va. on Janu- rived next day embarked the Queen Halilax They arrived and spent and went days there. October 6 drils- in the ind left hard They : were While a and also zerve sons zess field pital ther trench mistice was signed convoy eenvice ecarly fo the Newport 1979 Rurges: of Company I Mndeley, son of Mr at whose home the Saturday evening was attashed Madeley was kilied in actisa To Holp Returning Men. Brotherhcod of the church, following o dis- wha!l can be done for the soldiers ard sailors, yeste day elected Edwin H. Hills and H alor conimittee to present the directors the Rusiness Men's association the suggestion that they | appoint & committ men re- turning from the finding employment The Ladies’ the church will Waeadnesduy fr h:d0 following which there and talks returned telling of experiences. clety will meet 1.e afternoon work and at 4 there will business meeting. Rocial Activities Spring Up. Plainville has started its social in- | terests in full swing now that the fighting is over and the boys are re- turning home in large numbers. The nresent week holds two interesting in store for on Wednesds night the talented youths of the Church of Saviour will present two playlets the townspeople in | Grange hall be followed the next night hy by the Altar society of Our T.ady of Merx For weeks the at 9, ed was one of the members o which Corporal arl and Mrs. Madeley party wa 1eld The class Con- sregational of returning ce to assist service in Renevolent society of L supper on | to 6:450 p. m., | will be musie service men, The so- “or be a om thelr in o'clock events 4 Our PoD. o entertainment the Church an members to be have ana roady of the given hy practised have fine pre- the plaviets copal church and well production cast of the Epi faithfu finished for has heen through the hardest fichting in the recent war, and after a brief training at the Yale field at New Haven, the regiment was sent to France While Framer which at Chateau-Thierry, Sergeant was severely wounded and gassed and after a few weeks conva- lescing at a field hospital he was again into his upon request, W he remained until October 7. when again, while at the Verdun sec tor. he was seriously wounded and fortunately another gas at- tack. He taken to a base hospital, where staved untll Janu- ary 3 A day left Brest on the transport £ Untt- ed States After a few Framer will Bridgeport Ladies’ sont company, escaped then he later was he Leviathan T the days return visit to his Sergeant home at Bazar Plans. he ladies of the Methodist church Tiast Berlin report that all plans completed for the bazar which is to be held Febru- 28. and the feant for the will be a vaudeville sketch. Berlin Briefs. Chief Petty Officer J Golen of the T. S. Naval Service station at Rrooklyn. N. Y.. who has been spend- | ing a few davs’ furlough at his home | on Hudson street, has returned to his base. Mr. Berlin on the b The T have been and social ary 27 and first night s and reet Mrs. Frank Aspinwall of are heing congratulated th of a daughter. B. Fife and Drum will hoid their meeting and rehearsal this at | o'clock All members are urged to be present C. W. 8tevens, who has heen il at his home Kensington is slowly re- corns regular evening in the of the Congregational church vesterdav morning a collection for the Armen- jan relief fund was taken up, services Kensington iin Nighis—Re- 8 C‘harles Spi The cast Reuben "Haml Matilda Hanks¥ their - perfectly Gertrude MéGib: hero of Homespun: Olivia Del.a Vere, a Beryl Turner; Sylveser William Memingway. Mortgaged Home of the Place= Homespy hero: Time—Retween sunup and supa4 down The of the the program entertainment | Church of Our will probably be an. tomorrow Both entertain. be followed dancing. to given for Lady of Merey unced will ments by To Re-organize Soclety. meeting was held last evening at the Church of Our Lady of Merey, in which {1l the men of the parish were asked fo participate. The meeting was called for the purpose of taking re-organize the Holy Name The organization was formed parish several vears ago and | flonrishing condition for some time. The society, however. has | been inactive for some time. partly ! owing to the inability of the late Rev. | Henry T. Walsh fo take active part | the life of the parish. TUnder the management of Rev. John however. the varlous parish or- be revived A steps society. in was in the new Fay, ganizations will | | Telephone Service Broken. Tt was utterly telephone call in Plainville vesterday, | the entire exchange was out of ! commission Tnvestigation showed | the cause of the trouble to be the wa- | ter which the town The worked the exchange d ear o'clock impossible to zot a the | had the conduit ‘ foree of afternoon flooded streets of vesterday into water | the cables in A yesterday the service near arriv 't The men were at pieting the job. Rrief Items. men ana | restored. | night com- | a was work all ars churches the were read in the va *mm vesterday morning concern. coming campaign for the Relief Fund following peope are for at the post Est, Henry | auss, Charle ath, and Mrs. ng Near Enast Letters for the advertised as office. Mr. Betterman, Langer, John V. Maineri Mr Houch lations on Pearl duties after the Mail Waterbury. uncalled Rowman Laurence J. McG K and Mrs street William Moran of receiving congratu- the birth of a son Smith has vttendir Carvier: are returned to his the convention assoclation in James J. Graham and Wesley Kav- anaugh spent the weck-end in New Haven Barr Judd Wadsworth, U. S, N., spent the week-end at his home on Canal strect. He is a member of the crew of the Destrover l.ittle Migs spent Mrs. Theresa Greene the week-end John Flanagan of TUnionville with her aunt, of Park street TIRPITZ TS A BANKRUPT GUEST OF SWISS GENERAL. 24 Tir- who is credited with having been of Geneva. Feb Admiral von pitz, the instigator ruthless submarine warfave, has been the guest of Gen Will of the revolution Germany Swiss newspapers. The former ( hae lost his entire is now a bank clerk ter is a at The admiral living house at Wildegg. in the Aargau, near Zurich SHOOTING ON TRAIN Swiss army since according the tn to man naval chief fortune. His son and his daugh- Zurich in governess a small canton of Passengers On Crowded Coach In Panic When Negro Firves Shot Into Another—Victim Fxpected to Die. Pittsburg —Passengers in crowded 24 of the Cleveland ex- h, coach Feb a press on the Fort Wayne road were thrown into a panic when a negro, said to be a discharged roldier, drew a revolver and shat an other negro John C. Wingfield. Pa., the soldier, was road detectives and is being held in fail here. Andrew Chappelle, 34, of Cleveland, the victim of the shootine is local hospital with a bullet in his abdomen and expected die Wingfield alleges that Chappelle threatened him with a knife before he fired. a here last night 29, of Carnegie, arrested by rail h is to The Spring Unio; “Merode”, one may Suits. and alko ton, lisle, shell B s n “Best Weat - NP DORM OF $29751t0 $20d50 NEW CAPES A THOUSANDS" models. BEW W ALSTS. 2%, from’ es'that you will apngeciate. For every occasion, smartest/’ ‘ Women's 'K_nit Underwear 1919 asgprtments Our stock consists “Kayser,” ‘Jacquin,” choose. Suits are ready, of well “Forest in Vests, Tights and known brands such as Mills,” etc., from which Prices range from 25¢ for Cotton Vests, to $4.95 for silk,Union, We carry e B a Suits. large line of nion elow vou bodice and sleeveless Vests, Tights will frtwdotails and some prices AT 25c EACH—W¥ests of white cotton, low neok and sleeveless, b odices of white cotton. AT 30c EACH— Kayser™ Vests, light Swiss rébbed; White cot- To A o edge AT body, white NEW ENGLAND TURNS' OUT T0 SEE WILSON }Boston Thronged With Visitors— | Party Tendered Royal Welcome Boston, was only did executive peace England in way from hotel. Only For this ton, on party dropped Iy after exciting Sunday denly running headed off Cape Harding, chip gave a warning signal and the ship vards reversed thousand water. Sub Chasers As Escorts. A short Feb. the guest the city a conference sands of people from all parts of New arrived the streets arranged that he should pass on Commonwealth 7,000 Can Be Accommodated. the greater was the the president, where he was to dress of the day, ple and all the tickets for the meeting were allotted several davs ago. ings all along the route of the parade were ablaze with flags and bunting. The great steamer George Washing- which made anchor dark moments of afternoon discovered th directly A o which discovered the danger and the George an escort sent from ship proceeded to quarantine and the presidential over nigh arranged noon on th and that should leave for New troops 2,000 president The storm a last clear To Teave Boston at 4:30 P. The meeting set for All the party ashore which Washing his of an was Joseph president, c t that up to Commonwealth pier this after-| night baggage qa ton associates at P neck sleeveless; EACH—Women's ite_band tops, V neck, knee, reinforced crotc $2.95—"Kayser” brand finely made and W T $1.65 s 24.—President Wilson of Boston today ot extend to the chiet home from the Paris, but thou- welcome in swell the which throng it was his pier to his to through crowd to see hall, ad- peo- part of the only opportunity as Mecahnics' deliver his only seats but 7,000 Build- president and his from Brest, off quarantine short- last night. The most the trip came on when it was sud- that the steamer, dense fog, was Thatcher's Island, was the destroyer as guard the the voyage rough a far nn. It unning ahead a Eagines wera was stopped a shore in deep from distance off Boston harbor Washington was met by \{ eight submarine chasers the navy vard here. The party remained on board It had previously been they should be brought coastguard cutter Ossipes the George Washington | York to land the who returned with the which had days passed the day hung over off to | opened or two and i | | m. f Mechanics' hall was o'clock ia the ‘afternoon. ! of the presidential] persons was brought on a special train ready to start for the president and | 4:30 p. m. ! Tumulty, secretary to the ! peat the night aboard the} t 15 put made with akso .Bodices sleevele: fini shed, district, ‘mand was made | companies. with wash “Kayser” Wash ribbon straps, brand, fine ribbed Ribbon, tight or Suits h heavy ItaHan reinforced ik top Union Suits, crotch, pink /and George Washing dent and came ashore today believed to have the of the $6,000,000,000 war revenue hi with him and it was thought Pres dent Wilson might sign the bill bd fore he landed Big Welcome For Party. The Ossipee, a former coast guarl cutter now in naval service, was th leader of the welcoming flotilla. SH | displayed the flag of Rear Admird Spencer S. Wood, head df this nava who was aboard end she ca ried also the official aweeting parts including Mayor Peters and Majol Gen. Clarence R. Bdwards. Six othe steamers were ovowded with Boston| ians. Led by a submaripe chaser ang with eight other submarine chases flanking them the fleet peoomede: down the harbor with bands playin, patriotic airs and colors fiying. Every ship at the docks and at an chor in the harbar displayed all th flags in its lockers and every passen ger on the welcoming ships wawved th stars and stripes. Troops Are Not The troops who came from Fuoamo: with the presidential party am th transport were not fomgoften . th general celebraton. Delegations fron} the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., Knighsis of Columbus and Jewish Weltare bo were on bosrd same of The oMy boatd prepared to asglst in e hearty welcome to the soldiews Only One Soldter Deaves Boas. James H. Wilson, son of Secretary of Labor Willlam B. Wilson, and private in the medical corps, was the only man among the returning #woop: who was permitted to leave the shi here, the others remaining shoard fo the trip to New York. Private Wilson| had been ordered to proceed at ome to Washington because of the seriou ifiness of his mother. VILLA DEMANDS TRIBUTE American Mining Men Fear He Will ston with the pres He engrossed coj Wreck All Mines Unless Million Dollar Ransom Is Paid. El P Tex., Feb. 24 mining and smelter men arrive at this border from the terior of Mexico, fearing Francisco Villa will carry out his threat to wreck all American-owned mines and mills and kill Americans unless a tribute estimated at $1,000,000 gold is paid by the big American com- panies operating in the north of Mex« ico. March 1 was the date sot for carrying out his threat Many properties are being closed. The de- the Madera Lum- Canadian cor eral mining American aso, —American continue to in- by Villa on ber Co American- poration uding Refining as on se\ the Co tribute inc Smelting and The were de- can mine offi- mining man by Villa and demands for iivered to the Amer cials by an American who was held prisoner released for that purpose. b g